I mistakenly put Bombette's name at the end of the previous chapter instead of Jojora's. Should be fixed now.

GROUP 1 (Yoshi, Birdo, Toad, Toadette, Diddy, Dixie, DK, Fire Bro, Bowser Jr., Larry, Bombette, Lady SaSa):

"Agh! Is everyone okay!? All of us are still here, right!?" DK called out, carefully getting up due to being knocked over from the explosion.

"I-I think so! Now can someone explain to me where the hell that fireball came from!? Seriously, if we were out of there a second later, we would've been incinerated!" Bowser Jr. cried.

"Or we could've drowned, you know, considering that explosion created a huge hole and water is letting in as we speak!" Bombette frantically pointed out to everyone that the water was quickly rising up in the hidden staircase they were all in.

"Oh crap! Does anyone else feel like we're in the movie Titanic? Are our chances of survival going to be incredibly low!?" Yoshi started to freak out until Birdo shook him by the shoulders.

"OUR CHANCES WILL BE LOW IF WE DON'T GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE THIS INSTANT!" She screamed and dragged Yoshi with her up the stairs and everyone followed suit.

"I freaking knew it though! That creepy laugh sounded like Gruntilda and only she can make random fireballs like that! This was a trap!" Toad exclaimed.

"GRRRRRR! If I get my hands on her, I'll make sure she gets buried into the ground AGAIN and put a bucket of worms and roaches into her 'grave' too!" Diddy threatened.

"Don't forget about the fire ants!" Fire Bro commented.

The group made it back to the stock room and quickly went back up the pipe. Once they all got outside, they could definitely feel the ship starting to tilt.

"Alright, we need to find out where everyone else went to before the entire ship gets flooded!" Toadette said.

"They could be anywhere, though. I honestly don't think there's going to be enough time to search through the whole ship to find them," Dixie said.

"The monkey girl is right on the dot, for your ugly little friends will die at this spot!" yelled a very distinct voice. Everyone froze in fear. They all knew exactly who that voice belonged to.

The group looked up and shrieked when they saw the Miss Gruntilda Winkybunion fly down to them on her broomstick. She looked exactly like she did in Banjo-Kazooie.

"H-H-HOLY CRAP! SO THIS IS THE FAT WITCH OF THE SOUTH WEST!? I've heard a lot about you! You rhyme quite a bit, have you ever thought about being a songwriter?" Lady SaSa eagerly asked.

"Yes, it is me, the one and only Grunty! I bet you all thought I was done for, well guess what, I'm coming back for more!" Grunty evilly laughed.

"…Great. And she's back to doing those stupid rhymes…" Dixie groaned and rolled her eyes.

"You were the one who sent that fireball at us, didn't you!? What the hell do you want with us!?" Toad angrily asked.

"Over the years I have gained special skills, which will definitely bring out some thrills! One of them is seeing what's forthcoming, for example, I see that my toilet will need some plumbing!" Grunty revealed, grossing the others out.

"Well, you know, if you need help with that, Mario and Luigi are here…" Fire Bro suggested but was shushed by Birdo.

"DUDE! Don't tell her! We can't have her go after the others too!" she whispered.

"Pah! Don't bother keeping it a secret, for I have already seen it! All of you morons came to seek an object, but I'll stop you before you get to collect!" Grunty threatened, pointing her wand to them.

"Wait a second…forthcoming…are you telling me you can see into the future now!?" Larry asked in shock.

"Somewhat I can, I only get glimpses, what a sham! It's harder than it looks, even when reading from the books!" Grunty answered.

"I don't understand though! Why do you wanna stop us!? We aren't doing anything to you! All we're gonna do is get the gem and we'll be on our merry way!" Bombette said.

"Because that dumb bear and bird are here, and they act like there's nothing to fear! I want my revenge on them, before they snag that gem! Plus, you're all affiliated with those two, so you must go down too!" Grunty declared.

"WHAT? That's so not fair! We barely even know Banjo and Kazooie anyways! Ugh, no wonder why no sane man wants to be with you! You're fat, you're ugly, your personality is SHIT, and to top it all off, that stupid rhyming will give anyone a migraine!" Larry dished it to her.

"Shut your piehole, you assrat! I could easily suffocate you with just my humongous hat!" Grunty roared.

"Why don't you then? The last boss we faced was supposedly all powerful and threatening, but the bitch barely put up a fight! Come on, show us what you're made of!" Diddy dared her to do it.

Toad gulped. "Diddy…I really don't think it was a good idea to say that…"

Grunty formed a creepy smirk on her face. "Why, I'd be glad to!" She then quickly raised both her hands in the air, which made the others float high in the air. They all screamed and started to panic.

"WOAH! This is so cool! I wonder if I can do a backflip in mid-air?" Fire Bro cheered, being the only one not freaked out, unsurprisingly.

"H-holy crap! You weren't lying when you said you got new skills! Please don't kill us, we really don't mean any harm to you!" Yoshi cried.

"I don't care, for I am going to torture you all and save the worst for the bird and bear! I know you all are going on some stupid quest to save your pathetic world, but I won't let you, you will be hurled!" Grunty paid no mind to their pleas and magically tossed them into a large, open compartment of the ship. Everyone groaned in pain and slowly managed to get up.

"Uggghh…wha…where the hell are we? Wait a second…oh no…this is the room where the player had to fight that big box enemy…I think his name was Boss Boom Box!" Toad gasped.

"ANOTHER box enemy? Boy, am I going to be paranoid everytime I see a box from now on…" DK frustratingly sighed.

"Ahahahahahaha! Good luck trying to get out of there, better say a prayer! This new Grunty is no joke, my new magic will make you have a stroke! As soon as your friends get the gem, I'm snagging it for myself, then I will torture and eventually destroy them! Eeeheeheeheehee!" The witch manically laughed and flew off.

"Crap! So now with the ship sinking, we have to deal with a mini-boss! This is so freaking typical!" Bowser Jr. yelled.

"WHATEVER YOU GUYS DO, DO NOT PANIC OKAY!? I REPEAT, DO NOT FREAKING PANIC! LISTEN TO ME! ARE YOU LISTENING!? AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Bombette screamed and ran around in circles.

"Will you shut the hell up!? That's not going to help the situation! We need to find out a way out right now before the box guy shows up!" Dixie said.

"T-too late! That thing is about to come at us like a dark horse!" Lady SaSa shrieked and pointed at the enormous box enemy hopping towards the group.

"Ohhhh man…and…do you guys feel like that? The ship is tilting even further! We are done for!" Yoshi cried.

"Oh, I feel something alright…IN MY PANTS!" Toadette screeched in fear.


GROUP 2 (Mario, Peach, Luigi, Daisy, Bowser, Kammy, Wendy, Koops, Kooper, Koopie, Pauline, Waluigi, and Rosalina):

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!? IS EVERYONE ALRIGHT!?" Wendy screamed in terror, holding onto her dad tight.

"It sounded like a bomb went off! I really hope the others are okay!" Rosalina shrieked.

"HEEEEEELP! SOMEONE PLEEEEAAAAASE!" Pauline shrilled and started to cry, hanging on the edge of the platform by her hands. She was slowly slipping off as her hands were incredibly sweaty.

"Oh my god! YOU GUYS, PAULINE!" Peach yelled and rushed over to her aid along with the others. They all came together and pulled her up with ease. Pauline fell to the floor and panted, her heart racing a mile a minute.

"I…I really thought I was a goner there…thanks you guys. I-I am completely in your debt," Pauline said. Everyone else looked at her in surprise. Such a sentence from her of all people was not to be expected.

"Um, of course. There's no way we would let you die," Kooper assured.

Peach and Pauline looked at each other sympathetically. For once, Peach saw it in her eyes that she regretted everything horrible she had ever done to her. It just didn't feel right for her to hold a grudge against Pauline. She isn't that type of person.

"MARIOOOOOOOOOOOO!" yelled Luigi from across the room, which caught everyone's attention.

"Aggghhh! Come on, Luigi, pull!" Mario screeched, his brother struggling to get him onto the platform.

"I-I'm so sorry! I'm not as strong as you are! I-I'm not sure if I can do it!" Luigi cried (literally) with sweat dripping all over his face.

"Let me help!" Rosalina called out, extended her arm outward and quickly moved it left, like she was slapping someone. Mario suddenly got 'pushed' onto the platform and landed on his brother.

"Yergh…oh, thanks! You okay, bro?" Mario helped his brother up and dusted himself off.

"NO! I thought I was gonna lose you! My heart is about to pound out of my chest! My knees are shaking! I'm so tired that I completely forgot what world we're in right now!" Luigi freaked out.

"Please calm down! You need to stay focused, you hear me? I know you are stressed and tired but we need to stay on top of this if we want to get the gem, understand!?" Mario shouted, trying not to sound harsh.

"Y-Yeah…I-I'm sorry…I…didn't mean to…" Luigi gulped. His brother hadn't talked to him like that in a while. It really did help him ease up a bit.

"YOU GUYS! Please tell me I'm not the only one who feels the ship is tilting!?" Waluigi yelled. Everyone else didn't notice at first, but they actually felt they were being pulled forward.

Rosalina gasped, realizing what it is. "Oh my goodness…the ship is sinking! That shaking earlier definitely had to be bomb! And that bomb blew a hole in the ship so now all that dirty water is letting in! We have to get out NOW!"

Luigi shrieked and began to freak out all over again, while Mario managed to keep his cool. He long jumped over the gap between his and the others' platform and safely landed on there. Peach sighed in relief and hugged him.

"Come on Luigi! There isn't much time!" Daisy said. Everyone was shouting for him to get his butt moving.

Luigi looked down at the edge and only saw a humongous pit full of boiling oil. He cringed at the thought of being in there.

"COME ON! WE DON'T HAVE ALL DAY! LET'S GOOOOOO!" Bowser impatiently yelled.

Luigi took a couple steps back then did his long jump. He banged his foot against the edge of the platform the others were on and fell onto the platform and started sliding off the edge. The others screamed and came to his rescue.

"COME ON GUYS, PULL! HE'S A LOT LIGHTER THAN PAULINE!" Koopie grunted.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean!?" Pauline growled in offense.

They all managed to get Luigi on the platform and the plumber heavily panted, actually thinking he was going to die there.

"Luigi, look at me! You're okay now! You're alive! PLEASE CALM DOWN!" Daisy panicked, trying to get her lover focused so they can finally leave. She decided to kiss him, making everyone else roll their eyes.

After Daisy broke the kiss, Luigi finally stopped panting and relaxed.

"Woah…um…can we try that again?" he asked.

"Sorry to break up this heartwarming moment but need to leave NOW!" Bowser roared and led the pack towards the front of the engine room. It was a bit harder getting back there considering they were going a bit 'uphill' now but thankfully it seemed like the ship wasn't sinking TOO fast.

Koops started to sweat as he moved forward slower than the others. "Ugh…god, I am so out of shape…Koopie, remind me to buy plenty of energy drinks when we get back home!"

"Just take my hand, Koops! Everyone's ahead of us!" Koopie yelled and the weak koopa latched onto his girlfriend and the two made it to the ladder quickly as everyone else got to the top.

Pauline was the first one out and gasped at the scenery. She could see the bow rising ahead of her and they were a bit higher from the starting grounds where they parked the arwings than they were before.

"Crap, what the hell are we gonna do!? We're not gonna have enough time to look everywhere for them! We haven't even found the gem yet!" the queen bee shrieked.

"Rosalina, can't you use your magic to make the ship, um, not sink?" Kooper asked.

"I-I'm not sure if I have the ability to do that…I need to think for a second," she frustratingly responded.

"Well well well, if isn't Mario and friends! I assume you and Bowser have made amends?" Grunty cackled as she flew in on her broomstick. Everyone shrieked upon her arrival.

"It's you! You're somehow back to your old self! You're the one who is making the ship sink, aren't you?" Waluigi asked.

"And by the way, me and Mario are NOT friends! We're acquaintances till we grab all these ugly mystical gems and defeat Tatangu or whatever the hell that freak's name is!" Bowser growled.

"Ta…you mean Tatanga, my spiky one? Is he the purple alien guy with some kind of spaceship who is now gone? Ahahahaha! He came here a few hours ago looking for the same item, but I interrogated him and we ended up battling and he was beyond frightened! I won, the troll lost, he fled, and I had fun!" Grunty explained.

"Wait a second, Tatanga was here, trying to steal the gem!? Well…I suppose you kinda did us a favor by scaring him off then…" Daisy grumbled.

"Pah! Don't get so comfy yet, I've already dealt with some of your friends, none of you will get the gem, and that's a bet!" Grunty laughed again.

"Oh, shut your face, you old crone. You call yourself an actual witch? Do you even know any actual spells besides just the basic ones that attack people? Have you ever actually wondered why you get your ass beat by some tiny bird and bear all the time?" Kammy confronted the hag and got her wand out. Everyone looked at her in shock.

"HUH? You guys have a witch in your group? PAH! What a dupe! I am the biggest and baddest witch that ever lived, so quit trying to be a copycat, you ugly pig!" Grunty growled at her competition.

"Technically, we have two witches, if you count the blondie over there," Koopie nodded towards Rosalina.

"What? I'm not a witch! Witches are supposed to be ugly!" Peach shouted.

"HEY!" Kammy and Grunty yelled.

"She's talking about me. Um, I suppose I AM considered a witch in this world, though I don't necessarily like labels for that stuff…" Rosalina nervously spoke.

"Well, aren't you a beauty! Yes…your magic and looks will be perfect to use my spell on, it's my number one duty!" Grunty formed a smirk and started waving her wand around.

"W-What do you mean by that!? What are you gonna do!?" Wendy asked in fright.

"Absorb this woman's beauty and skills into me…and swap my sinister appearance onto her body!" Grunty chanted and then a blast of red light shot from her wand towards Rosalina. The space queen stood there in shock, having no time to react.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Waluigi screamed and jumped in front of her, getting zapped by the spell.

"AAAAHHHHH! YOU FOOL! CANCEL THE SPELL, CANCEL THE SPELL!" Grunty cried, not wanting to have the appearance and extreme slenderness of a man, and also being freaked out to the point where she lost her rhyming ability.

"TAKE THIS!" Kammy shot a blast of white ray light at Grunty and knocked her to the ground. Mario took this opportunity to jump down and land on Grunty's back. He then tried to steal her wand but Grunty tugged on it back and bonked him on the head with it, knocking him over to the ground.

"GAH! You stupid video game heroes always do this crap! I'm gonna give you a colossal zap!" Grunty waved her wand around again, but was blasted by another white ray by none other than Kammy, knocking her down on her butt this time.

"You guys distract her while I try to think of a spell to destroy that bitch! THE ONLY TRUE WITCH THAT'S EVER GOING TO EXIST IN ANY UNIVERSE IS KAMMY KASSAVONA KOOPA!" She declared.

"Watch this!" Bowser said and got in his shell. He then started to spin around multiple times and shot himself off towards the bottom floor.

"Ugh…you bitches…are going to get stitches! Okay, that was a really lame rhyme. Perhaps I should just give it up for good this time?" Grunty asked herself. She tried to get herself, until she spotted a large, spiky shell sliding her way…

"HOLY FU-"

BANG!

Grunty was knocked back further, definitely injured even more this time.

"Waluigi! Are you okay!? I can't believe you just did that!" Rosalina cried.

"I…I'm fine…just…go help defeat that crazy old lady…" Waluigi uttered, holding his chest in pain.

"If…if you say so…I'll be right back though, I promise!" Rosalina said and ran off with the others who had ran downstairs to help defeat Grunty.

Mario and Bowser stood over Grunty, who still conscious but badly hurt.

"So Mario, how do you want to see her go? By stomping my foot on her face or setting her ablaze?" Bowser asked with a chuckle.

"We're not killing her, Bowser. Don't even try it," Mario rolled his eyes.

"What? Why the hell not!?" Bowser screamed in shock at his response.

"Because we don't kill living beings! It's immoral! All we need to do is knock her out, steal her wand, find the gem, and get the hell out of here," Mario argued.

"EXCUSE ME? You mean to tell me that you don't want to kill a person who just tried to kill US? Why the hell are you being such a hypocrite right now of all times? I don't have to remind you of all those times you destroyed MY armies and underlings, correct? Or all those other enemies and bosses on your stupid RPG adventures!?" Bowser questioned.

"It's…it's complicated to explain, Bowser. Just please trust me on this one," Mario sighed, not wanting to get into another argument.

"Oh try me, shorty! Why the hell does this broad get a pass but my underlings don't!? You can't have it both ways, Mario! Killing these pests is the only way to make sure they don't start all kinds of shit again!" Bowser was ready to punch the plumber out for being so confusing.

"THIS IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT! We just can't use death as a punishment, okay!? I-I just can't explain it right now, but please, just follow me on this!" Mario pleaded and was getting stressed out.

"HOW THE FUCK IS IT DIFFERENT!? SERIOUSLY, TELL ME RIGHT NOW! I DON'T CARE HOW COMPLICATED IT IS, JUST FUCKING TELL ME!" Bowser roared.

"What the hell are you guys doing!?" Pauline yelled as she and the rest came to the bickering duo.

"ASK HIM! HE'S THE ONE WHO'S BEING A HYPOCRITICAL CHERRY PICKER!" Bowser pointed to the plumber.

"What the hell are you talking about, there's no cherry trees around here!" Peach exclaimed, completely missing the point.

"Where is Grunty at? Did you get rid of her?" Koops asked.

Mario and Bowser turned around and jumped when they saw no sign of her. She had disappeared while they were busy arguing.

"…No…we didn't…this looks soooo bad…" Bowser gulped.

Suddenly, a large group of Minjos (evil Jinjos) appeared in front of the group in a puff of smoke, all ready to attack.

"HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!" Kooper screamed.


GROUP 3 (Goombella, Goombario, Watt, Lakilulu, Parakarry, Wario, Mona, Jojora, Banjo, Kazooie, Vivian, and Flurrie):

"Ack! What was that? Is everyone alright?" Vivian shrieked.

"Oh, I am better than alright! What up girl?" Wario giggled, noticing that Mona fell on top of him. She yelped and quickly stood up.

"F-Forget that you saw anything! I mean it! I don't want to hear it!" she panicked, knowing how Wario would definitely capitalize on that moment.

"Whatever you say, my sweet one…" Wario winked.

"Okay, that was definitely a booming sound I heard! Bombette seriously needs to control her temper sometimes!" Lakilulu pointed out.

"There was no way that was Bombette, dummy! It sounded like dynamite going off!" Goombario corrected.

"Yeah! Quit trying to sound smart, you peroxided wannabe!" Parakarry insulted. Lakilulu turned red at this.

"Wait…if that was dynamite or some other bomb going off…that means…there's a chance there's a hole in the ship…which means…if the hole is underwater, then…" Goombella gulped.

"Oh goodness, the ship is sinking! Please tell me I'm not the only one who feels it tilting back!" Flurrie said.

"Yeah, I definitely feel the tilt. Oh man, I really hope the others didn't get hurt! We need to get that gem now before the ship goes under!" Mona yelled.

"Wait a second, where did Jojora and Watt go? Anyone seen them?" Goombario asked.

"KAZOOIE! WAIT! DON'T GO IN THERE BY YOURSELF!" Banjo called out, everyone looking to the right pipe and saw her dive down it head first. He followed right after her.

"UGH! We'll look for them when we get back up here, but we have to follow those two right now! They may get into danger!" Goombella said and everyone else nodded and ran to the pipe.

Banjo landed safely on the ground in the anchor room and saw his breegull friend scanning the walls.

"Kazooie, what are you doing!? You can't just run off like that without the rest of us coming with! Something bad might happen to you!" he worriedly said.

"Oh please, I can take care of myself. Do I have to remind you that I come equipped with five different egg abilities and a beak that can practically be used as a kitchen knife?" Kazooie said.

"You make it sound like you're some special type of gun. Sigh…I know you're tough but, with this new adventure that we're on, the stakes are higher than ever, so we must be more careful no matter what. This new enemy that we're helping the others deal with is not anything like Grunty or like the other lesser bosses we've faced before," Banjo reminded her, and she knew he was right. This adventure was nothing like any other one they have went on before. It was a hundred times more dangerous and dramatic.

"Yeah…but you saw what happened? You heard what they said? A freaking bomb blew up on the ship. There is no time to waste. Even though I barely know these people, I want to help in protecting them. At first, I didn't really care because that world…that's not our world. That world could be destroyed and we would be just fine in our own world. However…if this happened in our world, I would definitely want a bunch of people who I may not personally know, but know that they are strong, to help us out," Kazooie responded with maturity for once. Banjo smiled at her, really liking the fact that this adventure has brought out a new side of her.

Suddenly, a bunch of screams were heard and everyone else fell to the floor in one huge pile.

"Uggghhh…okay, next time we go down a pipe, let's not all go in at the same time!" Goombella groaned in pain.

"Mona? Is that you sitting on my leg?" Wario smirked.

"STOP IT WARIO!" Mona grunted and everyone got off each other.

Kazooie continued to examine the wall and started feeling it with her feathers. As she continued down for a few more seconds, she felt a different texture to the wall suddenly. She slightly gasped, but had an idea. She backed up a bit and shot a grenade egg at the spot. A small part of the wall blasted open and revealed a narrow pathway that led down.

"Gotta love them egg bombs!" Kazooie snickered and led everyone else down the hidden way.

They all reached an incredibly tiny room that only contained a golden treasure chest. Everyone was taken back by its beauty.

"Wow, look at that marvelous piece! I've never seen anything so magnificent before! My eyes are watering because of how stunning it is!" Wario dropped his jaw in excitement.

"Yes, it IS gorgeous but where on earth is the gem at? Don't tell me this hidden path leads to a dead end! How annoying!" Flurrie pouted.

"The gem is in the treasure chest, DUH! Let's open it!" Goombella said.

"Wait stop! What if it's a trick?" Mona asked.

"Why the hell would it be a trick? Come on, stop trying to blow things out of proportion!" Goombario impatiently yelled and opened the chest.

Flurrie shrieked and fainted at what was inside.

It was the radiant pearl gem. Everyone grew a wide smile, feeling very accomplished that they found the fifth gem, officially marking the halfway point in their journey.

"Oh, how beautiful! The way it sparkles in the light almost blinds my eyes!" Lakilulu cheered and grabbed the gem.

"One can only hope, Lakilulu…" Goombario groaned.

"And who the hell said you get to take the gem!?" Mona growled and snatched it from her, making the lakitu sigh in disappointment.

"Alright, let's get back outside now and find the others before the ship tilts even further and sinks," Banjo commanded and everyone followed him out of the room.

Meanwhile, Jojora and Watt rose up to the surface of the oily water and started freaking out.

"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT ALL ABOUT!? AND WHY THE HELL DOES THIS WATER SMELL SO FUNKY!?" Jojora screeched in disgust.

"H-help me, please! I can't swim!" Watt cried, struggling to stay above the surface.

"Come on! I see a landing over there where we can easily get on to! Hurry up too, because this water will pull you under FAST!" Jojora warned, having played the game and knowing the dangers. She started swimming towards the entrance area.

"WAIT JOJORA! I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM! PLEASE COME BACK!" Watt cried even more.

"Just freaking pull yourself over here, it isn't that hard!" Jojora yelled back, not even turning around to look at her struggling.

"I CAN'T! I'M GOING UNDER! I'M GOING UNDER! HELP ME HELP ME PLEEEEAAAAASSSSSSEEE!" Watt screamed as loud as she possibly could and went under the surface.

Jojora managed to get onto a low piece of land and pulled herself on it. She turned around to make sure Watt was behind her, but she wasn't. Jojora widened her eyes and she immediately became scared.

"Oh crap…W-Watt!?" she started to panic, and upon seeing some bubbles floating up to the surface some feet away from her, she dove back in and swam to the spot.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTT! SHIT!" Jojora screamed, regretting that she didn't bother to help poor Watt swim their way to land. She swam to where she thought the spot was, took a very deep breathe in, and went under. She opened her eyes and she screamed, immediately feeling pain. She rose back to the surface and screamed even further, rubbing her eyes.

"OWWWWW! FUCK! Ugh, how could I be so fucking stupid!? This water has fucking oil in it and who knows what other shit! I'm gonna have to rely on pure instinct…" she said to herself and went back down. She had to do this fast otherwise she would drown too. She kept on swimming down, reaching her arms out to feel for anything. She kept at it for a few more seconds, until she felt something. It was definitely not something small, but nothing too big, so she assumed it was Watt. She grabbed it with both hands, pulled it to her, and swam up to the surface as fast as possible.

She made it to the surface and Jojora let out a huge exhale. She opened her eyes and saw that it was indeed Watt that she got. Her eyes were closed and she wasn't moving at all. Jojora brought Watt over to the low land she was on earlier, got on it, and barely managed to get Watt on there.

"Oh crap, I've never done CPR before!" the fairy shrieked, not having much time to think. She had to do it anyways because it would take too long to try to get the others to help. She copied what she saw on CPR on TV and pushed down on Watt's chest multiple times with the palms of her hands. No water was coming out of her mouth and she still wasn't moving. Jojora put her mouth to Watt's mouth and exhaled a couple times. She then listened closely to hear if she was breathing. No luck.

"No…no no no no no! Please wake up, Watt! PLEASE!" Jojora started to cry and pushed down on her chest again a few more times. Nothing. She put her mouth to Watt's mouth and exhaled twice. Still nothing. Jojora cried even more and tried one last time. She pushed on her chest more times now and still nothing was happening. She tried the mouth-to-mouth breathing…nothing. It felt useless at that point. Jojora let out a scream and rolled over on the ground, crying harder than she ever did before. She felt like a wreck. She just let Watt drown and was too busy caring about herself to notice.

"O-oh god! W…Watt…I…I…I killed her…I k-killed a p-person…w-what the fuck is wrong with me!? HOW THE FUCK COULD I DO THIS!?" Jojora roared and continued to lay there, wanting to die herself. She had never felt so horrible…so disgusted with herself, ever in her life.


The following scene takes place right after Roy killed Dry Bones in Chapter 49.

"Roy, we must to get out of here this instant. We cannot let anyone see us otherwise shit will go down," Dimentio warned and dragged him out of there, the koopa still staring at the broken window. The two exited the hospital by the emergency staircase since it would be too risky going out the normal way.

Right after they left, Sushie exited the bathroom.

"Alright, I'm back! Dry Bones? Where did you go?" Sushie called out. He was oddly nowhere to be seen. She looked straight ahead into a room and saw a small blanket on the floor partially caught on fire.

"Woah! How the hell did that happen!?" she shrieked, ran in the room, grabbed one of the blankets off the bed and covered the fire, putting it out.

"Okay…that was really bizarre…what happened in here?" she asked herself, looking around the room for clues. She almost jumped when she saw the broken window. She gulped and slowly walked over to it, fearing that someone may have jumped through it or someone threw something through it.

She peered over the edge and screamed when she saw a small fire straight down below. She feared the worst and sped out of the room, down the hallway, and down the stairs.

Paper Yoshi was coming out of the cafeteria and saw Sushie zoom past him, punched through the fire extinguisher glass case, grabbed the extinguisher, and headed outside.

"What the hell!? Sushie, where are you going!? What's going on!?" he yelled, everything happening in an instant. He followed her as fast as he could, becoming extremely worried now.

Sushie ran left towards the fire and sprayed the carbon dioxide onto it, dousing it within seconds.

"HOLY SHIT! SUSHIE, WHAT IS THIS!? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN!?" Paper Yoshi screamed, coming to a halt right behind her and dropping his jaw at the site.

After the fire was completely out, Sushie removed what's left of the blanket. She screamed in terror when she saw mostly ashes under it, but also some bone remnants still intact.

"O-OH MY GOD! I-I-I-IT'S DRY BONES! SOMEBODY KILLED HIM!" She sobbed uncontrollably into Paper Yoshi's shoulder. The dinosaur was at a loss for words, staring at what's left of Dry Bones with wide eyes. He now felt terrified that a killer was on the loose.

Meanwhile, Bobbery walked over to the room where he was watching Roy. He came in, flicked the light on, but saw no sign of him.

"Huh? Is he still on his walk…?" he asked himself. He looked at the clock. It was almost 8 pm. Roy left around two hours ago. He didn't want to jump to conclusions just yet, as he could be hanging around somewhere else.

Just as he was about to leave, Bobbery saw a group of people gathered around through the window outside. This made him curious so he quickly exited into the hallway and made it outside over to the large group. He saw that Ms. Mowz was about to head back inside and walked to her.

"Hey! What on earth is going on out here? Did something bad happen?" he asked.

Ms. Mowz sighed with a worried expression. "It's…Dry Bones is dead. Paper Yoshi told me that Sushie thinks that someone set him on fire with a blanket over him and threw him out one of the second floor windows…"

Bobbery lowered his head and shook it. He had no words for something so treacherous.

"I-I just don't understand! Why the hell would someone do this!? Especially at a time like this!?" the squeak cried. Bobbery had an idea, but he didn't want to go there just yet until proof was shown.

EOC.

So, the 'mini massacre' with the six characters dying at the hospital will happen AFTER the gang is done with this current world. I'm expecting the next chapter to be a bit shorter than this one so I'm hoping to get it uploaded way sooner. Plus, I'm officially off school for the summer so I've got plenty of free time to focus on this now. In case you're wondering about Mario Party Deluxe and Color That Was Drained From My Soul, those will be put on hiatus for now until I've figured what the hell I'm gonna do with them because, and you're going to hate me for this, but I've lost interest in continuing those fics, but at the same time, I don't want to get rid of them, so…I need to figure this one out. I'll reach a conclusion when I upload the next chapter though, so you won't have to wait long for my decision.