Inside the interior of Boo's Mansion, a couch was at the groups' right. In front of them was a large space with a chandelier hooked to the ceiling. There was one door on the first floor and a giant brown cabinet. Everyone climbed up the stairs and traveled through the hallway where there were two doors along the way. The team suddenly stopped in front of a dead end.

"What the?! Where's the stairs?" Eddy asked in frustration.

"There should be another set of stairs, right?" Bombette asked.

Parakarry flew up to the third floor and floated down. "There are no stairs to the third floor."

"Then how we are supposed to reach the third floor?" Kevin asked, slamming his fist to a blank portrait.

"Whoa, there! You need to cool off, young man," it said, which surprised everyone. Kevin yelped as he stumbled back before falling on his ass.

"Y-you can speak?" Mario asked, baffled.

"Of course I can speak. Haven't you seen a talking portrait?" No one responded back. "Well, I can't be a talking portrait without a picture on me."

"So you're incomplete?" Double-D asked.

"Oh woo is me... Oh! I heard that you need to go to the floor. If you can find my missing picture, I'll let you upstairs."

"Well, that's simple," Kooper said.

"But I'll warn you. You'll have to solve through puzzles and traps if you want to find the picture, but that could take millions of years! Muahaha ha ha ha!"

"Ha ha ha ha!" Ed said.

"Aha ha ha ha!"

"Aha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Heh heh heh heh heh heh!"

"Gravy! Gravy! Gravy! Gravy! Gravy!"

"...What?"

"That's my gravy laugh. Wanna hear my buttered toast laugh?" Everyone but Kooper, who was laughing, placed their hand on their head.

"Rolf yearns the simple life of Ed-Boy's noodle-headedness..." Rolf sighed, shaking his head as Merlow looked to his soul partner with a tilt of his head.

"He's always like this, huh?"

The team decided to try the first door in the hallway. When Mario placed his hand on the doorknob, a Boo appeared out of nowhere and scared everyone, except Ed.

"The specters call upon us!" Rolf exclaimed in a fright.

"More heart attack! More heart attack!" Double-D cried, beginning to hyperventilate. He began breathing through his paper bag while Jimmy tied his hood around his head and began breathing through it.

"I don't like this place already!" Eddy said behind Bombette's shaky stature, which was quite amusing to a few hawk-eye viewers.

"More! More!" Ed said, grinning. "Can the ghost possess us and turn us into zombies?"

"Guys! Calm-a down!" Mario said. "I'm sure it won't get scary after this..." He gulped. "I hope."

When they entered inside, it was a simple bedroom with three cabinets.

"Huh. There's nothing here."

"We have to examine everywhere if we're to find the picture we need," Double-D said, looking at a grandfather clock. Parakarry and Johnny flipped the bed over to find the picture, but no luck. Eddy and Bombette opened one cabinet, Sarah and Jimmy opened another, and Mario and Goombario opened the third cabinet.

"There's nothing in here. It's vacant." Goombario said. The only thing left was the second cabinet. Ed and Kooper opened it, but nine Boos came out of the cabinet.

"Whoa!" Kooper said as he almost fell down. Eight Boos were going around in the center while the last Boo was holding a vinyl record.

"Greetings, everyone!" the Boo said, holding the record in his hands. "Are you ready to play 'Boo in the Middle'? All you have to do is find who's holding the record and you can keep it."

"Can I be the ghost in the middle?" Ed asked, joining with the Boos.

All the Boos looked at him weirdly before talking amongst themselves.

"Who is this dumb guy?"

"Why did he called us 'ghosts' instead of Boos?"

"He smells weird."

"Is he even scared of us?"

"I like his stupidity."

"He's kinda cute."

"Anyways!" the Boo leader said, clearing his throat. "Lady Bow will be very angry if they find it quickly. Let's play the game! Do it just like we practiced, boys!"

"They practiced?" Nazz asked as the game commenced. The Boo tossed the record to one of the Boos as they continued circling around the center.

"Oh! I know where to find it!" Ed said. "I saw this trick in one of my comics. You just close your eyes and jump to the right! It always works!"

Goombario had a ludicrous look and turned to Mario. "He's kidding...right?"

"Don't ask a-me," Mario answered. "Ed is very strange, even to his-a friends."

"I've learned not to question Ed's insane attributes..." Double-D sighed.

"I've had to live with it since I was first born!" Sarah said with a groan.

"Ready or not? Here I come!" Ed said as he closed his eyes and jumped to his right. Miraculously, he caught the Boo who was holding the record. Everyone, even the Boos, had their jaws down.

"Uh... Well..." the leader said, still astounded. "Y-you guessed it right, strange kid. As promised, you can have that record."

"Donut!" Ed said, ready to eat the record, but Sarah, Double-D, and Eddy stopped him.

"Ed, you blockhead! That's not food!" Sarah barked.

"Lady Bow's will flip if she hears about this." All the Boos attempted to scare everyone before they disappeared.

"That's some luck," Goombario said after regaining his composure. Everyone exited the room and went to the second room. A lone Boo guarded a treasure chest. There was also a record player at the far end of the room.

Eddy marched up to the Boo with a stern look. "Give us the treasure!"

"I like to see you try!" the Boo retorted. Eddy pounced forward, but the Boo touched the treasure chest. The Boo and the chest became transparent as Eddy flew straight to a wall.

"Dork..." Kevin said with a roll of his eyes.

"Grandad, you ran another stop sign..." Eddy said as his eyes were spinning in their sockets.

The Boo laughed. "That was the funniest thing that ever happened in my defunct life! I can't let all of you take this treasure chest. Lady Bow will be furious if that happens."

"Who is this Lady Bow?" Goombario asked.

"Lady Bow..." The Boo let out a lovely sigh. "The most beautiful Boo in the entire world; the master of this mansion. Oh, how I wish to see her beauty every single second."

"That's...creepy," Bombette said.

"I think she sounds amazing!" Ed said happily.

"So no matter what, I've got a job to do." The team pondered their next move while Ed and Kooper were placing the record on the record player.

"In you go!" Ed said. Kooper rotated the lever to start the music. It was upbeat music, which had a nostalgic feeling to Mario. The Boo, in a trance, started to float forward to the music and began to dance. Ed also danced alongside the Boo. Even Mario, Johnny, Jimmy, and Nazz couldn't help but join in.

Do the Mario! Swing your arms from side to side
Come on, it's time to go. Do the Mario!
Take one step, and then again
Let's do the Mario, all together now! You got it! It's the Mario! Do the Mario!
Swing your arms from side to side
Come on, it's time to go. Do the Mario!
Take one step, and then again
Let's do the Mario, all together now!
Come on now. Just like that!

"This is fun!"

"I know!" While they were dancing, Kevin realized that the chest was ready to take. He opened the chest and obtained a very heavy weight. The Boo stopped dancing to see Kevin with the item he was supposed to guard.

"Oh no! She's going to punish me after this! Oh well... I may be okay. After all, how are you going to use that weight?" The Boo disappeared while everyone went back to the first floor.

"Man, can we rest for just a second?" Eddy asked, letting out a tired sigh after all the dancing.

"I guess so," Mario said. "We've been going non-stop since we entered Forever Forest."

Everyone crowded around on the couch. When Eddy sat down, his seat sprang him into the air. Eddy quickly grabbed the chandelier as his weight lowered himself down. Meanwhile, some people laughed at this.

"Not funny!"

Double-D noticed a door that was behind the cabinet. "There's a secret passage over there," he said. Eddy landed on the ground, but the cabinet moved to block the door.

"It looks like it's operated by the chandelier," Goombario said. Kevin was holding the weight and thought up a plan.

"Check this out, dudes and dudettes!" He went to the couch while the others were planning how to solve the puzzle.

"Maybe one of us could hang there while the others find the picture," Parakarry asked.

"And leave that person alone?" Jimmy said, not really liking that idea.

"I'm not volunteering!" Bombette said, narrowing her eyes. "If you think I have to hang there for hours, you're going have to fight me first!"

"Guys! Why are we fighting over this?" Double-D asked. "I have a better plan, which involves-"

"Hooking the weight to the chandelier?" Kevin said.

Double-D blinked his eyes. "Why, that's exactly correct. How-"

"I already hooked it up while you were all talking to one another." Indeed, everyone else saw the chandelier permanently lowered than before. "Now let's go to that new door, guys." Everyone went inside the new room and found a treasure chest in the middle of the room.

"Mine!" Eddy said, opening the chest. However, there was a note, which he read it.

"'Look up loser'?" He looked up and saw the chandelier falling straight to him. He managed to jump out-of-the-way just in time.

"Dude, are you okay?!" Kevin asked. Despite their rocky relationship, neither Kevin nor Eddy would dare wish death on the other. Eddy sighed as he was helped to his feet by his rival.

"I hate Boos!"

"They are tricky little devils, they are..." Merlow said with a shake of his head.

The team saw a staircase that led to a basement. They went inside a room filled with boxes. Since there was nothing to do, they went to the next room. It was a dead-end with boxes, a small portion of the floor made out of wood, and a giant treasure chest.

"I'm not going in this time! You go, Double-D!" Eddy threw Double D to the chest. After Double-D recovered (and mumbled something nasty), he opened the chest as the same nine Boos from the second floor came out of it. This time, the leader was holding a pair of yellow-green boots.

"Alrighty!" the Boo leader said. "We cannot disappoint Lady Bow the second time! Time for the final round! Let's begin-"

"Ghost in the Middle!" Ed said, already in the circle.

"That's 'Boo in the Middle'! Get it right, you great goof!" The Boo tossed the boots to one of the Boo. However, it started to get harder because they threw the boots to a different Boo.

"Use that trick, like last time!" Kooper said to Ed.

"What he said!" Bombette added. Ed closed his eyes and prepared to jump to his right. However, his shoes were untied as he stumbled and fell to his left. Surprisingly, the Boo that Ed caught was holding the boots.

"How?! How?!" the Boo leader asked, gawking even more as they disappeared... "Lady Bow is gonna yell us to death!"

"Ghost: 0! Me: 2!" Ed said with a grin. He gave Mario the Super Boots, which he gladly accepted.

"These shoes are great!" Mario said, admiring his new shoes. As a Boo then showed up.

"Now that you have the Super Boots, your jump power will increase. These boots were very well made, for they can break through the toughest woods," he said, which Mario nodded back. "In this world, you've seen Star Pieces, have you not? The rest of the Star Pieces are located in a secret panel when they crashed."

"A secret panel?" Double D asked.

"When Star Pieces fell from the heavens and into the ground, they create a mystical panel that blends in with the environment. You have to flip it over to get the Star Pieces. There's actually one in here now."

"I think I know where it is," Eddy said, sniffing around the room. After searching around, he pointed to the floor below. Mario jumped into the air and performed a Spin Jump near the invisible panel. The panel flipped over and popped out a Star Piece, which Eddy grabbed the second it sparkled. Mario kicked all the boxes and got a Super Mushroom. Mario used his Spin Jump move to destroy the wooden panel, allowing the team to drop down through the floor.

There was a blue switch up ahead. Mario pounded the first one, but a second dropped behind Mario. He did it again, and a giant blue switch almost fell down on the kids and their companions.

"Geez!" Bombette said. "These Boos have some sick jokes."

"No kidding!" Nazz said with her hands on her hips as she consoled a shaking Jimmy.

Mario managed to go on top of the switch. Thinking his hammer power might be too weak, he decided to utilize his Spin Jump move. The impact activated a set of stairs that led back to the sub-level first floor. The heroes then noticed a shop and the owner next to the staircase.

"Excuse me, but we would like to purchase some items," Mario said to the Boo.

"Sorry," the Boo replied in a stern tone. "Lady Bow told me not to sell any items to you. So beat it!"

"Why you-!" Eddy said, charging straight to the shop owner, but as always, the Boo turned transparent. After the team managed to calm down Eddy, they backtracked to the first floor and entered a new room. The only thing noticeable was another wooden panel. After they dropped down to the library, they finally saw a picture they were looking for. Parakarry grabbed the picture of a Boo and gave it to Mario.

"Look at these vast books of knowledge!" Double D said, scanning every book in the room.

"Uh-oh... He's in library mode." Eddy muttered.

"Rolf would like to inspect these forbidden texts as well!" Rolf said as he and Merlow also began scanning the books.

"I always wanted to learn more about the Boos and their culture."

Meanwhile, Bombette blew up a cracked wall that led to the basement.

"Come on, gang!" Mario said. "We're leaving!"

"Just a second!" Double-D said, trying to carry all the books he can. However, Eddy had to snatch Double-D, so he ended up with no books. Finally, the gang reached up to the second floor. Mario placed the picture on the frame; the portrait now had a Boo on it.

"That's much better," it said, sighing in relief. "It feels so good to be back here. Now you can all access to the third floor."

"And how we do it?" Eddy asked.

"Jump toward me."

"...You're kidding me?"

"Oh, I am not kidding. Jump inside of me."

Double-D took his finger and plunged it into the picture. His finger went through the portrait, like water.

"He's not kidding, Eddy," he said, removing his finger from the frame. "It's like a portal to a different location."

"Just like old times," Mario thought with a smile, remembering the time he had to liberate Peach's Castle from Bowser's control a long time ago.

"Let's go, everyone!" Ed said, managing to literally grab everyone, except Parakarry. Parakarry just flew up to the next floor. "Cho! Cho!"

Ed, along with his captured friends, ran through the painting and landed to the third floor. Ed, still carrying his unfortunate friends, stood in front of the door and kicked it open.

"I seek an audience with Lady Ghost!" Ed marched forward and dropped his friends. Parakarry flew by in afterward.

"Gwah hee haha! Nice entrance there, boy!" a female voice said in a haunting voice.

"Remind me why I became friends with Ed..." Eddy whispered to Double-D.

"Remind me how we came from the same dad..." Sarah grumbled in agreement.

Everyone on the floor got back up. The Boo butler and a female Boo appeared before them. The feminine Boo had two red bows, eye shadows, and was carrying a pink fan. She was also light green in color.

"I think you all know who I am. For a refresher to your simple mind, my name is Lady Bow."

"Is that the reason why you have bows on your head?" Eddy murmured only for Nazz to slap him upside the head.

"Don't diss the bows, dude."

"I must admit that you have passed my test. It was for my amusement to see you all squirm."

"Oh geez..." Bombette murmured, rolling her eyes.

"Anyway, there's a reason why I called you all. Bootler, tell them the story." Some people whispered to one another about Bootler and being him as a butler.

"Of course, my lady," Bootler said. "Do you all know the area near here?"

"It's Gusty Gulch," Goombario answered.

"Correct. At the far end, east of here is a castle where Tubba Blubba resides. Every day, he comes to the village and eats us! Boos!"

Ed gasped. "The horror!"

"Oh, the humanity!" Jimmy cried before correcting himself. "I mean, Boo-manity!"

"Plank says that's sick! With a C instead of a K at the end!" Johnny exclaimed.

"Boos are his favorite food. Many friends have been eaten! We had tried to attack him, but-"

"He's invincible," Mario said.

"He's a monster!" Bow said, gritting. "I sit here in my sanctuary while my fellow Boos are being devoured by that savage!"

"However," Bootler spoke up. "there is hope. Rumor has it that Tubba Blubba has a secret that he closely guards. That secret must relate to his weak point."

"So, everyone, I want all of you to find his secret and defeat him. You'll do it, won't you?" She saw some people in the team reluctantly agreeing, but the rest did not.

"Pardon me, but why us out of everyone you can choose from?" Double D asked.

"Yeah," Eddy added, stepping forward. "Sockhead has a point."

Bow smirked. "Because you can't refuse this award," she answered. A cage was lowering down from the ceiling.

It was none other than a Star Spirit card. The Star Spirit was a blue star with blue glasses, brown eyebrows, and a mustache. The team gasped at this scene.

"Mario... Children..." he said. "I'm afraid I've got myself to a dire situation. My name is Skolar, and I have escaped from Tubba Blubba's castle. However, I didn't have enough power to go back to Star Haven, and here I am."

Eddy darted at Bow. "What a weasel!"

"So...what do you think?" Bow asked with a smug smile. Now everyone had to agree to Bow's deal.

Ed took Bow's hand and genuflected, or bending down his knee to worship. "Never fear, Lady Ghost! I, Ed, shall be your sword, your shield, and your savior in this dark hour."

Bow whispered behind Bootler. "Who is this guy, and why does he smell weird?"

"He's my stupid brother. I can't live with him and I can't live without him. It's just the way it is." Sarah said with a sigh as Bow giggled.

"Well, I have to say, I admire his courage. With that said, I'll be joining you."

Bootler looked like he was having a seizure. "M-my lady! Please tell me my ears were not deceiving me! I simply cannot allow you to be in danger!"

"Quiet, Bootler! I cannot sit here any longer. My people, Mario, Sarah, and Ed need my help. I will bring judgment to Tubba Blubba with my own hands!"

"Then...allow me to accompany you! It is my sworn duty to protect you by your ancestors, even if it means sacrificing my own life!"

Bow showed off her fangs. "You stop that nonsense! I am not a child anymore! And I cannot allow any harm on any Boo, even you!"

"Dang..." was all Eddy and all the partners could say.

"Impressive. No wonder she's the queen of this mansion." Merlow said as Rolf nodded in agreement.

"Lady Bow..." Bootler said, lowering his head.

"Well, that's taken care of," Eddy said.

Bootler showed up right in front to Eddy with a scary look on his face. "If Lady Bow is ever harmed or scratched in this impossible mission, I'll hunt you down forever and scare you to death! Boo!" Eddy froze in fear like a statue as Bombette tapped him. He was definitely acting like a statue.

"So it's settled, then," Bow said, floating forward. "I'll join you all until we defeat Tubba Blubba." She looked at Ed, who was still holding her hand. "You can let go of me now."

"I'm coming for you, Trombone Baritone!" Ed said, charging straight into a wall, then jumping down from the third floor while clasping on Bow the whole time.

"ED, YOU BLOCKHEAD!" Sarah yelled as she jumped out the window after her stupid brother, her Star Caller suddenly blinking as she got close to Bow.

Bootler let out a loud scream. "My lady!" he said, then fainted. The team exited out and went to search for Ed and Bow. They landed in a shop where the owner was surprised to see them.

Ed laughed. "Who made that hole?"

Bow regained her fall and slapped Ed, baring her teeth at him. Sarah came down and slammed her Chomp Flail onto her brother's head.

"DUMBASS! WHAT THE HELL?!"

"Sorry, Baby Sister! I didn't know you wanted her as your Soul Partner!"

"That...was the craziest thing that ever happened in my entire life! And yet..." she said, but started to calm down with sparkles in her eyes. "It was amazing... Absolutely trilling! I'd never experienced it before, but I want more." The gang finally reached Ed and Bow.

"Uh..." the Boo owner said.

Bow dusted off the dust on her bows before facing him. "Mario and his friends have my permission to shop here. Get moving!"

"R-r-right away, my lady!" And so, the team browsed around the shop and purchased some recovery items, a Stop Watch, and a Mystery. After leaving the mansion, they went to the east where there was another black gate. Up ahead was a yellow wasteland and orange atmosphere.

"Go ahead, open it!" Bow said to no one, but two Boos appeared and unlocked the gate. The team walked forward as the gate shut back. "We're here: Gusty Gulch. Are you all scared?"

"Ed does not fear death itself!" Ed said, placing his hands on his hips.

"There's-a no way we're turning back," Mario said with a confident look.

"I hope we can get through this," Double-D said, putting his shaky hand to the hilt of his Star Sword.

"I hope I can get out of here," Eddy murmured, looking away.

"You and me both, Dorky." Kevin agreed. Sarah smiled as she stood beside Bow, her Star Caller blinking but neither noticed it. Everyone walked forward to a windmill area. There were Goombas around, but they were yellow-green and wore blue boots.

"Those Goombas are in the Hyper category," Goombario explained. "When they charge up power, they will inflict major pain."

Ed tapped his Multibounce Badge and jumped on all the Goombas and Paragoombas, shooting them with arrows to add more damage. Kevin tapped his Quake Hammer Badge and slammed down his wrench for some damage. All the partners finished the fight, so the Goombas did not have time to charge. There was a locked door on the windmill, but they could not open it. Everyone went into an abandoned village, which was literally a ghost town. Peasant Boos wandered around the village; some defended their village at the east.

One of the Boo floated forward to the team. "Lady Bow! What a surprise to see you!" he said but widened his eyes. "W-wait a second! Your Ladyship, what are you doing here?! It's dangerous if Tubba Blubba comes!"

"I know the consequences of my actions," Bow said, raising her chin a bit. "I've come here to end this once and for all! When's the last time he came here?"

"Oh... It was horrible. Yesterday, he...he...ate Herbert! He was so dark and depressing! What a horrible, but great, Boo!"

Bow gasped. "Not Herbert!"

"Who's Herbert?" Eddy asked.

Bow whispered to him. "I really don't know. It's hard to memorize all their names but he is still a Boo and one of my people." She faced toward the Boo. "And as for Tubba Blubba, I'll show you all how a true Boo can fight!"

"Your Ladyship..." the Boo said, letting out a lovely sigh. "Your bravery is inspiring! But remember that he's invincible, so please be careful." They walked through the village as every Boo looked up to them as their saviors. Everyone restored their health by the Heart Block and continued on.

"Lady Bow!" the guard said. "I heard you're going to beat Tubba Blubba, right? Take our vengeance and destroy that monster!"

Bow shifted her chin up a bit. "I humbly accept your vengeance, loyal servant."

"I'll give him a mega case of indigestion for ya, too!" Sarah said, swinging the chain of her flail around her finger.

"Seems to me we're in the medieval time period of La Mancha, Spain," Double-D whispered back. Suddenly, everyone felt a shocking force. They saw Tubba Blubba coming in this direction.

"Tubba Blubba!" the Boo said so that the whole village could hear him.

"Everyone!" Bow said to all the Boos. "Grab Mario's friends and make them transparent!" Several Boos grabbed each individual team member and made them invisible. Bow grabbed Sarah and did the same thing.

"Thanks!"

Bow growled and whispered. "Be quiet or he'll find us."

"Sorry..."

The guard finally realized he was the last one in the area. "Good. All of you are safe," he said, sighing in relief. "Now he can't see you!"

Tubba Blubba stood behind the Boo. He was as big as Bowser. He was a purple monster with a purple spiked shell, giant red lips with a tooth sticking out, giant red hair, red pupils, and a stitched patch right over where his heart was. He grabbed the helpless Boo with his giant right hand.

"Mmmm... Tasty!" Tubba said. He took the Boo and swallowed him whole. The team and the Boos cringed at the sheer sight they were witnessing. Tubba walked back to his castle. Once the coast was clear, everyone reappeared back.

"Stanley!" the other Boo said in fear. "Oh, the horror! Who can stop this madness?!"

A foot stomped on the ground, grabbing everyone's attention. It was Ed with a serious, determined face. "That Bippie Blooba has eaten his last ghost meal!" he said as his voice rang across the village. "In this catastrophic hour, everyone starts to lose hope, but you can't give up hope! Hope is within your grasp! As long there's even the slightest hope, he shall be brought down to justice! Fear is your enemy; hope is your god of victory!"

Everyone, even the Eds and Bow, was amazed by Ed's speech.

"Ed..." Bow said in awe and a blush on her face as Sarah smiled and held the lady Boo's hand.

"We're gonna get 'em all back. Just you wait. My brother may be an idiot, but he never turns away from a challenge!"

Ed took out his bow and raised it to the air. The sunlight sparkled across the beautiful blue crystal. "Today is the day! Today...he shall fall before my might!" He charged straight to Tubba Blubba's Castle as the team tried to catch up with Ed. Along the way, Ed slammed all of the Hyper Clefts and Hyper Goombas out of his way in one fatal blow. The team did not fight at all, but they grabbed some items such as another Repel Gel. Ed kept on running until he splatted in front of a huge door.

When the others came by, they were at top of Gusty Gulch and in front of Tubba Blubba's Castle. It looked like a castle that was three stories tall (by Tubba's scale) and was ready to fall apart.

Bow checked up on Ed's condition. "Are you okay?" she asked, still amazed by Ed's speech.

"What happened?" Ed replied. "I feel funny. I forgot what I just said."

Double D sighed. "Oh, Ed..." he murmured as Bow giggled while Sarah scoffed.

"He's quite the dashing but simple-minded gentleman...just my type."

"Oh my god..." Sarah groaned before her Star Caller began blinking like crazy and then emitted a light that went into Bow, the two stared at each other before smiling.

"Cool, guess we're soul partners, now."

"I would have liked to be Ed's soul partner...but you are just as good."

"Lady, I like your attitude!"

Now that the heroes were in front of the castle, it took everyone to open the door and enter inside the giant castle.

Meanwhile, watching from afar was Velhallen Beo, a scowl on his face as he had recognized Double-D's Star Sword.

"The Star Sword...the blade that kills all evil...it's as prophecies...he and his friends are the ones to destroy me!" The Demon clutched his head in anger and frustration. "And I'm so CLOSE to release!"

Scowling, he brushed his cape and headed into a portal that would lead him back to Peach's Castle. As he left, he had these parting words to say.

"Mark my words, children! Once the Star Rod is mine to command...I will take your BEATING HEARTS!... And eat them...RAW..."


Next Time: Castle of Tubba Blubba!

[Mario got the Super Boots!]

[Soul Partnership Unlocked: Sarah & Lady Bow!]

-Current Badge Collection-

Mario: Power Jump, Shrink Stomp

Ed: Close Call, Multibounce

Double-D: Refund, Damage Dodge

Eddy: Feeling Fine, Money Money

Kevin: Smash Charge, Quake Hammer

Rolf: Dizzy Attack, Power Rush

Johnny: Hammer Throw, Spin Smash

Nazz: Power Bounce, Zap Tap

Sarah: D-Down Pound, Power Smash

Jimmy: Pretty Lucky, Spike Shield