The Quest for Dimentio

Chapter 16

Daisy took her eyes off of Luigi and Mr. L. She saw way out in the background Bowser watching the fight from afar. "Dimentio! There's Bowser!" She told him. Dimentio looked over. "Why is he doing this? He never is this power hungry." She asked. Dimentio responded, "The Dark Prognosticus has begun to change him. We need to get that book away from him!" Daisy looked over at him and nodded. Dimentio snapped his fingers, teleporting himself away. Daisy kept her eyes on Bowser and started charging towards him, when suddenly an umbrella hit her in the gut.

Daisy turned to see her her good friend, Peach staring down at her. She too had a Sprout on her head, only now her dress was dark purple and her eyes were dark and cold. Daisy rolled her eyes. "Sorry Peach, you asked for it." Daisy moved her foot, kicked Peach backwards and swiftly grabbed Peach's umbrella, pointing it at Peach. "Stay down, Peach."

Dimentio teleported himself behind Bowser. They were way out away from where Luigi, Mr. L and Mario were fighting. Everything over here was quiet. To quiet. Dimentio did his best to silently swipe the book. Bowser was wearing a bag over his shoulder, with the book inside. Dimentio slowly grabbed at it, when Bowser noticed his presence. He quickly swiped at Dimentio, causing Dimentio to fly backwards without the book.

Mr. L was still fighting Mario while Luigi sat aside and watched. Luigi picked himself up, and summoned all the strength he had. He needed to get to Mario and rip out the Sprout. He made his way unnoticed to the side. Mr. L and Mario kept throwing huge, powerful strikes at each other. It was a fantastic show, Green Thunder vs. Red Fire. Mario was incredibly powerful, but so was Mr. L. 

Peach smiled, then kicked the Umbrella to the side. She quickly swung her fist for Daisy's face, but Daisy caught it. Peach had a small look of confusion. Daisy smiled. "What, you think I can't fight just because I'm a Princess?" Suddenly, Daisy spun around and threw Peach to the ground. When Peach picked herself up, Daisy quickly ran behind her and held her down. She tried grabbing at the Sprout, but it was really in there good. Peach looked as if she was in pain. "Come on, just come off."

Bowser turned to face Dimentio. "Heh, you sure changed your attitude." Dimentio continued to dodge, as he grabbed for the book. "Give me the Dark Prognosticus, Bowser. You don't know what you're dealing with." Dimentio said. Bowser smiled, then breathed fire at him. Dimentio held his hands out, shielding himself from the burning flames. His hands burned, which reminded him of when he was fighting Luigi and Mr. L, all that time ago. 

Mr. L kept firing more and more thunder at Mario, being careful not to kill him. Mario was completely focused on Mr. L. He had no idea Luigi had picked himself up and was sneaking up behind him. Luigi held his side, which was mildly scorched, as he made his way towards his brother. Mr. L looked at Luigi, and realized what he was trying to do. "Alright, I just gotta keep Mr. Copycat distracted." Mr. L told himself. 

After minutes of pulling and pulling, Daisy finally ripped the Sprout of of Peach's head. Peach fell unconscious. Daisy looked at the sprout. The roots were bloody. She threw it aside. "Whew, that was harder than it should have been," She said as she put her hands on her hips. She suddenly looked over to where Luigi and Mr. L were.  She started sprinting back towards them. "I hope Dimentio can get that book on his own."

Bowser hit Dimentio aside. "Listen, Jester. You are nothing, so quit trying to be something." Dimentio looked up. Bowser almost hit him again, but he teleported behind Bowser and reached for the book. Bowser quickly turned around, Grabbed Dimentio's wrist and threw him aside. "I'll kill you first, then get your little friends." Dimentio quickly picked himself up. Bowser continued "I'll kill Luigi, and then I'll kill your precious Mr. L."

Mario was growing annoyed with this fight. He raised his arms and suddenly fired a huge, concentrated beam of fire at Mr. L. Mr. L held his hands up to try to shield himself. He stood there and held his ground, taking in all the flames. This was Luigi's chance. He ran up behind Mario, and desperately tried to yank the sprout out. It wouldn't budge. Luigi looked over at Mr. L, who was being encased in flames. Mario continued to fire at Mr. L, it was like he didn't even notice Luigi was behind him trying to rip the sprout out. Luigi made eye contact with Mr. L, who was being burned alive. Suddenly, Mr. L mouthed something. "Green.... Thunder." Luigi looked down, stepped back, and his hands began to glow green with electricity. He them quickly zapped the sprout with everything he had. 

Luigi stopped, exhausted. He looked over to see that the sprout was dark and faded. He walked over, and yanked it out. This time the sprout came out with ease. He held it in his hands, and crushed it. The fire around Mr. L suddenly disappeared as Mario collapsed, but Luigi knew Mario would be okay. He sprinted over towards Mr. L. 

Mr. L wrapped his arm around his stomach and collapsed to the ground. He had been badly burned. As Luigi looked ran over to him time seemed to slow down. It felt as though Mr. L was falling to the ground in slow motion. He fell and was writhing on the ground, in pain. Luigi sprinted, running as fast as he could, holding his side, which still hurt. He ran over and kneeled down next to him. "Mr. L?? Mr. L?? Are you okay?"

Bowser threw Dimentio to the ground. He stood over Dimentio, "Now, say bye bye, Jester." Dimentio watched as Bowser lifted his arms, about to strike, exposing the Dark Prognosticus. Dimentio smiled and quickly grabbed the book, swiftly kicking Bowser back. He then walked up to him. Bowser fell onto his back, surprised by the sudden kick. He didn't think a being so much smaller than him could have such a powerful kick. Dimentio walked over to him and snapped his fingers, trapping him in a clear, yellow box. "You know, for a bad guy who had the Dark Prognosticus on your side, you really underestimated who you were fighting. Don't you remember who I am?" Bowser looked up at him through the yellow box, "I am the master of dimensions, the pleaser of crowds" Dimentio raised his hand into the air. "I am Dimentio! Remember the name well!" Dimentio then snapped, teleporting himself away.