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Continued from part one: https://blogs.neoseeker.com/ShadowNc/5415-cracker-chronicle-7-super-nick-bros-brawl-unofficial-part-one/

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The original starting lineup for the 24th Annual Mario Kart Grand Prix was Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Wario, Yoshi, Peach, Waluigi, Toad, and the white Shy Guy. However, Luigi and Peach were absent from the race, and Toad, Waluigi, and the white Shy Guy mysteriously were absent when they were to take their place.
Now riding in their place were Scott, in Toad’s blue kart, Sonic in Waluigi’s purple kart, and Nick in the Shy Guy’s Kart. Link occupied the vacant green Luigi’s kart while Kirby rode Peach’s pink kart.
Yoshi gave Mario a thumbs-up from his kart and strapped a pair of goggles to his face. Bowser and Wario jeered at the heroes from their karts: “Hey! I almost thought you weren’t going to show up!” Bowser growled.
“Yeah, and where’s your lousy chicken of a brother? What’s his face, Luigi!” Wario taunted.
A Lakitu hovered over the starting line, holding a stoplight by a fishing rod. The top light flashed red.
Nick turned to Bowser and Wario, “Save it for the race. You’ll need it.”
The second light, yellow, flashed on.
Wario scowled. Bowser silenced him with a raised paw, “Wario, I see we might have a little difficulty in this race. Execute plan O point O.”
Scott frowned, “O point O...isn’t that...?” He made a face that resembled a smiley, and then the final light, a green-blue one, flashed on, signaling the race had started.
Nick’s, Mario’s, Scott’s and Wario’s karts immediately rocketed out of the starting point, followed by Yoshi and Sonic. Link and Kirby were left staring at their karts, suddenly realizing that there weren’t any peddles in the kart.
Scott noticed this and shouted over his shoulder, “There are two buttons on the rear side of the steering wheel! On the right, it’s A for Accelerate! On the left, it’s B for Brake! You shouldn’t ever have to use it, but I just wanted to make sure you didn’t!”
Link and Kirby found the buttons and steadily started off; unaware that one person was still behind. Bowser silently chuckled, “The fools have no idea what I’m planning. Death is to all of them!”
Father ahead, Nick, Scott, Mario, and Wario battled for first place. Nick narrowly dodged his kart out of the way as a daring swerve by Wario nearly toppled his kart. Nick turned to look at Scott, “I have an idea: we let Mario win, and we can take out this fat guy that keeps getting in our way.”
Scott crossed his arms and closed his eyes, despite his kart’s forward motion, “You know I can’t agree to that; it’s against my Mario Kart motives.”
Wario violently crashed into him, causing Scott to brutally grab the steering wheel, “Okay, that’s it; all morals just flew out the window!” He leaned over and grabbed an item block from the ground, it forming into a red Koopa shell after a moment of pause.
Mario shot ahead, followed closely by Wario as Nick and Scott held back. Scott threw the shell in front of him and they both accelerated after the leaders. The shell zoomed after Wario, knocking the kart up as it collided. Nick and Scott passed, high-fiving as they looked back. As Wario began to move again, quickly overtaken by Sonic and Yoshi, a spiked blue Koopa shell with wings flew over them, whizzing towards Mario.
Nick and Scott cried out in surprise in horror as the blue shell smashed into Mario, sending an explosion that toppled all three of their karts momentarily. Wario overtook them, laughing as he passed. Sonic and Yoshi also passed, leaving Mario, Scott, and Nick behind in their wake. They shook themselves off, and hesitantly restarted their karts, cautiously trying to regain their lead.

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Back near the starting line, Bowser kept picking up item blocks, reaping the offense-based items and throwing out the others. Being in last place, he had access to the best items there were, and was using a dirty strategy that only those on team races were smart enough to use.
He laughed as another Blue Shell appeared in his hand, “Oh, this is fun. I wish this could go on all day. But...”
A burst of wind knocked the shell from his grasp. The shell flew into Kirby’s mouth, where it was swallowed easily. Link and Kirby had come back to fight off Bowser.
Bowser leaped from his kart, “Fine. If you want to stand in my way, then come at me!” He grabbed an item block and it transformed into a lightning bolt. He threw it to the ground, and two bolts of lightning struck Link and Kirby. Bowser grinned as he knew that farther ahead the heroes’ karts were struck with identical bolts.
Kirby’s natural bodily functions absorbed energy from the blue shell that he had swallowed. Unused to the alien substance, Kirby clutched his stomach as his body analyzed the substance.
Link drew his sword and ran at the Koopa King, swinging downwards. Bowser jumped straight up, somersaulting in midair and landing behind him. He turned and grabbed Link by his tunic, raising him up before slamming him into the ground. He roared and grabbed another item block, forming into a Mega Mushroom.
Bowser pocketed the mushroom and grabbed for another item block, getting his claws on a POW block. He raised his arm to smash it into Link, the force of the impact so great that it could rip Link apart.
Kirby’s body finished analyzing and figured the shell was most like an explosive. A blue cap covered Kirby’s head as the puffball raised a bomb bigger than his own body. Kirby shouted something, and then chucked the bomb at Bowser, who turned at the last moment, eyes wide with fear.
The bomb exploded in his face, and the Koopa King was sent hurtling high into the sky. Link and Kirby nodded at each other, and then returned to their Karts to get back in the race.

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Mario, Nick and Scott cried out in surprised happiness as they turned the final stretch and saw the finish line dead ahead. They zoomed on, approaching the finish line with no opposing force in sight.
Farther back in the race, Sonic had picked up a Bomb-omb and had used it against Wario, sending him back a fair length. Now Sonic and Yoshi trailed behind, and Wario was behind even them.
Mario, the one in the lead, had a smug grin as he was a mere twenty yards from the finish line.
A portal abruptly appeared in front of the finish line, and the three leaders spun their karts sideways to prevent falling in. They formed a line, with Mario in the middle.
As they sighed in relief, Sonic and Yoshi piled up next to them, but didn’t send them into the portal. A short time later, even Link and Kirby joined in.
“Wait,” Nick said with a frown, “Where’s War-”
A brutal honk cut him off. Farther back on the track, Wario’s kart idled some fifty yards away. Wario slammed the acceleration, and his kart rocketed towards them.
The heroes and Yoshi screamed as Wario crashed into them like they were bowling pins, sending all of them into the portal.
Wario laughed, “Yes! All is going according to plan! You see, I’m not the Wario from the Mario universe...” he ripped off his clothes, revealing exact replicate clothes underneath, “I’m the Wario from your universe!”
Scott scrunched up his brow, “Wait, that doesn’t make-”
The portal deposited them in the middle of a neighborhood street. Wario leaped to his feet, lunging for Scott.
Scott got to his feet calmly, sidestepping Wario’s assault with ease, “Hey...this is our street! Where we live! And that...” he grabbed Wario’s head as he lunged once more for him, “...gives me renewed confidence!”
“What are you talking abou-”
Scott dropped Wario, kicking him like an American football. Wario sailed over their heads and landed harshly on the ground a fair ways away.
Wario struggled to his feet once more, turning to them now with fear in his eyes, “Okay, I’m sorry! Leave me alone!” He opened a portal and ran inside.
Nick ran towards the portal along with the other heroes, “Not a chance!”
They ran into the portal, coming out over Dreamland. As they fell, they saw Wario flying towards Dedede Castle.
Seven stars formed around them, joining together to form a single Warpstar. The Warpstar shone with the colors of the rainbow, and then shot off towards Dedede Castle, breaking the sound barrier almost instantly.
“Whoa!” Scott shouted, though it was lost to the others, “This is legit!” (Author’s note: legit is 2010-2019 slang meaning cool, or something that is found pleasing. As this is 2009, this makes Scott the first recorded person to say it).
They whooshed towards the castle at breakneck speed, almost halfway there when a demonic blimp rose up to meet them. Kirby slowed the Warpstar so it would not run into the blimp, and scowled at the blimp with a face.
Twin cannons slowly opened on the underside of the blimp, aiming at them before firing multiple Bullet Bills at them.
Kirby swerved the Warpstar out of the way, and then energy gathered into the star. Kirby shouted something in gibberish, and then a laser shot from the Warpstar, engulfing the blimp in flame.
The heroes gasped in shock and happiness at this latest display of how bad Kirby could be. The Warpstar whizzed towards the castle on top of the mountain, crashing through a window into the throne room.
They gasped as they saw Wario bowing before King Dedede. Wario nervously turned to them, “It’s not what it looks like! I-I work for King De-Bowser! Not him!”
Scott stared at the two fat men, one on a throne, the other kneeling before the other, “Wait, this is completely illogical; the Wario from our universe that is supposed to work for Bowser in that universe is actually working for King Dedede in this universe?”
Nick scratched the back of his head, “Yeah, this game’s storyline has veered way off course...”
There was a crash from outside the window. They turned and saw the Death Egg hovering there, the face staring in on them. Eggman’s voice was heard over an intercom hooked to the outside of the craft, “Hello, soon-to-be coffin jockeys. I just wanted to warn you that you are about to die. Thank you.”
Scott rolled his eyes, “The guy’s insane, but he’s still professional. Gotta love a villain who does things right. Mostly.”
He and Sonic jumped to the Death Egg, followed by the other heroes. They jumped through one of the face’s eyes, coming face to face with Dr. Eggman for the first time in their journey.
The doctor laughed, “Now, you see, I am in complete control of you. You are in my domain, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
“Yeah, well, we’ll see about that!” Sonic shouted. He leaped into the air, spinning into a ball and slamming into Eggman’s stomach. Eggman flew across the room, smashing into a control panel on the far side of the room. Several alarms blared, and Sonic ran to the panel, opening a portal on another wall. He grabbed a hold of Eggman and chucked him into the portal.
Sonic the Hedgehog turned to the heroes, “It’s okay; I’ll take him from here. I’m sure glad to have met you all. I do hope...” he looked to the floor in remorse for a brief second before turning back to them and giving them a thumbs-up, “I hope we meet again someday!” He turned and leaped into the portal.
Nick and Scott grabbed the three other heroes and leaped out of the doomed Death Egg. They crashed through the roof of Dedede Castle as the Death Egg exploded in a magnificent flash of multicolored light.
They found themselves in a dark room. King Dedede’s voice resonated through the darkness, “My fight is only with Kirby. The rest of you step out of the ring, and I will appear to fight.”
The heroes stumbled around in the darkness, and then the lights flashed on. Kirby was standing in a wrestling ring, holding a hammer that resembled the one King Dedede always carried. Dedede continued, “This fight will decide everything. We are bitter rivals, and now it comes to this...this fight...to end all fights!!!”
The King leapt to the ring, wearing a metal mask to conceal his face. He brandished a metallic hammer that cackled with electricity. He spun the hammer around, and then swung it at Kirby without warning.
Kirby easily dodged out of the way, whacking his hammer into Dedede’s side. Dedede collapsed to one knee, huffing as he rose steadily to his feet.
Scott nudged Nick, “Popcorn?”
Nick frowned, as Scott had seemingly gotten the popcorn from thin air, but accepted some anyway.
The King swung his hammer down on Kirby, electrifying and flattening him at the same time. Kirby woozily stood up, dropping his hammer.
Scott’s jaw dropped, popcorn falling from his mouth as Dedede raised his Mecha-Hammer to deliver the final blow. Scott rose from his seat, “No! It can’t end this way! Kirby, you have to win! I...I...I believe you can! I think you’re kind of a badass!”
Kirby shook himself and looked at Scott, both of their eyes gleaming. Kirby grabbed his hammer and leaped back, narrowly avoiding the deathblow.
Kirby began to spin around, steadily growing faster and faster. The King took a step back, not knowing what to expect, and then charged ahead, hammer raised above his head.
When Dedede was only two feet away, Kirby let go of the hammer, sending it straight into Dedede’s face. Time seemed to stop as the mask broke in half, and then resume as the King was sent hurtling out of the Castle, rocketing through the roof.
The heroes jumped into the ring, where they congratulated Kirby. Scott hung back for a time, and then was the last to say good-bye.
Scott looked at the puffball for a long time, and then sighed, “We may not get along...and you may not be awesome like Sonic...but...but...” he shook his head, discarding that remark, “Stay tough, kid.”
Scott slugged Kirby in the face as affectionately as he could.
Nick, Scott, Mario, and Link turned and found the scenery changing before their eyes. They now stood in a brick room with a caged floor. Below the cage was sizzling lava.
Bowser stood before them, tossing the Mega Mushroom from the race back and forth between his hands, “So, you finally decided to show up? I should warn you: This is not a dream.”
He grinned at his own joke and tossed the Mushroom into his gaping jaws. He chewed for a time and then grew triple his normal size, bellowing menacingly at the four of them. They scrambled around, trying to avoid being squashed.
Scott, to no avail, was trying to shoot lead bullets into Bowser, but the bullets couldn’t pierce his rough hide. Nick ran to him, “It’s no use; he’s invincible!”
Scott suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and grabbed Nick’s shoulders, “That’s what players of Super Mario Bros. thought in World 1-4 back in 1985!”
They looked past Bowser and saw a red switch with a white skull and crossbones painted white upon it. They looked at each other and grinned.
“Mario!” they shouted simultaneously, “Remember back almost twenty-five years!”
The portly plumber stopped and looked at them with renewed inspiration. He jumped over a swipe from Bowser’s claws, landing on the hand and taking off in a run. He ran up Bowser’s arm and leaped down his shell, landing on the red button.
Nick, Scott, and Link ran to where Mario was standing, and Mario turned to give the Koopa King a grin, “See you next time, Bowser.”
Bowser turned and roared as the cage floor dropped out from under him, and Nick swore he saw Bowser’s mouth twitch into a smile as he fell into the lava below.
Mario and the others ran through the corridor and came to a bound sack. Mario opened it and Toad popped out.
Toad jumped for joy and shouted, “Thank you, Mario! But Luigi already saved the princess!”
Scott narrowed his eyes, “Okay...now I’m confused...”
Toad laughed, “I’m just kidding! Luigi’s in the next room, along with Peach!”
Mario took off in a run, followed by the others, and Toad.
Mario opened the door and gasped in wonder. Peach and Luigi looked up from their game of cards. Mario burst into tears and ran towards them.
Peach stood up and held out a hand, “Now, Mario. I understand-”
Mario grabbed Luigi and hugged him tightly, both of them now crying.
Peach, annoyed, stomped her foot, “It’s okay. It’s not like I’m here. I didn’t need saving.”
Scott laughed and waved to Mario, “Hey, we’re heading off. See ya, Italian man.”
Mario waved his good-byes as he continued to cry.
Nick grinned and turned out of the room. A portal opened on the far wall and he looked at Link, “I think that’s for you.”
Link nodded and they entered the portal, all three of them.

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They appeared in the Hyrule Castle throne room, where the heroes had been taken captive so long ago. Ganondorf sat on the throne, sighing and stretching as he saw them.
“At last, it is coming to an end. Just you and me, now, Link. Now, hero chosen by the gods, come at me with everything you’ve got!”
He drew a sword and leaped at Link, catching him in a deadlock as Link raised his sword. They clenched their teeth and held the deadlock, neither of them giving any signs of breaking it. And then, Link pushed the deadlock away from himself, very slightly, but it was still noticeable. Ganondorf laughed, “You cannot win! The winner of this fight proves nothing! In the end, the strong will rule, and the weak shall fall! The very history of Hyrule shall be written in blood!”
Link opened his mouth, and for the first time in his life spoke, speaking only six words, but his first in twenty-five years, no less: “Then let it be your own!”
Link abruptly broke the deadlock, rolling around Ganondorf’s feet and slashing upwards across his back. Ganondorf fell to his knees, and Link, still in the air, stabbed his sword through the center of his back.
Ganondorf screamed horribly, and then cringed, smiling slightly, “I beseech you, hero. Let it be known that this will not be our final battle.”
He collapsed, and then the dark twilight that had surrounded the castle vanished. A bright flash of light came from the ceiling, and Princess Zelda floated down from there. Link ran to her and they looked at each other for a long time. Zelda opened her mouth to speak-
“No!” Rain Storm’s voice came from everywhere and no where at the same time, “This...cannot...be! I had it all planned, and one by one, my allies fell! And now...”
A portal formed below Nick and Scott’s feet, sucking them in.

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They landed in a small room made entirely of brick. A cage came down around Scott and sealed him away. Nick turned to the front of the room, where Rain Storm fumed at his defeat, sword in hand, “And now I am the sole remainder...I know that I can’t kill you...but I’ll make a hell of an effort trying!”
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There was a flash of light and a boy was suddenly among them.
Scott frowned, “Who’s he?”
Nick looked utterly perplexed, “I have no idea. Although there is one theory...this game is a multiplayer-online game, which means anyone playing can appear and help anyone else.”
Scott raised an eyebrow, “That’s impossible; who else would have this game-”
“OMFG!” the boy suddenly shouted.
“What was that?”
“lol d00d I noit u call me fanboy69. I am teh uber and u suX0rz.”
“Is that even English?”
“How com u go wii? IMO wii sux like your mom lmao! Why u go on wii!1! Xbox is uber-”
Nick held out his hand and the boy was instantly incinerated. He shrugged, “It’s guys like that that make me glad I’m not human.”
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Rain Storm cleared his throat and raised his sword, “Now that that’s been taken care of, let us duel to the death.”
He charged forward, his sword scraping along the ground. Nick unsheathed his own, the Fli Sword and parried the assault, following up with a quick slash at Rain’s ribs.
Rain clutched momentarily at his side, and then furiously brandished his sword, knocking it against the Fli Sword. They slashed several times at each other, each time coming to a momentary deadlock that was broken almost immediately.
As Rain thrust his sword vertically, Nick suddenly changed tactics, slashing as hard as he could to block the attack. Rain rebounded from the impact, taking a step back as he did so. Nick slashed horizontally across Rain’s stomach. Blood formed on his dark shirt where the blade had slashed through his shirt.
Rain growled and brought his sword down, aimed between Nick’s shoulder and his neck. Nick swatted the blade aside, and in the same motion spun on his heel, slashing diagonally downwards across Rain’s chest.
Rain dropped his sword and hunched over, clutching at his chest. Based on the amount of blood pouring out from the wound, it was correctly deduced that the Fli Sword had barely ripped through the wall of Rain’s heart, and was a fatal wound.
Nick brought up his sword one more time and spun around, slashing straight through the metal bars of Scott’s cage. Scott casually walked out of his prison as Rain Storm fell to the ground and writhed in pain, slowly dieing before their eyes.
“Why?” he asked desperately, “Why, Nick? Why do you have to be so strong? Why couldn’t the side of evil win for once?”
Nick and Scott began to float away, through the brick of the ceiling as if they weren’t there, and through the sky, being lifted out of the DVG.
Scott turned to Nick, “What made him like that? What did you do that was so bad that he sacrificed his own life just to attempt to avenge it?”
Nick sighed and looked to the ground, far below, “I killed his brother.”

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I still think I'm going to get sued. I do realize that even though this game was made in 2009, it was horribly outdated, as it was New Super Mario Bros. instead of Super Mario Galaxy, Twilight Princess instead of Phantom Hourglass, and Kirby Super Star Ultra instead of...actually, I think that was the most recent Kirby game at the time. And I wouldn't play a Sonic game for years, so I had little to no info about him when I made the game. Anyway, any questions, comments, criticism or grammar corrections are greatly appreciated, so feel free to use that comment box below!

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