Monday, July 14, 2014

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door -- Interlude After Chapter 5 -- Part 1

In the X-Naut Fortress, Grodus tells Lord Crump he screwed up again. Crump says he thought he had Mario cornered. Grodus tells him to stand by until he sends his next order, which will be his last chance. Grodus tells an X-Naut to tell the Shadow Sirens to attack Mario and not fail him. He says he has one Crystal Star while Mario has five, so he must take some measures.

Peach is moody as she walks into TEC's room. TEC makes a noise, then requests that Peach do something more dangerous. She must sneak into Grodus's room and look for a Data Disk because TEC can't view data of computers not linked to the network. Grodus has information TEC doesn't, but must know. Peach will not wear a disguise this time because only Grodus can enter his room and there are guards outside when he's away. TEC doesn't want to make her do this, but has no one else to ask.

Take the elevator up and go to the room with the green light to the left. This the chemistry lab. She has to concoct a transparency potion here with the four potions. First, Peach must place the potions in their correct spots in the Concoctinator. Read the memos for the clues and from left to right, place the red, blue, orange, and green potions in their spots in the machine on the back wall. The cooking music plays. Next, hit the button on the left side. Follow the beaker through the machine and press the button of the machine when the beaker stops over its spot to add it. The beaker will move back and forth, so keep up with it. Once it's done, it moves to the right into a heating chamber. Press the button after 30 seconds have passed, so keep a clock handy. TEC tells Peach to drink the potion, even though it smells funky. It works on her, but not her dress, crown, or earrings. She is hesitant to remove them, but does, appearing only as a shadow somehow.

Leave the chemistry lab and walk to the far right, creeping out an X-Naut in the process. Go through the door, then another to enter Grodus's room. His room has a large aquarium, a shelf with disks, and a computer. Check out the shelf to find the Data Disk and take it to the computer. Insert the disk and Peach will connect the computer to the network so TEC can look at it. Put it back on the shelf and return to the chemistry lab. TEC got the desired data and tells her to drink the green potion to become normal again. Back in TEC's room, TEC informs her that the data is heavily encrypted, so she'll be informed once the data is analyzed. Peach uses the communicator and is sent to her room. TEC thanks her and she says TEC is welcome. After she leaves, TEC says it will protect her.

Lord Crump is wandering around Twilight Town. Bowser and Kammy Koopa walk in. Bowser is spooked by the dim light of the town. Kammy tells him that there's treasure here. Crump says that Beldam lost the Superbombomb around here, and after looking a while, finds it. He'll use it to crush Mario and get the Crystal Stars. He has the luck of the moon with him. The mention of Crystal Stars gets Kammy's attention and she calls out to him. Crump calls Bowser "Turtle Boy" and demands Bowser tell him everything he knows about the Crystal Stars so they can help him. Bowser informs him that things are the other way around. Crump isn't afraid of Bowser and summons his X-Naut troops. Kammy does the same, summoning the Koopa Clan. At a standoff, Crump tosses the Superbombomb at Bowser, which hits him in the nose. It falls to the ground without exploding. Bowser says he'll show them how to do things and breathes fire on the Superbombomb. The Superbombomb goes off just after Bowser realizes his mistake.

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