This chapter includes alcohol reference, and a drunk Mario.
Episode 3
Mustache: Heh heh, you there, Spikkie Joena!
Spiky Joe: Uh, yeah?
Mustache: You're...You're-You're-You're-You're kewl...You're the..the one person I will take with me to the mOooOOooOoOOoOnnnah! Or, yeah...
Mustache seems to be drunk. I'm not sure why...?
Mustache: Hey, Dar Keep! Whas in dise milkshake? Mmmmmmm...
Bar Keeper: Uh, well, I put some... special ingredients in it for flavor.
Mustache: You mean ALCOHOL, wah heyhxg... Mmm hmm...
Spiky Joe: Mustache, I think you should stop... I don't want you to go to the mOon.
Mustache: OKaydokay! Let's see Mayor Pongueen... Hm, one more sip.
Mustache takes another sip, and walks out. Surprisingly, his walk seems quite stable. He and Spiky Joe see Mayor Penguin in his house on the west side of town.
Mustache: Hey, I'm want to...darn blasphemy! I'm...going, no... want to talk with Mayor Pengiun, that's right.
Mayor's Wife: Oh, sure, go right ahead. He's in the other room.
The heroes enter the other room.
Mustache: Yes, he would know about suh, GBA Resee Piecie.
Spiky Joe closes the door and Mustache sees the mayor laying on his back, motionless.
Mustache: And oh, great! He's dead! Well, knowing theat...creator person likes to reuse the...the older...ideas, he's probably holding a message.
Mustache walks over and sees a paper in the mayor's hand. It reads, "Herringway."
Mustache: Just like, thele last time. Hm, hoo, wah!
Mayor Dotour walks in.
Mayor Dotour: Hmm... How're things?
Mustache: HEY! This ain't ain't MM! Get the, uh...Smurf... yeah, out! GeeteeeSOh!
Mayor Dotour: Oops, wrong game, huh? Sorry...
Mayor Dotour leaves the room.
Mustache: Yeeee, a joke that...that Koopra made. Yeah, Koopra.... Where am I? Oh, OK... Why's there a penguin on the floor again?
The Mayor's Wife (who's name is unknown) enters the room to check on how things are going.
Mayor's Wife: Is everything OK in here? AH! Why is... You killed my husband! It's... it's... A PENGUIN MURDER MYSTERY!!!!!!!!!!
Mustache: Aw, headache... I'm gonna sit in the corner...
Mayor Penguin's leg twitches and gets up, rubbing his head.
Mayor's Wife: Oh, what?! ZOMBEH! AUGH!!!! I CAN'T HAVE A ZOMBEH HUBBEH!!!! WAUGH!!!
Mayor Penguin: Wha-? What are you talking about now? I'm no zombeh. Or a zombie.
Spiky Joe: Say, what happened to you?
Mustache: (softly) Not so loud, please... Headaches worsen with loud...
Mayor Penguin: I was just reaching for-
Just then Herringway enters the room. The rumors in Shiver City spread awfully quickly.
Herringway: What's all this I hear about a Monstar attacking Mayor Penguin with a Shroob of Mystery Novel Murders?
Apparently, rumors change a lot too.
Mayor Penguin: Ah, Herringway, there are no Monstars here. I just fell on my head reaching for another present for you. It's a piece of a machine. Probably a GBA of sorts.
Spiky Joe: ! A piece of GBA? Me and Mustache are looking for those!
Mayor Penguin: Mustache? Oh, you mean Mario?
Mustache: Aw, how does everyone still know who I am?
Mayor Penguin: An "M" hat, those yellow buttons and that lip warmer. How else?
Mustache: I'll just...ow...Take my badge off, if everyone still knows who I am.
Mustache takes off the W Emblem Badge and puts it in his badge sub folder. Mario's colours revert to their normal, red and blue state.
Mustache: And you might as well call me Mario...Ow, headache...
Spiky Joe: You're still Mustache in my eyes.
Mario: Aw, thanks, Spi-
Mayor Penguin: (Interrupting Mario) Hm, well, OK...I can give you two this instead, is that OK, Herringway?
Herringway: Of course it is... You keep giving me presents everyday. You should stop that.
Mayor Penguin: ...
Mario receives a GBA Piece! He needs 4 more to rebuild that GBA!
Spiky Joe: Alright! Now, can we go? My Spicy Soup is starting to w-wear out.
Mario: OK, I guess so...
Mario slowly leaves with Spiky Joe. When they return to Toad Town, Spiky Joe notices that Mario has something in his pocket.
Spiky Joe: Hey, Mustache, what's that hanging out of your pocket?
Mario: Huh? Oh!
Mario takes out a frying pan. It's Tayce T.'s Frying Pan.
Mario: Uh huh!
Spiky Joe: What?
Mario: Oh!
Spiky Joe: Mustache, are you OK?
Mario: Aw, how come you can't understand my grunts and groans?
Spiky Joe: 'Cause this isn't Stuper Paper Mario. Anyway, the narrator said that pan belongs to Tayce T. Shouldn't you give it back to her?
Mario: Wah! I forgot to give it back to her for all these years! I got this back from the Shy Guys and never gave it back and this yelling is hurting my head again, ow...
Spiky Joe: We should return it right now!
The two heroes quickly head to Tayce T.'s house to return the frying pan.
Mario: Sorry, I'm late, I- Huh?!
Tayce T. wasn't there, though. Someone else was in her place...
TO BE CONTINUED...