Mario admitted, "Okay, this is definitely creepy."

Luigi stated, "A - ahuh..."

Violet replied, "Let's be ready for just in case."

That's when they saw the Monty Moles go by them.

One of them commented, "That big rock exploded outside! We are just lookin' to see if we can find anything shiny."

He headed off. Mario just shrugged as they went towards a dead end. They found the spell circle.

The hero muttered, "There's nothing we can do with that."

He thought but didn't add, 'And I don't want to ask Luigi if he can fold into the 1,000 Fold Arms. I don't want to hurt his feelings. Besides, I'm worried about Olivia.'

The ghost hunter stated, "I've got an idea! Why don't we make Olivia laugh with those masks? When we tried those masks on Olivia kept losing it."

The ice wielder admitted, "It's worth a try."

The heroes went back to Olivia. Mario put on the Goomba mask. Luigi put on the DK mask and had Violet share his. The origami girl looked at them and wasn't trying not to giggle. Mario headbutted Luigi and Violet, looking like they were having a play fight. Olivia was laughing up a storm.

She commented, "Thanks guys. I can't just sit around in misery." She looked down at the photos that were taken earlier. She added, "Bobby wouldn't have wanted that!"

Mario told her, "He's watching you from the Overthere."

Luigi sadly reminisced, "Yeah, just like Luvbi..."

There was silence after the man in green said that.

Violet replied, "C'mon, we got work to do."

The group went back out to where they had found the spell circle. They managed to open the door and go further in the Breezy Tunnel. After getting a Boot Car, the group kept going until they got out to the Scorching Sandpaper Desert.

Olivia told her friends, "Looks we found the desert that Toad was talking about."

Mario stated, "Well, at least we have these boots to help us get through."

Luigi added, "Yeah this desert is huge."

Violet replied, "Huge? It's giant!"

To that, Luigi in agreement. He took Violet's hand, squeezing it gently. Violet blushed as she laced their fingers. Mario drove through the desert but they did notice how dark and cool the desert was.

Olivia commented, "This is...odd."

Mario pointed up to where the sun should be and replied, "Maybe it is because of that!"

Everyone looked up and saw that the sun was gone. All there was in the sky was a black circle.

Luigi asked, "W - what happened to the sun?!"

Violet answered, "Not sure but that's not good."

The origami girl stated, "Let's go follow the streamer."

The hero replied, "Yeah cause we can always come back to this later, if need be."

The man in green stammered, "S - sounds good to me."

The sacred violet ice replied, "Then let's go."

The group continued to follow the streamer. Olivia had to admit, she missed Bobby. But at least she had the memories and the pictures. And another reason to stop her brother, once and for all. They had found the streamer but it was stuck in the sand.

Olivia groaned, "Well crap."

Mario pointed out, "And that base has letters on it we can't read."

Luigi stated, "Sounds like we better find another way to get down there."

Violet looked up and saw some lights up ahead, "From the looks of it, there is a town coming up. Maybe we can get some answers there?"

Everyone nodded in agreement. Mario drove the Boot Car in that direction. They arrived to Shroom City.

Olivia joked, "Shroom City is open for shopping!"

Mario groaned, "Leave the bad jokes to Violet."

Luigi agreed, "Yeah, she's been hanging out with you way too long."

Violet teased, "Nope, never."

To the group's surprise, they found more Snifit's than Toads. They had made it to the Snif City Royal Hotel.

Olivia stated, "Maybe we should take a break here."

Mario replied, "Si, I bet we are all feeling worn out."

Luigi responded, "Let's head in."

Violet opened the doors and joked, "Fleas before beauty."

To that, Olivia giggled as the boys rolled their eyes jokingly. They all went inside. They had went upstairs and saw a mural.

The origami girl commented, "Another mural."

The red clad plumber pointed out, "And those Toad looking towers."

The man in green stated, "Yeah and it looks like there is a Fire Vellumental too."

The ice wielder frowned, "Yes but none of us can read this. Let's head back downstairs and check in for the night."

The group went back downstairs and checked in with the Snifit that was behind the desk. The Snifit told them that they were booked but they could get the key to Professor Toad's room. The Snifit thought they were working with the professor. With the keys in hand, they went into the professor's room. They couldn't believe their luck so they entered the room. Since the group was a bit tired and there was only one bed, Mario allowed Luigi and Violet to get rest first. Luigi didn't protest, he was too tired to. So he and Violet took the bed. Olivia slept on the table, snoring lightly. Violet was the next one asleep. She fell right asleep. Mario felt a bit jealous. He wished that he could fall asleep that fast. He went over to his brother and kissed his nose.

Mario regarded, "Get some sleep, bro."

Luigi said, tiredly, "Gratzi, fratello."

Luigi fell asleep right after he had said that. Mario smiled. He sat at the table where Olivia was sleeping. He was reading a bit before he accidentally fell asleep himself.

"Who is your favorite, fearless hero? Who is your favorite, fearless hero?"

Mario slowly opened his eyes and to his surprise, there was Mr. L. Was he dreaming...? He was dressed as a Spanish hero.

The hero asked, "L? Are you...singing...? And how are you not origami right now?"

The masked bandit quickly denied, "I am not singing. And you know you are dreaming, right?"

Mario blinked, "Yeah, I kinda figured that out but what are you doing if you are singing?"

It was L's turn to blink, "Uh...er nothing." He kept singing, ignoring Mario, "Who's brave and ready for trouble?"

Mario teased, "Not you."

Mr. L shot him a look, "Not funny."

Mario asked, "If you want to be a real hero, why not take my offer when I asked?"

Mr. L pointed out, "That would mean you wouldn't see Junior again. He'd be me forever."

Mario frowned, "Does that mean you'll never be your own hero?"

The bandit half joked, "Not unless I get killed."

The red clad plumber stated, "Mhm..." He started to sing, "Who is unbelievably humble?"

Mr. L deadpanned, "Not you, not at all."

To that, Mario laughed. He wound up singing with L. He didn't know how it was happening but he was enjoying himself.

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Wishmaker1028: I had that song from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish stuck in my head so this happened! So I hope you all enjoyed! Please read and review! And always think outside of the box!