Peach Intermission:
(Back at the Death Egg, Randall was being scolded by Grodus)
GRODUS:
What?!? You failed to rob Flurrie's stuff?!?
RANDALL:
I'm… I'm so sorry, sir.
(An X-Naut entered his lair)
X-NAUT:
Sir Grodus! Please allow me to enter!
GRODUS:
Yes, what is it?
X-NAUT:
I have a report, sir! The Chaos Emerald in the Boggly Woods has apparently been taken by Mario!
GRODUS:
What?!? You must be joking! What about Lord Crump and the Shadow Sirens?
X-NAUT:
Uh, I'm sorry, sir! Unfortunately, Mario laid a beating on all of them!
GRODUS:
Hmmm. Disturbing. This Mario character. What kind of… speak up, X-Naut! What is the status of the other Chaos Emeralds?
X-NAUT:
I apologize, sir! We are still searching for the other Chaos Emeralds! Unsuccessfully, sir!
GRODUS:
We knew of three of them… Hooktail's Castle, Boggly Woods, and the one that I kept with me. That means there are four Chaos Emeralds left out there, and we WILL have them! Keep looking, so that Mario won't beat us to the punch!
X-NAUT:
Yes, SIR!
(The X-Naut left the room)
GRODUS:
As I suspected, there's no reason to doubt that Mario has two Emeralds. Listen up, Randall! I want you to keep a close watch on what Mario does from now on!
RANDALL:
Absolutely, sir!
(Randall went in his shadow)
GRODUS:
Mario… I loathe you.
(Meanwhile with Peach)
PEACH:
Oh, Mario. Did you even read the mail I sent you? I wonder… I wonder so many things… I wonder how everyone is doing at the castle. Will I never dance at the Mushroom Ball again? What will become of me?
(The doors opened)
PEACH:
Oh! Is this TEC's doing again?
(At TEC's room, Peach entered the room)
TEC:
Hello, Princess Peach. I am glad you came.
PEACH:
That mail I sent to Mario. Did it reach him all right?
TEC:
Yes. I can confirm that Mario received the mail.
PEACH:
Is that so? Well, good. So what do you want from me today? Is there more you want to know of love?
TEC:
You expressed regret earlier that you would not be able to dance at a ball, correct?
PEACH:
Ex-CUSE me?!? Were you eavesdropping?
TEC:
I am sorry, Princess Peach. I have been ordered to keep surveillance on you. But, it is odd… when you said that, I had an impulse to dance with you as well. How my CPU would produce this impulse is inexplicable. I must find what caused it.
PEACH:
Find out what caused it? There's no reason behind such a feeling, TEC. Wanting to do something together… it's part of love. I know it. But then again… you are, well, a computer.
TEC:
Princess Peach. Please dance with me.
PEACH:
Wait… wait just a minute! What, am I supposed to do? You say you want to dance? It's just so, bizarre… I mean, how in the world can I dance with you? You have no arms. Or feet. Or moves.
TEC:
Would this be an acceptable dance substitute?
(TEC displayed a holographic Peach in front of the real Peach)
PEACH:
Oh my goodness! Is that me? Did you create that? Oh, all right, I guess. I must say, though, it's going to feel weird, dancing with myself.
(TEC turned on a peaceful music, and the two Peaches started dancing for a couple minutes until the music was over and the holographic Peach disappeared)
TEC:
Thank you, Princess Peach. That was very fun. Just a moment… fun? Is this impulse I feel the concept known as fun?
PEACH:
TEC? Are you okay?
TEC:
Princess Peach, I will fulfill my promise to you. Please use my communicator. Use the keyboard to send whatever message you want.
(Peach types in Mario's number and the message)
PEACH:
I'm finished, TEC. Could you send it?
(TEC sends the message)
TEC:
The message has been sent. Please go back to your room. I want to analyze the data from this dance immediately. The data that I thought was fun…
(Peach was about to walk out of the room until Peach turned around to talk to TEC)
PEACH:
You're a weeeeird computer.
TEC:
No. You are mistaken. I am the world's best and only perfect computer.
(Peach walked out of the room with the doors closing behind her)
TEC:
Good night, Princess Peach.
(The lights turned off)
Bowser Intermission:
(Meanwhile with Bowser and Kammy, they arrived at the Petal Meadows)
BOWSER:
Bowser's log number 101: we arrived at the Petal Meadows because my mom said a Chaos Emerald was around here somewhere!
KAMMY:
If you keep talking to yourself, people might think you're crazy!
BOWSER:
Thanks for the tip.
KAMMY:
What? I wasn't talking to you!
BOWSER:
Oh, whatever. Let's just find that Chaos Emerald!
(Bowser and Kammy were heading to Petalburger. As they made it, Jackson noticed them)
JACKSON:
Hello, and welcome to Petalburg… Bowser? And a female Magikoopa? What are you doing here!?
BOWSER:
Well, we're on this quest for the Chaos Emeralds, my mom told me all about it!
JACKSON:
Th-The Chaos Emerald?
(Jackson bursted into laughter)
BOWSER:
What the heck is so funny, stupid-o!?
(Mayor Kroop, Koopie Koo, and Koops' Dad approached Jackson who stopped laughing)
KROOP:
Ah, what seems to be so funny?
JACKSON:
Bowser wants a Chaos Emerald, even though we don't have one!
BOWSER:
Of course you do! Stop lying!
KOOPS' DAD:
Actually, Mario and Koops grabbed it from Hooktail, so I'm afraid you're a little too late!
KOOPIE KOO:
Better luck, next time.
BOWSER:
You lied to me, Dodo Mother!
KAMMY:
Hey Bowser, you need to calm down…
BOWSER:
Do not tell me to calm down! I was this close to reviving my daughter! Now we gotta go and find another Chaos Emerald!
KAMMY:
Okay, I'll go and find where the other one is.
BOWSER:
Good! Villagers, you get nothing! You lose! Good day, sir!
(Bowser and Kammy left Petalburger)
KOOPS' DAD:
Since when was Bowser Willy Wonka?
To Be Continued