Back in the New X-Naut Fortress, Grodus was having a little discussion with an X-Naut Scout. There was a holographic communicator in front of his throne that was recently installed as well.
"Have you gotten any news from Lord Crump, recently?" Grodus asked. "Has he found the Ghost Star located in that mansion?"
"Last time I checked, I hard Lord Crump aborted his mission and took off to some other place," the X-Naut Scout answered.
"What?! He aborted his plan?! Speak now, X-Naut! Tell me where he went this instant!"
"Uhhhhh... I hate to tell you this, but... Lord Crump told us not to tell you where he went, so… Yeah."
"If he believe that will work, then he is an idiot," Grodus declared. "But if he wants to play it that way, then I will contact him myself. I will get the answers from him then."
He pressed a button on his throne, and a hologram of Lord Crump and two X-Nauts appeared.
"Whoa... Are you contacting me, Grodus?" Lord Crump gawked. "What're you doing here? And what's with that glare?"
"So, you just abort the mission and go somewhere else instead?! You sicken me, Crump! Our priority was to find the Crystal Star in Boo Woods!"
"Well, sir… I found something interesting! I heard there's this Crystal Star out in this lighter place and not the dark. I debated whether to go to the woods or to this other area, and I thought it was much better here!"
Grodus raised an eyebrow. "Hmmmm? So you say there's a Crystal Star there? Where exactly is it?"
"Well, I passed a place that was up on the clouds. I think it's called Wingel City," Lord Crump explained. "I first thought it was called Wing City, but aside from that, I heard there was a Crystal Star there. Though... I don't think I can get up onto those clouds..."
"So you're saying the next Crystal Star is somewhere in a sky world? Hmmmm... Perhaps this would be a great opportunity to use our X-Naut Battleships. With those, we can seize the city and take the Crystal Star!" Grodus pondered before looking back at Lord Crump. "I was thinking of firing you at first, but I'm starting to change my mind... Consider yourself lucky."
"Well of course you can't fire me! I've got the old Crump-a-bomb to deliver, and no one can fire the one with that!"
"Now I'm considering firing you..." Grodus stated, causing Lord Crump to shut up.
"OK, I'll just…stay here and wait for the X-Naut Battleship to arrive," Lord Crump said as the hologram disappeared. The X-Naut Scout crossed his arms in a salute and left as well.
"So, you think you'll win this time, Chopper… Well let's see how you face against my X-Naut Battleship! When you get a glimpse of them, perhaps then you will finally give up and give us what we need!"
Rogueport Sewers-
"Gwaaa ha ha ha ha ha! Oh, Kammy! You're a genius!" Bowser cackled as he stomped his way through Rogueport's sewers in the city area. A couple of Goombas ended up running to avoid getting stepped on. "I never knew that there would be a Crystal Star down here! And nobody has even found it yet!"
"Oh, I'm so proud that you're proud of me, Your Cheeriness!" Kammy complimented, flying over to Bowser's side. "Anyway, I heard there's a little secret room that holds the Crystal Star we're looking for. All we need to do is go through this underground city."
"Yes! Yessss… I like the idea! We'll just blast through these sewers like never before! Let's go, Haggy!" Bowser stomped his way through the doorway on his own, flattening a Goomba that didn't bother getting in his way. The setting had changed from resembling a sewer to an underground level with bottomless pits, some brick and yellow blocks and some Elite X-Nauts and Gloombas.
One thing for sure was that World 4 of Super Bowser Bros. was about to begin!
"Ready to roll!" Bowser exclaimed as he stomped his way through. He unleashed his fiery breath on an Elite X-Naut and Gloomba in his way, knocking them out and covering them in soot. After hitting a yellow block, a piece of meat dropped in front of Bowser. He picked it up and gave a grin.
"Ah, good old meat! You never fail me!" Bowser chowed down on the meat and grew bigger in size. This made it much easier to avoid falling in bottomless pits. It was also easy for him to jump across the descending and ascending platforms over a bottomless pit up ahead.
Meanwhile, Kammy was having a much harder time keeping up.
"Your Excitedness... Do slow down, please." Kammy moaned. "I don't think I have enough strength to move my broomstick any faster..."
After stepping on another Elite X-Naut, Bowser consumed another piece of meat and grew to a gargantuan size. Not only that, but he was invincible, allowing him to plow through any Brick Blocks or enemies blocking his path.
"Gwa ha ha ha! I'd like Mario to see me like this! He'd be running for his coins!" Bowser cackled, knocking over the flagpole and destroying the small castle standing in his way.
Eventually Bowser had reached his destination and found himself in a small little house with water dripping from the ceiling. His cackling came to a halt when he got a glimpse of the soggy bed and filthy floor.
"Wait... This is it?" Bowser gawked. "The Crystal Star's located in this filthy place? Then again, I raised my troops to be filthy, and this is poor filthiness in here!"
Kammy flew into the room, adding, "Why, I'd be disappointed to see some of my fellow Magikoopas keeping their rooms neat and tidy! So disgraceful to His Majesty!"
"Your darn right it is! Now, onto the Crystal Star... So it's in this effortless, messy place?"
The old Magikoopa noticed a rosy skinned person with a gray beak, a tail made of feathers, a green hat with a horizontal white stripe, a low, dark olive bandana around his neck, a green vest, white bands on the wrists and dark trousers. Right beside the bed was a spear, and in the guard's hand was a shiny, dark green star that caught Kammy's attention.
"Why, Your Graciousness! The Crystal Star!"
"Huh?" the guard named Gus yawned and stepped off his bed. Upon seeing Bowser, he grabbed his spear and aimed it at him. "Hey! Who the heck are you, an' what are you doing breaking into my house? Don't tell me your robbers!"
"Breaking into your house? That's one of my specialties!" Bowser responded. "We're here to rob you of your Crystal Star!"
"Crystal Star? What's a Crystal Star?"
"That thing you've got with you! Give it to me!"
"Oh, this?" Gus looked over at the star. "And what if I refuse?"
Bowser opened his mouth and scorched him with his fire breath. The star had been caught in it as well and was burnt to crisp.
"Oh, no! Not my blanket! That was my last one!"
"Wait... What do you mean?"
"My star-shaped blanket is ruined!"
"Wh-WHAAAAAAT?!" Bowser gaped. "You're telling me we came all this way to get a blanket?!"
"Oh, dear..." Kammy trailed. "Not again..."
"Kammy, why do you always lead me to the wrong places?! Is that brain of yours too shriveled?!"
"Of course not, your Angriness. It's just that... We're already being beaten to the punch each time."
"Grrrrgh!" Bowser stomped the floor in anger, unaware of the banana peel under his foot. He ended up slipping, sending him flying in the air and also crashing through Gus's house.
"Lord Bowser! Don't leave without me!" Kammy cried, flying through the hole after the king. Gus, meanwhile, gawked at the hole in his wall.
"Great... Looks like I have to go on guard duty to fix this!" Gus groaned. "And I bet some hero's going to come in and try to take me on to get past me! Well... At least it can't get any worse..."
Suddenly, the ceiling tore apart and water splattered over his head, leaving Gus to pout.
Castle Dedede-
Fumu lied on her bed with her pink and green book that matched her clothes. Her room contained a book shelf with a couple of books, and beside her was a small table to put stuff on next to the bed. The walls were pink, and one the wall was an oyster shell too, along with a desk beside the shelf.
"This is just great… Now I can't warn Chopper and the others of these monsters helping Dedede!" Fumu groaned, grabbing onto her collar and attempting to pull it off. "I'm surprise Dedede never mentioned this thing before, considering that I knew a couple of his other secrets. I guess he's taking it further."
Giving up on trying to pry the collar off, Fumu grabbed the TV remote and turned the TV on to the only channel: Channel DDD.
"This is Channel DDD! Brought to you by Taco Inc. Say PK Taco with us!"
The next thing she saw was King Dedede standing beside a table. On the table was a poorly made plushie of Chopper. The eyes looked beady, and the mouth looked like it had been cut open with scissors
"So, Chopper… How would you like to play a game called 'Whack A-Chopper'?" King Dedede asked before moving over to the plushie to open its mouth. He also tried keeping his face away from the camera.
"This is just like what he was doing with Kirby. Typical." Fumu sighed, not too surprised.
"Oh, sure, Your Majesty! You can hit me all you want because I'm so dumb!" the plushie exclaimed stupidly. "Derr… How do I play anyway?"
"Well, this is how you play!" King Dedede grinned, pulling out his hammer and continually bashing it. Fumu turned off the TV, uninterested in the show. It appeared that Chopper was not the king's biggest target at the moment.
As she lied back on her bed to rest, she heard the sound of something appearing on her window. Opening her eyes, Fumu saw Meta Knight standing on her windowsill.
"Sir Meta Knight? What are you doing here?" Fumu asked. Meta Knight took out a scroll and handed it to her when she approached him.
"Give this to Chopper when he arrives in Hatty Town," Meta Knight requested. The scroll was red and wrapped in a blue ribbon.
"What for?"
"He will find out for himself," he answered, turning away from her and revealing his wings.
"Hold on, Sir Meta Knight!" Fumu exclaimed. "I want to know something."
Meta Knight stopped in his tracks and turned back to her. "What do you wish to ask me?"
"Do you know something about the Crystal Stars?"
"...You could say that," Meta Knight answered.
"But-"
Meta Knight ignored her and flew off. Fumu tried to reach out for him, but he was already too far away. Sighing, she took a look at the scroll and left her room.
"I just hope what Meta Knight is giving Chopper is something good..."
?-
On a large, grassy plains, Gemerl was flying past a couple of trees. Not much was around, but the clouds here were pretty gorgeous. To him, it wasn't so interesting. One thing that caught his attention were some blue, alien-like creatures with horns on their heads and spears. Their arms and legs were a lot skinnier compared to their hands and feet, and their eyes were a bright yellow.
"This is a strange place..." Gemerl remarked, scanning the area. "But I know a Crystal Star is located somewhere here. I can feel it..."
When he looked down over by a workshop, he noticed someone bursting out of the wall. The figure appeared to be a penguin, and in his hands was a pale blue Crystal Star.
"Ah-ha! So that penguin has the Crystal Star!" Gemerl flew over to the penguin and landed in front of him. Getting a closer look, he was wearing a light blue robe with a hint of purple. For some reason, his shape almost resembled King Dedede, only he was smaller in height and a little less fat. "Wait... This is it?"
"Uh... I'm not doing anything bad." the penguin assured. "I'm just...taking my star back."
"And now you're going to give it to me," Gemerl declared.
"And what if I refu-OH, OW!" the penguin's arm was grabbed and was being squeezed. "Stop it! Stop with it!"
"Listen here, you fat penguin! That star belongs to ME! It will be what grants me ultimate power far beyond even the greatest evil! So, you can: A) Give me the Crystal Star and at least be spared... Or B) I destroy you and take it."
"But I need this thing, you piece of scrap metal," the penguin replied angrily. "How else will those pesky Wingels be stopped?"
This had not convinced Gemerl, and now he was squeezing his arm tighter. His other arm transformed into a missile launcher, which he aimed at the penguin. "I don't care whether you need it for something special, nor do I care about these Wingel creatures you're talking about. So, do me a favor and-"
Gemerl's communicator had gone off, cutting him off in the process. He groaned and released the penguin, who quickly scurried away before he could spot him. "What is it now? I was in the middle of something!"
"Sir, I believe we've found something you might find interesting," a Phi commander named Phimin informed. "You might like it!"
"I had a Crystal Star so close to my hands at the moment! Give me a reason why you should tell me this is important!"
"Well... As a matter of fact, we DID find a Crystal Star's location."
Gemerl froze for a brief moment. "Say what now?"
"Yes. There's one on this floating island." Phimin explained. "There's no sign of Chopper here too, so this could be easy pickings."
"Hmmmmm... Well, now that I think about it... I'd rather not get my hands dirty over that one star. I can always pick it up later."
"We also discovered a new base. It's pretty empty, so it looks like easy pickings."
"Oh, really? Tell me about it, Phimin."
"I'll send you the location immediately, Master Gemerl."
"Perfect," Gemerl remarked, turning off his communicator. While finding a Crystal Star location was awesome, so was a new base in Gemerl's eyes. He took off in the air, leaving the area, declaring, "That penguin will be in for a treat when I return to annihilate him and whoever else is in the way!"
Boo Town-
"Ah, it feels great to be free once again, especially back at this town," Bow remarked. "Honestly, I could not stand that place. It reeked of evil ghosts."
"Your Ladyship, perhaps we can reward him with two things we have," Bootler suggested, taking out one of the objects. "You know, it was one of the few reasons why you wished to see him."
"Oh, yes. Thank you for reminding me, Bootler." Bow took the white orb from him and gave it to Chopper. "Chopper, this is called the Diamond Stone. With this, you can now make your friends stronger. You remember that orb that you got two years ago, right?"
"Oh, yeah!" Chopper answered, taking the white orb from her. "It helped us power you guys up to Diamond-Rank!"
"Diamond-Rank? What's that?" Sonic asked.
"You guys can become much stronger thanks to this!"
"Oh, neat!" Scrub smiled.
"I also have something else for you," Bow added, holding another object in her hands. "These will help you for sure. Close your eyes and hold out your hands for me, OK?"
Chopper closed his eyes and held his hands out. He felt something on his hands and opened them to see a pair of shoes resembling his.
"I was lucky enough to find these shoes. You know, those Diamond Shoes, right?"
"The Diamond Shoes? Oh, boy! I remember these! Woo hoo!" Chopper held them proudly over his head.
You got the Diamond Shoes!
As Chopper instantly equipped the shoes, the background changed around him, and Toadette walked in as usual.
"Hey, Chopper! It's me again!" Toadette greeted cheerfully. "It's been a while since we've seen each other, huh? You're lucky that you've gotten the Diamond Shoes! They're GREAT!"
"Yeah, I can use the Rocket Jump thanks to them!" Chopper cheered.
"Rocket Jump? I don't know what you're talking about. …But it sounds a little interesting. These shoes allow you to move faster AND use a new move called the Wall Jump! If you ever see two walls close to each other, you can jump off the walls and reach a higher point of an area with them. All you have to do is jump against a wall with marked feet, and you will jump off! When you're in battle, you can use the Wall Jump to deal some serious damage to enemies!"
As she finally explained the tutorial, Chopper was taken back to Boo Town.
"Wow! These shoes do feel great!" Chopper smiled, running around the town to get used to them. "It feels as though my jumping is even stronger!"
"Now, then… Since I'm free, why don't we hang out a little bit more, Chopper? We hardly got the chance when you arrived."
"Ummmm... I don't think I can do that, Bow. I'm on an adventure here, and I don't have time for hanging out with you. ...Maybe after this is all done?"
Bow let out a sigh. "All right... I can understand your reason, Chopper. Just try to come back in one piece, OK? Because I can't do this to you."
She grabbed and pinched Chopper's cheek, causing him to let out a cry. When she finished, Berry tapped Chopper on the arm and asked to talk with Bow. Though confused at first, he eventually nodded.
"Well, see ya, Bow," Chopper said, summoning his Warp Star and jumping on it. Kirby did the same thing and jumped onto his Warp Star as well.
"Hopefully I see you soon," Bow smiled. Her goodbye was interrupted when she felt Berry tap her on the arm. "What do you want?"
"Well, I just wanted to give you a little something," Berry held out a red present box with a blue ribbon wrapped around it. "It's just an apology for what I said to you before..."
"Hmmmmm?" Bow took the present and smiled. "Well, this was rather nice of you. I suppose I can accept your little apology."
"Good! Well, see ya!" Berry jumped onto Chopper's Warp Star, and they all took off.
With them gone, Bow decided to check what was inside the present box. Pulling out the object, both ghosts noticed it was black and round. It also had some kind of fuse on the top.
KA-BOOM!
Bow and Bootler remained floating, covered in soot. Bow's bows and Bootler's toupee were both ruined.
"Bootler..." Bow hissed.
"Yes, my lady?" Bootler asked.
"Can you remind me to teach a certain pink girl carrying a hammer a lesson next time we see her?"
"Of course, Your Ladyship."
The heroes had heard an explosion from behind and looked down. Almost everyone was surprised.
"Was that an explosion?" Sonic gawked.
"Boo Town appears to be all right, though..." Vivian noticed.
"I guess it's nothing special, then," Berry assured. "You know, I kinda feel a little bad for doing something like that. ...Oh, who am I kidding? She was asking for it!"
"I wonder what Berry wanted that bomb for," Chopper thought.
Hatty Town-
As the nine made their landing in Hatty Town, they saw Fumu and Bun waiting for them. In fact, they were trying to catch their attention by waving their arms.
"Chopper! Over here!" Fumu called out.
"Oh, hey, guys!" Chopper greeted, running over to them. The first thing that caught his attention was the collar on Fumu's neck. "Wait... What's that weird thing on her neck?"
"It's a collar," Berry answered, getting a closer look at it. "It doesn't look so comfortable... Why did you get it?"
"She said it was a gift from the Mayor of Hatty Town," Bun informed.
"Well, maybe I can get it off!" Chopper tried pulling off the collar, but it was no use. That, and it was only making things worse for Fumu. "Oh... This thing won't come off."
"Poyo? (Is there any way to get it off?)" Kirby asked.
"Hmmmmm... If only my friend was here, he could do something like that." Chopper said while pounding a hand with his fist. "He's skilled with machines!"
"Well, the reason why we're here is because Sir Meta Knight wanted me to give this to you," Fumu took out a scroll and handed it to Chopper. He opened it and began to read the message.
Chopper,
It has been a while since we've last faced each other. Now I believe the time has come for us to battle once again! It is what His Majesty requests. Meet me at the Fountain of Dreams, and then our battle shall begin! I will not take no for an answer!
-Meta Knight-
"He wants to fight me..." Chopper trailed.
"Are you really going to go on with it?" Bun asked. "I mean, Meta Knight is a very tough war-"
"We've taken down his battleship, and I managed to take him down before! This shouldn't be too difficult! Besides, we need to go to the Fountain of Dreams anyway."
"Right! If this Meta Knight guy wants a challenge, then I guess we can have a little more fun!" Sonic smirked. "Plus, you've got those new shoes that you can test on him!"
"Hey, you're right! C'mon, guys! Let's get going!"
They got back on the two Warp Stars and launched out of Hatty Town and to the Fountain of Dreams.
Fumu, unfortunately, was still uncertain about the situation. Bun noticed and assured, "Oh, he'll be all right, Sis! If he said he took on crazy demons, then Meta Knight wouldn't be able to take him on!"
"It's not just that. It's something else that's confusing..." Fumu trailed.
Fountain of Dreams-
When the heroes landed at the Fountain of Dreams, they stood near the fountain and looked around the purple trees for any figure. Chopper, especially, was scanning the area.
"So you've come at long last, Chopper. You came much sooner than I thought." Meta Knight said, standing on a branch of a tree closest to the fountain. He jumped down and landed in front of the crew.
"This is Meta Knight? A lot smaller than I thought..." Sonic remarked.
"Why do you want to fight?" Chopper asked.
"If you read the letter, it would've mentioned something about His Majesty," Meta Knight answered. "However, there's much more to it. While on your travels, I visited an old man in Rogueport, and he allowed me to see your progress. I specifically noticed the huge improvement in skill ever since the battle with the Shadow Queen. However, I feel that there is only one way to prove that."
"And what's that?"
Meta Knight drew his sword and answered, "By facing you."
"But... I have to save the universe!" Chopper cried. "I don't have time to fight!"
"As much as I've warned you about the consequences, you don't seem to be listening to my advice," Meta Knight said. "So... Defeat me, and I will let you pass."
"And you won't stop me if I win?"
"No. I always keep my word. There's no honor in stopping you if I lose. I wish to test your skills, Chopper. I won't take no for an answer."
Chopper turned away and crossed his arms. "Well what if I refuse?"
Meta Knight sighed and turned invisible with his cape. He appeared in front of Chopper with his sword aimed at him.
"As I said, I will not take no for an answer. It's either you face me, or you die here. Draw your sword and fight me, hero!"
"Fine then!" Chopper declared, becoming Sword Chopper and drawing his sword.
"If Contadre's fight, then so are we!" Scrub declared. "I've been waiting to kick this masked guy's butt ever since we ran into him!"
"So be it... But I will not go as easy as I did back at my battleship." Meta Knight informed. "I will use as many of my moves to defeat you!"
Tattle: That's Meta Knight, a masked warrior that's known for fighting fair. He's also a loyal servant to that freak King Dedede. Max HP is 140, Attack is 11, and Defense is 1. He'll usually attack with his sword and all, but he's got some tricks up his sleeves such as his ability to disappear with his cape. He might even use his powerful Mach Tornado against you, which is something you WANT to avoid! Really, it's BAD! Other than that, you should be able to take him… I hope.
"Time to put my jumping skills to the test!" Chopper smirked, leaping in the air and attacking Meta Knight with a jump. Though he had defense, he did manage to deal 6 damage. Sonic followed up by using his Spin Dash.
"I see you put more of a fight now, Chopper. Allow me to show you my improvements." Meta Knight said, spinning his body in the form of a drill and attacking Chopper, dealing 11 damage. While he was open, Shadower lowered his defense with a Shadow Punch.
"I guess I should try out my Wall Jump attack," Chopper decided, jumping off from a tree branch and leaping on top of Meta Knight. He performed a ground pound in the same way as his Spin Jump, but the attack was much more powerful, dealing 18 damage rather than 16. "Whoa... This thing sure packs a punch."
Using his cape, Meta Knight disappeared from the sights. Everyone looked around to find him, but they ended up getting struck by a powerful sword slash coming from Meta Knight.
"That is what I like to refer to as my Dimensional Cape," Meta Knight explained. "You won't be able to find me when I use it."
Vivian managed to leave him with a burn thanks to her Shade Fist. This also caught his wing on fire, so he used his cape to cover up the burn, healing himself of the status too.
"My burn status doesn't do much..." Vivian trailed.
Chopper charged at Meta Knight while spinning like a drill. His Spinning Sword managed to deal 8 damage to Meta Knight and leave him at 96 HP.
Gripping his sword, Meta Knight flew above Chopper and thrust his sword downward. To his surprise, he saw Chopper guard the attack and strike him in a fast manner. Meta Knight skid back and noticed a small tear in his cape.
"Oh, geez... I'm sorry about that." Chopper apologized as Mario hit Meta Knight with his hammer.
"Never apologize to your opponent," Meta Knight advised, jumping in the air with energy charged in his sword. He swung, and a Sword Beam fired down toward the heroes. They all put their guard up and guarded the Sword Beam, taking 12 damage in the process. Meta Knight landed, ready to strike at any moment.
"Hmmmm... Say, Chopper... Maybe we should try out that new Crystal Star on Meta Knight!" Sonic suggested.
"Good idea!" Chopper brought forth the Ghost Star.
"Using a Crystal Star against me? You are making a grave mistake, Chopper..." Meta Knight trailed.
A dark source of energy had appeared from the Ghost Star, and using its power, it fired a small beam at Meta Knight. Surprisingly, he had not flinched.
"Wait... What?" Chopper gasped. "How does it not work?"
"I have my secrets..."
"Well, if that's not going to work..." Sonic curled up in a ball and threw himself at a fast pace at Meta Knight, which threw him against the tree. He managed to glide back to the fight and swing at Chopper rapidly, dealing 11 damage. Chopper retaliated by attacking with a Spin Jump. Berry's Ruby Throw brought him down to 59 HP.
"To have your friends fight well on your side is most impressive," Meta Knight said. "But in the end, it will not help you win, Chopper."
Raising his sword, he began to store energy for his Mach Tornado. Obviously this was something they needed to avoid, so Chopper hit him with his Wall Jump, and then Vivian pulled everyone into the shadows just as Meta Knight unleashed his Mach Tornado. Thankfully, it missed, but as soon as they came out from the shadows, Meta Knight hit Chopper with his sword once again.
Shadower lowered his defense with his Shadow Punch before Chopper could hit him with another Wall Jump, reducing him to 20 HP. Meta Knight fired another Sword Beam, which was Superguarded by Chopper.
"So, you've been able to perform the Superguard... That's a very hard move to pull off." Meta Knight remarked.
"Well, it saved me from taking some serious damage!" Chopper jumped in the air and hit Meta Knight with a Sword Beam. Scrub's Ground Pound brought him to 6 HP.
"Unngh... Impressive, Chopper... I can see your improvements..." Meta Knight disappeared using his cape and managed to strike all nine of them with his Dimensional Cape. To finish off the fight, Chopper fired another Sword Beam, causing Meta Knight to get knocked onto the ground and reward Chopper with some Star Points.
"Yes! We did it!" Bombette cheered.
"Poyo, (He was a lot tougher than usual,)" Kirby remarked.
"Good... So you've all gotten stronger..." Meta Knight wheezed, his mask now cracked in half. "As much as I do not wish to, I've kept my word. I'll allow you to pass."
Mario: Good!
"But..." Meta Knight slowly stood up, his mask now falling off and revealing his face for everyone to see. "If you do not heed my words, Chopper, then it will lead to your downfall."
With that, he escaped using his cape. Those who had not seen his face were a bit surprised.
"He...looks like Kirby," Berry gawked, looking over at Kirby.
"It's kinda hard to take him seriously without that mask on," Sonic remarked. "But... Let's just get to the Crystal Star location, OK?"
"All right," Chopper nodded, jumping on the pedestal and holding the Ghost Star out. As the procedure went on, Meta Knight's last words started to haunt his mind. "I don't know... I'm being told that this will help us, but he's saying that it won't. Does he know a lot more about the Crystal Stars than us?"
When Chopper got a glimpse of the map, noticed a grassy land with clouds and a city on the clouds. A floating palace was also seen a bit further from the city. A pale blue Crystal Star was located there.
"Whoa… The thirteenth Crystal Star is up on the clouds? We better tell Professor Frankly about this!" Chopper suggested.
Frankly's house-
"Hrrrrrmmmm... Very interesting..." Frankly remarked, closing his book. "The next Crystal Star is located up in sky land in a floating palace..."
"Up in a sky land? Sounds neat So what's there, gramps?" Scrub asked.
"Ahem! Well... There's this one city called Wingel City, one of the few homes of the Wingels. It's amazing that you can find such a beautiful place up on the clouds. It's so heavenly!"
"Wingels? Those sound like wing and angel put together..." Chopper trailed.
"Exactly. The Wingels can be considered as an angel type of race. They're very pretty to see. Not only that, but they are actually very intelligent. Yes, one of the most intelligent species out there."
"Really? Sounds interesting..." Berry trailed.
"Hey, did you say you're going up to Wingel City?" Goombella asked, walking in upon hearing the conversation.
"Ah, Goombella! You're just on time!" Frankly said, delighted to see Goombella. "I was just talking to Chopper about Wingel City and how intelligent they are!"
"Wingel City? Omigosh, considering their intelligence, I bet they know a lot about some questions I'd like to have answered! You GOTTA take me there, Chopper!"
"But we're only interested in getting the Crystal Star..." Chopper trailed.
"Don't worry, I won't get in the way or anything. Granted, I'd be interested in helping you get the stars. But, I'd probably do my own thing there."
"Oh... Well, OK. That doesn't seem so bad."
"Oh, thank you! I'm SO happy right now!" Goombella cheered. "Don't worry, it'll only be for a short while. It'll just be a bit of research and I'll be outta there!"
"If I'm correct, the pipe leading to Wingel City should be located around the pipe leading to Petal Meadows," Frankly recalled. "Though, I do believe it requires an ability to jump off walls..."
"Sounds like a good idea!" Chopper smiled. "I think I know how to take care of that! But first... I think I need to make my friends a lot stronger."
"About time!" Scrub shouted.
But before they could get going, the group made a little stop to Merlon's house.
"Ah, Chopper! You've returned!" Merlon said delightfully. "What brings you here?"
"Well... I have this." Chopper said, taking out the Diamond Stone.
"The... The Diamond Stone? I can't believe you've managed to get such a thing!" the Shaman gasped, taking a look at it. "I never had such a thing before! If it doesn't trouble you... May I have it?"
"OK," the antennae boy nodded, giving the orb to him.
"Excellent," Merlon said, replacing his Ultra Stone with the Diamond Stone. "With it, I can increase the power of your partners even more. They should be able to know a new move to boot."
"Well... Then let's do it!"
With that, Merlon started to upgrade them all in exchange for the Shine Sprites Chopper found.
Vivian's HP went up to 85, and she learned a move called Soothing Kiss, which would allow her to kiss Chopper to get rid of any status inflictions like poison or burn.
Scrub's HP went up to 70 and he learned Dizzy Egg, which could allow him to throw an egg at a target. It wasn't much, but it could make any enemy dizzy, depending on how successful he is with it.
Kirby's HP went up to 70 too and he learned Squishiness, which could make Chopper or himself dodgy.
Shadower's HP went up to 90 and he learned the move Shadow Slam, which allowed him to slam a target down and penetrate their defense.
Bombette's HP went up to 100 and she learned the move Exploding Screech, which would make a loud explosion that could make all enemies become frozen for about a turn.
Berry's HP went up to 85 and she learned the move Ruby Cyclone. This would allow her to create a pink cyclone using her hammer, which could hit all enemies in the battlefield.
Mario's HP went up to 95 and he learned the Triple Jump ability, which would allow him to deal damage to three enemies instead of one with his jump. It's also pretty strong.
Finally, Sonic's HP also went up to 95 and he learned the move Sonic Wind, which could blow all enemies away easily and give Star Points. However, it doesn't always work and it's based on pure luck.
Now that that was over, Chopper went to Rogueport Sewers with his upgraded party members and Goombella and entered the room with the water and the platforms that go to a pipe leading to Petal Meadows. To the upper left corner, there were two adjacent walls with feet marks labeled on it
"Well, looks like that will lead us to our destination," Chopper said, using his Wall Jump to reach a floating cloud with a pale blue pipe. All of Chopper's party members who could get up there helped those who couldn't.
"So this leads down to Wingel City? Well, c'mon! We don't have time to waste! I wanna see what's here!" Bombette jumped down into the pipe first, and with the others following. Chopper gave one final shrug before jumping in.