//------------------------------// // The Middle // Story: Super Mario ponies in Peril // by SECURE0777 //------------------------------// Gilda and Rainbow Dash were a blur of movements, popping in and out of existence to their griffin and pegasi companions. The air shook with every hit they managed to land on one another. "Come on RD, we both know that one lucky move pulled from your flank is the only chance you have at beating me!" Gilda chuckled. "I've been training with Bowser himself!" Her eagle eyes remained glued on the pegasi. Rainbow Dash frowned at her former friend’s direction. "Please Gilda, I never wanted to fight you." She threw out her hooves "Look around you, not just ponies are going to get hurt!" Gilda eyes went to the two armies, her griffin forces were being waddled down, Koopa Troopas climbing over the wall flinging themselves against pony defenders. "Just stop, together we can end this war, stop Bowser, and maybe we can be friends again!" Gilda frowned. "Shut up and fight!" MARIO Mario flew through air, smashing feet first into Twilight’s barrier. He then whipped out his hammer... Bang Boom CRACK Fwoom The plumber dropped towards Twilight. Instantly the young Alicorn fired a beam straight at Mario, who slid three feet as a dark purple aura dissipated across his hammer. A bright green flash blinked behind Mario, he quickly jumped to right as a pillar of golden flames smashed into Twilight’s shield. "Was that solar magic?" Twilight teleported next to Sunset Shimmer’s side. "I can barely do more than a flicker of solar energy." She nudged her blushing friend gently. "Yeah, mother had to teach me control after I became a miniature sun during one of our sessions." Sunset replied, her eyes followed the red capped plumber. He walked slowly towards the two, each step cracking the earth beneath his feet. "We can't keep slamming our heads against a brick wall." Twilight frowned darkly. Sunset's vision shifted to the Sirens, Adagio sat confidently in Celestia's throne. On either side of her was Sonata and Aria. "You thinking what I'm thinking?" Twilight eyed the two with a predatory glint. "Yep." Sunset glared at the plumber getting closer to them. "He's fast, it's still going to be hard to get to them." Twilight nodded her head. "We got each other." Sunset smiled proudly. "We got each other." HUMANE SIX In the empty smoking streets two dragons snarled at one another. The purple one, smaller then his ruby red counterpart, gently flicked his tail knocking Rarity away from the two. "Get back!" Spike commanded the white mare. Spike dug his claws into the ground and with a powerful beat of his wing Spike smashed into Alduin’s large chest. Spike and Alduin were a rolling, gnashing, and a clawing mass of purple and red. In a blink of an eye Spike was smashed against the ground. "ROAR!" Spike gave out an agonized roar, as the razor sharp teeth of Alduin dug into the scales above his left shoulder. Suddenly, a stone smashed into Alduin's right eye. "Get off him great beasty!" Rarity yelled, tossing another sharp stone at dragon. "Get off!" He turned towards her and threw a wild swinging claw. "No you don't!" Applejack tossed her lasso intercepting the claw mid attack, and with a sharp tug his fist dropped to the left. "Aw WAH WAH!" A Rainbow Dash blur through the air and smashed into the center of Alduin’s back. "RA!!" He bellowed, releasing his death grip as Rainbow Dash dug into his scales. Spike shot up grabbing Alduin by the throat. With two powerful steps he then shot his left leg out tripping the two. The earth shook as they crashed into the ground. "You are not going to beat me little dragon!" Alduin hissed as Spike continued to apply pressure to his throat. Alduin reached up and started choking Spike, viciously shaking the dragon off himself. Slowly the two rose to their feet, Spike dug his foot claws into the ground. He sliced cobblestone as Alduin pushed him back. "Applejack his tail!" Rarity yelled at the cowgirl. "Already, on it!" She galloped behind the ruby red dragon, his tail thrashing wildly. Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie galloped towards the four fighting the dragon. "Who is that?" Pinkie pointed at Spike curiously. "He's the other Rarity's boyfriend." Rarity replied. "You're dating a dragon!? Oh my!" Fluttershy shivered slightly. "Got yeah!" Applejack lassoed around Alduin’s long tail. Spike smirked as they stopped moving "Friends…" He growled. MANE SIX Pinkie Pie fired off her Party Cannon into the tracks of the Boomsday Machine. On the other side of the machine Applejack bucked larger boulders into the track. "Boomsday Machine storm function!" Bowser Jr. cackled proudly. The large metal boxing gloves opened to reveal a massive fan. In a split second they smashed into ground, shattering the cobblestone streets. "What's he going to do?" Applejack whispered, remaining still. "Fancy, dancy, prancy!" Pinkie Pie said. Applejack noticed it, she could see small stones began dancing. Pinkie Pie felt a powerful vibration cut through her body. "Doozy!" She frowned her, mane deflating to half its size. "Oh my goodness…" She whispered. "Crabapples, this going to hurt." The earth began opening beneath the two. Then as sudden as a dam releasing all its water, the earth exploded into a huge hundred foot tall fifty square foot twister ripping apart buildings. The two Elements of Harmony were lifted and pounded by the debris, after thirty seconds the twister stopped dropping the two into the destroyed street below. "Gwahahaha!" Jr laughed, he fired his cannons randomly. "Now the castle!" The wheels of the Boomsday Machine slowly rose from the floor and began to turn. A large metal sword flew through the air and it slammed into a single cog of the tanks treads. "Hey!" Jr jumped from his seat and looked down. Standing among the rubble stood the blonde apple farmer. Applejack placed her heavily worn cowboy hat back on her head. "You're not going anywhere!" she looked around rubble. 'Where are you Pinkie Pie' "You ok, Applejack?" Pinkie Pie trotted towards her friend, a small limp evident in each step. "Are you?" Applejack looked back at the party planner. "We got to keep fighting." Pinkie Pie frowned deeply. LUIGI The green capped plumber flicked his bulbous nose, watching the smoldering Lightning Dust punch into the black clouds. "Luigi's gotcha." He timidly mumbled. Suddenly a bright turquoise bolt of lightning arced through Luigi's system. "OWOWOWOWO!!" Luigi screamed as he was flung ten feet back. "You're pretty tough." The turquoise pegasi fluttered fifteen feet in the air. Luigi stumbled to his feet, the perfectly quaffed mustachio smoldering slightly. "You're still awake?" DISCORD[\b] Bowser gave a powerful roar, the earth shook and what windows were still in place shattered. Discord puffed up his chest, sucked in a large gulp of air until his chest expanded, and after three painful seconds he, "Roar." He coughed out. Luna and Bowser stopped their movements. "…really?" Luna sighed. "What!?" Discord looked at the pony princess with a dramatic tearful dab at his eyes. "Never roar again." She blasted back Bowser with a energy beam. "Your roars are disgraceful to all roaring creatures." "Ouch, that hurts me right…" A valentine heart appeared in his out stretched chest. "…here" He pointed at the heart. Bowser frowned "I hate to admit it..." Bowser chuckled slightly. "But the pony has a point." ????????? A tiny pink bow wearing Koopa bounced down the empty hallway. She giggled slightly "Red cap or..." She sighed, her heart racing "Green cap" She looked through the empty rooms "Where are you book?" ?????????? Queen Chrysalis calmly trotted through the worn torn street. Her eyes never left the large castle. "Stop!" A Unicorn stallion jumped at her. Calmly Chrysalis said, "Weak." Instantly a black crystal encased the helpless stallion.