Much thanks to RIVolleyball214, Evy Sevin, Chibi tanuki and Blizzardfur, the only people who did something with this fanfic... (sigh) Oh well, I'll keep this on my profile either way. When I've written my 200+ fanfics --
Pikasqueaks: You're gonna write over 200 fanfics?
Thecrazyfanficcer: (hits him) Begone, yellow one!
Pikasqueaks: Owowow...
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The Mushroom Express had lifted up into the soft island sky and a thick gathering of Yoshis were waving it off; several had tears sparkling in the depths of their eyes. Lila had one arm around Thildon's shoulder; the others were too young to do much -- including the newly paired Midnight and Mera – were just standing in a smaller knot, the tips of their tails flickering one against the other as the behemoth mass of plane heaved itself into the skies and began its slow glide across the horizon.
"Goodbye!" called Lila; beside her, Thildon fidgeted as his ruby-red hand joined the mass of them above her head. "Until our paths ever meet again! That's when you guys can show me the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom!" she added sneakily. (Sadly, Mario and co. had promised to show Lila their home kingdom when they would return in three weeks as opposed to right then.)
"We'll be waiting!" -Thildon.
"Yeah, and don't forget to tell us about your adventures!" -Mera.
"Bring on the food, too!" –Midnight.
"We're going to miss you guys so much! Thanks, Yoshi, for bringing me to the light!" –Rainbow.
"What you get is what you get – can't wait for our paths to cross once more!" –Elsa.
"Yeah! Until we meet again!" –Roberta.
"Don't forget, OK?" –Alber.
"Why would they forget for, Alby? They like us so much. Oh, and we'll miss you guys!" –Gabe.
"You guys will remain in our hearts forever!" –Canberra – please, don't ask me why she said that. :D
"I'm going to miss you guy, too! Especially Yoshi." –Violet.
"You did so much for us, like setting Nicky and Lauranna up together!" –Cloudfluff.
"Hey, no fair! Yeah, wonder what will happen the next time we meet each other?" –Lauranna.
"Until then, so long and farewell. Quit poking me, Laur!" –Nicky.
"Thank you for giving us the gift of a son!" –Tara.
"We'll never forget what you guys did for us all. Thanks a lot. Until we meet again, buds!" –Beran.
"I look forward to that day with much anxiety and eagerness. See ya until then!" -Joro.
"We're really a-grateful toward you guys, too! You let us stay with-a you… Until our paths-a meet again." –Luigi.
"Yeah, bye for-a now, everyone! We'll a-be back!" –Mario.
"That's no reason to forget us, though! See you Yoshis in the long life ahead of us." –Daisy.
"'Til our paths cross once more. Bye, everyone!" –Peach.
"I can't wait to come back here again!" –Parakarry.
"With me, of course! Don't you just love great-uncles, Yoshis? Until then, g'bye, and have a happy life!" –Porgal.
"You were so kind to us all! Violet, I won't forget you!" –Yoshi.
"And don't forget, the adventures are never over!" –Mario.
You said it, Mario. You said it. The adventures are never over.
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"There you have a tale of true love, craziness, adventure, humour, even slight insanity…" Old Geeze ticked the qualities off one by one on his pointed yellow fingers. "What else could you folks want?"
"More craziness!"
The call was – without doubt – his grandson's. Rolling his eyes, Old Geeze turned to Pikachu, who had stood up in the midst of the crowd. The kneeling Pokémon milled around him, occasionally catcalling for their roguish friend. Pikachu himself was up and standing, arms crossed as he coolly surveyed the ancient storyteller.
Old Geeze cocked his head and raised an eyebrow (Of course, Pikachus don't have eyebrows. Whatever). "Oh, really, grandson dearest? Oh, really?"
The answer was quick and cool, but also excited.
"Yuppie!"
"Nah, I think that's enough crazy adventures for one night," retorted Old Geeze, allowing himself to faint as his body fell across the stool.
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Pikasqueaks: There you have it, folks! Speaking of which, I love myself as a normal Pokémon instead of a muse...
Thecrazyfanficcer: (grins and does the peace sign) See y'all at least eight more times in this category!
Pikasqueaks: And to all a good (insert present time of day here)!
Thecrazyfanficcer: Bye! And 'till our paths cross once more! (pauses) And remember, the ultimately great and excellently awesome Mario belongs to Shigeru Miyamoto and not me!