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BGM: March Ahead (Paper Mario)
"So, what are you guys going to do now that that's taken care of?" Ruby asked as they were heading back to Toad Town.
"Not entirely sure." Est said. "We might just hang out in Toad Town or probably meet up with Minerva."
"That's probably what we'll do." Catria said.
"Or head back to Arcanea. Whatever seems to call our attention at the moment." Palla said as they walked forward and took care of some Goombas and Koopas and chatted with one another… until…
End BGM
"Aha! I've been waiting for you!" A voice said.
"Who said that?" Luigi wondered and then suddenly, Jr. Troopa popped out of a bush.
"SURPRISE!" He yelled… only to realize he launched a little further than he thought as he was above the river. "…Uh oh." He said and then fell into the water.
"Well, he's dead." Bombette said, but to their surprise, Jr. Troopa climbed back up and shook all that water out, surprisingly not soggy.
"Shouldn't he be… soggy?" Ruby asked.
"I thought so too… ugh, this kingdom makes no sense sometimes!" Weiss complained.
BGM: Jr. Troopa (Paper Mario)
"I… uh… meant to do that! Yeah!" Jr. Troopa said, causing them to sweatdrop. "Anyway, I've been waiting for you!" He said. "Remember me? Because I bet you will never forget a face!"
"…Who are you again?" Mario asked.
"Yeah, who are you?" Ruby asked.
"You don't look familiar." Yang said.
"I only remember people who are important." Weiss said.
"…Um… yeah, I don't know you." Blake said, causing Jr. Troopa to jawdrop before anime falling.
"How could you forget me?! Ugh, never mind… the name's Jr. Troopa and I have come here for revenge!" He said with a smirk. "And this time, I've got a new skill that I've worked on!"
"Oh?" Yang folded her arms. "Like what?"
"This!" Jr. Troopa said… and ducked into his shell, closing it as well. "Ha! You can't even touch me in this! Come on! Give me your best shot!"
All of them looked at each other before casually walking away from Jr. Troopa.
"Come on! I can take it!" Jr. Troopa said. "Are you guys cowering in fear? …Guys? Hello?" He asked and then he popped up only to see that everyone was gone. "…HEY! THAT'S NOT NICE!"
End BGM
BGM: Toad Town (Paper Mario)
"So… Who was that?" Palla asked as they hopped out of Est's pocket.
"Some weirdo we've met in the forest." Weiss said. "I completely forgot about him, actually." She said as the others, minus Luigi, Kooper and Bombette nodded.
Why do I somehow relate to that guy? Luigi wondered to himself.
"Well, we must be off." Catria said.
"See you guys lat-… where'd Est go?" Palla asked.
"Oh, the pink haired girl?" A Toad walked by. "She went off to Coconut Mall."
"Hey, wait for us!" Palla took off after her.
"Okay, apparently we're going shopping now." Catria said as she took off as well.
"Alright, let's try to find the next Star Spirit… wherever they might be." Mario said as they all nodded.
"Hey guys, wait up!" A voice said as they turned to see Twink coming toward them.
BGM: Twink's Theme (Paper Mario)
"Phew, glad I caught up with you!"
"Oh, hello Twink. What's going on?" Mario asked.
"I just came to inform you that we know where the next Star Spirit is located." He said.
"Where is it at?" Ruby asked.
"Dry Dry Desert, specifically the Dry Dry Ruins." He said, causing Blake to pale up.
"…Oh no…" Blake whispered.
"Well, that's all I need to tell you. I'm heading back to her highness and Tiki! See ya!" Twink took off.
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"Why'd you say "oh no"?" Luigi asked as he had barely heard her whisper.
"We… had a terrible time over there when we were coming over to rescue you guys." Blake said. "I had it worse."
"Why? It's not like you were wearing dark cloth-… oh…" Luigi sweatdropped.
"What's wrong with dark clothing?" Ruby asked.
"You don't know?" Weiss asked. "…Then again, why am I not surprised." She said.
"You see, dark clothing absorbs the sunlight and makes you hot really fast, but if you were light clothing, it'll reflect the sunlight and not make you extremely hot." Yang pointed out.
"Ooooh… wait a minute, I'm wearing dark clothing!" Ruby exclaimed.
"Okay, so both of you are screwed. Might as well make this story Paper Mario Bros, Yang and Weiss." Bombette said.
"Let's not go there." Weiss said.
"Wait, why were you two extremely overheated last time?" Ruby asked.
"We were chased by an angry sun, you'd think that would cool us off?" Weiss asked.
"…Fair point."
"Then again, might as well make it just Paper Yang and Weiss considering the Mario Bros are wearing dark clothing as well." Bombette pointed out.
"The heat doesn't normally bother us." Luigi said.
"That and we bring lots of water bottles just in case if we have to cross the desert again." Mario said. "Speaking of which, we might need to get some for those two."
"Why worry about that?" A female voice asked as they saw Anna at the badge shop. "I have a badge that can easily prevent you from overheating in the desert!"
"Wait… Anna?" Ruby asked as she turned toward Koopa Village and then back. "Weren't you just at Koopa Village?"
"Koopa Village? You must have met my sister." Anna smiled.
"You have a twin?" Blake asked.
"I have more than just a twin." Anna said, handing out a photo. "See?"
"…HOLY MOTHER OF OUM!" Weiss screamed as she looked at the photo. "THAT'S… WHAT?!"
"Hehehe, yeah, I have a big family." Anna smiled. "We're all named Anna and we all look alike, but we have different personalities!" Anna grinned… and Weiss and Luigi fainted on the spot. "Not to mention it's always a crazy family reunion. There was one time when my cousin found some treasure and we all chased her for it." She said and looked at the rest. "Guys? Hello?" She asked, waving her hand and poking them… as they fell over. "Oops."
One recovery later…
"Thank goodness for time skips." Anna said.
"Ugh… so family aside, you have something for Ruby and Blake?" Yang asked.
"Indeed! I give you… the Stay Cool badge! It prevents you from overheating in the desert! …I don't recommend wearing this in snowy regions. Trust me, one of my sisters learned that the hard way and is still trying to warm up to this day. Seriously, not even going to Grumble Volcano didn't warm up her up!"
"So, how much is it?" Mario asked.
"100 coins… per person. And sorry, I'm not giving a discount because you two are the famous heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom. Well, one hero and one zero." Anna said, causing Luigi's heart to sink over that… and 400 coins later, the Mario Bros and RB equipped the Stay Cool badge and walked off. "Come again!" She waved. "Hehehe… suckers. More money for me!"
"Alright, so I guess we're walking to Dry Dry Deser-"
"HEEEEEEEEEEELP!" A voice screamed as they turned to see a Toad running toward them. "Big! Huge! Blooper… in the sewers!"
"Well, that's a shame. Have fun with that." Luigi said, but Mario grabbed his arm as soon as he started walking away. "…One of these days, I'm gonna get away with it." He sighed.
"We're on it!" Mario said as they ran off.
"There is no way I'm jumping into the sewers!" Weiss said… but unfortunately, Blake lassoed her again and pulled her away. "Oh come on!" She complained.
End BGM
BGM: Underground Theme (Super Mario 3D World)
"Oh, how I never missed this place." Weiss said as they walked around.
"It's not so bad." Mario said.
"That's because you two are plumbers!" Weiss groaned.
"Weird, I read a rumor the other day that Mario is no longer a plumber." Bombette said.
"That's just a rumor." Mario said. "I'm a plumber no matter what!" He chuckled. "…Remind me to smack whoever said that with a wrench… or a plunger."
As they walked further while taking care of some Galoombas and Buzzy Beetles, they noticed a deep body of water in the sewers that was bubbling, and when they got closer… a huge Blooper came out.
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"Bloop! Bloooooooop!"
"What did that Blooper eat?!" Luigi asked.
"Never mind about that! Let's take it out!" Mario said.
BGM: A Powerful Enemy Emerges (Super Paper Mario)
"Excuse me, pardon me!" Goombario popped out. "Let's see here… this Blooper has an HP of 30, with Attack Power of 3 and no defense. Okay, it also says here that it attacks by spinning at you or-" The Blooper interrupted him by shooting ink at him. "ACK! …Spitting ink at you…" He groaned. "Ugh… that's nasty!"
"Oh, go jump in some water!" Bombette said, kicking him in the water as Mario and Luigi both jumped up and hit the Blooper a few times before jumping back as the Blooper flew over to them and spun over to Yang, who countered by punching him toward a wall.
Goombario popped back out and shook the water off. "Geez, you could've drowned me!"
"Oh, relax… I could've exploded on you." Bombette said as Goombario grumbled and hopped back in Mario's pocket.
"Dude! You smell horrible!"
"Don't remind me, Kooper!"
The Blooper retaliated by shooting ink at them, but Weiss quickly formed an ice wall to block it and then Ruby quickly used her semblance to attack him and then slashed him before jumping back where Blake shot him two times.
"Blooooop!" Blooper went over to them and quickly spun towards them, but Luigi jumped up in time and landed on top of him to have him faceplant, then Mario charged up a hammer attack and sent him flying toward the water.
"I got this!" Weiss said, changing her dust in her Myrtenaster and fired a lightning attack in the water, electrifying the water.
"BLOOOOOOOOOOOP!" Blooper screamed before disappearing.
End BGM
"Well, that wasn't so hard." Yang said.
"Yeah." Ruby nodded… and then a treasure chest fell next to her. "Eeek!" She screamed.
"Let's see what we got here." Mario said and opened it up… to see a Shrink Stomp. "Pink shoes?"
"Oh, I think that's Shrink Stomp where you shrink your enemies when you stomp on them." Luigi said. "…I could be wrong though."
"Well, let's head back." Mario said as they walked out of the sewers. "Also, there's a faster way to get to Dry Dry Desert."
"Oh?" Ruby asked.
"We have a train station nearby. It'll take us to Mt. Rugged, which is close to Dry Dry Desert." Mario said.
"Oh, that beats walking!" Weiss grinned as they walked over toward the train station, where they heard some Toads arguing.
"Why do we still have the K64?! This thing is so old-fashioned." A Toad said. "Not to mention that that faraway Rogueport has a bullet train called the Excess Express!"
"Cause this kingdom loves to be old fashioned and we're keeping it that way!" The conductor said.
"This town sells the Switch for pete's sake! There's nothing old fashioned about that! Face it, old timer, you need to get in with the times!"
"I am not old, I am old fashioned! There is a difference!"
"So… old."
"Oh, whatever! We're going to Mt. Rugged on this thing whether you like it or not. Plus, Bullet Trains are way more expensive, I doubt the princess would buy such a thing."
"She has her own private jet! I'm sure a bullet train is nothing!"
"La la la la! I can't hear you!"
"Oh, so you're old AND childish! I see how it is!"
"Anyway, we need to get moving, but this giant boulder is in the way!"
BOOM!
"What the?!" Both of them turned to see the gang with a decimated boulder, courtesy of Bombette.
"You were saying?" Bombette asked.
"…Uh, right… um… all aboard to Mt. Rugged!" He said as they climbed on board as they took off.
BGM: N64 Kalimari Desert (Mario Kart 7)
"Enjoy the train ride while you can! The K64 is gonna be discontinued before you know it… and then I'll have the last laugh!" The Toad said as it was going away. "You hear me? THAT OLD FASHIONED TRAIN WILL GO AWAY!"
"Oh, let it go, Jerry!" Another Toad said.
"Shut up!"
Later…
End BGM
BGM: Mt. Rugged (Paper Mario)
"Here we are!" The conductor said. "Mt. Rugged!"
"So, I have to ask… what was with that conversation earlier?" Yang asked.
"Oh, don't worry about it. We get into arguments all the time." He said.
"If you say so." Yang said as they walked off and looked at the tall mountain above.
"So, we climb this and head over to Dry Dry Desert?" Blake asked.
"Yep." Mario said as they proceeded to go climb the top while being wary of the Monty Moles, and as they were climbing… they heard something.
"Hey, have you found any of them yet?"
"No, not yet."
"Ah, keep looking, they're gotta be around here somewhere."
"Hmm?" Luigi wondered.
"Wonder who that could be." Blake said as they walked around and climbed a little harder… and then a Paratroopa accidentally bonked into Weiss.
End BGM
"OW!"
"Oh, I am so sorry!" The Paratroopa said before taking a look at them. "Wait a minute… you're the Mario Bros and RWBY!"
"Yeah, we're them alright… are you… Parakarry by any chance?" Mario asked.
"Why, yes I am!" Parakarry said.
"Hey Parakarry, what's going on?" A voice asked as they turned to see a woman coming toward them.
BGM: Light on a Window (Fire Emblem Fates)
"Oh, just ran into the Mario Bros and RWBY. Nothing to worry about, Kamui." (Think: Female Corrin)
"Oh, fancy meeting you here!" Kamui smiled.
"What are you doing here, Kamui?" Luigi asked.
"I was actually going to explore the desert when I ran into Parakarry. He explained what was going on and I wanted to help him out." She explained. "He dropped all of the letters around the Mushroom Kingdom, and I've been trying to help him."
"I know I dropped a few here somewhere…" Parakarry said.
"So, what are you guys up to?" Kamui asked as they explained what was going on. "Oh, you're looking for the Star Spirits in order to save the princess?"
"Yeah." Mario nodded.
"Hmm, mind if I tag along?" Kamui asked. "We can search for the Star Spirits and look for Parakarry's letters."
"Oh ho! I like the sound of that! I'm coming along too!" Parakarry said.
"Make some room, guys!" Bombette said and hopped into Mario's pockets. "Oooh, it's roomy in here!"
"Welcome to the pocket. Population… well, us." Kooper said.
"And a bunch of items! Seriously, how does he have so much room in these pockets?" Goombario asked.
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"Alright, onward!" Parakarry said as they walked across Mt. Rugged where Mario had found a Quake Hammer while Kamui found a letter nearby and took it, while Parakarry found another one.
"Found one!" Kamui smiled.
"As did I!" Parakarry chuckled as they pressed onward, as they soon got on a bridge and kept walking.
"Hooooold your horses, pardners!" A voice said as they turned to see a giant buzzard landing in front of them.
End BGM
BGM: Funny Goings-On (Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam)
"Let's see here…" He looked through a list. "Uh-huh… mhm… just what I thought." He said. "Sorry, can't let y'all pass."
"Why not?" Mario asked.
"Well, Bowser told me that I shouldn't let the Mario Bros, Team RWBY and any of their friends cross the desert. So spill it… are y'all them?"
"Um… no, I'm Wario!" Mario said.
"Waluigi!" Luigi said.
"We're team JNPR!" Ruby said.
"Just a regular Paratroopa!" Parakarry said.
"Goompa!" Goombario said.
"Koops!"
"Admiral Bobbery!"
"Uh… isn't Bobbery a dude?" Kooper asked.
"Shush! He doesn't know that!"
"Hmm… I could've sworn Wario was fatter than that, Waluigi was tall and skinny and I could've sworn JNPR wasn't an all female team… unless that Jaune and Ren are secretly female… so I suppose I can let y'all pa-"
"Wait!" Kamui said. "Why are we lying to a buzzard? Lying isn't exactly good, you know. Why would calling ourselves different names be a good thing?" She asked, causing everyone, minus Buzzar, to turn white.
"You have yourselves an honest friend." Buzzar said. "I like that… but unfortunately, this is where it ends!"
"Way to go, Kamui!" Weiss complained.
"Sorry, I just think lying is wrong!" Kamui whispered.
"I'll be honest… I felt dirty for lying…" Ruby said.
"Here I come!" Buzzar exclaimed… but suddenly, an axe suddenly smacked him right in the chest. "OOOOF!" He yelled as he slammed into a rock wall and fell over. "Ow…" He groaned as he got up… only for a few Clefts fell down on top of him. "OOOF! OW! OOOOF!" He yelled as he was knocked unconscious.
End BGM
"Where'd that axe come from?" Parakarry asked.
"…Oh no." Kamui said.
"I finally found you, my darling Kamui!" A voice said as a purple haired woman flew down on top of some winged reptile… wearing one very revealing outfit, to boot.
BGM: Prelude to Disaster (Fire Emblem Fates)
"Oh… Camilla!" Kamui said. "Hi, what are you doing here?"
"I was looking all over for you ever since that incident in Peach's castle… and now I see these people kidnapping you!"
"Whoa whoa whoa, we're not kidnapping her!" Ruby said.
"Yeah, what Ruby said! They're good people!" Kamui said.
"Anything can change in a blink of an eye, darling. Including moments of disaster. A good friend may actually turn into an enemy and show off their true colors. I will not let you harm my Kamui!" She said.
"Look, lady, we don't mean any trouble!" Yang said.
"Kamui, stay back, we'll take care of this!" Parakarry said as he got in front of her.
"Just because you're the heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom or team RWBY… does not mean I will go easy on you! Like I said, in any given moment of disaster, anyone can change… including heroes!" Camilla said, pointing her axe at them. "Now… I'm giving you one chance to surrender."
"You started this mess, we'll take you down!" Yang declared as they got ready for battle.
"No, wait!" Kamui said. "Camilla, stop this!"
"Oh, how naughty of you." She chuckled darkly. "This is for kidnapping my dear sister!" She exclaimed.
End BGM
BGM: You of the Dark (Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest)
"Hang on, let me get a good look at her!" Goombario said as he hopped out and analyzed her. "Alright, so according to this, her name is Camilla, a royal princess from Nohr. She has 40 HP, along with an attack power of 10 and… oh my, her defense is 15?! Says here that she's usually friendly unless provoked… although, I have to wonder… why is she wearing such a revealing outfit? This is rated E for everyone for Goomba's sake!"
"Kidnapping my sister isn't exactly Rated E for everyone, either." Camilla said. "Also, who cares about what I wear? This story is rated T after all."
"But we're in an E rated world for crying out loud!"
"Tell that to fanfiction writers who make T and M rated stories out of anything considered E rated."
"…Okay, she got me on that. I'll… uh… I'll just head out." Goombario said as he hopped back into the pocket.
"What a good little Goomba… as for the rest of you… you aren't so lucky!" Camilla said as she went over and slashed Mario with her axe, but he jumped back and proceeded to jump up and hammer her on the head, but she quickly countered with her axe and smirked, proceeding to punch him hard to the ground to knock him down.
"Ack, Mario!" Luigi exclaimed and growled. "No one harms my brother!" He said and jumped up to face her, but her Wyvern glared at him and roared at him. "…Meep!" He quickly took off… but not before pulling out a Fire Flower and throwing fireballs at her.
Camilla simply swung her axe from side to side to block the incoming fireballs, and then noticed Parakarry flying over to her and charging at her, to which she simply smiled and slashed him away to where Parakarry smacked Luigi over the head to knock them both out.
"Why you…!" Yang growled and fired her gauntlets at Camilla who flew toward her while avoiding the bullets gracefully as the Wyvern quickly landed on top of Yang and roared at her.
"Hmm hmm hmm." Camilla raised her axe, but suddenly, a bullet hit her in the shoulder, the bullet coming from Ruby and her scythe. "Oh? How naughty of you." She said and flew on over, but Yang got up and grabbed the Wyvern's tail.
"Don't… you… dare!" She growled, but the Wyvern kicked her in the head to knock her down. Camilla went over to Ruby, but Weiss formed an ice barrier to block her, and then trapped her in the ice.
"That'll keep her." Weiss said… but to her surprise, Camilla easily broke through. "What?!" She exclaimed as Camilla slammed into her to knock her down as Ruby used her semblance to smack into Camilla and at point blank, she aimed Crescent Rose at Camilla's chest.
"Oh, how brave." Camilla said as she suddenly pulled the scythe out of Ruby's hand and tossed it to the side, causing her eyes to widen and then Camilla backhanded her to knock her down. She went over to Blake and quickly slashed her… only for her to disappear. "Oh?" Camilla asked with a smirk as she kept slashing Blake tirelessly, while Blake kept dodging repeatedly… although unlike Camilla, she was starting to get tired… until eventually, Blake slipped up and Camilla slashed her away.
"No!" Kamui exclaimed in horror.
"Hmm hmm hmm… and now for my favorite part!" She smirked, hopping off of her Wyvern and walked over, raising her axe high in the air. "To the underworld with you!" She said and slashed down, but suddenly, a Yato Blade blocked the axe just before the blade hit Mario, causing her to gasp.
"Stand down, Camilla!" Kamui ordered.
"But darling, these bad people kidnapped you."
"No! They didn't kidnap me at all! I joined them on their adventure!" She said and explained what adventure they were on.
"Oh… oh, this is so awkward…"
"I know you mean well, sister… and I know you'd do anything to protect me, but I'm already well protected and I can handle myself just fine."
Camilla nodded. "I understand… forgive me." She said and put her axe away.
End BGM
"Ugh… is it over?" Luigi groaned and then a Mushroom was shoved in his throat. "Mmph!"
"Sorry, dude!" Kooper said.
"I got a Super Shroom right here!" Bombette said, putting it in Ruby as one by one, they were feeling a lot better.
"I am so sorry for my misunderstanding." Camilla said. "I'm a little overprotective of my dear sister."
"A little?!" Weiss exclaimed.
"Yes." Camilla nodded.
"She… has a history of protecting me from harm." Kamui said. "Trust me, you don't want to know what she's done."
"So, where are you headed?" Camilla asked.
"Dry Dry Desert. We're going to find the ruins."
"Oh, then I will accompany you. Who knows what'll happen to you?" Camilla smiled as Kamui gave them a 'see what I mean' look on her face as they nodded, and then they headed off, and a few minutes later, they walked into Dry Dry Desert.
BGM: Dry Dry Desert Trek (Paper Mario)
"Hmm, I'm feeling a lot cooler than the last time we were here." Blake said as they were walking.
"No kidding! This is so cool!" Ruby said.
"Hmm? What is it?" Camilla asked.
"We got the Stay Cool badge from Anna and now we're not as hot in the desert." Blake said as they explained their last encounter in the desert.
"Ah, I see." Camilla nodded.
"Well, it's not so bad for me." Kamui said as they walked through the desert.
"…Anyone else feel like they're being followed?" Weiss asked.
"Hmm, as a matter of fact, yes." Mario said as they turned around but saw nothing… but as they turned around, a few Bandits were right there.
"Get 'em! Get their stuff!" A Bandit ordered.
"Get our stuff?" Camilla walked over. "Oh, my dear boys… you're surely mistaken."
"Alright, rob the lady!" He said… only they got creamed easily until there was one left. "Um…"
"Here, since you survived so long, I have something special for you." She said and opened up her arms. "How about giving me a hug, you cutie?" She asked seductively.
"...Well, one hug wouldn't hur-" She suddenly grabbed him and pulled him in close for a hug. Real close.
"…Whoa!" Luigi exclaimed.
"Mama mia, is that even legal?" Mario asked.
"I'm… not sure how I feel about that." Yang said.
"That's… not even normal." Blake said.
"That's absurd!" Weiss exclaimed.
"Holy…" Ruby said.
"Are you SURE we're in an E Rated environment?" Parakarry wondered.
"Eh, I'm used to it." Kamui casually said with a chuckle… and then when Camilla let go of him, the Bandit fell over with hearts over his eyes.
Camilla chuckled. "We'd better get going." She said as they walked further until they came across a camp site.
"Wait a minute!" Kooper popped out. "Is that… it is! It's Professor Kolorado!" He said and ran off. "Professor Kolorado!"
"Hmm?" A Koopa turned to them. "Oh, hello young man, who are you?"
"It's me, Kooper! Your neighbor!"
"Oh, Kooper! I hardly recognized you." Kolorado said. "To be fair, I'm always out on an expedition. How's my wife?"
"She's doing well. I'm on an expedition too with my new friends!"
"Ah, excellent, my dear boy! I'm sure you'll be a good scavenger in no time!" Kolorado said. "We're on an expedition for Dry Dry Ruins!"
"So are we." Kooper said.
"Ah… then may the best Koopa win!"
"Um, this isn't a competition."
Kolorado chuckled. "Indeed, it isn't! Have fun!" He said as he went back to his work with the other Koopas as they walked off, but not before Parakarry giving Kolorado some mail and then they walked off as they wandered into Dry Dry Outpost… when they bumped into someone.
BGM: Mysterious Dry Dry Outpost (Paper Mario)
"Oh, my apologies." The man said.
Kamui looked at the man. "Oh… you're... Frederick, right?"
"Indeed, I am, miss." Frederick nodded.
"What are you doing out here?" Mario asked.
"Ah, I was just getting some food to cook for Lord Chrom." Frederick said. "I had no idea they sold lemons in this area, so I am heading back and will cook some lemon chicken for Lord Chrom and Lady Lissa."
"Lemon Chicken?" Camilla chuckled. "Oh, my dear, you can do better than that." She said.
"Like?"
"Like a lemon scented bath!" Camilla smiled, and Kamui's face turned a deep red.
"Camilla!"
"What? It works all the time when I took a bath with yo-"
Kamui covered Camilla's lips. "Come on, let's just go in this town!" She said and dragged her in with the others following her.
"…A lemon scented bath?" Frederick asked and thought of giving one for Chrom. "…I never did fix Lord Chrom a bath. I must rectify that immediately! Tell me more on what you do for Kamui!" He said and followed them.
Pause BGM
At Toad Town…
"Ugh!" Chrom said, suddenly shuddering.
"What's wrong, Chrom?" Lissa asked.
"I don't know… I feel like my life is doomed all of a sudden."
"Oh, don't worry about it. I'm sure it's nothing!"
"…If you say so…"
Back at Dry Dry Outpost…
Resume BGM
"My word!" Frederick said as he was left along with Camilla while the others went around asking where the ruins were at, as he was taking notes. "I see! I have been failing my duties as being Lord Chrom's butler! I never really thought of doing these things."
Camilla giggled. "It's the least I can do. So, what do you do for Chrom?"
"Well, for one, I did all his laundry, fixed all of his meals, and I also had someone make nude illustrations of him to boost the morale of our soldiers."
Camilla's eyes sparkled. "Oh! I should do that for Kamui! I can imagine the soldiers of Nohr being quite motivated!"
"Indeed, they will." Frederick chuckled.
"Hey uh, mind if we borrow a lemon?" Ruby walked over.
"Certainly." Frederick said, giving Ruby a lemon.
"Thank you." Ruby said and took off.
"So, what else do you do?" Camilla asked.
"My dear, I pick up rocks and collect them so Lord Chrom doesn't trip over them, no matter how big or small they are, I will not rest until every stone is picked up."
"Oh, I should do that for my sister!" Camilla said as they both chuckled.
"So, what do you do besides giving Lady Kamui a bath?"
"Oh, what don't I do?" Camilla giggled. "You see, I-"
With RWBY, the Mario Bros and Kamui…
"Alright, so let's see… what did we need again?" Ruby asked.
"A Dried Shroom and a Dusty Hammer in that order." Mario said.
"That's what I thought." Ruby said and bought them in that exact order.
"WAAAAAAAAAAIT A SECOND HERE." A mouse creature quickly ran up. "Nobody ever buys those things in the right order… unless… you're friends with Moustafa! Oh, I'll let him know that you need him!" He said and took off… and then came back in. "Alright, you're good!"
"Thank you." Kamui said as they walked out… and then one second later, someone else walked in.
"Oh hi, how may I help you?"
"Get out of here! This is my shop now!"
"What?! No way, girl! This is MY shop!"
"Okay… how about a deal? I'll give you 100 coins!"
"…No money will ever tempt me!"
"Not even… this?" She asked, showing off an entire bag of coins.
"…Oh. My. Goodness. Um… oh, what the heck! This place is yours!" He said, taking the money. "Hehehe." He grinned and opened the bag… to reveal they were actually smoke bombs… that just activated. "ACK!"
"Sayonara, sucker!" The woman kicked him out and then changed the sign to "Anna's shop".
"Hey! HEY! I've been robbed! HELP!" The mouse took off running. "HELP! A CRAZY LADY ROBBED MY STORE! HEEEEEEEELP!"
Back with the gang…
"So… you came." The mysterious person said.
"Hey, you're not Moustafa! You're Sheek!" Ruby said.
"Actually…" He took off his robe. "I am."
"…Oh."
"You told me that you needed to go to Dry Dry Outpost, correct?" Moustafa asked as they nodded. "Well, I have just the solution." He said and pulled out an orb. "I call this the Pulse Stone. It will lead you to Dry Dry Ruins, and as soon as you get close to it, it will start glowing slowly. Take care."
"We will." Mario nodded as they took off.
"Hey, we're heading off!" Kamui told Camilla.
"Oh, I must be going now, Frederick." Camilla said as they walked off.
"Oh no, I'm not leaving you alone. I am accompanying you on this trip to this Dry Dry Ruins." Frederick said.
Camilla smiled. "Very well, let's go."
End BGM
Oh Naga… what have you been telling him?! Kamui thought. And what have you been telling HER?!
"Well, this oughta be interesting." Parakarry said. "I feel sorry for you."
"Ugh… I feel as if I'm about to get even more embarrassed." Kamui said as they walked away and back into the desert, and as they searched for the Ruins, Mario saw the Pulse Stone started to glow as they walked further, as it kept glowing and beeping louder by the second.
"We must be close to it." Ruby said.
"If that thing doesn't shut up soon, I'm gonna destroy that! It's so annoying!" Weiss said.
"Tell me about it…" Luigi muttered as they soon came to a pedestal as Mario put it on… and suddenly, a large earthquake rumbled the entire area.
Frederick, on instinct, quickly ran up and pushed them all back as the ruins rose from the sand, revealing Dry Dry Ruins. "Why did you push us away?" Ruby asked.
"You might have gotten hurt. There was no telling what would've rose up from the ground." He explained, unaware that Camilla was giving him an affectionate smile.
He's so charming… Camilla thought.
"Alright, let's-a go in!" Mario said as they nodded as they walked into the Dry Dry Ruins.
Tutankoopa won't stand a chance. Hehehehe.
Also, i've finished up Odyssey a few days ago. (On Thanksgiving Day, actually.), so i've resumed playing Superstar Saga since Odyssey had my undivided attention.
Anyway, see ya!