Part IV: The Two Heroes

Through day and night, Johnny had somehow reached Keehaul Key. He survived the monsters and creatures that lurked in the ocean. Finally, Johnny's boat stopped.

"Hmmm… I like it here!" Johnny said, and got off the boat.

"We'll be waiting here for when you want to leave!" The boat pilot shouted to him.

"I know!" Johnny shouted back, and stepped onto the island.

"Ok. The first and last thing to do is to find the hiding spot of Boolossus Jr.," Johnny said to himself. Johnny traveled to the left first, passing the mole that lay in the ground, and almost all the way around the island until he found a cave with a sign next to it. The sign said,

"Only when the two heroes have reunited, will I let anybody into my cave to be fought. Until then, the barrier waits to be broken.
-Boolossus Jr."

And Johnny felt the invisible barrier that blocked the entrance to the cave, that apparently could only be broken by two heroes.

"Maybe I'm one of those heroes," Johnny thought to himself.

And so, Johnny turned around and went back to the place where he first entered Keehaul Key. He saw in the other direction, a camp with tents, and a shop, and people living there. Then, Johnny saw someone he thought he knew from somewhere.

"Hey, is that…!?" Johnny said. The other person saw him too, and shouted back,

"Hey, that's… JOHNNY!"

"BOBBERY!" Johnny shouted, and ran towards Bobbery to hug him. "Brother, where have you been?" Johnny said, while hugging Bobbery.

"Well, I lived in Rougeport for a while, then decided to move here!" Bobbery said.

"Really? I lived in the Mushroom Kingdom, then moved to Rougeport! But… why did you want to move here?" Johnny asked.

"Well, I met this guy named Mario, and together, we saved the world! During our travels, we came here, and when our journey was over, I moved here, to Keehaul Key! But I kept thinking, life could get boring without my little brother," Bobbery said happily.

"Mario? Saved the world? You met him!?" Johnny asked, stunned.

"Well, yeah. You see…" and Bobbery told Johnny of how he and Mario had saved the world, Princess Peach, and Rougeport. By the end of the story, Johnny was crying.

"Somethin' wrong, Johnny?" Bobbery said.

"Well... about Mario… he… DIED!" Johnny cried.

"WHAT!? DIED!? HOW!?" Bobbery screamed, completely stunned. And Johnny told Bobbery of how Mario had died of a bomb that blew up the underground city in Rougeport. Now Bobbery was crying.

"That's…TERRIBLE! Who did this!?" Bobbery said, angry like Professor Frankly was.

"Boolossus Jr. I found his secret hideout in the back of this island. And there was this sign… wait… YOU'RE THE SECOND HERO!" Johnny said, and jumped up joyfully.

"What're ya talkin' about, Johnny?" Bobbery said, but was taken by Johnny to the cave.

"Oh. So we need to blow up this barrier, eh?" Bobbery said, now understanding what was going on. "Okay then, Johnny, I'll be stickin' with you from now on!" Bobbery said, and went up to the invisible wall to blow it up.

(Bobbery has joined your party! Use X to lay him as a bomb and blow up hard obstacles! He's a blast! Oh wait… you're not Mario. And where's your Gamecube? All I see is this computer thing… ? What the heck? Get me out of here!)

"Hmm… Johnny, come here! I think we can blow up this wall if we explode at the same time!" Bobbery said, and motioned Johnny over to the wall.

"Okay then… 1, 2, 3!" And they blew up the wall completely, leaving the entrance open to them.

"Let's go!" Johnny said, and they ran inside.

Will they be able to defeat Boolossus Jr.? Can Mario's life be avenged? What happened to Luigi and his will to get revenge on Boolossus Jr.? Does chocolate really have caffeine in it? Find out… in the next chapter!