Reunited
Chapter 18: Bow and Arrow
Wendy lay on the clouds that form the streets of Nimbus Land, having been defeated by the conglomerate of Popple, Peasley, and Beldam.
"And who might you two be?" Beldam asks quite snappishly of the two Beans.
"I'm Prince Peasley, and this is Popple," the prince answers. "And you are?"
"Beldam," she answers. "I appreciate the help and all, but if you'll excuse me, I've gotta get going to the Barrel Volcano. Something there I need to take care of."
"We need to go that way as well," Peasley answers. "We might as well work together there too."
"No, I don't think you would want any part of what it is I need to do. For someone like you two, it could quite possibly kill you both."
"Well then, we'll just be going the other way then," Popple says, speaking up for the first time since the end of the fight. "We have someone we need to find here in town anyway."
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As the heroes walk into the main area of Toad Town, they are shocked to see a tall, odd-looking figure with red and yellow stripes on his body firing arrows with his body as the bow. This shocks them not because this is happening, but because it is the same person they had all- sans Ms. Mowz- seen in their dreams a few nights earlier.
"Nyah! Thinking I was that getting rid of all I did! A mistake made I! Change that, I will!" Bowyer launches two arrows at the group. One hits Koops, and another misses Goombella by just an inch or two. Bowyer begins to fire even more arrows as Ms. Mowz, Koops, Goombella, and Vivian all do what they can to dodge (Koops is frozen in place by the arrow's magic, of course). While running, Goombella manages to hit a quick Headbonk on Bowyer, but is immediately shot with an arrow for her troubles.
"Looks like things are warming up!" Vivian shouts before her hand starts to glow as flames encircle it. She throws a ball of fire at Bowyer, who is sent flying back-first into the ground.
"Annoying, you are! Not fair, your magic is! Even will be things!" Bowyer throws a small square into the air and shoots it with an arrow as it flies back down. When Vivian tries to throw a second fireball, she discovers all she can manage is a spark.
"Nyah! Ability blocking, my specialty is! By an arrow put your place will be you!" Bowyer launches an arrow at Vivian, who is hit dead-on, leaving only Ms. Mowz and Eggo capable of fighting.
"Still thinking you are that defeatable I am? Nyah! At your pitiful attempts I laugh!"
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Beldam goes through the streets of Nimbus Land, eyeing the damage before heading into the volcano. As she traverses the streets, she sees a flier laying on the ground. The date on it is for just a few hours away from the present time, and on it is a pinkish purple Crazee Dayzee. The flier reads, "One night only in Flower Fields, Insanee Dayzee presents Insanee la Opera."
Beldam chuckles for a second before enveloping the flier in a burst of ice. "Guess I'm going to an opera. I'll have to carry out my plans for the Barrel Volcano later."
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Eggo throws an egg at the eccentric bow as the fight continues, while Ms. Mowz stays out of the way of the fight, waiting for her moment to strike. As Bowyer repeatedly tries to hit the green Yoshi with an arrow as said Yoshi uses his exceptional speed to dodge, Mowz sneaks behind Bowyer and does exactly what could be expected of a mouse in a fight against a living bow: she gnaws his string.
"Off me, you get! Youch!" shouts Bowyer frantically as the thief continues to attempt to bite his string in half. Taking advantage of the distraction, Eggo attaches his tongue to his Koopa Troopa partner, swinging Koops's shell at Bowyer face-first at an amazing speed, knocking Bowyer out cold. This also, not surprisingly, removes the curse from Koops, Goombella, and Vivian. After proper congrats are given out, Goombella pulls out the map and sees on it an arena very near Toad Town: specifically, Flower Fields. The crystal is shown as being within the Flower Fieldhouse, a theater there. She shows the others this particular spot, and they decide to leave immediately for Flower Fields.