(I'm not going to list the Featured Characters of this scene because it's too messy for me to name everybody. :B)

Scene 7 – Back at the Hideout Play Set

It took Sean and the Pokémon gang about fifteen minutes to reach the hideout play set. When they finally made it there, Sean found nearly all of the hero toys from the beginning were present, including Mario (as well as Cream and Cheese). Batman and Superman were standing by the tied-up Joker and Harley Quinn. The Mario Bros approached Sean.

Mario: "Hey there, Sean. Sorry about what happened earlier with my go-kart and that ramp."

Sean: "You finally got my name right. For that, I'll forgive you…this time."

Luigi: "I'm actually the one who managed to correct him."

Sean: "Oh, really?" (Luigi nods) "Hmm. So anyway, Mario, what happened to you after I fell off the go-kart?"

Mario: "Well, I unfortunately didn't make it to the Mushroom Kingdom."

Sean: "You didn't?"

Mario: "Nope. Instead, after you fell off, my go-kart crashed into a large pole. I survived the crash, but the pole fell on me, and I was trapped for more than an hour."

Sean: "Wow. How did you get free?"

Mario: "Superman swooped down and freed me. I then asked him to bring me to the Mushroom Kingdom, but he brought me back here instead, because he thought I was too hurt to go anywhere. I tried to explain to him that I was fine, but he wouldn't listen." (Sighs) "So, since I couldn't get to the Mushroom Kingdom anymore, I decided to stay here the rest of the time."

Sean: "I see. Thanks for telling me that." (To Superman) "Hey, Man of Steel, did you come to face with any villains while we were all separated?"

Superman: "No, but while I was flying around, I saw Lex Luthor talking to a haggard old man at one point. I didn't bother to listen in on their conversation, though."

Luigi: "What does 'haggard' mean?"

Sean: "That means extremely skinny. And I think Superman might be referring to Mr. Burns."

Luigi: "Who's Mr. Burns?"

Sean: "An evil elderly billionaire who lives in the Simpsons' hometown, Springfield."

Luigi: "Could he be with the villains?"

Sean: "Possibly; Mr. Burns often plays the villain in the Simpsons' franchise."

Luigi: "Oh, I see."

Sean: "Yeah." (Slight pause) "By the way, Luigi, how's Link doing?"

Luigi: "He's doing just fine. Peach and Daisy are taking good care of him."

Sean: "That's good to hear."

Mario: "What's wrong with Link?"

Sean: "He's in a slump because Zelda got easily captured by Ganondorf."

Mario: "Wow; that sucks."

Sean: "Yeah, you would know." (Sighs) "But let's not waste our time chatting; I need to tell everyone here some big news!"

Sean ran over to where Batman and Superman were standing and got the other heroes' attention by making a loud whistle with his fingers. As everyone quietly faced him, Sean began to explain some of what happened during the separation, including how he figured out he's the one the villains are targeting and that the Joker mentioned something about a "master" at one point. When he was done explaining, Sean decided to interrogate Joker and Harley Quinn.

Sean: (to Joker and Harley) "Now, tell us who's behind all of this!"

Harley: "Forget it; we ain't telling you squat!" (Blows raspberry)

Joker: "Do you really believe you can make us talk easily with just words?"

Sean: "…Good point. Hey, Fox, can I borrow your blaster for a moment?"

Fox: "Sure." (Takes out his blaster and tosses it to Sean)

Sean: "Thanks." (Catches blaster and points it at Joker and Harley) "Okay, let's try this again." (In a serious tone) "Who is this 'master' you mentioned?"

Harley: "You think we'll be threatened by some fancy ray gun?!" (Sean points the blaster at the ground near her feet and fires, making a small hole; Harley's eyes widen) "Oh, shit!"

Sean: "Answer the damn question!"

Joker: "Fine!" (Annoyed sigh) "We were ordered to eliminate you by someone in a dark mask."

Batman: "We already know that part. We want to know who's behind the dark mask!"

Joker: "Cool your jets, Bat-fart! Our master hasn't shown us his face, but he mentioned his name once."

Sean: "Interesting. What's his name?"

Harley: (groans) "His name…His name is…" (Takes a deep breath) "He said is name is To—!"

Before Harley could reveal the name, someone suddenly shouted, "Not so fast!" When everyone looked to the west side, they saw the tiny but devious Sheldon J. Plankton and his computer wife, Karen.

SpongeBob: "Plankton?! What are you doing here?"

Plankton: (laughs sinisterly) "Funny you should ask, Sponge-Boob! Karen and I came here to deliver a message to the new guy from our master."

SpongeBob: "Oh, we don't need a message. We're about to find out who your master is by those two crazy clowns over there."

Plankton: (sees Joker and Harley tied-up) "Is that so? Karen, if you please?"

Karen: "I'm on it."

Karen fired a laser from her robotic finger to cut the rope that was keeping the Joker and Harley Quinn tied-up. When the two were free, Batman and Superman attempted to grab them, but Joker opened his jacket to reveal the five grenades and tugged on the string, forcing the two supers to back off and allow the dreaded clowns to escape.

Batman: "Damn it! We were so close to getting our information."

Superman: "Yeah, that really sucks."

Sean: (annoyed sigh) "So, Plankton, you said you have a message for me?"

Plankton: "That's correct. Karen?"

Karen: "I've got it."

Karen started a video on her monitor, which showed someone wearing a dark skull mask. The character began to speak in a Darth Vader-like voice, "Greetings, Sean. Are you having fun? I know you're wondering why your toys are alive and why you're toy-sized. Well, I have some good news for you. There is a special disk hidden somewhere in your playroom—one that will explain how everything came to be as it is today and reveal my true identity. If you can find that disk and play it on a computer, then all of your questions will be answered. But, let me give you a little heads up. Villains will come at you one-by-one during your search, and the ones you've already encountered will be more ruthless than before. You got that? Good luck, Sean…" The video ended after that, leaving Sean and the heroes speechless.

Plankton: (laughs sinisterly) "Well, you all heard the master—find the special disk and all of your questions will be answered. But the villains will be more ruthless than before."

Karen: "You don't actually have to repeat what the master said, honey."

Plankton: "Silence, Karen! Anyway, see you fools later." (Takes out a button and presses it)

After Plankton pressed the button, smoke popped out of Karen and completely covered the two. Although they couldn't see him, Sean and the heroes heard Plankton laughing evilly and then coughing, before saying, "Damn these blasted quick escapes!" When the smoke cleared up, Plankton and Karen were gone, leaving Sean and the heroes in a momentary state of confusion.

Donkey Kong: "Hey, Sean, who was that little green guy and the robot?"

Sean: "That was Plankton and his computer wife, Karen."

Donkey Kong: "Oh." (Short pause) "That little guy is married to a computer?"

Sean: "Yeah, pretty much."

Sonic: "And is that green shrimp really a villain?"

Sean: "He may not look like it, but yeah, Plankton is a bad guy. Just ask SpongeBob."

SpongeBob: (to Sonic) "It's true—Plankton is always trying to steal the secret food formula of a restaurant I work at so he could put it out of business and take over the world."

Sonic: (unimpressed) "…Is that all? Because it sounds pretty lame for a villain if you ask me."

Sean: "Okay, that's enough!" (Sighs) "Listen, guys, we need to forget about those two for now. Remember what the dark-masked guy said in the video message? There's a special disk somewhere around here that has the answers to all of this."

Mario: "He said it's in your playroom."

Sean: "This huge place is my playroom!"

Luigi: "It is?"

Sean: "Yes; this is where I keep you guys safe to make the videos. Anyway, we should go find this disk, because I really want all of this craziness to end as soon as possible!"

Ash: "Does this mean we're going to separate again?"

Sean: (thinks for a few seconds) "Actually, no. This time, we're going to stick together."

Falco: (points at Knuckles) "You mean I have to be with this red dog-hog again?"

Knuckles: (furiously) "What the hell did you just call me?!"

Falco: "You heard me, dog-hog!"

Knuckles: "Take that back right now, you featherbrain!" (The two angrily glare at each other)

Sean: (to Amy) "Those two are still at it?"

Amy: (flatly) "Are you surprised?"

Sean: "…No, not really."

Dawn: "Why do you want us to stick together anyway, Sean?"

Sean: "Because during the separation, some of you guys were more interested in goofing off than actually trying to find the villains!"

Homer: (laughs) "I feel sorry for any of those losers."

Sean: "You're one of those 'losers', Homer!"

Homer: "D'oh!"

Sonic: (laughs at Homer) "Serves you right, tubby."

Sean: "Let's not forget about you, Sonic!"

Sonic: "Hey, all I did was check out a comic book store for a little bit!"

Sean: "And…?"

Sonic: "And…!" (Rubs his head awkwardly) "I guess that pretty much was all I did."

Sean: "Yeah. And you know what, guys? While we were separated, we encountered other toy characters, and some of them 'died' just like Big the Cat!"

Spider-Man: "What was with the air quotes over 'died'?"

Sean: "I don't know; I guess part of me is still not convinced that a toy can actually die."

Spider-Man: "Oh, I see." (Slight pause) "By the way, Sean, during my traveling, I noticed that my webs look and feel more like clay."

Sean: "Clay? Like the blood we saw earlier?"

Spider-Man: "Yeah. What do you think it means?"

Sean: "Well…" (Short pause) "Do any of you guys know what stop-motion is?"

SpongeBob: "Stop-motion? What's that?"

Sean: "Stop-motion is a type of animation that involves normally inanimate objects—usually toys like you guys. And clay is often used for special effects."

Fox: "Special effects?"

Sean: "Yes. In stop-motion, clay is used for things like blood, snow, barf, mud, sometimes water, and—as mentioned—Spidey's webs."

Peter: "So wait, if clay is used for all that stuff, then let's say I had to use the bathroom. If I go in the toilet—"

Sean: "Yes, Peter; that would most likely be clay, too!" (Disgusted groan)

Optimus Prime: "What exactly are you getting at, Sean?"

Sean: "Well, I'm not 100% sure, but I think my videos may have a connection to what's going on here. I noticed this while I was with Yoshi at one point."

Batman: "If that's the case, then it sounds like someone's been stealing your videos."

Sean: "That can't be possible, because I keep my videos saved in a special computer file, which requires a password to open—one that only I know. I also put up a firewall that prevents people from hacking into my server."

Lisa: "Have you been sharing your videos with anyone?"

Sean: "No." (Brief pause) "Although, for the past five weeks, I have been sending copies of my videos to this guy at a studio I want to work at."

Lisa: "I see. And what is this guy's name?"

Sean: "Todd Willis."

Batman: "…Wait a minute. Harley nearly said the name of the villains' master before that tiny creature freed her and Joker. All she was able to say was 'To-'."

Sean: "You're right. What about that?"

Batman: "What if she was about to say something like 'Todd'?"

Sean: "Hmm…" (Thinks for a few seconds) "You may be right, Batman. But if Todd is what Harley was going to say, I doubt it could be the same guy I just mentioned, because I've chatted with him online for the past few weeks, and as far as I can tell, he seems like a pretty cool guy."

Batman: "But what if it is the same guy?"

Lisa: "Yeah; what if this Todd guy is actually backstabbing you?"

Sean: "Well, then I would be totally screwed." (Sighs) "Okay, guys, listen! We can't waste any more time here; we need to find this special disk before things get more out of hand!"

Ash: "But what about the villains? The dark-masked guy said they're going to be more ruthless than they were earlier today."

Sean: "That's another reason why we need to stick together! If we separate again, there's a good chance that most of us will not survive! We need to find that disk so we can put an end to this nonsense once and for all!" (Takes a deep breath) "So what do you say, guys? Are you all up for the challenge?"

For a moment, everyone was silent. No one was sure if this ragtag team of heroes could really take on the villains together. But then, Link took out his sword, raised it up high, and said, "I'm willing to take on this quest, in order to rescue Princess Zelda!" Sean and the others were really amazed Link was able to make a brave statement like that. It was enough to give everyone some confidence.

Fox: "If Link's up for the challenge, then so am I!"

Bart: "Yeah; I'm ready to kick some ass!"

Chris: "Me, too!"

Sandy: "I'll beat those doggone bastards like ugly on an ape! Yee-haw!"

Mario: "I haven't been able to fight yet, so I'm in, too!"

Optimus Prime: "Even without the other Autobots, Bumblebee and I will make Megatron pay for having us mistakenly kill innocent people!"

Donkey Kong: "And Diddy and I will avenge Cranky!"

Sonic: "Even though I haven't seen him yet, I'm willing to show Eggman a thing or two!"

Superman: "And I'll finally get to do some action around here!"

Sean: (laughs) "That's the spirit, everyone! So, are you all ready to move out?!"

The Toys: "Yeah!" (They cheer and applaud)

Sean: "Excellent! But we'd better find that disk soon. There's only…" (Checks watch) "…three hours left until 3:00."

Brock: "What happens at 3:00?"

Sean: "That's when my neighbor, Jodi said she'd be here."

Ash: "Isn't that the lady you were shouting at on your phone earlier?"

Sean: "Yeah…But hopefully, I won't need to wait for her help. I have another friend who said he'll come by after he finishes watching a movie, which should be in another half hour or so." (Sighs) "Alright, that all being said, let's go!"

The Toys: "Yeah!" (They head out)

Sean: "I love being a leader."

A/N: Well, here's the final chapter/scene of Act III. As the title stats, Sean and the Hero Toys (minus Princess Zelda but including Cream the Rabbit and Cheese the Chao) reunite at the hideout play set, where Mario reveals he never made it to the Mushroom Kingdom (mostly because of Superman's ignorance) but finally managed to get Sean's name right thanks to Luigi. Joker and Harley Quinn nearly reveal the identity of the Villain Toys' master until Plankton and Karen interfere to show our protagonist a video of the main antagonist—currently known as "Dark Mask". :o

So now, Sean and the Hero Toys have a new objective: To find a special disk that contains all the answers to this bizarre mystery. This time, however, they are sticking together and will take on nearly all the major Villain Toys to obtain the disk. They'll likely succeed, but will most of them survive? :p

Man, this scene was harder to write than Act II. Instead keeping it fairly simple by having mostly just the Primary Heroes speak, I decided to give certain Supporters and Damsels at least one line. When you have a ragtag team of around 40 characters in the same room, trying to figure out who says what is quite challenging. ^^;

Also, could Dark Mask REALLY be Todd Willis like Batman and Lisa Simpson suspect? Who knows? YOU definitely won't until much later in the story. :3 All I can say is that Dark Mask is not a toy but in fact a live-action human just like Sean. =p

That all being said, I hope you enjoy and stay tuned for Act IV! :)

P.S. Happy 2020! :D