The Ultibed's components' search continues! Let's see how the team find them! Prepare for another long chapter.
Chapter 20: Search for the Ultibed! Reexploring the island
The gang emerged from the pipe and began to re-enter the mountain when a shelltop welcomed them, "Great timing, tourists! There's a new tour in Mount Pajamaja! Lovingly scouted by the Massif Bros., who conquered Mount Pajamaja…
This tour is only for the brave! You're guaranteed to stare down into the abyss! If you have what it takes, by all means, take the tour!
In fact, a tall girl named Sakura has already taken it and is now with the Massif Bros.! They're waiting at the midway point of the mountain"
The Shelltop left the team after that. "Let's get going, Sakura and the rest need to know about Junko's return to life" Mario said with a serious tone, the rest agree and take off.
15 minutes later
They quickly reached the rendezvous point the Shelltop told them and there they were the Massif Bros. and Sakura on their left.
"New tour is brilliant stroke but… Only one tourist came!" Lil Massif sighs, "Small bro… Have beef! Climbing maniacs coming soon!" Big Massif assures him.
Sakura then notices the team, "Oh, what bring you here my friends?" she asks. The Massif Bros. spot them as well and grin. "See? Faith muscle is weak. Is climbing tourist right now!
Cutlets and Lady Warrior prepare!
MASSIF-VERT PAJAMAJA 2!
BEEF
STEAK
TREASURE TOUR!" both bros pose.
"Is said Ultimate Treasure hides on mountain!" Big Massif tells them.
"COME!" both bros say and take off.
"They're always full of energy" Makoto says nervously, "Could you tell me why you came?" Sakura asks.
"I'll tell her" Chihiro says, "Junko has come back to life. She has captured Princess Peach and locked me up in the Dream World until our friends rescued me.
We came here because we need to collect one of the five part for a mythical object called the Ultibed and one of those components lies here in Mount Pajamaja; We already got one in Pi'illo Castle" he explains.
Sakura sighs in frustration upon the news of Junko's revival but keeps her cool, "I see, then let's get going and get that piece quickly" and with that, Sakura rejoins the team.
Just before they crossed the bridge, the team hears the Massif Bros.
"NO ROOM! Tour is full like sleeves of Massif shirts. No space!"
"YEARGH!" Popple groans as he crossed the breach and looks at the heroes.
"You again?" the thief groans again, "It's always nice to see you" Mario replies with sarcasm.
There's a fat loot on this mountain, see? But popple ain't really the climbing type. And these beef jerkies won't bring me along!
Boo! Boo! I say! Nobody snubs the Shadow Thief, see? You can have this one, losers!
I'll hit that Wakeport house for revenge! Have fun scrapping your knees, you lousy drips!" Popple mocked them before leaving.
"It's a good thing patience isn't one of his skills, otherwise, he could have snagged us that treasure" Luigi sighs of relief.
"And that's why his heists are never successful, because he never works hard" Taka said with seriousness as Kyoko face-palmed.
"I have the feeling that imbecile will somehow fuck up our progres when we get to Wakeport" Mondo glares at the leaving thief, "Very likely, he even once ended up with the Beanstar during our exploration at Woohoo Hooniversity and had to duel him for it. I'm even afraid his luck rivals yours, Makoto" Mario says.
"We can solve that once we get to Wakeport" Kyoko says.
The team nods and crossed the bridge. The Massif Bros. showed really high platforms that are impossible to jump with normal leaps.
The Massif Bros. proceeded to teach them a new move: Ball Hop.
"Hey Luigi, doesn't this look like the move Toadsworth and his younger self taught us during oru battle with the Shroobs?" Mario wonders. "Now that you say it, yes. We even learned how to lift our baby selves with our Spin Jump and how to flatten them with Baby Cakes" the younger bros answers.
"Don't worry, just follow our lead" Mario smirks
With this, the team grins as they all form a ball that easily helped them climb the platforms which surprised the Massif Bros..
The muscular beanish praised the gang for mastering the technique in a matter of seconds.
"You follow now!" Big Massif told them and he along his brother left.
The team begins to follow them.
30 minutes later
It was a long but easy journey, in which enemies fell down, 800 coins were earned and their resistance to the cold was tested but the heroes proved themselves strong.
The team reaches the Massif Bros., who are struggling with a riddle involving a ring and five panels.
"Is brain buster!" Big Massif groans and then he spots the gang.
"If cutlets and lady warrior open door, they keep mountain treasure! Head muscles flex!" both bros. Said.
"The key of this riddle is the Ball Hop, use it and the door opens" Kyoko deduced accurately. Mario praises her and the team goes into Ball Hop mode, solving the riddle as she predicted.
The door in front of them opens, much to the bros' surprise. "We knew cutlets and lady warrior had inner beed!" Lil Massif grins. "But who knew cutlets and lady warrior were mountain maniacs?!
Massif Bros. give respect with meaty gift!" Big Massif declares and gives the team something incredible.
A new Team Attack: Slingsniper.
With that, the team and the Massif Bros. enter the cave.
As they make their way, Taka spots the object they've been looking for.
Upon further inspection from Dreambert, he confirms it.
"But look at itm it has been petrified by a nightmare chunk!" he whines. "Well, I guess the only thing we can do is enter the Dream World and destroy the chunk" Starlow says.
"Correct.
Mario. Kiyotaka. Luigi. Mondo. Makoto. Kyoko. Sakura. Do your best!" Dreambert wishes them good luck and turns into pillows. Luigi and Mondo fall asleep and the portal opens.
The rest of the heroes jump into it.
At the Dream World
Once the fighters reunited with Dreamy Luigi and Dreamy Mondo, the search for the chunk began.
It was a large and exhausting exploration through Dreamy Mount Pajamaja in which the team defeated foes, earned 330 coins and avoided hazardous terrains with the Luiginary and Mondonary moves they learned at the castle.
The heroes find a giant chunk, but this proved no match to the Luiginary and Mondonary Ball Hammer.
"Yes! The nightmare chunk around the frame must be gone now! Let me take you to the Real World!" Dreambert chirps and teleports them away.
At the Real World
Once the dream heroes woke up, Mario & Kiyotaka lifted the Pajamaja Rock Frame. "I still can't believe that could happen to one of the parts…" Starlow muses.
"The sharp chunks flew everywhere when Antasma broke the Dark Stone. One must have flown here and landed directly on it" Dreambert assumed.
"Now that we got this part of the Ultibed, let's head to Mushrise Park to get the next one and warn Sayaka about Junko's return as well" Chihiro suggests.
"Good idea, but first.
Sakura, I have a vital assignment for you.
Please defend Mount Pajamaja from any possible attacks by the Ultimate Despair" Dreambert requests
"Understood. I accept your request, Prince Dreambert" the martial artist answers.
With this new plan, the team heads to the pipe near the entrance. Sakura wishes them good luck and the gang departs to Mushrise Park
At the Maintenance Hut
"Guys!" Sayaka shouts as soon as the team emerges from the pipe. "Sayaka! It's nice to see you recovered" Makoto smiles, which is replied with a giggle from the idol.
"You got just in time to show you this!" The Ultimate Idol said as she pulled out 3 petrified and sliced in half Pi'illos. "I've already explored the whole park by myself and found them along the way, so I planned to wait for you so they can be rescued.
Dreambert wholeheartedly thanked her for the service she made to the Pi'illos and the team proceeded to rescue them, with Sayaka rejoining the gang in the process.
3 Pi'illo rescued later
"Excellent work everyone! All Pi'illos in Mushrise Park have been saved!" Dreambert praises the gang. The team high-fives and then Sayaka remembers something.
"Wait, before I came here, Brickle was saying something about needing help near the fountain we broke"
"Perhaps we should help him, he may know where is the Mushrise Tree Board" Luigi suggest and that is accepted by the gang.
"So, what is that board you're looking for?" the idol wonders. Kyoko decides to tell her the whole incident at Driftwood Shore.
Kiyotaka and Makoto expected Sayaka to lose it again. But this time she only gasped and widened her eyes before shivering.
Mario calmed her down quickly by assuring her Junko and Antasma will be stopped.
And just like that, the team reached Brickle.
"It's you! Good timing! I got a favor to ask!" the brock chirps. "I'm sorry but we're busy looking for something right now" Starlow says. "Aww, you guys are always looking for somethin'.
What are you after this time?" Brickle asks. "The Mushrise Tree Board" Kiyotaka replies. "You wanna know if I've seen it around dis park?
You know who you're talking to, buddy? Come on! I know dis park like the back of my hand!" Brickle grins.
"So you DO know where is the board" Mondo muses. "I'll tell ya… Just as soon as you do me the favour!
We got a deal?" Brickle asks.
"Sure thing!" Mario smiles. "That's what I'm talking about! Let's get to work!" Brickle grins.
"Wait what?" Luigi drops his jaw. "Here's what I want you to do: ROCK CLEARING!" the brock requests.
"Isn't that what you pay your staff for?" Kyoko deadpanned. "Well, lotsa monsters showed up after the academy appeared. My staff ain't ready to deal with that" Brickle explained them.
"I see…" Dreambert said. "Here, have a map of the park with marked spots. Dose are where rocks are and need to be destroyed. It doesn't matter where you start, but it's prolly easier if you begin in the da south end" Brickle said.
"All right, let's get there and work our hardest to destroy those rocks! The Mushrise Tree Board depends on that!" Kiyotaka rallies the gang and they take off.
40 minutes later
It wasn't easy, but all the rocks were destroyed thanks by the team's diligence and their Side Drill.
The heroes rendezvoused with Brickle at the Maintenance Hut, where he congratulated them for the hard work and told them to follow him.
Brickle guides the team to a colorful board laying on a stump. "Behold…. DA MUSHRISE TREE BOARD!" the brock points at the object.
Dreambert got near it and looked it closer, "Rich texture, unique lustre… There is no doubt about it…. THE MUSHRISE TREE BOARD!" the prince smiles.
"Thanks Mr. Brickle!" Taka salutes him, "Well, we're square now. Good luck with what you're doing!" Brickle says and leaves.
"Dreambert, how did that board came from the tree?" Starlow wonders. "The legendary Mushrise Tree grows in this area. This board is the only thing left after it decays" the prince tells her.
"Incredible! The tree turns into a board when it dies!" the sprite chirps.
"Now let's get going and find the other parts of the Ultibed. I think Dozing Sands were next in our to do list" Mondo points out.
"Very well. But first…
Sayaka, please stay here in Mushrise Park and protect it with your Smash powers from any threats by the Ultimate Despair" Dreambert requests.
"I knew you'd said that, I'm psychic after all. I'll do it! You can count on me for this one!" Sayaka winks.
The team gives her thumbs up and they take the pipe to Dozing Sands.
At Dozing Sands' entrance
The team immediately leaves the pipe and rushes to the tent near the entrance. As if it were more coincidence, they bumped into Leon and Hiro, who were pulling out something.
Kyoko explained them everything and the two idiots went into full panic mode. After calming them down with a down smash from Mario, the two sighed and listened to the team's plan.
"I gotcha, but how about we save the six Pi'illos we found a while ago?" Hiro asked. "He's right. We've scooped the whole the desert, TWICE, and we didn't find any more of them, except for damn high wall we couldn't neither get near nor cross it because Britta was there. So I guess that's all of this place." Leon added.
Dreambert thanks them as with the others and agrees to rescue his folk first. Luigi and Mondo fell asleep on one of the Pi'illos and the others got to work. And thus, Leon and Hiro rejoined the team.
6 Pi'illos rescued later
All the Pi'illos thanked the heroes for saving them and the gang headed to where the high wall is.
Once there, the crew is treated to a scene in which Britta is berating two of her workers tue not moving an inch all day in regards of that wall. She scoffed and sent them to work at another area of the desert.
It was then when Mario called for her. "Oh, hey heroes! What's going on? Well, we hit a…
DEAD STUPID END!
Can't work on the far side because of this giant wall! And I'm feeling treasure over it, too… I wish we could like, jump over it or something. Yeah right, when goombas fly.
I'm gonna stop wasting my time and get back to work" the chief sighs and leaves them. The heroes look at each other and smirk, to the confusion of Leon and Hiro. Luigi explains them the Bal Hop move and they reluctantly agree to join in the move.
The gang makes their way over the wall and explore the desert. Enemies were beaten with the help of Leon's Blaster and Hiro's Back Slash, 1100 coins were won and several puzzles were solved. All of them finally made it to a cave where the Dozing Matters is supposed to be.
However, the mythical component was nowhere to be found. Dreambert sensed the area and detected it as a Dream Point. "If nothing is here…" Starlow muses, "The Dozing Mattress must be somewhere in the Dream World" Kyoko deduces.
"Correct. It must be so! We should delve in" Dreambert says and turns into pillows. The dream heroes fall asleep and the rest of the team enter the portal.
At the Dream World
The fighters drop from a high place and land on the soft sand. Kiyotaka noticed the mattress floating near them and quickly seizes it, and that is praised by Dreamy Luigi and Dreamy Mondo.
"Piece of cake!" Leon grins, "Yeah, but look up" Kyoko says. The gang notices how far they are from reaching their exit point. "Well, we have to find our way out, let's go" Dreamy Luigi says and the group takes off.
30 minutes later
This time, the heroes scored big time. Thanks to a strange enemy known as the Gold Beanie, which despite its speed and power, it was nothing to Hiro's Monado Arts, Taka's Slip Counter and Kyoko's Shield Breaker.
The juicy loot dropped from the foe, adding to more coins dropped from other enemies made a nice bounty of 2600 this time. All that was left for them was using the updated Luiginary and Mondonary Cylinder.
Eventually, the fighters make it back to the portal, which they cross.
At the Real World
As soon as they landed, Kiyotaka showed Starlow the Dozing Mattress, to which Dreambert laughed with smug. Starlow apologized for doubting Dreambert and the gang leaves the cave.
"Only one part remains in the beach, let's get there and reunite with Aoi!" Starlow chirps.
They quickly reach the golden pipe near the cave's entrance, but before they could jump into it, Dreambert turns to Leon and Hiro.
"Brave fighters, please guard the desert from any attacks. This a mission I'm assigning to you" he says. "No worries pillow dude!" Hiro grins.
"With badasses like us protecting it, this dessert will be safe" Leon flexes his biceps. The prince chuckles and wishes them good luck. The team takes the pipe and head to Madame Broque's.
At Driftwood Shore's store
Aoi is seen meditating along Toadsworth, who has finally calmed down when the gang enters Broque Madame's room. "Young Masters" the elder toad said with a calm tone.
"Chihiro!" she shouts of joy and runs to hug the programmer. The team then explained her what happened after they left the beach. With these news, the swimmer grinned and gladly rejoined the team.
Meanwhile, Broque Madame watched the whole scene and took a sip from her tea. "You have good timing, heroes" she said.
The brock showed up a plate of characters. "These Pi'illo characters!" yelled Starlow upon seeing them. Dreambert got near the table and confirmed it.
"WHAT?!" he yelled. "What does it say?" Mondo wondered.
"Pirates once roamed the seas in this region, chief among them was Cortez. One of the treasures he left before meeting his demise in Keelhaul Key was precisely the Driftwood Jellyfish Sheets!
And it is located in a hidden cave at Driftwood Shore! There is also a code to open the cave" Dreambert exclaimed.
"Could you let me see that, Dreambert?" Kyoko asked. The prince nods and handed the litograph; She examines it and reaches a conclusion.
"The cave near that Shelltop's game area" the detective says bluntly. "It's not too far from here. Let's get going and collect the last Ultibed component!" Taka smiles.
"But before you go there, take a look at this, s'il vous plait" Broque Madame says and pulls out three petrified and sliced in half Pi'illos. "Aoi found them one hour ago, right after she tasked Toadsworth to meditate by himself while she took a stroll.
Dreambert praised her for finding the Pi'illos and the gang got to work on them.
3 Pi'illos rescued later
The saved Pi'illos thank the team for reviving them and the team now takes off.
Since the beach was cleared from enemies, the gang only takes 15 minutes in making it to the cave's entrance.
"Look, more Pi'illo characters!" Mondo points out. The prince gets close to look and translates the message. "Utter the code if you wish to enter" Dreambert muses.
He sighs and floats before the entrance.
"Pi'illo willow armadillo!" he yells, earning confused looks from the crew. "Don't look at me! I didn't make it up!" Dreambert nervously says when the entrance trembles.
The wall revealed an entrance to the cave, "Nice job, Prince Dreambert!" Taka claps and the heroes enter.
"It opened?", "They're hunting treasure!", "Oh, score!"
"Now's our chance!" three voices said.
At the cave's deepest point
The team reached the resting place of the mythical item after exploring the cave, kicking enemies' butts and winning 400 coins.
"The Driftwood Jellyfish Sheets!" Chihiro chirps. The teams celebrates but it is cut short.
"TOUGH LUCK!" a blue Fly Guy said. "Led us right to them!" other two blue Fly Guys said. The three then shoved the team away and snatched the sheets from them.
"See ya!" they mockingly said.
"After them!" Mario roars as the team gets up and chases the thieves.
Despite their speed, the burglars managed to escape from the cave.
"Those fuckers got away!" Mondo grits his teeth when they hear a groan. At the ground, the Mole Shelltop was upside-down in the sand. Makoto and Chihiro quickly helped get him up.
The Shelltop thanked them and complained about being pushed from behind. He then rants about not messing with anyone when that happened and heard the thieves carrying something.
He tells them to reveal the whereabouts of the thieves… if they can win the tweaked Mole Hunt.
Despite being tricked into it, the heroes accept the deal, with Mario and Mondo teaming up this time for the challenge.
It was a hard but successful battle in which Mario and Mondo showed their teamwork by catching all of the hermit crabs.
The Shelltop congratulates the duo and fills his part of the deal. But it turns out he doesn't have clue to where the thieves went.
Mario almost grabs the Shelltop but is held back by Kiyotaka, "I'm growing curious on what Heather did to influence you" he said.
To make up for this, the Shelltop told them he heard the thieves getting ready to catch a flight. "Pi'illo Blimport" Starlow deduces, to which the owner agrees. He tells them to take a pipe near and head there.
Mario, after calming down, thanks him and the group leaves. Dreambert thought of requesting Aoi to stay here but he decides they'll need all the help they can get to retrieve the sheets, so he keeps silent.
Luigi spots the golden pipe and the team hops into it.
At Pi'illo Castle
As soon as the pipe stops, the team rushes out of the castle and quickly catch up with the thieves, who are relaxing and commenting how the eight will never find them now.
The team stays out of their sight and hear how Junko will be pleased to receive the sheets, only to destroy them and feel Despair.
"They're under Junko's control" Dreambert whispers, "Let's take on them now!" Makoto suggests. "Makoto, if we fight them now, we might damage the sheets" Taka objects.
"Then we need a plan to recover them" Starlow sighs. "I have one" Kyoko whispers and tells the gang to get closer so they can hear her strategy.
5 minutes later
The heroes got into position and executed the plan.
Starlow and Dreambert got near the pond. "Have you heard? The latest rumour… ABOUT JUNKO?" Starlow says loudly, which catches the thieves' attention.
"Well…" Starlow whispers. "THE ORIGIN OF JUNKO'S OBSESSION WITH DESPAIR?!" Dreambert yells.
The Fly Guys, filled with curiosity, demand to know the entire gossip.
And just as Kyoko planned, they fell for the trap. Mario lifts the sheets, retrieving them.
"THIEVES!" the Fly guys yells. "We're the thieves?!" Starlow yells, "You're the thieves!" Dreambert shouts.
"The thieves I allow are Joker and his friends!" Mario snaps, "You must pay for robbing us!" Kiyotaka yells. "Even Popple's stronger than you!" Luigi taunts them, "You're dead, assholes!" Mondo grins. "You won't help Junko in spreading Despair!" Makoto growls, "We only need to ground you to win" Kyoko sasses them. "We're gonna stop you!" Chihiro pounds his fists, "You need to learn a lesson!" Aoi glares at the thieves.
"GIVE THEM!" the Fly Guys roar and rush to the team.
These three baddies try to tackle the group but one is quickly grabbed by Makoto and his Clawshot, other is parried then grabbed by Luigi, and the last one missed the ram and Mario stomped him, leaving the Fly Guy stunned.
The team surrounded the Fly Guys.
"Let's get this over with" Mondo says, "Then let's do that technique you told me!" Chihiro agrees.
The team jumps into the air and starts an All-Out Attack. They rush to Fly Guys and deal devastating blows.
Chihiro lands in front of the enemies and yells "Virus destroyed!" as the Fly Guys explode in a small burst of stars and drop 150 coins.
The team high-fives and celebrates as all the parts of the Ultibed have been collected.
"Amazing work heroes! Now all that is left is go to Wakeport and rescue the Bedsmith. But before we do…
Aoi, I humbly request you to protect Driftwood Shore from any threats" Dreambert requests.
"Aww, I wanted to go with you guys... But ok! Leave it to me!" the swimmer smirks. "Let's-a go! Wakeport waits for us!" Mario grins and the gang head to Pi'illo Castle to take the pipe.
After Aoi wished them good luck, she hopped into the pipe and went to Driftwood Shore. Five minutes later, the pipe glowed again, meaning Asahina has arrived to the beach.
The team jumps into the pipe and get to Wakeport. With the Scavenger Hunt part of the mission concluded, the final phase has begun, the Heist…
Chapter 20: END
Current Party: Mario, Kiyotaka, Luigi, Mondo, Makoto, Kyoko, Starlow, Dreambert, Chihiro
Time to reply the recent review!
Glover64: Hiro was aleady with Leon in Dozing Sands and given he has Shulk's powers, he may have taken a level in badass. As for the other teen, it's only a matter of time.
The person Mukuro was talking about was Dr. Snoozemore as she heard the team was planning to talk with him.
All parts have been collected and now the heroes are returning to Wakeport to rescue Bedsmith! Let's see how they complete the Heist next week!
