Chapter One: The Corrupt Project
Ludwig was in his lab focusing all his thought and power into a mechanical suit. On the table behind him was the corpse of a Koopaling. It was the corpse of his first brother that he or Bowser had never told any of the other Koopalings about, for it would confuse them. Ludwig was using a small weldingdevice that he had invented on the suit.
“Eureka! It is finished!” Ludwig said, chuckling slyly. He moved his brother's body into the mechanical shell and placed the helmet on his head. “That should be about it. Just to plug in the wires to start him up powerful.”
Ludwig placed about twelve wires into the sockets in the side of the armor and hit a switch which said "High Voltage" and left the room. As he was walking to Bowser's throne room he was thinking about what it was like after his brother had died. Mum and Dad hadn't been the same since Corrupt had died. They seemed to have lost their self. But that would change. Ludwig would change to; he missed having someone as smart as himself around.
Ludwig entered the throne room and walked up to Bowser. “King Dad!” Ludwig said quickly.
“What is it?!" Bowser roared. “Can’t you see I’m having fun chucking daggers at my servant over there?”
Ludwig looked around to see if anyone
else was around, then said. “I have just brought Corrupt back to
life!”
Bowser, who had gone back to playing chuck the dagger at the servant, swung his head around and roared. “WHAT?! I told you to leave his body alone!!!”
Ludwig stumbled backwards at his dad's yelling. “You should be happy that he is back!”
Bowser shook his head side to side and answered calmly. “You know what happened to Clawdia when he died. She cried in her room for two weeks, and now you have brought him back to life just like that. She won’t be able to cope with that.”
Ludwig looked at Bowser and smiled. “She will be happy, you wait and see!” Ludwig quickly ran out of the room before his father could say another word.
Later, when Ludwig was sitting at the
table for dinner, he decided that it would be a good time to show
everyone their second eldest bother.
“Um, siblings, may I have your attention for a moment?” Everyone looked
at Ludwig, and Ludwig began talking again. “Tonight will be a special night
for us, for I have someone you would all like to meet.” Bowser was shaking
his head from side to side as if to say “No
Ludwig”, but Ludwig ignored it. “And
tonight we will welcome him home.”
Wendy stood up and growled. “What do
you mean? Is one of your friends moving in with us? If so, I protest
against it.” After she had finished
all the other Koopalings agreed. Then they could hear a loud clanging coming
up the hallway towards them. The sound of metallic footsteps echoed thoughout
the castle. Wendy looked around with concern. “What is that noise?”
Everyone looked to the door just as it burst open. Everyone gasped. “What tha heck is that?” Roy asked.
Lemmy studied it top to bottom. “Looks like a Koopaling! Actually it looks just like Ludwig!”
Everyone looked at Ludwig, then at the thing that stood in front of them. Iggy then said, “What is it Ludwig?”
Ludwig smiled, then said, “It is our brother, Corrupt Chaos Koopa.”
Everyone’s jaw dropped and then Clawdia spoke out. “Corrupt? But how? You're dead!”
Ludwig then turned to his mother. “I brought him back to life with this robotic armor and until now I kept his body in cold storage.”
Clawdia ran over to Corrupt and gave
him a hug. “He doesn’t talk much,” Clawdia said, and then
without warning his eyes flashed purple
and an evil voice boomed out that all the Koopalings felt straight away.
“I do talk but I have come back from a world where such words are meaningless. I spent my time floating around the mist of limbo where no one talks. But I am glad to be home.”
All the other Koopalings then looked at their mother and asked, “Why weren’t we told about our other brother?”
“It was easier to not say a thing to
you so you wouldn’t worry. But now that he is back it doesn’t matter,”
Clawdia said as she gave Corrupt a
seat to sit on, and as the night went on Corrupt told the Koopalings what
it was like when he was around and what life after death was like.
Chapter Two: The Shadow Phantom
At Castle Koopa the Koopas had all gathered around their brother. He sat down in the chair that his mother had given him and looked around to see if everyone was ready. He took another look around at the Koopas and then he began to speak.
“When Ludwig and I were playing one
day in the Forest of Illusions we came across a dying monster who called
himself Shadorax. We looked at it and we decided to help it so we took
him to the castle and he got some rest and when he awoke we asked him to
play with us. We went back to the Forest of Illusions and started playing
and had some fun with our new friend. We were having a great time telling
jokes and stories when all of a sudden the sky went black and he turned
into a shadow of his former self. There was a blinding flash and there
floating in front of us was Shadorax, but he had changed physically, mentally,
and in appearance. We sat there watching him until he spoke. He said to
us that Shadorax was his weak inferior personality and his real personality
and name was Shadow Phantom. He said that we had served our purpose and
that it was time to die. His mouth, which was more like a mask, opened
to reveal a sharp black tongue, which he then waved in Ludwig’s face. Seeing
what he was doing, I lunged at him to save Ludwig, but in doing so lost
my life. I had tackled Ludwig and told him to run as fast as he could for
as long as he could and not to turn and look back until he reached the
castle. Once Ludwig had got away the Shadow
Phantom chopped my head off and I fell
to the ground lifelessly. Although I was dead I could still see everything
as I could if I was living, but the thing was that I wasn’t and I couldn’t
converse with living beings.
The way death was like is that you
can see what’s happening in the real world but can’t do anything. There
are millions of spirits floating around watching and praying for those
they love. I was watching when each of the Koopalings were born and I was
watching through the good times and the bad. The Shadow Phantom is still
out there and I will kill him when we meet.”
The Koopas looked at each other and then back at Corrupt. Ludwig smiled and then said, “We will both take him like we should have on that fatal day.”
Corrupt's eyes glowed red and he tensed up. “No, I shall take him alone. I’m already dead and you have much more to lose then me.”
Ludwig looked Corrupt in the eyes and snarled. “You’re wrong Corrupt, you have just as much to lose as me or any of the other Koopas. We stand together and that’s that!” Then Ludwig ran out of the room and left the other Koopas speechless.
That night, while everyone else slept, Ludwig was making a plan on how he would help against the Shadow Phantom when the time came to fight him. “Bah! If Corrupt thinks he's gonna see this one through himself he’s wrong. I will help him whether or not he likes it. Hmm, but how will I be able to-”
As Ludwig was about to finish his sentence Wendy walked through the door and looked at his clock. “Ludwig, what are you doing? It’s three thirty and you’re still up.”
Ludwig turned to look Wendy and then looked at the armor that was lying on the bench next to them. “Wendy, I’m gonna help Corrupt against the Shadow Phantom and I want you to help too.”
Wendy, who had been wiping her face with a face washer, turned to look at Ludwig. “What can I do? What can you do? What can Corrupt do? A tongue as sharp as his looks would be hard to beat, as well as the Phantom’s physical strength. It would be like walking into a blender.”
Ludwig shook his head and growled. “We have to help him and we are going to use the armor over there for extra defense.”
Wendy took a look at the armor on the table. “That looks like the armor that Corrupt is wearing, but one is blue and the other is yellow.”
Ludwig grabbed a suit and looked at Wendy. “You get the yellow.”
That morning the Koopas apart from Ludwig and Wendy were having breakfast. When Corrupt came down to say goodbye he saw that they weren’t there and told Bowser that to said goodbye to them. When Corrupt got outside he pressed a button on his left arm and out popped a rocket pack. “Heh, Ludwig thinks of everything.” He looked at the castle one last time, then pressed the button a second time, starting up the rocket. He zoomed off towards the Forest of Illusions, where they had first encountered the foe.
Not long after Corrupt took off, Ludwig and Wendy flew off after him. Once in the air Ludwig radioed to Wendy. “Hey Wendy, did you see where Corrupt flew off to?
Wendy thought for a moment. “I’m not sure Kooky, but he headed north-east I think.”
“... The Forest of Illusions, of course. Corrupt always went straight for the most likely goal when Easter time came along.”
Wendy, very puzzled, then asked “What does that have to do with going to the Forest of Illusions?”
Ludwig laughed. “He's heading for the
first place we saw him, and at Easter time Mum and King Dad always hide
a giant sack of eggs in the same place each year. That is why I always
get the King prize in our
Easter hunt.”
Ludwig and Wendy descended into the forest to find Corrupt standing in the open looking around. Corrupt then saw them and went off his nut. “Grr, Ludwig! Wendy! What in tha blue bellied tarnation are you doing here? And what’s with the armor?”
Ludwig stepped forward, readying the cannon on his arm. “Wendy and I are here to help you.”
Corrupt laughed. “Gwahaha! And how are you going to help me? You think you can take on the Shadow Phantom? You think you are strong?” Without warning Ludwig raised his cannon and let off a shot, just missing Corrupt and hitting a long black tentacle behind him. Corrupt turned around to see the Shadow Phantom withdrawing his tentacle.
“Wha? You! We meet again!” The Phantom laughed a wicked laugh. “You have become strong, I can feel it! Though dead your brother made you live and that armor has made you invulnerable to my tongue so I will have to use my shear power.” With that the Shadow Phantom flew at Corrupt with blinding speed, tackled him down, and started trying to rip his armor off. “This time I shall kill you right!!!”
Ludwig ran at the Shadow Phantom and
with a strange power inside him engulfed the Shadow Phantom in
a ball off flame. The Shadow Phantom
cried out in pain as he began to burn. “Grrrrrraaaaaa… I... I... shall…
kill… you... all!!!” The Shadow Phantom fell to the ground and started
crawling towards Ludwig and collapsed just as he was about to grab him.
Ludwig turned to Wendy, who was applying make-up to her face. “Wha! Why didn’t you help? You just sat there while our fellow sibling was in danger!”
Wendy, who had used up all of her make-up, turned and laughed.
“He isn’t one of us! He is a cyborg.
A robot. A dead Koopaling inside a metal shell! I will never go that far
to save him and you shouldn’t either.” Once Wendy had finished her sentence
she pushed the button on her
rocket but before she could take off
Corrupt went flying off, ripping his armor apart in midair.
Ludwig looked at Wendy angrily. “He is our brother and he isn’t lifeless. He has feelings just like us and I think you’ve hurt them. You should be ashamed.”
Wendy sighed. “He is a robot!”
Ludwig shook his head. “No. He is a Koopaling. His metal armor he wears was only to get his heart pumping. It also protects his body. Even though he is the second oldest Koopaling his body is the youngest for you do not age when you’re dead!”
Ludwig then took off after Corrupt,
who was sitting on Cookie Mountain. Ludwig landed and started walking towards
Corrupt, who was sobbing at the edge of a cliff. “No one likes me. No one
at all. No one in our
family likes change, do they?”
Ludwig put his hand on Corrupt's shoulder. “Corrupt, we love you. We all do so put your self pity behind you and act like a Koopa, ok?”
Corrupt shook his head. “No, I can not comply. I shall rip apart this world and watch everyone die in my anger. I will take over this world, Koopa and Mushroom Kingdom alike. I will prosper and I will never be treated this way again! Goodbye Ludwig, my brother…”
Ludwig, shocked at Corrupt's words, wrestled him to the ground. “You don’t mean what you say. You’d never hurt anyone in anger.”
Corrupt chucked Ludwig off him and put on his helmet. “You don’t know me like you used to Ludwig. Oh, and this armor is a lot lighter without all the cannons and guns on it. Gwahaha!” Corrupt pushed the button for his rocket and took off, leaving Ludwig by himself.
“If that’s the way you want to play, Corrupt, then it’s fine by me. But I shall stop you and bring you back to your senses.” Ludwig began the long flight back to the Koopa Kingdom while Corrupt began to plan his first move against the world.
Chapter Three: Corrupt's World Conquest
There was a debate going on in the Koopa Kingdom when King Bowser heard that Corrupt had launched a war against the world. He called all the Koopas to a meeting to discuss what had happened with Corrupt.
“Ok, what happened with Corrupt?” Bowser said as he paced the room. “Why has he gone berserk?” The Koopalings started to whisper amongst themselves. “Silence! I didn’t ask you to talk to one another, I asked for an answer! So who here doesn’t like Corrupt? Come on, put your hand up!” All the Koopalings except for Ludwig put up their hand. “Ludwig is the only person that likes Corrupt? That’s pitiful! He’s your brother and fellow Koopa. Ok, all of you stay here except for Ludwig. I want to have a fatherly talk to you.”
At the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach was having afternoon tea with Mario and Luigi. “Ah, this-a cake is wonderful.”
Peach smiled. “Thank you Mario, I baked it for you and Luigi for your bravery when Bowser kidnapped me last week.”
Mario was beginning to blush. “Why, ah, the pleasure was-a ours.”
Suddenly Peach gasped. “Mario, something is flying our way!”
Mario looked around and saw the figure landing next to them. “This-a armor looks like a Koopaling. I bet-a Ludwig is inside.”
Mario and Luigi got ready to battle as Peach stepped back. “What are you doing here, Ludwig?” Peach said, demandingly.
The three got a big surprise when the figure spoke. “I am not Ludwig. I am Corrupt. Corrupt Chaos Koopa.”
Mario looked at him and then spoke. “Corrupt? I don’t know a Koopaling named Corrupt.”
Corrupt let out a mechanical laugh. “You do now!”
Back at the Koopa Kingdom the word had spread that Princess Toadstool had been kidnapped by a Koopa wearing armor and that the Mario Brothers were totally defeated. When the news got to Bowser he was flaming mad. He called the Koopas together for a meeting in the throne room.
“As you may have heard and for those
of you that haven’t, Corrupt has made his first move and what
a splendid one it was, kidnaping the
princess of Mushroom Land, something he achieved quite easily. But that
isn’t the problem. What will he do against us? He said to Ludwig that he
wouldn’t hold back so what awaits us?” Bowser looked around the room and
the Koopas began to whisper.
“What will he do with the princess?” Ludwig asked.
“How do I know? I’m not a mind reader!”
Ludwig shook his head. “No, what I mean is that since he’s got the princess what if he’s taking out the people with power first?”
Suddenly the door burst down and the Mario Brothers came through the door. Everyone got ready to fight but Bowser yelled and everyone fell silent. “What do you want Mario?”
Mario faced Bowser. “Don’t-a play stupid with me. The princess is here!”
Bowser shook his head. “No she isn’t.”
Mario laughed. “Ho! Corrupt Koopa-a came to the castle and took the princess.”
Bowser sighed. “We were just talking about Corrupt! He’s declared war against the world, even on us! If you care to have a seat we’ll let you in on what is happening.”
Mario nodded. “Ok, but-a if you try to pull-a fast one on us I will be forced to use this Star!”
Meanwhile on an island off the coast of Yoshi’s Island, Corrupt was sitting next to Peach, who was tied up tightly to a tree. Peach, who was sobbing, looked at Corrup,t who had some strange creatures called Minyos working on a castle for him. “What does Bowser want with me this time?”
Corrupt laughed and got up. “I don’t work for my father. I have watched him catch you many times and be foiled by those darn plumbers. But it isn’t hard to catch you and Bowser is weak minded. That is why he always loses.” Peach chuckled. “Huh? What are you laughing at?”
Peach smiled. “You hate your dad so you established your own kingdom and captured me to show him how easy it is, right?”
Corrupt shook his head. “Wrong. I plan to take over this mindless world and the Koopas will not be spared. I shall crush everyone in my grip. You're just step one.”
Peach, who was very puzzled, looked at Corrupt. “Wha- what do you mean?”
Corrupt began laughing uncontrollably. “Don’t you see? My siblings think that I’m an outcast! I’m sick of people who think that I am inferior because of the way I look or because they’ve never seen me before. It’s my time now and my first step is to conquer those in power.”
The next day in the Koopa Kingdom Bowser and Mario, who had been planning a strategy against Corrupt, were informed that Corrupt had kidnapped all of the kings from each of the lands and the only one that was left was Bowser. Bowser and Mario knew that Corrupt wouldn’t waste time and would be on his way towards the Koopa Kingdom. They got their defences ready for when he would come. 2,000 Koopas, 5,000 Goombas, 3,000 Hammer Brothers, 10,000 Parakoopas, and every kind of doomship they could scrounge up were available. They were ready for anything apart from what Corrupt had planned.
Everyone was at their post and sure enough Corrupt came flying through the sky. Ludwig looked up and shook his head.
“Your reign will be over before it has
truly started.” Corrupt flew over the Koopas, Goombas, and Hammer
Brothers, but the Parakoopas were giving
chase. Corrupt looked over his shoulder. “Heh, is that the best you can
do?”
Corrupt turned around to realize that the doomships were firing at him. He easily dodged the Bullet Bills and the cannon balls that were flying at him and swooped into the castle. Bowser yelled out and the trap was sprung. “Now!” Corrupt turned around to see the castle doors close behind him. Bowser began laughing as Corrupt was surrounded by the Marios and the Koopalings. “You didn’t think you could beat me did you? You didn’t think you could Koop a Koopa did you? You didn’t think you could beat the world by yourself did you?”
Corrupt began laughing. “Gwahahaha! Yes, I thought I could and know I could beat you. Yes I could and know I could Koop a Koopa. No I didn’t think I could take the world by myself but…” Out of Corrupts armor popped a little microphone and he spoke a funny language into it. “Ah beanme Decrunchan ah Minyos.” What the Koopas and Marios didn’t know was that he radioed for back up and within seconds the castle was shaken by a blast from a weapon.
Bowser’s grin quickly disappeared and became a look of concern. “What was that?!” Bowser and everyone else ran to the window to see lights flying from a weapon of some type blowing down doomships by the dozen. On the ground they saw an army of what looked like half eagle, half crab, and half human solders.
Ludwig spun around and looked at Corrupt, who was dying from laughter. “What are they?”
Corrupt stopped laughing and looked at the group. "They're called Minyos. How are you meant to take over the world without an army under your rule? It would be pretty boring.”
Bowser looked back at his troops to
find out that they were getting obliterated. “Corrupt, with your Minyos
and my Koopas we could rule the world
as father and son!”
Corrupt clenched his fists and shook his head. “Now you see that I have power you want me badly.”
Bowser snapped back at him. “I didn’t say I didn’t want you and neither did Ludwig.”
Corrupt laughed yet again and bounced
around the room like a pinball, knocking everyone down except for Bowser.
“Ha. You call that a trap? Hmm, well no time for talk, we gotta fly.” Corrupt
flew at Bowser and
grabbed him by the leg and sailed out
through the window towards his island. The Minyos, seeing that their boss
had accomplished his goal, disappeared into the darkness from where they
came from, leaving the dead bodies of the Koopas scattered all over the
place.
When the Koopalings and Marios came to they saw the destruction caused by the attack. Ludwig jumped onto the table and called for everyone’s attention. “Ok, listen up. We are few in number but we must pull through. Corrupt has kidnapped every king and queen in the world, but if we give up we’ll end up dead for sure! We are the last hope for this world and we must liberate the kings and queens that have been kidnapped and bring order to the world.”
Meanwhile on Corrupt's island, Corrupt was talking to his royal prisoners in the dungeon of his newly built castle. “Are you not impressed at my skills? I showed you all. The world shall cower before the Minyos and I. And my castle is built over the entire Island and is heavily guarded. Isn’t that great?”
Peach spoke through the bars. “You won’t be so tough once we're out. We’ll order all our armies to topple your castle and we’ll have your head.”
Corrupt grinned slyly through the bars. “But Princess, I have already lost it once. Gwahahahahaha! Enough talk, I must plan my next move.” Corrupt left the dungeon, his plan in mind, a plan that would get him the world for sure.
Chapter Four: Ludwig Gets Tough
Ludwig was pacing Bowser's throne room, trying to think of a plan to beat Corrupt, but the problem was where was Corrupt stationed. It would have to be in the area but where? Ludwig lost his cool and chucked a lamp at the door just as Iggy was walking through it.
“Ouch, that stings! Ludwig watch where you throw things, will ya? The news has it that the Mushroom Kingdom has already been taken over.”
Ludwig clenched his fists. “Darn! That doesn’t give us much time then. Ok, call the other Koopalings. We need to get out of here!”
In Mushroom Land, Corrupt was visiting his soon-to-be citizens. The Mushroom people were all in the town square, where they were getting ready to see the dictator. Toad was down in the crowd looking at the strange creatures that had taken over the city. There was a massive looking one with giant claws and huge muscles. “Who are these guys?”
Suddenly everyone fell quiet and looked at the figure on the stand that was in front of them. Corrupt stepped out and held open his hand. “Mushroomers, I am the new ruler of this world, Corrupt Chaos Koopa. I hearby declare you all citizens of the Minyosity race. Be good and do as I say and you will not be hurt.” Corrupt turned around and walked back into a mansion that he had as his headquarters while taking over Mushroom Land. Once Corrupt and the Minyos cleared into the mansion, Toad was out of there.
Toad was running down through Mushroom Way when the Mario Brothers pulled him behind a tree. “Whoa Mario, did you ever give me a start! I thought you were one of those Minyos creeps!”
Mario nodded. “Where is Corrupt now?”
Toad looked at the ground. “You mean that sardine can. He’s staying at a mansion in the Mushroom Kingdom! But you won’t be able to get to him 'cause he has those Minyos around!”
Mario grabbed Toad by the hand. “Well we’ll just have to use the invention Ludwig made.”
Toad pulled his hand back in shock.
“I come back from my vacation to find that the princess and all of
the kings have been kidnapped, that
some tin Koopa is taking over the Kingdom, and that you're making deals
with the Koopas. This is weird!”
Mario sighed. “We’ll-a tell you everything on the way to Ludwig.”
Back in the Koopa Kingdom everyone had their stuff packed and was ready for a quick getaway. Ludwig called everyone into the throne room and they held a discussion over the topic of Corrupt in the Mushroom Mansion. “Ok everyone. Toad here has given us the location of Corrupt's hideout at this present time. I’ve asked him about the mysterious weapon we witnessed last night and Toad says that they have no weapons at all. But they have a giant Minyos Warlock by the name of Coolish who he saw in town. The lights must have been fired from him. So the question is, how do we take him out? If we do our doomships will be able to assault his position directly, forcing Corrupt to abandon his position and retreat to his real base.”
Lemmy, who was riding his ball around the room, let out a cheer. “ It looks like you have everything planned, but how will we kill Coolish?”
Ludwig growled, then an idea struck
him. “Eureka, I’ve got it! We get Kamek to make me giant like he did
to
King Dad once! I’ll take him out and
you guys keep the doomship ready to follow Corrupt when he escapes.”
“No no no,” Kamek said to Ludwig in an angry tone. “The last time I did that we lost the battle and the castle.” Ludwig stamped his foot.
“We’ll be in the Mushroom Kingdom and we need to do it to save King Dad and the world!”
Kamek spun around, nearly knocking over a rack of brooms. “What? Bowser's in trouble?! Why didn’t you say so in the first place?”
Ludwig shook his head. “I-”
“Come on! We have to save King Bowser!”
In Mushroom Land, Toad went to see Corrupt and told him that Ludwig wanted to take on Coolish. Corrupt laughed and agreed to the duel. Ludwig stood in a field. The other Koopalings held flags that had Kooky written on them and then the ground began to shake as Coolish came over the hill.
“Gwaaaaa! You dare challenge me? Ha ha ha ha! I shall crush you like the bugs you are!” Kamek zoomed over Ludwig and he grew to the size of Coolish. “Wha? What’s this? You're as big as me!”
Ludwig pulled out his wand and sent a blast at him, knocking Coolish into a mountain. “Ha!” Coolish was back up and sent red orbs flying at Ludwig, knocking him into a cluster of trees.
“Is that all you’ve got, Warlock?” Ludwig got up and tackled Coolish down and the two wrestled around for awhile. They wrestled towards the biggest cliff in Mushroom Land and began slugging each other in the head. Coolish kicked Ludwig off him just as the Minyos army from Mushroom Kingdom came running up. Coolish blew a giant fireball at Ludwig, who dodged it with ease. “Now Coolish, give my regards to Hookbill.” Ludwig sent a full forced blast at Coolish and blew him off the cliff. The Minyos began to run only to get blown apart by Ludwig’s wand.
Ludwig then approached the Mushroom Kingdom and called out to Corrupt. “Corrupt! So much for your Warlock.” Corrupt came and zoomed towards Ludwig and then stopped dead in his tracks. “Wha? What happened to you? Where are my solders?”
Ludwig laughed. “You shall experience the same fate as they if you don’t leave this land.”
Corrupt laughed and shook his head. “Really? Oh, you’ve got me wetting my pants! Gwahaha hahaha!”
Ludwig smiled. “You're right there!” Without warning Ludwig slammed his wand down on top of Corrupt's head, sending him flying towards the ground.
“Oh my head. Ok ok, I shall go but I will be back and I will destroy you!” Corrupt started up his rocket and took off towards his island, unaware that the other Koopalings were following in the doomship. Corrupt's island would soon be discovered, but Corrupt may have yet one more trick up his sleave.
Chapter Five: The Final Stand?
The Koopalings were following Corrupt onboard their doomship, a look of triumph in their eyes. Ludwig’s plan to drive Corrupt away from the Mushroom Kingdom had worked and now it wouldn’t be long before his castle was discovered.
Corrupt flew over Cookie Mountain and over Soda Lake, past the Valley of Bowser and through the skies of Yoshi’s Island and back over the ocean. Then the Koopas saw where he was flying to, a small Island off the west coast of Yoshi’s Island, an Island built like a fortress which no army would ever be able to take over.
Corrupt flew through a gate in the center of the wall and disappeared from view. Lemmy studied the structure of the castle and radioed Ludwig, who was trying to follow the directions that Morton had sent him. “Ludwig! There seems to be a small hole through which Corrupt enters the castle. The bricks have many good footholds in them and we could easily climb up!”
Ludwig radioed back to Lemmy. “Ok, when I get there we’ll try entering the castle, ok?”
Ludwig eventually found his way to Corrupt's castle and landed in the water next to the doomship. Ludwig boarded their ship and they got ready to leave. The climb was harder than Lemmy had thought and the Koopas slipped many times but did not give up. They got to the top and sighed just before realizing how big the castle actually was inside.
There were seventy or so different corridors to go down from where they entered. They all decided to take a corridor each though there were many more corridors than there were them. Mario and Luigi stayed behind to keep Corrupt from escaping through the door and Toad was looking after the doomships.
Larry was wandering down a long golden corridor passing through a kitchen, where he discovered Peach chained to the wall, cooking for Corrupt. He ran over to Peach and studied her chain. “Are you all right?”
Peach smiled. “What are you doing here Larry?”
Larry turned to look to see if anyone was coming, then he broke the chain. “We're here with Mario to save everyone. Go down that corridor and take a right at the end, ok?”
Morton was heading through a greenish blue corridor and came across the armory. There were many types of explosives there and Morton had an idea. “Wow. These are the best explosives money can buy. Cool, excellent, outrageous! Hey! What if I hook up these explosives and when we're done here, blow this place sky high? Yes that’s what I’ll do!” Morton began to set the dynamite up to the pillars which held the castle up.
Wendy had taken a purple corridor and was walking down it when she heard Corrupt talking to someone. It was another Minyos but this one had a scientist's coat on and had white frothy hair. “Ah yes master, the Spector is finished and ready for departure.”
Corrupt laughed his evil laugh. “Gwahaha hahaha! Good, very good. You’re the only Minyos I’d ever need. Well you’re the only Minyos left actually. You’re like my brother Ludwig. He’s a scientist too.”
The two continued down the corridor, leaving Wendy puzzled. “Spector? Who or what is Spector? Darn, I’ve got to tell the others.”
Iggy was waltzing down a grey corridor and reached the end without a door to turn into. “Wha? There’s nothing down here. Wait, what’s this?” Iggy pushed a loose stone in the wall. There was a slight sound, then a huge rumbling. Iggy began to run just as a boulder came crashing through the wall. “Ahh, help!” Iggy wailed as he dived out from the corridor just as the boulder blocked the door. “Darn, that was a close one!”
Roy had been travelling down a red corridor when he came across a small door. He just managed to squeeze through when a giant black dragon caught his eye. ’What the heck! What’s with this place? It has more twists and turns then a Nancy Drew mystery. I’m out of here.” Roy headed towards the door to see that it wasn’t there anymore. “Eh? Where’s the door?” Just then the dragon woke up and was in a rage. It swung its tail at Roy, who jumped it as if it was a skipping rope. The dragon swung it’s tail back this time, hitting the wall behind Roy and putting a crack in it. The dragon then breathed a fireball at Roy, who dodged it and watched it blow down the wall. Roy ran out of the room and sighed. “Whoa. I couldn’t take the heat!”
Lemmy was rolling down a pink corridor when he ran into an invisible wall. “Eh, what’s the problem here?” Lemmy studied the wall and tapped it. “Hmm, it seems that it’s a mirage.” Lemmy was about to turn back when he saw Corrupt and the strange looking Minyos. “Who is that?” Corrupt and his minion walked through a big black door with a giant skull on it. “Hey, where is that place?” Lemmy rolled back to the meeting place to find all of the Koopas except for Ludwig.
Ludwig had taken the black corridor which led to a wooden walkway which connected to a giant tower. Ludwig walked over to the door, which had a sign on it which read “Spector Keep out!” Ludwig tried the door and as he half expected it was locked. Ludwig returned to the meeting area.
The Koopas all started talking, all trying to get their word in. Ludwig yelled over the top of them. “Ok, one at a time, starting with Larry.”
Larry smiled. “Um, I went down the corridor and rescued the princess.”
Morton interrupted. “Well I came across some explosives and once everyone’s safe, kaboom! That’s the end of this place."
Wendy had the next say and stepped forward.
“I overheard Corrupt and this strange guy talking about some
Spector thing.”
Ludwig shook his head. “Yes, I ran into a door that had Spector written on it.”
Iggy snarled. “Bah. I went down a corridor and had a boulder chasing me back.”
Roy interrupted. “Yes. I fell for a trap as well. A big black dragon attacked me in this funny room.”
Lemmy yelled out over the top of Roy. “I ran into a invisible wall and saw what kind of door they walked into.”
Wendy began to talk again. “They went down the corridor I was in.”
Ludwig got everyone quiet. “Ok. We’ll follow Wendy through the corridor and try to find the door that Lemmy saw them go into.”
They all walked down the purple corridor, which connected to the pink corridor. They found the door with the skull on it and entered it. Inside was the dungeon. Corrupt and the Minyos scientist were getting ready to escort the kings somewhere when they noticed the Koopas. “Gwhaha! Welcome to my home. Crank, get rid of them.”
The Minyos had a wide grin on his face. “As you wish master!” As Corrupt sat back to watch the fight Crank ran at the Koopas. He grabbed from his pocket a little laser which he shot at Lemmy’s ball, popping it.
“That was my favorite ball, moron!”
Roy ran up and snatched the laser out of Crank's hand and snapped it in half. Just as the laser was taken Crank pulled out another weapon. Ludwig blew if out of his hand with his wand and then blew him to the ground.
Corrupt got up in a rage. “Darn! Why can’t my plans go right?!” Corrupt flew at Ludwig, bowling him over. The other Koopalings were about to run in and help when Ludwig told them not to. “No, I’ll take him myself.” Ludwig got up and blasted a shot into Corrupt, who had foolishly strayed his concentration.
“Gwaaa! You shall pay for that.” Corrupt began throwing heaps of punches, missing every time. “Darn!!! Why can’t I hit you?!”
Ludwig blasted Corrupt with a full powered blast from his wand. “Because you’re blinded by power.”
Corrupt's armour began to short circuit from the force of the blast. “Gwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Ludwig!!!”
Kaboom!!!
Corrupts armour blew apart, revealing a small Koopaling who was gasping for air. “Corrupt, you shall hurt no one again!”
Corrupt's mouth opened, revealing a
yellow orb growing bigger and brighter with each second that passed.
Without warning Corrupt blew a fireball
and hit Morton, who landed on the remote control button to blow the castle
up. There was a loud bang and then a rumbling.
Ludwig’s eyes widened. “The castle is
collapsing!” Ludwig ran past Corrupt and opened the door to the prison.
They all ran out of the room and headed for the exit. After the Koopas
left, Crank ran over to help
Corrupt up. “Master! We must reach
Spector!”
“I’ll get those darned siblings of mine even if it takes forever!!!” Corrupt and Crank headed for the tower which had Spector written on it.
Ludwig and the other Koopas and the kings all boarded the doomship just as the castle collapsed. “Goodbye Corrupt,” Ludwig said out loud.
Everyone was looking at the island crumbling into the ocean when a giant dark shadow passed over them. They looked up to see a giant airship fifty times bigger then Ludwig’s doomship. “SPECTOR!!! That’s got to the so called Spector!”
Bowser swore under his breath and the other kings cursed. The only person smiling on the doomship was Ludwig who said quite happily, “We’ll meet again Corrupt. You just wait and see.”
The End
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