Alright, what weapon should Akemi have?

  • Let her keep the gun!

    Votes: 9 33.3%
  • Give her a sword!

    Votes: 10 37.0%
  • More Magic!

    Votes: 6 22.2%
  • Hand to Hand!

    Votes: 2 7.4%

  • Total voters
    27
  • Poll closed .
Also, was it a good move for me to summarize that meeting with "A Long Story Made Short"? Because that's 500 words I had to toss away. Granted, those 500 words made me as bored as watching Season 3 of I'm a Slime, So What, and also made me want to die in a hole, so maybe it's for the better.
Yeah, I appreciated it honestly. There's times to really go into a conversation and let it unfurl, but when there's so much information to be traded back and forth, a decent amount of which the reader already knows, I kind of like when it's glossed over and summarized.
 
Say, @Kermie , how much of a power gap would there be if she did compared to her fellow archmages, if there is any?
Noticeable thanks to her poor body state, but still a good enough benchmark for Akasuki to be ok with giving the go ahead. He's a pretty good healer, after all, and he's pretty sure you won't go too hard on her.
 
I'm torn between Kirata and Bashira. On the one hand, friend. On the other, motherfucking Alchemy. Curious how much inspiration you took from the Alchemy-based Kamen Rider that's recent.

Also I REALLY want to watch the Kamen Rider Battle Royale Gameshow series. I just don't know a good site to do that.
 
Just woke up to this and hot damn i love it. A good look at every Archmage (yeah the word is starting to lose meaning lol) amd they are all cool. Ill admit... Im EXTREMELY tempted to pick a fight with Yuki and Takeshi even if we get our collective asses kicked. It would be AWESOME also a good look at what the top brass is capable of. Also the first example plan basically lets us use all our newest toys so im game for a Centurion/ Plunder Patroll collab! Will seed info or yokai info as well. Also hey if we dont insta fail we might reach Atrys final form!

[X] Plan: We are going to get our ass kicked
-[X] Takeshi?
-[X] All-Out Offensive [Centurion/Plunder Patroll]



[X] Plan: I was Frozen Today!
-[X] "Yuki"?
-[X] All-Out Offensive [Centurion/Plunder Patroll]
 
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Let's pick a more balanced fight (even if all of them are supposed to be no-wins).

[X] Kirata

[X] All-Out Offensive [Centurion/Plunder Patroll]
 
[X] Kirata
[X] All-Out Offensive [Centurion/Plunder Patroll]

Let's see if we can't give Kirata some more confidence, and maybe actually use Centurion's third stage form for once.

Also, just saying, but it would totally be kino if Kirata beating us up successfully was the trigger to her managing her first magical girl transformation. Maybe she'll even do it mid-fight just to style on us some more!
 
>Nah, it's Himari's sister and her friends. I'll give them an exception.
Missing the yellow there, I think? Also... Let's play with the Thieves Guild trait a bit, shall we? Shifting between transformations quickly like that while retaining some of the stats should be decently impressive, it shows off a bit of our team support options and burst damage potential without actually needing a team with us, and also lets us do some shenanigans.

[X] Plan: Shipping In The Ninjas [Plunder Patroll/SSS]
-[X] Start the fight with the Plunder Patroll, Scouting Strike for Fire, then Thieves Guild to SSS at end-of-turn.
-[X] Smokebomb at start of turn, followed up by Gateway. Thieves Guild back to Plunder at the end of the Gateway turn.
-[X] Scouting Strike for Earth, Awaken, follow up with Brann linked to Jord via Brann's Once Per Turn effect. Thieves Guild back to SSS, start circling around the opponent and away from the Gateway.
-[X] Warp to Gateway if it's still on the field (either at start-of-turn, or in response to an attack) and Ninpo Dash to hopefully catch the opponent off guard. At end of turn, Thieves Guild back to Plunder ONLY if Awesome Parrty healing is necessary; otherwise remain in SSS for more buffing.
-[X] Cycle through the rest of our moves until exausted/defeated.
 
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[X] Takeshi
[X] Plan: Shipping In The Ninjas [Plunder Patroll/SSS]

GRUNCH-A-TIZE ME CAP'N

It's a fascinating plan and I really hope we last longer than one round to see it in action
 
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Oh boy it seems we got new plans in the works... and no ome wants to get their head kicked in by takeshi or Yuki... boooo. Also interesting plans huh... SSS and Plunder Patroll...
 
Plan's fine, but given how private the place is, I'd say it's a good time to test Void Burst and our base form's Third Awakening (possibly), since none of our enemies should get a read on us from this fight and better knowing about those elements is likely to help us (also make sure to vote for the sparring partner, since that is separate from the plan Ryumancer made).
 
Plan's fine, but given how private the place is, I'd say it's a good time to test Void Burst and our base form's Third Awakening (possibly), since none of our enemies should get a read on us from this fight and better knowing about those elements is likely to help us (also make sure to vote for the sparring partner, since that is separate from the plan Ryumancer made).
I'm of the opinion that if we want to be seen as a reliable collaborator, now is exactly the wrong time to risk going berserk, tbh? It's definitely something we'll want to test with either them or the WRL in the future, but it's just not a good first impression to make here.

But yeah, I did not specify an opponent; this was intentional, to leave people the room to vote for whichever they wanted. So I'm going to second your reminder, here, and poke @Zetakille and @Fabricati juuuuust to be sure they saw it...
 
Well isn't that a coincidence. I just finished a new omake I was making. Only one though, And I promise its not a character creation. Buts its basically a prologue tbh. Give me a sec to format it...
 
Omake: Perhaps for Love or Maybe Stars… or Dang it Bowser not Again! New
Perhaps for Love or Maybe Stars… or Dang it Bowser not Again!
By SolarGemX

The story opens up to a room illuminated by an ethereal light, once we adjust our eyesight, we see ourselves inside of a massive sprawling library. This place is truly massive, you could spend days moving about it and never find the end, even those of sufficient velocity would find themselves lost at the shear magnitude and scope of it. As we look around, we see a variety of books, all of the penned and care for by a variety of writers and readers. Some of them talk about fantastical worlds of magic and whimsy, some of brave adventurers facing impossible odds, some speak of creatures big and small that capable of controlling the elements, some are about a far flung future, or horrible disasters to be. Yes… this library has quite the spread of literature. It's a wonder how everything is so organized?

???: Well it's a group effort my dear narrator. With such a great variety of tales, the authors and the readers do try their best at maintaining everything in order. From the oldest tales to the ones that only have a fistful of words. But where I manners? I am…

The Story Weaver: One of many who loves to write tales

The Story Weaver: Now, now. Just call me Weaver, Grandiose titles and long names aren't truly needed, you are among friends here. I welcome you all to the Library, a space outside of Space and Time, where countless tales come to be read, or written. Hmm, all you seem to be newcomers, are you not? You are!? Great! Its always good to meet new faces around these parts. As I previously stated you can call me Weaver, I am but humble writer of tales and sometimes a narrator if needed. As you are all new here, let me explain how things work. Its quite simple really, just grab a book and read, simple as that. Or perhaps you want to take a shot at writing something, that's great as well. Now don't be shy, a word, a sentence, a paragraph, a tale, all are welcome here, there's no need to rush. While you decide, why don't I show you one the many books we have here, this one happens to be one that I hold dear in my heart, it all begins with a Red Plumber….

???: BOOOOORING!!! Seriously your going to talk about Him!? SNOOORE why go with that Pesky Plumber When you have The Big Bad Koopa himself?

*From a tare in Time and Space, King Bowser Appears!*
King Bowser: King of the Koopa Clan, All Around Badass and Winner of "Most Handsome Koopa Award" for over 3 decades.

Bowser: Ah yeah…Now THAT'S an intro! Save your applause, I already know My awesomeness knows no bounds.

Weaver: I SAY! Bowser, that was quite rude! How did you even get here? I thought you were I the Middle of a Smash Tourney! Is Master Hand aware of this?

Bowser: Pishaaa! What the Big Glove doesn't know, wont hurt him. Now Lets go back to talking about more important things… ME! A tale of that Plumber would never bring in the readers, they need a True Character! One With charisma, devilish good looks and a I.Q of 9,800! (This is an actual thing he said once). Not some cruddy 8-bit loser!

Weaver: With all due respect Mr. Koopa, I do believe you should be more respectful of your nemesis. Either way, I was about to grab a book pertaining to one of Mario's earlier adventures, and you ARE in them you know. You are the main villain, so you are going to have plenty of "Screen Time" as it-

Bowser: Oh Are ya? Give me that. Lets see *blah*, *Blaah* Dreams, *blaah*, Wishes, *Blah*, BOOORING this needs some pizzaz! Cant have my Eventual Triumph be boring! So let me just grab a couple of these, and some of that and…

Weaver: WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!! UNHAND THOSE BOOKS NOW YOU…Wait... NOOO YOUR GOING TO RUIN THEM! MASTER HAND! MARIO BROTHERS! HHEEEEEELLPP!!!

As suddenly as he appeared King Bowser began to wreck a multitude of books, grabbing pages from some, and re writing them, as The Weaver struggled to stop him. Thankfully, his call was answered and the Mario Bros. Along side Master Hand managed to find the Wayward King and Give him a rather satisfying beating. But the King had done some dangerous damage to the books he had grabbed, and that… was BAD. Do you remember when people say that you could feel like you were teleported to an entirely new world when reading a good book? That is quite literal in the library. Each book serves as a mirror that lets the reader see the lives and struggles of the characters within. A good many of the various tales that line the libraries walls were born from fans of these tales, who in their love for these worlds, made their own stories, and those stories inspired other stories, and so on. What Bowser did was essentially re Writing reality itself for those that lived withing the pages. Oh dear I can see the characters of the Tale of a lone Electrified Mouse Detective panicking as huge sections of their city are just GONE.

Luckily, the Library has the ability to repair these tales, making as it never happened…for most of them at least. Sadly, while nearly all the books were repaired, 2 of them took far more damage from Bowsers "Calligraphy" that the rest. One of the affected books is a rather recent addition to the Library, "Perhaps for Love or Maybe Justice" a tale surrounding the Ex- Assassin Rei and her efforts to protect those that she held dear. The other was Paper Mario, a tale about a paper version of our Titular Red Plumber, in Bowsers "rampage" both books took a heavy beating and needed far more time to repair. Gathering missing pages, lining the events as they should and making sure… OW! Damn it! Rei bit me! And Akemi gave me a paper cut! Down you two, were trying to fix the damage! Purson please help… Thank you. Yeesh… Ok, were, was I? A yes, the damage. Everything was eventually fixed… but there was a problem… as it were.


Weaver: That's underselling it dear narrator. That Brute did quite a bit of damage, and almost Caused an Unstable Crossover!

Crossovers are a way for two worlds and their mechanics, character, etc... to meet. These type of tales are quite numerous, but require a gentle touch to make sure nothing goes wrong with the worlds as a new book is being made. Haphazard making of a tale can hurt the denizens of the worlds or even cause them to go missing. I'm guessing Bowser nearly did that?

Weaver: Did he ever… Luckily both of the original worlds are back and running, but we now have a new tale being made… It seems some of the elements of Perhaps for Love or Maybe Justice are now being integrated into the Paper Mario Tale, and we don't really now what could happen. Although… if it stabilizes, we could see an entire new set of stories being born. Hmm… Would you mind giving some of your time and see what happens?

It would be my pleasure, Always love a new story. If you could excuse me…

Weaver: Safe Travels dear friend, now… lets see how this story unfolds.
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-Prologue-​

Narrator: Today... I'm going to tell the story of "Star Spirits and Good Wishes". Far, far away, beyond the sky, way above the clouds, it's been said that there's a haven where the Stars live. In the sanctuary of Star Haven there rests a fable treasure called the Star Rod, which has the power to grant all wishes. Using this wondrous Star Rod, the seven revered Star Spirits watched over our peaceful world carefully...very carefully.

*Narrator sees a Kammy Koopa "Sticker" in the Page*
And then... Oh dear... What the...? Who stuck that weird thing into this story?

Bowser: Ha ha ha! Yeah! I did! Gwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!! So I can, at long last, beat my archenemy, Mario. I'll take this Star Rod! And you can't stop me! Do it, Kammy Koopa!!

(Kammy's wand begins to glow, and electrifying sparks shoot out all over, startling all the Star Spirits, then Bowser uses his fire breath to stop the glowing of the rod.)

Narrator text: No, you mustn't do that!! Please Stop! Somebody Stop Him!


???: What the spark do you think you're doing buster! Starlight Kick!

Bowser: What the- OW! My nose!

Kammy Koopa: Your Evilness are you ok! How dare- *Gets Kicked* AIIIEE!! *Hits the back wall, but her spell does not waver *.

Star Spirits: REI! Oh thank the Heavens!

Rei: Don't Worry Elder Stars, just wait a little longer, I'm going to get rid of this guy as quick as Light Speed!

Rei: Star Spirit Warrior and Protector of Star Heaven
A Star Spirit that has taken a more Humanoid form in order to protect her home from evildoers. Has been trained in several martial arts and magics by some of the oldest star warriors like Solferina The Mecha Star and Geno the Star Shooter (Who are sadly both away on an Unknown Mission).

HP: 50/70
FP: 40
ATK: 6
Def: 1

Passive:
Desperate Measures: At the cost of her next turn and Dropping her Defense to 0, Rei can use two specials in a single Turn.
Dip and Strike: Grants The user the Ability to use an Item and A Special in the Same Turn. (Cost: 5 FP)

Specials:
Starlight Kick – a 3-hit combo towards a single target, deals X damage per hit (Damage being Rei's Original ATK). Cost: 5 FP
Star Storm- Summon a shower of stars to hit all opponents for 6 damage once. Cost: 6 FP
Star Shield: Create a Shield that protects the user or an ally from damage (Up to 8 damage) Cost: 6 FP
Lumina Crash: Launch a massive ball of light that deals 10 damage to all opponents. Cost: 10 FP

A potent fighter… although it seems she has already been injured from a previous fight and has yet to heal.

Bowser:
Why you little… HA! So somebody thinks they can be a hero huh? Well I think it's about time Someone taught you a lesson! Dare mess with the King and you get BURNED! SHOWTIME!

Tattle: Bowser King of the Koopas

Mario's mean-spirited rival needs no introduction. An evil Sorcerer King and Leader of the Koopa Clan, Bowser is a Serious Threat and is Aiming to steal The Star Rod!

HP: 70
Attack: Variable
Defense: 2


Skills:
Claw Swipe - Deals 8 damage. Has a chance to poison you, dealing 2 Damage at the start of every turn. Can't drop you below 1 HP.
Butt Stomp - Deals 8 damage. If you don't guard this, it will disable your items, Attack, or special buttons for several turns.
Spike Shooter: Deals 6 damage. Once he uses this attack, he will enter a defensive stance were his defense will increase to 4 and make him dangerous to jump on.
Earth Shake: Deals 5 Damage and can cause the [Tripping] Status effect.
Deep Breath: Doubles The Damage of the Next Fire Breath Attack.
Fire Breath - Deals 10 damage.
Heal: Occasionally heal 20 hp during battle. (Can only be used once for this battle)


Rei: I need to finish this quick, cant let this battle drag on… Take this! Starlight Kick!
Options: Attack, Defend, Item, Special, Run

( Rei deals 4*3 damage= 12 Damage!) (Bowsers HP Drops to 58)​

Bowser: GAH! That actually hurt… It seems you aren't all talk huh? To bad I'm winning this!

(Bowser Uses Claw Attack dealing 7 damage and *Rolling* *DC met* Poisoning you!)
(Rei's HP drops to 43 and is now poisoned for 3 turns)​

Rei: Tch… Need to hurry. *Rei takes 2 Damage* (HP 41). (FP 35)
Options: Attack, Defend, Item, Special, Run

Rei Uses [Dip and Strike] (6 FP) To use an item and a special in the same turn.
Used a Power Drink! Raising Rei's ATK by 3 for two turns (Currently 9) and Uses Starlight Kick. (FP: 24)
(Rei Deals 7*3= 21 Damage!) (Bowser's Hp Drops to 37)​

Bowser: Gah… ok, now you have my attention. You're strong… but you're also outnumbered! Kammy!

Rei: Wait what! She's still conscious!?

Kammy Koopa: Hehehe. It will take a bit more than a hit to the nogging to take me down girlie.

Kammy Uses Dark Magic [HASTE] on Bowser. Giving him 2 actions per turn for the next 3 turns.​


Bowser: OOOOHHH YEAHH! Feel the speed Baby, Next Stop Painville, population YOU!

(Bowser Uses Butt Stomp and Claw Swipe! He deals 14 damage and gets rid of Rei's Item's! Also her poison status has evolved into Noxious poison. She will now take 4 HP in the beginning of each turn and the poison can now drop her HP Below 0!)

(Rei HP: 27/70 – 4 = 23/70 HP, FP: 24)​



Rei: Sparks! Not Yet…NOT YET!!!

Options: Attack, Defend, Item, Special, Run

( Rei Uses Desperate Measures! She uses Starlight Kick and Lumina Crash! 7*3 = 21 and 13-2 (Bowsers DEF) = 11 Damage! For a total of 32 Damage!) (9 FP left)

(Bowser drops to 5 HP!!!)​

Rei: ha…ha… That should have done it…

Bowser: Grr…not quite Girlie…

From the smoke of the Lumina Crash stood Bowser, injured greatly but still conscious. Kammy Koopa slowly weaving a spell from behind the evil Monarch.

Rei: No…

Bowser: Yes… and as for you... GAME OVER!

(Kammy Uses Dark Magic [Empower] Raising Bowsers next attack by 5!)
(Bowser Uses Deep Breath Doubling the power of Fire Breath, and Then Uses it!)
(Fire Breath: 10 + 5 = 15 * 2 = 30 DAMAGE!)

Rei is KO!​

As the King of Koopa's Bellows a mighty stream of flame Rei tries to keep on, Tanking the damage from the hit and tries to continue fighting. However the power is too great, and she is blown away from Star Heaven, burned and unconscious. Not only that the cumulative damage was too great, and her stats have lowered Drastically…

Rei has taken catastrophic damage and has lost a massive amount of star power. Her new stats are
HP: 10/10
FP: 5
Atk: 1
Def: 0

Specials: LOCKED



Bowser: Ha! Now with that distraction out of the way… The Star Rod is MINE!

Narrator: As Bowser grabs the Star Rod and Begins to channel its power, he grows greater in strength and quickly heals most of the wounds delivered by the Star Warrior Rei. With his task complete the Evil King and Kammy Koopa leave the Star Sanctuary in order to complete the kings evil goals, they do not notice a small star spirit passing by... Now Star Kids may rise to the Star Haven to deliver people's wishes..., but those wishes will not come true. Whatever can the Elder Stars do? Is there anyone that can stop him?
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*Scene Break*​

Rouge Port Underground, Near The Thousand Year door.

???: Ugh… finally awake and I'm still sore. Man a couple of centuries sure can give you such a creek in the neck… and I'm made of Shadows for Darkness sake! Ugh… At least I woke up on my own and not Because of Beldam. Which means the old crone is still sleeping somewhere in the world and the Crystal Stars are still not active. That's good… Hopefully the 4 heroes managed to hide them well before the curse got them. Tch… I'm feeling sluggish and this new form I have isn't helping… who knew Cat Bells were a Transformative Item? They weren't even a thing a millennia ago, stupid Sarasa Land Goombas and Their Item Trafficking, urgh... I may need some magic help to get rid of my new assets… maybe some sorcerers can help? I don't think there are any potent ones around this area… but if what that fortune teller told me is true, maybe I can find help over in a place called "The Mushroom Kingdom," better than nothing I guess, Just wish I knew where Vivian was Sleeping so I could bring her with me…

The figure that was speaking serve a rather unique appearance. A female humanoid figure with skin that seemed normal at first glance, but on closer inspection it became a darkish purple hue as the figures emotion spiked. White hair cascaded up to the middle of her back and a Black and White Witch Hat laid on her head. She was dressed in a somewhat Tomboyish Apparel that really clashed with her aesthetic, but perhaps the most interesting thing of all? A pair of silver White Cat Ears and a Tail. The Mishap of a potent Transformative Power Up, mixing with potent magic.

Akemi: Ok… Mushroom Kingdom here we come.

]Akemi: Member of the Shadow Demon Race and Traitor of the Shadow Sirens.
Also currently a Cat Girl.
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Near the Gloom Gloom Woods, Night.

Near this locale, there was an eerie tower. This Tower was rumored to be a hot spot for paranormal activity. The locals warned everyone to stay away from this location, or face the wrath of the evil Creature that laid within. Of course some people ignored those warnings and were never seen again…


???: And done, 1 new ghost ready to become a portrait. Man it sure was nasty, but nothing to bad right Grampa?

… or maybe not. As the ghost that was haunting the tower has just gotten caught by a pair of individuals. One was small white haired old man in a lab coat, he was holding a clipboard with a great variety of numerical data, the other Was a somewhat tall teenager holding something a kin to a Vacuum Cleaner. These were Professor E. Gadd, a ghost hunter and researcher extraordinaire and his Granddaughter Himari Gadd, a variable genius and professional ghost hunter.

Professor E. Gadd: Hohoho, quite so my dear. The way you managed that specter was marvelous, just like a chip of the old block. Thank you again for helping me with my field research, things have been busy lately and Kirata is of with her friends dealing with who knows what.

Himari: No problem gramps, all this work is doing wonder for my thesis on Ectoplasmic Entities and their effects on Modern Technology. Also yeah that sounds like sis, she and her Archmage friends are apparently solving a problem in a place called the Waffle Kingdom, or something like that. Anyway lets bag this guy up and head back home, I have a couple of games I want to play, and I also need to add more to my papers…

Himari Gadd: Granddaughter of the world-famous Professor E. Gadd.
Certified Genius, Ghost Hunting Professional, Gamer.


Professor E. Gadd: Actually Himari… I wanted to talk to you about that. Now this might be hypocritical coming from me, since you well know of my more hermit like tendencies when it comes to research, but I would like you to take a break from Ghost work.

Himari: Wait, WHAT? Why? Did I do something wrong or…?

E. Gadd: Oh no, no, no dear. Your work is perfect as always, but I've noticed you haven't really left the lab in months now. You have a brilliant mind and are capable of so much, but you don't really have much outside of that. We humans are social creatures and ever since that specter flung a curse on your eyes you haven't really interacted with anyone that isn't me or Jun. Even after we got you those glasses to help.

Himari: I… uh… *Sigh* that's not fair gramps… I was never good with making friends, even before my curse. People… don't really like me that much. And I've been perfectly happy with that! Wait… actually where is Jun Anyway?


*Somewhere in a deep secluded jungle*

Jun: I can't believe you convinced me into helping you look for Treasure, Wario. I know I need to keep my connections with the dark side of Mushroom Kingdom, but this is stupid. I'm an Info Brooker/ Researcher not a Treasure Hunter!

Wario: Oh wa, wa. Put a sock on it. You already agreed and I highly doubt Wapeach is going to let you leave without the Treasure, Crazy gal, and her bloody Axe. Fun during game night though. Besides Waluigi was sick and we needed a 3rd​ member for this expedition. Besides, we need a "ghost expert" to make sure the treasure isn't cursed. So to bad! You're stuck with us!

Jun: Groooooaaaaannnn… why am I friends with you 3…

*Back with the Gadd's*

E. Gadd: Something about helping an acquaintance of his, never mind that. I know its tough to make friends sometimes kiddo, but in the field of research being alone is not the best idea most of the time. Having to deal with mountains of work on your own or heading into dangerous vistas without back-up is quite dangerous, so you really need to be more social, it could save you in the future. Besides, you don't need to be best friends with them immediately, start with become acquaintances and then start from there. Besides, you may need to talk with your fellow researchers or inters in the future, so you may as well use the practice.

Himari: Fine… so any bright ideas on where I should start?

E. Gadd: Yes Actually! I just so happened to receive some invitations to a Party being held in the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach's Castle to be Exact! You could go in my stead and socialize a little. Besides some big names are going to be in attendance so you might as well see who is on the up and up. Might be potential investors in the future.

Himari: Got ya…this is probably going to be interesting, at the very least.

Hmm… Quite a collection of personalities are they not. A defeated Warrior, A Cursed Traitor, and a disgruntled if lonely researcher. I can se the influence of the Crossover affecting the world as we speak. This is starting to become VERY interesting… So why don't you join me my friends as we embark on…

Paper Mario: A Tale of Stars and Justice
 
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