Tippi whispered, "Count Bleck... I feel like I know him from somewhere... Wait, I do! Or at least, I did! I did know him! But... How? And when? Who is he? I can't remember..."

Mario groaned as he opened his eyes, seeing that he and his team were back in Flipside. He quickly went over to Peach and started to shake her, worried.

He begged, "C'mon, Peach. Wake up, please..."

Peach slowly opened her eyes and saw him standing over her, very worried.

She asked, "M-Mario?"

Mario answered, "Yeah, it's me. Are you okay?"

Peach nodded as she got to her feet, with Mario's help. That's when Mario saw Bowser was awake.

Bowser quipped, "We're okay too, thanks a lot." He paused and asked, "But what happened? How'd we get back to Flipside?"

Tippi explained, "I'm a little discombobulated myself, so it is hard to say... At the very least, we seemed to have returned to Flipside..."

Bowser huffed, "Tell us something that we don't know."

Peach turned to Tippi and stated, "Whatever it is, we have to go back and get the Pure Heart! We came so far! We can't give up now!"

Tippi replied, "I happen to agree. Mario, try the door."

Mario tried the dark blue door and it opened. On the other side was a sight that our heroes wished that they never saw. The world was gone and all that was left was lines and white everywhere. Everyone shivered in pure terror. Tippi felt the Pure Heart somewhere in this world. Finally, after a good bit walking, the group stumbled upon a heart shaped stone.

Tippi stated, "That's it! That's the Pure Heart!"

Peach walked over to it, picked it up, and said, "Sure doesn't look like what it did before."

Bowser gulped, "Is it...dead...?"

Mario breathed, "If it is dead, then does that mean we failed...?"

Tippi answered, "No...let's see if Merlon has an answer."

"Heh heh heh... This place is pretty bland now, isn't it?"

Bowser huffed, "Who's there?!"

At that moment, Mr. L dropped in out of nowhere and stood next to the Pure Heart - as well as the queen.

Peach breathed, "You again!"

Mr. L stated, looking at the Pure Heart, "Hey, what's going on here? Looks like your Pure Heart got broken. I guess Pure Hearts can't handle the end of the world. Heh. But, eh, whatever. I'll steal it just for kicks."

Peach clutched the Pure Heart to her body and replied, "Over my dead body."

"Queen," said the heroes in the group, protesting over her decision.

Mr. L responded, "As you wish, queen-of-defenseless-and-always-scared-people."

With that, the two went into battle against Mr. L and his new Brobot, Brobot L-Type. Everyone watched in awe as Peach managed to defeat the robot. The heroes celebrated as Mr. L looked tired.

Bowser said to Peach, "Nice job."

Peach smiled and replied, "Thanks."

Mario commented to the bandit, "Got you this time, you slippery eel."

Mr. L stated, "Preposterous! Why? Why can't I win?!"

Tippi responded, "Well... It might be because you're weak..."

Mr. L groaned in frustration. That's when Mario had a feeling that would NOT go away. Mr. L left, feeling shamed. Mario started to go after him but Bowser stopped him.

Mario hissed, "Let me go!"

Bowser asked, "What the hell do you think you are doing?"

Peach started to say, "Bowser..."

Mario hissed, "Let me go!"

Bowser huffed, "No! If you go, no one is gonna be the leader of this group! We need you here, not chasing after him!"

Mario struggled against Bowser's grip as Tippi softly said, "That's enough you two!" They stopped briefly as they looked at her. She added, "Hate to say it, Mario, but Bowser is right. You are our leader and we need you here."

Mario looked at Bowser then at Tippi before finally saying, "Fine."

Bowser let go of Mario as Peach sighed. This was going to be an awkward last stretch.

Mr. L's POV

I panted from my recent battle against queen-of-defenseless-and-always-scared-people. How pathetic. I lost to a girl. Not just any girl - oh no - she had to be a queen! Eh, could've been worse I guess. I could've battle against koopa-with-a-weight-problem and still lost.

I groaned to myself, "I don't know what it is about those guys, but I just can't seem to beat them!"

That's when I heard Dimentio's voice saying, as he appeared in front of me, "Aha ha ha. Did they wound your fragile pride, Mr. L? Demolish your robot again?"

I answered, "Oh, it's you again, Dimentio. Damn it, I'm stumped. You think a giant robot would be enough to crush these heroes... I'm a disgrace... There's no way I can show my face to Count Bleck after THIS."

I spun around to not face the jester, a bit upset at myself. Just when I thought I was gonna go find a new propose to my existence, an explosion at my feet made me jump. It was Dimentio and he was smirking.

He stated, "Perhaps that is for the best..."

I yelled, "Hey, what the hell are you doing?!"

Dimentio explained, "You said it yourself. You can't go back to the count. So get lost."

I hissed, "Not a funny joke, Dimentio. If I wanted to laugh, your face is inspiration is enough!"

Dimentio replied, "Such temper! Your nostrils, they flare out like the hood of a hissing cobra! I can't have you around the count. If I am rid of you here, I won't be found out. And the others will never find you. Yes, this is my moment to grasp. It's time for you to take your final bow, Mr. L..."

That's when I saw a yellow sheer box around me, entrapping me inside. I struggled but it was no use, I couldn't get out.

I responded, "Hey, now! Whoa! What's this! You've lost your mind, Dimentio!"

Dimentio chuckled and said, "Shshshsh, don't worry. It won't be so bad, I promise. I'll send those heroes your way soon, just so you'll have someone to play with."

He snapped his fingers and a whole bunch of explosions went off, hurting me badly. Dimentio...so you were playing with me all along. You just wanted me out of the way so you could have your moment with sir-jumps-a-lot. Very well played. So, this is how my game ends. Drowning in the Lake Twgyz. How ironic since the start, my mind has been flowing like a river. I could see everything so clearly and Brobot L-Type was perfect.

Yet sir-jumps-a-lot, queen-of-defenseless-and-always-scared-people, and koopa-with-a-weight-problem defeated me. How the hell was I defeated so easily? Was I too weak? No, that couldn't be it. I couldn't be as weak as one of those juniors, could I? My sole purpose was to kill sir-jumps-a-lot for Count Bleck. After I did that...I don't know. I squinted my eyes, with the feeling that my lungs were going to pop. So this was how it was going to end... Sir-jumps-a-lot 3 - The Green Thunder 0. How pathetic.

That's when I felt something grabbing my gloved hand after I passed out. The next thing I knew, my eyes trembled open and the first thing I saw was the Underwhere. Great, my game was over. I had lost. But who saved me? Who would dare save me from my well deserved fate? I closed my eyes for a moment and for some reason, after I did, everything felt so...scary... Why...? Why was I, the Green Thunder, scared? I was never scared but my heart rate was increasing. All of this information seemed to flown by me - information that I never knew. That's when my world went dark...

...Mario... Help me...

AK1028: Well, what an interesting twist! I think we all know what happened here. But if you don't, sorry for the Super Paper Mario spoilers. Please read and review! And always think outside of the box!