A/N: Before I start, I just want to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for giving me the idea and the motivation to write out this story. You deserve to be praised, forevermore! Amen. Also, thank you, Vulaan Kulaas, for suggesting this funny little idea.

So, in part one of this two-shot, we've already had most of bad guys appear. But this chapter, one other addition is showing up...and this guy is going to drive all the fun out of here...

I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own the series that these characters come from, like Super Smash Brothers, VeggieTales or Hanna-Barbera. But I DO own most of the original characters in here, so that's a plus...right?

Mysterious Gathering

Part 2: The Doctor Is In...Sane, that Is

"So, this is where all the so-called villains hang out."

Standing in front of the black hat was a creature who appeared to be the same species as Wolf, but he dwarfed him in size and strength. His black fur was almost indistinguishable in the dark night, and it was also outlined by some white-grey fur that made up his muzzle. And unlike Wolf, he had piercing yellow eyes.

The people at the front door were wary as he approached. The creature smirked as he walked up to them. These humans were weaker than the Cappies that inhabited Popstar.

One of them swallowed and asked feebly, "C-Can we help you?"

"Yes, you can. I am Dr. Ver, a renowned scientist and professor. And I have some people that I'm planning to meet."

"If I got locked away, and we lost it all today, tell me honestly," Roku warbled into the microphone, "would you still love me the same?"

"I would drop you on the side of the curb in one second flat," the Evil Reader scoffed.

Lexicon laughed. "Truer words have never been spoken," he said.

Roku glared at them. "Alright, let's see you sing better!" He went straight over to the karaoke machine and started to pick another song. "This'll show you, you pompous little brat."

"I'd like to see you try," the Evil Reader replied. He then turned to survey the group, or rather, what was left of it. "Where's everyone else?"

Lexicon looked around. "Rokusaburo introduced Donkirk to that Darth Sidious man he was talking about, while Bowser is over talking to Sylvester Sneekly and Dick Dastardly. As for Ganondorf, I think he's talking to someone named Skeletor."

"Skeletor? What kind of a name is that?" the Evil Reader said.

"His entire face is melted away," Lexicon replied.

"I still don't think that's a very creative name."

"And I suppose you think 'the Evil Reader' is the most creative name on the planet."

"...Don't push it, Lexicon," the Evil Reader growled.

Lexicon shrugged, taking a sip of his beer to hide the smirk that came on his face. He had to get his licks in anyway he could, after all.

"Aha, now I've found a song!" Roku exclaimed. His face was gleaming with mischief as he turned to hand the mic to the Evil Reader. "Here you are, Evil Reader."

"What exactly did you pick?" he asked.

"Oh, a favorite song of mine that I played often, before I became who I am, that is," he said.

"What exactly is that?"

"You'll have to find out~"

"This is ludicrous," Lexicon muttered as the Evil Reader snatched the microphone from Rokusaburo and played the song. "I bet it's going to be something stupid."

His theory was proven right a few moments later, when a series of banjo strings filled the air. The Evil Reader looked at the screen in front of him, utterly shocked to see the words on the screen.

"Why are there so many songs about rainbows?!" He then turned towards Roku, who was howling with laughter. In the span of a second, nearly everyone else in the bar started to laugh as well. The Evil Reader's face turned scarlet as he summoned his sword, Shadowdoom, with a snap of his fingers. "You fools! You don't know who you're dealing with!"

"Ooh, I'm so scared!" Roku crooned, before laughing rudely.

That did it for the Evil Reader. With a war cry, he swung Shadowdoom at the old man, the blade covered with black and white lightning. "Black Fang Striker!"

The wave of lightning, however, was intercepted by Yutaka, who brought out his sword and parted the wave in two. Two streams of lightning crashed into the walls, sending several of the occupants to their knees.

"So, you wanna fight, huh, kid?" Roku's smile was vicious as he prepared to fight. "Well, then, happy to oblige! Silver Claw, bestow upon me my armor!"

"Fight me without your powers, old man!" the Evil Reader challenged, hefting his sword onto his back. "You're supposed to be an assassin, aren't you? Well, let's see your skills!"

"That is not a fair advantage," Yutaka said.

"Here's something you should know about me, Taki, or whatever your name is," the Evil Reader replied, a vicious smile of his own on his face, "I never fight fair!" He jumped down from the stage, and rushed towards Rokusaburo, who had pulled out a set of knives. "Do your worst."

"Oh, you'll wish you didn't ask that." Rokusaburo's tone was dangerous as he flung the knives with superhuman strength, sending them racing towards the Evil Reader. The boy was more agile than he thought, and he twisted himself out of harm's way, in order to avoid a knife that was about to embed itself into his chest.

His eyes narrowing, Roku shot a ball of ice at the floor, sending ice racing along the ground towards the Evil Reader. The boy jumped into the air, and dove downwards, his sword aiming for his head.

"Roku, allow me," Yutaka said, stepping into the fray. He held his sword up and blocked the Evil Reader's blow, not moving even as the crash of steel on steel sent his bones shuddering. When the Evil Reader attempted to break through, Yutaka whispered, "Raijin, armor me."

"Jump back, Evil Reader!" Lexicon shouted, rushing down from the stage.

Only that warning saved the Evil Reader's life. He jumped back just twin beams of electricity shot from the floor and raced up Yutaka's body, covering him with silver and black armor. A few seconds later, a sweeping chill filled the air as Rokusaburo initiated his transformation sequence, his body swept in a cyclone of arctic air. Everyone in the dining area stepped back as he dispelled the cyclone with a wave of his hand, revealing his armored form. He then turned to Lexicon, who was standing there in a fighting pose.

"This'll be fun," he said. "Yutaka-san, you can take Lexicon. The Evil Reader's mine."

The Evil Reader pointed Shadowdoom at the older man. "There'll be nothing left of you when I'm finished with you, old man."

"I doubt that," Rokusaburo sneered.

"As much as I like a good fight, there's no need for all this violence," someone said from behind Rokusaburo. "It was a harmless prank, nothing more."

Both Phantom Imperials turned around to see a tall, muscular wolf-like creature standing behind them. His muzzle was pulled into something that was far from a smile.

"Who are you, and what do you want?" Yutaka demanded.

"I want to see all of you," the wolf said, motioning to them and to Bowser and the other villains, who were watching this scene with some contempt. "I heard that there was a group of villains that were staying in the King's Suite of the bar, and I decided to come to meet them."

"We're not taking any more members," the Evil Reader snapped. "Now, do you have anything else to say, or should I skin you alive until you beg me for mercy?"

"Threatening to skin me alive, huh?" The wolf chuckled. "The Evil Reader is a bold one indeed."

The Evil Reader was taken aback by the casualness in his tone at first. The wolf smirked broadly. "Why do you seem so surprised? Everyone knows your name, Evil Reader." He then turned towards Bowser. "Just like everyone knows him. And of course, we have the respectable Phantom Imperials."

"You've got a way with words, huh?" Roku said.

"You could say that," Dr. Ver said. "It's a gift that I'm most proud of...since I use it daily when I break my subjects."

"Are you going to just keep talking or are we getting back to this fight?" Wolf growled. "I've been waiting for something interesting to happen all night, and now you had to ruin it-"

"Patience," the other creature said. "I simply want to talk with fellow villains such as yourselves in order to gather some research."

There was dead silence that filled the room for a moment. Then finally, Donkirk, who had suddenly materialized into the circle, said, "You could tell us who you are, for starters."

"Boss! You actually want to have a conversation with this freak?" Rokusaburo exclaimed, astonished.

"Well, it would be interesting to know what his techniques are for breaking his victims," Donkirk said. "I could use them in order to obtain energy from our prisoners."

"I figured you would ask," the creature said. He then turned towards everyone there. "My name is Dr. Ver, and though I may appear to be a wolf, I am actually part of a race of monsters that haunt the world where I come from. We are known as Demon Beasts. I work in Nightmare as a professor and scientist...and a torturer."

Roku shivered. "Already, I don't like this guy."

"As a scientist, I study everything: plants, animals, people. That's how I know of so many of you. And I know all of your dark secrets, and deep desires."

"So what? That only proves one thing," Wolf said. "That you're a stalker as well as a crazy scientist."

"'Stalker' isn't the word I would use," Dr. Ver said. "I prefer using 'inquisitive'."

"Knowing everything about us, including personal things that we'd never share to anybody, is stalking," Eddie said.

"Whatever you want to call it," Dr. Ver continued, "I've learned some very interesting things about you all. Indeed, it makes me wonder why I didn't use specimens like yourselves for my experiments."

"What kind of experiments are you talking about?" Yutaka asked. Though he tried to stay calm, he was really suppressing his shudders. The word 'experiments' brought back horrible memories.

"Indeed," Donkirk said, noticing his second in command's tense state.

"If I told you, I think you and I may become rivals, Donkirk," Dr. Ver said.

"Just get out with it already," Bowser snapped.

"You're all quite rude, aren't you? I guess that's another thing that we all have in common," Dr. Ver said. When a series of growls filled the air, he said, "Well, since you all asked so politely, I suppose I will tell you...in private, of course."

Everyone simply stared at the doctor as he walked away from the scene without so much as a word. He made his way into the King's Suite and cracked the door, clearly intending for them to follow.

"Do we really have to share a room with that freak?" Wolf demanded.

"I for one am interested in seeing what his experiments are," Donkirk said. "I wonder why he said he and I would become rivals."

"You go and satisfy your curiosity, old man," Bowser said, dismissing Donkirk with a wave of his hand. "As for me, I'm in the middle of a poker game with Dastardly and Sneekly."

"Very well," Donkirk said. "Yutaka, Roku, follow me."

The two Phantom Imperials quickly followed Donkirk, although Roku gave a threatening glare to the Evil Reader as he left. The Evil Reader waited until he was gone to scoff.

"It's not my fault that he decided to mess with me," he said.

"Even so, his skills were quite impressive," Lexicon said. "For someone at his age to still be able to fight like that..."

"What, are you actually complimenting the guy?" the Evil Reader asked. "I can't believe you, Lexicon. Just a few moments ago, you were advising me in the fight."

"I was just mentioning that he was pretty powerful," Lexicon. "I am aware that he is still our enemy."

"Even so...I think that Dr. Ver creature is creepier than Rokusaburo," Eddie said. "I wonder what he and Donkirk are talking about right now."

"As long as it isn't about us, I don't care," the Evil Reader said.

"So, what do you think of that for an experiment, gentlemen?" Dr. Ver questioned, looking over at each of the Phantom Imperials.

Rokusaburo stared at the man, his face ashen. If he hadn't been breathing, one would have assumed he had a heart attack. Yutaka's face was just as pale, his knuckles gripping the armrest of his chair so tightly that they were bone white. Both of them looked utterly horrified, which was a major contrast to their normal personalities.

Donkirk, however, was smiling.

"That does sound interesting. A new type of creature, one that can surpass the limits of humans," he mused. He stroked his long beard, attempting to hide his smile. "I feel the gears turning already..."

"I knew you would be interested," Dr. Ver said, his vicious smirk returning. "I've already performed this experiment on many people, and they haven't been the same ever since."

"Of course they wouldn't be the same."

Dr. Ver looked over to Rokusaburo, whose arms were shaking. His tone was hot with anger as he addressed the Demon Beast scientist. "That's genetic tampering, you monster! When you do that, you change the entire structure of a creature's body! You force them to transform into something they're not!" he said.

"I didn't realize you were a scientist as well, Roku," Dr. Ver said.

"That's Rokusaburo to you," Roku snarled. "Nobody calls me that except my closest friends. And you sure as heck aren't one."

"My apologies," Dr. Ver said. "I hadn't realized that."

"Who exactly did you perform these experiments on?" Yutaka asked.

"Oh, many," he said. He smirked. "One of them was part of a royal bloodline."

Yutaka looked ready to throw up when Ver licked his lips lecherously. "I enjoyed working on her the most," he said. "She thought she could defy me, but I broke her time and time again. And finally, after over six years, I got what I wanted from her." A dark expression crossed his face then. "Well, most of what I wanted from her."

"M-Most?" Yutaka repeated.

Dr. Ver chuckled, which made Yutaka feel cold. "You don't need to know all of the details, Yutaka," he answered. "We all have our secrets to keep."

"Your methods sound deplorable...and yet, they intrigue me at the same time," Donkirk said. He didn't even catch his Second's or Third's looks of utter shock as he focused on Dr. Ver. "What method did you use?"

"Ah, I was hoping you would ask," Dr. Ver said. "If you really want to make your troublesome prisoners remain under your control, you must leave no part of them untouched. You must push deeper into them, until all of their weaknesses are there for your taking."

"I've done that with Top Cat," Donkirk said. "I'm amazed he can keep up the smug attitude after the visions I've subjected him to."

"Then you haven't done your job properly," Dr. Ver said simply.

"How dare you! Are you insinuating that I cannot do my duty?" Donkirk snarled.

"Oh, no, Donkirk. That's not what I meant. I merely meant that you need to rethink your approach and methods," Dr. Ver said. "My method was to torture the subject until they break. But there was another method I used...one that made their fear easy to prey on."

Donkirk's eyebrow went up in response to this. "And what method would that be?"

Dr. Ver chuckled. "Simply grab them from behind, and force yourself into them," he said. "Or the front, whichever you prefer."

Silence permeated the room for a few seconds before a very loud "WHAT?!" reached their ears from the closed doors. Dr. Ver looked up, none too perturbed, to see Lexicon throw open the door, flanked by Eddie Russell and Julian Maverick. All of them looked shocked, but Lexicon looked furious.

"Are...are you saying that you should rape people to get what you want?" he demanded.

"I wouldn't put it so frankly, Lexicon," Dr. Ver said, "but yes. I find that when a subject has been violated, they are less willing to fight back against you, and are more willing to subject themselves to you."

"But that...that's going to far!" Lexicon said. "I will kill if necessary, but to ra-" He felt his throat close up. Just the mere thought of that...and who he would be doing that to...

"You're too soft," Dr. Ver said. "If you want control, you must do whatever is necessary to gain it. And you may just find some pleasure from doing so."

"I will have to concur with Lexicon." Donkirk looked disgusted. "I do want control...but forcing someone to do that against their will is too far."

"What, you have morals now?"

"Morals mean nothing to me. But I detest bestiality," Donkirk said. "And I wouldn't stoop so low as to do such a thing to a cat of all creatures."

"Ah, yes...there is that," Dr. Ver said. "Even so, the princess I did this to was a different species than me as well. If only you'd seen her...although she was an animal, her body was truly something else..."

"Okay, we're going into a completely different direction," Eddie said, desperate to get those images out of his head.

"I did want to speak with Bowser, however," Dr. Ver continued. "I figured my advice would help him keep Princess Peach for himself."

"Why are you talking about the Princess?"

"Ah, speak of the devil, as they say," Dr. Ver said. He smiled heartlessly as Bowser stormed in, rudely shoving Lexicon out of the way. "How nice of you to join us, Bowser."

"Shut up with all the smooth talk, Doctor," Bowser snapped, "and get to what you need to say."

"As I was telling everyone else in here, you can't be soft when it comes to getting what you really want," Dr. Ver said. "And I have a feeling that I know what you want."

Bowser's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb with me," Dr. Ver said. "You want that royal behind, don't you? Well, I can't blame you. Princess Peach is quite attractive, and what she lacks in the front, she makes up for in the back."

Everyone stared at the Demon Beast scientist in shock, but Bowser was angry. He marched over to where Dr. Ver was, and leaned directly into his face, smoke leaving his nostrils.

"Shut up about the princess," he snarled.

"I figured it would be a touchy subject for you. But I'm only stating what you probably noticed," Dr. Ver said. He shrugged mockingly. "I can't believe you, Bowser. You've been kidnapping her for goodness knows how many years, and you haven't even tried to keep her under you. If all you want is a wife, then force her to 'do the do' as they say, no matter how much she protests. Then, she'll have no choice but to-"

He didn't get to finish his sentence. With speed that belied his size, Bowser's fist crashed into Dr. Ver's face with enough force to shatter a boulder. Everyone jumped down as the doctor was sent crashing through the walls of the King's Suite, sending glass shooting through the air and raining on everybody. Some of the glass was embedded in Bowser's skin, but he didn't care. He was glaring at the wall with a fierce expression, smoke coming through his nostrils.

It had gone deathly silent upstairs. The next thing anybody knew, Sylvester Sneekly and Dick Dastardly rushed down the steps, looking alarmed and furious.

"What was that?!" Sylvester yelled. He then saw the massive hole in the wall. "What did you just do, Bowser?"

Bowser's only response was to turn around and march right past both men. "I'm leaving," he said. "I'll send the money to pay for the damages in the morning."

"But you can't-" Dick started to say something, but Sylvester put a hand on his shoulder to stop him. He had a resigned look on his face as though he were used to something like this.

"Leave him be," Sylvester said. "Things like this happen all the time."

"I'm getting out of here," Rokusaburo said. His voice was flat and emotionless. "I've lost my mood for fun."

"Indeed. That was enough fun for one night," Donkirk said. "Yutaka, get up. We're heading back to our laboratory, immediately."

"Yes, Boss." Yutaka looked somewhat dazed.

Eddie and Julian watched as the three men walked up the stairs. Eddie turned to Julian. "I bet you regret not going to the Raw Onion for a root beer now, huh?"

Julian growled in response. "Shut up, Eddie," he said, hopping up the stairs.

"What? I had to say something about this!"

"Sometimes, it's best to not say anything at all," Julian said.

Lexicon stared at the gaping hole in the wall, looking somewhat shocked. He couldn't believe that that...creature had suggested that he rape people in order to get what he wanted. The people he was fighting against were no older than twelve. He would kill if needed, or enslave others if needed...but he would not ever, ever force himself upon a child, no matter how annoying they would be.

The Evil Reader's voice cut into his thoughts then. "So, I guess this means we take our leave as well," he said. "Come along, Lexicon. Dawdling around will only give Woofster and Muse the opportunity to save more stories. And we can't allow them to do that, now can we?"

Lexicon sighed. After a night like this, the last thing he wanted to do was work. But the Evil Reader wasn't the type of person who would sit idly by and wait for his opponents to make a move; he was all action, and preferred to get work done ahead of time.

"You're right," Lexicon said. "I suppose this'll be the last time I come here for a drink."

"You sure picked some strange company, Lexicon," the Evil Reader commented.

"Some night, huh?" Wolf noted. "We came to get away from chaos, and we ended up starting it."

"Technically, only Bowser started it," Ganondorf corrected him.

Wolf snorted, while Bowser growled, "Shut up." Ganondorf huffed, but didn't say more than that.

Bowser couldn't help but clench his wounded claws in rage as he recalled Dr. Ver's words. That wolf was lucky he hadn't decided to use his fire breath to incinerate him right then and there. He was better than that creature by a mile, if only because he would never do something like that to the woman he loved. Sure, he'd joke about it occasionally, but he would never force himself upon Peach. He would never forgive himself if he did.

"I heard you got pretty touchy about the princess back there," Wolf said. "For a big hulking creature, you're a big softie under all that, huh, Bowser?"

"Wolf, when will you learn to keep your mouth shut?" Bowser snarled.

Outside behind the Black Hat, Dr. Ver staggered to his feet, coughing out some blood that had come up in his mouth. Bowser was definitely stronger than he took him for, that was for sure. He'd have to remember that in the future, when and if he decided to go to the Mansion. He could see why Bowser had been furious, though. After all, if someone had talked of his dear Princess like that, he would've clawed them to pieces, preferably slowly so they could feel every part of their skin being ripped to shreds.

His Princess...A predatory smile came upon Ver's face as he pictured her, the beautiful penguin who had intrigued him from the moment she attempted to burn his face off. His fascination with her had grown until it became an obsession, when he absolutely had to have her for himself. He would do anything to make her his.

He had no idea where she was now, or if she had even escaped Nightmare. Her brother, the king, had killed him after Dr. Ver told him of how much he loved her. He scoffed. Dedede was a fool; death could be overcome, despite what people believed otherwise. And he would not rest until he had her back...and everyone in the universe was the way that Nightmare wished them to be.

Smirking, he said, "You may have won for now, Bowser...but my plans are just beginning."

And with that, he turned and walked down the streets, laughing evilly.

The End

And that is the end of this crazy two-shot. I just realized that out of my original characters, Donkirk, Yutaka, Roku and the Evil Reader got the most focus out of the cast. Eddie and Julian kind of faded into the background, especially near the end.

But this chapter, as hard as it was to get done, was also pretty fun to write. It introduced a rivalry, and it showed some more of the villains' personalities that isn't present in their regular stories. They may not agree with each other, but if there's one thing they will agree on, it's that they won't rape people. I think I may have to put "Rape Is A Special Kind of Evil" on my TV Tropes profile, due to Dr. Ver being willing to commit it and everyone else being wholly against it. He definitely deserved that punch that Bowser gave him. And as for his talk about the experiments, you'll have to read part of "The Return of the Phantom Empire" to learn why Yutaka and Roku were so horrified by what Dr. Ver does as his career.

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