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After They Left the Giant Luigi Robot

"You seemed rather interested when "Vivian" was mentioned." Emperor Brr said as they wandered around. "Care to explain?"

"Well, in my humble abode that was the paper universe, there was this tribe of shadows known as the Shadow Sirens. The leader was this old curmudgeon known as Beldam, her younger sister was Marilyn and she was… an interesting case."

"How interesting are we talking about?" Locus wondered.

"Well, apparently she didn't speak much. Only said "Guh" as the only thing she could say." Dimentio said. "Though, I believe she could say more and "guh" is just a facade, but I dunno…"

"I see…"

"And then there was the youngest, Vivian. She was, shall we say, gifted in pyrokinetics. However, Beldam treated her youngest sister cruelly to the point where Vivian left them to side with Mario and pals."

"Bah, it's always those clowns…" King Boo grumbled.

"Indeed. Vivian honed her pyrotechnics and showed her sisters whose boss. She also helped out in destroying the Shadow Queen."

Dimentio rubbed his chin. "However, no one knows the story behind the Shadow Queen. I was actually going to visit the Palace of Shadow before the Count set his plan in motion."

"You could've done some research while that plan was set." Dry Bowser pointed out.

"Ahahahaha, I could have, but… alas, I was busy having fun that I simply forgot about it, especially what I did to my Ruby, mhmhmhmhm~"

"I feel like thousands of folk are collectively giving you the middle finger." Medusa said.

"Ah, let 'em whine. They can't do a thing to me."

"But I can!" King Boo smirked.

"Mmmph!" Dimentio flinched.

"So, do you think Vivian and this Shadow Queen have a connection?" Acidtail asked.

"As far as I know, the Shadow Sirens served the Shadow Queen." Dimentio said. "But apparently, this side of the book is way different. I wonder if the Shadow Queen's name is Vivian… you don't just casually name drop Vivian and Shadow Queen in the same sentence like that." Dimentio mused. "The plot thickens~"

"Regardless, I'm sure it's nothing to be worried about." Felix said.

"Is it though? The more I'm in this place, the more I'm fascinated and learning stuff about the Mushroom Kingdom that I wasn't even aware of! …Well, in this universe anyway."

"I take it the so-called "Paperverse" is different…" King Boo rolled his eyes.

"Oh, you'd be surprised…"

"Hang on a moment." Medusa said as she looked up ahead. "Is that a mansion of some kind?"

"By the looks of it, yes!" Dimentio said as King Boo floated up high.

"Huh, it extends pretty far…" King Boo mused as he flew back down, then noticed a sign in front of the mansion.

"Neo Science Community Estate"

"...Uh-huh. Okay then."

"I'm sure it's nothing to worry about…" Dry Bowser said as they walked up ahead.

World B-1: Mansion of Vanity

BGM: Merlee's Mansion (Super Paper Mario)

They walked/floated in, seeing the interior of the mansion as there were candles stuck to walls, burnt out and melted, as they would soon see they were in the lobby.

King Boo looked up to see a chandelier as he floated up and threw a will o wisp, which caused it to spin around before slamming into the ground, nearly striking Dimentio.

"Yack!"

"Aw, darn. Missed it by a hair. Heheheh, that brings me back though."

Dimentio rolled his eyes as they went up the stairs to see furniture spread out, including a few bookcases. It also had a pool table that had the balls spread out, missing only an eight and a twelve ball. They were incredibly dusty too.

"No doors up here? Darn… I was getting reminiscent too." King Boo said as he floated back down.

"Achoo! Ugh, the dust…" Medusa grumbled as they opened up the doors on the way back down… and saw a curious sight that bewildered them.

What they saw were statues of Viola, either holding a sword in triumph, holding a ray gun, or even holding a few beakers with goggles over her face.

There were even portraits in the hallways all depicting Viola in different poses, or even self portraits. In fact, there was a portrait of her in the style of Starry Night.

"Goodness me… that's a lot of portraits." Dimentio said.

"Viola…" King Boo mused. "Huh, I didn't know she was that vain…" He said.

"Hmm…" Dry Bowser studied one, seeing that Viola had auburn hair, blue eyes behind some glasses, a dirtied lab coat over a simple blue shirt and some baggy black pants, along with some high heeled boots.

"...Mona Lisa wannabe." Medusa folded her arms, staring at the picture Dry Bowser was studying.

"I dunno, I think it looks good."

"Could this actually be her mansion?" Emperor Brr wondered. "Probably settled down after all that exploring in this area."

"Who knows, but I can assure you, this vanity is completely tacky." King Boo said. "Not to mention the name of this place is a bit odd. "Neo Science Community Estate"? What the heck was she doing?"

"Probably making a new community from scratch." Locus said.

"Oooor probably inviting the old folk over here and having them watch her do her magic and prove she's one of them?" Felix wondered.

"This could very well be a trap for all of them." Dry Bowser said, opening up a door and walking inside, seeing a room filled with paintings that had Ztars and there was one with Viola kissing it on a supposed cheek.

Dimentio opened a door, seeing a dining room where the table was completely long. "...Goodness, you'd be starving by the time it gets to you." He mused, noticing a statue of Viola holding a torch that was extinguished. Weirdly enough, she was wearing a toga too.

"Table for… a hundred?" He shrugged, teleporting to the end and opening up another door to see the kitchen being nothing more than what you'd see in a five star restaurant.

Dimentio sweatdropped. "You'd have to have servants. Good grief!"

Medusa opened up a door, walking into a study. "Hmmm, I wonder what kind of books she has in here…"

She felt a tug on her outfit as she looked down at the Psycho Piranha. "What's up?" She asked as the Psycho Piranha pointed to a bust near the fireplace, which was also Viola's face.

Medusa's eye twitched. "Oh come o-... really?" She sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. "That's just pathetic…"

"Was Viola always this vain?" Emperor Brr wondered, stumbling across a room that had more paintings and a dusty bed.

"Beats me, she always did seem like she had some sort of ego…" King Boo mused. "I don't think Myra ever put her on a leash."

"She probably didn't realize she was that bad."

"If she did, it was probably too late."

Dimentio wandered into a laundry room, completely bewildered by the amount of laundry he was seeing. Not only that, he went into the other room and saw a music room that had every instrument in existence.

"How is one going to play them all…"

He walked out. "Isn't there something that this Viola chick has that requires maids? Seriously! Where are all the-"

At that moment, he heard heavy footsteps as he turned to see robo maids and butlers surrounding him.

"Uh… hello?"

"Intruder alert! You are not Queen Viola."

"Queen Viola?" Dimentio quietly mouthed in bewilderment. "She's calling herself a queen now?"

"She is our goddess!"

Dimentio sweatdropped. "Great. VIola worshippers."

"We will take out the trash."

"Okay, good. Because I'm pretty sure I've seen a few garbage cans that needed to be taken ou-"

End BGM

Meanwhile, on the roof…

"Hmm, most peculiar…" King Boo mused.

CRASH!

King Boo turned around, seeing Dimentio fly up and landed on the roof near him. "You look like crap. Who beat you up and why didn't I get front row seats for that?"

"Oh shut up…" Dimentio groaned, using Curaga on himself as they heard footsteps. They turned to see the others come up via staircase.

"Huh, so that's where the staircase leads up." Medusa said.

World B-2: What A Nice View

BGM: Cloud Spires (Spyro: Year of the Dragon)

"Weirdest thing… I could've sworn I saw robo maids and butlers." Felix said.

"Yeah, I'm… familiar with them." Dimentio grumbled. "Come on, let's go… I'm sure we can find find something of interest up here."

"Good luck, it goes on for a while!" King Boo said. "...Although, I think I see a castle in the far distance."

"A castle, you say?" Dry Bowser perked up. "Then let's go take a look." He said as they walked through the roof, where suddenly stairs materialized in front of them. They curiously went on them as pillars floated around until they flew over to them and acted as platforms for them to jump on.

As they crossed, Goonies swooped in and dropped Robo Maids and Butlers in front of them. "Oh, you gotta be joking." Dimentio groaned.

"Good. Target practice!" Felix said as he and Locus shot them, knocking down a few as one of the robots jumped over and punched Locus, which was enough to knock the Fire Flower power off of him.

"What…?" Locus wondered before he quickly sweep kicked the robot and then punched it off the roof.

They quickly crossed the platforms as more Goonies divebombed them but Dry Bowser breathed fire at them, burning them to a crisp as they continued the way forward as more Goonies dropped the maids and butlers.

"Where are all these dang birds coming from?" Emperor Brr wondered.

"Good question. I have no idea!" Medusa shot poison at them while Emperor Brr froze the robots as Dry Bowser punched at them, shattering them instantly as they kept going until a portal opened up for them.

"A portal up top? Where does it lead?" Locus wondered.

"Who cares! Let's go!" Felix said as they dove into the portal.

End BGM

World B-3: Manor of Illusion

BGM: Mystic Mansion (Sonic Heroes)

"Okaaaaay…?" Dry Bowser put his hands on his hips, noticing floating chandeliers and lit candelabras. Even the couches were upside down and floating.

"Gravity still feels the same here." Medusa said.

"Yeah, but there's no telling what twists and turns this gal's throwing at us." Locus said as they walked ahead, stepping on a switch as doors appeared in front of them.

They walked into said door to see a twisting hallway filled with Viola paintings and busts. They walked through the hallway, where they would find themselves walking upside down with the ceiling on the floor, yet none of them felt dizzy.

As they continued, the hallway slowly un-twisted itself as it was back to normal, but as they progressed, they went through a door where they fell… on the wall. Not only that, but a dining table was on the ceiling along with some floating chairs.

"This is getting annoying real quick." Felix said.

"I don't know what you guys are talking about." King Boo chuckled as they went ahead until they reached a dead end… or so they thought as Medusa put her arm through it and went inside as they did the same, only now they were walking underneath a swimming pool.

…Yet they were able to breathe just fine.

"This is absurd!" Dimentio said as he proceeded to swim up and reached the surface,only he found himself unable to breathe once he got out of the water, forcing him back down. "The surface has unbreathable air!"

"Curious…" Dry Bowser mused as they went through another door, finding platforms for them to jump across. Only said platforms were couches, lamps, bookshelves, beds and other pieces of furniture. They proceeded to jump across these odd platforms… only to see that there was lava on the floor.

"Ah, our childhoods come true. How riveting!" Dimentio said as they continued to jump over and landed safely.

Felix turned around and knelt down, looking at the lava over the ledge as he reached down… only to find there was strong glass between them and the lava. "Oh. Invisible glass. Charming!"

"Definitely an illusion…" Locus said as they continued on, finding another portal as they walked in… and found themselves in a basement with two boats.

End BGM

World B-4: Two Boats, Two Tunnels

BGM: Hang Castle (Sonic Heroes)

The boat on the left was big enough to hold everyone, yet up front had a mermaid with a seashell bra… only the face was Viola's.

The second boat was a simple Blooper boat.

Not only that, but the water in question was actually Zuteregeon, with the boats actually capable of withstanding the acid.

"Fuck it. We're going on the squid." Felix said as he got on the Blooper boat. "Mermaids are for pussies!"

"I'm honestly getting sick of her vanity." Dry Bowser said, getting in the Blooper Boat as well while everyone else sat in the mermaid boat as both of them drifted away.

"See you on the other side, I guess." Medusa said.

"Yeah! Enjoy your sissy boat! We're on a boat made for MEN!"

"Yeah!" Dry Bowser agreed as they disappeared into the tunnels.

With the mermaid boat, everyone slowly floated through the tunnel where they would see more portraits of Viola, not to mention pictures of her doing daring stunts like driving a horse carriage over a ravine, fighting against a large lion and other wacky stunts.

"She sure seems full of herself." Locus said.

"I wonder how the others are doing." Medusa wondered.

End BGM

With the Blooper Boat…

"Soooo, what do you do for a living?" Felix asked.

"Oh, you know, conquest stuff here and there… how about you?"

"Being a badass like alway-... eh? Do you hear static?"

"Ahem. Testing… testing… hello? This thing on? Myra, you can hear me, right?"

"Um, yeah? I can hear you perfectly, Vi."

"Oh good! It works. Ahem. Ladies and gentlemen, for those who have entered this tunnel… congrats to the happy couple~!"

"Happy couple?" Both of them raised eyebrows.

"Yes, that's right! You're about to feel the love tonight! For you see… both of you entered the Tunnel of… Looooooove~!"

"TUNNEL OF LOVE?!" Both yelled in horror.

At that moment, emergency rails popped up on both sides of the Blooper Boat, not to mention that the sidewalks have sunk into the Zuteregeon. Seatbelts strapped onto their laps rather tightly.

"Keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all times and get comfortable, because we're about to get steamy in here for the lucky couple!"

Felix and Dry Bowser slowly turned their heads to look at each other. Horror slowly dawned on them.

"HELP! HEEEEEEELP!" Felix yelled. "I WANT TO GO ON THAT SISSY BOAT! I WANT TO GO ON THAT SISSY BOAT!"

"Why… won't… this… buckle… come off…!"

"TURN THIS FUCKING BOAT AROUND NOW! I WANT OFF OF THIS RIDE! DOES ANYONE HEAR ME?! HEEEEEEEEEEELP!"

Back on the mermaid boat…

"Y'all hear something?" Dimentio asked.

"I dunno, I'm listening to my own thoughts." Locus said.

"I don't hear anything." Medusa shrugged.

"Eh, probably just my imagination." Dimentio said, laying on his back. "Might as well catch some Zs…"

Back in the tunnel of love…

"Now, let's set the mood, shall we~?"

"Vi, what are you doing?"

"Romance stuff, duh doi!"

"Uh-huh…"

"Anyway…"

Lights came on, where they saw a table with candles lit for the ambience.

"Aaaand some music!"

BGM: Kiss the Girl (The Little Mermaid)

"Vi…? Where did this song come from?"

"I managed to get it from the Grand Ztar!"

"Uuuh… ooookay then."

"Now then, enjoy this song as I read you these romantic lines!"

"OH GOD NO, KILL ME NOW!" Felix begged.

"SOMEONE RE-KILL ME! …Preferably not from a Toadstool!"

"Gaze deep into each other's eyes. You want them. Her fiery passionate gaze. His smooth as silk eyes. Both of you are in a trance.

And their lips? Smooth and soft. Both of you want to touch them with your own. Your heart races. You feel sweaty. You feel your knees are about to crumble.

Mr. Insert Name Here, you want to kiss her.

Ms. Insert Name Here, you want to kiss him.

You want to be in their loving embrace. Kiss each other. You know you want to!"

"A THOUSAND TIMES NO!" Both yelled.

"Vi, I don't think forcing them into love is a good idea…"

"Shush! I'm getting to the good part!"

"There's more of this?!"

"OH NO."

To make matters worse for them, the scenery changed to a wedding with wedding bells playing.

"You decided to save your kiss for the big day. One of you popped the question and you're gazing deep into each other's eyes.

Mr. Insert Name Here. Do you take your lover to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I DO NOT." Dry Bowser said.

"You can't be serious…" Myra groaned.

"I'm gonna assume that was a yes. Ms. Insert Name here. Do you take your lover to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"FUCK NO."

"I don't hear a no~! Now for the fun part!"

Suddenly, claws came out of the walls and removed anything that obstructed one's head. In this case, Felix's helmet.

"No no no no!" Felix yelped as he tried to get it back, but to no avail.

"...Why am I wearing a veil?!" Dry Bowser demanded.

Then, the claws grabbed their necks and slowly turned to their faces, both of them sweating.

"WHAT THE FUCK, VI?!"

"Husbands, you may kiss the bride! Ladies, pucker up~!"

Both of them tried to fight back, but they were forced to lean toward each other. Claws came over to lift the veil, smaller ones forcibly closed their eyes and shapes their mouths into the kissing position.

Smooooooch!

There was a flash, indicating that a camera took a photo.

"Congratulations! Enjoy the honeymoon!"

"Ugh, I can't even…"

"Myra, where are you going? Hey, come back, this is romantic! Myra! Awww, girl's a hopeless romantic… anywho, the ride is about to come to an end. Enjoy the rest of your lives~!"

End BGM

The boat came to a stop as the safety features came off.

"...I want a divorce." Both of them grumbled as they got off, as the claw gave Felix his helmet back. He yanked it out, put it back on and flipped the claw off as it happily waved goodbye as they walked off.

They soon joined up with the others who were waiting for them.

"So, how was it?" Locus asked.

"We don't want to talk about it!" They said in unison.

"Uh… okay?" Medusa tilted her head.

"I bet you guys had a more relaxing trip than we did." Dry Bowser said.

Flashback!

"Yaaaaah!" King Boo fired will o wisps at a Zuteregeon Blooper holding Locus in the air, both tugging Locus's SAW as everyone else aided Locus.

…Aside from Dimentio who was in the middle of a nap.

End Flashback

"Suuuure, let's go with that." Locus said.

The group walked off, and spotted a lab up ahead… but before they could go in, a printer printed out a photo, complete with lamination.

"What's this?" Dimentio wondered as he took the photo.

"NO NO NO NO NO!" The two of them yelled as they saw the photo of Felix and Dry Bowser kissing.

"...Oh my~! How scandalous~!" Dimentio giggled.

Heh, blackmail! Locus thought.

"Personally I'd prefer my kisses to not be bone dry, but you do you." Emperor Brr shrugged.

"Huh… neat!" King Boo said.

"I did not know you both swung that way…" Medusa rubbed her chin in thought. "So, when's the honeymoon?"

"SHUT THE HELL/FUCK UP!" Both yelled as they stormed into the lab.

"Trouble in paradise already~?" Dimentio teased.

"I'll be honest. Felix would make more sense as the wife." Locus said, casually catching a dagger thrown at him between his fingertips.

"WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST SAY?!"

"Definitely acts like a spoiled housewife too…"

The group walked into the lab, seeing some notes as Locus picked up the first one, noticing Dry Bowser and Felix not even saying a word.

"Oh, first one's from Myra? Switching it up, I see."

"I… I just can't with Vi right now. I can look past the vanity and roll my eyes at her antics, but… her playing matchmaker? I… I'm at a loss for words, especially when she made those claws forcing couples to kiss each other.

Vivian is hoping that this "matchmaker bullshit" is just a phase and won't throw me into that nonsense.

If I want to settle down, I'll do it. Not some damn "Tunnel of Love" bullshit!

Ugh, I'm still heated from that. I need to cool off… - Myra"

"Guess I'll do Viola's!" Dimentio said, taking the second note.

"Myra's overreacting. She just doesn't understand love! Agh, maybe I'll get her with an experimental love bug that I'll make someday. Maybe with a cute guy? I dunno how she swings, but I'm not into that sort of thing.

Regardless, this mansion that I've built really shows my good side. I look quite charming if I say so myself!

However, this mansion is more than just a home for me. This holds something bigger. An estate for all of the science community, all of them coming together with their charming hostess.

But why would I want to bring them all together, including that sexist Gadd? I want to show them that I'm more than just some "egotistical bimbo" or whatever sexist thing they all said.

I just need to make the invites and bring them here to my beautiful establishment. Let them eat, drink and be merry to their heart's content with my robot servants serving them.

It won't be long now… - Viola"

"That… sounded ominous." Medusa said.

"I'm sure it's nothing." Locus said as they walked off. "Come on, lovebirds."

Both glared at Locus as they walked out of the lab.

"Hmmm?" King Boo looked at the sky. "Hey…"

"What, can't stop admiring the moon?" Medusa asked.

"I noticed this when I was on the roof, but I assumed I was just seeing things."

"What about it?" Dimentio asked.

"Look up there." King Boo pointed to the sky.

"Hmm? Huh, where'd that come from?" Dry Bowser asked.

"What on…? What the hell is he doing?" Medusa wondered.

"Is that… the Death Star?" Felix asked.

"No… it's the Death Egg."

Deadpool: They make a cute couple, don't you think?

Ibuki: Ibuki ships it~!

Won't be long now until they're reunited by a certain Dry Caterpillar...