Episode 16
Mario, Spiky Joe, Ultra, and, uh, the Koopinator all enter the house of Russ T. Of course, that was hard, as Mario tried to cram his way through while Spiky Joe was already entering. Impatience...
Mario: Ow! Watch where you point that spike, Spiky!
Spiky Joe: What? You're the- Oh, nevermind...
Russ: Oh, hello there. You have great timing, see, I just finished this here book, and it details-
Mario: Woo hoo, Man, but we got all the GBA Pieces!
Russ: Really?! Splendid! I'll take the map and pieces, please, thank you. Now, I'll just follow the instructions detailed on the map...
Russ reads over the map's instructions section and... Don't ask why a map has instructions... And puts together the Magical GBA.
Russ: And that's that! Anything's easy with proper instructions!
Russ hands Mario the GBA, and a bag full of the old GBA games Russ used to play.
Russ: I used these games to create special referential books. I have no need for them now, so you may take them and play them. I ensure, they all are in perfect condition!
Mario and his gang thanks Russ and walk outside to play their games. And they gamed happily ever after.... Until Mario realized that they don't make GBA stuff anymore... Then, he got all angry and went home, leaving Spiky Joe, Ultra, and the Koopinator to play the games.
THE END
Oh, oops, sorry, nevermind, I'm reading from the wrong book... :|
Er, let me try again...
Just after Russ fixed the GBA, the GBA started to glow a purple colour... It floated out of Russ's hands and stopped at the center of the room... The purple glow grew bigger and sprouted a purple leaf out of the GBA. The leaf flew out of the GBA, causing the handheld system to fall to the floor...
Out of the stem of the purple leaf, a purple, helm shaped head grew out. The head then grew a rather fat body, and stubby arms, but with stylish gold finger rings. :D There were no legs, the bottom of his body ended off in a ghostly tail, which constantly wagged to keep the ghoul amidst the air.
Mario: ZOMG, Pl0t Twist!!!!!
Purple Ghostie: Omnonyum... Oh? Ah! Yawn! I have been asleep for a whole 3 years, 4 days, 7 hours, 15 minutes, and 30 seconds! Man, I had some dream! All about some red mustache dude and how he wanted to stop me from taking over the world! Ha! Some craaazy dream! ......Buwhuh?! Ah! It's him, the mustache dude!
Mario: I have a name, y'know? And it's Mario, y'know?
Purple Ghostie: ...Oh ship! Uhm, you wouldn't want to stop me from taking over the world, would you?
Mario: Depends... Can I get my own rules to live by?
Spiky Joe: MARIO!!!
Mario: Oops, I mean, no way! I beat up evil guys like that for breakfast!
Purple Ghostie: Ah, well then I, Ashi Boke, will not be stopped by a foolish red cap like you! Now don't follow me, kay? Tee...
The evil, purple ghoul vanishes from their sight, leaving the heroes, book worm, and warrior in silence, until someone breaks the silence.
Ultra: Uhm, what was that? Was that a bad guy?
Russ: I...think he was the purple cloud the map mentioned...
Mario: Huh? You mean you put together that death-trap, knowing this would happen?!
Russ: I thought the purple cloud was gonna be a Sierra Mist, or something...
Mario's party facepalms...
Spiky Joe: Now it's not for fun anymore... Now we gotta venture to stop an evil being... Awesome!
Ultra: Yeah, but how are we gonna beat him? In all the Paper Mario games, you have to find 8 or 7 power things, and combine their power to defeat the final boss.
Russ: And that is true for this game. The map just formed some new text on it... "Thou hast verily caused doom for thy world. If thee wish to redeem thyself, thee shalt follow teh new map, and collect teh Colour Stars."
Ultra: Colour Stars? You mean that guy wants to turn the whole world greyscale?
Russ: Hm, actually, more like Violet-scale. He seems to like violet. Well, I'll give you the map now. As much as I like having an important role in the story, you guys really should have the map instead. I mean, it's not that hard to understand.
Russ hands Mario the map, which has magically changed to detail the locations of the Colour Stars. Russ sees the GBA on the floor, still intact. He picks it up and takes out a small white bag of GBA games.
Russ: Oh, and you should take this, too. You might find some power ups in them.
Mario: No way, what if some other weirdo villain comes out?!
Russ: The evil has been expelled now, I'm sure. You can still use it as a normal GBA that puts you inside the game.
Spiky Joe: ...Uhm, sure, how normal...
Mario received the Magical GBA and a bag of GBA games from Russ!
Russ: Now hurry off now, who knows when Ashi Boke will kill all the colours!
As soon as Mario and co. exit the house, Toad Town's colours all vanish and get engulfed by gray, black, and white. The only normal colour that wasn't affected was violet...
Spiky Joe: I guess this Ashi Boke is a little Russ T. on his magic talent, huh?
Mario: Aw, man, that was terrible! Boooo!
Spiky Joe: …...
Mario: So, let's check this map... Hm... The Red Coloured Star is located in a Block Building... Uh, I think it's called a Block Fort, or something?
Ultra: Oh, you mean like in Mario Kart 64?
Mario: Uh, maybe?
Spiky Joe: Sweet, this will definitely result in an interesting Boss Battle for sure!
Koopinator: Mm hmm, yes, very good.
Mario: Are you gonna do anything, Mr. Koopinator? Or, are you just gonna follow us?
Koopinator: Nah, I'm good with being a background character who cheers you on, no harm in that.
Mario slowly turns away from the Koopinator and begins walking down the greyscaled Toad Town road.
Spiky Joe: Mustache, do you even know where you're going?
Mario: Yes, for once, I do.
Spiky Joe: =O
Mario continues walking, and ignores all the people freaking out about the colours. Mario arrives at his destination, the Toad Town Port, and pays 200 coins to the ferryman to sail them to Block City.
What awaits our heroes at Block City? Why is Ashi Bake so bad at magic now? Where did I come up with Ashi Bake? Maybe you'll find out next time, on Spiky Joe and the Mustache!
END
Oh yeah, and it's pronounced, "Ah-Shee-Bah-Kay."