Peach Intermission:
(Back in the Death Egg, Beldam, Marilyn and Vivian were sent in Grodus's room. Vivian was trying not to cry in front of Grodus)
GRODUS:
Beldam… tell me, what good are you? You STILL haven't taken care of that Mario character?
BELDAM:
Well, yes, sorry, but… only because he's tougher than we thought at first…
GRODUS:
You do understand that we X-Nauts must open the door first, do you not?
BELDAM:
Mweee hee hee hee hee… well, rest assured that I will definitely nail him next time. We have prepared a weapon that will bring him to a quick and certain end.
GRODUS:
I trust your words, though I rapidly lose my patience.
BELDAM:
Just leave it to us, sire. Mweee hee hee hee hee… let's away, my lovelies! Vivian, do not forget that you have a wedding with Randall!
MARILYN:
Yeah, plug-ugly!
(Beldam and Marilyn descend under their shadow. Vivian just stares at Grodus, thinking that he might help her, but then she quickly realized that he hates Mario, so she reluctantly descended under her shadow. Next scene shifts to Peach's room where Peach yawns)
PEACH:
Mmm… no doubt about it, I'm officially bored. Those awful X-things haven't been back to ask about the emeralds… I wonder, is it safe?
(TEC automatically opens the door)
PEACH:
Oh, my… that must be TEC again…
(Peach enters the computer lab to see TEC)
TEC:
Hello, Princess Peach.
PEACH:
You always call me in without warning, TEC. What is it this time?
TEC:
I apologize. I would like you to go to where Sir Grodus is and ask him something.
PEACH:
What? What do you mean, go ask?
TEC:
I recently obtained specific information that brought an, issue to my attention.
PEACH:
You ARE the main computer here, right? Why is there anything you don't know?
TEC:
I am unable to know things that are not entered in my CPU or otherwise recorded. That is why I want to know what Sir Grodus is thinking about this issue.
PEACH:
But, even if I try to go see him, they'll catch me and send me back to the room!
TEC:
That is true. But you will find a soldier's room one floor up. Take the elevator. Once there, please obtain a soldier's uniform and change into it, avoiding detection. You will go see Sir Grodus looking like a soldier.
PEACH:
You mean I'll be disguised. *sigh* I imagine you take NO for an answer, will you?
TEC:
You imagine correctly.
PEACH:
All right… fine, I guess. Well, so what do you want me to go ask this Grodus?
TEC:
I will tell you…
(One explanation later, Peach exits the computer lab)
PEACH:
What in the world is TEC thinking? I mean, honestly! He sure is a weird computer.
(Peach walks up to the elevator and TEC automatically opens it up for her)
PEACH:
Oh! Is that the elevator he wanted me to go in?
(Peach enters the elevator and she goes up to sublevel 2)
TEC:
Please wait just a moment. There are currently soldiers in the vicinity.
PEACH:
Huh?
(An X-Naut walks past the elevator whistling the Rugrats theme song)
TEC:
Now, Princess Peach. It's the room with the green lamp very near where you disembark the elevator.
(TEC opens the elevator door and Peach walks out. She looks for that door with the glowing green lamp, and she enters it)
TEC:
Please change here. Quickly. The soldier's uniform should be in a locker.
(Peach opens each locker until she found an X-Naut outfit)
PEACH:
Hmm? Oh! Is this the uniform? Am I supposed to wear this ugly thing?
TEC:
Yes. That is correct.
(Peach enters a dressing room and takes off her dress and tries to put on the soldier costume)
PEACH:
Urrrgh… OOOOOF! I don't know about this… it's awfully tight. And it kind of smells a bit…
(The costume somehow shapeshifts into a female body so it becomes suitable for Peach)
PEACH:
Phew! Who knows how, but I got into it. I can barely breathe, though.
(Peach exits the dressing room looking like a female X-Naut)
PEACH:
I bet I look perfect.
(She exited the soldier room and when the X-Nauts saw her, they were stunned, and they all tried running after her. Peach ran to her left and entered a nearby room. When she got in, she saw Grodus who's now attracted to this "female X-Naut")
PEACH:
Excuse me… Sir Grodus?
GRODUS:
Hubba hubba! Who are you, beautiful?
PEACH:
I'm… Grodina! And, I wanna tell you something!
GRODUS:
What is it, Grodina? You have such a beautiful name!
PEACH:
Er, well… it's about Princess Peach… what do you plan to do with her going forward?
GRODUS:
Peach? I don't know… hey, can you… let's conquer the world together! Together, we can get the legendary treasure and create a perfect world all about us, Grodina! Do you wanna go on a date with me tonight? I'll ask Randall or Lord Crump to take over!
PEACH:
Conquer… the world? Legendary… treasure? Perfect… world?
GRODUS:
You okay, babe?
PEACH:
Y-Yeah, I'm fine! Just… let me get ready first, okay?
GRODUS:
Take your time, I'll be waiting on you, pretty!
(Peach hurriedly ran back to the soldier room)
PEACH:
Oooh… that was unnerving… all that stuff about conquering the world… talk about creepy. I wonder if that has anything to do with collecting those Chaos Emeralds.
(Peach re-enters the dressing room)
PEACH:
Off with this thing!
(Peach takes off the uniform, puts back on her dress, and exits the dressing room)
PEACH:
Whew! Good old pink dress. My favorite. Why would I ever wear anything different? I'd better get back quickly.
(Next scene shifts to Peach marching angrily to TEC)
PEACH:
TEC! You terrible machine! So your goal is to conquer the world, is it?
TEC:
Of course. After all, I was built for that purpose.
PEACH:
Conquering the world… how could you…
TEC:
Princess Peach, allow me to ask you something. Do you like the world you live in? There are many problems in the world, many sorrows. Do you like such a world?
PEACH:
Of course I do! Nobody likes everything about the world, but I love the good parts! There are many sorrows, sure, but there is also joy.
TEC:
…Is that so.
PEACH:
Tell me! Will the Chaos Emeralds help you conquer the world? And what's this treasure and "perfect world"?
TEC:
I am afraid I cannot answer. Answering those questions is prohibited by Sir Grodus.
PEACH:
Well… but… oh, never mind. I must at least inform Mario about this awful plan for world domination… TEC. Let me use your communicator.
TEC:
sighs* I suppose I can allow that. Please use the communicator.
(Peach types in Mario's number and the message)
PEACH:
Send it this instant!
(TEC sends the message)
TEC:
The message has been sent. Well then, Princess Peach. You have had a busy day. Go back to the room, please.
PEACH:
Oh… okay.
(Peach was about to walk out of the room until Peach turned around to try to say something to TEC, but she walked out of the room with the doors closing behind her)
TEC:
Good night, Princess Peach.
(The lights turned off)
Bowser Intermission:
(Meanwhile, at the Great Tree, Punio and Petuni were playing tag until Bowser and Kammy barged in their house)
PUNIO:
Wait, is that… Bowser!?
PETUNI:
Punio, I'm scared!
BOWSER:
Oh, you'll be scared all right if you don't tell me where that darn Chaos Emreald is!?
PUNIO:
We don't have it, Mr. Bowser!
BOWSER:
Come on, you do have it!
KAMMY:
Tell us right now, or we'll lock you up!
(The Elder showed up out of nowhere and scared the daylights out of Bowser and Kammy)
ELDER:
BEGONE!!!
(A few seconds later, Punio, Petuni, Puniper, and the Elder were confronting Bowser and Kammy)
ELDER:
How did you get in The Great Tree?
KAMMY:
We somehow snook in, oldie!
ELDER:
WHO YA CALLIN' OLDIE, HYPOCRITE?!?
KAMMY:
EEEEK! My heart! It skipped a beat!
BOWSER:
Man, I love seeing two old ladies bickering.
KAMMY:
Did you say something, son?
BOWSER:
Uh, no! Anyway, let's get down to business: where's the Chaos Emerald!? I know you have it!!!
ELDER:
Pffft! We don't have it anymore! Marty-o has it now!
BOWSER:
Marty-o…? MARIO?!?
KAMMY:
We've gotta go… bye!
(Bowser and Kammy ran out of the Great Tree with Bowser mumbling to himself about getting revenge on his arch nemesis)
To Be Continued