Chapter 7: The Mario's Guardian Angel

At the top of the castle was the throne room and there, Medusa had Palutena locked in a cage and was preparing a ritual to drain Palutena's power. Suddenly, Mario, Luigi, and Pit entered the throne room.

Palutena (weakly)- Pit…

Pit- Lady Palutena!

Medusa- I see Bowser wasn't exaggerating when he said the Mario Brothers were harder to kill than cockroaches. Shame Bowser had to be defeated, because I was actually starting to like him a lot. But it looks like I'll have to deal with you all myself before I can take Palutena's power and make it my own.

Pit- No way, Medusa! I'll bring an end to your evil ways and you will face the light!

Medusa- You always had a lot of bluster, Pitty. However, you don't have the Three Sacred Treasures or the Great Sacred Treasure because of Hades. How can you fight me without those?

Mario- He doesn't need them, because he has us to help him kick your ass!

Medusa- If you insist, let's see how I fair against the Super Mario Brothers.

Medusa pointed her staff at Mario, Luigi, and Pit and these statues of people she's petrified were suddenly flung at them. They were able to dodge those. Pit got in close and struck her with a few melee attacks when he turned his bow into two daggers. Then Medusa made these yellow streams made of energy appear and used them to bind Pit. Mario and Luigi ate a fire flower and turned into Fire Mario and Fire Luigi and began shooting fireballs at Medusa from behind. Then Medusa turned around to look at Fire Mario and Fire Luigi, but they stopped shooting fireballs to cover their eyes.

Fire Mario- Remember, we can't look into her eyes.

Fire Luigi- This makes fighting her a little harder. Hold on! I think I got an idea.

Fire Luigi shot a bunch of fireballs at the ground and filled the whole room with smoke. The smoke didn't last long, because Medusa made a wind that blew it all away. However, when the smoke cleared, Medusa saw Fire Luigi's palm right in front of her face right before he fired a fully charged fireball right in Medusa's face. Medusa put her hands over her face and screamed in pain. This allowed Pit to break free.

Pit- That was very clever, Luigi.

Medusa- I'll have your head for this, Luigi!

Medusa took her hand off of her face and her eyes looked red and badly bloodshot as tears were coming out of her eyes. Then the snakes in her hair began to lung at Fire Luigi and Pit, but they got stopped by Fire Mario's fireballs. Medusa fired balls of energy that looked like eyeballs, but Fire Mario, and Fire Luigi were able to dodge it. Then they got in close and hit Medusa with a Super Jump Punch and Luigi's was timed just right again. Medusa stumbled backwards a bit and then got hit with a roundhouse kick by Pit. Then Fire Mario and Fire Luigi fired a fully charged fireball and knocked Medusa against the wall and to the ground.

Medusa- I can see Bowser was right about how hard you are to dispose of you Mario Brothers. You're just equally a pain in my ass as much as Pit is. And now…I have to show you my ugly side!

Then Medusa rose her head and it changed. In Medusa's monster form, she changes to having one eye, her skin is was replaced with black snake scales, her teeth were sharpened into fangs, and a tongue like a snake.

Fire Luigi- Now that is hideous!

Fire Mario- That's even worse than Bowser!

Pit- Be careful, because now Medusa is using her true power in this form.

Monster Medusa- Pit is right. Let me show you.

Suddenly, Monster Medusa made a shockwave out of energy and it knocked Fire Mario, Fire Luigi, and Pit to the ground. Fire Mario and Fire Luigi were also changed back to normal Mario and Luigi. As they were struggling to get back up, Palutena reaches in between her breasts grabs hold of what she was hiding.

Palutena- Luckily, I was able to grab the one last power up item for the Mario right before Bowser kidnapped me. MARIO! LUIGI!

Then Palutena threw two items that looked like a red star at Mario and Luigi and they caught the red stars.

Luigi- I red star? I've never seen this before.

Mario- I have during my Galaxy adventure. You'll love this power up, Luigi. Because this one is our most powerful one yet.

Then Mario and Luigi ate the red star and they suddenly transformed. Their clothes changed from red and green to black and Luigi looked surprised.

Ultra Luigi- What kind of power is this?!

Ultra Mario- I call this our ultra form. When we were helping Rosalina recover the Power Stars Bowser took from the Commit Observatory I discovered this red star power. Now how about I show you what this can do!

Then Ultra Mario shot a fireball at Medusa, but it was much more powerful than any fireball from the fire flower. It was a white flame instead of a red one. Monster Medusa tried turning the fireball to stone, but it was too hot and it hit her right in the chest.

Ultra Luigi- That's cool!

Ultra Mario- This power can do more than that, Luigi.

Then Ultra Mario flew in the air, picked up one of the marble columns in the throne room, and threw it at Monster Medusa. Monster Medusa struggled to get up after she was knocked against the wall by that column.

Monster Medusa- Where did that little basturd get this must power?!

Pit- Mario, hold her down! When Medusa takes this form, that one eye is her weak spot!

Ultra Mario flew right behind Monster Medusa and grabbed hold of her.

Monster Medusa- Hey! Let go of me!

Then Pit fired a light arrow while Ultra Luigi fired an ultra fireball and they both struck Monster Medusa in her eye. The impact forced Monster Medusa into change back to her original form and she looked badly wounded.

Medusa- I'll be back and make you pay for this, Pit! Same thing with the Mario Brothers!

Medusa vanished in a cloud of black smoke. Then Ultra Mario, Ultra Luigi, and Pit rushed to the cage Palutena was locked in.

(Back in Reaper Valley)

Dark Pit and Yoshi had finished climbing out of the gorge and Yoshi was still worried about Mario, Luigi, and Pit. Suddenly, a portal opened in front of them and out came Mario, Luigi, Pit, and Palutena.

Yoshi- Lookie Pittoo, friends back!

Dark Pit- Don't you be calling me that too!

(At Palutena's Skypalace)

Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Pit, and Palutena were standing in Palutena's chamber.

Palutena- Mario Brothers, I cannot express my gratitude enough for what you've done. Helping Pit when he was hurt, fending off the Underworld Army, and rescuing me. So please, if there is anything I can do to repay you, just name it.

Mario- I think I have one idea. Lately, things have been getting to difficult for just me and Luigi. Fortunately, we've met other heroes.

Palutena- Yes, I'm well aware of this team you've assembled consisting of heroes from near and far.

Mario- Indeed we have…and we would like Pit to join us.

Pit- Me?!

Mario- There a problem with that?

Pit- No, I would be honored. It's just, I don't know if Lady Palutena will let me.

Palutena- Actually Pit, I agree with Mario. They've just proven they can handle the Underworld Army and we could use allies like them. And you as well, Yoshi.

Pit- Awesome! Thank you, Lady Palutena!

After Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and Pit left the room, Palutena walked up to the mirror again as a mysterious figure appeared again.

Palutena- So that's what you meant when you said Pit might needed. You wanted Pit to be part of the team being formed by the decedent of the hero who defeated Tabuu 1,000 years ago.

Mysterious figure- Yes, Tabuu is almost ready to return and I foresaw Pit as part of the team. There are currently ten members so far. The famous Super Mario, his brother Luigi, Yoshi the dinosaur, the strong gorilla Donkey Kong, the skilled swordsman Link, the resourceful alien Kirby, the talented Poke'mon Trainer Ash Ketchum, the lighting fast hedgehog Sonic, the clever Tasmanian Tiger Ty, and now your subordinate Pit the angel. But this team is not complete.

Palutena- Oh?

Mysterious figure- There are only ten so far, but I foresaw eleven heroes. There is still one more left for Mario to find.

Palutena- And who might this hero be?

Mysterious figure- Not a hero…but a heroine…

The End