Act 24 - Date: 16 September 1992
Section 2: Super Mario World/Captain N/Perry Mason
Part 1: Reunion of the Mushroom World and VideoLand
Fifth Division: Wedding, Triforce-capture, and Final Reunification
Second Chapter - The Theft of the Triforces; the N-Team's Invasion of Metroid; Ganon's Awakening by the Evil Ludwig; the Brain-Team's Defeat; the Reunification
Characters: Mario-Team, N-Team Base, Mason-Team, Brain-Team Base
September 16.
Royal Kitchen, Throne Room, Palace of Power, VideoLand.
T Link replied, "Guten Tag {Gú-tehn tahç} [German] (Good morning), Kevin. We came for a visit."
"What about the Triforces?"
Zelda said, "We left the sentries to guard it."
Lana came in. "Good morning, Zelda. Hello, Link."
"Hello, Lana. We came for a little visit."
"Why'd you come for a visit? You told us the alarm on the Triforces has been going haywire."
"We turned off the alarm and left the sentries to guard the Triforces," Link said.
Captain N asked, "Metroid?"
"If it were up above Hyrule," Link said, "it would have been detected. . . they've never gotten their cloaking device, or whatever they call it, working right."
* * *
Hyrule Castle, Kingdom of Hyrule.
That evening, at Hyrule Castle, the sentries were falling asleep. Inside, a pumpkin fell out of the warp from Metroid onto the heads of the sentries inside and knocked them out. Eggplant Wizard and King Hippo warped into the room. "Hey!" said King Hippo. "Get over here and help me bag these gizmos for Prince Ludwig and MotherBrain." King Hippo and Eggplant Wizard pulled the Triforce of Power and the Triforce of Courage, respectively.
Outside, 'Admiral' Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa and 'General' MotherBrain came along in their huge tanks. The guards outside woke up.
Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa said, "Knock, knock."
"Who's there?" asked MotherBrain.
Blasting open the door with their cannons and scaring away the guards, they both announced, "ADMIRAL LUDWIG VON(BOWSER)KOOPA AND GENERAL MOTHERBRAIN, THAT'S WHO!!! HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!!!"
Inside, Eggplant Wizard and King Hippo heard their malicious laugh. Eggplant Wizard screamed, "IT'S PRINCE LUDWIG AND MAMABRAIN!!! LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!!!" The bonds that connected the Triforces broke, and the three Triforces fell onto the floor.
* * *
Palace of Power.
Captain N said, "You should have seen Simon! He tripped farther in an instant than a photon of light can travel in a hundredth of a second!" Link laughed.
"Very funny, Kevin," said Simon.
MegaMan laughed, "Other than one or two centimetres, he's mega-right on the button! Ha, ha, ha!"
Kid Icarus said, "Right! Not too much exaggeration-icus on his part! Ha, ha, ha!" Zelda suddenly felt the impact of a powerful strain.
"Aaah!" cried the princess of Hyrule.
Spike asked, "What's wrong?"
"Something has happened to the Triforces," said Link.
Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa asked, "How does Princess Zelda know what happens to the Triforces?"
"There is a bond between them, and, if all three Triforces are totally destroyed, the impact could kill her," Link said. Princess Peach gasped.
* * *
Castle of Hyrule, Kingdom of Hyrule.
Back at North Castle (a.k.a. Hyrule Castle) in the Kingdom of Hyrule, MotherBrain and Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa blasted their way into the Triforces' chamber. "Hey! What are you two doing here?" Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa demanded.
"We're stealing the Triforces for you, Prince Ludwig," said Eggplant Wizard.
"But. . . never mind. You two deserve a raise for this!"
"With these gizmos, you'll have the power to control all the galaxy."
MotherBrain moved her tentacle over to the vegetable. "Give them to Ludwig or me, garbage-face."
King Hippo said, "You can have whatever you want."
"Give them to us, pebble-brains!"
"You can fix the cloaking device," said Eggplant Wizard.
Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa commanded, "Give them to her, you infinite idiots!!"
King Hippo said, "You can have infinite power."
Eggplant Wizard and King Hippo cried, "We can have infinite power!"
Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa screamed, "GIVE THEM TO HER!!!"
Eggplant Wizard held the Courage Triforce away from MotherBrain's tentacle. "Why should we?"
King Hippo held the Power Triforce away from her tentacle. "Yes. With these, we shall not have to take your abuse anymore."
"King Hippo is correct! With the Courage Triforce, I can abuse you two."
Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa picked up the Wisdom Triforce. "With the Wisdom Triforce, I can outsmart the two of you." Ludwig having distracted King Hippo and Eggplant Wizard, MotherBrain grabbed the Power and Courage Triforces.
King Hippo said, "Hey! Give those back!"
Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa pointed his deactivated laser sabre at King Hippo. "She never will, fools. You did a great job. I do not like mutineers, though. If you want us to go easy on you, you will not try to be mutinous again."
Eggplant Wizard said, "You have it, Prince Ludwig."
Ludwig put his laser sabre away. "Bright lad. Let's go and wake up Ganon." They took their leave in Eggplant Wizard's squash rocket.
* * *
Later, the whole N-Team arrived at Hyrule Castle. Captain N said, "Wow! It looks like an earthquake hit this place!"
Larry (Spike)Koopa said, "Uh, oh, guys! The Triforces are gone!"
Spike said, "Uh, oh! And I know who took them: Prince von(Bowser)Koopa! Here's one of the hair follicles."
"Why, the contemptible corpuscle!" Mario said. "This is LOW, even for him!"
"So now what do we do?" asked Lana.
Captain N said, "There is only one thing to do: break into Metroid and get the Triforces back."
* * *
Little did they know that the robbers, MotherBrain, Ludwig, Eggplant Wizard, and King Hippo, had not left for Metroid. Still travelling in the squash rocket, Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa called King Bowser Koopa, who was still on Metroid. ". . .and we need you to stop the N-Team in the manner that I have just described," Ludwig completed.
Bowser said, "Will-do, my smart, despicable prince! Ha, ha!"
"And please have work continued on that cloaking device!"
"Right. Over and out!"
* * *
Control Room, Metroid.
When Bowser had 'hung up,' Larry (Bowser)Koopa said, "O bad dad of despicableness?"
"What is it, my sneaky boy?" Bowser asked.
"Those goody-good plumb-scum and their Ninten-Twerpy friends just warped into fabulous downtown Brinstar."
"Perfect! Morton, commence the game sequence entitled, 'Get Rid of the N-Team!' Ha, ha, ha, ha! Winner receives fifteen thousand pounds!"
Morton (Bowser)Koopa said, "Sure thing, King Dad!" Morton pressed a button on the control panel.
* * *
'Fabulous' downtown Brinstar, Metroid.
Samus said, "Uh, oh! Look!"
"It's a mega-pack of Rios!" MegaMan said.
Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa said, "My sabre will stop them!" With several slashes of his sabre, he destroyed the Rios.
Samus said, "Nice swordsmanship. According to my map, we are in the room next to the one where the Long Beam is. I already have it, so let's go."
* * *
Ridley's Lair, Norfair, deep in Metroid.
A while later, the N-Team reached the lair of Ridley (or, as usual, a facsimile of Ridley). "I can hardly believe that we made it to Ridley's lair with only a little loss in energy," Samus said.
Captain N said, "Then, let's get in there and smoke Ridley."
"Good idea. Mario, have you any Starmen?"
Mario searched his pocket. "As a matter of fact, I do. Two Starmen coming up." He handed a Starman to Samus and one to Captain N. As soon as the two entered Ridley's chamber, their invincibility commenced.
Captain N said, "Quickly smoke this guy! The invincibility does not last long." They went down in the lava to avoid Ridley's fiery blasts, which would block their shots. With nothing to block their shots, Captain N and Samus made short work of the fire-breathing menace.
Samus said, "Excellent work, Kevin! We gave him the boot."
* * *
Control Room, Tourian, Metroid.
In MotherBrain's chamber, King Bowser and his Koopalings were feeling extreme brain pains while watching on the monitor. Bowser screamed, "Yaaah! Thadoesit! MOUSER!!! TRY-CLYDE!!! KOOPA-TROOPA!!! GET IN HERE NOW!!!" Mouser, Try-Clyde, and a black-shelled Koopa-Troopa quickly entered.
Koopa-Troopa said, "Oh! I didn't know that you were such great dancers." He started dancing. The 'dance' that the Bowser Koopas were doing was a response to extreme pain.
Larry (Bowser)Koopa fired a sharp blast at Koopa-Troopa and missed. "SHUT UP, FOOL!!!"
"Oh! Right."
When the brain-pains vanished, Bowser said, "Whew! The N-Team destroyed the Ridley clone. Who among you can sword fight?"
Mouser said, "I can."
The Koopa-Troopa said, "I can." "Good. Take two of Ludwig's laser sabres. Fix those N-Twerps good!!! Ha, ha, ha!" Mouser and Koopa-Troopa each took one sabre.
Mouser held the open part of the handle out away from everyone. "Let's see. The red button. . ." He pressed the red button. The laser blade came out. ". . .makes the laser blade come out, and the blue button. . ." He pressed the blue button. The laser blade disappeared. ". . .retracts the blade. We are ready, King Bowser the Terrible."
Bowser said, "Good. Now, wait for my command to go fry the N-Team. Ha, ha, ha!"
* * *
Kraid's Lair, Brinstar, Metroid.
Samus said, "According to this map, we're nearing Kraid."
Kid Icarus said, "Good! I was ready for a little target practice." He drew his bow.
"All right. Kid Icarus and I are going in. Are there any other volunteers?"
"None, I think," Kevin said.
Mario said, "Wait! I have two more Starmen." He gave the Starmen to Samus and Kid Icarus.
Entering Kraid's lair, Kid Icarus said, "Thanks a lot!" He and Samus went in. When they saw Kraid, the Starmen took effect on them. They quickly blasted the ugly creature to oblivion, thanks to Kid Icarus's new super arrow.
* * *
Control Room, Metroid.
Bowser screamed, "Yaaah! Not again! Yeouch! THAT DOES IT!!! EVIL KOOPA PACK, ATTACK!!!"
* * *
Mouser and Koopa-Troopa attacked the N-Team just before the entrance to Tourian (where the control room was).
Mouser said, "Where do you think you are going, N-Team pests?"
"We're going to MotherBrain and getting back the Triforces," Kevin said.
"Well, you're out of luck," said Koopa-Troopa. "She isn't taking visitors." Mouser and Koopa-Troopa drew their laser sabres and activated them.
Captain N said, "Be careful with those. You might hurt yourselves."
Mouser said, "Us? Ha! I learned from the best in VideoLand, the one who trained your Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa. I learned under an assumed identity."
"So did I," said the Koopa-Troopa.
Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa said, "I have not fought against laser sabres before with my sword."
"You won't have to," said Kevin. "My Zapper will toast these freaks." Captain N fired his Zapper and knocked the laser sabres out of Koopa-Troopa's and Mouser's hands. The laser blades hit the ground first and burnt certain organic elements in the floor, causing more brain attacks for Bowser and his Koopalings. Spike and Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa grabbed the sabres.
Spike said, "Aha! Now we have your laser sabres."
"Let's get out of here!" cried Mouser.
"King Bowser will kill us," Koopa-Troopa said.
"Shut up! If we stay, the N-Team will capture us!"
"Good point." Mouser and Koopa-Troopa retreated into the control room.
* * *
Bowser screamed, "THEY DID WHAT?!?"
"They grabbed our laser sabres," Mouser said.
"SHUT UP, YOU BAG OF MOULDY CHEESE-BREATH!!! LARRY, ROY, MORTON, WENDY, LEMMY, AND IGGY, GET BACK IN HERE NOW!!!"
When he and the other Koopalings had returned to the control room, Larry (Bowser)Koopa asked, "What is it, Dad?"
"Larry, lead an attack against those N-Twerps. Dr. Wily and ProtoMan, drop your work on the cloaking device and come here." In a moment, Wily and ProtoMan were in Bowser's presence.
"What is it, King Bowser?" Wily asked.
"Do you know how to operate my son's computer?"
"Yes."
"Okay. Enter a command that will make me and my six youngest Koopalings as good sword fighters as Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa."
"-Wheeze!- Yes, King Bow - wheeze! - ser Koopa." Dr. Wily did as told. After King Bowser and the six Koopalings had been charged with the powers, they got seven of Ludwig's laser sabres off the wall.
Bowser ordered, "Koopa pack, attack!" Bowser and the Koopalings charged out.
* * *
Back in the corridors of Tourian, Metroids attacked. MegaMan said, "Uh, oh! Metroids!"
"MegaMan and I shall freeze these menaces," said Samus. "You guys make a run for it." Samus used her Ice Beam and MegaMan his IceSlasher to freeze the Metroids.
* * *
Later, the N-Team arrived at the door to the control room. Captain N said, "Great. Look! It's King Bowser and his six younger Koopalings."
"Yes," said Bowser. He drew and activated his laser sabre. "Now, do you want to leave in peace, or do you want to leave in pieces?"
Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa said, "I'm not going to let this crazy uncle talk to us like that!"
ProtoMan ran out of the control room. "King Bowser, Wily just received a transmission from Eggplant Wizard."
"Whisper it in my ear," Bowser said.
ProtoMan whispered in Bowser's ear, "Actually, it was Ludwig who called. He said he's reached the temple in which Ganon is resting. And, of course, he said to work on the cloaking device."
Bowser laughed aloud. "Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa, en garde!" Bowser, without sword-saluting, lunged for Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa.
Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa stepped aside to avoid Bowser's lunge. With disdain, he cried, "You uncivilised rogue! You salute with your sword like this before beginning a sword fight!" Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa made the traditional salute with his sword. Then, he and Bowser started sword fighting. Even though Bowser had told Dr. Wily to input a command that made him a 'better' sword fighter than Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa, Ludwig (Spike), having done more practice, beat Bowser by thrusting his sabre out of his hand.
Bowser cried, "What? ProtoMan, I thought that I told Wily to enter a command on Ludwig's computer to make me a better sword fighter than Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa!"
Proto said, "He did! I can't understand what went wrong!"
Captain N asked, "What about the old saying, 'Practice make perfect'?" He ran over and grabbed Bowser's sabre. "Sword-fighting is an art I have not even begun yet."
Spike said, "Be careful with that, Kevin."
"No sweat, King Spike." Kevin pressed the button that made the laser blade retract.
Larry (Bowser)Koopa said, "Aw, come on, Captain N. I dare you to sword fight with me!"
"Sorry, Larry, but I do not take dares, double dares, triple dares, quadruple dares, quintuple dares, or however many dares. However, I shall Zapper you!" He drew his Zapper and fired it, knocking the sabre handles out of all the Koopalings' hands. Yoshi grabbed the sabre handles with his long tongue. Mario took all six sabre handles from Yoshi's tongue. "Nice going, Yoshi!"
Bowser commanded, "Relinquish those sabres!"
Spike pointed his steel sabre at Bowser's neck. "Who is going to make us, dear brother? You seem a little hot. How about I give you some ventilation?" Spike carved 'KSK' in Bowser's king suit.
Bowser screamed, "Why, you! I just had it fixed!!"
"Bowser, you look like you could use a fencing lesson," said Link. The Hyrulian hero fired a blast from his sword that literally tied up Bowser, his six Koopalings, Dr. Wily, ProtoMan, Mouser, Koopa-Troopa, and Try-Clyde. The N-Team ran into the control room.
Captain N asked, "Where are Ludwig, MotherBrain, Eggplant Wizard, and King Hippo?"
Bowser said, "They are not here, Captain Numskull. They are going to awaken Ganon in the Great Palace. Nothing you can do will stop them, because they have the Triforces."
Captain N said, "Uh, oh! We have to get over there right now. Tragg and Andy, come here."
Tragg said, "If you move, Bowser Koopa, you will be placed under arrest."
Spike said, "Lt. Tragg and Lt. Anderson, stay here with these royal pains in the neck while the rest of us stop Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa's plot. There are the cloaking controls over there. Destroy them while you're here."
"You have it, King Spike," said Andy. "No way shall we let these do-badders out of our sight."
Captain N said, "Wait a minute! Good Ludwig, can you operate the evil Ludwig's super computer?"
"I can give it a shot," said Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa. "Just give me a minute." Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa went over to the computer and fiddled with it a little. "Yes, I can operate it. Now, what would you like, Kevin?"
"I want to be able to handle the sword as well as you and your father."
Lana said, "Now, Kevin. . ."
"I have to keep my options open, Princess. I can't stick to just one weapon all the time. I'll practise."
After entering the desired commands on Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa's computer, Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa said, "Ready when you are, Kevin."
"Let 'er rip." Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa pressed the ENTER key, and the computer entered all the sword fighting skills of Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa and King Spike into Kevin's brain within minutes. "That felt funny. Let's see if this computer is worth its weight in gold. Open us a warp to the Great Palace, please, Ludwig."
Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa said, "Right-o!" He entered a command into the computer, and a warp opened. This warp lead to the Great Palace.
Mario said, "That's our warp! Let's go!" All N-Team members, except for Lt. Tragg and Lt. Anderson, entered the warp.
* * *
Grand Palace, Planet Hyrule�. [� - The Grand Palace was not in the Kingdom of Hyrule itself. Also, the names 'Grand Palace' and 'Great Palace' were entirely synonymous and interchangeable.]
They ended up at the Grand Palace. Mario noticed a weird-looking rocket flying erratically through the air and progressively nearer to the ground. "Hey! What is that weird vehicle?"
Kid Icarus laughed, "Ha, ha! That is Eggplant Wizard's squash-ious rocket-icus." The rocket crashed in front of the palace. MotherBrain, Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa, Eggplant Wizard, and King Hippo came rolling out.
King Hippo said, "We're out of gas, you stupid bean-brain! Why did you not bring a bigger squash?"
Eggplant Wizard yelled, "DON'T BLAME ME!!! YOU'RE THE BOOT-HEAD WHO GOT US LOST!!!"
Captain N said, "You aren't lost if you are looking for the Grand Palace."
"Captain N! What are you doing here?" demanded MotherBrain.
Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa asked, "What are you doing with one of my laser sabres, Captain N? You do not know how to use it!"
"On the contrary, my dear cousin, I used your computer to make him as good as my dad and I," Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa said.
"YOU USED MY COMPUTER?!? IS NOTHING SACRED?!?" He drew his laser sabre. "I SHALL DESTROY YOU OUTRIGHT, CAPTAIN NUISANCE!!!" He pressed the button that made the blade appear.
Captain N said, "Two can play at this game, von(Bowser)Koopa!" He did the same with the laser sabre that he had.
Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa said, "First, we shall make the traditional salute." He made a salute with his sword. So did Kevin. "Very good, Kevin. En garde!" They began fighting. "MotherBrain, grab the Wisdom Triforce from me before I drop it, and awaken Ganon!" MotherBrain grabbed the Wisdom Triforce and entered the palace.
Captain N said, "Quick! All of you go after her! I'll hold Ludwig off." The rest of the N-Team went in after MotherBrain.
Eggplant Wizard said, "MotherBrain is outnumbered!"
"Let's get in there and help!" said King Hippo. He and Eggplant Wizard went in after the N-Team.
Captain N said, "Okay, Ludwig. Now it is just the two of us, mono e mono."
"Right, Captain N." While they sword fought outside, MotherBrain made it to the table on which Ganon was resting.
MotherBrain said, "Ganon, I got here as quickly as I could." Agahnim ran in.
"MotherBrain, have you the Triforces?" Agahnim asked.
"Yes, Agahnim."
"Then I shall be able to begin casting the spell that will awaken Ganon."
Link said, "Not quite, Agahnim!" Link fired a beam from his sword that knocked the three Triforces out of MotherBrain's tentacles and onto the floor.
"Aaaah! Stop him!" MotherBrain commanded.
Agahnim said, "So, you wish to be destroyed, eh, Link? Well, I can make your wish come true!" Agahnim fired a powerful spell at Link. Link dodged this.
Zelda said, "Try reflecting his magic back at him, Link."
"A good idea, Zelda, that I was about to try." Agahnim fired another powerful spell at Link. This time, Link struck it with the Master Sword and reflected the magic back at Agahnim, whom it hit.
Agahnim screamed, "Yaaah!" He fell on the floor and passed out.
"Agahnim!" cried MotherBrain.
Ganon said, "Give . . . me . . . the . . . Triforces!" In raced Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa, firing blasts from his fingers at Kevin, who dodged them each time.
Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa said, "I am here Ganon!" He took all three Triforces before the N-Team could grab them and handed them to Ganon.
Zelda said, "No!"
Ganon awakened and turned powerful again. "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Thank you, evil Ludwig!"
"Oh, no!" said Kevin.
"Link, how nice to see you again," said Ganon. "And you have brought your friends for my coming-out party! Ludwig, let's toast these do-gooding bozos!"
Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa said, "Right, evil Ganon! Ha, ha, ha!" Ganon and Ludwig fired numerous evil spells at the N-Team.
Link said, "Yaaah! Ganon's power is multiplied greatly with Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa's help!"
MotherBrain said, "Nothing can withstand the power of the Triforce! VideoLand is the Brain-Team's! Ha, ha, ha!"
Ganon agreed, "Yes, MotherBrain! Ha, ha, ha! Link, not even the puny Master Sword can defeat Ludwig and me! Ha, ha, ha!"
"That is what you think," said Link. "Fire your best shot, Ganon!"
"He who dares to defy Ganon shall pay the ultimate price!" He fired a shot at Link. Link reflected it back to Ganon with the Master Sword. "Noooooooo! I am defeated. . .!" He shrank back to his 'sleeping' state. Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa was infuriated.
"So, Link," said the evil Ludwig. "You think that you can defeat me with that puny, ancient relic? Ha! Not even the mighty Master Sword can defeat all three Triforces! Ha, ha, ha!"
Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa drew and activated his laser sabre. "Maybe not, but I have an idea." He tossed it so that the laser blade hit Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa's leg.
"No! Yeeowch!" Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa, in sheer pain, dropped the Triforces. Before MotherBrain could grab them, Zelda grabbed the Wisdom Triforce, Peach grabbed the Power Triforce, and Lana grabbed the Courage Triforce; the Triforces re-linked, though not physically. "Ooh, ooh! I think it's time to cut and run! Come, everyone!" The three princesses blocked the door. The power of the Triforce centralised around Zelda, who stood in the centre with the Wisdom Triforce.
He and King Hippo clinging to one another, Eggplant Wizard whined, "Please don't hurt me!"
Zelda said, "I want you evil-doers out of the Empire of Hyrule. . . now!" Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa, MotherBrain, Eggplant Wizard, and King Hippo were warped to Metroid. Ganon and Agahnim, presently unconscious, were laid upon the table.
* * *
Triforce Chamber, Castle of Hyrule, Kingdom of Hyrule.
Zelda reactivated the alarm on the Triforces. "We shall never turn this off again."
Entering with Lt. Anderson, Lt. Tragg said, "I hope that we are not too late."
Perry said, "Just in time, Tragg and Andy."
Zelda said, "Thank you all for helping me get back the Triforces from those renegade evil-doers."
Spike said, "Don't mention it, Zelda."
Anderson said, "Tragg and I destroyed the cloaking device controls."
"Good," said Kevin.
Peach said, "I wonder what happened to Eggplant Wizard and King Hippo?"
* * *
Control Room, Metroid.
Back on Metroid, someone was about to get it in the end. Ludwig von(Bowser)Koopa screamed, "You two pea-brains! WHY DID YOU LET THOSE N-TWERPS ESCAPE WITH THE TRIFORCES?!?"
King Hippo said, "It's not our fault, Prince Ludwig. It is not our fault that we have no brains."
"If that excuse were any less valid, I would destroy both of you."
"What are you going to do to us?" asked Eggplant Wizard.
"MotherBrain, hold me in mid-air behind these fools."
MotherBrain said, "My pleasure, Ludwig, my dear." She did so. With his feet, Ludwig kicked Eggplant Wizard and King Hippo in the rear several times. Eggplant Wizard and King Hippo really got it in the end!
"The worst part about this caper is that my bloody cloaking device STILL DOES NOT WORK!!!"
* * *
Throne Room, Palace of Power, VideoLand.
A large audience had gathered in Princess Lana's throne room. Lana, Zelda, and Peach were standing at a large table. "Before the evil Ludwig tries anything else," said Princess Lana, "I would like to get this done. This meeting is being held for the formal reunification of the Mushroom World and Hyrule with the rest of VideoLand.
"As you all know, Hyrule seceded just before Ganon had overtaken the government of the kingdom. The Mushroom World seceded when my father and Princess Peach's father, neither of whom are still living in this universe, deemed it appropriate to keep MotherBrain and King Bowser apart. It is unnecessary now. A couple of years ago, when Link had recovered the Triforce of Courage, the reunion of VideoLand with Hyrule took place, but formal reunification did not. Just about a week or two ago, the reunion of VideoLand with the Mushroom World took place. At the moment, the three lands stand as three separate blocks. The Mushroom Empire is the largest; combined, the Hyrulian Empire and the Kingdom of VideoLand are about three-fourths the size of the Mushroom Empire. The sad fate of the Exorian Empire, the smallest portion in size but not population, must be remembered, too.
"Today, the Kingdom of VideoLand, the Empire of Hyrule, and the Mushroom Empire shall reunite officially and, as it was a century ago, all three will be ruled in this palace under the name of VideoLand. One day, hopefully, the Exorian Empire will be able to rejoin the group."
Zelda said, "I, Princess Zelda, the ruler of the Kingdom of Hyrule, the entire Planet Hyrule, that planet's solar system, and the twenty-four nearest solar systems, all of which comprise the entire Empire of Hyrule, declare loyalty to Princess Lana, the ruler of the Kingdom of VideoLand, whose base is this palace and to which the Republic of CastleVania, the Kingdom of Mount Icarus, the Republic of MegaLand, the Kingdom of KongoLand, the Planet Excalibur, and most other video-planets owe loyalty as well."
"As ruler of the Kingdom of VideoLand," Princess Lana said, "I accept the loyalty of the Empire of Hyrule and endow it with the monetary and military protection that it may require. All Hyrulian citizens are now officially VideoLand citizens. Hyrulian Rupees may be used interchangeably with VideoLand Pounds, with 10 rupees equal to 1 pound."
"Thank you, Princess Lana."
Queen Peach said, "In this matter, I yield my authority to Prince Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa. I was ruler only of the Kingdom of the Mushroom World, and King Spike was ruler only of the Kingdom of the Good Koopas. Prince Ludwig is now the chief executive of both kingdoms, which now comprise the Mushroom Empire. I now give way to him."
Prince Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa came up, revealing the birthmark on the bottom of his foot in a now-customary fashion. He got used to it quickly because it was the only physical thing separating him from his evil cousin. "Thank you, Queen Peach. As ruler of the Mushroom Empire, comprised of the Kingdom of the Mushroom World and the Kingdom of the Good Koopas, the latter of which is comprised of most of the sixth of the galaxy that the Mushroom World did not control under Queen Peach, I declare loyalty to Princess Lana of the Kingdom of VideoLand, which is based in this Palace of Power and to which the Empire of Hyrule, the Republic of CastleVania, the Kingdom of Mount Icarus, the Republic of MegaLand, the Kingdom of KongoLand, the Planet Excalibur, and most other video-planets owe loyalty as well."
"I accept the loyalty of the Mushroom Empire," Princess Lana said. "I endow it with any monetary and military protection it may require. All citizens of the Kingdom of the Mushroom World and of the Kingdom of the Good Koopas are now citizens of the Kingdom of VideoLand. Mushroom Coins and VideoLand Pounds may be used interchangeably, with 20 coins equal to 1 pound."
"Thank you, Princess," Prince Ludwig von(Spike)Koopa said.
Princess Lana declared, "The reunification is complete. This meeting is adjourned."