Chapter 53: Edger's
Plan B
Mario jumps at
Edger, who smiles before turning into a transparent Boo for Mario to fly
through and then hit the floor. Edger turns back to normal and turns toward
Mario, laughing.
Edger: Do you
know why you can't ever kill me?
Mario: Sure!
Go ahead and tell me!
Edger: These
life orbs, they aren't named that just because they let us live.
Mario: Heh!
Mario spins and
shoots a fireball at him, and hits and blows Edger to pieces that quickly
reform.
Edger: Each of
the life orbs are constructed of five hundred spirits of the banished people
of the Underwhere.
Mario's eyes
water and widen as Edger grins.
Edger: That is
one time. Fourteen hundred and ninety nine more times before I stay dead,
Mario. Keep it up.
Mario: You sick
monster.
Edger: Please!
I'M the sick one? LOOK AT YOU! You want to save these people from immortality?
Mario: What immortality?
That living-dead thing you want to hog for yourself so you can remain superior
to all?
Edger: I guess
you can say that; but imagine it, wouldn't it be so amazing to be ruled
by somebody actually superior?
Mario: NOT YOU!
Edger grunts
before flinging out one of his energy tentacles and missing Mario, who
dives aside. As Mario lands he immediately starts running at him, while
Mar T. and Senior watch.
Mar T: What do
we do?
Senior: I want
to help but I don't think we can. He'd crush us.
The two sigh,
and we go to Edger, who turns his hand into a clamp and clamps it shut
on Mario in his fall and throws him aside before flinging his tongue out
and wrapping it around Mario.
Mario: Ugh! Let
go!
Edger: Why now,
when I finally have you where I want you?
Edger begins
to pull Mario in, as Luigi and Bet T. emerge from the side. They turn to
see Mario pull up and scorch Edger head-on, throwing him across the room
only for him to be repaired again.
Edger: Urk! That
is twice. Little pest.
Mario: Yeah,
but I know if I can get out the orbs it's like destroying five hundred
lives at once.
Edger: Very smart,
Mario. Can you live long enough, though?
Mario claps as
Edger turns into a Mega Mole and digs into the wall, dodging.
Mario: COME OUT
NOW!
Edger: Why? You
have to find me now! We need to make this fun, after all. HAHAHAHA!
A large stone
pile falls from above and buries Mario as Edger falls from above and is
tackled by Luigi. Edger turns into a spray can and sprays a gas in his
face, causing Luigi to fall forward and hit the ground. Edger turns into
a larger version of himself and throws Luigi aside.
Edger: Pfft.
I should just do this to you, Mario.
Mario bursts
out of the rock pile as Edger throws an energy tentacle into him and zaps
some of his energy, causing him to fall.
Edger: This is
too easy.
Senior: LEAVE
HIM ALONE!
Edger: Huh? Oh
hey, Gramps! Nice to still see you. I'll get to you soon, mmkay?
Edger turns to
be blasted in the face with flames and thrown away again. Mario, who is
now up, runs at Edger, who turns into a Boo and goes into the wall.
Mario: Not this
again. Come on!
Edger: Actually,
I take the easiness back. Technically it is five on one, so I'd like to
go get some more life.
Mario: How? You
can't just revive your three lost souls.
Edger: No...
but I can get five hundred more. AHAHAHAHAHA!
Mario: What?
Everything goes
quiet as Edger drifts too far out of hearing range, and Senior gasps.
Senior: MARIO,
HE IS GOING AFTER WARTH!
Mario: NO!
Mar T: Come on!
Mario: No! We
have Luigi and Bet T. out cold. You two need to take care of them.
Senior: But...
Mario: I'll stop
him, but I need to go NOW!
Senior: Fine!
Mario smiles
and runs out the door as the other two rush to Luigi and Bet T's side.
We now go to Mario running through the woods, as we zoom ahead to Edger,
still as a Boo and going through the woods easily towards the big pipe.
As Edger emerges in the town with the pipe, he turns back to normal and
turns his right hand into a map of the Mushroom Kingdom, rips it off, regrows
a hand, and pulls out a pen as he reaches and jumps into the pipe. We then
see Mario entering the village and running towards the pipe and jumping
in about five minutes later. Going to New York again, we see a tall man
in blue with a drama mask on looking up in shock at the massive dragon
being guided by the guards to the lab.
Edger: You serious?
You caved that much? Weak fool deserves to return to the afterlife.
Edger looks at
his map and places a tracker on it to track Warth. A red spot lights up
on it and begins to move northeast. Edger circles the spot and draws a
line going northeast as Mario runs by him, failing to remember his form
shifting.
Edger: Wow! That
is two idiots in one.
Edger turns and
goes towards the pipe again, but Mario does too and sees him.
Mario: Darn!
How did I miss him? But... why is he leaving?
Mario runs after
him, and reaches and tackles him.
Edger: UGH! YOU
FOOL! Just when I thought this would be easy. Get off me now!
Edger kicks Mario
in the chest, knocking him off. Edger grabs Mario by the collar of his
shirt and hurls him into the side of a building.
Edger: STAY DOWN!
Edger jumps into
the pipe as Mario slowly rises to his feet and limps after him. Edger reaches
the Mushroom Kingdom again and pulls out the map to reveal it changes back
and forth to show the spot Warth is in if he were in the Mushroom Kingdom
and still tracks his movement.
Edger: Darn,
with these powers I fail to understand why Veny was so weak, Goomba or
not.
Edger turns into
a Magikoopa and disappears as Mario emerges slowly. As he falls to the
ground, some of the citizens arrive and pick him up.
Koopa #1: Mr.
Mario, are you okay? What happened?
Mario: H…help,
please!
Koopa #2: What?
He's hurt, guys! Let's go!
Koopa #1: Hurry!
We need to get him medical treatment.
The group of
four Koopas run towards the hospital. Meanwhile, we see Edger reappear
and his eyes widen. We spin view to see he is at the grave of Veny and
Tongulty.
Edger: HERE!
THIS IS WHERE THE MIRROR SPOT IS?
Edger grunts
and hangs his head.
Edger: Fine!
Now for some real magic!
Edger turns into
a massive warp pipe. Going to Earth, we see Warth walking through a huge
field, covering the whole thing in about four seconds with his size. As
he walks the ground begins to break open and the soldiers and guards dive
for cover. Warth falls into the formed hole and grabs onto the land.
Warth: RRRROOOOAAAARRR!
WHAT IS THIS? YOU SET ME UP!
Soldier: WE DID
NO SUCH THING! MEN! HELP HIM NOW!
Other Soldiers:
YES SIR!
The men run towards
Warth as the ground gives way and they all plummet into what appears to
be a huge blue ring. Going back to Edger, we see him glow and Warth launch
out with the soldiers, all landing on the ground. Edger returns to normal
and turns to see the soldiers turning into Koopatrols and Warth beginning
to shrink. Edger flings out his energy tentacles and absorbs the soldiers
before they can get up. He then stands with a grin on his face as Warth
finally returns to normal state and gets up, rubbing his head. He turns
to Edger and gasps.
Warth: E…Edger,
how did you... You did this?
Edger: Correct!
Warth: You...
I know what you did!
Edger: Yes, and
you'll be happy to know they are all dead but us two.
Warth: HOW IS
THAT GOOD? OUR FAMILY IS DEAD!
Edger: It's good,
because now you can help me gain control.
Warth: How?
Edger: By letting
me kill you and take your life orb.
Warth begins
to stammer, and before he can speak, is cut off by Edger.
Edger: Don't
speak! This can be fast or slow and torturous for you. Either way I will
win.
Warth: You betrayed
the family and now you have gotten SO greedy for power you fail to try
to manipulate us. You just want to kill us and get the power as quickly
as you can.
Edger: Silly
you. You are far from right.
Warth: How so?
Edger: There
is no "us". It is just me and a soon to be dead life increaser.
Warth lifts a
hand.
Warth: I was
happy... I was finally happy realizing the truth and being away from all
this, and you had to do this.
Edger: A terrible
shame, isn't it?
Warth: Where
is Mario?
Edger: How rude
of you to change the topic just like that! Meh, he's somewhere unconscious
and waiting for me to return with my two thousand lives.
Warth: We'll
see how long those lives will last against me. I'm glad now that I can
take you on. I want to get revenge.
Edger winks at
Warth and grins. Warth jumps at him and takes a slash, as Edger laughs
in a scratchy, demonic voice.
To Be Continued...
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