I'll get this bit over and done with quickly. Nintendo own all the characters in this fanfic. There done, now with the important stuff.

Mario managed to save the pink Yoshi who got threw off a tree by some crafty monkeys. They all managed to get through the forest and made their way to the mushroom hospital. But something was wrong. The hospital was surrounded by loads of mushroom people looking worried and running around in panic. One of the mushroom people working at the mushroom hospital spotted Mario and the gang, and guided them to the entrance of the hospital. Yoshi, Mario, Peach and the blue and pink Yoshi all entered the mushroom hospital together.

Sorry it took so long to get the 4th chapter started. I'm a little rusty at this story making business, but hopefully you won't notice. Enjoy =)

Chapter 4

Mario shut the hospital door behind him. It was surprisingly quiet inside the hospital. It made a change from the yelling and crying mushroom people outside.

"Follow me" said the little mushroom doctor as he guided Mario and the gang through the hospital corridors.

The hospital seemed just like any ordinary hospital. Mario looked around and saw a few patients with everyday problems. He saw a poor friendly pink bob-omb without a fuse, and a few mushroom people with some cuts and bruises. Mario wondered what all the fuss was about. They all started to walk down a very long dark corridor. The corridor was silent and creepy. At the very end of the corridor was a large wooden door. The more they all worked through this corridor and became closer to the door, the more they all heard these weird noises.

"What's that strange noise?" Peach asked the mushroom doctor

"You will see once we get inside that door up ahead" The mushroom doctor replied.

The closer they got to the door, the louder these noises became. Nobody knew exactly what the noises were. It sounded like something in pain. Yoshi became frightened, and held Mario's hand. They finally reached the door. As the mushroom doctor opened the door, Yoshi's grip to Mario's hand became tighter. They all walked into the room and were shocked at what they saw.

"I can't believe what I'm seeing" Peach said in horror.

The room was full of Yoshi's from all over the area. Most of them were silent and weren't moving, some were moaning in pain, and others were just staring into space.

"We have another pink and blue Yoshi" the mushroom doctor shouted.

Soon, some other mushroom medics took the blue and pink Yoshi from Mario, and put them with the rest.

"Will somebody tell me what is going on?" Peach demanded. "What is wrong with all these Yoshi's?"

The mushroom doctor turned to look at Peach, and started to explain what was wrong.

"Well it all started just after you went on holiday to Isle Delfino" the doctor explained. "A few Yoshi's came to the hospital complaining that they were hungry. I told them just to go out and find some fruit to eat, but they said that they had searched everywhere for some, but couldn't find any. So I decided to go out myself, and find some fruit. But they were right, there wasn't any fruit to be found. As more days went on, more and more hungry Yoshi's came to the hospital asking for food. And now because they are so hungry, they have become very weak. Some can't even stand up, as you can see around you."

"That's terrible" Peach said as she started to wipe a tear from her eye.

"Well why not feed them Goomba's, there's always plenty of them around?" Mario replied.

"I'm afraid a Yoshi needs to eat fruit to survive. They contain vital vitamins that a Yoshi's stomach needs to stay healthy and strong." the doctor said sadly.

More and more Yoshi's were being carried into the room by mushroom people as they were speaking.

"I'm going to have to leave you now" the doctor said. "We are very short staffed, and I need to look after these Yoshi's until the problem is sorted out."

"We need to sort this problem out quickly" Peach said as she turned to Mario. "I'll stay here and help the doctors, I need you and Yoshi to find out what's happened to all the fruit."

"Me and Yoshi will get right on it." Mario said as he turned to look at Yoshi. But Yoshi wasn't there.

"Huh, were did he go?" Mario muttered to himself.

Mario hadn't got time to find him, so he opened the wooden doors, and left the room.

As Mario was about to walk back down the long corridor, he heard someone sniffling. He looked to his right, and he saw Yoshi crying in a corner. Mario had never seen Yoshi so upset in all his life.

"Try not to cry Yoshi, you and I are going to find some fruit for those poor Yoshi's back there" Mario said as he put his arm around him.

"Yoshi can't help, Yoshi won't be able to find fruit" Yoshi said as he continued to sob.

"Sure you will" Mario replied. "Your nose is the best for sniffing out food"

"You think so?" Yoshi said as he started to calm down.

"Of course, I don't know what I would do without you"

Mario wiped away Yoshi's tears and they started to make their way out of the hospital. As they were about to leave the hospital, more and more starving Yoshi's were coming into the hospital. Some were being carried, others were stumbling in.

"They'll be alright" Mario said as he tried to reassure Yoshi.

But even he knew that things may not be alright if they didn't find some fruit, and fast. Yoshi and Mario walked out of the hospital into the crowds. Mushroom people were begging Mario to do something about it. All he could say that he would try his best. Mario and Yoshi kept walking on past the crowds, until they became a distance. All was quiet, and Mario and Yoshi looked at each other in the eyes. It finally sunk into their heads that the Yoshi's would soon become extinct, if they didn't help them.

"Where do Yoshi and Mario start?" Yoshi asked.

"To be honest, I haven't got a clue" Mario said with a sigh, as they slowly walked on together.

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I can't believe I have finally finished my 4th Chapter. I hope it didn't disappoint. As always, reviews are appreciated. Thanks for reading =)