Hello, friends! Here's the second chapter, which is probably obvious XD. Anyway, really sorry for short chapters! But I'm trying to make them as long as I possibly can, but it's kind of hard writing long chapters for Rosalina's Storybook, which is nine chapters of, like, five pages each. But I'm REALLY TRYING to put as much effort as I possibly can. These were originally two different chapters, but they're too short for one each. All characters are © Nintendo :D Anyway, let us begin!

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Chapter 2

Taking Off

It was a Sunday, and we had been looking for Luma's mother for a little over a year. "Let's face the truth," Luma cries dejectedly. "We'll never find Mama."

"Don't say that!" I scream. "We can't give up now!"

My glance fixes on the rusty mushroom ship. "Maybe…."

Luma catches my gaze and a new flame of hope lights up in his eyes. "We can fix up the Starshroom and look in space for Mama!" Luma finishes.

"My dad has lots of tools. With them, we can make the ship just like new!" I run back to my house and grab some hammers, nails, screwdrivers, and other tools from the garage. I also grab a few rags to try to clean the rust off.

Climbing back up the hill, I yell to Luma, "I've got everything!" Luma squeaks with joy.

We immediately get to work, tightening bolts and loosening screws. After everything's done, we start on the final touch. It takes an hour to completely polish the ship free of all its rust, but it's done now.

"Ready to go?" Luma asks, trying to control his excitement.

"Yup," I say, but then I remember something. "I need to say bye to Peter and Dad!"

"Hurry back!" Luma says as I rush back to my house.

Peter is watching TV. "Bye, Peter. I'll miss you." I hug him, and he kisses me on the forehead, but he doesn't ask any questions.

Looking for Dad, I think how long this journey may take. A month? A year? Forever? The nagging, pessimistic part of me says. Dad turns out to be in his office working. "Dad, I'm going to help a star find his mama."

"Yes, sweetie," he replies. "Have fun, and be back before eight." That's too bad, because I have a feeling that won't be happening. I try to hold back tears.

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"I'm ready to go," I say to Luma. "I've packed jam, water, and other delicious things."

Luma is obviously very excited. "Thank you, thank you!" he cries. "I'm going to find Mama!" I smile back at Luma. I am excited, too.

Before climbing into the Starshroom, I walk to the tree, where Mama is sleeping. "Hi, Mama," I whisper. "Please guide us on our trip, and help Luma find his mother. I know you'll come back one day soon. I'll wait for you forever if I have to."

Saying a final goodbye, I take my bags of food and walk onto the Starshroom, where Luma is patiently waiting. "Were you saying bye to your mama?"

I nod, and Luma starts the ship. It's not long until we're in space, passing planets and moving up, up, up, into the unknown universe.

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Thank you again for reading! It means so much to me :3 I really hope you liked it. I don't know how much I'll be updating, but hopefully it won't be too long. I have one more chapter ready right now, which I'll probably upload tomorrow or later today. Keep reading :D