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Chapter 28: Rosalina's Storybook
Mario and Sonic were back at the Observatory. They, alongside their own friends watched the Counter finally reach 00. All of Mario and Sonic's friends celebrated.
"The Comet Observatory has full power! Now it can fly through the cosmos again." Rosalina said. "You both did a very good job, I'll say."
"No problem, Rosalina!" Sonic gave thumbs up. "Right, Mario?" but when he turned to Mario, he saw him all dizzy and tired. "Uh… Mario?"
"Huh? What-a?" Mario quickly wakes up. "Oh, sorry Sonic. It's because… I'm feeling all tired right now-a."
"Hmm, if that's the case, I suggest you both taking down your archenemies by tomorrow. Mario seems too tired and weak to do it now." Rosalina said.
"Maybe you're right. But the problem is; I and everyone here are not that tired…" Sonic shrugged.
"Don't worry, I have a way to make you all feel tired and sleep until tomorrow morning." Rosalina said in a soft tone. "Everyone, follow me to the Library."
They did as she told, and everyone went inside the Library.
The Library was very calm and soothing: it had shelves made of dark-brown wood and there were books piled on them and the ceiling was also made of dark-brown wood. On the floor were a round red rug with black stars patterns, two round red velvet couches and two flower pots at the entrance's sides. There was also a lit fireplace, casting an eerie glow around the place.
Upon entering the Library, everyone gasped at the sign, because there were a lot of Lumas gathered around the room facing Rosalina, who was currently sitting on a rocking chair with green pillows on the back. She was holding a simple book with a yellow star at its cover.
"Let us begin!" Rosalina announced. All of the Lumas made cute and happy sounds.
Mario, Sonic and all of their friends couldn't help but laugh at the Lumas' cute sounds. They then prepared to take their own spots. Mario and Sonic sat on the two round red couches, the Toad Brigade, Luigi, Tails, Amy, Charmy, Cream and Cheese sat on the floor, Knuckles, Vector, Rouge, Silver and Blaze leaned against the walls, and Espio and Shadow just stood still.
Rosalina opens her book, and begins to read.
The first chapter, 'The Celestial Duo', showed a little girl meeting a lonely baby Luma on a rusted spaceship. The girl was told the Luma that he was waiting for his Mama to come to him on a comet. The girl promised Luma that she'll wait with him. The girl then used her father's telescope to search for the comet, but as hours, days and years passed, nothing was at sign. Then, the little girl decided to head inside the fixed spaceship with Luma, and tries to find his mother themselves into the starry skies.
The second chapter, 'Star Bits', showed that the girl and Luma still found no sign of a single comet or even a planet, instead, as days passed, only asteroids were seen. The girl then started to get hungry. It then showed a moment that before they departed, the girl had packed some things with her: the telescope, a butterfly net, a stuffed toy bunny, some bread, milk, jam and apricot-flavored tea, but she forgot to bring water. Then, Luma offered her some Star Bits while laughing, and the girl also joined in. After that, they both set out into the skies to collect more Star Bits, which tasted like honey.
The third chapter, 'The Comet', showed that the girl and Luma had just found a shimmering turquoise comet. They descended on the comet, which was made of ice, and looked for Luma's mother, but she wasn't there either. When the girl sat down, Luma had noticed more Star Bits carved in the ice. So they decided to stay at the comet.
The fourth chapter, 'The Dream', was a bit sad; it showed that the girl was dreaming about her mother. When she awoke, her face was damp with tears. She said to Luma that she'll never be able to see her mother again, which also made Luma cry too when the girl mentioned 'mother'. They continued to travel to the starry skies and looked at every comet, but none of them held Luma's mother. Luma was getting disappointed. The girl said to Luma that she'll take care of him.
The fifth chapter, 'Home', showed that the girl was constructing a home for her and Luma on the comet, and she was mentioning all the places that the Comet Observatory currently has! It turned out that the Star Bits weren't the only things carved in the ice; there were also tools and furniture, which was something quite unexpected. The house became so large, that it made girl think about her mother, father and brother. At nightfall, the girl falls asleep in the spaceship, holding her favorite stuffed bunny.
The sixth chapter, 'Friends', showed that a tiny apricot-colored planet has appeared on the horizon, where another Luma emerged from it. The girl was filled with glee, and when the Luma approached her, it parroted 'My mama!', and the other Luma that was already with the girl parroted that same word back. As the two Lumas danced around the girl, soon, a lot of Lumas of different colors, shouting the same thing, popped out from the planet, which made the girl burst into laughing. She then had no choice but to take care of all of them like if she was their mother.
The seventh chapter, 'The Telescope', was even sadder than the fourth one: it showed that the girl decided to take a look back at her home planet by using the telescope. She saw something that was very far away, so she twisted the telescope's knob, revealing a grassy hill dotted with flowers and a terrace. The girl remembered that this was the place where she used to go stargazing when she lived on her home planet. As she started to have more and more memories about that hill, the girl started to cry very hard, wanting to go back home. The Lumas were worried; they didn't know what to do. The girl actually lost her mother, which means her mother died.
The eighth chapter, 'The Wish', showed the Luma that was traveling with the girl trying to comfort her, but nothing was working. Then, the Luma had an idea; he would transform into a comet, and carry the girl on this journey. The Luma then plummets into the comet, and a bright light came out of the crater created by the Luma. Eventually, the bands of light formed a comet's tail by twisting together. The Luma emerged, reborn as a true comet. The girl couldn't believe in her eyes. The other Lumas explained to her that they can transform into different things when they grow up. A happy moment between the girl and the Lumas happened as they all shared a hug. The comet set out for the girl's home planet.
The final chapter, 'Family', showed a happy ending: the comet was full, and the girl and the Lumas could refer it as a true home. As a welcoming party for all of the Lumas, the girl said to them to bake a Star Bits Cake at the Kitchen together. The girl thought to herself: 'This is my family now, and I will stay with them until they're ready to leave the nest. And when they do leave, I'll see them off with a smile. Because that's what makes a mother happiest.' When the girl goes to sleep, she always remembers the big blue planet she once called home, and decided that in every hundred years, she would visit her old home. And to this day on, the comet carrying her and the Lumas continues on its journey through the starry skies. The comet would visit the girl's home once every hundred years, as the girl said so. And so, the story ended.
After finishing reading, Rosalina gently closed the book, and said before leaving the Library:
"That's all. My story is finished."
Once she leaves, all of the Lumas leave too. Mario and Sonic's gang stayed there and finally realized upon hearing the whole story: that story told about Rosalina's life when she was little. That story shared so many connections to the Observatory and the Lumas's destiny in which Rosalina didn't know at the beginning.
"I've never heard such a sad story like that one!" Cream cried.
"Chao chao!" Cheese cried.
"Now we all know why Rosalina is such a calm and motherly person…" Tails said.
"Yeah, you're right, Tails." Luigi said.
"She and a Luma have searched for the Luma's mother for years and days, until at the end; she became the mother of all the Lumas…" Silver said.
"Which is the reason why all of the Lumas refer to her as 'mama'…" Sonic said.
"And that part with the Star Bits and the Luma's transformation, she didn't know about that at her past, but she knows it today." Charmy said.
"I never thought that the comet she and the Luma had found was none other than the Comet Observatory of today!" Rouge said.
"You're right, Rouge. She even mentioned every single dome this Observatory has." Blaze said.
"Not to mention that the chapter where she met more Lumas has already showed her mother responsibility." Vector said.
"And all the memories she had back at her home planet…this actually made me feel bad for her." Espio said.
"I never believed that I and Rosalina indeed share so many similarities… She lost her special someone, she feels lonely and for the fact that she visits her home once every hundred years, she also became immortal…" Shadow said.
"I'm also guessing that her home planet is my home planet as well, since the comet that arrives at the Mushroom Kingdom once every hundred years is her Observatory." Mario said.
"Yeah! Which is why this place is called COMET Observatory." Captain Toad said.
"*yawn* boy, that story actually made me feel tired!" Knuckles yawned.
"I guess Rosalina managed to make us feel tired after that long story." Sonic pointed out, before also yawning. "We better get some sleep, everyone. Because tomorrow, it's going to be a long and intense day for me and Mario."
Everyone agreed with Sonic. They all exited the Library and went to their own rooms, where they quickly drifted to sleep once they jumped on their beds.
The next day…
After everyone woke up and had their breakfast, Mario and Sonic packed some things with them, and were ready to head to the center of the universe and settle everything once and for all.
"Did you finish packing everything?" Rosalina asked them. They both nodded. "All right, it's time. Are you ready to go to the location of Mario's special one at the center of the universe?"
"Yes. We're ready." Sonic answered with determination.
"Ready to take down our villains!" Mario added.
"All right, then. Off we go!"
Rosalina stood at the very top of the Observatory, and shoots a sparkling trail of light with her wand. The light shoots out high into the sky, and evolved the whole Observatory into a comet barrier.
"Sonic! The Emeralds!" Rosalina called.
"Let's do this!" Sonic shouted as he jumps off the Observatory, waiting for the Emeralds.
The Chaos Emeralds, which were hovering over the domes, flew off in a trail of light matching their own colors, all going towards Sonic. They merged into him as he glows in a golden light, and a golden explosion came out from him. He was back at his Super form.
The Comet Observatory then takes off in a blasting speed. Super Sonic follows it and thanks to his increased speed, he was able to keep up with the Observatory. They both made their way towards the center of the universe, where there was a dark supernova. If we were far from them, we could only see two comets: one large and turquoise, and the other small and gold.
The Observatory and Super Sonic make their way to Peach's Castle that was still there, passing through some airships in their way, destroying them. They finally reached the Castle, and stopped.
Mario ran towards the Observatory's edge, and noticed Super Sonic. Super Sonic turns around and gave Mario thumbs up. Mario returned the thumbs up.
"I'll wait for you inside!" Super Sonic said and flies inside the Castle, where there was a dark void at its opened doors.
"There's a warp field inside the castle!" Rosalina pointed. "Go Mario! They are inside! Hurry!"
She then creates a bridge with the magic of her wand, and Mario heads to the warp field by it.
"Good luck!" all of Mario and Sonic's friends waved.
Mario waved them back before disappearing inside the void.
At last, the Galaxy Heroes have finally made it into the center of the universe. The fate of it now lies in their hands…
To be continued…
I loved Rosalina's Storybook, so I really wanted to put it into my story, and have all the characters comment about it. Of course, I made a synopsis to her whole story, or this chapter would get too long.
At the part where Sonic transforms into Super Sonic again, I've based his transformation sequence from the one seen in Sonic Unleashed, because that one was my favorite Super Sonic transformation sequence.
At long last, Mario and Sonic are finally about to confront Bowser and Eggman at the Galaxy Reactor! Will our heroes defeat them and save the universe? Find out in the next chapter! Please review.
