Chopper cried as he began to plummet from the sky of Flipside. Unfortunately, for him, he ended up landing on Flipside Tower headfirst, just like when he returned to Flipside from The Underwhere. And just like before, it was a little painful, which bothered him when he slowly got up.
"Ugh… I didn't enjoy that…" Chopper moaned as he rubbed his head in pain. He blinked for a second and noticed where he was. "Hey… I'm back at Flipside Tower! All right!"
He looked around to see if anyone was around the tower. Sadly, he couldn't find a single person. "OK… I guess I'm going to have to leave the tower then."
When Chopper walked over to the elevator, he noticed that The Void looked a little bigger in the sky than the previous time. He tried his best not to worry about it as he went down to the second floor and heard Merlon's voice. It sounded like he was concerned.
"These poor Pixls… They look so dull and weak now…" Merlon trailed. "I don't know what's going on, but maybe it could be because the Pure Heart hasn't been restored to its normal form. If that Pure Heart isn't fixed, then they might die…"
"Oh, boy… It doesn't sound like things are becoming any better…" Chopper trailed as he peeked through the door and noticed how dull the Pixls look. "Well I can't just stay out here. I need to go inside to at least cheer Merlon up…"
Instead of kicking the door open, Chopper pushed it open to see Merlon looking down at the weak and dull Pixls. When he heard footsteps, he turned around, only to gasp when he saw it was Chopper.
"C-C-Chopper?!" Merlon gaped. "But I saw you explode in the box and disappear! What happened to you?!"
"Believe it or not, I discovered the…" Chopper paused for a moment, remembering that Merlo told him not to talk about the sages.
"Do you mean the sages?"
"Oh, no… That's not good!"
"Relax, Chopper. I already know about the sages." Merlon assured.
"But if someone overhears this-"
"Have no fear, young one. I can use my magic to make this house soundproof so no one can hear from outside if needed. Trust me, your secret will be safe here."
"OK... I really hope so..." Chopper trailed.
"So, I assume you have the Pure Heart restored, do you not?" Merlon asked.
"Well… You see… I didn't." Chopper sweat dropped as he held the stone Pure Heart. "Two sages managed to help shatter a barrier that Tipral probably put on this thing, but I never found the third sage…"
"Mmmmmmm… This is troubling news then… Not only that, but the Pixls are starting to grow weaker without the Pure Heart in the Heart Pillar. If it doesn't go in, chances are they might die…"
"How are they connected with the Pure Heart, though?" Chopper wondered.
"Hmmmmm… From what I believe, the Pixls helped with the creation of the Purity Heart by the Tribe of Ancients by lending some of their power. However, the major drawback was if a Pure Heart was to be dead, over time the Pixls would start to lose their power and eventually die."
"Wh-What?! D-Die?!"
"H-Hero…" moaned Thoreau as he floated over to him. "Pl-Please… Go find the third sage immediately."
"I know that, but I don't know where! Do you have any idea where I could find the sage?"
"N-No… Sadly, we don't know where, pard…" Slim coughed. "If it weren't fer that Pixl Queen, we probably wouldn't be like this…"
"Pixl Queen? What's a Pixl Queen?"
Unfortunately, he got no answer when they slowly began to fall to the ground like paper, making Chopper and Merlon gasp.
"I don't think they have much time left," Merlon gasped. "Chopper, no matter what, you need to find out who this third sage is! Maybe… Maybe it could be someone you know. You should try seeking them!"
"O-OK…" Chopper trailed as he left Merlon's house. However, instead of walking around, he sighed and sat down and held the stone heart. "I can't believe that it's all led to this… Now my Pixls are going to die if this thing isn't restored!"
He sighed as his head hung low. "I've been sent on a quest, but things aren't working out too well. I mean, my uncle, Chilbo, did a much better job! He was such a great hero! I need to be a little more like him!"
"Chopper…"
Chopper blinked when he looked up and saw a spirit of an old wizard with a long, white mustache and a purple hood and robe. His eyes were red, and for some reason, he almost looked a little similar to Merlon.
"What the… Who the heck are you?"
"Please… Follow me, young one."
Chopper noticed the spirit fly over to the elevator going down, so he took it down to the first floor. When he noticed him going into 3-D, Chopper did the same thing and followed the spirit into Mirror Hall.
"Mirror Hall? Why would I need to be here?" Chopper wondered.
"Come to Rainbowside with me, please. I'll answer all your questions."
Chopper shrugged and took the beam up to Rainbowside and followed the spirit down to the floor below the first floor, which was revealed to have a house to the right that was covered in darkness. To the left, there was an underwater passageway.
"Whoa… Is there some kind of dark barrier surrounding this place, or is it just dark mist or something?" Chopper wondered as his hand was surrounded by a yellow glow. "No matter. With my light powers, I'm sure I'll be able to destroy this!"
After charging up a light ball, he flung it at the house, ridding all of the dark power left on it. It was an old house, and when Chopper followed the spirit inside, it was surprisingly…a shrine.
"Hold on a second… The exterior looks like a poor person's house, while the interior looks like a shrine?! What the heck's going on here?!"
When he walked over to the end of the room, the spirit appeared, nearly making him yelp and fall back.
"Rest assured, Chopper… I am not here to harm you." the spirit assured.
"Oh, good… I'm glad that I… Wait, hold on a minute! How do you know my name?" Chopper gawked, looking suspicious.
"You know Merlon, do you not? Well, you see… That is my son, as well as Merlo. I am their father, Merli. Ever since you first came to Flipside, I've been watching you come back with a Pure Heart and a couple of Pixls each time. Do you know how the Pixls came to be?"
"No, not at all…" Chopper trailed. "They speak a lot at first, but once they join me, they don't tend to say much that often. Though, Thoreau has said more than the other Pixls, that's for sure…"
"Ah, so you never knew… You see, they used to be spirits of the game-overed 3,000 years ago. Twelve on them were made, to be exact. The creator of these Pixls was unknown, but it was said that he had many apprentices that learned to create Pixls after his successors. For the Ancients, they were considered to be 'thinking tools'. Without them, the Ancients probably wouldn't have advanced further in life. In fact, we wouldn't have dear Flipside here either."
"Really? The Pixls were the reason why the people of Flipside are here today… That's interesting… It must've been pretty awesome for those Ancients."
"Well, it was…until the Pixl Queen appeared. She was able to mind control the Pixls to rebel against their masters. Unlike them, she was a demonic spirit and had an ability to control the spiritual Pixls. Because the Ancients depended on them so much, it prevented them from building and ended up becoming enslaved by the Pixl Queen and her mind-controlled Pixls. Some say that a shadow being assisted her."
"Shadow being? That sounds kind of like Tipral…"
"This shadow being had the ability to duplicate into its enemies. It said that it was trying to find the heroes. Sadly, it failed to do so and hid itself for a millennium. No one knows where it went. Some say that it found the heroes, but tried to find a way to manipulate them instead. However, only one of the heroes would be able to see it."
"One hero…" Chopper pondered until his eyes widened. "No way…"
Kirby looked a bit puzzled at Shadow Kirby, but he immediately turned to Chopper. "Poyo… (Chopper, you're not going to believe this… But there's a shadow of me trying to convince me to do horrible things!)"
"What? Where is it?" Chopper asked in shock. Kirby pointed at the mirror, but to him, he couldn't even see Shadow Kirby. "Uhhhhh… I don't see any shadow. Unless you mean the ones we all have."
"Poyo! (He actually talks, though!)"
"What's wrong, Chopper?" Merli asked, noticing Chopper doze off for a moment, who quickly shook his head to pay attention.
"Well, you said it was a 'shadow', right? I think I remember one of my friends talking about a shadow..."
"Usually this shadow being would take the form of the hero and speak to them through a reflection, from what I could recall. If one of your friends saw it, then you better be on the lookout."
"Well, he hadn't spoken about the 'shadow' for a while… I guess he stopped seeing it?" Chopper shrugged. "I don't know… It's probably best not to get worried about it right now. Please continue your story."
"All right, then," Merli nodded. "However, despite this travesty going on, the inheritors of the original twelve Pixls appeared and defeated the wave of Pixls in their way and freed the enslaved Ancients. With a card known as a Catch Card, they were able to trap the mind-controlled Pixls and heal them. However, despite this, only one survived and made his way to the Pixl Queen, who used her powers of illusion to stop this last fighter."
"Wow… The Pixl Queen must've been angry…"
"She was angry, especially when a Pixl immune to her effects came to assist the survivor. The queen tried to throw many attacks, but with the Pixl's ability, the survivor managed to throw them back at her and end her game. It turns out, the Pixl Queen was the first Pixl ever created, and the master who created her was studying the dark book known as the Dark Prognosticus. The survivor, on the other hand, disappeared with the book to avoid another disaster like that. Ever since then, the Ancients feared the Pixls and limited their power and even outlaw their creation. Eventually their power declined until they were no more."
"Interesting… Hold on a second, you said the Pixl immune to the mind control helped the survivor throw stuff?" Chopper gaped. "Hold on a second… I think I might know something about this…"
"The reason why I told you this story was because I wanted you to know a little more about the Pixls, and the fact that they're not just 'in the background' in your adventure. You couldn't have collected nineteen Pure Hearts without their help, you know…"
"Eighteen, excluding the dead Pure Heart here."
"Yes… Because the Pixls power was connected to the creation of a Pure Heart, they get weak when its power drains. And that is why I am going to help you find the third sage. Without this sage, the Pure Heart will never be restored to its power, and the Pixls will be dead."
"But I couldn't find him or her in Sagein Galaxy! How can I find this person?"
"To get your answers, you must acquire three important orbs. There's the Dark Orb, which resides down in The Underwhere, the Light Orb, which resides in The Overthere, and the Rainbow Orb, which resides in The Peaceness."
"How do I find them there? You expect me to check every area?"
"With that light power you just got, you should be able to discover some dark blocks that could be struck with a light ball. If you hit them, you're surely going to discover one of them. Personally, I would recommend going to The Peaceness first."
"All right, I guess I'll do that…" Chopper trailed as he made his way over to the door. "Oh… And Merli?"
"Yes?"
"I'm going to thank the Pixls for what they've done to help the people."
"Thank you, Chopper…"
Chopper gave him a nod before he left the house.
CHAPTER 15-5
"There's something strange… Merli said something about that Pixl helping the survivor throw stuff at the Pixl Queen…" Chopper trailed as he walked through the clouds of The Peaceness. "Is it possible that Thoreau was the one who helped defeat the Pixl Queen? That sounds interesting… And this shadow person… Can I not see him? And also, why am I monologue? No one really likes that in stories anyway!"
He took a stroll around The Peaceness, trying to search for the dark block. The first thing he did was going to Peaceness Town. He noticed that the Nimbis were just fine and farting and…laughing hysterically.
"Yeesh… I'm sure this town smells because of those farts…"
He noticed a red house with a light blue roof nearby, so he decided to Speed Dash past a couple of Nimbis and knock on the door. When the door opened, Pherrance and Tillip opened it.
"Say, Pherrance… We didn't order any dinner yet!" Tillip realized.
"Yeah… It's strange that a delivery boy came here!" Pherrance noticed.
"Wait, what? I'm not a delivery boy!" Chopper retorted. "I'm Chopper! Chopper of Planet Clara!"
"Wait… You mean the kid that helped us get rid of Dabootman and Strott?" Tillip gasped. "Why, I can't believe it's you again! How are ya, buddeh?"
"Where are your other buddehs?" Pherrance asked.
"Well… Unfortunately, I'm not entirely sure where they are." Chopper frowned. "My friends and I have been through a lot ever since we left The Peaceness. Do you guys see that darkness in the sky?"
"Yeah, we can see it…" Tillip nodded.
"Once that gets bigger, it'll consume this world. Sadly, it already has consumed mine and my friends' worlds…"
"What? You lost your worlds because of that thing?! Then… Where do you guys live now?!"
"I guess we don't have a home," Chopper shrugged. "The only thing I can do at the moment is search for an important item called a Rainbow Orb. You guys know of something like that?"
"I don't know… But I know what is important!" Pherrance farted in Tillip's face, making them both laugh hysterically. "Today is National Fart Day!"
"National what…?"
"National Fart Day! It's when Nimbis fart all day long!" Tillip explained as he farted. "Why don't you join us?"
"Uhhh… I'm a little busy, you know… I mean, I'm trying to save the universe! I honestly don't have time for a farting festival… I just want to know where I can find a Rainbow Orb."
"Well, I guess you can ask Elbi," Pherrance shrugged. "I bet he'd know something aboot that…"
"Then I shall go there," Chopper nodded. "I don't know when I'll be back…or if I'll ever be back. However, I'll tell my friends (if I find them) that you guys said hi."
With that, Chopper took off and left Peaceness Town to head over to Elbi's Shrine. Of course, when he got to the cloudy pathway, he noticed some of the damage from the battle before was still left around. Even the stairs he walked up had a couple of marks on it.
"I guess the Nimbis couldn't fix everything around here…" Chopper trailed as he made his way up the stairs and grabbed an Ultimate Shroom on his way to heal himself a bit. When he went inside, he saw Elbi was facing away from him, looking at a picture of him, his wife and Wenbi as a small baby.
"Oh, Labi and Wenbi… How much I miss thee…" Elbi trailed as he shed a tear, holding the necklace in his wings. "I finally got the chance to reunite with thee again, Wenbi, but then thou hath to die…"
When Chopper took a couple of steps in, Elbi turned around and noticed him. "Oh… I didn't mean to disturb you, Elbi…"
"It doth be OK, Chopper… What brings thee here anyway? I haven't seen thee in a while."
"As of right now, things are going terrible."
"How so?"
"I think… I think it would take a little too much time for me to explain it." Chopper sighed. "However, I did come here for something called a Rainbow Orb. Do you happen to know where it could be?"
"Hmmmmm… Well, I doth remember a dark block being behind mine throne." Elbi moved his throne, and behind it was a dark block. "I dost not know what this is, but mayhap that alien child put it hither."
"That's something I needed to find," Chopper hurled a light ball at the dark block, making it get enveloped in light and explode, revealing a rainbow orb that slowly landed on the ground.
"Wh-What? That's the Rainbow Orb!" Elbi gasped.
"I need to take this in order to… Well, let's just say it's something important." Chopper said as he picked it up and walked over to the Star Block.
"Wait, thou art leaving already?!"
"Sadly, I don't have much time… If I don't restore the Pure Heart, then the Pixls will die! I'm really sorry about this, Elbi…"
"…I doth understand. Thou must go now, Chopper."
Chopper gave him a nod as he hit the Star Block, which took him out of The Peaceness. Now he just needed to go find the Dark Orb and Light Orb from Chapter 7. That doesn't sound too hard.
CHAPTER 7-1
Once Chopper entered The Underwhere, he was greeted by the Shayde that first spoke to him when he came here before.
"So tell me, new face! First time down here in The Underwhere?" the Shayde asked. "…HA! I'm just kidding! People don't arrive HERE twice! Hahahahahahaha!"
"Actually, this is my third time being here…" Chopper trailed.
"Wait, what? But how is that even possible?! People only arrive here once!"
"Well, I guess I'm one of the few exceptions…"
"Hmmmmm… Well, I suppose I can't hold you back. If you're planning on going ahead, be my guest. Just watch out for the Underhands in the River Twygz. If they get you, you're in big trouble!"
"Oh… River Twygz…" Chopper sweat dropped. However, he soon realized who could be around here, and that's when he knew that he'd rather be swimming in the River Twygz. "Errr… I don't know if I'd choose River Twygz, now that I think about it."
He simply walked away from the Shayde and headed into the next area. Chopper sighed in relief when he saw Luvbi wasn't around. However, he realized that he had to get through this area in 3-D, so he went through all that trouble to reach the River Twygz, where Charold was waiting.
"What'sss thisss? Didn't I sssee you before?" Charold noticed. "You came here twice, if I could recall…"
"Yeah… I'm coming back here often, aren't I?" Chopper shrugged. "I'm just trying to look for something important here called a Dark Orb. I was told that it's somewhere around here."
"The Dark Orb? I… I believe I know of sssomething like that. I'll take you acrossssss the River Twygz, but you must give me four coinsss, of course."
"Ummmm… I think I'm better off swimming, thank you." Chopper shrugged as he used his Speed Dash to run across the river and head over to the door, while Charold looked a bit disappointed.
When Chopper reached the palace, there were a couple of D-Men that were blocking the way into Queen Jayde's palace. He decided to walk over to them, but they ended up stopping him.
"Sorry, but the queen's unfortunately out today," one D-Man informed.
"Really? Where'd she go?"
"We have no idea," the second D-Man shrugged. "She never even told us she was going out. To me, something's smelling a little fishy…"
"Maybe it's the fish you have?" the third D-Man mentioned.
The second D-Man paused and looked down at the can of fish he held. "Oh… I guess that makes perfect sense."
"Wait… The queen's missing?" Chopper gawked until he realized something. "Hold on… Didn't 'Dimentio' (if that was even him) say that Jaydes was missing?"
"Whatcha pondering' about, kid?"
"Well… I think I remember hearing about the queen being missing before. You see, maybe I could actually go find her. However, it requires me to get a hold of an item called a Dark Orb. You'd let me through, right? I mean, I helped her daughter to The Overthere!"
"Really? Well, that's interesting… Well, if there's something you're trying to find here, then we won't stop you. If you're the hero, we wouldn't want to get in your way anyway!"
"OK, thanks!" Chopper jumped over the D-Men (which he could've clearly done before) and made his way over to the palace door. When he entered it, he discovered a dark block was in the area, so by hurling a light ball at it, he found the Dark Orb.
"All right! The Dark Orb!" Chopper smiled as he picked it up. "Now that means I need to go find the last orb…in The Overthere…"
He sighed, realizing that Luvbi could be there to gush all over him and cover him in her angelic cooties that he loathed. But, he had no other choice, so he took a deep breath and hit the Star Block ahead.
CHAPTER 7-5
Since he had the Return Pipe in his hands, all he did was use it to return to Flipside Tower and go to The Overthere instead so he didn't have to worry about climbing Underwhere Road, going through Overthere Way and climbing up Overthere Stair. That would've been a little too much.
"All right… So I'm in The Overthere right now…" Chopper trailed as he took a couple of steps on the fluffy clouds. He couldn't help but smile at the atmosphere, despite The Void being in the sky. The place was simply gorgeous.
When he reached the area where the Overvator was, he noticed Novbi and Fallbi speaking to each other while they blushed. They were probably speaking "the words of love", according to them.
"Oh, fair Fallbi… I wish we can goest out somewhere and watch the beautiful sunset…" Novbi sighed as Fallbi giggled.
"Hee hee! Thou art making me blush, Novbi!" Fallbi smiled. "Thou art always good with the words of love!"
"Uhhhhhh… OK…" Chopper sweat dropped as the couple turned to him.
"Fallbi, doth this be the boy Luvbi's in love with?" Novbi asked.
"Yea, verily! Hast he come hither to propose to her?" Fallbi wondered.
"What?! No way! Why would I ever propose to her?!"
"I knew thou would dost it! Thou will becometh a great prince for sure! Although… Grambi and Luvbi hath been missing for a while…"
"Wait, what? Both of them are missing?" Chopper gasped, pausing for a moment. "For how long?"
"We dost not know," Novbi shrugged.
"Well, I'm looking for an important item, and it may require me to use the Overvator. You think you can do it?"
"Of course! GOOOOOOOING UP!" When Chopper jumped on the Overvator, it slowly began to ascend up to the cloud above them. "And hither we are! Thank thee for using the Overvator!"
"All right, now to get going," Chopper thanked Novbi and headed to Overthere Sector 4, where he noticed Whibbi was floating over by the rainbow bridge and looking up at the sky worriedly.
"Why dost this black hole have to come hither right now?" Whibbi asked. "At a time like this, too!"
When he turned around, he noticed Chopper. "Holdest on… Let me take a look at thee… Thou art one of the heroes that savest our world, yea?"
"Yeah, that's me," Chopper nodded.
"Thou hast come hither at a perfect time! Thou see, Grambi and Luvbi art missing!"
"Yeah, I heard… I'm going to the shrine to see if I can find any clues."
"Thou art? Then I won't stop thee. If clues art important to thee, then thou shalt goest now!"
Whibbi used his power to send Chopper flying over the rainbow bridge and to the door. Chopper shrugged and entered the next area, where he heard the beautiful angelic music in the background. Using his Speed Dash, he made his way over to the stairs and entered the shrine.
Unfortunately, he found nobody around.
"Oh, dear… This isn't good…" Chopper trailed as he took a couple of steps into the shrine. "Not only is Jaydes gone, but Grambi and Luvbi are too! While I should be relieved that Luvbi's go—No, wait… I shouldn't be happy! I mean, I don't think something's right here!"
He even looked around in 3-D, but he didn't see any sign of Grambi nor Luvbi. However, he did notice something behind the throne. It was another dark block.
"Such an obvious location…" Chopper sighed as he threw a light ball at the block to destroy it, revealing the Light Orb. When it landed in his hands, he noticed that it was just like the Light Orb he threw at Maquano two years ago.
"Man… I haven't seen this thing in two years… Too bad that the person who gave it to me was just trying to trick me and turned out to be a witch's soul…"
He put the Light Orb away and sighed. "All right… Time to go back and see Merli. I can finally find out where the third sage is."
So with that, he hit the Star Block in the room to leave The Overthere and return to Flipside Tower.
Rainbowside, B1-
"Ah, I see you return… But do you have the three orbs I told you about?" Merli asked as Chopper walked into the house.
"Yes, I have them right here!" Chopper declared as he held up the Rainbow, Dark and Light Orb. He gasped when he saw them float out of his hands and over to Merli, who took them and combined them into a large orb.
"Thank you for finding them, Chopper," Merli thanked. "Thanks to you, you can now find the answer to whatever you want. However, you may only ask one question, which is why finding that last sage is important!"
"Hmmmmmmm… I can ask anything I want, huh?" Chopper thought. "I could get some answers to my past! …But, no. I don't think I should do that. I feel that's a little selfish of me…"
"Well? Are you going to ask a question?"
"OK," Chopper took a deep breath and walked over to the orb. "Where can I find the third sage to help me restore the Pure Heart?"
He watched as the orb flashed and revealed a location. It looked exactly like Rainbowside, but it was at a tower.
"Rainbowside Tower? The third sage is there?!" Chopper gaped.
"Hmmmmm… So the third sage is closer than we thought. Chopper, you must make your way up to the Rainbow Tower of Rainbowside and get the third sage's help! The Pixls, the Ancients and even I are depending on you!"
"Got it," Chopper nodded as he waved goodbye to Merli and left the house. With that, he had to go up to the tower.
Rainbowside Tower-
"All right, third sage, I'm here!" Chopper shouted as he walked out of the elevator. "I need your help with the Pure Heart, and if I don't restore it, the Pixls are going to die!"
"Doo bi doo bi doo…"
"Huh?" Chopper noticed a depressed Luvbi singing sadly as she looked up at the sky.
"Oh, me… Why didst Mother and Father have to be taken away from me?" Luvbi asked as tears rolled down her face. "I can barely dost anything to get them back! And now The Void hast grown bigger as well…"
"Luvbi…" Chopper trailed as he slowly walked over to her. The Nimbi princess slowly turned around and weakly smiled.
"Oh, Chopper… My sweet prince! I missed thee verily!" Luvbi cried, fluttering over to Chopper. "Seeing thee hither doth maketh me feel a little better…"
"What happened? What are you doing here?"
"Taketh a look at this note. Thy questions will be answered." Luvbi said as she took out a letter and gave it to Chopper, who began to read through it.
Dear Girly Princess Thing,
I have taken your parents away to my base. Why? I wanted revenge on you for helping Chopper ruin my plans! So, what did I decide to do? I took your mother and father, the king and queen of death! Thankfully, I learned a couple of magic spells that allow me to go up against even them! If you see your boyfriend, show him this letter. I want to see him at the Comet of Darkness so we can finally end this once and for all! Yes, you must bring him there, or else you'll never see your parents! However, let's see if you can actually make it there first! Ha HA!
Shadow Doom
"So Shade's the one responsible for taking your parents…" Chopper trailed. "And he's at the Comet of Darkness? You know, that was a place I heard about, and I wanted to go there after hearing about six people showing up there."
"So thou will goest there?"
"Of course! I'm not going to let some alien child take away your parents! I don't want you to have the same fate as me…" Chopper sighed. "Although, I also have a little problem of my own."
"Pray, what doth that be?"
"You see, I'm trying to look for a specific kind of person that can help me with the Pure Heart. I was told that I could find this…person…here…" Chopper's eyes widened as he soon realized who it was. "No way… YOU…? YOU'RE the third sage?!"
"Third sage? What dost thou… Wait a moment." Luvbi paused. "I doth remember when I was a Pure Heart, I was once known as a Sage of the Skies. Even if I am not a Pure Heart now, I doth believest that the power is still in me."
"Then… You can help bring the Pure Heart back to life!" Chopper gasped. "We can save the Pixls from certain death! We can also save your parents too!
"Then… There doth be hope?"
"Yes! Of course! It's just like my uncle would say! 'Don't give up! There's always hope!' Man, what a great hero he was…"
"…Thank thee for telling me, sweet Chopper," Luvbi smiled, blushing at him. "I doth believest a kiss is necessary."
"Yeah!" Chopper declared before he blinked. "Wait… What? I…uh… I don't know abut that…"
Luvbi fluttered over to Chopper and puckered up, ready to kiss Chopper on the lips. Chopper gulped and slowly began to step back. He then felt the edge of the tower nearby, and that was when his Mistake had dropped out from his inventory.
"Huh?" Chopper gawked, he and Luvbi watching the item fall off the tower. "Oh... I forgot I still had that."
Rainbowside, third floor-
"Man, I'm feeling great today, don't you agree, Captain Fishhead?" a young boy asked as he looked at his fish inside the fish bowl.
That is, until something landed inside.
"Hey… Since when did the fishbowl look so disgusting?" he wondered. "Say, where are you, Captain Fishead?"
Unfortunately, the fish in the fish bowl didn't appear to be moving.
"Captain Fishhead? Captain Fishhead?! CAPTAIN FISHHEAD!"
Rainbowside Tower-
"OK... That was interesting..." Chopper remarked.
At that point, he felt Luvbi hugging him, leaving him scared once again.
"Oh, Chopper… How much I missed hugging thee…" Luvbi cooed. "Thou art still as soft as before!"
"Luvbi… Please!" Chopper cried until he noticed something flashing in his inventory. Luvbi noticed this and let go of Chopper as he pulled out the Pure Heart, which was now a pale green.
"I don't believe it… The Pure Heart's restored! But how?"
"The Pure Hearts art the feelings of our souls. They liveth on when we feel love!"
"Ummmmm… OK. Well, we better bring this to the Heart Pillar immediately! Then we better take the Pixls too!"
Rainbowside Outskirts, B1-
Knowing that the previous Heart Pillars were down in B1 of the outskirts, Chopper went down there to find the Heart Pillar to the right. There was no wall in the way – except for dark mist that was impossible to go through.
"I doth believe that the Heart Pillar is past that darkness," Luvbi predicted. "But we dost not have anything to counter it…"
"Oh yes we do," Chopper replied as he tossed a charged light ball at the darkness, ridding it and revealing the Heart Pillar. Hearts fluttered over the Nimbi girl's head as Chopper walked over to the Heart Pillar and let the pale green Pure Heart go into the Heart Pillar.
When the pale green clock appeared around the Heart Pillar, a dark purple door was revealed to be at Flopside Tower. When the clock was gone, Chopper turned to Luvbi and explained that they needed to go.
Merlon's house-
When Merlon noticed Chopper and Luvbi's arrival, he gasped, especially the Pixls, who were delighted to see him.
"You're back!" Cudge cried.
"And we're feeling better!" Starbow added.
"Yeah! It's so good to see you guys back!" Chopper cried as he hugged his Pixl companions.
"Yes, the Pixls are back to normal thanks to you, Chopper!" Merlon thanked. "And it appears that you found the third sage to help break the barrier!"
"It was broken with love," Luvbi explained as she blushed at Chopper. "Our love doth many things!"
"I...don't know if it was that…" Chopper sweat dropped. "Anyway, that means only one Pure Heart remains…"
"Yes, that is true," Merlon nodded. "With the final Pure Heart, you will finally be able to reach the center of The Void and use the Purity Heart's power to put an end to the Chaos Heart's true power!"
"Then we must not make haste! We must leave immediately!" Thoreau declared.
"Say, Thoreau… I have a question to ask…" Chopper trailed. "Were you involved in the battle against the Pixl Queen?"
"Hmmmm? How do you know that?"
"A spirit named Merli told me that."
"My… My father?!" Merlon gasped. "So… My father's spirit does live on through this town… Though, it was such a shame to see him go…"
"I'm sure he was great," Chopper assured before turning back to Thoreau. "Anyway, you did help fight against the Pixl Queen, right?"
"I'm quite surprised that you know about this. Yes, I did help." Thoreau confirmed.
"How come you never told us, KA-BOOM?" Hommissile asked.
"You guys never mentioned it. In fact, do people even pay attention to us?"
"Look, I think I really ignored you guys for a while…" Chopper trailed. "After hearing Merli's story, I just want to thank you guys for what you did. ...And maybe I'll even try talking to you a bit. How does does that sound?"
"I would love that!" Crystaline smiled.
"We'll have more of a part to the adventure!" squealed Carrie.
"Great! Now, let's hurry to Flopside Tower." Chopper suggested. "We NEED to get that last Pure Heart and find my friends!"
With that, Chopper and Luvbi left the house with the Pixls.
"Let's hope they all come back safely…" Merlon trailed.
Flopside Tower-
"Here it is, Luvbi… This is the door revealed on the tower." Chopper said as they walked over to the ninth door of Flopside Tower. "This kind of reminds me of the door leading to The Underwhere, but it's a little darker…"
"Yea, verily… It doth look like it." Luvbi agreed.
"Well, we might as well go in…" Slim trailed.
"Wait!"
"Huh?" Chopper whirled around and saw Nolrem walk up to the two.
"Don't go yet… I wanted to give you some tips."
"Tips?" Chopper gawked.
"Listen, Luvbi… That door leads into the Comet of Darkness, which is presumed to be one of the most dangerous places in the known universe." Nolrem explained. "I want you to listen to Chopper carefully. If he tells you to stay, then you should stay. If he wants your help to fly him around, then you must do that. Chopper, you can pick her up when necessary and fly around."
"I got that," Chopper nodded.
"I understand," Luvbi added.
"And if you are ever in danger, call out for Chopper for help, or perhaps you could use your sage powers to stop any enemies in your way." Nolrem slowly nodded. "Chopper, protect Luvbi. Luvbi, protect Chopper. And please… Come back safely with the last Pure Heart."
"Then let us go," Luvbi said as she turned to Chopper.
"All right…" Chopper nodded as he and Luvbi entered through the dark purple door silently. The Pixls all followed through, determined to give as much help to the heroes as possible.
Nolrem slowly walked away from the door, hoping that Chopper would come back safely with the final Pure Heart and his friends.
After the unexpected attack from a shadowy mist that was revealed to be Dimentio, Chopper knew he had to go find his friends. With the nineteenth Pure Heart finally restored, Chopper could continue his way and get a hold of the final Pure Heart. Luvbi was delighted to be with Chopper again, but she was also worried about the safety of her parents, who were being held captive by the evil Shade Doom. "I wonder what we'll find…" wondered Chopper as he noticed a creepy, alien-like world before him.
Originally this chapter was about Chopper going through pretty much every world to find the third sage, who left notes behind. However, I thought that it was completely pointless and made no sense at all and went for something like this, which turned out to be MUCH better. Not only is there some story behind the Pixls (which they do say in Super Paper Mario), but it actually gives them some notice, 'cause I've almost been ignoring them the whole time.
Next up is Chapter 19, which is another chapter I like. I'm sure most of you are tired of seeing just Chopper in two chapters. Rest assured, someone's going to be joining him next chapter. Who that person will be, you'll have to find out.