This might be the end of the journey...
Chapter 13: Recon
A green gem sat in the middle of the room, coating it in its eerie emerald glow. There was no-one left guarding it. The man stepped into the room, wary of traps. He did what you should never do in a situation like this- he relaxed. It was unfortunate for him at that moment, as he stepped onto a fake tile, that he realised something was wrong. Machine guns rose from the floor. The goddess statue suddenly looked a lot more menacing with a deadly weapon in its hands. Figure shaking, the man set about in a combat pose. The machine guns did what they did best-
They fired.
Kamek woke from his terrifying vision. What in the Wario was that all about? He looked around. He was in a dim room, with a large menacing figure sitting in the corner. Kamek reached into his cloak, intending to pull out his wand- but it wasn't there. The figure stood up- it was a black DK! "Hello. I assume you are the one that they call Kamek." Kamek was flabbergasted by the simian's incredible knowledge. "How did you speak?" stuttered Kamek. The black DK smiled. "Elementary, my dear Watson. Or, that's at least what they say in Earth literature." Kamek managed to force out only a few more words, as he was weakened. "Who are you?" The DK laughed, a chilling guffaw. "I am Donkey Kong the 1st." And with that, he charged up a punch, and burst the cell door open. A Black Yoshi was patrolling outside, and he proceeded to try and swallow DK Sr- but he was too big to fit in the Yoshi's mouth. DK Sr merely took a Super Mushroom that was lying on the floor, and he jumped, bursting a hole in the roof. And with that, he charged off to help Bowser combat Mario. "Wow." That was all that Kamek could say. Picking up his wand, he recovered his energy, and mounted his broom. With that, he flew off.
"Aren't you dead?" Luigi looked shocked as he saw the person lying before him. Once a powerful enemy, who threatened the lives of both of the Mario Brothers, now just a young person, lying before them.
The evil Luigi was Luigison! "Luigison?" exclaimed Mario, shocked. Luigi looked at hios bro. "Somehow, this whole affair has been orchestrated by Rezeed and Luigison. There's no other explanation." Mario gulped. "But... I can only hope Deezer didn't know about this. His power is amazing... he's practically a Mario Bro." Suddenly, King Yoshi made a sound, and Deezer threw him almost into the volcano- until King Yoshi flutter-jumped high up, and ground-pounded Deezer so hard, that both of them actually went through the rock. They both fell far below, but King Yoshi managed to stay conscious. The Mario Bros were pelted with falling debris, and Luigi jumped into Mario, knocking them both clean off the cliff. "Weege! What are you doing?" Mario bellowed. Luigi smiled calmly, despite the fact that they were more than a mile above ground. "Saving your life. You can thank me later." BANG! The volcano exploded with intense force, sending shockwaves going for a long way. The Brothers were hit by these waves, with Luigi taking the majority of the force. It caught him full in the stomach, winding him and effectively knocking him out. "Luigi!" Mario would've yelled, if the wind didn't force the words right back into his mouth. Suddenly, a gigantic Bowser statue erupted from the volcano. 'No fake exploding castles this time," thought Mario. 'This is the real deal.'
Rezeed used his Time-Stop powers, and the machine gun bullets stopped. He grabbed the green crystal, and ran out towards the portal to Bowser's Castle. "Now that I possess all 5 crystals, I will finally beat Mario, my brother, and Deezer! No-one can stop me now!"
Yoshi was rushing down the icy slide. It showed no signs of ending. The princess was just up ahead, trying to look for a ledge to jump up to. Yoshi suddenly heard a scream from up ahead, and several ice slivers fell from the ceiling, uninviting as rusty nails. Yoshi veered off to the left, and the slide ended. In it's place- a gigantic ice-covered lake, with a gigantic black monkey on it. Peach was running from the ape's huge hands, which were currently smashing the ice. Toadette's limp form lay across to the side, shrouded by mist. Peach managed to throw a Vegetable at the monkey's stomach, but that did nothing. Yoshi swallowed a stray Flurrie, turning it into an Egg. He fired it at the hilt of the chimp's mouth, and he was sent falling backwards, and into the river. "Yoshi!" yelled Peach, rushing over. Suddenly, a huge fist sent Peach flying. "How dare you defy me!" yelled the monkey. "I am Donkey Kong Senior! Nobody attacks me!" He smashed the ice surrounding Yoshi. The water was icy cold- too cold to swim in. Peach was rested on a far-up ledge. "Maybe I should just destroy that platform, and enjoy watching you drown in sub-zero water, you annoying little dino!" Yoshi flutter-jumped, and swallowed a fish that was somehow swimming in the water below, and spat it out at DK Sr, who punched it back. Yoshi swallowed it again, turned it into an Egg, and was about to fire it when DK Sr punched the platform Yoshi was on, sending him onto the edge of the slide. "Who is winning now, you emerald imbecile?" Yoshi gulped, and got himself up onto the platform. He quickly fired his egg, and hit DK Sr. square between the eyes. "I hate you!" yelled DK Sr. He punched the roof of the slide, causing it to cave in. Yoshi fell into the freezing water below, cold leaking through every pore in his skin. "You lose!" bellowed Dk Sr, jumping upwards., away from the chaos. There were no more fish in the water- but Peach had just woken up, and so had Toadette. "Wha--" exclaimed DK Sr, staggering backwards. He fell through the ice, and into the water. Yoshi swam upwards, and ground-pounded him, but it had no effect. DK Sr. jumped once again, and opened his eyes to find Toadette preparing a Pink Poison attack, and it hit him. "Aaah!" bellowed DK Sr, as the effects of the Ultra Mushroom wore off in an explosive light display. "Quickly!" screamed Peach, who had picked up a Super Leaf and become Raccoon Peach.
Luigi Simpson got up from the ground. "Where am I?" he thought. Suddenly, he remembered. Kamek had fired a blast, and it had opened up a portal to the real world, which Luigi jumped in. Luigison was hit by the blast... but that still didn't explain why he was here. Suddenly, he heard footsteps. It was Luigison! "Hello, Luigi Simpson. I've been expecting you." Luigi Simpson threw off his jacket. "I saw what happened. You're evil!" Luigison let out a chilling cackle. "I've always been evil. You've been tricked." Luigi Simpson was confused. "What? But... you didn't even know Bowser personally until we were warped here!" Luigison laughed again. But, it wasn't Luigison's laugh... it didn't even sound human. "Bowser and I were once... very close." It sounded like... "Cackletta!" bellowed Luigi Simpson! Luigison morphed, and changed, until Cackletta was in his place. "Eeeyah ha ha!" screamed Cackletta. "You fool! You can never defeat me and my allies!" Fawful fired several beams at Luigi Simpson's back, knocking him down. "Fink-rat! Queen Cackletta can never be downed, now that she has taken over Beanbean!" Luigi Simpson stood up. "The Mario Bros are gonna come, and when that happens, you're dead!" Cackletta laughed yet again. "Finish him off, Fawful!" Fawful looked up at his master. "Royal Highness, I suggest you to finish off this insignificant fink-rat!" Cackletta smiled, and used her Black Hole attack. "Aaah!" yelled Luigi Simpson, falling through a temporary Warp Pipe to Bowser's Castle...
Is Luigison really tied in with Bowser? Will Deezer turn back to the good side again? And will Cackletta and Fawful crash the party? Find out in the 14th Chapter of Mario and (TMNT) TMK Unite!!
Chapter 14: Justice
"Let's-a land, Luigi!" Mario's bro woke up. "Look, it's Deezer! Mario- do a hip drop next to Deezer!" The brothers landed next to Deezer, and Mario leant down over him. "Come on, Deezer! Wake up!" bellowed Mario. "Preferably on our side," added Luigi. Deezer's eyes opened, and he saw the Mario Bros in front of him. He had a pounding headache- until he remembered he had just fought the people over him. Suddenly, Deezer sensed something inside his mind. Just then, he fell unconscious again, ready to take a shot at the thing in his head. He seemed to appear in his mind- a familiar place, as he had been here before, when Rezeed imprisoned him. "Hello, Deezer. I believe we have met before." Deezer gasped. It was him, but larger! "Who are you?" The giant clone smiled. "My name is Giga Deezer. Meet my friends." Out of the shadows came Giga Mario, Giga Luigi and Giga Yoshi! "Attack!" ordered Giga Deezer. Giga Mario used a Fiureball, which roasted the floor below Deezer. He picked up a stray Wing Cap, and flew upwards. He then used the power of his mind to eliminate all of his enemies! "You're more powerful than I imagined. You have honed your skills. However, you can never defeat me!!" It was Giga Deezer- until he morphed into a 7-foot golden beast! "Meet Cintralei Maximus, the possession monster!" The arena morphed too, until it resembled the volcano that had just erupted. Mario and Luigi were unconscious, but the golden beast, which resembled a minotaur, was still there! "Finally, Deezer, your inner self has been awakened!" Kamek was flying overhead, and he released a rainbow rain, which increased Cintralei's power three-fold! "Deezer!" yelled Luigison, who jumped over the ridge. "Have I got a story for you!! It turns out I was an evil Luigi..." Suddenly, Luigison stopped, and looked at the beast. "Whoah!" yelled Luigison. "Is that a minotaur? That is so..." Kamek rolled his eyes. "Just silence him." Cintralei punched Luigison in the chest, which sent him sprawled over a rock. Deezer rushed over. "Your fight is with me," Deezer exclaimed, jumping into the fight. Cintralei whipped a hairy tail at Deezer, and he was hit in the stomach. "Kill him!!" bellowed Kamek. Cintralei fired the same golden beam at Deezer, which almost hit Deezer- had he not rolled under it. "Wha--" bellowed Cintralei, furious. He followed up with an uppercut, which sent Deezer sky-high. "Time to... dive!!" yelled Deezer, rushing downwards and hitting Kamek, who dropped his wand. "Get out of my mind!!!" bellowed Deezer, throwing punch after punch into the old Koopa's face. "A-ha!" Kamek exclaimed. The magician's wand came rushing at Deezer, like a sword. Deezer jumped on it, and held it, it's point pressing down on Kamek's nose. "Attack!" yelled Kamek. However, Cintralei did not respond. Now that Kamek did not possess his wand, he was powerless, and had no control over his golden beast. "Game over, Kamek. Guess what? I win." Dropping the wand, Deezer promptly used a Cyber Jump Punch on it, utterly destroying it. Luckily, his attack prevented him from damage. Kamek wasn't so lucky. The explosion quickly engulfed him, magic healing and hurting him at the same time. This continued well after he was propelled into the volcano, followed by his weakened beast. Mario, Luigi and Luigison awoke, to watch the Magikoopa's plan finally end. "It's over. We won." breathed Mario, getting up. "Not quite. I believe we have the pleasure of fighting." It was Bowser! "Mario, let me take care of this. I can win." The Koopa King smirked. "You may have defeated my top Magikoopa, but I will not fall so easily." He once again took a Power Flower, becoming Fiery Bowser. "Mario!" yelled Luigison. "I can try and get to his Castle!" Mario nodded, and turned around, only to see Bowser attack again. "Flaming Punch!" bellowed Bowser, flame engulfing the ground below Deezer. "Aaah!" yelled Deezer, falling and falling. A crack opened in the mountain, dividing it in two. "I can finally get the revenge I deserve." Bowser laughed. Suddenly, Prince Peasley swooped down on Bowser, narrowly missing his head. "Koopa, Koopa, RA-RA-RA!" yelled Bowser. A bolt of lightning split the sky, and Cackletta appeared behind Luigi. "Eeyah ha ha!" cackled the devious Cackletta, summoning a Black Hole, which consumed Peasley. "I will be back!" the prince yelled as he fell. Bowser guffawed. "Don't count on it." Mario felt his hands curl into fists. How many more had to die? Yoshi, Toadette, Peasley- and probably many more would follow. Mario fired a Fireball at Cackletta, but missed, and Cackletta deflected it at Luigi, who was propelled into a rock face. It started to crack, and Cackletta used a special attack to smash it. Lava rushed at the fighters, and Cackletta was hit. Luigi pulled out a Tanooki suit, and hovered above the chaos. Deezer flew away using a Wing Cap, while Mario used a Cape. Bowser, however, was consumed by the lava. "We've done it, Mario!" exclaimed Deezer. "We've beaten Bowser and Cackletta!" Mario nodded. "Watch out!" he yelled. A huge fireball flew at Deezer, which burnt the Wing Cap and he plummeted downwards towards a village below. "Deezer!!" yelled Mario, swooping after him. "Stay, Mario. I've got a bone to pick with you!" Bowser bellowed. And, as if those words used up his energy, his Power Flower ran out. He no longer had the invincibility to fire and lava. "I will get revenge!" Bowser croaked, sinking slowly. A huge explosion occured, and lava was sent flying. "Mario! We've got to get away!" Luigi warned him, above the tremendous roar of the erupting volcano. Mario shook his head. "No, Luigi. We've got to get into Bowser's Castle, and see what's happening in here. Somebody else is calling the shots."
Rezeed smirked. Everything was going to plan. From Bowser's demise, to Luigi's supposed turn to the Koopa's side- it was all orchestrated. "Hey, bro- I wonder why you're in here?" It was Watoad, Chupperson and Sapphira! "We're back, and ready for action!" bellowed Chupperson. Sapphira nodded. "You're gonna pay!" Rezeed turned around, stepping out of Bowser's huge throne. "I should've expected this. Koopalings- ATTACK!" Bowser Jr. leaped at Sapphira, who jumped away. Iggy threw a multi-coloured ball at Chupperson, but it was knocked away by Stanley! "Stanley the Bugman?" yelled Chupperson. The reluctant hero smiled. "I'm here to put the hurt on Bowser!" Rezeed laughed. "Too late, my exterminator friend. I guess I'll have to do for now..." Rezeed took a Super Mushroom, and grew to 3 times his normal size. "Meet Super Rezeed!" he yelled, throwing a giant fist at Watoad, who was sent flying. "Watoad!" screamed Sapphira. Lemmy ran at Chupperson, catching him full in the stomach. Chupperson landed, right next to Watoad. "It's only you and Stan left!" bellowed Rezeed, clearly enjoying his victory over his enemies. Sapphira went into a combat pose, only to be tripped by Morton. "Sapph! I'm coming!" yelled Stanley, who was in the middle of fighting Roy. Roy, however, who was in the middle of a fight, was not impressed. "Fight me, Bugman!" A roaring portal opened, and Lizard Dude, Suffix and Marionut#1 stepped through! "Hey! We wanna fight too!" yelled Suffix, jumping on Ludwig. "Don't expect us to lie down!" bellowed Lizard Dude, punching an annoying Bowser Jr. Rezeed ground his teeth, knowing this was becoming far too complex. "ENOUGH!!!" the brother of Watoad yelled, pounding his fist against the ground. However, with the power of Earth, this had much more extreme results than he had expected. The force of the punch echoed around the room, totalling it and knocking out all inside.
Deezer awoke, to find that quite a commotion was going up ahead. "Deezer! Sapphira, Chupperson, Watoad and some, uh, other guys are unconscious!" yelled Luigi. Deezer blinked. If this was true, then Rezeed must be back.
Will Deezer, Mario and Luigi defeat Rezeed? Is Luigi Simpson still alive? And what will come of Toadette, Peach and Yoshi? And most importantly, will the other members of the Forums recover? Find out on the possible final chapter of Mario and TMK Unite!!
Chapter 15: Ultimate
Luigi Simpson fell into the foyer of Bowser's Castle. Looking around, he thought he was alone. "Hello?" he called out. Suddenly, an invisible arm helped him up. "Luigi!" Luigi Simpson called. And as if on cue, Luigi re-appeared. "Quiet, LS. Mario and Rezeed are up there, and Mario doesn't really like distractions." Luigi Simpson looked up. Sure enough, Mario threw a punch at Rezeed, who floated away using Cape. "Thunderrr!" bellowed Rezeed, firing a Thunderbolt at Mario. "Ooowwwwwwww!" yelled Mario, falling off the ledge and hitting the ground hard next to Luigi Simpson and Luigi. "Mario!!" Luigi scrambled to Mario's side. He was alive, but couldn't battle. Luigi looked over at Luigi Simpson. "Let's try a Bros. Attack!" bellowed Luigi. "Huh?" Luigi Simpson said quizzically, wondering how a normal human teenager could be part of a Bros. Attack. "It's easy! I'll just use an attack on you, and you'll fly at Rezeed!" Luigi Simpson looked doubtful. "Don't worry, I'll use Jump. I'll hit you from underneath, and you should go flying up, and hit Rezeed with this hammer." Luigi held out a gold Hammer. Luigi Simpson took it. Luigi stepped back. A generic Super Mario Bros. sound effect rang through the air, and Luigi Simpson was propelled upwards. "Hammer!" bellowed Luigi Simpson, landing on the platform. Rezeed sneered. "Who are you, you stupid teen?" Luigi Simpson. "I'm a new guy," he said, taking a swing. "Bad move, newbie!" yelled Rezeed, using his Thunder attack on the hammer, electrifying it. Luigi Simpson staggered backwards, falling off the platform. "NO!" bellowed Luigi. Suddenly, Rezeed was knocked off the platform by a Fireball. "Hey, Luigi! I'm back, and ready to fight!" Luigi looked over. It was Deezer! "Hip Drop!" bellowed Rezeed, jumping off the platform and body-slamming Luigi. "You... can't win, Deezer!" he muttered. "Listen to Luigi, Deezer. Why not save yourself?" Deezer thought hard. If he hadn't been that bit faster than Rezeed... this would not've happened. "Jamie. Think about what you're doing. Those days of playing Donkey Kong at the arcade... There will be no more Mario games if you do this!" Rezeed smiled. "Bowser games will rule!" Rezeed fired a Fireball at Deezer, and Deezer did likewise. A huge explosion rocked the castle, and Deezer was sent flying backwards. Rezeed smirked. "While we're on the subject of old times, Dan, do you remember the times we had playing tag?" Deezer cleared his throat. "I remember." Suddenly, Rezeed hit him with an earth-shattering punch, and Deezer lost all of his health. He fell, and Rezeed laughed. "You're it, no tigbacks."
Luigi opened one eye, only to see Deezer lying on the ground. "No... it can't be over..." Luigi muttered. Rezeed kicked Luigi Simpson's limp form off Luigi. "Battle me- now." Rezeed used a Thunderbolt, and Luigi was flung into a wall, with little health left. "Hyaah!" screamed a voice, kicking Rezeed in the side of the head. It was Peach!! "Yoshi, Toadette- BRING HIM DOWN!!!" Rezeed used Stun Spore, but Yoshi swallowed the attack. "What??" Rezeed yelled in disbelief, as Toadette and Yoshi used the same attack, poisoning him twice. Rezeed rushed at Luigi, but Peach rushed into him. "Nobody touches my friends!" she bellowed, tossing her tiara at Rezeed, causing serious damage. "Luigi! I can heal you!" she screamed, rushing over to Luigi. Luckily, he was still alive. "Don't... heal me... heal... Deezer..." Peach looked over at Deezer. "I'll heal him next," Peach whispered, a flurry of pink surrounding Luigi. Peach stood up. "How do you feel? It's been a long time since I've healed someone." Luigi jumped up, his face filled with re-awakened resolve. "I'm ready to beat Rezeed!" he yelled, rushing into the fray. Peach smiled. "Now, to heal Deezer." She ran over, and sat down next to Deezer. "Deezer?" she inquired, shaking him by the shoulders. "No... he doesn't have any health, and I don't have enough energy. It looks like Deezer will remain out of this one." Rezeed laughed, having knocked Toadette out cold. "Now, I can win this!" Luigi used a Green Missile attack, and rammed himself into Rezeed's stomach, winding him. "Too bad, Rezeed. This was starting to get fun..." Rezeed lay on the floor, unconscious. "Yes, it was," he muttered, as he exploded in a flash of blinding lights. Luigi made the peace sign. "I'm-a Luigi, number one-a!!" The energy released revived all of the fallen warriors, including Deezer and Mario. "Wha-what-a happened?" Mario stuttered, sitting up. "Mario!!" Peach rushed over, helping him up. "It's over. We won." Mario stood up, looking over at a battle-worn Luigi. "Hey-a, Luigi! Well done!" Luigi smiled. "Thank you so much-a for playing my game." Suddenly, a foot smashed into Luigi's back. "Ouch-a." he muttered, lying down. "Luigi!" Mario yelled, rushing over to a rapidly reforming foe, only to be shocked by his Thunder attack. It was none other than... Wario?? "Wario??" whispered Luigi, crawling over to Mario. "Is he on their side?" Mario shook his head. "No, Wario was on our side." Wario smirked. "And on the topic of childhood friends, Mario..." Rezeed appeared next to Wario. "We set you up. And you all fell for it!" Rezeed bellowed. "Now, my drone- destroy Deezer!" Wario looked over in confusion. "We're working together, right? We destroy Deezer together?" Rezeed frowned. "I only took control of you because I thought I could control you. Evidently I was wrong." Rezeed punched Wario, while also combining his Thunder, Fireball, Super Punch and Tornado attacks. The effect was as he desired- Wario was sent flying backwards. "Now, Deezer, why don't we talk? I will rule the world. You cannot stop me. The Mario Bros. cannot stop me. Nobody can." A voice from behind him rang through the room. "An exaggeration, eh, bro?" Watoad rushed over, punching Rezeed in the back of the head, but it didn't seem to faze the mighty fighter. "NOBODY CAN!!" Rezeed bellowed at the top of his voice, using a Rezeed Hurricane attack and knocking Watoad away. "You'll never get away with this!!" screamed Sapphira, coming in with a spinning kick. "The cavalry has arrived," muttered Rezeed, rolling his eyes. "And aeons too late." Rezeed punched Sapphira, knocking her off her feet. "Hyaah!" yelled Suffix, jumping off a nearby platform and bodyslamming Rezeed. "He watches too mcuh wrestling," commented Deezer, as Rezeed struggled to get up. Suffix ran towards Rezeed, and punched him in the back. Rezeed suddenly held out a foot, and Suffix tripped, and fell. "Super Flaming Fist!!" yelled Deezer, rushing into the battle and hitting Rezeed hard. "Next time, Dan." Rezeed muttered, aiming a Super Thunder Kick. "NEXT TIME!!" He rushed forward, electricity rushing around his body. He hit, and Deezer was sent flying backwards. "I'm going to go easy now, Dan." he muttered, walking over. Suddenly, Mario hit him in the back with a Koopa Shell, knocking him unconscious. "Thanks, Mario." Deezer smiled. "My life can finally get back to normal. Or, as normal as it can get, banning ratbags like Sadib." Mario grinned. "If they aren't careful, they'll be payed a visit by the Super Mario Bros!"
And so, our hero's journey ends. But, nobody can tell what state the world will be in once Deezer and the rest get home... but that's another story. If they do get home...
Never Really, But This Time Maybe- THE END.