Chapter 12: Little Lost Penguin
"Well, the New Year's coming up..." I said.
"Oh boy." Toad said.
"Yup. So it will be 2020, meaning the start of a new decade." I said.
"Well, I wish you good luck in the year 2020!" Yellow Toad said.
"Thanks, Yellow. And Toadette, have you thought of the year 2020?" I said to Toadette.
"Hmm...is 2020 the start of the Year of Toadette?" Toadette asked me.
"I would highly doubt that, or wouldn't. Nintendo would make you a popular female Toad." I said to Toadette.
"Maybe in 2023, since it would be my 20th anniversary." Toadette said.
Back to adventure!
Toad and Toadette went out of the aquarium, and went into the next door to find a painting of snowmen on it.
"Well, looks like we're going into a snow world." Toad said. "You can handle the cold, right, Toadette?"
"I hope so. It doesn't usually snow that much in Toad Town." Toadette said.
"Just in case, wear this red sweater." Toad puts a red sweater on Toadette.
"Thanks, but why do you even have this?" Toadette asked.
"Well, I'm always prepared in case another adventure comes, and it did." Toad said.
"Don't you need a blue sweater, Toad?" Toadette asked again.
"Oh, right. I'll need a blue sweater." Toad puts on a blue sweater. "Alright, let's go!"
The two Toads jumped into the painting, ready for the bitter cold in Cold Cold Mountain. They landed in front of a small cottage in front of a huge slide.
"You ready, Toadette?" Toad asked.
"Uh, Toad, I don't think I'm read-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Toad pushed Toadette down the slide and while Toad was having fun, Toadette wasn't. She was screaming loud enough for this whole mountain to hear.
"Woo-hoo!" Toad was having fun.
Once they made it to the bottom, Toad stopped himself with his feet. Toadette on the other hand, slid on her stomach and got her head covered in snow.
"Yeah! That was cool! I wish we could do that again." Toad said.
And the moment Toad saw Toadette's head look like that of a snowman, even with a carrot on her nose, he just had to burst out laughing.
"Priceless!" Toad laughed.
Toadette shook her head off and picked up the carrot.
"Where did this come from, Toad?" Toadette asked.
"Hmm...must've fallen out of my lunch box while we were sliding down." Toad said.
"Yeah. Anyway, please don't push me down the slide again! You nearly scared me to death, bro!" Toadette said.
"Sorry about that, sis. I was just having fun! Anyway, let's head down that bridge." Toad said.
"With the jumping snowmen?" Toadette said.
The two Toads noticed that there were jumping snowmen in the bridge.
"Eh, we'll just walk under them." Toad said.
Our brave Toads walked under the snowmen on the bridge. Then they slowly scaled down the mountain until they have reached the bottom. They were looking for a star when they heard a penguin wailing.
"Egad!" This mama penguin wailed. "My baby! Has anybody seen my baby? She is the most precious baby in the whole wide world! They say she got my beak...I just cannot remember where I left her. Let's see...I stopped her for herring and ice cubes...and I just don't know!"
"Aw, poor mama. She lost her baby." Toad said. "New mission, Toadette. Let's find her baby. Have you seen any baby penguins around here?"
"I dunno. I think I'm gonna lean against this tree and think for a while." Toadette said. While she leaned on the tree, she woke up an owl out of the tree, looking tired.
"Whoooo's there?" Hoot said. "Whooo woke me up? It's still daylight, and I should be sleeping!"
"I'm sorry, Hoot! I didn't see you in that tree!" Toadette said.
"Eh, it's fine. Hey, as long as I'm awake, why not take a short flight with me?" Hoot said. "I'll take you wherever you want to go, as long as my wings hold out. Watch my shadow, and grab on!"
"Oh, thanks! I never want to climb all the way back up! Be right back, Toad!" Toadette said.
"Okay!" Toad said.
Toadette grabbed Hoot by the feet and they flew high up into the sky. Toadette looked around until she spotted a lonely baby penguin in the snow. She let go and fell down to that spot.
"Thank you!" Toadette said to Hoot.
"No problem! I'm going back to sleep now." Hoot said.
Toadette looked at the penguin with a worried face, the penguin looked a little scared.
"Aww, what are you doing all the way out here by yourself, little fellow? You know you shouldn't wander off on your own. Don't worry, Toadette will take you back to your mama." Toadette said.
Toadette picked the little penguin up and went down the same path she and Toad did before. Soon, making it back down to the bottom.
"You found my precious little baby! Where have you been? How can I ever thank you?" The mama penguin said. "Oh, I do have this star. Here, take it with my eternal gratitude."
A star appeared on the lake, as the mama penguin threw it there.
"Nice job, Toadette!" Toad told Toadette.
"Hee hee, it's no biggie." Toadette happily smiled and winked at Toad.