(Mario, Koops, Flurrie, the 101 Punies, and Jabble headed into the area where they met Jabble and went the opposite side where they fought the Jabbies. The sirens went out again and this time, a hundred Jabbies showed up)
PUNIO:
Everyone! There are more Jabbies!
(Mario grabbed Jabble and placed him under his cap)
MARIO:
There's like a hundred of them!
PUNIO:
Charge!
(The gang battled it out with the Jabbies with Mario whacking them with his hammer, Koops running them over with his shell, Flurrie blowing them with her Gale Force, and the Punies just dart into them. They eventually beat them)
FLURRIE:
There we go! Every last one of them!
PUNIO:
Now we have to destroy the Jabbi hive!
(The Punies destroyed the last wasp nest lookalike. And they entered the next room where they saw a pedestal with a sign)
MARIO:
Insert a Puni Orb in this pedestal and something magical will happen! Hmm, must be my lucky day.
PUNIO:
Uhh, Mario, I never saw that sign before.
MARIO:
That's because the Elder was trying to surprise you before that fake wedding began
KOOPS:
Could be possible.
PUNIO:
You know something… I haven't been in that room since, like, a few days ago. I guess you're right.
(Mario placed the Puni Orb on the pedestal, but the lights never show up)
PUNIO:
Uhh, this is fake, let's get out of…
(But a cage dropped on them)
KOOPS:
Okay, that was definitely a trap!
(Lord Crump and two X-Nauts fell on the ground)
LORD CRUMP:
Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! You bet it was a trap! Still, I couldn't believe that you somehow got out of the sewers even though the manhole was completely sealed! But it really doesn't matter, because with you guys out of the way, I can find that precious Chaos Emerald!
MARIO:
Hold on a minute! Weren't you that guy that harassed Goombella earlier?
LORD CRUMP:
Buh, I don't have time for this! Let's get out before this M guy asks us again!
X-NAUT:
As you wish, Lord Crump!
(Lord Crump and the two X-Nauts hurried out of here)
MARIO:
That's just great! Now we're stuck here in this cage!
PUNIO:
Even we, Punies, can't get out of here!
PETUNI:
I'm scared, Punio!
PUNIO:
It's okay, Petuni, your big brother's here!
MARIO:
I feel like an idiot for doing this, Punio. I was just desperate for that Chaos Emerald before those X guys do to conquer the world!
(Koops placed his hand on Mario's shoulder)
KOOPS:
It's okay, Mario. We understand.
FLURRIE:
Don't lose your hope, Mario.
(Just then, a red-orange female echidna teleported in the cage)
FEMALE ECHIDNA:
Yeah, Madame Flurrie's right, Mario.
MARIO:
Who the mama-mia are you?
FEMALE ECHIDNA:
I am Tikal, and I'm here to guide you.
MARIO:
And how are you gonna do that if we're stuck in this cage?
TIKAL:
Someone will bail you out. I gotta go now, bye.
MARIO:
Wait, don't leave…
(But she teleported away)
MARIO:
Us.
FLURRIE:
Now what?
(Then the gaps of the metal bars became bigger. Turns out it was actually Ms. Mowz bailing them out like Tikal had been telling Mario)
MARIO:
Oh, what's that… t-thanks, Ms. Mowz.
MS. MOWZ:
No messages.[English]
MARIO:
Okay?
(Ms. Mowz urged Mario and gang to follow her)
FLURRIE:
I think she wants us to follow her.
MARIO:
This better be good.
(Meanwhile with Lord Crump)
LORD CRUMP:
Where's that dad gum Chaos Emerald!?
(He heard noise)
LORD CRUMP:
Whoa, sounds like a rat burglar! Gotta hide!
(Lord Crump hid behind a bush just as Mario and gang got in led by Ms. Mowz)
MS. MOWZ:
No messages.[English]
PUNIO:
Mario, your rat friend is showing us that we're in our destined location at the bottom of the tree!
MARIO:
Follow me!
(Mario ran up to the giant pedestal and placed the Puni Orb there. It started lighting up and the Punies immediately ran up to the light. Just then, the pedestal started flashing, then a blue Chaos Emerald emerged)
FLURRIE:
Oh my stars, Mario, is that, like, a diamond?
KOOPS:
It's the Chaos Emerald!
(Mario tried to nab it, but Lord Crump got it before he could)
MARIO:
No! It's you again!
LORD CRUMP:
Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! I finally found it! I found the Chaos Emerald! And now it's mine, M guy!
MARIO:
The name is Mario! And I need that emerald!
LORD CRUMP:
Sorry, M dork, finders keepers!
KOOPS:
Give that back to Mario!
LORD CRUMP:
Actually, you humiliated me! You should've stayed in that cage! So, for your punishment: I will set a timer for six minutes, and when that timer goes off, oh ho ho ho ho, you and those stupid Punies will definitely die! And you'll have trouble getting out!
(Lord Crump activated the timer and left the pipe)
FLURRIE:
This is not good, this is so not good!
(Mario removed the Puni Orb)
PUNIO:
Aww, where did the beautiful lights go?
MARIO:
Let's get out of here fast before this tree blows up!
(Ms. Mowz urged the gang to follow her)
MS. MOWZ:
No messages.[English]
(Back with Lord Crump)
LORD CRUMP:
I gotta hurry before this tree explodes!
ELDER:
Not so fast!
LORD CRUMP:
Hey, get out of my way, dummy! I only have over two minutes left to get out of…
ELDER:
You don't talk to me like that! I dare you to backtalk to me one more time!
LORD CRUMP:
Come on, I need to get out!
ELDER:
Not until you hand me that Chaos Emerald!
FLURRIE:
Actually, you need to hand that Chaos Emerald over to Mario!
LORD CRUMP:
Whatever, you leave me no other choice, but first, I gotta turn off that timer!
(Lord Crump turns off the timer, and climbs into a mecha suit)
LORD CRUMP:
Magnus Von Grapple!
KOOPS:
That is one big bad robot!
MARIO:
Oh, I'll take care of that purple loser!
FLURRIE:
Hey, be careful dear!
KOOPS:
Yeah, that robot is huge, not as huge as Hooktail, but it's still huge!
(Magnus tried to stomp on Koops, but Mario tackled him before he could do so)
KOOPS:
Good save.
(Magnus jumped which caused an earthquake just as he landed on the ground. Mario almost lost his balance, but Koops completely lost all his balance and fell backwards on his shell. Flurrie was completely immune to the earthquake and lifted Koops back on his feet)
KOOPS:
Thanks, Madame Flurrie!
FLURRIE:
Anytime, Koops.
LORD CRUMP:
You want that emerald so bad, Mario!?
MARIO:
Yes, I do!!
LORD CRUMP:
Tell you what!
(Magnus launched his fist missiles)
LORD CRUMP:
Survive my fist-o-pain, and I'll give you the Chaos Emerald! Ha ha ha, like that'll ever happen!
(Mario got ready to whack the missile with his hammer just as it was about to strike him, but it just hit the hammer)
LORD CRUMP:
And now, another one!
(The second missile was about to kill Mario, but Ms. Mowz easily grabbed it)
LORD CRUMP:
What!?
(Ms. Mowz turned the missile around and let it hit Magnus and it exploded)
LORD CRUMP:
Buh! What are you…?
(Flurrie grabbed his leg and shook him hard until the Chaos Emerald fell out of his pocket. Mario ran over and took it. Flurrie set him down)
LORD CRUMP:
I don't feel so good.
MARIO:
Good bye, sir!
(Mario whacked him out of the tree with his hammer. The X-Nauts ran out of the tree)
X-NAUTS:
Lord Crump summons us!
MARIO:
Yes!
KOOPS:
Now you got two, count 'em, two Chaos Emeralds!
ELDER:
Mario, take my Chaos Emerald with you, and don't let anyone nab it!
MARIO:
Yes, ma'am!
To Be Continued
P.S.: Ms. Mowz joining Mario earlier is based on another TTYD glitch referred to as "Ms. Mowz Early" where you get Super Boots during Chapter 2 and then activate the Chapter 6 pipe by smashing the giant metal block with the Ultra Hammer, or if you don't have it, you either levitate over the blocks or do a Hazard Respawn Glitch to land on the blocks, and then read the note that'll forward your progress to Chapter 6, then solve the elusive badge trouble, and then ground pound the wooden panel in the cage to revert your progress back to Chapter 2.