Chapter 6: The race begins
The next morning. Littlefoot, Mario, his friends, Petrie, and Mama Flyer told everyone what really happened last night. Everyone sighed in relief that there was no Sharp-teeth. But Mama Swimmer was shocked about the news. Everyone else felt bad about what happened to Ducky. Even Ducky's father wasn't happy about this and looked angrily at Mama Flyer.
(Papa Swimmer) Those Flyers have taken my daughter. And I want her back before anything happens to her.
(Mama Flyer) Oh come on. My brother may be evil, but even I know he won't let those others harm her.
And yet, Petrie looked at his remaining friends left.
(Petrie) Oh. You right. Pterano is evil.
(Cera) Well thank you for believing us this time.
And now Grandpa Longneck looked at Mario.
(Mario) Me, my friends, and Littlefoot told your story to the others.
(Grandpa Longneck) Really.
(Topps) Hump. We couldn't trust him before and we can't trust him now. And why didn't anyone tell me that Pterano was talking to the young ones? Cera?!
(Cera) I thought you'd be angry.
(Topps) Angry? Angry? I'm not angry. I'm FURIOUS!
Topps not only shouted but stomped his foot really hard and it scared Cera and the others.
(Grandpa Longneck) Now now. There's no need to blame them. They didn't know that Pterano was too dangerous. They weren't even with us when it all happened.
(Cera) About what Pterano did to the herd? Mario told me that my mother and siblings were with them.
(Topps) HE WHAT?!
(Papa Swimmer) Look. We can talk about this later. I just want someone to go after my poor little Ducky.
(Mama Flyer) Mario. I need you to tell us exactly where that Stone of Cold Fire landed.
(Topps) Oh no. We are not talking about that rubbish again.
(Mama Flyer) Whether or not I believe there is such a thing as a Stone of Cold Fire, that is where they will go. Am I right?
(Topps) Well...uh...(sigh) alright.
(Grandma Longneck) Go on Mario. Please Tell us.
As Mario told them where it landed, Screech, Thud, Strut, Ozzy, Ichy, Dil, and the Koopalings were spying on them from a tree again.
(Dil) So the Flyer who's after that stone is the uncle of one of those hatchlings.
(Ozzy) Ha ha. And he's evil. That Flyer runt didn't know what was coming.
(Ichy) And those other Flyers. Red Claw and Bowser could use some more members for The Army Of Terror.
(Screech) Them? The Army Of Terror is for Sharp-teeth only. No offence Ichy.
(Ichy) Not taken.
(Larry) Cost is clear. No one is looking our way. It's time to find that stone.
With that, they set off for Three-horn Peak.
After Mario was done with his story, the grown-ups and most of the Far Walkers got into arguing. All that the gang could do now was sit on a hill and think about what happened.
(Petrie) Mario.
Mario's attention turned to Petrie.
(Petrie) Me no happy with Uncle. Me mad. This all my fault.
(Cera) You can say that again.
(Petrie) Why? Me say it again, me only feel worse.
(Cera) That's the basic idea.
(Mario) I told them where the stone landed. We told them what happened last night. Why won't they go? Well it doesn't matter for me. We can't just sit here while the Grown-ups argue. So While the grown-ups are arguing, we are going after Ducky ourselves.
(Peach) Just like you save me.
Mario began to blush
(Mario) Well yeah.
(Tickles) Wait. What?
(Cera) But you heard my dad. The volcanoes are off limits.
(Luigi) By the time they're done arguing, we'll be back. And besides, Grandpa Longneck told us to trust our instinct. And our instincts tell us that we should go and find Ducky and that stone. If that Stone Of Cold Fire really is magic and if Pterano or Red Claw and Bowser finds it, this world will be doomed.
(Littlefoot) Luigi' right. If we try to get the grown-ups to go, all they'll do is argue some more.
(Daisy) Until then, it's up to us to save Ducky and find that Stone Of Cold Fire.
(Littlefoot) Magic or not, we have to find that stone.
(Cera) Okay. But Ducky first.
Spike and Tickles nodded in agreement. The gang then set off for another adventure. Unaware that Vladimir and Zilda are watching them.
(Vladimir) I said that they had potential. Including the Long-neck and the Mushroom Kingdom heroes. You think we should help them?
(Zilda) No no. Even you know that isn't allowed.
(Mario) Yes. Yes. I knew that.
Pterano and the other Flyers have made it to the place where the volcanoes are. But not close to them yet. They were about to land on a ledge and Sierra was about to make Ducky hit the hard ground.
(Ducky) Careful. Careful.
But Sierra didn't listen and made a hard landing and it got him to release Ducky and that did hurt her.
(Ducky) Ow. I wish you could watch where you are landing.
(Sierra) Pipe down or i'll
(Pterano) Mr. Sierra. I said do not harm her. Show a little self control.
(Sierra) Self control my tailbone. I've been putting up with her whiny little voice when we took off. "No, no, no. Yep, yep, yep." It's driving me NUTS, NUTS, NUTS!
(Rinkus) Look. There's nobody following us. How about we just leave her here? There's no way back and she can't climb down.
(Ducky) I would not do that if I were you.
(Rinkus) Leave you behind?
(Ducky) No. Stand on that ledge.
Rinkus saw what Ducky was talking about. The ledge under him cracked and then broke and he fell down to another ledge below. Pterano and Sierra then followed.
(Ducky) Told him.
Ducky knew this was her chance to escape from the Flyers. She began to climb up the mountain while Pterano and Sierra went after Rinkus.
(Pterano) Always out of the mouths of children huh?
(Rinkus) If you're so smart, who's watching the little Bobble-beak?
It didn't take long for them to see Ducky making a break for it. She ran to hide under a small ledge that she was able to fit in. She peaked her head and saw the Flyers flying in a circle as they screeched.
(Ducky) They can not see me.
(?) But we can.
Ducky knew who's voice that was. She turned her head and saw more trouble. It was Strut and Ozzy peaking their heads from the top of the ledge.
(Ducky) Oh no. Oh no.
Ozzy tried to grab her but she moved out of the way in time and slid down to a much smoother path.
(Ducky) That is much better.
But Strut and Ozzy weren't giving up since they spotted Ducky out in the open.
(Ozzy) Except now, there's no place for you to hide. Screech. Thud. Ichy. Dil. and the Koopa KidsYou can come out now.
They all emerged from their hiding spot and made their way to Ducky. At the same time, the Flyers also spotted her from above. Ducky had to run from all of them. Sierra, Thud, and Strut were faster however. The 3 all tried to grab Ducky at the same time but doing so made them push her down and made a hole in the ground as she fell down it. Pterano landed in front of the hole and looked down inside it.
(Pterano) Ducky. Can you hear me? Come on out. I promise we won't hurt you. (echoing) Hurt you. Hurt you. Hurt you.
(Ozzy) Hump. Must have been quite a drop.
(Pterano) No. I was responsible for the little Swimmer. And now I've lost her.
(Sierra) Just forget about her.
(Pterano) No one asked you. And you Fast-biters, Egg-eaters, The eyes and the teeth, and Koopalings better stay out of my way.
(Ozzy) Don't count on it. That Stone Of Cold Fire is for Red Claw.
(Pterano) Not if I get it first.
Now the race has started. The Flyers began to fly to the mountains as they went a different way.
Ducky fell into an underground cave and held on to a sealing spike for dear life.
(Ducky) I am glad I am ok. But I do not want to fall. No, no
But before she could finish, the sealing spike cracked and fell off the sealing with Ducky still holding onto it.
(Ducky) NOOOOOOOOOOO!
However, she landed in water and it was deep enough to break her fall. She then swam onto a rock and sat on it.
(Ducky) Hello? Is anybody there? Hello. Hello! Oh well. When it comes to dark and scary places, I like them better when they are empty.
Ducky then began to find a way out of the cave. Unaware that 2 shadowed figures are following her.