KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

"Coming, dearie! Just a second!" Flurrie happily called out. She opened the door and saw Waluigi standing there, visibly devastated.

"Oh my goodness! Waluigi, you look simply distraught! is everything okay!?" she asked in surprise.

Waluigi shook his head while his lips quivered. He began to cry again and Flurrie gave him a hug. He sobbed into her shoulder.

"You and Rosalina…you two got into another argument, didn't you?" Flurrie asked.

"Y-Yeah…it was awful, though! She hurt me so bad! *sniff* I HATE FEELING LIKE THIS!" Waluigi shrilled.

"Shh shh. Come in the room, dear. Can't let anyone else hear of this mess," Flurrie ordered and shut her door. She placed Waluigi on her bed and sat next to him. "Now, you said she hurt you? You don't mean physically, right?"

He shook his head again. "No. Not like that. But…she was so vile to me! I can tell she wanted to hurt me and make me feel like a disaster…which she did. I've never seen her be so cruel before! I-I guess that's how she acts when she's been heartbroken!?"

Flurrie looked confused. "Hmm? Waluigi, you described Rosalina as 'vile' and 'cruel.' That's certainly a word that I would NEVER hear anyone ever say about Rosalina! And what do you mean by heartbroken? You guys break up?"

"I broke up with her. She used a spell to erase an argument that we had from my mind and that just…that hurt me just as bad as I'm hurting right now…" Waluigi said, slowly stopping himself from sobbing.

"Oh dear! Well, I certainly can't blame you for doing that. Rosalina messing with your mind via magic is all sorts of wrong and would most definitely cause distrust! But! That being said, I'm almost certain that Rosalina didn't mean to use that spell on you with harsh intentions. I don't know her too well, but I'm pretty sure that's not the kind of person that she is!" Flurrie said in comfort.

Waluigi paused and looked at Flurrie, as if he had a realization. "Wait a minute. You're right, she didn't do it with harsh intentions…but then all of a sudden, she insulted me and hurt me later on…"

"…as if she was two completely different people?" Flurrie finished his sentence.

Waluigi gasped. "Oh no! Flurrie, you don't think that…R-Rosalina…she got infected like DK did!?"

Flurrie looked at him with the deepest of sympathies. "I'm very sorry, dearie, but it really sounds like she has."

This sparked a fury within Waluigi. Those bastards infected the love of his life. Not only that, but they kidnapped Wario. Two very important people in Waluigi's life and this made him have a tremendous thirst for revenge.

The phone rung suddenly, which startled the both of them. Flurrie picked it up, "Hello? Oh, hi Sally, dear! Yes? Yes. Oh my! What!? I-I see! Um, o-o-okay, uhh, Waluigi is here with me so I'll bring him down too! Thank you!"

"What's going on!?" Waluigi asked.

"Meeting in the lobby NOW! Luigi's been hurt by Rosalina!" Flurrie exclaimed. Waluigi widened his eyes in horror.


Everyone, except for Koops still, gathered in the lobby once again to see Luigi sitting on a chair, holding his leg in pain with Mario right beside him, along with some various objects smashed and spread out all over the floor.

"WOAH! What the fuck happened in here!?" Kooper yelled.

"LUIGI!" Daisy shrieked and ran to him. She kneeled down and touched his leg. "Oh god, who did this to you!?"

"It was Rosalina. She came walking through here and all of a sudden…she just used magic to toss me across the room and I ended up twisting my leg. She did it to Mario too, but he's okay. I-I don't think I broke any bones, but it still hurts like hell!" Luigi cried. Daisy hugged him and let out a few tears while everyone else stood there in shock.

"WAIT, WHAT!? Did you just say 'Rosalina'!? Why the hell would she do THAT to you!?" Goombario asked.

"Because she's like DK now," Waluigi spoke coldly. All eyes turned to him. "Rosalina and I got into a bad fight before she came down here and did that to Luigi and Mario. She said the most awful things to me…it made me so hurt and upset…then…I talked to Flurrie about it and we both realized something. The real Rosalina would never do something like that to anyone, ever. She doesn't have the kind of hate in her to be so vile. She's been infected."

All was silent for a moment. Everyone felt Waluigi's pain and were distraught at Rosalina being like DK now. It was another friend of theirs that was gone.

"No! NO NO NO! NOT ROSALINA TOO! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!" Peach began to cry.

"God, that's just awful! I'm so sorry this is happening to you, Waluigi!" Lakilulu sympathized and so did everyone else.

"We'll…we'll get Rosalina back, okay Waluigi!? DK too! Along with Goombella, Banjo, and Wario! Tomorrow during the wedding will be our chance to get them back!" Mario said in determination.

"But, HOW exactly!?" Bowser Jr. screeched. "My family and I were discussing this earlier. How are we supposed to get DK, Rosalina, and all those other guys back to normal if we can't find a cure for the infection!? Because, uhh, if we can't find a cure…then…that means…"

"…We have to kill them," Daisy finished his sentence in shock.

"WHAT!? No fucking way are we killing them! These are people that we know and care about! THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY!" Diddy yelled in protest.

"What the hell else are we supposed to do then!? We can't just let them run about and cause havoc all over the city if there's no cure!" Pauline replied.

"Easy for YOU to say! You don't have a loved one that's infected and fighting with the bad guys!" Diddy argued.

"STOP! Please, no arguments right now! If there's an infection then there HAS to be a cure, right? Maybe we could find something at their base of operations?" Mario asked.

"But, how are we supposed to know where THAT is!? Let's face it, we literally know NOTHING about what these guys are planning to do and where they're situated at! The info we have on them may as well be non-existent!" Bombette exclaimed.

"She's right. We don't know anything about them besides the fact that something is happening at the wedding tomorrow and that these guys are kidnapping and hurting our friends. We seriously need to find out more info before tomorrow because we're at a HUGE disadvantage right now," Kooper pointed out.

"Well, isn't that the reason why me, Yoshi, and Diddy are going to Amy's apartment later on? We'll most likely find out some stuff there!" Birdo said.

"Wait! I also have somewhere you could check. Remember when I said I was going for a short flight earlier? Well, as I was flying, I saw a beautiful looking church down below and just had to check it out. Turns out, it was the same church that Sonic and Amy are getting married at! It's the Emerald Hill Church. I encountered that Blaze chick there. She was pretty damn adamant on not wanting me to go inside the church, so there HAS to be something in there that connects with everything that's been going on!" Kazooie explained.

"Woah! Interesting. But, you didn't get hurt from her, did you?" Parakarry asked.

"I did. The bitch swiped at my wings, but I'll be okay. Barely made it back though, so I gotta rest my wings for a while," Kazooie said.

"Damn! Sorry that happened to you. But, this actually helps a bit. Okay, I've got an idea. During the parties tonight, I'm gonna go to this Emerald Hill Church and check it out myself to see if I can find anything noteworthy," Mario said.

"Uhh, all by yourself!? Are you forgetting the fact that Kazooie was almost killed by one of them there!?" Toad pointed out.

"Yeah! It's too risky, brother! I'm coming with you!" Luigi exclaimed.

"No! Your leg is injured pretty badly, bro. I really want you to stay behind on this one. I'll be okay!" Mario demanded.

"Like hell you will! I'm coming with you. You're gonna need backup in case shit goes down. And I'm NOT gonna take no for an answer!" Bowser also demanded. Mario smirked at him.

"That's fine, I wasn't going to say 'no' anyways," he shrugged.

"Hold on. Are you sure it'll be fine with ONLY you two going!? This is sounding too risky!" Peach cried.

"I promise it'll be fine. Besides, all of them are going to be at the parties tonight, so the church will most likely be unguarded, or at most, with very limited protection," Mario assured.

"How can you be so sure that all of them will be at the parties tonight, though? Are you positive that you don't need anyone else to come with you?" Kammy questioned.

"Guys, please, it will be a quick side mission, okay? Besides…it's better to have larger numbers of us at the parties just in case they try anything chaotic. Plus, it'll look suspicious if a lot of us don't show up. It'll be okay!" Mario desperately assured the gang, but some of them still weren't buying it.

"The way to get to Emerald Hill Church…" Sally spoke, taking in everything that was said. "…you gotta take the train again. Border Street is the one you wanna get off. The entrance to the church will be a block to the right. If you're gonna go there though, I highly suggest leaving soon because it takes about 30 minutes to get there, and both parties also start in 30 minutes."

"Got it. Thanks, Sally! So, here's the plan then. Bowser and I will go check out the church and see if we'll find anything there. Tails should be here at the hotel soon, so when Amy's party starts, he'll reach into her bag, grab her keys, and give it to one of you three, Yoshi, Birdo, and Diddy. You three will then check out her apartment and find anything you can there. As for the rest of you guys, keep a close eye on everyone who we know is infected. Make sure they know that nothing is up, but also be prepared for them to try anything. Any questions?" Mario laid it all out.

Mona raised her hand. "Uhh, I don't have a question, but I do need to show you guys this…" She reached into her pocket and got out a syringe with purple fluid in it.

"What the hell? Mona…is that…" Koopie gasped.

"Yes, it's the virus. Last night, I, uhh, went for a walk outside to get some air, then all of a sudden I see Shadow coming after me! I booked it and ran into the woods behind here, but he caught up to me and he pushed me to the ground. He tried to inject this into me but I managed to rip some of his fur off and kick him off of me and run away again. I looked back to see if he was chasing me again, but I saw him run off and he dropped the syringe. I went back a little while ago to see if it was still there and, obviously, it was. This is probably a long shot, but, Kammy, do you think there's a chance you could perform some kind of magic or spell on this liquid to reverse the effects so we could cure the others?" Mona explained.

"Hmm. Let me see the syringe," Kammy said and Mona handed it to her. "I…I'll need some time to think on this one. There's a chance I just might be able to do reverse the effects with this, but I can't promise anything. I'll start working on it once the parties begin."

"Excellent! So, not all hope is lost then!" Vivian cheered. Some others sighed in relief too.

"Very good. Now, you guys all get prepped for the parties. Bowser, let's start heading out to the train. As soon as we find something, we'll come back to let you guys know!" Mario informed.

"Mario, I know this is totally obvious to you now, but PLEASE be careful!" Peach said with worry as she hugged him and gave him a kiss.

"You know I will. You be careful too, okay? We'll be back as soon as we can!" Mario smiled.

"Dad, you're really gonna go with just Mario? You sure this is a good idea?" Larry asked.

"I'm not sure if it IS a good idea, son, but I'm pretty positive we'll be okay. The moment we see any signs of trouble, we're gonna bounce," Bowser said.

"Please be careful, dad! Oh, and PLEASE don't get into a fight with Mario! I heard about what happened earlier!" Wendy pleaded.

"Heh. I'll try my best. Both of our personalities clash with each other way too often, but I think we'll manage just fine somehow," Bowser shrugged with a snicker.

Bombette and Parakarry approached Sally.

"Hey, Sally! Can we talk to you in private for a moment?" Bombette asked.

"Sure. Let's go in the back room here…" Sally obliged and the three went away from the main group.

"So, we need to discuss something very important. We did something kind of…uhh…bad. We…we went into the basement last night," Parakarry nervously revealed.

Sally's eyes widened in horror. "WHAT!? Why the hell would you do THAT for!? You're not supposed to go in there! And how the hell did security not catch you!? Vector was supposed to be on duty last night!"

"We must've been lucky or something! But Sally, do you remember that story of that raccoon boy the old lady was rambling about when we first got here? Well, it got us curious about it so we looked it up online and saw stories of the raccoon boy, Vanko, last being seen around here! We wanted to check it out and see if the old lady really wasn't going crazy. Plus, it was the one place we didn't check for Goombella when we were looking for her!" Parakarry explained.

"And, what do ya know? There is some kind of monster down there. He destroyed the light before we could see him, but we heard the noises and I've got the scars to prove it to you…" Bombette said and showed Sally the deep scratches on her legs and lower body. Sally covered her mouth in shock.

"There was also food down there, like someone was being kept prisoner but still being treated with care. Sally…just what the hell is going on here!? That IS Vanko down there, isn't it!?" Parakarry yelled.

"You've known all along about this, haven't you!? How many secrets are you keeping from the rest of us!?" Bombette angrily spoke.

Sally sighed in frustration. "I see everything now. Well…no trying to hide now, I guess. I will tell you everything you need to know, then. But, I need your guys' word that you two do NOT tell anyone what I'm about to tell you, okay!? I'll reveal everything myself after the wedding is done!"

Bombette and Parakarry paused in confusion and looked at each other.

"Uhh…why after the wedding, though? Wouldn't it make more sense to tell everyone now so we're all in the know?" Parakarry asked.

"Telling everyone now would raise too many questions and I don't wanna risk anyone else going into the basement and finding that monster. I promise that I'll tell everyone else everything after the wedding, but I NEED your guys' word that you'll keep it a secret till then!" Sally begged.

"Uhh…well, alright then. You have our word. Right, Bombette?" Parakarry asked and looked to her. She looked a little pissed still.

"…Sure. Whatever. Now tell us what the hell is going on here!" Bombette demanded.

"Okay. The monster you found in the basement is indeed Vanko. But, he's down there for a reason. Me and another person are keeping him down there until the day of the wedding, because there's a certain person who will be at the wedding who will be completely thrown off once he sees Vanko…" Sally explained and told the rest of the complicated story to the pair whose expressions were repeatedly in shock.


It was now time for the bachelor and bachelorette parties. The plan was officially underway. All the girls remained at the hotel and went to the pool area, while the guys (except for Koops, still) went to the same bar/club that some of the characters were at yesterday. Amy, Blaze, Rouge, Tikal, and a few other females that no one recognized were there. Mario and Bowser were already on the train to the Emerald Hill Church.

Diddy remained in the lobby reading a magazine, alongside Yoshi and Birdo, who were waiting for Tails' arrival to get the key to Amy's apartment.

Dixie approached the focused Diddy. "Hey. Um, good luck doing the apartment thing. I really think you'll find something there."

"Thanks," Diddy quickly replied, still paying attention to the magazine. Dixie sighed at him.

"Look, I know you're still mad at me. It's totally justified. But…uhh…if it makes you feel any better, I'm in huge trouble with Toadette right now. She's beyond mad at me for good reason. I…uhh…said stuff I shouldn't have to her and now she hates me as much as you do right now…" she partially lied to him.

"That absolutely does not make me feel better," Diddy stated, still reading the magazine. Dixie sighed again.

"Can we please talk, Diddy? I feel TERRIBLE about what I did to you! I'm so disgusted with myself! PLEASE!" she started to cry. Birdo intervened.

"Dixie, please stop. When he's ready to talk, he will, but it's just too soon now. I think you're only gonna make it worse," Birdo whispered. Dixie groaned and stomped away.

"I'm really sorry you're going through this, Diddy. I can't imagine how much it hurts," Yoshi said.

"Don't try to imagine it. The pain is unbearable…" Diddy said while shaking his head, visibly upset.

"Well, hopefully tonight will take your mind off of that. I really hope we'll find what we need at Amy's apartment. I'm more nervous for what will happen tomorrow than anything else…" Birdo nervously spoke and held Yoshi's hand for comfort.

"Me too. Literally ANYTHING can happen. I just really hope that no one dies this time around…" Diddy replied, equally nervous.

"There's no guarantees of all of us surviving though. It'd be…well…foolish to think that all of us will get out of this alive…" Birdo lowered her voice. Yoshi looked at her in worry.

"I feel like I should be the optimist here and tell you to not think that and that everything will be okay somehow…but you're right. Chances are at least one of us WILL die…wow! Didn't think I could get so dark there, actually," Yoshi exclaimed, being surprised at his own words.

"This adventure has fucked with all our heads. We're not the same upbeat and confident heroes we used to be," Diddy pointed out. He tossed the magazine onto the table as Birdo and Yoshi saw Tails rush into the lobby and towards the pool area. He quickly waved at them and then proceeded to the pool.

"Here we go…it's about to start!" Yoshi said, motioning to Diddy to be prepared.

"Amy!" Tails called out as he approached her.

"Oh, Tails! So good to see you, but, uhh, what are you doing here? You do realize this is the bachelorette party, right?" Amy said.

"I know, but I just wanted to see you one last time before the big day tomorrow! I still can't believe one of my closest friends is getting married! It's a dream come true!" Tails exaggerated his excitement. Amy laughed at him.

"Oh, you're too sweet, Tails! But you're right, it IS a dream come true! I get to be married to the guy of my dreams and all my friends will be there to witness it all!" Amy squealed.

"Hahaha! Of course! Now then, I must get going to the bachelor party and…oh! Amy! You should put your purse away, it looks like such a hassle to be carrying it around at your own party!" Tails suggested.

"Oh? You really think so? Well…alright, I guess I can go without holding on tight to it for a little while, hehe. Would you mind setting it down for me somewhere safe?" Amy politely asked while giving him the purse.

"Of course! See you tomorrow!" Tails waved at her and walked away to go set the purse down on one of the pool chairs. Pauline immediately got in front of Amy so as to block her view from what he's doing.

"Amy! PLEASE tell me there's some kind of alcoholic beverage here because I am DYING to kill these nervous jitters!" Pauline groaned, exaggerating her need.

"Uhh…sure…there's some white and red wine in the basket over there on the table…" Amy awkwardly responded.

"Oh, awesome! I've never had red wine before, though. Wanna try it with me?" Pauline gestured the bride to be over to the table.

Tails rushed back out into the lobby and tossed the apartment keys to Diddy. "Here they are! Good luck, guys!"

"Excellent! Let's make this quick!" Birdo said and the trio ran out the hotel.

"So, um, what are we supposed to do again?" Peach quietly asked to Flurrie.

"We're supposed to just hang around and act natural, dear. Everything seems to be going quite good so far since Tails got the keys and all the women that we know that are 'infected' are here!" Flurrie whispered back.

"Oh! I see. Hmm…it IS a little awkward though, hanging around them all, knowing what's been happening…you think they're gonna try something crazy?" Peach asked.

"Oh, they probably will, dearie. We have to keep alert for any signs of danger from them," Flurrie said.

"Ugh…there she is. The cat-looking bitch over there!" Kazooie snarled, pointing to Blaze.

"That's the girl who attacked you when you went to the church?" Vivian asked.

"Yep. Look at her over there…laughing and grinning like she's the most innocent person around. Ugh! You're gonna have to hold me back from doing anything hasty tonight because I am all riled up again!" Kazooie said with fire in her eyes. Vivian nervously gulped.

"Hey, what's up with you?" Lakilulu asked while approaching Toadette.

"Not really in the mood for a party…nor associating with any of those psychopaths…" Toadette spoke depressingly.

"Oh yeah, I totally get that! I feel like we should beat the crap out of all of them since they're all here, but, umm…wait, why aren't we doing that right now exactly!?" Lakilulu questioned.

Toadette just shrugged at her confusion. "Beats me. I'm just so tired of everything at this point…you know what, forget this, I'm just gonna go to bed…"

"Wait, what!? Why!? It's only six o' clock!" Lakilulu exclaimed.

"I don't care. Besides, it's not like all the big and important stuff is happening today. See ya," Toadette said irritably and walked off. Lakilulu watched her off with deep concern.

"Dixie! That's like your fourth glass of wine! Slow the hell down!" Bombette yelled.

"So fucking what!? Everything happening right now is utter SHIT, so the only way to deal with it is alcohol right now! Don't try to stop me!" Dixie yelled, slurring her words slightly and seeming tipsy.

"Dixie, quit acting like this! Alcohol isn't the way to deal with things! I know you're stressed out right now, but you being drunk and acting like a fool is just gonna make things worse!" Bombette said.

"STRESSED OUT!? HA! Back off, bomb girl! You don't even know the half of it! Besides, it's not like things CAN get any worse! I'm getting another drink!" Dixie spat and tipsily walked over to the table with the wine bottles.

"STOP! I'm not letting you do this to yourself!" Bombette swiped her wine glass and tossed it in the garbage bin behind her.

"YOU BITCH! I SAID BACK OFF!" Dixie screeched and pushed Bombette into Amy, knocking both of them down.

"OW! What the hell!?" Amy cried and looked at the obviously drunken monkey gal. "YOU! GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE! I don't deal with drunks like you!"

"FUCK YOU! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A PSYCHOPATHIC BITCH WHO IS FRIENDS WITH A FUCKING RAPIST!" Dixie angrily screamed.

"OKAY, THAT'S ENOUGH! I'm taking you out of here!" Kammy yelled. She grabbed Dixie by the wrist and dragged her out.

"Wow. There's always that one idiot at parties who always drinks too much. Sounds like she's got MAJOR issues!" Rouge laughed.

"Shut up! You're the one to talk about issues!" Wendy barked. Rouge laughed at her.

"That's funny considering the emotional trauma you must be going through after what happened to you last night…" she snickered. Wendy stared at her wide eyed in rage. She clenched her fists so hard that her fingernails dug deep into her palms, making them bleed.

"Wendy…whatever you're about to do, DON'T. I know she's being a huge bitch right now but we can't risk fighting with them right now," Daisy whispered in her ear.

"But why!? They deserve every ounce of pain that's coming to them!" Wendy yelled.

"I KNOW THAT! But, all of the infected girls together…they overpower us completely, especially without Rosalina and the guys here. Plus, we won't find out where our friends are being held at if we beat them to a bloody pulp! You just have to stand down for right now, okay? You can unleash all the rage you want on them tomorrow, but PLEASE…just hold it back!" Daisy pleaded. Wendy angrily sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Fine, but I'm getting real tired of people telling me to wait till tomorrow for shit to happen," she stated.

"Alright guys! So, it's pretty obvious that there's quite a lot of tension here for some reason, but I know just the way to tone it down! We're gonna play my favorite game ever, called 'The Truth Game'! The rules are VERY simple. It's similar to Truth or Dare, but you're only doing truths, of course. Each round is timed for 1 minute. One person asks another person very personal and interesting questions. Once that person answers, they get to ask that same person a question of their own. Everytime you answer a question, you get a point. Whoever has the most points at the end of the round wins! See? So simple! Who wants to go against me!?" Amy explained in excitement. The heroes looked VERY hesitant to play along, but someone had to.

"I…I'll do it," Daisy stepped up. Amy squealed with joy.

"Excellent! This will be fun! Alright Rouge, you got the timer, right? Come here Daisy, sit across from me," Amy happily gestured and sat a small table. Daisy reluctantly sat down.

"Alright, minute's starting. This should be good," Rouge said with a smirk.

"Okay, Daisy. Let's start this game off with a bang. Is it true that you and your friends are planning to kill me and MY friends?" Amy asked. Shocked expressions were seen all around.

Daisy, however, looked very confused. "What? Uh…no. I'm not sure why you would think that…"

"Sorry, let me re-phrase the question, is it true that you and your friends are planning to kill me and my friends IF you guys don't find a…how should I say it…solution to a 'problem' that you all think we have?" Amy asked again and ended it with a pesky smile.

Daisy now looked shocked. The topic had been discussed before amongst them but she had no idea how Amy or the others could've known about that.

"Uh…well…the answer is still no! I don't even know what you're talking about anyways!" she yelled.

"Yes, you do! I see it on your face, Daisy! This is supposed to be the TRUTH game!" Amy yelled in frustration.

"It's my turn now!" she demanded, ignoring her accusation. "Who is the person that attacked Tails last night!?"

Amy gasped. "Wait…Tails was attacked!? But, I just saw him a minute ago!"

"He was hit on the head by someone and that same someone stole something valuable from Tails that belongs to us. He's okay now, which is why you just now saw him. Which one of you did it!?" Daisy asked.

"I seriously have no idea what you're talking about! Why would I attack my own friend!?" Amy said, still looking shocked.

"Ha! Now who's lying?" Pauline scoffed.

"Grrrr! You know what? Screw this! I answered your question so it's my turn now! Why did your feathered friend over there show up at the Emerald Hill Church earlier today?" Amy asked.

"From what I gathered from her, it was just a coincidence. She was flying over the city and saw it and decided to check it out," Daisy said.

"Really? You sure about that? Because your feathered friend was whining about wanting her boyfriend, Banjo, when I saw her at the church!" Blaze intervened.

"He's not my boyfriend, you twat! And I was demanding to know where he was being kept, not 'whining' about it! You better watch yourself, little girl!" Kazooie snapped.

"Little girl!? HA! Just because I'm younger than your old, crusty ass doesn't make me a little girl!" Blaze scoffed.

"So, you lied then, Daisy? For what reason?" Amy questioned.

"Excuse me, it's MY turn now! Are Banjo and the rest of our kidnapped friends being held at that church!?" Daisy asked. Amy paused with a serious face, making for a suspenseful yet awkward silence.

"Tick tock, bitch!" Wendy yelled.

"…As of this moment, some of them are. Some of them aren't. That's all I'm telling you," she finally answered. The other girls looked at each other with worry. "Now…speaking of that church…are your friends, Yoshi, Birdo, and Diddy, heading that way right now!?"

Daisy paused, a little fearful of Amy finding out the real reason why those three left separately.

"I…I'm not sure what you mean," she spoke nervously.

"You know EXACTLY what I mean. Where are they heading to!? Why were they separated from everyone else in the lobby there!? I can see the lobby from here, those three are now gone!" Amy pointed out.

Daisy paused again, not even sure of what to respond with at this point.

"They…Diddy's going through a breakup with Dixie right now, so Yoshi and Birdo decided to comfort him by taking him out for ice cream instead of going to the bachelor party," she lied. Rouge snickered.

"Nice job, but it's not gonna be enough to convince us," Rouge then got out her phone and was seen texting someone. The other girls looked at her in fear. Amy was now snickering too.

"I just wanted to see what kind of lie you would come up with for them. We know where they're heading to!"

Daisy widened her eyes and her heart almost stopped. How could they have known the plan?

DING!

"The time is up! I think it's safe to say Amy was the winner of this round!" Rouge said.

"As always!" Amy cheered narcissistically.

Daisy began to panic a little. "Oh…oh god…I-I need to get some air…" she then rushed out of the pool area into the lobby with Peach quickly following her.

"Daisy! Wh-what are we gonna do!? We have no way of contacting Yoshi, Birdo, and Diddy, and we don't even know where Amy's apartment is if we wanted to catch up to them!" Peach shrieked.

"I-I don't know! They're in danger…and if we don't do something, then…wait a second! SALLY!" Daisy got an idea and ran over to the front desk with Peach still following her.

"Sally! I need you to call Tails right now, it's an emergency!" Daisy yelled.

"Oh! What's going on!?" Sally asked, now scared.

"Amy and the others somehow knew that Yoshi, Birdo, and Diddy were going to her apartment! Something bad will happen to them if we don't get them out of there!" Peach frantically explained.

"Yeah! We have no way of contacting them nor the location of Amy's apartment. We need you to call Tails so he can get over there and help get them away before it's too late!" Daisy added. Sally nodded, now just as panicked and worried as the girls and started dialing her phone.

"Alright, anyone wanna be next?" Amy asked.

"I'm next. I know exactly what I'm gonna ask you," Mona confidently spoke and sat down in the same chair Daisy was just in.

"Hmm? Is that so? Your cockiness will be your downfall, sweetie! But, whatever. Let's do this. Start the timer, Rouge!" Amy said and stared menacingly into Mona's eyes.

"And…begin!" Rouge said.

"So, I heard you got into a fight with my friend, Shadow, last night. What the hell was that all about?" Amy asked.

"I went for a walk in the woods because I was bored and he ran into me out of nowhere, trying to 'infect' me like you guys did to DK and Rosalina! And actually…since it's my turn now, which one of you infected them? Just curious!" Mona aggressively asked.

"I was the one to infect Rosalina. She was so…sweet…and needing of a boost…her aura was practically begging for dark power after her ex made her feel like garbage!" Tikal answered quite emotionally.

"WHAT!? THAT WAS YOU WHO DID THAT!? I swear to god…I'm about to FUCKING strangle one of you!" Wendy angrily yelled.

"As for DK…well…it's someone you don't know, let's just put it at that. Now then, Mona, you-"

"BULLSHIT! Give me an ACTUAL answer instead of this vague crap!" Mona yelled.

"I gave you an answer, now it's MY turn! Now, Mona, you must be lying about last night because Shadow told me he saw you freaking out and being all hysterical like you were on some massive drugs or something! What REALLY happened to you last night!?" Amy asked.

Mona paused for a bit. She didn't want to reveal to the others that she WAS actually on drugs and didn't want to make them worry about her.

"I was…I got scared, okay!? I heard some weird shit in the woods and I got lost so of course I was freaking out!" she lied.

"Oh that's such bullshit! I see right through you! You're not giving us the REAL reason still!"

"I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION! SO SHUT YOUR MOUTH WHILE I ASK MINE! What is happening tomorrow at the wedding…BESIDES you and Sonic getting married!?"

Amy smirked at her. "Why, what do you THINK is going to happen at the wedding?"

"I think you're going to try to kill us all and try to kill everyone else in this city!" Mona exclaimed confidently.

Amy still kept her smirk. "Well…you're not COMPLETELY wrong…but you're not completely right either. It'll be a surprise, trust me." Some of the girls looked frightened at this. "Now then, why do you keep thinking that one of us hurt Tails? What would we gain from that, exactly!?"

"Well, who the fuck else could it be!? You guys are the only psychopaths we know of that's lurking around in this city! Now, for my question, tell me who the FUCK it was that attacked him and stole the gem that we need!?" Mona got majorly pissed off now.

"And I'm telling you that it was none of us! But, if it makes you sleep better at night, then go ahead, believe it!" Amy rolled her eyes. "Now…you're gonna tell us all the information you know about this gem that's oh so valuable to you guys that you keep mentioning. Is it one of the chaos emeralds!?"

"What!? You should know why we want this gem so badly! You and Charmy were there for a part of the mission!" Mona pointed out.

"I know sweetie, but I've forgotten some of the boring crap that was mentioned about it, and I wanna hear you say EVERYTHING you know about this gem's powers for the rest of my ladies so we know what we'll be able to do with it if we find it!" Amy laughed.

Mona pounded both her fists on the table "TELL US WHO ATTACKED TAILS AND WHERE THE GEM IS, AND I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE FUCKING INFORMATION YOU WANT!"

DING!

"Whoops! TIME'S UP!" Amy hissed.

Mona's blood was boiling at that point, and she turned red and screamed. She then lunged at Amy and knocked her to the floor. All the girls yelled in protest and tried to separate the two who kept clawing and punching each other.


Meanwhile, all the guys were at the club/bar, celebrating Sonic's last night before becoming a husband.

"Alright guys, here's to my best friend, Sonic the Hedgehog! I can't believe your marriage came so soon, but I guess that's just how life goes sometimes, right? Hehe! Congratulations on your new chapter in life, buddy! Cheers, guys!" Tails made a toast for Sonic and everyone drank to that. Tails drank water since he's underage while most everyone else drank a shot of whatever alcohol was given to them.

"YUCK! What the hell did I just drink!?" Larry asked in disgust, not liking the taste.

"You drank a whole lot of regret and bitterness, that's what!" Fire Bro exclaimed.

"Uhh…what? That doesn't even make sense!" Larry raised a brow.

"Exactly! It's Tuesday, so it doesn't have to make sense! HIC!" Fire Bro hiccupped and was already seeming tipsy.

"Fire Bro…did you have more than just that one shot?" Kooper asked.

"No! No! No! Yes! Yes! Yes! I had an extra two or three shots! You just didn't see me because I'm as quick as a snnnnaaaaaaaaiiiilllll!" Fire Bro laughed in his face and made weird gestures with his hands.

Kooper rolled his eyes. "Great. Hasn't even been 30 minutes yet, and one of us is already drunk. This night is going to end well."

"Oh, shuuuuuusshhhhhh you! You're just mad because I almost killed you that one time a zillion years ago in the town of Starland!" Fire Bro tipsily yelled. Kooper did a double take in surprise at what he said.

"Wait a second…are you saying what I think you're saying!?" he said.

"Why are you listening to the words of a drunk man!? Here, I'll get him out of here so he doesn't cause any trouble!" Knuckles offered, but Waluigi stood in his way.

"FUCK NO! Stay by your evil friend! I already know what you did to my brother, Wario, and I won't let you do it to someone else!" he yelled.

Knuckles snickered at him. "Whatever. Not my fault your brother was so gullible…"

"What the fuck did you just say!?" Waluigi screeched and grabbed Knuckles by the throat.

"Hey! Enough with the horse playing, guys! We're here to have some fun, remember? Let's take another shot!" Vector got in the middle of it and handed both of them shot glasses.

Waluigi stared at his glass then at Vector in annoyance. "I'm going outside to clear my head. Fuck this." He then threw the glass at the floor.

"Oh god. Things are not looking good right now. I really wish we could keep things under control just for tonight. We can't risk any more people getting hurt or kidnapped right now!" Goombario said.

"Exactly. We really need to keep a close eye on everyone here, so no one gets drunk, and so no one goes mysteriously 'missing,'" Parakarry added.

"Hey, you. Are you doing okay?" Toad asked.

"Me? Oh, uh, I'm doing okay, I guess. Not really liking being here, but I'm doing the best I can. You?" Bowser Jr. awkwardly responded.

"Pretty much the same. Actually, um, I kinda came over here to talk to you about Toadette, though. I've noticed that you two have been talking a lot. Are you guys close friends now?" Toad asked. Bowser Jr. couldn't help but smile a little.

"Heh, uh, yeah I guess we kinda we are. We've been bonding a lot lately. Y-You're not mad, are you?" he asked.

"No, of course not! I'm glad she has another friend in her life, especially since her and Dixie got into a bad fight recently, so…I'm just really glad she can have someone to talk to besides me," Toad happily responded which made Bowser Jr. feel so much better.

"Oh! Cool! Well, uhh, not cool that her and Dixie got into a fight of course, but cool that you're cool with it! Haha. Yeah, I really like talking to Toadette. I think it puts us both in a good mood and makes us forget all this crap going on," Bowser Jr. added.

"That's great to hear! I do have to ask you though…uhh…I feel weird for asking this, but I can't help but get this weird vibe from Toadette now…is she…depressed?" Toad's tone turned into concern. Bowser Jr. looked perplexed and wasn't sure how to answer.

"LUIGI!" Tails shouted right next the two, distracting the two. They saw Tails run over to the plumber.

"Tails, what is it? What's wrong?" Luigi asked.

"I just got a call from Sally. Somehow, Amy knew that Yoshi, Birdo, and Diddy were going to Amy's apartment right now! We have to get there and help them before something really bad happens!" Tails shrieked.

"Oh no! SHIT! Uhh, okay! We can't take all the others because it'll look too obvious, so I'll have me and Larry come with you!" Luigi said.

"But wait, what about your leg!? You're still limping on it!" Tails pointed out.

"It's…I'll be fine, okay!? I promise! Now, I'm gonna get Larry, and you wait outside for us!" Luigi ordered, then he rushed over to grab Larry.

"HEY, TAILS! Where are you going!? Don't tell me you're leaving my bachelor party already!" Sonic yelled.

"Oh! Uh, I-I'm not! I'm just feeling kinda hungry so I'm gonna head to the store to get something to eat!" Tails panicked.

"And…you're taking Luigi and the blue haired freak with you!?" Sonic looked skeptical now.

"Hey! You're as a big of a blue haired freak as I am, man!" Larry yelled in defense.

"AAAAAGGGGGHH! YOU BASTARD!" Kooper screamed and threw his drink in Shadow's face.

"Ah! WHAT THE FUCK!? WHY THE FUCK DID YOU DO THAT FOR!?" Shadow screamed and grabbed Kooper by the throat.

"I DID THAT BECAUSE I'M LOSING MY FUCKING MIIIIIIND! OH MY FUCKING GOD! YOU BETTER GET OUT YOUR CAMERAS AND PUT THIS SHIT ON YOUTUBE BECAUSE I AM HAVING A FUCKING MENTAL BREAKDOWN!" Kooper screamed like a maniac and rolled around the floor, distracting everyone else so Tails, Luigi, and Larry could escape without further questioning.

"Uhh...what the fuck is happening, exactly?" Sonic asked in utter confusion.

"Nothing you need to worry about. Just some asylum escaped patient that's begging to be put back," Espio scoffed.

EOC.

Next chapter will have Spike and Bow again, along with Mario and Bowser checking out the church, what's happening with Yoshi, Birdo, and Diddy, and more!