Shakara spent a few minutes trying to explain exactly what was going on and the others got it, kind of, "So in summary: We're helping star mama get her star fuel back so she can protect her star children?" Avaritia asked, hoping to have gotten it right, "Yes, that's about it." Shakara replied, causing the three who weren't used to the shenanigans from their world to get confused.
"So, before we join you, we have something to do, Mario, Luigi, come with us, Shakara, you can start heading to the star" Avaritia said as she brought Mario and Lugi along with her, followed by the others.
Rosalina went to Shakara to explain how she would find the stars, "You see that dome over there? You need to go inside it and use the Launch Star that's inside to reach the galaxy where the star is, the Lumas there will help you on your way" Rosalina explained, Shakara nodded and headed into the dome.
In the dome, she met a black Luma, "Hello, I'm Polari, Rosalina's assisstant, I'll be the one to direct the Launch Star to the Galaxy, you just get ready and hop in" He explained and Shakara complied, she got in the Launch Star, which after changing direction a bit, launched her to the nearest Galaxy.
Good Egg Galaxy.
Shakara landed on the first planet, "So there's a light side and dark side... So this is a moon...?" She wondered as she tried calling the Meteor Staff to her, but it didn't come, "...Maybe it's taking a while" She muttered as she started searching on the light side of the planet for where to go next, she tried entering the house that was there, but it didn't open.
"Light side: Nothing, Dark side: Tower, of course it's on top of the tower and what tower!" Shakara said outloud at the sight of the twisted tower, she climed on the path that would have to be followed and the gravity let her climb it by simply walking, "I need to ask dad if this is how gravity works." Shakara noted as she reached the top of the tower.
There she found a Luma who immediatly transformed into a Launch Star, she didn't ask questions as she got in the Launch Star which shot her to a peanut shaped planet with mud and boulders rolling over it, "Now where do I-" shakara interrupted herself after noticing a shard of a Launch Star, "So this is what we're doing? Launch Star after Launch Star?" She wondered before going to grab each and every shard, smashing some boulders to pieces in the process.
She got all the shards and the Launch Star reformed, she got in and got launched to a pea shaped planet, "So all planets here are shaped after food?" She said, before noticing that there's a single piranha plant on the planet along with a slurper, she quickly defeated both, and saw how a vine grew from the plant stem, connecting it to a second planet.
"Did someone eat that?" Shakara wondered as she climbed the vine to the bitten apple looking planet, which had more boulders on it, "Deja vu" Shakara said as she broke each and every boulder, grabbing each star bit that fell from them, she stopped when she saw a larger piranha plant on top, she got close to it, and it tried to squash her, but Shakara grabbed it midway and tore it from the ground.
Another vine grew and just like the one on the previous planet, she climbed it, this time she reached a planet with broken walls, "Who would build with so little terrain?" Shakara asked outloud, before seeing a crystal with a Launch Star in it, on top of the highest wall, "That's where I'm going." Shakara said before climbing the wall and reaching the crystal, she thought about what to do, and then decideto punch the crystal, which broke on impact, freeing the Launch Star, she got in it and got shot to another planet.
She didn't notice at first, but then realized that the planet was perfectly spherical, with an egg on top, and she was headed right for it, "Egg? Egg... EGG!" Shakara yelled as she crashed into the egg, cracking it, revealing some kind of tail coming out of one of the cracks, the egg also started moving, "It looks like a soccer ball... Eh eh" Shakara smirked before kicking the tail in to the air, it stretched and then got pulled back to the egg, breaking it completely.
Out of it, came out some kind of piranha plant (Dino Piranha), but it was walking unlike the other two she saw, "A dinosaur! It'll be claw to claw!" Shakara exclaimed as she brought her claws out, and jumped at Dino Piranha, who opened it's mouth to stop Shakara, but the latter slashed it's palate, causing it to scream and let out some blood (Would a sentient plant have blood or clorophyll?), to avoid further damage, it started running away, but Shakara kicked it's tail to make it hit him like it did before, but this time, the tail ripped off, spraying blood all over Shakara, and because of this, she got really annoyed and grabbed the severed tail and slammed the blunt part of it against Dino Piranha's head, making it explode in a cloud of smoke.
"Oh you fucking bastard! Couldn't it have happened when I ripped it's tail!? When I get back I seriously need a shower..." Shakara lamented as she grabbed the star that came out of Dino Piranha.
The Comet Observatory.
Shakara landed on the observatory, covered in blood, this caused almost everyone to look at her, "Not a word, is there a bathroom here? I need to get cleaned" She asked and Polari motioned to follow him, which she did.
Mario and Luigi could only ook in shock as Shakara walked away, still covered in blood, "By the looks on your faces, I guess this isn't a normal occurance in your world." Said Starrow, "No, no it isn't, why should it be?" Mario asked, "There are a lot of dangerous creatures in our world, so you have to learn how to defend yourself" Paint explained as she went to check on Shakara.
She found the bathroom where Shakara was and she was undressing, but noticed something that there's no way it would have gone unseen, her chest wasn't as plump as it normally was, instead it was completely flat and then she saw two pecular items on the counter where her clothes were, "...You pad your chest?" Paint asked, not having noticed the angered look on Shakara's face who quickly tried taking a swing at Paint, but the latter moved out of the way.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, calm do-" Paint was saying, but got interrupted by Shakara "I am calm!" the tone of her voice didn't help her case, "You clearly aren't, I didn't think this would bother you that much" Paint said, hoping that Shakara would not take another swing at her, "It's not that I'm ashamed of padding my chest, is more of that I'm embarassed to be the smallest out of us..." Shakara explained and Paint smirked a bit.
She actually laughed a bit, "You do know it doesn't matter that you have a flat chest, right?" She said, making Shakara frown, "Yeah, but Shujians tend to have at least small bumps even before they reach their second stage, so I feel a bit underwhelming..." She explained causing Paint to rollher eyes, "It think you look better like that, in fact" She turned around and before turning back to Shakara with a new leotard that accomodates her natural size better, "...Really?" Shakara asked, "Yes, really!" Paint exclaimed as she put it on the counter and grabbed the other one, before leaving, "You'll see they'll say you're better like this!" Paint said again before going out of the bathroom.
A few minutes later.
The others were waiting for Shakara to get out of the bathroom, Paint did inform them that she would look different, but not much more. When she got out, they clearly saw what was different, "I wasn't expecting that, but you look good!" Avaritia exclaimed, "I agree, you look better with a flat chest." Starrow reaffirmed, "I already knew, but yes, you do look better." Tauira agreed with Shakara's step parents.
"Thank you... Hey, where are Mario and Luigi?" Shakara asked, trying to change the subject, "They went to Good Egg Galaxy" Rosalina replied, "Okay, well, I'm gonna go move a bit to get used to this" Shakara said, still not being used to be seen without pads.
This may seem like a choice that came out of the blue, but actually I've been planning to change Shakaras design slightly, I wanted it to be something that didn't seem to be too forced, so this was the best idea, and honestly, when I think about a flat chested Shakara, I can't help, but think that she looks better, but keep in mind the small bumps part, in some way I'm going to add them to her (they won't appear overnight, don't worry).
