Upon arriving at the entry of the Lava Island, Yoshi and his new friend Sluggy hopped upon the magma-hardened ground, and the two characters walked up towards the tall pole ahead, with had two signs on it, one pointing to the left, and the other pointing to the right.
Sluggy turned to Yoshi, smiling. "Well, Yoshi, this is it! Welcome to Fire Island!" The young, eager Slugma slugged towards to the left. "This leads to the Slugma Village. That's where I live." He then slugged towards to the right. "And this leads to the Fire Community, where all of the other fire-type Pokemon live." He looked up at Yoshi. "Listen, Yoshi, I gotta do something important back at my place. How about you explore a bit of the Fire Community?"
Yoshi folded his arms. "Hrmm... well..." He shrugged and let out a sigh. "Okay, I guess it wouldn't hurt if I checked it out." He waved at Sluggy, and then ran towards the eastern direction, towards the Fire Community.
Sluggy shouted a good-bye to Yoshi, and then he slugged towards the western direction, to the Slugma Village.
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So... he finally reached here.
Indeed, he did.
Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get him and show him who's the real challenger around here.
I couldn't have said it better, brother.
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Yoshi ran past the many shops and houses of the different fire-type Pokemon. The green, curious Yoshisaurus was surprised to see so many fiery creatures living here together - Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Slugma, Magcargo, Magmar, Magby, and Magmortar were among the inhabiters of Fire Island - and cooperating with each other.
As Yoshi walked further down the magma-hardened path, he glanced to his right, to see a magma-built, dome-shaped building nearby. Curious, Yoshi turned around and headed into the dome-shaped building, going down the path, and passing through the beautiful red curtains. His jaw dropped as he looked around, the interior having a bright, red-and-yellow wall paint on it. Yoshi glanced down, to see many different items and objects on the ground. As he moved a bit forward, he was caught by surprise from a red, turtle-like Pokemon.
"Ahahaha!" The red turtle-like Pokemon laughed, getting close up to Yoshi's face, "And who do you so happen to be, young customer?"
Yoshi gulped, his eyes widened. "Meep! I'm...errr, Yoshi... and who are you?" He asked, getting his face close to the red turtle-like Pokemon.
The red turtle-like Pokemon grinned. "My dear boy, I'm the Torkoal storekeeper of this fine shop! Welcome to my store!" He greeted, moving a few feet back and pointing at the various items and objects. "I have food, items, water, and many maps of the Lethal Lava Volcanoes!"
Yoshi smiled as that caught his attention. "Hmmm! Maps, eh?" He said curiously, tapping his fingers together.
The Torkoal shopkeeper nodded, smiling. "Yes! And if you like to play games, you can play in the Lava Room, yes." He turned his head to the left, pointing at the red curtains. "Oh, and that's the exit." He suddenly snapped, raising his neck a bit higher and glancing at the entrance from where Yoshi emerged from.
Yoshi rubbed the back of his head. "Well... uh..." He took out a few, golden coins from his small, red pad on his back. "How much would it be to get these items?"
"Hold on!" The Torkoal shopkeeper snapped, stomping the ground with his front right foot, "You can't expect to pay with that! We don't accept any currency out of the Lethal Lava Volcanoes! You have to get the red Fire Coins."
Yoshi blinked. "Red Fire Coins?" He asked, dumbfounded as he placed the coins back in his pad, "Where can I get these coins?"
"You can find them anywhere in the Lethal Lava Volcanoes." The Torkoal shopkeeper explained, putting his left front leg around Yoshi, "Recently, I heard that if you become one of the fighters at Charley S. Charmeleon's arena, you'll be paid with a lot of Fire Coins if you win a match. Heck, if you win enough, you'll be able to get almost all of the items I have within my store!" He heartily laughed, standing back on all four of his sturdy legs, "But alas, I think that you don't have the potential to become a fighter." He then started pushing Yoshi towards the exit/entrance. "Now get out of my store, and don't come back until you get some Fire Coins!" He then blasted Yoshi with a powerful Ember attack, and Yoshi was blasted back out of the dome-shaped building, his tail set ablaze.
Yoshi got up, and as the Torkoal shopkeeper shut the curtains of his store, Yoshi glanced at his tail, and screamed, running around with the flame on the tail getting bigger. Yoshi then crashed into a pedestrian Magcargo, and the green Yoshisaurus fell on his face unconscious, the flame eventually sizzling out.
A red-colored Charmeleon wearing a red-blue-and-white striped outfit and a red-blue-and-white striped hat glanced out of his booth, and saw Yoshi's unconscious body. "Hmm, what's this?" The Charmeleon asked himself, jumping over the booth and running towards Yoshi. He curiously observed the green Yoshisaurus. "Hmmm... this guy doesn't seem to be around here." He shrugged. "I better take him in with me." He grabbed Yoshi by the feet, and dragged him into the booth.
