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BGM: Count Bleck's Plan (Super Paper Mario)
"Everyone, I'd like to introduce our newest minions." Nastasia said. "Mr. L and the Phantom Four. Phantom Yellow, Pink, Red and Green, specifically."
"Yo." Mr. L said.
"Pleased to meet you." Phantom Yellow greeted.
"A pleasure to meet you three." Phantom Pink greeted with a bow.
"Nice to meet you all! YOW!" Phantom Green exclaimed, strumming on an air guitar.
"Hmph! So these are our acquaintances? They look nothing more than dead weight." Phantom Red scoffed.
"DEAD WEIGHT?!" Mimi yelled.
"You all look like juniors too."
"Heh, took the words right out of my mouth." Mr. L said.
"JUNIORS?! WHY I OUGHTA-… C'MERE AND LET ME INTRODUCE YE TO LIL' JUNIOR AND 'IS COMPANION!" O'Chunks yelled, already pulling up his fists.
"You guys got trounced by the heroes, so that ought to make you juniors!" Mimi shot back.
"Ah, we were just testing them. We will get back at them eventually. Brobot will need some fine tuning and a major upgrade, so… smell ya later!" Mr. L said and then hopped off his platform.
"I've got places to be too. See you later, cutie." Phantom Yellow said to Mimi as he hopped away.
"Ugh… loser."
"I will go to my daily training. If you will excuse me." Phantom Pink bowed and walked away, climbing off of her platform.
"…I'm going to go burn something. Just being around you losers is making my skin crawl." Phantom Red said and hopped away.
"Yeah, ya better run, lass!" O'Chunks chuckled.
"YOW! I'm gonna go and train with my fellow Phantom in pink!" Phantom Green said and ran off.
"…Oh, they are so charming. NOT!" Mimi said.
"Hmmhmhmhm~ It didn't take much to revitalize them…" Dimentio mused with a chuckle.
"Indeed." Nastasia nodded.
"The man in green and a team of four named after a bush will bring the end to all worlds. So it is written in the Dark Prognosticus." Bleck said.
"Heh, it's amazing how exact the Prognosticus is." Dimentio said. "Why, a team named after a bush? Can't get more direct than that."
"I thought someone was drunk when they wrote that part up…" Mimi said. "I mean, what's next… Team Oak? Team Elm? Team Birch? …Team Magnolia?"
"Team Sycamore!" Dimentio chimed in.
"Nah, that'd be a very forgettable team name…" Mimi said.
"Okay, how about Team Kukui?"
"That sounds like one of the more laid back team names I've ever heard. …Where do I sign up for that?"
"Never mind about teams about tress, lass!" O'Chunks said. "I'm ready ta go back and kick some arse once more! Let me at 'em!"
Count Bleck let out a chuckle. "Very well, O'Chunks. You may go trounce the heroes."
"ALRIIIIIGHT! HERE I COME, HEROES!" O'Chunks yelled and then jumped off the platform.
"Mmm, I've got places to be as well. Ciao~!" Dimentio said and then disappeared.
"…Wait wait wait! So I don't get to do anything fun? Phooey!" Mimi pouted and then teleported away.
"Hmm… teams about trees, hmm? Personally, Team Ivy sounds most intriguing…" Count Bleck mused.
"So um… I'd hate to be a whistleblower, but I personally don't think O'Chunks could trounce them. In fact, I think none of them will do it. They're getting stronger, and when they get all the Pure Hearts, they will come for you."
"It matters not… soon all the worlds will be vanquished and it will all be over."
Nastasia looked saddened. "I… I wonder if things could be different if I was that girl…"
"That is quite enough, Nastasia… no one can replace her."
"I… I get that, but… would she have wanted this? Just think about it… I know you're heartbroken about her, but I don't think Timpani would-"
"Do not speak her name…"
"Mmph! S-sorry… it just… slipped out."
"I understand, Nastasia… but you have to realize that it is far too late to undo it. All worlds will soon cease…" Blecks said and then disappeared.
All in the name of a broken heart… Nastasia thought.
End BGM
Meanwhile, back at Flipside…
BGM: Flipside (Super Paper Mario)
Everyone walked out of the ring portal. "Uh… does everything look a bit crooked to you?" Yang wondered.
"A little, but I don't think it's that bad." Roman said.
"Maybe you feel different because we were in space?" Peach guessed.
"I… guess so…?" Yang shrugged.
"Well, in any case, we oughta find the next Heart Pillar." Mario said as they started walking, only to meet up with Merlon.
"Oh, thank heavens you guys are unharmed." Merlon said in relief.
"What seems to be the trouble?" Peach asked.
"First, you do have the Pure Heart, correct?"
"Yes, we do!" Tippi said as she flew over. "As a matter of fact, we got it in space!"
"Space, you say! That's fascinating…" Merlon mused.
"Yes, and now we should-" Suddenly, Tippi felt a bit light headed. "Hrrrk!" She groaned as she started to gently float to the ground but Gloria went to catch her.
"Lass? You okay?" Gloria wondered.
"Oooh, this isn't good… come, this way!" Merlon said. "We're thankful that the elevators are still working."
End BGM
"Still?" Weiss tilted her head as they walked over into the elevator and made their way down to the second floor. When they got out, they would see total chaos in front of their eyes. Homes, buildings and walls were all either destroyed, cracked or was currently extinguished. Cracks were on the ground and debris was everywhere.
BGM: Destroyed Castle Town (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
"What the heck happened here?!" Yang said in shock.
"There was a massive tremor just underneath Flipside… it did a number in this town. As a matter of fact, it even tilted the tower just slightly one degree." Merlon explained. "No one knows what was the cause of it."
"Oh my gosh…" Ruby whispered. "That's awful…"
"Bloody hell…" Hop said, rubbing his head as they made their way to Merlon's home.
"Alright, set her down gently." He requested as Gloria gently put her on a table. "Mmm, I'm afraid time is nearly up for her…"
"Why do you say that?" Blake asked.
"Because Tippi is not a normal Pixl… in fact, she wasn't even a Pixl to begin with."
"What?!" Everyone said in shock, though Neo silently mouthed it.
"Indeed She was a normal girl, but she was in terrible shape… she was hanging by a thread by the time I got to her. I used my magic to turn her into a Pixl to spare her life, but I do not know how much time she has before she reverts back to normal."
"So… if she reverts back to normal, will she be perfectly healthy?" Peach asked.
"I am not sure, but whatever the case… I will have to keep her stable for the time being." Merlon responded. "The rest of you go find the next Hear-" Instantly, the place started to rumble harshly, so much so that Bowser nearly stumbled while rotating his arms.
"Whoa… WHOA!" Bowser yelled as the rumbling stopped. Marnie immediately turned around to look at Bowser.
"Did your arms just…?"
"Yeah, what of it?"
"…Never mind."
"Oh, please tell me that wasn't what I think it was." Weiss said.
"An earthquake? No. A void quake? Absolutely." Merlon nodded. "It's becoming a bit more frequent lately."
"In that case, we gotta book it." Mario said. "We need to go find the Heart Pillar, and fast."
"Right!" Ruby nodded.
"I'll stay here and keep an eye on Tippi." Merlon said as they started to walk through the destroyed town as the Flipsiders were busy repairing the damages while they went down a floor as they saw that there was more damage on the second floor. Walls were damaged, a fountain had been shattered and was flooding part of the town, buildings were partially collapsed. There were a few fires in some buildings. It did not help that the void had grown bigger to make things even worse.
"This is heartbreaking…" Blake said with her ears lowering.
"Part of me wants to help them, but if we stop and help… it'll just slow us down." Bowser said. "Rrrgh… this hero stuff ain't easy!"
"Now you know how we feel." Yang said as they walked through an open wall and found a rift on a cracked wall, and when Fleep did his thing, an opening appeared in front of them as Mario flipped into 3D and brought everyone along as they would walk into a building known as the Mirror Hall.
End BGM
"What exactly is this…?" Ruby wondered.
"Oooh, the hall of the ancients!" Thoreau exclaimed. "Never thought I'd see those faces again."
"Apparently we're in the Hall of the Ancients." Roman said as they looked around and would notice eight blocks floating above the ground.
"So what are we supposed to do?" Ruby asked.
"If I recall correctly… the ancients mentioned something with these blocks…" Thoreau said. "But what exactly…"
"Hmm…" Gloria would look at a huge mirror and decided to lean closer. "I swear, I think I see…" She turned her head to Boomer. "Hey Boomer, come here a sec, lad."
"Coming!" Boomer floated over and looked at the mirror. "You want me to blow it up?"
"Aye!"
"Then let 'er rip!" Boomer said as Gloria set Boomer down as she backed up.
"Now I think we gotta hit these one at a ti-"
BOOM!
The explosion interrupted Slim as they turned to see the mirror shattering and Boomer emerging from the smoke and high fived Gloria.
["Or we can just do that"] Neo said via sign language.
"Yup." Marnie chuckled.
"You're welcome~!" Gloria giggled.
"…If she ever becomes a demolition's expert in the future… I'm gonna be absolutely horrified." Bede said.
"Ah, I'm sure she won't go too crazy." Hop laughed as they walked through via Mario's 3D flip as they worked their way toward the door and walked out.
BGM: Flopside (Super Paper Mario)
"Does… everything look a bit darker?" Ruby wondered.
"Probably." Yang nodded as they walked through the area and found everything was flipped around.
"Odd… wasn't everything in ruins just a second ago?" Mario wondered.
"How peculiar…" Kamek mused as they wandered through until they found the elevator and went up to the first floor.
"Hello friends!" A voice called out to them as they saw Merlon but with different colors on his robes.
"Merlon? Why are you looking different?" Hop asked.
"Merlon? Ohohoho, no, I am not Merlon." He responded as everyone looked at him weirdly. "You might not know this, but you are no longer in Flipside. You entered a mirrored version of it, that is why everything looks so backwards. You are in Flopside, a mirrored town of Flipside."
"…So… we flip flopped?" Yang asked.
"Ugh, of course you'd go for it." Bowser muttered.
The wizard chuckled. "Yes, you did. I am not the Merlon you know, for I am Nolrem. The only people who know about the different towns are Merlon and I. And if you are curious, we are cousins."
"So, do you know where the next Heart Pillar is at?" Ruby asked.
"Yes, it's on the next floor, actually. You can't miss it."
"Thanks!" Ruby smiled as they took off to the third floor where they would find the Heart Pillar on the opposite side.
"Wow, this place really is mirrored." Blake said as they walked/floated their way to the Heart Pillar where they inserted the Pure Heart into the pillar.
"You are performing your duties most admirably." Nolrem's voice said as they turned to see him approaching them. "I just heard word from Merlon. Tippi has been revived! They are waiting for you on the top of the tower."
"Then we'll make our way over there." Weiss said with a nod as Hoopa made a ring portal for them.
"So, I've been thinking…" Ruby said. "Considering there's a whole mirrored version of Flipside… would there be a mirrored version of Remnant too?"
"Probably. We're probably have our names mirrored too." Yang said.
"And if that's the case, Team RWBY would be Team… uh… Y-B-W-R." Weiss said with a shrug.
"…Yaboower?" Ruby said aloud. "Eh, doesn't roll off the tongue." She said as they walked inside the portal.
End BGM
"Hello everyone!" Tippi said.
"Oh, it's good to see you up and… uh… flying again!" Ruby smiled.
"Now come on, let's go." Tippi said.
"Tippi, are you sure about this?" Merlon asked.
"Yes… I know I was just revived, but… I want to be with my friends…"
Merlon nodded. "I understand. Don't strain yourself." He requested.
"I won't." Tippi said and then they went inside the door.
"Good luck out there… be careful." Merlon said as he went back to his home, but when he got out of the elevator, he heard heavy breathing. "Hmm?" He wondered as he turned around to see Dashell floating over. "My goodness! Are you alright?"
"Th-there's… t-trouble… a… b-big… monster… d-destroy-…" Dashell collapsed.
Merlon gently picked up Dashell. "Fear not, little one. I will revive you." He said as he walked into his home.
World 5-1 - Land of the Brahs
BGM: Gap of Crag (Super Paper Mario)
Everyone walked out of the door. "Huh, where are we now?" Tippi wondered.
"Who knows, but the scenery is a lot better than space." Weiss said.
"Tell me about it, it feels like I'm walking on air." Yang said.
"Agreed! I feel so light weight." Bowser agreed.
"…Wait a minute…" Blake glanced downward. "…Oh…"
"Don't tell me…" Bowser groaned. "We're standing in mid-air."
"Yup…"
"We're definitely gonna be falling at any moment?"
"Most likely."
"Bring it-" They started to fall. "OOOOOOOOOON!"
"…Oh dear." Tippi sweatdropped as she and most of the mythicals were floating while Peach and Neo brought out their umbrellas, the latter having caught Marnie from falling.
CRASH!
"Holy cow, brah! Did you see that?!"
"I did!"
"Oooogh…" Everyone groaned in a pile up as Peach, Marnie and Neo gently landed on the pile.
"The one time I didn't bring my parachute…" General Guy groaned.
"Oh, Big Rock Who Watches… we thank you for bringing us these heroes who will help the Cragnons live!" One of them said as they started pushing the giant pile.
"Wait, how are you pushing us?! We can walk, ya know!" Peach said as the others came flying down and they went into a rock building where everyone got themselves out of the pile.
"Okay… where are we?" Weiss asked.
"You are in the Land of Cragnons, brah." A voice said as they turned to see the leader of the Cragnons. "I am Marbald, leader of Cragnons. We are in massive trouble."
"Are we in some kind of prehistoric world?" Roman whispered.
"Probably…" Kamek responded back.
"Okay, what's the situation?" Ruby asked.
"These horrid creatures called Floro Sapiens kidnap us. We not know what they do, but if monsters keep invading our home. We… we become…"
"Become…?" Yang waited for an answer.
"WE BECOME EXTINCT, BRAH!"
"Oooh, that is scary word, brah."
"Indeed, brah!"
"Ooooh, that's a problem…" Hop said.
"Indeed! We pray to Big Rock Who Watches to help Cragnons… and if you fell from sky, then Big Rock Who Watches have granted us miracles!"
Funny way of showing it… Bede thought.
"Alright, you want us to save your arses from extinction? Ya got yerselves a deal, lad!" Gloria grinned.
"Excellent! Cragnons may live now!"
"Let's go see what we can do." Mario said as they walked out.
"AIYEEEEEEEE!"
They would immediately see several Cragnons being taken away by some Floro Sapiens. "They're being kidnapped!" Hop exclaimed.
"By… flowers…" Yang said. "…Okay, what kind of fertilizer are they using?"
"I don't know… but it's probably the bad kind." Weiss said as two Floro Sapiens approached them.
"Whoa, duuuuude… take a look at these guys!"
"Never seen them before."
"They must be a rare breed! We ought to take them to King Croacus!"
"Yeah, that's a good idea! On three… one. Two…"
"THREE!" Both of them turned around, only to get roasted alive by Bowser's fire breath where they were immediately turned into ash.
"These cavemen are wusses if they're constantly kidnapped by these flowers." Bowser said as he walked off. "Don't just stand there, get a move on!"
"Right!" Yang nodded as they took off running… although Ruby stayed behind and looked at the two piles of ash.
"Flowers kidnapping the Cragnons…? Something's not right here." Ruby said, kneeling down. "There has to be a good reason on why they're doing this."
"It's because they are monsters, brah!" A Cragnon said, hiding behind a rock. "We're doomed!"
"Are they though…?" Ruby wondered as she heard footsteps behind her. She immediately turned around and got ready to attack whoever it was behind her.
"Whoa, easy. I come in peace."
"What the… Genesect?" Ruby said, putting her scythe away. "I didn't think you'd be helping us out here."
"Considering I existed in ancient times and we are in some prehistoric world, it seems fitting."
"Fair enough." Ruby said.
"Shouldn't we be catching up to your friends?"
"Oh! Right." Ruby nodded as the two of them ran to catch up and started to cross a log bridge, but as they crossed it, the sound of a Pokeball opening up was heard as Ruby turned around to see Primrose looking down at the water. "Primrose? What's wrong, sweetie?"
"Rose! Rose Rose." Primrose pointed to the water. "Rade Rade."
"She's saying that there is something in the water."
Ruby knelt down, taking a good look at the water. "It looks so… murky." She said. "Smells pretty awful too."
"Rade Rose Rose."
Ruby nodded. "This water's polluted alright…" She said and then stood up, folding her arms. "Polluted water… giant sentient flowers kidnapping the Cragnons…" She closed her eyes. "Mmm…"
"Thinking of something?"
"Something doesn't quite add up." Ruby said. "It makes me wonder… are the Cragnons to blame or are the Floro Sapiens the bad guys here? Mmm…"
"I suppose we can figure it out while we catch up with your friends." Genesect suggested.
"Yeah… good idea." Ruby nodded and looked down at Primrose. "Come on, sweetie, let's go."
"Rade!"
Ruby and Genesect quickly hurried to catch up with the others where they would find them going toe to toe with Putrid Piranha Plants and Moon Clefts, where Gloria was able to successfully bomb the Moon Clefts with Boomer while Neo shot down the Putrid Piranha Plants to stun them and then Marnie slashed through them with her Orichalchum Claws.
"…Aren't we missing a red head?" Weiss wondered.
"Hey guys!" Ruby came running over.
"And where have you been?" Weiss asked. "…Wait a minute… Genesect?"
"Hello!"
"Well, I was doing a little bit of investigating." Ruby said.
"…You?" Weiss sounded unconvinced. "You did some investigating… considering your observation skills are… iffy at best?"
"Did you even see the river? It's completely polluted!"
"It's probably just the way the water is around here." Weiss said and turned around. "Who cares if it's murky?" She said and walked off.
"But don't you think it's a bit weird that sentient flowers are kidnapping the Cragnons? There has to be an explanation!"
"There is an explanation." Bowser said. "These cavemen are wimps. The Flower Sapiens are obviously taking advantage of this AND not to mention… these flowers are crampin' my style! I'm the one who does the kidnapping here!"
"Technically, we're not in the Mushroom Kingdom." Peach pointed out.
"My point still stands! Now let's move it! This Flower City that they're probably going to won't roast itself!" He said as everyone started to walk away, leaving Ruby behind.
"But… I…" Ruby slumped a bit. "Oh sure, I'm the one with the poor observation skills when the rest of you aren't stopping to take a moment on what the heck is going on! Ugh…" She grumbled.
"Fear not, Ruby. I'm sure they'll understand." Genesect said.
"Yeah… here's hoping…" Ruby muttered as she caught up with them as they climbed the mountains and took out more Moon Clefts and Putrid Piranha Plants where they would find three floating blocks, and with some trial and error by jumping underneath them, a Warp Pipe appeared as they hopped on in and popped out in a new location where they would see the Floro Sapiens out in the distance.
"Look, there they are!" Tippi said.
"Let's get 'em!" Yang said.
"Whoa, hold up now!" Kamek exclaimed. "I think it'd be best if we went around those guys." He said, referring to some Muths minding their own business.
"Oh my! Those things are huge." Blake said.
"I'm gonna roast them." Bowser said.
"Ooooor!" Hoopa opened up a ring portal as they would notice another ring portal in the background. "We can just simply go through this."
"That works too." Roman said as they started to walk in but Bowser had other plans and jumped over the portal.
"Hey big guys! I challenge you to a fight! C'mere!" Bowser said as everyone would start watching him fight the Muths.
"…If I ever decide to get a Swinub for a Pokemon… I'm not letting him near Bowser." Weiss said.
"Smart." Blake chuckled as Bowser came over to them a few minutes later while munching on some Bone-In Cuts.
"Piece of cake." Bowser said and then they walked further along until they got into a warp pipe that brought them back to the foreground and continued on.
World 5-2: Three Tablets
"Ah good, we finally caught up with them!" Tippi said, watching the Floro Sapiens running off.
"Now we got 'em!" Yang smirked as they ran after them, but were slowed down by a few Pokeys that were in the way, but were wiped out when Genesect used Techno Blast, which also got rid of a Putrid Piranha Plant that was unaware of what was going on. Once they got past them, they knocked out a few Squogs and started to cross a river, which Ruby would notice it was a lot cleaner.
"Okay, this is a lot cleaner than the last body of water!"
"Rade…" Primrose agreed.
"…So clean, I think I see something down there." Ruby said as she dove in, and then swam back up to Roserade and Genesect.
"What did you find?"
"A weird stone tablet." Ruby said, holding it in her hands but then put it in her pocket. "But seriously… this water is cleaner compared to the one back in town… I guess no one decided to pollute this one yet."
"Yet the one in town is." Genesect mused. "Veeery interesting…"
"Yes." Ruby nodded. "Hmm… this could be a theory I have, but what if those Floro Sapien things are getting back at them by polluting the water? It could've been their drinking water."
"Then couldn't they have come here?"
"They could try, but I don't think they'd want to deal with the Piranha Plants and Pokeys… and whatever those other creatures were, so they opted for something safer like back in town."
"Good point."
"Ruby! Where are you?" Yang called out to her.
"Oh! Coming!" Ruby said as they hurried over.
"Yeesh, I've never seen you fall behind like this. What's going on?"
"Oh, ya know… just making some observations. There might be more to this whole kidnapping thing then we thought."
"Oh?"
"Yeah. I came up with a theory that maybe the Floro Sapiens might be getting back at them for polluting their water back in town."
"Pffft!" Yang patted her on the head. "Cute theory, but that completely falls apart because they kidnapped the Cragnons." She said and walked off. "Alright, what are we gonna do about this block if Mario's hammer doesn't do anything?'
"But… but but but… the last body of water was so clean and… the one in town wasn't and… AAAAAAGH!" Ruby yelled in frustration as she turned around and walked the other way, grumbling to herself as she cut down a Clubba in frustration. Primrose immediately followed after Ruby while Genesect decided to walk over to the others.
"HIYAH!" Gloria yelled, using a Hammer Arm on it, but nothing happened as Bowser jumped on it and ground pounded it with Thudley, but it didn't break either.
"What kind of block is this?" Bowser wondered.
"Don't you think maybe you should hear Ruby out? She does have a good theory." Genesect said.
"Hmm, it does seem rather plausible…" Meloetta said, watching Mew transform into a Machamp and punching the block, but it still wouldn't budge.
"Aw, really?" Mew pouted, turning back to normal.
"I mean, it's a good theory… but I just don't see it, considering what we just witnessed earlier." Peach said.
"Yeah." Mario nodded.
"Why should we listen to her anyway?" Bowser said. "She's practically a kid compared to the other huntresses… and hell, the Pokemon trainers are younger than her!"
"We're not that young! We're fourteen!" Hop said.
"Isn't the lass like… fifteen? Or is she sixteen?" Gloria wondered. "Eh, regardless… it's not like we should ignore the lass. After all, this is the same lass who kicked arse at the Dojo." Even if there are a lot of holes in that theory of hers.
"The same girl who ran away!" Bowser pointed out. "You mean to tell me this is the same chick who decided to impulsively run away after she got beaten up by her dark self? Childish, really… this theory of hers is completely dumb!"
"I do have to agree…" Kamek nodded as General Guy threw Bob-ombs and Bullet Bills at the block, but nothing happened.
"Alright, I'm breaking out the Banzai Bills and Bulky Bob-ombs!"
"Plus, she can't pronounce Prognosticus correctly." Roman said. "I mean, really… she's nothing more than a kid, her theory is implausible… and to top it all off, she's a bit impulsive."
"Alright, alright… let's stop raggin' on Ruby!" Yang said.
"What are you talking about? You dismissed her theory too!" Bowser said. "Some sister, am I right?" He chuckled.
"Rrrgh…"
"Come on, let's go find something that'll destroy this dumb thing." Hop said as they walked off… though the Mythicals, Mario, Peach, Gloria and Blake stopped midway and looked at each other.
"Ya know… the more I think about it…" Gloria folded her arms. "She might be on to something." She turned to Hoopa. "Lad, can you take us back to town? I want to see something real quick."
"Sure!" Hoopa nodded, opening a ring portal as they walked/floated in as they walked toward the polluted river.
"Yup, it's polluted all right…" Blake said, and then the smell of the river entered her nose, causing her to gag. "Mmmph!"
"The other body of water we were on was clear…" Manaphy said. "This one? Yeah no, it's murky and polluted."
"I wouldn't want to swim in this." Mario said.
"But the whole kidnapping thing… I can't get past that part." Peach said.
"…Ruby may be young… but she does have bright ideas." Blake added. "She might actually be on to something."
"We need to go find her." Mario said and with a nod, they went back into the portal.
"Okay, Peach, Marshadow, Meloetta, Diancie and I will go find Ruby, the rest of you go find the others and try to convince them that Ruby might be on to something." Blake said.
"Right!" Gloria nodded as they took off in opposite directions.
With Ruby…
"Just because I'm a bit on the younger side doesn't mean I don't have good theories…" Ruby grumbled. "Sure, I can't pronounce the Copernicus correctly, but that doesn't mean I don't have good ideas! Gah… I know I'm a younger huntress BUT COME ON!" She yelled as a few Rawbus approached her and started to attack her, but her Roserade used Grass Knot on them to get rid of them as Ruby would then come across a stone made of fire.
"…What, do I need to use fire for this…?" She wondered, calling out Grim. "Grim, use Flamethrower on that fire rock!" She said as the Houndoom looked at her weirdly. "I know, it's weird, but maybe we'll get something out of it?" She said as Grim nodded and used Flamethrower, which caused the rock to break and revealed a fire stone tablet. "Oh! Another one." She said as she picked it up.
"Ruby!" A voice caught her attention as she turned to see Blake, Peach, Marshadow, Diancie and Meloetta.
"…Oh… what, come to gloat that my theory is wrong? Get in line… because I feel like everyone is banding together to ignore me…"
"No! It's not that." Blake said. "What you said got us thinking and we had Hoopa have us go back and see what you saw. We saw the polluted water, and we also thought back to the clearer water that you were talking about."
"Yeah, and… Ruby, you might actually be on to something!" Peach said.
"…Wait, repeat that! What did you say?" Ruby asked.
"You heard what she said." Blake smiled.
Ruby's eyes sparkled, a few happy tears ran down her cheeks. "Yes! I'm not ignored! …Please tell me it's not just you guys."
"Gloria, Mario, Hoopa, Mew and Manaphy believe you as well. They're trying to convince the others about your theory." Marshadow said.
"…Um, what'd he say?" Ruby asked.
"Crap, forgot Gloria and Hoopa's not here." Marshadow sweatdropped.
"I believe he was saying that Gloria, Mario, and the other mythicals also have your back." Blake said. "And that they're going to try to convince the others about your theory."
"…You know what, it's better than nothing!" Ruby said, wiping her eyes and hugging both Blake and Peach, where they returned the hug as the Pokemon joined in on the hug.
"Now come on, let's go meet up with the others." Peach said softly.
"Yeah." Ruby nodded and walked off.
With the others…
"Guys!" The other half ran over to the group. "We need to talk about-"
"Well now! Ain't ya a sight for sore eyes!" A voice exclaimed as they saw O'Chunks standing on the other side.
Pause BGM
BGM: O'Chunks, Warrior (Super Paper Mario)
"I was just playin' with yer friends!"
"Hits like a truck too…" Bowser groaned as he was on his shell. "I don't even know how he got to my tail!"
"O'Chunks?!" Gloria said in surprise before getting in a battle stance. "Awright, like the first arse whoopin' wasn't enough for ya!" She said with a smirk.
"Heheheh! Nice ta see ya too, lass!" O'Chunks laughed as he got in a battle stance. "What say we fight like old times?"
"I couldn't agree more!" She said as both of them lunged right at each other.
End BGM
"Ahahahaha! Well now, this is quite the show, isn't it?"
"Huh?" Both Scots wondered, their fists almost close to their cheeks as they looked up to see Dimentio appearing above them.
BGM: Dimentio, Charming Magician (Super Paper Mario)
"Oh, don't mind me, carry on with your Scottish fight."
"YOU!" Marnie yelled as she and Neo were ready to throw down.
"Dimentio! What the 'ell are you doin' here? This is my fight!" O'Chunks said.
"Ahahaha, yes, I know. I have an acquaintance here so I was chatting with him. Just thought I'd stop by and say hello. However, how about the two of you proceed to kill each other silly in Dimension D?"
"Doesn't that power the both of us up?"
"Why yes, but why not spice it up a little?" Dimentio grinned and right on cue, Gloria and O'Chunks were taken to Dimension D, but Dimentio would notice that Bowser, Marnie and Neo was also in Dimension D. "Oh me oh my, it appears I brought along some stowaways. How careless of me."
"Bah! You focus on those bilge rats. I got ta settle a score with the lassie!"
"Hmmhmhmhm~ Very well~!"
End BGM
BGM: They're Pretty Tough, Should We Be Careful? (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
Brains & Brawn - O'Chunks & Dimentio
Gloria and O'Chunks charged at each other, both of them slugging each other in the face as both of them were knocked back as O'Chunks rushed at her and delivered a mighty uppercut, but Gloria backflipped and then rushed over, delivering a flying knee kick to his gut to make him hunch over as she then flip kicked to knock him back a bit. She then rushed over and unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks, but O'Chunks would block these and grabbed her leg as he then swung her down on the ground and slammed her down on her back. She let out a gasp of air as O'Chunks jumped up in the air and dive bombed her.
Dimentio conjured up magic and threw it down at the trio, but the three dodged as Neo aimed her umbrella at him and pulled the trigger, firing a few bullets and struck Dimentio. He then snapped his fingers and trapped Neo in a box where he then snapped his fingers again to explode it, but when the smoke settled, she had shattered while the real Neo struck him from behind with her bladed umbrella. She then knelt down and gave Marnie a boost and slashed him down. Dimentio let out a chuckle and then fired magic at the girls while also throwing a fireball at Bowser's direction.
Gloria rushed at O'Chunks as he delivered a hard punch, but she slid underneath him, catching him by surprise as she got up from behind him and delivered a hard punch to nearly knock him down. He responded by backhanding her, but Gloria ducked and then delivered an uppercut to knock him back as she ran over and delivered a spinning kick, but O'Chunks caught her leg and flipped her around, but she used her free leg to kick him in the jaw right after as he let her go where she caught herself on her hands and then recovered. Her eyes widened when O'Chunks picked up a piece of the terrain and threw it at her, but the terrain exploded when Gloria had brought out her Spring Mushroom and gave it a good kick.
Dimentio split himself up and tossed magic at everyone, where Bowser breathed fire at all of them where he hit the right one as Bowser got struck by his magic, knocking him back as Marnie called out her Morpeko as she used her arms as a ramp where Morpeko rushed at him with Aura Wheel and slammed into him, hitting Dimentio head on and knocked him to a wall as Morpeko changed into Hangry Form, then Marnie rushed over and slashed at Dimentio a few times but he disappeared as he snapped his fingers to try and trap Marnie in a box, but she jumped back to avoid it as a few more boxes were formed but Neo and Bowser used these to their advantage and got on top of them, both of them running and delivering a solid punch to Dimentio's face to shatter the boxes.
Gloria touched the Mega Stone on her neck, Mega Evolving in her Mega Lopunny form as she rushed over and delivered a few solid punches and kicks to O'Chunks as he responded by punching her in the gut, where she followed by by a High Jump Kick that knocked him away. Both of them fell on one knee while panting as O'Chunks suddenly brought out two bottles of Chuckola Cola and tossed one over to Gloria where both of them chugged the bottle as several hearts surrounded the duo followed by a big heart above their heads followed by the number "50". Both of them tossed the bottles away as they rushed over and resumed pummeling each other.
Lightning appeared at Dimentio's finger tips and fired lightning bolts at the gang, but Morpeko took a hit for Marnie and shook it off, then unleashed Thunder Shock right back, striking Dimentio head on as he let out a yelp as Marnie jumped over and slashed him down where Neo delivered a few swings with her umbrella and then kicked him in the gut as Bowser then ground pounded the magician right after. Dimentio teleported away and then unleashed ice magic on the trio.
O'Chunks threw terrain at Gloria, but she got into position and then delivered a solid kick where it was knocked back and struck O'Chunks head on to stun him as Gloria smirked and rushed over, delivering a more powerful Double Kick attack that sent O'Chunks flying into Dimentio. "Ooof!" Dimentio grunted as Bowser then got into his shell and rolled over to them, rolling the two over to finish them off.
"Oh!" Gloria winced.
End BGM
"Heh! I rule!" Bowser exclaimed.
["That was for Luigi."] Neo said with Marnie nodding, the girls high fiving each other as Dimension D disappeared.
"Ooogh… that was a good fight, lass… heheh… ooogh…"
"Ahaha… I think I know something that might help us out." Dimentio said, getting up after O'Chunks got up. "Let's just say my acquaintance might know something that'll help us out."
"Oh?" O'Chunks wondered.
"Come along, O'Chunks. I will show you." He said and then disappeared along with O'Chunks as Gloria turned back to normal.
"Well, that was somethin'…" Gloria said, immediately feeling pain in her right shoulder. "Nnngh! Shite… not again…"
"Hold on, now." Marnie said, pulling out a Shroom Shake and tossing it to Gloria. "Here, drink this." She said as Gloria grabbed it and chugged it down, immediately feeling better.
"Ah, much better…" Gloria smiled, putting the can in her bag. "Anyway, there's something that needs ta-… where's Mario?"
"Oh, he went on ahead." Weiss said as Mario came back with a Stone Tablet.
"Ah, you're back already?"
"Yeah." Gloria nodded and then turned to them. "Now, as I was sayin'… Ruby might be on to something."
"Oh for the love of, don't tell me you're falling for that brat's bullcrap!" Bowser said.
"Hey! Ruby is many things, but she's not a brat." Weiss defended. "Sure, I don't believe her theory, but I wouldn't go that far into calling her that."
"You call her a dolt all the time!"
"At this point, it's an affectionate nickname! …Don't read into it that much."
"Mmm, thinking about it… Rubes might be right." Marnie said. "Could use a bit more evidence though…"
"Hey guys!" Ruby walked over with the others behind her. "What'd we miss?"
"Another Scottish throw down." Gloria said.
"Can't believe we missed that." Hop sighed. "Probably was really epic."
"Aww, I missed that?" Ruby pouted.
"So does anyone know what these tablets do?" Mario wondered.
"Oh, you got one? I have two." Ruby said, pulling out a water and fire tablet.
"Hmm…" Hoopa looked up. "I wonder if it has anything to do with that rock formation…" He said, opening up a ring portal as they went inside and found themselves on a platform with three rocks that had three slots in it.
"Oh! Maybe these have to do with this." Ruby said as she and Mario put the tablets inside, and right on cue, a Pixl showed up.
BGM: Strange Company (Super Paper Mario)
"Woo! Now this is what I'm talkin' about!" The Pixl said. "Can you feel it? Can ya FEEL the energy!" He exclaimed. "…Nothing? Aw, lame…"
"Who are you?" Tippi asked.
"Name's Cudge! Though, in order for me to be with ya, I need to know something. What is your catchphrase? I feel the need to scream it out to the world!"
"Hmm… oh!" Ruby would whisper it in Cudge's non-existent ear.
"Oh! Ooooooh! That one's spicy! I feel it! I reeeeally feel it. That's a powerful one!" Cudge said. "Give me a sec… oh yeah… I'm ready!" He said as he danced around and flew up in the air.
"What did you say to him?" Weiss asked.
"KEEP MOVING FORWARD!" Cudge yelled.
"Oh!"
"Mmm, that's a bit too powerful… I feel like I want to cry for some reason." Cudge said. "Ah, whatever. I'm here to help ya out! Now let's go!" He said.
End BGM
As soon as they got back down on the ground, Gloria looked back at the block and with a nod from Cudge, a hammer appeared out of thin air on Gloria's hands and destroyed the block easily. "Wha?!" Mario said in shock.
"Mmmph… I weakened it for ya…" Bowser grumbled.
"Show off…" Mew sighed.
Gloria giggled. "Come on, let's go!" She said as they hopped into the Warp Pipe, where it would take them into the Floro Caverns.
Switch 4 Life suggested to me that maybe I could have brackets (Ya know, [] these things?) for Neo's speech so no one would get confused on why she suddenly has a voice. I did think of using italics for sign language but I never got around to implementing it. Thanks for the suggestion!
