Chapter 17 - A Terrible Fate (G&G)

GB
 couldn’t help but remember how Lukki had towered above him so
threateningly before.  It was difficult for the blooper to grasp that
the same lakitu who had earlier seemed like one of the most dangerous
creatures in the Glitz Pit was now tied up before him, butt naked.
 Against his better judgement, GB removed the duct tape covering Lukki’s
 mouth.

“GB!  Man, I never thought I’d actually be happy to see you!” he cried through heavy breaths.

“Let’s skip the
pleasantries, you cloudless nudist,” GB replied, refusing to let his
eyes wander down yonder.  “Tell me everything.”

“I don’t think you want to know everything,” Lukki muttered, avoiding eye contact.

“I don’t think you
understand,” said Naturae, who finally emerged from the darkness.
 “Clearly, we’re in big trouble.  If you don’t speak up, we could all
end up dead by the end of the day.”

“Right,” said
Asotzen, who followed his boo buddy.  “So if you don’t tell us every
last bit of information on you, we’ll be forced to-”  Suddenly, he saw
more of Lukki than he ever would have wanted to, and flew off back into
the darkness.  A few seconds passed before the faint sounds of vomiting
could be heard across the room.

“Well, you know what we mean,” GB continued, glaring directly into the lakitu’s eyes.  “Now talk!”

“Okay, okay.
 Everyone was out and about, doing their own thing, and I got this text
from Parin.  She told me that she had just eaten five plates of mashed
potatoes and was feeling great, so we met up in the major league room
for some alone time.  We turned on some quiet jazz and got right to it.
 We’d been meaning to try doggy style for a whi-”

“You know what?
 Forget literally everything we just said,” said GB, who was looking
back at the area where Asotzen, Naturae, and the mini yuxes were all
having a puking party.  He turned back to the bound lakitu who he now
knew was far too open to sharing certain things.  “Just skip to the part
 where Boshi comes in.”

“His name is Boshi,
huh?  Creepy name for a creepy guy.  Anyways, when we heard pounding on
the door, I told Parin to hide.  She copied the form of a nearby squeak
and hid in a file cabinet right before Boshi busted inside.  He pounced
onto the bed and shoved a strange mushroom down my throat, and before I
knew it, I was out cold.  I wake up to the sound of the mechanical whirs
 of some big door opening, and he throws me in here.  It’s only about a
minute before you and your weird friends show up.”

“Did you hear him say anything?  Anything at all?” GB inquired, sweating.

“Actually, he did
demand that I told him where the others were.  Remaining tough, and not
because I was too terrified to move my mouth, I said nothing.  Right
before I lost consciousness, I remember him saying something about
finding them all himself.”

“It looks like he
isn’t just planning on sneaking out the riches after all,” said Asotzen,
 who had returned with his party guests.  “He’s gathering everyone up,
and he probably plans to slaughter us!”

“You’re sure one
perceptive yux.”  Suddenly, the door reopened, and who walked into the
room was none other than the master criminal himself.  He tossed an
unconscious, tied up mouse onto the ground next to Lukki, who instantly
began to roll around and scream curses in a fit of rage.  “The lakitu’s
friend, on the other hand, was certainly not.  Like a creature as tiny
as that could take me on!”

“I hate to tell you,
 Boshi, but you’re as stupid as they get!” shouted a completely
unconfident GB, who floated into the dinosaur’s view with the mini
yuxes’ help.

“So I didn’t kill
you, huh?  What a shame.  Fortunately, it looks like you have exactly
what I’m missing.”  Boshi leaped at GB, grabbed the stolen mushroom from
 within his blubber, and backflipped back to his original spot.  “Ah,
ol’ #32.  I’ve been meaning to put you to use, and it looks like a
certain group of rebels is a perfect opportunity.”

“One minor flaw in
your plan, you phoney doctor,” Naturae said, also putting on a poor
excuse for a confident demeanor.  “There’s three of us, and only one
mushroom.”

“Luckily, I possess
the ability to feed this deadly drug to each one of you.  Behold my
great power!”  With that, Boshi tore the mushroom into three pieces.
 “Time to say good night.”

“GET HIM!” GB screamed, and the uncoordinated trio all let loose their attacks.

Asotzen used laser,
but Boshi did a dodge roll and used devour on the surprised yux.  GB
attempted to ram the dinosaur, but trying to do so while being carried
meant that he did nothing more than slightly nudge him.  Picking the
blooper up and holding him like a bazooka, Boshi sprayed ink all over
the invisified boo before spitting the yux out at him and throwing GB on
 top.  Furthermore, the severe damage dealt to Asotzen resulted in the
despawning of the mini yuxes.

“Well, that was
quite a pitiful attempt!” Boshi said, towering above the pile of
battlers.  In several swift motions, he removed a cord of rope from his
trench coat and tied the three up.  Before they could manage to
struggle, he force fed each of them a piece of the deadly mushroom.
 “Looks like I was right, GB.  The Glitz Pit is full of weaklings, you
especially.  Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to capture the rest of
your friends, who will surely meet a similar fate.”  Cackling like a
maniac, Boshi turned, opened the door, and left them in darkness again.

“D-don’t worry,
guys,” said Asotzen, who struggled to keep his eyes open.  “He’s clearly
 no professional, for he was too dull to realize that we can’t get the
drug’s full effect unless all of it is consumed.”

“Right,” added
Naturae, who turned to GB and gave a weak smile.  “We’ll be out for a
while, and there may be permanent side effects, but we should wake up
just fine.”

“But guys, it isn’t that simple!” GB whimpered.  “We don’t have much time before Boshi goes through with his scheme!”

“I know, GB, but
there really isn’t anything we can do,” Asotzen said.  “The only way to
be awoken from a fragile coma like this is through serious violence, and
 that’s obviously not possible.”  That was all the yux was able to say
before he lost consciousness.

Turning the other
way, GB was panicked to notice that Naturae had passed out as well.
 Right as he felt himself losing his ability to stay alert, GB hatched
an idea.  “Lukki… do you remember all of that talk about how you would
destroy me?”  The lakitu gave a weak nod, and the blooper continued.  “I
 need you to use all that strength to untie me, and then beat the tar
out of me.  Can you do that?”

“It would be my honor,” Lukki said with a determined smile.

GB fainted.