In the white void, Toshineko and the others were having fun. Hans Gruber and Darth Vader were both building a Tantive IV Lego set. "This is fun," Hans said, smiling. "We should do this more."

"You're getting better and better, Hans," Vader said. "Soon, you'll be able to build a Super Star Destroyer for the Empire!"

"Yeah. And people will finally give me the credit I deserve."

Haena and James Moriarty were playing chess. Both shook hands and nodded. "And that is the game, Haena. That's mate in 2." Moriarty gave a complimentary smile. "But I must admit, you're getting better at chess. That rook sacrifice you pulled really caught me off guard."

"Hahaha. Great game, Moriarty," Haena said, smiling. "Great game. But give me a few months, and I'll beat you."

Azula was teaching Toshineko's agents how to roast others. "The key is to get into the heart of their insecurities and break their pride."

"Whew…" Itachi said. "I think I've gotten the hang of it."

"If you did, you'd likely be dead by now," Ookami said, making others chuckle.

"Hold on, guys," Itachi said. "there's a certain fuck I'm not giving. I'm just wondering where I put it…" The others laughed.

"We're on fire today," Kitsune said.

"Well done, guys," Azula said, sounding genuinely impressed. "Well done. Keep at it, and you'll be a master roaster like me."

Sidious was looking at Toshineko's new outfit. Toshineko was now wearing a robe. In fact, it was the same robe that Sidious wore during his tenure as Supreme Chancellor. "So, what do you think, Sidious?" Toshineko said, smiling.

Sidious's grin grew. "Very impressive, Toshi. How did you do that? Did you hire someone like Edna Mode to design it?"

"Well, yeah." Toshineko frowned. "Unfortunately, we had a… bit of a minor disagreement."

Back in Toshineko's headquarters, Toshineko's jaws dropped at what Edna Mode just said. "No cape!? But why? This cape is a symbol of my power and authority!"

Edna Mode was too busy writing something on her notepad to even notice him. "Do you remember General Raiser? Fearless, ruthless, feared across nations, nice guy, good with subordinates."

"Look, E-" Toshineko said, rubbing his forehead before she interrupted him.

"November 15th of '87! His cape got stuck in a tank when he got run over!"

Toshineko shrugged. "Well, General Raiser wasn't the smartest general in the world, so-"

"How about General X, then? His cape got snagged in one of those rockets during takeoff."

"E, look, you can't generalize about these-"

"General Gravitus, sucked in a tornado! General Moral, snagged his cape in a jungle tree while getting stung! General M Bison, got his cape stuck when trying to do the Psycho Crusher! NO CAPES!" she snapped.

"Alright, alright, alright," Toshineko said, his tone both defensive and aggravated. "I got it, E! Could've just said 'no'."

Now back at the void, Sidious nodded and looked with sympathy. "Hmm… Small world, huh?"

"Indeed. Now give me a sec…" Toshineko said before he turned and walked away while Haena and Moriarty stood up and they turned around.

"So what do you guys think of my tea?" Moriarty asked.

Crocodile was the first to taste it and pondered about the flavor. "Hmmm… Not bad, Moriarty," he said, his voice still calm and relaxed. "Not bad. Though it could've been more bitter."

Toffee wasn't as impressed when he tried it. "You humans call this tea? It tastes like… burnt leaf juice."

"Isn't that what all tea is, my dear Toffee?" Moriarty said.

Toffee frowned in response. "How can a member of this council say something so horrible?"

"Don't worry about it too much, Toffee," Crocodile said. "Nico Robin doesn't make good tea either."

Toshineko was back, wearing his military outfit, but without his cape. "I must say I am proud of you guys. You're finally starting to lighten up and have fun."

"Oh, you bet, Toshi," Hans said. "Vader had taught me a lot."

"I must admit," Sidious said, "this isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Perhaps we should do this more after we conquer the multiverse."

"This has to be the first time you ever appreciate fun, master," Vader said.

Sidious rolled his eyes at him. "Oh, shut up, Vader."

"Well, I'm not having much fun myself, Toshi," Crocodile said. "Right now, it's a whole lot of not scheming to conquer Alabasta."

"Oh, chill out, Croc," Toshineko said. "masterminds need breaks every once and a while. I had to take 15-minute breaks every time I completed a habit on my Strides app. Makes all of us more productive."

"Humph. If you say so…"

Toshineko's ears perked as they heard loud footsteps coming. Everyone turned to see who their next guest was. Sure enough, it was yet another human.

His appearance screamed 'imposing', with his big body, an ugly facial scar on his right cheek, and skin that looked a bit deformed. His hair was neatly slicked back. He wore a black long coat, a white vest, black pants, and shiny, polished leather shoes. But it wasn't just his appearance that caught their attention. It was the way he walked.

Except, it was less like a walk, and more like a waddle of a penguin. The sight was almost comical. Almost. "Where the holy mother of fuck am I? Who the fuck even designs this place? Do they got no goddamn creativity left?" he said, his voice gruff and full of authority. "I swear to God, I'll find a much better place for Ma to rest on than whatever this is."

"Oh my Arceus!" Kitsune said, his eyes widened as his cigarette dropped while he was in shock. "Who is this guy?"

"He looks kind of jacked!" Sharpwolf said, surprised.

"He reminds me of one of those Godfather characters," Itachi said. "Though I can't quite put my finger on it."

"And why does he walk like that?" Ookami said, raising his eyebrow.

"You there!" The human said, pointing his finger at everyone. "Mind telling me where the fuck am I? I've got better things to do like running a criminal empire, selling Drops, Bliss, and… all kinds of shit."

"Drops?" Toffee said.

"What is a Bliss?" Azula said. "Is that some kind of peasant gift shop?"

"Perhaps some kind of weird Devil Fruit power," Crocodile said.

Toshineko bowed respectfully to the human. "Welcome, stranger. And who might you be?"

"Holy shit, a talking cat?" the human said, startled. "Am I fuckin' hallucinating? Jesus Christ!"

"Calm down, my friend," Sidious said. "Everything is fine here. You have been summoned here. For our grand plan."

"Summoned?" the human said, then nodded. "Oh, I see how it is. You've got big balls to be summoning someone like me, I'll give you that. So, who are you guys? And what am I doing here?"

"Allow me," Toshineko said. "My name is Toshineko Hirozaki." He introduced everyone else in the council by name. "We are the Council of Evil Masterminds. And the fact you have been summoned here means you are one of those masterminds yourself."

The human looked baffled. His golden tooth was seen when he chuckled. "Council of Evil Masterminds? Ha! Fuck, if that is the most unoriginal name you can come up with, you got yourself one hell of an award. Anyway, the name is Oswald Cobblepot. I run my criminal empire in Gotham."

Itachi's eyes widened and his jaws dropped. "Hold on a minute, Oswald? Gotham? You're… you're the Penguin, are ya?"

Oswald glared at the weasel. "The fuck you call me?"

"Y'know, from the DC Batman comic books! You used to wear a top hat, have a bigger nose, a fancy suit, and smoke a long cigarette. Where have those days gone, bro?"

"First of all, don't ever call me the Penguin ever again, you sorry sack of shit!" Oswald snapped, shocking everyone. "And secondly, I don't know what the fuck kind of comic books you've been reading, but if you ever compare me to that joker again, things won't end well for you!"

"Uh… Ookay, I guess Penguin is a sensitive subject, then?" Itachi said.

"Please forgive our friend here, Mr. Cobblepot," Moriarty said.

"Nah, just call me Oz. Everyone does."

"Very well, Oz. Our friend was just unaware that there was someone like you from a different world. But we're glad to have you join us. Care for some tea or coffee?"

"Oh, please, Mr. Moriarty," Toffee said. "Let's not try to poison our guest." Toffee showed Oswald a glass of alcohol that had an eyeball on it. "I'm sure he'll be happy to try out the best that the Septarians can offer. Wouldn't you agree, Oz?"

Oswald looked disturbed by Toffee's drink and shook his head. "I'll pass. I prefer whiskey anyway."

Toffee squinted his eyes but then shrugged. "Very well, then."

"We were wondering why you were walking like that, Oz," Ookami said.

"What do you mean?" Oswald said.

"You know… Like this?" Ookami demonstrated his point by making the same waddle-like walk he made.

"Oh, yeah. I… don't want to talk about it."

"Hold on," Toshineko said. "Allow me to deduce."

"Oh, no, no, general," Itachi said. "Allow me!"

"Gentlemen, please," Moriarty said. "it behooves us to try and deduce together, wouldn't you say?"

"Shouldn't I give it a go?" Crocodile said.

"Guys, guys, please," Toffee said. "You're making our new guest look confused. How about you do the deducing, Mr. Hirozaki?"

"Very well, then. Ok, so, that waddle-like walk you did was the result of a stubbed foot condition called the cavus foot. Due to the condition you suffered, you have been mocked at, bullied, and made fun of, and thus called the Penguin. The suit that you wore also indicates to me that you're a crime boss, with a scar on your face that indicates some sort of… incident as a result of your rise to power."

The Penguin was very shocked. Actually, 'shocked' would be an understatement. "Wha…? Ho-... How the fuck you know?"

"Well, the fact that you were upset when Itachi called you Penguin must have explained the bullying part," Toshineko said.

"I have read about this foot condition during my studies," Moriarty said. "It's very rare, and not a pleasant thing to experience. You must have been in a lot of pain, especially when you had to wear a bracelet, am I right, Oz?"

Oswald looked to see that he was still wearing a bracelet. "Oh. Huh." He then raised his hands up as he chuckled. "Aight. Ya got me. Yeah. It was something like that. It sucks, y'know. But I tried to adapt. So, what sort of business you're discussing here?"

"Well, that's what I like to tell you about," Toshineko said. "We're actually scheming to conquer the multiverse."

Oswald looked shocked. "Conquer the multiverse? Holy shit! That sounds very ambitious for a lot of people here!"

"What can I say?" Sidious said. "Toshineko must have learned from the Sith Lords."

"The what Lords?"

"Sith Lords."

"Who they?"

"Ugh… Never mind."

"How is the crime business going so far, by the way?" Vader asked.

"Oh, not much, y'know. Just a lot of killing, lots of selling, and lots of pleasing my Ma."

"Your Ma?" Toffee said.

"Yeah, my mother. She's been looking forward to my taking over Gotham. I've done everything to make her proud. I love her and she loves me."

Toshineko and Moriarty looked at each other with concern. "Why do I have a feeling that isn't the case?" Moriarty said.

"I don't know. It's possible Oz might have… murdered somebody to get close to his mother."

"The fuck you two yapping about?"

"Oh, uh, nothing!" Toshineko said, smiling innocently.

"And what is the scope of your operation?" Crocodile said. "Let me guess… How to frame the mayor of Gotham for stealing away their resources?"

"No, no, nothin' like that. My operations mostly involve selling the drug of Bliss as well as taking control of the Falcone Family."

"That's definitely a name the character from Godfather would use," Itachi said.

"What the hell is Godfather?"

"Oh, a movie series."

"Uh huh."

"Alright then, Oz," Azula said, her evil grin coming to life. "What's your secret? Intimidation? Brainwashing? Fire damage?"

"Heh, somethin' like that. Though I did put someone on fire at one point."

"Nice."

"Have you eaten any Devil Fruits?" Crocodile said.

"Devil Fruits?"

"Have you managed to take over a plaza for untraceable bearer bonds?" Hans said.

"Uh… nah."

"Have you tried Force Choking?" Vader said.

"Force what?"

"Force Choking. Like, have you tried to…" Oz looked at him very confused. "No? Ok. Never mind then."

"Have you tried to fly?" Kitsune said, grinning, earning him a baffled look from everyone.

"... Uh… Huh?"

"Wait, what?" Hans said. "I don't get it."

"A penguin stereotype?" Sharpwolf said. "Really, Kitsune?"

"I thought you were done with being racist," Haena said.

"Oh, right, sorry. Force of habit. You got a cigarette?"

"Nah," Oswald said. "But I do have a cigar. Want one?"

Kitsune grinned excitedly. "Oh, boy, do I?"

"Humph. My cigars will be far better," Crocodile said, his condescending smile returning.

"Oh yeah?" Oswald said, chuckling, before he grabbed a cigar and lighter from his coat pocket. "Let's see how he likes it." After Oswald lit the cigar for the fox, Kitsune's ears perked, then relaxed as he blew a puff of smoke.

"Oh wow… Way better than Crocodile's cigar indeed."

Crocodile widened his eyes, his veins popped visibly. "What? There's no way! Let me have one!"

"Sure, boss, here you go," Oz said, giving Crocodile another cigar. After he lit it, he felt more relaxed than ever.

"Damn… You were right. This is good shit."

"Oh, please, Oz, let me have one," Azula said, looking excited. "I've been waiting to show the Fire Nation how much of a tough girl I really am!"

"No dice, little girl," Oz said. "You're too young for this shit."

Azula glared at him. "I'm a Firebender and heir to the throne of my father! I believe I deserve one!"

Oz laughed at what she said. "Firebender? You can't just bend fire. That's not how it works."

Azula summoned her flames, scaring Oz. "Woah, woah, woah, easy there, girl," Oz said, raising his hands. "Easy!"

"Your Highness, if I may ask," Toshineko said. "Can you please refrain from killing our guest?"

"But he laughed at me!"

"This is no way to treat our guest, Azula," Toffee said.

"We don't need to make a scene, Azula," Hans said. "Just let it go."

Azula grunted in frustration and made her flames disappear. "Ugh, fine!"

Oz sighed in relief. "Don't worry, girl, I know the feeling. I had some dickhead named Alberto Falcone do the same to me, and I shot him dead."

Everyone, except Azula and Crocodile, looked in shock. "You did what again?" Moriarty said.

"Geez, Oz, I know Azula here can be petty and childish," Hans said, earning him the glare from Azula. "but this is just going to the extreme."

"Give me a break, will ya?" Oz said defensively. "I've had to deal with people talking shit about me and not taking me seriously. I had to make an example out of him, that's all."

"Hmmm, that is understandable," Vader said. "I should use a blaster when an officer does the same to me."

"No, Vader," Sidious said sternly. "I forbid you from using a blaster on anyone!"

"Oh, come on, master!"

"Final word, Vader."

"I don't know what the hell a blaster even is," Oz said, shaking his head. "but I'm glad you saw my point of view."

"You should've seen my subordinate when he failed me, Oz," Crocodile said. "He looked like a mummy when I sucked the water out of him."

"Oh really? I didn't know you could do that."

"I've been experienced with the Devil Fruit power."

"Geez, that is cruel," Toffee said. "even by my standards."

"You know nothing about me, do you, Toffee?" Azula said, smirking.

"Oh, come on, Azula," Toffee said, glaring at her. "Couldn't you at least just burn them into ashes or something?"

"And give them the mercy of death? No chance. And I doubt your kind would endure even a minute for that mindset."

"Oh shit!" Itachi said, chuckling. Oz was chuckling as well.

Toffee gave an offended look to the smirking fire princess. "Dude… That was not called for."

"Don't ever call me dude, lizard."

"That was a good roast there, girl," Oz said. "How'd you do that?"

"I was born with this ability, but I had a roasting coach as well… Before I roast him both literally and figuratively."

"Damn. I should try that every once and a while."

"And how is your father doing?" Sharpwolf asked.

Oz stared at the light and squinted his eyes in response. "Uh… well, that's actually a funny thing. I don't have a father."

Toshineko blinked. "Really? What happened?"

Oz shrugged. "Dunno. From what I've gathered, my father either just abandoned me, disappeared, or snapped and got sent to Arkham Asylum like Sofia."

"Sofia?" asked Haena.

"Oh, yeah. Sofia Falcone. She's the daughter of Carmine Falcone. I was her driver. She stuck her nose into Carmine being this Hangman. Word is from that reporter, Summer Gleeson, that Carmine was responsible for strangling and hanging women. But according to the police report, they were all suicides. I was the one who took her to where she would meet that reporter. I then alerted Carmine about what she had told her. Then after that, she got arrested and sent to Arkham Asylum."

Oz started to laugh as he continued. "She was originally going to get six months, but got 10 years instead. Can you believe that?"

Everyone except Crocodile and Azula widened their eyes in disbelief at Oswald's ruthlessness and cruelty.

"Very impressive, Oswald," Azula said, relishing that story he told her. "That was a great way to make her learn her place. I should do that to Zuko every once and a while."

"That was really cruel of you, Oz," Moriarty said, his tone displeased.

"What? I did what I had to do to protect the family. It's a dog-eat-dog world, y'know? Besides, I know Sofia wouldn't stay there forever."

"Yes, but…" Toshineko said, slowly pointing at him. "don't you think Sofia would eventually retaliate against you after what you did?"

Oz looked at Toshineko as if he had been sent to Arkham Asylum himself. "What? Sofia? Pfft. Nah. That ain't happening, man. She's all fine now. Sure, she's… a bit unhinged, looks like she lost her mind, and is a little… dramatic. But she won't retaliate against me. I've got everything under control. What could possibly go wrong?"

"Y'know, when you ask that question," Kitsune said, "something will eventually go wrong."

"Nah, nah, I'm fine. Trust me. I've always got a plan."

"Well, I would still recommend you come up with backup plans, Oswald Cobblepot," Crocodile said, smiling friendly now. "After all, you may never know when they might come in handy. Especially when trying to run a criminal empire."

Oz nodded, looking intrigued. "Backup plans, huh? I could use some of those myself."

"And what is your relationship with your subordinates like?" Toshineko asked.

"My subordinates? Well, not much. Just working together to sell some Bliss and take over the city, that's all. With me, Vic, and the Falcone Family on my side, there's nothin' that will stop us."

"And who is Vic?" Toffee asked.

"He's a kid with some… speech impediment. He usually stutters… like a lot. He's kinda shy."

"I bet you used some kind of threats or brainwashing to keep him in line," Azula said.

"Well, somethin' like that, yeah."

"And does that include throwing him out of the air lock?" Vader asked.

Oz cocked his head. "What the hell are you talking about?"

"You know, something to make an example out of him? Perhaps some force choking, or lightsaber dueling?"

"Woah, slow down there, pal. What do you mean 'air lock'? And what is force choking and a lightsaber?"

"Oh, right. Sorry. I forgot you're not from my universe."

"I believe what Vader was trying to say was," Sidious said. "have you used some kind of fear-mongering?"

"Oh, yeah. Well, I once told him to lie down with a couple of dead bodies, and threatened him at gunpoint when he tried to leave me for his girl."

"Damn! Talk about mafia 101!" Itachi said.

"Ha! You bet. Though, I prefer the term… 'risk management'."

"Can I perhaps join your organization, Mr. Cobblepot?" Sharpwolf asked, smiling excitedly. "I'd like to be the femme fatale. Seducing your male enemies and luring them into some… honey traps here and there. Who knows? Maybe I'll also get to have some… fun at your party."

Everyone looked at Sharpwolf as if she were also being sent to Arkham Asylum. "Sharpwolf, you never fail to disgust me," Moriarty said.

Oz shook his head. "Sorry, lady. No furries are allowed. Besides, I've got plenty of femme fatales as it is."

Sharpwolf frowned as her ears and tail drooped. "Aw, man…"

"I swear, your lust is borderline obsessive right now," Toffee said.

"Alright, guys, I like ya. But I'm afraid I can't join this council of Evil Masterminds thing. I'm not a multiverse-conquering type of guy. I've got a criminal empire to run at Arkham. And I've got to take care of my Ma."

"It was great talking to you, anyway, Oz," Toshineko said, smiling and waving at him. "Take care."

"And don't forget the backup plans," Crocodile said.

"Will do. Thanks, guys," Oz said, before he turned and walked away as everyone looked at each other.

"Oz… Oz… Where have I heard that name before?" Toshineko said.

"Isn't that the name of a human wizard?" Toffee said.

"Technically, wizards aren't human, right?" Kitsune said.

"I must have seen too much Wizard of Oz," said Itachi.

"You've always seen too many novel-based movies, Itachi," Ookami said.

"Anyone in favor of watching Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?" Ookami facepalmed in response.

"I wonder if the asylum at the Fire Nation will have a fire pit there," Azula said, stroking her chin.

"Anyway, I guess with this," Vader said, "we'll end today's episode, our dear readers. If you like this episode, please give it a fave or follow this channel, where you can find new episodes like these every single week. See you soon, and as always, for the glory of the Toshineko Army.