"Thank you, thank you so very dearly for your help! We would never be as moderately healthy as we are right now without you!" Dieter commended the Sprixies, who were all bashful and happy to have been of aid. "We were sooooo grateful we just couldn't bear leaving without a present! It's just a teeeensy gluten free present, we would have done so much more if we still weren't in so much pain.. Owwwch.." Kaley added, her wings slowing down and looking as if they gave out, with Beef catching her and plopping her on Dieter's head so he could go get the cake. "You wouldn't mind it being peppermint flavored, would you?" Dieter said, finishing off his back and forth with Kaley as Beef walked out with a massive cake. The cake was coated in frosting of red and green, making it look like a weird flavor of peppermint. On the top of the cake were some beautifully ornate candles, with weird sparkler tips that would be an odd hassle to ignite. The actual cake itself almost seemed metallic? Or at least it was very shiny, glistening at almost every angle imaginable. The last noteworthy detail was a little cake topper at the very tippy top of the cake with a very odd design. Two swirly circles laid atop a big toothy smile, with teeth that were oddly perfect despite their size and just how much of the face it took up. The only hair the thing on the topper had was a single strand of short hair, that sat nicely between the two swirly eyes. Despite how weird this cake was, the Sprixies were still very excited, floating towards it to take their first bites. Suddenly–

Out popped Grin from inside the "cake", revealed to be a bunch of mechawfuls painted and curled up to take the form of a cake. In the same brief second Grin popped out, dozens of F.U.R.Y goons all hopped out of the walls and vents, revealing that the walls had already been fawfulized from the inside to fit its new ruler. Speaking of its new ruler, Fawful rose out of the cake on his hoverpad clapping slowly, floating towards the huddle the Sprixies had formed in their fear. "Peak-a-boo!" Fawful said playfully, as total chaos broke out. The Sprixies started to fly and flail about, trying to avoid being captured once again by an invading force up to no good. Fawful had already captured one of the seven, and Midbus was in hot pursuit of two more. As Grin ran around cackling with a bigger than usual butterfly net, Dieter decided this was a great opportunity to gloat. "I'm soooo sorry to interrupt, but could you possibly let in some complete strangers you know nothing about into your home? We totally wont kidnap you! Ha! Too easy! We didn't even need to lift a finger. Kaley! How's our little side project fairing?" Kaley was then instantly filled with a large wave of vigor, as if she was already on one of her homemade energy pills. "I never thought we'd see Malatone:X again! But here we are! Can we use it now? Pleaaaase! I NEED IT!" Beef too suddenly felt an insatiable need for Malatone, with both only barely being held back by Dieter, who watched the final Sprixies be trapped into a massive jar. "I need it too, just a bit longer, and we'll be home free"

The Sprixies weren't a high priority just because they were the current rulers of what was now Fawful's Kingdom, no. With a little more research, Fawful discovered just how Neo Fawful World came to be in the first place. The Sprixies, when used as a collective power, could conjure what the user wants to will into existence, to a certain extent. This was how a neon mega fortress could just be popped in out of nowhere without any hints of it existing prior, like the lower half of Neo Fawful World that had most likely been a volcano biome before being conquered. "I have chortles! Easy as toasted toast from the toaster of toast! Now, to be making reality bendable to what we are wanting!" Fawful went first, with a small but very impactful change. Teleportation now became way easier for F.U.R.Y, as now all they needed was a little device planted on their backs that could take electricity without any shock or pain, as well from longer distances with silence. Midbus was up next, using the Sprixies to reignite something within him for good. Midbus could now easily switch between his icy cold Blizzard form and his base form with ease. "Been waitin a long time for that" Following that was of course Grin, who jumped at the jar and made the second biggest impact on F.U.R.Y. All of the current castles in the kingdom were Fawfulized at once, as well as making a copy of Neo Fawful Castle float above Lake Lapcat. Now it could be properly Fawfulized. That was all of the main leaders of F.U.R.Y, who then left to settle down their new land... leaving only BFF with the jar to dispose of.

Suddenly on the surface, with a small flash of light, the pipe to the Sprixie Kingdom was fixed. And who else but Geno was the first to notice.

The Sprixies were then removed from the kingdom with a heart wrenching farewell. And by that, they were put into a nearby rocket that none of F.U.R.Y knew where it led and promptly sent into space. This was a very foolproof way to get rid of them. An unintentional side effect of Grin's wish was that of the weather. Neo Fawful World seemed to always be dark and cloudy, with rain and thunderstorms sometimes sprinkling things up. That same weather now followed the entire kingdom, which just wouldn't fit with the more cheery upbeat nature that the biomes had, aside from their castles. This led to the rest of the day being spent redecorating on a mass scale, or at least adding onto and making the land feel less like a sudden tonal shift. Small details like making the grassy plains a beautiful garden world, with hedges and flora that either resembled Lord Fawful and Lord Grin, or were something they favored. Next, the deserts were filled with finely built sand sculptures and sand walls, with bazaars as well to make them centers of trade. The icy tundras could have been left untouched, but what's a world of ice if not its ice statues and skating rings? Midbus stayed back for the second tundra, wanting to make that region his own specifically. Lastly, the clouds above were much bigger than last seen before. Without the lava and brimstone of the volcano biome turning clouds to smoke, the clouds had expanded significantly. This would be perfect for a plaza for the middle class, while Fawful and Grin lived it up big in Neo Fawful World. Before long, everything was set up splendidly, and F.U.R.Y's goal had finally been achieved.

BFF sat in their newly designated castle in one of the desert biomes, setting up their arsenal of dozens of pounds of Malatone. There was a good chunk more of Malatone, but BFF couldn't hold themselves back from taking the drug. Kaley was the first to indulge, having a burning purple aura ignite all around her, as she violently thrashed around and felt the intense high of power. This carnage continued with Beef and finally Dieter, as they spent hours addicted to the feeling that they could squash anyone and everything under their thumbs. If Fawful and Grin had decided to visit them, BFF would have lunged and torn at them with no hesitation, even if it would have most likely led to their defeat. "THE RUSH... OH HOW I'VE MISSED THIS RUSH! MORE! WE NEED MORE! KALEY! GET SOMEONE TO JUICE US MORE! I CAN FEEL IT WEARING OFF! GIVE ME YOUR STASH! I NEED IT!" Dieter screamed in hysterics, as if he would burn alive if he didn't just get another batch of Malatone. If living up to a team name was a contest, BFF would be disqualified in seconds, as they began to fight each other in a frenzy to see who'd get the Malatone. The infighting was quickly interrupted by the sounds of a massive pipe exhaust, timing perfectly with Dieter as his Malatone finally wore off. "Oh no no no no they're here too early! We've blown through our own supply! YOU TWO! WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW! Buy ourselves some time! Hurry!" Dieter panicked, as he had to forcefully drag out the two raging neanderthals high on drugs as best he could.

It wasn't just the Koopa Troop that Geno had gathered. Geno was a star sprite, he didn't just have friends in high places figuratively, but also literally. 7 Star Spirits had been sent down by the God of the Stars, protector of wishes. While she herself could not make it to aid her child, she would provide as best she could from up above. The Beanbean Kingdom also provided aid as best it could with some of its knights, ships, and Prince, trying as best they could to even out the playing field. While not asked for, Geno did much appreciate the help (forcefully) offered by another ally he hadn't seen in a long time. Captain of the mushroom oceans, Johnny, a rough and gruff shark that had given his respect to Geno from a previous adventure. He was here to help out wherever he could, and also mostly just to plunder these new seas of their loot, but still help. Once Geno and his allies had fully gathered and prepared, they were supposed to search for Fawful high and low before taking him down for good. That was the plan, if not for the suspiciously repaired clear pipe on a road that was definitely still under repair. And not only that, but a road that was under repair that was quarantined due to a deadly toxic substance that seemed to have a negative corrupting effect on some more beast-like animals. No one had touched it from the surface, so it had to be someone from below, which is why Geno had a feeling to put his all here. Of course, he was right, and now Fawful's 15 minutes of fame were about to come crumbling down

Now despite BFF fleeing from the scene, the garden biome wasn't left defenseless. Although he wasn't properly tested yet, Kaos Fredrik was deployed to wreak some havoc. With the force of two massive jackhammers, Fredrik smashed the ground and chucked large boulders and shards of ice at Geno and his allies. Ships and forces on the ground began to flee, they were more prepared for less up front conflicts than a massive cyborg chucking large things at them. Johnny however, slashed through one of the boulders like butter, before stabbing it into the ground with a hearty chuckle. "The spineless mut ain't fighting us himself? Gah hah hah! We'll mop the floorboards with his lap dogs!" Geno cut through the second boulder with a small boomerang made of light, hardening his resolve and looking at Mallow, Johnny and Prince Peasley. He gave a simple look that gave the team all that they needed, before they charged directly at the roaring cybernetic monstrosity. Mallow helped from a distance, providing healing rain when one of the four seemed too hurt to carry on. Geno and Johnny were the more upfront of the four, using spells and star power in Geno's case, and raw combat prowess and fiercity in Jonny's. While they'd be unable to keep up individually with an opponent that could not only hit hard, but move fast due to its cybernetics, together they had just a chance. Peasley was working on whittling Fredrik down, as he could hit fast but he couldn't send Fredrik reeling back like the others. While the main four v one raged on, Beanish and Koopa Troop ships laid siege on the castle of this biome, being defended by the cannons and weapons on board, with some bombs from the unfinished massive arm cannon it had. The odds should have been stacked against Geno, but with the power of the 7 star spirits and another higher power watching from above, victory wasn't as far as it seemed.

"Lord Fawful, we're under invasion!" Midbus loudly warned, bursting into the throne room in a rush, much to Fawful's horror. "WHAT!? BUT WE HAD DESTRUCTION OF ENTRANCE HERE! H-how did they squirm in!?" Fawful choked out in his hysteria, immediately hopping off of his throne to rush to a secret room he had been working on. Grin too was dreading the current situation, but unlike Fawful he was slightly more optimistic. The prospect of his new domain getting invaded was definitely terrifying, but this was also a chance to show just how powerful he really was too! To see just what he's learned in the past months and just how lethal he is now. "Hey! Bright side, if we do this right we can crush basically all of our enemies in one fell swoop! Then we can expand further and further! Nyahahahah!" Grin spoke in a nervous but excited tone, following Fawful to a very odd room. It almost seemed like a control room for some machine, but what? "I had assumptions that we'd have more time! Now!? I am filled with the shaken up soda filled with a lifetime supply of mentos! Is this even operational? The legs are jelly jammed and I don't have time to fix anything! SO MUCH STRESS, I–" "FAWFUL!" Grin shouted, trying to get Fawful to get on a slightly level head, holding his shoulders and sitting down on the floor with him. "We've made it this far haven't we? If you can conquer castles and magic artifacts and curses of darkness, you can conquer this too. I'll be with you every step of the way. And if we fail? Hehe! I'll make sure they get blown to smithereens too! Eyahah!" Fawful looked at Grin, took a deep breath, and stood the both of them up. "Showtime"

Two biomes were down already, the desert had fallen after Motley and the snowmad boss Pompy the seal proved to be failures. The first icy tundra's capital was up next to be retaken by Geno, but unbeknownst to him at the moment, was that Midbus and Geno were preparing to ambush him. Midbus cracked his knuckles and let out a breath, with icy wind and frost rushing out. Grin however was conflicted. He held his smoke bomb tightly and had a smile on his face, but shook and was hesitant to actually initiate the fight. Midbus turned and saw Grin's unreadiness, and wrapped his arm around him tightly. "Puny, all of em. It'll be a breeze. You ready boss?" Grin looked up at Midbus and shoved away all anxieties, he couldn't be scared, that'd ruin the fun of the victory! Grin and Midbus hopped from the highest point of the castle, smacking a lever into snapping, and activating the new and improved Fawful Express that was being set up. The room was filled with smoke due to the bomb, creating the perfect dramatic atmosphere. "Well well well! If it isn't puppet boy and his entourage of dummies! Heehee! I'm so sorry, but all tickets to the Fawful Express have been sold out! I guess me and Midbus over here will just have to escort you out the old fashioned way, WITH FORCE!" Midbus smirked and Grin floated as close as he could to Geno, exchanging a death glare with him. "It's the end of the tracks for this train, unless you want a full train wreck" Peasley proclaimed, aiming his sword at Grin, with no response from Geno. The only thing that broke the silence Geno and Grin shared was Geno raising his arm cannon, and Grin stuffing it with a bomb. The first shots had been fired.

Midbus yanked Mallow away with his massive hands, throwing him onto the Fawful Express as it started to ride off on its first ever journey around the Fawful Kingdom. Johnny was the only main player who could match Midbus's size, and so he chased after the train and hopped on by the last car of the train, rushing to catch up to Midbus and Mallow. That left Grin with Geno and Peasley, exactly what Grin wanted. Grin swooped down at Peasley like a vulture to a carcass, or what Grin wanted to be a carcass. Grin realized just how important Peasley's little flying cloud seat was to his fighting, letting him land his dozens of jabs without getting hit in return. So of course, Grin blew it up and sent Peasley flying into Geno, who caught him and half haphazardly set him down so he could keep Grin on his feet. Grin didn't notice the almost instant recoil from Geno and got knocked into the ground, rolling and smacking into a wall. Geno dashed towards Grin, hoping to catch him in a corner and take him in, but what he didn't expect was for the whole wall to come crashing down on him. Grin had spilled more bombs to cause a distraction, as he would use a special bomb to propel himself away without hurting himself. Even if Peasley was crippled out of his flight, he could still slash through enough rubble to keep Geno from being completely buried, with Geno releasing a Geno Flash to get rid of the rest of the rubble. "Hey slowpokes! You look mighty dehydrated down there! Don't worry! Some acid rain is on its way! Nyahahaha!" Grin mischievously joked, before getting out a tank full of green liquid. When it hit someone, it would create a little explosion and send someone flying back. If it didn't, it just spilled into a puddle on the floor. Peasley gasped as Geno yelled out "GENO BOOST!", protecting a small amount of the harm from the rain on the two. The two then began to run as–

Midbus chased down Mallow and Johnny on a massive snowball, the room they had becoming smaller and smaller as they made it to the final cart. Mallow was terrified, there was a second train behind them so if they jumped they'd most certainly be crushed! Johnny, while on edge, was a bit more focused. He had noticed that Midbus had placed a little bomb that Grin had made into the snowball, that was very very close to exploding and stranding them on a cart that would then be run over. Ironically however, this was about to be an arrow in Midbus's heel, as Johnny threw his trident and hit a bullseye on the bomb. A massive explosion sent all of the snow upwards and Midbus back, causing an intense hurricane but also a small intense celebration from Mallow. Midbus got back up on his feet and snarled, wiping his face of any sweat or water to rush back at Johnny. "Im thinkin of makin some seafood!" Midbus roared, grabbing Johnny and rolling in place with his shell like a buzz saw. Johnny groaned and let out some yells of pain, doing his best to get off the titanic boar before he became a grilled shark. Mallow was terrified again watching Johnny's scales begin to show cracks, as he seemed to be getting less and less strong. Then Mallow noticed something, he noticed that the snow that was falling on Midbus had melted into water due to the heat of his shell, and what went well with water? Mallow knew exactly what, as he took a deep breath and charged up his hands, letting out a big stretchy punch filled with electricity. Midbus screeched as he stopped and fell to the floor exhausted, struggling to get up, same as Johnny was. Mallow anxiously helped Johnny up, as they prepared to rush to the front of the train and hopefully take out 2 trains and one 1 pig with 1 maneuver, that being–

Blowing up the castle, that's what Grin wanted to do. He was exhausted and almost out of bombs, and his latest chimeras had failed him horribly. He had also gotten a message from Midbus via his com. "Lord Grinlee, the Fawful Express is goin down, as well as the Grin Locomotive. I can't catch up, I'll see ya back at Lord Fawful's throne room." Grin screamed nonsense into the air, this wasn't how things were supposed to go at all! Now he was being chased down by the puppet and the pea brained prince! There was barely anyplace he could hide, and half of the remaining bombs he could plant were kicked aside or destroyed! It was only a matter of time before they caught up to him and he'd be doomed! That was if he... no he couldn't, could he? That'd be insane! ....It would be like him! Grin called in for backup from the F.U.R.Y cruiser, it was his best chance at escaping and destroying the thing that had been a thorn in his side for what felt like forever now. "GAh! You're still at it?! Y-you're so stubborn! But like a captain on his sinking ship, you're about to drown with your ambitions! AHAHAHA!" Grin warned, trying to deflect his nerves onto the pursuing pair. "If it's a ship we're on, you must be the rat fleeing at the first signs of sinking. And we the Rose and Jack of this titanic as we survive unscathed!" Peasley preached, as Geno looked on in a mix of confusion and tiredness. "Didn't Jack die?" Geno asked dryly, aiming lasers and whirls and star showers all at Grin. "That sounds a lot like you! Maybe the other should follow that example! Now if you excuse me, I have a smooth getaway to make!" Grin chortled, as he made it to a balcony and prepared to fly off. Peasley lacked any quip to retort with, but a sword to the boot that destroyed its jet functions was definitely better than words. Grin screamed as he fell off the edge. Geno and Peasley looked down, hoping to find Grin and be able to hop down with him and take him in. Instead though, they saw the bow of the F.U.R.Y cruiser, as it made a u-turn and flew up. What was it doing? "No, that enamored eyestrain wouldn't!" Peasley muttered, looking on as Geno whispered, "he would..."

BOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM! The sound of a giant trainwreck and the derailment of the trade of the Fawful Kingdom. And BOOOOOMMMMMM! The sound of the flagship of F.U.R.Y being sunk directly into a castle that was now lost to both F.U.R.Y and its enemies. Before both explosions, Grin and Midbus had teleported back to the throne room to recover and regroup with Fawful. Even though Fawful hadn't been part of either of the fights, he still seemed just as tired as the other two who were bruised up and in pain. Before anyone could say anything, at least 4 medics came into the room, two for both Grin and Midbus. "You are needing rest! Such crushing defeat must be aching on your dust that was once your bones! We will be letting our gingerbread generals handle the rest, I am needing to show you our secret weapon!" Fawful's words, while still as grand as they always were, were filled with a subtle feeling of dread and nervousness. It was starting to become harder and harder to deny for Grin, but he still refused to believe it. Midbus saw this in both Fawful and Grin's faces, and just held his head low, preparing for whatever fight comes next to him. F.U.R.Y was still holding strong, yes, but it seemed everyone was aware it wouldn't be for long.

The secret room from before had been completed, with Fawful showing it off as if it were his child. "Fawful was in a rut, too much work to be done in so little time when those nasty fink rats that drive me to madness take it all away! So what did I get up to? Working smarter so we are hitting harder! BEHOLD! The Super Mecha Fawful Castle Deluxe! The two cakes of our making will be fused into one super castle of destruction, fit with all of our tricks of nastiness times two! They won't be suspecting it! We will lure them with the thought they can steal our world, then retreat and squash them with a surprise that is the magnum opus!" Fawful's grand talk was only backed up by mental images, as he couldn't show off the castle's capabilities just yet. It'd ruin the surprise! This significantly raised Grin's spirits, F.U.R.Y had a fighting chance again! "I'LL GET MY CREATIONS TO MAKE BIG BOMBS FOR THIS! HAHA! I can't wait to see that wooden freak finally get destroyed! I hate him so much! He's been at us for so long and he just won't quit and he won't leave me alone and I despise him and I can't wait to see him turned into DUST! DUST! HE WON'T EVEN HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BOWING BECAUSE HE WON'T HAVE KNEES IF HE'S DUST!" Grin ranted and screamed, his anger from months of defeats boiling over. It was an anger Fawful recognized in himself with his own hatred, and it only made Grin and Fawful's bond grow stronger, as he shared his anger and frustrations with Grin.
All three were unaware of Kaley's presence in the vents...

Geno had been making progress faster and faster, as the star spirits had returned after they left to pick up a very important package. The Sprixies! It seems lady fate was on their side, as the rocket that The Sprixies were sent in by Fawful was sent to a space island that was home to the Lumas. The lumas are the closest thing to a star that doesn't live on Star Road, who are the children of the Goddess of Stars. She was the one who kept The Sprixies safe until the Star Spirits could rescue and return them. Now with the aid of the Sprixies, many things could be repaired for Geno and his friends, such as Peasley's Cloud, the destroyed castle and train, pipes that had been severed or destroyed, and ships that would have needed to flee otherwise. The second desert and ice biomes had been retaken at a faster rate, it wouldn't be long before peace was restored to the Sprixie Kingdom. "Are you ok? It's probably insensitive, but was space cool? I've always wanted to see space! Clouds are basically in space anyway!" Mallow asked, having fun talking with some of the Sprixie princesses. Johnny marched on towards the final biome before Fawful's Castle, that of which was the base of BFF. "This was supposed to be dangerous? I've 'aven't been on a trip like this in a while! The oceans are so vast!" Johnny joked with Geno, who didn't reciprocate the jolly feelings. "He's holding back. He's let us move without anything breaking us up or his usual tricks. Perhaps my precautions were in vain, but I'm still suspicious of–" A tall purple and fiery gate of malatone x forcefully separated Geno from everyone else, another ambush that would lead him into the hands of–

BFF. Beef, Kaley and Dieter stood at the steps of a highly militarized castle, defended heavily with Captain Syrup being here for backup. "Well heya sugar, you look mighty lost. What're you doin out here all alone?" Syrup slyly joked, brandishing her sword before she was pushed aside by Beef. "Let's cut the strings, both of us. No one can get in here and to my knowledge, no one is watching but us anymore. What drives you, little puppet? What makes you complacent in your position as a cog in the machine? When you outlive all of your friends as all stars do, why fight for them at all?" Dieter asked, standing cold and wooden just as Geno was to him at this moment. Geno stared down and around, processing his thoughts as Dieter smirked and pushed him around. "The way I see it, its survival of the fittest and the most brutal. If you can overpower someone, you must. There aren't people, there are goals and pawns on a chessboard, and I think you of all people would see eye to eye... with a little convincing of course! Everything will fall to their doom, and once they're gone it will all be ours. You just have to take it is all, literally." Dieter finished his monologue as he held out a chunk of Malatone for Geno, expecting a brand new and deadly puppet that he could control on strings. Geno held out his hand, looking directly at Dieter's shades, unable to see his eyes or anything past his skin deep fitly toned plan. Geno grabbed the malatone, looking at it intimately... and smashing it in his grasp.

"Yo, if you thought that'd get to me, then you don't know the first thing about me. "Yo, if you thought that'd get to me, then you don't know the first thing about me. Number one, I'm not a cog in the machine, I'm a symbol. I'm not just another guy fighting for what he thinks is right, I'm working every day to be a symbol to inspire people who I might not live to see inspired eventually. If you only see people as tools to be used, then don't be surprised when you're cast aside by your 'friends' too. Everyone, even those I don't like, they're a life that can be redeemed, and even if you can't you still deserve the chance. I won't deny... it's unfortunate that I will outlive those I love... but I would rather live forever with the knowledge that in some small moment I had a family, then to spend the rest of my life as a junkie drunk on power. Power that, might I add, isn't as strong as you think." Geno finished his speech by throwing a Geno whirl, smashing the hidden Malatone that Beef was holding inside of his blobby folds. This caught Kaley and Beef off guard, with them both scrambling to save as much Malatone as they could in their palms and in themselves. Dieter too was shocked, breaking his eye contact with Geno for a moment, the strict ordered plan he had in mind now having a crack in it. The two then locked eyes again, the roles reversed as now Dieter stood quiet while Geno waited for a response. "Very well, then you and I can still find some common ground. Lord Fawful has something devious in store, one that I doubt even you could handle with all of your friends. We however, know exactly how to cripple its diet of destruction and unorthodox design philosophy. I only ask of you one thing: make that little smug nerd get on his knees for mercy, we'll handle the rest. Toodles!" And so, BFF vanished with that ominous request.

Syrup was left behind as the barrier collapsed, with Geno reuniting with his friends who were worried sick. Syrup stood there shocked, she'd been completely cast aside in that moment and learned of the brewing betrayal plot as if she wasn't also working for Fawful. Not only that, but she was completely stranded to be bodied in a one v however many people were behind Geno at the moment. Her fight or flight mentality started to kick in immensely, does she flee and lose all the money she could have made? Or does she fight with the smallest possible chance of victory and the biggest profit she would ever make? Neither of these options actually mattered, as Geno turned back to Syrup and put away his weapons. "You sure do look lost, you shouldn't be out here all alone." Geno said calmly, mimicking what Syrup said to him only moments earlier, "You probably don't want to fight all of us on your own, and I don't think we're going to wait for you to get back up either. So I have a compromise. If you help us take down Fawful, we'll let you off the hook. After all, you're just a 'simple treasure hunter' who was 'manipulated' into working for Fawful, right?" Geno asked in a fake curious tone, with Syrup getting the message loud and clear. "Of course! Why don't we move along? There ain't usually a way up to his 'lil fortress, but we were also supposed to trap all of you and blow you into ashes! Sooooo!"

BFF teleported to the throne room, looking for Fawful in a panic. The faint sound of another explosion occurred, as the whole castle tilted slightly downwards, off balancing the whole of Neo Fawful World. "OH MY GOSH! LORD FAWFUL! ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh! It's AWFUL! They're too strong! He has his own minions! He has his own minions and he's coming THIS WAY! THIS IS THE END! We're DOOMED! COOKED! We're the latest crash dummy's on GET-BEAT-UP-O-CLOCK!" Kaley screeched, fanning Beef who looked like he was bleeding due to all the leaking Malatone from his flabs. Dieter knee'd the frames of his shades and undid a part of his shirt to look roughed up, and Kaley did nothing because she thought she looked extra cute today and didn't want to ruin that. "Status update, they've made their own path to us, we have even less time to prepare. They're most likely climbing the destroyed pillar of the castle below as we speak, nearing closer and closer with that traitor Syrup." Dieter reported, much to Fawful's lackadaisical reaction. "All of our baddies are moved to the second castle of Fawful. I have preparedness, now make leaving for the lake of Fawful! Now is the time of defeating once and for all!" Fawful ordered, as BFF all bowed, teleporting out of the room. Grin walked in with some grease and oil on him from working with the mechawfuls, sitting on the throne next to Fawful. Neither of them said anything, and just held hands as they waited.

The pillair had proved more useful than originally thought. Most of the obstacles and threats could now be easily overcome just by walking on the pillair. When the pillair eventually got to its end, that's when the ceiling vents came into use, where Geno and Mallow could slip right in and let bridges down so the others could cross. Actually, although it took a while for anyone to actually believe, the castle had been completely empty. The only things in sight were the occasional mechawful playing fake instruments to go along with the organ music being played over the speakers. The atmosphere was building, as the candles on the walls began to light up, and the actual lights dimmed and dimmed. It was as if they were all guests, invited to a dinner of high prestige, hosted by the lord of the land. It was as if they were only allowed to make it this far, which just couldn't possibly be true, could it? No, no it couldn't be! Geno tried to make sense of the atmosphere, when suddenly a giant shake separated everyone into small groups. Small enough for big glass cases to trap everyone in them, each with a different weird inscription at their top with the picture of a lighthouse. And with that, everyone was scattered, teleported to different places unknown. Geno was teleported directly to the throne room, right into Fawful and Grin's hands, as they had one last chat before the end.

"Fawful can't deny, Fawful is impressed at your progress. But I am not the one to be talking, your meddling has driven us to drastic measures of ridiculousness, and no mustaches in sight! But if there is one having more fury than Fawful, it's the brilliant consort that is next to such genius! Take it away Grinny! Fawful is needing to make preparations!" Fawful then moved to the back of the room, fiddling with some of the machinery behind him. That just left Grin and Geno, as close as they'd been in a real room, without one trying to tear the other to pieces that is. Grin took a deep breath, shuddering as he thought of something, anything to say. The words then came to him, as he turned to Geno. "You're a real piece of work, y'know that? No style, no class! It's just bluntly ruining the fun with you! And that's the worst of it! You're no fun! You're not like what I've heard from my lord's other anecdotes, you're just... GRAH! I CAN'T WITH YOU! AGH! AGHAHAH! OHHhhhhh but that's where this is going to get fun again! But what kind of fun is probably what you're wondering! Well we've got the solution for that tooooo! It's one thing to end you here and now all alone! But why stop there~? Find them, find as many of your little pals as you can! Watch as you experience CRUSHING LOSS! AHAHAHAHAHHAAAAA! GOODBYEEE PUPPET BOYYYY!" Grin maniacally laughed, it sounded more like a hyena than an actual person. Suddenly, the lights in the room suddenly glowed in their neon shimmer, as the floor rose all the way to the top of the tower. Then, all of them teleported once again, with Geno's horrified look bringing intense joy to Grin.

It wasn't just the people inside the castle that had teleported, no, it was the whole castle itself! Geno was just sent to the furthest part of lake Lapcat, a ship just barely stranded outside the archipelago. From the top of the tower, Grin could just barely see him running as fast as he could. You couldn't make out the actual look on Geno's face, but Grin couldn't get that shook look out of his head, so he didn't need to see. Geno's fake scared face had worked, and now all he had to do was find his friends and stop whatever BFF was about to do to sabotage Fawful. Even if it would technically take him down, that's still a very clear threat that would just take the place of a more competent one. Fawful looked on as he watched everyone else be freed from their cages, all in separate areas. "Now is the last part of the ending season of the finale's closing last encore tour of finality! Dieter! Kaley! Beef! Begin the fusion of castles! Fawful is having cravings for mushed fink rats!" Fawful commanded, awaiting the catharsis of a situation that had gone down the drain, take a u-turn into successville. "Who're you commanding like lap dogs, Loser Fawful?" Dieter hissed, as he stood on the ground before Neo Fawful Castle, with Beef holding Grin in his grossly tight grasp. Fawful's heart dropped as Kaley flew around giggling, before grabbing Fawful's cheek and pinching it. "Oh, I forgot about you sitting here. Well, if you want your frankly weird friend back then it'll be easy! We just need a liiiiitle compensation is all!" Kaley spoke, taking the moment in as Fawful was rendered powerless. If he were to try anything, Beef could do something awful to Grin. Beef squeezed a little tighter, Grin's face starting to go from green to blue. "Your castle. Now." Beef muttered, giving Fawful a big choice. His victory, or his love?