“Hoo boy,” muttered Pauline. “We’d better step in.”
“Come on!” called Donkey Kong as he led the way.
“Buddy, do you have any idea who you’re talking to?!” shouted Bowser. “I’m-!”
“Not worthy of learning the Kong Bananza,” interrupted the Kong Elder. “And neither is K. Rool.”
“KING K. Rool, you appalling-!”
“Appalling ape?” interrupted Donkey Kong as everyone approached the villains and the Elder they were harassing. The Kong Elder’s face lit up.
“Now THERE’S someone who proved worthy of learning the Kong Bananza!” he said. “As well as the other four! Welcome back, DK and Pauline!”
“Oh for-! And Mario too!” complained Bowser.
“Nice to see you too, Bowser,” muttered Mario.
“Bowser, we don’t have time to argue!” urged Peach.
“Oh! Peachy!” replied Bowser, his voice attempting a sexy purr.
“Bowser, we have a bigger problem that would destroy this planet!” continued Peach. “There’s a group of people called the Cybermen that intend to sieze control of the Bananzas!”
“They do not have the full power of the Bananzas they stole, your Highness,” soothed the Kong Elder. “But they DID disrupt Donkey Kong’s connection with them by using their own frequencies.”
“Bananza: the Cyber-Remix, hm?” asked the Doctor.
“That’s exactly what it is, Doctor.” The Doctor blinked.
“…I seem to be at a disadvantage,” she remarked.
“I know of you, Doctor. Your travels in time and space, your TARDIS, they are known to me.”
“Hang on, THAT’S the Doctor?!” yelped Bowser. “The same one that had to help me during that mess with the Daleks?!”
“The same Doctor that upended my plans with the Tiki Tak Tribe?!” continued King K. Rool.
“Yes to both,” replied the Doctor, “no, I’m not explaining regeneration, I did enough of that today. Kong Elder, we need to keep the Cybermen from learning the Kong Bananza.”
“The solution is simple,” answered the Kong Elder. “DK, you remember where I store my Ancient Record, yes?”
“Yeah,” replied Donkey Kong.
“Hold on, a Bananza ceremony? Now?” asked Pauline.
“Bananza ceremony?” asked Lurra Rus.
“Um, whatever it is, better get started now!” warned Amy. “They’re right behind us!” The heavy footsteps of the Cybermen needed no explanation.
“Be right back!” yelped Donkey Kong as he knuckled away at top speed. Bowser, King K. Rool, Mario, and Amy got ready to fight.
“Doctor, you will surrender the Kong Elder to us,” demanded the Cyber Leader.
“No chance!” replied the Doctor.
“You will surrender the Kong Elder or we will take him and learn his Bananza as we’ve learned the others.”
“Not the full powered Bananza!” scoffed Pauline.
“Incorrect,” replied the Cyber Leader.
“How about I show you the full power of a Bananza?!” called Donkey Kong as he returned with a giant record with a red Kong symbol in the center. He put it onto a DJ table at the Kong Elder’s feet. The record then spun and glowed as ancient music played for a bit. Just then, domed walls grew around everyone!
“WHAT IN-?!” yelped the Doctor.
“It’s okay! We’ll be fine!” assured Donkey Kong as the immediate area went dark as the last of the dome was filled in.
“All units, activate search lights,” ordered the Cyber Leader.
“Calm down,” replied the Kong Elder. “DK, Pauline, combine your power once more and show me that you’ve still got it!” Spotlights then shone down on Donkey Kong and Pauline as they were on a stage. Their friends realized that they were now surrounded by Salvager Monkeys hooting in anticipation. “BANANZA!” roared the Kong Elder. A beat then played. Pauline snapped her fingers in time to the beat.
“…Ready, DK?” she asked.
“You know it!” replied Donkey Kong. He then pounded his chest in time to the beat and hooted.
“Time for some nostalgia!” said Pauline. She then grabbed the microphone in front of her, took a breath, then shouted “DK!” Donkey Kong then glowed…and punched hard! Music played as Donkey Kong revealed that he was now black-furred with grey exposed skin, like a normal gorilla, wore a banana headdress and bracelets, and had red eyes. Everyone, minus the Cybermen, started dancing like it was a nightclub! Pauline sang a song in a language no one recognized as the Kong Elder held his headphones to make sure the song was just right while he vibed.
“HOHO!” laughed the Kong Elder. “It’s the Kong Elder, coming at you live! I can feel it! You’ve still got it, DK and Pauline! Now, show these Cybermen the true power of the Kong Bananza!” The area changed into a strange light-filled void with metallic platforms floating and holding everyone up. Pauline hopped onto Donkey Kong’s back, still singing, and Donkey Kong wound up for a punch.
“Activate-.” The Cyber Leader couldn’t finish his order as Donkey Kong threw his punch and created an energy wave that changed the bits of terrain and the Cyber Leader’s chest unit into gold! The Cyber Leader’s chest unit exploded as he screamed and fell to the ground. A Cyberman activated a scanner.
“…Gold!” he warned.
“YEAH! How do you like them apples?!” shouted Donkey Kong.
“That’s…the full power of a Bananza?!” yelped the Doctor. “You can turn things into gold?!”
“When I want to, yes,” replied Donkey Kong.
“Deputy, we must retreat!” urged one of the Cybermen.
“No,” replied the Cyber Deputy. “We must learn the skills of a Bananza at full power.”
“All it will take for us, Deputy,” the Cyberman went on, “is for one misplaced attack! The Cyber Race cannot utilize golden weapons at this stage and the terrain will be turned against us! We must focus on the Banandium Root!”
“…Your logic is correct,” agreed the Cyber Deputy. “We must use the Banandium Root first. Retreat.” The Cybermen gave covering fire as they managed to escape. The world around everyone then returned to the Lagoon Layer and the Kong Bananza faded, turning Donkey Kong back to normal.
“We have to go after the Banandium Root!” urged Pauline. “If the Cybermen get ahold of it, the Root will grant their wishes!”
“Come on, everyone, into the TARDIS!” called the Doctor. “And that means you too, Bowser, King K. Rool!”
“Them?!” protested Peach.
“Yes, them! We’ll need their strength!” replied the Doctor. She led everyone into the TARDIS and the two villains goggled.
“…Unbelievable!” whispered King K. Rool.
“Donkey Kong, you’re sure the Banandium Root’s at the core of the planet?” asked the Doctor.
“Positive,” replied Donkey Kong.
“Right then, here we go!” The Doctor set the controls and the TARDIS took off.
The Planet Core, the layer with the most sublayers of the Underground World, the resting place of the Banandium Root, and, right now, the source of a massive army of Koopas and Kremlings! Surrounding the army was a flowing sphere of gold with a walkway allowing access. The TARDIS landed on the walkway and everyone stepped out. “Woo! Feel that power!” cheered Donkey Kong. “This is one of those areas where I can stay in a Bananza forever!”
“Really?” asked Amy.
“The gold here,” explained Pauline, “has something called bananergy, similar to Star or Moon power. Ordinarily, DK would run out of bananergy unless he scooped up enough gold.”
“Lord Bowser! King K. Rool!” called a Koopa. “We managed to secure the sinkholes, Sirs! We thought you’d be using them!”
“A good show of initiative,” replied King K. Rool, “but we secured alternate transport with the Doctor’s TARDIS.”
“And now, after all this…” said Bowser.
“THE BANANDIUM ROOT IS MINE!” shouted both villains. They then glared at one another. “…The Banandium Root is MINE!” they both protested.
“Is now REALLY the time for stabbing each other in the back?!” argued the Doctor. “The Cybermen are on their way here!”
“They don’t know about the sinkholes connecting the layers!” scoffed King K. Rool. “They’re taking the long way around and I’ll have used my wishes against them!”
“I’m the one getting my wishes granted here!” argued Bowser. “Koopas! Form up!”
“Make turtle soup out of them, you pilfering-!” King K. Rool didn’t get the chance to finish his order as a Cyber Gun fired on them all, scattering them.
“You were saying?!” said Amy. The Cyber Driller had arrived and the Cybermen opened fire. The Cyber Deputy was upgraded into the new Cyber Leader during the trip.
“Leader,” reported the new Cyber Deputy, “the highest concentration of bananergy is within that structure. Logic dictates the Banandium Root is inside. As long as our chest units are protected, we shall withstand the concentration of gold.”
“Excellent,” replied the Cyber Leader. “Proceed. Eradicate all opposition. Bananzas are no longer required.” The Cybermen increased the frequency of their shots, downing Koopas and Kremlings alike.