In this chapter, Yoshi's Island is going to be invaded! You guessed it, it's going to be invaded by the cosmic clones. This time, I'm going to feature some Shy Guys. They seem rather prevalent in the Yoshi's Island franchise.

They also came in a bunch of different colors. There was a rainbow of Shy Guys, basically.

I figure that instead of simply destroying one meteorite on Yoshi's Island our heroes will destroy multiple meteorites here instead.

Chapter 4: Yoshi's Scary Story

Yoshi's Island was a great place for sightseeing (given the pleasant weather all year round)...but that wasn't why the heroes were there.

Mario and Luigi frantically attempted to warn the Yoshis of their urgent situation. It wouldn't be long before the entire island would be thrown into chaos.

Fortunately, it seemed that they had enough time to warn them all.

It seemed that they didn't know what was about to happen, for they were acting as if everything was fine.

They had best get ready to defend themselves. The Cosmic Clone Army were fast approaching.

"You're in danger!" exclaimed Luigi. waving his arms back and forth.

The Yoshis turned around.

A red Yoshi noticed Luigi's panicked expression. He looked as if he was worried about the sky falling towards the ground. Personally he thought that was impossible.

"What's going on?" asked the Red Yoshi curiously, scratching his head. He got the feeling that he was trying to warn him about something, but he wasn't sure what.

"There's-a an alien invasion starting!" exclaimed Mario. Pretty soon the Cosmic Clones would attempt to pilfer Yoshi's Island of its resources.

"An alien invasion?" asked a Blue Yoshi. That sounded rather unusual. But he got the feeling that they were telling the truth. Why would they be lying to them?

Now that they thought of it, they had been invaded by a Shroob monstrosity that resembled a Yoshi, known as Yoob. He was most likely trying to create more Yoobs to assist the Shroobs in their conquests of the Mushroom Kingdom.

However, that had been in the distant past. Not a lot of Yoshis actually remembered it. At this point of time it was a bedtime story for Yoshi children.

Although, now that they thought of it, two of the heroes that had rescued them looked exactly like the Mario Brothers.

Perhaps they were their ancestors or something? Then again, it had only been about 20 years.

They also had babies on their backs...which for some strange reason dressed exactly like they did. They didn't know why.

"Here it-a comes!" bellowed Luigi.

Sure enough, the meteorite crash landed in the center of the village.

The Yoshis were rather startled by the occurrence.

"Whoa!" shouted a yellow Yoshi.

"Oh no!" shouted Peach.

The Yoshis looked at the meteorite curiously. They could tell that there was something evil about it.

They decided to step away from it.

Already, creatures were starting to emerge from it.

Unsurprisingly, some of those creatures resembled Yoshis, much like the ones that had attacked Peach's Castle.

There were Toads riding some of them as well.

However, there were also Cosmic Birdos. It seemed that just as the Cosmic Planet had Yoshis, it also had Birdos.

"This island is ours!" exclaimed one of the Birdos.

The Yoshis panicked and began to hide in their houses.

They then locked the doors so that the Cosmic Army couldn't get in.

It was a good thing the Mario Brothers had warned them.

"Oh no! We have to help them!" exclaimed Peach.

Mario and Luigi prepared themselves.

One of the Cosmic Birdos attempted to inhale Luigi, sucking in air like a vacuum cleaner.

"Help!" exclaimed Luigi, who was hanging on the door to one of the Yoshi Houses.

Would he get sucked in?

Fortunately, help arrived from a familiar source.

It was none other than Yoshi. It seemed that since his home was being invaded he had answered the call.

The other Yoshis seemed happy to see him.

He fired an egg at the Cosmic Birdo attacking Luigi, causing it to burst into blue liquid.

It looked like Yoshi had saved Luigi once again.

"Thank you!" exclaimed Luigi, grateful for Yoshi's help.

"Yoshi? Is that you?" asked Mario.

Personally he was glad to see him again. They had gone on several adventures together.

Yoshi nodded. It was none other than the Yoshi that had found him when he was a baby. At the time, they were in danger of being abducted by Kamek and his goonies.

For some strange reason, he was known simply as Yoshi, just like Toad was known simply as "Toad". Perhaps some people simply weren't creative with names.

Some of the Birdos were being piloted by Toadettes, just as the cosmic Toads had piloted Yoshis.

"Charge!" exclaimed one of the Toadettes.

One of them launched an egg at Speedster T.

It exploded.

Speedster T narrowly avoided the attack.

"That was close!" exclaimed Speedster T.

Alcoholic Koopa launched a keg of beer at the Toadettes that were mounted.

They too were reduced to the blue liquid that they were made from.

Shy Guys were beginning to emerge from the meteorite.

"Hahaha!" laughed the evil Shy Guys.

Compared to the Goombas, they seemed a bit more organized...though they weren't very tough.

One of the Shy Guys punched Speedster T in the face.

"Hiya!" exclaimed the Shy Guy.

"Ow!" exclaimed Speedster T, rubbing his cheek.

In retaliation, he gave the Shy Guy a punch, causing him to burst into blue goop.

Yoshi began to eat the Shy Guys. They tasted like blueberries, unsurprisingly. Perhaps it was the substance that they were made out of.

Another Shy Guy attempted to tackle Yoshi from behind.

"You're mine!" exclaimed the Shy Guy.

"Huh?" asked Yoshi.

However, the Alcoholic Koopa whacked him with a beer bottle before he could do so.

"Eek!" exclaimed the Shy Guy.

This alerted Yoshi to his presence.

"D'oh." said the minion. For a moment there he thought he had Yoshi.

Yoshi ate the Shy Guy.

"Yum!" exclaimed Yoshi.

The Shy Guys began to attempt to bust down the doors that were separating them from the Yoshis.

"We're having scrambled Yoshi eggs tonight!" exclaimed one of the Shy Guys.

"Help!" exclaimed one of the Yoshis inside the houses.

Another Shy Guy threw a brick at a window.

Yoshi realized that he had to do something to save his friends and family.

He launched eggs at the Shy Guys that were attacking the houses.

The Shy Guys gasped in surprise.

This worked rather well.

The unfortunate Yoshis sighed in relief. It looked like they didn't have to worry about their houses being ransacked.

However, more minions were emerging from the meteorite.

This time, there were Bob-Ombs. It seemed the Cosmic Army used them to cause destruction.

"Kaboom!" exclaimed one of the Bob-Ombs.

The Bob-Ombs began to run towards our heroes.

Peach was aware that if they left the Bob-Ombs alone for too long, they would inevitably explode. Luckily, these were the small ones, so they weren't capable of producing large explosions.

Still, it would be best if they took them down quickly. There was no point in letting them ignite their fuses.

One of them exploded in front of Alcoholic Koopa. Unfortunately, he hadn't noticed him until it was too late.

"I'm so dizzy..." said Alcoholic Koopa.

Alcoholic Koopa fell over.

"I hope he's alright..." said Peach.

Yoshi managed to eat one of the Bob-Ombs, but he tasted rather...spicy.

Perhaps he should look for some water to drink.

Oh wait, that was right. He was on an island. Water was everywhere. And luckily, the water around Yoshi's Island was fresh.

Yoshi went to do just that.

He couldn't drink for long, however-the island was still being attacked.

The Bob-Ombs attempted to explode in front of the locked doors of the Yoshi Houses.

"Get ready to taste our explosive power!" exclaimed one of the Bob-Ombs.

"Help!" screamed the Yoshis in distress.

"Not again!" exclaimed Peach. Just how sturdy were those Yoshi houses, anyway? Hopefully they would be sturdy enough to repel the cosmic army.

However, at that very moment, Alcoholic Koopa shook his head and snapped out of the dizziness.

He then put out the Bob-Omb's fuses with his beer.

"Uh-oh!" exclaimed one of the Bob-Ombs.

Yoshi then launched another egg at them, leaving a large puddle of the cosmic liquid in its wake.

Seeds began to emerge from the blue liquid.

"What is it now?" asked Speedster T.

Shortly after they landed on the ground, they began to spawn Piranha Plants. And they looked hungry.

They began to bite at Mario and Luigi.

"Help!" exclaimed Luigi, trying to avoid being bitten.

Mario tossed fireballs at the Piranha Plants.

This worked rather well. The Piranha Plants shriveled up and burst into blue liquid.

A Piranha Plant bit Luigi on the arm.

"Ow!" exclaimed Luigi, rubbing his limb.

Princess Peach whacked the offending Piranha Plant with a frying pan.

He began to feel rather dizzy.

"It looks as if we've managed to repel the Cosmic Army." noted Rosalina.

While there was liquid spilling from the meteorite, it wasn't spawning any more Cosmic Clones.

Now all that was left to destroy it.

Yoshi attempted to launch an egg at the meteorite in order to do so.

However, before he could so, someone launched an egg at him.

"Wah!" shouted Yoshi.

As it turned out, that egg had been launched by Cosmic Yoshi.

He had arrived on the scene.

Yoshi wondered why this particular Cosmic Clone looked so much like him. It was most peculiar.

However, he had familiar blue eyes, and he had sharp fangs. He was also wearing black boots on his feet. He had the mark of a blue star on his arm.

He certainly didn't look as friendly as he did, that was for sure.

"Who is he?" asked Speedster T.

Cosmic Rosalina recognized him. She had an alarmed expression on her face.

"This isn't good...the Cosmic Princesses have sent one of their enforcers to ensure the success of the invasion!" exclaimed Rosalina. Perhaps they were aware of their interference and had decided to take countermeasures to prevent them from destroying any meteorites.

Rescuing the Yoshis was about to become more complicated.

If they wanted to save Yoshi's Island, they had no choice but to defeat him.

However, he didn't seem to be interested in fighting them directly...at least not yet.

"You sure have become a nuisance for my overlords, the Cosmic Princesses. They're not happy with you with you interfering with their plans." said Cosmic Yoshi.

"If they think we'll let them take our planet, you've got another thing coming!" shouted Speedster T.

"I must admit, you're good fighters, but let's see you handle this!" exclaimed Cosmic Yoshi.

Cosmic Yoshi's hands began to glow blue.

The heroes wondered what he was up to.

Shortly afterwards, the liquid pouring out from the meteorite began to bubble.

"That doesn't look good." said Peach.

This time, a cosmic version of Petey Piranha came out of the meteorite.

It looked like they were in for a fight.

"Raawwrrrr!" exclaimed the cosmic Petey Piranha.

Cosmic Yoshi sprouted wings and left the scene, a wide smile on his face.

"Enjoy being fertilizer!" exclaimed Cosmic Yoshi as he flew away.

"Where'd he go?" asked Speedster T.

"I think we have another thing to worry about right now." explained Peach, pointing to the dangerous Piranha Plant.

Cosmic Petey Piranha spat out a ball of blue goop.

Mario and Luigi leapt over it.

Petey Piranha began to fly in the air.

"How do we take him down?" asked Luigi.

Mario tossed fireballs at Petey Piranha.

This seemed to be effective, as it was with the Piranha Plants.

However, it was becoming apparent that he was stronger than the Piranha Plants that they had fought not long ago. He wouldn't be defeated so easily.

Speaking of which, he was starting to spit out seeds.

The seeds began to sprout more Piranha Plants.

"Oh-a no! More Piranha Plants!" exclaimed Luigi.

Another Piranha Plant bit into Mario.

"Mamamia!" shouted Mario.

Speedster T spin dashed through the Piranha Plants, separating them from the ground and making them dissolve into blue liquid.

Petey Piranha, however, spat out several seeds at Speedster T.

"Ow! Ow! Ow!" exclaimed Speedster T, attempting to shield himself from the hail of seeds.

Mario threw a Koopa Shell at Petey Piranha.

The Cosmic Petey screeched.

In retaliation, he launched a tornado at Mario, waving his arms back and forth.

Mario was starting to feel very dizzy.

"Mamamia!" exclaimed Mario, spinning back and forth like a record.

Peach then jumped from the roof of a Yoshi house and leapt on top of Petey Piranha.

Petey Piranha crashed into the ground.

Yoshi then ground pounded his belly button.

The Cosmic Petey Piranha dissolved into blue liquid.

Alcoholic Koopa then destroyed the meteorite, causing the rest of the Cosmic Clones to disappear.

As soon as the meteorite was destroyed, the Yoshis began to celebrate. It looked as if the day had been saved.

However, Rosalina told them that they shouldn't be celebrating yet. Cosmic Yoshi was still on the loose. And so far they had only experienced a taste of his power.

As long as he was still on the island, none of the Yoshis were truly safe.

They would have to do something about it.

"So, they defeated Petey Piranha...it doesn't matter. I still have more meteorites." remarked the evil Yoshi.

Yoshi's Island would fall, one way or another.

Sure enough, he launched another meteorite at the island.

"Let's see you handle this attack wave!" exclaimed Cosmic Yoshi from a distance.

This time, it landed in the ocean.

The Yoshis looked at the meteorite curiously.

Already, it was starting to drip blue liquid.

Aquatic Cosmic Minions were beginning to spawn from it.

"Not again!" exclaimed a purple Yoshi. One attack on their beautiful home was enough as it was.

It looked like they were going to have to destroy that meteorite as well. There was no way that ships could sail if there were Cosmic Minions attacking them.

Besides, they needed to head back to Peach's Castle in case there were attacks in other parts of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Another meteorite has landed in the ocean! Now aquatic Cosmic Minions are going to appear! You know, Bloopers and Cheep Cheeps and the like. You're probably familiar with them. I figure I'll also include some scuba diving Toads. Cosmic Toads, of course.

Petey Piranha seemed as good of a boss battle as any.