In this chapter, our heroes are going to explore the pyramid. And yes, they could probably explore the archaeologist. I received a fair amount of requests to continue this fanfic, so I figured why not. I was surprised that it got this popular but I've found that I enjoy writing for this fanfic. And yes, Lola and Lana can be compared to Mario and Princess Peach...though at the time I didn't realize the connection between the two.
And yes, though Lana can be compared to Mario they're still of a different gender...it's kind of weird but I can live with that.
Chapter 19: I Want My Mummy
As soon as they entered the pyramid, they heard a scary voice that gave them the shivers.
"Intruders beware...leave at once..." said a scary voice.
"Eep!" exclaimed Lincoln.
"A scary voice, huh? I'm intrigued..." remarked Lucy.
Lincoln wasn't surprised.
In addition to the scary voice, it was also fairly dark inside the pyramid.
Fortunately, Lisa had brought a flashlight, so it made it easier for them to see their surroundings.
Unfortunately, it seemed that there were monsters inside the pyramid. Since there was a Star Spirit inside, it made sense that it would be guarded.
In this case, it was more Pokeys. Apparently there were both Pokeys outside AND inside the pyramid.
However, it seemed that these Pokeys were different than the ones that they had fought outside the pyramid.
These ones happened to be poisonous...about as poisonous as a Poison Mushroom would be to Mario. Sometimes Mario wished that he didn't automatically collect every single powerup that he touched. It backfired on him sometimes.
At least 1-Up Mushrooms were something that he always wanted to have. You never knew when you were going to have an unfortunate accident when you went on adventures to rescue the princess as often as he did.
"Careful, we don't want to get poisoned..." warned Lisa. At least it wouldn't be hard for her to create an antidote if they did end up being poisoned, though it wasn't a risk that she was willing to take.
Goombario nodded in agreement. It seemed that whoever was guarding the Star Spirit had made the Pokeys stronger in order to help ward off intruders.
Sure enough, one of the Poison Pokeys launched a projectile at Lincoln.
"Ow!" exclaimed Lincoln.
Fortunately, he wasn't poisoned.
In retaliation, Lana hit one of the Poison Pokeys with her wrench.
"Gotcha!" exclaimed Lana.
The Poison Pokey toppled over like dominoes, leaving him temporary helpless for a while.
"Help!" exclaimed the Poison Pokey.
Seizing his opportunity, Kooper hit the Poison Pokey with his shell, collecting Star Points for the team.
Fortunately, she was immune to poison, so she didn't have to worry about the Poison Pokeys nearly as much as her teammates. It looked like she was a good choice to fight them.
However, one of the Poison Pokeys launched a body segment at Lola, causing her to be poisoned.
"Ugh..." murmured Lola as her face turned green.
"You alright?" asked Lucy.
Lola nodded. However, it would take some time before the poison wore off.
Mario pulled out his hammer, and one of the Poison Pokeys burst into Star Points.
"Alright! Good job, Mario!" cheered Lincoln.
Mario gave the thumbs up. Looks like they were doing well in this fight.
However, it seemed that the Poison Pokeys had reinforcements. Apparently they were smart enough not to guard the Star Spirit alone. It was a big job after all.
At that very moment, some Spikes appeared. And no, this wasn't a booby trap. This was the Mario enemy. Though it wouldn't be surprising to find booby traps in a pyramid, now would it?
"How many spiked enemies are we going to encounter?" questioned Kooper. Goombario wasn't going to have an easy time fighting, that was for sure.
For some strange reason, they appeared to be producing spiked balls from their mouth.
Wouldn't swallowing those hurt? Lincoln knew that he wouldn't try it.
Well, it was apparent that being hit by those would hurt, that's for sure.
And to make matters worse, they would have to time their jumps carefully if they wanted to jump on them. Otherwise, they might get hit by one of the spiked balls.
One of them hit Mario in the face.
"Mamamia!" exclaimed Mario. Those Spikes had good throwing arms.
"You alright, Mario?" asked Lincoln.
Mario nodded. It seemed that a fair amount of Spikes lived in deserts...though he also heard that there were Spikes living in the mountains as well.
Another Spike tossed a spiked ball at Goombario.
He became dizzy.
"Ow..." murmured Goombario.
"Oh no! Goombario!" exclaimed Kooper. Hopefully he would be alright.
Bombette exploded in front of the Spikes, sending several of them flying.
As they did so, they burst into Star Points.
Parakarry then followed by dive bombing more of the Poison Pokeys, making them burst into Star Points.
"That should hold them off for now..." noted Goombario.
Suddenly, Mario noticed that one of the Spikes had dropped something.
He decided to pick it up.
It was a Super Hammer!
"Alright!" cheered Lincoln. It seemed that Mario was stronger now. It made sense that Super Mario would have a Super Hammer, right?
However, some Buzzy Beetles had noticed them.
Now seemed as good of a time as any to use the Super Hammer.
Mario did so, and quickly noticed its increased potency. There was a reason why they called it the Super Hammer.
It was a good thing he managed to find it. It would be useful against stronger enemies...the normal hammer probably wouldn't cut it. Not to mention that as Kooper said, they had been encountering a fair amount of spiky enemies.
Still, he wondered what he should do with the old one.
Oh wait, Lily already picked it up.
"Hee hee hee!" exclaimed Lily, swinging it around.
"You sure you should be playing with that?" asked Lincoln. Last time he checked, hammers weren't toys...unless of course they were toy hammers.
"Well, she is pretty smart for a baby..." noted Lisa. She'd probably be alright. Regardless of how young she was, she was a good fighter and wouldn't injure herself.
Now that Mario had his Super Hammer, perhaps he could use it to get rid of obstacles in his path...obstacles that he wouldn't be able to dispose of with his regular hammer.
"What's that switch doing over there?" questioned Goombario.
Mario hit it with his Super Hammer.
Shortly afterwards, the sand in the room began to disappear.
"I guess now we know what that does..." noted Kooper.
Curious, Mario noticed that there was a Stone Block up ahead. It looked like the Yellow Blocks that Kammy Koopa had used to bar their path...only it was stronger.
A normal hammer wouldn't cut it.
Naturally, Mario used his Super Hammer to break it.
The Stone Block broke and Mario discovered an artifact.
"Oh!" exclaimed Mario.
It was a Pyramid Stone.
"Something tells me we'll need this in order to find the Star Spirit..." remarked Lisa.
"Maybe there are others like it?" inquired Goombario.
"If that's the case we should keep looking for them..." suggested Lincoln.
The next room was filled with sand, unsurprisingly.
The catch? This room contained a Sandmaargh.
As soon as it saw them, it let out a roar.
"Uh-oh..." said the teenage boy.
The Sandmaargh proceeded to bite Lincoln.
"Ow!" exclaimed Lincoln.
Quickly, Lucy pulled out a Pumpkin Bomb.
As soon as the Sandmaargh opened up its mouth, Lucy tossed it in.
The Sandmaargh became dizzy.
Bombette noted that she should try exploding as well.
This worked surprisingly well, and the Sandmaargh exploded.
"Maybe we should hit the sand switch so that the Sandmaarghs don't get the jump on us..." suggested Goombario.
Mario nodded and hit the switch.
Suddenly, they heard barking.
"I warned you to leave...this pyramid is dangerous..." said the scary voice from somewhere.
"It's that voice again!" exclaimed Parakarry.
At that very moment, Roy Koopa appeared.
"Oh no! It's another one of the Koopalings!" exclaimed Lincoln. It seemed appropriate that this one would wear shades considering how sunny the Dry Dry Desert was.
"You really should listen to those scary warnings..." noted Roy Koopa.
As it turned out, there were Chain Chomps inside this pyramid, and Roy Koopa was carrying the Chain Chomps by a leash.
Personally Roy was surprised to see the party inside the pyramid. He thought that the Koopa Kids had made off with the Pulse Stone. But unfortunately it seemed that they had managed to reclaim the Pulse Stone from them.
Strangely, one of the Chain Chomps happened to be a Stone Chomp.
"Hey, Chain Chomps! How would you like some chew toys?" questioned Roy.
The Chain Chomps nodded.
Roy Koopa released them, and the Chain Chomps proceeded to attack the party.
Roy noted that he should thank Iggy Koopa for them. He certainly loved his Chain Chomps.
Perhaps he should also thank Tutankoopa for providing him with that Stone Chomp...though he wondered why there were Chain Chomps that were made of stone in the first place. Maybe he could ask him.
One of the Chain Chomps bit Lisa.
"Ow!" exclaimed Lisa.
"Gee, I wish that these Chain Chomps were friendly like Charles is back home..." noted Lana.
Another one bit Lucy.
"Ow." said Lucy. Strangely, she didn't seem hurt too much. Perhaps she didn't feel too much pain.
"Who let the Chain Chomps out?" inquired Lincoln. Back when he first played Mario games, it seemed that the Chain Chomps were always attached to a post. But not these Chain Chomps.
"Probably who's sending all these scary warnings...I can't really think of anyone else to be honest." answered Lisa.
The Stone Chomp charged towards Lincoln.
Fortunately, he was able to punch it away with his bare hands.
However, he got the feeling that the Stone Chomps had more defense than the regular Chain Chomps, which would naturally make it harder for him to take them down.
Lisa pulled out her Duck Hunt gun and started shooting at the Chain Chomps, who began to bark.
This was followed by Bombette exploding on the Chain Chomps, making them burst into Star Points.
Mario whacked the Stone Chomp with his Super Hammer...which dropped something.
As it turned out, it had dropped a Diamond Stone.
"Noooooo! Not the Chain Chomps!" exclaimed the familiar voice. He was so fond of them.
"My instincts tell me there's one stone left to go..." said Lisa.
"I guess we better start looking for it then..." remarked Lincoln.
"Gee, I wish that we would start encounter enemies that were flying for a change..." stated Goombario. He was good at fighting those.
As soon as he said that, some Swoopers appeared.
"Huh...it seems that being in close proximity to a Star Spirit is allowing me to have my wishes granted..." noted the Goomba.
"Either that, or we're receiving wishes because of the one we already rescued..." suggested Lisa.
"Speaking of Eldstar, we could use a pick-me-up..." noted Lincoln.
Immediately, he summoned Eldstar who proceeded to heal them.
"Thanks...do you have any idea where the second Star Spirit is?" asked the boy.
"You're close to Mamar, trust me." answered Eldstar.
"Great!" exclaimed Lincoln.
Unfortunately, it seemed that the Swoopers wanted to bite into their necks.
"Get off me!" demanded Kooper. Unfortunately, he wasn't suited for fighting flying enemies.
However, it seemed that Lucy knew how to deal with them.
She proceeded to zap the Swoopers with lightning.
The Swoopers began to screech.
"We're not exactly used to light..." noted the Swoopers. They preferred the darkness, hence the reason why they lived inside the Dry Dry Ruins.
"I see..." nodded Lisa.
Goombario proceeded to headbonk the Swoopers as well.
This was then followed by Parakarry dive bombing them. Fortunately since he was a Parakoopa, he was able to attack the Swoopers, unlike Kooper who was basically helpless against them.
The Swoopers dropped...a Lunar Stone.
"A Lunar Stone? Why doesn't that surprise me?" questioned Lincoln.
Lucy nodded. What else would drop the Lunar Stone?
Up ahead were three Chain Chomp statues.
They set the three stones in and watched a hidden passageway opened up.
"What? You opened the hidden passageway? Well then, consider this your last warning! Stay away from this room at all cost!" exclaimed the scary voice.
"Something tells me that's where the second Star Spirit is being held..." remarked Goombario.
Lisa nodded. That was a pretty educated guess.
Ignoring the warnings, they decided to head into the room.
It was time for a fight.
Immediately, they entered the room...
...and they discovered a Koopa pharaoh sitting on the throne.
"Why did you ignore all the scary warnings? I thought you would be better listeners than that...and that you would get scared and run away!" noted Tutankoopa.
And yet, they had continued onwards.
"Yeah...I wouldn't try that on Lucy. She's actually into that sort of thing." said Lincoln.
Tutankoopa sighed. It seemed that he was going to have a hard time scaring Lucy Loud.
"Anyways...it seems that you want the sacred treasure of the sands, do you not? Well, as the pharaoh of this pyramid, I won't allow you to plunder my tomb!" exclaimed Tutankoopa.
"Yeah...we were expecting another boss fight after our encounter with the Ninjakoopas." nodded Lincoln.
"You thought correctly." nodded the pharaoh.
Tutankoopa whistled and a Chain Chomp showed up.
"Tremble before the ruler of the Dry Dry Desert!" exclaimed Tutankoopa.
Lincoln noted that he had another fight on his hands. At least he wouldn't be too tough, right?
It looks like the next Star Spirit is within reach...but they'll have to defeat the guardian and one of the Koopalings first...
Also, Mario has a Super Hammer now. Isn't that awesome? Hopefully it will make his life easier.
In the next chapter, our protagonists are going to fight Tutankoopa, as I indicated earlier. And yes, he's the pharaoh of Dry Dry Desert. Quite a title, eh?