Ascension

~Lo's House~

(On top of the balcony, Maya looks down at the papers, reading through a body that she had stolen. Nearby, Nasa-kun comforts her, bringing a sense of sympathy around)

Maya: I just don't know what to do...

N: (lands near her) Maya, we need your help.

Maya: How could you find me?

N: Apparently, this house is not too far from the castle. It sticks out like a cactus in the open desert. Anyways, Lo & SMG4 needed your help.

Maya: How could I? This universe is falling apart, my crush gets sucked into the enemy's hands, & I realize that I took my best friend's teacher's body. I didn't even smelt right when I got out here.

N: Listen, Maya, it's painful for you to have all this happening right now & you felt a little hopeless at that time. I've seen my best pal Uzi go through the same thing. But now if you'd help us, we can manage to save everyone. You, Mario, even your best friend. What do you choose to do when that happens?

(Maya then knows what to do, having unsheathed her wings in a long while)

~Peach's Castle~

(The gang manages to break through the castle, they see Ax0l holding SMG3 & 4)

SMG1: (to Ax0l) Let him go, 0! You're surrounded!

Ả̶̜x̴͍̍0̸̱̉l̷͔̍:̶̹̇ ̶̪̍Ṱ̶̀Ĕ̵ͅL̷̹̀L̶̹̀ ̶͇̀M̸͚̈́E̶̢̽ ̵̭̉Ẃ̷̪H̴͍̃É̷̺R̸̬͋Ẽ̸̯ ̴̭̐H̵̭̓E̶̪͂ ̴̜́Ȋ̸̪Ṣ̸͠ ̴̨̒N̸̤̈O̸͉͒W̴̮̔ ̶̣̓O̵̧͛R̴̳̔ ̵̥͝T̵̈́ͅH̶̊ͅË̴̬́S̸̗̏Ĕ̷͜ ̶̖́Ṱ̴̊W̶̦̒Ò̶̬ ̴̹͛A̵̺͂Ȑ̵̟É̵̯ ̵̱͌D̷̦͘Ě̶͖A̷͉͠D̵͖̈́

Lo: The big guy's not listening to us. (to Kel & Uzi) Come on!

(As the three went upstairs, they see Melony being kicked by Ax0l. Kel feels a bit disheartened upon knowing that she got kicked by one of her closest friends)

Uzi: Alright, where are we going?

Lo: To the roof. We might find Mario & my mom being held from up here.

Uzi: Listen, Lo, I'm sorry about that little surprise attack back then. Would you still forgive... us?

Kel: Do you think that you & N are the first to be pulled by 0's strings? My best gal pal used to be like you until we beat that star poser.

Lo: She's right. & as soon as all this is over, you can have the opportunity to start all over again.

(As they get closer to the rooftop, Uzi feels a little sympathy, knowing that her life will begin once more at the end of it)

~Rooftop~

Kel: (to Lo) Honey, look.

(The three then saw Ax0l being restrained by the Guardian's power. During the process, Melony tries to reach him, only to get stiff)

Lo: Come on. That won't last enough.

SMG4: (to Lo) Where's your Guardian Pod, Lo? We'll need all the help we can get.

Lo: I don't know. The earliest memory I had of this world is back at the mall. & who knows where that pod went...

Uzi: Lo, over there.

(The three then find Bo being tied to chains & had her mouth taped)

Kel: (rips off the tape) You ok, mother-in-law?

Bo: I'm ok. (sees Ả̶̜x̴͍̍0̸̱̉l̷͔̍) I just knew back then that was not your father, Lo. There's someone else who's important in his life. It was your uncle.

Lo: What was his name?

(Just then, Ả̶̜x̴͍̍0̸̱̉l̷͔̍ broke through the guardian's hold & blasts them off)

A̴̰̒x̶̢͝0̴̱̅ļ̶̇?̸̜̌:̸̩͠ ̵̲̂G̵̺̏E̷̤̓Ṭ̷̈́ ̶͓̂Ä̵̲́W̵͈͆A̵̰̚Y̶̗͑ ̴͍͝F̵̦͘R̸̤̐O̶͙͠M̶̬̅ ̸̦͋M̷̠͌E̴͈̒!̵̮̚!̶͖̽! (summons the chains̶, trapping the gang & the SMGs altogether)

Bo: Take cover!

(As the chains were about to head to Lo & the gang, 2 Disassembly Drones dropped in & repelled the chains)

Uzi: (to N) QUIT SAVING ME!

Bo: (starts to levitate) Ohhhh... Help!

Lo: I'm coming, mom!

(Just then, Bo gets unwillingly tossed into the now-spawning hole on top of the castle, forcing the drones to take them off)

A̷̝̅x̶̖̉0̵͕͝l̸̹̑?̴̢̌:̴̦̈́ ̴̢̀.̵̟̈́.̸͇͊.̷̫̚I̷̯̒t̷̨̓'̸͉̃ṡ̴̪ ̵̞̀t̷̞̀i̷̦̎m̶̩̎e̷̹̕

(Suddenly, orbs of energy converge on top of the castle. By the looks of it, he's planning to build a new universe)

Kel: Great. How can we stop him from here?

Lo: (starts glowing in yellow energy) I don't know, but we will find something.

Maya: (sees A̷̝̅x̶̖̉0̵͕͝l) Uh... I think it'll be harder than we thought.

(Just then, A̷̝̅x̶̖̉0̵͕͝l has grown very larger, now missing the lower half, has the InkWeaver on his right arm & his tendrils had merged into a combined horn)

N: (to Lo) Wait a minute, doesn't the blue guy mention that you had this "guardian pod" as well? Try to call it out.

Lo: Ok, I'll try.

(Lo then thinks at his hardest, trying to call in his pod. A sculpture from the mall then rises & crashes through the front window, heading en-route to them)

Uzi: Keep going. We can't stay airborne forever.

Kel: (sees something in the distance) & I clarify that was one reason.

(Various energies then charge onto A̷̝̅x̶̖̉0̵͕͝l as reforged objects. It was then followed by the sculpture stopping near the gang)

Maya: Wait a minute... Is that...

Lo: My Guardian Pod?

(The sculpture then turns into a minivan-sized flying vehicle in front of their eyes. The gang then goes into the pod, & prepares themselves)

Lo: (grabs the "joysticks") You might want to hold on!

(Lo then makes use of his racing-game skills [from his time playing the Switch] to maneuver the Pod into the massive hole in the sky. At the same time, SMG4's Gang has blasted themselves from the cannon, heading way up as well)

SMG4: (sees the pod) What in the?

Kel: (to SMG4) Trust me, we were just as perplexed as you. Also, you'd better watch out for those spheres.

SMG4: The what? (But then, SMG4 gets hit with one of them & is teleported. The gang watches in confusion as all eyes point onto Kel)

Kel: Whoops.

(But then, SMG4 reappears out of nowhere, raising more questions for the gang)

Luigi: SMG4! Are you ok? What happened in there?!

SMG4: I think... Mario's crystal is challenging us... We got to beat those portals to get to him!!!

(The portals then spread onto the gang as they prepare themselves for an assorted number of "challenges")

Lo: This is gotta be a bumpy ride...

End of Ch. 50