Picked On/Magic and Flying Lessons (Peach Version)

*(After seeing the male Bean Creature and male mutant animals; A rat, two ducks, and a dog come out, Peach’s group got confused. The male Bean Creature has green skin and yellow pupil-less eyes, and wearing a black beret hat with a green topper, a purple eyemask, a pair of white gloves, a purple and pale blue striped long-sleeved shirt, black pants, and black shoes. He is Popple. The rat is a male anthro rat with peach skin, small eyes, white buckteeth, small whiskers, a black nose, and wearing a yellow and orange plug hat, dark blue goggles, a red, white, yellow, and silver battery pack with a blue crisscross outlet plug-like buckle clipped around the torso, a blue belt with a plug wire-carrying wheel on the left side, turquoise rubber gloves, turquoise boots, and a yellow long-sleeved jumpsuit with a neck collar flap. He is Megavolt, the crazy, yet intelligent, member of the Fearsome Four, and his powers are electricity. The first duck is a male duck with white feathers, an orange beak and webbed feet, big white buck teeth, short light brown hair on the top of his head, and wearing a red and purple jester hat, both with jingle bells and acts like a mask, a pale blue court ruff around his neck, white gloves, a purple knee-length jumpsuit with a yellow waist line-like belt, long orange sleeves, one with red polka dots and another with red stripes, purple sleeve rims, and red shoes. He is Quackerjack, the hyperactive member of the Fearsome Four, and his powers are wackiness, creating toys, and bringing toys to life. The last duck is a male half-duck, half-plant creature with green feathers, an orange beak, vines for arms, leaves for hands, brown root legs, purple dandelion-like hair, three tiny purple pollen-like antennae, and blue eyes. He is Bushroot, the pessimistic member of the Fearsome Four, and his powers are floral life. And the dog is a male blue water-like dog. He is Liquidator, the polite member of the Fearsome Four, and his powers is water. As the group got confused, Popple was the first to speak)*

Popple: What are ya, hard of hearing? A hunter caught ya.

*(Snapping out of their confusion, the group looked around in suspicion)*

Daisy: And where is he?

Peach: I certainly didn't see him.

Liquidator: He’s not here, thankfully.

Bushroot: So, we’re gonna free you before he comes.

*(Popple and Bushroot nods to Liquidator, Megavolt, and Quackerjack and they walk up to the group)*

Popple: Ever like to eat burgers?

*(The group got confused)*

Mario: Hold on!

Rockruff: Why are we talking about burgers while you’re freeing us?

Popple: Just because.

Luigi: Because why?

Popple: We wanted to chat to kill time while you’re being freed, see?

Quackerjack: And while we describe the delicious food, close your eyes and imagine it right in front of you.

*(The group shrugged and then let Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Liquidator free them while they did what Quackerjack suggested and everything went black with images of food appearing)*

Popple: Can you picture…. Burgers?

Peach and Rockruff: (Dreamily) Yeah….

Liquidator: And different kinds of dessert?

Daisy and Luigi: (Dreamily) Yeah….

Megavolt: And not to mention, potato chips?

Mario and Yoshi: (Dreamily) Yeah....

Yoshi: Despite that they sometimes make you fart….

*(They giggled a bit at Yoshi’s comment)*

Liquidator: So true.

*(Back in reality, noticing they’re almost free, Popple then asked another question)*

Popple: And one more question. Can you envision pizza?

*(The group sighed dreamily)*

Peach’s group: (Dreamily) Yeah….

*(A short pause, then Peach’s group fell to the ground, freed. Then they opened their eyes, rubbing themselves while Max, Mario, and Luigi put their hats back on and Cait Sith puts his crown back on)*

Peach’s group: Ow….

Popple: Good!

Fearsome Four: Yes, good!

Popple: Well, no thank yous are necessary.

Megavolt: It was good talking to you.

Liquidator: So long, travelers.

Bushroot: Bye!

Quackerjack: See you later, alligator!

Megavolt: And a while, crocodile!

*(Then they leave as the group watched silently in confusion. After they were gone, the group shrugged and took a seat by a log)*

Peach: Shall we rest?

Peach’s group: Sure.

*(Link reached into his backpack to get something)*

Link: I’m getting a sandwich.

*(Suddenly remembering something, Luigi spoke up)*

Luigi: Wait a minute! I forgot my Sapphire Bandana.

*(He goes to the spot where he dropped it, only to find it missing)*

Luigi: Hey! The Sapphire Bandana’s gone!

Peach’s group: (Confused) Gone?

Daisy: How could it…?

*(She suddenly noticed her Diamond Gloves are gone)*

Daisy: Hey, my Diamond Gloves are gone!

*(Then Mario noticed his Topaz Gauntlets are gone)*

Mario: My Topaz Gauntlets! They're missing as well!

*(Peach suddenly noticed poorly made clogs on her feet instead of the Ruby Slippers and socks)*

Peach: My Ruby Slippers are gone, too!

Zelda: Even my amulet is gone!

*(Link looked into his backpack and got shocked)*

Link: Uh-oh.

Zelda and Aryll: What?

Rockruff: What’s wrong now?

Yoshi: Something bad?

Link: Worse. The tiara’s gone, too!

Midna: Maybe this had something to do with the trap we fell for.

*(Realizing upon hearing her say that, Peach and Daisy, out of the group, got angry first)*

Peach: I bet those animals and that creature had something to do with this!

Daisy: (Agreeing angrily) Yeah!

Cait Sith: Now, now. I’m sure there’s an innocent explanation. Maybe they…?

*(They suddenly see the four stolen items being carried by the running and snickering Popple and Fearsome Four in the distance)*

Quackerjack: (Snickering) Playtime's over!

*(Realizing the five stole them with that trap and “Chat,” the group got shocked and then angry)*

Mario: Get them!

*(They rush after them. Popple and the Fearsome Four were running when they see Peach’s group charging at them, all livid)*

Bushroot: (Screams a bit) Angry patrons!

Liquidator: Realizing our false advertisement!

Popple: Move it or lose it!

*(They rush ahead. Peach's group took a shortcut leading to where Popple and the Fearsome Four might charge toward. Sonic, quickly thinking, suddenly brightened up)*

Sonic: I got an idea!

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four continued their run until reached the same spot Peach’s group was at just now and then like the group before, they got caught in the same trap as well, dropping the Ruby Slippers, Topaz Gauntlets, Sapphire Bandana, Diamond Gloves, amulet, and tiara onto the ground. The group came out, livid at them for deceiving them. Taking back their items, Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Zelda put their respective items back on while Link stuffed the tiara in his backpack and Peach discarded the clogs)*

Peach: (Putting her Ruby Slippers on angrily) Well, well, well. It seems someone else instead of a hunter caught you like us!

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four tried to play dumb)*

Popple: What are you talking about?

Quackerjack: All we did was free you and chat.

Megavolt: But I thought….

*(Quackerjack elbows him, making him change his answer)*

Megavolt: We didn’t steal them.

Liquidator: Honest.

Bushroot: Let us down.

Zelda: (Crossing her arms angrily) Why should we let you down after what you did to us?!

Daisy: Yeah!

Yoshi: Don’t play dumb!

*(A short pause. Then Popple and the Fearsome Four felt guilty)*

Popple: Okay. You win.

Bushroot: We’re sorry.

Megavolt: Now let us down.

Liquidator: We won’t ever do it again.

Quackerjack: Promise.

*(Luigi suddenly sensed something and got angry)*

Luigi: That is the biggest lie I ever known!

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four got confused while Peach’s group got surprised)*

Peach: How did you guess they’re lying?

Cream: Did you guess?

Cheese: (Confused) Chao, chao?

Luigi: For some reason, the Sapphire Bandana is helping me read their minds.

*(The group got surprised while Peach, Daisy, and Mario looked at their items. Popple and the Fearsome Four got secretly nervous upon hearing what Luigi said and tried to make an excuse)*

Popple: Aw, boo! Boo, I say! What does that scarf know, anyway?

Luigi: More than you five. Now confess!

Rockruff: Why did you take our stuff?

Popple: Not saying a word.

Megavolt: Zip!

*(Luigi looked at Peach’s group and then touched Popple’s forehead)*

Popple: (Surprised) Hey! What’re you…?!

*(Luigi suddenly read his mind)*

Luigi: You’re con artists.

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four got nervous a little bit)*

Luigi: You did it for money, to open a cafe and toy store of your own.

*(After removing his hand off Popple’s forehead, Popple and the Fearsome Four chuckled nervously a bit)*

Popple: No hard feelings, right?

*(The group glared flatly at them. Then Popple and the Fearsome Four glared)*

Popple: Okay! You got us!

Megavolt: We are con artists wanting a cafe!

Quackerjack: And a toy store.

Luigi: Thank you for being honest, for once.

Popple: For once?

Megavolt: For once?!

*(He and Megavolt turned his group)*

Popple: Guys, did you…?!

*(They suddenly noticed Liquidator is gone, for his rope is untied. The group got confused suddenly, when Megavolt noticed Liquidator, having freed himself already, untying his friends’ feet)*

Megavolt: Hey, Liquidator!

Liquidator: Almost got it….

*(Then Popple, Bushroot, Megavolt, and Quackerjack collapsed onto the ground with Liquidator, freed. The five got up, smiling smugly)*

Popple: Now, what were you saying again?

*(Quackerjack went up to Peach’s feet and pushed her down)*

Quackerjack: It's playtime!

*(Just when he grabbed at the Ruby Slippers, Peach got angry)*

Peach: Don’t touch them!

*(She kicks him, but to her and both groups’ shock, her kick was really powerful that it sent Quackerjack right onto Megavolt and onto the ground)*

Megavolt: (Flatly) Ouch.

Quackerjack: (To Megavolt) Good catch, Sparky.

Megavolt: (Angrily) Don't call me "Sparky!"

*(Surprise turning to realization slowly, Peach got lost in thought)*

Peach: (Thinking) Their magic is very powerful, and gives protection….

*(She winks at Daisy, Mario, and Luigi with a smug smile, who gets it with smug smiles)*

Mario: I get it….

Zelda: Maybe I have powers.

Midna: Since she also has magic.

Fievel: (Gesturing to Popple and the Fearsome Four) Then care to impress them?

*(Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Zelda nods and after Peach kicks a boulder nearby, Luigi levitating the pieces of the boulder, Mario punching a small tree nearby, and Daisy shielding himself from the debris, Zelda tried to fire her energy ball at the debris, but it just came out a tiny ball that disintegrated, much to Peach's group’s shock and Popple and the Fearsome Four's surprise. Then the debris collapsed on the ground by Luigi dropping them)*

Peach: Uh….

Zelda: (Realizing nervously) Oops. I forgot to mention; I don’t know how to fight with magic.

Peach’s group: (Shocked) What?!

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four snickered a bit at this)*

Megavolt: (Snickering a bit) Doesn't know magic....

*(Peach's group turned to Zelda hopefully)*

Tiger: Okay, then fly!

*(Zelda then concentrated her broomstick, but it wouldn’t budge. She slaps it, only to send her flying into a tree’s canopy, much to the discomfort of Peach’s group and Popple and the Fearsome Four’s bit of mocking laughter. Recovering, Zelda got angry)*

Zelda: I know I did it before!

Quackerjack: (Sneeringly) And we happen to know how witches fly on broomsticks.

Popple: (Sneeringly) That's right, see?

Liquidator: (Chuckling sneeringly a bit) And seeing a bunch of misfits like you guys messing up their magic and flying skills, that’s a hoot!

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four laughed at them a bit again. Peach’s group glared at them and Zelda tried again)*

Zelda: We’ll prove you jerks wrong! I may have flown on a broomstick in enclosed spaces, but I *can* fly!

*(She suddenly zipped out of the tree on her broomstick and crashed right into a pond, making Popple and the Fearsome Four laugh at them a bit again)*

Popple: (Laughing sneeringly a bit) That was priceless!

Quackerjack: (Laughing a bit) You call that flying? It’s more like falling, with style!

*(They laughed a bit some more until they composed themselves. Peach’s group helped Zelda out of the pond and after Zelda magically dried herself off, they began to ponder)*

Peach: We had no idea we had magic of our own.

Zelda and Daisy: Yeah.

*(Peach’s group then turned to Popple and the Fearsome Four in calm snobbishness and spoke up)*

Peach: Well, since you know magic and flying....

Daisy: Allegedly….

Popple: We do know.

Megavolt: We just ain’t helping you.

Luigi: I sense they’re right from their minds, unfortunately.

Daisy: Fine.

Peach: If you won’t teach us, we’ll teach ourselves.

*(A short pause, then Popple and the Fearsome Four laughed at them a bit again, much to the group’s chagrin)*

Knuckles: What’s so funny?!

Vector: We can do it!

Link: We'll just keep trying and trying until we get it right!

Yoshi: That's right!

*(After laughing a bit, Popple asked his group)*

Popple: Did you ever see a misfit fly?

Liquidator: Well, I’ve seen a horsefly.

Quackerjack: I’ve seen a dragonfly.

Megavolt: (Laughing a bit) I’ve seen a housefly.

*(They laughed a little)*

Popple: Well, I’ve seen it all, too.

*(He begins singing)*

Popple: **I’ve seen a peanut stand**

**Heard a rubber band**

**I’ve seen a needle**

**That winked its eye**

**But I have seen about everything**

**When I see a misfit fly**

Bushroot: (Playfully) What’d you say, Popple?

Popple: I said when I see a misfit fly.

*(He puts his arms around Peach and Daisy, much to their annoyance, and then they pushed his arms away, but he didn't care)*

Popple: **I’ve seen a front porch swing**

**Heard a diamond ring**

**I’ve seen a polka-dot**

**Railroad tie**

**But I have seen about everything**

**When I see a misfit fly**

*(Quackerjack then scatted with Mr. Banana Brain)*

Megavolt: **I saw a clothes horse**

**Rear up and buck**

**And then they tell me**

**That a man made a vegetable truck**

Bushroot: **I didn’t see that**

**I only heard**

**But just to be sociable**

**I’ll take your word**

Megavolt: **I heard a fireside chat**

Liquidator: **I saw a baseball bat**

Quackerjack: **And I just laughed**

**Until I thought I’d die**

*(Popple then grabbed Zelda’s face by her cheeks teasingly, much to her annoyance, and she freed herself)*

Popple: **But I have seen about everything**

**When I see a misfit fly**

*(Quackerjack then scatted some more with Mr. Banana Brain)*

Popple and Fearsome Four: **But I have seen about everything**

**When I see a misfit flyyyyyyy**

Liquidator: **With the wind**

*(Peach’s group slowly got agitated and angry, with Peach’s anger reaching a boiling point)*

Popple and Fearsome Four: **When I see a misfit fly**

*(They then ended their song with a bit of mocking laughter, agitating Peach’s group even more. Finally snapping, Peach stormed up to them a bit and screamed at them while the group watched in silence and anger, agreeing with Peach going up to them to tell them off)*

Peach: STOP IT!!!! THAT’S ENOUGH!!!!

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four composed themselves and stopped laughing a bit upon hearing her shout)*

Popple: Well, well, well. Looks like a wittle lady wants to lecture us.

Megavolt: Yeah. Lecture us.

*(He chuckles a little)*

Quackerjack: Go ahead, wittle lady.

Popple: Preach us.

Peach: Gladly.

*(She then spoke up in anger)*

Peach: You five ought to be ashamed of yourselves! A group of hypocritical misfits like you, picking on travelers without even realizing their sad background that might be similar to yours!

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four’s smirks suddenly slowly turned to confusion and they stayed silent and listened after looking at each other in confusion)*

Peach: Imagine what it’s like to be away from your loved ones, especially when you were little! And having no love towards you, you con people, making you think it’s a cry for help, and it’s not! Especially with nobody to kiss you, love you, and hug you like that!

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four’s confusion slowly turned to silent interest and continued to listen)*

Peach: How would you like it if someone conned you, and are alone? In this weird, yet beautiful world different from your own, or stuck up in a tower? Why do I ask you?! Why?!

*(She points at her friends, who glared in agreement with her)*

Peach: Just because we’re misfits and amateurs on magic and flying and having dreams of our own such as wanting a brain, a heart, or courage, doesn’t mean we can be laughing stocks for trying!

*(She then points at a glaring Zelda)*

Peach: And she’s been stuck in a tower she lived in for fourteen years, never allowed to go outside by her mother! And she wanted to see floating lanterns on her birthday tomorrow in Emerald City!

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four slowly became sad and for the first time ever, guilty. Even a saddened Popple, started to shed tears of sadness and guilt with his arms crossed and leaning against a tree)*

Peach: And to top it all off, her mother even tried to scare her into staying in the tower by telling her the outside world is evil and dangerous!

*(On “Evil and dangerous,” Quackerjack sadly and guiltily winced at those hurtful words)*

Peach: And now we’re trying to help each other accomplish our dreams! And what do you do?! Pick on us, steal from us blindly, and treat us like dirt!

*(Noticing Popple and the Fearsome Four’s saddened and guilty looks as they shed tears and comfort each other, Peach and her group remained angry, thinking they’re faking it)*

Peach: You know what? What’s the point of this lecture? You’re faking. And you know what? Go ahead. Pick on us! Steal from us! Laugh at us! Go ahead! Don’t help us learn magic and flying! I don’t care!

*(She scoffs and went back to the others)*

Peach: Shall we?

*(They start to walk away back towards the Yellow Brick Road. After wiping their tears away, Popple and the Fearsome Four’s sadness and guilt turned to calm, yet sad, apologetic looks after looking at each other, wishing they could do something to make up for their cruelty, and then Popple called out to them, but in a nice, apologetic way)*

Popple: Hey! Wait a minute!

*(The group stopped in confusion)*

Popple: Don’t go!

*(He runs up to Peach and Zelda with a sad apologetic look)*

Popple: We’re very sorry, we had no idea she and you guys had it rough, see?

*(Peach and Zelda just glared and tried to walk away)*

Peach: Fake flattery won’t get you anywhere!

Zelda: You’ve caused enough damage already!

Yoshi: So, go away!

*(But Popple stopped them and their group)*

Popple: But we mean it this time!

*(He turned to his friends for support with a smile)*

Popple: Right, guys?

*(The Fearsome Four ran up to them with smiles as they agreed and apologized)*

Popple: Well, your witch friend here may be a witchling, which is a witch-in-training, but like you guys said, just keep on trying until you get it right.

Bushroot: And we’ll help you out.

Megavolt: For real this time.

Quackerjack: (Excitedly) Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah! *(Pulls out Mr. Banana Brain and speaks through him)* That's a fact, jack.

Liquidator: Honest to the Almighty.

*(Popple then turned to Luigi)*

Popple: Go ahead and read our minds. We’re being honest.

*(Luigi sighed in defeat and placed his hand on his forehead and after a short pause, he smiled)*

Luigi: Wow, you’re all telling the truth.

*(Surprised, Peach’s group got impressed as Luigi removed his hand from Popple’s forehead)*

Peach’s group: Wow….

Popple: So, what do ya say? Let us teach you. We promise we won’t let you down.

*(He winks at them. Thinking it over, now that they know they’re now honest and apologetic, Peach’s group gave in with smiles)*

Zelda: Okay. Teach away.

*(Later, Peach, Daisy, Mario, Luigi, and Zelda practiced their magic skills for battle against a bunch of dummies and animatronic dummies Tails, Silver, and Blaze built with Megavolt and Quackerjack's help, and they are now doing a good job. After they finished, Popple and the Fearsome Four became impressed and proud)*

Liquidator: Excellent!

Quackerjack: Good job, guys!

*(Then later, Zelda perched on her broomstick and concentrated hard the right way under both Link and Popple’s supervision)*

Link: You’re doing good, Zelda!

Popple: Now let the wind blow away from you! Think flying! Think, think!

*(Zelda concentrated even more, taking the encouragements in, and then a gust of wind flew off of her and she flew in the air the right way, much to her and the group’s happiness)*

Rockruff: You did it!

Midna: You’re flying!

Tikal: That’s using your magic!

Zelda: I did it!

*(She flew around in the air some more, as the group laughed a bit together in happiness. Then Zelda landed on the ground next to the group and got happy)*

Zelda: We got it now!

Mario: (Punching his fist in her palm) Any enemies come at us, we’ll show them!

Peach’s group, Popple, and Fearsome Four: Yeah!

*(They then sang together)*

Peach's group, Popple, and Fearsome Four: **But I have seen about everything**

**When I see a misfit flyyyyyy**

Liquidator: **With the wind**

Peach's group, Popple, and Fearsome Four: **When I see a misfit fly**

*(They laughed merrily a bit after the song ended. After composing themselves, Peach’s group turned to Popple and the Fearsome Four gratefully)*

Peach’s group: Thank you so much!

Popple and Fearsome Four: (Bashfully) Eh, don’t mention it.

Zelda: So we were thinking….

*(Popple and the Fearsome Four got confused)*

Popple: Yeah, what?

Zelda: You wanted to run a cafe and toy store, right?

Popple and Fearsome Four: (Nods) Yes?

Daisy: Why not come with us and ask the Wizard of Oz for help?

Yoshi: We're sure he can help.

Aryll: You wanna?

*(Surprised, Popple and the Fearsome Four thought it over and got concerned)*

Bushroot: But we’re con artists.

Popple: We agree with Bushroot.

Quackerjack: We conned a guard with a fake Inca Guard spear for money before.

*(Thinking it over, Peach’s group nods at each other and Peach insisted with a promise)*

Peach: Then we’ll help you apologize to anyone you conned, since you guys now see the light.

*(Impressed by Peach’s offer, Popple and the Fearsome Four thought it over again, and gave in happily)*

Popple: Okay!

Megavolt: Thanks.

Bushroot: Yes.

Quackerjack: We apologize and get forgiven.

Liquidator: But never forget, despite the apologies we’ll send with your help.

*(Peach’s group then welcomed Popple and the Fearsome Four into their group)*

Peach’s group: Okay. Then to Oz?

Popple and Fearsome Four: To Oz!

*(They then sang as they marched down the Yellow Brick Road)*

Peach’s group: **We’re off to see the Wizard**

**The Wonderful Wizard of Oz**

**We’ll find he is a whiz of a wiz**

**If ever a wiz there was**

**If ever, oh ever, a wiz there was**

**The Wizard of Oz is one**

**Because, because, because, because**

**Because, because**

**Because of the wonderful things**

**He does**

**We’re off to see the Wizard**

**The Wonderful Wizard of Oz**

*(They then continued their trek)*

***Coming up: Peach’s group come upon a trench they must cross to reach the other side, despite a certain crab monster living in it. Suddenly, Megavolt and Quackerjack lose something precious to the both of them in the form of Megavolt's charm and Quackerjack's Mr. Banana Brain doll within the said trench and confessed their sad past about it to the others. Then they cheer the two up and venture through the trench, avoiding obstacles and monsters along the way.***