- "Consider it done, my beloved Princess! We are happy to serve!"
- "With our latest adventure complete, we can now kickback and relax - safe in the knowledge that EVERYTHING is under control."
- "DON'T panic, Rabbid Peach! We'll just stroll casually along the back of this flying creature and reach your location in no time! Uh-oh! Strike the words "casual", "stroll" and "don't panic" - we've got hostiles incoming! Mario, take cover - and don't get caught out in the open! Move from cover to cover - and remember to attack!"
- "Rabbid Peach is written reach! Focus on getting to her now by moving to the tip of Manta's tail."
- "Rabbid Peach! You're safe - despite the mysterious, malevolent energy sabotaging our weapons! Neutralizing our weapons? Ha! We'll simply rely on our powerful Dash move that has saved the day for us during many a battle! Using Dash, we can jar those egg-like things loose. Once they're in your possession... ...you can throw them at the creature's orb-shaped eyeball protuberances - its weak spots! The last weak point is beyond that gap. We'll need to find a way to get over it - time for some team jumping!"
- "Our weapons have been reactivated! Time to take cover, take aim and fire at those baddies! Just beware that this dimension works quite differently than our own, you cannot move AFTER you shoot!"
- "GASP! this "Cursa" is well out of range, yet the energy readings I'm picking up from it are beyond my ability to measure!"
- "We'll take all the help we can get! Mario, be sure to see what this new ability of yours can do. Speaking of abilities... Remember that both of you have your signature Techniques at your disposal. I have a feeling you're going to need them!"
- "Hey! Hello! Remember me? The entity who created you? I'm alive too!"
- "Hehe - forgive JEANIE here for her arrogance, everyone. As the ship's new Artificial Intelligence she just became self-aware yesterday... OBVIOUSLY, I have a lot more testing to do, but seeing as how we're in an emergency situation here, I-
- "JUST what I was about to suggest to our friend here. Hmm, what do we call your kind? Aha! How about "Rabbid Lumas"?"
- "Really? Because objectively speaking I think "Rabbid Lumas" is kind of perfect - no?"
- "Please, JEANIE, adventure may be new to you, but not to US. I expect the level of difficulty of THIS mission to be... average. Of course, I reserve the right to change my mind at any point during our mission. Regardless, with the Rabbid Lumas behind us, the rocky road ahead will be made just a smoother."
- "OH, WHATEVER. What matters is - we have their help. Listen, now that Cursa knows they're with us, I bet they're with us, I bet it will never bother us again!"
- "But that away! We're Heroes, not unruly tourists!"
- "Well, we're all here, but this trouble in the village sounds like a "two-Hero job" - not including myself, of course. Easy as pie! Let's get it over with before my nano-diodes start to rust. Who's with me?"
- "You know, we were following a different Spark eariler...but the more the merrier!"
- "Apparently, Augie believes he is from a family of proud demi-gods. For such divine creatures must be like family photos. Unfortunately, this "regal" deception of the birth of Augie and his twin, Perfectus, is marred by Augie's chronic dyspepsia."
- "Hmm... Perhaps we could cross over it with that plank, but we'd need to raise the water level there somehow..."
- "By age ten, Augie's brother was the patron deity of effortless victories, epic love poems, and glistening six-pack abs. The only trophy Augie was a child was for second place in a bratwurst eating contest. The ocean is said to have been formed by the tears of Perfectus' hairdressers, who wept with joy while brushing his golden mane. TWO days for the dough to rise. EIGHT hours to knead, and after licking the cinnamon glaze off Augie tosses it aside. Augie's first job was to help sailors in distress. This mural is called "Sentinel of the Seas"."
- "Oh, boy. Hurry! We've got to go after that Spark of Light!"
- "JEANIE - that is far from the only reason we should save that poor creature."
- "Sigh... That's what I get for buying you an "off-the-shelf" AI empathy module to save time. I can't imagine what could cause Augie of all people to abandon a delicious cheesecake. We'd best keep on our toes."
- "Assuming we can trust the ominous stranger, having THREE Heroes cooperating on the battlefield would give a HUGE advantage! Look! Those appear to be Darkmess portals. Destroy them, quickly! More enemies are bound to pop out soon."
- "Excuse me, intimidating stranger, it's vitally important that the Spark came with us to the lighthouse. Until we destroy the lighthouse Tentacle, we can't create Warp Tunnels to other planets, and eventually, to Cursa."
- "Great! "Rabbid Edge!", welcome to-"
- "Speaking of help, I believe it's time we start keeping THREE Heroes on our frontline. Who'll take the first shift?"
- "In wartime, Augie was left behind to watch the livestock. It's how a flock of chickens came to briefly rule his city. His whole life Augie was eclipsed by his older brother. Which, if we're honest, couldn't have been all that difficult."
- "Sir? Are you okay? Do you need us to call someone?"
- "It was mostly about rotating the statues. The "outcast" - most appropriately - was Augie."
- "Uh... yeah, well - good luck with everything in the future. Or should I say - "the past"."
- "The last straw for Augie's parents was when Augie drove the family sun chariot into the neighbor's swimming pool during Perfectus' wedding feast. The villagers here on Beacon Beach. REALLY need to do a few background checks before hiring wardens. Wait... Doesn't that trophy look familiar?"
- "This room is AMAZING! We ought to find the decorator and have them to do our ship."
- "Clever, JEANIE - but did you know that when Rabbids design a room like this they add the reward FIRST? Let me show you."
- "Poor Spark! We WILL win your freedom! Through it may take a few attempts. That's quite a battlefield."
- "A-ha! And since the Eye of Darkmess Dimension and our world are connected, the lighthouse on Beacon Beach will light up, too!"
- "Then we will save every Spark we can find - here, and elsewhere. The Spark Hunters grievance will be with us."
- "Why, thank you, Augie! That is VERY-"
- "AMAZING!"
- "I MEANT THE SPARK!"
- "NO, NO! I MEANT THE- YOU KNOW WHAT? NEVER MIND - WE'RE JUST GONNA GO."
- "Augie is convinced he can cross-pollinate a tree with a slice of double pepperoni to hybridize a "Pizza Palm". If you had to lay eggs that size you'd be in a good mood too."
- "The Beacon Beach what now?"
- "That sounds nice, but Darkmess Puddles are AT LEAST as dangerous as swimming, right? And you should never swim alone, right?"
- "Princess - mind "tagling along"? Your skill at protecting teammates could be useful - not that you'll need it, Rabbid Mario!"
- "Augie wandered far and wide until landing in hot water for selling fake treasure maps to so called treasure.. That poor Spark is being held captive behind that barrier! Let's tear it down so we can rescue it. Not our first Bob-omb rodeo. FIRST, DASH them. Second, PICK THEM UP. Third, THROW them at the barrier. Report until desired result."
- "Once, this trophy smelled of copper-nickel alloy and victory. Now it smells like "Flamin' Hot Bacon n' Jalapeño Pork Crisps.""
- "We are approaching Pristine Peaks! Nothing warms the heart and awakens the senses like its crisp, fresh snowfalls... ...and the sound of hot cocoa mugs clanking together over hearty laughter at spirited outdoor fondue parties!"
- "Well, I know I'm NOT going to add my "plus one" for their annual Radgnar Rail Riedrs Snowboard Festival!"
- "Stay put, Rabbid Luigi!"
- "Let's check them, anyhow. Maybe they know where to find one of those luxury outdoor barrel saunas I heard about."
- "Er yes yes... We can hear you just fine, so you know."
- "We saw firsthand at Beacon Beach how useful a Spark's abilities are. However-"
- "TEE HEE! THAT TICKLES! OOH, AND I HAVE SONIC POWERS NOW! THAT BRIDGE! IF I CAN USE MY NEW SONIC POWERS TO- Sorry, that's loud. Let me try again. That bridge! If I can use my new sonic powers to knock it down, it'll be our ticket to the top of the mountain!"
- "Excellent work, everyone! It's still cold, but it's a GOOD cold, like if your grandpa was a snowman and he gave you a hug."
- "Probably another Darkness Tentacle. We should investigate - it may be that the Warden of this place is not far from there. There's a path that will take us straight down the mountain. We can use it to reach the palace JEANIE spoke of. Also, the ice melt has made some areas on this side of the mountain newly accessible, we should explore. Anyhow, with the storm over we can rest assured that the worst has passed."
- "It's a Darkness Tentacle. We've dealt with them before, Mr. um..."
- "Captain, once we're inside, you need only to follow us to find your friend! Also - just for the second - that's a "push door", not a "pull" - neither here nor there!"
- "Here's the master navigator, er... holding his map upside down while trying to find a rest stop with a bathroom. Orion made a during escape from Cursa, yet even at risk of capture he made sure to pay his harbor fees beforehand. Ah! This must be the ballroom. Imagine all of the lively waltzes, polkas, and fox-trots that took place here!"
- "Of course, no ballroom is complete without an elaborate locking mechanism to the upper floor, like so. Does often locked themselves between behind doors like these, so ballroom architects devised ways to unlock them using switches. There are two other doors as well! Let's find out where they lead - maybe we'll find a book on ballroom etiquette!"
- "Orion faced a Comet-Eater and lived but ask to hear the story and all you get is grumbling about fuel costs and wholesome prices of celestial fish. Orion ran out of fuel and called his insurance company for "deep space gondola assistance". That stuff pays for itself!"
- "Orion paid for fuel and a variety of extremely unhealthy snacks with loose change. The cashier ignored him. Orion was so destitute at one point that he used an old boot as bait in hopes a neutrino would fancy using it as a nest. GROSS! Looks like a cross between an angry nebula shark and an extremely irritated blob lobster. I'll admit, I'm stumped. Orion obeys the celestial angler's code-give old whenever needed. Though it looks like his first aid certification is a little rusty."
- "Friends? Friends how?"
- ""Darkmess Tentacle". I'm pretty sure we mentioned it before."
- "Captain Orion struggles at map reading, having always considered them on "extravagant luxury" meant for the idle rich. Orion and his mystery co-pilot ran out of fuel AGAIN and were forced to crash-land here. That's what happens when you put only two coins worth of fuel into your ship at a time."
- "Rosalina? Ah, of course - I can see you're a fan. The likeness is er... uncanny. You know, WE'RE on our way to find her, too. We could use someone with your er... "enthuiasm"? You get what I mean."
- "It's one of those new "snow globe-houses" designed so that if there's an earthquake, they just look even prettier."
- "The Pristine Peaks what now?"
- "An analysis of the Darkmess Puddle, reveals that it will take the skills of a long-range specialist to overcome."
- "FIRST to volunteer! LUIGI representin'! That's my BOY!"
- "There! You see? Mario - the original! ALWAYS has his brother's back! Woop! Woop!"
- "This scientist was obviously driven mad after too much time alone. We ought to try and help."
- "That Darkmess Barrier is made of highly concentrated Darkmess energy! I believe it can only be damaged using Bob-ombs. The Stone Mask! That switch will activate it, creating gusts of wind that will propel the Bob-ombs against the barrier! It appears our "mad scientist" wasn't so paranoid after all. The Darkmess Puddle DID indeed sabotage his lab."
- "We understand. Honestly. It's a relief to-"
- "THREE DAYS! That's it? You'd best come with us before he defrosts that thing or does something equally as horrible."
- "We are approach to Palette Prime. Known for the warm orange and yellow foliage of its woodlands, its ambrosial pumpkin spice... ...and uplifting poetry! I've been wanting to visit for ages."
- "Why JEANIE - was that a JOKE?"
- "JEANIE! What kind of approach was that! Did you optimize your landing protocols? Or did Rabbid Luigi spill chili on the orbiter controls again?"
- "How did you get all THAT from a few lines of really depressing poetry?"
- "A forest befouled by Darkmess? A village cut off and under siege? Sigh... We're not going to have time to go to an apple pressing while we're here, are we?"
- "Whoa! Okay, thank you, we get it. No need for sally language."
- "The Tentacle that's draining the woods! And it's in a - gulp - deep, dark scary pit. That's new..."
- "Those Darkness Taproots - if we destroy all three of them, color will be restored to the Spellbound Woods! Be warned - destroying the Taproots will also destroy strategic cover, leaving us more exposed on the battlefield."
- "Our path to the village plaza is blocked by a chasm! How is this a convenient shortcut? Can anyone shed some light on that for me?"
- "TWINKLE?! But I thought we left you on Beacon Beach?"
- "I CAN SEEEE THE LIIIIIGHT! And other things as well, I think - all thanks to Twinkle. Suddenly, crossing that chasm doesn't seem like such a shot in the dark after all!"
- "Bowser's no friend of ours either. Does A LOT of kidnapping of Princess Peach. Still... we can't leave him to the Darkmess, can we? For all his strength, even the mighty Bowser is helpless in the Darkmess dimension without a Spark-powered weapon!"
- "I've got it. Bedrock is too strong for our attacks to cause much damage. Try luring her onto those explosive traps, first!"
- "Sigh... Never mind all that. What are you DOING here, Bowser?"
- "That's up from...?"
- "Absolutely not! I don't care what the odds are, right Mario?"
- "Sweetlopek. Area behind our spaceship's landing zone. Have him fix bridge. Got it. Are you Sweetlopek, the lumberjack?"
- "Er... that sounds nice, but Woodrow, the warden, sent us to have you repair the bridge."
- "Let me handle this - interrogations require a delicate touch... COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP, PERP! WE'RE JUST HERE FOR THE AXE - BUT WE'LL DO THIS "THE HARD WAY" IF WE HAVE TO!"
- "Um... could you be a little more specific? Your house looks like pumpkin central, if you know what I mean."
- "Psst! Everyone play it cool and follow my lead. Time to go DEEP undercover. Hello, we're with Palette Prime Pest Solutions. We need to spray your home for uh... hippopotamus."
- "Alright, fine! We're not exterminators! We're special investigators with the Lumberjack Crimes Bureau."
- "Looks like "The Songbird" has "flown the coop". Thankfully, he left behind a note for anyone who happened by."
- "Ahem! "Had to run to the shop today instead of keeping an eye on things. Bumped into my neighbor, "The Fork." "HE said he saw someone run through the village with an AXE while I was gone! Of all the days to run out of pumpkin deodorant!" Well, apprently, The Songbird's neigbhor, "The Fork", can tell us EXACTLY who stole the lumberjack's axe. Also, according to this, the town candlemaker took a loan to get hair transplants! His wife is furious!
- "After Woodrow read his next poem, a luxury space cruiser crashed into a satellite! Debris fell from the sky for quite a while. Rabbids would be having some picnic and then BAM! Down would come a crystal hot tub or gold badminton cabinet. A young Woodrow is reciting his first poem just before The Great Tree Blight of Palette Prime strikes. It took 500 leaf blowers to tidy up afterwards. Residents were fined a million coins due to the noise violations! Woodrow's peom - The Strange and Conflicting Feelings of the Crofter's Cheesemonger preceded an alien invasion! The entire planet was forced to harvest thousands of pounds of pumpkin spice in exchange for the freedom. Horrible. Looks like "The Fork" is "out to lunch". Thankfully, he left a note behind should anyone visit while he's gone."
- "Ahem! "I'm sick and tired of my neighbors boasting about their pitchforks..." "...the balance, the time shape, the SHARPNESS. I've had enough - I'll show them all." "If there is any truth behind the legend of the Magic Whestone, I plan to find out, and I won't be back until I do." "The Sharpening Fairy WILL rise from the RIVER to give me what I seek 0 revenge against pretty pitchforks pedants!" Hoo, boy. Hopefully, The Fork won't have to testify. A defense attorney could make a good case for a competency hearing."
- "Beep-O - head of the investigate Task Force for codename TIIIMBER. I'd like to ask you a few questions."
- "Look, WE need intel from you. YOU have a weird fixation about how sharp your fork is. Why not work together?"
- "Leave it to us - we'll perform a grid search! Put out a BOLO! Get a sketch artist!"
- "Er... we're going to pretend we didn't hear that. Now, quid pro quo - start naming names!"
- ""Him" who?"
- "Followed WHO?
- "OUT WITH IT, MAN! WHO?!?"
- "Wait - which Pumpkin House?"
- "I KNEW IT! It's ALWAYS the first suspect you question that turns out to be the culprit - TV always gets it right."
- "Alright, open up and give us the axe! And no hooey about "lawyering up" - we have an EYEWITNESS!"
- "Our witness is willing to testify against you IN COURT! What do you have to say about... ...the way the Dryad made you, her patsy?"
- "Looks like our suspect's life of wanton disregard has finally caught up to him. Thief or not, we've got to help him! Or do we? I mean, what exactly is our obligation here? We haven't even been deputized."
- "Sigh... We better get a commendation for this - or at least appear on an episode of Real Crime Files: Palette Prime. The axe! Right in the middle of a Darkmess Puddle, too!"
- "We'll deal with you, later."
- "Woodrow gave it his all with his poem I AM No Herald Of III. For once, nothing seemed to go wrong afterwards... ...until an "Intradimensional Doomstorm" measuring 9,5 on the "terror scale" arrived! I thought those were a myth!"
- "Have you tried talking things out with the Dryad? Surely there's SOME compromise to be had?"
- "Don't do anything rash! As soon as we take the thief here to jail and testify in court, we'll come find you!"
- "WHAT?! Oh, forget it! Let's find some pumpkin spice donuts and make JEANIE handle all the paperwork for us. Case closed!"
- "Something large let loose from a storm above the planet. Woodrow couldn't get out of the way because he was wearing stilts! By the way, I knew he wasn't naturally tall. I thought he had lifts in his shoes. A steamship landed on Woodrow, squashing him flat as a pancake! It happened during dinner - most passengers didn't even get a turn at the cheese trolley beforehand! Woodrow was crushed by a falling cruise ship, then struck by lightning. After THAT a rain cloud became his permanent halo, forever influencing his outlook and ensuring he'd be a bummer at parties. Sorry - BIGGER bummer."
- "That's not much to go on. Oh, well! We tried!"
- "I know, JEANIE. I was trying to avoid getting sucked in to someone else's problems again. Come on, read the room would you."
- "Well, thankfully NOTHING'S invisible to me. Now, let's go find those seeds!"
- "Well, we're just glad to see everything turned out for the best. Now, if you'll excuse us, we-"
- "Really? Wow, that's unexpected."
- "NO! Forests have lots of powdery mildews. SOB! One must have c-c-corroded a circuit!"
- "We're not here for the pie, Rabbid Luigi! Thankfully, Bowser's itching for a fight, too. At least HE'LL take it seriously. Though... Rabbid Luigi - if there ARE any salted honeycrisp fitters in there, please bring some back?"
- "I wouldn't feel too bad for the "farmer". He keeps trying to plant candy corn."
- "The Palette Prime what now?"
- "Each time Woodrow read a poem, tragedy would strike. Residents of Palette Prime naturally blamed him. They would forbid him to write poetry again, citing billions in property damage and "his use of cliched metaphors." Residents held a poetry slam contest to find a new poet laurate, as Woodrow's poems were always followed by tragedy. Woodrow entered the contest wearing a disguise to prove it wasn't his poetry that courted disaster, but bad luck... 1,142 cases of bad luck."
- "All this amazing technology and what do the Rabbids on this planet use for? To binge-watch Bigfoot Bridezillas."
- "My analysis reveals that there are a large number of enemies lurking beyond this Darkmess Puddle. The battle ahead will require ENDURANCE. Princess Peach's safeguarding of squad mates is the key to victory."
- "And-and- Rabbid Peach's healing talents, of course! I was just about to bring it up... honest I was."
- "We're approaching Terra Flora. Home to naturally sparkling mineral water springs, perennial flower parties - not to mention Everblossom Tree! Surely, JEANIE, even YOU can't spoil my enthusiasm for visiting the garden of the galaxy."
- "Edge. You... you must know a way."
- "You know Bedrock. You know Midnite. There is something you are choosing not to tell us - isn't there?"
- "Er... about those flower prairies. It looks like we are going to see them in person! Er... Prepare for landing?"
- "Her name is JEANIE - our ship's artificially intelligent pilot and systems manager, and I am-"
- "Having the "dining car" run out of cucumber canapes is a "trifling problem". THAT is a Darkmess Tentacle."
- "I like Terra Flora's chances at the Planet-Shaped Cheeseball Cup. They signed some good crumble-whackers in the off-season.
- "Gasp! It must be the spirit of the Everbloom Tree itself!"
- "We mean you no harm! In fact, we can help restore your majestic Everbloom to its natural efflorescing state!"
- "Yes, of course, oh Great Spirit of the Everbloom. Thank you! You won't regret!"
- "Bea's first solo album was cooperate-produced teen pop drivel. I mean, really, who listens to that rubbish?"
- "Bea fired her manager and made an experimental album, done entirely underwater! Critics dared to call it an "artistic temper tantrum appealing only to pseudo-intellectual snobs". Honestly - I loved it! Bea is a survivor! With her singing career over, she retired to Terra Flora and began a new life as an organic farmer. Thankfully, we have lots of great albums to remember Bea's beautiful voice... just not this one. Here she sounds like a rusty chainsaw."
- "Bea made this album during her punk-pop phase after a whirlwind relationship with The Phantom. Silly Celebrity nonsense, really. I can't believe he dumped her at the Galaxy Music Awards! By text! DURING her acceptance speech! I'LL NEVER FORGIVE HIM!"
- "A wiser, more mature Bea grew into her own with this album, which critics called "soulful" and "masterfully crafted". It sold only three hundred copies and effectively ended her career."
- "YOU'RE the "Great Spirit of the Everbloom"?!"
- "If you're the warden you must know where we can find the Darkmess that infiltrated Terra Flora."
- "Brrr! Sonic powers upgraded! I see why you call him "Drizzle". He's certainly made a "splash" with me! Ha!"
- "The Great Kowalczynski! No one combined their love of music and bouncing uncontrollably to great heights more effectively. Sniff! He's in Coin Heaven, now."
- "Yes, yes. That's great, but we can focus on the Darkmess Tentacle on the tracks instead of your shock absorbers, please?"
- ""Thanks to the antioxidants in Bea's Superior Infusion, 'Bea' stopped an undersea volcano from erupting with her bare hands"? They're making a movie-of-the-week about it, too! Talk about product placement."
- "JEANIE, I'm glad you're learning to express obstruct ideas, but we're in no mood for more metaphors right now."
- "That would be necessary - I hope - but there is ONE thing. Could you recommend a reliable mechanic?"
- "It's the Phantom's Gold Gramophone Award for Vest Opera Album - A Thousand Hours of Mario Falling into Lava."
- "Wait! I'm getting a transmission via Madame Bwahstrella's fourth personal assistant! "You are all dooomed unless you eliminate the Darkmess Puddle near my location on Terra Flora." Dooomed, doomed. More doomed... There's a lot here about how doomed we are various reasons, but you get the point."
- "Seriously, Rabbid Mario? No matter how hard you try, your chances there are 'doooomed'."
- "It's a mobile advert for "Terra Flora's Superior Infusion", the "top-selling negatively cleanser and wealth manifestation" tea. I'm pretty sure it's the ONLY tea sold on Terra Flora, but still, I hear it removes the subconscious mental blocks that cause baldness! An analysis of this Darkmess Puddle reveals a LOT of frantic activity within."
- "Hey, your infectious lethargy makes you an ideal candidate to calm the enemy down a little, no?"
- "Allow us to help then. We'll visit each thorn at its source and remove them one by one. It's the least we can do."
- "The warden here, Bea, promotes her modern lifestyle brand using er... "highly exaggerated" claims as their benefits. Such as winning All-Galaxy Wrestling's "Clash of the Cosmos" Battle Royal, thanks to her Detoxifying Honey Scrub Skin Toner. Darkmess Puddle on the tracks! If this were a spaceship we'd fly over it - just saying!"
- "I'll bet they gave each other cool nicknames too - like "Boxcar Beep-O", or "Ramblin' Rabbid Luigi". Ha! Good times."
- "The Terra Flora what now?"
- "Er... Why don't you come with us - at least until cool down a little?"
- "We are approaching Barrendale Mesa, once known as a cradle of abundance throughout the galaxy. That was until the Rabbids here stripped it of its natural resources and abandoned it to repeat their mistakes elsewhere."
- "Well, we didn't see any Spark Hunters on Terra Flora. Perhaps they've given up! Er... Wait a second. Did you say "the most DEVIOUS of the Spark Hunters"?"
- "We have to jump. Thankfully, we are just a few meters off the ground."
- "Well, there you go - JEANIE has clearly lost it. Follow me, everyone! Remember, feet and knees together when landing."
- "It's okay!! We are O-KAY!"
- "Sorry! That was a miscalculation by our ship's A.I. - we are here on an urgent mission."
- "You are Momma, correct? Warden and master mechanic? If our ship is not outfitted with the technology to penetrate the shields around Cursa's stronghold, our mission is sunk."
- "It's one of our ship's Teleport Probes! Look, there's a note from JEANIE, too... "Beep-O, though we cannot communicate directly due to the storm, this probe can teleport everyone to the ship at any time... "...OR if you still think the ship is only a few meters off the ground, feel free... to... jump up.""
- "Fascinating - this is the first of several murals that tell the story of Momma, famed mechanic, and the warden here. It all started when the wild and free Momma made a pit stop here for some beef jerky during a ten percent, cross-galaxy road trip. Momma wasn't looking for trouble, but when she saw Rabbids being threatened by a mechanical monster, she came to their rescue! The Rabbids here had actually invented the ruinous robot, along with other monstrosities that tore the planet apart!"
- "That Windmill supplies power to Momma's garage. It's obviously functioning abnormally. The overabundance electricity generated here must be the course of this freak storm. Time for a little... "mill milk"."
- "Momma felt a kinship with the Rabbids here who were living life "wild and free", like a solar-powered car without brakes. Yet this freedom was costly - their recklessness reduced the once-bountiful planet into a desert. Could they have it both ways? Momma stuck around to show the Rabbids how to make their ingenuity work FOR them, versus against them. They were fascinated - the thought of NOT fleeing in terror from their own creations had somehow never occurred to them."
- "Although born with "itchy feet for the open road", Momma fell in love with this place, and made to a decision. She used her entire life savings to open a garage and jerky hut, with help from her new "thrill-seeking sidekicks". It wasn't easy, but Momma taught the Rabbids here how to be responsible in mechanism engineering, robotics, and jerky- making. The Rabbids began to model themselves after her. It was then that they gave her the nickname "Momma". Sniff!"
- "Momma began a new life here, but there was a problem - without a way to fuel her new power grid, they couldn't rebuild. There was only ONE alternative - the battery that was fueling the wild and wicked mechanical marauder, who was tearing up the planet just for kicks!"
- "Um... I'm not sure-"
- "Great. Er... can we talk about my radio handle? I- It worked! And no one got electrocuted. That might be a first for us!"
- "Momma had "civilized" the once savage Rabbids here, but now she seemed them to go back to living like these was no tomorrow! They pooled everything they owned, used every ounce of ill- advised ingenuity to build... MECHA MOMMA! Momma and the Rabbids busted up the mechanical mischief-maker and used its power source to fuel their new power grid. Momma and the Rabbids then hit full throttle to transform Barrendale Mesa into a freedom-loving galaxy rider's paradise."
- "The efforts to rebuild here were cut short by the arrival of the nastiest ne'er-do-wells in the known galaxy - Cursa's army! Knowing the other, more populated planets were likely also in danger, Momma knew they had to act! But how?"
- "This job site has "proudly worked over TWELVE MINUTES without accident or injury" - that's a Rabbid record! Having so many Rabbids leave Barrendale Mesa to help fight against Cursa's minions meant rebuilding slowed to a trickle. But if Cursa taught it could stop the rebuild entirely, then it wasn't counting on Momma and her Rabbids!"
- ""Concerned"? Why JEANIE, if I didn't know better, I'd say you are downright panicked on our behalf. Are you broadening your emotional range?"
- "Obviously, my keen leadership abilities and decisive work in the field has considerably brightened Momma's outlook. Though I agree that pimento cheese sandwiches are an odd choice given the warm weather."
- "Look! Whoever that is took the REAL Momma prisoner! I told you that last transmission sounded fishy!"
- "CURSA. That THING is Cursa - and yes, Rosalina is firmly under its control. This is NOT her doing, Rabbid Rosalina."
- "Sure, solar cars are great, but what if you're in the middle of an importantly rag race and there's an eclipse? No thank you!"
- "The Barrendale Mesa what now?"
- "Pardon me, are you-"
- "Er... I was going to ask, "Are you okay?" Nonetheless, Mr. Gersoard, you can count on us to rescue your friends!"
- "You couldn't have known you'd find something like that here. I mean - it's called the "Danger Zone", but still..."
- "They'll be in good hands, Gerspard - overpriced art supplies, overcrowded museums, snotty gallery openings - you name it!"
- "Rabbid scientists have been collecting data on how gravitational forces effect bobblehead physics for YEARS. THEY'RE JUST DOLLS WITH SPRING INSIDE! USE YOUR FUNDING FOR SOMETHING ELSE!!"
- "Wait a movement - something's different about this Darkmess Puddle. Analyzing now... We're going to need a different approach - to undo this one on enormous power of destruction will be necessary."
- "Hmm, Bowser? Here's someone who knows all about fighting. Perhaps he takes it a bit too seriously though..."
- "Er... Why don't we send in Luigi as well? Just to make sure things don't get too out of hand."
- "My analysis reveals that this Darkmess Puddle is EXTREMELY formidable! Why don't we skip this one? After all, we don't have to remove EVERY Darkmess Puddle, do we?"
- "Ah! GREAT fighters! And you complement each other well, too! If anyone can defeat THIS Darkmess Puddle, it's you two."
- "(Sighs) Jeanie, would you please find the open channel broadcast for the Melodic Gardens? Our flight path to Cursa's stronghold should take us close enough to hear the planet's biophones - the "songs" of the natural world! They are the perfect balm for jangled nerves after our harrowing adventures on Barrendale Mesa! On a positive note, however, Barrendale Mesa DID give us the opportunity to decisively defeat the last of the Spark Hunters!"
- "B-but that's impossible! The entire planet is a living symphony. Er... useless it's going through a minimalist phase."
- "Jeanie! Change course to the Melodic Gardens at once!"
- "We'll get there as soon as possible Rabbid Rosalina. I promise! But if we don't save the Melodic Gardens first, we may be walking into the lion's den with a viper at our heels!"
- "Nothing will be normal here until we rid the Melodic Gardens of Darkmess. Rest assured it will be difficult. How difficult? Of course, this level of difficulty could change at ANY POINT during our mission - but that's nothing new for is, is it? Now, let's hurry, before we attract any unwanted attention."
- "Be on guard! If my analysis is correct, we will soon see a new and terrible foe hatch from those shell-like chrysalises. Once defeated, they will return to their egg state and emerge rejuvenated - UNLESS you Dash them while they're in the egg. A dangerous enemy indeed - I strongly suggest having a closer look at them using the Tacticum. Since we are close to the source, open your ears to the BIOPHONY - the most emotionally uplifting eco-music in the Galaxy! I wouldn't have thought ANYTHING could completely silence the Melodic Gardens - even Darkmess."
- "Jeanie! Real music cannot be reduced to mere mathematics! Why, the two have as much in common as an octave to an octopus."
- "Enough, Jeanie! A replica of a Violet-Crested Swingback Funkbird. The pecking sound they make is a grit-your-teeth THUNDEROUS bass line. I love it!"
- "Analysis reveals that this Darkmess Puddle needs practically formidable fighters to cleanse it - more so than usual, then."
- "Er... And Bowser, let's send you in as well! It'd be good for you to get a little havoc out of your system."
- "This is the Concert Pond - I recognize it from the many pictures I've seen. It is - or was - the very heart of the planet."
- "That must be the Melodic Gardens' award-winning musicians trapped inside! Hurry!"
- "We've never seen that before, either. Better use the Tacticam to find out more about this new foe."
- "Perhaps it's YOU should beg off - not ONE of Cursa's Spark Hunters has proven capable of stopping us yet!"
- "Given how hotheaded she is, I doubt we've seen the last of her. We must find Allegra, immediately! She - and her friend - are in still grave danger."
- "Hmm... this looks to be the first of several artworks depicting some of the history of the Melodic Gardens. Ahem! "Some down songs ago, when the moon shone bright, a silver star fell upon the Melodic Gardens. We wondered if it had to come to lead us to the Last Melody."?"
- "It must be Allegra and a very large friend... or I suppose, Allegra and a very tiny friend. Let's just hope they're unharmed. Hmm... There are no traditional locks on this door."
- "Yes, yes. Again, PLEASE try to separate your love of math from music while we're here? Sigh, I never thought I'd long for days when we traipsed around looking for keys. Ah, well! Let's find this Sweeping Tree and see if we can find out why the Melospheres stopped interacting with it."
- "Sir, we are HEROES. To expend effort extracting some treasure from it's hidey hole would be vulgar and unethical... ...buuuut if someone ASKS for our help to recover treasure - well, that's a bird of a different feather!"
- ""The stranger, Allegra, had become one with the Melodic Gardens, and the biophony was reborn! 'Perhaps she will lead us to the Lost Melody, after all, 'we said.""
- "QUICK! LET'S HURRY BACK BEFORE IT'S STOLEN BY MUTIONIOUS BACCANEERS! Er... um... just think how disappointed our new Spark friend would be if THAT happened."
- "YES! The chest is unlocked! Let's open it so we can roll around in gold doubloons and drape ourselves with pearls!"
- "No, no. This is my fault. I brought this on myself. Oh, no! This battlefield is cursed! Must be a pirate thing. While DIRECT ATTCAKS with weapons are prohibited, our Techniques, Movement abilities, and Spark Powers ARE available! Well, we may release a Darkmess Puddle into an area of Melodic Gardens that was otherwise out of harm's way... ...but AT LEAST we got... er - THIS? Oh, what a letdown. These are everywhere."
- "My friend, you are a pleasant reminder that it's not about glory and riches, but the friendships we make along the way. Permission to come aboard granted, MATEY!"
- "A stranger had come to Melodic Gardens, drawn by our wildsongs as so many had before her." "Show this stranger nothing of these secrets," we said. 'She will destroy our wildsongs, and the Lost Melody will stay hidden forever!""
- ""We watched with wonder as the stranger did not pry Lyre Trees and Clap Mouths from the soil but coaxed strange and new songs from them." "This music is stiff, as if made from instruments of dreadwood,' we said, but soon the strange made our garden sing and thrum and beat as one." "She is here to disrupt the melody of our gardens!' we said. 'Watch! She will uproot the Drum Pods and Shake Plants and steal them away to her planet!" "And so, we watched. We watched, and also we listened."
- "Ugh! AS if the Phantom's tone-deaf, head-splitting WARBLING belongs anywhere NEAR this hallowed musical ground! Thankfully, after his SOUND defeat at our hands, we can confidently say we will NEVER encounter the REAL THING again! EVER, EVER, EVER again! Ever..."
- "Not to boast, Professor Backpack, but since you last saw us, we became boat owners. Leave the clue-finding to us!"
- "Allegra came to the Pond to conduct her biophony, and so we joined her. The music was loud and traveled far, and the Pond trembled as a Wonderous Beast rose from the water!"??"
- "Kanya's drafting table. The birthplace of how many unspeakable monstrosities I dare not guess. She doesn't sit on an exercise ball, that means she probably has lower back discomfort... GOOD."
- "I don't care if its special ability is competitive duck hearing! We WILL save that Spark."
- "See those Darkmess blobs? Kanya is using them to protect some ground buttons. We must destroy ALL the blobs - only Bob-ombs will do, unfortunately; then activate the ground buttons to free the Spark!"
- "No living thing should ever have to act as a battery against their wishes. The idea is repugnant. Regardless, you're safe with us! We'll just need you to lend us your powers. Deal?"
- "It's a clue to the Riddle of the Melodic Gardens! Oh, I just KNEW owning our own boat would pay off! Remember the position of the block depicted here - we'll need to reproduce it with its real-life counterpart."
- "Another clue to the Riddle of the Melodic Gardens! Professor Backpack will be beside himself with glee. Someone takes a mental picture of the block's position here - we'll need to reproduce it with the real thing."
- ""Chock-a-block mind", "clear your head" - Oh! I get it now! You know, it's a LOT like what being on the water does for me-"
- ""Hearing Allegra's biophony, the beast awake from its slumber. With great joy it breathed water on the Melodic Gardens, and the Lost Melody was heard once more!"?"
- "HEY. Okay, who called it? Who said "Darkmess Puddle"?"
- "Sigh! It's always SOMETHING, isn't it? Never easy. Alright, let's go! Oversized oven timers became a MAJOR status symbol for a time. Even I got swept up in it. No one remembers exactly how it started or why. Frankly, we're all a little embarrassed by it."
- "Allegra's set herself free using the melody of our gardens, and in doing so, set us free. She is the MELODIST, and she will guide her biophonies with the Wonderous Beast at her side"?
- "Some down songs ago, when the moon shine not as bright, a dark star fell upon our gardens and the Wonderous Beast disappeared. Many wondered if our wildsongs would soon disappear with it - and if our Melodic Gardens would become silent forever."
- "Those poor Melospheres! They won't be safe until we rescue them and bring them to their nest at the center of the battlefield. You'll have to carry them - but be careful! They're fragile and easily frightened - protect them from attacks at all costs!"
- "Hurry! Allegra and her friend can ill afford to wait another moment!"
- " Er... That's quite alright. We'll take your word for it."
- "Oh, boy! Oh, boy! Oh, boy! Let's think this through - we MUST save that Dorrie, that's our primary objective... ...but there's no use fighting the Mecha King Bob-omb for the time being, it's invulnerable, even to its own Bob-ombs! But how to clear a path to that Dorrie when there are Darkmess Blobs sitting on the ground buttons we need to activate? Aha! We'll use the Bob-ombs to destroy the Darkmess Blobs, then activate the ground buttons to after the terrain! We'll need to choose the path we create carefully - different enemies await us with each approach. To the Tacticam!"
- "The tide has turned - I hope. Allegra is with us! See that sound amplification antenna inside the cage? If we destroy the Blobs covering the cage's ground buttons so we can activate them, we can free the antenna! After that, it will up to Allegra and the Dorrie to use it to get us past the Mecha Kin Bob-omb's shield!"
- "And is our duty. Besides, if Kanya had been left to her own devices, who knows how powerful she would have become? To take on her and Cursa at the same time might have been too much, even for us."
- "Jeanie! I apologize, Allegra. Jeanie has understands little about the artistic process, much less the emotions involved."
- "Well... I don't know about that, but I DO know that I've been dying to hear a biophony ever since we left Barrendale Mesa."
- "Well said! Wow - REALLY getting good at the emotion business."
- "It wasn't enough to take control of Rosalina, it had to ruin her home?! A symbol of hope for all the galaxy?!"
- "Well! Perhaps our ship can't get any closer to the Comet Observatory, but WE can. See those cannons? We need to get to the larger one - and from there, we can get to Rosalina."
- "Oh, yeah? Well, we just shattered Cursa's sense of invulnerability like a priceless heirloom on moving day... ...so I guess we are pretty dangerous, too.
- "What. Is. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?!"
- " That's right! The Megabug assumed control of Bowser, treating him like a mindless puppet... ...but it was all for nothing. We beat him soundly - in front of Bowser Jr., no less. Remember, Bowser? Gulp! We won't be able to stop Bowser from leading this attack. Er... We'll need THREE for back up."
- "JEANIE? What's going on?"
- "Nothing's going to stop Edge from leading the charge. We'll need THREE to watch her back... and perhaps ours as well."
- "Edge?"
- "No, we don't... We have a HUNDRED reasons."
- "We've hidden a Darkmess Manta, a spaceship, a steam train, and now, finally, a cannon takes us to our final destination - CURSA. Is everyone ready for takeoff? I saw that Merchanbot here somewhere - boy, talk about market presence."
- "Cursa itself is too far to reach, but its astral arm is not. Focus on that. Er... as well as not getting hit."
- "The power it generates is nearly incalculable! It MUST be powered by the Sparks that Cursa captured and exploited! Those Sparks can still be saved! Set them free by hitting the star! Without their power, Cursa WILL weaken!"
- "We're scared, too, JEANIE. It's as normal and as natural as emotions come. Try to focus on the task at hand."
- "But we didn't save the Sparks, Rosalina. We tried. We tried SO hard."
- "So, JEANIE. How do you FEEL about your first adventure as an honorary HERO?"
- "JEANIE, I thought you had adapted - learned to engage with emotional experience."
- "Is that so? Well, perhaps my mentoring hasn't been in vain after all... I'm proud of you, JEANIE."
- "Fear not, Spawny! We'll have you free from this accursed - not to mention VERY unsafe - the tower of Bwahstrella's in no time! Er... "No time", is of course, a turn of phrase, NOT to be taken literally. Nonetheless! Hang on, Spawny - we're coming!"
- "If I may, while I understand your reaction, rest assured these are NOT run-of-the-mill Rabbids, these are Heroes."
- "Mr. "Egads", eh? What is that - short for "Eggplant"? Well, Mr. Eggplant, I suggest we get acquainted later... It's time to team up! Mr. Eggplant, you'll be coordinating efforts with Rabbid Peach and Rabbid Mario. Either of them will tell you - my Tachticam in INVALUABLE, providing keep insight as to the battlefield AND our foes! As far as Sparks, why not see what our two most recent additions can do? Selfie, Cryoquake - strap on your skates!"
- "Rayman! Of COURSE we've heard of you! Rayman - would you excuse us for a moment? Psst! I have no idea who this "Mr. Rayman Eggplant" is, but he is a formidable fighter. I say let's follow him to be a hanger-on for now, at least until we find a producer to sort all this out."
- "Beep-O - lead hero and Chief Tactical Officer. The Space Opera Network sent us gold tickets for its "VIP warp portal"."
- "You're new to show business. Behind the camera lies the gritty reality. The glamor of a theater in inversely proportional to the shabbiness of its backstage - it's practically tradition!"
- "(Gasps) THE PHANTOM! He must have brought us here to get revenge for HUMILATING him at Spooky Trails!"
- "Wait - are we REALLY going to trust the PHANTOM? He DID try to destroy us - in a REALLY insulting way, too."
- "You know - I've always said you can't go through life holding grudges."
- "A quiz show? I'm sorry but we're in a hurry."
- "You have my full undivided attention."
- "Wait, wait, wait! "Agents of Darkmess" have infested what no?"
- "Good improv, Rabbid Mario!"
- "This isn't a fish chuckling contest is it? I'm not sure we want EVERYONE seeing us do one of those."
- "Actually, no."
- "A cursory analysis this Darkmess Puddle reveals that skill and finesse will be more valuable than brawn. Rayman, why don't you take Rabbid Peach with you? You'll find her healing ability invaluable - perhaps even... romantic?"
- "I wrote a screenplay for a rom-com starring you two. I'm hoping Space Opera Network execs see the battle and option it."
- "Isn't this great? Why can't EVERY adventure end with a nice party instead of something scary and dangerous?"
- "A quick study of this Darkmess Puddle tells me that melee combat will give us an edge. Rayman, Rabbid Mario - while you're fighting styles are quite different, you're both good at punching things..."
- "Ooh! If you get a chance, bump fists and shout "Punch Pals!", I want to shop a series to network."
- "I'm confused. Are these lines?"
- "$%$#&@! I HATE show business!"
- "Once again, you may have fooled the others, but not me! Underneath all the glitz and glamour, you're the same Phantom! Same ego, same limited vocal range, same TACTICS! Well, if you can cling to tried old clichés, so can I! For example, do you remember this time little quote of mine from our first adventure? "My sensors indicate that the Phantom is immune to attack when is hogging the spotlight!" "If this greedy songbird is to sing his swan song, we must find a way to turn off those lights!" Well, I mean by... dashing them, as it turned out."
- "Uh-oh. He's got the fire in his eyes - that means Burn-based attacks! I sense that's not the only trick up his sleeve - keep the Tacticam handy as you dash more of those lights!"
- ""THE BORE"? Why that overstuffed diva! He couldn't carry a tune in a bucket! Look - he's doing a retro thing with that dated outfit of his. That can only mean we're close - one last push! The lights activate in groups. We have to dash ALL of them before we can move on and dash the next group! Come on, we'll get the air out of that windbag yet!"
- "Thank GOODNESS that's over. Had any more Rabbids turned in to watch, the Phantom might have become unstoppable! And look! There's a warp portal! It's fully functioning too - no surprise. To think - he ACTUALLY thought he had me fooled me entire time. Can you imagine? Ha!"
- "Why Rabbid Peach! That's very... "evolved" of you. I-"
- "Er, what Rabbid Peach means to say is - making the galaxy a better place for everyone is its own reward. Farewell, Mr. Eggplant. We'll NEVER forget you. If you need ANYTHING, just shout and we'll be there - that's a promise."
- "Is this a taping of the Galactic Wrestling Alliance? What's next? Steel cage? Elimination chamber? Ring of fire? Rabbid Mario - get some ladders and folding chairs!"
- "Sigh... Let's go see what's the matter. Maybe it's not too late to film a tag-team tornado ladder match."
- "It sounds dangerous, buuuut the Spit-Bucket Boy franchise DOES have a lot of fans. Okay, let's do it!"
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