I've Got the Strangest Feeling This Isn't Our First Time Around

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 "His heart rate is increasing rapidly!"

Luigi can barely hear the voice in his earpiece as he's once again pulled into Alexis' dreams about the rave, so he focuses on describing for Mario,

"We're back at the rave in Shroom City, the music is loud, and it still looks like everyone's being sucked into a black hole!"

Mario nods as the dream reveals itself to him through Luigi's words, "Okay, I'm with you."

"I don't think that quinoa salad you guys made me eat beforehand made any difference!"

"That's because we had you eat it while Snoozemore was getting Clark up to speed." Mario explains, then taps his ear. "Pauline? How long before the salad absorbs the residual effects?"

" Any moment...and now! "

In seconds, the black holes disappear, and it's back to a normal rave.

"How's it look?" Mario asks, so Luigi replies,

"Infinitely better."

" Vitals are back to normal. "

"See that?" Snoozemore tells Clark as they watch from above. "Not something you expected to see in the 21st century, is it?"

"There they are!" Luigi points to where Alexis and Jake are talking and starts walking closer. "Can I separate their conversation from the music?"

"...actually, yes." Mario says, surprised. "Think of how the place looked and sounded when you visited during the day and will it to be the same here. Remember, this is your dreamscape too."

Luigi nods, then closes his eyes, and a second later, the music starts to go quiet, until he hears,

"You're gonna come with me." Alexis says, prompting Luigi's eyes to open.

"And do what? Live among humans?" Jake protests.

"Just until we can find you a better home!" Alexis tries to reason.

"Pixie's been doing that just fine! She said we're one big sale away from being rich!"

"She what?" Now Alexis looks angry. "Don't move a muscle." And storms off.

The dream shifts suddenly, prompting Luigi to tell Mario,

"Alexis is confronting Pixie."

Mario nods, and watches as Alexis says, "Stay away from Jake. You understand me?"

"Ooh, feisty." Pixie grins.

"Wanna see what happens when I go above feisty?" Alexis snaps back. "Jake told me about your big sale. Leave him alone."

"Or what?" Pixie's not even fazed, then snaps her Boo fingers. "Deal with her."

In seconds, a shadow appears, then Rocky falls on just the right spot so she's crushed against the wall, unable to move.

"You think you're running the show here?" Pixie says as she reappears next to Alexis' crushed body. "Some big savior, lifting at-risk youth from obscurity?"

Then she pulls out a vial with silver liquid, says, "You're no better than them.", then pours it into her mouth.

"Pixie's shoving the silver stars down her throat." Luigi narrates.

"And just so you don't get any ideas." Pixie says next, slapping on a glove and holding up a purple chunk. "Goodbye, sleeping beauty."