This is my first of these, so I shall not be entirely perfect. This will be short (a short story) as I am filled with inexperience. *Hint* *Hint* This is a test (sort of). I just finished M&L Dream Team (again) and thought it would be a pleasant thing if I commemorated it for once. I know people have written stories like these, and I take nothing from them. I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING HERE NINTENDO-RELATED, ALPHADREAM-RELATED OR ANYTHING OF THE LIKE. So please! Enjoy!
Mario and Luigi had just finished their final mustache polishing at the Golden Shop in the Driftwood Shores. The Princess was finally done shopping in Wakeport. All of the Toads had been gathered at the blimport, ready to take off on a blimp back to the Mushroom Kingdom. Not everyone was ready to part with Pi'illo Island though. Starlow had chosen to stay longer because she wanted to help the Pi'illo folk rebuild their society and homes, since they could no longer rely on their Dream Stone. Luigi was passed out (as usual) in the blimp as Mario and Princess Peach said their goodbyes to their dear Star Sprite. She was going to miss them dearly, but knew that she would see them once again (in Paper Jam).
"Take care of Luigi for me Mario! Okay? Make sure he keeps his overalls on and his hammer handy!" Mario laughed and could not help but think of all the times that his sibling had never buttoned his overalls on important occasions.
Starlow gave Mario a quick handshake with her foot (as she lacked any hands) and gave the Princess a huge hug with them. "I'm really going to miss you, Starlow." She said with a hint of sadness in her voice. "But I'm confident we'll meet again someday." Starlow nodded and helped carry that last of the Mario's bags to the blimp's storage.
The final syrup jars and ultra mushrooms were stowed away, and the blimp took off into the new morning's rising sun. The sky was a bright orange with little cloud covering. Starlow waved goodbye (with her feet) until the blimp was out of sight over the horizon. She then turned around, looking at Pi'illo castle in the distance. It had been repaired quite a bit since Dreamy Bowser's defeat in his evil castle. The stones that were cracked open had been patched up and the rotting wood was replaced. Starlow even helped with that, using her telekinesis powers, but being careful to not overuse her powers, as she could exhaust herself. She went up to the castle and into the newly furnished cafeteria. She ate breakfast quickly, while gazing at the Zeekeeper banners and Pi'illo symbols covering the walls and ceiling. As she looked at those Pi'illo symbols, a strange feeling churned inside of her stomach. But it swiftly disintegrated and she walked off to where she promised the Pi'illo folk she would help out with next.
So far, the Pi'illos were doing fantastic fixing up their once proud home. Starlow was greatly appreciated in assisting with that difficult task. They had relied so much on the Dream Stone, they had forgotten how to use their own two hands and what hard labor meant. Starlow headed off down south to Mushrise Park to help bring up some of the old Zeekeeper statues. The great bird himself had requested (quite rudely) to the Pi'illos that he be idolized for helping bring down Neo Bowser Castle.
Today though, it was extremely windy. More so than the usual Mushrise Park. Twice, three statues had nearly crushed teams of Pi'illos, organized by Dreambert, when they could not withstand the breezes. Starlow arrived on the scene of five pink and one blue Pi'illo pulling up a statue that was in fairly good condition. Using a rope, they struggled very much to make it rise. Starlow knew she shouldn't levitate something so heavy, but with the others doing so much of the work, it should be safe. So she did so and within thirty seconds, the statue was up and the Pi'illos could not thank Starlow enough for her help.
Starlow helped lift these statues until the Zeekeeper showed up, complimenting the Pi'illos' hard work. "GOOD!" He exclaimed. "These should cover some of the costs that I mentioned earlier! Saving the world doesn't come cheap you know!"
Some of the Pi'illos were angered by this, but it was too late to say anything, as the Zeekeeper flew off, saying that he had other financial costs to inspect on the island. Starlow was satisfied with herself and decided to head back to Pi'illo Castle for some lunch. She turned northwards and set off there. The short journey went smoothly until she showed up at the big white bridge. It was still very windy and that made it difficult for Starlow to keep hovering in a straight direction. She went slowly on the bridge. She could have floated over the underground without it, but today, it was safer to take the bridge. In the distance, little gusts of wind formed small tornadoes. Very, VERY suddenly, one of these tornadoes flew right towards Starlow. Without warning, it swerved her off the right side of the bridge an into the abyss below! She couldn't fly because the the momentum was too strong, pushing her farther down.
She screamed and just then, she stopped falling! She stared into the darkness below, hearing a voice say, "DON'T WORRY, STARLOW! I WON'T LET GO OF YOU!" She was being pulled back up to the bridge. When she was put down gently, her vision was blurred.
When her eyes cleared, she realized that the wind had nearly completely ceased. "Are you well?" Said the voice of the one who saved her. "Starlow?" She looked up and saw her rescuer. Of all the people who could have done so! It was him! Prince Dreambert saved her life. He had his orange cloak on as always. "Dreambert!" She said. "Thank you! Thank you so much!" "Oh it is nothing, friend." He replied. "I was on my way to see those statues when I saw you crossing this bridge. I thought it my duty to save you from falling into that perpetual darkness." Starlow couldn't stop staring at Dreambert. She heard him saying what he said but didn't really listen at all.
"So noble and kind." She thought to herself. Her star above her head suddenly glowed very brightly. Her sign of nervousness. "Are you okay Starlow?" She heard Dreambert ask. She snapped out of her trans. "Oh! Y-yes I'm fine!" "Your star. Why does it do that?" He said. "Oh! Um... It does that after a great amount of excitement." Dreambert nodded in agreement. "I see. Sorry for being so inquisitive." "No! It's okay! A lot of people wonder why it does that!" The two just looked at each other for a few seconds until Dreambert spoke up. "Well, I had better get going." He said. "Yeah. Me too." Starlow replied.
Dreambert trekked onto Mushrise Park and she went on to the castle. But something strange stopped her. She looked back to Dreambert, who was fading over the hill. She unfroze once more and finally made it back to Pi'illo Castle.