A/N: Anyone whoever is still saying Sonic isn't Nintendo I shall say that I don't own Sonic or any other characters from the Sonic world and Sonic Adventure Storyline just in case.

Chapter XXIV: A Storybook Ending Part II

Sora arrived at another location after looking at the new page that appeared. He was in a jungle part of the area where he noticed smaller islands in the middle of a giant lake. To his left, he could see a giant tree with a swing on it. He also noticed a bunch of sticks in the shape of a tent.

"Okay, ths place defiantly reminds me of that book." Sora thought, looking around the area. He then noticed a bridge that was connecting the two bigger islands. On the bridge he noticed the Baby Mario Brothers hanging over the railings on the left side of the bridge. "Hey, guys!"

Baby Luigi turned excitedly to see Sora walking up to them. "Mario! Mario! It's Sora."

"Hi, Sora." Baby Mario said, greeting the spiked haired hero. He then noticed a depressing look on Sora's face. "Sora, are you okay? You look a little sad."

"Huh?" a confused Sora asked. He then tried to cheer up. "Yeah, I'm okay. I just miss my friends."

"Friends?"

"Yeah." Sora began. "You see, I got separated from my friends and I am kind of in the middle of a quest to find my friends. Now and then I feel sad because I miss them."

"Don't worry." a assuring Baby Mario said. "You'll-a-find them. Just don't give up."

"Hey, Mario!" Baby Luigi called to his brother. "There's something in the water."

Sora and the babies looked over the bridge to see the blue, calm water as it slowly moved down stream. At first Sora couldn't noticed anything in the water, when he saw a familiar body shape making its way down the stream.

"It's a Yoshi!" Sora exclaimed.

This Yoshi had dark blue skin and wore red shoes slowly floating down the stream. Baby Mario looked down with a surprised gasp and turned to his brother.

"It's-a-Dark Blue!" Baby Mario told his younger sibling. "I think he's sunbathing." He then looked over the bridge and waved at Dark Blue. "Hi, Dark Blue! Do you have any pasta?"

Dark Blue looked up with a depressing look in his eyes and talked with a monotone voice. "Hello, Mario. It's me. Leading a depressing day and with no pasta.."

Baby Mario just sighed at the comment, while Sora just chuckled.

"Heh, he reminds me of that stuffed donkey with the tail that always falls off." Sora chuckled.

"What are you doing down there?" Baby Luigi asked. "Are you hiding from a monster?"

"No, I just sort of fell in here and I don't know how to swim." Dark Blue responded, sighing sadly. "I greatly asked that you pull me out but, you don't have to."

"Poor guy." Sora said, feeling sorry for the Yoshi. "We should help."

"What are you nuts?" Baby Luigi asked with shock. "There's no way we can even get down there!" However, as he said this, he tilted over the side of the bridge and fell into the water. "AHHHH!"

Sora just rolled his eyes with a chuckle. "Typical Luigi."

Baby Luigi came out of the water and panicked and flapped his arms around. "Help! Help! I'm drowning! I can't swim!"

Sora walked off the bridge and went down the hill. He picked up the baby who thought he was still drowning.

"Mario! I'm not going to make it! When I'm gone you can have my bowl of pasta!" Baby Luigi cried. He then calmly stopped and looked to see he was floating and then he started crying. "Oh, mama-mia! I must be heading to that great pasta place in the sky."

"Um, Luigi." Sora said softly. "You're safe, I got you."

Baby Luigi turned to see he was safely with Sora and he nervously turned back to Baby Mario. "Oh, about the pasta thing...I lied."

Baby Mario just sighed. "Aw, man."

Sora put Baby Luigi down and went into the water. The water was low enough so, it only went up to about to his knees. Sora picked up the Yoshi and brought him to the dry land and placed him on the ground. The babies came over to make sure he was okay.

"Thank you, stranger." Dark Blue said to Sora. "However, it was weird, as I traveled down that stream, I could have sworn I was missing something."

Sora looked over the Yoshi trying to see if he was missing anything. As he looked at the Yoshi's back, he remembered that Yoshis always wore those saddles. But this one didn't have one.

"Hey, don't you normally wear a saddle?" Sora asked.

Dark Blue turned his head to look at his back and noticed his saddle was gone. "Yup, must have gotten tired and walked off again."

"Erm...actually...you probably..." Sora began.

"I wonder where it went this time." Dark Blue said, cutting Sora off. "I sort of grown attached to it. Not that you have to, but would you search for it, please?"

"Okay." Baby Mario nodded. "Sora, let's look for that saddle."

"Yeah, but this place is kinda big." Sora pointed out. "How can we possibly find it?"

"Perhaps, a better view could help." called a voice.

Sora turned to see the elder Yoshi showing up with Green, Pinkie, and Red. He noticed that Yoshi was too busy talking to Pinkie to notice him but, remembering he had to help a friend, he turned back to the elder.

"Sir, is there anyway we can get a better view." Sora asked the elder.

"Yes, but I can't help you from there." The elder said. "My vision isn't as great as it used to be. I enjoy reading a bit too much. But I can offer assistance. However, I respect the Dark Blue Yoshi's wishes and you don't need to..."

"Forget it!" Sora interrupted with confidence. "I never give up! He's a friend so, he shouldn't deserve to be like this!"

"Such a nice boy." The elder smiled. "That's the spirit. Now, meet me at the swing over there by that tree." Sora was about to say something but was cut off. "Yes, I realize that you can't fit on it but, Mario should do just fine."

"Yeah, Luigi would be too afraid to do it." Sora snickered.

"I would not!" Baby Luigi snapped at Sora.

"Okay then, bro." Baby Mario smiled, putting his arm around his younger sibling's back. "I'll leave it to you then."

Baby Luigi looked nervously at the swing. "Um, on second thought..."

"It's okay, bro." Baby Mario giggled. "I'll-a-do it."

Sora picked up Baby Mario and rolled his eyes. "I'll say it again, typical scared-cat Luigi."

Sora carried Baby Mario on his shoulders and walked over to the tree with the swing. On the way, Baby Mario got hungry and Sora stopped at a bowl of pasta and Baby Mario jumped into it and ate it. After a few minutes, Sora picked up the Baby and the two headed up a small hill and arrived at the swing. Sora placed the baby on the swing and the elder walked up the hill, a bit tired.

"Whew! Sorry, not as fast as I used to be." The elder huffed. He then took a deep breath and cleared his throat. "Now then, prepare to swing Mario. Put your hand near the edge of either side depending on if your left handed or right handed."

Sora walked over to where he could put his right hand on the swing. "Like this, right?"

"Correct." The elder nod. "Now try not to push too hard or too soft." Sora pushed, trying not to use his full strength. Baby Mario went half way up and half way back, cheering all the way. "Good, exactly! Now, as he comes back towards you try to keep pushing to make him go higher and higher. Don't worry, I may not see as far but, I have a good sense of timing." He then turned his back from Sora and Baby Mario. "Just watch for my tail to rise, that's when you push again. Soon enough, Mario will be sent flying."

"Wait!" Sora cried. "Mario could get hurt if he goes..."

The elder handed Sora a strange feather. "Give this to him. He'll know when to use it."

"Okay." Sora nodded. He then gave the feather to Baby Mario. "Here, you'll know when to use this."

Baby Mario simply nodded to Sora. He pushed the swing and Baby Mario went up into the air. As he came back, the elder raised his tail giving Sora the cue to push the swing again. Sora kept doing this a few more times, when Baby Mario went flying off the swing and into the air. Baby Mario held the feather out and flashed. Everyone gasped as Baby Mario was now wearing a yellow cape and was flying in the air. He searched through the air, trying to find the missing saddle but, to everyone's dismay, had no luck.

Baby Mario took his cape off and held it with both hands and used it at a parachute to float to the ground. Unfortunately, his landing was a bit rough because he landed on top of the pile of sticks. Everyone quickly ran to Baby Mario's aid as fast as they could. As Sora looked down he could see a Yoshi saddle on the ground. Green walked up to it and sniffed it.

"Yoshi seen that before." Green said. "But where?"

Sora just chuckled at the comment and picked up the saddle and placed it on Dark Blue's back.

"How's it looking?" Baby Mario asked Sora.

"There!" Sora said, finishing it. "Good as new!"

Dark Blue looked back at his saddle and smiled. "Well, it's not much of a saddle, but it's still my saddle."

"I'm happy for you Dark Blue, but how are we going to restore the island?" Baby Mario sighed.

Sora knew what his mission was and he tended to bring piece back to the island. He was going to tell Green to come but he was too busy talking with his fellow Yoshis. Sora put his hands down his pockets and sighed sadly. The elder noticed this and patted his back.

"Um, Sora." He said. "We'd appreciate it if you continued your quest. I'll look after your Yoshi for you."

"Thank you, sir." Sora nodded.

Sora left leaving the elder with a concerned look."It seems that Sora is worried about his Yoshi staying here."

Sora returned to the empty beach area to where he saw a crystal and upon using it he gained an upgrade to his stop ability. Noticing another spot appearing in his book he tapped the picture and arrived in another location. He looked around to see he was in the middle of the jungle. He noticed vines all around, fruit growing on bushes, cut logs that were all over the area. Sora noticed Pinkie and a light blue Yoshi were playing on a piece of wood that was on a small log, making it like a seesaw.

"Hey, it Sora!" Light Blue said to Pinkie.

"Hiya, Sora!" Pinkie cheered. "Pinkie welcome Sora to favorite hoping spot! Does Sora know what Pinkie does at hop spot?"

"Um, let me guess." Sora said playfully. "Hop!"

"Hey, how did Sora know?" a disappointed Pinkie asked.

"Lucky guess." Sora chuckled. He then made an upset look again.

"What's wrong, Sora?" Light Blue asked.

"Oh, nothing." Sora sighed. "I'm just a little sad right now."

Pinkie felt sorry for Sora and wish she could help. "Aw, Pinkie wish she had an idea to help make Sora feel better."

Light Blue thought about if for a second and then arose with an idea. "Pinkie, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"

"Pinkie think so, but does Light Blue like her eggs sunny side up or down?" Pinkie asked. She then heard Sora laughing at the responds. "What so funny?"

"Oh, nothing." Sora laughed. "That just reminded me of a show I used to watch on TV." He then sang to himself. "One is a genius, the others in..." He then turned back to the Yoshis before he finished. "What did you guys have in mind?"

"Well, would Sora like to play with Light Blue and Pinkie to make him feel better?" Pinkie asked. Sora decided it would nice to try and take this whole Yoshi situation off his mind for a little while. He nodded and the female Yoshis cheered. "Hooray!"

"Then Sora play Follow the Leader with us." Light Blue offered.

The elder showed up ready to give advise when Light Blue looked at him.

"Man, is this guy secretly spying on me or something?" Sora thought.

"But elder no hop like Light Blue and Pinkie do." Light Blue pointed.

The elder then sighed. "You're right, dear. Even I can't master everything. I'll be around if you need me, Sora." The elder walked off to the side and Light Blue jumped off.

"Follow, Pinkie!" Pinkie said.

Pinkie did a cartwheel, whichLight Blue followed, and then was followed by Sora. She then hopped onto a cut log and hopped onto a higher one. The other two followed and hopped their way on. Pinkie grabbed a vine and swung across the log to another one. Light Blue went next, followed by Sora.

"Okay, that a little too easy." Pinkie said. "Now try this."

She then jumped up and grabbed a branch and swung around it and hopped off, landing on the ground. Light Blue went next and did the same. Sora jumped up and was ready, but the branch snapped on him and he fell. He quickly looked to the side to see another branch and using his keyblade, he reached for it and pulled across to another log. Pinkie then hopped onto another tree and jumped from branch to branch. Light Blue followed as well but, Sora was a little cautious considering he was twice their weight and the branches weren't exactly supportive. Nether the less, he was able to jump across.

"Wow!" Sora said to himself. "This is one game of follow the leader no five year old could keep up with."

Pinkie then hopped from one log to another and the others followed her. She then hopped onto the seesaw and Light Blue hopped onto the other one, which sent her flying into a tree.

"Your turn, Sora!" She called to Sora. "And do it like this!"

She then stuck her tongue out and hit the other branch and swung across it. Sora chuckled nervously upon seeing that.

"Um, I can't really..." He began.

"It okay." Light Blue said assuring. "Just use alternate way."

Nodding, Sora jumped onto the seesaw and Light Blue jumped up and back down, sending Sora high up into the tree. He then jumped off it and hopped to where Pinkie was waiting.

"Ooh, Sora fun to play with!" Pinkie said, clapping her hands. "Meet Pinkie at low log."

She then jumped her way down to the log. Sora backed up ready to jump but as he did, he noticed his green yoshi talking with the others. Trying to shrug it off he ran forward and jumped. As he did, he heard Green say something that broke his heart.

"Yoshi wish he could stay here forever." Green said with excitement.

Sora was a bit far off so he couldn't hear everything that Green said. He thought that Green said "Yoshi going to stay here forever." This caused Sora to miss the log and hit the ground. The two Yoshis ran over to help but, he was able to get up.

"Ow." He groaned. "Now I know how Luigi feels." He stood up and walked up to the Yoshis. "Don't worry, I'm okay. Not perfect you know."

"It okay." Pinkie responded with a smile. "Sora do really good."

"Hey, Pinkie." Light Blue said. "Dose Pinkie think Sora ready for the big one?"

"The big one?" Sora asked confused.

"Pinkie think so." Pinkie nodded. "Does Sora think he up to challenge?"

Gaining his confidence, Sora shouted. "I'll do it!"

"Good!" Pinkie nodded. "Then stay right there."

The two Yoshis ran off for a second leaving Sora alone. He was in a predicament considering his yoshi hasn't talked to him in awhile or has been mentioning he wants to stay here. Sora respected Green's wishes very much but it was Green who pushed him onto becoming stronger and give him more confidence. It was green who was there for him when Riku betrayed him. He even admits that his friendship with Green has become even stronger then his friendship with Riku. Sora just couldn't deal with the fact that he might lose another person or animal who was very close with him. The two female yoshis returned with a giant egg which caused Sora to gasp in amazement.

"A giant yoshi egg?" Sora gasped in shock.

"Yes, in this game, Pinkie go inside egg and shoot eggs at Sora." Pinkie explained. "Sora's job is to send egg back and break giant egg."

"Um, okay." Sora shrugged. "I guess so."

Sora hopped onto a cut log while Pinkie opened the top of the egg and climbed into it.

"Ready?"

"Ready!"

Pinkie threw an egg at Sora which he knocked back, hitting the egg. at the giant egg. The giant egg began to tilt as Pinkie went flying back. She threw another egg out and Sora tried to hit it but, it missed and went splat on the ground. Another egg came out and Sora jumped up high and hit it back again causing a small crack. Another egg came out and missed Sora again and this time it hit right near by Baby Luigi who got egg all over him.

"Hey!" Baby Luigi cried.

Sora chuckled upon seeing that and turned back just in time to hit another one back. Another egg was coming at him when he firmly took the keyblade and got ready.

"This is a move Tidus taught me." Sora said.

As the egg came at him Sora put his keyblade down and lightly punched the egg back at the big egg, which ironically bounced back a little bit higher. He did this a few more times until it went well over the egg. Sora jumped into the air and spun his body and kicked the egg right back at the giant egg so hard it split it in two. Everyone looked at him in shock as he rubbed his head.

"W-what was that?" Red asked in shock.

"It's a move called the 'Sublimely Magnificent Ject Shot Mark III.'" Sora responded. "A friend of mind taught it to me and I never knew why it has such a long name."

"Oh." Red said.

"Well, good job anyway." Pinkie said. "Sora big winner! And Pinkie have prize for you, a brand new car!"

"Really?" Sora asked with hope.

"No." Pinkie sighed.

"Aw, man." Sora said disappointed.

"Sora sure know how to have fun." Light Blue giggled. "Can Sora play again?""

"I would, but I have a mission to complete." Sora said. The female yoshis went aw and Sora smiled. "Don't worry, maybe we can play again some other time."

"Yay!" The Yoshis cheered. "That be fun!"

"Well, see ya later!" Sora said, waving good-bye.

As Sora left, Baby Mario lightly touched the yolk on Baby Luigi and tasted it.

"Luigi, can I eat you?" Baby Mario asked. "You taste good."

Sora got ready to leave the area, when he was stopped by the elder.

"Hello, Sora." The elder said. "I'm glad to see that you have only one more page to go."

"Uh-huh." Sora nodded. "Soon Yoshi and I will be..."

"The reason I stopped you is because I've been watching you for sometime." The elder interrupted. "You're coping with a difficult decision with the Yoshi you came here with."

"Yeah, but I want to make Yoshi happy." Sora said putting his hands in his pocket sadly. "He's the best friend I ever had ever since Riku's gone totally weird on me. I don't know what to do. I'm happy for him but, if I let him go, I'll miss him too much. He's been the greatest friend ever and if I let go, I would lose another friend. But, it seems like he wants to stay here because he's been ignoring me and he even said he wants to stay here."

Sora could feel tears streaming entering his eyes. This is the first time he talked about this to someone so it wasn't easy for him. He fought back his tears as the elder patted his back.

"I understand." The elder said with a nod. "I think the reason he's been ignoring you is because he wants to look at some new faces. Don't get me wrong, he loves to be with you, but this is a rare opportunity for him to meet others of his kind. Having a best-friend is sometimes like having a brother or a sister. Older best friends much like a sibling want to see that the younger sibling lead a happy life and sometimes may know what's right for them."

"Well, Riku always looked out for me." Sora said. "He'd do anything to keep me happy, whether it was letting me being the captain in a game of Pirates or giving me a chance to use the paopu fruit to give to Kairi."

"You must make up your mind as to rather he should stay or not." The elder explained. "But if you want to keep him happy, then you should let him go. Let your heart show you the answer you seek. But, try to think about it while you complete your final task."

"Yeah, I think I'll do that." Sora said with a little monotone in his voice.

Sora left the area using his magic book and arrived outside at the beach area where he received another item and headed to his book. He then noticed that another beach area had appeared on the book. As he tapped it lightly, he could feel his body being pulled again by gravity. As he looked up he saw that he was on the sand. In the middle of the area was a giant bush with a hole in it. He then noticed footprints on the ground. They were about three times smaller then his feet but, then again with Sora's big feet it could have been seven times. Sora then look to see Baby Mario walking from around the corner.

"Mario, what are you..." Sora began.

"Shh. Be quite!" Baby Mario said, shushing Sora. He then talked quietly to Sora. "If you keep talking they may get away."

"Who might get away?" Sora asked curiously.

"The people that took my friends and Luigi." Baby Mario responded. "See those footprints in the mud?" Sora looked to notice the footprints in the sand went around in a circle. Based on their size, Sora knew right away they were Baby Mario's. "We were all sticking together to make sure no one got lost again. But then, I saw some interesting footprints that looked like they need following. So I did and when I turned around everyone went bye-bye. Sora, bad people took my friends away! Can you find them and give them boo-boos with that key-sword of yours?"

"Calm down." Sora said warmly putting his hands on the baby's shoulders. "Actually, those footprints look more like...um...never mind. Don't worry, I'll help you find your friends."

"Thanks Sora." Baby Mario cheered.

Sora began to look around for any sign of Baby Mario's friends with seeing not a soul in sight. As he walked past the giant bush he could see a dark blue color inside of it. Once again being his old curious self, he walked up to it and opened up the bush and saw Dark Blue in the middle of it.

"Dark Blue?" Sora asked in surprise.

"Hello." Dark Blue said with his monotones voice.

"What are you up to?"

"Oh, just taking a rest in this nice bush." He responded. "I'm still looking for a house."

"A house, huh?" Sora said observing the area. "This place already looks like a home." He then thought about something for a minute. "In fact, this might be a great place to gather the others."

"Help!" called a voice.

Sora and Baby Mario left the bush area and entered the next part where it was an entire area of little islands on the water. Sora and Baby Mario looked around to find where that call from help was coming from. They then looked to see Light Blue was stuck in a tree with her foot caught in the vine.

"Hey!" Sora called. "Are you alright?"

Sora threw his keyblade at the vine causing it to snap. Light Blue fell and Sora caught her in his arms and put her down.

"Yeah." She nodded. "Light Blue was hoping by herself when she hopped a little too far."

"I'm just glad you're okay." Sora smiled. "Just go wait over by the bush on the beach."

"Okay." She nodded.

Light Blue left to go find Dark Blue in the bush. Sora and Baby Mario continued their quest to find the other yoshis. As they walked across a bridge they could have sworn they heard someone or something making a growling sound. Baby Mario coward behind Sora as the sound grew louder and louder. He then noticed a bush that was rustling from the sound and bravely approached it. As he slowly opened the bush, the two looked in and saw Red past out on the ground.

"Oh, that's what that sound was." Baby Mario sighed with relief. He then shook Red and he woke up.

"Huh?" He yawned. "What happened?" He then looked around the area. "Oh, no! I fell asleep again! I was looking for Pinkie when I somehow got tired. Have you two seen her?" The two shook their heads. "Didn't think so."

"Look, we'll find her." Sora said. "Just go back to the bush on the beach and wait there."

"Okay, thanks."

Red ran out of the bush and left. Sora and Baby Mario continued their search for the remaining yoshis and Baby Luigi. They headed through a northern part of the area and arrived at another part with a green pipe in the distance. Sora could then hear another cry for help.

"That sounded like Pinkie!" Sora cried. "She's in trouble!"

Sora and Baby Mario ran through to the next area to see Pinkie was surrounded by two man eating plants. Baby Mario quickly grabbed a feather and transformed into Cape Baby Mario and spun himself at the plants, knocking them into the water. Pinkie sighed with relief and shook Baby Mario's hand.

"Thank you, Mario!" She said excitedly. "Pinkie was wondering too far when she got surrounded by monsters. Pinkie should have listened to elder. Pinkie be good girl from now on."

"Just head back to that bush in the corner and wait for us." Sora instructed.

Pinkie nodded and left as the other two. As the two continued their search Sora stopped to realize something.

"I wonder if my Yoshi is here." Sora wondered to himself. "If he was with them, then I'm sure he'd be here."

"Maybe." Baby Mario shrugged. "We can find my brother too."

"Heh, your brother is easy." Sora chuckled. "Just look in the most hidden spots and you'll find him. Then he'll cry out leapen lasagna or holy ravioli as he runs out."

"Wow!" Baby Mario said, amazed. "You seem to know my brother so well. Have you two met before?"

"Well..." Sora began, trying not to tell him the truth. "You could say that." He then chuckled. "Luigi, can't live with him, can't live without him." The two continued walking through the island, walking across bridges and looking up at palm trees for any of their friends. Finally, they saw a spinning flower that went up to a short ledge with a pipe and grass area above it. Also, there was another tree up there with a small hole in it and Sora noticed a green hat sticking out. "I think I see Luigi!"

"Where?" Baby Mario asked.

"Up there!" Sora pointed. He then jumped up to the ledge but, since he had to pull himself up with both hands he couldn't bring Baby Mario up. He then tried to get Baby Luigi himself but realized something. "Since he's not used to me yet, Luigi would probably get scared. I need to think of someway to bring Mario up here." He looked around seeing if he could use anything when he noticed the spinning flower. It was blowing air up which baffled Sora considering that, flowers can't produce air. Shrugging it aside, he looked down to the baby. "Mario, can you ride that flower up?"

"Oh, yeah." Baby Mario giggled. "That's too easy."

Baby Mario slowly climbed onto the flower and as he landed on middle, the air from the flower sending him flying into the air. Sora caught Baby Mario just as he got up to Sora's chest level and placed him in front of the hole where Baby Luigi was. Baby Mario crawled in and smiled at his younger sibling.

"Hey, Luigi." Baby Mario greeted. "What are you doing?"

"H-hiding." Baby Luigi gulped.

"From who?"

"Um, I don't." Baby Luigi shrugged. "I saw the elder looking for that green Yoshi, when I was all alone and I saw this dark thing behind me. I tried to run but it followed me until I found this hole to hide in."

"Luigi!" Baby Mario laughed. "That was your shadow!"

"Oh." Baby Luigi realized. "No wonder it looked so good looking."

Sora laughed at the comment. "That is so true!" He then remembered what Baby Luigi just said about his yoshi. "Wait, where is the elder?"

"Over here, Sora." called a voice. He turned to see the elder approaching them. "I over heard everything and if you are looking for your yoshi, he went down that pipe."

"Why didn't you go after him then?" an upset Sora asked.

"Oh, I would have gone after him it's just that the pipe leads to a very dark and small cave." The elder explained.

"Oh, sorry." Sora apologized. "Guess you better leave that to me." He then grabbed a stick and using his fire lit it. "You and Luigi head to the bush and wait for us. We'll be back soon."

The elder picked up Baby Luigi and put him on his back. The two then left as Sora picked up Baby Mario and the two headed down the green pipe. The cave itself was a very small, brown, and was just a round area. Right away as they entered Sora could hear Green whimpering. He turned to his right and saw Green on the floor curled up into a ball. Sora bent down and gently petted his nose. Green could feel the familiar warmth of Sora's hand and looked up to see him.

"S-Sora?" Green asked nervously.

"Don't worry." Sora said warmly. "I'm here now and everything is okay." Sora stroked Green's head as he sat up and took the strokes coming from his friend. He felt safer knowing that Sora was with him now. "Come on, buddy. Let's get out of this place."

Taking Green's hand, Sora left the area and Baby Mario followed. Outside, the three made their way back to the bush. It only took a few minutes for the trio to arrive back at the bush where everyone was waiting for them. The moment they arrived Green ran over to his fellow yoshis and began to hug them. Sora now knew that Yoshi didn't care, or so he thought. After brining him back from the darkness he didn't even say thank you or ask for a ride back. He knew what had to be done and it was one of the most hardest things he had to do.

Baby Mario took Sora's hand as he could feel his sorrow and smiled at him.

"Sora!" Baby Mario said, trying to help him feel better. "We gathered everyone. Thank you for finding my friends."

"Uh, no problem." Sora said with a little smile. "Glad to help."

"Come with us." Baby Mario smiled. "We want to show you something amazing."

"Amazing?" Sora asked, sounding interested. "What kind of amazing thing?"

"Just come on!" Baby Mario said, pulling Sora along.

Night came very quickly and stars lit up the sky with glamor and brightness. The full moon was shining down on the gang as they were all circled around a giant tree which had fruit on it and a giant heart with a smile on it. They didn't need a campfire because the heart was so bright, it didn't it. Baby Luigi looked up at the tree and smiled.

"I'm so glad we're all together again." Baby Luigi said happily. "Now we can eat pasta all day long again." He then sighed. "But, I was so scared being lonely, so lonely I thought I was going to go in my..."

Pinkie quickly interrupted. "Aw, Luigi need to be brave like Pinkie."

"You mean you weren't scared at all?" Baby Luigi asked, tilting his head.

"Of course not!" Pinkie said, proudly standing up. "Pinkie afraid of nothing! Pinkie can handle being alone." She then paused remembering her earlier encounter with the plants. "On second thought, friends good."

Sora was sitting by himself, looking up to the beauty of the tree. He looked to see his yoshi was once again talking to other yoshis. Sora knew what was going to be done. He could hear Baby Mario pouting a little bit and quickly turned to him.

"Mario?" Sora asked concerned. "Are you okay?"

"Y-yeah." He sniffled. "It's a just...my pasta bowl is empty."

Sora chuckled and rolled his eyes with a smile. Then, he stood up and stretched.

"Well, time for me to hit the road." Sora said.

"Where are you going, Sora?" Baby Luigi asked. "I wanted to tell you a funny joke."

"Uh, that's okay." Sora said, sheepishly rubbing his head. "I get enough of that back where I come from. Besides, I need to go find my friends. They're waiting for me."

"Well, then good luck and if you are ever falling from the sky again, drop in on us." Baby Luigi joked. "Get it? Dropped in? I should write that down!"

"I knew I couldn't escape those jokes of his." Sora said to himself.

Sora began to walk off when he passed by the elder.

"Sora, did you make a decision?" The elder asked with a whisper.

Sora put his hands in his pocket and sighed sadly saying. "Take real good care of him."

"Do you even want to say..."

"No." Sora said quietly. "It's kind of hard for me. Would you do it for me, please?"

"Well, alright." The elder sighed. "You know that you can always come back."

"I know." Sora said. "It's just...things won't be the same without him."

"Are you sure you wish to do this?" The elder asked again. Sora nodded again and the elder smiled. "If that is your wish then proceed. Thank you for all the help."

Sora slowly made his way down the hill and left in silence. As he left, he could hear Baby Mario calling to him.

"Sora!" Baby Mario called. "Just remember that we shall always be here. That is, if you'd like to visit again."

"I will!" Sora called back to Baby Mario. "And don't worry, I'm sure we'll meet again real soon."

Baby Mario waved good-bye as his new friend slowly walked away. Sora felt a bit sick as he was so upset. His stomach felt like a rock and his feet put on even more weight as he walked. He looked back to see Yoshi laughing and playing away with his fellow yoshis. He was glad that Baby Mario and his friends had a happy ending but Sora himself was another story. As he walked down the long sandy beach his mind slipped into memory lane as he remembered the first day he met Yoshi when the young dinosaur fell on top of him. From there and to now there friendship grew stronger as they fought the heartless together. Defeating K. Rool. Ganondorf, The Nightmare, and Black Shadow with pride in their eyes. Yoshi always made him smile, especially when he and Luigi did silly things together or when they would play practical jokes on the pasta eating plumber.

The most important memories that Sora was how supportive he was through Sora's venture. Whenever he was down, Yoshi would cheer him up. When he sometimes felt like giving up, Yoshi would push him on. Sora now knows that his friendship with Yoshi has grown stronger and Yoshi has felt like a younger brother. Sora felt his heart sank and guilt entered it. At one point, something was telling him to go over there right now and tell Yoshi how badly he would miss him. However, something was holding him back but, he didn't know what it was. It was like a voice was telling him to press on and try to feel happy for Yoshi.

As he arrived at the beach, he sat down for a few minutes taking a break from a long walk. He looked out into the shore as the water lit the night sky. It reminded him of when he and Kairi would sit out there and look at the stars together. For a moment, he thought he was at home again enjoying a great day with Riku and Kairi but he wasn't. This was his reality and he could not change it. He sighed sadly again and felt tears streaming down his face. Wiping them aside, he was about to stand up and leave when he could feel something holding his hand. His heart began to beat faster and he felt nervous. Slowly turning around, he saw Yoshi sitting next to him with a smile.

"Hi, Sora." Yoshi greeted the keyblade master. He then frowned at him. "Why did Sora leave without Yoshi?"

Sora took a deep breath as he explained. "Well...Yoshi...I knew how much you wanted to find this home and when you did, you started to ignore me. And when I was playing that game with Pinkie you said you wanted to stay here forever."

Yoshi laughed at the comment. "Oh, Sora. Sora misheard Yoshi. Yoshi said he wish he could stay here forever. But Yoshi much rather be with Sora and Luigi."

"But this is your home!" Sora gasped in surprise. "You'd rather be with us then live in a utopia like this?"

"Yoshi love place but, it will get boring after awhile." Yoshi explained. "Yoshi love adventures he goes on with Luigi and Sora. Yoshi love it when Luigi fall down and go boom. There so many different foods to try and Yoshi meet new faces. But most of all, Yoshi would miss Sora too much."

Sora felt like he was about ready to choke at the comment. He never knew how such a young dinosaur could have such a big heart.

"Y-you'd miss m-me the most." Sora sniffled a little bit.

"Yoshi love Sora." Yoshi giggled. "Sora and Yoshi best friends forever."

Sora put his head down in embarrassment and could feel tears rushing down his face. Yoshi hugged him and licked his face. The elder was watching near by and smiled. He was happy to see the two friends reunited. He then slowly turned away and walked off. A few minutes later, Sora cradled Yoshi in his arms as began to calm down from his episode.

"Thank you, Yoshi." Sora said. "I always knew I could count on a friend like you. What do you say we go see Luigi? And after, I'll get you an ice cream."

"Sora the best!" Yoshi cheered.

"Yoshi the best too." Sora responded with his famous smile.

Picking up Yoshi, the two friends moved as Yoshi sang a song his fellow yoshis. Although he didn't understand the words to the song, Sora enjoyed it the same. As they arrived at the portal to home, they could see the keyhole appear inside of it. Using his keyblade, Sora sealed it, making the familiar locking. The two looked at each other and smiled and Yoshi licked his face. The two then went through the portal, knowing that perhaps stories can have a happy ending and that's what Sora was shooting for.