Red dashed forward, and delivered a hard Ice Smash with his hammer, freezing the mysterious figure. He broke out almost immediately. "Yuk Yuk YUK!" He laughed. "I guess I'll get down and dirty if you're gonna play like that, Slick!"

"Watch out, Red!" Aimee called. The figure rose into the air and took a dive for Red. Red crouched in his shell to block the blow.

"See, now it's on!" Red took to the air and became airborne. He aimed a shell shot at the monster, who braced himself for the hit. The ghost used the same attack on Red, catching him off guard. The attack looked to do little to Red, as Red responded with a heavy Power Jump.

"Hmm… Time to regroup here." The figure thought to himself. "You think you're such a power player, eh?" He yelled to the flying Red. "If you thought turning folks into pigs was impressive, then you're gonna love this!" He activated a purple cloud. "I've got something real special for you here!"

"Brace yourself, Red!" Abbie called.

Red nodded, as he refocused on the purple cloud. Suddenly, Red began to glow in a blue light. The same blue light flashed in the purple cloud. Out of the cloud flew… a purple version of Red? "WHAT?" Red yelled in disbelief. The purple Red flew into Red with a Power Smash, sending him to the ground.

"How'd you like THAT!?" The purple Red called. "NOW THAT'S MAGIC! COME ON! Let's see you deal with this!" The phony Red flew forward to deliver a powerful Power Jump-Kick to Red.

"Don't lose sight, Red!" Paul called.

"Gotta say, you've got a lot of neat weapons here." The purple Red observed. "What does this thing do?" He activated the Puni gauntlet, creating a large smokescreen.

"Now's my chance!" Red announced, as he flew into the cloud. There was moment of silence before the purple Red flew out.

"How'd you like THAT!?" Red asked, confidently. He walked up to the purple Red and snatched the Ruby Star, "Let's get out of here, team! That guy was a wimp!" The group left, leaving the purple Red defeated in the room. Suddenly, he rose.

"Huh…what happened?" He asked, as he approached a mirror. "HEY! Why am I all purple?" Suddenly, he came to realize what had happened. "Oh, no. Oh nonononnonononoNO!" He realized. "That monster took on my body, and left me being this purple…what's my name again?" Red asked himself. "NO!" He shouted. "HE TOOK MY NAME, TOO!" Red figured it out. "I'd better head back to town and straighten things out!"


Red ran back into town in his purpled state. "The team will understand! They have to!" Red glanced around the town. "The Mayor's house! That's where they are!"

"Hey, Slick!" The monster who took Red's body appeared. "You're Red, right?"

"Actually, I'm purple right now, because someone took my body and name!" Red retorted.

"HA!" the monster laughed. "You are so stupid! I love it. Anyway, thanks for the new body! I can jump now! And you're so popular around here! I just got mobbed! I LOVE being you!"

"YOU!" Red realized.

"So, you figured it out now, Slick? Your body and name belong to ME now!" The monster laughed. "You're just a lowly shadow now! HA HA!" He laughed. "But my goal is to erase you FOR GOOOD!" He cackled.

"YOU FIEND!" Red declared.

"I'll give you one chance to get your name and body back. If you can guess my real name, I'll give you back." He challenged. "GUESS!"

"I don't know!" Red tossed his arms in the air. "Ass-of-the-world?"

"Oh, that's very funny." the fake Red rolled his eyes. "How about we fight and then I'll decide."

"Don't got the time." Red ran to Twilight Town.

"Wow." fake Red folded his arms. "Fine, go back to town. You're gonna find out the hard way."


"GUYS!" Red burst into Mayor Dour's house. "It's me!"

"Who are you?" Aimee asked. "Red, know who this guy is?"

The fake Red had returned to the house before Red could get there. "I think that's the guy who turned everyone into pigs!"

"Yeah, it is!" Paul pointed. "Get lost, psycho!"

"No, guys! I'm the real…him!" Red pointed to his double.

"What a lie!" fake Red laughed. "You guys don't believe that crap, do you?"

Abbie looked at the purpled Red carefully. She then looked at the fake Red. "I need a moment." She walked outside.

"I'll prove I'm the real one!" Red reached into his pockets. "Here, see? I have all the Crystal Stars we collected!"

The group let out a loud gasp. Robbie turned to the fake Red. "How did that happen, Ma'an?"

The fake Red stepped forward. "Is that why you attacked me on the road? It's not enough you fight me and lose, but you try to take our Crystal Stars?"

"WOW!" Erick realized.

"I'll take those." the fake Red snatched them. "Erick, show him out."

"You got it, Fred!" Erick wound up and delivered a hard punch to Red's face. He flew out the door into the street.

"FINE!" Red got up, angered. "You know WHAT!? This trip has confirmed exactly what I had thought: you guys will follow whoever's got the most power! GOODBYE, FOREVER!" Red grabbed his purpled hammer, adjusted his purpled hat, and headed for Twilight Woods.

"If we ever see you again, imposter, it will be too soon!" Aimee yelled as Red left.


"I can't believe what happened in there!" Red walked through the dark woods, kicking a rock. "I had the evidence! I had the Crystal Stars we collected, and it still wasn't good enough for them! And what makes things worse, I would NEVER act the way that imposter was acting! Ooh, when I get my hands on that ass-of-the-world… I'll clean his clock so hard, he'll never tell time AGAIN!"

He kicked his rock into a bush. "At least I have my weapons. And my money-" Red reached into his pocket. His coins were gone! "That guy took my coins, too!" He kept searching. "He took my items and food, too!" He felt his shell. "Well, at least I have my badges. At least I can defend myself if I get lost out here." He turned around to head back. "Hey, where'd the path go?" He looked at where he came from, and saw only dark bushes. "Well, the only way I can go is forward. Great, I'll die out here, and no one will even know it! And it was that ass-of-the-world's entire plan. I-OWCH!" Red had walked into a tree. "Where'd this thing come from?" He turned to see a travelling Toad.

"Hey, you lost?" he asked.

"Yeah, you could say that." Red nodded, as he stood up. "Where am I?"

"Where are you?" he repeated. "You're in Forever Forest!"

"What?" Red asked. "But isn't this Twilight Woods?"

"Nope." he nodded. "This is Forever Forest. That road there will take you to Boo's Mansion." he turned to leave.

"Please, help me!" Red begged. "I'm was mugged back there in the forest! I have no more money, food or water! I'm alone without a name or a body! Please spare some coins, dear sir!"

"Here, here's a sample." he tossed Red a bag. "Good-bye!"

"Hmm…10 coins." Red nodded. "Better hold onto these. Anyway, I'd better go find this Boo's Mansion."