Yoshi continued running as fast as he could, looking at the blazing sun going down in the horizon. The green Yoshisaurus was determined to back it through the Triceratops Cove area in order to continue his quest to save his best friend from the evil clutches of the tyrant King of the Koopas. Gulping, Yoshi continued to run, until he stopped in his tracks and spotted a small entrance into a cavern, encased within the tall, light-brown mountain. Approaching the mountain, Yoshi took a quick look back, and then ran through the rather small creak within the mountain.
Yoshi looked around him, remembering what it was like in the Triceratops Cove. The entire cavern inside was dark, and the ground was as damp as the puddles that formed after rainfall. Yoshi turned to the right, to see an old, bluish, injured and wailing Styracosaurus on the ground. Feeling sorry, Yoshi approached the injured, wailing Styracosaurus, in a brave attempt to aid the poor ceratopsian dinosaur.
"Hey, uhh, are you all right?" Yoshi asked, holding the Styracosaurus's left front leg, looking at the horned dinosaur straight in the face.
The Styracosaurus looked at Yoshi, and it stopped wailing. "Oh, thank you, young child. What be your name, oh humble one?"
Yoshi smiled a bit. "My name's Yoshi. It's a pleasure to aid you, umm..." He blinked a bit. "What's your name again?"
The Styracosaurus yawned loudly, before stating, "I'm Strocky. I'm a female Styracosaurus, and my husband..." She closed her eyes and sighed. "He's one of the cruel rulers of this gigantic caverns."
Yoshi's smile turned into a worried frown. "That sounds bad. Well, is there anyway I can help you?" He asked again.
The injured, female Styracosaurus nodded. "Yes. But first..." She eyed Yoshi suspiciously, "What brings you here to the Triceratops Cove, young one?"
Yoshi rubbed the back of his head. "Well..." He let out a sigh, and started to explain to Strocky about his role within the Triceratops Cove.
Listening carefully, and agreeing to Yoshi's reasoning, Strocky stated, "Oh. Then you'll be able to help me as well...as you can see..." She coughed a bit before starting again, "There are a few Stars with are powerful enough to help me recover myself to my former health...though the stars are easy to find, the challenges to get them are difficult..."
Yoshi got closer to Strocky. "Go ahead, ma'am. No matter how hard it is or what it takes, I'll do it if I can be able to progress further and help you." He smiled and nodded.
Strocky paused for a few moments, and then started, "Well...all right. The first Star is just a few miles from here. It's up on the tall platform. You'll have to climb up or find a way to get up to reach it. The second Star is west of here, and you'll find a young and eager Triceratops who will challenge you to a race..." She continued explaining to Yoshi, who opened to a blank page in his small red guidebook and started writing, and finishing as the elder feminine Styracosaurus concluded, "And finally, the fifth Star is held captive by one of the cruel rulers of the Triceratops Cove. Please, young one, try your best if you are to succeed and progress further."
Yoshi nodded. Putting away his guidebook into his small red pad on his back, the green Yoshisaurus stood up and told Strocky, "You can count on me, ma'am. I'll be back after I require the fifth star!" With that, he hopped over her and started to run towards the western direction.
Strocky smiled, though moaned a bit due to her injuries. "Be careful, young one..." She tried to shout to Yoshi, but let out a wheeze and resumed wailing in pain, her wails echoing through the dark, deep caverns of the Triceratops Cove.