Dolphin Island

Gugu casually walks under the water, because that's how Mario logic works.

"Oh, alright then! Here are your keys! You have a larger room on the fourth floor. Enjoy your stay! I'll let you know when your friend gets here." Markus and Ray head up to the room as Golem delivers the bags there. It's a nice room that's fairly larger than the others to accomodate for size. There's three bedrooms, a large living room, a kitchen, and a nice dining room. There's also a balcony overlooking the beach.

Meanwhile, Lupis and Sylvia head down to the beach. It seems the Shy Guy from earlier isn't here? Bruno comes walking out to enjoy the sun on the beach as well, passing by Lupis and Sylvia.

Gugu goes and casually wanders around underwater. It's pretty cool. There's a lot of sand. Heading out deeper in the water, he finds seaweed and some sea creatures. Starfish, Crabs, and even some small fish. It's always fun to look at the undersea life.

When Gugu walks out of the water, he notices people have showed up on the beach. Lupis, Sylvia, and Bruno are all there.

Lupis, Sylvia, and Bruno all see a Shy Guy come walking up out of the water. Whoa, he can just...do that?

Lupis: "Huh, that's something you don't see every day."
Sylvia: "Yeah. By the way, we should probably go say hi to that other guy. We're on vacation, we may as well make some new friends."
Sylvia and Lupis walk over to Bruno.
Sylvia: "Hi there! My name is Sylvia, and the dork here who thought it would be a good idea to wear armor on a tropical vacation is my little brother Lupis."
Lupis: "Hey, this armor helps me feel safe. I'm not really used to this whole vacation thing, so it helps me feel at home."
Sylvia:
"Like I said, he's a dork. Anyways, what's your name?"

Sylvia: "Nice to meet you, Bruno! Was the guy in the water one of your friends?"

"i dont remember seeing a shy guy like that" Bruno sits on a nearby beach seat and puts on sunglasses "he does seem to know me for some reason. im just a simple tourist and Explorer"

Markus decides to check out the beach himself. he heads there by Teleportation

Ray goes to some sort of food court area to get a snack

Markus teleports out to the beach and sees multiple people out there. Most of them are relaxing on the beach or sunbathing. Oh, there's also a girl building a sand castle on a giant turtle. Looking to his left, Markus can see Gugu hiding under a pile of sand.

Ray heads off to look for a food court, but it seems there's a cafe at this hotel instead. The meals from the restaurant come with the stay, so he decides it's good enough. Sitting down at the table, there's a lot to choose from on the menu. What does Ray plan on ordering?

Big runs into the lobby and attempts to mug Flora. She then promptly suplexes Big out of the hotel and onto the beach before tossing a bomb at him, causing an explosion that makes Team Rocket blast off again. I mean, it makes Big fly off into the sky across the ocean until he can't be seen anymore. "AND DON'T COME BACK!" Flora then notices everyone staring at her. "Uh...he didn't pay for his room? Heheh...?"