Lemmy: Welcome to The Apprentice. Today, each team will be put in charge of ending a strike. Several Mario characters are holding strikes against Lemmy's Land, mostly because of the fact that they're all angry about getting so few or demeaning roles... or about the fact that I never got around to paying them. I'm not sure which. Anyway, I have clones handling all of the strikes but two. The one in Fun Fiction will be handled by the 2D Terrors, who will have Bandit as task manager for the day. At the same time, a strike in the Sports Hall will be handled by the Vile Venturers, and their task manager, Mr. Blizzard. Also, I've had some people ask me how both Tanoomba and Donez could have immunity at the same time. Well, the immunity carries over until it is needed, so therefore it is entirely possible for more than one person to have immunity at a time. Both teams have six hours and will be judged on the percentage of strikers who quit... um... striking. Iggy will go with the 2D Terrors, meaning Ludwig will get the Vile Venturers. Both teams can go now.
Both teams, as well as Iggy and Ludwig, run into the warp pipes, heading to wherever they need to go.
2D Terrors
Syrup: I wonder who's running this strike...
Donez: We might as well go check...
The six run to where the strike is, seeing Whomp and several other Mario characters.
Syrup: Hey, Whomp! I haven't seen you since we killed tons of Mario characters for no reason in a Scribble!
Whomp: Hey, it's you! Want to join the strike?
Syrup: Sure!
Bandit: I'm sick of Lemmy making it look like I'm obsessed with robbery! I'm joining!
Donez: Me too, just because I'm fed up with these tourists!
Whomp: The more the better! Lemmy will learn to not make us look stupid... or forget to pay us. I'm not sure which.
The three who aren't participating in the strike run away back to the warp pipe.
Lakitu: We lose.
Tanoomba: Not neccessarly. My morphing skills will get this strike over with in no time! All you two have to do is...
Vile Venturers
Numerous Striking Characters: WE WANT MONEY! WE WANT MONEY! WE WANT MONEY!
Wario: Wahahahaha! This is a group I couldn't bear to break up!
Crook B: You'd rather get thousands now than a million later?
Wario: Duh-a.
Mr. Blizzard: Come to think of it, Lemmy hasn't paid me yet either!
Characters, Wario, and Mr. Blizzard: WE WANT MONEY! WE WANT MONEY! WE WANT MONEY!
Roy: Why not, I have immunity!
Characters, Wario, Mr. Blizzard, and Roy: WE WANT MONEY! WE WANT MONEY! WE WANT MONEY!
The other three run off behind a building.
Crook B: We need to do something before anyone else joins them.
Crook B turns his head and sees that he's the only one in the Vile Venturers not involved in the strike.
Crook B: Hmm... I guess it's up to me then.
2D Terrors
Tanoomba: And that's the plan.
Amanita: What's the plan? All you did was say "And that's the plan."
Tanoomba: Well the plan is...
Five minutes later...
Tanoomba: ...And that's the plan.
Amanita: I hate it!
Lakitu: Yeah, it sounds kind of stupid.
Five minutes later...
Amanita: Alright, I like it now.
Lakitu: Yeah, it sounds good now.
Tanoomba: *sigh* Good. You two go get rid of Thwomp, and make sure no one sees you.
Vile Venturers
Crook B is seen in a really obvious Lemmy disguise. He walks up to the strikers.
Crook B: Alright, I give in! I will pay you all! Just come and take however much you want out of this bag of money.
Crook B points to a bag full of pieces of paper with money signs drawn on them.
Mr. Blizzard: You can't fool us! Lemmy always has a ball with him!
Crook B runs off and comes back with a basketball.
Mr. Blizzard: Lemmy's paying us! YEAH!
All of the strikers run and begin taking the pieces of paper out of the bag.
Cackletta: As the one who started the strike, I officially declare the strike ove-
Suddenly, Wario notices that there are two dollar signs on one piece.
Wario: This money's fake-a!
Cackletta: The strike will continue! EVERYONE, LEMMY HAS BEEN PAYING YOU WITH FAKE MONEY!
Strikers: WHAT?!
Everyone but Crook B: WE WANT MONEY! WE WANT MONEY! WE WANT MONEY!
Cackletta: Everyone attack Lemmy!
All but Crook B: YEAH!
Crook B: Uh... I'll give you all an IOU?
The strikers begin chasing Crook B.
2D Terrors
Tanoomba turns into a Thwomp in front of Thwomp, who has been glued to a wall by Lakitu and Amanita.
Thwomp: Why do you want to end our strike?! Is Lemmy paying you to end it?!
Tanoomba: It's a challenge on The Apprentice.
Thwomp: Did it ever occur to you that he is just using you for cheap labor?
Tanoomba: No. It's not supposed to until one of the last few episodes anyway, like all great reality shows.
Thwomp: Oh yeah. I forgot.
Tanoomba stomps off as Thwomp to the scene of the strike.
Tanoomba: All of you, I have been busy discussing things with Lemmy! We have reached an agreement and the strike is over!
Syrup: You think we're stupid? You have to say the secret four letter password before you can call an end to the strike! You get an unlimited number of tries.
Tanoomba: Um... shoe?
Syrup: No.
Tanoomba: Move? Blue? Flat? Tall? Sell? Darn? Four?
Syrup: No to all.
Vile Venturers
After three hours, the strikers have given up on Crook B and are now back to their protesting. Crook B stands behind a building, watching.
Crook B: Well, what can I do? Maybe I can try something else...
Crook B is seen going through a building carrying a water gun and a briefcase and wearing a Punisher shirt. He goes up to two guys who are handling a large thing with lots of money into it. He holds the water gun up to them.
Crook B: Put a million coins in the briefcase and dump the rest of it out onto the street and yell that Lemmy made you do it for them.
Shy Guy 1: Um... That's just a water gun. Plus, I saw the Punisher too. I know what to do to take care of you... I think. We have a Russian, only bigger than the one in the movie.
Crook B: In that case, I'm outta here!
Crook B runs off.
2D Terrors
Tanoomba: Bore? Snore? More?
Syrup: No, no, no.
Tanoomba: Dang.
Syrup: It is you, Thwomp! Okay everyone, strike's over!
Tanoomba: That was different.
All of the competitors appear in Lemmy's Office.
Lemmy's Office
Lemmy: Welcome back. Iggy, how many people did the 2D Terrors manager to make quit?
Iggy: Every one of the strikers already there, as well as three of their partners.
Lemmy: I don't want to know. Ludwig, how many strikers did the Vile Venturers make quit?
Ludwig: None.
Lemmy: Alright 2D Terrors, come here for your prize for the day: copies of the limited addition Mortal Kombat: Deception PS2 controller, the one with Baraka on it.
All of the 2D Terrors come and get their controller and leave.
Lemmy: As for the Vile Venturers, what happened, Ludwig?
Ludwig: All of the Vile Venturers except Crook B joined the strikers. Crook B tried in numerous ways to trick them into thinking you were going to pay them, but all were ruined because of coincidences.
Lemmy: Like?
Ludwig: Wario happeneing to grab the one thing that could prove that the money in his first plan was fake, and by a Shy Guy and a Russian when he tried to rob a building for the money.
Lemmy: I see. Mr. Blizzard, choose who will go with you to Lemmy's Life.
Mr. Blizzard: I'll take Wario. (Just because Lemmy's so mad at him that I definitely won't be fired!)
Lemmy: Alright, the top vote getter in the poll that is in the Vile Venturers is... Mr. Blizzard. Since he's already going, we'll go with the next one, which is Crook B.
All of the 2D Terrors not going to Lemmy's Life leave. Ludwig, Lemmy, Iggy, Crook B, Mr. Blizzard, and Wario go into a warp pipe to Lemmy's Life.
Lemmy's Life
Lemmy: So, Mr. Blizzard, why shouldn't I fire you?
Mr. Blizzard: This is only the first time I've messed up. These other two have caused us to lose previous competitions. Also, Wario was the first to join the strike anyway, and he's on your bad list right now as is.
Lemmy: Interesting. Wario, why shouldn't I fire you?
Wario: Think about it like-a this. When I got-a Fawful fired-a, it was being resourceful-a. You would have-a done the same thing-a. And this-a time, it was everyone-a else's-a choice-a if they were going to join-a the strike or not-a. Plus-a, it is not-a as though I could make or break the contest-a anyway. Blizzard-a was task manager-a yet didn't work-a, meaning there was-a no real game plan-a.
Lemmy: You have a point there. Crook B?
Crook B: I am the only one who did any work at all this week, and we only lost because of Wario anyway, because he pointed out that the money was fake. If he had not joined the strikers, we would have won without a shadow of a doubt, because only Wario would look at money that hard.
Lemmy: Great point. Now for my decision. Mr. Blizzard's argument was based more on blaming others, but it did convince me who should go. Mr. Blizzard...
All: ...
Lemmy: You're fired!
Wario and Crook B leave. Mr. Blizzard sits, stunned.
Mr. Blizzard: Can I have 1,000,000 coins?
Lemmy: Whatev- blagidiblagidiblagidiblagidiAAG! End transmission!
Ludwig: I told you shock therapy would make you stop giv-