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Moments After Ruby Chatted with Chaos Ruby in Paradise Island
"Ahahaha… it was fun to mess with those people." Dimentio said as he was lying on his back. "Perhaps I should go and pay that gamer girl a visit."
Ghirahim sharpened his blade. "I'd be careful if I were you… just because you like to break people doesn't mean they won't bite back. You can only poke the dragon one too many times before they bite back. Believe me, it's not gonna be pretty."
"Oh, you're just saying that."
"Have you not learned? You lost two valuable assets once you pushed Dark Ruby far enough, though I doubt you'd ever get laid regardless if you managed to save them, which you didn't. And the other time was when you challenged the gamer girl to face her demons in that maze, and then that detective clowned on you and you lost your temper."
"Minor setbacks."
"Minor setba-... at this point, you're going to be the entire circus. You were at your prime in your universe, but here? You're losing your edge."
"Oh, we'll see about that." Dimentio smirked. "I'm going to go see how far I can make the gamer girl go before she breaks and falls into despair. Ciao~!" He disappeared.
Ghirahim stood up, chuckling to himself. "Well, I know where this is going. Might as well see how well the "I told you so" parade is going to go." He said and disappeared as well.
In Toad Town…
BGM: Toad Town (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story plus Bowser Jr's Journey)
Chiaki sat down on a bench, eating sea salt ice cream with Hajime, Sonia, Ibuki, Kyoko, Junko and Mukuro while BB-8 was being pestered by a flock of Pidove. The latter letting out a few annoyed beeps as he tried to fend them off.
"Definitely a good day so far." Hajime said.
"Mhm!" Sonia smiled. "Thanks so much for inviting us, Chiaki!"
Chiaki smiled. "You're welcome!"
"I thought they were joking… but honestly? They're right. Salty and sweet." Junko said.
"You never had it before?" Mukuro asked.
"Eh, never crossed my mind."
"Ahahahaha! Careful now, you're going to get a brain freeze!"
End BGM
BGM: Dimentio, Charming Magician (Super Paper Mario)
"Hello, my favorite Ultimates!"
"Ugh… moment ruiner…" Ibuki groaned as Ghirahim teleported on top of a roof, kneeling down to see what he was up to.
"What do you want?" Kyoko asked while BB-8 turned around and let out a few hisses at him.
"Oh, just dropping by to say hi." Dimentio teleported and reappeared next to Chiaki, wrapping his arm around her shoulder. "Hey, listen, I just want to apologize for my… behavior in the Grimm world. You absolutely didn't get to enjoy my maze of death."
"For good reason." Chiaki said as she stood up, finishing her ice cream and walking away to the trash can to throw away the stick.
"That's why I want to make it up to you! I've made another maze for you to personally enjoy!"
Chiaki stopped walking. "You mean another death maze."
"Ahahaha, death is such a strong word… perhaps it'd be more… deathly fun!"
"Fun for you…"
"Well, hey, maybe you're not interested… maybe I can get one of your friends to get in there to inspire you. Maybe have the little robot experience it for himself… or better yet, how about your boyfriend?"
End BGM
Ghirahim facepalmed. "Ah yes, play the boyfriend card… that'll go well."
"I'm sure the Ultimate Hope wouldn't mind if I stuck him in there. Perhaps you'll lose hope and want to save your boy, only for him to "lose" in the maze."
Chiaki clenched her fists, a fiery aura surrounding her. "Welp, he's dead." Mukuro said.
"I'll give her five seconds." Junko said.
"Is this some kind of joke to you?" Kyoko glared at Dimentio. "You think everything is a joke where you can manipulate everyone to your advantage."
"Ahahahaha, ah… detective… I surely haven't forgotten about you." Dimentio said.
"You think everything is a game to you."
"So what if it is? Can't a charming magician have his fun?"
"The only charming thing about you is when you leave us alone." Sonia glared.
"...You're wrong." Chiaki said as she turned around. "The other charming thing about him is that he was far more likable behind a TV screen!"
"Ah, I'm more charming than your average news reporter? I would definitely make it big."
"By what exactly?" Hajime raised an eyebrow. "Getting beaten to a pulp? Hearing you scream like a little girl?"
"I'd be a charming news reporter, that's for sure."
Chiaki growled. "You know… you didn't have to come here and gloat. You could've just left us alone."
"Ah, but I wanted to make it up to you. How about we have some fun where you get to experience a deathly fun maze for you to personally enjoy!"
"How about you piss off!" Junko glared.
Chiaki trembled in anger. "...Fine. You want some fun? I'll give you fun." She immediately activated her screens.
"Ooooh, are we doing a bit of a street fight? Just to warn you, I don't pull any punches."
"You thought this was going to be a street fight?" Chiaki laughed. "No… I got something better." She said as she pressed a button with a smirk, where in a bright flash, somebody was summoned.
BGM: To The Star Carnival (Mario Party 8)
"WEEELCOME TO THE STAR CARNIVAL!"
"...Eh?" Dimentio blinked.
"Oh, I know where this is going." Sonia giggled.
"Oh hell yes." Ibuki smirked.
"Alriiiiight!" MC Ballyhoo turned to Chiaki. "Chiaki, what kind of game are you wanting to play today!"
"You see that jerk right there?"
Ballyhoo turned to Dimentio. "This clown?"
"He's more the entire circus if you ask me." Big Top said.
"THANK YOU!" Ghirahim yelled.
Dimentio blushed a little. "So this is your game? Publicly humiliating me? I never thought you would stoop so low…" He faked a sniffle. "I'm so proud!"
"Oh, this is just the beginning." Chiaki smirked.
"So! What kind of shenanigans do you want to do with him? Play a board game? Play minigames where he's the one that suffers or-"
"Let's do Chump Charity." Chiaki said with a confident smirk.
"Chump Chari-what now?" Dimentio raised an eyebrow.
"HAHAHAHA! Going for the big leagues! I like it!" Ballyhoo pulled up a roulette wheel. "Alright, pick how you want to humiliate him. Do you want to erase what's left of his dignity? Destroy his pride? Throw pies at him?"
"Blindfold me."
"Blindfold it is!" Ballyhoo gave her a blindfold and a dart, then he spun the wheel.
"...I coudn't help but notice one thing on that wheel…" Dimentio said as Chiaki threw the dart, hitting the wheel with pin point accuracy.
"We got a hit! And for Chump Charity, you will take his…" The wheel stopped, as Dimentio's eyes widened. "POWERS!"
"Now wait just a darn minute!" Dimentio said. "You expect me to have my powers on the line? Hmph! I'm not going to go out and have my powers taken away by some girl. I've painstakingly mastered my powers for years!"
"Sounds like you needed to get out more." Chiaki said. "Which would honestly explain a few things about your life."
"Oooh! Oooooh! Someone get the fire truck because he got roasted!" Big Top exclaimed.
"HAHAHA! Now, Dimentio… you have at least five minigames to compete. Win three of them and you get to keep your powers. However, lose three of them and you can kiss your powers goodbye."
"Ha! This is just a con just to scare me. My powers won't get taken away, you're just trying to scare me!"
"I didn't realize clowns were big ol' pussies." Chiaki said with a smirk.
Dimentio's eye twitched. "Oh, that is it. Fine. I'll play your charade! But if I win, you go into that death maze!"
"And if I win, you leave us alone."
"HA! I like those odds! Give us those minigames! I am going to crush this gamer girl!"
"Ooooh, someone sounds scared~!" Junko teased.
"And I thought Damian was a potato. Dimentio's the whole package." Sonia giggled.
"Let's get this show on the road, folks! It's gonna be a PARTY!" Ballyhoo yelled as they were all taken away, finding themselves in the middle of the park while a mountain rose above them.
End BGM
Minigame #1: King of the Thrill
"Alright, this minigame is simple! Just knock your opponent off the edge! But be careful, the ground will crumble over time!"
"Ohoho, I'm going to enjoy this." Dimentio said.
"So will I." Chiaki smiled.
"Now on my mark… GO!"
BGM: Proceed Without Fear (Mario Party 8)
Chiaki squared up, doing a "come at me" taunt as Dimentio smirked, teleporting straight to her only to get slugged in the chest by her as she then threw an uppercut at him but he teleported away.
Chiaki then ran over and threw a haymaker, but Dimentio teleported to the side and threw magic at her point blank, knocking her back a few feet as the mountain crumbled around them.
"Ciao~!" Dimentio said, snapping his fingers as she was telekinetically picked up and thrown off the mountain.
End BGM
"FINISH!"
Dimentio smirked. "Too easy. I have this in the bag."
Chiaki landed on a soft mattress, shaking it off. "I knew he'd do that." She said, completely unbothered.
"Ahahahaha! I got this in the bag!" Dimentio said with a grin.
"Now for our next minigame!" Ballyhoo exclaimed as the mountain crumbled and was replaced by a go-kart arena, and there were balloons everywhere.
Minigame #2: Bumper Balloons
"This one is simple! Pop your own colored balloons in bumper cars within ten seconds! I should warn you though, the cars are a bit… finicky."
"Finicky schminicky. I got this!" Dimentio said as they hopped in the cars.
BGM: Chase and Overtake (Mario Party 8)
"GO!"
The two of them drove to their respective colored balloons… only for Dimentio to stop and then fired magic at his own colored balloons, popping them easily before Chiaki could pop hers.
"FINISH!"
End BGM
"Haha! Two points! One more and you're going in that maze!"
"He's right everyone! It's two or nothing! Will Chiaki make a comeback or will Dimentio win? All I can say is that Chiaki's looking pretty confident!"
"Oooh, this is not going the way I thought it would…" Hajime said.
BB-8 let out a few chirps.
"He's right. Look at Chiaki, she's pretty confident despite Dimentio in the lead." Kyoko said.
"Hmm, this could get interesting~!" Ibuki smiled.
Nagito walked by. "Hey, what's going on here?" He asked, drinking a smoothie. "Oh hey, is this live action Mario Party?"
"Yup." Mukuro nodded.
"Who's winning?"
"Dimentio." Junko responded.
"Eh? Who's he going against?"
"Chiaki." Sonia said.
"...And she's losing? Odd, she's pretty great at Mario Party…" Nagito mused. "Could she just be having an off day?"
"Now for our third minigame!" Ballyhoo snapped his fingers as cards appeared near them.
Minigame #3: Cardiators
"The rules are simple. You have a life bar of twenty hit points and it will deplete depending on what card you get. Sound easy enough? Chiaki, you go first! GO!"
BGM: It's On Now (Mario Party 8)
Chiaki walked over to the card table, where Dimentio snapped his fingers as the cards switched around on her. He smirked with confidence as Chiaki tapped her chin and then picked up a card. "Ah, this'll do!" She said, which was a Bob-omb.
Said Bob-omb landed in Dimentio's arms and immediately exploded. "YOWCH!" He yelped as Chiaki casually walked back with a giggle.
"Oh, we'll see about that!" Dimentio said, picking up a card. "HA! YOU GET A PENGUIN! …Wait, what do you mean it's one hit point?" He wondered as a penguin came running over and slid on its belly, going between Chiaki's legs and tapped her with his flippers.
"Cute~!" Chiaki smiled as she walked back and rubbed her chin, picking up another card on the left which was a Thwomp. "Oh baby."
"What are you "oh baby"ing about?" Dimentio asked. "...Hey, did it get darker all of a sudden?"
"OOOMPH!"
"Rrrrgh!" Dimentio grunted, shaking it off.
"Uh oh! You have five hit points left!" Ballyhoo said.
"We'll see about that!" Dimentio said, picking up another card. "MONKEYS, COME TO MY AID!" He yelled as a single Ukiki ran over and jumped on Chiaki, playfully clobbering her as he ran off, but to Dimentio's dismay, it only took away two hit points off of her. "...What."
"Didn't hurt as much~" Chiaki giggled as she walked over and picked up a last card. Oh Dimentio, you fool… She thought.
"Whatever it is you're giggling over, I'm pretty sure it's not going to-"
"WOOF! WOOF!"
"-Work… out…" Dimentio paled as a Chain Chomp came running over and bit down on him, shaking him around and throwing him to a tree. "OOOOF!"
"FINISH!"
Pause BGM
"You know, the funny thing is, you could have won that if you didn't screw around." Chiaki pointed out.
"Rrrgh, beginner's luck! It's still two to one!"
"Now for our next minigame!" Ballyhoo exclaimed, snapping his fingers as they were on top of a cliffside. Said cliffside having pink ropes.
Minigame #4: Cut From The Team
"The rules are simple! Cut the rope and hope you don't shoot off into the stratosphere!"
"Hmph. Sounds fair." Dimentio said, secretly using magic to rig it in his favor. There, all the ropes are rigged to where she'll be the one to launch high into the sky. Not me! Dimentio thought.
Resume BGM
"Alright, loser gets to go first! GO!"
"It's been a pleasure sparring with you, my dear gamer girl." Dimentio said, grabbing some scissors and cutting a rope. He did not launch off. "Your turn."
Chiaki smiled, taking the scissors and then cutting a piece of rope with Dimentio smirking sadistically.
…But to his surprise, she was safe.
"HUH?!" Dimentio yelled as Chiaki walked back.
"Your turn~!"
Dimentio grabbed the scissors and looked at the launch pad. "Is this some sort of delayed reaction? Is it broke?" He wondered, tapping his foot on the launch pad.
SPROING!
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
THUD!
Dimentio faceplanted on the ground while Chiaki casually grabbed the scissors.
End BGM
"I heard of this minigame being extremely lucky but this is ridiculous." Chiaki giggled.
"Alriiiiight! It's a tiebreaker round!" Ballyhoo said. "For this last minigame… it's very simple!"
The cliffside disappeared, where in its place… was a jump rope.
Minigame #5: Chump Rope
"Ladies and gentleman… Chump Rope! It's simple. Jump for thirty seconds, but if you get hit by the jump rope, you lose! Dimentio, you get to hold the jump rope while Chiaki jumps!"
"Oh, please. This is so simple!" I don't even have to cheat! He thought.
BGM: Happy Go Lucky (Mario Party 8)
Chiaki got into position. Prepare to lose, Dimentio.
"GO!"
"Ahahaha!" Dimentio swung the rope around as Chiaki started to jump. However, Dimentio decided to fake her out when he paused right at her feet so she could jump, only to land on the rope to get her out.
Chiaki smirked, however, decided to leap forward. "Wha?!" Dimentio said as he moved it back, where Chiaki jumped back as Dimentio swiftly tried to trip her up, but Chiaki kept moving to the rhythm until the thirty seconds were up.
"TIME! Alright, Chiaki. Now it's your turn!"
"Bah, that was just easy difficulty for her." Dimentio said as he got into position. "Do show me a good time, I'd hate to see you mess up on this easy difficulty."
"Bold of you to assume I'll do easy difficulty."
"Oho, so it's going to be moderately easy? Oh, let's not get ahead of ourselves!" Dimentio said.
"GO!"
Dimentio started to jump a few times with ease. "Come on, speed it up, I'm getting bored!"
"Speed it up? Okay~!" Chiaki smirked, proceeded to spin the rope as inhumanely fast as possible as Dimentio tried to get through the groove but he was mildly panicking.
"WHAT KIND OF DIFFICULTY IS THIS?!" Dimentio yelled as he tripped and then found himself getting hog tied by the jump rope.
End BGM
"Kaizo."
"FINISH!"
"WOO! Go Chiaki-chan!" Ibuki cheered.
"And that's that." Chiaki smiled.
"Let's tally the scores here, shall we?" Ballyhoo snapped his fingers to show a scoreboard.
"Heh, well, at least I earned those two poi- WHAT?!" Dimentio yelled.
Dimentio - 0
Chiaki - 3
"But… how is that possible?! Where are my two points?!"
"HAHAHA! You see Dimentio, you actually cheated… and Mario Party is all about being fair and square. Therefore, you won… but you didn't play fairly. Heck, Wario and Waluigi play fairly compared to you! So therefore, you didn't win a single point."
"I knew you'd cheat, that's why I was confident from the very beginning." Chiaki smiled.
"I knew it." Kyoko smiled.
"And now, ladies and gentleman! Dimentio's powers go to Chiaki!"
"Tch…" Dimentio folded his arms as both of them glowed. "I'm not too worried. You might have taken my powers, but I'm confident that you only took a good portion of it. So therefore, I've nothing to worry."
Chiaki disappeared, reappearing behind Dimentio. "Yeah, about that…"
"Mmph!" Dimentio stiffened, turning around. "How did you…?"
"I didn't take a good portion of your powers. I took it all." Chiaki said, magic forming in her hand. "In fact, I leveled up!"
"You're just using that to scare me! You're just using your gaming powers! If you switch to someone else, you'll be back to normal!"
"If you say so." Chiaki said, deciding to wear Tracer's outfit.
"Good. Now that you're-" Magic formed in Chiaki's hand. "HUH?!"
"You were saying?"
Dimentio growled. "Oh yeah? We'll see about that!" He said, trying to snap his fingers to shove her into a box, but nothing happened. "...Huh? Why can't I-" It dawned on him, his eyes shrinking in fear as he started to sweat nervously.
BGM: Guardians Awaken (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
"Cheers love, I got all of your powers~!" Chiaki smiled and then in an instant, she made copies of herself and surrounded Dimentio.
"No… no, this can't be happening!"
"Oh, it's happening alright. We are so sick of your crap that I decided to give you a taste of your own medicine." Chiaki and her clones threw magic into him, knocking him down.
"Argh!"
"You think everything is a game to you… well guess what? It's time to face reality!" She started to levitate off the ground. "It's time you realize that your days of shenanigans are over."
Dimentio turned to Ballyhoo. "You there! You fix this right now!"
"HAHAHA! Sorry pal, no refunds."
"Now you're the loser everyone says you are!" Big Top chimed in.
Dimentio gulped nervously as Chiaki waved her hands as a box formed around Dimentio. "WAIT A SECOND! How are you able to figure all this out?! I was able to master this within years of practice! How are you-"
"Buddy, I'm a gamer. We figure stuff out within thirty seconds." Chiaki said, preparing to snap her fingers.
"No! Wait! WAIT!"
"Sayonara!" She snapped her fingers as Dimentio was caught in an explosion.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!"
Dimentio was on his knees, looking at Chiaki levitating above him. "Now you better leave us alone… or next time…' Magic formed in Chiaki's hands. "I won't be so merciful."
Dimentio immediately sprang back up and started running in a panic. "YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE LAST OF ME!" He yelled as Ghirahim appeared next to him.
"I told you that this poking the dragon would bite back!"
"OH SHUT UP!" Dimentio yelled as Ghirahim grabbed Dimentio and disappeared with him.
End BGM
BB-8 let out some snarky chirps, complete with blowing a raspberry as Chiaki gently landed on the ground, blowing smoke off of her fingertips.
"I could get used to this." Chiaki said.
Ibuki grinned, side hugging Chiaki. "Way to go, Chiaki-chan! Now you're our chaotic gaming queen!"
Chiaki giggled. "I guess I am."
"Do you think that maybe since she has Dimentio's powers, she could change her look?" Nagito asked.
"Now why would she get rid of something so iconic?" Sonia asked.
"Eh, I'll think about it." Chiaki shrugged.
"Hmm…" Kyoko rubbed her chin in thought. "Chiaki, since you now have chaos powers… do you think that you could probably try to contact Chaos Ruby?"
Chiaki rubbed her chin. "I could certainly try. From Chaos to Chaos." She said and closed her eyes, clapping her hands together.
In the paper universe…
Chaos Ruby levitated off the ground, seeming to be meditating. "Hmm~"
"Hey… can you hear me?"
"Huh?" Chaos Ruby looked around. "Who said that? Ruby?"
"I'm not Ruby… but I'm a good friend of hers."
Immediately, Chiaki materialized in front of her. "WHAT THE?!"
BGM: Soft Light (Super Paper Mario)
"Oh hey, I can materialize my subconscious into the Paperverse. Cool!"
"Wh-who are you?!"
"Easy… easy…" Chiaki said gently. "I come in peace."
"How did you get here?!" She immediately aimed her hand at her, conjuring up chaotic magic.
"I took Dimentio's powers for myself. Now I'm the one with chaos magic."
"You… took his magic? Prove it."
Chiaki smiled, extending her hand as blue flames emerged from her hand. Chaos Ruby's eyes widened. "See?"
"Did he… make you fall into despair and now you're a chaotic version of yourself?"
"No, I took his magic away. Now he's just a shell of his former self."
"...You still haven't told me your name."
"Oh, sorry. I'm Chiaki Nanami, the Ultimate Gamer. …Although now that I have chaos powers, I think it'd be the Ultimate Chaotic Gaming Queen? Ultimate Chaos? Ultimate Gamer of Chaos… eh, I'll work on it."
"How did you…?"
"Chump Charity. Put his powers on the line. He cheated, he didn't get any points, so therefore, I won by default." Chiaki smiled. "Now I'm the one with chaos in my dimension… chaos powers in the right hands."
"So… we both have chaos magic, but you're doing it with a smile on your face. I do it and I feel immense pain and suffering… even if Ruby managed to talk some sense into me."
"You had a chat with Ruby?"
"Yeah, we're connected somehow. I think she felt my anguish when I became this…"
Chaos Ruby sat back down. "Either way… even though I feel a little bit happier now, I just… still feel like shit." She mumbled. "I mean, in my own despair, I nearly destroyed Remnant! Almost rebuilt it in my own image hadn't Ruby snapped me out of it…"
Chiaki gently sat down next to her on the bed. "I just don't know what to do with myself." She continued. "Like, yeah, I rebuilt Beacon Academy and the city of Vale but… I can't bring myself to go and apologize to everyone. I don't think anyone has it in them to forgive me after what I did."
"I guess you just have to start small." Chiaki said, gently putting her hand on her leg. "Work your way up from there."
"And how will I do that?"
"Well, you're feeling more at peace, aren't you?"
"Yeah, kinda…"
Chiaki smiled. "Just give them time. I'm sure they'll forgive you… and besides, you weren't exactly in the right mindset during that time, but… look at you now. You're more at peace with yourself."
"The only way I'll ever be at peace is if that asshole died… and you didn't even kill him."
"Well, I killed him in another way." Chiaki pointed out, showing off her magic with a wink. "He's not gonna be bothering anyone for a good while."
"But what if he finds a way to get new magic?"
"Then we'll be ready for him… and believe me, it'll take him a while to master it since he said it took him years to master his magic and I figured it out within seconds." Chiaki said, looking at her hand as magic formed in her hand. "I can split myself up, create exploding boxes, teleporting, all that stuff… but I wonder if I can do more with it, stuff that Dimentio hadn't really dreamed of doing."
Chaos Ruby looked at her. "You're… really confident, aren't you?"
"Yeah." Chiaki nodded. "Trust me, Ruby… we'll find a way to get you back to normal. I don't know when, but when that time comes… I believe me and Ruby will get you out of your funk."
"...It's strange. I've met you for a few minutes and yet, I believe you." She said. "I… believe you can." A hopeful tear ran down her cheek. "I trust you and Ruby… I trust the both of you will find a way to help me."
Chiaki smiled. "When the time comes… we'll be there." She said as she wrapped her arms around Chaos Ruby and hugged her, to which Chaos Ruby teared up and hugged her back.
"Thank you… Chiaki." Chaos Ruby sniffed as Chiaki rubbed her back.
"Let me know if you need anything…" She closed her eyes.
"Wait!"
"Hmm?"
"Is it… possible to share a connection with someone like you? I mean… you're not me, but you have chaos powers."
Chiaki smiled. "I believe it's possible. Hopefully we don't share each other's pain."
"Oh goodness no… it's bad enough feeling sharp pains from Ruby's hip." Chaos Ruby giggled with Chiaki giggling with her. "So… see you soon?"
Chiaki smiled. "Yeah." She said and then closed her eyes, disappearing in front of Chaos Ruby.
"Chiaki Nanami…" Chaos Ruby laid on her back. "That's actually a nice name."
End BGM
Back in the main universe…
Chiaki opened her eyes. "Well? Did you talk to her?" Sonia asked.
"Yeah, I did." Chiaki smiled. "She's feeling at peace after Ruby talked some sense into her, but I think since that I just talked to her, she's probably feeling a lot more hopeful."
"That's good." Hajime smiled as BB-8 let out a few happy chirps.
Kyoko chuckled. "Always a sweetheart."
"Mhm! That's Chiaki-chan for ya!" Ibuki grinned.
Chiaki giggled. "Soooo, anyone up for Mario Party?"
"I'm down." Junko said.
"Sure, I'm game." Mukuro grinned.
Chiaki turned to Ballyhoo. "You wanna join us?"
"Oh, what the heck. Sure!"
"Then let's go." Chiaki grinned as they all took off.
Meanwhile…
Dry Bowser pinched the bridge of his skull. "So let me get this straight. I go out to see if I could find potential allies for our cause and all of you band together to start a war that brings Remnant to its knees."
"Yup." Ghirahim nodded.
"We lose Dark Ruby and Mercury."
"Mhm." Ghirahim nodded again.
"And Dimentio over here loses his magic to a gaming prodigy because he pestered them for far too long?"
"That's the gist of it, yes."
Dry Bowser took a deep breath and exhaled deeply. "Dimentio. You disappoint me. Ghirahim and Medusa can come up with better strategies than you!"
"This is just a minor setback."
"MINOR?" Ghirahim laughed. "Oh clown boy, I believe it's more than just a minor setback."
"Rrrgh… I'll find something to get my powers back, and mark my words, that gamer girl will pay."
"Oh yeah, so you can get humiliated even further? This I gotta see." Medusa snarked.
"Ghirahim was right. You've lost your prime ever since you came to this dimension and now you've lost everything because of your inflated ego."
"I can assure you, Your Excellency… I will find a way to get my powers back."
"For five minutes…" Dry Bowser groaned. "Could you possibly not screw anything up… FOR FIVE MINUTES!"
"He seems incapable of such a thing. After all, he's the pleaser of crowds… well, at least he used to be." Ghirahim chuckled.
Dry Bowser sighed in annoyance. "Typical…"
"My my! This seems to be quite the sight." A voice said as they turned to see two armored soldiers appearing before them. "Seems like you need a little fixer upper."
"And who the hell are you?" Dry Bowser asked.
"Oh, who are we? I'm Felix, and this is my good friend, Locus!"
"...This is a bad idea…" Locus mumbled to himself.
"You capable of fighting?" Ghirahim asked.
"Capable? You're looking at full fledged killers here!" Felix said. "Believe me, we kick ass!"
"Well, as long as you kick ass better than circus boy over here… you're hired." Dry Bowser said.
"Hahahaha… oh, this is going to be great." Felix said sadistically.
"This… is going to suck." Locus mumbled.
Here lies Dimentio's dignity. Poor bastard didn't stand a chance.
Ibuki: HA HA! SUCK IT, DIMENTIO! CHIAKI-CHAN LEVELED UP!
Thanks Yoshi for this idea!