//------------------------------// // The Fall // Story: Super Mario ponies in Peril // by SECURE0777 //------------------------------// LUIGI The green capped plumber sailed across the roof tops. He could feel the earth shaking under his foot falls. "Bowser..." He timidly muttered. The tremors of nervousness in his hand continued to grow. Luigi shook his head to rid himself of doubt. He stopped and looked up; a massive fireball shot into the air and it was arcing towards the castle. Luigi tracked it as the flaming ball punched into the tower of castle, causing structured damage and chunks of pieces to fall apart. "Help..." The voice was barely audible. Luigi jumped off the roof. "Hello!" He called out. "Help…," Luigi turned and looked around the empty streets. "Please help..." Luigi followed the voice into a small cellar door just off the streets. "I'm coming!" Luigi ran up to the cellar door. "Are you in here?" "Yes!" As Luigi tugged at the door he heard the wood creak and groan with each tug. "Ok, I’mma coming." The door was instantly ripped off its hinges as the younger plumber tugged powerfully. A series of cracks echoed through the house, which Luigi instantly jumped to the bottom of the stairwell and caught a large support beam that became loose with ease. "Hello!" He yelled. He followed the beam’s structured path. "I'm here!" "Here!" Luigi looked through the dark. Half buried was a small mare, her mane was a deep mahogany and body a was golden yellow with bright blue eyes, dulled with exhaustion. "My filly...." Luigi saw underneath her chin was a tiny baby blue filly. "Just take her." She wheezed weakly. Luigi frowned at the young looking mare. He looked across the basement. "Give me a minute." He walked along the support beam. Luigi felt electricity course through his system, a pleasurable tingle travelled down his spine and into his legs. With a sharp push, the support beam Luigi was carrying was thrown into air. A sudden bright blue flash blinded the helpless mare. Luigi ran across the cellar and slid underneath another collapsed beam. He slid into filly, wrapping his arms around the tiny pony and quickly raced across the basement. Luigi arced through cellar coming to a sliding stop two feet outside. The green plumber whipped around and in a flash he was back in the basement catching the support beam he tossed earlier. Luigi panted as he stopped in front of the pinned mare. "She's safe," Luigi smiled kindly down at the mare. "She'll need her mom though." She smiled weakly, "Thank you." Luigi released his grip on the support beam, holding it with his right hand only. Digging into the front his overalls, he pulled a red and white mushroom. "Here eat this, it will heal you some." Luigi tossed the mushroom towards her muzzle. She slowly bit into the mushroom taking small nicks and scrapes. Then her weak eyes brightened and her coat shone slightly. "Whoa!" She mumbled to herself. "What was that?" She asked looking into the plumbers bright blue eyes. "Super Mushroom." Luigi simply replied. He stood on one leg and swung his foot towards the mare. "Bite down, I’m going to tear you out of there." Luigi vowed. She stretched her neck and bit down on the brown shoe; Luigi and her met eyes, a simple nod was all the Italian plumber needed. The house groaned, wood and stone buckled, and the chunks of plaster crack against his back. The smell of dust and earth mixed together as nails bounced off the ground. He heard the house scream in protest; his entire body arced with electricity once again. With a tug she flew from rubble and Luigi twisted his body, she flew into his waiting arms. Luigi flashed a bright blue and the two rolled into the empty street, just in time as the whole cellar collapse within itself. The young mare stopped coughing once the dust finally settled and she looked at her filly. "You saved us." She whispered, she felt an immense weight melt away from her back. Luigi stood up happily. "No problem. You should make your way from the fighting." Luigi stated simply. He picked up the filly and gently strokes her fur. "She's great, keep her safe." "Where are you going?" The mare wrapped her jaw around the back of the filly's neck. "I'm going to stop this." Luigi was about to leap onto a nearby roof when the mare hugged him tightly. "Stay safe." She whispered fearfully . "I'm Luigi." He replied simply. "My Bro and me, we do this daily." "I'm Daisy." She introduced herself. RAINBOW DASH The Pegasus crashed face first into the road, sliding twenty feet on the pavement before stopping. "Ouch...ouch...well at least all this pain means I'm alive…" Rainbow Dash moaned. In a blur she rolled out of the way from of a massive talon. She kicked off and in a blink of an eye she smashed hoof first into Gilda. Rainbow Dash drove Gilda into the ground in a rainbow streak blur as she dragged Gilda two hundred feet before flinging the griffin into a wall. Gilda smashed through the stone and rolled across the cobble stone. Gilda looked up, stumbling to her bearings on foot. "Your beak!" Gilda didn’t react in time from Rainbow’s voice. She watched a hoof swinging straight towards her dangerous looking beak. Gilda was back-flipped head first into the ground, the cobblestone exploded under her head. She winced as she bounced five feet into the air. She flinched, a small hoof smashed into her side "Ribs!" Gilda twisted wildly flying away from Rainbow Dash. The Pegasi then disappeared. Gilda managed to track the pony as she flew straight at her. 'Not this time!', Gilda thought. The two swung right hooks. "Chin!" Talon met blue fur, hoof met feathered face. The two hung in the air, glaring at one another, their hoof and talon respectively still buried in one another's face. In union the two shot away from another, Rainbow Dash corkscrewed through a half collapsed building. MANE SIX Pinkie and Applejack looked at the machine laying on its side. Both ponies panting in exhaustion; Pinkie collapsed on Applejacks back. "So tired, let's go eat shawarma." Pinkie sighed loudly. "Or pie, maybe a pink pie, made by a Pinkie....." The earth began to shake underneath the ponies. "So…pie later?" The tower’s arms popped from its side, two large boxing gloves began slamming into the earth. It threw its arms high above the two ponies. "RUN!" Applejack grabbed Pinkie Pie and the two tore down the street. With a mighty punch the Boomsday Machine rose high above the ponies once more. "GWA HAHAHA!" Jr laughed condescendingly. The front of the machine opened revealing a series of cannons. Applejack and Pinkie Pie raced away from the tower of weapons. "I'm going to blow you away!" "Why?" Pinkie asked loudly. The younger Koopa Prince frowned at the pink pony. "Because we're enemies!" He screeched in reply. "Well, we can be friends, right?" Pinkie quirked her eyebrow in his general direction. Bowser Jr snorted at her statement. "No!" All the cannons locked onto the pink party pony!” She moved her head slightly. "Why not?" Her puffy pink mane was half its normal size. "Because we're on different sides, you're siding with the MARIO brothers my arch rivals!!" He screamed at Pinkie. "But we can still be friends; I don't like all my friend’s friends." She explained confidently. "So why not be friends with me?" "You are getting on my nerves!" Bowser Jr grumbled. "Pinkie stop." Apple Jack whispered into her ear. Pinkie Pie whipped around on the apple farmer. "Sorry." She quickly shoved Applejack aside; the farmer didn't have time to react. Rolling behind a rock the apple farmer rolled out down the block away from the two. "Pinkie Pie! What just..." Pinkie looked up at the Boomsday Machine. "Ready the cannons..." Bowser Jr fiddled with buttons. Pinkie Pie puffed her chest "Wait, wait!" She yelled. "WHAT!?" Jr roared down on her. "Can you just wait a minute!?" Pinkie Pie asked calmly. Ten more cannons erupted from the middle of the Boomsday Machines body. "No!" Pinkie watched as cannons ignited. The menacing faces of Banzai Bills and the angry eyes Bullet Bills shot out of their cannons. A butter coloured blur smashed into Pinkie Pie and quickly shot up with the pink pony in toe. Missile Bills homed in on the two, but the buttery blur twisted, driving the two bills together. She shot over the Boomsday Machine, avoiding the ten cannon balls. She zigzagged, blurred in and out of existence as the Bills chased after her. "FLUTTERSHY!" Pinkie exclaimed happily. The butter coloured injured mare frowned at her mate she was holding bridal style. "Pinkie you could've been...." The worrisome Pegasi looked down at the party planner with tears in her eyes. Pinkie gently kissed Fluttershy on the cheek. "I knew you would save me." She stated simply. RAINBOW DASH Rainbow Dash frowned as she avoided wild strikes swung by the larger griffon. Her heart raced in her chest, her focus remained on the hovering griffon. In an instant Gilda closed the gap, swinging her vicious talons with crippling intent. Rainbow shot back with speed rivaling a cannon ball. She banked into the wall knocking four Koopa Troopas and a Goomba to the earth below. "Hold the line. I'm ending the griffon assault...." Her deep red eyes went to Gilda. "Stop this Gilda!" Rainbow pleaded. "I don't want to hurt you." The entire wall shook as the griffon smashed fist first into Rainbow Dash's cheek. The small Pegasi crashed head first into the ground, digging a five foot ditch in the cracked stone. In a blink of an eye Gilda was on top of Rainbow Dash. Two punches drove Rainbow’s head into the earth. Gilda closed her eyes as she rained punches down on the helpless pony. "Dash..." For a moment Gilda stopped her onslaught. She shook her head, "You ponies, lording over all of the other races, like we're nothing but, but..." She swung a punch down with a sickening crunch. "Like we're animals!" She wrapped her talons around Rainbow’s neck, slowly applying pressure on the Pegasi's neck, cutting into her flesh slightly. "Well guess what, we're sick and tired of-" "Shut up..." Gilda's eyes instantly dropped to the pony beneath. "You're a broken record." Rainbow bucked powerfully, sending Gilda high into the air. "Celestia has done nothing but try to integrate all of the other races into Equestria, but you and your kind spat in her face!" Rainbow pushed off the ground. "I'm done hearing you whine about us." Rainbow's wings popped open. The Pegasi felt power flow through body, her wings spread wide. Bones cracked, her men watched with wide eyed terror. The earth exploded beneath her as she took to the air. Gilda didn't have time to even raise a talon to block. To a regular eye, it would've looked like Gilda was sent spinning by a shockwave. Gilda popped her wings open hanging high above the Koopa war machine and troops. "Where is....." A Rainbow shockwave smashed into the unprepared griffin. "Sonic Rainboom!" The soldiers of Equestria streamed from the wall, pride echoing in their voice. "I'm not done yet!" Rainbow Dash exploded from the shockwave. On impact with Gilda a second shockwave ripped through the Koopa Troop armada. Gilda twisted and turned as she raced towards the earth. "One more time!" Like a beam of pure energy Rainbow Dash flew into Gilda's gut. The soldiers on the wall watched in awe, three massive waves of rainbow coloured energy spun in air, clouds split revealing the sun shining brilliantly. The earth cracked underneath the series of powerful shockwaves. Everything seemed calm; a crack shook the Koopa Troop forces. Screams and shouts echoed as the rainbow coloured cloud slammed into their lines. It immediately began sailing into a large rainbow coloured tornado. Sixty seconds passed as the rainbow swirled dangerously the Royal Guards barely remained on the wall as a powerful twister spun against the barricade. The wall cracked and chunks were thrown into the city. The rainbow tornado slowly dissipated. The soldiers slowly crawled up, and as they began looking over the wall their mouths hung open. Hanging in the air was a single Pegasi over a rainbow smoldering crater. The Koopa war machines flung like toys hundreds of feet in every direction, Koopas, Goombas, Changlings, Unicorns, Griffon, Earth Pony, and Pegasus remained strewn across the land. "RAINBOW DASH!" Cheered loudly from the wall. "Maybe I went a little overboard…" She mumbled before falling unconscious, smiling as she heard her soldiers cheering. MANE SIX Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie flew high above the Boomsday Machine. Underneath the spire of metal and stone sat a single Unicorn and Earth Pony. "What's your plan to crack that dome?" Applejack asked Rarity. "You buck it," she then pulled a large highly pointed diamond, "and we drill straight through!" Rarity and Applejack watched the two avoiding canon fire. "How am I gonna get to up there?" She questioned curiously. Fluttershy swooped down dropping Pinkie Pie next to the two before flying back up to the Boomsday Machine. "Ok, Pinkie, Party Cannon!" Rarity ordered the pink pony instantly. Her horn began to glow a faint blue colour and gems danced out of her saddlebag. "We only get one shot Pinkie, so be a dear and don't miss!" Pinkie saluted the Unicorn, atop her head was a military helmet with her cutie mark stamped on it. "Aye, aye sir!" Fluttershy flew around to the opposite side of the Boomsday Machine. 'Keep him distracting!', she canted a continuous mantra in her head. Her wings ached, she was terrified, but her friends needed her and she refused to let them down. Diamonds after diamonds slammed into the dome, bouncing harmless off of the thick glass. 'Come on, just give', sweat poured down the Unicorn’s brow as she continuously used her magic, 'They need me!'. She growled faintly, her horn began glowing brighter. She was drenched in sweat, her hooves ached, and her mane was messy. But she refused to give, with a powerful blast of magic a diamond tore out of bag knocking Rarity onto her flank. The diamond shimmered; it smashed into the dome cracking it lightly. It slowly began rotating as Rarity began applying pressure on it. Pinkie giggled. "We're up!" She closed one eye taking aim at the small diamond. She caught a glimpse of Fluttershy and gave a sideways glance to Rarity. 'We can do this', she thought confidently. She laughed as she blasted Applejack up to the dome. The apple farmer twisted as she curled into a tight ball. She got closer and closer. 'We're taking you down partner!', she thought coolly. She arced straight towards the diamond, her hindlegs positioned for landing. Applejack was tired and injured, but she refused to relent and she refused to let her friends down. A bang made its way to Rarity’s and Pinkie Pie’s ears. A large spider web-like crack spread across the glass dome. Applejack felt the diamond began to cut into the window. Bowser Jr whipped around as the crack spread into his view. Fluttershy turned immediately and witness the large arms shifted into cannons. She flapped her wings powerfully towards the dome. "Gwahahaha!" Jr giggled loudly. “You girls should've stayed out of my way!" He taunted Applejack. Fluttershy swung her front hoof out. "But whatever, dad will be proud that I beated this world’s greatest protectors. Not Mario, but almost as-" The sound of glass shattered interrupted his monologue. Jr turned back to the butter coloured mare, right into a hoof punch, sending the Koopa prince flying out of the Boomsday Machine. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" He screamed as he fell towards the two ponies. Pinkie Pie fired her Party Cannon, a large cake blinded Jr. The Koopa a series of stone punch into his gut sending him tumbling back to the earth wildly. Bowser Jr slammed head first into the ground before rolling onto his shell thrashing violently. "Owwwwie! How did you beat me!!" He thrashed childishly. "Ah man, dads gonna be mad!" He rubbed his head weakly. The two mares were about to pounce on the young prince, but he exploded into a large purple cloud. Battle of the Canterlot Streets Winner: Mane Six LUNA The lunar princess swerved wildly, dodging fireballs as she did. Bowser chucked Discord in her direction. "Take your idiot!" He bellowed loudly. Discord grinned as he snapped his talons, the earth opened like a mouth. The Koopa King barely had time to leap as the street opened up beneath him. Bowser swung wildly as his large claws buried up to his knuckles slowing his decent. The Tyrant dug deep earthy walls. His muscles tightened as he made a powerful jump. Bowser watched the two walls collapse inward; he was reaching towards the dark clouds. He gave one last mighty roar before the earth silenced him. "That's got to stop him." Discord looked up at the princess. "Milady!" He bowed to her. "Thou art as powerful as ever." Luna landed beside the chaos god. "Why thank you!" As Discord began to hover the cobblestone ground blow started melting back into its pristine state. That's when the two felt it, a small tremor. They watched a small uneven crack in the cobblestone spread. Luna spread her wings wide, Discord shot into the air as series of fireworks crackling brilliantly behind. The centre spot on the earth glow a faint orange before exploding in a molten tower of flames. "ROARRRRRRRR!!" Bowser flew high into the air. With a sharp twist he sent a powerful multi-coloured shockwave towards the lunar princess. Luna felt her magic surge through her system as four bright blue beams erupted from her horn. They both went a hundred feet before exploding in a shimmering blue barrier. As the purple wave met the blue barrier a blinding light illuminated the entirety of Canterlot, the power of the lunar princess was felt across the four corners of Equastria. Celestia chest clenched tightly "Luna!" She cried, tears poured down her cheeks as she stare straight at the source. Luigi continued bouncing towards the epicenter of the distorted energy wave. Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer, and Sonata Dusk stopped their running as the power washed through them. The unconscious Pegasi flinched in her sleep, the four ponies lying down beside the Boomsday Machine stood up. For a split second, Mario and Queen Chrysalis looked towards the light. "So the little sister’s power is finally coming, showing its potential." Chrysalis simply stated. The air crackled with magic as the light finally died. Princess Luna touched down looking around the streets. Sweat soaked her body, every part of her body ached, from the tip of her tail to her horn. Her eyes drooped with exhaustion. Luna felt her legs wobble under her body. A black cloud appeared in front of blue Alicorn, instantly the princess felt a claw wrap around her throat. Bowser materialized from the cloud, his eyes glowing with anger. A low rumbling growl shook his chest. "Gwahahahaha!" He laughed maniacally. "You thought you could beat the great and powerful Bowser!" He roared right in her face. "I'm just too, awesome too powerful....too BOWSER!!" Bowser flew back, the pony princess exploded into a glowing blue and black form. "My power..." Her eyes glowed a bright blue wave of pure magic ripped into the unsuspecting Koopa King. "I can't control it!" Bowser slid across earth "This one...." Bowser frowned throwing his massive claw in the beams path. Two thunderous steps echoed through the empty street as he pressed foward. "She's more powerful then the sun princess!" Bowser shoulder charged towards the princess, each footfall shaking the city around him. Discord stood up after being knocked senseless from the immense energy wave. He stared between the two titanic beings of power. He could see Luna giving, her power wavering. 'Snap'. Instantly, the two switched locations, Discord cast a glance back at Luna. "Discord!!" Princess Luna screamed, snapping instantly out of her power reverie. Bowser slammed into the lanky chaos god, his spikes digging into him deeply. The Koopa King snatched him up by the neck and raised him to his eye level. "You should've stayed out of this!" He began applying pressure to the chaos god’s throat. With a mighty swing Bowser threw Discord into the stone street with a bone shattering force. Bowser leaped high into the air, he stopped abruptly and slammed butt first; his infamous Bowser Bomb. Discord was wide eyed, the heavy weight of the Koopa tyrant crushing his stomach. Discord chuckled to himself, never once knowing this much physical pain. The stone beneath shattered into a million fragments. Luna's horn crackles with magic as she attempted to drive the Koopa King off Discord. "Not enough magic…" Luna felt the hairs on her back stand up. The air crackled with electricity. Bowser stood up looking around, aware of the all too familiar signs of the electric current in the air. "Green Cap!" He bellowed. A blue bolt of electricity erupted from a roof top smashing into Bowser's gut and sending him flying straight through a stoned home. The Alicorn princess and severally injured chaos god looked at Luigi. His body crackled with electricity. "Princess…" His voice low and timid and his posture showing how terrified he was. But Luigi still stood; he was in between the princess and king. "You should go take him with you." Luigi shook as he heard stones and wood shifted from the recently struck Koopa King. Bowser walked out of the collapsed building. "The Pegasus failed…!" He motioned towards Luigi. Bowser roared loudly "This is not a fight!" He swung his meaty fist into the earth, causing a miniature earthquake. "I am too great to lose to the Green Cap!!" Luigi raised his fist, his hands shaking "Let's.....a go!" Battle of West City Winner: Bowser