When Chopper landed, he was on a tall platform above the toy castle they were previously at. Unfortunately, because he didn't land on his feet, he ended up becoming unconscious. Vivian rose up from the shadows to see Chopper was unconscious. She started to shake him gently in order to get him up.
"Chopper! Can you hear me? Are you awake?" Vivian asked, noticing this wasn't working. "Please, Chopper... You need to get up!"
Eventually she gave up on trying to shake Chopper. But then she had another idea, but then she realized there was no water around. Another idea popped in her head, but she knew it would be painful.
"Oh, man... I don't like this idea..." Vivian thought, her finger lighting a small flame.
As her lit finger inched closer, Chopper slowly opened his eyes. For a moment, he seemed a bit weary of what was going on, but once he saw that flame near him, his eyes shot wide open.
"Eep! Don't hurt me with that!" Chopper cried, immediately jumping up. "Were you... Were you trying to hurt me while I was asleep?"
"N-No! That wasn't my intention!" Vivian pleaded. "I'm sorry, Chopper! Please forgive me..."
"Well, if you weren't trying to hurt me, then I guess I forgive you," Chopper decided. "Well... I guess we can get going."
"But aren't you hurt from getting knocked out?"
"Not really. I think I've had worse... Come on! Let's go!"
Chopper walked over to the next pathway to find a Heart Block and a Save Block. After hitting them, they headed over to the next area and jumped up when they saw the Crystal Star. There was also a red pipe that led out of Toy Kingdom and also a toy plane that could take them back to the Toy Castle and even back to Music Kingdom.
"I don't believe it! Chopper! We finally found the Crystal Star!" Vivian exclaimed, while Chopper smiled. "After a little traveling, we've finally made it! It feels great to find it!"
"I can't believe we actually beat your sisters to it!" Chopper cheered. "I guess the good guys always win in this matter! Now let's grab it before they come here, because that would be bad."
As the two made their way over to the Crystal Star, Beldam and Marilyn rose from the shadows, making them stop.
"Well! If it isn't Chopper!" Beldam spat. "I recognize those antennae of yours! If you honestly believed that you made it to the Crystal Star before us, then you can think again! In fact, we were here before you even fell off of that train!"
"What? You're telling me that you were here before us?! But... That's not fair!" Chopper gaped before pausing. "Wait… If you were here first, why didn't you just take the Crystal Star? Wouldn't that make more sense to you?"
"Mmmmwee hee hee hee! Oh, you're so foolish! We thought it would be too easy if we just got the Crystal Star. We've been waiting for you this whole time! Even if we were to grab the Crystal Star, there's still the problem with you holding the map."
"What? What do you mean there's a problem with Chopper holding the map?" Vivian asked.
"Mmmmmmwee hee hee hee! You see, even if we were to grab the Crystal Star, you would still be getting in our way, which would not be something our higher authority approves. Not to mention that finding more stars would require us having the map. So, that is why we cannot let you keep it! It's also why I intend to take it from you when I'm finished with you, Chopper! As for you, Vivian… You've got some FIERCE punishment coming your way!"
"No, Sis! I'm not listening to you anymore! I'm tired of having you punish me all the time and treating me horribly! It's all ending here!"
"How DARE you talk back to your sister like that?! Very well then! I won't hesitate to fight against my own sister! Come, Marilyn! We shall destroy this boy and the traitor once and for all!"
"GUUUHHH!" Marilyn grunted.
"Well, ummmmmm..." Chopper paused, trying to find the right words to say. "We're...going to...beat you up!"
"If that's your idea of a taunt, then you're not intimidating me!" Beldam scoffed. "Then again, you're not very lucky to be targeted by us of all people... All right! Marilyn! Let's show them precisely what we can do!"
"Guh!" Marilyn grunted.
Tattle: That's Marilyn. She's Beldam's younger sister and is the strongest. Max HP is 15. Attack is 3. Defense is 0. She has a stronger attack, so it might be best to take her out first. Be careful! She'll boost her attack up by 3 and she'll unleash her lightning upon you! THAT can do a lot! So I suggest you be careful against her!
Tattle: That's Beldam. She's the oldest and also the leader of the Shadow Sirens. Max HP is 13. Attack is 2. Defense is 0. She'll mostly use magic against you, and she'll even heal herself or Marilyn if their HP is low. Also, she'll use ice that can even freeze you! If she boosts Marilyn's attack while her attack is already boosted, you're in for some trouble! Just use Vivian to hide when she does this though.
"All right, if Goombella says that we need to focus on Marilyn first, then that's what we should do," Chopper deduced. "Though, she's merely a pawn of Beldam's, we need to take the stronger one out first…"
So Chopper walked over to Marilyn and stomped on her head first, while Vivian went into the shadows to use her Shade Fist on her sister after rising up. That burned her, making her take 5 damage overall after they attacked.
Marilyn went into the shadows and rose up in front of Chopper. She clasped her hands together on him, but he was able to guard it before he could take 3 damage from the attack. Meanwhile, Beldam used her magic to unleash a blizzard, which Chopper and Vivian both guarded with no problem. To be fair, this fight didn't seem as bad as Chopper thought.
Marilyn took damage from the burn, and then Chopper equipped his Beam ability, which he used to charge up a beam attack and fire a ball of energy at Beldam and Marilyn from his wand, hitting them both.
"AAAACK! What in the world?!" Beldam squawked. "How did he…suddenly change to a yellow color? This is odd…"
Vivian attacked Marilyn with her Shade Fist, burning her once again. That caused Marilyn to clench her fists and use her own magic. Yellow lightning came down on both Chopper and Vivian, making them take 3 damage.
"Ooh! That hurts a lot!" Chopper cringed as Beldam grinned and used her magic to make Marilyn bigger, which raised her attack up by 2. Luckily, she took damage from the burn as well.
"Oh crud… This isn't good! Well she's close to being down, so I'm not so worried." Chopper swung his wand and fired a beam at Marilyn, and then Vivian used her Shade Fist on her afterward. However, Marilyn raised her Attack by 3, making the two gulp. If she attacked them, then they could take 8 damage from one hit.
"Mmmmmwee hee hee hee! Now with Marilyn strong, you'll be in for it." Beldam cackled as she used her magic to make herself dodgy, but once Marilyn took 1 damage from the burn, she was defeated.
"GUUUUUUUUUUUUH!" Marilyn left one last grunt before falling over on the ground, making Beldam gasp and Chopper smirk.
"Well, that didn't work out for you, didn't it?" Chopper smirked.
"What? No! Grrrr! Mmmmwee hee hee hee! I'm just getting started!"
"Oh? Well we'll see about THAT!" Chopper swung his wand and fired a beam at Beldam, with Vivian following up with her Shade Fist. Beldam used her Blizzard attack, which hit the two heroes, but failed to freeze them. Unfortunately, this got rid of Chopper's ability, so he was forced to fight her without the ability on. Thankfully, the witch got hurt by Vivian's burn status.
"Hi-yaaaaaa!" Chopper brought his hammer out and brought it down on Beldam's head, which made her a little dazed. Vivian made her attack next, sinking into the shadows and then punching her sister. Beldam sank into the shadows afterward and appeared in front of Vivian, attacked her with some ice magic. Luckily, the Shadow Siren guarded the attack, which angered her older sister as she was left with 1 HP.
"All right! Time to finish this!" Chopper ran toward Beldam in order to stomp on her, but since she was dodgy, he ended up falling over and missing. Beldam grinned, but she knew that she wouldn't be standing forever.
"I guess this is your chance to take down Beldam, Vivian," Chopper smiled as he walked over to her. "Go ahead. You can finish this!"
"OK, I guess I should!" Vivian smiled as she punched Beldam with her fire magic and knocked her to the ground. Chopper made a victory pose as he received 27 Star Points. He also gained a level, which allowed him to upgrade his HP to 20.
"B-But… How was this possible? Now how can we revive her with a boy like this in our way…?" Beldam moaned as she slowly got up and backed away from the two.
"Well now? Looks like we won fair and square!" Chopper declared. "So you better go now, before we give you another beating, you hag!"
"Er… Fine! Marilyn! Now we must retreat! …For now."
"Guh-huh!"
And at that moment, Beldam and Marilyn sank into the shadows, making Chopper satisfied.
"Good! And if you ever want a rematch, just let me know! I'll be waiting for ya!" Chopper declared before turning to the Crystal Stars.
"Chopper! I forgot to tell you something!" Vivian realized. "We were actually sent by someone name Grodus to get the Crystal Star. He's the leader of the X-Nauts, and he's after the Crystal Stars. He's the person of 'high authority' that Beldam was speaking about..."
"So someone named Grodus is behind all of this? That's not good… Well, thank you for telling me that. I suppose you're going to be going now, right?"
"Wait... Are you telling me you don't want me to come with you?" Vivian asked as she gave him a sad look.
"Well... You got back at your sister, right?"
"Yes... But..."
"You're free to go, you know. You can be free!"
"Well, I already felt free when I'm with you," Vivian explained. "You were one of the only people that I've known that was very nice to me... And honestly, I greatly appreciate that. And that is why... I want to join you on your journey. I wish to help you!"
"You want to...help me?" Chopper gaped before giving her a happy look. "Well, of course you can come with me! To be honest, I was hoping you wouldn't leave, because you're actually really helpful...and nice...and...I think that's it."
"Really? That's so...kind of you. ...Hold on, I want to do something first." Vivian took out a camera and used her power to make it levitate before floating over to Chopper. "I want to get a picture here with you to remember this! Um… I think it will be something so we don't forget our time here."
"Ummmmm... OK... But I don't get what this is..."
"It's a camera. Just make a pose for it, OK?"
Chopper nodded as the camera made a click, showing him with a piece sign and Vivian beside him.
"Thanks for helping me get back at my sister. It was really nice of you. I couldn't have stopped Beldam without your help." Vivian thanked. She picked up the Crystal Star and brought it over to him. "Here, Chopper. This is for you!"
"Thanks, Vivian," Chopper smiled as the Crystal Star began to circle around him until it was above him. He began to hold it up heroically as he felt like he achieved something great.
You got a Crystal Star! And you learned the special move Earth Tremor!
END OF CHAPTER
Chopper, with the help of his new friend, Vivian, finally got a Crystal Star after defeating Vivian's sisters in Toy Kingdom. Yet, Chopper still couldn't find the whereabouts of Kirby, who was supposed to be traveling with him. Who is this Grodus and the X-Nauts that Vivian told Chopper? Yes… This adventure of Chopper's has only just begun.
And there's the end of the first chapter. My thoughts? I thought it was a good start compared to the first (though I did like the boss in that one). And what makes things a little more interesting is that the interludes are a little longer. By that, I mean there are more than just one segments in a chapter.
How so? Well, you'll see in the interlude.