After his little issue in Wingel City, Bowser had finally been set free and immediately left the city when he found his Koopa Clown Car. Now he was flying over the ocean and heading toward a floating island in the distance. Meanwhile, Kammy had been telling him the exciting picnic she had set up in the city, which didn't help him out as much.
"You should've been there, Your Wretchedness! There were so many delicacies we had in the picnic! It reminded me of the time I had went on a picnic with Kamoe Koopa! Oh, what a spectacular one that was! It's such a shame you ended up missing all of the fried eggs. I know how much you love those!"
"Will you can it, you wrinkly hag?!" Bowser snapped, having enough. "Stop trying to miss that dumb city, for crying out loud! I think I wanna forget that place!"
"But what about the Crystal Star that was said to be there?"
"I don't care about that one at this point. I'm sure Chopper probably got his hands on that star already. Besides, we already know there's a star on that floating island up ahead! I'm all for getting that one! ...You know there's a star there, right?"
"Of course, Your Evilness! My research is certainly correct!" Kammy assured. "There should be one on this very island! Let's take a look, Lord Bowser!"
When they had arrived on the island, Bowser jumped off of his Koopa Clown Car and looked at his surroundings. He could see many trees, but what caught his attention was a big temple that had stairs leading up to the top. Not only that, but someone was up there as well.
"Hey, who's that up there?" Bowser wondered.
"Perhaps it is someone else going after the Crystal Star!" Kammy deduced. "We must not let him reach it before us!"
"Yeah, of course. I'll go show that fool who's boss!" Bowser stomped his way up the stairs and upon reaching the top, he found an altar, but that was just it. There was no sign of a Crystal Star. Who was there, on the other hand, was a demon beast in a blue parka.
"Mmmggffh? (What the… Who the heck are you, fat turtle…whatever you are?)" Lemmy asked, noticing Bowser first.
"Who am I? Why, I'm…" Bowser paused, trying to decide whether to use his real name or not. "The great Koopa Koot! I'll make you go on errands and award you with only 1 coin each time!"
"Mmmggffhhh? (You can understand me?)"
"Yes, yes, but that's not what's important. Back to serious business! Tell me: where is the Crystal Star?"
"Mmmmmggffh? (Crystal Star? Errr... I don't know. Are you talking about those star-shaped gems? 'Cause I think some kid with two antennae got it. What was his name? Helicopter?)"
Bowser's mouth dropped. "Are you SERIOUS?! You're telling me someone named HELICOPTER got the Crystal Star? Arrghh! This is unbearable! It's almost like trying to find the Crystal Stars when Mario was on the hunt!"
"Mmmgffh! (Hey, I'm not done yet!)" Lemmy interrupted, taking out a map. "Mmmffgghh! (I think I remember a location of one Crystal Star. I think the star is located on Viti, the Island of the Gods!)"
Bowser stopped stomping. "Whoa, did you just hear that, Haggy? This kid knows where one of the Crystal Stars are!"
"Yes! This is very good!" Kammy grinned. "We must get this...whoever he is to help us!"
"Absolutely!" Bowser grabbed Lemmy and held him up so he could easily stare at him. "Listen, you! I got a deal for you! If you can take me to the island called Viti, I think I might make you an honorary minion of mine! You look a little tough, and that's what I need for a good quality minion! Maybe you could be Kammy's replacement."
"Replacement?! Lord Bowser, I believe I must object to this!"
"Mmmmggffhh! (If this helps me get money, then you've got yourself a deal!" Lemmy declared. "Mmmggffhh! (I've been having enough bad luck lately, and I want to get some good out of this! ...Like something that'll make me rich!)"
"Yes! Excellent! Perhaps now I'll finally claim a Crystal Star before Chopper! Come on now, Haggy! We're getting off of this stupid island!" Bowser took Lemmy down to his Koopa Clown Car and got on it.
"If that thing manages to become second-in-command, I'll... Ooh... I'm not going to be a happy Magikoopa!" Kammy grumbled, following Bowser off the island.
"Mmmmgggffh! (Go that way!)" Lemmy pointed toward southwest. Bowser listened and began to fly in that direction.
"Just you wait, Chopper and Mario! I'm going to be there and take the Crystal Star and the ones you have!" Bowser declared, raising a finger. "Bowser's back in the game, baby!"
Castle Dedede-
"Ugh… I can't BELIEVE IT!" King Dedede groaned, now in a couple of bandages Escargon was busy putting another one on him. "We got our butts handed to us AGAIN! Escargon! This is, without a doubt, YOUR fault!"
"MY fault? Why is it my fault, Your Majesty? I mean, I…" Escargon felt a hammer fall on his head, leaving a large bump. "Y-Your Majesty... Was that really necessary?"
"Of course. If it weren't for you slacking off, we'd be out of debt with these Tartaras!"
"Yet you never seemed to pay Nightmare Enterprises..."
"What was that?"
"Oh, nothing. Go on."
"Good. Anyway, I think it's time I paid a visit to Tartara Co. I need to get a new Demon Beast to crush Chopper!" King Dedede the button on the arm of his throne, and it moved forward and faced the TV monitor that had come down from the ceiling. "And this time, I hope it doesn't involve me fightin' that boy!"
When the Tartara made its appearance on the TV, the first thing it noticed were the bandages on King Dedede and Escargon. "Well well well! You are not looking too good, Your Majesty. Did everything go all right?"
"Well it would've if it weren't for my secretary..." King Dedede trailed, his eyes meeting Escargon with a glare. He brought his attention back to the Tartara afterward before Escargon could object to his words.
"I see... So, I suppose the deal is off then."
"Well that ain't why I called you!" the king exclaimed, slamming his throne's arm with his fist. "Get me a monster! A big, tough one that'll get Chopper!"
"Another monster? I see..."
"Remember, Your Majesty... We still need to pay for those other Demon Beasts." Escargon whispered. "We don't want to get on their bad side..."
King Dedede pinched Escargon's mouth, silencing him. "Zip it! I know how to handle these guys!"
"Must I remind you of the 3,400,000 Deden you must pay us?"
"Yeah, yeah... I know..." King Dedede grumbled.
"You better have the money soon… Because if you don't, you might not like the consequences. They are terrible, after all." the Tartara reminded.
"I know that already," the king grumbled. "Right now, I need a monster, and you need to give it to me! That's how business works, after all!"
"Hmmmm... Very well. I will not object to your choice, Your Majesty. After all, like you said, business works that way. Anyway, we've just gotten a new Demon Beast in store, and unlike the previous two, this one is quite the fighter! Let me show you!"
King Dedede looked at the Demon Beast shown on the TV. It looked like a tree with boxing gloves, and its animation showed it punching and smashing walls in its way. "Hey! I like that one! It looks a lot stronger than those other two! What's it called?"
"His name is Treenoon. He's an expert at boxing and can knock out so many foes in his way. His punches can even smash through steel. Let me tell you, this is a major improvement over Lemmy and John."
"If it's an improvement, then that's all I need! Send 'em right away!"
"Very well. This Demon Beast will add to your fee, just as a heads up..."
King Dedede eyed his Demon Beast machine with that insidious look in his eyes. Escargon was excited, but at the same time, he was still worried.
"Your Majesty, you think we-"
"Not now, Escargon!" King Dedede replied, cutting him off. "I want to see this new Demon Beast!"
The machine began to burst with spark, and through a brief explosion, a large tree wearing blue shorts and red boxing gloves had landed on the carpet. He had leaves for hair and yellow eyes.
"Well... This is interesting." Escargon remarked, approaching Treenoon. "So you're the Demon Beast?"
Treenoon looked down at the snail and simply walked past him and over to King Dedede. When he was in front of the king, he gave him an honorary bow.
"So, you are King Dedede, correct?" Treenoon asked.
"Well... Yeah. That's me." King Dedede smirked, crossing his arms.
"I see," he stood up and balled his boxing gloves into fists. "So where is this antennae boy that I must eliminate?"
"Chopper is in another world at the moment," Escargon answered, approaching him from his side. "We'll have to set up a teleporter in order for you to-"
Treenoon gave him a punch that sent him crashing into the wall. "I did not ask you."
"Whoa! Easy now, Treenoon!" King Dedede cried. "Don't start doing that to Escargon! That's MY job!"
"Oh... My apologies, Your Majesty. So you wish for me to eliminate the antennae boy, correct?"
"Yes. And I would like you to take something called the Crystal Stars from him and bring it back to me!"
"I see... Well, I have directions to where he shall be going next." Treenoon took out some paper and handed it to King Dedede. "My guess is that he's looking for a Crystal Star in that location. Transport me to there, and I will look for him and get the job done."
"Good! Get onto the machine, and I'll send ya there!"
Treenoon obeyed and stood on the machine again. King Dedede punched in the location, and with a press of a button, the tree boxer was zapped out of the castle - just in time for Escargon to return to his king.
"Ugh..." Escargon groaned, followed up by quickly shaking his head and steaming in anger. "Where'd that rotten tree go?! I swear I'm going to use his wood for my fire!"
"He already went in search of Chopper," King Dedede answered. "So... Now that that's out of the way, you can finally get out of here."
"Me? Get out? But why?"
"According to my schedule, this is supposed to be my 'me' time, and I can't go through a day without some 'me' time. So..." King Dedede took out his hammer and raised it. "I'll give you a one second head start!"
Eyes widened, Escargon immediately made his exit, allowing King Dedede to lower his hammer and get back on his throne. He hid the Demon Beast machine and TV monitor with the same button and began to relax once again.
"This time, I'll finally get my hands on a star without having to do it myself!"
?-
Out on an island to the southwest of Rogueport, Beldam, Marilyn, and Doopliss had been exploring a small town that consisted of a blue and white floor and many white buildings. There were also townspeople ranging from Toads, Koopas, Lakitus, Monty Moles, and even wind spirits.
"That Chopper… He's already gotten fifteen Crystal Stars so quickly!" Beldam grumbled. "How is that even possible for a ten-year-old?! This is just great… This wasn't how it was supposed to be planned! We need more time!"
"Well, maybe we use someone else to distract Chopper?" Doopliss suggested.
"Guh-huh!" Marilyn agreed.
"Hmmm… Getting someone to go distract Chopper and his friends... That doesn't sound like a bad idea. But, we don't have a clue on who could do the work. We don't know that many people that can help us!"
She noticed a bluish green wind spirit with a white mustache and a bald head float by. He didn't appear to have any legs, and he looked fairly skinny. An idea had struck Beldam's mind as she approached the wind spirit.
"Hey! You, there!" Beldam exclaimed, getting his attention. "Answer us right now! Do you know someone who can help us with someone who needs to be taken out? Failure to do so will lead to some terrible consequences!"
"Such bad manner you have, you foul witch!" the wind spirit chastised. "But, if you must know, there is a teenager who can do the job for you. He goes by the name of Tidos. He's a Bandit in this town who'll take work from people for a price. You can find him in a green house, no one really goes to see him due to fearing him. Personally, I don't recommend going to her, ma'am..."
"I see… A teenage fool can do the work for us?" Beldam released the wind spirit with a grin on her face. "Mmmwee hee hee hee! This should be an easy task! Most teenagers are so gullible these days! I suppose his house is up ahead, I presume?"
"Didn't you listen to me? You shouldn't go see him! He's fairly dangerous!"
"Well so are we! And even if he were to attack, we know how to take care of him! Let us go, my sort-of-lovelies! Marilyn! Freak-sheet! We have a Bandit to find!"
Beldam sank into the shadows with Marilyn, and they had begun their search for Tidos's house. Doopliss, annoyed, had to search for the house himself. It hadn't taken long for the group to finally find the house. It was around the edge of town, and it was certainly an empty area. The door was white, and it had a symbol of a Bandit mask on it.
"Ah, so this is the place!" Beldam smirked, approaching the door. "The people around here seem to be afraid of this Tidos. Well, this makes things easier for us when we don't need to wait on a line!"
The oldest Shadow Siren knocked on the door, and it didn't take long for it to open. Revealed to be behind the door was a Goomba wearing a pilot's helmet and green face paint that was in stripes. The name "Leon" was labeled on his helmet.
"Eh? Who're you?" Leon asked. "Are you here to see Boss? Sorry, but he don't want visitors today."
"This is more of a job than a visit," Beldam informed. "We have something we'd love for him to do for us. Mmmmwee hee hee hee!"
"Really? Well… I guess for you three, I might as well let ya'll in." Leon let them in and led them to a dark room, where they saw a silver Bandit with a brown cowboy hat covering a part of his upper face. Some parts of his outfit had a bit of green on them, and his hands and feet were also green.
"Who are ya'll and what do ya want?" Tidos asked in an uninterested tone.
"Boss, these three were wondering if you can do somethin' for them!" Leon explained.
"A little job fer me? Hmmm… It's been a while since someone gave me a job. Very well. What do ya three need from me?"
"Well, you see, we need you to, let's say, take care of a certain someone," Beldam explained.
"A certain someone?" Tidos gawked. "Tell me... Who is this certain someone ya'll want me to take care of?"
"We have a sketch of him right here," the witch took out a sketch of Chopper and handed it to him. His name had been written to the side of the picture.
"This is it? This is someone you want me to take care of?"
"Correct."
Tidos tossed the sketch in her face. "Look, I don't go around eliminatin' kids. I only eliminate wanted criminals."
"Well, you see, he is a criminal! ...To us, that is! He has collected fifteen Crystal Stars and destroyed a demon! If that doesn't spell 'criminal' to you, then what does?"
"Sorry, I ain't doin' it."
"We will reward you with 800 coins if you do the job."
"800 coins?!" Leon gasped. "Boss! That's a huge amount of money!"
"Hmmmmmm... 800 coins sure sounds like a lot fer us. On the other hand, I'd rather not do such a dirty job like that. The people don't mind me goin' after criminals, but kids? No, that ain't welcome here."
"He should be coming to this very island next," Beldam informed. "And, if you'd like, you don't have to destroy him. You can simply bring him to us, and then we can reward you, if that sounds better."
"...OK, fine. I'll do that. The people won't be as upset if I leave him alive." Tidos got off his chair and approached Beldam, swiping the sketch from her. "But listen here, witch. You better have that money fer me when I come back with this Chopper. I always try to make sure I get my money."
"Of course, of course... Why would we forget about that?"
"Good. Now get outta my house. I need to get myself prepared. Leon, go find my equipment and bring it here."
"Got it, Boss!" Leon nodded, heading upstairs. The three had left the house, and when they closed the door, that insidious grin had reappeared on Beldam's face.
"Mmmwee hee hee hee! Excellent! This should help us get back according to plan! Just wait until Chopper sees what's coming!"
Outside of the Dark Steeple-
After the events in Clearno Island, Tipral had eventually returned to the Dark Steeple...or rather, he decided to stay up on one of the dead trees. Even though the curse was broken on the villagers of Twilight Town, he had still considered the Dark Steeple to be his home. The fact that it had not changed much gave him enough of a reason to go back as well.
"Hmph… Look at you now. You're nothing but a purple mist." Tipral said, glaring at the crystal ball in his hand containing a purple mist. "I know you can't say a thing to me, but I've got something to tell you. This is the only time I'm willing to help you and that king out. And if this whole plan turns out to be a complete failure, then tough luck. You're not getting any more help from me. As for Chopper... He's lucky that I was there to take care of that thing. I can assure him that I won't hold back against him next time..."
He had eventually started to feel tired, so he had closed his eyes and began to take a little nap. Unfortunately, this nap had only lasted about thirty minutes, as a certain, dark voice had interrupted his sleep.
"Wake up, Tipral…"
Tipral's eyes opened from the sound of that voice. It was one he recognized easily. "So you're back again..."
"Yes, I am back. I have just found out that Chopper has acquired the Moon Star, and now he's going to go after…the King's Star."
"The King's Star? And that is located...?"
"The location of it is on an island far to the southwest called Viti. It is also known as the Island of the Gods. Also… That is where the queen and I were born. It was a beautiful island…until we trashed it."
"So I suppose you want me to go there and do what you asked?" Tipral questioned.
"Yes."
"And who is it I need to get the queen to possess?"
"Trust me... You will already know. And once that is complete, we will eliminate Chopper once and for all! Surely he wouldn't dare to hurt one of his friends!"
"Yeah, that sounds so easy, considering the others that are around..." Tipral said sarcastically.
"Oh, I assure you that we will finally get her all alone. Trust me... There's one thing those fools don't know about that girl..."
"All right. I'm going to teleport to Viti and wait for those fools."
"No, don't teleport there. I would recommend taking a different way. There's a cruise called the Rainbow Cruise that will reach Viti in three days. Don't walk around where people can see your normal form. I would recommend changing to something else and spying on those heroes."
"Fine. I'll take the long way. And just where is the Rainbow Cruise going to be at?"
"Pudgy Island. It'll stop there."
"All right. I'll do as you say, but if this plan gets messed up in any way, don't ask for my help again." Tipral said harshly.
"Oh, that is all right. I will personally make sure everything goes all according to plan..."
Tipral grabbed the crystal ball, and with that, he had teleported out of the dark area.
New X-Naut Fortress-
The group had made their exit from the sixth floor with the Moon Star in their hands. They were trying to move as fast as they could, due to an alarm ringing through the forest.
Warning! Warning! Intruders in Sector 35! Security doors activating!
"We need to MOVE!" Chopper was grabbing onto everyone's hands as he rushed past the doors and to the elevator. Everyone succeeded in getting to the third floor and to the power generator room. With the power device, they could finally revive C-2 Choppor, and perhaps he could give them a hand in escaping.
"Hurry, Chopper! Get that power device back in him!" Flyer shouted.
"I know! I know! I'm trying!" Chopper got the power device out and attempted to put it in C-2 Choppor. That was, if he knew how. "Ummmm... I don't know how to do this!"
"Here, I'll try," his Wingel friend took the power device, opened C-2 Choppor, and installed it. After closing the hatch on the robot, C-2 Choppor's dull visor had brightened, and he slowly stood up.
"C-2 Choppor, now active. …Where am I?" C-2 Choppor noticed Chopper in front of him and looked surprised. "Chopper… Is that you? It's been so long years since we've met..."
"Choppor… You're OK!" Chopper cheered, hugging his robot friend while shedding a tear of joy.
"Hold on a minute… Now I remember what happened." C-2 Choppor realized. "Some aliens shut me off and put me here."
"Don't worry, Choppor. We took care of them, and we also got this!" Chopper held the Moon Star on the palm of his hand to show his robot friend.
"So they are gone? In that case… You must get out of here quickly. The security in here must mean that there are some robots that might come here to eliminate anyone who might have something in those aliens' possession."
"...Oh, there are some C Units still around here," Bombette gulped.
"We would get out, but we don't have any ideas," Chopper explained. "Nova is destroyed, so there's no going back there…"
"Then I will teleport you guys out of here," C-2 Choppor declared. "I do have a teleporter installed in my system, but it only has one use. I'll use it to get you guys out of this fortress."
"What about you?" Chopper asked.
"I can't let those C Units cause some serious damage," the robot stated, raising his arm gun. "I'm going to put an end to them all. That was what I was meant to do, after all."
"But... You can't leave us!"
"Chopper, I don't think we have much of a choice..." Shadower trailed. "I think he can take care of it. Plus, it's important for us to get out."
"...I guess you have a point."
Just then, the lift had started to move behind them, and some C Units were starting to approach them with their weapons ready.
"There's no time to waste. You must go. Now." Before Chopper could say anything else, C-2 Choppor threw the teleporter down at them, and they were instantly teleported. Chopper was able to give one last goodbye to his friends before teleporting out, however.
"Bye, Choppor..."
"Farewell, Chopper… Perhaps we might see each other in the future…" C-2 Choppor closed the teleporting device, preventing the C Units from getting in. With his weapon ready, he began to fire.
Dream Land-
Chopper slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying on the grass of Dream Land. When he sat up, he noticed he and his friends were right by the Fountain of Dreams. Quite convenient.
"Unghh... Wait, are we back in Dream Land?" Chopper gawked, looking at his surroundings when getting up. He turned around and saw the others get up as well.
"Hey... We're back in Dream Land." Berry noticed.
Mario: That was pretty lucky...
"I'm glad we got out of that..." Vivian sighed. "Though, I feel bad for that robot... He's back in the fortress all alone."
"I wish he was back with us too..." Chopper agreed. "But, when he first joined me, his mission was to destroy all the C Robos in order to free the stars being held captive inside. I guess he wanted to help eliminate those C Robos in the fortress to prevent them from attacking some innocent people..."
"Hey, let's try not to get too sappy," Sonic suggested. "He's doin' what he needs to do, and I'm sure he'll come out of it fine. For now, we've got a Crystal Star to find."
"Yeah, I guess so," Chopper nodded, heading down to the Fountain of Dreams. There wasn't anyone around for them to talk to, so Chopper hopped onto the pedestal and brought out the yellow star. The fountain began to glow, and the fifteen Crystal Stars had surrounded the pedestal Chopper was standing on.
"Poyo, (Just imagine all of the Crystal Stars on here,)" Kirby said.
After the map had finished glowing, Chopper let it fall into his hands to see what had been revealed. To the southwest on an island, there was a large island, and revealed to be there was an indigo Crystal Star.
"Hey... It looks like we have to go to another island..." Chopper noticed, showing everyone the map.
"Another island?!" Scrub gaped. "Come on! First Pudgy Island, then Clearno Island, and now this?"
"Well, looking at it, this island looks...really nice, actually! But, we ought to go see Professor Frankly about this. I'm sure he has a better idea.
Frankly's house-
"I… I don't believe it! Can it possibly be?" Frankly gasped, taking a look at the map on the table.
"What's wrong, Gramps? Is it something bad?" Scrub asked.
"No… It's not bad. In fact, this is very interesting! You see, the sixteenth Crystal Star is located on the island called Viti, the Island of the Gods. It is very sacred."
"Wow... That sounds really cool!" Chopper smiled.
"It is also said that a great demon was born there as well..."
"That...doesn't sound cool."
"Wait... A great demon was born there?" Vivian asked, a shocked expression left on her face.
"Ermm... Yes. Though, it was usually seen as a rumor. Nowadays, it is a glorious place that tourists go to." Frankly explained.
"Well, the sounds very nice," Flyer smiled. "So, how do we get to the island?"
"Luckily, there is one way you can go to the island. There's a cruise that specifically heads to Viti called the Rainbow Cruise. It has all sorts of wonderful things, such as a buffet, a gaming corner, a store, and plenty of more."
"Poyo? (A buffet?)" Kirby gasped.
"A gaming corner?" Berry gawked.
Mario: And plenty of more?
"Well... We can always take the Warp Star or Flyer's plane there." Chopper noted.
"Poyo? (Are you crazy?)" Kirby gaped, shaking Chopper. "Poyo! (That cruise has so much there! Think of the food there! The buffets!)"
The thought of the buffets appeared in Chopper's imagination with many different sorts of food. He imagined himself jumping into a pool of food and inhaling it all in an instant.
"Ummmmm... Well..."
"And don't you like to play games?" Berry asked. "I'd bet there'd be some really cool games to play there!"
"Errr..."
"C'mon, Contadre! Why don't we take a cruise there?" Scrub suggested. "We deserve a little break for once!"
"But... But..." Chopper stammered, starting to feel too much pressure. "O-OK... I guess we have to..."
"AWESOME!"
Their cheering had unfortunately been interrupted when someone else had come into the room.
"I'm back, Professor Frankly!" Goombella announced. "I've finished my research, but I really didn't find much... …Oh! Hey, guys! What are you doing here?"
"Well, Goombella, we were discussing where the sixteenth Crystal Star is," Frankly explained.
"And where is it?"
"Viti."
"Omigosh! Viti? I've been DYING to go there!" Goombella exclaimed, quickly turning to Chopper. "Chopper! You HAVE to take me there with you! I would LOVE to see what's on the island! I heard that it's beautiful!"
"…Oh, all right. I guess I could take you…" Chopper shrugged.
"YESSS! I swear I'll owe you for this!"
"OK... So, how do we get on the boat, Frankly?"
"Well, if my research is correct, it should be going to Pudgy Island," Frankly explained. "I'm sure you know about that place, am I correct? However, you need some tickets to go there, and, unfortunately, I don't carry any of those... However, I think the Piantas may be able to help you out."
"Don Pianta? I remember him retiring…" Vivian said.
"Really? Very interesting... If there's someone else running the place, then that might explain why there are less Piantas causing crime..."
"Well, we might as well go see this guy. Thanks for the help, Frankly!" Chopper said, making his exit out of the house with his friends and Goombella. "So... Who here knows about these Piantas?"
"I've seen them before," Vivian mentioned. "But, I think Mario knows a bit more than me."
Mario: I'll take you guys to him!
They headed to the west side of Rogueport, and Mario led them to the shop to the west of the area. Entering it, they found a blue Boo with pink cat ears and a pink bow-tie. Since Mario had already gave the password before, he was allowed to go through the door ahead and to the backside of the shop. They found some barrels to the left corner and a staircase leading up to a door.
Taking that door led them into a room with a green rug, blue walls, and a desk. Three Piantas were in the room too, two yellow ones in black suits and sunglasses being familiar, while the light blue one in sunglasses and a white suit did not.
"Hey, Tony! Look at dat kid! We've seen 'im before, haven't we?" Vinny asked.
"Yeah! Why's he here! Get outta here, kid! Dis is a private business!" Tony warned. "Or you come here lookin' for a fight? Hey, Boss! How's about we take out da trash?"
"Hold on, you two," the blue Pianta named Frankie cut in. "Don't be like dat to our guests! See, dis is why we've been havin' a bad reputation in da past! You dopes always act so hostile toward guests!"
"Well, at least someone's showing some respect," Bombette mumbled.
"Now, tell me, what do ya want?" Frankie asked, turning his attention back to the group.
"We're here because we heard that you might have an idea on how to get tickets for the Rainbow Cruise, right?" Chopper asked.
"Rainbow Cruise? Aw, dat sounds like something in Tony's imagination." Vinny said. "I bet it's got unicorns and all dat stuff."
"Vinny, ya dope!"
"Ya hear dat, Boss? Tony still believes in fairy tales!" Vinny exclaimed, only to get smacked across the face by Tony.
"Shut it, Vinny!"
"Both of you stop dat nonsense!" Frankie snapped. "Don't be actin' like dis in front of dese folks!"
"Oh... Right." Vinny realized. "We better quiet down. After all, you're da boss, Boss."
Frankie quickly turned his attention back to Chopper. "So yer sayin' dat ya need tickets to da Rainbow Cruise? Hmmm… Well, you've come to da right place."
"Great! So these guys are willing to give us boat tickets!" Scrub cheered.
"Now hold on dere... I ain't goin' ta give dem to you just yet. If ya want da tickets, den ya have to do me a little favor. Don't worry, it's not anythin' against da law. It's just a delivery."
"A delivery? Oh, that doesn't sound so bad…" Chopper trailed.
"Dang... I thought smashing stuff would be involved." Tamber groaned.
"Here's da box ya need tah deliver here." Frankie got a box out of his cabinet and gave it to Chopper. "See here, dis package was delivered to da wrong person. I'd like to get this out of da cabinet so I can fit other important things in dere. Take dis to its rightful owner, an' I'll give you some tickets."
"All right, thank you," Chopper said. He looked at the box and saw the name "Koopie Koo" labeled on it. "Koopie Koo? Who's that?"
"Koopie Koo? I think I might have an idea where to deliver that!" Goombella realized.
Mario: Me too!
Petalburg-
Everyone had arrived in Petalburg and found a female Koopa with a blonde ponytail and pink shell and a male Koopa with a green shell, a bandage on his nose, a light blue sweatshirt and blue pants. The latter had taken notice of the heroes approaching them and appeared surprised when he saw three familiar faces.
"Mario? Is that really you?" the Koopa quickly walked over to Mario. "Wow! It's been so long since we've seen each other! You remember me, right?"
Mario: You're Koops!
"Oh, great! You do remember me!" Koopas smiled nervously. "Well, umm... I can't express how thankful I am for what you've done for me. I've been regaining my confidence, and I'm planning on running for mayor in the future..."
"I'm really proud of him, too," Koopie Koo added. "Say, who are your friends?"
"I'm Chopper! I'm a friend of Mario! And these people are my friends too!" Chopper introduced.
"So... What are you doing here?" Koops asked.
"We've come to deliver something to Koopie Koo," Goombella answered. "It'll help us get some tickets from the Piantas."
"Piantas? Why are you helping those guys out?"
"We're taking a cruise to Viti," Chopper explained. "Though... I do think it would be easier to take a Warp Star."
Mario gave Koopie Koo the box, and she had opened it to find a book. "Oh, Koops! This is the book I had ordered a long time ago!"
"So it was a book this whole time?" Goombella gawked. "So, what is it? I bet it's interesting!"
"It's about planned parenthood!"
"...On second thought, I think I'd rather not touch that."
"We ought to get a book like that, Choppy," Berry suggested. "After all, it's VERY important in the future."
"...I think I'd like to go now," Chopper suggested, keeping his eyes away from Berry.
"Well, it was really good seeing you guys," Koops said. "Maybe in the future we will meet again? Hopefully then I might be even mayor."
"That would be splendid," Koopie Koo agreed.
They had made their goodbyes and finally departed from Petalburg, and now they had headed back to Rogueport.
Rogueport, Pianta Syndicate-
"All right, we did the job," Chopper said as the group approached Frankie.
"Hmmmmm... Izzat so?" Frankie began to smell the air around him. "Well, I don't smell any package in your hands. Ya sure you gave it to da right person?"
"Yeah, Boss! Maybe dese guys just took da package and threw it in da trash!" Tony deduced.
"Now, now... I think da most important thing here was to get rid of dat package. You guys did the job, an' I think ya'll earned some tickets."
Frankie took out twelve Rainbow Cruise tickets and gave them each a ticket.
"Gee... Thanks." Chopper smiled.
"It's no problem. Say, why do you need to go on dat cruise anyway?" Frankie asked.
"To save the world!" Scrub answered.
"OK, sure... Go enjoy savin' the world."
With the conversation over, the group left the building and headed to their next destination: Pudgy Island.
Pudgy Island, docks-
Getting to Pudgy Island was fairly simple. All they had to do was take their Warp Star there, and there they were. Up at the docks was an enormous cruise ship made up of many different colors, with the trims being rainbow-like. Over by the dock was a couple of rich people such as Goldbob and his family, a Bumpty with a magnifying glass, and many others.
"Well... The ship has an interesting design." Flyer remarked.
"Poyo! (I can't wait to eat some food there!)" Kirby smiled, licking his lips.
"We'll be able to take a break for once," Shadower added. "I mean, considering what we had to go through, it's great that this travel will be a lot better..."
When the cruise's walkway had opened up, the people began to make their way into the boat. Chopper and his friends were the last ones to enter the cruise, and before they knew it, the boat was taking off.
And what awaited them was three days of relaxation!
Ahhhh Chapter 16... Such a memorable chapter it is in my opinion. And such a chapter that I was inspired from one of my favorite stories on here. While I won't tell what story it is, you might be able to find out by looking at my favorites list...