Reunited
Chapter 11: Then I Was Alive
As the Bean sleeps on the dirt path leading to the Creepy Steeple, which is about a mile away from his destination, he remembers so clearly why it is he is so exhausted and taking so long. He fingers the red jewel hanging by a string around his neck as he dreams of it...
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The Bean limps up the steps of the old mansion, exhausted at having finally pulled himself there but still ecstatic to reach that destination. The door is cracked slightly and, much to his surprise, he sees a fgure standing inside.
"Hmm? Is that so? Who is it then?"
"Just a group of three has-beens along with that fighter in the Glitz Pit known as Gonzalez Jr."
"Heh, that's it? I expect them to get one, maybe two, before us but the rest... all ours. Now get going to the sight of that pitiful King Boo's old mansion. There is where you shall find the Midnight Mansion where a demon known as Deathnify holds the Jewel of Memories."
"Cackletta, if you expect me to get these jewels for easily then it'd probably be best to tell me all of their locations right now," says the Apprentice to her leader.
"Certainly," replies the deceased bean-witch, "in addition to the jewel we have and the one in the Midnight Mansion, here's how they go: the yellow jewel, the Happiness, is in Flower Fields, possessed by a Crazee Dayzee hiding there named Insanee Dayzee; the blue jewel, Sorrow, is in the sunken ship that once belonged to Captain Jonathon Jones and is in the possession of the King Kalimari; Love, the pink jewel, is buried underneath a hotel on Isle Delfino; Death, the black jewel, is in the possession of a creature known as Gateway that resides within the Gate; and finally, the red jewel known as Anger is held by the Ninji of Star Valley, and is buried deep beneath one of the houses."
"Good. I'll have to make a point to ensure that I collect them all before those fools get that worthless map."
The Bean, upon seeing and hearing this, turns away and thinks, Walking in now would not be right. I shall though retrieve one of them- the Anger one- and bring it with me to here.
The man turns and slowly limps back down the path.
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Peasley goes for another slash with his rapier at the Scorpion, who again punches Peasley before the blade is slung.
What am I going to do, Peasley wonders. Must I wait for Popple to offer some assistance?
Popple meanwhile is having troubles of his own, as Gojira has the Bean on the ground, clawing away at the thief-turned-pirate's face.
"Peasley, a little helped be appreciated!" the bean yells out as soon as Gojira takes a moment to rest.
"I'm not- oof!- in a position to- augh!- help out!"
Peasley then realizes somethign while dodging the punches, If I can't beat this guy... and Popple can't beat Gojira... then maybe we can try this the other way around!
Peasley kicks the human in the gut and then run over, kicking the strange jester off of his Beanbean sorta-ally.
"Thanks," Popple utters to the Prince whilst resuming a standing position.
"You're welcome, but there's no time for that. You try working with Scorpy; I'll handle the freak."
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The five heroes walk through the halls of the pyramid, looking very carefully for the door that will lead them to the map.
"This door could be a little hard to find... whaddya say we split up?" Goombella suggests.
"Good idea. There are only 8 main passages around here anyway, and five of those are down here on the ground level," replies Vivian. "Of course, there are many more passages that branch off of those, but it shouldn't be too hard to find our way around."
"Exactly."
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Wendy walks into the official kingdom lab, seeing that Iggy is sitting at his desk with his head lying on the table, and is obviously asleep.
"Iggy!" the female Koopa yells, startling her older brother and causing him to jump up in shock before seeing Wendy.
"Oh, it's you," Iggy mutters. "What is it he wants this time?"
"It's not something that he particular wants, but that I need to do something he wants."
"And that is?" Iggy asks, reluctant to start inventing something new.
"I need the keys to the Cloudrunner, that is all."
"Oh," Iggy replies, relieved, before taking the keys off the desk and tossing them to his sister, who catches them quite easily. The female Koopaling nods in appreciation and turns, walking out of the room intent upon doing what she has been instructed to do.