U-ugh... I-- I had no idea. Koopenstein said your children were gone, but I never knew that--- I'm sorry.

Captain Syrup gives King Koopa a sympathetic pat on the shoulder, while also shaking her head in disappointment at Shake King.

So what if you've been through a few setbacks!? It's not the end of the world! If Wario, the Legend, can move on-- Then maybe you might be able to as well.
...Really?
Wahahah! Really!
U-agh... I'll take your word for it.

Everyone else noticeably begins to loosen up any previous sides of tension. Black rubs the place where his neck would be if he had one. Waluigi hands Wario a Mushroom, which he uses to restore himself back to 100%.

...Alright then... I guess that's it. But Wario, you have to listen to me. These guys are hiding something powerful. Not just that, but... I'm afraid your friends in Diamond City are likely in danger as well.
...!
I'm telling you, you should probably safe any future trouble and give yourself up if you wanna save them. This isn't something you can fight. Shake King was holding back to gauge your strength when you last fought him, there's no way you can defeat--
*electrocution noises*
...

Crazy Miner suddenly falls flat on his face.

MINER!
Hmph... If I had known he would've attempted such a pitiful display... I would've ended things much sooner.

Stangely enough, despite taking so much damage, Miner seems not to feel any of it, getting up after seconds of being blasted.

J-justice...? Looks like I was right about it being blind. You only see who you want to see as the bad guy.
(He's still up!?)
I won't lose... not to anybody... And not to a nobody like you! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA---

Miner charges straight towards Hub, however...

Hey! Take it easy, why don't'cha! You're about to lose consciousness!
!

Suddenly, Crazy Miner begins to buckle under the pressure of standing... before being stopped from falling, his shoulder grabbed by Wario.

You...
...
I'LL KILL YOU! DIE-!!

Miner's fist picks itself up, aiming directly to rip Wario's head off... though by the time it actually makes contact, it is devoid of any motion. A stern seriousness can be seen in Wario's eyes.

...
...
...

...Listen, Miner...
For the longest damn time, thinking of squashing a certain red-clad gloryhog was all I could think of!
He was the popular one! Toad Town, Sarasaland, Hell, I bet there's gossip around about him in Hyrule! It was the bane of Wario's very existence... and worse... There were all the times we were playing "Cowboys" together as wee kids!
(Way to-a-drive it home, Wario...)
I thought for the rest of my life, I would only be known as a loser! Like that... weirdo Green 'Stache guy!
...But then... I tried something new.
...
I decided I was gonna live my life to the fullest! And the way how would be theeeeeeeeeeeeeeffffffffffffffffffffofofofofofofofofofofofofofofofofofofofofollowing the wonderful areas which the globe had to show me!
...
...Look, Miner. You can't expect to do the same things forever and be treated differently! Or get revenge on the things that're outshining ya! You have to walk your own path to success! Then, and only then, will you be able to be acknowledged!
...
...Walk... my own... path..?

NOW WHO'S THE HYPOCRITE!? HOW MANY TIMES HAVE ANY OF YOU COUNTED WARIO'S SINS! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU HELD HIM ACCOUNTABLE! NONE! BECAUSE HE'S THE "GOOD GUY"!

The headlight on Miner suddenly begins to glow, a ball of light manifesting from inside of it growing larger and larger by the second...

BUT IF YOU THINK I'M GOING TO LET YOU KILL ME SO YOUR DOUBLE STANDARDS WON'T BE PROVEN WRONG, YOU'RE MISTAKEN! I'M NOT GOING DOWN!

IDIOTS!

A new surge of power suddenly surges through Miner, creating a wave of aura that puts everyone's wind resistance to the test.

FOR 15 YEARS I WORKED IN A MINING FACTORY! I THEN FOUND A CAVE FULL OF GOLD AND EXTREME TREASURES! WITH IT CAME MONSTERS WHO WANTED TO CLAIM IT! I'VE HAD ADVENTURES OF ALL SORTS SINCE THEN, SAVING THE MINING FACTORY AND THE COUNTRY SURROUNDING IT! MULTIPLE! GODDAMN! TIMES!
SO WHEN I HERE THE NEWS THAT THERE'S SOME RICH OBESE PRICK-- WHO STEALS, LIES, CHEATS, WITH ALL HIS POSITIVE ACTS CENTERED AROUND HIS SELFISHNESS AND PERRSONAL GAIN-- WHAT DO YOU THINK MY NATURAL REACTION TO HIS NOTORIETY WILL BE!?
KNOWING THAT EVERYTHING I DO! ALL OF MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS! EVERYTHING WILL ONE DAY OR ANOTHER BE SWEPT ASIDE IN FAVOR OF "WARIO BUYS KONAMI!"

Somari, Yoshles, Waluigi and Black turn around to Wario, giving him a miffed look.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Miner's reaction to this, however, quickly acquires their attention back.

SOON ENOUGH NOBODY'LL BE TALKING ABOUT "WARIO'S" GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS! SOON ENOUGH IT'LL BE ME! ALL ME!

As everyone prepares to for an oncoming battle, Wario, still extremely wounded, stands up, limping towards the center of the action.

...

---

This is ludicrous! Look at Miner! Something clearly isn't wrong with him!
He's merely harnessing his Dou Ki.
Dowhat?
Dou. also "motion", it is the ability to fight with raw power, as well as through your anger. All this power-- It is his hate-- No, his rage born from his hate-- for Wario he is using to empower himself.
Why are you still allowing this!? This is dangerous! We should have him stop!
No. It will drain his stamina and make him numb to pain, but ultimately no sense of strain will be built up.
If you still feel as though he must be stopped, however... be my guest. Know, though, that at this point he may not even recognize you, and attack you out of sheer rage.
...

Urgh!

Miner uses his pickaxes to block, though nonetheless ends up hurt by part of the attack!

Ngh--- RAAAAGGGHHH!

Immediately after the barrage is finished, Hub feels a shockwave spread across the side of his face from a sudden impact!

You all are nothing but a bunch of cowards! You don't stand a wink of a chance alone, so you gang up on me!
Yeah, because we have to respect the wishes of a total hypocrite.

Before Black can finish his sentence, he finds himself pinned against a tree in the blink of an eye!

HYPOCRITE!?

Yoshles and Waluigi both attack Miner from behind, but their combined hits are all shrugged off. Black continues speaking in between a slur of hacks and gags.
Y-you reprimand Wario for h-*hack*-is deeds, y-yet you're following an even w-worse c--cause that he ever has... all to prove that you're better than one p-person...
SHUT IT!!

Miner backhands Black aside, turning to everyone else. Meanwhile, the words Black had muttered richochet through Wario's head like an echo chamber.

All to prove that you're better than one person...
(D-damn it... That miner guy... he's just like me.)

As the struggle for victory continues, Shake King watches from above the roof of the ship.

...Hmmm. If things go the way they are, we may not even need XD001

Miner merely uses Petey's body as a meatshield, holding in the way to absorb any oncoming damage!

PETE! NO!

Spike is hit by the Psychic, leaving him open!

---

Wario tumbles on the ground, even more weary from Miner's last assault.

N-ngh...
Well wouldja look at that. Seems like you're all bark and no bite, Wario "The Legend".

Miner turns to everyone else. Waluigi, Petey, Black, and Somari & co. prepare for a fight.

They always did say justice was blind. Just look at the miserable mess you're defending.

---

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M--
No. Shut up. I don't wanna hear any more excuses! I don't wanna hear you try and weasel your way out of the fact it's wrong you associate with this inferior pile of dog!

Dou

Suddenly, An immense power begins to explode from within Miner, his muscles slightly bulging...

I refuse! I refuse to be second place to this yellow-capped garbage! I've heard everywhere I went "Wario this, Wario that." meanwhile, nowhere have I heard anything whatsoever about myself!
So you-a-sided with global domination!?
TO SHUT HIM UP!? ABSOLUTELY!

Miner charges full speed ahead at everyone. Black throws a bomb at him, which stuns him for only a split second, still giving Miner ample time to backhand him a good distance away.

I'LL NEVER PLAY SECOND TO THIS PATHETIC IDIOT!

Suddenly, three homing attacks hit Miner at the same time, putting him off balance for a moment. Petey follows up with a ground pound above... before being caught mid-dive.

....*ROAR* (....Crap--)

Miner then proceeds to grab him by the leg, slamming him down on the ground repeatedly!

During all of this... someone watches.

How entertaining. A fighter who's strength feeds off of his anger, fueling his impact. Who would've guessed..?
...However. I wonder if this is the end of the story for Wario and his little companions. Because they don't take him down soon... who knows? Miner may even become as strong as Shake King himself.

...Right. Sorry. I forgot. I hit my head trying to uh... find it.

Heat Man looks around for a little bit before returning eye contact, maintaining it.

...(What in the H am I supposed to do know? If I bolt, this guy'll know who I am. If I stay, it's bye-bye fortune.)

I--... wait a minute... who told you my name?

---

Meddy turns to Blast and Star.

So... should we be going, or...?

...Yeah, this situation is sounding a lot more complicated by the second. More than "salty doctor has robots do his evil bidding", anyway.
We would also like to... erm... apologize... for any trouble it would seem we caused...
A--
It's fine. The people craving all that destruction weren't you. No harm-- mental harm-- done.
*sniff* Speak for your damn selves...
This is good and all, but what's changed? We've got six people here MIA.

Everyone in the room suddenly hears footsteps. They immediately turn to the source.

I'm not sure who that number entails... but just to be on the same side...

The source seems to be a wounded Prototype, dragging a torn and beaten down Arpeggio!

...You might wanna reduce that number to five.

Before anyone can finish talking however, something steps out of the Data Room...

Oh, a game of 20 questions? Please. Count me in.

Y'can't keep guardin' 'gainst me f'rever!

My god this guy is a living apostrophe catastrophe. Unaware to Protect's nature, he repeatedly rams in into it and Moronicule.

Spike casually adds the hammers back to his collection, but not in time to avoid a Hydro Pump

Soaking wet, Spike shakes himself off, looking in the direction of the perpetrator

What in the baloney pony!? How n' the heck does this keep happenin'!?
Whatever! I'll crush ya'll like the bugs y'are!

Spike begins charging at Moronicule excavator first!

(Sure hope Miner's havin' better luck with his side'a things...)

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...Heh heh!

Miner counters with an Earthshake Punch, nullifying it completely! He then turns to everyone else, dual wielding pickaxes in his hands.

You cowards had better put your dukes up! Because ready or not, you're in for a beatdown!
Oh, I'm gonna enjoy this!
Wario, wait, you're still not fully healed yet!

Wario revs in place, before charging at Miner with a Dash Attack!

Go to hell, you style cramping prick!
You first, you bulging copycat bastard!

Miner counters with a headbutt of his own, cancelling the Dash Attack and stunning Wario, before unloading a barrage of melee attacks at Wario, knocking him away!

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Earthshake Punch (Earth/Impact)- Wario, Shake King, or Crazy Miner slams the ground with their fist, creating a shockwave that stuns their enemies. Stun cannot be bypassed by any means.
Dash Attack (Swift/Impact)- Stronger version of Shoulder Bash Wario dashes forward at alarming speeds towards the target head-first.

Here's bettin' it ain't gonna be the only body reduced to'a pil'a scrap!

Spike pulls on the excavator, picking up chunks from the ground and throwing them at the Dumptys, all the while chucking hammers at Mike with his other hand!

What in the-- no! Who d'you think y'are, flinging my lackeys around!? I'll have ya know you dun don't even know the first gosh diddlydoggedlydarndangdamned things that Wario's put me through!

---

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Spike, now holding two large hammers stamps the ground, creating large cracks from underneath, as well as causing something to drop from the ceiling, seeming to be a smaller-sized excavator..

I say no more! I ain't takin' jack from jack, jack!