The heroes were back in front of the entrance to Hyrule Town with Zelda, Link, and Impa.

"Thank the goddesses that you guys defeated that beast and came out alright! I knew you would be able to prevail!" Zelda cheered in relief and hugged Peach.

"Yes guys, THANK YOU. If you hadn't come, well...let's not think about that actually. But still, you managed to save this land from doom and I just cannot say enough how much I appreciate you doing this for us, really," Link said.

"Oh it was our pleasure, Link! We just couldn't let our friend's land get taken over by some middle-aged bitter man and a black demon who looks like an MS Paint version of the Shadow Queen! No, that would be just terrible," Yoshi grinned.

"Even though our real reason for coming here was only because of the gem..." Goombario murmured.

"SHUT UP GOOMBARIO!" yelled everyone else.

"I still can't believe that Ganondorf was the one who brought back Kamogenix. I should've seen this coming...but oh well, there's nothing we can do about it now. We are forever in your guys' debt," Impa stated and bowed her head.

"Speaking of Ganondorf, what's gonna happen to him? He's not going to be executed...is he?" Vivian asked.

"Oh no, that's not an option for us to do, mainly because Nintendo still needs him for the Super Smash Bros. games. He's just gonna spend a looooooong time in the Shadow Temple, which is pretty much our own version of prison. The only times he'll be let out is when he needs to do the smash tournaments or a Nintendo conference," Impa answered.

"Yuck! The Shadow Temple...the place where criminals get tortured endlessly. It's a good thing we didn't have to look for the gem there!" Bowser Jr. shivered.

"We already went to a scary death hell place to retrieve one of the gems anyways!" Luigi added, referring to his haunted mansion.

"Well, you have retrieved your gem, so I imagine it must be time for you to get back to your world. It was great seeing you all again, I missed you all so much!" Zelda happily said.

"Are you sure you can't, like, come with us, Zelda? You would be a humongous asset to the team!" Goombella asked.

"As much as I want to...I can't. I have to watch over this land and make sure nothing bad like with Kamogenix and Ganondorf will ever uprise again. I wish you all luck on your journey, though. I have the upmost faith that you guys will succeed," Zelda responded in confidence.

"We completely understand, Zelda, and thank you. We definitely should get back now. Goodbye you guys, take care! Don't get into TOO much trouble again!" Mario laughed and him and the others waved to the trio. They waved back with a bright smile upon their faces. For the first time in a while, everyone in the group truly felt happy and free. They received their 4th gem and things were definitely looking up all around.

When they got back to where they parked their arwings, they spotted a familiar character...

"Hey! It's...you! Gekikara, right?" Bombette called out.

"Yes, it is me. Congratulations on obtaining the fourth gem. I almost didn't think you could do it, but you proved me wrong. You just may have what it takes to defeat Tatanga," Gekikara said in a monotone voice, making everyone think she was being sarcastic but it didn't seem like it.

"Yeah, we can definitely see the excitement coming from that expressionless face of yours. How the heck did you get here without any air transportation? Do you have some teleportation device on you?" Kammy asked.

"...Let's just say that I have an ability that allows me to travel between dimensions. The stuff I've seen in some other dimensions...you guys wouldn't even begin to comprehend it. It's the kind of stuff that keeps you up at night..." Gekikara replied, now looking concerned and looking away. Everyone else looked at each other either in confusion or fear.

"How in the world are you able to do THAT? Are you even a person? Where did you get that ability from? Who the heck are you!?" Toad frantically asked, getting creeped out by this girl.

Gekikara looked back towards the group and shook her head. "...It doesn't matter. I'm going to keep my promise like before and give you a new power. Let's see here...you, with the long blue hair! Come to me."

Larry jumped a bit, immediately getting nervous, but he walked over to her anyways, very curious and secretly excited to know what power he'll get.

"HEY! Why does he get chosen to have a power!? He isn't that special!" Wendy complained.

"You're...not gonna hurt me, are you?" Larry nervously asked. Gekikara did not respond, she simply placed both of her hands onto both of Larry's temples. The koopa then felt something heavy rush through his brain, as if something big like a wave crashed into him. He screamed and fell down, cringing at the pain. Everyone else backed away and shrieked at him.

"AHHHHHH! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME!?" He cried.

"HEY! You better not have permanently damaged his brain or else I'm feeding you to the sharks!" Bowser growled.

"Please calm down. I gave him the power of Mimicry. What that means, is that he'll be able to copy the power of anything that has a...well...power to it. All you need to do is say the word 'MIMIC' and make sure your body is directed towards the person whose powers you want to copy. But like with Daisy and Timeslow, this move is going to take a lot out of you so use it carefully and wisely. If you copy another power, that power will be replaced with the power you copied before so be careful of that as well," Gekikara explained.

"Aww you are so lucky, Larry! You get to have a super duper extremely fantastical power! Can I get my brain fried too so I can get a superpower?" Watt stupidly asked.

"Oh! Thanks a lot, Gekikara! This is absolutely amazing! But...um...not to sound rude or anything, but are you ever gonna tell us who you REALLY are or where you came from?" Larry asked.

The mysterious Toad girl sighed and crossed her arms. "Let's just say that something made me like this. I was basically turned into a darker version of myself, but not too dark to the point where I'm a shell of my former self. I was...affiliated with Tatanga a long time ago, and that affiliation put my life at risk so I had to steer clear from him. But now that I've got these powers, I'm able to carefully watch him...and hopefully confront him again."

"Are you saying that you were, um, friends with Tatanga before this happened? Do you know what made him all determined to be a villain and take over the world?" Koops asked.

"...Yes, I do. But that's a story saved for later. I must go now and so should you guys too. Process of the machine that Tatanga is using to help him in world domination is 50% complete. I wish you all luck in the next world," Gekikara responded, then a flash of light was seen which blinded everyone for a split second. Next thing they knew, Gekikara had disappeared.

"So this girl used to be a friend of Tatanga's, eh? Geez...I can only imagine what he went through that turned him bad," Waluigi commented.

"It doesn't matter what Tatanga went through. Point of the matter is, he's intent on destroying the world and he must be stopped no matter what. I don't care if he went through some type of hell or if something turned him into a monster, he doesn't deserve any kind of sympathy for what he's doing," Daisy angrily stated.

"Okay, we get it, you loathe the guy. No need to go all 'ranty' on us," Jojora said.

"Sorry. It's just that...I also have a really bad history with him. He captured me once a long while back and even now, it's hard to forget all the horrible stuff he did to me and Sarasaland...but whatever, nothing I can do about it now. Let's get going," Daisy rubbed her forehead, trying not to focus on what happened with Tatanga since it will give her a headache.

"Wait a second! Daisy, I just remembered something. Remember you asked me if I could undo that 'love' spell? Well, I think I just know how to reverse it!" Rosalina spoke, stopping everyone in their tracks.

"What love spell? What the hell are you even talking about? Are you high on magic or something?" Kooper arrogantly asked.

Pauline and Kammy gasped and looked at each other nervously. Rosalina knew everything about the spell that was done to make Mario fall in love with Pauline.

"Goddess of Love...let your doings be undone! Return this man back to his original love, and send your powers away to the heavens above!" Rosalina chanted and a big 'whirring' sound was heard for a few seconds, then stopped. Mario kept himself from falling over and rapidly shook his head.

"What the hell was all that about? Someone better explain before I start whipping everyone with my tail!" Diddy threatened.

"Wha...I feel weird...Peach, what the hell happened to me? What's going on?" Mario asked. Peach turned to him with a confused expression.

"Oh! I think Rosalina did some spell thing on you. I don't know why though, I thought she didn't hate you!" Peach answered.

"No no, Peach. You see everyone, Mario was under a love spell that was made for him to fall in love with Pauline. Ever since we found out that he was actually 'in love' with her, I immediately took notice and no longer denied the fact that his 'aura' was way different than from before. When Luigi and Daisy talked to me about the fact that Mario was likely under a spell since there was no other way for him to fall in love with Pauline so suddenly, I realized that this was the most likely case but I didn't want to do anything before we got the gem otherwise it would've gotten in the way of our adventure to the Spirit Temple," Rosalina explained.

After everyone else heard this, their jaws dropped and looked over to Pauline.

"You mean to tell me that Mario being in love with Pauline was just him under the influence of magic!? Whew! That's relieving! At least we know for sure that our favorite hero hasn't actually gone mental!" Dixie said.

"So this is all HER fault then! She was the one who did the spell to make Mario become infatuated with her! I knew there was something more to it!" Toad yelled.

"How could she even have done the spell anyways? In order to do that, you need lots of practice in magic for a love spell to work," DK questioned.

Kammy slowly raised her hand while looking down. "I...I helped her out in doing the spell. I'm...very sorry about all of this..."

Bowser looked at Kammy in frustration. "Well...at least you're actually sorry. If I remember correctly, boyfriend stealer over there didn't even bother to apologize last time the secret came out."

"Mario, you don't remember anything that happened with you and Pauline? You don't remember being in love with her?" Luigi asked.

"I was in love with Pauline!? And...I was put under a spell that made me fall in love with her!? Oh my god...HOW THE HELL COULD YOU USE ME LIKE THAT!? WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH YOU!?" Mario yelled and backed away from the queen bee.

Pauline started to tear up. "I...I just wanted you to myself, Mario! For all these years, I wanted you to be with me but it was impossible because you had to keep on saving her all the damn time! I wanted to give you a break...I wanted you to be with someone who knew how to take care of themselves!"

"But what the hell gives you the right to violate my mind like that!? And what gives you the right to think that I have a problem with saving Peach all the time!? I love her, okay? And that's NEVER going to change! You can't just magically force someone to fall for you, it isn't right and it's unfair!" Mario raised his voice.

"Oh my god...so...you do...really love me, Mario? You're not under the spell, anymore?" Peach asked in hope.

"Of course I do. You know I would never do something that awful to you, Peach. I'm sorry you had to get caught up in all of this..." Mario replied and hugged her tight.

"Wow! And to think that I thought you couldn't get any lower. This is actually worse than cheating! You...YOU MINDRAPED HIM! You are absolutely disgusting!" Birdo shouted while cringing.

"Congratulations Pauline, you just went from a 10, all the way to a 1. Sorry honey, but I don't get involved with people who can 'get around' whenever they want," Wario grumbled.

"I...I'm speechless right now. You really thought you could just steal someone's lover like that with the power of magic? I don't think you realize that what you did was one of the most horrible things you could ever do to a person. There is something seriously wrong with you," Mona scowled.

"I KNOW WHAT I DID WAS STUPID AND WRONG OKAY!? I KNOW I KNOW I KNOOOOOOOW! I'M SORRY FOR BEING SUCH A BITCH AND A SLUT AND FOR MAKING EVERYONE CONCERNED ABOUT MARIO BEING WITH ME! I'M SORRY PEACH FOR MAKING YOU THINK THAT MARIO WAS NO LONGER INTO YOU! I JUST...I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO LOVE ME FOR ONCE! DO YOU NOT REALIZE HOW TERRIBLE OF A REPUTATION I HAVE!? PEOPLE THINK THAT I'M SUCH BITCHY WHORE WHO SLEEPS WITH GUYS THEN BLOWS THEM OFF RIGHT AFTER! I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A RELATIONSHIP IN YEARS NOR HAVE I EVEN SLEPT WITH ANYONE FOR A LONG TIME ALL BECAUSE EVERYONE ASSUMES THAT I'LL CHEAT ON THEM OR I HAVE SOME DISEASE BUT I DON'T, AND I WOULD NEVER CHEAT ON SOMEBODY! YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW HARD IT IS TO WANT LOVE BUT CAN NEVER GET IT ALL BECAUSE OF WHAT PEOPLE ASSUME ABOUT YOU! IT'S NOT FUCKING FAIR! NONE OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH ME BEING 'OBSESSED' WITH MARIO, I JUST WANTED SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, TO BE WITH ME FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE!" Pauline screamed then broke down in tears. Everyone was stunned by what she said. They had no idea that she got it pretty hard.

"My god, Pauline...but...that still doesn't give you the right to abuse someone's mind like that. It's just...immoral!" Luigi said.

Peach looked at Pauline, then shook her head. She was beyond pissed off at how Pauline used her boyfriend like that. She really thought that Mario was truly in love with Pauline and that it was over between them. Basically, she had a mental breakdown over nothing! But at the same time, she did feel a tiny bit sorry for her. She had no idea how lonely Pauline really was in the end.

The princess was about to speak her mind, until a piercing scream shattered the brief silence.

"OH MY GOD, KOOPS! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Toadette cried. Everyone looked to Koops and saw him lying on the grass, with a stab wound in his back. The one who had committed the deed was none other than Charmy, who was floating right behind him with blood on the sword that he still had from the temple.

"Charmy...WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!?" Kazooie screamed in terror. The bee did not respond. Instead, he flew towards Mona and knocked her down, snatching the gem before it went down with her. Amy then bashed Rosalina in the head with her Piko Piko Hammer, instantly knocking her out. The two then made a dash for it. Everything was happening so fast that no one had time to react, except for one character...

"STOP THIEVES!" Kammy yelled and unleashed a blast of magic that knocked the two over.

"RETURN TO ME!" Kammy yelled again and the gem suddenly floated over to her like she was a magnet.

Amy and Charmy looked back at the group and growled ferociously. Everyone else shrieked when they saw that both of their eyes were bloodshot and completely...well...'un-human' like. Charmy then took Amy and quickly flew up back into the portal to their world.

"...CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED HERE!?" Wario screamed, not wanting to accept the fact that what he saw was real.

"Why did Charmy stab Koops!? Why did Amy hurt Rosalina!? Why did they attempt to take the gem and run away!? THIS IS TOO MUCH CONFUSION FOR MY BRAIN!" Fire Bro cried.

"I-I just don't understand! Why would they suddenly turn against us like that!? Does anyone have any ideas!?" Banjo yelled.

"We'll worry about that later! We have to get Koops and Rosalina back to Mushroom Corps. RIGHT NOW!" Daisy demanded. A few of them helped Koops up and did the same with Rosalina and dragged them to the arwings.


The remaining parts of this chapter take place a short while after the heroes flew off to Hyrule.

"Sir, you have a visitor who would like to speak with you," said a Toad guard who had entered Arfur's office.

"Alright, let him in then," Arfur responded, putting some paperwork away.

"Hello? You're Arfur, correct? My name is Paper Yoshi and I need to tell you something incredibly important. It's going to sound very sketchy, but please hear me out, and it also has to do with Tatanga," The paper dino pleaded.

"Oh wow! Okay then...wait a second, Tatanga!? Don't tell me he's found the hospital!" Arfur gasped.

"No no no! Nothing like that! Well, err, kind of...maybe...okay, I'll just say it. I overheard this guy by the name of Count Bleck talk to his friends about this vision thing he had. In this vision, he saw Tatanga and this other dude named Dimentio setting fire to the cafeteria and everyone was trapped in it. People were dying, being set on fire, and we were all trapped with nowhere to go. He also said that Tatanga had some big wand thingamajig which probably helped cause the destruction. I told this to some of my other friends and they were pretty freaked by it as well, actually sort of believing it too. We all then came to an agreement that we should see you and tell you about this so we can obtain some kind of defense in case this were to really happen," He gave the explanation. Arfur sat there, looking bewildered and confused, not even responding.

Paper Yoshi sighed. "I had a feeling you wouldn't believe it. I'm sorry, I wasted your time..."

"WAIT! I...I believe you...at least I think I do. I know of Count Bleck and his 'powers' and him having a vision of this...I think I can buy into it. To be honest, I've always considered the possibility of Tatanga coming over here and try to kill off everyone in the hospital, but I never really came up with a backup plan for it since I guess I just convinced myself that it would never happen. But, it's better to be safe than sorry. That's why I'm giving you these to take with you in case he comes..." Arfur said, walking over to some locker in the corner. He opened it, picked up a large duffel bag, and handed it to Paper Yoshi.

"What...what's in here?" The dino asked, taking note of how heavy it was. He knew it had to be a weapon of some sort.

"Guns. Along with some ammo to reload. I believe there are three handguns, two sub-machine guns, two shotguns, two grenades, a flamethrower, and a rocket launcher in there. That should be more than enough to kill the son of a bitch himself. Take these with you and give some to your friends. Meanwhile, I'll tell the guards to carry weapons with them from now on and let R.O.B know to keep the missile machine on stand by so we'll be prepared for when the time comes," Arfur stated. Paper Yoshi widened his eyes and dropped his jaw.

"HOLY CRAP! You're...seriously giving me all of these!? Wow...I...I don't even know what to say..." The dino was speechless at this point.

"It's for the best. Now go on. And please be careful with those...I don't want any accidents happening," Arfur warned. Paper Yoshi nodded and exited the room.


Count Bleck and Toadiko were on the rooftop, staring at the setting sun off in the distance.

"...So...you really believe the vision you had about Tatanga coming here and killing everyone is going to come true?" Toadiko asked.

"Yes, I am almost positive it will. It felt so real, like I was there. I could feel the heat from the fire and I could feel the people's screams pierce my ears...that's why I'm keeping watch for as long as I can. Besides Mario, Bowser, Rosalina, and maybe DK, I'm the only one here that's strong enough to counter Tatanga. Plus, there's also the fact that they're all on that adventure to collect the gems so they'll be too busy to help defend this place," Bleck responded.

"I completely understand. It's good that you wanna help...especially after what happened..." Toadiko said, whispering the last few words.

"I know. Nastasia would want me to not dwell on her death forever and continue on as best as I can. It's just...I finally decide to come back into the real world and once I do, I lose a close friend. This world is absolutely terrible sometimes," Bleck stated, not taking his eyes off the sunset.

"I know what you mean, but the world has good parts to it as well, so don't just focus on the bad ones. Trust me on this, when I was younger...I was suicidal. My parents were going through a divorce, I was being bullied, my grades were poor, and I was even self-harming. I thought the entire world was out to get to me at that point and I've thought about ending it myself many times but I didn't have the courage to go through with it. But then, something hit me...no, not physically. Staying alive. I realized that, if I were to stay alive, I would spite those damn bullies. I would become stronger and endure through the pain. If I killed myself, the world would win, and I refused to let life get the best of me. So, what did I do? I stuck it out and let things I had no control over just flow by. It was the only thing I COULD do basically. And I'm glad I did because once I got out of high school, went into college, and got a job, things went uphill for me. I saw the world as BOTH bad and good then. I came to a realization that reality is never bad 100% of the time. But of course, being realistic, I knew that there were still many dark and awful places and things that happened in the world but there are definitely a lot of good parts as well. You just need to surround yourself with a positive environment. It will do wonders on your way of thinking about the world," Toadiko explained.

Bleck grew a tiny smile after hearing that story. "Wow Toadiko, I had no idea you went through so much in your life. I'm really glad you managed to find the strength to decide to live. God knows how many times I wanted to die...especially after being turned back into this form...but I can't because there are people here that still care for me and love me...and because...I can't let the bad guys win. I won't let them win. They can tear me down all they want, but I'm not going out without a fight. My journey isn't even close to being finished yet."

Toadiko looked to him and smiled happily. Just hearing Bleck say something so encouraging and inspiring for once really made this depressing mess of a day into something slightly better.

The door to the rooftop was heard opening due to the loud squeak it made. The two looked back and saw Shy Guy coming out.

"Oh! Hi there! I, um, didn't think there would be anyone else up here. I can, um, leave if you want me to?" Shy Guy awkwardly spoke.

"Oh no, it's fine! Actually, I think I'm gonna head down to the cafeteria and snag some dinner. Wanna come, Bleck?" Toadiko offered.

"Sure. I'd be more than glad to do that," Bleck replied with a bigger smile than before. The two then exited the rooftop, leaving Shy Guy all alone up there.

"Alrighty then...two hours up here all by myself...waiting for that damn alien to come strike here with his army of metallic goons...I bet 500 coins he won't even show up tonight," Shy Guy sighed.


"Hey, how is he doing?" Koopie Koo asked to Bobbery, who was standing in the doorway of a room and looking at Roy Koopa who had fallen asleep on a hospital bed.

"He's calmed down a lot. It's quite obvious that that outburst and that whole dramatic event about him accidentally killing that girl really tired him out..." Bobbery responded.

"Yeah, I still can't believe something awful like that happened. I mean, we're able to get away from that awful alien guy so you would think all the drama and craziness would settle down, but no..." Koopie sighed.

"I know, but there's sadly nothing we can do about it. I can't help but feel sorry for the poor lad...growing up in an abusive family...wanting to kill himself...accidentally killing a girl...that's just too much for a regular person to handle. I actually kinda know what he's going through. When my late wife, Scarlette died, I thought it was over for me. My one true love died while I was at seas...I blamed myself for not being there when she was deathly ill. I didn't come out of my house for months and I was angry at everything, myself included. But when Mario gave me that letter that Scarlette wrote, I knew that I couldn't continue living like this. She wouldn't want me to live a life of isolation and anger. I finally found my clarity and decided to be a part of the world again. I just hope that Roy will find that same clarity and be able to live happily as he wishes," Bobbery explained. Koopie gave a look of sympathy to him.

"Yeah...Koops kinda told me what happened with you. I'm really sorry you went through that, but I'm also glad you made a change. I've also made some...pretty...bad mistakes in the past but I've learned from them and moved on," She added.

"That's good. You know, this whole capturing event has been a bit of a blessing in disguise. I haven't with you or the rest of the gang in such a long time but now that we're all here stuck here, I'm finally caught up with everything!" Bobbery chuckled.

"Heh heh, yeah, that is true! I guess me and Koops have just been A LOT busier than we thought during the past months. Oh, and speaking of capturing...um...there's something important I need to tell you about that alien guy who captured us," Koopie's tone immediately changed to being serious.

"Oh no, I don't like that look on your face. What is it?" Bobbery started to dread the impending bad news.

"Well, take it with a grain of salt if you wish, but I overheard Paper Yoshi talking with some other people about how he overheard that Count Bleck guy talking about a vision that he had of Tatanga coming in here and trying to kill everyone and set fire to the place. I know what you're thinking, he was just having a nightmare, but the way Paper Yoshi was telling the story was pretty damn serious, almost as if he was scared...they then said something about how it's possible for someone here to screw over us all and, somehow, get Tatanga over here which would be one of the reasons for why Tatanga could find us. What do you think?" Koopie explained.

"Erm...huh...wow. I...err...not sure what to say to that. But Count Bleck...Mario told me all about him before. He said that he had tried to take over the world before and that he had strange mystical powers, but since he's here now, I'm assuming he's okay. So I guess for him to get a vision about this possible attack may not seem so sketchy, if you know what I mean. And to be honest, whether we like or not, there IS a chance that Tatanga will find us sooner or later. But the question is, how big is that chance? And if he find us, will he actually try to kill us all?" Bobbery questioned.

"You see, that's the thing that's been bugging me ever since I heard what Paper Yoshi said. Why would Tatanga want to kill us if he gets over here? What exactly would be the purpose of it? And if said vision is true...then when the hell is it going to happen? I swear to god, it's going to keep me up for days! I told Tiny Kong about this and she's really iffy about actually believing it, but she's become cautious though, in case if it were to actually happen," Koopie said.

"Hmm...well, the next time I see Bleck, I'll go talk to him about this vision. Maybe something he saw in it could indicate a time or day of when it will happen. If he's able to know exactly when Tatanga will come here, then we'll be able to get everyone out of here and to another place," Bobbery replied.

"Bobbery?" Roy spoke. Bobbery jumped in surprise and turned to see Roy standing by his bed, wide awake.

"Oh, Roy! I thought you were sound asleep! You almost scared me!" Bobbery chuckled in relief.

"Oh...s-sorry about that. I actually couldn't sleep. I think I'm gonna go take a walk outside to get some fresh air," Roy said.

"Okay then, that's fine. Don't go too far though!" Bobbery warned. Roy quickly got out of there.

"...So anyways, this whole vision thing made me decide to join the adventure crew and help them out in getting the gems. If Tatanga actually does come here, then I thankfully won't be here to witness the destruction! I tried convincing Tiny to come, but she refused and wanted to be lazy. You should totally come, Bobbery! You'd be a great help and I know that everyone would love it if you tagged along!" Koopie said in excitement.

"As much as I want to help, I unfortunately can't. My old age is catching up to me and the trials that are undoubtedly ahead in their adventure would be too much for me. I would just slow them down. But if you wanna go, then do it. I think you'll be of good use anyways," Bobbery said.

"Awww! Alright then...if that's what you really think...well, I guess this is goodbye for now then. Hopefully I'll be able to see you again before anything apocalyptic happens!" Koopie said and hugged the sailor.

"Oh? You're leaving right now?" Bobbery asked.

"Yeah, I just saw their arwings come flying in right before I came to talk to you. If I hurry now, I'll just be able to make it! See you!" Koopie waved and excitedly ran off.

Meanwhile, Roy walked off into the woods. He heard every single thing that Koopie and Bobbery were discussing about the vision that Count Bleck had. He knew in his heart and mind that it was too late for him to try to get things back to normal. He knew that it was too late to make it up to Mimi for accidentally killing her best friends. He knew it was too late to be a part of his family again. He lost all hope on trying to be a good person. However, he now focused on staying alive so he was no longer suicidal for the time being. But...Roy decided that it was time to turn to the dark side. He decided that he belongs in the dark since he thinks that's what his life is destined to be if everyone can't stand him now. He decided to be the part of the world that destroys people's lives.

He's the one that's going to try to find Tatanga. He's the one that's going to try to bring him over there and fulfill Count Bleck's vision. He's the one that's going to be the cause of much eventual chaos.

EOC.

Things took quite a dark turn at the very end, didn't it? Heh. Next chapter will be about Tatanga again and two certain characters are going to get in a VERY heated argument that ends with one of them getting hurt. Also, two female characters will be joining the heroes now that Charmy and Amy are out of the scene. One of them is Koopie, obviously, but who do you hope (or think) the other one will be?

Also, I unfortunately did not make my goal of getting to 50 chapters before Summer started, but with work and school getting in the way a lot lately, I suppose it's understandable. New goal is to get to 64 chapters before the year ends. (Was originally 75, but I REALLY doubt I would get in 31 more chapters by the end of the year)