Topics in the Past (Mario)

Red eyes appear behind the group. LWB turns around and sees this.

LWB: *Angry.* E. NIGMA!!!

E. Nigma: Right-o, my airheaded artisan!

LWB: How are you still alive!?

E. Nigma: I'm Chaos's most treasured follower. He would never let me die off that easily.

LWB: You called that last battle easy?

E. Nigma: I admit, I thought you all had me beat when your friend went berzerk on me, but sacrificing myself was the greatest choice I ever made.

LWB: But you didn't sacrifice yourself! As you mentioned before, you sacrificed E. Ternity!

E. Nigma: True... *Chuckles.* Want to see her?

LWB: W-what?

E. Nigma start to generate a light... revealing the light to be E. Ternity, chained up inside some container.

LWB: E. TERNITY!!!

E. Ternity: Ah, LWB, so glad you could be here... I'm afraid I don't have the energy to live...

LWB: No! Don't say that! We'll save you!

E. Ternity: No LWB, it's too late for me...

LWB: What are you saying!?

E. Nigma: Unfortunately for her, she is now a part of Chaos... as am I.

E. Nigma forces E. Ternity to generate more light, revealing the container to be actually a giant heart, with E. Nigma's lower torso fused with the top of the heart. LWB looks in shock.

E. Ternity: Please LWB, hear my plead... Kill me...

LWB: WHAT!?!?

E. Ternity: Kill me... Stab the heart and end this all...

LWB: *Slowly shakes head.* No... There has to be another way!

E. Ternity: Please LWB, just kill me...

Alex pulls out Wrath and heads for the heart.

E. Nigma casts a Shadow Ball at Alex.

Alex slices the shadow ball in two and keeps heading for the heart.

E. Nigma spreads his wings and bolts of lightning shoot out, most of the bolts hitting Alex.

Alex turns into Dark Alex to minimize the effects of the lightning and keeps marching towards the heart.

E. Nigma forms a black hole infront of Alex. Shadow arms reach out and grab Alex by the ankles. While E. Nigma is busy, LWB casts a Paint Ball at him. The hit was succesful and somehow causes the heart to beat at a sudden rate.

LWB: What the... ?

E. Nigma turns his sight to LWB and throws a Shadow Ball at him, who rolls to the side.

Alex cuts the shadow arms apart, reaches the heart, and prepares to stab it, but suddenly stops and turns to LWB.
Alex: You sure you can cope with this, kid?

LWB looks at Alex and then back at E. Ternity.

E. Ternity: Please...

LWB slowly nods and closes his eyes with a tear rolling down his cheek.

WIthout another word, Alex stabs the heart.

The blade also stabs E. Ternity in the chest. E. Nigma lurches over in pain as the Chaos's heart suddenly starts beating rapidly and then it's pace starts to slow down, almost to where it can't be heard.

E. Ternity: ... Thank you...

A bright flash of light generates from E. Ternity and casts away the darkness in Chaos's body.

E. Nigma: NOOOOOO!!! I WAS SO CLOSE!!!

An unknown force pushes LWB, MWB, and Alex out of Chaos's body and back into the throne room. Chaos is seen standing, shrinking with light shining from it's eyes.

Chaos: IMPOSSIBLE!!! MEER MORTALS HAVE BEATEN ME!?!?

LWB pulls out the Kindred Stone of All from his pocket and aims it at Chaos.

LWB: GO BACK TO THE DARKNESS!!!

LWB then blasts Chaos back into the vortex.

Chaos: NOOOOOO!!! YOU MAY HAVE BEATEN ME, BUT MY SIBLINGS SHALL AVENGE MY DEFEAT!!!

After that, the vortex closes up. The dark clouds above Toad Town disappear and light shines down on the town. Upon being hit by the light, the Shadows in the town disappate back to the darkness.

Alex: Well, it's about time.

LWB looks at where Merloco died and notices Merloco's star orb. He picks it up and examines it, noticing that the star has stopped spinning and is now completely black. Something tells LWB that this indicates that a Shaman is dead. He falls to his knees and starts crying over the loss of his best friend and his guardian angel.

LWB: It's my fault... It's always been my fault...

MWB: Oh, grow up.

LWB looks up and over at MWB.

MWB: You don't need friends in order to live a life. As a matter of fact, it's always friends that hold you back and ruin your life.

LWB: *Angry.* HOW WOULD YOU KNOW!?!? YOU NEVER HAD FRIENDS!!!

MWB: AND I NEVER WILL!!!

Alex offers nothing to the arguement.

LWB: How come!?

MWB: Because everyone is weak.

LWB: Last time I checked, it was me and Alex that stopped Chaos and E. Nigma!

MWB: *Angry.* YOU SHUT THE HELL UP!!!

LWB smirks, knowing he just got MWB.

Alex: No, he has a point. Because he does nothing, he's obviously quite strong while we are incredibly weak.[/sarcasm]

MWB: Fine, you think you're so great? Then let's prove it, LWB. You and me. The battle to see who is the greater artisan! *Smirks and chuckles.*

LWB manages to stand up and readies his brush. MWB starts to chuckle evilly as he readies his.

Alex leans on a wall and watches.

LWB and MWB charge at each other and swing their brushes at each other. Their brushes collide, letting out a loud knock. MWB and LWB continue this method of charging at each other and hitting each others' brush, MWB's attacks becoming more vicious with each strike.

MWB: Give it up LWB! *Strikes.* You! *Strikes.* Can't! *Strikes.* Win!

LWB: Yes! *Strikes.* I. *Strikes.* CAN!!! *Strikes.*

LWB strikes MWB's brush out of his hand and then points his brush at MWB's face.

MWB: You think you're soooooo great... If I had just had my wish granted, then I would have been the greatest artisan to ever exist...

LWB: What wish?

MWB: You actually thought I joined up with you because I wanted to save the world?

LWB: Uh... yeah.

MWB: Well guess what? You're wrong, wrong, WRONG AGAIN!!! E. Ternity promised me that if I helped you that she would grant me one wish, but seeing how she is dead now, I just got screwed over in the end!

Alex: Welcome to life.

MWB: It doesn't matter now! I can still beat you even without that stupid wish!

A purple aura starts to surround MWB.

LWB: ???

Alex: Well, that's new.

MWB: Now then... I will have my revenge on you both for ruining my chance!

MWB suddenly sprouts two shadow like wings.

LWB: What the heck!?

MWB's skin slowly changes into a shadowy texture.

Alex sighs.
Alex: You know what I'd like? Just ten minutes where nothing tried to attack me or kill me.

MWB: Wha-what's going on!? YOU!!! You did this to me, DIDN'T YOU!?!?

LWB: What are you talking about!?

MWB: You... You get a sick kick out of torturing others... That's why you created E. Nigma, is't it!?

LWB: *Angry.* That's it MWB! I'm going to kick your butt and smack some sense into you!