It had been about a year since Golem had heard anything from any "bad guys." He had grown to life as he knew it before those several adventures. He had lost touch with everyone that he hung out with and had weird times with. Now he was hurtling, it seemed, towards graduation, which he was. Graduation was Monday night. But he still had one day left to hang with his school friends, now the only friends off the internet he had (for the aforementioned reason).

Wait, there was still Rhyk.

Anyway, Friday morning at 7:00, Golem was done getting ready for the day and sat by the tube in his room, waiting for school to come... As usual. Well, not as usual, because he had a pool party to attend! He just dressed himself casually, as he did not know how to swim. This would be the last day he'd be doing that, too.

He had to hide Rhyk behind his desk during the day, but when Golem was just hanging about in his room he would let Rhyk on. Funny how complex that robot was, it even liked the same TV shows.

Rhyk: ~hands a pinkie-nail sized device to Golem~ Here, take this. Put it somewhere safe that you can have it at all times.

Golem: ~looks at the device in his hand~ What is it?

Rhyk: You can contact me anywhere. I've been working on it while having to hide.

Golem: Where'd you get the parts for all this?

Rhyk: You wouldn't believe what your mother throws out.

Golem: Why would I need this?

Rhyk: Last time something happened, you had to make a mission to find a way out of VGF to contact someone. (Oh yeah, it's waterproof.)

Golem: Yeah, but nothing has happened in so long... Especially not anything from the usual suspects.

Rhyk: There's more than Team Rocket out there, you know. Especially with your rubber band pen as a beacon.

They had decided it was best to keep the TASTS with Golem for safe keeping wherever he went. Everyone thought it was a normal pen, and he even wrote with it.

Golem: ~sigh~ I don't think anything will happen like that again. Wouldn't they have stricken by now?

Rhyk: They're going to hit when you least suspect it. Be careful...

Golem: Well, if it makes you feel better, here... ~sticks device in watch, between band strapping the digital clock on and the digital clock itself~

Rhyk: ^_^

They watched TV until it was 7:30. Then Golem left and Rhyk retreated to his normal hideout.

Then Golem came home. It was about 4:30 when this happened, per usual. He had a few hours to get ready, then there was a goodbye mixer at school for the eigth graders at 7:00.

Come 6:40, he was out the door again. Rhyk just sat by recharging himself in the nearby wall outlet, shutting himself off to prevent his boredom chip from overloading. If only he could show himself.

Golem arrived on time. All his friends came soon after, one by one, greeting him by "Super Mario Freak" and the others by their nicknames. They joked together for the last time.

The previous last time Golem had with his friends, he didn't know it'd be forever. He still thought it would be forever.

Anyhow, pizza was to be there at about 8. He remembered stuffing a full slice in his mouth at a mixer once. Everything was cool, everything went great. Except for one thing. The short, skinny, brown-haired, and long-nosed Cordelia kept staring at him.

Cordelia was... Well, she was the one who made up the "Super Mario Freak" nickname. She'd poke fun at him, not in a bullyish way, but not in a "we're best buds" kinda way either. She was one of the few outside of Golem's group of friends that actually knew what he was like. Maybe she had a crush on him and she couldn't tell him, and now was the last chance. Maybe she tried to force herself to, but just couldn't. Gosh, he hoped this was not the situation.

Nick: 7:50! Yaaaayyyy! ^_^

Nick was full of energy. He was always hopping about because everyone was taller than him. He exhausted everyone he was around mentally, even Golem sometimes. He was used to doing the same to others.

Then something weird started happening halfway across the galaxy. A van flew out of nothingness labelled "Plumber People." Soon they were at Earth.

A van labelled "Pizza People" pulled up to the school. The attendants had no idea which pizza place they ordered from--it was usually just random out of the phone book, they were all pretty local. They paid up, then it only took one attendant to bring in all the pizza for these eighty-some students, assuming each had one or two slices. Anyway, the pizza came. But the van stayed outside.

As the hours pass, people begin leaving. Suddenly remembering he didn't have his slices of pizza, Golem rushes over to the table and finds, to his dismay, that all the pizza has been eaten. Worse, as he looks out the window, dark clouds are gathering in the night sky. Lightning flashes as a heavy storm breaks out. Unable to leave, he sits down in a corner to wait out the storm. Everyone else is picked up by their parents, until it's just Golem and Nick, and then, even he leaves. Friendless, hungry, and with only the cleaning crew for company, Goelm sits on a folding chair by the window to look out into the darkness.

*suddenly, outside, a giant 18-wheeler roars down out of the sky and lands with a thud on the road outside the Mixer. A giant figure climbs off, and reaches back to get a large, square, flat box. He lumbers up to the door...*

Golem: Gee, I guess this is it. I wonder what High School will be like? What if I can't fit in? Will I be able to make any friends? Gee...

*suddenly, there is a loud crash in the auditorium. Golem looks around to see the double-doors pushed down and a large shadowy figure with a big black beard emerging from the storm*

Voice: YOUR TIME HAS COME, GOLEM. IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO GO. COME WITH ME.

Golem: W-who are you?

*the giant of a figure steps into the light to reveal...*

Golem: DITTO?! O_o

Ditto: *shaking the rain off* Hi! Sorry about the door. ^_^0

Golem: What are YOU doing here?! And since when are you a bearded giant?

Ditto: Giant?? *looks down at self* Oh. Heh heh. ^_^0 I snuck a few mushrooms off the pizza one the way over, and I guess I put a super mushroom on it. *shrinks down to normal size* Oh yeah, that reminds me...

*reaches into coat and pulls out a box of pizza*

Ditto: I think I sat on it on the way over, but it should still be good. Made it for yeh meself, I did! Not ever'day yeh gradurate from Middle School, is it?

*Golem opens up the box to reveal a pizza with "Happy Graduation Golem" spelled out in pepperoni and mushrooms*

Ditto: In any case, ye can eat it on the way. We're behind schedule. We gotta pick up your stuff at your house so we can go pick up your supplies tomorrow.

Golem: Supplies for what?

Ditto: Why, Game Character School, o' course! Read your award letter.

*Golem finds a letter attatched to the pizza box. It has a wax seal on it with a picture of a fireball on it. He opens it up and reads:

"Dear Mr. Golem,

You have been accepted to DigiPen School of Partying and Adventuring. Enclosed is a list of supplies you will need. See you at the start of fall semester.

~Headmaster Moondo~"

Golem: Partying and Adventuring?

Ditto; Yup. Haven't ya ever made stuff happen, like go on crazy adventures or team up with weird characters that you couldn't explain?

Golem: Yeah...?

Ditto: You're an AC, Golem.

Golem: No! It can't be! There must be some mistake! Actually, *thinks* No, actually, that makes sense.

Ditto: Yup. That's why you always felt out of place in the world of regular mortals, yadda yadda. So, ya ready to go?

Golem: Sure! Oh wow! Partying and Adventuring school! This is gonna rock! *runs out and jumps into Ditto's semi parked next to the pizza truck*

Golem: And here I thought my educational future was gonna be boring! Will anyone else I know be there?

Ditto: Well, sure! All the other ACs, of course. Haven't you gotten any letters from them, either?

Golem: Uh uh. I haven't heard from anyone.

Ditto: Well that's really weird. You should have been getting letters all this time. I wonder what could have happened to them...?

~as the semi-truck rockets off to Golem's house to pick up Rhyk and all Golem's stuff, a mysterious figure steps out into the road in the middle of the rain. In shape, he looks remarkably like Golem, except he appears to be made entirely out of... water?

The sinister Water Golem climbs into the driver's seat of a van labelled 'PLUMBER PEOPLE' and flies off into the night sky in another direction...

Water Golem: [sinister]~teehee~[/sinister]


The Fish has returned. Well, I never actually left as I never was actually here in the first place. So I guess I can't really be returning then... But anyway, this is SMBHQ and VGF's TFF posting on my not often used ezBoard account(it's just too bad I can't change my username and am therefore stuck with no spaces or capatilization... and the username I want is already taken, anyway). I haven't deserted SMBHQ's OG Board, but this is seemingly the place with most of the classic and superb writers and OGs. And I didn't feel I could possibly miss out on all of this by not visiting and posting here.

And I do have a point to this probably-too-long message, and that is a question I have about posting here. The question is regarding a small problem I have, and that is that I don't think I've ever actually posted in any of the PG OGs(gasp). I do have a good deal of knowledge about the Party Goers series though(archiving and editing a lot of them will help one with that), particularly the earlier PGs that are archived here(PG 1-6, and some later PGs like 15). I'm just not sure about the official policy in newer people entering older ongoing storie series such as these. I would like to contribute to the series, but I don't want to feel like I'm intruding on a piece of work only shared by a few authors. So my actual question is(for an entire paragraph pertaining to one question, you would think I could add at least one question mark to it), would it be alright if I were to join in on the Party Goers OGs?

Ditto noticed how Golem knew him. The same was not true for himself, though, as he only knew about Golem from is boss. On the ride, Ditto hands Golem a small red computer.

Ditto: While we're on the way, you might as well calibrate this. It doesn't take very long.

Golem: A... Pokédex?

Ditto: Of sorts.

Golem: ~opens computer, on the left half is a screen, a control pad, and an A and B buttons, while the right half has eight white buttons at the top; a speaker is at the bottom of both sides~ Woah...

Computer: Hello! Welcome to AC Encyclopedia 6.0.
Calibrating... Subject identified as Super Mario Freak.

Golem: Eh? Super Mario Freak?

Computer: ...
...
...
Evolved from Golem. Alternate: Cat.

Golem: Whay...?

Then he remembered. Golem... or Super Mario Freak... whichever remembered about two years ago, when his future self told him:
"Don't make the same mistake I did...
Believe in yourself..."
So... Is that what the ACE meant?

Golem: Ummm... More data on "Cat."

Ditto: Sorry, but we're here. ^_^

Golem: I can do it later. ~puts ACE in pocket~

*Thumbing through his daily mail, Luigi stumbles upon a letter bearing the emblem of a fireball.*

Luigi: Stupid chain mail...

*Luigi tosses the letter in the nearest trash can, which turns to aim at him and fire thousands of letter of identical make at him.*

Luigi: AACKK! NOOOOO! I'll look, I'll look! *grabs a letter and tears the seal* Invited to Digipen... yadda yadda... Wisconsin... blah blah blah... come immediately for discount... etc.etc.etc.

*Luigi throws the letter away again. Trash can promptly scorches him with flames.*

Luigi: Just going to pack, sheesh...

***

Ditto: Golem, behind these doors are worlds you could never imagine...

Golem: I dare you I could!

Ditto: Worlds of magic, of technology, of... pork!

Golem: Ohhh...

*Luigi enters stage right with Banjo-esque backpack.*

Luigi: Howdy friends. I have come to enroll in this fine school of magic, technology, and pork!

Ditto: See? He gets it.

Golem: He overheard you while he was coming over.

Luigi: How should I find the main administration office of this establishment?

Ditto: Oh, it's across the campus, at the extreme other end.

Luigi: ???

Ditto: The administration doesn't encourage student visitors. You sign up in the cafeteria.

Luigi: Mm... cafeteria...

Ditto: Let me show you and Golem the way, then get back to work, eh?

***

~inside the cafeteria~

Ditto: Well then, you're on your own.

Golem: Waitaminute. I never knew you worked here. What do you teach?

Ditto: TEACH?! Don't be ridiculous! I'm Ditto McCloaker, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at DigiPen.

Golem: Oh, so you're the janitor?

Ditto: It's er... just my new summer job. Seeya at the Sorting! *Ditto dashes off.*

Golem: Poor guy...

Luigi: Ooh, look! Name tags! *picks up one that says "Luigi Harree Pitts "* Aw darnit. Who's the wise guy that figured THAT one out?

???: That would be me.

Luigi: O.O *turns slowly* Is that...

"PROFESSOR ELVIN GADD!"

E.Gadd: Hello there, m'boy!

Luigi: *stands shocked*

E.Gadd: *waves hand* Hello?

Luigi: Dr. Gadd! You work here?

E.Gadd: Heh, why not? A man of my intelligence can't waste it all on Gadd Science, Inc. and poltergeist catching, can he?

Luigi: No sir!

E.Gadd: Let's see then... What aobut Wyseguise, eh? You'd go over well with that group.

*Luigi turns to glance at them.*

Luigi: There must be some mistake...

E.Gadd: What?

Luigi: Those are all... all... SIDEKICKS!!!

E.Gadd: Yes, so?

Luigi: I'm not a sidekick! I HAVE sidekicks! Dozens of them! Why aren't I with those guys?! *points to another group*

E.Gadd: The Plungerheads? Sorry, youngin', but you weren't qualified.

Luigi: Yes I was!

E.Gadd: There is an advantage to the Wyseguise. I'm one of the Masters for that group.

Luigi: . . .

E.Gadd: Each master shall apprentice a student for the duration of the school year.

Luigi: . . .

E.Gadd: Maybe you'll get someone good, eh? There's always Luigi, or Yoshi, or Navi...

Luigi: . . .

E.Gadd: *sigh*

~At the M-M-M-S residence...~


Masa: With this Pendant o Power, we only need two more bef-

Dodo: MAIL CALL!

Same: gimme that! *tears it away* DigiPen school? Bah, sounds stupid. Who wants to go?

Mune: I'm on vacation still.

Masa: Treasure Hunting.

Mura: Working on the next world domination plot.

Same: Well -I- am still busy fixing Einsteins law of physics! Surely we can't send Dodo, he has a starring role in MMEDDP...

Masa: In that case send the new character, he needs some time in the shine... or something to that extent.

~~~~~~

DIGIPEN

Mario: Hello! It'sa me, Mario!

Golem: Wow! You work here!

Mario: Not-a really, I'm-a just-a here for the seminar!

Golem: Seminar on what?

Mario: The-a importance of putting-a direction on warp-a pipes!

Golem: Ah... I uh... see...

Narr. Newbie: Meanwhile, as Golem checks into the Plungerheads, another entry arrives for Ditto to greet and misdirect!

Ditto: Let's see... we're not EXACTLY sure whee you fit... what do you specialize in?

Gamehiker:Oh, you know... the usual. I do heroics, a little villainry, help out other heroes, but mainly...

Ditto: ... yeah?

Gamehiker: I specialize on comedy relief.

Ditto: So no Sidekick-Minions, no Heroes, no Villains... Hmm... I see, then you're instructor will be here to see you! So long! *runs out before he's seen*

~a small white little winged creature thing walks in~

Mog: Ah, you must be Gamehiker, Kupo!

Gamehiker: Uhh, yeah, you?

Mog: I am Mog, Kupo!

Gamehiker: Okay... Mogkupo, where do I go?

Mog: You go with me to the Looneyrans

Gamehiker:Sure, sure... lemme go get my towel first.

While checking out his ACE the night before, Golem hadn't thought about anything. He didn't even remember to turn on Rhyk, but for a second to tell him where he was off to and why. To this end, he also had never thought of an excuse to attend the school in Wisconsin, or how he would do it, with or without his parents' permission. In the meantime, Golem told his folks he was out with some friends.

Speaking of friends, one called Golem's house. Recognizing the name on the caller ID, his mother picked it up.

Mother: Hello, Nick?

Nick: Hi! Could I come over to see Greg?

Mother: Oh, no, sorry, he's out with some friends.

Nick: Oh... I forgot something there last time I came over. Can I just run by and pick it up?

Mother: Sure. Bye.

Nick: See ya!

Nick was there in five minutes. He shuffled through Greg's room... Ah, there it was. But reaching down for it, Nick caught sight of something out of the corner of his eye... He looked over and saw Greg standing perfectly still, wearing a black cap and a long white scarf. He didn't seem to be breathing, but he wasn't dead. He almost wasn't... organic. He poked him, wondering why he was here and not out with his other friends. This awoke him.

Rhyk: ~whispering~ Golem? What are you--hey, you aren't Golem!

Nick: Golem?!

Rhyk: ~whispering~ Shhhh!

Nick: Who's Golem?

Rhyk: My... Errr... Nick, you really shouldn't be here...

Nick: I'm not leaving until I know what you're up to, Greg...

Rhyk: Fine, fine. I'll slink out back. Meet me by the big tree at the block's end.

Nick: Good...

Minutes later...

Nick: ~looking around~ C'moooon, where are ya?

Rhyk: ~comes up behind Nick~ Right here! ^_^

Nick: WAH! Don't do that!

Rhyk: Sorry. ^_^; Erm, okay, this is going to be hard to explain...

Cordelia looked out her window from the house across the street.

Nick: Why?

Rhyk: Here. This'll get it done fast... ~he lifts up a few feet into the air, not too high, using the rockets in his feet~

Nick: Woah! Rocket boots!

Rhyk: ~sigh~ ~comes back down, shows Nick his hollowed out shoe~

Nick: That goes into your foot and your leg! O.o

Rhyk: ~sigh~ I have none.

Nick: ..........

Rhyk: I'm a robot. I can prove it in many other ways.

Nick: Awww, c'mon, you're pulling something.

Rhyk: Am I the type to do that?

Cordelia: ~walks up to the two~ No.

Rhyk: Err... Hi... Cordelia...

Cordelia: How do you know us?

Rhyk: Pictures.

Cordelia: ~sigh~ I hate to say this, but it looks like I'll need your help.

Rhyk: For what?!

Cordelia: Finding Super Mario Freak.

Nick: Why do you need to find him? We know he's with other friends.

Rhyk: Naw, he's not...

Cordelia: ~looks to Rhyk~ Ah-hah, even robots aren't perfect.

Rhyk: O.o;;;;;; Errm... Did I say that?!

Nick: Again, why do we need to find him?

Cordelia: He uh, wants us to come.

Nick: How should you know?

Cordelia: I live very close to the grandmother of Rick. Yesterday he called and told me to come. He must have misdialed and was talking about something only Rick would know. He was in a hurry, hung up. I checked, too, he indeed was at his grandmother's house.

Nick: Why didn't you tell Rick?

Cordelia: Errr... Ummm...

Rhyk: He's at Digipen.

Cordelia, Nick: ???

Rhyk: Greg/Golem/Super Mario Freak's in Wisconsin.

Cordelia: Come now. We must get the others, Rick, Cal, and Chris.

Nick: You SURE he said to come?! And why does Greg have a double? Who's Golem?

One afternoon, the mail arrives at the house of a certain Mr. T. Flying Fish. TFF casually walks outside to retrieve the mail, with a flying Dopefish floating beside him.

TFF: Hmm... it seems we've received an invitation to enroll in a certain Wisconsin school... named DigiPen School of Partying and Adventure... and more specifically, for the course on raiding post offices. I wonder why exactly we were chosen for that class.

Dope E. Fish: They probably gathered that from our many adventures in stealing people's mail.

TFF: Oh, yeah... I had forgotten about those...

Dope: So will we be going to check it out?

TFF: We might as well. We haven't really had anything to do lately, besides continously raid people's mailboxes.

Dope: Guess we're off to Wisconsin then.

Meanwhile, with our freshmen...

PA: ~in booming voice~ All freshmen, Plungerhead, Wyseguise, or otherwise, must report to Headmaster Moondo's office ay-sap. Ask those around you for directions. Thank you.

Golem, Gamehiker, and Luigi, the only ones there at the time, were soon in the office, being addressed by Moondo.

Golem remembered Luigi, but he knew that Luigi did not remember him.

Moondo: ~sitting at his desk, addressing the three standing up~ Ah, you three are the only ones here so far?

Golem: ~looking up to the ceiling~ Uh,...

Luigi: Yeah.

Gamehiker: Well, as far as we know.

Moondo: Golem, I believe we've met before.

That's right. Golem remembered Moondo being a major part of helping to save VGF a little over a year ago. They had mysteriously remembered each other on that occasion for reasons they could not figure out themselves.

Moondo: Golem, have you your Time And Space Travelling System?

Golem: ~nods~

Moondo: I'll need to have that.

Golem: Why? --Er-- I mean, sure. ~hands over pen~

Moondo: Also, don't tell the others about me. I wouldn't want anything to spoil the surprise.

Wasn't he already sorta spoiling it by mentioning it in front of the others?

Moondo: And Luigi, Gamehiker... Nice meeting you both. Do any of you know each other?

Golem had to look up to the ceiling and think again. Should he mention Luigi?

Luigi: No.

Gamehiker: Nope.

Golem: ~shake head "no"~

Moondo: Good, then this will be an equal experience for you three.
Now, for your first exercise before school is even in session...

*Luigi sits in his temporary dorm, scribbling away at a notebook.*

Luigi: Wyseguise, pah! Who wants to be in stupid Wyseguise? Plungerheads is the way to go for me, definitely. I mean, I've got a lightsaber, for cryin' out loud! What do they think I am, some Jedi-wannabe?!

Ditto: ~over intercom~ Yes.

Luigi: Stupid hidden dorm cameras...

Ditto: Hey! I installed those!

Luigi: Go figure. Looks like I need to practice my heroics, so that they HAVE to place me in Plungerhead. That's it! I'll go outside and cause some havoc, then save everyone from that havoc! HA HA HA!

Ditto: One way ticket to Firespikes* house.

Luigi: Darn. Can't be a villain...

*Le sigh*

Luigi: Let's see, then. Headmaster Moondo's exercise...

*Luigi takes a sheet of paper from a desk in the corner and reads it over a few times.*

Luigi: Hmm...

Just then, Golem's friends were lurking near the school...

Rick: Whose idea was this again?

Cordelia: Miiine!

Rick: Should'a figured.

Cal: Yeah, five people riding a single robot... Genius.

Cordelia: Got any better ideas?

Rhyk: ~two small platforms fold up into his lower torso~ That used up a lot o' my juice, too. ~wavers back and forth a few times~ Whoo! Looks like I need a new battery. ~takes out battery, installs it, all too quickly for the others to study what he does~

Nick: Whee! That was cool.

Cordelia: ~picks up key from necklace she was hiding in her shirt, puts it back~
Now to delve in and find Golem. ~steps forward a bit, then a metallic hand holds her back~ What's the big i--~sees what is behind her~ O.O

Robot ~about six feet tall~: SUBJECT: CESSI. CAPTURE-ALL-IN-GROUP.

Cordelia: Yeah, bolt bucket? ~swiftly kicks it in the legs, knocking it over~

Nick: ^_^ All right! ~jumps up with fist in air~

A net comes flying from seemingly nowhere, then sticks itself strongly to the ground, proving inescapable for the seven. The robot that was knocked over stands up. Another one walks in from the direction of the net and observes the prisoners.

Robot 1: SHYEAH-10-42-03.

Robot 2: W00T. I-AM-THE-ULTIMATE-PLUMBER-PERSON.

Robot 1, Robot 2: ~high five~

Golem: Geez. What a way to run a school. Whoever's in charge o' this place must really not know what he's doing.

*they walk into the cafeteria and see plates stacked way up to the ceiling, teetering precariously*

Golem and Luigi:

*a short man with a wisp of wavy white hair walks in*

Prof. Gadd: Fear not, young ones! For I have invented a device that will wash dishes automatically and leave them in sparkling condition!

Luigi: It's been done. It's called a Dishwa-

Gadd: ...I call it, the Gadd-Dish-Reuse-Instigation-Plate-Processor, or G-DRIPP for short! *holds up insanely complicated device that looked like a cuckoo clock on a hose*

Golem: o_o0 Uh, thanks, but maybe we're better of with-

Luigi: COOL! *grabs it and begins spraying water everywhere, and the hose picks him up and he flies all around on it til he comes down*

Announcement Box: Will all in-coming students please report to the Cafeteria stage for the Sorting Party.

Luigi: *coming down* WHEEE! I wanna do that again!

Golem: C'mon, we better get going!

*at the stage, all sorts of folk are lined up*

Golem: What's the Sorting Party?

Ditto: Here at DigiPen, there are four dorms, see? Plungerhead, Royalcrown, Wyseguise, and Shellcreeper. Students are put into each one based on character, and each dorm trains it's students to fit in a certain place in video games.

Announer: Next! Mr. Gamehiker, come up here please... Where is he?

Gamehiker: You'll never take me aliiiive! Wee hee hee! I'm building my OWN HOUSE! *runs off*

Moondo: Hey, you can't do that! Come back here! *runs off after him, but loses him in three seconds*

Announer: o_O Well, okay... next up is Mr. Golem!

Golem: What do I do?

Announcer: Just fill out this 300 page Personal Interest Inventory Survey. It should take about 3 hours.

Golem: *gasp!*

Announcer: Or put on this magical cap. *pulls out an old, worn red cap. Suddenly, it begins singing*

Cap: About twenty years or more
When I was still brand new
Games needed characters to fill them
But the greats were rare and few

So a great man started up a school
To train characters to be,
In different roles in many games
That's why there's DigiPen, you see!

And for a while the school was run
By great characters of the past
Who trained students for different roles
But could this system last?

So the greatest character of them all
Whipped me off his head
And put brains in me to sort you out
So others could teach you all instead!

In Plungerhead they plunge ahead
For they're meant to be heroes you know
So if you're best at adventure-y stuff
It's Plungerhead you go!

Perhaps the dorm of Wyseguise
For sidekicks and inventors
For puzzle-lovers who aim to please
Is where you'll find your mentors.

Perhaps in the hosue of Royalcrown
If you're of royal mettle
Sim-lovers like to rule other's lives
So with this group they settle.

And finally if you are one
Who likes war and strategy
The ambitious old Shellcreeper dorm
Is where you're meant to be!

So if you're prepared to take your place
Cheered on by gaming fans
I'll sort you out if you put me on
And leave luck in Heaven's hands!

Golem: Holy moley! Well, um... Okay...?

~Golem hesitantly steps up and puts the cap on his head. He wondered... which of those would he be? He didn't think of himself as any of those... Could there have been a mistake?~

Cap: *whispering* Hmm... Tricky... who's your favorite game character?

Golem: Uh...

Cap: Oh, no, wait, I see it. You belong in PLUNGERHEAD!

Golem: O_o

Ditto: Ooh! Congratulations!

Golem: I'm in PLUNGERHEAD? B-but, the pamphet says those are the ones most likely to die!

Ditto: Eh, don't sweat it. You'll be fine. You're in good company. They all turn out to be heroes n' stuff. Now then, to get to your dorm, go outside, and turn left. You'll come upon a pipe sticking out of the ground. Crawl in, and it'll take you to Plungerhead dorm.

Announcer: Next... Mr. Of the Pipes!

Luigi: I ain't wearin' that thing! It's nasty!

Announcer: Then please fill out these forms.

Luigi: *takes them and goes into another room, and comes out a second later* Done!

Announcer: O_o Okay... well, according to your scores in the Data-Max machine, you're best suited for... WYSEGUISE!

Luigi: Awe! I wanna second opinion!

Announcer: *points at the filthy old hat*

Luigi: Err... I concede to your wisdom. Fiddle dee dee, it's Wyseguise for me! *whistles and walks away, following Golem*

Ditto: Uh, Wyseguise dorm is out and to the right. *points*

Luigi: Darn.

Next...

~Golem goes outside, more confused than ever, walks into a little bit of forest til he comes to a pipe sticking out of the ground, he crawls in, and emerges in a little clearing. An little cottage sits in front of him, with a giant pipe stiking out of the top, and pipes stacked up over by the side. A sign over the porch says

~THE PIPE PAD~

-Plungerhead Dorm-

Golem: Whoa. o_O *goes inside*

~inside is a cozy little kitchen. Several other guys sit around the table, including a kid just over infant-size wearing a red cap~

Kid: Hey! Welcome to Plungerhead!

Golem: Hi! Who are you?

Kid: Baby... er... Mario. Just Mario. You?

Golem: Golem. Did you say Mario?

Mario: Yup. What a coincidence, eh?

Golem: I'll say. So, who's in charge of this place?

Mario: Professor Luigi. He's one of the teachers here, and head of DigiPen. Actually, he's just standing in. The usual head's out this year.

Golem: Oooh.

Mario: The beds are in the next room, if you wanna get unpacked.

Golem: OK. *goes into the next room, to see it's filled with a bunch of bunk-beds. On the walls are portraits of Sonic the Hedgehog, Link, Samus, Crono, and all sorts of famous game heroes* Wiggy.

~Meanwhile...~

Luigi: Stupid Survey. Hmph. Geez, I wonder what kind of dump we get stuck in-

*turns the corner and suddenly sees a large, dark, scary old mansion sitting on a hill. A broken wagon is outside, and crows in the trees exchange glances*

~Ghostly Gallery~
-Wyseguise Dorm-

Luigi: O_o *steps up and tries the door, but finds it locked*

Voice: You can't get in that way! You have to go in the secret entrance!

Luigi: Who's there?

*turns around to see Prof. Gadd standing near a tiny shack*

Gadd: I'm Professor Gadd, head of Wyseguise house! To keep the dorms safe from invaders (and each other...) they all have secret entrances! The way in there is through this tiny, unassuming cabin!

Luigi: That's... brilliant!

Gadd: Well, that's what we specialize in here at Wyseguise. Won't you come in?

*Luigi goes in to find a secret underground hallway full of statues of angels. A ladder leads up into the multi-roomed mansion, fully furnished, and a little creepy*

Gadd: Here's your private bedroom. *opens up door to reveal a large, expansive, and richly furnished bedroom*

Luigi: I get my own room? O_O

Gadd: Yes, well. It's funny, but everyone in Wyseguise tends to spend all their time by themselves thinking up all sorts of wild ideas, so we figured it's best to give 'em all their own room.

Luigi: This... place... ROCKS! *eyes well up with tears*

Gadd: We're proud of it, yes.

Luigi: So, who else rooms in this place?

Gadd: Oh, no one yet. You're the only one so far, so til others show up, it's all yours.

Luigi: SHYES!

Gadd: Well... aside from the GHOSTS.

Luigi: O_O0 D-did you say g-g-GHOSTS?!

Gadd: Yes, well. They're mostly harmless...

Luigi: Y-you couldn't get RID of them?!

Gadd: We felt it would stimulate student's creativity if we left 'em there, and let you figure out your own way to deal with 'em. Neccessity is the mother of invention! Well, go ahead and unpack, and get some sleep! Tomorrow's your first day!

Luigi: *loosk around* O_o0

*a nearby suit of armor giggles*
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BWEEP! BWEEP!

Golem: Huh?

~Mario rushed to the source of the sound, a computer by a window. A map was on its monitor.~

Golem: What is it?

Mario: Some robots just outside of campus. We get that a lot. They're usually harmless, but these are unidentified. We should probably check it out with Luigi.
...On second thought, the Headmaster and Luigi are probably on it.

Golem: Ah...
Hum...
Anyhow...
Is that program on the computer a school provided thing, or...?

Mario: Mmm?
Oh, no, the wyseguise and shellcreapers worked on it together last year. Heroes can't just wait for stuff to come on the news, you know. ^_^

Golem: So...
Yeah.
What do you usually do for fun around here?

Mario: Immerse ourselves in heroics!

~Mario gestured to a room to the right of the entrance. Golem walked in and looked around as he saw books, comic books, videos, DVDs, and--best of all--video games!~

Golem: Woah! Where do you get the money for this?

Mario: Herm. Never really thought about that part.

~Elsewhere, Moondo and Luigi stumble upon robots six feet tall resembling humans, only that they have a shining silver color on them. In a net getting tied up for transportation are Cessi and the rest.~

Robot 1: LUIGI! ~points to Luigi~ YOU-SHALL-NOT-DEFEAT-US-THIS-TIME. YOU-HAVE-NO-HELP-HERE.

Luigi: Wanna bet?!

Robot 2: ~gargle~! ~points to Moondo~ SOMEONE-HAS-SUCCEEDED-VORPAL. YOU-CANNOT-DISBAND-US!

Moondo: HuH?

Robot 1: WE-HAVE-NO-TIME-FOR-YOU-NOW. WE-SHALL-LEAVE-THE-ANNHILATION-OF-YOU-FOR-LATER! AH-AH-AH!

~Robots 1 and 2 fire up rockets in feet and blast away with Cessi and company in tow~

Luigi: They've got Cessi! Come on, let's follow them!

Moondo: Who's... "Cessi"?

Luigi: What are you talking about?! We've got to go, NOW!

Moondo: Ummm... Leave a trail of breadcrumbs behind you, I think we should have the plungerheads on this one.

Luigi: Right! ~bolts off after the robots~

Moondo: Cessi...?
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*Luigi dozes atop the covers of his bed.*

Luigi: Mm... Sweet Valley Grape...

*Without warning, Luigi levitates into the air. He rouses only slightly to hold out a cross, and drifts back to the bed.*

Ghost: Aw darnit... *is ripped apart in flashes of brimstone*

*Luigi grabs a can of air freshener on the bed table and sprays it in the air.*

~~~

-Other side of the two-way mirror-

Gadd: Too simple... He could do better... I reckon not much could compare with the old Poltergust 3000, but... Here's to hoping... *pushes a lever and another ghost is released into the room*

~~~

Luigi: Mm... Sweet Valley Orange...

*The suit of armor rolls toward the bed, lifts the mace in its gauntlets...*

Luigi: Alright, that does it... *reaches under the bed and pulls out a giant tan strip of paper*

Ghost: *flips back the helmet of the armor* What in blazes?

Luigi: You know that sticky paper that people hang in their garages to catch flies on? It's the same thing... ONLY FOR GHOSTS!!! I was gonna give you the rest of the night and not use them until morning, BUT YOU HAVE PUSHED ME TOO FAR!!!

*Luigi swings the paper at the armor. It phases through the metal equipment and comes out the other side, a pasty white ball with two beady yellow eyes stuck to it. Luigi rolls it up and puts it back under the bed.*

Luigi: Any other comers?!

*All spectral sounds stop.*

Luigi: Good. The Ghacky Paper still goes up in the morning.

Soon, all the students were sorted and the next evening the Press Start Feast began. The feast always started out the school year.

Moodo: Thank you, thank you. I have a few announcements: *fumbles with glasses to read announcements*

Golem: *sitting at Plungerhead table* Whats Vorpal doing at the teacher's table?

Mario: Oh, Professor Vorpal is the head of Shellcreeper House. He's the Sims teacher, but it's the Evil Bosses he fancies.

Golem: Evil Bosses?

Mario: Yeah, Tatics Against the Evil Bosses. Vorpal's tried for that teaching job, but apparently someone else got the job.

Moondo: Professor Luigi is out on assignment, while he's gone, Professor Yoshi will be temporary head of Plungerheads.

Golem: And what is Metal Mario doing in Peach's dress?

Mario: Professor Metal Mario is head of Royalcrowns.... don't ask me about the dress...

Moondo: All students shall stay inside at night. No wondering about or any of that.

Golem: Wow... there are so many people here. I didn't realize there were this many attending school.

Mario: Its about the only school you're almost guaranteed a job in the gaming business afterward.

Moondo: So, why don't we get this party started?

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Luigi: I sure hope nothing eats these bread crumbs I'm leaving... That wouldn't be very good...

Luigi encountered the van. Good, it had not left. He snuck up from behind the van. The old man inside noticed who was about to bust in, however, using a computer he had. Just as Luigi was about to have at the back doors, a white semi-sphere with translucent blotches in it erected itself around the van. He pressed his right hand up against it, but he was pushed backwards a little--any more pressure and he would have fallen to the ground, he was sure of it. He looked at his hand, then sniffed it. Mayonnaise.

*TWACK!*

Golem: Hey! *Was hit in the face with a spoonfull of jello salad*

From the Shellcreeper tables, a yoshi is cackling quite wickedly. In an ameture way.

Yoshi Manfoy: Ha ha! That was a real side-splitter, eh, henchmen?

Fuzz: Yeah, boss! Ya really sock it to him, boss!

Tyrkle: Yeah! He he! He he!

Golem: Who are they?

Mario: Oh. . . that's Yoshi Manfoy, and his henchmen, Fuzz and Tyrkle. They're the Annoying Dudes that appear every so often to rough you up.

Moondo: Yoshi is the son of Bob, who is a chairman at Nintendo of America, so he thinks he can get away with anything.

Golem: So. . . what, he just picks on people?

Mario: He beats people up for arcade money, pushes them into the mud on schoolgrounds, runs an underground drug ring, and some people say he once rang the headmaster's doorbell and ran away.

Moondo: Really? I just heard he though he could get away with anything.

Luigi: And so I said to the Wiggler, "Is that a flower wig or did you put some fertilizer on your head?!" HAHAHAHA!!!

E.Gadd: . . .

Luigi: Bah, I thought it was funny.

E.Gadd: Of course you did. *scans up and down the empty Wyseguise table*

Luigi: Is it always this lonely?

E.Gadd: Oh, of course! Anyone can be a hero or a villain or a damsel, but it takes a rare breed to make a sidekick. We aren't dime-a-dozen characters, y'know.

Luigi: Really? I would've thought...

E.Gadd: Course, when students show up late in the semester, they always get thrown into Wyseguise due to our minute numbers, and promptly fail because they just dont' have what it takes to keep up with the rest of us...
Eh, never you mind. Got any exciting inventions on the way?

Luigi: Well... uh... I made tacky paper for all those ghosts in the mansion?

E.Gadd: TACKY paper?

Luigi: Well... uh... I call it ghacky paper. You know, ghost and tacky...

E.Gadd: GHACKY paper?

Luigi: Please don't fail me Professor Gadd! I wanna move on to Plungerheads next year! *sob*

E.Gadd: You might want to leave that last part out when mid-terms are discussed.

Luigi: Good point...

*later, Golem walks into his first class, Sims*

Golem: They say this is the hardest class of all. I hope the teacher's nice.

*Professor Vorpal walks in*

Golem: *gulp*

His hair was greasy and spiky, and his fathomless eyes were covered with sunglasses. Like the other teachers, he had the gift of speaking so that he held everyone's attention, even though he barely spoke above a whisper.

Vorpal: *shouting* OH SHUT UP, DITTO! DON'T TELL ME HOW TO RUN MY CLASS!

Ditto: Eep! You're on your own, kids. *runs*

Vorpal: So, Mr. Golem, our latest... celebrity. What do you get when you mix Fire Flowers with Super Mushrooms?

Golem: Uh...

Vorpal: What is the difference between Magic Mushrooms and Super Mushrooms?

Golem: Huh?

Vorpal: How would I defeat Baron Von Blubba at the end of Bubble Bobble?

Golem: I have no idea. o_o

Vorpal: HA! Baron Von Blubba isn't AT the end of Bubble Bobble, and there IS no difference between Magic Mushrooms and Super Mushrooms!

Golem: What do you get when you mix the Mushroom and Fire Flower?

Vorpal: Uh... SILENCE! Now, this is Sims class. You may not know what this has to do with video games, since there is no silly platform-hopping, sword-swinging, or spell-chanting. But I will teach you how to raise civilizations... achieve worship... and even parcel out death.

Golem: Will we get to meet Doshin the Giant?

Vorpal: Why do they always ask that?

Ditto: *peeks his head in through the window* Hey, Golem, whatever you do, don't go looking for that Game Master's Stone! Oops! Shouldn't have said that! Bye! *head pulls out of window*

*Professor Old Man From Zelda runs in*

Professor Old Man From Zelda: The Closet of Secrets has been... reopened!

*everyone screams*

~Princess Peach speaks over the intercom~

Peach: Everyone stay calm. The world's most dangerous psychopathic killer has just escaped from prison and we believe he's coming here to kill you all.

*everyone screams*

~Toad walks in~

Toad: The Trigamer Tournament is being held this year.

*everyone looks at him*

Toad: And... um... You're all going to die from that, too.

*everyone screams*

Golem: Man, schoolyear sure does pick up fast. @_@

~Delivery guy opens the door~

Delivery Guy: Anybody Order a Phoenix?

Phoenix: Rawk!

Student 1: Right here!
Oh, geez, I don't think that will fit in my locker.

Later that day...

Golem: ~walks inside the Plungerhead house, closes door, sets bookbag on the floor near a table~

...and...

Luigi: ~(inside the Wyseguise house) rests bookbag, sits down~ The day is over...

...and...

Moondo: ~sits down at his desk~ ~thinking~ Where could you be, Luigi? It's been almost a day since you started following those robots...

...finally...

Old Man: ~looking at a computer monitor~ If I remember correctly... THIS is how you break into the security system from a remote source, right? ~turns to Luigi, who is bound to a table~

Meanwhile, back at Digipen...

ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! APOCALYPSE LOCKDOWN! ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! APOCALYPSE LOCKDOWN! ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! APOCALYPSE LOCKDOWN! ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! APOCALYPSE LOCKDOWN!

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ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! SECURITY BREACH LOCKDOWN! ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! SECURITY BREACH LOCKDOWN! ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! SECURITY BREACH LOCKDOWN! ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! SECURITY BREACH LOCKDOWN!

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ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! HEADMASTER LOCKDOWN! ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! HEADMASTER LOCKDOWN! ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! HEADMASTER LOCKDOWN! ALERT! ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! HEADMASTER LOCKDOWN!

Golem: What's this crazy stuff about?!

Mario: This has happened before, just like this...

...back to...

Luigi: When?

Gadd: According to the school records, this school had a similar lockdown when a fellow named Arab Dude and those he made an alliance with activated the Ultimate Annhilator, a machine to wipe out mankind. It was stopped by... Why, I believe one of them is a freshman here... Can't recall who...

...with Golem...

Mario: ...But I've never been around when this school has had a security breach or a headmaster lockdown. And I'm pretty sure the Headmaster would have told us on the PA by now about this. Something's up.

Golem: Maybe we can escape! We can do anything if we just pool our Party Energy! C'mon, concentrate!

Mario: Wha?

Golem: It's your... Oh, I can't describe it! Just focus.

Mario: Ummm... Sure...

....

......

........

Golem: HuH?

Mario: What?

Golem: Nothing's happening! Nothing's different!

Mario: ~to self~ "Party energy"?

Golem: And... I don't feel any different, either! Why isn't it working?!

...with the Old Man...

Old Man: And I've timed it just so he's got none of that Party stuff. Isn't this going just great?

...with Luigi...

Luigi: Looks like it's time to take drastic action, Professor. We gotta get outta here and...

E.Gadd: Don't you know what lockdown MEANS, sonny? The doors are sealed shut.

Luigi: But we don't USE the doors.

E.Gadd: Ah, yes, well... *pulls out the candlestick behind him, dropping them into an underground shaft* Light this for me, would'ja?

*Luigi sparks a tiny flame at the tip of his finger and holds it to the candle's wick. E.Gadd turns and reads some inscriptions on the wall.*

Luigi: What's this? Looks like a map around the grounds, but at the same time...

E.Gadd: Heh heh, it's upside-down and reversed. Confuses the best of them.

Luigi: Ah.

E.Gadd: Alright... we can get straight to the headmaster's office by going left.

*Luigi starts walking to his left. E.Gadd sticks out a short leg and trips him.*

Luigi: OWCH! WHAT THE--?!

E.Gadd: I said, go LEFT.

Luigi: Oh, right... reversed... *stands up and goes right. E.Gadd trips him again.* OWCH!!!

E.Gadd: My mistake! I was already flipping it mentally when I told you the directions. Heh heh...

Luigi: -_-0 *stands up and goes left. E.Gadd trips him again.*

E.Gadd: Wait, hang on... maybe I...

Luigi: This could be awhile...

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Moondo: Apocalypse lockdown... All exits leading out blocked and outside walls reinforced. Security breach lockdown... All hidden passages cut off at their source. The Wyseguise passage needs to be fixed, it keeps closing a few minutes after the actual lockdown...
Then, the best. Headmaster lockdown. Headmaster's office is shut off from everyone else in every possible way.
Now as fun as working on papers would be...

~unlocks drawer, opens it, looks at gadgets inside~

*SEVERAL minutes later*

Luigi: *bruised and broken* For the lovva, let me read it!

*E.Gadd steps aside to allow Luigi view of the map.*

Luigi: Left. It says left.

E.Gadd: Are you sure?

Luigi: Now's not the time to be second guessing! Let's go!

*They dash through the tunnel, then skid to a stop and go back to the map.*

E.Gadd: Now's not the time to be second guessing, eh?

Luigi: Right...

*They head right through the tunnels, until they finally arrive at a door proclaiming it to be "Elevator to Moondo's office" E.Gadd steps up, flips up the panel with the buttons on it and presses a concealed third button.*

Elevator: We're sorry. This elevator has been detected by administration and subsequently shut down. If you keep this up, Professor Gadd, you can and will be forced to resign. You have been warned.

E.Gadd: Heh... they don't take very kindly to all the access I've given myself around here ^_^0

*Luigi nods and whips his lightsaber off of his belt. A silver shaft of light emits from the end as he hits the switch, which is promptly shoved into the crevice between the two elevator doors.*

E.Gadd: Looks like you've got everything under control, then. I'll head back to the dormitories and see if Moondo's given us any news yet. *walks away*

~Later~

*E.Gadd walks through the Luigi-shaped hole in the door and peers up the elevator shaft.*

E.Gadd: LUIGI!

Luigi: What? *Luigi loses his grip on the shaft walls and comes tumbling down. E.Gadd narrowly slips out the doors.*

E.Gadd: I can't get back in! The trapdoor's locked! Blasted Moondo's finding EVERYTHING!

Luigi: Huh... *grabs sides of the shaft again*

Luigi: ~echo from the shaft~ Just why did we need to come down here if there is a lockdown? Isn't that for the purpose that we DON'T do this?

Gadd: Hmmmm... >.O ...My boy, I had a good explanation, but... Herm...

Golem: Wait, I understand now.. isn't Professor Vorpal out to get me?

Mario: Why would Professor Vorpal be out to get you?

Golem: Because he hates me. You didn't see the way he treated me in the Sims class. He called me a celebrity! I'm not famous.

Mario: That's right. You aren't. So what are you worried about?

Golem: *shrugs* Something just seems wrong, that's all. But anyway, we need to find an activity that will allow us to focus our party energy. What is the big inter-house gaming event?

Mario: Well..

Golem: Because whatever it is, the winning team can throw a party! And naturally, with the unfair bias in our favor, we'll win!

Mario: Good point.

Ditto: That's usually how it works.

Golem: Huh? How did you get here? And do you know what happened the last time there was a Headmaster Lockdown?

Ditto: ..Though with the lockdown, it's safe to say that the gaming event is cancelled.

Golem: What? But aren't I supposed to prove what a natural I am?

Ditto: Uh...

-*-

In the Royalcrown dorms..

Sapphire: This lockdown stuff is quite disturbing. I think I'm going to go to the schools database listings and find out what I can about the last time this happened, so i can subtly save the day from behind the scenes, plus take points away from other students in the process. A prefect's work is never done... c_c

Professor Peach: Yes.. though the database system is temporarily disabled.

Sapphire: Darn. Oh well, not that I mind actually reading and the dusty old Library that's been so convienently hidden away...

~Plungerhead House~

Golem: Well, then, if we can't compete in the usual competition, I say we have one right here, right now! *Golem walks to the closet and opens it up, then starts scrummaging around for some board games*

~Moondo's Office~

Moondo: Come on Luigi... where are you?

*A shaft of light shoots up from the corner opposite of Moondo's desk. It begins to cut around in a circle.*

Moondo: Cutting sword made of light! I knew I was missing a lockdown! *runs around the office frantically until he stumbles on a book* "Vision of the Future"... hmm... *skims through* Cortosis ore... shuts down any lightsaber with a... something circuit... Must find cortosis ore!

~Elevator shaft~

*Luigi, feet spread to hold the edges of the shaft, continues cutitng. E.Gadd clings to his back, waiting.*

Luigi: Almost... through. I can feel it now.

*The circular cut falls away. Luigi peeks up into Moondo's office.*

Moondo: Hee yah! *smacks Luigi over the head with a blackish ore. It shatters, knocking him out. He and E.Gadd tumble down the shaft* No terrorists are gonna get me! Oh... wait... That's the new student and Gadd -_-

~Van~

Old Man: So... The only way to get rid o' her is to not--~window on computer pops up~ What? The headmaster lockdown has been broken through?
Well... what can we do about this...?

~Headmaster's Office~

Moondo: ~throws down rope ladder~ Here! Now carry 'im up!

Gadd: ~Er-HM...~

Golem ruffles through the closet for a board game.

Golem: Hmmm...Game of Life...Monopoly...Chess....OOO! The Simpsons Clue! Didn't know they had that. Let's play a classic: Battleship!

Mario: Yeah!

GORE-ILLA: Sounds like lots of fun!

Golem: I don't remember seeing you before.

GORE-ILLA: First day, actually. I got warped to this message board from VGF recently after fighting you.

Golem: ?????

GORE-ILLA: It's a long story. A group of OGers including me were on a quest to recover Yami Yoshi's stolen cheesecake from Lupus The Turk. There were lots of twists and turns, but eventually, we assembled an OG Army to battle Lupus after he became a Cheese God, but then he had an army of his own: you guys from The Gamehikers Boards! We were driven into hiding for seven years, when you discovered and attacked us. A combination of our attacks flung me into this dimension, where in enrolled in DigiPen to find the real you.
The details can be found at www.vgf.com/cgi-bi/ubb/ub...000076;P=7

Golem: But I've never seen you before!

GORE-ILLA: Yes. It must have been the future version of you.
That's why I must warn you: Beware Lupus! I'll go now.

Golem: You can't! The school's having a lockdown, and we need people to compete in our party game tournament!

GORE-ILLA: I have a better idea. (puts Battleship away and pulls out a Gamecube.) Let's play the King of Party Games: Mario Party 4! I'll be DK!

Mario: Dibs on Mario!

Golem: Fine, I'll be Luigi.

Toad: (on video game) Let's party!

*Elsewhere at the elevator shaft...*

Luigi of The Pipes and E. Gadd climb the ladder to Moondo's office.

LoTP: (rubbing his head.) Okay, Moondo. we've got questions, and you've got answers.

Luigi: First off, why the lockdown?

Gadd: Uh, son, I don't think...

Moondo: I didn't do this. Why would I place a lockdown on myself?! ~starts looking through top drawer of desk~

Luigi: Okay, that makes sense. You must be able to tell us where to un-lockdown the place, right?

Moondo: Yes, yes! With that beam sword of yours, we'll be able to make it out of here. ~quickly shuts drawer and shoves hand inside jacket, placing shoulder firmly against it~ Just slice down that door ~takes hand out of jacket, points to door facing the front of his desk~ and we'll be in the main hall, where we make a left and head straight outside, with the help of your beam sword. But we should be careful, as anyone who has access to lockdown the school probably has access to the security systems.

Luigi: Why would you worry about that?

Gadd: Son, we have lockdowns with steel a few inches thick. I'm pretty sure the security must be just as well souped-up.

Luigi: Hm, right. ~starts cutting through door~

~Plungerhead House~

Golem: Wait... ANOTHER Cheese God at VGF? Wouldn't happen to be related to a fellow named Dentu, would he?

GORE-ILLA: Who? I don't think so... But don't worry about it now.

~Van~

Old Man: ~reading from computer screen~ Headmaster lockdown breached?!
~thinking~ I'll leave Moondo alone for now. It doesn't matter how far he gets, he can never enter the Plungerhead house. ~takes out rubber band pen~ And when I find a way to get rid of Cessi, I'll be done here.

Cordelia: ~kicks van doors open~

Rick, Cal, Nick: How...?!

Cordelia: Now! You can let us go, or I can do that thing where you get hurt!

Old Man: Get her!

~Human-shaped robots hug Cordelia, but not before she gets outside. In the confusion, Nick manages to shove over and destroy Old Man's computer. Rick, Cal, Nick, and Rhyk hop out of the van. Rhyk places a heavy metal kick on the robots hugging Cordelia, hitting her slightly in the process, but seriously damaging the robots, too.~

Cal: And all this time I thought we would just be scenery.

Old Man: NO! And I had it this time, too! ~clicks rubber band pen, which opens up into a newsstand~

Cordelia, Rick, Cal, Nick: What the--?!

Rhyk: HEY! ~bolts in front of the door~

Old Man: Yes?

Rhyk: You better put this thing back into pen form and give it back to him right now!

Old Man: Eh?

Rhyk: You know what I mean!

Old Man: You have an ACEncyclopedia, use it. Besides, I haven't time to waste, you know. Not getting any younger.

Rhyk:

Old Man: ~takes out tazer, readies to fry Rhyk's circuits with it~

Rhyk: ~trips Old Man, catches him in a tight grip as he drops the tazer~ Guys, go see if he has any nets like the ones those robots used on us.

*Luigi kicks the door in, peers out into the hall, then rolls forward on his shoulder and flicks a stream of flames into the security cameras, blinding them. He quickly races left, E.Gadd and Moondo following.*

Luigi: Told you I was fit for Plungerheads! You'd never see a sidekick doing this!

E.Gadd: Actually...

*Luigi rams into the door full force with his lightsaber, ripping at the hinges. The door caves in, and the trio race out into the lawn, then pause for a breath.*

Luigi: What kind of security systems?

Moondo: Well... There's the sentry guns...

Luigi: Guns?

Moondo: And the laminatium-armored robots...

Luigi: Robots?

Moondo: And the giant meteors that can be periodically pulled down...

Luigi: Meteors?

Moondo: And the...

Luigi: Never mind, I get it.
RUN LIKE HECK!!!

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