Chapter 5: Trickery and Traps

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Mario, Luigi and Lianna had just finished playing a little game of Magic Tag with Dimentio. Lianna panted heavily as she stared at him. "Enjoying my game of tag?" Dimentio asked the trio. "N-no... Just get out of our way Dimentio... We don't need you trying to stop us from saving the universe..." Lianna groaned.

"Stop you? My dear, I am merely wanting to help you." Dimentio said. "H-helping us? How have you been helping us? You pretty much had to deal with stuff like murder, kidnapping, brainwashing and a whole bunch of other crimes you have committed... " Lianna listed off.

"But you see, we have a common enemy. I have made many things that I regret. And an alliance with the count is one of them." He said. "Wait... You don't mean you want to backstab the Count?" Lianna asked in shock.

"Backstab him? Ah ha ha ha. On the contrary, he backstabbed ME! He said he would destroy all worlds and create a new, perfect world in their place. But he was lying! He plans to obliterate every world, and then leave them all in ruin." Dimentio explained. "What?! But I thought he wanted to play God and create new worlds in their place!" Lianna cried out loud.

"Indeed, that is what he told us, my dear, but I have known his plan for very long now. But I could never hope to stop him on my own. I needed someone to defeat him with me! That is why I saved the princess and the green man from brainwashing. It's also why I sent you to the Underwhere to fix the broken Pure Heart. And why I freed the woman to be reunited with her beloved friends... Now do you see?" He asked them.

"Y -you... You were helping us the whole time...." Lianna said in surprise. "And it was all for you, my dear. So, how about returning the favor?" Dimentio held out his hand. "You and I, together once again. I'll give you the power you need to fight him."Dimentio said to Lianna.

Lianna was thinking for a moment. "Ending the permanent destruction of all worlds? You mean you are going to help us save the entire multiverse from the destruction of the void?" Lianna asked, hope sparkled in her eyes. "Well, there would be no point in destroying the worlds, if there's nothing made afterward." Dimentio commented. "W-wait... you are still going to destroy the worlds after all?" Lianna asked nervously, she was thinking this was a bit fishy of an offer.

"Well, that would just be silly of me to try. Considering that it's three on one, and you have the pure hearts. I'd be foolish to try and betray you." Dimentio said. "You sure you wouldn't betray us? This still seems rather fishy..." Lianna commented.

"...Don't believe me? But trust, it is the tasty paste that holds civilization together!" Dimentio explained. "That sounds awkward..." Lianna commented. He thought to himself. "Hmm. Alright then, how about this? If you join me, I'll give you a rare card, and a signed bottle of my fragrance, Demented by Dimemtio." Dimentio bribed the three heroes. "A rare card? Like that Pikachu Illustrator Card that only has 10 copies ever made?!" Lianna asked in awe.

"To be fair... that perfume might make me attract and charm Princess Peach...." Mario said out loud, getting hooked onto the bargain. Luigi looked at them. "Umm... I dunno..." He said nervously.

"Come now, I'm giving you a good bargain here. So what do you say? Deal?" Dimentio asked as he continued to hold out his hand. "Come on Luigi, imagine, you get the perfume... you can charm your lovely bunny lady of yours~" Mario commented and nudged his shoulder.

"It's a deal. If Mario and I agree in this deal, then it is a deal." Lianna said, taking his hand and shaking it. Mario rushed over and shaked both of their hands too. "Wha-?" Luigi asked, shocked and baffled by what Mario commented. "Wait, you can't just do that!" Tippi protested. "Excellent!" Dimentio said, delighted that he had three of the heroes on his side. Mario looked at Luigi. "Come on Luigi." He said, trying to convince his younger brother. Lianna looked at Tippi. "Well Tippi? Care to join us?" She asked her.
"Well... Ok then..." Luigi said as he shook hands.

"I can't believe all of you... I'm not joining him. I'm leaving." Tippi said as she flew away. "Oh well... suit yourself Tippi..." Lianna said to her as she flew off. "Well now... we should probably get started on planning out a strategic plan to take out Count Bleck and save the entire multiverse..." She explained "Yeah! But what about that perfume?" Mario questioned, interested with the idea of perfume.

"M-mario, we need to save the worlds first." Luigi said nervously to Mario. "Don't worry, I have a plan." Dimentio explained. "Oh yeah... sorry about that..." Mario said, getting a bit carried away with the idea. "Alright. What's your plan?' Lianna asked Dimentio. "Well, I'll have Lianna take a disguise and help me distract Count Bleck, then, when he's vulnerable, the brothers ambush him." Dimentio explained to the heroes.

"A disguise? What do you want me to wear?" Lianna asked curiously. "Sounds good Dimentio." Mario explained, getting Cudge ready. Dimentio snapped his fingers as a familiar outfit appeared, folded up nicely. "This one." Dimentio explained. Lianna looked at the outfit in confusion, there was something familiar about this outfit, but Lianna didn't exactly know why that was. The outfit was a dark gray short sleeved dress suit with a powder blue lacing at the hem of the skirt. There was a pair of tall white boots, long white gloves, a silver belt meant to be strapped around the waist of the dress and a black mask meant to be worn around one's eyes like a bandit. "Try it on." Dimentio said.

"Uh..." Lianna said a bit nervously. "What's wrong?" Dimentio asked Lianna. "I-I don't know..." Lianna said, looking at the outfit. "Well, we better get ready for the battle... right Luigi?" Mario asked Luigi. Luigi nodded.
"Oh, before you do, I'd like to provide you two with something to help." Dimentio explained. "Help?" Mario asked curiously. "Well thank you for the assistance." He said gratefully. He smirked as he snapped his fingers, Floro Sprouts appearing on the heads of the brothers.

Mario stood in place, blankly staring at Dimentio. Luigi mimicking in a similar manner. The two plumber brothers were brainwashed, transformed into a pair of mindless slaves for Dimentio.

"U-u-uh guys?" Lianna asked the two brothers nervously. "Don't worry about them. Just put the suit on." Dimentio said to Lianna. Realizing that she didn't have any other choice choice, Lianna nodded slowly and began to dress herself in the outfit that she was told to dress in. She slipped the dark gray dress over her, then proceeded to clip the dress together with the belt. She then slipped on the pair of long silky white gloves, slipped on a pair of dark gray and powder blue striped socks and then proceeding to slip on the tall white boots. She then finished the costume by tying the black mask around her eyes.

Dimentio looked at Lianna. "Perfect. Just perfect." He said, knowing what would have happened next now that Lianna was wearing the dress suit. "Why exactly did you want me to wear this outfit in particular for the disguise?" Lianna asked Dimentio in confusion. "Because Count Bleck has a minion that wears that outfit." Dimentio explained to Lianna.

"A minion?" Lianna asked in confusion. She then felt something in her mind. She held my head in agony. "D-Dimentio? What is happening?" She asked him nervously. "Just relax my dear. It will be alright." Dimentio said calmly to her. "What is this strange feeling? W-what is up with this suit?" Lianna asked nervously, realizing that this strange feeling only began once she put on the suit. "Well, if you must know, I actually commissioned Nastasia to make an adjustment to this suit." Dimentio explained to Lianna.

Lianna groaned in agony as she struggled against the force taking over her mind. Lianna dropped onto her knees and panted heavily. She then closed her eyes tightly and then opened them, her eyes were no longer white with black pupils, but rather a solid silvery white.

"Man... isn't it great to be alive and back in Castle Bleck?! The Lime Lightning Strikes again!" The bunny shouted and did a backflip ontoher legs. She then made an 'L' pose. "I'm back!" She explained. It was her, the sassy and fiesty lime green bunny minion of Count Bleck's army, the self proclaimed Lime Lightning, Ms.L.

"Ms.L, I'm so glad to see you again!" Dimentio explained with great delight, as he pulled Ms.L close towards him and proceeded to kiss her. Ms.L blushed as she was pulled in for close to Dimentio and was kissed. "Dimentio! You seem very happy to see me! Even though you kind of ended my game back in that World of Nothing..." She explained to him. "I know... and I do sincerely apologise, but it was necessary, as part of my plan. But now we are reunited." Dimentio explained to her.

"So that is what you meant. You said that we would be reunited. And here we are again." Ms.L said to him. "Indeed we are." Dimentio said to his lovely bunny. Ms.L nodded and hugged onto him. He hugged her back, smiling. "So... you mentioned a plan... what is this plan you have in mind?" Ms.L asked Dimentio curiously.

"Well, I plan to betray Count Bleck." He explained to her. "What? Why?" Ms.L questioned in confusion. "Well, you remember what he promised us, right?" Dimentio asked Ms.L. "Of course. He promised that when he destroys the multiverse, he would allow us to rule over the newly created multiverse." Ms.L explained. "Well, he said that would destroy all worlds and create a new, perfect world in their place. But he was lying! He plans to obliterate every world, and then leave them all in ruin." Dimentio explained to her. "Why would he lie to us?! That dirty traitor!" Ms.L cried out in both shock and anger. She felt betrayed by the man she promised her loyalty towards.

"That's why I need your help. Nastasia is madly in love with him, so she would refuse to betray him. O'Chunks is too loyal towards him that he would never betray him... and Mimi... I actually don't know why Mimi joined him in the first place. Either way, the others are too loyal to betray Count Bleck, but I know our love is stronger than the loyalty of the others towards Count Bleck. Can I trust you?" Dimentio questioned Ms.L, hoping that she would trust him.

"Oh absolutely... as long as you don't send me to the Underwhere again, then absolutely." Ms.L explained to him. "I promise to you, no more harm will come to you by anyone. I'll make sure of it." Dimentio assured her. "Okay. I trust you then." Ms.L explained as she hugged him. He hugged Ms.L back. "That's all I needed to hear." He said to her with a reassuring smile. Ms.L smiled as she hugged him. "So what exactly do we have to do?" She asked Dimentio.

"Well, we'll have the heroes deal with Count Bleck first, then, after he us defeated, we finish him off, and take the Chaos Heart. You fuse with the Chaos Heart, and then I'll add my power to yours. We'll be invincible." Dimentio explained to Ms.L his plan out in detail. "You want me to fuse with the Chaos Heart? Will it hurt me when I fuse with it?" Ms.L questioned nervously. "Of course not. I wouldn't ask you to do it if it did. Trust me, it will be harmless. You are the perfect vessel after all, according to the Dark Prognosticus." Dimentio explained to her. "Oh wow... a prophecy outright says that I am the chosen one..." Ms.L said in awe.

"Indeed. And with our combined powers, we shall destroy these worthless worlds, and make a new, perfect world, in our image." Dimentio said to her. "Sounds wonderful. Even though it is horrible that I won't see any of my dear old family again... Oh who am I kidding! I have you!" Ms.L explained. "We can keep a few around if you truly want it." Dimentio offered her. "No.... I'm good. Exterminate them all... except now that I have learned that I share the same body as a more nicer, innocent and sweet little bunny who seems to act like my sister... I think we might as well split her away from me and then force her into slavery in our new multiverse." She explained as a smirk grew onto her grin. "Very well." Dimentio said to her.

Ms.L glanced over at Mario and Luigi. "Alright you brainwashed brothers. It's about time we get ready for the Ultimate show. Go and defeat Count Bleck and then we shall create a perfect new world!" She explained.

Lianna then suddenly jolted awake from her nightmare that she had just witnessed in the dream realm.

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