Upon entering the next chamber, they were staring at a rather large staircase. Just like the previous room, it was very large, and chandeliers were hanging from the ceiling as well. The air and the silence had grown heavier through the room as well.
"Ugh… This room creeps me out, man." Scrub grimaced. "It's just…wrong. What IS this chamber?"
"I don't know... But I'm sensing that we're not alone here..." Shadower deduced.
"Then the only way to find out is going up these stairs," Chopper declared, climbing up the steep staircase. Vivian followed him, a feeling of worrying growing deep inside her.
"Sometimes I feel like Chopper's falling into a trap…" Vivian thought. "I wish I could warn him about the dangers ahead…"
When they finally climbed up the staircase, they were met with a cackle that echoed the room.
"Gaaack ack ack ack ack!"
Up ahead by a red throne was Grodus, who was looking eager to see Chopper and his friends. "So, we finally meet at long last, Chopper. I've been looking forward to this, I must admit."
"OK, so you're Grodus…" Chopper trailed, getting in a fighting stance.
"Yes… That is correct! I am the supreme leader of the secret society of X-Nauts! I am Grodus! Though, I do believe I'm getting ahead of myself. I really must express my thanks to you first…" Grodus trailed, making a few steps away from the throne he stood by. "And do you know why? You have brought me the seven original Crystal Stars that I need for my plan!"
"Oh, no..." Vivian trailed. "So that last Crystal Star on the moon... So we played into their hands..."
"Poyo? (Wait… What? You…let us get that last Crystal Star on the moon?)" Kirby gawked.
"Gaaaack ack ack ack ack! You've just realized that now, do you?" Grodus bellowed. "Yes, instead of taking the few Crystal Stars you fools had bumbled into… I thought maybe it would be far easier to let you find those seven Crystal Stars and open the Thousand-Year Door and do all the work for me! Now that you've brought them here, I can take YOUR Crystal Stars and the Queen's Star! That was a VERY nice thing of you to do for me. Oh, yes… Very nice."
"So you just basically let us get all of the stars for you. Is that it?" Chopper asked.
"Of course! And all I had to do was entrust the seventh Crystal Star to my least competent underling! I don't suppose Crump had any idea of my entire plan, though! Gaaack ack ack ack ack! So, whether he beat you or lost to you… All the Crystal Stars would be together and mine either way! Pure genius!"
"I'll admit, that was not too bad of a plan..." Berry trailed.
Grodus looked over at Vivian and Shadower with a glare. "Now, I thought the Shadow Sirens and Shadow Brothers would do a little more to slow your progress… But it appears that they are so useless that even this small task was beyond them… You two should have realized this by now."
"Grodus, there was definitely a reason why my sister came back to you..." Vivian trailed. "You just fail to realize their intention to informing you about those stars..."
"Well, I don't really need them anymore," Grodus stated. "The only thing I need is Princess Peach to help me gather the rest of the Crystal Stars. Then the universe shall be mine! You will all have the honor of being sent to oblivion!"
"Not if we stop you first!" Chopper declared, getting ready to attack.
"Be careful, Chopper…" Vivian warned.
"…You need Peach to conquer the universe?" Scrub gawked. "But I don't think she has anything that could help you…"
"Oh, she does…" Grodus replied, giving them a demented look. "Too bad you won't be able to witness it! Once you fools are gone, no one will stand in my way! Not even Gemerl will be stronger than me! I, Grodus, Ruler of the X-Nauts, shall rule the universe!"
"Oh no you don't! We're gonna take you down! Let's go, guys!" Chopper declared, approaching Grodus for battle. Everyone else followed him and prepared to attack.
"Now, come!" Grodus shouted, raising his scepter and creating small, green Xs with one eye called Grodus Xs to create a circular green barrier and send the heroes flying back.
"What in the... So he chose to shield himself..." Bombette trailed, getting up. "That scurvy..."
"This should do nicely. You can't even harm me with this on! Gaaack ack ack ack! You will all know my power!" Grodus cackled.
Tattle: That's Grodus, the leader of the X-Nauts. Now you finally have the chance of taking him down! Max HP is 60, Attack is 7, and Defense is 1. He'll try to attack both of you with his lightning, and he might also try to stop time too! But I think those Grodus Xs are the main problem, being able to protect Grodus. He's bound to heal some of his HP too, so be careful. Man, he sure looks tougher than before, I'll admit.
"OK, so we need to attack all four Grodus Xs if we are to hurt Grodus…" Chopper began to think for a moment, and then he snapped his finger. "Ah-HA! Berry! Use your Hammerang on them! Once they're gone, I'll make my attack! If he regenerates any, we'll see what's next."
"I can definitely do that!" Berry smiled, getting her hammer ready. She threw it and destroyed the Grodus Xs at an instant, though it did no damage to Grodus. The barrier, on the other hand, was now shattered.
Now that Grodus was completely vulnerable, Chopper got his hammer ready and bashed the villain to deal 5 damage. Afterward, Grodus began to concentrate on a magic attack, and once his scepter began to glow yellow,he aimed it at Chopper and his friends and made lightning strike them and deal 7 damage.
"I don't play it easy like Lord Crump, you know. I will use everything I have against you!" Grodus roared, summoning two more Grodus Xs to raise his defense. "This should do nicely!"
"Well, I think I might be able to make an attack," Vivian stated, raising her finger. "I'll be able to pierce through Grodus's defense as well.
"Ooh! I like that idea you thought of! Go ahead, Vivian!" Chopper said with a smile. Vivian blushed and used her Fiery Jinx to strike Grodus and the Grodus Xs, allowing Chopper to attack next. He decided to hit Grodus with a
"So, you have the mettle to push me this far… But no more!" Grodus shouted, raising his scepter and casting a spell to stop time. Everyone managed to guard the attack with ease, disappointing Grodus. "Great... So that didn't work. No matter..."
Two more Grodus Xs appeared and raised his defense, but they were easily destroyed when Bombette ran in without any plans and attacked with a Bob-omb Blast. Sadly, because of the extra defense Grodus was given, it only did 5 damage.
"Yaarr! How could he managed to stand up to that?!" Bombette exclaimed. "Me explosions should've dealt more damage!"
"And you never knew about that? That was a very foolish attack you pulled off then!" Grodus scoffed, angering Bombette more.
"Ohhhh... I'll make sure ye don't get away with this!"
"Calm down, Bombette," Berry suggested. "If we act like this, we'll never win this fight! We gotta think before we make a move!"
"Uuurghh... Fine, perhaps that was stupid of me..."
Approving of this, Chopper decided to go up to Grodus and strike him with a Spin Jump, taking 6 HP out of him in the process.
"Hmmmmmm... I must admit, you people are bringing me down this fast..." Grodus pondered. "Perhaps I need to spice things up a bit!"
Raising his scepter, Grodus used his magic to recover 25 HP, leaving everyone appalled.
"Poyo! (Oh, come on!)" Kirby cried.
"That's hardly fair!" Chopper complained. "Now he almost has full health!"
"You see, I came prepared for this," Grodus grinned. "When I know I'm almost down, I use whatever I can to prevent myself from losing!"
Grimacing at the leader, Shadower attacked him with his Shadow Smite to deal 3 damage and destroy his Grodus Xs. This gave Chopper an opportunity to jump on him now that Grodus had no defense. He dealt 6 damage and brought him to 42 HP.
Grodus smirked and turned his attention to Shadower. Using his scepter, he fired an ice beam at the Shadow Brother to leave him frozen solid. Afterward, two more Grodus Xs joined him.
"That should be at least helpful," mumbled Grodus.
Vivian took action once again and used her Fiery Jinx to strike the leader and leave him with another burn. Chopper pitched in and attacked with his Spin Jump. But of course, Grodus had to target him and create a blue wave of fire that left him scorched.
"Whoa... That looked painful." Scrub cringed. "You all right, Contadre?"
"Yeah, I'm good," Chopper assured, looking back at Grodus and his Grodus Xs. "It's time I did a little something..."
He struck Grodus with his Ultra Glove ability and began to fire multiple ice balls at him and the Grodus Xs. Not only did he freeze them, but he destroyed them too while dealing only 3 damage to his opponent now that his defense was back to normal.. Kirby attacked him afterward with a Cartwheel.
"Argh! You will not stop me! Take THIS!" Grodus roared, striking everyone with lightning, soon following up with two more Grodus Xs. Shadower, thankfully, was thawed out, though he had taken at least 3 damage.
Berry made her move and threw her hammer at the three enemies, and once Chopper bashed the baddie with his hammer, Grodus was down to 9 HP.
"Don't think that will stop me!" Grodus declared, recovering 25 more HP.
"This guy doesn't learn to give up," Shadower mumbled, lowering his defense with another Shadow Smite. Chopper attacked with his Spring Jump afterward to deal 12 damage.
"19 HP already! This is great!" Chopper smiled. "Prepare to witness defeat, Grodus!"
"Oh, I don't think so..." Grodus hissed, firing an ice beam in Chopper's direction. While it did hit him, it didn't manage to freeze him, to his luck. "Grrrrr... You were lucky..."
After Vivian's Fiery Jinx did away with the two Grodus Xs, Chopper shot a fireball at Grodus and brought him down to 7 HP. His right goggle was left cracked in the process.
"Guh… Fools! You will not stop me!" Grodus raised his scepter, attempting to heal himself, but all he found were sparks. "What?! My healing magic isn't working?!"
"Well, looks like something nice is coming to us!" Chopper smiled.
"Urgh... Well, I can always do THIS!" Grodus summoned lightning and managed to strike everyone and deal 7 damage. However, that was not enough for Berry to use her Hammerang and destroy his Grodus Xs and leave him to 3 HP.
Chopper ran up to Grodus and jumped on him, delivering the final blow. This left his glass cranium on his head and the glass orb on his scepter cracked.
"Unhh… No…" Grodus moaned, now on his knees as Chopper received 37 Star Points, as well as a level up. Because of that, he was able to upgrade his HP to 55.
"Yeah! We totally kicked his butt!" Scrub cheered. "Not even the X-Naut leader is a match for us!"
"I'm glad that's over with," Berry smiled.
But before they could continue celebrating, they heard some wheezes coming from Grodus and turned their attention back to him.
"Uuuuuuunhh… Hackptth! You…cough…are more than you seem… You are…quite tougher than you look…" Grodus moaned, slowly getting himself up. "But this is not finished. I saw even this…possibility."
"Huh?" Chopper gave Grodus a look of uncertainty. "What are you planning?"
"Watch THIS!" Grodus's wand began to glow green, and by the throne, Peach was revealed to be hidden under a hidden slip of paper. She happened to be surrounded in a green, circular barrier.
"…Huh? It's this place again..." Peach moaned, slowly getting up. She took notice of Chopper and gasped. "Chopper? Is that really you?"
Chopper let out a gasp before glaring at Grodus. "Were you hiding her under there this whole time?!"
"Gaaack ack ack ack ack! Isn't that a surprise, seeing your friend was here the whole time?" Grodus smirked. He noticed Chopper and his friends approach him, but he raised his scepter. "I wouldn't try going over to her! Move one step, and she will breathe no more!"
"You wouldn't!" Vivian cried.
"That's just cruel!" Berry yelled.
"Now try THIS!" Grodus summoned lightning to strike Chopper and his friends, causing them to spin around and collapse. Black smoke was now steaming from them.
"Stop this right now!" Peach cried.
Chopper and his friends managed to get up, now left a bit wounded from the attack.
"Hm? I was pretty sure that that attack would've finished you all. Gaaack ack ack ack ack! Then I shall do it, AGAIN!" Grodus cast another lightning spell and managed to throw the heroes onto the floor again.
"Please! Don't do this!" Peach shouted.
"So, what'll it be, Chopper? Your life, or hers?"
"Unnghhh..." Chopper moaned, slowly getting up. "I'm not so sure what to do at this point... Do I let Grodus take her life or ours?"
"Contadre, I hope you're thinking over this!" Scrub wheezed. "I mean, I don't think we'll make it if we don't attack him..."
Chopper thought about it for a moment while letting out a cough of smoke. "Honestly, if I attack, I'm going to feel pretty guilty if Grodus ends up... No, I really don't want to think about it!"
"Stop your blubbering!" Grodus snapped. "I've already come to a decision! This is it, Chopper! Meet your end!"
Chopper gulped, noticing Grodus raise his scepter and prepare to attack him. But just before he could cast a spell, a tremor interrupted him. Looking up, he noticed some sand coming down from the ceiling.
"Wha-WHAT?!"
"GWAAAAAAAR!"
The ceiling broke on top of Grodus, and pieces began to fall on top of him. Not only that, but a large Koopa King fell on top of him as well, leaving him flattened. Bowser's landing, however, wasn't a nice feeling, as he ended up landing on his stomach. The ceiling pieces somehow disappeared after a few seconds.
"Ooooooooooooooooooooooog… That was very painful…" Bowser moaned.
"Bowser?" Peach gaped, which managed to catch the others' attention.
"Wait, Bowser's here?!" Chopper gasped. "How'd he suddenly get here?!"
"Bowser? You met him before, Choppy?" Berry asked out of curiosity.
"Yeah... I ran into him two years ago..."
"Hey! This is the same guy we ran into in the Glitz Pit!" Scrub realized. "And now he's suddenly back here?"
"Urrrgh… That was a surprise…" Bowser groaned. "I didn't think I'd fall this time… I don't know…but did I suddenly gain more weight? I'm sure the meat I've been eating was supposed to help me, not get me fatter..."
"Your Chunkiness! Are you OK?" Kammy asked, flying into the room through the ceiling thanks to her broomstick.
"Yeah, I'm fine…" Bowser assured, getting up as Kammy was beside him, but he stopped when he saw Chopper facing him. "GWAAAAAAAAAAARF! Why is CHOPPER in here?! ...Oh, wait, he's going after that star. Well, it's MINE, you got that?!"
"Wait... You came here to get the Crystal Star?" Chopper gawked. "How the heck did you find out about them?"
Before Bowser could answer, Kammy looked behind her and saw Peach. "Look, Lord Bowser! Princess Peach is here as well!"
"All right, I don't know what the heck is going on here, but I'm gonna put an end to it RIGHT NOW!" Bowser declared. "Chopper! First I'm gonna pound you. Then, I take the princess! And then, the Crystal Star!"
"Man, how many enemies do you have, Choppy?" Berry asked in surprise. "I think this is unbelievable that we have to fight two more enemies!"
"Thank goodness for that level up..." Chopper thought, getting into a fighting stance.
"Gwar har har har har har!" Bowser cackled. "What's an eighth chapter without a Bowser appearance, huh? A cruddy one, that's what! Now, hold still while I destroy you and take my Peach and the Crystal Star!"
"Chopper! You sniveling bug! This is it for you! Mweh heh heh heh heh!" Kammy cackled. "It's time I got back at you for what you did to me two years ago!"
Tattle: It looks like Bowser wants to have a rematch with you after defeating him in the Gltiz Pit. I'm sure you got this battle anyways! Max HP is 70, Attack is 7, and Defense is 2. Watch out for his poisonous bite and his stomp. ALSO… Watch out for his fire and punches, because those can burn you. His shell attacks can hurt you and your partners, and he'll raise his attack up for his Dark Breath. Be careful with Bowser now, Chopper. He really means it!
Tattle: That's Kammy Koopa, one of Bowser's henchmen. She's really old for someone that's hanging with Bowser. Max HP is 50, Attack is 5, and Defense is 0. She'll usually attack you with magic, and also heal Bowser. If I were you, I would take her out first and THEN focus on Bowser.
"Then take her out first we shall," Chopper declared. "Come on, guys! Let's finish this!"
Chopper charged straight for Kammy and delivered a jump that dealt 6 damage and also knocked her off her broomstick. The old hag let out a screech as Chopper jumped away from her.
"You little brat!" Kammy snarled. "Do you not have respect for the elderly?!"
"I'll show you some respect, you crusty old hag!" Scrub smirked, fluttering over to her and delivering a Ground Pound to her head. "How's that for respect, huh?"
"I swear, he's trying to act like you," Shadower whispered, making Chopper sigh.
"Well, it's not so surprising..."
Bowser interrupted the conversation by stomping over to them and breathing fire. They all tried to guard the attack, but it was too much for them and ended up losing 7 HP in the process. Not to mention they were caught with a burn as well.
"Poyo! (We've been burned!)" Kirby cried.
"Gwar har har har har har! I sure do feel good today!" Bowser cheered as he raised his arms. "I am FEELING IT!"
"Lord Bowser! Lord Bowser! Rah! Rah! Rah! Get 'em!" Kammy cheered before she raised her wand and fired magic at Chopper, who managed to Superguard it and not take any damage. "Urrghh... It missed..."
Since he could only jump on her, Chopper struck her with his Spin Jump to deal 9 damage, while Kirby went in for a Cartwheel. This managed to send the poor old Magikoopa flying into the wall.
"Oof… Hack! How painful… I almost lost my Special Dirigible Deluxe Brown Bag Kammy Lunch for a second… I'm glad it's still here…but it may not be good now…" Kammy moaned, making her way back to Bowser.
"What took you so long, Gramma? I was waiting for you so I can squish Chopper! Speaking of that…" Bowser jumped in the air and managed to flatten Chopper. Because of that, Chopper was unable to use his Elemental Hand ability for two turns. "Gwa ha ha ha! How does that feel, Chopper?"
"Not good, thanks..." Chopper mumbled, disappointed that he couldn't use his Elemental Hand ability.
Kammy grinned as she raised her wand and raised Bowser's defense by 2 for two turns, making the heroes sweat drop. She also left the stage for a brief moment to retrieve her broomstick. Regardless, Chopper attacked her with an Ice Stomp and knocked her off her broomstick. Not to mention the attack gave her a very chilly feeling.
"Brrrr! Lord Bowser! That stomp Chopper has is very cold!" shivered Kammy.
"Like I even care, Haggy..." Bowser mumbled before noticing Bombette approaching them with a lit fuse. "Well now... What do we have here? You remind me of that pink Bob-omb two years ago when-"
Bombette's Bob-omb Blast was able to deal 4 damage to him and bring Kammy down to 9 HP. When she returned to her comrades, she gave a very determined look.
"Now this lad's only down to 9 HP!" Bombette exclaimed. "Chopper, matey! We are very close to finishin' her off!"
Now steaming with anger, Bowser stomped over to Chopper and was about to deliver a punch, but instead, he tripped and fell over him and Bombette, flattening them in the process. Thankfully, no status ailments got to them.
As for Kammy, she cast another spell and managed to shrink the pink Bob-omb, lowering her Attack power by 2. On a more positive note, Chopper could use his Elemental Hand abilities once again.
"That'll teach you for trying to blow up on me!" Kammy growled. "Now your friend can't help you for a while, little Chopper!"
"That's not going to stop me from finishing you," Chopper smirked, leaping over Bowser and hitting Kammy with a Spin Jump. This managed to leave her collapsed on the floor.
"Urrgh... Forgive me, Lord Bowser! I have nothing left…" Kammy moaned before passing out. Now all that remained was Bowser.
Since his Defense was 4 at this point, Berry chose to attack him with her Ruby Throw to pierce his defense and deal 6 damage. Bowser retaliated by getting in his shell and throwing himself at Chopper and his friends to deal 7 more damage. However, by going down the staircase behind them, he ended up tumbling. Getting out of his shell, he noticed he was on his back.
"No… NO! NOOOOO! I can't get up!" Bowser cried, trying to shake his body. "Stupid spiky shell! Let me up for once!"
After struggling for a moment, he managed to get up and make a huge leap over the stairs and back to the heroes. "There. Much better! Now, let's get back to business!"
With his Defense back to 2, Chopper got his hammer ready and bashed his head with his hammer. Shadower pitched in by lowering his defense with a Shadow Punch.
"Urghh... You know, I think I have an idea!" Bowser cracked his knuckles and delivered a flaming punch to Chopper, causing him to get sent flying back toward the throne. Peach ended up letting out a gasp when she saw Chopper lying on the floor.
"Don't give up, Chopper!" Peach cried.
Chopper managed to get himself up and gave Peach a nod before returning to his friends. He decided to make things interesting by hitting Bowser's stomach with an Ice Smash. While it didn't knock him over, he ended up holding his chest in pain. Seeing Berry was eager to attack, he gave her a nod to make a move.
"Thanks, Choppy!" Berry said before she ran up to Bowser and managed to strike his head with her Ruby Hammer. A big bump was left on Bowser's head, and he was also left a little dazed, along with bringing him down to 40 HP.
"Oooog… I never knew girls could really hit that hard…" Bowser moaned. "What are you supposed to be, really?"
"Who? Me? Well, I'm Berry! I'm Chopper's girlfriend!" Berry declared, giving Chopper a hug. He, of course, objected, but they were soon engulfed by Bowser's fire breath.
"You honestly think I CARE?!"
Chopper was able to get out of the girl's grasps and attacked Bowser with an ice ball. Because his Defense was back to 2, it only did 4 damage. Bombette, now back to normal size, lit her fuse and did 4 more damage to the Koopa King.
"Chopper, I'm not so sure that these hits are doing much against Bowser..." Vivian trailed, noticing Bowser was standing just fine. "We should try to hit him harder..."
"No need!" Scrub shouted, noticing Bowser let out a moan of pain. "I think we're getting to him.
"OOOF!" Bowser cringed, feeling the pain from Bombette's Bomb attack. "So, Chopper… You still have some fight in you! Not bad!"
"Of course! I am a lot stronger than I was at the age of eight!" Chopper smirked.
"Well, try this on for size!" Bowser got in his shell again and ran over all seven before making a sharp turn to prevent himself from falling down the stairs. He ended up spinning around after getting out of his shell, making him perform a stylish move. This made all of the enemies in the crowd go nuts and leave the heroes gaping.
"Seriously?! How did he do that?!"
Regardless of that, Chopper launched himself in the air with his Spring Jump and stomped on Bowser's head to take 8 out of him. Vivian sank into the shadows and emerged in front of Bowser to deliver her Shade Fist, leaving him at 20 HP. Not to mention it left him with a nasty burn.
"Yo ho ho ho ho ho! So we're finally gettin' ye down now, Bowser! Ye better prepare yerself!"
"Oh, SHUT UP!" Bowser roared, which was able to wake the unconscious Grodus still lying on the floor.
"Huh…? What's going on?" Grodus took notice of the battle going on between Chopper and Bowser. Chopper ended up getting knocked down the stairs by Bowser's punch. "Yes… Go right ahead, Chopper… Focus on fighting while I take Peach to the queen herself!"
Grodus managed to get himself up and approach Peach, who gasped upon seeing the X-Naut leader.
"Gr-Grodus..." Peach trailed.
"Well now, Princess Peach… I've got something very special for you past this throne! Gaaack ack ack ack ack!"
Back to the fight-
"Ouch… That REALLY did hurt…" Chopper brushed himself and quickly went up the stairs. "All right, Bowser! It's on now!"
He had changed to his Wing ability and charged straight into Bowser's stomach, making him gasp and hold his stomach in pain. Once Kirby's Cartwheel hit him, the Koopa King was starting to become enraged.
"THAT'S IT! NOW I'M MAD!" Bowser opened his mouth and breathed a large, wave of fire that was able to
scorch everyone and deal 9 damage to them all. They were all left covering in soot, while Bowser grinned satisfyingly. "Ahhhhh... Now that's just what I needed! How are you feeling now, Chopper?"
"I'm not finished yet..." Chopper mumbled, using his Shuttle Loop to hit Bowser and deal 6 damage. This ended up bringing him down to 4 HP. "So... Who wants to deliver the final blow?"
"I'll do it!" Bombette declared, running up to Bowser and delivering a deadly explosion that was more than enough to defeat him.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! NOOOO! How could this happen?!" Bowser roared before he collapsed. With the 34 Star Points they received, it was all over.
"Finally! We took them down! Took us long enough!" Chopper sighed. "Now we can end this chapter at long last!"
Looking past Bowser, they noticed two figures missing. "Huh? Guys…? Did you see Peach, by any chance? …And what happened to Grodus?"
"I don't know... I was paying more attention to Bowser." Berry answered, a nervous look now appearing on her face.
"I think we were all paying more attention to him..." Vivian trailed. "Where do you think they are?"
"EEEEYAAAIIII!"
Everyone was left startled when they saw the throne up ahead toppled over and also a familiar figure walking through a doorway behind it.
"Oh, no! That's not a good sign!" Vivian cried. "Chopper! We can't let him get to the chamber up ahead!"
"Chamber? There's a chamber?"
"Yes! No time to talk! We need to go now!" With that, they walked through the doorway and found a gray tunnel with a few lit candles, as well as a chest containing an Ultra Shroom and a Heart Block. Chopper hit the Heart Block to fully recover their stats and made his way down the long staircase below. A Save Block was just at the bottom, along with a red door.
Once Chopper saved their game, the seven approached the door.
"Oh, boy... I have a bad feeling about this..." Chopper shivered. "But we can't turn back now! Peach is in trouble, and if we don't stop Grodus, something bad is bound to happen! ...And hopefully we can find the Crystal Star located here. So... Are you guys ready?"
"I'm with you, Chopper," Vivian nodded.
"You bet I am, Contadre!" Scrub replied while fist pumping.
"Poyo! (We're ready for this!)" Kirby declared.
"Yes, I am," Shadower answered.
"Arrr! What else? I be ready fer this one!" Bombette assured.
"I'm definitely ready, Choppy! No matter how creepy it is, we're not turning back!" Berry exclaimed.
Chopper smiled at his friends, and then he turned back to the door with a serious look. "…Then let's go!"
Opening the door, the heroes rushed through, hoping they weren't too late to stop Grodus.
Sure, this chapter was pretty cool and all... But I think the boss chapter is even better! It's also one of the longest boss chapters, and for a good reason!