(One fateful night, Grubba was sleeping in his bed, when he woke up to the pain of his back)
GRUBBA:
Oh, I'm so old, my back pain's starting to kick in!
(Grubba tried to adjust his back, but his bones popped)
GRUBBA:
Ah, that actually felt good.
(Grubba walked up to the bathroom and looked at himself in the mirror. He closely resembles his twin brother, Tubba)
GRUBBA:
Why do I look so ugly? And why is my life almost over?
? ? ?:
Grubba!
GRUBBA:
sighs* Yes, Hoggle?
HOGGLE:
Would you mind if I come in, I've got a really magical red diamond here.
GRUBBA:
Come in.
(Hoggle enters Grubba's room and hands him the red Chaos Emerald)
HOGGLE:
Here you go, Grubba! I saw it flying over to Glitzville, I don't even know what to do with this thing anyway, but you'll figure out what to do with it.
GRUBBA:
Oh my gosh, it looks just like that diamond display on Prince Mush's belt! And I feel younger all of a sudden!
HOGGLE:
Well, enjoy your, uh, diamond, Grubba! I'm out!
(Hoggle left Grubba's room. Just then, Grubba had a really wicked smile on his face. He started building a machine that would suck the life out of people so Grubba could live a longer life as a result, and he placed the Chaos Emerald on top of it, and it started shining)
GRUBBA:
I need some volunteer to sacrifice his or her life for that thing, but how to do it? Hmm…
(Tomorrow evening, Prince Mush finished beating Rawk Hawk)
RAWK HAWK:
No! I've been beaten! Again! By my arch enemy, Prince Mush!
MUSH:
Good game, Rawk Hawk. *chuckles*
GRUBBA:
And with that, Prince Mush wins once again!
JOLENE:
I'm so proud of you, brother!
MUSH:
Thanks guys, I couldn't have done it without my beloved sister, Jolene, and my man, Mr. Grubba!
GRUBBA:
Yeah-heh. And this was the final fight of the day, we're closing the Glitz Pit for tonight!
(Later, Prince Mush was getting ready for bed, when Grubba knocked on the door)
MUSH:
Who is it?
GRUBBA:
Grubba Blubba! Listen, can you meet me at the ring, whenever you get a chance, before you go to bed?
MUSH:
Uh, sure thing, just give me a second.
(Mush entered the ring, only to find out that Grubba's in the life sucking machine with the Chaos Emerald floating above it)
GRUBBA:
Forgive me, Jolene.
MUSH:
Wait, Mr. Grubba!?
(But Grubba shot the champion with a laser. The champion fell on the floor and he's pretty much dead. The laser shot back at Grubba, extending his life span)
GRUBBA:
Wow, I feel much younger than I felt! Now, all I gotta do is hide that body before they find out.
(Grubba lowered the machine under the ring and hid Mush's corpse in a bag and took him to Ishnail)
GRUBBA:
Do not tell anyone about this, or I'll have your life.
ISHNAIL:
Okay, your secret's safe with me.
(Grubba walked back inside feeling relieved. At the present day, Grubba felt a back pain)
GRUBBA:
Oh, my back!
(Grubba opened his desk drawer and was about to take it out, but he heard a knock on the door)
GRUBBA:
No, wait! Don't come in officers! I didn't do anything wrong, I promise!
JOLENE:
Calm down, Mr. Grubba, it's just me and The Great Gonzales!
GRUBBA:
Oh, okay, just take him to the major league locker room and give him a hundred dollars for taking out The Armored Harriers, okay?
JOLENE:
Yes, sir.
(Grubba sighed in relief. Ms. Jolene had brought Mario, Koops, Flurrie, Eggy, and Ms. Mowz to the major league locker room)
JOLENE:
This is where you'll be staying. You know what to do, so I'll leave you to it.
(Jolene left the room)
KOOPS:
Whew, all that fighting had really paid off!
EGGY:
Especially since I destroyed those rock heads
FLURRIE:
Now, we gotta finish the major league, and that sweet emerald will be ours!
MARIO:
Oh yeah, come to Daddy!
(Just then, Rawk Hawk entered the room)
RAWK HAWK:
I'm just checking on Gonzales, fellas!
MARIO:
It's the Chaos Emerald! On his belt!
(Koops and Eggy went up to the belt)
EGGY:
So, that's what a Chaos thingy is!
(Mario and Flurrie went up to the belt)
FLURRIE:
You know what I just noticed?
MARIO:
What is it?
FLURRIE:
That emerald isn't as shiny as the other ones.
RAWK HAWK:
What are ya saying!?
KOOPS:
No messages.[English]
RAWK HAWK:
You think you can just insult my belt like that!? I am proud to wear it, and no one's gonna take my precious belt away from me! I'll see you when we fight on the ring so I can rawk ya!
(Rawk Hawk left the room)
MARIO:
So, if the one on the belt isn't as shiny as the other emeralds that I have so far… where on earth is the real one?
KOOPS:
Let's check on that Emerald Tracker gadget and see where it is.
(Mario grabbed the Emerald Finder 1000 and noticed that the emerald is somewhere under the ring with some machine)
MARIO:
Huh, it's under the ring.
(Mario's phone chimed, and he picked it up and noticed there was a text from X)
MARIO:
Wait a minute, X texted me?
(Mario red the text)
X:
iF yOu WaNt ThE cHaOs EmErAlD, hEaD mY iNsTrUcTiOnS.
KOOPS:
Who the heck is this X guy?
MARIO:
He may be our ticket to the real Chaos Emerald! I guess we just have to keep fighting until we reach the champion level, and we'll have all the answers in our hands!
(Mario turned on the terminal)
GRUBBA:
Hey Gonzales, your first battle of the major league is The Tiny Spinies, and I don't want you to use special moves!
(Mario placed Koops, Flurrie, and Ms. Mowz in his partner band as the guard escorted Mario and Eggy to the ring. Mario simply used Thunder Rage on both Red Spike Tops and immediately KO'ed them. Mario had earned fourteen star points. Back in the room, Jolene gave Mario eleven dollars and left. Mario reactivated the terminal)
GRUBBA:
Your next battle's gonna be the Poker Faces, but you gotta win in five turns or less, you can't go past five turns, okay?
EGGY:
Hey Gonzales, I found a snowflake thingy.
MARIO:
Ah yes, that's an item!
SECURITY:
Come on, Gonzales.
(The guard escorted Mario and Eggy back to the ring, and Mario saw two bristles)
MARIO:
It's that bristle that I encountered on my way to Schwonk Fortress! Good thing I got this!
(Mario used the Ice Storm that Eggy gave him and immediately KO'ed the bristles, giving Mario twelve star points)
GRUBBA:
And with that, The Great Gonzales levels up! Go ahead, choose what you like!
(Mario chose BP, and Mario was immediately healed. Back in the room, Ms. Jolene gave Mario twelve dollars and left. Mario's phone chimed again and saw X's text)
X:
gO tO tHe WaTeRiNg HoLe OuTsIdE ThE gLiTz PiT.
EGGY:
What's a watering hole?
MARIO:
I don't know if Glitzville has a watering hole.
FLURRIE:
I'm thirsty, man.
KOOPS:
Me too, can we stop at a bar and get something to drink?
MARIO:
You know what, I'm starting to get thirsty too, of course we can!
(Next scene shifts to Mario, Koops, Flurrie, and Eggy already at the bar)
BARTENDER:
Hey, Great Gonzales, what would you like to drink?
MARIO:
I would love to have me some root beer.
KOOPS:
I'll have some coke.
FLURRIE:
I think I'll go for Dr. Pepper.
EGGY:
I want some milk!
BARTENDER:
I'm afraid we don't have milk, young man.
MARIO:
Here, take this baby bottle of milk.
(Eggy took the bottle and started sucking it as the bartender gave Mario and gang the sodas)
BARTENDER:
Enjoy the sodas!
(Tikal went up to Mario and tapped his shoulder)
MARIO:
Holy mama-mia! Oh, it's just you, uhh…
TIKAL:
I'm Tikal! Remember me?
MARIO:
Oh yeah, we were stuck in that cage until Ms. Mowz freed us, speaking of which, where is she?
KOOPS:
I have no clue where that rat could be, she's probably visiting her twin sister.
TIKAL:
So, I've heard you've been getting text messages from this X fellow.
MARIO:
Yes, and I think we should trust him since he knows where that Chaos Emerald is! Now that I think about it… how did you know about this?
(Mario's phone chimed again)
TIKAL:
Can I see, please?
(Mario shows Tikal X's text)
X:
SmAsH tHe BlOcKaDe In ThE mInOr-LeAgUe LoCkEr RoOm.
TIKAL:
Well, looks like it's your time to shine, Mario!
MARIO:
Oh please, I've already shined… in front of the whole crowd! Let's go smash that blockade X was talking about!
(Mario, Koops, Flurrie, and Eggy left the bar and headed to the guard of the minor league room)
MARIO:
Excuse me, sir?
SECURITY:
Yes? What is it?
MARIO:
Can we go in the minor league locker room? I was wanting to check on my old friends!
SECURITY:
Uhh, sure? Come on in, but make it quick!
MARIO:
Thank you so much!
(Mario, Koops, Flurrie, and Eggy entered the room)
KOOPS:
Okay, where's that block at?
MARIO:
It's… it's right there!
(Mario smashed the giant block that's blocking a secret room)
EGGY:
Whoa! That is a cool hammer!
MARIO:
Thanks!
EGGY:
Hasn't it been there before, Gonzales?
FLURRIE:
That is no ordinary room.
KOOPS:
Hey look! I see a paper up there!
(Mario gently whacked the desk with his hammer which caused the paper to fall into Mario's hands)
MARIO:
It's not just paper, Koops, it's a document on the Chaos Emerald! It looks like somebody commissioned a report on the Chaos Emeralds with pictures! Doesn't it feel off that someone would block the entrance just to hide this?
FLURRIE:
We better go see Grubba! Now!
MARIO:
You're right! C'mon!
(Mario and gang hurried out of the minor league when they saw Ms. Jolene standing in front of them)
JOLENE:
Gonzales, what the heck do you think you're doing!?
MARIO:
I just forgot my fight money, that's all!
RED ARMOR CLEFT:
Hey, don't listen to that stinkwad!
GREEN ARMOR CLEFT:
Yeah! He's lying!!!
JOLENE:
You need to get out of here now!
MARIO:
Fine, how you doing, friends! I missed you, but I gotta leave!
(Mario and gang left the room. Ms. Jolene took the document away from Mario)
JOLENE:
And I'll be taking that, thank you very much!
EGGY:
Aw, fooey! She took our only evidence!
KOOPS:
Hey, look on the bright side, Eggy, we'll remember this in no time at all!
(At the major league locker room, Mario put on his Power Bounce, Power Rush and Mega Rush badges, then he turned on the terminal)
GRUBBA:
Ready for your next fight, huh, Gonzales? You're gonna be fighting the Shellshockers, and I don't want you using your FP!
(Mario inserted Flurrie, Eggy, and Ms. Mowz in his partner band just as the security escorted Mario and Koops to the ring. Mario and Koops encountered two Shady Koopas and a Shady Paratroopa, and the battle was about to begin)
MARIO:
I've got a plan-stand.
KOOPS:
What's that?
(Mario jumped on the Shady Paratroopa costing him his wings and 1 HP)
KOOPS:
Okay.
(Koops shell tossed the Shady Koopa that's in front, giving him six damage since he's still in peril. The Shady Koopas shell tossed Mario, but he blocked all of them, however, he still took two damage for each shell toss. Mario defended himself while Koops shell tossed the front Shady Koopa again, giving him six more damage, and he was killed. The two remaining Shady Koopas shell tossed Mario. He blocked the first shell toss, giving him one damage, but he purposely took two damage from the other one, leaving him in peril just like his Koopa friend. Koops swapped himself with Ms. Mowz, and Mario jumped on the Shady Koopa and instantly KO'd him. The last remaining Shady Koopa shell tossed Ms. Mowz, but she superguarded him, giving him one damage. Mario finished the last one off with a jump that gives him eight damage, and he was KO'd. Mario had earned twenty-one star points)
GRUBBA:
Hoo-wee, you're on a role, Gonzales!
RED ARMOR CLEFT:
Not so fast, stinkwad!
MARIO:
Ugh, not those rock jerks again!
GREEN ARMOR CLEFT:
You made us look like fools! And now we're gonna strangle you… wha…?
RED ARMOR CLEFT:
Where'd those stinkwads go?!?
GRUBBA:
Guards!
(At the room, Mario had already gotten twelve dollars from Ms. Jolene, when suddenly, his phone chimed again)
MS. MOWZ:
No messages.[English]
MARIO:
Let's see what we got from our old pal, X! Huh?
(Mario reads the text out loud)
UNKNOWN PHONE NUMBER:
Keep sticking your nose in where it doesn't belong and you are D-E-A-D M-E-A-T.
MS. MOWZ:
No messages.[English]
MARIO:
I think your right, Ms. Mowz, I don't think that's X at all. I'd just ignore it.
(Mario walks up and activates the terminal)
GRUBBA:
You will be fighting against The Fuzz, and you will not let your companion attack at all, got it? Good! I'll see you out there!
(The security guard escorted Mario and Ms. Mowz to the ring where they saw a black, a green, and a pink Fuzzy. Mario multibounced the three Fuzzies, immediately KO'ing them. Mario earned eighteen star points. Back in the room, Mario had earned thirteen dollars from Ms. Jolene. Once she left the room, a Shady Koopa showed Mario a slice of cake in his hands)
SHADY KOOPA:
Hey, you're a stupid idiot, Ms. Jolene got us cake, but you weren't there to get a slice, so I got the last one! Enjoy not having cake, Italian-o!
KOOPS:
Hey, you leave my Italian paisano alone! You hear me!?
MARIO:
Let's just ignore him, Koops, he's not important, but I appreciate your bravery.
(Mario activated the terminal)
GRUBBA:
Your next battle's gonna be against The Magikoopa Masters, and you will not use your FP.
MARIO:
No Multibounce.
(At the ring, Mario and Ms. Mowz encountered red, green, and white Magikoopas. Mario decided to use the blue Emerald to immobilize them, and Ms. Mowz swapped herself to Koops. Mario jumped on the red Magikoopa while Koops shell tossed the white one. Mario finally jumped on the green magikoopa and got twenty-one Star Points)
GRUBBA:
Hoo-wee, keep up the good work!
BOWSER:
At long last, I have found you, Mario!
MARIO:
Ugh, what does that oversized reptile want from me?
BOWSER:
I heard you were a famous fighter in Glitzville, and I wanna replace you as soon as… where'd Mario go?!?
GRUBBA:
Guards!
(Outside, the guards kicked Bowser out for trespassing)
KAMMY:
Bowser, how did it…
BOWSER:
I don't wanna talk about it.
To Be Continued