Author's Note: It's about time I make an update! I'm sorry guys, my life is just getting busier and busier. :p Curse after school rehearsals! I also gotta keep my grades up and get my butt moving so I can graduate and go into the conservatory I was accepted into. I hope you guys enjoy the story! ^^ I had a lot of fun typing out this chapter! =D
~Chapter 9: The Great Prank part I~
Yoshi's Island
Meta Knight, Yoshi, Yellow, Bowser Jr. and SD entered the Yoshian village where Pavo immediately took sight of the travelers and called out.
"Hey guys!"
He ran up to them and took a notice of the diamond statue SD held. "Whoa! What is that!?" exclaimed Pavo, taking a closer look of it.
"Long story…where's Cameo and Auri right now, Pavo?" SD asked.
"They're at the house."
"Alright, thanks Pavo."
Yoshi ran up to Cameo's house and knocked on the door. Cameo opened the door and warmly greeted him. "Hello Yoshi!" He allowed everyone to enter the house, SD coming in last with the statue.
"Whew…this statue is heavy!" the red yoshi said as he placed it down for the moment.
"Where did you get that?" asked Cameo.
"We found it in the ruins," replied Yoshi.
"It will help with removing the curse," added Meta Knight.
"And Cameo, there's a few things you need to know and one of them is about Sirius," said SD.
"What about my sister?" Cameo questioned.
"We saw her!!" cried out Bowser Jr.
"Did Bowser Jr. eat something bad along the way? You do know that she's dead."
"No, he is telling the truth. We all saw her as a spirit," said Meta Knight.
"How's that possible!?" shouted Cameo.
"It's the truth Cameo, you see…" for the next hour, Yoshi and the group explained everything to Cameo, from Vincent's threats to Yoshi from the lake, to Sirius' words for Cameo and Shino. "…And that's everything Cameo," SD finished off.
"Wow, I hope you can tell Shino all this too. I'm sure Vincent is after you guys, his family has been after us for generations. I wish I can help out in any way, even though I have to remain in the village. Wait… Yoshi; I would like to give you something." Cameo walked up to a stand and grabbed the sword. He walked back and presented the sword to his nephew. "I want you to have this, Yoshi. I don't need it anymore. I was planning to give it to my son, but you need it much more than he does."
"The sword I made for you, Cameo," SD said.
"Yep…oh and I'll be right back! I have something else to give to you. It's in my room." Cameo ran off. After a moment of silence, he ran back to the living room and presented the shield. "This is my shield, which my father gave to me before I went to my travel. I want to give it to you before you travel."
"Hehe…Cameo, you always manage to pull something out to help those you care about," SD said with a smile.
"Oh and I have something for my niece! It belongs to your mother!" Cameo revealed the bow and arrow which he hid behind the shield. He handed it to Yellow. Bowser Jr. looked over her shoulders.
"Thanks uncle!" said Yellow, hugging Cameo.
"So, Yoshi now carries a sword?" said Meta Knight. "Then he is going to need a lot of training. Honestly, he is not the very best when it comes to handling weapons. I observed him during the Smash tournaments."
"Neither was Cameo, but he was a great swordsmen after we trained together often. He even beat me in a tournament at one time. Yoshi can be the same too with our help, Meta Knight," said SD.
"That is the plan. We will start training as soon as we get the chance. I do have two other knights in training. Maybe they can train with Yoshi. Yoshi has a lot of work to do."
"Good idea, Meta Knight, but first we need to tell the other Smashers and get them to understand the truth of what happened," said SD.
"NOW we can go back to the castle? I never finished watching the movie thanks to Link's interruption!" complained Bowser Jr.
"Shall we?" said Meta Knight.
"Yeah," said SD. He picked up the statue and faced Cameo. "Thanks Cameo. Now you better be careful of Vincent, ok?"
"Don't worry, I will keep my village alert," said Cameo. "Thanks for telling me everything, and good luck with training, Yoshi! Yellow, I hope you're aiming is as good as your mother!"
Bowser Jr. walked out of the door first.
"See you soon, Cameo," SD said, following the young Koopa prince.
Everyone followed Bowser Jr. into the jungle. He went through a small path which was the direct route to the castle. Once they arrived at the entrance, Bowser Jr. opened the door and allowed the others inside.
Link and Toony walked down the stairs and spotted them entering.
"Where the hell were you guys!? And Jr., I thought you were gonna help with the plan. Yellow, you were supposed to hide in the kitchen!" scolded Link.
"Our damn plan has been ruined!" cried out Toony.
"You went with SD instead, didn't you?"
Yoshi stepped in between. "Damn you two! We have no time for this! There is something really important we need to discuss!"
"Calm down Yoshi. What is the matter?" asked Link.
"Gather everyone in the main hall. We'll tell you all about it then…and Link? Try that sort of thing with the torture chambers again and I'll send you right into the spirit world," SD said, giving a death glare at Toony and Link.
Link gulped, "Oh crap…"
"A-alright…let's go Link!" Toony ran off with Link following behind.
Everyone gathered in the main hall. Falco put away his deck of poker cards. Zelda and Princess Peach were drinking tea. Mario was looking for a place to sit. Luigi was talking to Fox and Samus. Yoshi walked to the middle of the room.
"Can everyone shut the hell up for one sec!" he shouted. "SD! Show them the diamond statue!"
"Is that the statue we saw at the entrance to the ruins!?" exclaimed Link as soon as he saw the statue.
"Yes it is and it holds the key to removing the curse off Meta Knight and Yellow," explained Yoshi. "We can now cure the curse."
"First of all, the reason why Link and Toony's prank came to a ruin is because my sister ACTUALLY ran away with Vincent. We went to chase them down," said Yoshi.
"Yeah…I fell into a trap hole and so did the others. I saw my mother's spirit there. She told us how to cure the curse," added Yellow.
"Hey…whatever happened to Vincent?" asked Link.
"You do not understand, Link. Vincent is not a part of us. He is against us. He attacked Yoshi and threatened to kill his family in the past. He does not want us to cure the curse," said Meta Knight.
"And my mother said that Vincent is my half-brother. His family used my mother to get the Pure Heart, but failed. I'm sure they're still after the Pure Heart," said Yoshi.
"Yellow made out with her own brother!" cried out Bowser Jr. He burst into laughter.
"But none of us knew that at first Jr., remember?" SD reminded him.
"It's still funny," said Bowser Jr., snickering.
"Well…I guess that's it. We finally found the cure to the curse. My sister and Meta Knight can finally live a normal life, after all these years…especially Meta Knight. When should we try to do it?" said Yoshi.
"Do it now!" exclaimed Bowser Jr.
"But didn't the writings on the wall say that only a Pure Heart can cure the curse? Both Meta Knight and Yellow are cursed," said Toony.
"Well Toony, you're looking at the other Pure Heart," said Yoshi.
"Show them the stone, Yoshi," said SD.
Yoshi took out the stone and held it in front of everyone for them to see.
"It's just a rock shaped like a heart," said Link, not impressed.
The stone was brighter than it was before.
"But it's glowing," said Mario.
"So?"
"Why don't you hold it and see for yourself, Link?" said SD.
"Alright." Link walked up to Yoshi and snatched the stoned heart. As soon as his hand made contact with the stone, the glow began to immediately fade away. "What the hell? What is that supposed to mean?"
"The stone only glows when it comes into contact with a Pure Heart, but it does not work for Yellow and I because we are cursed," explained Meta Knight.
"And truth to be told, I found the stone under the book we found, but kept it for myself. I later gave it to Yoshi. Only then the stone started to get brigher," added SD.
"Hey! So that means you can really cure the curse?" asked Zelda.
"Yep," replied Yoshi.
"But it also means that Yoshi can be affected by the curse. If that happens, then we have no way to cure it," said SD.
"So that means we have to be even more careful. Great, more reason for the villains to be after us," said Samus.
"Then we might as well cure the curse now! Having three Pure Hearts in our arsenal can make us stronger!" said Bowser Jr.
"And don't forget about us! Remember, we're the Smashers!" exclaimed Link.
"In that case, we better check the book and find out how to remove the curse then, Meta Knight," said SD.
"Very well then," said Meta Knight. "I will go get the book and we can do it here." Meta Knight walked up the steps to grab the book from his room.
"I'm gonna keep watch outside guys," SD told them, before heading out the castle. Meta Knight returned with the book at hand. He opened the book and began to scroll through the pages. Yoshi walked up to Meta Knight and looked at the book too.
"You found anything?" he asked.
Meta Knight continued to look until he found what he needed. "Here it is, I believe," he pointed out.
"Alright, the book said that there should be an insert in the statue," said Yoshi. He took out the stoned heart and looked around the statue until he saw the slot. He placed the stoned heart there. Yoshi walked back to the book. "Uh…it says that the cursed ones should stand near the statue while I say the words written in the book."
Meta Knight and Yellow stood near the statue. Yoshi held the book in front of him and chanted the following words. "Sino mihi utor totus meus box ut remedium vomica putus pectus."
Yoshi's hand and the statue began to glow, but only for a short time.
"What!?" shouted Yoshi in surprise.
"Did it work?" asked Bowser Jr.
"I don't know…" said Yoshi. "Should we experiment?"
"How are we gonna do that?"
"Sister, hug Bowser Jr." demanded Yoshi.
Yellow walked up to Bowser Jr. and hugged him.
SD came back and saw the two hugging. "Eh…am I interrupting anything?"
"No you're not." said Link. "We're just trying to see if the curse really is cured."
Yellow smiled. "Hey…I think I can finally hug Bowser Jr. without wanting to kill him! I kinda like hugging you." She continued to hug him until her eyes flashed red. Suddenly, Yellow kicked Bowser Jr. to the wall and began to run toward him. SD quickly reacted and grabbed Yellow, holding her tightly. "Hey! Snap out of it!" he shouted.
Yellow tried to break free from his grip. "Let go of me!"
"Come on Yellow! Just calm down!" SD shouted, keeping a tight grip on her.
"I wanna kill him! Let go of me!"
"Put her in isolation. She cannot see Bowser Jr. for the rest of the day," said Meta Knight. "That is the only way for the curse's effect to wear off."
"Alright, but did you guys read everything in the book, right? Double check to make sure!" SD said before taking Yellow upstairs to a room.
Meta Knight looked through the book. "Hmm…there is something that we overlooked. The spell only works if Yoshi is able to use his full power."
"And I just got my powers. How do I get my full powers?" questioned Yoshi.
"It took me years of training to get my full powers and Yellow only mastered half of her powers. I do not know…we cannot possibly wait for years for you to train. The villains will be after us soon."
"We'll have to make sure to train harder than ever with Yoshi," SD called out as he came back down, having many bruises on him. "One thing is for sure: we can't stay here for too long, can we?"
"Yeah! I don't want Vincent going after us!" said Yoshi.
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Link and Toony were in their room, plotting their revenge against SD for the second time.
"Alright, the first plan was a screw up. We can't trust Bowser Jr. or Yellow," said Link.
"Isn't Yellow locked up in a room anyways," Toony reminded.
"Yeah…got any ideas?"
"Let's see…let's not do the torture room prank!" At once, the image of SD's death glare appeared in their minds. Link and Toony shuddered.
"I have an idea!" exclaimed Link.
"What's the idea?" Toony asked.
"Okay…I happen to have the same sauce that is used to make super spicy curry."
"What about it?"
"We can put that same stuff on SD's food!"
"And how do you plan to do that?"
"Easy…when we eat together, we can secretly put the stuff in SD's plate! The food will already be on the table. SD is gonna be training with Yoshi so this is a great opportunity!"
"Good idea…so where is the spicy curry?"
"Right here," said Link, taking the spicy curry sauce out of his pocket.
"Where did you get that?"
"I have my ways," said Link with a smirk.
"Alright…I know Zelda and Princess Peach will be preparing dinner in the kitchen, so we have to wait until they're finished and put the food on the dining table," said Link.
"And SD will most likely sit next to Yoshi, who will sit next to Yellow, who will sit next to Bowser Jr., who likes to sit at the front near the door. Yoshi doesn't like being near the window, so he'll sit on the 3rd chair to the right of the front."
"How do you know all this?" asked Toony.
"I have my ways…"
"Stop saying that. You're scaring me!"
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Yoshi, SD, and Meta Knight were out in the castle courtyard. Yoshi was holding the sword. "So what are we gonna do first?" he asked.
"First things first are the basics, Yoshi," SD said as Meta Knight drew his sword.
"You will go strike that tree with your sword," instructed Meta Knight, pointing to a tree.
"Pff, I can do that," said Yoshi. He held out his sword and ran toward the tree, but he tripped. Bowser Jr.'s laughter was heard from one of the castle windows. "SHUT UP!" roared the green Yoshi.
"You have to examine the environment first, Yoshi. You simply cannot attack blindly. It seems that you have a lot more to learn than just handling a sword," said Meta Knight. "It is good to make a first strike, but you have a habit of doing so without thinking."
"But I didn't know there would be something in the way! I'll try again!"
"I made the very same mishap when I first started to train, Yoshi. Another thing you have to get used to is handling the weight and size of your sword. You also will learn to use the environment to aid you as well in due time." SD said. "For now, do as Meta Knight say and try striking the tree."
"Alright," Yoshi sighed. He walked back to his starting position. He ran toward the tree again and swung his sword. The sword struck the tree again, but it was stuck. "What the hell? That is not right!" shouted the Yoshi.
"You suck!" shouted Bowser Jr.
"Any more comments from you Bowser Jr., I will knock you out of the window and the last thing you will see is my sword shoved in your ass," threatened Yoshi. Bowser Jr. lowered his head in the window.
"Why don't you see what Peach is baking now?" SD shouted to the koopa.
"Alright!" shouted Bowser Jr.
"Bowser Jr. is just bored since my sister is locked up. Can anyone help me? My sword is still stuck!" said Yoshi, trying to pull the sword off the tree. Meta Knight walked up to the tree and pulled the sword out. He gave it back to Yoshi. "You simply need to get used to the weight of the sword and have a good grip on it."
"I do have a good grip on it!" retorted Yoshi.
Meta Knight snatched the sword away from Yoshi's hand. "No you do not."
"Hey! I didn't even know you were gonna do that! Give it back!"
"You must be prepared for everything."
"I'm starting to hate you!"
"Yoshi, do you think learning to use a sword is that easy?" SD started to say. "Think about this…when you first became a Smash Brother, was it easy at all?"
"Not really…I had to do a lot of training for the battles," said Yoshi.
"The point here is being made. Like you did back then, you have to train hard and give it your best," said SD.
"But, a sword is so much harder…that is why I rarely use weapons in brawl. I'm more of a hand-to-hand fighter…" added Yoshi. "I tried to learn to use weapons before, which was a part of the SSB training…but I made a fool of myself."
"That is because you do not try and you are not determined. You simply think down upon yourself. You can do it Yoshi. It is possible for you to learn," said Meta Knight. "During training at the last tournament, I saw you very determined and you worked really hard. Try to do the same with this training. Like SD said, give it your best," said Meta Knight.
"If you're still feeling unsure Yoshi, let me ask you this…who in the world is the most important to you and why?" asked SD.
"My sister! I promised my mother to protect and take care of her!" exclaimed Yoshi.
"Then think about her when you train, Yoshi. When there's someone important to you that you want to protect, you'll find new strength inside of you," said SD.
"Alright, I'll do this for my sister and even for you Meta Knight even though I'm really starting to dislike you. I'm doing this so I can cure the curse!" exclaimed Yoshi. "I'm ready! So what do you want me to do?"
Meta Knight suddenly looked up at the window, the same window where Yellow was in. "Yoshi, I believe I saw Vincent sneak into the room where your sister is in."
"WHAT!?' roared Yoshi. "Damn you Vincent!" Yoshi swung his sword out of anger and sliced the tree in half. He jumped up to his sister's window and used the sword to shatter the window. As he entered he only saw his sister sleeping.
"WHERE THE HELL IS VINCENT!?" roared Yoshi.
SD looked at Meta Knight after seeing what Yoshi had done. "Talk about a dirty trick, Meta Knight….but you do know the curse is still in effect on Yellow, do you?"
"It is?…hmmm…I did not think about that," said Meta Knight.
"Oh boy…" SD said, looking up to Yellow window.
Yellow opened her eyes and glared at her brother. "I'm trying to sleep!" She grabbed Yoshi's neck and tossed him out of the window. Yoshi landed in front of SD and Meta Knight.
"Are you okay?" asked Meta Knight.
"Do I look like I'm okay!? I was nearly mauled by my own sister!" shouted Yoshi, still lying on the ground.
"Yeah…but look what you managed to do to that tree and Yellow's window," SD said, pointing to the tree and window. Yoshi got up and looked at the damaged tree and window which he had caused.
"I did that? Really?" he questioned.
"Yes you have, out of anger and your will to protect your sister. That is only a part of what you are capable of doing," said Meta Knight.
"Wow…that is pretty cool! I didn't know I can do that, with my sword. Are we gonna continue training then!? I wanna get better," exclaimed Yoshi.
"We will a little longer, but we'll get something to eat first," SD said. "Besides, I can smell what Peach is cooking from here."
"I can smell it too! I always did like Peach's cooking. I'm starting to feel like Kirby now! I wanna eat!"
"Kirby?" SD asked.
"I train Kirby, along with my two apprentice knights. Kirby is also a Smasher, but I allowed him and those two to stay with Jigglypuff. Kirby likes to eat…very much. His stomach, as people say, is like a black hole."
"…Sounds like an old friend of mine and Cameo's…" SD said.
"Does it? I cannot imagine anyone else who eats as much as Kirby. It is actually his ability to swallow to anything without worry."
"Well not like Kirby…but close to it. He's a brown Yoshi named Boshi…and man, he's most likely the only Yoshi who could out eat about anyone else," SD told them.
Meta Knight chuckled. "Well, that is very interesting."
Bowser Jr. popped his head out of the window. "Hey guys! It's almost dinner time! Get your asses to the table in about 5 minutes! Is Yellow gonna be there? Damnit! I don't want to be alone! Yoshi is too boring!"
"We'll be there soon, just gonna finish up training!" SD shouted.
"Do not worry Bowser Jr. I will sit next to you if you like. The curse is still in effect on Yellow. You cannot be with her, unless you would like to die at a young age," said Meta Knight.
"Yoshi, how about I take Yellow's food to her and watch over her for now?" SD asked.
"Alright, she should be starting to calm down now. At least she will be able to stay in Bowser Jr.'s room tonight," said Yoshi. "I don't want her sleeping alone, especially with Vincent still running around."
"I know Yoshi, don't worry, we'll keep her safe," SD said placing a hand on Yoshi's shoulder.
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Link and Toony snuck into the dining room. The plates, cups, and utensils were placed in front of each seat. The plates had spaghetti on it. Link took out the curry sauce and walked up to where he thought SD was going to sit. He poured some of the sauce over the food and chuckled. Toony began to chuckle as well.
"Yes! We able to eat now!" said Mario as he entered the dining room with Luigi.
"Mmm…I like spaghetti," said Luigi. "Peach is the best at making that."
"Remember Mario, this is NOT an all-you-can-eat-buffet," said FLUDD.
"I know that!" retorted Mario.
"I smell food," said Fox, entering the dining room with Falco and Samus.
Meta Knight, Bowser Jr., SD, and Yoshi arrived at the dining room. Peach and Zelda exited the kitchen.
"Everyone take your seats! We'll eat as soon as everyone is ready!" announced Princess Peach.
SD walked up to Peach. "Peach? Alright if I take up Yellow's food to her? I'll eat a bit later."
"Oh alright, you can grab one of the plates on the table."
"Thank you Peach," SD said, before grabbing the nearest plate and walking up stairs to Yellow's room. The plate turned out to be Falco's. Link however was too busy watching SD leave.
The Smashers began to sit on their chairs. Falco walked up to his chair but saw no food.
"Where the hell is my food?" he complained.
"Oh I'm sorry…you can sit over there!" said Peach, pointing to an empty chair next to Yoshi.
"Thanks," muttered Falco, walking over to the chair. Toony saw Falco going to their trap and quickly ran toward Link.
"Link, we got a problem. Falco is taking SD's seat," whispered Toony.
"What!?" shouted Link.
"You may all eat now," said Zelda.
Link quickly ran toward Falco. "Don't eat the spaghetti!"
"What the hell? Do you want me to starve or something? Just because I don't act like a fat ass doesn't mean I don't eat as well," said Falco.
"Noo!" roared Link as soon as Falco took a bite out of the spaghetti. Falco dropped the fork from his hand and his eyes began to water. He began to spit out fireballs on the table.
"My dinner is ruined!" shouted Princess Peach, as she watched everyone else run away.
"Link?" said Zelda glaring at him. "Do you have anything to do with this?"
Link gave off a sheepish smile. "Maybe…"
Falco glared at Link. Link gulped and ran out of the dining room, with Toony running behind. Falco tried to run after them, but as soon as he stepped on the door, the fire wore off.
"You son of a bitch! Get back here!" shouted Falco.
"Shit! We're in so much trouble!" shouted Link, as he and Toony ran across the hallway.
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Meanwhile in Yellow's room:
"Did you hear something from downstairs, Yellow?" asked SD.
"Not really," said Yellow, taking another bite out of her food from her plate.
Hehe…I kinda like how the ending came out. It was a bit of a cliff hanger. Notice that I wrote "part 1" on the chapter title. You know what's gonna come up. ;) I hope you guys enjoy the chapter! It's one of those fun scenes before continuing on with the story, which I guarantee will get more intense. By the way, the crazy "random" word you heard Yoshi chant was actually Latin. It means "Allow me to use my full power to cure the cursed pure hearts" or something along the line. xDD Latin is pretty awesome. xDD
Julie: *started ROFL* ahaha! FAIL! Anyway, Will Yoshi be able to gain his full power in time?! What will be part 2 of Link and Toony's prank?! Will Meta Knight and Yellow finally be free from the curse?! Stay tune next time in: The Great Prank part 2! On Curses Final ENNNNDDD!