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[h2][color=FD0000]The Koopa Troop[/color][/h2]
[b][color=FD0000]wordcount:[/color][/b] 969 (+6) 
[b][color=FD0000]Bowser: Level 10 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=FD0000]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/color] (173/100) 
[b][color=SpringGreen]Bowser Jr: Level 9 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=SpringGreen]/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/color] (119/90) 
[b][color=DeepSkyBlue]Kamek: Level 10 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=DeepSkyBlue]///////////////////////////////////////[/color]/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////(39/100) 
[b][color=FD0000]Location:[/color][/b] Bottomless Sea – Carcass Isle
Feat: Rika
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Kamek’s down payment was an explosive hit with the ancient infant, the super sized stone throw crushing it into the sand and then blowing it up for good measure. Of course, that wasn't going to take it down, not by a long shot. 

Fortunately the others were there, storming into bringing the hurt to the orphan in two closely collaborating pairs. Unfortunately, the troop were not in a state to help them, a crisis that began with Rika’s scream.

From the sand her sea beast rose, and for a moment Kamek was sure it was a source of yet more pain for their team, just as it was for Rika. Then Jr scooped the collapsing shipgirl into his arms and fled, while leaving his minions to escort the hulking beast. They marked it as friendly in doing so, but that was about it. The devastation that rained down on them demonstrated aptly why jr had not brought any out till it was the only way he had on hand that he could use to try and have an impact.

As the minions fell and the warriors fought Kamek rushed to the side of the two young people in her care telling them [color=DeepSkyBlue]”Hold it together, I’ll do what I can”[/color] as she re-summoned his clones and started the process of powering them up to heal. It wasn't exactly a quick process, and it was hampered a bit by the fact that she and Jr (who was carrying Rika) were having to keep on the move to avoid being caught as collateral damage of one of the Orphan’s erratic and sweeping attacks.

The ship girl coughed and then said “thanks Kamek” as vitality returned to her, before her rescuing prince asked [color=SpringGreen]”What even happened back there?”[/color]

“Urg, Pacific whale took something out of me to get out. I hope it’s at least being useful” she explained, just in time for them to look over and see the sea beast's brains being splattered all over the beach.

While Rika groaned with exasperation at this seeming failure, it had gotten an all mighty chomp in on the Orphan, one that the other’s capitalized on, especially Sakura. With an enviable ease the heroic seeker’s started their dance with death once more, darting in and out of combat, but unfortunately the newborn horror had finally found a solution, and that was to underhandedly throw sand in their eyes. Or rather an entire section of beach.

Before anyone could react, least of all the beleaguered Troop, the Monster had grabbed Sakura and began mercilessly smashing her into the sand.  Anyone but Bella, who surged forwards to protect her savior and first friend, sharing her with her body and a screen of aircraft. The seaplane tender princess saved the street fighter's life, and then Peach’s cry broke through the moment of helplessness gripping the troop and spurred them into action.

“Go help her!” Rika demanded as she forcibly hauled her weakened from out of Jr’s carry and jerkily pointed the two white mage clones to go help her fallen friend instead of her.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”But-”[/color]  the mage attempted to object, but the shipgirl would have none of it.

“I’ll… get out on the water like Peach is” she said, as she saw the princess darting away from the horror that became beleaguered in the shallows of the dead sea “it’ll be safer. I think” 

That was enough of a plan to get them moving, the two koopas nodding in agreement before moving to assist. Jr gave Rika a goop trail towards the sea, over which the ship girl skated over and then onto the waves. Once there she sailed towards Peach, linking up with her and adding her firepower to whatever the princess used the space her new mobility and endless moat gave her space to do.

Meanwhile, Kamek directed her two white mages towards Sakura, to lend her a burst of healing magic. The simple spell-matrices that where their minds did notice something odd about her vitals, but they weren't smart enough to do anything with that information, and simply stuck to the plan, giving her what restorative power they could.

Both their pieces of aid rendered, Kamek and Jr linked up and raced after the Orphan. Inorder to not have a repeat of the Densil situation, they needed to actually pin it down, not just engage it and hope the fighting stayed away from Bella and Sakura. 

But the question was, how.

Running low on tricks, gadgets and mana, however, the best they could come up with was encouraging it to keep bogging itself down in the water. The first problem with that plan was making sure Jr didn’t get struck down due to being bogged down in the water as well. A problem solved by Kamek suggesting the ape the antics a certain plumber had used during one of their many battles with him.

The prince ran towards the orphan, summoning his koopa korps, and getting them to launch themselves forwards towards the monster, turning them into a barrage of shells. That wasn't the main point of the summoning however. The main point was having Kamek beef up one of the shells by about 50%, making it as big and sturdy as a shiny shell, after which Jr hopped onto the back of that shell and started [url=https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/b/bf/SM64-Wing_Cap.oga]surfing using it[/url].

The barrage flew forth towards the orphan, with Jr sweeping a swift brush of shocking goop over it for added stunning damage. Then as it closed in he swung to the side, out onto the water and from there he, Kamek, kamek’s two clones and Mimi (still riding the prince’s shoulder) provided close fire support (netting Kamek another 40 gold in the process) from the water, trying to draw it deeper into the waves.