SMG4: The Power Crystal (Episode)

Chapter 9 - The Final Battle! (Part 1)

   "Wakey wakey Bob!"

SPLASH!

  Bob woke up with a jolt.
Turning his head, he saw that a giant was looming above him. Bob could almost instantly tell that it was SMG3. His thoughts were confirmed when he glanced over at his hand. In his gigantic palm, the crystal looked to be the size of a literal bread crumb.
   "Like it?" SMG3 mocked when he noticed Bob eyeing the jewel. "Well take a good look at it, because you're never getting your hands on it again!"
  Bob shot up. "What? Yo! I thought we were supposed to be working together! That's low, man!"
  SMG3 rotated his head. "Says the guy who ran off in such a fright because they couldn't handle a little rant."
   "That was different!"
   "Really?" SMG3 hung his lip with a mocking sympathy. "Oh boo hoo! Isn't that just sad!" He took his giant fingers and pinched Bob's face. "Poor Bob. Can't handle a widdle emowshon."
   "Let go of me, you brute!" Bob attempted to slice his fingers, but he missed by a millimeter.
   "Oh, I'm sorry. Was I too close?" The giant finished his mockery with the snap of his jaws.
   "This is low man!" Bob repeated. "You won't get away with this!"
   "Bob, just face it," The giant rotated his body. "I already have."
  Bob grimaced. "Just wait until the others get here and see what you're up to."
  The giant let out a belly laugh.
  Bob narrowed his eyes but didn't bother to protest. He was too offended.
  When SMG3 had finished his laughter, he wiped a tear from his eye. "Ooh man. That was the best thing I've heard all day. Hearing that come from you? PAAAAAh-" He wheezed. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... this is just so out of character for you."
   "Hmh." Bob turned his head. "Well my life is kind of in danger. So I think I have a reason to be serious."
   "Who said I was going to kill you?" SMG3 almost sounded offended. "I told you," He brought his face close to Bob's. "I don't kill. Torture is more my style."
   "So how are you gonna torture me? Huh? Hangman? Dismemberment?"
SMG3's smile turned into a sickening grin with teeth. "No Bob... those would be mercy to you. I'm gonna do something much, much worse..."
  Bob blinked nervously. "L-like?"
  SMG3's response was him leaning over and picking up a pile of bills that Bob had previously spawned.
   "No..." Bob blinked. "No don't tell me."
  He held it over his mouth with his fingers. "This paper looks awful yummy right now."
   "NO DON'T DO IT!" Bob pleated, realizing what the monster was about to do. "DON'T HURT MY BABY!"
  SMG3 snickered evilly and lowered the stack mockingly. "I'm gonna do it, Bob."
   "NO PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU!" Bob was hysterical now. "ANYTHING BUT THE MONEY!"
  He lowered the cash more, so now it was only a few inches from his gaped mouth.
  Bob was a flurry of panic. He ran around in a circle and caterwauled loudly.
  SMG3 cackled and dropped the money into his mouth.

   "STOP RIGHT THERE!"

  Hearing the anonymous voice made SMG3 gag and cough up the money. As soon as the money landed on the grass, Bob frantically picked it up, wiping away the slobber with his sword hand and hugging it close to his body. "My baby!"
  SMG3 threw his head back, clenching his fist. "Who said that?! SHOW YOURSELF!"
   "LEAVE THE MONEY ALONE!"
  Out stepped SMG4 and the rest of the gang.
  The minute SMG3 laid eyes on him and the others, the humor and mischief that was on his face vanished, and was replaced with a horrifying scowl. "You."
   "SMG3 stop this right now!" SMG4 stepped forward, his face full of confidence. "We don't have to do this the hard way."
  SMG3 narrowed his eyes but he said nothing.
   "Give us the crystal now, Three!" Meggy snapped. "Or you'll really pay for it!"
  The giant's bluntness was replaced with a cackle. "Oh please. Do you really think I'd give up this power so easily? I could destroy you all with a finger! Literally!"
  The group huddled together, snarling.
   "You're all weak! Without the crystal, none of you have your powers! So good luck trying to stop me!"
   "We may not have our powers," Meggy explained. "But we know somebody who could defeat you any day!" She walked behind SMG4 and pushed him forward. 
  The giant almost instantly wheezed. "Are you kidding me? Him? He doesn't even have a power!"
   "Yes he does!" Tari corrected in a snap.
   "He has more power than you ever will!" Saiko added.
  SMG3's expression instantly turned cold.
   "That's right!" Meggy snapped with a grin. "SMG4 has the power of the crystal! So if he wanted, he could take that power right off of you!"
   "LIES!" The giant bellowed. "I'LL SHOW YOU REAL POWER!" Instantly, the giant sprinted. Most of the group jumped out of the way in time, but SMG4 was unfortunately too slow, because SMG3 had already grabbed him.
   "SMG4 NO!" Meggy hollered.
  SMG4 whimpered anxiously as the giant brought him closer to his face. "Not so tough now, are ya?"
  SMG4 squirmed. "SMG3 SNAP OUT OF IT!"
   "NO!" The giant roared. "THIS IS FINALLY MY CHANCE TO SHOW EVERYBODY WHAT I CAN REALLY DO!" With that, the giant flung his counterpart hard against a tree.
  When he hit it, he slid down it with a painful groan.
   "SMG4!" Meggy and the others immediately rushed over to their friend's aid. "SMG4 are you alright?!"
  SMG4 struggled to stand up. When he attempted to lift himself off of the ground, he fell back onto the grass with a painful grunt.
   "Nice going!" Meggy snapped, whirling her head upwards to face the giant. "You hurt SMG4! I hope you're proud of yourself!"
  The giant stomped over and loomed above them with an evil smile. He looked down to see his enemy wincing in pain.
  When he noticed how much pain SMG4 was in, his expression softened for a moment. Seeing his face grimacing in pain... it almost made his own stomach churn.
   "SMG4, can you get up?"
  SMG4 coughed. "N-no. I think I broke a rib or two by the impact." A pain shot through him like lightning, causing him to let out a loud whimper.
  SMG3 grimaced.
   "Good going, jerk." Saiko sneered.
  SMG3 was about to say something to SMG4, but the insult from Saiko made him fume. "Oh? Do you wanna be next? I'd suggest you shut your lips."
  Saiko bared her teeth. "Is that a threat?" Whipping out her mallet, she snapped. "Power or no power, I can still defeat you regardless!"
  The giant snorted. "I dare you to even try!"
   "Saiko no! It's too dangerous! You'll only get yourself hurt like Four." Meggy shot a glare at SMG3 when she finished her sentence.
   "SMG3 has officially went over the deep end..." Tari whimpered, backing away and hiding herself behind a tree.
   "I was right about you," Meggy sneered mockingly. "You're nothing but a heartless villain who doesn't give a shit about SMG4 or any of us!"
   SMG3 scowled. "How about you shut the hell up, ginger?" Bringing his fingers close to Meggy, the giant flicked her away with ease, causing her to fly into a nearby bush. Their was power behind his flick, but not enough to inflict serious harm to her like SMG4.
   "Okay, you proved you're powerful! Now leave! You've got what you wanted!" Surprisingly, it was Luigi who snapped.
   "Not until I prove to SMG4 that—"
   "What do you have to prove? You've got him seriously injured already! He can't take anymore of your bullshit! You've already done enough." Saiko clenched onto her mallet tightly.
  For a moment, the giant bared his teeth and leaned forward, getting himself ready for another attack. But when he glanced back at SMG4, his eyes softened again for a moment before he shook his head with a groan and stomped away.
   "Yeah! That's right! Leave!" Meggy shouted from a distance, pulling herself out from the thorn-filled bush. "And never come back!"
  When the giant had left their part of the forest, everybody turned back to face their friend, frantic. "SMG4!"
  SMG4 was in a fit of coughing again. "Thanks guys... but you really didn't need to be so hard on him..."
  Meggy tenderly kneeled down and lifted her friend, so that now he was on her back. "What? No way! He needed that scolding!"
   "That man seriously needs an awakening." Saiko rolled her eyes. "The attitude on that man."
   "Yeah, well that's just the way he is," SMG4 reminded, wrapping his arms around Meggy's neck. "I don't think he actually meant to hurt me. He did look pretty upset..."
   "So what? He still hurt you!" Meggy snapped. "I was right about him all along!"
  SMG4 wanted to argue so badly, but he was in way too much pain to. And plus Meggy was literally carrying him, so he couldn't either way.
   "Come on Four, lets take you back to the castle and get you bandaged up. In the meantime, the rest of us will go hunt down Three again."
  SMG4's eyes shot wide. "What?! No! You can't!"
   "SMG4, we'll be fine," Meggy reassured. "Theirs still eight of us, and one of him."
   "That doesn't mean—"
   "Don't worry SMG4," Meggy repeated more sternly. "We'll be okay. And when we win this battle in your honor... we'll make sure that SMG3 never shows his face in the Showgrounds again!"