The depth of fighting yourself

by April_the_thingy

Summary:

There is nothing more frightening than having to face your worst version.

Or

SMG3 finds himself in a weird head space when he has to face off with his past self in WOTFI 2025

The moment I saw that remote I knew that they bags would get messy. But I definitely didn't expected to have to fight with myself, literally. I was already waiting for him come appear after Waluigi crossed the portal, but even then it felt so surreal, having my worst self right in front of me.

No matter how much SMG4 might have hurt me then, I should have never went as far as I did to get some petty revenge, I'm better than that, at least now, while he was naive and felt the loneliest I ever have in my life. Even from here I could see the hatred in his eyes, glaring SMG4 from afar, but this wasn't his battle to fight, he had won long ago. No matter how much it might cost me, I won't let him touch SMG4...

Fighting myself was ironic, something about fighting your inner demons and some sappy crap like that, but this really felt like it was getting no where, even when I had the upper hand, even when I was above and better than that guy once was, he was still me, and only I knew the one thing capable to put me down.

Terrence my sweet boy...

I'd recognize your face anywhere in this world...

Among a million Uganda Knuckles...

You're the one that brings me up!

So I'm not giving up, I won't order anyone to serve me like this fucker, I'll ask for help without a fear in the world and show him we're no longer the same guy.

I'm better.

Notes:

I loved this WOTFI, I couldn't believe what was happening half if the time and it all felt surreal but so cool at the same time. But I couldn't stop thinking about the final scene when SMG3 was fighting on his own with his past self, I even have the theory that the SMG3 that came through that portal was the one the moment after he was defeated by the SMG4 crew since we also see the anti-cast fight with the good guys, so that exact SMG3 is the one most filled with rage and want for revange he has ever been in all his life...