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Oh my startled boy..

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 9/30 Fandom: Mario & Luigi RPG (Video Games), ナイツ | NiGHTS (Sonic Team Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Mario (Nintendo), Luigi (Nintendo), Starlow (Mario & Luigi RPG), Yumeppu | Dreambert, Prince Dreambert (Mario & Luigi RPG), Akkumu | Antasma, Reala (NiGHTS), NiGHTS (NiGHTS), Owl (NiGHTS), Wizeman (NiGHTS), Koopa | Bowser Additional Tags: There's more but I won't add them until I get to them in the fic, NiGHTS uses they/them, Reala also uses they/them, Starts out with canon text, Starlow uses she/they/it, No beta we die like Alphadream

Chapter Summary: Aka Wizeman is a dick to Reala hours

The trip back to Wizeman’s sanctuary is short, as usual. Reala silently thanks their creator for giving them such an excellent sense of direction as they approach.

 Wizeman and Antasma are deep in discussion until they notice Reala.

 “Master Wizeman, I come bearing good news. I have captured Mario.”

 “Excellent work, Reala,” Wizeman says. A slight smile appears on their face. At least, until Antasma flies up to them and begins chattering away about something. They don’t pay much attention to him, but they try to look engaged enough that Wizeman doesn’t get mad at them for not paying attention at all. He rambles a bit before Wizeman cuts him off, clearly annoyed with him.

 “Get to the point, Antasma.”

 “Ah! Yes, the point. Right. Haff you captured Dreambert as vell?”

 Reala kneels, prepared for the barrage of insults they surely know is coming. “He fled before I could force him into the portal.”

 “HE VUT!? Argh, I vill just have to find him myself, then.” With a poof of smoke, he turns into his bat form and flies off in a huff.

 Left alone with Wizeman, Reala falls deeper into their kneel, almost to the point of flipping around in the air if they don’t stay steady. “I have failed you, Master—” they begin.

 “Reala.” They look up. “You do not have to tell me something I already know. And while there is no excuse for your failure, there is also no way for me to punish you that I have not used before. Therefore, I’ve decided the knowledge of your failure is punishment enough. You know what you must do, Reala.”

 They nod, and with a quick thank-you, fly off to follow Antasma.

 Wizeman hovers, muttering to himself. “It seems these Visitors may be easier to dispose of than previously thought.” He cups a pair of hands.

 “Still…” A light appears, shifting from vibrant purple to a pale, ghostly white.

 “Better to take precautions.”

 The light floats away from Wizeman’s hands, taking on a more solid appearance. Two piercing purple eyes gleam with malice above a fanged, smiling mouth. A massive tongue waits behind the grin. A gleaming crown sits atop the newly-created Nightmaren’s head.

 “Bring NiGHTS to me,” he commands. With a cackle, the ghost flies off toward the Dream Gate.

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Spoilers for the fic so I'll be putting it under a read more

The voidlike surfaces of Castle Bleck are only broken up by the glowing white lines bordering every corner and joint, giving the place a 3-D cg rendered feel, almost like a laser tag arena without the neon space-themes carpet.

From an unpublished chapter of my NiGHTS and Mario & Luigi crossover fic, Adventures of the Dream Team

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aughhh why is designing a new outfit for reala so haaaaard

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 8/30 Fandom: Mario & Luigi RPG (Video Games), ナイツ | NiGHTS (Sonic Team Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Mario (Nintendo), Luigi (Nintendo), Starlow (Mario & Luigi RPG), Yumeppu | Dreambert, Prince Dreambert (Mario & Luigi RPG), Akkumu | Antasma, Reala (NiGHTS), NiGHTS (NiGHTS), Owl (NiGHTS), Wizeman (NiGHTS), Koopa | Bowser Additional Tags: There's more but I won't add them until I get to them in the fic, NiGHTS uses they/them, Reala also uses they/them, Starts out with canon text, Starlow uses she/they/it, No beta we die like Alphadream

Chapter 8 summary:

Finding himself trapped in a gilded cage, Mario decides to do something he almost never does: wait.

Chapter notes:

Oh, the despair! Isolation is quite possibly the worst experience one can face in an unfamiliar environment.

Found motivation to write for this again (after a year lol). The next 7 chapters are all from backlog, but 16 onward is all recent WOO! As always, if you spot anything weird grammatically or tense-wise please let me know

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 7/30 Fandom: Mario & Luigi RPG (Video Games), ナイツ | NiGHTS (Sonic Team Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Mario (Nintendo), Luigi (Nintendo), Starlow (Mario & Luigi RPG), Yumeppu | Dreambert, Prince Dreambert (Mario & Luigi RPG), Akkumu | Antasma, Reala (NiGHTS), NiGHTS (NiGHTS), Owl (NiGHTS), Wizeman (NiGHTS), Koopa | Bowser Additional Tags: There's more but I won't add them until I get to them in the fic, NiGHTS uses they/them, Reala also uses they/them, Starts out with canon text, Starlow uses she/they/it, No beta we die like Alphadream Summary:

When a corrupted Dream Portal sends them to a different dimension, the Mario Bros. are separated and encounter the strange inhabitants of this world. With the help of NiGHTS, a friendly, fun-loving sprite who gives kids the confidence to face their problems in the real world, can Luigi save his brother and find them all a way back home?