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Golem

(Heh, sorry if I'm making this too soon, but PG7 wasn't getting any replies, so...)

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.

*See VGFer Adventure

Ditto McCloaker

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! :D 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]

theflyingfish

I think this would fit under the "comment post related to an OG" category... otherwise just let me know and it's gone...

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?

Another question: if the Party Goers series used to be in the late teens, why exactly is it back to 8 again?

And this post seems to have turned out to be a bit longer than I had hoped it would be. Oh well.

Ditto McCloaker

Vilkommen! Heya, Flying Fish!

Question 1: I don't think anyone would have a problem with another writer, would ya guys?

*shouts, mumbles from background*

Don't listen to them. Hop on in. The best thing about the PGs series is it's pretty non-linear, so you really don't have to know anything about the past to get it (sorta like Mario games. They barely fit together.) Ya just gotta understand the irreverent feel of the series, and since you've read them, you probably know what it's all about. A Flying Fish would fit in pretty well with the decor in here.

Question 2: Far as I can understand it, the reason we've gone back to the single-digits is because most of the Party Goers series after 6 was lost in the Great Server Crash at VGF (which led to the Great Migration to Gamehikers). Golem took the opportunity to set the clock back and continue from there (wherever the heck that was).

And yeah. Pretty much all the old OG stuff is here. Some new blood could be what it takes to get some of these old stories going again.

Luigigamer Golem

Sayanara! Errr, I mean... Bonjour! Hehe... Heh. >.O; Plus we got to finish PG 17. ^_^

Hey, Fish, as McCloaker here said, the more the merrier. Or to that gist.

---

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~

Luigi of the Pipes

Chain letters are bad... *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*

Masamune

More Side-Story Nonsense! ~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.

Luigigamer Golem

Why, everyone's joining the club. Hyuk. While checking out his ACE the night before, Golem hadn's 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: :eek 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?

theflyingfish

Here goes nothing... 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.

Luigigamer Golem

I've got the intro Lunar (Sega CD) song stuck in my head. 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. :D

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 of the Pipes

Let's get ter the Sortin' already, Ditto. OoC: Hey Golem, by you knowing Luigi, do you mean that duel we had in the KB&G 'bout a year ago, or PG7? *Pulls out random facts that no one else would remember anyway...*

---

*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...

*Name tentative. Ditto might think up something else.

Luigigamer Golem

Doot Doot Riot! OoC: I meant PG7. Goodness, I forgot about that KB&G thing...

---

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

Rick: Whose idea was this again?

Cordelia: Miiine!

Rick: Should'a figured. :rolleyes

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: ISIS. 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~

---

Moondo sat at his desk. It wouldn't be too long now until he had to move on. How would he explain such a leave...? Oh, he'd just leave that sit until later.

He opened a drawer of his desk and lazily picked up a picture of a happy-looking Golem outside VGF. How long ago was this? About two years. He took out some measurements from when the picture was taken. Then he asked himself why he had measured Golem.

Looking in his drawer, he saw a mess. Sigh. He couldn't leave it like that, he was a principal!

---

Luigi read the assignment... He, soon to belong to the Wyseguise, had to complete the mission with Golem.

Who was Golem? He hoped he wasn't that kid who was giving him funny looks the whole time.

---

From a van labelled "Plumber People" parked in some lonely grass not far from Digipen, an old man scratched out orders.

Old Man: Isis... Is the key! Do you have Isis?

Plumber Person: YES-SIR.

Old Man: Bring her to me.

Plumber Person: YES-SIR.

Old Man: Oh, and... Do you have anyone else with you? Anyone we know?

Plumber Person: FIVE-OTHER-SUBJECTS. ONE-IS-IDENTIFIED-AS-R*H*Y*K.

Old Man: Good, now bring them to me. ~closes off communication~ Wherever Golem is,... Rhyk is sure to follow. But neither should be where we are.
I stayed on the same continuim... This never happens. Maybe...
No. The Dreamlanders' technology is... infallible.
This explains...
But they're both...
Hmph.

---

Luigi had to meet Golem and Gamehiker behind the cafeteria, where they would... Wash dishes.

Ditto McCloaker

My One Day to Post In Like... Forever. I Missed This. 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: :eek :

*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: :eek : 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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Anybody else who joins gets to be sorted too, and anything else that happens is totally up to you. See if this makes for a good story... or sinks it.

Luigigamer Golem

It shows. Your post is loooooooong... Yay! 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 Isis 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 Isis and company in tow~

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

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

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: Isis...?

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If you know your PG11, you should know what I've been picking at! Still haven't given you the whole story, though, as one could guess.

Luigi of the Pipes

Things that go bump in the night... *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.

Vorpal

Press Start Feast Begins 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...

Luigigamer Golem

Heh... 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.

Yoshiman

Up Down Up Down Left Left Right Right A B Select Start *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 of the Pipes

Two is the lonliest number...

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...

Ditto McCloaker

The Philosopher's Chamber of Prisoner of Fire. *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!

Luigigamer Golem

Oh.

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...

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