Me: Hey, guys. Here's the ninth chapter to Paper Mario and Sonic. I just came to a party yesterday and it had karaoke.

Mario: Really? Did you get to sing?

Me: Yes.

Sonic: What did you sing?

Me: I sang the Temple of the Dog song, "Hunger Strike", the Evanescence songs "Going Under" and "My Immortal" and the Pearl Jam song, "Black". Anyway, here's the story. Enjoy.

Back in town, Tippy was acting strange. She said she thought she heard something. Then the void grew bigger. So the team went to find the next heart pillar.
"Oh ho, you're back," Merlon said. "Have you seen the sky lately? The void continues to grow larger. I imagine some worlds have already started to decay. I wonder how long our dear Flipside will be spared?"
"The Light Prognosticus doesn't say anything about how long we have?" Tippy asked.
"The Light Prognosticus was only written to counteract the dark one," Merlon said. "As such, it's truly prophetic, so it's hard to say how long we really have." After so much talking, the team went to Flopside to find the heart pillar. So the team went to the door leading to the next Pure Heart.

Under the loaming shadow of the void, the world slowly drifted toward demise. But not all hope was lost: two Pure Hearts had yet to be found. Could our daring heroes find them? Or was the world doomed to be devoured? Mario, Peach, Bowser, Eggman, Elise and Tails ventured through the next door to find out...

The next place was Chinese themed. Then Tippy saw something terrible.
"Look at that..." Tippy said. "The void...it's enormous here...much bigger than it is in Flipside. This dimension must be very close to destruction."
"We'd better hurry," Elise said. "We have a Pure Heart to find." So the team went to find the Pure Heart right away before the dimension is destroyed. Then when reaching the first door, a man ran off as if giving up. Then a voice was heard. It was a guy with a sword and wearing green. He was impatient about the hero arriving. Then the team stopped in front of the guy.
"You stop now!" the guy said. "You wear the clothes of a crazy. You must be, if you mean to challenge me!"
"His name is Mario," Elise replied. "He's not here to challenge you."
"Aha. So it begins, challenger," the guy said. "I am known as Jade Blooper, guardian of the 1st gate. Prepare for game over!" So Mario fought Jade Blooper until he gave up. He realized that Mario is the hero of the legends and to go to the next gate. Then another voice was heard. It was the great King Sammer. He was impressed about Mario's skills and that in order to get the Pure Heart, the team has to fight the 100 Sammer Guys. The team agreed and went to fight the Sammer Guys. After reaching gate 13 to 16, they met the three famous star pupils of the martial arts academy. Then the void grew bigger than ever at gate 20. Then Count Bleck came.
"It is already too late to stop...Count Bleck!" Count Bleck said. "Who's the creepy clown with the cape...Count Bleck! The prophecy unfolds smoothly, thanks to the Chaos Heart. The light of each world will be snuffed out one by one."
"Why would you want to do something so...unspeakable!" Elise asked.
"You QUESTION Count Bleck?" Count Bleck asked. This worthless world's destructions matters not! Far better for Count Bleck to wipe it out of existence than let it remain!"
"How can you say that?" Tails asked. "That's...horrible!"
"Count Bleck scoffs at you, fox boy!" Count Bleck said. "An insignificant two-tailed fox and a stupid princess who kissed a hedgehog lectures Count Bleck on what is right and wrong?"
"This is not up for discussion!" Tails yelled. "You're wrong...and sick!"
"All living things have a heart," Elise said. "They're all priceless. You can't just...erase them!"
"Of all things, you defend the heart?" Count Bleck asked. "Nothing could be more worthless. All things...are meaningless. Aside from Timpani, no treasure mattered in the least to me." Everyone was confused. Who is Timpani? Then Count Bleck got away. The fighter the team beat went to tell King Sammer what's happening. The void kept getting bigger. So the team went to hurry to the Pure Heart and reached the checkpoint to the second part of the battle with the Sammer Guys at the 25th gate.

With the void encompassing the entire sky, the end of the world was at hand. The pressure was on for the heroes to find all the remaining Pure Hearts. Would regal King Sammer be willing to part with his most precious treasure? Leaving an army of Sammer Guys in his wake, Mario stepped into the palace.

King Sammer said he heard about the run in with Count Bleck. The team told Sammer to give them the Pure Heart before the world ends. Sammer said the Pure Heart was ahead of them. So the team opened a treasure chest but it only contain a bomb, which hit the team.
"But...but...that explosion didn't even turn you black with soot! That totally didn't even hurt you at all! This stinks! So you thought you'd just grab the Pure Heart? You guys are so dumb!" Sammer said and revealed Mimi. "Surprise! It's me, Mimi! You're so silly! Do you crazy heads think the king would give you the Pure Heart? The king's probably tucked all cozy in a bed taking a nap in the castle. Making cute li'l snoring noises while his world goes bye-bye."
"Oughta the way, pigtails!" Bowser and Eggman yelled.
"You DUMMIES! The only reason I'm even HERE is to get in the way!" Mimi yelled. "I'm not all soft 'n' cuddly like the count. Nighty-night! It's bedtime for you guys!" So the team fought Mimi with her rubees. Then Mimi was defeated.
"That really hurt! You're just a bunch of bullies who hit cute little girls!" Mimi said. "But it doesn't matter a eensy bit, hee hee! Everything's perfect! What, don't believe me? Look up at the sky!"
"The void...it's enormous now!" Elise said.
"Yep, I sure got you meanies to waste LOTS of your time!" Mimi said. "Guess you'll have to give up looking for that dumb Pure Heart now!"
"This psychotic girl was only trying to stall us," Tails said.
"Golly, you guys have really got your thinking caps on today, huh?" Mimi asked. "Well, I did warn you that I was meaner than the count! Anyhow, it sure is a big old bummer I can't stay to play more with you guys. But this place is about to go kablooey! Later, meanies!" Then Mimi got away. So the team rushed to the castle. But when reaching the thirty-second door, the void was close to destroying the world. Then the void grew so big, the world ended!

Mario and friends found themselves back in Flipside. As the team lay unconscious, Tippy had this feeling that she knew Count Bleck from somewhere. But she can't remember how this feeling came up. Then the team woke up. Everyone was confused how they back safely. But it seems the door leading Sammer's kingdom was still standing. So the team went back to the kingdom.

When the team reached the kingdom, it was all blank.
"There's...nothing left," Elise said sadly.
"Wait...I can feel something faint," Tippy said. "It's the Pure Heart!"
"I can't believe anything is left here, but we have to go take a look," Tails said. So the team wandered into the blank kingdom. After wandering for a long time, the team spotted something up ahead. It was the Pure Heart, but it was powerless. It seems it lost its power when the world ended. Then voices were heard. It was Mr. L and Mr. S.
"Hey, what going on here?" Mr. L asked. "Looks like your Pure Heart got broken."
"I guess Pure Hearts can't handle the end of the world," Mr. S said and scoffed. "But, eh, whatever. We'll swipe it just for kicks." Then they took away the Pure Heart. Then the team came towards Mr. L and Mr. S. Mr. S said he recognized Elise from her red hair and silver dress.
"You're that creep we fought in outer space!" Elise replied.
"How about that Prognosticus!" Mr. L said.
"Anything the count doesn't like...POOF!" Mr. S said. "It never existed. Look, we've gotta run. Stay out of the count's business if you want to live."
"Never! We are going to stop Count Bleck!" Tails said. "Now hand over the Pure Heart, you greasy, greasy man and hedgehog!"
"Still pushing for a fight, huh?" Mr. L asked. "Fine. Who are we to disappoint?" They called their robots again and they looked a lot more powerful. They called the new design Brobots L and S-Type. So the team fought Mr. L and Mr. S and their robots until the robots were destroyed. Mr. L and Mr. S were shocked.
"Preposterous!" Mr. L said. "Why? Why can't we win?"
"Well...it might be because you're weak," a voice said, revealing Rouge the Bat.
"Gr! You laugh now, bat girl, but the Green and Blue Thunders never forgets!" Mr. S said.
"Hm...I think I've seen that guy before," Rouge said.
"Hm...I think I do, too," Elise said. "But it's probably in my head. Right now, let's get the Pure Heart. Maybe Merlon can help restore it." So the team grabbed the Pure Heart.

With Mr. L and Mr. S, they were exhausted from the battle. And confused.
"I don't know what it is about those guys, but I just can't seem to beat them," Mr. L said.
"Did they wound your fragile pride, Mr. L and Mr. S?" Dimentio's voice said. "Demolish your robots again?"
"Oh it's you again, Dimentio," Mr. S said. "We're stumped. You'd think a giant robot would be enough to crush these heroes."
"We're a disgrace...there's no way we can show our face to Count Bleck after THIS," Mr. L said.
"Perhaps that is for the best," Dimentio said. Then he used a powerful blast at Mr. L and Mr. S. Dimentio told them to get lost and created a barrier. The barrier caused multiple explosions, killing Mr. L and Mr. S.

The destruction of an entire world was a great and terrible tragedy. But Mario and his allies had survived the cataclysm and found another Pure Heart. The end of that world had dulled the shine of the Pure Heart they had found. Was the Pure Heart's power lost forever? The heroes, with their new ally, Rouge the Bat, set out for Flipside to find out.

Back in Castle Bleck, Natasia told Count Bleck about what Dimentio just sent. The report said Mr. L and Mr. S failed again and had been killed.
"I see, remarked Count Bleck," Count Bleck said. "Well, what is done is done. This prophecy will not be fulfilled without sacrifice.
"So, 'k...um, and just another quick update on Mimi...yeah...she, um, left the castle..." Natasia said. Natasia was left in charge of the discipline to the minions. Then she noticed something was different about Count Bleck recently. But Count Bleck refused to talk about it and told Natasia to leave. Which she did. Count Bleck was confused. Is the pixl, Tippy, really the girl, Timpani? But Bleck shook it off and went away.

The team went back to Flipside with Rouge by their side. So they went to Merlon's house to talk about what happened.
"Oh ho! The heroes return!" Merlon said. "Tell me, do you have the seventh Pure Heart?"
"Well...maybe you should look at it, Merlon," Tails said.
"What...what happened to it?" Merlon asked.
"The void consumed that world...and left the Pure Heart like this," Rouge said.
"I do not feel the typical energy from this Pure Heart," Merlon said. "Even if you set this in a heart pillar, it would do nothing. What to do?"
"But then...how do we save him?" Tippy asked. "I mean...how so we save...everyone...from destruction?" Merlon said the only way to stop this is to destroy Count Bleck, the one who created the Chaos Heart. But to do that, the team needs all Pure Hearts. Then Dimentio's voice was heard. Then he appeared out of nowhere.
"D-Dimentio! What are you doing here?" Elise and Peach yelled.
"Oh, bad news for you! There is no way in the world to restore the Pure Heart," Dimentio said. "Yes, sadly, your hard work was all...in...vain."
"Are you serious? That...really stinks!" Bowser said.
"Yes it does, and that's why I decided to give you a consolation prize," Dimentio said. Then he created a barrier that killed Mario, Peach, Bowser, Tails, Elise, Eggman and Rouge! Dimentio said he sent the team to the next world. Then Dimentio disappeared. Tippy was worried.

Me: Uh oh! Looks like Mario and friends are dead.

Mario: What will become of us?

Sonic: Will Mario come back and save the world?

Me: And where did Mr. L and Mr. S go? Find out later. Don't forget to review.