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BGM: Back to the Roots - Cackle Tower (Shantae and the Pirate's Curse)

"Huh, was this there before?" Ruby asked as they were looking at the stairs that was once a hallway.

"The further we go, the more anxious I get." Luigi admitted. "Is it too late to turn back now?"

"Yes." Mario nodded.

"I was afraid of that." He sighed as they hit the bottom of the stairs when Vivian rejoined them and encountered another Dark Wizzerd where Lei used Play Rough and Bobbery exploding on it as the Dark Wizzerd attempted to make copies of itself, only for Specter Knight to slash through it to destroy it.

After the fight, they walked a little ways while Luigi grabbed a Thunder Bolt from a ? block and then went up some stairs and jumped across a small gap with the help of Eira and went into the next room where they saw a bunch of contraptions inside the walls. "Was this some kind of technologically advanced ancient civilization?" Jade wondered.

"I'm not sure." Nyx replied as they hit the switch and a platform came out from the wall and they hopped across where they walked down several stairs and into another room where they saw blocks impeding their progress as they walked to a door and hit a switch to have the floating block fall where Weiss made an ice bridge for everyone to cross and then Weiss made a little ice slide for them to go into the passageway with a purple and a red block on the ground. They then went into the next room after getting across a small gap thanks to Hoopa, and then they saw several large gaps that had spikes on the floor, as Weiss made several ice bridges.

"Heh, piece of cake." Weiss said as they walked straight on the bridges before walking down on a small flight of ice stairs and going into another room where they were attacked by a Phantom Ember and a Dark Wizzerd, but Nyx shot up the Wizzerd with Pit firing arrows to aid her while Koops used Shell Slam on the Phantom Ember to destroy it, then they hit a switch that caused a platform to pop out from a wall before it retracted, so they went up the stairs and then Blake aimed Gambol Shroud and then threw it at the switch and then pulled it up and they jumped across the platform when they spotted star symbols.

"What's all this?" Tifa wondered.

"I think this means something." Iris said.

"Hmm, the first, third, fourth and sixth star at lit up but the second, fifth and seventh aren't. I have a feeling we'll find our answer through these stairs." Specter Knight said as they climbed the stairs where Tifa punched through the lock and knocking the door down where they walked up another flight of stairs where they saw another Dark Wizzerd floating around the switches, where Vivian burned it up, Eira swallowing it and then spitting it out to Mario who hammered it straight to a wall to get rid of it and then hit the correct switches to get the pinwheel platform from the other room to start spinning and then they walked back to hop across, and then they came across a big block wall where Yang and Tifa punched it and Bobbery blew up the remains and hopped down to land on a spring.

Once they hopped off of the spring, they walked out to another room and they carefully walked across a narrow walkway and then made it to the door and walked to a Paper Airplane panel where the ones who could turn into a paper airplane glided down to a platform and then Luigi had Hoopa make a ring portal for the others and they walked in when a Chain Chomp attacked them. Shurei popped out of her Pokeball to help and then tackled the Chain Chomp right after Weiss froze it, and then Luigi did a close up Super Jump Punch to knock the Chain Chomp away to knock it out. Lei came out of her Pokeball and used Floral Healing on Shurei just in case it hurt itself while tackling a metal ball and chain.

"Fey?"

"Bass!" Shurei smiled as Lei smiled back and they went back into their Pokeballs where they hit a switch and then Eira ran over and grabbed the Palace Key where they got out of the room and jumped down to go back to the airplane panel to glide over there, but four pesky Phantom Embers got in the way, only to have Bobbery blow up on two of them while Mario Power Smashed one of them and Junior had his Koopa Clown Car punch the daylights out of it repeatedly until it fell over.

They got to the Airplane Panel and flew down and Hoopa used his ring portals to get the others across and then Luigi put Hoopa away and then they walked through one long corridor where they marched straight ahead and then they walked into the next room where they walked up a small flight of stairs.

End BGM

"Ah, we meet at last, Mario and friends!"

BGM: Theme of Grodus (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)

"Something tells me you're this Grodus guy we've been hearing about!" Yang exclaimed.

"That is correct! It is I, Grodus! Supreme Leader of the X-Nauts!"

"Tell me something. Where's Peach?!" Mario demanded.

"Gack ack ack ack! You want to know where she is, do you? Aren't we getting a little ahead of ourselves?" He chuckled. "After all, I must thank you."

"Thank us for what?" Luigi asked.

"You have gathered together all the Crystal Stars I was seeking."

"Wait… so we just-" Blake's eyes widened in horror. "Oh no…"

"GACK ACK ACK ACK! You're just now realizing what you have done! Yes, instead of just taking the Crystal Stars that you had gathered, I thought it would be much easier for me if you were to find them all and open the Thousand Year Door for me!"

"How is that possible? The Door was sealed off for a thousand years, there's no way it could have been opened without them." Ruby said.

"The door's seal had been weakening for some time now, and it got to the point where I could easily waltz in here before you boneheads got to the X-Naut Fortress." Grodus explained. "You were far too kind to bring them here to me. All I had to do was entrust my least-competent underling to fight you and-"

"Yeah, he didn't fight us." Yang said.

"I beg your pardon?"

"Yeah, this four armed weirdo came out from a portal and destroyed his machine. He sent Grodus flying away. We fought him instead." Luigi said.

Grodus facepalmed. "Even before a battle begins, he can't do anything right. Typical." He said. "But never mind, whether you lost or won, all the Crystal Stars would've been gathered and I would have them all! Pure genius! However, I thought the Shadow Sirens would've slowed you down, but it seems that they couldn't do that. Seriously, am I the only smart one around here? But no matter, now I will have the pleasure of sending you to oblivion, and once you're gone… no one will stand in my way and-"

"Would you stop monologuing and fight us already?!" Weiss yelled impatiently.

"Hmph! If you wish to be obliterated faster, then be my guest. Come!" He exclaimed.

End BGM

BGM: Boss - Grodus (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)

Specter Knight, Luigi and Iris entered the stage. "Gack ack ack ack! This is where you'll meet your fate!" Grodus declared and then four Grodus Xs had shown up and a barrier was formed, and then from the audience, Goombella used her Tattle ability on him.

"Grodus has 50 HP with an attack of 7 and 1 defense! However, his defense will go up if there's a Grodus X on the field, and if there's all four of them, he's completely invincible! He uses all sorts of magic too, so be on your toes!"

"Got it!" Luigi nodded as Specter Knight threw a sickle, knocking down two Grodus Xs, and then Luigi jumped over and landed on one, then Iris shot the last one with her crossbow before shooting Grodus straight on the head, to which he retaliated by having a lightning bolt strike Luigi. "Yagh!" Luigi cried out in pain and then Specter Knight ran over and used Dread Talon to strike Grodus, and then Luigi called out Affection, where she used Shadow Ball on a Grodus X and then Luigi charged up a Luigi Missile and launched over to Grodus and then Iris ran over and slashed him a few times.

"Fools!" Grodus yelled, unleashing an ice beam attack at Specter Knight and froze him up. "Aha!" He laughed, but Luigi threw a fireball at Specter Knight at him to free him. "What!"

"I was told that I needed to chill, but I don't think that's what people had in mind." Specter Knight said before throwing up a jewel and used Judgment Rush on him to strike Grodus, and then Xena shot a Grodus X and shot Grodus, who retaliated by firing a flamethrower at them, which they all got hurt by the attack. Specter Knight then used Shadow Mirror to have his shadow self strike Grodus and then Luigi ran over and used his Ice Smash to deal some damage and then had Affection use Psybeam, and then Iris ran over and slashed through him.

"Urgh… you're more trouble than you look." Grodus groaned, seeming to be on the brink. "But no matter!" He said and then used a Time Spell that froze them in place. "Gack ack ack ack!" He exclaimed and then used a Thunderbolt on them, but then something poked him from behind. "Hmm?" He turned around to see Luigi's Marshadow, who used Spectral Thief on him. "ARGH!" He yelled as he dropped his staff where Marshadow grabbed it and slammed it on the ground where it started cracking. "No!" He yelled, as it had the trio move again.

"Thanks Marshadow!" Luigi exclaimed as Specter Knight then slashed through Grodus, Luigi using Luigi Missile which was a Misfire, and then Iris ending it off with slashing right at him to finish him.

End BGM

"Grrr… I must admit, I have underestimated you all." Grodus said, kneeling on the ground.

Mario clenched his fists. "I won't ask a third time… where's Peach?!"

"Ever so impatient." Grodus growled as he got back up. "You want Peach? Here she is!" He said as a cover disappeared to reveal Peach trapped in a green shield.

"Peach!" Mario exclaimed.

"…Mmm." Peach groaned as she got up. "Where am I…? Wait a second, Mario! Everyone!"

"We're here for you!" Yang exclaimed, and then suddenly everyone got hit by a bolt of lightning where they all screamed in agony.

"Gack ack ack ack!"

"Using a lightning bolt while we're distracted… you dirty…" Pit got up and aimed his Palutena Bow at him, and then another lightning bolt hit him. "YAAAAGH!"

"Pit!" Ruby yelled and then she got hit by a lightning bolt, as did everyone else.

"You move and she perishes! Your choice!" Grodus called out.

"No!" Peach exclaimed in horror, and then the sound of a Pokeball opening up caught everyone's attention and then saw Shurei popping out.

"Feebas! Bas Bas!" Shurei cried.

"Hmm? You wish to save your friend? How amusing!" Grodus scoffed as Shurei went over to Grodus and used Flail, only for Grodus to smack her away. "Useless fish! You can't save her!" He said, only for Shurei to get back up.

"Feebas!" Shurei cried again and then tackled Grodus in the gut before using Flail again.

"Persistent little thing… but you can't even do anything!" Grodus swatted her away, only for her to get back up and tackled him once more, which only caused Grodus to laugh. "Pathetic!" He exclaimed and then swatted her away, but Shurei was determined and kept getting back up and attacking him repeatedly, angry that Grodus was holding Peach hostage. "I told you…" Grodus picked up the fish. "YOU CAN'T SAVE HER!" He yelled, throwing him to the side and then using a lightning bolt on the Feebas.

"NO!" Peach yelled, tears forming in her eyes and then Lei came out of her Pokeball.

"Fey! Fey!" Comfey flew over to the Feebas. "Comfey?!"

"Fee… Feebas…!" Shurei surprisingly got up, glaring hard at Grodus. "FEEBAS!"

"A glutton for punishment, aren't you? Have another!" He yelled, firing a lightning bolt at her, and then firing an ice beam at the others when they tried to get back up. "STAY OUT OF THIS!"

"Shurei! Stop this, please!" Peach pleaded, but Shurei wouldn't listen.

"Feebas… Fee… Fee!" Shurei cried. "FEEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!" She cried… and then, she started to glow.

"What in the world is going on now?!" Grodus asked while everyone watched in awe.

BGM: Total War (Pokemon Anime Soundtrack)

The Feebas in front of them started growing into a graceful and beautiful sea serpent before the glowing stopped. "MILOOOOO!" Shurei had just evolved into Milotic and glared at Grodus.

"Hmph! You won't stop me, you serpent thing!" Grodus yelled and fired a lightning bolt, but the Milotic pulled her body away from the attack and then unleashed a Hydro Pump on Grodus. "OOOOF!" Grodus grunted as Shurei jumped up in the air and used Aqua Tail, slamming him into the ground.

"Milotic!" Shurei cried.

"Shurei…" Peach could only whisper in awe as Grodus weakly got up.

"You think a mere sea serpent can stop me?! So what if you changed! I can still win this for sure!" He exclaimed and got ready to fight, when suddenly, the ceiling above them started caving in. "Huh?" He looked up, and then right on cue, Bowser fell through and landed right on top of him.

End BGM

"Urgh… that wasn't supposed to happen…" Bowser groaned.

BGM: Bowser's Theme (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)

"Bowser/Papa?!" Everyone exclaimed at once.

"My achin'…" Bowser grumbled, and then Kamek, Kammy, Roman and Neo landed near him.

"I told you that was a bad idea!" Kammy said.

Earlier…

"Bah! I don't see anything besides a dumb dead dragon!" Bowser exclaimed as he was on top of Gloomtail's corpse.

"We might as well turn around." Roman said.

"Good idea." Bowser said and then bent his legs.

"Wait, sire! I don't think jumping off is a good idea! Remember how much you weigh!" Kammy exclaimed.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know Wii Fit Trainer was working for the Koopa Troop!" Bowser said. "Please, I may be the king of evil but I'm not that heavy!" He said and then jumped off of Gloomtail, landing on the ground. "Ha! See? Nothing happened." He said… and then the floor started creaking. "Hey, does anyone hear any creaking?" He asked… and then Bowser fell on through. "AAAARGH!"

Back in the present…

"Whoever designed these floors needs to be burned." Bowser grumbled and then realized what was going on. "Oh? What the devil are the snot nosed brats doing here? And why is Peach in a bubble, and why is Junior hanging out with rotten teenagers and why-" Bowser's eyes widened. "Junior!" He exclaimed and then glared at Mario. "MARIO."

"Papa! Wait! You gotta-"

"No son! You were hurt in Glitzville by Mario! I'm going to make him pay for what he did to you and since everyone else is here, I'm gonna enjoy this and then take Peach!"

"And we'll back him up!" Roman exclaimed.

"Guys! Just listen to me for a second!" Junior exclaimed.

"We'll listen to you after we beat the snot out of these guys!" Bowser said.

"Dad!"

"I'm afraid he's not going to listen to reason… which is something he never does." Nyx said.

Junior sighed. "I'm afraid we have no other choice."

"Hey Bowser…" Tifa got up and pulled out two badges, Double Pain and Return Postage to be exact. "You oughta use these!"

"What kind of trinkets are those?" Bowser asked.

Tifa grinned. "This here is Return Postage. If you wear this, anyone who attacks you will receive half the damage they give to you. This other one is Double Pain. If you wear this, you can dish out twice the pain you can inflict on us."

"…Forget the Return Postage! The Double Pain sounds MUCH more intriguing!" Bowser said excitedly.

Tifa smiled and then threw it at Bowser. "Enjoy the Double Pain."

"What are you doing! You're making him stronger than ever!" Yang scolded, to which Tifa turned to her and gave her a sly wink. "What's with-… Ooooooh."

"Heh, that's actually well played." Weiss said and then Tifa tossed the Return Postage to Mario.

"Wear this, I have a feeling he'll want to attack you first." Tifa advised where Mario nodded and equipped it.

"Now… what's a finale without a Bowser appearance? A cruddy finale, that's what! Let's get this show on the road!" Bowser roared.

End BGM

BGM: Boss - Bowser (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)

Specter Knight appeared on the stage, and joining him were Mario and Junior. "Bwahahahaha! I don't know who this freak is, but I'm gonna mess him up!" Bowser exclaimed.

"Sire! Be careful. Junior is wishing to fight you!" Kamek warned.

"Bah! No one attack him! I don't want to burn you all!"

"Sounds fair to me." Roman said with Neo nodding.

"Hup!" Kammy exclaimed, casting a barrier surrounding Junior. "There, now no one can hurt him."

"Bwahahaha! Thanks, Kammy!" He laughed.

You might regret that. Mario thought as Specter Knight jumped up in the air and slashed through Kamek and Kammy, where Mario jumped up in the air and used his Quake Hammer to damage all five, and then Junior ran up to Bowser.

"Sorry, dad." Junior said and had his Koopa Clown Car punch him five times, and thanks to Double Pain…

"ARGH! What do you have in those boxing gloves?" Bowser asked as Junior returned, and then Bowser ran up and then breathed fire at the two, and then Roman aimed directly at Mario and shot him with his cane while Neo ran over and impaled Specter Knight a few times, and then Kamek buffed everyone's defense and Kammy healed Bowser up.

Specter Knight used his Shadow Mirror and his phantom self slashed at Kamek and then Mario used Power Lift to boost their attack and defense by two and then Junior used Clown Kart Dash to slam into Bowser. "OOOF! Dag blasted Crystal Star!" Bowser groaned and then jumped up in the air and landed in front of Mario and swiped at him to hurt him, only for Return Postage to inflict pain on him too. "Argh! What just hit me?" He wondered while he returned while Roman walked up to Specter Knight and smacked him on the head with his cane before returning and then Neo got in a different stance with a wide grin on her face, and then Kamek boosted their attack power and Kammy once again healed up Bowser.

Specter Knight used the Will Skull to return some life to him and then used Bounding Soul where it bounced off of the ceiling and smacked right into Neo, where her semblance activated and she shattered while the real her appeared and would counter attack, but she attacked nothing, while the Bounding Soul bounced off of the floor and hit Kamek. "Yowch!" Kamek yelled.

"Huh, I didn't know she was going for a counter attack." Specter Knight said while Mario ran over and used Power Bounce, jumping off of everyone and then ground pounding Kammy, while Junior went up and his Koopa Clown Car jumped up in the air and a Mechakoopa sprang out and landed right on Kammy, where it exploded and knocked her down.

"Aaaagh! Forgive me!" Kammy groaned.

"Junior, why would you attack your elders?" Bowser asked as he walked over and breathed fire, not worried that his fire breath would damage Junior at all and then Roman shot Mario while Neo walked over and stabbed Specter Knight with her umbrella and then Kamek fired magic directly at Mario, and from the audience, Tifa threw a Mega Potion at Mario to give him a boost of energy.

Specter Knight quickly jumped up in the air, threw a jewel down and then used Judgment Rush, slashing through Neo and Kamek, with the latter falling in defeat.

"Urgh… I'm done for!" Kamek exclaimed and then Mario used Flame Drive to burn the trio and then Junior went up and used his drills on his own father.

"AAARGH! What have I ever done to you?!" Bowser asked as he ran over and punched Specter Knight, then Roman aimed directly at Mario and shot him while Neo ran over and impaled Specter Knight a few times.

"I have to say, this guy with the scythe is very annoying." Roman grumbled. "Hey Little Red, you wouldn't happen to have a twin brother, would you?"

"Nope!"

Roman sighed with relief. "That's a relief." He said as Specter Knight threw a Skeletal Sentry behind Bowser and shot Roman and Neo before he had it explode on the two, with Neo going down. "Neo!" Roman exclaimed before Mario used Hammer Throw to knock him on the head to have him fall over.

"Take down my team, will you?! Bring it on, I can take it!" Bowser said and then realized Junior didn't have his turn yet as he pulled up in front of his father and a cannon popped out of the Clown Car's mouth. "W-wait a second, son! Let's talk about this!"

"Sorry dad." Junior said and then shot him point blank, knocking him down for the count.

"AAAAAAARGH!"

End BGM

"That takes care of that." Mario said.

"Yeah… hey, where's Grodus?" Ruby asked.

"AIYEEEEEE!" Peach screamed as they saw Grodus taking Peach away in a secret passageway.

"Oh for the love of Oum, Bowser!" Weiss complained as they ran after Grodus, however, Junior decided to stay.

"Junior… why did you have to attack your old man like that?" Bowser groaned.

"I was trying to get you to listen."

"Mmph… about what?"

"There's something that you oughta know." Junior said and then started to explain to Bowser and the others.

With the others…

The others ran down the stairs and into the final area, where they saw Grodus standing in front of a tomb with Peach right next to it. "You're too late! You are about to witness the reawakening of the ancient demon!"

"Everyone… I'm… I'm so sorry…" Peach quietly said as Shurei and Lei tried to move forward, but Grodus set up a barrier in front of them.

"Not this time, vile beasts." He said, then turned around and opened up the tomb. "Shadow Queen… come forth!"

BGM: The Sky Falls Into Shadows (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)

Darkness spat out from the tomb, the lit candles started giving off a dark flame, and then the whole world started to fall into darkness.

At Rogueport…

"I say, what's going on?" Toadsworth wondered.

Petal Meadows…

"Wh-what's going on?" Koopie Koo wondered.

"I… I have no idea!" Koopley said as all the Koopas and Toads looked around, including Kricketune who was wandering around the town.

Boggly Woods…

"B-Big brother, what's going on?" Petuni asked.

"I don't know… and I don't like it!"

Glitzville…

"What in the world…?" Jolene wondered. "This is peculiar…"

Back in the Palace of Shadow…

Hands emerged from the tomb and then a large shadow creature emerged from the tomb.

"What the heck is that?!" Luigi exclaimed.

Nyx had a grim look on her face. "That's… that's the Shadow Queen."

"We're too late." Jade whispered.

"Who awakens me?" The Shadow Queen asked.

"I did… and that right there is your vessel!"

"Hmm, yes, she will do nicely…" The Shadow Queen smirked and bent down to take Peach, as she started screaming while a large earthquake rattled the world.

At Animal Village…

"EARTHQUAAAAKE!" Isabelle yelled.

"What do we do?!" Egbert exclaimed.

"Stay calm!" Villager yelled.

"Did the whole world forget to reset their game?!" Resetti demanded to know.

Keelhaul Key…

"HEEEEEEEEELP!" A Toad yelled.

"My shop is going down, kupo!" A Moogle exclaimed.

"What in blazes is going on?!"

Poshley Heights…

"What the devil?" Plague Knight wondered.

"Gah! All I did was throw a coin into the well!" Pikachu exclaimed. "I didn't think the world wouldn't like it!"

Fahr Outpost…

"OH GOODNESS, I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN! I FORESAW THIS!" A Bob-omb yelled.

"No you didn't, doofus!"

And finally, the Smash Mansion…

The world finally stopped shaking as everyone hid under a desk, while Crazy Hand had drawn an umbrella. "…Did it stop?" Crazy Hand asked.

"It did." Master Hand said. "What the devil is going on?"

Right on cue, the Links and Zelda glared at Ganondorf, who also looked uneasy. "What? What makes you think I did it?"

"Well, if it wasn't you, then who?" Link asked.

Somewhere in Remnant…

"Hmm…" Salem mused. "What was that?"

Back at the Palace of Shadow, with Frankly.

"Oh no, am I too late?" Frankly asked after some dust fell to the ground.

Back with the others…

End BGM

Peach had now completely transformed into Shadow Peach, or the Shadow Queen, whichever you prefer. "Hmm, yes… this body will do nicely."

"Now, Shadow Queen. Let us dispose of these pests once and for all!"

"…Excuse me, are you bossing me around? I take orders from no one."

"Wh-WHAT?! Are you disobeying me? Why, of all the-"

"Silence!"

"No! I will not! You WILL obey me! That's what the prophecy foretold! Now, you will obey me THIS instant or I will-"

A dark lightning bolt shot down at him, destroying his entire body, and then another lightning bolt destroyed his smoldering head.

"Know your place, worm." She snarled, while the barrier that Grodus put up had disappeared.

"Your highness!" Beldam and Marilyn popped up from the shadows.

"Ah, Beldam. My faithful servant." Shadow Queen greeted. "I trust that you're doing well?"

"Yes, that foolish Grodus didn't even realize what he was getting himself into. He was just another pawn in our plans."

"Hmm hmm hmm… excellent." Shadow Queen smirked.

"Hey! Whoever you are, release Peach right this instant!" Yang yelled.

"Hmm?" Shadow Queen turned to the others. "Oh, more pathetic worms. How amusing." She mused and then saw everyone getting ready to fight. "Oh ho! You wish to fight me? Amusing, really… do you honestly think that a mere small army can put a stop to me? It's laughable."

"Release her… NOW!" Mario yelled.

"Feisty! I like that." Shadow Queen chuckled darkly. "How about this, instead? You all put down your weapons and arms, and you become my faithful servants?"

"Like HELL we'll do such a thing!" Yang yelled.

"I served under someone once. Never again." Specter Knight said.

"I serve only to Lady Palutena and no one else!" Pit declared. "There's no way I'll serve to scum like you!"

"Oh… you're one of her servants." Shadow Queen scowled. "Palutena… of course she would still be alive for all these years."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Do you really think Medusa was the only enemy Palutena fought? No, long ago, she had fought another being of darkness even before Medusa even DREAMED of doing something like this. Way before you were born, actually. As a matter of fact, before those legendary four heroes sealed me up, we had met in the past and fought constantly. I was about to launch an ambush to Skyworld when those pathetic four heroes put a stop to my plans."

"You're lying. Lady Palutena never said anything about it! If she had, she would have mentioned it!"

"Oh, she hadn't mentioned me to you? Oh, she wounds me so! I think I'll pay her a visit when I'm through with you."

"No way, not a chance!" Pit said. "I'm not letting you hurt Lady Palutena!"

"A predictable response to someone who serves under the Goddess of Light." Shadow Queen chuckled. "Now, I'm giving one last chance. Will you serve under me?"

Ruby glared at Shadow Queen. "No. We'd rather be dead than to serve under you!"

"I agree! I'd rather die than be with a villain like you!" Weiss agreed with everyone else nodding in agreement and getting ready to fight.

"So you would rather die than to serve under me? That can be arranged. It's disappointing that you'd defy me, but no matter. Let's see how far you will get." Shadow Queen smirked.

BGM: Shadow Queen Part 1 (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)

Specter Knight, Vivian and Eira walked onto the stage in front of the Shadow Queen. "…Really, this is how we're doing battles? On a stage? How utterly boring." She said and looked around in the audience. "Three at once? The rest of your team is sitting in seats along with several audience members. A girl is delivering snacks, a man is on the stage playing music…" Shadow Queen scowled. "Tch! You call this a battle?" She asked and then snapped her fingers as dark hands pulled from underneath the party and they re-emerged onto the stage.

"Wah! What are you doing?!" Luigi asked.

"Doing a little… redecorating." Shadow Queen said and then turned to Lillie. "Come here, you!" She said, snapping her fingers as a hand grabbed Lillie.

"ACK!"

"Lillie!" Guzma called out and then a hand grabbed him. "Agh!"

"As for the audience members…" Shadow Queen smirked and suddenly, they were all dragged down to the depths while they were all screaming. "And for the stage… this has got to go." She said and then snapped her fingers where the whole stage fell apart and they were back into the Shadow Queen's crypt. "This is so much my style." She said and then two shadow cages trapped Lillie and Guzma. "These two will be perfect for my slaves." She chuckled darkly.

End BGM

"You fiend!" Luigi exclaimed.

"As for the music, we need something a little more… me." Shadow Queen smirked.

BGM: Shadow Queen Part 2 (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)

"Ah. Much better."

"That's it!" Mario yelled as he ran forward and punched Shadow Queen, but quickly stopped himself, his face inches from her face, finding himself unable to punch the Shadow Queen since she was holding Peach hostage.

"Oh? What's the matter… can't harm your friend? This makes things easier for me!" Shadow Queen sadistically said, grabbing a hold of Mario and throwing him to the side.

"Mario! You gotta snap out of it!" Luigi yelled. "Think of fighting Peach in Smash Bros!"

"This is different!"

"I know, but would Peach want you to give in so easily?"

Mario clenched his fists. "You're right."

"Ahahaha! You think he can hurt me? Don't make me lau-" Mario jumped up and hammered Shadow Queen on the head. "Mmph! Oh, so now you fight. This makes things interesting!" She said, summoning two shadow hands and slapping Mario away.

"She has 150 HP with an attack of seven and no defense at all! Still, I'd be careful of her attack patterns!" Goombella said where Specter Knight ran over to Shadow Queen and slashed her a few times before she grabbed him with her shadow hands and sent him flying and then saw Koops using Shell Slam on her but she used her foot to stop him.

"Tch, like a mere Koopa will hurt me." She said, kicking him back but then Eira gobbled him up and then spat him out right at her face. "Mmmph!" Shadow Queen groaned and then shadow punched Luigi and Yang while Tifa dodged the oncoming attacks and then punched Shadow Queen in the face, and then followed up by a series of kicks and then used an uppercut, but the Shadow Queen recovered and grabbed Tifa and sucked some of her health up and tossed her to the side, then swatting Flurrie away who was going to attempt to body slam her.

Ruby ran over to Shadow Queen and used her semblance and then slashed her, but the Shadow Queen blocked the attack and smacked Ruby away with her shadow hands and then she sent an army of little shadow hands to trip up Blake and Jade.

Eira ate up Bobbery and then spat him out where he exploded on Shadow Queen's face and then Bobbery returned with a proud grin on his face and then while Pit was finished firing arrows, he split his bow in half and ran over and slashed at Shadow Queen before summoning his Upperdash Arm to knock the Shadow Queen up in the air, and then Pit used the Power of Flight to fly up to her level, but the Shadow Queen quickly flipped herself over and axe kicked Pit to the ground before gently landing on the ground, and then dodged arrows and gunshots from Nyx and Iris, and she quickly sucked some health out from the two to regain her own and then spotted Xena running in and slashing her, but she blocked the attack and grabbed her.

"Hmm… interesting. I can sense a demon inside of you." Shadow Queen smirked. "Yes, you seem to have a dark side! I can sense it! Join me and I will spare your life so I can make this demon come out of you!"

"Like hell I'd join you!"

"Too bad." Shadow Queen smirked with her eyes glowing a different color to try and hypnotize Xena.

"Pikaboo, use Shadow Ball!" Jade ordered as her Mimikyu used Shadow Ball on Shadow Queen to knock her back and disrupting her concentration as Xena sweep kicked Shadow Queen and then jumped back. "You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Xena nodded.

"Alright, everyone circle around her!" Pit suggested as they did so and surrounded the Shadow Queen.

"Oh, cute." Shadow Queen smirked and then charged up an attack as they got closer before letting out a powerful shockwave that knocked everyone to the walls, and then fired lightning bolts at everyone. "Hmm… I'm not used to this body. It doesn't exactly suit me." She said before closing her eyes and then her true form came out while wrapping Peach's body around her. "Ah, much better!" She said. "In this form… I am invincible!"

"No one is truly invincible!" Specter Knight said as he threw a few sickles at her before using Judgment Rush to slash through her, but she wasn't hurt. "What?!"

"I told you. I'm invincible." Shadow Queen smirked, swatting Specter Knight away. "There is nothing you can do about it!"

End BGM

"I will ask you one last time before I dispose of your remains. Will you become my slaves?"

"Like we said… we'd rather die than to serve scum like you!" Ruby yelled.

"Yeah! We'll die trying if we have to!" Yang said.

"Nnngh…" Blake held on to her arm. "We have to do something though…"

"What are we going to do?" Jade wondered as Shurei and Lei got back up.

"Milo! Milotic Milo!"

"Fey! Fey!"

"Hmph! Your peculiar talking will get you nowhere. Your old master is gone."

Mario weakly got up. "We'll keep fighting… to the bitter end." He said. "That's… that's what we do. We'll never give up. We'll never serve you!"

"Hahahahaha! How amusing that you would throw away your lives! So be it… I'll-"

Suddenly, Mario started to glow.

"Huh?" Shadow Queen wondered and then the Crystal Stars started flying up into the ceiling with all of them wondering what was going on, and above Rogueport, directly surrounding the execution platform, the symbols shined brightly as the Crystal Stars appeared before they started flying everywhere around the world.

BGM: You Can Do It Mario! (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)

The Diamond Star descended upon Petalburg. "Oh? What's this?" Mayor Kroop wondered.

"That's the Crystal Star! What's it doing here?" Koopley wondered.

Koopie Koo gasped. "The Crystal Star is showing us something! Koops is in trouble… and so is everyone else!"

"What is that thing?" A Toad wondered.

At the Boggly Tree…

The Emerald Star descended upon the Punies. "What's going on? Why is the Crystal Star here?" The Elder wondered.

"Oh no! Is Flurrie and the others in trouble?" Petuni asked.

"Don't give up, you guys!" Punio yelled.

The Glitz Pit…

The Gold Star arrived at the Glitz Pit. "Dear lord, what is that?" Jolene asked in horror.

"Come on, guys! Don't give up!" King K yelled.

"Listen, punks! Just because you've rawked me doesn't mean you're allowed to lose to someone else! RAWK 'EM!"

Animal Village…

"Come on guys! Go go go go go!" Isabelle cheered with pom poms. "You can do it!"

"Come on, I know you guys can pull this off!" Villager exclaimed.

"Everyone! Join in!" Isabelle called out to the whole village.

"YOU CAN DO IT!" They all yelled.

Pirate's Grotto…

"Blast it, Bobbery! Don't let this she-demon do you in!" A Bob-omb yelled.

"Go get 'em!"

"I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" Pa-Patch yelled.

"GO GET 'EM, GUYS!"

"KNOCK HER BLOCK OFF!"

"LOUDER! LOUDER THAN YOU EVER COULD!" Pa-Patch yelled.

Poshley Heights…

"I don't normally cheer for people, but this is a bad situation. You guys can do it!" Ashley called out.

"Save this world, otherwise, there will be no world for me and Mona to dance in! Er… I mean, you guys go!" Plague Knight exclaimed.

"You can do it!" Tim yelled.

"We all believe in you!" Pikachu yelled.

Fahr Outpost…

"Sir! We have them all together!"

"Good!" The mayor walked over to the large crowd of Bob-ombs.

"Ready? Let your voices be heard!"

"YOU CAN DO IT, GUYS!"

The Crystal Stars worked their way around the world, letting everyone see what in the world is going on.

Smash Mansion…

"Good heavens! She looks crazier than I do!" Crazy Hand exclaimed.

"Come on, everyone! You can do it! If my Smashers can pull through Tabuu, then you can pull through this one too!" Master Hand exclaimed.

"You can do it, guys!" Ness yelled.

"Knock her out!" Lucas yelled.

"Hylia, please watch over them." Zelda prayed.

"Poyo poyo!"

"Come on, Tifa. You can pull through! You always do!" Yuffie exclaimed.

"You can do it, Tifa." Cloud said.

At the Mushroom Kingdom…

"Mario! RWBY! You can do this!" Captain Toad yelled. "We believe in all of you!"

"Go Mario! Go RWBY! Go everyone!" All the townsfolk yelled.

"Wait… I think I see Luigi in there too!" Toadette exclaimed.

"Holy cow, you're right!" A Koopa exclaimed.

"COME ON, LUIGI! YOU CAN PULL THROUGH! YOUR FANS ARE COUNTING ON YOU!" A female Toad yelled.

Sarasaland…

"I don't know WHAT'S going on, but if you think you can possess my best friend and knock Luigi around, you got another thing coming!" Daisy yelled. "You better be glad I'm not there kicking your ass right now!"

At Scuttletown…

"I don't know if you can hear me, but I'm with you to the end!" Shantae yelled and started doing a dance. "You can do it!"

Beacon…

"Kids, be safe." Ozpin said from his office and looked down at the campus to see all the students cheering on RWBY and JINX.

"You guys better pull through!" Coco yelled.

"You guys can do it!" Velvet cheered.

"Come on, Blake! I know you can do it!" Sun exclaimed.

"Go Weiss! You can do this!" Neptune exclaimed.

"Ruby! Please make it back safely!" Penny called out while Zwei started howling.

At Patch…

"Come on, girls! Win this!" Tai exclaimed. "Yang! Ruby! You can do this, I know you can! Make your father proud!"

With the Reds and Blues…

"Why does Peach look evil?" Caboose asked.

"She's been possessed!" Tucker exclaimed. "Hmm… an evil lady… I'd like to take her out for dinner. Bow chicka bow wow!"

"WILL YOU TWO BE SERIOUS!" Carolina yelled.

"Listen here, you little she-devil! If you destroy our friends, I've got a shotgun with your name on it!" Sarge declared.

With JNPR…

"Come on, can you go any faster!" Nora yelled. "I want to break this demon's legs!"

"You can do it, guys!" Jaune exclaimed.

"You can beat her!" Pyrrha cheered them on.

"Come on! You can win this!" Ren exclaimed.

"STEP ON IT!" Nora yelled.

At Skyworld…

"Shadow Queen… I never thought I'd see you again." Palutena quietly said. "Pit, knock her out. You can do this!"

"YOU CAN DO IT, CAPTAIN!"

Back with the gang…

"Wow… this is so overwhelming." Weiss said, trying to hold back her tears.

"Thanks, everyone!" Ruby smiled.

"Urgh… what's going on?!" Shadow Queen asked, and then the Crystal Stars appeared and then attacked her directly. "AAAAAGH!"

"Everyone…" Peach's voice was heard as they saw her appearing in front of the Shadow Queen.

"What are you doing?!" Shadow Queen yelled.

"Use… the last of my power…" Peach weakly said and then filled everyone's health back up along with the Crystal Stars. "Goodbye…"

"Peach! No!" Mario yelled but Peach disappeared. "PEACH!"

"Urgh… you foolish girl!" Shadow Queen yelled.

End BGM

"Come on, guys! We can still do this!" Ruby exclaimed.

"YEAH!"

"You… You all dare defy me… everyone dares to defy me?!" Shadow Queen yelled and then let out a huge shockwave that knocked everyone down. "Let's see where all this cheering will get you!" She exclaimed and then aimed her hand at them all and fired a powerful lightning bolt, but then, a laser came from behind the gang and hit the lightning bolt, causing an explosion. "Ugh! NOW who interferes?!"

"That would be us!"

The smoke cleared, and then Bowser and his team walked through the smoke.

BGM: Bowser's Theme (Super Mario 64)

"Who are you?!" Shadow Queen demanded.

"Me? I'm the king of awesome!" Bowser said and looked to his team. "Guard the others. This one's mine."

"You got it!" Kamek said as they went back and cast a barrier surrounding them all with Roman and Neo in front of the barrier in case Bowser falls to the queen.

"I have to thank Junior for telling me the whole story… and for telling me what this badge really does!" He said, pulling out the Double Pain badge and crushing it with his fist to destroy it.

"You call yourself the king of awesome? I don't see it."

Bowser glared hard at Shadow Queen. "You dare possess Peach's body? You DARE kidnap her? You DARE knock everyone around when that is specifically MY job?" He asked, cracking his knuckles. "I don't think so! You release Peach right this instant or else."

"HA! Peach is LONG gone! He sacrificed herself for NOTHING. Her body is gone and there's nothing that little blonde airhead can do! She was weak!"

Bowser snarled. "Don't talk bad about Peach… in front of me!" He growled.

"Tch, you think you can win? I'd love to see you try."

"Oh, I will." He said and chuckled. "What's a story ending without the king of awesome swooping in and saving the day? A cruddy ending, that's what!" He exclaimed and then got in a battle position.

"Bring it on, turtle boy!"

"SHOWTIME!"

End BGM

BGM: Fated Battle (Super Mario Galaxy 2)

Shadow Queen glared at Bowser and then fired a lightning bolt at him, striking him but he shook it off with a smirk and went into his shell and rolled toward her, slamming into her and then jumped up from his shell, reemerging from his shell and landing on top of the Shadow Queen and crushed her before jumping back and breathing fire.

"What… I can actually be hurt now?!"

"What's the matter, afraid of getting hurt?" Bowser taunted.

"No! I can still do this." Shadow Queen exclaimed and then used her Dangerous Breath attack but Bowser breathed fire to counter it and then he ran over and drop kicked the Shadow Queen before punching her, but she blocked it with her shadow hand, only for Bowser to breathe fire at the hand to burn it alive and then punched her in the face before jumping back before he ran over and Bowser Bombed her. "Nngh! ENOUGH!" She yelled and then charged up an attack.

Bowser used this opportunity to throw some hammers at her before running to her and swiping at her with his claws before grabbed Peach's body and smirked before throwing her to the ground and falling on top of her to crush her before jumping back and then Shadow Queen unleashed his shockwave, but Bowser went into his shell to minimize some of the damage and then he rolled straight for Shadow Queen and slammed into her before grabbed Peach's body and then Bowser Flipping to knock her to a wall.

"Urgh! How can some mere turtle thing hurt me so easily?!"

"Do not underestimate me!" Bowser yelled and then went to punch her again, but the Shadow Queen was ready for this and grabbed him with her shadow hands and then pinned him to the ground, and then punched him repeatedly.

"I will not be beaten by you! No one will! Never again!" Shadow Queen declared, pummeling the Koopa King to the ground and then firing lightning bolts at him. "You were foolish to fight me! You will perish!" She said, raising her shadow hands up in the air to deliver the final blow and then slammed them on Bowser, but he grabbed her hands to push them back up.

"No way… am I losing… to YOU!" He yelled as he breathed fire at the hands to burn them and then he got back up and then let out a smirk before letting out a loud roar before transforming into Giga Bowser.

"What the devil?!" Shadow Queen yelled in surprise before Giga Bowser swiped at her repeatedly before using Bowser Whirl, freezing her up in the process and doing a more powerful Bowser Bomb. "No… I was just revived! I… I can't lose!" She exclaimed as Giga Bowser jumped up and let out a powerful punch to destroy the Shadow Queen. "NOOOOOOOOOO!" She screamed before disappearing and Peach gently floated down before she hit the ground and then Bowser turned back to normal before raising his fist up in the air.

"I rule!"

End BGM

"MY QUEEN!" Beldam yelled before she quickly bailed out of there with Marilyn.

Kamek dispersed of the barrier and then Mario ran over and picked Peach up bridal style. "Peach? Peach!" He called out while the shadow cages disappeared and Lillie and Guzma dropped to the ground.

"OOOF!" Guzma groaned.

"Ow…"

"Mmm…" Peach groaned and then opened her eyes. "Mario…?"

"Oh thank heavens." Mario sighed with relief as everyone surrounded her.

"You… you saved me."

"Actually, Bowser saved you, and pretty much the whole world." Blake said.

"Huh?" Peach looked at Bowser in surprise. "You saved everyone?"

"Ooooh yeah, I did!" Bowser chuckled, giving her the thumbs up. "You're welcome! Heh, imagine me saving the world all by myself. Bwahahaha! They oughta make a game where I'm the main protagonist because of my heroic deeds! Heck, since I saved the world, they oughta give me the keys to some famous business! Like video games!"

"Let's not get too crazy, papa." Junior laughed.

"Yeah, you're right. That's just a pipe dream." Bowser laughed. "But could you imagine it? Me taking over a video game business!"

"Sadly, I can see this happening." Jade sweatdropped.

"Typical that he'd have an ego over saving the world." Weiss sighed. "Great, he's never gonna let us hear the end of it."

"I believe the word you're looking for is "Thank you!"." Bowser grinned.

"There is NO WAY I am thanking you for saving us." Weiss said. "Especially with you, Torchwick!"

"Come on, we deserve some credit." Roman said with Neo nodding, and then Frankly walked in.

"Oh good, everyone's here… and it looks like Peach is well!" Frankly said. "While I was coming over, I discovered this treasure box." He then pulled it out.

"Oooh! What is it? I want to know what the ancient treasure is!" Bowser demanded.

"You? We all do!" Luigi said.

"I'm sure it's something great." Kamek said and then Frankly opened up the treasure chest.

"Aaand it's… a mushroom!" Frankly said, pulling it out while everyone anime fell over this.

"We fought tooth and nail… for a mushroom?" Blake asked.

"Ugh… why do I even bother…" Bowser complained.

"Well, on the bright side, at least we knew what the ancients ate a thousand year ago!" Frankly chuckled as Peach turned to see her Comfey and her Milotic approaching her.

"Lei, Shurei… it's so good to see you again!" Peach smiled and hugged the two as Shurei wrapped her body around her while Lei hugged her as Shurei then gave Peach an affectionate lick on her cheek, making her giggle. "That actually tickles!"

"Come on, let's head back to the kingdom." Luigi said.

Back at the docks…

"We're gonna miss you guys." Mario said.

BGM: Friends in My Heart (Kingdom Hearts II)

"It's been an honor being with you guys!" Goombella said.

"I feel like I've become a stronger Koopa because of you guys." Koops said with a smile. "Gosh… I hate goodbyes so much…" He sniffled a bit.

"I think I'll return to the stage once more." Flurrie mused. "Being with you has inspired me to do it again! It's been an honor."

Eira looked to Weiss. "You may not be my biological birth mother… but you will always be my mother to me!"

"Oh great, now you're going to make me cry!" Weiss exclaimed and then Eira ran over and hugged Weiss where she hugged her back before Eira returned to the others.

"I'll make you proud! I'll be number one in the Glitz Pit!"

"That's my girl!" Weiss smiled.

"This is… going to feel weird seeing you leave, you were like family to me." Vivian said. "Still, I'll miss you all."

"I've been inspired to set sail once more! If I hadn't met you guys, Scarlette would still be watching an old broken Bob-omb. I'll make her proud!"

"WAAAAAAIT!" A voice yelled as Punio and Petuni came running in with a lot of Mushrooms. "Oh good, we still made it in time!" Punio said. "These are for you on the road ahead!"

"Yeah, fresh Mushrooms!" Petuni said.

"Thank you, guys!" Ruby smiled and then the boat arrived.

"Oh look, there's the boat." Toadsworth said and then the boat stopped by at the docks.

"HEEEEEY!" Nora waved.

"Need a lift?" Jaune asked.

"Goodness, I'm not sure how you'll all fit in here!" The captain exclaimed.

"I've got our own transportation." Bowser said and called upon his Clown Car as he and the others started flying off. "See you losers later!"

"We'll destroy you next time!" Roman yelled.

"We'll be ready!" Yang called out as they got on the boat and took off.

End BGM

Later, at Mario's house…

"Phew, that was some adventure." Ruby said.

"You said it. I can't wait to wind down for a while." Yang said, and then turned to Lillie and Guzma chatting amongst themselves. "How are you guys holding up?"

"Oh, we're fine! I believe I have enough money to build my own shop here in Toad Town!" Lillie giggled.

"I'm gonna get me my own dojo and… I'm not sure what I'll do yet. I'm still working on it." Guzma said, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head and then Mario's SP Mailbox went off, catching everyone's attention and then Mario opened it up.

"Dear Mario and friends, what's up? It's Goombella! I thought it'd be best if I told you what's going on after you left. Well, I'm actually working with Professor Frankly now! I'm helping him research different topics and treasures around the world. It's never a dull moment! Part of my research requires me to travel to different parts of the world, which is no biggie because hey, I get to see our friends all the time!

Koops is doing rather well after he went on an adventure. He's not as shy as he used to be, in fact, he's planning on becoming the next mayor of Petalburg. I think he'll do great!

Flurrie has made an epic comeback on the stage! Her play is actually based off on our adventure we had together! I've been to her plays a few times and it's actually wonderful! The actors they've found for Mario and the others are top notch!

Eira is working her way through the top in the Glitz Pit, in fact, last time I saw her, she was about to take on the champion! She says she's declaring her victory to her friends and her adoptive mother. She says that someday, she would like to fight you all someday. That's just so adorable!

Vivian is traveling around the world and I found her at Animal Village. To my surprise, Beldam and Marilyn are with her, but Vivian said it was no big deal and she forgave her sisters. Beldam said that she won't be doing evil ever again and is trying to be a better sister. Here's hoping!

Bobbery is setting sail on the ocean again, and he's sailing with Cortez! I was visiting Keelhaul Key to chat with Pa-Patch when Bobbery came to visit. He was so happy to see me, I thought he'd actually explode in happiness!

Oh! You know that Umber guy that was with Zess T? Guess who just graduated from her cooking? That's right! Umber is now a really great chef and can cook up anything! He's actually on his way back to the Mushroom Kingdom as I type this up. He said he was planning on making a small restaurant in Toad Town where he can make amazing foods. He did say his next order of business is learning how to make coffee, but is going to look for someone else and not work under Zess T again. Smart move, no?

All in all, I've been missing you all since you left. We should definitely hang out one of these days, you oughta come visit! Anyway, I gotta go. Till then! - Goombella."

"Wow! Go Umber!" Lillie grinned.

"That's great!" Peach smiled.

"Yeah!" Jade nodded.

"Alright, now let's party!" Luigi exclaimed. "I just got the cake out of the oven!"

"Wahoo!" Mario exclaimed, and they ate their cake and drank their punch, enjoying the party until Mario and Peach walked outside to the front porch.

"I don't think I'd ever want to be possessed again." Peach said with a giggle, looking out to the sunset.

"Yeah, it was actually hard to actually hurt you." Mario told her.

"I don't blame you…" Peach said. "But I'm glad you pulled through… even if Bowser, of all people, ended up saving everyone."

"Yeah… but we can all relax for a while."

"Yeah." Peach nodded, both of them looking at the castle in the distance and then Peach gently put her hand on Mario's hand, to which he looked down and looked at her with a smile. "Mario… there's something I need to tell you."

"Me too."

Peach giggled. "How about we tell each other?" She asked and then leaned forward, where Mario did the same and they both closed their eyes… and then the front door slammed open.

"Hey! What are you two doing out here? Luigi's bringing out the board games!" Nora exclaimed, causing the two to pull away and look away from each other, blushing like crazy.

"We-we'll be there in just a second." Peach said.

"Okaaaay!" Nora smiled and then walked in.

"So… what were you going to say?" Mario asked, already knowing.

"Hmm, I'm sure that can wait another time." Peach said as the two walked in the house together, Mario opening the door for her and then walking in after her where he closed the door and then all of them started playing board games into the night.

And with that... this story is finished! Phew! I was so excited to finish this up! Wahoo!

I have one final poll set up for y'all! But don't worry, this one is purely for fun and hey, i'm actually curious on what you think!

Anyway, take care and i'll see you next time in the next RWBY story!

Here's a hint: He's the leader of the bunch, you know him well! He's finally back to kick some tail!