(Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door ost - X-Naut Fortress)
"Are you certain about this?" Grodus asked.
"Yes. Our research on the Thousand Year Door has discovered something. The seal is weakening."
"So, what Beldam said is true…" Grodus mused. "Alright, I want you to continue gathering up the Crystal Stars as quickly as possible, especially getting rid of those meddling scum you call the Mario Bros and their party!"
"By your command" The X-Naut PhD saluted and then took off.
"Soon, the ancient treasure that sits within the chambers of the Thousand Year Door will be mine, and I will conquer the world! Then I will make a new world in my own image, a brand new world from me, about me, and ONLY me! GAAAAACK ACK ACK ACK!"
With Peach…
Peach walked into the door. "What is it, TEC?" She asked. "You got something for me to do?"
"First... have you calm down after... well... after we last talk?" TEC asked
"Oh yeah, I cool my head. Sorry for taking it out on you."
"No need for apologizes. Does that mean you'll accept the request I was going to ask you.
Peach nodded. "Of course. So what is it?"
"Well… I'm still wondering if I should protect you or follow the orders of Grodus…" TEC answered
"Are you still wondering about that?" Peach asked, tilting her head a bit.
"Oh, never mind. Forgive my musings. I'm just thinking too much."
"Are you okay? You don't seem like yourself today."
"I'm fine. It makes me unpleasant to see you worried. Anyway, let's have a quiz."
Peach raised an eyebrow. "A Quiz? Really?"
"Yes. Please answer just six questions and you may use the communicator."
"Hmm... okay."
"Question one: What will happen if you collect the seven Crystal Stars?"
"That's an easy one. If all seven are collected, the Thousand Year Door opens."
"Correct. Question two: What is the goal of Grodus, leader of the X-Nauts?"
"To conquer the world, obviously." Peach said. 'I already know this stuff.' She thought.
"Correct. Question three: What is the Legendary Treasure that awaits behind the Thousand Year Door?"
"Uh...TEC? What kind of a quiz is this?"
"Just answer it. Is it A: One hundred million coins, B: A rare magic stone or C: A thousand year old demon soul?"
Peach nodded. "Hmm... Those questions and answer select just now... Considering he wants to conquer the world... could it be...C: A thousand-year-old demon soul?"
"Correct."
"WAIT, WHAT?!" Peach yelled in shock. "I was right? But… hold on, why would-"
"Question four." TEC quickly said to interrupt Peach. "What does Sir Grodus wish to do with the ancient demon's soul?"
Peach paled a bit. "Something tells me that he wants to bring it back to life."
"Correct. Question Five: What is required to seal up the demon again?"
"The Crystal Stars?"
"Correct. Question six: Why did Rean Schwarzer journey with the Mario Bros? Is it A: The X-Naut stole information from the Railway Military Police, B: He's searching his soulmate, or C: Was a coincidence?"
Peach gasped. "So that's why... It's A, isn't it?"
"Correct. You may now use the communicator."
"TEC… I'm concerned. Was it necessary for you to tell me all this?"
"It is a secret to everyone."
"Oh… okay." Peach said as she started typing up the message and then hit send. "I'll just… be going back to my Pokemon now." She said and walked off. "By the way, you are the weirdest computer I've ever met." She said with a smile and walked off.
"Something about that smile warms my software." TEC said, seeming to be chuckling a bit.
(BGM ended)
Meanwhile, with Bowser…
(Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door ost - Bowser's Theme)
"So this is where you took off when you heard Mario was here?" Crow asked, looking at the blimp from afar.
"Yes. This is the spot." Bowser nodded. "And I demand a rematch!"
"Yeah! Let's have a rematch, Papa!" Junior smirked
"You bet my son! We won't lose to them a second time!" Bowser smirked
"Heh, allow me." Kammy said as she walked over to the Cheep Cheep. "Excuse me, sir, but we would like a couple of tickets. One Magikoopa, one for his excellency, one for his Highness, a crook, an ice cream girl, a gambler, an astrologist, and one for me, the sweet young thing."
"C-C-C-CRIMINY! IT'S BOWSER, HIS SON, TORCHWICK, HIS ICE CREAM COMPANION AND AN OLD HAG! I'M NOT SURE WHY CROW IS THEM BUT LIFE IS TOO SHORT!" He said and took off.
"Hey! What am I, chopped liver?!" Kamek asked.
"For once, I'm glad he did not bring me up." Mona shrug.
"It doesn't surprise me on why I'm here." Crow said
"Who are you calling a hag?! Of all the nerve!" Kammy complained as she turned around and saw that Bowser, Junior, Roman and Neo are gone. "Eh? I could've sworn those four were here."
"Bwahahahahaha!" Bowser laughed as he, Junior, Torchwick and Neo flew on their Koopa Clown Cars. "Who needs a slow blimp when you got THESE bad boys?" He chuckled. "Y'all can take the blimp, we're going in style!" He said as they took off, leaving the four in the dust.
"Hey! Don't leave ME behind with the hag!" Kamek exclaimed.
"I'll have you know that I am BEAUTIFUL and you know it!"
"Yeah, beautifully old and dry."
"WHY YOU…"
"Oh brother..." Mona sighed.
"Welp, let's hit the ol' blimp." Crow chuckled.
With the Quartet…
"We're coming for you, Mario!" Bowser roared as he, Junior, and Neo were up ahead, both of them unaware that Roman was lagging behind.
"Uh, guys? I'm having trouble keeping up with you! Guys! What is this "Check Engine" light all about?" Roman wondered and then it hit him. "Uh oh." He said as it stalled, and then he fell to the ocean. "AAAAAAAAAH!"
SPLASH!
(BGM ended)
(Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door ost - Bowser's Quest world 2-1)
"Blub." Roman looked around and then groaned, as he quickly swam around, looking for a ? Block and then finding one as he swam for it and then hit it with his cane, seeing a power-up pop out and then he quickly reached for it, finally breathing when he grabbed it. "Ah, finally!" He said as he heard Cheep Cheeps, Horseas, Goldeens, Luvdisks, Fiineons, Wishiwashis, Tentacools, Tentacruels, Dewgong, Sharpedos, Frillishs, blue and pink, Bloopers, even a Kyogre laughing. "Hey, what's so funny? Haven't you seen a guy in a Penguin Suit before?!" He asked, but a Blooper swam up to him and gave him a mirror. "I don't see what's so… HEY, THIS ISN'T A PENGUIN SUIT. WHAT IS THIS?!"
He unfortunately grabbed a Frog Suit, orange to match his color, and according to the Cheep Cheeps, Horseas, Goldeens, Luvdisks, Fiineons, Wishiwashis, Tentacools, Tentacruels, Dewgong, Sharpedos, Frillishs, blue and pink, Bloopers, and Kyogre, he looked absolutely ridiculous.
"Is this some sort of twisted joke!? Mario and the others have Penquin suits but I ended up becoming a FROG?!" Roman complained as he swam off, grumbling to himself while every Cheep Cheep, Blooper and water Pokemon were laughing themselves sick. He could've sworn that even the Urchins were laughing.
"And you know the funny thing is? It's-" An X-Naut wearing diving gear spotted Roman swimming by. "Uh, Mike, are you seeing this?"
"I'm RIGHT next to you."
"That is the biggest and ugliest frog I've ever seen. I think it tried to swallow a human."
"Better him than us. Wait a second, do frogs eat people?"
"Dude, we're seeing one digesting a person as we speak!"
"…Should we get out of here and find some other ocean?"
"OH, YOU KNOW IT. I AM NOT GOING OUT AS FROG CHOW!" He exclaimed as they swim for their lives.
Roman grumbled to himself, wondering how this had happened to him as he eventually found a Warp Pipe to which he quickly swam over to it, and he got into the Warp Pipe.
(BGM ended)
(Resuming Bowser's theme)
The Warp Pipe emerged at the pier in Rogueport, where Roman hopped out. "Ugh, back on dry land. …Hey, why am I not standing up normally?" He wondered.
"Hey look, it's a frog man!" A Bob-omb said.
"Let's all take pictures of him and laugh!" A Toad said as they did just that, while Roman was fuming at this.
"Oh, I'm going to be killing all of you for this later." Roman growled as he tried to hop toward them.
"Oh no, he's coming for us!"
"Quick! Let's move reeeeal slow so he won't catch up to us!"
"Come back here!" Roman growled, but they were too fast for him as they were laughing, going past Bowser and the gang.
"Eh? What's got them all laughing about?" Bowser asked before they saw Roman in a Frog Suit. "Oh…" He blicked as Crow and Mona let out their laughter, pull out their Rotom Phones and taking pictures.
"Where have you been?" Kamek asked.
"Oh, you know… swimming around." Roman grumbled.
"Heh, sweet!" Kammy grinned. "Meanwhile, we were at Glitzville and watching the amazing fights playing out! In fact, Bowser and Junior was in one such fight to relieve some anger!" Kammy said.
"Yeah, and the best part, I got some mooooney!~" Crow said as he brought out, Miras, and coins as he smirked and put them away.
"That because you bet on Bowser and Junior and they won. Though, perhaps I should have as well. But we did get out a good laugh in the end!" Mona said and then laughed at Roman
"I'll say!" Crow burst into laughter as he send it to his friends as Neo walked over to Roman and pounded him on the head with her umbrella, disabling the Frog suit off of him.
"Thank you." Roman said before glaring at the others who were too busy gushing over the Glitz Pit.
"I have to say, it was a great stress reliever! Too bad it couldn't have been Mario or Rean, but we needed that!" Bowser smirked. "Of course, I still need to pound those two but I'm not as angry as I was earlier!"
"Same here Papa!" Junior smirked "And next time, we'll be the one who last laugh!"
"That's my boy!"
"Oooh, you should've seen him go against Prince Mush, it was the coolest thing ever!" Kamek exclaimed.
"ENOUGH!" Roman yelled, firing a shot from his cane at his, which the bullet exploded on them as they coughed out soot.
"What was that for?!" Crow coughed
"Was it something we said?" Bowser coughed.
"You don't know what I've been through! I swallowed sea water and been laugh at by fish, squids, and POKEMON! If the Grimm were swimming, they would be laughing their socks off as well because of the damned FROG SUIT! Now if you don't mind, we need to locate the Crystal Stars while also trying to make the Mario Bros and those pals' of their lives MISERABLE!" He yelled and then marched off.
"What's with him?" Kamek whispered.
"Glitzville envy." Bowser whispered back as Crow and the others nodded.
I wanted to think of something funny. Sorry Roman... not! Oh I was dying hard. Ooh I can imagine what Rean and the others see this.