PROLOGUE
-A Hero in Need-
Somewhere else in the Mushroom Kingdom, Chopper was lying on a wagon that was being dragged by someone. He didn't know who was actually moving it, but it didn't seem to matter at this point, considering that he's still out.
However, it was no longer dawn, but daytime. The birds seemed to be chirping, and all of the Goombas roaming around on the path took notice of the wagon Chopper was unconscious on. However, he wasn't alone. Seven spirits shaped like stars appeared, surrounding the eight year old boy.
"Oh, the poor little boy... He's been gravely injured, but I think he'll be able to recover." a yellow orange star with a pink bow gasped as she flew down to Chopper.
"But Bowser was able to steal the Star Rod back! Now he's mightier than this boy! And Staris has been going on a rampage and absorbing stars! It's hopeless! All is lost!" a yellow green star with a small brown mustache cried.
Those two Star Spirits then floated back into the circle of the seven. The elder Star Spirit with the big white mustache spoke.
"Everybody just calm down. As long as we keep it together, there's always hope. Now… Our fate's in Chopper's hands. We must try to revive him. Gather around, everyone. Send Chopper your power!"
All seven Star Spirits gave Chopper their energy. Sparkles were everywhere, healing the wounds left on Chopper to help him recover.
"Phew…that's it," the elder Star Spirit sighed, wiping his brow. "That's all we can do right now. I wish we could do a little more for him, though... Chopper… Please get up… Please…"
And with that, the Star Spirits' spirits disappeared and the sky was back to normal. Chopper opened his eyes a little to see where he was…but he ended up closing them again due to being too tired.
Apparently, the person pulling the wagon was a Toad with gray polka dots on his white cap. He was also wearing a white lab coat like those scientists. And lastly, he was wearing glasses that were difficult to see through.
"This boy is not so hard to pull when he's on this wagon," he said as he dragged the wagon down a hill. "I can't believe no one even bothered to help him. Once I saw him face Bowser, I know he may be...the one… But, why can't he just get his butt up right now and not make me do this? I'm too old for this! OLD! Well, not that old. I'm only thirty-five."
The Toad began to keep moving through the field near a village full of Goombas. However, the Goombas on the road past him didn't seem to care about attacking him for some reason.
Later-
Chopper was now lying in bed, fast asleep. However, he wasn't alone. The elder Star Spirit's spirit appeared once again and looked down at the young boy.
"Chopper… Can you hear me, Chopper…? My name is Eldstar, a Star Spirit… I have something very important to tell you… It concerns the princess, the Mushroom Kingdom, the Stars, and you… But sadly, I haven't the strength to talk to you here… Listen, Chopper… I need to have you come to Shooting Star Summit. Please… Chopper… We Star Spirits will be waiting for you at the summit…"
Eldstar disappeared, leaving only Chopper in the bedroom. The walls were a white color, and the floor was a metallic gray color - something that was kind of like that teleporter building back in the Mushroom Kingdom.
When Chopper opened his eyes, he got up and jumped out of bed. He took his time to look at the room, but he was still rather confused.
"Huh? Where am I? This looks like some kind of bedroom. But, this isn't mine! Something's not right, here…"
He heard the door open, and out came the Toad that rescued him from earlier. He looked a bit surprised to see him up already.
"Huh? You're awake? Well… That's good news! You haven't opened your eyes for days! And where are we, you ask? We're in my lab! Chopper, you must have been so exhausted after that fight."
"Uh… Sure… But, who the heck are you?" Chopper asked.
"Who am I, you ask? I am Professor Toadsmeth! As you can see, I am a scientist. This is my lab, which is right by Goomba Village; a tiny town that's west of Toad Town. I stay here and study many things…such as Goombas and Koopas."
"So… You study things? Uhhhh… So were you..studying me?"
"No. Why would I ever do that? What did you think I was doing?"
"Ugh… OK. But if you took something from me, I swear that I'll inhale you and spit you far from here…" Chopper trailed, making Toadsmeth slightly back away. "Anyway, isn't there supposed to be a hero here? You know, like Mario?"
"Mario? Well… He has taken a vacation. You see, he has gone to the Beanbean Kingdom without his brother. His brother would've came, but he decided to stay and take care of the house." Toadsmeth paused for a moment. "...Hold on a minute, how do you know so much about him? You don't look like you come from here!"
"I just heard about him, that's all," Chopper replied.
"I see… Well, why don't you make yourself at home right now? I think you should stay in bed for a bit until you're fully recovered."
"What? No way! I feel just fine anyway! I can't just stay here forever, you know! You saw Bowser, right? He's got some kind of weapon that makes himself invincible! We NEED to stop him!"
"But not right now! You've faced a hard battle. It's better that you rest for now. It would be bad news for you to just go out now."
"Doesn't matter," was all Chopper said as he left the bedroom and found himself in the main room. There were machines everywhere, and also a couple of chemicals over by one wall. "Wow… Well this interesting."
"Chopper, you shouldn't be going now!" the professor cried as he ran into the same room.
"Look, Toadsmeth person… I REALLY don't want to sit around here. The reason why I need to go right is now because I heard a voice telling me that I need to go somewhere."
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm not kidding," Chopper nodded. "I think I was told by some weird star thing that I need to go to Shooting Star Summit. He said that I should go immediately. Didn't you see it?"
"Hmmmmmm… Maybe that was just all a dream?" Toadsmeth wondered. "People tend to see things like that in dreams."
Chopper: ?
"Well, maybe not… But, maybe it could have been some sort of message from a Star Spirit. They live in Star Haven. Shooting Star Summit is the nearest place to Star Haven, so that would make sense…"
"Where could I find Shooting Star Summit?"
"It's near where Princess Peach's Castle is. You remember seeing a castle lifted from the ground, right?"
"Yeah, I do," Chopper nodded.
"If you take that blue door, you should be able to find Shooting Star Summit over by the right," Toadsmeth explained. "I think that explains it all."
"Well, thanks for the help, professor," Toadsmeth's eyes widened as he saw Chopper heading out the door.
"Wait! Don't go!"
Once Chopper came outside, he found himself near the gates of Goomba Village. He saw a family there as well. The grass was green, and there was a yellow dirt path to the right and left. Chopper looked to the right, which seemed to be the path to go to Toad Town. But, before he could go, Toadsmeth caught up to him.
"Chopper, don't go yet! It's too dangerous to go alone! Take this!" Toadsmeth took out a communicator and gave it to him.
You got a Communicator!
"With this, you can contact me anytime! I can tell you anything that's important, and maybe I can help you with what's going on at Bowser's Castle. Not to mention I can gather some cool information on any baddies you see!"
"How exactly are you going to do that?"
"I have something called a Hearoscope," Toadsmeth explained, making Chopper look dumbfounded.
"Hearoscope? What the heck is that?"
"It's a device that's like a telescope, but instead, you use your ear to hear things from a huge distance. It could even hear things from space itself!"
"Wow… But really, it's called a Hearoscope?"
"Now's not the time to be discussing about something like that," Toadsmeth scolded. "Listen, just try and keep in touch with me if you can. With my intelligence, nothing could go wrong if you're going to fight Bowser!"
"Please don't jinx it…" Chopper grumbled.
"Heee! Yee hee heee!"
"Yup. I knew it."
Kammy Koopa began to fly over the two, but soon came to a sharp halt over by the path to the next area.
"Bleah heh heh heh… Ah, my instincts were right… Chopper… I can't believe you're on your feet after taking such a beating from King Bowser. You're a hardy one, all right. I was smart to come here to check on you."
"Hey, you're that weird ugly hag that was with Bowser, aren't you?" Chopper scoffed. "Yeah, I think you're that one. I can remember you just sitting there and watching me get beaten by him."
"Weird? Why I oughta… I am a beautiful Koopa with a beautiful name: Kammy Koopa! Hmmmph! I wish I had some time to teach you a lesson, you ungrateful little boy! But no. Hear this, little fool! It is useless for you to try to defeat Bowser and save Princess Peach and her castle. Ridiculous! Laughable! As you have seen, King Bowser is more powerful then even you can deal with this time. Here's a gift from him! …And from Maquano!"
Kammy took out her wand, and she used her magic to make a big, Yellow Block with eyes to block the way up ahead. Upon hitting the ground, it made Chopper and Toadsmeth jump up from the harsh landing.
Both were gaping at the point with widened eyes, but they were soon back on the ground after two seconds. Chopper was rather frustrated and grabbed a rock.
"Nyeah heh heh heh! Chopper! You will kneel and weep when you see the wonderful changes King Bowser's made! You will never be able to save this world! With Mario out of the picture, this world is ours now! Bleah heh ho hyuck heh heh HA!"
"Well, then take this!" Chopper threw the rock straight at Kammy, hitting her straight on. The old Magikoopa began to yell out before flying away on her broomstick.
"Serves her right… Well, now to break this." he walked over to the Yellow Block and attempted to kick it. Sadly, nothing happened from kicking it.
"What? That's not right!"
"Kammy Koopa, that fiend!" Toadsmeth growled. "Did you hear what she said about the princess? It didn't even sound good. I hope nothing's happened to her…"
"Toad guy! Help me break this block!" Chopper continued to punch at the block, with still not positive results. "Man, if only I had a hammer or something to help me!"
That's when Toadsmeth had an idea. He immediately pulled Chopper away from the block and turned him around to face him.
"Good news, Chopper! I happen to know where to get a hammer! Yes, one of the Goombas in Goomba Village had a nice-looking hammer."
"What? I have to go into the village? Oh, all right, I'll go. Hopefully nothing bad happens on my way there."
"And before you go... I'd suggest hitting that Save Block next to my lab." Toadsmeth informed. "You don't want to lose any of your progress..."
Upon turning to the left, Chopper spotted a rainbow block with a white S on it. This Save Block was struck by his fist, and his game ended up being saved in the end.
Once Chopper headed toward the path to the left, he found himself in a village with a Goomba family. A Goomba with a small black mustache opened the gate to walk toward him. His name was Goompapa.
"Hmmm? Strange… You look a lot different than anyone I've seen in the Mushroom Kingdom…" Goompapa trailed. "Is there a new species here or something? I never really heard about or seen something like you."
"I'm Chopper of Clara," Chopper introduced. "And the reason I look a lot different than anyone else in the Mushroom Kingdom is because…I'm from a different planet."
"Huh? Oh, I see… That is…rather interesting! We've never really had outsiders here for centuries!"
"Daddy! What is it?" a pink Goomba with a big orange bow came to Goompapa, and she was rather surprised to see Chopper. Her name is Goombaria.
"Hey, you don't look like anyone from the Mushroom Kingdom. Are you from somewhere else?"
Chopper simply nodded, saying, "Yes."
"Oh, wow! For someone outside of the Mushroom Kingdom, you sure look cuter than those Toads…and some of those Boos! I am being completely honest, here." Goombaria commented. "Although, I don't think you're as cute as those Dayzees, no offense."
"Ummmm... OK."
"Anyway, what brings you to our peaceful little town?" Goompapa asked.
Chopper began to explain to him about all the details about the hammer and the yellow block in his way.
"You need a hammer to break a block? Well, you came to the right place! We happen to have a hammer with us! And it's a brand new one! Come to that big brown house to the upper right! We will give you that hammer you desperately need!"
"Oh, great! Take me there right now!" Chopper smiled.
And with that, Goompapa went to the big house. Chopper sighed in relief. Perhaps not all Goombas were bad people.
Chopper followed Goompapa into his house and saw the inside of his house was a brown color. There were some vines between the first and second floor. There is a table that is shaped like a Goomba. There was a chair and a cabinet with some books. A staircase happened to be hidden behind some furniture.
"Come up the stairs with me. I have the hammer up there." Goompapa said as Chopper followed him up.
Going up the stairs, there was a door that was in front of them. This must've been the room.
"All right, stay here for a moment. I'll be back with the hammer in a minute or two! Just be patient." Goompapa said.
"Of course," Chopper nodded.
Goompapa headed into the room, forcing Chopper to wait. It must have been his bedroom, I guess. One guess… It was brown just like the other rooms.
Chopper decided to sit down on the ground and think about Shooting Star Summit. He had to go there…but what really might be there? What will that Star Spirit tell him?
These questions all made Chopper wonder what he might find. In fact, will he have to do some more fighting?
"Hrmmm… Where did I put that hammer? Let me see now… Oh, HERE it is!" Chopper could hear Goompapa picking it up, despite the fact that they have no hands.
Goompapa came back to Chopper with the hammer that appeared to be a brown color, with a white stripe, a pink face and a yellow star on the front part of the face.
"All right! I managed to find the hammer, so here you go, kid!" Goompapa gave Chopper the hammer, and he held it up.
You got the hammer! Chopper can do the Hammer attack now! You can smash yellow blocks with this Hammer.
"Wait… Why am I holding this up?"
"That should do well! Now you can smash that block that's in your way! Also, you can hit trees to make things fall from it, too!"
"Thanks, Goompapa," Chopper thanked. He and Goompapa left the house, but when they went down the small steps, they heard someone's voice.
"DAAAAAD! BIG PROBLEM!" Goompapa's son, Goombario walked to him and Chopper. Unlike the other Goombas, he was wearing a blue hat. For some reason, Chopper had a feeling that he wanted to kick him. He's not one to hate people for no reason, but this guy seemed different.
"Goombario? Is there something wrong?" Goompapa asked.
"Yeah! Some of our stuff was stolen while you were taking that kid into the house for that hammer." Goombario explained.
"Somebody stole our stuff? What exactly did he steal? And did you see him?" Goompapa asked, shocked.
"All I know is that he stole our big photo that we hung up on the wall! And what does he look like? Umm… He's a green color. For some reason, he looked like a bean. He was carrying some kind of sack, and he ran off through the gate. He said something about calling himself 'The Shadow Thief'."
"Oh, that's not good," Goompapa frowned as he turned to Chopper. "Listen, I apologize for asking you this, but can you find that Shadow Thief and get back that painting? It's very important to our family."
"All right, I'll go ahead and do it," Chopper nodded as he headed off out of Goomba Village and back to the lab.
Toadsmeth's Lab-
When he got near the door, Professor Toadsmeth came out, sending Chopper flying back.
"Good news, Chopper!" Toadsmeth announced. "I found this in my drawer, and apparently, this thing can scan enemies and Tattle them for their stats!"
"So you're saying I can get info on the enemies with that thing?" Chopper asked.
"Yes… But I can't let you hold onto it. No, no. Way too valuable for you to hold onto. Not only that, but it's fragile. …Well, I'm not sure if you even know the word 'fragile', so I'll just say it can easily break."
"I know what the word 'fragile' means. I'm not as stupid as you think. I mean, I'm pretty intelligent, you know…but not as much as my good friend, Flyer…and he's SIX!"
"Six? That's crazy!"
"Well, his kind can be quite the intelligent kind… Anyway, I got the hammer that the Goombas had!"
"Great! So, Chopper… Are you ready to head off now?"
"You bet I am!" Chopper smiled. "It's time to break this thing!"
Chopper rushed over to the Yellow Block, and he smashed it with his hammer. It was smashed to bits.
"Well, now that you have the hammer, you can protect yourself against some of the enemies here! I'll just go on ahead to see if there's anything." Professor Toadsmeth ran off ahead to check the area out.
The next moment came, and a scream made Chopper's antennae twitch.
"YOUCH!"
Chopper noticed Toadsmeth rolling back over to him while stuck in his cap.
"What the heck? Toadsmeth? What happened to you!" Chopper gasped.
"That showed him!"
Chopper turned around and saw a small Koopa that was around his size…but maybe a little taller. His body had the bottom part of his egg shell, and the top part was like a hat for him. He had brown feet, and he looked pretty mad.
"Hey, who are you, and how did you get here!" the little Koopa baby asked.
"Huh? He kicked your butt?" Chopper said with a look of surprise. "Oh, yeah. I'm Chopper."
"All right, but I have something to tell you both! This is MY playground, you idiots! Nobody sets foot in here without my permission! Nobody! Prepare to start crying at the feet of Master Jr. Troopa!"
"Oh, a battle? All right, but I'm going easy on you, since you're a baby!"
Professor Toadsmeth managed to get himself up went up to Chopper, panting a little. His glasses were a little messed up, too.
"Chopper, I forgot to tell you something before heading to Goomba Village. This is Jr. Troopa. He's the boss of the neighborhood gang. A bit of a bully, obviously. He's more bark than bite. Since he's just a baby, he's not too hard to fight. Just boost yourself up and don't let him get to you! I'll stay right here behind you and watch your progress."
"All right, then," Chopper made a dash towards Jr. Troopa and stomped on his head. He felt good to stomp on something, actually.
"Oh, excellent! That was great! Go on!" Professor Toadsmeth applauded as Chopper gave two thumbs up.
But, after he did that, Jr. Troopa moved toward him and stomped on his head. It only did 1 point of damage, anyway, so no biggie.
"Oh, you're a tough guy, aren't you? Well, let's see how you like this!" Chopper brought his hammer out.
Chopper rushed toward Jr. Troopa and bashed him with his hammer, and it did hurt him. His attacks really only did 1 point of damage pretty much.
Jr. Troopa simply jumped on his head again just like last time. Chopper quickly shook his head from the attack.
Chopper decided to do something different. He inhaled the baby Koopa with his strange ability and spat him out, leave Jr. Troopa dazed and angry.
"Grrrr! I'm just getting warmed up!" Jr. Troopa ran up to Chopper and stomped on his head once again. It's like they're taking turns attacking, actually…
Chopper brought his hammer out again, and he brought it down on Jr. Troopa. Toadsmeth was glad he was keeping up.
"Chopper, you've almost got him! Keep it up! Go on!" Professor Toadsmeth applauded.
"All right, you asked for it!" Jr. Troopa growled. "Say hello to Jr. Troopa's special attack! Full power!"
Jr. Troopa began to run in place as he stored enough power for him to deal and extra attack. He then ran toward Chopper and stomped on his head. Unlike before, this attack did 2 damage instead of 1.
"Ouch! All right, now THAT hurt. I was going easy on you before, but not anymore!" Chopper growled.
Chopper saw that he had only 5 HP left. So, he jumped on Jr. Troopa's head and ended the fight. So, basically… Jr. Troopa had 5 HP, 1 Attack, and 0 Defense
The attack sent Jr. Troopa down to the ground, making him dizzy.
"Chopper, that was wonderful fighting. You got Star Points! You get Star Points every time you beat an enemy. Every time you save up 100 Star Points, you'll go up a level. Always try hard to get points!" Toadsmeth explained.
"Star Points, huh? Well, that sounds pretty good!" Chopper smiled as he had his thumbs up after the victory while he collected his 20 Star Points.
"Shoooooot!" Jr. Troopa whined as he got up. "I was winning, too! I'll be back, Chopper!"
He began to leave by heading towards the next area, but then he stopped and turned back, pointing at Chopper.
"I mean it, I'll be back!" With that, he was gone.
"So he's saying he'll be back to get me? Umm… I don't think I should be scared, right?" Chopper asked.
"No worries. He's just a little brat. At least MY children didn't act like that when they were younger. Yes, they're a little older. Around seventeen or so…"
"Umm… OK. That's interesting. I'm only eight…" Chopper trailed.
"You don't have to worry much when you're a little kid," Toadsmeth groaned. "Anyway, do you think you'll be able to travel to Toad Town on your own?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine," Chopper nodded. "I've faced worse things than this. So, don't really worry about me at all."
"You sure? …Maybe you should take a look at the sign by Goomba Village first before going on." Toadsmeth went to the sign to the left and noticed a Goomba with a spike on its head was on there.
"Wait a second… I don't remember this Spiked Goomba being here… This is odd…" Toadsmeth began to read the sign.
Beware of Goombas!
Suddenly, the Spiked Goomba peeled off of the sign, and it began to go after Toadsmeth.
"ACK! Chopper! I am in need of your assistance!"
"All right, I'm coming!" Chopper used his Speed Dash to run over to the Spiked Goomba and bash it in the head with his hammer.
"Phew… That was a close call for me." Toadsmeth sighed as he got up. "Chopper, that is a Spiked Goomba. You see that spike on its head? Be careful not to jump on him. You'll definitely get hurt. Also, these guys have stronger Attack than normal Goombas."
"Don't worry. I can handle this. I already got the first strike." Chopper said as he whacked the Spiked Goomba with his hammer, and it was gone.
Chopper collected his 3 Star Points, while waggling his finger, and he began to relax for a bit.
"Chopper, I apologize for stopping you again, but I want to give you something before you go out fighting some more Goombas. Wait here." Toadsmeth headed back into his lab, and after a while, he came back.
"Good news! I was able to find it! Here you go, Chopper!" Toadsmeth gave Chopper something called a Badge. It was a badge with a light blue foot with spikes on the bottom of it.
You got the Power Jump Badge! Chopper stomps on a single enemy using a lot of attack power.
"This is called a Badge. If you wear this, you'll be able to do a Power Jump, which means you'll be able to do a lot more damage with your Jump attack. But listen carefully. You'll only be able to do it if you're wearing the Badge. You'd better try it first. Putting Badges on and taking them off is a vital skill. Would you like me to explain how to use the Badges you collect during your travels?"
"Ummmmmm… I don't think so." Chopper responded, shaking his head. "I think I'll be all right with this badge…"
"Oh, really? Then that's good for you. Now remember, you need FP (Flower Points) to use this Power Jump technique. And if you see any blocks with a heart in them, hit them, and you'll recover not just your HP, but your FP as well. They're lifesavers, Chopper! Use them whenever your HP and FP reserves are getting low."
"All right, thanks for the tips. With that block out of the way, I can probably catch that Shadow Thief, and get to Toad Town."
"Thief, you say? Well, then. I wish you luck in finding him. I will have my communicator on if you ever need me, all right?"
"All right, I'll see you some other time!" Chopper waved goodbye to Professor Toadsmeth as he headed out.
Chopper found himself in the next part of the area, which looked the same as the area by the lab. But, there were Goombas, and there was even one with wings called a Paragoomba.
"I should land a First Strike on that," Chopper walked towards it, and he stomped on it, landing a first strike.
Suddenly, Chopper heard his white communicator going off, so he took it out and saw Professor Toadsmeth on the screen.
"Oh, I forgot something. That Goomba you're fighting right now is called a Paragoomba. That enemy's flying. Your hammer won't reach enemies in the air. If you want to attack airborne enemies, you'll have to use your Jump attack. You can jump over one enemy to attack one behind it, too. This is some good advice here. Remember it! That is all."
"All right. Thanks for the advice there." Chopper put away his communicator, and he jumped on the Paragoomba, defeating it.
Chopper got three Star Points from it, and he began to move on. He saw a red ? Block that was near, so he jumped under it.
A red octagon Badge with a sun in the middle called the Close Call Badge appeared, and Chopper held it up.
"Wait... Why do I keep doing this?! I should put it on!" Chopper decided to equip the Badge, leaving him with only 1 BP left.
"Geez… Only 1 BP left? Oh, well… I guess I better continue on." Chopper decided to avoid some of the enemies, due to only having 5 HP.
Chopper walked up to a sign near the block, and it had a Mushroom on it. He decided to read the sign to see what it says.
Eat a Mushroom to regain your energy! When HP gets low, eat a Mushroom with (That's supposed to be the C button to the left on a N64 Controller).
The Mushroom peeled off of the sign, so Chopper took it and put it away.
Up ahead, at the end of this part of the area was a Heart Block. Chopper wanted to recover, so he headed quickly over there with his Speed Dash and jumped under the block, recovering all of his HP and FP.
"Now that I did that, I can go attack those enemies that are here," Chopper headed back to the enemies, and he began to fight some.
After about five to six minutes, Chopper defeated all the Goombas around here. He hit a Heart Block to recover some of his lost HP and then proceeded on.
In the next area, there was a yellow spring, and it would be able to take you up to the higher ledge. When Chopper walked to the spring, he heard someone's voice shout our to him.
"Hey hey! Hold it right there! You! Yeah, you, suspicious little boy! Don't move!" Chopper looked up, and he saw a red and blue Goomba. They were bigger than the normal Goombas.
"You don't look like anything from around here," the Red Goomba noticed. "Wait, you're probably Chopper! I knew it. You can't go past here, Mr. Antenna Head. We're not letting another person through here ever since that thief got past here. But, it's a direct order from the Goomba King to stop you. That's right! I'm sorry, but the only way by is through the Goomba Bros. That's me, Red Goomba, and my brother, Blue Goomba."
"So the thief DID come through here…" Chopper trailed.
"Let's get him, Blue Goomba!"
"Oh yeah! Let's do it, my red brother!" Blue Goomba replied. Both Goombas jumped down to Chopper.
"Crud… This is going to slow me down." Chopper groaned.
Chopper decided to start it off with a Power Jump, so he stomped on Blue Goomba. Unlike his normal Jump, this did 3 damage.
"Hey Chopper! How'd you like some of this?" Blue Goomba headbonked Chopper in the head, and his brother followed up also. They only really did 1 damage, though.
"OK… They'll only do 2 damage to me. I think I can handle this…" Chopper stomped on the Blue Goomba again, and he managed to defeat that one without any problem.
"Blue, Blue Goomba! Gaaah! My little brother! You'll pay for that, Chopper!" Red Goomba cried.
Red Goomba went toward Chopper and headbonked him in the head. Even with what he said to him, it did 1 damage still.
Chopper decided to go with his Power Jump again, so he stomped on Red Goomba. It did some good damage to him.
Red Goomba did his headbonk on Chopper rushed toward Red Goomba, and he stomped on his head, defeating him.
Chopper got 20 Star Points from the fight, and he did a flip after winning, bright his arms up in victory.
"Geeaaaah! I… I'll let you go for now!" Red Goomba cried, along with his brother. They both fled from him by taking the ledge up.
"Well, I think I should recover now, since that fight took away some of my HP," Chopper went back to the Heart Block to recover, and then he returned, hitting the Save Block that was nearby, and saving his game.
"All right, time to head on up," Chopper jumped on the spring, and it took him up to the higher ledge. There, he headed on into the next area.
Chopper saw a sign in the next area, and he began to read it, since a Mushroom was on there.
Eat a Mushroom to regain your energy!
The Mushroom on the sign changed to a Goomba, and it peeled off of the sign. Chopper jumped up a little from this.
"Oh, man… This kind of sucks…" Chopper decided to take care of the Goomba, and get his 4 Star Points, thanks to the other Goomba that joined in the fight. When he saw a sign ahead, he decided to read it.
Goomba King's Fortress Ahead.
"Goomba King? I was hoping that it would be that Shadow Thief…" Chopper trailed. But, he had to move on, so he did that.
Near Goomba Fortress-
Chopper saw that there was a small castle's top being destroyed…which was making a bridge to the other side. The windows were falling, and the skinny part of the castle opened up, with the Goomba King, who was bigger than a normal Goomba, but had a crown, a white mustache, and his body was red and white stripes.
The skinny part that the Goomba King was standing on then came down, and it ended up sending King Goomba flying.
Chopper saw that the bridge was back…but he saw someone by the castle, who happened to have hit the switch. He saw him holding a brown sack.
"Hey… That might be him!" Chopper began to make it to the Shadow Thief, who still didn't notice him.
"Ooooh! Boo! Blast! Criminy! The famous shadow thief, Popple, has been caught in full sight!" the Shadow Thief happened to be someone named Popple, apparently.
"Hey you! Don't move!" Chopper got in his fighting position. When Popple turned around, Chopper saw that his skin was green, he had some green hair sticking out, some black kind of thief hat, a purple mask and yellow eyes. His shirt was in purple and pink stripes, and he wore black pants and white gloves.
Popple was shocked to see Chopper. "Who are you? Are you one of the cops to get me? You're not going to get in my way, see? I've escaped the Beanbean Kingdom from a robbery, and I've come here for more robbery!"
"I just want to get that picture you stole back!" Chopper explained. "And did you say you are from a place called the Beanbean Kingdom?"
"Yeah, that's what I said! And you don't look like someone from here, either, pale green drip!" Popple spat.
"Well, yeah. That's true. Look, just give back the picture, and everything will be cool, OK?" Chopper wanted to settle things peacefully, but Popple didn't take it the same. He got pretty angry.
"Boo! Boo, I say! You really think you can take away what I stole? Well, open those antennae, punk! I, Popple, shadow thief, filcher of the world's riches, will not let that happen! It's time I gave you a beating, see? A BEATING!"
"Oh, great…" Chopper had no other choice but to fight.
"I shall steal all that is yours when I'm through with you, see?" Popple said, with an evil smile on his face.
"You wish!" Chopper scoffed.
Tattle: That's Popple. He comes from the Beanbean Kingdom, and he calls himself the shadow thief. He doesn't look as easy as Jr. Troopa, though. Max HP: 10, Attack Power: 1, Defense Power: 0. He can steal your coins, or even your items to help himself. Not only that, but he could steal your hammer and use it on you. You better be careful here, Chopper. He may not look as tough as the Goomba King, but that makes it up for him with his agility and speed. I wonder how he even got here from the Beanbean Kingdom…
Chopper saw that Popple was near the tree, and there was something in the tree that he could use to hit him.
"Hmmm… Maybe I can hit that tree…" Chopper thought. He brought his hammer out, and he whacked at the Goomnut Tree.
A big, yellow Goomnut fell on Popple, and it pretty much hurt him more than any of Chopper's other attacks. It took away 3 HP from Popple.
Popple had that evil smile on his face, and his feet began to shake like he was running. He then attacked Chopper. It only did 1 point of damage, really.
Chopper decided to do his Power Jump on him, and it did some decent damage to Popple. But, Popple was going towards Chopper again.
Popple began to get closer to Chopper, and he quickly stole something from him. When he moved away, he had a Mushroom.
"I'll be taking that, see?" Even though Chopper lost a Mushroom, he could get it back. Also, he didn't take any damage.
"Gimme back my Mushroom!" Chopper stomped on Popple, causing him to drop the Mushroom. Chopper picked it up, and he moved away from him.
"That's what happens when you steal from ME, Popple."
Popple then began to charge toward Chopper, doing a headbutt attack on him. Unlike his normal attacks, this one did 2 damage this time.
"I suppose a Power Jump can finish Popple off," Chopper did his Power Jump attack on Popple, and he was already lying on the ground.
Chopper ended up getting 30 Star Points, and he waggled his finger like what he did before when he won a battle one chapter ago. He then noticed that he gained a Level. What was nice was that he was allowed to choose to get his HP to 15, his FP to 10, and his BP to 6.
Chopper decided to choose FP, so he wouldn't have 5 FP…and that his HP and FP would then be even.
"…Geh! …Buh! …Haaaaack!"
"Grrrrrr! Boo, I say! I'll… I'll remember this!" Popple got up, grabbed his sack and began to run away from Chopper.
"Dang it… He got away with the picture. I thought I'd be able to get that thing back." Chopper sighed until he heard his communicator going off.
"Chopper, have you found that thief who stole that family portrait?" Professor Toadsmeth asked.
"Well… I found him, beat him…but he got away."
"Dang... Well, if you ever find him again, you can go ahead and give him what he deserves, and also get the portrait."
"I'll do that." Chopper put away the communicator, went into the small castle, and then he crossed the bridge. He could see that below was pretty far down, so he made sure not to look down.
After crossing the bridge, Chopper followed the yellow path for a little bit by using his Speed Dash, and then he moved on.
But, he didn't notice Kammy Koopa was watching him cross the bridge. With a frown, she flew off to tell the news to Bowser.
Nope, we don't get a party member in the prologue, which kind of makes this a little unique compared to Paper Mario...
Now we get to introduce the bad guys next chapter!