Frisk’s questions were disturbing—and it hadn’t been their question about gas masks. If Mario’s Soul was absorbed, then their mission would have been all for naught. Poor Luigi…The All-American’s blonde brows converged in a stern frown that hardened on his face harder than stone. He looked over at the child leader and answered,
“If Mario’s Soul has been absorbed…” He paused as though he were still thinking about it. King Dedede…the street fighter felt conflicted. If King Dedede did manage to absorb Mario’s Soul, then the scientists might have been able to work a miracle to extract it. But they hadn’t confirmed that yet.
“We haven’t confirmed yet if Mario’s Soul was absorbed or not. For now, treat the mission as though the soul can be reclaimed. If you can’t retrieve it, I’m gonna wanna know why.”As for gas masks, Guile’s face softened as an amused smile curled on his lips.
“I may be a hard-ass, but I wouldn’t subject you grunts to that stench. Of course you will be given gas masks.”He was actually surprised that Frisk figured out what the plan was. He might have been giving her too much credit. Most heroes knew how foul and disgusting Wario could be. Guile stepped away from the Ragnorok’s console and approached one of the wooden crates just before the door to the hangar. There was a crowbar leaning against the wall nearby. He had set it there initially when the ship was loaded for he knew he would be needing it again. Prying free the lid of the crate, Guile set down the crowbar and removed the lid to reveal a pile of gas masks of various sizes. He picked one up, holding it for the group to see.
“There are many sizes. Even for mugs like yours,” said Guile pointing at Banjo’s big nose.
“You can pull the adjustment straps. If you have special air-venting headgear of your own, then by all means use what was issued to ya.”Guile tossed the mask back into the crate and returned to the console. He then ordered,
“Everyone get those masks on pronto. We’re gonna be proceeding with Operation Dumbo Drop in five minutes.”“I heard that! Who are you callin’ a DUMBO?” Wario blared. He then panicked,
“And what do ya mean drop? You can’t drop me! That’s villainous! You guys are supposed ta’ be heroes! Don’t let him drop me!”“Yeah, don’t let him drop us!” Waluigi cried.
Kirby held up his pink nubby arms as a bright smile expanded on his face. He repeated,
“Drop, drop, drop, drop!”“SHUT UP YOU PINK PIPSQUEAK!”Cloud approached the crate and upon grasping a gas mask, he closed his eyes and sighed as though his heart was aching in his chest. He had a feeling that something awful was about to happen. They might have been spared from smelling whatever Wario was cooking, but what if it seeped into their clothes and gear? Pressing the mask to his face and pulling the straps back across his head, Cloud muttered on a slightly ventilated voice:
“What detergent is gonna get that smell out?”The swordsman then proceeded to walk back to his wall.
Guile waited for all the heroes to get equipped before he grasped two levers on the console. He then warned over his shoulder:
“All right everyone, grab onto somethin’ and hold on as though your life depended on it because it will.”He pushed the levers forward and the Ragnorok’s thrusters erupted into action, propelling the ship in a big loop around the Butter Building. While the Ragnorok was zooming into position, below, the Evil King Dedede was still giving his speech. His Waddle-Dee and Doo Soldiers and the rest of his minions were head-bobbing. Some were already lying on their sides asleep with a snot bubble expanding and deflating from their faces. With a large toothy smile on his face, the red-eyed penguin took no notice. He was too enraptured in his boasting and self-grandeur to even realize that his speech had dragged on for nearly an hour.
“The fiftieth thing I’m gonna do as World Emperor, is I’m going to turn the Milky Way into a resort. It’ll be a Galaxy Resort where everyone can eat as many oreos as they want and dip it in the milk. Oh! Or I’ll sell bottomless Sugar Bite Cereal. With the endless milk, I’ll be rich! Well, wealthier than I’ll already be as World Emperor…”The back hatch of the ship started to hum as it slowly opened. Wario’s eyes bulged in terror as he felt the wind begin to tug on his body.
“YOU’RE SERIOUS!? YOU’RE ACTUALLY SERIOUS!?” Wario screamed.
Guile guided the Ragnorok in an ascending 90 degrees. The crate beneath Wario lifted off the ship’s floor, tossing the massive blimp of a man into the air.
“WAAAAAAH~! YOU BITCHES!” Wario and Waluigi both screamed.
Cloud was holding onto a support strap as his legs levitated in the air, the strength of the air pressure trying desperately to rip him out of the ship. Kirby was puffed up and effortlessly flapping in the air, keeping up with the rising ship. Baring his teeth, Guile was also hovering in the air. His strong grip on the console levers was the only thing keeping him from flying out with the cargo. Rosalina was holding onto a strap and her Lumas were hugging her to keep her from being flung into the sky. Guile managed to push the levers to force the Ragnorok to barrel roll once in the air and even out. Once the ship was even, he slapped the button to close the hatch and sighed in relief.
“All right; he should be landing in thirty seconds. I’m gonna get us outta here!” Guile informed, spurring the Ragnorok to once again dart away from the Butter Building.
“You ready Rosalina?”Rosalina released the support strap and nodded her head, her gentle face stern with determination.
Meanwhile, Wario was flailing and crying. Tear drops were leaving his eyes and snot from his nose in beads.
“I’m gonna die!” he wept.
“We’re gonna die!” Waluigi joined him.
“I didn’t wanna go out this way! This must be because I sold Mario’s soul to King Dedede! Oh Heavenly Koopa forgive me! I’ll never steal again!”“I’ll change my clothes so I’m not copying Luigi—even though I was the one who had this style before him!”Wario stared at Waluigi with narrowed eyes.
“What?” Waluigi questioned.
“That wasn’t even an honest resolution! You’re definitely gonna die now. Don’t get your death all over me when you do!”“WHAT? I’m not gonna die!”Wario peered down at the land below, wondering where they were even going to land. He couldn’t see passed his bloated gut, but a building, a buttery building, was rushing toward them.
“I think we’re gonna land on the roof of that castle!”“Maybe you’ll bounce us to safety like a ball?”Wario frowned.
“I can try...Wait...DID YOU CALL ME FAT?”Evil King Dedede took no notice of the giant plumber descending toward him. A few of the Dees and Doos woke from their nap to gaze up at the strange object in the sky. They started pointing at it in confusion. It was headed straight for King Dedede! The soldiers started screaming, leaping, and shouting, trying to break the penguin from his monologue. King Dedede instead took it as his public celebrating his planned conquest.
“There will be statues erected in my likeness all over the globe!”“KING DEDEDE!” his subjects shouted.
Evil King Dedede slammed his fist upon the banister and growled,
“I said I’ll be called World Emperor Dedede from now on!”A Poppy Bro Senior burst through the balcony doors. “MY LORD! LOOK OUT!”
Evil King Dedede stared blankly over his shoulder at the large Poppy Bro who attempted to dive into him. Poppy Bro Senior tackled Evil King Dedede just as a great shadow fell over them. A big purple ass landed on the two. One cheek absorbed King Dedede’s face, while the other absorbed the face of the grimacing Poppy Bro. Rosalina with her eyes closed, raised her nose with a
Hmph! before she snapped her fingers.
Wario’s eyes grew larger than they ever had been before as his bowels instantly loosened and a great force escaped him.
The detonation shook the entire ship. There was a green backdrop surrounding the Ragnorok amidst a dark dome, swelling about the Butter Building. A massive mushroom cloud rose and blossomed out of it. The aftershock expanded in a ring that struck the ship and Guile did his best to hold the Ragnorok together as it near flipped out of control like a surf board on a violent tidal wave.
“HOLD ON!” Guile shouted to everyone.
“WE’RE GONNA RIDE THIS OUT!”The Ragnorok was eventually able to safely clear the blast radius. Guile pressed some buttons to cool the engines and have the Ragnorok coast for a while. The ship faced the Butter Building that still surprisingly withstood the explosion. It hadn’t been like they had dropped an actual bomb on the place. In Guile’s opinion, Evil King Dedede was probably wishing they had. The Butter Building was trapped in a miasma of rancid funk. Several of the soldiers had fainted from the stench, while others such as the Bronto Burts tumbled with ‘X’es in their eyes from the sky.
Guile rested his hands upon his hips and laughed sadistically at the aftermath.
“Just as I expected!”Cloud stared at Guile as though the street fighter had lost it. He muttered,
“Remind me to never piss you off…”“BOOM!” Kirby exclaimed, hopping in the air.
“All right; while the enemies are down, I’m gonna drop you guys directly on the roof,” Guile informed. He started the Ragnorok back up again and sent the ship blasting toward the building.
The balcony doors opened once more as two Poppy Bro Juniors hopped out with a stretcher. They danced over to King Dedede who was unconscious and foaming from the mouth. Poppy Bro Senior was pale white, having passed onto the other life. Well at least he looked that way since his Soul was dancing above his body. Wario was sprawled across the ground, deflated, and with a wide, open mouth grin of joy on his face. Waluigi was face down like the Poppy Bro Senior, a tombstone having appeared by his head. The Poppy Bro Juniors rolled Evil King Dedede onto the stretcher and hefted the penguin as they danced into the building.
The Ragnorok stopped above the Butter Building. Guile surveyed that the soldiers were still down, but Evil King Dedede was nowhere to be found.
“He must have gone inside. All right; you can jump, fly, repel, help each other, whatever gets you guys safely on that balcony. I don’t know what’s inside that building, but I expect you all to return as a group, understand?”He gave Rosalina a look, and the two quickly donned their face masks. Kirby also put his mask on. Guile slapped the hatch button to once again open it.
“Good luck out there!”Kirby waved the heroes off.
“Eeey~!”
Inside the Butter Building, Fl. 6
The sixth floor was wide, spacious and circular. It was also empty. There hadn’t been a single guard in sight. Strange…suddenly, rolling into the center of the room atop a beach ball was a little pink ball. The pink ball had brown shoes, a darker pink bowtie, and a two-toned jester hat. He faced the heroes with a playful smile, dancing on top of the ball as he greeted:
“Welcome, welcome! Guests of the Butter Building! I will be your host today, the great and powerful Marx!”For a Kirby-sized shrimp who had the voice of a child, Marx talked a big game. He continued innocently,
“I bet you’re wondering where World Emperor Dedede is? It’s a secret! You will have to defeat me and five other floor bosses in order to uncover it. I may be small, but I’m no pushover so you better give me a good fight!”Marx stopped dancing on the ball and smirked at the group, his two baby vampire fangs appearing.
“’Cuz if you don’t, you’ll be sorry.”
GM Note: From here on out, all players will be required to keep track of their word count. XP will be awarded every GM post. Be sure to check the XP hider to see how much XP your character earned. Remember to keep your CSes updated. I have seen players slack in keeping their XP up-to-date and they have lost XP points because of it. I didn't take the XP away from them, they just didn't keep track of the XP on their own. It is YOUR responsibility if you want your character to level.
P.O.
If a player is inactive for more than 3 days without letting the GMs know of any delays, then the player can be skipped over on the 4th day. If a player does not wish to post, they can Mention the GM and let the GM know he or she "Passes" on his or her turn.P.O.: Frisk, Alicia Harnick, Banjo & Kazooie, and Cloud.
that startled the plump villain awake. They had been able to spring off of Wario’s belly safely to the ground as the groggy conartist groaned and slowly sat upwards. His eyes were narrowed, his jagged and dastardly mustache twitching. His nostrils then abruptly flared, his eyes bulging until their red, vein-like branches were seen. His gloved hand immediately went to his big nose as he coughed and made gagging sounds.
