#smg4 needs to get off the computer

[trashyswitch]

Day 24: Joke

Meggy is determined to get SMG4 out of his room. And when he doesn't want to leave, Meggy uses anything around her to make him laugh...even if that means using Depresso the Clown's terrible joke book...

Have some SMG4 and Meggy content! I hope you enjoy!

SMG4 and Meggy had been friends for a long time now. And naturally, Meggy knew a lot about SMG4. She knew about his video-making habits, his lack of socialization, and she especially knew about his struggle to commit to a healthier lifestyle. As much as she was used to SMG4’s habits, sometimes there were moments when he desperately needed to get out of his room and touch some grass.��

The first step would be to get into his room. And going into his room wasn’t easy…Though it’s a million times easier now than it was in the ‘IT’S GOTTA BE PERFECT’ video. 

Meggy tried knocking on the door first. 

“Yeah?” She heard from SMG4 on the other side. 

Meggy opened the door a crack and peeked her head in. “Hi SMG4!” Meggy happily greeted.

“Hi Meggy.” SMG4 replied, not looking away from the screen. 

Meggy’s smile dropped slightly. “You okay?” She asked, still holding up that happy demeanor. 

“Yeah, I’m fine.” SMG4 replied. 

Meggy’s smile completely lowered. “Okay, well I’m not.” Meggy told him. 

SMG4 widened his eyes and turned to look at her. “What?” 

“You’ve been in your room for ages…Can you come out?” Meggy asked him. 

“In a minute. I’m almost done with this video.” SMG4 told her, before looking back to the screen. 

Meggy narrowed her eyes at SMG4, trying to think. She really wanted to distract him enough to get him away from the screen. But she had to come up with a way to do it without annoying SMG4 in the process. Or try, at the very least. 

Meggy walked herself closer to his computer set up. “How long will it take?” She asked. 

“Just a few more minutes. But it’ll take longer if I’m interrupted.” SMG4 replied. 

Meggy frowned. The way he said that felt…a little hurtful. But, Meggy decided to drop it and take the moment to observe the room around her. She found plenty of shelves of things that were displayed, and a fridge filled with god knows what. There was a camera set-up with a white screen, and a table and chairs on the other side of the room close to the fridge. But of all the things, the books on SMG4’s shelf looked the most interesting. 

Looking through the books, most of them looked like graphic novels and mangas. But one smaller book stood out amongst the rest: 

[The Funniest Joke Book Ever!

By: Depresso the Clown and Bathroom Readers: Institute] 

Meggy blinked once…and then twice. What the hell? She picked it up. What was this doing here? She stared at the book for a moment, noting the cliché book cover. Curious, she opened it up and read the first couple pages. 

Reading one of the jokes, Meggy smiled and looked up at SMG4. “Hey SMG4.” Meggy called gently. 

“Hm?” SMG4 mumbled. 

“What do you call a cow with a twitch?” Meggy asked him. 

SMG4 blinked and grew confused. “What?” He asked. 

“Beef jerky.” Meggy replied, giggling at herself. 

SMG4 groaned and rolled his eyes. “Yikes…” 

Meggy smirked slightly. As much as it was kind of annoying him, his reaction was pretty great. So, she kept going. 

“Why couldn’t the gnome pay his rent?” Meggy asked. 

SMG4 sighed. “Why?” 

Meggy smiled brightly. “He came up a little short.” She replied. 

SMG4 grumbled and closed his eyes. “Jesus…” 

Meggy giggled and kept going. “Why did the little strawberry cry?” Meggy asked. 

SMG4 waited a second to respond. “Why?” 

Meggy smirked. “Her mom and Dad were in a jam.” She replied, letting out a proud little laugh. 

“Where are you getting these jokes-” SMG4 widened his eyes and took the book. “Hey!” He took the book from her and placed it down. “No touchy. Depresso’s jokes are awful anyway.” 

Meggy looked at SMG4 with surprise when the book was snatched from her hands. “Aww…” She muttered, crossing her arms. “I liked the book…” She mumbled. 

Meggy went silent for a few seconds before remembering a joke that Arin from Game Grumps had said once. “Hey SMG4?” She called. 

“What?” SMG43 responded, still clicking away. 

“What do you call a fish with no i’s?” The meme played over her voice as she reenacted the joke. 

SMG4 widened his eyes as he recognized the reference. 

“A FSH!” Arin (Meggy) declared, before cutting to Meggy’s genuine laughter. 

SMG4 couldn’t help it…a little smile filled his cheeks. “Jesus…” He muttered, rubbing his forehead. 

“Oh come on! I saw that smile.” Meggy teased. 

“No you didn’t.” He muttered. 

“Yeah I did!” She poked his shoulder. “You’re smiling right now!” She teased. 

Meggy giggled and reenacted another joke. “A dyslexic man walked into a bra!” She declared, the sound being undercut by her own laughter. 

It would be hard to believe, but SMG4 had to stop himself from laughing at that one. Not only was she telling jokes that were at least somewhat funny, but she was telling them IN ARIN’S VOICE! Which made the jokes a million times more funny! 

Meggy gasped. “Come ooon, four~” She poked his side. “I saw that smile.” 

SMG4 jumped and tried to ignore it. “Don’t make me pull out another one!” She teased, poking his side a couple more times. 

“Meggy!” SMG4 tried to push her hand away. 

Then, as if it couldn’t get more ‘funny’, Meggy switched his voice to Chuckles from Legends of Avantris. “How many tickles does it take to get an octopus to laugh?” Chuckles (Meggy) asked. 

“Stahap!” SMG4 squeezed his eyes shut as she poked up his ribs. 

“TENTACLES!” Chuckles (Meggy) yelled before attacking his ribs with her fingers. 

“GaHAHAhahaHA! Meheheggyyyy!” SMG4 felt as the chair was turned around by Meggy before being attacked with more tickles. HAHAHAhahaha! Stahahap it!” He reacted, throwing his hands all over the place. The poor man couldn’t figure out if he should cover up his ribs, or push Meggy away. None of the options would stop her, due to how strong she was. 

“Two fish swam into a concrete wall.” Meggy resumed telling bad jokes in Arin’s voice. “The one turns to the other and says, ‘DAM’!” Arin (Meggy) declared before being overshadowed by more of Meggy’s laughter. 

SMG4’s laughter actually doubled from the joke alone! “GOHOHOHOD DAHAHAMMIT!” SMG4 shook his head. Something about the jokes, mixed with the tickling, was actually making him lose it! “IHIHIHIT’S NOHOT FUNNYYHYHY!” SMG4 tried to deny the obvious. 

“Well clearly, it is! You like my jokes!” Meggy declared. 

“IHIHIHI DOHOHON’T!” SMG4 shouted. “GAAAHAHAHA NOT THERE!” SMG4 suddenly screeched and cackled as Meggy’s fingers reached the armpits, SMG4 was completely done for. 

“YOHOHOU’RE TICKLING MEEHEEHEEHEE!” SMG4 yelled at her. 

“Well yeah, but I’m not even tickling you!” Meggy told him. “All I’m doing is resting my hands in your armpits.” Meggy told him, looking at her immobile hands.

“GEHEHET THEM OHOHOHOUT!” SMG4 yelled. 

“I can’t!” Meggy reacted. 

“YEHEHES YOU CAHAHAHAN.” SMG4 argued. 

“Okay, maybe I can.” Meggy finally admitted. “But do I want to?” Meggy asked next, before shaking her head. “Not even close!” She replied happily. 

Gaining enough confidence, SMG4 attempted to push her away with his hands. But the moment he opened his armpits, Meggy dug his fingers in and actually started tickling! And HOLY SHIT, he threw his head back with a long fit of cackles. “BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” SMG4’s mouth was wide, and his eyes had bulged out of his skull for a moment before squeezing shut and grabbing at her upper arm. 

“Goodness, you’re more ticklish than I expected!” Meggy admitted. “Does Three know about this?” She asked. 

“FUHUHUCK OHOHOHOFF!” SMG4 yelled back. 

“I don’t think I will~” Meggy teased. 

The tickling lasted for another 10 minutes, before she finally stopped. She had stopped tickling him and gave him a bottle of water to help him calm down. 

“Jeeheez…Jesus…” He muttered, drinking more water. 

“Is it safe to say I overdid it?” Meggy asked. 

SMG4 looked up at her and shook his head. “No…” He took another drink. “No, you were fine.” He replied. “Just not used to it.” 

Meggy nodded her head and looked down momentarily. 

“Hey Meggy?” SMG4 called. 

Meggy quickly looked up to him.

SMG4 was smiling as the voice of Arin overcame him. “A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted “Doctor, doctor, I can’t feel my legs!” The doctor replies “I know, I amputated your arms!”.”

Both SMG4 and Meggy bursted out laughing at the joke as they both walked out of SMG4’s room. 

[midnight1nk]

So, this week's episode...

[Spoilers below cut]

Past Ink: Guys, it's fine. This isn't a serious episode, it would be too soon for another arc. It's just gonna be another silly Saturday.

Current Ink: ....

(the following is my live reaction:)

[*unholy screaming*] FOUR NOOOOOOOOOOOO

WOW WHAT A GREAT START TO THIS EPISODE, SCRATCH EVERYTHING THAT I SAID ABOUT THIS BEING A "NORMAL" EPISODE

NOPE I NEED TO PAUSE, I NEED TO TAKE A WALK BC I'M NOT GONNA GET OVER IT, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS COULD LEAD

they're not gonna do it in this episode BUT the fact that goop!4 is being acknowledged in every way possible, we might just have a sequel in our hands

NO NO NO CUT THE INTRO, I HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED THE EPISODE YET AND YOU WANT ME TO MAKE A THEORY ON IT ALREADY? HOLD YOUR FUCKIN HORSES, I'LL GET THERE GEEZ

anyway, we have to press play...

I'm pretty sure someone already has done a pirate au (no I'm not over what I just watched) and anyway, artists: here's pirate SMG4

Four, you should've read the file name before downloading it [*shakes head*]

Wait, is this going to be a parody of computer buddies? That's actually pretty fun..... OH NO NO NO

Ah, so we are doing computer buddies

Actually, yeah, can we have Mario as president please

love how it says "no one even compares to mario. especially smg4 who sucks booty cheeks [or ass] and mario doesn't"

Observe as the SMG4 fandom gets terrified of the word "perfect" [*screams*]

MARIO MARIO NO NO NO HE DIDN'T SAVE

I felt that in my core omg

as a graphic designer, this hurts

apparently, there's a whole new dimension in our computers, Only in the SMG4 Universe [*cheesy thumbs up*]

We really are getting all the computer buddies, huh? I wonder if KinitoPET will appear

[*silver the hedgehog voice*] It's no use!

BRITISH SMG3

wow what a funny bit... WAIT HOLD UP WAIT A MINUTE, LOOK AT THE MEDIA BOX

the eyes....

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and the left eye too... oh god, the EYE OF RA— [*gets shot*]

honestly, Four, you improved your aim ever since Western Spaghetti (ik you also did for PV but that's not the point)

I knew they were gonna bring in buff Luigi again

I'M SCREAMING

THERE IS NO WAY THE TEAM JUST DROPPED THAT ON US, THIS CAN'T BE REAL

ok first off, the fact that Four has a folder labeled "Super SECRET Spicy Memes" is giving "totally homework" folder energy (and I don't want to even think more about that)

hey, Four did say that Three brings some spice into his life (yeah, "rosemary to my bread" and all that jazz)

SECOND, the fact he has an image of SMG3 with him saying "whats the matter smg4 kun?"

THEN the "I know what you are" audio clip...

Four, buddy, you're down bad aren't you?

like "woah smg4's bisexual, I didn't know that", the closet is out of GLASS so we been knew but I DID NOT expect this

having Three be a tsundere is one thing, but FOUR....

🫵🏳️‍🌈⁉️

"they're dating behind the scenes" at this point, yeah

we have to keep going... [*secretly puts this clip on the fridge*]

I hate this so much /silly

[*chaos ensues*] [*sips my coffee*] just another tuesday saturday

GOTTA GO FAST GOTTA GO FAST— [*gets tazed*] i can never catch a break c'mon man

oh hey Swag!

four dollars is four dollars, you got yourself a deal

ok, I'm gonna need everyone to see Four's cute little hops here:

look at him go, my silly little goober :) oh, now you have? then let's keep going

holy shit, this fight scene is so well animated!!! LET'S GOOOO

never thought I'd see the day of seeing biblically accurate bonzi in an SMG4 episode and yet here we are.

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP

THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE SEEN IN MY LIFE, I'M ASCENDING

"...but they hugged before" NO YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND

A normal hug, where two people cross each other and are unable to see the other's face since it's over their shoulder, is just as it is: a normal hug. It can be seen as platonic and/or romantic.

THIS is a lot more intimate. 3 and 4's heads touch while they hold each other by the hand. This type of hug is reserved more for romantic partners when the situation leads them to a devasting end, where they face each other to look at and remember what their partner looked like, one last time before they die.

In this case, it makes sense as the computer is collapsing within itself.

"It's not actually them tho." Yes, they're digital copies of 3 and 4 but that's the thing: they're COPIES, acting on what 3 and 4 would actually do

SMG34 shippers, we are eating GOOD today yum yum

but then, that begs the question: would there be a moment where 3 and 4 would reveal their feelings for each other at the worst possible time?

(you guys are not going to be ready for my next episode concepts) What, who said that?

uh anyway them 💙💜 gotta put it on the fridge

I feel for you, Four, but I have a horrible feeling about this

...

Foreshadowing is a literary device—

no seriously, I feel like this could be part of a future arc where a past villain would ruin everything Four has and would offer up a deal when Four would be the most desperate. There's always a catch. Hmm, why does that seem familiar...?

Your life's work or your friends, it's your call, SMG4

:)

HELL YEAH FOUR, THROW IT AWAY (omg just like how he chose Three over the USB, I'm crying dude)

also congrats to Ourstor08954957 for the lovely art in the end credits 🎉 such cute doodles ❤️

.・-: ✧ :--: ✧ :-・.

Oh boy, what an episode. I feel like I'm in another plane of existence right now. Everything was absolutely incredible, great job Team!!

Everyone, say THANK YOU to whoever put the SMG34 crumbs in there, we shall treasure it for the rest of our lives. I'm gonna put those moments on my fridge. OH I would love to see the artists draw the SMG34 hug or pirate Four!

Love the fighting scene right by the end and the little details they have added in there. I guess it's "Torture Ink with the Idea that Goop!4 May Happen" day but hey, I'm so normal about it (no I'm not). I've been a bit stressed since finals are coming up so I'm thankful for anything this episode for me.

(If anyone is curious, the WOTFI website is still up and yes, I am logging its status just in case.)

I'm sure everyone is going crazy over this...

"They gay fr :3" [BenJoJoGV, Twitter]

🧍

BEN YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THESE THINGS—

[its-a-me-mango]

If you were to hypothetically assign other characters cutie marks. What would they be?

Ohhohoh assigning cutie marks, my specialty, sit down and listen to this:

SMG4 - Computer/Laptop (His talent is making memes/editing which is all done on da computer)

SMG3 - Bomb (Like come on, his talent is his affinity for explosives, it makes sense)

Mario - Super star (Mario has so many talents in general but his best one is being himself, plus it's cute)

Luigi - Flowers (He's a gardener after all so he knows how to look after flowers lol)

Meggy - Splatgun (that's literally her whole deal she's like, a sports trainer or something)

Tari - Game controller (there is a whole series that explains this one, it's called Meta Runners)

Saiko - Guitar (did you guys forget she's in a band? Girly can sing AND perform, love that for her)

Boopkins - None (he's like a baby with no talent he has plenty of time to get one)

Bob - Microphone (Do I need to explain this one?)

Melony - None (Girl sleeps so much to go find a talent (and no sleeping isn't a talent) and also I can't think of one, oops)

Karen - Katana (there is a whole movie which explains this it's called Silence of the Cats)

Mr Puzzles - None (Movie making is NOT his talent he sucks at it, yes this would piss him off so much and that's why it's a good choice)

Mr WPNZ - Gun (no comment)

Kris & Swag - Guns (again, shouldn't need an explanation)

And just for funsies, throwing my own character in here:

Smug - None (He's not a good scam artist and that's all he does, so no talent for you boy)

Telly - Directors Chair (see unlike their dad, Telly DOES have talen when it comes to making films)

Mango - Pills (his special talent is pills)

Hehe I love ponies and cutie marks <3

[afternoondreaming]

No Business Like Show Business (7/?)

Howdy, dear viewers! This chapter is really where the “canon divergent” tag comes into play. Since I’m not really an SMG4 watcher, I’m not an expert in its lore. So, I’m referencing the wiki and making my own! Creativity is what the puzzle man would want anyways, right? …right?

With a groan your arms stretched high up to the ceiling, a blanket you don’t remember putting over yourself falling to the floor. You had slept surprisingly well, given the fact that you had apparently fallen asleep on your second-hand, worn down Ikea loveseat. Most of last night seemed to blur together in your mind. You had watched movies with Mr. Puzzles, sure, but… Had you even taken him home? It wasn’t that big of a deal, Puzzlevision Studios was around a five minute walk away, but that surely couldn’t have been where he lived… Could it? No, certainly not. That would be crazy. Then again, everything around here seemed crazy. You went about your morning routine with little to note, eventually coming to rest at your small table to eat your breakfast with your laptop close by. You’d been meaning to do some research, and you might as well get it done before you start your new job. New job… Right. Retrieving your phone from your pocket, you shot off a quick message to your new boss.

“Hey. Did u walk home?”

Stowing it away, you got to work as you ate your cereal. Things were weird, and you needed to get to the bottom of it. Saturated environmental colors, people’s movements not being quite right… You searched up where you lived, and specifically went to the YouTube section. If it wasn’t just you, there would have to be video evidence. In doing so, you’d stumble across your first clue. Some man- rather short and clad in white overalls- reenacting some meme. And, clear as day, his movements were just… Not lifelike. Another man, looking incredibly similar to the first yet sporting rather evil looking facial hair, moving similarly. A video of a woman shooting a… Paint gun? Paint would be far too viscous to shoot like she was doing, especially from a gun so small. Not to mention the background of the video was just as saturated as everything else.

This led you to a different rabbit hole entirely. Memes. That’s right, ones of the “I can haz cheezeburger” variety or Moo Deng and Wombo Combo. Were you getting out of touch? Apparently, at least here, memes had a certain power to them. Meme Energy, as you’ve decided to call it, seemed to be… Contagious, for lack of a better term. Exposure to areas with high amounts of it, ie the Mushroom Kingdom which you now reside on the outskirts of, seemed to make things more cartoony. Toon logic like serious injuries not being as serious- though with the amount of grave injuries you’ve seen on the Mushroom Kingdom’s denizens’ YouTube pages, you hope that to be the case- saturated color schemes, exaggerated proportions and movements…

You looked up from your computer, gazing out the window to the sunny day outside. Exposure… Would that mean you would become just as weird as your boss? Looking down at yourself, you didn’t seem very different. Then again, you only just got here… Perhaps it would be best to have something for comparison. You set your phone up against your laptop and got up from your chair, setting a picture timer before standing up and taking a few steps back.

Yup. Still you. You thought, coming back to see the photo. As you pondered on it, a message came across the top of your screen.

“Ah! Yes, Starlet! You got rather tired so I showed myself out. My apologies if I worried you.”

Your fingers awaited above the phone’s keyboard, tapping the sides in contemplation as you thought your message through.

“Hey, Mr. Puzzles, r u a meme?”

“…Pardon you?” His message dinged, coaxing a giggle out of you.

“I’ll take that as a no?”

“I am nothing of the sort! Such low brow comedy is far too benign for someone of my caliber. Why are you suddenly interested in memes?”

You stared at the screen, a certain sense of apprehension overtaking you for reasons you didn’t know.

“…No reason. C u tomorrow”

With a sigh you put the phone aside, dragging your laptop over again and pulling up a tab to create a blog. Might as well publish your findings so far. Maybe somebody would find them useful.

[superstarzzzzz]

Ya’ll fw a couple MORE Mr. Puzzles hcs?

Cause I got them :}

He was gifted the hat by his mom. It’s a permanent part of him with how much he’s worn it.

He gets it, and won’t say anything about it, but he hates it when he regarded as just the scary “tv” head guy. He’s much more than a pretty screen, people!

The pants are custom made and he has like 20 pairs. He also has several pairs of his shirt and vest.

Will change the second there’s a spot on his clothes. He needs to remain as pristine as possible.

If he wasn’t a workoholic, he’d beat all the moms at candy crush. He’d try to be a literal god at candy crush, and would honestly buy extra lives if he was furious with how the match went and he ran out.

Plays computer solitaire to distract himself when the ratings aren’t good or he needs a mental reset.

Adding to these two, since he has computer elements in his brain (probably), he can probably predict where the game is going to go. The older the console, the easier it is.

He’d be a god at minesweeper.

Does not and will not swear no matter how bad it gets.

If he goes to a concert, he’ll just be doing the equivalent of maladaptive daydreaming the whole time, planning out shows and movies for the songs

Loves the orchestra. He loves movie scores and would totally go to those events where there’s an orchestra playing the soundtrack live as the movie plays.

He’ll whine about not having friends or being able to talk to people but he will refuse to talk to anyone in public, going so far as to mute anyone who tries speaking with him. If he’s at an event and someone tries sparking a conversation with him, he’ll look away awkwardly and reply with “uh huh, yep, oh wow,” and so on until they leave. In a relationship, you could introduce him to people but he’s still be the same unless you were apart of the conversation.

Loves movie/show trivia but it’s a double-edge sword. If you take him on a date to a bar for movie trivia night, he’ll have fun and get everything right (and infodump a lot) but a question will pop up and the official answer will be wrong and Mr. Puzzles will just go ballistic.

Canonically has hammer-space abilities in the shows and can pull out anything he needs. Need a first-aid kit? Got it right here. Emergency costume? Has your size in multiple colours to choose. Someone pissed you off? Just say when and he’ll have something ready.

He doesn’t have proper heating in the studio(since he doesn’t need it) and the place is freezing when there’s the slightest breeze outside.

He uses different colognes and even used febreze a few times to smell his best, but he perpetually smells like cigarettes

He kins spongebob.

Technically canon but he’s an entrepreneur, and has multiple businesses (a tech company based on the keyboard from it’s gotta be perfect, selling the showgrounds). He also phrases puzzlevision as his “latest business venture,” in the movie’s teaser. He bounced between different businessed to earn enough money to buy the studio and the equipment he’d need.

With that being said, he’s unintentionally a con artist. Though he tries to have a somewhat clean business, he cuts corners often to get the products out sooner or doesn’t perform proper safety protocol. He doesn’t really care, though, as his main goal was and is Puzzlevision. He pretty much stopped the second he found the smg4 crew.

Terrible at art. He tries, but not even you can hold back your laugh if you see his art.

If he hasn’t slept for a while his voice is warped and a little glitched.

I forgot if I already posted this but his underpants are so those heart boxers but instead of hearts they’re stars.

So real quick, I just wanted to say that ONE OF MY HEADCANONS HAS BE CONFIRMED LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! It is now confirmed that Mr. Puzzles CAN speak multiple languages, but still needs subtitles. God, I love being right /j

Fr tho, it’s really awesome having him back so soon. Maybe a little early, but I’m not complaining lol. From the sounds of it, he’ll be a reoccurring villain like SMG3 used to be, which I’m honestly relieved by. It’ll be rlly refreshing having a silly antagonist again honestly. I’m looking forward to seeing more of this fricken nerd lol

Also if you guys have any suggestions or requests please let me know! Questions and comments are also appreciated! Thanks and have a great day!

[tinyinvadr]

Okay, did not have “become an SMG4 fan” on my bingo card, but a ton of crazier shit’s been happening lately so honestly this is a godsend. Anyways! Emotional size shifter SMG3, anyone? Eh? Eh? Well, you’re getting it anyway! Not sure how many of these I’ll write, but it’s an interesting AU to explore!

Shifter!SMG3 AU

IT’S GOTTA BE PERFECT

“SMG3?!”

It took a few seconds for me to regain my bearings. The last thing I remembered was being dragged into that mirror by some creepy SMG4 clone that looked like his old design. Then, all of a sudden, I was somewhere else.

I had to still be in the castle. Whatever room I was in was completely unrecognizable, though. The fleshy goop that formed on the outside of the building was now coating the inside. Which could only mean SMG4 had to be close.

I looked around, trying to get a sense of where I was, when my eyes landed on Mario and Meggy. At first I thought they were just far away, but after looking at them a bit longer, it hit me. They were small. Really small.

“Uh… What happened to you guys?”

Meggy stepped forward, Mario cowering behind her.

“We’re fine. You got turned into a monster and we had to fight you. It looks like you changed back, but you’re still, uh… monster-sized?”

Giving the room a second look, that made more sense. It explained why the space felt so cramped. Still, not the kind of thing I wanted to regain consciousness to.

“Crap, okay, this is bad. But I should go back to normal if we can get SMG4 to snap out of it, right? Have you found him yet?”

Neither of them had a chance to respond as the castle shook with a rumble. It was then that I realized he was right there in the room with us. We were back in SMG4’s editing room, and he was still mindlessly typing away at his computer. He was even more entranced than before, with strange, glowing scars covering his face.

“It’s almost finished…”

The dark void from earlier returned, encircling us. We had to get out before the goop could try and drag us down again. Mario and Meggy rushed over to the desk and tried to pull SMG4 out of his chair, but it was no use.

I nudged them aside, closing my fist around him, but I couldn’t lift him up. Not only was he stuck in the chair, the chair was stuck to the floor.

“Come on, Four! Snap out of it, man!”

The goop’s appendages sprang up, latching onto Mario and Meggy, and I quickly grabbed them with my other hand. I was at least able to pull them up slightly, but the goop wasn’t letting go and was actively fighting back. It wasn’t long before I felt my own legs start to sink into the abyss.

“No… No, no, no, no! Let go!”

The more I pulled, the stronger the goop became, and it snatched Mario and Meggy from my hand, moving too quick for me to catch them. More appendages appeared to pry my other hand off of SMG4, and soon, both my arms were being pulled down.

I couldn’t fight it anymore. None of us could. There was only one thing left to do.

“Hey… Four? I don’t know if you can hear me right now, but if you can… listen. I know you’re scared. You think you have to be perfect, or you’ll lose everything. I know, because I’ve been there. But you won’t lose everything. Your friends care about you so much. They… We… will always be here for you, no matter what. Please… Come back to us.”

He started to twitch a bit, then he turned his head back to look at me. His eyes were still dead and empty, but I could see tears starting to form. Then, the scars suddenly faded.

The appendages on my arms and legs shriveled up, and I was able to stand again. Just as I did, SMG4 had fully returned to his senses.

“Thanks, SMG3. I… really needed to hear that.”

After a second, his brain registered what happened to me.

“Why are you giant?”

“Not sure, but it’s not important. We need to go.”

I reached into the goo and dug around for the others, and SMG4 did the same. He found Meggy first, and she hugged him after he helped her up.

“Thank god you’re okay! I thought we lost you!”

I found Mario, who started screeching when I picked him up, so I stuck him next to the others to shut him up. Thankfully, he calmed down once he saw SMG4.

“Promise you won’t go coo-coo crazy again?”

Four smiled, wiping his tears on his sleeve.

“I promise. I’m… I’m so sorry, guys. For everything.”

The castle gave another rumble as it started to sink. Something was happening outside.

“Okay, we really need to leave now!”

I scooped the three of them up and made a run for it. We made it to the nearest window, though there was no way I’d fit through it. I’d have to smash through the entire wall.

Right as I was about to punch through it, the goop returned and snatched SMG4 out of my hand. I was almost able to grab him back, but right at that moment, I shrank back down to my regular size.

“WHAT? SERIOUSLY? NOW?!”

Meggy looked like she was about to take off and go after him, but I blocked her path.

“No, you guys get outta here! I’ll get him!”

She and Mario glared at me. I didn’t give them a chance to argue, lifting them over my head and throwing them out the window. It was too risky for all of us to go back. At least this way, I knew for sure they’d made it out okay.

With that, I turned around and ran back through the crumbling castle. I could hear explosives going off outside as the castle sank faster and faster. Debris fell from the ceiling, nearly crushing me multiple times. But I kept going. I wasn’t leaving without Four.

When I found him, he was back at his desk. Even though he wasn’t under the goop’s control, he still couldn’t leave. It had him glued to his chair.

“Three… It’s not gonna let me leave until I finish the video. You should go.”

“Bullshit! I’m not leaving you here! There’s gotta be another way!”

He sighed. “There isn’t. I have to do this. I’m the one who started this whole mess in the first place, so I have to finish it. Just go. There’s nothing you can do.”

Nothing I could do… No… There had to be something.

I was the reason he became so obsessed with making the perfect video. It all started when I helped him save his channel…

…with the video we made together.

I grabbed a chair, pulled out my laptop, and sat myself next to him.

“What are you doing?”

“Helping you finish the video, dumbass! Now come on, we’re running out of time!”

As much as I hate to admit it, the two of us make a pretty great team when it comes to memes. Which makes perfect sense, considering we’re cosmically linked to each other and everything. I don’t know if it’s even possible to make a perfect video, but if it is, it’s not something either of us could do alone.

We finished it in record time, and SMG4 was finally released from the goop. it was only then that I saw what the source of it was: a creepy, demonic looking keyboard that he bought from a shady pop-up ad. I took it upon myself to smash the thing in half.

Four took the flash drive with the video on it, and we made a run for the window. By the time we reached it, the castle had already sunk into an underground cavern. We’d have to jump onto a ledge and climb our way out.

Seconds before the castle was completely swallowed up by the demonic cave, we made the jump. When we did, the drive slipped out of Four’s hand and landed on the ledge above us, so he tried to reach up and get it. As he did, I could feel the ledge I was holding onto start to crumble. It gave out, and I fell headfirst, Four grabbing my ankle before I could disappear into the abyss.

“I’ve got you! I’m not letting you-”

Mid sentence, he dropped the flash drive again, and it landed on his foot, teetering precariously. I saw how his eyes darted between me and the drive. It scared me that he may have actually considered it.

“W-We’ll make another one! Please, SMG4! We’re friends!”

The drive slid off his shoe, but he didn’t make any attempts to reach for it. He let it go. Then, with a swift kick, he flung me up and out of the hole, jumping up after me.

Everyone was waiting for us at the edge, breaking out into cheers when they saw that we made it. Mario practically tackled us with a hug. I think he was relieved to see I wasn’t giant anymore.

While the others discussed their plans for a new castle, the thought of what happened to me wouldn’t leave my head. Why did it last for as long as it did? Would it happen again?

No, no way. It was the goop from the evil keyboard that did it. There was nothing to worry about. SMG4 was fine. I was fine. It was all over. Nothing weird would ever happen to us again.

Yeah… like that lie ever works.

[funkii4-blog]

I need to ramble some more about the locket thing from the new episode to get it out of my brain before I sleep because I have a lot to say (mainly to argue in favor of it having 3’s picture)

So we’ve all seen the scene from the new episode “Mario’s Plane Trip” where SMG4 mentions something about ‘having someone waiting back home’ as he looks into a locket. However the scene is cut off by something else before we can see the picture inside, leaving everyone to debate about what or ideally who the picture was of.

Of course the most popular guess has been that the picture was of none other than SMG3, which would confirm that there is in fact a romance building up between them (as has been hinted a ton within the show, especially in the last year and a half). I agree with this 1000% and wanna list supporting evidence/argue against other guess;

A) The Scene’s Context; This line came up while 4 was having a heart-to-heart with Swag about their respective loved ones, during which Swag mentioned Sonic (whom he’s married to). Since the way the conversation started pointed at a romantic relationship, it’s fair to wonder if 4’s side of the conversation also was headed that direction before the moment was cut short.

B) 4’s Suitcase; At the start of the episode when 4 and Mario were getting their luggage scanned, we got a view into what was in 4’s suitcase. And of course two of the items really stuck out to me: one of 3’s bombs, and the creepy Mickey Mouse sculpture (the same sculpture that 3 suggested as a date gift in CEO Of Rizz). So maybe he gave it to him off screen? Either way it’s interesting to see half of 4’s luggage being items that were owned by 3 at some point.

C) No Joke/Punchline; Another heavy argument as to why this was meant to be a serious foreshadowing moment was that there was no joke to this scene at all before the cutoff. I’ve seen people suggest that the picture could have contained something silly like his computer or some memes, but I don’t think that’s the case because imo they absolutely would have shown the photo and made a punchline out of it. Especially since apparently the exact joke with 4 having a beloved photo of his computer in a locket has been used before (I don’t know the episode and was merely told this happened); if it really had been his computer again I imagine they’d just have reused the joke and shown the picture. But they didn’t show anything & left us wondering instead.

I also am intrigued that they kicked off pride month with an episode like this with such subtle yet strong hints at their relationship, and after 4’s search history even hinted we could get a significant event in the show this month. It of course leaves me super interested to see what the rest of the month will bring. Please glitch finally make it happen lol

[smg4-new-gen]

Perfect

Inside SMG4 castle, the blue and purple meme guardians were playing video games with their four kids, Beeg, Eggdog, Suzy and Ivy.

It was a fun family hangout and for Suzy this was her chance to confess something that has been in her mind the last couple of days. She paused the game and decided to speak.

Suzy: Soooo… there is this girl…

Everyone looked at her with surprise, with the exception of Ivy, her twin, she was confused.

Ivy: Wait, since when you’re out of the closet-?

Three: Shshshsh! We’re talking about that later! A girl you say?

Suzy: Yeah! Heh, weeks ago Hinata dragged me to a clothes shop and, sure, it was boring and everything but then… I saw her

Suzy: A pretty girl, the owner of the store actually… Curly brown hair, dark skin with freckles, dress up nicely with light blue clothes and geez, she was the most gorgeous girl I ever seen…

The indigo sweater girl daydreams about the girl and has a huge goofy smile on her face. A few giggles from her fathers and brothers were heard, the only one who wasn’t laughing was Ivy, she had a bad feeling about all of this. Beeg then throws a plushie to Suzy to make her fall off her cloud and get back to reality.

Suzy: OI!

Suzy throws the plushie back and just earns a laugh from Beeg. She then looks at the blue shirt girl and gives her a confused look.

Suzy: Ivy, you’re good?

Ivy: Sort of -she shrugged- I mean, good for you but I don’t know…

Suzy: What? You’re jealous that I have a crush on someone?

Ivy: Pfff, no! There is something that I can’t put a finger on, like a bad feeling- You know what, just ignore me. But is that girl really that pretty?

Suzy: Geez… very~ I never saw such a beautiful girl before… you know what it is better? She has gorgeous blue eyes!

Four: Guess she get that from you

Three: Shut up!

The kids laughed after seeing their parents.

Suzy just couldn’t stop thinking how perfect that girl was, never saw someone like her before and really wants something with her. She should start working on her courage to ask her out.

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???: You don’t think it is weiiiiird the fact that you have information about those kids?

???: No. This is my job, Rita. Keeping information of everything~

Rita: Stil…. Weird Hartley. But why did she ask for it? What is she planning?

Hartley: Don’t know. But whatever it is, we are helping her, no?

Rita: -the mouse rolled her eyes and sighed- Yes, but-

Hartley: Ah hah!

The computer head found a file from their bookshelf and took it, an indigo folder with the tag name of “Snitchy Girl”. They walked out of their room and the mouse jumped off the chair and followed them.

Both of them were heading to one of the many rooms of the studio, one in particular that had a camera sign on the door. Hartley knocked on the door and waited for an answer before they could enter.

???: Come in

The computer opened the door of the room. It was a recording room with three people inside, a blue ghost, a TV head and a robot. They were watching one of the recordings from the recent film they recorded, the robot took their eyes off the screen and quickly went with the computer.

???: You found it?

Hartley: You bet your red bow tie, my little princess~

The computer show the folder to the robot and they quickly grab it and open it, this is exactly what she needs.

???: Say Zizi… you told me you have more of this?

Hartley: But of course, my-

???: Hartley you can't be serious-

Hartley: Hush now, Doug -they said to the ghost- I have all the information that you might need for eh… -they look at the robot with the red tie- For what exactly do you need that information?

???: Right Stella, my dear. What exactly is in your mind?

Stella: -she just giggled and closed the folder- Don’t worry daddy Puzzles, I have aaaaaall under control~ Just a bit of entertainment with the Smg4 Crew kids…

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Mr. Puzzles, The HDR Trio and Stella V. are valid for questions now

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[fenicearts420]

A Fork in the Road | RTV Tour Script 4

INT. SOCIAL MEDIA DEPARTMENT - DAY

The room is dark as the windows are shut with metallic blinds and only the computer screens and Lucian's sign head to provide the group with light. The group was just given the choice to either arrest SMG4, wake up RTV and let him figure out what to do with them, or possibly be hunted down and killed by this homicidal AI security system. Marie stands in silent terror before Lucian speaks to the group.

LUCIAN: “Listen, I know we had our differences, but without Puzzles W- the security system may see us as an actual danger. Especially, after some of you just refused to let us arrest SMG4. He saw that, he’s always watching over the surveillance.”

MARIE (in her head): "Shit! He saw me shift!"

Marie blinks her eyes a few times before they return to normal.

SWAG (mumbling): “Told you we should have gone through with it…”

Lucian takes a deep breath.

LUCIAN: “I will leave the choice on what to do up for you to decide. We need to work together here not against.”

Lucian lowers his voice.

LUCIAN: “Though, there is an option that wasn’t mentioned by the System: The lockdown can manually be manually overwritten in the Control Room. So, we have four choices: Arrest SMG4 after all, get Puzzles to the Health Department, try to reach security or make our best run to the exit which, quite frankly, is just insane.”

Lucian raises his hands in defense.

LUCIAN: “Up to you. I know I’m probably getting into trouble after this either way.”

The group starts discussing what they should do.

MARIE (in her head): "What do we do? We can't just hand over SMG4! It just- doesn't seem right! But what the hell is RTV or that crazy AI gonna do if we don't? I don't want anyone to get hurt. I can't let anyone get hurt!"

Marie looks around the room to see some participants freaking out, including a little girl hiding in the corner of the room while holding a Mr. Puzzles plushie close to her chest. The sight almost causes Marie's eyes to well up with tears.

MARIE (in her head): "Fuck…FUCK! What the hell do I do?! WHAT THE HELL DO I-?!"

She shakes her head.

MARIE (in her head): "NO! STOP IT! You can't let your emotions overwhelm you. Not now. Try to calm down."

Marie takes a deep breath in and out. She repeats this a few more times before she's calm.

MARIE (in her head): "Alright. Let's think through this. It looks like some people are choosing to go to the security department. You've still got a few more shifts left in you. Maybe you can help the others turn off the security system. It might not be the safest for you, but it might work."

She takes another deep breath in and out before she takes notice of the participant next to her with the white mask. Her hair seems to be fluffing up and her eyes are turning black. Marie figures she's also in distress from the situation.

MARIE: "Hey! You alright in there, chér?"

Marie reaches out and grabs her arm to try and pull her from her thoughts. LARI turns towards Marie, defensively. Her eyes turn back to a white color. It seems to have worked.

LARI: "Y-Yes?"

Marie notices how she now looks confused.

MARIE: "Shesh- you looked like you were getting lost deep there-"

LARI: "…It’s uhh- a usual thing that happens, but don't worry bud, I'm alright-"

Marie lets go of Lari's arm and sighs in relief before looking at her with slight concern.

MARIE: "You sure?"

LARI: "Yep!"

Lari gives a slight thumbs-up, her hair still looking slightly fluffy. Marie decides not to press on it.

MARIE: "If you say so…Well, I'm going to join the others to the Security Department, are you coming?"

LARI: "Oh y-YEA! Just give me a sec, I need to…Uhh- Talk to someone real quick-"

Marie takes notice as Lari turns her attention towards Lucian for a moment before turning back to face her.

MARIE: "Okay, but I doubt we have much time before this place goes straight to ruins."

Lari nods and soon after, Marie joins the others who plan to head to the security department.

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After Lari finishes chatting with Lucian, she appears next to Marie. Marie gives her a side-eye after seeing some of her interaction with Lucian.

LARI: "What? I just respect the guy!"

MARIE: "Mhm"

Marie smirks a little bit while Lari rolls her eyes.

LARI: "Oh shush."

Marie starts to follow the rest of the group again and Lari follows after her.

LARI: "Now let’s fucking GO!"

- @rtv-puzzlevision-studios

I'M SO SORRY THIS IS LAST MINUTE!!! I gotta stop doing that!

People mentioned:

@lari-the-dragon

@entityarts

[harmonyckrs]

Mar4 for ship bingo?

Mar4 is a little more complicated considering SMG4's personality changes a lot throughout the time. On one hand they've got a nice dynamic in the classic era back when SMG4 was the voice of reason who later became obsessed with his computer, and the pre-arc WOTFIs were fun to watch (nothing against post-arc WOTFIs it's just that they became less Mario vs SMG4 centric and don't focus on their dynamic as much)

I'm not fully updated on the lore as I've stopped watching sometime after the Lawsuit Arc (nothing against them I just got preoccupied with things irl) but I vaguely remember something about SMG4 being indirectly responsible for Mario becoming stupid and considering there's been a fair number of times that they lashed out at Mario for that it does feel a little off-putting. I do hope they address that later, I imagine they probably did but I just haven't gotten around to seeing it. The amount of videos I need to get through is a little overwhelming, I have no clue if IGBP and the Puzzlevision arc are the same arc or two separate arcs and where Western Spaghetti falls under all of this

Also just want to say that I'm more of a fan of Mario x Spaghetti and I also can't really see Mario being romantic with an actual person besides maybe Peach, who I know became some sort of monster after falling inside of some hole and is possibly dead so I know that's not going to work out lol

[ocelotrootbeer264]

I Love You The Same As You Love Me.

Warning: Bad Grammer, Fluff, and gayness

Smg4: I was on my computer while the castle is getting fixed. I saw Smg3 streaming in the corner of my eye. I couldn't help but feel this way. Then something hit me. I was in love with Smg3. I stopped making my video and did a "Am I Gay Survey" I took each question and answer. "You're bisexual. You love men and women" I couldn't believe it. BISEXUALITY?! I groaned so loud, that Smg3 heard me. "Ugh... What are you groaning about...?" Smg3 said. I need to hide it... so I made another groan with my hands infront of my face. "Video Ideas...." I said. Smg3 walked up to me. "Hmm... It does look like trash... hold on." Smg3 walked away, grabbing his gamer chair. He sat beside me. I couldn't help but blush.

Smg3: I looked over to Smg4. He's blushing. I couldn't help but have feelings for him. After we're done, I decided to do a Survey called "Am I Gay?" I took it, submit my answers. "Pansexual. Of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction that is not limited to people of a particular gender identity or sexual orientation" I couldn't believe it. I am sexuality attracted to four. I love him.. but... not in a way like this! I took more surveys. Same sexuality. I groaned. It became night time. I opened a portal, before I went to the portal, I heard someone shouting my name. I looked over and saw Smg4. My heart pounded. I turn off the portal and walked over to Smg4. "What is it, Scrub?" I said, annoyed. "Well... I was wondering... would you like to go to this party? Um... I... Here." Smg4 said to me and gave me the card. "That's the address of the party. I uh... I hope you see you there!" Smg4 waved bye to me and I did the same. I opened up my portal and went to the Starbucks.

Smg4: As I waved back to 3, I went to my Rv and blushed on my bed. I couldn't believe it. I have feelings for him. I wonder who I should ask... X... Fm... Wait... MY FRIENDS!!! I did miss those two lovebirds...I closed my eyes and went to sleep. In the morning, I stretched. I looked at my phone for notifications. Nope. I put my phone down and looked in my closet. I found a white suit with a blue tie. Perfect. I put it on and went to the party. I looked around for Smg3. Strange. Maybe he's late... I saw Fm and X. I walked up to them. "Hey guys!" I said while beaming with joy. "Hello." X said to me. X is wearing a teal suit with a black tie, while Fm decided not to wear anything fancy. We talked awhile. I decided to ask them a question. "Hey Uh... Have you guys seen Smg3?" I asked. Fm looked at me while X is just eating some cake. "Yeah. Your boyfriend is in the bathroom..." Fm said. I blush.  "Sh-Shut up! He ain't my boyfriend!" I said, blushing madly. I looked for the bathroom. Found it. I went inside and heard someone... mummble to themselves. "Hey Smg3? You in here?" I asked. It stopped talking to themselves.

Smg3: I heard Smg4 said my name. I opened the bathroom stall and looked nervous. Smg4 can see how nervous I am. He cupped my cheek. "You wanna leave... I mean, it's fine that... you don't wanna stay..." Smg4 cooed. "It's not that. It's just... I... I love you." I said. I waited for the sharp pain of words stabbing me in the head and my heart. "I love you too." Smg4 said to me. I was flabbergasted. I smiled.. We both came out of the bathroom and went on the dance floor. We both danced and swayed to the music. We put our foreheads together and suddenly... everything blurred out. Now... I can only hear and see Smg4 infront of me. "So... Smg3... you wanna dance outside instead?" Smg4 said to me. I looked around if people are looking at us. Some are. So, "yes." I said. Smg4 grabbed my hand and we both went outside to the soft grass. I giggled when Smg4 slipped and I caught him. We continued to dance. We dance til we saw everyone leaving. I didn't want to end the dance. Not yet! We looked eachother in the eyes. Suddenly, we stopped dancing. I looked a little upset. Smg4 looked at me with a soft smile. "Thank you for the dance, Three." Smg4 said and kissed me on the cheek. He walked away, leaving me there with my heart pounding away. I looked up in the night sky. I said to myself,

"I love you the same way as you love me..."

Yeah... Sorry if this was short or bad... but, hoped ya guys liked it!

[duckapus]

It's Time to Raise the Curtains, It's Time to Light the Lights...

In a random, nondescript field somewhere in the Mushroom Kingdom, a portal opens, and SMG4, Mario, Luigi, Meggy, Tari and the Bobowski twins come through it, having just finished their trip to the new SMG universe (which went predictably off-the-rails, of course). However, Tari notices something strange about this particular field...

"Um, is it just me, or is this grass actually felt?"

Sure enough, when everyone stops to look it's revealed that the ground is made of bright green felt as far as the eye can see. The group lets out a collective groan as they each come to the most likely conclusion; they must have accidentally gone to the wrong universe.

"Goddamnit, this is the fourth time today." Bob turns to glare at 4, "You have got to start practicing your portals more instead of just letting 3 do it all the time."

"But he's so much better at it..." realizing his whining isn't helping his case, he shakes off the frustration and gets back to business, "Alright, this time for sure!"

Meggy leans over to Mario, "That's what he said the last three times."

Not hearing her whispers or Mario's muffled laughter, 4 readies the Command, visualizes the Showgrounds in his mind, snaps his fingers with a flourish...and nothing happens.

"...wot"

After a few moments of shock (and enduring everyone's blank stares) SMG4 chuckles nervously, "Lemme just-just try that again." once again, he readies the Command, visualizes, snaps...and nothing.

It's at this point that Luigi, predictably, starts getting nervous, "Ooooh boy."

"C'mon, this can't be happening..." snap! snap! snap!

While 4 and Luigi quickly spiral into a panic, Marcy realizes something, "So, I'm not exactly an expert on all these Computer Person things, but don't your powers only do absolutely nothing like this when they're being blocked?"

This snaps 4 out of his...snapping, and he pulls up his command box, "Yeah, that's right! Lemme just look here and...aha! Looks like the interference is coming from over that way!"

Now with a goal in mind, the group starts walking in the direction he points, occasionally passing trees and bushes that seem to be stage props rather than actual plants. Eventually, they crest a decently sized hill and spot what seems to be a small town.

"Alright, let's ask around, see if the people here have noticed anything strange lately."

However, as they walk into town, they discover that the inhabitants are plenty strange themselves. The fact that they're all made of felt and other fabrics is of course to be expected given what they've seen so far. The real trouble is that they all seem to have the same blankly cheerful expression, made immediately obvious due to every single one of them stopping in their tracks and turning to look at the group as soon as they pass the threshold...and the fact that some of them feel eerily familiar.

One of the townsfolk approaches them, suddenly much more animate during his greeting, "Well howdy there, newcomers! What brings you around here?"

Seeing that everyone else is still to unnerved to respond (not that she can blame them), Meggy takes the initiative, "Uh, hi! We're a little lost and were hoping we could get some help?"

"Why, we'd be glad to help you folks! What kinda help do you need?"

At this point 4 manages to get past his own nerves, seeing as this is actually going surprisingly smoothly, "Would you happen to know if there's something or someone around here that messes with computers? The travel method we use isn't working because of some kind of local interference."

"Hm...can't say that I know about anything like that. The king might though."

"Really?"

"Oh yeah, the king knows all sorts of things, and he absolutely loves helping people find their way! Come on, I'll take you to him!"

"Thank you so much!" as she and 4 start following the townsperson, Meggy calls back to the rest of the group, "Let's go, guys!"

Mario, who's been inching away from another blank-faced townsperson who's been leaning into his space this whole time, runs to join the now-moving party, "don't have to tell me twice!"

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As the group continues traveling, the townsperson (who hasn't actually given them his name, interestingly) has been chatting away. It's through this that they've found out that the area they're in is called Muppetopia, and that the king is a local version of Kermit the Frog. After some travel time, they reach Kermit's castle, a vibrant, welcoming-looking building. By this point, Marcy is the only one still on-edge. Something about this place just feels off to her. She only half-listens as the townsperson assures them that they won't have to stand on ceremony with the king, seeing as he is just Kermit at his core, instead focusing on the castle staff.

Due to this, she notices something strange out the corner of her eye; a figure in red and black with wild white hair that has some dark shapes sticking out of it. As she turns to face them more directly, they're suddenly gone.

"You okay sis?"

She shakes off her confusion and focuses on Bob, "I'm fine. Just thought I saw someone I knew for a moment."

"Yeah, I've been getting that feeling on and off since we got to that town. There's something weird going on here."

So she wasn't the only one who'd noticed. Good.

The two end their brief conversation as the group approaches the throne room. And what they see when they enter is...most unusual.

The king is, in fact, Kermit. He looks exactly how they'd expect, except for the crown on his head, his strangely glowing blue eyes, and the fact that he's about 15 feet tall, "Ah, newcomers! Welcome to Muppetopia! Now, my friend here tells me you're in need of help."

4 steps forward, admittedly a bit intimidated by the massive frog "Uh, yes your majesty. You see, we're from a place called the Mushroom Kingdom and ended up here by accident while trying to get back from a trip. And now some kind of electronic interference is keeping us stranded here."

Kermit takes a moment to think this over, "The Mushroom Kingdom, huh? You know, Muppetopia's actually had a few visitors from there before."

"You have?"

"Yep. They were lost, too, just like you guys. But thankfully, I know a great way to help the lost find their way. Observe!" He dramatically gestures to the door with a flippered hand, and into the room walks...

"Kaizo!?"

Sure enough, the person who walks in is very much Kaizo Koorumaniru. He is also very much a Muppet, with the same vacantly cheerful gaze as the inhabitants of that town.

"Hey everyone! Check out my awesome new look!" he...well, he almost sounds like the Kaizo they know, but there's something fundamental missing from his tone.

Mario glares at Kermit, "what's-a going on here?"

"Like I said, I helped him find his way. The true Way. And I can help you too, Mario, SMG4."

Tari steps back from him, "Y-your our version of Kermit, aren't you? This is the Mushroom Kingdom!"

"It was the Mushroom Kingdom. A lot's changed around here in the last few days. Allow me to demonstrate," as he says this, shadowy, extremely dark green hands emerge from the ground around him, reaching out to grasp the group.

"Oh tits!" Bob makes a break for the exit knocking aside Muppet Kaizo in the process, "RUN, BITCH! RUUUUUUUN!"

Everyone else follows his lead, dodging shadow hands and guards as they go.

Unfortunately, when they exit the castle they find more Muppets who've closed in from the surrounding area, many of which are now quite clearly people they know.

"What do we do now?"

Marcy takes a ready stance, her blades flashing in the sunlight, "We fight our way through."

"Through to where?" 4 gestures around them, "For all we know the entire planet's like this!"

Meggy then realizes something, "We could get to wherever that interference was coming from! You had a trace on it before we stopped to ask for directions, remember? Maybe it has a connection to whatever happened to Kermit!"

Now with a plan in mind, the group checks which way they should be going and gets to fighting, each using their usual skills to get past the Muppet horde. Unfortunately, there's a lot of Muppets to get through, Tari and 4 aren't exactly great at fighting in the first place, and the signal is still really far away, so they quickly start to wear down, made worse by the fact that Kermit's caught up by this point so his mysterious shadow hands are back in play.

4 bats away a Muppet version of Jubjub with his keyboard, then leans on it like a cane while panting, "It...it's no use. There's too many of them." As if on cue, a shadow appears over him, and he looks up to see Kermit's massive form looming over him.

"Don't worry SMG4, everything will be better soon." On of his shadow hands appears and begins to move down towards the prone Guardian...only to pause as another massive shadow passes over him, and the sound of propellers prompts him to look up, "What on Earth..?"

He and nearly everyone else look up to see a Mario-style Airship hovering over the battle. It holds position for a moment before opening fire, sending Bullet Bills screaming down to blast away Muppets and hands, taking the pressure off the tired group. A rope ladder is dropped to dangle off the side, and a P. A. system activates, blasting Kamek's voice.

"All right youngsters, get up here if you don't want to end up as Sesame Street rejects!"

That's all the prompting everyone needs to find their second wind and book it for the ladder. Bob is the first one there, but ensures that Tari starts up the ladder before him. Then 4 and Marcy reach it, with her having saved him from the frog king while he was distracted. Finally Meggy and the Mario Bros run together, only for Luigi to stumble and fall behind a bit. As they're the last ones for the pickup and are known for how well they can jump, Kamek and whoever else is piloting the airship begin to move up and away so none of the Muppets have a chance to climb up.

After Meggy and Mario jump for the ladder, skipping a few rungs in the process, Mario reaches down to his brother, "Take my hand bro!"

Luigi nods in acknowledgement and leaps for his brother...only to suddenly stop in midair. Mario and Meggy look on in horror, seeing that the reason for this physics-defying maneuver is one of the shadow hands reaching into his back, a pained, terrified expression set on his face. Before their eyes, he begins to rapidly transform. Skin becomes pink felt, trembling lower lip becomes a Beaker-like flap, fingers become floppy and indistinct. Throughout all of this, his arm remains outstretched, still reaching for the hand it will never grip.

"LUIGI, NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"

With tears in her eyes, Meggy forces herself to look away so she can drag the hysterical plumber up the ladder and ensure they won't share their brother's fate. The two tumble onto the deck, Mario sobbing uncontrollably in a fetal position while Meggy and the now-approaching Tari doing their best to comfort him.

As this is happening, 4 and the twins are greeted by the crew of the Airship, consisting of Kamek and some of the Koopa Troop (obviously), Eggman, Cubot and a few dozen badniks, Toadsworth, Toad, Juliano, Root and Lil Coding (Coding, of course, immediately snuggles into his dad), and finally Sig.

"Okay, what the hell is going on around here? Why's Kermet some kind of massive psycho puppet master all of a sudden?"

Kamek sighs and shakes his head, "I'm afraid that Muppetopia is the least of our worries."

To show them what he means, he brings the group to the other side of the ship, which is now much, much higher up. From there it can be seen that the Mushroom Kingdom is now a massive circle bordered by a dome force field, split into seven equally sized wedges that each have their own unusual biome (with Muppetopia being just one of them), and a tower in the center as tall as the dome and very clearly made of bits of Peach's old castle and the all-too-familiar meat moss.

The sight of this madness is enough to snap Mario out of his grief, "Dear God..."

To be continued...

(also here's a picture of King Kermit and part of Muppet Kaizo. it technically has a spoiler for how he became That but if you payed attention to the end of the previous post it's pretty obvious where his powers and madness came from.)

[midnight1nk]

So, this week's episode...

[spoilers below cut]

WOW, a Mario Reacts! It's been a long time, hasn't it? Hell yeah, I can work with this!

(no bc seriously, I just finished watching ep. 7 of Arcane before this and I need an emotional break, yeah I know the rest of Act 3 is gonna kill me)

(the following is my live reaction:)

oh hey, Mario! Wassup?

jigsaw, is that you?

oh nvm, hello Swag! nice to see you again since last episode

I'm about to commit a crime [*strikes a pose then walks away*]

I'm willing to work in a government office just so I can come up with an acronym like, gee idk, Y.U.R.I. or something (I should've been a worker in NASA)

NO STOP STOP WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! WHAT. ARE. YOU. DOING?!

At this point, Mario, I would just give up

[*clears throat*] mejor me muero, ni modo que sigo con estos porquerías. bueno como dice Mario, bye bye [*drinks some water*] alright I'm back

TADC? ah, just a normal Saturday

no thoughts, head empty

honestly, mood

well, in his own way, yeah

[*echoes announcer voice*] VR, the new era of entertainment

...mr puzzles? nah jk jk

oh, Four's theory may not be wrong here (omg it's jesus)

still can't believe christianity is canon in the SMG4 universe

oh, so I was right! [*jigsaw voice*] "I wanna play a game."

That's actually kinda sweet that he immediately chooses his brother

OH SHIT OOOOH that's gotta hurt

NO MARIO, THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN ME

[*other me pops in*] emo girlfriend, omg it's smg3

no, we're NOT gonna look too much into this, shut up other me

PPFFFTTT that caught me so off guard

say it with me now: YOU CAN'T CONTROL MARIO [*applause*]

I mean, we've been through simulations before, we can take this one too

unironically, I wouldn't mind a 10-hour video of just Mario (and/or the rest of the Crew) just dancing :)

it doesn't even need to have music, I can just put my playlist on and I would totally join in

ooooh, you want to scan that QR code so badly

but also, how did they get a screenshot of my computer?

Mario 🤝 Mario Buddy from the last episode → destroying PCs for the LOLs

AKLDHLKSAFB;KL just the way Mario goes for a fighting stance just so he could run away will never not be funny to me

LET ME IN LET ME INNNNNNNNN

10 hours, welp I got my wish lmao

Mario morphing his face... hmmmm..... [*flashback noises*]

[SMG4: MAR10 Day]

....

don't think about it don't think about it don't think about it

KIRBO NOOOOOOOOO

NO NO NO SWAG NO

same vibes

meme factory? youtube arc? is that you? /j

(yeah I know that the Team uses the same assets ik)

LET'S DO THISSSS oh welp time to vibe

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

what would that be, Swag? Try not to Laugh challenge? I might win tbh

LET'S GO GAMBLING

laughing because of early victory call? very in character for Swag

oooh that's some good animation (y'know, as always)

HOLD UP WAIT A MINUTE

am i thinking too much into this or is this the same military base from last episode?

Alright, my little headcanon: the events of this episode and the last one took place on the exact same day

that's just for me specifically

oh hey, more TADC ref

Also, nice PINGAS STUCK IN A DOOR ref

man Mario can't catch a break dude

Congrats to CMorseu for your art being featured at the end credits 🎉

.・-: ✧ :--: ✧ :-・.

Such a good episode! Not plot-heavy, just a silly episode. I'll gladly take it as my late birthday present. And it's great to have Swag back, kinda was half-expecting Chris to just pop out.

I've said this once and I'll say it again: I wouldn't mind if the rest of the year is just filled with goofy episodes. After all, we just came from WOTFI and we do need a bit of a break so the Team could work on the next arc. (From the looks of things, we might get goop!4 *cough cough*)

Loved the bits of animation and Mario's expressions as always.

Now, I know there is some talk about the SMG4 Crew/Mario Does Things being on hiatus and merging with the Saturday videos. If you can even call it that. Personally, I don't mind it. I completely understand if doing 2 episodes per week is a lot for the Team to handle, though I do wish they would give an explanation for it. I think the best solution would be for the Team making an announcement of the change, the reasons behind it, and how it may be different from the regular Saturday episodes. Also make it clear that "hey, the title says this so it doesn't impact the main storyline".

Anyway, it has been overall a pretty funny episode and I quite enjoyed it! Now, if you excuse me, I'm gonna cry my eyes out watching the rest of Arcane Act 3 and bring that angst to the next episode concept :)

OH THE MISERY EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE MY ENEMYYYYYYY

[certaincolorglitter]

time for a break, little one! [little!SMG6, CG!meggy, CG!tari]

[TW:diaper change, implied burning out, a little bit of crying]

[SMG6's POV]

i was on my computer in SMG4's room as i was trying to make a video, i was really stressed as i tried to edit it, but it was too hard. there were cans of energy drinks surrounding me, some of them were crushed due to my stress, i was about to regress, but i repressed it because i needed to finish this video, since it was my first, i felt frustrated as there were tears in my eyes, i was also home alone since SMG4 and the rest of the crew [meggy and tari] were out, meggy and tari were outside doing sport practices so i was alone, till i felt hands snake around my waist and i was pulled away from my computer and empty energy drinks, i squealed out as i started to kick, my headphones were taken off of my head, then i heard a familiar voice "calm down, little one you need a break, you've been working for too long" *no please, meggy, i need to work on this video* i said in my head as i kept on kicking and squealing

[meggy spletzer's POV]

me and tari were going inside after our splatfest practice, we were just gonna take a quick break to get something to drink before we heard crying, baby crying, to be exact, we knew only SMG6 was inside so we knew it was here, she was probably regressing, probably from frustration of making her first video ever, i told tari to go make a bottle while i went to tend to SMG6, and to get a pacifier as well, i went into four's room as i immediately noticed the mess in the corner of his room was, there empty energy drinks and SMG6 was there, making a video with headphones, i assumed she didn't hear me because she didn't turn to look at the door, i gently walked over to her as i pulled her away from the mess of energy drinks, some where almost empty and some stained her clothes so i knew they needed to be washed, i picked her up despite her being heavy, i was really strong so it wasn't really a problem, i went into my room since there were some baby stuff i could use for her, i immediately calmed her down by putting a little pacifier in her mouth and i went to get a change of clothes just for here, which was just some pajamas, and a diaper as well, i grabbed some plastic keys as well to distract her from the changing

[after the changing because i don't wanna describe it, and i'm lazy]

after i changed her, i put the pajamas in her size on her, then i put her on her lap as i gently rubbed her back to calm her down, then tari came in with the bottle filled with milk, i grabbed the bottle and started nursing six, tari started to play with her hair while i bottle-fed her, after the bottle was finished i put it on the table near my bed as i gently put SMG6 down on my bed as i knew she was tired and needed a break, i put my blanket over her and let her sleep, then me and tari left to go back to splatfest practice

[forthedancingandthethriving]

(An apology for all the angst lately, lol)

"Lily! Lily, wake up!"

Lily grumbles as she wakes, rubbing her eyes. She sees Lil Coding in his cat form, standing on her stomach. His tail is wagging, and it just confirms Lily's suspicion that he might be part dog.

"What?" she grumbles, gently pushing on his face to get him away.

"C'mon, we need to get up and get everything ready!" Lil Coding chuckles before hopping off of her bed.

The young girl grumbles and sits up in her bed, rubbing her eyes. She reaches for her phone on the nightstand by her bed and turns it on. She deadpans, looking down at the cat. "Get what ready, LC? It's 5 AM!"

"All the stuff for Father's Day, duh!" the cat chuckles again.

She tilts her head as she pushes off her blanket and gets out of bed. "Father's Day..?"

"Yeah!" Lil Coding nods. "For papa and dad!"

Lily hesitates. She knew full well who Lil Coding was referring to. "But.. they.. aren't my dads."

The Code snorts softly but stays quiet. He decides not to call her out on the fact that he used to think the same thing back when he first met his dads.

"Well, doesn't mean you can't help me!" he instead hums, padding over to the door. "Dad and papa actually wake up pretty early, around 8 AM, so we have some time. But we're gonna go get them some gifts!"

"What kind?" she asks, slipping on her shoes before following. She doesn't bother changing. All she wore to bed was sweatpants and a t-shirt anyway. "Like.. computer parts or something?"

"Exactly!" Lil Coding chuckles.

"Oh."

○●○

The two are in a well known computer store just an hour later, scouring through the shelves.

"What.. are we looking for exactly?" Lily asks, keeping her voice soft. They were the only ones in the store, other than the cashier.

Lil Coding pulls out a list and hands it to her. It's divided into two, one list for SMG4 and another for SMG3. "I divided it cause it's easier." the Code shrugs.

The young girl giggles before nodding. She points to SMG3's. "I can get his stuff, and you can get 4's stuff?"

"Sounds like a plan!" Lil Coding nods. He glances once more at the list before walking off towards the parts he would need to get.

Lily took a small breath before glancing down at the list. She then glances back at the basket she's holding before exhaling. She could do this. It was fine. Lil Coding was literally two aisles over, what was she worrying about?

The young girl then, while constantly checking the list, got the parts that were needed. She wasn't sure why she was so nervous. Maybe it was because it was still so early and there weren't any people in the store.

"Got everything?" Lil Coding's sudden question made her yelp in surprise and back away. She huffs at her friend as he chuckles gently.

"Yeah, I did." she nods.

"Great!" he smiles. "Let's go!"

"Don't.. we need to pay?" Lily furrows her eyebrows.

The Code purses his lips before grabbing her hand. "There's a reason why I brought us to the only store with nonfunctional cameras and through the back entrance."

"Lil Coding-!"

○●○

A while later, they returned to the castle, and with relative ease, the duo had upgraded SMG4&3's computer. They ran much smoother now, even smoother than before, and they had even upgraded some other aspects, too.

"Okay.. so what now?" Lily asks.

"I'll make them breakfast!" Lil Coding smiles. "And you can get them flowers!"

"Why can't I help make breakfast?" Lily crosses her arms.

As her friend stares at her, she looks away sheepishly, remembering the last several times she tried to cook. It always ended up with her burning herself and the stove somehow exploding.

"Okay." she huffs.

"I have some flowers out on the table, but I don't really know which ones work best.." he admits sheepishly and watches at Lily walks out.

As she walks back out to the foyer and to the table, she looks at the vase and the flowers there. Red roses and.. nothing else.

She purses her lips, thinking, before an idea came to mind. Of course!

She smiles and rushes to her room and rushes over to the several vases of flowers on the windowsill by her bed. Whenever she had the chance, she liked to help Luigi out at his flower shop, and sometimes he'd let her take home some flowers as thanks.

She gently takes out gardenias and peonies. She checks them other with a hum both nodding, satisfied. The young girl rushes out of her room and back to the table, gently inserting the gardenias and peonies into the vase.

Lily spends a while arranging them, and it takes her long enough that she doesn't even realize Lil Coding had finished cooking. Just as she finishes arranging the flowers, her best friend walks out of the kitchen, carrying the tray with two plates.

"Ready?" he smiles.

She picks up the vase and nods. "Ready!"

The two make their way to SMG4's room, which they knew SMG3 was sleeping in since he hadn't gone back to the Internet Graveyard the night before. Lily's the one to open the door and walk in first, her brother best friend close behind.

As she set the vase on the nightstand next to SMG3, she notices the two waking up.

"Lily..? Lil Coding..?" SMG4 mutters as he slowly sits up, rubbing his eyes. "What are you two doing up so early..? It's 8 AM.."

"We know!" Lil Coding chuckles, voice soft as he watches his papa grumble as he wakes. "Buuuuut it's Father's Day! And we wanted to make you guys breakfast! And Lily made the flower vase for you guys!"

The two SMGs blink in surprise, seeing the tray with the plates and then Lily standing to the side sheepishly, looking at the floor.

3 chuckles softly and reaches over, patting Lily's head and then his son's. "Thanks, kids. I can't imagine how long this must've took."

"Lil Coding got us up at 5 AM to get everything ready." Lily says, crossing her arms.

"5 AM?" 4 narrows his eyes at Lil Coding. "Why in the world would you be up at 5 AM?'

"We were upgrading your computers, and it took a while." Lil Coding admits with the sheepish chuckle.

SMG3 laughs softly while SMG4 only shakes his head with a gentle chuckle. Lily smiles at how happy they sound.

"Well, thank you, you two." 4 smiles and Lily feels.. prideful. Like she did something good.

"You're welcome!" the two children giggle with warm smiles. This was a good start to Father's Day.

[ask-marios-apprentice]

War of the Fat Italians: Sarasaland

The big day is here.

Mario and SMG4are getting ready.

I'm writing this bit at the beginning and ill update between rounds.

It's just about to begin.

I'll update you soon.

...

EVENT 1: ARIEL DOG FIGHT

In the first event. Mario Boarded the Sky pop (the very same he used to fight Tatanga)

They had both proceeded to be locked in plane versus plane combat.

It was an exciting fight. But in the end. SMG4 had managed to shoot down Mario's plane.

Mario 0 SMG4 1

Event 2: Try to build a gaming PC

This event was won by SMG4. Mario may have a better building ability. But he did not know how to use the best parts of the computer.

Mario 0 SMG4 2

Event 3: Get the most likes on Social media...Simulation?

This was an interactive audience event. They would make continuous posts and whoever got the most likes would win. SMG4 was winning with memes at first. But then Mario had managed to squeak out a win by doing an impressive feat of platforming and dabbing. (I wish he did not need to do that, but he did).

Mario 1 SMG4 2

Montage. Because this is getting repetitive

Golf Frisbee: like the reverse of frisbee golf

Mario

Toilet ghost fighting

SMG4

Competitive wedding planning

SMG4 wins

Debate. Topic: Pie-eating versus pie-throwing

Mario wins

Egg

Tie?

Getting cats groomed

Mario Wins

MS Paint painting

SMG4 Wins

Spaghetti Eating contest

Mario wins

Wii bowling/Shotput

Mario Wins

Teaching Mario Lore (Basically like Simon says where i had to give them info and they had to repeat it back).

SMG4 WIns

Mario 6/7 SMG4 6/7

It was tied.

And that means one thing.

RAP BATTLE

...

I forgot to record it.

Eh.

It ended in a tie anyways.

...

And i guess that ends my trip to Sarasaland.

I'm glad to be heading back home.

i think I have been away for too long.

Garth signing off