Author's Notes: Yup, another chapter is ready. Please forgive me for the delay, I had writer's block and a ton of schoolwork. …I didn't expect to make this chapter the way it came out, especially with the ending. …still, I hope everyone is satisfied.

Chapter 6: Ghastly Transformations

The entire group crashed from the portal's end, piling once more on top of each other as they came to the abrupt stop.

"…ow." Mario commented as he slammed into the floor. His eyes opened up to spot the huge gears in Edd's Workshop, winding nearby, and the humming of the computers.

"…is this what your planet looks like?" Goombella asked.

"No." Nazz said, with a smile. "This is just one room."

Before anyone said anything else, there was distant thunder.

"I forgot, there was a thunderstorm when we came over to your world." Jimmy said. "…it looks like we won't be doing much tonight."

"…this feels so strange…" Eduardo jr said.

Peach brushed off her dress. With a sudden realization, she slapped her head.

"Princess, what is-a wrong?" Mario asked.

"I just realized I left without telling Toadsworth." she said. "This won't end well."

"Hey, cheer up!" Nazz shouted. "I have a feast downstairs in Double D's kitchen."

"A feast?" Mario asked. He looked instantly cheery. "In that-a case, I say we all dig in!"

Mario ran toward the doorway with an excited "woo-who!"

"…a bit on an eccentric one." Double D said, rubbing his chin. "His strange antics remind me of Jonny."

"No kiddin'." Kevin added.

"So, let's go see what this world has to offer for a meal." Goombirro said.

The others nodded, while Eddy gave a scowl. The others all left, leaving Double D and Eddy alone.

"…I would never have thought that this day would come. Two Goombas, two Koopas, a Yoshi, a Shadow siren, a mouse, a plumber, and a princess, all from another dimension, eating in my dinning room." Double D said.

Eddy gave a pouted expression.

"Is something wrong?" Double D asked.

Eddy groaned. "Everything's fine."

"Are you quite sure?" Double D asked, with a concerned expression. "…because you sound-"

"I am fine!" Eddy shouted.

Double D took a step back in worry. "…oh dear."

Eddy turned around and stomped away to follow the others. Double D sighed. "…he is indeed not fine."

The group was all sitting down at the table, enjoying their food. As the storm outside continued to roar, they began to talk.

"…ah, the potatoes freshen Rolf's flavor!" Rolf exclaimed. His quick note was replied by a series of raised eyebrows.

Punio and Petuni both jumped on the table.

"This food is enormous." Punio said, standing at the base of a plate. "I don't know if I can eat all of this."

"Puniper probably could." Pentuni said.

They both exchanged a laugh.

"So…" Kevin said. "How has everyone been since we saw each other last?"

"I have been-a fine." Mario said. "I have gone on a lot of adventures since you last left."

"They sounds intriguing." Double D said. "You always seems on the move."

"Yes, he is." Peach said.

"Peach got kidnapped." Mario said.

"Oh dear, again?" Double D asked.

"Don't worry." Mario said. "She a- gets kidnapped almost all of the time."

"What bad luck." Nazz said.

"I don't get kidnapped all the time." Peach said, defensively.

"I've been fine." Goombella said. "…school has been cool."

"I met her last term." Goombirro said. "She told me all about your adventures. It sounded like quite the tale."

Eddy growled again turning away. Goombella looked at him with an expression of guilt. Goombirro noticed, and sighed.

"Things have been very nice recently." Koops said, as the two Koopas took forks and took small bites of salad. "We've been going quite steady since before."

"Good to see that is working out." Nazz added.

Unlike everyone else who was taking their time, Eduardo jr was literally gulping down his entire plate.

"How have you been?" Double D asked.

The yoshi stopped eating and looked up at Double D. "Oh, things have been awesome! After ya left, I went back to Glitzville and joined the fights again! It was awesome, because I nearly got back up to the champ level. I swear I'd be there if Prince Mush didn't jump back into the ring too."

"Wow… it's not easy to be a champ, or even near that level." Double D said. "That's awesome."

"Yup." Eduardo jr said simply, before gulping down more food.

"Heh…" Kevin gave a laugh. "Some things never change… hey, I wonder who would win in an eating contest if this kid went against Ed."

Everyone at the table let out a laugh, except for Eddy's brother. "…this is just insane."

"Aw, c'mon!" Nazz said, giving Eddy's bro a nudge. "Can't you even try to enjoy yourself."

"How, with these… creatures, these monster things?"

The conversation at the table stopped. The only sounds left where Eduardo jr gulping down his food, and the occasional bleating of Rolf's goat.

"All I came here for was to check on things. I can see just fine that you all must have lost your minds. Sorry kids, I am leaving." Eddy's brother commented.

"Wait, don't leave yet!" Eddy shouted.

Eddy's brother looked back. "Yeah, why not?"

Eddy sighed. "Look, can we talk in private for a sec?"

The eldest brother sighed. "…fine."

The two brothers walked away from the table.

"…monsters?" Koopie Koo asked.

"…maybe we shouldn't be here." Vivian said, getting up from her seat.

"No, wait!" Double D said, placing a hand on her shoulder. "It's okay. …I think he just needs time to get used to it. It's the first time Eddy has ever talked to anything besides humans."

"Hm…" Vivian contemplated about his words and sat down.

"So, Vivian…" Double D asked. "…how have things been for you?"

"Oh, they have been much better." she said. "When you left, Professor Frankly and Goombella pulled some strings, and got me into U Goom. It was a little awkward, being the only non-Goomba thing there, but after a while it really worked."

"You're living a better life… I'm glad." Double D said.

Vivian gave a small smile and blushed.

The two brothers sat down in Double D's living room, on a small blue couch.

"…Eddy, what in the world is it?" his brother asked.

"It's about… Goombella." Eddy said.

"Which one of those monsters is that?" the elder bro asked.

"She's not a monster!" Eddy snapped. His surprised brother took a step back. Eddy, sensing he was going crazy, sighed. "She's the female one without arms and a miner's hat."

His brother arose an eyebrow. "…yeah, what about her?"

"…she's the girl I was talking about." Eddy said quietly.

"…her? You fell in love with that thing? If you fell in love with that princess of shadowy thing, I'd sort of get it, but a Goombie?"

"It's Goomba!" Eddy corrected. "And so what? What she is doesn't matter, just hear me out!"

The eldest brother sighed. "Fine… wait a sec, isn't she with that other… thing?"

"Goombirro." Eddy sighed. "I thought our relationship was strong enough. I just thought we could start things like they where before, you know?"

"…oh, I get it. You're jealous."

"I am not jealous!" Eddy snapped again. "You hear me, I am not!" he gave another sigh. "…I just want things to go back to the way they used to be. I need advice, how do I win her back?"

Eddy's brother was a first silent, but then let out a chuckle. "So… you want me to give you tips to get chicks, huh? You've come to the right brother. I got some magazines in the truck that will work."

Eddy looked excited. "Oh yeah, those magazines always are the way to go! I'll check on them tomorrow, thanks!"

With that, Eddy ran off, headed back for the dinner party. Eddy's brother sighed. "They are still freaks…" with a quick shudder, he decided to walk toward the exit.

"What, leaving so soon?" a female voice asked.

He turned around suddenly and gasped. "…no."

"What?" Ms. Mowz asked, approaching him. "…don't like little-old me?"

"No, I don't." Eddy's brother said. He reached for the door knob when a small furry hand touched his own.

"Hey!" Eddy's bro shouted.

"Calm down, what's your face." Ms. Mowz said.

"MY NAME IS-"

"Bro, you commin' or what?" Eddy shouted.

"Aw, darn." Ms. Mowz said. "I was so close…"

"…fine." Eddy's brother pouted, before returning to the table.

Dinner slowly came to an end, about an hour later.

"What a feast…" Punio sighed. He and his sister lay down, with newly plump bellies. "I don't think I can eat anymore."

"I can!" Eduardo jr shouted. "More, please!"

"Rolf is good." Rolf added. Victor gave a small bleat, equally full.

"More please!"

"I got to admit it, Nazz. You are a great cook." Jimmy said.

"Thanks, Jimmy." Nazz said.

"More please!"

"Sorry, we don't have anymore." Nazz said.

Eduardo jr let out a small wine.

"If you guys will excuse me…" Nazz said, getting up. "I have to go wash my hands."

"…um, sure." Double D said. "The bathroom is upstairs, next to the workshop door."

"Thanks." Nazz said, getting up.

Double D watched as she began to walk away. Something strange caught his eye: she was limped on her right foot.

"Nazz, are you okay?" Double D asked.

"Huh?" Nazz asked.

"You are limping." he said.

"…oh, it's nothing." she said. "I just tripped a while ago."

As she continued her limping walk, she brushed slightly on Rolf.

Rolf suddenly saw a flash. He saw darkness, as a horrid, yet familiar face flashed through his mind. Just for a instant, but it was like a nightmare. A nightmare that lasted for a mere instant.

"Ahh!" Rolf shouted.

Nazz gave him a raised eyebrow. "Sorry, I didn't know I brushed you that hard."

Rolf remained speechless, almost paralyzed with fear. The others, looking concerned, gave a stare.

The look on Rolf's face was frozen stiff, as if he had just seen a ghost. He looked as though he wanted to say something, but was too mesmerized to talk.

"…it's… …it's… her…" Rolf managed to say softly.

"Rolf, you're scaring me." Jimmy said, looking a little nervous himself.

Rolf watched as Nazz continued to walk away, up the flight of stairs and out of view. His heart was beating rapidly, and sweat was forming on his face.

"…Rolf?" Eduardo jr asked. "What's wrong?"

Rolf looked cold, frozen, as if he had turned to stone. The look on his face was that of complete terror.

"…I think he's in shock!" Kevin shouted. "Let's call an ambulance!"

"No, it's not that serious…" Double D said. "He's… going to be okay."

"…if you say so." Kevin said.

"This is getting more and more creepy." Eddy's brother thought. "What's next?"

"Hm…" Double D said. "Ed, Sarah, Johnny, and Kankers haven't come back yet."

"…wait a minute. No they haven't, have they?" Jimmy said.

"It's no big deal." Double D said. "I will just go and check on them."

"Me too." Vivian said.

Both of them got up and began to walk away.

Rolf continued to remain terrified, giving a look of horror. As he did, there was a crash of lighting and thunder.

Nazz walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. She walked over toward the sink and picked up a bar of soap.

As she did, she suddenly felt a strange throbbing in her head.

"Oh man, what a headache." she commented.

But it didn't stop, it only got worse. She felt her head with the hand that wasn't holding the bar of soap. Nazz gave a sigh, trying ignore it. She turned on the faucet and began to run her hands under it's cleansing warm water.

Both of her hands ran under the flowing water, which felt very clean.

"Is everything in this house so sanitary?" she asked.

Nazz looked up to see her reflection. Nazz's eyes met the sight of her own eyes. Though for some reason, they looked as if they where not of her own. Her regular eyes seemed to have been replaced by a monstrous glare.

Nazz gasped and stepped back. As she did, she slipped, and began to fall backward. She reached the edge of a nearby towel and tugged on it. She fell so quickly, the entire rack came down with her.

A nearby towel covered her, hiding her form.

"You have seen too much." a voice said, as if from within her own head.

"What? Who are you, where are you?" Nazz asked.

"I am in your mind. I am like your second conscience."

"Leave me be!" Nazz shouted.

She got back up and removed the tower from her face. The next sight was hideous, a horrid blue glow was coming from her eyes, fangs slowly forming from her mouth.

She gave a loud scream and clutched her hands. The bar of soap she was holding instantly shattered, leaving scattered bits of soap and suds all over the floor.

Nazz looked at herself in the mirror again, starring right into her own demonic eyes. As she did, the glass of the mirror cracked., then shattered. She gave another scream, all of the while, she could feel incredible pain, and a sensation of loosing her mind.

"Stop resisting. Let me take control. It will be easier for you."

Nazz continued to whimper as the towel fell back over her face.

It was at about that instant that Double D had kicked the door open, with Vivian beside him.

"Freeze!" Double D shouted, trying to stop whatever he head heard.

They spotted what they assumed to be Nazz, staggering too and fro, letting out a few screams, as she was surrounded by shards of glass and soap.

"My mirror!" Double D exclaimed. "MY SOAP! NOO!"

"Nazz, what's going on?" Vivian asked.

Nazz continued to stagger. As she did, her arms flailed around, knocked over another tower rack. She truck the faucet, causing it to break off, sending tap-water everywhere. It began to flood the bathroom, more and more.

"Nazz, stop it!" Double D shouted. "Calm down!"

He reached for the edge of the towel that veiled her and gave a tug. This revealed an abnormal sight, Nazz's eyes where bright blue and narrowed in an evil expression. Fangs had sprouted from her mouth, and her hands had turned to claws.

Both of them screamed.

Double D gasped again, this time understanding at last. That one who had attacked him in the woods earlier… that was Nazz.

"Nazz… you where the one who attacked me earlier." Double D spoke his thoughts.

Nazz finally stopped struggling. She stood in one place, starring right at them with her new disturbing glare.

"The Nazz you knew is gone." a new voice said.

"Oh… my…" Vivian gasped. "…I hope this isn't who I think it is…"

Double D gasped again. "…Vivian! You are right! I was a fool for not recognizing the voice! It's… Beldam!"

"So, now you understand my secret?" Beldam asked.

"Beldam, we saw you die." Double D said.

"I… was the one who finished you off! I know you can't be alive!" Vivian shouted, with a fist out.

"You wretch, silence!" Beldam shouted. "Yes, you did kill me!"

"Then how are you here?" Double D asked. "In my world, in Nazz!"

"You fools. She possesses the second relic, the Medallion of life. Don't you get it? As I was sinking into the lava, I transferred my soul into the medallion. True, my physical form is no more, but my soul stayed. I was with you fools from that moment on… yes, I saw the beating you gave to my queen, I saw your sappy goodbyes… and I came to this world with Nazz. I have been here since that day."

"…I don't believe this. Why didn't Nazz tell us she took the Medallion back?" Double D asked

"Search me." Beldam said, with a chuckle. "I have seen you all run your daily lives, your so called "scams," all of those absurd episodes you people had over these yards. …but now, it's time."

"Beldam, I am warning you." Double D said. "Leave Nazz out of this."

Vivian nodded and hold out a hand, ready to cast a spell the second she had too.

"I can't think of a better time to dispose of you two." Beldam said, with a chuckle. "But this will have to wait another day. I have a plan to carry out."

Double D and Vivian growled and charged right at her.

The demonic witch laughed, as her puppet-girl snapper her fingers.

Just like there, there was silence. Double D and Vivian had frozen in place, literally turned to stone.

"Ah…" Beldam laughed. "This shall provide more the adequate as a distraction to the others, while I finally return to my world and get this plan under way.

Her feet splashed in the half-inch of water that flooded the room. She gave an evil laugh as she walked away from the wrecked Bathroom, leaving her victims behind and the portal ahead.

Author's Notes; Yup, another twist added right onto the story. If you thought that was a twist, just wait until what I have in store in the next chapter. I have it planned out, and with a week off from school, I will be able to get the next one done much faster. in the meantime, please review!