Suddenly, another Grab Buster appears to intercept Mercury's. The intercepter, however, immediately disappears before Mercury could track it.

A mysterious figure watches the events of the HEX unfolding in the shadows, completely unnoticeable...

...Their "second story", they say... Bah. They know so little... They all do. This isn't the second story of the "Badniks"... This is the book's ending. The second coming of El Grande Padre... And the END of this wretched Omniverse, perhaps even beyond.
...And I'll make sure that not only they know it... But also accept their inevitable demise.

The figure disappears to an untraceable location...

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...Meanwhile, in an unknown realm, a portal opens up...

...Alright. This is, like, the best place to train you... Welcome to the Shaggy Dimension, man.
Intriguing... So, is this where you are going to teach me Mastered Ultra Instinct?
...Sorry, man. But, like, due to Cranky's nerfing, you have lost the power permanently... Fortunately, however, I can, like, grant you an alternative...
An alternative...?

Suddenly, Scooby-Doo warps in!

Ree hee hee! Rou ralled me, Rhaggy?
...Seriously? You're going to have the dog train me? What is this, Role Reversal Saturday?
Hey, like, give Scoobs some more respect, man! He was the first person- Dog, rather- that I have ever trained, and he was capable of obtaining close to, like, 75% of my full power! He is more than capable of training you.
Wow, that much?
Like, who said my limit was at 100%?
...Ok... And what kind of power, exactly, will he be able to teach me?

Suddenly, Scooby-Doo... transforms!?

...Rhe rowers of rhe Rods of Restruction.

...Meanwhile, in the middle of nowhere...

















The tallest of the mysterious minions walks over to the 7 Dragon Emeralds, standing in the middle of the circular pattern they were placed in.




Suddenly, the Dragon Emeralds swarm around the tall figure shrouding them in an aura of golden energy. The aura soon dissipates as a new 4th figure is warped in. After the 4th figure emerges, the Emeralds lose their color, and are scattered across the globe, with one year (and one year ONLY) needed to recharge in order to be used again.










The mysterious, tall figure reveals the other two minions to Lord Heeta... But unfortunately, not to the audience!










The tall figure leads the group- and Lord Heeta- to his spacecraft, which then leaves at lightspeed to the far reaches of space...

OOC: To be on the safe side, I will also be reserving Jerry the Mouse, Shrek, and Dan Backslide.

Fortem is able to dodge all but one of the shells.



In an attempt to pick up an item, he is taken down by his own sneaky Fake Item Box, costing him his final balloon.

Fortem manages to avoid the trap as well using careful maneuvering, picking up a Red Shell that he uses to find the nearest player and throws the shell at them!

Before being hit by the Star, Fortem finds Jack and throws his green shell at him! (He still loses his first balloon, though)

The glass of the door, sure enough, stays intact, possibly due to the dimensional barrier that prevents unwanted entities (non-customers) from entering the pizzeria.

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"Fastest thing alive"!? I object to that statement! I object, SQUAWK!
No offense, Reggae, but you're a robot. I don't necessarily think you count.

Reggae prepares to object, but then falls silent.

@TheHighTower : Worry not, that character is actually owned by Joey. I was just using the character's likeness as a joke.

Unless Joey says or does otherwise, EEKADO will not be summoned.

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Fortem finds a Green Shell over in the blue corner, and decides to save it for the right opportunity.

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...Meanwhile, as Shaggy eats his food...

...Excuse me. You're THE Shaggy Rogers, correct?
That's right, man! Like, why do you wanna know?
...I basically want to know about this.

Omega Element powers up to as high as he can.

...Like, wow. That's rather impressive, for a mortal.
Indeed, great for mortals. But why can't I go any higher? I was able to use Mastered Ultra Instinct, like Beta Shadow-
Just like him, huh?
Ok, somewhat like him- But now, the form is just... Gone!
Well, like, maybe it has to do with when Cranky Kong tried to nerf everyone?
But that event mostly only affected-
...Oh, I get it now. You all still think I'm the villain, don't you? That I'm out to take over the world or something, but the truth is, I only want to simply DEFEAT Beta Shadow in battle to prove myself- the ORIGINAL Reaper of this account- to be stronger than him.
Well, even villains had ended up ignoring the effects, too, so, like, I'm not quite sure what to tell you, man.
...However. If you're, like, looking for a boost in power... then perhaps I can help you with that.
...But, like, I'm gonna finish all this food, first.

Kirby just sighs and uses the Star Rod to reverse the anarchy. The party is basically almost over, but Kirby isn't going to just let it be ruined just like that.

As Fortem picks up and places a Fake Item Box over a regular item box, the food that was ordered by Delta, Mel Blanc Mario, and the rest arrives.

Fortem chooses Koopa Troopa, ready for the final round.

...
Oh, no. My own weapon is being used against me. Whatever shall I-

Jazz + simply reflects the laser to a wall.

...Be honest with me. Do you think I would mess around with an instakill weapon and not be prepared to have it be used against me?
...Now, I know. I've done a lot of things in the past that made me the villain. But trust me. I'm not the person you should be worried about. At least, not yet.

...Tell me. How much do you know about El Grande Padre?

...No.

Suddenly, Null is booted from control over the Force Beam Generator! The Force Beam Generator is also shut down.

Whatever crazy plan you have, keep me out of it. I am not in the mood of destroying innocent lives.

Suddenly, in the skies above Gensokyo, a giant Force Beam Generator appears! Suddenly, Libra receives a message from Jazz +.

Say, Libra. If you don't mind, you have about 5 minutes to evacuate all civilians and bystanders in Gensokyo before I blast it with a Force Beam Generator powered by a Hyper Energy Crystal I found in Pumpkin Hill.
Those Concept robots refused to listen to reason. So I'm going to speak to them in a language I know they'll understand.