I am back again! The wait for chapter 4 is over with this one! Enjoy!
Meanwhile down the main halls of the Smash Mansion...
"LEAVE-A ME ALONE!", Luigi yelled as the Fastest Trickster Alive began to gain on him. "Would you hold still and let us talk for a second', Mr. S complained, 'Master Bleck only wants to talk to you, Mr. L". Said jade-clad plumber continued to route a path away from Count Bleck's newly appointed minions, and the only reason that Mr. S hadn't caught up to him yet was because Count Bleck had slackened him a little, as to control him a little better.
Mr. P sported an infuriated expression, frustrated that they had failed to catch the coward at this point.
Suddenly, the tides turned for the better, for the newest servants of Count Bleck anyway. Bowser rounded the corner, and Luigi ran into him. The Lean, Green, Fighting Machine turned the color of snow and bleach and realized that he was done for. Mr. S and Mr. P caught up with him and grabbed his arms as the soon-to-be Green Thunder stared at Bowser with desperate eyes, silently pleading for the Koopa King to aid him. "Um, what are you gonna do with Green 'Stache', Bowser asked, puzzled, 'I'm usually the one that does the-",
Bowser was cut off by a steely stare from Mr. P, and at this point, Luigi had long since fainted from fear. The duo of minions ran off with the unconscious Weegee, glad to have gotten that cleared up. Meanwhile, Mr. R was already back at The Phantom Hourglass, talking with Count Bleck.
"Alright', the count began, 'I'm sure you know already, but I have given you the ability to make a couple of choices for yourself if need be. You have much more potential than your bumbling counterparts. Where they have power, you have your sense of judgement, one that they are literally unable to possess, no matter how hard I try". Mr. R stood there solemnly, wondering if this was just a hoax. Count Bleck then set his hand on the Blue Boy's shoulder gently and smiled. "I have a lot of faith in you. You are gonna cause some major havoc in this world. *snicker*".
At that moment, Mr. S and Mr. P raced in with an unconscious Luigi in their arms. "We got him sir', Mr. P smirked, 'all tired and hopeless, just for you". "I'll get back to you in a minute', Count Bleck whispered towards his favorite minion, only to suddenly raise his voice in praise towards the other members of the 3rd Order, 'Splendid job you two! Mr. L will soon lead this little rag-tag team! Just give me a few minutes, and BLECK! He will help us in our conquest against Mario. And soon, this world will fall to none other than me!".
Mr. P and Mr. S high-fived each other happily, glad that they had pleased Count Bleck on their first mission! As the Count left, he told the trio to go on border patrol around the entrance from their base to Smash Mansion, a place called the 'Confined Observatory of Readied Emissaries', or The C.O.R.E. for short. It was jam packed with traps of all sorts, ranging from the minor, to the annoying, to the outright ridiculous. Oh, and there was also lava; LOTS AND LOTS OF LAVA!
Anyone that tried to intrude would either be captured and taken to Count Bleck, or they would more than likely just get pushed into their fiery demise. "Okay', Mr. S ordered, 'the Master said that we need to keep watch for anyone that tries to enter the C.O.R.E, especially that little red scoundrel, Mario. I'll take the northern-most area, the one that's the nearest to the entrance, Mr. P, watch the area around the largest lava pool, and Mr. R, you can overlook the door to the master's chamber".
Once the orders were given out, the triad took their posts, ready for any intruders. But a certain someone wasn't keen on his brother's disappearance. "Alright-a", Mario whispered to Peach and Bowser from their position on an out-of-the-way ledge, "we're-a gonna need a plan to-a get around these trouble-makers. Any ideas?". Bowser looked down at Mr. S, formerly Sonic the Hedgehog, and cringed: he always had trouble fighting Sonic, due to him being the fastest character on the roster.
Peach looked over in the direction of their destination, Count Bleck's main office and worried, 'Oh, I hope the others are alright. Mega Man was always so pleasant to the children, especially Lucas and Villager, and PAC-MAN could always make me laugh. And Luigi, oh Luigi, you were always second to Mario, but you will always have a special place in my heart'.
Mario looked around the C.O.R.E for a little while before motioning for the other two to drop down onto a narrow platform that would take them right by Mr. S: too high to touch the lava, but low enough as to not be seen by their current roadblock. The Fastest Trickster Alive ended up directly above Bowser as they were passing, but he didn't notice them. Bowser heaved a sigh of relief as he continued to sidle along the ledge with Mario and Peach.
Their little path ended at Mr. P's lookout post, the beginning of a large maze, to which Mario groaned and stepped in. The trio of Mario characters needed to be careful, especially rounding corners, because if Mr. P saw them, chances are that an alarm would go off and they would be dealing with the entirety of the 3rd Order, the last thing they wanted. "Okay', Mario whispered, 'once we get through here, PAC-MAN will be a constant threat, so be on your toes".
Mr. P was a couple rows down from Mario, Peach, and Bowser, and could insist that he could hear them. "I'm telling you, Mr. S', Mr. P complained over the phone to his shorter blue friend, 'we've got intruders, they're just good at hiding".
"Oh please', Mr. S snarked back, 'if there was an intruder here, the sensory alarms would've gone off already". As the hedgehog said that, Mario and company slipped behind Mr. P and out of the maze.
Two members down, one to go.
I hope you enjoyed the chapter! I'll be posting again very soon (and these little footnotes are going to stop appearing from now on, along with the intro stuff). Angel is out!