Basilisx wakes up the next morning and stretches so his muscles won't be tight. He then walks out of the room and goes down to the dining hall to find Bowser and Kamek sitting on one end. Bowser then notices Basilisx.
"Ah, Basilisx," says Bowser, "Come and sit with us."
Basilisx shrugs and approaches Bowser and Kamek. He takes the empty seat next to Kamek. "So, where are your kids?" asks Basilisx.
"They're still sleeping. Me and Kamek usually get up early to think of plans for conquering the Mushroom Kingdom."
"And how's that going?"
"Not so well," says Kamek. "We have tried every trick in the book, but those Mario Bros. always find a way to stop us."
"I wish I could help in someway."
"It's all right. You're a new member. Hey, if you're hungry, go and get something out of the kitchen. The Koopa Chefs don't get breakfast started until about nine."
"Thanks," says Basilisx as he leaves the table.
He heads for the kitchen and opens the fridge. He doesn't find anything that catches his eye, so he opens the freezer and finds some waffles. He grabs the box and takes one out and begins to make it. Once done, he sits down at the table and begins to eat. Just as he begins to eat, Lemmy rolls in on his favorite green-colored ball with a yellow star on it. He then spots Basilisx.
"Hey, you’re that Koopatrol who joined the Koopa Troop yesterday. I showed you one of my tricks, remember? You go by Basilisx, right?"
"Oh yeah, you’re Lemmy."
"Yup, my brother told me you stole a new engine for his airship."
"Yup, and no one knows I stole it."
"Wow, that’s something Larry would say. Hey, I can show you around the Keep once you finish.
"I'd like that," says Basilisx as he continues eating.
Once finished, he gets up and Lemmy guides him throughout the Keep. Lemmy tells him about what to avoid and who to not mess around with. They then arrive at the hallway with the Koopalings' rooms. When they arrive, they do not know Roy has woken up, so they bump into him accidently. They fall to the floor, and Lemmy's ball rolls next to Roy. "Hey, watch where you’re walkin'!" exclaims Roy.
"Sorry Roy," says Lemmy, "but I was just showing Basilisx around the Keep."
Roy then spots Lemmy's ball. "How are you going to show him around the castle without this?" he says as he holds up Lemmy's ball. Basilisx notices that without his ball, Lemmy is short.
"Come on, Roy, give it back! You know I can't get around without my ball."
"Yeah, I know." He then pops it with one of his fingernails. He then drops it at Lemmy's feet. "Try getting around now, shrimp," says Roy as he walks off.
Lemmy looks down at his ball and hangs
his head. Basilisx then kneels down.
"Some brother you have. I thought you
were older than him?"
"I am, but just because I’m short, Roy thinks he can bully me around. Man, if I had my Freeze Gun with me..."
Basilisx looks down at the deflated ball and gets an idea. "How good are you at walking?"
"Not that good. I sometimes trip every third step."
"Okay, just go to your room and I'll be right back."
Basilisx rushes off and Lemmy crawls to his room. He manages to open the door and sit on his bed. After a few minutes, Iggy wakes up and sees Lemmy on his bed. "Hey Lemmy, why are you in here?"
"I was showing Basilisx around the Keep, but we ran into Roy and he popped my favorite ball."
"I'm sorry to hear that. But how are you..."
Then Basilisx rushes in with a bag. "Okay, It took awhile, but I finally found the right time to steal this for you." He reaches into the bag and pulls out a yellow ball with orange stars on it. It is the same size as Lemmy's other ball. Basilisx hands the ball to Lemmy.
"Wow, thanks Basilisx." Lemmy hops on the ball and maintains his balance. "I love it."
"Wow, first me with a new engine, now Lemmy with a new ball. You really are great, Basilisx," says Iggy.
"Thanks."
Then Bowser's voice is heard over the speaker. "Attention Koopalings, I need everyone down for a meeting!"
Lemmy and Iggy look at each other in confusion. "Let’s go find out what this is about," says Iggy. The two Koopalings and Basilisx go down to the meeting room and sit at the round table.
"Okay, as you know, in the past two weeks, Morton and Iggy went out for their attack on the Mushroom Kingdom. And, of course, they both failed. But, I have thought of an idea."
"That's a first," whispers Ludwig to Larry, who gives a quiet chuckle. Bowser turns to them and gives them a glare.
"Anyway, whenever you kids go for the attack, who is always there to stop you?"
"The Mario Bros!" they yell.
"Correct, so, we just need a way to stop them from messing up your attacks on the kingdom. Anyone got any ideas?"
Everyone looks at each other and tries to think of something. Then Basilisx speaks up. "I've got something."
Everyone turns in his direction.
"I kinda have this ability that I don't use very often. I only use it in emergencies..."
"So what is this ability?" questions Bowser.
"Why tell you when I can show you? Can I have a stuffed Mario dummy?"
Kamek poofs up a dummy for Basilisx. Basilisx approaches it and stares at it with a glare. Then the colors change for a split second and the dummy is turned to stone. Basilisx turns around and sees everyone is awestruck.
"Oh... my."
"Yeah, I can turn people into stone."
"This is... PERFECT! With Mario and Luigi turned to stone, I can steal the princess and become ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom. Let’s go now and put this into action!"
"Sire, we can't send a rookie to the Kingdom. He'll get hurt badly," says Kamek.
"Oh yeah. Okay, we can't do this for six more days, so for the rest of the week, I don't want any of you kids to attack the Mushroom Kingdom. Understood?"
They all nod their heads.
"Good, dismissed!" yells Bowser.
Everyone leaves, and Basilisx goes to the media room. "Six days. Perfect, that gives me enough time to gain the Koopalings’ trust. I already have Lemmy and Iggy's trust. Now I need the other six to trust me. Let’s start with Roy."
He heads for the gym and sees Roy and Morton sparing together. "This will be like killing two birds with one stone," he says to himself. He then approaches them.
"You're that new member that turned the Mario dummy to stone," says Roy. "What brings you to the gym?"
"I just came here to train."
"Oh, whatever. Come on, Morton, let’s go punch the punching bag.
They both head for a punching bag and start beating it. Basilisx watches and observes them. He notices that Roy just likes to punch it with no combos, and Morton does the same. Basilisx then approaches them. "No no no. You guys, you'll never win if you just keep punching your opponent. You need to use combos, like this."
Basilisx pushes them aside and starts throwing punches at the punching bag, but then uppercuts it, jumps, and throws his fists down like hammers on it. The two Koopalings are impressed.
"Not bad," says Morton.
"Yeah, got any other combos?" asks Roy.
"’Course I do."
For the rest of the day, Basilisx shows Roy and Morton many combos that will definitely make enemies tremble. When finished, Roy and Morton go and get a snack, but Basilisx heads for Larry's room. He knocks and Larry opens the door.
"Ah, Basilisx, nice to see you. What brings you to my room?" asks Larry.
"Just thought I'd stop by, say hello, and see what you were up to."
"Oh, come on in."
As Basilisx enters Larry's room, he sees Piranha Plants everywhere. He also sees an open closet full of spy gear. "So, I guess you like to spy."
"Yup, I was just about to do some snooping, care to join me?"
"Sure."
But just as they are about to grab the gear, Ludwig and Jr. come in. "Uhh, Larry, we need your help."
Basilisx looks at Larry, who shrugs and follows Ludwig and his younger brother. They enter Ludwig lab and find Jr's magic paintbrush. It looks like it has just been put back together, but it is unable to produce paint. "What happened to your brush, Jr?" questions Larry.
"Well, I was heading toward the artist studio and I was carrying my paintbrush, but I tripped and landed on it. It broke and paint was everywhere, so I cleaned it up and took it to Ludwig. He fixed it, but we are missing a special type of paint that only E. Gadd has."
"So, we need your slyness to invade E. Gadd’s lab and steal the paint. Are you up for it?"
Larry is silent for a few moments, and finally speaks. "I think I can pull it off, if I have help." He turns to Basilisx.
"I'd be glad to help."
"All right, let’s go pack up."
They head back to Larry's room and pack anything they might need. They then sneak out of Larry's window and head for Toad Town. As they journey to Toad Town, the sun begins to set, and by the time they make it, it is nighttime. "Why didn't we just use your airship?" asks Basilisx.
"Because, it could easily be seen. Now follow me."
They sneak through the town. It is the dead of night, so no one is up. The adults are inside and the kids are asleep. Larry and Basilisx eventually make it to E. Gadd's Lab. They try to open the door, but it is locked. Larry uses one of his claws to pick at the lock. It eventually unlocks and they sneak inside.
"Okay," whispers Larry, "I'll look for the magic paint over here, and you look the other way."
"Got it."
They go separate ways. Larry finds himself in a dark room. He reaches into his satchel and pulls out a flashlight. He finds that he is in a room full of chemicals. He looks around, but finds nothing.
Meanwhile, Basilisx is seen in the invention room. He looks around for paint. Nothing. But, he comes across something in a glass case, not paint, but a ray gun, about the size of a Shroob ray gun. He tries to take off the glass, but can't. So he brings out one of his nails and creates a circle in the glass. Once finished, he withdraws his nail and takes out the circle he made. He reaches for the gun, and takes it. He puts it in his shell and leaves. He goes back to the entrance and finds Larry. "Anything?"
"Nope."
"Hmmm, maybe, just maybe, he might have a storage closet that holds inventions that he used before but doesn't anymore," says Larry.
"You might be on to something."
They look around, and Larry comes across a door. He opens it and sees shelves of used inventions. He looks around and makes it to the end. He then finds a jar of the magic paint for Jr's paintbrush. He grabs it rushes back to Basilisx. He shows it to him, and they leave. But, just as they are about to leave, E. Gadd comes through the front door. "What are you doing in my house?!"
"Uh... We were just... leaving. RUN!" yells Larry. He and Basilisx rush past him. E. Gadd goes for the phone and calls the police.
Just as Larry and Basilisx enter town, they see Toads holding Bob-omb cannons. One cop aims and shoots at Larry. Larry doesn't notice, but the bomb is very well-aimed. Basilisx sees the bomb, jumps, and takes the hit. Larry turns to see Basilisx on the ground. "BASILISX!"
"Go on without me, hurry!"
Larry stands motionless for a few seconds, and then runs.
The cops approach Basilisx. "What kind of Koopatrol is this?" one asks.
"I'm not sure. He was with Larry Koopa, so he is definitely with the Koopa Troop," says another.
"Well, let’s take him to Peach and see what we should do," says a third.
They grab Basilisx and drag him to Peach's Castle. They approach the gate, and the guards let them through. They enter the castle and eventually make it to Peach's throne. "Is there a problem, Officers?" she asks.
"Yes, E. Gadd gave us a call and told us he was robbed by Larry and someone else. We found them and shot this guy with a Bob-omb. He's a Koopatrol, so he is part of the Koopa Troop. What do you want us to do with him?"
She calls the guards and tells them to take Basilisx to the dungeon. The guards nod and take Basilisx off the cops’ hands. They drag him to the dungeon. Basilisx then makes a move. He spins and the guards lose their grip. Then Basilisx runs further into the dungeon. The two guards call on ten more guards and they go after him.
Basilisx ends up at a dead end. He knows he is going to get caught unless he does something fast. So he brings out his claws and jumps to the ceiling and sticks his claws into the stone ceiling so he can hang. He is high enough for the guards to not see him. "He's... gone."
"But how?"
"I don't think we are dealing with a regular Koopatrol."
"We should go tell the princess."
Basilisx watches them leave, and when he hears a door slam shut, he gets his claws out of the ceiling and lands on his feet. He then hears a voice. "Well, what do we have here?" says the voice.
Basilisx turns and sees a glass wall in the place cell bars. Inside, he sees a green Toadie wearing a red robe with swirling glasses, motionless on the bottom of a bunkbed. He also sees a jester with a half black, half white mask who has pitch-black hands, feet, and pants. "Who... who are you?" questions Basilisx.