The Evil Bread

[SushieBoy]

Fraction A kept some baddies at bay, while Kamek focused his power. TBT slashing through rows of enemies with his axe. US and Glorb bouncing on shells, to crush some of the smaller enemies. Then it happened, Kamek unleased a powerful spell, more like a rip off of Din's fire.

"Take Cover!" He shouted. Everyone ducked, glorb jumped into a ditch. a wave of firey showered about the area, lighting many bob-ombs. the exploshions then occured, it was one after another, but the army seemed to be gone afterwards.

"that was wayyyy too easy!" TBT replied

"Yeah" Glorb said "too easy..." Glorb shifts his eyes suspiciously.

[Ultima Shadow]

Suddenly, the enemies rose again, battered and bruised but still ready to fight.

"You're kidding," Ultima Shadow muttered.

"You didn't think that we didn't have a Plan B, did you?" Wart snickered.

However, there was something different about the enemies. They had a blank look in their eyes, and many of them were smoking (as if they'd just been lit on fire, not the other way xP). Something was up.

"I've seen this before," Kamek gasped.

"Of course you have," Prince Bowser laughed. "They're zombies!"

"Who cares?" Kamek muttered, charging up a fireball with his wand, "either way, they're toast."

Before Kamek could release the spell, a Paratroopa soared from above, and spat a fireball at Kamek. It hit his robe, setting it on fire.

"Aaah!" Kamek screamed, releasing a spout of water from his wand to put out the flame while Hyrulian laughed.

"Alright... hey! Hyrulian! Glorb! Masher! Let's use an Ice Flower!" Mario shouted, pulling one out.

"Right," Masher agreed, getting into position.

The four stood in a row, and Mario allowed the flower to be absorbed. Icy energy was transferred into all of them, and they held their hands back, blue spheres of energy forming in them. In unison, the four warriors launched attack after attack at the army of zombies, but it seemed to have little effect.

"Time to do this the old fashioned way!" Ultima Shadow smirked, dark armor gleaming.

He and The Blue Toad ran forwards, and then began their attack- US curled into a ball and span quickly towards the enemies, while The Blue Toad swung his axe endlessly. However, TBT's axe didn't work, and US' spindash seemed to have little effect. Above them on a magic carpet, Wart let out a burp, and a bubble floated towards Ultima Shadow, capturing him inside.

"This is disgusting," US muttered.

"Um, not working," TBT announced, stepping back to his allies- apart from the bubble-surrounded US.

Suddenly, the hands of some of the enemies were surrounded with fire.

"Bad idea, using a fire attack on them, Kamek," Wario sneered, "you can still join us."

"What now?" SB asked.

"I hoped you would tell me," Hyrulian muttered.

"Halt!" yelled a voice, and something landed on the ground behind them.

In unison, the Knights (minus US), SushieBoy and Kamek turned to face it. It was none other than Puppernickel!

"Make way for the powerful Puppernickel," Puppernickel snarled.

"And who are you?" TBT roared.

Puppernickel smiled evilly, his incisors taunting the Knights.

"Don't you remember me?" Puppernickel laughed.

"Obviously not," Mario retorted.

"No matter," Puppernickel said quietly, "I'd rather let you die confused instead of explaining."

"That's all well and good," US shouted, who was still in the bubble but facing away from Puppernickel, "but can someone tell me what's going on?"

"Like I said," Puppernickel scowled, "There is no time for explanations. And, now, with my zombie army, I can rule the world!"

"Hey, we were ruling it first!" Prince Bowser pouted.

"That's right," Boshi scowled.

Puppernickel looked up at the misfit team of villains, made up of Prince Bowser, Boshi, Wario, Waluigi, Tatanga, Popple and Wart, and let out a hearty laugh.

"And who are you?" Puppernickel snarled.

"We are the Seven Kings!" they answered in unison.

Both sides glared at each other, seemingly ignoring the Knights, SushieBoy and Kamek.

"Well, I have the upper hand," Puppernickel roared, "for there is a traitor amongst one of our groups. You have played your part well, Kamek."

"Thank you, my Lord," Kamek bowed, "It was my honour to serve you."

Silence fell once more.

"You traitor!" Hyrulian shouted, charging towards Kamek.

Kamek only swung his wand once, knocking Hyrulian back with a gust of wind.

"Ah, but our plan is now complete," Kamek grinned, "for Peach's Castle has been conquered."

The Knights looked over at the castle, which lay in ruins. Kamek laughed, along with Puppernickel and his army.

"We also have a hostage," Puppernickel smirked, pointing to Ultima Shadow in the sky.

"You tricked me into blowing that bubble!" Wart bellowed.

"Mind control," Kamek explained, "subtlety was never my strong point. But it worked, did it not? This entire fight was orchestrated from the beginning by yours truly. And now, I bid you good day."

With that, Kamek raised his wand. He, Puppernickel, Puppernickel's entire zombie army and Ultima Shadow disappeared in a flash of light. Once more, silence fell over the two remaining groups as they realised that they had been completely and utterly outmatched.

Will they find Puppernickel? Can Ultima Shadow be recovered? And how does Puppernickel recognise the Knights despite never having seen them before? Could anyone have possibly survived the cataclysmic explosion that reformed reality after the plot hole disaster? Find out on the next exciting episode of THE. EVIL. BREAD!!

[The Chef]

Meanwhile, where Rob is...

"This has got to work" said Rob to himself as he ran and ran. He kept on running. Once he got there, the problem would be solved. He just hoped he could still make it, as he wasn't the best runner around.

To be continued in my next post, you guys focus on the rest of the plot.

[Ultima Shadow]

"You got served, see?" Popple sneered at the Knights and SushieBoy.

"Hey, so did you," Hyrulian replied.

"Hey, be quiet," Popple retorted.

"Ooh, watch out, Hyrulian," TBT muttered sarcastically, "you just saw the bad side of Mr. Maturity here."

"We need to figure out a plan!" Frog Bowser squeaked.

"No need for plans," SushieBoy announced, "for Puppernickel is no match for I, SushieBoy!"

"ENOUGH!" Masher roared.

Everyone was immediately silent, eyes fixed on Masher. He cleared his throat.

"Puppernickel recognised us from somewhere, right?" he asked.

Wario nodded in agreement, only to be hit over the head by Waluigi.

"Get to the point!" Waluigi roared.

"Well, I saw inside his head," Masher explained, "and saw all of these scenarios that contained us, the Knights, except with some key differences."

An explosion resounded throughout the landscape- was it possible that more of Puppernickel's army was coming?

"Mario and Rob weren't there."

Stampeding was heard shortly afterwards, and yelling as well. They were coming.

"There was a mysterious Chef-like person."

The Army of the Seven Kings were preparing to attack, becoming impatient with the long explanation. Puppernickel's army was only about a hundred metres away now.

"And the scenarios never happened."

~~~

"Hey, what are you doing?" called Ultima Shadow, who was stuck on a wall by chains.

A helmet was placed on his head, and his eyes frantically searched the room. Puppernickel stood at the back, sneering. In front of him, and next to a machine, was Kamek, wand drawn and preparing to cast a spell.

"Time for a blast from the past," Puppernickel mused.

Kamek let a single sphere of energy release from the tip of his wand, and it sped into the heart of the machine. Sparks shot up a wire, and "I am... All of Me" from Shadow the Hedgehog began to play as background music. The wire, of course, was connected to the helmet, and Ultima Shadow let out a yell. Flashes of light shot from the helmet, and the knight continued to yell. Finally, it all stopped, and US fell from the now-loose chains and helmet and onto the ground.

"Do you remember me now?" Puppernickel taunted him, walking over.

Ultima Shadow looked up from the ground, bruised but grinning. His breathing was ragged but fast, and he let out a laugh. US' eyes glowed an unnatural red colour, and sparks shot over his tired form and beaten armor.

"Of course I remember you," US snickered, "you're Puppernickel."

"And who are you?"

Ultima Shadow grinned once more.

"My name is Ultimate Shadow Lord."

Has Ultima Shadow been brainwashed into joining Puppernickel? Again? What is Rob's plan? Can the Knights stand up to another assault from two armies at once? And what will happen next in Kamek's complicated plan? Find out on the next episode of The Evil Bread!

[Masher101]

OOC: Hey everyone, I'm back from my Thanksgiveing vacation, and so I would post... if I understood what was going on, I'm just going to re-read the last few posts. so you might suspect a double post from me, orrrr... meh.

[Ultima Shadow]

A Breadite leapt into the air, letting out a yell. However, Hyrulian laughed, readying his guitar.

"Time to pound you guys into dough!" Hyrulian roared, commencing the attack.

Breadite after Breadite fell as the Knight tore through their ranks, hitting and playing rapidly.

"Hey, they're easier to take down now," Mario mused, wiping out a whole row with his guitar.

"Haha, yeah," TBT snickered, chopping the front row in half- literally.

"Wow, that attack was the best thing since sliced bread," Glorb smirked, stopping beside TBT and referring to his attack.

"Please, no puns," groaned The Blue Toad.

"Outta my way!" yelled Wario.

Just in time, two of the Knights leapt to the side as Wario charged through, knocking out Breadite after Breadite. Several of them looked spooked.

"Don't worry, they'll tire eventually," one of them roared.

"Says you," replied Glorb, firing his Desert Eagle and sending the Breadite backwards.

Above all of the chaos, Masher hovered, held aloft by his psychic energy. His eyes were closed as he prepared a deadly psychic attack.

"Hey, you ready yet, psycho?" Prince Bowser bellowed.

Masher's eyes shot open in irritation, and he gazed down at the young prince. Immediately, he was lifted into the air, hung by a scaly leg.

"I'm a psychic," the Knight growled, "and give me a few more minutes. I have to focus."

At that, Prince Bowser fell from the air, landing hard on the ground. However, it didn't take long.

"NOW!" Masher roared.

All of the warriors stepped back, leaving Masher's way clear. Several pulses of energy emnated from his form, and they grew in size, intensity, power and speed. Eventually, they reached the ground, pushing back the enemy soldiers with frightening power.

"Retreat!" one of the Breadites screamed, despite the fact that it was retreating anyway whether it liked it or not.

Suddenly, with a huge explosion, the Breadites were blown into the sunset, never to be seen again. Masher descended slowly, feet hitting the ground.

"Wow," Mario gasped, but obviously thought that was inadequate and therefore decided to repeat himself. "WOW."

"That was brilliant, see," Popple admitted.

"It was," agreed Glorb.

"Now," TBT muttered, "we need to save Ultima. Are you guys going to come with us?"

"Do we have a choice?" groaned Prince Bowser.

"Well, if you really--"

"All I needed to hear," smirked the Koopa, "Army, we're going to Puppernickel's. We're getting revenge!"

The Army of the Seven Kings let out a 'hurrah' as their leader marched north proudly, and they followed.

"Um, the castle is this way," sighed Glorb, pointing south.

Silence fell.

"Testing you," Tatanga muttered at last, "can we get to that castle already? That castle is impressive, I've seen it. And I want it."

"Whatever, let's just go," Hyrulian muttered, and everyone marched south.

Everyone, that is, except for Mario and Wario. Wario glared at the Mario Brother.

"After this is over, we settle our differences," Wario growled.

Mario looked back at the fatter plumber, who had narrowed eyes.

"Fine with me," Mario replied confidently, nodding his head.

"Race ya," Wario laughed, gazing ahead at the travelling army and beginning to run.

"Wario, you couldn't outrun a Goomba," Mario laughed, running as well and easily catching up.

After the landscape was clear, a mysterious person stepped out from behind a part of Peach's Castle.

"Those fools," it said softly, "you let your guard down. BreadElites! Let's go!"

Another army of Breadites faded into existence from nowhere, but they were tougher. They were also varied in power, weight, size and many other things. Letting out a single roar together, they continued forwards towards the other army, lead by the mysterious person.

So, the battle's not over after all... but who is this mysterious person? Just how powerful are the BreadElites? Can the Knights find Puppernickel's castle? And if so, what horrors will they find there? Find out on the next awesome episode of THE EVIL MUFFIN... um, bread. ^_^'

[Glorb]

As the mysterious figure (Mysterious figure #18 in this story, to be exact) marched through the forest, he noticed a pile of broken chair pieces underneath a large branch. "Oh," he said out loud, holding up a hand to halt the marching of his army, "now who would do this to a poor little chair?" Picking up the branch, he cast a spell on the chair pieces. After a second, the morphed together into a large, black, menacing throne!

With all these spiky things on it!

And bat wings!

"Mwahaha!" Said the figure, "I think I'll call you...Throney! You shall be my second-in-command!" Pushing his existing second-in-command off a cliff, he pet Throney's head (or whatever passes for a head on a chair), causing it to wag its tail.

[The Chef]

So the mysterious figure and "Throney" sat back and watched as the army of BreadElites marched towards the other army.

Meanwhiles...

Rob stopped. "This is it" he said as he looked up at the sign. "Tomatoland" he repeated to himself. Tomatoland was quite a sight to see. There was tomato-themed stuff everywhere. A tomato juice waterfall, a ketchup fountain, and tomato patches all over the place. There were also Tomatites, little good-natured tomatoes with faces, arms, and legs. However, Rob had been here before, and this time it wasn't for sight-seeing.

What does Rob's plan have to do with Tomatoland? Will the rest of the Knights make it to Puppernickel's castle and back again in time to fight the Mysterious Figure? Who is the Mysterious Figure anyway? Find out next time!

[Ultima Shadow]

Kamek stood on the balcony, gazing out over the horizon in a rare moment of calm. However, this quickly turned to panic- an army was coming.

"Lord Puppernickel!" Kamek barked, "an army is coming!"

"Kamek, you worry too much," USL snickered, walking beside him.

"But," Kamek gasped, "they- they--"

"Puppernickel's already prepared," said USL smoothly, "The BreadElites are on their tail."

"That's right," Puppernickel cackled, walking up behind them, and then turning to Ultimate Shadow Lord. "I have a task for you."

"Let me guess," the Knight-turned-evil sighed, "you want me to face my former comrades?"

"In a way," Puppernickel admitted, "we want you to go into an alternate universe and find someone called 'The Chef'."

"What a silly name," USL sneered.

"While you are there," Puppernickel laughed, "there are seven objects in this other world called Chaos Emeralds. They exist in this world as well, but are possessed by a powerful warrior. They can dramatically increase the power of the one who has them, and I modified your armor to absorb them."

"Gotcha," USL replied, "anything else?"

Kamek walked over to a control panel back inside, while Puppernickel pulled a blue circle out of his pocket.

"A communicator," Puppernickel explained, "use it in times of great peril."

A blue spiral appeared near Kamek, simulatenously welcoming yet frightening. Without hesitation, Ultimate Shadow Lord ran through the room, and leapt into the air. He then jumped, and disappeared into the warp.

"That fool," Kamek laughed.

"Yes," Puppernickel agreed, "little does he know that there are Knights in that universe, too."

~~~

The mysterious figure laughed as the BreadElites approached.

"They will never forget my name," it snickered, "for I am..."

~~~

Will the BreadElites catch up to the Knights and the Army of the Seven Kings? Just who is the mysterious figure? Will Ultimate Shadow Lord succeed in his quest to locate the Chaos Emeralds? Was it truly that smart for Puppernickel and Kamek to send the former Knight into an alternate dimension? What is Rob's plan? And, finally, will The Chef be found? Find out on the next episode of The Simpsons!

[Glorb]

One of the Breadites tapped on the mysterious figure's shoulder. "Umm...you were saying?" The mysterious figure's eyes opened. "Nywagh? Huh? *snort* Oh, um....dozed off there a second...lemme see...where was I?" The Breadite pointed at a piece of paper.
"Oh, yes. My name. For I am --" But a loud thunderclap cut off his speech. "Agh! Enough with the distractions! For my name is --" However, his speech was again cut off, this time by a beepy MIDI rendition of "Turn Up The Radio" by Autograph. The figure waited a few seconds to sing along, then answered. "Hello, mysterious figure speaking. Hmm? Oh, them? Yes, I'm leading the army there right now. What? Look, this isn't the time. Huh...What?! No! Of course I didn't! Man, why do you hold a grudge over something I didn't do? Ugh, look can we just talk about this another time? Okay, fine. Bye."
With a flip of his flip-phone, the mysterious figure sighed, then turned towards his troops, who were all engaged in a massive pillow fight during the call. "Okay, look, we've got about twenty minutes to get to the rondezvous point, so quit slackin'! Let's move!" The figure then continued leading his troops across the countryside, or wherever it was he was leading them across, or to, or whatever.

[The Chef]

Geez, Glorb, if you can't remember what's going on, then  maybe you should refrain from posting for a while.

At Tomatoland...

Rob looked around for a moment. He then asked a nearby Tomatite, "Any idea where Tammy is?". "Sure thing, mister, she's over by the day-care center." "I thought so" replied Rob, "thanks". "Any time" said the Tomatite.

So Rob over to the Tomatoland Center for Little Tomatites. Once inside he saw her. She was a human girl of the same age as Rob, and she wore a red green outfit with an odd-looking Tomato-shaped headpiece that obscured her hair. "Tammy!" Rob called. "Oh, hi Rob" said Tammy. "Look, I don't have lot of time. I ran all the way here and my legs are killing me, so listen" said Rob. Tammy leaned closer. Rob started in his clearest voice, "I need  to see The Blue Tomato"

DUN DUN DUN. The Blue Tomato! Is this really what Rob's plan is all about? Is there more to it? and what about Puppernickel, USL, The Knights and the Mysterious Figure? Find out!

[Ultima Shadow]

A Goomba, walking slightly behind the rest of the group, turned around for a second- and noticed the BreadElites.

"AAAAAAH!" the Goomba screamed.

"Be quiet, you stupid Goomba!" Wart screeched.

"There's an army coming, frog face," Tatanga smirked.

Sure enough, the army of the Seven Kings turned to face the BreadElites, letting out yells.

"Don't attack yet!" Prince Bowser yelled, "Wait until I give the word!"

The BreadElites continued to run, preparing for a tough fight. The Army of the Seven Kings had advantage in numbers, but a disadvantage in skill.

"Give us some help here!" Wario roared to the five remaining Knights.

"We've got to get to Puppernickel's Castle," Glorb sighed.

"At least spare us a couple of your warriors," Waluigi growled.

"Fine, I'll stay," Masher muttered.

"Me too," Mario agreed.

"Alright, so The Blue Toad, Glorb and I will continue for the castle," Hyrulian said, and they nodded.

Prince Bowser leapt into the air, and a miniature Clown Copter sped underneath him. The Koopa landed inside, strapping himself in.

"Army, I'm giving the word," Prince Bowser roared, "Attack!"

The miniature Clown Copter was at the head of the assault, followed by Wart on a magic carpet, Tatanga in his warship, along with Masher, who was held up psychically, and Mario, who's cape billowed behind him. Wart burped, and several bubbles burst from his mouth. The BreadElites, however, took little effort to dodge the slow-moving bubbles.

"Oh, great," Wart moaned.

One of the BreadElites, who wore a red headband, leapt into the air, letting out a high-pitched scream. With a swift kick, Wart was sent off his magic carpet, sprawling in the dirt. The BreadElite quickly took control of the carpet, and flew towards Mario.

"Do a barrel roll!" Masher yelled, and Mario did exactly that, spiraling underneath the charge.

"My turn now," Tatanga sneered, his warship speeding up.

Several nasty looking lasers appeared on the sides of the ship, glinting dangerously. Several BreadElites quickly began to run underneath- but even more laser blasters revealed themselves. They began to fire, but the dangerously skilled Breadites leapt into the air, ripping them from their sockets and disabling the weapons.

"Ack!" Tatanga yelled, as several lights flashed red on the control panel.

"Tatanga, get your ship up!" Prince Bowser roared.

Struggling with the controls, the alien conqueror managed to direct the ship upwards, despite it continuously spitting out smoke. The BreadElites continued to pursue it, making strange noises.

"Everyone, move!" the Prince shouted.

Mario flew to the left- Masher, to the right, and Prince Bowser soared upwards. Wario and Waluigi continued to stand amongst all of the fighting, wondering what to do. Suddenly, a brown machine thundered across the battlefield- a tank.

"Momma mia," Mario breathed, "I haven't seen those for a while."

"Alright, siblings, let's show these guys we mean business!" came the voice of Lemmy Koopa.

"Siblings?" Wario yelled.

Several more rumbling sounds were heard, and two more tanks approached on either side of Lemmy's, controlled by Roy and Ludwig. In the sky, more brown shapes approached- controlled by Wendy, Larry, Iggy and Morton.

"Banzai Bill launchers ready?" Prince Bowser asked. "Army, head in the opposite direction!"

The army began to run south, towards Puppernickel's castle- but the BreadElites followed them.

"This plan was rather rushed, wasn't it?" Mario laughed, flying alongside Prince Bowser's Clown Copter.

"Grr... I don't see you having a better plan..." PB (lol Peanut Butter lol) snarled.

"Really?" Mario retorted. "Masher, now!"

Above them, Masher levitated, concentrating once more. Suddenly, a blast of psychic energy hit the ground, and continued to pulse- it was a wall. It spread until it made a circle around the BreadElites. They were trapped.

"Whatever... Banzai Bill launchers... set to full speed and... FIRE!" Prince Bowser roared.

All at once, the airships and tanks launched a Banzai Bill. They zoomed through the air, and, triumphantly, collided with Masher's psychic shield. There was silence as the shield slowly fizzled out of life.

"Prince Bowser?" Mario asked.

"What?" the irritable Koopa replied.

"You're a moron."

~~~

A gloomy castle loomed in front of the three travelers, flanked by bats who flew around its towers. It sat on top of an equally gloomy hill, glaring down at anyone who may approach. Behind it lay a tall mountain, equally intimidating as the castle and the hill.

"Here it is," Glorb muttered, "Puppernickel's Castle."

"It's not as big as I thought it would be," The Blue Toad remarked with a frown.

"Who cares?" Hyrulian asked. "It's unprotected... the only things in there will be Puppernickel, Kamek, and Ultima. Let's go!"

And, as the three remaining Knights (wow, numbers are declining) ran towards the castle, little did they know that Hyrulian's assumption was completely wrong.

~~~

SushieBoy stood alone in a forest. A faint bit of sunlight shone from above, and vines snaked down the trees like... snakes. O_o

"Whoa, where am I?" SushieBoy gasped, stumbling around. "I was in the battle, but suddenly... I got lost..."

"How stupid could you be to get lost in the middle of a battle?" a mysterious figure laughed (same mysterious figure as before, btw).

"Who are you?" SushieBoy growled, fists clenching.

"That will be answered in due time," the figure muttered, "but I must determine whether you are worthy."

"Of course I am," SushieBoy growled.

The figure charged towards SB, who leapt into the air and delivered a powerful kick to his/her/its head, which sent it onto the ground. The figure threw itself back onto its feet, panting.

"You're good," the figure muttered, striking quickly with a powerful punch to SB's stomach which sent him to the ground as well. "But I'm better."

"We'll just see about that," SB snarled.

~~~

"And that makes three," Ultimate Shadow Lord smirked, observing his reflection in the Chaos Emerald briefly before running on, intent on completing his task, "only four left. And to find this 'The Chef'..."

~~~

Will Ultimate Shadow Lord find the Chaos Emeralds? Can the three remaining Knights defeat Puppernickel, Kamek and anyone else who could be in there? What is Rob's plan, and how does it involve the Blue Tomato? And, can the Army of the Seven Kings, the Koopalings, Mario and Masher defeat the BreadElites? And just who is the mysterious figure and his not-as-mysterious second-in-command, Throney, and will SushieBoy defeat this mysterious figure? And why do I type too much? Find out on the next episode of 'The Good Pastry'!

*cough*

Um... I mean, the Evil Bread. ^_^'

[Glorb]

Geez, Glorb, if you can't remember what's going on, then  maybe you should refrain from posting for a while.

Hey, what does that mean? I know perfectly well what's going on! Something with the same plot device that's been used millions of times over the course of this story...

[Glorb]

Where'd everyone go? Was it something I said?

[The Chef]

Kinda forgot about this. That, and we all know that US is the best writer out of all of us, but he isn't here.