The Return of Wario, Part 2
A Christmas Special
by Matt Broussard
 
THE CAST

Top Row:
Mario, Luigi, Cranky Kong, Kirby, Peach

Middle Row:
Samus Aran, Mega Man, Wario, Link, Toad, Luke Skywalker

Bottom Row:

Dixie Kong, Funky Kong, Barney the Dinosaur, Shigeru Miyamoto, Pikachu, and Princess Zelda
 
(When we last left our heros,  had kidnapped , and  and had flown off to.........who knows where?)

Actually, it's his fortress. He flew off to his fortress.

You mean on Kitchen Island?

No, his fortress on this island....didn't you see the fortress he's been building on the west side of the island?

No...

He just finished it yesterday...that's probably where he's keeping them...

Well in my day, we didn't GET KIDNAPPED!!!!

Everyone: SHUT UP!!!

This is terrible..

This is awful..

Pika!!

Mama-mia, the writers need to include you in BOTVGH more often, Pikachu...I mean, you're such a HUGE HELP when it comes to situations like this!!!!

Pika?

WHY YOU, @$%!#!!!!!!!! (grabs )

Pi............KA-CHU!!!!!!!! (charges 150 volts of electricity through 's body)

Serves you right, Mario......poor little Pikachu.......come to me, my wittle baby...

Pika....

I hate Pokémon......

(playing Pokémon on Gameboy......) Now this is the stuff.......real gameplay.....8-bits...

Mama-mia!!!

Oh, COOL!!! How'd you get Meowth, Cranky? I've looked all over the game to find him!!!

Ah, so you've come to the master for advice, eh? Well kid, too bad....figure it out yourself!!!

(frowns)

Aw, just kiddin'.....you just have to blah, blah, blah, blah-blah, right when your in Blah Town. The blah, blah, blah. And blah.

Blah?

( starts to get a bit angrier...)

Blah!!

Thanks, Cranky...you're a real help!!

( starts to get even angrier...)

Any time, puffball...

SHUT UP ABOUT POKéMON ALREADY!!!!!!

Cheer up, Mario!! Christmas is almost here!!!!

I thought it was here!!!!!!! ISN'T TODAY CHRISTMAS?!?!

No, it's soon!!!!

Soon?!?

Yes, soon!!!

SOON?!?!

(with a big, cheery smile) YES, SOON!!!

ARRRGRGGRGRH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @!#!@$!#!$%#@!#%!#%! (starts making supernatural noises)

Jumpman appears to be under a lot of stress.

Everybody duck!!!!!!!!!

***BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***

Did he explode?

(looks up at the sky) No........a bomb did!! Look!!

(Everyone looks up at , who in his plane, is dropping bombs)

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH!!!!!

(wakes up from the explosion that knocked him out) Wario.....what the heck are you doing? Aren't you supposed to be holding Link, Samus, and Mega Man hostage?

I am....they're at my fortress......I just felt like dropping a few bombs on your head....hehehe...y'know, to get your attention, so you'll try to rescue your friends and all...

Oh.... I don't feel like rescuing anybody.......you go rescue them, Luigi........

No, Mario....either you come try to save them on your own, or they die...

Why don't you just kill them?

We evil and maniacal types always have to give the good guy a tiny chance...........

Well guys, I guess I gotta go.....

Wait. Hmmm.........I changed my mind. Since Kirby and Pikachu are both sickeningly cute, and thus, hateable, I'll let you bring 'em along to eventually be killed by the traps I have in store.........HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!

He doesn't give up, does he?

No...heh....I don't!!! Heheheheheheheheheheh!!!

Heh?

Heh.

You're crazy...

I know. Bye........heheheheheh!! (flies away in his plane)

Well guys, I hope you're all happy for me. I get to go save Link, Samus, and Mega Man, while you guys sit around and drink hot cocoa WITH MARSHMALLOWS, and put up the Christmas tree and decorations!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas.

Could it be?

Is it true?

No, it can't be, can it?

Yes, it is.

Everyone: CRANKY SAID HIS TWO POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING WORDS OF THE MONTH!!!!!!! HOORAY!!

Yes, I did, didn't I? Now all of you shut up!!!!

Mama-mia.....

Including you, Jumpman!!!!

......................................................................DON'T CALL ME................ JUMPMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARRRRGGGHH!!!!!! (starts to strangle )

Everyone: Stop him!! (they all pull  away from )

(bursts into tears) WAH!!!! Don't you get it? I don't wanna go save them!!!

Now, now, Mario.....you know you're the only one who can save everyone....
But---but---

(kisses )

----Ahem, OK everyone.....I'm off to save the day!! Heh!!

I didn't think that would work....good idea, Luigi.

Thanks. I know what motivates people. And right now, I'm motivated to have a triple pickle, ravioli and jelly sandwich!!!

Don't forget to make one for me, too!!!

Sure thing...

With extra mayonnaise!!!

Mama-mia.....come along, Kirby, Pikachu....let's go save the day....sigh...

(Meanwhile..................)

Hi, I'm Luke Sky---

(Oh wait, wrong place....)

(Meanwhile, in the basement of 's fortress.....)

I thought fortresses didn't have basements...aren't they supposed to have dungeons?

I guess Wario's too cool to have a dungeon...

Too cool? We're in eternal confinement here unless Mario rescues us!!

Confinement? AAAGGH!! That word's too long.......I can't........process it.....what does it mean? Owwww...my head hurts..

Sure, he's cool, Sam...he has a TV down here, and everything....

Then you should say that he's a visionary for designing a basement so good...but Wario is anything but "cool"....

Visionary!! Owww..my head...I can't understand. Too big...too hard...........owwwwww....

Oh, shut up!!!!

Stop being so mean to poor Mega Man!!

Yeah...don't be bad. Be good.

Fine!!!

(hears a strange noise) W-w-what's that?!?!

What? I don't hear anything......... ( hears it too) What is that?!?!

Look, over there!!!

(They stare into a dark and shadowy corner of the basement.....)

(A dark figure walks into view, but still hidden in shadow.....)

No............no, it's not!!! Is it?

It's.................Barney!!!

Hi, everyone!!!!

Oh no......

He must be a prisoner of Wario's, too.....

Yay!!! Barney!!

Hello, kids!! Let's all sing a happy-fun, fun, song!!!!

Yay!!!

Somebody.....help us......

I don't see what's so bad about Barney....

(singing with ): They called him JOHNJACOBJINGLEHEIMERSCHMITZ!!!!!!!! LALALALALALALA!!!!

Let's sing it again!!

OK!!!

Die, spawn of satan!! Die, evil dragon of death and doom!!! (pulls out his Master Sword)

Don't you dare do that, Link......Mega Man is having fun.....

Well.......I guess I could let him have his fun......(edges closer to )......If you and I could have ours, baby!! Y'know...under the mistletoe......

( punches )

Owwwww.....

(still singing) John Jacob Jingle-heimer-schmitz!! His name is my name, too.....

SHUT UP!!!!

(Meanwhile, with everyone else)

Hmmm....so I guess I've covered everybody on my People-To-Buy-Presents-For-list, but....Mario.

Hmmmm......while everybody else should be happy with the gift of cute little beanie-babies, I have no idea what Mario would want......

(A lightbulb brightens up over 's head)

Hey Luigi, could you help me shop for Mario's Christmas present?

Sure thing, Princess..I need to get him a gift, too....

(They go to Funky's Gift Shopping Universe, a store that opened recently)

Hey....what be the occasion, my friends?

A Christmas gift....for Mario....

Well, lemme suggest the plumbin' section.

Too late. I'm already there....

I knew you'd know where to look, Luigi....

Now what should I get Mario......a new heavy-duty 2x7 pipewrench, or a new iron-plated,  double-heavy-duty,  plunger with steel easy-grip?

Huh?

It's expert plumber talk...you wouldn't get it.

Huh? What's the difference between both tools?

What's the difference? Whahahaha....man, you're funny, Peach...

Hmmph!!! (stomps off to the another part of the store) I'll just get Mario..........(looks around).................this!!!! A pasta cookbook!!

1,001 Ways To Cook Ravioli, Linguini, Spaghetti, And Just About Any Other Pasta You Can Think Of!! Mario will love this!!

(Speaking of which, meanwhile with , and , who are traveling through the jungle)

And so I said to King Dedede, "Are you quite sure?", and he said, "Of course I am. Don't be silly.", and then I said---

Shut up, already, Kirby!!

What's wrong, Mario? It's Christmas season...you should be happy.....

What's there to be happy about? We're sweating our butts off, stranded on a island that I'd much, much, rather not be on! It's Christmas...if we could get off the stinkin' island things would be fine; in fact, things wouldn't be that bad if I was back near the beach, but NOOOOOOOO, we gotta save Link, Samus, and Mega Man!! I could be home in Brooklyn if Funky's plane was working....in fact, IT WAS WORKING!!! Remember the end of Season 1? We were all supposed to go back home, but then the writers forgot about it, and Funky's plane never took us off the island........DO I HAVE MANY REASONS TO BE HAPPY?!!?!??!

It's Christmas......shouldn't that be enough of a reason to be happy?

Christmas? Well, bah-humbug to that........whatever that means.....

(Meanwhile on the beach, with everyone else)

(playing a bit of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) Hey.......this ain't quite as stupid as I thought.....it's actually...almost fun.

Take that, Ganon!!! Ah....so you want some of my Master Sword? Kid, you're asking for it........

(Meanwhile, two people are dropping down from a plane in a parachute.....)

He ain't dead yet.....watch out, Zelda....he's gonna attack!!!

Yah!! Take that, Ganon, you old scumbag!!

(The two people land)

Eat blade, Ganondorf!!!

How is it?

I haven't had this much fun in a---huh!??!? Uh..er...um...it stinks!!! Dang game..it-it's just stupid, that's what it is!!!

(laughing) I knew you'd think that....

The original Legend of Zelda was 50 times better...honestly....not that this game is good to begin with, why... why, it's a disgrace!!

(laughs....)

Oh, before I forget, I need to tell you, this is Zelda....do you remember her? You were there at the video game debuts of The Legend Zelda and The Legend of Zelda II, "Cranky", so I'm pretty sure that you two have met before....

Princess...what Nintendo has done to your art style is ruined it. You look simply wretched....

Heehee....you don't look so great yourself, Donkey Kong.....(shakes his hand)

Oh, we've met before, Miyamoto....she and I go back a good number of years....I've even kidnapped her a few times.

(laughing) Yep, only to be saved by Link a minute later...speaking of which, where is my "knight in Kokiri clothing"?

Long story....he kinda got kidnapped, you see....

Oh.....ok. Let me guess...Mario's saving him, right?

Yep.

So that's where Mario is....I was expecting that he'd be the person I'd see...

( and  return)

Hey guys, we're back.......

Hi, Peach, hi Luigi...

Hi, Mr. Miyamoto!!

Hi, Miyamoto.

Hello Peach........

Hello Zelda........

Uh-oh...

This'll get ugly....

So....Peach....how's your little "kingdom" doing?

Fine, thank you....

You mean your stupid little boyfriend didn't screw things up and burn it to the ground?

Stupid? I still remember the time that your piece of junk that you consider a boyfriend was 5 minutes late in saving Hyrule......

So?!?!

So, if he would've been a second late, Ganon would've crossed over into the Mushroom Kingdom and destroyed everything in sight.....

I'm surprised that that spaghetti ball you call Mario hasn't crushed all of your castle under his weight already.....

Spaghetti ball? At least he doesn't have to put up with your taste in clothing.....pink is in, girl. What rock have you been hiding under for the past few months?

A good taste in fashion I might not have, dear sweet Peach, but at least I don't have to order a new throne every five minutes.

And what exactly is that supposed to mean?

(whispers in her ear) Lose weight, Peachy-girl..

WHY YOU---- (punches her, and pushes her to the ground)

It was inevitable. They had to fight.....

Sigh...

(chomping on popcorn while he watches the fight) I should make a game about this...

Writer: Will Shigeru Miyamoto make a game about Zelda vs. Peach, Peach vs. Zelda....will Mario ever reach Wario's castle without going crazy first? Will Link go crazy, or will he actually get a date with Samus? Will Ash, Brock, and Misty ever reach their final destination as true Pokémon masters? Will I ever shut up? Maybe you'll find out next time, in part 3 of this exciting (or not) Christmas Special!!