Francis's room wasn't anything special when Chopper had entered it. Everything, just like the world itself, was pixilated, having red walls and a gray floor. Chopper was surprised that his own room was rather...bland compared to all the others. Nevertheless, he had finally spotted Francis up ahead staring at Tippi trapped in a cage.
Of course, Francis didn't fail to spot Chopper in the room either.
"Nerrrrr! Who are YOU?!" Francis asked, noticing the boy. "H-Hey! What are you doing sneaking into my room, huh? Ever heard of p-privacy?"
Chopper, readying a girly voice, walked up to him with a glare. "Ah! Now I've found you, Francis! Do you know how long I've been looking for you?!"
"For…ME?!" Francis started to sweat nervously. "O-O-Oh… O-Oh my gosh… It's… It's a hot babe…"
"Oh, gosh… I don't like this one bit!" Chopper thought, cringing at both Francis and his voice.
"HOT BABE IN ROOM!" Francis began to go nervously he looked at Chopper. "Wha-What do I… Oh man… A REAL girl in my room! This is so hi-technicaaaaaaal! N-Neeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrr…"
"I feel like I should turn back now..."
"Must…ca-ca-calm…calm down…" Francis stammered. "I'm get-get-get-get… Getting w-way too excited… Sweatles…forming… Can't talk to…girls… Must get…my…new…laptop…from…Frannypack…"
"Frannypack? What's that?"
"Booting up Swoon. exe!" Francis declared, taking out his laptop. "Activating Nerr2Babe interface mod with real-time wooing!" At that moment, the curtains began to come down.
Nerr2Babe Interface Mod-
Francis: "Welcome to my castle. How do you do? …Nerrr?"
Chopper looked around, noticing the background as if he was on some kind of dating sim.
Chopper: "Uh… What the heck is this? What's going on? And why is this suddenly written in script?"
Francis: "Nerrherr… I boot this baby up whenever it's time to the…heh…laaadies."
Chopper: (But he's not talking to a lady... Well, at least he doesn't think that yet.)
Francis: "Schweeeeet. Time for my program to work its magic!" (Where should I start…?)
Francis decided to choose "Speak" and followed up with "Talking to Hot Babe" – despite the fact that he's REALLY talking to a ten year old boy.
Francis: "What is your name?"
Chopper: "My…name? Er… I guess you can call me Cho—er… I mean Chilivia! Yes! My name's Chilivia!"
Francis: "Chilivia? Why, that name sounds so chilly. Heh! I bet you've never heard of that one! Oh…I'm just drooling at the sound of it…"
[You received a straight answer. Francis's passion leveled up!]
Francis: (Oh, man… What should I do next?)
Francis was about to choose the "Smooch" option, but then went over to the "Look" and chose "Hot Babe".
Francis: "You're so cute…like a princess straight out of an anime or video game! You can be feisty, but I must say it…um…adds to your charm."
Chopper: "Wait, what? You think I'm feisty?! But... I don't know what that means!"
Francis: "Eep! I'm so sorry! I don't know what I was thinking! Oh…forgive me, my queen!"
Chopper: "But I'm not even a queen! I'm just a… Er… I'm just someone who travels around minding my own business!"
Francis: (Nerr herr… She's supercute when she gets angry…)
[Francis got yelled at! Chopper's charisma leveled up! Francis's passion leveled up!]
Francis: (What's my next move?)
Francis went to his "Inventory" option and chose "Give Item". He went to the "Pink Princess" Signed Poster.
Francis: "As a token of my affection, I'd like to give you a special present."
[Chopper received the "Pink Princess" Signed Poster.]
Chopper: "Errr… Thanks! …I suppose… It looks…er…nice?"
Francis: "You really like it? I knew a hottie like you would pick up on how premium this poster is. I got this baby at a totally hi-technical 'Punk Princess' anime event. I was going to get a CD, but I freaked when I saw this super-rare poster! The voice actor for the pink princess AND the director signed it, as you can see. As I'm quite sure you know, the director changed after season three, so it's rare. Plus, look here! The logo was done in extra-premium gold holographic foil! And the paper, oh man, it's UV resistant! So you never have to worry about fading. I could stick it on some backing board for you. How's that sound?"
Chopper: "Err… Yeah… That sounds…er…good?" (What the heck is he talking about?!)
Francis: "O-OK, you got it. Let me just take this guy back for a few minutes then, OK?"
[Chopper returned the poster.]
[Francis's satisfaction leveled up! Francis's passion leveled up!]
Francis: (Nerrr…what's my next move?)
Francis chose the "Think" choice and then "About the Future".
Francis: "Wow, we are like, so perfect for each other. It's destiny! We should get married!"
Chopper: "M-Married?! Isn't that a bit… Wait a second… Who's even picking these choices for me?! Heck, why am I still wearing this stupid wig anyway? I don't need it now!"
[Chopper removes Peach wig. Francis becomes shocked and freaked out. Francis's passion deleveled twice.]
Francis: "Nerrrrr…? You're… You're REALLY not a hot babe?! How… How did you get in here?!"
Chopper: "OK, listen! I've come here to save Tippi! Tell me where she is, please."
Francis: "Tippi? Hmm… Tippi… Tippi…"
Francis began to check the selections for a "Tippi". Unfortunately, he couldn't find one.
Francis: "There's no Tippi command here! What is he talking about?"
Chopper: "All right! That's it! You better bring her out NOW!"
Chopper chooses his commands, which are: "Look", "Speak", "Think", "Food", "Eating", and "Pixls". He chose the 'Pixls" category and chose Hommissile.
[Chopper uses Hommissile! Hommissile exploded!]
Francis: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! MY GRAPHICS CAAAAAAARD!"
Out of Nerr2Babe Interface-
Francis slowly got up from the intense explosion Chopper delivered from Hommissile and he began to cry.
"That was the only known copy of the Nerr2Babe patch, and now it's gone forever!" Francis cried, anime styled tears coming down his face. "Nerrr… Why did you have to ruin my new patch?!"
"Look, I told you before… I didn't come here to play your games or anything." Chopper stated. "I REALLY didn't want to come in with that wig, but I was forced to do so."
"Chopper…?" the girlish voice that Chopper heard came across the room. There, he saw Tippi fluttering around in her cage.
"Tippi! You're all right!"
"You… You came. To save me?" Tippi gaped.
"Of course! That's the reason why we all came here anyway! There's NO way we're going to let you stay trapped there forever!"
"So… So you've come to raid my fort and steal Francine? W-Well… No! I won't let you!" Francis turned to Tippi and blushed. "B-By the way, I came up with the name Francine on my own! I thought of that last time I caught her! Isn't it schweeet?"
"Francine? Her name's Tippi." Chopper corrected.
"When I first saw you, I thought it was a little weird that you could talk and everything. But the digibutter. nerr forum reaction convinced me you were hi-technicaaal! You're my only…sniff…offline friend, Francine…so no one will take you away from me!"
"Well, I didn't want it to come down to this…" Chopper frowned and turned to the door. "NOW, guys!"
At that moment, Sonic sped into the door with Kirby before the MeowDoor could block them from entering.
"So, you finally took care of… Wait, what happened?" Sonic asked.
"More non-babes? Fine! If this is how you want to settle this, then so be it!" Francis pulled out a remote.
"Eek!" Tippi shrieked as the cage she was in lowered as the ground below her opened up, trapping her under the floor.
"Poyo? (Did he just hide Francine—I mean Tippi?)" Kirby gaped.
Before they could dart toward Francis, he immediately disappeared. "Nerrr! Can't see me?" Francis taunted. "That's 'cause my invisibility powers are totally hi-technicaaaaaaal! Little Francine is hidden, so you can't take her! Feel the wrath of the explosive Phi in the season finale of 'Grodus vs Gemerl Affairs'!"
Chopper, Kirby and Sonic prepared themselves as they began to hear footsteps. Before they could all react, they saw Francis appear over by the right.
"There he is! Get him!" Chopper darted toward Francis, but he disappeared before they could strike him.
"C'mon! You can't hide forever, Francis!" Sonic scoffed. "You're being a coward if you're hiding like that, you know!"
"Nerrrrrrrrrr! I don't care what you say! Francine is mine!" Francis reappeared and pulled his camera out. With one flash, he made everyone blind for a second before disappearing.
"Poyo! (This is so stupid! He can't hide forever!)" Kirby frowned.
"Oh, I can get him!" Sonic clenched his fists as he waited for Francis. Once he appeared, he pulled out a computer.
"MEOWBOMBS!" Francis shouted, summoning a couple of MeowBombs. But that didn't stop Sonic from striking with a Homing Attack.
"Gotcha!" Sonic smirked before Francis could disappear.
"We gotta get rid of these MeowBombs!" Chopper kicked one of them away, while Kirby simply inhaled one to get the Bomb ability.
"Poyo… (All right… When he appears, I'm gonna get him…)" Kirby held a bomb out, readying himself to throw it at Francis.
"Nerrrrrrrr! See how you like this!" Francis appeared and he grabbed Chopper with his long tongue, swallowing him whole in his stomach.
"Poyo!" Kirby threw the bomb at Francis in rage, making him spit Chopper out.
"How was it in there?" Sonic asked.
"…Horrible…" Chopper shivered before he got up. "But now I can finally give this guy what's coming!"
Chopper used a sweeping kick to strike Francis, knocking him to the wall, but he immediately disappeared afterward.
"Now where did that chameleon go?" Chopper and his friends looked around the room for where Francis would appear again and, to their surprise, he reappeared right in front of Sonic.
"This should be easy!" Sonic bounced up on Francis after striking him with a Spin Jump. Kirby was able to jump on top of Francis with the help of Carrie.
"Poyo? (Wait a minute… I can stomp on enemies with Carrie?)" Kirby gaped. "Poyo! (That…is…AWESOME!)"
"Wow… Well, looks like you can jump on top of enemies with Carrie now, Kirby!" Chopper rushed at Francis, attempting a punch, but the chameleon acted like a coward again and disappeared.
"Come on, nerd! We're not bullies! All we want is our friend back!" Chopper fornwed.
"Well you still can't have my Francine!" Francis retorted, attempting to grab Chopper with his tongue.
"Not this time!" Chopper grabbed his tongue, which reminded of him when he grabbed a ghost's tongue before in the desert. Nevertheless, he managed to stun Francis by letting go of his tongue, which his him in the face.
"And here comes Sonic!" Sonic curled up in a ball and smacked Francis with a simple Homing Attack. He was able to strike him with a Spin Dash, but the nerdy chameleon already got away from him.
"Aw, man! I wanted to make a move!" Sonic pouted, kicking the ground.
"Poyo! (Wait! There he is!)" Kirby attempted to throw a bomb straight at Francis, but he immediately disappeared before he had a chance of attacking.
"Nerrrrr! My hiding skills are so hi-technicaaaaaaal!" Francis shouted as he grabbed Kirby with his tongue and gulped him down.
"POYO! (GET ME OUT OF HERE!)" the pink puffball cried as he began kicking in Francis's stomach.
"Get him out, you nerd!" Chopper managed to punch Francis in the stomach, forcing him to cough Kirby out. Chopper attempted to kick Francis, but he simply disappeared and reappeared all the way to their right.
"MeowBombs! Get them!" Francis shouted as he summoned some MeowBombs to attack Chopper and his friends. Unfortunately, it didn't do much when Kirby blew them up and even hit Francis with a bomb.
"This fight is getting so intense!" the nerdy chameleon cried as he disappeared from their sights once again. This time, he tried to strike Sonic by whipping his tail at him. Unfortunately, that didn't work out for him.
"Not this time, Francis!" Sonic struck Francis with two Homing Attacks before he could disappear. When he reappeared, he simply disappeared yet AGAIN.
After all three of them face palmed, Francis appeared and tried to grab Sonic with his tongue. However, the blue hedgehog was able to use his speed to stretch Francis's tongue and knock him into the wall.
"How painful…" Francis muttered as he got himself up. Unfortunately for him, he was struck by a punch from Sonic, which immediately put an end to the fight.
"NERRRRRR!" Francis fell over on the ground in pain.
"Wow… So my punch took him down?" Sonic looked at his fist in surprise. "That was pretty cool!"
As Francis got up, he ran to the door, crying, "MERCY!" and immediately leaving the room.
"Whoa… I hope we didn't hurt him too badly." Chopper said with a worried look on his face. But then he stopped when he heard the ground over to the right open up, revealing Tippi's cage that emerged from the floor.
Once everyone walked over to the cage, it disappeared, freeing Tippi from the prison.
"Chopper… You guys came to save me…" Tippi trailed as she fluttered over to Chopper.
"Of course!" Chopper nodded. "We can't finish this quest without you! Plus… You're our friend."
"…Thank you… Thank you, Chopper!" Tippi began to shed a tear. "I'm so happy…"
A light began to emit from Tippi as she cried happily. Before the other three could shed some tears, they all were startled by the light.
"Huh? What the heck's going on?" Sonic questioned.
A green Pure Heart suddenly appeared out of thin air from Tippi. It floated above Chopper as he gazed at its beauty.
"The Pure Heart…? But…how…" Tippi trailed.
"Poyo! (I bet Tippi's heart just burst with happiness and release a Pure Heart!)" Kirby answered cheerfully. "Poyo… (Or…)"
"I was just so happy when I saw that you'd all come to save me," Tippi smiled. "Please… Take it."
"Of course we will!" Chopper smiled as he saw all of the Pixls do their little dance of theirs before holding it up. "It IS something we need, after all…"
YOU GOT A PURE HEART
END OF CHAPTER
The fourth Pure Heart appeared in a dazzling flash of mysterious light. What made it appear? The group was puzzled by this and many other riddles. "…So you're not hurt?" asked Tippi, full of concern. Somehow, Tippi seemed different than before. She had started to change a little. Chopper, Kirby, and Sonic with Tippi back started their long journey back to Flipside…
I swear, Francis never fails to make me laugh... :P
Anyway, the interlude's up next! I don't know how long that'll be, though...