In this chapter, our heroes will find Luan.
Perhaps she can be of service. The more the merrier, right?
Or at least comic relief. That's what she does best. Though I'm not sure if Lucy would be up for her jokes.
Since people like this fanfic, I figure I should keep going. I don't want to disappoint people.
They're getting close to General Guy.
I keep getting reviews from guests to continue this fanfic. Right now I'm working on a different fanfic for a different Nickelodeon show, so I'm sorry if production has been slow.
Chapter 31: Soapbox And Suds
As they continued to traverse the toybox, Lincoln discovered a familiar face.
"Could it be?" thought to Lincoln to himself. For a moment he wondered if he was seeing things.
It was another one of his older sisters.
It was a pleasant surprise.
"Luan!" exclaimed Lincoln, raising his hands in the air. How she found her way inside a toybox was a mystery. But it didn't really matter now.
Currently, she was playing with a jack-in-the-box.
"Lincoln?" asked Luan.
Lincoln hugged his sister.
His sister could be annoying, but the Loud House just wasn't the same without her. Though perhaps she could use a better jokebook.
Luna didn't mind having her as a roommate, at least.
"Hey there, Lincoln! How are you? I was feeling upset about not having anyone to tell my jokes to...well, other than the occasional Shy Guy." noted the comedian.
Those guys seemed to love jokes. Maybe they should start calling themselves Funny Guys. But that didn't have as much of a ring to it.
However, their jokes seemed to be at the Toad's expense. One of the Shy Guys had stolen a Toad's underpants and had hung it from a flagpole.
"Doing well. We're about halfway to getting out of this game and going home..." answered the boy. Of course, the other half was going to be more difficult. He wasn't sure what the final showdown was going to be like.
Mario was looking forward to saving the princess. Though to be honest, part of him wished that she would stay saved.
But then again, he also liked going on adventure.
Personally, Lincoln was looking forward to reading Ace Savvy comics again.
Though the boy was happy to see Luan again, he wondered if she was going to play practical jokes on him.
Well, it was a small price to pay.
Unfortunately, there seemed to be tesla coils up ahead.
How were they going to get past them without getting fried? They weren't made of plastic.
It seemed the Shy Guys had set them up to keep intruders out. They were most likely aware of their presence at this point in time.
It was an effective strategy.
Unfortunately, Watt was currently sleeping. They couldn't use her. It was as if she had fallen victim to a Sheepy Sleep. Which could have happened considering that the Shy Guys had robbed the Toad Town item shop.
They were tempted to wake her up...but she looked cute while she was sleeping. Maybe they should wait until she was done napping.
However, they weren't exactly sure when the nap would end.
Suddenly, one of the tesla coils zapped Luan.
Lincoln gasped.
But for some strange reason, this didn't have any effect.
Perhaps she had some resistance to electricity?
The Shy Guys wondered if the tesla coils were running out of power.
Since she was immune to the lightning blasts, Luan could help shut them off.
It seemed as good of an idea as any.
Fortunately, she could.
The Shy Guys were understandably frustrated by the occurrence. It looked as if their plan to keep the pesky plumber out didn't work. They were going to have to come up with another plan.
"Darn it! We worked hard on those coils!" exclaimed an angry Shy Guy. It seemed the heroes had a counter for everything. Ecen their big tesla coils that had been designed by the general himself.
And unfortunately, they were getting closer to the Star Spirit. If this kept up, they were going to be cornered.
One of the Shy Guys dropped a calculator.
It looked as if the badge shop would be open once more.
No doubt it would come in handy for the fights to come. Though it was a challenge deciding which badges they should buy.
Rowf gave them a badge that would allow Mario to summon Yoshis. Ironically enough, it resembled a Yoshi.
Mario happily accepted it.
It reminded him of an old friend.
As soon as they entered the toybox again, some Shy Guys started throwing spaghetti and meatballs at Mario.
"Take this!" exclaimed one of the Shy Guys.
"Huh?" asked the plumber.
He was pelted with Italian cuisine.
It looked as if he was going to need a change in overalls.
"Why are they throwing spaghetti at him?" asked Bombette. If she were them, she would be tossing Poison Mushrooms. Those were the bane of Mario's existence.
Lana shrugged. Personally she wouldn't mind they tossed spaghetti at her.
Mario licked the spaghetti sauce off his lips. It tasted good. Perhaps having spaghetti thrown at him wasn't so bad.
For some strange reason, he got the feeling that somebody from up above was helping him. Who could it be?
Afterwards, they encountered a Shy Guy dressed like Superman. And yes, he wore a cape.
Mario had left the party momentarily for a change in overalls.
Lincoln was confused.
"I'm a superhero!" exclaimed Super Guy. The greatest superhero there was.
"Then why are you working for Bowser?" asked Lola. Bowser was the most famous villain in all of the Mushroom Kingdom.
"Um..." answered the super Shy Guy. Perhaps he hadn't thought this disguise through.
Although, ironically enough, there were some alternate versions of Superman that were evil.
Again, they wondered why the Shy Guys were acting this way. It was weird even for them.
"I thought this would scare that white-haired boy..." thought Super Guy.
They then discovered a treasure chest...that was filled with mushrooms.
Mario wondered how that got there.
Kammy scratched her head.
Perhaps they shouldn't have trusted Peach or the boy with the glasses. She was starting to think that they had given them bad advice to deal with Mario and his friends.
Mario helped himself to the mushrooms.
No doubt they would help keep his HP up. He needed to do that in order to avoid a Game Over. He hated whenever that happened.
Although for some strange reason none of them seemed to make him grow huge.
Which was a shame, because he happened to like the attack power bonus.
There were more Shy Guys, but Mario remembered his new badge.
He used it to summon a Yoshi.
The Yoshi began to attack them.
One of the Shy Guys swung a mace at Mario.
"Oof!" exclaimed the plumber.
However, Lucy bit into the Shy Guy in retaliation.
"Ouch!" bellowed the Mace Guy.
The Shy Guys ran away. Seemed they didn't want to get stuffed into eggs. Perhaps they were familiar with the game "Yoshi's Island".
Mario wasn't familiar with it though. That game had taken place while he was an infant.
Unfortunately, their pathway was once again blocked.
Lemmy Koopa was there to greet them.
"Guess what General Guy has been up to!" exclaimed Lemmy.
"Can't be anything good..." noted Lisa. This general might be as smart as she was, which was really saying something.
It seemed that General Guy knew more about combat than Tubba Blubba did. And he didn't underestimate Mario and his friends either.
Anti Guy showed up.
"Looks like the work of mad science to me..." answered the girl.
"You know a thing or two about that." remarked Lana. Whenever Lisa was about to perform a crazy scientist, lightning flashed outside the window for some reason.
It really baffled the meteorologists.
"Yeah..." noted Lisa. Her sisters and brother had complained to her about that.
Lily didn't seem to mind though. Otherwise, why would she agree to be her roommate?
In turn, Lisa didn't seem to mind the smell of her stinky diapers...though she minded when she went without a diaper.
"Not so fast!" bellowed Anti Guy.
"Uh-oh!" shouted Lily.
"You've made it this far, but I'd like to see you get past me!" shouted the guy. They said he was the strongest Shy Guy there was...well, except for maybe the general.
Anti Guy charged towards Mario.
His speed was nothing short of impressive. Perhaps he was faster than Koopa The Quick. Mario remembered racing him in another Nintendo 64 game. In fact, he had raced him twice.
"Mamamia!" exclaimed the plumber in red.
"That's one mighty Shy Guy." noted Lucy.
And to make matters worse, he was making himself stronger.
Anti Guy focused his power...
...and increased his attack.
"Hahahaha!" laughed the dark Shy Guy.
Afterwards, he punched Lincoln in the face.
"Ow!" exclaimed the hero. Good thing it was only a bruise.
The Shy Guy scientists had really enhanced him. He had definitely exceeded the limits of a normal Shy Guy.
He then followed by enhancing his speed.
Anti Guy had a habit of buffing himself up...much like Macho Grubba in another Mario game.
If he kept it up, they might not be able to take him down.
Perhaps there was a way of debuffing him.
That would be the best counter to his strategy.
The only problem was how to do so in the first place.
Fortunately, Luan had a way to do that.
She began to tell a joke.
"Is your refrigerator running? Well, you can't let it get away! Go catch it!" instructed Luan.
Anti Guy laughed, and let his guard down in the process. He might be stronger than a normal Shy Guy, but he still had the same sense of humor.
This, of course, was a mistake.
Mario then whacked him with a hammer.
"Ow!" exclaimed Anti Guy. Maybe he should have been more careful. Now he needed to boost his defense.
For a moment, he saw stars.
Unfortunately, he couldn't use them to make himself invincible. If he could, this fight would be over pretty quickly.
Or not. Our heroes had defeated the invincible Tubba Blubba.
In retaliation, he threw a shuriken at the plumber dressed in red.
"Let's see if you're really the hero of the Mushroom Kingdom!" exclaimed Anti Guy.
Mario ducked underneath it.
Luan then zapped him with her hand buzzers.
"Ouch!" shouted the dark Shy Guy.
He didn't think that a clown could be so tough.
But then again, he had met Lemmy Koopa.
Anti Guy threw Poison Mushrooms at the party.
Parakarry, Luan, and Lynn were poisoned.
However, Lana was immune.
In retaliation, she whacked Anti Guy with a wrench.
"Ouch!" bellowed the Shy Guy.
He let out a sigh. His mask now had a scratch on it.
He was looking forward to continue wearing it now. Not.
Anti Guy then tossed Bob-Ombs at the heroes.
Lily started to cry.
Goombario comforted her.
Incidentally, he had been the first of Mario's partners to meet her.
"What's that annoying sound?" asked Anti Guy.
Mario jumped on him several times, causing Anti Guy to fall to the ground.
"Ugh...you win." said the powerful Shy Guy. It seemed not even he could defeat the heroes. Which was a shame because the scientists had worked hard to make him stronger.
He decided to leave in order to gorge himself on Lemon Candy.
Although, that would probably give him cavities.
Meanwhile, General Guy was gathering Shy Guys to help him deal with Lincoln. Unfortunately, the heroes still hadn't been booted out from the toybox, despite the best efforts of his guys. They had even managed to defeat Anti Guy.
It looked as if all the coins they spent on the research had gone to waste. At least Anti Guy himself seemed happy with the results of the research.
They were a stubborn bunch. At this rate he was going to run out of Shy Guys, and then he would be up a creek without a paddle.
He was going to need a strong defense in order to protect the Star Spirit. He already knew how strong the heroes were.
Unfortunately, he didn't have the glory of invincibility like Tubba Blubba did. Though the idea of having his heart removed from his body made him feel squeamish.
But at least he had that tank with its ironclad defense. He also had Lemmy, though he seemed a bit unreliable.
The heroes he were facing may be formidable, but he wasn't going down without a fight.
Meanwhile, Bowser Jr showed up.
"Bowser Jr? What are you doing here?" asked Lemmy.
"Making sure the fourth Star Spirit doesn't get taken..." explained Bowser Jr.
The small Koopa noted that sounded reasonable.
Perhaps Bowser Jr's father would be proud of him.
He could only hope, right?
Fortunately Anti Guy wasn't as strong as he was in the game itself.
Well, there's only three sisters left now. Luna, Leni, and Lori. You probably already know what the order is.
Hopefully they can find General Guy. He's lurking somewhere in the toybox...but where?
You can bribe Anti Guy with Lemon Candy. But that wouldn't be as fun. Plus you would miss out on the Star Points thwt you could have earned.
Our heroes should consider themselves lucky that they didn't have to face three of them. I wonder how they would win that.
And yes, I chose to make the answers to Bowser's questions relevant. It wasn't Chuck Quizmo's trivia game, in case you were wondering.
Thank goodness our heroes didn't have to fight three Anti Guys...imagine what that would be like?