(Mario had already got the fifth Chaos Emerald from Cortez)

CORTEZ:

You don't need anything else?

(Mario shook his head)

MARIO:

Mmm-mmm.

CORTEZ:

Then get out of here! Now!

(Next scene shows Mario and gang walking out of Cortez's ship)

MARIO:

Yes, we got-a five Chaos Emeralds!

GOOMBELLA:

Now you only need two more, Super Mario!

KOOPS:

Looks like your quest is almost over!

(Mario checks his gadget with Goombella and Koops looking with him)

MARIO:

Let's try going to that royal palace where Sonic's family lives.

GOOMBELLA:

Good idea, Mario!

(They encountered the Yellow Toads and the Pianta couple where there was a crack on the wall)

FRANCESCA:

Did you really beat Cortez?

MARIO:

We did as a matter of fact!

FRANKIE:

But what about the treasure?

MARIO:

Oh, I left that behind.

FRANCESCA:

You WHAT?!?

TOAD:

Hey, look! There's a crack in the wall!

BOBBERY:

Maybe I can blow that thing up! Stand back everyone!

(The Toads and the Pianta couple backed away as Bobbery lit himself and blew himself up near the crack which made a huge hole revealing daylight)

TOAD:

Daylight! Oh, how I've been craving for daylight! Let's go, fellow Toads! Let's ruin this plumber's career!

OTHER TOAD:

And brag about papery stuff!

TOAD:

Uh, good idea! On paper!

OTHER TOAD:

This fan base will surely paper shred up!

GOOMBELLA:

What are these Toads talking about?

MARIO:

I don't know. Maybe they're joking, am I right?

(We quickly go out of context and see Sticker Star's gameplay before going back into context)

MARIO:

Let's go get some daylight!

(Mario and his partners stepped outside and Mario smelled the fresh air)

MARIO:

Ah! Just smell the fresh air!

(Koops smelled the fresh air, too)

KOOPS:

Man, this is what I love!

(Flavio and Pa-Patch came rushing towards Mario)

FLAVIO:

Mario, you're back! And I see you're done battling Cortez!

MARIO:

Yep! Now we just have to get out of here…

(Mario noticed a boat with Four Eyes in it)

FLAVIO:

Hey, Four Eyes! What'cha doing?

FOUR EYES:

Hey, dumb pirate, I wanna tell you something!?

(Four Eyes took off his disguise, which reveals his true identity: Lord Crump!)

LORD CRUMP:

Buh! Buh! Buh huh huh! It's me! Lord Crump!

GOOMBELLA:

I freaking knew it was the stupid freakazoid!

LORD CRUMP:

Nobody asked you, Nosy Book Nerd! Now, Mario, I want you to be so kind as to give me those Chaos Emeralds you have… or, I will destroy Keelhaul Key with those cannon balls! It's your choice, after all.

GOOMBELLA:

Okay Mario, do not listen to that jerk!

MARIO:

Oh, please! Those emeralds are mine for safe keeping! You want them, freakazoid!? Come and get them from me!!

LORD CRUMP:

Alright, you asked for it!

(Cortez broke through the wall with his ship)

CORTEZ:

You dare to destroy my cave?!?

LORD CRUMP:

Holy moly!

CORTEZ:

Not on my watch!

FLAVIO:

Okay, guys, let's get out of here, quick!

(They fled to the warp pipe back to Rogueport)

FLAVIO:

What an exciting adventure this is!

MARIO:

I'll say…

FLAVIO:

I'll be right back, I gotta take this gem to Planet Flavio!

(Flavio teleports himself out of here)

GOOMBELLA:

Did he just…?

MARIO:

Let's… take a breather.

(Back at the motel, Mario and Goombella were laying on the bed)

MARIO:

Oh, man! Five Chaos Emeralds! Our quest is almost over, Goombella!

GOOMBELLA:

I know, right? Soon, we'll get our old lives back, and… is something wrong, Mario?

MARIO:

I don't know. There's something I've been wanting tell you since we were at the slaughterhouse.

GOOMBELLA:

What's up, Mario?

MARIO:

This is gonna sound so awkward, but… *gulp* *sighs* I was… I think I've grown attached to all of you.

GOOMBELLA:

Okay, what do you mean by that?

MARIO:

I was wondering if… you're all willing to move into Hollywood, California with me?

(Goombella gave Mario a shocked expression on her face)

MARIO:

You, Koops, Flurrie, Eggy, Vivian, Bobbery, and Ms. Mowz? Look, just forget it, that was stupid!

GOOMBELLA:

Mario, that was very sweet of you to offer, but… we're gonna have to decline on that. I mean, I know how much we all mean to you, but we have our own lives and we seriously don't wanna give it all up. Also, I don't think the governor's willing to let you keep two 13-year old kids with you, with the inclusion of a baby Yoshi, you understand what I'm saying? Look, maybe I'll consider moving in with you if I finish college, how does that sound?

MARIO:

Great! If you feel like-a visiting, come to my mansion with the big letters M & L labeled!

GOOMBELLA:

chuckles* Maybe I will! Hey, you should also come to Rogueport whenever you get a chance!

MARIO:

That I will also be doing!

(Mario gives Goombella a hug which made her chuckle. Meanwhile, Koops was sitting in the bed while Flurrie was putting on her makeup, Eggy jumping on the bed, and Bobbery laying in the bed watching TV. Eggy then notices that Koops is sitting by himself and sits next to him)

EGGY:

Hey, Koops… what'cha doing?

(Koops places his hand on Eggy's shoulder)

KOOPS:

Hey, what's up, Eggy?

EGGY:

Nothing much. What'cha thinking about?

KOOPS:

Nothing, really.

EGGY:

You thinking about Vivian?

KOOPS:

Umm… yeah? I just… feel really bad for her, you know what I mean?

EGGY:

What's wrong with her?

KOOPS:

It's just… her family's really abusive towards her! Her sisters, Randall, even her own father's abusive towards her!

EGGY:

Ouch! That's rough! Is Randall your arch enemy? I was just asking because my arch enemy is Macho Grubba!

KOOPS:

I never really interacted with him, to be honest, so… I doubt he'll be considered an arch-nemesis of mine.

EGGY:

He could be jealous that Vivian likes you more than him. You never know, Koops!

(Little did Koops and Eggy know that Vivian overheard their conversation)

EGGY:

Oh, I wanna ask you, are you in love with Vivian?

FLURRIE:

Like, do you have feelings for her?

KOOPS:

Well… you know what I think? I think she's really pretty, and I really want to spend the rest of my life with her, Eggy!

FLURRIE:

What's gonna happen if our Chaos Emerald quest is over and we return to our old lives?

KOOPS:

See, that's the thing, Flurrie! I don't Vivian to move back with her family! They might take her away as far as they can before I get the chance to reunite with her!

EGGY:

Man, that's rough.

KOOPS:

I wished she could live with me. She deserves better.

FLURRIE:

Maybe she could live with you…

(Vivian knocked at the door)

FLURRIE:

Who is it?

VIVIAN:

It's me!

KOOPS:

Vivian?

(Koops rushed to the door and let her in)

KOOPS:

Hey, what's up, Viv! We're just talking about you.

VIVIAN:

Really?

KOOPS:

Yeah. Hey, you wanna watch some Nickelodeon?

VIVIAN:

Nickelodeon? Man, I remembered! I really wanted to watch Rugrats so bad, but my dad would forbid me!

KOOPS:

Oh, I'm so sorry, Viv. I'm guessing he lets your sisters watch?

VIVIAN:

No, my dad forbids fun stuff in his palace, the only thing he ever lets us watch on TV is horror shows, and let me tell you, those are the worst! Anyway, I want to watch Nickelodeon with you.

KOOPS:

Alright, let's see if SpongeBob's on!

VIVIAN:

Wait, SpongeBob? I thought we were watch Rugrats, isn't that your favorite show?

KOOPS:

It was… until SpongeBob took over! We'll see if Rugrats is on… oh, it's SpongeBob SquarePants!

VIVIAN:

Hmm, maybe I'll give SpongeBob a try.

(Koops placed his hand on Vivian's shoulder which made Vivian giggle)

KOOPS:

That's the spirit, Viv!

(Back with Mario and Goombella, they were looking at the emerald finder)

MARIO:

So, if we have five of the seven emeralds, and it's only able to track one more… where could the last one be?

GOOMBELLA:

That's something we're going to have to figure out, Mario. Here's the plan: first thing in the morning, we'll eat breakfast, leave here, go to the sewers, take the pipe that leads to Aleena's place, grab that Chaos Emerald, and find that red echidna and tell him where that last emerald is!

MARIO:

That sounds like a great plan!

To Be Continued