Unfinished Business


*Wario and Waluigi arrive at the conference room, noticing that nobody else has appeared yet.*
Wario

Eh?! What’s the deal here, I thought you said that meeting with those Nintendrones would be happening right now!

Waluigi

They should be here, I wrote down the meeting on this handkerchief!

*Waluigi pulls out a dirty old piece of paper from his pocket.*
Waluigi

See, it says “Meeting at Conference Room after KFAD win.”

*Wario starts to look a bit worried.*
Wario

Uhhhh…. Waluigi… how old is that note?

Waluigi

I’ve had it in my pocket since we came here, why are you asking?

*A slow, methodical thumping is heard coming towards the door.*
Wario

I don’t think that this is that meeting Waluigi…

*It becomes louder and louder.*
Waluigi

Weh? Then what losers are we meeting up with?!

*The thumping stops…*
Wario

It’s the-

*The door is slammed open by a large monster of a man!*
Waluigi

THE INVESTORS?!

*He looks down at the pair, scoffing at first.*
Shake King

…Hello.

Wario

O-oh. Er, Hello Mr. King! W-we… we’re just running a bit late there with preparing the meeting! Please take a seat at your leisure.

*He walks over to the table and sits down on one of the office chairs. It collapses under his colossal size!*
Shake King

…Typical.

Waluigi

You just sit there and get comfortable while we wait for the rest of them, your majesty!

*Wario grabs Waluigi and pulls him to the side and they begin to whisper.*
Wario

I thought you said you cancelled the meeting with these bozos after we lost against that plastic girl!

Waluigi

WHAT?! You said that you would deal with it! How are they gonna take that we lost the tournament when they think we’ve won!

Captain Syrup

What’s the matter boys? Got something to tell us, hm?

*She taps Wario on the shoulder, the pair turns around quickly.*
Wario

OH IT’S YOU! WE’RE JUST DISCUSSING HOW WELL WE DID AND WHAT SHOULD BE THE TALKING POINTS OF OUR MEETING, THAT’S ALL!

Waluigi

EVERYTHING IS GREAT, PLEASE TAKE A SEAT AND WE’LL DEAL WITH YOU LATER.

Captain Syrup

Unprepared for us? That’s not very professional of you two, you’re supposed to be a legitimate business, aren’t you~?

*She lets out a playful giggle and sits down next to Shake King. She notices he’s sitting on the ground.*
Captain Syrup

Hey there big guy, you comfy down there~?

Shake King

…Silence.

*A duo of mad doctors walk into the meeting, coming in from a probably boring technical science discussion.*
Dr. Crygor

So a researcher, a robotics engineer, an archaeologist AND you’re a scientist too? My heavens, I didn’t know those two actually had so many connections in our community, especially someone as yourself.

Mad Scienstein

I’m surprised too, those two don’t know a Megavitamin from a Flintstones vitamin, yet they know the great Dr. Crygor of Diamond City! Ohohohohoho!

Waluigi

Oh, wonderful! More of them! Anyone else we got coming today Wario? Maybe perhaps someone MORE NORMA-

*Waluigi gets interrupted by the loud rumbling of a chest in the back of the room, glowing a pulsating purple light!*
Wario

WAH? THERE’S TREASURE HERE? SCREW THIS MEETING, I WANT WHATEVER’S IN THAT CHEST!

Black Jewel

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Wario

OH MY GOOOD! IT’S JUST ANOTHER INVESTOR!

*Black Jewel throws open the lid of the chest to reveal himself to the others.*
Black Jewel

₳₦Đ ₲ⱤɆɆ₮ł₦₲₴ ₮Ø ɎØɄ ₮ØØ, ₲ⱤɆɆĐɎ ₴₳₱.

*Everyone is now sitting at the table, waiting… impatiently for the brothers to tell them the “good news”.*
Captain Syrup

Boys, you haven’t really told us about your wins yet? How does it feel to be that you’re gonna be kings! You’re about on the same level as shakey now.

Shake King

…So they may be.

Dr. Crygor

Why yes! I’m so excited to receive more funding for my scientific endeavors, and they’ll be more frequent too due to my new friendship with Scienstein here!

Mad Scienstein

Of course, perhaps we could work a successor to Super MakerMatic 21 but for Wario games! Those Nintendo people you work with aren’t doing enough with us, so we oughta do it ourselves!

*Wario and Waluigi are tugging at their collars.*
Waluigi

Well, you see…

Wario

We er…

Waluigi

Didn’t exactly…

???

They lost. And are out of the tournament.

*The room erupts in a loud “THEY WHAT!?”*
Wario

WAH?

Waluigi

WEH?

*A chair at the far end of the table slowly spins around to face the rest of the crowd.*
Count Cannoli

You aren’t getting a single dime from those sickly grotesque scoundrels! They lost!

Captain Syrup

Is this true, Wario? You lost and you didn’t tell us?

Wario

Yes. We lost. The tournament was rigged I tell ya! Rigged!

Black Jewel

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Waluigi

WAIT A MINUTE, YOU CHUMPS! We’ve been working on a different way to get your money back!

Wario

We have?

Count Cannoli

You have?

Wario

I mean, WE HAVE! TELL ‘EM WALUIGI!

*Waluigi pulls out a low quality T-shirt with the KFAD logo on it.*
Waluigi

As we lost, we had another plan up our sleeves! Merchandising! This event has a ton of traction yet nobody has been taking advantage of that, apart from us! We’ve got posters, cups, blankets, clocks, bedding, coasters and even more planned!

Wario

AND WE’VE EVEN SIGNED SOME OF THE GOODS SO WE CAN SELL ‘EM FOR STINKING HIGH PRICES! WAHAHAHAHAHA!

*The Shake King stands up, and claps his hands together, letting out a thunderous noise!*
Shake King

…Impressive.

Mad Scienstein

I couldn’t agree more! Would’ve liked if you were more honest with us but no company nowadays is! Ohohoho!

Dr. Crygor

If you need any help with printing on a mass-produced scale, I’m sure one of my inventions can help!

Black Jewel

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Captain Syrup

I don’t like being lied to, but I like this idea. However I will be taking some “Insurance” in case you do fail.

*She pulls out a pair of matching wallets, a yellow one and a purple one, both filled to the brim with cash.*
Wario

HEY, GIVE BOTH OF MY WALLETS BACK!

Waluigi

YOUR WALLETS?! THOSE ARE BOTH MINE!

*The partners both start to fight, as all the investors leave the room chuckling at the two’s troubles. Apart from one.*
Count Cannoli

Can you conglomeration of intellectual constipation stop this constant kerfuffling! You have work to do.

Wario

We already said we would get your money back so why don’t you scram so we can get started.

Count Cannoli

Boys. I’ll give you 7 grand right now if you take off your helmets.

*They take off their hats almost instantly, and Cannoli hits both of them on their heads with Goodstyle!*
Waluigi

OWIE!

Goodstyle

Ouch! You hurt me too this time! Their heads are harder than cinder blocks.

Count Cannoli

There, now you only owe me thirty-one million nine hundred ninety-three thousand AND one Wario: Master of Disguise Album. Hope you have a less… rough meeting with the others.

*Count Cannoli gets up from his seat and leaves the door, passing Bill.*
Bill Trinen

Oh, hello there, are you here for our meeting? I’ve never seen you before, are you a new Nintendo character?

Count Cannoli

Who am I? WHO AM I? I’ve never been so offended in my life! I was literally just in Smash Brothers!

Bill Trinen

Oh, you must’ve been a spirit! Sorry for not knowing you, Galeem imprisoned a lot of people, even including the most insignificant creatures!

Count Cannoli

Enough. Go talk to those Wario weirdos and leave me be! You’ll see me again soon enough in one of your beloved games! Mark my words.

*Count Cannoli storms off…*
Bill Trinen

What an odd fellow! I liked his hat though.