Infinite DC: Super Mario Time

Part Four

Bowser's monstrous airship eclipsed the sun, casting an ominous shadow over Hyrule Castle. Only the fires from the destruction created by the Bullet and Bomber Bills launched from the ship's multiple cannons provided any source of illumination. The rebel army was scattered – some trying their best to fight back, others making a hopeless retreat, and many perishing. And there Sonia was, standing in the middle of it all and thinking only about one thing: her grandson, A.J.

It was all that was on her mind as she watched one Bomber Bill fly straight in her direction. She was powerless to do anything to avoid it. The damage would be devastating, leaving no hope for regenerating. I just got this face...it would seem like a shame to see lil' A.J. with a new one, even if I did survive this.

Closing her eyes, she braced herself for the excruciating impact to come.

She could hear the Bomber Bill rocketing closer and closer towards her.

And then...silence.

Everything around Sonia fell silent. All the destruction, all the death.

She reopened her eyes to find herself inside a yellow squared room with four exits/entrances. One of the four walls looked to be a giant flatscreen TV that currently broadcasted Bowser's attack over Hyrule Castle; however, the footage had been paused right at the moment that the Bomber Bill was going to strike where Sonia previously stood.

"That was a close one, wasn't it?" she heard a man's voice echo around her. It sounded very easygoing.

Sonia looked all around, seeing no one in the room with her. "Yeah, it was," she addressed the unseen party. "Are you the one I should thank for saving my butt?"

"Uh," the man uttered with a bashful chuckle. "Y-Yeah...I am. I'm Prismo."

"Thanks, Prismo," Sonia nodded with a smile. "I didn't think I'd make it."

"Well, I wouldn't let anything happen to the famous Gladiator of Gallifrey."

"You know who I am?"

"Oh, I know all about what you've done for the multiverse. I can't say a whole lot because...you know...spoilers. But it's pretty cool."

Sonia nodded again, still searching for her mysterious admirer. "I'm flattered."

"I'm over here, by the way," Prismo directed. Following the sound of his voice, Sonia looked to one wall where she was surprised to see a being unlike any she had encountered in the multiverse. It was a giant, sentient pink shadow with eyes that were leering directly on Sonia; she moved left and right just to make sure that they were, and it wasn't some sort of illusion.

"Are you...a cosmic entity?" Sonia inquired.

Prismo's pink form turned fuchsia, as if he were blushing. "T-That's right. How did you guess?"

Sonia flippantly shrugged. "I may have met one or two in my journeys." She suddenly stiffened as she remembered something vital. "Oh, my god! Daphne and Elmo! They're still back there!" In her vexed frame of mind, she turned to the TV wall and the paused feed.

"Oh, don't worry," Prismo reassured. "I'll bring 'em here."

In the blink of an eye, Daphne and Elmo materialized inside the squared room, much to Sonia's relief. "Oh, thank goodness you two are alright," she embraced the redheaded teenager and the little furry red monster.