Rebel Fleet Era/Transcript

*Sky above Toad Town, 2:34PM.*

*A small jet has been deployed from a sphere-shaped ship and is nearing the airport.*

**??? 1:** It is nearly time to elect a new ruler. That one Shy Guy has been gambling for too long now. It’s time for a change.
**??? 2:** What are you thinking, sir?
**??? 1:** What did you think I was thinking? I’m going to run for Mushroom Kingdom president!
**??? 2:** Ah, yes.
*The ship lands and a man in his late forties emerges. An official walks up to him.*

**Official:** Welcome, Richard. We’ve been expecting you. Please step this way.
*The three enter a large building.*

**Peach’s Castle, 6:14**

*Peach and Toadsworth are watching the news.*

**Peach:** I see the elections are coming soon.
**Toadsworth:** I don’t think you know this, but I’ve seriously been considering running.
**Peach:** You have, Toadsworth? Why, I didn’t know that!
**Toadsworth:** The Mushroom Kingdom needs guidance and protection from someone they all know and love.
**Peach:** You’re right. Best of luck, Toadsworth!

*Soon, it is time for the debates. On the Republican Party: Toadsworth and Goombella. On the Democratic Party: Richard, Gonzales Jr., and Gloomtail. On the Independent Party: the Nooklings, Wario, Ashley and Red, and Count Cannoli.*

*Insert events here.*

**Months later. 8:56PM.**

**News Anchor:** And the next ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, with 47% of the vote, is our very own Toadsworth. The Nooklings have 46% of the vote, and Richard the villain has only 6%. Toadsworth is officially our next president!
*Everywhere across the Mushroom Kingdom, residents are cheering for their new president.*

**Town Hall, 9:23PM.**

*Richard walks onto the debate stage and draws his lightsaber.*

**Richard:** I can’t believe I lost to a fungus! It’s those two girls’ fault for exposing my secret!
**???:** Well, don’t gossip about us when we’re right here!
*The two girls emerge and draws their lightsabers. They and Richard duel for a few moments.*

**Richard:** I don’t have time for this!
*He leaves. The girls high-five and return backstage.*

**President’s House, 9:14PM.**

**Toadsworth:** Oh, good show, Master Stardown! I’m glad you could visit me!
**Stardown:** Congratulations with your win, Toadsworth.
**Toadsworth:** Thank you, Master Stardown.
*They chat for a while.*

**Town Hall, 9:29PM.**

*Moments after Richard leaves, Arctic Tail walks on stage as people prepare to leave.*

**Arctic Tail:** Stardown, if you are listening, brace yourself. You haven’t seen the last of me, not by a long shot. I am far from beaten.
**Girls:** So are we!
*They emerge and battle Arctic Tail. Soon, Arctic Tail after Arctic Tail start spilling onto the stage.*

**Girls:** That’s cheating!
**Arctic Tail:** Did I never tell you of my clones and relatives?
*More Arctic Tails enter the stage. The girls continue fighting valiantly.*

**Arctic Tail:** Your masters have taught you well.
**Girls:** We have no masters!
**Arctic Tail:** Master this.
*Even more Arctic Tails enter the stage.*

**President’s House, 9:35PM.**

*As Stardown and Toadsworth continue chatting, a Toad in a business suit enters the room.*

**Toad:** Mr. Stardown, we need you at the Presidential Hall. We got a report that Arctic Tail is attacking. All dozens of him.
**Stardown:** I’m on my way.
*It is pouring outside. Stardown leaves the President’s house, waves in a taxi, and leaves.*

**Stardown:** (to himself) All dozens of him?

**Town Hall, 9:36PM.**

*Amy is one of the attendees who is leaving the presidential hall.*

**Amy:** I hope Stardown comes in time. Just in case, I’ll call the Golden Warrior. *(picks up cell phone)* Francis! I need your help! Listen, Arctic Tail and his clones are here at the presidential hall!
**Golden Warrior:** I’d love to help, but I’ve got several of Arctic Tail’s Eagles on my tail. I’ll come ASAP.
**Amy:** Thank you. *(hangs up)* Wow, there are soooo many Arctic Tails in there…
**30 minutes later…**

**Golden Warrior:** I’m here, Amy. Wow, this place is packed. Yet all the attendees have left. *(draws his lightsaber)* Come at me, clones!

*He and Amy fight heroically. The Golden Warrior eventually uses the Force to create a golden electric portal, and Force-shoves clones into it. They are zapped and then teleported away. Soon, every clone in the lobby is defeated.*

**Amy:** Nice moves there, Francis.
**Golden Warrior:** Thanks.
**Arctic Tail:** Enough of this foolishness.
*All of his clones teleport away as Arctic Tail uses the Force to tear apart the building.*

**Golden Warrior:** RUN!!
*The girls join Amy and the Golden Warrior as they flee the building. They escape as it finishes going to pieces.*

**Golden Warrior:** Is everyone all right?
**Amy:** Yes, I’m fine.
**Golden Warrior:** You two, what are your names, please?
**One of the girls:** I’m Jessie Johnson, and this is my sister, Ashley.
**Golden Warrior:** Great job with your fight and exposing Richard and his campaign.
**Ashley:** Thanks.
*A taxi arrives and Stardown emerges.*

🟩**Manager:** We must stop that fox! He ruined everything. Oh, and that Richard guy.
🟥**Stardown:** I'm late!
🟥**Golden Warrior:** We know where he went. Come on!
🟩**Stardown:** Where's Arctic Tail?
🟥**Golden Warrior:** This way!
🟩**Arctic Tail:** (to himself) Heh, they will never find me!
🟩*An idea fored in his head.*

🟩**Amy:** Uhhh… Anyone else hear that?
🟥**Stardown:** Hear what, Amy?
🟩*The building started to shake.*

🟥**Stardown:** We'd better run for cover!
🟩*They heard explosions behind them.*🟥*Stardown turned, a concerned look on his face.*🟩*Then he was grabbed from behind and dragged into the shadows.*

🟩**Amy:** STARDOWN!
🟥**Golden Warrior:** Don't worry, miss, I'll save him!

**An unknown location, 9:59PM.**

🟩*Stardown blacked out and woke up a little bit later. He saw a huge figure in front of him. Then he heard a voice behind him.*

🟩:**???1:** Do you remember me?

🟩*Then he heard it...*

🟩*He-haw he-haw it's Dominick the Donkey...*

🟥**Stardown:** Noooo... \*pant, pant\*
🟩**???:** I **LOVE** this song!
🟩**???:** Me too!
🟩**???:** Me three!
🟩**???:** Who said that?
🟩**???:** Me! The Hooded Jaw!
🟥**???6:** It’s-a me, the Italian Mouse!
🟩**???1:** It’s-a me, the Hooded Jaw!
🟩**Italian Mouse:** Grrr…
🟥**Firius:** So what is this loser Stardown here for?
🟩**Italian Mouse:** Let's-
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Put him up for ransom!
🟩**Dominick:** Yeah!
🟥**Stardown:** RANSOM?!
🟥**Black Widow:** Relax, Stardown. You’ll only be sold into slavery.
🟩**Rainmaker:** It’s not so bad, right?
🟥**Stardown:** Minor Villains these days…
🟩**Italian Mouse:** What was that?
🟥**Stardown:** It was nothing.
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Our bike isn’t big enough for all of us!
🟩**Italian Mouse:** Your bike? You know how to ride one of those things?
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Sure! I may crash a dozen or so times a day, but otherwise, I’m fine!
**Italian Mouse:** …
🟥**Italian Mouse:** ...
**Golden Warrior:** *(from outside)* We’re coming, Stardown!
🟩*3 cruisers were laying waste to the building.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Let's get out of here!
🟥*Soon, the Golden Warrior, Amy, and the warrior sisters arrived,*🟩*only to find the room empty.*

🟥**Golden Warrior:** \*sigh\*

🟩*Who her ha ha ha ha ha ha!*

🟥**Golden Warrior:** This way!

🟩*Hooded Jaw laughing. As he flies away on his bike.*

🟥**Golden Warrior:** My ship is parked nearby. Sorry to leave you like this.
🟥*He flies away.*

🟩**Amy:** What do we do now?
🟥**Ashley:** I guess we just wait.
🟩**Amy:** Uhhh, for how long?
🟥**Jessie:** Until he returns, I suppose.
🟩*They felt a cold chill run up their spine. They turned around and saw Arctic Tail. He drew his lightsaber. The sisters did the same.*

🟥**Jessie:** WHY? Why must you torment us so?
🟥*Amy drew her hammer.*🟩*Arctic Tail stepped forward and chopped Amy’s hammer in half.*

🟥**Ashley:** Must you fight us now? Can’t you at least wait until Stardown returns?
🟩**Arctic Tail:** What makes you think he will?
🟥**Jessie:** Well, how about the Golden Warrior?
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Nothing is guaranteed.
🟥**Ashley:** Except taxes and death!
🟥**Jessie:** Your death, fool!
*The begin fighting like maniacs.*🟥*Arctic Tails was getting mad.*

**Arctic Tail:** You kids have a lot to learn.
**Jessie:** Yeah, like how to charbroil you with our lightsabers!
**Ashley:** And that lesson we know well!

**Minor Villains’ Woodshed, 10:09PM.**

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** What shall we do with him, boys?
🟥**Firius:** Dress him up like a princess!
🟩**Everyone else but Stardown:** Yeah!
🟥*Soon, Stardown is dressed as a princess as everyone else laughs.*

🟥**Stardown:** I don’t have time for this!
🟩*He flees the shed and narrowly avoids the lighting and fire that the minor villains use. He keeps running until he arrives at the beach, which isn’t too far away. He sees a beached Gerbilian rowboat.*

🟥**Stardown:** So the Gerbilians are back?
🟩**???:** Indeed.
🟩*He is grabbed by behind and dragged into a small cave nearby.*

🟩**Stardown:** What do you want with me?
🟩**???:** You are valuable to us-
🟩**Stardown:** You have no right to capture me!
🟩**???:** Says who?
🟩**Stardown:** Says I, and the Guardians!
🟥**???:** Who are these “Guardians” you-
🟩**Brian:** Freeze! Put your hands up!
🟩**???:** Who said that?
🟩**Brian:** Me! Brian Phillips of the Guardian Fleet! You're under arrest!
🟥**???:** Guardian Fleet? What's going on here?
🟩**Brian:** We'll tell you more about us once you're in jail.
🟥**???:** Ain't happenin', honey. Get them!
🟥*The gerbils drew their swords and assorted weapons and began battling.*🟩*Mark and Roadrunner drew their light sabers.*

🟥**???:** Argh! Fall back!
🟩*The Gerbilian guards were no match. Stardown was free! Again.*

🟩**???:** We don't have many left!
🟩**???:** We give up!
🟩**Brian:** You all are coming with us!
🟩**???:** Obey him, we have no other choice!
🟥*Knowing they couldn't resist, the Gerbilians laid down their weapons and followed Brian. Stardown decided to pay his butler a visit.*

**Stardown’s base, 10:41PM.**

🟩**Butler:** Hello Stardown! I haven't seen you for a little while now, where have you been?
🟥**Stardown:** I meant to see you yesterday, but I was kidnapeed twice. The first time was by the Minor Villains. I managed to escape them. The second time was by the Gerbilians. That one needed a rescue. Plus, I don't look good as a princess.
🟩**Butler:** Princess? Oh, yes, I see now. How many Gerbilians were there?
🟥**Stardown:** About two dozen. Also, their boat was a clue to their presense.
🟩**Butler:** It's good to know that you're safe, but why does everyone want you?
🟥**Stardown:** Apparently I'm a valuable prisoner.
🟩**Butler:** Do you want to have bodyguards with you at all times?
🟥**Stardown:** I don't think that will be necessary, but thanks for the thought. I can always call for backup by pressing this button.
🟩**Butler:** Okay, be careful though!
🟥**Stardown:** Did you hear that Toadsworth won?
🟩**Butler:** Yes, I know that he will do our kingdom proud.
🟥**Stardown:** Thanks for letting me visit you!
🟩**Butler:** Come back soon!

**The Medallion, 9:32AM.**

*Later, at the Guardian Fleet...*

🟩**Arnold:** Welcome back!
🟥**Stardown:** I meant to return yesterday, but I was kidnapped. Twice.
🟩**Amy:** I'm soooo glad you're safe!
🟩**Arnold:** Do you want to wear your suit?
🟥**Stardown:** I only wear my suit during dire situations, such as invasions.
🟩**Amy:** Like now??!!
🟥**Stardown:** My suit... I don't have one aboard the Medallion!
🟩**Arnold:** What?!
🟩**Tails: Take cover!**
🟩**Amy:** We should!
🟥**Stardown:** I've been suitless ever since total Shmouse dominion! First of all, what's the situation out there?
🟩**Brian:** It's the Horizons, they're attacking!
🟩**Tails:** Not them again!
🟥**Stardown:** We really haven't fought them recently. What are their ships like?
🟩**Arnold:** Bullet-shaped cruisers and heavily armed starfighters. That's mostly it.
🟥**Stardown:** Everyone, set up defenses!
🟩**Brian:** Aaa guys... Don't look now but... Arctic Tails's gang is coming!
🟩**Amy:** And the Gerbilians!
🟩**Tails:** What!!??
🟩**Agent S:** The hyperdrive generator is down!
🟩**Luke:** We can't get a force field going!
🟩**Lion 3:** We've lost power in most of the ship!
🟥**Arnold:** We need it fixed, on the double!
🟥**Tails:** Yes, sir!
🟩*The Horizon cruisers started firing at them, but he was soon outmatched.*

🟩**Gerbilius:** They may outnumber us, but we outmatch them!
🟥*Suddenly, a bright golden light appeared as three ships emerged from hyperspace. Stardown recognized them as the Golden Warrior and the Johnson sisters. They easily took out some fights.*

🟩Jimmy: **Do we really need to work with the Gerbilians?**
🟩**Arctic Tail:** It is our only choice!
🟥*The Jaywalkers arrived by the thousands.*

🟩**Chief Exploding Ship:** Jaywalkers fall for trap. We destroy them easily.
🟥*The Jaywalkers' megalasers destroyed some Horizon cruisers.*

**The Medallion, 9:39AM.**

🟥**Tails:** The hyperdrive engine is back online!
🟥**Arnold:** All ships that have functional hyperdrive engines, please flee immediately!
🟩**Tails:** But only a third of them are working!
🟥*Those ships left. The Bullshark laser blew apart a large Gerbilian cruiser.*

🟥**Commander Jay Walker:** Here, have some Purple Force Fields!
🟥**Golden Warrior:** And gold!
🟩**Amy:** Woh! What’s going on?
🟩**Agent S:** The Jaywalkers’ ships are popping like, er, popcorn!
🟩**Brian:** Popping!!??
🟩**Tails:** They're losing a lot of ships!
🟩**Arnold:** I’ve never seen anything like this!!
🟩**Amy:** This is bad!
🟩**Amy:** We're losing!
🟩**Tails:** They’re tearing the Bullshark apart! With these spinning ships!
🟥**Arnold:** What do you want from us, villains!?
🟩**Chief Exploding Ship:** You threat to to galactic peace.
🟥**Arnold:** We PROMOTE galactic peace!
🟩**Chief Exploding Ship:** That is lie! Must destroy you!
🟥**Arnold:** First, prove we’re a threat.
🟩**Gerbilius:** You stole from that poor, innocent granny. She kindly asked you to leave, but no! You had to steal something that was rightfully hers to create some unstoppable monster. What was it called? Super Werehog Guy, Evil Sonic,
🟥**Sonic:** The Chaos Emeralds do not turn me into the Werehog.
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Everyone, including yourselves, knows you’re world conquerors, you can’t hide that fact.
🟥**Arnold:** We are world defenders, and we tried to negotiate with that granny, but nooo, she wouldn’t listen. Is she one of yours?
🟩**Gerbilius:** Which makes you a liar.
🟥**Arnold:** We fought a mechanical creature which contained the Chaos Emerald. That’s when the granny came out and scolded us. Wait, how do you know about all this?
🟥**Roadrunner:** \*sigh\* What a warped sense of reality, these guys have…
🟩**Arctic Tail:** You think we're warped because we exposed the truth.
🟩**Gerbilius:** We spied on you.
🟥**Arnold:** I told you the truth. How would we have known that the granny owned a robot?
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Dunno, but that doesn't matter. You stole something and lied about it. End of story.
🟥**Arnold:** Knuckles, contact the granny.
🟩**Gerbilius:** Crime doesn't pay. Prepare to be eradicated!
🟥**Arnold:** Not yet.
🟥**Knuckles:** Hello?
🟩**Granny:** \*sigh\* What do you thieves want now?
🟥**Knuckles:** How did you get that Chaos Emerald?
🟩**Granny:** My mother gave it to me. It's a family heirloom. She said to take good care of it. I did just that until you kids stole it. ~~And~~ I will get it back!
🟥**Knuckles:** That's a lie! It was in the museum as of a few days ago!
🟥**Tails:** Perhaps she's mistaken it for something else.
🟩**Granny:** I've had it for 30 years. You kids are thieves and you know it give me my gem back or else!!
🟥**Knuckles:** We remember getting the purple Chaos Emerald at your place. What color was your heirloom?
🟩**Granny:** Purple.
🟥**Knuckles:** Perhaps your misplaced your heirloom?
🟩**Granny:** Of course not! It's been in that robot for a decade!
🟥**Knuckles:** Come to think of it, I feel no power coming from it. I'll return it right away.
🟩**Granny:** Oood! But I'm still suing you!
🟥*Knuckles returned the Emerald, the felt the presence of another Emerald. He found it behind a bush.*

🟥**Knuckles:** What's the difference.
🟩*Pointing to the older one she said:*

🟩**Granny:** This one's mine.
🟥*He hands it to her.*

🟥**Knuckles:** I apologize profusely for this misunderstanding.
🟥*He hands her $2000 and leaves.*

🟩**Arctic Tail:** This one's mine.
🟥**Arnold:** Wait.
🟥*Knuckles returns to the fleet.*🟩*The bad guys don't listen and fire anyway.*

🟩**Knuckles:** Oh, boy.
🟥*The seven Chaos Emeralds are now together, and create a force field around the fleet.*

🟥**Knuckles:** Bring it on!
🟩**Museum Owner:** Those cryastals are rightfully mine!
🟥**Sally:** First of all, did your security cameras pick up the thief?
🟩**Museum Owner:** Yes, they did. We saw a fox with two tails and a red hedgehog do it.
🟩**Arctic Tail:** More theft eh?
🟥**Sally:** Really? I don't recall them being anywhere near the museum in the last month. Anyone else?
🟩**Museum Owner:** Well? Do you have the gems?
🟥**Sally:** I’ll explain. Knuckles felt that the Chaos Emeralds were not at the museum, so thanks to him, we gathered them together. As soon as we defeat these armies, we’ll return them to you. Oh, and did your cameras pick up any potentia thieves?
🟩**Museum Owner:** No oh, and can you please send them to us now?
🟥**Sally:** Not yet. How could the Chaos Emeralds vanish from the museum?
🟩**Museum Owner:** I bet you thieves know. Give them to me **NOW!!!!!!!!!!**
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Don't worry sir. We’ll get them back for you!
🟩**Amy: Uuuuh, How are their ships moving through our force field?**
🟩**Brian:** The Chaos E- **THEY'RE GONE!!!**
🟩**Amy:** WHAT!!??
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Good work! Now we can beat them more easily! When these Emeralds are combined with the Force Beam, well, it would literally be the strongest laser ever made!
🟩**Joey:** Shall we test it on the Bullshark?
🟩**Arctic Tails:** Yes. Prepare the laser!
🟩*1 minute later*

🟩**Arnold:** Take cover!
🟩**Tails:** We’re hit!
🟩**Amy:** So is the Bullshark!
🟩**Tails:** Wait! How did we get in the Bullshark!
🟩**Arnold:** Our 1-Ups. There isn’t a sign of the Medallion.
🟩**Pilot:** Evacuate ship! Evacuate ship!
🟩**Amy:** NO ONE SHOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF POWER!!!!!
🟩**Jaywalker Captain:** We've lost half of our fleet!
🟩**Jaywalker Crew:** The hyperdrive generator is down!
🟩**Jaywalker Pilot:** Shield's down.
🟥**Roadrunner:** Filthy murdering scum! Come fight me face-to-face, all of you!
🟩**Arctic Tail:** I accept, bird!
🟥**Roadrunner:** What about the rest of you?
🟩**Gerbilius:** One is all it takes.
🟥**Roadrunner:** That is so true...
🟩**Gerbilius:** Do you even need to go? They’re going down anyway.
🟩**Arctic Tail:** True. I’ll wait a little bit and then go.
🟥**Roadrunner:** He who hesitates is lost!
🟥**Stardown:** Well said!
🟩**Arctic Tail:** I'm just waiting to see if you'll live or not.
🟥**Roadrunner:** In your case, probably not.
🟩**Arctic Tail:** On the contrary.
🟥**Roadrunner:** Hey, thanks for revealing your plan! Over and out.
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Whatever!
🟩*Suddenly Bullshark exploded.*

🟩**Arctic Tail:** They couldn't have survived that. Let's finish off this fleet and go home!

**The Bullshark, 9:56AM.**

🟥**Golden Warrior:** Into my portal! Quick!
🟥*Soon, everyone present was teleported to Stardown's branch base... and Arctic Tail didn't realize a thing.*

**Stardown’s Kervatorako base, 9:57AM.**

🟥*Meanwhile, at Stardown's branch base...*

🟥**Golden Warrior:** Well, there goes the fleet.
🟩**Amy:** And Jaywalkers.
🟥**Stardown:** There is still hope.
🟥*He calls his butler.*

🟩**Butler:** Hello Stardown! Anything new?
🟥**Stardown:** Oh yeah. My worst enemies got together, magically stole the Chaos Emeralds from us, and then blew up our whole fleet! Only a few small ships got away.
🟩**Butler:** What!!?? How!!??
🟥**Stardown:** AND the Jaywalkers.
🟩**Butler:** ...I, I can’t believe it.
🟥**Stardown:** We can't, either. Now we have to find a place to stay. *\*sigh\**
🟩**Tails:** What about right here?
🟩**Stardown:** It is a good place to stay, for now. We'll need to rebuild our fleet.
🟩**Brian:** It’s not going to be easy, with those villains out and about.
🟩**Arnold:** At least they’re not looking for us.
🟩**Brian:** True.

**The Aurora Fleet’s flagship, 10:14AM.**

🟩**Owner:** Arctic Tails, now that you have the Emeralds, will you give them to me?
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Maybe later.
🟩**Museum Owner:** WHAT?! Ooooo you’ll pay for this!!!
🟩**Arctic Tail:** I need to take over the world first.
🟩**Gerbilius:** No, that’s my job!
🟩**Chief Exploding Ship:** It is Horizon duty.
🟩**Jimmy:** Sorry Coldy this is when we take our leave.
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Grrr.
🟩**Arctic Tail Crew Member:** Where should we attack first?
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Lamb Island. Prepare the fleet! We set out immediately!

*Lamb Island, 10:57AM.*

🟩*Later.*

🟩**Lamb 1:** We’re under attack!
🟩**Lamb 2:** Nooooo!!! Not more world conquerors!
🟩**Lamb 3:** We’re all gonna die!!!
🟩**Lamb 1:** Don’t say that!
🟩**Lamb Leader:** Stardown!? Stardown!? Do you read me!?
🟥**Stardown:** Loud and clear. Is it more world conquerors?
🟩**Lamb Leader:** Y,yes, how did you know!?
🟥**Stardown:** They demolished my fleet. I had a feeling they’d come after you next.
🟩**Lamb Leader:** We have poor military, can you help us?
🟥**Stardown:** Sir, the conquerors think we’re dead. Maybe I can help from a distance.
🟩**Lamb Leader:** O,OK.

**Bartlett Island, 10:01AM.**

🟩**Bartlett Leader:** They have no right to attack those innocent Lambs. **THIS CALLS FOR ACTION!**
🟩**Army:** YEAH!
🟩**Bartlett Leader:** Let’s try to destroy the enemy in one go.

**The Aurora flagship, 10:39AM.**

🟩**Arctic Tail Pilot:** Uuuuh, boss?
🟩**Arctic Tail:** What?
🟩**Arctic Tail Pilot:** This big army from out of nowhere just appeared, and is destroying our fleet.
🟩**Arctic Tail Captain:** Yeah, uuh we’re like… down to five cruisers left.
🟩**Arctic Tail:** FIVE!!??
🟩**Arctic Tail Captain:** Oh, and our Force gem cannon thingy is, well…
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Well what?
🟩**Arctic Tail Captain:** Well… They destroyed it.

**Stardown’s Kervatorako base, 10:43AM.**

🟥**Stardown:** Calling Bartlett Leader! Arctic Tail has the Chaos Emeralds. Could you please recover them for us?
🟩**Bartlett Leader:** Okay.

**Lamb Island, 11:06AM.**

🟩*Shorly later*

🟩**Bartlett Leader:** Uuuuh, Stardown
🟩**Stardown:** What is it?
🟩**Bartlett Leader:** Those Emeralds you wanted were scattered when the ship they were in exploded.
🟩**Museum Owner:** WHERE ARE MY EMERALDS?!
🟩**Stardown:** They were scattered again.
🟩**Owner:** **WHAT!!!???** I am suing you all!!! 7 million dollars for each group! Or, gang.

**An unknown location, 11:15AM.**

🟩**???:** It is time I rule the Mushroom Kingdom again. It shouldn't be a big problem now that Stardown is out of the way.

**President’s House, 1:16PM.**

🟩**Toadsworth:** Doctor, it’s getting worse.
🟩**Doctor:** I’ve never treated or even heard about this disease. You may have to cancel being President.
🟩**Toadsworth:** I don’t think I have a choice!

**An unknown location, 1:25PM.**

🟩**???:** It worked!!! The old man is sick! Now is my chance to rule!

**Toad Town, 1:44PM.**

🟩**Mushroom Kingdom Citizen 1:** Hey, why does it say that Black Toadette is the president?
🟩**Mushroom Kingdom Citizen 2:** It does? How?
🟩**???:** Ra-ra-ra!
🟩**???:** Who said that?
🟩**???:** Me, duh. I'm the new President!

**Jimmy:** We must make the Shmice great again!
**Crowd:** YEAH!!!
**Joey:** We are accepting donations.

**Stardown’s Kervatorako base, 12:03PM.**

🟩**Brian:** We didn’t stand a chance!
🟥**Arnold:** I’m so sorry, everyone. We tried to hold them off.
🟥**Amy:** Oh Stardown, what are we going to do now?
🟩**Stardown:** Things look grave. But, we must not give up!
🟩**Mark:** Check this out on the news.
🟩**Stardown:** Shmice Return For World Conquest.
🟥**Brian:** World conquerors return to Plit?!
🟥**Stardown:** Why don’t we all get some sleep. I can show you your rooms.
🟩**Arnold:** OK.

**Stardown’s Kervatorako base, 9:37AM, next morning.**

🟥*The next morning...*

🟩**Reporter:** Reporting live, the Shmice have declared war on the Pear Empire...
🟩**Brian:** \*sigh\* It looks like their conquest has begun.
🟩**Agent S:** Hey, did you hear that the Shmice have their own TV station?
🟥**Stardown:** Shall we listen in?
🟩**Arnold:** Sure.
🟩*Arnold turns on TV.*

🟩**Jimmy:** If you want to learn how to support the Shmice, please call 1800-SHMOUSE.
🟥**Roadrunner:** Supporting someone that's going to take your land against your will?! That's IRRATIONAL!
🟥**Arnold:** I know.

**Off the air...**

🟩**Jimmy:** Stardown lives. I can feel it in the Force.
🟩**Joey:** Really? Where is he?
🟩**Jimmy:** In one of his secret bases. Countless miles away.
🟩**Joey:** How can you sense something that far away?
🟩**Jimmy:** I,I don’t know, I just can.
🟩**Joey:** Shall we attack his base?
🟩**Jimmy:** Yes.

**Stardown’s Kervatorako base, 9:40AM.**

🟥*Suddenly, Stardown went cold.*

🟩**Brian:** Stardown?! Are you OK?!
🟥**Stardown:** I feel a great disturbance in the Force.
🟩**Arnold:** What's happening?!
🟥**Stardown:** We’re not safe here.
🟩**Brian:** What!!?? All the way out here!? Who could find us?
🟥**Amy:** Maybe it’s the Shmice!
🟥**Sonic:** Perhaps it is them.
🟥**Stardown:** We need to set up defenses and go.
🟩**Arnold:** Are they coming now?
🟥**Stardown:** They are.
🟩**Brian:**Do we have any fighter ships left?
🟥**Stardown:** Oh yeah. This base is loaded with them.
🟩**Arnold:** Good.
🟩**Brian:** Do you think we'll stand a chance?
🟥**Stardown:** Probably not, but they should be able to cover our escape.
🟩**Mark:** According to the news, the Shmice are already quite large.
🟥**Stardown:** I thought so. Does everyone have what they need?
🟩**The Group:** Yes.
🟩*Soon they left.*🟥*And defenses were set up.*

🟩**Stardown:** OK, they're coming.
🟩**Arnold:** They mean business!
🟥*They left in a light cruiser.*

**Shmouse flagship, 10:24AM.**

🟩**Jimmy:** They left. And their defenses are light.
🟥**Shmouse Captain:** What, are you psychic or something?
🟩**Jimmy:** No, it’s the Force.
🟩**Joey:** Being rude to one of your leaders is six months in jail.

**Rebel light cruiser, 10:24AM.**

🟥**Tails:** That was close!
🟩**Agent S:** Too close.
🟩**Brian:** Now what?
🟥**Stardown:** Now we find a place where we know the Shmice can’t access.
🟩**Mark:** They pretty much always know where we are, with the Force.
🟥**Stardown:** What about Mini Mushrooms on a rock planet?
🟩**Arnold:** Good idea, But, they could easily blow up the rocks, and us.
🟥**Stardown:** Not unless we get as deep as we can.
🟩**Lion 3:** They’re chasing us!
🟥**Stardown:** Thought so. Launch the disencourager!
🟩*The alarm went off.*

🟩**Arnold:** We took a good solid hit.
🟩**Lion 3:** More cruisers are chasing us! And they're blowing the disencourager back at us!
🟥*Stardown had an idea. He emerged from hyperspace, and the cruisers passed over them. Then they hyperdrived in a different direction.*🟩*Sadly for Stardown and friends, they also had a trick.*

🟥**Stardown:** Tuen off the disencourager! Pull off the hyperdrive trick!
🟩**Anchor:** We’re being pulled out of hyperspace!
🟥**Stardown:** *\*sigh\** A gravity well...
🟩*He tries to hyperdrive again.*

🟩**Brian:** It's useless at this point. We need to prepare for a fight!
🟥**Stardown:** You heard him, everyone. Get ready.
🟩**Max:** We're taking some heavy hits!
🟥**Stardown:** Everybody got 1-ups?
🟩**Brian:** Some of us do, and some of us don't.
🟥**Peach:** I'm not without them.
🟥**Stardown:** I'll negotiate with them. Who's with me?
🟥**Everyone:** YEAH!
🟩**Shmouse Captain:** Prepare to board.
🟩*About twenty Shmice boarded their ship.*

🟥**Stardown:** What do you want?
🟩**Ann:** You are under arrest in the name of the Shmouse!
🟥**Stardown:** Why us? We’re just space travellers.
🟩**Ann:** *Just***, space travellers? You helped to destroy us in the past, and that calls for a punishment. Let's see... How about twenty years in jail? To start with.**
🟥**Luigi:** B-b-but I wasn’t involved.
🟥**Stardown:** Look, I’m sure we can discuss what’s been going on. We’re peace promoters, and thinking that we are conquerors would be irrational. Besides, we only own a tiny sliver of land on Plit. Also, ma’am, the only reason we attacked you is because you attacked us. Do you understand?
🟩**Ann:** …
🟩**Shmouse Soldier:** Ma’am?
🟩**Ann:** …You, you have a point. But… Aha!!! You illegally freed prisoners without bail. (In her mind: Gotchya!)
🟥**Stardown:** That was then, this is now. Here, I can pay you, if it makes you feel better.
🟩**Ann:** You will pay… in prison!
🟥**Stardown:** Is this what we get for repaying you good for evil?!
🟥**Luigi:** I had nothing to do with this, I swear!
🟩**Shmouse Soldier:** This is probably the most respectful villain ever!
🟩**Shmouse Captain Luke:** Need help?
🟩**Ann:** No, I've got this covered. Oh! And thanks anyway for the money!
🟩**Shmouse Soldier:** You have **NO** right to put these innocent people in prison! This is just wrong!
🟥**Stardown:** (Let’s just hope this goes well...)
🟩**Luke:** Are you betraying us?
🟩**Shmouse Soldier:** If this is what you believe is true about Stardown, then yes, I am commiting treason.
🟥*Stardown is beaming.*

🟩**Ann:** You know, Arctic Tail is working for us again. If you betray us, he wouldn't be too pleased about it. Ooooh! And he might even duel you! Wouldn't that be fun?
🟩**Jim:** I'll take him and every one of you on if that's what it takes to save the universe!
🟩**Ann:** So be it. I will summon Arctic Tail.
🟩**Jim:** I'll be ready!
🟥**Kervo:** What about us, Mrs. Captain?
🟩**Ann:** Haul you off to prison too, I guess.
🟥**Stardown:** You can't! They didn't do anything!
🟩**Ann:** Quiet! Take them away!
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Did you need me?
🟩**Ann:** Yeah, go teach that Jimmy guy a lesson!
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Jimmy?! He's one of the Shmouse Twins! I'll report you!
🟩**Ann:** No no no! The Jimmy, not that Jimmy!
🟩**Arctic Tail:** ...What did he do wrong?
🟥**Brian:** He defected; that's what he did right.
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Right? Oh you poor misguided fools! How could you believe such a lie as truth?
🟥**Brian:** Actually, it's how could you believe such a truth as a lie?
🟩*Arctic Tail bared his teeth and drew his lightsaber.*

🟥**Stardown:** You are seriously deluded, Coldy.
🟩**Ann:** That kid has some nerve!
🟩*Arctic Tail's brain nearly snapped as he destroyed everything in sight.*🟥*Then the Golden Warrior stepped in.*🟩*Arctic Tail started tearing the Guardians' ship apart with the Force.*🟥*Just as quickly as the Golden Warrior was repairing it.*

🟥**Stardown:** Now now, Snowcone, no need for a fight.
🟥*Several of Stardown's side start snickering.*

🟩**Arctic Tail:** *No one* calls me a snowcone and gets away with it!
🟥**Sonic:** That's what you think, Otter Pop!
🟥**Anchor:** Shall I taste you to make sure you're actually wearing an Arctic Tail costume, Louie Blue Raspberry? Or are you Little Orphan Orange?
🟥**Everyone:** HAHAHAHAHA!
🟩*(Let's just say things weren't pretty) Arctic Tail's brain snapped as he ripped the Guardians' ship in two.*🟥*The Golden Warrior fixed the ship.*

🟥**Golden Warrior:** Shall we duel, Ice Cream Pants?
🟩*Arctic Tail did something that no one, not even himself, could could do.He Foce shoved everyone to the planet Snowcone Otter Pop Ice Cream Pants, then destroyed it. All with the Force.*🟥*The last words he heard from them was from Kervo:*

🟥**Kervo:** Aww, for a world-class idiot, you look so cute!
🟩*Arctic Tail passed out.*🟥*Everyone is still laughing.*

🟩*They managed to get on a ship and leave the planet, right before it exploded.*

🟥**Arnold:** Well, now, I think Frosty has had enough insults for one day.
🟩**Mark:** We better watch our backs.
🟩**Lion 1:** Since Arctic Tail works for the Shmice they may also be after us because of the insults.
🟥**Stardown:** I don't think it's safe to go to either of our bases.
🟩**Brian:** Don't forget that Jimmy can sense us with the Force.
🟥**Stardown:** But will he ever catch up to us?
🟩**Arnold:** They have better hyperdrive than us so maybe.
🟥**Amy:** There's a rock planet up ahead.
🟥**Milan:** Perfect.
🟩**Lion 3:** Uuuuuh, I don't know how, but, the Shmice are already here.
🟩**Agent S:** And there are more coming from behind "side kick".
🟥**Tails:** What?
🟥**Arnold:** Everyone out and into these tiny holes, quick!
🟩*Moments later...*

🟩**Brian:** **IT'S A TRAP!!!!!!**
🟩*The holes are filled with bombs!!!*

🟥*Stardown disconnected the internal wires with the Force.*

🟩**Tails:** Were serounded!
🟩**Arnold:** They're shooting at the bombs!
🟩**Arnold:** They're coming by the thousands!
🟩**Lion 1:** They just created a force bubble around the plannet!
🟩**Agent S:** We're toast, "side kick"!
🟥**Arnold:** Into these side tunnels, quick!
🟥*They soon were going deeper and deeper. Suddenly, they came upon a mole-like native carrying a spear.*

🟥**Mole:** Who are you and why are you trespassing on Queen Ikurva's land?
🟥**Stardown:** I'm Stardown. My friends and I are on the run from the Shmice. We thought-
🟥**Mole:** The Shmice! You must come with me quickly! My name's Mertoro, by the way.
🟥*They soon come to an opaque force field. Mertoro presses a few buttons, and the force field fades, allowing the group to pass through. Once they do, the force field becomes opaque again, and they begin walking down several stone steps. At the bottom, the path opens out into a huge cavern. There are stone buildings and light ships everywhere. At the back of the cavern is a giant stone castle.*

🟥**Mertoro:** Welcome to Okora, our city.
🟩**Ice Tail:** Master, I, I, I failed you. They destroyed my fleet and got away, and, and, they called me things like a world class idiot and a snowcone a, a, and even an otter pop!
🟩**Arctic Tail:** ...
🟩**Ice Tail:** Master?
🟩**Arctic Tail:** ...
🟩**Ice Tail:** W,W,What do you want me to do?
🟩**Arctic Tail:** I want to see Stardown, alone!
🟩**Ice Tail:** ...
🟩**Arctic Tail:** Bring him to me!
🟩**Ice Tail:** Y, Yes sir.
🟩**Ice Tail:** (to himself) How will I ever find Stardown?
🟥*Mertoro signals a royal taxi, and everyone gets in. Stardown cannot help but admire the beauty of Okora. Soon, th taxi lands at the royal airfield, and everyone gets out and enters the castle. A mole in rich clothing approaches them.*

🟥**Mole:** I am Kerarva, the queen's adviser. Why do you wish to see her?
🟥**Mertoro:** It concerns their flight from the Shmice, sir.
🟥**Kerarva:** This is a matter of utmost urgency! I'm taking you to the queen immediately!
🟥*Soon they are taken to the queen’s chamber. Queen Ikurva is sitting on the throne. Next to her is the beautiful Enerva, who is heir to the throne. Stardown and Arnold tell Ikurva the story from the beginning.*

🟥**Ikurva:** I see. Do not worry, you're in safe hands here. We have not been invaded in 1,500 years.
🟥**Stardown:** Do the moles ever leave here?
🟥**Ikurva:** It's very rare that we do. We have everything we need right here in Okora.
🟥*Later, Stardown and the rest of the rebellion check into the royal hotel.*

🟩**Shmouse Soldier:** We can't go any further in this tunnel, a force field is blocking the way.
🟩**Shmouse Captain:** Did your force field cutter work?
🟩**Shmouse Soldier:** Barely made a mark. It's a very strong field.
🟩**Shmouse Captain:** Every one leave the surface! The heavy duty bombers are coming.
🟩*30 minutes later...'*

🟩**Shmouse Bomber:** OK, all the rocks have been cleared. It's all force field.
🟩**Shmouse Captain:** Good work! Start bombing the force field until further orders.
🟥**Amy:** They're trying to break in!
🟥**Stardown:** Let them try. They can't get through the force field!
🟩*Soon huge carriers came with reinforcements.*

🟩**Shmouse Captain:** Burrow through that force field!
🟩**Shmouse Soldier:** It's better than the force field cutters but it's still not worth it.
🟩**A Different Shmouse Soldier:** Woohoo!!! I broke through!!!
🟩**Shmouse Captain:** Great!
🟩**That Different Shmouse Soldier:** I,It somehow closed again!!!
🟩**Shmouse Captain:** What!? How!?
🟩**Shmouse Captain:** There's only one way we can get behind that force field, but I don't know if it's worth it.
🟩**Shmouse Captain Luke:** Sure it is! Let's give it a try!
🟩**Shmouse Captain:** O.K.
🟩*Suddenly this vehicle out of a nightmare comes and rips the force field like butter. The force field closes a couple seconds later.*

🟩**Shmouse Captain:** The problem is that the ship we just sent down there can only hold a few soldiers.
🟥**Tails:** They're making progress.
🟥**Amy:** I don't like the sound of this...
🟥*Stardown calls the queen, but Enerva answers.*

🟥**Enerva:** I wouldn't worry too much. Drills are among the weapons we have tested against the force field.
🟩*Ice Tail flew over to the Shmouse fleet.*

🟩**Ice Tail:** Where's Stardown?
🟩**Joey:** Below this force field.
🟩**Ice Tail:** OK, thanks.
🟩*Soon, Ice Tail, Arctic Tail, and the Shmouse Twins made a plan.*

🟥*Stardown can hear Enerva give the order to prepare the ships and defense weapons.*

🟥*On the surface...*

🟥**Shmouse Soldier:** If these guys' force field is this tough, I don't even want to know what their weapons are like...
🟩*Suddenly, a Dark Frilled Lizard ripped through the force field and Arctic Tail (the real one, not Ice Tail) leapt out, lightsaber drawn.*

🟩**Stardown:** I feel a great disturbance in the Force.
🟥*Suddenly, eight mole ships appeared and destroyed the ship before it could reach.*

🟩*Arctic Tail leapt back and started spinning his lightsaber (the real Arctic Tail is an Inquisitor).*

🟥*But Stardown had no idea he was coming.*

🟥*Suddenly, a mole with a lightsaber emerged from underneath Arctic Tail. This was Akurva, Okora's Jedi mole.*

🟩**Arctic Tail:** (mentally) I don't have time for this.
🟩*He Force shoved the mole away. Soon he came to the hotel.*

🟥**Arnold:** Get ready, Stardown...
🟩*Soon Arctic Tail and Stardown were in the same hall. Arctic Tail drew his lightsaber.*

🟥**Stardown:** Fighting is not the answer to your problems, Arctic Tail, or should I call you... Coldy.
🟩*Arctic Tail said nothing but stood his ground.*

🟥**Stardown:** You're not fighting. Well, thanks for wasting my time.
🟩*Arctic Tail started walking toward.*

🟥**Stardown:** You can't win, Snowman.
🟩*He started spinning his lightsaber.*

🟥**Stardown:** You didn't have time for that Jedi mole we saw. You don't have time for me, either. Bye.
🟥*He flees out a back door.* 🟩*Arctic Tail pulls him back with the Force.*

🟥**Stardown:** Where's your passport, vulture?
🟩*Arctic Tail started attacking.* 🟥*Stardown finally drew his lightsamer and blocked the attack.*

🟥**Stardown:** You're only wasting my time, peewee!
🟩*Arctic Tail stopped spinning his lightsaber and started fighting normally.* 🟥*Stardown attempted a Force shove.* 🟩*Arctic Tail caught the Force shove, strengthened it, and shoved it back.* 🟥*Stardown shoved it back.* 🟩*Arctic Tail outmatched Stardown with his swordplay. Stardown was now fighting for his life.*

🟥**Stardown:** Kill me. I dare you.
🟩**Arctic Tail:** I want you alive.
🟥**Stardown:** That will not happen while you are alive.
🟩*Arctic Tail trapped Stardown in a Force Bubble.*

🟥**Stardown:** Why were you trying to kill me if you wanted me alive?
🟩*A Shmouse guard walked in with a teleporter.*

🟩**Arctic Tail:** Teleport him to the Albatross.
🟥**Stardown:** Avenge me, my friends.
🟩**Shmouse Guard:** 3.2.1.
🟩*Mark bolted in just after Stardown was teleported. When Stardown awoke, he saw the Shmouse Twins.*

🟥**Stardown:** Hello, losers.
🟩**Jimmy:** Well well well if it isn't Stardown.
🟥**Stardown:** Give the man a prize. Let me guess... your plan is to hold me captive forever and ever until the time is right. And why did you act shocked to see me? You were expecting me, right?
🟩**Joey:** We thought you would come later.
MISSING PLOT POINTS

* The Shmice are attacked by part Zillo Beast, part Fracktail creatures, allowing Stardown to escape.
* Stardown and the Guardians flee the mole planet and return to Plit.
* Stardown goes to the UI Building on Whale Island, only to find it occupied by the Shmouse leaders and Arctic Tail.
* Stardown escapes the UI Building through a window, only to be captured by Shmouse submarines.
* At some point, a fake Stardown created by the Shmice takes his place at the base, and the Guardians suspect nothing.
* Stardown is taken to a cruiser and tied up.
* Stardown duels Arctic Tail yet again, and he loses both his lightsabers, and is trapped in a Force Bubble.
* Stardown is brought before the Shmouse Twins, where he escapes from them, but he does not leave the cruiser.
* Stardown is hunted down by Arctic Tail and has to battle him again, but in a last-ditch attempt, he puts on brass knuckles and is killed by Arctic Tail.

Note from Google Docs:

* Missing storyline: The Shmice at the surface are attacked by giant stone creatures. It is revealed the Stardown the Shmice captured is a decoy, and the real Stardown flees Mertokapaiko for Plit, where he later heads for the UI building on Whale Island, only to be captured by the Shmouse Twins and Drake. However, Stardown escaped through the window, but he is captured by a group of Shmouse submarines. He is imprisoned, has both his lightsabers taken from him, and is returned to the Shmouse Twins, but he escapes again. However, Thundra ambushes him and destroys him. The Shmice find and fire him. It is revealed that the Stardown at the UI building is also a decoy, and the real one also flees Mertokapaiko.

🟩*The fake Stardown disappeared.*

🟩**Brian:** Where did he go?
🟩**Agent S:** He can't teleport without his suit. This all seems very fishy.
🟩**Arnold:** I found out what happened... That Stardown was a fake! B-
🟩**Agent S:** How did the fake one disappear?
🟩**Arnold:** The real one... was slain.
🟩**Brian:** What!?
🟩**Lion 3:** Nooooo! Not Stardown!
🟩**Isabelle:** Why him?
🟩**Agent S:** Who beat him?
🟩**Arnold:** Arctic Tail!
🟩*The room fell silent.*

🟥**Butler:** I feel a great disturbance in the Force. Stardown... is dead. I will avenge him. Forces, come with me.
🟥*Meanwhile, in Okora...*

🟥**Mertoro:** Well, we finally fully recovered after that attack launched by Arcti- I mean Drake.
🟩**Tevaro:** I get ~~chills~~ uncomfortable just thinking about him.
🟩**Mavera:** Do anyone where he is?
🟥**Mertoro:** He went into hiding, I think. What's up with Stardown these days?
🟩**Tevaro:** I don't know.
🟥*Meanwhile, ~~Drake and~~ the Shmouse Twins were up to no good...*

🟩**Captain:** Sir, there's a group of people rebelling at Rogueport.
🟩**Jimmy:** Why are you telling us that? Can't the local Shmice take care of it?
🟩**Captain:** Yes, I mea-
🟩**Jimmy:** Good! Then why did you bother us?
🟩**Joey:** Can't you see we're busy?
🟩**Captain:** I said the wrong thing, they tried, but they were overcome-
🟩**Jimmy:** Woah! Overcome? the Rogueport defenses? What are we up against?
🟩**Captain:** They have almost a thousand, they freed all the prisoners, they-
🟩**Joey:** Freed all the prisoners!? That does it! I'm calling reinforcements!
🟥*Meanwhile in Rogueport...*

🟩**Rebel:** They're sure to bring backup, what should we do?
🟥*A Shmouse patrol approached...*

🟥**Shmouse:** Hey, you! Stop!
🟩**Rebel:** Sorry, don't have time to chat, got work to do y'know.
🟥**Shmouse:** Rrrgh... Get them while I call for backup!
🟥*He reaches for his iPhone.*

🟥**Shmouse:** Hello, General? Bring in Zephilar. We've got trouble in Rogueport.
🟩**Captain:** Woah! Zephilar, for trouble in Rogueport? Are you sure this isn't a prank call?
🟥**Shmouse:** No, General! There's a new rebel group cropping up! Remember the last one?
🟩**Captain:** The one with that Arnold guy?
🟥**Shmouse:** Yeah. Who knows, these two groups could merge. A stitch in time saves nine, y'know...
🟩**Captain:** Is it really that bad that you need Zephilar?
🟥**Shmouse:** You wouldn't believe me, but... they have about a thousand.
🟩**Shmouse Captain:** I'll go ask the twins if he's available.
🟥**Shmouse:** Thanks.
🟩*A little while later…*

🟥**Rebel:** Hey, the Shmice are starting to clear out. Wonder why…
🟩**Rebel:** Uh,oh!
*🟥Zephilar's ship, the Onyx, lands nearby, and he gets out.*

🟩**Rebel:** That guy's sick!
🟩**Rebel Captain:** Don't move, we have you and your ship surrounded. Put your hands up!
🟩*Zephilar drew his lightsabers. Woosh! Out of nowhere, Mark shot out of the shadows like lighting and started hammering Zephilar with his lightsaber. Even an incredibly skilled warrior like Zephilar was no match for Mark. Zephilar was backed up into his own ship, March leaped back as the ship door was slammed shut and hurled into the sky by Francis, the Golden Warrior.*

🟥**Golden Warrior:** So much for keeping the peace, haha…
🟩**Rebel Captain:** Get ready guys, here comes their backup!
🟥*The rebels, including all the old rebels, draw various weapons and prepare themselves.* 🟩*Several transporters opened and about four thousand Shmice marched out.*

🟥**Shmouse Captain:** You can't get rid of Zephilar that easily! Now you're all going to pay!
🟩*The Shmice began marching forward hoping to the drive the rebels back.*

🟩**Shmouse Captain:** Chaaaaaaaarge!
🟥*But suddenly, Stardown came in his jet and bombed the Shmice.*

🟩**Shmouse Captain:** Beat them at their own game! We have many more bombers!
🟥*Stardown began to fire chain lightning at them.*

🟩**Shmouse Captain:** Bring out the rocket launchers, fire at my command.
🟥**Stardown:** They're bringing out the big guns.
🟥*He activates a force field.*

🟩**Rebel Captain:** We can't take much more of this!
🟩**Rebel:** Uh, guys? Don't look now but they're coming from behind with tanks... lots of them.
🟥*Stardown radios the rebels to return to the fleet, which is now three times as big as it was.*

🟩**Shmouse General:** Fire!
🟩*Several dozen semi anti purple force field missiles hit the rebel ship. All they did was destroy the force field.* 🟥*Another one appeards a few seconds later.*

🟩**Shmouse General:** Tanks, fire!
🟩*The tanks managed to destroy the first ship. It destroyed a few Shmouse ranks when it fell.*

🟩**Rebel:** There are only about two hundred of us left!
🟩**Shmouse Captain:** Freeze! Put your hands up, all of you! You are surrounded!
🟥*Fortunately, all of the original rebels are still around. Stardown fires a teleporter beam, and the rebels find themselves in the rebel fleet.*

🟩**Rebel:** That was awful! Thanks for your help!
🟥**Stardown:** Any time!
🟥*He hyperdrives back to the fleet.*

🟩**Brian:** I wonder what Drake is up to.
🟥**Mario:** Drake? I forgot all about him!
🟩**Luigi:** I hope we never see him again!
🟥**Stardown:** I have a feeling we still haven't seen the last of him...
🟩**Arnold:** Do you sense him with the Force?
🟥**Stardown:** No.
🟩**Arnold:** I don't know whether that's good or bad heh heh.
🟥**Stardown:** Good.
🟥*He goes to his cabin, where he examines his lightsaber.*

🟥**Stardown:** Perhaps it could use an upgrade…
🟩**Agent S:** Yes, "side kick"
🟥**Stardown:** It feels like my lightsaber is missing something… I'll head to the workshop for some ideas.
*🟥He does. He does not see Tails or Kervo in the workshop. Brian Phillips enters.*

🟩**Brian:** Hey Stardown, working on something?
🟥**Stardown:** I just know my lightsamer is missing something, but what could it be?
🟩**Brian:** Hmm… I can't think of what it could be. It is a good saber.
🟥**Stardown:** It really is. Oh! I know what it could be! Maybe I should add a small jet in the core so I can fly farther without my jetpack and without igniting my lightsaber! But it's been forever since I worked with engines, and I'm not that good with nanotechnology. I wonder if Tails and Kervo are around?
🟩**Tails and Kervo:** Here!
🟥*Stardown tells them what he told Brian.*

🟩**Kervo:** I'll see what I can do.
🟥**Stardown:** I wonder what kind of tech is in Drake's blade...
🟩**Tails:** I hope he doesn't ambush us!
🟥**Stardown:** I hope not either. I wonder if he'll work with the Shmice again…
🟩**Brian:** Do you sense him with the Force?
🟥**Stardown:** No... Not yet, at least. I wonder if I should have a second, identical lightsaber, just in case. Would you recommend it?
🟩**Kervo:** I would, it would be much easier to fly with two.
🟥**Stardown:** All right, then.
🟩**Tails:** The only problem is... we're out of Kyber crystals.
🟥**Stardown:** Brian, do you know where I can find some?
🟩**Brian:** The mole planet may have some.
🟥**Stardown:** Who wants to come with me? (He said once he was in the main room.
🟩**Mario:** Where are you going?
🟥**Stardown:** I'm going to the mole planet to get some Kyber crystals.
🟩*Mario, Luigi, Luke, and Anchor agreed to join him.* 🟥*They piled into a ship and soon arrived at the mole planet, where they were let in by Mertoro.*

🟥**Mertoro:** Welcome back, Stardown!
🟩**Tevaro:** How can we help you?
🟥**Stardown:** Do you have any Kyber crystals I can buy? I'm working on a new lightsaber.
🟩**Mertoro:** We don't normally sell them, but since you've been such a huge help we'll be glad to give you one for free.
🟥**Stardown:** Thank you very much! Since you've been a big help to us as well, you can have this powerful scanner-blaster hybrid!
🟩**Mertoro:** Wow, thanks! I'm glad we could help!
🟥**Stardown:** Any time!
🟥*They prepare to leave.* 🟩*As they were leaving, their ship was hit.*

🟥**Stardown:** I knew we wouldn't be safe for long.
🟥*He radios the Medallion.*

🟥**Stardown:** We got the crystal and we're under attack!
🟥**Arnold:** Roger that. Don't lead the attackers back to the fleet.
🟩**Stardown:** Yes sir! Over and out. How many of them are there?
🟩**Luigi:** I don't know, maybe 30?
🟩*They were soon trapped in a bubble.*

🟩**Luke:** I think they're talking us to their main ship.
🟥*Stardown tells this to Arnold.*

🟩**Arnold:** I'll send some ships over to you.
🟥**Stardown:** Roger that.
🟩*Their ship was surrounded by robots.*

🟥**Stardown:** Are we trespassing in private space?
🟩**Robob:** You are wanted in many places, did you not know this? Did you think you could go around without getting caught?
🟥**Stardown:** Wanted? Listen, do you work for the Shmice?
🟩**Robob:** No, we do not work for the Shmice, I can't believe you didn't know this.
🟥**Stardown:** So what are we wanted for?
🟩**Robob:** I don't know, but, the reward is one hundred million coins.
🟥**Stardown:** The Shmice are our enemies, and I know they want to capture us for many reasons. Could you help us defeat them?
🟩**Robill:** Not if they're going to give us a hundred million coins.
🟥**Stardown:** What can robots do with money, anyway?
🟩**Robill:** Anything!
🟥**Stardown:** If I give you the money I have on me now, will you let me go?
🟩**Robob:** Hand me the money.
🟥**Stardown:** Please turn off the bubble, and I'll give it to you.
🟩**Robob:** Close the door behind the craft and turn off the bubble.
🟩**Robill:** Yes sir!
🟩**Robob:** How much money do you have?
🟥**Stardown:** 5,000 coins. Is that good enough?
🟩**Robob:** Hand me the money!
🟩*He does.*

🟩**Robob:** Thank you. Take them to the prison.
🟩**Luigi:** Wait, what?
🟥**Stardown:** I saw this coming. You know we can overpower you, so ~~shut down your bubble and~~ let us go!
🟩**Robob:** You know nothing, child. Robots, get into position.
🟥**Stardown:** I know nothing, eh? Probe my brain and find out!
🟩**Robob:** Destroy his crew but keep him alive.
🟩**The Robots:** E-RAD-IC-AIE! E-RAD-IC-AIE!
🟥*Suddenly, backup for Stardown arrived.*

🟩**Robill:** Ships, approaching!
🟩**Robob:** Lock all doors! Lock all doors! Keep them from getting in! they may be backup!
🟥*But before they can do anything, one of the walls explodes.*

🟩**Robob:** Mag-na-tiiiizze!
🟩**Robob:** We'll get sucked out to space!
🟥*The Medallion hyperdrives in and activates a tractor bean, drawing in out heroes just as they are being sucked out into space.*

🟩**Robob:** Vacuum them! Vacuum them!
🟩*Luke is sucked back into the ship.*

🟩**Luke:** Heeeeeeeeelp!
🟥*The Medallion fired a teleporter beam at Luke.* 🟩*It missed and hit a robot.* 🟥*The heroes surrounded the robot and started battling it.*

🟩**Robarry:** (the teleported robot) You are no match against our programming. Re-in-force-ments!
🟩*Twelve Robans appear in the room.*

🟩**Robarry:** Attaaaaaack!
🟩**Robots:** E-RAD-IC-AIE!
🟥*Suddenly, Arnold activated a high-frequenct device that shut down all robots in the room.*

🟩**Robob:** The robots we sent shut down, make them self destruct!
🟥*Arnold presses a button that teleports the robots back onto their own ship.*

🟩**Robob:** Nooooo stop the self destruct! Stop the self destruct!
🟩*It was too late. The robots exploded, destroying the ship.*

🟩**Anchor:** I’m glad those robots are out of the way!
🟩**Stardown:** Not all of them, there’s still the fighters.
🟥**Luigi:** Guys! Luke was in that thing!
🟩**Mario:** Mumumea!
🟩**Stardown:** Here comes two more cruisers, they look a little smaller.
🟩**Anchor:** And a third which looks a bit smaller than the other two.
🟥**Luigi:** Should we get out of here?
🟩**Anchor:** Sounds like a good idea.
🟥**Milan:** And leave Luke behind?
🟩**Luigi:** Oh, right.
🟥**Anchor:** Face it, he’s gone. Now let’s get out of here.
🟥*The Medallion hyperdrives back to the fleet.*

🟩**Roboss:** Follow them!
🟩*The three cruisers hyperdrive after the Medallion.* 🟥*When the robots emerge from hyperspace, it is evident that they had greatly underestimated the size of the fleet.*

🟩**Robot Captain:** They outnumber us!
🟩**Roboss:** Send out the Robeast Fighters while I call for backup.
🟩**Robot:** This is a losing fight! Backup will do us no good!
🟩**Roboss:** Silence! You have no right to contradict me!
🟥*Two of the cruisers are destroyed in five minutes. Then the Robeasts arrive.*

🟩**Theodore:** This looks bad.
🟥**Milan:** Analyze the situation.
🟩**Tevaro:** It looks like… robots. I don’t recognize them.
🟥*Stardown goes to the back room.*

🟥**Stardown:** Tails, Kervo, are my sabers ready?
🟩**Kervo:** Just about… yes! Now they’re ready!
🟥**Stardown:** Good. Here’s the Kyber crystal. Listen, there are robots attacking the fleet, and they have the ability to teleport.
🟩**Kervo:** Hey, I have an idea!
🟩*2 minutes later…*

🟩**Kervo:** Even though I can’t clone Kyber Crystals-
🟩*The room shakes.*

🟩**Kervo:** -I cloned your lightsaber and put the new Kyber Crystal in it.
🟥*Stardown tested the new saber.*

🟥**Stardown:** It works!
🟩**Kervo:** If Drake had to pop up, now would be a good time! Heh heh!
🟥*Stardown gives him a playful shove.*

🟥**Stardown:** Heheh, now would not be the best time, though…
🟩**Tails:** Why?
🟥**Stardown:** We’re under attack by a group of robots. They ambushed me on the way back from the mole planet. I would have been captured by them if it were not for our skilled crew.
🟩**Tails:** Oh, yes, sorry.
🟥**Intercom:** All hands on deck! The Robeasts have arrived!
🟩*Kervo grabbed his blaster and leaves the room.*

🟥**Stardown:** Tails, do you have a weapon?
🟩**Tails:** No, but I’ll find one.
🟥**Stardown:** Tails, take one of my sabers!
🟥*He rushes to the main room.*

🟩*Suddenly about thirty Shmouse heavy war cruisers hyperdrive around them.*

🟩**Lion 3:** We’re surrounded!
🟥**Stardown:** So my hunch is correct!
🟩**Jimmy:** Wipe. Them. Out!
🟥**Stardown:** I knew the robots were linked to the Shmice!
🟩**Roboss:** Board their main ship! Board their main ship!
🟥**Stardown:** They’re coming! Everyone, get ready!
🟩**Lion 1:** Aaah! They’re teleporting behind us!
🟩**Lion 2:** They just broke the main door!
🟥*Stardown draws his lightsaber and slices through the robots like butter.*

🟩**Robots:** Self-de-struct!
🟥*Arnold teleports them to the outside of the Shmouse cruisers.*

🟩**Robot 30:** Take over the ship! Take over the ship!
🟩**Robot 27:** The Shmice will destroy it!
🟩**Robot 30:** Oh… right.
🟥*Rebel fighters are deployed, and they fire proton torpedoes at the cruisers.*

🟩**Shmouse General:** Fire chain lightning.
🟥*His ship was destroyed by the torpedoes.*

🟩*Suddenly, they all left, even the robots on board the Medallion.*

🟥**Stardown:** W-what just happened?
🟩**Kervo:** I don’t know.
🟩**Arnold:** Something’s up… Watch your backs.
🟩**Tails:** Here’s your lightsaber Stardown.
🟥**Stardown:** Thanks.
🟩*Stardown, Kervo, and Tails go back to the workshop.*

🟥**Stardown:** Well, that was fun.
🟩**Kervo:** Did the ship take any damage?
🟥**Stardown:** Not that I know of. I’ll need to ask the commander.
🟩**Tails:** Did the robots mess with any computers?
🟥**Stardown:** I don’t think so. What caused them all to disappear?
🟩**Kervo:** Maybe they were teleported out by their leader.
🟥**Stardown:** That’s probably the case. I personally believe that they are working for the Shmice. What about you?
🟩**Tails:** They did all leave at the same time, so maybe.
🟥**Stardown:** But cruisers don’t just disappear, especially not if they’re facing us.
🟩**Kervo:** True.
🟥*Sonic enters.*

🟥**Sonic:** Hi, guys. What’s this I hear about robots?
🟩**Tails:** The Shmice and some robots started attacking us, then suddenly disappeared.
🟥**Sonic:** That sounds fishy. I wonder if those are Eggman’s bots?
🟩**Kervo:** Do anyone have pictures?
🟥*Stardown finds a picture of a robot, and shows it to everyone.*

🟩*Stardown heard something and turned around. There, stood a robot.*

🟥**Sonic:** Hello, we were just talking about you!
🟩**Robot:** E-RAT-IC-ATE!
🟥*Stardown draws his lightsaber and begins slashing the robot.*

🟩**Robot:** Bye bye! Nyahahahahaha!
🟩*The robot runs off as fast as it could.*

🟩**Robot:** You, can’t, beat, me!
🟥**Stardown:** What…?
🟩**Tails:** He’s getting away!
🟥**Sonic:** I got him!
🟥*He reaches the robot and spin-dashes through it.*

🟩**Robot:** Nooooo! I, wanted Stardown, to destroy meeeeeeeeee!
🟥**Stardown:** Wish granted.
🟥*He beheads the robot with his blade.*

🟩**Tails:** No Stardown! It’s a trap!
🟩*The robot blew up, knocking Stardown across the room. Robots poured in and captured Sonic, Tails, and Kervo.* 🟥*Anchor is walking past the workshop but he sees the commotion and fires his bazooka at the robots.* 🟩*Stardown stood up, amazed at his fast recovery. He draws his lightsabers and joined the battle. Anchor frees the prisoners. Tails’ face was a look of pure horror.*

🟩**Tails:** Stardown! Look out!
🟩*Stardown whirled around. Like a flash of lightning, the one nicknamed the Shadow of Death, Red Eyes, and the Dark Menace, bolted at Stardown. Stardown hacked away with his lightsabers, but was far outmatched. After a little bit he had to turn and run. Then he drew his extra blades and flew in the air. He turned around and threw his blades at Drake, who slashed them aside. Stardown landed nimbly.*

🟩**Tails:** Let the guards take care of him.
🟥*About a dozen guards enter, show momentary shock at Drake, and then open fire.* 🟩*Drake Force threw the guards at Stardown.* 🟥*Stardown puts them down gently with the Force.* 🟩*Drake used the Force to take Anchor’s bazooka.*

🟥**Anchor:** HEY! Give that back, weapon-kidnapper!
🟥*Brian Phillips enters.*

🟩**Brian:** What going- DDRDRDRAKE!?
🟥~~*Drake nods menacingly.*~~ 🟥*Suddenly, Sonic bolts at him from behind.* 🟩*Drake side stepped and Sonic struck Stardown.*

🟥**Sonic:** Sorry, Stardown! This foe is way tougher than I imagined!
🟥*He hits Stardown, knocking him out.*

🟥**Amy:** (who had been watching this) Stardown!
🟥*She drags him into another room.*

🟥**Tails:** Sonic! Catch!
🟥*He tosses a ring to Sonic, who uses it and ricochets around the room, hoping to hit Drake.* 🟩*Drake Force-lifted Sonic, spun him in the air and threw him at Stardown and the rest.* 🟥*He misses.* 🟩*Drake Force pulls Stardown back into the room, and hurls him at Sonic.* 🟥*Amy and Tails carry Stardown out of the room as the others distract Drake.* 🟩*Drake did however see Stardown. He Force threw everyone into a pile.* 🟥*Arnold enters and grabs Drake’s blade with the Force.* 🟩*Drake takes advantage of this. Arnold ended up pulling both the lightsaber and Drake. Drake knocked Arnold over and took his book of passwords.* 🟥*Arnold gets up and Force-shoves Drake away. He drops the password book.* 🟩*He lands nimbly, Force-grabs Sonic (again), throws him at Arnold, and gets the password book.* 🟥*Arnold draws his lightsaber and duels Drake. Brian’s Padawan, Max, Force-pulls everyone else into another room. Max is in the hallway, well out of view of Drake.* 🟩*Even Arnold was outmatched by Drake’s skill. He uses the Force to get the bazooka.*

🟩**Arnold:** Don’t move or I’ll fire!
🟩*Drake stared wandering.*

🟩*Kaboom!*

🟩*Arnold fired the bazooka. Drake uses the Force to throw the shell at the wall, exposing Max.* 🟥*Drake saw Max, but not Stardown or the others. Max drew his saber and ran forward.*

🟥**Intercom:** All who are available, stop Drake! He is in the workshop. I repeat, Drake must be stopped!
🟩*Drake used the Force to throw Max at Arnold.*

🟩**Max:** Aaaagh! I-I grazed your blade.
🟥*Stardown woke up, before anyone else, grabbed his saber, and fired a ghost blade through the wall. The wall was not damaged. The ghost blade grazed the top of Drake’s helmet.* 🟩*Drake felt the top of his helmet. It didn’t take any damage but he feels pain. Arnold had recovered and charged at Drake along with some backup.* 🟥*Everyone else soon woke up.*

🟩**Tails:** Is Drake still there?
🟥**Stardown:** *(groggily)* Yes. They’re still fighting.
🟩**Kervo:** Shall we join the fight?
🟥**Stardown:** No. We don’t want Drake to know we’re here. Let’s keep our voices low.
🟩**Kervo:** All right then.
🟥**Stardown:** Is everyone okay?
🟩**Sonic:** I’m a little beat up.
🟥**Stardown:** How about you, Amy?
🟩**Amy:** No, not really, are you OK?
🟥**Stardown:** My side hurts. I’m glad I’m not one of Sonic’s enemies. How about you, Anchor and Tails?
🟩**Tails:** Just a few bruises.
🟩**Anchor:** Same here.
🟥**Stardown:** Besides me, who needs the most medical attention?
🟩**Tails:** Not me.
🟩**Anchor:** Not me.
🟩**Amy:** Not me.
🟩**Sonic:** I may need some.
🟥**Stardown:** Right, I’ll contact the nurses.
🟥*He does.*

🟥*Back at the fight...*

🟩**Guard:** Uuuungh… That, guy’s, sick.
🟩**Guard:** Where, is, Mark?
🟩**Guard:** Not, here.
🟥*Soon, the Golden Warrior appeared in the doorway.*

🟩**Francis:** Drake again huh? WHat do you want this time?
🟩*Drake was looking over his shoulder.*

🟩**Francis:** What’s behind me?
🟩*He turns to look.*

🟩*Drake bolts forward and takes his lightsaber!*

🟩**Francis:** Hey!
🟩*He grabs his blaster and starts firing. Drake blocks the beams with ease, then he used the Force and combines the two lightsabers.* 🟥*Francis tries the same trick he used on the Drake clones: he opens a large portal directly underneath Drake.* 🟩*He used his new lightsaber to destroy the portal.* 🟥*Francis uses the Force to split the lightsaber.* 🟩*Drake Force threw Francis at Arnold.* 🟥*The four warriors (Arnold, Francis, Brian, and Max) use their combined Force powers to throw Drake through the ceiling.* 🟩*Drake’s armor was starting to crack, which wasn’t normal. He could barely move.*

🟥**Francis:** Are we winning?
🟩**Arnold:** Maybe, shall we go up to him?
🟥**Francis:** That’s probably too risky.
🟩*Five minutes later…*

🟥*The armor finished cracking.* 🟩*Drake took the pieces off, also removing any specks on his winter coat. He knew he was more vulnerable. He waited to see what the others would do.* 🟥*Francis jumped through the hole, saber drawn.* 🟩*Drake used the Force to grab Francis’ lightsaber.* 🟥*Francis used the Force to shove both lightsabers into Drake.* 🟩*Drake snapped Francis’ lightsaber in two.* 🟥*Francis did the same to Drake’s blade, then Force-shoved him across the room. Arnold, Brian, and Max came through the hole.* 🟩*Drake used the Force to put the lightsaber together, then Force shoved Francis into the rest.* 🟥*Francis grabbed Drake’s blade with the Force, opened a portal, and dropped the lightsaber into it.* 🟩*Drake used the Force to take Arnold’s lightsaber.*

🟩**Drake:** Where does that portal lead to?
🟥**Francis:** I’ll let you find out firsthand.
🟥*He opens another portal underneath Drake, and he falls in. Francis closes both portals.*

🟩*Poof!*

🟩*Drake appeard in Dry Dry Desert. He looked around for a ship. There was none.*

🟩**???:** Well hello there! What are you doing on such a fine day as this?
🟩*Drake turns around.*

🟩**Drake:** Who are you?
🟩**???:** Me? I’m Mr. Blab, and you?
🟩**Drake:** ~~I go by many names.~~ Is there a-
🟩*Drake forgot he had a teleporter from the robots. He pressed a few buttons and teleported his lightsaber to him, then teleported back to the Medallion.*

🟥*Francis was tracking Drake. When Drake returned to the Medallion, Francis draws his spare saber and climbs down from the hole, eventually finding Drake.*

🟥**Francis:** And just what are you doing back here?
🟩**Drake:** You are a coward.
🟥**Francis:** ANSWER ME!!!!!
🟩**Drake:** You think I would stay away just because some coward who couldn’t fight me in person sent me away with a portal? Nonsense!
🟩*Drake wasn’t dumb, he knew he probably enraged Francis. He braced himself.* 🟥*Francis had a brilliant idea. He pressed a button and the tracking device inside Thundra exploded~~, breaking his armor again~~.*

🟥**Francis:** NOW will you tell me why you’re here and dueling us?
🟩*Drake fell from the explosion, half dead.*

🟩**Drake:** You… further proved… that… you are… a… coward!
🟥**Francis:** I’m not a coward; I’m a detective. Now tell me why you’re here, and I’ll send you safely to the hospital.
🟩**Drake:** Kill, me.
🟥**Francis:** I’m so sorry, but…
🟥*He beheads Drake and teleports him away.*

🟥**Francis:** What this ship needs is an anti-Drake force field…
🟩*Francis fell for the trap. In a blur, Drake Force shoved the blade into Francis, took his Super Mushroom, and pointed his blade at Francis. Drake Force-shoved another Super Mushroom away.*

~~🟥**Francis:** Time out!~~
🟥*Arnold leaves and radios Mark.*

🟥**Arnold:** Mark, we need you. Drake is here!
🟩**Mark:** Drake, eh? What’s he doing this time?
🟥**Arnold:** He’s pinned down Francis! Francis sent him away into a portal, but he came right back.
🟩**Mark:** Which room?
🟥**Arnold:** We’re directly below the workshop.
🟩**Mark:** OK, thanks! I’m on my way.
🟥*Soon Mark arrives, a blur of fury.* 🟩*Drake began dueling him, giving Francis a chance to escape.* 🟥*The four heroes ran down the hall, pausing when they saw Stardown and friends in hospital beds.*

🟥**Stardown:** How did you escape from Drake?
🟥**Arnold:** Mark took over.
🟩*E-RAT-IC-ATE! E-RAT-IC-ATE!*

🟩**Tails:** Uh-oh!
🟥**Arnold:** We’ll handle this. Max, guard the door.
🟩**Robob:** I lived, your lightsabers are no match for us.
🟩**Robot:** Let’s get them!
🟩**Robob:** I will deal with these alone! Go help Drake.
🟩**Robot:** Sir yes sir!
🟥**Anchor:** Here, take my bazooka.
🟥*Francis takes the bazooka and starts blasting the robots.* 🟩*Robob sidestepped, and the beam flew past. He fired a beam out of his chest. It hit the Golden Warrior and chain lightninged to the rest, trapping them in strong bubbles.*

🟥**Stardown:** It’s not nice to imprison a wounded person, you know.
🟩**Robob:** Farewell!
🟩*He pressed a button and the heroes disappeared.*

🟥*Super Roadrunner sprinted in and engaged Robob, who was completely taken off guard.*

🟩*Zap!*

🟩*Super Roadrunner was zapped as he hits Robob.*

🟩**Robob:** E-RAT-IC-ATE!
🟩**Roadrunner:** How did you know I was here!?
🟩**Robob:** I didn’t, but it doesn’t matter!
🟥**Roadrunner:** Teleport them back now!
🟩**Robob:** Why would I do that?
🟥**Roadrunner:** Because most of them are injured!
🟩**Robob:** Bruises are nothing! E-RAT-IC-ATE!
🟥**Roadrunner:** Before you get all eradicate-y, I want you to know that Drake is responsible for all their injuries! Not to mention Stardown is heavily hit!
🟩*Robob draws his lightsaber.*

🟩**Robob:** E-RAT-IC-ATE!
🟥*Roadrunner fights valiantly, aiming for the treads.*

🟩**Robob:** Come on, hit them.
🟥*He gets a piece of the treads with his saber.* 🟩*Robob could not drive properly, but he still fought.* 🟥*He slices off the other tread.* 🟩*Robob buzzes, and the treads quickly wrap around Roadrunner, binding him.*

🟩**Robob:** I overestimated you.
🟥*Suddenly there is a high frequency sound, too high-pitched for Roadrunner, that irritates Robob.*

🟩**Robob:** What’s, that, noise!?
🟥*The sound causes Robob to shut down. Several guards rush in, carry him out of the room, and, with the rest of the crew’s help, change his programming. Roadrunner is freed.*

🟩**Sonic:** Where are we?
🟩**Amy:** I don’t know… Ack! What is that?!
🟥**Stardown:** I don’t see anything.
🟩**Amy:** It was a large flying monster.
🟩**Anchor:** Sure you ain’t seein’ things?
🟩**Amy:** Positive.
🟥**Stardown:** Was it like anything you’ve seen before?
🟩**Amy:** No.
🟥**Tails:** First of all, we need to find out where we are.
🟩*EEEEEHHAAAAARRR!*

🟩**Amy:** I hope we don’t have to ask those monsters.
🟥**Stardown:** It’s probably best not to give ourselves away.
🟩**Sonic:** Hey! I see one- uh-oh, I think it spotted us!
🟥**Stardown:** Everyone stay still!
🟩*EEEHHAAA! EEEYAAAR!*

🟩**Amy:** Ooooh I don’t like this!
🟥*Stardown bravely faces the creatures.* 🟩*Only one monster was present when he arrived.*

🟥**Stardown:** Hello. I am Stardown, a friend.
🟩*The creature stopped flying toward him, staying where he was.*

🟥**Stardown:** I will not hurt you. Could you please show us the exit to this place?
🟩*EEEEYAAR!*

🟥**Stardown:** Thanks anyway. Come on, gang, we’ll need to find an exit ourselves.
🟩*The creature slowly flew toward them, then stopped.* 🟥*The group kept walking.* 🟩*The creature followed.* 🟥*Stardown waved at it.* 🟩*It stopped and turns around, making complex noises. Another creature entered.*

🟩*EEYAR!*

🟥**Stardown:** Is there something you would like?
🟩*The first creature seemed to stare at Stardown for a little bit, then started making the complex noises, still facing Stardown.*

🟥**Stardown:** *(to his friends)* Do any of you have translators?
🟩*None of them did.* 🟩*The first creature turned to the second and started communicating. Soon the second creature left.*

🟥**Stardown:** I do not know what you are saying. Why did Robob send us here?
🟩**Amy:** Maybe he knows something we don’t.
🟥**Stardown:** Maybe.
🟩*The creature made a few noises to Stardown, then shot through the rock.*

🟥**Stardown:** Where is he going?
🟩**Kervo:** Here comes the second one.
🟥*Stardown projects a hologram of Robob.*

🟥**Stardown:** Do you know who this is?
🟩*The creature flew toward the hologram. He made a few muffled noises, put down the device he had in his mouth, then repeated himself. Soon the first creature came back through the hole.* 🟥*Stardown observed the device.* 🟩*The first creature drops a Shmouse in front of Stardown.*

🟩*EEEYAAR!*

🟥*Stardown is surprised.*

🟩**Shmouse:** Aaack Keep them away! Keep them away!
🟩*The second creature pressed a few buttons on the device, glancing up a few times. Small beams came out of the device hitting everyone. The beams were harmless.*

🟥**Stardown:** *(to the Shmouse)* Do you know where we are?
🟩**Shmouse:** I,I don’t know, but, this place is huge!
🟩*He turns to the creatures.*

🟩**Shmouse:** Free me at once!
🟩**Creature 2:** Why should we?
🟩**Shmouse:** Because I said so!
🟩**Creature 2:** Nice try.
🟥**Stardown:** So you can speak our language?
🟩**Creature 2:** Only with the translator.
🟥*Stardown tells the creatures about how they got there.*

🟩**Creature 1:** Teleported!? Well that’s a first.
🟥**Stardown:** I don’t know why Robob brought us here out of all places. Where are we, anyway?
🟩**Creature 1:** This is one of the most little known places on Plit. The few who have seen it call it Cave Island.
🟥**Stardown:** Have you heard of the fearsome Drake?
🟩**Creature 1:** Ah, Drake! I know he’s a legend, they say he can freeze one with his stare. He is a powerful warrior who can appear and disappear at any time or place. Who believes this stuff? My mother used to say… Oh sorry! Getting off track… Did you have a question about him?
🟥**Stardown:** He’s responsible for injuring most of us here. I think I took the heaviest hits.
🟩**Creature 2:** What?!
🟩**Creature 1:** Are you okay?
🟥**Stardown:** Thanks to his unbelievable skills, Sonic tried to hit him but got me instead. I’m… already feeling… weak…
🟥*He faints.*

🟩**Creature 1:** But how is this possible? Drake’s merely fiction.
🟥**Tails:** Stardown!
🟥**Arnold:** Are you able to help him?
🟩**Creature 2:** Yes. I’ll take him to the hospital.
🟥**Brian:** The rest of us will need care, too.
🟥**Kervo:** Just out of curiousity, who is this Shmouse?
🟩**Creature 1:** Ah, so you know who these are. He’s a prisoner, we caught him and a few others when they tried to take the island. Greedy little things!
🟥**Shmouse:** I am not greedy!
🟥**Creature 2:** Now is not the time for you to speak.
🟩**Creature 1:** Oh yes, Stardown showed me a hologram of Robob, I don’t know much about him, but he is quite important among his group.
🟥**Arnold:** He’s their second in command.
🟥**Brian:** Do you have names?
🟩**Creature 1:** Yes, but they can’t be translated. We tested.
🟥**Brian:** Do you mind if we call you the cave creatures?
🟩**Creature 1:** I don’t mind. Where do you come from?
🟥**Arnold:** Most of us come from this planet, some from the Mushroom Kingdom. Sonic and his friends are from Mobius.
🟩**Creature 1:** Did the Shmice take your land?
🟥**Arnold:** They took over the whole world for a few months. That led me to start a rebel fleet in space.
🟩**Creature 1:** What did they lose after those few months?
🟥**Arnold:** Our fleet joined several others and liberated most of Plit. They still own several islands in the east, though.
🟩*Crash!*

*E-RAT-IC-ATE! E-RAT-IC-ATE!*

🟥**Arnold:** What…?
🟥**Brian:** How did they…?
🟥**Sonic:** I’ll take them!
🟩**Stardown:** Did I miss-
*E-RAT-IC-ATE!*

🟩*Creature 1 spat a few rocks at the robots.*

🟥**Francis:** Here’s your bazooka, Anchor.
🟥**Anchor:** Let’s blast some buckets!
🟥*He fires at the robots.*

*STOP THE WEED! STOP THE WEED!*

🟩*Sonic and the rocks barely made a dent in the robots’ metal.*

🟥**Sonic:** So much for “indestructible”!
🟩**Robots:** Noooooo!
*Two of them were destroyed. Creature 1 charged at a third, destroying it.*

🟥**Stardown:** I guess they underestimated you!
🟩**Robot:** Retreat! Retreat!
🟩*The robots disappeared.*

🟩**Creature 1:** The robots now know about our cave.
🟥**Stardown:** And so will the Shmice and Drake. We’ve got to get out of here.
🟩**Creature 1:** Shall we use the teleporter?
🟥**Stardown:** Yes.
🟥**Arnold:** How about back to the fleet?
🟥**Stardown:** Sounds good.
🟩**Creature 1:** Should I stay here?
🟥**Arnold:** You’re very welcome to come with us.
🟩**Creature 1:** Thank you! I’ll go tell the others.
🟩*Creature 1 flies off.* 🟥*Shortly, the other creatures arrive.*

🟩*EEEYAAHR!*

🟩*EEYARER!*

🟩*EEEYEEE!*

🟩**Creature 1:** Farewell!
🟥*They teleported back to the fleet.*

🟥*Stardown was surprised to see Robob.*

🟥**Guard:** Don’t worry - we reprogrammed him. ~~We also found out some fascinating facts about his kind.~~
🟩*Stardown sees Mark dragging himself toward them.*

🟩**Mark:** I’m… hit.
🟥**Stardown:** Take him to the infirmary. Is Drake still here?
🟩**Mark:** I, don’t know. He vanished.
🟥*Mark is helped to the infirmary.*

🟥**Stardown:** Welcome to the rebellion, Robob.
🟩**Robob:** Unfamiliar programming. Unfamiliar programming. What is the password?
🟥*The programmers shut Robob down and programs the password out of him, as well as give him more awesome stuff.*

🟩**Agent S:** Ack! What is that thing "side kick"!?
🟥**Stardown:** What is what?
🟩**Agent S:** That thing!
🟩*She points to the creature Stardown brought with him.*

🟥**Stardown:** Oh! This is my new friend, who is terrific at trashing robots.
🟩**Brian:** That’s good to hear, because more are coming!
*E-RAT-IC-ATE!*

🟥*The guards decide to hide Robob as the creature plows through the robots.*

🟩**Joey:** Stop wasting your robots. It’s no use.
🟩**Roboss:** Don’t tell me what to do! I must have their ship!
🟥**Jimmy:** I thought we were destroying their fleet!
🟩**Roboss:** We were, but I want that ship, the Medallion, spared.
🟥**Joey:** Do you realize that their ship is programmed to resist piloting from “bad guys” like us?
🟩**Roboss:** How? That’s impossible!
🟥**Jimmy:** Apparently you need to be reprogrammed, because it’s true.
🟩**Roboss:** Then we’ll reprogram it!
🟩**Joey:** Hey, I was looking around and I found this amazing solar system. It had a planet I thought would be great for conquering!
🟥**Roboss:** Conquering… That is all you think about, isn’t it?
🟩**Joey:** You’re starting to drive me crazy!
🟥**Roboss:** Will the residents of this planet you speak of appreciate your conquering it?
🟩**Joey:** Who knows? But it doesn’t really matter.
🟥**Roboss:** Why do the Shmice need so much land?
🟩**Jimmy:** Why do you enjoy being so rude? Anyway, what was the planet called?
🟩**Joey:** Earth.
🟥**Roboss:** You did not answer my question.
🟩**Jimmy:** I don’t have to.
🟥**Roboss:** You will.
🟥*Six robots appear in the room.*

🟥**Roboss:** E-RAD-IC-ATE!
🟩*E-RAT-IC-ATE!*

🟩*Jimmy whistled and twenty Shmouse guards ran in.*

🟩**Jimmy:** Destroy these robots.
🟩*The Shmice began firing.*

🟥**Roboss:** Eradicate!
🟥*Chain lightning soon traps all the Shmice, even the Shmouse twins, in force bubbles.*

🟥**Roboss:** You are now at our mercy.
🟩*Joey smiles.*

🟩**Joey:** On the contrary.
🟩*He presses a button on his remote.*

🟥**Roboss:** What are you doing?!
🟩*Suddenly, several light cruisers and a Crusher-class cruiser hyperdrive in and starts attacking Robob’s ship.*

🟥*Roboss’ ship, the Fulcrum, pixelates and disappears.*

🟩**Joey:** He got away.
🟩**Jimmy:** There will be no rest until he is found.
🟥**Shmouse Soldier:** I’m tired.
🟥**Jimmy:** That’s not what I meant!
🟩**Amy:** Uh, guys? Robob’s going nuts!
🟥**Guard:** Did we really program it to act this way?
🟩*E-RAT-IC-ATE!*

🟥*The guards shut him down. Stardown heads to the workshop to tell Tails and Kervo about it.*

🟩**Kervo:** It’s turning on again!
*E-RAT-IC-ATE!*

🟥**Tails:** I’ve got this!
🟥*He grabs a neutralizer blaster from off the shelf and fires it at Robob.*

🟥**Kervo:** Phew!
🟩*Robob wakes up again.*

🟩**Stardown:** What’s going on?
🟩**Robob:** I am invincible! I will turn you all to mac and cheese! E-RAT-IC-ATE!
🟥*Stardown lightsabers Robob’s head off.* 🟩*Robob’s head reattaches.*

🟩**Robob:** Your attacks are useless!
🟩**Amy:** We must stop him!
🟥*Another high-frequency sound shuts Robob down. Tails and Kervo plug him into a computer and investigate his programming.* 🟩*Robob woke up again.*

🟩**Robob:** I, will, not, be, STOPPED!!!
🟩*He ripped the cord from the computer.* 🟥*Francis walks in and traps Robob in a force field.* 🟩*He teleports out of it.*

🟩**Robob:** Your programming is useless!
🟥**Amy:** You’re hopeless, Robob!
🟥**Stardown:** *(using a Jedi mind trick)* You will shut down now.
🟩**Robob:** I will shut down never!
🟥**Stardown:** Take us to your creator, Robob.
🟥**Amy:** What are you doing, Stardown?!
🟥**Stardown:** You’ll see.
🟩**Robob:** I will not obey you!
🟥*Stardown slices off Robob’s arms and holds them so they do not remagnetize.*

🟥**Stardown:** Now will you?
🟩*The arm reconnects and he blasts Stardown off.*

🟩**Robob:** No! E-RAT-IC-ATE!
🟥**Stardown:** *\*sigh\** What do you want? Besides eradicating us and taking this ship, of course.
🟩**Robob:** Nothing!
🟥**Stardown:** Robob, you probably don’t know it, but you have a virus that could probably wipe you out within hours. We found this out when we shut you down the first time. Please let us shut you down and remove it.
🟩**Robob:** Ha, ha. Very funny.
🟥**Stardown:** Or I could activate it in seconds with this remote.
🟩**Robob:** Caring one second, threatening the next.
🟥**Stardown:** Please, don’t you want to join us?
🟩**Robob:** First, you were concerned about my programming, and wanted to help me, then you wanted to destroy me with the virus, and now you want me to join you?! You are insane! Truly insane!
🟥**Stardown:** Look, I’m sorry about the whole virus thing, but why did you take it as a joke?
🟥*A captain walks in.*

🟥**Captain:** Sir, we’ve got word that the robots are rebelling against the Shmice.
🟩**Robob:** You were not joking!
🟥**Stardown:** I wasn’t, but it was because I was your enemy. Please let us remove the virus. But we would need to shut you down first.
🟩**Robob:** You are a liar. I have no virus.
🟥**Stardown:** How would you know this?
🟩**Robob:** Shut me down.
🟥*Stardown presses a button on the remote and Robob shuts down. The “virus” is actually a chip installed in Robob when he was first shut down, and is activated and deactivated with the remote. Fortunately, Robob does not rise again. Tails and Kervo plug him in and delete any code that would make him bad. They also delete his memory.*

🟩**Kervo:** Aah! The codes are coming back!
🟩**Tails:** What?
🟥**Kervo:** I got an idea! Let’s wipe out all his coding and give him custon coding!
🟩**Tails:** O.K.
🟥*They do so, then wait half an hour to see if any of his original code returns.*

🟩**Tails:** It’s back.
🟥**Kervo:** Let’s delete the code every time it appears, and scan the hardware for something that could be creating the code.
🟩*Soon they find the hardware.*

🟩**Kervo:** It says it’s from Password Pete, the code of the device is 94383.
🟥**Tails:** Great. Why don’t you remove it while I contact Password Pete.
🟩**Worker:** Hello, this is the Password Pete company. What can I do for you?
🟥**Tails:** I’d like to report a faulty device. It’s number is 94383.
🟩**Worker:** What do you mean by “faulty device”?
🟥**Tails:** It keeps generating a code that makes it malfunction. Even after deleting all code from the system, the faulty code magically appears.
🟩**Worker:** The only thing we have with the code of 94383 is a password book owned by Arnold Jenkins.
🟥**Tails:** You know him?
🟩**Worker:** No. Why?
🟥**Tails:** How did you know he has a password book?
🟩**Worker:** He bought it from us.
🟥**Tails:** I should have thought of that. Well, thanks for the help.
🟩**Worker:** Uh, you’re welcome.
🟥*Tails hangs up.*

🟥**Tails:** I need to go and speak to the commander.
🟥*He leaves.*

🟩**Stardown:** Now what?
🟥**Amy:** I suppose we wait until he returns.
🟥**Stardown:** Is the code returning, Kervo?
🟩**Kervo:** Yes, it is.
🟥**Stardown:** Keep deleting the code, and let’s wait for Tails to return.
🟥*Tails soon returns with Arnold.*

🟥**Stardown:** What is it, Commander?
🟥**Arnold:** Drake has the password book, and this device has one of our codes. I have ordered all passwords to be changed, Let’s change this device’s password.
🟩**Stardown:** How do we change the password without the password book?
🟥**Arnold:** First let’s set up a signal blocker.
🟩**Device:** Please enter password.
🟥**Arnold:** Let’s create a new device - one that does not require a password.
🟥*Soon, a passwordless signal blocker is built. A firewall is set up to prevent hacks from hacking the systems.*

🟩*E-RAT-IC-ATE!*

🟩**Tails:** It’s coming from above us!
🟥*Soon, Sonic is up there in a split second.* 🟩*The robots trap him in a bubble.*

🟩**Sonic:** Cowards! Let me go!
🟩**Robot:** Never, hedgepig.
🟩**Sonic:** It’s called hedgehog.
🟩**Robot:** Whatever.
🟥*Stardown cuts a circle in the ceiling and jumps through.*

🟩*They trap him as well.*

🟩**Robot:** Next!
🟥*Tails fires a powerful laser through the ceiling that hits all the robots.*

🟩**Robot:** Stop it! It tickles!
🟩**Robot:** This is no time to play games! We have a ship to take!
🟩**Robot:** Hey, is that Robob down there? I’ll go report to Roboss.
🟩*He disappears.*

🟥*But Roboss is surrounded by Shmice.*

🟥**Support Robans:** E-RAD-IC-ATE!
🟩**Robot:** The Guardians have Robob! The Guardians have Robob!
🟥**Shmouse Platoon Leader:** Do not answer or you will regret it.
🟩*Roboss buzzes and the Shmice started getting zapped.*

🟥**Roboss:** Do not underestimate the power of the Robans.
🟥**S.P.L.:** What do you say, leaders?
🟩**Joey:** Say what about what?
🟥**S.P.L.:** The Robans are upon us! Woe is us!
🟩**Jimmy:** You greatly outnumber them. What’s your deal? Can’t you fight?
🟥**S.P.L.:** We had them until their breakdancing boss got into the act!
🟩**Jimmy:** Excuse me?
🟥**S.P.L.:** They’re toying with our troops!
🟩**Jimmy:** Toy with theirs!
🟥**S.P.L.:** Yes, sir!
🟩**Jimmy:** *\*sigh\** I hope it’s just a bad batch.
🟥*Back on the Medallion, the Robans are just being finished off by the creature.*

🟩*EEEYAAR!*

🟩**Robot:** Eek! Let’s get out of here!
🟩*Tails rushed in.*

🟩**Tails:** Guys! Someone has been messing with the computer and Robob while we were gone!
🟥**Stardown:** Robob… Is he gone?
🟩**Tails:** No, thankfully.
🟥**Stardown:** Is he up and about?
🟩**Tails:** No, but things look changed.
🟥**Stardown:** *(shouting down the hole)* Commander! How’s the signal blocker?
🟩**Arnold:** The firewall’s removed, and a few settings have been changed.
🟥**Stardown:** *(quietly)* Drake…
🟩**Tails:** You saw him?!
🟥**Stardown:** Didn’t Arnold see him take the password book?
🟩**Tails:** I’m pretty sure he did. Yes! He mentioned it earlier.
🟥*Stardown gets a new idea.*

🟥**Stardown:** Commander! How old is the Medallion’s tech?
🟩**Arnold:** A few years old. Why?
🟥**Stardown:** I think it’s time for an upgrade.
🟩**Arnold:** Like what?
🟥**Stardown:** *(whispering once he comes back through the hole)* Maybe new physical and security defenses, anti-Drake security, an almost-impossible-to-breach password system - everything!
🟩**Tails:** Robob’s gone!
🟥**Stardown:** *(whispering)* Let’s get started. By the way, I’m whispering because Drake might hear us.
🟩**Tails:** The computer is completely messed up!
🟥**Stardown:** I’ve got an idea. DRAKE, COME OUT AND FIGHT!
🟩*He sees and hears nothing.*

🟥**Stardown:** That doesn’t mean he’s not on the ship. *(whispering)* Fortunately, the surveillance covers every square inch of the ship.
🟩**Arnold:** I’ll check it.
🟥**Stardown:** Is everyone ready for a possible fight with Drake?
🟩**Max:** No.
🟩**Sonic:** After I get well.
🟩**Anchor:** I wish I was!
🟩**Arnold:** Well, you’d better be. I think I saw him on one of the cams. He isn’t dumb. I’m sure he knows he was spotted.
🟥*Several guards walk to the spot where Drake had been spotted, under Arnold’s direction.*

🟩**Guard:** I don’t see him si-
🟩*A lightsaber slashed through the guards and Arnold was dragged into the darkness.* 🟥*His capture has not gone unnoticed. Soon the darkness was lit up by lightsabers belonging to Mark and the Shadow of Death.* 🟩*Mark chopped the lightsaber in two.*

🟩**Mark:** It was a dummy.
🟥*Stardown hands a radio to Tails.*

🟥**Stardown:** Tails, can you please monitor the cameras?
🟩*Tails runs off to the monitors.*

🟥**Stardown:** *(over radio)* Do you see Drake?
🟩**Tails:** Not yet.
*Mark comes in.*

🟥**Mark:** It was a fake.
🟥**Stardown:** Don’t let your guard down.
🟩**Tails:** He-
🟥**Stardown:** I think I know what happened. Brian, could you check the archive of the surveillance room.
🟩**Brian:** OK.
🟩*He leaves but comes back shortly later.*

🟩**Brian:** Tails is gone!
🟥**Stardown:** I thought so. What did the video show you?
🟩**Brian:** I didn’t get to checking that. I’ll be right back.
🟩*He did not return.* 🟥*Stardown went himself, taking six guards with him to watch all directions.* 🟩*He did not see or hear anything.*

🟥**Stardown:** I’ll check the video. Keep watch, guys.
🟩*He checks.*

🟩**Stardown:** Someone deleted it.
🟩*He turned around.*

🟩**Stardown:** Guys?
🟩*He was alone.*

🟥**Stardown:** All right, Drake, come on out. I want to see you.
🟩*He was knocked unconscious, and dragged into the shadows.*

🟥*When he regains consciousness…*

🟩**???:** Hey! Stardown woke up!
🟩**Arnold:** What do you want from us?
🟩**???:** Hey! His boss is awake too!
🟩**???:** Awe-a-some!
🟩**???:** He-haw!
🟥**Stardown:** *\*sigh\** What do you want?
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Your wallet! What else?
🟩**Firius:** Your password for Facebook!
🟩**Black Widow:** Your gold and silver!
🟩**Rainmaker:** Your Cheez-its!
🟩*The villains stared at him.*

🟩**Dominick:** Oh, er, sorry, uuuh, we want your piggy bank.
🟥*Stardown starts chuckling.*

🟥**Stardown:** I’ll let you talk amongst yourselves.
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Er, where were we?
🟥**Stardown:** You want my piggy bank.
🟩**Dominick:** Yeah!
🟩**Firius:** Do you even have a piggy bank?
🟩**Tails:** Does it matter if he does or not?
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Of course!
🟥*Firius sneers in Stardown’s face.*

🟥**Firius:** Well, Stardown? Do you have a piggy bank?
🟥*Dominick starts chuckling.*

🟩**Italian Mouse:** Yeah-a! Do-a-you?
🟥**Stardown:** Who needs a piggy bank when I’ve got my brain for mental calculations?
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Huh?
🟩**Firius:** Stardown, you’re not making sense.
🟩**Rainmaker:** Where do you put your money?
🟩**Italian Mouse:** Your-a-wallet?
🟥**Stardown:** Ever hear of an ATM?
🟩**Rainmaker:** AT-what?
🟩**Black Widow:** I think he said ATM. Whatever that is.
🟥**Arnold:** He said Automatic Teller Machine.
🟥**Brian:** Are these guys your friends, Stardown?
🟩**Rainmaker:** Yeah! We’re friends!
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** As thick as thieves!
🟩**Dominick:** As thick as Cheez-its!
🟩**Firius:** *(whispering)* Stop it! You’re going to make us look like fools!
🟩**Dominick:** But we are! Aren’t we?
🟩**Black Widow:** Stop!
🟥*The minor villains enter a whispered conversation on what to do with them.*

🟥**Stardown:** How did we get into this mess?
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Why don’t I put in a CD of cool music so you’ll see us as big boys!
🟩**Black Widow:** Oh, you’re big all right!
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** You're a bright one! Here, have a Smartie!
🟩**Firius:** Woah! Did you say a Smartie!? One of those things could knock a Yukon moose unconscious for 3 weeks! Or at least one of yours…
🟥**Stardown:** Smarties these days…
🟩**???:** All of you, on the floor!
🟥*Everyone obeys for no reason.* 🟩*A tall female arctic fox enters the room.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Waaa! We were just trying to have some fun!
🟥**Stardown:** We all know that’s no fun.
🟩**???:** Hmm, Common criminals, should’a known.
🟥**Rainmaker:** Criminals?! But I donate my money to charity!
🟥**Firius:** But we all know you’re your own charity, so nope.
🟩**???:** Who are these people in the chairs?!
🟥**Arnold:** We’re their captives.
🟥**Dominick:** No they’re-
🟥*SLAP!*

🟥**Italian Mouse:** Shut-a-up!
🟩**???:** Well Donkey, if they’re not captives, why are they tied up in those chairs!? Huh!?
🟥**Dominick:** Uh…
🟥**???:** Exactly.
🟩**???:** Now, do any of you know- Aah!! YYYou're right here!? WWorking with common criminals!? Where is my brother!?
🟩**Drake:** Your brother?
🟩**???:** Yes, my brother! Where is he!?
🟩**Drake:** What brother?
🟩**???:** MY BROTHER!!! The one you kidnapped!!
🟩**Drake:** I never kidnapped anyone!
🟩**???:** Yes you did!
🟩**Drake:** Who told you this?
🟩**???:** My parents. They said you kidnapped him. You said he was wanted by Black Toadette, but he wasn't. Why did you capture him!?
🟩**Drake:** Are you OK?
🟩**???:** Yes I'm OK! Where is he!?
🟩**Drake:** How could I kidnap your brother when I am your brother?
🟩**???:** What?...But...But...How?
🟩**Drake:** The evil Count Ponoko, it's a long story.
🟥**Stardown:** Ma'am, could you please free us?
🟥**Brian:** I'm glad you overcame your embarrassment to show your face in public, Drake.
🟩**Drake:** Excuse me?
🟩**Tails:** Who is Count Ponoko?
🟩**Drake:** Him.
🟩*He pointed behind his sister. Count Ponoko sent everyone into a portal.*

🟥**Stardown:** Where are we?
**Drake's sister Arctica:** I know.
🟥**Tails:** Why did Ponoko take us here?
🟩**Arctica:** I know.
🟥**Brian:** Who is Count Ponoko?
🟩**Arctica:** I know.
🟥**Arnold:** Who are you?
🟩**Arctica:** I am Saharia.
🟥**Stardown:** Saharia, we need your help. We’ve been fighting Drake for years, and he’s overwhelmed us every time. He now has our book of passwords. Could you please help us?
🟩**Arctica:** No.
🟥**Stardown:** No?
🟩**Arctica:** Yes.
🟥**Stardown:** Are you joking?
🟩**Arctica:** Yes.
🟥**Stardown:** If Ponoko is Drake’s enemy, then why did Drake seem casual when Ponoko arrived?
🟩**Arctica:** I know.
🟥**Stardown:** Do you have the ability to take us back to the Medallion? No, let me guess... "I know?"
🟩**Arctica:** I have the ability. It is boring, however.
🟥**Stardown:** Why are we here?
🟩**Arctica:** I know.
🟥**Brian:** Wait, what did you mean by “boring”?
🟩**Arctica:** Fun? I meant boring. I believe this portal is making us tell the truth.
🟥**Stardown:** Can you get us out of here?
🟩**Arctica:** I wish I couldn’t.
🟥**Stardown:** Ponoko, get us out of here!
🟩**Arctica:** I think he can hear us.
🟥**Stardown:** Ponoko, answer!
🟩*Silence.*

🟩**Arctica:** He can hear us! I can easily hear myself!
🟥**Stardown:** Are you by any chance Ponoko in disguise?
🟩**Arctica:** Of course I am!
🟥**Stardown:** I think this portal is twisting your words!
🟩**Arctica:** No! It’s not!
🟥**Stardown:** Tails, how tall is this realm? It feels like we’ve been falling forever.
🟩**Tails:** I don’t know. I find it strange that we can tell the truth but she can’t.
🟩**Arctica:** False.
🟥**Tails:** See?
🟥**Stardown:** Yes… Arnold, do you know how we can get out of here?
🟩**Arnold:** No, it looks like a bottomless pit. I’m sure there’s more to this.
🟥**Arctica:** There isn’t.
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** I wanna get outta here!
🟩**Italian Mouse:** I’m-a-scared!
🟩**Dominick:** He-a-haw!
🟩**Italian Mouse:** Grrr!
🟥**Rainmaker:** Are we gonna be stuck in this forever?
🟩**Black Widow:** Sure.
🟩**Brian:** There’s a box down there.
🟩*It said: Enter password to access portal controls.*

🟥**Stardown:** Wait, how can there be a box down there if there’s no- oh.
🟥*He dives down and examines it.*

🟩**Stardown:** Nothing is working!
🟩**Arctica:** I don’t know the password.
🟩**Black Widow:** Thank you, Captain Obvious.
🟥**Stardown:** Password?!
🟥*He enters every password he knows.* 🟥*Stardown has an idea. He hands the box to Arctica.* 🟩*She pulls out a paper, glances at it, and enters a password.*

🟩**Arctica:** It didn’t work!
🟥**Stardown:** That means it worked!
🟩**Arctica:** No.
🟥*Soon, they are are out of the portal and back in their original location.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Quick, get the rope and chairs and tie ‘em up!
🟩**Rainmaker:** What about Arctica, the one who can’t stop lying, should we kick her out?
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Sure.
🟩*Firius escorts Arctica to the door.*

🟩**Firius:** Bye!
🟩*She closed the door.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Now, where were we?
🟩**Black Widow:** You were about to make Tails eat your Smartie.
🟩**Tails:** Nooooo!
🟩*The Hooded Jaw pops the Smartie into Tails’ open mouth.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Enjoy!
🟩**Rainmaker:** Good, isn’t it?
🟩**Dominick:** He-haw!
🟥*There is a knocking at the door.*

🟥**Hooded Jaw:** Who is it?
🟥**???:** It’s the maid.
🟥*Hooded Jaw opens the door and Arctica strolls in.*

🟩**Firius:** You fell for that?!
🟩**Italian Mouse:** What do you-a want!?
🟥**Arctica:** Clear out.
🟥*They obey for no reason, and Arctica frees the prisoners.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Aah! We fell for it! Get them!
🟩*The Italian Mouse throws his sombrero.*

🟩**Rainmaker:** Let it tornado!
🟩**Black Widow:** Come on! Work on your English!
🟥**Arctica:** …
🟥*Stardown and the others, Arctica included, flee the room.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** They’re getting away!
🟩*Drake blocks them.*

🟥**Arctica:** Get out of our way, Drake.
🟩*Drake opens the door for them. Arctica was the first to leave. One she stepped out, Drake closed the door. Stardown and the rest were soon tied up. Tails had passed out.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Did you like your Smartie? I have more you know.
🟥*Arctica opens the door.*

🟥**Arctica:** Drake! Mark is coming! You’d better get out there and fight him!
🟩**Drake:** I’m busy. Why don’t you do that.
🟩*He closes and locks the door.*

🟥**Arctica:** But he’s your enemy! Besides, I’ve never fought him before.
🟩**Drake:** Well, you can now!
🟥*Mark arrives, cuts the door down with his saber, and walks in.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Welcome to the party!
🟩*He eats Mark’s lightsaber and ties him up. Then he rips the off its hinges and puts a new one in its place.* 🟥*Stardown uses the Force to knock the old door onto the Hooded Jaw, which causes him to spit out the lightsaber, which ignites and cuts Mark free. Mark picks up the saber.* 🟩*The Hooded Jaw eats the lightsaber again, opens the door, and kicks Mark out.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Farewell! Have fun!
🟩*He slams the door.*

🟩**Italian Mouse:** Here-a-Stardown-a! Have a Smartie-a!
🟩**Dominick:** He-a-haw-a!
🟥*Stardown uses the Force to make the Hooded Jaw eat the Smartie instead.*

🟩*The Rainmaker shoves an iPad with a funny video in Stardown’s face.*

🟩**Stardown:** Ha, ha, ha, very funny.
🟩*When Stardown’s mouth was open, the Hooded Jaw spat the Smartie into Stardown’s mouth.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** My mouth is metal, so I can’t taste anything.
🟥*Stardown faints. Soon, the door breaks down and thirty Guardian guards drive away the villains and free the prisoners. Soon they are back on the Medallion.* 🟩*Tails and Stardown are taken to the infirmary.*

🟥*Over a week later, an armor-clad mouse enters the realm of his unconsciousness.*

🟥**Mouse:** See out Krovanii.
🟥*Stardown wakes up. He feels very weak. Tails is not yet awake.* 🟩*Amy walks in.*

🟥**Amy:** Hi, Stardown! How are you feeling?
🟥**Stardown:** I’ll be okay in a few days. Could you please get Matthias for me?
🟩**Amy:** Sure!
🟩*Soon Matthias enters.*

🟩**Matthias:** Amy says you needed me.
🟥**Stardown:** Do you know anything about an armor-clad mouse appearing in dreams?
🟩**Matthias:** Yes! That’s Martin the Warrior. Did he speak to you?
🟥**Stardown:** Yes! He told me to “seek out Krovanii.” Who is Krovanii?
🟩**Matthias:** I don’t know. Are you sure it’s a person?
🟥**Stardown:** No. Maybe Commander Arnold knows.
🟩**Matthias:** Do you want me to ask him?
🟥**Stardown:** Yes.
🟥*Soon, Arnold enters.*

🟥**Stardown:** Commander, who is Krovanii?
🟥**Arnold:** It’s not a who, it’s a where. It’s a planet under Shmouse control. Why do you ask?
🟥**Stardown:** I got a vision from Martin the Warrior directing me there.
🟥**Arnold:** Ah. Martin is indeed an important figure.
🟥*He leaves. Soon, Amy brings in a hovering TV. The news is on.*

🟥**News Reporter:** ...supervillain has recently been spotted in Rogueport, where…
🟥**Amy:** I hear you got a vision from Martin the Warrior.
🟥**Stardown:** You’ve heard of him?
🟥**Amy:** I could hear you talking while I was getting the TV.
🟥*Soon, Tails wakes up.*

🟥**Amy:** Tails! You’re awake!
🟥**Stardown:** How are you feeling?
🟩**Tails:** Very weak.
🟥**Stardown:** Hopefully you’ll feel better after a few days.
🟩**Tails:** What did he put in that Smartie?
🟥**Stardown:** It was much more that sleeping gas.
🟩**Tails:** The taste… it was horrible.
🟥**Stardown:** I hope we don't see the Hooded Jaw for a long time.
🟥*Two captains pass their room.*

🟥**Captain 1:** We’ll need to jump to hyperspace in order to get there.
🟥**Captain 2:** This is crazy! Why couldn’t Stardown- *\*the rest is inaudible\**
🟩**Amy:** Did you see Robob?
🟥**Stardown:** No.
🟩**Amy:** Who knows what those guys could do to him.
🟥**Stardown:** I’d hate to think about it.
🟥*There is a jolt as the Medallion makes the jump to hyperspace.*

🟩**Tails:** Where are we going?
🟥**Stardown:** We’re going to Krovanii. Martin told me that we need to go there.
🟩**Tails:** Who’s Martin?
🟥**Matthias:** Martin the Warrior is a legendary mouse warrior who freed the land of Mossflower from the evil Tsarmina. He will sometimes appear in people’s dreams to give them guidance.
🟩**Tails:** How did I never hear about him?
🟩*Aack! Help!*

🟩**Amy:** That sounded like Arnold!
🟥**Stardown:** I’m sorry, but due to our weakness, Tails and I can’t come with you.
🟩*Amy leaves and returns a few minutes later.*

🟩**Amy:** I couldn’t find him.
🟥*Soon, the sounds of war can be heard outside, but the Medallion is not hit.*

🟥**Intercom:** Brace yourselves, everyone, it may be turbulent. The Shmice are in combat with the Jaywalkers, and we haven’t been detected yet.
🟥*Matthias enters.*

🟥**Matthias:** Was there anything else in your dream?
🟥**Stardown:** Yes. There was a young child fleeing capture by the Shmice. He seemed to be left behind by the others.
🟥**Matthias:** That’s exactly what’s happening out there right now!
🟩**Amy:** Where is the child?
🟥**Matthias:** Not too far away. He was fleeing from a large Shmouse platoon.
🟩**Tails:** Why do they want him?
🟥**Matthias:** They want everyone in the town, but specifically because he was falling behind. You see, Brian told me this town has rebelled against the Shmice for a long time, and they had put up a good fight, but the Shmice are finally succeeding in taking over.
🟩*The ship was hit.*

🟩**Tails:** I think the Shmice found us!
🟥*A minute later, the Medallion hyperdrove away from the planet. The Shmice did not follow because they were occupied with the Jaywalkers, who seemed to overwhelm them. The child was safe aboard the Medallion. He was led to the infirmary, where he is laid down in a bed next to Tails.*

🟩**Child:** Where am I?
🟥**Stardown:** You're safe aboard the rebel flagship Medallion.
🟥**Tails:** What's your name, young one?
🟩**Child:** John.
🟥**John:** You're… You're the one Martin told me about!
🟥**Stardown:** I am?
🟥**John:** Yes! While I was running, I saw him off to the side. He smiled, and said “Stardown will help you.”
🟥**Stardown:** I most certainly will help you.
🟩*Brian enters.*

🟩**Brian:** Has anyone seen Arnold?
🟥**Amy:** No.
🟩**Brian:** We've been searching for him for a while now. I don't think he's on the ship.
🟥**Tails:** We did hear him call for help.
🟥**Stardown:** Unfortunately, we can't leave our beds due to our weakness.
🟩**Brian:** Call for help!? Where was he?
🟥**Stardown:** I don't know.
🟩*Brian leaves.*

🟥*Soon, Stardown falls asleep to the news report of a supervillain ravaging through Plit. The alleged supervillain enters Stardown's dreams.*

🟥**Supervillain:** I am Von Calibra. Today you will fall, Stardown.
🟥*He draws his lightsaber, and after a lengthy fight, Force-shoves Stardown off the roof. He wakes up to John shouting. Fortunately he had been dreaming as well.*

🟥**John:** Nooooooo! That's impossible! I can't do it!
🟩**Amy:** What's happening?
🟥**John:** It can't be! I'm not ready!
🟩**Amy:** For what?
🟥**Tails:** What's wrong, John?
🟥**John:** I had a nightmare… an evil figure called Von Calibra wanted me to fight him tonight at the Kordak Tower… he claimed to be the father I never knew!
🟩**News Reporter:** The Mushroom Kingdom is in a state of emergengy. A large cloud and a bunch of green aliens were spotted kidnapping Peach and plundering her castle. They are now headed for Stardown’s base, destroying everything in their path. The Shmice have…
🟥**Stardown:** That sounds bad… but at the moment there’s nothing I personally can do about it.
🟩*Max walks in.*

🟩**Max:** What happened?
🟥**Stardown:** Something about a cloud and aliens attacking the Mushroom Kingdom.
🟩*Max froze.*

🟩**Max:** I feel a great disturbance in the Force. Something big is about to happen.
🟥**Stardown:** What is it?
🟩**Max:** ...a group of powerful villains. A count. The Hooded Jaw’s gang…
🟥**Stardown:** Are they coming here to the Medallion?
🟩**Max:** ...No, but we’ll see them soon.
🟥**Stardown:** I don’t have time for more woodsheds and Smarties!
🟩**Announcer:** The Medallion is under attack! We have been spotted by the Shmice! Brace yourselves!
🟩**Tails:** I was afraid this was going to happen.
🟩*Amy leaves, and soon comes back with Brian.*

🟥**Stardown:** I’ve got an idea. Why don’t we head to the Mushroom Kingdom now and hope that the aliens will fight the Shmice for us?
🟩**Brian:** I’m taking control while Arnold’s gone, and yes, I do think it’s a good idea to head back to Plit.
🟥**Brian:** I’ll be on the bridge if you need anything.
🟥*He leaves.*

🟥**Stardown:** John, what is the Kordak Tower?
🟥**John:** My mother used to say it was the place where nightmares were made. She was captured by the Shmice two years ago, and I’ve been raised by my kind uncle ever since.
🟥**Stardown:** Do you know where Kordak Tower is?
🟥**John:** I think it’s on the far side of Kamino. But I can’t face the fact that I have to face him there tonight!
🟥**Tails:** Don’t you worry, John. We’ll help you get ready!
🟥**Amy:** Tails is right! You need proper training to take on this foe. Stardown, what do you know about him?
🟥**Stardown:** Von Calibra? I’ve only just heard about him today.
🟩**Max:** Do you know how to fight with a lightsaber yet?
🟥**John:** I’ve never fought anyone in my life!
🟩**Max:** Learning to fight with a lightsaber isn’t something that can be done in a few hours. Are you sure he is to be fought tonight?
🟥**John:** Yes, Von Calibra said tonight.
🟩**Tails:** Should we wait on heading for Plit?
🟥**Max:** It’s only 1:00.
🟩**John:** We have eleven hours.
🟥*Soon, they arrive at Plit, and Tails and Stardown begin to feel the after-effects of the Smarties.*

*In a hidden base in the Mushroom Kingdom…*

🟩**Chant:** O Krulo, thy power is great, all who stand in thy path shall quake, as they see the ruins in thy wake…
🟩**???:** Mighty One, Stardown and his crew have landed.
🟩**Krulo:** So they have, eh? I lost hope in them coming a while ago. Spearo?
🟩**Spearo:** Yes, O Great One?
🟩**Krulo:** I want you to find Star Kid and keep him occupied for a while, then I’ll take over.
🟩**Spearo:** But he looks sick. I don’t think he can fight.
🟩**Krulo:** Orders are orders!
🟩**Spearo:** Yes, Great One.
🟩*He leaves.*

~~🟩**Krulo:** (to himself) Living like a king stinks. What did I do to get in this mess? I just want to be a warrior again. At least not a warrior king or whatever...~~

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** I want Stardown and I want him now!
🟩**Firius:** I know you want him, but it might be a while before he even comes back.
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Waaah!
🟩**Italian Mouse:** He-a-just-a-landed-about-a-minute-a-ago.
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Weeee! Go find him!
🟩**Rainmaker:** Do we have to?
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Don’t you want to see his face when he eats my latest Smartie?
🟩**Dominick:** He-haw!

🟩**Joey:** We need to capture Stardown sooner or later, who knows what he could be doing.
🟩**Jimmy:** Well, he did fly back to Plit. We can send some guards out to capture him.
🟩**Joey:** I hope he can’t clone like he did in the past.

🟩**Alien:** There’s his base!
🟩**Alien:** He should be inside!
🟩**Alien:** Let’s capture him!
🟩**Alien:** Yeah!

🟥*Suddenly Stardown froze in fear.*

🟥**Max:** What is it, Stardown?
🟥**Amy:** You don't look so good. What is it?
🟥**Stardown:** I feel a great disturbance in the Force. Everyone’s after me… even a group I’ve never heard of before.
🟩**Amy:** What!?
🟩**Max:** Why?
🟥**Stardown:** Yes. Perhaps we should leave Plit and heavily guard this room.
🟩*A hole is cut in the ceiling and Shmice pour in.*

🟩**Shmouse:** There he is! Get him!
🟩**Shmouse:** We’ll be happy to!
🟩*The infirmary door is broken open and the minor villains rush in.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Get him!
🟩**Rainmaker:** Let it hurricane!
🟥**Stardown:** Get me out of here.
🟥*As Stardown’s bed is lifted out of the room, he sees Amy draw her hammer. He also sees Robob in the hall.*

🟥**Robob:** You are not safe here.
🟥*He teleports Stardown away.*

🟥**Stardown:** He finally came through to us…
🟩**Robob:** L.O.L. He fell for it!
🟩*Stardown appears in the woodshed.*

🟩**Italian Mouse:** A-well-a-come-a!
🟥**Stardown:** No!
🟩*Stardown sees a fat person with a hammer.*

🟩**Krulo:** Sorry Spearo. You were late.
🟥*He flees the woodshed and sees Sonic arrive and carry him off.*

🟥**Sonic:** I got you, buddy!
🟥**Stardown:** Thanks!
🟥*Sonic carries Stardown thousands of miles until they see the Jaywalkers.*

🟥**Commander Jay:** You will be safe here. We have some of the best security in the galaxy.

🟩**Joey:** Sonic has taken Stardown to the Jaywalkers.
🟩**Jimmy:** The Jaywalkers, eh? I almost forgot about them. Is their fleet any bigger than last time?
🟩**Joey:** Yes, by quite a bit. Is it worth fighting them for Stardown?
🟩**Jimmy:** Yes. There are secrets about him that even he doesn’t know.

🟥*Back on the Medallion…*

🟥**Hooded Jaw:** Blaaaast! We almost had him! Everyone get that robot!
🟩**Robob:** Don’t worry. I sent him to our woodshed.
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Oh good.
🟩**Rainmaker:** Let it lightning!
🟩*Zap!*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Ow! What was that for?
🟩**Rainmaker:** Oops, sorry.
🟥**Shmouse:** It’s not worth staying; let’s get out of here.
🟥*The Shmice leave.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Leaving so soon?
🟩**Rainmaker:** Let it rain!
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Ack! Stop! I’m going to rust! And, you just short-circuited Robob! We can’t go back to our woodshed! We’re doomed!
🟥**Hooded Jaw:** Welcome to the minor villains! Here, have a Smartie!
🟩*He opens Robob’s mouth and pops the Smartie in. Instantly Robob wakes up.*

🟩**Robob:** I love those Smarties! Gimme more!
🟥**Hooded Jaw:** Sure!

🟥*Meanwhile, on the Jaywalker ship…*

🟥*Stardown was sitting at a table with Sonic in the dining room.*

🟥**Sonic:** What’s wrong, Stardown?
🟥**Stardown:** The minor villains partially immobilized Tails and me, and now everyone’s after me.
🟩**Sonic:** Why?
🟥**Stardown:** In my current state, they see me as weak. In fact, the Shmice and minor villains nearly got me.
🟥*The waiter brings them their orders.*

🟩**Sonic:** Why do they want you?
🟥**Stardown:** I think it's because I've been immobilized, and they're taking this as their golden opportunity.
🟩**Sonic:** Why do they want to capture you?
🟥**Stardown:** Mostly because I’ve been a thorn in their side for years.
🟩*E-RAT-IC-ATE!*

🟩**Sonic:** What?!
🟩**Stardown:** This is impossible. How did they find us?
🟩**Robot:** There’s Stardown! Capture him!
🟥*Soon, an anti-teleport force field is projected as Sonic eliminates the Roban.*

🟥**Sonic:** This is crazy! We’ve got to get you to safety!
🟥*Once deeper inside the ship, Stardown tells Sonic about John and Von Calibra.*

🟩**Sonic:** Von Calibra… where have I heard that name?
🟥**Stardown:** I first heard about him on the news.
🟩*Suddenly, several Shmouse needlenose ships hyperdrive around them, destroying the support ships in the process.*

🟩**Joey:** Give over Stardown and we will spare your ship.
🟥**Jaywalker Captain:** Activate Warplode.
🟥*The flagship teleports away, causing an explosion that wipes out the Shmouse ships.*

🟩**Joey:** T,T,They destroyed the whole fleet we sent out!
🟩**Jimmy:** They won’t get away with this!
🟩**Joey:** They’re heading toward the Whale Shark, we have a chance.
🟩**Jimmy:** Oooh! I forgot to tell you, the Whale Shark is a secret, we can’t let them see it. It can’t hyperdrive, so we’ll have to distract them away from it.

🟥*Stardown decides to call the Medallion.*

🟩**Brian:** Where are you?
🟥**Stardown:** I’m safe aboard the Jaywalker’s flagship. How are Tails and John?
🟩**Brian:** John is fine. Tails is still a little weak. How about you?
🟥**Stardown:** I’m slowly starting to recover.
🟩**Brian:** Where are you heading?
🟥**Stardown:** I don’t know, but I think it’s to somewhere safe.
🟩*A Jaywalker runs in.*

🟩**Jaywalker:** I just spotted a Shmouse ship outside, with Arnold.
🟥*Stardown tells this to Brian.*

🟩**Brian:** Are you sure it’s not a fake?
🟥**Stardown:** We don’t know.
🟩**Brian:** Do you want to pursue it?
🟥*Soon, a tractor beam draws the ship into the Jaywalker’s ship. The Shmouse inside is extracted and taken to the prison for interrogation.* 🟩*Zephilar ripped off his Arnold disguise.*

🟩**Zephilar:** Thank you for letting me in.
🟩*He draws his double lightsaber.*

🟥*Sonic and the elite Jaywalker warriors engage him. Zephilar is outmatched by the two dozen warriors.*

🟩**Zephilar:** *(to Jimmy and Joey, over radio)* I’m outmatched. Get me out of here.
🟩*A Defence Class Cruiser hyperdrives next to the Jaywalker’s ship.* 🟥*Zephilar is arrested and his ship confiscated.* 🟩*A second Defense-class cruiser hyperdrives in front of them.* 🟥*The flagship Warplodes away to an area not too far away from the Whale Shark.* 🟩*Ten Defense-class cruisers and five Crusher Class Cruisers block their path.*

🟥**Jaywalker:** They’re obviously trying to hide something.
🟥*They Warplode to the other side of the Whale Shark. They can see it clearly.*

🟩**Stardown: ...Wow.**
🟩*Five thousand Eagle fighters attack their ship. A Defense-class cruiser traps their ship in an electric bubble.*

🟩**Sonic:** Uh,oh.
🟥*The Jaywalkers sacrificed their force field to eliminate the electric bubble, then Warploded one last time.*

🟥**Jay:** Well, we learned two things: 1. The Shmice have Arnold, and 2. They’re working on something big. We saw what we needed to see.
🟩**Jaywalker Captain:** They may attack our fleet. I don’t think they wanted us to see that ship.

🟥*At 11:00 PM, the Medallion is headed for Kordak Tower.*

🟥**John:** I don't know if I'm ready for this.
🟩**Amy:** Is that it over there?
🟥**John:** It is. And Von Calibra's waiting.
🟩**Tails:** Should you fight him early?
🟥**John:** What do you think?
🟩**Tails:** Hmm… Calibra's waiting, but it's not quite midnight.
🟥**John:** It's not yet. I should probably finish preparing first.
🟩**Amy:** Good idea.

🟥*11:55*

🟩*John stepped off the Medallion ramp and onto the tower.* 🟥*Von Calibra fell from the sky and landed in front of John.*

🟥**Von Calibra:** So you must be the son I never met. Let's see your skills.
🟥**John:** But Father, why do we have to fight?
🟥**Von Calibra:** I wish I knew, but we must.
🟥*They clash sabers.*

🟥*On board the Medallion…*

🟩*Crash!*

🟩**???:** Whoops!
🟩**Brian:** What was that!?
🟩**Amy:** It’s Rainmaker, in the other room. They never left!
🟩*Brian and several guards walked in.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Here!
🟩*He throws a giant Smartie at Brian.* 🟥*Amy bats it back with her hammer.*

🟥**Tails:** Go, John! We know you can do it!
🟩*The Smartie crashes through the window and falls between John and Von Calibra.*

🟥**Von Calibra:** What is this nonsense?
🟥*He teleports it and the minor villains away, and they continue battling.*

🟩*They appeared back in their woodshed.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Where’s Stardown?
🟩**Black Widow:** Er, he ran off.
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Blaaast!
🟩**Italian Mouse:** A-guess-a-what-a?
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Cut that out!
🟩**Dominick:** A-he-a-haw-a!
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** You too.
🟩**Firius:** Even though Stardown is away, we did manage to capture Arnold from the Shmice.
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Tsaaalb!
🟩**Arnold:** What do you want with me?
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Hmm… dunno. Here, have a smartie.
🟩**Arnold:** Ack! No thanks!
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** It’s really good for the brain! Are you sure?
🟩**Arnold:** Yes, thank you!
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Have it anyway!
🟩*He stuffs it in Arnold’s mouth. He doesn’t move.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** I can’t wait this long.
🟩*He opens and closes Arnold’s mouth, making him chew it, but he doesn’t swallow it.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Hey, guess what? A giant mecha ninja pony just ate the Medallion!
🟩**Arnold:** …
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Er, a fire burned Toad Town down, uh… A pink elephant just fell on your house…
🟩*Beep. Beep. Beep.*

🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Aha! Oh, I mean, Oh dear! There’s a time bomb in your pocket!
🟩**Arnold:** I know your plan.
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Here, have some Egg Smog.
🟩*He dumps the liquid in Arnold’s mouth. Arnold swallows it, along with the Smartie.*

🟩**Arnold:** Command me, O Hooded Jaw.
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Woohoo! It worked! I want you to go and bring Stardown to me… and anyone else you think is valuable.
🟩**Arnold:** I hear and I obey!

🟥*Back at Kordak Tower...*

🟥**Von Calibra:** You fought well, my son. Mark my words, I will return!
🟥*He flies away, and John returns to the Medallion.*

🟩**Amy:** Welcome back!
🟥**Tails:** You did great out there!
🟩**Max:** Did he say anything before he left?
🟥*John repeats what Von Calibra said.*

🟩**Tails:** Why did he want to fight you?
🟥**John:** I don’t know.
🟥**Brian:** You devoted a lot of energy to that fight, John. Why don’t you take a rest?
🟩**Amy:** Should we head back to Plit?
🟥**Brian:** Stardown isn’t with us, and we would take a big risk letting him back on the Medallion. Besides, I can’t think of any other reason we need to go there.

🟥*The next morning, Stardown decides to visit his parents on Bronco Island. Under the protection of the Jaywalkers, they soon arrive.*

🟩**Mrs. Star:** My, have you grown!
🟥*Ten minutes later, over cups of tea…*

🟥**Stardown:** ...and Sonic rescued me from the Shmice and brought me to the Jaywalkers.
🟥**Mrs. Star:** My, Stardown, you’re getting into more and more danger lately! Be careful out there!
🟥**Stardown:** I will, Mom.
🟥**Mr. Star:** Remember that famous agent we saw on the news the other day? Unfortunately, his interest in genealogy overcame him, and he joined the dark side.
🟥**Stardown:** No way!

🟥*After a few hours, Stardown returns to the Jaywalkers. Once in the cabin he currently shares with Sonic, Stardown starts pondering the case.*

🟥**Stardown:** So the agent’s name was Ace Calibra, and he became bad, and- I got it!
🟥**Sonic:** What is it, Stardown?
🟥**Stardown:** Ace Calibra is Von Calibra - why didn’t I think of that before?
🟥**Sonic:** Yikes… that sounds bad. But why would he suddenly turn against us? And why would he fight his son?
🟥**Stardown:** I wish I knew… even he didn’t know why they had to fight.
🟩**Shmouse:** Your ship is surrounded, We will destroy you if you try to attack or Warplode.
🟥**Jay:** If we Warplode, how can you destroy us if you don’t know where we are? Anyway, what do you want?
🟩**Shmouse:** We want you for a number of reasons.
🟩*The Shmice trap their ship in a holding beam.*

🟩**Shmouse:** Teleporting in five.
🟥*The beam slides off the ship like water off a duck’s back.*

🟥**Jay:** You greatly underestimate us.
🟩**Shmouse:** *\*sigh\** Clone the metal. Look at it later.
🟩*The metal is cloned and teleported.*

🟩**Shmouse:** Come out. All of you. Or the Mushroom Kingdom will be destroyed.
🟥**Jay:** Admit it. You can’t beat us. We don’t have time for this.
🟥*They Warplode to a very distant location, then changes appearance.*

🟥**Jay:** They cloned our metal… Is that all they got?
🟩**Shmouse:** Say goodbye to Fungus World.
🟩*Twenty Crusher-class DX Cruisers hyperdrive over the Mushroom Kingdom and start wreaking havoc. The Pear Kingdoms see what’s happening and join the fight.*

🟥*Stardown soon decides to take a nap. Sonic is reading about the history of the Shmice when there are groans from Stardown. It is evident that Stardown is having a nightmare.* 🟩*Sonic begins to walk over to wake him.* 🟥*Stardown wakes up.*

🟩**Sonic:** You OK?
🟥**Stardown:** I’ll be fine. I dreamed that Von Calibra was not satisfied with last night’s fight, and wants to see me as well atop the Kordak Tower.
🟩**Sonic:** So you need to battle him?
🟥**Stardown:** I believe I do. But Sonic, I still feel a little weak from that Smartie. How can I fight him if I might collapse from weakness?
🟩**Reporter:** The Shmice have unexpectedly began attacking the Mushroom Kingdom in an attempt to destroy it. The Pear Kingdoms are helping to defend it, but are heavily outmatched. We don’t know why they are doing this, but we will let you know as soon as possible. Back to you, Greg.
🟥*Minutes later, the Jaywalkers hyperdrive in. The war was on.*

🟥*On the Medallion…*

🟥**Brian:** Stardown just called. He too needs to fight with Von Calibra tonight.
🟩**Tails:** What?!
🟥**Brian:** I have no idea what Von Calibra is up to these days...
🟩**Tails:** Why Stardown?
🟥**Brian:** I wish I knew...
🟩**Amy:** Is he going to join us?
🟥**Brian:** I hope so. I understand it’s too risky for him to come to us, since the Shmice are probably still after him. But why don’t we meet him there?
🟩**Amy:** I just can’t believe the Shmice would do this. The Mushroom Kingdom people did nothing wrong.
🟩**Max:** There must be a reason for this. The Shmice aren’t dumb.
🟥**Brian:** I don’t know. My colleague Kurt admits he saw this coming.

🟥**Jay:** State your business, Shmice.
🟥*He said once he arrived on scene.*

🟩**Shmouse:** Did you think we were joking?
🟥**Jay:** Don’t attack the Mushroom Kingdom. Attack us… if you can catch us.
🟩**Shmouse:** No, we told you what we would do if you tried to resist.
🟥**Shmouse Captain:** Why destroy a land you could conquer?
🟩**Shmouse:** (whose name is Mikey) Dunno. Ask the leaders.
🟥*He does.*

🟩**Jimmy:** Why do you want to know? Don’t you have anything better to do other than question your superiors?
🟥**Shmouse Captain:** You may eventually regret your decision.
🟩**Jimmy:** How dare you talk like that to us! I’m dropping your rank to a patrol guard!
🟥*But before anything can be done, a Shmouse teleports, TARDIS style, into the room. He is Nicholas, previous leader of the Shmice.*

🟥**Nicholas:** This is not the way of the Shmice.
🟩**Jimmy:** How did you get here?!
🟩**Joey:** Why was the Shmouse Empire created?
🟥**Nicholas:** To conquer and dominate, not destroy! You have taken the position that rightly belongs to me. I declare war on you.
🟥*He teleports away.*

🟩**Jimmy:** One Shmouse thinks he can beat us?!
🟩**Joey:** I can see why many people are mad at our choice, but they don’t know the truth. They don’t know that this Commander Jay is a fake, and that he captured the real one. They don’t know that this Jay let us “destroy” the Mushroom Kingdom. They don’t know that this Mushroom Kingdom is a fake, and that we have the real one.
🟩**Jimmy:** True.

🟥*That night, aboard the Medallion…*

🟩**Brian:** Are you ready for this?
🟥**Stardown:** I’m ready.
🟩**Brian:** Are you still weak?
🟥**Stardown:** I’m quickly recovering, thank you. I’m on my way over there now.

**At 11:58…**

🟩*They began fighting.*

🟥*The Medallion arrives at Kordak Tower just in time to see the fight begin. Sonic is standing off to the side.*

🟥**Von Calibra:** Finally, a worthy opponent.
🟥**Amy:** Go, Stardown!
🟥**Tails:** We believe in you!
🟥**Brian:** May the Force be with you, Stardown.
🟥**Von Calibra:** I know your skills, Stardown, and I’m not going easy on you like I did with John.
🟥**Stardown:** Have it your way, Von Calibra, or should I call you Ace Calibra?
🟩**Von Calibra:** How did you know my real name!?
🟥**Stardown:** Let’s just say a little birdie told me… better known as my father.
🟥*Despite wearing a helmet, Von Calibra takes on a surprised look.* 🟩*Stardown sees a small Shmouse carrier in the distance.*

🟥**Stardown:** Don’t look now, but there’s a Shmouse carrier in the distance.
🟥**Von Calibra:** I understand. We will finish this fight tomorrow. I shall return, my nephew!
🟥*He leaves. Stunned, Stardown and Sonic board the Medallion.*

🟩**Sonic:** He’s your uncle?!
🟥*Stardown is speechless in shock.*

🟩*The ship shakes.*

🟩**Lion 3:** We’re hit!
🟩**Tails:** The hyperdrive is down!
🟩*The crew begin manning the ship’s guns.*

🟥**Amy:** Sonic! You’re back! Where have you been?
🟩**Sonic:** I was watching Stardown’s battle.
🟥*The Medallion pilots prepare to hyperdrive. Suddenly, several other Shmouse ships appear and attack the other Shmouse ships, allowing the Medallion to escape safely.*

🟥**Brian:** What is going on out there? I thought they were on the same side as each other!
🟩**Tails:** The markings are different, but they’re not part of the Shmouse Republic.
🟩*Stardown begins getting weak. Soon he is forced to sit down.*

🟩**Amy:** Stardown, are you okay?
🟩**Stardown:** I think I have… Mercuritis…
🟩**Amy:** Mercuritis?! Are you sure it’s not the Smartie?
🟩**Stardown:** Positive.
🟩*Stardown is taken to the infirmary.*

🟩**Agent S:** (who is now a nurse) Here, take this. Try to get some rest "side kick".
🟩*Mark is the only other patient in the room.*

🟩**Mark:** Did I hear something about a Shmouse civil war?
🟥**Stardown:** Yes.
🟩**Mark:** What happened?
🟥**Stardown:** Nicholas returned and declared war on the Shmouse Twins for not conquering a land properly.
🟩**Mark:** The Shmice have finished destroying the Mushroom Kindgom.
🟥**Stardown:** I believe there is still hope...
🟩*Max enters.*

🟩**Max:** Stardown! What happened?
🟥**Mark:** He has Mercuritis.
🟩**Max:** How did he get it?
🟥**Mark:** I don’t know. I think he needs to be sent to the Bullshark, just like the last time.
🟩**Max:** Does he sense something in the Force?
🟥**Stardown:** Yes.
🟩**Max:** Ah, you’re awake. What is it?
🟥**Stardown:** Bounty hunters are coming for me.
🟩**Max:** Bounty hunters? How many?
🟥**Stardown:** About five. Apparently Drake is their inspiration.
🟩**Max:** Drake!?
🟥**Stardown:** Fortunately Drake is not with them.
🟩**Max:** Are they coming for you right now?
🟥**Stardown:** Yes. Is there enough time to hide me?
🟩**Max:** I don’t know. I’ll tell Brian.
🟥*Max leaves.*

🟩*Stardown is soon taken to a shuttle headed for the Bullshark.*

~~🟩**Pilot:** Now arriving at the Bullshark.~~~~*The shuttle hatch opens.*~~

🟥*Soon…*

🟥**Brian:** Be careful, Stardown.
🟥*As the shuttle leaves, Stardown soon locates a new hiding spot. He has brought his radio, some food, and some books with him. Soon, he is settled into his under-cabin hiding spot. Already the Mercuritis begins to worsen, and Stardown becomes weaker. He begins to read. Stardown’s radio crackles.*

🟥**Tails:** Stardown?
🟥**Stardown:** Yes?
🟥**Tails:** You must be lonely out there. Could I come with you?
🟥**Stardown:** It may be dangerous soon, but sure.
🟥*Ten minues later, Tails is with Stardown in his hiding spot.*

🟥**Tails:** When do you think the bounty hunters will come?
🟥**Stardown:** Maybe in an hour or two.
🟥**Tails:** Who are they, Stardown?
🟥**Stardown:** I don’t know, but they seem to be fans of Drake.
🟥**Tails:** Drake?!
🟥**Stardown:** Yeah, that was Max’s reaction when I told him about it. … What should we do to pass the time?
🟩**Tails:** Hmm… cards?
🟥*Stardown takes out two decks.*

*An hour later…*

🟥**Stardown:** Still nothing.
🟩**Tails:** Could they be already on the ship?
🟥**Stardown:** I would have felt something in the Force if they are.
🟩*They continue waiting.*

🟥*Fifteen minutes later...*

🟩**Tails:** Are they here yet?
🟥**Stardown:** Yes. Get ready in case they discover us.
🟩**???1 (Rich):** Hahar! The lid be right below us! Yar!
🟩**???2 (Barry):** There ain’t no hatch goin’ nowhere.
🟩**???3 (Luis):** Oh well, I guess we’ll have to make our own.
🟩**Tails:** We need to get out of here!
🟥**Stardown:** I’ve been in this situation before. This way!
🟥*He opens another hatch, and they enter another cellar, taking their supplies with them.*

🟩*The bounty hunters soon break into the room.*

🟩**Rich:** They be gettin’ away!
🟩**Luis:** No they’re not. I can clearly see where they are on the tracker. Did you forget that?
🟩**Rich:** Yar!
🟩**Luis:** I want a yes or a no. No yars.
🟥**Phantoid:** Target depth: 13 ft.
🟥**Zelle:** You mean there’s another secret room underneath this one?
🟥**Phantoid:** Affirmative.
🟩**Luis:** You know the drill.
🟩**Zelle:** Can I do it this time?
🟩**Luis:** You do it all the time.
🟩**Zelle:** No I don’t!
🟩**Luis:** Yes you do!
🟥**Zelle:** Sigh… Let’s just get it done.
🟥*She draws her twin blasters and fires through the floor.*

🟥**Stardown:** Tails, they’re coming. Do you have a weapon?
🟩**Tails:** No.
🟩**Luis:** The floor is too strong for that.
🟩*He places some dynamite on the ground.*

🟩*KA-BOOM!*

🟥*But they find that Stardown has disappeared down a tunnel.*

🟥**Stardown:** Here, take one of my sabers.
🟩:**Phantoid:** He is behind this wall.

🟩*Zelle grabbed some dynamite and blew up the wall.* 🟥*Stardown and Tails are exposed.*

🟩**Luis:** Forward!
🟩**Barry:** He’s not alone.
🟩*Luis aimed a tranquilizer at Stardown.*

🟩**Luis:** You’re coming with us.
🟥**Stardown:** Not without a fight!
🟥*He draws his saber.*

🟥**Tails:** Be careful, Stardown! You still have mercuritis!
🟩**Luis:** Sigh… Put up your force fields.
🟩*He starts firing his tranquilizer like a machine gun.* 🟥*Stardown and Tails block the laser darts with their sabers.* 🟩*The lasers were bouncing off the wall behind them. Tails is hit.*

🟥**Stardown:** No!
🟥*He picks up Tails, darts down the tunnel, and emerges at the surface. Soon, he akes off running through the corridors of the Bullshark II.* *Rich (who is part robot part Roban and part human) darted down the tunnel.* 🟥*When he emerges, he does not see Stardown anywhere.* 🟩*Phantoid was behind him.*

🟩**Phantoid:** This way.
🟥*Stardown kept running, but he is growing weary. He picks up his radio.*

🟥**Stardown:** Stardown to Medallion. I’m being chased by the bounty hunters. Tails has been tranquilized.
🟩*Luis ran into Stardown.*

🟩**Luis:** I’ve got you now!
🟩**Rich:** Yar!
🟥*Soon, rebels start pouring in.*

🟩**Luis:** This way!
🟩*They flee to a much larger room.*

🟩**Barry:** Where are we?
🟩**Luis:** I don’t know, one way or another, we need to get out of here!
🟩**Zelle:** What’s Drake doing here!?
🟩**Luis:** Drake? Where?
🟩**Zelle:** He just left.
🟩**Luis:** Well let’s find him!
🟥*More rebels arrive, surrounding the bounty hunters. Among them is Kirby.*

🟩**Luis:** Uh, oh.
🟩*Suddenly, they are hurled away with the Force. Drake lands in the middle of the room. Kirby inhales a few rocks and becomes Stone Kirby. Stardown knew it was his destiny to fight Drake. He draws his lightsaber. The closer he was to Drake, the stronger he felt. Soon the Mercuritis was gone.*

🟩**Luis:** Stardown’s Mercuritis magnetized into Drake!
🟥*Drake draws his saber and the duel is on. King Dedede enters and carries Tails to safety.*

🟩*At first, Drake easily outmatched Stardown, but as the fight went on, Stardown became stronger and stronger. Soon he was winning.*

🟥**Luis:** Let’s get out of here!
🟥*The bounty hunters try to leave, but are caught by the rebels.*

🟥**Rebel:** Hey, where’s the Roban?
🟩**King Dedede:** What Roban?
🟥**Rebel:** The one they call Phantoid.
🟩*Stardown struck Drake and he fell. He sees a bright flash of light before suddenly becoming weak again.*

🟩**Stardown:** (in his mind) Mercuritis 2.0…
🟩*The Mercutitis 2.0 from him and the others near him magnetized into Drake.*

🟥**Stardown:** I think our work here is done.
🟩*Suddenly there is a blinding flash from Drake. Stardown whirls around. Instead of Drake wearing black armor with red eyes, he is wearing gold armor with black eyes. Stardown draws his lightsaber again.* 🟥*The duel is on.* 🟩*Drake grabs an electric golden axe.* 🟥*Kirby spits his Copy Ability star at Drake, who easily blocks it. Kirby tries to inhale Drake’s axe.* 🟩*Drake uses the Force to turn Kirby into ten smaller Kirbys, then Force-shoves them away.* 🟥*Kirby has a new idea. He becomes Stone Kirby again, then races away. Stardown tries to deactivate Drake’s axe with the Force.* 🟩*Drake knocks Stardown’s lightsaber away. He uses the Force on a few rebels and they disappear.* 🟥*Stardown reclaims his saber with the Force.*

🟥**???:** Stop this at once, Drake!
🟥*Arctica walks in.* 🟩*King Dedede tries not to burst out laughing. Shmice begin to pour in. No one knows at the time, but a huge battle between the two Shmouse armies is waging. The real Mushroom Kingdom was back.*

🟥**Arctica:** I came as soon as we got your distress call, Stardown. Ooh, gold. You look gorgeous, Drake. You’re going to have to make one of these for me someday.
🟥*Stardown is distracted by the Shmice. Drake comes in for the kill.*

🟩**Amy:** Stardown! Look out!
🟥*Stardown backflips over Drake as Arctica draws her electric staff and approaches Drake.* 🟩*Drake uses the Force to make Arctica disappear. The Shmouse Twins’ army was losing.* 🟥*Stardown attempts to cut the head off Drake’s axe, but to no avail. A Shmouse affiliated with the Shmouse Twins enters.*

🟥**Shmouse Twins Soldier:** Drake, we’re losing. We need you back.
🟩*Drake Force-throws the Shmouse at Stardown.*

🟩**Shmouse:** Waaaaa!
~~🟩*Drake rips a hole in the wall. King Dedede was nearly sucked out.*~~ *Suddenly Stardown feels a surge of energy. He is almost a blur as he fights. Drake gets too close to someone with Mercuritis. The Mercuritis magnetized into him and he bursts.*

🟩**Nicholas Shmouse Soldier:** We’re winning.
🟩*The Shmouse Twins’ army is wiped out, and Nicholas’ army is in bad shape.*

🟥*Stardown leaves the room and finds Tails. He picks him up and makes his way to the hangars, where he finds the X-Tornado.*

🟥**Stardown:** So that’s how Tails got here…
🟥*He places Tails in the rear seat, revs the engine, and takes off for the Medallion.* 🟥*Oh, and Amy has also boarded the X-Tornado.* 🟩*They arrive safely back at the Medallion.*

🟥**Brian:** Stardown! You’re back!
🟥*Stardown and Tails are taken to the infirmary.*

*Jay (the fake one), Krulo, Count Ponoko, and the Hooded Jaw sat in a room, waiting.*

🟩**Krulo:** He’s thirty minutes late!
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Blaaaast!
🟩**Josh:** Or are we thirty minutes early?
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** Tsaaaalb!
🟩**Ponoko:** Here he comes!
🟩**Emperor:** Well, my servants. What have you accomplished while I was gone?
🟩**Ponoko:** I sent Stardown and some others into a lying portal, but they got away.
🟩**???:** Got away?
🟩**Ponoko:** Yes, Emperor, I won’t let that happen again.
🟩**Emperor:** Josh?
🟩**Josh (the fake Jay):** All is going according to plan.
🟩**Emperor:** Krulo?
🟩**Krulo:** He got away.
🟩**Emperor:** I knew I couldn’t trust you.
🟩**Hooded Jaw:** I made Stardown eat a Smartie!
🟩**Emperor:** Good! I will reward you greatly! Krulo, this was your last chance. Depart!
🟩**Krulo:** Can I keep my hammer?
🟩**Emperor:** No! Depart from me! Ponoko, I’m giving you another chance.
🟩**Ponoko:** Thank you!
🟩**Emperor:** I must return to my chamber. Make your report here at the same time in ten days. Do not fail me! Stardown will be mine!
**Thus ends the era.**

- 🟥 Chief Exploding Ship's whereabouts are unknown.
- 🟩 Golden Drake did not have a chance to use his strength to the fullest.
- 🟩 Luke and Arnold have not been forgotten.