Mariko ai Chan voted for Wario's arc. So, his is coming first.

Chapter 18:Warioware Reunion

Daimond City. A place that could only be considered the Vegas of the Mushroom Kingdom, as well as the hangout of the Kingdom's...odder residents, the most famous of which was riding through it on his bike.

Wario grinned as he drove through the streets of his favorite town, looking around for anything suspicious.

"Huh, where should I go first...?"Wario asked himself.

"Hey, Wario!"a familiar called out from behind him. The Mario clone looked over his shoulder to see Mona driving up on her scooter.

"Hey, Mona,"Wario said, actually cracking a kind smile."Long time, no see, huh?"

"You can say that again!"Mona replied cheerfully."So, what brings you back to town?"

"Smasher business,"Wario said.

"Ooh, sounds like fun,"Mona grinned.

"You noticed anything weird goin' on lately?"Wario asked.

The red haired girl shook her head."Nope, same old, same old, every day. Why do you ask?"

Wario picked his teeth a bit before answering."Tell you what. Go round everyone up and bring 'em to my mansion. I'll tell ya there. Deal?"

Mona saluted."You got it, boss man!"With that said, she turned down a street while Wario continued down the main road.

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Calling Wario's home a mansion would be an understatement; it was more like a palace. While the outer walls were purple, the walls within the large domicile were seemingly made of pure gold, with Wario's living room looking like a five star hotel lobby, where said miser was sitting on his couch. Unfortunately, pickings were slim on the tube.

"Golf...rerun...history channel...baby cartoons...and more golf. Jeez, I hate Sunday TV,"Wario groaned, turning the TV off and slumping on his couch, but then he heard his doorbell ring."Finally!"Wario quickly brought himself to his feet and walked over to the door. Once he opened it, he was greeted with blaring music, which comically stretched the skin on his face back.

"ROCK THE MIC! ROCK THE MIC!"Mike the Karaoke Machine played at a ludicrously loud volume.

"CRYGOR, TURN THAT STUPID ROBOT OFF!"Wario roared.

"Sorry! Sorry!"Dr. Crygor apologized, quickly turning down the robot's volume.

"Awwww!"whined Jimmy T, who had been dancing to the music."I was just gettin' mah groove on, man!"

"You are idiot,"Orbulon muttered, adjusting his shades.

"Are you going to let us in or what?"Ashley asked boredly, Red hovering near her shoulder. Wario stood aside and motioned for them to come in, and the group walked into the living room and sat down on the chairs and couches strewn throughout the room.

"Now, I'm sure you're all wondering what you're doing here,"Wario said, pacing back and forth like a detective.

"Yeah, what's going on?"9-Volt asked, looking up from his DS.

"You all know about how I went to join the Super Smash Bros, right?"Wario asked.

"How come we were just an assist trophy in the Brawl tournament?"Kat and Ana asked in unison.

"That's not the point,"Wario said, rolling his eyes."There's a big problem. The Subspace Army is back."At that, everyone's eyes widened, except for Ashley's, of course.

"You're not joining them again, are you?"she asked.

Wario shook his head."No way. Even I'm not stupid enough to make that mistake twice."He paused."...that didn't come out right."

"Will you get to point?"Orbulon asked, becoming impatient.

Wario sighed."The point is that our boss thinks they're here, in Daimond City."At that, everyone blinked in surprise, except for Ashley, who tilted her head, more curious than shocked.

"Say what?"Mona asked.

"That's why I'm here, to get them the heck out,"Wario said."Any of you noticed anything strange lately?"Everyone shook their heads, except for Crygor, who rubbed his chin in thought.

"Actually,"he started, gaining everyone's attention."I've been monitoring several disturbances that have been popping up lately, though I haven't been able to pinpoint the cause."

"Uh, set me straight here, doc,"9-Volt said."Why did you wait till just now to tell us that?"Crygor simply shrugged.

"So, how are we supposed to find them if we don't know where they are?"Mona asked. Ashley sighed, bringing herself to her feet.

"Follow me,"she said simply, walking off with Red obediently following her. The group looked amongst themselves, then quickly followed after the young witch, running outside to see her floating into the air with her magic, then flying in the direction of her mansion. The group quickly got into their vehicles and went after her.

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End of Chapter

I wonder what Ashley has up her sleeve. Heh heh heh.