Enter King Bowser/Transcript

**Spoiler warning: *Plot and/or ending details follow.***

Cue episode title: ***Enter King Bowser***

### A New Threat Appears

Camera view pans in the skies of the Mushroom Kingdom. The sky suddenly darkens and seven tendrils of light appear in the sky. They scatter in all directions. The camera cuts to where each of them crash lands; Boo Woods, Yoshi's Island, Kremkroc Industries, the Forest of Illusion, Thwomp Volcano, Dark Land, and finally, Dimble Wood. The shot lingers on this and pans down to the woods below.

Some of the scenery is shown off before the camera zooms in on the recently crashed and smoking blue Chaos Emerald. It is approached by a Sockop - Kuribo.

KURIBO: Hmm... What's this? Rock candy?

Kuribo observes it closely.

KURIBO: Oh! This looks certainly chuggable. Ohoho, those fools won't be getting their hands on this one. All chugs are on Kuribo.

Suddenly, there is a fizzle of lightning nearby.

KURIBO: Huh? What was that just now?

Kuribo ignores it.

KURIBO: Now what am I going to do with you, my delicious treat?

A sudden lightning bolt crashes down, bringing a figure with it, seemingly out of nowhere, their aura causing a windstorm. Kuribo flies into a panic.

The aura and wind die down as the figure powers down and surveys his surroundings. His built in systems register the seven Emeralds, one of which he locates by Kuribo. The figure is revealed as Neo Metal Sonic.

NEO METAL SONIC: You. Give me the Chaos Emerald.

KURIBO: C-Chaos Emerald? What in craziness is that?!

METAL SONIC: Shouldn't it be obvious, fool? Hand over that Chaos Emerald now, if you value your pathetic existence.

KURIBO: Y-You mean this rock candy? Mine! Go find your own candy to chug on!

METAL SONIC: You are beginning to "chug" on my patience, give me my Chaos Emerald, NOW!

KURIBO: No way, its finder's keepers!

METAL SONIC: So be it. Goodbye.

Metal Sonic powers up and aims at Kuribo. Kuribo's eyes shrink in utter terror as a powerful blast erupts from Metal Sonic's hand.

KURIBO: W-Wait! No! NOOOOOO--

There is an explosion. Metal Sonic stands with the Chaos Emerald at his feet. Kuribo is gone, and the surrounding trees are on fire. He picks up the Chaos Emerald.

METAL SONIC: That's one Chaos Emerald down. Now to find the rest.

Metal Sonic looks around and scans the horizon. He powers up and flies off into the distance.

### Winner Takes All

The view is moved in the opposite direction, zooming over Toad Town, Princess Peach's Castle and a mountain expanse before reaching the bustling Mushroom City. The view pans to a packed arena where a fight is underway.

**Mushroom City, Present Day.**

The view cuts to the arena itself, where Mario, Donkey Kong, Wario and Rawk Hawk are locked in a free-for-all battle. Mario avoids a punch from Donkey Kong, as Wario and Rawk exchange hits. Mario avoids a second attack from DK, and uses his hand to deliver a swing kick to the Kong's chest, sending him flinging backwards.

MC BALLYHOO: And it's another devastating hit from Mario! This match is surely going to be one for the history books!

Luigi and Yoshi cheer for Mario in the seats, while Peach and Toadsworth watch from an elevated platform.

MC BALLYHOO: Not only do we have the Superstar hero of the Mushroom Kingdom in the ring, but we've also got the legendary champ from the Glitz Pit in the ring with us, the Feral Nuclear Reactor himself, Rawk Hawk!

Rawk throws Wario away from him, hearing the audio from the speakers.

RAWK HAWK: YEEAAAHH!!

MC BALLYHOO: Not only that, but we have a fighter fresh out of the jungle, and the King of the Kongs, Donkey Kong!

Donkey Kong beats his chest in a fit of pride. Diddy, Dixie, Cranky and Funky are seen in the rafters.

CRANKY KONG: Rip his legs off!

Cranky's outburst startles Diddy.

MC BALLYHOO: And finally, the garlic-munching, penny-pinching monster of madness, with a dubious theme park license to boot, it's Wario!

Wario raises his hands in the air with victory signs. The audience boos. Waluigi sighs in disappointment from the rafters.

Mario and Rawk get into a scrap.

RAWK HAWK: Check you out, Gonzales. You've definitely improved since our last fight back in Glitzville - But I've got a score to settle!

Rawk Hawk throws a powerful punch. Mario blocks it, but the punch creates a powerful explosion.

MC BALLYHOO: That was the devastating Megaton Punch! Rawk Hawk's signature move!

The smoke clears, but it has barely done anything to Mario, who smirks before charging in, striking Rawk Hawk with a Super Jump Punch. Donkey Kong moves in, punching Mario away, before being crushed himself by Wario's Body Slam. Wario stands on top of Donkey Kong and laughs, taunting the audience.

Rawk Hawk tackles Wario off of DK. Mario jumps on top of Rawk Hawk's head before attempting to dive punch DK, who catches his fist. DK smiles slyly, causing Mario to panic. Donkey Kong slams Mario onto the ground behind him, before swinging him up for another slam, but is interupted by the timely intervention of Wario's Wario Bash.

MC BALLYHOO: Our fabulous free-for-all is really beginning to heat up now!

The four fighters get into a scrap in the arena, each exchanging punches and kicks with one another. Mario, however, comes out on top, sending all three of his opponents with a Mario Tornado followed by a Meteor Knuckle.

MC BALLYHOO: Has the Great Gonzales done it again?!

Wario, DK and Rawk Hawk rise to their feet with sinister looks on their faces.

RAWK HAWK: You've gotta do better than that, Gonzales.

Wario and Donkey Kong smirk. Wario is seen cracking his knuckles. Donkey Kong suddenly slams his hands onto the ground, prompting them all to charge towards Mario, who is freaked out at the advent of the three seemingly joining forces.

The three continue their beeline towards Mario. There is an explosion as all three throw a punch, but Mario gets out of the way. The three turn to him after realising he got away, their fists planted on the cracked ground. They launch after him, led by Rawk Hawk.

Donkey Kong, who is at the back, suddenly grabs ahold of Wario. Rawk Hawk throws a strong punch at Mario, who blocks.

RAWK HAWK: Are you just gonna block?!

WARIO: Wah?!

Donkey Kong jumps up, spins and then plants Wario on the ground face down. Wario mumbles with his face in the ground.

Mario breaks the block and kicks the side of Rawk Hawk's head, sending him flying to the side. Donkey Kong flies in and throws a barrage of punches that Mario dodges. Donkey Kong decides to throw a hard punch, which Mario catches. Mario smirks as Donkey Kong recalls his own earlier attack, horror in his eyes. He swings Donkey Kong around before throwing him into an approaching Wario, who screams in terror.

Wario throws Donkey Kong off of him before seeing Mario and Rawk Hawk exchanging punches nearby.

WARIO: Here I go!

Wario flexes his shoulders and charges in. Rawk Hawk throws a hard punch at Mario, who responds in kind. Their fists lock.

RAWK HAWK: Not too shabby, Gonzales!

They both look to see Wario charging in, but are too slow to react, and are sent flying. Wario jumps up and slams Rawk Hawk to the ground, and prepares to do the same to Mario, but Mario recovers quickly and kicks Wario upwards.

Donkey Kong sees Mario in the air and charges in, but finds that Rawk Hawk has grabbed him from behind.

RAWK HAWK: Not so fast!

Rawk suplexes Donkey Kong into the ground behind him before charging in. He jumps up and slams Wario to the ground. Wario staggers to his feet in a daze. Donkey Kong jumps to his feet, roaring in anger before setting his sights on Rawk Hawk. They both exhange fisticuffs, but Rawk Hawk comes out on top, uppercutting DK with another Megaton Punch, sending him flying towards Mario.

Mario catches DK by the arm and spins him around. As he does this, Wario plots to attack Mario and charges in, using a Wario Waft in order to set up an aerial attack. Mario's spin turns into a Backthrow, throwing Donkey Kong out of bounds. Wario flies down with a Down Aerial to attack Mario, but Rawk Hawk intercepts him and delivers a powerful kick, sending him out of bounds as well.

MC BALLYHOO: It appears that Wario and Donkey Kong are both out of bounds!

BIG TOP: (You don't say...)

Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong look upset at Donkey Kong's loss.

CRANKY KONG: That boy needs some work.

Waluigi holds his hat in respect for Wario.

MC BALLYHOO: It's just Mario and Rawk Hawk left! Only one can win!

RAWK HAWK: Alright Gonzales, let's finish this!

They both jump up and clash, zipping around the arena at high speeds.

MC BALLYHOO: Oh my. I can't keep up with this... Are you following this, Big Top?

A bead of sweat appears on Big Top as he frowns, a clear "no" answer.

Both fighters zip around the stage, stopping to exchange a punch each time. Both fighters suddenly jump into the air and throw a hard punch that hits each other in the face, sending them both flying back. They recover and land either side of the arena. They are both visibly winded.

RAWK HAWK: Keh... But I'm not done yet...

MC BALLYHOO: Could this be the end...?

Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Toadsworth and the rest of the audience watch on with intent and worry. A single figure on the top of the arena's roofing watches on.

RAWK HAWK: Alright... Time for my finishing move... My Super Megaton Punch!

MARIO: Letsa go!

Both fighters power up to max and launch forwards. Rawk Hawk prepares his Megaton Punch, while Mario responds in kind with a Meteor Knuckle.

Before either fighter can make contact, a cannon ball is fired down, intercepting both of them and sending them both flying back.

MC BALLYHOO: Yikes!

PEACH: Oh no!

MARIO: Oof.

LUIGI: Mario!

Luigi jumps into the arena. He throws a 1-Up to Mario.

MARIO: Thank you.

Mario looks up to see a familiar silhouette hidden by smoke: Bowser, in his Koopa Clown Car. It swings down and Bowser leaps from it.

BOWSER: Well, well. It looks like someone forgot to invite *me* to the party.

Mario gets angry.

BOWSER: Well if it isn't Mario! It's been a while. Y'know, stranded on the Moon. That sorta thing. But, now's not a time for bringing up the past... Even though you ruined my perfect wedding and meddled in my plans for the umpteenth time... I'm here to settle things, once and for all!

Kamek flies in abruptly and clears his throat.

KAMEK: Introducing the great Koopa King! Lord Bows--

BOWSER: Kamek you moron. You were supposed to do that five seconds ago. I'm already on my "the reason I hate you" speech!

KAMEK: Oh, ahem. Sorry my lord.

Kamek backs off.

MC BALLYHOO: Are we still live?

LAKILESTER: Yessir.

The broadcast is, indeed, live. Across the Mushroom Kingdom, several individuals are watching the spectacle. In particular, a pair of shady scientists in their castle lab, a reptilian king in his lair, and Midbus, sitting in front of an old television amidst a forlorn junkyard.

BOWSER: As I was saying... You see, Mario, you've been a thorn in my side for far too long, so I thought it was about time I finally got rid of you, and I thought, what better an opportunity to do it in front of all your adoring fans! Live! On stage! In front of the *whole* kingdom!

Mario prepares for a fight. Luigi cowers in fear. Rawk Hawk dusts himself off and climbs to his feet.

RAWK HAWK: Hey you! What do you think this is? You can't just come in here and interrupt *my* fight! I am the *Champ*!

BOWSER: Back off, you tired old has-been! Stay over there and keep *quiet*!

Bowser fires a fireball at Rawk Hawk. Mario rushes in to kick it away.

BOWSER: There you go again, Mario! Always getting in the way! That's why I want to *annihilate* you!!!

Mario enters a combat pose and taunts Bowser.

MARIO: Koochie koochie!

BOWSER: Grrr..!! Have it your way, then. Plumber, you've just sealed your fate!

Bowser enters a combat pose of his own. They both then charge into battle.

- Episode Intermission -

### Interdimensional Travellers

A series of snippets from two franchises is displayed before flashing to white. A side-by-side shot of two separate heroes, both silhouetted, are shown. Both appear to be located within the city. Both open their eyes, which are shown. They look to the side, as if looking at each other.

??? (AKU AKU): ...rash! CRASH!

The second silhouette leaves the shot, which now focuses on three silhouettes.

??? (AKU AKU): We need to stay focused, and most of all, diligent. We don't know just who we may encounter here.

??? (COCO): Are you sure he's even here?

??? (AKU AKU): I'm certain. Let's go.

??? (CRASH): Ooh.

??? (COCO): Crash, lets go!

The female silhouette grabs the male by the hand and pulls them away. A Toad civilian notices and rubs his eyes. He dismisses it and carries on with his day.

Cut to the other silhouette.

??? (SHADOW): Sonic!

??? (SONIC): Right here.

??? (SHADOW): Quit standing around doing nothing. We need to find wherever he's gone, and fast!

??? (SONIC): Right-on! I'll race ya!

The silhouette speeds off, leaving the other to follow in disbelief.

### Mario vs. Bowser

Cut back to the arena.

Mario is thrown back from an unseen attack. He runs at Bowser, and punches him square in the face with a Super Jump Punch, launching him across the arena, Bowser retaliates by firing five fireballs at Mario, he then begins sliding along the track after retracting into his shell. Mario deflects the fireballs, but is knocked around by Bowser's Whirling Fortress attack. Bowser then body slams Mario into the ground. The two ricochet into the air, and Bowser slams down on the ground once more before leaping back. Mario jumps out of the small crater, weakly holding his arm.

BOWSER: Have you readiness for *this*?!

Bowser punches Mario across the arena.

BOWSER: Hahaha! See how much I've improved?

Mario recovers, holding his arm.

BOWSER: Bahahaha. Do you give up, or are you thirsty for more?!

Luigi: Mario!

Luigi throws a Cape Feather to Mario. He uses it to become Cape Mario. Mario powers up.

MARIO: Just what I needed!

He assumes a combat pose.

MARIO: Here we go!

BOWSER: You can't do that! That's cheat--

Mario flies in at high speed towards Bowser, nailing him in the chest with a double-barrelled punch. Bowser is flung into the seating area, causing the audience members to flee. Bowser frees himself and jumps back onto the arena with a massive leap. He notices that Mario is no longer where he was standing prior and looks to see where he's gone. Suddenly, Mario flies in from the side and slams into Bowser with his feet, sending Bowser flying sideways.

Bowser quickly retracts into his shell and attempts to keep up with Mario, who makes repeated strikes on the shell, which do little due to its defence. On the last hit, Bowser flips the shell over, in a bid to crush Mario, who slides out of the way, before uppercutting Bowser the moment his head comes out of the shell. Bowser crashes nearby, failing to move an inch.

Mario backflips a good distance away from Bowser before flying in for a final attack. Bowser, however, curls up into a ball and careens towards Mario at a high speed. Mario dives out of the way, but Bowser turns around and heads back his way. Mario holds his hands out to stop Bowser in his tracks.

Bowser uncurls and kicks Mario back, before tackling him. The two exchange punches as they move. Bowser moves in for a swing, but Mario jumps back. Bowser runs towards him and jumps to attack with a drop kick. Mario moves out of the way, revealing Luigi stood behind him.

LUIGI: WAH!

Luigi is stomped by Bowser's attack. Bowser charges at Mario and resumes his attack barrage. Mario is faster, and spins out Bowser with his cape, before spinning into him several times with it. Bowser begins to fall, but is caught by the tail by Mario. He spins Bowser around before throwing him to the ground, landing on his back, embedding him in the stone floor. Bowser squirms to get free. He uses his strength to get free, before clutching his arm and falling on one knee.

BOWSER: Ow... Darn... I haven't been spun round like that since *64*.

Bowser stands to his feet and looks up.

BOWSER: Kamek! Power me up, now!

KAMEK: Gladly! Coming right up!

Kamek equips his cane.

KAMEK: Ahem. *Paparapapa*!

Kamek conjures a Metal Box and sends it to Bowser.

BOWSER: Just like you can transform, Mario, so can I! That Super Bell may not have worked before, but this...! Behold! **Metal Bowser**!

He crashes the Metal Box in his fingers like a can. He begins pulsing with light. Soon, the transformation process comes to an end, and Metal Bowser stands tall on the battlefield.

BOWSER: Your game is now at an end! Have at you!

Bowser flies into an attack at a high speed.

MARIO: Oh no!

Bowser jumps and kicks Mario away, before using his Whirling Fortress to chase after him, throwing in potshots as he follows him. Mario stands his ground and tries to get some space to breathe by flying to the other side of the arena, but as he lands, Bowser comes spinning round from the side, bashing him several times. Mario flies up, out of Bowser's radius, and equips his hammer. He flies down with it, evading a few fireballs as he goes, before he slams it onto Bowser's skull. Bowser doesn't budge, or even flinch, while Mario richochets due to Bowser's superior defence.

BOWSER: Bahaha! Look at you quivering! In this form, I am *invincible*!

Mario stops himself, before flying in, striking Bowser with the hammer four times, before jumping back, jumping foreard again and landing a hard blow with the hammer. The hammer shatters upon impact, leaving Mario gobsmacked and speechless. Bowser smirks. Mario throws the stick at him as a last resort, to no avail. Bowser grabs Mario while he is vulnerable, before tearing off his cape, turning it back into a Cape Feather.

Bowser begins running across the arena stage, running Mario through the ground, before leaping high into the air and body slamming Mario into the ground, before discarding him like trash.

BOWSER: Looks like you're out of options, Mario. I had to scour deep into the Koopa Archives to find this, and just look at me! Let's wrap this up shall we?

Bowser prepares a fire blast.

PEACH: Mario!

Toadsworth faints.

MC BALLYHOO: Is this... The end?

Luigi is panicking around the arena as Rawk Hawk and the mysterious figure watch on.

Bowser fires the fire blast, which shoots towards Mario. Suddenly, a power-up sound is heard, and Fire Mario brushes the fire blast away.

LUIGI: Yay!

BOWSER: You're certainly tenacious today, plumber boy. C'mon, show me what you're made of!

Both fighters charge up a massive fireball each, before firing it at each other. Luigi dives to move Rawk Hawk before he gets burned by the resulting explosion.

RAWK HAWK: Thanks... Uh, *Green* Gonzales.

Luigi gets annoyed.

### Bowser's Fury

As soon as the cinders clear, Mario and Bowser begin rushing towards each other. Mario fires a big fireball, which Bowser chomps down before firing another back. Mario somersaults over it before continuing his run, firing several whih just bounce off of Bowser. Flames erupt from Bowser's mouth. Before Bowser can attack, Mario fires a fire ball to the side, sending him flying out of the way of Bowser's attack.

Bowser turns around before breathing flames onto his claws, before moving in for several scratch attacks, amplified thanks to the heat on his metal claws. Mario dodges several, but Bowser manages to scrape the side of his face, alleviating him of zome of his sideburn's hairs. Mario creates two fireballs in his hands and slams them either side of Bowser's face, but it does nothing. He moves back in for a kick, but hurts his foot on Bowser's metal hide.

BOWSER: Hahaha! Not even your Fire Flower can do so much as harm me! Let me show you how a *real* pro does it! Prepare to be SCHOOLED!

Bowser jumps back, before using his Vacuum Breath to charge up a flame attack, before firing a massive fire stream at Mario. Mario is badly hurt by the attack, falling to the floor covered in soot and losing his power-up again. He tries to get up but falls back down.

Meanwhile in the city, the silhouetted figures notice the smoke from Bowser's attack.

??? (AKU AKU): Oh no...!

??? (COCO): That can't be him, can it?!

The mute silhouette darts towards the arena.

??? (AKU AKU): Come back!

??? (COCO): Brother!

The other two silhouettes chase after him.

??? (SONIC): Somebody's in trouble!

??? (SHADOW): Forget it! We have things to do!

??? (SONIC): No way! Like it or not, but I've gotta help whoever's in trouble!

The silhouette speeds off.

??? (SHADOW): Tch.

The other silhouette gives chase.

Bowser: Bahahaha! I guess the odds were stacked in *my* favour this time. I guess this is comeuppance for all those power-ups and silly costumes you've used on me! Time to wrap this up!

Suddenly, a green egg is thrown into Bowser.

BOWSER: You!

The attacker is none other than Yoshi, has another egg prepared. He throws it, but Bowser catches and crushes it.

BOWSER: Looks like it's two-for-one bargain sale on defeated heroes!

Yoshi attempts to use his tongue to attack, wrapping it around Bowser's arm, but Bowser reels him in and batters him with the same arm, causing him to let go. While Yoshi is dazed, Bowser grinds Yoshi into the stone floor, defeated.

BOWSER: Now, where was I?

Bowser stands above Mario. The air is calm as Mario looks at death in the face.

BOWSER: **Game over, Mario.**

Bowser prepares a finishing fire blast. Suddenly, Luigi moves into the way.

BOWSER: What is this? Green Stache?!

Luigi shivers in fear as he stands between Mario and Bowser.

BOWSER: Move!

Luigi adamantly stands his ground, albeit in sheer terror.

BOWSER: Bah! You can die alongside your brother, then!

Bowser prepares his attack once more. Luigi closes his eyes, knowing that anything he will do will not work.

Suddenly, a blue and orange flash appears, and Bowser is sent back by a powerful attack, which forcibly shuts his mouth. A blue hedgehog and orange bandicoot are shown to be the attackers. They look at each other, confused by the other's appearance. They both jump back as Bowser falls onto his back. Luigi opens his eyes and notices something.

LUIGI: Mario! Koochie koochie!

Luigi drops another 1-Up into Mario's mouth. He rises to his feet and shakes the soot off of himself.

### Saving the Day

Bowser comes to a realization that he is now at the mercy of Cape Mario, who flies in and attacks Bowser with a spin attack, followed by a punch to the nose, sending Bowser flying. Mario powers up and flies in for a final attack.

KAMEK: H-Hold it right there, Mario!

Mario stops short and skids, landing a few feet away from Bowser. He turns to see Kamek pointing his staff at Peach.

KAMEK: Surrender this instant, Mario! Or I'll... I'll turn the Princess into a Fiery Drumstick.

Mario is forced to comply. He turns his back towards Bowser and closes his eyes.

BOWSER: Gahaha! Good one Kamek! Everyone knows that a true hero will *always* fold when his loved ones are at risk! Now, hold still Mario. I'll make this quick...!

Bowser prepares to finish Mario off with a swipe from his deadly claw. At that moment, another orange figure carrying a computer jumps up and kicks Kamek off of his broomstick, launching him into the air. She then breaks the broomstick with her knee.

KAMEK: WAH!

A black hedgehog homes in on Kamek, landing a powerful kick, sending him flying.

KAMEK: I can see my house from here!

Kamek twinkles into the distance.

BOWSER: Kamek?! Come back!

Mario opens his eyes slightly and sees that Bowser is distracted. He quickly turns and socks Bowser in the gut. Bowser coughs up. Mario unleashes a sheer barrage of punches on Bowser, finishing it up with a Meteor Knuckle. Mario rushes behind Bowser to knock him back the other way. Bowser lands on his belly. Mario gets behind Bowser and swings him around, before throwing him away, using enough strength to throw him from the arena and into the screen, cracking it. He slides a bit and then falls.

Mario kicks his hammer into the air and catches it, before he and Luigi pose victoriously with their hammers.

MC Ballyhoo crawls out from his hiding place to see Mario victorious.

MC BALLYHOO: And the winner is... Super Mario!

MC Ballyhoo expects a cheer, but finds Mario, Luigi and the two unknown figures looking up towards him in annoyance.

BIG TOP: (How embarrassing...)

The figure atop the arena, however, applauds the spectacle.

??? (N. TROPY): Top show, "Super Mario". I just *hope* we won't have to come to blows in the near *future*! Hehehahahaha!

The figure powers up and flies away. The orange bandicoot figure looks around, as if he has sensed the figure's presence. Luigi looks at the two figures and hides behind an annoyed Mario.

??? (SONIC): Hey!

The orange bandicoot raises his hand in a greeting gesture. The blue hedgehog notices his comrade zipping off.

??? (SONIC): ... Gotta blast!

The blue hedgehog zips off. Mario looks towards the orange bandicoot to see he too has disappeared. Mario looks puzzled by this.

### Villains Conspire

The view cuts to Bowser's impact site, just outside of Mushroom City. He looks up at the sky. Kamek rolls up beside him with a crutch.

KAMEK: ... What's next, my lord...?

Bowser sits up.

BOWSER: Ready... *Plan B*!

CLOSING NARRATION: Though Bowser may be defeated, it seems he has not given up! With brand new heroes rolling out, Mario and Luigi can only sit in suspense. Meanwhile, a new threat lingers, with both a killer robot and a mad scientist on the loose, what new challenges await our super brothers? Find out in the next exciting installment of - ***Smash Fighters Z***!

Cue credits.

***Spoilers end here.***