The Ocean Palace was experiencing strange quakes as Espio and Charmy were exploring the tropical ruins. The two Chaotix members were collecting crabs, as a throwback to their first appearance in Seaside Hill.
"Why is this place shaking so much?" Charmy asked as he placed his hands on his face.
Espio growled as he jumped from wall to wall, with Charmy buzzing behind him. "We have to be careful. I can hear stones rolling down this way."
As Charmy was about to comment, a red and white stone rolled over him, flattening him like a pancake. Espio sighed as he shook his head, closing his eyes.
Waluigi and Bowser Jr. ran upwards as they continued pushing the mechanical crabs out of the way, seeing the bright, red cherries floating everywhere. Looking at each other and nodding, Waluigi and Bowser Jr. parted ways as they went after the cherries, with Waluigi heading northward as Bowser Jr. went southward.
Waluigi slid down the hill as he twirled around, sending the enemy mechanical crabs into the air as he snatched the cherries that were floating next to each other. Waluigi grinned, jumping into the bright sea and swimming towards the next land mass as Waluigi got back onto land, taking out a slingshot and knocking out several mechanical crabs with pellets, snatching the cherries and placing them away in his pockets. Waluigi grinned as he ran up the loop, snatching up the cherries as he came back on the ground. Waluigi then paused, looking up to see several blue colored mechanical crabs hiding behind a large stone statue of himself.
"Heh, at least they caught my good looks," Waluigi commented as he rubbed his chin, being pelted by rocks from the mechanical crabs, who laughed at him while pinching their big mecha pincers.