The manager of the restaurant threw Mario and Luigi out, shouting after them and slamming the door closed behind them. "Mario, I told you not to play with your food," Luigi said.

Mario's eyes crossed as he looked down at his legs. "Come on, as if you've never danced on spaghetti before". Luigi sighed and turned to the street, where he gasped when he noticed the new things. 

Posters and balloons were everywhere, lined up and down the street, on every building around. There even people around with t-shirts that had Bob on the front of them. "Oh man, this is bad!" Luigi said.

"But why? He isn't doing anything wrong," Mario insisted.

"Trust me. Bob can't have this much power, Mario". Luigi grew determined as he pointed down the street. "We have to talk to the others!"

0O0

Bob sat inside his brand new mansion and watched his live listener count on a massive big screen. "God damnit! Is this broken? I haven't seen it go up for a whole minute!" Off to the side, a woman was looking out the window. She had long brown hair and green eyes and pale white skin. If it was up to Bob, he would ask she wear something different, that full length black coat she wore wasn't exactly to his liking.

"Uh, Bob. I think its not moving because...everyone in the Mushroom Kingdom is already a fan," she said.

"I don't care, I want the whole world to know my name!" Bob stood up and pointed his finger to the sky.

The woman got an idea and nodded with a grin. "You know, you're right. We need to think bigger. Bob, you just keep doing what you're doing, I'll handle the rest".

"Thanks Kirlax," Bob said. "Nice to have someone who does all my work for me". 

Kirlax forced a smile through her teeth. "Don't worry, Bob. It's my job, after all".

0O0

It was a dull day in the castle, despite everyone being there. Tari was playing games as usual with her rubber duck on her shoulder. Saiko was standing off tot he side with her arms crossed. Y/N and Meggy sat on the stairs and talked. He told a small joke to which the Inkling laughed at. Boopkins lay on the couch and was rocking from side to side, making strange noises.

The front door slammed open and Luigi burst inside. "Guys! It's horrible! It's Bob, he's everywhere!"

Everyone turned to the screaming man as his brother strolled in behind him. "I don't understand. Shouldn't we be happy for his success?" Tari asked.

"Yeah! You just don't understand the fame life Waluigi," SMG4 said, striking a pose with a big smile.

Meggy leaned forward slyly. "I think someone's just a little jealous".

"No! I'm serious," Luigi argued.

The TV on the wall changed channels and a new notification popped up. "Hey, Bob's releasing a new song. Stick around, Luigi," SMG4 said as everyone crowded around the couch and waited for the song. Y/N snuck a look down at the still mumbling Boopkins, for some reason, he the TV already on Bob's channel, but he didn't seem to be watching anything. The screen was black for a moment, then Bob showed up on the screen on a stage with a microphone in hand and expensive shades on. Bob opened his mouth and began his song.

"Sit down folks, lemme tell ya a little story, about the time, before all my glory".

"I knew a group of people that was just so irritating". 

"As soon as I met them, my life became devastating".

"First was Mario, a fat ass b!tch, his pasta fetish made me want to put him in a ditch".

"Then there's Luigi, now he's just dead weight, oh yeah then again, he was easy to manipulate".

"Don't get me started on the annoying squid girl, the sound of her voice was like screeching metal".

"There was this blue haired chick, but I forgot her name, when I think about it, she couldn't shut up about games".

"Toad and Bowser, what a waste of space".

"SMG4, an unfunny disgrace".

"Then there was this green turd, oh god why, his love for anime made me wanna die".

"Finally, there was one guy, who could have been cool, but that Keyblade of his made him a massive drool".

"Ultimate diss track. Ultimate diss track".

"Your dignity in life, you're never getting back".

"Ultimate diss track. Ultimate diss track".

"You're never gonna recover from this ultimate attack!"

"True story".

Everyone's mouths were wide open as they song ended and the some advertisments began. There were a few seconds of pure silence as everyone processed what they had just heard. "Wooh! Mario was on TV," Mario celebrated. Then the ice broke.

"What!?" Luigi cried.

"What the hell was that?" SMG4 asked.

"Is...is my voice really that annoying?" Meggy asked quietly while covering her mouth.

"The Keyblade is the reason we're not all dead!" Y/N shouted.

Boopkins didn't say anything, he rocked and made noises a little louder. "Why would he say that? I thought he was our friend," Tari said, self consciously touching her hair.

Luigi and Y/N glanced at each other and nodded. They walked in front of the group. "Guys, I think it's time we told you about everything Bob has done".

Y/N stepped forward and started explaining everything that they had overheard Bob yelling at Boopkins. "He pushed Boopkins down the well on purpose, just so he could save him and promote his career. He...he also manipulated us to burn down his own house, putting us all at risk. All so he could make a sob story out and propel his popularity even more. Now he's down this". Y/N squeezed his fists and shook his head. "I don't know about you guys, but I say enough is enough".

"You're right," Saiko said. "It's time we taught that psycho lesson. One he'll never forget".

"How?"

Saiko smiled and turned to the group. "Tell me, how experienced are you guys in instruments?"

0O0

"Oh yeah, Ultimate Diss Track hit the top of the charts in five minutes!" Bob said happily as he handed his equipment off to one of his employees. "Let's see how the counts going". He pulled out a remote and pointed it at a TV in the stage area, he had at least TV in every room. The screen switched on, allowing Bob to see the number of listeners quickly growing by the second. "Hell yeah, we did it! And it only cost all my friends... Totally worth it!"

He sighed in joy and sat down in a chair. "Let's see other losers who are trying to beat me". He flipped through a few channels, until he found one that was playing a song live. "Huh, what's this?" He instantly recognised the people that were on the screen. They were his former friends. Saiko at the microphone, SMG4 and Meggy on guitars and Mario on a set of drums. "Since when were they song artists?" Then the song began.

0O0

SMG4 - Darkest Hour

Y/N directed the camera angles as the song ran its course. Even now he could tell this song qould be far better than any of Bob's songs, which were pretty much just word vomit with the occasional curse.

Just then, something caught his eye near the back of the room. A strange, swirling purple hole in the world was spewing something out of it. Within a few seconds, the things took shape as small, black, ant like creatures with yellow eyes.

"Heartless!" Y/N cried. He turned to Boopkins and shoved the camera into his hands. "Take over for me!" Boopkins was stunned by the sudden action, but Y/N was already off, running towards the creatures. As he approached them, he reached his hand out and summoned the Keyblade.

He stopped in front of them and watched as they all took form and stared back at him with heir piercing eyes. Y/N dashed forward and jumped high into the air, then bringing the Keyblade down over the first Heartless. It banished in an instant. Another jumped at him from the side, he quickly reacted and swung it that way, destroying that Heartless. He pointed the weapon at small group and cast fire, scattering them.

Suddenly, more Heartless appeared out of the ground and surrounded him. Y/N looked around in a circle at the creatures of Darkness and knew exactly what to do. As if something else was telling him how to do it, Y/N effortlessly spun the Keyblade in his hand and threw his fists out by his sides. In a small shockwave, the air around him seemed to shatter and his clothes changed colour. They were now mostly black with a white collar around his neck, part of his pants were red with yellow lining the edges.

Y/N entered a three point combo on one Heartless then spun around and slammed the Keyblade into the ground, causing several huge orbs of light to spin around him, taking out every Heartless around him. "Wow, a Second Form. Looks like the longer I fight, the stronger I get!"

The few that remained jumped towards him with their claws outstretched. Y/N did the same thing as before and threw his fists out, creating huge orb of electricity to surround him. "Stun Impact!" The Heartless were thrown onto their backs, literally stunned. Y/N ran forward and spun mid-air, slashing through the last of them all at once. He held the pose for a second before finally dropping his guard and sinking to his knees and panting. "Phew, still got a bit to go before I can do that for an extended period of time". He got to his feet and looked back to the stage.

The song had long finished and everyone was staring at him in amazement. Saiko and Meggy had wide eyes and mouths slightly agape. SMG4 only had a proud smile on his face, while Mario's eyes were crossed with his finger in his nose. "Found a new power?" SMG4 asked.

Y/N nodded with a grin and dissipated the Keyblade. "I don't think the Heartless will bother us for a while," he said. 

"What were those things?" Meggy asked. Y/N looked away and scratched the side of his head. "Uh, it's a long story. Now, let's see how the song did against Bob".

0O0

Bob stared at the dark screen for a second as he processed what he ahd just heard. "That...wasn't that good. I bet nobody even cared," He finally managed. Then his live listener count ticked down by one. "Oh crap". Like water, the live listener count slipped further an further down at an increasing pace. "No! Not the fans!" 

Bob ran outside and onto the street. Instead of posters of him, there was now just Saiko and her call sign, a skull with bows on either side of it. Panic overtook Bob as he started running  back to his house. What would this mean for him? 

As he made it back up the drive, he saw his front door being locked by his previous employees. One of them walked up to him. "Hey, sorry, but you're agent was paying all of this and he's dropped you. Sign here please". 

"Piss off! Where is Kirlax, I want to talk to her!"

"Who?"

Bob kicked the clipboard he was holding out his hands and ran back down the drive, feeling on the verge of total collapse.

Eventually, his wild running slowed to a depressed walk down the street. "My fame, my fortune. All gone". He looked through a window of a restaurant next to him and saw every single of them around a big table. "At least I still have my friends". He opened the door, but didn't walk inside. For some reason, he felt he couldn't walk up to them. "Hey, guys. It's Bob, good old Bob". The look of venom that everyone shot at Bob in that instant was enough to send him back out of the doorway, the door closing on his face. He watched as everyone turned back to their conversation as if he wasn't even there.

Bob slumped down on the floor and leaned on the wall. The door opened and someone walked out. Bob turned his head and jumped slightly. Boopkins was standing next to him with Y/N just behind him. "Boopkins, my buddy! We're still friends, right?"

Y/N knelt down and pat Boopkins back. "Come on, Boopkins. This is pointless". The two of them turned away and walked back inside without another word. Despite being on his own before he had met these people, right now, Bob had never felt so alone.

From the top of another building, Kirlax watched the event play out with her nose scrunched up. "Well, that was a waste of time. No bother waiting any longer. Next time the opportunity comes up, I'm taking that Keyblade idiot out!"