Karl was also curious about what happened to the scar-riddled Koopa from the story, and went to go find out.
"The Koopa hero went to a southern isle to hide his star where none would find it."
There he was, brave Koopa, sailing the seas to some deserted isle. It would be there that he would hide his Crystal Star, and no one would be able to find it. Not ever.
"But the Koopa was so tired from his journey that the pirate Cortez stole it easily."
The evil pirate Cortez, he came by and looted the poor Koopa, who was unable to fight back. The only thing the Koopa had to be looted though, was the Crystal Star…
"In that very instant, the Koopa was trapped in an inescapaple chest."
Whap! It was quick, it didn't take any time at all. One moment, he was standing there, and the next, he was trapped. Trapped again, but this time, with no way out. The chest was a curse from the demon itself, and it had trapped him here forever.
"But Cortez did not realize the power of the star and lost it among his treasures..."
Even the fate of the Crystal Star wasn't good. But at least Cortez would never willingly give up his treasure, and he was the bravest pirate of the seas. The Koopa had heard tales of him.
He had left the star forgotten though, and though it was the prize of his treasure hoard, he never looked upon it, and soon became unimportant.
'Maybe for the best though' the Koopa thought to himself
But the Koopa didn't have it to good either. The chest that held him was forgotten also, somewhere in the depths of the pirate's ship. Or maybe it was forgotten in the pirate's grotto. He couldn't tell, he couldn't see outside of the blasted box.
Karl felt sorry for the poor Koopa, and decided maybe he would go and try to find this box that held him. But he would have to stowaway on the next ship to this isle. He would never be able to get enough money.
He asked around, so he knew what ship he would have to stowaway upon, he didn't want to spend days on a ship headed in the wrong direction. He found that the isle was called Keyhaul Key, but no one ever dared travel there, because of the curse of Cortez.
Slightly depressed, but definitely not brokenhearted or defeated, vowed that one day he would reach Keyhaul Key. Somehow…