Hello, viewers! Pikmin-Volt is finally here with the first chapter of the story The Greater Hunt for Happiness! Yes, everyone, the title does in fact reference the first Yoshi's Story comic piece called The Hunt for Happiness, so I decided to make a sort of "sequel" to it. Anyways, when we left off on Blue Happiness and A Friend in the Undead, we saw our Four Sword Heroes ALL become the adorable little dinos that are Yoshis (Oh right! Kirby also joined in on the fun!)! Another thing worth noting is that they met a unique guardian Yoshi from the forest who haunts trespassers! Red and Blue of course were the first to meet him, and before they knew it, the five brothers and he became good friends! This story picks up on the final day of the "Yoshi Effect" for our friends, but will it actually be the final day? Find out now and enjoy! As always, Nintendo owns its respective characters and elements.
The Greater Hunt for Happiness
Chapter 1: A Sudden Start
There lays an island that reaches far away from the Mushroom Kingdom. This island is home to many creatures and plants, some tame and some hostile. While it does have its tropical areas, it also has its snowy and grassy ones. The inhabitants are of noteworthy variety, ranging from sentient walking flowers to hooded mysterious figures of multiple colors that roam the plains. However, those are not what the island is primarily known for. Yes, this island is known for… another creature… something called… a Yoshi.
They are adorable yet fierce. They are kind-hearted but brave. They come in a variety of not only colors, but patterns as well. These animals are dinosaurs that exhibit a unique cross between anthropomorphic and feral traits. They can be hosting events one moment and then begging for fruit like dogs the next. Many are baffled by this, but most have chosen to ignore the confusion. One thing is for certain though: those that allow themselves to be near these creatures long enough can themselves begin to feel the contagious happiness that permeates from the Yoshis' souls. It has been said to be an effective source of treatment for even the most painful of emotional wounds. People in ample presence of these prehistoric do-gooders claim to have lost all anguish they may have had, with some who have done gone down an evil path earlier now defecting due to the creatures' display of love and kindness. Speaking of, the Yoshis are also theorized to have some sort of "sixth sense" in them, as they can sense the thoughts and feelings of those around them. While not entirely perfect, it does well to guide them out of danger and to the right people. For example, with this sixth sense, they have been able to detect sadness within the hearts of individuals and find a cure! Mind you, the sense itself doesn't help them find the cure. It only determines whether the person needs it or not. This cure comes in the form of an egg or fruit that can-yes-transform a human being into a Yoshi. As Yoshis are creatures of happiness, it would only make sense to become one as a last resort, a conclusion that the Yoshis have come to years ago. While the special fruits last for seven days once consumed (hence, they are only used for those who want an interspecies "vacation" of sorts), the special egg can last for up to a month, but the time can be lessened. How so? It all has to do with how the subject battles their feelings of agony. Should the subject cheer up quickly, or should they not have needed it at all, the maximum time would be around two days. "How do I know of this extraordinary source of therapy?" you may ask. Well… it all began one day during a bout with the legendary Heroes of the Four Sword…
Yes, I am talking about the five heroes who slayed the monstrous Vaati and sealed away Ganon, the King of Darkness. Originally one, they drew a sword that split them into four when left with no other way to combat the rising darkness. They journeyed across the land of Hyrule to grow in power and in friendship with each other before successfully sealing away the darkness… That… is the simple version of how it all went. However, there was much more than that… The reason that they became four without much choice was because of the kidnapping of the Princess of Hyrule, Zelda. Her kidnapper was one who went by the name Shadow Link. Born from the dark powers of the Dark Mirror, he was sent on a mission to paint Link's name in a dark light and cause mischief, all as part of a side plot to cloak Hyrule in shadow. It was him who led the other four down to the Chamber of the Four Sword. Naturally, when the heroes first split, Shadow Link did everything he could to defeat them and claim their place as Link, as the other four were not well accustomed to the situation at the time, and as they originated as one person, were basically comparable to bickering brothers. This nearly won the battle for Shadow Link… had it not been for one of the good Links becoming a spy amongst his ranks. Yes, the purple Link had decided to pledge false allegiance to the enemy in order to discover their plans. What he found… was surprising…
Instead of serving Ganon, Shadow Link had wanted to overthrow him and rule alone. He wanted to prove that shadows were not meaningless dark reflections cast by a person in the sunlight. However, he was defeated by the other four, who then proceeded to make their way to the bigger threat. Of course, because he came from the Dark Mirror, he could simply return for more, and return he did. However, with some unlikely help from the princess herself, he discovered that, even as a shadow of the Hero of Hyrule, even he had a kind heart. Upon this discovery, he provided surprising aid to the others in their duel with Vaati, even going as far to sacrifice himself with the Dark Mirror's destruction to ensure victory for the heroes. Feared to be gone for good by the other four, he actually became their living shadow, following Ganon's defeat when the Four Sword was placed back in its pedestal. It did not end there, however. Evil rose again, and not just in Hyrule. For that reason, Link had drawn the sword again, becoming not four, this time, but five. Shadow Link himself was accepted as a part of the blade, and he himself became part of the Brotherhood of the Heroes of Hyrule. They now go by their own colors for their names. They are Green, the motivated one, Red, the childlike one, Blue, the passionate one, Vio, the clever one, and Shadow, the one with a heart of light. They have traveled across the multiverse, and have made numerous friends along the way, like Kirby the Star Warrior, Yoshi the dinosaur himself, and even me, the narrator of this story.
Long description about the heroes aside, the adventure began when Yoshi was trying to come up with a plan to ease Blue's chronic hotheaded attitude. It was only natural that he eventually came up with the plan to transform him into a Yoshi. He of course did not want this, but his brother, Red, did. I was tasked to help create a potion that could transform him, but I botched the process, and as a result, Blue got the same treatment Red did. Obviously, he didn't take it well, and became even more sour that day. The thing we didn't know however, is that he secretly wanted to transform as well. His brothers were the first to learn of this that night after Red had transformed back into normal (having been joyous enough for the transformation to deem itself unnecessary), and when they did learn it, they began helping him find the joy that was trapped inside of him for so long. The next day, he changed from the inside, lending helping hands to those he met, making amends with those he may have hurt in the past, and overall becoming the brother that Red had always wanted. Following a sudden battle with a few of Yoshi's foes, Blue had become so happy that he too had reverted to normal. However, he missed being a Yoshi, and wanted more time as one. Not one to turn down a friend's plea, I decided to secretly feed him and Red a special pie that I had made from the fruit that can transform. Humorously enough though, the other three brothers ate it too, and thus, the Four Sword brothers became five little Yoshis. Adorable as they were now, only Red and Blue were pleased at what had happened. Green, Vio and Shadow were less than amused… It was… a real slap in the face to me… To not mess up only once, but TWICE! How?! Regardless, Red and Blue had run into that special Yoshi mentioned earlier shortly after they became Yoshis again. Apparently, this Yoshi was of an undead variety, and as such, possessed otherworldly powers; powers that saved the duo when they were ambushed by some Shy Guys, the hooded creatures of the island. As said earlier, the unique Yoshi quickly befriended them, and before we all knew it, he had joined the weekly prehistoric vacation as the brothers' tour guide! Kirby himself had even turned into a pink Yoshi to join with his friends, claiming that, "There was NO WAY he was missing out on the fun this time." All in all, it was a very fun time. My sister and I had met up with the heroes too, mostly to make sure that I didn't do anything troublesome again. I still couldn't believe that I made such a blunder… again! At any rate, what were we doing now?
"Hey! Come back here!" a light voice rang out. The owner of said (adorable) voice was a black Yoshi with white shoes and a black and pointy floppy hat. He had a determined look on his face as he ran after something. He was relentlessly chasing it down. He showed no signs in stopping, and even ran in circles as it too went in circles. As the item emerged from the grass for a moment, it was revealed to be a red berry tied to a string.
"Come on! Almost got you!" the Yoshi said with unwavering dedication. As he leapt up and down in unison with the bobbing berry, he eventually pounced the fruit before swallowing it in one gulp.
"Yes!" he cried out triumphantly as he struck a pose. "No match for ME!"
As he turned around, he was met with giggling from a few others. His smile quickly turned into an annoyed look as he realized what had just happened.
"Ugh… Seriously?" he asked with a partially red face. "You guys should be ASHAMED! Making me do that was EMBARRESING!"
"Hey!" another Yoshi spoke up. It was a blue one with scarlet shoes, also with a floppy hat, this one colored blue. "You made ME do that too around a week ago! It's only FAIR!" he teased.
"Yeah," the black Yoshi began. "But at least you actually WANTED to become a Yoshi! I didn't!"
"You admitting it now?" the Blue Yoshi laughed. "You made such a big show that day about how being a Yoshi isn't all that bad but look at you now!"
"Okay…" a purple Yoshi interjected. He had orange shoes and also had a purple floppy hat. "Blue, while that is true, there's the fact that we weren't expecting to suddenly transform out of the blue like that."
"It honestly shouldn't be a problem to suddenly transform into this, Vio," Blue started. "You should be psyched that you're a DINOSAUR of all things now! I mean… think about it!"
"But I'm… adorable…" Vio retorted. "Vio isn't supposed to be the CUDDLY one…" he pouted with a cute voice. Out of nowhere, another tied fruit appeared. It was a batch of grapes on a string this time. Upon seeing it, Vio's pupils dilated and his tail began to wag.
"Except… you know… when there's fruit around… I could make that an exception," he spoke in a trance as his tongue drooped out and he began to pant. As he surrendered himself to chasing the fruit, he let go of any sense of inhibition, focusing on the fruit and ONLY the fruit. Nothing stopped him. He kept at the vitamin-filled delight, going in circles, flutter jumping and even doing a back flip at one point to keep up with it. Like Shadow, he eventually caught the food too, but he also realized that he had been played. His cheeks quickly turned red as well, and he folded his arms at the one who lured him. Said culprit was a humanoid-looking girl who had long pigtails that looked like tentacles. She wore a pink beanie with a star on it and wore a pink jacket to match. She was of a unique species called an Inkling, a squid that could change from a cephalopod to a kid at will and swim in her own ink that she could create with weaponry. They were very cultured in the art of war; their kind having been through a prolonged "Great Turf War" with a similar species called the Octarians. However, this wasn't all they partook in. They also listened to music and socialized, the former a fan favorite practice of theirs. This girl's name was Callie, and she was not only a part of a musical duo called the Squid Sisters, a hit that carried them to new heights in their career, she was also part of the New Squidbeak Splatoon, a modern-day version of the Inkling army that took care of the looming Octarian Menace. In particular, she was the first agent of the squad, having been recruited by her own grandfather, Captain Cuttlefish, a former soldier of the Great Turf War.
"What was that you said about not being cute?" she teased. "Last time I checked, you're super ADORABLE!"
"*Sigh*" Vio breathed out. "Well, at least this won't last for much longer…"
"Yeah… as fun as this was," a green Yoshi with a green floppy hat and orange shoes began. "This really isn't what I expected to be for a week…"
"Well, Green…" another girl spoke up. She was also an inkling, though she wore a green shirt along with a green cap. Her hair was white and shorter than Callie's. Her name was Marie, and she was Callie's cousin and the second half of the Squid Sisters. Not only that, but Callie had recruited her to be Agent 2 of the Squidbeak Splatoon. "You can always have more fruit and be a Yoshi for LONGER!" she replied while giggling.
"Eh… no thanks…" Shadow quickly blurted out, already seeing himself as a Yoshi for another seven days. The thought made him shudder.
"I'm good too," Vio chided. Being turned into a chibi dinosaur did not suit him. He just wanted normalcy again.
"Same here," Green chimed in. "Speaking with this squeaky voice has given me red cheeks more times than I can remember!"
"NOT US!" a voice rang out. It belonged to a red Yoshi with dark blue shoes and a red floppy hat. "I think I speak for both Blue and myself when I say that we want to be Yoshis longer! Isn't that right?"
"Without a question!" Blue cheered. "I'm… sad that today's the final day… After a week like this, I don't know how I can go back to being a snooty human again!" he finished as his face looked downtrodden and his tail drooped.
"Oh, Blue…" the red dinosaur hugged him. "Just because it's going to be over soon doesn't mean you have to change who you are! You're my awesome brother who gave me the best week ever!"
"Th-Thanks," Blue sniffled.
"Dawww…" Marie cooed. "You really HAVE changed, Blue! I feel much more comfortable around you now! Here!" she said tossing a batch of blueberries. Blue caught them all with his tongue before the bunch even could fall into his hands. He swallowed it all in one gulp, feeling happier with this snack.
"Thank you so much!" Blue cheered. At that moment, his Yoshi instincts took over, and he went over and nuzzled the green Squid Sister like a cat or a dog would. Marie was taken aback, but she hugged him in return. Callie giggled, happy that Blue had transformed on the inside, and excited that she and everyone else finally got to see his true side.
"Thank you for your love and support, everyone!" Blue mused. "I-I don't even want to THINK what it would have been like otherwise!" Yes, while Blue was doing better than ever thanks to becoming a Yoshi, secretly, he was still haunted by his past, mostly by all the times he would hurt Red. Those times were over, though… That's what he kept fighting for… He wouldn't stop until the last trace of that brute that was once him was gone. He'd do it for his friends and brothers… He'd do it for Red… No one deserved to have their inner child robbed from them, and to repay Red for bringing his back to him, Blue would make sure that none could steal it from his cherished brother.
"Hey! Everyone! We've got snacks!" another voice rang out. It was mine, and I was carrying a tray of food for all of us to eat, though I had to add a lot more to the batch for obvious reasons. "I've got lots of fruits and sweets!" Indeed, there were watermelons, apples, more blueberries, grapes, bananas, candy, and even Yoshi Cookies! Of course, I didn't gather all of it alone. Kaitlin, my sister, had helped as well, and thanks to her, it took significantly less time to prepare the feast.
"Eat up!" Kaitlin called out. As soon as everyone saw the tray, they began rushing towards it, the Yoshified Links running much faster out of motivation.
"Mmmmm!" Red panted. "Thank you SO MUCH for this, Chris!" he said entranced as he eyed the apples.
"Where are the plates?!" Blue asked. "I'm STARVING!"
"Hold on… I've got 'em," I tried to calm the two brothers down. As I reached for the plates, I heard some scarfing behind me. Turning around, I saw Shadow's tongue on some bananas.
"Well, well, well…" I giggled. "Not enjoying being a Yoshi, huh? I sure see otherwise…"
"Hey! I never said I WAS… My appetite's… just uncontrollable…" he fibbed.
"Mm hmm…" I exclaimed.
"Honest!" he blushed. "Do you know how annoying it is to be called cute every five MINUTES?!" he asked me.
"Heh… Well you guys decided to eat the pie! I didn't MAKE you eat it!" I pointed out.
"Yeah…" Vio interjected. "But we didn't know about your surprise gift to Blue and Red either…"
"True…" I admitted. It WAS supposed to be a secret, and I guess that worked… on the wrong guys as well as the ones I wanted it to work on…"
"Either way…" Kaitlin began. "We have some memorable moments at least!" she teased while holding up her phone which had more than twenty pictures of last week's events on it.
"HEY!" Vio shouted with red cheeks. "I thought you said you wouldn't do that!"
At this, Blue, Red, Kaitlin, Callie, Marie and I laughed aloud, when out of the corner of our eyes, we saw someone headed our way.
It was a pink Yoshi with orange shoes and no hat, and apparently, he had sniffed out the meal that we were about to have.
"Hey Kirby!" Red and Blue waved.
"Hi, fellow Yoshis!" the pink dinosaur cheered. "How goes it!"
"It's been so much fun!" Blue spoke. "The Squid Sisters along with Chris and Kaitlin have been playing fetch with us!"
"That sounds like FUN!" Kirby mused. "How was it?! How many fruits did you get?"
"Eh… We didn't really keep track of that… It was too much fun!" Red squealed. "Green, Vio and Shadow even joined us!"
"Really?" Kirby chuckled.
"Uh… not by choice…" Vio pointed out. "Those fruits have more luring powers than you could imagine!"
"Yeah!" Shadow joined in. "None of us could resist!"
"It's true!" Green said. "We were like dogs!"
"That must've looked ADORABLE!" Kirby imagined. "If only I could've seen it too!"
"Oh! You CAN!" Kaitlin revealed as she got her phone out!"
"Whoa! Hey now! Let's not get any rash ideas!" Green panicked.
"Oh, come on!" Kaitlin replied. "You did it to Blue! Just think of this as getting even!" she spoke.
Suddenly, a hilarious argument broke out over the phone, all while those who watched and ate laughed. The week had been nothing but joyous for Red and Blue, and they would not have traded it for anything else. As the bickering died down and everyone began feasting on the treats, I began to recall the events of the past week.
Monday started with the five heroes adapting to their new forms. To no big surprise, Red and Blue were naturals at being Yoshis, fitting right in with the others and even enjoying their new skills. Shadow, while reluctant, joined in as well and looked like he was having a fun time as well (even if he wouldn't admit it). Green eventually partook in the activities as well, though he wore an expression that looked like he was forced to dance in front of a crowd (oh wait…). Vio just watched the entire time until Kaitlin baited him with some fruit, which was a sight to behold.
Tuesday saw our heroes playing tag with the other Yoshis. Red and Blue kept in pace with the others, not wanting or needing a break until THREE AND A HALF hours after the game started. Green, while dropping in and out every now and then, found himself enjoying the fun times, even if he was it more times than he could count. Shadow and Vio wanted to hide from the fun, but Kaitlin and her batch of fruits were there to say otherwise. I even joined, but I must honestly say that if it wasn't for hiding behind Green so many times, I would have been it the most. Those dinos are FAST!
We met up with Kirby on Wednesday. He had his friends in tow, who themselves looked a little shocked from a few days ago still, save Meta Knight. King Dedede kept voicing the fact that Kirby was twice as hungry as usual, having gone through more than two hundred peaches already with showing no signs of cease. Bandana Waddle Dee said that Kirby was even more energetic in this state, so much that he would wake his friends up an hour or two early and wouldn't let them go back to sleep until nightfall, which, for Kirby at this time, meant 11:00. Meta Knight however was completely content with Kirby's new state of mind, glad that his son-figure was having a good time. At any rate, as soon as we met up with each other, we helped out with a fruit harvest that day (though Shadow uncontrollably ate a few findings).
Thursday, we began a two-day tour of Yoshi's Island. Visiting the grasslands and caves was quite an adventure if not a little dangerous; there was a moment where Green sneezed after sniffing a flower and awakened a nearby Chain Chomp. You can guess what we spent the next half-hour doing. After that, we enjoyed getting lost in the maze where we almost got squished by Shy Guys on stilts. Thank goodness our Spooky Yoshi friend had come right then from his forest job to scare them off. He apologized for not staying with us, telling us that he felt that he needed to uphold his position.
On Friday, the Squid Sisters returned from Inkopolis to join the fun. Red and Blue, being as hospitable as ever, allowed rides on their backs, Marie beginning to warm up to Blue from that moment on. There was a time when Blue hurt Callie's feelings a couple of months from the day Blue first transformed, and when she told her cousin about the ordeal, Marie held a bit of a grudge against the blue hero. However, when Blue made amends with Callie as a Yoshi and helped her defeat three of the Koopa Kids, he earned the right not to be splatted by the green squid kid's charger. While she initially lost the urge to talk some sense into him that day, his good deeds from Friday onward would help him win her over.
"I can't believe you've changed this much, Blue..." Marie acknowledged in surprise. From that moment on, Blue would always offer her and Callie food and rides, which softened her attitude towards the hero…
Anyways, Friday saw us wrapping up our tour of Yoshi's Island, the Spooky Yoshi continuing to guide us through the place, whether it be through more grasslands or even some snowy areas that we even got to ski down! It was fun, though I nearly messed everyone up with a crash and almost turned everyone into an avalanche. All in all, it was a fun day.
Saturday and Sunday were days for harvesting more fruit, and we found out that it was for an upcoming event in three weeks called Fruit Fest, a time spent doing nothing but eating fruits and enjoying fun games such as hide-and-seek, apparently now with interdimensional twist!
That brought us to the here and now. The Spooky Yoshi was off taking care of the forest while we were waiting for the transformation to wear off. Yesterday was the final full day of everyone's Yoshi transformation, which was estimated to wear off around the evening or so. Red and Blue didn't want this to end, though they knew that they would have to go back to being human eventually. As we finished with our meals, we decided to do a little more sightseeing. We had just gotten to the flowery fields, when Callie and Marie suddenly got an emergency transmission.
"Huh?" Callie exclaimed.
"What's going on?" Marie asked.
Pulling up their communications, they were met with Captain Cuttlefish's voice.
"Agents 1 and 2! We have a major issue! We… you… kssht… please… you… come… need… to… come… now…!"
Stunned, Marie only could voice two words as the communication cut off.
"What… happened?"
"I… I don't know…" Callie began. "But the Captain's in trouble! We gotta go NOW!"
Complying, Marie apologized to us that they had to leave so soon and thanked us for a wonderful time.
"Hopefully we can see you again when this is done with!" Callie said. "Until then, you guys have fun with your vacation!"
"Stay fresh!" they called out as they super jumped out of our sight.
"That's… unnerving…" Vio spoke with unease.
"Yeah… Though I guess that's what happens when you're secret agents, huh?" Red guessed.
"S-Should we help?" Shadow asked.
"Without QUESTION!" Blue resolved. We stood in shock of how quickly he said this, though we should've expected nothing less from the blue hero. "Callie… she AND Marie helped me start the path to happiness… I… I feel like I owe them for that…"
"Even if they didn't, we still gotta help them!" Green agreed. "Let's go!"
"Right! Come on!" Kirby triumphed.
As we began rushing to where we saw the Squid Sisters super jump, I suddenly felt… a presence… I wasn't sure if Shadow and Kait could sense it yet, but I had felt… darkness… an incredible amount of darkness near us… I never felt such aura from anyone… except… except…
Suddenly, I felt the need to get Kaitlin out of here. I knew who was up ahead. He had been waiting for us… I could feel it. I had faith in the Links and Kirby, but… if I let my sister so much as get a scratch on her… how would I forgive myself? I had to get her away somehow…
"Kait, I need you to go and tell the Yoshis that we're following Agents 1 and 2 right now. You need to run over there and tell them that we're about to fight a big foe!"
"What?!" she exclaimed. "But I want to help too!"
"And you WILL!" I interjected. "By telling the Yoshis that this is an emergency, you're going to ensure their safety!" I reasoned. She couldn't possibly argue with that logic. "Come on! Please! This is a crisis on our hands!"
"All right," she said as she teleported out of our view. "Don't hurt yourselves before I come back!"
"Don't worry about us!" Kirby cheered. "We'll be fine!" As we continued running, the rest of us got an eyeful of who it was. It was just as I feared… Nay… It was greater than that…
Before us, a caped figure stood before us with his arms crossed. He wore dark-colored armor and had short red hair. His ears were pointy. It was GANONDORF! That wasn't all… Next to him stood… er… floated (?) a dark spherical being that possessed a red eye with bat-like wings… The Links knew him all too well…
"VAATI?!" they questioned in horror.
"Well… if it isn't the Heroes of the Four Sword and their pitiful puffball friend…" he replied. We all assumed battle-ready positions.
"Not to mention… the traitorous Shadow Link…" Ganon added.
Shadow clenched his fists and looked angrily at them during that last line.
"W-What are you doing here?!" Green demanded.
"Isn't it obvious?" Ganondorf began. "Bowser and I didn't take well to our defeat at the hands of that cheeky Blue and Red, so we devised a plot for revenge. We thought that we'd rob the Yoshis of all the fruit that they could have… They would starve and fall into depression, you would watch in horror… a win-win… But it seemed that we had underestimated you fools, and Blue, Red and that annoying bubbly squid had ended our plan before it even began… So… it was time to go deeper… I resurrected Vaati with the powers of darkness, and we along with Bowser began collaborating a scheme that shall finally END you!"
This seemed serious. Either a very serious battle was about to ensue here, or the two villains were going to be so powerful that it wouldn't even be a contest… I saw this situation numerous times before… The five brothers weren't even armed! I felt the curb-stomp coming… I had to think fast… We were about to lose… What could I do to help? My eyes lit up. I had a plan… But it would require the perfect timing… Yes…
Meanwhile, Vaati began speaking while he and Ganon began preparing an attack.
"You little heroes did well to destroy us the last time…" he spoke. "But now, without your precious Four Sword to aid you this time… I am afraid we'll have to return the favor…" But first… How about we have a little fun… For you four and that backstabbing Shadow Link… How about we… SPLIT YOU UP AGAIN! YOU HEATHENS TOO!" he said, pointing to Kirby and me. "NOW YOU, SHADOW, YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A HERO, AND NOT ON THE SIDE THAT WILL WIN!"
As we all stood in horror, we watched as the two villains gathered the last of their energy and cast it onto us. I had just finished preparing my own magic at that moment. I knew that I was no match for them, but at least what I (hopefully) did at that moment mitigated the effects of what they did to us. We all went flying in different directions, screaming at the top of our lungs as we flew different directions. If my plan went to fruition, it wouldn't be too difficult to reunite… We would need to as soon as possible too… Who knew what kind of torture the three villains plus their cohorts would put the other Yoshis through? We had to put a stop to this!
Meanwhile, as they left, it had seemed that our sudden disappearance was not entirely ignored. A certain pair of Inklings as well as a Spooky Yoshi as well as my sister had just arrived onto the scene…
"NO! THE DISTRESS SIGNAL THAT THE CAPTAIN GOT WAS A SET UP!" the one in purple hair cried in tears.
"AGH!" the green kid exclaimed. "We- We were TOO LATE!"
"CHRIS!" Kaitlin shouted. "WHERE ARE YOU?!"
"I-If only I was there!" the Spooky Yoshi spoke remorsefully, feeling as if he could have done something to prevent this.
As the horrified group of four stood where the seven of us once were, the Yoshi began quickly leading them to safety, knowing that the situation was dire…
Well… What a start, huh? My character, Kirby, and the five Links have all been sent to who knows where, just like the events of the Four Swords Manga! Will we be able to reunite in time? Where have we been sent to? Will the Yoshis be able to defend themselves from the three villains and their minions? On another note, I'd like to apologize for how painfully long this took to finish. I'm truly sorry for making you all wait like that. I'll try to be more diligent next time. Guess it's that time of the year… what with the whole writer's block deal. I'll do better. Until then, stay tuned for chapter 2, which will explain the predicament at hand on Green's side of the story! Pikmin-Volt out!
