Inside the Triceratops Cove, King Morton Senior Koopa and his army were marching down the damp, ark corridors of the caverns. It was then that the purple Magikoopa from before returned.
"Your Majesty, we have important news to tell you," The purple Magikoopa said, grinning, "Yoshi has sunk into one of the quicksand pits in Ankylosaurus Land, and as a result of not resurfacing, as died."
King Morton remained silent for several minutes. He then grinned, and started to laugh evilly. "Mwahaha! Excellent! That leads us one less problem to handle! BUT..." He growled, turning around, "In case someone managed to get him out before it was too late, I have a proposal for you to make."
The purple Magikoopa nodded, getting on his knees, "Yes, Your Majesty." He replied.
King Morton turned around, and pointed at his army. "Take several of my Cobrats and spread them around the Ankylosaurus Desert. We can't take any chances if Yoshi managed to survive."
The purple Magikoopa nodded. "As you which, Your Majesty." Pointing his magic wand at the Cobrats, the purple Magikoopa made the snakes disappeared, and he himself disappeared once again in a puff of purple smoke.
King Morton folded his arms, pondering to himself. "If Yoshi manages to get out of the Ankylosaurus Desert alive, and if King Ankylosaurus fails to defeat him..." He growled, looking up. "Then we'll have to go through drastic measures to make sure he won't succeed." He turned to face his army. "All right, let's move out!" He commanded, marching forward!"
All of the creatures in King Morton's huge army saluted. "Yes, King Morton!" They all shouted in unison, marching after King Morton through the damp and dark corridors of the caverns of the Triceratops Cove.
Yoshi woke up. He blinked a couple of times, and placed his left hand on his hand. "Oh man...what a rough time I went through back there...HUH!?" He looked at both of his green hands, and screamed. "AHHH!!!" He jumped up into the air, screaming, "I'M DEAD!!!"
"Relax, Yoshi, you aren't dead," Said a familiar voice to Yoshi, which came out of the purple Yoshisaurus's mouth. "You were just merely unconcious, and I pulled you out. He placed on his lightblue glasses.
Yoshi then stared at the purple Yoshisaurus. "Wait...that voice..." He walked up to the purple Yoshisaurus, examining him more. "And those glasses..." He curiously asked, before gasping, "DR. HOSHI!?"
Dr. Hoshi grinned, putting on his white lab coat. "The very same, my dear old boy," He laughed as he placed on his shoes.
Yoshi blinked. "HUH?" He shouted in disbelief, still shocked and surprised. "But I thought that you were hiding in the Pterodactyl Plains after what happened two years ago!"
Dr. Hoshi sighed, patting Yoshi on the back. "Yoshi, it seems to me that you haven't changed one bit. And boy, is it a long story I have to explain to you for how I got here from hiding in the far-off Pterodactyl Plains. You want to hear?"
Yoshi nodded. "Oh do, I, doc," He said, happy, curious, and still surprised to see his old best friend in the middle of the dreadrous Ankylosaurus Desert.
Dr. Hoshi got up, and he pointed atn the table with two wooden chairs. "All right, Yoshi. Please sit yourself down in one of those chairs, and I'll explain everything, including how I rescued you."
Yoshi nodded, but he was still surprised. Dr. Hoshi in the Ankylosaurus Desert, after rumored to be hiding in secret in the Pterydactyl Plains? And Yoshi himself being unconcious where we thought he was truly done for?
"Doc," Yoshi said, rubbing his head with his right hand as he sat down on one of the wooden chairs, "This...this doesn't all make sense to me."
"Oh, I'm sure it will after you drink this," Dr. Hoshi said as he poured some tea into a wooden cup, and handed it to Yoshi. "Here, drink up. You look exausted after going through the desert."
Yoshi sipped some of the nice, hot tea, and he smiled. "Thanks, doc." He complimented as he sipped more of the tea.
Dr. Hoshi grabbed his own wooden cup and sat down in the other wooden chair. Sipping some of the tea, he placed the wooden cup down and folded his hands together. "All right, Yoshi, I'm ready to explain everything to you. Are you ready for a long story?"
Yoshi nodded, putting his wooden cup down. It has been quite a long time since Dr. Hoshi left Yoshi and hid in the Pterodactyl Plains, but a reason for why he is here and how he got here would help out the situation.
"All right, here it goes," Dr. Hoshi started, clearing his voice and explaining without stopping. "You see, as you may have recalled, it was exactly two years ago since we parted ways and I left to hide in secret in Pterodactyl Plains. That's when a year and a few months later, I was spotted by the Pterodactilians and forced to work under the rule of their leader, Pterror. But I wouldn't let it stand up for it, and thus, I panned an escape. While working on one of Pterror's statues, I took a motion sensory bomb I had tinkered with and set it up under another statue, and as it blew up, I ran off as fast as I could. Without looking back, I eventually made it to the Stegosaurus Fields, and that's where I swam into the Mesozoic Lake. I continued swimming, trying to leave from the Pterodactyl Plains as far as possible, before a humongous sea monster grabbed me and plunged me below the sea..." As the highly intelligent, purple Yoshisaurus explains, Yoshi sips more of his tea and continues listening, gasping as Dr. Hoshi makes every word as lively as he could, "...It was under the water that I learned to breathe from a group of friendly Itchyosauruses. I then went up against the humongous sea monster again, but I lost, and thus, I was forced to swim down farther. Unfortunately, this would be a risky situation, as I was unconcious after plunging too far. Luckily, a Pleiosaurus happened to spot me and brought me up to the surface, somewhere near the Boundary River. There, it told me that the best place to hide was in the treacherous Ankylosaurus Desert, which of course, is where we are at. But, as you have probably experienced prior to being here, I couldn't contend with the strong, gusty winds, neither could I be able to handle the slow-shifting quicksands. It was then that I noticed that there were several, flaoting platforms above, and that's where I built this shelter. I got my food and supplies from an oasis nearby, and ever since, I have spent my life remaining here. When I got word of Peppy Ankylosaurus being kidnapped, I knew that you would have to go through all of Dinosaur Land to rescue him. But I also learned that King Morton Senior Koopa plans to take over Dinosaur Land with a ruling fist, and he has already made an alliance with the King of the Ankylosauruses as we speak. I have a honch that he's now somewhere in the Triceratops Cove, where he'll onvince Lord Genzor Triceratops to join under his alliance. Yoshi, I know that your main priority is to rescue Peppy, and I truly understand that, but you must also save Dinosaur Land before the worst happens!" He gasped, sitting back down and drinking more of his tea. He let out a sigh. "Did I explain enough to you?"
Yoshi nodded, handing Dr. Hoshi a napkin. "I sure did, doc. So that explains how you got here." He put a finger on his head. "But how did you rescue me from sinking in the quicksand?"
Dr. Hoshi chuckled as he rubbed his forehead with the napkin he aquired from Yoshi. "Oh, that's an easy one," He explained, putting the napkin down, "You see, while I was living here, and after I heard about what happened to Peppy, I decided to keep an eye out for you. Of course, the quickest way to get to Ankylosaurus land and out of the Ankylosaurus Desert is through the dangerous quicksand pits, so I waited for you here on my platform. It was then that I saw you sinking into the quicksand fully that I decided to act and rescue you."
Yoshi nodded, now understanding on how he managed to live. "Well, thanks doc," Yoshi said, smiling and shaking Dr. Hoshi's hand, "You truly are a good friend."
Dr. Hoshi chuckled, nodding and shaking as well. "Don't thank me, Yoshi. Thank yourself for bheing so carrying and focused on going through this dangerous desert to rescue your best friend. After all, you do proof yourself to be courageous and never giving up!"
Yoshi stood up, smiling. "Well, doc, Ido have quite the skill for looking after myself after..." He frowned. "Well, you know."
Dr. Hoshi sighed, looking down at his feet. "You never knew what ever happened to your parents, huh?"
Yoshi sighed, nodding and taking a seat back down. "Yeah. It would be nice if I even saw them, but I didn't get a chance...because of that sztorm..." Tears then started coming down Yoshi's eyes. "If...if only they were able to save themselves..."
Dr. Hoshi frowned, and he got up from his chair, walking over to yoshi and patting him on the back. "There there, Yoshi," Dr. Hoshi comforted Yoshi, talking in a low, soothing voice, "They did what parents would do for their children. They will proctect them no matter what, even if it costs them their lives."
Yoshi looked up at Dr. Hoshi. "Really, doctor?" He asked, sniffling.
Dr. Hoshi only nodded, smiling a bit.
Yoshi sighed, and he got up. "Well, I think I should rest up a bit before I go back out through that desert," He said, wiping the tears from his eyes and getting into the leaf-made bed. He closed his eyes, and started sleeping.
Dr. Hoshi smiled, but the smile quickly wiped away as he looked outside through his windows. Nightfall has approached, and the Ankylosaurus Desert was getting cooler, but the wind started getting wilder and gustier. Closing the windows, Dr. Hoshi turned around and sat in his wooden chair, thinking to himself on how he can help Yoshi trek through the dangerous desert.
"Yoshi has definitely matured into a young, responsible Yoshisaurus since I last departed from him those two years ago..." Dr. Hoshi thought to himself, "And he's certainly taking up any risks to save Peppy. But if he's going to survive King Morton's traps and manage to progress through the rest of Dinosaur Land, I'm going to have to train him...and I know what to do to help him get through the Ankylosaurus Desert..." He looked out the window, the gusting winds of the Ankylosaurus Desert picking up the sand and hurling it into the beautiful night sky.
