''Ahem! Today…''
''I'll tell you the story of the mad magician, Dimentio.''
(Dimentio is drawn on the screen)
''Of all the people that controlled the Chaos Heart, he caused the most destruction.''
''Even after he was defeated, he left a shadow of himself behind to control the Chaos Heart.''
''If this shadow wasn't destroyed, the void created by the Chaos Heart would consume all existence.''
''But there was a way to stop this tragic fate from occurring.''
(Cutscene from Super Paper Mario of Blumiere and Timpani sacrificing themselves is shown)
Luigi: ''Hey, I remember this place!''
Blumiere: ''Timpani… Do you still… Do you still love me?''
Timpani: ''Yes… Blumiere. Of course I do.''
Blumiere: ''Then you must come with me.''
O'Chunks: '' 'Ey, Count! What're yeh doin'?!''
Blumiere: ''We will use the Pure Hearts again, this time to banish the Chaos Heart. All we need is true love… And that is something I am lucky enough to possess… But… With the Chaos Heart gone, the Pure Hearts and those linked to them… They may cease to exist…''
Mimi: ''You mean you might go away? B-But I don't want you to go!''
Blumiere: ''All of this is my fault. The price is mine to pay… I do not have long to live any way. But you, Timpani…''
Blumiere: ''It pains me to know this may cut your game short… Still… There is no other way to end this.''
Timpani: ''I know, Blumiere… I know…''
Blumiere: ''Timpani…''
Timpani: ''Don't say another word… As long as I am with you, nothing else matters.''
(Cutscene ends)
''The two lovers, Blumiere and Timpani, sacrificed themselves to save all worlds from the void.''
''Although their story was a tragic one, it might have been in vain…''
'Dimentio survived in his world, Dimension D, and slowly regained his strength, until finally… years later… he was ready to have his revenge.''
(Dimentio is shown in Dimension D. He looks slightly weaker than he did in Super Paper Mario.)
Dimentio: ''Yessss… The day has finally come. I have regained my dimension bending powers! The count and his lady, like Romeo and Juliet, HEROICALLY stopped me from ending this fiery inferno of a world and crafting a perfect world in Dimension D! But their sacrifice was in vain! Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I will reverse the spell they set by exiting the universe like it was a terrible production of King Lear by second graders, and then them NOT being in the universe will revive the void! Then I will finally be able to erase this world like terrible fan art drawn by a person with no arms, and make one 256 times better in Dimension D! Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha!''
(He raises his arms over his head, and a blue ball of light slowly grows in them. The player has to shake the Wii remote to get it to grow. After a few seconds, it is as big as he is.)
Dimentio: ''REVERSE!''
(The ball of light shatters into eight smaller lights, which shoot off in all directions. Dimentio falls to the ground, and looks even weaker)
Dimentio: ''Ahh… yessss… that should do it. It will take EONS for me to regain enough power to leave this Alcatraz in my own form, but I will hinder Mario and his faithful puppy dog friends until I have the strength to don my POWERFUL true form outside of Dimension D… Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha!''
(Cutscene ends. Peach's castle is shown, and all the partners from Super Paper Mario are there, along with Princess Peach, Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Nastashia, Mimi, and O'Chunks.)
Princess Peach: ''Inviting all your friends from Flipside to a party was a great idea, Mario! We haven't gotten to see them in a while.''
(Mario says ''Oh yeah!'' and nods.)
(Suddenly, the castle shakes violently. A question mark appears over Mario's head and disappears. The Pixls look around nervously from side to side and sweat)
Bowser: ''AHHHHHH! WHAT'S GOING ON?''
(His arms wildly move around in a circle)
O'Chunks: ''GRAH-GOOGLY! 'Tis like the giant sky 'ole is back!''
(Mario walks outside on a balcony to see if the void is indeed back.)
Princess Peach: ''What's going on out there, Mario? Is the void back?''
(Mario nods solemnly)
Nastashia: ''Maybe it will take us to where the count is…''
Mimi: ''No, it will end our games! We need to stop it!''
Luigi: ''Hey, I know how we can stop it! Let's go ask Merlon and Nolrem to help us. They'll know what do to!''
Bowser: ''Pbbbbbbth! Those dorks won't know how to stop this. Let me stop it! I'll stomp that void into next week and win back Peach!''
Princess Peach: ''…Let's just go to Flipside.''
(Mario nods and Bowser looks disappointed. They all walk out of the building. The cutscene ends.)
(The next cutscene starts at the tower in Flipside. The Pixls are all gone, except for Tiptron, who is next to Mario. Nolrem and Merlon are in front of the group with the Light Prognosticus.)
Merlon: ''Oh ho! I read that this might happen in the final chapters of the Light Prognosticus, but I hoped it might not… But it was fate, and now we have to try to fix it.''
O'Chunks: ''Ell 'ow do we get rid of the sky hole 'en?''
Nolrem: ''Well, my friend, the Light Prognosticus tells of a way that we can undo the void once more. You see, if the Pure Hearts were made back into the Purity Heart and placed in the exact location where Timpani and Blumiere left the universe, it would bring them back. However, this is a daunting task, and piecing only two Pure Hearts together would drain even a mighty sorcerer's powers for months. Since we don't have long before the void destroys all worlds, we would have to employ the services of seven sorcerers to put all of them back together.''
Merlon: ''Luckily, we know of seven such sorcerers that study the Light Prognosticus like us that have enough power to accomplish this impossible feat. You will have to seek out all of them to help you. You have opened portals to different worlds with the Pure Hearts before, but they can actually open portals to a nearly infinite number of worlds, if new pillars for them are created. We alone know how to make these pillars, so we will create them for you so you can enter the sorcerers' worlds.''
(Bowser looks confused)
Bowser: ''So… the Precious Hearts can open up hundreds of worlds? Why is this so complicated?''
Nolrem: ''Don't worry, my spiky friend. It will all make sense in time.''
Luigi: ''Yeah, we'll fix this! It'll be an adventure!''
(Mario says ''Oh yeah!'' and nods)
Nastashia: ''And I'll get to see the count again… I'm so happy... I'll find a way to repay him for saving me and letting me work for him when he comes back…''
O'Chunks: ''Good fer you lass! I'm glad yehll get the see the count again…''
(O'Chunks looks sad. No one notices)
Merlon: ''Yes, it will be nice to be able to bring Blumiere and Timpani back to this universe. I was worried about them. Now, let's create a new pillar, Nolrem. Let's build it next to the one holding the red Pure Heart.''
Nolrem: ''Yes, that seems like a good location for the new pillar.''
(They walk over to the pillar with the red Pure Heart, take it out of it, put it aside, and then build a pillar next to it. They put the red Pure Heart in it, and the previous red door dissipates and a new one with a different design appears in its place.''
Merlon: ''Only one of each of the Pure Heart's worlds can have a portal open to it in our world at a time, so you will have to put the red Pure Heart back in the first pillar to visit Line Land.''
Nolrem: ''Now, the first sorcerer is Breezus. His main source of power is wind. He can send powerful winds at enemies, take the air out of their surroundings to choke them, and fly by making strong gusts of wind pick him up and move him around. I'm telling you this because he has a short temper, and you do not want to get in a fight with him… But as long as you are polite, he will help you with your predicament.''
Princess Peach: ''Thank you so much for helping us. The worlds would be doomed without you.''
Merlon: ''Well, we have to help save the worlds. It's our duty. Now, good luck, heroes! I imagine you will be successful in your quest in no time!''
(Mario nods, all the other characters disappear, and the player gains control of Mario. The player should go get the orange Pure Heart from where is was in the first game. They can switch between him and any of the other heroes, and switch Tiptron out for a different Pixl. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser and the Pixls all have the same abilities from the first game. O'Chunks is the slowest character, but he has twice the attack power of the other characters, besides Bowser, who has the same amount of attack power as him, and can throw enemies much farther than other characters can with Thoreau, and can throw them even farther with Thoreau. Mimi is the fastest character, and can throw Rubees at enemies. However, each Rubee takes a part of her Rubee Meter off. She takes one damage if it becomes empty. It regenerates as quickly as Mario's 3D meter, and looks exactly like it. Nastashia is almost as slow as O'Chunks, and she has half the HP of the other characters, but she can hypnotize enemies into attacking each other.)