"Battle Of The Video Game Heroes" Proudly Presents:
Episode 35
The Triforce is Missing!
By H Cuz and Klawkat
THE CAST
Top Row:
Mario, Luigi, Wario, Toad, Yoshi, Peach, Kamek, Goomba, Cranky, DK
Middle Row:
Mega Man, Mega Man X, Zero, Magma Dragoon, Sigma, Sonic, Sephiroth, Link, Zelda, Samus
Bottom Row:
Bob, Ash, Capt. Falcon, Martin's Station Wagon, Red Virus, Cow King, H Cuz, Klawkat, Waldo, Satan
Not Pictured:

The Energizer Bunny, Druid

 
(It was another typical day at BOTVGH.)
Hi, Samus!
( blasts him)
*cough* What did I do?!
Nothing, that was a precaution.
I am Ash!
( falls on )
Hee hee!
Hey, a bean burrito!
Hands off Jumpman, I saw it first!
(As they argue...)
Mmmm, a bean burrito.
( takes it and walks off)
: H.... hey!
(singing) Who let the dogs out?! WHO! WHO! WHO!
Stop... the horror...
( is frantically beating , but to no avail.)
(*sigh* Yes, another typical day at BOTVGH.)
And it's all made possible by the Triforce!
Crowd: Ooooooooooh.
Yes, the same Triforce from "Legend of Zelda" fame. Without it, BOTVGH would fall into chaos.
Can we say "foreshadowing", everyone?
Crowd: Foreshadowing!
(Mr. Rogers voice) I knew you could!
What do you think you're--
Outta here... (runs off)
...........Well, anyway. On with the episode.
(At Hyrule Castle)
Oh hi everyone. I was just giving X the castle tour.
Not bad. So uh, this is the royal bathroom?
(thwaps ) It's the KITCHEN, you dolt!!
Owww...
(Elsewhere in the castle, not too far away)
Cloaked figure #1: So the plan is... we follow them until the Triforce, right?
Cloaked figure #2: Then we attack.
Cloaked figure #3: I'm amazed. For once, you numskulls actually comprehend the plan.
Guard: Stop! You're under arrest, you can't be on castle grounds without special permission!
Cloaked figures: Try and stop us!!
(Cloaked figure #1 reveals himself to be )
Ha ha ha!
(Cloaked figure #2 reveals himself to be )
He he he!
(Cloaked figure #3 reveals himself to be )
I know, I know, big surprise.
(The guards attack.  fires missiles,  fights them off with his sword, and  makes like a buzzsaw and attacks. Oddly, the fight is silent, so  and  don't hear a thing. Before long, the guards have fallen.)
You never had a chance!
For we are...
The TERRIBLE TRIO!!
All: Ha ha ha ha ha!
(Back with the heroes)
Soooo... anything gonna happen in this episode?
I could break the third wall, and find out.
Hey, isn't that "fourth wall?"
Sorry, my mind is hazy.
Hey, why don't we have some fun? This is our final episode this season, and why don't we just party around or something, and we can walk off-camera and we can get high and...
Link... shut up before I set you on fire again.
Actually, I think that's a good idea. Let's just have a party.
(runs in with a giant punch bowl over his head) I got the punch! Let's party.
(walks over to the punch, and takes a drink) Hmmmm... needs more gravy.
Everything you eat needs more gravy.
I know, I have delicate tastes, having been raised under a castle roof.
Sigh...
(A pair of eyes gleams from the suit of armor behind the punch bowl that  is still holding)
Ummm... can someone please take this thing to the table for me please? I can barely hold it anymore.
????: I can be evil, yes I can!
All: Bob?
(Frantically,  runs out and pushes , and the punch spills on everyone.)
Yes! (Looks at everyone.) Oh boy...
(Outside)
OK, we gotta get past the Ninten-dorks and grab that gleaming treasure.
I'm not a Ninten-dork, right?
Nah, you're a Cap-Commie.
And me?
You're a Square.
And I guess you're a Smegga.
Yep... once we get that Hyrule jewel, we can come up with more of these insults. But we gotta get past them first. We better not make a ruckus in there...
(The three tip-toe to the main door, but the door opens and slams them against the wall, and  runs out in a haste, with everyone chasing him.)
What company is Bubble Bobble made by?
Taito.
Oh boy... I'll think of one later...
Yeah, Taito is gonna be dufficult...
OK, let's just get that Hylian legend now...
(appears out of nowhere) Come on, everybody knows that you're after the Triforce.
Who said that?
( disappears)
Hmmm... Let's get this show over with.
(At Hyrule Castle)
And here, we have the Triforce...
Oooh... shiny.
If it were to fall into the wrong hands... *DRAMATIC PAUSE*
.......
...........

................Yes?
...........Very bad things would happen.
Oh.
(3 druids come in)
EEK! It's the bad guys!
How can you be so sure?
It's pretty obvious...
(The 3 druids suddenly collapse. 3 more druids stand behind him; the one in the middle holds a taser)
You saved us!
Middle Druid: Yep yep!
(Middle druid reveals himself to be !)
EEK!
I knew the first 3 weren't the bad guys!!
Yeah, sure...
(The other 2 druids are -- natch --  and )
All 3: Ha! Ha! Ha!
Grrr... Taste my wrath! (Fires a crossbow at )
OW! My toe-- YAAAH!! (Gets pelted by plasma bullets from )
You! You're mine!!
( shoots about a dozen fireballs at  tries to hover over them, but he can't stay airborne long enough and some of the fireballs hit him)
Aaagh!
( tries to aim at , but  knocks away her crossbow)
We'll have none of that, miss! Now, let's get what we came for!
Right! (Gets up, but is levelled by a charged blast from ) ARGH!
Grrr! Take this! (Dashes into , knocking him into the wall)
Sephiroth, take the Triforce, but be careful... there's probably some plot device protecting it.
OK. (walks up the Triforce and puts his hand on it.)
(The Triforce glows a bit, but does nothing.  shrugs and takes it.)
They don't make protective plot devices like they used to...
OK, our work here is done!! Let's go!
(They scurry out with the Triforce)
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo(gasp)ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
(comes out of a daze) I guess the castle tour is over now, huh?
.....................
(Elsewhere)
Is it just me, or did the sky just turn dark all of a sudden?
It's not you.
This can only mean one thing!!!
All: WHAT?!
It's gonna rain! (puts up his umbrella)
But there's not a cloud in the sky!!
What, like it's the result of the Triforce falling into the wrong hands, bringing evil and darkness and destruction all across the land?! BAH! Gimme a break. If I say it's gonna rain, then it's gonna rain!!
But I feel a disturbance in the force... as though a million robots cried out at once and were suddenly silenced!
I wanna be a Jedi like my father, and like his father before him.
Donkey Kong.... I AM YOUR FATHER!!!
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo----- Wait a minute, I already knew that!!
Have we beaten this stupid gag to death yet?
I think so.
OK.
At least I have enough sense to carry an umbrella in this weather!! You whippersnappers are probably soaking wet by now!
IT'S NOT RAINING!!
BAH!!
(Lightning strikes 's umbrella, frying it)
Ack!
Well, I'm going to get to the bottom of this! I'm gonna go to Hyrule Castle and see if everything's all right!
Why Hyrule Castle?
Because the author is inside my head telling me to! GET OUT, @#$^%!!!
Hee hee!
I'll go with you!
I might as well go check up on Zeldy... besides, when it does rain, I want to be indoors when it happens! Not standing out here with a toasted umbrella!!
I wanna come tooooooooo!!
Fine... let's go!
(, and  set off toward Hyrule Castle)
(Elsewhere, with  and Company.)
Success! I will finally do something monumental with my evil ego.
And I'm still gonna be evil...
We're gonna miss ya being on our team, Sonic. We'll live up to this moment, as the invincible trio!
Yeah... and... well... it's all good and all... but when I turn good... I'll be you guys' enemy.
Eh, so this is true... we need a new villain... someone to replace you, Sonic... preferably, someone whose name starts with S.
Yep... oh well... let's cause some destruction.
( appears over )
Kids, when you grow up, don't you wanna be just like me?
( tries to smack his head, but  disappears and  hurts himself)
OK... I got an idea... we've got to make it so I can stay evil! Then we don't have to break up.
But how?
Listen. We got the Triforce. What we can do is control the writer, and make him our slave.
Great... but how?
(Elsewhere...)
The sky is dark... ha ha ha! I'm not scared of anything dark! I am Bob! HAHAHAH! (hears a twig snap) AHHH!
( hides in a bush, and  and  pass by)
If it wasn't for that dang bubble dino, we wouldn't be so far away from the castle.
Well, if it wasn't for Link telling us to go straight forward when chasing him, in this very forest, we coulda found him and blown him sky high.
Ah, sure. Blame it all on the Hylian blonde.
Well, you are the reason for many of our screw-ups.
What? I never screw up!
Name one thing you've done RIGHT!
... Errr.... that's not important. We gotta save the Triforce...
There's the castle!
(The castle is now in a evil reddish tint.)
Ack! The red's hurting my eyes!
Oh good heavens. They changed the paint job?
And they did get a very good painter, too.
Why, that's Dutchboy Paint!
$$ ::Plug:: $$
(After five seconds of cheesy smiles and an ad jingle, the four approach the castle.)
(right behind them) Hee hee. I'm going in there... errr... later...
( and  approach the front door, but a druid is blocking the path)
Druid: Halt. Nobody shall enter the castle, unless they hold the Pass of Time.
The Pass of Time?
Druid: It's a plot device of some sort. Here, four good Video Game Heroes shall enter the castle, and attempt to grab back the Triforce.
The Pass of Time? (Takes off his hat, and starts to scratch his head, but a gold ribbon falls out of the hat.)
Wow... what does that ribbon support?
Druid: That, my friend, is the Pass of Time.
I don't remember grabbing such a thing.
Druid: The Pass chooses whomever is deemed worthy of this expedition...
Well, I must have one... (checks his hat, and doesn't find one) Errr... I bet it's on my person. (checks his pockets and doesn't find one) Errr.... Excuse me for a bit.... (runs behinds a tree, starts to undress)
(checks his vest) Nope. Not one for me... like I really cared.
(looks on his body) Nope... only Link has one.
Geez... who are the other three?
Druid: Whoever has a Pass of Time, my magic shall teleport them to this point.
(The druid calls upon his magic, and three orbs fly up from the distance, and they land, forming into ... and ?)
Well... one second, I find this ribbon tied to my wrist, next minute, I'm here.
In my storage unit, I found this ribbon, and here I am...
I was right next to Xena, and she had that ribbon. So she gave it to me.
(still behind the tree) La la la... hey... still no ribbon...
Druid: Link, Samus, Zero and Toad. You four are chosen to enter the castle. Enter now, and save the Triforce.
(A vortex appears and  and  walk through.)
Don't forget to save Zeldy!
Hey! I found a ribbon! See? (Holds out some toilet paper with gold crayon scribbles on it)
Too late...
Aww, nuts.
(At another side of the castle)
(sees an open window) Ha ha ha! (Blows himself inside a bubble and floats inside) Ye he he he... I will be known as evil! Ha ha ha!
(Back outside)
Well... we came all the way here only to not be let in... now what?
I'm gonna look around the sides for an entrance.
Sounds good to me. Cranky?
I'd rather stay here.
Too bad. You're coming with us. (grabs  by the wrist and drags him along)
HEY!!
(Meanwhile, inside the castle)
So, Link, where is the Triforce usually kept?
Follow me.
( runs ahead and the others follow him, but a hologram of , and  appears)
It's you!!
What happen?!
All your Triforce are belong to us!
What you say!
You are on the way to destruction.
You have no chance to survive make your time.
All 3: Ha ha ha ha ha.
For great justice! Take off every 'zig'!
Someone set us up the bomb!
(All seven start singing the Zero Wing theme. While they sing, let's check elsewhere)
It's dark in here... and scary... I wanna go home...
(Suddenly he hears noises behind him)
Oof!
Hey, watch it, Jumpman!
What luck! We found an open window in the back!
(thinks) I don't wanna help them... I wanna be evil! But I'm too scared to go through this scary castle by myself!
( timidly walks up to , and , who are in a heap after falling in through the window)
I wanna help you guys!
You?
Yeah!! (sad puppy-dog eyes) PWEEEEEEEEEZE?
Bah, he's using the oldest trick in the book. Don't fall for it, Jumpman! Who knows what kind of evil lurks behind that innocent-looking face?!
(stares wide-eyed at )
Ummm... uhhh.... YAAAHHH!! OK! Come with us! Just stop giving me that look! I'm gonna cry...
Yay! Thanks, fat plumber boy!
...If I don't kill you first.
Nobody ever listens to the monkey! Sure, ignore the monkey! Well, see if I care!! And don't come running to me when the little munchkin turns evil and tries to send us all to untimely doom!! BAH!!
Right.
Let's go!
(Those 4 run off. By now, the "All Your Base" spectacle has finished.)
So... what were we doing?
To the basement!!
Oh yeah! To the basement!!
(We'll be back after these messages)
Fox Announcer: Tonight, on a brand new episode of Falcon and the Wagon. Captain Falcon must save the world from destruction!
Captain Falcon, I shall destroy you.
No. I shall destroy you.
You can't do that! I called it first!
But I call swap backs, and now I call no swap backs!
Grrrr.... I'll destroy you anyway!
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
Fox Announcer: That's an all new Falcon and the Wagon! And Fox has some shocking, distrubing actions caught on tape.
What?
Fox Announcer: It's shocking. You just won't believe what you'll find!
Oh, great. I dropped my walking cane.
Fox Announcer: Where's Waldo, Caught on Tape. New on Fox!
(Elsewhere...)
(In the basement)
All right. The room with the Triforce is just ahead.
Right. Let's go...
No... wait... it's just ahead, and we take a right.
OK... to the Trifo...
Or maybe it's to the right, then the left, take the Serpent Trench to Mysidia...
Link? Do you actually know where the Triforce is?
Of course I do! It's down the chutes and up a couple ladders. After we pass go, we purchase Baltic Avenue, and then we should see Spot run...
Ummm... if I must.
( blasts )
Where is the Triforce?
OK, I got it!
This better be good.
It's just ahead! Let's go!
( and  walk ahead, but  stops for a bit)
(to the readers) And you wonder why I'm on this team.
( runs back to the group, and they press onwards)
(Elsewhere)
OK, we have to find the Triforce.
But how?
Yeah, how, big butt?
Grrrr... (clears throat) Well... we could always go through this door.
Bah. Knowing how this episode is leading us, this is gonna be some sorta trap.
( opens the door, and they all walk inside.)
Weird... this is new.
Voice: It's time for the show where you risk your life! Welcome to the...
Crowd: SATAN'S GAME!
Voice: Now here's our host, the guy that will take thy soul and enslave it, and never share his ice cream... SATAN!
Bwa ha ha ha! Welcome mortals to my little game!
Since when was there a game show in Hyrule Castle?
Guhh... foolish mortal! Your questions are soo contrived! We are gonna play the game now.
(Four podiums appear from the fiery ground, and  and  magically teleport to the podiums)
Our first contestant is a plumber, whose hobbies involve gluttony and pride. Give it up for Mario!
Crowd: BOOOO!
My first question is for you, Mario. What is the square root of 5483256498008?
Um...
***BZZZZZZZZZZT!***
Sorry, time's up! The correct answer is 2341635.43234381384779590450013408.
...Wha?
Ha ha! Jumpman couldn't even do simple math.
You old coot! Like you could do any better.
Our next contestant is Cranky Kong. Sooner or later, his soul will be mine, but right now, this question is for you, Cranky.
Bring it on.
What was I doing July 15, 1429, at 4:45 in the morning?
You were having a bath.
......He's right.... give that monkey a point.
See, Jumpman! I'll beat you in this ga-- OUCH!
(A point appears and pokes  on the butt)
You sure did, Cranky! Ha ha ha ha...
(Meanwhile)
This should be the place.
(looks at the sign on the door  is pointing to) This is the men's room.
That's where I'd hide the most powerful artifact in the universe.
Seriously?
If you were a villain, would you think to look there?
Point taken.
OK, that's not it... this must be it over here.
(reads that sign) "Herein lies the Triforce of Power. It grants wishes. Evil people not permitted." (slaps that last line) Why those dirty villains! It clearly states that evil people are not allowed!! What were they thinking?! BAD evil people! BAD!!
Calm down.
I'm calm. But people need to learn to follow the rules!
Yes indeed...
Hey... I just remembered. This door is sealed with a special key that only Princess Zelda has. How are we supposed to get in?
Well, the villains seem to have broken down the door when they stole the Triforce, so that's not a problem...
*cough* I knew that.
(They walk into the room. The Triforce is gone;  and  are lying dazed on the ground)
X!
Princess!
( and  wake up)
Wha?
Eh?
I hate to break up your reunion, but we have to go find Sigma and Sonic and Sephiroth before the unthinkable happens!
( and  join the team! A cheery fanfare plays!)
What the heck? When did this become Final Fantasy?
Never mind that, let's get a move on!
Yeah... just one problem...
What's that?
We don't know where the bad guys are.
D'oh!
...
Well... we should get out of here because the air conditioning in this room is broken and I'm getting really hot and uncomfortable.
Good enough for me.
(The six of them file out. Meanwhile...)
Got any sixes?
Go fish.
( sighs and takes out his fishing rod.)
(Not far away,  appears with a large bowl of dip.)
Here's my special, secret-formula, homemade dip... hey, where'd all the chips go?
(holding an empty bag of chips and has his mouth full) Um, don't look at me.
You fiend! You ate the chips!! And what's worse... you didn't use my special dip!!! HOW COULD YOU COMMIT SUCH AN ATROCITY TO HUMANKIND?!?!?!
I wouldn't talk, Mr. Evil Magikoopa Who Kidnaps Babies.
But you ate chips... without dip!!
All: GASP!!
Shame on you, Yoshi! Do you have any idea what this means?!
Oh, it's too horrid...
........What does it mean?
....
......
..........
Um.... I'll get back to you on that.
Fair enough.
So, got any queens?
Go fish.
( takes out his fishing rod and hooks )
Eeeeeeeeeeek!
No, she's a princess. She doesn't count.
Aw, man... I guess I'll just have to throw her back, huh?
Yeah.
GAH!
( snips the string with a pair of scissors, and  goes crashing down)
........Hmph. (stands up) You're going to hear from my lawyers. (She stomps off)
Anyway... Got any kings?
...HEY!!
...What did I do?!
(Elsewhere)
And welcome back! Cranky leads by 10 points!
Oh, this is great. I'm winning this game by a huge margin, and what do I have to show for it?!
A really sore butt?
EXACTLY!!
(Everyone else snickers)
And I don't see what's so funny.
You wouldn't. You can't see anything... hence those glasses.
WHY I OUGHTTA...
( gets off of his platform and marches angrily toward , but he trips over something.)
Ooooof!
Hahaha!
Hey, what the...
( and the whole game studio fade away into thin air, leaving only the castle halls visible.  walks over to the now-crackling object  tripped over.)
Well, knock me down with a feather... it's a holographic projector.
( tries to knock  down with a feather)
...It's a figure of speech.
Eh... sorry.
So does this mean the whole game show thing was fake?
It would appear so.
WHAT?! Then why is my butt still sore?
(, and  snicker again)
SHUT UP! (whacks  with his cane)
Ouch!
Well, we should start looking for the Triforce again.
Yes, let's.
(So those four head off!)
(We interrupt this episode to bring you the following)
GWAH!!!
(Now back to the episode, already in progress!!!)
Ummm...
Yeah.
Cereal.
Cool.
Cereal's cool.
Wait! Do you hear something? It sounds like ticking.
No, I don't hear any ticking.
('s head blows up)
See, it was a figment of his imagination!
Ummm.
(scared, grabs onto ) Hold me.
Zero's head exploded.
Yeah.
I wonder why Zero's head exploded anyway?
It's hard for me to grasp.
(You can hear a sound in the distance)
It sounds like ticking.
You can hear it too?
Oh no.
(Everybody's head explodes)
(In the other world)
Where am I?
All I can remember is that my eyes were bleeding, and... wait, do I bleed?
I think so.
Well... I think this is the afterlife.
We're dead?
I do believe so.
Well... why?
'Cause our heads exploded.
All: Oooohhh.
(Images of , and  appear)
Yes! The Triforce's magic actually works! You guys are all dead!
Yep!
I like that. It's fun!
I am SO in a mind-rot right now.
Hey, I think I have a way to get us back and fighting again.
What's that?
1-ups for everybody!!!!
(Everybody gets a 1-up, and revives)
All: Yay.
(We interrupt this episode to bring you the following)
Me MAD!
(Back to the episode)
Hey! Where did they get those 1-ups from?!
I don't know... let's ask the Triforce!
(They turn to look at the Triforce, which isn't glowing very brightly.)
...Well?
Its glow keeps fading.
Yeah. Almost like...
Like it's running out of batteries.
( smacks himself on the head)
What are we talking about?! This is the freakin' Triforce! A magical artifact with untold power! It must be losing its magical energy... somehow...
Maybe because we're evil and it doesn't serve evil?
No, that can't be it. It worked for Ganon, didn't it?
Well, there's a little slot here in the top. Let me try something...
( puts a quarter in the Triforce, and music plays)
Ummm... lovely. It's a music box.
(starts shaking the Triforce) I WANT MY QUARTER BACK!
(A light on the Triforce flashes reading "TILT")
...The heck...
I still think it's a dead battery.
(The Energizer Bunny walks by for no apparent reason.)
I could try to charge it with magic energy...
( takes out a small Fire materia and jams it into the Triforce. The Triforce responds by charring  black... but it remains unlit and devoid of magical energy.)
*cough* Ouch.
Come on, people, THINK!
(Meanwhile)
Well, we have to find out where the villains are so we can defeat them and take back the Triforce.
Why don't we ask the author?
The author?
Hey, yeah! The author knows how the episode will end! We should ask him!
OK... now we have to find HIM. Where is he?
(Meanwhile...)
Hi. I'm still inside Mario's head. There's lots of great stuff in here, but it's mostly empty space.
I heard that.
Hey, I just got a great idea for a TV show.
Yeah?
"There's A Little Yellow-Hatted Guy In My Head".
Yeah, yeah, very funny. Now let's find the villains.
Brilliant.
Hey, it'll be easy. I have the author in my head. He'll tell me where to go.
It's almost like someone's sitting there with a controller in his hands, sitting in front of a TV screen, guiding you around, huh?
Will you keep your wisecracks to yourself?
Nah. This is much more fun.
Hey hey hey. Making fun of Jumpman here is my job.
Well, Mario, to find Sephiroth and Sigma and Sonic, you'll have to cross a river of lava using a rickety old boat, pass over fragile bridges that could snap at any moment, scale the peaks of Mt. Horror...
......
Swim through Hundred Sharks' Lake, navigate through the Forest Labyrinth and the Swamp of Evil, go through the ghost town where evil spirits will try to suck out your souls...
......
And along the way you'll have to collect coins, find hidden bonus rooms, collect 1-ups and power-ups, uncover secrets, find a lost puppy, and...
......
Of course, you'll probably want a players' guide to help you through all the pitfalls and such...
......
.........
What's he saying, Mario?
..............
Oh yeah, you can also use the warp pipe in the next room. That leads right to the villains' inner sanctum.
......................
........ Ummm... I'll use the warp pipe.
OK. My work here is done.
( exits 's head via his ear and teleports away)
(, and  go into the next room where they find a warp pipe.)
Pass of Time, my butt. We're going to save the day!
Um... OK. So you going in or what?
Don't rush me! I'm a professional! I need a few minutes to emotionally prepare for the intense battle that surely awaits us on the other end of this warp pipe. Some of us... maybe even all of us... won't make it back alive. The finality of the moment is just so... so...
( stops and looks around. The others are gone)
HEY!! Wait for me! (jumps into the warp pipe)
(Meanwhile, quite by chance,  and his companions have found a river of lava)
Something tells me this is the way to the villains.
I don't know, all I see beyond this is a rickety old bridge, a huge mountain, a lake, a forest...
Well heck, nobody ever said this was gonna be EASY.
(A trio of s attacks)
SEE! They have sent their evil minions after us! We MUST be on the right path!!
...
....
.....
Link, Goombas are all over the island.
If we have to go on this stupid journey, we should get a move on.
(The team walks past the s without paying any attention to them)
Gleep. (starts to run after them)
( blasts the )
Wheee.... fun.
Oh no... everyone, STAY BACK!!
What is it, Link? What do you see?
Is it a huge boss monster?