Grimace's Lair (Original)

Grimace's lair is a redone insane asylum, filled with members of Grimace's Happy Family. There are also several machines hooked up to tanks of gas. The machines are made to twist your face into an ever-present, eerie smile and pump you full of the gas that increases your physical ability but makes you completely insane... enough to be another of the Happy Family.

Ein and Zwei arrive at Grimace's Lair.

Kotonoha appears behind them.

Ein: Here we are...
Ein and Zwei head deeper into the asylum as random members of the Happy Family stare.

Kotonoha nervously follows them.

The sounds of creepy laughter and singing children's songs (of course, in a creepy way) are heard throughout the asylum as Ein and Zwei press on to a room full of machines, some Koopas hooked up to them, and Grimace (with some scientists in straightjackets) supervising the whole process.

Kotonoha continues following, though obviously freaking out.

Zwei: Here we are, dear child...
Ein has nothing to say, as he is humming/singing along to "Sweet Polly Plunket". The Koopas that don't have their mouths hooked up to machines and aren't finished with the procedure are screaming.

Kotonoha stops following and begins to walk backward.

Ein and Zwei quickly jump behind Kotonoha.
Ein: Why does the child run away?
Zwei: Is she scared of being in our happy little family?

Kotonoha runs past the two.

An incredibly muscular Happy Family member steps in front of Kotonoha, grabs her by the collar, and picks her up.

Kotonoha transforms into Magical Word and stabs the Muscular Man with her Katana.

The Muscular Man bends over in pain, but is still holding onto Kotonoha.

Kotonoha stabs his hands.

The Muscular Man falls over in pain... miraculously still holding Kotonoha.

Kotonoha continues stabbing his hands.

The man is now dead and in rigor mortis... which means he's still holding on to Kotonoha. Several insane doctors surround Kotonoha, holding knives in each hand.

Kotonoha cuts off his fingers and runs from the Doctors.

The doctors throw the knives at Kotonoha.

Kotonoha blocks with her katana.

The doctors quickly run up to their knives and grab them before surrounding Kotonoha.

Kotonoha jumps over one and continues running.

The doctors see a lever by them, get an idea, and pull it. A steel door slams shut in front of Kotonoha.

Kotonoha: No...