With the sudden burst of white flash, the sixth Star Spirit was finally released on Cloudy Climb. The Star Spirit had rosy pink cheeks and wore a pink bow tie. He also was carrying a book under his right arm.
"Ah... The fresh scent of oxygen," he said. He looked over at the team that rescued him. "I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. My name is Klevar if you wished to know."
"Klevar?" Eddy asked. "You're clever?"
"That is my name."
"No, no. I meant you're clever?"
"Oh! I see... My name has a 'K' in the beginning. When you say clever, that is how you pronounce my name."
Double-D grinned. "How clever,"
Eddy groaned as Jimmy giggled playfully.
"Anyways... I sure am glad to meet all of you. Now that you defeated Huff N. Puff, Flower Fields can live peacefully once again. Flower Fields would have been in utter darkness without a shed of light."
"I'm grateful that I won't see that ever happen," Centaury said, smiling.
"And now...there is one more left to save. I shall bestow you four my power." Klever's light shone through the Peach Creek Kids and the injured Mario. His power recovered all of Mario's injuries to the fullest. "My Time Out will be of great use. It is powerful enough to stop time on your foes."
"Stopping the hands of time..." Double-D murmured. He only wished that he stopped that one particular moment.
"Even with this power, you all must not be overconfident. Bowser, Velhallen Beo...and all of their strongest subordinates will await you all when the time is right, but I have no fear. So long as you support each other to the very end, nothing shall stop your determination."
"That's right. Alone we are powerful, but together...we're unstoppable!" Nazz said, punching her fist in the air.
"This is going down in my notes," Lakilester murmured.
"Well then," Klevar said, "it's time to bid farewell. I must return to Star Haven to rejoin my friends. I've been terribly worried about everyone. So long, everyone!"
He zoomed out straight into the clouds and flew further up to Star Haven. All the others said their farewells and waved at him.
"Well," Eddy said, "now that's taken care of, let's get off this fluffy place."
"Um...guys?" Watt said, hovering over the injured Goombario. "Goombario's hurt!"
"Goombario!" Mario said in alarm, rushing over to him. Double-D gasped and moved over to his friend in turn.
"Ugh..." Goombario said. "I'm having a serious...concussion right now."
"Don't speak," Minh T. said, bending down to him to check his injuries.
Centaury looked down at Goombario with a worried expression. "Maybe...If it worked before...then I have the power to do it...for his...and their sake!"
"He definitely needs to go to the hospital asap! Let's go to the-!"
"Wait! Let me take care of him."
"W-what do you mean, Centaury? His injuries are far greater than any one of us could perform! How can you-" Before she stepped up to her, Mario stopped her.
"No, wait!" Mario said. "Let her do it."
Minh T. blinked her eyes, unaware of what Mario was thinking. She turned to Centaury and gasped. Centaury sprouted out a green mist over Goombario. The green mist enveloped Goombario as his injuries began to heal.
"No way..." Bombette said, gaping.
"First she healed Goombario's allergies...and now his wounds," Sushie said.
"What witchcraft is this?" Ed asked, lowering his jaw.
"The budding graces of Gaia's love!" Rolf breathed in awe.
As the mist cleared up, Goombario jumped up with full energy. He checked his body and saw no damage on him.
"Oh my gosh! I feel like a brand new Goomba!" While some people gathered around Goombario, Minh T. looked at Centaury.
"Centaury..." Minh T. said. Mario walked up to Centaury.
"How were you able to do that?" Mario asked.
"Well... I..." Centaury stammered, feeling uncomfortable.
"You don't have to lie. I want to know the truth."
After a few seconds of silence, Centaury regained her thoughts and spoke out her secrets. "I had help...with the help of these four."
"Four?" All of the sudden, four Star Kids came out of Centaury. They all giggled with happiness and floated around her.
"Star Kids! So that explains her power. The power of healing!" Merlow gasped.
"But I never knew that Star Kids can grant powers," Mario said with a surprised expression. "Where did you find them, Centaury?"
"Well..." Centaury said. "A week ago, I was stargazing alone when the stars suddenly disappeared."
"A week ago... That was when Bowser seized the Star Rod and freed Velhallen Beo!"
"Correct. Yesterday, Huff N. Puff came in and let Flower Fields drown in darkness. Everyone began to suffer...myself included. As I started to lose hope, these four Star Kids appeared out of nowhere. Apparently, they've been wandering in Flower Fields ever since that incident. And then...they went inside me, giving me the power to survive in the darkness."
"Thus..." Minh T. said, "since your flower type is a centaury, you've been gifted with the power of healing."
"And I think that your power was decided by the Star Kids," Double-D added. "I guess the person and the Star Kid decided the person's...wish or power."
"All it matters is that everyone is now safe," Mario said. "We should head back to Toad Town now."
"About time!" Sarah said as everyone went back to the previous cloud and boarded on the leaves. Once everyone was set, the leaves slowly descended down in a spiral way like before. After a minute of descending, they finally reached the ground where the Bub-ulbs and Wise Wisterwood awaited them. All the Bub-ulb sang in a joyful manner that brought the spirit of Flower Fields back to life.
"Congratulation, everyone!" Wise Wisterwood said with happiness. "Thanks to you all, Flower Fields is beautiful once again!"
The Bub-ulbs continued to sing while some people blushed for what they accomplished. "We, the people of Flower Fields, shall never forget your bravery and courage. We will always welcome you in our homeland."
Eddy grinned as he turned to Bombette. "Heh, it's kinda nice helping people."
She nodded with a smile. "You betcha. I mean, doesn't this make you feel optimistic to save the world?"
Eddy shrugged in response. "It's a drag, but still worth it, I guess."
Before the team left, Centaury stepped up in front of them. "We make sure that we'll be cheering for you all when you fight Bowser and Velhallen Beo. We'll sing till we can't anymore."
"We'll be hearing your song very closely," Parakarry said, putting his right hand over his right ear. Most people began to laugh as Mario opened Wise Wisterwood's door. They could see Toad Town inside the mouth of the tree. As the team went through, Mario noticed Minh T. was not going.
"Are you coming?" Mario asked her. She shook her head.
"No," she answered. "I want to stay here a little bit longer before I leave. After all, flowers are one of my specialties."
Mario grinned and scratched his head. "That's up to you, I guess. Take care."
Everyone in Flower Fields waved back at Mario as he went through to Toad Town.
Only one person was left to go through the door and that was Lakilester.
"Well, Lakilulu, it's about time we part temporarily. It's been fun, but I have to follow Kevin's side."
"Just don't do anything stupid," Lakilulu told him. "I don't anything or anyone to harm you."
"Relax, Lakilulu. I promise that I will come back and become a whole new Lakitu. I want to prove that I can be the coolest person you have ever seen."
"But you are the coolest person I have ever seen."
"Eh?" Lakilester was confused for a second until Lakilulu floated closer to him and kissed him on the cheek. Lakilester blushed like a tomato, receiving his first kiss on the cheek from Lakilulu.
"You'll always be my cool guy." She embraced Lakilester, which he returned the hug with a big grin on his face. Centaury and the Bub-ulbs found this to be romantic. As they parted away, Lakilester floated back awkwardly and slammed in front of the trunk. He nervously laughed at his stupid act and entered through the entrance.
"Come back home, Lakilester!"
"It's Spike!" Lakilester said. When the door closed, Lakilester turned around and saw the team staring at him. It was nighttime in Toad Town. "Oh! Well... Hey, guys! Jeez, this feels weird from Day to Night. I thought it would still be daylight."
"Doesn't Flower Fields have their own sun? After all, it's like two parallel worlds." Bombette asked as Jimmy, Johnny, Sarah, Kooper, and Watt began to yawn.
"Well, that makes sense," Kooper said, stretching his arms.
"It's been a long day, everyone," Double-D said. "We should rest for tomorrow."
"You're right," Goombario agreed. "We just need to save one more Star Spirit, and then we can fight Bowser and Velhallen Beo."
"We must make rest so that our strength will be full and bright, yes?" Rolf pointed out.
"Let's head back to my place," Mario said. As everyone walked to the pipe
After dinner was over, the team began to do their own activity. Outside, Chompy was playing around with Goombario, Sushie, Kooper, Ed, Johnny, Rolf, and Luigi. The laughter echoed far, but no one else could hear them since their location was far from civilization. Inside, Eddy and Kevin were giving a lecture to Lakilester on how to be cool in the dining room. Bombette and Nazz sat next to them to watch. As for the others, they already went to sleep except for Jimmy and Watt.
"Jimmy, tell me a story," Watt said, being wrapped in an insulator blanket and held in Jimmy's arms.
"A story? What kind of story?"
"Any kind."
Jimmy thought long and hard before perking up with a smile as he knew the perfect story to tell Watt. It was a story that his mother and father often read to him when he was much younger and sometimes still read him back home today. He figured it would work for Watt.
And so, Jimmy told his tale to Watt, about a brave knight who started out as a humble squire but ultimately found the courage to face a terrible evil that threatened his land, soon realizing that the true courage came from the support of his friends and the strength of his heart.
Soon, Watt had fallen asleep and Jimmy smiled before letting out a yawn and falling asleep with his Soul Partner in his arms.
Next Time: Shopping Spree!
-Current Badge Collection-
Mario: Power Jump, Shrink Stomp, I Spy
Ed: Close Call, Mega Rush, Fire Shield, HP Drain
Double-D: Refund, Damage Dodge, Power Plus
Eddy: Feeling Fine, Money Money, Multibounce
Kevin: Smash Charge, Quake Hammer, Defend Plus, Mega Smash
Rolf: Dizzy Attack, Power Rush, Ice Power
Johnny: Hammer Throw, Spin Smash, Power Quake
Nazz: Power Bounce, D-Down Jump, Spike Shield, Super Jump Charge
Sarah: D-Down Pound, Power Smash, Happy Heart
Jimmy: Pretty Lucky, Zap Tap, Dizzy Stomp