With the sun blazing over Sand Town, Kammy was beginning to sweat and started using her wand to cool her down. Bowser, on the other hands, was moving just fine and was not even sweating once. He had been in lava before. No hot temperatures were going to get in Bowser's way!
"Well, looks like we're finally here, Haggy!" Bowser exclaimed with a grin. "And here I thought there wasn't a place like this around Rogueport! Too bad Chopper never made it here, 'cause now that Crystal Star's mine!"
"Yes, yes, that's very true, Your Sweatiness," Kammy agreed. "That boy will surely be surprised to find us with the next Crystal Star! I just can't wait to see the look on his face! My old mind will be filled with laughter!"
"Quiet, Kammy. I don't want to be hearing any of that nonsense. We find the Crystal Star, nab it, and then get outta here before Chopper gets here!"
"Of course, Your Putridness! Let us look around!" Kammy suggested. Bowser decided to carry on and walk over to a fountain up ahead. There, Goldbob, his wife, and little Bub was talking to some of the other kids. Bowser decided to listen to the two at this moment.
"Oh! Look! My heart trembles!" Goldbob gasped, gazing at the fountain in awe. "The fountain… It is so elegant! While it is not as fine-looking as the one in Poshley Heights, it sure does stand out among the other things here."
"So very observant, as usual, my dear Goldbob," Sylvia, Goldbob's wife agreed. "The artist surely put a lot of effort into this."
"Yes, dearest. One cannot measure its worth by coins. That is what makes art, art. And yet…the filthy rich always seek to define art with their ill-gotten coins…"
"Yes, they seek to but it…yet how can one appraise what the eye cannot perceive?"
"…Whoa. I don't have a CLUE what you're talking about! You people scare me. Seriously." Bowser walked away from them and he saw a bunch of children talking about some stuff. It was apparently three Toad girls.
"Ah, Lord Bowser! Let us listen to them!" suggested Kammy.
Agreeing with the witch, Bowser approached the three Toad girls and listened to their gossiping.
"And then I saw her look around before running out of town!"
"Ooh! Now that's interesting! Why do you think she did that? Was she doing anything suspicious?"
"I don't know... She just ran out of town and disappeared. I swear, sometimes she's like a ninja!"
"You people are weird," Bowser declared. "I have no idea what you're talking about, nor do I care!"
One of the Toad girls turned around and looked up at Bowser, appearing unfazed by his appearance. "And who are you supposed to be? Are you butting in to our conversation?!"
"Wait, what the heck? You don't fear me?!"
"You're just some freak in some dumb costume!"
"Costume?! I'm the real deal! I'm… Bowser! Businessman of Legend! Gwa ha ha ha ha ha ha! FEAR MY ACCOUNTING!"
"Oh, yeah? Well where's your suitcase? I don't see any!" one Toad stuck her tongue out at Bowser, making him annoyed.
Kammy decided to approach them. "Hmmmm... Surely these girls are just rotten brats who have no respect for others!"
"Hey, keep out of our conversation, ugly hag thing! You have no part in this!"
"Ugly? Hag thing?!" Kammy started to steam before trying to jump at the girls. However, her back ended up stopping her. "Urk! Oh, my poor back... I'm too old for something like this... If I were much younger, I'd show you what happens when you mess with Kammy Koopa, like back in the old days when I was beautiful - even though I still am!"
Bower crossed his arms and closed his eyes while thinking, "Man, this is so entertaining for some reason!"
Kammy finally calmed down and turned to Bowser. "Your Viciousness, shall we finally proceed onward?"
Bowser's thoughts paused as he looked down at Kammy. "...Oh! Right! Let's go find that Crystal Star!"
With that, both Bowser and Kammy began to make their way through Sand Town. A few people took notice of Bowser and scurried away, while he began to cackle at them and call them cowards. They soon came across a pink building.
"Your Grumpiness! Look at that pink apartment! Perhaps we could look in there?" Kammy suggested.
"Pbbbbbbth! Look at that! Pink?" Bowser began to laugh. "That looks so out of place, and it also makes me think of Peach! I bet she's there!"
The two hurried up to Our Apartments and entered the lobby. The clerk quickly hid under the desk, while Mayor Must T. was speaking to a Doogan wearing glasses.
"Yes, Mr. Dawg," Must T. nodded. "You see, she has gone out in search of these Crystal Stars with a boy named Chopper."
"Did you say Chopper?" Bowser cut in while approaching the two. Mr. Dawg gulped and quickly ran away, while Must T. turned and gaped at the large Koopa.
"What the… Wh-Who are you?! …Wait! You must be…a visitor! Are you not?"
"What are you saying? A VISITOR?! Gwa har har har! Yeah right! I'm…" Bowser paused for a moment. "I'm the great Koopa Koot! I'm taking the Crystal Star here! Mess with me and I'll bore you to death!"
"Bore me to death? With what? Old man stories? I'm sorry, sir, but if you're going to give me bogus stories, I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave."
"Oh no! We're not going anywhere until we get that Crystal Star! You tell us RIGHT NOW!"
"Yes! You mentioned something about a Crystal Star!" Kammy spat, joining into the conversation. "You obviously know where it is! Give us everything you know!"
"That?" Must T. paused for a moment to ponder. "Err… I know someone named Chopper mentioned something about that, along with Berry. I suppose those two have gotten the star."
"Wh-WHAAAAAAAAAT?!" Bowser exclaimed, now left slack-jawed.
"I'm afraid so... I apologize for these bad news..."
"You have GOT to be kidding me! Why is it always that I come to the right place, I'm always LATE?! GWARGH! I HATE that boy!"
Bowser began to stomp the ground angrily like a child, which made Must T. gawk before slowly walking away.
"We always seem to be beaten to the star most of the time…" Kammy pondered. "Perhaps those Crystal Stars are easy for Chopper to acquire?"
Her thoughts were interrupted when a Paratroopa broke through the window and landed in front of Bowser.
"Lord Bowser! I bring news!" the Paratroopa announced.
"News? This better be good!" Bowser growled. "Can't you see I'm having a little moment here?!"
"Oh, my apologies, Your Childishness, but this is very important, and I'm sure you'd be willing to listen! Apparently, the eighth Crystal Star, the Queen's Star, is located in the Thousand-Year Door!"
"What? Say that isn't so!" Bowser gaped, now getting the Paratroopa's attention. "There's a Crystal Star in the Thousand-Year Door?! Well, we're heading over there right now! We're gonna RUIN Chopper and take that thing!"
Bowser began to run off, flattening Kammy in the process. When he tore through a wall in the building, the old Magikoopa slowly got herself up and got in her broomstick.
"Your Evilness! Wait for me!" she cried, flying through the hole after him.
Castle Dedede-
King Dedede drove back to their castle, looking all beaten up from their fight against Chopper. Unfortunately for them, they lost the fight, and all they could do now is sit and do nothing. The king took out a few Max Tomatoes and starting to gobble them down, hoping this would make him feel better. But sadly, it was hardly doing anything.
"That was TERRIBLE!" King Dedede yelled, scratching the arms of his throne. "We got our butts handed to us, and it's all your fault, Escargon! You're fighting is AWFUL!"
Escargon started to sweat. "But… Your Majesty… I was only trying to help! I wanted to make sure you weren't TOO hurt. I know you've gotten hurt many times, but I'm here for you, you know. That was just one loss. Surely we can do better next time."
"Yeah… That's true. We can do better than that. That was a pretty bad fight for us…" King Dedede mumbled. "Stupid Chopper… If only I had those Crystal Stars… I would be RICH! Everyone would be willing to give me their gold, and I will be the richest king in the universe! Though I must be careful of Fumu… She might cause a problem with this plan… But Chopper must go first. He's a bigger threat."
"But I don't believe that brat has even did anything to stop us, Your Majesty."
"True, but she may eventually interfere," the king dropped another Max Tomato into his mouth and swallowed it whole. He then banged the throne's arm with his fist. "There's GOTTA be something I can do to get those Crystal Stars and take down Chopper! Nightmare Enterprises was a big failure, and I've even lost a lot of money afterward!"
"So who is the one who called us?"
They both turned their attention to the TV screen that appeared in front of them and saw a black dragon-like lizard with some red, wings, and even black and red armor. In the background, everything seemed to be a dark red.
"Wh-What are you?" Escargon gaped, shocked to see such a monster.
"What am I? I am known as a Tartara. We are a race that lives…well, where we live is none of your business. But anyway, I've received a call that apparently came from here, is that correct?"
The fear in King Dedede soon stopped as a grin formed on his face. "Yeah! I did that! I am King Dedede, and you may address me as 'Your Majesty!'"
"Oh… You." the Tartara said with a blank look. "We heard about you before. Nightmare Enterprises, correct? That place is long gone, you know. I'd say that corporation is NOTHING compared to us! We can supply you with whatever you need for a price. And making your payment to us is very important, because if you don't, there may be some terrible consequences..."
"These guys really mean it, Your Majesty," Escargon noted, seeing the intimidating look in the Tartara's eyes. "You better listen to them. …Hold on, maybe you can ask them about Chopper! They must know something about him…"
"I guess I should," King Dedede turned his head back to the Tartara.
"So, how can I help you, King Dedede?" the Tartara asked.
"Get me a monster to clobber that Chopper for me!"
"Why of course. That's what we do best at Tartara Corporations."
"This better come with a money-back guarantee," Escargon mentioned.
"Yeah, I was just wondering..." the king realized. "How much will this cost? This better not be too expensive…"
"Well, we'll give you a the first Demon Beast of your choice for free," the Tartara answered.
"Wait... Free?!" Escargon gaped.
"Correct. You see, we try to be fair with our customers. Rather than letting them pay for the first time for a monster, we give the first one for free so they can decide whether they want to work with us or not without having to waste their money."
"Sounds cool," the king smirked. "But I don't know what monster to pick..."
"Hmmmm... Then we could always recommend something to you." the Tartara assured. "Now, you wish to destroy Chopper, yes?"
"Huh? How do YOU know about Chopper?"
"That's none of your business, Your Majesty. You see, we know where he's going now. He's looking for the Queen's Star. It is the eighth Crystal Star, and it has been left in the Thousand-Year Door for quite a while. …We can bring back a demon that requires some…bait."
"Bait?"
"You see, she has been left as just a dark mist… We need her back to accomplish our goals. Even he wants her back. We can resurrect it, but it requires…some magic. I believe we have some bait going there anyway, so that should be perfect… Your Majesty, Chopper won't stand a chance against her."
"So it's a she? Interesting…" King Dede trailed, leaning back on his throne and grinning. "If you're saying she can take Chopper, then go for it! It's free, so I can just sit here and do absolutely nothing! I love this idea!"
"But… For some reason I don't trust them so much…" Escargon spoke up. "It feels like they're planning something… Are you sure you can trust them, Your Majesty?"
"Relax, Escargon. If Chopper got seven Crystal Stars, he must be going after the eighth in there. It's going to be just fine!"
The king let out a cackle, but little did he know that Meta Knight and his two servants were listening through the cracked door.
"…So Chopper has gotten the seven Crystal Stars," Meta Knight realized. "He should realize he's putting everyone in great risk. Those Tartaras are back too… This is not good…"
"Sir Meta Knight… You seem to know about what will happen? Have you…known about these consequences?" Sword Knight wondered.
"Sigh… These words were passed down by my ancestors… 'Dost not open the Thousand-Year Door with the seven Crystal Stars. Thou will bringeth the demon to life and causeth great risk to thy people.' It would mean to not open the door with the stars, or the demon will be resurrected and will cause great havoc."
"…But you said this demon needs a pure-hearted maiden to bring her soul back to life," Blade Knight mentioned. "Chopper does not have a vessel with him. An neither does the alien that has a princess that's…"
Upon hearing that, Meta Knight's eyes widened. "…We don't have time. We must go to the Thousand-Year Door before it's too late. If we don't do anything now, Chopper will be in trouble!"
The masked warrior went through the hallway, but surprisingly he was running, which was not common for someone like him. Even his two servants were shocked to see him running.
"Whoa... Sir Meta Knight's actually running!" Sword Knight gaped.
"Now's not the time for these comments," Blade Knight said, grabbing his partner's arm. "We need to follow Sir Meta Knight right away!"
Agreeing, Sword Knight followed his companion through the hallway to find Meta Knight.
X-Naut Fortress, Sublevel 3-
With Lord Crump and his robot defeated, Chopper and his friends managed to get out of the factory-like room and back in the room with the three terminals. Thankfully, their way back was not as difficult as before.
"Well, we finally did it! We got seven Crystal Stars! We are on a ROLL today!" Chopper cheered. "…Now let's try to get outta here. I remember seeing a teleporter on one of the sublevels. I say we check there."
They noticed when they went into the hallway, the door all the way to the left had a red lamp above it, meaning it was unfortunately locked. They even went to Sublevel 2 to check the teleporter, but sadly, the other doors in the hallway had red lamps.
"Oh, great... Well this is just what we need." Shadower sighed. "Every door's locked!"
"Poyo, (But I think there's one area we haven't gone into,)" Kirby noted, walking over to the elevator they walked out of. "Poyo. (There's still Sublevel 4.)"
They all agreed to go into the elevator and were taken down to sublevel 3. They ended up in a hallway with a door to the right and one to the left. The only thing they found to the left was a small, yet uncomfortable bedroom. The bed appeared to be hard and made out of the same material the gray floor was.
"Yeesh... This is definitely not a place I'd like to sleep in." Berry commented. "I'm guessing this is where Princess Peach was being held."
"If only we got to her in time..." Bombette trailed. "But now's not the time fer thinkin' about these things! I suggest we try the other door, mateys."
The seven approached the right door in the hallway and found themselves in a dark room. They could see a computer in front of them, but nothing appeared to be on at the moment.
"Cool computer room," Scrub commented. "A lot cooler than what we've seen before."
The room began to light up, and the computer turned on, leaving people surprised. "Yar? This thing turned on by itself!"
"Gr... Greetings..." the computer greeted, despite in a bad condition.
"Ummmm... Hi." Chopper said quietly. "What are you?"
"You... You...are Chopper...are...you not?"
"Yeah, that's it," the boy nodded as he and his friends appeared on TEC's main screen. "But who are you? And how do you know me?"
"It...is pleasant to meet you... I...am the main computer of this fortress... I am TEC. Princess Peach told me a bit about you. She was also able to send you emails thanks to me."
"So that explains how Peach was emailing..." Berry trailed.
"I must tell you all something very important... That is why...I brought you to this place... Princess P...Peach..."
TEC was struggling to say what he wanted, and everyone could tell.
"Are you all right, TEC?" Vivian asked.
"I...am so s...sorry," TEC apologized. "Most of my data was er...erased...and my main power unit was shut...down because of Grodus. Now running on backup power with...only cached memory...trying to stay...operational. C... Chopper... You know that Peach is not here, do you not?"
"Yes, we were told by Lord Crump," Chopper answered.
"Please save...Peach... Please...please... Princess Peach...is...with Grodus in the...Palace of Shadow... Please save her...and stop Grodus...before he..."
TEC's backup was starting to fail, as his sight on the screen was beginning to fade. "But...backup...power...failing... Chopper... Use...the teleporter room...to get back to...Rogueport. Teleporter room is...on...sublevel...2...of the fortress... I will release...the room lock."
"Peach is in the Palace of Shadow… Mmmmmm… I don't feel good about this…" Vivian trailed worriedly.
"The Palace of Shadow? Do you know what that is, Vivian?" Chopper asked, turning to his friend.
"The Palace of Shadow is behind he Thousand-Year Door. You know, the big red door with the seven stars? Grodus took her there. That place has been sealed ever since the demon was destroyed…but now Grodus is going there. But… Why?"
"Please hurry..." pleaded TEC. "There is barely enough...power left...to activate the teleporter... ...I will...cease all AI functions...to send power to...the teleporter...for you."
"Wait, what will happen to you?" Berry asked.
"When the power is all gone... I will... Cease to exist...as an artificial consciousness. But...if it will...save Peach...I would...gladly do this. Because until I met Peach...five months ago...I knew nothing of...love... Do not worry...about me... I am just a computer... Just...a...machine... Nothing...important... Chopper... You must save Peach... I ask you... Please... And tell her... Thank you…for…me…"
"OK, TEC… If you say so…" Chopper trailed. "But, I wouldn't say you're nothing important if you've been helping Peach..."
"So... Hurry to the teleporter...room...now... Chopper... Save...her..."
With TEC turning off, the room became red, indicating that the fortress did not have much time left.
"Well, you heard the computer!" Scrub exclaimed. "Let's get outta here and save Peach…for him and for the world!"
In agreement with Scrub, they hurried out of TEC's room and went up to sublevel 2. Chopper did not even have to show them where the teleporter room was, because there was only one door with a green lamp above it. Upon going into the room they discovered the teleporter. Chopper punched the red button and turned the teleporter on.
"Well, I guess it's time to say good-bye to the X-Naut Fortress..." Chopper trailed. "TEC, if you can hear us, we'd like to say thank you for the help."
As they stepped into the teleporter, they were transported out of the fortress. The power in the teleporter was soon shut down, leaving nothing else remaining inside the fortress, with the exception of one.
"Peach… Good-bye…"
With a bright white flash emitting from the fortress, the whole place was left destroyed.
Rogueport Sewers-
When the heroes were transported out of the fortress, they found themselves in a dark room that looked a lot similar to the teleporter room in the fortress. Only this one was a lot smaller.
Everyone took this time to relax for a moment now that they were safe from harm's way. At least, for now.
"Poyo… (Well we made it… But did you hear something out there?)" Kirby asked.
"Hmmmmm... That's a good question..." Chopper pondered. "I may have heard something."
Opening the green door near them, they noticed they were back in Rogueport Sewers. But they didn't expect to see some people roaming around here, as well as a bar and even a strange-looking person in blue named Dazzle who would trade Badges for Star Pieces.
"Whoa... Cool area." Scrub smiled. "I'm surprised we haven't been here before."
"Well, if it isn't Chopper! Over here, son!"
"Hmmmm?" Chopper looked ahead and saw Professor Frankly waiting for them. He looked surprised to see the old Goomba while approaching him. "Hey… How did you know we were coming here? And your voice… It sounds…kinda different."
"Er… I have a cold, so that's why my voice sounds so different." Frankly explained. "Anyway, you brought the Crystal Star back from the moon, didn't you?"
"Yeah, we got it. It was in the X-Naut Fortress - just up on the moon."
"What? Talk into my good ear! The X-Naut fortress was on the moon? Ah, yes... So, Princess Peach was there, too, I assume?"
"She WAS there, but the X-Naut leader took her straight into the Thousand-Year Door," Berry explained.
"Hmmm… Oh, yes! Just a bit ago, I smelled some rank air and went to the Thousand-Year Door..." Frankly realized. "I saw a suspicious fellow in a cape go through the door...with Princess Peach!"
"Are you sure about this, Professor? Could that person really be Grodus?" Shadower wondered. "…But how was he able to get in there when that place has been sealed away for so long?"
"Believe me, I know, but I'm quite certain it was him! I saw the whole thing with my own eyes! I have a very bad feeling about this! VERY bad! Princess Peach is in danger! Time is short! We must go to the Thousand-Year Door and rescue the princess and find the Crystal Star! I'll run ahead and meet you there! You find the next location of the Crystal Star and come back. Don't dawdle! You must move fast!"
Professor Frankly began to head to the Thousand-Year Door, while Chopper and Kirby summoned their Warp Stars. With that, they left the atmosphere and began to head to Pop Star.
"I can't believe we failed to save Peach in the fortress," Chopper frowned. "And now she's in serious danger. Why do these X-Nauts want her in the first place?"
"I don't know, but it certainly doesn't sound good," Berry said.
Worry began to fill Vivian's mind as they saw Pop Star just up ahead.
Pop Star, the Fountain of Dreams-
When the Warp Stars were near the fountain, both Chopper and Kirby performed a flip in the air as they jumped off and landed on their two feet. The others had more of a difficult time, but they were able to pull themselves together as they landed. Fumu, Bun and the Mayor happened to be there as well.
"Hey, Sis! Chopper's back!" Bun shouted.
"You've been gone for quite a while," Fumu noticed. "How was it?"
"Well, we ended up on the moon," Berry explained to her friend. "Though... We've failed to find Princess Peach. We know where she is, but she's not safe either."
"Yes, and that's why we don't have time to be sitting here," Chopper stated.
"Chopper... This is not like you." the Mayor noticed. "What's with the sudden change?"
"There's something important going on, and goofing around is probably not going to help me. I do have the Crystal Star, if that's anything important."
"Hmmm... Well, if it's important, then go right ahead and do your duty."
Chopper nodded and jumped on the pedestal. With the stars in place, Chopper got a glimpse of the next Crystal Star's location. He was actually surprised by the results.
"Holy… Guys, take a look at this!" Chopper showed the map to everyone, who gasped at the purple Crystal Star being located in the Thousand-Year Door.
"A purple Crystal Star? That looks like the Queen's Star." Vivian said worriedly. "That's one of the stars made by that demon, I think… It must be the Queen's Star because it could belong to… No… That can't be right…"
"What's wrong, Vivian?" Berry asked.
"…I'd rather not explain. You'll see when we go look for it. We need to go back to the Thousand-Year Door. It may look beautiful on the outside…but inside…it's a big nightmare…"
"I felt something evil in there. I don't think we're going to like what we see… But we have no choice! We MUST go!" Chopper got his Warp Star and began to go off with Vivian, Bombette, and Berry. Kirby summoned his Warp Star and he went off with Scrub and Shadower.
All the Mayor, Fumu and Bun could do was watch as they flew out of Pop Star's atmosphere.
"I am hopeful that everything turns out fine," the Mayor muttered.
Ruins of the Thousand-Year Door-
After landing in Rogueport, the seven had finally reached the Thousand-Year Door's ruins. Seeing the large door again began to make Chopper and Vivian shiver. It certainly did look beautiful, but according to Vivian, looks could be deceiving.
"I never thought I'd actually be going into this door..." Chopper trailed.
"Ah! I see you've made it!" Frankly noticed, waiting by the pedestal. "So… Where is the next Crystal Star?"
"The Queen's Star? You wouldn't believe it. It's…in the Thousand-Year Door. Yeah, no joke. It's in there."
"Interesting… So the eighth Crystal Star is located in the Thousand-Year Door. Odd… Well, to open this, you must bring out the seven Crystal Stars. With them, you will be able to open the door after months of it being sealed. Go right ahead, get on the pedestal."
"If you say so…" Chopper jumped onto the pedestal, where he saw a glowing blue star underneath him.
"Now, everyone! Bring the Crystal Stars out!" Frankly shouted.
The blue light surrounded the pedestal as magic surrounded Chopper and his friends. Vivian held up the Diamond Star, since she was the first one to travel with Chopper, and it contained Earth Tremor. Scrub held up the Gold Star for fighting with Chopper in the Glitz Pit, and that contained Power Lift. Kirby held up the Emerald Star for helping the Punies stop the X-Nauts, and it contained Clock Out. Shadower held up the Ruby Star because of helping Chopper defeat Tipral, which contained Art Attack. Bombette held up the Sapphire Star because she liked it the most and because it was first star she got a glimpse of, which held Sweet Feast. Berry held up the Garnet Star because, while she liked the Ruby Star more, the Garnet Star was a little more important considering that she helped Chopper get it, and it had Showstopper. And last but not least, Chopper held up the Crystal Star for stopping Lord Crump and risking his LIFE to fire himself to the moon with his friends. That star contained Supernova.
They all disappeared and reappeared around the pedestal. The first one being to the north, and the last one being to the Diamond Star's left. This caused the area around them to shake.
"Eep! Look! The door!" Vivian cried.
Everyone looked up at the Thousand-Year Door's stars, which began to change to the colors of the Crystal Stars. The door flashed a bright red twice, and soon the cracks on the door were destroyed completely. Everyone couldn't help but gaze in awe at the spectacle.
"Whoa… This…is amazing…" Chopper gaped.
A dark mist appeared around the door as it began to open. A dark swirling portal was seen through the door while opening, which soon faded away when the door fully opened.
"Whoa, you were right, Vivian. It looks pretty on the outside, but it looks a little scary on the inside." Berry realized.
"At long last... It has been five months, and now the entrance to the Palace of Shadow has been opened!" Frankly stated. "Before Princess Peach falls victim to that fiend... Before he takes the Queen's Star... You must rescue the princess and get that Crystal Star before anything bad happens to this world!"
"All right! We'll take on that fiend!" Chopper declared. "Are you guys ready?"
"Yeah, I'm ready for this challenge," Vivian answered.
"This palace doesn't stand a chance against us!" Scrub declared.
"Poyo, (I'm not going to let myself get scared,)" Kirby stated.
"We're here to support you if you're in trouble," Shadower assured.
"Matey, do I look like I'm ready?!" Bombette exclaimed.
"I'm ready whenever you are, Choppy!" Berry smiled.
"All right..." Chopper slowly turned to the door and approached it. "Let's finish this mess!"
As the seven heroes entered through the door, it closed behind them, leaving Frankly to quietly grin and snicker with them finally gone.
"Heh heh heh… Perfect!"
