Chapter 8: The Storm
When the gang got to the place Mario led them, they saw that one of the watering holes had gone dry. The grown-ups were there too.
(Topps) Now what is it that made the watering place dry up?
(Grandpa Longneck) Maybe the last earthquake last night moved it under the ground. There's no need to worry about it. There's plenty of water in the valley.
(Topps) Yes. But this watering place was the coolest and the clearest.
(Mama Swimmer) Oh why did this one have to be the one to dry up?
(Kosh) Very bad luck if I do say.
Just then. Littlefoot, Mario, and the rest saw Toadsworth, Doc, and Rooter not too far away and ran to them.
(Mario) Hey Toadsworth. How's it going with Doc and Rooter?
(Toadsworth) It's going good, Master Mario.
(Mario) Say. Are you 3 having bad luck?
(Doc) Something wrong with a little bad luck kid?
(Mario) Yes.
(Luigi) Say you're having a lot of bad luck because Saurus Rock got broken.
(Rooter) Saurus Rock broke?
(Littlefoot) Just one of the Sharp-tooth teeth fell off.
(Mario) This wouldn't have happened if those twins hadn't wandered into The Mysterious Beyond.
(Doc) Don't blame yourself. There's a chance that not you kids but the 3 of us will get blamed.
(Littlefoot) What?
(Rooter) Not everyone believes in The Lone Warriors. Even in The Mysterious Beyond. When I was around some places, a tornado struck the place and everyone blamed it on me.
(Toadsworth) Even when all 3 of us are together, we get blamed for whatever happens.
(Littlefoot) But what if you want to fix the bad luck?
(Toadsworth) Only change what you can. except what you can't change and move on. If you don't want to move on, then you're stuck with the same problem forever. And your old life will be done.
That got all of them in a shock state. But they didn't know that Screech, Thud, the Egg-eaters, The eyes and the teeth, and the koopalings were watching from a nearby tree.
(Screech) So Saurus Rock is broken.
(Ozzy) Ha ha. Those kids are in for it now. With so much bad luck, the parents will have no choice but to leave The Great Valley.
(Thud) And those kids will finally be in Red Claw's tummy.
(Strut) I wouldn't mind getting something for my tummy.
Strut was about to eat a tree-star. Ozzy saw what Strut was doing and strangled him.
(Ozzy) STRUT! How many times do we need to go over this? No green stuff. Only eggs.
(Thud) Now that you mentioned it, there's a nest over there. The mother isn't around so now will be the best time to get some eggs.
Once again, Strut had faced defeat as he and Ozzy made it to the nest and ate all of the eggs in it.
As the day went on, the sky was getting all cloudy. then it got all windy. And the clouds were swirling around. The rest knew what this storm meant. A tornado is coming.
(Waluigi) A tornado? In the middle of fall? How's that possible?
(Mario) It doesn't matter. We need shelter.
So they began to find shelter. Just then they saw Cera coming by.
(Cera) Dana. Dinah. WHERE ARE YOUUUUUUU!
(Peach) Cera. You need to find shelter.
(Cera) Not without Dinah and Dana.
(Daisy) Cera. We live in Tornado Alley. We know how to stay safe from tornados. You need to find shelter right now.
(Cera) NO! If I live the twins out in this wind, Dad will kill me.
Just then, she got lucky as Dinah and Dana were coming her way.
(Dinah and Dana) Cerrie. Cerrie.
(Cera) Don't worry. Aunty Cera's here.
Cera grabbed the twins with her mouth and began to find shelter. Just then she saw Topps not too far away.
(Topps) Cera. CERAAAAAAAAAAA!
Cera ran as fast as she could to Topps and took shelter under him as the rest found shelter for themselves in some rocks that were able to hold them.
Toadsworth and Rooter were taking shelter underneath Grandpa Longneck.
(Toadsworth) Rooter. Where's Master Mario and the rest?
(Rooter) I don't know. they might be somewhere with Littlefoot.
(Grandpa Longneck) Littlefoot. LITTLEFOOT!
Of cores, Littlefoot, Mario, and the rest haven't found shelter yet. They were walking through the wind as it was getting stronger.
(Mario) I can't find any shelter. Guys, do you see any shelter?
(Luigi) The wind is too strong. I can't find any shelter at all.
Suddenly, the wind started to swirl around. And then it got worse. It was a real tornado.
(Littlefoot) Mario? Is that what a tornado looks like?
(Mario) It is a tornado. And we still don't have shelter and it's coming this way.
All of them were now panicking. It was too late to find shelter now. But then they saw Doc coming their way as he lowered his head.
(Doc) In here kids.
They got under Doc and he made a great shelter. Mario saw Toadsworth and Rooter close by and that they found shelter under some big rocks.
Screech and Thud, the Egg-eaters, The eyes and The teeth and the koopalings were still in the valley when the storm started. But they found shelter in a cave on the base of The Great Wall.
(Screech) Look at that swirling wind. It's making a big mess all over the valley. Those kids have really done it this time.
(Thud) Yes. This storm will be able to get them out of The Great Valley and into The Mysterious Beyond.
(Ozzy) The only thing I hate about this storm is that it's crushing all of those tasty eggs.
Ozzy was right. Some eggs were seen getting smashed from the storm because some of the mothers didn't make it to their nests in time. 2 eggs however flew into the cave and landed on both Egg-eaters hands.
(Thud) Well well. I guess this bad luck is good luck for you Oz.
(Strut) Why couldn't it be tree-stars?
(Ozzy) STRUT! We both got lucky and we both have 2 eggs. Now eat.
Strut did as he was told and ate both eggs as Ozzy ate the other 2.
Finally, the tornado stopped and the storm was over. Everyone got out of their shelters and looked around.
Cera got out from under Topps as Dinah and Dana followed her.
(Dinah) Cerrie. Cerrie. Usie.
(Dana) No no blowy.
(Topps) Yes. it's great that Cera didn't let you blow away. You have redeemed yourself Cera. I'm very proud of you.
Cera was happy that she redeemed herself as she and Topps nuzzled.
Mario, the rest and Littlefoot got out from under Doc as they saw Grandpa Longneck not too far away. And he saw them.
(Grandpa Longneck) Littlefoot. Are you alright?
(Littlefoot) We're looking for Grandpa.
(Mario). That's not all.
(Peach) Doc saved us again.
(Grandpa Longneck) Well then I thank you again Doc.
(Doc) No need for thanks.
As Toadsworth and Rooter got out from hiding with the rest of the dinosaurs, everyone looked all over the valley. There were fallen trees, leaves, and smashed eggs everywhere.
(Grandpa Longneck) Just look at our valley. Well. looking at it won't get it cleaned up.
As everyone started to clean up the mess, something got into Topps' mind.
(Topps) Mighty strang the way things are happening lately. Take this storm for instance. And I bet it has to do with strangers who came into the valley in the first place.
(Grandpa Longneck) Now now. Mr. Three-horn. There's no need to blame them for all this.
(Mama Swimmer) I agree with the Three-horn.
(Kosh) Yeah. Everything was fine until they showed up.
(Mis. Maia) Yes. They're bad luck.
Littlefoot, Mario, and the rest were puzzled about what the grown-ups were saying. That got not only the rest but also Littlefoot and Mario mad.
(Littlefoot) TOADSWORTH, DOC, AND ROOTER ARE THE KINDEST PEOPLE WE KNOW!
(Mario) JUST BECAUSE A STORM CAME DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE THE ONES WHO CAUSED IT!
(Luigi) WHAT ALL OF YOU ARE SAYING IS FALSE! THEY'RE NOT BAD LUCK!
(Topps) I'm not saying that they are. All I'm saying is that they brought bad luck to the valley.
(Littlefoot) DOC SAVED ALL OF US! ROOTER HELPED ME GET OVER MY MOTHER! AND TOADSWORTH IS A TOAD!
(Peach) YOU CAN'T BLAME THEM OVER SOMETHING THEY DIDN'T DO!
(Grandma Longneck) Guys. Please calm down.
(Mario) THEY'RE THE NICEST PEOPLE EVER! AND YET YOU BLAME THEM FOR THEY DIDN'T DO!
Then they ran off. They found Cera with Ducky, Petrie, Spike, and Tickles who are just now coming out from shelter.
(Petrie) Petrie never seen swelling tornado before.
(Tickles) Me nether. Not even in The Land Of Mists.
(Ducky) I have not seen that ether. Nope, nope, nope.
Spike groaned in his way of saying that he hasn't seen a tornado either.
(Daisy) And now everyone is blaming Toadsworth, Doc, and Rooter on it. And we don't want them to be blamed on this.
(Cera) If the grown-ups want to blame Toadsworth, Doc, and Rooter, why not let them?
(Littlefoot) Because they're going to chase Doc and Rooter out of here. And Toadsworth won't be able to return to his friends.
(Mario) And we do want any of that to happen.
(Cera) Well we can't just tell them that we caused all of this lousy bad luck.
(Littlefoot) Then Me, Mario, and the rest are going to fix it.
(Wario) Like any other Lone Warrior would do.
(Mario) We're going to fix Saurus Rock and nothing is going to stop us.
With that, they made their way back to Saurus Rock. Cera was shocked about what she just heard. But that didn't stop her from getting back to cleaning up. She used her horn to pick up a small log and tossed it in the air. But it ended up hitting other logs and they fell on to the gang.
(Cera) OH! Why did this have to happen? Guys. We need to get back to Saurus Rock.
(Ducky) But Cera. We just got back yesterday.
(Cera) Well we're going back. We can't let Littlefoot, Mario, and the rest do this themselves. Hey guys wait up.
(Mario) You're coming with us?
(Cera) We can't let you do this by yourselves, we're a team.
(Mario) Well alright then but you guys have to stay with us.
Spike came up and tackled Mario and licked his face which made him laugh.
(Mario) Okay Spike, I know you wanna come so let's go.
Dinah and Dana were running straight to the remaining members of the gang. Cera knew they wanted to be with her. But what the gang was going to do is dangerous.
(Cera) You 2 wait with your mother. Aunty Cera has something important to do.
With that, the twins went back to their mother as the gang went to find the grown-ups.