Silver Spurs Omicron: Echoes of Disaster

Silver Spurs Omicron: Echoes of Disaster was intended to be the final chapter of the Silver Spurs universe as it was originally created in 2012, but has since been cancelled, with the creator citing numerous plot holes and general dissastisfaction with the Spursverse as his reasoning for it.
==Plot==
===Premise===
The events of Multiversal Silver Spurs: Continuum Renegades have brought the Spursverse into civil war, with Lady Bow setting out to enslave countless dimensions as G.U.N. fights back. The Guardians of both timelines, now known as the Spurs, join forces to burn Bow's empire down to the ground. However, they soon realize that a greater threat has awakened...
===Full Plot===
The first scene shows us the town of Gravity Falls, which is relatively silent at night. A portal opens up, allowing New Mario and Dipper Pines to enter the dimension. They and their teammates have been sent here to defend the town against an enemy fleet.
Mario and Dipper search the woods for enemies, and eventually find a small group of robots. After fighting them, they look up and see an airship approaching the town. New Mario pushes a button on his comlink and says they need "backup". Old Mario and his timeline's Gumball Watterson meet up with them, and they give each other confident looks before rushing in the airship's direction.
We then see both versions of Sonic the Hedgehog heading into battle with R.O.B., New Steve, Old Pac-Man, and 2nd Dimension Luigi. They knock out some robots and put on some rocket packs that 2nd-D Tails made for them, boosting towards the airship to deal some damage.
They meet the Marios, Dipper, and Gumball at the airship, and New Mario tells them to split up and find the fleet commander. Dipper and Gumball work their way through squadrons of soldiers before finding an energy reactor that is powering them. Gumball uses an electric pulse to overload the system and shut down the robots. Meanwhile, Old Pac-Man, New Steve, R.O.B., and the Sonics get into the control room and try to reverse the path of the airship so they can drive it away from the town.
Old Mario, New Mario, and 2nd-D Luigi confront the fleet commander -- Doom Boom. After realizing the airship's path has been altered, he fights them for a while, then pushes them out of the way and enters the control room to try and capture the others. Dipper arrives and unleashes a spell that puts Doom Boom into a daze, allowing New Mario to knock him out so they can take him to the G.U.N. headquarters.
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We then jump to the old timeline's Highland View, the current headquarters of G.U.N. and both versions of the Multiversal Guardians, now collectively known as the Silver Spurs. General Abraham Tower questions Doom Boom about the cosmic anomalies that have been found since the events of Continuum Renegades; he replies that all he knows is that now that Subcon has been destroyed, the rifts it left have been filled... but in a strange way. Now, the dimensional fragments have been mixed up; for example, some portions of City Escape Zone found their way onto Isle Delfino, and vice versa. General Tower sends the Spurs out to investigate these disturbances and find out how they can be fixed.
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New Mario and Dipper head out to Isle Delfino to check out the fusion point, where they find City Escape Zone nearly overshadowing the traditional plaza built by the Piantas. As they search through the streets, they meet up with a dark-skinned man wearing a Pianta mask and chase him downtown. After they catch him, he identifies himself as Il Piantissimo. When questioned as to why he ran off, he says he thought they were after the Magic Paintbrush he found back in Super Mario Sunshine. He states that ever since he recovered said paintbrush, he has been fighting crime on Isle Delfino as a vigilante. Dipper explains the current situation the Spurs are facing, and Il Piantissimo offers to help them in exchange for pay.
As they travel deeper into the city, they encounter a strange red portal. A platinum-coated robotic copy of Mario comes out, and the heroes hide as he scans the area. Platinum Mario shatters crates and boxes to search for intruders, and eventually finds Mario, Dipper, and Il Piantissimo, triggering a battle. Il Piantissimo uses his paintbrush to become Shadow Mario and fends him off while Mario and Dipper look for something to get rid of him. Mario finds and puts on F.L.U.D.D., firing bursts of water at Platinum Mario to blast him away. However, he gets up and says, "Scan complete," before rushing back through his portal and leaving the heroes wondering what just happened.
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Platinum Mario flies over to a floating palace in the Spectral Realm. He heads through the highly secured halls and into the throne room, where Lady Bow is waiting for him. He reports the scans he took of New Mario, Dipper, and Il Piantissimo, and Bow says that they will be useful for Metallicus to create more robots. However, a hooded figure steps into the room and says he has a better idea. He removes his hood, revealing the mysterious dark being, Infinite. He has noticed how Metallicus found Platinum Mario's remains soon after the old timeline was fused with the new one, and believes if he can gather other powerful allies from the universe's past, they will be unstoppable. Bow accepts this offer, and Infinite begins to rip open holes in the continuum. 
He pulls villains out from different times -- Count Bleck from Super Mario Silver Spurs 2: Adventures Beyond, Oiram from New Super Mario Bros. All-Star Adventure, Neo Metal Sonic from Sonic Generations: Episode II, Vilgax from Cartoon Network vs. Sega: Sports Clash, Lalavava from Destination Timewarp: An Adventure Time/Dexter's Laboratory Crossover, 2nd Dimension Dr. Doofenshmirtz from Gumball and Mario meet Phineas and Ferb and Sonic, and Count Dorkula from Super Mario and Friends: Zennu Quest all show up. Lady Bow greets them, and tells them that Infinite brought them here because they all have a common goal -- world domination. She offers them high positions in her empire's army if they can find the seven Chaos Emeralds and bring them to the palace. The group agrees to her orders, and Infinite opens new portals for each of them so they can track down the Emeralds individually.
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We cut to the Dualism Dreamyard with the Sonics and their squad, consisting of Ness, Jenny Wakeman, Kirby, and Rayman. Jenny explains that the Dualism Dreamyard is the home of everyone's most pleasant dreams... but also their worst nightmares. She guides them through the halls, which are glowing with an eerie green, and they arrive in the courtyard of the strange temple. They look around for rifts, with Old Sonic questioning why they were sent here to begin with. New Sonic reminds him that the Chaos Emeralds may help them fix the anomalies, and the green one should be in this temple somewhere.
They step over to the altar in the middle of the courtyard, where the green emerald is indeed waiting for them. Ness carefully removes it from the altar, and they leave via continuum drifter.
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Meanwhile, Oiram sneaks into a dimensional dungeon, looking for the emeralds. A group of Endermen are guarding the dungeon, and upon seeing Oiram, one of them asks why he is here. He refuses to answer, and instead freezes them with blasts of dark ice. He opens the nearby dimensional door and finds the green Chaos Emerald on a raised platform... but it is slightly larger than normal. Oiram, interested in this discovery, takes the emerald off the platform and opens a portal to report to Lady Bow. As he leaves, the camera pans to a diagram showing fourteen Chaos Emeralds, plus the Master Emerald and a mysterious black gem.
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Mandy and Mecha Mario watch over Highland View from the G.U.N. watchtower. Mecha Mario notices a solemn expression on Mandy's face and asks her what is wrong, and Mandy replies that she misses her friend Billy a lot.
She goes on to explain that the Billy that lived in her old castle in Endgame wasn't the real Billy -- he was a hologram designed to be just like him. All of her "assistants" from the film, including Shadow, were hypnotized to get them on her side, but the fact was that she really didn't have any assistants. Her "army" was actually a bunch of lifelike holograms she created so she could be seen as a powerful overlord. However, it just didn't feel the same anymore. Mandy didn't want to take over the world or wipe Mario off the face of existence -- she just wanted Billy back.
Mecha Mario promises that he will help her find Billy, and the Grim Reaper as well. He pauses for a moment, then picks her up and gives her a small hug. The moment is short, though, and they hear an explosion from the nearby museum. Mandy and Mecha Mario rush to the scene to find out what happened.
The museum is burning down as they climb over the wreckage, and they meet up with Old Mario, Calvin, and Dexter. The five of them eventually encounter Mephiles the Dark holding the legendary Eclipse Emerald. Old Mario demands to know how he escaped the old timeline's apocalypse, to which Calvin questions how he even knows him. Mephiles states that all will be made clear within the next few minutes.
He explains that he survived the apocalypse and went on to terrorize the new universe. He brought a dark age into the timeline before he was locked into the Chamber of Darkness by a group of warriors. Many years later, he broke out and tried to murder Princess Fusee so he could trigger a new apocalypse and restore the old timeline to his liking. Now that he has the Eclipse Emerald, he is closer than ever to bringing chaos down on all dimensions.
Mecha Mario lunges at Mephiles and sends him flying backwards, eventually bumping into a wall. Mandy pulls out her energy scythe and forms laser arcs as Mario attacks the demon with his Flame Fist. Dexter and Calvin look for a way to distract Mephiles, eventually finding a G.U.N. plasma cannon. Dexter grabs it and fires beams at Mephiles to lure him towards the boys, and Calvin charges a psychic burst to briefly stun him. Mandy quickly grabs the Eclipse Emerald and tries to escape with her teammates, but Mephiles recovers and fires a dark blast at her, rendering her unconscious so he can take the emerald back. He teleports out of Highland View, and Mario picks Mandy up and carries her to the nearby hospital.
The doctors tell Mario that Mandy was knocked out "real bad", and will most likely not recover for a few days. General Tower gives him his condolences and quickly walks away. Mario starts to grow suspicious of the general, and follows him to the balcony.
Mario asks General Tower if he knew that Mephiles and the Eclipse Emerald survived the apocalypse, and he sighs and says he did. As a teenager, he lost his beloved brother to Mephiles, who had gotten hold of the emerald to steal his soul. Since then, Tower has grown to be a lot more serious and solemn. He found the Eclipse Emerald a while before the events of Multiversal Silver Spurs, and locked it in the Highland View museum when the multiversal fusion occured. Mario questions Tower as to why he would hide these details from him and the rest of the Spurs; Tower responds that he felt he wasn't ready to know. The plumber scowls at the general and states that he has fought Count Bleck, the Dark Star, Doom Boom, Count Dorkula, and several other enemies from various dimensions since the events of Super Mario Crossover Mission; he was more than ready. Tower asks Mario to forgive him and says he doesn't want to lose the Spurs, but the latter says, "You just did," and leaves him all alone on the balcony.
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Il Piantissimo guides Dipper and New Mario to his secret underground lair, where they use his supercomputer to track down the red Chaos Emerald. The computer shows two locations, much to the confusion of Mario and Dipper. Il Piantissimo explains that due to the effects of the collision, the Chaos Emeralds of the old timeline were upgraded into a more powerful variant, which he dubs the Super Emeralds. He tells them that the old timeline actually had eight Chaos Emeralds -- one of which was the black Eclipse Emerald -- and they were all stabilized by the greater Master Emerald. However, the Master Emerald does not seem to have any effect on the new timeline's Emeralds, which is causing a major imbalance in the space-time continuum.
The red Chaos Emerald is in Gigalopolis Zone, and the red Super Emerald is hidden in a mysterious town named Gloomsville. Mario, Dipper, and Il Piantissimo agree to find the red Super Emerald first, so any possible enemies won't have a chance to get their hands on it. They get inside Il Piantissimo's custom-made continuum drifter and travel to Gloomsville.
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Upon their arrival, they step through the gate to the mansion and walk up to the front door. Dipper knocks as hard as he can, but no one answers. After knocking a second time, he hears a young female voice call out to them, telling them she is coming. Ruby Gloom opens the door and lets them in.
Mario asks her if she's heard anything about the red Super Emerald around town, and Ruby answers it is actually on display at the balcony as a decoration. Dipper is outraged upon hearing this, and asks if she knows what kind of power she is containing. Confused, Ruby explains that she doesn't know anything about said power, to which Dipper responds that if any enemies were to grab hold of any of the Super Emeralds, they could gain massive potential. They suddenly see Misery and Iris rushing down the stairs screaming Ruby's name, telling her that an "alien vampire man" has stolen the emerald.
Mario, Dipper, Ruby, and Il Piantissimo follow them back to the balcony, where they find Count Dorkula clutching the red Super Emerald. Dorkula asks Mario if he remembers him; the latter gives him a negative answer, and he responds, "I thought not." Mario throws a fireball at the count, but he absorbs it with the emerald and launches it right back at him, knocking him into the wall. Il Piantissimo becomes Shadow Mario and slashes at Dorkula with the Magic Paintbrush, getting goop all over his robe. Dipper uses his sorceror's bracelets and tries to attack Dorkula, and he knocks the Super Emerald out of his hands in the process. Ruby quickly grabs the emerald as the count tries to catch her, but Misery "hugs" him, causing a lightning bolt to strike him and send him falling off the balcony. A red portal opens up and catches him before he reaches the ground.
Dipper points out that this portal looked very similar to the one Platinum Mario came out of in Isle Delfino, and determines that someone is up to something -- but he doesn't know if it's Lady Bow doing her dirty work or Mephiles making a grand return. He runs back to the continuum drifter with Mario, Ruby, Iris, Misery, and Il Piantissimo, hoping to track down the source of the portals.
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Infinite arrives at Limbo in search of more allies for himself and Lady Bow, and digs through the debris of lost worlds for possible survivors. He finds an ID card labeled "Joshua McCoy", and decides to keep it for later use.
A dark purple portal opens up just ahead of him, with Mephiles stepping out holding the Eclipse Emerald. Mephiles and Infinite confront each other. "...brother," Mephiles growls as they circle around each other.
Infinite is furious towards Mephiles; he accuses him of intruding on his plans, "like he always does". Mephiles retorts that he is just trying to help, but his brother says he doesn't need his help -- he never did and he never will. Enraged, Mephiles launches a Chaos Spear, which Infinite blocks with his red energy cubes. They fly around Limbo exchanging blows until one of Infinite's cubes strikes the Eclipse Emerald, which triggers a pulse of Chaos energy that blows away some debris. The ID card floats up, and the brothers blame each other for the issue as both of their elements form Josh McCoy. Mephiles threatens to wipe out Infinite before leaving through his portal.
Infinite inspects Josh and determines he will be a worthy addition to his legion.
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The Sonics, Jenny, Rayman, Kirby, and Ness pilot their continuum drifter over to Grand Metropolis, where they meet up with New Mario's group, alongside New Pac-Man, Ratchet, Clank, Finn the Human, Jake the Dog, and Danny Phantom. Jenny and Dipper reveal the emeralds they found, and Finn asks Ruby how she found the red Super Emerald.
Ruby states she was strolling through the forest one night when she saw the sky flash white before going dark again. She then noticed a red streak zooming towards a nearby village and crashing; when she arrived at the village, she found the red Super Emerald in a crater about the size of a grizzly bear. Ruby decided to take it home with her and put it up at the balcony as a decoration.
Based on these details, Ratchet concludes that these events were around the time of the New Guardians' battle against Mandy back in Continuum Renegades, and when the dimensional collision happened, the old universe's Chaos Emeralds must have morphed into their current "Super Emerald" state due to the sheer power of the collision. Mario asks Old Sonic if he has any idea where Old Mario is, and he says he's not sure -- he cut off all communications with his allies a few absolute hours ago. New Mario pauses, then asks, "...do you know where he could have gone?"
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Old Mario boards a continuum drifter, with Gumball chasing him and asking him why he is leaving him behind. Mario says he's going after Mephiles alone -- he doesn't have time to deal with G.U.N. right now. He slams the door in Gumball's face and takes off as his teammate yells after him and eventually drops to his knees, crying a bit.
Dexter, Calvin, and Hobbes try to comfort Gumball, and he gets up with mild frustration. Gumball glares out in the direction Mario is going, then turns away quickly. He explains he's tired of being called "the sidekick" or "that one guy who saved Mario" -- he wants to be seen as a hero in his own right. Dexter offers his help, as do Calvin and Hobbes. Gumball, however, thinks they could use a little more teammates.
They gather up Black Mage, Guybrush Threepwood, Pikachu, Son Son, Blade the Echidna, and Blue the Hedgehog, and Mecha Mario carries Mandy out of the Highland View hospital. They hijack a G.U.N. continuum drifter and go out to find Old Mario.
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Agent James Fillenson sits down at a table with Mabel Pines, Brad Carbunkle, and Dee Dee, and says G.U.N. has been expecting them. He explains that after all the time Dipper, Jenny, and Dexter have spent with the Spurs, it's about time they let them in on the action. Brad thanks him, saying he's been getting kind of lonely without Jenny around. Mabel and Dee Dee are particularly excited to go on missions with their brothers. Agent Fillenson warns them that the road ahead will be very dangerous, but the girls don't seem to hear; they decide to act out a surreal battle filled with every random creature, object, etc. they can come up with. The background shifts to white and Mabel begins narrating, with their fantasy being filled in as they go along.
Mabel: It was a dark and stormy night. It was so stormy, the water would be up to Grunkle Stan's waist!
Dee Dee: Two young women were walking through the woods... and they were walking... and they were walking... and they were walking.....
Mabel: Well? What happens next?
Dee Dee: Hang on, I'm trying to think. And they were walking.... and they were walking... aaaand, they were walking... and AN ARMY OF ZOMBIE UNICORNS BURST OUT OF THE GROUND!
Mabel: Startled, the girls started running for their lives as the undead horses chased them. After a while running, they hid underground and thought they were safe... that is, until the EVIL GOTH VAMPIRES came soaring after them!
Dee Dee: Goth vampires? Really?
Mabel: Well, it's scarier than zombie unicorns! Goths are all pessimistic and... boring!
Dee Dee: Well, why didn't they pop up in the first place, with the zombie unicorns?
Mabel: It doesn't matter. It's our story. Just go with it.
Dee Dee: OK, I guess... anyway, they fight-- (a hooded figure approaches the girls) Hold on a second, this is the best part! (figure pulls out a dual-bladed lightsaber-like weapon)
Both the girls reenact the "Duel of the Fates" theme from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace as their story counterparts run.
Mabel: The women tripped over a root and thought they were dead meat, until their brave and noble brothers came to save them!
Dee Dee: The boys protected their sisters from the zombie unicorns, but they soon stumbled. "Sisters," they shouted, "it's up to you!"
Mabel: And so, the girls grabbed their brothers' weapons and took the unicorns down one by one. And as the ground was collapsing, they pulled them away from the hole, saving their lives!
Dee Dee: The brothers thanked them for their courtesy and promised never to make fun of them again.
Both: THE END! (give each other a high five, cheering)
Brad: ...that is the lamest and funniest thing I have ever heard.
Agent Fillenson sends the girls and Brad to begin their training with Knuckles the Echidna, who teaches them the skills they will need to survive in battles. They prove to be skilled with karate, even rivaling Knuckles' own fighting tactics. After a long day of training, Knuckles congratulates them and reminds them that they've got a big day tomorrow.
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Old Mario pilots his continuum drifter into a dark, stormy territory he finds familiar. He asks the drifter AI, DISKUN, where he is, and the answer he gets leaves him shocked. He has arrived in the Ruined Kingdom, an ancient civilization that has long since been abandoned. DISKUN begins to warn him of a powerful monster that will attempt to kill him on sight, before a large dragon rams into the drifter, causing the AI to shut down and the drifter to crash land. Mario climbs out of the wreckage, taking the DISKUN cartridge with him, and looks around the area.
The Ruined Kingdom seems to be comprised of remnants of forgotten worlds -- like Limbo, but... in the real world. Mario climbs a dusty mountain and looks out towards the horizon, and is surprised upon seeing what is in front of him. The land ahead appears ravaged by war and chaos; a loop from Green Hill Zone has crumbled to pieces, and houses from Elmore are scattered all around, seemingly obliterated by a dark force. Mario hurries down the mountain, and finds the decayed bodies of his friends lying all over the place. Gumball's skeleton grabs onto his wrist and slowly stutters, "You... could have... saved... us..." before letting go and returning to his dead state. As Mario continues forward, he finds the shattered Chaos Emeralds and -- worst of all -- the ruins of Peach's castle.
???: Not what you wanted to see, is it, plumber?
Mario quickly looks around, trying to figure out who asked him this question.
Mario: Who are you? Show yourself!
The dragon that knocked down his drifter earlier reveals itself, crawling out from a large cave -- and Mephiles is guiding it.
Mephiles: You know... you can still stop this from happening.
Mario: How...?
Mephiles: You would be better off asking my brother. It seems that he knows more about things like this.
Mario: ...No. I'm taking you down so you won't threaten any dimensions any longer.
Mephiles: This, Mario, is the Ruined Dragon. The lord of lightning and master of lost realities. And if you even attempt to kill me... this dragon will be the last thing you see.
The Ruined Dragon takes a breath, releasing a heavy wind that blows Mario into a cracked Question Block.
Mephiles: I can help you. All you have to do is take my hand, and all of your hopes and dreams will come to life.
Mario: I'm not taking chances, Mephiles. I will burn you down... literally.
Mephiles: .....very well.
The Ruined Dragon slowly approaches Mario, growling. Mario glances down at the Question Block and punches it, releasing a young female ghost with a skull bow in her hair.
Carrie: Huh...? Where am I?
Mario: ....no time to explain, Carrie. I need your help!
Carrie Krueger sees the Ruined Dragon in front of her, and releases an extremely loud shriek that stuns it. Mario charges his Flame Fist and attacks Mephiles, the two of them exchanging blows as Carrie distracts the Ruined Dragon. As Mario is about to deal the final blow and shatter Mephiles' eye, the demon catches his fist and tries to tell him something.
Mephiles: Wait! What about your father... would he approve of this?
Mario pauses for a short moment, looking confused, but returns to his senses and throws Mephiles into a stone wall.
Mario: You talk too much. I'll deal with you later, Stonewall Jackson.
Mephiles commands the Ruined Dragon to catch Mario and Carrie, who make a run for it as the dragon chases them. They find another ghost wandering the area, but this one is wearing a top hat. Cappy sees Mario and possesses his hat, and the latter swiftly tosses him at a Crowber, capturing it and flying up alongside Carrie, with the Ruined Dragon in tow. Carrie says an old enemy is hiding out somewhere in Crumbleden, and he trapped her in the Question Block last night. Mario realizes he needs to find out whoever this enemy is and try to get him on their side.
Carrie: But... I already know who it is. It's Nergal Jr.!
Mario: ...even better. Mephiles has the Eclipse Emerald, and Nergal Jr. wants it BAD. In fact, he might even know where the other Chaos Emeralds are.
Mario lets go of the Crowber and free falls into a lake just ahead, quickly resurfacing near a small hut. Signs labelled "DO NOT DISTURB", "BOY MONSTER CROSSING", and "DON'T CALL ME A FREAK" have been put up around it. Mario, Cappy, and Carrie knock on the door, and Nergal Jr. opens it, giving them dirty looks.
Nergal Jr.: What are YOU doing here?
Carrie: We need your help! Mephiles has the Eclipse Emerald and he's trying to kill us!
Nergal Jr.: Ghosts can't be killed. You're kinda hot, though.
Carrie: Ugh... Seriously?!
Mario: There's a giant thunder dragon chasing us and he might wreck your hut!
Nergal Jr.: Not my problem. I'll just build another one.
Cappy: ....Mephiles called you a freak!
Nergal Jr.: ........what?
A moment later, Nergal Jr. charges out of his hut with his tentacles outreached. As the Ruined Dragon gets closer, he unleashes his true form: a giant mutant worm with several glowing green eyes. Nergal Jr. engages in combat with the dragon as Mephiles catches up with Mario and launches a series of Dark Chaos Spears at him, which he dodges with a range of jumps. Meanwhile, Nergal Jr. manages to knock down the Ruined Dragon, and reverts back to his normal form to freeze Mephiles in a state of cosmic slumber. He warns Mario that this will only be temporary, and carefully removes the Eclipse Emerald from Mephiles' hand.
They camp out for the night, planning their next course of action. Mario pulls a photo out of his pocket, and it depicts his 30th birthday party with all of his friends. Cappy asks him if he is OK, and Mario says he would do anything to go back to those simpler days -- when all he had to do was call his friends to help him defend the meta-universe. But now that things have gotten more complicated, what with G.U.N. and the alternate universe confusion, he can't just do that anymore. He sighs and continues to admire his photo.
Nergal Jr. tries to hook up with Carrie.
Nergal Jr. Hey... you're a great fighter, and I think we'd make a cool team...
Carrie: Thanks, but no to the offer.
Nergal Jr. Wha...? I didn't even offer anything yet!
Carrie: I knew what you were gonna say. You were gonna ask me out on a date. It's not gonna happen. Just can it.
Nergal Jr.: (mockingly) It's not gonna happen, just can it!
Carrie: ...y'know, I can see why people call you a freak.
Nergal Jr.: OK fine, I'll leave you alone. Geez... (grumbles)
All four of them get into their sleeping bags, supplied by Nergal Jr. In the distance, a Rabbid views the scene with binoculars and runs off to find his allies.
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Shadow the Hedgehog explores Gigalopolis in search of the red Chaos Emerald, having been sent by G.U.N. to do so. Lasers and yelling are heard from above, and Shadow looks up to find a red essence shining from a skyscraper. He dashes towards the building, ready for action.
We see that Ruby, Misery, Ratchet, Clank, Finn, Jake, and the Sonics have been sent as backup, and are watching the events from their continuum drifter. Ratchet calls Shadow via comlink.
Ratchet: Be careful in there... but pick up the pace too.
Shadow: I know.
Shadow finds a stunned guard lying on his side, with his gun next to him. He shrugs and picks it up, taking it with him to the elevator. Upon pressing the top floor button, however, he realizes it is not working.
Shadow: Grr... the elevator's jammed.
Ratchet: There's gotta be another way up there. Try the stairs.
Shadow slowly approaches the stairs down the hall, but finds a group of Shadow Androids guarding the area.
Shadow: Heavily guarded... but lemme see what I can do...
Ratchet: Shoot 'em down!
Shadow: No. Then they'll report to whoever's in charge. I need to find a safer method.
He finds a vent in the wall, and the metal door has been removed.
Shadow: Well, that's eerily convenient...
Shadow crawls into the vent and works his way through, with Ratchet trying to convince him otherwise.
Ratchet: Shadow, back out! It could be a trap!
Shadow: My job is to get things done, and only to get things done.
After a while of vent crawling, he finally arrives at the top floor, where he finds Neo Metal Sonic looking down at him, holding the red Chaos Emerald. A squadron of Shadow Androids surrounds the hedgehog.
Neo Metal Sonic: Well then... I guess you're not the "Ultimate Lifeform" after all.
Ratchet: (through comlink) Shadow! Do something!
Shadow: Hmm... well, since I've already been caught...
Shadow pulls out the gun and starts firing at the androids, taking them down one by one. He then lunges at Neo, knocking him into the wall and grabbing the emerald. He uses Chaos Control and slows down the world around him, preparing to crush Neo until he is blasted aside by an electric force.
Infinite arrives with Josh McCoy, whose hands are crackling with electricity.
Shadow: Y-you... you look familiar...
Infinite: I'm certain we've met before. Long story, really.
Infinite, Josh, and Neo surround Shadow, preparing to take him down once and for all, until Ratchet's drifter crashes into the building. Debris begins to fall as Ratchet and his teammates get out of the drifter and attack their three opponents. Shadow and Infinite fight for the red Chaos Emerald as the skyscraper collapses around them.
Shadow: Reality depends on these emeralds. You don't know what you're doing.
Infinite: Actually... I believe I do.
Infinite charges an energy beam from within the Phantom Ruby in his chest, using the red emerald as an amplifier. The amplified blast creates a massive distortion in the space-time continuum, reverting the environment of Gigalopolis into a strange pixel format as the battle rages on. Ratchet, Clank, and the Sonics are taking on Neo Metal Sonic as Ruby, Misery, Finn, and Jake try to distract Josh McCoy. Neo comes close to being fatally destroyed, and Infinite uses his reality warping to piece him back together, now even stronger than before.
Ruby: What the...?!
Neo Metal Sonic: This ends here, mortals.
Neo charges a laser, this time seemingly powered by Phantom energy, and launches New Sonic into the distortion point where Infinite caused the warp. Startled, the heroes retreat to their drifter and take off, leaving Infinite and his group with the red Chaos Emerald.
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Infinite enters Lady Bow's throne room and kneels before her, giving her the emerald they gained.
Lady Bow: Good job, Infinite. Now we're one step ahead of those rebels.
Infinite: I have gained a new ally from Limbo. He could be quite useful in this war.
Bow: Joshua McCoy? (chuckles) I've heard so much about him. Isn't he from that one universe where those Spurs visited some "dimension of the dark moon"?
Infinite: There are several ways this multiverse could have turned out... and of all things, the Spurs chose to fuse your timeline with the old one.
Bow: It drives me nuts! All of those mutineers messing with MY property? It makes me want to scare them half to death twice! ...speaking of "death", though...
Some Broozer guards bring the Grim Reaper into the room for questioning.
Grim: Ah told you, mon, ah don't know where dat girl is!
Bow: (to Infinite) Well...?
Infinite approaches Grim, prepared to begin interrogation.
Infinite: Alright, Grim Reaper... you will answer my questions to the best of your ability. Otherwise, you will end up in a world of unearthly pain.
Grim: Alright, alright! Just gimme da questions now.
Infinite: I know you haven't seen Mandy in quite a while... but what happened between you two?
Grim: Ah got sick of her bossin' me around, dat's all.
Infinite: But there has to be more to it... weren't you supposed to be her best friend forever?
Grim: Followin' dat rule has its problems, mon! She goes out takin' over da universe and ah can't do anything but sit and watch!
Infinite: Grim... what happened, exactly?
Grim shakes his head, refusing to answer.
Infinite: ...get him out of here. Let him out when he's ready.
The Broozers grab Grim by either arm and guide him out of the room, with Infinite glaring at him.
Infinite: For the Grim Reaper, he seems to be very caught up in human relationships...
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A dim sun rises on the Ruined Kingdom, and Old Mario, Cappy, Carrie, and Nergal Jr. wake up to the sound of Crowbers squawking.
Carrie: Ugh... those annoying birds! (to Nergal Jr.) How can you stand living here?
Nergal Jr.: I'm just used to it.
Mario: Alright... now let's get back to that hut of yours. Got anything to eat? Like spaghetti?
Nergal Jr.: Nah, just worms.
Mario: (rolls his eyes) Then we should hunt, I suppose...
???: That won't be necessary, good sir. (aiming a bow and arrows at him)
Mario and his companions turn to the archer with surprise. A camera pan reveals the archer as Rob O' the Hedge, with four Rabbids clenching their fists alongside him. One is wearing Mario's outfit, another is wearing an oversized green shirt, the third is dressed in a pink royal gown like Princess Peach, and the last is in a Yoshi costume.
Rob O' the Hedge: We don't want to hurt you. We just want you to come with us.
Cappy: Sh-should we go...?
Nergal Jr.: Heck no! I'm not walking with those freaky bunni--
Mario: Where do you want us to go?
We cut to the entrance to a large underground fortress, guarded by two Toads in knight armor. The guards open the gate, and Mario's group is greeted by Vivian.
Vivian: Welcome. General Toadstool wishes to speak with you.
Mario: Toadstool...?
They are taken to a control room, where Mario spots a familiar face with long, blonde hair, pink lipstick, and purple earrings.
Princess Peach: Mario...? Is that really you?
Mario: ...Princess??
Vivian: Not anymore... our Mushroom Kingdom was lost long ago. We got stuck in Limbo after the apocalypse and fell into slumber for what felt like two minutes, but was really several eons.
Rob O' the Hedge: Upon waking up, we sought refuge in this Ruined Kingdom. We realized that things just... were not the same anymore.
Peach: M-Mario... I thought you were gone for good... where have you been??
Mario: I WAS gone... but I was somehow brought back by that Mandy girl and hypnotized. Another Mario in darker clothes snapped me out of it, and we confronted her--
Rob O' the Hedge: And the boy in the red striped shirt interfered with her restoration process and caused a fusion between both realities.
Carrie: H-how do you know that...?
Peach: Lady Bow spared us when the doomsday came. When we awoke from our slumber, she tried to use us to bring back our timeline so she could gain more power. But it seems Mandy did the hard work for us.
Vivian: (sigh) Lady Bow... we were best friends. I don't know what got into her that made her so sinister and power-hungry...
Mario: You came from her world?
Vivian: Actually, yeah... it was all paper or something. When we lost our universe to the Shadow Queen... Bow blamed me. Told me I was some kind of backstabber because of my history with her. Then... she left me to suffer in the void...
Mario: She wanted revenge. She used the Master Emerald to suck in the Shadow Queen's essence.
Vivian: Hmm... maybe that's what corrupted her.
Nergal Jr.: Yeah, that makes sense.
The group approaches a hologram showing both sets of Chaos Emeralds, plus the Eclipse and Master Emeralds.
Peach: As you have probably learned by now, Mario, there are now two sets of Chaos Emeralds thanks to the dimensional collision.
Mario: Our Emeralds are greater in number than the new world's Emeralds. So there is an imbalance in the continuum.
Rob O' the Hedge: Precisely.
Rabbid Mario, Rabbid Luigi, Rabbid Peach, and Rabbid Yoshi run around playing tag as Rob continues.
Rob O' the Hedge: Our world's emeralds have evolved into something greater, and they seem to hold some of its life essence inside them. We don't know what will happen if they fall apart, so it is best we keep them safe.
Carrie: I must warn you.... Mephiles has the Eclipse Emerald.
Rob O' the Hedge: (grunts) That monster. If he finds the rest of the emeralds, who knows what he'll do?
Peach: Mario... I need you to do whatever it takes to find all of the emeralds. Vivian and Rob will join you. Bring them back here where they'll be safe.
Mario: I will. Don't worry.
Peach leans down to his level and gives him a little kiss on his nose.
Peach: Whatever you do... don't give up.
Mario smiles and turns to leave with Cappy, Carrie, Nergal Jr, Vivian, and Rob. The Rabbids follow them, yelling gibberish as they run.
Cappy: ...what are they saying?
Vivian: I think they're saying they want to come with us.
Nergal Jr.: Eh, let 'em come.
TBC
==Cast==
*Charles Martinet as Old Mario, Luigi
*Tony Guerrero as New Mario
*Roger Craig Smith as Sonic the Hedgehog
*Grey Griffin as Mandy
*Jason Ritter as Dipper Pines
*Jacob Hopkins as Old Gumball
*Nicholas Cantu as New Gumball
*Martin T. Sherman as Pac-Man
*Jeremy Shada as Finn the Human
*Chadwick Boseman as Il Piantissimo
*Sarah Gadon as Ruby Gloom
*Janice Kawaye-Roku as Jenny Wakeman
*Stuart Milligan as Black Mage
*Ty Simpkins as Calvin
*Candi Milo as Dexter
*Pamela Adlon as Ness
*Makiko Omoto as Kirby
*David Gasman as Rayman
*Ben Stiller as Steve
*Dan Green as Mephiles the Dark
*Michael McConnohie as General Abraham Tower
*Tom Hanks as Sheriff James Fillenson
*Amy Poehler as Lady Bow
*Liam O'Brien as Infinite
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