C4: Kazooie Gets Kaptured

Kazooie was searching in the forest more carefully. "Where could that sound have come from?" she wondered. Her search finally paid off. She heard a faint crying by the Forest Landmark. "I must find out what is crying," she said, "and maybe I can help to find out what the problem is and help fix it."

Kazooie ran to the Forest Landmark which was the largest tree in the forest that had what looked like a giant green mushroom on top. She saw Toadette crying softly. The only problem was that Kazooie couldn't recognize Toadette because of the partial animal feature. Kazooie tried to be as nice as she could. "Are you all right?" she asked. Toadette jumped in surprise. "Who are you?" Toadette asked Kazooie. "I am Banjo's friend, Kazooie. I heard you come here and wanted to help you with your problem." "Who says I have a problem?" Toadette questioned in a way that sounded like nothing was wrong. "You'll be surprised if I told you all 8 things that show you do," Kazooie said trying not to laugh.

Toadette couldn't choke back tears any longer. She poured out the truth to Kazooie. "Okay, you win!" Toadette cried. "I'll tell you the whole thing." "At least calm down first," Kazooie told Toadette. Toadette stooped crying. "This is what happened:" Toadette began. "I wanted this special type of ability so I could do many extraordinary things. My friend, Toad, helped me get to use the camera, but it didn't work right away. Then, I got sick, and I had this change overnight."

"Why are you hiding in the forest, though?" Kazooie asked. "The others are going to be worried." "I can't let anyone see me like this!" Toadette exclaimed. "They'll all hate me, and I dragged Toad into this, too. They'll hate him also. That's why I can't go back to the castle." Kazooie thought for a moment. "How do you know that they'll hate you and your friend?" Kazooie asked. Toadette couldn't answer directly. "Wait a minute; you're right in a way. I don't know what their reaction will be. I guess I should return to the castle."

Suddenly, something that looked like Toad got hold of Kazooie. "I've got you now," he said. "Bowser will be pleased when he hears this." He ran off with Kazooie which made him drop a coin. "This could be a clue," Toadette thought. "I remember a coin like this one disappearing at the dining hall. If this is Mario's lost coin, then this can connect to the true identity of that breegull snatcher. I just hope the unknown reaction of my current state isn't negative."

Toadette first ran to Banjo's dome and told Banjo what had happened. "This isn't good," Banjo said. "I promise I'll help get this thief and retrieve my partner." "Thank-you, Banjo," Toadette said. "We first have to get to the castle and tell Mario about this crisis." "What's that coin you have?" Banjo asked. "This is Mario's coin," Toadette answered. "The thief dropped it while running."