Bloo and Mogmire: Perfect Partnercuters
From Yb Timeline
"But… couldn’t we just wait for Cortez to show up and get on board? Oh, and also, kupo."
-Mogmire, Topmonhit Story (Story 22: Bloo and Mogmire: Perfect Partnercuters; Part 22-2: Parlor Problems)
Bloo and Mogmire: Perfect Partnercuters is the 22nd story of Topmonhit Story. It features, as the title suggests, Bloo and Mogmire as the primary protagonists, with Lord Crump and Team Flash as secondary protagonists. It is sort of a sequel, or "closuring" of The Bandit Blundit; The Boo Bloo.
Characters (in order of appearance): Bloo, Mogmire, Lord Crump, Lakeep, Dryler, Zzub, Lahla, Francesca, Frankie, Tony, Vinny, Admiral Bobbery, Captain Cortez, Sniffle, Torro, Boss Bandit, Captain Pinkeye
Locations: Star World, Sea of Rogueport, Rogueport
Time Period: Early April (A few days after Omega ends)
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Story
Part 22-1: A New Rising
A few miles off the coast of Rogueport, a ship was sailing through some rough waters. Some of the sailors thought it might be the work of Cortez, but a koopa sailor on there wasn't so sure. A lakitu lookout in the crow's nest saw a whirlpool up ahead, and though they tried to get away, they were sucked in. The last thing the koopa sailor saw was two figures, one round with stubby arms and the other two round shapes with small wings, small appendages and a round shape connected to its head by a spring. The two figures exclaimed that they were free from a cave, with the second saying "kupo".
At Rogueport, Lord Crump was doing his daily routine of going to Podley's place and spending all his money (which no one knows where he gets) on Chuckola Cola ever since Grodus fired him. For nearly a year, Crump has done the same thing. Today was no different... until he noticed the headlines on the newspaper: Grodus, leader of the X-Nauts, had died. Crump was going to become the new leader and usher a new era when he kept reading and saw that the rest of the X-Nauts had also died! Being the only one left, he knew it would be a bit harder than he thought, but then saw an orange dot in the sky he recognized.
Outside Team Flash's office, Lakeep returned with the groceries for him and Zzub (Dryler was a skeleton so he didn't eat), when Crump spoke up behind them, saying that he was the new leader of the X-Nauts and wanted to make them his high-ranking officials. Team Flash simply laughed at him, saying he was more pathetic than they were. Crump said they would be sorry, and left. Team Flash didn't think so.
Part 22-2: Parlor Problems
On the west side of Rogueport, there was a clang near the sewer grate. Some voices were heard inside, saying that something didn't work. There was a poosh, and some foamy water came up. One of the voices had an idea, but then yelled "OW" repeatedly, saying there was some anti-ghost stuff on the grate. The other voice had another idea, and the voice exclaimed "OPEN KUPOME" which also didn't work. Some short, stubby blue arms started trying to get out, when the second voice remembered there was a warp pipe leading above-ground.
Soon the nearby warp pipe acted up and spat up Bloo and Mogmire, with Bloo holding a large bag with a money symbol on it. Mogmire asked what the plan was again, and Bloo began to explain it to him again: Everyone knew Cortez made regularly scheduled trips to Rogueport, but the actual schedule was known by only a few, one of which was Frankie, leader of the Pianta Syndicate. Therefore, they needed to use the coins they had to buy items for a certain code so they can go and see Frankie and ask him the schedule. Since they only needed a few coins and had 60, Mogmire asked some so he could get get conned by someone, but Bloo refused, so instead Mogmire just went to walk around aimlessly and take in the sites while Bloo went to get the information.
Unfortunately, Bloo ended up going into the wrong building, the Pianta Parlor. He was about to leave when Lahla distracted him, luring him in with her cuteness and getting him to use some of his coins. Unfortunately he was bad at the slots in the parlor, and though he hadn't used all his coins, Lahla got him to keep using them until they were all gone and he only had one token left. He was exhasperated, but figured if he got a bunch of tokens he could get an item and sell it for more money. He put the last token in and the slots began: It landed on a red seven, another red seven, and... a pickle.
Part 22-3: The Title Is A Lie
When Mogmire returned to Bloo, he found that Bloo had lost the money and didn't know the schedule. Bloo lied and said he was mugged and the money was stolen by a bandit. Bloo claimed he knew what bandit it was, hoping the bandit in question had money they could take from him, and they went to the Rogueport back alley. They went into a building, expecting to find a bandit, but instead found some snooty, high-class toads, bob-ombs, and a couple goombas. A Bandit in a tuxedo asked what they were doing there, and told them they were at a gentlemen's club... even though everyone else there was a cardboard stand-up. But still, the bandit had stopped robbing people, and was oddly specific about if someone was blaming him for losing some coins.
They returned to the front area and Bloo finally admitted that he had lost the money at the Pianta Parlor. The two of them began to get in an argument that escelated until they just left each other, going separate ways: Bloo went west, while Mogmire went east, but they both had visible concern and disappointment over this. Once Mogmire reached the east side, Crump showed up to greet him, offering him the position of second-in-command to him over the new X-Nauts. Crump said it paid well, and Mogmire agreed, but Crump said they needed to find a large amount of funds first. Mogmire suggested they get it from Cortez, and that they just wait at the docks until Cortez shows up.
Part 22-4: Double Trouble on the Double
Bloo wallowed in depression for a minute, then shook it off and prepared to come up with a new plan. He turned invisible and took a Super Shroom from the Westside Goods shop and began eating, trying to come up with a new plan... when he realized he could've just floated into Frankie's office! He did just that, floating in, and asked for Cortez's scheduled arrivals at Rogueport. Although they weren't getting along well at first, Frankie told Bloo to go check the docks.
At the docks, Cortez's ship was docked. Mogmire said it was a stroke of luck, and he and Crump snuck on. Realizing they meant Cortez's ship was at the docks, Bloo yelled and floated away, though Francesca commented that was the second person to ask about Cortez's schedule that week. Bloo began to float around Rogueport looking for Mogmire, but couldn't find him. He couldn't do it alone, but heard someone say he was never alone and Team Flash appeared to recite their motto.
Noting the part about them working if they're paid well, Bloo asked if they were familliar with Cortez. Dryler remembered something and shook Zzub's shell, causing several items to fall out including an IOU from Cortez. Dryler agreed to help Bloo out due to this, and they went into their hot air balloon and flew off to find Cortez.
Part 22-5: The Chase for Captain Cortez
On the Black Skull, Cortez's ship, Admiral Bobbery looked out to sea. Crump recognized him as a companion of Mario's, and told Mogmire to ignore him and look for the treasure. Bobbery went below-decks and Team Flash's hot air balloon came near the ship. Bloo said the plan was to fight Cortez, and as the ship came closer, Crump and Mogmire and Bloo and Team Flash noticed one another. Crump thought Team Flash was there to join him, but Bloo wanted to tell Mogmire something. Before he could, however, the Black Skull was rocked by a cannonball.
Not far away a battleship came out of the sea, with spikes on the side, and the insignia of a bandit on it. Bloo began to yell, saying "NOT HIM! NOT HIM AGAIN!" Dryler asked who, but before Bloo could tell them, the balloon was hit wit ha cannonball and crashed on the new ship. Bobbery an Cortez came out, and Cortez called his spirit crew, as they were under attack. Mogmire, seeing Bloo crash into the new ship, wanted to help him, but Crump refused, wanting to go get Cortez's treasure. Mogmire decided to leave Crump and go help Bloo, while on the new ship Bloo and Team Flash hid from some bandits. Bloo told them that the ship was definately owned by Boss Bandit.
Part 22-6: Bandit Power
As Boss Bandit's ship and the Black Skull collided, a bunch of embers and bandits began to jump to and fro, attacking one another... as well as one moogle. Inside Boss Bandit's ship, Bloo explained to Team Flash his connection to Boss Bandit when a big bandit appeared with a fire flower. Dryler pushed Zzub ahead, so the big bandit pulled out a bob-omb, which Zzub couldn't guard against. Bloo had already left through a wall, and Team Flash was hit by the bob-omb, sending them blasting off again. On the Black Skull, Cortez went to go give the captain of this opposting ship a piece of his mind (and sword). Unbeknownst to either of them, Crump was sneaking towards the treasure room.
On Boss Bandit's ship, Bloo found himself in a prison room, or brig, but there appeared to be nothing but a strange pink decoration on the wall... Bloo suddenly heard a girl's voice, and seemed to recognize it. The pink thing looked up, revealing it to be a dirty snifit with a cracked mask and in horrible shape due to the chains she was being held on the wall from. Bloo recognized her as Sniffle. On the Black Skull, Crump found the door to the treasure room when a voice behind him spoke up and cut a T into his clothes. Torro, the sword-weilding shy guy. Just then Bobbery came in, seeing the two, and told Crump the X-Nauts were finished. Crump said they would never be finished, as he was a one-man army.
On Boss Bandit's ship, Bloo went over to Sniffle and asked what happened, telling her he was Blundit. Sniffle thought he was dead, and Bloo said he was undead; he unsolidified her so she went through the chains and set her on the ground. Sniffle said she thought Boss Bandit had killed him, and that was what she told the police; Boss Bandit found her for this, and kidnapped her, putting her there. Just then Bloo heard someone call his name: Mogmire! Bloo told Sniffle he would get her help, but first he was going to defeat Boss Bandit once and for all. Elsewhere Cortez burst into Boss Bandit's office on the ship, there to prevent him from getting Cortez's treasure. On the Black Skull, Crump, Bobbery and Torro were battling it out, while back on Boss Bandit's ship, Boss Bandit finally revealed its true form... a bandit made of shadow.
Part 22-7: As One Chapter Ends, Another...
As Mogmire traveled through the ship to find Bloo, Bloo appeared behind Mogmire. The two quickly made up and went to find Boss Bandit, but were attacked by some bandits instead. On the Black Skull, Crump, Bobbery and Torro continued to fight while on Boss Bandit's ship, Cortez and Boss Bandit began their fight, where it seemed Cortez's weapons weren't affecting Boss Bandit. Elsewhere, Bloo pummeled the bandits while Mogmire just tickled one with his pom. As Crump and Torro continued battling, the two realized Bobbery had gone. They then realized the room was filled with small bombs similar in appearance to Bobbery, all of which exploded at once.
As Cortez was beginning to have trouble in the fight, he called forth his spirit crew to give him power, and as he fired a ghostly beam at Boss Bandit, it appeared to actually be sucked into the beam. It cut to Bloo and Mogmire to build dramatic tension, and then back with Cortez and Boss Bandit, in place of Boss Bandit was now a ghoul guy. Ghoul guy admitted to conjuring up Boss Bandit so the bandits would follow him. Cortez said his plan had failed, but the ghoul guy disagreed, pulling out a scythe, and was going to send Cortez to the Underwhere when he was hit by a saber and poofed away in a cloud of smoke.
Boss Bandit's ship began to sink into the sea without the ghoul guy anymore, and all the bandits panicked. The ship sank underwater, while Cortez returned to his ship and tossed an unconscious Crump and Torro overboard. Crump, however, woke up just in time to hold onto the back of the Black Skull until he made it back to land. With that, Boss Bandit was gone, but a couple days later Bloo and Mogmire came back to look for something. Bloo claimed it was Boss Bandit's riches, but found a message in a bottle that he read: It was from Sniffle, who had died while Bloo was gone but left. She was now with Captain Pinkeye, a boo pirate who wasn't really a captain, and was now over Bloo. Exasperated at this, Bloo chucked it and told Mogmire they'll go form a band to get some funds, which Mogmire was excited over. At the bottom of the sea, however... Boss Bandit's sunken ship began to glow...
Trivia
- Part 22-3: The Title Is A Lie is both a reference to the cake is a lie and also referring to how Bloo and Mogmire split up despite the story title inferring they're perfect partner(cuter)s.
- This is Captain Pinkeye's third appearance, though the second was actually in a dream.
Connections with Other Stories
- Both Sniffle and Boss Bandit return from The Bandit Blundit; The Boo Bloo, as well as Cortez and Bobbery appearing in it. Torro also returns. This story is partly as a way to have closure on that story.
- Bloo and Mogmire last appeared in Four Short Anecdotes That All Have Something In Common By Topmonhit where they were trapped underwater. It's unknown how they got out and how Mogmire survived.
- This story occurs a few days after Omega, the end of which had Grodus die, which leads Crump to try and become the new X-Naut leader.
- Team Flash previously worked for the X-Nauts in X-Chaos.
- Lord Crump was last seen in The Oddtastic Adventure, where he was sent on an (unknowingly) suicide mission, although he apparently survived it.
- The IOU from Cortez Team Flash had was obtained by them in Return of FOEA, where at the end they found a treasure chest with an IOU from Cortez in it.
| Preceded by: Architect in the Castle | Timeline Bloo and Mogmire: Perfect Partnercuters | Followed by: The Great Creator and The Great Destroyer |
| Preceded by: The Top Plot for Takeover | Topmonhit Story Bloo and Mogmire: Perfect Partnercuters | Followed by: Return to Gisho |
