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Chapter 20: mushrooms
I woke up when the rocket lurched. Man, I really needed the Omega stabilizer. I looked outside and saw the red onion stable again, though both it and the blue, which was still unstable, were a bit paler than normal. I shrugged and we ate, then we landed in the Forest navel. I didn't remember where the Omega stabilizer was, but I figured there was a benefit here no matter what, so I didn't complain. We got out, and I saw a golden dress. This one wasn't like the others though. It was signed in a couple of places, and there was a trail of glitter leading away from it, and into the bushes. Next to the dress, there was a picture. It had a mushroom, and what looked like the Omega stabilizer and a circle drawn around them. I sighed, knowing what was ahead. I could picture what had happened. Sometime in predawn, lily had wondered over to the Puffstool's arena. She had probably seen the part, and wondered what it was. My guess is it was next to a mushroom, which then popped up, startling her. She jumped back, right as the fire erupted from the ground. Panicking, she ran for the water. The water softened the dress, and the glitter flaked off. We took out the reds, and I was relieved to see Flame was almost cured. 8 days huh… how long had I been sick for? I couldn't remember, and it didn't matter, his nose was still twitching slightly, meaning he was still sick. We went to the Puffstool's arena. I noticed there wasn't a Wollywog like there was supposed to be, but I ignored it. I looked at the Puffstool, who was just kind of pacing like normal. It didn't feel right to kill it, and I was able to support the choice when I remembered it might be open to reason. Unless its hostility changed, the Puffstool doesn't attack unless out of fear, so I'd just approach it alone. "Stay here, I'll be right back" I told Olimar as I gave him the pikmin. I slowly approached the Puffstool, and it looked at me. Noticing I didn't have any pikmin, it didn't react. "Hi there!" I said, putting on the best smile I could manage with my cold. It just stared at me. Did it not understand? "Uh…you kind of have something we need, and I, uh, was wondering if I could have it back" I was feeling very awkward, especially after how hostile the Beady long legs had been. "Why should I trust you? You and your pikmin have killed everything else" the beast said. Ok, he did understand "I didn't attack you this time, did I? All I want is the part" I said, trying to reason with it "I don't have it, my dad does" it said. That was a problem. "Is your dad as open to reason as you?" I asked. The monster seemed to shrug, and let out a cry. The ground rumbled, and a large Puffstool came out. This guy looked mean. The Puffstool was cute, in a sort of creepy way, this guy looked vicious, the complete opposite, and he was facing me. "This guy bothering you?" the large creature growled "no, he wants the part" the smaller one said "then why call me?" "I wanted permission" they started arguing back and forth. I had no idea what I was watching, and the others seemed just as surprised. Eventually, the larger one faced me. "Ok, if you want the part, you have to face me" it said. Wait a minute, it was challenging me? Not only that, it was giving me a choice! "If you face me, I'll give you the part, win or lose, deal?" and they understood deals! This was amazing…I wish the spider had been this understanding. "Deal! I said, as I called the pikmin. The smaller Puffstool ran off, and I knew the part would be where ever it was. "You won't be able to carry my body, so I'll just regrow, first one to die looses." Then it slammed the ground, knocking the pikmin back. It charged at them, and I knew it would eat whoever it got to. I whistled, and it ran off…then tripped and fell over. The pikmin latched on and hit it, but it flipped over and sprayed spores. It shook the ground again, and I whistled the pikmin, but it wasn't going for them this time, and it tackled me into the wall before I could react. I was knocked out, and didn't see the rest of the battle as Olimar took over. When I woke up, everyone was gone, and a mushroom head was lying on the ground. I also noticed another gold dress in front of me. That wasn't there before… I got up, seeing footsteps leading away, then I realized it was almost sundown. Looking on the map, I noticed Olimar nearby with a ship part, and looking up, I noticed stubby footprints leading in a different direction. I guess the Puffstool kept its promise. Then the headache hit. Man, this cold was slowly killing me! I shook my head and made my way back to the rocket, just in time to see the pikmin put the part on. Yes! No more lurching! I climbed in as the sun set, and we took off. I wondered why she would leave a dress so close, and why she did it when I could have woken up at any moment. The feeling was stronger, someday I'd see her again, but for now, I went to sleep.
I have no idea how I came up with this one, I just kind of did. I'm 2/3 done! For those of you who don't want the story to end, it won't! I'm defiantly making a sequel, and most likely a…trequal? I don't know what the term is. Anyways, I can't start the next chapter because I'm debating something: whether or not to have them face the Smokeyprog. I have to make a battle plan if I include it, so I will need time. Anyways, remember the three things: reviews encourage me, I love criticism of all kinds, and I'm always open to input! Thanks for reading, bye for now!