The inside of the tunnel was a blur of lights and colors which shot passed Amy's field of vision at lightning speed. She flew through the tunnel with such velocity that she couldn't help but scream. After what seemed like an eternity, she flew out of the pipe and hit the ground with a thud. Once she got a hold on her senses, she saw that she was in a sunny field in front of a castle. Before her stood Mario, who offered a hand and helped the pink hedgehog up unto her feet. As she dusted off her dress, Toad spoke once more, somehow sounding even shriller than before.
"Quick! In the castle!" he screamed, making Amy flinch from the abrupt noise. The trio entered the castle and moved forward before reaching a massive wooden door with a golden star and the number six written on it.
Upon reaching a door, a deep booming voice emanated from no discernible direction and said, "Only those with six stars may enter this door! Ha ha ha ha!" Amy thought that last laugh was a bit unnecessary.
After a short silence, Mario spoke saying, "Only six stars? Well that's… surprisingly simple for once. Amy, come with me."
She gave a brief nod and followed Mario through another door which led to a large room with a painting inside. The painting showed what looked like a group of black powder bombs with eyes and legs.
Mario looked back at Amy and shot her a quick smile before looking towards the painting and saying, "Let's a go!" With that, he jumped into the painting and somehow went straight through without causing any damage, ripples forming across its surface as if it were made of water. The painting must have been another portal, and once the picture stabilized, Amy jumped through as well.
Thankfully, this portal lacked the terrifying velocity of the Warp Pipe, instead, Amy's vision merely went white before she came to in another grassy field. Mario was there waiting for her and once she got a grip on her surroundings, she indicated that she was ready to go and the two set off.
In the field there were walking bombs like the ones in the painting along with odd walking mushroom creatures (which were noticeably different from Toad) and a massive sphere with a gaping maw and the bark of a dog which was thankfully chained to a pole. Despite the hostility of these creatures, they were all easy to outrun, and the pair quickly reached the base of a small mountain. Along the side of this mountain was a path leading up which made the trek fairly easy save for the fact that large boulders often rolled down the path, though they weren't hard to dodge. Upon reaching the top, they saw a giant version of one of the bomb creatures, but this one wore a crown and had a thick moustache.
Looking down at Amy and Mario the bomb declared, "I'm the Big Bob-omb, baron of all blasting matter, king of ka-booms the world over! How dare you scale my mountain?! By what right do you set foot on my imperial mountain top?! You may have eluded my guards, but you'll never escape my grasp… and you'll never take away my Power Star! I hereby challenge you Ma-"
Amy had gotten fed up with the king's rambling, and decided to answer his challenge immediately with a strike from her Piko Piko Hammer, which knocked the bomb on his back.
As the king rose to his feet, he spoke, "You must fight with honor! It's against the rul-" Amy struck him continuously until he finally stayed down. "Whaaa… Whaaat? Can it be that a Pipsqueak like you has defused the Bob-omb king?"
With that, the king released a glowing star, which Mario and Amy both grabbed after another flash of white, they found themselves back in front of the painting.