!!
...Tch. What would that Imajin guy know, anyways!? I've seen that meddlesome ape's actions first-hand, and even heard of what trouble his offspring has caused with those Mini-Marios!*
What does it matter, anyways? I was always meant to be a hero! Coda told me that personally! I don't need Imajin! I don't need ANYONE!
And I know exactly how to prove it... I'll just go to Toad Town and take on that Ludwig all by myself!
I just need to... Find my way... out... of...
...Oh, great. Just when it seems things couldn't possibly get any worse, I got myself LOST!
Very lost, indeed... And in more ways than one, I might add.
Who's there!? Show yourself!
You may consider me as a friend...
...The only one you just may have, should you continue down the path you're currently taking.
Ungh!
No... It can't end like this...
WAKA-WAKA-WAKA-WAKA,WAKA-WAKA. (Considering you have no problem mind-controlling people, along with from what I heard, imprisoning "Test subjects", I'm pretty sure this stunt of yours has no reason not to end.)
...
What're you doing!? C'mon!! We gotta get rid of these phonies!!
...You know... Iggy, was it? A thought just occurred to me...
With what you've stated before raging out on us, it seems to me that the intent was just as much "do your own thing" as it was "stir up some trouble"...
...Now. I personally believe that everyone should be free to be themselves and all that. You want to do science stuff or whatever? That's fine. I had been working alongside some scientists myself, one of them even a mad scientist.*
...But could it perhaps be possible to do that stuff without... You know. Causing trouble?
...So what? Are you here to lecture me, too?
...Perhaps. But first, I feel it is important to understand you better... to get to the root of your problem. ...And if you somehow learn anything of it, then perhaps a lecture on your behavior may not be so necessary after all.
...Follow me.
Huh... Y'know. That doesn't sound like a bad I--
Tsk, tsk, brother. Always the opportunist.
L-Ludvig?
I believe so. Now then, I believe I caught you heavily contemplating an alliance of some sort?
Come on, Ludvig! For all we know, father'll* just keep us in that same Castle if we end up losing!
Oh, ye of little faith. I've already assured our freedom should we fail. But back to the matter at hand, I simply cannot watch as you forge ties that are beyond our jurisdiction. In other words...It is simply not our choice, whether we like it or not. We'll have to let father and the doctor decide that for themselves.
Are you attempting a d'état on the Koopa Troop, my dear brother?
...
Are you declaring yourself an enemy of the Great King Koopa!?
N-no! I can still fight--
Forget it. The spell has worn out. It is time to retreat and proceed with the plan. Understand?
...
I thought so.
...
No way! I'd sooner see to it the Mushroom Kingdom is ours!
WAKA-WAKA WAKA-WAKA. (*Cough* Wonder what his deal is *hack*)
...
...What are you--
*Cough* *Cough* No idea... That smokebomb seemed eerily to me familiar, though...
...It probably won't be the last we see of him, though. But in any case...
...I believe my, err... ex-partner went further down into the forest... I think we should look for him.
He may be a bit of a jerk, but at the very least he doesn't deserve to be lost out here.
...What is this place...?
...This is known as the End of Time. A place that exists outside of the flow of time. ...It is also where we shall visit certain parts of your past, to find out how exactly you became the person you are today.
...This is what you dragged me out here for? To take a stroll down memory lane? You could've just asked, you know!
Perhaps I could've. ...But the events of the past within your mind are shrouded by the cloud that people would call your "bias".
To truly understand why you became the way you are, we need not one's perspective, but rather the story in full.
Here we are... One moment, please.
Huh? What was that?
It is known as a Time Cloak. As long as it is active, we will be invisible to the past. Meaning that, as long as we do not touch anything, we should be incapable of making changes to the past, or causing Time Paradoxes... especially one that would come from you meeting your past self.
Right. Don't touch anything, got it.
...Hey, I remember this place...!
Indeed... this is the Greenhouse you used to* have worked in.
...Yeah... And if I'm not mistaken... This is the point in time when that menace of an ape showed up and ruined everything!
Indeed, this is where Donkey Kong Sr. showed up and caused trouble in your Greenhouse... But, perhaps, we should see this story from the point of view of your "Antagonist"...
...That's what he snuck into my Greenhouse for!? A birthday present!?
Hmm. A strange purpose, indeed...
Wh- is this your first time seeing this, too!? I thought you already knew about this, and that is why you brought me here!?
Oh ho ho! Now, where did you get that idea from? I brought us here so I could better understand you.
And what was this about Jumpman kidnapping him twice...?
Well, I believe the first time was that who you refer to as "Jumpman" had mistaken DK Sr. here for an average zoo animal, and then let him go when he realized the connection between him and Jr. ...And also after being kicked away by DK Sr. himself.
So you knew about that, but not THIS!?
Oho! This wasn't my first trip to this part of history, you know!
Now, of course, the you of today would've chased him out in a heartbeat... But, time changes many things...
Huh...? A gorilla? What are you doing here...?
H-hey, where are you...? ...Wait, no, not up there!
H-hey! You're provoking the Buzzbees! Stop that!
No no no! The Buzzbees are attacking the flowers! I gotta stop this!
I need to get my bug spray... Wait, that ape, is he-
Hey! No! Don't steal those vegetables!* Those are for the market!
...I'm... I'm sorry, was I supposed to actually learn something from any of this?
Well, perhaps it's how everything has a reason behind it... I'm not quite sure, to be honest. This is more about me understanding you than it is teaching you a lesson.
Well, now you know how I came around to thinking that DK Sr. is nothing but a thief. Can we go now?
Hm, yes. I believe it is time we move ahead to the aftermath...
WAKA-WAKA. (Okay!)
Ouch... I'm gonna be feeling that in the morning... Wait a minute...
!!!!!!!
No! Stop!
Listen, if-a-you know what's-a-good for you, you'll-a-run away back to your-a-evil lair.
Run away!? Who do you think we are, some kinda amateur--
Yes. That is exactly what we take you for.
Shadwari?
And-a-company!
Uh, boss? Now it's 5 against 6!
Who cares!? We didn't come here for nothin'!
Trust me, I'd hardly call the can-kicking I'm currently delivering to you nothing!
... *Sigh* I'll handle it...
Really? We're the B-Team?
...Oh. It's YOU.
Yes, it is me. So, if you don't mind me asking-
As a matter of fact, I DO mind. In fact, I'd rather not see your worthless face in my presence at all. But no, go ahead. By all means, tell me your idiotic request. Because I want to know the full reason why you want me to waste my time with a soulless
hole like you.
R-right...
Well, I need your help with something rather important-
Oh! You want MY help, do you!? So even after all this time, you still think I'm just your little guinea pig for all of your stupid promotional stunts!?
Wh-what!? No, nono, that's not what I'm-
L-look. I made a promise to the Ajax people I've pulled from the Void for the Tournament, and now I can't keep it. Not unless I get back my Void Transporter from the Government.
As a ninja robot, you were designed for stealth missions like this. Please. Help me to make things right.
...Huh. You know, it takes a lot of guts to ask something like this of me...
...I probably would've agreed to help you, if you had actually DESERVED it. But the thing is, you DON'T.
You know what you are, Gemini? You are worse than Retro Pikachu*. You are worse than Phantom Man**. You are worse than Wily***. Hell, I'm even going to say it; You are worse than Proto MKII. And you wanna know WHY?
It's because those guys at least KNEW they were evil. They had egos, but they don't use it to hide how much of a villain they are... Unlike YOU.
You have your head so far up your own ass that you cannot even see through all the SHIT how much of a heartless bastard you are. MKII at least HAD an excuse because he doesn't BELIVE in morals. You? The only morals YOU have is that anything that makes money is good. You HAVE no excuses for how evil you are. You, as a person. Are absolute. Fucking. GARBAGE.
...You want to make things right? I'll tell you how.
Step 1: Go directly to Doppler Labs and apologize to Rumia. Hell, apologize to EVERYONE there. Even if they don't forgive you, just stop being a damn coward and apologize.
Step 2: Find Beta X and tell him to send you directly to Hell. Or, better yet, stay in Doppler Labs and let all of Brash Crew slaughter you like a pig. Both are VERY well valid options.
Finally, Step 3: If you see ANY Dead Zone Portals appear, do the entire world a favor and never cross through it. In other words, JUST STAY DEAD.
There, those are my suggestions to you. Now, fuck off.
WAAAAAH!!!
...Boss?
*BEEP* (Mr. Stanley, we need to talk.)
...*BEEP* *BEEP* (...When I look at you, Stanley, I see a younger version of myself. Young and eager... It's the very reason I moved out of Flat Zone to here in your little town of New Donk City.)
... (...So you can imagine the sort of disappointment I am currently in after having seen such a lackluster performance out of you.)
Mr. Fumigator, please! It's not my fault, it was-
*BEEP* *BEEP* (It doesn't matter why such an outbreak of insects had started. I am disappointed in you not for the infestation that occurred, but rather how unprofessionally you handled it.)
*BEEP* (Why, if I were in your shoes, the Garden would still be intact.)
...*BEEP BEEP* (I'm afraid I'll have to let you go.)
Wh-what!? No, sir, please, give me another chance!
... (Sorry, Stanley. My mind's been made up.)
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