Grodus stood angrily, thinking about his past failures against Chopper and his friends. He, Lord Crump, and Johnson had made their way to Dream Land after getting information provided by Johnson on where Chopper took the Crystal Stars.
And now, he was planning on finding this Fountain of Dreams to crush him. At least, that was what the other two assumed.
"What a disgusting world this is," Grodus scoffed. "If this is where Chopper takes the Crystal Stars, then I plan on transforming this place to suit me. But still... I loathe Chopper for what he has done to me in the past..."
"This ain't too bad," Lord Crump said, sitting on the grass. "At least the grass is soft."
"If I could recall, it was YOUR fault that our army is wiped out, Lord Crump," the X-Naut leader said, narrowing his eyes at him.
"Whaaa? No way! It's not my fault that I had to make a run for it! There was a cloud of darkness that was coming upon the fortress!" Lord Crump sweat dropped. "And besides, there's not enough room to fit everyone in a teleporter anyway."
"That still does not excuse you for what you did. But still, there's not much we can do now at this point. We just need to go find Chopper and see if he has all the Crystal Stars."
"And then I'll get my new robot to crush them!"
"Perhaps... I will admit, your new creation does have a lot of power. But it looks ugly as well."
"Says you. I think it looks awesome!"
"You might want to take a look at this, Sir Grodus," Johnson intervened, printing a copy of something on his laptop. "I believe this might please you!"
"Hmmmmm? Let me look." Grodus grabbed the paper from Johnson and began to read it. "This looks like an instruction on a spell that can create portals to anywhere!"
"So…?"
"Gaaack ack ack ack! My my! Perhaps I don't need to use those Crystal Stars to help me reach my destination!"
"But, sir," Johnson started. "Don't you need those Crystal Stars in order to-"
"Yes, I know," Grodus interjected. "I never said I was just going to ignore them. After all, I need to make sure they're in the same room as me."
"Oh... Oh...! I see what you mean!"
"Of course. As for you, Lord Crump, I believe I might need your help."
"Wait, why do you need me?" questioned Lord Crump.
"While I make my way to the exact destination, I want you to ambush those fools! Use your new robot to face him if you must! Failure is not an option!"
"Whuzzat? You want me to ambush him? And you're just going to sit there and do nothing?"
"Of course not. Once you defeat them, you will take their Crystal Stars and bring them to me. And with them, I can finally summon the great evil that rests in that evil, dark world. And then, nothing will get in my way with conquering the universe!"
"Wait, sir... But you summoned the Shadow Queen twice." Johnson reminded. "And... We all know how that turned out."
"Yes, that's true… I've heard in the legend, however, that those who summon this evil with the twenty Crystal Stars shall finally be granted unlimited power. Then Chopper will be begging me for mercy..."
"What about that other robot who's after the Crystal Stars?" Lord Crump mentioned.
"Him? He's probably not a problem. I sent him into outer space so I wouldn't have to deal with his ugly face again. We don't have to worry about him anymore!"
Grodus took a look at the paper Johnson gave him, and after reading it for a moment, he conjured up some dark magic. When he lunged his scepter forward, a dark portal had appeared before their very eyes. It appeared to be a swirling portal and was in black and purple.
"That place looks too scary," Johnson shivered. "I'm not going in THERE!"
"Very well, you don't have to. Besides, I don't need your help at this moment." Grodus said, making Johnson look down in sadness. "Let's go, Lord Crump! We don't have time to waste…"
Grodus walked into the portal, followed up by Lord Crump, who ended up tripping on his way through. Once they were in, the portal closed.
"Well, there they go. I guess I'm the only X-Naut left now." Johnson sighed, sitting down on the grass. "If only there were other X-Nauts here to talk to me..."
As he continued to sulk, he noticed a large shadow towering over him.
"What the…" Johnson got up and looked up. His eyes widened in shock at the sight before him. "WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT?!"
Cappy Town-
"Eep!"
"That thing's huge!"
"It's a Demon Beast!"
Unfortunately, things were not as peaceful as Fumu believed in Dream Land. At least, right now. Many Cappies cried in horror as a large Koopa King came storming into town with his old Magikoopa companion.
"Uuurgh… There's too much green around here. And this town looks so small and dumb. Plus, why do these guys looks like mushroom stems?" Bowser grumbled, appearing very disappointed with this place. "Is this seriously the world that Chopper goes to find the next Crystal Star?"
"It is indeed, Your Massiveness! This place is called Dream Land. We're no longer on our planet anymore…" Kammy informed. "It doesn't seem much different to the Mushroom Kingdom..."
"Yeah, I know. But there are some weird species here..." Bowser trailed, spotting a Waddle Dee passing by. "That thing reminds me of Chopper for some reason. I'm going to go speak to it!"
When Bowser approached the Waddle Dee, though, it quickly scurried away upon seeing him. Annoyed, he decided to ignore it for now and go over to the restaurant. Chef Kawasaki had come in, appearing delighted to see a new customer.
"Oh, boy! A new customer! Welcome to-" Kawasaki paused, looking up at the Koopa King. "AAAAAAAAAAAH! We're closed!"
He quickly ran back into the kitchen and locked the door.
"Well... I suppose there's no point in staying in this town..." Kammy trailed. "We should probably get going."
As they left the town, however, they had spotted another figure that looked different compared to the Cappies. She appeared white and wore a jumpsuit and green bandanna.
"Look, Lord Bowser! Perhaps we can get some information out of her!" Kammy suggested, pointing to Silica. "You there! Suspicious white girl!"
"Huh?" Silica turned around to find Bowser and Kammy approaching her. Just in case, she took out her weapon. "Who are you people?"
"For your information, I am a beautiful Koopa with a beautiful name! You may refer to me as Kammy Koopa! And this here is-"
"Can it, Haggy! I can introduce myself!" Bowser cut in, shoving the old Magikoopa out of the way. "I am Lord Bowser, this world's new ruler!"
"New ruler?" Silica looked up at the two, not appearing to be intimidated. "Well, with all the fighters in Dream Land, I don't think you'd stand a chance."
"How DARE you insult His Massiveness like that!" Kammy roared. "Once we get our hands on those Crystal Stars, you'll be sorry!"
"Crystal Stars? Oh, I know of those."
"You do?" Bowser glared at her, demanding an answer. "Then tell us right now!"
"Well... There was a Crystal Star here, but Chopper already got his hands on it. Same thing with another one...and another one... Come to think of it, I think he only needs one more."
"Wh-What?! Are you SERIOUS?! Chopper already got those Crystal Stars! You gotta be KIDDING me! I'm always, ALWAYS behind on schedule!"
"You guys! You guys!" Bun cried, running into town as fast as he could. He came to a stop and started to pant. All of the Cappies in town turned their attention to him. "You're not going to believe this... But, Chopper has gotten the last Crystal Star!"
Many Cappies gasped at first, but then it followed up with loud cheers.
Bowser, on the other hand, was left slack-jawed.
"Did he just say that Chopper got ALL the Crystal Stars?!" Bowser gaped. Kammy slowly backed away, expecting the usual tantrum from Bowser, who began to stomp his foot in anger. "GWAAARGGHHHH!"
"Oh, dear! Your Angriness! You need to calm down!" Kammy shrieked.
"I suppose I should give the Mayor the heads up," Silica decided, leaving the two and heading to Hatty Town.
"Urgh… I can't believe I failed yet AGAIN!" Bowser roared.
Kammy, however, had noticed Bun and the Cappies leaving the town and heading in the direction of the Fountain of Dreams.
"Your Angriness! I think I've thought of an idea!" Kammy exclaimed, causing Bowser to stop stomping.
"Well spill it! What is it?!"
"You know, those people are most likely going in the direction where Chopper is at the moment. Perhaps we should...follow them?"
"Hey, yeah! You're right! We'll go there, catch Chopper by surprise, and watch him get flattened by yours truly!" Bowser cackled. "Gwa ha ha ha! I can't wait for THAT! And once I'm done with that, the Crystal Stars shall finally be mine, and it's world-conquering time!"
"Mweh heh heh... Oh, yes, Lord Bowser! You can finally get what you wish!"
"Yeah, of course! Now let's get going!"
Bowser began to storm off, following the Cappies toward the Fountain of Dreams. Kammy was about to follow, but suddenly a large shadow had lingered over her.
Bowser suddenly stopped stomping and suddenly, an idea struck him. "Wait a minute… We can always take down Chopper, you know, Haggy… How's about we go to where he is and see if we can catch him! That would be nice!"
"But…" Kammy was ignored. Bowser stomped his way over to where Chopper could possibly be. "…Why do you never listen to me at times? I haven't done anything wrong…"
"Huh? What's this?" Kammy looked up and gaped. "Your… Your Evilness! The sky! Look!"
Castle Dedede-
In King Dedede's room, the king himself was already awake and ready to have his breakfast. Escargon had recently gotten up in his room, putting his plushie of King Dedede on his bed and heading out to the throne room. Without Tartara Corporations bugging him, there was not much to do around the castle.
"Good day to you, Your Majesty," Escargon greeted as they met at the dining table.
"You look well, Escargon," King Dedede replied.
"I'm feeling the usual. I mean, each day has mostly been the same... You're basically going to make your minions make you some food, and you're going to get fatter again."
"What did you say?!" King Dedede growled, pulling his hammer out and striking Escargon's head with it.
"Ow! Watch it! ...I mean, what I meant to say was that you were going to continue to be a mighty and awesome ruler of Dream Land." Escargon said as he got a bag of ice and put it on his head.
"Hmmmm... Yes, most likely." the king replied, becoming calm again and resuming eating his meal.
"Say... I wonder what's going on with those Tartara guys. I mean, you ever thought if those guys were actually serious or not?"
"Don't even bring them up, Escargon," King Dedede warned. "We're done with them! They couldn't do a thing to take out Chopper, and they certainly didn't help me with those Crystal Stars either!"
"I bet now that Chopper's already got all of them..."
"If he did, then that means it's your fault!" King Dedede growled, glaring at Escargon. "You should've been thinking of some better plans along the way. But instead, you just sat by the side and made me do all the work!"
"What? It's not my fault! You never wanted my help anyway!" Escargon frowned, pointing at his king. "I'd say this is all your fault!"
"You want to tell me that again?" the king pulled his hammer out and raised it above him.
"No! Not the hammer! Anything but that!" Escargon quickly made a bolt out of the dining room, the king chasing after him through the hallway.
"Stop running, Escargon! You know what's supposed to happen in the end!"
"Your Majesty!"
King Dedede and Escargon paused and turned to face a Waddle Doo holding a small sword.
"Captain Doo! What is it now?" King Dedede asked, lowering his hammer and approaching him.
"You have someone at the gate," Captain Doo answered. "It said it wants to see you immediately."
King Dedede and Escargon exchanged looks, and then back at Captain Doo.
"I bet it's those Cappies demanding that I give them rights, is that it?" King Dedede asked, crossing his arms and looking away while laughing. "Well, not a chance!"
"Like we'd ever give them anything!" Escargon laughed as well.
"Your Majesty, it wasn't a Cappy."
The two stopped laughing and looked back at Captain Doo, appearing surprised. Escargon, on the other hand, looked uncertain.
However, it was King Dedede who broke the silence with a grin. "Oh, really? These people must be very interested in seeing me! Come on, Escargon! Let's go pay this person a visit!"
"Your Majesty, do you think it's really-" Escargon suddenly found himself being grabbed by the eye stalk and taken over to the front gate.
"You should consider it an honor to meet someone with me!" King Dedede laughed, opening the front gate. As the gate opened, his laughing stopped when he finally saw what was standing before them.
In front of them was a large, black and red dragon-like lizard with red and black armor, a helmet, and a large hammer. One thing for certain was that it was pretty large, being even bigger than King Dedede. There were two other soldiers that were smaller in size and wore similar armor to the large one, but they had bat-like wings and had hunched backs. Their tails also appeared to have razor sharp ends. In their arms were laser rifles.
"Who are these guys?" Escargon whispered, shaking in fear.
Despite looking scared, King Dedede tried to put on a brave face and look up to the large one. "Who are you, and what do you demand from me?"
"You are the one named King Dedede, correct?" the large monster asked.
"Yes, you're looking at yours truly."
The large one took out a piece of paper and scanned it. "It says here that you owe Tartara Corporations over a trillion Deden."
"I cut our deal, don't you remember?" King Dedede reminded. "The contract is gone, so I don't have to deal with you guys anymore!"
"Your Majesty, you must understand that if we ask something from you, you give it," the large Tartara hissed. "And that if you failed to pay us, there would be a terrible consequence."
"Look, I don't have the money to pay you guys, and nor will I give it to you! You people were supposed to give me a demon beast that would succeed, not fail! You can't make me pay you!"
"You're right. We can't make you pay us. So, we have to resort to another way." the large Tartara pulled out a communicator. "All right, boys! Lift it up!"
"What's going on?!" King Dedede turned around gaped as he saw a large red and black battleship above the castle. What also surprised him was his castle being lifted off the ground "Wait, what are you doing to my castle?!"
"We believe your castle will be enough to pay us back," the Tartara Soldier explained. "And now, we shall use it however we please!"
"And it's thanks to Chopper that we shall soon make our return..." the other soldier grinned. "The Tartaras are back, baby!"
The Tartaras were immediately beamed into the battleship, while the castle had been beamed in as well. They started to fly away, leaving King Dedede in shock. His own castle. Gone.
"We're… We're homeless!" King Dedede sobbed, covering his face. "What are we going to do now?!"
"Well... Maybe some of the people are willing to let us stay in their house for the-"
"Those guys don't like us! There's no way they're going to help us!"
"Then... I'm not so sure..." Escargon trailed, watching King Dedede sit on the grass and cry.
Somewhere else in Dream Land-
"Bzzzzzzzt! That foolish antennae boy… He thinks he's so cool now that he got the final Crystal Star." Gemerl grumbled, floating away from the Fountain of Dreams in his poor condition. "I can't believe I've failed. I lost everything that I needed! My army! The Crystal Stars! Not even my plan to get those stars worked!"
As he continued to fly by, he noticed off in the distance that Bun had been running back toward the Fountain of Dreams. Far behind him were a large group a Cappies.
"Looks like they already heard the news and are going to congratulate them," Gemerl muttered. "I'd go pay them a visit, but in this condition, I can barely fight."
However, he had come to a stop when he looked up and spotted a large black and red portal appearing in front of a battleship near a hill, leaving him surprised.
"Hmmmmm… If something tells me what I think it is… That ship is going to… Hold on... Perhaps my plan is not finished yet!" Gemerl grinned. "I can always give Chopper a little surprise when he finds me! Heh heh heh... And this time, Nothing will get in my way!"
Gemerl flew up and rushed toward the portal, successfully entering it before it could close.
Fountain of Dreams-
"Finally… We did it!" Chopper smiled, putting away the Crystal Star. "After all that trouble, we've finally gotten the last Crystal Star."
"And now the universe will be saved at last," Flyer added, holding Fumu's hand.
"Yeah… It's about time!" Scrub smiled.
"Honestly, I couldn't have done it without you guys," Chopper said, turning to his friends. "If I had gone out and done this all by myself, then it'd be game over for me!"
"Well, what can we say? We're here to look out for each other!" Sonic said, giving a thumbs up.
"You really helped me out when Kirby and I were separated, Vivian," Chopper started, approaching her. "I'm actually really happy I got to meet you. I mean, if you weren't on our side, I don't know what would happen between you and Beldam..."
"Yeah, I'm glad I got to meet you..." Vivian smiled, her face turning a bit red.
"And Scrub..." Chopper started, walking over to him. "You've done so much to help me out on this adventure! Heck, you never seemed to let anything try to get in your way for the most part when we were in trouble."
"Well, you helped me become who I am, Contadre," Scrub said. "And I thank ya for that!"
"You were the first one to go out and help me on my quest, Kirby. ...Well, until we got separated, of course." Chopper said as he walked over to Kirby. "Honestly, I always find it nice to at least have someone around with an appetite like mine! But you're so much better at eating stuff then me! How'd you do it?"
"Poyo! (I was born with it, of course!)" Kirby cheered. "Poyo! (And I was happy to come with you as well!)"
"I really want to thank you for what you've did for me when I had lost my name and body," Chopper thanked, going over to Shadower. "You really saved us when we had run into a couple of serious issues, like when Silica was chasing us. And I'm glad you're not being bothered by your brothers."
"I should be thanking you, too, Chopper," Shadower replied with a smile. "You definitely show off a lot of kindness. You and the rest of the others!"
"To be honest, I always found it funny when you spoke like a pirate," Chopper giggled, going over to Bombette. Though, the look on her wasn't exactly the happiest upon hearing that. "But, I think it was great knowing you. You might...well, have an...explosive personality, but I think that made you interesting! Plus, it was fun blowing stuff up with you!"
"Yeah, same with you," Bombette replied, unsure of what else to say.
"I really should thank you for helping me out with that Phi Base problem," Chopper smiled, going over to Berry. "You were really out there to help me and all... And you've done a lot to defend me when you had the chance. Plus, I'm happy to know that I'm not the only one of my kind to be remaining here."
"I'm glad I got to be around you as well," Berry smiled. "And thanks for taking me on this adventure."
She kissed him on the cheek, making Chopper gag and wipe it off before going to Mario. "Ever since I went the Mushroom Kingdom, I wanted to meet you, Mario! I know why so many people like you, and I'm glad you got to give us a hand on this adventure! Though, I'm sorry what the Shadow King did to you."
Mario: Everything's fine!
"If it weren't for your speed, I don't think this adventure would be so easy," Chopper said, turning to Sonic. "I mean, I know I'm fast, but you're a lot faster! It was really cool seeing you go in and take out those enemies!"
"Well, it's what I do!" Sonic said, taking in the compliment. "Heck, we wouldn't have met if I didn't find you in the Music Kingdom!"
Chopper nodded and went over to Flyer. "You're one of the first few friends I had, Flyer, and you're smarts really gave us a hand! ...Even if I didn't understand a few of your words. Plus, you really do help out, since I can't fly normally..."
"Well it's thanks to you that I have someone who shows a lot of care for me," Flyer smiled.
Finally, Chopper had approached Tamber. "I know you may have not been the nicest to me and all... But I don't really hate you. Honestly, I think you're a bit misunderstood. I'm personally open to talking to you more if you want."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever, Gumball," Tamber replied, appearing uninterested. "We got the last Crystal Star yadda yadda yadda... So are we going to get to business?"
"Oh... Right..." Chopper slowly took out the star, but then he suddenly got cut off by a familiar voice.
"Well, Chopper! I can't believe you did it!" Professor Frankly exclaimed, making his way over to them.
"Professor Frankly? What are you doing here?" Vivian asked.
"Well, I had just wanted to come over to this place and check out the Fountain of Dreams. After all, I never got the chance to see it for myself." Frankly explained. "But it looks like I've come here on time to see you with the final star! I must say... You did such a magnificent job. I wish I was there to see it…"
"If you saw everything, then you would probably be getting thrown around like a rag doll," Tamber snickered.
"Errmmm Yes… Anyway, Chopper… With those twenty Crystal Stars, you can finally eliminate the darkness with an unlimited amount of light power!"
"Wait, hold on, guys!" Bun cried, running back to the fountain. "You might want to hold off on that!"
"What? Why?" Shadower asked.
"Well, everyone's coming over here to see!"
"Oh? They must be very interested to see this." Frankly remarked. "I suppose we can wait for them."
So they decided to wait for the Cappies, but there was also someone else dashing toward their direction. They heard the cries of two people and turned to the right to spot King Dedede and Escargon bawling and coming down the hill where their castle was.
"What are they doing here?" Fumu asked.
"Hey, are you guys OK?" Chopper asked, noticing their tears. "You don't look so good..."
"Of course we look terrible!" yelled King Dedede, making Chopper recoil. "Our... Well, MY castle was taken away by those monsters! They took it away from me and left me homeless!"
"Serves you right for what you've done to everyone!" Fumu frowned.
"Hey, you stay out of this!" Escargon snapped. "This isn't any of your business!"
"Well, it is my business, considering I found you guys with those monster!"
Everyone turned to face King Dedede and Escargon with a glare, though they didn't look and happier.
"I know I've done a lot of bad stuff before, but please! This isn't our fault! If there's anyone to blame, it's those Tartaras!"
"Wait... Tartaras?" Chopper gawked.
"Yeah! Look, we have a confession to make..." Escargon gulped.
"No way, Escargon! As if we'll do that!" King Dedede snapped, punching him on the top of the head.
"Dedede, drop it," Fumu suggested, putting her hand on her hips. "I already know of them, so I can tell them."
The king let out a sigh. "All right, fine... I found those guys and decided to purchase some demon beasts from them. They helped provide me that little girl that escaped, those two Demon Beasts named John and Lemmy, and that Treenoon guy."
"We already know about that," Flyer admitted.
"Wait, really?" Escargon gawked. "How?"
"Well... Those Demon Beasts were stupid enough to tell us you sent them after us."
"Oh... Well, at least we don't have to hear you guys yell at us." King Dedede realized. "Anyway, I happened to owe them a lot, and I tried to make an anime that would hopefully provide them enough money that I owed them. Well, you guys know how THAT turned out... So I ended up breaking off our deal and cut off any contacts with them."
"So you just chose not to pay them?" Shadower asked, not seeming pleased. "You are pretty greedy."
"I didn't take them seriously before, but then I found one of their guys at my castle, and they stole my home! And it doesn't seem like they even care about me being homeless!"
"And all of the Waddle Dees were in that castle, too!" Escargon added.
"Please, Chopper…" King Dedede cried, kissing Chopper's feet. "You've got to help us!"
"Eww! Don't kiss my feet!" Chopper cried, stepping away. "As much as I don't like King Dedede, I have to admit, having him lose his castle is a LITTLE too far… Tartaras are pure evil. But on the other hand..."
"You're a good kid, right?" Escargon asked. "You would help us out, too?"
"Hmmmm… I don't know…" Chopper pondered.
"Look… If you get my castle back, I promise that I'll NEVER cause any trouble in Dream Land again." King Dedede declared. "In fact, I'll also give you something in return as well. We'll… We'll lower taxes around here!"
"That does sound like a good bargain," Frankly said.
"But it doesn't sound good enough..." Chopper trailed.
"What? Well… We'll throw parties every Friday!" Escargon suggested, only to get hit by King Dedede's hammer.
"Fat chance!" King Dedede growled. "How about... Maybe we can supply with you a pile of food?"
"It's a deal!" Chopper declared happily.
Everyone else stared at him in disbelief, face palming. Well, except for Kirby.
"Poyo! (I'm with you, Chopper!)" Kirby cheered.
Hatty Town-
"Is this true, Silica? Chopper has collected all twenty Crystal Stars?" the Mayor gaped, hearing Silica's words.
"Yes, that's right," she nodded. "The people in Cappy Town are going over to the Fountain of Dreams right now to go witness it!"
"Oh my gosh... We need to get over there right now! Before it's too late! You go on ahead. I'll go tell the others to go to the Fountain of Dreams!"
"All right, I'll be waiting for you," Silica nodded, running off in the direction of the Fountain of Dreams.
"I'm so proud of Chopper... He finally did it." the Mayor sniffled, watching Silica go off. "I feel as if I just found the map a day ago..."
As Silica took off and the Mayor went to tell the others of Hatty Town, they were unaware of a dark figure watching down from a hill above the town.
"So apparently the time has finally come," Tipral said, watching the event with his arms crossed. "Surely they will finally realize that they will all put themselves in grave danger. Seeing Chopper lie to all of them will definitely be an interesting sight."
With that, he teleported out of the vicinity.
Fountain of Dreams-
Chopper noticed many Cappies from both Cappy and Hatty Town arriving at the Fountain of Dreams moments later after Silica had arrived to watch the scene. Many were looking excited after hearing of the great spectacles that would be coming.
"Wow! There's so much people coming here!" Chopper gaped. "How many people were in each town?"
"I'm...not so sure," Silica sweat dropped.
"Well, they're definitely going to witness something awesome!" Scrub grinned.
When the Mayor had approached them, the first thing he did was go to Chopper and shake his hand.
"Oh, Chopper! It was such a pleasure to work with you on this adventure!" the Mayor cheered. "I wish I could've done a bit more to help, but then I'd realize I get in the way."
"It's all right. I mean... I don't know how you'd be able to handle what was down in Rogueport..." Chopper trailed.
"Yes, he does speak the truth," Frankly agreed.
The Mayor took notice of the old Goomba and raised an eyebrow. "Now who is this? Is he another one of your friends?"
"My name is Frankly, a professor back at U Goom university. I had helped Chopper tell him of the areas on the Magical Map where he needed to go. He wouldn't be here without me, that's for sure!"
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you! I am the Mayor of Hatty Town, and it was I who had found the map!"
"Then I should be thanking you as well for guiding Chopper throughout his adventure," the Mayor smiled, reaching out to shake his hand. When he noticed he lacked arms, he sweat dropped and lowered his hand. "Well... Chopper... Shall we get started?"
"I suppose it's now or never," Chopper nodded, turning to his friends. "You guys ready for this?"
Mario: Yes!
"People of Dream Land!" the Mayor announced, turning to the Cappies. "It is with great honor that I give you our heroes of Dream Land, who will finally save not only the world, but the universe from the fatal doom of the darkness."
The Cappies let out loud cheers, leaving the heroes to gawk at their praise.
"I...never felt so famous before," Berry gaped.
"I don't think I've ever been famous," Tamber added.
"So... Are you ready to do it?" Vivian asked.
"Yeah. I think I'm ready." Chopper nodded, walking over to the pedestal. "OK, here it goes… I'm going to bring them all out!"
Once he jumped on the pedestal, the blue light started to circle around the fountain, brightening it and giving out a feeling of hope. Each spot where a Crystal Star would stand began to glow in its matching color. Chopper felt the pedestal around him sparkle, and soon all twenty Crystal Stars began to surround him and slowly float above him. The more they circled him, the further they started to spread out until they were floating above their respective places. Once they stopped, they disappeared in a star-shaped sparkle and appeared at their specific part of the fountain.
Everyone couldn't help but gape at the sight.
"This is incredible!" Bun commented.
"It's definitely a spectacle, that's for sure," Parm agreed.
"Perhaps there will be a celebration after this?" Memu wondered.
"Whoa… This is interesting." Chopper gaped, watching the Crystal Stars fly into the sky. Suddenly, they saw a bright flash from the sky, and soon a light barrier had made its appearance, being visible in any location within the universe.
"I don't believe it… It worked!" Scrub fist pumped.
"Poyo! (We're saved!)" Kirby squealed.
The Cappies began to cheer and hug each other, happy to be saved from the darkness.
"We're saved!"
"Pop Star can live without troubles!"
That was when Bowser and Kammy showed up at the fountain behind the group of Cappies. Since they were busy celebrating, none of them had paid any attention to him.
"Hey, what's up with the celebration?" Bowser asked in disbelief. "They throw a party and don't invite ME?!"
"Oh, dear..." Kammy gulped. "And I remember the last time you weren't invited to a party..."
Bowser let out a small grumble, while the heroes smiled in joy for their recent victory.
"Wow... We actually did it!" Chopper cheered. "We finally finished our quest!"
"That means it's party time!" Sonic declared.
"Hrrrmmmm…" Frankly trailed, looking up at the sky. "For some reason, something doesn't feel right…"
"What're you talking about? The barrier's here, and that darkness can kiss its luck goodbye!" Scrub scoffed.
Suddenly, the barrier had shattered, and the Crystal Stars came falling down, no longer sparkling in all its glory. At that point, the celebrations had stopped.
"Wait... What? What happened?" Shadower gawked.
"Weren't the Crystal Stars supposed to save us?" the Mayor gawked.
At that moment, the ground began to shake, and the sky began to darken to a dark red. The Cappies began to scream in horror.
"We're all doomed!"
"We're all going to die!"
"Ha ha ha ha! You fools!" a demonic voice cackled, echoing through the sky. "You honestly believed that your precious Crystal Stars would save you! Think again!"
"That voice... It sounds familiar..." Escargon trailed.
"Who… Who are you?!" Chopper exclaimed.
"My name is none of your concern. ...Yet." the voice replied. "It's all thanks to you that my plan has worked all along! That mayor was such a fool, believing that the Crystal Stars would save you all. You just fell into my trap!"
"So… It was all just a trick?!" Flyer gaped, clenching his fists.
"Indeed! And there's nothing you can do about it. However, before you all perish, allow me to open the way to your doom, Chopper!"
"Doom? What do you mean?" Chopper suddenly noticed a black and red portal appear before his very eyes. "Uh oh… This isn't good!"
He tried his best to flee, but it was impossible to get away from it. Chopper, his ten friends, and even Silica were sucked into the portal.
"Chopper!" Frankly gasped. "No... It can't be!"
"Whoa! Look at that!" Bowser shouted, getting through the crowd of screaming Cappies. "Did you see that, Haggy?"
"Yes, Your Evilness!" Kammy nodded. "It looks like those stars have led to another world!"
"Well what're we doing standing here? We're going after Chopper!"
"Oh! Of course, Lord Bowser!"
Bowser and Kammy immediately rushed into the portal, while the others were unaware of his presence. Right when they jumped in, the portal disappeared.
"Oh, no… I had a feeling something like this would happen…" Frankly trailed. "I hope Chopper can find his way out of this…"
"I hope they all find their way out," Fumu said, appearing worried.
As they looked up, they saw a dark vortex making its way closer to Dream Land.
So, who expected this? *sees a lot of hands raised*
Well, on that note, this means that the final chapter of the story starts in the next chapter. Be prepared, because it is going to get intense!