Disclaimer: I do not own any of the material appearing in this story.
What in blazes?" General Guy asked as he got the list from Kammy. "This doesn't seem very truthful."
"That's what I've been wondering!" Kammy said.
"I would say do something else that scares them, but Lord Bowser is the commander in chief, so even though I hate this, my hands are tied at the moment." He said. "First we're dealing with some abandoned puppets, and now we're dealing with bullshit answers from the princess!"
"Watch your language, this is-"
"I know we're in an E Rated environment! A Toy box doesn't scream T OR M rated, but you know what? I've seen some things during the war and I'm not holding back my tongue, thank you very much! Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be preparing for battle against those rotten teenagers!"
"…They hurt your pride that bad, huh?"
"I wouldn't be so mad if those teenagers were boys. I was defeated by girls! GIRLS! The only girl I allow beating me up is my own wife when she's angry with me! But now I've let mere teenage girls best me during their campaign to rescue the Mario Bros and Peach? This. Means. WAR."
Kammy sweatdropped. "I see…"
"Give me that list!" General Guy said as he looked it over. "Cookies, ice, fish, punching bags… grrr… this is an OUTRAGE!" He yelled and grabbed a pen. "I'll make their lives MISERABLE."
"You're going against Bowser's wishes."
"Lady, I DO NOT care! They humiliated me and I WILL have the last laugh!" He said and glanced at Luigi. "FLOWERS?! Boy, that's the dumbest thing I've heard all day! I knew he was a sissy but not that bad! Hmph! Well if he hates flowers, we might as well give him Daffodils!" He gave the list back to Kammy after he was done.
"…You sure about this?"
"Woman! I am second-in-command in Bowser's army! He may be Commander in Chief, but I also give out orders to everyone!"
"But-"
"DO IT! NOW!"
"You do realize that it's either Kamek or me who is second in command, correct? You're just third in command."
"THIRD IN COMMAND?!" General Guy yelled. "Uh-huh! No way, sister! I am not inferior to some Magikoopas! Not to mention one of you is a grandma!"
"Grandma?! Why you ungrateful little!" Kammy growled.
"I am second in command and I order you to go out and do the changes like I asked!"
"And I order you to calm down and not let those teenagers get the better of you!"
"THIS IS WAR! I'LL LET THOSE TEENAGERS GET THE BETTER OF ME IN MY SLEEP IF I WANTED TO! Okay, that didn't come out right, but you get the point. NOW GET OUT THERE NOW BEFORE I SIC MY TANK ON YOU!"
"…We will discuss this conversation back at the castle."
"Agreed!"
Both of them walked away with a 'hmph!' and went on about their lives, with General Guy preparing for battle and Kammy grumbling about 'why do I still talk to that Shy Guy'.
…Let's get back to the gang, shall we?
BGM: Shy Guy's Toy Box (Paper Mario)
"AAAAAAAAAAH!" Weiss screamed as she landed on a spring and then launched off of that before faceplanting on the ground. "Ow…" She groaned, and then Odin landed right next to her. "What the hell is wrong with you?!"
"Oh come on, you just needed a boost!" Odin chuckled as everyone else landed… although they ended up in a pile once they got off the spring. "And we're all here!"
"Mmmph… can't… breathe!" Luigi groaned as one by one, they got out of the pile and looked around.
"Wait a minute, we're actually inside the toy box?" Yang asked.
"Yeah, it sure seems like it." Silas said. "I'm actually surprised we've shrunken down to fit inside."
"This kind of reminds me of that one movie we've watched. What was it called again? Honey, I Shrunk the Plumbers?" Luigi wondered. "…Then again, there was no Mini Mushrooms involved."
"I don't think it was called that… but then again, it's been a long time since I've seen that." Mario said.
"Ah, who cares about the movies! We're here to save everyone from their misfortune and take down these Shy Guys!" Odin said.
"Is it me or is he really in character over… something?" Ruby whispered to Silas.
"Oh believe me, he really likes those Shakespearian plays."
"…Who's Shakespearian?"
"You never read Shakespeare?"
"Who?"
"…What do they have in Remnant?" Silas wondered.
"Now, onward!" Odin exclaimed.
"Will you hold your horses!" Weiss complained as they walked over to the train station to see a few depressed Toads.
"What seems to be the problem?" Kamui asked.
"Well, we don't even have a train to work with. Those blasted Shy Guys stole it!" The conductor said. "We can't do anything with it."
"Yeah, you can count us officially retired!" Another Toad said.
"…Oh come on, it's not like the Shy Guys picked up the train and took off with it. That'd be crazy!" Weiss said.
"We'll find this train! It can't be too far off." Odin said.
"I'd be careful! There's some possessed dolls around here… and they don't seem to be all too friendly!" One of them warned as they took off.
"It could be worse. One of them could be a doll that hates humans and excels in poison." The conductor said.
"…That'd be a world where I DON'T want to live in."
As they walked off, they noticed some Shy Guys going about their lives while one of them was a black Shy Guy, an Anti Guy, guarding a treasure chest. "Hey now! Don't you get near my chest! Nuh-uh! You don't want to mess with me!"
"…I can take you down in my sleep." Yang cockily said.
"Oh, is that so? Well, bring it on, missy!" He said, getting into a fighting position. "Come on, have at you!"
"Come on, let's just leave him alone for now." Mario said, pulling Yang away.
"Hey! Wait! I wanted to cream him!" Yang said.
"Yeah, that's what I thought." Anti-Guy said as they kept going… and then he felt a chill. "Ooof! It's a little chilly in here." He said.
"I could've handled that guy easily." Yang said.
"While it is true that we need to rough up some Shy Guys, I doubt taking on that particular Shy Guy is worth it." Weiss said.
"I think it'd be worth it." Yang said. "That's just me though."
"Oh, I'm sure he'll be worth it someday!" Odin chuckled as they walked into a room full of things that the Shy Guys were holding.
"Oh wow, that's a lot of Mushrooms." Luigi said. "And cake mixes, a calculator…"
"Well, we might as well take them do-"
"STOP, YOU VILE THIEVES!" Odin yelled, pulling out his sword, Missiletain. "In the name of Gaiden, I will personally stop you from doing thievery any longer!"
"…Pfft! Ha! You and what army?" A Shy Guy asked. "You couldn't hit the side of a barn if you wante-" Odin quickly ran and slashed through him. "OOOF!" He yelled, as he was knocked unconscious while dropping a Mushroom.
"Now! Who's next?" Odin asked.
"…RETREAT! HE'S TOO INSANE FOR US TO HANDLE!" A Shy Guy yelled as they scrambled off, but to their dismay, and to the amazement of everyone, Odin took them all one by one and stepped on the pile of defeated Shy Guys.
"Fare thee well, you evildoers! Thou has been vanquished!"
"…Oh kill me, he's speaking Shakesperian…" A Shy Guy groaned.
"I stole Cake Mix for THIS?!"
"…I have no words to say what I just witnessed…" Blake said as they sweatdropped.
"Yeah… he's… way out there at times." Kamui admitted.
"That's an understatement…" Luigi muttered as they walked back while gathering up the items, plus the calculator, and they walked off.
"I believe that calculator belongs to Anna." Silas said.
Odin chuckled. "Which Anna?"
"…Well… I… uh… one of them…" Silas sweatdropped. "Look, the Anna that runs the badge shop."
"Ha! I knew that." Odin chuckled again as they kept walking.
"All these Annas are gonna be a headache." Weiss muttered.
"I shudder at the thought of a family reunion…" Blake said as they walked back, and then noticed the Anti-Guy KO'd on the ground.
Pause BGM
"Ooogh.. ow…"
"Whoa! What happened to you?" Ruby asked.
"Th-that… thing… it… it was too power…ful…" Anti-Guy groaned as he fell unconscious.
"What was too powerful? What was it?!" Luigi asked with fear in his voice.
Odin noticed something in the corner of his eye. "Who goes there?!" He asked as they turned to the shadows, as something sinister walked out.
It has three short spikes on its head and a long zigzagging ribbon trailing off the back of its head. A zipper acts as its mouth, and it has purplish-pink eyes with slit pupils. Its long, flat arms have three-fingered hands, while its legs are short and stubby. It has a yellow, brush-like tail.
And this creature in question?
"Nette…"
"What in the world is that?!" Ruby exclaimed.
"M-M-Mario… is that… w-w-w-what I think it is? It was creepy looking in Red's Pokedex!" Luigi exclaimed.
"It is." Mario nodded.
Flashback!
"Hey Red, what are you looking at?" Luigi asked as he and Mario walked over to him.
"Oh, just looking through Pokedex entries." Red replied as Luigi looked over and shuddered at a picture.
"What the heck is that thing?!"
"Oh, that's a Banette." Red replied and hit the play button on it.
"Banette, the Marionette Pokemon and the evolved form of Shuppet. It's a stuffed toy that was thrown away and became possessed, ever searching for the one who threw it away so it can exact its revenge."
"…I wouldn't want to meet that in a dark alley." Mario said while Luigi fainted on the spot.
"Yeah… I usually don't mind Ghost Pokemon, but Banette always gives me the chills just looking at it." Red admitted.
End Flashback…
"Banette… BANEEEEETTE!"
"That thing took on this guy?" Yang asked as Mario explained the entry from memory while Luigi was hiding behind Kamui.
"…Oh great, vengeful toys. Just when I thought the Mushroom Kingdom couldn't get any weirder!" Weiss complained.
"Well, it could be worse. You could have an orange stuffed tiger coming to life and constantly mauling you when you come home." Ruby said.
"…What kind of comics have you been reading?" Weiss wondered.
"Banette… BANETTE!"
"…You want to rumble, weirdo?!" Yang exclaimed as she got into position, with Odin and Bow ready to fight.
"You guys go on ahead, we'll deal with this punk!" Bow said, readying her fan.
"Take the stuff and go!" Odin said, throwing them everything as they caught it as they nodded and took off.
"Let's go!" Yang exclaimed.
BGM: Battle! Wild Pokemon (Pokemon ORAS)
Banette grinned and opened his mouth to fire a Shadow Ball, but Bow quickly got in the way and smacked it away as Banette then quickly used Phantom Force.
"What the…? Where'd that thing go?" Yang asked.
"Hold on to me!" Bow said as Odin and Yang did so, as she went invisible while Banette quickly emerged and went right through them.
"Bane?"
They quickly became visible again as Odin went to slash the Pokemon a few times and then kicked it away as Banette quickly recovered, only to get hit in the face by one of Yang's bullets from Ember Celicia.
"Baaaane!" Banette cried as it unleashed Shadow Sneak on Bow.
"Ooof!" Bow growled and then turned around and smacked Banette for that as it quickly went back to its original position and fired Shadow Balls at them, but Odin slashed threw every Shadow Ball and he jumped over and slashed Banette away.
"Banette!" It growled as Yang jumped up in the air and got ready to punch it. "Bane!" It cried, unleashing a Sucker Punch after dodging her attack and punched her.
"Why you little…" Yang growled as she fired punches at the Banette but it soon disappeared, and then used Phantom Force on her. "ARGH!"
"For such a papery thing, it sure moves fast!" Bow said.
"Well, so can we!" Odin said as he ran over and slashed through Banette, and then he glowed. "ABYSMAL BODY BLOW!" He yelled, slashing through Banette with a critical.
"Bane!" Banette cried, seeming to fall over… but it quickly regained itself and glared at the trio before quickly running off.
End BGM
Resume Shy Guy's Toy Box BGM
"Ha! Good riddance!" Bow said.
"Agh… I was hoping it'd be extinguished. But never mind that, I hope it learned a lesson!" He said as he tossed a Mushroom to Yang.
"Thanks." She said as she ate it while Odin opened up the treasure chest to reveal a Power Plus badge.
"Huh! This might be useful." He said, putting it away as they walked back and reunited with the others. "So, how was it?"
"Well, Anna was sure happy, and Tayce T. loved the cake mixes so much, she gave us some slices of cake to restore our health!" Ruby smiled. "Though, she was at her own house."
"I thought Tayce T. lived in the castle?" Yang wondered.
"She sometimes does." Mario said. "She's basically Peach's personal cook. She either cooks for herself at her own home, or for every resident in the castle for when she decides to cook there herself." He explained.
"I believe that's what we have in Nohr, right?" Kamui asked.
"Bingo!" Odin said. "Now, let us be off to… wherever we are headed to next!" He said as they walked to the right.
Meanwhile…
"Let's see…" Kammy mused as she conjured up a plate of pasta, a plate of cookies and a vase full of Daffodils and then spread her magic on it. "Here's hoping this works." She said and quickly hid behind a wall where the gang soon entered the room.
"Oooh, what's that delicious smell!" Mario grinned as they got closer… and saw a plate full of spaghetti. "Mama mia!" He exclaimed and quickly ran over to it… and began to chow down.
"Hehehe, never ending supply of pasta. This'll make him easier to kill while he's distracted!" Kammy said.
"Cookies!" Ruby grinned and then ate one… but then suddenly, the cookies came alive and… strangely started acting like Pac-Man. "What the?!"
"Heheheh, cookies that are alive and will have their revenge!" Kammy smirked.
"Ah, Daffodils, my favorite!" Luigi said and sniffed them… and started to sneeze uncontrollably.
"Ha! And his allergies are through the roof! Those three will be out of commission in no time." She said and pulled out a walkie-talkie. "General Guy, Mario, Ruby and Luigi have received the packages… and they're suffering as we speak!"
"Good!"
"Mmm mmm mmm, that was delicious!" Mario exclaimed.
"Huh?" Kammy looked over… and saw that all the pasta was gone. "Uh, you requested regenerating pasta, right?"
"Yes… why?"
"It's all gone."
"WHAT! Tell me you're joking! Mario should be groaning in agony at this point!"
"Define agony… because Mario looks quite happy and is ready to rock and roll."
"…Have we underestimated Mario's stomach?! Please tell me Ruby and Luigi are suffering!"
"Well…" Kammy looked and saw that Ruby was giggling and happily picked them up and ate them while Silas gave Luigi some allergy medicine and some lemonade. "…Ruby ate them all and Luigi concealed his allergies."
"DAG NABBIT! They're much more cunning than I thought! Set off the next trap in the other station! That is an order!"
"Yes sir… third in command."
"DON'T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE!"
"Do you hear something?" Kamui asked.
"I'm… not sure." Yang said as they opened up the chest to reveal a Store room key.
"…Oh great, a freakin' key!" Weiss groaned.
"Wait! This might be of some use to us. I remember seeing a store with a locked door. I'll be right back!" He said and then took off while everyone else wandered back to the station.
Pause BGM
With Odin…
BGM: Shy Guy Riot (Paper Mario)
Odin quickly ran in to the store. "I believe this is what you were looking for." He said.
"Oh! Thank you!" Harry T. grinned and opened up the lock. "Tell you what. Take everything you need from this storeroom. It's on the house." He said.
"Thank you!" Odin said as he walked in. "…Uh, sir? What's with this shotgun?"
"Oh, that?" Harry T. chuckled as he picked it up. "This is for thieves who want to take over my shop!" He said.
"…Anna?"
"You bet!" Harry T. said, lock and loading. "Just try and steal my shop, girly! I'll go out guns blazing if I have to!" He said, causing Odin to sweatdrop.
"Riiiight…" He said, as he picked up the few items plus one Toy Train and ran off.
"I heard what happened at Dry Dry Outpost and I will not be the next victim! YOU HEAR ME?! I WON'T GO QUIETLY!" He yelled as Odin went back.
Yeesh, he's a little paranoid. Odin thought as he ran back and then looked at the train in his hands as soon as he got back to the Toy Box. "Heh, she's gonna hate me for this." He said, tossing the train in and hopped in with it.
End BGM
Resume BGM
The Toy Train soon landed on the tracks, and it was much bigger from earlier as it was from before, and then Odin landed on the ground. "One train falling from the sky, at your service!" He said.
"…Why do I even bother…" Weiss sighed in defeat.
"Sweet! Now we can board the train again!" The conductor said. "ALL ABOARD!" He yelled as they all got on it with Silas hitting the button on the right as they then went off to the pink station.
"I say we go right this time." Silas suggested as they went off to the right, unaware that Kammy was prepping up the next set of traps.
"One punching bag, one photo of the dragon girl's entire family, and… a small ice cube!" Kammy said as she proceeded to do her magic on it and quickly hid, and then the others walked in and saw them.
"Huh, a punching bag." Yang said and then noticed it suddenly growing arms and legs, while also doing a 'come at me' pose. "Oh, challenge accepted!" She smirked and quickly got into a fighting dust ball cloud.
"A picture of my family!" Kamui smiled and picked it up… only to see that their heads were all taken off and replaced by weird alien-like heads. "Oops, wrong family." She said, tossing it to the side.
That should've made her scream in terror! Kammy thought.
Weiss, meanwhile, was looking at the frozen ice cube that had the treasure in it. "Huh… that's new." She said before pulling out Myrtenaster and then rolled the barrel as she proceeded to shoot a stream of fire at said ice to melt it completely. "There we go!" She smiled and pulled it out to reveal a frying pan. "Oh! Tayce T. was looking for one of her pans!"
"HIYAH!" Yang yelled, throwing the punching bag to a wall and then firing a shot form her gauntlet… and then it exploded. "Ha! Wait until I tell Ryu and Little Mac about this!"
"That was strange, though… you don't see that every day." Mario said.
"Must've been a new product where it fights back." Luigi said.
"Well, now said product was destroyed." Blake said.
"Come on, let's go back and- where'd Odin go?" Silas asked.
With Odin…
"Milady!" Odin said, bowing in front of Tayce T. with the frying pan.
"Oh! Thank you sir…"
"Odin Dark."
"Odin Dark! Thank you so much!" She said. "This is one of my favorite pans!" She said and then in return, gave him a slide of cake. "Here you go!"
"Thank you!" Odin said and walked off, happily eating said cake before he threw the plate away and took off back to Shy Guy's Toy Box where he reunited with the others.
"Went to take it back?" Weiss asked.
"Yup! Now let's go to the left!" He said and they went off, unaware of a fuming Kammy.
"Grrr…! General Guy, they're not at all fazed by this!"
"DAG NABBIT! I don't know who to blame here, Peach for her craftiness or you for your gullible-like nature!"
"GULLIBLE?! Why, I am far from that, thank you very much!"
"I'm sorry, WHO came here with this list?"
"Bowser and Roman made it!"
"Ah, but you came here without hesitation! This is your fault! Kamek would've forced Peach to tell the truth. You're going soft… and we don't like soft people in this army!"
"We don't like loud mouths either!"
"Don't MAKE me come over there! I have a Bullet Bill with your name on it!"
"Ha! You won't hit the side of a barn with those things even if you tried!"
"Jokes on you! I just installed heat seeking on these bad boys!"
"You still wouldn't hit anything with those."
"Watch me. I'll use you as target practice!"
"You ungrateful little…!"
Back with the gang…
"Holy moly! Look at the size of that guy!" Ruby exclaimed as they saw Gourmet Guy sitting in front of the tracks, happily humming to himself.
"Well, he's certainly happy for his… um… size." Weiss said.
He's let himself go though… Yang thought as they walked over to him.
"Hello!" Gourmet Guy greeted. "Sorry, but I can't let you pass… unless you give me something delectable."
"…Does anyone still have cake with them?" Silas asked. "I doubt a Mushroom will suffice."
"I have mine, I was saving it for later." Luigi said as he pulled it out of his pocket. "Sigh, maybe next time." He said and gave it to Gourmet Guy.
"Oh, thank you!" Gourmet Guy said and took a bite… and then… "Oh my goodness! So moist! So scrumptious! SO DELICIOUS!" He yelled, and despite his um… size, he was bouncing off the walls until, oddly enough, he did a high jump… and never came down.
"Huh… you'd think he'd come down by now." Kamui said.
"Strange." Bow said.
"Oh hey, look at this!" Ruby said as she picked up a cookbook. "I'm guessing Tayce T. is missing this."
"Can't she grab another cookbook?" Weiss asked.
"That depends. The Shy Guys could've stolen them too." Blake pointed out.
"That's fair." She said… and right on cue, Odin took off to deliver it to Tayce T., and within five minutes, he came back while the others were walking around and taking care of some Shy Guys.
"Oh, what took you so long?" Ruby asked.
"I swear, the ride back to Toad Town and the ride back to where we were at is getting longer and longer…" Odin grumbled as they went back on the train and headed off to the Green Station, and once they hopped off, they found out there was no passage to the left, only to the right… and there were strange blocks at the right.
"This might be important for later… I think." Mario said as they walked off toward the right… unaware that Kammy was yet again setting up traps.
"Okay… this had better work!" Kammy said as she was looking at the list, which was only Blake. "Grrr, please let this work!" She hoped and then quickly spawned a Cheep Cheep, but then used her magic on it before she hid and then they walked over.
"That was the strangest thing to ever be on." Ruby said.
"Not to mention this weird paper we found from that yellow Shy Guy." Yang said as they spotted the trap in surprise… to see a Cheep Chomp flopping about… and Blake let out a yelp and hid behind Mario.
"What's wrong?" Silas asked.
"She was eaten by a Cheep Chomp when we were on a journey to save the Mario Bros and Peach." Yang explained.
"Ouch…"
"And yet, it looks like you can eat it since it's doing nothing." Odin pointed out, as Blake's ears twitched at this. "It ate you, so eat it out of revenge! Heh, that's poetry right there if you ask me!" He said and then chuckled. "I'm pretty sure Mitama would make a haiku out of that."
"If she was here, she'd already be done with it." Silas said, as Odin laughed.
"Yeah, that's true!"
"MIIINE!" Blake yelled, her feline instincts kicking into high gear and proceeding to have herself a meal.
"…Well, that's one way to have revenge." Odin said with a sweatdrop. "Though, I'm pretty sure you could've done without the cat act." He said. "Seriously, why is she behaving like a cat?"
"Well, the thing is… she's a Faunus." Kamui said before anyone else could say anything.
"Tell that to everyone, why don't you." Yang muttered since that was suppose to be a secret until Blake felt it was okay.
"A Faunwhatsit?" Odin asked.
"A human with one animal feature. With Blake, it's her cat ears that she hides with her bow." Weiss explained.
"Ah, so like Taguel, Kitsune, Manaketes and Wolfskin?" Silas asked.
"…I don't know what you said there, but I recognize Manaketes." Weiss said. "I think Nowi is one of them."
"Bingo!" Odin said. "Heh, so Blake here transforms into a huge cat?"
"No, that's not how it works." Ruby said.
"Oh… well, it'd be cool if she did. That's just me though." Odin chuckled… and then they saw Blake finished with her meal.
"…Sorry you had to see that." Blake said, wiping her face.
"Hey, it's fine! No harm done." Silas said.
No harm done?! She nearly gave me a heart attack! Kammy thought while Odin picked up a dictionary from the treasure chest.
"Ah, Rust T. was missing this!" Odin said and he ran off.
A very long backtracking session later…
"Forsooth! Your… dic…tion…ary!" Odin said as he was on his knees and catching his breath.
"Yes! Now I'll regain my lost IQ points! …You look like you ran several hundred miles."
"Oh, don't worry about it!" Odin wheezed as he gave him the paper as well.
"Ah, let's see here… oh, in the Shy Guy language! How cute… let's see… hit yellow, green, red and blue." He deciphered. "Huh, that's peculiar… don't know what that means, but I will look this up!" He said. "Hmm, now I know this could mean something aside from the old Pokemon games…"
Yellow, green, red and blue. Odin thought as his eyes widened as he caught his second wind. "THAT'S IT!" He yelled and quickly ran out the door.
"…What's it?" Rust T. blinked before shrugging it off.
"Yellow, green, red, blue. Yellow, green, red, blue." Odin kept saying over and over as he kept running, unaware that he was spotted by someone.
"Wait… Owain?" Lissa wondered as she was holding a grocery bag in her arms. "…Owain!" She called out to him and ran after him, with Odin highly unaware of her following him as he went into the building and hopped right into the Toy Box, unaware he left the door partially open in the wall and Lissa walked in.
"Hmm…" She mused as she looked in the toy box. "He couldn't have gone far, right?" She wondered as she looked at the spring. "Hmm, I wonder…" She said as she hopped on it… and launched into the Toy Box. "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOA!"
Odin soon arrived at the Green Station where the others were chatting. "Guys! Hit those boxes in this order! Yellow, Green, Red and Blue!" He requested.
"…Is that supposed to be a Pokemon reference?" Luigi asked as Kamui quickly hit them in the right order, and then they exploded… and then the wall fell over, creating more tracks.
"Well, what do you know!" Yang grinned as they hopped on the train and took off to the Red Station and then they went to the left out of curiosity, going through some elevators before going into a dark area.
End BGM
"Oooh, welcome to my humble abode…" A voice said as they saw a faint light in the dark, and then they saw a Big Lantern Ghost holding a lantern. "You have trespassed in the Toy Box… and the general does not like that. For now, you must be silenced."
"Oh boy… this is gonna be interesting..." Yang said as they got ready to fight… but suddenly… something hit the Big Lantern Ghost's weak spot.
"Argh!"
"Bane…" A familiar voice chuckled as it kept chucking dark balls of energy toward the Big Lantern Ghost as he kept yelping in pain… before he fell over and disappeared.
"What was that?!" Luigi exclaimed.
"I think it's our friend from before." Bow said.
"Banette… BAAAAAAAAAAAANE!" Banette cried… and then suddenly, they saw what looked like to be a sigil of some kind before it exploded from some bright orb like thing.
Unknown to them all… Banette had Mega Evolved.
Banette walked into the light, cackling uncontrollably. "Whoa… it got freakier!" Ruby exclaimed.
Mario's eyes widened. "It Mega Evolved!" He said, remembering how Charizard, Mewtwo and Lucario does such a thing.
"AAAAH! GET IT AWAY FROM ME!" Luigi screamed.
"Banette… BAAAAANE!"
"Alright, you want to go another round?! I'll be happy to oblige!" Yang exclaimed as everyone prepared for battle.
BGM: Battle! (Ghetsis) (Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon)
"Banette!" Mega Banette cried as it quickly disappeared into the darkness and used Phantom Force on them all, as they yelped in pain from this.
"Oh, now THIS is a challenge!" Odin said as he quickly ran over and slashed Banette, but Banette disappeared and used Phantom Force on him. "Gah!" He winced and quickly countered him, knocking him back.
"Bane!" Banette smirked and jumped in the air, using Shadow Balls everywhere to hurt them.
"Argh! I can't see in this blasted darkness!" Weiss complained and looked at the lantern as she went over to grab it, but Banette saw this and quickly picked it up and put it to the far corner before it proceeded to use a Sucker Punch on her to knock her back.
"Enough of this!" Kamui exclaimed, transforming into her Dragon form and shot water at Banette, but it slipped into the darkness and purple flames surrounded it, unleashing Will-O-Wisp right at her, hitting her. "Argh!" She cried as she breathed fire again, but Banette quickly disappeared and had reappeared behind Kamui, unleashing several Shadow Balls on her.
Mario and Luigi tried to hit Mega Banette with their hammers, but it grabbed both of their hammers and spun them around before hitting them with Hex to knock them down… and then Banette nearly was skewered by Silas' spear as it turned around and used Feint Attack right on him. "Argh!" Silas groaned as Banette Shadow Balled him away before he walked straight toward Ruby and Yang.
"What do we do?!" Ruby asked.
"Figure out a way to beat it!" Yang growled, but as Banette got closer to them, Blake ran over and slashed Banette away, though her bow seems to be missing.
"Bane!" Banette growled and glared at Blake and disappeared as she closed her eyes and her ear twitched.
Aha. She thought and turned around, shooting Banette at close range.
"NETTE!" Banette cried and then glared at her as it used Shadow Ball on her but she backflipped… only to get hit by a Shadow Ball.
"Gah!" Blake cried as she hit the ground as Banette smirked at this and proceeded to use Shadow Ball after Shadow Ball as she got up… only to become pelted by the Shadow Balls.
"Blake!" Silas exclaimed as they all got hit by a lot of Shadow Balls.
"Banette…" Banette smirked, but when the smoke cleared, she was not there. "Bane?!"
"Right here!" Blake exclaimed, dropping right on top of him and then switching out her Gambol Shroud with the Belladonna Claws and slashed him several times before kicking him to a wall.
"Bane!" Banette growled as it unleashed Night Shade at Blake, but she quickly dodged and proceeded to shoot at Banette several times until Banette used a Shadow Ball at her, but she cartwheeled out of the way and then ran over and then got hit by a Shadow Ball, only she disappeared and the real one slashed through Banette from behind. "BAAAAAANE!" Banette cried… before it fainted and turned back to normal.
End BGM
"Is everyone alright?" Blake asked.
"Yeah…" Odin said as he got back up. "I'm just going to say that I hate that thing."
"Agreed." Luigi and Weiss said, while Ruby wandered over to the lamp and picked it up.
"Hmm…"
"Hey! Get me out of here!" The lantern suddenly spoke.
"Aaah!" Ruby yelped and dropped the lantern, which shattered it and revealed a Lil' Sparky.
"Oh, thank you! I thought I'd never get out of there!"
"It's… a Lil' Sparky?" Luigi asked. "Weird, I thought they never talked."
"Oh, our species does talk! We're just overly shy and like to remain silent."
Luigi sweatdropped. "I see."
"So, what's your name?" Ruby asked.
"My name's Watt! I can travel with you guys if you want! I can be really useful!" She said.
"Sure, why not?" Mario said as they all looked at Bow.
"…Oh no! I am not going in some pocket like a savage!" Bow protested. "I'm gonna be staying right here, thank you very much! Not to mention the pocket thing is so weird!"
Phew! Someone else thinks so! Kamui thought and then felt the burn from when she was hit by the Will-o-Wisp. "Ngh!"
"You okay?" Mario asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just got a little burn." Kamui said.
"Let's check it out in light!" Watt said and lit up the entire room as they saw that Kamui's arm was a little red from the burn.
"Ouch, that looks painful." Ruby winced.
"I'll manage." Kamui said as they walked away, unaware of a Pokeball in the corner of the room… and then it opened up, revealing a spherical Pokémon that appears to be covered by a gray cloth. Black rings surround its multicolored eyes, which have light blue sclera, dark blue irises, and yellow pupils. Extending from the top of its head is a long, pointed horn.
"…Shup?" The Pokemon wondered as it floated away, not seeming to pay attention to the KO'd Banette as it wandered out and spotted the gang walking away… and then took a look at Luigi. "Shup!" It smiled and floated toward them.
"…You get the feeling you're being followed?" Ruby asked.
"Yep." Luigi said as they turned around, only for the Shuppet to not be there as they went back to the other area and went toward the right, but the Shuppet still followed, seeming to have taking a liking to Luigi.
As they walked toward the other area, they noticed a crack in the wall as a Shy Guy jumped over said wall. "You guys thinking what I'm thinking?" Mario asked as they nodded and called out Bombette, as she exploded on the crack, destroying it and revealing a bunch of Shy Guys.
"…Uh oh…" One of them said.
"LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!" One of them yelled as they took off running.
"Yeah, run, you cowards! HA!" Bombette laughed as she hopped back into the pocket as they kept going with the Shy Guys screaming, with Watt acting like a light for them in the dark as they kept screaming and poured onto the wall.
"GO GO GO GOOOOOOOOOO!" One of the Shy Guys screamed and then the wall cracked and shattered as they ran in with everyone following them in.
"So! You finally made it!" A voice said as they saw General Guy standing there. "We meet again, you rotten teenagers!"
"Oh hey, it's General Guy." Yang said. "Heh, you're not so tough."
"I will have my revenge on you… after you humiliated me during your campaign to rescue the Mario Bros and the princess, I WILL be victorious!" He said.
"Sir! We have your tank locked and loaded!" A Shy Guy said.
"Good!"
"Should we attack while you are preparing?"
"NO." General Guy said. "This is personal… AND I WILL WIN THIS WAR!" He yelled as he ran into his tank and drove it over to them.
"You really think you can win against us again?" Weiss asked.
"I will! I just know I will!" General Guy said. "Now… HAVE AT YOU!"
BGM: Cipher Admin Battle (Pokemon Colosseum)
"Oh joy, round two." Weiss rolled her eyes. "How will this ever be any different?" She asked.
"Hit the light bulb!" Yang said as they proceeded to fire upon the light bulb, but to their surprise, it went inside the tank and out came a Bullet Bill Blaster instead.
"Surprise!" General Guy laughed as Bullet Bills were fired upon them as they quickly dodged the Bullet Bills. "That will not work this time!" He said as the Bullet Bills turned around and went for them. "Heat Seeking Bullet Bills!"
"What?!" Silas yelled as they turned around and dodged them as Mario hammered one back at General Guy, as it did a few backflips but it recovered before it hit General Guy's tank and flew back.
"Ha! Nice try but you won't last for long!" General Guy taunted as Odin slashed through a couple of Bullet Bills and he ran toward General Guy and slashed the tank repeatedly. "Hmph! Try as you like, it will not work! My tank is the ultimate powerhouse! It will not be beaten!" He laughed… until Watt came over and proceeded to shock the tank. "YOOOOWCH! What hit me?!"
"Lightning?" Weiss wondered as she switched to the yellow dust and fired a lightning bolt at the tank, damaging said tank.
"ARGH! Lightning… why didn't I think of that…?!" General Guy growled. "Bombs away!" He cried, throwing Bob-ombs at the gang, only they avoided the Bob-ombs and kicked them back while Mario hammered the Bullet Bills hard enough to smack them into the tank to severely damage it.
"Give it up! Just hand over the Star Spirit!" Yang said.
"I have a few tricks up my sleeve!" General Guy declared, throwing more Bob-ombs and firing more Bullet Bills, but unfortunately, they went about and sent them back to destroy the tank. "AAAARGH!"
"Do you surrender?"
"A GENERAL NEVER SURRENDERS!"
"Alright, I'll make you surrender!" Yang said as she jumped up on the destroyed tank and punched a hole into the opening, but as she opened up the lid… the tank suddenly exploded and Yang was blasted away, hitting a wall. "OOOF!"
"Yang!" Everyone yelled in horror.
"What in the world was that?!" Ruby asked, as she turned around, only to have General Guy running toward them with a spear and proceeded to attack them repeatedly.
"I had a Bob-Ulk in my tank! HA! I will win this war!" General Guy declared as he kept impaling them, as they tried to fight back, but given how nimble he was, he outmaneuvered them easily and quickly got on top of Odin. "First, I will kill your friends… and then I'll get rid of you teenagers once and for all!"
"Nnngh! As if we'd let you!" Odin growled but General Guy stepped on his throat.
"Silence! This is where it ends for you!" He yelled, raising his spear and aiming at Odin's chest. "Now… VICTORY WILL BE MIIIIIINE!" He yelled, ready to end Odin… when suddenly an axe that was suddenly thrown hit him. "AAAARGH!" He cried, falling to the ground.
End BGM
"Step. Away. From the boy." A voice threateningly said.
That voice… Odin thought as he looked up to see Lissa. Mother? …Oh crap!
"Lissa…?" Ruby asked as Lissa brought out her staff and healed them all up.
"Argh! Interrupted by a teenager… I HATE TEENAGERS!" General Guy yelled.
"Mother… how did you know where to find us?" Odin asked.
"What I want to know is where in the world have you been!" Lissa said. "I was worried sick about you, Owain!"
"…I thought your name was Odin." Blake said.
"Uh… eheheh… right, about that…" Odin sweatdropped.
"…Let's talk about this later." Lissa said and then glared at General Guy.
"You teenagers… YOU TEENAGERS RUIN EVERYTHING!" General Guy yelled. "I'LL DESTROY YOU!"
"For now, let's just get rid of this guy!" Lissa said as they nodded.
BGM: Destiny (Ablaze) (Fire Emblem: Awakening)
"I can still win this!" General Guy said, chucking a Bob-omb at them, but Odin quickly kicked the Bob-omb back at him to knock him back with Lissa running to him and slashing him repeatedly with her axe before jumping back. General Guy got back up and tried to skewer them with his spear, but to his shock, Lissa slashed her axe down on the spear, severing the spear in half. "WHAT?!"
"Axes beat lances, buddy boy!" Lissa grinned. "Ever heard of the Weapons Triangle?"
"I never heard of some make-believe nonsense! Don't you DARE change the rules of war on me!" He said, only to get skewered by Silas's lance as they proceeded to wail on him until Yang punched him hard enough to an invisible ? block, and out popped a Propeller Mushroom.
"Oh!" Yang exclaimed, launching herself toward the Propeller Mushroom and absorbing it, smirking devilishly as she launched herself back while General Guy got back up.
"I know hand to hand combat! I can still beat you!" General Guy declared and then Yang landed right in front of him.
"Hey General Guy…"
"Oh no… anything but that!"
"Consider yourself…" Yang pulled back her fist. "Demoted!" She said and used a powerful Propeller uppercut, or, according to Yang... "SHORYUKEN!" She screamed, sending General Guy up in the air.
"YOU ROTTEN TEENAGEEEEEEEEEEEEEERS!" He screamed as he was launched out of the Toy Box and into the sky out of Toad Town, followed by a shining star in the sky.
End BGM
"Heh, finally pulled that one off." Yang said.
"The fact that you were learning that from Ryu kinda terrifies me a little." Mario said.
"No kidding." Kamui sweatdropped.
"Can't wait to show him!" She smiled and noticed movement in the corner of her eye. "Hmm? Who's there?" She asked as they saw the Shuppet moving toward them, although it moved toward Luigi.
"Mmm! Stay away!" Luigi pleaded, backing up and looking in fear, but Shuppet didn't care, in fact it proceeded to get really close to Luigi until it was face-to-face with him. "I'm warning you…!" He paled.
Shuppet smiled. "Shuppet!"
At Peach's Castle…
BGM: Princess in Distress (Paper Mario)
"…Did you hear something?" Tiki asked, reading a Nintendo Power magazine.
"No, what was it?" Peach asked.
"It sounded like a girl screaming bloody murder."
"I think one of the guards is watching a horror movie too loudly." Twink said.
"Hmm, if you say so." Tiki shrugged.
"Soooo, what do you want to do?" Twink asked.
"Find another way out of here." Peach said. "This is starting to annoy me!"
"Hmm, perhaps we should take a walk around the castle if it wasn't heavily guarded." Tiki said. "And I doubt Bowser would let us use that secret entrance again."
"Hmm…" Peach scratched her chin and proceeded to go to the door. "Hey Guard, can you come in for a second?"
"What for?"
"One of us needs medical attention and we need you to take a look at this problem." She said and looked at Twink, who nodded and started groaning in agony.
"Oh! Well, I've always wanted to be a doctor." He said and then opened up the door. "What seems to be the problem? What's the situation?"
"The problem is… is that you're gullible!" Peach said, karate chopping the back of his neck to knock him out.
"Oh, nice!" Tiki said.
Peach giggled. "Glad Zelda showed me how to do it. Come on!" She said and they walked out, sneaking around for information to send to the group, and as they did, they wandered into a room… which had Gourmet Guy in there, oddly enough.
"Oh goodness!" Twink exclaimed.
"Oh! Princess Peach and her friends have escaped… I wonder if I should contact Lord Bowser and Torchwick about this…" He mused. "Although, I could keep quiet if you gave me a delicious snack. Something savory… something… deliciously moist."
"A cake?" Peach asked.
"Yes, that's the one!"
"Hmm, I can make such a thing!" Peach grinned as she took off.
"Wait, hold on! You gotta be careful about the guards!" Tiki said as she and Twink went after her to try and stop her from being spotted, but alas, once Peach was in a baking mood, she couldn't be stopped.
Thirty minutes later…
Peach walked back in with a smile. "Strawberry shortcake, as you requested!"
"Oooh!" Gourmet Guy said and began eating it… and he dropped his utensils. "Oh! Oooooh! OOOOOOOOOH! DELICIOUS!" He yelled as he began to bounce off the walls once again with the three of them sweatdropping.
"Well that's one way to enjoy it." Twink said and then eventually, Gourmey Guy calmed down.
"Ah, that was enjoyable, your highness!" He said. "Now, since they most likely got the Star Spirit from the Toy Box, the next Star Spirit is in Mt. Lavalava at Lavalava Island."
"Got it! You heard that, Twink?" Peach asked.
"On it!" Twink exclaimed and then opened up the window before flying out while Gourmet Guy walked out.
"You know… I don't really dislike the Mario Bros and RWBY." He said and walked out.
"Well, let's head back to the room before anyone gets suspicious." Tiki said.
"Right!" Peach nodded as they took off… and a few minutes later, Kammy walked in.
"What is that delicious smell?" She asked as she walked in and saw that Gourmet Guy left one slice of cake that he missed. "Ooooh… who baked this?" She asked as she looked back and forth. "…I really shouldn't… no… I should… ack, no! I need to watch my sugar intake." She said and walked off… only to come back. "One bite wouldn't hurt!" She said… only for Gourmet Guy to come in and ate the last slice.
"Mmm! I was wondering if I forgot something." He said and walked off, while Kammy jawdropped in shock.
"B-b-b-b-but… I wanted that slice…" She sighed.
End BGM
Back with the gang…
BGM: Star Spirits' Request (Paper Mario)
"I never knew you could scream like that." Muskular said, watching Shuppet playfully play with Luigi's hat.
"It's a secret to everybody." Luigi muttered.
"Shup!" Shuppet smiled.
"Anyway, thank you for saving me from General Guy." Muskular said.
"No problem." Ruby smiled.
"HEEEEEEEY!" A voice yelled as Twink came flying in. "Mario! RWBY! Anyone else! I have urgent… oh my gosh, a Star Spirit in person!" He exclaimed.
"Ah, you must be Twink, right?" Muskular asked.
"Y-yes! How did you know?!"
"Ahahaha. You always did come to us when you were such a little boy. I'm sure you're gonna be a stronger star in no time!" He said.
"H-h-h-holy cow… a Star Spirit is talking to me!" Twink exclaimed. "Best day ever!"
Muskular laughed. "Well, I'll be heading back to Star Haven. See you!" He said and took off.
End BGM
BGM: Toad Town (Paper Mario)
"Wow… that was so cool!" Twink grinned. "…Oh, sorry for my fanboying. I came to tell you… why is a ghost playing with Luigi's hat?"
"Don't. Ask." Luigi said as Shuppet landed on Luigi's head and stayed there, proceeding to cover itself with the hat.
"Shuppet!"
"…I know what this thing evolves into and I'm trying not to scream in terror right now…" Luigi muttered.
"…I see… anyway, the next Star Spirit is at Mt. Lavalava at Lavalava Island!"
"Lavalava what?" Yang asked.
"Lavalava Island is another island inhabited by Yoshis." Mario explained. "It's like Yoshis Island, but with an active volcano and tons of Putrid Piranha Plants that spew out poison if you're not careful."
"Ah… wait, what was that about poison?!" Weiss asked.
"Have fun!" Twink said and took off.
"No, seriously, what was that about poison?!"
"So, you wanna explain yourself?" Lissa asked.
"Well… it's a long story…" Odin said. "But, long story short, I went with this guy with some of my friends and we somehow ended up in Nohr and changed up our names."
"Everyone in Ylisse was worried about you! But why did you change your name to Odin…?"
"It's a long story… but uh, there's something you should know, mother."
"What is it?" Lissa asked.
"I'm married."
"…Wait, WHAT?!"
"Heeeeeeey, Odin!" A voice called out as they turned to see Elise running over to them.
"Oh hey, it's Princess Elise!" Lissa waved.
"Oh, hi Lissa!" Elise waved.
"Can you believe this guy? Owain here says that he's married after this story he told me…"
"Yeah, Elise is my wife." Odin said.
"See? He claims that you're... his… wife… WAIT, WHAT?!" Lissa yelled.
Elise giggled. "Yep! We're a married couple and we also have a kid who came from the future! Her name's Ophelia!"
"Congratulations, mother! You're a grandmother!"
"B-b-b-but… I… I… I didn't… even… become of… age…" Lissa said as her mind had shut down… and she fainted on the spot.
"Ah, I've always wondered who your mother was. I didn't know it was Lissa." Elise giggled, watching Silas pick up the KO'd Lissa.
"I'll take her to Chrom." Silas said and walked off.
"Well… since I was exposed… I might as well warn Severa and Inigo about this." Odin said. "See ya!" He said and took off.
"Later!" Elise smiled. "…I have no idea what he just said, but he's such a cutie!" She giggled and turned to the others, and then Kamui. "Sis!" She exclaimed and happily hugged her.
"Hey Elise!" Kamui smiled.
"What'ya been doing?" Elise asked as Kamui explained what she was doing. "Oh! You're rescuing Star Spirits and you're going to Lavalava Island?"
"Yeah."
"Sweet! I wanna go with you, sis!" She said and then took off… and came back with Sakura. "Don't worry, I told her on the way!"
"I-I'm not sure… h-how I feel about going to an island with an active volcano…" Sakura said.
"I doubt it's really active. They just say that to boost tourism." Elise said with a wink.
"Hmm, shouldn't you bring your retainers too? I bet they want to come too." Kamui said.
"Oh! Yes!" Elise took off… and came back pushing Effie, Arthur, Hana and Subaki with them. "I took the liberty of getting Sakura's retainers too! I told them on the way!"
"O-Oh…" Sakura said with a sweatdrop. "Th-thank you."
"Well, this is getting interesting." Ruby said. "I like it!"
"Hmm, I wonder if I should bring a few snacks along the way…" Effie said as she ran off… and then came back with a box. "A box of doughnuts, everyone?"
"How is that a few?!" Weiss exclaimed in surprise.
"Come on, let's-a go!" Mario said as they ran off to the pier where they bumped into Kolorado.
"Oh! Nice to meet you again… and others. What seems to be the situation?" He asked as they explained it. "Ah! Perfect… I was about to go on that ship to Lavalava Island myself."
"Well, let's get on it and go!" Hana grinned as they got on the ship and took off… only suddenly, a Banzai Bill hit the ship and exploded.
"HA! Let's see them get the Star Spirits while all soggy! Bwahahaha!" Bowser laughed from his Koopa Clown Car and then took off back to Peach's Castle.
However, something emerged from the water and breached out of the water, carrying everyone with them. A humongous Blue Whale… and it was a Wailord, to boot.
"Waaaaail!" Wailord cried.
"Wow! Talk about lucky!" Hana asked.
"Indeed." Subaki said.
"I thought for sure we wouldn't make it…" Arthur said.
"To Lavalava Island!" Kolorado exclaimed.
"Wail!" Wailord cried and then took off to Lavalava Island.
I was originally going to have the Cipher Admin Battle for Mega Banette, but I found it more fitting for General Guy, because, let's face it, his battle theme sucks.
And i'm totally well aware that in Fates, it's the Deeprealm and none of the kids from said game comes from the future. But let's be real here, the Deeprealm is STUPID. Oh yeah, sure, put your baby in some realm where they'll grow up! Yeah, GREAT PARENTING, GUYS.
My friends and I decided that it'd make things a lot better if they were Future Kids and not something dumb like say... the Deeprealm.