Hocotate

Isabelle and Villager began to slow as they drove through barren desert land, lagging behind Captain Falcon and Wario. "We're all out of mushrooms," Isabelle said, speaking through the headset Captain Falcon had given her.

"Walrus man," Captain Falcon said. "Have you any mushrooms left?"

"Wario is the name. And no, I have no mushrooms left to share. I used them all practicing wheelies."

"Fool," Captain Falcon muttered under his breath. "Alright. We'll have to pull in here and see if the good people have anything that can help us move faster." They entered a rusty looking spaceship yard that looked on the verge of decay. Little creatures in colours of red, blue, yellow, white and purple were dotted about the surface. "Be vigilant everyone. We don't know what these things are capable of."

Captain Falcon abandoned his Blue Falcon, while Isabelle, Villager and Wario left their respective vehicles. Captain Falcon held his arms out, stopping anyone from moving forward towards the Pikmin. "Relax, everyone. I have got this." He bent to his knees, looking into the eyes of a blue Pikmin. Something flashed before his eyes. It seemed like a memory where he had seen the little Pikmin, but he could not remember having seen them before. He shook his head. "Alright, blue thing," he said, pointing a finger. "Enough with the mind control. What corrupt organisation are you running here?" The Pikmin responded making a garbled babyish squeak. "A wise guy, eh? Let's see how wise you are inside and interrogation room inside Mute City." The Pikmin squirmed as Captain Falcon grasped it in his hand.

Wario jumped into a circle of the Pikmin, beaming a hungry smile at them. He licked his lips and picked a red one up. "These look delicious." The Pikmin yammered as they ran around him as he put the red Pikmin up his nose. Isabelled winced as he chewed on the Pikmin. "It adds to the flavour," he said, sucking on his fingers.

A whistle rang through the air, making them all hold their hands to their ears. The Pikmin lined up behind a strangle little, alien man in a spaceship. He threw a purple Pikmin at Captain Falcon, which knocked him back and caused him to drop the blue Pikmin in his hand. He threw a group of Pikmin at Wario. Wario wheezed as they nipped him, coughing up the red Pikmin he had eaten.

"Woah, Alph! Stop!" another alien spaceman ordered. Alph blew his whistle, ordering the Pikmin off Wario.

Captain Falcon marched towards Alph. "Just what in the big blue is going on here?"

"Wait!" Isabelle yelled. "I don't think they mean us any harm." She turned to the other spaceman. "I am Isabelle. Please forgive us for harming your creatures. We are stressed having just fled from our home."

"I am Captain Olimar." He shook hands with Isabelle. "Forgive Alph. He too has been turfed out of his home."

"My planet Koppai was attacked by a giant, crocodile fortress," Alph said. "I fled before its laser canon could destroy me. I crashed on a distant planet, rounding up Pikmin to rebuild my ship and help me fly home. But when I flew back to Koppai I found it surrounded by a purple forcefield. Then, something emerged from the forcefield, slapping my ship through space and causing me to crash here."

"We have been trying to collect the missing pieces of his ship, so we can fly back to Koppai and investigate the purple forcefield surrounding the planet," Olimar said.

"Perhaps we could help you find the pieces of the missing ship in return for your hospitality," Isabelle suggested.

Olimar looked at Alph, who shrugged. "The more hands the better."

Isabelle looked back at the others. "What do you guys think?"

Captain Falcon rubbed his chin. "Alright, Captain. We'll help you put your ship back together. But I don't want any of these bugs crawling around my bed while I'm sleeping."

An engine revved in the background. Wario was sat on his motorbike. "I'm not staying in this dump of a town. I'm leaving." He set off, then stopped. "Oh, and look what I've got." He held up a bunch of golden mushrooms. He laughed as he sped off into the distance.

Captain Falcon shook his fist. "That dastardly walrus."

Olimar led them through the rusty gates of the Hocotate Freight and took them to their resting chambers.

Captain Falcon tossed and turned as he slept. He dreamt he was driving down a cobbled road heading towards a robot. He jumped out of the Blue Falcon and hit the robot with a falcon punch. The sound of whaling Pikmin haunted him as he slid through a group of them. He woke up. Whaling Pikmin were running all around him.

"They've followed us here!" Isabelle yelled.

"How could they possibly know where we are?" Captain Falcon said, jumping up from his bed. He looked out of the window at the Blood Red Falcon spacecrafts heading their way led by the Black Bull. "That damn Walrus. I bet he sold us out."

"Our karts aren't quick enough," Isabelle said. "What are we going to do?"

"Don't worry," Olimar said. "I have a plan."

Black Shadow pulled up outside the gates of the Hocotate Freight. "You know what to do, Blood Falcons." The Blood Falcons falcon punched the gate until they broke it off its hinges. Black Shadow narrowed his eyes. "Wait just a second..." The entire roof of the main building of the Hocotate Freight opened as a space rocket rose into the air. The Blue Falcon followed it out into the stars. Black Shadow grunted. "I'll get you yet, Falcon."

Villager pressed his face against the window of the Ship, smiling as he waved at all the Blood Falcons below.