Hey, I'm Petey. Petey Piranha.
Tatanga outsmarted me...
I went from being right on his trail to ending up in the river...
How am I going to stop him from his painfully obvious plan of evil
If I keep messing up?
I gotta pull myself together and get back out there.
We're not out of the woods yet...
Petey Piranha was in the river, lying on his back as he was wondering why he was unable to survive the chaotic Speed Highway. Birdo was walking by on the right side, spotting Petey and gasping as she dashed towards him.
"Petey Piranha? What the hell are you doing in the river?" Birdo called out, grabbing Petey's left leafy arm and successfully pulling him out.
Petey looked up, shaking his head to get the water off of him. "Birdo? What are you doing in the city?"
Birdo rubbed the back of her head. "Well, I'm here because I was going to the Casino Palace. I got some winnings to cash in."
Petey stood up, tilting his head to the left. "Sounds quite interesting. Can I come?"
Birdo winked as she snapped her fingers. "Sure, follow me!"
ONE MINUTE LATER
"That was pretty fast, you sure know your way, Birdo!" Petey commented.
Somehow, by virtue of Birdo's speediness, both her and Petey Piranha were in the Casino Palace.
Birdo giggled at the compliment. "Well thanks, Petey. Good luck on your journey!"
"How did you know I was on a journey?" Petey asked, dropping his jaw in disbelief.
Birdo winked. "Certain things work in certain ways..."
Several seconds of silence. Birdo kissed Petey on the right cheek as she headed eastward.
Petey rubbed his right cheek, shrugging as he looked around, stretching his arm about. "Right, now that I'm back on track, time to find Tatanga!" He then paused briefly, smelling a rather strong foul odor. "What is that smell? Yeesh, it just hit me like a brick..."
Petey shrugged off the stench, heading to the south. He explored about the casino, collecting coins he had no use for, beating up pesky Spiky Topmen, and unintentionally winning the lottery, scoring him eleven million dollars in yellow coins. Petey was able to stuff all the coins down his mouth, keeping it inside his stomach, which acted as hammer space.
Petey was in the middle of the casino, wondering where Tatanga could be hiding. Suddenly, the human tourists ran out of the casino, screaming as Tatanga arrived in his personal carrier. Petey noticed, and he got into a fighting pose.
"There you are, you humongous plant, you," Tatanga teased as he juped out of his carrier, standing on his two firm legs. He opened his arms, approaching Petey. "I bet you're here because you want to have a fight with moi?"
Petey snarled as he clenched his leafy hands. "You bet! Now get ready, you clod! I'm gonna wipe the carpet with ya!"
Tatanga scoffed as he rolled his eyes. "Please. You won't even leave a scratch on me."
Petey roared, dashing towards Tatanga, when he slipped on a misplace yellow banana peel, landing on his face. Tatanga chuckled as he folded his arms.
"See? Already you fall, and I didn't even have to do anything," Tatanga commented, grabbing Petey by the neck. "Since you failed, I'll show you how it's done."
Tatanga twisted Petey into a towel, smacking him into all of the columns, then smacking him onto the slot machines, and finally tossing him into the lower room, where several male human adults used Petey Piranha. Petey screamed in horror as Tatanga stood outside, laughing his head off.
FIVE VERY PAINFUL MINUTES LATER
Petey Piranha was crawling out of the shower room, literally exhausted by the use of him as a towel, as well as the disgust of the nudity of the male humans. He crawled towards Tatanga, collapsing on the red carpet.
Tatanga laughed, shaking his head. "Sorry to jet, my dear chum, but I'm in a hurry." Tatanga smirked as he snapped his fingers, jumping back into his personal carrier as he took off, heading to the amusement park.
Petey was unable to get up, watching Tatanga leave. He then felt empty, realizing that all the coins he collected were stolen! Exhausted and robbed, Petey sighed as he collapsed again, unable to get up.
ANOTHER NOWHERE AS PAINFUL FIVE MINUTES LATER
Toadette stopped in her tracks, to spot Petey Piranha lying on the red carpet to her right. Gasping, Toadette dashed towards him, holding her hands together as she observed Petey.
"Oh my goodness!" Toadette exclaimed as she blinked several times, "Petey, are you okay?"
Hey, I'm Petey. Petey Piranha.
This casino is some place...
But I'm not here to gamble or anything.
I'm just here to I can beat up Tatanga.
I manage to meet Birdo just a minute ago,
It was quite odd, but hey, it was great to see familiar faces!
But familiar faces will have to wait... I'm too exhausted to be able to fight...
There's no time to be down! Right now, I gotta stop Tatanga and beat the ever living crap out of him!
...If I can get up, that is.
...Did I say that out loud?