Yellow Toad was confused. Yoshi left for downtown already, so he and Blue Toad were alone. Both were playing New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but Yellow wanted to talk to his brother about their guest. Blue was upset Yellow Toad got to actually play as himself, but shook it off.

"What's wrong with Yoshi?" asked Blue Toad.

"I don't know. He won't tell me anything," replied Yellow.

"Did it have something to do with the Red Yoshi that wanted to see him?"

Yellow Toad shrugged his shoulders. There was no way to find out unless…

"We spied on him!" he said in wonder.

Blue Toad stared at his brother. "We can't STALK Yoshi wherever he goes!" he laughed. "That'll make us seem creepy! Besides, we have our own lives, too!"

"But I'm concerned," replied the yellow mushroom.

"So am I, but we have to leave it up to Yoshi to take care of his problems. We can't be his parents," Blue added. "I'm sure he'll be fine."

Yellow still wasn't certain that he was going to sit back while Yoshi was being beat up somewhere.

"I don't have a good feeling about that Red Yoshi."

"Me neither, but what can we do?" Blue asked.

"Don't know," Yellow sighed.

"By the way, why was Yoshi been asking us for a million coins?" Blue Toad wondered.

"Beats me. Maybe he was on another sugar rush."

"Or a debt he has to pay?" Blue asked.

"Possibly. But like you said, we have to let Yoshi do his own business." Yellow replied. The brothers continued their game.

Meanwhile, Yoshi was wandering through downtown. Toads, Toads, and more Toads were everywhere, not to mention a few of his own kind plus rebellious Goombas, Koopa Troopas, and other used-to-be Bowser minions.

He slipped between a group of Shy Guys and into an alleyway. It was dark, damp, and smelly, but this was a shortcut to the other side of downtown, which was a bit more run-down. Buildings had peeling paint, poor architecture, and a melancholy feel to them. Gangsters sporting sagging pants and ripped shirts hung out in this part of town. Some eyed the green dinosaur suspiciously, but ignored him. Yoshi was relieved, but remembered who he was meeting. He felt sick to his stomach.

"Well, it's you."

Yoshi spun around to find Red Yoshi. He was wearing sunglasses to cover his eyes and a hat with a Red Yoshi egg on it.

"You got the money?" he asked.

"U-uh…n-not really," stuttered Yoshi. "Give me 'til nine and I'll have it."

"That's what you said yesterday," said Red, growing angrier. "Do I need to beat your *&$ again? Or will you give me the money?"

Yoshi took off in a run, speeding through the streets and alleyways. He burst into the civilized part of downtown, and Red Yoshi chased him. They ran back into the gangster area soon after. Several Toads looked over, but they didn't know anything about what was going on, so ignored them. Now Yoshi wished they'd pay attention.

Red Yoshi kicked Yoshi in the back, knocking him down. He dragged him into his car, and then drove to his house, located in the Lower Part of Toad Town, where they were.

Red tossed Yoshi in and knocked him to the floor again.

"WHERE'S THE MONEY?!"

"I-I don't have it!"

"Do you need the Marios to get those million coins all over again, just for you?!"

"N-no! It's just that times have been tough, a-and I have things to-

"Where is it, man?!" Red yelled, before striking Yoshi in the head several times.

"Look, I-OW!"

"That's right. Don't bring Red the money, you pay for it."

"I'm s-sorry, I'll give it to you tomorrow!" Yoshi gasped. By now, he was bleeding and had more bruises than yesterday.

"It better be here by then," Red threatened. "If not, don't expect to have skin."

Yoshi gulped.

"Now, get the &^%* out of my house." Red literally threw Yoshi out the door.

"And you'd better not tell anyone about this!"

His head hurt. He trudged slowly back to the Toad Bros.' house, thinking of a way to explain all of this, and most of all, how to get the million coins.

Yoshi couldn't find a way to wash off, so he had to walk into the house with his injuries. Yellow Toad panicked, and now, so did Blue Toad.

"C'mon, Yoshi, we're your friends," reassured Blue.

"Yeah, you can tell us what's going on."

Yoshi sighed, and then looked away. "I-I kind of don't want to talk about this."

"It'll help if you do," said Yellow.

"No it won't!" Yoshi sobbed. "I'll NEVER find a million coins!"

Yellow and Blue Toad looked at each other, exchanging confused looks.

"What million coins? What are you talking about?" asked the blue mushroom.

Yoshi sighed again.

"I guess I'll have to tell you so you'll understand."

It was a nice and sunny day in Toad Town. Yoshi was staying with his friends, Blue Toad and Yellow Toad, since Dinosaur Land was being attacked and it was unsafe.

He was strolling through a park (Yellow and Blue had errands to run, so he was alone) when he met a Red Yoshi. He looked like any other, so Yoshi assumed he was safe.

"Hey," said the Red Yoshi. Yoshi spun around, eyeing him.

"Yes?"

"C'mere."

Yoshi was suspicious, but did so anyways.

"Do you need help?" he asked.

The Red Yoshi had an evil glint in his eye. "Would you mind?"

"Not at all!" replied Yoshi.

"I have this problem, you see, back at my place. I need another fellow Yoshi like you to help. Could you?"

"Sure!" Yoshi exclaimed.

Red Yoshi led the way, and Yoshi followed closely behind.

"Hey, this is the sketchy part of Toad Town," Yoshi said.

"That it is. I'm not that rich," smiled the Red Yoshi.

"Okay...?"

Red Yoshi opened the door for Yoshi, and locked the door behind him.

"Uh, why did you lock the door?" he asked.

"Because, I want this to not be seen by wandering eyes," laughed Red. He now didn't hide the evilness.

"W-what are you gonna do?" asked Yoshi.

Red didn't say anything. He knocked Yoshi to the ground with a firm kick.

"Ow! What was that for?!"

"You heard the part about me not being rich?"

Yoshi nodded.

"Well, a rich little guy like you could help CHANGE that, huh?" asked Red rhetorically.

"W-what? No! I wouldn't" Yoshi gasped.

"You're gonna pay one way or another," remarked the Red Yoshi. He punched Yoshi again.

"L-look, please don't..." Yoshi started.

"I will, unless you give me money," replied Red.

"How much?!" Yoshi yelped.

"One million coins." he responded.
"What?! That's outrageous!"

"Alright then, you wanted it," said the evil Yoshi.

He continually beat up the poor dinosaur until he finally blurted out-
"P-please stop! I'll pay you!" Yoshi begged.

"That's more like it."
Red dropped Yoshi onto the floor. He heaved heavily, gasping for air.

"Bring it to me next Tuesday, or else," threatened Red.

He threw Yoshi out the door, leaving him whimpering on the streets of run-down Toad Town.

"What does this guy look like?" asked Yellow.

"Uh, black shades and a cap with a Red Yoshi egg."
"Wait, what?!" Blue and Yellow exclaimed in unison.

"Remember him?"

"Oh my gosh, yeah!"

"What? You've seen him before?" asked Yoshi.

"Yeah, we have. In fact, we've worked with him," replied the yellow mushroom.

"We have a story about him, too," Blue Toad added.