Episode 19

Mario and the gang walk out of the Item Shop, but Mario is upset, as Item Shops don't sell grapes.

Mario: Really wanted me some grapes...

Spiky Joe: Now now, Mustache, we can just go berry picking one day. But right now, we need to find Bowser's Keep.

Mario: Hey, wait...

Mario takes out the Magical GBA, pops in Pokemon Ruby, and turns it on. He is then warped inside the GBA and is in the game itself!

Spiky Joe: O.o Why'd he do that?!

Ultra: I think he's looking for an Oran Berry in there....

Spiky Joe: Are Oran Berries even in that one? And are Orans even Grape-like?

Ultra: Well I don't know, I haven't, like, played it for awhile...

Spiky Joe: So, uh, you can carry the GBA, right? I got no hands...

Ultra: Uh, yeah...

Ultra picks up the Magical GBA as he asks,

Ultra: So, where is Bowser's Keep? The games didn't exactly make note of it.

Koopinator: That's where I come in.

Spiky Joe: Wait, what's that supposed to mean? You were in Bowser's Koop Troop before?

Koopinator: Well, it was awhile ago... But I do remember where to find it. Come. Let's go.

Koopinator leads Spiky Joe and Ultra to Bowser's Keep. What about Mario? Well...

(The GBA is Magical, so the games are in full colour)

Mario has landed in front of a building with a red roof and looks around the town he's in.

Mario: Oh, I think some grapes are around here.

Mario walks north and turns west to the exit of the town, but is stopped by a human person.

Bob: Hiya! Are you maybe... A rookie TRAINER?

Mario: Rookie?

Bob: Do you know what POKéMON TRAINERS do when they reach a new town?

Mario: I'm not a-

Bob: They first check what kind of GYM is in the town.

Bob then pulls Mario across the ground to the front of an orange-ish roofed building.

Bob: See? This is PETALBURG CITY's GYM.

Mario: This don't look like Petalburg... Where are all the Koopas and that game obsessed Toad?

Bob: This is the GYM's sign. Look for it whenever you're looking for a GYM.

Bob then walks back to the west side exit of Petalburg.

Mario: What? Hey, I'm not going to a gym!

Mario walks back to the west side exit, but is stopped by Bob...

Bob: Hiya! Are you maybe... A rookie TRAINER?

Mario: Hey, this game can't be that lazily programmed!

Bob: Do you know what POKéMON TRAINERS do when they reach a new town?

Mario: You already told me!

Bob: They first check what kind of GYM is in the town.

Mario: Wait, I wasn't-

Bob drags Mario over to the gym again.

Mario: Shtoopeed!

Bob: See? This is PETALBURG CITY's GYM.

Mario: DO NOT WANT!

Bob: This is the GYM's sign. Look for it whenever you're looking for a GYM.

Bob then walks back to the west side exit of Petalburg.

Mario: I just want me grapes!

Mario runs back to the west side exit only to be stopped by the Bob person again.

Mario: Nuuuu!

Bob: Hiya! Are you maybe... A rookie TRAINER?

Mario: No, I am a 707411Y 1337 7R41N3R!

Bob: Do you know what POKéMON TRAINERS do when they reach a new town?

Mario: Oh forget grapes, then! Root/system/power off!

Mario somehow turns the GBA off and pops out of the GBA. He finds himself at a dark, castle-like hallway with Spiky Joe, Ultra, and Koopinator.

Mario: No grapes...

Ultra: Oh, hi, Mario. Koopinator just got us into Bowser's Keep by pretending he was taking us to the jail.

Mario: Oh, wonderful, then! I'm sure I can find my way through here, right?

Koopinator: Yes. But-

Mario: Right-o, down the hall!

Mario leads his party through the castle, solving all the puzzles, beating all the enemies, jumping Podoboo sticks, and anything else one does to get through a castle. After about 84 Star Points of enemies, Mario reaches a large, red door.

Spiky Joe: Hm, I wonder where this goes...

Ultra: Possibly to a floodgate blocking lava from overflowing?

Koopinator facepalms...

Mario: Wait, this ain't MediEvil! Besides, how can you make a floodgate to stop lava anyway? Really...

Spiky Joe: Well, if its melting point is higher than that of lava's, then l guess...

Mario: No! This is Mario! And according to the DSU Book of Platforming Clichés, big, red doors always lead to the final boss! Or in this case, the Boss of Chapter 2...

Mario feigns gallantry and opens the door, revealing Bowser sitting on his throne, talking with Kammy Koopa, his "right-hand woman."

Bowser: But, I wanna go cruise around in the Koopa Clown Car and see what's up with the colours!

Kammy: I know, Your Grunginess, but you need to sit on your throne for 4 hours each day to look king-like.

Bowser: But that's boring!

Kammy: These are nice bricks I had put in the walls, aren't they?

Bowser: Stay focused!

Kammy: Focused to what?

Mario: Focused to Bowser's wanting of flying in the Koopa Clown Car.

Kammy: Oh yeah, thanks. So, no, Sire, you cannot go flying around until you sit on your throne for 2 more hours.

Bowser: You said 3 hours an hour ago!

Kammy: And World 3-1 is empty, so it's 2 hours now.

Bowser: Grumble.... What about that weird star that flew out of the sky a few hours ago?

Kammy: That's safe in the Library, a place no one ever goes to! Well, except for the guards...

Bowser: Oh, OK... Just wanna make sure no one tries stealing it... You know, like Mario, or somebody.

Kammy: Oh, l don't think he'll know about that. I mean, he hates books. He would never to think to look there!

Mario: XD

Mario silently walks out of Bowser's Throne Room and closes the door, undetected.

Spiky Joe: Wow, how easy! Who would've thought they were both so blind?

Mario: Blah blah, but where is the Library?

Koopinator: I do believe that sign points to a door that leads to it.

Koopinator points to said sign.

Mario: :0 How long's that been there?

Mario walks to the sign and follows to where it points, a normal, gray door. He opens it and reveals a room filled with books upon books, shelved away in... Uh, shelves.

Mario: .........tl;dr

Spiky Joe: You don't need to read, Mustache, you just gotta look for anything related to a Colour Star.

Mario: Still, too many books... Don't wanna do...

Koopinator: We best get started.... If I remember correctly, the guards come to check here in about 5 minutes.

Ultra: Oh boy, we better get searching...

Mario, Spiky Joe, Ultra, and Koopinator frantically search the Library for an Orange Colour Star. Their 5 minutes will be as a week to you readers, as to how I update this.

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