"Boos!" Lady Bow ordered. "Attack the Octolings! Leave Octo Grubba to us!"

"Swoopers!" Sir Swoop called. "You heard Lady Bow! Attack the Octolings! Lady Bow, Red and myself will handle Octo Grubba!" The two armies moved into attack the Octolings.

"Now that leaves us with this big fool!" Red realized. He took to the air and approached Octo Grubba's hair. Suddenly, from the hair emerged more Octolings!

"Hee haw HA!" Octo Grubba laughed. "Like that trick, Red?" The Octolings opened fire, forcing Red to take cover.

"Red!" Lady Bow called. "Use your shield!"

"Right!" Red remembered. "Shield, normal!" He called, activating a shield that covered his upper body. It protected Red completely from the ink of the Octolings.

"Nice move, Red!" Lady Bow called.

"We need to get up there and help him!" Sir Swoop realized. "A lift, my lady?"

"That would be nice indeed." Lady Bow agreed. Sir Swoop grabbed Lady Bow with his feet, and took her up.

"Red!" Sir Swoop called.

"Swoop!" Red spotted him. He deactivated the shield, and flung it at Octo Grubba, making a small mark on his nose. "Shield, extra large!" He activated an extra large shield to protect Sir Swoop and Bow.

"Lady Bow and I are going to clear those Octolings out, you go for Grubba!" Sir Swoop called.

"Sounds like a plan!" Red nodded. He deactivated the shield, and held it. "Fly into it, it will coat you in the shield."

"Sweet!" Sir Swoop dove through the shield and at the Octolings. Lady Bow began to use her fan to smack Octolings off, while Sir Swoop would grab them and drop them off the side of the head.

Red dove for Grubba's back, as he began to hammer the large Clubba. "Hey! That tickles!" Octo Grubba laughed, as he swatted Red to the ground.

"Red's down!" Sir Swoop spotted, as he dropped an Octoling to the ground.

"He'll be fine, his skin is iron tough." Bow dismissed, smacking an Octo Trooper to the ground.

Red climbed to his feet and out of the crater he left from the impact. 'Dust yourself off, Red!' Red told himself. 'And think, dammit! How can we take this giant goofball down?' He thought. 'Well, he's big like a tree, so if I can somehow chop him down, we can make him an easier target!' Red summarized. He flew to Octo Grubba's hairy head. "Lady Bow!" Red called.

"Yeah, Red?" Lady Bow smacked another Octoling off.

"I need to borrow some Boos!" Red requested.

"Sure!" Lady Bow nodded. "Bring me to the ground!"

"Sure!" Red flew over and picked Lady Bow, and then flew to a large group of Boos.

"Boos!" Lady Bow called. "Red requires your service!"

"What is it you need, Red?" a Boo in armor asked.

"I need you guys to soften up the area behind Grubba's knee. That way, I can drive myself into his vulnerable area and topple him backwards."

"All right!" the Boo nodded. "Squad A! You head for behind Grubba's right knee, while squad B head to behind his left knee. Do whatever you can soften it up; Slash it, cut it, bite it, lick it! I don't care how you do it, but soften it up!"

"After you do that, get away from him as fast as we can as possible! Once he topples, swarm him! Do some damage to that sucker!" Red ordered.

"You heard the man! GO! GO! GO!" the armored Boo ordered, as he ran to squad A.

"Thanks, Lady Bow." Red nodded.

"Oh, I'm getting in on this!" Bow dashed to squad B.

"Great!" Red seemingly smiled. 'Now for the Swoopers.' He flew to Sir Swoop. "I need a favour from the Swoopers."

"You got it!" Sir Swoop nodded. "Swoopers! Cloud up over here!"

"Great!" Red nodded. "I need a squad of you to stick with me. The Boos are weakening his legs down there, so when I give the order, we'll crash into the softened area, and take him down!"

"Yes, sir!" a Swoopula nodded.

"The rest of you, go with Sir Swoop. Cloud Grubba's vision so he can't see what the Boos are doing." Red ordered.

"Gotcha, Red!" Sir Swoop nodded. "Let's go!"

"Follow me!" Red called, as they returned to the ground. "We'll wait for Squad A on the right to clear out, then we'll strike!"

"They're cleared!" a Swoopula pointed.

"Let's fly, team!" Red leapt into the air, looped and charged directly for Grubba's chewed-up knee. The group collided with the knee, and returned to the ground.

"OOOOOO-EE!" Grubba boomed. "Lost balance on righty!" He realized. "Better balance on lefty!"

"Left side's clear!" the Swoopula pointed.

"Let's go!" Red jumped and led the group towards Grubba's left knee. "Fly right through!" Red ordered as they flew as their extreme speed. "It'll be enough that we topple him!" The group flew right through, toppling Grubba!"

"THAT'S IT!" Red called. "All forces swarm Grubba!" The Boos and Swoopers approached Grubba and began to destroy the body. "I'm headed for the head!" Red looked into one of Grubba's eyes, and saw the real Octo Grubba controlling his mecha double from inside. He shattered the eye, and entered inside the body.

"Darn it, son!" Octo Grubba snickered. "You got me!" Red reached inside, picked Grubba up, flew him out of the body, threw him into the air, and meteored him into the ground with a hard hammer blow. "OOO-EE!" Grubba laughed. "What power!" He laughed.

Red flew down and motioned for the troops to stop consuming the body. "Red! Buddy! That's a good colour on you!" Octo Grubba laughed.

"Release the Boos." Red ordered, with the spear point of his hammer aimed at Grubba.

"Gotcha, son!" Grubba pressed a button, releasing the captured Boos. The remaining Boos reunited with their friends and family.

"Bring this message to Grodus: You can take my body but you'll never truly take the Red Yoshi. Got it?"

"Yes! Yes! Got it! Now, can you move that spear from my face, that'd be nice!" Grubba requested, sheepishly. Red backed off. "MISTAKE!" Grubba pressed another button. All the Octarians activated jetpacks. "This isn't the last you'll see of me, Red! When we meet again, you'll pay for this beating!" He and the Octarians disappeared into the sky.

"Well, we did it!" Lady Bow smiled.

"We ROCKED their SOCKS!" Sir Swoop laughed.

"Let's head to the mansion." Red suggested. "The troops are probably tired."

"Good idea." Lady Bow nodded. "Troops! We're headed back to the mansion!" The Boos filed out after their successful mission.

"Boofessor!" Red called him over. "Damage report."

"Total damage to Gusty Gulch: One building." Boofessor read from the clipboard.

"Total casualties?" Red inquired.

"Total Boo and Swooper losses: ZERO! Total injuries: approximately 10, at least."

"Good, good!" Red nodded. "This was a good battle."

"Thanks for helping us, Red." Boofessor thanked. "We couldn't have won without you."

"It's no problem!" Red nodded. "The only thing I wish is that you guys could see Red Yoshi with his body."

"Don't worry about that. Lady Bow said she'd help you with that!" Boofessor recalled.

"Let's get to the mansion." Red began to walk faster. "They'll start the victory party without us!"


"Hey, Red!" the shopkeeper called.

"Shopkeeper!" Red waved as they entered the mansion.

"Call me Igor, Red." he responded. "Check it out! The made a statue of you outside the mansion! Bootler said that when you return with your body, it'd get painted appropriately."

"That's great!" Red nodded. "Can't wait to see it!"

"Well, we'd better get going." Lady Bow exited the mansion. "Twilight Town can be a long journey."

"Right." Red nodded. "I've got my stuff."

"Look at that!" Lady Bow pointed. "Look how the Swoopers and Boos get along here! It's been at least five years since we've fought in a battle together."

"You should do it more often!" Red laughed. "You guys win when you do!"

Lady Bow laughed. "Goodbye, Bootler. When we return, we shall celebrate again."

"Goodbye, my lady." Bootler bowed his head. He turned to Red. "Goodbye, Master Red. Feel free to stop in whenever."

"Thank you for the hospitality, Bootler." Red thanked.

"So, you're headed off now, eh?" Boofessor asked.

"Yep, gotta get my body back." Red nodded.

"Well, good luck out there." Boofessor warned. "You'd better save the world, Red!"

"I will, Boofessor!" Red nodded. "Goodbye, everyone!" He waved to all the Boos and Swoopers.

"Goodbye, Red!" the Boos and Swoopers waved.

"Let's go, my lady!" Red nodded.

"WAIT!" Sir Swoop flew up. "You're not going anywhere without me!"

"You bet you're right!" Red nodded. "A representative from all the forces who saved Gusty Gulch. I love this!" Red began to proceed into the forest with Bow and Swoop. He turned and waved one last time, before they entered the dark Forever Forest.