Chapter 15: Last Story

(Subspace)

The dimension called Subspace was a barren wasteland, void of life. Nothing but abyss as far as the eye could see, except for two distinct portals right next to each other. Out of one portal came Sonic, Luigi, and Yoshi. And from the other portal came Mario, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow. After they all arrived in this strange dimension, Mario and Sonic looked at each other.

Mario- Are you Sonic the Hedgehog?

Sonic- I am. And are you Super Mario?

Mario nods. Before Mario or Sonic could say anything else, Luigi jumped up and hugged Mario.

Luigi- Mario! It's great to see you again!

Yoshi- Yoshi happy to see Mario too!

Then Sonic saw his friends walk up to him.

Sonic- Tails, Knuckles, good to see you after my sudden disappearance. I hope Mario took care of you all. Well look who we have here! Shadow decided to tag along.

Suddenly, the ground shook. It lasted for only a second, but when it stopped, both portals leading back to the Mushroom Kingdom and Mobius suddenly shattered.

Tails- What's going on?

Sonic- I don't know. Where are we anyway?

Mario- I don't know, but I have a feeling…a great evil, more powerful than anything either of us had faced, lives here.

Mysterious monster- How right you are…

They all heard a voice coming from behind them. They were all nervous (including Shadow) as they slowly turned around. What they saw was very strange. It looked like a digital drone, but it also looked humanoid. When Mario saw this, a feeling of dread washed over him once more, worse than ever.

Mario- Who are you.

Mysterious monster- I take you it you never learned about your ancestry, Mario. Or you might've known why you kept having those feelings of fear as you continued on your quest to return home.

Sonic- Quit the gab and spill the shit about what this is all about!

Mysterious monster- Very well then. My name…is Tabuu. And believe me, I've waited over a 1,000 years to face the Super Mario Brothers again.

Mario- What do you mean?

Tabuu- Where do I begin? I am actually a god. My brother and I were the sons of the Lord of the Universe, ruler of all gods across the universe. But over 1,000 years ago, your world, Earth, caught the attention of my twin brother where he met a certain individual. Your ancestor! When I came to your world, it was filled with nothing but worthless bugs called humans. So I tried to eradicate them, but your ancestor stood in my way. Using this gift he got from my brother, the power to gain power ups from certain objects, he put together and team and somehow defeated me. My father imprisoned me in this void called Subspace, cursing me to remain here forever! I have had nothing to keep me company but my hatred for your bloodline and all bloodlines of those who trapped me here.

Sonic- But why get me involved in all of this?

Tabuu- You both posed a threat to me, so I tried to bring you both here to be disposed of, but instead, I caused you two to trade places with one another. Even a small threat must be eliminated, like the filthy bugs you are!

Sonic- I've had enough! Who do you think you are, anyway?!

Sonic tried his spin dash at Tabuu, but Tabuu moved his head slightly to the left and Sonic missed.

Sonic- (Thinks) What the…?! Who is this guy?

Before Sonic knew it, Tabuu fired some kind of laser from his eyes and knocked Sonic to the ground.

Tails and Knuckles- Sonic!

Tabuu- Fool! You are but a mere hedgehog pitting himself against a god.

Sonic struggled to get back up.

Sonic- You…basturd…

Mario tried attacking Tabuu from behind, but Tabuu teleported to avoid the punch and appeared behind Mario. Tabuu trapped Mario in a ball of energy and made the ball levitate into the air before making it crash back down on top of Sonic.

Luigi and Yoshi- Mario!

Then Luigi, Yoshi, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow rushed to Mario and Sonic and helped them get back up.

Sonic- Damn that son of a bitch! He's too powerful for any of us! If only I hadn't used all of my rings in that fight with Bowser!

Then Mario remembered the 200 ring capsule Silver and Blaze gave to him and pulled it out.

Mario- Here, Sonic. Some friends of yours wanted me to give this to you. They figured you'd be low on rings by now.

Sonic- Alright! 200 rings! Now it's time to get serious!

Then Sonic used the Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic. Super Sonic dashed off at Tabuu and aimed to punch him in the head, but Tabuu created a force field to block the attack. Then Tabuu punched Super Sonic in the face and knocked him back a bit.

Super Sonic- I don't believe it! Even in my super form, he's too powerful!

Mario- If only I had a power up!

Then Luigi pulled out a super feather.

Luigi- I think I might have one. I don't know if this will be enough, but it's better than nothing.

Mario ate the super feather and turned into Cape Mario. Cape Mario rushed up to Super Sonic.

Cape Mario- Sonic, I know we just met, but I think it's time we worked together. Tabuu did say my ancestor formed a team to kick his ass.

Super Sonic- Sounds like a plan.

Tabuu fired an energy wave at them, but Super Sonic grabbed onto Cape Mario and dashed away. Tabuu stood there until Super Sonic appeared behind him and tried to punch him. Tabuu blocked with another force field, but he didn't notice Cape Mario underneath him, then Cape punched Tabuu in the face. Tabuu was shocked that he was hit. Tabuu fired a few energy waves at Cape Mario, but Cape Mario deflected them by spinning his magic cape around. Then Tabuu was kicked in the face and knocked into the air by Super Sonic. Before Tabuu could recover from that, Super Sonic punched Tabuu in the gut. Tabuu teleported away from Super Sonic and a bit further into the air.

Tabuu- This is getting out of hand! I did not wait 1,000 year to be bested by the Mario Brothers again! Take this!

Suddenly, these rainbow colored wings appeared on Tabuu's back as Tabuu looked as though he was charging his energy. Then a huge burst of energy was fired from Tabuu's body. Super Sonic grabbed hold of the energy burst, but it was so strong, it was pushing Super Sonic back. Then Cape Mario grabbed Super Sonic from behind and began helping him push back Tabuu's attack. Eventually, the energy attack stopped and Tabuu was beginning to run low on energy.

Super Sonic- Mario, now's our chance to finish this!

Cape Mario- Then let's end this!

As Tabuu was trying to get his energy back, he saw Cape Mario and Super Sonic flying and dashing towards him.

Cape Mario and Super Sonic- Take this!

Then Cape Mario and Super Sonic dashed right through Tabuu and Tabuu suddenly exploded in a flash of bright light. After Tabuu was defeated, Cape Mario and Super Sonic landed back on the ground and changed back into their normal forms. Suddenly the portals leading back to the Mushroom Kingdom and Mobius opened up again, but the ground began to shake.

Tails- Hey, this place is starting to fall apart! We better return to our correct worlds, now!

So Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi jumped into the portal leading to the Mushroom Kingdom. At the same time, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow jumped into the portal leading back to Mobius.

(In Station Square on Mobius)

Sonic was finally back home where be he belonged and enjoying some chilidogs at the Station Square hotel. Just about all of Sonic's friends were there, listening to Sonic as he told them of his adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom. Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Big, Cream, Espio, Charmy, Vector, Rouge, Silver, Blaze, and even Shadow were there.

Sonic- And just as I was almost out of rings, Luigi used this fire power up to blast the last Chaos Emerald off of Bowser's shell. Allowing me to take it back and Bowser shrunk back to normal size. Even though I was still in my super form, Bowser still tried to fight back and call me a rat. That was when I knocked him out with one final blow telling him I was a hedgehog and not a rat.

Everyone laughed at that last part.

Tails- It's good to have you back, Sonic.

Sonic- I'm glad to be back too, but I have a feeling that won't be the last I'll see Mario. Call it a hunch, but I feel like our paths will cross again someday.

(At Princess Peach's Castle in the Mushroom Kingdom)

Mario was in the throne room telling all of his friends about his adventures on Mobius. When Mario finished, he remembered what Tabuu said about his ancestor and how his ancestor put together a team to beat him.

Mario- Have I been building a team as well?

Luigi- Something on your mind, Mario?

Mario- Probably. We've made friends and allies with Donkey Kong of Kongo Jungle, Link of Hyrule, Kirby of planet Dreamland, Ash of Kanto, and now Sonic the Hedgehog. My ancestor had a team to help him fight Tabuu. And I wouldn't have beaten him if it wasn't for Sonic. Are they my team I wonder?

Luigi- I guess only time will tell.

Mario looked into the starry sky and smiled.

Mario- Thank you, Sonic the hedgehog. I know we'll meet again.

The End.

Epilogue-

(In Subspace)

Tabuu reformed his body and got back up.

Tabuu- It appears I still haven't regained my full strength yet. And worse, I underestimated those two and lost because of it. Guess I'll have to wait a bit longer for my revenge, but I feel that next time, it might not be just Mario and Sonic. I must destroy Mario before he builds a team like his ancestor did when they fought me a 1,000 years ago!