SMG4: Role swap

Chapter 2: meet, don't greet

"LET GO OF ME!!" SMG4 yelled as his black-wearing counterpart tied him with a rope: "There, that should keep you from escaping!" The other SMG4 chuckled, as the crew observed him: "4, don't you think this is a bit...too much?" Tari asked, looking between the two meme guardians: "You know I'm all for physical intervention, but maybe we should let him calm down until he's not so...upset?"
"Why does nobody care if I'm upset?! There's a weird guy that looks and talks just like me, claiming to be from an alternative reality!!".

SMG4 was indeed upset, both from the fact that the rope was tied around him so hard that it was actually hurting his bones, and from the fact that he was surrounded by people that resembled his friends...yet weren't actually his friends.

Tari, Bob, Saiko and Meggy were all around the other SMG4, yet they had seemed to swap personalities and clothing: Meggy was taller and with clothes that resembled Tari, whereas the cyborg girl was wearing the inkling's classic beany and was rocking an outfit that resembled the one of a coach.

Bob was now the tallest of the group, had no cloak that covered his body and his appearance changed to fit the "anime style" Saiko had; speaking of Saiko, she was now much shorter in height and was the one wearing the cloak, with streaks of hair coming out of it.

"I aGreE wItH sMg4. We ShOuLd ToTaLlY kIcK tHiS gUy'S aSs!" Saiko exclaimed, pulling out a giant bazooka out of nowhere: "I'm with Saiko for once. I don't trust this SMG4 wannabe." Bob said, speaking Japanese (Thank the God Box that subtitles existed), gaining an approving grin from the other SMG4: "Finally, someone who understands me!!"

Before he could do anything however, the two SMG3, Mario and Luigi bursted through the room of the main castle: "SMG4?!" 3 exclaimed, seeing his partner tied: "YOU GOT A COPYCAT AS WELL?! That's it, I'm nuking them both!"
SMG4 explained, grabbing a bazooka and aiming it towards 3: "4 wait! I don't think they're copycats! They don't look EXACTLY like us!"
The other 3 had a point, the wannabes looked a lot like them, but weren't copying their movements or their outfits entirely.

"Soooo...Who are your twins :D?" Luigi asked, only to be smacked by 3 again: "WE'RE NOT TWINS! WE CAME OUT OF A DAMN PORTAL!"
"Y-yeah!! We're from another reality!!" SMG4 tried to backup his partner's claims, which only resulted in suspicious looks from the crew: "Although...he is right, we did see something in the sky while 3 and 4 were training..." Meggy muttered, still keeping her distance from the tied up 4.

"How about this: we started off with the wrong foot. I mean, we JUST defeated an evil TV guy that planned to put us all in his freakshows as puppets. Let's...retrace our steps and introduce to each other" the other 3 said, turning around towards his much angrier counterpart: "My name is SMG3, and this is my castle; it is very nice to meet you!"
The original 3 looked at him in a shocked face: "Did you seriously introduce yourself to YOURSELF-" "Wait, 3, I think he did good! There are some differences between us and them-" 4 rebutted, looking at the two: "My name's SMG4, and where we're from, I own the caslte and the showgrounds!"

"Oh, so I AM a wimp in your reality. Dammit. Well, I'm SMG4 and I own the cafè you probably have in your world." The other 4 said, pointing to SMG3.

"Uuuuh could you untie me now that we've established we're not a threat to one another?" SMG4 asked, before Meggy kneeled down and undid the knot: "Sorry we were so suspicious..." "Hey, why are you apologizing to the guy? We still don't know if they're dangerous or not!" The other SMG4 said, pushing Meggy away; however she had managed to loosen the knot enough for the meme guardian to be released: "The hell do you mean we're dangerous?! We just introduced ourselves as different versions of you!"

The two 4s began growling at each other, almost as if they wanted to pounce at one another in a fit of rage; the two 3s, on the other hand, were more concerned on the whole "different realities" and how to get back.

"Listen, how about you two spend the night here, and tomorrow we try to find a solution? I'm sure if we put our brains together, everything will turn out just fine!" The original SMG3 seemed not too annoyed with the proposition, while the other 4 clearly had some problems: "I am NOT letting them stay in my beautiful café. Either they stat in your castle, or nothing."
SMG3 sighed in frustration: "Alright whatever you want to do, just- just go back to your café and rest." 'Hey, don't tell what to do...BAKA!"

SMG4 and SMG3 looked at each other in disbelief, as the two versions of themselves kept bickering.
The next days were shaping out to be the weirdest of their lives.