The Next Star Festival
Chapter 6
A/N: Date is 27 July 2107.
Disclaimer: I don't own any Mario things.
On the cold summer morning of 27 July 2107, a large red light flashed on the side of a mountain nearby to the Koopa's base-camp. It was like a projector; and a pile of crates fell out of the sky. There was a ship, similar to Bowser's wood ships. It was releasing crates for tools of destruction to use for long-term reasons.
But before you know about that part of the story, you have to look at this part of the story.
"Almost there." Nangon said. "I can see the door to the evil rip jaw they call Luko."
"Is he dangerous?" Rosalina wondered. Nangon ignored her. She was not bothered to speak again as the cold ash from the cave silenced her voice.
They stopped. Nangon looked around the big room which lied at the end of the cave passage. The thick stench of Toad-flesh spread into the room. The empty room had a large iron bucket left abandoned without security, the stench of Toad-flesh came from the bucket.
"Wait here." Nangon commanded as he slowly sneaked in front of the walls of the room. Rosalina nodded and moved a few steps back. A few vile gusts of wind blew across the wide, echoing hall as Nangon eventually reached the other side of the room. He saw a small wooden ladder lying on the floor. Nangon was about to grab it; Rosalina slowly walked back again. On the other side of the direction Nangon travelled around the room, there were sounds of crashing plates on the floor. There was a Koopa. Nangon looked at the Koopa. The Koopa looked at Nangon. The Koopa attempted to escape via a passage to the left of the Koopa, but Nangon swung his tail and released a deadly grey spike which hit directly at the Koopa's neck. Nangon placed the ladder next to the iron bucket and then he slowly climbed up it. There were creaks and footsteps which annoyed Rosalina. She then took a few steps back.
"What's inside it?" She asked. Nangon looked from the top of the iron bucket. The vile smell of Toad-flesh scampered pass Nangon's thin nose as a huge pile of dead Toad-slaves was seen by the eyes of the spike turtle.
"They've rotted." Nangon examined the corpses. "These corpses have been here for almost 11 years. How is this possible?" He got angry and his tail spun out of control, releasing spikes around the room. Rosalina quickly created a bubble shield to defend herself from the spikes.
"Nangon what is it?" Rosalina shouted; Nangon stopped.
"Nothing... it's Just nothing." He thought. Nangon got off of the iron bucket ladder and walked to the wall. Rosalina flew to Nangon waiting for more news. Nangon stood firmly still while Rosalina examined Nangon.
"We're not alone." Nangon said out of the blue. Both adventurers looked to the side as they saw another Koopa figure running away from them. Nangon swung his tail to kill the Koopa. It missed him.
"GET HIM!" Nangon demanded as they both headed towards the escaping Koopa. They turned a corner and he was gone, and a split path was in front of them.
"We're lost; we'll never get to save the world before Bowser does from us." Rosalina cried, she sat down on the floor and took lots of deep breaths. Nangon squinted; he saw a mysterious marker on the wall of the passage:
Majtas është në gropë e përbindëshit.
E drejta është në gropë e vdekjes.
Zgjedhja juaj.
"Rosalina, look at this." Nangon said as Rosalina got up and walked to the marker. Rosalina travelled slowly towards the marker to examine it.
"I don't know this." Rosalina thought. "We're doomed!" Nangon slapped Rosalina in the face."
"Do you want to save the universe? Or do you want to let Bowser overpower it and turn it into his own personal stronghold. Your choice, I'm gonna save the world and the name Nangon the spike-turtle will be written down in history. But the name Rosalina the star-queen will remain dull, shattered in despair and recognised as a lazy toad. That is the way you're currently going at. Will you change it? ANSWER ME!" Nangon shouted grabbing Rosalina and pulling her towards him. "WELL?" Rosalina flinched in fear, spitting out commanded words. "Yes sir!"
"Very well, I know what the marker means so let's go left. Luko is this way." Nangon ordered as the two travellers headed left of the cave towards Luko's lair.
Meanwhile...
"C-commander, Rosalina got away, what will we do?" Tom, the champion of the Glowing Martyr's Galaxy, asked the commander, who was hidden by the throne of shadows in the outpost.
"What will we do? You mean what will you do? You will return back to the outpost in 1 week, with her head on a pike, understand?" The commander shouted as he stuck his head in front of Tom. Tom moved backwards with his eyes at the commander's figure.
"Yes, yes sir! I shall get you that wretched sister of yours with her head on a pik P." Tom declared as he hurried out of the outpost throne-room.
Another pit of green acid inflicted everywhere but the edges of the room, small waves walked around the centre of the green acid pool. Nangon and Rosalina stopped; the vile smell of acidic odour flew up into their noses.
"SHOW YOURSELF!" Nangon shouted an echo across the room, there was no answer. He dashed to the shore of the acid pool and looked into it, still no sign of Luko. He got back up and took a few deep breaths. Rosalina was looking around until she saw some sort of glowing object, a ring, a glowing ring. It attracted her attention, poisoning her mind, forcing her towards it. She got out her wand and flicked the ring out of the water and picked it up. While she was examining it a huge tentacle sprung out of the pool and tied Rosalina up; slowly pulling her in. The glowing ring flew out of her hand flying to the other side of the acid pool. Nangon ran to Rosalina and released a spike which hit through the tentacle of Luko. Rosalina got out of the tentacle as lots of things got worse. A giant acidic octopus plunged out of the surface of the pool, inflicting tentacles slapping both Rosalina and Nangon. Nangon swiped his tail towards Luko. It cut off one of his tentacles. The giant acidic octopus screamed in fear as Nangon jumped onto another tentacle, chopping off each part like chopping a carrot in slices. Rosalina ran to the ring. Nangon swung his tail for the last time, releasing spikes which hit the eyes of the Giant octopus, inflicting massive damage, killing him. Nangon jumped out of the last remaining tentacle of Nangon. Cutting it off when he landed on the surface. Nangon hurried to the other side of the acid pool where Rosalina was.
"What's that ring in your hand?" Nangon asked suspiciously.
"This ring, I found it in the pool." Rosalina replied anxiously.
"Keep that with you, you might need it later. Look! I think that elevator is where we need to go next." Nangon thought. The two adventurers walked towards the elevator.
"This lift reminds me of a horror story I told to my Lumas centuries ago. Flickering lights, cracks on the floor, you know, stuff like that." Rosalina said patiently. Nangon didn't listen he was looking towards the door.
"I know who is here." Nangon confirmed angrily as the elevator voice said. TOP FLOOR: DOORS OPENING. Nangon rushed out of the elevator and saw a Koopa Sergeant next to the Koopa Captain.
"PUT YOUR HANDS UP!" Nangon shouted at the Koopas. "RELEASE THE TOADS!" He continued.
"Never!" The Koopa Captain shouted. "For Bowser." He snatched the Koopa Sergeant's sword and committed suicide. The Sergeant charged at Nangon with a dagger, attempting to kill him but Rosalina casted a freezing spell at the Sergeant, freezing him. The Nangon swiped his tail at the ice and it shattered to pieces.
"We're done here." Nangon informed.
"That was easier than I thought." Rosalina said. Nangon walked up to the window of the Top floor of the Headquarters of the Good Egg Galaxy plateau. From the office he saw the entire plateau from here. The only important thing now is how they will get back.
"Rosalina, can you teleport us back to Earth?" Nangon requested.
"I cannot do that sadly, I don't have enough power to get back to Earth. My observatory used to hold my powers. Now I only have as small as a pure red to get us somewhere. I think we need at least a bright green for going back to Earth. Rosalina saw with her eye on a TV camera by the office desk, a small space ship.
"Aha! I can see a small space ship Nangon. We're free!" She said as Nangon walked up to the TV camera by the desk.
"It is located on the second floor. Let's go." Nangon ordered as the two adventurers headed towards the elevator.
"Floor 2, select."
As the two adventurers exited the lift, the small space ship was in sight.
"Shall we just run for it?" Rosalina asked.
"Run for it." Nangon replied as Rosalina and Nangon sprinted towards the space ship. Many Koopa Guards recognised Nangon and Rosalina.
"It's the star-queen! Get her!" The Koopa Guard leader shouted. Nangon swiped his tail at the Guards, releasing spikes at them. Rosalina ran towards the door of the space ship with Nangon right behind her.
"There's too many! Close the door!" Nangon ordered. Rosalina locked the door with her wand. Nangon barged out of the way to control the ship.
"They're getting away!" A Koopa Guard shouted.
"We won't make it!" Another Koopa Guard cried. The Guards had almost reached the Space ship but Nangon had already reached the controls.
"Gear 2, set, fly!" Nangon shouted as the space ship hovered upwards and flew out of the building into space.
"That was way too close. Where do we go next?" Rosalina asked.
"The Space Junk Galaxy." Nangon replied.
EOC: Not much to say about this one.
The pure red and the bright green lights are from SMG1. They are certain phases of power which are used to power the observatory. It gets brighter each time they collect a Grand Star.
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