"Okay, now who has any money?" Linguini repeated.
"Umm..." Everyone looked down at their feet.
"I have ten coins," said Parky. "That's the tips people have given me for delivering their mail so well." He beamed.
"Ok. Anyone else?" asked Linguini.
"I have five coins," said Lemon. "I got them when I ran into a tree. For some reason, coins fell out!"
"I've got two coins," pipped up Skarre. "I found them in our couch."
"Ok, so now we have a total of seventeen coins. We need to use some of them to buy Mushrooms and stuff, but we should definitely save some," announced Linguini.
"I don't see why everyone doesn't just donate stuff to the people who are trying to save them!" exclaimed Bob.
"Well, I don't know exactly, but I'm guessing that they need to make a living too," replied Violet.
"So are we ready to go in?" asked Bolt.
"Yeah!" everyone replied.
"Then let's go!"
"Um, excuse me Bolt, but why are we so frickin excited about walking into a shop?!" asked Koopi. Bolt blushed. "Um, because, it's... a big step? Fun?" he tried. The rest of the group laughed. "Oh heck, let's just go!" And with that the group walked into the Mushroom Market, which was now run by the former owner's daughter. The Mushroom Market was where the Mushroom grocery used to be, but Sal T, the owner's daughter, changed the name when she inherited the shop.
`Excuse me? Miss Sal T?" called Linguini.
"Hello, welcome to our shop," called a sad, gloomy voice from the back. "How may I help you? Why does it matter? Bowzer has captured everyone that could save us, there's no hope!"
"Calm down miss," Linguini said. "Look who your customers are!" A figure came out of the shadows. It gasped.
"L-L-Linguini?!"
"Hello Miss Sal T," she said, grinning.
"Halleguiah! There is hope! Praise the stars, and Kami, and G-d, and Allah, and everyone! Yay!" she exclaimed. "Here, choose any two items you want. My treat."
"And Violet's theory goes right down the drain," said Bob.
"Thank you very much," said Linguini politely. "Now right here is the time I refuse politely, saying you need the merchandise and all. But, I'm me, so I'm gonna say thank you very much, and take two items!"
Sal T chuckled. "That's our princess!" Linguini picked out a Mushroom and a Fire Flower.
"Thank you very much!"
"You're welcome!"
"Um, we'd love to stay and chat, but we've got a kingdom to save and butts to kick!" said Fire.
"Yeah, and thanks again!" called Linguini as she walked to the door.
"Sure! Come back soon!" said Sal T as she walked back to the storage space.
"Ok, now we're really ready!" said Biza. "Let's go beat those El Turtles!"
"Something tells me "El turtles" is not turtles in Spanish," said Goombar.
"Oh shut up, I was trying to make a dramatic quote!"
"It didn't work." The group approached a house with a spinning roof. "Hey, this is Merlow's old house!"
"Yeah, only Old Man Merlow died five years ago, Mr. Contemporary," said Biza. "Now Merle lives in there."
"Let's go see him," suggested Violet.
"Good idea, I've heard he's very knowledgeable," said Cerulean.
"Well, he was a big help to my dad, back in Starborn Valley all those years ago," said Linguini thoughtfully. "Let's go see him!" She stepped up to the house and knocked on the door. "Hello?"
"Merle is gone!" called a voice.
"But-"
"I repeat, Merle is gone! Come back later!"
"But sir-" The door banged open, knocking Linguini down.
"I'm busy! Go aw- Linguini?"
"Owwww...Yes, it's me..."
"Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry! You know, my father did the same thing to your dad all those years ago... Ahem, please forgive me. Come inside, I have important news for you." The group all tried going in at once. "Um, in that case, I'll talk to you out here..."
The wizard cleared his throat. "As you already know, the Queen, King, and Party members have all been captured by Bowzer, who thought if he captured all of them then he would be unstoppable. As you all know, he was wrong."
"No dip, Sherlock," mumbled Latik under his breath.
"In my visions I saw the Star Spirits talking to you, so there is no need for you to go up to Shooting Star Summit," Merle continued. "However, you cannot go to the Koopa Fort until my good friend Twink comes back from his important meeting with the Stars of the Universe. He would have been with the other Star Spirits, seeing as he is the Grand Star, but he couldn't get out of a meeting with all the other Stars. The Universal Star Committee only meets once every five years you know..."
"Right. Back to the story please," said Calimari impatiently.
"Oh, yes. Well, a long time ago..." Koopi and Calimari started playing rock, paper, scissors.
"Yes, and..." Linguini's eyes began to droop.
"Oh my, wasn't that cool when that happened......................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................."
[three hours later]
"And... Are you guys even listening?!" shouted Merle. Everyone jolted awake. "Yes, yes sir!" Everyone, that is, except for Bob. He just went right on sleeping.
"BOB!" everyone yelled.
"It's useless. He could sleep through a earthquake, marching band, and Aerosmith all at the same time," said Biza, chuckling. "Here, this is the only way to wake him up." She walked over to him, then blew up.
"Hey! I'm awake, I'm awake!" he yelped.
"See? What did I tell ya! It works!" The group laughed.
"AHEM!!" yelled Merle.
"Oh, right, sorry," said Linguini sheepishly.
"That's ok, you know, everything you do reminds me of your father. He did the exact same thing to my dad all those years ago. Maybe it's fate, or destiny or something."
"Or maybe there's an author out there, controlling us, who can't think of any new things for us to do so she basically writes the things Mario did, only using us!" suggested Goombar. Everyone looked at him strangely, then dismissed the thought.
"Nah!"
"Ok, well, anyway, the basic thing you need now is the Lucky Star. Problem is, I have no idea where it is..." As luck would have it, at that exact moment there was a crash through the back of the houses' window. "Hello?" a voice called.
"W-we're out in front," called Merle. A yellow shape floated around the house to face them. "Oh, what luck! Merle, Linguini, and the rest are all here!"
"Would people stop referring to us as the rest?!?!" yelled Koopi and Fire at the same time. They seemed to do this a lot, although it wasn't surprising, given the fact that next to Calimari Fire was Koopi's best friend.
"Yeah! I betcha that's what drove Luigi to be what he is today! You wouldn't want that to happen, now would you?" added Emerald.
"Sorry, but now isn't really the time! I have the Lucky Star!" said the little yellow thing.
"That's great news, but who are you?" asked Merle.
"Oops, forgot to introduce myself. I'm Nova! I was the last star to go up to Star Haven. I'm Twink's niece!"
"It's a pleasure, Nova. Now can we please have the Lucky Star? We're kinda in a hurry," said Linguini.
"Do you know how to use the Action Command?" Nova asked.
"Yes, my father has trained me in fighting," Linguini replied.
"I know how to!" pipped up Lemon. "So do the rest of the Next Yoshi Kids!"
"I know how, Mom taught me when I was three!" put in Skarre. "I'm a pro!"
"I think all of us know how to use it, we all have experienced parents," Cerulean pointed out. "Let's just get this thing and head on over to Koopa Fort."
"Hey, when we go through there we go through Koopa Village we'll go by my house," said Koopi. "And that means from there we should go to Lavalava Island, because I have a secret passage there."
"Good idea, but first we need to concentrate on getting over to Koopa Fort. Thanks for your help Nova!" said Linguini. "Oh, being a star you can grant wishes-or at least some wishes, right?"
"Let me guess," said Nova, "You want me to go talk to your parents. No problem!" She flashed them a smile, and flew off.
"Now, is there anything else, Merle?" asked Linguini.
"Yes. Bowzer's new minions fight a little differently. You can now fight up to ten of them at once. But, you can fight with ten members, Linguini. You will be the lead fighter, much like Mario was. The others will act as party members, but only during a fight. Also, I have found that Bowzer has a way to equip his workers with items. All of them. Therefore, each of the party members can use an item, as opposed to just Linguini. I think that's all that's changed in terms of battle, but you never know, someone could break all the rules. Any questions before we part?" He waited. "Guess not. I bid you farewell, I must go back to my visions. Ta-ta!"
"Bye! And thanks for all your help!" called Linguini. "Well, we're finally on our way to fight our first battle."
"This should be fun," said Goombar excitedly.
"Fighting isn't fun!" said Violet angrily.
"That's probably why you won't be fighting, Vi," said Cerulean.
"You're right. We have one more obstacle- deciding who does what. But we'll do that tomorrow," said Linguini. "But right now-"
"We're going to the Toad House for a good nights sleep!" finished Koopi.
"Amen to that!" cheered Calimari. The band of children checked in at the Toad House, which had expanded to a full fledged hotel, with three stories and 115 rooms. Koopi and Calimari shared a room, Biza and Linguini, Bob, Latik, and Bolt, Cerulean and Lemon, Violet and Emerald, Parky and Goombar, and Skarre and Goomia.
"Man, I am so glad the Toad Houses offer free pajamas! We would have been really uncomfortable," commented Goomia.
"Yeah," agreed Skarre.
"So we'll meet downstairs for breakfast tomorrow morining, right?" asked Latik.
"Yup! We need our rest, so we should try to get as much sleep as possible for our jorney. G'night everyone!" said Linguini.
"Night!"
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A/N: was this too long?
"Umm..." Everyone looked down at their feet.
"I have ten coins," said Parky. "That's the tips people have given me for delivering their mail so well." He beamed.
"Ok. Anyone else?" asked Linguini.
"I have five coins," said Lemon. "I got them when I ran into a tree. For some reason, coins fell out!"
"I've got two coins," pipped up Skarre. "I found them in our couch."
"Ok, so now we have a total of seventeen coins. We need to use some of them to buy Mushrooms and stuff, but we should definitely save some," announced Linguini.
"I don't see why everyone doesn't just donate stuff to the people who are trying to save them!" exclaimed Bob.
"Well, I don't know exactly, but I'm guessing that they need to make a living too," replied Violet.
"So are we ready to go in?" asked Bolt.
"Yeah!" everyone replied.
"Then let's go!"
"Um, excuse me Bolt, but why are we so frickin excited about walking into a shop?!" asked Koopi. Bolt blushed. "Um, because, it's... a big step? Fun?" he tried. The rest of the group laughed. "Oh heck, let's just go!" And with that the group walked into the Mushroom Market, which was now run by the former owner's daughter. The Mushroom Market was where the Mushroom grocery used to be, but Sal T, the owner's daughter, changed the name when she inherited the shop.
`Excuse me? Miss Sal T?" called Linguini.
"Hello, welcome to our shop," called a sad, gloomy voice from the back. "How may I help you? Why does it matter? Bowzer has captured everyone that could save us, there's no hope!"
"Calm down miss," Linguini said. "Look who your customers are!" A figure came out of the shadows. It gasped.
"L-L-Linguini?!"
"Hello Miss Sal T," she said, grinning.
"Halleguiah! There is hope! Praise the stars, and Kami, and G-d, and Allah, and everyone! Yay!" she exclaimed. "Here, choose any two items you want. My treat."
"And Violet's theory goes right down the drain," said Bob.
"Thank you very much," said Linguini politely. "Now right here is the time I refuse politely, saying you need the merchandise and all. But, I'm me, so I'm gonna say thank you very much, and take two items!"
Sal T chuckled. "That's our princess!" Linguini picked out a Mushroom and a Fire Flower.
"Thank you very much!"
"You're welcome!"
"Um, we'd love to stay and chat, but we've got a kingdom to save and butts to kick!" said Fire.
"Yeah, and thanks again!" called Linguini as she walked to the door.
"Sure! Come back soon!" said Sal T as she walked back to the storage space.
"Ok, now we're really ready!" said Biza. "Let's go beat those El Turtles!"
"Something tells me "El turtles" is not turtles in Spanish," said Goombar.
"Oh shut up, I was trying to make a dramatic quote!"
"It didn't work." The group approached a house with a spinning roof. "Hey, this is Merlow's old house!"
"Yeah, only Old Man Merlow died five years ago, Mr. Contemporary," said Biza. "Now Merle lives in there."
"Let's go see him," suggested Violet.
"Good idea, I've heard he's very knowledgeable," said Cerulean.
"Well, he was a big help to my dad, back in Starborn Valley all those years ago," said Linguini thoughtfully. "Let's go see him!" She stepped up to the house and knocked on the door. "Hello?"
"Merle is gone!" called a voice.
"But-"
"I repeat, Merle is gone! Come back later!"
"But sir-" The door banged open, knocking Linguini down.
"I'm busy! Go aw- Linguini?"
"Owwww...Yes, it's me..."
"Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry! You know, my father did the same thing to your dad all those years ago... Ahem, please forgive me. Come inside, I have important news for you." The group all tried going in at once. "Um, in that case, I'll talk to you out here..."
The wizard cleared his throat. "As you already know, the Queen, King, and Party members have all been captured by Bowzer, who thought if he captured all of them then he would be unstoppable. As you all know, he was wrong."
"No dip, Sherlock," mumbled Latik under his breath.
"In my visions I saw the Star Spirits talking to you, so there is no need for you to go up to Shooting Star Summit," Merle continued. "However, you cannot go to the Koopa Fort until my good friend Twink comes back from his important meeting with the Stars of the Universe. He would have been with the other Star Spirits, seeing as he is the Grand Star, but he couldn't get out of a meeting with all the other Stars. The Universal Star Committee only meets once every five years you know..."
"Right. Back to the story please," said Calimari impatiently.
"Oh, yes. Well, a long time ago..." Koopi and Calimari started playing rock, paper, scissors.
"Yes, and..." Linguini's eyes began to droop.
"Oh my, wasn't that cool when that happened......................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................."
[three hours later]
"And... Are you guys even listening?!" shouted Merle. Everyone jolted awake. "Yes, yes sir!" Everyone, that is, except for Bob. He just went right on sleeping.
"BOB!" everyone yelled.
"It's useless. He could sleep through a earthquake, marching band, and Aerosmith all at the same time," said Biza, chuckling. "Here, this is the only way to wake him up." She walked over to him, then blew up.
"Hey! I'm awake, I'm awake!" he yelped.
"See? What did I tell ya! It works!" The group laughed.
"AHEM!!" yelled Merle.
"Oh, right, sorry," said Linguini sheepishly.
"That's ok, you know, everything you do reminds me of your father. He did the exact same thing to my dad all those years ago. Maybe it's fate, or destiny or something."
"Or maybe there's an author out there, controlling us, who can't think of any new things for us to do so she basically writes the things Mario did, only using us!" suggested Goombar. Everyone looked at him strangely, then dismissed the thought.
"Nah!"
"Ok, well, anyway, the basic thing you need now is the Lucky Star. Problem is, I have no idea where it is..." As luck would have it, at that exact moment there was a crash through the back of the houses' window. "Hello?" a voice called.
"W-we're out in front," called Merle. A yellow shape floated around the house to face them. "Oh, what luck! Merle, Linguini, and the rest are all here!"
"Would people stop referring to us as the rest?!?!" yelled Koopi and Fire at the same time. They seemed to do this a lot, although it wasn't surprising, given the fact that next to Calimari Fire was Koopi's best friend.
"Yeah! I betcha that's what drove Luigi to be what he is today! You wouldn't want that to happen, now would you?" added Emerald.
"Sorry, but now isn't really the time! I have the Lucky Star!" said the little yellow thing.
"That's great news, but who are you?" asked Merle.
"Oops, forgot to introduce myself. I'm Nova! I was the last star to go up to Star Haven. I'm Twink's niece!"
"It's a pleasure, Nova. Now can we please have the Lucky Star? We're kinda in a hurry," said Linguini.
"Do you know how to use the Action Command?" Nova asked.
"Yes, my father has trained me in fighting," Linguini replied.
"I know how to!" pipped up Lemon. "So do the rest of the Next Yoshi Kids!"
"I know how, Mom taught me when I was three!" put in Skarre. "I'm a pro!"
"I think all of us know how to use it, we all have experienced parents," Cerulean pointed out. "Let's just get this thing and head on over to Koopa Fort."
"Hey, when we go through there we go through Koopa Village we'll go by my house," said Koopi. "And that means from there we should go to Lavalava Island, because I have a secret passage there."
"Good idea, but first we need to concentrate on getting over to Koopa Fort. Thanks for your help Nova!" said Linguini. "Oh, being a star you can grant wishes-or at least some wishes, right?"
"Let me guess," said Nova, "You want me to go talk to your parents. No problem!" She flashed them a smile, and flew off.
"Now, is there anything else, Merle?" asked Linguini.
"Yes. Bowzer's new minions fight a little differently. You can now fight up to ten of them at once. But, you can fight with ten members, Linguini. You will be the lead fighter, much like Mario was. The others will act as party members, but only during a fight. Also, I have found that Bowzer has a way to equip his workers with items. All of them. Therefore, each of the party members can use an item, as opposed to just Linguini. I think that's all that's changed in terms of battle, but you never know, someone could break all the rules. Any questions before we part?" He waited. "Guess not. I bid you farewell, I must go back to my visions. Ta-ta!"
"Bye! And thanks for all your help!" called Linguini. "Well, we're finally on our way to fight our first battle."
"This should be fun," said Goombar excitedly.
"Fighting isn't fun!" said Violet angrily.
"That's probably why you won't be fighting, Vi," said Cerulean.
"You're right. We have one more obstacle- deciding who does what. But we'll do that tomorrow," said Linguini. "But right now-"
"We're going to the Toad House for a good nights sleep!" finished Koopi.
"Amen to that!" cheered Calimari. The band of children checked in at the Toad House, which had expanded to a full fledged hotel, with three stories and 115 rooms. Koopi and Calimari shared a room, Biza and Linguini, Bob, Latik, and Bolt, Cerulean and Lemon, Violet and Emerald, Parky and Goombar, and Skarre and Goomia.
"Man, I am so glad the Toad Houses offer free pajamas! We would have been really uncomfortable," commented Goomia.
"Yeah," agreed Skarre.
"So we'll meet downstairs for breakfast tomorrow morining, right?" asked Latik.
"Yup! We need our rest, so we should try to get as much sleep as possible for our jorney. G'night everyone!" said Linguini.
"Night!"
~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~
A/N: was this too long?