~Meanwhile, at Peach's Castle~
(While Mario & Tari got in their personal adventrure, some knocking on the door is heard)
SMG4: Hey Meggy, can you answer that?
(Meggy then opens the door, & on it, the Purple Guy, who he helped during the war, came in the castle)
PG: Hey there Meggy, is SMG4 here?
Meggy: Yeah, he's at his computer, probably searching for memes.
PG: Good, because there's something that I can talk about.
Meggy: What about it?
PG: It had something to do about your friend, Lo.
~TASCORP Arena~
Lo: What's going on here???
Lucks: Well, it ain't be what it seems. We are here to help you after all. My name is Lucks, & we're here to know more about yourselves & your abilities...
Zel: I think we should get out of here. RIGHT NOW!
Belle: Please blond one, listen to Lucks. We're not here to hurt you. (Notices Lo stutter a bit) Ughh...
Lucks: That's for getting you all OUT of the game. & it worked, did it not?
Lo: Guys, it seems nice & all, but lets bail, ok?
Theo: Bye final boss! We'll be back to kill you later! ;)
(Guards then block Lo & Kel's way. Suddenly, on his vision, a purple-pinkish sprite leads them to slide under)
Lo: I think something tells me we need to SLIDE!
(both slid under the guards, which puzzles both of them)
Zel: Wow, how did you know that might happen?
Lo: To be honest, I got no idea.
(The two then hid into a nearby streaming hub dubbed The Hive across the street)
Lo: Whew. That was close. (Notices someone coming out of the cubicle) Hmm?
???: Okay. Imma just- (sees the two) WOAH! Who are you two?
Zel: Excuse me, but I'm Zel & thats my roomie Lo.
Lamar: Well, I'm Lamar & I'm from a squad named MD-5.
Lo: What's your motive?
(For a short while, he then tells their motive, appearing to gather interest. But then, it looked like the guards are here already)
Lamar: Yo, what's going on?
Lo: Uh oh. Looks like Belle has gotten to our friend.
Lamar: Imm'a head out. Come to the side of this building for a pickup, ok?
Zel: See you at 5!
Belle: No one's gonna be able to hear you. These pods all have sound cancelling tech instal- (gets double hit by his coconut & a coffee cup) OW!
Lo/Theo: BULLSEYE!
Belle: GODDAMMIT! GET THEM! (goes to find Tari)
Lo: Run?
Zel: Run!
(The guards then came into an empty room with Elder Tomato on the chair when Theo air strikes them)
Zel: NOW, LO!
(Lo then notices the sprite to push some boxes, & proceeds doing so. It then falls onto the guards which Ko's them immediately)
Theo: Nice strategy here, Lo.
Lo: I know right!
(Belle: How did 2 men lose a child & a couple?! FIND THEM!)
Theo: Yeesh. She really ships you two.
Lamar: Please shut up.
Theo: Who are you?
Lo: Theo, this is Lamar, & he's gonna help us get her.
Theo: Whatever you say, dude!
Lamar: Wanna hop in my ride? It can catch up on time.
Zel: (opens the door only to find) Is that a body pillow?
Lamar: Huh? Yeah, that's Nova chan. She's chill.
Lo: You remind me of Boopkins.
Lamar: Who's Boopkins?
Theo: I like her.
(Eventually, they gain sight on the van)
Lamar: Hope you got your seatbelts on! (speeds up the car)
TASCORP Driver: Hey, did you hear that revving noise?
Co-Driver: Sorry, that's just me.
(& that's when the car rammed to the van, breaking the doors open. Tari then sees this as an opportunity to get out of here)
Belle: OI! GET BACK HERE!
Tari: (hops into the car) Wait, Lo, why are you here?
Lo: (to Lamar) Ok boi, let's STEP ON IT!
(the car then drives off as Lucks emerges from the van)
Belle: Oh, those brats will pay for this.
Lucks: They will. (sends in his second car)
Zel: (notices Lo munching on chips) Where did you get that?
Lamar: Wear those jumper hoodies.
Tari: Why?
Lamar: I saw you back at the arena. They put on a tracker chip on your arm. He likes to keep tabs on his "opportunities".
Lo: Whew! That's more sick than my old one.
Theo: (looks on the back) Yo guys.
(On their tail is Lucks, riding on another car driven by Belle)
Lucks: Surrender both yourselves & your credit cards.
Belle: Boss, i didn't mean it literally for paying all of this.
Lucks: I DON'T CARE, & SPEED UP!
Tari: I think we're gonna need a distraction.
Lo: About time. (removes his old hoodie & opens the door window) I HOPE YOU LIKE 7 MONTHS OF UNWASHED GLORY!
(Tosses the old jacket to Belle, losing her in the process)
Zel: DUDE! You didn't wash your hoodie in 7 months?!
Lo: I masked it in fragrance spray! Does it count?!
Lamar: Now that was nasty, bro. I hope you'll like them.
(Eventually, they arrived at MD-5's hangout/ramen shop. Sofia & Masa then gives the gang an initiation round. While Masa sends Tari & Theo to a parody of CS:GO, Sofia treats them with a round of Smash Bros. Of course, the results are astounding)
Sofia: Whew! I had never seen a perfect battle tandem until now!
Zel: Just as we are... the best of the-
(Lo then notices Theo struggling right now)
Theo: I feel tingly.
Sofia: This... this could be because he's been out of this game for too long.
Masa: We need to get him back into an Ultra Jump Mania cartridge. NOW!
Theo: Tari... I'm scared.
Tari: Don't worry Theo. We'll fix this.
Lo: I hope we will return to our world soon.
Theo: Wait what?
End of Ch.9