Yoshizilla: I would just like to take a moment to say that I'm happy and proud that Yoshi's First Adventure, my first true fanfic, has finally reached the fourty-chapter mark. Sure, it's nothing compared to huge marks like the one hundred-chapter-mark or the two hundred-chapter-mark, but do consider that this is indeed my earliest fanfic, and albeit, my longest running fanfic to date. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the following chapter, as Yoshi continues traveling through the damp and mysterious caverns of the Triceratops Cove!!!!!
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After recovering his stamina from the race with Speccy and saying goodbye to the speedy Styracosaurus, Yoshi got up from the soft, damp ground and headed upwards the left path, determined to go through the Triceratops Cove and retrieve the three remaining stars. It was then that Yoshi noticed a creak in the far end of the wall, seeing the light from the outside shining down on the soft, damp ground. Knowing that the third star could possibly be outside of the small creak, Yoshi squeezed through, and fell on the soft, green grass. Getting up to his feet, Yoshi looked around him.
The entire outside was actually secluded within the mountains of the Triceratops Cove. The soft green grass was surrounding the small, puddle of water, going down as deep as fifteen feet. Yoshi could spot the third star, shining brightly within the center of the puddle. Yoshi approached the small puddle, and pondered how he could get into the puddle. Yoshi then snapped his fingers, and he jumped into the puddle, swimming downwards. He then grabbed the third star with his long tongue, held it firmly in his mouth, and swam back up. After crawling out of the puddle, Yoshi spat out the third star. He smiled, and placed the star away in his small, red pad.
Yoshi grinned, chuckling. "Heh! That was easy! Now only two more stars to go and-"
It was then that the green, heroic Yoshisaurus heard a loud rumble within the Earth, and much to his horror, he turned around to see the small creak for which he exited out of destroyed. Gasping, Yoshi quickly thought how he could manage to escape, when suddenly, a herd of five small, green, Triceratops-like dino rhinos hopped out of the puddle and started running towards Yoshi. Backing up a bit, Yoshi then figured out that he should defeat all of the dino rhinos. Without taking hesitation, Yoshi got into a fighting position, and jumped up into the air, going over the charging dino rhinos. As Yoshi landed down, much to his dismay, the dino rhinos turned around and started to fire out small balls of flames towards Yoshi.
Yoshi jumped over the two fireballs, getting hit by the third fireball and running around screaming as the fire burned him. The then jumped into the puddle, extinguishing the burning flames, and grabbed the two remaining fireballs. Eating them up, Yoshi felt the flames burning through his stomach, and sighed of relief a few seconds later. The three dino rhinos started to charge towards Yoshi, while the other two fired out more fireballs. Yoshi grabbed one of the incoming fireballs, and then jumped up into the air, avoiding the other. He then fluttered towards one of the charging dino rhinos and started to flutter kick it, causing it to pass out on the ground. Yoshi then released the fireball he with held in his mouth at the other dino rhino, setting it aflame and watching as it also passed out. The last charging dino rhino shook its head in disbelief, and it started to shoot out fireballs at Yoshi.
Yoshi looked to both of his sides. The dino rhino on his right was charging fireballs towards him, and the other two dino rhinos were firing more fireballs on Yoshi's left. Yoshi jumped over the incoming fireballs from the left and then grabbed one of the two dino rhinos with his tongue, eventually swallowing the horned Ceratopsid dinosaur. Licking his lips, Yoshi then whacked the other dino rhino with his tail, knocking it down unconscious. Yoshi then glared at the remaining dino rhino across him - the ceratopsid dinosaur stopped firing fireballs and was charging towards Yoshi. Yoshi grabbed the remaining dino rhino by the tongue, and swallowed it down, sighing of relief as he digested the ceratopsid dinosaur and dusted himself. He then looked towards the western corner, the Earth shaking abruptly and then an explosion occurring in the western corner of the mountain, a hole formed from the explosion.
Yoshi was in shock. After defeating all of the five dino rhinos, Yoshi then realized that the hole was formed after beating the ceratopsid dinosaurs. Grinning victoriously and with the third star safely in his hold, Yoshi ran towards the western corner and went right into the dark hole, determined to get the remaining two stars.
