Chapter 19: Fox vs. Bowser

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The Subspace

Bowser sat on a bench, playing piano, practicing a love ballad for Peach. He hummed and kept repeating, "Peaches," over and over and over again. He hummed more and then Ganondorf and Dimentio appeared. "Bowser..." Ganondorf said.

"What?" Bowser asked. "You ruined the mood."

"Well..." Dimentio uttered. "... I sensed Lao Ge is dead and...we have no sign or word left of Peach-"

Bowser expressed his frustration through growls and huffs, while Dimentio showed signs of fear

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Bowser expressed his frustration through growls and huffs, while Dimentio showed signs of fear. However, Ganondorf remained unfazed and spoke up, "It was as if the heroes had disappeared."

WHAT?!?!?!!?!!? Okay, okay... Bowser scowled and his flames grew larger...but he took a deep breath and then tapped the side of the bench beside him. "Come, Dimentio. Sit. Jam with me."

Dimentio floated over the other side of the piano and Bowser asked, "You too, Ganondorf? You wanna play too?"

"No, thank you," Ganondorf said. "I'd prefer to play the organ."

(Mario Underground Theme - Javin Tham)

The two played on the piano for a short bit and then suddenly Bowser slammed the piano cover on Dimentio's hands, making him scream. Bowser's flames grew and he faced the marionette-like creature and yelled, "HOW HARD IS IT TO FIND MY FIANCE AND THAT FAT PLUMBER?!?!?!!??!?!?!"

Mewtwo teleported and ordered, "Let Dimentio's hands go free!"

Wolf also appeared. He was a grey wolf with purple eyes with black outlines around them, and a white line of fur cut in a brutal mohawk style, a black eye patch, tall pointed ears, and a bushy tail with a split at the tip. He appeared to be tall and remarkably muscular. He wore a black muscle shirt, an unzipped vest, brown pants, massive spiked shoulder pads, black and purple fingerless gloves that showed off his claws, spiked knee pads, dark-blue and purple combat boots, a collar, a locket, a belt with a wolf-shaped buckle, a chain, and a strap-on holster.

He aimed a purple blaster with a bayonet at Mewtwo. "Don't think I would be scared enough to blow off that freaky head of yours."

"Oh, I'm not afraid of YOU blowing my head off." Mewtwo then flashed its hand at Wolf and smirked. Wolf whimpered as he suddenly noticed his hand turning and pointing the blaster at his head. "It's you blowing off YOUR head that I'm concerned about."

Bowser stood up and prepared his fire breath on Mewtwo. "Let the wolf go!"

Suddenly, the villains all heard a sound and Bowser's pitch-black skin stopped glowing from his growing flames. His flames then died down and saw Zerkom flying while dragging Rayquaza with it. The two dragons landed and Mewtwo asked, "What happened?"

Rayquaza roared weakly and Mewtwo turned to the others as he let Wolf go of his control. "Rayquaza has failed to destroy Diddy Kong and Fox McCloud. Zerkom has also failed to destroy three more of the heroes that could stop us."

"What?" Ganondorf asked. "I KNEW that it was foolish to send Pokemon to do a villain's job!"

"I think that's offensive-Ow!" Dimentio whimpered at his crushed hands.

"I am not human nor Pokemon," Mewtwo said. "And I also received word from Wario that his cargo was stolen by King Dedede. He also told me that the Lucas boy that was with Ness is with a Pokemon Trainer on their way to the Ancient Ruins in Universe-30503020503."

"So we know where the other PSI boy is!" Bowser said. "And...a Pokemon Trainer."

"Trainers. Plural." Mewtwo concentrated. "I sense that there is another Pokemon Trainer on her way to the ruins."

Bowser stood up. "Good. Three birds with one stone. I'll head to the universe where Diddy and Fox are, and you and Wario go to Universe-30503020503. We'll be able to capture five heroes at once!"

"Very well." Mewtwo teleported away.

Zerkom and Rayquaza flew away and Bowser walked off to get his targets. Dimentio whimpered and asked, "Ganondorf? Can you lift the cover?"

"Fine." Ganondorf walked over to Dimentio and lifted the piano cover. He smirked and whispered, "Don't worry...My master plan is coming soon, involving all the heroes that can stop us...and Fluorine."

Meanwhile back in Universe-1200201

Fox and Diddy kept walking through the forest. Fox had somewhat been irritated by Diddy's constant rambling and questions about Star Fox and how his ship worked. Diddy chittered some more and asked, "So...what's so special about this Slippy guy?"

Fox stopped dead in his tracks. "Slippy is a very good friend of mine..." he answered. "My father, James, died years ago. To carry on the legacy that he left, I dropped out of my flight academy and formed Star Fox again. Slippy dropped out like me and he's a good mechanic. No, the best. I'd do anything to get him back..."

All of a sudden, they heard the sound of rumbling feet and caught sight of an imposter Bowser who resembled the false clones of Shulk and Daisy, although they were unaware of this at the time. False Bowser roared and Fox flashed his hand, making a beckoning gesture. "Come on!"

False Bowser roared again and expelled blue flames from his mouth. Fox and Diddy quickly dodged out of the way. Fox quickly fired his blaster at False Bowser, but the clone didn't flinch a bit. False Bowser laughed and then Diddy flipped backward and clung onto him. "You took my uncle, buddy, and I need him back!"

Diddy kept hitting him repeatedly and False Bowser spun in a circle, making the chimp fall off. Fox quickly caught Diddy and said, "Diddy, there's no way that we'll take him down individually...I think we should take 'em down together. Even though, again, I'm not exactly one to team up with apes." 

"...Yeah, let's stick to what your plan was."

Fox and Diddy got into poses and Fox quickly dashed toward False Bowser with his Fox Illusion move. False Bowser was disoriented and Fox gestured again. False Bowser roared and then slipped on a banana peel. Fox leaped into the air and used his Fire Fox attack from back when Rayquaza attacked. "FIRE!!"

False Bowser, having had enough of the ordeal, turned back into a trophy. Diddy clapped his hands and walked over to the trophy. He tapped his finger on the statue and then slammed into it, making the trophy fall over. The trophy suddenly disappeared into Shadow Bugs and Fox gasped. "It's a trap..."

Suddenly, a black arrow fired and the two dodged it. The real Bowser showed up and charged up his Dark Cannon. He fired again, making the arrow fall down and explode. Diddy came out of the explosion and yelled, "GIVE ME BACK DK!!!"

Fox quickly grabbed him by the shirt and dashed away from Bowser. "What are you doing?!? I CAN TAKE HIM!!" Diddy protested. 

"There's no way we're going to survive those blasts from that gun he was using, so we're going to have to retreat and find another strategy," Fox said.

The two leaped off a cliff and Bowser laughed. 

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