How's about "The Middle"?
Chapter 12 - Fall of the Tyrant
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Luigi charged at Bowser. The great Koopa King lashed his fists, missing with every swing. Luigi gave a swift sweep of his feet, and Bowser was down, his spikes stinking into the floor.
"This ends here, you shelled freak!!"
He lobbed a fire ball onto the giant Koopa's flailing body. He watched it burn. The skin began to melt away from Bowser's body, but did not reveal a skeleton. Instead a metalic frame appeared. Bowser obviously was controlling this android from a distance.
Luigi looked down. Mario was still unconscious.
"Mario!"
No answer.
"Mario!! Mario, wake up!"
He shook Mario's arm. Slowly, the red-clad plumber raised his head. A great gash was above his swollen right eye.
"Oh, thank God.."
"Luigi..? Uurrgh... I have a killer head ache.."
"Mario... How many fingers?"
He raised two fingers.
"...Oh.. Four..?"
"Close enough. Let's go!"
Suddenly, Mario regained his senses.
"Wait, what about what's his face?!"
Luigi pointed at the melted flesh and burning metalic skeleton.
"Oh."
They ran past the burning android into another room.
"Thank God! More cells!"
The rushed down the hall. Every cell was empty, except for the occasional skeleton.
"Hello!" Mario called out, "Is anyone in here?"
A cry echoed from both sides of the room.
"Mario, This way!"
Luigi ran back the way they came.
"Hold it! That's just the echo!"
"How do you know?"
"Luigi, I spent my entire childhood in the sewers with Pappa! Don'tcha think I might know something about echoes?"
"Right..."
They continued down the hall. As they did, the cries became louder. Finally, the two stumbled upon a cell with more than just bones. There stood Princess Peach and King Toadstool, in tattered pajamas.
"Stand back, and shield your eyes! I'm going to melt these bars!"
Luigi's hands turned into a giant welding torch, and within seconds, the door was a puddle of bubbling lead.
"Thank you, young fellow!" The king said, giving Luigi a giant hug, "But I fear we haven't the time for proper introductions, as the bombard ment on the castle is too much! Let us make haste!"
Suddenly, a large section of cieling broke from above Peach.
"Look out!"
Mario dived beside Peach, shoving her to the side and raised a fist. The peice crumbled like a piece of dirt.
"Thank you.."
"It's nothing, really," said Mario, "but we gotta get going!! This place is coming down!!"
A large crack formed inbetween the Princess and Mario. It opened, revealing a river of lava.
"Sir," Peach began, "If we don't get out of here quick, we're going to be fried!"
Mario gazed at Peach. Her eyes were a beautiful blue. Something told him that the fourtune teller wasn't just full of hot air.
"Right.. And the name's Mario!"
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Well, this is almost the end. But.. There are some pretty good twists... He he he..
...And my dear sweet mother, she just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train. She leaned right down next to me, and she said,"IT''S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"
Edited by - Dairy King on 1/4/2004 6:31:48 PM