Episode 14

Mario, Spiky Joe, Ultra... and the Koopinator triumphantly walk to Russ T.'s house with all 5 of their GBA Pieces. Mario hums a cheerful marching tune along the way. Mario decides to stop and read the Bulletin Board in front of Merlon's house.

Bulletin Board: Toad Town News Ancient prophecy transcribed! "When five of magic entertainment chips assemble, purple cloud will devour the cake." Who knows what this could mean!

Mario frowns for a second, then checks the backside of the Board.

Backside Board: Suing News Weekly Local Fisherman catches a Blue Whale! The whale was seen for only a second as environmentalists ran up and cut the wire from the fishing pole, freeing the whale. Needless to say, Local Fisherman sued for "Food thievery."

---Soot T.

Mario: Now that's something I can laugh at! I just don't feel like laughing, is all...

Luigi then spots Mario behind the Bulletin Board.

Luigi: Hey, Bro.! What are you doing?

Mario peeks out from behind the Bulletin Board and slowly walks out from behind it.

Mario: Nothing...

Luigi: Oh, that's cool! I've just gotten my 5th Magical DS Piece! I remember it all perfectly, wanna hear?

Mario: Sure....Wait, why'd I choose Sure?!

Luigi: Sweet, so, which one do you want to hear?

Mario: Start from the beginning.....Hey, who's choosing these replies for me?!

Luigi: OK, so, it's gonna be a tad long, so bear with me, OK? Well, you had just left the house, being all paranoid of your identity. I was a tad worried at first, but I decided on that you were fine. Then I opened my fan mail. It said I had a fan club at a place called the Rare Witch Project forums.

I had no idea what that was, so I went on outside to water the paper plants... Only to find out too late that paper plus water equals soggy paper... I panicked and ran inside to get an Ice block from the freezer. I placed the Ice Block on the paper, and the paper plant was even more messed up! I tell you, living in a world where everything's paper thin isn't as great as it sounds.

I frowned at the sight of our frozen, deformed paper plant... I then went out to buy another so you wouldn't get mad when you came back. Sadly, when I got back, the Ice Block melted, and the paper plant was all soggy again... I tried mopping up the watery mess, but forgot to put a Mafefe Brand Paper Weight on the new paper plant, so the wind blew it away.

I was really tired of trying to do all this, so I continued to mop up the soggy paper plant, then took a picture of another one of our paper plants and placed the picture where our old one was. I figured I could get away with that.

So, thinking of getting away, I decided to take a short stroll through Toad Town to calm my mind. On my way to the Southern Toad Town, I saw a... Hey, Bro., wake up, will ya?

Mario: ZzzzZzz... Uh huh, what? Yeah, I'm awake. I'm just closing my eyes so I can visualize it better?

Luigi: Oh, OK. So, anyway, on my way to Southern Toad Town, I saw a Buzzy Beetle with a green shell and a wrench as a Spike Top. He seemed familiar, so I approached him and greeted him. "Hey, it's you!" said the Green Buzzy Beetle, "You're the guy who ran away from me to get out of paying the debt you owe me!" I remembered who it was then.

It was Torque, the Buzzy Beetle from my past adventure with the Marvelous Compass Pieces! He started on how he's not gonna let me get away this time until I pay him that 5,000 coin debt from Circuit Break Island... So, he tagged along with me. He said he was willing to help as long as I pay him back at some point in our lives.

Then, something weird happened... Some voice said I gained a new ally and started explaining the various things Torque can do. Apparently, he can attach a wide array of tools onto his shell, which makes him very handy in fixing mechanical things. Too bad that doesn't involve fixing paper plants...

With a new partner to keep me company, I continued along with my walk. On the way, we noticed a Shy Guy holding a map... I greeted him, and he told me that his name was Sonny and that Merlon told him to, "Give a Green El Person a map of Dual Screened entertainment." He gave me the map, and went on his way, saying that he had to ask Merlon the next step towards saving the world.

Me and Torque looked at the...

Spiky Joe: Excuse me, but you're supposed to have your name last when using multiple people like that. You know, "Torque and I," not "Me and Torque."

Luigi: Er, right, sorry... So, Torque and I looked at the map in an attempt to see what it was mapping. It showed a picture of a shining DS Lite, and other kinds of numbered landmarks. The shining effects on the DS Lite must have meant it was magical. And the number one landmark was a Volcano on an island with Yoshies. The only place I could recall was Lavalava Island. So, we embarked on a trip to Lavalava Island to find Magical DS Pieces!

Me and To- I mean, Torque and I walked to the port of Toad Town to catch a boat to there. The ride cost us 200 coins, but Torque payed for all of it, but that made me owe him 100 more coins, since we were supposed to split it... Well, we got on and went off to start our new adventure!

Mario: ZzZzzzz... Uh whuh?

Torque: Yeah, this guy's not gonna pinch out of this debt. I'm sure he'll pay it... Eventually...

Luigi: Well, that's it for part 0, the Prologue. You want to continue on with the next part?

Mario: Yeah, I need more sleep.... ZzZzzzz...

Ultra: ...It's OK, we're enjoying it.

Spiky Joe: *Yawn* Yeah, it's very, uh... Interesting.... zzzz...

Ultra: Well, I like it, continue on.

Luigi: OK. So, the next part, Off to Lavalava Island. We arrived at Lavalava Island without any hassle. The place was very full of green, lush plants, and... Green. We walked along the beach and into a small village inhabited by Yoshies. They were all very Super Happy. Though, one of them was very Super Hungry, and thought of me as food! He pulled me into his mouth with that dreadful tongue! And that's not even the first time, either! One time when I was presenting Yoshi with a Tennis Trophy, he thought the trophy was a pineapple, and wound up eating me! It's a good thing he laid me out as an egg and not... something else!

Er, where was I? Oh yeah, I would've been swallowed if the Chieftain didn't help me out! About the Chieftain? Yeah, he actually was the guy who helped you save me and the stork when we were babies, Bro.

Mario: ZzzZzZzzzz... Nighty night....

Luigi: I know, cool, right? So, he told me about the Ravens having a Piece of a DS Lite, and that I could find them by, uh... Climbing a really tall tree. Er, and I climbed it with ease, yeah! It was too easy. A piece of cake!

So, I got to the top and confronted the Ravens. Raphael the Raven was the one who had it. He needed to make sure I wasn't a nobody-treasure-hoarder-greedy-guy, so he fought me. Uh.... I...Uhm... And......He had...... And I won! I beat Raphael the Raven. He, uhm, recognized my talent and saw the hero within and gave me the DS Piece!

I then said my good-byes and went off back to Toad Town. On the ride back, Torque and I examined the map once more to see the next location of the DS Piece. It looked to be as a town covered in twilight. I remembered you, Bro., talking about Twilight Town being covered in twilight. You said it was under Rogueport and the pipe required something with your name on it to get in.

So, I asked the 1st Mate of the boat to give me a sticker to put on the front of my shirt. He gave me a, "Hello, my name is..." sticker, and slapped it on there... But, he forgot to wait for me to put my name on it, so I had to replace Torque's Wrench with a pencil and have him write my name on the sticker.

The end result was a little sloppy, but it got the job done. I then had to do the same with Torque, and his shell wasn't all that smooth, so it came out a little jagged. But, it did the justus. Er, I mean, justice...

Torque: Yeah, about the battle with Raphael? He didn't win, he actually lost... He got the DS Piece out of pure pity.

Luigi: Uh, ahem, yeah... So, that's it for part 1, Off to Lavalava Island. Wanna continue on?

Mario: ZZzZZzzz... Oh wut? Oh, yeah, I need more sleppp...... ZzzZz.....

Spiky Joe: ZzZzzzzz........

Ultra: Yeah, it's very intriguing. But, uh, you should wait until next episode, we're getting awfully close to 10,000 characters.

Luigi: Alrighty. I can wait.

END

What a talker, huh?