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[h2][color=FD0000]The Koopa Troop[/color][/h2]
[b][color=FD0000]wordcount:[/color][/b] 902 (2+)
[b][color=FD0000]Bowser: Level 10 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=FD0000]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/color] (221/100)
[b][color=SpringGreen]Bowser Jr: Level 9 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=SpringGreen]/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/color] (194/90)
[b][color=DeepSkyBlue]Kamek: Level 10 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=DeepSkyBlue]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/color](121/100)
[b][color=FD0000]Location:[/color][/b] Limsa Lominscuttle Town - Kanzuki Beach
Feat: Rika
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When Kamek and Rika returned they found the beginnings of a fight brewing on the beach.

They also found Bowser, jr and jr’s new friend Lana besides a pretty intricate sandy tableau that had been made before the sandcastle building had been interrupted by their schoolgirl friend's incessant need to throwdown had interrupted it. As it turned out that both the kids had a knack for sandcastle building, Lana from having spent many a day at the beach on her tropical island home, while the jr was mostly applying the level building chops he’d learned from his dad in miniature (alongside getting a few pointers from the king as well). 

In the end Bowser jr had erected a dread-fortresses of sand, one covered in spikes, traps and koopa troop iconography. The only thing it really lacked when compared to the real thing was lava moats, and he had been banned from trying to fill ditches with ever-burning fire the moment he had mentioned the idea.

Lana meanwhile had made a remarkably intricate depiction of her home island of Akala. Said island was presently depicted as being under assault from armies of crude sand koopas coming from the castle opposite it. They were squaring up against much more impressive sand pokemon sculptures Lana had made to protect her lands.

The mock battle had come to an abrupt end when Sakura had arrived and challenged their host Karin to a real battle, only to instead wind up fighting her bodyguard Birdie instead in a riveting battle of brawn vs blitz fighting techniques. 

As the two streetfighters squared up, the two ladies plopped themselves down alongside the group, Rika introducing herself to Lana an marvaling about the kid’s sandcastle craftsmanship, while Kamek attempted to inform Bowser of their new discovery.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Wonderful news sire, I, or rather we, have discovered a new way to control the fusion process, the ah, Snaktivator!”[/color] she announced rather proudly as she presented the king with the funny little device she had gotten from Floofty a few minutes ago.

[color=FD0000]”Oh ok cool, what’s that do?”[/color] the king replied, not really paying attention, before loudly hollering [color=FD0000]”GO SAKURA! PUNCH HIS FACE OFF!”[/color] at the skirmishing street-fighter.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Ah well it... It lets you make it so only a specific part of a person is affected by the spirit”[/color] she explained. Then waited for a moment, and recognized that her king was much too distracted by the ongoing fight to take interest in this [color=DeepSkyBlue]”Perhaps a demonstration would be of help? One moment, I shall acquire a spirit from some hostile creature. Hmmm. Ah there will do”[/color] 

She whirled her wand and suddenly vanished, which when it sank in with the rest of the group what she was doing and where she might have gone, caused a moment of alarm and concern. Fortunately that ended a second later when she reappeared and said [color=DeepSkyBlue]”On second thought, perhaps going off into danger on my own is not the best idea… oh wait. We already have some saved. Silly me. One moment”[/color] before vanishing again.

She reappeared a few more moments later with a jar holding an assortment of spirits that had been gathered up during their last little trip through the weald and then left in their room at peach’s castle to be used later.

[color=SpringGreen]”Oh hey. I forgot you got those… anything good in there?”[/color] Jr asked, peering at the jar’s contents.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Well I got this little number”[/color] Kamek replied, picking up the green aquatic lizard known as a [url=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/f/fc/Ff9-tonberry.jpg]tonberry[/url] from the little collection, but added that [color=DeepSkyBlue]”Unfortunately I intended to use this one to acquire some of my old proportions back, so it is not suitable for the current demonstration”[/color] 

She set that aside and then tipped the rest out onto the beach to give them all a look.

[color=SpringGreen]”Is this a penguin?[/color] Jr asked, picking up the spirit of what did indeed look like a penguin until you noticed the [url=https://minionsart.github.io/aowp/Previews/penguin.mp4]eldrich differences[/url]. [color=SpringGreen]”Why did you keep this one around?”[/color] he asked mockingly.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”You would be surprised, that thing was leaping all over the place ripping things apart with its beak. I’m rather glad it got overwhelmed before we had to deal with it”[/color] Kamek replied, before she picking up the spirit of a [url=https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/elderscrolls/images/e/e0/Land_Dreugh_Oblivion_transparent.png]Land Dreugh[/url] and suggesting [color=DeepSkyBlue]”Here sire, maybe this one will suit you?”[/color]

The king peered at it and grimaced and replied [color=FD0000]”That ugly thing? Urgh, no thanks. I’m already messed up as it is Kamek”[/color] 

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Ah, but that is the genius of this device. With it we can control the transformation. Limit it to just a small area”[/color] Kamek explained, before adding [color=DeepSkyBlue]”I think”[/color] quietly.

[color=SpringGreen]”Huh. Neat”[/color] Jr said (to which the others nodded in agreement) now looking at the device with interest, before looking over at where his newest pokemon was bathing in the sun and saying [color=SpringGreen]”Dazzle, come over here, I wanna try something”[/color]

With that, the science/demonstration began, with the Land_Dreugh being absorbed into Bowser and then the Snaktivator on his right shoulder, the Dire Penguin being used on Popplio and then the device being used more extensively on his arms/flippers and finally Kamek just used the Tonberry on herself without the device (all of these where chest/power absorption).

That round of experimentation left only a set of [url=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/seaofthieves_gamepedia/images/a/a6/Ocean_Crawlers.jpg]Ocean Crawlers[/url], a zombie dolphin and a spare Dire penguin or two for any further experiments in targeted mutations. Or just crushing.