Chapter 17: Cavern of the Metal Mushroom Cap
"Man, I didn't have time to write a story or chapter in like 21 days. I wish I could continue on." I said.
"And now you can! Hey, are we at Hazy Mazy Cave now, after we finished grabbing the vanish cap under the moat?" Toad asked.
"Yup. Now we can continue." I said.
The three Toads came back to the castle basement and walked over to the door next to the one they went before. Inside was a large room with a hole in the middle which appeared to be a swirling vortex.
"Um..." Yellow Toad wished to know where the vortex was.
"Well, let's go in!" Toad said.
"What?" Yellow Toad said, shocked.
"It probably leads to the next area, of course! I'm going in." Toad said.
"Um...I'm gonna..." Yellow Toad tried to step away from the vortex, but Toadette jumped in with him.
Hazy Maze Cave
The three Toads landed in a dim, dank cave. In front of them is what appears to be a map.
"Man, this place is so big, we need a map for it! It will take forever to find the star!" Toadette said.
"What if we get lost? I'm scared of being lost!" Yellow Toad was scared.
"Well, there's a star somewhere here. Why don't we take a left first?" Toad said.
"You lead the way then." Yellow Toad said.
The three Toads took a left and long jumped across a huge gap. Next, they went through the door and walked across the edges while avoiding a few swoopers that tried to stop them.
Then they walked through a straight path where they watched for falling rocks on the way. They then went through another door.
"Hey, look! Another map!" Toad said. Yellow Toad looked at it.
""Down: Underground Lake", hmm, is that where the next star is, Toadette?" Yellow Toad asked.
"Probably." Toadette said.
They went down the elevator, where it was even darker and humid. The three trekked towards the lake where they saw a new species. It appeared to be a swimming blue beast with fins, a Yoshi-like face, and an oddly yellow pair of goggles.
Yellow Toad shuddered. "What is that?"
"I don't know, must be another new enemy." Toad said.
"What, Dorrie? Don't worry, they're just harmless. They wouldn't hurt anybody. Not even a fly." Toadette said. "Dorries are believed to be related to Yoshis since they have a lot of similar traits to them like their white bellies and their similarly shaped heads."
"Oh. Then, maybe you could ask it to take us to where the star is supposed to be located." Toad said.
"Sure thing." Toadette said. "Um...Mr. Dorrie?" Toadette asked.
Dorrie heard Toadette's calls and swam over to her and the two Toads.
"Hi. My name is Toadette, and these are my friends, Toad and Yellow." Toadette said. "We were wondering, have you seen a shiny star somewhere? We need it to rescue our friends."
Dorrie went "AAAAAAAOOOOO" as it bent its head over.
"He said to hop on." Toadette said as the three hopped on Dorrie's back and swam over to a platform with a door.
"Guess this is where we get off. Thanks, Dorrie!" Toadette gave Dorrie a watermelon who happily ate it and waved a them. The three Toads walked through the door and in the room was another swirling vortex.
"Hmm, where's this one gonna take us?" Yellow Toad asked.
"Only one way to find out, Yellow!" Toad said.
The three then jumped into the portal...
...and landed in a cave with a real fast stream called Cavern of the Metal Mushroom Cap. However, their caps were made of metal, and so were they.
"What happened to us?" Yellow Toad said.
"This is weird!" Toadette said.
"Another transformation. Wonder what this one might do."
The three continued through the cave and when they fell into the stream, they were walking underwater. They didn't even have to worry about breathing either!
"Hey, the star is just ahead!" Toad said.
The Metal Toads grabbed the star in the stream.
"Yahoo!" said the 3 Toads.