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"I have a question," Lemmy asked as Iggy, Luigi, Daisy and the Sages looks at him. Dustie gives him a look that appears to be saying, 'Go on'.
"What's the question?" Dustie finally asked.
"Well, I want to learn more about these tribes. I'm still pretty confused about them," Lemmy continued, "I mean, how do you know what tribe you're in?"
Dustie smiles a little bit, "Well, there are different tribes on different planets. On Earth, there are twelve tribes, but only two of them are gathered together and know who they are; the rest are all scattered across that planet. On Earth, tribes there are more in a spiritual sense, while the rest of the planets are based on elemental powers, such as fire and ice, and what a certain person favors. But here on Plit, along with the two closest neighboring planets of Atroba and Madoso, the tribes are basically the same."
"So how many tribes are there here on Plit?" Iggy continued his questioning.
"There are seven tribes here. The first tribe is the Chek tribe. The Cheks mainly inhabited the area that is now considered to be present-day Grass Land. As you know, the leader of the Cheks is the Sage Nature, but you already know that. Anyone who has a deep passion for plants, animals, or nature in general, is considered to be part of the Chek tribe."
Lemmy, Iggy and Luigi stare at Daisy; this definition seem to fit her, as well as Larry and Peach, the best. Maybe the three of them are considered Cheks?
"The second tribe is the Kauwaa, which mainly inhabited the present-day Desert Land area. The Sage Molty is the leader of the Kauwaa, of course. Anyone who has a passion for hotter, drier weather, along with fire, is part of the Kauwaa," Dustie continues to explain.
The four characters think of Morton, Bowser and Roy. The three of them seem to be part of that tribe due to those characteristics. But because of the area she comes from, Daisy also seems to like the heat, but it's probably because she's used to it more than being born to like the desert.
"Then there's the Iunos, a tribe from the Shelley Archipelago of present-day Water Land and Pipe Land's share of it. During the years, the Iunos moved to the continental part of Water Land, where the capital of Seashell City was established. The leader of the Iunos is Aquanei, who originally was a human before she turned into a mermaid. Anyone who loves water, sailing, or any activity involving those is considered to be of that tribe."
Wendy is thought of by the four heroes, because of her love for swimming and the tropics. She ALWAYS talks about living in Water Land for the rest of her life. Yep, definitely Wendy!
"Fourth tribe is the Ligins, a tribe led by the short-tempered Gloria. They inhabited the mountainous region of Sky Land, forming a decent-sized empire that stretches from hundreds of miles north of the Arctic Circle to having its south border bordering Giant Land and the Mushroom Province. Anyone who's fascinated with the sky and loves mountains will generally be in the Ligin Tribe."
This can sound like both Ludwig and Morton too, Ditto with Roy being part of the Kauwaa.
"Fifth is the Fzor, who built the biggest existing empire on Plit: Ice Land. Its southeast border is Dark Land, while the southwest border is Pipe Land, with the northern border being hundreds of miles north of the Arctic Circle, where it shares its eastern border with Sky Land. The leader is Frostbite, a joker, and anyone who loves the cold and snow are typically in the Fzor tribe," Dustie continues her lecture.
Lemmy. Definitely Lemmy. Iggy doesn't mind the cold either, so it could be Iggy also. But who knows, really?
"Those are the five tribes that all baddies, except for Goombas and the undead, come from. Koopas, boom-booms, spinies and other things. Now we get to the two lesser-known tribes. I happen to run the Undead tribe, which I told you about. Any dead creature, creatures as nice as Peach, or as evil as Jabrael, are part of the Undead Tribe once they die. So if you see people worshipping Madame Diana, then that's me. Then there's the Fungi Tribe…"
"Fungi Tribe?" Daisy asked, "Please explain about that."
"The Fungi Tribe is actually from Serenity Isle, a moon-shaped island in the Southern Hemisphere. Yes, the same Serenity Isle that Jabrael is from. Unlike the other tribes, there's no leader for the Fungi Tribe. Rosalina steps in every now and then whenever they get out of control, but since Rosalina's main duty is to help the multiple Star Spirits, Lumas and even the Millennium Star, also called the Ancient Star, she can't do it all the time. Any Toad is considered to be part of the Fungi tribe, along with their counterparts that got cursed by Magikoopas: the Goombas. About a millennium ago, the Fungi tribe took over the whole Mushroom Land, taking complete rule of the whole land. Anyone from the five natural tribes there who rebelled against the government were banished to Dark Land. That's why everyone tells you NOT to trust people from Dark Land. Oh, and Fungi tribe also contains humans; any human natural to Plit are part of the Fungi Tribe, as humans from the other five mortal tribes have all gone through genocide," Dustie explained even more.
Okay, scratch Peach and Daisy from being part of the Chek Tribe. They are part of Team Fungi, the people who actually TOOK the kingdom away from the Koopa naturals. That's why Bowser constantly tries to take over the Mushroom kingdom! It's rightfully HIS land!
"Oh, and there's one tribe, though most of its members are not native to Plit really, but is important enough to talk about," Dustie added.
"And what's the last tribe?" Luigi asked in curiosity.
"Last but not least, the Seren Tribe. The Serens are actually still on Plit. Shady Koopas are part of the Seren Tribe, though they aren't as evil, same with Dark Koopas and Gloombas. Those three can actually be nice, and usually have no evil intentions. Serens are also any evil thing outside of Plit. Such examples are the Shroobs, X-Nauts and the shadowy creatures such as the Shadow Sirens, the Shadow Queen and Jabrael herself. Jabrael is the leader of the Seren Tribe, so that means EVERY member of the Seren Tribe needs to be wiped out, except for the three natives to Plit," Dustie concluded her long explanations of the tribes.
"Aren't the X-Nauts on Serenity Isle though?" Lemmy asked before immediately covering his mouth. He, along with Roy, also knew about the website Morton got on that one day… But just as Lemmy says this, a dark wind rustles through the room, and the Sages start to complain about how weak they are.
"… They are? Ugh, sorry guys, I feel incredibly weak… I can't do… Anything…" Dustie apologized as she passes out on the floor.
"This… is bad…" Nature agreed as she did the same.
"Never… felt like… this before…" Molty stated as he collapses on the floor.
"You four…" Aquanei started as she also collapses on the floor.
"Need… to…" Gloria uttered as she also falls off her cloud, onto the floor.
"REVIVE US!" Rosalina shouted as she joins the other sages.
"Make a potion the recipe's under the East rock just outside the portal!" Frostbite hinted as he collapses on the floor. Now, all seven of the powerful creatures are all sprawled out, having absolutely no power due to that dark wind. The four other characters, however, did not experience a sap in their energy.
"Are you two okay?" Iggy asked as he looks back at Luigi and Daisy. However, the two of them seemed to be engrossed in a conversation about… something. He, along with Lemmy, journeys towards the portal to Tranquility Isle.
"Luigi, I have to tell you something," Daisy started as the two of them follow Lemmy and Iggy towards the exit of this weird, but beautiful, realm.
"What is it Daisy?" he returned.
Daisy turns to Luigi and opens her mouth to continue, "I haven't told you this… But… I noticed how much of a real man you became within the last few days… And I want to say this so… I love you, Luigi. A lot," Daisy admitted as she blushes a little bit. When she realizes she's blushing, she immediately looks forward again, hoping Luigi wouldn't see it. That's when Luigi starts to blush a little bit.
"I-I-I love you too Daisy!" Luigi also admitted, glad that he gotten that off his chest. When they made sure Lemmy and Iggy weren't looking, the two of them started to kiss, Luigi starts to shiver when he feels Daisy's warm breath on his skin. Because of the things they found out about each other, the two of them completely forgot about the task in hand. They made out until a voice shouts out to them.
"DAISY! LUIGI! HURRY! We have to do this quick!" Lemmy called out from in front of the portal. Both Lemmy and Iggy jump in right after this message.
"Hehe, we'll finish this off another time, big boy," Daisy winked as she lets go of her hold on Luigi's collar. The both of them then joined the Koopa twins and jump into the portal.
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Time: ?
"I knocked out all seven of the Sages, my Queen," Beldam reported, "I got an army of shadow creatures to sap the energy of the seven sages, so they're weakened. We don't have to worry about them."
"Great Job Beldam! You did your Queen proud!" Jabrael acknowledged, "Now screw up the progress of the other two teams!"
"The X-Nauts will screw up Group 1, so should I just focus on Group 2?" Beldam asked.
Jabrael thought for a moment, "Hmm. I forgot about the X-Nauts. Yes Beldam, deal with Team 2 please. The X-Nauts can slow down those 2 humans, that mushroom and those two dragon-turtle things."
"Alright, I'll have my sisters assist me in screwing up the team going to Ice land. Thanks a lot, Queen, and I will do good for you!"
"You better Beldam."
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Time: ?
Mario, Peach, Bowser, Toad and Roy awaken in Star Haven, due to the Knockout potion on their sandwiches.
"Ooh, Star Haven! Isn't this a beautiful place to make out, Mario?!" Peach gasped in awe.
"Yes! But we can't no-mmmmph," Mario muttered as Peach starts kissing him. Eventually, the Star Spirits all appear, the seven of them surrounding the group of five.
"… Nice PDA you have going there," Eldstar commented as he looks at Mario and Peach still connected, "Anyway, I think I know why you guys came here. You guys want a way to get to Serenity Isle, do you?"
"Yes! How did you know?" Toad asked.
"Because we're Star Spirits," Mamar explained, "We know a lot more than you would think."
"How's the progress of the other teams going?" Mario questioned, hoping that the seven celestial beings will know.
"We actually don't know the progress of the group that went to get the other Sages; we lost sight of them. Good news though. Group 2 is currently heading to Ice Land," Misstar revealed.
"Okay, let's get back on the topic of them getting to Serenity Isle," Muskular proclaimed.
Kalmar nodded, "Yes. You guys have only like three more days! What's the best way for them to get to Serenity Isle? They need to be invisible somehow."
The other Star Spirits look at each other, trying to think of the best way to get them to the island. Finally, Skolar steps up to the plate.
"Okay, I know you met up with E. Gadd. It wasn't the best way to meet up with him, due to him being in the refrigerator and stuff, but you need to go back to him," Skolar asserted.
"There, E. Gadd should have a type of paint that can make anything invisible. All you need to do is paint your doomship with the paint. Unfortunately, the paint doesn't work on living things, so don't try to paint yourself in it," Klevar continued.
"Aww, dat was a good idea!" Roy cried, "We coulda snuck 'round and kill da enemies invisible!"
"It is a great idea, that's why I warned you," Klevar replied in a more sassy voice.
"Yes! So go back to Metallic City and get the doomship painted!" Eldstar commanded, "Oh! And before I forget, there's a pipe clogger in Serenity Isle that's preventing warp pipes from popping up in Serenity Isle. It looks like that thing Kooky von Koopa built in the 7 Continents for 7 Koopas episode of the cartoons, except it's in a cavern somewhere except floating high in the air. I want you guys to destroy it, so the other two groups can quickly get there when the time comes."
"Yes sir," Peach nodded, "We will do all that you guys said! Thank you all!"
"Now hurry on and go to Metallic City!" Eldstar concluded as the characters disappeared from Star Haven, waking up from trances back on Plit.
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Time: 1:00pm, Monday, October 15, 2001 – Just entering Ice Land
"Ve're in Ice Land now, according to zis map," Ludwig informed as he pulls the coat out of his shell. Instead of putting it on, he instead lays down on it. Violent is sitting beside him, doing nothing but staring at him and uttering a sentence every now and then.
"Yay!" Alex happily cheered as she guides the magic carpet, with both Larry and Wendy sitting by her side.
"Alex, where did you get this carpet?" the blue-haired sneak inquired as he gazes below at the ground; dead trees and other vegetation litter the landscape, as if a massive wildfire has devastated the area just recently. Surprising, considering how wildfires in Ice Land, along with Sky Land and Water Land are relatively rare compared to the other five Lands and the Mushroom Province. Some early snow already accumulated on the ground also, adding a bit of white to this otherwise grim landscape that the white powder affixed itself to.
"I got it from a merchant. Merchants love going to Sandstorm for some reason," Alex replied, "It was the last one he had in stock also! Isn't it nice though?"
Larry looks at the purple carpet with random patterns on. He must admit, the carpet is both creative and captivating, but he honestly thinks the carpet will be better if it has, say, a forest or something on it, "Yes, I like it! A lot! It fits you Alex."
"I thought so too!" Alex smiled.
Meanwhile, at the back of the carpet, Morton and Reeka are sitting nearby. Both of them are simply looking down at the ground, doing the same thing as Larry. Tired of surveying the grisly scenes, Reeka eventually tries to talk to Morton.
"Hey," Reeka simply says as she, like Ludwig, props herself down on her coat.
Morton looks up from his gaze on the ground, then turns to face Reeka, "Yo."
"Sooo…" Reeka muttered as she drew a blank, "What do you think of this… Journey so far?"
"It's great! I really like it! It's not the easiest thing to do though, and you know that. The toughest is only ahead of us," Morton expressed in an ecstatic tone, "And you just barely joined us, but how do you like it?"
"Alex is here so I have someone to talk to. Well and there's you and the others. Alex told me all about the journey, and how you all split into three groups."
"Yep. We would do everything as one giant group, but we don't have the time."
After that, the duo went silent for a few minutes, so Reeka tries to think of something else, "You seem like a talker whenever I see you actually talking."
"I like talking but sometimes I just ramble on and on about stuff that doesn't even make sense, and I get sidetracked sometimes when I talk. I was always given crap on it so I eventually got control of it so it doesn't occur that often but it still does happen every now and then," Morton explained.
"That's cool! I like talking too!" Reeka squealed.
Then they began communicating about a variety of subjects as the carpet cruises through Ice Land.