Chapter Ten:

The Call to Ass-Kicking

"Take the knife and feel the adrenaline kick in.

"Hold that grip, your mind is slippin', and you can hear it. A CRY FOR HELP!

"Reality is often harsh, but these small moments we mark..."

The walls rumbled to the sound of guitar rifts and drumbeats, raising the ire of the area's residents as Saiko Bichitaru and her associate Kaizo engaged in a late-night KS2-style band sesh in the anime girl's apartment. Both rock stars had been playing music for what felt like hours, and Saiko was having the time of her life just as Kaizo was.

As the two of them were playing their top hits, Kaizo suggested a reprise of "Melody of Anarchy", the song that he and Saiko had comprised during their battle with Mario in the Meme Games nearly a few years before. Next to "Darkest Hour", "Melody of Anarchy" was one of Saiko's all-time favorites, and she was happy to reprise it with Kaizo.

Saiko grinned excitedly as she stroked her guitar, and Kaizo banged the drum set with a crazed grin. Their music was so loud, neither of them heard the sound of a Koopa banging on the door and shouting, "CUT OUT THAT RACKET!"

"We don't wanna run from the melody of anarchy..."

"We don't wanna run from the melody of anarchy..."

Kaizo and Saiko sang the verse together, with the former cackling like a deranged lunatic. Given the fact demons were from the depths of the underworld, craziness was right up Kaizo's ally along with edginess, which perfectly contrasted with Saiko's current personality.

Riiiiiiiiiiiing! Saiko felt the phone vibrating, and she ceased strumming the guitar. Kazio's drum-playing decreased in moments as the sound of his partner's phone reached his ears, and the pink-haired anime hammer girl picked up the device, seeing that SMG4 was calling her. Saiko reluctantly tapped the answer button, and said, "Konichiwa."

"Tell me you're up for some ass-kicking." SMG4's voice said urgently.

"Always ready to kick lots of ass, no matter whose ass we're kicking!" Saiko replied, "Why do you ask?"

"We need you right now." SMG4 explained, "Dangerous situation with a really dangerous enemy and lots of ass-kicking. We got a zombie apocalypse."

"Zombie apocalypse?!" Kaizo shouted, "Like that T-Pose Zombie crisis?!"

"Did Waluigi go crazy again?" Saiko inquired.

"GIVE ME THAT DAMN PHONE!" SMG3's voice shouted, and SMG4 yelped before the former villain took over the call, "We're not dealing with Waluigi, but this zombie crisis may be our most pressing battle yet, SO MOVE YOUR ANIME ASS ALREADY!"

"You can count on us!" Saiko and Kaizo declared, and they swapped their musical instruments for their hammer and scythe respectively.

Miles away from Saiko's place, Melony was sitting on the sofa in her living room with Axol Jr. on her lap when she caught the news of the events in Mushroom City. The watermelon waifu was at a loss for words as footage showed Zombie Kenny wandering about, turning everything into static as people ran for their lives.

As she watched the news report, Melony thought back to the ordeal with Niles, and how he was capable of corrupting universes. Under normal circumstances, especially in South Park, Kenny wasn't capable of causing chaos and destruction, compared to what Melony was witnessing on the TV.

It felt like she was watching the apocalypse, and the watermelon-turned human warrior goddess cautiously picked up the remote with her finger over the OFF button. Looking at the static produced by Zombie Kenny, Melony found herself feeling a strong semblance of dread, as if she expected him to appear in her house at any moment.

Her phone buzzed on the table, and Melony picked it up, seeing the text message from SMG4; "Get down here! We're kicking ass!"

"I'm coming." Melony texted.

She set Axol Jr. aside, and rose to her feet. The watermelon fighter focused upon her inner strength, and activated her Fierce Deity mode as a gold aura of power surrounded Melony's body. Her eyes flashed between white and dark-red, and she clicked her fingers, summoning the Fierce Deity Sword into her hands.

Axol Jr. looked up at his owner, and Melony gently placed him inside his tank. She turned of the television, and departed the living room. The super-powered waifu warrior stepped out of the house, and took flight, prepared to join her friends in battle with the dreaded TV Zombie, regardless of the fact that the watermelon-turned human hadn't trained her powers for a while.

Luigi rolled his eyes as Mario pulled out another plate of spaghetti from the fridge, it was just unbelievable the latter was having multiple plates for his late night snack, and any sane person would save the rest for tomorrow. However, Mario was not the sanest person in the world, and his younger brother knew that.

Then again, Luigi was worried about the potential mess that was being made from Mario's spaghetti snacks. Just as the fat Italian was about to dig in, his phone started to buzz, and an annoyed Mario picked it up.

"Hello?" He inquired.

"I hope you're not gorging on spaghetti at this hour, Mario." SMG4's voice said, "We have a big problem, and we need your help. Have you seen the evening news?"

Mario raised an eyebrow. "No?" He responded.

"Well, I'm breaking it down for you! WE GOT A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IN MUSHROOM CITY!"

At the mention of a 'zombie apocalypse', the surprised Mario put aside his spaghetti and exclaimed, "Zombies again?! MAMA MIA! Waluigi must have gone cuckoo crazy like before, and the T-Pose Virus is-a spreading again! RUN TO THE BUNKER! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! WE CAN'T STOP WALUIGI THIS TIME!"

"No, Mario. It's a TV Zombie Apocalypse..." SMG4 explained, "...led by Kenny from South Park!"

"WHAT?!" Mario shouted in a JonTron imitation.

"Look, just get down here. We're going on an ass-kicking tour."

Mario nodded with a smile, hung up the phone, and grabbed his little brother, "Hey, Luigi! We're going ass-whooping tonight. It looks like we're going to kill Kenny from South Park!"

Luigi was baffled by what he was even hearing. But, before he could say something, Mario was dragging him out the door, and the two Italian brothers dove into the Warp Pipe that was next to their house as Mario cried a hearty "wahoo". Even during an apocalypse, the dim-witted Italian Avatar of the universe enjoyed a good can of ass-whooping, no matter who the enemy was.