After finishing their meal with Professor E. Gadd, they returned to King Boo's Mansion and went back up to the balcony while still in their costumes. The door to their left was covered in electric vines and had a diamond symbol on it, indicating that they key they had gotten is used just for them.
"I'm going to miss this balcony..." Mysteri C trailed as the electrical vines disappeared. "Well... Let's get going."
Before they could unlock the door, lightning began to strike the roof of the mansion. This caused a slight tremor in the mansion. Not only that, but the lightning had managed to cause a huge power outage in the mansion.
"What the... Everything got so dark." The Underwhere gaped.
Before Mysteri C could speak up, he was interrupted by the sound of the Gameboy Horror SP going off, so he pulled it out.
"Whoa! What a calamity!" E. Gadd gasped. "The elec…the electricity has gone out! That lightning strike just now must've caused a blackout. I can't see anything in this blasted darkness…"
"Wait... If everything's dark, then that means..." Berluna paused for a brief moment and her eyes widened. "Uh oh..."
"This isn't good. The ghosts will have the run of the place in this darkness! You all must be on the lookout!"
A Gold Ghost, a Purple Puncher, and a blue ghost resembling a Blue Blaze called a Blue Twirler had appeared on the balcony. There must've been over twenty of them, as more started to appear on the balcony.
"This...smells like trouble," Blooperquills gulped.
"Guys! Into this door now!" Mysteri C demanded, unlocking the door and heading through. They had just barely escaped from them, and now they were relieved. The hallway they walked into was similar to the previous, but only two doors were real. One thing that caught them by surprise was a ringing phone coming from the furthest room.
"A phone's ringing out in the dark?" Afro Disco gawked. "Well... We ought to check it out."
After avoiding a Bowling Ghost, they checked the furthest door to the right and entered a room with some furniture such as a couch and a table covered in a sheet. Two large chests were in the room, but what was more important were the two phones ringing. The one closest to them was ringing, so Mysteri C chose to pick it up.
"Hello? Howdy? Heeelloooo?"
"Who is it?" Mysteri C asked.
"Oh, I'm sorry to surprise you, Chopper! It's me, Professor E. Gadd…" Everyone let out a sigh of relief. "Sorry for disturbing you. I know I usually contact you by Game Boy Horror SP, but mine is not working at the moment, so I tried to see if I could contact you by phone."
"Oh... Well, since you know more about this mansion than us, do you have any ideas on how to get the lights back on?"
"You do understand that ghosts only lurk around in the dark and avoid the light, right?"
"Yes..."
"Well, then I have some news for you! You see, there's this one ghost created by King Boo, and it only hides in the darkest places… His name…is Shadno… He's a ghost that is very hard to see, and is on the loose at the very moment. It might be a good idea to do so, considering that he may have what you need to move on. From what I know, he tends to prefer rooms with mirrors… I also know he's a bit of a costume fan as well."
"OK, thanks for the information," Mysteri C thanked, hanging up the phone. Just then, the phone next to him started to ring.
"Another phone's ringing now?" The Underwear noticed. "Who else would be calling at this time?"
Mysteri C picked up the other phone and answered.
"Hello?" Unfortunately, he didn't hear a response. "Hey, is someone there?"
"Hee hee..."
"Hey, who's speaking?"
"I know where you are..."
"Where we are...?" Mysteri C slowly put the phone down and backed away. Everyone froze as the phone began to levitate from its place.
"You should be very afraid..." the phone trailed. "Nobody is around to help yooooou... So now... We're going to GET YOOOOU!"
A Shadow Boo appeared in a large size and managed to scare them all while shouting, "BOOOO!" before disappearing.
"That... That was freaky..." Tinkerbell groaned as she stood up. "That was all a trick, wasn't it?"
"Well, at least we have an idea of where we should go," Mysteri C noted. "Let's get going."
They left the telephone room and headed back outside to the balcony. The army of ghosts made their return and started to fly after them. That was, until a high-pitched voice echoed around.
"I HAVE BLINDNESS!"
A green ball of energy fired down from where the ghosts were and were knocked off the balcony. A beanish person wearing a red cloak and a strange, mechanical Vacuum Helmet landed before them.
"Hey, wait a second... You're that Fawful guy we saw back on the moon!" Mysteri C realized. "What're you doing here?"
"The darkness is blinding Fawful like a blind, lazy caterpillar!" Fawful exclaimed. "But I am hearing voices... Voices that give Fawful bad memories. Memories filled with burning passions!"
"So, what you're sayin' is that you wanna fight?" Blooperquills smirked, getting in a fighting stance. "Well... Then we can gladly give you that!"
"Then a ketchup sandwich shall ravage the field as it will be your downfall when scoffed down by Fawful! Then I shall not be beefless, but beefy!"
Tattle: That's Fawful. He's just some bean I don't even know about, even to this day! Max HP is 130, Attack is 11 and Defense is 1. That weird Vacuum Helmet of his has the ability to shoot projectiles at you. So... Yeah, I'd recommend avoiding those. It is possible for you to knock him to the ground if he's up in the air. That'll get him good!"
"Well this shouldn't be too hard. He's got the same amount of HP as Metal Chopper." Mysteri C got his hammer ready and struck Fawful with a Power Smash, dealing 7 damage. Blooperquills got in a ball and charged straight into him with a Spin Dash, sending the bean person flying into the unicorn statue behind him.
"Unicorns… Unicorns are not beefless. Fawful shall become the unicorn, and the unicorn shall be under Fawful's control!" Fawful flew back to the fight and fired a light green projectile at Mysteri C.
"Ow! That was pretty painful!" Mysteri C cringed, throwing a fireball at Fawful, leaving him with a burn. A Ghost got his hammer ready and brought it down on Fawful next.
"Ouch! Hotness! The biscuits are cooking!" Fawful winced, flying straight into Chopper. Unfortunately, the attack was Superguarded, making him take 1 damage and an additional 1 from the burn.
"So he already has 104 HP left now, huh? Well I think we can try to wrap this up quick, right?" Afro Disco hit Fawful with a Shadow Punch, lowering his Defense to 0 and allowing Chopper to jump on him to deal 6 damage.
Fawful unflattened himself from the jump and took out his blaster. He shot purple energy from it towards Afro Disco, leaving him paralyzed for a few turns. Along with that, the burn effect left by Mysteri C had worn off.
"And now he has paralyzing!" Fawful cackled as he put his blaster away. Mysteri C turned to him and attacked him with a Spin Jump, dealing 9 damage to the bean person.
"I guess I should leave the burn effect on him," Vivian decided as she sunk into the shadows and appeared in front of Fawful. With her fist full of fire energy, she punched him, leaving a burn on Fawful again.
Fawful gave them all a grin as he fired another projectile from his Vacuum Helmet. This one appeared to be a purple color, and it was heading straight to Vivian. Unfortunately, it was too fast for her to guard.
"Hee hee hee! Oh, Fawful is having the cackling! It gives me bumps of a goose!" Fawful cackled, only to be interrupted by Mysteri C's hammer and Cake Mix's Cartwheel. This reduced him to 66 HP. "Fink-rats! Fawful shall donate suffering!"
He flew straight into both Mysteri C and Cake Mix, leaving them dazed for a brief moment before shaking it off. Mysteri C conjured up an ice ball and hurled it at Fawful, making him shiver.
"It is the freezies!"
"Hope you like that," Mysteri C smirked. "'Cause there's more where that came from!"
Berluna drew her Ruby Hammer and gave Fawful a good whack with it to bring him down to 55 HP. In response, Fawful fired a pink ball of energy at her, dealing 11 damage.
"You know, I kinda wish we could do much more damage to him," Berluna groaned. "We need to beat him before the ghosts come back!"
"Then how 'bout I show this freak who's boss?" The Underwear declared, attacking Fawful with his Gulp and dealing 6 damage. Mysteri C did even more damage thanks to his Spring Jump.
Fawful let out a cackle as he decided to ascend and fired a green beam from his Vacuum Helmet down at Mysteri C. With his cape, he was able to guard the attack, though it had made a hole...
"That...was not a good idea," Mysteri C gulped.
"Let's just hit him while he's up there," Tinkerbell suggested. "I wanna give him what's coming!"
Mario shrugged and decided to hit Fawful with a Super Jump. With him on the ground, Mysteri C reduced him to 24 HP thanks to his Power Smash.
"Give up, Fawful!" Mysteri C demanded. "You're no match for good!"
"Give up? Fawful has no giving up." Fawful answered, letting out a small pant of exhaustion. "I only have continues."
A Ghost: I think it's safe to assume that he hardly makes any sense.
Fawful flew toward A Ghost and tackled him, dealing 11 damage before retreating back to his place. Afro Disco, no longer paralyzed after a couple of turns ago, attacked Fawful with a Shadow Punch to lower his defense to 0. Mysteri C finished the turn with a simple jump.
"Unghh... The game over is not coming..." Fawful grunted, trying to stand up straight. He drew his blaster and fired an ice blast at Mysteri C, who gasped and brought his arms up to guard the attack. This could've done 13 damage and even freeze him. Thankfully, that had not happened to him.
"Go attack him so I can finish him off," Tinkerbell suggested. "I wanna get off this balcony before more ghosts come."
"Uhhh... OK." Mysteri C obeyed, not wanting to get on Tinkerbell's bad side. He attacked Fawful with a Spin Jump, reducing him to 4 HP. Tinkerbell smiled as her fuse lit up and approached Fawful with an explosion, delivering the final blow to the mad bean. The battle rewarded Mysteri C with 34 Star Points, along with a level up He went with HP, giving him now 70 HP, 65 FP and 39 BP.
"Urg… I still…have fury… Faw…ful…urgh…" Having hardly enough energy to continue fighting, Fawful collapsed on the floor.
"Yes! He's done for!" Tinkerbell exclaimed. "Let's hope we don't have to run into this weirdo again."
"Yeah, I hope so too," Vivian agreed. "Something seems so...strange about him."
Unfortunately, things only got worse when the ghosts returned and were now approaching them. Seeing the door nearby, they instantly bolted over to it. ONe thing they knew for sure was that the ghost located in this blackout was most likely somewhere they had been previously.
Wardrobe room-
The heroes had entered the wardrobe room, but unlike before, there was now a ghost in the room. It seemed to resemble a Duplighost like Doopliss, having a sheet covering its body. This one had a black sheet and had purple, glowing eyes. Unlike a Duplighost, though, this one lacked feet.
"I think this is the Shadno guy E. Gadd mentioned," Mysteri C whispered.
"King Boo better be right that those fools came here," Shadno said as he searched the closets. "Because if not, then I'm going to give him the biggest scare!"
He checked one closet and noticed a couple of costumes dropped off from their hangers."Ah! So they WERE here! Now, if only I could find them…"
Shadno decided to stretch for a moment. Coincidentally, this had revealed his heart. Mysteri C smirked and shined his flashlight on him. Shadno saw the bright light and turned to the heroes.
"What the… YOU! So you DID come here in a silly costume! Oh, now you're going to-" Unfortunately, Shadno had not gotten much of a chance to speak, as he got sucked into the Poltergust 3000. A chest appeared in the center of the room, and inside was a Mansion Key. Checking the Gameboy Horror SP, it was revealed to unlock a door in the basement.
"Hmmm… Interesting. So we get a key that unlocks a door in the basement…" Mysteri C looked up at the wardrobe and then at everyone else in asked in his normal, childish voice, "Hey, guys. Do you think this costume thing is getting a little old now? I mean, we're back here and all, so… How about we get rid of these things?"
Though some of them were reluctant in getting rid of the costumes, they knew they couldn't wear them forever, so they disposed of them and put them back where they belonged.
"While I thought the costume looked cool, I was kinda getting hot in there," Chopper remarked, taking a deep breath now that he was out of the costume. "Plus, I like being me!"
"It feels nice to not wear underwear on my head," Scrub smiled.
"Sometimes being a Goddess isn't always fun, since I like using a hammer more than a staff," Berry stated, raising her hammer.
"I'm just glad I don't have to be called Tinkerbell anymore," Bombette remarked.
"Well... Your wind-up key looks like fairy wings." Scrub remarked. "So Tinkerbell fits you nicely!"
The look on her face made the Yoshi instantly back off.
"Well it's nice to get some fresh air for once," Sonic smiled, stretching his arms and legs. "So, what do ya guys say we go to the basement?"
"I guess so," Vivian agreed. With that, they left the room and began to progress down to the basement location.
First floor hallway-
The heroes had raced through the first floor hallway, avoiding the Bowling Ghosts and Shadow Boos chasing after them. Looking through the Gameboy Horror SP, Chopper saw that the basement door was located straight ahead near Clairvoya's room. They all kicked the door open and, unaware of the staircase before them, were tumbling down.
When they had reached the bottom, they found two doors before them. One was to the south, while the other was north. The sounds of the ghosts got even louder as they phased through the walls and chased down down the staircase.
Chopper quickly unlocked the northern door into a room with a stone floor, a small, rectangular table to the left along with some metal, cylinder-shaped containers and some barrel kegs to the right. Also in the room was a generator, with the switch down. Unfortunately, they had no time to explore the room, as the ghosts had come in and surrounded them.
"The switch! Someone pull the switch!" Bombette cried. "We can't hold these guys forever!"
Chopper grabbed the switch and moved it up, restoring the light in the rooms of the mansion that had been lit up before, along with the room they were in. All of the ghosts disappeared as well, and a chest containing a Mansion Key appeared in the room upon opening it. Everyone took the time to catch their breath.
Mario: That was a close one!
"Yeah, I thought we were done for," Sonic remarked. "But at least the power's back on!"
They left the room and unlocked the door south to a dark room with barrels, shelves, crates and small sand domes. There was also a fence blocking their way to the door nearby. Along with the sand domes getting in there way, there were two Metal Blocks as well. One in front of the other door was much larger in size.
"Poyo! (Allow me!)" Kirby smiled, inhaling all of the sand blocking their way. He ended up touching a crate, revealing a Purple Puncher that tried to attack. The Poltergust 3000 easily took care of it. Chopper smashed two Metal Blocks in the way and found a Shadow Boo charging at them. Thankfully, a jump, a Shade Fist, and a Spin Dash managed to do away with it, turning the lights on. The key they found in the chest apparently would unlock the door up in the phone room at the third floor.
"That's...going to be annoying," Chopper remarked, smashing the big Metal Block with his Ultra Hammer. "Oh well... I guess we gotta go all the way back up."
Third floor, Telephone room-
Finally reaching the telephone room, the first thing the nine did was search the room. After all, since it was dark, there was bound to be a way to turn the lights on. By searching through a chest north of the room and one to the right, a Skeleton Ghost had come out from them and were eventually sucked into the Poltergust 3000, turning the lights on.
"That was pretty easy," Scrub remarked. "Well, we oughta check that locked door then!"
Chopper agreed and unlocked the door into the next room. They found a couple of music boxes to the left and right corner, as well as two tables with some chairs. Three toy houses, with the middle one being the biggest and having a doorway was also in the room as well. A chubby, gray ghost bodyguard holding a spear and being around the shape of a non-pointy triangle. His yellow eyes looked very gloomy.
"I don't think I'm ever gonna get my job right," the ghost named Gloomy Guard sighed. "All I do is fail all the time. I deserve to be fired..."
Gloomy Guard noticed the group come in, but he hardly seemed fazed by them. "Oh... You guys must be the ghost busters..."
"Well, that's right," Chopper nodded. "Though... You don't look so good."
"This is how I always am... I never do anything right. All of the other ghosts mock me for being so fat..."
"You really shouldn't try to let them get to you," Vivian suggested, approaching the ghost. "My sister had always tried to punish me for all the wrong reasons. But, being with my friends, I don't feel as gloomy as I once was. I actually feel happy."
"Are you sure?" Gloomy Guard asked, raising his head.
"Ummmm... Yeah. I think you're just talking to the wrong people. Maybe there's at least one person out there that will be good to you. I didn't think that before, but I was proven wrong."
"Maybe... Maybe you're right." the ghost replied, attempting a smile. "Being all gloomy isn't going to help me. I just need to find the right people to be my friends! I think I'll start that once I return to my painting. I thank you, small ghost. For once in my life, I feel much better. Antennae kid, you can do the honors."
Chopper aimed the Poltergust 3000 at Gloomy Guard and sucked him in, causing the lights to turn on. Though he felt guilty, he was happy to know Gloomy Guard felt much better. Vivian, however, felt as if she had accomplished something big.
"I never thought I could do something like that..." Vivian thought.
"Hey, what's that in the toy house?" Sonic pointed over to the lift through the doorway. "Maybe it'll take us to a higher area in the mansion..."
"Only one way to find out," Chopper stood on the panel, and as soon as everyone else joined him, the lift began to ascend. They were shocked to see the lift take them up to the room. In the center was a little campfire, and dancing around it were a couple of Shy Guy Ghosts circling and swinging their spears at one another.
After prying their masks off, Chopper sucked them into the Poltergust 3000. Taking their place were two Flashes that knocked Chopper back with a punch and let out a giggle. Vivian raised her finger and eliminated their icy barriers protecting their hearts with a Fiery Jinx, allowing Chopper to suck them into the vacuum and turn the lights on. A chimney to their left apparently had the key they needed.
Chopper reached the top of the ladder and got the key from the chest. Searching the Gameboy Horror SP, the door was right next to the door leading into the telephone room. With that, they headed down the lift and made their way to the locked door in the hallway. Inside, they found many suits of armor, a couple of Metal Blocks and some crates.
"Well, looks like we ran into an armory," Sonic said. "Though, those weapons they're holding don't look too safe to approach."
"Well I'm going to smash these blocks first," Chopper declared, smashing the Metal Blocks around. Coming out from hiding was a Purple Puncher, a red Grabbing Ghost, a Blue Twirler and a Garbage Can Ghost. Though they got sucked into the vacuum, a chest had not appeared when the lights turned on.
"Hey, what's that, Contadre?" Scrub asked, looking at a suit of armor with a finger pointing up from a small, red circle on the floor. He looked up and saw a blue ! Switch there. "Hey! Maybe a Sprung Jump'll work!"
Chopper stood on the red circle and used his Spring Jump to hit the block, making a chest appear by the door they had come through. Bombette kicked the chest open and found a key inside.
"As usual, it's a key," Bombette said as she tossed it to Chopper. Though, to their dismay, the door they needed to go in was back in the basement.
"Yeesh... This is going to be one heck of a work out." Shadower remarked.
"That's fine with me," Sonic grinned.
Basement-
After going through the cellar once again, they had entered the basement hallway and noticed the green flames emitting from the torches. There were only two doors in this hallway, and another one dead ahead with King Boo's face on it. They had all deduced that King Boo was somewhere in there, but now was the time to find the remaining Portrait Ghosts, as E. Gadd had wanted them to do so.
Chopper unlocked the furthest door to the left into a room with a cold container and a small body of water that appeared to be green. He became Ice Chopper as soon as lavender and red Grabbing Ghosts appeared. They became frozen solid, while Scrub shattered them with his Ground Pound, making it light in the room.
"That takes care of that! Now, about this water..." Getting a closer look, Shadower discovered it to be dangerous. "It's probably not a good idea to touch it..."
That hardly stopped Chopper from freezing it, allowing them to cross over to the other side. Vivian turned the valve that was across the water to stop the waterfall behind the fence. With that, she grabbed the key, while Chopper found the door's location to be right next to them.
Unfortunately, the group was suddenly reminded of Snowy Mountain when they entered the room beside it. The floor was made of ice, and on the ceiling were icicles dropping down onto the floor. A crate and a container were also very cold upon touching. Everyone started to shiver and huddle up close to each other.
"Not the cold again!" Scrub complained.
"And here I thought we'd be done with this..." Berry groaned, trying to stay close to Chopper. Though, his Ice ability had only made things colder around everyone. He ended up changing to the Fire ability, making everyone much warmer.
The first thing they noticed was the firewood over by the upper left corner. Chopper approached the wood and lit it on fire with his fire breath. There, an ice cube ghost with white eyes wearing a red Eskimo outfit. His name was revealed to be Grimace, strangely.
"HOT! OH VERY HOT! What do you think you're doing? Don't make it TOO HOT!" Grimace screeched. "You know what happens when you light fire in a mansion? That means you have to pay a big price!"
Grimace began to summon a barrage of ice in their direction. It had managed to send Chopper flying to the wall and left dazed. Vivian decided to take action by melting the ice surrounding Grimace with her Fiery Jinx. This left him stunned, allowing Chopper to suck him into the vacuum and make the lights turn on.
"Good work, Vivian! You… You really showed that ghost!" Chopper complimented.
"Thank you..." Vivian replied, her face briefly turning red.
Chopper opened the chest, and out came a key. Just as he was about to open his Gameboy Horror SP, however, he received a message.
"Chopper, my boy! From what it looks like, you've found the key leading to Vincent Van Gore." E. Gadd informed.
"Vincent Van Gore? Who's he?"
"He is an artist who has the ability to bring paintings to life. More specifically, ghosts."
"Wait..." Sonic paused, trying to think for a moment. "You mean those ghosts we've been seeing around here are all...?"
"Correct. They were made by him. He is one of the most important ghosts for you to capture, and by doing so, all of those ghosts attacking you will most likely be gone. He also holds the key needed to get to King Boo!"
"Then we oughta go find him then!" Chopper declared, removing his Fire ability. "Let's go!"
Third floor-
After leaving the safari room, the group noticed that there was only one real door aside from the one leading to the balcony. It was the door to the right, and inside were many different types of paints ranging from Gold Ghosts, Purple Punchers and Blue Twirlers...
However, most of them were lying on the floor, practically ruined.
"Poyo? (What happened to this room?)" Kirby gawked.
"So you've managed to show up…"
Everyone looked over at the chair ahead and saw Dusty sitting on it while twirling a gold Boss Ghost Key resembling spades. "I believe this is what you're looking for, correct?"
"Yeah but... Where's that artist ghost?" Chopper asked.
Dusty tossed something in front of the group, which was revealed to be a green ghost with white facial hair, a red and white striped shirt, a green coat and a red beret. He was in a painting.
Mario: How did this happen?
"Boomo Inc. has many ways in taking down ghosts like him," Dusty explained, pointing his Blooper Gun at the group. "Now... Let's make this easy. Give me the Crystal Star!"
"But we don't have it..." Vivian replied.
"...Wait, what?"
"That key leads to where King Boo is, ya nutjob," Scrub explained, getting in a fighting stance. "That's why we came here in the first place!"
"But... You... Oh, forget it!" Dusty fired his Blooper Gun at the group, but they jumped out of the way in time. He decided to take his club and attempt to swing it at them. "I should've done this back in that hallway! Now you're all toast!"
Chopper managed to knock him away with his hammer, but that hardly stopped him. Dusty pulled out a bomb and threw it at them while shouting, "EXPLOSION!"
His plan was unfortunate to backfire when the bomb spat back in his direction. Thankfully, he ducked just in time.
"Look, just let us have the key!" Chopper demanded. "The Crystal Star is very important to us!"
"What for? Give me a reason to let you have it." Dusty suggested.
"Well... We need it to save the world!" Scrub explained triumphantly.
"Universe," Chopper corrected.
"Oh. Yeah..."
Dusty pondered for a moment, thinking whether the universe or his promotion was important. He looked down at the key and held it out for Chopper to take. Just as he was about to grab it, Dusty pulled his arm away, allowing him to fall over.
"Nope!" Dusty exclaimed proudly. "You're probably bluffing. I ain't falling for something like that!"
When Chopper stood back up, Dusty had his club ready to strike. Before he could make the hit, however... He found himself scorched by flames.
"Oof! Wait a second… FIRE?! Oh, crud! My one weakness!" Dusty dropped the key and ran out to the balcony to roll around. After getting them off, he sighed in relief, only to realize he didn't have the key in his hands. "Crud! ...Oh, forget it. I'm probably too late to get it. I'll just have to find something else to replace it if I'm going to keep my promotion. For now..."
He pulled out a smoke bomb and threw it onto the ground. However, once the smoke was gone, he was still standing in the same exact spot.
"Wait... Was that supposed to make me disappear, or do I have to get away at the moment?"
With Dusty out of the way, everyone stared down at the golden key. Compared to the others, this once appeared to glimmer in beauty. Chopper proudly held it up.
"Finally! We've got the key!" Chopper cheered. "Now there's only one last thing to do... Let's go stop King Boo and save Bow!"
Everyone nodded and agreement and followed him down to the basement. The time had came to take down King Boo, and they weren't going to back away at the last moment.
I know some people are wondering about some of those other ghosts that were in Luigi's Mansion... Well, I thought I'd twist it up and put in some different, more dangerous ghosts here instead. There were some in Luigi's Mansion that were optional, but I thought it'd be pointless to put them here, so I didn't.
Now all that remains is taking on King Boo...