Chapter 7: Holiday in Sub-con
Game Guy has Birdo, Popple, Yoshi, and the unconscious Toadsworth on his airship.
Game Guy: Waah! How’d all you guys get in here?
Popple: None of your business! Now take us to Sub-con so we can free the Star Spirits and save our Super Saiyan Werewolf friend!
Birdo: Also, I’m not Birdy.
Game Guy: What’s in it for me?
Popple holds a knife to Game Guy’s neck.
Game Guy: Okay! Okay! I’ll do it! Just don’t kill me!
The ship flies all the way to Sub-con.
Game Guy: We’ll have to be careful. If we go too close to Sub-con Castle they’ll shoot us down.
Toadsworth: Really?
Game Guy: Nah, we can land there if we want.
And they do. The gang enter the city of Sub-con.
Popple: Hey, do you know where we should go?
Shy Guy: (pulling out a rifle) Back the way you came.
Popple: Oh, that wasn’t a rip-off.
The gang head over to the Sub-conTech Factory.
Birdo: Step aside! Ex-General Birdo here! I’d like to gain entrance into your factory!
Tweeter: What do you think, boss?
Phanto: No way. You can’t get in.
The gang gs over behind some boxes.
Yoshi: That bad plan! Yoshi have good plan!
Soon Popple, Birdo, Toadsworth, and Yoshi are dressed as pizza delivery people.
Popple: Four orders of pizza for one Factory Manager.
Phanto: Well why didn’t you say so? Head right on in!
The mask and two Tweeters let the pizza guys past. Then the real Popple, Birdo, Toadsworth, and Yoshi walk up dressed in overalls and caps with their first initials on them.
Popple: Hello, we’re here to fix the plumbing in the factory.
Phanto: Nice try, but one of our generals just so happens to be a plumber.
Popple: … DIE!
Popple takes the Phanto and snaps him in halves on his knee.
Phanto: OH HEAVENS! THE PAIN!
The Phanto dies and the Tweeters jump into the chasm to save themselves from Popple.
Birdo: I guess now we can ditch these costumes…
Inside…
Toadsworth: Wow…eth.
The party notice all these pipes, conveyer belts, Machine Mades, and awesome music.
Yoshi: We doomed.
Popple: No, Birdo was a general here so she knows her way around!
Birdo: Actually it seems like they’ve remodeled since I was here last.
Popple: … You’re killing me, woman. You really are. Let’s just look around.
The party walk around until they find Fawful. They hide.
Fawful: I have chortles! The Dark Star will soon be having revelation to us all! And its power will be in the position of Fawful! … Now these Stars of Spirit… they vex Fawful!
Fawful throws Misstar and Muskular into a pit and walks off.
Birdo: Oh my love, it seems like Fawful has plans of his own!
Popple: I’m not your love!
Birdo: But-
Toadsworth: Master Popple, Miss Birdo, I do believe those are some Star Spirits that we need!
Popple: You’re right, let’s go.
They drop into the pit.
Misstar: Minions!
Muskular: We must tag-team fight!
Toadsworth: Wait, stop!
Misstar starts shooting fire lasers at the party, but they dodge.
Popple: Apparently Fawful didn’t drain ALL her energy!
Birdo spits an egg but Muskular spins and knocks it away. Yoshi then suddenly ground pounds on him, grabs Misstar with his tongue, swings her around, and slams her into the wall. Then she gets up and starts spinning around, sending Yoshi flying around and making him dizzy, and finishes by sending a stream of fire down his tongue and into his mouth.
Yoshi: AAAAAAAH!!! FIRE BAD MEDICINE!
Yoshi swallows Muskular and he comes out as a blue egg. The egg then jumps up and ground pounds Yoshi and starts rolling around.
Toadsworth: These things are tough!
Popple: Where’d your accent go?
Popple’s hit by the egg.
Birdo: That’s as far as you go!
Birdo starts spitting fireballs at the Muskular egg, breaking the shell and sending Muskular into the wall.
Misstar: Okay, we give! We give!
Toadsworth: Miss Misstar, what didst Fawful do to thou?
Misstar: He rounded up the other Star Spirits and I. Then we were taken here, where our power was all sucked up.
Muskular climbs out of the hole in the wall he made.
Muskular: Is Eldstar with you?
Popple: Why, yes. Yes he is.
Muskular: We’ll help too then… we guess.
Misstar and Muskular turn into appropriately colored Crystal Stars, which Popple then steals.
Birdo: There should be a door around here that’ll take us into the laboratory.
Toadsworth’s voice: This is the strangest Men’s Room I’ve ever seen!
Popple: … I think we found it.
The party travel upstairs into the labs, where a robotic Birdo is blocking the door.
Robirdo: THAT’S AS FAR AS YOU – bzzt – GO!
RPG Battle!
Popple: 300/300
Birdo: 310/310
Toadsworth: 280/280
Yoshi: 275/275
Vs.
Robirdo: 2000/2000
Popple uses Steal! Popple steals a Crowbar!
Birdo spits an Egg! 40 damage!
Toadsworth removes the Mushroom on
his cane to reveal… A SWORD!
Popple: Woah!
Birdo: Oh my!
Yoshi: Shiny!
Toadsworth uses Seven Slice! 1400 damage!
Toadsworth faints!
Popple: …
Birdo: …
Yoshi: …
Yoshi uses Imitate! Yoshi acts like
Cowboy Jed!
Robirdo spits a laser at Birdo! 90
damage!
Popple: 300/300
Birdo: 220/310
Toadsworth: 0/280
Yoshi: 275/275
Vs.
Robirdo: 560/2000
Popple smacks Robirdo with the Crowbar!
50 damage!
Birdo spits an Egg! 40 damage!
Yoshi throws a Blue Spiny Shell! 500
damage! Robirdo explodes!
Popple: 300/300
Birdo: 220/310
Toadsworth: 0/280
Yoshi: 275/275
Vs.
Robirdo: 0/2000
Popple, Birdo, and Yoshi win!
Popple gains a level! Birdo gains a
level! Yoshi gets 344 experience!
BATTLE OVER!
There’s no trace of Birdo.
Popple: Well that fight was random, pointless, and never mentioned again.
“BIG-LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT!”
Popple: … Right… Moving on…
Yoshi is now carrying Toadsworth’s body on his back. They enter a room full of viles holding Star Spirits.
Skolar: What are you doing here?
Popple: Saving you to help our brightly colored furry friend.
Skolar: Well then, by all means, let us help. SPIRITS! NOW!
All the Star Spirits turn into Crystal Stars, break through the glass, and enter Popple’s pocket.
???: What the **** is going on in here?!
Elvin Gadd comes in.
Popple: None of your business, old man!
Birdo: Mr. Gadd!
Elvin: Birdo?
Yoshi: Birdo know old man?
Fawful walks in.
Fawful: I have chortles! The Stars of Spirit can turn into Stars of Crystal! Fawful is pleased! More power can be having extraction now in the form of crystal!
Elvin: Fawful, why can’t you just shut the **** up for once in your life?!
Fawful: Fink-Gadd must be having silence! … I have shock! Birdo! A job of excellence was done by you!
Birdo: Huh?
Midbus comes in.
Midbus: YOU WERE DOING GOOD IN FOOLING THE ENEMIES THAT ARE THEY!
Popple: You were a spy?!
Birdo: No! Fawful’s lying!
Fawful: I have honesty! Fawful never lies!
Midbus: IT IS TRUE!
Popple: Well if you say so-
Birdo: Popple!
Fawful: Now… I have Stars!
Midbus: LORD WART WILL BE PLEASED!
Birdo: No way!
Birdo uses her magic. When Popple can see again, the only ones left are Elvin, the Crystal Stars, and the party without Birdo.
Yoshi: Bye-Bye Birdy…
Elvin: That was weird… I need tea.
Popple: So… we’ll just be leaving now.
Elvin: Take the elevator, it’s faster.
They go down the elevator all together.
Elvin: So we’ve been doing bad guy stuff?
Yoshi: Yes.
Elvin: Oh. I’ll have to speak to that ***** Wart and give him a taste of my mind!
They reach the bottom.
Fawful’s voice: I HAVE CHORTLES!
Elvin: ****! Fawful! You gotta get outta here!
Elvin grabs the party and puts them in the mine cart.
Elvin: HURRY!
Popple/Yoshi: AAAAAH!
In the tunnel, Shy Guys riding motorcycles start chasing them.
Motor Guys: Got you now!
Popple/Yoshi: AAAAAAAH!
Yoshi starts throwing eggs, but only half of them are beating the Motor Guys. Popple leans over the edge and starts smacking the Shy Guys with the crowbar, causing them to wipe out.
Yoshi’s voice: OWOWOWOWOW!
Popple looks over to see a giant robot ahead of them.
Popple: Hmm…
Popple throws the crowbar at the robot, causing it to explode. Soon the mine cart rides out of the factory. Popple and Yoshi, with Toadsworth’s body, jump out before the ship crashes.
Yoshi: That close.
Popple: Is this guy gonna sleep through the whole story?!
Game Guy appears.
Game Guy: What’s taking so long?
Popple: GET IN THE CAR!
Game Guy: What?
Popple: I mean the airship! Let’s go!
The two get on Game Guy’s ship, the Millennium Star. Fawful and Midbus head into the control room.
Fawful: I have fury! The Special Forces shall have launch!
Midbus: YES, LORD FAWFUL!
On the ship, Toadsworth wakes up.
Robot Servant: FAWFUL HAS LAUNCHED SHIPS TO ATTACK US!
Popple: Geez, can anyone take care of it?
Wolf: Can’t let you do that, Star Popple.
Leon: Fawful has ordered us to take you down.
Pigma: Toadsworth! Long time, no see!
Andy: The Empire’s enemy is MY enemy!
Popple: Just what I need to see, Star Wolf.
Pigma: Bobble screamed REEEEAL good before she died!
Popple: !!!
Popple pulls out Toadsworth’s cane/sword and throws it at Pigma’s ship, causing him to crash.
Pigma: MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD!
Wolf: What the?!
Toadsworth: What’s the big idea, Popple?!
Wolf: You’re good, but I’M better!
Leon: Annoying Fly Guy, I am the great Leon!
Game Guy: (Why is he dragging me into this?!)
Wolf: You’ll be seeing your girlfriend soon, Popple.
Yoshi lays an egg and Popple throws it at Wolf’s ship, causing HIM to crash.
Wolf: I CAN’T LOSE!
Leon: (to Wolf) You’re not as tough as I thought…
Andy: (to Yoshi) I’m not afraid of you!
Yoshi hits Andy’s ship like Wolf’s.
Andy: UNCLE ANDROOOOOSS!
He crashes.
Popple: There’s one more to go!
Yoshi tries to egg Leon’s ship but he does a barrel roll.
Game Guy: I can’t shake this guy!
Game Guy turns the ship around and smashes Leon’s ship with it.
Leon: This can’t be happening!
Soon, the gang… crash the ship into the top of Rogueport Tower, startling the Wario Bros. They get out and show Vivian the Crystal Stars.
Star Vivian: … Daddy?
Green Crystal Star: Yo.
Star Vivian: … This reminds me of how I was born…
Wario: How exactly?
FLASHBACK!
Vivian’s father, a Leafeon, is walking around until there’s a terrible storm. A shadow woman is tossed into the Star Spirit village.
Master Hand: Hey Leafeon, we should probably get rid of her. She’s not a Star Spirit like us.
Leafeon: No, wait… She’s kinda hot. I’m gonna see if we can go out.
Master Hand: Don’t say I didn’t warn you, though.
The two meet, fall in love, and have a baby. Vivian! Until…
???: I am the great Wart!
Wart and a bunch of Tweeters and Shy Guys storm in about two years later.
Wart: All right, gang! Grab any Star Spirits you see!
Tweeters/Shy Guys: Yes, sir!
They start running around and stealing Star Spirits. A group of Shy Guys are dragging Master Hand to the exit.
Master Hand: I told you, Leafeon! I TOLD YOOOOOU…
He’s taken away.
Leafeon: … That reminds me, where’s my wife? AND OUR BABY?! … Oh dang it…
Leafeon runs past the minions and Wart and into the tunnel.
Leafeon: There you are! Get back in the cave!
Vera the Shadow Siren: Never! Vivian and I don’t want to cause trouble!
Baby Vivian: … Goo.
Leafeon: It’s not you, it’s the frog!
A strong wind then starts to blow, knocking big fat Wart into the family and sending the three of them out of the gate.
Wart: Ow…
Leafeon: …
Vera: I’m dying…
Wart: … Hmm… (A “normal” person… and a Star Spirit… with a baby? … Whatever that means, I’m rich!)
Wart snatches Baby Vivian and Leafeon and runs off.
Wart: Woo-hoo-hoo-woo-hoo!
Vera: Ow…
END FLASHBACK!
Vivian is back to normal now.
Waluigi: So, uh, what does that mean?
Vivian: I’m half Shadow Siren and half Star Spirit. That reminds me, where’s Birdo?
Popple: Oh, she was a traitor so she warped away. I dunno.
Vivian: … Okay then… Well, now on my Command Menu I can temporarily change into my Star Spirit form if my meter’s built up.
Yoshi: That nice… Now what?
Vivian: I don’t know… We go back to Fahr Outpost?
In Fahr Outpost…
Jarvis: So now wegata do somethin’.
Jigsaw: I suggest Vivian and a few others go to the cave that leads to the Star Spirit World and try to talk the Star Spirits into beating up Wart.
Game Guy: That reminds me, since I’ve joined the party now we can use my ship to fly around the world.
???: HELP!
Jigsaw: Why, that sounded like it came all the way from the cliffs in the very back near Kalmar.
Popple: You have good hearing.
Vivian, Popple, Game Guy, and Yoshi head all the way back there.
Croco: I got tired of waiting for you to participate in this sidequest, so now you choose! Take this treasure from me and the Pixl gets it, see?
Popple: That’s MY mannerism of speaking, see?!
Cudge bonks Croco on the head and then hammers him off the cliff.
Croco: YOU JERK!
Cudge: That was easier than I thought.
Party: YOU CAN TALK?!
Cudge: We all can… Well this guy named Eldstar came to my dreams and told me to help you. So I said no. But then he gave me a motto and now I have to.
Vivian: What’s the motto?
Cudge: Nothing, what’s the motto with you? Ha!
Yoshi: Author already use that joke! In (Not So) Super Paper Mario!
The world turns dark around Cudge.
He’s like other Pixls except this one actually cares enough to stick out from the rest and join the party. He hits things with his head. ‘Cause he’s shaped like a hammer.
(Name)
C-U-D-G-E
The world returns.
Popple: That was weird.
Vivian: Okay, let’s go. Popple, Yoshi, you can take a break.
Soon the Millennium Star flies all the way to the Sub-con Continent to the Sub-con Observation Deck. Then, because they’re smart, they decide to skip the whole dungeon and lower the rope ladder down to the entrance of the other world.
Game Guy: Well we should do stuff like that more often!
Cudge: I wish I could’ve bonked something though.
Wario: Wahahaha! Wario! … I just missed being a part of the action.
Vivian: I’ll go and beseech the Star Spirits.
Vivian goes over to the gate and transforms. Cudge opens a box of pizza. Vivian’s hat has flown off and lands on the pizza.
Cudge: Oh come on!
Star Vivian: Hey, uh, Star Spirits? Vivian here. Uh, if it wouldn’t be so much trouble-
???: I have vengeance!
Wario: Uh oh…
It’s Fawful and Midbus! Oh, and two Shy Guys.
Fawful: Shy Guys! Be stopping the Siren of Stars!
Shy Guy: Yes sir!
Game Guy throws cards at the Shy Guys so fast that they get lodged into their heads.
Shy Guys: AAAAAH!
They jump off the cliff.
Fawful: …
Midbus: …
Cudge: FOR MY PIZZA!
Cudge bonks Fawful on the head.
Fawful: I have pain! That was hurting Fawful!
Star Spirits then fly out of nowhere, going crazy.
Midbus: LORD FAWFUL! PERHAPS WE SHOULD BE IN THE ESCAPING PROCEDURE!
Fawful: Yes! We shall be doing the escaping!
Fawful and Midbus retreat and a normal Vivian is flung onto Game Guy.
Game Guy: Ow!
Cudge puts the hat back on her head.
Wario: Do we have to glue that thing on?
Vivian: Let’s just get out of here!
On the ship…
Popple: So are they doing anything?
Vivian: It looks like they’re burning the imperial city… Oh gee!
Vivian ducks as a Star Spirit whizzes by. Popple then does the same. A third one busts up the ship, causing it to crash.
Everyone: AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!
Everyone wakes up on the ground and have been pushed up next to the wall on the ship.
Game Guy: … Okay, someone go look and see what we did.
In the city…
Vivian: Oh my…
It’s all burnt to the ground.
Cudge: Well, I’d say this is a win.
Toadsworth: Mayhap…
Waluigi: Where is everybody?
A Goomba walks up, holding Jigsaw’s TV over his head.
Jigsaw: I swear it was this way when we got here! Honest! … Well okay, maybe I set ONE house on fire, but it was the only one that wasn’t burning so it was driving me crazy.
Waluigi: Isn’t that the orphanage?
Jigsaw: … Whoops.
A Flurrie runs up to the party.
Flurrie: Emperor Wart would like to see you.
Inside the Imperial Dining Room…
Wart: Welcome to my dining room.
Elvin: Hey guys. I told Wart what I think he should do, and he agreed!
Wart: … Anyway, I am the great Wart! Have a seat.
The party sit across from Wart, and Elvin also takes a seat.
Wart: So… You win, we’ll leave you alone. You could’ve just written a strongly worded letter, though…
Waluigi: We’re more people of action than anything.
Toadsworth: That remindeth me, what about Fawful?
Wart: Oh, we threw him in jail.
Toadsworth: And his pig?
Wart: Fired.
Vivian: So what do you want from us now?
Wart: Go talk to the Star Spirits and calm them down, please! They were last seen in Over, which is in a secluded part of Bumpsy Plains.
Cudge: Over… That town where Nimbis live on Plit?
Wart: That’s the one.
General Mario comes in.
Mario: Hey everybody!
The same spotlight and chorus plays from before.
Party: (He’s so nice!)
Wart: General Mario, you’ll go to Ricco Harbor and take these people to Over.
Mario: Okeydokey!
He walks out.
Wart: Well… Okay… Dinner’s over.
Waluigi: But we didn’t ea-
Wart: Dinner’s. Over.
Waluigi: … Okay…
In a hallway…
Wario: I don’t trust that fat frog! Probably because he has more money than me… Vivian! Popple! You two will go, we’ll just stay behind!
Cudge: But I’m new!
Game Guy: Me too!
Wario: Too bad!
Vivian/Popple: … Fine…
And they go…
Chapter 8: It Ain’t Over ‘Til the Fat Blooper Squeals
Was that supposed to be a joke? Anyway, Vivian and Popple make it to Ricco Harbor.
Vivian: Why are you with me?
Popple: Because I’m the co-star of this story!
Vivian: No you’re not.
Popple: Silence! … I kill you!
Vivian and Popple head down to the harbor.
Mario: Oh, hello Vivian and Popple! It’s-a me! Mario!
Vivian: You’re hot.
Mario: What?
Vivian: Nothing!
Mario: … Right… Anyway, another general will be accompanying us, as well as some random guy I hired off the street. There they are now.
P.T.: And that’s how babies are born.
Birdo: I don’t care!
Vivian: …
Popple: (Oh crud, it’s Birdo!)
Mario: Now go rest in the inn for no reason!
Popple: But-
Mario: It’s free!
Popple: Alrighty then!
They do… That night Popple sneaks out to go looting, and runs into Birdo.
Popple: Wah! Oh, it’s you. What are you doing out here?
Birdo: Wouldn’t you like to know?!
Popple: … Oh, this is about the whole “traitor” thing, huh. Well maybe that’ll get you to stop treating me like we’re a couple!
Birdo spits an egg at Popple, knocking him down, and then walks away.
Popple: … Ow… (Hmm… At least when she was crazy for me she didn’t bombard me with eggs! … Oh well, back to looting…)
The next day everyone’s on the ship.
P.T.: Are we there yet?
Mario: We haven’t even moved yet… AND WE’RE OFF! Here we goooo!
The ship goes… Eventually it’s nightfall again.
Vivian: Mario, since I’m a half-breed thing-
Mario: Not now, I’ve got my own problems!
Mario’s struggling to catch a fish.
Vivian: …
She goes to the other side of the ship, where P.T. is playing on his DS.
Vivian: Random guy off the street, what do I do? I don’t know if I can feel emotions!
P.T.: I dunno. Tell me how you feel about this.
P.T. punches Vivian, knocking her down.
Vivian: Ow!
P.T.: Are you mad?
Vivian: More like confused.
P.T.: … Go away.
Vivian heads away. Popple then runs up and suffers seasickness.
P.T.: …
Spongebob then jumps out of the water with a spear.
Spongebob: HOW DARE YOU DO THAT TO MY HOUSE?!
Popple/P.T.: AAAAAAHHHHH!!!
The rest of the night is pretty chaotic… The next morning…
Mario: Okay everybody! Let’s-a go! Vivian, Popple, other guy, you all go ahead to Over. The rest of us will… uh… never you mind!
And so the three cross the world map to the village of Over.
P.T.: Are we there yet?
Vivian: No.
P.T.: Are we there yet?
Popple: No…
P.T.: Are we there yet?
Vivian/Popple: NO!
P.T.: Are we there yet?
Vivian: Yes…
P.T.: Yay!
In town…
Vivian: I thought this place would be cloudier…
They look around until they find an old Nimbi with big eyebrows.
Old Nimbi: What do you want?
Popple: Aren’t you supposed to have an accent?
Old Nimbi: The author’s lazy. And he gave it to some other character.
P.T.: Who awe you mithtuh?
The world turns black around the Nimbi.
Another old man character. This one can use monster attacks and magic. So he’s pretty much Toadsworth, Yoshi, and Vivian all in one. How original.
(Name)
G-R-A-M-B-I
The world returns.
???: Dad! Did we just have a power-outage?
A small Nimbi girl flies downstairs to Grambi. The world goes dark around her.
Uhh, she paints good.
(Name)
L-U-V-B-I
The world returns once more.
Luvbi: … What was that?
Grambi: I dunno.
Luvbi notices Grim Reaper, the Chomp that P.T.’s holding.
Luvbi: That Chomp’s almost as cute as me! Let me play with him!
P.T.: What? No! It’s mine! Get your own!
Grambi: Look, can you all just tell me what you want already?!
Vivian: We’d like to get to Star Mountain. Perhaps you know a safe way to get there?
Grambi: Oh, I see… Why?
Popple: The Star Spirits went there and we need to talk to them, see?
Grambi: We don’t use magic in this village!
Popple: That’s… nice… I don’t care. Now again-
Grambi: Seriously, we don’t!
Popple: … Ignoring the fact that your character description said you do…
Luvbi is bouncing off P.T.’s head until he gives up the pet.
P.T.: AAAAAAH! THIS – HURTS – WORSE – THAN – YOU – THINK!
Grambi: Luvbi, what have I told you about using people as trampolines?
Luvbi: … Killjoy…
Luvbi floats upstairs.
Grambi: Like I was saying, we don’t use magic.
Popple: …
Vivian: Popple, let’s just go. We’ll get there on our own.
The party head outside.
???: FIRE!
This one Nimbi sets a tree on fire.
Vivian/Popple: Huh?!
Nimbi: That wasn’t magic!
Vivian/Popple: …
Vivian, Popple, and P.T. head to the inn. Meanwhile the Nimbi pulls out a lighter and starts setting more things on fire. That night in the inn, Popple wakes up to some music.
Popple: … Anyone else hear that?
Vivian: What is it?
Popple: I think I hear some song playing.
Vivian: Weird… Let’s go see what it is. Come on, other guy!
P.T.: No. I don’t wanna.
Vivian: …
Vivian and Popple head out, followed by Grim Reaper. Vivian and Popple notice that “Burning Ring of Fire” is playing as one of the houses is on fire. Oddly enough it’s the house of the pyromaniac Nimbi.
Flamebi: I didn’t do it!
Whibbi: Then what’s with your lighter?
Flamebi: I… was framed, that’s it! The Skellobit over there did it!
Skellobit: Oh yeah, blame the Skellobit. Real classy.
The song stops and Grambi comes out of nowhere and uses a water spell on the house.
Whibbi: What’d I tell you ‘bout usin’ magic?!
Grambi: I think my daughter’s in there!
Whibbi: … Shoot.
Everyone starts using water spells but it doesn’t work.
Vivian: Would you like us to help?
Grambi: Huh? I guess…
Popple: CHARGE!
Vivian and Popple ram through the door into the house. Grambi follows.
Grambi: That’s not what I meant!
Vivian/Popple: Oh…
The gang go through the burning house until they find an exceptionally large flame blocking the path to the unconscious Luvbi.
Fryguy: I’m too hot to touch!
BOSS BATTLE!
Vivian: 400/400
Popple: 450/450
Grambi: 800/800
Vs.
Fryguy: 2200/2200
Vivian: 800?!
Popple: It’s… it’s… UNDER NINE-THOUSAAAAAND!
Vivian: …
Grambi: So what? I take care of myself!
Vivian uses an Ice Flower on herself!
Vivian becomes Ice Vivian!
Popple dons a Penguin Suit! Popple
becomes Penguin Popple!
Grambi uses Bubble Bomb! 400 damage!
Fryguy spits fireballs at the party!
50 damage each!
Vivian: 350/400
Popple: 400/450
Grambi: 750/800
Vs.
Fryguy: 1800/2200
Vivian throws five snowballs at Fryguy!
20 damage each!
Popple throws five snowballs at Fryguy!
20 damage each!
Grambi uses Bubble Bomb! 400 damage!
Fryguy spits fireballs at the party!
50 damage each!
Vivian loses her power-up! Popple loses
his power-up!
Vivian: 300/400
Popple: 350/450
Grambi: 700/800
Vs.
Fryguy: 1200/2200
Vivian changes into Star Vivian! Star
Vivian summons Muskular! Vivian’s Star form adds power to Muskular! Muskular
uses Snow Star on Fryguy! 500 damage!
Fryguy: Too hot to touch!
Fryguy’s lost over half his HP! Fryguy
splits into three smaller Fryguys!
Popple uses a Snowman Doll on the enemies!
300 damage each!
Grambi uses Bubble Bomb on Mini Fryguy
B! 400 damage! Mini Fryguy B goes out! Grambi ran out of MP!
Mini Fryguy A uses Fiery Jinx on Popple!
60 damage!
Mini Fryguy C uses Fiery Jinx on Popple!
He misses!
Star Vivian (One Turn Left): 300/400
Popple: 290/450
Grambi: 700/800
Vs.
Mini Fryguy A: 400/700
Mini Fryguy B: 0/700
Mini Fryguy C: 400/700
Star Vivian uses Ice Storm on all enemies! 600 damage each! Mini Fryguy A goes out! Mini Fryguy C goes out! Star Vivian reverts to Vivian! Vivian’s out of MP!
Vivian: 300/400
Popple: 290/450
Grambi: 700/800
Vs.
Mini Fryguy A: 0/700
Mini Fryguy B: 0/700
Mini Fryguy C: 0/700
Vivian, Popple, and Grambi win!
Vivian gains a level! Popple learns
“Mug”! Grambi gains a level!
BATTLE OVER!
Fryguy’s gone and the party head over to Luvbi. They only just now notice that Grim Reaper is guarding her.
Popple: Isn’t that the idiot’s Chain Chomp?
Grambi: Luvbi, wake up!
But she can’t. And now fire blocks their escape.
Vivian: Oh no! We’re trapped!
Popple: Now what?
Vivian: Getting… drowsy…
Popple: Me… too…
Grambi: I’m not– Zzzzz…
The party fall asleep. P.T. then crashes through the roof.
P.T.: OW!
He looks around.
P.T.: What a dump… Hey! Grim Reaper, there you are!
Grim Reaper: BARK! BARK!
P.T.: I can’t carry all of them out!
Grim Reaper: BARK! BARK!
P.T.: You know I’m only just now learning Spanish!
Grim Reaper: BARK!
P.T.: … All right, fine, but you owe me!
The next day, everyone but Luvbi is awake in Grambi’s house. But then Luvbi does wake up.
P.T.: There, they all live! I’m going now.
P.T. leaves and Grim Reaper follows. Vivian and Popple then follow him.
Vivian: Where are you going?
P.T.: I’m going to Wendy’s. I’d tell you why if I knew you better but I don’t so I won’t.
Popple: There’s no Wendy’s on this continent.
P.T.: … I knew that…
Popple: You don’t know where you’re going, do you?
P.T.: STOP JUDGING ME!
P.T. picks up Grim Reaper and runs off.
Vivian: What a strange man…
Popple: Forget it, we’ll probably live longer without him. That reminds me, do you know how we got out of that house?
Vivian: I dunno.
Grambi comes out of the house.
Grambi: So what’s this about Star Mountain?
Vivian: We’re going to Star Mountain.
Grambi: That sounds fun! I’m going too!
???: Well if it isn’t ol’ Grambi…
An older Nimbi in red robes floats up to Grambi.
Rebbi: Remember that time we looked for Bonechill and you chickened out?
Grambi: … C’mon, let’s go before he taunts me about my past.
They leave.
Rebbi: WHY DOESN’T ANYBODY LIKE ME?!
Luvbi (in the house): EEK! The scary man’s outside our house again!
Rebbi: …
Meanwhile Vivian, Popple, and Grambi have made it to Star Mountain, which is, of course, shaped like a star. The group make it a ways in, when they see a small white blur pass by.
Grambi: …
Popple: What was that? Silver the Hedgehog, maybe?
Grambi: Worse…
The party continue. Meanwhile, Gooper Blooper is looking at three small statues. One is of a pointy lady, one is of what looks like Peach only evil, and the third is of another princess but with hair over one eye.
Gooper Blooper: Are these Oscars? … I hear people!
The party head into the room.
Vivian: What are those?
Grambi: Those are Oscars. But not just any Oscars… They’re the Almighty Oscars! … Or rather models of them. The real ones are larger and somewhere else. They keep the world the way it is, and since the world is the way it is, the Dark Star can’t rear its ugly face around here.
Gooper Blooper then drops down from nowhere.
Gooper Blooper: Thanks for the info! I bet I can sell these Almighty Oscars for almighty cash! And Shadow Mario will-
Popple: Don’t care.
Vivian: It’s that creepy Blooper!
Gooper Blooper: … Whatever, at least you got the hot purple chick back.
Vivian: Eek!
She sets him on fire.
Gooper Blooper: AAAAAHHHH!!!
Popple stabs one of his tentacles.
Gooper Blooper: YOOOOOOW!!!
Grambi uses some other magic.
Gooper Blooper: GAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWW!!!
Gooper Blooper backs away.
Gooper Blooper: (I need to think of a plan… Wait, what’s that on my head?)
Gooper Blooper slowly looks up to see Luvbi sitting on his head. She was the blur from before.
Gooper Blooper: Huh?
Luvbi: You’re a weird chair.
Gooper Blooper: …
Grambi: Luvbi, go home!
Luvbi: I can’t, there’s a creepy guy outside our house again!
Grambi: (Dang Rebbi…)
Gooper Blooper: Uh listen, I’m kind of trying to kill your daddy and his friends here, so-
Luvbi then pulls out a laptop and paints a picture of Gooper Blooper on Microsoft Paint.
Gooper Blooper: Huh?
The monitor then shoots a laser that knocks Gooper Blooper into a chasm.
Gooper Blooper: This isn’t the end of me!
Luvbi heads over to the party.
Luvbi: I got rid of the Blooper for you, so can I join the party now?
Grambi: *sigh* Fine… But the second this gets TOO dangerous I’m pulling you out!
Vivian: There are only four of us, she can’t be switched out.
Grambi: …
The party continue to the top to find a bunch of Star Spirits in a cave.
Tippi: Who are you people?
Vivian: We’re the ones that summoned you from your world in the last chapter.
Tippi: Oh, is this about that city? We’re sorry, it’s just that we were just so bored so we wanted to burn SOMETHING! And that city was the first thing we really noticed.
Vivian: Well all right then. Let’s go to town.
In Over…
Mario: So that’s it then? Well okeydokey!
Star Spirits: (He’s so nice!)
Birdo: Popple, I forgive you, my darling!
Popple: …
Vivian: Well it looks like all’s well that ends well!
Suddenly a bunch of Tweeters on Mecha Yoshis appear out of nowhere!
Mario: Hey guys! What are you doing here?
Fawful then rides up on his platform.
Fawful: I have chortles! The Star Spirits will now be in the possession of the Wart who is a frog!
Midbus follows Fawful.
Midbus: AND THE DARK STAR WILL BE SHOWING ITSELF TO WART, WHO IS STILL A FROG!
Luvbi: Dad, what are they saying?
Grambi: I don’t know, dear…
Fawful pulls out a laser gun and zaps every last Star Spirit, turning them into Crystal Stars.
Yebbi: Oh shoot!
Yebbi hides in the outhouse.
Fawful: I have chortles!
Midbus pulls out a ball and chain and swings it, knocking everyone out. Eventually Mario wakes up.
Mario: Fawful…
Mario marches over to Fawful. Midbus is off somewhere else.
Mario: Fawful! Are you telling me that this whole thing was a lie?
Fawful: I say to you, yes! Wart was the creator of this sandwich of doom!
Mario: Then I’ll take you down! Let’s-a go!
MINI BOSS!
Mario: 700/700
Vs.
Fawful: 1000/1000
Mario uses Hammer! 200 damage!
Fawful does the Headgear Swing! 100
damage!
Fawful shoots a Thunder Bros. Beam!
Mario dodges!
Mario: 600/700
Vs.
Fawful: 800/1000
Mario uses Mario Finale! 500 damage!
Fawful falls off his platform!
Fawful shoots out of his laser gun!
100 damage!
Fawful shoots a Fiery Jinx Beam! 100
damage!
Mario: 400/700
Vs.
Fawful: 300/1000
Mario uses Mario Finale! 500 damage!
Fawful faints!
Mario: Mario’s-a number one!
???: Mario! Now you’ll pay!
Wart joins the battle!
Mario: Wart!
Mario: 400/700
Vs.
Fawful: 0/1000
Wart: 2000/2000
Mario throws a fireball! Wart is burnt!
Fire burns Wart for 10 damage!
The cloaking device fails! It’s Midbus!
Mario: 400/700
Vs.
Fawful: 0/1000
Midbus: 1990/2000
Mario: Midbus! You were fired!
Midbus: IT WAS A TRICKERY HAVING CREATION
FROM WART! NOW YOU SLEEP! FOREVER!
Midbus uses Belly Flop on Mario! 500
damage! Mario faints!
Midbus uses Belly Flop on Mario again!
500 damage! Overkill!
Midbus uses 1-Up Mushroom on Fawful!
Fawful comes back with 100 HP!
Fawful: I have fury!
Fawful shoots out of his laser gun!
100 damage! Overkill!
Mario: -600/700
Vs.
Fawful: 100/1000
Midbus: 1990/2000
BATTLE OVER…
Fawful: I have chortles! The Mario that vexes Fawful is now having rest of eternal nature!
Midbus: I TOO AM PLEASED!
The real Wart appears.
Wart: Fawful! Will you stop messing around?! We’re starting now!
Fawful: I have obedience!
Fawful hops onto his platform and follows Wart, and Midbus follows both of them. At the gate of the Star Spirits, Fawful shoots a laser at the padlock on the gate, letting more Star Spirits free.
Wart: Now it begins…
Wart, Fawful, and Midbus head on in. Soon the entire half of the continent rises up into the air… and reforms itself! The island floats high over Ricco Harbor now. On the island, the three are next to the Almighty Oscars.
Wart: I am the great Wart! I hereby declare this to be Wart Island!
Fawful: I have chortles!
Meanwhile in Over, the party have just had a funeral for Mario.
Popple: I can’t believe that Skellobit ate all the face cake.
The rest of the party head up to Vivian, Popple, Grambi, and Luvbi.
Wario: We’re back.
Waluigi: Wart tried to kill us off, so we found a way out.
Yoshi: Yoshi did things that will haunt him forever.
Toadsworth: I will surely have nightmares.
Popple: What about Jarvis? And Master Jigsaw?
Game Guy shakes his head and gives Popple a shard. It’s from the jar Jarvis was in!
Game Guy: It’s all we could save…
Popple: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Cudge: So now what?
Birdo walks up to them.
Birdo: We have to stop Wart and Fawful from taking over the world!
Grambi: And messing with the Almighty Oscars!
Grim Reaper appears.
Waluigi: Say, wasn’t that the idiot’s pet?
Luvbi: Hahaha! It’s mine now!
Waluigi: And who are these people?
Vivian: It’s not important, let’s just go kill Wart.
Wario: Sounds good to me.
Every character as of now (except P.T.) marches out of Over and boards the Millennium Star. Game Guy then steers.
Game Guy’s voice: To Wart Island!
Vivian’s voice: Wart Island’s that way.
Game Guy: … I knew that.
Vivian’s voice: Riiiight…