Author's Note: This was the THIRD time I wrote this chapter. I've been having way too much issues writing this story which is why I haven't updated forever. Anyways, I'm happy to bring you the next chapter and hopefully there will no longer be delays. I went through a lot during the past year, but it's all good now! I hope you guys enjoy the story!
Chapter 15: The Great Fairy
~The Great Sea~
Toony was strolling through the dense forest atop of Outset Island. He looked up at the tree and remembered clearly the day he first met Tetra. The memory of his travels was all vague now, yet it was something he planned to cherish for the rest of his life. Outset Island indeed was where his life as a hero truly began. He didn't care for what his friends say; he loved everyone on the island, especially his sister and his grandmother. The villagers were also like a close family to him. It was a life that he never ever took for granted.
Now, Toony was able to live in the Smash Mansion, earn thousands of dollars and spend it to his heart's content. It was a life he thought he would never be able to have until the day Master Hand found him. He went through a drastic change in lifestyle. He no longer lived in a tiny house and ate soup all day; he lived in a nice room, ate fancy cuisine, and of course earned lots of money. his attitude also changed. As the Smashers would say, Toony is a spoiled young brat. Toony knew that very well, but he ignored it. The young hero of winds knew that he never took things for granted and is happily willing to move back to his old lifestyle.
"Enjoying the nice flashback of yours?" said a cold familiar voice.
Toony turned around and glared at the evil black yoshi.
The yoshi smirked back at him. "It appears that I have arrived at the right time. You live in such a small village for a spoiled brat."
"Get out of here NOW! I don't want you harming anyone in my village!" shouted Toony. He held his sword, prepared to strike the yoshi at any time.
"Who says I want to hurt the stupid villagers? You know very well what I'm really here for."
"You obviously seem like the type that doesn't give a damn about the people that gets in your way!"
Vincent teleported behind Toony and held a sword by the young hero's neck. "You're right, I don't give a damn."
"Let go of me!" shouted Toony, squirming to set himself free.
"At least you have a loving family..." mumbled Vincent.
"Just get out of here you stupid Yoshi!"
"You don't know what it's like to live the life I once hand, so people like you deserve to suffer my exact pain!...now tell me, where is Sirius?"
"I don't know where that damn yellow yoshi is!"
"It'll help my plan move a lot quicker."
"Do you NOT know what 'I don't know means'!"
Vincent dropped Toony to the ground. "You're so useless. This is why I can never get help. People never cooperate, but oh well."
Vincent teleported.
The three yoshis entered the cave. The tiny sparkling fairies circled around the small pool that lit the entire cave. Suddenly, a tall ghostly fairy sprouted from the fountain. Her swirling tail barely touched the pool. She stared at the three yoshis.
"Who here was able to gain access to this cave?" she said to the yoshis.
"She wants you, Yoshi," said SD.
Yoshi walked forward and looked up at the Great Fairy. "It was me who opened up the cave," he said to her.
"I believe that you must be the Pure Heart. Only those who possess the power of the Pure Heart can open up the cave," said the Great Fairy. "What brings you here?"
"Well..." said Yoshi before telling the Great Fairy about the adventure they had. SD also stepped in and explained some of the events that occurred. The small fairies gathered around the Great Fairy, as they listened to the story.
"and...then we made it to this island," finished Yoshi.
"Chaos Hearts are not the best to mess with..."said the Great Fairy worrisome. "They have equivalent powers to the Pure Heart, yet I can feel that you will eventually need to stand up against the evil Chaos Heart. I will give you some of the powers of the Pure Heart, which will help you gain power in a short amount of time."
"Sweet!" exclaimed Yoshi.
"But as I said, you will only have some of the powers. I cannot give you all. You will have to travel to other fountain rooms which only the Pure Hearts can gain access. Unfortunately, there is only one fountain room per planet. I am afraid that you may have to travel beyond this planet in order for you to gain more power."
"But...that is gonna take too long! Maybe even forever!"
"That is the only way I am afraid, but there will always be clues to where the fountain rooms are. I will also believe that fate will guide you there as well. I believe that you can do it. You will have my blessings."
"Hold on," interrupted SD. "Doesn't one of your friend have a large spaceship or something that can go into hyperspace or something to seriously cut the travel time?"
"Yoshi smiled. "You're right SD! Meta Knight will be more than glad to join us!"
"Now, hold still for me, Yoshi," said the fairy. A flower appeared on the Great Fairy's palm. She blew the flower and the petals flew around the yoshi. A surge of power rushed through the yoshi's body that nearly caused him to nearly faint. Eventually, the power settled into his body.
"Whoa...I wanna try this out!" shouted Yoshi.
"Alright then, let's get back to the others and tell them what happened. We need to get things sorted out if we're going to these other planets soon," said SD. He began to walk out of the cave and added "and you can give your new power a test run OUTSIDE the cave."
"Fine, let's go then!" exclaimed Yoshi. He quickly ran out of the cave. As soon as he reached the exit, an arrow flew above his head.
"What the!" shouted SD.
"Sweet! Time to try out my new powers!" said Yoshi in excitement. He ran out of the cave, but as soon as he stepped out into fresh air, he turned his head toward the other yoshis. "hey wait...what powers did I get?"
"Yoshi! We're not alone!"
"Oh yeah," muttered Yoshi. The pure heart yoshi dodged another arrow and kicked an enemy that attempted to attack him. He tossed an egg at another enemy that was close to firing an arrow at him. Yoshi quickly became irritated. "I still have the same stupid powers!"
"No," objected SD. "The air around you is different, I can tell!" The red yoshi deflected an arrow attack as the pirate yoshi shot an enemy with his pistol.
"I can't feel it!" shouted Yoshi.
"You can!" replied SD. "Just focus! Think about your sister!"
"My sister..." mumbled Yoshi. Suddenly, an arrow passed close to his head. Yoshi faced up and glared at the enemy. "HEEEEY!" roared the yoshi before blasting a fireball from his mouth, striking the enemy that nearly killed the yoshi.
"Whoa! That's hot matey!" shouted Tideshi. "didn't do that before, did ya?"
"Whoa, just like my sister," said Yoshi. He faced the other enemies and spat more fireballs onto them. The rest of the enemies began to retreat.
"You're not getting away!" shouted Yoshi. He spread wings and flew toward the retreating enemies. He spat more fireballs, causing the enemies to panic instead of fight back. Once all of the enemies were taken down, Yoshi landed and returned back to normal.
"That was awesome!" shouted Yoshi.
SD smiled. "Nice work, Yoshi! You can fly and spit fireballs now! Just like your final Smash!"
"Yep! Well, let's get back to the Smashers!"
Sword walked out of the bathroom. "Uhm...I think your toilet broke, sir."
Blade chuckled.
"I have been researching the ruins for years. It has been my passion to uncover the secrets. I know there is a secret hidden, but it appears that I need the right condition," said Noir.
"You sure are one dedicated person," said Leaf.
"Why, yes I am," replied Noir. "My life is centered around these ruins and I will not stop until I uncover it's secret. You know, I believe the only way to truly uncover the secret is if a Pure Heart enters." Noir stared at everyone with unusually dark eyes. "Yes, that is my theory. Back when the Pure Hearts were alive, they had a hideout. The hideout is where they hid from the Chaos Hearts until they healed."
Noir banged his fist on the coffee table. "The Ruin of the Alphs is the Pure Hearts hiding place!" he shouted.
"Yeah...someone is a little too passionate," whispered Blade.
Noir looked up. "I apologize. No one believed me that Pure Hearts and Chaos Hearts existed on this land. They say it is only a stupid fairly tale that our ancestors told to help children fall asleep! Yep, the foolish scientists believe that this was the birthplace of fiction stories! The concept of the Pure and Chaos Hearts is just too ridiculous to be true! It is true that the people around this area tells a lot of stories, but I believe in the story of the Pure and Chaos Heart..."
"Well Noir! You're just in luck! We believe in that story too! Do you know why? Because we met actual Chaos and Pure Hearts! Don't worry Noir, we're gonna help you prove it right and you will no longer be mocked!" replied Sword. He patted Noir's back.
Leaf stood up. "Yeah! We're gonna help you!"
"The secret lies in the restricted room of the Ruin of the Alph. I made it that way intentionally so I can continue my research in peace. Thank you."
Jigglypuff smiled warmly. "We're always glad to help you."
"Did anyone tell you that you have the most wonderful smile?" said Noir. "I can almost mistake you as the actual Pure Heart!" He began to laugh all of a sudden.
"This guy is freaking me out," whispered Sword.
"For you kindness, I will take you all out to dinner! How about it? I will be more than glad to pay for all of you."
"Oh thank you very much!" cheered Leaf.
"You're too kind! We'll do our best to help you uncover the secret. Hey, maybe we can even bring the Pure Hearts we know," said Jigglypuff, smiling.
"Oh, no need to bring your friends. I think I have an idea," said Noir.
The Pure Heart is closer to me than I thought...
"There they are!" shouted Yoshi, as soon as he spotted the Smashers gathered around the beach shore. He quickly ran to them, until someone else pushed him to the ground and beat him to the Smashers.
"GUYS!" shouted Toony. "You wouldn't believe who I came across!"
"Wonder what he is talking about?" said SD, helping Yoshi up. "From the look of it, it seems serious!"
"What's going on Toony?" asked Zelda.
Toony stopped right in front of Zelda. "I saw Vincent! He came and attacked me! He said he was looking for Yellow, but I'm worried he's gonna hurt the villagers in the process! We gotta stop him!"
"Calm down, Toony. I will take care of Vincent. I got this under control," said Yoshi calmly.
"Damn! I was hoping he wouldn't catch up to us so soon," said SD to himself. He faced Yoshi. "Yoshi, I know you got stronger, but this is not the time or the place to be over-"
"We have to hurry and find Vincent!" whined Toony. He was about to run back to the woods until Meta Knight threw his sword in front of him. Toony looked back. "Are you trying to kill me?"
"You have no chance against Vincent. You have to follow our orders instead of running on your own. You are very fortunate that Vincent did not kill you! Next time remain with the group," threatened Meta Knight.
"Sorry, but wasn't that a bit too harsh?" said Yoshi. "Anyways, I'm ready to kick Vincent's ass! Let me at him!"
"I'd have to agree, matey," replied Tideshi. "rushing in without at least a good idea will almost get you a one-way trip to Davy Jones' locker, so to speak."
"Davy Jones, what?" said Yoshi, confused.
"It's where you will be going after I take you down," said someone from behind.
"I still don't get it," muttered Yoshi.
Yoshi and the Smashers looked up and saw Vincent standing on a rooftop. He flew down and stood directly behind Yoshi.
"I'm gonna get you Vincent!" screamed Yoshi. He was about to run to the black yoshi until Yellow grabbed Yoshi's hand.
"Don't, brother," said Yellow.
"Vincent..." muttered SD.
"Aww, what's the mattter? You don't want to see your big brother hurt?" taunted Vincent.
"Shut up Vincent!" roared Yoshi.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you as long as I get what I want. I only want your sister, but we can do it the hard way if you want," said Vincent, giving off a taunting smile.
"Damn you Vincent!" Yoshi tried to break free from his sister's grip. "Let go of me, sister! He wants to hurt you!"
"Am I the only one who finds this amusing?" said Bowser Jr., sitting next to a child with snot dripping out of his nose. "Kick Vincent's ass, Yoshi!"
"CAPTAIN TIDESHI!" shouted a voice suddenly. Everyone turned their heads to a koopa pirate that worked for Tideshi. "What is it?" asked the yoshi pirate.
"It's another ship that's docked close to the village and Bowser's on it!"
"W-what?" said SD in surprise.
"Yay! My dad is here!" cheered Bowser Jr.
"Uhm...Jr.? I don't think your father coming is a good sign," said Zelda.
"About time they arrived," said Vincent. "Anyways, I suggest you surrender now so we don't have to destroy this pitiful village."
"NEVER!" shouted Yoshi.
Toony pushed Yoshi to the side. "YOSHI! I don't want my village to get destroyed by this conflict!"
"Did someone say my name?" said Bowser all of a sudden. The other villains stood behind the koopa king. All of the Smashers quickly went into a fighting stance.
Bowser Jr. waved. "Hi papa!"
"Oh, hey son! How's the adventure?" said Bowser.
"It's really awesome! Now, I get to see some awesome action. I love this day!"
"Damn it," muttered SD under his breath.
Kamek laughed as soon as he caught sight of the scarred red yoshi. "Well if it isn't SD?"
"That's it!" shouted Yoshi as he continued to struggle out of his sister's grip. "Sister! I need to take him down!"
"No," coldly replied Yellow. Suddenly, she threw Yoshi onto a tree, knocking him out. "I'll take care of him."
"Ah, I see you are no longer hiding," said Vincent.
"Yellow! Do not do this!" demanded Meta Knight. "I suggest you go back to the ship!"
Ganondorf cracked his knuckles. "Well, it's about time we get some action."
"Pff, this is gonna be easy," said Link, drawing his Master Sword.
"Yoshi," whispered Tideshi, as the green yoshi began to get up. "Cover your nose...now." He quietly pulled out his stink bombs and threw them around the villains. The bombs burst upon impact, spreading a horrid smell across the village and shore.
"Goddamn! What is that awful smell!" shouted King Dedede. Everyone within the area of the stench began to cough and run for fresh air. Vincent flew up into the sky with Yellow following him behind.
"You are just like your mother, very persistent," said Vincent. "But you're a pitifully weak Pure Heart!"
"I am strong!" replied Yellow.
"The stench is worse than Wario in the bathroom!" cried out Bowser, running from the stench.
"Quick! Get the villagers to safety!" shouted Tideshi to the Smashers.
SD quickly took a chance and jumped onto Kamek. He knocked the broom away from Kamek and threw it straight into the King Koopa's mouth. Bowser pulled the broom out of his mouth and grumbled. "Someone's gonna be punished after this."
"I'll evacuate the villagers and Jr. will help me!" shouted Toony to the Smashers.
"You heard the kid with the green hat, we have to evacuate," said Bowser Jr. to the snot covered child.
Bowser Jr. and Toony guided all of the villagers to the top of the cliff, as the battle raged on between the villains and the Smashers. Bowser Jr. looked up at the sky and spotted Yellow and Vincent in the air.
"You go, Yellow!" cheered Bowser Jr.
Vincent suddenly teleported.
"Where did you go?" panicked Yellow.
Vincent appeared from behind and kicked her to the side of the cliff. Yellow quickly recovered and flew toward Vincent. She spat fireball at the black yoshi, but Vincent summoned a barrier, blocking the attack.
Vincent chuckled. "Is that all you got?"
Yellow flew to Vincent and attempted to throw a punch, but Vincent grabbed her fist and threw her to the ground.
"Don't let that dumbass black yoshi get to you!" shouted Bowser Jr.
Yellow looked up and a large fireball was aimed toward her. She jumped out of the way before she was hit. Yellow flew up into the sky again.
Vincent laughed. "You are nothing like your mother, Yellow. It is such a shame. Seems that you will only continue to be a pampered little yellow yoshi. It's okay, I don't blame you. A girl like you don't deserve such power. All you really do is get in other's way! Look how many times you had to be saved by your friends. You are worthless! You are not meant to be in this cruel world! You are better off DEAD! This world is too cruel for your innocent mind. No one likes a pitiful useless girl."
Yellow fought against her tears. "T-that's enough Vincent!"
"Ooooh, she got told," mumbled Bowser Jr.
Link stood face-to-face with Ganondorf. The two were about to clash their swords until a koopa pirate managed to grab the cape and jump over Ganondorf. The cape blinded Ganondorf.
"Ha! I like you koopa!" said Link. Link ran to Ganondorft and pushed him to the ground with his shield. "How do you like that, GanonDORK!"
Zelda sighed. "Not that terrible pun."
"You're just jealous that I'm able to keep a humorous tone despite this intense and serious battle!" replied Link.
"Bowser! Kamek!" called out SD, standing by Mario's side. "You two are making a big mistake teaming up with Vincent!"
"Hey, this Vincent guy seems to know what he's actually doing," said Bowser. "I'm pretty confident in the guy."
"You do know that he is just gonna betray you, right?" said Mario.
"Pff, we're gonna do the betraying first," replied Bowser. "Anyways, let's continue to have our fun!" He suddenly blew fire at SD and Mario. Kamek also shot magic bolts at the two.
"Oh for pete's sake!" growled SD, jumping away from the fire attack with Mario. SD battled against the magic bolts with his sword. "Then you two are even dumber than I thought! No wonder you never win!"
"Oh, we'll see who's the loser!" said Bowser before swiping his claw toward SD and Mario.
"I'll just leave you alone," said Vincent to Yellow. "You will eventually kill yourself in misery. This world isn't good enough for you. The world is too cruel, no one really cares about you. It is only the Pure Heart that makes you likable. You are nothing but a fake, but it's okay. I feel the same way. Anyways, I should get going now. You are not the only one who suffers in this cruel world." He smiled and flew away.
"Wait it!" shouted Yellow. She spread her wings and followed Vincent behind.
Vincent quickly looked behind and smiled. "That fool..."
"Yellow!" cried out Bowser Jr. "Where are you going?"
"What! Sirius! Wait!" shouted SD after dodging Bowser's attack.
Yoshi heard Bowser Jr. call out and looked up at the sky. He spotted his sister flying after Vincent. "No sister!" shouted the green yoshi. He was about the spread his wings, but stopped. "Wait...I can't use my powers in public."
"Don't worry Zelda, I got you!" shouted Link. He was running to Zelda until he suddenly tripped and dropped his bomb bag. Link quickly jumped up and continued to run after Zelda, leaving his bomb bag on the ground.
Suddenly, Bowser's flame touched Link's bomb bag. The bombs immediately exploded, causing smoke and dust to scatter across the island. Yoshi smirked. He spread his wings and quickly flew away while everyone else were blinded by the smoke and dust.
Meta Knight saw Yoshi fly away.
"Nooooo! I can't see the action!" cried Bowser Jr.
"Everyone retreat!" ordered Bowser. He and the other villains quickly began to retreat.
'Where are you guys going!" shouted Link.
"Let them be," said Samus.
Bowser Jr. came running down the hill. "Guys! Yellow ran away! I saw her leave!"
"What? That's no good," said Tideshi.
"I believe someone else is missing too," said Meta Knight.
"Yoshi wait!" shouted a familar voice from behind. Yoshi was surprised and turned around. SD was flying behind him. He had a pair of dragon wings to fly. Yoshi looked at SD. "SD! How did you follow me?"
"I'll explain later! Just don't fly off so suddenly. But before you complain, no I'm not gonna make you turn back. I'd do the same if it was anyone from my family that's in danger. I know it's dangerous, but we got to get Yellow back!"
"Thanks SD! I know where she went off! I can actually sense her a little thanks to my new powers." He and SD began to fly off.
WOW, that felt so good. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. I will finally get back to my routine update. I apologize about the extremely late update. I decided that I should just finish this fanfic. I really enjoy this story and I see that many of you guys have enjoyed it as well! Well, I will began doing updates on weekends so you can have something to look forward too. :) This is my new year's resolution. :D
Well, stay tuned for the next chapter of CFE!