Author's Notes: Ladies and gentlemen, I have an important announcement. As of today, September 8th, I will be updating the original version of my highly successful Yoshi Kart fanfiction (and by which I mean, only 10 of the original racers), and finally, in January 2007, my super secret fanfic will be unrevealed, and I shall be updating these three fanfics from here on then until June (which might not be possible, but still). Hope you will all enjoy!
Disclaimer: Yoshi, King Morton Senior Koopa, Kamek, Magikoopas, Toadies, and all other Nintendo characters belong to Nintendo. Peppy Ankylosaurus, Primi Koopas, Primi Goombas, the mighty Tyrannoyoshi Rex, and all other fan-made characters in this story belong to the author.
Exploring the Underwater Cave
As Yoshi ran into the maze, he looked around. Several plants were blooming, and coins were on the path in front of him. Yoshi recognized this backdrop, and he picked up the coins as he continued down the path. However, a star behind a scale of jagged rocks caught Yoshi's attention, and he had to think how to get the star.
"Let's see…" Yoshi said, taking out his small red guidebook and flipping through pages, and then stopped at a certain page, reading aloud. "To get this star, I have to find another way around these jagged rocks." He shrugged and put the guidebook away. "Oh well. Might as go and find an alternate path."
Yoshi ran down the path he was on, but then noticed that there was an open space between two jagged rocks. Seeing this as an opportunity, he squeezed through the open space and claimed the star, placing it away. He then squeezed out of the open space and continued down the path, collecting more coins.
"Okay, that took a bit of luck, but at least I found it," Yoshi said to himself, "Now I wonder where I have to go next…"
Yoshi then bumped into a tall bush. He shook his head, and then noticed that he has reached the maze potion of the underwater cave path.
"So this is a maze, huh?" Yoshi said, climbing onto the top bush to investigate. "Seems like it doesn't sport nothing much, but…hey!"
He then got a glimpse of a star, which was in a glass container at the end of the maze.
Yoshi smiled. "All right! I just have to go through this maze and claim the star! This will be a piece of cake!" He jumped down, and went into the maze.
Yoshi made a left turn. He then saw that he had to go either forward or right. Yoshi decided to take his chances by going right, but unfortunately, it was a dead-end. Yoshi gritted his teeth and headed back up, then went straight. He saw that he either had to go right or left. Yoshi looked to the left. There were several Waterraptors prowling around. He then turned right to see a few plants in the way. Yoshi decided o take chances and head for the left.
"It may result in a battle," Yoshi said to himself, "But it'll make this maze even more worth it."
The Waterraptors sensed Yoshi, and they all pounced on him. Yoshi did his best to get them all off of him, and when he did, he threw his eggs straight at them. The Waterraptors easily ignored the damage of the eggs and attacked Yoshi again. Yoshi sighed and used his flutter kicks to send the water dwelling reptilians away. Having success, Yoshi smiled, and continued heading straight. He turned right, and what luck he has had; the glass container with the star was right in front of him!
Yoshi cheered and removed the glass container, then grabbed the star and headed off. Having completed the maze, Yoshi left the maze through an exit right next to the holding place of the glass container. Having good luck in his eyes, Yoshi continued walking down the path he was now on, collecting coins as he goes.
"Boy, that was sure crazy," Yoshi said as he walked, "But now I have two stars, and hopefully, I'll be able to catch up with Elamo!"
Having much pride in himself, Yoshi gleefully continued walking down, but then he suddenly stopped when he reached a dead end, with a water hole on the path.
Yoshi scratched his head in confusion. "A dead end? And a water hole? Hmmm…" He looked at the water hole suspiciously. "I guess I'm going to have to swim from this point on." He took out a specialized leaf that enabled him to breath underwater he found at the start of the path, ate the leaf, and then jumped into the water hole.
Back in the Ankylosaurus Land Temple, King Morton Senior Koopa was finishing his important discussion with King Ankylosaurus.
"So what you are telling me is that the green Yoshisaurus will be here at any moment?" King Ankylosaurus asked.
King Morton nodded. "Yes; my point exactly. I'm sending my Primi Goomba troops to deal with him right now."
King Ankylosaurus smirked. "Good. Because if he thinks he can just waltz onto my pride land, he is wrong."
King Morton chuckled. "Indeed. Which is why my Cobrat troops will assist your Ankylosaurus Temple guards to protect the temple."
King Ankylosaurus grinned. "Thank you, King Morton. I appreciate what you and your troops are all doing for me. Now I will be able to keep Ankylosaurus Land's sacred treasure guarded from all trouble."
King Morton nodded. "Very good. I'll go and warn the other rulers of Dinosaur Land's other islands."
King Ankylosaurus smiled and shook King Morton's hand. "King Morton, once again, thank you. I don't know what I would do without your help."
King Morton chuckled and nodded. "It's no problem. After all, this IS your pride land, and my troops will make sure that you won't lose to that trouble-making green Yoshisaurus."
King Ankylosaurus grinned and bowed. "Thank you, King Morton. My appreciations to you and your army."
King Morton also bowed, and walked out of the room, to meet up with his troops and Kamek.
Kamek looked up at King Morton. "So sire, what shall we do now?"
King Morton smirked. "Kamek, send the Primi Goombas to the entrance of the Underwater Cave from the Ankylosaurus Land side. And make sure our Cobrat troops will help guard these temples with the Ankylosaurus Temple guards."
Kamek saluted. "You have my word, King Morton, sire." He then left with the Primi Goombas.
King Morton chuckled evilly and smirked. "You may have survived your encounter with the Boundary River, Yoshi, but you won't survive your assault on the Ankylosaurus Temple." He laughed evilly as the scene faded to black.
Yoshi was underwater, looking around what was the huge part of the cave. He was astonish to find out the small water hole from above was much larger underwater. Taking his chances, Yoshi swam to what was revealed a hole, which happen to lead to a large cave. Yoshi looked around, seeing several schools of fish go by. Yoshi continued swimming, noticing how darker and gloomier the cave was. Yoshi started to worrying, seeing if going into the cave was a bright idea.
"I don't like the looks of this," Yoshi thought to himself, "This place is getting darker and gloomier by the minute."
As Yoshi continued swimming, he stopped in a room that circulated all around a star on the bottom. When Yoshi swam down in an attempt to get the star, the entrance of the cave from which Yoshi exited from closed. Yoshi gasped and turned around to see this.
"Oh no!" Yoshi thought, still in surprise. "The cave entrance! It's closed up! But…how?"
Before Yoshi could take a guess, a huge aquatic reptilian appeared from the bottom and gobbled up the star. It roared loudly and started to speed up towards Yoshi.
Yoshi gasped, and swam away as fast as possible, but all was lost as the huge aquatic reptilian appeared behind him and gobbled him whole.
"AHHHHH!" Yoshi screamed, as he went down into the gigantic reptilian's deadly stomach. He didn't know what would happen to him from that point onward.
