Meanwhile, in Darkland, Larry Koopa, one of Bowser's kids, sat in is room. He was messing around with an odd plant when his brothers, Iggy and Lemmy walked in.
"What are you doing, Larry?" asked Lemmy.
"Yeah, what's with the plant?" asked Iggy.
"You know I had Grassland for a while...until those stupid Mario brothers took it," explained Larry. "Lately, I've been playing around with Piranha Plants, seeing what I get. Besides, take a look out there..."
Iggy and Lemmy looked out a window to see one of Bowser's henchmen, Birdo, shooting eggs at little Shyguys. "That's just..."
"...Birdo!"
"She's hot!" gasped Larry. "HOT! On fire! Hot hot hot! Sizzlin'! Woop woop! Move over, Fryguy!"
"We get it."
Larry went back to work. "I'm gonna grow her the BEST...PLANT...EVER!"
Iggy and Lemmy took this chance to bug their brother: Larry's shop
Larry's shop of horrors
Larry's shop
Larry's shop of terrors...
"Oh, you're so witty!" said Larry sarcastically. "A little Menkan and Ashman pair...GET OUT!"
"Well, good luck!"called Iggy as they ran out the door.
"Yeah," said Lemmy, "I hope you're not a total failure!"
"I said get out!" Larry slammed the door behind them and turned back to his specimen. "Okay, little plant, let's see if we can get you to grow...
(Sung to the tune of "Grow For Me")
Larry: I've given you mushrooms I've given you magic I've given you water from Sea Side
I've given you shells
You've given me nothing
But a life of hell
I'm shedding my scales
Just help me, you see
Oh, please, grow for me!
Came straight from my wand
I've even talked to you
But it's hard to bond
I'll give you a frog suit
That won't help, but please
Yes, please grow for me
To get you to thrive
I give you stuff straight from Delfino
You're barely aliveI've given rare exotic items
That I've had to steal
I've given you 1-ups I've given you everything
And mineral supplements
Yet nothing gives you appeal!
From my little claws
But it just all fails
And what is the cause?
I'll give some more drops
If that'll appease
Now please...
Oh, oh, please...
Grow for me!
Suddenly, the plant began to grow. Larry waited anxiously as it got a tiny bit bigger. Finally it stopped, and Larry found himself looking at a relatively small but nice plant. "I did it! Yes! I did it!"
The plant suddenly sprouted little needles, all popping out in a cartoonlike fasion. "You're a CACTUS! Who wants that!" Larry angrily threw it down a warp pipe to the real world.
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Meanwhile, at camp, the plant popped out of a Mario book and rested on the floor. Edd and Ed were the first to find it laying there. "Look, Double D! A green thing!"
"Gracious, Ed...I'm not sure where this little being came from...who would mistreat such a nice little plant? Well, we'll have to take care of it, won't we?"
"Let's call it Pokey!"
"Alright...I already have a cactus named Jim, after all. I'm sure they'll be fine together. Now, let's get this some water!"
We'll give you some plant food
All we can find
Soon you'll be blooming
But all in good time
So here is our new plant
Our little Pokey
So please
Grow for me!
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When I was first thinking of the story, I actaully wanted it to revolve almost entirly around the Koopas, with the campers as a subplot. Of course, that wouldn't work so it never happened.