The mighty administrator stood over Smith who had begun to stand. The virus wiped the dust and debris from him, and pulled off his shattered sunglasses. Cucumba took a step back, and allowed Smith to rise from his crater. The admin wanted to proove to Smith that he was not above a fair fight, even if the odds could stack against him.
"Mr. Pickle, you suprise me, you aren't like the other administrator that came through here . . . he was quite a challenge, but not nearly as strong as you."
Cucumba's jaw dropped in suprise, did Greg know about this, is this why he sent the Jade Behemoth?
"What did you do to him," said Cucumba in an even tone.
One after another, dozens of Smiths began to walk out of the shadows. One of them walked forward and smiled, laughing with the others.
"Did with Deverz? Nothing, he is still here . . ," the original Smith smiled horribly as the lead Smith began to speak.
"Get the **** out of my kitchen."
The Smiths laughed in unison, some pointing at Cucumba, others holding their sides.
The mad old one gritted his teeth and cracked his knuckles by balling them into fists. The Admin was still smoldering from the invincibilty attack, pain in every limb, but he would make Smith pay for his crimes, he would end the virus' reign of terror.
"The simple 8 bit creatures living here made excellent additions to my army in this place. You'd be suprised what tricks they knew . . "
More Smiths, this time in 8 bit sprite forms, still managing to carry the menace that Smith walked with. One after another they produced Koopa shells, and placed them on the floor. Cucumba began to wonder if he really had a chance to win this fight fair and square.
But then he had beaten Agent Harrison hadn't he?
The Smith that was once Deverz charged the admin. He threw a volley of punches, forcing the Green Devil into a defensive position as the admin weaved around the deadly blows. The fighting style was all Deverz with a dash of Smith. The others, presumably forum users and moderators lost began to attack. Cucumba grabbed one Smith's leg after a failed kick and counterpunched him in the groin, sending him flying into the crowd, only to be worked over by Deverz.Smith. Cucumba felt the fist of the fallen admin crush his ribs and face, as Deverz.Smith pounded him with devistating punches. The Jade Behemoth stumbled back as another Smith began attacking with a furious volley of Kicks. The admin blocked the incoming tempest and felt the crushing blows landing on his legs and arms. Cucumba snarled . . . it was Hwoarang.
The admin launched his own attack, knowing full well the weapons of Tae Kwon Do he began the windspears form. Hwoarang.Smith kept attacking, launching blow after blow, keeping the Admin just busy enough. More forum users joined the attack, and Cucumba swatted them away with vicious kicks while trying to defend against Deverz.Smith and Hwoarang.Smith.
Then it hit him, literally.
A koopa shell slammed into his ankle. Cucumba stumbled, and Deverz.Smith jumped on his chest, beating the admins face with anger only Deverz could muster. Deverz.Smith jumped off as Hwoarang.Smith landed a spining jumping side Kick to the once mighty Administrator. Cucumba stumbled back and fell. He felt another shell slam into his ribs, another into his head. He reeled from the force of the impact; these shells were hard. The admin's body was on fire with pain, and he feared that he might not be able to continue longer.
Must not lose . .
Cucumba rolled out of the way just before Deverz.Smith rammed his Knee into the place where his head was nanoseconds before. The green machine grabbed Deverz.Smiths leg and twisted with it, knocking the Smith off balance. He stood and spun with Deverz.Smith, tossing him to the crowd, only to get speared by another Smith while getting his head slammed with yet another Koopa Shell.
Smith version 2 himself walked up to the Administrator, now barely concious.
"It ends tonight, I have seen it," Said Smith haughtily, then he changed to a whispering tone, " . . . seen it just like this."
Smith's hands shook with anticipation, he may have already gotten the key from Deverz, and that would be enough, but Cucumba was the prize. Cucumba was the key to his vengance, with him as another vessel, the forum would fall, and purpose would be realized. He had worked so long and so hard, dare he belive that the time was actually here?
"And now, Mr. Pickle, the inevitable . . ."
Smith slammed his hand home in the heart of the mighty green one.
The black Ooze began to pour all over Cucumba, and the admin could feel the icey death of his mind. Smith smiled evily, it was time. Time for the beginning of the end.
Then something went horribly wrong . . . the ooze recoiled and retreated to Smith's hand . . . the code was rejected.
"Not . . . possible," roared Smith, shaking with rage now instead of anticipation.
Cucumba's eyes sprang open, "Ever hear of a firewall jackass?"
Smith recoiled . . . "DESTROY HIM!"
One Koopa.Smith launched another koopa shell at the admin . . . and Cucumba sprung up, and stopped it with his foot.
"Payback time."
The admin kicked it up, and rolled out of the way of Smith, Dev.Smith, and Hwo.Smith, narrowly avoiding the deadly trio's barrage of death. Hwo.Smith tried to kick the Jade Behemoth in the ribs, only to connect with Koopa Shell. Hworang.Smith recoiled, nursing his shin. Deverz.Smith launched a right hook punch that Cucumba caught with the open end of the shell. The admin did an arial cartwheel, twisting the arm of the virus infected admin. Deverz.Smith slammed into the brick floor. When Smith got to Cucumba, he saw that the admin managed to tie the belt of his duster onto the shell . . . and that the belt had grown in length.
Smith was the first one to taste the koopa shell. Cucumba twirled it around and around, about his neck, leg and shoulders, then he let it go with explosive speed, slamming it into Smith's mouth. The virus flipped backwards through the air, and the shell moved violently to Hwo.Smith. The Virus infected user didn't see it slam into the back of his head.
Cucumba stepped on the belt, shortening it's tight circles, an brought it crashing down on Deverz.Smith. The whirlwind of Koopa Shell death didn't end there, it slammed into the 8bit.Smith's each in turn as the admin hopped over Koopa shells.
In moments, the Smith army was decimated.
Smith looked on in awe, his nose began to bleed.
"No, . . . NO, I WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS OUTCOME!"
Smith pulled a flower from his Jacket . . . Cucumba looked wearily at the Virus, and pulled the improvised Koopa weapon close. Smith ate the flower, and his suit turned white, his hair red. A small shimmer of heat surrounded him and the mighty admin measured carefully.
Smith formed a ball of fire in his hand, and blasted the koopa shell to ashes.
Cucumba looked down in horror. Smith smiled.
A volley of fire balls chased Cucumba around the pipes, and detonated against them. Cucumba was stunned, Smith had more tricks up his sleeve than he had counted on. But the admin wasn't out of tricks yet. He still had his ban saber.
Smith taunted Cucumba from afar by pelting the pipes with fire.
"You can't stay back there forever, coward," spat Smith. "Come out and I'll end you in a blaze of glorious fire!" His Smiths began to clamor back to their feet.
"If you insist."
With that, Cucumba dove out into the open, and Smith wound up a fireball like a pitch.
The ball of flames raced with the darkness, aimed for the Admin's heart and it was denied by the Ban Saber's deflecting strike.
Smith's jaw hung in disbelief as the fireball rammed into his chest.
He fell to the ground, once again normal.
"Now, Smith, we end this once and for all . . ."