Red and his seven-Inkling team stepped off of the blimp after their long flight from Glitzville. They had just claimed the Gold Star, the third Crystal Star. "Boy, I sure slept good on that flight." Paul admitted. "Something about that cold, winter air that puts you right out."

Red was about to respond, until he felt his phone begin to vibrate. "Must be the Squid Sisters." Robbie figured.

"To Red: We've confirmed that the X-Nauts are trying to take over the world. This is probably stuff you already know, but here's something you don't: The X-Nauts have joined forces with the Octarians, meaning they're even more powerful. Thankfully, we've met new allies here, and they will help to gather as much information as possible. – Squid Sisters."

"Wow." Aimee added. "That's not good."

"Aw, GREAT!" Gyanna complained, "Now we have to worry about the Octarians and the X-Nauts!"

"Don't worry," Erick informed. "If I know those two groups, that alliance will never last."

"Well, we'd better go find out where that next Crystal Star is located." Abbie suggested.

"Good idea." Red agreed. "Let's head there now."


"Hello, Inklings!" Professor Frankly greeted. "Successful in obtaining the Gold Star?"

"Why else would we be here?" Red held it up.

Goombella laughed. "C'mon, Red! Let's find out where the next Crystal Star is!"

"Sure." Red stood on the pedestal and the lights began to illuminate the room. The three Crystal Stars had filled in their places on the floor, and the map began to shine. It placed the fourth Crystal Star – the Ruby Star – overtop of a large, abandoned-looking chapel.

"That looks like Twilight Town and the Creepy Steeple!" Goombella suggested.

"Right you are, Goombella." Frankly agreed. "Anything else turn up about the group that is also after the Crystal Stars?"

"As a matter of fact, yes." Red pulled out the message from the Squid Sisters. "I received this from our friends who are in captivity in the X-Naut Fortress."

"Hmm…" Frankly was deep in thought. "This is disturbing, indeed. If those creatures who tried to ambush us here are truly working for the X-Nauts, this would make the steps we have ahead of them even more critical."

"The professor and I headed back to his house to look over some books, and found information regarding the treasure behind the Thousand-Year Door." Goombella informed.

"Ah, YES!" Frankly recalled. "To my house, we must discuss the treasure that may lie behind the door, quickly!"


The group returned to Frankly's house. He quickly cleared off his table, and placed a few books on it. "These are books I've been reading to get a grasp of the treasure that may lie behind the door."

"Wait," Red whispered to Goombella. "Didn't Mario defeat the demon that was alleged to lie behind the door?"

"We did, but we can't be sure if it's actually gone." Goombella responded. Red nodded.

"This book here held what I thought was quite a preposterous theory." Frankly flipped through the pages of the large book, before placing the article on the table. "This book theorized that the 'treasure' behind the Thousand-Year Door was, in actuality, the great cataclysm."

"Is this the said cataclysm that sunk the ancient city underground?" Aimee asked.

"Yes! That is correct!" Frankly agreed.

"So the X-Nauts want to get the power of that cataclysm to help them rule world?" Gyanna pondered.

"And that force could be used by the Octarians to sink Inkopolis!" Paul realized. "Now it all makes sense!" Paul began to flip madly through the books on the table.

"Well, now that we have come to this possibility, it is imperative we do not allow them near the treasure." Frankly affirmed. "If they do manage to get the treasure, this town…this kingdom…this world could be destroyed!"

"So, where can we find the way to Twilight Town?" Robbie piped up.

"Like the first two Crystal Stars, the location seems to be reachable by a pipe." Frankly flipped through another book.

"Well, looks like we're looking for another pipe!" Erick figured.

"We'd better start looking, right away." Red suggested.


"Hey, guys!" Abbie called. "This could be the pipe here." The group rushed over.

"To Twilight Town." Aimee red the sign. "Well, we'd better head down there!" She hopped in, but came back out. "It's clogged!" She realized.

"Goombella, how did you get through this pipe before?" Red asked.

"Let's see…" Goombella thought. "We had to have something with our names on it to get through."

"Well, we've got our Iron Incinerators jackets, but it's just Abbie and Robbie who don't have." Red figured.

"Well, I have my name on my Blaster." Robbie added.

"And I've got my name on my sword." Abbie pointed.

"Great!" Red smiled. "Let's just throw our jackets on, and there we go! Try going through now."

"I'll go!" Erick jumped into the pipe. "It's good!"

"All right, guys!" Goombella cheered. "You guys are good to go! We'll see you when you guys get back!"

"Thanks, Goombella!" Red waved. "All right, team. Onward to Twilight town!"