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I think I did an excellent start for Gelato Beach, but the best is yet to come!


Delfino Plaza

Toad was digging through the sand on the eastern coast of the beach.

Toad: I'm not gonna let this darkness ruin my vacation! This the one time I can play in peace without the "Bowser kidnapped the princess!" nonsense! Hmph!

As he was digging, the shovel stopped as if it hit a rock.

Toad: Huh?

He started to see gold underneath the sand.

Toad: Oooooooooooh!

He excitedly dug all around the golden spot to reveal the shape of a Shine Sprite. Then an actual Shine Sprite rose out of it.

Toad: Huh… neat!

SHINE!

Toad: YAHOO!

Just as he grabbed it, Mario and Aqua came out of the 'M' on the lighthouse.

Toad: Oh, there you guys are! Look at this! I got a Shine Sprite just by digging through the sand!

Aqua: Oh, cool!

Mario: That must've been easy. Why don't you go check that green pipe behind the lighthouse next?

Toad looked the the direction Mario was pointing, and saw a series of tiny, circular islands leading up to one with said green pipe.

Toad: Err… uh… I don't know what's in there… Toadette?

Toadette, who was sitting on a beach recliner, grunted and got up, incredibly annoyed.

Toadette: Another relaxing moment ruined by my cowardly brother! Must I do everything myself?

She muttered as she used the spin jump to get from platform to platform before going into the green pipe.

Aqua: Poor Toadette…

Toad: Well, I guess I'll see you guys later.

He runs off. FLUDD gets another news update.

FLUDD: ...D.E.B.S. ALERT...The fruit freighter, formerly unable to leave port, has now temporarily resumed service…

Mario: Well, that's good news! It means we're making progress!

Aqua: Great! Does this mean we'll get to the hotel?

Mario: They said it resumed "temporarily" which means it may not last for long. So, we're still gonna have to sleep in the motel. Sorry.

Aqua: Aww!

Mario: But I'm sure it'll be worth the wait once we do get there.

Aqua: I hope so.

Mario: For now, let's go back to Gelato Beach.

They disappeared into the 'M' portal.


Gelato Beach

Immediately after appearing, the same Pianta that warned them before about stepping on dune buds, alerted our heroes.

Pianta: Alert! Alert! Just look at the top of the tower!

They looked up to see a giant green caterpillar sleeping at the top of the tower, and cataquack-like creatures tilting the mirrors. They looked like Cataquacks, except having parrot-like beaks, plunger-like feet, two big yellow spots with orange on the outside, and a sprout on their heads.

Pianta: Some weird thing has curled up on the tower to take a nap! This could endanger the legendary Sand Bird egg!

Mario: Oh no! If that thing stays on top of the tower, the egg won't get the heat it needs, and the Sand Bird will never hatch!

Aqua: That's terrible! What are we gonna do?!

FLUDD: Calm down! I have a solution! You see those creatures walking all over the mirrors? Those are called Plungelos. They are relatives of Cataquacks who use plunger-like feet to keep their balance. What you'll have to do is get the Plungelos to upset their balance and pound ground the other side to throw them off the mirrors. If we do this correctly, we should get the mirrors back in balance and knock the Wiggler off the tower.

Mario: Good plan, FLUDD! Let's get to work!

Aqua: One question. How do we get up there?

Mario: Simple! We'll climb the trees!

They climbed up the trees and got on the first mirror, which had a single Plungelo. Mario sprayed the creature to the edge of the mirror to make it lose its balance, then he and Aqua pound grounded the opposite side to make the Plungelo fly off the mirror. The mirror then aimed itself towards the light the caterpillar was sleeping on, and it started to glow a little, but not quite enough to keep the egg warm.

FLUDD: Good job! Two areas left!

Aqua: Nice!

After hopping from tree to tree, Aqua hover nozzled Mario over to the next mirror. This one had two Plungelos. It was a little harder for Mario to upset the balance of both of them, but Aqua helped out. Her hover nozzle was meant more for traveling convenience than it is for combat. But it works when it's needed to. After disbalancing both Plungelos, Mario and Aqua pound grounded to knock both Plungelos off the mirror. The mirror once again aimed at the light, and it flowed even brighter. The caterpillar even started flinching a bit.

FLUDD: Excellent! Only one area now remains!

This time they used a large trampoline nearby to get to the third mirror occupied by three Plungelos. However these Plungelos were aggressive, as they used their combined weight to make the two heroes lose their balance and slip of the mirror.

Mario and Aqua: Woooooooooah! Aaaaaaah!

They fell head first into the sand and dig themselves up.

Mario: Great! Just when I thought this would be a piece of cake!

Aqua: Now what?

FLUDD: The Plungelos use their plunger-like feet to stay balanced on the mirrors. You might want to find a way to stick to the mirrors as well.

Aqua: But we don't have plungers for feet.

Mario was about to think about how to do it, until spotting two plungers with eyes.

Mario: Now we do!

Mario grabbed one and Aqua grabbed the other. Mario didn't change much besides his shoes turning into plungers and FLUDD having a plunger inside his nozzle. Aqua however, had her dress be replaced by a blue shirt with dark blue overalls, and had a cap with an A insignia. Her shoes were replaced with plungers, and the hover nozzle also had plungers in it. They were now Plunger Mario and Plunger Aqua.

Plunger Mario: Not a bad cosplay if I do say so myself.

Aqua giggled and the two of them got back on the mirror.

Plunger Mario: Ready for round two?

The Plungelos tried to knock them off again, but to no avail.

Plunger Mario: That's not gonna work this time!

Mario shot a plunger tied by a rope out of FLUDD, which landed on one of the Plungelos and used to slam into the other two before disappearing. Aqua used two plungers to slam the other two. When the Plungelos were defeated, the mirror aimed at the light and it reached full grow. The caterpillar toppled off of the tower and a Shine Sprite appeared. The two heroes turned back to normal.

Aqua: We did it!

Mario: Now the Sand Bird will live!

FLUDD: Nice work, you two!

SHINE!

Mario and Aqua: YIPPEE!


Before they could be sent back to the plaza, they heard angry stomping.

?: Ow! Who woke me up?!

An angry green caterpillar (Wiggler!) ran from the tower onto the beach, looking like it woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

Wiggler: Which one of you beach dwellers disturbed my nap?!

Without hesitation, everyone on the beach pointed right at Mario and Aqua, who sweatdropped.

Mario and Aqua: Uh oh…

Wiggler: You! Just what is your problem?! Don't you know how hard it is to find a good spot to sleep during the day without all the noise?!

Aqua: We're really sorry, Mister Caterpillar, sir! But you were sleeping on top of the Sand Bird's tower.

Mario: You were keeping the egg from getting the heat it needed to survive! Don't you know how much of a tragedy it would be to the people of this beach if the Sand Bird died before hatching, especially since they've been waiting for over 100 years?!

Wiggler: I don't care about some dumb bird! You beach people make me sick! And you just made me really… really… MAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!

Steam shot out of his nostrils and he dashed towards the duo.

Mario: Aqua, quick! Get everybody on this beach to safety in the Sand Cabana! I'll take care of this!

Aqua: Okay! Everyone follow me!

As Aqua ran off to guide everyone to safety, Mario prepared for battle. But seeing the creature dash at him with all his fury, Mario realized this might not be easy. He dashed out of the way.

Mario: FLUDD, what's the plan?

FLUDD: You'll have to figure out a way to trip it over. Just DON'T LET IT STEP ON THE DUNE BUDS!

Mario: Dune Buds…

Mario remembered FLUDD's introduction to the Dune Buds with that one Noki flying into the air.

Mario: The Dune Buds! That's it, FLUDD! You're a genius!

Mario ran over to a Dune Bud.

Mario: Hey! Over here!

Urged to come over, Wiggler ran towards Mario as he watered the dune bud. Unexpectedly to him, the dune bud pops up and flips him over.

Wiggler: YEOOOOOW! My foot!

FLUDD: Now's your chance! Attack the segment that is swelling with a ground pound.

Mario hopped on and spotted one of the segments shaking, he pound grounded that segment and got off.

Wiggler: OOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!

Wiggler gets up and makes a train noise with his nostrils again as he starts running faster.

Wiggler: You're gonna regret that, punk!

Mario dashed to another dune bud to repeat the process a second time. After pound grounding his segment again, Wiggler got even more angry.

Wiggler: THAT'S IT! NO MORE MR. NICE WIGGLER! NOW I'M GONNA SEND YOU TO YOUR SANDY GRAVE!

Wiggler ran so fast that Mario didn't have time to react.

Mario: WHAAAAAAAAAHAHAHA!

He was sent flying all the way to the peninsula next to a dune bud where he got stuck in the sand.

Mario: Mmph mmph!

Aqua: MAAAAAAARIOOOOOOOOO!

Aqua let out that scream in a similar manner to how Peach would scream when Bowser kidnaps her. Not taking it, she dashed out of the Sand Cabana ignoring the people's warnings.

Pianta: No! Get back here! It's too dangerous!

Noki: I can't watch!

Wiggler: ANY LAST WORDS BEFORE I SQUISH YOU INTO THE GROUND, TWERP?!

Aqua ran right in front of the Dune Bud to protect Mario.

Wiggler: OH LOOK! YOUR FRIEND WANTS TO DIE WITH YOU? I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN! TIME TO SHIFT INTO MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE!

Wiggler blew the steam out of his nose again before dashing towards them at full throttle. Little did he know that Aqua watered the Dune Bud behind her back.

Aqua: No thanks! I'm too young for that.

The Dune Bud popped up, sending Mario into the air, and catching Wiggler off guard as he tripped over and slid into the ocean. Mario gained consciousness and pound grounded right onto a segment.

Wiggler: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow…

As his voice lowered, Wiggler's entire body turned into sand and dissolved, becoming a part of the ocean floor. The music also lowered and faded away. Another Shine Sprite appeared as well.

Mario walked back onto shore and breathed heavily from the near-death experience. Aqua ran right to Mario and embraced him in a hug, crying all her tears away.

Mario: Y-you saved my life. T-Thank you!

Aqua: *sniff* I-I didn't want to l-lose someone so sp-special to me like how I lost m-my mommy and d-daddy!

Mario thought back to the flashback Peach told him. He started to tear up himself.

Mario: I-It's okay… I'm here for you… Aqua…

The Piantas and Nokis were going to cheer at the two for saving their beautiful beach, but decided not to because they looked like they didn't want to be disturbed. After a few moments, the two got over it and grabbed the Shine Sprite.

SHINE!

Mario: Phew…


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Toadette landed on a platform in the middle of nothing but endless sky. She started sliding down a huge slide with holes, ramps, and narrow pathways, but it was easy for her.

Toadette: Well, that was easy.

SHINE!

Toadette: AW YEAH!