The gang walked up to a teenage boy who was sitting on a bench and playing on his Nintendo 3DS.
"Excuse me sir, but do you know anything about this event thing going on here?" Mario broke the ice.
"Event thing? Oh, you must be talking about the pokemon tag team tournament that's happening tomorrow!" responded the boy.
"Pokemon tag team tournament? Um...do you think you could explain a bit more?" Mario politely asked.
"Yeah, it's basically a competition where you, the trainer, and your own pokemon get to compete in hard challenges. There are five rounds total and if a team wins first place, they get the most amount of points. The team who wins second gets the second most amount of points and so on and so forth. Whichever team gets the most points after 5 rounds will receive something called a gold gem along with $100,000. Second place wins $10,000, third place wins $1,000 and fourth place wins a coupon to Burger Queen. Oh, and this competition is played with teams of 5 only. It all starts tomorrow at 3 PM but I'm not even sure if it WILL start because three teams have dropped out due to sickness, which is weird, because they all dropped out in the same day..." The boy explained more.
"Huh, that IS really weird. I smell a conspiracy! Who wants to try to debunk this with me?" Goombario asked but everyone just gave him a scowl.
"Interesting...so, um, some of us were thinking about joining this competition, but do you know where we would sign up at?" Mario asked again.
"Wait, what? How come I was never told that we were competing in a game? Are you guys leaving me out on purpose because I'm unpopular among fans!?" Watt cried.
"Sure! Sign ups are at the lighthouse! But you better hurry though, it's almost 9 o'clock and that's when they usually close up," the boy pointed behind everyone towards the looming lighthouse.
"Awesome, thank you so much! We really appreciate it!" Mario cheered and shook the boy's hands.
"No problem! Oh and by the way, some of your guys' costumes are AMAZING! But...you do realize it's way past Halloween, right?" The boy complimented. Everyone got confused looks.
"Costumes? What are you..." Daisy started to speak, but then she turned around and saw the 'odd ones out' AKA the ones that don't look like humans and figured out what he meant. "OH! Yes! Costumes! They like to dress up like that all the time for some reason. It's a habit. Thanks again!" Everyone then ran off to avoid any more awkwardness.
"So, we're seriously gonna participate in a stupid competition just to get the gem? COME ON! Rosalina, use your alien powers to force the people to give us the gem so we don't have to waste any time!" Jojora yelled.
"First off, my powers aren't in any way alien-like at all. Secondly, we don't know where the gem is at. Thirdly, like I said before, I am NOT going to use my magic unless in emergencies, and that is final," Rosalina stated.
"BUT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY THOUGH! Seriously, how do you not realize that we are on a race against time? Why can't you get it through your thick head that the faster we get all of this done, the better chance we have of stopping Tatanga before takes over the world? Screw your little stance on magic! If the world is taken over before we're even done, then it's going to be all your fault!" Pauline frustratingly shouted.
Rosalina clenched her fists and her eyes started getting watery. She zoomed off in the opposite direction.
"ROSALINA, WAIT! Ugh, do you see what you do, Pauline? Why can't you just stop being so naggy for once in your life!?" Waluigi got in the queen bee's face.
"Hey, knock it off! We do not need any more drama right now! This is just going to slow us down even further!" Mario interjected. Waluigi glared at Mario then shook his head, remembering the fact that he's currently cheating on Peach so of course he would defend Pauline. He then ran after Rosalina.
"Guys, come on, we need to get to the lighthouse right now. I don't think we can handle anymore arguing..." Vivian spoke. Everyone got their minds back on track and ran to the lighthouse. Everyone entered and saw the sign up booth.
"WAIT! STOP! DON'T CLOSE! STAY WHERE YOU ARE! FREEZE! Ow, I bit my tongue!" Bombette unnecessarily yelled.
A blonde haired ponytail girl sat there with a confused expression. "Um...yes? Are you here for the event sign up?"
"Hells yeah! Give me a pen so we can write our names down! But do NOT give me a black pen, I hate black!" Toad complained.
"Do I detect racism?" Larry questioned.
The girl snickered. "Um, you guys do realize that every team has to have 5 members, right? And there can only be 3 teams that can sign up now. Plus, each member needs to have a pokemon to participate AND you also need a team name."
"Are you making fun of our intellects? DO I HAVE TO FREEZE YOU WITH MY ICE EGG BECAUSE I SWEAR TO GOD, I WILL GO THERE!" Kazooie exploded. Kammy whacked her in the head with her wand, knocking her out.
"Oh, right! Three teams...umm...can you give us a minute to decide?" Luigi asked and everyone moved a few feet away to talk about the event.
"Okay, so it's pretty obvious that all the people who have pokemon must participate in this, so you guys need to make a decision on who's gonna be on your teams now!" Birdo instructed.
"But three teams of five only makes 15 people, and there's 16 of us who have pokemon!" Lady SaSa pointed out.
"That means one person has to sit out. Who's it gonna be then?" Dixie asked.
"I nominate Wario! We can't risk another 'explosion' to happen if he gets mad again!" Wendy angrily proposed.
"You're just mad because I have an ass and you don't!" Wario countered.
"BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURN!" Fire Bro cheered and high fived the fat man.
"Um...okay then...Wario, in all seriousness, you don't mind sitting out, do you?" Mario asked.
"Yeah, sure, whatever. Pokemon is stupid anyways!" Wario growled.
"Well, me, Kammy, and the kids all have our pokemon and we make five, so we already have our team there! I shall call us...TEAM BADASS!" Bowser roared.
"Team Badass? You really want to give us that name when no one here is even a badass at all?" Larry cringed.
"Fine son, since you're so brilliant in everything, why don't you give us a name then?" Bowser scowled.
"Okay. How about...Team Spike? You have spikes on your shell, dad, and so do you, Bowser Jr. Plus, it's a cool name," Larry suggested.
"Team Spike, huh? I like it. Good job, son. Remind me to give you a donut when we get home," Bowser patted Larry on the head.
"A donut!? You never gave ME a donut before, dad! Talk about unfair!" Bowser Jr. pouted.
"Excellent, so we have Bowser, Larry, Kammy, Wendy, and Bowser Jr. for Team Spike. Anyone else?" Mario said.
"Mario, you and me have pokemon so we're going to be on the same team together, okay?" Pauline said and Mario quickly nodded in excitement.
"Uhhh...I have a pokemon too, so that means I can join you guys!" Peach wailed and snatched Toadette's pokeball but Toadette took it back.
"Nice try, Peach, but I wanna do this too! I'll join with Mario and Pauline!" The toad girl demanded.
"I guess I'll get with you three then. Who wants to fill the last spot?" Daisy asked.
"I will! This is clearly the superstar team, so me, being a superstar, deserves a spot as well!" Diddy cheered.
"In what universe are you and Toadette considered superstars?" Kammy asked, rolling her eyes.
"Okay, we have five, so what should we name our team name be then?" Daisy asked.
"Team Superstar, duh! The name reflects all of our stardom, popularity, and likability...except for Pauline, because no one likes her," Diddy spat.
"Cut the crap, that is SO not true!" Mario argued, making an awkward silence among everyone. Bowser snickered and shook his head.
"Why do you keep on defending Pauline? Didn't you tell me before that you wanted to murder her!?" Peach yelled. Everyone gasped.
"WHAT!? When did this happen?" Pauline shrieked.
"Um, Peach? I NEVER told you that before and I would NEVER do something like that to anyone," Mario raised his eyebrow.
"Oh...then...who told me that then?" Peach asked.
Another awkward silence ensued.
"...So ANYWAYS...since the two teams are formed that makes Jojora, Mona, Birdo, Lady SaSa, and Koops the final team. What are you guys gonna name yourselves?" Mario asked.
"Team ARTPOP! It's original and it will stick out the most!" Lady SaSa cheered.
"HUH!? What a stupid name! We are not calling ourselves something ridiculous like ARTPOP, we should name ourselves...Team Classy because I'm sure all of us in the team have high standards and would rather not lower ourselves to meet society's expections," Jojora spoke like a true intellectual.
Wendy busted out in laughter. "I'm sorry, Team CLASSY!? What a joke! Let's see here, you've got a gossiping bitch who's just as bad as Pauline is, a girl who's obsessed with winning for no reason, a girl who dresses up in strange and revealing clothing all the time, an angry transgender, and a weakling with zero confidence!" Wendy criticized.
"That's funny, you say he has zero confidence, yet you like to attack people at every chance you get to make yourself feel better. I'd rather be a weakling than a humongous brat," Birdo added.
"Amen, sister!" Mona cheered and high fived Birdo.
"Okay, enough arguing, PLEASE! We'll just go with that, okay? Good. Now we have all of our teams set up, so let's go sign up now!" Mario said.
"I still can't believe that an entire competition is based around pokemon. How idiotic can you get? Did I mention that pokemon is an overrated game series? I swear, it feels like I'm the only person that isn't brainwashed by the stupid hype!" Parakarry commented.
"Oh, and here comes Mr. Hipster with another one of his unneeded comments again. You know, ever since you joined you've been no help at all. All you've been doing is complaining about the world and such. You're pathetic!" Birdo shouted.
"I have to agree. I know plenty of hipsters back at home, but this guy right here takes it WAY too far to the point where it's annoying and stupid!" Amy added.
"...I thought I said enough arguing..." Mario sighed.
"Well...um...I don't help because...well...OH FINE! Koops, give me your pokeball, I'm taking your spot!" Parakarry yelled.
"Um, that's fine by me!" Koops said in slight relief since he was a bit scared to do the competition anyways. He handed the mailman his pokeball.
"Great. This team just got 20% less classy," Jojora murmured.
"Alright then, let's go sign our teams up and get this show on the road!" Mona said in excitement. The three groups went back over to the table to sign up.
"This is going to be super fun, you guys! We get to watch our friends participate in some wacky competition AND we have a high chance of winning first place and getting the gold gem! YEEHAW!" Bombette cheered and danced around.
"But what if we don't win, though? I know it seems unlikely but we have to come up with a Plan B just in case none of us win first place!" Vivian pointed out.
"It's simple. We kill the first place runners and high tail it out of here! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" Fire Bro maniacally laughed.
"I have a better idea! We could simply Marry The Night! I'm not gonna cry anymore! I'm gonna Marry The Night! Leave nothing on these streets to explore!" Lady SaSa sang.
"Um...we'll cross that bridge when we get to it, Vivian. I doubt that the team we're up against is going to be super tough so let's just stay calm and positive about this, okay?" DK assured.
"Goodness, I sure do hope they have a variety of refreshments and treats at the event! I get hungry every 30 minutes, but since I haven't had anything to eat in hours, I feel like I could gulp down a barbecued turkey!" Flurrie complained.
"Don't worry, Flurrie. We'll find something to eat soon. I'm hungry too and I'm sure everyone else is as well. Let's just hope no one goes cannibalistic anytime soon..." Goombella said.
"What the hell does cannibalistic mean?" Watt asked while biting into Toad's shroom head.
"AH! GET OFF ME YOU SICK FREAK! SOMEONE HELP, I'M BEING ASSAULTED!" Toad screamed and ran all around the room.
The three groups returned back to the others. "Alright! We've officially signed up and the woman told us that the event starts tomorrow at 3 at the beach, but we have to be there an hour early so we can prep."
"Good. Now let's go and find some place to sleep. I am beyond exhausted..." Banjo said, rubbing his tired eyes.
The gang exited the lighthouse and immediately came upon a guy with long, auburn spiky hair with a smirk upon his face.
"Hello there. Did you guys just sign up to compete in the pokemon event?" He asked.
"Um, yeah, some of us did. Why? Are you competing also?" Toadette asked.
"Damn right I am. I'm gonna give you a warning right now...LEAVE. You don't stand a chance against me and my powerfully supreme teammates plus my highly trained pokemon. Save yourselves the embarassment and get back to where you once belong. I don't have time to deal with basic trainers like you lot," He spat, making everyone else seethe.
"WOW! What a way to make a first impression! Listen here you little twat, that big ego of yours is definitely not going to help you take first place, so why don't you just go take your pride and shove it up your ass!?" Birdo retorted.
"Woah ho ho ho! I didn't think someone could have such a foul mouth! Listen here, getting rid of insignificant and useless competitors? It's kind of my thing. I'm tired of having to go up against a bunch of sissies who don't even bother to evolve and train their pokemon properly. I want a REAL challenge, and I can already tell that even all of you combined are the exact opposite of that," The guy snarled, still keeping his smirk.
"Assumptions much? You don't know the first thing about any of us so I suggest you shut your mouth unless you want my size zero foot shoved in it!" Pauline raised her voice.
"Pah! Look at this guy right here, trying to act like he runs the place. Run off little man, you're nothing but a joke," Bowser laughed.
"You say you have a 'powerfully supreme' team...so...where is this team then? Are they your imaginary friends?" Bowser Jr. laughed as well.
"Nope. They're actually right nearby. COME ON OUT BOYS!" He shouted. A few seconds later, and four familiar characters slid over to the boy. Everyone gasped, immediately recognizing who they were.
"We are...THE KOOPA BROS.!" The four koopas yelled at the same time.
"Koopa Bros.? I thought you were the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!" Peach shrieked.
"WHAT THE FUDGE!? WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE PIECES OF DOG DOODOO DOING HERE!?" Bombette screamed and exploded out of shock.
"Okay, Koopa Bros., you better tell us how the hell you got into the pokemon world and why the hell you guys are associating yourselves with this douchebag!" Kammy demanded an explanation.
"It's simple. A few years after we got defeated by Mario and got scolded by the likes of Bowser and his gang of morons, we got bored and decided to do something creative of our own to prove that we weren't losers. So, we threatened this guy named Professor E. Gadd to make us a warp machine because we were tired of being situated in the same area all the time and we wanted to explore the world. It took him a while, but he finished it and we used it. However, there was some kind of malfunction in the machine and we ended up here. We couldn't get back to the Mushroom World because the malfunction made the machine get destroyed so we've been here ever since. We've explored and met so many amazing pokemon and people that we actually like it here and don't miss our home world one bit! Then we met Gary here, who is definitely a troublemaker, so naturally we befriended him and started traveling along with him. And now we're here. I bet you guys are just missing our mischievous behavior, aren't you?" Red Ninjakoopa explained.
"Not even a bit. Actually, things around Koopa Village have been more peaceful than ever, and if you ask some of us that's not a coincidence!" Bombette scowled.
"Wooooo! I forgot how feisty you were, Bombette! Are you still stuck in that little love triangle back home? I didn't know Bob-omb females were that 'loose'!" Yellow Ninjakoopa laughed.
Bombette turned red at this. "YOU BASTARD! IF YOU EVEN LOOK AT ME-"
"Okay okay, calm yourself Bombette! We don't need any violence happening at the moment considering all of us are tired beyond belief," Vivian advised and rubbed the bomb's shoulders.
"Wait a second...this human guy here is named GARY!? You mean THE Gary from the pokemon game and anime series!? My god, we are in the prescence of royalty here, folks!" Toad squealed in excitement.
"Royalty? Oh, is that what they call asshole behavior these days? I'm not surprised. You're as much as a little bitch in the series just as you are in real life," Wendy said.
"Resorting to obscenities now, are we? How mature of you. Though I'm not surprised either, if I was as ugly as you, I would be swearing at everyone as well!" Gary snided.
"That's my daughter you're talking about, you giant clod! Ooh, you are THIS close to getting a mega beatdown! Kammy, get your wand out!" Bowser ordered as his temper rose.
"Alright, what the hell is your guys' deals? Something tells me that you wanna do something more than just win the pokemon competition!" Diddy said.
"You're damn right we do! After we win, we're gonna get some axes and slice all of your bodies into pieces and feed your parts to the Tentacruels in the ocean!" Green Ninjakoopa threatened. Everyone widened their eyes at this.
"Don't listen to him, we're not THAT violent. Still though, you guys don't stand a chance against of us. We have pokemon that we've been training literally ever since we got here. And I imagine you all have only been here for less than 24 hours. Ha! That is the epitome of pathetic!" Black Ninjakoopa bragged.
"Say, what ARE you guys doing here anyways? Taking a little vacation?" Red Ninjakoopa asked.
"That's...none of your business! But you listen here, you can talk all the trash you want, but it's not gonna help you tomorrow during the event. Karma is a real bitch," Daisy stated, crossing her arms.
"That's funny, because I'm staring at one right now!" Gary retorted and some of the others gasped.
This made Luigi furious. "Okay, that does it! I am tired of hearing these guys talk down to us! Let's show them what we're made of, you guys!"
"WAIT! JUST STOP FOR A SECOND! I know it's tempting, but we can NOT fight them right now. We have to save all of our energy for tomorrow's event so we'll have a bigger chance at winning," Mario said while pulling Luigi back.
"What chance? You have no chance! Forfeit right now and you guys will be doing yourselves a huge favor. Don't forfeit and we'll defeat you guys so bad that you'll be crying out for your mommy!" Yellow Ninjakoopa warned.
"But weren't you guys doing the same thing when me and the others kicked your guys' ass back at your fortress?" Goombario smirked.
"NO WE DIDN'T YOU LITTLE PIECE OF...ugh...no...must...resist...urge...to...SWEAR!" Black Ninjakoopa seethed.
"What's wrong now? Too much of a goody goody to even say a curse word? Can someone say WANNABE!" Pauline shouted.
"Hey Pauline, how did your trip to the hospital go back in 2005? Did that STD spread throughout your entire body or did you get it checked just in time so you could get vaccinated and go back to getting it on with the first guy you see!?" Green Ninjakoopa spat.
Pauline fumed at this. She had never been so pissed off at someone before. "GRRRRRRRRRRRRR! THAT'S IT! WE ARE BEATING THESE LOSERS DOWN RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOOOOOOOOOOOW!"
"I'm right behind you, sista!" Bowser yelled and then a huge smackdown began. It was absolute chaos; magic was being thrown everywhere, explosions happened every 3 seconds, disgusting obscenities were being shouted, hair was being pulled, clothing was being ripped, and people were getting knocked out. Yoshi stopped fighting when he realized something important.
"STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!" He yelled as loud as possible and surprisingly, everyone stopped.
"What the hell is it!?" Diddy asked in annoyance.
"Aren't we suppose to be fighting the Koopa Bros. and Gary? Why are we fighting each other?" Yoshi asked. Everyone gave an awkward stare at each other. They didn't realize it at first, but they were all actually beating each other up, instead of the enemies.
"Well...um...this is...sort of embarassing..." Toadette spoke.
"Damnit! Those bastards somehow managed to escape! Ugh, whatever, we'll get them tomorrow. What we need to do now is find a place to rest and shower because all of us stink!" Mona said.
"It's about time that I'm not the only one who smells! Let's hurry up and find a hotel!" Wario impatiently yelled.
"Dearies, I think I see a hotel in the distance! Let's hurry and get inside and see if they have any food so I can go steal as much as I can!" Flurrie cheered.
"Alright, but someone needs to find Rosalina and Waluigi so they can regroup back with us before anything else happens," Mario orderer.
"I'll go find them. They couldn't have gone far," Vivian said and walked ahead of the others.
Rosalina was sitting at the beach on the sand, staring out into the ocean. Her eyes were watery and she felt depressed because of what happened earlier.
"Rosalina? Hey...are you alright?" Waluigi called out as he walked up to her.
"W-Waluigi! I...god, I knew I shouldn't have come. I told you that this magic is nothing but trouble. I wish to the stars that I didn't have to feel this way..." Rosalina sniffled.
"Don't listen to what Pauline said back there! Even though your actions may seem questionable at times, I really do think you're smart enough to know what you're doing. And if anyone has a problem with that, then screw them! They can think whatever the hell they want!" Waluigi said and sat down next to her.
Rosalina gave a faint smile. "Thanks Waluigi. I guess even my magic can't erase this sadness. Looks like I'm not as powerful as everyone likes to think I am..."
"Well, of course you're not. You're not God, you know...or whatever kind of deity you may believe in. All you need to do is just ignore their stupid comments and they'll stop bothering you. The bastards of the group need someone to pick on so they unfortunately chose you. Because that's what bastards do, you know? It's what makes them bastards in the first place!" Waluigi exclaimed. Rosalina laughed a little.
"You're right, I can't let them get to me. It's weird though, I've never been that bothered by what people say about me up until now. Why is that? Why am I feeling hurt now when I haven't felt hurt before?" She questioned.
"Maybe because all of us are pretty much on a life or death mission so the group is basically more stressed and tense than ever. I sure as hell know I am. It's been on my mind ever since we started the journey..." Waluigi answered as he dug his hand into the sand.
"That makes sense...um...listen...thanks so much for cheering me up. You're so much more kind than I thought you were before. Plus, I feel like you're the only person who actually understands me!" Rosalina happily voiced. Waluigi perked up at this.
"R-Really? You're not just saying that, are you?" He nervously asked.
"Of course not. Waluigi...I...I...like you. A lot. I think I would have a much harder time doing this mission if you weren't around," Rosalina responded, equally nervous. Waluigi blushed hard and really felt connected to her for the first time.
"I...also like you too, Rosalina. I'm glad that we're on this mission together. It's been...kind of a blessing in disguise actually."
Both of them could feel the intense passion and chemistry between them right then and there. It was a feeling that they never experienced before. The two leaned in, their lips getting closer...
"HEY YOU GUYS!" Vivian called out as she ran towards the two. The couple jumped in surprise and leaned back awkwardly.
"V-V-Vivian! What are you doing here?" Rosalina asked and stood up, trying not to stare at Waluigi.
"The others found a hotel that we can rest at and we're also on for the event tomorrow! Come on, I bet you both are tired and hungry!" Vivian gestured.
"Um...Waluigi...we should go now..." Rosalina said, still not looking at Waluigi and ran ahead. Waluigi had a look of disappointment and confusion on his face. He felt as if he did something wrong to make Rosalina act so suddenly distant.
The day arrived quickly. Everyone had got their much needed sleep so they felt energized and ready to go. If it wasn't for Bowser scaring the crap out of the hotel clerk, all of them would probably be sleeping under a tree out in the wilderness, which would've obviously been terrible. People started crowding around the beach area, excited to see the event start. The gang exited the hotel and went towards the beach.
"Oh my goodness gracious, they're handing out FREE popcorn and cotton candy! THIS IS A TOTAL PARADISE, I TELL YOU!" Flurrie squealed and ran over to the foods.
"No wonder why she's so fat..." Wendy murmured.
The woman from the sign up booth walked up to the group. "Hey you guys, glad you could make it! The three teams need to follow me over to the boardwalk so we can go over the rules and challenge breakdowns." The fifteen players nodded and followed the woman. The remaining characters went towards the stands where the spectators were at.
Kooper got off Yoshi's back and sat on the stand. "Thanks Yoshi, now go and get me some lemonade, and make sure it has ice in it and a straw too!"
"Sir yes sir!" Yoshi said like a military man and ran off.
"Vivian, be a dear and massage my shoulders. They are incredibly tense so make sure to go in REAL deep okay?" Kooper asked and laid back.
"Huh!? But...I don't know how to massage though! I've never even BEEN massaged in my entire life!" Vivian freaked.
"Well, now's a good time to learn! Now come on, these shoulders aren't going to relax themselves!" Kooper demanded in frustration.
"You seriously need to, like, chill out dude. Just because you can't walk doesn't mean you have to order everyone around like they're butlers or something! You're taking this too far!" Goombella scolded.
"Excuse me? I am not ordering anyone around! I am simply making a few harmless requests. Geez, I think SOMEONE here is jealous that they don't receive attention!" Kooper spat.
"Jealous!? Ugh, looks like I was wrong about you, Kooper! You're just as much of a bastard as Goombario!" Goombella yelled.
"I am not a bastard! I'm one of the nicest people I know, just ask my mom! OW, VIVIAN! YOUR NAILS ARE DIGGING INTO MY SKIN! ARE YOU TRYING TO MURDER ME!?" Kooper raised his voice.
"I-I-I'm so sorry! I told you, I have no idea what I'm doing!" Vivian cried.
"Yeah, clearly you don't! Cross out being a massage therapist as a career, Vivian, because you suck at it!" Kooper pouted and kicked the sand.
"You...you don't have to be so mean!" Vivian started to sob.
"Hey, I'm back with the lemonade with ice! Too bad they didn't have any actual lemons at the stand, otherwise I would've gulped them down while the manager wasn't looking!" Yoshi said as he walked over.
Kooper swiped the glass of lemonade and was about to drink it, until he realized something was missing. "Wait a second...WHERE IS THE STRAW I ASKED FOR!? Do you not realize that there's a chance I could spill the drink onto my flawless skin and stain my clothes!?"
"Th-they didn't have any straws at the stand, so...um...you're just gonna have to deal?" Yoshi shrugged with an awkward grin.
"No, I'm not just gonna deal! Find a store, buy a straw, and come back to me when you're not too busy staring at food," Kooper demanded.
"Oh...o-okay then..." Yoshi said with his feelings hurt and slowly walked away.
Goombella shook her head at this. "You are pathetic, Kooper! PATHETIC!" She grabbed the glass from him and splashed it in his face then walked away. A few others witnessed this and laughed.
"AH! My face! Watt, find something to dry me off RIGHT NOW!" Kooper screamed in horror.
"Right away, master!" Watt replied and scurried off.
"Um...did I miss something spectacular?" Flurrie asked as she walked up to the group, holding six bags of popcorn plus three cotton candies.
"Master? Seriously now? Man, whatever happened to the old Kooper who had no personality? He may have been boring, but at least he wasn't a jackass!" Bombette complained.
"Um, yeah. I think him being injured is starting to go to his head now. Besides, I don't think he was that hurt. He only just got scratches on his legs, right? I don't think that's enough to have people carry him around everywhere..." Koops added.
"That's because it isn't. I saw his wounds and preliminary pathology indicates that while the scratches could've indeed spread pain throughout both his legs, the wounds are not deep enough for him to be in constant pain while walking or even running for that matter. In other words, he's exaggerating his condition," Goombario explained calmly.
"Wow! When you're not being a sexist pig, you sure are informative," Amy complimented.
"Eh, I've decided to move away from all that crap and continue to remain as a genius with a side of harsh sarcasm. I was being totally stupid for blaming women for problems that were mine," Goombario admitted.
"Good job Goombario for admitting your mistakes! Here's some candy for coming back to your senses!" Flurrie congratulated and shoved a wad of cotton candy into his mouth, almost suffocating him.
"Well, on the downside, this is going to be completely boring. Our group is out there participating and having fun in the games while we're stuck here, watching and waiting for our inevitable victory," Banjo groaned.
"Well then, you guys wanna hear something shocking that'll NOT bore you?" Wario asked with a deadly smirk.
"Sure, what is it? WAIT DON'T TELL ME! It's about Doritos going out of business, isn't it? I knew it! Finally everyone can stop eating those nasty things and eat REAL chips like Lays!" Charmy said.
Wario blinked in annoyance. "Um, no. It's about Mario. He's cheating on Peach for Pauline!" The entire group gasped at this.
"WHAT? No way, you're such a liar! Why the hell should we believe you?" Watt asked as she patted Kooper's face with a towel.
"I'm not lying! I heard it from Larry who heard it from Bowser Jr. who heard it from Daisy, who was supposedly crying about it and telling Luigi about it too," Wario added.
"Yeah, he's telling the truth. I heard it from Toad and apparently Yoshi, Birdo, Daisy, Luigi, DK, Dixie, Fire Bro, Toadette, and Goombella also know about it," Kooper added.
"And you can add the whole Koopa family into that equation too," Wario said.
"Oh my goodness! That's over half the group that knows about it! This isn't going to end well, is it?" Vivian said in worry.
"I'm surprised psycho boy over there didn't 'accidentally' spill the beans!" Kazooie pointed to Fire Bro.
"Oh my god...you know what? It actually makes sense! Mario has been hanging real close to Pauline from what I've seen and he's been defending her a bit as well. That son of a bitch..." Goombario shook his head in disbelief.
"Yeah, how could he do something so crazy!? I have a theory...what if Mario isn't Mario? What if the Mario here is actually a clone Mario and the real Mario is stuck somewhere back in the Mushroom Kingdom so we're all fooled into thinking that the clone Mario is actually real Mario and clone Mario is attracted to Pauline and not Peach whereas real Mario would never be attracted to Pauline and clone Mario is trying to stir up some trouble," Fire Bro freaked out and bit his finger nails in fear.
"...In OTHER news...why the hell would Mario do that though? That is so unlike him...I'm willing to bet Pauline has something to do with it! She must've did something to make him fall in love with her! That's the only explanation that makes sense to me!" Watt said.
"I guess you never really know someone until you've seen their darker side...I thought Mario was different...he could he do this to someone as beautiful and brilliant as Peach?" Vivian sighed in depression.
"Did you just call Peach brilliant? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA HEEEEEE HO HA! That's the best joke I've heard all day!" Kazooie exploded in laughter. She was then smacked by Banjo.
"THIS ISN'T FUNNY! I thought Mario was more mature than to hurt someone like that. Geez, and to think that we could've been friends..." Banjo said.
"Do you guys think we should tell Peach about this? I wanna see a bunch of drama stir up and hopefully a catfight!" Charmy eagerly said.
"NO! We must keep quiet about this for now. We'll tell it to her after we retrieve the gem. Telling her now will mess this whole event up!" Flurrie objected.
"Um, yeah, she deserves to know about this so we'll tell her then. Who knows how she'll react though..." Koops gulped.
As the three groups finished going over the rules and such with the lady, Gary's team walked over.
"Well well well, looks like the imbeciles chose to embarrass themselves in front of not only a huge live crowd but on national TV as well!" Gary said.
"National TV? Are you telling me this is going to be filmed and aired!?" Bowser Jr. freaked.
"Of course it is! It's the first ever huge game event to happen in Olivine City and people all over the country are gonna wanna check it out, meaning that millions of people are gonna be watching your every move," Gary smirked, trying to put the fear of stage fright into everyone.
"Wait a second, did you just say TV people are going to be here!? YES! This means that I can perform my new single 'Gypsy' so people can buy it and I'll be able to hold on to my legacy!" Lady SaSa excitedly said.
"U-um...maybe...maybe he's right dad. Maybe this is a bad idea. We can find some other way to get the gem!" Bowser Jr. stuttered nervously.
"Don't listen to that punk, son! Listen here, you won't be so cocky once we destroy you so I suggest you keep your snarky comments to yourself and be prepared to lose, BIATCH!" Bowser got in the trainer's face.
"Wow Bowser! I almost forgot how short of a temper you have! What would your wife say about such inappropriate behavior? Oh wait...that's right! You have no wife! You're just a lonely, bitter old man! Heeheeheeheeheeeeeeeee!" Black Ninjakoopa cackled.
"THAT'S IT! I AM GOING TO KILL THIS BITCH!" Bowser roared and charged towards the other team but everyone pulled him back.
"HEY! You can kill him AFTER we win this game! Now shoo, forgotten characters! We have a competition to win!" Mona said.
As the time got closer and closer for the event to start, more people showed up along with a TV crew. The pressure was higher than ever and the heroes were having second thoughts about if they could actually win this. It didn't help that this gold gem was nowhere to be seen.
EOC.
The Pokemon arc is coming to a close, people! It should end in about 2 or 3 chapters, and let's just say that the end is going to be incredibly dark...
Next chapter will have the characters do the events for points to win the prize, but of course, chaos and destruction will have a hand in their situations as well.
