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CrystalPhoenixBlader here, bringing another chapter to the fanfic! Last chapter, I did make a mental note when Doopliss fell into despair over being found out so easily. “Someone cue Nozomu Itoshiki with one of his ‘Zetsuboushita’ moments”. In case anyone doesn’t know who Itoshiki-sensei is, he is the main male protagonist of “Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei”. Dude’s so negative, yet it is always so humorous how his lectures get turned around by his off-beat students, which, of course, lands him into despair. Well anyways, I do not own any of the Mario characters or the iDOLMASTER characters; the Mario characters belong to Nintendo and the iDOLMASTER characters belong to Namco Bandai. Also, the character “Ryoga Hibiki” belongs to Shogakukan, VIZ Media, and the author Rumiko Takahashi. So, with that out of the way, let’s get back to the spooktacular spook fest! Hoo…I’ve got a million of ‘em…
*Opening Theme: “Doki Doki Do It!” (Rock ‘n’ Roll) (Super Mario OVA: Mission to Rescue Princess Peach)
**Mario & iDOLMASTER Party**
Chapter 18
Ghostly Occurrences, Mansion Scramble!!
*Creepy Steeple ~ Main Hall*
*Insert Theme: “Creepy Steeple” (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)*
The party begins at the creepy mansion in the twilight filled woods close to Twilight Town. Some of the inhabitants from the village came to watch as the chosen participants take part in the unfolding events…from a safe distance, due to fear of the very rumors of the disappearances. The first step on the “? Space”, done by Eri, turned off the lights all of a sudden.
“What the?! What happened to all da lights?!” Mario shouted in a startled tone.
“I’m…I’m wondering about that too!!” Producer-san agreed, turning frantic at the moment.
“Ma…ma..Mario??” Luigi whimpered, starting to get frightened upon reminding himself of the harrowing experiences in the haunted mansion he “won” and at Evershade Valley.
Eri quietly looked around until something crept behind her back. A yellow Bowling Ghost appeared behind the former hikikomori and readied itself to throw a large bowling ball.
Ai’s jaw dropped and, without hesitation, quickly decided to alert her friend. “Eri!!! Behind you!!!”
*End Theme, Insert Theme: “Hoopla” (Mario Party 9)*
Eri turned around and gaped at what she saw. The yellow ghost laughed as it threw the bowling ball at the Idol. Panicking, Eri ran frantically away from the large bowling ball until she found cover and hid. Unfortunately, Waluigi happened to be in its path, and Doopliss, stilling reeling from the prank thrown by Ami and Mami and trying to remove the make-up, ended up wandering into its path.
“WHOA NO!!!!!!!” The unfortunate duo yelped as the bowling ball squished Waluigi and knocked Doopliss into the air, metaphorically turning the Duplighost into multiple bowling pins bearing the same look as the original, and one of the pins just had to fall down!
*Insert Sound effect: “Falling Bowling Pins”*
“Heeheehee, looks like I got a strike after all!” The Bowling Ghost grinned as a Purple Bomber, happily passing the time by juggling its bombs, and a Blue Twirler, who was floating nearby, applaud their buddy’s success before all three ghosts disappear through the walls.
Beldam looked at the mishap and couldn’t help but laugh! “Mwee-hee-hee! How does it feel to be at the receiving end of these pranks, Freak Sheet??”
*End Theme*
“Aw, shut it!” Doopliss groaned, trying to reform to its normal state. Ritsuko and Producer-san couldn’t help but drop their jaws. “What..what the?? I thought these ghosts should have some sort of paranormal ability, not using crazy antics!”
“Least I know, these ghosts mainly prefer physical damage to scare its victims, since most of them around these parts have no serious paranormal powers…” Prof. Gadd answered, adjusting his large swirly glasses.
“You could have warned us, you know!!!” Waluigi pouted as Wario decided to comically reinflate the flattened miscreant with a small bike pump he somehow stashed away.
Yukiho and Makoto sighed a breath of relief, but before anyone expected anything, a medium sized Boo appeared out of nowhere and grabbed the poor timid Idol into the air!
*Insert Theme: “Catching Ghosts” (Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon)*
“AAAAAHHH!!!! SOMEONE, HELP ME!!!” Yukiho cried out, helpless in the Boo’s grip.
“YUKIHO!!!” Makoto yelled out as she tried to lunge a straight punch into the mischievous ghost, sadly, the attack went through the Boo without leaving even a dent, and the boyishly handsome Idol tumbled into the ground. “Rats!” Makoto frowned, throwing her fist into the floor.
“Looks like it’s up to me!” Prof. Gadd smiled as he readied his vacuum cleaner he brought along just in case!
“ACKK!!! NOT THAT POLTERGUST AGAIN!!!” The Boo panicked, dropping Yukiho, whom Makoto and Ryou rushed to catch…only for Yukiho to helplessly land on Ryou’s back!
“Owww!!!” Ryou groaned, struggling to get up.
“S.. Sorry, Ryou-chan!!” Yukiho quickly got up and apologized to the unfortunate Idol.
“KEEP AWAY! KEEP AWAY!!” The Boo screamed as Prof. Gadd let loose the vacuum’s power, attempting to suck up the ghost while being dragged belly-flat on the floor doing so!
Peach looked at the vacuum cleaner and looked at the now sorcerer-clad red plumber,
“Mario, isn’t that the Poltergust 5000 that you and Luigi told me about?” The Mushroom Kingdom princess asked Mario of the flashlight-equipped vacuum cleaner being used at the moment.
“Yeah….dat-a has to be it!!” Mario exclaimed as the small ghost-researching professor succeed and the Boo is sucked up into the vacuum’s bag.
Makoto couldn’t help but overhear the conversation as she checked on Yukiho. “A vacuum that can suck up ghosts..just like that? It seems a little silly, but…I bet with this, this place will be less scary!” She then envisioned herself making use of that very vacuum cleaner and sucking up random ghosts with reckless abandon, to which Iori and Yoshi shrug and sighed in embarrassment.
*End theme*
Back at the party, Eri barely escaped the bowling ball and surprisingly landed at a space near Takane!
“So…how was the trip around the mansion?” Takane asked cutely, to which Eri gave an unsatisfied look and enough for Luigi and Daisy to make their jaws drop. But then the now green clad plumber brother looked at the familiar backpack Prof. Gadd had and had a disturbed thought in his mind. “Wait, the Poltergust?? If Gadd brought dat along, then….oh no…..HE didn’t break out again, did he??” The thought alone gave him severe shivers right down his very spine.
Daisy looked at the terrified Luigi and wondered if something happened to him during the events concerning the haunted mansion he “won” and the events at Evershade Valley.
Meanwhile, Toadette and Yayoi cheerfully make their turns without incident. A Mini Game Monitor, covered in cobwebs, appeared before all of Team Mario and the Idols to see. After the roulette quickly spun, it stopped at the name “Manor of Escape”.
*Insert Theme: “Minigame Preparation” (Mario Party 9)*
“’Manor of Escape’?? What’s that??” Haruka asked curiously.
“Mwee-hee-hee! So you want to know about this mini-game, my pretty? Alright, since I’m in a very good mood today, since the spook fest is going along nicely, I’ll just tell you. All contestants are placed on the top floor and headed to the fourth floor. From there, a bunch of doors are available, but only one will lead downstairs! And believe it or not, the door to the right path will look like any other door! The path continues for three more floors and the one who gets out first is the winner! Needless to say, it’s a crazy scramble to the finish!”
“I have-a bad-a feeling someone’s-a gonna get-a claustrophobic in dere…” Mario frowned, with Producer—san and Ritsuko nodding in agreement.
“You know Slick, I’d normally make fun of this, but in this case AND the situation I’m in, I’d have to agree. Flurrie’s lucked out since she has to host a fashion show to help host at the moment.” Doopliss deadpanned with a sigh, considering that Chihaya and Azusa are patching up his injuries from the bowling ball at the moment!
Yukiho sighed a breath of relief that she does not have to go through that mini game, though Makoto and Ryou grew uneasy noticing the fact that BOTH Luigi and Eri are to go in there, despite their reluctance.
*End Theme*
*Creepy Steeple ~ “Manor of Escape” Mansion*
*Insert theme: “Heart-Pounding Thrills” (Mario Party 9)*
The contestants were placed on the top floor of the event mansion that appeared out of nowhere, made even spookier by the light of the full moon. Without hesitation, Luigi, Daisy, Toadette, Takane, Yayoi and Eri rush in, to find themselves in a single hallway with many blue doors. Any one door would lead downstairs while the others would just lead to another door in the hallway.
“GUH!!” Marilyn shouted out, which needlessly drew confused stares to her.
“Uh…she means ‘Go!’.” Vivian was smart to make things clear there.
Without hesitation, the contestants dash to find the right door, only to end up going in circles!
“Oh man, which way’s out??” Eri began to panic as she struggled to find the right door. As she opened one, she went and crashed head-first into Luigi!!
“Owowow!! Watch it!” Luigi groaned, rubbing his forehead.
“You’re not faring any better…” Eri couldn’t help but retort at that response.
However, Takane and Daisy decide to take a calmer approach as they each examine the doors. Though they both ended up out of random doors, neither the Silver Queen nor the Sarasa Land princess panicked; in fact, they were very calm in their approach.
“So, any luck, Takane?” Daisy quietly turned to the silver haired Idol.
“Nope…can’t say I’m faring any better..” Takane reacted with a sigh and a shrug, but then noticed Yayoi and Toadette open a door…and not come out of any of the doors on the floor.
“Wow! We’re ahead!” Yayoi chirped happily to Toadette.
“If we keep up this pace, we’ll both be out before the others!” The Toad girl agreed with the young Idol as they both continue the challenge. However, the other four contenders quickly notice and scramble for the door!
“Mwee-hee-hee! Looking at that man in green, he kind of makes me laugh when he panics!” Beldam cackled with delight.
“You know, Sis, what I don’t get is how he’s Mario’s brother. I mean, this guy is so scared easily, it’s not even funny, when Mario had even stood up against the Shadow Queen back then!” Vivian frowned.
“I’m sure there are strengths Luigi that not even Mario knows that exist within him. I think it just needs a trigger.” Ritsuko pointed out, looking at the hapless green plumber who, alongside the former hikikomori Internet sensation, struggles to find the correct door that leads to one downstairs. However, despite his and Eri’s best efforts, Yayoi and Toadette got the victory without any problems, with Takane and Daisy quietly tailing along.
“We did it Yayoi!!” Toadette exclaimed cheerfully.
Yayoi chirped happily and performed a high five with the Toad girl, with Takane and Daisy smiling. “…Just…Just barely made it..” a familiar voice clear to Daisy called out in exhaustion.
*End Theme*
The Sarasa Land princess turned to see a very exhausted Luigi and Eri, shivering from fright.
“That…that was way too much for comfort…” Eri gasped, quietly gripping on to Luigi’s shoulder.
“T..Took t..the words r..right outta mah…my mouth,E.. Eri…” Luigi stuttered, pretty much down on his knees and shivering in fear at the moment.
“Hey-a, Luigi! You okay, Bro??” Mario ran to check on his brother, but as the older twin sibling checked on his brother, a dark shadow watched the action, eagerly patient in the moves it makes.
*Insert Theme: “Dyna Blade’s Nest” (Kirby Super Star)*
“So that meddlesome Luigi’s already getting his just desserts, huh? At this rate it won’t be long before he is finished! With him out of my way, I have not just Mario, but maybe a few of his friends to go, much like the past visitors earlier as part of my collection! Hehehehe….however, there is that matter of that accursed vacuum cleaner that irritating little scientist brought, as if I hadn’t seen enough of that already! And also, those Shadow Sirens are going to be real troublesome… I may have to make them disappear first before I go for Luigi.. All in due time…ALL in due time…” The mysterious voice of that shadow laughed. Unbeknownst to the mysterious doppelganger, Vivian was sharp enough to hear a voice, but became uncertain of where it came from, or what its intentions are.
“I have a pretty bad feeling about this…. Just WHAT is going on here???” Vivian couldn’t help but ask herself as a foreboding feeling went down her spine, though Beldam and Marilyn have no idea what the youngest Shadow Siren was thinking at the moment…
Ritsuko quietly adjusted her glasses, knowing what Vivian is thinking. “I know what you mean. Things are getting blown out of proportions!” She took a quiet look at the group and noticed that one particular Idol was missing.. “Wait a minute…where’s Azusa?”
Iori looked at Ritsuko, “She said she wanted to look for a place to get some food for us just in case any of us got hungry.”
Yoshi scratched his head and stared at the rich Idol. “Uh, hate to be the bearer of bad news, but….that was fifteen minutes ago when she said that…”
The rest of Team Mario and the Idols suddenly stare at the little dinosaur in shock, “WHAAATTTT?!?!”
*End Theme*
Meanwhile, in the sky above Twilight Town…
*Twilight Town ~ Outskirts*
*Insert Theme: “Twilight Town” (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)*
*POV: Bowser*
A familiar Koopa Klown Kar hovered over the gloomy scenery of the villiage of Twilight Town; its citizens pretty much used to the dim eerie feel within the place…well except for one soul who, despite the curse being long nonexistent since Doopliss left, still was oinking like a pig!
“Well, this takes me back a bit… I remember having a battle there against an army here with Kammy, before I accidentally detonated their ‘Superbombomb’ thingamajig with my flame. Man was that embarrassing..hmm? Wait a minute…who’s that down there? Is that…?” Bowser, now clad in his black sorcerer robe, contemplated his thoughts of events beforehand that took place before fixing his gaze on a familiar sight who.. actually got herself lost!
*POV: Azusa*
“Ara…I was hoping I’d find a shop nearby and now it seems I got myself lost again..” Azusa frowned as the hapless Idol aimlessly wandered the streets, somehow with all eyes fixated on her. Just then, out of nowhere, a young man wearing a yellow tunic and a tigerskin headband holding a map, angrily grumbling about someone he knew, passed by.
“Darn that Ranma!! I want to tear him apart when I see him…if I knew how to get back to Japan!!” The young man grumbled angrily as he fumbled with the map he held in his hands.
“Excuse me, mister?” Azusa decided to ask the man for directions, to which the youth turned and stared.
”What the…who is this broad??” The youth stared vacant-eyed at the Idol, jaw dropped to the floor.
“I was wondering where one can find a shop that sells food.” Azusa asked the hesitant male, but by pure chance, the youth was stand next to a nearby shop in town!
“Oh thank you very much!!” Azusa thanked the youth happily before getting ready to enter the shop.
“Um.. call me Ryoga…” The youth blushed as Azusa ran into the shop and bought some food.
“Well… at least you left me one saving grace, Ranma Saotome…” Ryoga sighed, before leaving and heading on back to his fruitless trail back to Japan.
*End Theme, Insert Theme: “Bowser Attacks!” (Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time)*
But when Azusa exited the shop using the Coins she was given, she saw a familiar floating vehicle in the air. “My… I don’t remember seeing anything else other than crows here that can fly…wait a minute…OH NO!!!”
“Here’s Bowser, baby!!!” The Koopa King announced before he quickly swooped down and grabbed the unfortunate Idol. After all that, a pile of dropped Mushrooms and other food stuffs lay quietly on the floor, to which one citizen walked to.
“Another one disappears? Hardly anything new nowadays..” The citizen sighed before picking up the food and walking off to feed his family…
*End Theme*
That’s the end of another chapter! Yep…Bowser actually succeeds this time in catching Azusa with Mario nowhere in sight! Also, for a little laugh, I added Ryoga Hibiki from “Ranma ½” exclusively for this chapter because I found that he and Azusa easily get themselves lost, however, in the occurrence of that happening, Azusa gets concerned, and Ryoga is quick to blame Ranma for the mishap, so why not? Also, for that mysterious figure, it sure now narrows down to a few if he fears the Poltergust 5000 vacuum of Professor Gadd, but still, TWO threats, one from Bowser and another from the figure? Will Mario help solve this mystery and manage to save Azusa from Bowser’s grasp? You’ll just have to stay tuned and see!
On another note, I have yet another arc planned after the planned Isle Delfino arc placed after this arc, believe it or not. It’s Rosalina’s Space Observatory, requested by “HairyBlob2” at DeviantArt! After doing Creepy Steeple and Isle Delfino, I plan to do that next for a little space action! Until next time, see you later!

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CrystalPhoenixBlader here, bringing another chapter to the fanfic! Last chapter, I did make a mental note when Doopliss fell into despair over being found out so easily. “Someone cue Nozomu Itoshiki with one of his ‘Zetsuboushita’ moments”. In case anyone doesn’t know who Itoshiki-sensei is, he is the main male protagonist of “Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei”. Dude’s so negative, yet it is always so humorous how his lectures get turned around by his off-beat students, which, of course, lands him into despair. Well anyways, I do not own any of the Mario characters or the iDOLMASTER characters; the Mario characters belong to Nintendo and the iDOLMASTER characters belong to Namco Bandai. Also, the character “Ryoga Hibiki” belongs to Shogakukan, VIZ Media, and the author Rumiko Takahashi. So, with that out of the way, let’s get back to the spooktacular spook fest! Hoo…I’ve got a million of ‘em…
*Opening Theme: “Doki Doki Do It!” (Rock ‘n’ Roll) (Super Mario OVA: Mission to Rescue Princess Peach)
**Mario & iDOLMASTER Party**
Chapter 18
Ghostly Occurrences, Mansion Scramble!!
*Creepy Steeple ~ Main Hall*
*Insert Theme: “Creepy Steeple” (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)*
The party begins at the creepy mansion in the twilight filled woods close to Twilight Town. Some of the inhabitants from the village came to watch as the chosen participants take part in the unfolding events…from a safe distance, due to fear of the very rumors of the disappearances. The first step on the “? Space”, done by Eri, turned off the lights all of a sudden.
“What the?! What happened to all da lights?!” Mario shouted in a startled tone.
“I’m…I’m wondering about that too!!” Producer-san agreed, turning frantic at the moment.
“Ma…ma..Mario??” Luigi whimpered, starting to get frightened upon reminding himself of the harrowing experiences in the haunted mansion he “won” and at Evershade Valley.
Eri quietly looked around until something crept behind her back. A yellow Bowling Ghost appeared behind the former hikikomori and readied itself to throw a large bowling ball.
Ai’s jaw dropped and, without hesitation, quickly decided to alert her friend. “Eri!!! Behind you!!!”
*End Theme, Insert Theme: “Hoopla” (Mario Party 9)*
Eri turned around and gaped at what she saw. The yellow ghost laughed as it threw the bowling ball at the Idol. Panicking, Eri ran frantically away from the large bowling ball until she found cover and hid. Unfortunately, Waluigi happened to be in its path, and Doopliss, stilling reeling from the prank thrown by Ami and Mami and trying to remove the make-up, ended up wandering into its path.
“WHOA NO!!!!!!!” The unfortunate duo yelped as the bowling ball squished Waluigi and knocked Doopliss into the air, metaphorically turning the Duplighost into multiple bowling pins bearing the same look as the original, and one of the pins just had to fall down!
*Insert Sound effect: “Falling Bowling Pins”*
“Heeheehee, looks like I got a strike after all!” The Bowling Ghost grinned as a Purple Bomber, happily passing the time by juggling its bombs, and a Blue Twirler, who was floating nearby, applaud their buddy’s success before all three ghosts disappear through the walls.
Beldam looked at the mishap and couldn’t help but laugh! “Mwee-hee-hee! How does it feel to be at the receiving end of these pranks, Freak Sheet??”
*End Theme*
“Aw, shut it!” Doopliss groaned, trying to reform to its normal state. Ritsuko and Producer-san couldn’t help but drop their jaws. “What..what the?? I thought these ghosts should have some sort of paranormal ability, not using crazy antics!”
“Least I know, these ghosts mainly prefer physical damage to scare its victims, since most of them around these parts have no serious paranormal powers…” Prof. Gadd answered, adjusting his large swirly glasses.
“You could have warned us, you know!!!” Waluigi pouted as Wario decided to comically reinflate the flattened miscreant with a small bike pump he somehow stashed away.
Yukiho and Makoto sighed a breath of relief, but before anyone expected anything, a medium sized Boo appeared out of nowhere and grabbed the poor timid Idol into the air!
*Insert Theme: “Catching Ghosts” (Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon)*
“AAAAAHHH!!!! SOMEONE, HELP ME!!!” Yukiho cried out, helpless in the Boo’s grip.
“YUKIHO!!!” Makoto yelled out as she tried to lunge a straight punch into the mischievous ghost, sadly, the attack went through the Boo without leaving even a dent, and the boyishly handsome Idol tumbled into the ground. “Rats!” Makoto frowned, throwing her fist into the floor.
“Looks like it’s up to me!” Prof. Gadd smiled as he readied his vacuum cleaner he brought along just in case!
“ACKK!!! NOT THAT POLTERGUST AGAIN!!!” The Boo panicked, dropping Yukiho, whom Makoto and Ryou rushed to catch…only for Yukiho to helplessly land on Ryou’s back!
“Owww!!!” Ryou groaned, struggling to get up.
“S.. Sorry, Ryou-chan!!” Yukiho quickly got up and apologized to the unfortunate Idol.
“KEEP AWAY! KEEP AWAY!!” The Boo screamed as Prof. Gadd let loose the vacuum’s power, attempting to suck up the ghost while being dragged belly-flat on the floor doing so!
Peach looked at the vacuum cleaner and looked at the now sorcerer-clad red plumber,
“Mario, isn’t that the Poltergust 5000 that you and Luigi told me about?” The Mushroom Kingdom princess asked Mario of the flashlight-equipped vacuum cleaner being used at the moment.
“Yeah….dat-a has to be it!!” Mario exclaimed as the small ghost-researching professor succeed and the Boo is sucked up into the vacuum’s bag.
Makoto couldn’t help but overhear the conversation as she checked on Yukiho. “A vacuum that can suck up ghosts..just like that? It seems a little silly, but…I bet with this, this place will be less scary!” She then envisioned herself making use of that very vacuum cleaner and sucking up random ghosts with reckless abandon, to which Iori and Yoshi shrug and sighed in embarrassment.
*End theme*
Back at the party, Eri barely escaped the bowling ball and surprisingly landed at a space near Takane!
“So…how was the trip around the mansion?” Takane asked cutely, to which Eri gave an unsatisfied look and enough for Luigi and Daisy to make their jaws drop. But then the now green clad plumber brother looked at the familiar backpack Prof. Gadd had and had a disturbed thought in his mind. “Wait, the Poltergust?? If Gadd brought dat along, then….oh no…..HE didn’t break out again, did he??” The thought alone gave him severe shivers right down his very spine.
Daisy looked at the terrified Luigi and wondered if something happened to him during the events concerning the haunted mansion he “won” and the events at Evershade Valley.
Meanwhile, Toadette and Yayoi cheerfully make their turns without incident. A Mini Game Monitor, covered in cobwebs, appeared before all of Team Mario and the Idols to see. After the roulette quickly spun, it stopped at the name “Manor of Escape”.
*Insert Theme: “Minigame Preparation” (Mario Party 9)*
“’Manor of Escape’?? What’s that??” Haruka asked curiously.
“Mwee-hee-hee! So you want to know about this mini-game, my pretty? Alright, since I’m in a very good mood today, since the spook fest is going along nicely, I’ll just tell you. All contestants are placed on the top floor and headed to the fourth floor. From there, a bunch of doors are available, but only one will lead downstairs! And believe it or not, the door to the right path will look like any other door! The path continues for three more floors and the one who gets out first is the winner! Needless to say, it’s a crazy scramble to the finish!”
“I have-a bad-a feeling someone’s-a gonna get-a claustrophobic in dere…” Mario frowned, with Producer—san and Ritsuko nodding in agreement.
“You know Slick, I’d normally make fun of this, but in this case AND the situation I’m in, I’d have to agree. Flurrie’s lucked out since she has to host a fashion show to help host at the moment.” Doopliss deadpanned with a sigh, considering that Chihaya and Azusa are patching up his injuries from the bowling ball at the moment!
Yukiho sighed a breath of relief that she does not have to go through that mini game, though Makoto and Ryou grew uneasy noticing the fact that BOTH Luigi and Eri are to go in there, despite their reluctance.
*End Theme*
*Creepy Steeple ~ “Manor of Escape” Mansion*
*Insert theme: “Heart-Pounding Thrills” (Mario Party 9)*
The contestants were placed on the top floor of the event mansion that appeared out of nowhere, made even spookier by the light of the full moon. Without hesitation, Luigi, Daisy, Toadette, Takane, Yayoi and Eri rush in, to find themselves in a single hallway with many blue doors. Any one door would lead downstairs while the others would just lead to another door in the hallway.
“GUH!!” Marilyn shouted out, which needlessly drew confused stares to her.
“Uh…she means ‘Go!’.” Vivian was smart to make things clear there.
Without hesitation, the contestants dash to find the right door, only to end up going in circles!
“Oh man, which way’s out??” Eri began to panic as she struggled to find the right door. As she opened one, she went and crashed head-first into Luigi!!
“Owowow!! Watch it!” Luigi groaned, rubbing his forehead.
“You’re not faring any better…” Eri couldn’t help but retort at that response.
However, Takane and Daisy decide to take a calmer approach as they each examine the doors. Though they both ended up out of random doors, neither the Silver Queen nor the Sarasa Land princess panicked; in fact, they were very calm in their approach.
“So, any luck, Takane?” Daisy quietly turned to the silver haired Idol.
“Nope…can’t say I’m faring any better..” Takane reacted with a sigh and a shrug, but then noticed Yayoi and Toadette open a door…and not come out of any of the doors on the floor.
“Wow! We’re ahead!” Yayoi chirped happily to Toadette.
“If we keep up this pace, we’ll both be out before the others!” The Toad girl agreed with the young Idol as they both continue the challenge. However, the other four contenders quickly notice and scramble for the door!
“Mwee-hee-hee! Looking at that man in green, he kind of makes me laugh when he panics!” Beldam cackled with delight.
“You know, Sis, what I don’t get is how he’s Mario’s brother. I mean, this guy is so scared easily, it’s not even funny, when Mario had even stood up against the Shadow Queen back then!” Vivian frowned.
“I’m sure there are strengths Luigi that not even Mario knows that exist within him. I think it just needs a trigger.” Ritsuko pointed out, looking at the hapless green plumber who, alongside the former hikikomori Internet sensation, struggles to find the correct door that leads to one downstairs. However, despite his and Eri’s best efforts, Yayoi and Toadette got the victory without any problems, with Takane and Daisy quietly tailing along.
“We did it Yayoi!!” Toadette exclaimed cheerfully.
Yayoi chirped happily and performed a high five with the Toad girl, with Takane and Daisy smiling. “…Just…Just barely made it..” a familiar voice clear to Daisy called out in exhaustion.
*End Theme*
The Sarasa Land princess turned to see a very exhausted Luigi and Eri, shivering from fright.
“That…that was way too much for comfort…” Eri gasped, quietly gripping on to Luigi’s shoulder.
“T..Took t..the words r..right outta mah…my mouth,E.. Eri…” Luigi stuttered, pretty much down on his knees and shivering in fear at the moment.
“Hey-a, Luigi! You okay, Bro??” Mario ran to check on his brother, but as the older twin sibling checked on his brother, a dark shadow watched the action, eagerly patient in the moves it makes.
*Insert Theme: “Dyna Blade’s Nest” (Kirby Super Star)*
“So that meddlesome Luigi’s already getting his just desserts, huh? At this rate it won’t be long before he is finished! With him out of my way, I have not just Mario, but maybe a few of his friends to go, much like the past visitors earlier as part of my collection! Hehehehe….however, there is that matter of that accursed vacuum cleaner that irritating little scientist brought, as if I hadn’t seen enough of that already! And also, those Shadow Sirens are going to be real troublesome… I may have to make them disappear first before I go for Luigi.. All in due time…ALL in due time…” The mysterious voice of that shadow laughed. Unbeknownst to the mysterious doppelganger, Vivian was sharp enough to hear a voice, but became uncertain of where it came from, or what its intentions are.
“I have a pretty bad feeling about this…. Just WHAT is going on here???” Vivian couldn’t help but ask herself as a foreboding feeling went down her spine, though Beldam and Marilyn have no idea what the youngest Shadow Siren was thinking at the moment…
Ritsuko quietly adjusted her glasses, knowing what Vivian is thinking. “I know what you mean. Things are getting blown out of proportions!” She took a quiet look at the group and noticed that one particular Idol was missing.. “Wait a minute…where’s Azusa?”
Iori looked at Ritsuko, “She said she wanted to look for a place to get some food for us just in case any of us got hungry.”
Yoshi scratched his head and stared at the rich Idol. “Uh, hate to be the bearer of bad news, but….that was fifteen minutes ago when she said that…”
The rest of Team Mario and the Idols suddenly stare at the little dinosaur in shock, “WHAAATTTT?!?!”
*End Theme*
Meanwhile, in the sky above Twilight Town…
*Twilight Town ~ Outskirts*
*Insert Theme: “Twilight Town” (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)*
*POV: Bowser*
A familiar Koopa Klown Kar hovered over the gloomy scenery of the villiage of Twilight Town; its citizens pretty much used to the dim eerie feel within the place…well except for one soul who, despite the curse being long nonexistent since Doopliss left, still was oinking like a pig!
“Well, this takes me back a bit… I remember having a battle there against an army here with Kammy, before I accidentally detonated their ‘Superbombomb’ thingamajig with my flame. Man was that embarrassing..hmm? Wait a minute…who’s that down there? Is that…?” Bowser, now clad in his black sorcerer robe, contemplated his thoughts of events beforehand that took place before fixing his gaze on a familiar sight who.. actually got herself lost!
*POV: Azusa*
“Ara…I was hoping I’d find a shop nearby and now it seems I got myself lost again..” Azusa frowned as the hapless Idol aimlessly wandered the streets, somehow with all eyes fixated on her. Just then, out of nowhere, a young man wearing a yellow tunic and a tigerskin headband holding a map, angrily grumbling about someone he knew, passed by.
“Darn that Ranma!! I want to tear him apart when I see him…if I knew how to get back to Japan!!” The young man grumbled angrily as he fumbled with the map he held in his hands.
“Excuse me, mister?” Azusa decided to ask the man for directions, to which the youth turned and stared.
”What the…who is this broad??” The youth stared vacant-eyed at the Idol, jaw dropped to the floor.
“I was wondering where one can find a shop that sells food.” Azusa asked the hesitant male, but by pure chance, the youth was stand next to a nearby shop in town!
“Oh thank you very much!!” Azusa thanked the youth happily before getting ready to enter the shop.
“Um.. call me Ryoga…” The youth blushed as Azusa ran into the shop and bought some food.
“Well… at least you left me one saving grace, Ranma Saotome…” Ryoga sighed, before leaving and heading on back to his fruitless trail back to Japan.
*End Theme, Insert Theme: “Bowser Attacks!” (Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time)*
But when Azusa exited the shop using the Coins she was given, she saw a familiar floating vehicle in the air. “My… I don’t remember seeing anything else other than crows here that can fly…wait a minute…OH NO!!!”
“Here’s Bowser, baby!!!” The Koopa King announced before he quickly swooped down and grabbed the unfortunate Idol. After all that, a pile of dropped Mushrooms and other food stuffs lay quietly on the floor, to which one citizen walked to.
“Another one disappears? Hardly anything new nowadays..” The citizen sighed before picking up the food and walking off to feed his family…
*End Theme*
That’s the end of another chapter! Yep…Bowser actually succeeds this time in catching Azusa with Mario nowhere in sight! Also, for a little laugh, I added Ryoga Hibiki from “Ranma ½” exclusively for this chapter because I found that he and Azusa easily get themselves lost, however, in the occurrence of that happening, Azusa gets concerned, and Ryoga is quick to blame Ranma for the mishap, so why not? Also, for that mysterious figure, it sure now narrows down to a few if he fears the Poltergust 5000 vacuum of Professor Gadd, but still, TWO threats, one from Bowser and another from the figure? Will Mario help solve this mystery and manage to save Azusa from Bowser’s grasp? You’ll just have to stay tuned and see!
On another note, I have yet another arc planned after the planned Isle Delfino arc placed after this arc, believe it or not. It’s Rosalina’s Space Observatory, requested by “HairyBlob2” at DeviantArt! After doing Creepy Steeple and Isle Delfino, I plan to do that next for a little space action! Until next time, see you later!