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Episode 5: Clouded Thoughts
Location: Rainbow Dream
Game: Mario Party 5
Team Royal Green: Daisy, Koopa, Rosalina, King Boo, Petey Piranha
Team W-Shell: Koopa Kid, Yoshi, Hammer Bro., Boom-Boom, Toadette
Team Zero: Blooper, Shy Guy, Dry Bones, Waluigi, Dry Bowser
Bowser had woken up on the Koopa Kruiser.
"Bah! What? What's going on?"
A Koopatrol saluted. "Sir! You fell asleep before leaving today, so we just thought it best to carry you onto the ship and let you wake up on your own, sir!"
"Leaving the castle and bringing me on the ship without waking me up? … Good call, I've been skimping on my sleep lately. Refresh my memory, what happened last time?"
"Sir! Boom-Boom decided he didn't want to be an insert anymore, and you were so upset that you were hardly involved in the game! Teams Royal Green and W-Shell were the only ones to reach the end, and Team Royal Green won! Then Team Zero almost unanimously voted off Birdo! Also there seemed to be someone interfering with the game, most likely the escaped prisoner!"
"All right then! Now let's hurry to the Dream Depot!"
…
Team Royal Green:
"I still can't believe there was a giant, living statue." Koopa said.
"Believe it, because it nailed KB and I like a dozen times." confirmed Petey. "And how's this? We got the heaviest statue and still won!"
Daisy nodded. "I have to admit, you really pulled your weight. I still miss Luigi, but maybe you're not just a slacker who gets others in trouble after all."
"… Thanks?" Petey didn't know how to feel. "Say speaking of King Boo, where'd he go?"
"BOO!" He tried to scare Rosalina, though she did not look up from her book.
"Good morning, King Boo."
"…"
…
Team Zero:
"I can't believe Birdo almost ratted me out like that! Unbelievable!"
Dry Bones was confused. "Well Dry Bowser, how long were you planning on waiting before telling Bowser?"
"When I win. … Or lose. Or when Koopa Kid loses. One of those three. Whenever it'd make Bowser the most upset."
Shy Guy was dressed as his normal self again, much to Waluigi's disappointment.
"Aww, I wanted to try on the hat…"
Blooper looked out the window. "Hey, are we headed to the Dream Depot? I sure hope we're not going to Bowser Nightmare."
Waluigi spoke again. "Well I just hope it's not somewhere lame like-"
…
"Rainbow Dream! Well, it's a dream for me. It'll be a nightmare for you!"
Waluigi put his palm to his face.
"Ooh how clever." Blooper was being sarcastic.
"Quit doing that every time I introduce a board! Now, you all gotta sit on a bunch of clouds! Whoever lasts the longest wins!"
Toad explained further. "You all sit on separate clouds until only one person out of all fifteen remains, or until only one team is represented at all. But it won't be that boring, oh no! You all have to play mini games to decide who gets to stay on!"
Koopa was confused. "What do you mean?"
"So your teams all sit on clouds. One from each team plays a mini game. Each person who loses a mini game falls from the cloud and can't help their team anymore. Last team standing wins!"
Koopa gulped.
…
All Teams:
All of the teams were sitting on clouds that were rather far from each other.
…
Team Royal Green:
"All right guys, I wanna play the first mini game. Okay?" Daisy said.
Petey and King Boo shrugged.
"I guess." Koopa did not have any problems. Neither did Rosalina.
…
Team W-Shell:
"Man, I had way more fun when I was actually on the board instead of on some dumb cloud!" Koopa Kid moaned. Yoshi was the only one on the team who could sympathize with him.
Toadette spoke up. "So whenever we have our first mini game, who wants to go up?"
"Boom-Boom go."
"What, and waste our muscle on the very first game? No way! Hammer Bro., you go!" Koopa Kid ordered.
"… Do I have to?"
"Yes!"
…
Team Zero:
"So who's going? I'm not doing it." Dry Bowser stated.
"Waluigi will go!" Waluigi declared. "I've got to make up for being unconscious last time!"
Toad made an announcement. "It's time for the first game! Choose your players and let's go!"
…
Game: Awful Tower
Players: Daisy, Hammer Bro., Waluigi
Instructions: Jump on the moving blocks to reach the top of the tower first! Be careful not to fall or get hit by any hammers!
Controls: A (jump), Joystick (move)
Tips: "Be careful and employ timing when making your jumps."
"Yaa!" Waluigi jumped onto the first block. "I've-a got thi- AAAAH!"
He has noticed that Hammer Bro. and Daisy were beating him in the game. Around halfway up, Hammer Bro. got egged with a hammer, knocking him down a ways. Luckily for him, he fell enough distance to land on a block.
"Wow, was I really that annoying when I was asked to throw hammers for this game?"
Daisy kept jumping until she finally got close to the top and won.
"Yeah, Daisy's the winner!"
"Aw hammers!"
"Waaaa! Everybody's cheating but me!"
…
All Teams:
"Bwahaha! Hammer Bro. and Waluigi, it's time for some skydiving!"
Holes opened up in the clouds for Team W-Shell and Team Zero, sending Hammer Bro. and Waluigi falling into the ocean below, where two Lakitu fishermen would be waiting to carry them to a special cloud for the disqualified players.
"That's my favorite part! All of you take some time to decide who all plays next!"
…
Team Zero:
"Waluigi, what's wrong with you?" Blooper asked, looking towards the Loser Cloud.
"I tried!"
"Barely."
"You're such a scumbag, Waluigi! Here's your hat to prove it!" Dry Bones tossed Waluigi a brown cap. "Don't worry guys, I've got the next one."
…
Team Royal Green:
"Yeah, I'm awesome! I feel like I could go again! I think I will!"
"I want to go!" King Boo said.
"Daisy, it would be better to save your strength and let King Boo go."
"Thanks for taking my side, space toots."
"…"
…
Team W-Shell:
"Way to go picking Hammer Bro. for that one." Toadette was sarcastic.
"Hey it's not like Boom-Boom would have won! Fine, I'll go this time, happy?"
.Soon enough, it was time for the next game.
…
Game: Motor Rooter
Players: King Boo, Koopa Kid, Dry Bones
Instructions: Race to the finish! Just be sure to avoid the Amps that slow you down!
Controls: Joystick (move)
Tips: "There are booster panels that speed you up, so keep an eye out for those!"
King Boo, Koopa Kid, and Dry Bones all three raced through their individual pipes.
"Haha! I have a trick up my sleeve!" King Boo turned his shell and self intangible, so the Amps could not shock him and slow his shell down, though he still went for the booster pads.
"Come on, come on!"
Dry Bones sang as he went down:
Come on, come on now, let's keep mo-ving now, why is- this so slow?
Don't make me fast forward, be-cause it really sucks. Can I jump over here? No I prob'ly can't.
Goodbye Yoshi I hate you -AAAAH I GOTTA RUN!
He tried to avoid an Amp, but got zapped.
Didn't make it in time, rewind sp… space-time!
…Na-na na na-na. Lost my lyrical list and I don't know what I'm doing anymore now.
Dry Bones was so caught up in his song that he got hit with another Amp. Eventually, he got dead last out of the three racers.
…
All Teams:
"Looks like Team Royal Green wins again!"
"Yay-eah!" Petey gave King Boo a high five. Bowser Jr. was standing on the main board of the area and yelled to Bowser with a megaphone.
"Wait, Dad! I saw footage from the race! King Boo cheated!"
"He did WHAT? I like cheating, but not when I don't tell you to cheat! Just for that, Team Royal Green loses two members! Everyone who's competed for them so far!"
Holes opened up under King Boo and Daisy before they were fished away to the Loser Cloud. Then the same thing happened to Dry Bones.
"Rage faaaaaaaace!"
…
Loser Cloud:
"King Boo, look what you did!"
"Well how was I supposed to know that Bowser of all people didn't want me to cheat?"
Waluigi spoke up. "When I said that everyone else was cheating, I was just complaining. But I didn't know I was right!"
…
All Teams:
"Son, what is the score so far?"
Bowser Jr. pulled out a scoreboard.
Team Royal Green: 3/5 remain
Team W-Shell: 4/5 remain
Team Zero: 3/5 remain
"Well then let's make this interesting… Next game is a two on two game! Have fun! Bwahaha!"
…
Team Royal Green:
"Due to King Boo's treachery, we are down one player more than we should be. I will go for Daisy's sake."
Petey nodded. "And I'll go to avenge King Boo."
"Wait, if you two lose, does that mean I'm all on my own?" Koopa asked.
"Maybe."
"Yikes!"
…
Team W-Shell:
"Ha! I won easily!"
Yoshi pointed out that it was only because King Boo was caught cheating.
"Well fine! If you don't think I can win, then you and me are playing the next game!"
…
Team Zero:
"Ugh! We keep losing! If you want something right, do it yourself!" Dry Bowser said. "I'll play next. Who's with me?" Shy Guy jumped as he waved his stubby arm in the air. "Sheesh, fine!"
…
Game: Dungeon Duos
Players: Petey & Rosalina, Koopa Kid & Yoshi, Shy Guy & Dry Bowser
Instructions: Team up with your partner to escape the dungeon! There are all kinds of devious traps, so be careful!
Controls: Joystick (move), A (jump), B (lower doors), X & Y (rotate platforms), R & L (work the pump)
Tips: "Haste makes waste! Try not to hurry too much, or you could get sloppy!"
All six players came out of their pipes. Rosalina had to lower Petey's door first, followed by Yoshi for Koopa Kid's door, then Dry Bowser for Shy Guy's door. They each tapped B on the terminals.
"Oh come on, lower faster!" Dry Bowser complained.
Soon Petey's door lowered, followed by Shy Guy's and lastly Koopa Kid's. Petey went to the terminal to lower Rosalina's door. "Um… Okay, tapping B… Lessee…"
Shy Guy was having trouble reaching the terminal, as was Koopa Kid. Though Koopa Kid eventually found that he could work it if he got on his tiptoes. He lowered Yoshi's door, then Petey lowered Rosalina's. Shy Guy was still having trouble.
"Come on Shy Guy, get a move on! They're gonna win!"
Yoshi managed to lower Koopa Kid's second door before Rosalina could for Petey's, and then Koopa Kid lowered Yoshi's second door before Petey could for Rosalina. Then they got to the platforms.
"Can't we just fly across?" asked Petey. Rosalina shook her head.
"Bowser would likely see that as cheating. I'll ride first."
"SHY GUY, COME ON!" Dry Bowser yelled, still behind his first door. Shy Guy was having a real hard time with the terminal.
Petey got Rosalina onto the other side before Yoshi got Koopa Kid to the other side. Rosalina also managed to get Petey to the other side before Koopa Kid could for Yoshi. Then came the broken platforms.
"Great, it's broken! You go first!" Koopa Kid went to the terminal and got the working platform over to their team's side of the chasm. Yoshi jumped on and rode across, and Rosalina did the same on their team. Yoshi was also a bit faster working the terminal, so his team got over to the other side completely shortly before Rosalina could get Petey all the way across.
"Yoshi!" Yoshi told Koopa Kid that they should split up. They came to the five pipes. Team Royal Green had their own strategy.
"I know my pipes, so watch this."
Petey hopped into a pipe and made it to the upper level. Rosalina followed him in. After a short time, Koopa Kid and Yoshi made it to the upper level as well. Only there was a problem.
"Help! I'm stuck in the pipe! I forgot I'm too big for pipes! Dang it!" Petey was annoyed. As the plant struggled to get free, Yoshi and Koopa Kid had some trial and error with the pipes. They finally found the right one and made it to the highest level. At that time, Petey and Rosalina made it out of the pipe. "About time!"
"We must hurry."
Back at the start, Dry Bowser was sitting down. "I think it's safe to say we've lost this." Shy Guy had made no progress.
Koopa Kid and Yoshi inflated their hot air balloon all the way and won.
"Hahaha!"
"Yoshi!"
…
All Teams:
"Bwahaha! Watching Team Zero was hilarious! There's no way they didn't lose!" Bowser laughed. Holes opened in the clouds underneath Dry Bowser and Shy Guy, same for Petey and Rosalina.
"Crud." Blooper realized he was the last one standing for his team.
"Oh no!" Koopa had the same realization.
Bowser stroked his chin. "Well then, I have an idea. To make this more interesting, how about we only have one more mini game? It'll be a boss game to determine who wins over all! Each team pick your players!"
…
Team W-Shell:
"We dominate!" Koopa Kid said. "I told you I'm good!"
"You said to save Boom-Boom. Boom-Boom want go now!"
Koopa Kid rolled his eyes. "All right fine, you can go!"
"Good luck!" Toadette told him.
…
Bowser, Toad, Bowser Jr., Koopa, Boom-Boom, Blooper, Toadette, Yoshi, Koopa Kid, and everyone who has been disqualified all stood on a large cloud away from all the others.
"At the bottom of this long drop is the boss! Good luck, because luck's the only way any of you losers could win!"
Koopa gulped, Blooper rolled his eyes, and Boom-Boom slammed his fists in the ground. Then all three jumped down to meet their fate.
…
Koopa
Vs.
Boom-Boom
Vs.
Blooper
Vs.
Lakithunder
Name: Stolen Thunder
Players: Koopa, Boom-Boom, Blooper
Instructions: As you stay on your platform, Lakithunder is shooting lightning at you! Hit the randomly appearing blocks to activate lightning rods that will absorb any lightning and send it back at the boss, earning you points!
Controls: Joystick (move), A (jump)
Tips: "Lakithunder can also throw Spinies, so watch out for those!"
Lakithunder lived up to his reputation and started attacking the three players with lightning.
"Pebble pebble!" Koopa made his species' signature sound effect in a panic, running around to avoid lightning.
"Eh, it's just a clone of Lakitu's boss fight."
"Boom-Boom smash!" Boom-Boom ran to hit a block, but was hit by lightning instead.
Koopa managed to hit the first block, activating the lightning rod. As described, it absorbed the lightning from Lakithunder. The block then tilted towards the boss and shot lightning at him.
"Aaaah!"
Blooper was also pretty good at it, but got hit by a Spiny more than once. Boom-Boom was able to avoid any Spinies, but he also could not reach any blocks until near the end of the first phase. Soon Lakithunder got mad.
"Rrrr!" His face turned red and his cloud started sparking.
Score:
Team Royal Green: 6 points
Team W-Shell: 2 points
Team Zero: 3 points
Lakithunder started attacking more quickly, and he also started throwing much larger Spinies. Koopa started getting swamped with them, while Blooper scored another point. Boom-Boom almost got cornered, but then out of nowhere a missile blew up the Spinies near him.
"What?"
"Just fight!" said an unknown, but familiar voice.
"Oh yeah!" Boom-Boom hit the nearest block, as more missiles started hitting the Spinies, making the game easier for the players. Before long, Boom-Boom was doing better, to the point of being the one to score the finishing blow.
FINISH!
Team Royal Green: 8 points
Team W-Shell: 9 points (8, +1 tiebreaker point for finishing blow)
Team Zero: 6 points
…
Bowser roared in frustration. "Curse that escaped prisoner! He wasn't supposed to help! Where'd he even get missiles anyway? Well anyway, I declare Boom-Boom the winner of that game, as much as it pains me to say it."
"But didn't he get the same amount of hits as me?"
"Yeah but he got the finishing blow." Bowser explained. "So congratulations Team W-Shell, you all get to play another day."
The team cheered as a cloud bridge formed, leading them all to their airship. Toad cleared his throat.
"And now the Bonus Stars! Today's stars are Happening Star, Plus Star, and Red Star! The Happening Star goes to… Team Royal Green! The Plus Star goes to… nobody. The Red Star is for who went through the most physical pain. It goes to… Team Zero! Uh-oh, a tie!"
Bowser thought about this. "Well then guess what that means! I get to decide at random who goes home out of all of you!" Everyone else then gasped. "Today's loser is King Boo!"
"What?" The ghost said. "… Well I did kind of cheat…"
"Aw man, I'm sorry to see you go." Petey told him.
"And don't even think of phasing your way out of my dungeon! It's ghost-proof! Bwahaha!"
A warp pipe opened up under King Boo, sending him straight to Bowser's dungeon.
"Waaaah!"
"Now all of you! Back to the airships!"
…
Bowser sat on the throne when Bowser Jr. walked in.
"Dad, the Lakitus told me something strange. They did see someone who looked like one of the escaped prisoners, but that it wasn't them!"
"So are you saying that this bozo interfering with my game isn't even one of the escaped prisoners? Grrrr! That makes me mad! Who do they think they are? If I ever see that person, they're mine!"
...
Winners' Thoughts:
"Like I said! We dominate!" - Koopa Kid
"Yoshi!" - Yoshi
"I can't believe I did the worst out of all of us today! I even have this special Hammasmacka Blaster model of hammer for good luck!" - Hammer Bro.
"Boom-Boom win!" - Boom-Boom
"Huh, I didn't really get a chance to do anything today. At least we won, though."
Losers' Thoughts:
"Well we lost again, but I don't feel sorry for King Boo one bit!" - Daisy
"Aw man, and I tried so hard, too!" - Koopa
"It is unfortunate that we've lost, as we are the smallest team now. I just hope Petey will not be too upset to be of further use." - Rosalina
"Aw man. Poor KB." - Petey
…
To be continued.
…
Remaining Players: Daisy, Koopa, Rosalina, Petey, Koopa Kid, Yoshi, Hammer Bro., Boom-Boom, Toadette, Blooper, Shy Guy, Dry Bones, Waluigi, Dry Bowser
Losers: Wario, Luigi, Birdo, King Boo
A/N - Today's a bit of a shorter one, I apologize. For the life of me, I could not think of a good challenge that has to do with a Mario Party 5 board, so I had a "stay here the longest" thing. But those are boring, so I threw in the mini games. But I didn't want to spam mini games either, so I cut it short with the boss one. Hopefully I can be better with the next one.
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