Thank you all for reading this story. As you can see it has gone on longer than the "kid gets transported to video game world" stories I have seen so far. I happen to really like those, although they just stop after the first couple of chapters. This story won't be like that.
We woke up at 8:00 to begin our walk to Petal Meadows. The trip was rather exiting for Luigi, Goombella and I. We were talking about the supposed location of the star, because Goombella was saying that the castle that appeared on the map looked like Hooktail Castle, an old castle used in times of war which was taken over by a massive dragon.
"Legends say that Hooktail is looking for the perfect mate, and he posesses the power of transformation. If he finds the right mate, no matter what species, he will turn them into a dragon to love forever." Goombella said, reading from one of the books we brought with us.
"Now, that's interesting." I said. "Well, Goombella, I think you will be PERFECT for Hooktail."
"Shut up!" She said as she kicked me playfully.
We arrived in Petal Meadows shortly afterward. We could see the town in the distance, we took a few more steps when we heard a loud roar. Flying over our heads was a giant red dragon. It fled over to a large castle in the distance, which resembled the castle from the map.
"Well, I guess we know where we're going to get the Crystal Star." I said.
We made it into the town during sunset. We decided we would venture into the castle the next morning and rest for the night in the Inn in Petalburg.
About halfway into the night, The three of us heard the roars we hear earlier, and a large shadow fell over the somewhat- peacefull town. I heard the sound of splintering wood and shattering glass from the house next door to us.
"Time for a midnight snack!" Said a loud voice. Looking out the window, I saw Hooktail on the groud with a middle aged Koopa in his mouth. Hooktail grunted and swallowed the guy whole. At Hooktail's feet, I saw a smaller Koopa, about 12- 14 years old, flailing his arms and screaming wildly.
"NO! DON'T TAKE HIM! DAD!" He screamed.
Just as Hooktail was flying away, Goombella, Luigi and I burst out the door and ran over to the Koopa.
"What happened, kid?" Asked Luigi.
"H-he took m-my father, j-just like h-he d-did mom." He said.
"He needs to sit down, guys, he's almost hysterical," I offered.
He lead us to his house and he sat down onto his bed. He was crying immensly. I sat down next to him with Luigi on the other side, the two of us patted him on the back, comforting him.
"What's your name?" Goombella asked.
"K-koops." He answered.
The Koopa was yellow with a bandage on his nose. His arms were thin and frail, which told me he didn't exercise.
"The three of us are going to Hooktail castle to fight him, maybe, if we're lucky, we might save your Dad. He was swallowed whole, so that may mean he's still alive." I said.
"I'm coming with you." Said Koops.
"What?" Said Goombella.
"That dragon can take you out in one hit, kid!" Said Luigi.
"I'm tired of being a wimp. I would always just stay inside while the other kids would play football. I would retreat into my shell when bullies tried to pick on me instead of standing up to them. This town is my home, and if the population is being eaten be a dragon, there will be nothing left soon. I want to do something about it."
I was amazed at what Koops had said. Who was I to tell him to wait on the sidelines?
"I say you should come with us." I said, "Guys? what do you think?"
Luigi and Goombella nodded at me.
"Welcome to the team, Koops."
For the record, I KNOW Hooktail is a girl, however the characters don't.
For English students, that is called "Dramatic Irony" XD
Anyways, you will start to see some plot twists soon, and things will start to get VERY interesting in the story soon.
Review, read, and the new chapter should be out soon!