Well…I jumped to conclusions. The chapter will be called something else…so I plan to edit the last chapter a bit. xD Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy the story! ^^

Chapter 7: A New Discovery
Yoshi's Island

Yoshi was sitting down by the lake shore, staring at the water reflecting his own image. He heard someone's call, but he ignored it. He was too overwhelmed in thoughts to notice anything. SD walked up to Yoshi and sat next to him.

"Yoshi? You okay?" He asked with concern.

Yoshi sighed. "I'm just worried about my sister. She's going out with that Vincent and I don't trust him one bit…" he sadly replied. He looked at his reflection once again and clenched his fist. "I don't want my sister being around that jerk! I can't stand him! He might do something to her!"

"Yoshi, calm down! Worrying isn't going to help us. We need more help on our side," said SD. "Besides, my own son worries like that sometimes."

"I don't want anything to happen to her. She's my only sister. I care about her," said Yoshi, his voice nearly breaking.

"I promise that I would help Yellow. I'll keep my word, Yoshi," said SD.

"You're gonna help my sister? Thanks, I don't want Vincent near her."

"Hey, it's the least I can do for you Yoshi and it's really the only way I can make it up to your mother," said SD sadly.

"Thanks, I wanna go back to the village," said Yoshi.

"Alright, but before we go, take this." SD handed Yoshi the heart stone that he kept to himself. "I found this in the ruins and I want you to hold it, ok?"

"Really? I'll hold onto it! Thanks!"

"Alright, but don't tell anyone about it, in case Vincent heard of it. Come on. Let's go Yoshi!" SD stood up and began to walk back to the village.

"I won't!" Yoshi stood up and followed SD behind.

They walked back to the village and saw the group of Smashers gathered in front of Cameo's house. Bowser Jr. stood in front of the crowd waiting.

"Wow…Jr.'s quick," said SD to Yoshi. "He wanted everyone together to stay the night at the castle, but I'm a little worried about it…"

"It's just a castle! There's nothing to worry!" shouted Bowser Jr.

"Yeah…but it's what happened in that castle years ago I'm remembering. I'll tell you about it later," said SD as he and Yoshi joined the group.

"Follow me!" ordered Bowser Jr.

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King Dedede, Ganondorf, and Bowser were seated around a small table. Paper were scattered across the table. Bowser balled up another paper and tossed it aside. He slammed his fist on the table.

"Damnit, still no ideas!?" roared the Koopa King.

"What can we do? We are powerless against the Smashers!" complained Ganondorf, trying to get the thoughts of their last defeat out of his mind.

Suddenly, Roy and Morton came crashing through the door. The other Koopalings peeked through the door, watching the two fighting Koopalings trying to pull the remote control off each other's hand. Bowser turned toward Roy and Morton and glared at them.

Roy and Morton looked up and froze. Both Koopalings dropped the remote control as soon as they caught eye at Bowser's death glare.

"It was his fault!" immediately shouted Roy, pointing at Morton.

"I was asking for the remote, but he didn't give it to me!" retorted Roy.

"I was using it!"

"But no one wanted to watch that show!"

"There was nothing else good on!"

"That's enough kids!" roared Bowser.

The two Koopalings stood silent. The other Koopalings who were standing by the door began to walk away, hoping to avoid anymore wrath from Bowser. Roy snatched the remote control and ran out of the room.

"Get back here!" shouted Morton. He began to run after Roy.

"Before we had that interruption, if we want to be more powerful than the Smashers, then we need to find a way to become stronger. That has always been the problem. Last time we tried going after the Pure Heart, but that was a fail. Tabuu is gone…we have no one powerful on our side," said Bowser.

"What about your s-" said King Dedede before being shot with a glare from Bowser.

"I highly doubt there is a third Chaos Heart," muttered Ganondorf.

"I think it's time that we start advertising again," said Bowser.

"Not that again! We found NO ONE that way! Do you really think that a super powerful villain will just call your house and ask to help defeat the Smashers!?" complained Ganondorf.

"It's possible…"

Ganondorf facepalmed. "You are completely missing the logic here."

"Look! We're desperate! We need to find more villains so we can outnumber the Smashers! Most of the time we lose because of our short numbers!"

"Alright, we'll start doing the advertising…it's not like I'm desperate myself anyways."

"I'm glad you finally understand."

"I will order my Waddle Dees to start making the advertisements," said King Dedede.

"I'll see if I can get my kids to help in some way. They need something to do besides watching television all day. Ever since Yellow left, they've gotten crazier and more bored," Bowser sighed.

Bowser stood up from his seat and walked out the door. He climbed down the staircase and entered the television room, where the seven koopalings gathered. Their eyes were glued to the television, unaware of Bowser's existence until he turned off the television.

"What the hell was that for!?" shouted Roy.

"I have a job for you kids. I'm tired of seeing your asses stuck on the sofa all day. You will help me make posters to advertise the villains. You got that!?" ordered Bowser.

"We didn't finish watching the movie," whined Wendy.

"I don't give a damn! Now get to work!"

All of the Koopalings stood up, grumbling to themselves. They walked out of the room and climbed the stairs to their room. Bowser crossed his arms and watched them until all of the Koopalings had disappeared. He looked at the television and grabbed the remote control.

"What are you doing Bowser?" asked Ganondorf suspiciously.

"I just took it away from the kids," replied Bowser nervously.

"Let's see what's on."

Ganondorf and Bowser sat on the sofa. Bowser turned on the television and began to watch the movie that the Koopalings were watching earlier. King Dedede entered the room and joined them.

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All of the Smashers gathered by the entrance to Bowser's castle. Bowser Jr. walked through the crowd and took out a pair of golden keys. He placed a key in the hole and turned it. The young Koopa took a step back and tackled the door open. He kept the door open and allowed the others to enter the castle.

As soon as they entered the castle, the Smashers began to look around in awe, except for Mario, Luigi and Peach for obvious reasons. Bowser Jr. stood in front of the Smashers. "I know it's impressive, but the one at the Koopa Kingdom is much better. The rooms are upstairs. I hope no one fights for it like at Zelda's castle a few years back. I really don't want a mess here."

"Don't worry Jr.! The castle is going to be fine!" assured Link.

"Speak for yourself…." SD muttered to himself, making sure that no one had heard.

"Go pick your rooms! DO NOT enter the 5th floor. My room and my dad's room are there!" ordered Bowser Jr, pointing toward the staircase.

Link pulled Toony away from the crowd and dragged him to a hidden corner. "Toony, this is a perfect chance to pull a prank on SD. Did you not see the look on his face when we entered the castle?"

"A prank? As in, we're gonna work together? Okay fine…so you have any idea for a prank?" questioned Toony.

"No…let's go ask Bowser Jr. He's good at these kinds of stuff," whispered Link.

"Alright!"

"Yoshi, alright if I share a room with you?" asked SD, not wanting to be alone in the castle.

"Of course you can share a room with me, SD!" exclaimed Yoshi.

"Thanks Yoshi," said SD, feeling relieved.

"Hey Yellow! You wanna sleep in my room? It's still the room with the balcony and I know how much you love to watch the sunset! We can stay up watching movies and do other stuff," said Bowser Jr., excitedly.

"I thought you wanted to be with me!" complained Vincent.

"Why would she want to stay with you!? I'm MUCH better than you!" taunted Bowser Jr. "Besides, I am her best friend and we have fun together!"

"Why would she want to stay with a stupid little kid like you! Yellow wants to be with me!" said Vincent in a much harsher tone.

"Sister! You're NOT sleeping with Vincent! You're going with Bowser Jr.!" shouted Yoshi.

Yellow sighed. "Fine, I'm staying with Jr." She faced Bowser Jr. and smiled at him. "Let's go." She walked up the stairs with Bowser Jr. following behind. Yoshi sighed a relief once the two were out of sight.

Link and Toony raced up the stairs. Everyone else followed behind at their own pace toward the room of their choice.

For the rest of the day, everyone remained in their room, unpacking their stuff and organizing their room until nightfall. The castle stood quiet, except for the waves rolling onto the beach from a distance and the occasional gust of wind blowing through the open windows at the end of every hallway.

Everyone was asleep, except for the two Yoshis sharing a room.

"Do you think we should tell Meta Knight about all this?" asked SD.

"I think we should…he is the understanding type unlike the others," said Yoshi. "Let's go wake him up! Everyone else should be asleep by now."

"Yeah, but we better watch out for Vincent, can't let him know," said SD, getting out of bed. "Eh…where is his room?"

"I know where it is! Follow me, but quietly," said Yoshi.

Yoshi opened the door and looked both ways before going out into the hallway. The hallway was dimly lit and a cold wind blew across from a open window. They went down the stairs, but they heard footsteps.

"Someone's else's about?" asked SD.

"Try not to wake up anyone," whispered Link as he and Toony tip-toed across the hallway.

"Where do we hide!?" SD asked in panic.

"Let's see…hide behind the stairs!" said Yoshi in a loud whisper. He and SD quickly hid behind the stairs. They soon saw Toony and Link walking by them.

"Alright, do you remember where Bowser Jr.'s room is?" asked Link, as he and Toony walked up to the stairs.

"He said something about being on the 5th floor. You're lucky I was paying attention," said Toony.

"We need to get back at SD for beating us! I've never felt so embarrassed in my whole life! He's gonna pay for mocking me! It's OUR turn to mock him!" exclaimed Link.

"Link keep your voice down, someone can hear us," whispered Toony.

"Oh sorry…" whispered Link.

"Too late for that…" mumbled SD.

"Well, we're really not gonna do the prank ourselves, remember we're getting Bowser Jr.'s help?" Toony said.

"Knowing that kid, he's one of the best prankers out there," reminded Link.

"Hehe…looks like they're still mad at you," whispered Yoshi, slightly amused.

"Yeah, but I'm not gonna let them prank me in this sort of place, besides, you can beat them both easily too, Yoshi. Let's follow them before seeing Meta Knight," said SD.

"Alright," whispered Yoshi.

"Let's go!" said SD. He and Yoshi began to follow Link and Toony up the stairs.

Link and Toony quickly climbed the stairs. The yoshis quietly followed them behind. The two Hylians walked out into the hallway and knocked on Bowser Jr.'s room. The Yoshis remained behind and watched from a distance.

"Psst! Jr.! It's us, Link and Toony!" said Link, knocking on the door.

Yellow and Bowser Jr. were watching a horror movie when they heard the door knock. Bowser Jr. lowered the volume and heard that it was Link and Toony. He pressed pause and opened the door for the two swordsmen.

"Are you ready to do the prank?" asked Toony.

"You already have a prank in mind?" asked Bowser Jr.

"No," admitted Link. "That is why we came to you."

"Alright come in. Yellow and I are only watching a movie." Bowser Jr. moved out of the way to allow Link and Toony to enter the room. He closed the door shut.

"Come on SD!" said Yoshi, across the hallway.

SD nodded and followed Yoshi to the door.

"Alright, so you wanna scare SD, eh? My dad happens to have a torture room in the basement. You can give him a good scare right there! We just gotta lead him into that room and I think I know how," said Bowser Jr. facing the yellow Yoshi watching the movie.

Yellow looked at Bowser Jr. "What?"

SD remained silent. He held both a look of shock and anger in his face. His eyes also changed in appearance.

"You heard me, Yellow! We're gonna use you as bait! You're gonna pretend to run away and I will pretend to be looking all over for you!" said Bowser Jr. "He will try to help me look for her. You guys can then lead him into the torture room."

"Uh, what's wrong SD?" asked Yoshi concerned.

SD shook his head quickly. His eyes appeared normal. "Before, I had a few run ins with Kamek and some of those times ended in those rooms…"

"Wait, y-you were tortured?" asked Yoshi in shock.

"Yeah, your uncle saved me at one time, which was after he and I first met," said SD to Yoshi.

"Wow, so should we stop the prank or something?"

"No, we'll just head for Meta Knight's room, we need to talk with him."

Yoshi lead SD back downstairs to Meta Knight's rooms, which stood at the end of the hallway. He knocked on the door. Meta Knight was looking out at the window, with his cape wrapped around his body, when he heard the knock on the door. He walked up to the door and opened it. "What is it that you want?"

"We want to talk to you about something, can we come in?" asked Yoshi.

"Sure," Meta Knight moved out of the way to allow SD and Yoshi to enter the room. Meta Knight locked the door and closed the window. They gathered around the table.

"Thanks Meta Knight, it's about the black Yoshi, Vincent," said SD.

"What about him?" asked Meta Knight.

"When I went to the ruins with Link and Toony, I was separated from those two. We went our own ways to explore, but along the way I encountered Vincent and he just attacked me without a reason! He said he wanted me dead!" explained Yoshi.

Meta Knight looked at Yoshi, his eyes turning green.

"And then later I arrived with Link and Toony," added SD, "Where Vincent said he was only fighting self-defense, but there's something about him that I can't trust. Plus, there's something about his name that bothers me."

"Then as I was walking back to the village from the lake, Vincent came up to me and pinned me down! He said that he will not allow me to cure my sister's curse! He said if I say anything about him he will wipe my entire generation off the face of the universe! He will kill everyone within my bloodline. The scary thing is that I believe that he is capable of doing that," added Yoshi.

"I overheard the whole thing without him knowing," said SD.

"I believe you two. Why do you not convince the others about Vincent's doing?" asked Meta Knight.

"Because no one is gonna believe us, they believe Vincent's words," said Yoshi.

"Even Yellow…" added SD.

"This is not good. Instead of remaining silent, it is best if you take some action, before it is too late," said Meta Knight.

"How!?" cried out Yoshi. "I can't say anything! Vincent is gonna get me!"

"Yoshi? You still have the stone I gave you?" asked SD.

"Yes I do," said Yoshi. He took out the stone and held it in the air, showing it to Meta Knight.

"What is it?" asked Meta Knight, looking at the stoned heart.

"Something I found in the ruins…there was writing about it that we told you about. I think it's the key to freeing you and Yellow from the curse," said SD, before noticing something. "Yoshi, did you wash that stone? It looks brighter."

"It does!?" exclaimed Yoshi in surprise.

"I never did that when I had it," SD said before remembering the words in the ruins again. "The cure to the curse lies within the heart. Once the one with the Pure Heart can use it to cure the other Pure Heart from the curse," he said out loud.

"But Yellow and I are both cursed. I do not see how it is possible," said Meta Knight.

"Yeah…Yoshi, the stone was darker before I gave it to you, right?" asked SD.

"Yeah," replied Yoshi.

"And now the stone's brighter. Something it did awhile AFTER I gave it to you," said SD, with growing suspicions.

"What is that supposed to mean?" nervously asked Yoshi.

"Is it possible?" gasped Meta Knight.

"I believe so…Yoshi, I think you're the other Pure Heart," said SD.

"W-what? H-how's that possible?" gasped Yoshi.

"Think about it, Sirius, your mother, was a Pure Heart. She had you and Yellow, and Yellow's Pure Heart too. In that sense, you're one too. Why else is the stone brighter in your hand?" said SD.

"I agree. You have inherited the Pure Heart as well," added Meta Knight.

"But if I'm a Pure Heart, the villains w-will go after me!" said Yoshi, fear growing in his voice.

"Then it must be kept secret until necessary."

"Yeah, plus you haven't felt the power that Meta Knight and Yellow have. I'm guessing it's only starting to awaken now if the stone's brighter," added SD.

"So, I'm powerful. Wow, I never knew I would be the one, so that means I can cure the curse!" exclaimed Yoshi happily.

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Yellow ran downstairs to the main floor, giggling. She ran through the hallway and entered the kitchen. She ran into a closet and stayed there. She continued to giggle, unable to hold it back.

"Hello," greeted Vincent.

Yellow jumped up and opened the closet. Vincent! Don't scare me like that! What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I can't come and see you? Hey Yellow, I noticed that your brother is a bit overprotective, don't you hate that?"

"I kinda do, but I already have my independence. I don't live with my brother anymore. I actually work for Bowser. I don't have to worry about him much anymore."

"Yeah, but your brother won't let me be with you and I love you…"

"Y-you do?" asked Yellow surprised.

"Can you please run away with me? I wanna be with you. I don't want your brother trying to separate us. You've been so kind to me. We can go away now since everyone is asleep."

"I don't know. I don't want to leave Bowser Jr. I take care of his siblings, then again, I l-love you too…I'll run away with you!"

Vincent immediately took her hand and ran out of the kitchen and out of the castle.

So yeah, Link's prank is a fail. Instead of pretending to run away, Yellow actually ran away. xD Poor Link and his fail...he'll have his day...someday...I hope you enjoyed that little moment with the Koopalings. I've been playing New Super Mario Bros Wii and I'm REALLY loving them. :3 I had always liked Bowser Jr. xDD So yeah...cliffhanger, deal with it! xD

Julie: Cliffhanger! Will the Smashers find out Vincent's dark secret?! How will they react when they found out Yoshi's a pure heart as well?! Will Yellow and Vincent really run away to spend the rest of their lives together?! Find out next time on the next chapter: "Secrets of the Ruins" on Curses Final END!!!!

Me: I PROMISE the next chapter will be called that! DX