Post by Bert on Nov 25, 2008 20:37:20 GMT -5
(Chapter 4: The Villain Revealed)
Mario woke up the following night to find himself back in the massive tower... obviously, whoever his opponent was, had found him outside and brought him back in. Why didn’t Mario wake up, though? Perhaps it was exhaustion from carrying Fox and the fight with Giga Bowser. Either way, he was chained to a wall, with grey shackles around his arms and legs attached to hooks.
“Well, well, Mario. It seems you had escaped from my fortress. And now, you’re back. You didn’t get that far. Carrying Fox must’ve worn you out.”
Mario couldn’t see who was speaking, but he knew that he was in the same room as he was. “Who are you? And what do you want?”
Mario’s opponent was in the shadowed part of the room, and the villain smiled. “I think you know who I am, Mario... but then again, maybe you don’t. In fact, no, I’m pretty sure you don’t know who I am. But either way, who I am is of no importance to you, for it will all be explained in good time, like I said earlier.”
“Oh, so you’re-a trying to play mind games with me?” Mario asked.
“Hmhm, no. A weak mind like yours would be too easy to trick... I prefer a challenge. And what I am doing right now will prove to be quite the challenge, so I’m happy.”
Mario had no real idea as to what the villain was talking about; to him, he was babbling random nonsense which didn’t add up at all.
“What do you mean, ‘what I’m doing right now’?”
“Have you not noticed anything... strange... about the world? Giga Bowser, the fact that Ganondorf is alive—”
“You did WHAT?!” Mario yelled. “You brought Ganondorf back?!”
“Yes, you fool. I have the power to do that... I can do almost anything, which the world shall soon see. This pathetic planet will soon know my power and will bow before me as its master!”
“You will only go down along with the many other people who have tried to rule this world. In case you haven’t noticed, many have failed, including Bowser, Ganondorf, and Doctor Eggman. What makes you so special?”
“Because...I can do everything you Smashers can do.”
****
Silver, the Pokemon Trainer who had stolen a Cyndaquil from Professor Elm’s lab those many years ago, had since changed his ways. He was now responsible for gathering up rogue Pokemon who had broken the law and arresting them. One day, while doing a check-up to make sure that they were all still there, found something shocking: Roserade, the most notorious of the rogues, had escaped.
“This can’t be right. Roserade was in a full-proof cell; it should have been impossible to escape... how did he get out?” He checked the security tapes, only to find that Roserade had cut a hole through his cell bars using Magical Leaf. He brushed his long red hair out of his face and threw on his long black trench coat, and headed out the door.
****
Captain Falcon was driving in no particular direction. He was just driving around randomly without a care in the world. The radio in his car was playing “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers, and the pilot was bopping his head to the tune. After much driving, he came across the swordsmen and Pokemon trainer, still telling tasteless jokes to one another.
“An Israeli asks a Japanese man to open his eyes, but the Japanese man says ‘I’m not squinting, you crazy Jew! You’re the one who sold me these cheap glasses.’”
“Red, that was horrible,” Marth replied.
“And a joke about the comparison between a Belgian and a lump of dog crap isn’t?”
Hearing a whirring sound, they all turned to their left (or right) and saw the blue F-Zero car zooming into view. The hatch opened, and Captain Falcon leapt out. He threw his fist forward and his fist began to blaze, and threw it forward into the ground.
“Falcon... PUUUUUAAAAAAANCH!”
He slammed his fist into the ground and a crack shot right across from them, and went on for miles. Meta Knight and the others stared in amazement.
“Holy freaking wow,” Link said, shocked.
“Impressive, right?”
****
Mario’s heart was racing. His foe had revealed something incredibly shocking; He could do everything they (the Smashers) could do, as well as the techniques of his minions (assuming he had any). He could Falcon Punch, Volt Tackle, and could even use Dimensional Cape. He was clearly serious about ruling the world and he had the power to do it. For the first time since he was in the tower, Mario finally saw who he was talking to. It was a grey hedgehog with blue stripes on his head quills, which pointed downwards. Around his eyes were black bands and he had piercing gold eyes. On his shoulders were black shoulder pads which pointed upwards with yellow lining, very similar to that of Meta Knight’s. A long, blue, cape covered his entire body.
“You’ve finally stepped out of the shadows, it seems,” Mario stated. The villain only let out a sly smile. “But if you have the a-power to take over the world... then why a-haven’t you done so already?”
“Because, in order to do so, I need to be rid of The Smashers. And with you in captivity, that should be a relatively easy task.” He walked up to Mario and put his hand under the plumber’s chin. “And who’s going to save you? Nobody!” He let go of Mario’s chin and turned away. “There is, however, an easy way out of this.”
“And that is?”
“Join me on my quest for world domination. You will rule along side me as the world’s emperor. In fact, you would be higher than an emperor. You’d be a GOD! We’d rule the world and everyone would worship us without question, do what we say without attempting to lash out. It would be wonderful. You, the most famous Nintendonian of the planet, would spread a message to everybody everywhere, a message saying that for all the good people have, there will always be evil inside just waiting to burst free.” His words were emotionless, as was the expression on his face. He turned around again and faced Mario. “The best thing is...nobody would know what happened to you... why you turned evil...it would be great to work alongside you, and I’m sure you would like working alongside me.”
“YOU ARE INSANE!” Mario yelled. He was partly right though; whoever he was talking to was a tad insane, but he was also correct. “And I don’t even know WHO YOU ARE.”
“My name is Zero,” the hedgehog replied. “You will come to know me as your master, in time.”
He finally let the cat out of the bag; his name was Zero.
“Mario, there is something I want to show you.”
Zero snapped his fingers and the locks unhooked themselves from around Mario’s wrists and ankles. The plumber landed on the floor, placing his right hand on the ground and got up.
“Freeing me is the LAST mistake you will EVER make!” Mario said and charged for Zero. Before he could attack, Zero placed his right hand out in front of him, and Mario was surrounded in a deep purple aura, and was lifted slightly off the ground. He threw his hand forward and Mario flew back into a wall and landed on his side into the ground.
“What is it you want to show me?”
Mario got up and followed Zero down a long hallway, and on the walls were creatures made out of polygons, each one representing a certain fighter’s main colour. Mario’s was red, Meta Knight’s was blue, Pikachu’s was yellow, etc. There were hundreds of them, all being held in clear containment cells. They weren’t perfectly rounded like the real Smashers were, but Mario was nonetheless impressed by Zero’s creations.
“What...what do you call these things?” Mario calmly asked.
“They are known as Fighting Polygons, all based on The Smashers. There aren’t very many details but most are present, such as your hat, Link’s tunic, and Meta Knight’s cape. I built them especially for fighting your group. I have only released one, a Meta Knight one, which is the reason Fox crashed in here. It attacked the underside of his Arwing and he crashed through the roof.”
“And now that Fox is gone, the Fox Polygons are useless,” Mario said.
“Uh, no, that’s not how it works. You see, I can’t simply dispose of my creations. That’s not right. They have to be disposed of properly; they have to be defeated.” Zero, even though he was definitely evil, seemed to have some sentimentality after all, if only some.
“I will admit....” Mario began. “This army is quite impressive.”
“Thank you for your kind words,” Zero replied. “But being generous towards me will not prevent you from meeting your fate. You, along with the other Smashers, will all perish beneath the awesome force of my Fighting Polygon army... and there is no escaping that.”
“What you fail to realize is that we have defeated numerous a-other villains in the past. Tabuu, Master Hand, Bowser, they all met the same fate. What makes your polygons so special?”
“Nothing, really. But, their stats are matched with those of The Smashers. See, unlike most villains, I believe in a fair fight. And based on your little outburst and attempt to attack me back there, you clearly don’t.”
“You wanted me to join you on your quest for a-world domination. The fact that you thought you could convince me to join the likes of you troubles me. And, I will admit, you almost a-had me, but considering what you’re a-planning, I quickly pulled out.”
“I knew from the start you wouldn’t join me, Mario. You’re a planet-wide hero. You clearly knew better than to join the dark side... but, the fact that you admitted I almost had you on my side makes me question your neutrality.”
“I am a hero and a hero ONLY. I would never on my life join someone like you.”
****
Falco was flying his Arwing, doing loop-Dee-loops and barrel rolls, when he noticed Fox’s lifeless body outside the massive tower. He landed his Arwing and went to check Fox’s pulse, but his teammate was dead. In the distance, he saw Pikachu and Ike walking along.
“Hey!” Falco called. “Over here!”
The electric rat and the swordsman rushed over and joined Falco. “Pikachu,” the blue falcon said. “Can you bring Fox back?”
“Hmm...” Pikachu pondered. “How long has he been gone for?”
“I’m not sure, I’d say about half an hour.”
Pikachu shrugged, and zapped Fox’s body with a Thunderbolt attack, and stopped after about five seconds. Fox let out a cough, heaved, and got up.
“Fox, y—you’re alive!” Falco said with glee.
“What happened?” Fox asked, having no idea that he had died.
“I was in the sky and saw your lifeless body lying here, outside this tower. Pikachu used Thunderbolt on you and managed to bring you back.”
Fox looked at his comrade, then the tower. It was the same one he had crashed his Arwing through. “We’re going in,” Fox said, and loaded his blaster.
****
Inside the tower, the Fighting Polygons continued to float lifelessly in their containment cells. Meanwhile, Fox’s radar had picked up Mario’s signal, and followed it to find themselves inside the room with the Polygon army.
“Aha! We found you!” Fox said. Mario turned to him with a shocked expression on his face. “Fox is alive?” he though.
“Just... just what are these?” Ike asked.
“They are Fighting Polygons,” Zero replied. “They are my army, which I will use to destroy all of you and take the world for my own.”
“Not if I can help it!” Falco shot back, and fired his blaster, shooting a blue laser which brushed past Zero. The grey hedgehog hit a green button on a panel beside him, and a Mario polygon, a Pikachu polygon, an Ike polygon, a Fox polygon, and a Falco polygon all hopped out of their cells, raring to go.
Zero watched as the Smashers prepared to fight their polygonal counterparts and said, in a deep voice, “Get them!!”
Mario woke up the following night to find himself back in the massive tower... obviously, whoever his opponent was, had found him outside and brought him back in. Why didn’t Mario wake up, though? Perhaps it was exhaustion from carrying Fox and the fight with Giga Bowser. Either way, he was chained to a wall, with grey shackles around his arms and legs attached to hooks.
“Well, well, Mario. It seems you had escaped from my fortress. And now, you’re back. You didn’t get that far. Carrying Fox must’ve worn you out.”
Mario couldn’t see who was speaking, but he knew that he was in the same room as he was. “Who are you? And what do you want?”
Mario’s opponent was in the shadowed part of the room, and the villain smiled. “I think you know who I am, Mario... but then again, maybe you don’t. In fact, no, I’m pretty sure you don’t know who I am. But either way, who I am is of no importance to you, for it will all be explained in good time, like I said earlier.”
“Oh, so you’re-a trying to play mind games with me?” Mario asked.
“Hmhm, no. A weak mind like yours would be too easy to trick... I prefer a challenge. And what I am doing right now will prove to be quite the challenge, so I’m happy.”
Mario had no real idea as to what the villain was talking about; to him, he was babbling random nonsense which didn’t add up at all.
“What do you mean, ‘what I’m doing right now’?”
“Have you not noticed anything... strange... about the world? Giga Bowser, the fact that Ganondorf is alive—”
“You did WHAT?!” Mario yelled. “You brought Ganondorf back?!”
“Yes, you fool. I have the power to do that... I can do almost anything, which the world shall soon see. This pathetic planet will soon know my power and will bow before me as its master!”
“You will only go down along with the many other people who have tried to rule this world. In case you haven’t noticed, many have failed, including Bowser, Ganondorf, and Doctor Eggman. What makes you so special?”
“Because...I can do everything you Smashers can do.”
****
Silver, the Pokemon Trainer who had stolen a Cyndaquil from Professor Elm’s lab those many years ago, had since changed his ways. He was now responsible for gathering up rogue Pokemon who had broken the law and arresting them. One day, while doing a check-up to make sure that they were all still there, found something shocking: Roserade, the most notorious of the rogues, had escaped.
“This can’t be right. Roserade was in a full-proof cell; it should have been impossible to escape... how did he get out?” He checked the security tapes, only to find that Roserade had cut a hole through his cell bars using Magical Leaf. He brushed his long red hair out of his face and threw on his long black trench coat, and headed out the door.
****
Captain Falcon was driving in no particular direction. He was just driving around randomly without a care in the world. The radio in his car was playing “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers, and the pilot was bopping his head to the tune. After much driving, he came across the swordsmen and Pokemon trainer, still telling tasteless jokes to one another.
“An Israeli asks a Japanese man to open his eyes, but the Japanese man says ‘I’m not squinting, you crazy Jew! You’re the one who sold me these cheap glasses.’”
“Red, that was horrible,” Marth replied.
“And a joke about the comparison between a Belgian and a lump of dog crap isn’t?”
Hearing a whirring sound, they all turned to their left (or right) and saw the blue F-Zero car zooming into view. The hatch opened, and Captain Falcon leapt out. He threw his fist forward and his fist began to blaze, and threw it forward into the ground.
“Falcon... PUUUUUAAAAAAANCH!”
He slammed his fist into the ground and a crack shot right across from them, and went on for miles. Meta Knight and the others stared in amazement.
“Holy freaking wow,” Link said, shocked.
“Impressive, right?”
****
Mario’s heart was racing. His foe had revealed something incredibly shocking; He could do everything they (the Smashers) could do, as well as the techniques of his minions (assuming he had any). He could Falcon Punch, Volt Tackle, and could even use Dimensional Cape. He was clearly serious about ruling the world and he had the power to do it. For the first time since he was in the tower, Mario finally saw who he was talking to. It was a grey hedgehog with blue stripes on his head quills, which pointed downwards. Around his eyes were black bands and he had piercing gold eyes. On his shoulders were black shoulder pads which pointed upwards with yellow lining, very similar to that of Meta Knight’s. A long, blue, cape covered his entire body.
“You’ve finally stepped out of the shadows, it seems,” Mario stated. The villain only let out a sly smile. “But if you have the a-power to take over the world... then why a-haven’t you done so already?”
“Because, in order to do so, I need to be rid of The Smashers. And with you in captivity, that should be a relatively easy task.” He walked up to Mario and put his hand under the plumber’s chin. “And who’s going to save you? Nobody!” He let go of Mario’s chin and turned away. “There is, however, an easy way out of this.”
“And that is?”
“Join me on my quest for world domination. You will rule along side me as the world’s emperor. In fact, you would be higher than an emperor. You’d be a GOD! We’d rule the world and everyone would worship us without question, do what we say without attempting to lash out. It would be wonderful. You, the most famous Nintendonian of the planet, would spread a message to everybody everywhere, a message saying that for all the good people have, there will always be evil inside just waiting to burst free.” His words were emotionless, as was the expression on his face. He turned around again and faced Mario. “The best thing is...nobody would know what happened to you... why you turned evil...it would be great to work alongside you, and I’m sure you would like working alongside me.”
“YOU ARE INSANE!” Mario yelled. He was partly right though; whoever he was talking to was a tad insane, but he was also correct. “And I don’t even know WHO YOU ARE.”
“My name is Zero,” the hedgehog replied. “You will come to know me as your master, in time.”
He finally let the cat out of the bag; his name was Zero.
“Mario, there is something I want to show you.”
Zero snapped his fingers and the locks unhooked themselves from around Mario’s wrists and ankles. The plumber landed on the floor, placing his right hand on the ground and got up.
“Freeing me is the LAST mistake you will EVER make!” Mario said and charged for Zero. Before he could attack, Zero placed his right hand out in front of him, and Mario was surrounded in a deep purple aura, and was lifted slightly off the ground. He threw his hand forward and Mario flew back into a wall and landed on his side into the ground.
“What is it you want to show me?”
Mario got up and followed Zero down a long hallway, and on the walls were creatures made out of polygons, each one representing a certain fighter’s main colour. Mario’s was red, Meta Knight’s was blue, Pikachu’s was yellow, etc. There were hundreds of them, all being held in clear containment cells. They weren’t perfectly rounded like the real Smashers were, but Mario was nonetheless impressed by Zero’s creations.
“What...what do you call these things?” Mario calmly asked.
“They are known as Fighting Polygons, all based on The Smashers. There aren’t very many details but most are present, such as your hat, Link’s tunic, and Meta Knight’s cape. I built them especially for fighting your group. I have only released one, a Meta Knight one, which is the reason Fox crashed in here. It attacked the underside of his Arwing and he crashed through the roof.”
“And now that Fox is gone, the Fox Polygons are useless,” Mario said.
“Uh, no, that’s not how it works. You see, I can’t simply dispose of my creations. That’s not right. They have to be disposed of properly; they have to be defeated.” Zero, even though he was definitely evil, seemed to have some sentimentality after all, if only some.
“I will admit....” Mario began. “This army is quite impressive.”
“Thank you for your kind words,” Zero replied. “But being generous towards me will not prevent you from meeting your fate. You, along with the other Smashers, will all perish beneath the awesome force of my Fighting Polygon army... and there is no escaping that.”
“What you fail to realize is that we have defeated numerous a-other villains in the past. Tabuu, Master Hand, Bowser, they all met the same fate. What makes your polygons so special?”
“Nothing, really. But, their stats are matched with those of The Smashers. See, unlike most villains, I believe in a fair fight. And based on your little outburst and attempt to attack me back there, you clearly don’t.”
“You wanted me to join you on your quest for a-world domination. The fact that you thought you could convince me to join the likes of you troubles me. And, I will admit, you almost a-had me, but considering what you’re a-planning, I quickly pulled out.”
“I knew from the start you wouldn’t join me, Mario. You’re a planet-wide hero. You clearly knew better than to join the dark side... but, the fact that you admitted I almost had you on my side makes me question your neutrality.”
“I am a hero and a hero ONLY. I would never on my life join someone like you.”
****
Falco was flying his Arwing, doing loop-Dee-loops and barrel rolls, when he noticed Fox’s lifeless body outside the massive tower. He landed his Arwing and went to check Fox’s pulse, but his teammate was dead. In the distance, he saw Pikachu and Ike walking along.
“Hey!” Falco called. “Over here!”
The electric rat and the swordsman rushed over and joined Falco. “Pikachu,” the blue falcon said. “Can you bring Fox back?”
“Hmm...” Pikachu pondered. “How long has he been gone for?”
“I’m not sure, I’d say about half an hour.”
Pikachu shrugged, and zapped Fox’s body with a Thunderbolt attack, and stopped after about five seconds. Fox let out a cough, heaved, and got up.
“Fox, y—you’re alive!” Falco said with glee.
“What happened?” Fox asked, having no idea that he had died.
“I was in the sky and saw your lifeless body lying here, outside this tower. Pikachu used Thunderbolt on you and managed to bring you back.”
Fox looked at his comrade, then the tower. It was the same one he had crashed his Arwing through. “We’re going in,” Fox said, and loaded his blaster.
****
Inside the tower, the Fighting Polygons continued to float lifelessly in their containment cells. Meanwhile, Fox’s radar had picked up Mario’s signal, and followed it to find themselves inside the room with the Polygon army.
“Aha! We found you!” Fox said. Mario turned to him with a shocked expression on his face. “Fox is alive?” he though.
“Just... just what are these?” Ike asked.
“They are Fighting Polygons,” Zero replied. “They are my army, which I will use to destroy all of you and take the world for my own.”
“Not if I can help it!” Falco shot back, and fired his blaster, shooting a blue laser which brushed past Zero. The grey hedgehog hit a green button on a panel beside him, and a Mario polygon, a Pikachu polygon, an Ike polygon, a Fox polygon, and a Falco polygon all hopped out of their cells, raring to go.
Zero watched as the Smashers prepared to fight their polygonal counterparts and said, in a deep voice, “Get them!!”
