The Dream Crystals! Part 1

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The Dream Crystals! Part 1

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CHAPTER 1 - MISSION ASSIGNMENT
(NOTE: This story will include characters that debuted in “SML Wiki: The Movie!”. Hopefully, you don't mind.)

Synopsis: After making their escape during the events of “A New World Order!”, Dark Tari and the other Day Zero villains end up running into Dreamcaster who has a special assignment for them...

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The camera opens in outer space. Yellow letters appear on the screen reading "OBJECTIVE: TRACK DOWN THE LAIR OF DREAMCASTER". After the letters disappear, the camera pans over to a nearby planet where a yellow comet is seen flying towards it. The comet is revealed to be Sunny Funny in her Iron Flower armor flying towards the planet. After entering the planet's atmosphere, she lands on the ground, takes out her phone and calls a number.

Crash: (offscreen) Hey, Sunny. How are you doing?

Iron Flower: Doing good. Just managed to land on the planet. I think Dreamcaster hid his lair here.

Crash: (offscreen) Good. This is possibly our last chance to stop him before he unleashes the unthinkable.

Iron Flower: I will do my best, Crash.

Iron Flower hangs up. However, she notices a bunch of grey dots appearing all over her and she turns around to see a bunch of Soul Stealers aiming their lasers at her.

Iron Flower: OH S**T!

Iron Flower frantically dodges the lasers as she blasts and kills several of the soul stealers. Eventually, she fires at a glass orb which explodes and destroys all of the soul stealers, sending her flying into the air from the explosion. After landing, she runs to a nearby wall and catches her breath.

Iron Flower: Ok. I think that's the last of them.

A small hole in the wall opens and a monitor emerges and looks around until it sees Iron Flower. It makes loud beeping noises before she blasts at the head, destroying it. The monitor sinks back into the wall. Suddenly, the entire floor under Iron Flower begins to open as she moves out of the way. Once it is fully open, Iron Flower leaps inside and lands in a dark room.

Iron Flower: Man. Better get some light in.

Iron Flower switches into her Iron Flower X armor which glows in the dark as she travels through the corridor. The camera then cuts to a map on a computer where a shadowy figure is seen watching a yellow dot (representing Iron Flower) travelling across the map.

???: Yes.. Come to me, my prey..

The figure pulls a lever. The camera cuts back to Iron Flower X as all the lights in the hall suddenly turn on.

Iron Flower X: Hm. The power must be back on-

Suddenly, the wall behind Iron Flower X grows spikes and begins speeding towards her. Iron Flower X gasps before running across the hallway. Before the spikes can reach her, Iron Flower X leaps through the closing exit right as the spikes hit the doors, leaving dent marks in them. Iron Flower X gets back up and finds herself in a massive abyss room where she sees a large machine in the distance. Inside is a floating bottle of grey blood reading "Source of Dreamcaster's power".

Iron Flower X: Alright, I've finally found it.

Iron Flower X heads towards the machine, but stops when she notices a large gap between her and the machine. Between them is a series of floating platforms.

Iron Flower X: Well.. Here I go.

Iron Flower X begins to leap across the floating platforms. However, the platforms collapse and Iron Flower X screams as she plummets into the abyss. She activates her boosters and flies up to the platform.

Iron Flower X: Whew, that was a close one.

Iron Flower X heads towards the bottle and reaches for it. However, her hand goes through it, revealing it to be an illusion. The illusion disappears and Iron Flower X turns around as a hole in the ground opens and Dreamcaster emerges through a trapdoor.

Dreamcaster: We meet again, flower girl. For the last time!

Iron Flower X: Not today, Dreamcaster!

Dreamcaster cackles as he fires several blasts at Iron Flower X who grabs a piece of the floor to shield herself from the blasts. She then throws it at Dreamcaster, knocking him down.

Dreamcaster: OW!

Iron Flower X leaps over Dreamcaster and aims her blaster at him.

Iron Flower X: Say goodbye, Dreamcaster-

Suddenly, Dreamcaster turns around and shoots Iron Flower X with a large blast, vaporizing her upper half. Her legs then collapse, dead. Dreamcaster begins laughing evilly as the words, "GAME OVER" appear on the screen. The camera zooms out of a TV, revealing the whole scene to be a video game. AsphaltianOof is seen holding the controller while Sunny is sitting next to him.

AsphaltianOof: Oh no! No, no, no, no, no!

Sunny: Ooh, you almost had him!

AsphaltianOof: "sighs" I'm never gonna defeat Dreamcaster.

Sunny: Sure you will, Asp. In fact, you're a better Iron Flower in the game than I am.

AsphaltianOof: Thanks, but look at my blocky hands! I can't press the fire button and jump at the same time!

Sunny: True.

Azaz: Hey, Sunny. I think we ran out of Sprite. Do you think you can get some more?

Sunny: Ok, sure.

Sunny leaves the house. Azaz looks in the fridge and pulls out a Sprite.

Azaz: Oh, here's the Sprite! Turned out it was behind the huge box of dirt.

Meanwhile.

Sunny is seen leaving the store with Sprites.

Sunny: Ok, now to make it back home-

Sunny accidentally bumps into Trace, causing her to drop the Sprite.

Sunny: Oh shoot!

Trace: Whoops, sorry Sunny!

Sunny: "picks up the Sprites" It's fine! So, what are you up to lately, Trace?

Trace: Oh, well it's going good so far! Also, you're not going to believe what I heard on the news! Apparently, a movie is going to be made about you as the Iron Flower!

Sunny: Wow, really?

Trace: Yes! They even invited you to the premiere!

Sunny: Cool! I'll be there for sure!

Trace: Ok! They'll hold the premiere at the Pensacola movie theater!

Sunny: Okay! See you later!

Trace: See ya!

Sunny enters her car and drives off.

Meanwhile.

At Sportster's, two monkeys are seen at a table. Dave Miller is seen giving them a dish.

Dave Miller: Here's the food for your date!

Dave Miller lifts the tray, revealing a banana. However, one of the monkeys gets an annoyed expression.

Monkey: Um, I asked for the medium rare steak.

Dave Miller: Oh, I am terribly sorry sir-

Dave Miller tries to take the tray, but is interrupted by the monkey.

Monkey: No, listen here. I work hard for my family so I expect a good service around here.

Female Monkey: Honey, please-

Monkey: (to Female Monkey) You stay out of this. (to Dave Miller) So, you just choose to serve me bananas just because that's how we're depicted on television?

Dave Miller: Uh.. Would that be for here or to go?

Monkey: ...

The monkey begins making angry monkey noises.

Female Monkey: "sighs" Here we go again.

The camera pans away to show Sonic and Classic Amy having dinner.

Sonic: So, how have you been doing?

Classic Amy: Pretty good! Nice to be interacting with you again after well.. you know.

Sonic: True. No wonder I wouldn't love that psycho b***h (Amy Rose).

Classic Amy: True!

PJ Berri enters the restauraunt.

Dave Miller: Oh, oh no! You get out of here!

PJ Berri: Oh come on. What's up with that?

Dave Miller: You know what happened!

A flashback starts to “Robot Invasion: Part II”.

PJ Berri: (flashback) Yes, I will have a quad patty, with a sprinkling of Himalayan salt, smoked paprika, and micro greens-

Dave Miller: (flashback) And you would like my patties be-cheesed, but not just any cheese will do. Have you any aged gouda? And yes, it is pronounced "how-uda," not "goo-da."

PJ Berri: (flashback) Woah. How did you know I was gonna say that?

Dave Miller: (flashback) You say that every d**n time you come here.

PJ Berri: (flashback) Fair enough.

The users then come in as Dave Miller gives PJ Berri his quad patty.

Dave Miller: (flashback) That will be twenty dollars.

PJ Berri: (flashback) Uhh, look! A distraction!

Dave Miller turns around just as PJ Berri runs off with the quad patty. He turns around.

Dave Miller: (flashback) "sighs" BOSS! IT HAPPENED AGAIN!

The flashback ends.

PJ Berri: Oh, come on! I promised I changed that time! It won't happen again!

Dave Miller: "sighs" Ok, fine. But here's the catch. You may only take just ONE burger from our selection of burgers.

PJ Berri: Ok, sounds fair.

PJ Berri heads to a table containing a variety of burgers.

PJ Berri: Ok, now which should be my one burger for today?

PJ Berri bites a quad patty and throws it away.

PJ Berri: Nope.

PJ Berri bites a jalapeño burger and throws it away.

PJ Berri: No, not that one.

PJ Berri bites an ultimatum and throws it away.

PJ Berri: Not that one either.

Dave Miller: ...

Dave Miller runs outside and begins jumping around in a rage as a driver passes by and stops.

Driver: Hey, buddy? You need a ride? I was just on my way to the big doofus convention!

The driver laughs before driving away.

Dave Miller: OH FU-

Meanwhile.

At the SML Wiki Headquarters, Culdee and the other users are seen with Trikkiboy.

Trikkiboy: Ok, I have some news for you all. Ever since Wrecker's defeat, RH decided to leave Pensacola for a short while to hang out with his new girlfriend, June. We will still be able to continue without him until he gets back.

Culdee: Okay! After all, he'll still be able to post stories like this one from over there-

Tobias appears and drops a coconut on Culdee's head.

Tobias: STOP BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL! HOW MANY TIMES MUST I TELL YOU-

The Creator appears.

Creator: (to Tobias) What did I tell you about physically injuring others over fourth wall breaks?!

Tobias: Oh, sorry Creator.

Tobias and the Creator disappear.

Trikkiboy: Ok.. Also, I got some special news! We have another user joining us today! She recently moved into Pensacola just last week and she decided to get a job here! She should be here now!

An anthropomorphic duck with yellow hair, a pink dress and blue eyes enters.

???: Hey, everyone! So, this is where my job starts, right?

Trikkiboy: Sure is! So, what's your name?

???: I'm Suzy, but most people call me Pinkswan95!

Trikkiboy: Cool!

Endless: Nice to meet you!

MarioFan2009: Agreed!

Culdee: Neat!

DarthSaiyan8697: Kind of interesting we now have a girl in this team.

Trikkiboy: Anyways, tell us about yourself.

Pinkswan95: Well, I have a boyfriend named Bancy. He's a green mouse and he also lives in my new place! You can all probably meet him later!

InternetProblem: Ok, cool!

TheSuperAlmightyDragon: This is fine.

Gummy Cow: (to TheSuperAlmightyDragon) That's what you say all the time!

Trikkiboy: But anyways, Pinkswan95 will be our new user, everyone!

Culdee: Alright!

Pinkswan95: Thanks, everyone!

Meanwhile.

Tristar the Pegasus is seen heading through the city. He looks inside a trash can and eats some eaten apples inside.

Tristar: "neighing" (Man, those were good apples!)

Tristar heads past a building and looks into the window. Inside, Columbia the Torch Lady, Giggles, Joey, Pauline and AP are seen talking.

Giggles: So, how has everyone been doing?

Joey: Good so far!

Pauline: Nothing much!

AP: Same!

Columbia: Well, I saw the new Zombieland movie and "scene cuts to the Columbia variant on “Zombieland 2” where she is seen beating up two zombies with her torch" man! I really taught those zombies a lesson!

Pauline: True! Even I got surprised!

Giggles: I know!

Joey: By the way, how are you (Giggles) and the other Happy Tree Friends doing so far?

Giggles: Pretty good! We're still getting some adjusting to the city after well.. what Wrecker did.

Pauline: True..

Columbia: Well, I have to go. I'll see you all later!

Pauline: See ya!

Joey: See you later!

Columbia leaves.

Columbia: (to Tristar) Oh hey, Tristar! So, how have you been doing?

Tristar: "neighing" (Pretty good so far!)

Columbia: Alright! Well, what do you think we should do?

Tristar: "neighing" (Maybe we can watch that “Zombieland 2” movie again! I just enjoy seeing you smacking those zombies!)

Columbia: "laughs" Yeah, so do I!

Columbia and Tristar leave.

Meanwhile.

Nutty is seen in the store leaving with several candies.

Nutty: OOH, JUST GOT ME SOME CANDIES!! CAN'T WAIT TO EAT THESE WHEN I GET HOME!

Nutty laughs maniacally. However, he notices a poster reading "Iron Flower Movie Premiere coming soon! Selling Triple Glazed Apple Fritters now!"

Nutty: T-TRIPLE GLAZED?! I MUST GET MY TEETH ON THOSE!

Nutty laughs maniacally as he devours his candies and spins away like a tornado. However, a candy apple ends up falling out of him and rolls into a nearby bush. Inside the bush, Past Buckaroo is seen inside, eating the candy apple.

Past Buckaroo: Man, that was a good candy apple-

Dark Tari: "heard through Past Buckaroo's phone" Past Buckaroo, stay focused!

Past Buckaroo: Oh, sorry! So, what were you saying?

Dark Tari: I need you and the other Day Zero villains to meet me near the Scavenger camps. Make sure no one follows you.

Past Buckaroo: Ok.

Past Buckaroo hangs up and after finishing the candy apple, sneaks out of the bush and sneaks through the city. He passes Mime from Happy Tree Friends balancing his unicycle while juggling chainsaws. After initially ignoring him, he runs back to Mime and shoves him over, causing him to get sliced apart by his chainsaws. Past Buckaroo laughs and runs off as Mime respawns and shakes his fist at him angrily.

Mime: "fist shaking" (You b*****d!)

Past Buckaroo is seen heading to the city wall which is still being torn down.

Past Buckaroo: Ok, I think they might be out here.

Past Buckaroo slips through a hole in the wall and spots the Scavenger camp in the distance.

Past Buckaroo: Ok, I think I was told to meet them there.

Past Buckaroo rushes to the Scavenger camp and climbs the wall. Dark Tari, PLA-1137, Terrovax and Past Saiko are seen on top of the walls.

Past Buckaroo: Okay, I made it-

Everyone: Shh!!

Dark Tari: We don't want to alert them. (points somewhere) See that over there?

Past Buckaroo: Where?

The Day Zero villains are shown watching Mr. MacFroogle who has his beard shaved being tormented by the Scavengers.

Scavenger 2: Do it again.

Mr. MacFroogle: Aw come on, guys. I just did it like 5 times-

Scavenger 3: DO IT!

Mr. MacFroogle: O-ok!

Mr. MacFroogle strips down to his underwear and starts dancing while sobbing.

Mr. MacFroogle: (singing and sobbing) My milkshake brings all these boys to the yard and they're like it's better than yours and they're like it's better than yours. I can teach you but I have to cha-r-r-r-g-e..

The scavengers laugh at Mr. MacFroogle as the Day Zero villains continue watching.

Dark Tari: Man, those scavengers have sure been being cruel to him ever since he threw them under the bus.

Past Saiko: True.

Past Buckaroo: So, what are we doing here again?

Dark Tari: Even though MacFroogle might have left us to die in the exploding building by not answering our calls, we still need him so we can continue our freedom in the city. We just got to find a way to break him out.

Terrovax: True. There's no way we can get past those guys.

Dark Tari: I know. Even my refusion powers are not enough to face those guys.

The Day Zero villains climb down the walls and leave.

Meanwhile.

A blue portal opens and a female figure wearing blue robes exits.

Spellbinder: Okay. Just got to find some info on where those valuable artifacts are.

Spellbinder leaves. The Day Zero villains are seen heading through the fields.

PLA-1137: So, how do you think we should break MacFroogle out?

Dark Tari: I don't know yet. We'll probably need to find a huge advantage to do so.

The Day Zero villains walk past the Minecraft Angry Birds Productions building, but stop when they hear noises coming from inside.

PLA-1137: What was that?!

Past Buckaroo: I don't know!

Past Saiko: Sounds like it came from that building!

Dark Tari: True. Let's take a look inside.

The Day Zero villains enter the Minecraft Angry Birds Productions building. They see Spellbinder looking through a bunch of trash.

Spellbinder: No, nothing here. Man, no sign of them anywhere. They have to be here somewhere!

Dark Tari: Hello?

Spellbinder screams and drops the trash she's holding. She then turns around and sees the Day Zero villains.

Spellbinder: Who are you? This is no place now for intruders like yourselves.

Dark Tari: We're not intruders. We just heard noises coming from in here.

Past Buckaroo: Was that you making the noises?

Spellbinder: Yes. I was kind of searching around the place trying to look for one of the crystals.

Dark Tari: Oh, ok then- Wait, what do you mean by crystals-

Spellbinder: Follow me. I'll show you.

Spellbinder opens the portal and the Day Zero villains follow her inside as it shuts. They then end up inside a large area filled with lava and a large castle in the distance.

PLA-1137: Woah! Where are we?!

Spellbinder: I'll explain later. Anyways, just come with me into the castle.

Dark Tari: Um, okay?

The Day Zero villains follow Spellbinder into the castle.

A few minutes later.

They are seen exiting the stairwell and entering a hallway. They come across a large door guarded by grey hooded figures wearing black samurai armor and wielding two maces.

Elite Soul Stealer 1: Halt, who goes there?!

Spellbinder: Relax, guys. They're with me.

Elite Soul Stealer 2: Oh. Our mistake, Spellbinder.

Elite Soul Stealer 1: You may all pass.

The Elite Soul Stealers step aside and Spellbinder and the Day Zero villains enter the room which is revealed to be a giant throne room.

PLA-1137: Ok, I have no identification of this place.

Past Saiko: Me neither.

Spellbinder: Honey, I'm back.

A shadowy figure is seen in the back of the room sitting on the throne.

???: Who are these guys you brought before me?

Spellbinder: Um.. (to the Day Zero villains) What were your names?

Dark Tari: I'm Dark Tari. Former assistant to Waluigi.

PLA-1137: PLA-1137. Former bounty hunter of I.M Meen.

Past Buckaroo: Buckaroo. Infamous crime lord in Pensacola.

Dark Tari: Um, don't you mean Past Buckaroo because you're the Buckaroo of the past? Not the present?

Past Buckaroo: Oh right, right.

Past Saiko: Past Saiko. Reject my love and I'll f*****g kill you.

Terrovax: Terrovax. One of the many deathlesses.

Spellbinder: Yeah, that sounds cool!

???: I see.

The figure gets up from the throne.

???: So, what are these guys known for?

Dark Tari: Well, we were the ones responsible for the infamous Day Zero terrorist attack! Well, Masked Menace was the ringmaster of it.

???: Cool! I actually heard of that! I believe that I may have some use for you all..

Past Buckaroo: What do you mean?

The figure steps into the light and is revealed to be Dreamcaster.

Past Saiko: Dreamcaster?!

Dark Tari: I've heard a lot about him!

Dreamcaster: Indeed, you have. Anyways, ever since my defeats at the hand of the flower girl and those vile heroes, me and my wife, Spellbinder have been conducting some research on how to regain my full power. Eventually, we found a way how.

Terrovax: And how's that?

Spellbinder summons an illusion in the air. Six colored gems appear in the illusion.

Dreamcaster: Behold. The all-mighty powerful dream crystals. Legend has it that if all six are brought together and absorbed into me as a single entity, I shall regain my former glory and be able to unleash the dreampocalypse and smite the heroes once and for all.

Dark Tari: Cool, but what are they?

Spellbinder: The red gem is known as the Life Gem. It has the power to grant life to inanimate objects and follow their wielder's every command. The blue gem is known as the Invincibility Gem. Whoever wields it shall be rendered invulnerable to all attacks. The yellow gem is the Power Gem. Whoever gets a hold of it shall get their powers greatly upgraded by unimaginable levels. The pink one is known as the Strength Gem. Whoever wields it will be granted extreme strength and durability. The orange gem is known as the Immortality Gem. Whoever has it shall live forever. Last but not least, it is the most powerful gem of all.. The Chaos Gem. Whoever ends up obtaining it shall be granted the ability to take control of all reality and bend it to its will.

Dark Tari: Man, that sounds like something I would do.

Spellbinder: It's just the one problem we're having. We don't know where each location of the gems are. Legend says that Satoru Iwata and the Council of Marios teamed up to obtain all of the dream crystals and scatter them all in different dimensions so that no one can abuse their powers.

Dark Tari: I think maybe I can be able to identify where their locations are.

Spellbinder: You can?

Dark Tari: Of course! I'll just use the power of refusion to do it!

Dark Tari blasts at the Chaos Gem. However, she doesn't receive a vision.

Dark Tari: Huh? Impossible. It should have worked!

Dreamcaster: I think that's because your powers aren't advanced enough to comprehend the powers they are capable of. This is where you guys come in. All of you will be converted into soul stealers and you will all head out to track down and bring me these six dream crystals. However, it is best to start by gathering different recruits so that they undergo the same treatment.

Past Buckaroo: Oh no! There's no way I'm getting turned into a decayed hooded figure!

PLA-1137: Yeah! Listen, you red robed sorcerer! No one and I mean no one converts us, villains!

Dreamcaster: 1. You won't. You will keep your normal appearances. You'll just gain new powers. 2. Don't underestimate me and don't even think about trying to betray me. For example.

Dreamcaster snaps his fingers, causing PLA-1137 to get affected by his magic.

PLA-1137: Um, what just happened- Wait, the f**k?!?

PLA-1137 removes her helmet and it's revealed that her head has been transformed into a piranha plant.

PLA-1137: OH GEEZ! (to Dreamcaster) WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!?!?!

The Day Zero villains laugh.

PLA-1137: STOP LAUGHING!!

Dreamcaster: Now, have I made my point?

PLA-1137: Yes, Dreamcaster. We'll hold no such thing.

Dreamcaster: Good.

Dreamcaster snaps his fingers, turning PLA-1137's head to normal. She then puts her helmet back on.

PLA-1137: Just please don't do that again.

Dreamcaster blasts the Day Zero villains with his powers. Mindless symbols appear on their arms.

Terrovax: Oh, cool!

Dreamcaster: (to Dark Tari) Now, try your vision again.

Dark Tari: Ok. I think I'll go for the orange one.

Dark Tari blasts the illusion of the Immortality Gem. This time, the camera cuts to her POV as the background fades into a vision of Beach City from “Steven Universe”.

Dark Tari: (voice) Oh, I see something! I think it's some place called Beach City. Oh, hang on. My vision is targeting something.

The camera turns to Steven Universe's house and zooms inside. Pearl, Garnet and Peridot are seen talking.

Peridot: So yeah, just dealt with that giant gem monster.

Pearl: Cool!

Garnet: Man, those gem monsters don't know when to stop.

Dark Tari: Ok, just go past those alien girls.

The camera moves past Pearl, Garnet and Peridot and zooms down a series of chutes. It then ends up in a room containing a pit of lava. It then zooms over to a counter with a locked box on it and the Invincibility Gem is shown inside.

Dark Tari: I see it! That must be where the first gem is!

The background turns to normal.

Dreamcaster: So, where did you see it?

Dark Tari: It's in some place called Beach City.

Spellbinder: Good.

Dreamcaster: Anyways, just gather some recruits and then go after the first crystal.

Dark Tari: We'll do our best, boss.

PLA-1137: We won't disappoint.

Dark Tari and the Day Zero villains leave the throne room. Fawkes then enters with a bag of bird seed.

Fawkes: Hey, boss. I just saw a bunch of people leaving your room on the way in. Who are those guys?

Dreamcaster: Oh, just some people who might restore my full powers..

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CHAPTER 2 - ASYLUM ESCAPE!
Synopsis: Dark Tari and the Day Zero villains head out to track down some recruits to aid them in obtaining the dream crystals! Meanwhile, Amy Rose breaks out of the mental asylum alongside her cellmate...

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At the pier in Seaside District, Giggles, Lammy and Petunia are seen talking to each other.

Lammy: So, did any of you hear about the new Iron Flower movie coming out?

Giggles: I sure did!

Petunia: I'm looking forward to seeing it! Me and Sniffles have been working on a "special" project just for it!

Lammy: Cool! Hey, has anyone seen Mr. Pickles?

Meanwhile.

Mr. Pickles is seen climbing up a post. He then sees Fatass eating a hot dog.

Fatass: Alright! Time to eat my hot dog!

Mr. Pickles laughs silently as he grabs a nearby saw, sharpens it and slides down a series of flags towards Fatass, decapitating him as he passes by.

Fatass: Oh, you've got to be kidding me.

The camera cuts back to Lammy, Giggles and Petunia. Mr. Pickles appears behind Lammy.

Lammy: Oh there you are, Mr. Pickles! (to Giggles) So, how is that war between Sniffles and the ants going?

Petunia: Oh, he really turned the tables on them ever since Sunny and the others showed up.

A flashback starts. The ant family are shown having dinner while Brother Ant is seen looking outside through a telescope.

Mother Ant: Any sign of that anteater yet?

Brother Ant: Nope.

Sister Ant: Maybe he surrendered!

The ant family laugh. Suddenly, a grenade gets thrown into the ant hill.

Lumpy: (offscreen) Fire in the hole!

Mother Ant: WAIT, WHAT-

The grenade detonates, blowing up the ant family and covering the room with her blood. Outside, Sniffles and Lumpy are seen laughing. The flashback ends.

Petunia: Yeah, serves them right!

Giggles: True! Especially the mind control incident.

Lammy: So, what do you all want to do now?

Petunia: Maybe we can see what's playing in the theater!

Giggles: Yeah!

Lammy: Ok, sounds good!

Lammy, Petunia, Giggles and Mr. Pickles leave.

Meanwhile.

Lifty and Shifty are seen running out of a bank, carrying stolen loot.

Lifty: Yes!

Shifty: We're finally rich!

Bank Owner: Stop, thieves!

Lifty: Nothing can stop us now!

Shifty: We're finally gonna be rich-

Suddenly, the two fall down an open manhole. They are heard screaming as they are brutally ripped to shreds by crocodiles offscreen. Afterwards, they are heard respawning and climb back out.

Lifty: Aw man!

Shifty: That's the second time we got killed today!

Lifty: True! We can't even get our loot back since the crocodiles are down there!

Joey and Pauline are seen near Lifty and Shifty.

Joey: "sighs" Did you guys rob a bank again?

Lifty: Pretty much.

Shifty: Yeah.

Pauline: Guys, you need to like stop with that.

Lifty: But stealing is our hobby!

Shifty: Yeah!

Pauline: I understand, but one day you need to give that life up-

Pauline realizes her beanie is missing.

Pauline: Ok, which one of two took my hat?

Lifty is seen wearing Pauline's beanie.

Lifty: Uhh.. I didn't do it.

Pauline: "laughs" Ok, give me that.

Pauline grabs the beanie from Lifty and puts it back on her head.

Joey: But seriously, some of these days, you'll need to try to earn money honestly.

Lifty: Ok, fine.

Shifty: We'll see what we can do.

Pauline: Ok, thanks.

Joey and Pauline leave.

Lifty: Man, how should we do this?

Shifty: I have no clue.

Meanwhile.

Outside Pensacola, Dark Tari and the Day Zero villains are seen exiting the portal.

Dark Tari: Ok, we're back in Pensacola.

PLA-1137: So, what were we doing again?

Terrovax: I think that Dreamcaster guy said something about finding new recruits.

Dark Tari: Right. Who should we find first?

Past Buckaroo: I don't know. There's like dozens of criminals like us out there.

Dark Tari: Let me look around.

Dark Tari flies into the sky and looks around the city. Eventualy, she sees Beacontown.

Dark Tari: What could be in there?

Dark Tari flies to Beacontown and notices Aiden, Gill and Maya approaching the Reuben statue with eggs and TNT.

Dark Tari: Hm, who are those guys?

Aiden: Ok, guys. Jesse and his losers aren't around so let's mess up his pig statue!

Maya: Yeah!

Aiden, Gill and Maya prepare to throw the eggs at the Reuben statue. However, Petra and Olivia are seen on top of the statue.

Olivia: Now!

Petra and Olivia throw stone blocks at Aiden, Gill and Maya.

Gill: Ow, my face!

Aiden: The f**k?!

Petra: Nice try, guys.

Olivia: Seriously, how many times have you tried to vandalize the statue of Reuben?

Gill: Uhh. About 20 times-

Aiden: Shut up, Gill.

Petra: Anyways, all of you need to stop vandalizing that Reuben statue. You all need to just find something better to do than harassing us. Aiden, what happened to you deciding to become a writer?

Aiden: Well, I tried to write a book, but it didn't get much recognition because RH overshadowed me so I just went back to the old life.

Maya: True.

Petra: But anyways, just quit harassing us.

Aiden: Why should we? It's not like you had a vision of the future or something.

Petra: I- Uh.. Just nevermind.

Petra and Olivia leave.

Olivia: What did he mean by vision of the future?

Petra: I don't know. Probably just his usual rambling.

Olivia: Ok?

Aiden: Come on, guys.

Aiden, Gill and Maya leave.

Dark Tari: Seems like we have found some recruits.

Dark Tari leaves.

Meanwhile.

At an insane asylum in the middle of the ocean, the camera cuts to outside a cell door where two asylum officers are seen approaching.

Asylum Officer 1: So, how do you think our newest inmate is doing?

Asylum Officer 2: Let's check.

The asylum officer checks inside the room. He sees Amy Rose in a straitjacket having seemingly hung herself with bedsheets.

Asylum Officer 1: Geez.

Asylum Officer 2: Guess the isolation got too much for her.

The asylum officers head to Amy Rose and notice a note on her. One of them grabs it and reads it.

Asylum Officer 1: (reading) "Dear officers. You're actually quite stupid to think I'd kill myself. - Amy Rose". (speaking) The f**k?

Amy Rose's eyes open and she grins at them.

Asylum Officer 2: What's so funny-

Julie from “HiHi Puffy Ami Yumi” knocks out one of the asylum officers from behind with a metal chair.

Asylum Officer 1: FREEZE-

Amy Rose removes the bedsheets around her neck, wraps them around the asylum officer's neck and strangles him to death.

Amy Rose: Ok, we took care of them.

Julie: Good. Now let's get out of here.

Amy Rose and Julie exit the cell and head down the hallway. They then enter the stairwell and head upstairs to the main floor. They then head to the exit and try to open the door, only to realize it's locked.

Amy Rose: Dang it, it's locked-

Suddenly, the alarms begin blaring.

Julie: OH S**T, THEY KNOW WE'VE ESCAPED!

Amy Rose: WE NEED TO FIND A WAY OUT FAST!

Amy Rose and Julie run back into the stairwell and head down into the bottom hallway which is located in the sewers.

Amy Rose: Ew, sick!

Julie: I know, but keep running! Don't look back!

A bunch of asylum officers are seen chasing after them.

Asylum Officer 3: Stop, escapees!

Asylum Officer 4: You will not escape!

Julie: Quick, the ladder!

Amy Rose: Ok, I see it!

Amy Rose and Julie climb up the ladder, open the manhole and climb through it. Julie shuts the manhole while Amy Rose pushes a car on top of it, trapping the asylum officers inside.

Asylum Officer 5: (voice) Open this manhole!

Asylum Officer 6: (voice) You can't stay out there forever!

Amy Rose: Ok, we're free!

Julie: We sure are!

Amy Rose and Julie leave.

A few minutes later.

Amy Rose and Julie are seen throwing their straitjackets into the trash. Julie is also revealed to be wearing a white shirt with a NO symbol and a black jacket.

Amy Rose: About time we got those off!

Julie: I know, right?

Amy Rose: Well, what should we do now that we've escaped?

Julie: Well, I know the news about our escape is gonna come out soon so we need to lay low for a while.

Amy Rose: Ok, then!

Amy Rose and Julie leave.

Meanwhile.

Dark Tari is seen meeting up with the Day Zero villains.

PLA-1137: So, what did you find?

Dark Tari: Well, I found this trio called Aiden, Gill and Maya. Apparently, they're known as the Blaze Rods.

Terrovax: Ok, cool!

Past Buckaroo: So, how are we gonna get them on our side?

Dark Tari: We'll just to have to do it. My way..

A few minutes later.

Aiden, Gill and Maya are seen in their base.

Gill: So, what do you think Jesse might be up to?

Maya: I don't know. Probably more of their lame treasure hunting.

Aiden: I know! We should have been the ones getting the glory! Not them!

Maya: I know!

Gill: Agreed!

Someone is heard knocking on the door.

Aiden: Gill, can you answer the door?

Gill: Ok!

Gill opens the door.

Gill: Hello-

Gill gasps and the camera cuts away.

Aiden: Gill? Who was that at the door? Gill? (to Maya) Maya, go check on him.

Maya: On it.

Maya heads to the door and answers.

Maya: Gill, are you out here-

Maya gasps before the camera cuts back to Aiden again.

Aiden: Maya? Did you find Gill yet? Maya, don't play this type of game with me, you know I hate that. "sighs" Fine, I'll get it myself.

Aiden heads to the door and opens it.

Aiden: Ok, who's out here-

Dark Tari and PLA-1137 are seen outside.

Dark Tari: You've been drafted.

Aiden: WHAT THE F**K?!?

Dark Tari activates her arm cannon and sprays Aiden with purple gas that knocks him out.

PLA-1137: Ok, we got them!

Dark Tari: Alright! Now, let's bring them to Dreamcaster.

Dark Tari and PLA-1137 drag Aiden, Gill and Maya into the portal and it shuts.

Meanwhile.

Amy Rose and Julie are seen in the subway train driving through the city. Julie is also reading a newspaper.

Amy Rose: So, where are we planning to hide at?

Julie: Someplace far from the city. The one place most people don't bother to look.

Amy Rose: Um, ok.

Julie turns a page in the newspaper and it shows the headlines, "DREAMCASTER STRIKES AT BATTLE OF THE BANDS EVENT!". She notices Ami and Yumi on the picture.

Julie: I'll make sure you two pay for kicking me out of the band and getting me locked up in the asylum!

Amy Rose: Um, what are you talking about?

Julie: Oh, nothing! Just got a little reminder.

Amy Rose: Ok, then?

The subway train stops moving.

Conductor: (voice) Now stopping at the farmlands!

Amy Rose: That must be our stop.

Julie: Sure is!

Amy Rose and Julie exit the train. They then enter the farmlands. Nearby, the Matthews and Weavers are seen fighting each other.

Matthew 1: I keep telling you! We're the superior gang!

Weaver 1: No, we are!

Matthew 2: It's war then!

Weaver 2: Then let it be!

The Matthews and Weavers continue fighting each other as Amy Rose and Julie walk past.

Amy Rose: So, why pick this as the hiding spot?

Julie: Do you remember the last time those gangs (Matthews and Weavers) were seen?

Amy Rose: When?

Julie: December 23rd, 2018. About over a year ago.

Amy Rose: Oh, ok! No chance of anyone searching here!

Julie: True.

Suddenly, the two notice another portal opening and Past Buckaroo exiting.

Past Buckaroo: Oh man! I hope they still have those glazed apples here!

Past Buckaroo leaves.

Amy Rose: Wait, isn't that Past Buckaroo? He was one of MacFroogle's men.

Julie: Ok, but what about that portal?

Amy Rose: No clue. Maybe we should take a look.

Julie: Probably.

Past Buckaroo reappears with a basket of apples.

Past Buckaroo: Alright! Turns out they got them!

Past Buckaroo enters the portal. Amy Rose and Julie sneak behind him and follow him inside as it shuts.

Meanwhile.

It is now nightime in Beacontown. Petra is shown asleep. However, the scene fades to the vision Dreamcaster gave her back in “Lost Memories”.

Future Olivia: They’re too powerful!

Future Lukas: Don’t give up-

Both Future Olivia and Lukas are overwhelmed and killed by the figures.

Petra: No!

Future Axel: You’ll pay for that!

Future Axel throws TNT at one of the figures, but it absorbs it and breathes fire at Future Axel, incinerating him.

Future Jesse: I’ll kill you for this!

Future Jesse attacks one of the figures and kicks him to the ground, knocking off his hood and revealing him to be Future Aiden.

Future Aiden: You’ll never defeat us, Jesse! The Dreamcaster will return stronger than ever! Then, he’ll be unstoppable!

Future Jesse: His return will never come-

Suddenly, Future Jesse is killed when he is stabbed through the back with a sword. After falling, the person behind him is revealed to be an animatronic version of him.

Future Aiden: Thanks, Animatronic Jesse!

Animatronic Jesse: Anytime, Aiden!

Future Aiden and Animatronic Jesse laugh evilly. Petra screams as she wakes up, revealing it was a nightmare.

Petra: "to herself" D-don't worry about it. It was only something to break you with. It's not a prediction of the future.

Dreamcaster: "in Petra's mind" You better make sure you prevent that future! Or can you?

Dreamcaster's evil laugh echoes as Petra continues sitting with a worried expression. The scene then cuts to black.

CHAPTER 3 - ESCAPE FROM SCAVENGER ISLAND
Synopsis: After recruiting the Blaze Rods as well as Amy Rose and Julie, Dark Tari and the Day Zero villains plot to break Mr. MacFroogle out of the scavenger camp!

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A few hours earlier.

A POV of someone waking up is heard.

???: The heck? Where am I?

The POV turns and sees Maya.

Maya: Hey, Aiden? Do you know where we are?

Aiden: Not really. Looks like some sort of castle.

Maya: I know.

Aiden: Also, where's Gill?

Aiden's POV turns and sees Gill talking to Spellbinder nearby.

Aiden: Oh, there he is.

Gill: Hey, do the thing!

Spellbinder: What?

Gill: Summon your illusions!

Spellbinder: No!

Gill: Hey, come on, mam! They looked cool!

Spellbinder: I don't have to entertain you!

Gill: Come on! Do it! Do the illusions! Come on, do it! Do it, do it, do it!

Aiden: Shut up, Gill!

The door is heard opening.

Aiden: The heck?

Aiden's POV turns around and he sees Dark Tari and the Day Zero villains entering the room.

Past Buckaroo: Looks like our new houseguests have awoken!

Maya: Hey, you're the guys who brought us here!

Aiden: Yeah! What's the meaning of this?!

Spellbinder: You'll see eventually..

Aiden: Wait, who are you?

Spellbinder: My husband will explain later.

Aiden: Husband?

Past Buckaroo: I'll be back in a moment, everyone. I need to make a stop somewhere.

Past Buckaroo leaves the room.

Meanwhile. (A few hours later)

Outside Dreamcaster's castle, the portal is seen opening and Past Buckaroo exits with the basket of glazed apples.

Past Buckaroo: Ok, might as well eat these later after I'm done with whatever Dreamcaster has planned next.

Past Buckaroo leaves. Afterwards, Amy Rose and Julie exit the portal as it shuts.

Amy Rose: Woah, what is this place?!

Julie: I know! There's like lava everywhere!

Amy Rose: True! (notices the castle) Um, is that a castle?

Julie: (looking at the castle) Sure looks like it.

Amy Rose: Maybe we should see what's inside.

Julie: Most likely.

Amy Rose and Julie enter the castle and see the MASSIVE interior.

Amy Rose: Woah!

Julie: Look how huge this place is!

Amy Rose: I know! It's enormous!

Amy Rose and Julie enter a nearby room. They see Dreamcaster in the dining room nearby eating dinner.

Amy Rose: Who is that?

Julie: No clue. Kind of looks frightening.

Dreamcaster: Ok, I finished. Maybe, I should go check on the new recruits.

Dreamcaster begins to leave.

Amy Rose: S**t!

Julie: Hide!

Amy Rose and Julie hide behind a large plant as Dreamcaster passes by.

Julie: Ok, I don't think he saw us.

Amy Rose: Agreed.

Julie: Where is he going?

Amy Rose: Guess we'll have to find out.

Amy Rose and Julie follow Dreamcaster up the stairwell. They eventually see him entering an elevator and it shuts.

Julie: He went in there.

Amy Rose: Guess we'll have to find another way up.

Julie: (looking at another stairwell) I see some stairs.

Amy Rose: Okay!

Amy Rose and Julie head to the stairs, only to see a VERY long flight of them leading up.

Julie: Oh s**t..

Meanwhile.

Aiden, Gill and Maya are seen talking to Dark Tari and the Day Zero villains.

Aiden: (to Dark Tari) So, you used to work for this crazy wizard guy named Waluigi?

Dark Tari: Sure did! "activates her knife arm" I even killed that red plumber's brother during the final battle!

Aiden: ... Ok, then.

Gill: (to PLA-1137) So, you were a bounty hunter back then?

PLA-1137: I was! My boss, I.M Meen usually sends me out to assassinate people who displeased him. I believe my last one before the events of the election was Au-

Dreamcaster enters the room.

PLA-1137: Ah, maybe some other time.

Dreamcaster: Greetings, subjects. I see you have brought me the new recruits.

Past Saiko: We sure did!

Aiden: Ok, can some please tell me what is going on here?

Maya: What's with all the creepy guys in robes?

Elite Soul Stealer 3: Hey, who are you calling creepy?

Maya: Oh, sorry, sorry.

Dreamcaster: So, you must be those guys known as the Blaze Rods.

Gill: How did you know our gang name?

Dreamcaster: "referring to the Day Zero villains" These guys gave me loads of information.

Aiden: Ok. Anyways, who are you?

Dreamcaster: I am Dreamcaster. The one and only.

Aiden: Wait, you were responsible for the mindless invasion!

Gill: Yeah!

Dreamcaster: Sure was! It was my greatest success! Until that flower girl ruined it for me..

Maya: You mean Sunny?

Dreamcaster: Oh, that was her name? Must have never heard of it or I forgot. Anyways, I had my subjects bring you here so I could have you assist in their goals to find the dream crystals.

Maya: Well, couldn't you have did it much nicer than knocking us out?!

Aiden: But anyways, what are the dream crystals?

Spellbinder summons the illusions of the dream crystals.

Spellbinder: The red gem is known as the Life Gem. It has the power to grant life to inanimate objects and follow their wielder's every command. The blue gem is known as the-

Dreamcaster: Enough, Spellbinder. I don't think we'd want our subjects sitting through this again.

Spellbinder: Ok.

Dreamcaster: (to the Blaze Rods) But anyways, the dream crystals are six powerful artifacts that are the keys to restoring my full powers. All six of them were scattered across the entire world so you all need to go out and find them. Dark Tari will provide the locations for each one. Now, to ensure your loyalty to me.

Dreamcaster blasts the Blaze Rods and the mindless symbols appear on their arms.

Maya: Are these like some sort of insignia?

Dreamcaster: Yes. Anyways, all of you will go out and gather all the dream crystals and return to my lair with them.

Aiden: We will do our best, Dreamcaster.

Maya: (to Aiden) Um, aren't you aware of what we're getting into?

Aiden: Quiet, Maya.

Outside, Amy Rose and Julie are seen reaching the top of the stairwell while exhausted.

Julie: Geez! Who needs that many stairs?!

Amy Rose: I know! Kind of unnecessary, don't you think?

The two eventually reach Dreamcaster's throne room and look through the door.

Dreamcaster: Anyways, all of you can leave now. Just get whatever recruits you can and then start the hunt.

Dark Tari: We got it, boss.

Julie: Man, what's that robed guy up to?

Amy Rose: I know-

Fawkes: (offscreen) Hey, what are you two doing here?

Fawkes is seen behind Julie and Amy Rose.

Julie: Uh, nothing unusual?

Fawkes screeches before he blows the door open and pushes the two inside.

Past Buckaroo: The heck?!

Dreamcaster: Who are those guys?!

Fawkes: Found some intruders, your majesty.

Amy Rose: Wait, we're not intruders!

Julie: We only saw this place and wanted to see what was in it!

PLA-1137: Amy Rose? What are you doing here?

Terrovax: Who's that green haired girl (Julie)?

Julie: Well, my name is Julie. But anyways, who are you all?

Dreamcaster: That will be for another time. Now, both of you must be gone. You already know too much.

Dreamcaster snaps his fingers. The Elite Soul Stealers grab Amy Rose and Julie and carry them over to a slide labeled "FEED TO THE DREAM SNAKE".

Amy Rose: No, please!

Julie: Mercy!

Amy Rose: Wait, we'll do anything you desire!

Dreamcaster: Really?

Amy Rose: Yes! Anything!

Julie: Just don't feed us to God knows what's down there!

Dreamcaster: Very well. Release them.

The Elite Soul Stealers release Amy Rose and Julie.

Dreamcaster: I suppose that having more recruits won't hurt. You two will help the others find the dream crystals. Before you ask, they are six powerful relics that must be found to restore my powers. You got that?

Amy Rose: Yes.

Julie: Amy, what are you doing?

Dreamcaster: Good. Now, go with the others.

Julie: O-ok, Dreamcaster.

Dreamcaster blasts Amy Rose and Julie and mindless symbols appear on their arms. Dreamcaster laughs evilly as Amy Rose and Julie follow the Day Zero villains and the Blaze Rods out of the castle.

Meanwhile. (The next day.)

At the Scaveneger camp, Mr. MacFroogle is shown carrying the scavenger's laundry.

Mr. MacFroogle: Ew, sick! Do you guys even clean up around here?!

Scavenger 6 places his laundry on the pile.

Scavenger 6: Mine is soaked in cucumber juice.

Mr. MacFroogle gags and leaves with the laundry.

Mr. MacFroogle: There has to be some way to get out of this camp!

Mr. MacFroogle sees the wall.

Mr. MacFroogle: Of course, the wall!

Mr. MacFroogle tries to climb up the wall, but keeps sliding down as the scavengers laugh him.

Scavenger 8: We knew you would attempt that so we soaked the walls in grease!

Mr. MacFroogle: Aw come on!

Dark Tari, the Day Zero villains, the Blaze Rods, Amy Rose and Julie are seen behind the wall.

Dark Tari: Ok, get ready to bust MacFroogle out. (to the Blaze Rods) Did you bring the TNT and mob eggs?

Maya: (holding a creeper egg) We sure did!

Dark Tari: Ok, good.

The camera cuts back into inside the wall where Mr. MacFroogle is seen cleaning all of the laundry. Suddenly, part of the wall explodes and lands on a bunch of scavengers, crushing them to death.

Mr. MacFroogle: WHAT THE F**K?!?

The Day Zero villains enter the scavenger camp.

Dark Tari: Ok, let's grab MacFroogle and get out of here!

PLA-1137 heads to Mr. MacFroogle.

Mr. MacFroogle: What are you guys doing here?

PLA-1137: We came to bust you out. Now come quickly!

Mr. MacFroogle follows the Day Zero villains out of the camp. However, the scavengers appear.

Scavenger 4: Oh no, you ain't escaping!

Scavenger Leader: None of you are going anywhere with our valuable prisoner!

Amy Rose: Oh, really? (to the Blaze Rods) FIRE!

The Blaze Rods throw different mob eggs at the scavengers, causing them to get attacked by different mobs like creepers, endermen, ghasts, zombie pigmen and slimes.

Scavenger 9: AH!! GET THEM OFF OF ME!

Dark Tari: Let's get out of here!

Dark Tari and the others rush to a nearby river, get on a boat and sail away. However, the scavenger leader notices them.

Scavenger Leader: Don't let them escape!

Scavenger 2: Got it!

Three of the scavengers rush to another boat and sail after the villains. Julie notices the scavengers following them.

Julie: Guys, look!

Gill: What is it?

Gill looks through a telescope. However, he can't see the scavengers.

Gill: I can't see. It's too far away

Aiden grabs the telescope from Gill.

Aiden: Idiot, you're looking through the wrong end! Let me!

Aiden looks through the telescope and sees the scavengers.

Scavenger 3: Ahoy, mateys!

Scavenger 1: We've come to finger your booty!

Aiden screams.

Aiden: SCAVENGERS!!!

Dark Tari: S**T! (to PLA-1137) FIRE UP THE ENGINES!

PLA-1137: GOT IT!

PLA-1137 removes her jetpack, puts the end of it in the water and turns it on, causing the boat to move at a faster speed away from the scavengers.

Scavenger 3: Our prisoner (Mr. MacFroogle) is getting away!

Scavenger 2: Not for long!

The scavenger pulls out a weedwhacker, sticks it into the water and turns it on, causing them to speed up to the scavengers and sail in front of them.

Scavenger 1: Got ya!

Scavenger 2: Finally outsmarted you, this time!

Scavenger 3: Yeah. We're gonna have so much fun with you all once we take you into our camp-

Terrovax: (offscreen) Not anymore!

Scavengers: What-

Terrovax is seen on top of the ship's mast. He leaps off and sticks his sword into it as he falls, ripping the mast.

Scavenger 3: Our sail!

Scavenger 1: Those were my best bedsheets!

Terrovax leaps back onto the villains' boat.

Terrovax: So long, suckers!

The ship sails away.

Scavenger 2: Time for the heavy artillery!

The scavenger pulls out a block of TNT, lights it and throws it at the villains' boat.

Amy Rose: TNT incoming!

Dark Tari: I got it!

Dark Tari's arm turns into a tennis racket and she hits the TNT, causing it to fly back and land on the scavengers' boat. The TNT explodes, destroying most of the ship and it begins to sink as the scavengers begin arguing.

Scavenger 1: (to Scavenger 2) This is all your fault, stupid!

Scavenger 2: (to Scavenger 1) Oh, shut up or I'll punch you up!

Scavenger 3: Will you all be quiet?! You're being a real pain in my a-

Scavenger 3's words gargle as the ship fully sinks. The villains' ship stops next to the shore and they get off.

Past Saiko: Alright, we finally lost them!

PLA-1137: Yeah!

Mr. MacFroogle: Thanks for breaking me out, guys! Now let's start our plan to take back the city for ourselves-

Dark Tari: Not yet, MacFroogle.

Mr. MacFroogle: What do you mean?

Dark Tari: You have a date with our new boss.

Mr. MacFroogle: Who-

Dark Tari summons the portal and she, Mr. MacFroogle and the others enter it and it shuts.

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CHAPTER 4 - THE FINAL RECRUITS (For now...)
Synopsis: After recruiting Mr. MacFroogle, Dark Tari and the other villains head out to recruit Murder Man and his gang! Meanwhile, Lifty and Shifty try to come up with honest ways of making money. However, while Dark Tari and the others are busy recruiting Murder Man and his gang, they end up overhearing something about Pauline's past and set out to recruit her alternate self...

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Lifty and Shifty are seen heading through the city.

Lifty: So, Joey and Pauline want us to start earning money honestly.

Shifty: I know, but how are we gonna do that?

Lifty and Shifty see Knish and Zeke working on a building.

Knish: Okay, our place of business is almost finished!

Zeke: Sure is! About time we finally got into business ever since we left MacFroogle!

Lifty: I know! We can start a sort of business to make money!

Shifty: True! We just need to get some idea on what to sell.

Lifty: Yeah, just like when we sold those hair formulas to Disco Bear back in Happy Tree Town.

Lifty and Shifty notice Ed, Edd and Eddy nearby at a stand reading "Ed-Smarts".

Eddy: Get your Ed-Smarts! Only $9.95! (to himself) Little do they know, the Ed-Smart drinks are actually just dyed water.

Lifty: Perfect! We just need to come up with something mundane and stretch the truth so that we'll get lots of money!

Shifty: Agreed!

Meanwhile.

In Dreamcaster's castle, Mr. MacFroogle and Dreamcaster are seen talking.

Dreamcaster: Ah, Mr. MacFroogle. Infamous con artist and landlord who tears down lands and builds his own over them.

Mr. MacFroogle: Sure am! So, what did you have your men bring me here for?

Dreamcaster: You will help the others obtain all of the dream crystals and bring them to me so they will restore my full strength.

Mr. MacFroogle: Nobody bosses me around! I used to be the mayor of Pensacola for crying out loud!

Dreamcaster: Oh really? If you don't help, perhaps you'd want a sneak peek of my dream snake.

Mr. MacFroogle: Dream what?

Dreamcaster grabs Mr. MacFroogle and forces his head down the slide. We don't see what's at the bottom. We only see Mr. MacFroogle's reaction. The sound of someone screaming is heard before screeching noises and eating sounds are heard. Mr. MacFroogle screams before Dreamcaster pulls him back out.

Mr. MacFroogle: Ok! I'll follow whatever you have to say! Just don't feed me to that sick beast!

Dreamcaster: Good.

Dreamcaster blasts Mr. MacFroogle and the mindless symbol appears on his arm.

Dreamcaster: Now get out there and hunt down those crystals.

Mr. MacFroogle: Got it, b-boss.

Mr. MacFroogle leaves as Fawkes enters.

Fawkes: So, how do you think the recruits will be doing on finding those crystals?

Dreamcaster: Hopefully, everything goes well. So far, the heroes aren't even aware of it yet.

Fawkes: Alright! If we're lucky, we can destroy them before they are even aware of it!

Dreamcaster: Indeed, we shall..

Dreamcaster and Fawkes laugh evilly.

Meanwhile.

Lifty and Shifty are seen having set up a stand reading "Lifty and Shifty's Rare Collectors' Items!".

Lifty: Get our free collectors items! Only $12.25!

Shifty: Get your hands on a special item that could probably make it a valuable item for display!

Shrek appears.

Shrek: Hey, what do you have to offer?

Shifty: Well, we have this special Sara Lee Cheesecake box that is made of gold wrapping paper! Just eat the cheesecake inside and save the box for generations!

Shrek: Oh, I'll take it!

Shrek gives Shifty the money and leaves with the gold cheesecake box.

Shifty: Alright, made our first sale!

Meggy appears.

Meggy: Hey, I see you set up a new business!

Lifty: Sure did!

Shifty: Are you interested in our special enchanted orange that grants the same abilities as a golden apple?

Meggy: Um, no thanks. I heard that eating those becomes like a drug addiction.

Shifty: Oh.

Lifty: Well, about some anime?

Meggy: Heck no! I'm outta here!

Meggy leaves.

Shifty: Real smooth, bro.

Lifty: Sorry.

Meanwhile.

Dark Tari and the others are seen heading through the city.

Dark Tari: Okay, who else should we recruit before we finally go get the dream crystals?

PLA-1137: I don't know.

Past Buckaroo: I was thinking maybe Badman, but there's just so many options!

The villains then notice Murder Man and his gang robbing a bank.

Murder Man: Alright, finally stole more loot!

Iron Flower and Shadowhawk appear in front of them.

Shadowhawk: Um, you think?

Ink Brute: Aw crud.

Iron Flower and Shadowhawk beat up Murder Man and his gang and leave with the money bags.

Iron Flower: Next time, just get a job instead of robbing places!

Murder Man: Dang it! Why can't we ever pull off a successful heist?!

Murder Man X: Well, there was the one successful one we did during MacFroogle's takeover-

Murder Man: I know, but that was stolen from homeless men who blew it all on alcohol!

Mega Maid: True. Especially since we only broke out of prison just recently.

Dark Tari and the others appear in front of them.

Dark Tari: Hey, Murder Man.

Murder Man: Dark Tari? What are you doing here?

Past Saiko: You're all needed for a special assigment.

Ink Brute: What-

Dark Tari summons the portal and they along with Murder Man and his gang warp away.

A few minutes later.

Dreamcaster is seen speaking to Murder Man's gang.

Dreamcaster: All of you will be needed for obtaining the six dream crystals. Do you get the point?

Murder Man: Yeah.

Mega Maid: Sure.

Ink Brute: Whatever.

Dreamcaster: Good.

Dreamcaster blasts Murder Man and his gang and mindless symbols appear on their arms.

Dreamcaster: Now go.

Murder Man and his gang leave the room.

Dreamcaster: Wait! Watch out for that-

Murder Man and his gang are heard shouting as they fall down the stairs.

Dreamcaster: "sighs" Step.

Meanwhile.

Lifty and Shifty are seen continuing to sell more items and making more money. At one point, Ed appears.

Lifty: Hey, there!

Shifty: What would you like to buy-

Ed: Actually, I did not come to buy anything. I came to deliver this message. "takes out phone and plays video showing Eddy"

Eddy: Lifty and Shifty, me, the CEO of Ed Corporation are personally suing you two for copying our ideas! I hereby order you both to close your business before things get ugly!

Ed shuts the video off.

Ed: You heard what he said. Close the stand or face his wrath as Professor Scam!

Ed leaves.

Lifty: "sighs" Guess we'd better shut this down.

Lifty and Shifty pack up the stand as Dark Tari and the others appear.

Lifty: What the?

Shifty: Who are you guys?

Dark Tari: We were sent by Dreamcaster to look for new recruits. Come with us if you want to accept-

Lifty: Heck no!

Shifty: Why would we associate ourselves with some creepy robe dude who caused a mindless apocalypse?!

Lifty: As Buddhist Monkey would say, "Back off, generic tree ninjas!"!

Lifty and Shifty leave.

PLA-1137: Dang. For a raccoon thieving duo, they really know how to deliver an epic burn.

Dark Tari: I know. I just feel like we just need ONE more recruit. Someone who is ruthless, remorseless and so powerful that almost no one can stand a chance to them!

Past Buckaroo: Hey, maybe those guys might give us something.

The villains notice Joey, Pauline and AP talking to Meggy, Tari and Saiko.

Dark Tari: I'll try to listen in on them.

Dark Tari pushes a button on her arm and a sound extractor pops out. She then moves it towards Joey, Pauline and the others and listens in to their conversation.

Meggy: But yeah, pretty cool to hear about those epic adventures you had back in Mega City!

Joey: True!

AP: But none of that was compared to "The Sword Sister Incident".

Tari: The what now?

Pauline: Oh, it's just something AP loves calling it.

Saiko: Ok, but what was it about?

Pauline: Well, I kind of got ahold of a magical sword which was pretty powerful. However, it kind of drove me mad with power so I ended up nearly going on a rampage with it until Joey, AP and the sword's true owner, Princess War-Tickle removed it from me.

Saiko: Dang!

Meggy: Kind of like how Waluigi went with the Power of Refusion.

AP: Yeah, sort of! And yet, I used to be Captain Atomic before my former sidekick, Mookie turned me into the puppet I am now.

Meggy: Cool, but what happened to him?

Joey: We don't know. Ever since we defeated him, he hasn't been around since.

Pauline: He might still be out there. Who knows?

Dark Tari deactivates the sound extractor.

Dark Tari: Crazy past self? Former villain nemesis? Beanie girl, you've just given us some great ideas.

Dark Tari and the others leave.

A few minutes later.

Back at Dreamcaster's castle, Dark Tari and the other villains are seen in Dreamcaster's throne room. Dark Tari is seen searching through different times and dimensions while Mr. MacFroogle drinks a green potion, causing his beard to grow back quickly.

Mr. MacFroogle: Alright, got my beard back!

Dreamcaster: (to Dark Tari) So, what are you looking for again?

Dark Tari: We're trying to look for a specific dimension. There's someone there who I think might be a great recruit.

Spellbinder: Ok!

Dark Tari eventually finds one.

Dark Tari: Ok, perfect! "Mega City. July 25th, 2016".

Spellbinder: That must be the one then! I can take you guys there with my time portals.

Dark Tari: Ok, sounds good! I think me and PLA-1137 will handle this.

Spellbinder: Ok, let me summon it.

Spellbinder summons a black and white striped portal.

PLA-1137: Hey, aren't those the time portals from “Samurai Jack”?

Spellbinder: Yeah, sort of.

Dark Tari: Anyways, we'll see you when we get back.

Dark Tari and PLA-1137 enter the time portal and it shuts.

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Mega City. July 25th, 2016.

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The time portal opens and Dark Tari and PLA-1137 exit.

PLA-1137: Ok, this must be the place-

Dark Tari: What the?!

Mega City is revealed to be completely destroyed and in ruins with only destroyed buildings everywhere and no signs of life.

Dark Tari: What happened to this whole place?! It looks like a nuclear bomb went off here!

PLA-1137: I know, right?

Dark Tari: But anyways, we got to find the alternate version of that person who explained about herself. She could be anywhere.

The two search through the city.

PLA-1137: Ok, I am getting seriously freaked out here.

PLA-1137 notices a corpse that has been mostly disintegrated.

PLA-1137: Oh man, I'm never getting that image out of my brain.

Dark Tari: Man, even Waluigi was unable to accomplish this. "to herself" Maybe if I get the chance, I can ask Spellbinder to bring back Waluigi.

Eventually, the two come across a massive pile of rubble.

???: "from inside" Soon, I will be able to find more people who dare to challenge me!

Dark Tari: Yeah, I think that might be her.

PLA-1137: Probably.

Dark Tari: Just be careful. She might not give a warm welcome.

PLA-1137: Right.

PLA-1137 pulls out her blaster as she and Dark Tari enter the pile of rubble. Inside, a shadowy figure is seen observing the ripped shreds of AP.

???: You fool. You thought you could actually defeat me along with that teen friend of yours and that Wonder Woman knockoff? Oh man, were you wrong.

Dark Tari: U-uh, hello?

???: Huh?! Who goes there?!

The figure turns around and pulls out a blue flaming sword.

PLA-1137: Oh s**t!

???: Yeah. Afraid of my sword, are ya? Fight me. I dare you.

Dark Tari: L-look. We didn't come to fight. W-we only came for a request-

???: I didn't wait this long for a request! I've been expecting a new battle for me to take on! Ever since I wiped out this pathetic city, I ran out of opponents to take on! Now, it's just me and all I've been doing is thinking of my past battles and how great I was in them. Just wish I could relieve that moment again.

Dark Tari: Yeah, I understand. But who are you exactly?

The figure steps into the light and is revealed to be Pauline, but she is wearing grey and brown armor, a gold and brown helmet and a red cape.

Alternate Pauline: I'm Pauline Bell. The undefeated sword master in Mega City. Managed to wipe out this whole place of its population.

Dark Tari: I see.

PLA-1137: "to herself" Man, this girl is f*****g sick.

Dark Tari: But anyways, I'm Dark Tari. The other is PLA-1137.

Alternate Pauline: Ok, nice to meet you all! So anyways, what brings you here?

Dark Tari: Well, to make a long story short, we were brought here by this guy named Dreamcaster and his wife, Spellbinder. They want us to look for these artifacts known as the dream crystals which should restore Dreamcaster to his full power. Can you help us out in doing so?

Alternate Pauline: I'm not so sure. No one has ever given me orders before. I follow my own orders.

Dark Tari: True, but here's the thing. In our dimension, there are THREE cities next to each other. Each one with its own population. Including a bunch of powerful heroes. If you help us out, you can have as many battles as you want.

Alternate Pauline: So, the chance to continue my undefeated streak? Count me in.

Dark Tari: Okay! Now, we just need to head back to our dimension.

Dark Tari summons the portal and she, PLA-1137 and Alternate Pauline enter as it shuts. They are seen heading through a purple passageway.

Dark Tari: So, what happened to your Joey and AP?

Alternate Pauline: Oh, they made the grave mistake of challenging me to a battle. Boy, did they learn that the hard way.

Dark Tari: So, you killed them? How?

Alternate Pauline: I did kill them, but the ways I did so? You know, some things are better left unsaid.

Dark Tari: I see.

The three exit the portal and end up back in Dreamcaster's lair.

Dreamcaster: I see you've brought the new recruit?

Dark Tari: We sure did! She might be the perfect one!

Alternate Pauline: So, you're the Dreamcaster that cyborg girl told me about?

Dreamcaster: The one and only. Now, I heard that you wiped out your city with that sword of yours, right?

Alternate Pauline: Sure did!

Dreamcaster: Demonstrate it.

Dreamcaster summons an Elite Soul Stealer.

Alternate Pauline: Oh, this is gonna be good!

Alternate Pauline and the Elite Soul Stealer begin fighting. Alternate Pauline then sticks her sword in the Elite Soul Stealer's chest and slices upward, slicing its entire body in half before it disintegrates.

Dreamcaster: Impressive.

Spellbinder: Very impressive.

Alternate Pauline: Thanks! Haven't lost my edge at all!

Dreamcaster: But anyways, you will assist the others in locating the six dream crystals.

Alternate Pauline: Got it.

Dreamcaster blasts Alternate Pauline, causing the mindless symbol to appear on her arm.

Dreamcaster: Serve me well.

Alternate Pauline: I shall, Dreamcaster.

Alternate Pauline leaves with the other villains.

Mr. MacFroogle: So, this is the final recruit?

Dark Tari: Sure is!

Alternate Pauline notices Mr. MacFroogle and her eyes turn into hearts.

Alternate Pauline: So, who are you?

Mr. MacFroogle: Mr. MacFroogle. Why's that?

Alternate Pauline: I think you look handsome.

Mr. MacFroogle: Um.. Okay. (whispering to Past Buckaroo) Ok, she's seriously creeping me out.

Past Buckaroo: Um, you think? Just look at her!

Alternate Pauline draws a picture of her and Mr. MacFroogle kissing.

Mr. MacFroogle: ... (to Past Buckaroo) I never asked to be in a relationship!

Terrovax: Well, tough luck man.

Mr. MacFroogle: Aw darn it..

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CHAPTER 5 - BEACH CITY ASSAULT
Synopsis: Lifty and Shifty continue coming up with methods on earning money honestly! Meanwhile, Dark Tari and the other villains infiltrate Beach City and break into Steven Universe's home to steal the Immortality Gem!

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Lifty and Shifty are seen in the city.

Lifty: We need to find some way to make money!

Shifty: I know! And we can't do it by stealing either! If we don't find a way soon, we'll end up like them!

The camera pans to Hansel and some hobos on the streets begging for money.

Hansel: Spare change anyone?

Lifty: True! I don't want to end up on the streets and live with the roaches!

Shifty: Agreed, so we need to find another way to make money!

Lifty and Shifty notice Spongebob at a Pretty Patties stand.

Spongebob: Pretty Patties! Available in six designer colors.

Uncle Grandpa is seen at a Wiener Burger stand.

Uncle Grandpa: Try my new wiener burgers!

Pizza Steve: Pizza Steve needs money for a new jet!

Lifty: That's it! We can start a food business!

Shifty: Alright, that can work!

Lifty: Let's just get everything set up.

Meanwhile.

Dark Tari and the other villains are seen meeting up outside the city.

Dark Tari: Okay, I think we have gathered all the recruits we need for now. Now, it's time to hunt down the first Dream Crystal!

Mr. MacFroogle: Okay!

Alternate Pauline: But where should we start?

Dark Tari: Well, I did get to see where the orange Immortality Gem is so I think that will be our first target.

Past Buckaroo: Okay, cool!

Dark Tari: We just need to get to the Beach City dimension.

Dark Tari summons a portal.

Dark Tari: Okay, I summoned it! Now, let's go get that crystal!

Dark Tari and the others enter the portal and it shuts.

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Beach City.

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The portal opens and Dark Tari and the others exit.

Past Saiko: Okay, I think we're here!

Julie: Sure looks like it.

Dark Tari: "near a sign reading “Welcome to Beach City”" Yep, we're here. Now, we just need to find that building I found the crystal in. Everyone split up and look around.

Everyone splits up and searches through the city. Alternate Pauline and Past Saiko enter a building labeled "The Crab Shack".

Past Saiko: Ok, I'll look over here. You look over there.

Alternate Pauline: Got it.

The two split up and search the restauraunt. Past Saiko smashes several tables with her hammer while trying to find the Immortality Gem.

Past Saiko: No, it's not in here!

Citizen 1: Hey, I was trying to eat my crab legs, thank you very much!

The citizen leaves. In the kitchen, Alternate Pauline is seen searching through different cabinets.

Alternate Pauline: It's got to be in here somewhere.

The manager appears.

Manager: Hey, this kitchen is for staff only-

Alternate Pauline pulls out her sword. The manager screams and runs off.

Alternate Pauline: That's right, you better run!

Alternate Pauline continues looking for the Immortality Gem.

Meanwhile.

Past Buckaroo and Terrovax are seen at "Beach City Funland" where they are next to a carousel.

Past Buckaroo: I'm telling you! It's my turn to ride the horsey!

Terrovax: No, I was in line before you!

Past Buckaroo: Are you calling me a liar?!

Terrovax: Probably!

Past Buckaroo: Why you?!

Past Buckaroo and Terrovax begin fighting. They end up accidentally bumping into the carousel's control panel, causing the ride to speed up rapidly. The riders scream as they get thrown off by the high speeds.

Meanwhile.

Murder Man and his gang are seen searching around Beach City and marking numbers on the buildings.

Mega Maid: It isn't in this warehouse.

Ink Brute: Not in the well either.

Murder Man: Mark the warehouse "W-300". Mark the well "57B".

Murder Man X: "near a burger joint" It isn't here.

Murder Man: 842-J.

Mega Maid: "near a mayor statue" It isn't there.

Murder Man: F607.

Ink Brute: Not in this bush.

Murder Man X: Nor in this tree.

Murder Man: Bush: 0-2-4 1/2. Tree: 1,000,003.

They eventually come across a bank.

Murder Man: Hmm.

A few minutes later.

Murder Man and his gang laugh as they run off from the bank with money.

Meanwhile.

PLA-1137 is seen searching through "Beach Citywalk Fries". Mr. Fryman appears with fries.

Mr. Fryman: Hey, want to try my fries-

PLA-1137 shoots the fries with her blaster.

Mr. Fryman: Hey, what was that for?!

PLA-1137: No time for lunch breaks! Must find that crystal!

PLA-1137 leaves. Peedee Fryman appears near Mr. Fryman.

Peedee: What's up with her?

Mr. Fryman: I have no idea.

Meanwhile.

Amy Rose and Julie are seen climbing up the Beach City water tower.

Julie: Ok, that crystal may possibly be in the water tower!

Amy Rose: Ok, let me check!

Amy Rose strikes the tower with her hammer, breaking it open. However, the water pours out and floods a nearby forest.

Amy Rose: Whoops.

Julie: Guess it wasn't in there.

Meanwhile.

Aiden, Gill and Maya are seen searching through a bakery called Spacetries, throwing pastries everywhere as they search for the Immortality Gem.

Aiden: No, it's not in here!

Maya: Not in here either!

Gill is seen eating the donuts.

Aiden; Gill, quit stuffing your mouth and help us look!

Gill: Hang on! I just got to the Black Donut Holes!

Lars: Hey, quit mangling my goods! Do you even realize you're making a mess around here?!

Blue Lace Agate: Yeah!

Maya: Quiet, you two! You don't want us to report your behavior to Dreamcaster, do you?

Lars: I'm sorry, what?

Meanwhile.

Dark Tari notices a large mountain with a huge statue of Rose Quartz. At the bottom is Steven Universe's home.

Dark Tari: Oh, that's the place I saw in the vision! Ok, just need to call the others.

Dark Tari pushes a button on her arm, causing her to release a purple signal that the other villains notice and follow to her location.

Dark Tari: Ok, I found it everyone!

Alternate Pauline: That must be the place!

Past Buckaroo: Sure is!

Dark Tari: Ok, let's get that dream crystal!

Dark Tari and the others head towards the house. Inside, Steven Universe and Peridot are seen watching "Crying Breakfast Friends!".

Peridot: Man, can't believe that they announced Season 10 before the ninth season was even up!

Steven Universe: I know! It must be VERY popular I assume.

Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli and Bismuth enter with a pizza.

Amethyst: Okay, just ordered the pizza!

Steven Universe: Cool! Also, where's Pearl and Garnet at?

Amethyst: Well, they're currently repairing the hub since it's been a while ever since well, you know.

Steven Universe: True.

Outside of the house, Pearl and Garnet are seen repairing the hub.

Pearl: Ok, it's finished!

Garnet: True. Just remember not to misuse it. Remember what happened last time when you did so?

Pearl: Oh, right right. Misused fusion, we didn't speak for a while, I'll try not to replicate that mistake.

Garnet: Good.

The two notice Dark Tari and the others outside.

Pearl: Who are those guys over there?

Garnet: I don't know.

Dark Tari and the others enter the house.

Peridot: (noticing them) The heck?

Steven Universe: Who are you, guys?

PLA-1137 looks at "Crying Breakfast Friends!".

PLA-1137: Man, this show ain't no good!

PLA-1137 pulls out her blaster and shoots the TV, destroying it.

Steven Universe: The TV!

Peridot: What was that for?!

PLA-1137: Silence. We didn't come for discussions.

Amethyst, Bismuth and Lapis Lazuli enter with Amethyst still holding the pizza.

Bismuth: Who are those people?

Lapis Lazuli: She sure don't look like Crystal Gems-

Past Buckaroo pulls out his gun and shoots the pizza, destroying it.

Amethyst: Hey, what'd you do that for?!

Bismuth: Yeah! It took us 45 minutes to choose a topping!

Lapis Lazuli: We decided on cheese!

Past Buckaroo: F**k your pizza! F**k everything it stands for!

Pearl and Garnet enter.

Garnet: What is going on here?

Pearl: Who are these guys in our base?

Dark Tari: We've been sent for this one important mission. Now get out of our way before we really get ugly.

Pearl pulls out her staff.

Pearl: I don't think so!

Alternate Pauline: So be it, then.

Alternate Pauline pulls out her sword and it and her eyes start glowing blue.

Alternate Pauline: Your choice.

Amethyst: What the-

All of the villains begin attacking the Crystal Gems and the battle starts. Peridot tries to strike Past Saiko, but she blasts her with a grey beam, knocking her down.

Peridot: The f**k was that?!

Garnet: I know! Never seen any of those before-

Dark Tari punches Garnet, knocking her into a wall. Pearl fights Alternate Pauline, but she slices apart her staff with her sword and shoots Pearl with a fire spell, knocking her down.

Pearl: How powerful is that thing?!

Outside, Connie and Lion are seen heading to the house.

Connie: (to Lion) So, how do you think Steven and the Crystal Gems are doing?

Lion: "roar" (Probably good!)

Connie: True, ever since they dealt with Spinel while I was away at space camp-

Suddenly, Terrovax gets launched out of the window and lands in front of them.

Connie: The f**k is that?!

Terrovax gets up, lets out a battle cry and leaps back into the house.

Connie: Shoot, Steven must be in trouble!

Connie and Lion head to the door where they see the battle raging on.

Steven: Connie, what are you doing here?! Now's not the good time!

Connie: We'll deal with them! Just hang on!

Connie fights Past Buckaroo with her sword while Lion knocks down Terrovax with his roar. At one point, Dark Tari overwhelms Peridot and Bismuth and rushes out of the room.

Dark Tari: Quick, follow me!

Alternate Pauline: Wait for me!

Dark Tari and Alternate Pauline run out of the room.

Pearl: After them!

Garnet: Don't let them get away!

Pearl, Garnet, Steven Universe, Connie and Peridot follow Dark Tari and Alternate Pauline. They eventually reach them in the room containing the Crystal Heart, only to see them slide down the veins.

Pearl: "gasps" They're heading into the lower levels of the temple!

Garnet: Why? What are they even after?

Peridot: We need to stop them before they get to whatever it is!

The five slide down the veins. They then all end up in the Lava Room, only to see Dark Tari and Alternate Pauline near the box on the table.

Garnet: "gasps" What are they doing?!

Alternate Pauline: Too late, guys! We got what we came for!

Dark Tari throws the box on the ground and Alternate Pauline breaks it open with her sword, revealing the Immortality Gem inside. Alternate Pauline then grabs the gem.

Dark Tari: 1 down. 5 to go.

Garnet: Put that down immediately!

Alternate Pauline: Why should we?

Dark Tari: We're not letting Dreamcaster down!

Garnet: DREAMCASTER?!?

Alternate Pauline: Oh, you know him? Funny because he actually sent us out to get this crystal.

Alternate Pauline shows the mindless symbol on her arm.

Garnet: Im-impossible!

Amethyst: They're after the dream crystals!

Dark Tari: Indeed we are.

The other villains slide down into the room.

Past Saiko: Don't bother trying to stop us.

Terrovax: We'll get more recruits along the way and soon, Dreamcaster will be back!

Connie: Then we'll just warn the heroes about what you guys are doing!

Dark Tari: "laughs" No one will believe you. Because how will they even be aware of the existence of these dream crystals?

Alternate Pauline: But anyways, we got to go. Got a crystal to turn in to Dreamcaster.

Dark Tari summons the portal and all the villains except her enter it.

Dark Tari: Beware the Dreamcaster, everyone.

Dark Tari laughs evilly as she enters the portal.

Steven Universe: I won't let you get away with that crystal!

Steven Universe tries to leap into the portal. Unfortunately, the portal shuts before he can make it, causing him to instead land on the ground.

Steven Universe: No!

Bismuth, Lapis Lazuli and Lion slide down into the room.

Bismuth: So, what happened?

Garnet: They're after the dream crystals. They stole the immortality gem.

Lapis Lazuli: WHAT?!?

Pearl: I know! If Dreamcaster gets all his powers back, that will spell "DOOM" for the universe!

Steven Universe: But what are we going to do?! I don't think the heroes will believe us!

Connie: Actually, I think I may have managed to get some evidence. "reveals her phone was recording"

Steven Universe: Alright, now they can hear what they are up to!

Garnet: True, but we must act quickly and warn Sunny and the others before it's too late!

The Crystal Gems, Connie and Lion run out of the Lava Room and head to the Warp Pad. Pearl puts in the destination, "Pensacola, Florida".

Pearl: Okay, back to that universe everyone!

Pearl turns on the Warp Pad and she and the others teleport away.

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CHAPTER 6 - FOOD WARS
Synopsis: Lifty and Shifty finally start their food business which becomes successful! However, all of the other food sellers like Ed, Edd and Eddy, Spongebob, Uncle Grandpa and Eric Cartman become incensed about Lifty and Shifty stealing their costumers so a MASSIVE restaurant war ensues...

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Lifty and Shifty are seen having built their stand.

Lifty: Okay, our stand is finished!

Shifty: Sure is!

Lifty: Now, we just need a food to sell.

Shifty: How about Cheez-It's?

Lifty: No, that won't work. Those are already at the store for literally a dollar two!

Shifty: Oh yeah. Well, what should we make then?

Lifty: How about burgers?

Shifty: Yeah, yeah! Like that burger joint back in Happy Tree Town!

Lifty: True! But if we want our burger to sell well, we need the ULTIMATE secret ingredient. And I know just the perfect one!

A few minutes later.

Shifty is seen driving in a truckload of burger meat. He then dumps it into a cotton candy machine while Lifty dumps a reddish-brown substance into the meat and the cotton candy machine mixes it in.

Shifty: So, what is the secret ingredient you put in?

Lifty: Well, it came from my old grandmother! The ingredient is known as-

A truck passes by and honks it horn, drowning out what Lifty said.

Shifty: Oh, cool! I think everyone will love our burgers for it!

Lifty: I know! Now let's just make the burgers.

A few minutes later.

Lifty and Shifty are shown having made the burgers.

Lifty: Okay, they're finished!

Shifty: Now we just have to wait!

Lifty and Shifty begin waiting for the customers. However, none of them show up.

Shifty: Um, where are the customers?

Floods of customers are seen at Spongebob's, Uncle Grandpa's and Eric Cartman's stands.

Eric Cartman: That's right, everyone! Try my delicious Cartman Burgers!

Lifty: Man, looks like most of the competition has been taken.

Shifty: True. We got to find some way to lure them here!

Lifty: Oh, I know!

Lifty leaves.

A few minutes later.

Lifty is seen in Zoe's house, speaking to her.

Lifty: So, do you still have that fan that was too powerful to use?

Zoe: Yeah, I think so.

Lifty: Can we have it?

Zoe: Sure! I was about to throw it out anyways.

Lifty: Ok, thanks!

Lifty returns to the stand with the fan.

Lifty: Okay, I got it!

Shifty: Good! Now, we will finally get some loot!

Lifty plugs in the fan and turns it on. Shifty sets the burgers in front of the fan, causing their smell to get blown towards the crowd by the fan. Everyone ends up smelling it.

Patrick Star: What is that delicious stench?

Azaz: I know!

AsphaltianOof: Where's it coming from?

The crowd sees Lifty and Shifty's stand. Shifty is also seen putting up a sign reading "Raccoon Burgers"!

Lifty: Try our new raccoon burgers! Only $3 each! Wait till you try a taste of the secret ingredient!

Snap: Well, if there's a secret ingredient, that's something I have to try!

Toothy: Me too!

The crowd runs off and moves to Lifty and Shifty's stand as they give away the burgers and earn dozens of money. At the Wiener Burger stand, Uncle Grandpa exits the kitchen with more wiener burgers.

Uncle Grandpa: Got more wiener burgers ready to- "drops the wiener burgers when he notices the customers are gone" Huh?!

Spongebob: W-where are all my customers?!

Eddy: I know! My taco stand was just packed earlier!

Eric Cartman: Hey, what's the big f*****g idea?! Where are my most loyal customers?!

They see the crowd buying the burgers from Lifty and Shifty.

Edd: Weren't those the raccoon brothers we shut down earlier?

Eddy: Did they learn nothing from my lawsuit?! I'll handle this!

Eddy pushes through the crowd.

Eddy: Scuse' me! Coming through!

Eddy reaches Lifty and Shifty's stand.

Eddy: Hey, didn't I shut you down earlier?!

Lifty: Oh hey, Eddy!

Shifty: We're just making profits off of our new burgers!

Eddy: Oh really? "pulls out lawsuit" Well, by order of the Ed Corporation, you must bury your remaining supplies and shut this stand down this instant!

Lifty: Hm.

Shifty: How about no?

Shifty snatches the lawsuit out of Eddy's hands and throws it into the burger furnace, destroying it.

Eddy: ... This.. means.. war..

Eddy leaves.

Shifty: Yeah, you have fun with that.

Lifty is seen holding a huge pile of money.

Lifty: I have to admit, this money is starting to get heavy-

The pile of money crushes Lifty to death.

Meanwhile.

In Uncle Grandpa's truck. Uncle Grandpa, Pizza Steve, Mr. Gus, Belly Bag and Giant Realistic Flying Tiger are seen having a meeting.

Uncle Grandpa: We all know why we're here, everyone. There's a rebellion in our midst and it must be squashed out!

Mr. Gus: I know! We must put an end to Raccoon Burgers!

Pizza Steve: I still need to afford that new jet!

Giant Realistic Flying Tiger: "roar" (Really? That's what you're concerned about?)

The camera cuts to Spongebob having a meeting with Mr. Krabs and Squidward.

Spongebob: So far, things aren't going good. Ever since Raccoon Burgers showed up, both Pretty Patties and the Krusty Krab have suffered a 50% drop in profits!

Mr. Krabs: I know! My beautiful profits! "sobs"

Squidward: Well, this blows. I'm going home.

Squidward leaves. The camera then cuts to Ed, Edd and Eddy.

Eddy: Our taco stand is not faring well, boys! Raccoon Burgers have choked up the market!

Edd: I know! What makes their burgers so good? It's like they used the ULTIMATE secret ingredient!

Eric Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny are seen.

Eric Cartman: Thanks to the pandemic known as Raccoon Burgers, our Cartman Burgers name is in jeopardy!

Stan: We got to do something about them!

Kyle: I'd say that we come up with a burger that can potentially top theirs!

Kenny: "muffled" (True.)

The camera cuts back to Ed, Edd and Eddy.

Eddy: Well, there's only one thing we can do to finally beat them at their own game. We must steal the secret ingredient!

Ed: Uh, how are we going to do that, Eddy?

Eddy: Just follow my lead..

Meanwhile.

Lifty and Shifty are seen continuing to sell their burgers.

Lifty: Man, we're really getting profits now!

Shifty: I know! Looks like we may finally get out of the thieving business!

Lifty: True!

Eddy is seen leaping through a bunch of trees in a ninja outfit.

Eddy: Wo-yah! Just got to make my way to the stand and then I can make off with their secret recipe!

Eddy continues jumping through the trees. Eventually, he reaches the stand where he sees Lifty pouring more of the secret ingredient into the burgers.

Eddy: Ok, time to make my move.

Lifty leaves. Eddy then swoops in and grabs the bottle.

Eddy: Alright, I got it!

Eddy laughs as he runs back to the stand.

Eddy: Ok, Double D! Start the analyzer!

Edd: Got it, Eddy!

Edd puts the secret ingredient into the analyzer.

Edd: According to the chemical conducts, the secret recipe is-

The analyzer spells “ERROR”.

Edd: Error?! Who's been screwing with this thing!

Lifty appears next to Eddy, punches him and takes the secret ingredient.

Lifty: I'll be taking that, thank you.

Lifty leaves.

A few minutes later.

Kenny is seen in his Mysterion outfit sneaking towards the stand.

Mysterion: Okay, I'm aiming close to the burgers. Just got to make off with one of them.

Mysterion climbs to the top of the burger machine and grabs a burger.

Mysterion: I got it-

Shifty: Hey, you have to pay for those!

Mysterion screams, loses his balance and falls into the machine where he gets impounded into burger meat.

Shifty: Whoops.

Meanwhile.

Eric Cartman is seen arriving to Stan and Kyle with a Raccoon Burger.

Eric Cartman: Alright, guys! I finally got my hands on one of the burgers!

Stan: Okay!

Kyle: Let's see what it's made out of!

Eric Cartman: Ok! "opens the burger" WHAT THE F**K?!?

Kenny's face is shown molded into the patty.

Stan: Oh my God, they killed Kenny!

Kyle: You b*****d!

Meanwhile.

Spongebob is seen appearing behind the cheese squeezer.

Spongebob: Okay, time to see where that secret ingredient is.

Spongebob climbs to the top of the cheese squeezer.

Spongebob: Ok, now where is that-

At the top of a platform, Lifty drops a block of cheese onto the cheese squeezer, crushing Spongebob and causing him to get forced through the grates where he is squirted like cheese spray onto different burgers.

Spongebob: Oh boy. This is gonna get worse before it gets better.

Lifty: Ok, time to add the-

Brooklyn Guy appears, eating a burger while using a jackhammer, drowning out Lifty again.

Brooklyn Guy: These burgers are really good!

Lifty: Thanks!

Meanwhile.

Pizza Steve is seen sneaking towards a conveyer belt where a bunch of meat patties are being cooked on.

Pizza Steve: Alright, Pizza Steve! Time to crack the secret on these burgers!

Pizza Steve leaps on onto the conveyer belt and grabs one of the meat patties.

Pizza Steve: You're coming with me, baby-

Pizza Steve passes by Shifty who squirts the secret ingredient onto him while his eyes are shut.

Pizza Steve: Alright! Secret ingredient as a bonus-

Pizza Steve screams as he goes through the furnace and emerges while on fire. He then goes through a freezer and emerges while frozen in a block of ice with a screaming expression. The block of ice is then dropped into a box labeled "Frozen Raccoon Burgers"!

Lifty: Alright, can't wait to start selling these in stores!

Meanwhile.

Uncle Grandpa, Spongebob, Eric Cartman and Eddy are seen meeting up.

Uncle Grandpa: Now we're in big trouble! All of our spies sent to capture the secret ingredient have failed! Pizza Steve is still being chiseled out of the ice as a result!

Spongebob: You think that's bad? I got squeezed into cheese for the burgers!

Eric Cartman: Kenny is now just a burger for a face!

Eddy: Our analyzer blew up in our face!

Uncle Grandpa: Well, guess we have no other option. We must collaborate to bring them down.

Spongebob: How so?

A few minutes later.

Lifty and Shifty are seen continuing to sell their burgers. However, Uncle Grandpa appears and speaks through a loudspeaker.

Uncle Grandpa: You all think Raccoon Burgers are tasty? Well, just wait until you try our Peace Day Burger! A combination of my wiener burgers, Krabby Patties, Pretty Patties, Cartman Burgers and Taco Ed's Mexican Cuisine all put together into one burger!

Spongebob: All of their unique tastes merged!

Eric Cartman: And the best part, they're only $1!

Crowd: REALLY?!

The crowd rushes off and begins buying the Peace Day burger from different stands.

Lifty: Hey, they stole our customers!

Shifty: So they want to play fireball huh? Two can play at that game!

Lifty pulls out a loudspeaker and speaks into it.

Lifty: RACCOON BURGERS ARE NOW 45 CENTS!

The crowd rushes to Lifty and Shifty's stand and continue buying burgers.

Spongebob: WHAT?!?!

Uncle Grandpa: HEY!

Eric Cartman: (screaming through a loudspeaker) 35 CENTS!!!

The crowd rushes to the other stands.

Shifty: 25!

The crowd rushes back to Lifty and Shifty's stand.

Eddy: 20!!

The crowd rushes back to the other stands.

Lifty: 15!!

The crowd rushes back to Lifty and Shifty's stand.

Uncle Grandpa: 10!!

The crowd rushes back to the other stands.

Shifty: 8!!

The crowd rushes back to Lifty and Shifty's stand.

Spongebob: 5!!

The crowd rushes back to the other stands.

Lifty: 4!!

The crowd rushes back to Lifty and Shifty's stand.

Uncle Grandpa: 3!!

The crowd rushes back to the other stands.

Lifty: 2!!

The crowd rushes back to Lifty and Shifty's stand.

Eddy: ONE!!

The crowd rushes back to the other stands.

Everyone: IT'S FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

The entire crowd disappears.

Uncle Grandpa: Huh?

Eddy: WHAT?! W-WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO?!?

Edd: Seems like since we're not offering any more prices, either everyone had too much burgers or they weren't interested anymore.

Eric Cartman: Screw you guys, I'm going home!

Kyle: Yeah, so are we.

Eric Cartman, Kyle and Stan leave. Kenny who has a burger patty for a face follows them.

Kenny: Wait for me, guys!

Ed: Oh, we have a monster movie marathon to watch!

Ed grabs Eddy and Edd and they scream as he runs off with them.

Uncle Grandpa: Oh well! Back to more adventures!

Uncle Grandpa, Mr. Gus, Giant Realistic Flying Tiger and Pizza Steve enter the RV and it drives away.

Belly Bag: (voice) I call driver's seat!

Spongebob: Well, back to the Krusty Krab then!

Spongebob leaves.

Lifty: (to Shifty) Well, that went well, don't you think?

Shifty: Sure did! "holding a MASSIVE jar of money" Look at all the cash we made!

Lifty: True! We're set for life!

Shifty: I know!

Lifty and Shifty leave. Lumpy then heads to the stand and notices the remaining Raccoon Burger.

Lumpy: Ooh, free sample!

Lumpy takes the Raccoon Burger and eats it as he leaves. Lifty and Shifty then head to a bench and sit down. Joey, Pauline and AP appear and sit next to them.

Joey: Hey, guys- (noticing the money jar) DEAR LORD!

Pauline: How did you get that much?!

AP: That looks like more money than the US Mint!

Lifty: Well, we decided to take your advices to make money honestly and looks like our burger stand REALLY paid off!

Shifty: Sure did!

Pauline: Nice! Good to see that you've made money without resorting to theft!

Lifty: True! Turned out to be easier than we thought!

Joey: Sure is!

Pauline: Also, I recently heard that the “Iron Flower” movie is showing tonight at the cinema!

Joey: Awesome!

Lifty: Can't wait to see it!

Shifty: Me too!

AP: Same!

Pauline: Also, what exactly was in your secret ingredient for the burgers?

Lifty: Oh, it was just-

A motorcycle drives by, drowning out Lifty yet again. Joey, Pauline and AP have shocked expressions from hearing what the secret ingredient is.

Lifty: So yeah, it binds the meat together and gives off the juicy flavor! So, what do you think?

Joey: It's uh.. unique.

AP: Cool!

Pauline: Yeah, quite the interesting chemical..

Meanwhile.

Dreamcaster is seen on his throne. Dark Tari and Alternate Pauline enter the room.

Dreamcaster: So, how did you all do?

Alternate Pauline: We got the gem.

Alternate Pauline takes out the Immortality Gem.

Dreamcaster: You've done well. Fawkes, take the gem from her.

Fawkes: On it, boss!

Fawkes fetches the gem from Alternate Pauline's hand and gives it to Dreamcaster about a total of five feet between them.

Alternate Pauline: Okay, that seemed unnecessary.

Dreamcaster: Now that the first crystal is in my possession, you just have to decide on what to go after for the second crystal.

Dark Tari: We'll think about it, boss.

Dark Tari and Alternate Pauline leave. Dreamcaster inserts the Immortality Gem into a slot on a gold philosopher's stone.

Dreamcaster: Only 5 to go. Then my powers shall be restored..

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CHAPTER 7 - THE PREMIERE
Synopsis: Everyone in Pensacola arrive to the cinema to watch the “Iron Flower” movie on its opening night! However, the Crystal Gems crash the event to bring some news...

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Goodman: Breaking news! M'kay? Tonight is the time when the “Iron Flower” movie makes it opening premiere in Pensacola! The entire city is currently outside the door waiting for the theater to open! Man, it's just like those pirates who went crazy over Spongebob. Man, I wonder how they're doing when they heard about the third movie-

Goodman notices the pirates sailing by in the distance singing the Spongebob theme song.

Goodman: Well, guess it's the same like 2004 and 2016. Now in the meantime, "opens his suit to reveal a bunch of chips and candy hidden inside" I got some snacks to smuggle into the theater.

Goodman leaves.

Meanwhile.

The ENTIRE cities of Pensacola, Beacontown and Robloxia are seen waiting outside the movie theater.

Jez: Oh man, this is going to be exciting!

Rose: I know! Nice to see “Iron Flower” appear on the big screen!

Zara: Same!

The scene cuts to Giggles, Cuddles, Toothy, Lumpy, Lammy and Handy who are also in the crowd.

Handy: I'm really looking forward to this movie, don't you think guys?

Lammy: Yeah!

Lumpy: It's going to be exciting!

Giggles: True!

Cuddles: Also, where's Petunia? Wasn't she going to be here?

Petunia who is wearing an Iron Flower costume appears.

Petunia: Hey, guys!

Toothy: Woah!

Giggles: What is that?!

Petunia: Well, me and Sniffles decided to create costumes for the movie!

Sniffles appears in an Onion Cream costume.

Sniffles: I chose to dress up as Onion Cream because well, he is her nemesis.

Giggles: True!

Toothy: But anyways, cool costumes!

Petunia: Thanks!

Sniffles: Took a while on these!

Joey, Pauline and AP appear.

Joey: Hey, guys!

Pauline: Nice to see you all showed up!

Giggles: Sure did!

Cuddles: I've been waiting a while for this!

Toothy: True-

Suddenly, Petunia accidentally shoots Toothy with a laser from her costume, disintegrating him. Toothy respawns.

Petunia: Sorry! Kind of still need to work out the arm cannons.

Sniffles: Yeah, we kind of chose to add real weapons into the suits. Because, you know. "lightning strikes" MAD SCIENCE!! "laughs evilly"

AP: Geez, calm down Sniffles!

Sniffles: Sorry, I just get too into it.

Cuddles: Look! There's the employee with the key!

Inside, Luke and Brandon from "Chungus Extravaganza" are seen. Brandon has the key and is about to unlock the door.

Luke: Are you sure about this, Brandon? Remember what happened last time?

Brandon: Yeah, but I still must unlock this door! The movie's box office performance depends on it!

Luke: Good luck, but be careful!

Brandon unlocks the door, only to get trampled again.

Luke: NO, BRANDON!

Brandon: I did it again, Luke. I opened the door and let the people in.

Luke: You've done well once more. Soon, everyone will be watching the movie and the box office numbers will skyrocket.

Brandon: I know. Goodbye again.

Brandon dies as Luke sobs again. Handy is seen at the popcorn machine.

Handy: Okay, time to get me some popcorn!

Handy tries to get some popcorn, but can't grab the bucket because of not having hands. Handy makes his frustrated scowl at the camera as it cuts to Shake, Frylock and Meatwad ordering nachos.

Frylock: Man, these nachos will be good for the movie!

Meatwad: I know!

Shake: "drinking a milkshake" Can't wait to see it!

Frylock: You do realize you're drinking a milkshake, right Shake?

Shake stares in shock at the milkshake, but continues to drink it. Buzz Lightyear who is serving the nacho table watches.

Buzz Lightyear: (to Shake) You are a sad strange little man.

The camera cuts to Nutty heading through the theater while holding an armful of candy. He then notices the triple glazed apple fritters.

Nutty: OOOH! THE TRIPLE GLAZED!

Nutty laughs as he rushes to the triple glazed apple fritters. However, an employee places another plate of apple fritters on the table and sets down a sign reading "Now selling Quadruple Glazed!".

Nutty: ...

Nutty laughs crazily as he leaps onto the table and devours the entire plate of Quadruple Glazed Apple Fritters. Nutty's laughs become more high-pitched and faster as he turns into a tornado and spins rapidly throughout the cinema. Mime is seen holding a bag of peanuts, but notices the spinning Nutty approaching him. Mime silently screams as he runs off, only for Nutty to catch up and suck him and the peanuts into his tornado. Mime then gets thrown out and lands in a deep fryer where he gets turned into fried deer. SMG4 appears and unknowingly rips off a piece of the fried Mime.

SMG4: Oh, they serve deer meat here!

SMG4 eats the piece of Mime as he leaves.

Brooklyn Guy: Ok, everyone! The movie is about to start playing-

Brooklyn Guy screams when a stampede of citizens rush towards him. Brooklyn Guy runs off and tries to hide in a closet, only to see it is almost full.

Brooklyn Guy: (to his mop) There's only enough room for one of us, Shamwow.

Titanic music plays as Brooklyn Guy puts the mop into the closet, shuts down and drinks some water as he gets trampled by the stampede as they rush into the cinema.

Meanwhile.

The Crystal Gems are seen teleporting into Pensacola.

Garnet: Okay, we're here.

Pearl: Wait, where is everyone?

Steven Universe: I know. I don't even see anyone in sight!

Amethyst: Where did they go?

Peridot: "pointing at the movie theater which has searchlights going on" I think that may be the reason.

Garnet: They must be at the movie theater.

Connie: Sorry, but we'll have to crash their movie before Dreamcaster does God knows what else.

The Crystal Gems run off.

Meanwhile.

The citizens are seen watching the movie as it begins to start.

Giggles: Alright, it's about to start!

Lumpy: Yeah, that's what you say. You can never tell whenever the studio logos end and the actual movie begins.

The RH Studios logo appears.

Lumpy: Okay, let's see what you've got, RH.

An ocean background appears. An object begins swimming out of it.

Lumpy: Oh, I think that's a sea monster-

The object is revealed to be a map that unfolds and the words, "Underwater Map Productions" appears.

Lumpy: Oh, that's not the movie. Yeah, I think I've heard of that.

The words, "Once Upon A Time" appear on the screen.

Lumpy: Here we go, movie!

The word, "Studios" appears under "Once Upon A Time".

Lumpy: Well, now that seems intentionally misleading.

A plane is shown landing in a landing area and speeding towards the camera.

Lumpy: Alright, someone's coming to town!

The plane turns 2D and the words, "Arriving Flight Productions" appears.

Lumpy: Oh, for crying out loud!

The city of India appears with the words, "India, 1853".

Lumpy: Alright, period movie!

The picture of India zooms out and turns into a painting as "Country-and-Date Productions" appears under it.

Lumpy: Oh, not a period movie.

Endless is shown running into a house while it's thunder storming. He then enters while panting repeatably.

Lumpy: Oh, this guy's in trouble. I can't wait to hear his story.

Lightning flashes at Endless turns into a white silhouette and zooms out. The words, "Panting Man's Wounded Shoulder Films Presents" appears above it.

Lumpy: OH COME ON!!

"The Iron Flower Movie" appears on the screen. Afterwards, the plot reading "Due to a rift in the space time continuum, “The Rabbit”, “Poetic Justice” and Detective Pikachu's original ending never happened." The audience cheers as AsphaltianOof appears.

AsphaltianOof: My childhood has been unruined!

Meanwhile.

The Crystal Gems are seen arriving to the movie theater. However, Garnet notices a sign on the door reading "Closed due to movie showing".

Garnet: Darn. The door is locked.

Amethyst: There has to be a way in!

Pearl: I see a vent above the door, but it's too small for us to fit through!

Garnet: I'll try.

Garnet unfuses into Ruby and Sapphire.

Ruby: Ok, just get me up there!

Sapphire: Got it!

Sapphire lifts Ruby to the vent and she climbs inside.

Ruby: Ok, I'm in!

Steven Universe: Ok, just unlock the door-

Ruby notices a plate of hot dogs nearby.

Ruby: Oh, hot dogs!

Ruby heads to the hot dogs and begins eating them one by one, thus distracting her.

Steven Universe: Ruby?

Amethyst: Open the door!

Pearl: Ruby!

Sapphire: Ruby, unlock this door!

Peridot: Ruby!

Connie: No, we've lost Ruby! She's fallen to the evils of hot dogs!

Sapphire: I know! She's so addicted to them!

Pearl: Guess we'll have to find another way in.

Bismuth: Can't we just smash the door open?

Bismuth tries to break the doors with her fists, only to injure herself.

Bismuth: OW!

Sapphire: These doors are made out extravanite. Toughest stone in the city.

Pearl: Well, there has to be at least SOME way to get inside!

Connie: Why not the back door?

Everyone: ...

Pearl: Okay, one of these days, I need to find out where you learn all this stuff.

Meanwhile.

The citizens are seen watching the movie. On the screen, Iron Flower and Iron Fox are seen trying to defuse Onion Cream's bomb.

Iron Flower: (movie) Oh no, the bomb is going to blow unless we defuse it somehow!

Iron Fox: (movie) But which wire is it?!

Iron Flower: (movie) Er, I don't know! Try the red wire!

Iron Fox cuts the red wire, but the bomb begins to detonate.

Iron Flower: (movie) OH S**T!

Iron Flower grabs the bomb and throws it, causing it to land in the Veggiecorp building.

Onion Cream: (movie) CURSE YOU, IRON FLOWER-

The bomb explodes, causing the building to collapse.

Tari: Welp, he's dead now!

The audience laughs.

GoAnimate Caillou appears on the screen.

GoAnimate Caillou: (movie) I have came from another universe to destroy your world! Taste the wrath of my super sick dance moves!

GoAnimate Caillou begins dancing.

Iron Fox: (movie) Go back to your sick twisted s****y flash animated world!

Iron Fox blasts GoAnimate Caillou, causing him to fly back into the portal in the sky.

GoAnimate Caillou: (movie) WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!

The portal shuts. (WE WON'T DO THIS JOKE AGAIN IN A LONG TIME. CULDEE AND ENDLESS, PLEASE DON'T USE THIS JOKE OR OVERUSE IT FOR MF2009'S SAKE.)

MarioFan2009: Man, serves that overused dead meme right!

Pauline: True!

Meanwhile.

The Crystal Gems are seen entering the cinema through the back door.

Pearl: Okay, we're finally in!

Steven Universe: True!

Sapphire: I'll go find Ruby. The rest of you try to find the others.

The Crystal Gems split up.

Meanwhile.

Iron Flower is seen fighting Dreamcaster on the screen.

Dreamcaster: (movie) You will never beat me, Iron Flower! I am the most powerful sorcerer there is!

Iron Flower: (movie) I know I can't beat you, but they can!

Shadowhawk, the Sushi Pack, El Tigre and the other heroes appear.

Dreamcaster: (movie) Stop right there! If you kill me, I will egg your houses in real life!

Petra: (movie) It's still worth it!

Petra stabs Dreamcaster in the eyes with her golden sword.

Meggy: (movie) I live in Inktropolis!

Meggy kicks Dreamcaster in the crotch.

Dreamcaster: (movie) Ow! My jewels!

A zipper in Dreamcaster's crotch area opens and a bunch of gemstones pour out. Snap then leaps onto Dreamcaster's back and grabs his staff.

Snap: (movie) Alright, I got his dream staff!

The staff turns into a sword as Snap slices off Dreamcaster's arms. Frida and Olivia grab the arms and begin beating Dreamcaster up with them.

Dreamcaster: (movie) Oh, come on!

Jez: Dang!

Zara: They sure got him!

The screen then shows Dreamcaster with his arms and legs cut off standing on a podium, Metal-Fell, Vandal Buster, Manic and Rotor are seen dancing around him while using his intestines as ribbons.

Heroes: (movie and singing) The Dreamcaster shall rule no more. We spilt his blood upon the floor. With a high and a ho and a trolley-lolley-lay, it's a jolly merry month of May!

The audience cheers.

Meanwhile.

Ruby is seen continuing to eat the hot dogs until Sapphire grabs her.

Sapphire: You were supposed to be unlocking the door!

Ruby: Sorry! I just got distracted from the hot dogs, you know!

Sapphire: Okay, but don't get a similar distraction again.

Ruby and Sapphire refuse into Garnet.

Garnet: Now to look for Sunny and the others.

Garnet leaves. She then comes across Peridot and Lapis Lazuli watching AWR: Part 3 in the restricted section.

Peridot: OH!

Lapis Lazuli: That guy just got maced with the sword!

Garnet: What are you doing?! Not only watching a movie when we're supposed to be looking for the heroes, but watching an UNRELEASED movie?!?!

Peridot: Well, we got to see how it ends!

Garnet: Out!

Lapis Lazuli: Ok, ok!

Peridot and Lapis Lazuli run out of the room.

Garnet: "to herself" Don't look at it! Refrain from spoilers!

Garnet runs out of the room.

Meanwhile.

Iron Flower is seen lifting Proto-Fell by the neck while it's raining.

Iron Flower: (movie) No more games! This time, it's personal.

Iron Flower punches Proto-Fell. In the process, her hands come out of the screen and punches Fatass in his seat. She then blasts Proto-Fell, causing her blast to shoot Fatass, vaporizing him.

Toothy: The 3-D is so realistic!

Flippy: Yeah!

Fliqpy is seen hiding in the projector room. He looks at Flippy and pulls out his machete.

Fliqpy: Time to perish, twin-

Suddenly, Fliqpy gets his shirt caught in the film reels and screams as he gets thrown around and eventually flung out of the cinema through the glass ceiling.

Meanwhile.

Pearl, Steven Universe and Bismuth are seen continuing to look around the cinema. Eventually, they come across a door labeled "BACKSTAGE".

Pearl: Guys, I think I found the way to them!

Garnet and the others appear.

Garnet: Alright!

Peridot: Time to warn the heroes!

The Crystal Gems enter the backstage area.

Meanwhile.

Iron Flower and the other heroes are shown to have captured the villains in a net.

Iron Flower: (movie) You really thought you were gonna get away with it, did you? First up, villains, what does the BGATFBC stand for?

Murder Man: (movie) It stands for the “Bad Guys All Together for Book Club”!

Iron Flower: (movie) Book Club? You mean you weren't going to destroy a library or something?

Murder Man: (movie) Why would we do that? We're almost to the new chapter!

Twisted Sunny: (movie) What are you gonna do? Lock us up for reading?

I.M Meen: (movie) Yeah! You can't lock us up for reading!

Iron Flower: (movie) That's right. (to the audience) Remember, kids. No one can imprison you for reading.

The words, "THE END!" appear on the screen. The audience cheers.

Culdee: Man, that movie was amazing!

Lil Fred: "honk" (Agreed!)

Joey: I really enjoyed it!

AP: So did I-

Pearl: (voice) WAIT!!!

The Crystal Gem's silhouettes appear on the screen.

Garnet: (voice) Listen up, everyone!

Pauline: The heck?

The Crystal Gems rip through the screen and land in front of the audience.

Sunny: Pearl and Garnet?!

Azaz: What are they doing here and who are those other guys?

Steven Universe: All of you need to listen to us! This universe is in great peril once more! Dreamcaster has struck again!

Audience: What? Impossible!

Peridot: Dreamcaster is sending out the villains to obtain the dream crystals in order to regain all of his powers! If we don't stop him, our world is doomed!

The Mole: How do we know this isn't some twisted publicity stunt?

Connie: I know that you wouldn't believe so we brought proof!

Connie hooks her phone to a loudspeaker and plays the video, causing the audio to be heard throughout the room.

Alternate Pauline: (voice) Oh, you know him? Funny because he actually sent us out to get this crystal.

Garnet: (voice) Im-impossible!

Amethyst: (voice) They're after the dream crystals!

Dark Tari: (voice) Indeed we are.

Past Saiko: (voice) Don't bother trying to stop us.

Terrovax: (voice) We'll get more recruits along the way and soon, Dreamcaster will be back!

Connie: (voice) Then we'll just warn the heroes about what you guys are doing!

Dark Tari: (voice) "laughs" No one will believe you. Because how will they even be aware of the existence of these dream crystals?

Alternate Pauline: (voice) But anyways, we got to go. Got a crystal to turn in to Dreamcaster.

The video shuts off.

Steven Universe: But anyways, Dreamcaster is plotting to return to his full strength by sending the villains to hunt for the six dream crystals! But do not panic! We can find a solution to this-

Toothy: WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!

The audience begins panicking as they run out of the room.

Steven Universe: No, listen to us!

Pearl: Everyone, please calm down!

Garnet and Amethyst fuse into Sugilite and smash apart the cinema, causing the audience to calm down.

Sugilite: SILENCE!!!

Sugilite unfuses back into Garnet and Amethyst.

Garnet: We apologize for that, but you need to listen.

Pauline: Why should we?! Dreamcaster could potentially regain our powers which spells the "APOCALYPSE" for our city!

Joey: We haven't seen him, but we've heard of his atrocities!

Pearl: This is why we need everyone to calm down because we can sort this out!

Garnet: You just need to listen to us carefully.

Pauline: O-ok, we'll try.

AP: Sorry about that.

Steven Universe: So far, Dreamcaster has only gotten 1 out of the 6 crystals. Chances are we could potentially hinder his efforts to gain the rest. We just have to determine what location his men could be hitting next.

Pearl: And if we're lucky, we can be able to get to the dream crystal before they can!

Azaz: Yeah, that actually sounds like a good plan!

Garnet: If we keep this up, then we could try to steal the Immortality Gem back from Dreamcaster and destroy them before he can use them all.

Connie: We only have a matter of time left so we need to sort these plans out on how we will take them on.

Peridot: She has a point.

Sunny: Ok, we'll try to see what we can come up with.

The audience leaves the cinema.

Pearl: I sure hope things turn out well.

Steven Universe: True.

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CHAPTER 8 - PLANNING
Synopsis: After finding out about Dreamcaster's plans, Sunny and the others discuss on how to find out where the remaining dream crystals are hidden and how to beat the villains to them! Meanwhile, Dark Tari and the others head out to gather more recruits..

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Goodman: Breaking news! M'kay? Panic is going on in Pensacola after these people known as the Crystal Gems alerted everyone about what infamous supervillain, Dreamcaster is up to! It's also been reported that the Iron Flower aka Sunny Funny and some of the other heroes are trying to discuss on what to do about the situation. "sighs" Can we ever go just one month without any villain threats? If this keeps up, I'm moving to the Bahamas. I swear!

The Crystal Gems are seen watching the TV at a store.

Garnet: I sure hope Sunny and the others come up with something soon.

Pearl: True.

Amethyst: Otherwise who knows what will happen?

Peridot: I know!

Steven Universe: Hopefully, they'll find something soon.

Meanwhile.

In the town hall, Crash Bandicoot is seen with Sunny and the other heroes while gathered around a meeting table.

Crash: Greetings, heroes of Pensacola. You have all been summoned here to answer the latest threat of Dreamcaster. Pensacola is at the brink of destruction-

Jesse: Don’t forget Beacontown.

Jez: And Robloxia.

Crash: Ok, got it. Anyways, the three cities are at risk of their end. None can escape it so all of you must leave the city and head out throughout the world to seek the legendary Dream Crystals.

The Crystal Gems enter the room.

Steven Universe: Did we make it to the meeting?

Crash: We just started.

Pearl: Okay!

Peridot: Guess we’ll sit at the table then.

The Crystal Gems sit at the table next to the heroes. Garnet then pushes a button on one of her gauntlets, causing a hologram of the six dream crystals to appear.

Garnet: These are the six dream crystals. If Dreamcaster gets his hands on all of them, he’ll end up regaining his powers and will rain fire down upon our world if we don’t stop him.

Amethyst: They consist of the Immortality Gem which Dreamcaster now has, the Power Gem, the Chaos Gem, the Invincibility Gem, the Life Gem and the Strength Gem.

Manic: Man, they sound powerful.

Peridot: I know, right?

Outside the room, Kung Fu Mario is seen exiting a portal.

Kung Fu Mario: Ok. Time to find what people to punish for their misdeeds.

Kung Fu Mario hears the heroes and Crash talking in the room.

Kung Fu Mario: What is going on in there?

Kung Fu Mario leans into the room and listens in on their conversation.

Sunny: So, how did the dream crystals end up scattered across the planet?

Garnet: These people known as Satoru Iwata and the Council of Marios managed to defeat Dreamcaster one time and relieve him of his crystals. They chose to scatter them across the planet and dimensions so that no one can abuse their powers.

Zara: Good point.

Guest: But where could they be?

Pearl: That’s the main problem. No one knows.

Sonia: Well, we need to at least do something to stop him from getting them!

Meggy: I know!

Crash: Everyone, please settle down. We’ll figure this out.

HUNTER: I’ll go out and see if there is any connection to Dreamcaster’s plans. I’ll let you know when I find something.

HUNTER flies out through the roof.

Crash: Use the doors next time! (to the heroes) Anyways, all of you must find the crystals before Dreamcaster’s men do. Once we have them all, we must destroy them.

AP: What do you mean? They’re already here! Let’s take care of them!

AP grabs a lamp and leaps at the hologram of the crystals and tries to strike them, only to keep passing through them.

Garnet: That is a hologram. It’s not the real crystals.

AP: Oh.

Kung Fu Mario: (as he continues to watch) The dream crystals? What’s the meaning of all this?

Meanwhile.

HUNTER is seen flying through the city. He then notices Dark Tari and Past Saiko exiting a portal next to Badman.

HUNTER: Hm, I don’t remember Dark Tari using that move.

HUNTER lands behind a trash can and listens in.

Badman: Dark Tari, what are you doing here? “noticing Dark Tari’s mindless symbol” Where’d you get that tattoo?

Dark Tari: Remember Dreamcaster during the Cliffhanger War?

Badman: I do!

Dark Tari: Your time has come. Dreamcaster needs your assistance.

Badman: Okay.

Dark Tari and Badman enter the portal.

HUNTER: That must be where Dreamcaster’s men are off to. I’d better follow them.

HUNTER enters the portal as it shuts. He then sees Dreamcaster’s castle.

HUNTER: Man, since when did he renovate the place?

HUNTER flies up the castle and reaches the window of his throne room. Inside, he sees Dreamcaster talking to Badman.

Dreamcaster: Great to see you again, Badman.

Badman: Sure is, Dreamcaster!

Dreamcaster: You will help my partners seek out the dream crystals. They have succeeded in getting one of the crystals. Prove your loyalty.

Badman: I will.

Badman leaves.

HUNTER: Okay, but I need to find out the locations.

HUNTER flies around the castle until he sees the window of a room. Inside, a Spellbinder is seen placing potion bottles on shelves.

Spellbinder: These potions shall be useful for the crystal hunt.

HUNTER: Who the heck is that?

Spellbinder: Okay, now I think I should work on the special crystal orb to give to the villains for finding those dream crystals.

Spellbinder leaves.

HUNTER: Alright, this is my chance!

HUNTER sneaks into the room and eventually comes across Spellbinder finishing constructing a crystal ball.

Spellbinder: Okay, it’s finished!

HUNTER: Alright, just got to distract her.

HUNTER pushes a button on his arm. A nearby telephone begins ringing.

Spellbinder: Who is that on the phone?

Spellbinder heads to the phone and answers it.

Spellbinder: Hello?

HUNTER: (voice) Hey, is this the wife of Dreamcaster?

Spellbinder: If you mean Spellbinder, yes. By the way, is this the callback for that “Tips on Using Magic” magazine. I already said I’m planning to pay my monthly subscription.

HUNTER: (voice) No, I represent Hong Kong animation company, Imagi Animation Studios. We’d like to pay you two million dollars to use your likeness in our Gatchaman movie.

Spellbinder: Oh, cool! I heard they did that TMNT and Astro Boy movie! But anyways, I’ll be there. I’ll need the money real bad.

HUNTER: (voice) Bad enough to hit yourself over the head with the phone?

Spellbinder: You bet ya!

Spellbinder begins hitting herself with the phone repeatably as HUNTER laughs.

Spellbinder: What the? Hey! If this is anyone but Krusty the Clown or Steve Allen, you’re stealing my bit!

HUNTER: (voice) Oh, my mistake! Turned out Imagi Animation Studios has been shut down since 2010 and the Gatchaman movie was cancelled. See ya!

HUNTER hangs up.

Spellbinder: Oh, you’ve got to be kidding me!

HUNTER then heads to the crystal ball.

HUNTER: Now, you are coming with me.

HUNTER grabs the crystal ball and flies out of the castle and into the portal as Spellbinder notices.

Spellbinder: Stop! Bring that back! Who was that anyways? Might be connected to the heroes, I assume. Guess I'll have to send out my top enforcer to check on them sometime.

Spellbinder leaves.

Meanwhile.

Crash and the others are seen still in the meeting room. HUNTER then enters with the crystal ball.

HUNTER: Okay, I think I found exactly where the dream crystals might be hidden at. However, I also saw someone else named Spellbinder. She's Dreamcaster's wife?!

Everyone: What?!

Pauline: I never knew Dreamcaster was married!

Tari: Me neither!

Yin: That's insane!

Crash: Anyways, how do you know where the dream crystals are?

HUNTER: This crystal ball seems to function like some sort of map.

HUNTER activates the crystal ball, causing an illusion of the remaining five crystals to appear out of it.

HUNTER: Right now, the Power, Invincibility, Chaos, Strength and Life gems remain since Dreamcaster already has Immortality. Choosing one of the crystals will give out the location of that specific crystal.

Sunny: Okay!

Sonic: Well, show us then!

HUNTER: Okay, but which one should we see first?

Pauline: Maybe we can pick the red gem.

HUNTER: That would be the life gem.

Pauline: Sorry. I don't have knowledge of this Harry Potter related stuff, you know.

HUNTER touches the life gem. An illusion of Sky City from “Minecraft: Story Mode” appears.

Petra: Hey, that's Sky City!

Lukas: I remember that place!

Crash: Cool! Anyways, it seems like the Life Gem is hidden somewhere in Sky City. Any other locations, HUNTER?

HUNTER: Working on it, boss!

HUNTER pushes the chaos gem. However, the illusion shows the chaos gem inside a dark void.

Garnet: There's the chaos gem, but what's it in?

Meggy: I don't know.

Tari: Everything looks dark around it.

Joey: Guess it's probably hidden in another dimension.

Olivia: Maybe.

HUNTER pushes the Invincibility Gem. An illusion shows it inside a large volcano.

SMG4: Seems like it's in some sort of volcano lair.

Little Buddy: Sure looks like it.

AP: Just beware of hot feet, everyone!

Everyone laughs as HUNTER pushes the Power Gem. It is shown inside a grey bricked room floating in a green containment tube.

Pauline: There's the power gem, but what is that place?

HUNTER: I have no clue. There's no option to zoom out to show the building.

Mario: I know, man.

HUNTER finally pushes the strength gem. It is shown to be hidden inside an underground temple.

SMG4: There's the strength gem!

Tari: Wait, that place looks awfully familiar..

SMG4 Mario: True-

The Stone Guardian is shown walking by in the distance which the heroes notice.

SMG4: Is that the temple of the Command Block?!

Meggy: Well, that looks like the same guardian!

Tari: Heck, I didn't even know the crystal was in there!

Saiko: Me neither!

Sunny: Wait, you know about that place?

SMG4: Yes, well, you see.. We kind of.. angered the guardian so we may have a burnt bridge to cross between us and him.

Tari: I sure hope he forgives us.

Meggy: True.

HUNTER deactivates the Crystal Ball.

HUNTER: But anyways, looks like we've got all of the information on where the Dream Crystals could be.

Crash: Great! Now, we just need to gather the rest of the citizens so we can find out how to enable our plans to get to the crystals before the villains do.

Kung Fu Mario: Impossible! Me and the others hid the dream crystals long ago! This is definitely something I must warn the Council of Marios about!

Kung Fu Mario teleports away.

Meanwhile.

At Chef Pee Pee's Family Diner, Alternate Chef Pee Pee is seen placing a bunch of Philly Cheese Belly Fillers on the counter.

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: Alright, just finished my philly cheese belly fillers! Now, to wait for them to cool!

Alternate Chef Pee Pee prepares to leave, but turns around when he sees Animatronic Lukas trying to steal them.

Animatronic Lukas: Ooh, tasty!

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: Hey, don't you dare! Go away! You stay away from my belly fillers!

Animatronic Lukas: Aw, okay.

Animatronic Lukas leaves.

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: That's right-

Alternate Chef Pee Pee turns around and notices Animatronic Petra grabbing one of the philly cheese belly fillers and running off with it.

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: Hey! Hey! Hey! Come back here with that!

Alternate Chef Pee Pee turns around and sees Animatronic Lukas grabbing the entire plate and escaping into the vents with it.

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: HEY, GET BACK HERE!

Alternate Chef Pee Pee leaps after Animatronic Lukas, only for the vent to close on his fingers, making him scream in pain. The camera then cuts to Animatronic Jesse, Animatronic Olivia and Animatronic Radar watching a show called "C.O.P.S. Beacontown Edition" on the TV.

Announcer: Tonight on C.O.P.S Beacontown Edition.

A bunch of redstone engineers are seen on flying machines while recording a chase on the ground with cameras. Three Beacontowner robbers are seen fleeing on horses while being chased by a bunch of Beacontown Officers in armored horses.

Beacontown Officer 1: We got three broncos heading east into the forest. Requesting backup.

Announcer: It's time to teach these madcap Beacontowners that "devil may mare" attitudes just won't fly.

The Beacontown Officers surround the robbers as they try to resist arrest.

Beacontown Robber 1: Hey, why are you grabbing me?!

Beacontown Robber 2: "as he is beaten up by one of the Beacontown Officers" Police brutality! Police brutality!

Beacontown Robber 1: Leave us alone, officers! We're just trying to get back home with our stolen goods-

One of the Beacontown Officers pepper sprays the robber, causing him to yell in pain.

Beacontown Officer 2: We warned you!

Beacontown Officer 3: "grabbing the third robber" Got you!

Beacontown Robber 3: No, let go of me!

The robber kicks the officer away and tries to run off, only to get wrestled to the ground by two more officers. One of them pulls a bag of dirt out of his pockets.

Beacontown Officer 4: Dirt!

Beacontown Robber 3: That's uh.. not mine.

The robbers get thrown into the police wagon.

Beacontown Robber 1: You'll all live to regret this! We will be back-

The robber screams in pain as one of the officers pepper sprays him again as the scene freezes.

Animatronic Radar: Man, I love this show!

Animatronic Jesse: True! Can't wait to see the episode involving the Blaze Rods!

Animatronic Olivia: Agreed!

Alternate Pauline and PLA-1137 enter the building.

Animatronic Mario: Mama-mia! Who-a are these fellas?

Alternate Pauline: Okay, what's with all the animatronics?

PLA-1137: It's a long story.

Alternate Chef Pee Pee is shown struggling to free himself from the vent as he struggles out of the kitchen into view.

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: H-hey there! Are you new customers?

Alternate Pauline: No, we were sent by Dreamcaster to gather more recruits.

PLA-1137: Perhaps you and the others can assist us!

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: I'd love to, but I'm currently having my own problems right now. "continues struggling to get free" Get out, dang you!

Alternate Pauline: Here, let me help!

Alternate Pauline raises her sword over Alternate Chef Pee Pee's hands.

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: WAIT, WAIT, WAIT-

Alternate Pauline slices off Alternate Chef Pee Pee's hands, freeing him.

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: OW, MY HANDS!!!

Alternate Pauline: There, you're freed!

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: OF COURSE I AM CAUSE YOU JUST CHOPPED OFF MY HANDS!

Alternate Pauline: Oh, here.

Alternate Pauline uses her sword to regenerate Alternate Chef Pee Pee's hands.

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: Thanks! Anyways, sure we'll help out!

Alternate Pauline: Alright!

Animatronic Jesse: Oh no, you don't! You didn't take us out on the robot invasion so we're coming along!

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: No, you stay here-

Alternate Pauline: Hey, the more the merrier!

Alternate Chef Pee Pee: WHAT, ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!

Everyone enters the portal.

Meanwhile.

Everyone in Pensacola, Beacontown and Robloxia are seen meeting up in front of the town hall.

Crash: Me and the other heroes have been recently discussing on where we plan on looking for the locations of the different dream crystals. The first thing we're doing is who will go out to find them all. Of course since Dreamcaster is sending out multiple of his men, there will have to be several groups heading out to find the crystals.

Culdee: I think me, Sonic, Sonia, Manic, MarioFan2009, Ms. Chalice, LB and Pinkswan95 will go out and look for the Invincibility Gem.

Sonic: Yeah.

Sonia: Most likely.

Manic: We'll take care of this.

MarioFan2009: Sure can!

Pinkswan95: Nice to participate in one of your monthly missions, everyone!

Joey: Me, Pauline, AP, Jesse and his friends will head to Sky City to get the Life Gem.

Pauline: We got this!

AP: After all, there's always Captain Atomic to show his duties whenever things go south!

Joey: That and Atomic Puppet.

AP: Oh, right.

Jesse: Wish us luck, guys!

Olivia: We'll let you know if we get that crystal!

Sunny: Me, Crystal, Trace, Parappa, Paula, Katy, PJ Berri, Matt Major and Human Meggy will go out to wherever the Power Gem is.

Parappa: Yeah, trying to find that place may be difficult.

Paula: True. There's like dozens of nameless buildings out there!

Katy: I know!

Mario: Me, SMG4, his friends except Meggy, Saiko and Tari and my friends will head out to find the Strength Gem. Hopefully, that stone guardian will act friendly compared to last time.

Meggy: As for me, Saiko and Tari, we're going with the Crystal Gems to try to find where that Chaos Gem could be.

Saiko: True.

Tari: Same.

Nessie: Me, QUACK, Azaz, AsphaltianOof, Buckaroo, Beta Tari, Manny, Frida, Zoe, Asphaltian, Robotic Cat, Female Robotic Cat, Heckle and Jeckle will also aid Culdee and the others in looking for the Invincibility Gem. Maybe we can also bring back Emmet and the others if we need assistance!

Jez: True! Just gotta get Alternate Rose to bring them here!

Crash: Alright! Anyways, the rest of the entire city will mainly provide backup to you all. Now get out there and find the dream crystals! The fate of this world depends on you all!

Everyone leaves.

Meanwhile.

Dreamcaster and Spellbinder are seen in the throne room.

Dreamcaster: (to Spellbinder) So, what did you discover?

Spellbinder: This floating guy in armor came in and stole my crystal ball.

Dreamcaster: "sighs" That Crash guy knows about our plans.

Spellbinder: Uh oh. But luckily, I've brought out someone who might prove a great help to the heroes!

Dreamcaster: Really, who?

Spellbinder: He should be here now!

The door opens and a figure who looks like Fawkes, but colored red and having derpy eyes enters the room.

Red Raven: Hey, Spellbinder! Do you know where the cheese is? I need it to clean the toilets!

Dreamcaster: ... Who is that?

Spellbinder: Oh, sorry! That's just my clone of your bird, Fawkes. His name is Bruton and he's kind of a replica of Fawkes. The only flaw in his creation was his personality. But anyways, here's the REAL deal!

The door opens again and a shadowy figure with red eyes enters the room.

Dreamcaster: Who are you?

???: I am "CENSORED".

Dreamcaster: Okay, so you're the person Spellbinder hired?

???: Sure am!

Dreamcaster: Good! Now, you need to help the villains search out the different dream crystals. Make sure the heroes don't stop them.

???: I'll do my best!

The figure begins to leave, but Spellbinder stops him.

Spellbinder: Wait, you'll need this.

Spellbinder gives the figure another crystal ball.

Spellbinder: This will provide the location of the crystals.

???: Okay, got it.

The figure leaves the room as the scene fades to black.

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CHAPTER 9 - THE HUNT BEGINS
Synopsis: The heroes prepare to leave Pensacola to hunt for the remaining dream crystals! Meanwhile, the villains also prepare for the same thing..

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At Lumpy’s House, Lumpy is seen opening his fridge.

Lumpy: Okay, time to take what I need for this crystal hunt!

Lumpy throws a sandwich, a burger, a box of chicken, pizza, donuts and other foods into a bag.

Lumpy: Done!

Nutty is seen laughing while packing several candies into suitcases. Sniffles is then seen putting his inventions into a large bag. He then puts a can of “Chocolate Covered Ants” into the bag.

Sniffles: Ok, finished packing!

Giggles, Petunia, Toothy and Cuddles are seen talking. In the background, Handy is seen struggling to move some bags due to his lack of hands.

Toothy: So, how do you think this search for the dream crystals will go?

Giggles: I’m hoping that it goes well!

Petunia: Me too!

Cuddles: We may have gotten killed several times, but I don’t know if we’ll be able to stay alive once Dreamcaster regains his powers.

Toothy: I know!

Handy: (in the background) Come on, you stupid!

Handy tries to grab the bags with his mouth, only to break off his teeth and fly into a nearby furnace, incinerating him. He then respawns.

Handy: (in the background) Oh, darn it!

Handy kicks the bags, only to hurt his foot, causing him to jump around in pain as Giggles, Petunia, Cuddles and Toothy continue talking.

Meanwhile.

Dave Miller is seen in Sportster’s, selling the remaining dishes to the customers.

Dave Miller: Okay, here you go. Here’s all the food left before I shut the bar down until further notice.

The customers leave. Dave Miller enters a back room where a bunch of employees are seen.

Dave Miller: Okay, day’s over. Get them out of here.

The employees break open crates with axes and pandas exit from the, and leave the bar.

Dave Miller: Shoo! Out, you pandas! Ok, time to close this bar down.

Dave Miller leaves. Outside, Hansel and a bunch of hobos are seen approaching the bar.

Hansel: I’m gonna drink you under the table!

Hobo 1: No, I’m gonna drink you under the-

The Sportster’s sign shuts off, signaling the bar is shut down. Hansel and the hobos sigh sadly and turn back.

Meanwhile.

Joey: “speaking to an unseen person” I have had it with you. You are a useless and pathetic thing!

AP is seen sitting on a log eating a bag of chips. Joey then begins seemingly attacking AP with an axe.

Joey: Prepare to feel my wrath!

Joey is then revealed to actually be attacking a dummy of Dreamcaster while AP was sitting at another log, watching.

AP: Good strike, Joey!

Joey: Thanks, AP! Just figured I’d get some practice in before we head out to find the crystals. Who knows when we’ll end up facing him!

AP: True!

Mime is seen packing his circus stuff in boxes.

Mime: “thumbs up” (Alright, finished!)

Pauline: So, do you like talk at all?

Mime: “shrugs” (I don’t know.)

Pauline: One of these days, I really need to know how to understand your language.

Russell: Yar, he's (Mime) quite the silent one.

Disco Bear: True. Rarely even speaks at all.

Pauline: Yeah, but there is that other one that's frozen in ice.

Russell: Yar, you must mean Cro-Marmot!

Disco Bear: He's been stuck like that since the prehistoric times!

Flippy: True.

Pauline: Okay-

Pauline notices Cro-Marmot is behind her.

Pauline: What, how did he get here?!

Splendid: Yeah, I have no clue how he even gets around so it's a mystery to me.

Pauline: Um, okay then?

Meanwhile.

Jesse, Olivia, Axel, Lukas and Radar are seen helping other citizens move out of the city.

Axel: Man, I bet this hunt for those crystals might take possibly a whole month or so.

Lukas: True.

Radar: We'll just have to hope for the best.

Olivia: Also, where's Petra?

Jesse: I think I heard she said something about therapy sessions?

Meanwhile.

At a psychologist's office, Petra and a psychologist are seen talking.

Psychologist: So, what is this thing you've been seeing?

Petra: Well, it's like some sort of vision of the future.

Psychologist; Care if you describe it?

Petra: Well, everything in Beacontown were on fire. Aiden, Gill and Maya had these markings on their arms and killed my friends brutally. Jesse was then killed by the animatronic version of himself. No clue on what happened to Radar and the others. I just have a feeling that if I don't do something soon, that vision will come true.

Psychologist: I see.

Petra: Whatever happens, I won't let that vision come true. I just can't.

Psychologist: I understand, but remember the tragedy of Anakin Skywalker? He got driven mad by his desire to save his wife from dying in childbirth. After destroying the entire Jedi Council and aiding Emperor Palpatine in his goals, he ended up accidentally killing his wife with his force powers, thus fulfilling the prophecy.

Petra: What are you trying to say?

Psychologist: If you take drastic methods in trying to stop this so-called vision from happened, you could end up losing your moral ground so here is my best advice. Death is a natural part of life. No matter what you do, nothing can prevent it. It is how the world works.

Petra: Yeah, but what can I do?

Psychologist: Learn to let go of everything you fear to lose.

Petra: I'm not so sure if I can accomplish that.

Psychologist: Take some time to try.

Petra: Ok, well I should be going. We have some crystals to hunt after.

Psychologist: Ok, see ya.

Petra leaves the office and later meets up with Jesse and the others.

Olivia: Hey, Petra! Nice that you made it!

Jesse: So, what was this whole thing about a therapy session?

Petra: Oh, well it's kind of hard to talk about. I think I'll explain later.

Axel: Okay?

Radar: Ok, just got these people moved out!

Jesse: Great, Radar!

Meanwhile.

Sunny is seen packing up her Iron Flower and Iron Flower X armors while Azaz passes by with bags of Sprite. Human Meggy, Beta Tari, Bimbo and Bialar exit with bags of items.

Human Meggy: Hey, Sunny! We just finished packing stuff that could potentially be used against the villains!

Beta Tari: We packed swords, rocks, guns and whatever blunt object we have!

Sunny: Ok, cool!

Bimbo: Me and Bialar are looking forward to participating in this expedition!

Bialar: "bark" (Agreed!)

Azaz: Save the talk for later, please. I got Sprites to pack.

AsphaltianOof is seen packing Drinkable Sausages into his bag.

AsphaltianOof: Got to take some of these for the road!

Meanwhile.

At Dreamcaster's castle, all of the villains are seen gathering weapons and putting them in bags.

PLA-1137: Really looking forward to finding the rest of the dream crystals!

Past Saiko: I agree!

Dark Tari: Man, this is probably the most exciting mission I've ever been on since working for Waluigi! Speaking of him, I really need to ask Spellbinder to bring him back!

Past Buckaroo: Yeah!

Mr. MacFroogle is seen packing more weapons into bags until Alternate Pauline appears with a heart.

Alternate Pauline: Hey, MacFroogle! Look what I got you!

Mr. MacFroogle: Oh no..

Alternate Pauline: "reading the heart" To whom that this heart may go to, we shall be together in eternal embrace!

Mr. MacFroogle: Look, mam. I used to have a role as a mayor, a golf park, two henchmen who betrayed me and a rich life. Now can you quit bugging me with your stupid love letter?

Alternate Pauline: St-stupid? What are you trying to say?

Mr. MacFroogle: I SAID THAT I NEVER LOVE YOU AND I NEVER WILL, YOU YANDERE PSYCHOPATH!

Alternate Pauline: I-I..

Alternate Pauline rips the heart in half as her eyes begin glow blue and she pulls out her sword.

Alternate Pauline: I'LL KILL YOU!!!

Mr. MacFroogle: OH S**T!!

Mr. MacFroogle narrowly avoids Alternate Pauline's slash as her sword destroys some of the bags. Mr. MacFroogle screams and runs off as Alternate Pauline chases after him.

Mr. MacFroogle: "as he runs" Note to self: Never break up with a girl who wields a magic flaming sword!

Alternate Pauline: I'LL TEAR YOU LIMB FROM LIMB, MACFROOGLE!

Mr. MacFroogle gets chased up the stairwell until he runs into the closet and locks himself in as Alternate Pauline bangs on the door.

Alternate Pauline: YOU CAN'T STAY IN THERE FOREVER!!

Mr. MacFroogle: "as he finishes locking the door" I can try!

Alternate Pauline: YOU COME OUT OF THERE RIGHT NOW!!!

Mr. MacFroogle: No way, b***h!

Alternate Pauline: I- Oh, I see. Well, guess I'll have to go out and find someone else to love. I bet you'll regret not choosing to love me-

Mr. MacFroogle: You think I'm dumb enough to fall for that?

Alternate Pauline: ...

Alternate Pauline begins screaming in rage as she bangs and kicks at the door while struggling to get inside. Aiden and Terrovax are seen watching from nearby.

Aiden: (to Terrovax) You've heard about fury and a woman scorned, haven't you?

Terrovax: Yes, I guess I have.

Aiden: Well, that's nothing compared to the fury of a woman who got ditched by her one true love.

Alternate Pauline: "in the background" I'll tear this door down with my bare hands!

Meanwhile.

Back in Pensacola, everyone is seen about to leave the city in a bunch of trucks.

Joey: Wish you all luck, everyone! Me and the others will be at Beacontown getting the Life Gem!

Meggy: See ya!

Tari: Wish us luck!

Pinkswan95: Good luck, everyone!

Sunny: May the best hero win!

Culdee: So long!

Everyone except Joey, Pauline, AP, Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel and Lukas drive off.

Jesse: Okay, time to get the horses!

Joey: What horses?

Pauline: We don't ride horses in Pensacola.

Petra: Then what do you ride?

A few minutes later.

Petra and Pauline are seen inside a blue car.

Petra: Ok, so how does this thing work again?

Pauline: "sighs" You have to put your foot onl the gas and then follow the road.

Petra: Um, okay?

Petra puts her foot on the gas pedal, but accidentally pushes it too hard and the two scream as the car drives away at a fast speed.

Pauline: "as she tries to grab the wheel from Petra" GIVE ME THE WHEEL, PETRA! GIVE ME THE WHEEL!

Petra: WHAT DO I DO?!? HOW DO I STOP-

The two scream as the car drives across a bunch of rocks and begins spinning around the road. The camera then cuts to Lukas who is seen in a car with AP.

Lukas: Okay, I think I just push this button.

Lukas pushes the button, but the car drives backwards and crashes into another car.

AP: No, that was the reverse button!

Lukas: Sorry! Maybe it's this one!

Lukas pushes another button, but it drives straight into the wall in front of them, causing AP to get hit in the face by an airbag.

AP: "muffled" That's the speed button!

Lukas: Well, 1. We have no idea how modern vehicles work. 2. You're the one snarking about this while I'm questioning the reality of being trained to drive by a talking sock puppet.

AP: I used to be a human superhero, thank you very much!

Meanwhile.

Axel is shown driving in an armored truck, but keeps crashing into every thing on the way. Joey is shown in the passenger's seat, screaming due to Axel's crazy driving.

Joey: ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE FROM A BOX OF POPCORN?!?!

Axel: Um, I don't know.

Axel drives the truck into a graveyard and runs over and destroys a bunch of tombstones in the process.

Joey: Axel, knocking over gravestones is bad luck!

Axel: It is? I thought it was good luck.

Jesse and Radar are seen driving a firetruck that has its hoses loose and spraying everywhere.

Jesse: "as he drives" Man, I have to hand it to the humans. Driving is a lot difficult than it looks!

Radar: I know!

Olivia: "driving an ambulance" Hey, this isn't so bad!

Olivia is shown to be somehow driving backwards. Lukas and AP drive by, but Lukas is shown somehow performing a wheelie with the truck. AP ends up getting flung out the window and he screams as he grabs onto the window to avoid getting left behind. Tammy from Rick and Morty appears crossing the street.

Tammy: Soon when my time comes, I will finally get revenge on Rick and Morty for destroying the Galactic Federation!

Tammy laughs evilly until she notices the vehicles approaching. Tammy screams right as she gets mowed down by the vehicles.

Meanwhile.

Dreamcaster is seen meeting up with all of the villains.

Dreamcaster: It is time, everyone. All of you will now head out to gather the remaining dream crystals. You may find some recruits along the way, but stay focused on your mission.

Spellbinder: Dreamcaster gaining his powers back rests entirely in your hands. I also sent a client of mine to hand you this.

The figure appears and gives Dark Tari the crystal ball.

???: Keep it secret. Keep it safe.

The figure leaves.

Spellbinder: This crystal ball shall lead the way to all of the remaining locations of the dream crystals.

Dreamcaster: Good luck, everyone.

All of the villains teleport away as Dreamcaster laughs evilly. The scene then cuts to black.

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CHAPTER 10 - RETURN TO SKY CITY: PART 1
Synopsis: Joey, Pauline, AP, Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel and Lukas make it back to Beacontown and enter the portal to Sky City so that they can obtain the Life Gem! Meanwhile, Spellbinder heads to the past to recruit Past Waluigi, only for them to also reach an unexpected stopover...

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The vehicles are seen arriving into Beacontown. Joey, AP, Jesse, Olivia, Axel, Lukas and Radar exit the vehicles.

Joey: Next time, I'm driving by myself!

AP: Yeah, you people are crazy with how you drive!

Olivia: Well, we don't use those types of vehicles in Beacontown. We just use either horses or minecarts.

Lukas: Yeah especially since vehicles contain stuff we're completely unfamiliar with.

Radar: True.

Jesse: Um, has anyone seen Petra?

Joey: And Pauline? I thought they were with us!

The car Petra and Pauline were driving which is completely destroyed drives into Beacontown while stopping a couple times before finally blowing up its engine. Petra and Pauline get out.

Petra: Sorry we're late, everyone! We may have had a few difficulties getting here.

Joey: Yeah, I can tell! What happened to the car?!

Pauline: Well..

A flashback montage starts. Petra is shown steering around a corner very sharply, causing Pauline to fly into the window face-first. The car is then shown driving through the woods while police cars are chasing them.

Pauline; You do realize that THE POLICE ARE CHASING US!!!

Petra: I know that!

Petra is then shown driving through an interstate while reading a newspaper called "The Beacontown Times".

Petra: Cool! Looks like Telltale Games has been revived-

Pauline screams when she notices they are about to have a head-on collision with a truck. She then grabs the wheel and steers it out of the way as the truck passes.

Pauline: (to Petra) ARE YOU CRAZY?!? WE JUST NEARLY BECAME ROADKILL BACK THERE!!

Petra: Hey, chill! I'm on the swords section!

The flashback montage ends.

Pauline: But still, don't let me ride in a vehicle with her again! She acts like she owns the road or something!

Jesse: Dang, sure looks like it!

Petra: Yeah, sort of. "laughs nervously"

Axel: Anyways, we made it at least!

Pauline: True!

Joey: So, where is Sky City at?

Jesse; It's in the Portal Network. I'll show it to you!

AP: Okay!

Jesse and the others leave.

Meanwhile.

Back in Dreamcaster's castle, Dreamcaster and Spellbinder are seen.

Spellbinder: I sure hope those men are doing okay at finding the dream crystals.

Dreamcaster: Me too. They better not stab me in the back like that Dr. Robotnik guy.

Fawkes enters the room.

Fawkes: Boss, one of your men brought me here to give you a request!

Dreamcaster: Ok, what is it?

Fawkes takes out a crystal ball and turns it on, revealing Dark Tari.

Dark Tari: Hey, Dreamcaster. I have this request for your wife, Spellbinder.

Spellbinder: Ok, what is it?

Dark Tari: Just like you brought Alternate Pauline here, do you think you can bring back my master, Waluigi to this timeline. His timeline should be February 23rd, 2019.

Spellbinder: Ok, I’ll see what I can do.

Spellbinder shuts off the crystal ball. She then summons a time portal.

Spellbinder: I’ll be back soon with that Waluigi guy.

Dreamcaster: Ok.

Spellbinder enters the portal and it shuts.

Meanwhile.

Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel, Lukas, Joey, Pauline and AP enter the Portal Network.

Joey: Geez!

Pauline: How many portals are there in here?!

Jesse: Possibly over 1000. Each portal connects to a different dimension. Except for the nether portal in the middle. That just leads to the temple.

Pauline: Cool!

Joey: So, which is the portal to Sky City?

Lukas: Hang on a sec.

Lukas takes out the Atlas.

Lukas: This is the Atlas. It provides maps to specific portals in the network.

Lukas writes “Sky City” into the book and shuts it. A trail of light then comes out and leads to a portal made of gold blocks.

Olivia: There’s the portal over there!

Joey: Cool!

AP: Let’s just go in and get that Life Gem!

Everyone enters the portal.

Meanwhile.

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February 23rd, 2019

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The blue portal opens in the SMG4 dimension and Past Gold Mario flies out as well as the other SML and SMG4 characters.

Past Gold Mario: Everyone ready to destroy the staff?

Everyone: Yes!

Past Gold Mario: Ok! Time to destroy it!

Past Waluigi: (voice) NO! NO! NO!

The blue portal reopens and the T-Pose Zombies and Past Waluigi exit.

Past Waluigi: YOU WILL NEVER DESTROY THE STAFF! IT IS THE SOURCE OF MY REJECTION POWERS! YOU CAN’T TAKE THEM AWAY!

Past Gold Mario: EVERYONE! DON’T LET HIM GET THE STAFF!

Past Meggy: On it!

Past Waluigi flies towards Gold Mario, but Meggy shoots ink at him, blinding him.

Past Waluigi: MY EYES!

Past Waluigi falls to the ground and Tari holds him down.

Past Tari: Mario! Now!

Past Gold Mario: Say goodbye to your powers, Waluigi!

Past Gold Mario throws the staff into the air and hits it with the Miyamoto Sword, damaging it.

Past Waluigi: NO! MY STAFF!

Past Waluigi breaks free.

Past Tari: BOWSER! TAKE CARE OF HIM!

Past SMG4 Bowser: On it!

Past SMG4 Bowser breathes fire at Waluigi, setting him on fire.

Past Waluigi: AAAHHHH!!!! I AM ON FIRE!!!!

Past Gold Mario levitates the staff into his grasp.

Past Gold Mario: ROUND 2!

Past Gold Mario throws the staff at a building and throws the sword at it, damaging the staff even more.

Past Waluigi: YOU WILL NEVER DESTROY MY STAFF! TARI! STOP HIM!

Past Waluigi shoots his mind control power at Tari, but it glitches out of existence.

Past Tari: Really?

Past Waluigi: WHAT?! NO! MY POWERS!

Past Waluigi grabs his staff.

Past Waluigi: T-POSE ZOMBIES! ATTACK THEM!

The T-Pose Zombies attack the characters, but they fight them off.

Past Meggy: Get the staff, Mario! We’ll fight the zombies off!

Past Gold Mario: On it!

Past Gold Mario levitates the staff away from Waluigi.

PastWaluigi: OH NO, YOU DON’T!

Past Waluigi levitates the staff back towards him, but Past Gold Mario levitates It towards him.

PastWaluigi: GIVE ME MY STAFF!

Past Gold Mario: NEVER!

Past Gold Mario and Past Waluigi have a telepathic tug of war for the staff and eventually, Gold Mario grabs it.

Waluigi: RETURN THE STAFF!

Past Gold Mario: NEVER!

Past Gold Mario strikes the staff with the sword, making even more damage. and starting to break the glass on the red orb.

Past Waluigi: OH NO!

Past Waluigi starts to rapidly glitch between his normal form and his rejection form.

Past SMG4: He’s almost done!

Past Waluigi: YOU WILL NOT TAKE MY POWERS AWAY!

Past Waluigi flies at Gold Mario and the two fly all over Mushroom City, causing lot of damage.

Past Waluigi: GIVE ME THE STAFF!

Past Gold Mario: NEVER! IT IS TOO DANGEROUS!

Both Past Gold Mario and Past Waluigi crash into the ground knocking the staff on to the top of a building.

Past Waluigi: THE STAFF!

Past Waluigi begins to fly towards the staff.

Past Gold Mario: NO YOU DON’T!

Past Gold Mario flies after Waluigi, but T-Pose Black Yoshi and Shrek hold him down.

T-Pose Black Yoshi: You will never win...

Past Gold Mario: YES I WILL!

Past Gold Mario electrocutes T-Pose Black Yoshi and Shrek and flies to the staff just as Waluigi reaches it.

Past Waluigi: Yes! Come to me, Staff-

Past Gold Mario crashes into Waluigi knocking him off the building.

Past Waluigi: NO!

Past Waluigi plummets into a fountain.

Past Gold Mario: TIME TO FINISH THIS STAFF!

Past Gold Mario throws the staff off the building, charges up the Miyamoto Sword and flies after it.

Past Waluigi: NO! PLEASE!

Past Gold Mario: GOODBYE, STAFF!

Gold Mario prepares to grab the staff, but suddenly gets held back by Spellbinder who has teleported behind him.

Past Gold Mario: Who are you?! Let go of me!

Spellbinder: Not gonna happen!

Spellbinder reaches into Past Gold Mario’s chest and rips out his heart, killing him. Past Gold Mario turns back into normal Past Mario as he plummets to the ground.

Past Meggy: NO!!!

Past SMG4: (To Spellbinder) WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?!?!

Spellbinder: All of you stay out of my way!

Past Tari: NEVER!

Past Tari tries to blast Spellbinder, only for her to shoot her with a cyan laser, causing her to blow up, leaving only her legs which collapse.

Past Meggy: TARI-

Past Meggy gets vaporized by Spellbinder.

Past SMG4: RUN, EVERYONE!!!

Past SMG4 and the others try to run off, but Spellbinder charges up a massive blast and fires it at them. The blast explodes, vaporizing them all and leaving a massive crater in the ground. Past Waluigi gets out of the fountain, grabs his staff and repairs it with his powers.

Past Waluigi: Thanks for the assistance, there. Who are you by the way?

Spellbinder: Well, my name is Spellbinder. I was sent here by Dark Tari to retrieve you and bring you to the present. Apparently, you used to be her boss, right?

Past Waluigi: Oh, you must be talking about when I brainwashed her! She has a name now?

Spellbinder: I guess so. Anyways, she and some other villains are currently assisting my husband, Dreamcaster in finding the dream crystals. I see with your rejection powers that you can possibly provide a great aid in assisting us.

Past Waluigi: Sure can!

Spellbinder: Good! Just follow me back to the present.

Past Waluigi: Ok, then.

Past Waluigi follows Spellbinder into the portal. However while going through it, Spellbinder notices a nearby area flickering and exposing shots of Toad using his refusion powers to terrify Pensacola.

Spellbinder: The heck?

Past Waluigi: What is it?

Spellbinder: I think I see another passageway nearby. We should go take a look.

Past Waluigi: Okay!

The two enter the passageway.

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December 11th, 2018

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Past Culdee, Past Endless and Past Toadette are battling Past Toad, Inverted KAPFan, Inverted InternetProblem, and the inverted ones.

RH: Oh my god! 1 minute left! (switches to Invertosis) I̸ ̶A̴M̸ ̷S̷O̴ ̸R̸E̵A̷D̶Y̶!

Past Culdee: Internet! Stop! Its me! Culdee!

Inverse InternetProblem: I know no one named Culdee! The only person I know is TOAD!

Past RH: Here it comes! 5, (switches to Invertosis) 4̶, ̵3̸, ̸2̶, (switches to RH) ONE!

The device then blasts RH. RH then wakes up.

RH: I’M ALIVE! THAT WAS AWESOME!

Suddenly RH sees an inverse version of him.

Past RH: Oh no!

Past Invertosis: Im... free! YES! Now that I have my own body, it's time to finish you!

RH: We will see about that!

Past Invertosis and Past RH bring out their swords.

Past RH: Time to end this!

While Past RH and Past Invertosis are fighting, Past Trikkiboy and the other users arrive.

Past Gummy Cow: CULDEE!

Past Culdee: Gummy Cow?! How did you get here?!

Past Trikkiboy: We entered a portal and it apparently took us here.

Past Toad: YOU GUYS?! TIME TO UNLEASH THE INVERTED ONES!

Past Toad strikes lightning at the portal causing hordes of inverted ones to exit the portal.

Inverted Ones: What is your command, Toad...

Toad: KILL THEM! KILL THEM ALL!

Inverted Ones: Your wish is our command, master...

The inverted ones tackle Past Trikkiboy and Past Agonzo.

Past Trikkiboy: OH NO!

Past Trikkiboy and Paat Agonzo get zapped by Toad and turn inverted.

Past Toad: KILL THEM! KILL THEM ALL!

Inverted Trikkiboy and Agonzo: Yes, Master...

Past Culdee: OH CRAP!

Suddenly, Past Black Yoshi and Past Shrek fall from the portal

Past Black Yoshi: Man folk! What happened?

Past Shrek: Is this heaven Black Donkey!

Past Black Yoshi: Well if I died, I wouldnt go to heaven!

Past Toad then sees the other two.

Past Toad: WELL WELL WELL! If it isn't the two douches who ruined everything for me in the first place!

Past Culdee: What does he mean about that?

Past Shrek: To tell you the truth FNAF donkey, we made Toad become this!

Past Culdee: WHAT!?

Past Black Yoshi: We made Toad mess up the party and get him hated by all!

Past Shrek: We didn't know this would happen!

Past Culdee: You guys are idiots!

Past Endless: YOU ARE SO DEAD!

Past Endless rushes at Past Black Yoshi and Past Shrek, but Past Culdee pulls him back.

Past Culdee: Not now! We’ll deal with them later!

Past Black Yoshi: Let them go Toad! And take us!

Past Toad: That sounds nice of you Black Yoshi, but since i'm the one with the upper hand, i'm going to have to say NO to that!

Past Toad then slams Past Black Yoshi agianst the wall.

Past Toad: This was for killing me with a nuke!

Past Toad then slams Past Shrek against the wall

Past Toad: And this was for killing me in the blender!

Past Toad then slams Past Black Yoshi and Past Shrek into each other.

Past Toad: AND THIS WAS FOR FRAMING ME FOR RUINING CRASH'S PARTY!!!!! Now, its time... to KILL YOU!

Past Shrek: Please dont kill us Mushroom Donkey! I still have so much cheesecake to eat!

Past Black Yoshi: And I need to play my Call of Duty!

Past Toad: No! Time to DIE!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHA! ???: Stop!

Past Toad: That voice! It sounds familiar! GOOMBA!?

Past Goomba: Yes! Its me Toad! I came to stop you!

Past Toad: You came all this way just to find me?

Past Goomba: Toad! Even though people hate you, you always have people like me and Toadette on your side! So please, can you come back to us!

Past Toad: ... Goomba, you are my bestest friend! But if I lose this power, people are gonna hate me for what I become! It is too late to change!

???: Actually! We have better plans!

Past Toad: What...

Past Goomba: the...

CuldeeFell13: heck!

Past Two Chef Pee Pee robots then come out of the portal. They are revealed to be...

Past Culdee: Chef v2 and Chef v3?!?!?!?!

Past Chef v2: Hello Culdee! You must be Toad right?

Past Toad: What do you hunks of junks want from me?

Past Chef v3: We came to help you with your problems, that’s why we got a job as a therapist!

Past Culdee: I'm sorry what?

Stage lights then settle on Past Toad and Past Chef v2.

Past Chef v2: So Toad, tell me how you feel!

Past Toad: Feeling ready to kick @$$!

Past Chef v2: I see! Chef v3 write that down.

Past Chef v3 writes with his mouth because he has no hands.

Past Chef v2: Toad, why are you acting this way!

Past Toad: Because everyone hates me! If I dont deserve love, then people dont deserve life!

Past Chef v2: I see! Write that down Chef v3! Toad, Not everyone hates you! You have Toadette and Goomba as friends!

Past Toad: They may be my friends, but nothing can still stop me!

Past Chef v2: Mmm hmm. Chef v3, bring him in!

Past Toad: Huh?

A figure then comes in the room. It is revealed to be Ray Cheesy.

Past Toad: Ray... Cheesy?

Past Ray Cheesy: Whats up Toad!

Past Toad: Y-Your back! I havn't seen you in years!

Past Ray Cheesy: Sorry I’ve been gone! I had to keep up with my rap career!

While Past Toad and Past Ray Cheesy are talking, Past RH and Past Invertosis are still fighting. They then get sweaty.

Past RH: Hey! This fight has been going for too long!

Past Invertosis: Yeah! I'm getting tired!

Past RH: Why don’t we put our weapons down and call a truce!

Past Invertosis: OK!

Past RH and Past Invertosis then shake hands. Invertosis then grins as he brings out his sword and chops off Past RH’s arm.

Past RH: AGH! YOU IDIOT! I THOUGHT WE CALLED TRUCE!

Past Invertosis: Villains never truce!

Past RH: You mother-

Past RH grabs Invertosis and is about to throw him into the portal, but suddenly, Past Invertosis shoots lightning out of his hands and electrocutes Past RH.

Past RH: OW! WHAT THE?!

Past Invertosis: Now... you will die.

Past Invertosis shoots lightning at Past RH, but he deflects it with his sword. Meanwhile, Past Toad and Past Ray Cheesy are still talking.

Past Ray Cheesy: Toad! Somewhere deep down in my heart! You’re still my best friend!

Past Toad: I-I-I-

Before Past Toad can turn back to normal, Spellbinder and Past Waluigi arrive and burst into the scene.

Past Waluigi: Not so fast!

Everyone gasps.

Past Ray Cheesy: Who are these guys?!?

Spellbinder: (to Past Toad) Don't listen to those guys! They're just trying to lead you down the path of foolishness!

Past Waluigi: We're gonna lead you down the path that rocks!

Past Culdee: What are you even talking about?

Spellbinder: Here, gaze into my vision of the future!

Spellbinder blasts Past Toad with her lasers, causing him to see an illusion of everyone towering over him with angry looks.

Mario Illusion: So, you like to ruin partys, eh?

Junior Illusion: That wasn't a very nice thing to do, Toad.

RH Illusion: You murdered all our hopes!

Crash Illusion: We were all excited to throw it and you ruined it!

Ghost Spyro Illusion: And what did we get, huh? A bunch of destruction and me dying of course!

Past Waluigi: You see, Toad? They're lying to you just so you can give up your powers. Then, you will continue to be treated like a pathetic little nobody. Even Ray Cheesy will turn his back on you.

Past Toad: I- Why?!

Past Ray Cheesy: Toad, don't listen to them! They're just trying to manipulate you!

Past Toad: Yes, Ray Cheesy.. I understand..

Past Ray Cheesy: Really-

Suddenly, Past Toad turns back into his inverted form and vaporizes Past Ray Cheesy.

Past Crash: TOAD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!

Past Toad: YOU ALL TRIED TO USE ME! I'M DONE BEING YOUR PUPPET!

Past Toad blasts Past Crash, causing him to explode as he starts killing everyone else in the room.

Past Rosalina: PLEASE, MERCY-

Past Toad explodes Past Rosalina's head. He then grabs Past Junior.

Past Junior: Toad, you can't do this! I'm our friend!

Past Toad: Hm, really? Last thing I remembered was.

Past Toad's head transforms into Past Junior's head.

Past Toad: "speaking through Past Junior's voice" Stop! Toad, you ruined my chance to meet my fans! My very own fans! And you ruined it! We are no longer friends!

Past Toad's head turns to normal.

Past Junior: Toad, please! I didn't mean any of that!

Past Toad: "demonic" TOO LATE NOW!!!

Past Junior: NOO-

Past Toad rips Past Junior in half as he kills off the rest of the audience.

Spellbinder: Man, I bet you enjoyed your killing spree!

Past Toad: True. Anyways, who are you guys?

Past Waluigi: I'm Waluigi! The great and powerful god of refusion!

Spellbinder: I am Spellbinder. Wife of Dreamcaster. We have come to recruit you so that you can help our men hunt down the remaining dream crystals.

Past Toad: Okay, but does it involve spreading my refusion to people?

Spellbinder: No. We already have soul stealers as our army.

Past Toad: Oh.

Spellbinder: Anyways, come.

Spellbinder, Past Toad and Past Waluigi enter the portal and it shuts. Past Shrek is shown standing amongst the corpses.

Past Shrek: Ha! I'm still alive-

Past Shrek gets crushed to death by a falling light.

Meanwhile.

Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel, Lukas, Radar, Joey, Pauline and AP exit the portal and end up on the small island in the sky.

Jesse: Okay, we're here!

Pauline: The heck?! Where's the ground?!

Joey: We're like way in the sky!

Petra: That's why it's called Sky City. Cause it's in the sky.

Lukas: Ain't it obvious?

Axel: Yeah.

AP: Hey, at least we're trying to get familiar here!

Jesse: I know that! Anyways, let's head into the city.

The eight head across the dirt bridge.

Joey: Has this bridge always been here?

Petra: Yeah, me, Jesse, Lukas and Ivor built it when we first travelled here.

Pauline: Oh, cool!

They then enter the city.

Citizen 1: Hey, Jesse!

Jesse: Hey, everyone! We're back yet again!

Citizen 2: Alright!

Citizen 3: (noticing Joey, Pauline and AP) Who are those three?

Citizen 4: They don't look anything like us.

Citizen 5: They must be strangers from the outside.

Joey: Uh, greetings everyone! I'm Joey and those are my friends, Pauline and AP.

Pauline: How's it going?

Citizen 5: Pretty good!

Citizen 7: So, what brings you all here?

Joey: Well, first thing. Who's in control of this place.

Citizen 6: The founder. She works with former building club member, Milo and they run the city and keep it balanced and fair to the citizens.

Pauline: Okay! So, where do we meet this founder?

Citizen 8: They're heading out right well!

Isa and Milo exit the palace.

Isa: Greetings, people of Sky City!

Milo: Hello, everyone!

Isa: Judging by your conversations outside, it seems Jesse and his friends have returned once again.

Citizen 2: They sure did!

Milo: As you can all remember, they were the ones responsible for stopping the Blaze Rods from assaulting our beloved city. It may have gotten destroyed and taken possibly years to rebuild, but we managed to end up back on top!

AP: Man, I think this is pretty cool!

Jesse: Hey, founder! Or rather Isa.

Isa: Greetings, Jesse! So, what brings you here today?

Jesse: Well, we just had some matters to discuss, but first I brought some new people over for you to meet.

Joey: Hey, there! I'm Joey Felt.

Pauline: Pauline Bell.

AP: AP! Otherwise known as Captain Atomic or Atomic Puppet when I'm merged with Joey.

Isa: Cool! I don't think we've seen that many citizens who aren't block shaped like us! The last one we seen was some green bulldog who caused a mindless invasion around here.

AP: Okay?

Milo; But anyways, what brings you all here, Jesse?

Jesse: Well, remember that so-called Life Gem you obtained to replace the Eversource after you chose to let it stop doing its job of supplying eggs?

Isa: Yes.

Jesse: Well, this may sound difficult, but can we please have it?

Olivia: We only need it for a brief amount of time.

Isa: ... I am sorry, Jesse. I cannot lend it to you. Even with all your heroic deeds, I can't risk letting it fall into the wrong hands.

Axel: Oh, come on! You gotta trust us on this!

Isa; I'm sorry. I wish I could, but I can't.

Isa enters the palace.

Milo: I'm sorry, guys. You heard the founder.

Milo enters the palace.

Joey: They won't give us the Life Gem?

Petra: Why? What made us so untrustworthy?

Lukas: Well, you do know that she is a very responsible person and can't trust people with very dangerous stuff.

Pauline: I'll go in and talk to her.

AP: Are you sure about that, Pauline?

Jesse: Do you think you can convince her?

Pauline: I think I can get her to lend us the gem. I just got to tell her exactly why we need it.

Petra: Ok, good luck.

Axel: Tell us how it went.

Pauline enters the palace.

Meanwhile.

Back in Dreamcaster's castle, Spellbinder, Past Waluigi and Past Toad are seen exiting the portal and entering Dreamcaster's throne room.

Spellbinder: I brought the recruit Dark Tari wanted. Although we kind of had an unscheduled stop and brought this inverted mushroom guy with as well.

Dreamcaster: Cool! Anyways, you two will assist my men in searching for the dream crystals. I think I also heard that your Dark Tari assistant is looking for the Life Gem with some of the others.

Past Waluigi: Alright! Can't wait to meet up with her again!

Dreamcaster: Anyways, you two do your jobs well.

Dreamcaster blasts Past Waluigi and Past Toad and mindless symbols appear on their arms.

Dreamcaster: Now go.

Past Waluigi and Past Toad fly out through the roof, causing some rubble to land inside. Fawkes then appears with a broom.

Fawkes: Ready for sweeping, master!

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CHAPTER 11 - RETURN TO SKY CITY: PART 2
Synopsis: Pauline tries to convince Isa to lend her and the others the Life Gem! After succeeding, Sky City ends up under assault by Dark Tari and the other villains who have come for the crystal...

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Past Waluigi and Past Toad are seen flying through Florida.

Past Waluigi: (to Past Toad) So, what power do you have? I have the power of rejection.

Past Toad: Well, I have the power of refusion!

Past Waluigi: Cool! Maybe sometime, we can see if our powers are compatible with each other!

Past Toad: True!

The two then stop near Beacontown and notice Dark Tari, PLA-1137, Past Saiko, Alternate Pauline and Terrovax entering the city.

Past Waluigi: There's Tari! But who are those people with her?

Past Toad: I have no clue.

Past Waluigi: We'd better see what they are up to.

Past Toad: Right.

The two secretly follow Dark Tari and the others into the city.

Meanwhile

In the Sky City palace's throne room, Isa and Milo are seen talking.

Milo: So, how did you get the Life Gem again?

Isa: Well, I think something like this happened.

A flashback starts. Isa is shown entering a mine.

Isa:(flashback) Ok, just got to get some materials to rebuild Sky City.

Isa uses the pickaxe to break through some of the walls and finds some diamonds.

Isa:(flashback) Okay! These will be good for the new palace!

Isa continues mining through the walls. Eventually, she ends up mining into a hidden room and discovers a glowing red gem on a pedestal.

Isa: (flashback) The heck is that thing? It looks like a gem, but not like any gem I've ever seen.

Isa heads towards the gem and grabs it.

Isa: (flashback) Maybe I should show this to Milo. Who knows what this thing does?

Isa leaves the room with the gem.

A few minutes later.

Isa and Milo are seen looking at the gem.

Milo: (flashback) So, what is this thing you've found?

Isa:(flashback) I have no clue. Looks like some sort of gem, but different.

Milo: (flashback) Maybe it's a rare mineral.

Isa: (flashback) Maybe-

Isa accidentally drops the gem onto the ground. Suddenly, the gem glows and the grass that is underneath it turns to life and crawls out of the ground.

Isa: (flashback) What the heck?!

Milo:(flashback) What just happened?!

The grass monster wanders off as Isa grabs the gem.

Isa: (flashback) Did that gem just bring that grass to life?

Milo: (flashback) I don't know! Maybe we should try it on that tree.

Isa heads to a nearby tree and places the life gem on it. The gem glows and the tree comes to life.

Tree Monster: Hey, you stay away from my apples! How would you like it if someone picked apples off of you?!

Isa: (flashback) Sorry, sorry!

Isa heads back to Milo.

Isa: (flashback) I actually think this gem can bring inanimate objects to life!

Milo: (flashback) Cool! We should probably keep it in a safe place.

Isa: (flashback) Yeah, probably.

Isa hides the gem in her robes as the flashback ends.

Milo: Oh, I remember now! Must have been like a year or two ago.

Isa: True.

Pauline enters the throne room with Reginald.

Reginald: I found this girl wandering around in the palace. She said that she wanted to talk to you.

Isa: Okay. Leave us, Reginald.

Reginald: As you wish, founder.

Reginald leaves.

Isa: So, your name is Pauline right?

Pauline: Sure is!

Isa: Cool! Anyways, what brings you into my throne room?

Pauline: Well, I understand how you don't trust Jesse and the others with the Life Gem, but we need that gem. Otherwise Dreamcaster would get his hands on it and will use it along with the other dream crystals to regain his powers!

Isa: Dreamcaster?! I thought he died!

Pauline: No, he actually survived. He already regained his body. Now, he is trying to regain his powers. You need to give us the Life Gem before his men show up and take it first.

Isa: I don't know. The Life Gem can easily be abused by whoever holds it. Its power is too much to bear!

Pauline: I know that, but if you don't lend us the crystal, the fate of this world could be at risk! It's either give us the gem or let Dreamcaster's men get it. Whatever ends up happening, the fate of this whole planet depends on it.

Milo: She kind of has a point, Isa.

Isa: Well, I suppose you may be trying to warn me and my people of something. So, I'll just give you the crystal, but whatever happens, do not let it fall into the wrong hands.

Pauline: I promise. I'll keep it safe at all times.

Isa: Okay. Just follow me.

Isa pulls a lever, causing a hidden door to open in the wall. Isa and Pauline head down a flight of stairs and enter the basement.

Pauline: Cool secret entrance!

Isa: Thanks!

Pauline notices a Minecraft chicken wearing a crown.

Pauline: Um, who is that?

Isa: Oh, that's just Benedict. He used to be the eversource.

Pauline: Oh, so that's what the eversource was!

Isa: Sure was! Ok, we should be getting close.

Isa takes out a metal chest and opens it. Inside is the Life Gem.

Pauline: Yes, that's the Life Gem!

Isa: It sure is. Now once you have it, don't let Dreamcaster's men get it. Keep it safe no matter what.

Pauline: I will do my best.

Isa gives Pauline the Life Gem.

Pauline: Thanks!

Isa: Anytime! Just to cause less risk, you might want to keep the Life Gem safe somewhere.

Pauline: Okay, I got it!

Pauline puts the Life Gem in her vest's pocket.

Pauline: Anyways, me and the others should be going now.

Isa: It's been good seeing you.

Pauline: Although maybe you and Milo can come with to help us look for the remaining crystals!

Isa: Hm, we'll think about it.

Pauline leaves the basement.

Meanwhile.

Dark Tari, PLA-1137, Past Saiko, Terrovax and Alternate Pauline are seen entering the Portal Network.

Dark Tari: Man, look at all these portals!

PLA-1137: I know! There's so many!

Terrovax: But which one did the heroes go through!

Alternate Pauline: Let me try with my sword's sight beyond sight.

Alternate Pauline's sword detects the trail Jesse and the others left and the flames lead to the gold portal.

Alternate Pauline: They went that way.

Past Saiko: Alright!

Terrovax: Time to get that crystal!

The villains except Dark Tari enter the portal. Dark Tari looks at her own arm in jealousy.

Dark Tari: Why don't I have that feature as her's?

Dark Tari follows the others into the portal right as Past Waluigi and Past Toad show up and see her enter.

Past Toad: They went in there!

Past Waluigi: I saw that! Soon, I shall be reunited with my fellow creation!

Past Toad: True!

The two enter the portal.

Meanwhile.

Back in Sky City, Pauline is seen exiting the palace and meeting up with Jesse and the others.

Jesse: So, what did Isa say?

Joey: Did you get the Life Gem from her?

Pauline: "shows the Life Gem" I sure did!

Axel: Alright!

Olivia: Now we've got one of the crystals!

Petra: True!

Lukas: Okay, let's leave while we have the chance-

Dark Tari and the others appear behind the heroes.

Dark Tari: Not so fast!

PLA-1137: You eight aren't going anywhere with that crystal!

Pauline: Uh, what crystal? "hides the Life Gem in her vest pocket"

Past Saiko: Don't play dumb. You know that you all have what we came for. Now hand it over.

Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel and Lukas activate their armors.

Jesse: Yeah, not gonna happen.

Alternate Pauline: You better hand it over! We don't want to go the hard way, do we?!

Pauline: "noticing Alternate Pauline" What the heck? Is that me back when I had that magic sword?

Alternate Pauline: "noticing Pauline" Impossible! Why is there a version of me right there?! "notices Joey and AP" Hey, I thought I killed you two!

Joey: (to Alternate Pauline) Okay, now this is pretty confusing.

Alternate Pauline: Don't you dare mock me about my sword skills! I will destroy you!

Joey: Not a chance!

AP: Yeah because.

Joey and AP: IT'S ATOMIC TIME!!!

Joey and AP transform into Atomic Puppet.

Axel: Oh, that looks pretty cool!

Atomic Puppet: Thanks!

AP: Anyways, all of you villains will never get to the life gem!

Dark Tari: Then so be it!!

Jesse and the others begin fighting Dark Tari and the other villains as Past Waluigi and Past Toad exit the portal and witness the carnage going on.

Past Waluigi: Man, who are those guys fighting my creation?!

Past Toad: I don't know! Never even seen this place before!

Atomic Puppet is seen fighting PLA-1137.

PLA-1137: Seriously? You're gonna try to defeat me with a hand puppet?

Atomic Puppet: You have no idea what we're capable of.

AP: Yeah!

Atomic Puppet punches PLA-1137 with "Atomic Punch" sending her flying into a building.

PLA-1137: Ow! How did you punch like that?!

Atomic Puppet: Atomic is in our name for a reason.

PLA-1137: Well, I won't let that stop me!

PLA-1137 continues fighting Atomic Puppet with her blaster as they deflect them.

Atomic Puppet: She's on the offensive!

Dark Tari and Past Saiko are now seen fighting Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel and Lukas.

Jesse: You're never getting that Life Gem!

Lukas: You already have the Invincibility Gem!

Dark Tari: It's not enough! We need all six of them!

Past Saiko: So hand it over!

Axel: Never!

Axel throws a block of TNT at Past Saiko, but she quickly deflects it with her hammer, causing the TNT to fly into the palace and blow up part of the wall, alerting Isa and Milo who run outside.

Milo: What the heck was that?!?

Isa: "noticing Dark Tari and the others" Who are those intruders?!?

Petra: (to Isa) They're Dreamcaster's men! They came to steal the Life Gem!

Isa: "pulls out her gold swords" Hang on, I'll try to help stop them!

Isa leaps at Dark Tari and attacks her with her gold swords.

Dark Tari: Get away! Your gold swords are no match for me!

Isa: You really shouldn’t brag, you know.

Isa strikes Dark Tari, knocking her down.

Past Waluigi: Oh no, my perfect minion! I must do something!

Past Waluigi flies off. Past Saiko is seen struggling with Olivia.

Past Saiko: You’ll never beat us! You don’t have the moxie!

Olivia: That’s what you think, anime girl!

Olivia shoots Past Saiko in the eyes with redstone.

Past Saiko: MY EYES! I’M BLIND!

Lukas kicks Past Saiko down.

Lukas: Alright, got her!

Terrovax is seen fighting Radar who keeps dodging his blows.

Terrovax: Ugh! Hold still, you little pest!

Radar then leaps onto Terrovax’s back.

Terrovax: Hey, get off of me!

Terrovax tries to shake Radar off of his back to no avail.

Radar: And I who always finds out what hides under the mask!

Radar grabs Terrovax’s mask.

Terrovax: HEY, LET GO OF THAT-

Radar rips off Terrovax’s mask, exposing his face.

Radar: “gags” I think I’m gonna be sick. Honestly, I really shouldn’t have done that.

Terrovax: Yeah, you shouldn’t have!

Terrovax strikes at Radar with his sword, but misses and accidentally stabs himself in the shoulder.

Terrovax: AAAAHHHHHH!!!!

Isa pushes Dark Tari against the wall and places her sword against her chest.

Isa: Say your final words, purple eyed cyborg-

Suddenly, Isa gets hit by a purple blast and gets knocked down by an explosion.

Past Waluigi: Step away from my beautiful minion!

Dark Tari: Master?

Past Waluigi: Greetings, Tari.

Dark Tari: Man, it’s so good to see you again!

Past Waluigi: True!

PLA-1137, Terrovax and Past Saiko stop fighting their opponents and watch Dark Tari and Past Waluigi talking.

Past Waluigi: So, how have you been doing by myself?

Dark Tari: Pretty good! Even participated in a terrorist attack! Killed thousands of people!

Past Waluigi: Impressive!

PLA-1137: Okay, I’ve never seen Dark Tari like this.

Terrovax: Me neither.

Atomic Puppet: Um, can someone please tell me what the hell is going on?

Pauline: I know.

Past Waluigi: (To the others) Oh, sorry about that. Anyways, I am Waluigi! The god of rejection! (To Dark Tari) So, who are those other guys with you?

Dark Tari: Well, that’s PLA-1137 as well as Past Saiko and Terrovax. The other one is our newest addition, Alternate Pauline.

Alternate Pauline: Sup.

Past Waluigi: Oh, that’s cool! Anyways, I just came to help you all search for these remaining so-called dream thingys.

Dark Tari: They’re called dream crystals.

Past Waluigi: Oh, right.

Jesse: Um, well this was unexpected.

AP: Tell me about it.

Dark Tari: Now where were we? Oh, yeah. Get that crystal from them!

The villains continue fighting the heroes as Past Waluigi fires blasts at Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel and Lukas while they keep deflecting them.

Past Waluigi: Fools! You underestimate the power of rejection!

Past Waluigi fires blasts at the Sky City citizens, turning them into T-Pose Zombies.

Isa: What is he doing to my people?!

Past Waluigi: T-Pose zombies, seize them! And take the Life Gem from whoever possesses it!

The T-Pose Zombies rush at the heroes.

Atomic Puppet: Oh no, you don’t!

Atomic Puppet punches some of the T-Pose Zombies away. A bunch of them are then seen getting hit with debris thrown by Pauline.

Past Waluigi: Fools, get them!

Alternate Pauline appears behind Pauline and strikes her with her sword, knocking her down.

Alternate Pauline: Surprise!

Alternate Pauline grabs Pauline by her shirt.

Alternate Pauline: Now, tell me. Where is the Life Gem?!

Pauline: I’ll never say!

Alternate Pauline: Don’t make me use this! “raises her sword”

Pauline spits in Alternate Pauline’s face.

Alternate Pauline: ... YOU’VE MADE A VERY BIG MISTAKE!!! NO ONE SPITS ON MY BEAUTIFUL FACE!!!

Alternate Pauline throws Pauline to the ground and prepares to kill her with her sword.

Alternate Pauline: When you get to hell, tell the devil I sent ya!

Alternate Pauline prepares to strike Pauline, but suddenly gets knocked out by a figure wielding a bat.

???: You okay?

Pauline: Um, who are you?

The figure is shown to be male with a black afro, blue pants and a red shirt with a noodle on it.

???: The name’s Eric. I was just checking out the portal network until I saw all the mishaps occurring here. Man, that person looking similar to you nearly got you.

Pauline: True. Anyways, I’m Pauline.

Eric: Nice to meet you! So, what are you doing here?

Pauline: Well, those people are trying to get the Life Gem so we need to escape with it!

Eric: Okay!

Atomic Puppet punches out both Past Saiko and Terrovax.

Atomic Puppet: Okay, let’s get out of here everyone!

Everyone follows Atomic Puppet and AP out of Sky City while the villains notice.

Past Saiko: They’re getting away!

Terrovax: Quick, after them!

The villains except Dark Tari chase after the heroes. Dark Tari heads back and drags Alternate Pauline away.

Dark Tari: Come along, you!

Atomic Puppet: Hurry, I see the portal!

Past Toad: You fools ain’t going anywhere!

Past Toad begins shooting refusion lightning at them.

Pauline: Who is that?!

Eric: I don’t know! Just keep running!

The heroes eventually reach the portal.

PLA-1137: Hurry! They’re getting away-

Isa and Milo knock down the villains with their weapons.

Isa: Nice try, guys.

Milo: You ain’t getting that Life Gem!

Isa and Milo enter the portal. Isa also destroys the portal’s frame with a pickaxe so the villains can’t follow them.

Terrovax: No, they destroyed the portal!

Past Saiko: We’re trapped!

Past Waluigi collapses to his knees and screams into the sky.

Past Waluigi: CURSE YOU, HEROES!!!!!!!!!

Meanwhile.

The heroes are seen teleporting back into the Portal Network.

Jesse: Man, that was a close one!

Atomic Puppet: True!

Atomic Puppet unfuses back into Joey and AP.

AP: But we at least made it out okay!

Pauline: And we managed to get the Life Gem!

Axel: I know!

Petra: Okay, only four crystals left! Then we have to try to steal the Immortality Gem back from Dreamcaster!

The heroes leave.

Eric: (To Pauline) So, you’re the one holding the Life Gem?

Pauline: Sure am! Promised Isa that I would keep it away from Dreamcaster’s men!

Eric: Oh, cool! “to himself” Don’t worry, you’ll soon be mine..

Pauline: What?

Eric: Oh, nothing!

Meanwhile.

Back in Dreamcaster’s lair, he is seen on his throne waiting for the villains to return.

Dreamcaster: I think those villains should be back anytime soon.

A purple portal opens and Dark Tari and the others exit.

Spellbinder: So, how did you do getting the Life Gem?

Dark Tari: We’re sorry, boss. The heroes got to it first.

Dreamcaster: “sighs” That was supposed to be an easy task.

Spellbinder: All you had to do was break into Sky City’s palace, loot the gem and run!

Dreamcaster: But you couldn’t even manage that?!

Spellbinder: You have brought shame to us!

Spellbinder blasts Terrovax and throws him into the wall where he gets fused into it.

Terrovax: AHH, WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!?!?!

Spellbinder: You are now part of the wall.

Terrovax: Look, we’re sorry that we failed to get the crystal! Now, I beg you! Release me from this absurd predicament!

Spellbinder: ... No. You shall serve as a constant reminder to those who dare to fail us.

Terrovax: No! Let me out of this, I beg you!

Dreamcaster: All of you villains only have a few more chances to redeem yourselves in our eyes.

Dark Tari: W-we won’t screw up again!

Spellbinder: Good.

Past Waluigi: Anyways, we’d better leave!

The villains run out of the throne room as Terrovax continues struggling.

Terrovax: Hey! Help me out here! Get me out of this wall!

Spellbinder: (To Dreamcaster) So, what are you going to do about the heroes having gotten the Life Gem?

Dreamcaster: Not to worry yet. I already hired someone to ensure that gem falls out of their possession...

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CHAPTER 12 - GAINING MORE RECRUITS
Synopsis: In an attempt to make sure their remaining crystal hunts go south, Dark Tari and the other villains set out to gain more recruits!

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In Pensacola, Dark Tari and the others are seen in an abandoned 7-Eleven. Past Saiko and PLA-1137 are seen drinking from the Slurpee machine while Past Toad and Past Waluigi are seen posing behind a "Reject" poster. Alternate Pauline is in front of them while holding a camera.

Past Waluigi: Let's take a picture to commemorate this exciting moment of my return!

Alternate Pauline: Okay!

Alternate Pauline holds up her camera.

Past Waluigi: Zoom in so you'll see my features clearly.

Alternate Pauline zooms in closely. Past Toad eats out of a tub of ice cream as she takes the photo.

Past Waluigi: No, no, that didn't count. His mouth was open. Try again.

Alternate Pauline prepares to take another picture. However, Past Toad begins eating the ice cream again.

Past Waluigi: (to Past Toad) Toad, stop eat-

Alternate Pauline takes the picture.

Past Waluigi: "sighs" Toad?

Past Toad: Yes?

Past Waluigi: You want this picture to be real nice, don't you?

Past Toad: Yes.

Past Waluigi: And you're gonna show it to the nice people at the-

Past Waluigi notices Past Toad looking at the ice cream and snaps his fingers to get his attention.

Past Waluigi: Look at me, Toad! Show it to the nice people who are waiting for this, right?

Past Toad: My ice cream is melting.

Past Waluigi: Forget the ice cream for a sec-

Alternate Pauline takes another picture.

Past Waluigi: (to Alternate Pauline) No! Wait until we smile!

Past Toad begins eating his ice cream again.

Past Waluigi: Dang it, Toad! Quit it!

Past Waluigi smacks Past Toad in the face.

Past Waluigi: (to Alternate Pauline) Okay, Pauline! Take the picture-

Past Toad begins wailing.

Past Waluigi: (to Past Toad) Oh, now you're ruining the-

Alternate Pauline takes another picture.

Past Waluigi: (to Alternate Pauline) Stop taking pictures! (to Past Toad) And you! Stop crying, now!

Past Toad stops wailing.

Past Waluigi: Give me that spoon!

Past Waluigi grabs Past Toad's spoon and throws it away.

Past Waluigi: Now, smile.

Past Toad smiles.

Past Waluigi: Bigger!

Past Toad makes a bigger smile. Past Waluigi and Past Toad then pose for the picture, but Alternate Pauline doesn't do anything.

Past Waluigi: (to Alternate Pauline) "speaking through his teeth" Take the picture already!

Alternate Pauline: You told me to stop.

Past Waluigi: I meant stop when we are ready, but now we're ready-

Alternate Pauline takes the picture.

Past Waluigi: I WASN'T READY!!!

Past Toad: "speaks through teeth" My face hurts.

Alternate Pauline: Now?

Past Waluigi: "speaks through teeth" Yes. Now take it-

Past Buckaroo appears in front of the camera.

Past Buckaroo: Hey, can I be in the picture-

Alternate Pauline takes the picture once more.

Past Waluigi: DANG IT, BUCKAROO!! I'M GONNA TEAR YOUR HEAD OFF!!

Past Waluigi pounds a nearby table as Past Toad continues eating his ice cream. The camera then cuts to Dark Tari, Past Saiko and PLA-1137 talking.

Dark Tari: We need to do something, guys! If we keep screwing this up, Dreamcaster will mount our heads to the wall!

PLA-1137: I know! We're in dead meat if we don't get those crystals!

Past Saiko: True! I don't want to endure whatever his wife has in store!

Dark Tari: We could try to find some new recruits.

Past Saiko: Good idea! Hopefully, they can assist us in better gaining the crystals!

PLA-1137: True!

Dark Tari, Past Saiko and PLA-1337 leave the 7-Eleven.

Dark Tari: (to the villains) Guys, we're heading out! If we're not back, avenge our deaths!

Alternate Pauline: Alright!

Dark Tari, Past Saiko and PLA-1137 leave.

Meanwhile.

At Dreamcaster's castle, Dreamcaster and Spellbinder are seen heading through a hallway.

Spellbinder: So, do you think this new recruit could easily gain that Life Gem from those heroes?

Dreamcaster: I'm sure about it.

Spellbinder: Well, what is they mess up again?

Dreamcaster: I'm sure they'll learn from last time. If not, our pet Dream Snake needs to be fed today.

Spellbinder: True.

The two enter the dinner room where a bunch of elite soul stealers are seen eating.

Elite Soul Stealer 1: Hello again, bosses!

Elite Soul Stealer 2: Nice weather, ain't it?

Dreamcaster: But anyways, hopefully they will manage to obtain the rest of those dream crystals as well as gaining back the Life Gem. I can only restore my powers with all six of them.

Spellbinder: I know.

One of the elite soul stealers is seen eating food messingly. They then throw away a banana peel and it lands on Spellbinder's head.

Spellbinder: Hey! Who threw that?!?

All of the elite soul stealers point to the one who threw the peel.

Elite Soul Stealer 3: What, me?

Spellbinder towers over the elite soul stealer.

Spellbinder: I really wish you hadn't done that..

Spellbinder touches the elite soul stealer's head. His eyes then burst out of his eye sockets and he rises into the air as his entire body is vaporized by a wave of lightning. The other elite soul stealers quickly return to eating their meals as Spellbinder continues talking to Dreamcaster.

Dreamcaster: You know, you really need to ease down on killing our minions. We'll run out of them fast.

Spellbinder: But we can always make more.

Dreamcaster: True.

Dreamcaster and Spellbinder leave.

Meanwhile.

Dark Tari, PLA-1137 and Past Saiko are seen heading through a field.

PLA-1137: So, who should we recruit first?

Dark Tari: Still trying to figure it out.

Past Saiko: Well, we need to come up with something quick! Cause who knows what Spellbinder could do to us! She could put shock collars on us and shock us on the highest setting!

PLA-1137: I know!

The three come across Larry and Oliver from "Hop, Skip and a Chump" trying to catch the Hopalong Casserole.

Larry: Okay, there it is.

Oliver: Our chance to finally capture that blasted Hopalong Casserole!

Larry: Hopefully, we'll finally get it in our grasp.

Oliver: It won't get away this time!

Larry and Oliver lunge at Hopalong Casserole, but he notices them at the last second and jumps out of the way. The two scream as they crash into a nearby tree. A lump forms on Oliver's head as Hopalong Casserole appears with a mallet.

Hopalong Casserole: Here, have another lump!

Hopalong Casserole bashes Larry in the head with the mallet and pours a cup of cream on both him and Oliver.

Hopalong Casserole: And some cream too!

Hopalong Casserole laughs as he runs off and begins dancing on some flowers.

Hopalong Casserole: (singing) Mammy's little poopy likes shortening, shortening! Manny's little poopy likes shortening bread!

Larry and Oliver get back up.

Larry: This war ain't over, grasshopper!

Oliver: We'll get you eventually!

Hopalong Casserole runs up to them with pies.

Hopalong Casserole: YOU AIN'T JUST WHISTLING DIXIE!!

Hopalong Casserole hits both of them in the face with the pie and laughs as he runs off.

Larry: Revenge will be ours, you pest!

PLA-1137: Yeah, looks like he got away again.

Oliver: (noticing PLA-1137 and the others) Who are you guys?

Dark Tari: Well, I'm Dark Tari and those guys are PLA-1137 and Past Saiko. We've been sent out by Dreamcaster to seek recruits to look for the six Dream Crystals.

Past Saiko: Care to assist us?

Olivier: Um, I don't know.

Larry: What's in it for us?

Dark Tari: Well, remember that squid guy named Tako?

Larry: Oh yeah! He kept beating us up when we tried to catch our grasshopper meal!

Dark Tari: Well if you join us, you can use your new positions to get your revenge on him. Make him suffer for everything he put you through!

Olivier: Oh yes, we'll join!

Larry: I can't wait to give Tako what for!

Past Saiko: Great!

Dark Tari: Anyways, just come with us while we look for more recruits.

Larry: Okay!

The villains, Larry and Oliver leave. Past Saiko notices PLA-1137 grabbing some of the pie filling on Larry's face and opening her helmet's faceplate to eat it.

Past Saiko; Don't.

PLA-1137 eats the pie filling, causing Past Saiko to sigh in annoyance.

PLA-1137: Tasty!

Meanwhile.

At the conference room, the Council of Marios except for Kung Fu Mario are seen talking.

Original Mario: So, what did you all think of Super Mario Odyssey? I recently played it and it was great!

Comrade Mario: I thought it was good!

SMZ Mario: Agreed!

Sun Wukong Mario: The ending sucked though.

James Bond Mario: I agree. Just like how every one of my love interests died to my nemeses.dzd

SMZ Mario is seen about to eat some dumplings, but notices Sun Wukong Mario stealing them one by one with his hair.

SMZ Mario: Hey! Those are my dumplings!

SMZ Mario pulls out a straw and uses it to start sucking the last dumpling back to him.

Sun Wukong Mario: So, a fight you want eh?

Sun Wukong Mario pulls out his own straw as he as SMZ Mario have a tug of war by sucking the dumpling towards each other with their straws. Eventually, Sun Wukong Mario wins by trapping the dumpling in a pot and sucking it out through the nozzle.

Sun Wukong Mario: Ha! I win!

SMZ Mario throws a book at Sun Wukong Mario, knocking him down.

Sun Wukong Mario: "Roblox death noise"

Kung Fu Mario enters the room through a portal.

Original Mario: Hey, Kung Fu Mario!

SMZ Mario: You came just in time for our conversation-

Kung Fu Mario: We don't have time for that! We have bigger problems on our hands! Dreamcaster is planning to track down the six dream crystals!

James Bond Mario spits out his beer in shock.

James Bond Mario: WHAT?!?!?!

Sun Wukong Mario; (as he gets back up) What do you mean he's looking for the dream crystals?! We've hidden them a long time ago!

Kung Fu Mario: I know that, but it looks like he's hired a bunch of troops to find them! If they find them all, this will mean the end of the world for us all!

Original Mario: How did you find out about this?

Kung Fu Mario; I ended up listening in on some people's conversation about Dreamcaster's plans. Turns out they're planning to get the crystals before he can.

James Bond Mario; Well, it looks like we'd better aid them so that the crystals stay out of Dreamcaster's hands.

Meanwhile.

Dark Tari, PLA-1137, Past Saiko, Larry and Oliver are seen continuing to head through the field.

Past Saiko: Hopefully, we'll find more recruits pretty soon!

Dark Tari: True!

The five eventually come across the Meen Industries building.

Past Saiko: Hey, that's I.M Meen's building!

Dark Tari: I know! I heard that he was the corrupt mayor that replaced Crash for a while!

PLA-1137: True! I used to work for him by the way! Maybe he can assist us in finding the dream crystals!

Larry: Sounds good!

Past Saiko: Um, doesn't he remember that you betrayed him during the election-

PLA-1137: He already knows I'm the alternate timeline version.

Past Saiko: Oh, right!

Dark Tari: Anyways, let's go win him over.

The villains enter the building. Inside, I.M Meen is seen constructing some robots.

I.M Meen: Alright! Just a couple more robots for my army and then I'll get my chance to get the city of Pensacola back in my hands!

Dark Tari and the others enter the room.

PLA-1137: Hey, boss!

I.M Meen: Hey, PLA-1137! What brings you here?

PLA-1137: Well, Dreamcaster hired me and the others to hunt down the dream crystals so I was wondering if you wanted to help us out!

I.M Meen: Sure, I'd love to!

Dark Tari: Alright!

Larry: Man, that was easier than I thought.

Oliver: True.

The villains leave the building. At that moment however, Captain Gutt from Ice Age is seen walking past the building, holding fruits as they exit.

I.M Meen: The heck?

Dark Tari: Who's that gorilla guy?

Captain Gutt: Hey, there! I'm Captain Gutt! The Master of the Seas!

Oliver: Cool! So, what are you doing here?

Captain Gutt: Nothing much. I was only going around collecting fruits until I passed by this building and saw you all.

PLA-1137: Okay, cool!

I.M Meen: Would you like to join us in hunting down the dream crystals?

Dark Tari: To make a long story short, this guy named Dreamcaster sent us out to find them. We're currently looking for more recruits so we have a better chance to find them before the heroes do.

Captain Gutt: Sure, I think I'll join!

Larry: Okay!

Past Saiko: So far, so good!

Meanwhile.

The Council of Marios are seen looking at a "UNIVERSEal TV" as Sun Wukong Mario flips through different footages.

Sun Wukong Mario: I can't find it! It doesn't seem to be on any of these stations!

Original Mario: Keep looking.

Kung Fu Mario: (to Sun Wukong Mario) Oh, you're going too slow. Let me take the remote.

Kung Fu Mario takes the remote and continues looking through the footages rapidly.

Sun Wukong Mario: It's too fast! How can you even tell what's on?!

Kung Fu Mario: I can tell.

Kung Fu Mario continues flipping through the footages until he comes across the footage of the heroes' conversation, but skips past it.

Original Mario: There it is, we made it!

James Bond Mario: Go back, go back!

Kung Fu Mario: Too late, I'm already in the 40s. Gotta go around the horn. It's faster.

Kung Fu Mario flips through the footages again until he reaches the heroes' conversation again.

Original Mario: Okay, now fast forward!

Kung Fu Mario fast-forwards through the heroes' conversation and stops at HUNTER talking about the dream crystals' locations.

HUNTER: (footage) Right now, the Power, Invincibility, Chaos, Strength and Life gems remain since Dreamcaster already has Immortality. Choosing one of the crystals will give out the location of that specific crystal.

Sunny: (footage) Okay!

Sonic: (footage) Well, show us then!

HUNTER: (footage) Okay, but which one should we see first?

Pauline: (footage) Maybe we can pick the red gem.

HUNTER: (footage) That would be the life gem.

Pauline: (footage) Sorry. I don't have knowledge of this Harry Potter related stuff, you know.

HUNTER touches the life gem. An illusion of Sky City from Minecraft: Story Mode appears.

Petra: (footage) Hey, that's Sky City!

Lukas: (footage) I remember that place!

Crash: (footage) Cool! Anyways, it seems like the Life Gem is hidden somewhere in Sky City. Any other locations, HUNTER?

HUNTER: (footage) Working on it, boss!

HUNTER pushes the chaos gem. However, the illusion shows the chaos gem inside a dark void.

Garnet: (footage) There's the chaos gem, but what's it in?

Meggy: (footage) I don't know.

Tari: (footage) Everything looks dark around it.

Joey: (footage) Guess it's probably hidden in another dimension.

Olivia: (footage) Maybe.

HUNTER pushes the Invincibility Gem. An illusion shows it inside a large volcano.

SMG4: (footage) Seems like it's in some sort of volcano lair.

Little Buddy: (footage) Sure looks like it.

AP: (footage) Just beware of hot feet, everyone!

Everyone laughs as HUNTER pushes the Power Gem. It is shown inside a grey bricked room floating in a green containment tube.

Pauline: (footage) There's the power gem, but what is that place?

HUNTER: (footage) I have no clue. There's no option to zoom out to show the building.

Mario: (footage) I know, man.

HUNTER finally pushes the strength gem. It is shown to be hidden inside an underground temple.

SMG4: (footage) There's the strength gem!

Tari: (footage) Wait, that place looks awfully familiar..

SMG4 Mario: (footage) True-

The Stone Guardian is shown walking by in the distance which the heroes notice.

SMG4: (footage) Is that the temple of the Command Block?!

Meggy: (footage) Well, that looks like the same guardian!

Tari: (footage) Heck, I didn't even know the crystal was in there!

Saiko: (footage) Me neither!

Sunny: (footage) Wait, you know about that place?

SMG4: (footage) Yes, well you see.. We kind of.. angered the guardian so we may have a burnt bridge to cross between us and him.

Tari: (footage) I sure hope he forgives us.

Meggy: (footage) True.

HUNTER deactivates the Crystal Ball.

HUNTER: (footage) But anyways, looks like we've got all of the information on where the Dream Crystals could be.

Original Mario shows the "UNIVERSEal TV" off.

Kung Fu Mario: Seems like Dreamcaster is already in possession of the Immortality Gem. That means Life, Chaos, Power, Strength and Invincibility are still out there.

James Bone Mario: Sure sounds like it.

Original Mario: Guess we'll have to go out and stop those villains from getting the crystals! I just need to go talk to Iwata about this first. The rest of you go on and I'll be right behind ya.

SMZ Mario: Okay!

Sun Wukong Mario: Got it, boss!

The Council of Marios leave the room while Original Mario leaves through a portal.

Meanwhile.

Past Waluigi is seen still trying to get a picture with Past Toad, but he keeps eating his ice cream.

Past Waluigi: Come on, Toad! Pay attention to the camera!

Past Toad: Hang on! I’m just getting to the mint!

Past Waluigi: You’ve already had enough ice cream! Now let’s get this picture taken!

Past Toad: I’ll tell you when I had enough!

Past Waluigi: NOW!

Past Waluigi smacks the ice cream out of Past Toad’s hands and it spills on the floor.

Past Toad: (slow motion) NOOOOOOOO!!!

Past Toad’s eyes flicker violently as he glares at Past Waluigi.

Past Toad: (demonic) You will pay for that, you little swine...

Past Waluigi: Um, calm down Toad. Let’s talk about this for a minute-

Past Toad electrocutes Past Waluigi violently and throws him across the store, knocking him into a Slurpee machine that Past Buckaroo was drinking out of.

Past Buckaroo: Hey, I was just about to drink the mandarin!

Past Buckaroo and Past Toad attack Past Waluigi as Alternate Pauline records with the camera.

Alternate Pauline: Oh, this will get lots of views online!

Dark Tari, Past Saiko, PLA-1137, Larry, Oliver, I.M Meen and Captain Gutt enter the building. Dark Tari activates her arm cannon and blasts near Past Buckaroo, Past Toad and Past Waluigi to stop them from fighting.

Dark Tari: Enough of that!

Past Saiko: We’ve arrived back with the recruits.

Past Buckaroo: Oh, cool!

Past Waluigi: Who are those guys?

Larry: I’m Larry and this is Oliver.

Olivier: Hello!

Captain Gutt: I’m Captain Gutt! The Master of the Seas! No one messes with me!

I.M Meen: You all probably know me already so I won’t sing my song. But I'll sing it anyways!

PLA-1137: "sighs" Here we go again.

I.M Meen begins his song again as the organ music plays.

I.M Meen: (singing) Oh look, what clever children! See them study, watch them learn! How I hate those goody-goodies! How they make my stomach turn! I got a little secret, that will really make 'em cry! It's a nasty kind of magic from a special kind of guy! This book is made to order, but it isn't to be read. When they open up this book, they're sucked inside instead, to the most unpleasant place they've ever seen; The Magic Labyrinth of I. M. Meen! Very scary and confusing, DESTINATION OF MY CHOOSING! The Magic Labyrinth of I. M. MEEN! Hahahaha!

Larry: Cool song!

Captain Gutt: Yes, but nothing compared to my song. But I'll have that saved for my official debut in one of MF2009's stories. "leans out of the screen and shouts to MarioFan2009 who is typing on his computer" You hear that?! You better put my song in that story!

Captain Gutt leans back into the screen.

MarioFan2009: Um, okay?

I.M Meen: Okay! So, what should we do now?

Dark Tari: I think maybe we can track down the Power Gem. I should have the coordinates to its location.

Past Buckaroo: Okay, then!

Alternate Pauline: Well, let's track down that crystal!

Dark Tari and the other villains leave the 7-Eleven.

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CHAPTER 13 - SERIOUSLY THE WORST EVER: PART 1
Synopsis: Sunny, Crystal, Trace, Paula, Parappa, PJ Berri, Matt Major, Katy, Human Meggy, Joey, Pauline, AP, Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel, Lukas, Radar, Isa, Milo and Eric continue their goals on looking for the Power Gem, but they first have to make a stop in San Mateo, California. However, little do they know is a bunch of strange people are stalking them...

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A truck is seen driving down the road. Pauline is shown driving with Joey, AP, Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel, Lukas, Radar, Isa, Milo and Eric nearby.

Isa: So, what do you call this strange contraption?

Joey: It's called a truck.

Milo: Okay, but what does it do?

AP: It transports people and objects quicker.

Isa: Fascinating.

Pauline: (to Eric) So, your name was Eric right?

Eric: Sure was!

Pauline: Cool! So, what city did you use to live in?

Eric: I think some place called Geoville.

Pauline: : Cool!

Jesse: So anyways, which dream crystal are we looking for now?

The truck begins driving towards another truck driven by Parappa, Sunny, Paula, Katy, PJ Berri, Matt Major and Human Meggy.

Joey: Well, Sunny and the others are trying to look for the Power Gem so maybe we can accompany them!

AP: Great plan!

Parappa sees Joey and the others.

Parappa: Hey, guys! So, how did you do finding the Life Gem?

Pauline: "shows the Life Gem" Got it right here!

Paula: Alright!

Parappa: Great! Only 4 gems to go!

Human Meggy: We just need to find out where the Power Gem is.

Parappa: Well first, I need to make a stop somewhere.

Sunny: Where?

Parappa: It's just an old place I used to live in.

Olivia: Okay?

Meanwhile.

Back in Dreamcaster's castle, Terrovax is seen struggling to escape from the wall while Spellbinder is seen looking through a spellbook.

Terrovax: Hey, can you release me already, please? I don't deserve this kind of shabby treatment!

Spellbinder: Okay. I think you've been up there long enough.

Spellbinder snaps her fingers, causing Terrovax to fall out of the wall and land.

Spellbinder: Just don't screw up again. Otherwise, it's the dream snake for you.

Terrovax: Ri-right.

Terrovax leaves the throne room. Bruton flies past him.

Bruton: Hey, masked antler man (Terrovax)! Do you know which way the libary is?

Terrovax: One, it's spelled Library. Two, I don't know. Three, don't call me masked antler man! Now, I just need to regroup with Dark Tari and the others.

Bruton: Oh, can I come? Please, please, please?

Terrovax: Absolutely not-

Bruton begins screeching as he flies around rapidly and crashing into stuff.

Terrovax: Okay, fine! You can come!

Bruton: Yay!

Terrovax and Bruton leave the castle.

Meanwhile.

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San Mateo, California

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The trucks are seen driving into the city.

Paula: (to Parappa_) So this is where you used to live?

Parappa: Sure was!

Paula: Cool!

Pauline: So, what are we stopping here for?

Parappa: Just need to pick up some old friends of mine.

Joey: Okay!

The trucks then stop in front of the Sony Interactive Entertainment building.

Parappa: I'll be back in a minute.

Sunny: Okay!

Parappa exits the truck and heads into the building.

Human Meggy: Didn't know Parappa used to live here!

Sunny: Me neither!

Katy: I know!

Inside the building, John Kodera is seen in his ofice, checking the ratings.

John Kodera: Alright! Looks like Spyro's reignited trilogy has sold well! Hopefully, Knack gets his third game greenlit.

Parappa enters the office.

Parappa: Hey, old boss.

John Kodera: Parappa? What are you doing here?

Parappa: Actually, I didn't come to ask for my job back. I only want to know where the other mascots are.

John Kodera: Okay? Anyways, they're in the Mascot Room.

Parappa: Okay! I just need them for something really important!

Parappa leaves the office.

John Kodera: Alright then?

The camera cuts to the Mascot Room where Spyro, Knack, Nathan Drake, Jak, Daxter, Ratchet and Clank are seen talking.

Spyro: (to Ratchet) So, you and Clank had a movie one time.

Ratchet: We did.

Clank: But it didn't sell well at the box office.

Knack: I heard. I thought it was decent.

Nathan Drake: So did I.

Parappa enters the room.

Parappa: Hey, everyone!

Ratchet: Parappa?

Spyro: You’re back!

Jak: What brings you here?

Knack: Did you get your old job back?

Parappa: Actually no, but I came because me and the others need you for something important! You may know this guy, but he’s named Dreamcaster and he’s sending out villains to look for the six dream crystals to get his powers back.

Knack: I think I may have heard of that Dreamcaster guy before. It was all over the news.

Nathan Drake: True!

Parappa: Well, do you think you can help us look for the remaining crystals?

Spyro: Sure!

Jak: We'll help out!

Ratchet: After all, it's great to see you again after almost a year!

Parappa: True! Anyways, the rest of my fellows are outside when you're ready.

Knack: Okay! Also, maybe our new neighbor can help out as well!

Parappa: Wait, who?

Spyro: Yeah, you see after you moved away, someone else took over your old house.

Parappa: Okay, but they'll help out?

Clank: They should!

Parappa: Okay then!

Parappa and the other PlayStation mascots leave the room as John Kodera appears.

John Kodera: Where's everyone going?

Knack: Parappa needs us to help him on something.

Spyro: Consider this our long break.

John Kodera: Okay, but be back quick! Customers are demanding more copies!

Parappa and the others exit the building and enter the truck.

Sunny: So, these are your old co-workers?

Knack: Sure were!

The Cat in the Hat appears in the back seat.

Cat in the Hat: Sure rhymes with Were! EGGS!

Paula: How did you get in here?!

Cat in the Hat: ... I have no idea.

Meanwhile.

Terrovax and Bruton are seen exiting a portal and ending up back in Pensacola.

Terrovax: Okay, we’re back in Pensacola!

Bruton: What’s a Pensacola?

Terrovax: ... You seriously don’t know what a brain is, do you?

Bruton: What’s a brain?

Terrovax: “sighs” Just forget it.

Terrovax and Bruton head into the city. Eventually, they come across Dark Tari and the others.

Terrovax: Hey, guys!

Dark Tari: Hey, Terrovax!

Past Buckaroo: “laughs” So, how’d you like your time “in” the corner of the wall-

Terrovax grabs Past Buckaroo by the throat.

Terrovax: Make a joke like that again and I’ll hang your head on my threshold!

Terrovax releases Past Buckaroo.

Terrovax: (noticing Captain Gutt, Oliver and Larry) Who are those guys?

Captain Gutt: Captain Gutt, master of the seas!

Larry: Larry!

Oliver: Oliver!

Terrovax: Cool!

Bruton: I’m Briton! Has anyone seen one of my 425 beans?

Alternate Pauline: I don’t know.

Captain Gutt is shown heading some beans until he stops and looks at them.

Captain Gutt: Uh oh..

Captain Gutt continues eating the beans.

Terrovax: So anyways, which dream crystal are we going after next?

Dark Tari: We we’re thinking maybe the Power Gem.

Alternate Pauline: Yeah, we should go after that!

Terrovax: Okay then!

Meanwhile.

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San Mateo, California

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The trucks are shown driving to Parappa's old house.

Sunny: Cool, that's where you used to live?

Parappa: Sure was! Me, Matt Major and PJ Berri ended up getting evicted when we couldn't pay our rent.

Katy: Ouch.

Joey: Sorry to hear that.

Parappa: It's fine! (to Spyro) So, are they like currently home?

Spyro: They should!

Parappa: Okay then.

Parappa heads to the door and knocks on it. The door opens and a female sheep with tan skin, red hair, a red shirt and blue jeans exits.

???: Hello!

Parappa: Hey there! Also, I used to be the original owner of that house before you moved in. I'm Parappa by the way!

???: Cool! I'm Lammy!

Parappa: Okay! Although, there's already a person named Lammy so we'll just start calling her like how we call Matt Major now ever since Matt from Robloxia showed up.

Lammy: True. So, what are you doing here?

Parappa: Well, we're trying to stop this guy named Dreamcaster from trying to gather the dream crystals to regain his powers. Do you think you can help us out?

Lammy: Sure!

Parappa: Okay, thanks!

Parappa and Lammy enter the truck.

Katy: Who's that?

Lammy: Lammy. What about you?

Katy: Katy Kat.

Sunny: Sunny Funny.

Lammy: Okay, cool!

The trucks drive away. The camera then cuts to a shadowy figure resembling a meat grinder digging through a dumpster and stuffing rotten meat into itself. However, it stops when it hears Parappa and the others talking and listens in on them.

Lammy: So, which one of these dream crystals are we looking for?

Sunny: I think we're trying to look for the power gem.

Pauline: True.

Lammy: Oh, ok!

???: The power gem? Isn't that the strange gem we found a while ago? I'd better inform the others.

The figure runs off.

A few hours later.

It is now nighttime. The trucks are shown driving through an interstate with both Parappa and Pauline visibly tired while driving their respective trucks.

Sunny: Man, we've been driving like all day!

Lammy: True!

Joey: Yeah, we should probably stop somewhere for the night.

Pauline: We don't need to.

Parappa: I'm not tired.

Pauline: Not at all.

The camera cuts to the two trucks swerving off the interstate and crashing into a wall where they burst into flames. The camera then pans over to a nearby motel where Parappa, Joey, Pauline and the others are actually inside of.

Joey: Man, glad that wasn't us!

AP: True!

Lammy: Good point!

Meanwhile.

The figure from earlier is shown running through the forest. They then reach a massive white building. The figure leaps onto a bunch of trees and jumps into a large funnel on the roof where they land inside an empty furnace that they climb out of and enter a nearby room where four other figures are seen.

??? 2: Hey, "CENSORED"! I see you made it back!

??? 3: What were you doing out there?

???: Well, I was busy gathering more meat, but then I heard these people talking about trying to look for that Power Gem of ours.

??? 4: What?!

??? 2: For what? "CENSORED" gave us that gem to keep it safe.

???: True! What if they're trying to steal it?

??? 3: We got to do something about them!

??? 4: Like what?

??? 2: Let's wait until morning. In the meantime, we got to discuss our plans.

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THE NEXT DAY...

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The trucks are shown leaving the motel.

Parappa: Alright! Good that we all got some rest and can now continue our search for this Power Gem!

Joey: Sure is!

AP: I know! Hopefully, those villains didn't get a lead on us first!

Paula: I hope they didn't.

Denny and the Freedom Fighters are seen near the road gathering wood.

Sally: Alright, I think these will be great for more buildings to make!

Denny: True!

The trucks stop next to them.

Denny: (noticing Sunny) Hey, sis! What are you and your friends up to?

Sunny: Actually, it's a long story, but I'll explain if you and the others want to go with!

Denny: Okay!

Antoine: Sounds fair!

Denny and the Freedom Fighters enter the truck. Dulcy tries to get in, only to realize she's too big to fit.

Dulcy: Um, how should I get in?

A few minutes later.

Denny: (to Sunny) So, what's this whole thing about these so-called dream crystals?

Sunny: Dreamcaster is trying to use them to regain his full powers. If he regains them, he might conquer the whole planet with them.

Bunnie Rabbot: Dang! We'd better make sure he doesn't reach that goal!

Denny: I agree!

Suddenyl, the truck tilts sideways a little, causing everyone to react in surprise.

Paula: Dulcy, can you keep still up there?!

Dulcy is shown to be clinging to the top of the truck.

Dulcy: I'm trying!

The truck ends up hitting a rock, causing it to jump and causing Dulcy to lose her grip and fall onto the road as the trucks continue driving away.

Dulcy: Hey! (begins running after the trucks) Wait up! Hey! Come on!

Pauline notices Dulcy's reflection in the sideview mirror reading "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE MUCH MORE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR".

Dulcy: Slow down! Dragon overboard! Slow down!

Pauline slams on the breaks, causing Dulcy to crash into the truck and get her head stuck inside.

Joey: Oh geez!

AP: Comfortable now, Dulcy?

Dulcy: Uh, yeah.

The trucks continue driving away. However, a figure resembling a BBQ grill is seen loading up a crossbow and aiming at the truck's tires. Another figure resembling a burger is seen next to them.

??? 4: (to ??? 3) You got the shots ready?

??? 3: I do.

The figure fires an arrow at one of the truck's tires, popping it. Parappa and the others scream as the trucks swerves off the road and falls over.

Pauline: What the heck?!

The figure then shoots an arrow into the other truck's tires, causing it to crash as well.

??? 3: Kind of need to work on my aim a little.

Everyone gets out of the trucks.

Katy: Man, somehow our tires have been blown.

AP: How?

Pauline: (holding one of the arrows) Seems like this was the cause.

Parappa: An arrow? Who shot an arrow at our trucks?

Eric: Well, no time to figure that out. We'll have to continue on foot.

Everyone leaves.

A few minutes later.

Everyone is seen heading through the forest.

Joey: So, do any of you think that maybe the Power Gem could be out here?

Lammy: Maybe!

Human Meggy: We just have to keep looking.

Sunny: Maybe we should all split up. If anyone finds something suspicious, alert the others.

Pauline: Okay, good plan!

Everyone splits up. The camera pans to a bush where the figures from earlier appear.

??? 3: Are you sure this will work?

??? 2: I'm positive. Just be quiet and follow my lead.

??? 1: Got it.

The figures disappear.

Meanwhile.

PJ Berri is seen heading through the forest. Suddenly, he notices a plate of jelly donuts on a plate sitting on a stump.

PJ Berri: Alright! Donuts! And I thought the donut fairy was just a bedtime story!

PJ Berri runs towards the donuts.

PJ Berri: Sticky stacks of jelly filled deliciousness!

PJ Berri prepares to eat them, only for Parappa to appear behind him.

Parappa; PJ! Don't eat that! There's a stack of freshly made donuts in the middle of the forest. Don't you find that a little bit suspicious?

PJ Berri: I don't know.

PJ Berri tries to eat the waffles.

Parappa: PJ. Don't do it- Stop! You must resist! Stop! No! Get away from it!

PJ Berri licks some jelly off of the donuts.

Parappa: You did..

Suddenly, a hidden catapult on the stump catapults the donuts into a tree.

PJ Berri: Huh?

The stump flips open, revealing a target on it and a hole in the ground. Afterwards, a bunch of mechanisms hidden in the trees activate, releasing a boulder that swings towards Parappa. Parappa notices the boulder and moves out of the way.

Parappa: PJ, look out!

PJ Berri: Huh-

PJ Berri gets hit by the boulder and is knocked into the target before falling into the hole. Parappa runs to the hole.

Parappa: PJ, are you okay?

PJ Berri: Yeah, I'm fine-

Suddenly, a rope that PJ Berri is lying on tightens around his leg and he screams as the rope drags him away.

Parappa: Hang on, PJ!

Parappa leaps into the hole and chases after PJ Berri.

Meanwhile.

Eric and Pauline are seen heading through the forest.

Pauline: So, how was it like with you back then?

Eric: Well, it's kind of a long story. One notable thing though is that I used to be at a karate school one time!

Pauline: Cool!

A Minecraft witch appears.

Minecraft Witch: Stop right there! Give me your materials or I will destroy you!

Eric: I'll take care of her!

Eric kicks the Minecraft Witch in the crotch.

Minecraft Witch: Ow, my jewels!

The Minecraft witch dies and disappears.

Pauline: Woah, that was amazing!

Eric: Sure was!

Suddenly, two green potions get thrown near them and shatter, releasing green fumes.

Pauline: What is this stuff?!

Eric: I don't know! I-I think I'm blacking out.

Both Eric and Pauline pass out from the fumes. The figures then appear and drag them away.

Meanwhile.

Joey, Paula, AP, Matt Major, Human Meggy, Katy and Lammy are seen heading through the forest.

Joey: Okay, that Power Gem has got to be here somewhere.

Katy: Hopefully, it's nearby.

Paula: True.

Human Meggy: I'll go look over here.

Human Meggy leaves and heads to another area.

Human Meggy: Okay, that crystal has got to be here somewhere-

Suddenly, Human Meggy hears the others screaming.

Human Meggy: The heck?!

Human Meggy runs back to Joey and the others, only to see they are gone.

Human Meggy: Guys?! Where did you all go?!

Human Meggy pulls out a gun.

Human Meggy: Whoever is doing this, come out and show yourself! Don't make me ask twice!

??? 2: (offscreen) Relax. We mean no harm.

Human Meggy: What did you do to Joey and the others?!

???: (offscreen) They're in a safe place.

Human Meggy: You better tell me where!

??? 3: Sorry about this.

One of the figures throws another sleep potion at Human Meggy, knocking her out.

Meanwhile.

Denny, the Freedom Fighters, Knack, Spyro, Nathan Drake, Jak, Daxter, Ratchet and Clank are seen heading through the forest.

Rotor: So, you think this Power Gem could be hidden somewhere in the forest?

Denny: I have a feeling it might!

They come across a large castle with a sign reading "Castle Roodpart".

Knack: Castle Roodpart?

Daxter: What kind of name is that?

Sally: Guess we'll have to look and see.

They enter the castle, only to find an empty room.

Spyro: There's nothing in here.

Denny: I know.

Antoine: Why would they even build a castle if there was nothing in here-

Knack: Uh oh.

Denny: What is it?

Knack: Roodpart is trapdoor spelled backwards.

Suddenly, the door closes. Afterwaerds, trapdoors start appearing in the floor and opening.

Spyro; S**t, we need to find a door now!

Everyone rushes around the room trying to find an exit while dodging trapdoors. Eventually, the trapdoors stop opening.

Jak: Okay, I think that was the last of them-

Suddenly, the entire floor which turns out to be a massive trapdoor opens.

Jak: I just had to ask.

Everyone screams as they plummet down the trapdoor.

Meanwhile.

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Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel, Lukas, Radar, Isa and Milo are seen heading through the forest.

Jesse: Okay, everyone split up. The Power Gem has got to be here somewhere.

Isa: Okay!

Everyone splits up. Isa is seen heading towards a tree.

Isa: Okay, no sign of that Power Gem yet-

Suddenly, one of the figures who was camouflaged emerges from the tree, grabs Isa and disappears with her through a hidden door. Milo then appears.

Milo: Isa? Where did you go-

A rope gets thrown around Milo's leg and he shouts as it drags him away.

Meanwhile.

Olivia and Lukas are seen entering another part of the forest.

Lukas: Do you think that Power Gem could be here-

Olivia: Maybe-

Suddenly, a cable drops onto them and pulls them up into the trees as Axel appears.

Axel: Okay, still no sign of that Power Gem-

Axel stops onto a pile of leaves and screams as he falls through them and is sent away through a slide.

Meanwhile.

Jesse, Petra and Radar are seen heading through another part of the forest. They then come across Sunny.

Sunny: Hey, guys! Any luck on finding the Life Gem?

Jesse: Not yet.

Petra: Also, we didn't hear from the others yet.

Sunny: Okay.

Radar: Maybe they're still looking.

Sunny: Well, I'll look over here.

Sunny looks in a nearby bush. However while she isn't looking, the figures reappear, grab Jesse, Petra and Radar and cover their mouths as they drag them away as Sunny turns around and notices they are gone.

Sunny: The heck? Maybe they went off to search some more-

Sunny leans against a tree, only for a hidden panel to flip over and send Sunny falling inside.

Sunny: Woah!

Meanwhile.

Parappa is shown still running through the passageway. Eventually, he enters a large room containing a sewer entrance.

Parappa: The heck is this place?

PJ Berri: Parappa, over here-

PJ Berri screams as he gets dragged away again.

Parappa: Hold on, PJ!

Parappa tries to follow PJ Berri, but gets grabbed by one of the figures.

??? 2: Don't worry about him. He'll be perfectly fine-

Parappa: Let go of me!

Parappa punches the figure and they land underneath a light. The figure is revealed to be a woman with green skin, green hair and green clothes.

Parappa: The heck? Who are you?

??? 2: Forgive us for this.

Parappa: What-

Another figure appears behind Parappa and knocks him out with a rolling pin.

??? 3: Okay, got him. What should we do with them now?

??? 2: Follow me.

??? 3: Okay.

The two leave with Parappa. The scene then cuts to black.

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CHAPTER 14 - SERIOUSLY THE WORST EVER: PART 2
Synopsis: Parappa and the others find themselves inside a strange hospital and encounter the figures who brought them there. Meanwhile, The Crystal Gems and the others continue trying to look for the Chaos Gem, only to make a shocking discovery...

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Outside Robloxia, Pearl, Garnet, Amethyst, Steven Universe, Lapis Lazuli, Peridot, Bismuth, Connie, Lion, Meggy, Tari and Saiko are seen heading through the fields. At one point, Tari trips and a bunch of game controllers spill out of her chest.

Tari: Uh, all right. Nobody look until I get my controllers back in.

Garnet: Good work, everyone! Only just about 19 miles before we try out my advanced crystal detector.

Everyone: WHAT?!?!

Meggy: 19 miles?!?

Saiko: Are we gonna do this all day?! My legs are killing me!

Steven Universe: They do have a point.

Pearl: We'll probably have to turn back-

Garnet: Come on, guys. Did Steven give up when trying to redeem Peridot?

Everyone: Not really.

Garnet: Did any of you give up when you tried to hunt down Culdee when you thought he was an evil clone.

Meggy: (ashamed) Oh, you had to bring that up.

Garnet: And most importantly, did any of you give up when it came to trying to stop villains like RH 2.0, I.M Meen, Waluigi and Mr. MacFroogle?

Everyone: No.

Garnet: Exactly! Right now, those powerful crystals are still out there and we won't rest until they are safe in our hands! Now let's move out!

Everyone continues following Garnet.

Meggy: (to Connie) Man, Garnet sure did a good rousing speech.

Connie: True! She is one of the two crystal gem leaders for a reason!

Meanwhile.

Parappa is seen asleep in a hospital bed. He then wakes up and looks around the room.

Parappa: Huh? Where the heck am I?

Parappa exits the room and comes across a long hallway filled with doors.

Parappa: Man, is this some sort of hospital or something?

Parappa enters one of the rooms and comes across a glass enclosure. Inside is Shredder and Krang from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stranded in Dimension X.

Shredder: Dimension X?! No!!!

Krang: At last, I can conquer my home dimension!

Shredder: (in a whiny voice) But I don't wanna conquer this place! I wanna conquer Earth!

Krang: In Dimension X, I am absolute master. You will do my bidding from now on.

Shredder: The Shredder takes orders from no one!

Krang: We shall see, Oroku Saki..

Parappa: Man, what's up with them?

Parappa leaves the room and enters another room, only to scream in horror when he sees the whole room is covered in mucus and a disembodied nose with eyes in its nostril and teeth is seen on a bed.

Nobody Nose: Got a truckload of Kleenex?

Parappa slams the door shut.

Parappa: What the f**k?! Why was there a living nose in there?!

Parappa enters another room, only to scream when he sees a pair of giant slimy eyeballs forming a body.

Eyeda Sorrit: EYE am so glad to meet you!

Parappa screams and runs into another room, only to encounter a crooked spine wearing a fedora holding objects.

Angus Cobb: Don't delay, buy today!

Parappa screams as he runs out of the room and enters another with a foot sleeping on its back.

Parappa: Hey, that doesn't look too bad-

The foot wakes up and flips over, revealing its surface to be covered in disgusting giant zits with faces and teeth for toenails.

Verruca Patch: Hey, I'm trying to get some sleep!

Parappa screams and runs away, only to bump into a louse that's the size of a giant dog.

Huge Louse: Ffffzzzzt!!! (Hey, watch it!)

Parappa screams and runs past Huge Louse, only to end up in a large cafeteria where a bunch of disgusting looking patients like a skull with oozing brains, a living bloodstain and a disembodied spleen are seen eating at different tables.

Parappa: Wh-what is all this?!? What kind of sick twisted place is this?!

???: (offscreen) Yeah, we've been wondering the same thing.

Sunny and the rest of the others are shown sitting at a table.

Parappa: Hey, guys! So, do you have any idea how we got here?

Joey: No clue.

Pauline: Me and Eric got knocked out by sleep potions.

Olivia: Me and Lukas got pulled up by cables, but we were knocked out pretty quickly.

Parappa: Okay. But still, where are we exactly?

Open Wound: (from behind Parappa) You are all in the Awful Hospital.

Parappa: (noticing Open Wound) The f**k?! Are you a living flesh wound?!?!

Open Wound: Yeah, sort of. Anyways, in this hospital, strange beings like those guys get sent here for their conditions. For example, Mitchell is in here because he talks pretty slow.

Mitchell: (a small blob monster) I've been... here for... twenty-seven... months.. and fifteen... days... to. be.. exact..

Pauline: Yeah, I can see that.

Open Wound: So, how did you all get in here?

AP: We have no clue. We were all just knocked out and then woke up here.

Parappa: True.

A green ooze monster covered in fur is seen eating a burger. However, he ends up squeezing too hard on it, causing sauce to spray onto him. The other patients notice and begin screaming.

Patient 1: 23-19!! We have a 23-19!!

An eye monster rushes to a nearby button and pushes it, causing the alarms to sound and the doors and windows to lock up.

Paula: What's going on?!?

Sunny: What's with all the panic?!

Open Wound: Oh no, not the Burgrr Officers.

Ooze Monster: AHH!! GET THIS SAUCE OFF OF ME!!

A bunch of figures wearing burger heads and black body armor burst into the room through the roof with grappling hooks while several other Burgrr Officers kick the doors down and rush inside.

Burgrr Officer 1: Everyone, remain calm!

Some Burgrr Officers rush to the Ooze Monster and tackle him to the ground. Another Burgrr Officer absorbs the sauce with some syringes and dispenses it on the ground.

Burgrr Officer 2: Stand back, everyone!

More Burgrr Officers drill a metal dome on top of the sauce and run off. All of the patients run for cover as another Burgrr Officer pushes a button on a remote, causing a small explosion to occur from under the dome. The Burgrr Officers undrill the dome and another begins to sweep up the sauce which has been reduced to ashes.

Burgrr Officer 3: Situation is all clear. Everyone return to what you were doing.

Ooze Monster: Hey, thanks guys! That was a close one-

Suddenly, the Burgrr Officers trap the Ooze Monster in a shower curtain.

Ooze Monster: Hey, what's going on?!

Burgrr Officer 4: Ooze Monster, remain calm. Prepare for decontamination.

The Burgrr Officer enters the shower with a razor and the Ooze Monster screams as he gets shaved offscreen and his fur flies out. The shower then turns on and sprays the Ooze Monster as he shouts from the water. The Burgrr Officers then carry away the shower, revealing the Ooze Monster who is now completely shaved. Finally, one of the Burgrr Officers turn the Ooze Monster around and rips a final piece of fur off, causing the Ooze Monster to scream in pain.

Open Wound: Man, that was a close call. Basically, whoever gets exposed to the Burgrr Sauce on their skin could risk getting their diseases infected so they must be decontaminated or they will spread it to other patients.

Denny: Okay, then.

Intercom: We need more Burgrrs. I repeat we are out of Burgrrs.

The door opens and an anthropomorphic burger with his arms and legs made out of meat and wearing a chef hat enters the room and pours bags of Burgrrs onto some trays.

Burger: Okay, got them restocked!

Open Wound: That guy there is Harmburger. He's the cafeteria's chef and he serves his food to the patrons.

Katy: Why is "Harm" in his name?

Open Wound: Oh, don't let that name fool you. He's actually a decent guy. He just won't share the secret of his burger meat.

Sunny: Okay.

Harmburger: (noticing Parappa and the others) Oh hey, I see you've finally awoken!

Parappa: What do you mean?

Harmburger: Why, me and my friends were the ones who brought you here!

Sally: Okay, but why knock us out?

Human Meggy: And lure us into those booby traps?

Harmburger: Well, we needed a more discret way of bring you guys here.

Sunny: Why? We were busy trying to look for the Power Gem-

Suddenly, Harmburger gasps, grabs Sunny and the others with his prehensile meat arms and drags them into a hallway.

Harmburger: Quiet! They'll hear you!

Human Meggy: Who?

Harmburger: Just anyone! But you see, the thing is we actually have the Power Gem hidden in this facility.

Parappa: Alright!

Olivia: But how did it get here?

Harmburger: The hospital's CEO will explain. I'll lead you to them and my fellow partners!

Radar: Okay!

Everyone follows Harmburger through the hallway.

Meanwhile.

The Crystal Gems, Meggy, Tari and Saiko are seen heading through the forest. Tari uses her knife arm to slice some leaves out of her way. The others except Garnet are shown clearly exhausted.

Meggy: Hey Garnet, can we slow down? May I remind you that all of us are carrying about over 6 pounds in weapons.

Saiko: Losing health units. Must rest.

Garnet: Is everyone present and accounted for?

Peridot: Not quite everyone.

Garnet: Who's behind?

Lion catches up with the others while having a bunch of fish in his mouth.

Lion: "roar" (Sorry. There was just a lot of fish in the lake.)

Garnet faceplams before she and the others continue moving. Eventually, they reach a huge area filled with concrete while noticing a stone temple in the distance.

Garnet: Alright, that temple over there is where we need to go! When we make it, we can use my upgraded crystal detector in it to try to find that chaos gem!

Meggy: Okay, well it's just that close over there so let's head there now-

Meggy steps onto the pavement, but nearly gets run over by a titan from Attack on Titan running across.

Meggy: WHAT THE?!?!

Garnet: Oh yeah, forgot about that. This is Titan Avenue. Lots of Titans of different run across this road. It's like a busy interstate.

Saiko: Well, maybe it won't be that hard to cross-

Suddenly, a titan runs over and crushes a box of FNAF Cereal on the road.

Meggy: ... Oh well, we tried.

Meggy tries to leave, but Garnet pulls her back.

Garnet: We'll have to cross.

Everyone: WHAT?!?!

Tari: Oh no! I am not getting turned into crushed scrap metal on that road!

Peridot: Yeah, I may not be an animal, but I know what roadkill is.

Garnet: There must be a safe way across.

Garnet notices a bunch of giant traffic cones.

A few minutes later.

Garnet and the others are shown hiding in the traffic cones.

Garnet: Okay, now is our chance. Go!

Everyone begins moving across the road. However, the Titans begin approaching.

Garnet: Drop!

Everyone stops moving and drop their cones. A Titan notices the cones and runs around to avoid them, only to step into a bunch of spikes on the driveway, causing it to jump around in pain. Another Titan then crashes into the other Titan and they collapse.

Garnet: Go!

Everyone continues moving until Garnet hears the Titans again.

Garnet: Drop!

Everyone drops their cones except for Tari and Saiko.

Garnet: I said drop!

Tari and Saiko do so as more Titans swerve to avoid them, resulting in them crashing.

Garnet: Go!

Everyone continues onward. At one point, a Titan nearly crushes Tari which she avoids. Garnet then hears more Titans coming.

Garnet: Drop!

They do so and another Titan swerves around to avoid them. It then crashes into another Titan, sending both collapsing.

Garnet: Go!

Everyone keeps moving. However, an obese Titan crashes into the other Titans, falls over and begins rolling towards Garnet and the others. Meggy ends up stepping on some gum. As the obese Titan rolls towards her, Meggy tries to free her foot from the gum before finally getting it free and running off before the obese Titan can crush her. Garnet and the others then make it to the pavement and remove the cones.

Tari: Yeah, that went well!

Pearl: True!

Garnet: Great work, everyone. We're that much closer to the temple.

Everyone continues moving as the camera pans behind them to reveal the Titans have been caught in a massive pile-up.

Meanwhile.

Back at the Awful Hospital, Harmburger and the others are shown continuing down the hallway.

Human Meggy: So, how come you're a living cheeseburger?

Harmburger: Oh, I was born like that. I mainly serve to feed customers food from my Burgrr Inc. restaurarunt in this building!

AP: Okay, that's cool!

Eric: So, where are you taking us right now?

Harmburger: Oh, we're getting there now!

Harmburger and the others enter past a large door and end up in a room filled with different containment tubes filled with floating mutants and other machinery.

Harmburger: You guys stay in here. I'll show you the others once I'm done serving more people their food.

Joey: Okay!

Harmburger leaves the room.

Parappa: Okay, right now I see a bunch of containment tubes everywhere.

Pauline: True. Why is that?

Rotor: Feels like we're in a science-fiction movie.

Antoine: (to Rotor) What are you, the narrator?

Knack heads to a nearby door and notices a lab inside that contains a bunch of other containment tubes. Inside one of them turns out to be the Power Gem.

Knack: Guys, I see the Power Gem!

The others head to the door and see the Power Gem inside.

Parappa: Alright, we finally found it!

Pauline: Now we just need to get inside!

Sunny tries to open the door, but it is locked.

Eric: Darn it, it must be locked.

Sunny: Obviously!

Suddenly, a door is heard opening.

Joey: The heck was that?

PJ Berri: "eating a Burgrr" I know, right?

AP: (to PJ Berri) Where do you keep getting those?

An anthropomorphic obese intestine wearing a blue bib reading "1000 Eat" enters the room.

Human Meggy: What the f**k?

Pauline: Um, is that a living intestine?

The intestine notices the Burgrr PJ Berri is eating.

Intestine: OH, GIMME!!!

The intestine tackles PJ Berri and they begin fighting over the Burgrr.

PJ Berri: Unhand that Burgrr! It's mine!

Intestine: No, I need it!

Another figure who is a living BBQ grill wearing a blue coat and brown pants appears.

BBQ Grill: Sorry about that. He (The Intestine) loves eating whatever he gets his hands on.

Parappa: Um, okay? Now there's a living BBQ grill talking to us.

Joey: I mean seriously, what is going on?

An anthropomorphic meat grinder with one arm and another arm made out of raw meat and a living piece of meat on top of him sitting in his grinder appears as well.

Meat Grinder: Hey, there! Nice to see you!

Paula: Okay, now this is getting weird.

Sunny: I know! What's with all the living things around here?

Meat: Come on! Grind more meat out of me!

Meat Grinder: Um, haven't you had enough.

Meat: I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I'VE HAD ENOUGH!!!

AP: Okay, I am officially freaked out now.

Harmburger reenters the room.

Harmburger: Oh, I see they've already showed up!

Parappa: Wait, these are the guys you were telling us about?

Harmburger: Indeed! The woman with a BBQ grill for a head is BBQ Girll. She acts as the manager for Burgrr Inc and she is also garrulous, gleeful and pretty much a genki grill girl.

BBQ Girll: Sure am!

Harmburger: The meat grinder is Grinding Chuck. He handles the processing of the meat for my products.

Grinding Chuck: True! Also, the meat on me is named Enthusiastic Meat cause he's always enthusiastic about being turned into ground meat.

Enthusiastic Meat: I'm waiting to be grinded!

Grinding Chuck: (to Enthusiastic Meat) Please, can you give me five minutes?

Intestine: Name's Tum-Tum! I have an endless appetite for food!

Harmburger: Yeah. Whenever we're outside, he requires multiple stops to McDonald's and Burger King every single day.

Tum-Tum: "stomach growls" (Oh, seems like it's time for my afternoon lunch!)

Tum-Tum begins eating more Burgrrs.

Sunny: Cool! So, who is the CEO of this building?

Joey: Yeah. You were gonna tell us earlier.

Harmburger: Oh, I'll take you to them now!

Parappa: Okay!

Meanwhile.

The Crystal Gems, Meggy, Tari and Saiko are seen heading towards the temple. Eventually, they reach the entrance, only to see it is blocked by debris.

Meggy: Oh no, it's blocked!

Steven Universe: I know! There's a lot of debris in the way!

Garnet simply punches the debris with her gauntlets, blowing them out of the way.

Garnet: That solved your problem?

Steven Universe: It did!

Meggy: Yeah, I guess so.

They then enter the temple.

Garnet: Okay, we are inside. Now, it's time to test out the gem detector to find that Chaos Gem! It's also said that the location of the Chaos Gem will only reveal itself when the last of the sunlight shines upon this temple.

Amethyest: Okay, I'll keep watch of the sun. "looks at the sun and notices it is going down"

Amethyest: Looks like it is going down.

Garnet: Okay, good. Now, time to activate the detector.

Garnet turns on the crystal detector and begins scanning the area.

Amethyest: Come on, Garnet. We're losing the light.

Garnet scans next to Tari and the crystal detector begins beeping rapidly.

Garnet: It's here! The Chaos Gem must be hidden in the ground!

Peridot: Well, hurry up and dig!

Peridot, Steven Universe, Connie and Meggy take out hammers and smash apart the ground to try to find the Chaos Gem, but it's nowhere to be seen.

Garnet: Come on, where is it?!

Amethyest: What's taking so long?!

Meggy: We can't find it!

Connie: It's not here!

Steven Universe: Keep looking!

Amethyest: The sun is going down, guys!

Garnet tries to scan the detector in the hole in the ground, but the beeping disappears.

Garnet: No, no, no! Come on!

Garnet scans next to Tari, only to end up putting it against her chest. The detector begins beeping frantically before it suddenly glitches and explodes. At the same time, the sun completely goes down.

Amethyest: W-we lost the light.

Garnet unfuses into Ruby and Sapphire.

Ruby: No, it's got to be here somewhere!

Sapphire: It should! Why did the crystal detector blow up?! We specifically designed it to fix the flaws of the original!

Ruby: What did we miss?

Pearl: We've lost the light, guys. There's no more to be done.

Sapphire: I know.

Ruby and Sapphire fuse back into Garnet.

Garnet: (sadly) Come on, guys. It's over.

Everyone follows Garnet out of the temple.

Meanwhile.

Harmburger and the others are seen entering a large office. At the desk is an unseen person sitting in a chair.

Harmburger: Hey, boss. We brought our guests over.

???: Good!

Grinding Chuck: Well, what should we do now?

???: Leave them to me.

BBQ Girll: If you insist.

Harmburger, Grinding Chuck, BBQ Girll and Tum-Tum leave the room.

???: (to Parappa and the others) So, I seen you have finally awoken.

PJ Berri: Yeah, sort of.

Parappa: But why did you bring us here? We were busy looking for the Power Gem.

Pauline: Speaking of that, we found it in one of the rooms. It's just that the door is locked.

???: We know that you've been trying to look for it, but we can't just lend it to outsiders.

The figure turns the chair around and is revealed to be the green woman from earlier.

???: It's power is beyond our comprehension.

Parappa: Hey, you're the person I saw before one of your men knocked me out!

???: True. You see, we had to bring you here because when we heard that you were all looking for the Power Gem, we didn't want it to fall into the wrong hands so we had to bring you here because others could become aware and try to steal it.

Parappa: I see that. Well, this guy named-

???: Dreamcaster? Yes, I was told all about him.

Joey: How?

???: Some ghost guy named Satoru Iwata visited our building a couple years ago. He lent us the Power Gem and told us to keep it safe at all costs.

Eric: Okay! Well, can you like let us take it-

???: I can't do that.

Matt Major: Why not?

???: Lots of people out there tend to take advantage of people's trust, then once they are done, they stab you in the back and make off with their prize.

Sunny: We're nothing like them. We always keep our promises.

???: Okay, but you and the others just got in here. We'll need some time to determine whether we should give you that Power Gem.

AP: Okay. Hopefully, we'll reach an agreement.

???: Alright. Also, my name is Fern. I'm the CEO of this establishment.

Parappa; Cool! So, how long have you been in here?

Fern: Man, it's been quite a while. I once started off as a patient here, but then after a couple of insanity quests, I made my way up to this position.

Katy: Okay!

Knack: Sounds interesting!

Fern: Sure is!

Parappa: Well, we'll probably be going back into the main lobby. Let us know what you and the others decide on.

Fern: Okay!

Parappa and the others leave.

Meanwhile.

The Crystal Gems, Meggy, Tari and Saiko are seen leaving the temple.

Amethyest: Still can't believe that the Chaos Gem still hasn't been found.

Steven Universe: I know. It's like it's hidden somewhere impossible.

Meggy: True.

Garnet: But still, all that constructing that went into the detector and it still blew up!

Tari: I know! Maybe there was just one small miscalcuation in it.

Garnet: Maybe. I'll work on it when me and the others get back to our universe.

Tari: True-

Suddenly, Tari trips on a piece of rubble and ends up getting pierced in the chest.

Tari: Ow, son of a b***h!

Tari gets back up, but part of her chest gets torn off in the process. The Crystal Gems and the others suddenly stare at Tari in shock.

Tari: Don't worry, everyone. I'm fine. Um, what's with all the looks?

Inside Tari's chest is the Chaos Gem which is locked inside her ribcage.

Garnet: The Chaos Gem was in you the whole time?!

Tari: What-

Tari notices the Chaos Gem inside her.

Tari: The heck?!

Steven Universe: Well, guess now we know where the Chaos Gem is now!

Garnet: Here, I'll take it.

Garnet tries to pull the Chaos Gem out, but Tari begins glitching.

Garnet: Oh s**t!

Garnet lets go of the Chaos Gem and Tari stops glitching.

Tari: Yeah, I don't think you can remove it from me. Otherwise I stop working.

Meggy: Well, there needs to be some way to get it out of you safely.

Saiko: Because if it gets taken out by force, it could kill you (Tari).

Tari: True. Hopefully, something works out well.

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CHAPTER 15 - SERIOUSLY THE WORST EVER: PART 3
Synopsis: As Fern, Harmburger, BBQ Girll and Tum-Tum discuss whether they should give the Power Gem to Parappa and the others, Dark Tari and the other villains show up and launch an assault on the Awful Hospital after finding out the Power Gem's location! Will Parappa and the others escape and with the Power Gem? Oh, yeah. Dreamcaster also recruits an old friend of his from the past. Satisfied now?

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A FEW HOURS EARLIER...

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Dark Tari and the other villains are seen heading through the forest.

Alternate Pauline: So, where would this Power Gem be at?

Past Buckaroo: Maybe it's got to be in this forest somewhere.

Captain Gutt: Hopefully. Otherwise Dreamcaster will have our a**es for failing him!

Captain Gutt rips a nearby berrie bush out of the ground and begins eating the berries.

Past Saiko: Gutt, that's the fourth berry bush you ate on the way!

Captain Gutt: Hey, I gotta have my nutrients!

PLA-1137: Guys, I think I smell something up ahead!

The villains come across a Hug Wolf hugging an antelope.

Antelope: Uh... I have a wife.

The Hug Wolf runs off with the antelope.

PLA-1137: Nevermind. False alarm.

Suddenly, they notice Harmburger nearby dragging Pauline and Eric into the Awful Hospital.

Harmburger: Man, these two sure look like they were from different cities!

Dark Tari: Hey, those are the guys we saw earlier at Sky City!

Alternate Pauline: My alternate self may even have that Life Gem with her still!

Dark Tari: Awesome! We get both the Power Gem and the Life Gem and Dreamcaster may give us a BIG promotion!

Larry: True!

Dark Tari: We can't alert them however. We must be discreet.

Alternate Pauline: Okay.

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A FEW HOURS LATER...

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Inside the Awful Hospital, Fern, Harmburger, BBQ Girll and Tum-Tum are seen in the office.

Harmburger: So, what exactly are we discussing?

Fern: Well, those guests we brought here want the Power Gem. We just got to determine whether it's a good idea or not to give it up.

BBQ Girll: Well, what do you think we should do?

Grinding Chuck: We could give them the Power Gem, but we got to see if they are trustworthy enough to recieve it.

Fern: True. Cause we promised Iwata that we would protect it.

Tum-Tum: "eating a Burgrr" True.

Harmburger: Well, it seems like they're trying to look for the other dream crystals before Dreamcaster could get his hands on them.

Fern: I know.

BBQ Girll: Well, we gotta come up with something at least. Cause it sounds like those guys desparately needs those crystals.

Meanwhile.

Dreamcaster and Spellbinder are seen eating dinner.

Spellbinder: So, how do you think those people searching for the Power Gem are doing?

Dreamcaster: Hopefully, they'll make it back with it soon. So far, I only have 1 out of those six crystals so they really need to kick things up a notch.

Spellbinder: True. So, did you think on any more recruits?

Dreamcaster: Actually, I have! I've been thinking of trying to bring my old friend into this.

Spellbinder: Who?

Dreamcaster summons a photo of him and a red demon with wings.

Dreamcaster: That demon on my photo is my old friend, Kee-Oth. The ruler of the Broke-Up Dimension. Sadly, he died when he was tricked into ingesting a sword made of frozen grape juice.

Spellbinder: I see. Well, you do know that I can summon time portals. Maybe, I can send you to the time before he died and you can bring him here!

Dreamcaster: Yeah, that sounds brilliant!

Spellbinder: Okay, then!

Spellbinder summons a time portal.

Dreamcaster: I'll be back with Kee-Oth very soon.

Spellbinder: Okay! See ya!

Dreamcaster enters the portal and it shuts.

Meanwhile.

Back at the Awful Hospital, Dark Tari and Alternate Pauline are seen scaling one of the funnels on top of the building.

Dark Tari: Okay, I think these funnels are probably a safe way to get inside without causing attention.

Alternate Pauline: True. So, I just go in there and find that Power Gem and make it out with it.

Dark Tari: Pretty much. Whatever you do, don't get caught.

Alternate Pauline: Okay. Well, here I go.

Alternate Pauline leaps into the funnel. Afterwards, she exits the furnace covered in ash while coughing.

Alternate Pauline: Geez! Do they even clean that?!?

Alternate Pauline enters a nearby vent.

Alternate Pauline: Okay, now I need to find that Power Gem. My sword should lead the way.

Alternate Pauline's sword forms a blue trail leading towards the Power Gem.

Alternate Pauline: Okay, guess it's that way.

Alternate Pauline follows the trail.

Meanwhile.

Fern, Harmburger, BBQ Girll, Grinding Chuck and Tum-Tum are seen still talking.

Harmburger: Well, if Dreamcaster ends up getting his hands on that Power Gem, he might be close to unstoppable!

BBQ Girll: I know!

Grinding Chuck: Yeah, I'm now starting to think we should give them the Power Gem.

Fern: Okay, it is settled.

Fern and the others exit the office where Parappa and the others are seen waiting outside.

Parappa: So, what did you all agree to?

Fern: We'll let you take the Power Gem.

Sunny: Alright!

Joey: Thanks!

Harmburger: But one condition.

BBQ Girll: If you're all looking for the other crystals, we must come along.

Fern: Besides, we can be of great assistance in looking for the other crystals!

Parappa: Okay, sounds good!

Human Meggy: Yeah, we can agree to that!

Fern: Okay! Just got to get it first.

Everyone follows Fern and the others towards the lab.

Meanwhile.

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The Broke-Up Dimension

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Inside Kee-Oth's lair, Kee-Oth is shown screaming in rage while Jake the Dog who is pale from having his blood sucked out is shown sitting in a pit.

Kee-Oth: This stinks!

Jake the Dog: What do you mean?

Kee-Oth: Come on, Joshua! Back in the old days, you would have been up here trying to take me apart!

Jake the Dog: Uh, what? That's my dad, Joshua, back in the old days.

Kee-Oth: What?

Jake the Dog: I'm his son, dude.

Kee-Oth: Shoot... Where is he?

Jake the Dog: He's dead, dude. Don't make me get emotional about it.

Kee-Oth: Then why you being such a wimp, then? Come on up here and beat on me like your dad would.

Jake the Dog: Okay, that's weird.

Kee-Oth: What's weird?

Jake the Dog: You want to get beat up? That's weird. I'm not doin' your weird biz.

Jake the Dog sits back down.

Kee-Oth: You won't fight?!

Jake the Dog: Nope.

Kee-Oth roars in frusturation and leaves as Jake laughs. Kee-Oth is then shown heading towards a prison cell containing an anthropomorphic dog with brown hair and a white dress.

Kee-Oth: So, he won't suffer eh? He'll learn the true meaning of suffering soon!

Samantha: (dog) What are you talking about?

Kee-Oth: You will be a great help in making the son of Joshua suffer.

Kee-Oth prepares to unlock the door, but the time portal opens and Dreamcaster exits.

Dreamcaster: Hey, Kee-Oth!

Kee-Oth: Dreamcaster? What are you doing here? I'm trying to make my prisoner suffer. (referring to Samantha) Not this prisoner.

Dreamcaster: Sorry, but there's no time. You must come with me. Otherwise, a terrible fate will befall you.

Kee-Oth: What do you mean?

Dreamcaster: Like this.

Dreamcaster summons a hologram that shows Little Buddy walking towards the booby trap.

Little Buddy: (hologram) I just woke up today!

Little Buddy walks into the booby trap and explodes. His empty shell rolls towards Jake the Dog who picks it up.

Jake the Dog: (hologram) Hello?

Dreamcaster: Whoops! Wrong one!

Dreamcaster turns on another hologram that shows Kee-Oth sucking grape juice off of Finn's sword.

Kee-Oth: (hologram) Your circle can't stop my sucking! Now, I have your demon blood as well!

Finn: (hologram) Except it's not demon blood! It's a frozen grape juice that was blessed by the priest.

Kee-Oth: (hologram) Wait... "stomach begins rumbling" AAAHHHHHH!!!!

Kee-Oth explodes. The hologram shuts off.

Kee-Oth: What?!? I died from ingesting frozen grape juice!

Dreamcaster: Pretty much. But the point is that if you come with me to the present, that fate will be avoided.

Kee-Oth: Okay, I suppose.

Kee-Oth follows Dreamcaster into the portal and it shuts just as Finn and Lady Rainicorn arrive.

Finn: Alright, time to stop that demon- Huh? Where did he go?

Finn and Lady Rainicorn head to the pit and see Jake the Dog.

Jake the Dog: Oh hey, Finn!

Finn: Hey, Jake. Any sign of that demon who abducted you?

Jake the Dog: No clue. He was here a couple minutes ago, then I never saw him again.

Lady Rainicorn: 나도 알아 (I know, right?)

Jake the Dog: True. (holds up Little Buddy's empty shell) Also, this could make for a good cereal bowl.

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BACK IN THE SFU

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Alternate Pauline is seen continuing to go through the vents. Eventually, she reaches an opening and sees the Power Gem inside the containment tube.

Alternate Pauline: There it is! Now, time to get it!

Alternate Pauline exits the shaft and uses her sword's hilt to break the tube open, causing the liquid and the Power Gem to spill out. Alternate Pauline picks up the Power Gem.

Alternate Pauline: I did it!

At the same time, Fern unlocks the door and she, Harmburger and BBQ Girll enter the room.

Fern: (to the others) Okay, just let me get that Power Gem out of the tube-

BBQ Girll: (noticing Alternate Pauline) HEY, WHO IS THAT?!?!

Fern and Harmburger notice Alternate Pauline with the Power Gem.

Fern: INTRUDER!!!

Alternate Pauline: OH S**T!!

Alternate Pauline tries to escape into the vent, but Harmburger grabs her with his meat arms and drags her back inside.

Harmburger: OH NO, YOU DON'T!

Alternate Pauline: Fools! You'll never get this gem back! It shall be in Dreamcaster's grasp once more!

Alternate Pauline grasps the Power Gem, causing her sword's flames to grow larger and her eyes begin glowing blue.

Alternate Pauline: (echoing voice) Prepare to face your destruction!

Fern: S**t, she's tapped into the crystal's power!

Alternate Pauline strikes the ground with her sword, unleashing a violent shockwave that sends Fern, BBQ Girll and Harmburger flying out of the room and into the wall as the windows everywhere explode.

Joey: WHAT THE F**K?!?!

Lammy: WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN THERE?!?!

Fern: Someone is trying to steal the Power Gem! She just tapped into its power!

Pauline: (noticing Alternate Pauline) Oh no, not her again!

Alternate Pauline: (to Pauline) Prepare to meet your end, my good self.

Alternate Pauline slices apart some debris and shoots some at Pauline who quickly avoids them.

Pauline: Man, she really got powerful!

BBQ Girll: It's called the "POWER" Gem for a reason!

Joey: We'll take care of her!

Joey and AP: IT'S ATOMIC TIME!!!

Joey and AP turn into Atomic Puppet and fires blasts at Alternate Pauline which she deflects with her sword, blowing up parts of the building.

Alternate Pauline: Ha! Is that the best you can do?

Atomic Puppet: Man, she's really gone mad!

AP: Obviously!

Alternate Pauline throws her sword at Atomic Puppet who screams before ducking it, causing it to fly into a wall and blow it up before flying back into Alternate Pauline's hand. Afterwards, Dark Tari, PLA-1137, Terrovax, Past Buckaroo, Past Saiko, Past Waluigi, Larry, Oliver, I.M Meen, Captain Gutt and Past Toad enter.

Past Waluigi: Missed us, everyone?

Sunny: S**t, they're back!

Past Toad: Don't bother trying to stop us! Soon, Dreamcaster will get his hands on all of the dream crystals!

Captain Gutt: You better believe it! You may also want to hand over that Life Gem.

Pauline: Never!

Isa: You're never getting that crystal from us!

Terrovax: Don't say we didn't warn you.

Everyone begins engaging in a violent brawl that causes destruction to most of the building.

Meanwhile.

Outside the Awful Hospital, The Crystal Gems, Meggy, Tari and Saiko are seen walking past.

Saiko: Still can't believe that Chaos Gem is inside Tari.

Tari: I know! Wasn't even aware it was used to create me!

Meggy: True!

Garnet: Well, we better find some way to get it out of you safely-

Suddenly, a large explosion occurs at the Awful Hospital and a huge part of the wall collapses.

Pearl: WHAT THE F**K?!?!?!

Meggy: WHERE DID THAT EXPLOSION COME FROM?!?!?!

Alternate Pauline: (from inside) Fools! Dreamcaster will have your heads on a platter once he regains his powers!

Garnet: S**t, Dreamcaster's men must be in there!

Sunny: (from inside) You villains will never get that Power Gem!

Tari: Was that Sunny?!

Meggy: Dreamcaster's men must be after the Power Gem!

Garnet: Well, we'd better go help them!

They rush into the building.

Meanwhile.

Back inside the Awful Hospital, the heroes are shown still fighting the villains. BBQ Girll is shown fighting off Captain Gutt.

Captain Gutt: You'll never win, BBQ head! You don't have the guts!

BBQ Girll: Oh really?

BBQ Girll removes her lid, causing a piece of burnt meat resembling a parasite to leap out and attack Captain Gutt.

Captain Gutt: OW!!! GET IT OFF, GET IT OFF!!!

Scaredy Top: "screech"

Atomic Puppet is seen still fighting Alternate Pauline.

Atomic Puppet: Unhand that Power Gem!

Alternate Pauline: "deflects another blast" Never!

Atomic Puppet: She's too fast! She keeps deflecting our attacks!

Pauline sneaks up behind Alternate Pauline and tries to snatch the Power Gem from her, only to get caught.

Alternate Pauline: OH NO, YOU DON'T!

Alternate Pauline strikes Pauline with her sword, knocking her down.

Alternate Pauline: Now, you are seriously asking for-

Garnet appears and punches Alternate Pauline with her gauntlets, sending her flying out of the window while dropping the Power Gem.

Pauline: Thanks!

Garnet: Anytime.

Garnet picks up the Power Gem and stores it in her armor.

Garnet: Also, we found the Chaos Gem.

Atomic Puppet: Alright! So, where is it?

Amethyest: Yeah, that's the problem. It's where we found it.

Tari is seen fighting Past Buckaroo who notices the Chaos Gem inside her.

Past Buckaroo: The Chaos Gem! That crystal is so ours!

Past Buckaroo tries to rip the Chaos Gem out, only to be knocked away by Meggy.

Tari: Thanks!

Pauline: It's inside Tari?!

Garnet: Yes. The main problem is trying to get it out of her. If we're not careful, she could die.

Atomic Puppet: Man..

The villains are shown getting overwhelmed by the heroes.

Past Waluigi: Everyone, retreat! We'll get the crystals later!

Past Saiko: But the crystals-

Past Waluigi: NOW!

All of the villains follow Past Waluigi out of the Awful Hospital and enter the portal.

Grinding Chuck: Beat it, you pesky villains!

Harmburger: Alright, we took care of them!

Atomic Puppet: True! And we now have a total of three crystals!

Peridot: True! We just got to get it out of Tari safely.

Eric: I know.

Meanwhile.

Back in Dreamcaster's throne room, Dreamcaster and Kee-Oth are shown exiting the portal. Spellbinder is seen.

Spellbinder: So, did you bring Kee-Oth back?

Dreamcaster: Sure did!

Kee-Oth: Hey, there! Name's Kee-Oth.

Spellbinder: Cool!

The villains then enter the room.

Dreamcaster: And just in time to see how my subjects did.

Dark Tari: We have failed you again, boss. They now have the Power Gem.

Dreamcaster: ...

Spellbinder: Blast, you all! We gave you another chance to redeem yourselves and this is the effort you done?!

Briton: But we fought with our lives. They were just too powerful for us.

Terrovax: But we did find some great information as well!

Dreamcaster: What is it?

Dark Tari: The Chaos Gem is inside Tari. Next time we fight them, we'll try to get the Chaos Gem from her.

Spellbinder: Okay!

Dreamcaster: Just don't screw things up again.

PLA-1137: Also, who's that demon guy near you?

Kee-Oth: Kee-Oth.

PLA-1137: Oh, okay.

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CHAPTER 16 - SUSPICIONS ARISE
Synopsis: Culdee and the others try to look for the Invincibility Gem, but Sonic, Sonia and Manic decide to recruit an old ally of theirs! Meanwhile, AP begins to have suspicions about Eric...

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Culdee is seen driving a school bus through the interstate. Sonic, Sonia, Manic, MarioFan2009, Ms. Chalice, Little Buddy, Pinkswan95, Nessie, QUACK, Azaz, AsphaltianOof, Buckaroo, Beta Tari, Manny, Frida, Zoe, Asphaltian, Robotic Cat, Female Robotic Cat, Heckle and Jeckle are seen in the seats at the back of the bus.

QUACK: So, where was this Invincibility Gem located?

Culdee: Well, if I can remember what HUNTER told us, it's in some sort of volcano.

Little Buddy: Yeah, but there's like dozens of volcanos out there. Including the one that destroyed Pompeii.

Azaz: (to Little Buddy) How did you know about that? I thought you were only awake for months ever since you woke up from the 12 years of sleep.

Little Buddy: Yeah. I've kind of been taking history classes lately.

Heckle: OH MY GOD, STOP THE CAR RIGHT NOW!

Culdee: What?

Jeckle: "noticing an ad for the world's largest rubber band ball" "The World's Largest Rubber Band Ball"?! We gotta see it!

Culdee: No, this is not some fun family road trip-

Culdee notices Heckle and Jeckle have flew out the window.

Culdee: "sighs" Kids.

Manny: Well, if the Invincibility Gem is hidden in a volcano, there has to be some kind of temple in it that could clearly give it away.

Frida: True.

Culdee: Okay, any other ideas?

Manic: Oh, there could possibly be a type of trail that leads to a specific volcano that could maybe be the one that contains the crystal!

Culdee: Yeah, good point!

Sonic: Actually, turn this bus around. We need to make a brief stop.

Culdee: Why's that?

Sonia: "seeing a sign for Mobiotropolis" We could pick up a recruit or two from the city!

Manic: Yeah, Mobiotropolis! That's where we used to live!

Sonic: Yeah, we should stop there for a sec!

Culdee: Okay as long as it gets us more recruits.

Culdee turns the bus towards Mobiotropolis. Heckle and Jeckle then fly back into the bus. Heckle is wearing a baseball cap while Jeckle has an armful of rubber band balls and a paddleball.

Heckle: (to Culdee) Eh, you were right. It was lame.

Jeckle: Gift shop was cool though!

Culdee facepalms.

Meanwhile.

Outside the Awful Hospital, Brooklyn Guy and Fern are seen loading all of the patients into a helicopter piloted by Simmons.

Simmons: So, what are we doing with all these patients of yours?

Fern: Take them to somewhere safe for now. They'll be returned to the hospital once this whole situation has been dealt with.

Simmons: Got it!

Brooklyn Guy: Keep up the good work, everyone!

Brooklyn Guy enters the helicopter and it flies away.

Sunny: So, where are those patients being sent to?

Harmburger: For now, we've sent them to a beach resort where they can reside at until everything has been resolved.

Paula: Okay then!

Joey: Well, where should we go now? We have the Power Gem now so there's no longer a point in staying here.

BBQ Girll: True. We'll have to find some other place to stay for now on until we're ready to keep moving.

Parappa: Right. Let's just head out until we find some place to stay in.

Everyone leaves.

Meanwhile.

The bus is seen driving into Mobiotropolis.

Ms. Chalice: So, this is where Sonic and his siblings used to live at?

Sonic: Sure did!

QUACK: Cool!

Nessie: So, are we going to recruit?

Sonia: We're gonna try to recruit our mother!

Sonic gets a shocked expression as a record scratch is heard. Little Buddy is shown having scratched a record on a record player.

Little Buddy: ... Well, someone had to do it.

Sonic: I don't know about that, guys. I haven't seen or heard from my mother for the last two decades.

Sonia: You'll do fine, Sonic! You managed to get back in touch with us earlier! You can do it again with our mother!

Sonic: Okay, guess I'll try.

Suddenly, the bus runs out of gas and it stops moving just as it enters the main area of the city.

Culdee: Wow. Just in time for the gas to run out.

Manic: Hey, at least we made it!

Everyone exits the bus.

Culdee: (to Frida) Frida, you're in charge of filling the gas while we're gone.

Frida: Okay!

Frida hooks a gas hose to her arm and puts it in the tank. She then starts drinking out of a gasoline canister. A nearby anthopomporphic wolf citizen watches her in shock.

Frida: (to the wofl) Hey, I'm an android. What's your excuse?

Meanwhile.

Dreamcaster and Kee-Oth are seen standing at a balcony outside Dreamcaster's castle.

Dreamcaster: Man. About almost two weeks and still, my subjects haven't gotten even one of the crystals.

Kee-Oth: I know! They're really slipping now.

Dreamcaster: True. If this keeps up, me and Spellbinder will have to take matters into our own hands.

Kee-Oth: True. So, which crystal are they going after now?

Dreamcaster: They're planning on going after the Invincibility Gem.

Kee-Oth: Okay, but where are they now?

Dreamcaster: I don't know.

Meanwhile.

In outer space, Dark Tari and the others are inside one of I.M Meen's ships with Dark Tari driving. The ship is shown to be in a drive-thru for a restaurant called "Shloogorgh's Flavor Monster". Sizz-Lorr from Invader Zim is seen in the window taking their orders.

Sizz-Lorr: Okay, so what do you guys want to order?

Captain Gutt: (to Dark Tari) Dark Tari, I'm not really much of a fast food eater.

Dark Tari: Oh yeah? Can you read my mind? Can you tell what I'm thinking right now? I'm thinking shut up and get a salad!

Past Buckaroo: I want some Vort Dogs!

Dark Tari: We'll get to you, Past Buckaroo!

Oliver: I want a hamburger! No, I want a cheeseburger! I want a hot dog! I want a milkshake-

I.M Meen smacks Oliver with a book.

I.M Meen: You'll get nothing and like it!

Zim and GIR from Invader Zim are seen in their ship behind them.

Zim: Oh no, we only got a minute left until they stop serving the breakfast cubes!

GIR: I like biscuits!

Sizz-Lorr: Okay, are you guys ready to order now?

Dark Tari: Oh, yeah we are! Ok, we would like to get two chicken sandwiches and a diet coke and uh- (to Past Waluigi) What do you want, master?

Past Waluigi: A VortDLT.

Dark Tari: No, I already told you. They don't make those anymore.

Past Waluigi: You know, sometimes it's a regional thing. You can just ask.

Dark Tari: No Shloogorghs anywhere makes a VortDLT anymore!

Larry: I'll have a Lucky Charms shake if they got any of those.

Dark Tari: It's January for crying out loud!

PLA-1137: Dark Tari, can I take this f*****g helmet off?

Dark Tari: No, PLA-1137. You'll leak your identity! Wh-why do you even want to do that?!

PLA-1137: I don't know.

Past Waluigi: I'm just saying that they have all the ingredients for a VortDLT-

Zim honks his horn impatiently.

Dark Tari: (to Zim) Just hang on, alright?! There's a lot of us in here! It's a big order!

Past Saiko: What time do they stop serving breakfast?

Dark Tari: (to Past Saiko) It's 3 PM.

Past Saiko: Some of them sell breakfast all day-

Dark Tari: NONE OF THEM SELL BREAKFAST ALL DAY!

Past Waluigi: Do they have beer?

Zim honks his horn again.

Zim: Hey, jerks! Move your fanny!

PLA-1137: (to Zim) Hey, shut up you green-faced mutant!

Zim: "gasps" YOU DARE INSULT THE MIGHTY ZIM?!?!?! "honks horn repeatably"

PLA-1137: Hey, can you pop your hood for a moment?

Zim: Okay?

Zim pushes a button, causing his ship's hood to open. PLA-1137 pulls out her blaster and shoots Zim's engine, disabling the horn.

Zim: HEY, MY TAXES PAID FOR THAT HORN!

GIR: Hehehehe!!

Zim: Quiet, GIR!

The villains receive their food.

Sizz-Lorr: Thank you, come again!

The villains drive away as Zim pulls in.

Zim: Okay, I'd like to order-

Sizz-Lorr: Zim?! Where were you?! You were supposed to be cleaning up Table 2!

Zim: Uh.. Whoops, gotta go! The tallest need me!

Zim flies off.

GIR: (offscreen) I'm gonna sing the doom song now!

Sizz-Lorr: COME BACK HERE, ZIM!!!

Sizz-Lorr puts on his battle armor and flies after Zim's ship.

Meanwhile.

The heroes are seen still heading through the forest.

Parappa: You know, maybe if we split up, there could be a chance that one of us will find a place to stay at!

BBQ Girll: Hopefully! We don't want to be out too late!

Katy: How come?

Fern: Well, they tend to behave strangely at night..

Human Meggy: Oookay?

Everyone splits up. Joey and AP are seen heading through the forest.

AP: So, what place do you think we'll end up finding?

Joey: Hopefully, it's one of those woodland mansions. We just gotta clear all the Illagers out first.

AP: True. What do you say we split up and search the place?

Joey; Okay!

Joey and AP split up. AP searches through the forest, only to come across a large boulder.

AP: The heck? Why is there a boulder in the middle of the woods?

AP looks at the boulder and discovers a carved message on it which says "To seek the item that will render you immune, head on down to Mount Fondoom".

AP: Mount Fondoom? "notices a picture of a volcano with a pot on top of it" What kind of volcano has a pot of fondue on it? And what does it mean by "Seek the item that will render you immune"?

A minature version of AP appears next to him.

Mini AP: Come on! It's obviously got to be the Invincibility Gem!

AP: Um... Oh, it's a dry turkey sandwich!

Mini AP: Doh!

Mini AP pulls out a mallet and whacks AP on the head with it before vanishing.

AP: Oh, it's the location of the Invincibility Gem! Culdee and the others are out to get it so I'd better send it to him! I think I have his contact.

AP takes a picture of the message with his phone and sends it to Culdee through messages.

AP: Okay! Hopefully, he'll get it!

AP leaves. However, he notices Eric standing in an empty area.

Eric: Yes, things are going according to plan.

AP: Um, what's he talking about?

Eric: Soon, I shall finally reach my ultimate goal!

AP: Huh?

Pauline appears.

Pauline: Hey, Eric!

Eric: Oh hey, Pauline! So, how are you and the others doing? Any luck on finding a place to stay in?

Pauline: Nothing yet. This forest is pretty big.

Eric: True. Also, I haven't gotten the opportunity yet until now, but I think you're pretty.

Pauline: Wow, you think so?

Eric: I do. Perhaps even the most beautiful person I've ever come across.

Pauline: "blushes" Thanks! To be honest, you're kind of neat too.

Eric: "laughs" I know!

AP: What are those two doing?

Eric: You know, Pauline? Perhaps we should start dating!

Pauline: Yeah, I think so too!

AP: "gasps" Dating?!

Eric: We'll talk about it later! Right now, we need to keep looking for a settlement!

Pauline: Oh, right!

Eric and Pauline leave as AP continues watching.

AP: Eric and Pauline dating? Why do I have a bad feeling about this?

A ghost version of AP representing his conscience appears.

Ghost AP: AP, you must listen very carefully. If Pauline ends up falling in love with Eric, that could lead to disastrous consequences.

AP: What do you mean?

Ghost AP: Here's how it starts. First, Eric will start impressing Pauline with his unique traits which will slowly cause her to develop feelings for him. Next, the two will start giving each other those old romantic style looks in their eyes. Finally once everything has been done, there comes the kiss.

AP: "gasps" You're right! I'm starting to think that Eric might not be as honest as he seems..

Ghost AP: Right. Whatever happens, you need to warn Joey.

AP: But what if he doesn't believe me?

Ghost AP: Then you're gonna have to convince him otherwise. Won't be easy though-

Joey: (from offscreen) AP, have you found something yet?

Ghost AP: (quickly) Good luck!

Ghost AP vanishes as Joey appears.

Joey: AP, who were you talking to?

AP: Oh, no one! Now listen, Joey. This may sound crazy, but I'm starting to think Eric might be a sneaky snake.

Joey: Sneaky snake? What are you talking about?

AP: I ended up hearing him talking about something about his ultimate plan and how everything is going according to his plan. I'm thinking that he might not be entirely honest. Not only that, but he's starting to get Pauline to fall in love with him!

Joey: ... Oh, that's cool! Nice to see my friend starting to develop a romantic relationship!

AP: No, Joey! It's the truth! I think Eric might be evil!

Joey: Don't say that, AP! Eric is not evil! If he was, then why would he save us at Sky City?

AP: I don't know, but you gotta listen to me!

Joey: Sorry, AP. I need to go help the others.

Joey leaves.

AP: No, wait! (sighs to himself) Of course he didn't believe me.

Ghost AP reappears.

Ghost AP: Yeah, what did you expect?

AP: Guess I'll have to take matters into my own hands..

Meanwhile.

In Mobiotropolis, Sonic, Sonia and Manic are seen approaching a large temple.

Sonic: Oh man, we're getting close to the temple. I'm not sure if I can handle this.

Manic: Sure you can, Sonic!

Sonia: Just try to stay comfortable when speaking to her!

Sonic: Okay, I guess I can try.

Manic: Good luck!

Sonic enters the palace. He then comes across two coyote guards.

Coyote Guard 1: Halt!

Coyote Guard 2: Who are you?

Sonic: Uh, I'm Sonic the Hedgehog. I have came to see my mother, the queen.

Coyote Guard 1: "gasps" The queen's son has returned.

Coyote Guard 2: Bring him to her at once.

The Coyote Guards grab Sonic and take him towards a throne room before releasing him.

Coyote Guard 1: Enjoy yourself in there.

The coyote guards leave.

Sonic: (to himself) Okay, I can do this. Just don't act too weird.

Sonic enters the throne room. Sitting on the throne is a purple hedgehog with purple hair, a white dress, a yellow cape and a crown.

???: Who are you and what brings you here?

Sonic: Um.. Hey, mother. It's uh, me. Sonic.

???: Sonic? Man, I can't believe you're here!

Sonic: True! Yeah, I've kind of been living in a city called Pensacola for the past 20 years or so.

???: Cool! So, how have you been doing there?

Sonic: Doing pretty good! Did get my car destroyed several times though.

???: True-

A wolf servant enters the room with trash.

Wolf Servant: Okay, got all this month's trash to throw away-

The Wolf Servant trips and spills all of the trash on the floor.

???: MY CARPETS!!!

Wolf Servant: Sorry, Queen Aleena!

Queen Aleena: It's fine. Just send in the janitor.

The wolf servant leaves.

Sonic: "laughs nervously" Yeah, guess it kind of runs in the family.

Queen Aleena: Yeah, pretty much.

Meanwhile.

Back in the forest, Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel, Lukas, Radar, Isa and Milo are seen building an underground house while Meggy, Tari and Sunny watch from nearby.

Sunny: Cool, so you're making an underground house?

Olivia: Pretty much! Since we couldn't find anything to stay in, we figured that this is our only possibly way of finding a settlement.

Axel: True.

Tari: Sounds fine!

Saiko: Agreed!

Lukas: "trying to mine a stone block" Hm, seem to be having trouble trying to break this block open-

The stone block explodes and a bunch of silverfish attack Lukas.

Lukas; AHH, SILVERFISH!!!

Lukas quickly kills the silverfish as Axel laughs.

Lukas: It's not funny, Axel!

Axel: But come on! It was silverfish!

Meggy: Yeah, guess this underground house will have to do.

Saiko: Pretty much.

Meanwhile.

Sonic and Queen Aleena are seen in the palace gardens.

Sonic: So, how has your kingdom been doing lately?

Queen Aleena: Pretty good! Recently, they just got more of those town pubs constructed. Lots of bar fights occured recently.

Sonic: True. Like that one time at Sportster's.

A flashback shows Sonic eating a chilli dog while Tari and Firestar (before The Firestar Arc!) are seen fighting in the background and causing chaos.

Sonic: Guys, guys, can you give me five minutes?!

The flashback ends.

Queen Aleena: True. So anyways, what did you come here for?

Sonic: Well, me and the others are trying to stop this person named Dreamcaster from obtaining all the Dream Crystals. We came to ask if you can help us out!

Queen Aleena: Yeah, I'd love to, but I still have a whole kingdom to run.

Sonic: Can't you find someone to take over?

Queen Aleena: I could, but each one I chose tried to usurp control of the kingdom so I don't want to risk something similar. However, I'm sure Delphius can assist you!

Sonic: Oh, Delphius! I remember him! He was the one who gave me and my siblings the prophecy to defeat Dr. Robotnik!

Queen Aleena: True! If you need him, he's still in his tower conjuring his spells.

Sonic: Okay, thanks!

Queen Aleena: Anytime! Also, I tried to send you letters during those twenty years, but they never got sent to you.

Sonic: How come?

Queen Aleena: The postal workers were p****d about not getting tips during the holidays.

Sonic: Okay. Guess I have a LOT of mail to go through once I get home.

Meanwhile.

The underground house is shown to have been finished.

Jesse: Okay, the underground base is finished!

Sunny: Alright, looks good!

Harmburger: I agree!

Everyone enters the base and looks around the place.

Fern: Man, this place is huge!

Petra: Sure is! Made it just big enough to fit all of us in!

Katy: Cool!

Human Meggy is shown sitting on a couch made of dirt, only for it to collapse.

Human Meggy: Whoops! Should have made sure it was hard enough.

Everyone then enters the kitchen.

Axel: This is the kitchen, everyone- "notices a cookie jar" Ooh, cookies!

Axel begins eating the cookies.

Pauline: "noticing a toilet next to a fridge" Um, why is a toilet next to the refrigerator?

Lukas: You ever try lugging a toilet up a flight of stairs?

Parappa notices a poster of the Rapping Dog from Titanic: The Legend Goes On.

Parappa: Man, that guy ain't no good!

Parappa tears the poster down.

Olivia: I wouldn't take that down if I were you. It's a load bearing poster.

Part of the roof collapses and lands on Parappa, covering him in dirt.

Parappa: Point taken.

More characters are seen heading across a hallway. At one point, AP, Eric and Meggy enter a room containing a giant X-Ray, exposing their skeletons as they go through it.

Meggy: Cool X-Ray!

AP: I agree!

Eric: True!

AP: (watching Eric) Watch yourself, pal.

Tari: Hey, I think the floor is getting rougher.

Radar: Yeah, we ran out of floor boards so we just painted the dirt. Pretty clever right?

Tari: Yeah, I guess so.

Joey enters another hallway, only for it to start shrinking until Joey reaches a door way smaller than him.

Joey: Hey, there's something seriously wrong with this hallway!

Joey opens the tiny door and sees Milo's face inside.

Milo: Come on in! It's the guest's bedroom!

Joey: I'm good, thanks.

Joey shuts the door.

Joey: Well, I've seen about enough.

Everyone heads outside the base.

Parappa: Anyways, this base looks good!

Jesse: Thanks, everyone! We'll basically camp out here until we're ready to move on!

Meggy: Okay!

Amethyst: Sounds good!

Meanwhile.

Inside a large tower, a green reptile creature wearing purple robes is seen putting ingredients into a cauldron.

???: Yes, almost perfected! Soon, I shall make the ultimate river-filling potion that shall grant the townspeople infinite sources of water!

Sonic, Sonia and Manic enter the room.

Sonia: Hey, Delphius!

Delphius gasps as he accidentally pours an overdose of the ingredients into the potion, causing it to boil and explode, covering him in pink slime.

Delphius: Darn it! Another potion got to waste!

Manic: Sorry about that!

Delphius: "laughs" It's fine! Anyways, how are the queen's triplets (Sonic, Sonia and Manic) doing?

Sonic: Pretty good!

Sonia; We just came to ask if you want to help us look for the rest of the dream crystals! We'll explain more on the way.

Delphius: Sure! Anything for you three!

Manic: Alright!

Sonic: We'll meet you outside the palace!

Sonic, Sonia and Manic leave as Delphius cleans up the place.

Delphius: Man, at least this isn't orange slime. That stuff is WAY stickier!

A few minutes later.

Sonic, Sonia, Manic and Delphius are seen with Queen Aleena outside the palace.

Sonic: We'll see you later, mother! Maybe soon if we need help, you can come assist us!

Queen Aleena: Sure, I'll think about it! Just stay safe!

Sonia: See ya!

Manic: Wish us luck!

The four leave.

Delphius: So, what is this thing about the dream crystals?

Sonia: They're a bunch of relics Dreamcaster is trying to gather to restore his powers.

Delphius: Interesting!

The four head to the others.

Sonic: Okay everyone, we're ready to go!

Azaz: Alright!

Heckle: Can't wait to find that crystal!

Everyone heads towards the bus.

Culdee: Frida, we're here! Get into the bus!

Frida: Okay! "stomach growls" Man, I shouldn't have drank that much gasoline.

Everyone enters the bus and Culdee drives off.

Culdee: Okay, so who did we get?

Manic: We tried to recruit our mother, but she was busy. She did let us recruit Delphius though!

Culdee: Okay! Anyways, let's look for that Immortality Gem!

The bus drives away.

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CHAPTER 17 - YET MORE RECRUITS
Synopsis: After arriving back to Earth, Dark Tari and the others plot to recruit more villains to help them out while also decided to break the rest of Mr. MacFroogle's partners out of prison.. Meanwhile, AP continues to spy on Eric and he and Joey discover something shocking...

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I.M Meen's ship is seen landing back in Pensacola, only to crash into a nearby tree.

PLA-1137: (from inside) Hey, watch where you're driving! You could have killed us!

Dark Tari: (sarcastic) Well, scuse me for having no knowledge about this ship's functionality!

A few minutes later.

The villains are seen inside an abandoned building eating their foods while Dark Tari is talking.

Dark Tari: Okay. Now that we've gotten off our lunch break, it's time to discuss more of our plans on gaining the rest of those dream crystals.

Past Buckaroo: (eating some vort dogs) How so? We only have one of those crystals so we'd better speed things up.

Dark Tari: True so any ideas, everyone?

Alternate Pauline: Getting some soul stealers with us?

Past Saiko: Hiring more recruits?

Onion Cream: How about sending bags of poop to the heroes?

Dark Tari: ...

Dark Tari grabs Onion Cream and throws him out the window.

Onion Cream: (as he falls) I can fly!

Dark Tari: Okay, what was your plan again, Past Saiko? Past Saiko: We should just get more recruits to help us out. Also, the rest of the villains who worked for Mr. MacFroogle are still behind bars so we should break them out! Especially since the police aren't around to watch the place!

Dark Tari: Okay, good plan! I think me, PLA-1137, Past Saiko, Past Buckaroo and Terrovax will go break them out of jail! The rest of you try to find more recruits!

Past Waluigi: Okay!

Past Toad: You can count on us!

Dark Tari, PLA-1137, Past Buckaroo, Past Saiko and Terrovax leave.

Meanwhile. Eric and Pauline are shown outside the base.

Eric: But yeah, some things I did back in karate school was learning how to slice wood with my bare hands! I quickly became a master at it!

Pauline: Woah, really? Eric: Sure did! Like watch this!

Eric heads to a nearby tree and slices through it with his hand, causing it to fall over.

Pauline: Woah, that was incredible! Eric: Thanks!

Pauline: (to herself) Man, I think I'm starting to love this guy.

Unbeknownst to the two, AP is shown watching them while hiding in a bush. He takes out a notepad labeled "Warning Signs" and crosses out "Falling in love from unique traits".

AP: Oh no! The prophecy is being fulfilled!

AP leaves as he comes across Joey.

AP: Joey, I was right! Eric just impressed Pauline with his skills! She's starting to fall in love with him!

Joey: Cool, but I don't know what that has to do with Eric being evil and all.

Joey leaves.

AP: Don't worry, Joey! I shall prove it!

AP leaves.

Meanwhile.

Meanwhile.

Captain Gutt, Larry and Oliver are seen heading through the city.

Larry: So, who are we finding to recruit for finding the crystals?

Captain Gutt: Whoever we come across.

Oliver: Okay!

The three come across a homeless camp. They then notice Lucks from Meta Runner inside one of the tents.

Captain Gutt (to Lucks) Hey, who are you?

Lucks: I'm Lucks. What about you?

Captain Gutt: Captain Gutt! Master of the-

Larry: Master of the Seas. We get it.

Captain Gutt: (to Larry) Okay, geez! (to Lucks) Anyways, what are you doing here?

Lucks: Well, I used to own a very successful organization named TASCorp which produced gaming hardware, tools, enhancers and was well known for producing cybernetic arms to people dubbed "Meta Runners". I eventually tried to make my company strengthened by acquiring this girl known as Tari-

Oliver: You mean the cyborg?

Lucks: No, not that Tari. Anyways, I tried to acquire her, but she and her allies ended up destroying my corporation and driving me into bankruptcy! Now, I've been reduced to living in this homeless camp where I'm constantly harrased by this guy obsessed with cheeseburgers (Hansel) and people just wishing me good riddance rather than giving me their change!

Captain Gutt: Man, you've really sunk to rock bottom.

Lucks: Um, you think?!

Captain Gutt: Anyways, me and some fellow allies of mine are trying to help Dreamcaster hunt down the dream crystals. Would you like to help assist?

Lucks: Sure, I'd like to! Anything to get revenge on Tari and her allies for ruining my company!

Oliver: Okay, then!

The four leave.

Meanwhile.

AP is seen inside a tree watching Eric through a pair of binoculars. Joey is seen nearby.

AP: Okay, Eric. Let's see what you're actually planning.

Joey: AP, I'm telling you. Eric isn't evil.

AP: Just wait and see!

Eric: Alright, so far so good. Soon, my ultimate plan shall soon unfold!

AP: Oh boy, this is it! (to Joey) Get ready, Joey! Soon, you will find out his true nature!

Eric takes out a chest and opens it.

AP: What could be in there?! Guns? Murder devices? Anything?

Eric: And now to initiate my ultimate plan. Time to kill... (pulls out an iPhone) some time by playing Angry Birds!

AP: Huh?

Joey: Look, AP. One time, we and Pauline pranked Mookie by sneaking tar and chicken feathers into his supervillain costume. It was pretty hilarious, but then he went on a rampage on Mega City until we stopped him once more. My point is that jokes like that are currently not the time for us looking for the dream crystals. Let me know when you're serious.

Joey leaves.

AP: But- (to himself) Darn it!

Meanwhile.

Past Waluigi, Alternate Pauline, Past Toad and I.M Meen are seen in a train driving through the subway.

Alternate Pauline: So, who should we recruit here?

Past Waluigi: I don't know. Trying to come up with ways. Man, I should have brought my T-Pose Zombies with us. That could have saved us some trouble.

Past Toad: I see a chalk line in the shape of a kid on the floor.

I.M Meen: Okay then? Also, remember FRI-1138 anyone?

Past Waluigi: Who?

Alternate Pauline: No.

Past Toad: Never heard of her.

I.M Meen: Okay, she goes by the name Frida now. Does that ring any bells now

Alternate Pauline: Oh, I get it now!

I.M Meen: Well, my plan is that once we ambush some of the heroes, we should also capture Frida and bring her to my HQ. I still have hopes that maybe she can be fixed and be a great use to us. Just remember to bring her alive.

Past Waluigi: Okay, we can try to!

Alternate Pauline: Sure.

The train stops and Colonel Shuffle and Blacque Jacque Shellacque from Looney Tunes enters before the train continues moving.

Colonel Shuffle: Okay, hopefully this is the right train leading to Mount Fondoom!

Past Waluigi: Hey, me and the others are planning to head there! We heard that is where the Invincibility Gem is!

Colonel Shuffle: Really? Why do you guys want to go there?

Blaque Jacque Shellacque: We only came to obtain some of the mountain's cheese sauce for ze Doritos.

Alternate Pauline: Okay? Well since you guys are heading to the same place we are, would you like to help us gain the Invincibility Gem? Dreamcaster sent us out to do so.

Colonel Shuffle: Sure!

Blaque Jacque Shellacque: We'd like to!

Past Waluigi: Okay, good!

Meanwhile.

AP is seen watching Eric from nearby.

AP: Okay, Eric. Your manipulative schemes are over.

Eric: Now, it is time to perfrom my greatest deed of the day!

AP: Oh man! Pauline needs to see this!

AP runs off. Olivia and Pauline are seen building some redstone lamps.

Pauline: This redstone machine is looking pretty good!

Olivia: Sure is!

AP appears.

AP: (quickly to the point that his words are unintelligble) Pauline! You must come with me! I just caught Eric about to commit some horrible atrocity! I think he's just using you for his own selfish goals-

Pauline: AP, slow down! I can't even understand you!

AP says the same words, but in very slow motion to the point that it's still unintelligible.

Pauline: I meant think before you say each word.

AP: Just come!

AP grabs Pauline and drags her away.

Olivia: Guess I'm on my own.

AP and Pauline head back to where Eric is, only for AP to see Eric eating a box of noodles.

Eric: Man, eating noodles is sure my favorite deed of the day! Especially the chicken kind!

Pauline: ... Okay, what exactly were you showing me, AP?

AP: But he said that it's his favorite deed of the day.

Pauline: Yeah, Eric eating noodles? (sarcastically) Very funny, indeed.

Pauline leaves.

AP: But Pauline! Eric can't be trusted!

Eric appears behind AP.

Eric: Hey, AP! What are you doing?

AP: Don't speak to me like that, Eric! I know what you are planning! You're planning to manipulate Pauline so you can reach your ultimate goals!

Eric: What do you mean? I'm only trying to impress her.

AP: Don't use your sly words on me! I know what you're planning! And I will not stop till I expose you!

Pauline reappears.

Pauline: Hey, what's going on?

Eric: Pauline, your friend is getting seriously out of hand! He keeps trying to accuse me of being evil and all!

Pauline: (to AP) AP, I don't know what you're doing, but you better quit with this and leave Eric alone!

Pauline and Eric leave.

AP: This isn't over, Eric! I'll expose you if it's the last thing I do!

Ghost AP reappears.

Ghost AP: Well, what did I tell ya?

AP: You're right. Trying to convince Joey and Pauline is much harder than I thought.

Ghost AP: True.

Meanwhile.

Dr. Fusion, Protoboy, Fleet and Dennis are seen inside a cafe.

Dr. Fusion: Still can't believe those blasted heroes foiled my brilliant scheme!

Protoboy: I know! It's all Robotboy's fault for helping them!

Fleet: Yeah!

Dennis: Agreed!

Dr. Fusion: Now we need to come up with some other scheme to take over the city.

Protoboy: True.

Captain Gutt, Oliver, Larry and Lucks enter the cafe.

Captain Gutt: Alright, we just need to find more recruits for our plans.

Dr. Fusion: Hey, can we help?

Larry: Sure!

Lucks: We're trying to help Dreamcaster seek the Invincibility Gem.

Protoboy: Okay!

Fleet: But yeah, we'll help out!

Captain Gutt: Okay, just follow me!

All of the villains leave.

Meanwhile.

In the prison, Phantom Freddy, Yammy, the SCPs, Coconut Fred, Murder Man, Murder Man X, Mega Maid, Ink Brute, Bacon Colonel, Bacon General, PAMA and Zombified Geoffrey are seen in their cells.

PAMA: Come on, let us out! Where are my Miranda Rights? You're supposed to say "You have the right to remain silent!"! Nobody said I have the right to remain silent!

Bacon Colonel: PAMA, you have the right to remain silent. What you lack is the capacity.

Coconut Fred: I must hold on before I too go totally mad.

Dark Tari, PLA-1137, Past Buckaroo, Past Saiko and Terrovax enter the room.

PLA-1137: Hey, everyone!

Terrovax: Missed us?

Coconut Fred: ... Too late.

Murder Man: What are you all doing here?

Dark Tari: We've come to break you out. The police left with everyone else to search for the dream crystals so we should have no trouble.

Yammy: Okay!

Everyone destroys the cell doors, allowing the villains to escape.

SCP-173: So, what were we up to?

PLA-1137: Dreamcaster sent us out to look for the dream crystals. All of you need to help us do so.

PAMA: Okay!

Mega Maid: Sure!

All of the villains leave.

Meanwhile.

At an aquarium, Alternate Pauline, Past Waluigi, Past Toad, I.M Meen, Colonel Shuffle and Blacque Jacque Shellacque are seen heading through the halls.

Past Waluigi: So, what are we doing at this aquarium?

Past Toad: Yeah, we didn't hear anything about going on sea tours.

Colonel Shuffle: There's this guy named Dave who resides here.

Blaque Jacque Shellacque: Or rather brought here.

I.M Meen: Okay?

They then reach a large watertank containing Dave the Octopus from Penguins of Madagascar.

Dave the Octopus: Hey, who are you guys?

Alternate Pauline: We'll explain later. Anyways, we need you to help us out in gaining the dream crystals.

Dave: Okay, but how? I got put into this water tank ever since those heroes defeated me.

Alternate Pauline: I got it.

Alternate Pauline smashes the tank open with her sword's hilt, causing Dave to get sucked out of the tank.

Dave: Okay, thanks!

I.M Meen: Well, I think that's all of the recruits for now!

Past Waluigi: True! Let's just meet up with Dark Tari and the others.

Everyone leaves.

Meanwhile.

Inside the underground bunker, AP is seen heading through a hallway. Eric appears.

Eric: Hey, AP! So, what have you been up to lately?

AP: Oh, nothing! Definitely not trying to accuse you of anything.

Eric: Good cause it's getting annoying.

Eric leaves.

AP: (quitely) Still not giving up, Eric.

AP sneaks behind Eric.

Eric: Okay, just need some time in the bathroom.

Eric enters the bathroom and locks the door.

AP: What could he be doing in there?

Joey appears, carrying a piece of machinery.

Joey: Hey, AP! What's going on?

AP: Listen, Joey. Eric just locked himself in the bathroom. I'm getting really suspicious about him.

Joey: AP, you really need to quit assuming Eric is evil. You just need to get to know him better.

AP: (noticing the machinery) Joey, what is that?

Joey: Oh, it's a holographic message sender. I think Eric needed it for calling a friend of his.

AP: No, man.

Eric opens the door and takes the holographic message sender.

AP: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Eric: Thanks, Joey!

Eric heads back into the bathroom and locks it.

Joey: No probs!

AP: Joey, you really need to trust me!

Joey: AP, you need to quit acting so suspicous of Eric-

AP: I'm telling you, Joey! It's the truth! (bangs on bathroom door) Hey, Eric! What things are you up to in there?

Eric: (from inside) I'm busy!

Joey: See, AP? He's just trying to use the bathroom-

AP: I'm looking in.

AP looks into the keyhole.

Joey: AP, WHAT THE F**K?!?!?!

AP: (shocked from what's inside) OH MY ATOMIC!!!!!

Joey: (blushing) AP, QUIT IT!!! THAT'S PERVY!!!

AP: You don't even know, man..

Joey: DUDE?!

AP grabs Joey and forces him towards the keyhole.

AP: Look at it! Come on!

Joey: AP!!!

AP: See it!!

AP forces Joey to look into the keyhole. Inside, he sees Eric wearing a black shirt, a black vest, a black cape and wearing red shades. He then turns on the holographic message sender and it triggers a hologram of Dreamcaster.

Joey: Huh, why is he messaging Dreamcaster?

Dreamcaster: How is the mission going, Eric?

Eric: Going good, my master. So far, this beanie girl named Pauline has fallen into my clutches. Soon, she will finally turn over that Life Gem to me and I shall finally grant it to you.

Dreamcaster: Good. Any updates on your status?

Eric: Well, this sock puppet named AP keeps trying to expose me, but he will do no better.

Dreamcaster: Alright. So, has this Pauline girl handed you the Life Gem?

Eric: No, but she will come close.

Dreamcaster: Good. Everything has gone according to plan.

Eric: (kneels) It sure has. I'll let you know how I've done, master.

Dreamcaster: Keep up the good work.

Dreamcaster's hologram disappears as Eric removes his costume and puts his normal outfit back on as Joey and AP watches in shock.

Joey: I-I don't believe it. Eric was working for Dreamcaster all along?

AP: Sure was! (singing) I was right! Eric was evil! You (Joey) were wrong! I wasn't-

Joey: AP, quit bragging about it!

AP: Okay, sorry.

Eric exits the bathroom.

Eric: Man, that was some very spicy noodles!

Joey: Yeah, I bet.

Eric: Well, I'll see you guys later!

Eric leaves.

Joey: (to AP) So, what are we gonna do?

AP: We could tell Pauline, but I don't know if she'll believe us.

Joey: True. We don't even have evidence.

AP: Hang on, I have a plan.

Joey: What is it?

AP explains his plan to Joey as the scene cuts away.

Meanwhile.

All of the villains meet up with each other.

Dark Tari: Okay, we broke out the other villains!

Alternate Pauline: Okay! In the meantime, we gathered more recruits!

PLA-1137: Okay!

A bus drives by and Glow and Endoskeleton exit as it drives away.

Endoskeleton: Man, that was a good break in the Bahamas!

Glow: True!

Past Buckaroo: Hey. guys! Want to help us look for the dream crystals?

Endoskeleton: Sure!

Dark Tari: Alright!

Blacque Jacque Shellacque: So, are we looking for ze Immortality Gem or what?

Past Saiko: Okay, chill!

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CHAPTER 18 - A DAY AT THE CASTLE
Synopsis: At Dreamcaster's castle, Dreamcaster and Spellbinder decide to leave to assist the villains themselves. In the meantime, the soul stealers decide to have some fun now that they have the whole castle to themselves!

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Inside the bus, Culdee is seen driving.

Little Buddy: Hey, Culdee?

Culdee: Yes, LB?

Little Buddy: Even though we did get a new recruit, we still haven't found out where the location of the Invincibility Gem is.

Ms. Chalice: Yeah, I just remembered that.

Culdee: I know, but I'm trying to think of which one has it.

Culdee's phone rings and he looks at it, only for the bus to start swerving. Culdee quickly regains control of the bus.

Sonic: Don't text and drive, man!

Culdee: Sorry!

Culdee stops the bus and looks at the phone to see a message from AP.

Culdee: AP sent me a message.

Culdee looks at the photo and sees the message AP found.

Culdee: Cool! Turns out the Invincibility Gem is located at Mount Fondoom!

Little Buddy: Hey, that's where I was born! Maybe we can meet my species there!

Ms. Chalice: True!

Culdee: Okay, just got to set up the GPS!

Culdee sets the GPS to Mount Fondoom.

Culdee: Okay, here we go!

The bus drives off.

Meanwhile.

At Dreamcaster's castle, Dreamcaster and Spellbinder are seen in the throne room.

Dreamcaster: While I did recieve good news from Eric, I'm now starting to become seriously concerned that the villains searching for the gems isn't moving forward.

Spellbinder: I know. What are we going to do?

Dreamcaster: I think maybe we should just go and help the villains ourselves.

Spellbinder: Yeah, I think that's a good idea.

Dreamcaster: Okay.

Dreamcaster turns on the intercom and speaks into it. The camera cuts to shots of soul stealers minding their own businesses, only to stop when they listen to the intercom.

Dreamcaster: (voice) Attention, everyone. Me and my wife, Spellbinder will be heading out to personally assist the villains in looking for the dream crystals. We will see you all in maybe a week or so. In the meantime. Spellbinder's most loyal elite soul stealer, Fantasia will be taking over the castle while we're gone.

Spellbinder: (voice) I want you all to treat Fantasia with the same respect you give me and Dreamcaster.

Dreamcaster: We will see you all soon.

The intercom shuts off.

A few minutes later.

All of the soul stealers are seen outside the castle with Dreamcaster and Spellbinder.

Dreamcaster: Goodbye, everyone.

Spellbinder: We will meet you all when we get back from helping the villains with the dream crystals. Also, here is Fantasia taking the stage.

A soul stealer wearing diamond spiky armor and wielding a mace appears.

Fantasia: Thank you, Spellbinder.

Dreamcaster: Anyways, see you all soon!'

Dreamcaster and Spellbinder enter a portal and it shuts. Afterwards, all of the soul stealers begin cheering as one of them opens a champagne bottle.

Soul Stealer 1: Let's get this party started-

Fantasia: Welcome, soul stealers.

The soul stealers quiet down.

Fantasia: I am Fantasia, your now temporarily leader. I'll take any questions you might have.

Elite Soul Stealer 1: Can we call you master?

Fantasia: No, Dreamcaster has that name. "notices another elite soul stealer raising his arm" Spellbinder already has mistress/mam. In the meantime, all of the elite soul stealers will be happy to answer any problems you may have.

One of the soul stealers coughs.

Elite Soul Stealer 2: Seems like we got ourselves a troublemaker.

The elite soul stealer grabs the soul stealer and throws him into the lava, killing him.

Fantasia: Anyways, enjoy yourselves everyone.

A few minutes later.

Inside one of the rooms, an elite soul stealer is shown grabbing a bunch of records and tossing them onto a record player, causing loud jazz music to start playing. A soul stealer is then shown playing the piano and another is seen making music by tapping a bunch of glasses with spoons. Another elite soul stealer runs into the room with his arms filled with sandwiches and pies. He then shoves a bunch into the elite soul stealer's mouth as he continues listening to the jazz music, feeds the soul stealer a pie and gives the remaining sandwiches to the other soul stealer as they continue jamming to the music.

Meanwhile.

Some soul stealers are seen in the movie theater supposebly watching a war movie. A bunch of soldiers are seen shooting at each other. One of the soldiers impales another soldier with a flagpole, killing him.

Soul Stealer 3: Man, we may be evil, but war can be brutal.

The soldier takes out a bottle of Budweiser and drinks it.

Soldier 1: Tasty!

Announcer: Budweiser, the taste you would kill for.

The soldier impaled by the flagpole gets back up.

Soldier 2: Available in ze' lobby!

Soul Stealer 4: Do they really think cheapening the memory of veterans would sell beer?

Soul Stealer 5: Scuse me. I have to go to ze' lobby.

The soul stealer leaves and enters a lobby where another soul stealer is seen at the popcorn machine. The soul stealer gives him a box of Milk Duds.

Soul Stealer 5: You know what to do.

Soul Stealer 6: Sorry, sir. We're not supposed to put butter on the Milk Duds.

Soul Stealer 5: You're not supposed to go to the bathroom without washing your hands, either.

Soul Stealer 6: Hm, Touche.

Soul Stealer 5: To the top, please.

The soul stealer begins pouring butter on the Milk Duds.

Soul Stealer 5: Swim, my pretties..

The soul stealer heads back into the theater with his Milk Duds right as the movie starts. Zorro is shown fighting the Three Musketeers. Zorro then impales all three of them at once with his sword.

d'Artagnan: Sacre bleu! The deadly poke of Zorro!

The Three Musketeers die. Zorro is then shown fighting the Man in the Iron Mask before carving a Z on his chest.

Man in the Iron Mask: N? What does N stand for?

Zorro: No, no. It's a Z. I am Zorro. Z for Zorro. I have come to return King Arthur to the throne.

Soul Stealer 7: Woah, it's like a history lesson come to life!

Soul Stealer 8: No, it isn't. It's totally inaccurate.

Soul Stealer 7: Quiet, here come the ninjas.

Zorro is heard fighting the ninjas. He is then shown slicing off a woman's dress.

Woman: What part of stop cutting my dress off do you not understand?

Zorro laughs, but the woman's dress falls, revealing the carved words, S.P.

Zorro: "gasps" S.P? The Scarlet Pimpernel?

Woman: We're just uh.. friends!

Soul Stealer 5: She's lying! Slice her head off!

Zorro: Your honor has been insulted! This shall not stand!

Zorro runs off and leaps out a nearby window.

Soul Stealer 5: Ooh, you don't want to make Zorro mad.

The soul stealer accidentally spills his butter onto another soul stealer.

Soul Stealer 2: Hey, you're pouring hot butter on my robes!

Soul Stealer 5: (not noticing) Shh!

The Scarlet Pimpernel is shown watching an opera. However, it is interuppted when Zorro appears next to him.

Zorro: Sir, I demand satisfaction. I challenge you to a duel!

Zorro slaps the Scarlet Pimpernel with a glove, causing everyone to gasp.

Zorro: Do you accept or are you a coward?

The Scarlet Pimpernel grabs Zorro.

Scarlet Pimpernel: I... am a coward!

The Scarlet Pimpernel runs off as everyone cheers.

Soul Stealer 5: Whoo! You go Zorro!

King Arthur: I, King Arthur declare Zorro the new king of England!

Soul Stealer 5: Yes!

Everyone continues cheering as King Arthur throws his crown to Zorro who catches it with his sword. The scene freezes as the credits start rolling.

Rapper: From the Z to the O to the double R-O, he's a dude in a mask from the barrio! With his horse and his mask and his big ol' sword, he'll cut your butt from a 52' Ford!

Meanwhile.

In the cafeteria, a bunch of soul stealers are shown crowding the room.

Elite Soul Stealer 3: This overcrowding in the cafeteria is becoming critical. It's a powder keg waiting to go off in an explosion of hungry soul stealers.

Elite Soul Stealer 4: Tell me about it. Thanks to the latest budget cuts, I'm down to using mouse fur as binding for meats.

Elite Soul Stealer 3: There's got to be a solution to both of our problems.

Elite Soul Stealer 4: That would be great.

The elite soul stealer starts serving soul stealers their foods.

Soul Stealer 9: (to Soul Stealer 10) Hey, watch this.

The soul stealer trips the elite soul stealer, only to get stew splashed all over him.

Soul Stealer 9: Oh no! My favorite outfit!

Elite Soul Stealer 3: This is by far the worst- (tastes the stew on Soul Stealer 9) Mmm.. Uh, how about you go.. assist the cafeteria worker in the kitchen, will you?

Soul Stealer 9: Bite me.

Elite Soul Stealer 3: Well, might we.

The camera cuts to outside the kitchen entrance.

Soul Stealer 9: (from inside) It's hard for me to clean this giant pot when you keep spilling meat tenderizer all over me.

A pot is heard closing on him.

Soul Stealer 9: (from inside) Oh, great! Now I gotta work in the dark.

A few minutes later.

The soul stealers are shown eating a bunch of burgers.

Soul Stealer 11: Hey, this is pretty good! What's with the new grub?

Elite Soul Stealer 3: Well, remember when I told that soul stealer to help out in the kitchen?

Soul Stealer 11: Are you saying you killed him, processed his carcass and served him for lunch?

Elite Soul Stealer 3: Yes.

Soul Stealer 11: ... Ha!

The soul stealers continue eating.

Meanwhile.

Inside another room, the soul stealers are seen drawing.

Elite Soul Stealer 5: Alright, this drawing contest is going good so far!

Another elite soul stealer rings a bell.

Elite Soul Stealer 6: Time's up, everyone! Let's see what you drew!

A soul stealer shows a drawing of a cake.

Soul Stealer 12: I drew a cake!

Elite Soul Stealer 6: Ooh, looks good!

The elite soul stealer eats the drawing and burps.

Soul Stealer 12: Geez, just because it's a drawing of a cake doesn't mean you're supposed to eat it!

Soul Stealer 13: Okay, here is mine!

The soul stealer shows a drawing of a giant floating brain.

Soul Stealer 13: This is what I'll be soon! A drawing floating brain!

Elite Soul Stealer 5: Oookay?

Soul Stealer 14: Here's mine!

The soul stealer shows a drawing of three stick figures. One of them has spiky hair while another is wearing a bow.

Soul Stealer 14: Just drew a bunch of stick figures here.

Elite Soul Stealer 6: Cool!

Another soul stealer is shown using coloring crayons on his drawing.

Soul Stealer 15: Okay, here's my drawing! Mine will so top all of yours! "shows drawing" Behold!

Everyone: WOAH!

The drawing is shown to be a cartoonish girl with yellow hair, a pink shirt and blue pants.

Elite Soul Stealer 6: That looks amazing!

Soul Stealer 13: I kind of agree!

Soul Stealer 15: Thanks, everyone! Put a lot of effort into it!

Meanwhile.

Fantasia is shown heading through the halls.

Fantasia: Okay, hopefully everything is going in order! Those soul stealers should be behaving themselves-

Fantasia enters the dining room, only to scream when he sees a bunch of soul stealers flinging ice cream at each other.

Fantasia: WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?!?!?!

Soul Stealer 16: Heads up!

Soul Stealer 17: Take this!

Fantasia: STOP THIS AT ONCE-

Fantasia sees a bunch of soul stealers smoking cigars and takes them.

Fantasia: No, you two are too young to smoke!

Fantasia notices another soul stealer drinking coffee, going high from the cafeeine and shredding a nearby portrait of Dreamcaster.

Fantasia: NO! THAT'S DREAMCASTER'S PRIZED POSSESSION!!

Fantasia runs out of the room, only to see the soul stealers throwing a wild party in the halls and making huge messagws.

Fantasia: STOP IT! STOP IT EVERYONE! LISTEN TO ME! QUIT TRASHING THE CASTLE!

The soul stealers ignore Fantasia and continue partying. Fantasia then grabs a nearby torch and smashes apart the music box, causing everyone to stop partying.

Fantasia: Finally, you all chose to listen! Now, all of you need to fix the damage you all caused to this castle before our two masters get back-

The soul stealers take out another music box and continues partying. Fantasia sighs sadly before leaving which the soul stealers notice.

Soul Stealer 18: Huh?

Soul Stealer 19: Where is he going?

The soul stealers follow Fantasia and see him sitting on the stairs.

Fantasia: (to himself) I tried to be a good leader for the castle, but I failed. (sobs) I have failed you, Dreamcaster. I'm so getting fed to the dream snake for this.

The soul stealers look at each other regretfully and leave. As soon as they are gone, Fantasia begins laughing.

Fantasia: Oh, I sure got them!

The soul stealers are shown cleaning up parts of the castle. Another soul stealer is shown throwing the drawings away, only for two soul stealers to show up and their drawings of the stick figures and the girl.

Soul Stealer 14: Don't throw those out!

Soul Stealer 15: These are our masterpieces!

The two leave while the soul stealer dumps the rest through a window into the lava. More soul stealers are shown dumping huge piles of eaten food into the Dream Snake's arena and they release the Dream Snake who proceeds to devour the pile. (The Dream Snake however isn't shown onscreen.) Some soul stealers are seen removing the destroyed portrait of Dreamcaster and putting another portrait of him in. Afterwards, all of the soul stealers enter the throne room where Fantasia is.

Soul Stealer 3: We've cleaned up our messes. Fantasia.

Soul Stealer 5: Sorry about us getting too out of hand.

Fantasia: It's fine. Just don't cause more havoc again.

The soul stealers leave. Fantasia then starts laughing again.

Fantasia: (to himself) Fantasia, you have brought things in order once more!

The scene fades to black.

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CHAPTER 19 - ATOMIC VS. NOODLE
Synopsis: After capturing evidence of Eric, Joey and AP prepare to expose him, only for Eric to catch them and a massive fight to break out between them!

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Inside the underground bunker, Olivia is seen trying to remove the chaos gem from Tari's chest with Meggy nearby.

Olivia: Okay, just got to get it out carefully.

Olivia tries to pull the chaos gem out carefully, only for Tari to start glitching, forcing Olivia to let go.

Olivia: Darn it! Seems like it's in there good.

Meggy: I know!

Tari: So, is there anyway to get the chaos gem out of me without possibly killing me?

Olivia: We're still trying to find how.

Meggy: Hopefully, because I am not losing another friend of mine! First, I lost the Splat Squad, then Desti! I am not losing Tari next!

Meanwhile.

Eric is seen speaking to Dreamcaster with the hologram message sender.

Dreamcaster: Any further updates on the mission?

Eric: So far going good! Just recently watched a movie with Pauline! Only one step closer before she fully falls for me!

Dreamcaster: Good. Once those crystals are in my hands, my powers shall be restored in no time.

Eric: Indeed, it shall.

Eric shuts the hologram off and leaves. However, it is revealed that Joey and AP were nearby and recording the whole conversation.

AP: Alright, we got the evidence!

Joey: We sure did! Now we just need to show it to Pauline and the others so that they would find out about Eric’s true colors!

Joey and AP leave.

A few minutes later.

In the underground bunker, Joey and AP are seen heading through the hallway.

Joey: Okay, once Eric isn’t around, we’ll show Pauline the evidence.

AP: Okay!

Eric and Pauline are seen in one of the hallways.

Eric: So, what exactly does the Life Gem look like?

Pauline: “takes out the Life Gem” It looks like this.

Eric: Woah! Looks pretty cool!

Pauline: I know, but we must not use it till the right moment. We don’t want it to fall into the villain’s hands.

Eric: True.

Eric notices Joey and AP entering nearby.

Eric: I have to go for a moment.

Pauline: Okay!

Eric leaves as Joey and AP arrive, only to bump into them and causing them to drop some stuff.

Joey: Whoops!

Eric: Sorry about that!

AP: It’s fine.

Joey, AP and Eric pick up their items and Eric leaves.

AP: Pauline, you’re not going to believe this!

Pauline: What is it?

Joey: We saw Eric contacting Dreamcaster! He was working with him all along!

Pauline: What do you mean?

AP: He was all dressed in black and he was speaking to Dreamcaster through a hologram! He’s trying to manipulate you!

Pauline: AP, I don’t know what info you’re feeding Joey, but this needs to stop now!

Joey: But we have proof!

Joey tries to take out the camera, but can’t find it.

Joey: Huh? Impossible! It should have been here!

AP: Where is it?!

Pauline: Look guys, I understand you all just met Eric and all, but you need to stop with the accusations. You’re all just acting like a bunch of bullies.

Pauline leaves.

AP: Joey, where is that camera?!

Joey: I don’t know! I could have sworn I had it on me!

Joey and AP exit the bunker and enter the forest.

AP: I know! It should have been in there!

Joey: It should!

Eric appears behind them.

Eric: Hey, guys.

Joey: Oh, hey Eric.

AP: What are you doing here?

Eric: Oh, nothing! Just came to check on you two!

Joey: Good cause we have evidence of your true nature! Once we find it, you’ll be kicked out for sure!

Eric: ...

Eric begins sarcastically clapping.

Eric: Great work, you two. I see you’ve figured it out.

AP: What do you mean?

Eric: I’m quite impressed you two even bothered to look into me and find out my true plans. Once that Life Gem ends up in Dreamcaster’s possession, there will be no stopping him!

AP: Well, not if we stop you first!

Joey and AP: IT’S ATOMIC TIME!!!

Joey and AP turn into Atomic Puppet.

Atomic Puppet: This is your last chance, Eric.

AP: Surrender and admit your true self to Pauline or else..

Eric: (laughing evilly) Oh, you think that cheap Halloween costume is gonna stop me? You have no idea who you’re facing. Do you have any idea who I really am?

Eric lifts his shirt, revealing a mechanical belt on him.

AP: What the heck?

Eric pushes the button on his belt, causing it to eject his black costume which he puts on followed by his red shades. Afterwards, large tentacles made of noodles bursts out of his back and he rises into the air.

Eric: I’m Colonel Noodle!

Atomic Puppet: THE HECK?!?!?

AP: ARE THOSE NOODLE TENTACLES?!?!

Colonel Noodle: Now that you two have found out my true nature, I must eliminate you both for threatening the mission!

Atomic Puppet: LOOK OUT!

Atomic Puppet dodges one of Colonel Noodle’s noodle tentacles when it swipes at him.

Colonel Noodle: Hold still, will ya?!

AP: Quick, use the atomic blast!

Atomic Puppet shoots an atomic blast at Colonel Noodle, knocking him into a tree.

Colonel Noodle: You think that will do enough?!

Colonel Noodle fires noodle blasts at Atomic Puppet, trapping him against a tree.

Colonel Noodle: Don’t bother even trying to fight me. You will only hurt yourself!

Atomic Puppet: That’s what you think!

Atomic Puppet escapes from the noodles and flies towards Colonel Noodle, only for him to fly out of the way and sending him crashing into another tree.

Colonel Noodle: “laughs” Oh man! You should see the look on your face!

AP: Quit with the insults!

Atomic Puppet fires more atomic blasts at Colonel Noodle as he dodges then all.

Colonel Noodle: Ha! You missed!

Atomic Puppet: We wont miss this time!

Atomic Puppet aims next to Colonel Noodle and fires.

Colonel Noodle: Really? You call that a shot-

A tree lands on Colonel Noodle and crushes him.

Atomic Puppet: Alright, we got him-

Atomic Puppet gets punched by Colonel Noodle’s noodle tentacles and is sent flying.

Colonel Noodle: Nice try, but it won’t do enough!

Colonel Noodle frees himself and he and Atomic Puppet continue fighting.

Atomic Puppet: Inferred blast!

Atomic Puppet shoots at Colonel Noodle, but he dodges.

Atomic Puppet: Inferred blast!

Atomic Puppet shoots, but misses again as Colonel Noodle laughs at his attempts.

AP: He’s too fast!

Colonel Noodle: Of course I am! I’ve done lots of training in karate school!

Atomic Puppet: Okay?

Colonel Noodle: Die!

Colonel Noodle fires more noodle blasts at Atomic Puppet as he dodges.

Colonel Noodle: You better give up now! That Life Gem will soon be in our possession!

Atomic Puppet: Never!

Atomic Puppet punches Colonel Noodle, creating a shockwave through the forest, destroying some trees.

Colonel Noodle: You won’t win! Dreamcaster shall rise once more!

Atomic Puppet: Why are you even helping him in the first place?!

Colonel Noodle: Revenge!

Colonel Noodle blasts Atomic Puppet.

Atomic Puppet: Revenge?! For what?! What did I ever do to you?!

Colonel Noodle: No, I didn’t mean revenge on you! I meant revenge on him!

Atomic Puppet: Who?

Colonel Noodle: ENOUGH!!!

Colonel Noodle’s noodle tentacles become covered in spikes and rip off parts of the ground as he throws them at Atomic Puppet who dodges them all.

Colonel Noodle: Just die already! I’m not giving up that easily!

Atomic Puppet fires another blast at Colonel Noodle, knocking him down. AP then shoots another blast at Colonel Noodle, destroying one of his tentacles.

Colonel Noodle: You are so gonna pay for that!

Colonel Noodle shouts in rage as he flies into Atomic Puppet and the two struggle against each other as they smack one another into the trees. At one point, Atomic Puppet fires another atomic blast at Colonel Noodle which he dodges, but it burns off part of his afro.

Colonel Noodle: (enraged) It took me thirty months to grow that hair!

Colonel Noodle assaults Atomic Puppet with more of his tentacles as he deflects them all.

Atomic Puppet: Just give up now, Eric! Give up before things get brutal!

Colonel Noodle: NEVER!!!

Colonel Noodle fires more blasts at Atomic Puppet. Eventually, he grabs Atomic Puppet and throws him onto the roof of the underground bunker. Inside, Olivia and Pauline are seen trying to get the Chaos Gem out of Tari until they get startled by the noise caused from outside.

Olivia: What was that?!

Tari: Sounded like it came from outside!

Pauline: You two stay in here. I'll go check it out.

Pauline leaves the room. Outside, Atomic Puppet and Colonel Noodle continue fighting. At one point, Atomic Puppet punches Colonel Noodle in the face, shattering his shades.

Colonel Noodle: OW! WHAT WAS THAT?!?!

Atomic Puppet punches Colonel Noodle, sending him flying into a large boulder.

Colonel Noodle: Fool! That will never defeat me-

Atomic Puppet grabs a tree and throws it at Colonel Noodle, crushing him against a boulder. Colonel Noodle escapes with most of his costume completely destroyed.

Colonel Noodle: I'm down, but I'm not out!

Atomic Puppet grabs Colonel Noodle by the shirt.

AP: Now, it is time for you to admit your true colors.

Atomic Puppet: This is your choice, Eric. Either you tell Pauline the truth or-

Pauline: (behind them) WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?!?!?!

Atomic Puppet and AP gasp when they see Pauline.

Eric: P-Pauline! Your friends have gotten seriously out of line! They just kept accusing me of being evil and then they just beat me up for no good reason! Like look what they did to my hair and outfit! Oh god, I'm ugly!

Pauline: (to Atomic Puppet and AP in an enraged tone) What is wrong with you guys?!?

AP: Wait, us?!

Atomic Puppet: (turns back into Joey) He was going to trick you into helping him with Dreamcaster!

AP: We have evidence! We just need to find it!

Eric: See, Pauline? They keep coming up with excuses to keep accusing me of all this! I also think they gave me a broken leg as well.

AP: Oh come on! He's obviously faking it!

Pauline: I don't want to hear anymore from you two! You oughta be ashamed of yourselves!

Joey: But Eric is trying to trick you!

Pauline: Joey, I still understand that while you and Eric just met, this has now gone too far.

Joey: But-

Pauline: From now on, you and AP stay away from Eric. If you keep up with this nonsense, I'll have to end our friendship. (to Eric) Come along, Eric.

Eric: T-thanks, Pauline.

Pauline and Eric leave while he secretly gives Joey and AP an evil grin.

AP: Great, well that plan blew big time.

Joey: True. We still haven't exposed Eric and now Pauline hates us.

AP: I know. If she catches us again, we're done for!

Joey: True. Hopefully, she'll find out soon.

A few minutes later.

Eric who has some bandages on and Pauline are seen in the hallway.

Eric: Thanks again for helping me out, Pauline. I really owe you for that.

Pauline: Anytime! I'm sure Joey and AP didn't mean it, you three just need some time to get along with each other.

Eric: Yeah, I guess so. Also, about that Life Gem?

Pauline: Yes?

Eric: Well, since you saved me from getting harmed, maybe I can repay you by watching that gem for you!

Pauline: Well, I don't know about that. I promised Isa to keep it safe at all times.

Eric: Don't worry about her. I'm just suggesting that maybe it'd be best if I took over watching the crystal. You have been guarding it for weeks now.

Pauline: Yeah, I guess you have a point. Just please don't lose it, okay?

Eric: I promise.

Pauline gives Eric the Life Gem.

Eric: Thanks for trusting me, Pauline.

Pauline: No problem.

Eric: Also, I kind of find you more than beautiful. I feel like maybe you were actually someone I've been meaning to be with.

Pauline: "blushes" You really mean that?

Eric: Yes.

Pauline: Yeah, I've been having that same feeling.

Eric: Cool! Well, see you later!

Pauline: See ya!

Eric leaves the room. He then smirks evilly as he looks at the Life Gem in his hand. The scene fades to black.

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CHAPTER 20 - THE WITHERS
Synopsis: Sunny, Meggy, Human Meggy Parappa, Harmburger, BBQ Girll, Grinding Chuck and Tum-Tum head out to find more materials for the underground bunker! However, it becomes nighttime and Harmburger, BBQ Girll, Grinding Chuck and Tum-Tum undergo a horrific transformation...

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Inside the underground bunker, Joey and AP are seen inside a lobby.

AP: Man, that Eric guy really knows who to put the blame on.

Joey: I know. I hope that soon, we'll finally expose him.

AP: True. We just need to find that evidence we got-

Eric: (offscreen) Looking for something?

Joey and AP gasp when they see Eric standing at the door.

Eric: So, how have you guys been doing?

Joey: After you tricked Pauline into turning on us, we're so gonna expose you!

AP: Yeah!

Eric: Your attempts are futile. Did you really think trying to expose me would be that easy? I think not! Everything has gone according to plan. Pauline falling for me, Dreamcaster about to get his life gem, etc.

AP: But we have the footage!

Joey: Once we show it to the others, you're done for!

Eric: Oh, you mean this footage?

Eric takes the camera out of his shirt.

AP: "gasps" The camera!

Joey: Where did you find that?!

Eric: Don't you remember?

A flashback shows Joey and Eric bumping into each other and dropping their things.

Eric: (narrating) When you bumped into me back at the hallway, I noticed the camera and decided to look at it myself.

Eric notices the camera among the pile and picks it up without Joey noticing and leaves. He is then shown watching the footage.

Eric: (narrating) When I found that footage you got of me, I knew I needed to do something about it.

The flashback ends.

AP: Unhand that camera, Eric!

Joey: You better hand it over.

Eric: "laughs" Unfortunately, like your little plan, it's about to go up in smoke..

Eric throws the camera on the ground and stomps on it, destroying it.

Eric: Good luck trying to convince your friend now!

Eric laughs evilly as he leaves the room.

AP: Well, darn it! He not only destroyed our only piece of footage, but that was the camera I used to take photos of our crime fighting duties!

Joey: I know, AP.

Meanwhile.

Outside the underground bunker, Sunny, Parappa, Human Meggy, Harmburger, BBQ Girll, Grinding Chuck and Tum-Tum are seen heading into the forest while Fern is near the doors.

Sunny: We'll see you later, Fern!

Harmburger: We're just heading out to gather more materials for the base!

BBQ Girll: We'll see you before night!

Fern: Okay! Just don't stay out too long.

Parappa: How come?

Fern: Harmburger and his partners must NEVER be outside during the night. Otherwise, it would result in something far beyond our comprehension!

Human Meggy: Okay?

Grinding Chuck: We'll try to make it out before the night.

Sunny and the others head into the forest.

Meanwhile.

Culdee is seen driving the bus through the land. Eventually, the bus stops at a large volcano with a large cauldron filled with cheese sauce on top of it.

Culdee: Alright, we're finally here!

Robotic Cat: Alright!

Female Robotic Cat: That must be the place!

Culdee, Sonic, Sonia, Manic, Delphius, MarioFan2009, Ms. Chalice, Little Buddy, Pinkswan95, Nessie, QUACK, Azaz, AsphaltianOof, Buckaroo, Beta Tari, Manny, Frida, Zoe, Asphaltian, Robotic Cat, Female Robotic Cat, Heckle and Jeckle exit the bus and come across a large stone wall on the volcano's side.

Pinkswan95: What is that?

Manic: Seems like some old temple ruins.

Delphius: It was. This was the temple of the Immortality Gem which has been long abandoned.

Sonia: Okay, but how do we get in?

Manny: Yeah, I don't seem to see any kind of entrance.

Azaz and AsphaltianOof notice a lake.

Azaz: Cool, there's a lake nearby!

AsphaltianOof: Finally, I was getting thirsty!

The two begin to drink from the lake.

Delphius: There is an entrance, but it is only accessible to magic beings like me. I shall open up the temple for us to enter.

MarioFan2009: Okay!

Delphius heads to the wall, raises his arms and begins a chant.

Delphius: Cullen, Rayburn, Narz, Trebek!

Lighting strikes as the wall starts to crack.

Delphius: Zabar, Cresege, Caldor, Walmart!

Thunder clouds form in the sky as more cracks form.

Delphius: Kojax, Mannix, Banacek, Danno!

Light shines on the wall as it begins to break apart.

Delphius: Trojan, Rameses, Magnum, Sheik!

The wall explodes, revealing a hidden passageway behind it.

Buckaroo: Man!

Beta Tari: Is he (Delphius) powerful or what?!

Delphius: Okay, the entrance has been opened!

Sonic: Alright! Time to get that Immortality Gem!

Delphius: True-

Delphius notices Azaz and AsphaltianOof drinking out of the lake.

Delphius: Stop! One must not disturb the water!

Azaz: What-

Suddenly, a green tentacle bursts out of the water and grabs AsphaltianOof. AsphaltianOof screams as the tentacle lifts him into the air.

AsphaltianOof: Let me go! I'm not on the menu!

Delphius shoots the tentacle with a fire spell, causing it to release AsphaltianOof and disappear into the water.

Delphius: Quick, everyone into the temple!

AsphaltianOof makes it to the surface as he and Azaz follow the others into the temple. Delphius rushes inside just as the tentacles burst back out of the lake and try to grab him, only to break part of the wall and cause it to collapse in front of the door, trapping everyone inside.

Meanwhile. (A few hours later.)

It is now nearing nighttime. Sunny and the others are seen heading through the forest with materials like wood, stone and dirt.

Harmburger: Okay, I think these materials should work great for our base!

Sunny: Hopefully!

BBQ Girll: Also, I noticed that it's become nighttime so we need to hurry up!

Suddenly, the full moon rises out of the clouds. Harmburger, BBQ Girll, Grinding Chuck and Tum-Tum spot the moon and begin to react in pain.

Harmburger: It is too late!

Grinding Chuck: It has started!

Parappa: What's wrong?

Human Meggy: What has started?

BBQ Girll: No time! What matters is you guys need to leave NOW!

Sunny: Why?

Harmburger: JUST GO!

Sunny, Parappa, Meggy and Human Meggy run off and hide behind a bush.

Meggy: What is going on with them?!

Parappa: I don't know!

Suddenly, Harmburger, BBQ Girll, Grinding Chuck and Tum-Tum begin shouting in pain as they each undergo a painful and horrific transformation. Harmburger's eyes turn bloodshot as his entire body turns disgustingly moldy and rotten and insects and maggots crawl out of him. BBQ Girll's outfit gets ripped off as her arms and legs turn spider-like, her color turns darker and her face melts off to resemble more robotic. Grinding Chuck screams in pain as his "chest" graphically morphs into a ribcage, spikes grow out of his meat arm, the skin on his other arm melts to reveal bone underneath and Enthusiastic Meat gets absorbed into him and turned into rows of razor sharp teeh. Tum-Tum's entire body gets painfully absorbed into itself until he resembles a horrific amalgamation of mutilated organs with a single intenstine filled with teeth forming a mouth.

Human Meggy: WHAT THE F**K?!?!?!

Sunny: WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO THEM?!?!?!

Withered Harmburger, Withered BBQ Girll, Withered Grinding Chuck and Withered Tum-Tum all howl at the moon before eventually noticing Sunny and the others.

Meggy: Um, why are they looking at us like that?

The four withers screech and begin running towards them.

Sunny: RUN, GUYS!!!

Sunny and the others run off as the withers chase after them. Withered Harmburger moans as he stretches his meat arm out at Parappa, only for him to slice it off with his axe, making him shout in pain as Parappa and the others continue running. Withered BBQ Girll screeches as she jumps onto a tree, leaps across several and leaps on Human Meggy, knocking her down.

Human Meggy: WAIT, I'M A MINOR! STOP!!

Meggy blasts Withered BBQ Girll with her electric ink, knocking her away. Human Meggy gets back up and follows the others as the chase continues.

Sunny: We need to get back to the base!

Parappa: And fast!

Withered Grinding Chuck roars as he unleashes several meat zombies that chase after the four, but they quickly dispatch them and continue running as Withered Grinding Chuck howls in rage. Withered Tum-Tum laughs demonically as a green body fluid leaks out of him and follows the four while disintergrating the ground like acid. Eventually, it catches up to them, but they quickly leap on top of a tree branch that starts to break from their weight.

Human Meggy: Oh no! Not the situation that claimed the life of Mr. Peanut!

Parappa: If we fall, we land straight in the acid or worse in the clutches of them!

Withered Harmburger, Withered BBQ Girll and Withered Grinding Chuck surround them as Withered BBQ Girll starts to cut down the branch with her claw. However, Fern shows up and knocks the three away with her sword as Sunny and the others escape.

Fern: I thought I told you all to make it back before night!

Sunny: We tried to, but what happened to Harmburger and the others?!

Human Meggy: Why are they hostile?!?

Fern: They have a condition where if they are outside during the night, they transform into ravenous monsters. That's how they got into the Awful Hospital in the first place.

Parappa: Oh, okay then. Do you think maybe you could have been MORE DESCRIPTIVE?!?!?!?!?!

Meggy: We need to get to the base now!

Fern: Hurry, follow me!

The five rush back to the base as the withers get back up and roar before chasing after them. Eventually, they reach the base, enter and lock the doors before the withers can get in. The withers scream in rage as they bash against the doors.

Pauline: What is going on out there?!

Fern: Harmburger and the others went feral and are trying to massacre us.

Jesse: How?!

Fern: It's a long story, but what we need to do is find a way to lock them up until it is daytime again!

Olivia: Okay, I think I know how!

A few minutes later.

The withers are shown wandering around the entrance while making growling noises. Eventually, they notice a silhoutte of Parappa sneaking by which spots them and runs off as the others give chase. Eventually, they catch up to Parappa, leap on him and seemingly maul him to death, only for them to find out that they instead ripped apart a rubber inflatable of him. Parappa and Olivia are shown behind a bush.

Parappa: Okay, now!

The withers run towards the two as Olivia pushes a button, causing the ground to open and causing the withers to fall into a pit after which they emerge, trapped inside a cage while roaring and trying to break free as the others arrive.

Axel: Alright, it worked!

Olivia: Sure did! No one ever becomes suspicious of the old piston trap!

Meggy: True!

Sunny: So, what will we do with them?

Fern: We'll let them out in the morning. That's when they return to normal.

Sunny: Okay!

Sunny and the others head back inside as the withers continue trying to escape from the cage.

Meanwhile.

Dark Tari and the others are shown heading through the land. They then come across Mount Fondoom in the distance.

Dark Tari: There it is!

PLA-1137: That's where the Invincibility Gem is!

Dave the Octopus: True! Soon, it will be in Dreamcaster's possession!

???: (offscreen) But this time, I'm making sure it becomes that way.

The villains turn around and scream when they see Dreamcaster and Spellbinder behind them.

Dark Tari: Boss?!?

Alternate Pauline: What are you two doing here?!?

Spellbinder: We've had enough of your messups.

Dreamcaster: From now on, we take the charge. All of you will just guide us the way.

Past Waluigi: Ri-right.

Spellbinder: From this point on, there shall be no more mishaps.

I.M Meen: We got it.

Dreamcaster: Good.

The scene fades to black.

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CHAPTER 21 - TEMPLE MAYHEM: PART 1
Synopsis: Culdee and the others explore the temple in Mount Fondoom in order to find the Invincibility Gem. During the way however, Little Buddy makes a horrifying discovery...

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Culdee and the others are seen looking at the now-blocked entrance.

Sonic: (sarcastic) Way to go! We're now trapped in this temple!

Delphius: Well, at least we're a lot better trapped in here than becoming dinner for that abomination in the lake!

Sonic: Yeah, you have a point.

Sonia: Well, seems like we'll have to find an exit while looking for the crystal if we want to get out.

Frida: True.

Manny: Maybe we should all split up when the time comes.

Everyone heads down a bunch of stairs leading deeper into the temple.

Little Buddy: By the way, this place happened to be where my species used to live at! I'm sure you'll all be very excited to meet them all!

Ms. Chalice: Yeah, I'm looking forward to it!

They then enter a large area filled with doorways.

Manic: Man, this place looks like it hasn't been occupied for centuries!

Delphius: This is an old temple, you know.

Manic: Yes.

Culdee: Okay, so where should we go first?

Sonia: Yeah, I do see like dozens of rooms.

Pinkswan95: Maybe we should split into groups.

Culdee: Okay. Me, MarioFan2009, Nessie, QUACK, Beta Tari and Pinkswan95 will look in this direction.

Ms. Chalice: Me, LB, Buckaroo, Sonic, Manic, Asphaltian and Robotic Cat will look in this direction.

Manny: Me and the rest will look elsewhere.

Culdee: Okay. Hopefully, we find that crystal and an exit.

Everyone splits up and enters the different rooms.

Meanwhile.

Outside Mount Fondoom, Dark Tari and the others are seen approaching the entrance.

Dark Tari: Darn it! The entrance is blocked!

Alternate Pauline: Those heroes must have blocked it so we can’t get in!

Past Waluigi: Guess so. Guess we’ll have to find another way in.

Colonel Shuffle and Jacque Blacque Shellacque are seen on top of Mount Fondoom, eating ladles filled with cheese sauce.

Colonel Shuffle: Alright, we finally got to the cheese sauce!

Jacque Blacque Shellaque: I know! This tastes great! Can’t wait to put burgers on this!

Past Toad: Hey, now is not the time for lunch! We need to find a way into the mountain!

Past Toad grabs the cauldron and throws it off the mountain, spilling the cheese sauce all over the ground.

Colonel Shuffle: No, the sauce!

The two rush to the spilled cheese sauce and lick it off the ground as Past Toad notices a large hole that was under the cauldron.

Past Toad: Everyone, I think I found a hidden entrance!

PLA-1137: Alright!

Dark Tari: Well, time to head inside!

All of the villains climb the mountain and jump into the hole.

Colonel Shuffle: Go on without us!

Jacque Blacque Shellacque: We’re busy eating this cheese sauce!

Alternate Pauline: Oh, for crying out loud.

Alternate Pauline exits the mountain, grabs Colonel Shuffle and Jacque Blacque Shellacque and drags them into the mountain.

Colonel Shuffle and Jacque Blacque Shellacque: NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Meanwhile.

Culdee, MarioFan2009, Nessie, QUACK, Beta Tari and Pinkswan95 are seen heading through a hallway which flashes psychedelic colors.

Beta Tari: Okay, what is up with this hallway?

Pinkswan95: I know. Seems like an acid trip of some sorts.

Suddenly, pictures begin flashing across the screen which startles the characters repeatably. The first picture is one of a giant cockroach flying through some trees.

MarioFan2009: What the heck?!

Creepy Voice: There’s no earthly way of knowing... which direction you are going...

Nessie: What’s with the creepy voice?!?

QUACK: I know! It’s disturbing!

Creepy Voice: (as a picture of a millipede crawling on a man’s face appears) There’s no knowing where you’re rowing... or which way the river’s flowing...

Pinkswan95: But we’re not even using boats!

A picture of a human eyeball looking around pops up.

Creepy Voice: Is it raining! Is it snowing? Is a hurricane a-blowing?

Culdee: What’s up with the creepy rhyming?!?

Creepy Voice: Not a speck of light is showing, so the danger must be growing...

Beta Tari: What danger?!

A picture of a chicken getting decapitated appears.

Creepy Voice: Are the fires of hell a-glowing? Is the grisly reaper mowing? YES!

Everyone screams as the picture of Onion Cream flashes on the screen.

Creepy Voice: The danger must be growing, for the rowers... keep on rowing... And they’re certainly not showing... ANY SIGN THAT THEY ARE SLOWING!!!

The voice screams as everyone reaches the end of the hall and sees a leprechaun with rabbit ears getting his organs eaten by children.

Mr. Top-Hat Jones: Jesus Christ! Jesus Christ! It hurts! My entrails are out! Why would you even want to eat these? And th-they're soaked with my stomach acid! Oh, Jesus Christ! Lord and savior a-and spirit! Save me, take me to the light! Oh, my God, I see demons! I SEE DEMONS, THEY'RE COMING!!

Everyone screams in horror and runs away as more images such as a chameleon eating a bug and a scorpion’s face flash on the screen.

Meanwhile.

Manny, Sonia, Delphius, Azaz, AsphaltianOof, Frida, Zoe, Female Robotic Cat, Heckle and Jeckle are seen entering a room containing a massive obsidian monolith.

Zoe: Woah, what is that?

Azaz: It looks like a large block of obsidian.

Delphius: It is, but it must never be broken nor exposed to loud noises.

Frida: Why?

Delphius: Well back then, these men known as the Council of Marios fought this ancient fire demon named Moltus. After it was defeated, they sealed it in this obsidian cube and locked it inside the temple.

Manny: Interesting!

Azaz: But anyways, any sign of the Invincibility Gem yet?

AsphaltianOof: Not really.

Heckle: I don't see it anywhere.

Manny: Well, keep looking.

Jeckle: Got it.

Female Robotic Cat: We will try our best.

Meanwhile.

Ms. Chalice, Little Buddy, Buckaroo, Sonic, Manic, Asphaltian and Robotic Cat are seen heading down another flight of stairs.

Little Buddy: Trust me, guys! Once you meet my fellow species, you will surely enjoy just how nice they can be!

Buckaroo: I bet they are!

Ms. Chalice: True!

They then exit the bottom of the stairs and come across a large room filled with shells of other little buddies.

Little Buddy: There they are!

Asphaltian: Woah! There's so many!

Little Buddy: I know! Seems like they've been asleep. Maybe they won't mind if we wake them?

Ms. Chalice: Hopefully!

Robotic Cat is seen trying to nudge one of the shells.

Robotic Cat: Hello? Are you asleep for something?

Manic is seen poking a shell with a stick.

Manic: Hey? Mind if I poke you with a stick?

Sonic: Maybe if we try picking them up-

Sonic picks up one of the shells, only for a bunch of dust and some bones to fall out instead.

Sonic: Woah, what the?!

Little Buddy: The heck?! That one was dead?!

Asphaltian picks up another shell, only for dust and bones to fall out as well.

Asphaltian: Geez!

Ms. Chalice: (holding an empty shell) They must all be dead!

Little Buddy: I-impossible! It was only 12 years I was asleep!

Robotic Cat: This is no longer a settlement for your species.. It's a tomb..

Little Buddy: (horrified) No.. No! NO!!!

Manic: But how did they die?!

Sonic: We need to get out of here-

Robotic Cat: Guys, I see another door! It seems to be going upstairs!

Ms. Chalice: Okay!

Ms. Chalice and the others head upstairs while Little Buddy continues looking at the remains surrounding him.

Little Buddy: How could this be? Only 12 years when I was at rest. How did it come to this?

Little Buddy follows the others upstairs.

Meanwhile.

Dreamcaster and the other villains are seen entering the temple.

Captain Gutt: Alright, we've made it in!

PLA-1137: So, where would this invincibility gem be?

Dark Tari: Just follow where the path leads us.

Dreamcaster: We'll handle this.

Dreamcaster and the others enter a door in a nearby pillar and head upstairs.

Meanwhile.

Ms. Chalice and the others are seen reaching the upstairs just as Culdee's group and Manny's group arrives.

Manny: Hey, guys! We found a door in the room we went into so we followed it and it took us upstairs.

Culdee: Same thing happened to us.

Beta Tari: (looking at something) Guys, look!

Everyone notices another room. Inside is a gold pedestal with the Immortality Gem floating on top of it.

Culdee: That's the Immortality Gem!

Pinkswan95: Alright, we found it!

MarioFan2009: What's up with LB?

Ms. Chalice: Well, he kind of ran into some shocking sights.

Little Buddy: There's no way this can be real. Maybe only a few died. Perhaps the others could be in here somewhere!

Everyone enters the room and head towards the Invincibility Gem.

Culdee: Okay, who should grab it?

Buckaroo: I'll take it!

Buckaroo takes the Invincibility Gem. Suddenly, Little Buddy notices another room and gasps when he sees what's inside it.

Little Buddy: No!

Little Buddy rushes towards the room as the others follow him.

Ms. Chalice: LB, wait!

Little Buddy enters the room where inside is a huge pile of shells containing dust and skeleton parts as well as signs of destruction everywhere. Little Buddy approaches a specific shell and collapses to his "knees".

Little Buddy: No, no, oh no!

Beta Tari: What the heck is all this?

Little Buddy: (sadly) This was my old friend, Don. What happened to him and the others while I was asleep?

Ms. Chalice: Looks like some sort of massacre took place.

Asphaltian: (holding a book) Guys, I found a journal! Must be from that Don guy.

Asphaltian opens the book and begins reading.

Asphaltian: (reading) He has blocked the halls and bridges with fire. We have barred the doors, but it won't hold him for long. The giant demon man with wings and obsessed with demon blood is about to strike. All exits blocked, none of us can escape. Oh no, he is coming...

Little Buddy: S-so my species are extinct?

Delphius: I'm afraid they are.

Little Buddy: ... Sorry, I just need to go for a little bit.

Little Buddy leaves.

Ms. Chalice: LB, wait up.

Ms. Chalice follows Little Buddy.

Frida: Geez. I wonder who that demon guy is.

Beta Tari: I know. What exactly did it mean by demon blood?

Buckaroo: No clue-

Buckaroo accidentally backs into a pile of shells, causing them to all fall down a nearby well and creating a lot of noise. Everyone flinches repeatably until the noise stops. Delphius glares at Buckaroo and approaches him.

Delphius: Fool of a took! Throw yourself in next time and rid us of your nuisance.

Buckaroo: Sorry.

Suddenly, banging noises are heard from nearby.

Manny: Um, what was that?

Past Waluigi is heard laughing evilly.

Zoe: Oh no, it's the villains again!

Frida: They must have found the location.

Culdee: Well, hurry and block the entrance!

Zoe, Sonic and Frida block the entrance with some debris. However, Frida looks out the entrance and notices Dreamcaster and Spellbinder outside.

Frida: S**t, they have Dreamcaster and his wife with them!

Everyone: WHAT?!?!

Dreamcaster: Surprised, aren't you all?

Manny: (looking through a hole in the debris to see the villains) What are you even doing here, Dreamcaster? (referring to Spellbinder) And is that your wife?

Dreamcaster: Sure is!

Spellbinder: Sup?

Dreamcaster: Anyways, we have come to retrieve the Invincibility Gem.

Alternate Pauline: Give it up or perish.

Beta Tari: Never!

Pinkswan95: You're never getting that gem!

Spellbinder: So be it, then.

Spellbinder fires a blast at the debris, but fails to knock it down.

Spellbinder: Dang it!

Dreamcaster: Everyone tear down that barricade!

The villains begin unleashing assaults on the barricade as the heroes back up.

Delphius: Get back, everyone! Stay close to Buckaroo!

Julie pulls out a guitar and tries to smash apart the debris, only for the guitar to break.

Julie: Shoot!

Past Buckaroo: (shoves Julie away) No, you're doing it wrong! Let me!

Past Buckaroo shoots at the debris with his rifle. Meanwhile, Ms. Chalice is seen with Little Buddy who is looking at more piles of shells and remains.

Ms. Chalice: LB, are you doing fine?

Little Buddy: No, just leave me be.

Ms. Chalice: But the villains are about to break in! We need your assistance!

Little Buddy: It doesn't matter now. Just let them come.

Ms. Chalice: LB, you can't just give up like that. I understand that you're still overwhelmed by your species being extinct, but now is not the time!

Little Buddy: Okay, fine.

Ms. Chalice and Little Buddy head back to the heroes.

Heckle: How's LB holding up?

Ms. Chalice: He's still a little saddened, but I hope he holds up.

Dreamcaster: Blasted villains! I'll do this myself!

Dreamcaster charges up a large blast and fires it at the debris, blowing up and exposing the entrance.

Dark Tari: Alright, we're in!

Past Saiko: Now take the gem from them!

The villains rush into the room.

Pinkswan95: Shoot, they've gotten inside!

Beta Tari: Quick, protect the crystal!

The heroes and villains begin fighting. Buckaroo hides the Invincibility Gem underneath a shell before fighting off Colonel Shuffle. While fighting him off, Blacque Jacque Shellacque sneaks up and swipes the Invincibility Gem.

Blacque Jacque Shellacque: Ha! The gem is mine!

Blacque Jacque Shellacque runs off, only to get knocked out by Pinkswan95, causing him to drop the crystal. Pinkswan95 then takes it.

Pinkswan95: Thank you very much!

Blacque Jacque Shellacque: Oooh! Nobody wins from Blacque Jacque Shellacque!

Pinkswan95: They don't? How come?

Blacque Jacque Shellacque: Cuz Blacque Jacque is the roughest, toughest, muklukest Canuck in ze Klondike!

Blacque Jacque Shellacque fires several bullets at Pinkswan95 who avoids them all.

Blacque Jacque Shellacque: Zat's why!

Pinkswan95: Well, you're never getting this gem!

Blacque Jacque Shellacque: GIVE IT TO ME!

Blacque Jacque Shellacque lunges at Pinkswan95, but she hits him with a piece of debris, knocking him out.

Meanwhile.

Inside another room in the temple, the large block of obsidian is seen. As the battle against the heroes and villains continue, growling sounds are heard as cracks start to form in the block of obsidian.

Meanwhile.

Back upstairs, the heroes and villains are seen still fighting.

Sonic: Okay, let's get out of here everyone!

The heroes rush out of the room as the villains chase after them. During the chase, Delphius notices a large area of stairs leading up to a large hole in the top of the mountain.

Delphius: Guys, I see the exit!

Azaz: Alright!

AsphaltianOof: We're almost free!

Spellbinder: NO!

Spellbinder conjures a large wall of fire that surrounds the heroes and traps them inside.

Spellbinder: You ain't going anywhere!

Manic: No, they have us cornered!

Colonel Shuffle: Your little escape plan has come to an end.

Alternate Pauline: Time for you all to hand over the Invincibiity Gem and put an end to this pointless debate.

Sonia: We will not be handing it over!

Past Buckaroo: So be it.

Dreamcaster: Then, it is time to say-

Suddenly, a loud roar is heard from somewhere in the temple, startling both the heroes and the villains.

Sonia: What is that noise?!

PLA-1137: I know!

Another roar is heard as a massive shadow appears on a nearby wall.

Dreamcaster: Quick, everyone retreat!

Dark Tari: But what about the crystal-

Dreamcaster: We must go! This foe is beyond any of you! Even I can't face it!

Spellbinder: Evacuate!

The villains run off as the fire extinguishes.

Sonic: Where are they going?

Delphius: Running away from impending doom.

Manny: What?

Delphius: The battle made too much noise. We have awakened Moltus..

Moltus continues to roar as the episode abruptly ends.

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CHAPTER 22 - TEMPLE MAYHEM: PART 2
Synopsis: After Moltus was awakened, the heroes must quickly reach the exit before Moltus catches them! Unfortunately, the villains set up an ambush and one of the heroes makes the ultimate sacrifice...

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Moltus' shadow continues advancing towards the heroes.

Delphius: Everyone, we need to get out of here!

Buckaroo: Why can't we find it?

Delphius: You heard Dreamcaster! This demon is beyond any of our abiities! Run! Quickly!

The heroes run off as Delphius follows after them. Moltus eventually enters the room and is revealed to be a 40 foot-tall demon wearing black lava armor and wielding a massive mace. Moltus roars as it smashes apart some pillars and pursues the heroes.

Meanwhile.

The Council of Marios are seen heading through the land. Eventually, Obi-Wan Mario stops upon feeling something in his mind.

SMZ Mario: What happened, Obi-Wan Mario?

Sun Wukong Mario: What's going on?

Obi-Wan Mario: I have felt a great disturbance in the force. Fire. Fire bursting everywhere and the 40-foot abomination has reeked havoc upon its freedom.

Original Mario: What are you saying?

Obi-Wan Mario: Moltus has escaped..

Meanwhile.

Back in the temple, Moltus climbs up the stairs as it pursues the heroes through the temple. At one point, he smashes a large hole in the wall, causing lava to erupt and pour into the temple.

Robotic Cat: It's trying to flood the place!

Nessie: We need to get out quickly!

The heroes reach the top of the stairs and enter another room before Moltus can grab them.

Ms. Chalice: Dang, that demon guy really wants us dead!

Buckaroo: I know!

Little Buddy: Hang on, I'll deal with it.

Ms. Chalice: Are you insane?! That thing is like 3 times taller than you!

Little Buddy: I know. Now that I know my species died out, there's nothing left living for.

Little Buddy tries to leave, but Ms. Chalice pulls him back in.

Ms. Chalice: No, you are not going out for suicide! You need to stay with us!

Little Buddy: Aw man.

The heroes notice another flight of stairs.

Delphius: Quick, upstairs!

The heroes rush upstairs as Moltus bursts into the room and smashes his mace at them, but misses as lava continues pouring into the room. Manny turns into El Tigre and tries to slice at Moltus, but his claws melt upon contact with Moltus' armor.

El Tigre: Uh oh!

Delphius: (to El Tigre) Follow! Do as I say! Your powers are no more use here.

El Tigre continues following the others through the temple as Moltus continues his pursuit.

Meanwhile.

In Dreamcaster's castle, Kee-Oth is seen sitting on Dreamcaster's throne, drinking blood until Dreamcaster's crystal ball turns on and Dreamcaster appears in it.

Dreamcaster: Kee-Oth! We need your assistance at the temple of the Invincibility Gem! We're currently being pursued by a vicious fire demon!

The crystal ball shuts off.

Kee-Oth: Guess I'd better go assist.

Kee-Oth enters a portal and it shuts.

Meanwhile.

At the top of Mount Fondoom, Dreamcaster and the other villains are shown climbing out of the hole.

Spellbinder: Okay, finally we got away from that crazy fire demon!

Dark Tari: True!

Alternate Pauline: Now let's seal the exit so the heroes can't escape!

I.M Meen: Not yet!

Dreamcaster: How come?

I.M Meen: Just listen to my plan.

I.M Meen explains his plan to the villains as the camera cuts away.

Meanwhile.

Back inside the temple, the heroes are shown reach the top of the stairs and end up in a large citadel-like room. Delphius notices a bridge high above them, leading to a large hole in the side of the mountain.

Delphius: There's another exit we can take! Everyone, hurry! The bridge is near!

The heroes rush towards the bridge by going across several stone pillars that form stairs. However, Moltus bursts out of the ground and roars as it smashes its mace at the pillars, destroying several. The heroes manage to make it across except for Beta Tari and Pinkswan95 who end up stuck on top of one of the pillars in front of a gap too large to cross.

Pinkswan95: Oh no! I don't think we can jump that far!

Beta Tari: True, but I know how. Follow my lead.

Both Beta Tari and Pinkswan95 move closer towards the edge, causing the pillar to collapse from their combined weight and smash against another pillar. The two leap across and make it back to the heroes before the entire pillars collapse and plummet into the chasm.

Buckaroo: Quick! We're almost there-

Moltus taps the ground with its mace, causing large cracks to form into the ground. Buckaroo screams as he falls into one of the cracks, but manages to grab on. However, he ends up dropping the Invincibility Gem which lands towards another crack. Azaz quickly manages to grab Buckaroo and pull him back up.

Buckaroo: Thanks-

The Invincibility Gem falls through one of the cracks and plummets into the chasm.

Culdee: Oh no, the crystal!

Ms. Chalice: It fell!

Buckaroo: True, but as long as Dreamcaste can't obtain it, that's what matters.

The heroes leave. In the chasm, the Invincibility Gem falls into the lava. Kee-Oth teleports into the area and notices it floating in the lava.

Kee-Oth: Hey, there's the Invincibilitty Gem! I'd better take it for Dreamcaster.

Kee-Oth grabs the Invincibility Gem and teleports away.

Meanwhile.

The heroes are seen reaching the bridge.

El Tigre: Alright, there's the bridge!

Zoe: Quick, there's no time left!

The heroes rush to the bridge as Moltus reappears and pursues them across the bridge. Eventually, the heroes reach the exit, but Delphius stops and turns back around to face Moltus.

Sonic: Wait, what's Delphius doing?!

Delphius: (to Moltus) Back, you inferno fiend! You cannot pass!

Manic: Is he fighting it off?

Delphius: (to Moltus) Go back into the shadows! Go back into the depths of Hell from where you came from!

Moltus roars as it swings its mace at Delphius, only for him to pull out a staff and strike the mace, shattering it.

Delphius: (to the heroes) Go!

The heroes rush off except for Sonic.

Delphius: (to Moltus) I am a servant of the Circle of Four! Your dark fire of Cain shall not assist!

Sonic: Delphius, come on!

Sonic tries to run to Delphius, but he summons a green holograhpic wall that blocks Sonic.

Delphius: (to Sonic) Stay back! Flee with the others! (to Moltus) You shall not reach the daylight! You shall not pass!

Delphius smashes the ground with his staff, causing the entire bridge to collapse. Moltus roars as it plummets into the chasm. Delphius turns to leave, only for Moltus to pull out a flaming rope and throw it at Delphius. The rope grabs Delphius by one of his feet and he yells as he gets dragged over the edge as he struggles to hold on.

Sonic: Delphius!

Sonic begins banging against the forcefield as Azaz shows up and grabs him.

Azaz: Sonic, we have to go!

Sonic: No, I can't leave him!

Delphius: Sonic, leave with the others. Do everything you can to help the others find the remaining crystals. Dreamcaster won't stop.. until he gets those crystals..

Delphius loses his grip and he plummets into the chasm with Moltus seemingly to their deaths.

Sonic: NO!!!!!

The forcefield disappears and Sonic tries to run in, but Azaz pulls him back.

Azaz: Sonic, we must leave!

Sonic: NO!

Azaz drags Sonic away as he continues struggling.

A few minutes later.

The heroes are shown at the bottom of Mount Fondoom.

Manny: Has anyone seen Sonic?

Beta Tari: No.

Zoe: Azaz left to get him.

Azaz and Sonic show up.

Azaz: Okay, I'm back.

Sonia: Sonic, where's Delphius?

Sonic: The Moltus took him.

Manic: What?!

Female Robotic Cat: So, he's dead?!

Culdee: Wait a sec, everyone! Now, we don't know what's at the bottom of that chasm. There could be a chance Delphius defeated Moltus and probably made it back up-

Suddenly, part of the mountain explodes and a large flood of lave leaks out nearby.

Culdee: (sadly) Oh, nevermind.

Robotic Cat: Delphius may have died, but his memory will keep going.

Sonic: Yeah, his death will be avenged. He did tell us to help the others keep looking for the remaining crystals.

Manny: Right. We must find Sunny and the others.

Frida: Maybe one of us should call her to get her location-

Suddenly, a small hook gets attached to Frida's arm.

Frida: What the?!

Frida gets pulled back by the hook and is flung into PLA-1137's grasp.

PLA-1137: Got you now!

Frida: (struggling) No, let go of me!

Dreamcaster is heard laughing evilly as he and the other villains emerge from their hiding spot.

Dreamcaster: Greetings, heroes.

Culdee: Dreamcaster!

Beta Tari: What are you doing here?

Spellbinder: Well, we just figured to set up a little ambush here. Now, we have gotten what we what.

I.M Meen: I finally got FRI-1138 back!

Frida: (to I.M Meen) That name no longer has a meaning to me!

I.M Meen: Oh, it will be..

Dreamcaster: And for me, the Invincibility Gem!

Ms. Chalice: No, you haven't. That gem plummeted deep into the volcano. It is lost forever.

Kee-Oth: (offscreen) Oh, really?

Kee-Oth emerges from the crowd, holding the Invincibility Gem.

Culdee: No!

Sonia: He's got the gem!

Pinkswan95: Who is that by the way?

Kee-Oth: I am Kee-Oth! Ruler of the Shattered Realm!

Culdee: Um, okay?

Kee-Oth: (to Dreamcaster) Here you go.

Kee-Oth gives Dreamcaster the Invincibility Gem.

Dreamcaster: Thank you, old friend.

Dreamcaster inserts the Invincibility Gem into his philosopher's stone.

Buckaroo: Hey, he's got the Immortality Gem! Let's get it!

Buckaroo tries to grab the Immortality Gem, only for Spellbinder to intervene by blasting Buckaroo with blue lightning. Buckaroo yells in pain as he gets launched back to the heroes.

Spellbinder: Don't bother trying.

Dreamcaster: Anyways, we'd better get going. We have four more crystals to hunt down. And one of them on the way.

I.M Meen: Farewell.

Spellbinder opens a portal and she and the other villains head into it.

Frida: (still struggling against I.M Meen) Let me go! No!

Manny: (turns into El Tigre) Hang on, Frida!

El Tigre tries to leap at I.M Meen, but he and Frida enter the portal and it shuts, causing him to fall to the ground.

El Tigre: NO!!!

Culdee: W-what just happened?

El Tigre: (turns back into Manny) They've taken Frida! "grabs Culdee by the shoulders" We have to save her!

Culdee: Manny, get a hold of yourself!

Robotic Cat: Manny is right, Culdee! Who knows that those villains could do to her?!

Culdee: Okay, we just got to meet up with Sunny and the others first. Then, we can plot a rescue mission.

Manny: Okay.

Culdee tries to call Sunny, but it says "Call not Answered".

Culdee: Darn, she must be busy. Guess I'll leave a voicemail.

Culdee presses the voicemail button.

Culdee: Sunny, we have some bad news. Dreamcaster has claimed the Invincibility Gem. I need you, Jesse and the others to meet up with us at um.. Minnesota!

MarioFan2009: Hey, we went there during Toad's refusion rampage!

Culdee: (to MarioFan2009) I know that! (speaking) Anyways, just meet us there. We also have to tell you something when we arrive.

Culdee shuts off the voicemail.

Culdee: Okay, Sunny should receive my message soon.

Female Robotic Cat: Alright!

Ms. Chalice: Well, let's go then!

Little Buddy: Yay..

The heroes leave.

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CHAPTER 23 - RETURN TO MINNESOTA
Synopsis: After receiving Culdee's message, Sunny and the others prepare to leave the underground bunker and meet up with Culdee and the others at Minnesota! Upon arriving, the heroes begin to plot a rescue mission to save Frida...

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The withers are shown still in the cage struggling to get out. Sunny and Fern are shown watching.

Sunny: Okay, I think it is starting to become morning so it's about time to let them out.

Fern: True!

The sun rises and upon exposure to the sunlight, the withers yell in pain as they transform back into Harmburger, BBQ Girll, Grinding Chuck and Tum-Tum.

Tum-Tum: Oh man, what just happened?

Harmburger: Um, why are we in a cage?

Fern: You all had one of your "personality" shifts during the night. We had to lock you up until morning.

BBQ Girll: Oh, sorry about that.

Grinding Chuck: We have no control of our actions when that happens.

Sunny: It's fine! We just need to be more cautious from now on.

Sunny unlocks the cage and the four exit.

Harmburger: So, what are we up to now?

Fern: Nothing really.

Sunny: We have been in this bunker for quite a while so maybe we should begin packing up soon-

Suddenly, Sunny's phone rings and she answers. Culdee's voicemail plays.

Culdee: (voice) Sunny, we have some bad news. Dreamcaster has claimed the Invincibility Gem. I need you, Jesse and the others to meet up with us at um.. Minnesota!

MarioFan2009: (voice) Hey, we went there during Toad's refusion rampage!

Culdee: (voice) (to MarioFan2009) I know that! (speaking) Anyways, just meet us there. We also have to tell you something when we arrive.

The voicemail ends.

Sunny: Looks like we're definitely packing up.

BBQ Girll: How come?

Sunny: One of my other friends, CuldeeFell13 wants me and the others to meet him at some place called Minnesota.

Grinding Chuck: Okay, cool!

Sunny: But the problem is that I've never been to Minnesota, therefore I don't know the location.

Fern: True.

Sunny: Unless I call Dr. Finkleshitz to ask him how to get there! I heard he was there during Toad's refusion rampage!

Harmburger: Great idea!

Sunny calls Dr. Finkleshitz.

Meanwhile.

Dr. Finkleshitz is shown inside a plane, drinking lemonade. His phone rings and he answers.

Dr. Finkleshitz: Hello?

Sunny: (voice) Hey, Finkleshitz? Now, this may be a strange question, but do you know where the nearest train to Minnesota is?

Dr. Finkleshitz: I do! I was there during Toad's refusion rampage! There should be a train station back in Pensacola. Just ask the conductor to assign you all a train to Minnesota and you should be there!

Sunny: (voice) Okay! Also, how are you and the others doing with looking for the other crystals?

Dr. Finkleshitz: Um.. "looks at sign which reads the destination, Hawaii" Oh, we're currently trying to navigate through a huge place filled with lava! It's like the Mustafar system from Star Wars!

Sunny: (voice) Cool! I think I heard RH is doing a story off of those soon. Anyways, thanks! "hears Dr. Finkleshitz drinking his lemonade" Hey, are you drinking lemonade?

Dr. Finkleshitz: Um, large lava meteroite approaching! Gotta go!

Dr. Finkleshitz hangs up and continues drinking his lemonade. The camera cuts back to Sunny.

Sunny: Hello? Hello? Hm, must have hung up.

Fern: So, there's a train station that can take us to Minnesota?

Sunny: There is! Then, we can meet Culdee and the others there!

Fern: Alright!

A few minutes later.

Inside the underground bunker, Sunny and Fern are seen talking to the other heroes.

Pauline: So, we're heading to Minnesota to meet up with Culdee?

Sunny: We are. Culdee wants to inform us of something when we arrive.

AP: Okay!

Joey: So, when do we start packing?

Fern: About now.

The heroes leave. Joey and AP are seen heading through a hallway and notice Eric and Pauline packing their things.

AP: There's Eric.

Joey: I know, but Pauline told us that we'll stop being friends if she catches us interrogating him. We can't risk it.

AP: Right.

Eric: (to Pauline) Well, I'm gonna see how the others are doing.

Pauline: Okay!

Eric leaves as Joey and AP enter.

Joey: Uh, hey Pauline!

Pauline: Oh, hey guys.

AP: Pauline, we're sorry for all that stuff about interrogating Eric.

Joey: It's just that we kept seeing him doing rather strange things and I think we kept getting the wrong conclusions.

Pauline: It's fine. I just want you three to start getting along with one another.

AP: We understand that. We'll try our best to do so.

Pauline: Thanks, guys.

Meanwhile, Meggy and Tari are seen packing their things.

Meggy: I actually heard about Minnesota! I think that it will be cool!

Tari: Yeah!

Meggy: But I'm still concerned about that Chaos Gem being in you. I just don't want to lose you like how I lost both the Splat Squad and Desti.

Tari: I know. I'm sure the rest will do their best to keep me safe.

The Cat in the Hat appears.

Cat in the Hat: Yeah, hopefully.

Meggy: (to Cat in the Hat) Um, aren't you going to rhyme like usual?

Cat in the Hat: I'd love to, but in situations like these, I'm just not in the mood.

The Cat in the Hat leaves.

Tari: Dang, things must be really getting serious when even the Cat in the Hat won't rhyme. See? I just rhymed when with even and he still hasn't rhymed.

Meggy: I know.

Meanwhile.

Culdee and the others are shown approaching a nearby train station.

Culdee: Okay, there's a train station! Now we just need to catch a train to Minnesota!

Jeckle: Alright!

They then enter the train station.

Conductor: Greetings! Which train would you like to ride on?

Culdee: We'd like a train to Minnesota.

Conductor: Okay! Our latest one is about to leave very shortly.

Culdee: Okay, thanks!

Culdee and the others enter a nearby train.

Beta Tari: Man, this reminds me of the monorail back at Pensacola!

Heckle: I know!

Manny: Can't wait to head to Minnesota! Although, still worrying about Frida.

Zoe: Don't worry, Manny. She might be okay when we save her.

Manny: Yeah, I hope so.

The train drives away.

Meanwhile.

Sunny and the other heroes are shown outside the underground bunker.

Sunny: Okay, did everyone get their things packed?

Jesse: Sure did!

Harmburger: I think we managed to pack up everything in the bunker!

Sunny: Okay!

Fern: Now for the remaining thing.

Fern pushes a button on a remote, causing the underground bunker to explode and collapse on itself.

Fern: Hey, we're likely not returning here anytime so why leave it open?

Sunny: True.

Sunny and the others leave.

Meanwhile.

Culdee and the others are seen inside the train driving to Minnesota.

MarioFan2009: Man, still can't believe we're returning to Minnesota after so long!

Culdee: I know! Man, still feels like we were only there last month.

MarioFan2009: True!

Heckle: (from behind MarioFan2009) Yeah, just like when you kept whining for the bootstrap!

Heckle and Jeckle laugh.

MarioFan2009: Hey, it was for a great cause, alright?!

Asphaltian: (to Ms. Chalice) How's LB?

Ms. Chalice: Oh, I don't know. He's still pretty upset about being the last of his kind.

Little Buddy is seen holding an empty shell.

Little Buddy: (now slighty unhinged) See, everyone? I'm not the last of my kind! There's another survivor! He's just sleeping for 12 years!

Little Buddy laughs insanely.

Ms. Chalice: Yep, he's lost it.

Zoe: (to Heckle and Jeckle) How do you think the Sushi Pack are also doing?

Heckle: I think they're doing fine!

Jeckle: Yeah! They might get one of the crystals before Dreamcaster can!

Zoe: True!

Meanwhile.

Sunny and the others are seen entering Pensacola.

Harmburger: Cool, so this is the city you live in?

Sunny: Sure is!

Fern: Looks nice!

They then reach a train station.

Conducter: Hey, there!

Sunny: Is there a train that leads to Minnesota?

Conductor: There is!

Meggy: Okay, thanks!

Sunny and the others enter a nearby train and it drives away.

Tari: (to Fern) Also, how come you're colored green? I mean your clothes, hair and skin is all colored green. Why is that?

Fern: I don't know. Might be some kind of condition I was born with.

Tari: Okay!

The train drives by the Scavenger camp.

Harmburger: What's that settlement we're passing?

Joey: That's the Scavenger camp. It's inhabited by a bunch of repulsive outcasts who constantly try to loot the city of its supplies.

Pauline: Yeah, when Mr. MacFroogle allowed them to roam free, it nearly drove the city to ruin!

BBQ Girll: Interesting.

Grinding Chuck: Quite unique information.

A few hours later. (Cause remember. Train rides to Minnesota last 3 days.)

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MINNESOTA

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The two trains are seen pulling into a village. Sunny's group and Culdee's group exit their trains and they drive off.

Culdee: Hey, guys! I suppose you got my message.

Sunny: Sure did!

Fern: Got here as you suggested!

MarioFan2009: Um, who are those guys?

Pauline: Yeah, we kind of ran into some new people on the way.

Isa: Pretty much.

Asphaltian: Cool!

Meggy: Also, what did you want to tell us about, Culdee?

Culdee: Well, it might be easier if Manny told you all.

Manny: Well, we already told you that Dreamcaster got the Invincibility Gem, but that's not what we're trying to tell you.

Tari: What was it?

Manny: Dreamcaster and I.M Meen kind of captured Frida and took her with them.

Everyone: What?!?

Manny: I know, right?

Parappa: Well, we need to find some way to save her!

Knack: True!

Culdee: Well, we're gonna come up with a rescue plan. Now, I assume that I.M Meen has taken Frida to his Meen Industries building since that is where he operates. So, we just need to launch an attack there if we want to save her.

Paula: True! We just need to come up with some strategy.

Parappa: Right. I think this is how the plan should so. Me, Paula and Lammy and sneak in through one of the ventways and try to see if maybe Dreamcaster and the others are there.

Sonia: Me, Sonic and Manic will try to find where Frida is being kept.

Culdee: Okay, sounds like a good plan!

Sunny: True! Although I don't think I'll be able to assist mostly since I'm gonna try to get the Immortality Gem back from Dreamcaster.

Garnet: You sure you can handle that?

Pearl: He might be keeping it in his castle.

Sunny: I know. I just need to avoid all the soul stealers.

Steven Universe: Okay, but be careful when you do so.

Sunny: I'll try.

MarioFan2009: Alright, We should probably rest first since it is getting sundown. We'll start the rescue mission by morning.

Everyone: Got it.

All of the heroes leave.

Meanwhile.

At the Meen Industries building, PLA-1137 is seen shoving Frida into a hallway.

PLA-1137: Oh, your old boss is going to love being with you again, traitor.

PLA-1137 leaves. I.M Meen appears next to Frida.

I.M Meen: Welcome back, FRI-1138.

Frida: F-father?! Er, I mean I.M Meen?!

I.M Meen: You will not refer to me by that name anymore. Soon, you will be back to calling me master or father.

Frida: I will never work for you again! Not after everything you've done!

I.M Meen: I know, but I'm afraid it won't be that simple.

Frida: What do you mean?

I.M Meen and Frida head down a hallway.

I.M Meen: You see, as punishment for your inital desertion, it's kind of my company policy to have you undergo reevaluation...

Frida: W-what's reevaluation?

The two enter a large laboratory. I.M Meen snaps his fingers, causing two robot minions to appear, grab Frida and strap her to a table.

Frida: Hey, what are you doing?!?

I.M Meen: You see, I've been conducting research on that little incident of yours to see why you didn't function the way you were supposed to and apparently, it seems like one of my fellow officers snuck a morality chip into your circuits.

One of the rooms unscrews part of Frida's head and removes it to reveal a blue computer chip inside. Another robot then hooks a metal device to it and starts a timer.

I.M Meen: To ensure things don't go bad once more, in exactly 24 hours, this device shall forcefully reset your chip and restore your programming to its factory settings!

Frida: WHAT?!?!?!

I.M Meen: Well, see you later! Can't wait to have you under my services once more.

I.M Meen laughs evilly as he leaves the room while Frida struggles to escape.

Frida: Help, get me out of here!

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CHAPTER 24 - SEARCH AND RESCUE
Synopsis: The heroes launch a break-in on Meen Industries in an attempt to rescue Frida before she is reprogrammed! However, during the mission, Paula ends up discovering an awful truth and the villains plot an ambush...

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In the Meen Industries building, PLA-1137 and Past Buckaroo are seen in one of the machinery rooms.

PLA-1137: Man, being in here kind of reminds me back during the old days when I.M Meen ruled the city!

Past Buckaroo: True! So, how do you think he's doing with FRI-1138?

PLA-1137: Hopefully, the reprogramming goes without trouble!

Past Buckaroo: I hope so!

Meanwhile.

All of the heroes are seen heading through the land.

Sunny: Okay, so how should we sneak in?

Culdee: True. After all, Meen Industries has quite a lot of robot soldiers in there.

MarioFan2009: I know. We just got distract some of the guards in the lobby.

Heckle: Here's my plan!

Heckle takes out an animatronic mouse.

Ms. Chalice: Um, is that a mouse?

Jeckle: Not just a mouse. The Giant Mouse of Minsk.

Heckle: Our plan is we'll release the mouse into the building and while it distracts the robots, the others will sneak inside.

Fern: Sounds like a good plan!

Jeckle: True! "inserts a fire extinguisher into the mouse" Especially when it uses this..

Sonic: Okay! Hopefully, this plan works.

A few minutes later.

The heroes arrive to the Meen Industries building and notice Dark Tari and Glow guarding the doors.

Lammy: Uh oh. Seems like some of Dreamcaster’s men is guarding the entrance.

Paula: True.

Parappa: We just got to get them out of the way so we can sneak into the vents.

Jeckle: We’ll handle this.

Heckle: Just give us five minutes and then do your stuff.

Parappa: Okay!

Heckle and Jeckle leave with the Mouse of Minsk. They then rush into the building while passing Dark Tari and Glow.

Dark Tari: Hey!

Glow: You’re not allowed in here!

Dark Tari and Glow chase the two into the building.

A few minutes later.

Lammy: What’s taking them so long?

Parappa: I know. Hopefully, nothing bad happened to them.

Sunny: True.

Suddenly, they hear screaming coming from inside the building. The four look inside and see the Mouse of Minsk chasing after Dark Tari, Glow and the other robot buildings while it sprays at them with the fire extinguisher.

Dark Tari: Look out!

Glow: That mouse droid is spraying fire retardant foam! It will short out our circuits!

Endoskeleton: Every robot for themselves!

Sunny: Okay, they’re distracted!

Paula: Alright, into the vents!

The four sneak into the vents as the robots continue being chased by the Mouse of Minsk. Heckle and Jeckle are seen watching from nearby with popcorn.

Heckle: Now this is what I call entertainment!

Jeckle: I know!

Parappa and the others are seen crawling through the vents.

Lammy: Man, it’s lucky this building happened to have vent ways.

Paula: Well, every building tends to have them. It’s our preferred way of sneaking around.

Sunny: True.

The four exit the vent, only to see two robots outside who notice them.

Robot 1: Freeze!

Robot 2: Security-

The four quickly attack and destroy the robots.

Lammy: Man, with all this shouting and blasting, it’s a wonder the whole facility doesn’t know we’re here.

Parappa: I know, right?

Sunny: Where are we?

The four see they are in a large computer room.

Paula: Seems like we’re in some sort of control center.

Parappa: Maybe we can get a map of the whole facility here!

Lammy: Okay, let me check the computers.

Lammy heads to one of the computers and finds a picture of the building’s map on the screen.

Lammy: Alright, I found it!

Sunny: Okay! We should probably send it to the others.

Sunny takes a photo of the map and sends it to Culdee’s phone. Outside, Culdee receives Sunny’s message.

Culdee: Okay, Sunny sent us a map of the building!

Manny: Alright! When we get the signal, we can go in and find our way to Frida!

Back inside, Sunny, Parappa, Paula and Lammy look through some security cameras.

Paula: Okay, hopefully we can be able to track Frida's location in this building.

Lammy: I hope so! This building is huge!

Eventually, the four come across security footage of Frida still struggling to escape from her restraints.

Sunny: There she is!

Parappa: "looking at the map" Okay, let me see what room this is on the map.

Parappa looks at the map and eventually comes across a location reading "Cybernetics Room".

Parappa: She's being held in the Cybernetics Room!

Sunny: Okay! Now, let me call Sonic.

Sunny calls Sonic and he answers.

Sonic: Hey, Sunny!

Sunny: (voice) Okay, Sonic. We found Frida in the Cybernetics Room. Now, you and your siblings can make your moves.

Sonic: Okay, got it covered!

Sonic hangs up.

Sonic: (to Sonia and Manic) You heard her, guys. Let's move!

Sonic, Sonia and Manic sneak into the building and move past Dark Tari and the others as they continue fighting off the Mouse of Minsk.

Meanwhile.

Frida is seen in the Cybernetics Room, still struggling to escape. I.M Meen enters the room.

I.M Meen: Hello again, my beloved creation. Excited for you to become my assistant once more?

Frida: Never! You're a sick creator and I'll never work for you!

I.M Meen: Don't be too sure about that. In one more hour, you will have all your memories wiped and restored to your original settings. I even got out a special outfit just for you!

Frida: Well, I am not wearing that as the others will be here soon!

I.M Meen: So be it, then. Just wait till you're reprogrammed.

I.M Meen leaves.

Frida: You're gonna regret this, I.M Meen!

Meanwhile.

Sunny, Lammy, Paula and Parappa exit the computer room and encounter Sonic, Sonia and Manic.

Sonic: Hey, guys!

Sunny: Hey, Sonic! We managed to find Frida's location so that's why we sent you in here.

Paula: She should be located in the cybernetic's room.

Sonia: Okay!

Manic: We'll try to get there quick!

Parappa: Good luck, you guys!

Sonic, Sonia and Manic leave. Sunny and the others then enter another hallway and come across Spellbinder talking to I.M Meen in a conference room.

Spellbinder: So, what's your plan for my husband's troops?

I.M Meen: Well in case things go out well, I might contribute to Dreamcaster's army by building him a bunch of advancements.

Spellbinder: What kind of advancements?

I.M Meen: I can construct ships and death machines.

Spellbinder: Ships and death machines?

I.M Meen: Yes! Lots of devastating attack ships and huge walking death machines! If you two were to get my assistance, me and my robots can construct much more than you can imagine!

Spellbinder: I don't know. I can imagine quite a bit!

I.M Meen: Trust me, you'll get them!

Spellbinder: We better!

I.M Meen: You will!

Spellbinder: All right, but you better be right about this. Just need to tell my husband what he thinks. He's currently back at his castle rallying his troops for more gem heists.

Spellbinder summons a portal and enters it.

Sunny: Okay, there's my ticket to Dreamcaster's location! Also, that must be Dreamcaster's wife HUNTER was talking about.

Paula: True.

Parappa: You sure about this, Sunny? You have no idea who you're up against.

Sunny: I know, but the rest of you still need to help find the remaining crystals. This, I must do on my own.

Lammy: Okay.

Parappa: Just be careful. "in his thoughts" Come on, I really need to tell her my feelings soon.

Sunny: Stay safe, everyone.

Sunny sneaks into the conference room and purposely knocks over a nearby vase. I.M Meen hears it shattering and turns around just as Sunny hides behind a plant.

I.M Meen: The heck?! "sighs" Another vase broken.

I.M Meen sweeps up the shattered vase and heads to a trash can outside the room. Sunny notices the portal is closing.

Sunny: Okay, got to hurry!

Sunny runs to the portal and leaps inside at the last second before it closes.

Parappa: I sure hope Sunny does alright in there.

Paula: Me too. So, what should we do while Sonic and the others are rescuing Frida?

Lammy: Maybe we can search to see if that Immortality Gem is in here. I heard from MarioFan2009 that the Kee-Oth guy has it.

Parappa: Okay, just split up and remain cautious everyone.

Paula: Got it.

Parappa, Paula and Lammy split up and head to different hallways.

Meanwhile.

Sonic, Sonia and Manic are seen heading down a hallway.

Sonic: Okay, hopefully we manage to reach Frida in time.

Sonia: True cause if we're too late, we might never switch her back.

Manic: Guys, I think I see the room up ahead!

The three come across a door labeled "Cybernetics Room".

Sonic: Alright, we made it!

Sonia: Now let's rescue Frida and get out of here!

The three enter the room. However, the entire room is dark.

Manic: The heck? Why is it so dark?

Sonic: I know. I don't see a thing.

Sonia: Hang on. Let me find the lightswitch.

Sonia turns the lights on. However, the three scream when they witness Badman, Captain Gutt, Larry, Oliver, Lucks and Past Saiko all gathered at a table looking at them.

Badman: Greetings, hedgehogs!

Sonia quickly pulls out her guitar and fires musical notes at them. However, Captain Gutt leaps onto the table and easily deflects them all with grey blasts.

Sonic: The heck?!

Manic: Since when did he manage to do that?!

Captain Gutt points at Sonia, causing her guitar to be telekinetically pulled away from her and fly into his hands. He then gives it to Past Saiko.

Captain Gutt: We would be honored if you three would join us.

The villains laugh evilly as the camera cuts to outside the room as Lucks heads to the door and locks it.

Meanwhile.

Paula and Lammy enter an elevator and exit on another floor.

Lammy: Man, how many floors does this building have?

Paula: About dozens. This is a robot construction area you know.

Lammy: True.

Paula: Man, I kind of still feel uneasy about setting foot in here again.

Lammy: What do you mean?

Paula: Long story short, I used to be a brainwashed bounty hunter named PLA-1137 that served I.M Meen during his rule on the city. Sunny managed to free me and we helped stop him.

Lammy: Cool!

Paula: I know, right?

The two eventually come across another set of hallways.

Paula: I'll go down this hallway. You go down the right.

Lammy: Got it.

The two separate into different hallways. Paula heads down the left hallway and comes across PLA-1137 and Past Buckaroo in a security room, eating popcorn while watching something on the TV.

Past Buckaroo: (to PLA-1137) Man, you sure killed those two good!

PLA-1137: I know! They had no idea what hit them!

Past Buckaroo continues eating his popcorn before realizing it is empty.

Past Buckaroo: Whoops, no more popcorn! Better get some more!

PLA-1137: Okay, I'll go with!

Past Buckaroo and PLA-1137 leave the room. Paula quickly poses against a nearby painting as the two walk past without noticing her. Once they are gone, Paula sneaks into the security room.

Paula: The heck were they watching?

Paula heads to the TV and notices a menu reading several options listed "MY FIRST MISSION", "TARGETS ACQUIRED" and "AUGUST 17TH: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT".

Paula: "noticing the last title" August 17th? That was the day Parappa's parents were murdered. Why would PLA-1137 have footage of that here? Might as well watch them. There could be something.

Paula takes the remote selects the first option. She then watches as two shadowy figures are seen interacting with each other in a warehouse.

???: Hello, “CENSORED”.

???: Hey, master. What is my next task?

???: Well, while I was working on my plan to “CENSORED”, I saw through security footage that these people have discovered my plans. Here is their picture. I want them terminated.

??? hands ??? a sheet of paper, but it is not shown.

???: You got that?

???: Yes, master.

???: Good. Now, go.

The figure leaves the warehouse and the video ends.

Paula: Huh? Who were those guys? There's got to be some meaning to this.

Paula selects the next option. The screen then shows the figure heading through California. They once again look at the paper.

???: Ok. I believe they should be close by.

??? notices an anthropomorphic dog wearing a grey and black hat nearby.

Paula: "gasps" That's Parappa's father!

???: That must be one of the targets, but I should wait until they are both together so that way, I can finish the job easier. For now, I’ll watch him.

The figure watches as the dog enters a car and drives off.

A few minutes later.

The dog wearing the grey hat is seen driving in a car before pulling up at the Sony HQ. A person enters the car and drives off.

Dog 1: So, how was your day at work today, son?

The person in the back is revealed to be Parappa.

Parappa: It went great, dad!

Mr. Rappa: Nice! After I pick up your mother, maybe we can see a movie!

Parappa: Sounds great!

The car drives away. However, the figure is shown to be watching.

???: The movie theater, eh? Seems like that's where I should ambush my targets.

The figure leaves. The video then ends.

Paula: Alright, now I think there's one video left. Also, what does it mean by Director's Cut?

Paula selects the final option. Parappa, Mr. Rappa and a female dog wearing a flower hat are seen exiting the movie theater.

Parappa: I really enjoyed that movie! Thanks for taking me there!

Mr. Rappa: Anytime, son!

Mrs. Rappa: Maybe, tomorrow we can head to the park!

Parappa: Ok! Sounds great!

Mr. Rappa: I just called my butler, Master Onion. He’ll pick us up soon.

Parappa: Ok!

The shadowy figure is seen watching the three.

???: I found my targets. Now, to cut to the chase.

The figure pulls out a gun and leaps off the building. As the three head to the parking lot, the figure runs up to them.

Mr. Rappa: Who are you?

???: That is none of your business.

The figure aims a gun at Mrs. Rappa.

Mrs. Rappa: Wait! What are you doing?!?

Mr. Rappa: Please don’t shoot!

???: This is why you two (Mr and Mrs. Rappa) shouldn’t have found out about the boss’ plans.

The figure shoots Mrs. Rappa in the chest, knocking her to the ground.

Mr. Rappa: NO!

Parappa: Mother!

Paula: Geez! So that's what it looked like! Man, no wonder Parappa hated August 17th...

???: Your son is now next!

Mr. Rappa: Never!

Mr. Rappa leaps at the figure and tries to wrestle the gun from him/her.

Mr. Rappa: (to Parappa) Run, son!

Parappa: But dad-

Mr. Rappa: Hurry!

Parappa runs off. Mr. Rappa and the figure continue fighting until eventually Mr. Rappa pulls off the figure's helmet and gasps in shock at the figure's identity.

Mr. Rappa: What?!

The figure is revealed to be Paula who has red eyes. Paula drops her jaw in shock upon seeing herself in the video.

Mr. Rappa: P-Paula?! What happened to you?!

Paula: (video) That's none of your business! And my name isn't Paula! It's PLA-1137!

Paula overwhelms Mr. Rappa and shoots him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground. She then sees Parappa running.

Paula: (video) Get back here, you.

Paula runs after Parappa. Eventually, Parappa gets cornered in an alleyway.

Parappa: No! Trapped!

Paula: (video) Got you now!

The figure aims his/her gun at Parappa.

Paula: (video) Time to die-

Paula's phone rings and she answers.

Paula: (video) Hello?

I.M Meen: (voice) “CENSORED”, I need you to report back to my base. We’re ready for our plans.

Paula: (video) But, I’m about to kill the last target-

I.M Meen: (voice) Forget about him! We need to focus on our goal!

Paula: (video) Fine.

Paula puts his/her gun away.

Paula: (video) See you (Parappa) next time. You’re on my hit list.

Paula runs off and the video ends. Paula then drops the remote to the floor in shock.

Paula: N-no, this can't be real. I-I couldn't have murdered Parappa's parents, haven't I?

Paula looks through the video again, only to see herself shooting Mr. Rappa on the video again.

Paula: No. T-this isn't true! I-I couldn't have done this!

Paula clutches her chest and collapses to the ground. She then looks at her hands which from her POV briefly flashes to show them covered in the blood of Parappa's parents.

Paula: I-I don't believe this. How could I do such a thing?

On the TV, a final video plays that shows Paula meeting up with I.M Meen. The rest of her body is now visible, revealing her PLA-1137 armor.

Paula: (video) The targets have been taken care of.

I.M Meen: (video) Excellent work, my brillaint bounty hunter. Now, come along. We got a city to take over.

Paula: (video) "puts her helmet on" Yes, master.

The two leave and the video shuts off. Paula collapses next to a wall and quitely sobs.

Meanwhile.

In Dreamcaster's castle, Dreamcaster and Spellbinder are seen talking.

Dreamcaster: So, I.M Meen is going to be constructing us a series of machinery to help our army?

Spellbinder: Pretty much. Loads he said.

Dreamcaster: I believe that could be of some use to us. We just got to make it the right time since it would waste time and resources.

Spellbinder: True.

Captain Gutt and the other villains enter the room with Sonic, Sonia and Manic in handcuffs.

Lucks: My lord, we found these three hedgehogs sneaking around in the base.

Spellbinder: Intruders, I should have known.

Sonic: (to Lucks) Yeah, you think you and the others could get the crystals? Try me!

Sonic punches Lucks in the face, causing him to cough out some blood.

Lucks: (to Sonic) You're a real wise guy, aren't you?

Lucks pulls out his gun and tries to shoot Sonic, only for Dreamcaster to stop him.

Dreamcaster: Don't. I have been setting up a test that I've been planning for the flower. They shall be our test subjects.

Lucks: Very well.

Oliver: As you wish.

Sonia: Hang on, what test?

Spellbinder: Oh, we'll show you.

Dreamcaster and the others lead Sonic, Sonia and Manic out of the room.

Meanwhile.

Lammy is seen heading down the right hallway. She then comes across I.M Meen writing something in a book while in a nearby room.

I.M Meen: Alright, finished! If things end up going wrong, I'll build these two advanced robots to be of great aid for Dreamcaster.

I.M Meen shuts the book, places it on his desk and leaves while Lammy hides behind a plant. Once I.M Meen leaves, Lammy sneaks into the room and looks inside the book to see blueprints of two endoskeletons labeled "FIV-1139: and "MIK-1140".

Lammy: Hm, I wonder what these plans mean? Eh, probably nothing.

Lammy leaves the room. Eventually, she enters another room and finds Terrovax storing the Invincibilty Gem into a glass container which freezes it inside.

Terrovax: Okay, just keeping this safe inside this freezing unit.

Lammy: There's the Immortality Gem. I just got to distract that demon mask guy somehow.

Lammy sneaks up behind Terrovax and taps him on the shoulder. Terrovax turns around, only for Lammy to move behind him, swipe the jar and tap him on the shoulder again. Terrovax turns around again as Lammy moves around him and eventually runs out of the room with the jar.

Lammy: Okay, I stole back the gem! Might as well get it to the heroes when I have the chance.

Meanwhile.

Parappa is seen heading down a hallway. Paula exits the TV room as he passes by.

Parappa: Hey, Paula! Um, what's wrong?

Paula: "sadly" Nothing.

Parappa: What do you mean?

Paula: I said it's nothing.

Paula leaves.

Parappa: Um, okay?

Paula: "in her thoughts" Oh man, I don't know if I can tell him. If he finds out I killed his parents, he'll probably be angry. How would things go?

An imagine spot occurs, showing Paula and Parappa.

Parappa: Hey, Paula! So, did you have something to tell me?

Paula: Kinda. You see, I may have actually killed your parents.

Parappa: ...

Parappa pulls out a gun and shoots Paula. The imagine spot ends.

Paula: S**t, he could kill me if I told him!

Parappa: "from nearby" Tell me what?

Paula: Oh, nothing! Just uh.. See ya!

Paula runs off.

Parappa: What is up with her lately?

Meanwhile.

Four elite soul stealers are seen inside a large chamber filled with pipes and chemical tanks. Dreamcaster and the others enter the room and head to a large platform with a trapdoor in the middle.

Sonic: The heck?

Sonia: What is this place?

Spellbinder: This is our special mindless-creation chamber. It will be the perfect formula to possibly converting Sunny to our side.

Manic: What?!

Captain Gutt: Boss, I'd hate to interrupt, but I don't think this chamber was even tested. If you put Sunny in there, it could kill her.

Dreamcaster: We know that. We don't want our potential prize damaged so we will test it out.. "looking at Manic" on him.

Manic: Me?!

Lucks: But what if he doesn't survive?

Spellbinder: Then his death will be written off and we shall continue construction on the project. "to the Elite Soul Stealers" Put him in!

The elite soul stealers approach Manic, only for Sonia to grab her guitar from Past Saiko and strike them all with it.

Sonic: Oh no! Sonia, stop!

Manic: Stop, Sonia, stop! Do you hear me? Stop!

Sonia stops fighting the elite soul stealers.

Manic: Listen to me, Sonia. This won't help me and Sonic. There's only one thing you can do. You must take care of Sonic and keep helping the other heroes.

Sonia: But what about you?

Manic: Don't worry. There will be another time.

Sonia: Okay.

Sonic: We'll try to help you later, Manic.

Manic: Don't worry. I'll be waiting.

The elite soul stealers grab Manic, drag him to the trapdoor and strap his feet to it. Spellbinder pulls a nearby lever, causing the trapdoor Manic is on to lower into the platform. Afterwards, Manic disappears into a large spray of gray gas.

Sonic: No!

Sonia: What are you doing to him?!

Dreamcaster: Relax. Just wait till the test is over.

One of the elite soul stealers operate a large crane. The crane reaches into the hole and pulls out Manic who is now colored grey with black eyes and tears while also covered in black veins.

Spellbinder: The operation was a success, husband. Manic is alive and now an elite mindless.

Dreamcaster: Perfect.

Elite Mindless Manic: Greetings, master.

Dreamcaster: (to Spellbinder) Reset the chamber for Sunny.

Spellbinder: Got it. What should we do with the other two hedgehogs?

Dreamcaster: "to the elite soul stealers" Lock them away. We'll feed them to the Dream Snake later.

Sonic: No!

The elite soul stealers grab Sonic and Sonia and drag them out of the room.

Sonia: This is the last mistake you'll ever make, Dreamcaster!

Meanwhile.

Lammy, Parappa and Paula are seen meeting up in the hallways.

Lammy: Guys, I managed to steal back the Invincibility Gem!

Parappa: Alright! Now Dreamcaster has one less crystal!

Paula: True!

Parappa: Also, has Sonic and his siblings rescued Frida yet?

Lammy: Hang on, let me try to contact them.

Lammy calls Sonic, Sonia and Manic on her phone.

Lammy: Sonic, did you, Sonia and Manic find Frida yet?

Lammy hears no response.

Lammy: Guys, did you find her?

Still no response. The camera cuts to the room where Sonic, Sonia and Manic were captured and their phones are shown to have been left on the table.

Lammy: (voice) Sonic?! Sonia?! Manic?! Are you there?!

Lammy hangs up as the camera cuts back to her.

Lammy: Something happened to them!

Paula: Shoot, the villains must have caught them!

Parappa: Well, we’d better go free her ourselves. And fast!

The three run off.

Meanwhile.

Terrovax is seen heading back to the room he was in earlier.

Terrovax: Okay, just finished with my lunch break! Now to check on that crystal-

Terrovax enters the room and sees that the Invincibility Gem is gone.

Terrovax: ...

Terrovax roars in rage as he pulls out his sword and the camera cuts to outside the room as he trashed the entire place with his sword. Two of I.M Meen’s robots approach the room, only to stop when they hear Terrovax’s outburst and flaming pieces of the room’s furniture flying out.

Robot 3: Heck, I’m not staying for this.

Robot 4: Me neither.

The two robots turn around and leave as Terrovax continues destroying the room.

Meanwhile.

Lammy, Parappa and Paula are seen coming across the door to the “Cybernetics Room”.

Parappa: Okay, Hopefully this is the place.

Parappa opens the door and they see Frida inside, still strapped to the table.

Lammy: There she is!

Frida: Guys, you just made it! Hurry and get this thing off me!

Paula: What is it?

Frida: No time! I.M Meen is trying to reprogram me! Hurry!

Parappa: Okay!

Parappa tries to remove the device from Frida, only to get knocked away by a robot.

Robot 5: Freeze, intruders!

Parappa quickly destroys the robot, only for more to enter the room.

Paula: Shoot, there’s more of them!

Frida: Hurry! The device goes off in one minute!

Lammy: We’re trying!

The three continue destroying the robots as the countdown continues. Eventually, they destroy all of the robots as the countdown now has 5 seconds left.

Parappa: Okay, we destroyed them! Now let’s hurry and save Frida!

Parappa rushes to Frida and tries to remove the device, only for the countdown to end and start beeping.

Parappa: Um, what’s happening?

Frida: NO-

Frida screams as the device electrocutes her. Afterwards, she deactivates.

Paula: Um, what just happened?

Frida reactivates, but her eyes are now entirely blue.

Parappa: The heck-

Frida punches Parappa, knocking him down. She then breaks free from her restraints and leaps off the table.

Lammy: What the?!

Paula: Frida, what happened to you?!

Frida: (now with a more electronic voice) I don’t know anyone named Frida. The name is FRI-1138.

Parappa: Oh no, she’s been reprogrammed-

FRI-1138’s arms turn into cannons and she blasts at Parappa, Lammy and Paula as they run out of the room.

Lammy: There must be some way to turn her back to normal!

Paula: We’ll find out later! Right now, we need to run!

The three run off as FRI-1138 exits the room and blasts at them.

FRI-1138: You three will never escape. My master, I.M Meen will have your heads.

FRI-1138 leaves.

Meanwhile.

At Dreamcaster's castle, Sonic and Sonia are seen being thrown into their cells.

Elite Soul Stealer 1: In you go!

Elite Soul Stealer 2: You two stay here while the Dream Snake finishes off its latest meal.

Elite Soul Stealer 3: In the meantime, Dreamcaster is getting everything all ready for Sunny when she is brought here.

Sonic: Sunny?

Sonia: What do you mean?

Elite Soul Stealer 1: Lord Dreamcaster has set a trap for her.

Elite Soul Stealer 2: She will fall right into his hands.

The Elite Soul Stealers leave.

Sonic: Shoot, we'd better warn her-

Elite Soul Stealer 3: This castle also has poor wifi connection so don't bother sending a message.

Sonia: Darn it.

Meanwhile.

Back at Meen Industries, I.M Meen is seen in his office. FRI-1138 enters the room.

FRI-1138: Greetings, master.

I.M Meen: FRI-1138! Good to see you properly programmed!

FRI-1138: True! But anyways, I have recieved word that the heroes are launching an assault on the building and one of the heroes made off with one of the crystals.

I.M Meen: WHAT?!?!

FRI-1138: I know! If we don't get it back, Dreamcaster will kill us!

I.M Meen: Hang on, I have a plan. Just let me contact the other villains.

A few minutes later.

All of the villains are seen with I.M Meen.

Dark Tari: So, what is the plan, I.M Meen?

Lucks: Yeah?

I.M Meen: Okay, the only way we'll be able to get those crystals from the heroes is if we set up some sort of mega ambush. Then, we can take the crystals from them while they are occupied!

Captain Gutt: Sounds like a good plan!

Larry: Yeah!

Oliver: However, I suggest this location.

I.M Meen: Where?

Oliver whispers into I.M Meen's ear, but it isn't heard.

I.M Meen: Okay, if you insist. Anyways, get everyone ready for this plan.

PLA-1137: Okay!

The villains leave as I.M Meen and FRI-1138 enter a portal.

A few minutes later.

Parappa, Lammy and Paula are seen rushing into a nearby hallway.

Parappa: Okay, I think we lost her!

Paula: Good!

Lammy: Well, we still need to find some way to turn her back!

Parappa: I know-

Suddenly, portals open behind the three. Lucks, PLA-1137 and Dave the Octopus lean out, grab them and pull them into the portals as they shut. The camera then cuts to outside the building where the rest of the heroes are waiting.

Manny: Um, what's taking them so long?

Fern: I know. Hopefully, they're doing fine-

Suddenly, the heroes scream as they plummet through a large portal in the ground summoned by Larry, Oliver, Coconut Fred and PAMA.

PAMA: Oh man, this is going to be so good!

Coconut Fred: Agreed!

Larry: Yeah!

The four leap into the portal and it shuts.

Meanwhile.

Back in Dreamcaster's castle, Dreamcaster and Spellbinder are seen in the mindless-creation chamber.

Spellbinder: Okay, the chamber has been reset!

Dreamcaster: Good!

Suddenly, Spellbinder senses something.

Dreamcaster: What did you sense, Spellbinder?

Spellbinder: Sunny is here.

Dreamcaster: How can you tell?

Spellbinder: I sense her presence in this very castle.

Dreamcaster: Well, what should we do with her once we have her?

Spellbinder: Leave that to me. I will face her alone.

Spellbinder leaves the chamber.

Dreamcaster: Okay, good luck. I'll go check to see how my soul stealers are doing.

Dreamcaster leaves the room. The scene then cuts to black.

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CHAPTER 25 - THE FALL OF THE HEROES
Synopsis: In the final chapter of "The Dream Crystals! Part 1", after getting teleported to a battlefield which also turn out to be the Sushi Pack’s location, the heroes enter a huge battle with all of Dreamcaster’s men! However, the villains suddenly begin showing off powers they haven’t had before. If the villains aren’t defeated, will this be the end.. of the heroes?

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Tako, Ikura, Wasabi, Maguro, Kani, SpongeBob, Detective Pikachu, Bimbo and Bialar are seen heading through a large area with the ground made of stone and the land filled with several geysers. Bimbo looks through one of the geysers.

Bimbo: Is one of those gems in here?

The geyser shoots ash into Bimbo's face.

Bimbo: Well, at least I still have my personality.

Wasabi: Mustard? (So, how do you think the others are doing?)

Maguro: Hopefully, they're doing fine.

Tako: True.

Kani: After all, what are the chances that Dreamcaster's men could do something to thwart our efforts?

Right as she says that, a massive portal opens up in the sky and all of the heroes fall out and land.

Ikura: (to Kani) You just had to ask.

Bialar: "bark" (Yeah!)

The heroes get up from the ground.

Manny: Huh, where the heck are we?

Parappa: No clue.

Tako: Hey, guys? What happened?

Tari: I don't know. Dreamcaster's men just sucked us through a portal and we must have gotten warped here.

Meggy: I think so.

Suddenly, lightning flashes and evil laughing is heard.

PLA-1137: (voice) You've fallen directly into our trap, pesky heroes!

Dark Tari: (voice) Now you all have one decision to make.

Alternate Pauline: (voice) Hand over the crystals or die!

Pauline: (to Alternate Pauline) You can't make us! And where are you at, anyways?! I can't even see you!

Past Waluigi: (voice) Oh, we'll explain later.

Oliver: (voice) Greetings, squid man.

Tako: Huh? Me?

Larry: (voice) That's right. We're talking to you, Tako Maki.

Tako: "shocked" H-how did you know my name?!

Oliver: (voice) We had quite a history together! We tried to capture the Hopalong Casserole, only for us to keep having run-ins with you! You see, we don't like being beaten up with a baseball bat, getting kicked, beaten by your bare hands and being chased while we were just trying to catch our meal.

Tako: "worried" W-we?

Larry: (voice) That's right, Tako. Us, birds!

Several portals open throughout the area and all of the villains exit with menacing looks while surrounding the heroes in the battlefield.

Joey: Woah, what the f**k?!

Pauline: There's so many of them!

Fern: Never seen this many since during the early days of the Awful Hospital!

Larry and Oliver emerge from the army of villains and approach Tako.

Tako: Wait, I recognize you two!

Larry: I know.

Oliver: The reason why we joined Dreamcaster's army was so we could get revenge on you for beating us badly while we were just trying to catch our prey!

Tako: What do you mean?! I never meant such thing!

Larry: Oh, really?

Larry summons a hologram showing footage of Tako attacking him and Larry from "Hop, Skip and a Chump".

Tako: H-how did you do that?!

Maguro: (to Tako) Tako, is this true?

Tako: "sighs" It is.

Kani: Wow, we never knew that sometimes, you could resort to violence just because of a minor annoyance.

Tako: But guys, please let me explain about this-

Oliver: Silence! Now, we shall finally gain our revenge.

Tako: Not if I have anything to say about it!

Tako smacks Oliver out of the sky with one of his tentacles.

Larry: Oh, it is on!

All of the villains let out battle cries as they and the heroes begin a violent battle.

Meanwhile.

Spellbinder is seen exiting the portal and ends up in front of Dreamcaster's castle.

Spellbinder: Now, to await that flower girl's arrival.

Spellbinder enters the castle. Afterwards, Sunny exits the portal.

Sunny: Okay, now let's see what Dreamcaster and Spellbinder could be planning next.

Sunny sneaks into the castle and notices a soul stealer approaching. She then hides in a nearby closet and pulls the soul stealer inside when he gets close to the door. Sounds of beatings are heard and Sunny exits, wearing the soul stealer's robes.

Sunny: Man, kind of need to get used to having to wear an outfit on my opponent's wardrobe.

Sunny heads upstairs.

Meanwhile.

Back on the battlefield, the battle is shown still going on. Tari is shown fighting off Past Buckaroo and Kee-Oth. However, she gets knocked down from behind by Dark Tari who tries to rip the Chaos Gem out of her chest, only to get knocked away by Saiko's hammer.

Saiko: Stay away from her!

Alternate Pauline and Past Toad land in front of Saiko and Tari.

Past Toad: Give us the cyborg girl and we'll let you live.

Alternate Pauline: Choose wisely.

Meggy appears in front of Tari.

Meggy: If you want her, you'll have to go through me!

Past Toad: Very well.

Past Toad fires lightning at Meggy, but she blocks it with her lightning ink.

Past Toad: Impossible-

Tari blasts Past Toad, knocking him into a nearby geyser which erupts and sends him flying into a nearby Bruton, knocking him out of the sky.

Bruton: FINLAND!!!

Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel and Lukas are seen fighting off Aiden, Gill and Maya.

Jesse: Aiden, have you gone mad?!

Petra: Causing chaos to Sky City was bad enough, but pledging allegiance to freakin' Dreamcaster?!

Axel: That's like the lowest you've ever gone!

Aiden: I know! And it's about to become even lower..

Aiden, Gill and Maya laugh evilly as they summon a portal and enter it.

Olivia: What were they even talking about?

Petra: No clue-

Petra gets a flashback about her vision, showing Aiden, Gill and Maya wrecking Beacontown.

Petra: Oh no, they're heading to Beacontown!

Lukas: Well, we need to stop them quick!

Jesse and the others run off as the camera cuts to the Crystal Gems, Connie and Lion fighting off Past Saiko, Colonel Shuffle and I.M Meen.

Garnet: Keep fighting, guys! Don't show a moment of weakness!

Colonel Shuffle: Fools! Dreamcaster shall rise again! You shall meet your first taste of defeat!

I.M Meen: You shall be on the losing side of this war!

Steven Universe: Never! The heroes are always victorious!

Past Saiko: Or are they?

Past Saiko strikes Steven Universe with her hammer, knocking him away. Afterwards, Connie slashes at Past Saiko with her sword while Lion leaps at her and attacks her until she manages to break free and run away.

Connie: That's right, you better run!

Meanwhile.

In the Meen Industries building, FRI-1138 is seen removing her outfit (which is shown in shadow to avoid showing any inappropriate areas) and puts on a grey and black military uniform. Afterwards, she then paints her goggles black and puts them on.

FRI-1138: Now that I have my proper outfit complete, time to go assist my master.

FRI-1138 leaves.

Meanwhile.

Back in Dreamcaster's castle, Sunny is seen continuing to head up the stairs. She comes across the Drawing Room where some soul stealers are seen looking at the winning drawings which are on the table.

Soul Stealer 2: (referring to the stick figure drawing) I think this drawing looked cool!

Soul Stealer 3: True, but I think I prefer the one with the cartoon-looking girl. She just looks more colorful.

Sunny: Hm, no wonder why the soul stealers haven't shown up lately.

Sunny leaves before the soul stealers can notice her and eventually comes across Dreamcaster's throne room. On the throne, she sees the Immortality Gem resting on it.

Sunny: That's the Immortality Gem! Say goodbye to your precious crystal, Dreamcaster!

Sunny removes her soul stealer disguise, takes out her sword and tries to smash the crystal apart with it, only for the crystal to fade away, thus revealing it to be a fake hologram.

Sunny: Huh? What the hell?

???: Surprised?

Sunny turns around and sees Spellbinder standing at the entrance and is shown to have been casting an illusion for the Immortality Gem.

Spellbinder: You may have done a lot of heroic deeds like destroying the Death Creeper, overthrowing both I.M Meen and Mr. MacFroogle and slaying my husband once. But you stand no match to me.

Sunny: (weilding her sword) That's what you think, you arrogant robe-wearing sorceress.

Spellbinder: (taking her staff out of her robes and turning it into a purple sword) Hey, that actually sounded good! Thanks for the compliment!

Sunny: ... That wasn't a compliment.

Sunny lunges at Spellbinder with her sword, but she blocks it with her sword. Sunny slashes at Spellbinder again, resulting in the two's swords locking against each other.

Meanwhile.

Back at the battlefield, Tako is seen fighting off Larry and Oliver.

Larry: Yeah, this is how revenge feels!

Oliver: This is for disrespecting us!

Tako: Guys, knock it off! I'm sorry about beating you up! Now, can we please call this a day?

Larry and Oliver: NEVER!

Larry pecks at Tako's eyepatch to no effect.

Tako: "laughs" Born without an eye, remember-

Oliver pokes Tako in the other eye.

Tako: OW!

Larry scratches Tako's face.

Tako: Stop! You're only making my face look cooler!

Captain Gutt is seen hiding behind a rock as he throws fruits at Denny, Wasabi and PJ Berri as they avoid them all. At one point, he successfully hits PJ Berri in the face with a watermelon, only for him to lick it off.

PJ Berri: Ooh, tasty!

Captain Gutt throws a banana at PJ Berri, but he opens his mouth, catches the banana and eats it before spitting out the peel.

Captain Gutt: So?

Captain Gutt cuts another watermelon open, stuffs a large boulder inside, shuts the watermelon and throws it at PJ Berri. He eats the watermelon, only to break his teeth on the boulder.

PJ Berri: Ow.

Maguro is seen fighting off Colonel Shuffle, Dr. Fusion, Protoboy, Alternate Pauline, Terrovax, Blacque Jacque Shellacque and Kee-Oth.

Kee-Oth: You will never defeat us! Dreamcaster shall be unstoppable!

AP: (from nearby) Oh, really? Kee-Oth O'Rama Pancake!

Kee-Oth: ... Ha! That doesn't work anymore!

AP: What?!

Kee-Oth: I've been taking lessons under Dreamcaster. I managed to get over that weakness!

AP: Darn it!

While he is distracted by AP, Maguro sneaks up behind him and telepathically twists his wings, causing him unimaginable pain.

Kee-Oth: "howling with pain" OOOHHH, MY WINGS!!!

Colonel Shuffle: (to Maguro) Prepare to pay!

Colonel Shuffle lunges at Maguro, but she dodges, causing him to hit a large boulder.

Maguro: Ha, try your worst!

Meanwhile.

Back in the throne room, Sunny and Spellbinder are seen still fighting. Eventually, they make their way out of the throne room and navigate down the hallway as they continue blocking each other's attacks.

Spellbinder: You have trained a lot. Crash must have taught you well.

Sunny: I know. You'll find me full of surprises.

At one point, Spellbinder quickly swings her sword towards Sunny, knocking her sword out of her hand and sending it falling down the nearby stairflight.

Sunny: Uh oh!

Sunny dodges Spellbinder's swings and runs off.

Spellbinder: Leaving so soon?

Spellbinder warps away and just as Sunny is heading down the stairs and enters a bottom floor, Spellbinder warps in front of her.

Sunny: Huh?!

Spellbinder: Surprise!

Spellbinder tries to strike Sunny, but she grabs a nearby torch from the wall and throws it at Spellbinder and it falls into her robes. Spellbinder shouts in pain before using her powers to extinguish the flames.

Spellbinder: You're seriously asking for this!

Spellbinder throws her sword away and fires a blast at Sunny which she quickly dodges, destroying a portion of the wall. Spellbinder continues shooting blasts at Sunny as they make their way into the chamber room, containing the mindless machine. After a while, Spellbinder pushes Sunny, knocking her through the trapdoor and quickly pulls the lever, causing a bunch of mist to spray out, seemingly turning Sunny into a mindless.

Spellbinder: That was too easy. Perhaps you are not as strong as Dreamcaster thought.

Sunny: (offscreen) You can say that again!

Spellbinder looks up and sees that Sunny had jumped out before the mist could reach her and is clinging to the roof.

Spellbinder: Impressive. Most impressive.

Spellbinder grabs Sunny with her powers and throws her out of the chamber room where she falls and lands on another flight of stairs. Sunny gets back up and grabs her sword lying nearby as Spellbinder teleports in front of her again and summons her sword. The two continue fighting with their swords. Eventually, Spellbinder accidentally smashes a nearby pipe with her sword, releasing steam. Sunny then grabs the pipe and blasts Spellbinder in the face with its steam, blinding her. While stunned, Sunny quickly stabs Spellbinder in the leg with her sword, resulting in her losing her balance and rolling down the flight of stairs. Sunny then looks down the staircase, only to see no sign of Spellbinder.

Sunny: Okay, she might be dead.

Sunny leaves.

Meanwhile.

Jesse, Petra, Olivia, Axel and Lukas are seen approaching Beacontown which is visibly in flames as Aiden, Gill and Maya lay waste to it.

Olivia: Oh no, what are they doing?!

Axel: This has gone too far!

Jesse: Hurry, everyone! We must save the people-

Lukas: Jesse, look!

Animatronic Jesse and the other animatronics are seen laughing evilly as they fly above Jesse and his friends and into the city.

Jesse: No, not those robot copies of us again!

Olivia: They must be working for Dreamcaster as well!

Lukas: Well, we better stop them before they start killing our people!

Petra: Guys, don't go in there!

Olivia: Why? Our citizens are in there!

Petra: This is what they want! They're trying to kill you!

Jesse: Petra, this is not the time for stories! We must hurry!

Jesse, Olivia, Axel and Lukas activate their armors and rush into the city.

Petra: Guys, wait! "to herself" Okay, I have no idea what to do. I tried to warn them, but they didn't believe me! If they end up dying, that vision comes true! I need to do something about it!

Dreamcaster: (voice) You better make sure you prevent that future! Or can you?

Dreamcaster laughs evilly as his voice fades away.

Petra: I'm not listening to you, Dreamcaster! He may have told me this future was inevitable, but to me? Screw destiny!

Petra activates her armor and enters the city.

Meanwhile.

Sunny is seen heading into the Drawing Room.

Sunny: The heck is all this? Seems like some sort of arts and crafts room.

Sunny comes across the drawings of the stick figures and cartoon girl.

Sunny: I have to admit. Vile they may be, but the soul stealers do have good drawing skills.

A soul stealer is heard entering the room. Sunny quickly hides under one of the tables as it enters with a bucket of toxic waste.

Soul Stealer 4: Oh man! Good thing Badman gave me this toxic waste that we could maybe give to Dreamcaster later on!

The soul stealer places the bucket on the table Sunny is hiding under and leaves as she exits the table.

Sunny: The heck? Since when did Dreamcaster come upon toxic waste?

Spellbinder: (from behind) That, my friend is a riddle for the ages.

Sunny: OH S**T!!

Sunny quickly turns around and blocks Spellbinder's attack. Spellbinder performs a somersault over Sunny and lands on the table as she telekinetically rips off a portrait from the wall and flings it at Sunny who destroys it.

Spellbinder: Your defeat is inevitable!

Sunny: Not all predictions are set in stone!

Sunny quickly blocks another thrown portrait. Eventually, she tackles Spellbinder, causing both of them to fall off of the table, pulling off the tablecloth in the process and sending the drawings falling to the floor. The bucket of toxic waste also falls over and spills onto the drawings as Spellbinder and Sunny get back up and continue fighting. Eventually, Spellbinder forces Sunny over to a nearby chute leading to the Dream Snake and tries to throw her in, but she grabs on and impales Spellbinder in the chest, seemingly killing her as she collapses.

Sunny: Finally, she's dead.

Sunny leaves. However, Spellbinder's eyes open and she warps away.

Meanwhile.

Back on the battlefield, Joey and AP who have turned into Atomic Puppet are seen delivering several atomic blasts to different villains, knocking them away. Eventually, they notice Eric having turned into Colonel Noodle about to give the Life Gem to PLA-1137.

Colonel Noodle: Here is the crystal. Guard it well.

PLA-1137: Thanks-

Atomic Puppet: A-HA!!

Atomic Puppet lunges at Colonel Noodle, knocking him down while PLA-1137 gets blasted away by the impact. Atomic Puppet grabs Colonel Noodle by the neck and lifts him into the air.

Colonel Noodle: Fools, you will never expose me! Remember what Pauline said?

Atomic Puppet: It doesn't matter cause now we have evidence!

AP: You tried to steal the Life Gem from her and give it to the villains!

Atomic Puppet throws Colonel Noodle to the ground. Colonel Noodle then sees Pauline fighting off Past Waluigi and Past Toad nearby.

Colonel Noodle: "smirks evilly" Bingo.

Colonel Noodle begins shoving dirt into his mouth while making his eyes water with onions.

Atomic Puppet: What are you doing?

AP: And how long have you had those onions?

Colonel Noodle: "sniffs" Oh, you'll see..

Colonel Noodle turns back into Eric, collapses to the ground and starts fake sobbing, attracting Pauline's attention.

Pauline: "worried" Oh no, Eric!

Pauline rushes to Eric and helps him up.

Pauline: Eric, what happened?!

Eric: "fake sobbing" I-It was horrible, Pauline! Your two friends lied about changing their ways! They brutally beat me up and forced me to eat dirt all day behind your back!

Pauline: "angrilly to Atomic Puppet and AP" What did I tell you two?!

Atomic Puppet: (turns back into Joey) Pauline, we can explain!

AP: No, really! We can explain!

Pauline: "angrilly" Explain what? I told you two to get along with Eric, but you didn't listen.

Eric: A-and not only that, but they outright told me that you smelt like garbage and that you and me were like Twilight, but even worse.

Pauline: "stunned" Wait, what?

Eric: L-look! I have proof!

Eric takes out a camera and plays a video, showing Joey and AP.

Joey: (video) (obviously taken from a bunch of edited video clips) You know what, AP? I believe Pauline/smells like/garbage and/ that/she/and Eric/are/like/Twilight, but worse!

Pauline: "tearing up" W-what?

AP: (video) I agree! We/never/should have/made friends/with/her/back in Mega City!

The video shuts off.

Joey: P-Pauline! You can't believe him!

AP: Yeah! Those were obviously different videos of us spliced together!

Joey: He's trying to frame us-

Pauline: "angrilly and in tears" SILENCE! You two may have been despicable at tormenting Eric constantly, but this whole time, you never cared about me and thought that I was repulsive? AM I JUST NOTHING TO YOU, GUYS?!?

Joey: Pauline, we would never say something like that about you!

AP: Please let us explain!

Pauline: "angrilly" I don't want to hear it. "sniffs" If this is one way you wanted to admit you took my offer to quit being friends, looks like that was your chance.

Eric: "faking sympathy for Pauline" (to Joey and AP) "sarcastic" Well, if you wanted to make my beloved Pauline cry, mission accomplished.

Joey: Us?! You were the one who tried to steal the Life Gem from her!

Eric: Me?! Those villains just tried to steal it from her! I was merely protecting it!

AP: Then why were you handing it to PLA-1137?!

Eric: She was trying to brainwash me!

Joey: T-that doesn't make sense!

Pauline: "sadly, but still angry" Enough. I gave you two a choice to trust Eric, but you chose to be huge a**holes. Well, if that's the choice you want, consider our friendship over.

Joey and AP: What?!?

Joey: Pauline, you can't be serious-

Eric: She said enough. Her decision is final.

Pauline: J-just goodbye, you two.

Eric and Pauline leave.

Joey: (falls to his knees) Pauline, no..

AP: I know, Joey. Eric really outsmarted us this time.

Joey: I. don't even know what to do now.

Meanwhile.

In Beacontown, Aiden who is now wearing a dark-colored robe is seen laughing sadistically as he sets fire to a nearby building as Jesse confronts him.

Jesse: Aiden, this needs to stop!

Aiden: Why should we?! We chose to ally with Dreamcaster so we could finally destroy you and your loser friends!

Jesse: Aiden, this has gone too far!

Aiden: I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I'VE GONE FAR ENOUGH!!!

Aiden pulls out a grey-colored sword and he roars ferociously as he lunges at Jesse and the two begin fighting. At that moment, Petra lands in the city and looks around to see the whole place aflame.

Petra: Geez, this is just as frightening as when Dreamcaster showed me it back in the cave.

Petra notices Olivia and Lukas fighting off Maya and Gill and gets a flashback to the two getting killed by them.

Petra: Oh no, this is exactly as I imagined!

Olivia: They're too powerful!

Lukas: Don't give up!

Petra: Hang on!

Petra rushes to them and before Gill and Maya can deliver the killing blows, Petra gets in the way and fights them off.

Gill: Get out of our way!

Maya: You're only wasting valuable time!

Petra: Make me!

Petra kicks both Gill and Maya away.

Olivia: Great one, Petra!

Lukas: How did you do that-

Petra: Where is Axel?!

Olivia: Um, I think he was currently fighting Animatronic Reuben-

Petra: Good!

Petra rushes off.

Lukas: What's up with her?

Meanwhile.

Back at Dreamcaster's castle, Sunny is seen reaching the top of the stairs and comes across a massive window overlooking the huge river of lava. Sunny takes a closer look at it.

Sunny: Geez, that's a lot of lava. Wonder if this was made in the nether.

Unbeknownst to Sunny, Spellbinder teleports behind her, uses her powers to grab a nearby stone block and aims at Sunny. However, Sunny notices Spellbinder's reflection in the window and quickly runs out of the way as she throws the stone block, only to miss and shatter the window.

Spellbinder: Uh oh! Oh man, Dreamcaster is gonna have it with me.

Sunny: Nicr try, Spellbinder. But you missed.

Spellbinder: I won't, this time!

Spellbinder rips off a chunk of the wall and throws it at Sunny who dodges once more.

Sunny: "to herself" Wait a minute. Back during the Death Creeper, Iwata told me something about the Power of Acception. If I can somehow get it, I can deflect them back at Spellbinder.

Spellbinder: Finished monologuing?

Sunny: Uh.. You didn't hear anything!

Spellbinder: I see.

Spellbinder prepares to throw another piece of debris at Sunny.

Sunny: Come on, how to I use it? I need to think of something!

Sunny tries to think of a moment. Eventually, she experiences a flashback to back on Greenhouse where General Potter and a young version of her are seen talking.

General Potter: Remember when your mother passed away to give birth to you?

Young Sunny: Yeah, I think so.

General Potter: She did it so you could make it to the living. If she was still alive, you would probably be her most beloved. I bet that if she saw what you could become in the future, she would be very proud.

The flashback ends.

Sunny: Man. Speaking of which, who was my mother by the way-

Spellbinder: Time for your doom!s

Sunny: Oh, no time!

Spellbinder throws the debris at her. However, Sunny blocks it and the debris starts glowing white.

Spellbinder: Huh?!

Sunny: Oh, I think I done it!

Sunny throws the debris back at Spellbinder.

Spellbinder: OH-

The debris hits Spellbinder in the face, knocking her down.

Sunny: Awesome! Seems like I learned how to use the power of- (notices Spellbinder) SWEET MOTHER OF GREENHOUSE!

Spellbinder gets back up, but her hood has been knocked off, revealing her true face which is shown to be a decomposed woman's head with parts of the skin covered in poorly-made porcelain doll parts covered in red ooze.

Sunny: SHE LOOKS AS HIDEOUS AS DREAMCASTER?!?!

Spellbinder: Do you have any idea what sacrifice I made to bring him back?

Sunny: No, but prepare to finally be stopped-

Suddenly, a red blast hits Sunny, suspending her in mid-air.

Sunny: What the?!

Dreamcaster is shown to have caused the blast.

Dreamcaster: "to Spellbinder" Thanks for keeping her distracted, my love.

Spellbinder: "putting her hood back up" Anytime!

Sunny: Dreamcaster! What's the meaning of this?!

Dreamcaster: Oh, isn't it obvious? You see, me and Spellbinder were counting on you following us so you could fall directly into our trap. And it worked flawlessly.

Sunny: What trap?

Dreamcaster: You see, after you first defeated me back during the mindless invasion, I'd have to admit. I was pretty impressed by your moves. It got me to the point of wanting to make a use out of you.

Sunny: What are you trying to say?

Spellbinder: She's saying that he wants you to serve him.

Sunny: No way! Not happening whatsoever!

Dreamcaster: Come on, Sunny. Think of the benefits.

Spellbinder: You get to be amongst Dreamcaster's higher ranks, you get immortality, you become ageless and your powers become beyond comprehension!

Dreamcaster: And if you say you're a servant of me, you get a free large popcorn at the movies!

Sunny: All of those sound promising, but I'll never join you! Not after all of the atrocities you two have committed!

Dreamcaster: "sighs" We understand, but it's not like you have a choice here.

Sunny: What-

Spellbinder raises her arm towards Sunny, causing her to scream in pain.

Spellbinder: That's right. Let me relish from giving you an excruitiating mind r**e.

Sunny: "in pain" Stop! Quick peeking through my minds! It's like melting my brain!

Dreamcaster: (to Spellbinder) Ease down, Spellbinder. We don't want her brain dead.

Spellbinder: "ceases her spell" Sorry, honey.

Sunny: Please don't do that again!

Dreamcaster: We won't.. Cause it shall be the last of your past life.

Sunny: Wait, WHAT-

Dreamcaster grabs a vial from Spellbinder and impales Sunny with a syringe, causing the vial to be filled with pink blood.

Sunny: Ow, what was that?!

Spellbinder: You have been drained of your memories.

Dreamcaster: Now, prepare for reinitation.

Sunny: NO-

Dreamcaster zaps Sunny. She screams in pain before she becomes engulfed by an explosion of red smoke. When the smoke clears, Sunny is shown landing on the ground, but her skin has turned from yellow to dark grey, her petals have turned red, her dress has been replaced with grey and red armor with a mindless symbol and her eyes have turned black with red irises.

Dreamcaster: Greetings, Sunny. I am your boss, Dreamcaster. You serve me for this one purpose. I am the hero and the heroes are the enemies.

Sunny: (now in a monotonic voice) You are the hero. The heroes are the enemies.

Dreamcaster: Good. Now come along. We have a score to settle with the enemies.

Sunny: Yes, master.

Dreamcaster, Spellbinder and Sunny leave.

Meanwhile.

Back at the battlefield, Eric and Pauline are shown fighting off Dark Tari and Past Saiko.

Eric: Shoot, they're overwhelming us!

Pauline: What do you mean? I don't have any trouble with them-

Eric grabs Pauline's arm and carries her away from the battle.

Pauline: Eric, where are we going?

Eric: We must stay somewhere till this battle is over! The heroes got everything under control!

Pauline: But what about Joey and AP? Sure, they were being a**es, but we can't just leave them!

Eric: No time!

Eric and Pauline eventually reach a large mountain with a row of stairs leading up.

Eric: Quick, up that mountain! It will protect us!

Pauline: Okay, if you insist.

Eric and Pauline head up the stairs. Back at the battlefield, all of the villains are shown to have been defeated.

Azaz: Alright, we've defeated Dreamcaster's men!

El Tigre takes the Immortality Gem from Kee-Oth.

El Tigre: Now that we got the crystal back, we can finally continue our search-

Black Cuervo: (as her purple visor is blinking rapidly) Um, Manny? My sensors are picking up a fast approaching target.

El Tigre: Huh? What are you talking about-

Suddenly, FRI-1138 flies into El Tigre and punches him in the face, knocking him into a nearby mountain. She then takes the Immortality Gem from him.

FRI-1138: Thanks for the generous donation.

El Tigre: Frida?! What are you doing?!

FRI-1138: For the last time, it's FRI-1138. Now, please excuse me for a sec.

FRI-1138 flies to Kee-Oth and hands him the Immortality Gem.

FRI-1138: Sorry about the mess.

Kee-Oth: No prob.

Black Cuervo: FRIDA?!? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?!?

FRI-1138: For the last time, it's not Frida! It's FRI-1138, do you hear me?!

AsphaltianOof: Oh no, she must have been reprogrammed!

Dreamcaster is heard laughing evilly as a massive red portal opens in the sky and he and Spellbinder fall out and land.

Dreamcaster: Greetings, heroes of Pensacola.

Everyone: DREAMCASTER!!

Robotic Cat: Nice wife.

Dreamcaster: Thanks, actually! She is quite pretty.

Spellbinder: "blushes" Oh, you. Anyways, we have come to ensure those dream crystals end up in our proper possession.

Nessie: Oh no, they're not!

Meggy: You are not getting those crystals back!

Tari: Yeah!

Spellbinder: Well. If that's the way it has to be.

Dreamcaster: So be it..

Dreamcaster and Spellbinder join hands and they summon a massive energy beam that strikes all of the villains and spreads throughout the area.

Black Cuervo: Um, what just happened?

Female Robotic Cat: Did a large forcefield just happen?

Spellbinder: "laughing evilly" Prepare to experience your first taste of defeat!

Suddenly, all of the villains' eyes glow grey and they summon massive energy balls.

Everyone: WHAT THE F**K?!?!

Dreamcaster: FIRE!!!

The villains begin firing the energy balls at the heroes, resulting in several violent explosions as they are launched all over the battlefield. Kee-Oth sneaks up behind Lammy, grabs the Invincibility Gem and tries to give it to Dreamcaster/

Kee-Oth: A gift from FRI-1138 and me.

Dreamcaster: Thanks-

Lammy whacks Kee-Oth with her guitar, knocking him down and grabs the Invincibility Gem.

Lammy: This deal is over!

Lammy leaves.

Dreamcaster: NO!

Meanwhile.

Back in Beacontown, Axel is seen fighting Animatronic Reuben. However, the energy field reaches Beacontown and impacts the Blaze Rods and the animatronics, causing their eyes to glow grey.

Axel: Woah, what the?!

Animatronic Reuben oinks demonically.

Axel: Take this!

Axel throws a block of TNT, only for him to absorb it and prepare to breath out its fire.

Petra: Must save Axel!

Petra shoves Axel out of the way as Animatronic Reuben breathes out a violent wave of fire towards Petra, melting off her armor in the process.

Petra: Alright, just saved Axel-

Petra notices Jesse having knocked down Aiden, but not noticing that Animatronic Jesse is sneaking up behind him.

Petra: Oh no!

Petra rushes towards Jesse.

Meanwhile.

Back at the battlefield, Maguro is shown trying to fend off Alternate Pauline who keeps viciously blocking her every attack.

Alternate Pauline: Who's lucky now?

Maguro: No, you can't win-

Colonel Shuffle knocks out Maguro from behind.

Maguro: OW!

Maguro tries to get back up, but Blacque Jacque Shellacque runs up and kicks her in the head, knocking her back down. Maguro then gets brutally beaten to a pulp by several of the villains like Colonel Shuffle, Blacque Jacque Shellacque, Past Toad, Past Waluigi and Alternate Pauline. After the beating has ensued, Maguro is left covered in blood, bruises and is coughing heavily as she tries to crawl away.

Alternate Pauline: Trying to crawl away, eh?

Alternate Pauline rushes to Maguro and kicks her over. She then raises her sword above Maguro.

Alternate Pauline: Any last words, tuna girl?

Maguro: Yeah.

Maguro spits in Alternate Pauline's face.

Maguro: Go to hell.

Alternate Pauline screams in rage as she plunges her sword into Maguro's chest, mortally wounding her.

Tako: (noticing what has happened) NOOOOO!!!!!

Tako punches away Larry as he rushes over to Maguro. Kani, Ikura and Wasabi also notice.

Ikura: OH DEAR GOD!

Kani: MAGURO!

Wasabi: MUSTARD! (NO!)

The Sushi Pack reach Maguro and viciously attack Alternate Pauline and the others. Eventually, they knock all of the villains away before rushing to Maguro.

Tako: (with Maguro in his lap) Maguro, please say something!

Maguro: ...

Ikura: Please, don't be dead!

Kani: Say something! Please..

Wasabi: M-mustard. (No..)

Eventually, Maguro barely lets out a small breath.

Tako: Whew, she's still alive.

Kani: We need to get her to a hospital fast!

Ikura: Maybe Fern can help!

The Sushi Pack run off with Tako carrying Maguro.

Meanwhile.

Jesse is seen holding Aiden at swordpoint while he is lying on the ground.

Aiden: You’ll never defeat us, Jesse! The Dreamcaster will return stronger than ever! Then, he’ll be unstoppable!

Jesse: His return will never come! You have lost.

Animatronic Jesse: (from behind) That's what you think!

Jesse: HUH-

Before Animatronic Jesse can kill Jesse, Petra shoves him away and gets stabbed in the leg.

Petra: AGH!

Jesse: PETRA!

Petra punches Animatronic Jesse, knocking him down as the Blaze Rods and the other animatronics approach. Olivia, Axel and Lukas show up.

Olivia: Jesse, what is going on?!

Axel: What is Petra doing?!

Petra: (to the Blaze Rods and animatronics) Come no closer, I warn you!

Maya: Oh yeah?!

The Blaze Rods and animatronics rush at Petra and attack her. While she manages to fight off most of them, she eventually gets overwhelmed and gets badly injured by multiple of their attacks.

Animatronic Stella: Time to finish you-

Jesse: NO!

Jesse, Olivia, Axel and Lukas fire at the Blaze Rods and the animatronics. Eventually, they quickly retreat as Jesse runs to Petra.

Jesse: Petra, are you okay?!

Petra: D-don't worry, guys. I managed to stop it.

Olivia: Stop what?

Petra: Dreamcaster's vision back in the cave. T-this was what was exactly occuring at this moment, but I saved you all from dying.

Axel: Yeah, guess you were right all along.

Petra: J-just stop Dreamcaster from getting the rest of the crystals. Prevent his r-return.

Petra passes out.

Jesse: Oh no, no, Petra! Please don't die!

Jesse hears a small breath from Petra.

Jesse: Nevermind, she's alive, but she isn't awake.

Lukas: We must find a medical place.

Olivia: And fast.

Jesse: Okay.

Jesse and the others leave while Jesse carries Petra away.

Meanwhile.

Meggy and Tari are seen trying to defend themselves from Julie and Terrovax. However, Tari gets shot in the leg and she yells in pain as she collapse.

Meggy: NO!

Meggy blasts Julie and Terrovax, knocking them out before rushing to Tari.

Meggy: Tari, don't worry. I'll keep you safe.

Spellbinder notices the Chaos Gem inside Tari from nearby.

Spellbinder: Another gem for our collection.

Spellbinder begins to advance towards Tari.

El Tigre: (noticing Spellbinder) S**t, don't let her get to Tari!

Black Cuervo rushes in front of Spellbinder and tries to blast her with her crystals, but Spellbinder waves her arm, causing Black Cuervo to freeze and become immobile as Spellbinder moves past her. Beta Tari rushes in and tries to shoot her gun at Spellbinder, but she gets swatted away before she could fire. El Tigre activates his claws and leaps at Spellbinder, but she punches him high into the sky. Robotic Cat then tries to leap onto her, but is easily shaken off and thrown away.

Tari: Meggy, you must.

Meggy: No.

Tari: They can’t stop her, but you can. Your electric ink has the power to destroy the Chaos Gem.

Meggy: “tearfully” D-don’t.

Tari: You must do it, Meggy. Please. We are out of time.

Meggy: I can’t!

Tari: You must. If Spellbinder gets the crystal, Dreamcaster will obtain it.

Meggy: B-But you’ll be destroyed too.

Tari: Nothing can prevent that. You must destroy the Chaos Gem before Spellbinder gets it. It’s for the greater good.

Meggy: A-alright.

Meggy reluctantly blasts the Chaos Gem in Tari’s chest with her electric ink and it starts to crack. Meanwhile, Paula as Iron Fox flys in front of Spellbinder and fires her cannons at her, but Spellbinder crushes Paula’s armor and throws her aside. Wasabi tries to incinerate Spellbinder with his fire, but she deflects and blasts it back at Wasabi, launching him away. Spellbinder sees Atomic Puppet about to shoot an atomic blast and quickly traps him in a cage made out of earth. Finally, Endless turns into Mechabilities and tries to crush Spellbinder, only for her to grab his foot and push the mecha over, knocking it to the ground. Meggy continues shooting the Chaos Gem with her electric ink as Spellbinder gets closer.

Tari: M-Meggy, behind you!

Spellbinder tries to punch Meggy away, but Parappa runs in and grabs her fist. The two struggle against each other.

Parappa: You’ll never get that gem!

Spellbinder: I know. But she can!

Parappa: Who-

Sunny appears and strikes Parappa with a red sword, knocking him down.

Parappa: Wait, Sunny?! (To Spellbinder) What did you do to her?!

Spellbinder: We’ve turned her into our slave!

Dreamcaster: (from nearby) And here’s the proof! Sunny, smash, crush, pound, destroy that hat-wearing dog friend of yours!

Sunny: Yes, Dreamcaster!

Sunny advances towards Parappa with her sword.

Parappa: Woah, Sunny! What are you doing?! Don’t you know who I am? It’s Parappa!

Sunny: Smash, crush, pound, destroy!

Parappa dodges all of Sunny’s attacks as Spellbinder focuses back on Tari.

Spellbinder: Now, where were we..

Spellbinder aims a blast at Meggy, but she takes out blue paint, turns blue and shoots a wall of ice at Spellbinder to keep her away as she continues to destroy the Chaos Gem. In the process, Spellbinder's blast bounces off the wall and flies into the sky.

Tari: M-Meggy.

Meggy: What?

Tari: T-thanks for everything.

Eventually, the Chaos Gem completely shatters and it and Tari get engulfed in a large explosion as Meggy disables the ice wall and turns back to normal. The explosion disappears and Tari’s shattered remains land.

Meggy: Sorry I had to do it, Tari.

Spellbinder: I understand what you had to go through to accomplish that. Just like how you lost your teammates in Order 64 and Desti.

Meggy: Well, it doesn’t matter. The Chaos Gem has been destroyed. You and Dreamcaster have lost.

Spellbinder: Yeah, I guess so. But there is no time to accept our failure. No “time” at all.

Spellbinder crosses her index fingers, causing a yellow orb of light to form. Meggy watches in horror as Tari and the Chaos Gem’s destructions occurs in reverse and the explosion disappears to reveal Tari now fully reassembled.

Tari: Wait, what the heck?!

Meggy: NO!

Meggy tries to attack Spellbinder, only to get shoved away. Spellbinder then grabs Tari by the neck and lifts her in the air.

Spellbinder: I’ll be taking that Chaos Gem, thank you.

Spellbinder reaches into Tari’s chest and begin pulling the Chaos Gem out as Tari screams in pain while glitching violently. Eventually, Spellbinder rips the Chaos Gem out as well as tearing out a portion of Tari’s rib cage, causing part of her to explode violently. Spellbinder then throws Tari’s body to the ground as she leaves with the Chaos Gem.

Meggy: No, Tari!

Meggy rushes to Tari and tries to pick her up, only to accidentally break off her lower half.

Meggy: S**t!

Tari: M-Meggy. S-she took the Chaos Gem.

Meggy: Don’t worry. I’ll try to save you. I just need to find help!

Meggy rushes off with Tari’s upper half.

Meanwhile.

Eric and Pauline are seen arriving to the top of the mountain and enter a large stone temple.

Eric: Okay, we’re now safe from the battle. We shall stay here until the battle eases.

Pauline: Okay, then.

Eric heads to the edge of the temple which overlooks a large canyon which Pauline then looks at.

Eric: Such a great view, don’t you think?

Pauline: It does!

Eric: Again, I have to thank you for protecting me from those a**hole friends of yours.

Pauline: Anytime! Guess they’ll never change their ways no matter what.

Eric: True.

Eric and Pauline hold each other’s hands.

Eric: You know, after all this time that we had affection for each other, I think maybe we can finally take it further, don’t you think?

Pauline: “blushes” Yeah!

Eric and Pauline begin to kiss each other. However, Eric grins evilly as he turns into Colonel Noodle and grabs Pauline with one of his noodle tentacles.

Pauline: Wait, what the f**k?!?

Colonel Noodle: Oh, Pauline.. If only there was someone who truly loved you.

Pauline: Eric, what are you doing?!

Colonel Noodle: “laughing” You must have been a real dumba** to even trust me.

Pauline: What are you talking about?

Colonel Noodle: Oh man, all the tricks I had to pull to convince you to give me that Life Gem. As well as ensuring your friends would never expose me. I even had to edit videos of them to make it look like they’re insulting you!

Pauline: Wait. You did all that?

Colonel Noodle: Want proof?

Colonel Noodle shows videos of Joey and AP.

Joey: (video) You know what, AP? I believe Pauline was a great choice to make friends with!

AP: (video) Yeah! Stuff were great between us back in Mega City!

Colonel Noodle laughs evilly as he plays the edited version as Pauline watches in shock.

Joey: (edited) You know what, AP? I believe Pauline/smells like/garbage and/ that/she/and Eric/are/like/Twilight, but worse!

Pauline: S-so Joey and AP were right?

Colonel Noodle: Yes, they were right about everything. But you chose to keep taking my side. I even relished how you ended your friendship with them! My plan worked flawlessly!

Pauline: How could even do this?!

Colonel Noodle: Now that you know the truth, you must be disposed off.

Pauline: What do you mean-

Colonel Noodle lifts Pauline over the canyon.

Pauline: Eric, don’t do this! You still have a chance to change! We can even be in love for real! Just think about what you’re doing!

Colonel Noodle: Hm.. I believe this is the end of our relationship.

Colonel Noodle releases Pauline and she screams as she seemingly plummets to her death. Colonel Noodle grins evilly as he leaves.

Meanwhile.

Back at the battlefield, the heroes are shown trying to attack the villains, but their attacks prove useless against their new powers. At one point, Badman grabs Ms. Chalice, Little Buddy and SpongeBob and shoves them into s nearby geyser.

Ms. Chalice: What the?!

Little Buddy: What the heck are you doing?!

Badman: Bon voyage!

Spongebob: NO-

The geyser explodes and Ms. Chalice, Little Buddy and Badman scream as they get launched far away from Pensacola.

Badman: “saluting” See you at the reunion in November!

Badman leaves. Robotic Cat and Female Robotic Cat are seen fighting off some of I.M Meen’s robots. Suddenly, Female Robotic Cat’s eyes turn red and she attacks Robotic Cat.

Robotic Cat: What are you doing, my love?!?

Female Robotic Cat: (in a deeper voice) I’ve finally come into existence. It is time to serve Masked Menace.

Denny: Oh no, I think the reason she didn’t work at first was because her programming must have been jammed, but now it’s undelayed and her original programming has surfaced!

AsphaltianOof: Geez, what are you? The narrator?

Denny: STOP TALKING!!

Female Robotic Cat and Robotic Cat begin fighting each other. The camera then cuts to Dreamcaster who is seen watching Parappa fighting off Sunny while laughing evilly and eating grey-colored popcorn.

Dreamcaster: Dance, puppets! Dance!

Spellbinder appears with the Chaos Gem.

Spellbinder: Here’s the Chaos Gem!

Dreamcaster: Okay, thanks!

Dreamcaster inserts the Chaos Gem into the philosopher’s stone.

Dreamcaster: Alright, only three to go!

Terrovax: Actually, the heroes stole the Invincibility Gem.

Dreamcaster: (to Terrovax) Well, stop jabbering and get it back! (to himself) Man, just thinking of all the things I could do with my regained powers! World domination, terrorism, free food heists!

Spellbinder: What was the last part?

Dreamcaster: Uh, pretend I didn’t say that!

Dark Tari: Um, boss? We should really probably get going now.

Julie: Yeah, I think we got what we came for.

Dreamcaster: Alright. We can continue the hunt later.

Dreamcaster opens a massive red portal.

Spellbinder: Back to the castle, everyone!

All of the villains including FRI-1138 and Sunny head into the portal. Denny notices Sunny and becomes shocked.

Denny: Sis?! What did they do to you?!

Sunny: ... Watch your back, bro.

Sunny enters the portal as Colonel Noodle approaches.

Joey: (turns back into Atomic Puppet) Hello again, Eric.

AP: Or should we say Colonel Noodle.

Colonel Noodle: Oh, Pauline sure had a fun time with me.

Atomic Puppet: (charging up an atomic punch) What did you do to her?!

AP: It won’t be long before she find out your true self!

Colonel Noodle: Oh, don’t worry about that. She knows so I killed her.

Atomic Puppet: “shocked” Wait, what?

AP: YOU. DID. WHAT?!?!?!?!

Colonel Noodle: Oh, I kind of just threw her over the cliff. Made sure she knew every single detail about my plan so that she would realize how stupid she was before I did her in.

Atomic Puppet: I-I’LL KILL YOU!!!

Colonel Noodle: Sorry, but that will have to be another time. See ya!

Colonel Noodle rushes into the portal. Atomic Puppet tries to lunge at him, only for the portal to shut and miss.

Atomic Puppet: NO!!!!

Atomic Puppet turns back into Joey as he falls to his knees.

Joey: First, Colonel Noodle turned Pauline against us and now he killed her?!

AP: I know! Now he has gone too far.

Joey: We will destroy you, Colonel Noodle. We swear of it!

Denny: T-this can’t be happening.

Parappa: Man, Sunny is now on Dreamcaster’s side? This can’t be real.

Culdee: Sorry, but I’m afraid it is.

Jesse and Tako show up with both Petra and Maguro.

Tako: Fern, where are you?!

Fern: Over here! What happened?

Jesse: No time! We need you to get Petra and Maguro to the Awful Hospital!

Fern: Okay!

Harmburger and BBQ Girll appear.

Harmburger: We’ll take care of them!

BBQ Girll: We’ll handle this!

The two grab Petra and Maguro and leave. Meggy then rushes in with Tari's upper half as Saiko notices.

Saiko: What the f**k?!?

Meggy: I know! Spellbinder ripped the Chaos Gem out of Tari!

Tari: M-Meggy.

Meggy: Don't worry, Tari. I got you. We're going to fix you. Just hold on for a little while.

Tari: F-find Zulzo.

Saiko: You mean that zombie guy who owns a store?

Tari: Y-yes. H-he'll know w-what to do.

Meggy: We'll try to.

Tari: (voice dying out) M-Meggy. W-Will I e-ever b-be a-live a-n-ymo-re?

Tari's eyes shut off and she falls limp.

Meggy: Tari? TARI?!?

Saiko: No..

Meggy sobs as she clutches Tari's remains.

Meggy: "sobbing quietly" I am so sorry, Tari. I am so sorry.

The heroes gather around Meggy and Saiko as they stare at Tari's remains in horror.

Manny: What happened to Tari?

Fern: Where did Sunny and Frida go?

Azaz: What about Ms. Chalice and the others?

MarioFan2009: What's even going on?

Culdee: ... We have lost..

Meanwhile.

At Dreamcaster's castle, Dreamcaster is seen resting on his throne. Colonel Noodle then enters the room.

Dreamcaster: Greetings, Colonel Noodle. I've watched your actions on tricking that beanie girl with great pleasure. Especially when you threw her to her death.

Colonel Noodle: Sure did, master. I've also brought this.

Colonel Noodle takes out the Life Gem and gives it to Dreamcaster.

Dreamcaster: Excellent. You have done this mission well!

Colonel Noodle: I sure have! Well, see you later.

Colonel Noodle leaves. Sunny then enters the room.

Sunny: When shall we continue the hunt for the crystals, master.

Dreamcaster: When the time is right, Sunny. Right now, I bet those heroes are suffering their great loss.

As Dreamcaster continues talking, a montage starts showing scenes of the heroes in the Awful Hospital with Jesse and Tako watching Maguro and Petra who are lying in hospital beds and wearing oxygen masks and Meggy and Saiko looking at Tari's destroyed body inside a test room.

Dreamcaster: (narrating) Since this was their first great loss, I assume those heroes will be too broken to continue their quest. While they are left to pick up the pieces, we shall get the headstart in hunting down the remaining crystals and once I regain my powers, (camera cuts back to him and Sunny) we shall be unstoppable!

Sunny: Indeed, we shall..

Dreamcaster and Sunny laugh evilly as the scene abrupty cuts to black.

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"TO BE CONTINUED..."

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CHAPTER 26 - AFTERMATH: PART 1
Synopsis: After Dreamcaster's victory in gaining three out of the six Dream Crystals, it's most likely that the heroes might have lost hope.. However, somewhere in other areas, a bunch of new arrivals show up that could potentially turn the tide in the war!

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TEASER 1 - TRAINWAYS
Synopsis: Four train passengers are talking about their plans to move into Pensacola very soon! However, their conversation is interrupted by someone who has accidentally got a free ride in the train...

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Far outside Pensacola, a train is seen going down a long railway. The camera cuts to inside the train where it cuts to someone reading a newspaper that is obscuring their face.

???: Man, this place looks pretty cool!

??? 2: (sitting next to them) I know, right? It's been a while since we moved away from Cornbury so I think this might be the perfect place to move to!

???: True!

A third person who is a male with yellow hair and wearing a blue and green shirt enters.

??? 3: Hey, what are you guys reading?

One of them lowers the newspaper and they are revealed to be a female with black hair and wearing red glasses and a purple shirt. The other is revealed to be a male with orange hair covering his eyes and wearing an orange sweater.

???: Well, we just read about this place called Pensacola. Maybe we can move there!

??? 2: True!

??? 3: Okay, sounds good! Also, has anyone seen Kevin lately?

???: No.

??? 2: I think he said something about using the bathroom.

A fourth person who is a male with black hair and wearing a dark green hoodie enters with a shocked expression.

??? 3: Hey, Kevin!

???: Um, what's wrong?

Kevin: Shope, Roach and Tyler? You're not going to believe what I found on my way to the bathroom!

Shope: (the female) What do you mean?

Tyler: (the blonde male) What was in there?

Roach: (the orange-haired male) Was it something gross?

Kevin: No. It was.. a person. I think she just fell in here from high above a cliff.

Shope: Who is it?

A figure walks into the room past Kevin and is revealed to be Pauline who is covered in ash.

Shope: Woah..

Roach: Who is that?

Pauline: W-where am I?

The scene cuts to black.

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TEASER 2 - DRAWN TO LIFE
Synopsis: During the battle between Sunny and Spellbinder, their fight caused the drawings to get exposed to toxic waste. Sometime after the battle however, the drawings end up getting affected...

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A FEW MINUTES EARLIER...

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Sunny is seen heading into the Drawing Room.

Sunny: The heck is all this? Seems like some sort of arts and crafts room.

Sunny comes across the drawings of the stick figures and cartoon girl.

Sunny: I have to admit. Vile they may be, but the soul stealers do have good drawing skills.

A soul stealer is heard entering the room. Sunny quickly hides under one of the tables as it enters with a bucket of toxic waste.

Soul Stealer 4: Oh man! Good thing Badman gave me this toxic waste that we could maybe give to Dreamcaster later on!

The soul stealer places the bucket on the table Sunny is hiding under and leaves as she exits the table.

Sunny: The heck? Since when did Dreamcaster come upon toxic waste?

Spellbinder: (from behind) That, my friend is a riddle for the ages.

Sunny: OH S**T!!

Sunny quickly turns around and blocks Spellbinder's attack. Spellbinder performs a somersault over Sunny and lands on the table as she telekinetically rips off a portrait from the wall and flings it at Sunny who destroys it.

Spellbinder: Your defeat is inevitable!

Sunny: Not all predictions are set in stone!

Sunny quickly blocks another thrown portrait. Eventually, she tackles Spellbinder, causing both of them to fall off of the table, pulling off the tablecloth in the process and sending the drawings falling to the floor. The bucket of toxic waste also falls over and spills onto the drawings as Spellbinder and Sunny get back up and continue fighting. Eventually, Spellbinder forces Sunny over to a nearby chute leading to the Dream Snake and tries to throw her in, but she grabs on and impales Spellbinder in the chest, seemingly killing her as she collapses.

Sunny: Finally, she's dead.

Sunny leaves. However, Spellbinder's eyes open and she warps away.

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A FEW MINUTES LATER...

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The camera shows the drawings covered in a puddle of spilled toxic waste. Afterwards, the two drawings begin to glow. An arm rises out of the first one and the cartoon girl pictured on it crawls out.

Cartoon Girl: The heck? What is this place?

The stick figures crawl out of their drawing.

Stick Figure 1: I know!

Stick Figure 2: This place doesn't look familiar.

Stick Figure 3: In fact, what even are we?

Cartoon Girl: I have no idea. We should probably have a look around.

The four drawings leave the drawing room and head through a hallway.

Cartoon Girl: What is this? Some sort of castle or something?

Stick Figure 1: I don't know.

Stick Figure 2: I don't even remember if this place even exists.

Cartoon Girl: True.

The four eventually come across Sonic and Sonia's cell.

Stick Figure 3: Huh?

Stick Figure 1: Who are those guys?

Sonic: Well, who are you four?

Sonia: You kind of look like cartoons.

Cartoon Girl: Okay, but what are you doing in that cell?

Sonic: Well, Dreamcaster and his men kind of locked us in here. Do you think you can maybe get us out?

Cartoon Girl: Sure, I can try.

The cartoon girl notices a nearby Soul Stealer guard holding the keys. She then sneaks up to him and knocks him out with a nearby rock before grabbing the keys.

Cartoon Girl: Okay, I got them!

The cartoon girl unlocks the door and Sonic and Sonia exit.

Sonia: Thanks!

Stick Figure 1: Anytime!

Sonic: Anyways, who are you guys? Like, what are your names?

Cartoon Girl: I.. don't even know.

Stick Figure 2: We never knew our names.

Sonia: Maybe for you three stick figures, maybe you can be called Shade, Gradient and Scribble since those are drawing-related names.

Shade: Okay, cool!

Gradient: Sounds good!

Scribble: Thanks!

Cartoon Girl: What about me?

Sonic: Hm, I was thinking of like a feminine name like maybe.. Lizzie.

Lizzie: Oh, I like that one!

Sonic: Good! Maybe for a last name, it could be uh.. "looks at a McDonalds poster. Mc- "looks at a map of a small rural town named "Guire"" Oh, Guire! McGuire!

Lizzie McGuire: Okay! I think that's very fitting!

Sonia: Sure is! Anyways, thanks for helping us out!

Sonic: You can come with us if you want!

Lizzie McGuire: Thanks, but I think we'll pass.

Shade: We'll think about it though!

Sonic: Okay!

Sonia: See you whenever!

Sonic and Sonia leave.

Lizzie McGuire: Now to continue investigating this place.

The four leave as the scene fades to black.

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TEASER 3 - WINGS OF SILVER
Synopsis: During the final battle, one of Spellbinder's blasts gets shot into space where it is captured by a large space station and upon examining it, the station's commander sends out a team of space rangers to investigate the source of it...

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DURING THE FINAL BATTLE...

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Meggy continues shooting the Chaos Gem with her electric ink as Spellbinder gets closer.

Tari: M-Meggy, behind you!

Spellbinder tries to punch Meggy away, but Parappa runs in and grabs her fist. The two struggle against each other.

Parappa: You’ll never get that gem!

Spellbinder: I know. But she can!

Parappa: Who-

Sunny appears and strikes Parappa with a red sword, knocking him down.

Parappa: Wait, Sunny?! (To Spellbinder) What did you do to her?!

Spellbinder: We’ve turned her into our slave!

Dreamcaster: (from nearby) And here’s the proof! Sunny, smash, crush, pound, destroy that hat-wearing dog friend of yours!

Sunny: Yes, Dreamcaster!

Sunny advances towards Parappa with her sword.

Parappa: Woah, Sunny! What are you doing?! Don’t you know who I am? It’s Parappa!

Sunny: Smash, crush, pound, destroy!

Parappa dodges all of Sunny’s attacks as Spellbinder focuses back on Tari.

Spellbinder: Now, where were we..

Spellbinder aims a blast at Meggy, but she takes out blue paint, turns blue and shoots a wall of ice at Spellbinder to keep her away as she continues to destroy the Chaos Gem. In the process, Spellbinder's blast bounces off the wall and flies into the sky.

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A FEW MINUTES LATER...

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The blast is shown flying through space. Eventually, it gets sucked into a large pipe which is shown to be part of a massive space station shaped like a large hawk. The camera cuts to inside the station where the blast is shown going through a large series of pipes. Eventually, it gets sucked into a final pipe and is contained inside a large glass enclosure that a man with a quarter of his head covered in gold and his right eye made of glass and wearing a white commander outfit is seen inspecting.

???: Hm, I don't think I've seen this type of energy like this before? I must bring the others to inspect it.

The person pushes a nearby button, triggering an alarm. Afterwards, a door opens and a total of four figures made entirely out of silver with bird-like features except for their faces enter the room. There are a total of three males and one female.

???: Greetings, SilverHawks.

SilverHawks: Greetings, Commander Stargazer.

Stargazer: Lately, I have just managed to obtain a strange energy ball that seems to have came from Earth.

SilverHawk 1: Hey, that's where we used to live before we became the SilverHawks!

Stargazer: True, Quicksilver. Anyways, would anyone like to get a closer look to try to determine what it is?

Female SilverHawk: I'll take a look.

Stargazer: Okay, but be careful, Steelheart. Who knows where this could have originated?

Steelheart: I will.

Steelheart approaches the energy orb and reaches into it, only for it to violently explode and sending her flying into a wall.

Steelheart: Ow!

One of the Silverhawks also drops to his knees in pain.

Silverhawk 2: Ow!

Steelheart: Sorry, Steelwill!

Steelwill: It's fine! I know that we are related, but do we really have to feel what the other is feeling?!

Quicksilver laughs to himself which Steelwill notices.

Steelwill: Hey, knock it off!

Quicksilver: Oh, sorry.

SilverHawk 3: "high pitched noise" (So, where do you think this came from, commander?)

Stargazer: That's a good question, Copper Kid. Overall, this shall be your new mission. The four of you must go to Earth and track down the source of this strange essence.

Steelheart: We'll do our best.

Quicksilver: But what about Mon*Star and his goons when they try to attack the galaxy?

Stargazer: Don't worry about them. We have our recruits: Hotwing, Flashback, Condor and Moonstryker are currently keeping him at bay.

Steelwill: Okay, then!

Copper Kid: "high pitched noise" (That's a relief!)

Stargazer: Anyways, everyone to the launch pads! You got a new mission ahead of you all!

The SilverHawks run out of the room and rush into four different launchpads.

Quicksilver: Get ready, Silverhawks. It's time to go back to Earth!

Quicksilver and the other Silverhawks pull bird-looking masks over their faces. The doors open and the Silverhawks fly out of the station and towards Earth as the SilverHawks theme plays in the background.

Singer: Wings of silver! Birds of steel! "guitar string" SilverHawks!!!

The screen fades to black.

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TEASER 4 - STRANDED
Synopsis: After getting launched away from Pensacola, Ms. Chalice, Little Buddy, Spongebob and Detective Pikachu end up coming across a strange island...

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The camera shows a view of the ocean. Suddenly, Ms. Chalice surfaces and breathes for air.

Ms. Chalice: Man, that was a close one! Where are the others?

Detective Pikachu and Spongebob surface.

Detective Pikachu: (To Spongebob) Well, its a good thing you can breathe underwater, but why won’t me?!

Spongebob: I know, right?

Ms. Chalice: Um, has anyone seen LB?

Ms. Chalice notices Little Buddy floating under the surface.

Ms. Chalice: “sighs” Give me a sec, guys.

Ms. Chalice goes under the surface and then resurfaces with Little Buddy.

Little Buddy: Oh, come on! Why was it taking a long time for me to drown?

Ms. Chalice: You’re a sea animal.

Little Buddy: Oh.

Detective Pikachu: So, does anyone know a way to make it back to Pensacola.

Spongebob: I don’t think so. Seems like we got launched far away from the city.

Ms. Chalice: Guys, look over there!

Spongebob: What is it?

The four spot a large island that has some areas like a large sandcastle and a volcano with a face on it.

Detective Pikachu: Is that some type of island or something?

Ms. Chalice: We should probably see what’s in there.

SpongeBob: True.

The four begin to swim towards the island as the scene fades to black.

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TEASER 5 - ARRIVING LATE
Synopsis: RH, June, Robotboy and Robotgirl finally return from their vacation, only to find the city of Pensacola deserted..

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At the Pensacola Airport, a plane is seen landing. RH, Robotboy, June and Robotgirl are seen exiting.

Robotboy: Alright, we’re back home!

Robotgirl: True!

RH: I know! That was a good vacation, don’t you think?

June: It was!

The four enter the city.

RH: Can’t wait to talk to the others after so long-

Everyone: Huh?

The four see that the entire city has been deserted.

June: Where is everyone?

Robotboy: I know! I don’t see any sign of a living thing here!

Robotgirl: (referring to an nearby rat) Well, besides that rat there.

RH: Where could everyone have gone?

June: I have no clue.

RH: We should probably see if we can find someone to ask where everyone went.

Robotboy: Good suggestion.

The four leave.

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TEASER 6 - THE ASSASSIN!
Synopsis: To ensure that the heroes won’t try to thwart him any longer, Dreamcaster hires a bounty hunter to track them down...

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Dreamcaster is seen examining the heroes through his crystal ball.

Dreamcaster: Sure, they’ll still trying to get over their massive loss, but what if they get back up? What if they continue trying to thwart me?

Spellbinder: I know. We got to make sure that they won’t try to thwart us again.

Dreamcaster: Oh, I got an idea!

Dreamcaster summons a tablet and searches up something.

Dreamcaster: H-I-T-M-A-N.

Dreamcaster pushes the “Search Results” button and info on someone called “Sir Slicer” pops up.

Dreamcaster: Sir Slicer? Hunts down targets for you. Quick, quiet, relentless. Thirty minutes or it’s free. Contact here. Perfect! “begins typing a message” Dear Sir Slicer, I would like you to hunt down this black hat-wearing kid (Culdee) and his friends and kill them so they can’t stop me from getting the Dream Crystals. Neat name by the way. Love, Dreamcaster. “types <3 Dreamcaster and sends the message”.

Dreamcaster: Alright, now we wait-

Suddenly, Dreamcaster and Spellbinder notice a huge flock of ravens flying away, revealing a man with long blue hair and wearing a black suit of armor.

Dreamcaster: Woah, you got here fast!

Spellbinder: Even I can’t teleport that fast!

???: True. The name’s Sir Slicer.

Dreamcaster: I know cause I saw your bio. Anyways, so how do we do this? Do we shake hands or something-

Dreamcaster tries to shake Sir Slicer’s hand, but screams when fire bursts out of it and quickly draws his hand back as a contract appears in Sir Slicer’s hand.

Sir Slicer: I heavily suggest you don’t attempt that. Anyways, you must sign this.

Dreamcaster: Okay, then? “reads the contract” Who should I target? “speaking” Oh, I get it now.

Dreamcaster signs Culdee’s and the other’s names into the contract and it incinerates.

Sir Slicer: I shall return with their heads as proof of my victory. I’ll let you know how I do.

Sir Slicer clicks his fingers, causing a pink horse to break through a window and run on.

Spellbinder: Is that your horse?

Sir Slicer: (getting on his horse) It is.

Spellbinder: Pink?

Sir Slicer: Hey, pink can be manly.

Sir Slicer rides away on his horse.

Spellbinder: (To Dreamcaster) Do you think Sir Slicer will complete his mission?

Dreamcaster: I sure hope so.

The scene cuts to black.

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Hey, everyone! I hope you enjoyed the first installment in "The Dream Crystals!" duology! Part 2 will come out very shortly! I hope you’re all excited!

- RH

Trivia

 * This serves as the eleventh story in "The Dreamcaster Saga".
 * "A Feud There Was: Part II" is set to be the tenth story in the saga.