And finally, here's the next chapter.

Chapter 18:Bubble, Bubble, Toil and a Whole lot of Trouble

The group followed Ashley back to her haunted mansion, the creepiest place in Daimond City. It was basically the opposite of Wario's place. Ashley walked in boredly while the rest of the gang slowly advanced, stopping at the door.

"So, who wants to go first?"Mona asked. The others started mumbling a bit, but Ashley interuppted them.

"Are you coming in anytime soon?"she asked with slight irritation, then walked further in.

"Aw, the heck with it,"Wario said, walking inside. They all walked in after him, staying as close together as possible. They all saw Ashley standing at the top of a stairway.

"C'mon,"she said."My room is this way."She walked off with the group following her as quickly as possible, not wanting to get lost in this incredibly scary place. Not surprisingly, the walls were covered with gothic decor, which made them feel even more uncomfortable. Eventually, she led them to her room which was just like the rest of the place. Bookshelfs along the walls and lined with spell books. Ashley walked over to a rather large cauldron and looked into it, the others following her example.

"You cooking soup?"9-Volt asked."Cuz' I could go for some--"He was cut off when Ashley gave him a death glare, which instantly shut him up. She held her hand over the bubbling cauldron and started muttering something in a strange language. Slowly, an image began to form. It was the Warioware building. Primids guarded the front entrance as well as patrolled around the entire building. The image moved to the inside of the building to show that every floor was littered with the different creatures of Subspace. Finally, the image showed the very top floor, Wario's meeting room. Sitting in his chair, much to the garlic-lover's annoyance, was a strange looking creature that vaguely resembled him. The only difference was that it was dark blue with red eyes. It looked like a shadow version of him. (A/N:It looks like Shadow Mario from Super Mario Sunshine. The only difference being that it looks like Wario.) Everyone's jaws dropped at the sight as Ashley stopped chanting.

"Huh,"Orbulon said."Did not see coming."Wario sighed.

"Typical,"he muttered as he turned around and began to walk out."Thanks for the help, Ashley. See you guys later."Mona put her hands on her hips.

"Uh, where do you think you're going all by yourself?"she asked. Wario looked over his shoulder.

"To kick the primids and that fake out of my company building,"he said."I DO own the place after all. I can't just let them take over."When he noticed their annoyed stares, he turned to face them completely."What?"

"There is no way we're letting you go on your own,"Mona said."Even YOU can't take all of them on."

"She's right, Wario,"Dr. Crygor said."In fact, the odds of your lone victory are forty-six thousand, nine hundred and fifty..."He trailed while trying to think.

"6,"Orbulon finished for him.

"Thank you,"Crygor said, then turned to Wario."To one."Wario's eyes narrowed bitterly.

"Gee, Doc, thanks for the confidence builder,"he muttered sarcastically.

"Man, the point is, we're not letting you do this by yourself,"Jimmy T said.

"That's right! We're a team!"Mona said, giving a thumbs up. Wario sighed again and shrugged.

"Guess, I really don't have much choice,"he said."Let's go then."They all started to walk out, but Ashley spoke up.

"And how exactly do you plan on getting inside the building?"she asked, stopping them in their tracks."It wouldn't be a good idea to simply barge in. That would be incredibly stupid, considering their numbers."They turned to face her.

"Okay,"9-Volt said."Then exactly HOW are we supposed to get in, Miss Smartypants?"Ashley stared at them blankly.

"Even you have brains, don't you?"she asked."Use them. Make a plan."They all looked amonst themselves.

"She's...got a point,"Wario said reluctantly."So, what are we gonna do?"Everyone got thoughtful looks on their faces. After a moment, they all smiled at the same time.

"I have an idea!"they all said in unison, then looked amongst themselves. Ashley raised an eyebrow.

"This should be interesting,"she said to herself with a ghost of a smile, or rather, a smirk.

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Yes, it was short, but this chapter was just to set up the coming chapters. They will be divided as everyone's different ideas.

Like Ashley said, this should be interesting.