Chapter 20: The Plan

(In the middle of the night, Mario woke up and saw a campfire outside the cave. Mario got on his feet and peeked outside to see what was going on. Luigi, Sushie, Mini Bluey, and Silverstone were sitting around the fire. They were talking in low voices and they all appeared to be upset.)
Silverstone: I see what you mean when you say those zookeepers are a pain, Luigi.
Luigi: I know.
Sushie: If there's somethin' that bugs me, it's da fact that da zookeepers said that they got two yoshis yesterday.
Luigi: Yeah. Redy and Whitey. What's the big mystery?
Sushie: No. Redy wasn't caught yesterday. He was caught two days ago. Whitey was, indeed, caught yesterday, but da rest of da herd is still here so who else could've been taken?
Luigi: Hmm... Mini Bluey, is there any other yoshis I should know about?
Mini Bluey: No. It was just me, Whitey, and Silverstone.
Silverstone: I'm the only one from my tribe to come here so I know none of them were taken...not to mention the fact that the zookeepers were surprised by my appearance backs up my theory.
Luigi: Well, if the rest of the Jewel Tribe fights like you, I don't think they can possibly be caught. Anyway, I can't think of any other yoshis that the zookeepers could get.
Mario: The answer is simple, Luigi. It wasn't a yoshi.
(Everyone notices Mario.)
Mario: Oops. Am I interrupting something?
Silverstone: No. Not at all. Why don't you join us?
Mario: Don't mind if I do.
(Mario sat down between the two yoshis.)
Luigi: What do you mean it wasn't a yoshi, brother?
Mario: Luigi, think back. Remember when you found me as a rock?
Luigi: Yes.
Mario: And remember how I said that the zookeepers wanted 'the one with the bow on it's head'?
Luigi: Yes, I do. What's that got to do with anything?
Mario: Well, don't you find it strange that Birdo, who happens to look like a yoshi with a bow, runs away, never to be seen again?
Luigi: Hmm...
Sushie: Da big bro has a point. Birdo apparently cares about da yoshis as much as I do. And if Birdo was wonderin' around on her own, da zookeepers probably had an easy time with her.
Mini Bluey: Just like Whitey! She was all alone too!
Silverstone: I still don't know what a Birdo is, but I think I see what you're getting at, Mario.
Luigi: Yeah, but there's still something a bit weird. Birdo knew about the zookeepers and their attack pattern-
Blacky: Luigi, may I suggest that you shift your focus away from Birdo and onto what we're gonna do?
(Everyone noticed that Blacky was standing near the cave entrance.)
Blacky: Sorry. I heard what you were talking about and I thought I should tell you my opinion since I am the ...ahem...elder.
Luigi: Sit down with us, Blacky.
(Blacky sat down between Luigi and Sushie.)
Luigi: Now what were you saying?
Blacky: I was saying that you should be thinking about what we're gonna do, not about weather Birdo was caught or not. You'll wear yourself out if you worry too much.
Sushie: Yeah. It already happened once.
Luigi: Well, I was thinking about going back down the mountain.
Mario: That's right. The reason we came up here was to find Mini Bluey.
Mini Bluey: Well, here I am.
Luigi: Then again...we got a little more than what we asked for. That would be you, Silverstone.
Silverstone: Oh. Okay!
Luigi: But obviously we have to go all the way back to the beach and save Redy, Whitey, and Birdo.
Sushie: Wait. Now ya think that Birdo was, in fact, caught?
Luigi: Okay. Let me rephrase that. We have to save the guys that were caught.
Blacky: Uh...Luigi. Whitey is a girl.
Luigi: Sigh...you know what I'm talking about.
Blacky: Sorry.
Mario: So you mean you're willing to fight the zookeepers?
Luigi: I'll do whatever it takes!
(Luigi pounds a fist into his chest.)
Mario: Now what did you do that for? What do you think you are? Donkey Kong?
Luigi: No. I did that for dramatic effect. Ha ha ha! Oh wait. Everyone isn't here so I'll have to do that again in the morning.
Sushie: Yeah. And I bet 10 coins Purpley will kiss you again.
Luigi: Sushie!
Sushie: I'm just kidding, Luigi, You have to learn to be less tense.
Mario: But even after we send the zookeepers packing, what do we do?
(There was only silence.)
Mario: Luigi?
Luigi: Snore...
Blacky: Uh oh. He wore himself out.
Sushie: Well, we warned him.
Mini Bluey: I think we're all a bit tired.
Silverstone: Yeah. We should go to sleep.
Mario: We'll need to get our rest because tomorrow we'll be risking life and limb. Silverstone, help me carry Luigi in. And be careful with him! He's a light sleeper and you don't want to see what happens when he wakes up when he doesn't want to.
Silverstone: Very well then.
(Mario and Silverstone carried Luigi into the cave while Sushie put out the fire using her Squirt ability, then they all go to sleep. And this time, they STAY asleep until morning.)