Yes, it really is a great game...*sniff*...I wish I never beat it...now I just long in the past memories of El Paper Mario 2....yup. Why not another chapter for celebration, eh?
Chapter 28: The Last Few Moments On The Dance Floor ~ Peach wondered curiously about what just happened right there and then! Who would spread a nasty rumor about her having a Bom-Omb strapped to her? 7 hours, and only 12 dancers left!!! Peach, Bowser, Mario, Daisy, Mr. Chainchomp, Mrs. Chainshomp, Luigi, his Pianta date, Vivian the Shadow Siren, Yoshi, and the two Paratroopas. Everyone was exhausted and hardly dancing, but not Mario and Daisy. Oh no. THEY were still dancing it up, getting more tired than an egg sitting in a nest on a toasty night in the middle of August. Mario was panting desperatly begging to stop, Daisy whacked him in the back of the head whenever he slowed down. Peach shook her head at the sight of them and asked a rather personal question.
"Bowser," she said as they slowly turned, "Why do you always kidnap me and try to kill Mario?" she looked a tad worried as Bowser thought over this for a while, running his trimmed finger nails (claws) through his neatly combed hair.
"Um..." he spat out, "Well you see.....uh...."
"I just want to know why you like to do this, Bowser," Peach said calmly.
"Well, Peach, it's not that I like to kidnap you and try to defeat Mario, it's more that I feel...like I'm expected to, you know?"
"I know exactly what you mean Bowser," Peach replied, "I feel expected to go to the Ball with Mario every year and dance my heart out, but lose to the ballroom dancing boos at the last second...but not this year. I decided to do what my heart told me to."
"Really?"
"No, but that sounded deep, didn't it?"
"I guess so."
"Bowser, what do you REALLY want to do?"
"Well, to tell you the truth, I've been watching Mushroom Kingdom Idol lately, you know that singing reality show thing? And, I was thinking that maybe I would try it-"
"BREAK TIME!!!" Toadsworth called over his megaphone throughout the dance floor.
"And not a moment too soon," Bowser said quietly, whipping the sweat from his brow.
"You may all have a 10 minute break to eat, go the bathroom, or do anything!" Toadsworth called again. Everyone (who had just been dancing) rushed to the bathroom.
"I'll be right back!" Peach said as she began running to the bathroom.
"Wait!" Bowser called, "what am I supposed to do?" Bowser did not have to go to the bathroom and would feel awkward standing around with no one to talk to.
"Just....socialize! Make some friends!"
"Are you kidding?"
"I got to go! AH!!! Now there's a huge line. VIVIAN YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A BLADDER!!!....do you?" and like that Peach was gone. Bowser looked around. Who could he possibly socialize with??? He found a seat next to Kammy, Kamek, Madame Flurrie, and Bombette.
"Lord Bowser! Welcome!" Kammy said. Bowser nodded.
"Lord Bowser, you remember these two, from your paper adventures. Flurrie, and Bombette," Kamek said. Bowser cleared his throat.
"Yes, hello."
"Hello there," Bombette said shyly.
"Hello darling," FLurrie said, "Have any of you had a chance to see my play? It's called 'Gone With The Wind'. Such a beautiful script!"
"Yes! I HAVE seen that, you were marvelous!" Bowser zoned out of their convorsation to look towards Mario and Daisy. They seemed to be locked in a very serious conversation. In fact, Daisy punched a Toad waitor who had asked if they wanted any dessert. Daisy then left the table and walked over to a nearby ghost. This was a green ghost from Luigi's Mansion. He was busily chewing on bananas and throwing them to the ground. He was the same ghost who had thrown the banana peal at Peach when she went off to stop Bow and King Boo. Bowser watched her keenly as she whispered something into his ear (or whereever the ghost could hear things). She snuck away and said back at the table as if nothing had happened.
"Bowser my boy!" Bowser jumped. Toadsworth patted Bowser on the shell, "Excellent dancing out there!" Bowser took a second to catch his breath and cleared his throat.
"Thank you," he kept an eye on Daisy and Mario as Toadsworth began rambling on about something.
The 10 minutes were up and 9 dancers got back to the dance floor. Apparently, the Paratroopas had a little fight over the break and flew their seperate ways.
"Alright everyone!" Toadsworth cried," get ready to dance 'til we have a winner!!!" he sounded a loud horn and the same lively music from the beginning started up. Everyone began dancing to the lively and energetic beat once more. The Chainchomps twirled each other around with their long chains, Yoshi dipping the beautifully dancing Vivian up and down, while Luigi and his Pianta date did the robot. Daisy and Mario were doing these strange dance moves that were awesome, but didn't seem to go along with the song. It was more of a tango. Bowser threw PEach in the air, catching her and dipping her through his legs, keeping the beat. Peach smiled as she flew high into the air and landed in Bowser's arms. The audience around them (the dancers that had moved off the dance floor) were beggining to all watch Bowser and PEach and clapping whenever they did a cool move. The green ghost with the banana looked at the 10 dollars that Daisy had given him, and remembered what she had told him: "If you do as I ask, there will be more where this came from." He was a greedy, banana pealin' ghost and prepared for his most underhanded scheme yet. As PEach was thrown into the air, about to land to the ground he threw a banana peal under her feet! Peach screamed as she slipped and began to fall. Falling on the dance floor immediatly means you will not recieve the Excellent Dance Moves trophy. Bowser quickly caught Peach before she hit the ground and twirled her around so fast that her body lifted into the air. Everyone cheered as Bowser kicked the banana peal of the dance floor. The green ghost disappeared in shame.
The dancing Chainchomps just couldn't take it anymore. Mr. Chainchomp just stopped dancing and looked at all the dancing people. He motioned for his wife that they should just give up, and she agreed. They walked off the dance floor, 8 dancers left. Next to go was Luigi and his Pianta date. The robot was really wearing them out. Vivian was still dancing lively, but her paper yoshi partner was very tired. He collapsed right there on the dance floor. The kind shadow wsiren sighed as she took him off the dance floor. Mario, Daisy, Peach and Bowser. This was it. The audience was completely focused on the dance floor, even the band was having a hard time focusing completely on their music. They two dancing pairs continued flipping and dancing away. 'I can't believe it' Peach thought, 'I may win the Mushroom Kingdom's Annual Ball Dance-Off!!!' Daisy was furiously dancing with Mario, commanding him loudly to flip her every few seconds. Mario was sweating terribly. Peach and Bowser wer edancing perfectly together, knowing exactly what to do next as if they shared the same thoughts. Bowser and Peach smiled at each other. They knew that together, they would win. Finally, it came to this.
"FLIP ME!" Daisy yelled at Mario. Mario panted heavily.
"I can't," he spat out.
"FLIP ME!!!" she yelled again.
"NO," Mario replied again.
"EEERRRRRRRRRRGHH!!!" Daisy grabbed Mario, and tried to flip him. THUMP!!! Daisy had thrown both Mario and herself to the dance floor. Everyone gasped. Daisy quickly got up, "KEEP DANCING WE CAN STILL WIN THE DANCE-OFF YA WORTHLESS PLUMBER!!!" Mario stood up and looked her in the eye.
"I have had enough." Mario walked off the dance floor, leaving Daisy standing alone, shocked and furious.
2 B Continued...
Edited by - The Blue Toad on 6/14/2005 3:19:43 PM
