A large shadow rolled over the Mushroom Kingdom. The denizens looked up and what they saw filled them with horror. One Toad guard ran for the castle before it could.
The guard told the princess to come look outside, for it was an emergency that threatened the entire kingdom. Princess Peach and Toadsworth followed the Toad guard to the balcony.
They looked up and saw a colossal airship, almost the size of the castle itself. Cannons, machine guns, missiles, all manner of weaponry were poking out of nearly every inch of the thing. At the stern was a large watch tower, where a throne was set up for Bowser to watch as the Omega Doomship descended closer towards the castle.
A Koopa Clown Copter appeared out of the undercarriage of the massive Doomship and flew right in front of Princess Peach. Bowser's voice was heard out of its built in microphone.
Bowser: Attention Princess Peach! This is Bowser, Ruler of the Koopa Kingdom, speaking! With your champion, Mario, currently outside your borders, you have no choice but to step into the Clown Copter and board my Omega Doomship! Otherwise, I will obliterate the entire Mushroom Kingdom! The choice is yours, Princess!
Toadsworth: Sadly, that was the last thing I remember before I passed out from the shock. When I came to, the Princess was gone. I can only assume that brute, Bowser, now has her.
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Sonic: Well, we needed this like we needed a hole in the head.
The heroes had brought Toadsworth inside, woken him up and gave him some water so that he could properly explain what happened.
Stuffwell: I concur. Just when we were making progression on our quest. Master Toadsworth, do you happen to have any clues that we can go by?
Toadsworth: I'm sorry, I've told you everything I know, but I would imagine finding Bowser's airship wouldn't be too difficult, considering how huge it was.
Mario had turned his head slightly and has noticed the note stuck to their front door.
Mario: Luigi, look!
Mario and Luigi walked up to it. Mario grabbed the note and they both began reading it.
Mario: It's from Bowser!
Bowser: 'Dear pesky plumbers, the Koopalings and I have taken over the Mushroom Kingdom! The princess is now a PERMANENT guest on my giant flying Doomship! I dare ya to find her if ya can!'
Sonic: Well, what's it say?
Mario: We gotta find the princess!
Luigi: And you gotta help us!
Bowser: 'If you need instructions on how to save the princess, check out the enclosed instruction book!'
Mario shook the letter and, somehow, an instruction book fell out of it.
Stuffwell: Travesty! The strangest wave of deja vu has just washed over me.
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Toadsworth: Well, Master Mario? Don't keep us in suspense. What does it say?
Bowser: 'Now that we've gotten the references out of the way, here is my demand. Bring all of the Chaos Emeralds that you have collected to the drop-off point listed below. If you don't agree to my terms, you'll never see your precious Princess Peach ever again! BWAH HAH HAH HAH HAH !'
Toadsworth: I say! I never really understood why villains always laugh like that.
Sonic: Never mind that. What I want to know is how he found out about the Chaos Emeralds.
Stuffwell: It would appear King Koopa has been doing his research. Nut the real question is, shall we follow his heinous demands?
Mario: Absolutely not!
Toadsworth: What? But...but...how will you ever get the princess back if you don't do as he says?
Mario: The same way I always do. Storm his evil lair, beat up all his minions and take Princess Peach back while Bowser's too unconscious to do anything about it.
Sonic: Yeah! That's what I'm talking about! Good ol' 'kick butt diplomacy!' Shadow and I will be glad to help you guys out. We'll definitely get her back if we work together.
Shadow suddenly had a vested interest in the conversation.
Shadow: Excuse me. I didn't get that last part amongst the mindless babbling.
Sonic: Huh? I said that we were going to help them rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.
Shadow: I see. Well, I'm going to put this as lightly as I can, Sonic.
Shadow roundhouse kicked Sonic in the face. The blue hedgehog was sent crashing into Mario and the wall behind him.
Shadow: FORGET IT!
Sonic got up and walked up to Shadow while Luigi checked to see if his brother was alright.
Sonic: What the heck is wrong with you? Can't you understand the crisis going on here?
Shadow: *hmph* Crisis? What crisis? That weakling woman isn't worth the dirt on your shoes.
Sonic: OK, that's it! I've had enough of your inflated ego and your lone-ranger attitude ever since we've arrived in this dimension! Mario and Luigi have selflessly helped us in our mission, so we should at least help them with theirs!
Shadow: Have you ever so conveniently forgotten about the consequences of failing our mission? Mecha Sonic is still out there, trying to find the two remaining Emeralds, yet you insist on giving him more time to do so! We would've already been done by now if you didn't bring those two deadbeat plumbers along with us.
Sonic: You know that's not true! We never would've come this far without their help!
Shadow: I told you that we should have kept a low profile in this dimension to avoid having irrelevant hang-ups slow us down, but you HAD to have them come along to try and help us. I only agreed because I thought that their knowledge of this world would be of some use to us. But since then, we have spent more time standing around doing nothing rather than focusing our efforts on what's REALLY important! Now, you want us to suspend our mission even further just to rescue some pathetic damsel!? Your absurd backwards sense of priority absolutely disgusts me!
Sonic: But we've already gotten five of the Emeralds! Even if Mecha Sonic finds the last two, we'll still have the upper hand!
Shadow: Hah! You couldn't beat him when he had NO Emeralds even with Mario helping you!
Sonic: That's exactly why all of us need to work together as a team, 'cause we can back each other up! That's why I'm choosing to help the Mario Bros. Because I'm not allowing any more innocent people getting hurt!
Shadow: Hmph! What difference will it make to save her, when this entire dimension will still be in jeopardy? Mecha Sonic is a shameless psychotic who would stop at nothing to carry out his objectives. You'd willingly sacrifice the lives of millions just to save one individual? Forget about her and let's get back to more important things like getting those Emeralds and destroying Mecha Sonic!
Sonic: Yeah, sure, just ditch everything for the Emeralds. If all this happened 50 years ago, you probably would've ditched Maria for the Emeralds since she's just as worthless, right?
Hearing that sparked a level of rage that Shadow rarely felt. He exploded with Chaos Energy, glaring at Sonic with nothing but sheer hate in his eyes.
Shadow: DAMN YOU, SONIC! She has nothing to do with this! And I don't need you trying to drag me back to an issue I've chosen to move on from! You will drop the subject here and now or I'll BLAST YOUR FREAKING HEAD OFF!
Yoshi, Stuffwell and the Mario Bros. were scared of the power radiating off Shadow's body. Toadsworth was so shocked he passed out again. They were even more scared of the look in Shadow's eyes, he actually looked like he was going to kill Sonic at this very moment. But Sonic didn't panic. All he did was sigh in disappointment over what his friend had become.
Sonic: Man, I've never seen you this out of character. I mean, I knew you were a lone wolf, but I never thought of you as a heartless monster. You NEVER used to get this angry this easily. In fact, you're one of the most compassionate people I know, and you proved that to me back during the battle aboard the Space Colony ARK. You never fought out of pride or amusement; it was always for the ones you loved and cared about, like Maria.
Shadow:Don't. Push me. Any further! I won't hesitate to destroy you too!
Sonic: I'm fighting for the same reason, for all of my friends who were killed by Mecha Sonic that fateful day, and the same goes for Mario and Luigi, who fight to defend those they care about. But ever since we came here, it seems all you've been thinking about is destroying Mecha Sonic by yourself and taking your anger out on anyone who won't let you do that as quickly as possible. Between the two of us, I think I have more of a reason to be aggressive and hateful. I want to understand Shadow, but I need you to be honest with me. Did something happen between you and Mecha Sonic back on Mobius that's causing you to be this way?
Sonic's words sparked a vision within Shadow. A vision of a world on fire. Of one close friend torn in half beside him. And another one lying in his arms.
Rouge: Shadow...
Shadow: Huh!
The memory of the only friends Shadow ever had in the past 50 years was enough to calm him down and dispel the Chaos Energy surging around him.
Shadow: *sigh* Very well, I won't object to your desire to help Peach anymore. Go! Now! You five don't have much time!
Sonic: What? But what about you?
Shadow: This is where we part ways, Sonic. Our journey has reached a crossroads and I must take a different path.
Sonic: N-no way! Like it or not, we're still a team. Shadow, you don't need to face your problems alone anymore! We'll get through this together!
Shadow: ...I'm sorry. I can't. This is a matter that only I can deal with and we'll only end up getting in each other's way. You were right about one thing, though. I am a lone wolf, and that's what I will be from now on. Good luck with your future endeavors, guys. Farewell.
Sonic: No! Shadow! Come back!
Stuffwell: Do not worry, Master Sonic. I surmise he merely requires time alone. We should be grateful that he has already done very much for us and that he has not meant a tragic end.
Sonic said nothing. Although he agreed with Stuffwell, he was still disappointed at Shadow for leaving.
Stuffwell: But for now, Masters, we must not delay. I propose we make haste for the Professor's laboratory, where he may be able to assist us in the rescue of the princess.
The heroes left the house for the Professor's lab, save for Mario who stayed behind to comfort Sonic.
Mario: Sonic, I know that you were counting on Shadow to help us. But in his own way, he still is. Of course, we have to save Princess Peach, but someone still has to save the world. And once the rescue mission is over, we'll continue the Emerald hunt and regroup in no time. Like Stuffwell said, he just needs some time alone. We'll be one mean fighting unit again before you know it! You just gotta be patient, okay?
Sonic: ...Yeah...Let's go...
Sonic and Mario followed the others out of Mario's house. Just as they did, Toadsworth got up and looked around to see that he was all alone. He saw our group heading off and chased after them.
'Wait!' Toadsworth cried. 'Wait for me!'
Our heroes obeyed and turned towards Toadsworth as he caught up to them. Toadsworth panted heavily before pulling a large pink parasol from his back and presented it to Mario.
'In her shock, the princess dropped this and was unable to retrieve it before she was taken. If it is not too much trouble Master Mario, I humbly ask that you return this when you find her.'
Mario grabbed the parasol and tucked it away.
'I'll make sure she gets this back,' Mario promised.
'Oh, thank you Master Mario. May the Star Spirits watch over you and your comrades on your journey.'
'Speaking of,' Yoshi interjected, 'shouldn't we get back to the professor?'
'He's right,' Luigi added. 'Time's a-wastin'!'
'So long, Toadsworth,' Mario said before heading off to the professor's lab with the others.
'We shall hold a grand festival upon your return!' Toadsworth shouted.
'I'm looking forward to it!' Sonic shouted back.
As our heroes left, Toadsworth had the rest of the kingdom already making preparations, confident that Mario will succeed.
Our five remaining heroes arrive in Professor E. Gadd's lab, with the eponymous professor in deep concentration working on something.
Stuffwell: Greetings, Professor.
E. Gadd: Ah! Greetings, adventurers. How nice of you to drop by for a visit. How may I assist you?
Stuffwell: We appear to be in a dire predicament as the princess has been abductified by King Koopa.
E. Gadd: Yes, I'm aware of that. Not surprisingly, the citizens of Toad Town aren't panicking as they're probably used to this by now. I bet every newscaster will be watching this unfold and making fun of it the next day.
Stuffwell: Umm...yes... though it does not change the factuals that Bowser's actions have ground our Emerald-hunting objectives to a halt. I have witnessed firsthand the destructive power of Mecha Sonic, and he is still a very big threat to the safety of the Mushroom Kingdom. We must safe her with all speed, so we may resumify our mission. Any assistance on your behalf will be greatly appreciated.
E. Gadd: Haha, don't worry, my trust assistant. I had anticipated such a situation, so I went downtown to pick up some supplies for your daring rescue.
Mario: What sort of supplies, exactly?
E. Gadd: Oh, the usual. A few 1-up mushrooms, a fire flower, and other various bits and pieces that I could get my hands on. In any case, I left them down in the basement before I could get to work upgrading your old Sky Pop machine.
Mario: That's wonderful! I hadn't seen that thing in ages!
E. Gadd: By the way, whatever happened to your friend, Shadow?
Sonic: Oh, him... We had a disagreement and he left us. No need to worry. He'll be fine. But enough about him, what's this 'Sky Pop' thing you were talking about?
E. Gadd: Ah, You'll see soon enough. Now then, Stuffwell, Sonic, and Yoshi, please come with me outside. Mario and Luigi, You'll find the new Sky Pop and your supplies in the basement. See you in a mo'.
Mario and Luigi headed in the direction opposite of the others. They took an elevator downstairs to the basement and collected every power-up they could find. Then they hopped onto the new and improved Sky Pop just before it was lifted up out of the basement and just outside the Professor's lab.
E. Gadd: Here we are, gentlemen. Allow me to introduce you to the Sky Pop Mark II! With the modifications that I've made, you will have no problem reaching Bowser's airship.
Sonic: Ohhhhh, a plane! Heh, I should've guessed from its name. We'll rescue Peach for sure now!
Stuffwell: Magniferous! This will surely aid in our mission and our Emerald quest, Professor. Your genius knows no bounds!
E. Gadd: Now now, Stuffwell, I didn't program you for flattery. Even if that last statement was correct. In any case, you'd better hop on board while I initiate the launching sequence.
Everyone else climbed aboard the Sky Hop. Since Mario and Luigi already took the seats, Sonic and Yoshi sat on top of the wings of the plane while Stuffwell rested on Luigi's lap.
Sonic: This is great and all, Professor, but I can't see how we're gonna take off without a runway.
E. Gadd: Ohohohohoho! My dear boy, I have something far better than a runway. Just hold on tight.
Professor Gadd pulled out a remote control and pressed a button and the ground in front of and behind the Sky Pop pulled away so that two large mechanical hands would rise up. One was holding a slingshot and one picked up the plane and set it up to fire it like a naughty child firing a stone.
Sonic: Woah! What in the-?!
E. Gadd: I wish you all the very best of luck, boys! Bon voyage!
Mario: Mamma Mia!
As the hand let go and the slingshot fired them into the sky, our heroes clung for dear life as they flew over the clouds. Just as they were descending, Mario got the Sky Pop on and flying before they could hit the ground. After that, it was smooth sailing s our heroes searched for Bowser's airship.
Sonic: Heh, the professor and his nutty contraptions. Man, being here reminds me of when Tails and I used to fly around Mobius on the Tornado.
As he spoke, Sonic's voice became increasingly melancholic as he went on.
Sonic: Those were good times. Yup...good times...
Mario: Sonic, are you alright?
Sonic: Yeah, I'll be okay. Now, let's find that Doomship and rescue Peach.
Off in the distance, atop the highest cliff around them, two figures were spying on our heroes through a pair of binoculars. These two were, of course, the Wario Bros. Wario was dangling Waluigi off a cliff by the seat of his pants while he searched for the Sky Pop. As soon as Waluigi got it in his sights, he told his brother that he located the heroes.
Wario picked Waluigi up and threw him at the direction of the plane. Waluigi screamed but as he looked up and saw him getting closer and closer to the heroes and their precious Chaos Emeralds, his panic turned to smug satisfaction. But just as he was nearing the Sky Pop's path, he stopped dead in his tracks and the Sky Pop flew by him with its passengers not even acknowledging his existence.
Waluigi tried to keep himself up, but gravity won in the end and he fell to the ground, muttering obscenities on the way down until he plummeted.
Wario: Er...mm...sorry.
Sonic: Alright, Mario. That's gotta be it.
After several hours of flying, our heroes have noticed a giant, green airship covered head to toe in weapons. This was, without a doubt, the Omega Doomship that Toadsworth described. Within the throne room of the Doomship, Bowser sat with his new benefactor standing at his left and Princess Peach dangling off a rope at his right.
Bowser: I have to give you credit, old man. This new Doomship is quite the vessel. Bwah hah hah! We didn't even have to use force! Just one look at this ship and those fungus freaks were running for the hills!
?: I'm glad you approve, sire. Now that we have their princess, the Emeralds are as good as ours!
Bowser: What did you say?
?: Uh...I...I mean, they'll be as good as yours! All yours! Sorry. I should remember to keep our agreement in mind more often.
Bowser: You better! As long as one of us is alive, our Two-Shell Treaty is in effect. And since YOUR terms said that you'd always acknowledge me as your superior, I expect you to do so! As for you, Princess, I hope you don't mind 'hanging around' in my new Doomship for a while! Hahah!
Peach: You just never learn, do you, Bowser? Mario will come for me and you'll be sorry!
Bowser: Hah! I have technology on my side this time! Even if Mario manages to make his way up here, I have a big surprise for him!
Peach: You couldn't even beat him when you had the Star Rod! Just please stop this and let me go...pleeeaaase?
Bowser: My dear Princess, you should know by know that politeness only works when you have the upper hand. You WILL be held here as insurance in case the Chaos Emeralds aren't handed over right away. But once Mario's game is over and they're mine, I'll-
Before he could finish his sentence, a screen lowered from the ceiling and stopped in front of his face. A Koopatrol soldier appeared on it.
Koopatrol: Excuse me, Lord Bowser. We've detected an unidentified flying object heading-
Bowser: YOU IMBECILES! How many times have I told you not to interrupt my long evil rants?!
Bowser yelled so loud that it knocked back the Koopatrols communicating with him on the other side of the screen.
Koopatrol: We're deeply sorry, my lord, but we're getting a large signal on the scopes! This thing's coming at us at full speed!
Bowser: Bah!Very well. Put it up on the main screen.
Koopatrol: Main screen turn on.
Bowser: NINCOMKOOPAS! What did I tell you about obscure video game references!?
Koopatrol: Sorry, I couldn't resist. Putting it on visual...now!
Another screen descended in front of Bowser, this time it was larger and covered the majority of the window. The screen showed the same gray clouds the window showed, the only difference was a small speck off in the distance.
Bowser: Zoom farther!
The camera zoomed in until all that was on the screen was Mario's eyes, freaking out everyone in the throne room.
?: Gah! Too far!
Bowser: Idiots! Stop messing around! Zoom out!
The camera pans away to show Mario and the others flying on the Sky Pop Mark II, heading straight for the Doomship.
Peach: Mario!
Bowser: What the? How did he-? When did he get a fighter plane!?
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After briefly collecting his thoughts, Bowser laughed in triumph
Bowser: Excellent! Looks like he took the bait, hook, line, and sinker. Now all that's left to do is to reel him in. Mario will experience the awesome power of my Omega Doomship!
The Koopatrol that was on-screen was replaced by a new more intimidating-looking creature. Rather than grey, his armor was pitch-black. His scales were bone-white and his eyes were only visible due to their unearthly red glow.
Bowser: Captain Basilisx, status report on the onboard defense systems!
Basilisx: All on ssssschedule, sssssir. The Doom Cannon isssss now online and functioning nicccccely. Am I to have it fire at sssssomething?
Bowser: You betcha. Mario and his gang are coming at us from the bow. Charge up the Cannon, aim well, and fire when ready, Captain.
Basilisx: Sssssir, I'll have thossssse peddlersssss shot clear out of the sssssky.
Peach: Nooooo!
The Omega Doomship's largest cannon a.k.a the Doom Cannon, was built directly underneath it. It was a large muzzle that charged with energy whenever it was used to fire at something. And now it had it's sites squared straight at our heroes.
I wish I could offer an excuse for why this chapter was so late other than sheer laziness. But I can't, so I won't bother. Is Zero Wing obscure? It seems to me that the only part people remember about it is the terrible translation.
Also, AlvinEarthworm said he wasn't going to use Basilisx in his reboot, but I think he's cool and wanted him in here. Also, I have some ideas of my own for the character. You'll have to find out what those ideas are by keep reading this reboot. The next chapter will be the conclusion of the final episode. After that, it's all me. So wish me luck.
P.S. Do you think I should write the dialogue the way I wrote it in the first couple of chapters or is it fine as is?