#smg3 can finally open himself up to love

[grinnames]

Godbox AU: RED FLAGS

This idea has been sitting in my head for FAR TOO LONG (a month)

Also I finally learned what motion blur does in Procreate! ITS GONNA MAKE EVERYTHING FUNNIER

And yes, SMG4's tail is extendable

Bonus:

Song Reference:

[shygirl4991]

Six Splits For Four Chap 3 Discourse

All art is done by @b-r-i-n-g-x be sure to check out her other stuff! Please do not repost art!

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Tags: Action/Adventure, Romance, fluff, angst with a happy ending!, blood, character death, injury, SMG34 is canon, split au

The princely SMG4 smiles brightly at Three as he checks over the man “I’m glad to see my fair maiden is okay!” SMG3 felt his face go into a darker shade of red the longer he was held, unable to handle it. Three starts waving his arms “OKAY YES PUT ME DOWN YOU BAKA!” The personality gently puts Three down, once his feet touch the floor he slides away from the princely personality. Still red in the face he slowly checks the papers before handing them over to Producer, Four stands in shock seeing the fourth member “How…Three?!” 

Three frowns looking at the personality “And you are?” the personality giggles lightly tapping his head “Where are my manners, I’m Prince 4! The heroic side of the original, I'm the one that makes the risky moves to protect our loved ones.” Four walks over to Three feeling sick “Didn't you say you only had three?”  SMG3 looks at the personalities and frowns “Yeah…i don't know how you got four, if there are more than three then we need to know how many of you guys are there.” Four nervously look at his personalities as they exchange looks, Ringmaster nods taking center stage “There are six of us taking the stage! It was certainly a mess, before you ask I have no idea where the others are.” Three’s eyes go wide as he looks at Four, it was official that Four was going to vomit. Four walked away from the group, worried, Three walked over to his boyfriend “Hey blue? It won't be that bad, together we can figure out what's going on.” Four faces Three with grey eyes “Am i broken? You only had three…does that mean there is something wrong with me?”  Three frowns as he grabs Four “Shut the fuck up right now, you’re SMG4 popular youtuber with all the friends a person could ask for. There is nothing about you broken you hear me, you might have just been feeling a lot of emotions at the time of the split.” Slowly Four’s blue eyes return as he hugs Three, the man sighs as he hugs him back. The personalities smile softly at the sight, remembering the others Three pulls away letting out a small cough “Right, now Prince can you help us find the final two?” Prince smiles softly as he takes Three’s hand giving it a kiss. Three's face goes bright red as he does his best to keep his composer,  SMG4 smirks at Three seeing the man's face so red “Not a word scrub.” 

Prince smiles lovingly at Three “Of course my love, i was actually sent here by Parent to find help. That's when I noticed our maiden in danger and I had to act. I almost forgot about the message he gave me!” Three sighs as he inches away from Prince, taking a deep breath he plays with the heart pin. Prince takes out a note and smiles “Prince remember to tell the others that i need help, while i was busy helping Karen the treasure we both were watching over has run away.” Three and Four look at Prince confused as the other personalities gasp. The reaction made the pair nervous as they exchanged a look before Four grabs the paper, Prince frowns from the rude interaction. Slowly anger could be seen in Four’s eyes, his blue eyes having a tint of pink. He storms off taking the group by surprise, Three gently takes Producer’s hand and smiles at him before looking at the others “Knowing how he is when angry i think it's best we follow now!”

As the group went after Four there was one thing bothering Three, the hint of pink in Four eyes gave him a strange feeling.  They finally caught up to Four only to see him walking up to a green version of himself, Parent turns and notices the crew. Before Four can grab his green version, the man ran past him right toward SMG3. He shakes his head as he opens his fanny pack “My word Honey, you need to watch over that beautiful face of yours!” He takes out an alcohol wipe and starts cleaning a cut on Three’s face. His eyes go wide as pink dust his cheeks again, Parent hums cleaning the wound then covering it with a spinning fish bandage. 

Parent gave Three a soft smile before being dragged away by Four “Parent?” he spits out, seeing the anger in his original eyes makes him nervous. “Ah Prince read the letter to you…PRINCE WAS SUPPOSED TO WATCH THE KIDS!”  Three’s eyes go wide at Parent’s words as he turns to Prince “Hey Romeo, what the hell did he mean by that?” Prince stares at Parent , showing him an expression of betrayal. Prince takes a  step back seeing Three getting angry “My gem please listen! Parent took Beeg and Eggdog out to play, he then said Karen needed help with her kids. He told me to watch the little ones, the only thing is when he told me that the children were already gone!”  Three’s face turns from anger to panic as he grabs Four pulling him away from his green personality, seeing the panic on his boyfriend's face snaps Four out of his anger. 

Parent frowns as he looks around at the group “There are a good amount of us, how about we split up the gang!” Prince nods in excitement while Artist and Ringmaster glare at each other, hearing this plan Four looks at the group as his eyes turn green. Four takes Artist hand and pairs him up with Prince, Ringmaster gets to partner up with Parent leaving Producer with Three. He smiles at the pair up before Three speaks up “Alright and who will you be with?” Four looks at the pairs then waves his hand “Don't worry i can handle this alone, who knows i might even bump into our last friend!” The personalities share a nervous look before nodding and separating, once everyone was out of sight Four’s eyes go back to blue. He lets out a sigh as he walks on his own, he needs space from everyone and wraps his head around everything. He had six versions of himself running wild into the world, not to mention a missing meme child.  He wondered how on earth Three handled everything, he couldn't even believe Three was handling so many versions of himself. His eyes start flickering different colors as his mixed emotions screams at him, without thinking he walks back to the showgrounds.  “This is just like everything else Four, just deep breath and smile. Just like everything else, just wash it down your back and move forward!” 

As he cheers for himself in front of Three’s cafe he hears a chuckle, he turns to see the front door of the cafe broken down “Who's there!?” He glares at the cafe till he hears an excited bark, Four relaxes for a moment confused “Eggdog?” The pup hearing his name running out excited to see him. Four giggles picking up Eggdog, remembering the voice he slowly walks in. His eyes go grey as his anxiety starts to take over, he gasps seeing who was at the cafe. It was him in orange wearing a cloak, he looked bored as he sipped a cup of tea. Nervously Four decides to ask the question. Three always asked “Who are you, what part of me?” The orange Four sighs into his cup “Is that important? Aren't you busy sucking face with that backstabber?” 

Four takes a step back surprised, he then notices Beeg on the counter eating ice cream. Four sighs reaching for the ice cream only to get threatened by the child,  Four gives a nervous smile as the orange Four watches him. “If you need a name to call me by the others call me Delinquent or D for short, personally i don't care what you call me.”  He sips his tea before speaking up again. “What I am doesn't matter, I can feel your rejection.” He gets up and leaves the cafe, seeing this Four puts down Eggdog next to Beeg. Once outside the cafe Four reaches out to Delinquent “Wait!” Both men pause hearing Three “Alright i hear you boys, is Four in that bad of shape?” Four smiles seeing Three on the path to the showgrounds with the others, his smile drops seeing his personality’s look at him with wide eyes “Original!” They all tackle him down for a group hug. Delinquent takes a side step to avoid the affection, Three looks around and sees Beeg and Eggdog watching the hug. He smiles feeling relief that his son was safe, that's when his eyes locked into orange ones. Three nods “So you're the missing one, nice to me-” Delinquent scoffs not letting Three finish talking “I don't need to hear words from a backstabber.” 

The group hug ended the moment the crew heard Delinquents words, Parent gets up frowning at him “Now D thats no way to treat our boyfriend, he's not that man anymore.” Ringmaster nods as he walks over to Three putting his arm around the man “Yeah that's the fans favorite arc, it makes the shippers go wild!” Delinquent crosses his arms looking Three up and down, then he looks at Four. He rolls his eyes, he turns from the group “Not going to listen to a failure of a leader and a man with so much ego he can't keep it in check.” SMG4, getting sick of the attitude of his personality, stands up glaring at him “What is your problem? You have been nothing but an asshole pushing us all away!” Delinquent shrugs “Who knows, maybe you're just not happy looking in the mirror.” Three reaches out to Delinquent only for the man to walk away, his hair touching Three’s gloves. Three frowns looking at his hand “huh? Ink?” looking at his glove a strange black stain was on it. He sniffs the stain and stares confused by the chemical scent, Four sighs watching Delinquent walk away. He turns and gives a small smile at the others “How did you all know?” 

Producer smiles “We felt you, there was a moment we all were connected. T-that's when we knew you needed help.” Four smiles at Producer before it clicked that he never got to learn who Parent or Delinquent were, he turns and gives a sheepish smile “Sorry that we started off pretty rough, want to give us your introduction?”  Parent giggles as he walks over to the kids patting their heads “That's okay our kids are more important. Ahem as you know im Parent, I'm your parental side and I'm also the leader of the group!”  Three walks next to Four looking at the group, things have turned completely different from what happened to him.  He peeks a quick look at Four, he knew the idiot for a long time to know that Four is about ready to scream into the void. “Hey everyone, could you all stay at the castle and wait till we return. I have something important to talk about with Four.” The group give him a thumbs up as they walk toward the castle, Ringmaster twirls his cane as they walk to their home “At least we are all together again, no thanks to your leadership Parent.”  Parent stops walking as his face drops. “Haha you're funny, if it wasn't for my leadership we wouldn't have found the kids!” Parent forces out a smile as Producer frowns and shyly looks at him “Didn't D and our Original find the kids,” Producer  plays with his sleeves “we failed them so badly…oh memes do you think he hates us now?!”  Artist gently pats his back “Are you squidding me? He doesn't hate us, if anything he seemed really happy to see us back there!” As the group chatted happily, Parent stayed a few steps back staring at them “Nothing but a failure huh?” 

Three turns to Four blushing as he shyly pulls the man close to him “No one is around but me, you don't have to keep the act up Baka.” Four’s eyes go wide as his vision blurs from his tears, he hugs Three as he cries into the man's chest.  Three rubs Fours back “Nothing is wrong with you, together we will figure out what caused this. We will fix this after all someone like me managed to do it, there is no way the great SMG4 cant.” Four lets out a giggle as he pulls away wiping his tears “Wow never thought i hear those words from you.” Three’s face turns a darker shade of red “Shut it or I'm leaving you here with your snot!’ Four laughs harder as he leans forward giving a kiss on Three's cheek, feeling the kiss Three let himself smile and laugh alongside Four. While they don't know how they will manage six personalities, they were confident they would figure it out as long as they had each other. 

[lizaluvsthis]

SMG4: Trash Friends

Shit. Hello guys- I stole my phone and it is currently 4 am and I posted this (Because it's scheduled on queue)

I'm still not here but I managed to grab the phone out of the room, I can post for a bit. But then again, I wont be catching up to stuff while I'm at it.

Okay so- this video is about SMG4 needing that usb where michael jordan is n stuff to become popular.

SMG3 is needing that one to become popular as well so that his shop would be flooded by customers.

And then where it comes to needing stuff, they'd do literally anything for their 'friends' to get it.

SMG3 lied to him saying the business is running good, he just didnt want to face the problem in front of the protagonist that he's going downhill with running the business.

"I'm finally gonna get the attention I deserve, and prove to everyone YOU'RE THE WORST VERSION OF ME!"

This? This was his thoughts. This is how it speaks for him that is why he was afraid to show that to him.

After SMG3 told Mario he needs that usb for Fame and Love because SMG4 has too much of that. He knew how much important it is to him. He wanted the same love like how SMG4 has, he'd never had all the attention like how SMG4 had too. He was lost of himself.

Mario being the gullible idiotic man he is, he never complained to three about his speak of truth, he had comforted his friends especially meggy. Mario figured that Three had exposed his inner emotions, the most that he can do is just vomit that sh-t out.

Right after Three hid Mario from his hat, turns out he really does need shampoo. I mightve noticed that he'd been staying up late at night and doesn't shower because of his bad habits.

Sometimes depressed people mostly forgot to shower and just cope sh-ts to themselves like curling up to the bed and wallow in sorrow. And mostly they just hide that feeling. And I guess you might've noticed SMG4 did. Thats the reason why he searched that up from the internet.

He was THIS obviously close to reveal he had been concerned about Three because he stinks.

When SMG4 told three what the matter was, since the only thing he knew from him is that his business is doing fine. SMG4 thought that three wanted that fame all to himself, being the selfish one he knew back then.

After four told him "you're being selfish! All you ever think about is yourself! JUST. LET. GO!" the soft spot where SMG3 got his by the heart because of it.

He never wanted to go back to being how he wanted to be. He never wanted to show that whole destruction thing again from his ecil doings. This was the rrason why he ever wanted to change into a better person.

"OKAY!" "Okay...?" SMG4 noticed where Three easily surrendered himself, letting his guard down due to his anger.

He opened up.

"YEAH! I dont know what I was thinking! I'm doing fine! My shop is ALWAYS flooded with customers, I'm SO successful. Nobody is EVER throwing my coupons in garbage.

AND I DEFINITELY DON'T FEEL LIKE THE WORST VERSION OF YOU THAT LIKES TO PRETEND HE'S DOING FINE!"

HE said that to himself. When he thought he'd be the worst ever version of him, because he was supposed to be an antagonist. He was supposed to be SMG4's enemy, but he was also supposed to be partners with Four because they were both meme guardians.

SMG4 didn't knew. He always didnt know all of SMG3's antics because he thought Three also had everything to himself. But he didn't know he also felt like this, like Trash.

SO THIS GOES ON WITH THE MORAL. SMG4 noticing it just now is that he felt like TRASH. Because last time he'd ever notice is just Three wanting attention of how the golden child (aka SMG4) is when he gains that love and joy with everyone from meme warts.

Yet Three is there saying that to himself. He was there being open to Four and to Mario that he is struggling as well. His whole life, his financial issues, everything that meant to him. He popped the balloon and spoke the truth.

Four picked up the coupon, he was sad about this when he had finally just realized the whole sh-t of things. Sure four has done alot of wrong things but this? This is sick to his guts feeling bad for three...

Four looked at mario because he knows how valuable of a friend Mario is when dealing with emotions and open ups. And so- he got to the talk with three.

With all thats settled, SMG3 came back and fist bumbs Four to know that he's good now. What I also didn't expect is that three after using the usb, Four didn't even stop him. He looks at three with those softened eyes and just. Wow.

Four really wanted to show three his kindness, he was soft on him so he gave him a chance. He wanted three to be happy too.

[kuromipuzzles2000]

An SMG4 AU Story:

Mr. 4's attack plan

it was another day, as any others in the mushroom kingdom, any normal day as anyother, we must admit, Mr. 4 by his side, he had FINALLY finished his prototype of a robotic clone of SMGP the meme guardian with a peculiar robot head, he had put his hands together as he smirk evilly, and yelled

"I FINALLY FINISHED!! MY SMGP CLONE IS FINALLY COMPLETE! AND READY TO GO!!"

then he made a evil laugh, KAT (evil business partner of Mr. 4) who was just on the livingroom enjoying some reading just would get startled by the screaming and laughing, as the being stopped read and peeks from the door

"4, what are those screams and laughing fo-?"

KAT noticed the clone of SMGP, then at Mr. 4

"oh, now i understand, your prototype is finally done?"

"Yes! finally done, KAT, we now can get our plan going"

"remember, 4...i start need do some testing first, we need to confirm our clone has the personality as our target"

KAT said as he stepped in front of SMGP robot, arms behind his back as looked directly at the robot and spoke

"SMGP, describe yourself, how you love your friends and how much you'll do for them"

the robot clone stepped through as he changed his emotion and personality chip to the SMGP emotion and personality and spoke

"I...I am SMGP! a...a meme guardian, i love my friends and i'll do anything for them! specially for my husband SMG3! who i care with all my soul...i-i really fear of Mr. 4, i have a bad feeling...he is onto something...."

"perfect..~ and now...what's your mission till you have all the gang together and fooled?"

The clone switched to it's default personality, as spoke with a smug expression on it's screen

"of course, brainwash the SMGP gang, so they can serve Master Mr. 4 and you as you two please...so then we all can rule ovet the mushroom kingdom!"

"see? all under control, my dear friend, all is going to be, according to the plan, and nobody would ever stop us!!"

Mr. 4 said excited

"i must say, i am very surprised by your work, Mr. 4, you even if had beem goofing around with "your true love" had manage to work pretty well onto the plan but what would your girl think of it"

Mr. 4 stand by as looked at a photo of Jess which he always had on his pockets as said

"...she shouldn't notice...she shouldn't, i no want hurt her and wouldn't hurt her, but, the SMGP crew must suffer, mostly Mario and SMGP himself!"

Mr. 4 would put it back onto his pocket as he turned to look at KAT, with a decided look on his face

"KAT, get Sirberus, we must put this plan on action, i need him to..."

the scene now shows in a very late in the night, SMGP and SMG3 who was just on the castle, watching something together and cuddling

"today was perfect, wasn't it? i am sure now we have everything under control, nothing bad would happen ever again"

SMG3 said as SMGP smiled and nod

"it could had been double perfect, if i kept my normal head in"

"shhh...is all alright, not care how much time Mr. 4 tries hurt you, me and your friends will always be there for you, ok?"

SMG3 gave a reconfirming smile to his husband, SMGP smiled and nodded as a small blush show on his screen, SMG3 got up and stretched, it was bed time, luckily they both was on their pajamas, ready to sleep

"well, is getting late, should we sleep, my dear?"

SMG3 asked, SMGP nodded as wouls get up, helped by 3, both of them walked to their bedroom...

it was very late on the night, SMGP got suddenly awake by some sound that he only could listen, how he knew only he could listen to it? because he looked at 3, who was deeply asleep, Puzzles would sigh as he decided to investigate the sound by himself for the first time, so he got up slowly making sure SMG3 doesn't wake up by movement, as Puzzles walked to the door, he felt a sudden shiver, fear was getting him, but he really wanted make that noise stop...he opened the door closing it behind him, he walked to behind the castle, trying to inspect the sound, as found an oddly device which luckily was making that sound, but before he could turn it down, a hand pressed a button to turn off his tv head, so he couldn't make any sound, and wrapped the meme guardian and made him disappear, it was Sirberus, which had kidnapped SMGP..

When SMGP's screen turned on all he could see was he was tied on a chair, both, from legs and arms, till he saw a familiar face, Mr. 4's face, which had a confident smile

"Welcome, Super Meme Guardian Puzzles, to my...mansion!~ my apologies for the rough invite"

SMGP started to panic as he tried to shake to get free

"M-Mr. 4! what do you want from me!? get away from me! let me go!!"

"shhh...calm down, i just want...have fun with you...TORTURING YOU!"

Mr. 4's half blue part of his eyes turned ref as then soon turned blue again, clearing his throat

"you and your friends had cause me...quite a lot of problems...so for now, i will have fun with you and them, till i have them under my control"

Mr. 4 smiled as would put his arms behind his back and walked

"i hope you no cared for the rough dragging here, but it was needed so you didn't made any noise!"

"h-how...how you did this, why you want to hurt us so much, why-"

Mr. 4 rolled his eyes as let out a annoyed sigh, getting close to SMGP's screen, he then said

"guess i'll present you...my business partner, ahem"

as soon Mr. 4 gave the signal, KAT would come out from the shadows of the already not very lighted basement, as would stand next to Mr. 4

"greetings, Super Meme Guardian Puzzles, is a honor to finally meet you, sorry for the conditions we're meeting too...the name's KAT, hope my precious Sirberus hasn't caused any uncomfortable feeling at the moment he took you into our lair"

"w-what...h-how? why...why you are teaming up with someone! w-why-"

"shhhh, KAT offered his kind help to me, as i offered him part of the mushroom kingodm once and we get successful with this, we are tired that this world is just as dumb as memes because of you, and apart me...i hate you so much because of you ruined MY SHOW!"

SMGP eyes widen, as he would shake his head trying to be on denial

"m-my friends would notice i am gone! a-and then they.. they gonna"

"i am afraid, your friends would never notice you're gone, since we have a perfect replacement for you, for get our second part of the plan going"

"indeed my friend...come here, Mr. Puzzles or might say, SMGP"

Mr. 4 snapped his fingers and an exact clone of him stepped in front of him with still the smug expression on it's screen, the meme guardian's eyes widen as looked at the exact clone

"really, your friends and husband wouldn't even notice i am gona!~ i am an exact copy of you and with my acting skills, i would be total in your place in not time...but i think i need something to be complete"

the clone said as looked behind, at SMGP's hand

"you're right, my dear creation, this is what you need"

Mr. 4 smirk as he would slowly take off the marriage ring from SMGP, he started to shake more uncontrollably as started to scream

"NO! NO TAKE IT OFF, PLEASE! I WOULDN'T SUPPORT IF I LOSE IT!"

scars started to grow on his screen as he started to panic a lot, Mr. 4 eyes rolled up again as he just would grab a controller and mute SMGP's voice taking off the ring, showing it in front of the meme guardian

"hope you no care, lend it to the new Super Meme Guardian Puzzles!"

and with that, he gave to the clone the ring, which gladly, he would put it on his finger

"he's ready to go"

Mr. 4 made the signal to Sirberus to just take the clone to SMGP's castle

"look at him...so defenseless, what should we do with the real meme guardian now, 4?"

"....let's break the rest of confidence he has~"

"ohhh, hohoho! now we're talking"

before the next morning we could see a lady who was spying on Mr. 4's house and then saw the clone and Sirberus walk off, she would think to herself as saw the scene

"this could be a good opportunity to ruin Mr. Dumbass' plans...and have a little revenge for play with my weakness....maybe i should wait till the morning"

on the morning...SMG3 woke, it all seem like normal, because his lovely husband was there by his side

"...good morning to my wonderful husband on the earth"

3 said with a smile as "SMGP"'s screen turned off the sleep mode as turned to 3 and smiled

"good morning sweetheart, wonder what a wonderful day awaits us!"

3 nods as would notice his "husband" was using a scarf, as he looked concerned, normally, Puzzles wouldn't wear a scarf, weird on him

"dear, why you're wearing a scarf? it isn't cold outside?"

the meme guardian asked as the other tried to not be in panic

"...well yesterday i just listened something horrible, and i went check, when i noticed, some nightly creature just scratched my neck, but...don't worry! i got it healed...but...i have much scars recently...and now i have the opportunity of hide one...well...you know, i took it!"

"erm...if you say so my love...but later you might show me that scratch to see if it isn't that deep, not be offended, but you never was good at healing someone OR yourself"

"...ugh, yeah... yeah...i know"

his expression changed to an annoyed one as the "meme guardian" got up from bed, and walked off, 3 was a bit stranged by that reaction, but he supposed he just was upset by get hurt...again- as he shrugs and got up

the day almost happened normally, as the clone would walk behind the castle alone using a magical communicator to speak to Mr. 4 and KAT

"the plan is gonna be so easy, master and boss, they're so stupid to even realize i am a clone, all i had to do is lie about i got scratched and wanted cover a physical scar on my "human" body part...easy!"

"that's perfect, without the heros, the mushroom kingdom would be doomed, and finally, me could take control of it, as well Mr. 4 making Glitchvision big again! they're so terminated'"

"my perfect minion...you're almost to get something big...no mess up, alright?"

"you can count on me boss, master"

the clone said before hang out the communicator and started walk to where the crew is, Mrs. Angel would look from the roof of the castle as smiled evilly (for ruin Mr. 4's plan)

"SMGP! what got you so busy behind da castle?"

Mario asked as "Puzzles" would look behind

"was just that clown again and some rats...not worry, i got rid of him by now, becuase you know how i hate rats"

"Okie Dokie!"

"gee, i hate rats too, good you got rid of them, Puzzles!"

Bob said as just chilled, "SMGP" smiled as would attempt walk to the castle, as saw Tari

"Puzzles, ready for another newly good function? i think i got something you might like!"

"...erm, not today, Tari, i am a bit tired"

"but you said between me and you will get that function so we both could express more and other stuff, Puzzles"

Freya said as just looked down, the clone was starting to lose it as just would walk inside

"you...uhhh...whoever you are, i am tired, i even think i lost some memory data..."

"maybe i can help? you know, i wouldn't mind help you!"

"or maybe you shouldn't"

the voice said as the crew looked up

"oh, perfect, is you, the enemy of that Mr. 4...what the fuck do you want? saw the weirdo do something evil?"

SMG3 said as as crossed his arms, Mrs. Angel smirk as she jumped off the roof landing slowly on the floor as she nods

"actually, i pretty know that Puzzles you're talking with is false, Mr. 4's creation..."

"you're saying bullshit, Ashley! stop wanting try SMGP's life, i will not allow you to ruin others life like you did to mi-"

"shaddap your plump ass for a second Princess Angel! i am saying the truth, look at this"

Mrs. Angel with her wand reproduced the exact moment when the clone was talking with Mr. 4 and KAT, the crew looked at him as the clone just looked left and right frenetically, trying be calm, scars growing on the screen

"And"

Mrs. Angel took off the scarf, revealing he had wires on his neck the clone yeeped as just quickly retracted it's body on the tv, for then it disappearing into the nothing before the crew could do something else

"DAMN IT!"

Meggy yelled out of frustration as she tightened her fists

"when Mario gets his hands on Mr. 4-"

Mario said as looked real mad

"o-oh god, what are we gonna do?"

Boopkins started to panic as started sweating a bit

"calm down, maybe that...Mrs. Angel knows what happened and how, and where they could be"

Saiko said as they all look at Mrs. Angel, who shrugged with a smile rolling her functional eye

"...YOU NOW NOT MIGHT PLAY WITH US, TELL US WHERE THEY HAVE MY HUSBAND!"

3 grabbed Mrs. Angel by the shoulders altered by the situation, as felt his trauma is growing again

"...3 calm down, we'll find my brother, let that fine lady help us...in her way"

Minion said as she put a hand on SMG3's shoulder trying to calm him down, Mrs. Angel just gave a smirk as then the scene cuts to Mr. 4 saying the most hurtful things

"and then nobody would be there for you, you think it is soo...so sad?~ nobody will every love you...because boo-hoo, they'll all be under my control!!"

"and even some of your valuable friends would make a great servant of mine, of course...I'll need to take their souls for them to be...perfect servants but i think you wouldn't mind, don't you?'

KAT added as smirk under his mask, SMGP functional eye was starting to tear up as he shakes his head, trying to ignore all those closing his eyes, KAT taking the opportunity, using magic to make scenes inside SMGP's head as Mr. 4 imitate voices

"you failed us..., you did everything wrong, you was so coward"

Mr. 4 said imitating Meggy's voice for switch between various of the crew's voices

"i trusted you, Puzzles, Mario can't believe now he's dead and the world destroyed thanks to you"

"i loved you Puzzles...why didn't you was strong!? by your fault, now i am dead! I REGRET HAD EVEN MEET YOU!"

SMGP sobs as just would want to retract on his head but he even can't

"y-you...you...what you want of me...i...i can-"

"SHUT UP! UGH! YOUR VOICE IS ANNOYING!"

Mr. 4 would punch against his screen breaking it and the meme guardian screaming in pain

"ugh, what a scream...it isn't a big deal, cry baby!"

KAT said as just would by slowly damage his speaker, which gives Puzzles the voice, he would end mute now

"had you even noticed how much damage you caused to the mushroom kingdom!? you had notice? EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT! TILL YOU RUINED IT ALL!!"

SMGP couldn't do more than cry as more scars grow from his damaged eye, almost covering the damaged eye....

suddenly a loud BANG was heard, continuing from the door falling down, both turned around to see Meggy which she had thrown the door with a kick

"YOU, MR. 4 ARE TOTALLY FINISHED!"

"w-what!? how? if my clone had everything control-"

Mrs. Angel peeked with a smirk from the door frame as waved

"hello 4, missed me?~ i had or not had spied a bit your big ol plan with that little friend of yours~"

"...YOU BIT-"

Mr. 4's voice changed to a demonic voice but couldn't finish cuz he was drop kicked by Meggy immediately, one diamond of his hair disappearing and healing him

"You can't attack 4! Sirberus, attack them!"

KAT ordered to his animatronic, he was almost gonna reach Meggy and Mrs. Angel when a bomb hitted the animatronic damaging it a very big part, SMG3 was holding more bombs as his face was darkened

"you...wouldn't get alive from this..."

The Animatronic would rush at SMG3 more quick that what he can react, but Saiko came to smash it's head off with her Hammer, knocking the robot off

"NOOO! MY PRECIOUS CREATION!"

"MR. PUZZLES WHERE ARE YOU!"

4 yelled as was smashed by Melony and her sword, he started to spill blood from him mouth, trembling a bit

"you don't have a salvation now, Mr. 4, you crossed much lines"

Melony said in her fierce deity form

"shit is better i sca-"

before the being could react, he was smashed to the other side of the room by Saiko

"you too weirdo! if you're with 4 you're against us! not excuse!"

"you stupid anime bit-"

KAT felt his mask rip apart as it eventually rip off as quick the being would groan, covering his face

"this, isn't the end, SMGP crew"

kinda damaged and exposed, KAT disappeared between the shadows

"KAT! no leave me here you cowar-"

Mr. 4 was grabbed by the throat by SMG3 who now was strangling Mr. 4, Mr. 4 would try to set free from his own strength but he couldn't, soon summoning his tentacles, to stab SMG3

"3 WATCH OUT!"

Melony said as she went quick, slashing Mr. 4's tentacles to half, he would struggle on pain as fall on the floor gasping for air another diamond from his hair disappeared as he and his tentacles was regenerated

"Mario got the impostor"

"G-Gah! let me go you pesky worm!"

which with a quick movement Saiko smashed the head out of the robot, and 3 throw a bomb to the rest of the body blowing it up

"NOOOOOO!!! MY PERFECT PROTOTYPE! I WORKED SO HARD ON IT!!"

"You said it, "worked" but now your work, was for purse shit, Mr. 4"

Meggy said as Tari was pointing at Mr. 4 with a shotgun that her arm had turned into, Minion would get close to SMGP as she untied her brother and hugged him with tears on her eyes, SMGP hugs her as well

"brother!"

Mr. 4 looking around had look at Mrs. Angel then at Mario pointing at them

"YOU TWO! ARE THE MOST PESKY ANNOYANCES I HAD EVER SEEN!"

Mr. 4's tentacles came out as these wrap around Mrs. Angel and Mario and others wrap around 3, Meggy, Tari, Saiko, Melony, SMGP and Minion, Mrs. Angel screaming because her trauma

"I'LL KILL YOU ALL, AFTER ALL, I KILLED PUZZLES BEFO-"

before he could finish water splashed at him as he hissed his tentacles retracting, as covered his face, he was steaming, it was holy water, when the crew looked, it was Freya/Princess Angel which had throw holy water at Mr. 4

"...d-did i make it in time?"

Meggy, Melony, Tari, 3, Saiko, Bob and Boopkins that just arrived would surround Mr. 4 which was still covering and hissing from the holy water, he had no choice more than scape...

"this...this wouldn't end like that, i could had been defeated a third time but i wouldn't-"

he got stabbed in the stomach by Melony without his powers Mr. 4 would tremble as he quickly summoned a tv with the remain of his power and would jump onto it, the tv disappearing

"...Puzzles, love!"

SMG3 would pick up his husband as Puzzles was just trembling and crying over, the scars almost covering his damaged eye as 3 would rub his back to calm him down, slowly the scars disappearing

"...thanks you Freya, you saved us, us all"

Meggy said as put a hand on her, she smiles as nods

"...i must admit that even if we hate each other...i owe you one, you saved me...and them..."

"...i am not sure why you wanted help us, you are evil, after all, ruined my life and"

"because i HATE Mr. 4...is all...well, see ya"

Mrs. Angel would start to walk off as SMG3 just stops her a bit still carrying SMGP

"...hey, Mrs. Angel...thanks for everything...without your help, maybe...Mr. 4 and his...partner would had win this time"

"meh, no prob, just did it once, because Mr. 4 is a piece of crap, if other guy attacks you, now i wouldn't help, huh? bye"

With that, Mrs. Angel fully walked off, SMG3 looked at his crew, knowing he must be a leader now Puzzles is mute

"Ok, crew...time to get back to the castle...Puzzles need us and too need rest"

the crew nodded as they all returned home...once again, Mr. 4 and now his partner KAT had been defeated, but obviously that's not the last they'll see of 4, alone or not, he would try attack again...

THE END

SMGP might be mute for undefined asks till someone offers to fix his tv or to steal one of Mr. 4's tvs

thanks for reading peeps, as said i am not a writer, but i tried my best because do a comic...meh, i was lazy

credits:

KAT and Sirberus by: @mysteriesinsideaheartlocket

Mrs. Angel and Princess Angel/Freya by: @myrandomocsposts

Mention on the story, Jess by: @literal-dumbass

[chycoin]

Spoiler of Trash Friends Again!

Previous part of this thing

(Man’s fear and insecurity sure is getting the worst out of him)

In this part, Smg3 isn’t exactly seeing reality and instead is seeing a twisted version of it where 4 is still that same bastard who used to see Smg3 as just the evil recolor of himself.

Of course, some people probably knew this was a little episode he had but on the other hand, some people may have thought this was actually happening and not 3’s mind playing with him, to which I understand because I also thought it was real.

This scene really caught me off guard because I never thought 3’s mental state would be this bad, that even his mind is pulling tricks on him and twisting his reality into making him think that all this friendship is just a lie and making 4 look like he hasn’t changed at all. Making him think he’s going to live in his shadow forever and that just sucks man.

But moving on, these two finally get into Mario’s little hiding spot only to be bamboozled by a mannequin with a red hat. They start chasing Mario who KO’d Smg4 by throwing a lamb at him, leaving Smg3 and Mario by themselves. Smg3 catches Mario as the man starts to scream for his life but 3 get to shut him up when he finally decides to open up to Mario.

Now, something I really like about Mario’s character in this show is that no matter how low of an IQ he has (which is total cap because man has shown to be smart on multiple occasions), he can actually understand what the others are going through and doesn’t judge them at all.

He understands that Smg3 is bottling his emotions because he’s afraid of being back at his old life style where he never had the love and fame that Smg4 had to even give and give away. He’s insecure of letting his true self out there because he’s afraid of being vulnerable and getting hurt by Smg4 again.

He’s afraid to trust his new friends and specially Smg4. He’s insecure of who Smg3 is. (Again, that’s how I view it)

(BRUH I NEED TO MAKE A 3RD PART?! *cries in spanish*)

Last part

[gachawolfiebloom]

Your Pursuit of Perfection

Story and Artwork By: @GachaWolfieBloom

Alternate Ending: What have I Done?

Summary: A few months after the events of WOTFI 2023, SMG4 starts having really bad dreams about the "Its gotta be perfect" incident. One night however, his fear allows the nightmares to break through and he gets taken to a horrific dimension. He finally meets the tv adware, who manipulates him into returning to his insane ways, intent on claiming much more than the perfect video. Now it's up to his friends to stop this madness and save SMG4. Can they do it in time or will they lose SMG4 forever? (In case you are unaware this is a sequel to the its gotta be perfect movie)

Tags: angst, its gotta be perfect, love confession, luigi, mario, meggy, melony, nightmares, scary, smg3, smg4, smg34, smg3 x smg4, tari, tv adware

Author's Note: Okay okay I hear you. I have gotten comments on my Tumblr and Wattpad for the bad ending to your pursuit of perfection for quite some time, so here it is! This chapter leaves off right after the rap battle and answers the question lots of fans have been wondering: What would have happened if Smg4 gave in to Mr Puzzles? Warning that there is blood and gruesome descriptions in this.

The TV Adware shields his eyes, but opens them to find that rays of meme powers have hit Smg4. One speaks in a commanding voice to the corrupted man. "Your darkness cannot survive in our energy! Loosen your grip on Smg4's heart and let him speak!" The pink cracks on his face etched in deeper as the man they belonged to struggled to fight it. "NO!" Mr Puzzles had enough of this foolishness as he disappeared into the dark shadows behind him, determined to put a stop to this once and for all.

"This isn't working!" Meggy called out until a familar voice spoke "You...guys came back? You didn't forget about me?" They all tuned to see Four with his soft blue eyes, grieving in pain and speaking in a low croak. Tears formed in his eyes as he asked "You didn't replace or reject me?"

Tari smiled and said "Of course not! Why would you think that?" Four felt a dark cloud surrounding him while he was curled up on his knees. Why wasn't his corrupted form disappearing? "I thought that you would never forgive me for what I did. I wanted to forget it!" Suddenly that voice following him around was echoing through his ears once again. "Smg4...don't let these 'friends' fool you."

"Y-You...It was you that gave me those nightmares." The connection was running out and Four was distraught. "We can't hold it for that much longer!" One called out. When Three heard that, his heroic stupidity took hold as he let go of his fellow meme guardians and rushed towards Four. "THREE NO!" Meggy tried to stop him, but it was too late. Three grabbed his hand and tried to use their connection.

What happened next was quite unfortunate as Three awoke to find himself in Four's mind. He then saw his lover from another life and the tall TV man next to him. Mr Puzzles was whispering conflicting persuasions into his ear that made Three understand why Four was so broken.

"What have they done for you?"

"You could have had the perfect video if you didn't save him."

"You should be ruling this world with me."

"I'm your only friend."

Three's anger started to boil as he yelled "LET HIM GO!" Mr Puzzles chuckled and said "Why should I do that?" Three pulled out a bomb and said "Easy. Because I will KILL YOU!!!" He rushed towards him and threw the bomb, but the entertainer disappeared upon impact. Three looked all around and yelled "SHOW YOURSELF YOU FRICKING TV CRAP!!!"

Mr Puzzles reappeared behind him and said "Over here." Three turned and threw another explosive at him, but once again Mr Puzzles's great vanishing act had happened again. He kept reappearing in several spots for each explosion to happen a few seconds too late.

"Nope."

"Hello."

"Just missed me."

"I could do this for all eternity."

All according to plan.

Mr Puzzles played around with Three's emotions for a few more minutes until he appeared by Four and waved. Three was breathing tirelessly as his body ached with exhaustion. "What's wrong Smg3? Tired already? Aw that's a shame. I was having such a good time." Three could have never foretold what happened next. It would soon become the biggest regret of his life...or even his last moments.

"I HATE YOU! YOU'RE A MONSTER! THAT'S ALL YOU ARE!!!"

Mr Puzzles face didn't change into shock, but instead to a pleasing expression. "Oh my. Did you hear that Smg4?" Three's eyes widened as he noticed that Four was listening and his face was horrified like nothing Three had ever seen before. "You...hate me?" In a mad panic, Three tried to take back what he said. "NO! I WAS TALKING TO MR PUZZLES! I SWEAR I WOULD NEVER SAY THAT ABOUT YOU FOUR!"

Mr Puzzles placed a hand on his shoulder and said "I'm sorry Smg4, but this was what I was warning you about. Your friends never loved you and they never will." It was all made clear. Everything that Three had done was just what Mr Puzzles had wanted. Four's transformation was never permanent...but now it would be.

"You're right. You both were right. I'm a monster. I have no friends. I'm trapped with my wrongful actions. I'll never be anything more." Three covered his mouth with his hands. If anyone was feeling more immense guilt between the two, it was him. Out of everything he did to Four, this had crossed the line. The smirking Adware clapped his hands and said "Thank you Smg3. You finally admitted your true feelings for Smg4...didn't you."

"NO! THAT'S NOT TRUE!" He couldn't take it anymore as he grabbed Four and admitted "I LOVE YOU SMG4!" He hoped that admitting his real feelings would be enough to repair the damage he had caused, but no matter how much he tried Four was convinced that the opposite of Three's honest feelings was what everyone really thought of him.

Four's hands grew cold and his body shook. Three had hit his breaking point as he grabbed Four and pulled him into an embrace. He shut his eyes tightly, reopening them to find that the bond had broken and One and Two looked like they were about to collapse from exhaustion. Four was grimacing with anger back in his corrupted form. Mr Puzzles saw his opportunity and seized it when he yelled out "YOU ALL HAVE INTERFERED FOR THE LAST TIME! NIGHTMARE FOUR DESTROY THEM!" In a flash, the permanent transformation controlled the movement of a mad dash and Four gripped Three's wrist, growing tighter and tighter.

"Four! You're hurting me! Stop!" Four didn't listen as he could clearly sense what this being had said. "SHUT IT! YOU ALL HAVE TREATED ME LIKE A JOKE! I'LL SHOW YOU THAT I'M MORE POWERFUL THAN ALL OF YOU COMBINED!!!"

"THREE! NOOO!" Meggy cried as a sharp pain filled his wrist. His vision blurred as he looked down and saw that Four had broken his wrist so badly that it was bleeding. The others watched in complete shock. They never had known what Four was capable of until right now.

Three tried to pull himself up, but a strong force pulled him up to their face. "Isn't it ironic that you have threatened to kill me so many times and I was actually the one who did it to you..." His past. He could have used his last bit strength to pull away and end the man's life for good just like his old self had promised. Instead he flashed a weak smile and said with tears "I'm sorry Four...for everything." He deserved to be put out of his misery. No matter how much he tried, his selfishness just made the one he loved suffer more. "If this will make you feel better...I'm ready."

That was the last thing he said before an arm pounded through his chest. A metallic taste filled his mouth and his eyes flickered out. It was his final moments. Four dropped the corpse and looked at the others with a flashing pink eye. "Don't worry, you're next!"

...

Silence. Sweet silence. Mr Puzzles sat upon his bitter throne while watching over his new kingdom. His partner watched along with him, eyes narrow. He should be happy. Finally no more nightmares. No more pain and suffering. Nobody to tell him he was worthless. These thoughts swarmed him until something else made him feel...different? Everything was shriveled up and the sky was blood red. Reminded him of someone's eyes.

A bunch of corpses lied down in the distance beneath them. One caught his eyes and he sighed. "Isn't this better Smg4?" He nodded and said "I'm going for a walk..." He left his once tranquil castle of the Showgrounds and looked down at the bleeding man. His chest had a huge hole in it and his face looked tired.

Four looked down at his hands, covered with blood. Those memories. Those feelings. Those good times. It was filled with so much more happiness than what had come now. Maybe even better if Three and him had become...

Tears started to stream down his face as he collapsed onto his knees. He held his lover in his arms, looking down at his sweet face. Corpses of his friends surrounded them as sadness and loneliness was the only thing to keep him company now. Gone. Gone forever. A lump in his throat had formed and a shaky voice said the only thought he had left.

"Oh god. What have I done?"

You've made things perfect...

[itsajanea]

SMG34 IDEAAA

SOO Smg4 gets a strange package, brings it inside and opens it up. BUT once it opened a bright white light flashed. Smg4 thinks it was a prank and decided to leave it alone, heading to 3's cafe because everyone is waiting for him there.

Once he gets there everyone didn't notice him. 4 thought it was another joke that they are playing on him and tries to get them to pay attention to him. He gets irritated and tries to interact with 3 but he phased through his hand. Yes HES A GHOSTTTTT

While 4 is panicking that hes a ghost, 3 decides that he needs to leave and check on 4 (not that he cares or anything baka),Mario comments on this saying "Worried about your boyfriend? GAA-" before 3 shoves a bomb down his mouth.

3 gets there and sees 4 lying unconsciously. He gets shocked and starts panicking, seeing if he is ok and stuff. 4 finally realize that his spiritual consciousness left his body. And tho he is not dead, his pulse is getting lower.

3 starts crying and saying stuff like "I never go to tell you......how much you mean to me....." etc. 4 also gets emotional about this.

Meggy and Mario decides to check up on them because they were taking too long and thought they were making out or something and sees 3 crying, holding 4's unconscious body.

Then cut to Smg4's body on a life support thingy while his spirital consciousness is watching everyone panick on what to do, but most importantly watching 3 in grief. He doesn't understand why someone like him would care about himself. And what did he never got to tell him...

Smg1 and Smg2 checked up on him and couldn't find the problem. 3 got angry and almost lashes out, then he went back to despair, mourning for his dying partner. He holds his hand and suddenly meme energy stuff happens causing 4's consciousness to appear in a blue lightform. This time when he yelled out everyone could see and hear him. 3 let go of his hand to rush to the spiritual 4 but he slowly faded away.

Smg1 and Smg2 declared that Smg4 is stuck in the spiritual plane after examining the contents of the box that they found 4 near to. It held a magical force that whoever opens it, seperates the consciousness from the body or something and they will slowly fade away leaving 4 dead forever.

3 begs 1 and 2 to find a way to save him, but the only way to save him requires........a sacrifice. 1 and 2 said that they could connect with 3 and channel their power to 4 that could bring him back but 3 would lose all his memories.He would forget about his friends, Eggdog, Terrence, but especially him.

He would forget his face, his beautiful smile, his laugh, their moments, and his feelings towards him. Though knowing this he wanted to save him. So he agreed.

Everyone else was pleading with 3, they couldn't bear to lose him. They started saying things like there could be another choice but 3 kicks them out of 4's room and locked the door.

As he heard yelling and banging from the door. 2 asked if he was really sure about this and 3 says "Yes, its for him".

4 sees this and starts crying, yelling at him even though he couldn't see him.

As 1 and 2 starts to channel the energy from 3 to 4, 4 slowly starts to appear again in front 3. 3 could feel his hands on his face and can see him crying begging him to stop, Saying that he needs him.

As the room was filled with magical energy, 3 could feel himself slowly forgetting. But before he could forget he had to do one last thing.

Though bearing the pain, He slowly reached out his hand and placed it on his face as he wipes away his tears.

"I love you Four, I always have" he says as he lets out a soft smile.

"WAIT THREE NO-" the room suddenly flashes a white bright light. Causing a powerful shock, knocking over the items on the shelves and blasting the door open.

Then everything went back to normal, as Smg4 feels himself again he couldn't forget about what happend to Smg3. He went to check on the man who was lying on the floor. As he gains consciousness he looks confused, asking where he is and who he is.

4 falls onto his knees, hugging the confused man. "I love you too three......" he softly says as he softly cries.

OH GOSH! This took a lil bit longer

[midnight1nk]

Ramblings are an encouraging part of theorizing, it's good nourishment (yum yum) ← says the crazy theorist

BACK on topic, it's strangely similar to what me and my moots have been theorizing about that I would like to share. I guess we all share the same braincell lmao. Basically, our line of thinking was:

4 & 3 are not originally from their world (unironically aliens), the USBs as we already know

3's USB Pod was ORIGINALLY going to be in the Internet Graveyard, but a glitch by Zero intercepted and instead, 3's USB landed in the Mushroom Kingdom. The final destination may have changed at the last minute BUT it can't be denied that he really was meant to be in the Internet Graveyard (which opens up another whole can of worms at 2 AM)

While 3's destiny and power are more geared to the Internet Graveyard, 4's is definitely at the Mushroom Kingdom. So much so that his USB spread memes and altered anyone who had come in contact with him. (for 4 potentially being the original glitch is pretty good ngl)

And now the long-awaited point: 4's show is HIS, it's literally named after him. The channel itself is the one connection between their reality to ours, aka the "Great Beyond", when we most notably get WOTFI (aside from Mr Puzzles' website ofc). We had several moments when characters would break the fourth wall and 4 was one of the first few. All because he's using his "power" in his realm, where it's the strongest.

SMG4 is THE writer of the show. That may sound stupid, but based on the power shown, he's basically fate itself. 4 holds all the strings on what would the plot be for each episode. Like you said, there is intent behind those deaths, whether 4 is fully aware of it or not.

For some moments, when a character doesn't die, it's mostly out of comedic effect. After all, 4 said it himself, it's his "silly little meme show". Explosions are funny. But a character does die, it's always part of the narrative and even personal growth for some characters. It's always unexpected, always due to impulse by another force. And every time, 4's reaction to them is with him in shock/devastation, which is why I personally don't think SMG4 is fully aware of how much power in the show he truly has. Alternating the universe's code.

Now the question as to "why doesn't he bring someone back to life", it's like I said: those deaths helped with character development and the characters who lost their loved ones had their peace. It would be conflicting to have their moment of grief and suddenly have everything back to the way things are like it was nothing to begin with. Plus, it would take a lot of coding restoration if they were "deleted" permanently.

It could even explain "You Used To Be Cool" when out of survival instinct, 4 changed the narrative for him not to die. It doesn't matter what happens in the next few seconds, if 3 pulls the trigger or not, 4 simply CAN'T die. As to HOW he intervened with his "power", I have no clue. Did 4 send a brainwave of memories to 3 to remind them of their bond? Did 3 have a change of heart all by himself? *shrugs* Either way, 4 certainly wasn't aware of what he might've done.

Ofc, there are limits to his power, once again originating from the ownership of the channel. Examples: SMG3 during the YouTube Arc, Nintendo & Copyright during the Lawsuit Arc, and Mr Puzzles for PV and WOTFI. In those moments, 4 had no control and could never see what the narrative lay ahead until he gained it back.

(side ramble: we all did notice that the episodes aren't labeled as "SMG4: blahblahblah" anymore, right? and then some episode titles are being replaced/rewritten by new ones? It could be another sign that 4 is losing control and having to battle for it within the channel)

What's more terrifying than losing control of the fate you had before.

Anyway, what you got there isn't nonsense, especially with all this cartoon logic going on in the show, I can totally see how it all fits. At least we all share the same chaotic braincell :)

As for what I'm going on about, I don't even know dude. It's past 2 AM for me and my brain's mushy rn. Here's my two cents for the night and we'll see after I get some sleep what tf was rambling about. Long story short, 4 isn't God (that would be Mario maybe) but damn 4's pretty close to being one. And then the subtle implications beneath this whole thing are crazy.

EDIT// i should've rephrase some things: what I'm implying here is that because of 4 and 3's arrival, the universe rewrite the rules itself for them, and certainly for 4. 4's not a god.

Chat, please don't take this seriously as well. Important fact: Don't trust sleepy Ink and ANY thoughts coming out, like you're talking to a drunk person

Gonna make a quick post bc I wanna share.

Disclaimer, this is not at all a super serious theory. I know the show works with cartoon logic. If the writers want stakes high, they’ll make them high. And if not, the character will bounce right back. Simple as that. This is just meant as more of a in universe explanation than anything.

Anyways. As goofy as it sounds. I think intent 100% determines if a character dies or not.

Because thinking about it. Any time a character accidentally “kills” someone. The other character doesn’t stay dead.

For example, in “Trash Friends”. Smg3 gets startled when Smg4 bursts into his cafe. He shoots him out of reflex. And Smg4 stands back up a second later. No big deal. Everyone’s fine.

But! If someone has the intention to kill someone. Suddenly it’s a serious life or death situation. Example, in “You Used To Be Cool”. Smg3 is told to kill Smg4 to “prove” he’s still a villian. Smg3 seriously considers it. And when he goes and confronts Smg4. It becomes a tense scene between the two.

The only difference here is that Smg3 was intending on doing it. Or at least, that’s what Smg4 thought at that moment. The intention was there. And therefore, meant the possibility of actually killing him was 100% there.

Anywhoo. This isn’t meant to be super serious or in-depth by any means. I’m just putting an idea out there. I know there’s a lot of holes in this. So please do not take it seriously 😭

[gachawolfiebloom]

Your Pursuit of Perfection

Story and Artwork By: @GachaWolfieBloom

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Summary: A few months after the events of WOTFI 2023, SMG4 starts having really bad dreams about the "Its gotta be perfect" incident. One night however, his fear allows the nightmares to break through and he gets taken to a horrific dimension. He finally meets the tv adware, who manipulates him into returning to his insane ways, intent on claiming much more than the perfect video. Now it's up to his friends to stop this madness and save SMG4. Can they do it in time or will they lose SMG4 forever? (In case you are unaware this is a sequel to the its gotta be perfect movie)

Tags: angst, its gotta be perfect, love confession, luigi, mario, meggy, melony, nightmares, scary, smg3, smg4, smg34, smg3 x smg4, tari, tv adware

"HELP ME PLEASE! SOMEBODY!! ANYBODY!!!" Four kept calling out, but nobody came. After screaming for a few minutes, his voice became hoarse so he observed the surroundings instead. "Where am I...?" It was dark and clammy so he couldn't make out exactly where he was. All he could see around him was a floor made of goop and eyeballs. It seemed to be the same goop that had overtaken Peach's castle back at the "perfect" incident. As that ghastly image struck in his mind once again, he felt a sharp pain in his head.

"Why won't these bad memories go away?" He wanted to forget it. For everyone to forget it. Even if they had forgiven him, nobody would forget. He tried to stand up, but something pulled him back down. Two tentacles with claws were gripping tightly on his arms, keeping him pinned to the ground. "What!? What's going on? If this is a joke it isn't funny!" Suddenly he heard a faint whooshing sound. "W-w-who's t-t-there? S-s-show y-y-yourself!"

As soon as he said that, the whooshing got faster and louder. "Come on Four be brave." he thought to himself. In a struck of dumb confidence, he shouted out "Really? That's the best you got!" The figure was not intimidated as the whooshing started coming from multiple directions. Four's courage started to wear off as his fear slowly came back. "I'll admit that was kind of creepy..." he said in a shaky voice. The whooshing finally stopped, but only because the figure was now stepping out into the light. "Okay that's definitely a step up." Four finally was face to face with the guy who brought him here. The guy behind all his nightmares. The guy who gave him the keyboard...

The TV Adware stood in front of him with a smirking grin as he felt quite pleased with his entrance. "Good show TV guy." Four said as he tried backing up. The Adware crept closer, approaching Four. All he could think now was "What does he want with me?" Something far greater that Four didn't know about was what he wanted.

The crew were grabbing supplies and planning to making their way back to the forest. Eggdog ran up to Three and rubbed his leg as if he was begging him not to go. As much as he didn't like to see Eggdog upset, he couldn't subject his beloved pup to the horrors he and his friends were going to face. He crouched down to pet his adorable dog and said "Sorry buddy, but you have to stay here."

Beeg raced up to him as well, making a bunch of "Eugh" noises. He seemed very worried for his father. "You have to stay here too Beeg. I called Karen and she said she'll take care of you guys while were gone." He gave a kiss to both of them and went off to join the others.

They all got to a spot deep within the forest and when they stopped, Three said "This is where I last saw Four before he and that weird fog disappeared." One and Two examined the ground and faced the others. "I think there is still trace of him which we can use to find the opening." They joined hands and used their meme powers to lead them to a thin spot that could be opened. Once they found it, they used their energy again to this time, split the ground apart into a giant chasm.

"We're supposed to jump down there?" Meggy asked. "I don't really like that idea." Tari said as she hid behind Meggy. "WE NEED A TEST SUBJECT! ANY VOLUNTEERS!? asked Bob. He scanned the group, but when nobody volunteered he decided to take matters into his own hands. He grabbed Boopkins and threw him into the hole. "SO LONG GAY BOOPKINS!!!" He watched as the fish fell further and further down into the darkness. He kept waiting for the sound of him hitting the bottom.

Three just rolled his eyes and said "Lucky for all of you, I brought rope." Thankfully, the rope was just long enough to make it to the bottom. They figured that out when a crashing sound could be heard at the bottom of the chasm. "BRO ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" Bob heard a barely audible groan and turned back to the others. "YEAH HE'S FINE." As Three threw the rope down, Smg1 said "Remember the TV Adware will use all his powers to scare you. He can unravel your greatest fears."

Mario felt confident as he struck back "Mario isn't afraid of anything! As long as he gets Smg4 back everything will be okey dokey!" As they all climbed down the rope, Meggy waved back to Chris and Swag. "Good luck! Please protect the Showgrounds." Chris nodded and Swag said with a wavering hand "DON'T WORRY SQUID GIRL. IF ANYTHING CROSSES SWAG IT WILL BE BOOM BOOM MCDOOM TIME!" 

Meggy didn't feel entirely confident with leaving them in charge, but there was no time to waste. She got onto the rope and carefully climbed down with the rest of her friends. Mario was bouncing along on the rope, swinging it back and forth. "Oi! Quit it fatso!" Meggy shared similar feelings to Three as she tried to stop Mario as well. "Stop it Mario! You might end up hurting someone!"

Mario tried to reassure her by saying "Relax Meggy. Mario knows what he is doing. He's not going to hurt anyone and it's not like-" Before he could finish that sentence, the rope snapped. They all came tumbling down until Meggy spotted a ledge. She grabbed it and held onto her friends for dear life as they had all grabbed onto each other. Her hand was slipping, slowly losing grasp. Just when it seemed like they were goners, Smg1 and Smg2 used their powers to save them.

Once everyone made it safely to the bottom, Meggy asked "Is everyone alright?" Three spitted out in a fit of rage "NO! MARIO ALMOST KILLED US!!!" He expected Four to say a follow up of something like "Well what did you expect?" but the man wasn't with them this time. It made Three feel remorse again. Just then Boopkins came up to them like nothing had happened. "There you guys are!"

Smg1 looked into the dark abyss of the Nightmare Realm and said "We must hurry. They'll know we're here." The others looked upon them as Meggy asked "Who is 'they' exactly?"

"The TV Adware needs servants to help him. The inhabitants of this world became his victims and were turned into disgusting creatures that guard and protect him." Tari gasped and said with an innocent heart "How could he do that to those poor sweet things?" One and Two sighed. "They aren't sweet anymore..."

~Meanwhile in another part of the realm~

The TV Adware finally broke the terrifying silence between them with an intriguing voice. "Listen here. I have made one thing perfectly clear." Four interrupted him with a sense of panic. "Clear? What that you have been terrorizing me and my friends! JUST LET ME GO!!!" His breathing got steady as he remember what the TV Adware did to him when they first met. "You corrupted me and destroyed my home!"

The mysterious TV man raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly. "Oh I know that. All you ever wanted was for things to be perfect... And I do need help from a powerful being such as yourself so how about we make a deal."

He inched closer to Four and put his hands together as a little gesture. "Without you, my entire existence is useless. Your energy could save me." Four looked confused and blinked. "My...energy?" He pointed to Four's hands and said "Your meme guardian powers of course! Did you really think that I didn't know about that." Four felt a chill go up his spine as he pulled his hands away and retorted "No! My friends need me!" Don't fall for his tricks Four. That's where you went wrong last time.

The TV Adware was cunning. He wasn't going to give up that easily. He always knew what to say to persuade his victims. He tapped his chin in thought and said "Do they? Or will they reject you if you come crawling back to them? Maybe replace you with someone they can trust?" H-how did he-

The TV Adware was reminiscing the awful nightmare Four had earlier. His face was horrified as he he remembered that image of his friends walking off, leaving him in the dark. His heart started to beat faster and tears started to form in his eyes. Speaking with a lump in his throat, he said "B-b-but... they w-w-wouldn't forget me. Would they?"

The tentacles slowly let go of him as the TV Adware watched his insufferable pain. "Stay with me and your talents would never be taken for granted. You would never be forgotten." The Adware stuck out his hand, waiting for Four to take his deal. "Never?" Four couldn't take the nightmares or memories any longer. "I just wanted it to be perfect..." He slowly took hold of the TV Adware's hand as darkness started to come up behind him. Four gasped as the darkness grabbed him before he could even react. It engulfed his body as he could feel his skin cracking and losing control of his mind.

The TV Adware watched this with an evil grin. "And you will help me more than you ever dreamed..." Four closed his eyes whispering "More than I ever dreamed..." That was the last thing he remembered. As his eyes shot open, they were now a glowing pink color and his pupils were shrunk.

Its gotta be perfect...

Chapter 6: It's All Your Fault

[gachawolfiebloom]

Two Hearts In The City of Love

Chapter 15: Sick Day

(Oh you thought It was over. NOPE! My devious brain has thought of a few more ideas before this story is done for good.)

Everything was fine now. Better than fine. Mr Puzzles was finally reformed, the crew was back safely, and now Four and Three were a couple. Finally, everything could go back to normal.

Not exactly. That night, after Three and Four went back to the hotel after confessing, things weren't going as planned for Smg4. In fact...it was worse.

Four found himself, back in his form of insanity, fighting his friends while Mr Puzzles was laughing and watching. Mario was trapped in the TV, still banging on the glass. Three was there, trying his best to reason with him. Four wanted to listen to him so bad, but he just couldn't no matter how much he fought it. Smg4 threw Three to the ground and got ready to shut him up for good.

"No...please...don't let me do this."

When he opened, his eyes, he found himself holding Three's lifeless body. He had killed his boyfriend. He looked over to his friends for help, but they were horrified. Mr Puzzles had an evil smile spread across his screen. He then heard Mario shout "HOW COULD YOU SMG4!? YOU DESTROYED EVERYTHING! MARIO WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!" Four felt his breath escape as tears slipped down the corners of his eyes and the world felt like it was closing in. Mr Puzzles walked over to him and bent down. "You've made a grave mistake Smg4. No matter how hard you try, you will never be good enough."

Four's heart shattered when he heard those words. It was too much for him to bear as he was ready to give up. Nothing mattered now that Three was gone. Mr Puzzles leaned towards his ear and whispered "You don't deserve him. Wake up."

...

After many relentless weeks, the morning sun was there to greet them again. Three was the first to wake as he remembered all that had happened and what he gained from it. He smiled and looked down to his new lover. Smg3 was new to this whole dating thing, but he wanted to do everything he could to make his boyfriend happy. Gently, he shook his lover's shoulder and whispered "Wake up Four. It's morning." He didn't wake up. Four was still shaking with a frown upon his face. "Four? Are you okay?" He carefully rolled his love over to see he was sweating?

"Four!? Smg4 can you hear me!?" He tried shaking Four more vigorously this time, but it still wasn't working. Three began freaking out, panicking to himself. They just got together last night. How was he supposed to know what to do? "Oh god! Do I call somebody!? Will this go away!? Should I do a mouth to mouth!? What do I do what do I-"

*GASP*

Four's eyes shot open as he panted heavily. He tried to get his thoughts straight, but it didn't help that a massive headache was greeting him from his sleep. Three looked over and was so relieved. "Four! Holy crap you scared me! What happened!?" Four slowly looked over at him and wanted to say something, but that pounding seemingly was getting deeper by the minute. He rested his forehead on his hand and mumbled "Just had a nightmare..." Three's relief turned back into concern as he carefully lifted Four's head up and felt his forehead. "You feel warm...I think you might be sick."

Smg4 tried to brush it off, reassuring him "I'm fine. Just a little tired that's all." He tried getting up, but he felt dizzy as everything was spinning. His body felt cold and his nose felt stuffy. "Oh really? Then why do you look like your about to collapse idiot." Three unimpressively replied. He knew when Four was lying.

"I just need to walk it off."

"Four. Stop it."

He didn't listen to his boyfriend and kept trying to walk, using the bed as leverage.

"Quit it numbskull!"

Four stopped. Not because of Three's yelling, but because of his blurry vision. His arms began to wear out and his strength weighed down on him as he slipped.

"FOUR!"

Three rushed over and caught him before he fell to the floor. "Please stop Four. You're obviously sick and just making things harder for yourself." Four stuttered "B-But w-what about..." Three helped him get back into bed and held his hand softly. "You're in no condition to be up and walking around. Just stay in bed today."

"B-But-"

"No Buts. I don't want to see you hurting yourself."

Four let out a quiet whimper, but he didn't want to make Three mad so he reluctantly agreed. The bearded man then noticed Four shivering a bit so he pulled the covers over and tucked him in. Four gave a weak smile as Three kissed him on the forehead and said "Wait here and don't move. I'm going to grab a thermometer and some water from the bathroom." Four thought to himself "I'm so lucky that he cares so much about me. I guess I really don't deserve him." Here he was, hurting the man he loved purposefully when all Three wanted was for him to take care of himself.

His snapped out of it when Three returned with an old-fashioned thermometer that you stuck in your mouth and some water in one of those crappy paper cups that the hotel bathrooms offered. Four painfully sat up as Three gave him the cup. He slowly drank the water as it hurt to swallow (it felt like everything was hurting) and set the cup down as Three put the thermometer in his mouth. "Try and keep this under your tongue for a few minutes." Four said nothing and nodded.

A click came from the door behind them and Mario's head popped out. "Wahoo! Time for breaky! TV man is joining us!" Three rolled his eyes and muttered "Oh great...that guy." He then faced Mario and said "Leave us alone fatso! Can't you see we're busy?" Mario noticed Four's state and said "Ooooo why does Smg4 look like crap?"

"He's sick Mario! Now go away!"

"Awww Smg3 is taking care of his boyfriend! How cute!"

"It's not cute! Just go!"

Mario did his usual routine of running down the hall while giggling. The boys could hear in the distance how Mario was telling someone what he just witnessed. Three sighed and grumbled "Why does he always have to go blab our private business to people!?" He then heard the beep of the thermometer and took it out to see what it said. "104.5! That's almost fatal!" He placed a hand on his lover's cheek and softly spoke "Oh honey, what brought you to this sickness?" Four let out a small chuckle and said "Honey? You're making cute nicknames for me already~"

"What!? No I-I'm not you Baka!"

He turned his head in embarrassment as Four sneezed and coughed. You could even hear some wheezing. Three could tell he really needed some comfort, but his friends were probably already waiting for him, especially now that Mario told them about his cute side. He got up and started getting dressed while telling Four "I'm going down to breakfast. I just need to tell the others what's going on and then I'll be back to give you medicine and keep you company."

Four groaned as he slid his head down to the pillow, whining "Noooo please stay." Three sat down and took his boyfriend's hand, rubbing his finger across it. "I promise I'll be back as soon as I can." He kissed Four's cheek again and put on his hat. Four coughed a little and closed his eyes to get some rest while Three opened the door. He looked back one last time and said "Get better soon my love."

...

Three entered the restaurant, where he saw Mario waving him over at a large table. "Over here Smg3!" He walked over and saw Mario sitting next to the TV man himself. Three was still doubtful of Mr Puzzles and what he did. "Uh..hey..."  Mr Puzzles said, trying to clear the air around them. Three took a seat and looked over at Tari and Meggy who were happily chatting. "Hey Smg3! How's Four? Mario told us he's sick." Tari added on "Is he okay?"

"He's fine. Although, I'm really worried about him. His temperature was 104.5 and he collapsed when trying to walk." Mario confusingly said "That's good right?" Mr Puzzles shot him a glance and said "No you idiot! It means his body heat is reaching the deadly zone!" while taking a sip of his orange juice. "That's awful! No wonder he couldn't walk!" Tari said in a caring tone of concern. Boopkins asked "Well maybe we could do something to cheer him up after our trip."

"YEAH GREAT IDEA. LET'S GET OURSELVES SICK TOO! THAT MAN'S COVERED WITH DISEASES!"

Bob made a disgusted face when he narrowed his eyes onto Three and said "WAIT. DID HE GET YOU SICK TOO? STAY AWAY GERM RIDDEN FREAK!" Three face palms himself and says "No Bob! I'm not sick!" 

"YES YOU ARE. I BET HE KISSED SMG4 AND HIS DIRTY LIPS! I'M OUTTA HERE!" He tramples Boopkins and runs out of the booth. One of the waiters tried to stop him. "Sir, no run-" Bob pushed him down and said "GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Well that was a bit of overreaction to the others. Ignoring what happened there, Three asked "Soooo what's this about a trip?"

"Oh, well Luigi wanted to show us the Tuileries Garden today, but it seems Four isn't well enough to come." Meggy told him. Three shook his head and said "Yeah. Especially not after his nightmare." Mr Puzzles' head perked up when he heard Three mention the term "nightmare."

"What do you mean Three?" Meggy asked.

"When I went to wake him up, he was shaking and sweating. I just hope I didn't do anything that upset him."

Mr Puzzles looked displeased as he whispered "You didn't do anything. I did." Mario noticed how sad he looked and wondered if something was bugging him.

~After breakfast~

The others were getting ready to go as Luigi asked Three "Are you sure you want us to go? We could stay here and help you take care of Four?" He reassuringly told them "Nah. It's fine. I can handle it." Bob seemed like he was in a hurry to go as Boopkins approached with a question. "Could you help me with something Bob?"

"LIKE WHAT?"

"Like...a present for Smg4?"

"EWWW NO! I AM NOT RISKING CATCHING SOME GAY COOTIES JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GET SOME DUMB GIFT!"

"Oh please Bob...Smg4 would love it! I'll do anything!"

Bob eyes lit up when he heard Boopkins say that last part. He tapped his chin in thought before holding out his blade to shake and said "FINE. BUT YOUR DELIVERING THE PRESENT!"

"Come on Mario!" Luigi said as the crew was ready to go, but him and Mr Puzzles kept their butts glued to their seats. "Actually...Mario wants to stay here with Mr TV man!" Meggy came up behind Luigi and asked "Really? Why don't you want to come Mr Puzzles?" He looked towards the elevator and said "I just need to."

"Well alright. Don't have too much fun without us!" Luigi laughed as Mario waved "Bye bye!" As soon as they were gone, Three turned to the fat Italian and TV headed guy. "Don't you two go anywhere near Smg4! And stay out of trouble!" Mario gave him a thumbs up while Mr Puzzles looked distracted. "Oi! Did you hear me metal head!?"

"Huh...what...oh right. Yes I promise not to go anywhere near him."

Three went back up to the room as Mario kicked his legs around and Mr Puzzles fidgeted with his bowtie. The Italian noticed the hurt expression on Mr Puzzles' face and said "Don't  worry TV man! Mario knows Smg3 is just acting that way because he's gay for Smg4!" He faced away and said "I know. I really just wanted to stay here so I could see Smg4 and apologize to him. That nightmare he had...I'm pretty sure that was because of me."

Mario looked at him with worry. "Well why don't you go see him right now if it bugs you so much?" Mr Puzzles shakes his head and says "But Smg3 would never let me get by. After all I've done to you guys, I don't want to get myself in more hot water than I already am." Mario frowned and tried to think of a solution. "Mario has an idea! Let's role-play!"

"Role-play?"

"Yeah! Mario can pretend to be Smg4 so you can practice your apology!"

"Mario that's...literally the stupidest idea I've ever heard."

...

Smg3 faintly knocked on the door and let himself in to see Smg4 looking on his phone. "Oi! Stop that!" He pulled the device out of Four's hands and scolded him. "Looking at a screen will only make your headache worse! Why do you always put your work above your well being!? Do you not remember what happened during IGBP!?" Four looked terrified from his outburst and started to well up when he mentioned the-

He began to shake as he croaked "I..I'm sorry." Three's anger vanished when he saw how scared he was making his lover. "No no! It's my fault honey! Please don't be scared!" Four crooked open his eyes as Three sat down on his bed and wiped his tears. "Calm down. I'm not mad at you. I'm just worried." Four settled down as he leaned in closer and let himself rest on Three's chest as he stroked his hair. "You were taking so long...I got lonely." Three blamed himself for that and said "I know. But I'm here now."

They were so caught up in the experience that Three almost forgot about Four's illness. Four wheezed and coughed again as Three pulled away and said "Here. Let me get you some medicine." Four laid back down as Three went back into the bathroom for some pills. He came back with two and another cup of water. "You know how to take these right?"

"Yes you moron."

"Just checking."

Despite his low, pained voice, Four could still retain his comebacks. He took the pills and drank down some water as Three climbed into bed and pulled him in close, letting Four's head rest on his shoulder. "What do you want to do now?"

"I don't know. There's not much I can do being sick."

"You were the one trying to walk when you felt like crap."

"Hey! Show some love for your sick boyfriend!"

Three chuckled and said "That's what I've been doing." He then got an idea as he got Four more comfortable and said "Tell you what. If you behave and get some rest, I'll give you a bubble bath when your temperature is better. Then you won't smell so stinky." Four gave him a mildly amused look and said "A bubble bath? What am I? 6 years old!?"

"You sure act like your 6 years old." The two laughed at his joke before Four coughed up a huge wad of gunk and spit it into the cup Three had gave him. "Ugh..." Three cuddled Four close and whispered "Shhhh. I'm here for you. No matter how much you cough and wheeze I'll always stay by your side." He hummed a simple tune as Four fell asleep and he rested his head onto Four's.

...

"Alright! Is TV man ready?"

"I feel stupid Mario."

"Why?"

"Well maybe it's due to the fact that I am holding a bouquet and an apology card in my hands!"

Mr Puzzles wasn't lying. Mario had filled the bouquet with roses, daises, tulips, and any other flower he could get his hands on. He had also scribbly drawn a poorly made card for Mr Puzzles to hand deliver to Smg4. "Just pretend Mario is Smg4 and you're giving him the gifts!"

Mr Puzzles sighed and mumbled "I'm sorry Smg4..."

"What? Mario can't hear you!"

He said a little louder this time "I'm sorry Smg4!"

"Mario still can't hear you!"

"I SAID I'M SORRY SMG4!"

His scream was so loud that Mario fell over on his back and clapped while he was still lying on the floor. "There you go! Just scream like that!" Mr Puzzles facepalmed his screen and threw down the flowers and card. "This isn't going to work! I'll never win them over like this!" Mario sat up and said "Of course it works! Mario will make sure of it!"

"Just because you want to be my friend doesn't mean everyone else does!"

Mario stood in silence as Mr Puzzles collapsed into his seat and said "Great. Now I'm acting like the bad guy again." The red Italian slowly went and sat back down next to the struggling TV man. They said nothing for a few seconds until Mario asked "What would Mr Puzzles like to do?" He eyed Mario curiously and looked bashful. "U-Um...I guess just tell him the truth."

Mario went back to his enthusiastic manner as he piped up "Then let's start over! Mario will be Smg4 and Mr Puzzles just says what he wants!" The TV man seemed more interested in this idea than the last. "And...you won't say anything about it being corny or stupid."

"Can Mario call you a softie?"

Mr Puzzles blushed a little when Mario said that, but he took a deep breath, stood up straight, and looked Mario directly in the eye. "Uh...hi Smg4. How are you feeling?"

"Goody! Keep going!"

"I heard about your illness and I wanted to check on you."

He looked at Mario's big dumb smile and let any nervousness melt away as he said "Look. I know we didn't start off on the right foot, but I just wanted to tell you that I don't want to hurt you. I know that nightmare was because of me and I was just so obsessed with getting my five stars that I wasn't thinking straight. I know Smg3 doesn't trust me and you don't have to either, but I was just hoping you might give me a chance..?"

After his speech, Mr Puzzles looked down to see Mario in awe. He had never heard Mr Puzzles speak with such sincerity in his voice. Mario then applauded and said "Brava! Mario is very impressed! TV man is sure to win Smg4 over with that!" Mr Puzzles gave him a small smile that turned into a look of confidence. "Thanks Mario. Y'know what? I'm going to go up there right now and tell him the same thing!"

"YIPPEE!" Mario shot up from his seat, but then looked down at the flowers. "Don't forget Mario's bouquet!" Mr Puzzles looked at it and pushed them towards the goofy idiot. "Nah. I don't want them. You can keep them if you want." He started walking towards the elevator as Mario put down the flowers and ran up after him. "Wait! How about some spaghetti! Food always cheers Mario up!" Mr Puzzles stopped and looked over to the restaurant in the lobby.

"Mario you're a genius!"

"He is?"

...

After a short nap, Four woke up. He was feeling a little better than earlier, but that headache still hadn't left. He smiled when he saw Three was resting on him as he was doing the same. Smg3 soon woke up and saw Four on his chest. "Do you feel better Four?"

"A little..."

Three felt his forehead and said "You do seem less warm than this morning." Three then remembered his idea from earlier and smugly said "You ready for that bath?" Four shrugged and said "I guess so." Three gave him a quick peck on his cheek and got up. "I'll go get the water started." Four sighed lovingly. "Three is so sweet to do this for me...what have I done to earn this?" His panic then started to settle in as his thoughts turned against him and the memories from the nightmare came flooding back.

What have I done to earn this?

You've done nothing. Three should have gotten someone better than you.

No! I love him and he loves me!

He says that, but how could someone he's hated for years really be his soulmate?

B-But...we've changed.

He has..but you. You've been nothing except a terrible friend to him. You joined forces with Mr Puzzles and KILLED HIM!

No...I didn't mean to...I swear...

Now look at you. Weak and pathetic while he cleans up your messes. He's got better things to do. He could be hanging out with his friends right now, but you're just dragging him down.

No....it isn't true.

Four's coughing and wheezing got worse as he just wanted this to stop. If only he could have gone back to when things were normal. He then felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to met with a distraught boyfriend. "Four! Are you okay!? Are you getting worse?" Four panted as he whimpered "The nightmare...it's all.." Three pulled him into a soft hug as Four squeezed him tight. He just really wanted someone to hold him right now. "It's not real Four. You're going to be okay. I love you with all my heart." Four felt so relieved to hear that. He wasn't actually weighing Three down. They were meant for each other.

"Thank you so much my tsundere~"

Three chuckled at that nickname since it was one Four had used for him for a few years now. "Well, before you were going through that midlife crisis, I came to tell you the bath is ready. Do you need me to help you walk?" As they let go, Four nodded as he could still feel that ache in his head. Three came over to the side of the bed Four was on and offered his hand out to help him up. Four took it and tried standing up, but that dizzy feeling made his legs give out and Three rushed to catch him. Four fell into his chest as the two looked at each other with massive amounts of blush on their cheeks.

Four finally managed to croak out "S-Sorry...this headache is just unbearable." Three got him to stand up and said "Yeah. That's called nausea. Don't worry, the warm water can help with that." Three kept him propped up while Four lingered over to the bathroom like a baby taking its first steps.

When they made it to the door, Four told him "Can you wait outside for a moment while I...y'know." Three instantly knew what he was talking about and said "O-Oh yeah! Just tell me when you're ready." He spun around and leaned against the wall as Four closed the door and got undressed. He looked over to the tub as it was filled with lots of lovely bubbles. "Awww how nice of him." Four climbed into the tub and covered himself with the soap bubbles so Three couldn't see his exposed chest.

"Okay I'm ready!" Three cautiously opened the door as his heart almost melted from the cute sight of his boyfriend in the tub. He came over and bragged "I've washed Eggdog a million times so just sit back and let me work my magic!" He grabbed the shower head and Four rolled his eyes playfully. "Mmhm. Whatever you say." He was instantly sprayed by a wave of warm water that made his now soaked hair blind him. Water got in his mouth as he coughed and moved his wet bangs out of his eyes. "Don't do that!" Three laughed and said "Sorry. I'll give you a warning next time."

He took a bottle of shampoo and poured it in Four's hair, rubbing it as it felt nice to touch his smooth, soft hair. Four felt like it was more of a massage as his headache felt so much better. "This feels so nice."

"Told you."

After a few minutes of that, Three told Four "Close your eyes so the soap doesn't burn them." He did as he was instructed and felt the water run down, washing away all the gunk he previously felt. Once that was done, Three let him sit for a while longer to help with his chills. Four was getting bored so he asked Three "How's Eggdog doing?"

"Oh he's fine. Karen sent me a picture of him looking happy. Why do you ask?"

Four looked down to the bath water and got a funny idea. He splashed water in Three's face and said "No reason." Three gave him a competitive look and said "Oh it's on!" He splashed water back in Four's face as he laughed and did another splash back. This continued on for some time as the lovers were innocently playing with each other.

"Stop it!"

"No you stop it!"

"You started it!"

"And I'm going to finish it!"

Four used both his hands to splash a huge wave of water on Three as he was completely soaked now, his hat flopping over his face. Four laughed hysterically and said "Oh man, I wish I had recorded that!" Three looked madly annoyed, but was surprisingly cool about it. "I'm gonna get you back for that." Four smiled as Three leaned forward and said "It's nice to see you acting like yourself again."

They noticed the bathroom floor was covered in water as Three said "We better end here before the whole bathroom gets flooded." He squeezed water out of his cap and said "I'll bring you back some fresh pajamas once I change."

He shut the door as Four got out and wrapped himself in a towel. He wasn't feeling that nauseated anymore. Three was right. Warm water really did help. He then heard the door click as Three handed him his pjs. He turned around again as Four changed and noticed a brush on the counter. He thought of something that would get him even more time with his boyfriend's silky hair. When Four was done, Three said "Let me brush your hair honey~"

Four didn't mind and sat down on the edge of the bed as Three knelt down behind him and softly brushed his beautiful black hair. "How do you make all this feel so good? What's your secret Three?" He winked and said "I'll never tell." It was probably the fact that he did this stuff with Eggdog multiple times, but with Four, it just felt so much more personal. He was glad to spend this time taking care of his sick lover.

He tucked his boyfriend in with a kiss and said "Anything else you need?" Four said "I am hungry. I haven't eaten anything all day." Three was a little unsure if he could find some hotel food for a sick person. "Alright. I'll go down to try and find-"

They then heard a knock on the door. Four was confused, but Three scowled as he knew exactly who showed up. "One second love." He got up and opened the door to be met with the face of a big nosed Italian and a man with a TV head.

"Hiya Smg3! Mario and Mr Puzzles wanted to-"

Before they could say another word, Three came out into the hallway and shut the door. "What the hell are you two doing here!? Didn't I tell you not to come anywhere near Smg4!?" Mario gestured to Mr Puzzles as he said "We know. We just wanted to bring you this soup for him!" Three narrowed his eyes as Mr Puzzles plastered on a nervous smile. "Why are you really here..?"

"To talk to Smg4?"

Three pushed the bowl away and said "Nice try! You probably poisoned this!" Mr Puzzles started to stutter as he said "No! I w-was j-just...help Mario." The Italian stood between them and said "Mr Puzzles just wanted to check on Smg4! That's all."

"NO! You're going to scare him and I still don't trust you! Just leave and find something else to do!" Mario looked like he was about to give up when Mr Puzzles stuck a hand out and said "Wait!" Three stopped before he made it back inside.

"At least...give him this soup! And let him know that I'm really sorry about what I did."

Three silently took the bowl and mumbled "Fine..." He closed the door and said not a word more, leaving Mario and Mr Puzzles in the hallway by themselves. "Well that didn't go exactly as I hoped." Mario shrugged and said "It's okay Mr TV guy! There's always next time! Smg3 might even be warming up to you!"

Mr Puzzles felt a little better as Mario begged "Now can we please get some spaghetti! Mario hasn't had anything to eat in 30 minutes!" Mr Puzzles groaned and said "Sure you moron..." The two walked down the hall as Mario held out his fist for Mr Puzzles. He got the message and the two did a fist bump for a job well done.

...

Four noticed Three coming back with a nice warm bowl of soup. "That looks good! Where'd you get it?" He grimaced and said "M-Mr...Mr Puzzles brought it." Four looked surprised. "Oh...what did he say?" Three stared down at the bowl and said "He said he's sorry and he hopes you get better." Four didn't look scared. He wasn't sure exactly what to say, but awkwardly replied "Well...tell him thank you."

He looked at the soup in his boyfriend's hands and asked "Three?" The bearded man looked up at him as Four spoke with a mild blush. "Can you feed me?" Three looked at him dumbfounded while asking "Can't you just eat it yourself?"

"Yes, but it would make me feel better if you did it."

"Don't you think I've already done enough for your sick butt."

Four clasped his hands together and pleaded with puppy dog eyes "Pleassseeeeee~" He sighed and said "Fine. Just stop making that stupid face." Four cheered as Three took a spoon that Mr Puzzles gave with the soup and swirled it around. He fed it to Four as his eyes went wide from the flavor. "Noodle soup with hint of lemon! How did he know that's my favorite?" Three said "Because Mario helped him?"

"Right." Four let out a sheepish grin as Three kept feeding him. After a while, Three wanted to play around for a bit and came up with this cute idea. He took the spoon and flew it around while saying "Here comes the airplane!" Four pushed it away all moody while saying "Three stop!"

"Well stop acting like a whiny baby!" Three turned up the cuteness by making airplane noises, which Four couldn't resist. He giggled and gladly ate it as Three continued this charade a few more times. After Four ate the last spoonful of soup, he felt full and satisfied, yawning and rubbing his eyes sleepily. "Tired my love~"

Four nodded, as he laid down and Three covered him up in the sheets. "Mmmm...thank you Three." He smiled and said "No problem Four." He gave him a passionate kiss on his forehead and sat down next to his lover. Three watched how adorably Four yawned and dozed off, snuggling onto his pillow. Now that Four was getting some much deserved rest, Three grabbed his notebook from the drawer and wrote down something.

"Four had an awful nightmare and got badly sick today. I was really worried about him and wondered if this was somehow my fault. Good thing I was the best boyfriend and took care of him the whole day. I really love him so much and will do anything to keep him safe."

Below the note, he doodled a picture of him feeding Four the soup in bed with little hearts over them. He felt proud of himself and Four for making it this far and soon fell asleep as well.

~A few hours later~

Three woke up to see all his friends surrounding him, including Mario and Mr Puzzles. "What are you all doing here?" Meggy told him "Bob and Boopkins wanted to get Smg4 a get well soon gift." He looked over to see the small fish holding a present that was wrapped up with colorful ribbon. "That's nice and all, but Smg4 needs his rest. Just leave it here and I'll give it to him later." Boopkins was disappointed he wouldn't get to see Four's reaction, but did as he was told and set the present down. "Let me know if he likes it." Luigi informed him "Mario and Mr Puzzles filled us in on what happened while we were gone."

Mr Puzzles sheepishly rubbed his knuckles and asked "Did Smg4 like the soup?" Three looked at him with stern eyebrows and said "Yes. Mario told you that was his favorite didn't he." Mario adverted eye contact with his hands behind his back and he was rocking back and forth. "Maybeee?"

Tari said "Well we'll leave you two to sleep. Come on everyone, let's go to dinner." As they waved goodbye and walked down the hall, Bob side eyed Boopkins and said "DON'T FORGET YOU OWE ME." Boopkins happily nodded and said "Thanks for helping me find a gift!"

"PFFF MY FAVOR IS GONNA BE WAY COOLER."

Three got back into his comfy position and was about to go back to sleep when Smg4 woke up. "Oh sorry Four. Did I wake you?" Four stretched his arms and said "No you're fine. I feel well rested." Three smiled and held Four's cheeks. "You look much better now." Four agreed when he noticed the present on the side table. "Hey, what's that?"

"Oh, our friends got you a get well present. Do you want to open it?" Four's eyes sparkled as he said "I would love to, but shouldn't we wait for the others." Three replied "They won't mind. Go on and open it idiot." He handed the shiny box to Four as he opened it with anticipation. Inside was a teddy bear that had the same color scheme as Four did. White fur with blue ears, nose, and belly. His eyes welled up as he hugged the bear tightly and squealed. Three was confused as he looked at the tag as it said "From: Boopkins AND BOB."

"Weird. Why would Bob get such a nice present?"

He then noticed a note on the back that said "P.S. WE KNOW YOU TWO WERE PLAYING SMOOCHY SMOOCHY WITH EACH OTHER ;)" Three sighed and muttered "Of course."

He looked back at Four cuddling with the teddy bear and asked "Room for one more?" Four happily nodded as he patted the spot next to him and Three climbed in under the sheets, holding his love tight. Four was back to his adorable self. "You're cured now honey! I've missed you my stupid idiot." Four smiled and kissed Three's cheek and drifted peacefully to sleep.

"I do deserve him. And he deserves me."

Chapter 16: Trust Issues

[gachawolfiebloom]

A Grumpy Troll and A Prince

Chapter 8 ~ A Happy Ending

Tags: Comedy, action, adventure, and romance

Today was the big day. The return of the long awaited holiday, Trollistice! All the Bergens made their way through town, all the way to the castle while repeatedly chanting "Trollistice! Trollistice! Trollistice!" King X waited at the top of the stairs, hoping that his plus one would show up. He held onto the skate that the boy had lost on their date night.

Servants wandered the kitchen with dishes and supplies as Mr Puzzles opened a big container and said "Let's prepare our main course." He zipped open the bags and dumped the rest of the village into the big pot. "THE TROLLS!" The trembling things watched as the TV man gave them a sinister grin before closing and locking the lid. The king slowly got up as he looked around, thankfully spotting the prince. "Smg4! Thank goodness your okay!" he said in relief, running over to hug the unharmed troll. However, Four didn't seem like his usual happy, cheerful self.

He pushed the king away and said "I'm doing great. I got everybody I love thrown into a pot. Thanks for asking." Smg3 pushed through the crowd to see how miserable Four was. Mario quietly asked "Is Smg4...being...sarcastic...?"

"YES!" Four shot back in anger, which frightened everyone and Boopkins once again replied "Oh my god." much more startled this time. Four turned from anger to guilt and regret. "I'm so sorry. I don't know why I thought I could save you." His friends looked sad to see him this way as he continued. "I just wanted to keep everyone safe. But I couldn't." He turned his back and said "I let everyone down..." as tears trickled down his cheeks. This pain was too much for him so with nothing left to do, Four collapsed onto his knees and gave up.

Three couldn't bear to see Four like this. He sighed and started "But Four..." until the prince cut him off. "You were right Three. The world isn't all fun and laughter." Then something massively depressing happened. Just like Three did long ago, Four's colors began to fade. Tari and Melony gasped, hearts breaking. Bob tried to act like it didn't bother him, but his eyes lowered. Mario sadly whispered "Smg4..." in great ache. Now that the prince had given up, all his friends had given up too, causing everyone to fade as well.

Three watched as all the color had left till nothing was left except grayness and great sorrow. Three sat in silence thinking to himself. Four just can't give up like this. But what could he do?

FM was scrubbing dishes when he saw his reflection in the plate. He sighed and looked over to the roller skate on his bed. What had he done?

X sat patiently in his seat, watching everyone come in and not one of them was the guy he wanted. He held the other roller skate and frowned. Had he gotten his hopes up for nothing?

Nothing, but silence. Soon they would be put out of their misery. Three just kept watching Four with a heavy heart. He should've been happy that he was right. But he didn't want to be right. He wanted to be...his friend.

Four's tears were still dripping and he refused to speak. Then out of nowhere, he heard behind him-

"You with the sad eyes."

Four's eyelids slowly flickered as his friends wondered who was singing that sweet tune. Four looked over and they all saw that it was Three.

"Don't be discouraged."

Four was surprised at first to hear this grumpy troll finally singing, but he soon dismissed it, seeing that it didn't matter anymore. Three walked up and knelt next to the prince as he just stared at the ground. Three placed a hand on his chin and brought his head up to meet the other's eyes.

"Oh I realize. It's hard to take courage. In a world full of people. You can lose sight of it all. The darkness inside you can make you feel so small."

Four's hug time bracelet went off and Three opened his arms to gesture a hug, but Four just ignored it and covered the light till the stupid thing went off. Soon all the other trolls's bracelets were going off, harmonizing a gentle tune. FM was outside, putting his ear to the pot so he could see if the trolls were okay. "What are you doing!?" FM jumped back in surprise to see Mr Puzzles standing behind him. "The king is waiting! GET THOSE TROLLS OUT THERE!"

"Sorry Mr Puzzles." FM said in fear as he pushed the cart down the hall. "Oh you will be sorry." Mr Puzzles glared at him, keeping a watchful eye.

Three softly grabbed Four's hand and helped pull him up, wiping the tears from his cheeks.

"Show me a smile then. Don't be unhappy. Can't remember when I last saw you laughing."

He tried doing a funny little slide to cheer Four up, which kinda worked because the prince snickered a little.

"This world makes you crazy. And you've taken all you can bear. Just call me up cause I will always be there."

As Three continued singing, Four's blue skin and cute overalls regained their natural color as he watched in awe.

"And I see your true colors shining through. I see your true colors."

Then Three said one of the nicest things he had in his entire life with pure honesty.

"And that's why I love you..."

Four gasped and turned around to see if Three was being genuine. He saw that Three was actually smiling and holding his hand out. Four gladly sang back to him as he placed his hand in his partner's and they intertwined fingers.

"So don't be afraid to let them show~"

Three's colors returned back to him as well in a radiant purple glow.

"Your true colors. True colors are beautiful."

The two danced around, singing and locking eyes with each other as everyone watched and regained their colors back as well.

"I see your true colors shinning through."

"True colors."

"I see your true colors. And that's why I love you."

"So don't be afraid to let them show."

Mario watched them in excitement, squeezing Mario Jr and both regained their colors as well. 

"Your true colors."

"True colors are beautiful."

"Like an rainbow~"

"Like an rainbow~"

"THAT WAS THE MOST ADORABLE THING MARIO HAS EVER SEEN!"

The two rolled their eyes playfully at Mario as they hugged each other, never wanting to let go.

"Thank you Three." Smg3 shook his head and said "No. Thank you Four." He was a bit confused on what Three meant. "For what?"

"For showing me how to be happy." Four's eyes widened as he burst out "Really? You're finally happy!? Now?" Three chuckled and said "Yup. I mean happiness is inside of all of us, right? Sometimes you just need someone to help you find it." Four gave him a warm, glowing smile as one of the trolls asked "What do we do now?" Four took a breath and said "I don't know, but we're not giving up."

Just then a rumbling sound crashed down on them and the pot shook. The lid slowly opened, showing rays of light seeping in. "This is it Mario Jr! We're going to the spaghetti gods! Don't go into the light!" FM appeared with a concerned look as the trolls looked surprised. "Smg4!"

"FM?" He looked back down the hall behind them, where the chanting sounds for trolls were. "What are you doing?" FM picked up Four and told him "I can't let them eat you!"

"But-" 

It was too late to change his mind as FM dumped the pot out and said "You gotta go! Hurry! Get out of here!" He set Four down as he panicked. "No! FM if you go in without us, you know what they'll do to you!" He nodded and headed to the door. "But FM..."

"It's okay! It's okay." He knelt down and said "You showed me what it feels like to be happy. I never would have found out if it wasn't for you. And I'm glad to call you my friend." Four looked up at him like he was crazy, but sighed and said "Me too." They could hear the Bergens getting impatient and Mr Puzzles calling out for FM. He quickly got up and ran back to the door. "Go on now! You have to hurry!"

Four tried to think of another solution. "Come with us!" But FM refused in an attempt to save them. "And make it easier for them to find you? No way! You have to go now!" He started closing the door, but Four stopped and pleaded "FM!" Sadly, he pushed Four away with his finger, but Four hugged it tight, having to say goodbye to his new friend. Tears formed in FM's eyes as he whispered "Goodbye Four." and shut the door.

"Trolls! Trolls! Trolls!" The Bergens cheered as FM rolled in the cart with their dinner. King X, in a state of anxiousness, called out "WAIT! We should wait for FightingMario54321!" Mr Puzzles smiled and said "Oh of course! You're right!" He simmered down the crowd and announced "There will be no trolls until the king's plus one has arrived!" FM sighed as the rowdy crowd complained that they had waited long enough. Mr Puzzles smirked and said "Well unless..."

"Unless what?" X asked. "Well unless he doesn't come at all. But that's crazy!" He leaned on the table, holding his head with his hand. "Who wouldn't want to be with you?" X looked around as the Bergens all whispered and murmured to each other. He looked disappointed, but put down the skate and said "Yeah...let's start." The crowd erupted back into their excited cheers while FM nervously looked at the pot.

All the trolls escaped back through the old tunnel. Four and Three helped them in, making sure everyone got out of here safely. As the last remaining trolls went through the hole, Four looked back at the castle. "Four?" The prince told him "FM just ruined his life to save ours. That's not right! He deserves to be happy as much as we do." He paused for a few seconds and said "They all do..."

"All right everybody! Who's ready to eat some trolls!" As X stared at the roller-skate, thinking about why his date never showed up, Mr Puzzles tried to take his mind off it with something better. "King X, there is only one thing that will make you happy and only one guy who can provide it." He unlocked the lid and lifted it up. "Enjoy everyone!" When he looked down, he instantly gasped. "They're gone..." Memories of that time he got fired all those years ago replayed in his mind.

All the Bergens and the king said the same thing. "Gone!?" Mr Puzzles would not let himself go back to that horrible, disgusting life, where he was nobody. He looked over to FM and said in a low voice "What did you do GM?" He inched closer as the servant backed away in fear. "You ate them didn't you? You greedy pig!"

"No...I..." The crowd and the king grew angry with him as the TV struck back "I will not lose my image again! GUARDS LOCK HIM UP!" Starman and MM surrounded him with their spears as he shut his eyes, preparing for the worst.

Suddenly, Four and his friends crashed through the window, riding on FM's skate and flew up into the air. FM watched as they jumped off and landed atop of his head as the skate landed on his foot, spinning around as the trolls created the very same hair of his alternate. X gasped, along with the crowd as he said in shock "FightingMario54321?" He slowly skated over to him as the trolls recoiled back their hair. "What?" Mr Puzzles was at a lost for words.

"But how? Why? Why did you do this?"

Four told him "Because he didn't think you would want someone like him." FM nodded and said "I mean is it me you're looking for? I don't think so." Mr Puzzles was done with this nonsense and yelled "Guards! Finish him!" They point their spears as the prince yells "WAIT! King X, when you were with FM, you were feeling something."

He realized he did and said "Yeah. I just thought it was too much pizza." FM excitedly replied "Me too!" Four laughed and said "That was happiness." The Bergens looked confused as one asked "But don't you have to eat a troll to be happy?"

"But X hasn't ever eaten a troll in his life!" The king smiled and held out the roller skate he saved. "No I haven't. And yet I am here with a full heart." He slipped it onto FM's foot as they smiled and held hands. The crowd was peeked with interest as Mr Puzzles went into rage and yelled "Don't listen to him! There's only one way to be happy! MY WAY!" He pushed the couple apart and headed straight to the trolls at the table.

"NO!" FM shouted out, but before anything could be done, Mr Puzzles snatched up Three and forced the king into his seat. "WITH ME IN CHARGE, I'LL SERVE YOU TROLL EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR!" He opened X's mouth and threw Three onto his tongue. "WITH ME AS KING, ALL OF LIFE WILL HAVE NEVER ENDING HAPPINESS THAT CAN WATCH MY SHOWS AND THEN I'LL BE ON TOP AGAIN!

X started dragging his tongue closer as Three scrambled away and Mr Puzzles just kept screaming "EAT! EAT!" Four dove and saved Three at the last second. "Happiness isn't something you can put inside of you Mr Puzzles! Sometimes you just need someone to help you find it." Three smiled as Four had reused that line he had told him earlier.

All the Bergens started bombarding with questions on if they could really be happy. Mr Puzzles started looking around frantically. "Of course! It's inside of you and all of us! And I don't think it, I feel it!"

A blue spotlight fell upon the prince as the final song was about to begin.

"I got this feeling inside my bones! It goes electric wavy when I turn it on!"

Three joined in on the song, busting out some dance moves that nobody ever knew he had.

"And if you want it inside your soul~"

Both of them high five, singing together "Just open up your heart and let the music take control!"

They dance so well in sync together as the bass gets louder.

"I've got that sunshine in my pocket! Got that good song in my feet!"

Their friends gladly join In as all the trolls go into bewilderment, probably thinking what the heck was happening.

"I feel that hot blood in my body when it drops! Ooh~"

"I can't take my eyes up off him when he's moving so sensational!"

"This room on lock the way we rock it so don't stop!"

The others continue dancing and clapping their hands to the music as some Bergens actually seem to be enjoying it.

"Under the lights when everything goes~ Nowhere to hide when I'm getting you close!"

"Can't stop! Won't stop!"

"When we move, well you already know!"

Mr Puzzles sees Starman and MM start to shake to the music.

"So just imagine, just imagine, just imagine!"

Boopkins then notices someone is missing. "Uh guys, where's Bob?"

Suddenly, Bob come out with a sick dj mixer and yells "I'M RIGHT HERE LADIES! AND I BROUGHT A FEW FRIENDS!" All the trolls rain down from the ceiling as the room is covered in strobe lights and a disco ball hangs from up above.

"Nothing I can't see but you when you dance, dance, dance!"

"Feel the good good creep up on you so just dance, dance dance! Come on!"

Starman and MM block Mr Puzzles with their spears as they're now too lost in the music to do any guarding.

"All those things I shouldn't do but you, dance, dance, dance!"

Bergens find that their shoulders start bouncing to the beat and their heads are bobbing along with the music. Maybe they didn't need to eat a troll to be happy after all.

"And ain't nobody leaving soon so keep dancing~"

Four helps some other Bergens get into the groove with some spinning and Three is riding along a chain of Bergens, holding hands.

"I can't stop the feeling! So just dance, dance, dance!"

"I can't stop the feeling! So just dance, dance, dance!"

"I can't stop the feeling! So keep dancing, come on!"

All the Bergens felt so happy that they threw off their bibs, never to eat a troll again. Mr Puzzles was furious as he pushed past the guards and was about to zap the trolls with his lightning. FM saw and threw his spoon at him. "Ow! WHO DID THAT!?" Some other trolls got some laser pointers and shinned them in his eyes. "AH! STOP THAT!" He covered his eyes, unaware that Melony and Tari pulled out a rope to trip him and Mr Puzzles fell in the pot. It started rolling towards the exit while Mario and Meggy lit a match and threw it in, catching the TV man's suit on fire. "Whoopee! A barbecue!"

The cart flew out the entrance to the castle and down the stairs. Four and his friends came outside, where Mr Puzzles shouted "CURSE YOU! I'LL GET YOU! I'LL GET YOU ALL!" Tag6 poked her head out and screamed in terror when she saw the flaming TV man in an out of control cart. It broke down the door to town and the two disappeared into the forest, never to be seen again.

With Mr Puzzles banished for the 2nd time, the sky turned bright again and colors flooded the streets as the trolls and Bergens danced down the stairs and through town in celebration.

"I can't stop the feeling!"

"Nothing I can't see but you when you dance, dance, dance!"

"I can't stop the feeling!"

"Feel the good creeping up on you so just dance, dance, dance!"

"I can't stop the feeling!"

"All the things I shouldn't do but you dance, dance, dance!"

"I can't stop the feeling!"

"And ain't nobody leaving soon so keep dancing~"

They watched in amazement as the old troll tree was restored to the thriving tree in the past and all the trolls and Bergens gathered around, but for a much better reason. Four stood in front of the king as he placed a blue flower crown upon his head and announced "Our new King!"

Four looked upon the crowd as he watched his subjects cheering, FM and his new lover X encouraging him, and of course Mario was in the background, screaming "That's Mario's best friend! Mario is best friends with the king!"

He turned to see Three approaching and they held hands when Boopkins used his surprising strength from a few days ago to hoist them up above the town and tree. Three told him "I know it's not really my thing and it's not hug time yet, but..." He opened his arms as Four looked and gave a smirking face. In a silly tone, he replied "Now that I'm king, I decree that hug time..."

His humor cleared up as he returned the gesture and said "Is all the time." The two warmly embraced each other and it seemed like they were almost about to kiss when another pair of arms were felt around them. Both turned to see that weirdo clown from earlier. Depresso held out both his hands and said "Up high!"

They turned to each other with smug grins, thinking the exact same thing and slapped his hands so hard that he fell off the platform. "YEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHhhhhhh...."

~The End~

When the cart finally stopped, Mr Puzzles and Tag6 found themselves in the middle of nowhere. The pink and purple troll sighed of relief that this bumpy ride was over until Mr Puzzles grabbed hold of her and yelled "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" Just before the raging TV man could do anything, a rumbling was heard below them and a chain chomp came out of the ground to eat them and happily licked its lips.

Author's note: It took a few months but I have finally finished this story! Lots of effort and writing was put into this, but I hoped you all enjoyed it. Big thank you to @LizaLuvsThis for the cover art and permission to use Tag6 in this project, @ColaXdraw for inspiring me with his amazing drawings, and you all for reading this story and sticking by through development. And for all of you who are wondering if I will be continuing this series with the other movies and specials, I will be! However, I will not be doing the Netflix shows. Trolls Holiday will be coming out in December for a Christmas you won't forget. Stay tuned!

[gachawolfiebloom]

Your Pursuit Of Perfection

Story and Artwork By: @GachaWolfieBloom

Chapter 10: Don't Believe it's Deceptions

Summary: A few months after the events of WOTFI 2023, SMG4 starts having really bad dreams about the "Its gotta be perfect" incident. One night however, his fear allows the nightmares to break through and he gets taken to a horrific dimension. He finally meets the tv adware, who manipulates him into returning to his insane ways, intent on claiming much more than the perfect video. Now it's up to his friends to stop this madness and save SMG4. Can they do it in time or will they lose SMG4 forever? (In case you are unaware this is a sequel to the its gotta be perfect movie)

Tags: angst, its gotta be perfect, love confession, luigi, mario, meggy, melony, nightmares, scary, smg3, smg4, smg34, smg3 x smg4, tari, tv adware

Three couldn't believe his eyes. It was Four, back to his normal self. Well not exactly his "normal" self. He was wearing a thick blue robe and had on a sparkling crown like he was the damsel in distress that was about to be saved. Or maybe that's what someone wanted Three to believe...

"Four! You're okay!" Three ran up and embraced him with tears of joy that overflowed his eyes and spilled down his cheeks. "Of course! Why wouldn't I be? I am the ruler of the memes and have the most popular Youtube channel after all." Three wrapped his hands around Four's and looked straight into his ocean blue eyes. "That's wonderful, but what about our fri-"

The man dressed in royal blue stuck a finger over Three's mouth, signifying the silence he wished for. "Shhhh. You do not need to worry about them ever again. Besides, I have a question for you." What could Four possibly want from Three? A favor? A compliment? A apology? A proposition?

Four pulled out another crown that looked similar to his and hovered over Three. His gut was telling him to run, to smack the crown out of that dreadful grip, to do anything but stand there, but he didn't. Some other feeling made him stay willingly. To not let Four out of his sight ever again. "Will you, Smg3..." He listened closely to what his partner said as his pupils were shaped like hearts. Beginning to kneel down on his knees and bow his head, not taking a second off the dazzling man of his dreams.

"Forget the past..." Three slowly nodded as he removed his hat to let Four place the crown on his head. Was he finally going to get the life his heart wanted. To be with Smg4 in peace and tranquility together. "And be my..." Four had almost placed the crown atop Three's head when suddenly his romantic thoughts vanished.

"Did you say...forget the past?" Four raised an eyebrow and said "Yes. Yes I did." Three pushed the crown away, gaining back his sense of logic. The others were in danger and he couldn't just forget them. "But I don't want to forget my past. What about all we have been through since we met. And our friends. Don't you want to save them?"

This prince of blue was starting to get irritated. "This is much harder than I thought." he said to himself. Taking a deep breath, he cleared his throat and said in a sweet voice "But Three, don't you want to be my side? Forever?"

"Disgusting. Having to suck up to this fool. I can't believe I'm connected to him." Three began to succumb, losing his bravery just like Four did. "Yes..." He closed his eyes, thinking to himself. "I will protect you Four, no matter what." He slowly opened them to see Four's squinted eyes as he placed the crown on his head. Wait...his eyes don't look...

Three placed the crown down and said "Four? Do you care about me?" The man jumped back surprised, placed a fake smile, and laughed nervously. "Of course!" Three could tell something was off about him. "That's it.? After all we've been through?" Four and Three rarely ever admitted how much they cared for each other now that they were friends (and perhaps even more), but he would never make a quick remark like that when it came down to this. "This is the first time that I've hated you for saying you like me..." Three doubtfully said.

He then spat out in a fit of realization that this was a phony trick. "YOU'RE NOT FOUR! SHOW YOURSELF IMPOSTER!!!" The fake Four started to laugh as the scene melted away and the dark, possessed Four stood in his place. "It seems you have discovered my little trick. Not only can I create your nightmares, but I can create your dreams too!" Tentacles started to engulf Three as he tried to speak in a gasping breath. "But Four I l-l...I lo-lov..."

The being in front of him just rolled his eyes as he pulled out the key. "Is this what you were looking for? Come with me! We're going to take a little stroll." The tentacles pulled him all the way to that dastardly Mr Puzzles. "Master. I have captured him just as you wished."

"Excellent." He looked at the squirming and exhausted Three as he placed a hand on his chin. "Poor Smg3. Couldn't save your dear little friend? Don't worry, it's too late for him and your friends!" Three growled with anger as he screamed in an exasperated breath "I will never surrender to you creep! Throw me in a dungeon if you want! I don't care!"

The TV screen started to glitch as Mr Puzzles started to snicker. "Help? What could a silly, weak, pretentious fool like yourself possibly help me with? The nightmare has only just begun!"

Who can stop me now?

Chapter 11: It's time to take your final bow

[shygirl4991]

Chapter 2  Boyfriend Bonding

Cover made by @lizaluvsthis and chapters are done by @anartisticalniche do not repost! Gmod art made by me do not repost

A Reboot of the next step! Last Chapter Next chapter Summary: SMG4 and SMG3 relationship changed after realizing their feelings in WOTFI 2023, now together the pair can take the next step together. That is until a strange gift arrives on SMG3's birthday making him face his demons from his past. 

Tags: Fluff, Boyfriends, Love Confession, Watch Wotfi 2023 before reading, first love, mention of igloo

It was morning in the showgrounds, SMG3 woke up making himself a fresh cup of coffee. The events from yesterday felt like a dream, he looks around the room he is in “Living in SMG4 castle…my..” he blushes remembering the title his ex rival now carried. If someone told SMG3 back when he was a villain he would be calling SMG4 his boyfriend, he is pretty sure he would make sure that person wouldn't be able to speak again. After he grabs his cup of coffee he decides now would be a good time to catch up on reading, he walks to the guest room of the castle and settles himself in. Relaxing in the guest room he takes a sip of his coffee, then takes out ‘redeemed super villains weekly’ a magazine series he picked up after becoming friends with his ex rival.  

He flips through the pages and notices the hit new interview is about a villain that changed to a hero all for love. He wondered if that's what really motivated the change in him, the connection he felt with SMG4. The moment their hands intertwined, the surge of warmth he felt. Was that the moment he first fell for the man, seeing him fight not just for the world but for his friends. SMG3 hums to himself lost in thought, until his boyfriend kicks the door open “AHHH!” SMG3 lets out a high pitch scream. SMG4 blinks seeing the coffee fly in the air landing on the floor, he then stares bug eyed at his boyfriend “SMG3! Uh i'm sorry about that,” he lets out a sheepish smile. He places his laptop on the table in the room before running out to get items to clean the mess. 

SMG3 lets out a shaky breath as Four returns with cleaning products, he starts cleaning the mess as SMG3 glares at him “WHAT THE HELL?! You know not to bother me on Saturdays, it's SMG3 time where I drink coffee and do other things. So what is so important you kick the door down?” SMG4 finishes up the cleaning and gets up, giving his partner a wink. Grabbing his laptop he sits next to SMG3 showing him a list of locations, Three looks at the locations lost on what his boyfriend was up to. “Since we are planning to keep it low with our relationship, i was thinking we can do these couple challenges to warm up on being a couple!”

Three squints at the list, looking at all the challenges made the man want to walk out of the room. He turns to see SMG4 giving him a hopeful looking, Three sighs looking down “I have to ask man, Best chef? Dress me up? These challenges sound fucking stupid dont tell me you got them from wikihow?” SMG4 blushes at being caught, he looks to the side “un no?” He clears his throat in hopes that his boyfriend doesnt push the topic anymore. He points to the list determined to get Three to agree with one, he checked all over the internet and it all told him that the best way to bond with your partner is to do activities together.  He always wanted a relationship, sure he wanted a girlfriend but it didn't change that he felt lonely for so long. Finally understanding what these strange emotions were with SMG3, well he couldn't be happier. Sure they were rival’s for years, but after fighting for so long he finally understood this all happened because they misunderstood each other. Now that they are together he needs to work harder, nothing will break them apart. “Doesn't matter man, I did some research last night and these challenges help bring couples closer together!” 

He turns giving a soft look at SMG3, he blushes at the expression. With a sigh he looks at the list knowing he had lost to his boyfriend,  he then points to one of the challenges. Excited SMG4 peeks to see what was picked “We all know im the better chef, after all Marty wanted my pizza recipe! Heh I doubt a scrub like you could do better!” SMG3 smirks at his partner. SMG4 lets out a chuckle, a smug expression on his face “I remember you burning eggs when we were stuck together, I doubt your cooking is that amazing.”

The pair nod as they run out looking for judgings for the event, SMG4 notices Meggy and Tari arriving. With a bright smile he starts his approach only to be pushed aside by his boyfriend, SMG3 turns around sticking his tongue out at him before reaching the girls. Four glares at his partner watching the exchange “Hey Squid, me and smg4 are going to have a cooking competition. We need judges to try out our cooking.” SMG3 points to the castle, Tari gasps excited at the invitation “Meggy lets do it!” seeing her friend's reaction she lets out a small giggle “Okay, we are in!” Three smiles hearing the agreement. 

The girls walk into the castle ready to take their place, while SMG3 smirks at his boyfriend. With that the men go inside setting up the kitchen with the ingredients needed for the event, given this was SMG4 castle and Mario’s house they mostly had ingredients for pasta. Three looks at everything frowning “Um wont this stuff just summon Mario?” Four chuckles giving Three a pat on his back “Mario is on a vacation with Bowser, I doubt a cooking battle with pasta would bring him back!” Three rolls his eyes “You underestimate our Avatar's love for spaghetti.” 

Meggy walks to the kitchen and smiles at them “Alright ready boys? LETS COOK!” she hits a bell before leaving the room. The boys then begin to cook, SMG4 chuckles to himself as he cooks. Being friends with the plumber for so long has trained him in the arts of pasta, there was no way his boyfriend would beat him. Four turns to check on the competition when his eyes go wide,  there he sees Three picking up two cans of beans and starts to dump it in the pot. He then watches as his partner slices the tomatoes, SMG4 lets out a small smile “Oh well beans to pasta shouldn't be too bad.” 

The moment Four relaxed is when Three took out a bottle of hot sauce and started pouring it into the spaghetti sauce. Watching the sight was worse than any horror game SMG4 had to play through,  deciding to be the best boyfriend he can be, he walks up to the man. SMG3 was humming to himself as he cooks, he pauses when he feels someone grabbing his arm. He turns to see his partner giving him a small smile “Yes?” now having his attention Four points to the man's pot. Three crosses his arms staring at Four “Um Three, you do know beans and hot sauce aren't really a thing put together for spaghetti?”

Three scoffs “You don’t know the true power of beans, amusing to see it will be your downfall scrub!” he then blushes slowly slipping his arm away from Four. With a sigh SMG4 walks back to his station, while he cooks he couldn't help peek at his partner hoping Three wouldn't be disappointed when no one likes his dish. 

Both men hit the bell to let the judges know they were done, as they walk out to greet the judge SMG4 gasps seeing they had an extra one. Mario was sitting with the girls waving at them, SMG3 smirks “Told you the spaghetti would summon him.” SMG4 playfully smacks Three as he grabs his plate and hands it to the judges. Three goes to the back to grab his pot, Four watches nervously as Mario vacuums the pasta in a blink of an eye. The girls took a bite and gave him a thumbs up, then noted down his dish was a seven. 

Distracted with writing the score, Mario snuck up behind them and ate their spaghetti. Meggy stares at the plate surprised before turning and glaring at him “Oh come one Red that was ours!” “Mario is hungry!” he then smacks the table demanding more pasta, Meggy sighs giving an apologetic smile to Tari. The girl just giggles at what happened reassuring Meggy. The door opened catching everyone's attention, there SMG3 walked with confidantes showing off his dish. Four couldn't help himself from blushing, if there is one thing Four loves the most about his boyfriend is that cocky confidence he has. 

To keep up the appearance of still being friendly rivals Four smirks at him “I got this in the bag, everyone loved my dish!” Three rolled his eyes amused, he then drops the plate in front of everyone . Tari tilts her head seeing the dish “Beans?” Three nods and proudly waves his hand at the dishes “Yep, It’s SMG3 special pinto beans spaghetti chili!” Each of them took a bite, Four was getting himself ready to comfort his boyfriend. To his surprise they didn't spit the meal out like he expected, instead Tari and Meggy eyes go wide as they start eating the dish as fast as Mario. The girls start crying from the spice as they finish it up, they all hold up tens for the score as Mario dashes to finish the rest of the pasta.

Four fell to his knees in shock, not only did he lose but he judged his own partner not having faith in him. He frowns, realizing how unfair he was towards the other man, slowly a plate appeared in front of him “I saved you a plate..uh! Not because I want you to try out my cooking idiot! I’m just showing off!” Three looks away blushing.

He takes the plate and slowly takes a bite, he couldn't believe how amazing it tasted. He could feel the spice burn him the more he ate, so he decided to stop eating before it got to the point he started to breathe fire. He puts the plate on the table before taking Three’s hand “This is amazing three! I had no idea you could make dishes like this, you're just so amazing.” he smiles softly at Three making the man melt. He gets closer to Four letting his own smile grow “This isn't the half of how amazing i am!”

Meggy lets out a soft cough “Hey um are we missing something here?” Mario’s stache grows as he sniffs the pair “Mario smells gay, are you two finally dating?” 

They both let go of each other embarrassed, they got so lost with each other they forgot about the others. They panic unsure what to do, as SMG3 thinks over the situation, he knew he could trust them not to spill anything. With a deep breath he takes Four’s hand surprising him “YEAH WE ARE DATING AND IF YOU TELL ANYONE THERE IS A BOMB WITH YOUR NAME ON IT!”

SMG4's face goes red, he wasn't expecting Three to make the announcement to them so suddenly. Shyly he intertwined his fingers with Three, they both stayed there waiting to see how their friends would react. Tari giggles clapping for them “Aw I’m so happy for you two!” Meggy nods “Yeah i'm with Tari, It’s awesome you guys are finally together!” she then smirks at Three “Also the threat is hard to take seriously when you're so red in the face there Three.”  SMG3 glares at her “Shut it squid!”

Mario silently stares at them, it felt like a dream for the plumber to hear those words. After years of knowing them and seeing the two at each other, even seeing the event that happened in  a certain igloo, he couldn't believe the day came that finally they were dating.  Seeing how close they were standing to each other and holding hands, slowly a huge smile grew on his face along with his mustache "YIPEE!!! Finally Mario knew you two were gay for each other!" He runs hugging the two guardians.

The boys smile hugging him back, the girls smile at the moment then run up to join the group hug. They spend the day chatting and telling the group how they got together and wanting to keep things low, as they happily talk about random topics a strange package dropped off at the castle along with other gifts. Hearing the sound outside Four nods at the girls to distract Three, he runs and smiles seeing the gifts “Finally it's here, now to figure out how to distract Three tomorrow to throw the best birthday party he’s ever had!” 

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Chapter 2 Isn't it Romantic?

A shout out to @cody-the-cat enjoy seeing the idea come to life! All art is by @b-r-i-n-g-x do not repost! A Four Chapter special as thank you for all the support you guys have given me!

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Summary: SMG3 just wanted to make himself a nice cup of coffee before the work day began, but when he takes a sip from his freshly brewed coffee and passes out he will wake up to a huge surprise. Three other versions of himself now run wild in the mushroom kingdom and he has to stop them before the world learns all his secrets. 

Tags: Love Confessions, Enemies to friends to lovers, Romantic comedy, fluff and angst,

Book sighs walking up to Three “You done? We need to put our heads together and figure out how we can fuse.” Heart bites a cookie humming while Spade waits till Heart isn't looking to steal multiple cookies. Noticing what Spade is doing, Heart giggles acting like he isn't looking “I know this isn't all sunshine and rainbows but we are here together! Let's head home, get some coffee and think!” Three sighs walking ahead of them not wanting to look at Heart, Book frowns noticing the shift in Three’s behavior as they walk back to the cafe. 

Heart takes out a new keyboard from the bag humming “You think blue would like this?” Spade rolled his eyes. “Four is always on his computer. I swear that dumbass must be glued to it…so yeah he will.” While Heart and Spade talked, Book walked over to SMG3 “Feeling overwhelmed, or are you not a fan of having your heart open to the world?”  Three bites his lip staring at Heart then he walks over to the table with his leftover coffee and tosses it in the fridge “That can't be a part of me, i mean SMG4 is such a loser me falling for him ha funniest joke!” 

Book frowns “I think you should think harder about your feelings on this Original,” Heart turns hearing what Three said and frowns. Spade sighs, smacking Heart at the back of his head “If you're that worried then go show him why you're important, not that I care or anything about what happens. Just go, the idiot should be home.” Heart gives spade a soft smile before sneaking out of the cafe. Nervously he thinks of an excuse as a reason for the odd appearance as he enters the castle, there he sees SMG4 patting Beegs head with a huge smile. Heart could feel himself glow looking at the man, blushing as he approaches. “Um hey SMG4…” he takes a deep breath getting ready, Four turns around looking at him confused “What's with the pink?” Heart facepalms and groans doing his best to pull out a different trait, he crosses his arms “I made a bet and welp i got the shit end of that stick, look can we just not talk about my looks.” Four frowns before nodding feeling bad for his partner. He hums thinking of a way to cheer up the man, thinking up the perfect place he grabs Hearts hand causing the personality eyes to glow for a moment. 

“I need to do some meme research, want to join me?” he winked at Heart causing the personality to blush, then he intertwined his fingers with Four surprising him. Heart lets out a smirk that stuns the other guardian “Why of course! I may not know about living memes but an afternoon with you doesn't sound so bad!” SMG3 was feeling done with the conversations about Heart, there was no way someone like that is a part of him. His chest started to feel warm, his mind was then swarmed with thoughts of SMG4. His smile, the smug look he gives when he knows he has you beat. Three was confused as to the sudden urge to run to four and pull him in for a kiss, his face goes bright red as he turns and finally notices Heart is now missing from the cafe. He pushes Book aside looking at the empty chair next to Spade “where is he?”

Spade smirks as he paints his nails “Where is who? Oh you mean pinky, heard he got himself a hot date!” Three felt a chill go down his spine, he grabs the straps of spades overalls “WHAT DO YOU MEAN!” Book runs up to the pair pulling SMG3 away from spade, once free the personality checks his nails to make sure the paint wasn't ruined. Book sighs comforting the upset Three “Original we need to grab Heart, people will notice your strange look and that can lead to some trouble!”  SMG3 glares at Spade and nods “Yeah, we need to make sure people don't think he is me or at least belong to me bleh.” Book lets out another sigh unsure how he can convince the man that Heart is a part of him, Spade nods after checking if his nails were dry to slip back his gloves “Who cares? I mean know how many fucking people saw me?” Book smacks Spade “Behave! Are you aware of what would happen if we stay out here too long away from our body?” the other personality rolls his eyes as he opens the cafe door. SMG3 walks out the door, he was panicking he wasn't sure what that pink version of him is up to.  He did have to admit that there have been moments things were a little on the gay side between both him and four but they both agree it meant nothing. His face goes red again at the memories as Book chuckles “What's wrong original, feeling emotional about something?” 

SMG3 turns and glares at Book, the man shrugs seeing the glare “Look, Heart is a part of your emotions you can't keep denying it i mean look at you. I bet the igloo showed up again in your mind like it usually doe-” before he can finish he gets tackled by both Spade and SMG3 as they both yell “WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT!!” SMG4 was driving his forklift on the hunt for any freshly born memes while Heart was beside him humming a song. Four let out a soft smile hearing the hum, even though the man seemed upset earlier it made him happy to see and know that this ride was cheering him up “Feeling better?”  

Surprised by the question, Heart panic thinking “Uh yeah guess so! I mean how can I not when you're by my side blue!” He covers his mouth, eyes wide. SMG4 hits the brakes and stares at Heart “Blue..? I uh didn't take you as a nickname guy, it's uh heh nice i don't mind it.”  he blushes unsure how to take the sudden nickname. Heart hearing the reaction gave the man a huge smile making SMG4 mind go blank “Oh i'm so happy you like it!”  While SMG4 missed the usual look of SMG3 the side he is showing today was a rare sight, he wanted to memorize that smile. Noticing his train of thoughts he panicked, the sudden movement made him slip off the forklift. He screams as he hits the floor making Heart jump off to check on him “ARE YOU OKAY FOUR?!” As heart ran over to SMG4 his hat fell off, Four stared wide eyed at Heart and the light was hitting him just right to make it look like he was glowing. Teal green eyes looking into his blue ones as the wind blows his hair, he never noticed how fluffy SMG3 hair was even in a ponytail. He stretched his hand out to him, a sight that felt familiar “Get up scrub we have memes to hunt!” 

Four takes Heart hand, he pulls him up quickly causing Four to get a little too close as their noses are now touching. Heart let out a shy giggle as SMG4 was lost in his eyes, he knew these feelings well it wasn't the first time he felt this way around Three. This time though they felt stronger, flustered he stepped back “uh thanks..” SMG3 was looking around everywhere he thought would be romantic, that's when he felt his face heat up. His heart was racing and thoughts of SMG4 was swarming him “STOP! I HATE HIM AND WILL NEVER LOVE HIM LIKE THAT!” Book and Spade freeze from the outburst, the pair exchange a concerned look. That's when Book notices a stain showing up on Three chest, he leans in seeing the stain was purple and was coming out where SMG3's heart was. “...You need to accept the truth. How long will you push Heart away! Look at yourself by pushing your heart away, you're getting corrupted!” 

Confused he looks down seeing the purple stain, he touches it and flinches from a burning pain. This meant nothing he told himself as he kept walking trying to find his last personality, Book glares at Three making Spade cross his arms “Book, if the corruption has started that means Heart is going to vanish right? And if that happens we are fucked to yeah?” Book nods looking down sadly “If we lose heart we won't be able to feel anything…we will be an empty husk..” Spade takes off his hat then takes out a photo of Eggdog and smiles brightly at it, he then looks up at three and casually shows the photo “Hey what do you think about this?” Three looks at the photo of Eggdog and softens then continues walking “It’s cute but we need to find Heart!” Spade looks at the photo stunned. Book frowns as he puts his arm around Spade “This is bad, we normally would scream of excitement how deep in the pit is original..” 

Spade sighs putting the photo back into his hat “Get your fucking hand off of me,” Book lets out a nervous chuckle as he steps away from the man. Spade watches as the purple stain grows, he growls showing his sharp teeth as he stomps forward passing Three as he hunts down Heart. Heart was having a fun time watching Four take pictures of memes and writing down notes on them. Heart opens his mouth then freezes as he feels sharp pain go through his body. He looks down and sees the color on his overalls start to fade, his hands start to shake “Heh…still rejecting me…why…what did i do wrong?” Heart eyes start to water realizing he was being erased. SMG4 stands up excited to show a meme he found when he noticed Heart was shaking “Three are you okay?” Heart jumps hearing Four and starts to run away ignoring the man calling out to him. If he were to die he wouldn't do it in front of SMG4, the world starts getting blurry as he falls to the floor.

He could hear the panic in Fours voice nearby giving Heart more strength to get up and run “I…can't stop,” he then locked eyes with Spade running towards him. If heart didnt feel like he was going to pass out he would tease the tsundere personality for looking so worried. Spade dashes and catches Heart “HEART! GUYS I FOUND HIM!” Heart coughs and breaks down crying as he sees more of his color fade “Spade…i don't feel so good..” Spade nods patting Hearts head “Don't worry pinky, if i have to i will beat our original ass just know i'm not doing this for you alright? I'm just doing it because I would hate to lose my love of bombs.” Spade blushes as he picks up Heart and runs to the others, SMG3 eyes go wide seeing the energetic personality so weak and pale. The teal green eyes have gone gray, the rest of his clothing was slowly following. He reaches out to only feel sharp pain in this chest “AH FUCK WHAT IS THIS PAIN?!” he drops to his knees shaking as he looks at his hand covered in a strange purple liquid. Book slowly walks up to Heart and holds his hand “The pain is your heart dying…every time you reject him the more you reject having emotions. Heart is dying because you can't admit no because you're too much of a coward to admit the truth.” 

Book glares at Three “I SMG3 Logic admit the truth that i am in love with SMG4,” Three shakes his head causing more pain, Heart eyes flicker red for a moment as Spade sighs his face turning red “I guess…yeah i could be in love with that idiot so what?!” SMG3 shakes his head making Spade angry  “LISTEN FUCK FACE! WHAT'S SO WRONG HAVING FEELINGS! I LOVE BOMBS AND VOILENCE WOW HOW FUCKING HARD WAS THAT TO SAY!” Heart taps Spade letting him know to put him down. Heart eyes glow red as he gets closer to Three then smacks him “WHY CAN'T YOU ACCEPT ME! WHAT DID I DO WRONG!” SMG3 starts to cry as he suddenly hugs Heart. Spade and Book take a step back surprised, heart softens as he wraps his arms around Three. As SMG3 kept crying slowly the color was returning to Heart “I…what if he stops being friends with me…i cant..i can't lose someone again.” 

Heart lets out a giggle “ Love is scary but remember what happens when you don't let me do my thing? We lost Terrance..and he never got to know we loved him like a son..please stop rejecting me.” he looks up his eyes looking into Hearts. He felt the pain slowly leave his chest as he wipes his tears, Heart gives him a soft smile starting to feel himself again “Honestly why are we so stubborn with our emotions hehe.” SMG3 lets out a soft smile “I love SMG4…i really do and im scared about it,” Spade rolls his eyes “Nothing to be scared of, not like that bitch can do anything if he does I BLOW HIM UP HAHA!” Three sighs watching Spade letting out an evil laugh.  Book lets out a huge smile “I’m so glad we got over that, cause now we have a new problem. Wasn't heart hanging out with SMG4?”

“SMG3 WHERE DID YOU GO!?” Four was running around in a panic wondering where SMG3 was. Three and Heart stand up in a panic “Shit!”