8BIT's DeathBytes! - Mario Vs. Sonic! Characters are (c) their respective owners. Disclaimer: Any battle could end any way, depending on the writer. Don't ever take deathmatch stories or videos as gospel. 8BIT, a black fox from the spaces between dimensions, is a being who represents all that is dark and depraved. Bored, he has constructed an impressive stadium, able to change its shape and form to accomodate all types of epic battles. To sate his thirst for bloodshed, he creates doppelgangers of warriors from across the multiverse, pitting them against each other in no holds barred struggles to the death! He would use the real deals, but his not-so-evil counterpart, 2BIT, would never permit it. Not to mention, the possibilities for rematches and other battles with the same heroes rises if he can simply duplicate said hero from the data of the original. 8BIT sat in anticipation of the next match. He'd prepared quite a battlefield for the competitors, with quite a bit of space and a number of goodies for them to make use of. Both fighters were big on powering up, but 8BIT wouldn't include all of their items in the field; Nothing that grants invulnerability was present. "Let's settle this debate once and for all, without the silly frills of powering up until they're unrecognizable... Time for the rivals to prove who's really the toughest between them!" he sneered. Standing on opposite sides of an open plain stood two legends. Mario, the red capped plumber who was the hero of the mushroom kingdom. Sonic, the blue hedgehog that was known as the fastest thing alive. They'd been rivals for years. No special excuse was needed for this fight. 8BIT just placed them with all their darkest thoughts about one another burning in their minds. "Sonic... I'mma gonna killa you!" Mario yelled. Sonic shrugged. "See if you can before I kill you!" he retorted. Thus, the fight was on! Mario and Sonic charged at one another, winding up punches! Naturally, Sonic closed the distance much faster, and landed the first blow into Mario's chest, but the plumber was soon behind with a one-two punch of his own! Sonic staggered, but grabbed Mario's foot as he went for the following kick! "So slow, so easy to read!" Sonic teased, sweeping his legs under Mario to knock him down! Mario leapt back up, and then went to jump on top of Sonic! The hedgehog didn't allow it though, performing a sping jump that Mario's feet landed on! The force of their attacks sent the two flying in different directions...far enough to start noticing power ups around them. Mario climbed to his feet and noticed a familiar flower with eyes growing nearby. Eager to improve his chances, he grabbed for the flower, his outfit turning red and white. Elsewhere, Sonic had found a monitor with a flame symbol on it. Smashing it quickly, he was covered by a shield of fire. Now it was time to take the fight back to Mario. Running towards the plumber, Sonic found fireballs tossed his way! However, he simply ran through them, his shield protecting him. Mario gasped, and tried to prepare a more powerful fire attack, but Sonic leapt up with his shield and turned into a giant fireball, blasting into Mario and knocking out his fire power! Mario stood his ground after that attack, and suddenly out of nowhere produced his FLUDD pack, dousing Sonic's flame shield with a quick, steady stream of water! "Hey!!" shouted 8BIT from his seat, "This isn't Smash Bros, and I didn't approve that! Out with it!" Pressing a button on his remote, he teleported FLUDD away. "Huh?? Mama mia..." Mario groaned. Sonic took advantage of the opening to spin dash into Mario, pushing him back, back... until they neared a lake on the battlefield. Mario knew Sonic was ineffective in the water, so he planted his feet and jumped, trying to trick Sonic in! However, Sonic broke into a run quickly, and was suddenly running atop the water!! "People forget I can do this!" Sonic snickered. Mario found a rock and skipped it across the water as Sonic was running back towards him. Tripping over it, Sonic yelped and fell into the deep lake! "It doesn't take-a much to stop water-running momentum!" he grinned, spotting a ? block nearby. Sonic had found a bubble shield soon after hitting bottom, and was now bouncing up and down on the lake floor. Mario splashed into the water wearing a penguin suit, kicking his way towards where Sonic had landed. He chuckled softly. Sonic might have air, but he was trapped. "I'mma gonna win!" he mumbled, hurrying towards the helpless hedgehog. However, Sonic wasn't bouncing to get out of the water...he was trying to reach something. A capsule was just above him, and as Mario neared, Sonic struck it! A yellow creature flew out and into Sonic's body. "DRILL!!" a voice shouted! Mario stopped short, looking in surprise as the yellow Wisp transformed Sonic into a large drill...thing! "Hey... is that legal?" 8BIT muttered, "He shouldn't have outside help... Eh, Mario got to use that pump..." he sighed, letting this play out. The drill started moving wildly through the water, faster than Mario could move, but not with much accuracy. Mario waited until Sonic got close, and then tossed balls of ice at him, freezing his drill form solid! "Whew..." Mario sighed, until he noticed cracks forming in the ice! As the ice shattered, Sonic began to flee for the shore. Mario realized this form must be temporary, and chased after him, but the drill easily left him in the dust, and Sonic emerged back on land. As Mario poked his head above water, a rock thumped his head, powering him out of his penguin suit. "Hey, what do ya know? I can do that, too!" Sonic teased, sticking out his tongue. Looking around, Mario spotted some interesting leaves on a nearby tree. It was just a matter of getting there. He jumped out of the water towards Sonic, who stepped back to avoid being stomped. Mario went into a triple jump towards the tree, while Sonic tried to knock him down with a couple of homing attacks, but was kicked back! Mario landed in the tree, and when he emerged, he was flying by wagging a raccoon tail! Sonic looked up and shrugged as Mario soared above him. The hedgehog sped far away, leaving the plumber in the dust. "Hm? Coward!!" he shouted. However, something was coming back at high speed... and airborne! Sonic was riding atop an Extreme Gear hoverboard, and was ready to fight in the sky! Seeing this, Mario flew at him and tried to punch him off the board, only for Sonic to roll out of the way quickly! Sonic turned towards him and tried to charge his board into the plumber, but Mario flew up sharply! In a moment, he landed on Sonic's board and began smacking him repeatedly with his raccoon tail! "Yow! Cut it out!! I can't steer!!" Sonic growled, grabbing the tail after a moment and flinging Mario straight down! "Whew..." he sighed, only to hear the sound of that tail still whipping at something! His gear started to wobble, and Sonic realized that Mario was smashing it from below! Cutting his losses, Sonic jumped over the side and kicked Mario on the way down, the pair starting to beat on each other as they fell! Upon crashing to the ground, Mario found his raccoon power was gone. However, something else was near for him to play with... Weirdly enough, there was a field of cherries. Mario smirked and went to pick one up. Suddenly, there were two Marios! Sonic jumped in surprise, and watched as two became three, four and more. As Sonic stood in disbelief, Mario must have duplicated himself to at least ten Marios. Sonic realized he had to do something, so he tried to pick up speed to attack them all at once. However, as he sped into the Marios, they banded together to push him back, and then surrounded him, punching and kicking the helpless hedgehog furiously as he groaned and yelped in pain! One of the Marios jumped on Sonic's head, making him crouch down holding it, and then another clone kicked him, sending him rolling a distance away! Sonic was bruised and pained, but he couldn't rest. Rushing away to gain distance, he began to spin in place, charging up his spin dash. The Marios hurried after him, hoping to finish him while they had the upper hand. Suddenly, Sonic finished charging. "Eat this... Light Speed Attack!!" he cried, launching from his spot faster than the Marios could see! It only took one good blow to destroy each of the ten clones, and then the real Mario found himself getting battered by Sonic's high-speed move until it ended, leaving both fighters resting a moment in bruised and pained states. Sonic was first to get moving, but he didn't go right to Mario. "Meh... I'm gettin' bored! I'll just leave you a Sonic Wind!" he said, suddenly rushing around Mario at high speed and kicking up an energized wind that knocked Mario around before tossing him into the air! The plumber growled and pulled out a hammer he always keeps on his person, smacking Sonic away with it as the hedgehog tried for a follow-up attack in the air! Both of them landed on their feet. One of them had to break soon... Sonic spotted a familiar monitor depicting his trademark sneakers. A speed up box. Rushing to it, Sonic found himself brimming with energy, able to run faster than ever! During the distraction, though, Mario had found himself one of Sonic's springs, and bounced from one to another until he was far in the distance. Maybe he could find one more power up to allow him to win the day. Sonic started charging at him as fast as his speedy shoes could carry...but he was actually going TOO fast and passed him! "Oh, no! I'mma losing the raaaace!" Mario announced loudly. A rainbow ? block suddenly appeared before him, and he was eager to open it. Sonic made a long u-turn to go after him, but gasped as he saw something coming his way. Something blue and spiky... "Huh. Ironic. The fastest thing in Mario's world kinda looks like me from a distance." he mused. Sonic grinned. He had an idea for this blue shell. He charged back towards Mario, avoiding the shell carefully as he passed by! He was still going too fast, though, and seeing him coming, Mario tried to get into his path, hoping to punch him and knock him back for the shell to blow up. The unstoppable force came at the immovable object...and unprepared for Mario to be in his way, as he only intended to make the shell crash into the plumber, Sonic ran straight into him before he could throw his punch! The pair of them stumbled to the ground...and then the shell arrived. "Oh, mama m-" With a blue explosion, Mario and Sonic were once again tossed away from one another, now battered up even more. It was time this ended. The fighters launched into action, no more nonsense and no more power ups. Sonic rolled at Mario with a spin dash, slamming his gut, only for Mario to smack him to the floor with his hammer! Mario jumped on top of Sonic, his mighty boots crunching his ribcage a bit. "Arrrgh!! Th-that's enough!" Sonic grabbed Mario's leg as he came back down, throwing him to the floor and getting back to his feet! Mario got up quickly as well, but not quick enough. Sonic began unleashing furious punches and kicks on the plumber, giving him a hard time moving any direction but down! Mario grit his teeth and broke out of the assault with a spinning move, knocking Sonic back a bit! Mario attempted to take advantage of the opening, but Sonic leapt into a homing attack before starting to bounce atop the plumber's head! "Owowowow!!" Mario cried, holding his head as he tried to move out of the way. Sonic got above him again and performed a stomp, which knocked Mario onto his back! Mario staggered to his feet, only for Sonic to begin racing around him with a torrent of attacks! Punches, kicks, spins, Mario was too slow and too tired to fend them off! But he had to try! Grabbing his hammer, Mario performed a twirl, knocking the hedgehog into the air! Was this his chance to counter? Nope. Sonic started spinning rapidly in the air, and managed to launch a shockwave down at Mario using the energy! Mario jumped over it, but Sonic then transitioned into a homing attack, knocking his mustached rival down! With Mario vulnerable, Sonic leapt atop him, pinning the man who had defeated him in the console wars. Mario might win there, but he was no match for Sonic's speed and raw power. "Heh...Mario, guess what?" he said smugly as the plumber struggled, "You're too sloooow!!" With that, Sonic went into a spin on top of Mario, his sharp quills slicing the defeated human right through his belly as he wailed in agony! Sonic had won! "...Ewww... Got you all over me... Now I gotta wash up..." he groaned as he stood over Mario's remains. 8BIT looked at the gruesome scene with a degree of satisfaction. "Kinda obvious outcome, but they sure had a blast getting there. Obviously, if Sonic used all his speed and strength from the get go, Mario couldn't touch him unless he...yeah, trips." he sighed. "Hmmm... I wonder if there are ways to alter the outcome? Perhaps throwing in their most powerful power ups... Or forcing them into a tight space that Sonic can't run far in?" he mused, sitting back in his seat. It felt unlikely this was the last of Mario vs. Sonic battles... Though they'd need a new Mario for another round... Match End!