WENDY: Eh, Warios still uglier.
HUEY: No- the King trained me against a holo-copy of you! Youre- YOURE-!!
AACE: Shroomsday! I should have known......that youd return home one day.
Aace strokes his moustache. Meanwhile, Pitholl, Cucleer and Perry look scared out of their minds.
AACE: Welcome back.
SHROOMSDAY [ i.imgur.com/sN6Phbb.png ]: Aace...its been far too long, old friend. Your cousin Dester should have stood out of our way when he had the chance, though.
Aace looks downward.
AACE: ...he knew wha he was getting into.
EDWIN: Wh-wh-wh-what!? You KNOW what this thing is, Aace!?
PERRY: There was ANOTHER creature like this!?
NYA: So youre the ancient creature who menaced my clan in Rustle Burrow a millennia ago!
PITHOLL: How uncouth! The SENSATION of you betraying your ideals! What ELSE have you been keeping from us, Aace?!
MOTLEY: Uh, Prince Junior? With, um all due re-respect, you, uh, might want to take a few hundred thousand steps away from that thing!
JUNIOR: Not now, Motley! Why didnt you turn into that first, buddy?!
SHROOMSDAY: Because we require the power of the Sticker Comet if we wish to eliminate all obstacles in our way. As well as dismiss others when THEYRE NOT NEEDED!
The creature fires a rainbow beam at Bowser Junior and Motley, sending them flying.
MOTLEY: I warned you-!
JUNIOR: Zip it, clown! You backstaaaaaaaabber...!
LUDWIG: Oh, my. Perhaps this calls for a tactical retreat.
???: Are you kidding me?! I just blew down a chump like this in the woods!
Everyone turns around. Roy is under the west arch with his cannon.
PERRY: Oh, thank King Bowser youre he- I mean, what are you doing here?
SHROOMSDAY: Did you, you brash musclebound numbskull? Was he an overgrown self-absorbed weed, by chance?!
ROY: Pal, by the time Im done with you, therell be another black stain on the ground!
Roy readies his cannon.
ROY: Buckle up, buttercup!
SHROOMSDAY: So...youre using HIS essence, are you? Too bad well never give you that chance...
Shroomsdays crowns start glowing.
ROY: Bahaha! Like your lightshow scares me, fungus fa-
Roy turns into a purple Mushroom.
HUEY: Oh, SCRAP.
WENDY: Ewwwwww! Youre even grosser than the old man, Roy!
LARRY: I dont know. He might go well with some pork and tende-
Larry turns into a purple Mushroom.
IGGY: Oh AHAHAHAHA! I wonder whos getting capped nex-!
Iggy shares his siblings fate.
LUDWIG: You and your Mega-Giant Mou-
Ludwig follows suit.
WENDY: OH! And I just tried out this new lipst-
Wendy is last.
Morton quickly grabs his siblings Mushrooms, then jumps in a Koopa Clown Car.
MORTON: Youre not getting away with this, you fungus freak! IM BRINGING THE BIG GUNS NEXT TIME WE MEET!
Morton flies off.
SHROOMSDAY: Youd better fly away, you lumbering tattooed peasant. And we wouldnt recommend using those wands the Prince gave you- we inspected them beforehand.
AACE: Shroomsday, please! Youll overexert yourself at this point. Besides, we have a mighty lot to discuss.
SHROOMSDAY: Very well...
Shroomsday passes by the party. As he slides by Mario...
SHROOMSDAY: Your fate will come later. Weve had big plans for you...for a very long time. But for now... our minions will keep you occupied.
Shroomsday starts exerting several spores into the skies of Prism Island. He then leaves.
AACE: Come now, Musketeers! A new era for Prism Island and the world awaits!
BOOSKETEER: Yes, Aace!
The Boosketeers fly over to Aace. However, Perry, Cucleer and Perry are frozen in fear.
AACE: You boys comin? Youre shakin like a Dry Bones in a glacier! ...that was a joke, sons!
The three Musketeers rush off, still shaking.
AACE: Boys...
Aace is about to fly off.
SQUAD CAPTAIN: Hold on, Aace! What are those spores!? You told me that you-
AACE: I told you Id scratch your ENTIRE Rescue Squad and locals fur if you scratched mine, barring unusual circumstances. And let me tell you right now- things are mighty unusual right now. Ill keep you updated if anythin changes.
Aace leaves.
HUEY: Oh- oooh, this is bad! Things were so much simpler before we found that workshop! And now- should we just leave the Musketeers alone, or should we stand in their way?! Oh man, oh Toad, oh Pianta, oh man, Im freaking out, what do we do-!?
Kidd headbutts Huey.
KIDD: GETAHOLDOFYOURSELF, HUEY! Well- well figure this out somehow!
HUEY: But HOW!? Ive overheard about Shroomsday from Pasteloran tourists recently, but I didnt know- that he came from here...
LOUIS: ...wait a minute! If Shroomsday comes from Prism Island, maybe my dad knows something about him!
EDWIN: Youre right! He said he was researching the island! And...the STATUE! The one at the Golden Coliseum! Shroomsday was on it! We were looking at it the whole ti- So thats what Aace meant...
Huey looks happy.
HUEY: We might have a chance after all! Maybe I worried about nothing!
NYA: Do not chide yourself, Huey- the situation looked bleak at first glance, too. Let us make all speed finding your father and learning the truth! Right, Mario?
Mario is unusually afraid...
HUEY: Whoa, whats got into him? Its like hes seen a ghost! Which shouldnt be surprising, since Aace IS a ghost!
Mario snaps out of his fear. He still shivers, though.