Mario has just become the champion of the Glitz Pit after unseating Rawk Hawk. He can now enjoy the luxuries of the champion's room. His party member mentions that they still don't have any clues about the Crystal Star, and despite his dirty tricks and threatening emails, Rawk Hawk doesn't know about them, either. They hear voices from somewhere and they seem to be traveling through the vent. X sends an email telling them to find the ghost in the champion's room. Make any preparations you need, and save. Climb up the presents and cross the gap to the doorframe, then to the vent using Yoshi. Use the Super Hammer move on the vent to break it. Crawl through the vent and you'll hear the voices more clearly. Something's in perfect condition and something is keeping someone's body in shape. The one who's talking is Mr. Grubba. King K saw him and he thinks Jolene and Gonzales are onto him. He will make them all disappear like the others, including Prince Mush. If necessary, he'll make Rawk Hawk disappear. He hides a paper in his desk drawer and locks up his office.
Break the vent the same way as before and drop down into his office. Check behind the plant and in his right desk drawer for Star Pieces. In the left desk drawer are some blueprints for a machine using the Crystal Star under the ring. It can be used to suck people's power, like what happened to King K and Bandy Andy. Grubba walks into the office and leaves, knowing that Mario knows.
Leave the office and you'll notice the arena is silent. You also can't leave. Heal if you haven't already and save. Go to the empty arena. Grubba's onstage, calling them fools for sniffing into his business. It's a dirt nap for them for learning his secret. The stage starts shaking and parts of it fall away. A machine with the real Crystal Star rises from below. Grubba uses the machine to suck power from fighters, keeping his body forever young. He muscles up, increases in size, gets spikes, and turns orange. Mario and his party are next.
It's time to battle Macho Grubba. Despite the arena being empty, there is an audience for this fight. Macho Grubba has 60 HP and 4 attack power. He has a pattern that he follows: increase the number of times he can attack, and then powers up. Pay attention to how he is powered up. Macho Grubba likes a good fight and says Mario has good showmanship. Power Bounce and Yoshi's Ground Pound work well. After a while, he says he had so many good moves in his day that some of them were made illegal. He can grow larger and increase his defense. He can also punch both Mario and his party member. Use Gulp to deal with the increased defense. He also may become dodgy, so he'll dodge attacks automatically. There are devices on stage that may blow cold air on to enemies, freezing them. You can still attack, but they can't. They'll also take a little damage each turn they're frozen. Take advantage every time this happens. Keep attacking and you'll get about 30 SP for winning. He can't believe he lost to someone without a perfect body and that it was a great fight.
Someone calls for the champion. It's Jolene and she calls him Mario. She thanks him for defeating Grubba and apologizes for getting them involved. She had to learn the arena's truth by any means. Her reason is she had a younger brother named Mush who'd do anything for her. Their family was poor, so Mush became a Glitz Pit fighter to support them. He suddenly went missing and she suspected foul play. She got hired on a manager so she could conduct a secret investigation. Once, she accidentally saw Grubba transform and almost gave up, until Mario appeared. She secretly guided him as the mysterious X, knowing Mario was the only one who could challenge Grubba. Jolene asks Grubba about Prince Mush, the first champion. Grubba says Prince Mush discovered his secret machine, so he had him disappear and that he's not around anymore. Jolene is upset at the news, but suspected as much. The machine powered by the Crystal Star spits out Prince Mush and brother and sister are reunited. Jolene gives Mario the Crystal Star so this never happens again. Mario's Star Power increases to 4 and he gets the special move, Power Lift.
End of Chapter
Glitzville's seamy underside was a dark, dangerous place seething with conspiracy... With the help of the lovely Jolene, Mario revealed Grubba's true identity... And acquired the third Crystal Star by defeated the monstrous Macho Grubba. Grubba had used the power of the Crystal Star to run his power-draining machine... What other hidden powers might the strange and mysterious items possess?
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