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"I've got the exact same hunch...But it's still a mystery to how the kingdom fell like that. Something could've happened..." Palutena comments in Pit's mind. Zelda turns to Link and faintly blushes at the comment. "W-W-Well...T-To an extent, yes, b-but n-not like her...In a way." She says. Her voice shook a little as she was speaking. She clears her voice to regain composure. "But besides that, this hidden treasure is rather intriguing." "I was thinking the same thoughts Tiki! A treasure hunt sounds exciting!" Peach states with a giggle. "Now, now princess! Don't go running off again. This old sport wishes he did not have to worry." Toadsworth said in response to Peach. Mario and Luigi nod in agreement. Even Starlow chips in. "Yeah. He must a world record for "Most times sleeping in the middle of a sentence." Starlow says. Zelda steps up to Broque Monsieur. "So, if I may ask, where might we look to find this supposed treasure?" She asks. "Ah! Oui! Zee treasure. I must tell you, back zere we found zis ancient hidden area. Some say zat it might hold zee treasure." Monsieur points at the wooden platform. "Zis platform was recently installed for zee exploring. Zee jets appear, zey fire up, and voila! Zee platform moves for transportation! But it is in zee testing phase! Activated by pressure of zee footsies!" He explains. Zelda looks at the platform, then looks to the group. "Hmm..." "Let's go!" Peach says with full excitement. "It's not everyday you get to go on a treasure hunt." Peach turns to Mario and Luigi. "Mario? Luigi? Are you guys in?" The Bros. both jump in response, saying yes. "Wonderful!"

(For the sake of clarity since it's kind of been...A LONG while since the last major story update): (Leaf): ​You get the pillow for 20 coins. (Lute): ​Anna gives you the Fire essence, which makes your Fire tome into an Elfire tome. ​(Tiki): ​Mar-Mar eats the cookie (somehow). Mar-Mar is satisfied. (Link): ​Zelda says yes. Everybody makes their way to the gigantic door! (Phew...Let's continue) The giant door finally opens before the group, which led down to a hallway with Broque leading the way... The whole group (Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toadsworth, Leaf, Tiki, Lute, Link, Zelda, Pit, and Mar-Mar the Gromba) come into a big room. There aren't any tourists here. Just them, Broque, and two block dudes. In front of Peach, Mario, and Luigi, who are taking front, there are stairs leading up to a wooden platform. Suddenly, the lights dim down... "What what!?" Toadsworth exclaims, looking around in the dark. "Hoh-honh! Look! Zee screen!" Broque says. Behind the platform, a large wide screen is present. Appearing on the screen is a big-nosed man that looks like a sheep kind of(?) when taking first glance, but it is in fact an old man with cloud-like hair and a white mustache under his nose. He is standing in front of some books. "Mmm-yes, welcome! To Pi'illo Island! I am the administrator of this island, Dr. Snoozemore." He says. Zelda whispers to Link. "...I sense there is a theme to this island that I'm not quite getting..." "Mm-yes, and I should like to tell you of the island's lore... A long time ago on this island, the Pi'illo folk lived in this place and called it the Pi'illo Kingdom. But then, over a short span, the Pi'illo Kingdom suddenly fell and became no more...What happened to the Pi'illo Kingdom? Mm-yes, this question lingers. It is but one of the mysteries that we are actively trying to solve today. Indeed, another of these mysteries sleeps within Pi'illo Castle...Some say a treasure hides there since the time of the Pi'illo Kingdom..." ​Could that treasure be the stone? I wonder...​Zelda thinks. "The deeper passages have only recently been discovered. What treasure do you suppose sleeps in this cazzz...zzZzzz...." And with that, the video ends and the lights turn back on. Peach looks around with wonder in her eyes. "Oh my! Facinating!" Peach looks at Tiki. "Did you hear that Tiki? A hidden treasure in this very castle! How exciting!" She says with childlike excitement. Zelda chuckles at the reaction. "For a princess, you're quite adventurous." She comments.

Anna holds up a red essence. "Then it transforms to an even stronger fire tome! A second grade spell to be exact." She says with a smile, knowing she had gotten a sale in the making. (Link): "I suppose we could find her and the others again." Zelda responds. "I never got to fully know that Starlow character." (Tiki): "Excellent! I'll order one just for you!" Peach says with a bright smile. She goes up to the counter to fulfill the order. In a few moments, she comes back with two cookie shaped like the zeekeeper bird symbol. "Fresh out of the oven Tiki!" Peach says. "I also got one for Mar-Mar too." Starlow turns around to Pit. "Yep! We've met up together a few times in the past, especially that time where this disease called Blorbs were invading the Mushroom Kingdom. Boy, wasn't that an adventure!" Starlow says. "Ah, yes. That was a very...Interesting experience." Peach says. Suddenly, over the intercom, everyone hears Broque Monsieur's voice. "Attention! Bonjour! Zis is Broque Monsieur! We are ready for zee group of Princess Peach to come to zee big doors. Oui! Ze surprise draws near!"

Luigi nods his head yes and looks at the souvenirs. He looked closely at them and then pointed at the Zeekeeper pillow as a suggestion. "This one!" (Lute): ​Anna takes out a yellow orb and it goes into the book, transforming it into a Thunder Tome. "Are you perhaps...Shocked? Does this...Hee heee hee! ​Electrify ​your interest?" Anna says, giggling. Her hand hovers over the Tome and the essence comes out, turning the book back into a Fire tome. (Heart, I am not sorry for these puns. ) Zelda shakes her head no. "Nothing in particular. Besides, the stone will already be a souvenir once we get it." She says with a smile. So far, the princess seems to be enjoying her time on the island. This was something different and new, it was like this was a breather after fixing Hyrule for so long. ​"Hello again!" Peach said with her warm smile. The princess and the dra- I mean girl meet up with the angel and Star Sprite. "It's been a while since we were last together, huh?" Starlow says. "It really has! To think we'd meet again on this island resort. It's hard to think of it as a coincidence." Peach says. ​Peach looks at the menu of the cafe. Of course, they would have coffee...Could Tiki have coffee?...​Peach shook her head at the thought and kept reading. "Ooh, they have Zeekeeper cookies here! Want to try one Tiki?" Peach suggests. Starlow takes notice of the Gromba following the girls. "Isn't that...Y'know..." She whispers. "One of the monsters?"

Uuuuuuuuuuuuugh.... I really, really hate to do this but...It even hurts to be typing this. Sin’s Castle will be put on hold for a while until I can get a grasp of the college life. I’ll still accept sign ups in the future, but it may be a while before we begin, especially when I have another RP going on. I apologize for this delay. I really want to try an original idea of mine that I believe to be unique and in order for that to happen, I need to have the right mindset. Again, I apologize for this announcement, but it WILL happen. I promise.

The KH news...They just comin’ and they don’t stop comin’ and they don’t stop comin’ and they don’t stop comin’ and they don’t stop comin’ and THEY JUST DON’T STOP DO THEY???

"O-oh my! Hee hee! Alright, alright Tiki. I'm coming." Peach responded to the young human dragon. She admired her eagerness to explore and learn. Mar-Mar the Gromba followed the two of them, catching the eyes of other tourists. "I didn't know you could take pets here!" One of them said aloud. ~Shop~ "For sure! Fully tested and proofed by yours' truly!" Anna responds in her joyful nature.

Tiki did have a fair point. Everyone on the island was in good spirits, with a few exceptions. “Well...I guess that’s true...” Peach smiles and pets Mar-Mar the Gromba. “Maybe they won’t be afraid after all.” Peach stands up fully. “Oh! You said you wanted to explore the castle, right Tiki?” ~Shop~ (Lute): “Oh, the book isn’t for sale. But the essences are. I only have the red and yellow ones at the moment. But I guess I could say...Oh...I don’t know...30 coins per essence? Hm?” Anna says with a sly smile. (Link): “Deal!” After the exchange of coins and rupees, Link now has 10 coins and a Mushroom. The Shelltop whispered into a hushed tone. “If you got anymore of those daimond thingies, you either want to keep them to yourself or sell ‘em. I bet a lot of people will want their hands on it.” She said. “I suppose so. Given our differences in currency, others may view these as a treasure.” Zelda stated. (Leaf): Luigi comes up to Leaf. “Do you need some help?” Luigi asks kindly. (Pit): Pit and Starlow made their way to the cafe. It has a calm and quaint atmosphere to it in contrast to the busy and bustling side of the castle entrance. There’s a variety of the kinds of people there. The Toads, as seen with Princess Peach, some small green people that looked like beans, and a strange looking rock-like person with seemingly long arms. Starlow flies up. “What a chill-out place, don’t you think?” Starlow says.

DAT DERE TRAILER DOE!!

Monsieur shook his head no. "Non. Non, non, non! Zee eyes must not see what is behind zese doors! Non! Not yet." He says in his very distinct French accent. "My winged friend. You are a man of respect, no? A person of, how you say, etiquette? Zee surprise is a surprise for all. We go once all wish to go. Zat is zee rules surprise. Let us say if it was ze surprise birzzday party and you knew about it. POOF! Surprise ruined! Soiled! Destroyed! Zat is why you must not peek." "He's got a pretty good argument Pit." Palutena says in Pit's mind in a playful tone. Almost as if she was enjoying hearing this conversation. (Tiki): Peach's eyes sparkled at the showing of Tiki's stone. "Wow...I see..." She just wondered how she was going to explain this to the others that this little girl was in fact an ancient dragon. More so, she could faintly sense the divine power from the stone. "This may surprise you Tiki, but there aren't any dragons like you around here. And I doubt anyone else has seen them...Let's keep it a secret for right now. People may find it a little peculiar to hear you say you're 1000 when they see you. Do you understand?" Peach says. ~Shop~ (Lute): Anna smirks. "Presenting..." She spins around and has a glowing red mist-like orb in her hand. It almost looks like fire. "Element Essence!" She places the red form on the counter and takes out gray tome. "Are you tired of buying multiple tomes at once, having to carry around each and every single one for just a spell? Who wouldn't be? Well, now your book carrying days are over thanks to Elemental Essence! Allow me to demonstrate." Anna picks up the gray book and picks up the red essence. The red essence goes into the book and the book turns into a red fire tome. "Pretty neat, huh? But this is just the beginning." Anna takes out a yellow elemental essence. "Don't need a fire spell?" Anna throws the yellow essence into the book, changing its color to yellow making it a Thunder tome. The red essence goes back out. Anna catches it. "Instant change! Pretty useful to switch out spells quick and easy. And you never lose the other essence. But what if you need a stronger spell, you ask? Heh!" Anna takes another yellow essence and transforms the Thunder tome into an Elthunder tome. "Add the same color and it gets a boost up! Heh heh!" Anna whistles and the two yellow essences fly back into Anna's hand. The book turns back into the gray blank tome it was. "Pretty nifty, right?" (Link): The Shelltop makes a tilted head and looks at the rupees. "Are those...Diamonds?" The Shelltop says. Zelda comes over to the counter as well. "Oh...I see. Excuse us, but this is the currency that we use back where we come from. I understand that it may not work here, bu-" "Two coins." "P-Pardon?" "I can give you 2 coins for each of the green diamonds you got!" The shelltop exclaims. "Coins...That might be the currency here. I believe that would mean we would get twenty coins in total. Link. Is this alright with you?" Zelda says.

"HONH!" Monsieur Broque calls out. He rushes over to Pit. "Moi winged friend. Zis door cannot be opened. Non! Not yet. For it is zee surprise of zee tour. Oui. You would not like to spoil zee surprise, would you?" He says. "A-A dragon?" Peach questions. "W-Well...You certainly don't look like any dragon I've seen." She looks at Tiki more closely. She looks human...But clearly not a dragon at all. No reptilian, no obscuring size. All she sees is just a little girl with pointy ears. She ponders for a moment. "If you really are a dragon...Could you show me how you are one?" ~Shop~ When asked the question, Anna slightly looks away, a little ashamed. "Ah...I...Forgot them back at home..." She says with a softer tone. "BUT...I have something better." The Shelltop smiles as she hears Link's request. "That will be 10 coins please."

Starlow smiled. "Sure thing! Hey, I even heard there was a café here too! Not the most exciting place, but it's still worth checking out." She says, floating by Pit's side. Peach smiles pleasantly. "Well, that's good to kno-" ...1000. 1000. ONE. THOUSAND. YEARS. "....What?" Peach questioned shortly after. "A-A-A...A thousand years old???" Her face was filled with confusion. She was looking very closely at Tiki. "B-But you look like you would be 6 or 7! But...Then again..." She kneels down. "You have the same pointy ears like that Link and Zelda....But you aren't from Hyrule..." Peach scratches her head. "Tiki. What are you?" Peach asks the young girl. ~The Shop~ "What?" The woman rose her head, but it bumped the shelf. "Ouch!" She rubs the back of her head and turns around. Her eyes widen. She points at Lute. "You! I remember you fondly!" She says. "Yes, yes! You're that purple haired mage with those uh...Those-those royal twins! What in the blazes are you doing here??" She exclaims. (Lute): You may not have a personal relation to this person, but seeing her face, you now know of her name. Anna, owner of the secret shops.

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"If I may ask, how old are you Tiki?" Peach asks innocently. "I- Oh, there she goes..." Zelda comments on Lute walking away. She turns to Link. Zelda nods to Link. "Yes. Let's see what we can get." She says to the warrior. ~Gift Shop (Link, Lute, and Leaf: The three Ls)~ Inside the gift shop, there are about three shops inside. One booth is managed by a Shelltop, selling items such as red mushrooms, multicolored flowers, and Pi'illo Island Syrup. Possibly the snack shop. The other booth next to it, managed by a blue Shelltop, was selling souvenirs such as a Zeekeeper plush, a small model of a Blimp, a zeekeeper pillow, and even Pi'illo Island stickers. However...There's one booth that completely stands out. Straight ahead in the back. In there, there seems to be a woman behind the counter sorting out books and bags scattered around the shelves. She has red hair and wearing a red outfit. (Lute): You...You don't why, but this woman looks oddly familiar...Like you've seen her multiple times before even though you can't see her face. "Wow! Neat!" Luigi exclaims looking around.

"B-Blade?" Zelda questions. "Well...I suppose in your country that is common for royals, but I carry no such thing. You see, I'm more of a scholar myself, studying the works of ancient history and technology. Although, if you indeed need more proof..." Zelda rolls back her sleeve revealing the back of her hand. On it...A yellow triangle faintly glows with divine sense. Zelda whispers in a hushed tone. "This is our symbol of royalty...The Triforce of Wisdom. In Hyrulian history, this is passed down from princess to princess. All with the same name as mine." She covers it soon after. "As for combat...Link is more of an experienced expert on that." Peach takes notice of the name Tiki called her. Peachy? Aw, what a cute name... She smiles at the girl and kneels down. "From Mushroom Kingdom, dear. And...I've been meaning to ask. What's a little girl like you doing here all by yourself on this island? Where are your parents?" She asks. The Gromba was enjoying these pats on the head. "O-Oh!...Um..." Zelda was taken aback by Pit's act of respect for her. It had been quite a while since people have acted like this to her. "Th-Thank you, um...Pit, was it? Yes, it was. And I must say..." She looks directly at Pit's wings. "Your outside anatomy is quite...Peculiar." She walks closer to Pit. "We do have a species called Rito in our country that can fly, but they have the humanoid appearances of a bird. You seem be more of...An angel." "Mario?" Luigi says to his brother. "Can we check the gift shop? I want to see what we can-a get." "Sure thing, bro! Let's-a go." Mario responds. The two brothers head to the gift shop.

"Well, hello there Link! Pleasure to meet you." Peach says with a curtsy. "Oh yeah!" Starlow flies over Link and Zelda. "I made some new friends too. Aaaalll the way from a place called Hyrule." "Hyrule? Hmm..." Toadsworth comments. "That name strikes an old bell in my memory. May have been in the books in the Mushroom Castle." Zelda's eyes slightly widen. "You know of Hyrule?" She eagerly asks. "Well, I do know my world history to an extent. Rather scarcely, but I would say I'm knowledgeable." Toadsworth responds. "Interesting...Ah! That's right! My name. Terribly sorry. I am Zelda, the princess of Hyrule. And as stated, this is my knight and the hero of Hyrule, Link." Peach, Mario, Luigi, Toadsworth, and even Broque Monsieur make faces of big interest. "Th-The Princess? My, my! Another form of royalty!" Toadsworth comments. "Indded. It's already wonderful to meet another princess from another kingdom." Peach says with a tone of excitement and politeness. "I feel the same way, Princess Peach. We've never been outside our country in a long time, so it's a rather perplexing experience for us." Zelda responds. Peach chuckles. "Well, I'm glad you came here. I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time!" Mario and Luigi both jump in agreement. "And who might these gentlemen be? They seem be in sync both in clothing and movement." "Ah! These are our heroes of the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario and Luigi, the Super Mario brothers." "Nice to meet ya!" Mario greets. Heroes from another kingdom...Fascinating. Zelda thought. This place was already filled with diverse people, but people from other countries? This takes things to a whole other realm. "Again, it is wonderful to be acquainted with you all. Perhaps we will become more bonded as time progresses." She says. "HONH! Zee royal friendships! Zee diverse cultures and appearances! Ah! It gives me happiness!" Monsieur comments. Starlow leans in towards Peach. "Is he...Always like that?" She asks. Peach nods. "Yes, so far..." "Now peoples! I must say again...Welcome to zee Pi'illo Island! Zis castle, Pi'illo Castle...You must walk around it. Oui, you must touch many things...You must banter with zee staff...And you must sightsee! Oui! Sightsee zis castle like crazy! Zee tidbits about zis island, zey will sprinkle down. Oui, and zey will guide you how best to enjoy zis paradise. Ah! And don't forget zee, how you say, gift shop?" He points to the right where there's an opening to the shop. "Oui! Buy many zings! And once you have sampled zee sightseeing, return to me and zee final act of tour shall commence. Now allez!" The Broque walks up the steps to talk to the other block staff by the giant door. Starlow turns back to the group. "You guys REEEEALLY have to check out this place. It's, like...ENORMOUS!" She comments. "Is it possible for us to join you on your tour, Princess?" Zelda asks. Peach nods. "Why, of course! We'll all meet right here to speak Mr. Monsieur again. Does that sound like a plan?" Zelda nods. "Understood." She turns back to Link with a big smile on her face. "I can't resist Link. Meeting people from other countries is so...It's so thrilling!" She says. "Let's stay by their side for a while. They seem like a lively bunch." She giggles a bit. (Link and Zelda have joined your party! May the Grace of Hylia protect you!)

ACCEPTED! I'll give it just a little bit more time for the possible outcome that someone else will sign up, but I think we could start about a week or two from now on Friday. Sound good?

Weeeeeell...This has been inactive for quite a while. ^^ I’m still hoping for at least one more person to sign up. But if push comes to shove, we could do it with just us three. Sound good?

Broque's expression did not change to Lute's barrage of questions. In fact, it almost seemed like he was used to it. "Zee coins, oui! Zey are currency here. Zey can get you mushrooms, souvenirs, flowers, items, a variety of zings to your likings! In fact, we recently acquired a red haired women zat had some...How you say...Interesting objects to sell. Very energetic." The Gromba in Tiki's embrace looks back at her. Whoever this was...Seemed to like it(?). She was calling it something, sooo...Guess it'll answer to that. "But now...Non hesitation. To zee Pi'illo Castle we go in! Welcome!" And so, the Mario Bros, Peach, Toadsworth, Lute, Pit, Tiki, Mar-Mar the Gromba, and Leaf enter the Pi'illo Castle at last... ~Pi'illo Castle~ (Link): You go with Zelda and Starlow as planned to the pink booth to learn some information about the island. You're greeted by a female representative who introduces herself as a Shelltop. Here's some of the details you got: Pi’illo Blimport: “The majestic blimport! Home to our blimp fleet. The Zeeppelin, Conkstream, Snorigible, and Naptune IV. All fine vessels capable of safe and luxurious blimping.” Mushrise Park: “A haven of natural beauty, this park is lovingly pruned. Many unusual plant varieties can be found only there. Tourists just LOVE rare flora, it seems!” Dozing Sands: “Ooh! This desert region is arid and unforgiving, as you might expect. It’s currently under construction to make it more suitable for sightseeing. Many ruins and artifacts from the ancient Pi’illo Kingdom have been excavated here. Just imagine that! History in the sands! The site continues to be studied.” This catches Zelda’s attention internally. Could that stone be connected to the Pi’illo Kingdom? She whispers to Link. "Maybe we should mark that as one of the places to go on the island." Wakeport: “For a slice of relaxing village life, this port resort simply can’t be beat! There are even events geared toward tourists, so I hope you’ve got skills! It’s no surprise that Wakeport is the most popular spot on the island.” Before the Shelltop could go any farther, a distinct French accent is heard speaking rather loudly and energetic. "Welcome to zee Pi'illo Castle!" You see the most bizarre group, bizarre even to you and Zelda. A yellow block man with a mustache and a red bowtie, two men dressed similarly in red and green overalls, a blonde haired woman wearing a pink dress who you discern to be Princess Peach, an old man who looks like the mushroom people you see around the main hallway, a brown haired girl with a yellow bag around her shoulder and a hat, another girl with purple hair and a book, a boy wearing white with...Wings on his back. And finally, a small green haired girl with pointy ears holding a peculiar creature close to her. "Link, is that...Starlow? Is that Princess Peach?" Zelda asks. Once Starlow catches sight of the group, her eyes light up. "It is! Princess Peach! Mario! Luigi! Toadsworth!" Starlow dashes over to the group, going to greet them. Zelda looks at Link. "What an odd gathering...They look to be from different places as well. Shall we greet them?" Peach and the Bros. look up and see Starlow. Their expressions lighten up even more. "Oh look! Starlow!" Peach exclaims seeing her. She hugs her yellow orbed friend. "You were invited to the island as well?" She asks. "That's right. I came all the way here to represent the Star Sprites." She spins around. "Hello Yello!" "Hoho! Hello yello, indeed! You seem as peppy as ever." Toadsworth comments. "Huh?" Starlow floats over her friends to see their...Oddball cast of companions. "...Wow. I don't know how long you guys have been here, but..." She flies around them. "You attracted a lot of different people. That girl has a Gromba in her hands...This one has purple hair..." She stops next to Pit. "And look at this guy! He's got wings! WINGS!" She exclaims. Peach turns to face Starlow and her new companions. "Starlow, these are our new friends that are also visiting the island. This is Leaf from Kanto, Pit from somewhere called Skyworld, Lute from Magvel, and Tiki from Archanea. Everyone, this is Starlow. She is a dear friend of ours. Oh! And Leaf? She's not a Pokémon." "Woah. I have heard..... Of none of those places. But any friend of Peach's is a friend of mine! And any friend of Mario's of course." "Yoo-hoo!" Luigi calls out, jumping up and down. "Oh yeah! And Luigi's too. Can't forget him." Starlow says.

~The Pi'illo Castle Entrance~ "Voila! Zee Pi'illo Castle!" As Monsieur promised, he led the group outside the entrance of the castle. It's a very big and tall stone structure with vines and green vegetation growing out from the exterior. The symbol of the Zeekeeper is over the entrance. "Wow! It looks so ancient and unique." Peach comments, looking up at the structure. "Indeed! Are we enjoying zee happy times so far?" Monsieur asks the group. "Well, it has certainly been exciting..." Peach responds. Hearing the response, Monsieur jumps up a little hearing that response. The Gromba on his head nearly falls, but gets its balance back and sits down calmly. "Ohh! Sweet princess! Zese words give me joy! Zee heart, it soars! Zee dreams, zey are true! Ho hohn! A successful tour, it is! And zee happy times do not end! Non." Monsieur walks closer to the group. "As moi has said, I shall give you zee rewards for ze troubles." He points his finger in the air. "Premier! First off! Ze coins you hold. Zee pockets, zey look empty. Pitiful. And how you say...Depressing in sight. So...Zee coin totals..." "SHALL BE TRIPLED!!" (Broque Monsieur has tripled the coin amounts! The party now has 650 coins in total with Pit having 150 coins, Tiki having 120 coins, Mario and Luigi have 240 coins, and Leaf has 90 coins. He also gives Lute 50 coins.) "Yahoo!!" Mario cheers for this reward. The more coins you have, the easier life may be...For the most part. "Seconde! Next! You reside in Mushroom Kingdom, no?" Mario and Luigi nod. "Oui. You do. Zen take zis in appreciation of ze mushrooms. Voila!" Broque gives the Mario Bros. two 1-Up mushrooms. They are both very happy with this reward. "Fantastic!" Peach comments. "AND." "...ZE FINALE!" Monsieur announces in a passionate, excited tone. "In zee castle, zere is beautiful hotel rooms for guests to relax and admire after long days of looking around. We, of course, want you to relax as well. So..." He holds up a finger. "I give not un..." He holds up two fingers. "Not deux. Not trois! Non, non, non!" He then slowly holds up... Eight fingers on his hands. "HUIT! Eight free days and seven free nights at zee magnifique Pi'illo hotel! But do not feel pressured. Zis does not have to be in a row, no. You can come back zere at anytime without paying un coin as long as you have free days and nights remaining. Oui? Does zis make you, how you say, jump in joy?"

Peach giggles at the sigh of Tiki. "Aww, hee hee! He looks to be a very brave one Tiki." Peach says to the little girl. Toadsworth is crawling on the ground, panting. "And she....Looks to be....A very...Active one..." He weakly says. "My name is Broqu- S-S-SACRE BLU!" Broque Monsieur's eyes widen at the sight of a Gromba popping out of the Pokeball. "I-I-I've never seen anyzing like zat! WOW!" He is full of shock and surprise. "Zis might need some more looking at. But zat will be later! Zee castle is near! Come!" He turns around and walks forward. After he leaves, Toadsworth fully gets up and faces the group. "Well...That was quite eventful...But...Am I not the only one that finds this "accident" a bit peculiar?" He states. Mario, Luigi, and even Peach shake their heads no. "Something was definitely odd about him a moment ago...I saw dark aura around him. Maybe it was controlling him?" She says. Mario and Luigi begin to think. "I say we keep a close eye on him as we follow. If we do anything irrational, it may get us an unpleasant ride off this island." Toadsworth suggests.

~Pi'illo Castle~ "Well, not too much. I just got here a few minutes ago and I'm STILL overwhelmed!" Starlow responds to Link. "Although..." She turns to the door down the hallway. "That one door straight ahead is off limits for right now. They keep saying it's for a special group of tourists. I wonder who's in that group." She looks back. "Anyways, that's all I've got. I hope this helps!" Starlow says. "Much obliged Starlow. Link, I'll head to the pink booth to ask questions if you want to join me. And perhaps we could join this 'special group' when they arrive to satisfy our curiosities." Zelda says. She walks to the pink booth with Starlow following her. Starlow then stops, and goes back to Link. "Oh yeah! If you see another blonde haired lady in a pink dress, that might be Princess Peach. If she's here and you see her, just give her a "Hello Yello!" from her friend, Starlow. Thanks!" She flies back to Zelda's side. ~Path to Pi'illo Castle~ "I was thinking the same thing Pit. But from my Powers of Lie Detection, he's clean. This really was a genuine tourist act. Gone wrong, of course. But at the same time...I felt that dark aura too, but it wasn't his own aura...Like it was someone else's...Though I doubt it was to heighten his acting skills." Palutena said in Pit's mind. "Oui! Oui! A spectacle at best! Exhilarating, yet equally frightful, followed by relief, no? Monsieur said in his cheerful, hype-up attitude. Peach gave thought to the guide's statement. "Well...I guess I do feel glad that this was unintentional." She said. "Again, I do apologize. And again, I am now in debt to you. Ah! Voila! I 'ave zee solution! We go to Pi'illo Castle and moi shall give you an exclusive reward for zee troubles, no? We have a deal?" One of the last Grombas however starts running towards Broque and is jumping in front of him. "Oh-honh! Gromba! You 'ave finally come back to your senses!" The Gromba jumps on top of Broque Monsieur head and sits there, peacefully. "Do not fret, guests. Oui, zis one is full of, how you say, tranquility and peace. He is loyal like pet dog." Monsieur states. The Gromba nods in agreement to Broque. "And I could say the same about those Grombas too..." The Goddess adds in Pit's mind. (Tiki): After so much chasing...You finally catch the Gromba. You feel accomplished, complete, and feel a rush of success through your body. You feel like you can die happy now...Now your quest has one last challenge... ...Where the heck are you going to put it?

The Mario Bros. meet up with Lute and shake their heads no, especially Luigi by his expression. "Oh no! We don't want-a do that." The green clothed man said. "Pardon! Pardon! Zis was mistake! Huge mistake! Honest!" The French accented Block man stood up on his feet. "Besides...Comme tu vois, zee monsters are, how you say, very pitiful...In sight. Oui." Broque says. "Zis was first time act! We trained zeese monsters in rehearsal, but alas, zey decided not listen...Very bad time to not listen to Broque Monsieur. I apologize." He explains. "Zis was meant to spice up zee tour, give more people a rush of fear and wonder! Of course some zings could use fixing for future performances." "So this was all an act?" Princess Peach says. She caught up to the group leaving Toadsworth to watch Tiki chasing the Gromba. "Oui! All an act! Again, I am terribly sorry for zee trouble I caused you." He points his finger up in the air. "I promise to make it up to you! Broque Promise!" "Hmmm...It depends on how epic and powerful you want the moment to be...Hee hee! It's fine Pit. You can just have me read your thoughts and I can transfer them through that." She says.

Two of the Grombas get separated and blasted away by Pit's Upperdash projectiles! It only left three to front of Peach and Tiki with angry expressions. As they took a step forward, Peach has her hand in her purse in a defensive stance. However, one of Bulbasuar's vines wrap around one and takes it away towards Leaf! The two Grombas look at each other...Shrug...And go back into being real monsters. One of the Grombas leap towards Peach! The Princess suddenly takes out an entire closed parasol and whacks the Gromba away like it was a baseball. "Phew! That was close!" Peach says. One of Grombas that was separated was hit by Pit's upper dash punch and was flung off into the sky. The Gromba is slammed on the ground by Bulbasuar. It looks dizzy. Leaf throws the Pokeball at the monster. It gets sucked in by red light! The ball drops down. 1... 2... 3... Ding! ….It's caught. Lute goes over to the fallen Broque Monsieur. He shakes his head getting up from the ground. He then sees Lute. His eyes widen. "Ah! Arretez! Stop zee fire! Stop zee fire! Zis is all act!" He picks up his head and flips it around, turning it right-side up from menacing to kind. "Zis was all an act to generate zee excitement and zee passion! Non harm was meant!" He quickly says seeing Lute.

~Blimport~ "Bulba!!" Bulbasuar pops out of Pokeball, ready to fight. Hearing his trainer's command, Bulbasuar shoots out little sharped leaves from the bulb on his back towards the rolling Grombas. By getting hit by the move, two of the Grombas in the back trip up and fall face flat on the ground. Mario and Luigi took the opportunity and stomped on them as well, making them poof. Although, both Grombas had two coins once they were defeated. Meanwhile, Peach was standing close to Tiki. Toadsworth ran to Peach's side. "A-Are you okay Princess?" He asks. "Yes, I'm fine...Toadsworth?" "Yes, my lady?" "Can you give me my purse, please?" "Y-Your purse? Why, of course!" Toadsworth takes out a pink purse with a pink strap on it. He gives it to Peach. "B-But what for?" "Just in case." She puts it on her shoulder. "Usage granted Pit! Coming right up!" The Palutena Bow suddenly disappears in bright radiant light and suddenly that same light shines down on Pit's hand. There appears the Upperdash Arm, ready and able.