Giga Bowser's Return

By TwilightPrince

Chapter 1- A New Threat

It was another typical gloomy day in Dark Land as Bowser sat in his throne of his castle, looking discouraged and mad as always. None of his followers were in the throne room, for they did not want to be around Bowser when he was angry, and this time, he was downright furious.

"ARRGGHHHH!!!" roared Bowser, his voice echoing throughout his castle, "Why do those pesky plumbers always foil my plans?!"

Indeed, this seemed to be the case...again. He had once again failed at keeping Princess Peach for himself, falling at the hands of Mario and his brother Luigi, even though he had Bowser Jr. do most of his dirty work for him. Not only that, but with the latest sports going on in the Mushroom Kingdom, he had come in dead last in all of them, whether it be kart racing, golf, tennis, soccer; it didn't matter! Bowser was totally sick and tired of those Mario Brothers kicking his tail time after time.

"What is it with those Mario Brothers?!" he roared again, "Every time I come up with a plan that's foolproof, they find some way to make it seem like child's play! Why can't I ever win?! It's just not fair!! Bad guys gotta have a break, too..." Bowser actually started to sniffle a bit, as he went up to his private chambers to slump into his lava bath that he took every day. He reveled in the warm lava, soothing his stress. Well, sort of...the lava was bubbling a bit since he was so angry.

"Well, at least I can still enjoy some comforts..." he mumbled to himself as he sank a little deeper into the lava bath, "I guess it's good to take a break from trying to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom from time to time. Ahhh...this is the life!" Bowser put his hands behind his head and continued to soak in his lava bath feeling a bit more calm than before.

Just as he was getting comfortable, however, a Hammer Brother came speeding into his room, seeming panicked about something. "L-L-Lord Bowser!!" he yelled, causing Bowser to come out of his dreamy state and almost jumping straight out of his lava bath. Needless to say, he was angry again.

"IDIOT!!!" he yelled, "How many times do I have to say to you to knock before entering?!! Bad guys have some decency too, you know!"

"F-F-Forgive me, Your Scaliness," said the Hammer Brother, still shaking and sweating, "but there's something weird outside the castle gates!"

"Hunh?!" grumbled Bowser, "Whaddya mean 'weird'?"

"Just come outside, please!!" begged the Hammer Brother.

"This had BETTER be good!" said Bowser, wiping the excess lava from himself and following the Hammer Brother out of his room and out the front gates of his castle.

Strangely though, once outside, Bowser didn't see anything out of the ordinary. All he saw was the gloomy area of Dark Land surrounding his castle as always. He turned and glared down at the Hammer Brother, breathing smoke from his nostrils. "You imbicile!" he roared, "There's nothing weird out here! You must've been seeing things! Now get back in the castle before I decide to have charbroiled Hammer Brother for dinner tonight!"

The Hammer Brother didn't say anything and just sped away into the castle, not bothering to close the main gate. Bowser was madder than ever, and he wasn't getting any better either. "Why?! Why do I have to be surrounded by such nincompoops?!" he bellowed out loud, "Isn't there anyone worthy enough to help me defeat the Mario Brothers once and for all?!!"

Soon after saying that, Bowser felt weird energy surrounding him. "Hunh?! What's going on?!" he wondered out loud, but before he could do anything else, he instantly vanished in a flicker of white light. Where he once stood was now empty, and Bowser was nowhere to be found...

Meanwhile, at Peach's Castle...

Mario, Luigi, and Peach were all out taking a walk in the castle gardens, enjoying a beautiful day in the Mushroom Kingdom. It had been over a year since Bowser had last attempted to kidnap Peach, and the Mario Bros. were enjoying such a long amount of peace and quiet. "Sure is a beautiful day, eh Mario?" said Luigi.

"Yep, sure is." replied Mario. Peach, however, had a worried look about her face, which is weird considering that all was peaceful. Mario noticed this and became concerned. "What's-a matter, Peach? You should be happy on such a great day as this!"

"Yes, I know, Mario...but..." Peach said, worry in her voice, "It's been...too peaceful here lately. Neither Bowser nor any other villan has attempted any attack on the Mushroom Kingdom in over a year. It makes me think something bad is going to happen soon..."

"Peach, don't worry!" said Luigi, putting a reasurring hand on her shoulder, "If anything bad comes around here, me and Mario will kick it too the curb and fling it away, right bro?"

"Mm-hm!" nodded Mario. Hearing this, Peach felt relieved, for she could always count on the Mario Bros. for help. The trio continued thier walk through the gardens, listening to the birds chirping and the quiet cool breeze blowing in thier faces. Truth be told, this was the nicest day ever in the Mushroom Kingdom.

What no one knew though...was that behind the scenes, a darker plot was being bubbled up...

Somewhere Unknown...

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!! OOOOFFF!!!" yelled Bowser as he fell through what seemed to be an empty void, only finally stopping on his scaly behind on a flat and hard surface. As Bowser got to his feet and rubbed his tail in pain, he looked around at his new surroundings. It looked as if he was in space, since stars and nebulas were seen all around him. He then looked at the ground he was on. It had many colors on it, not to mention a somewhat familiar design...

"Hunh? Wait a minute...this place is familiar..." grumbled Bowser to himself, "Hey! Isn't this...Final Destination?!!"

"You're correct, Bowser." came a voice out of nowhere.

"HUNH?!! Hey! Who's there?" yelled Bowser.

"You've forgotten me already?" asked the voice, "Humorous..."

"Just show yourself already so I can beat the tar outta ya!!" yelled Bowser.

After what Bowser had said, the image of an all-too-well known figure appeared. Bowser's jaw dropped when he realized who it was.

"WHAT THE--?! Master Hand?!!" he said in disbelief.

"Yes, it is me." said Master Hand, floating above Bowser's head.

"Whaddya want from me, you overgrown glove?!" yelled Bowser, getting frustrated at seeing this particular character again.

"Now, now, Bowser..." said Master Hand, waving his finger, "I mean you no harm. I simply have a proposition for you, that's all."

"Hunh? What kind of proposition?" asked Bowser, curious but still angry.

"Quite simple, really." said Master Hand, floating down where Bowser could see him proper, "You want to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom, correct?"

"Um...yeah. What're you getting at? You got a plan or something?" asked Bowser.

"In a manner of speaking, yes." replied Master Hand.

"Well, then, stop stalling and start spilling the beans already!!" complained Bowser, getting impatient.

"Sigh You always were impatient..." said Master Hand, "Very well, then. I can give you the power you need to take over the Mushroom Kingdom. You remember back during the Smash Brothers tournament I held a few years back when I transformed you to take on Mario, correct?"

Bowser thought back to that time. During that time, Master Hand had provided Bowser with some supernatural powers that transformed him into a deranged, psychopathic beast. Even though he was able to give Mario a run for his money, Mario, with some help from Luigi, Peach, and Yoshi, did eventually defeat him, and the power was removed from Bowser since. After remembering this event, Bowser turned to face Master Hand again. "Yeah, I remember all too well that time. I got my tail handed to me still!" he complained.

"That may be..." replied Master Hand, "But this time, I've perfected that power, and I'll be glad to give it to you again...under one condition."

"Knew there'd be a catch..." grumbled Bowser, "Fine, what's the price?"

"Very simple, actually. All you need to do is swear allegience to me." said Master Hand, "After all, Mario did give me quite the fight back in the tournament as well, so much of one that I had to call on my other half to try and double-team him, but still lost. As much as you hate him, I share an equal amount of hatred towards him. So, do we have a deal?"

Bowser thought of this plan Master Hand had concocted, and soon a wide and evil grin came across his face. "In that case..." said Bowser, giving a smile at Master Hand, "Call me Giga Bowser once again, 'cause I like the way you think! Lay it on me, Handy!!"

"I really wish you didn't call me that..." said an annoyed Master Hand, but he was also glad Bowser had accepted his proposition. "So then, just hold still a moment..."

Bowser stood in place, eyes shut. Master Hand floated about 40 feet above Bowser and charged his hand with energy. Within a few short moments, lightning came from Master Hand and down onto Bowser. In fear of being shocked, Bowser covered himself up, but oddly, the electricity didn't hurt him, but rather fill him with overwhelming power instead. Soon, the transformation had begun...

Bowser started to grow, and wasn't stopping at just twice his size like last time he was transformed, but rather stopped at about 80 feet tall! As the lightning wore off, Bowser looked at himself, amazed at what had become of him. He was Giga Bowser once again, only bigger and stronger than before.

"Wow! Yeah, baby! Giga Bowser's back!!!" he roared.

"I'm glad the procedure was successful." said Master Hand, floating in front of Giga Bowser, "But let's not forget my end of the bargain. You have to swear allegience to me. Just shake my hand and we have a deal." Master Hand put himself in the shaking hands position.

But Giga Bowser had other plans...

"Me, swear allegience to you?!! HA!!!" he roared, "I'm so powerful now that I don't need anyone else! Besides, I'm a bad guy, and since when are bad guys honest in making deals?! You of all beings should know that!!"

"Why you insolent...!" said an enraged Master Hand, bringing his hand into a fist, "I give you power and yet you defy me?!! So be it...you will pay for your ingratitiude!!"

"If anyone's gonna get it, it's you, Mr. I-have-no-body!!" roared Giga Bowser, "Take this!!"

With saying that, Giga Bowser lurched his head back and came lunging forward with a powerful headbutt, connecting with Master Hand and causing an almost-deafening explosion that filled the air. Master Hand went reeling into the background, just like before back in the tournament. "AAAAAAGGGGGGHHHH!! You...will...pay for this!!" he screamed as he faded into the distance.

"Hmph...good riddance, and thanks for giving me this power!" said Giga Bowser, smiling a cruel smile, "Now then, with the power he's given me, I should be able to teleport back to the Mushroom Kingdom easily..."

With that, Giga Bowser started his Whirling Fortress move and started spinning rapidly. Soon, streaks of energy wrapped around him and caused him to vanish, more than likely back to the Mushroom Kingdom. What was going to happen was about to be the Mushroom Kingdom's darkest hour...

Shroom City

Mario, Luigi, and Peach were all gathered together in Shroom City to celebrate the grand opening of the latest building to be put there: Shroom Factory Outlet, a business suit store made for the gentlemen of the Mushroom Kingdom. What was even better though was that Peach and the Mario Bros. were the guests of honor, and Mario himself was going to cut the ribbon to open the store! Everyone was excited, to say the least.

As everyone gathered around the store, awaiting its grand opening, Peach and Mario were conversing with each other. "Mario, I still think it's been too quiet lately." she said, referring to her statement earlier, "I just don't get why Bowser or any other villan hasn't tried to kidnap me or something."

"Hey, don't worry, Peach!" said Mario with a reassuring smile, "It's like-a Luigi said. If anything bad happens, we'll be here, always and forever!"

"Thank you Mario, I feel much better now." said Peach, and she leaned over and gave Mario a quick kiss on the cheek, leaving lipstick there.

"Ooohhhh...mama mia..." said Mario in a woozy voice, all the while blushing. Peach just giggled.

"Hey! Mario!" came Luigi's voice, "It's almost time for the opening! Get on up here, okay?"

Mario shook off the wooziness and rubbed the lipstick from his face. "Okey-dokey, let's get this going!" he said, and hopped up to the podium where Peach was to make her announcement. Peach followed and came up to a microphone, ready to speak her line. To make sure she didn't forget to say anything, Toadsworth had made Peach some index cards on what she could say, which could really help her out a lot. Soon, everyone was quiet, and Peach started her short speech.

"Fellow people of the Mushroom Kingom," she began, "First of all, I'd like to thank every one of you for coming out on this beautiful day to witness the grand opening of this brand-new store in Shroom City. It was through a lot of hard work, determination, and compassion that this store came to be, and I think all the gentlemen of the Mushroom Kingdom would agree with me. And so, without further ado, let's get this store opened!"

Everyone cheered as Peach handed Mario a pair of large scissors to cut the ribbon in front of the store. Mario walked over to the store with the scissors and opened them up carefully. Peach then spoke up again. "As Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, I hereby declare that this store is now-"

But before Peach could finish her sentance, the sky all of a sudden went dark. Everyone gasped at the sudden change in the weather, but Peach had a really bad feeling about this. "What-what's going on?" she said, worried.

"I dunno, Peach, but it doesn't look good!" said Mario, dropping the scissors and getting ready for anything, "Luigi! Get everyone outta here, quick!"

"You got it, bro!" said Luigi, and he immediately went to work getting all the mushroom people away from the current area, and he had finished just in time too, for a vortex of energy appeared in the air and soon vanished, leaving a large, scaly, spike-studded shell in its place.

Mario gasped in fear. "Is that...Bowser?" he wondered out loud.

"It sure looks like him..." said Peach, hiding behind Mario, "But...something seems different..."

It wasn't long though, before Giga Bowser emerged from his shell and gave out a deafening roar. It was then clear as day just how big he had gotten. All except the tallest buildings in Shroom City were smaller than him, and that isn't saying much. Mario just looked dumbstruck at Giga Bowser. "What the-! That's...that's...!" he stuttered.

"...NO!!! It's Giga Bowser!! But how can this be?!!" Peach finished for Mario, just as surprised to see Bowser like this again after such a long time.

Luigi had just arrived back from evacuating the area, and saw the giant Giga Bowser looming over him. Luigi's face went as pale as it could just at the sight of him. "M-M-M-Mario!! How did..." Luigi said as he shuddered in fear.

"I dunno, bro..." said Mario, shaking off some of his fear, " But whatever the reason, it can't be good! C'mon! We beat him once, so we can do it again!"

Just then, Giga Bowser finally saw his intended targets: The Mario Brothers and Princess Peach. He glared down at them and gave a wicked smile. "Wow...I knew I had gotten bigger, but this is just too much!" he bellowed, breaking the glass of the nearby buildings, "Now, then...I'm here for Peach, and this time...you puny plumbers aren't going to get in my way!"

"You leave her alone, Giga Bowser!" yelled Mario, "You can just admit defeat already, because we're gonna kick your-"

"BWA-HAHAHAHAHA!!!!" laughed Bowser, interrupting Mario and making him lose balance because of his loud voice, "You actually think you and your coward of a brother can stand up to me? Come on, I dare you! Better yet, I Triple-Koopa dare you to!"

"Coward I may be, but that's not gonna stop me from helping my brother!" said Luigi courageously. "Let's go, Mario!"

"Here we go!" said Mario.

"This'll be humorous..." said Giga Bowser with an evil chuckle. Soon, the Mario Brothers sprang into action, and started kicking and punching Giga Bowser in the knees, hoping to make him collapse. But Giga Bowser just stood there, smiling a cruel smile. "Heh, that doesn't even tickle!" he said sarcastically, "Lemme show you how it's done!!"

With that, Giga Bowser shook the Mario Brothers from his legs and then spun his shell around again, doing his Whirling Fortress attack. The sheer force from the attack knocked over nearby buildings, and unfortunately, there were still some people around and even inside those buildings. They collapsed along with the buildings themselves.

As for the Mario Brothers, they were spinning around in circles, getting scratched and bruised from the shell and it's large spikes. Soon, the spinning came to an end, leaving destruction in its wake, and two Mario Brothers lying on the ground. They were still on thier feet, but hurting badly from just one attack. Mario even felt one of his teeth pop out. Giga Bowser, however, was facing away from the brothers, and Mario saw this as an opportunity.

"Hey, Luigi..." said Mario, a little weakly, "You still got those emergency Mega Mushrooms we had from last time?"

"Sure do, but..." said Luigi, "The effects won't last very long. I dunno if we could beat Giga Bowser even then."

"We gotta try, bro, or else Peach is going to be kidnapped again, and the entire Mushroom Kingdom may be in jeporady!" said Mario, determined as ever.

"Okey-dokey, bro. You got it." said Luigi, and he pulled out two "?" boxes from somewhere in his outfit and set them down on the ground. Mario and Luigi kicked them open, and out came two Mega Mushrooms, ready to be used. Mario and Luigi touched the Mega Mushrooms and soon felt thier power and started to grow. Once they had attained thier full height, however, they noticed that even then, they were only about half Giga Bowser's size!! This looked bad...

Thier presence alerted Giga Bowser, and the titanic turtle turned around and saw the Mario Brothers about half his size. "Pffftthhh!!!" Giga Bowser said, "You think a little extra size can help you?! Think again, losers!"

"Well just see, won't we?" said Mega Mario, feeling the mushroom's power flow through him. Mega Luigi then dove for Giga Bowser's legs and casued Giga Bowser to slow down considerably. While he was distracted, Mega Mario then went and smacked Giga Bowser square on his razor-toothed jaw. This had Giga Bowser reeling, but only for a second, and he soon shook off the blow and flung Mega Luigi forward into Mega Mario, causing the two supersized brothers to go careening down the street, but thankfully missing any buildings along the way. Since the Mega Mushroom's powers also granted invulnearability, the Mega Mario Brothers hardly felt it...except for a slight pain in thier chest.

"Nice try, fellas, but it's gonna take more than that to beat the NEW me!" roared Giga Bowser. He then noticed that the Mario Brother's powers were beginning to wane a bit, and saw this as a time to end this fight once and for all. Giga Bowser trounced over quickly to the recovering Mario Brothers, not caring that he stepped on a bunch of parked Mushroom Cars and lampposts along the way. "Sorry, plumbers, but this is Game Over!" he yelled as he immediately did a running headbutt into the Mario Brothers, causing them to go straight up into the sky. The Mario Brothers, now drained of thier power and back to normal size, flew into the air, screaming screams of pain. Soon, they had landed, but not in a good place: They had landed right in Giga Bowser's scaly clawed hands!

"HAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!!!" laughed a triumphant Giga Bowser, "At last! The Mario Brothers are defeated!" But then, he looked down at them in his claws and got a cruel smile on his face. "Then again, while you are defeated, that doesn't mean you won't try to stop me again. I think it's time for the Mario Pipsqueaks to take thier dirt nap!" With saying that, Giga Bowser started closing his hands in an attempt to crush the now-weakened Mario Brothers and ending thier lives. Mario and Luigi, both severely battered saw Giga Bowser doing this, but because of extreme pain, they couldn't move a muscle, and knew thier end was at bay...

"WAIT! STOP!" came a voice from down below.

"Hunh?" muttered Giga Bowser, stopping what he was doing for a minute and looking down. He saw Princess Peach standing there, with a pleading look on her face. Giga Bowser gave a cruel smile. "Don't worry, my "little" princess, I'll get to you when I'm done with these two!" said Giga Bowser, looking back at the two beaten-up plumbers in his hand.

"No, wait! I'll make you a deal, Giga Bowser!" yelled Peach.

"A deal?! Like what?" questioned Giga Bowser, looking back down at the princess with a confused look.

"Please...if you let those two go...I'll...I'll...I'll go with you...without any fuss." said Peach with a sad look on her face.

Giga Bowser was stunned at Peach's sudden proposal, but knew that he wanted to be rid of the Mario Bros. once and for all. "I like the way you're thinking, princess, but I'm not letting these two out of here alive today!" he snorted, glaring back at the brothers in his hand.

"Please! Just let them go!" yelled Peach, and she was about to burst into tears when she decided that maybe she had to try something a bit more drastic, "You've done enough to them, and now that they see that they can't stand up to you the way you are now, there's no way that they will come for you again...or rescue me! Please, just let them go and take me! I beg of you!"

Though the Mario Bros. were beaten up to nearly a pulp, they were still conscious and heard every word Peach had said. At first, they thought that Peach had lost it and that she was willingly wanting to go with Giga Bowser, but soon they realized that she was only doing it so that they may be spared whatever cruel and twisted fate Giga Bowser had in store for them. Hopefully, Giga Bowser will fall for it... thought Mario as he lay there in Giga Bowser's hand beaten.

Giga Bowser had been pondering this little deal of Peach's, then thought that it was time for a decision. "You know, for once you and I agree with something, my pretty little princess!" bellowed Giga Bowser, and before anything else was said by anyone, he dropped the plumbers to the ground, both of them landing with a SMACK, but still in one piece thankfully. Giga Bowser then went on, "You're right. They know my power now, and now they and nobody else will stand up against me!" Giga Bowser let out a triumphant roar of victory that was so loud, it shattered nearly every window within a half-a-mile radius. He then leaned down towards Princess Peach. "Well, then, since you're so willing to go with me, let's get going then, my honeycake!" he said, extending his right hand out so Peach could climb aboard.

Peach didn't really like Giga Bowser calling her sweet-faced names like that, but she did make a bargain with him: Her willingness to go with him in exchange for the Mario Bros. lives' spared. She daintly hopped aboard Giga Bowser's hand and said with a lot of regret in her heart and tears in her eyes, "I'm...all yours..."

Giga Bowser smiled wickedly and lifted the princess up, closing his hand a slight bit to secure her, but not enough to suffocate her, let alone crush her. He didn't want to kill the one he had come for, after all. He then said out loud, "Hear me now, Mushroom Kingdom! Come tommorow, all of this land will be under my rule, and if anyone opposes me, they will meet the same fate as your so-called heroes down there!" As he said that, he pointed with his free hand down towards the Mario Bros., still beaten and hardly able to move. "Now, then, my little Peach, it's time to head for your new home...in my castle! RA-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

As Giga Bowser laughed, he trampled off, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake, and a precious passenger in his clawed hand. It seemed to be the end of the Mushroom Kingdom's peaceful times, as the Mario Bros. were finally defeated and no one could stand up to Giga Bowser, both in size and in strength. Without thier fair princess, the Mushroom Kingdom would succomb to Giga Bowser's forces that would soon attack, and nothing would stop it.

But...there may be one other that can stand up to him...Who it is is anyone's guess...