Post by Bert on Sept 2, 2009 20:08:17 GMT -5
(Chapter 20: The Wrath of Zero)
KRA-KOOM! Mario and Zero crashed into the streets with a bang. The impact caused debris to fly everywhere, chunks of the road were sent into the air and crashing through windows and rolling on the ground. Dust hazed through the air, and it was so thick you could only see the silhouettes of the heroes and villains.
The impact of Zero’s final, crushing blow left a large crater, approximately the size of an average meteorite crash site. The Smashers and members of Zero’s empire alike gathered around the edge to observe the end result of the battle.
Zero was standing. Mario was not.
The savior of Planet Nintendo was laying on the ground on his back, defeated. His arms were at his side, his mouth was just slightly open and his eyes were closed.
Zero walked closer and loomed over Mario, who slowly opened his eyes and got up.
“Why, Mario? Why? Why get up?”
The plumber failed to acknowledge Zero’s existence for the moment and got on his knees, then pulled himself up to his feet.
“Do you believe you’re fighting FOR something, that’s more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is, do you even KNOW?”
Mario stood and locked eyes with Zero, only he found it hard to focus due to the beating he had received. He lazily threw a punch at the hedgehog, who grabbed his fist.
“Mario,” he said, smiling coyly. “Didn’t your father ever tell you...”
He then punched Mario off the small ledge and into a little hole in the crater.
“LOOK!”
He then hopped off the crater and kicked Mario in the stomach, and the plumber flipped around once in the air before landing on his back.
“BEFORE!”
Mario got on his knees, but before he could pick himself up, Zero kicked him in the side of the head.
“YOU LEAP!”
The third kick knocked Mario onto his side. He didn’t bother getting up; he simply lay there, with a small trickle of blood oozing out of his mouth.
“Ze...ro...” Mario heaved. “Y...y...you...Will...”
Before Mario could finish his sentence, Zero snapped his fingers twice, and on his left and right side appeared a Koopa Troopa. One had a blue shell, the other had a green shell. Why different colours? So that this part is easier to describe, now screw off.
The two Koopas went ahead of Zero and Blue wrapped his arms around Mario’s, placing his hands on his shoulders. Green walked up and punched the plumber in the face. Zero came and went to bring his foot down, but Mario grabbed his foot. Blue began dragging the plumber, who wouldn’t let go of the boot.
“I’m still Mario!” He cried, writhing around in agony. “I’m still Mario!”
Zero manage to jerk his foot free of Mario’s grasp, and with the help of Green, Blue threw Mario into a small stone sculpture which crumbled upon impact. Mario landed on his chest.
“Isn’t someone gonna do something?” Link whispered to nobody in particular. “We can’t just stand by and let this happen...”
Link then took it upon himself to be a hero and leapt into the pit, sword brandished. He brought it down on Zero’s left shackle. The instant Link landed on the ground, Zero kicked the Hylian into one of the crater’s walls. Zero walked over and snagged the Master Sword from Link, and returned to Mario. He raised the sword above his head, but before he could bring it down, a longer, golden blade and blocked it. Ike swung his arm upward, disarming Zero and knocking him onto his back. Ike dashed towards Zero, who wound up and arm, leaned back on one foot, and swung his fist forward, sending Ike flying back to the surface, and went back to the pathetic sight that was Mario.
“Isn’t it ironic that the very creatures that you crushed eons ago are now doing the same to you?” Zero taunted.
“Funny...I never fought cape-wearing furballs before...” Mario heaved.
“Shut it!” Green snapped, and slapped Mario across the face.
“No, no, no, Green. That’s quite alright. I rather enjoyed that comeback. You may not have fought me until now, but think about it: All those moves I used are from those who you have fought in the past. Pikachu, Mewtwo, Ness, and even Captain Falcon. In fact, you have no real excuse for losing to me when you’ve fought the original owners of those attacks. Perhaps you’re not all you claim to be.”
Mario’s eyelids were getting heavier. He knew it was his time. He then uttered, with his last breaths, “You were right.”
Zero grinned, and Mario breathed his last breath.
“It...is time.”
Zero grabbed Mario by the neck and held him in the air.
“I’ve waited a long time for this!”
He then felt something shoot up his arm; something warm and soothing. It then moved from the arm to his torso. Soon, his arm started glowing red, and wherever he felt the sensation, it started glowing red as well. As Zero did this, Mario started coming of age in appearance. Zero’s entire body was soon glowing red, and he dropped Mario to the ground and started floating upwards towards the sky.
He then stopped and allowed himself to become fully engulfed in the red aura. A red bubble encased him rather slowly and he could no longer be seen. Zero became consumed by the sheer amount of energy that Mario had possessed. He threw his chest out, spread his arms and legs, and shattered the bubble. What the Smashers saw at that moment, they would never forget.
Zero’s grey fur had been replaced with a shiny gold colour, his head spikes were pointing upwards, and he sparkled every now and then. Not like a vampire, no. But as if he was in his Super form.
Which he was.
Zero lowered himself so that he was floating just above The Smashers and those from his Empire.
“There’s no way he can take us all at once! GET HIM!” Meta Knight ordered.
This was a bad idea.
Every one of the remaining Smashers all leapt upwards to attack Zero, only for them to be jettisoned back towards the ground without Zero even moving a muscle.
<Now’s my chance!> Ganondorf thought to himself, and attempted to attack Zero from behind.
“Nice try.”
Zero spin-kicked Ganondorf just moments before he was hit, and the King of Evil shattered like glass.
Zero looked at his palm, then clenched it into a fist. He could feel his own power being given off as he did this.
“All hail the king, baby.”
The world slowly slipped into darkness...
KRA-KOOM! Mario and Zero crashed into the streets with a bang. The impact caused debris to fly everywhere, chunks of the road were sent into the air and crashing through windows and rolling on the ground. Dust hazed through the air, and it was so thick you could only see the silhouettes of the heroes and villains.
The impact of Zero’s final, crushing blow left a large crater, approximately the size of an average meteorite crash site. The Smashers and members of Zero’s empire alike gathered around the edge to observe the end result of the battle.
Zero was standing. Mario was not.
The savior of Planet Nintendo was laying on the ground on his back, defeated. His arms were at his side, his mouth was just slightly open and his eyes were closed.
Zero walked closer and loomed over Mario, who slowly opened his eyes and got up.
“Why, Mario? Why? Why get up?”
The plumber failed to acknowledge Zero’s existence for the moment and got on his knees, then pulled himself up to his feet.
“Do you believe you’re fighting FOR something, that’s more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is, do you even KNOW?”
Mario stood and locked eyes with Zero, only he found it hard to focus due to the beating he had received. He lazily threw a punch at the hedgehog, who grabbed his fist.
“Mario,” he said, smiling coyly. “Didn’t your father ever tell you...”
He then punched Mario off the small ledge and into a little hole in the crater.
“LOOK!”
He then hopped off the crater and kicked Mario in the stomach, and the plumber flipped around once in the air before landing on his back.
“BEFORE!”
Mario got on his knees, but before he could pick himself up, Zero kicked him in the side of the head.
“YOU LEAP!”
The third kick knocked Mario onto his side. He didn’t bother getting up; he simply lay there, with a small trickle of blood oozing out of his mouth.
“Ze...ro...” Mario heaved. “Y...y...you...Will...”
Before Mario could finish his sentence, Zero snapped his fingers twice, and on his left and right side appeared a Koopa Troopa. One had a blue shell, the other had a green shell. Why different colours? So that this part is easier to describe, now screw off.
The two Koopas went ahead of Zero and Blue wrapped his arms around Mario’s, placing his hands on his shoulders. Green walked up and punched the plumber in the face. Zero came and went to bring his foot down, but Mario grabbed his foot. Blue began dragging the plumber, who wouldn’t let go of the boot.
“I’m still Mario!” He cried, writhing around in agony. “I’m still Mario!”
Zero manage to jerk his foot free of Mario’s grasp, and with the help of Green, Blue threw Mario into a small stone sculpture which crumbled upon impact. Mario landed on his chest.
“Isn’t someone gonna do something?” Link whispered to nobody in particular. “We can’t just stand by and let this happen...”
Link then took it upon himself to be a hero and leapt into the pit, sword brandished. He brought it down on Zero’s left shackle. The instant Link landed on the ground, Zero kicked the Hylian into one of the crater’s walls. Zero walked over and snagged the Master Sword from Link, and returned to Mario. He raised the sword above his head, but before he could bring it down, a longer, golden blade and blocked it. Ike swung his arm upward, disarming Zero and knocking him onto his back. Ike dashed towards Zero, who wound up and arm, leaned back on one foot, and swung his fist forward, sending Ike flying back to the surface, and went back to the pathetic sight that was Mario.
“Isn’t it ironic that the very creatures that you crushed eons ago are now doing the same to you?” Zero taunted.
“Funny...I never fought cape-wearing furballs before...” Mario heaved.
“Shut it!” Green snapped, and slapped Mario across the face.
“No, no, no, Green. That’s quite alright. I rather enjoyed that comeback. You may not have fought me until now, but think about it: All those moves I used are from those who you have fought in the past. Pikachu, Mewtwo, Ness, and even Captain Falcon. In fact, you have no real excuse for losing to me when you’ve fought the original owners of those attacks. Perhaps you’re not all you claim to be.”
Mario’s eyelids were getting heavier. He knew it was his time. He then uttered, with his last breaths, “You were right.”
Zero grinned, and Mario breathed his last breath.
“It...is time.”
Zero grabbed Mario by the neck and held him in the air.
“I’ve waited a long time for this!”
He then felt something shoot up his arm; something warm and soothing. It then moved from the arm to his torso. Soon, his arm started glowing red, and wherever he felt the sensation, it started glowing red as well. As Zero did this, Mario started coming of age in appearance. Zero’s entire body was soon glowing red, and he dropped Mario to the ground and started floating upwards towards the sky.
He then stopped and allowed himself to become fully engulfed in the red aura. A red bubble encased him rather slowly and he could no longer be seen. Zero became consumed by the sheer amount of energy that Mario had possessed. He threw his chest out, spread his arms and legs, and shattered the bubble. What the Smashers saw at that moment, they would never forget.
Zero’s grey fur had been replaced with a shiny gold colour, his head spikes were pointing upwards, and he sparkled every now and then. Not like a vampire, no. But as if he was in his Super form.
Which he was.
Zero lowered himself so that he was floating just above The Smashers and those from his Empire.
“There’s no way he can take us all at once! GET HIM!” Meta Knight ordered.
This was a bad idea.
Every one of the remaining Smashers all leapt upwards to attack Zero, only for them to be jettisoned back towards the ground without Zero even moving a muscle.
<Now’s my chance!> Ganondorf thought to himself, and attempted to attack Zero from behind.
“Nice try.”
Zero spin-kicked Ganondorf just moments before he was hit, and the King of Evil shattered like glass.
Zero looked at his palm, then clenched it into a fist. He could feel his own power being given off as he did this.
“All hail the king, baby.”
The world slowly slipped into darkness...
THE END.
[M:-1320]
