Great news guys! I just took a time management seminar so now I'm able to have more free time, which means that the chances of me posting new chapters have increased. But then chemistry class is really depressing for me, so of course, a little positive feedback now and then would help too…

Additional Rules, Mr. Smiley's Problem

The next morning, Mr. Zep went made the following announcement through the speaker, "Would all the contestants please report to Mr. Smiley's study, he wishes to discuss the second event with you all, along with other announcements."

Most of the contestants awoke pleasantly because of the accommodations that Mr. Smiley had provided. Antonia did not share the same experience. She was worried about Dimentio, seeing as how he never made it back to his room last night.

In the study room, Mr. Smiley greeted them accordingly, while Mr. Zep stood next to him observing, "Ah! And how are you all this fine morning?" said the enlightened ringmaster

"Hey! What did you do with Dimmy?" accused Antonia.

"Dimmy? ...*holds back laughter* oh you must mean the boy. Right, I'll bring him out, he's suffered enough for the time being." Mr. Smiley made several hand gestures and uttered a harsh syllable, which then made the shaking Dimentio appeared out of nowhere from smoke.

Antonia rushed over to Dimentio to his aid. "You Monster! What did you do to him?"

"Just a taste of his punishment, call me whatever you want, but the fact remains is that the only cold-blooded creature here is lying on the floor before you."

"Oy! Whatcha do to the vermin?" asked O'Chunks.

"I put him in the Box which took him into a personal nightmare dimension of my creation. I placed several things in there in an attempt to break him psychologically. It's… a wonder how he is still sane with the… things he had to *gag* endure with."

"Like what?" asked Doopliss.

"Oh a couple of crazed fan girls who looked exactly like Justin Bieber. *gag* Believe me, watching him suffer wasn't as appealing as I… *throws up in mouth and swallows*… had hoped." The things Mr. Smiley had seen would have burned off a regular person's eyes.

"EEEEEEE! Can I go next?" said Mimi who seemed to be glowing from last night's treatment.

Mr. Smiley ignored this request and the fact that Dimentio puked on his carpet "Anyways… I'd like to point out that any rebellion whatsoever will not go unnoticed. In fact, if you tried to do such a thing, I'll place you in some of the more back-breaking and dangerous events."

"Noted…" muttered Antonia, who had a strong urge to kick Smiley's face.

"Your next event of the day is going to be a classic. Start getting creative because you're all going to have a racecar match."

"Somehow that sounds really familiar…" thought Mario and Luigi. To them, it felt like déjà vu.

"Each of you will have an hour to customize your cars using a holographic menu. During the race, I want to see a lot of actions and dirty tricks out there because in this race… there are no rules except finishing first. This will give you villains a chance to exact your revenge on the heroes if you wish."

Bowser, Crump, Grodus, and Bleck all looked at the Mario bros menacingly, but Timpani smacked Count Bleck saying, "Bleumire, what are you doing?"

"Bleck! Sorry… force of habit says Count Bleck"

"I want this match to give the crowd a thrill of a lifetime" demanded Mr. Smiley. "Because if it doesn't… well, let's just say there will be a few unexpected twists to your event." He grinned as always whenever he thought up of something exciting. "Now if there are no more questions…"

"Wait a sec slick! If you're supposed to be the bad guy here, then why didn't you just try taking over the world?" inquired Doopliss. This question seemed to have earned him a couple of hard stares that were saying 'Dammit freak sheet! Don't make things worse than they already are!'

"Yes well, as much as I want my name to be remembered in history… I'm afraid world domination is just too… dull for me. You see… I'm not as ambitious as I appear, I like the world just the way it is, so that I can exploit it for my own advantages. Besides, even if I was capable of dictatorship, history has shown time and time again that there are too many ways for one ruler to fall, mainly because of pride. Plus, I'm just one man. There will always be someone out there who can surpass me. Who knows? Mario may be the one to take me down, considering the luck he's been having." Mr. Smiley sighed wishing that he had met just one opponent to match his own strength. "At any rate, you may all go to your stations and prepare for the race."

The contestants left the room leaving Mr. Smiley with a frown for the first time in ages. "*deep sigh* I need a drink"

Mr. Zep, for the first time in ages, was concerned, "Sir, are you all right? It's too early to drink."

"Oh…. Mr. Zep… I didn't see you there…" Mr. Smiley stared into space with a darkened expression.

This annoyed Mr. Zep, but he was still concerned. "You're usually in higher spirits, especially now that your circus has been reopened"

"Yes… my beloved circus is back, I am once again the star of the show, and I have the opportunity to exact vengeance on Dimentio, but…"

"You feel that your whole experience with this is too easy…" said Mr. Zep, who apparently is also a psychologist, which was one of the reasons why Mr. Smiley hired him.

"Yes." Mr. Smiley laid down on the couch while Mr. Zep started to take notes. "For years, I had planned this day would come, and it did, but... it's just that I imagined more hardships along the way, or some other famed hero would be strong enough to try and stop me. I don't plan on losing of course, but victory seems bitter without a sweet challenge"

As Mr. Smiley discussed his feelings to Mr. Zep, Mr. Zep was listening to his I-pod, while nodding and pretending to listen, which seems to work every time, seeing as how Mr. Smiley always received a revelation or an idea to solve his problems on his own.

"That's It! I know what to do!" exclaimed Mr. Smiley.

Mr. Zep took off his earphones and listened to what Mr. Smiley had planned.

Next Chapter, we're going to see how our contestants fare in a race. Another disclaimer: Credit for the next event goes to Mario Kart. Oh and thanks to many of you who read this stuff. Special Thanks to LuigiFan607 for her advices and comments and to That One Little Guy. Say hi to the Queen for me Toni :)