The Primmer - Chapter 7
L.K.
(Mario, Luigi, etc. are copyright Nintendo. Quinn Segali and the rest of The Primmer are copyrighted to Ironfoot.)
Quinn layed his head in his hands while staring at the western shore of Yoshi's Island. He believed that he was close enough to the shore to see any kind of activity, yet far away enough so any onlookers from shore couldn't see them. Quinn couldn't see the Doomship anywhere in sight and guessed that Larry had given up again. In front of him, he could see the moon finally starting to rise up in the East, indicating that deep night was approching. And far away, he could hear once in a while explosions from TMK, which grieved Quinn deeply.
He had to find a way into the island without being spotted. Quinn tried to think of ways he could get in, but with the combined forces of Leon and the Koopa's, it would be nearly impossible to get in even with the best disguise. The entire coastline of Yoshi's Island was ringed with a fortress wall, hewed of a black stone, most likely Koopish. Koopa Troopa guards (if Quinn had his memory right) lined the walls, looking out towards the ocean. No sign of the Hybrid Yoshi's were to be found.
Quinn looked over towards Kinopio sleeping peacefully next to him and thought about taking a little nap himself. However, he reminded himself about the coastline, and forced himself to stay awake and think of someway to get in. It was much quieter here than it was at TMK and all of the explosions. Quinn got out his unfinished Grilled Troopa in a Shell and started to eat the rest of it. The wind was picking up now, from the east. Suddenly, an very small arrow-shaped craft zoomed across the water towards Quinn's boat. Quinn noticed it, raised an eyebrow, and put his food away. When the craft reached the boat, it suddenly stopped and floated still in the water. Quinn looked at it for sometime, decideding whether it was a bomb or something else. After sitting there for 2 minutes, he picked up the craft from the water. Attatched to the craft was a small piece of thick paper, written in English. It read:
Underneath the great defensive wall of Yoshi's Island, a submarine will soon be leaving port, causing the doors to the port to open. This leaves you a chance to quickly swim inside before the doors close. The port is actually right across from your boat, so you got off lucky in not having to swim far. When you get inside, find a way out of the defensive complex and onto solid land, away from the wall. I would've drawn you a map, but there's no time for that now. I'll come looking for you.
L.K.
P.S.: You can also thank me for helping you with Larry Koopa.
Quinn slowly put the letter in his lap and gazed at the black defensive wall lining the beach. Whoever sent this letter had helped him escape from the clutches of Larry Koopa. He also seemed to know the area he was now entering in, so Quinn decided that this guy could be trusted. He would just have to watch his back, just incase of an ambush or something of that type.
Quinn shook Kinopio's arm next him, waking him up. "Hnnh? Is it morning?" "Yep, early morning." Replied Quinn. "I found a letter by the same guy who fired upon Larry's Doomship. He has told us to go into the island by the means of underwaterways. It shouldn't be that bad." "I agree, just as long as we don't run into any Ted's." "Ted's?" asked Quinn, looking confused. "You'll know what it is when you see it." Replied Kinopio, and he spoke no further on the matter. When they had gathered what they needed, they quietly sunk into the water, with little to no water gear, save their air pieces. The was dark blue, and little of anything could be seen in the dim light. Fish swam about on the bottom, minding their own buisness. About a mile ahead of them, a great black wall rose from the bottom. A metal door faced them, 60 feet long and 30 feet wide. Its doors seemed to open up and down, and it was certainly big enough for a submarine.
Suddenly, the doors began to open, and Quinn signaled to Kinopio to swim to the side of the doors. As Kinopio did so, he heard a faint rumbling sound. It did not come from the door, but from behind them. As the mushroom looked into the distance, he saw a faint and long black object heading towards them.
A Torpedo Ted.
Kinopio V looked nervous and was about to tell Quinn about it when a Submarine suddenly sailed out of the opening. Judging its speed, Quinn thought it was going at least 25 MPH. It sailed past them, and moved along its course. As the submarine moved into the distance, Quinn suddenly saw the Torpedo Ted, grabbed Kinopio's arm and swam towards the doors. The doors began to close, but both of them made it through long before they closed completely. They swam forewards, and then directly upwards. A loud "clang" was heard behind them. Quinn looked back to see if the Ted had made it through.
It had.
In fact, Quinn could see the Ted behind him and increasing in speed. Quinn swam harder, hoping that Kinopio was somewhere near him. His muscles burned him. He found himself breathing harder, striving to get to the surface. He was more out of shape than he had thought. Hopefully, it wouldn't be the cause of his death.
Quinn finally broke the surface of the water, spit out his air breather, took a deep breath and quickly headed for the ledge in front of him. Kinopio followed persuit. They were in a Koopa-made cavern, with a pool of water big enough for a submarine. Quinn climbed up the ledge and helped Kinopio climb up as well. They ran down a hallway leading upwards, not daring to look back. Both ran as fast as they could. The hallway ended at a fork. "Your guess is as good as mine." Kinopio muttered as he looked down the hallways. Quinn beamed down the left hallway and noticed a ladder heading up to a cover in the ceeling. "Kinopio, follow-" An enourmous explosion suddenly cut off Quinn's sentence and the whole hallway rocked, nearly throwing Quinn off balance. Alarms went off and red lights flashed. The intercoms echoed voices in the Koopa language.
"Kinopio! Let's go!" he yelled, looking for his mushroom partner. Quinn finally saw him running from the other hallway. Quinn turned back around and ran toward the ladder. He could hear other footsteps ahead of him, and guessed that some Koopa Troopas were to overtake him at any moment. Quinn reached into his pocket, looking for something he had plucked on his journeys. He finally pulled out a Super Mushroom, one of the many mushrooms that he picked after the defeat of Larry. He ate it in one gulp, and grew to twice is size almost instantly.
The Koopa Troopa's were now within sight. There were about 6 of them, each without a weapon. Quinn wondered about this, but he wandered for too long. A Troopa started to show off some matial arts moves, mostly Tai Kwan Do. Quinn just looked on with a really queer face. When the Troopa stopped his stunts, Quinn kicked him square in the face, making him fly across the hallway. At that point, the other Troopas rushed toward the human, not knowing what to expect.
One flew across the hallway to join the other one.
Another got kicked in the groin and collasped to the ground for air.
The next was uppercutted into the air, smashing his head on the ceeling and landing back on the floor with rocks falling on him.
The other two just ran down the corridor, not wanting to die.
Quinn's Super Mushroom then weared off, making him return to his normal size. Blood and bodies now lay around him, while the alarms still rang. It was just much, much quieter with the Troopa's dead. "Geez!" Kinopio muttered to himself while running up to Quinn. "Let's just get out of here." Quinn walked over to the ladder and climbed up. He quickly reached the top, opened the door, and climbed out.
The alarms were not sounding outside, but there were plenty of spotlights shining their marks here and there. Quinn crawled out of the hole and rolled onto thick grass. Kinopio closely followed behind. Though exhausted after his mini battle, Quinn made himself get up and run away from the defensive complex and into the Yoshi's Island jungle.
(30 minutes later)
Once the lights and sounds faded away, Quinn and Kinopio slowed their pace to a walk. They had just finished climbing the tallest hill in Yoshi's Island. Dawn was creeping over the horizon. The entire island could be seen under low sunlight. Out ahead of them, a structure that gleamed of gold towered over everything else. Quinn had no idea what it was, but he knew that it had something to do with the Yoshi-Koopa connection. Whatever it was, that was their next destination.
"Finally."
A Koopa, dressed in reflective black clothing, was hiding behind some trees and bushes on the other side of the top of the hill. "What took them so long?" he thought. "I would make it here in ½ their time at the very least."
The Koopa thought some more. "Then again, you ARE the Lemmy Koopa. Gotta teach these two some survival skills and get them out of here." Ever so quietly, Lemmy Koopa followed Quinn and Leon at a good distance. He would be ready to protect them, whatever the cost.
To be Continued.
L.K.
(Mario, Luigi, etc. are copyright Nintendo. Quinn Segali and the rest of The Primmer are copyrighted to Ironfoot.)
Quinn layed his head in his hands while staring at the western shore of Yoshi's Island. He believed that he was close enough to the shore to see any kind of activity, yet far away enough so any onlookers from shore couldn't see them. Quinn couldn't see the Doomship anywhere in sight and guessed that Larry had given up again. In front of him, he could see the moon finally starting to rise up in the East, indicating that deep night was approching. And far away, he could hear once in a while explosions from TMK, which grieved Quinn deeply.
He had to find a way into the island without being spotted. Quinn tried to think of ways he could get in, but with the combined forces of Leon and the Koopa's, it would be nearly impossible to get in even with the best disguise. The entire coastline of Yoshi's Island was ringed with a fortress wall, hewed of a black stone, most likely Koopish. Koopa Troopa guards (if Quinn had his memory right) lined the walls, looking out towards the ocean. No sign of the Hybrid Yoshi's were to be found.
Quinn looked over towards Kinopio sleeping peacefully next to him and thought about taking a little nap himself. However, he reminded himself about the coastline, and forced himself to stay awake and think of someway to get in. It was much quieter here than it was at TMK and all of the explosions. Quinn got out his unfinished Grilled Troopa in a Shell and started to eat the rest of it. The wind was picking up now, from the east. Suddenly, an very small arrow-shaped craft zoomed across the water towards Quinn's boat. Quinn noticed it, raised an eyebrow, and put his food away. When the craft reached the boat, it suddenly stopped and floated still in the water. Quinn looked at it for sometime, decideding whether it was a bomb or something else. After sitting there for 2 minutes, he picked up the craft from the water. Attatched to the craft was a small piece of thick paper, written in English. It read:
Underneath the great defensive wall of Yoshi's Island, a submarine will soon be leaving port, causing the doors to the port to open. This leaves you a chance to quickly swim inside before the doors close. The port is actually right across from your boat, so you got off lucky in not having to swim far. When you get inside, find a way out of the defensive complex and onto solid land, away from the wall. I would've drawn you a map, but there's no time for that now. I'll come looking for you.
L.K.
P.S.: You can also thank me for helping you with Larry Koopa.
Quinn slowly put the letter in his lap and gazed at the black defensive wall lining the beach. Whoever sent this letter had helped him escape from the clutches of Larry Koopa. He also seemed to know the area he was now entering in, so Quinn decided that this guy could be trusted. He would just have to watch his back, just incase of an ambush or something of that type.
Quinn shook Kinopio's arm next him, waking him up. "Hnnh? Is it morning?" "Yep, early morning." Replied Quinn. "I found a letter by the same guy who fired upon Larry's Doomship. He has told us to go into the island by the means of underwaterways. It shouldn't be that bad." "I agree, just as long as we don't run into any Ted's." "Ted's?" asked Quinn, looking confused. "You'll know what it is when you see it." Replied Kinopio, and he spoke no further on the matter. When they had gathered what they needed, they quietly sunk into the water, with little to no water gear, save their air pieces. The was dark blue, and little of anything could be seen in the dim light. Fish swam about on the bottom, minding their own buisness. About a mile ahead of them, a great black wall rose from the bottom. A metal door faced them, 60 feet long and 30 feet wide. Its doors seemed to open up and down, and it was certainly big enough for a submarine.
Suddenly, the doors began to open, and Quinn signaled to Kinopio to swim to the side of the doors. As Kinopio did so, he heard a faint rumbling sound. It did not come from the door, but from behind them. As the mushroom looked into the distance, he saw a faint and long black object heading towards them.
A Torpedo Ted.
Kinopio V looked nervous and was about to tell Quinn about it when a Submarine suddenly sailed out of the opening. Judging its speed, Quinn thought it was going at least 25 MPH. It sailed past them, and moved along its course. As the submarine moved into the distance, Quinn suddenly saw the Torpedo Ted, grabbed Kinopio's arm and swam towards the doors. The doors began to close, but both of them made it through long before they closed completely. They swam forewards, and then directly upwards. A loud "clang" was heard behind them. Quinn looked back to see if the Ted had made it through.
It had.
In fact, Quinn could see the Ted behind him and increasing in speed. Quinn swam harder, hoping that Kinopio was somewhere near him. His muscles burned him. He found himself breathing harder, striving to get to the surface. He was more out of shape than he had thought. Hopefully, it wouldn't be the cause of his death.
Quinn finally broke the surface of the water, spit out his air breather, took a deep breath and quickly headed for the ledge in front of him. Kinopio followed persuit. They were in a Koopa-made cavern, with a pool of water big enough for a submarine. Quinn climbed up the ledge and helped Kinopio climb up as well. They ran down a hallway leading upwards, not daring to look back. Both ran as fast as they could. The hallway ended at a fork. "Your guess is as good as mine." Kinopio muttered as he looked down the hallways. Quinn beamed down the left hallway and noticed a ladder heading up to a cover in the ceeling. "Kinopio, follow-" An enourmous explosion suddenly cut off Quinn's sentence and the whole hallway rocked, nearly throwing Quinn off balance. Alarms went off and red lights flashed. The intercoms echoed voices in the Koopa language.
"Kinopio! Let's go!" he yelled, looking for his mushroom partner. Quinn finally saw him running from the other hallway. Quinn turned back around and ran toward the ladder. He could hear other footsteps ahead of him, and guessed that some Koopa Troopas were to overtake him at any moment. Quinn reached into his pocket, looking for something he had plucked on his journeys. He finally pulled out a Super Mushroom, one of the many mushrooms that he picked after the defeat of Larry. He ate it in one gulp, and grew to twice is size almost instantly.
The Koopa Troopa's were now within sight. There were about 6 of them, each without a weapon. Quinn wondered about this, but he wandered for too long. A Troopa started to show off some matial arts moves, mostly Tai Kwan Do. Quinn just looked on with a really queer face. When the Troopa stopped his stunts, Quinn kicked him square in the face, making him fly across the hallway. At that point, the other Troopas rushed toward the human, not knowing what to expect.
One flew across the hallway to join the other one.
Another got kicked in the groin and collasped to the ground for air.
The next was uppercutted into the air, smashing his head on the ceeling and landing back on the floor with rocks falling on him.
The other two just ran down the corridor, not wanting to die.
Quinn's Super Mushroom then weared off, making him return to his normal size. Blood and bodies now lay around him, while the alarms still rang. It was just much, much quieter with the Troopa's dead. "Geez!" Kinopio muttered to himself while running up to Quinn. "Let's just get out of here." Quinn walked over to the ladder and climbed up. He quickly reached the top, opened the door, and climbed out.
The alarms were not sounding outside, but there were plenty of spotlights shining their marks here and there. Quinn crawled out of the hole and rolled onto thick grass. Kinopio closely followed behind. Though exhausted after his mini battle, Quinn made himself get up and run away from the defensive complex and into the Yoshi's Island jungle.
(30 minutes later)
Once the lights and sounds faded away, Quinn and Kinopio slowed their pace to a walk. They had just finished climbing the tallest hill in Yoshi's Island. Dawn was creeping over the horizon. The entire island could be seen under low sunlight. Out ahead of them, a structure that gleamed of gold towered over everything else. Quinn had no idea what it was, but he knew that it had something to do with the Yoshi-Koopa connection. Whatever it was, that was their next destination.
"Finally."
A Koopa, dressed in reflective black clothing, was hiding behind some trees and bushes on the other side of the top of the hill. "What took them so long?" he thought. "I would make it here in ½ their time at the very least."
The Koopa thought some more. "Then again, you ARE the Lemmy Koopa. Gotta teach these two some survival skills and get them out of here." Ever so quietly, Lemmy Koopa followed Quinn and Leon at a good distance. He would be ready to protect them, whatever the cost.
To be Continued.