Yoshizilla: Well, here we are. To truly show how it was like for the racers in the five-day break stretch from the end of the fiery Lethal Lava Volcano race to the wacky and obscure, I'm going to do five chapters of them, all five of them going to have at least some sort of racing action in them. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!
PS: I would also like to apologize for being rather ignorant in the past. Not only have I learned my ways (well, most of my old ways, at least), but I realized just how stupid I was in the past. So I hope you understand that Tiff (Fumu-san) and Tuff (Bun) from the Kirby anime are indeed in the Yoshi Kart grand prix, though they appear after the Birdo Mountains race ends. So I'll leave you with that, and now, I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: (shakes head) Really, do I need to disclaim to you viewers out there anymore? Because you all got the point, and I have been reduced, sadly, to a bad running joke in a pathetic attempt to increase the word count. Just read the stupid chapter and let me be. (leaves)
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It was the dawn of the 1st day of a break from the races. All of the racers - including the Super Smash Brothers, Yoshi Kart racers, and Diddy Kong Racers - were all sleeping peacefully as they rested up and got the energy they deserved. Well, except for a few, anyway...
"Yoshi. Yoshi, get up." Demanded a calm, elder voice.
Yoshi yawned and rubbed his eyes. He got up from his top bunk bed, to look down and see Dr. Hoshi standing there, his arms folded and tapping his right foot. "Doc? What are you doing?" The green Yoshisaurus asked, yawning and stretching his arms.
Dr. Hoshi rolled his eyes. "Yoshi, ask questions later. Right now, I need at least eight of you, you being one of the eight, with me." He headed for the door and opened it, before exiting the room and heading downstairs to the McDonald's.
Yoshi sighed and jumped down from his bunk bed. He looked at Peppy, who was sleeping peacefully. Shrugging, Yoshi placed on his famous red shoes and headed out of the room, closing the door behind him. As Yoshi walked down, he bumped into Luigi, who was in his green pajamas and carrying a cup of coffee in his left hand while holding the newspaper with his right hand.
"Yoshi? You got drafted by Harryhausen, too?" Luigi asked, bursting into laughter as he entered his room.
Yoshi growled, and he muttered to himself as he walked past Luigi and headed down the hallway.
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Several minutes later, after having breakfast in the built-in McDonald's, Yoshi came outside, to see Mario, Link, Pikachu, Donkey Kong, Ash Ketchum, Kirby, Birdo, Zirdo, Shelia, Princess Peach, Jigglypuff, Wario, and Heppy Ankylosaurus out there, standing next to their karts (why Link had a kart, I don't even know).
Yoshi rubbed the back of his head. "So, the doc whisked you guys here too, huh?" He asked, grabbing the attention of all the other seven racers.
Donkey Kong nodded. "Yeah, though I have no clue why he picked me." The giant, burly ape shrugged. "I'm part of Bowser's team, and I usually don't handle the driving."
"Well, maybe you'll get a chance to drive in the Koopa Klown Kar," Dr. Hoshi interrupted, appearing suddenly in front of Donkey Kong, "So don't throw that judgement away just yet."
Donkey Kong jumped up in surprise, jumping into Mario's arms. Mario blinked, while everyone else chuckled. Donkey Kong apologized, and he climbed down from Mario's arms.
Dr. Hoshi sighed, slightly moving his light-blue glasses. "All right, then, since it's undetermined when the next race will be, I'm going to have a few of you practice every day."
"Every day!?" Zirdo complained, moaning as Peach and Birdo comforted her.
Shelia cheered, pumping her shoulders. "All right! I'm ready to practice my racing skills!"
"Me too!" Wario added, chuckling as he started flexing his muscles, much to everyone's distaste.
Dr. Hoshi rolled his eyes. "Well, what are you all waiting for? Get in the karts." He then jumped into the driver's seat of his purple-colored kart.
Yoshi gasped. "Dr. Hoshi? You're driving with us, too?"
Dr. Hoshi grinned. "Hey, you can't expect me to just watch you all, can I?" He said, winking.
Yoshi shrugged. "Yeah, I guess..." He got into a green-colored kart.
Luigi chuckled. "Hmm hmm hmm... this will be interesting," He said, sitting comfortably in his medium-sized, dark green kart, looking at everyone else and winking.
Yoshi's jaw dropped in disbelief. "LUIGI!? You're racing, too!?"
Luigi nodded, folding his arms. "Yes, but I came here on free will. Dr. Hoshi said it was all right for me to come." He chuckled, "Unlike you."
Yoshi growled, but he then sighed and shook his head, turning around and grabbing the steering wheel.
Jigglypuff giggled and clapped her hands together. "Oh boy! I finally get to prove my true driving skills!" The feminine pink puffball Pokemon puffed right into the driver seat of a pink-colored kart.
Dr. Hoshi watched as all of the other characters got in their single karts. Dr. Hoshi then looked up at the sky, a Lakitu giving the go for the race. Dr. Hoshi then shouted, "All right, everyone, do the best you can, and keep driving until I say so!" With that, he zoomed off, all of the others following him.
The Lakitu watched in awe as the characters raced past the Yoshi Kart McDonald's Hotel, and entering the wild plains of the Wonder Fields.
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The Racers: Yoshi, Mario, Luigi, Link, Pikachu, Donkey Kong, Ash Ketchum, Kirby, Birdo, Zirdo, Shelia, Princess Peach, Jigglypuff, Wario, Heppy, Dr. Hoshi
Yoshi turned his steering wheel all around as he tried to get past Jigglypuff. Jigglypuff turned around and released a Fire Blast attack (shocking how she managed to learn it, eh? XD), burning Yoshi and causing his kart to get engulfed into flames. As Yoshi jumped about, screaming, he drove over a dropped banana peel (from Donkey Kong), and the green Yoshisaurus went spinning off the cement-paved road onto the grass. Jigglypuff turned to the left and was right behind Peach. Peach grabbed an item box, and she then had hearts surrounding her. Giggling, Peach stopped her pink kart, and Jigglypuff swerved to her left, crashing into the hard, solid wall of the yellow-brownish mountain. Jigglypuff growled as she started her white-pink kart again, turning to the right, although she was rammed from the back by Peach. Peach then swerved to the right and rammed Jigglypuff into the wall again, causing more damage to the pink puffball's kart. Jigglypuff screamed angrily, and she started to smack Peach, both of them going off the road and into the grass as the road banked to the right and into a tunnel dug within the yellow-brownish mountain.
Donkey Kong tried to get his hands on Pikachu, but his efforts proved pointless as Pikachu whacked him n the face with his Iron Tail attack. As they turned to the left, Pikachu jumped over a small puddle of oil, which Donkey Kong slipped on and spun around, crashing into the wall. Pikachu then swerved to the right and started charging up electricity in his red pouches, firing a Thunderbolt at Heppy, paralyzing him. He cheered, and he rammed Heppy into the wall, skidding down the left bank downwards. Heppy fumed, and he got out of his purple kart and pushed it downwards, hoping in and slamming his purple foot on the pedal, the exhaust gas coming out fast. Heppy then approached Pikachu, and turning to the left and then skidding to the right, Heppy whirled around in the air, whacking Pikachu on the head. Pikachu collapsed on his steering wheel, and his light, yellow kart crashed into the wall, while Heppy laughed and turned to the left.
Link was a bit confused as he tried to steer, but having no luck. He kept crashing into Fake Item Boxes and being rammed into the wall by the others. Link then grabbed his hook shot and fired it at Mario, who turned around and tossed red fireballs at Link, burning the Hyrulian and his medium-sized green kart. Spinning around and engulfed in flames, Link slammed his right foot on the break, his kart stopping. He was then zapped by Pikachu, who zoomed past him, being followed by an angry Heppy. As Link attempted to start again, Peach and Jigglypuff both got on both sides of him, smacking the Hero of Time right in the middle. As they approached the left curve, Jigglypuff pushed Peach and Link towards the wall, and she slid inwards on the smooth, left bank. Peach punched Link away, and she followed, using a mini turbo to get some speed. Link moaned, and he was then flattened by Donkey Kong.
Luigi turned to the left, and he exited the tunnel, being followed by Mario and Birdo. Birdo swerved behind Mario, and she started spitting out white eggs at the red-capped plumber. Mario blocked them and repelled them back at Birdo with his yellow cape, grinning as Birdo spun around after being hit by her own eggs. Turning to the right and a few minutes later before turning left, Mario noticed the tall-rising palm trees, getting closer to Luigi. Luigi then threw back a banana peel, and Mario hopped over it. Mario then swerved to the left and punched at Luigi, with Luigi countering by kicking at his older brother. Dr. Hoshi then knocked them both off the road and into the small lake using the invincibility of the Star. Dr. Hoshi grins, and he turns to the left, zooming down the grassy terrain, going over a zipper and sharply turning on the right, right on the edge of the road and managing to get back on it, narrowly escaping from tumbling into the lake. The purple Yoshisaurus then turned to the right and went around a wide bend of the lake, looking to his right to see the other racers zooming.
Mario and Luigi were both rescued by a Lakitu, and Mario rammed Luigi into the grassy terrain right by the lake, snatching a mushroom from an item box and using it to gain speed. Luigi growled, and he followed closely, turning to the right and then jumping over Mario. mario gasped as Luigi landed in front of him, being attacked by green fireballs and spinning around, ablaze, into the lake. Luigi laughed and turned to the left, before he turned to the right again and went on the wide bend, following Ash Ketchum, who was cruising smoothly in his B-Dasher (thus, being the only racer to not using a traditional kart). As Ash turned to the left, he went over a zipper and approached Dr. Hoshi, but Dr. Hoshi then released a mine behind him, smirking as Ash collided into the mine and screamed.
Wario laughed as he used his farting as extra fuel for his heavy, purple kart. Wario thrusted his kart to the wide right bend, turning to the left on the straight path and using a mini turbo to boost his kart further. Zirdo glanced in her rearview mirror to see Wario, and she turned to the right, releasing several bubbles behind her. Wario chuckled, and he belched loudly, causing the bubbles to pop. Wario then released a loud fart burst, causing his heavy purple kart to zoom down the road. Turning sharply on the right (which nearly caused his kart to tilt over), Wario approached Zirdo, and punched at her light, white-green kart. Zirdo screamed, and she caused Wario to go spinning around, his kart crashing into a tropical palm tree. Zirdo giggled, and she jumped over a small rock, turning to the right and heading downwards.
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Inside the Yoshi Kart McDonald's Hotel, Tiff has just woken up. She went downstairs to the McDonald's to see if Kirby was there, but much to her surprise, he wasn't. She grabbed a seat and looked at Tuff. 'Hey, where's Kirby?"
Tuff sipped some of his milkshake, and looked at Tiff, shrugging. "I dunno. He told me that he was forced to go somewhere, and that was the only thing I heard." He resumed sipping his milkshake. "What's so important about it, anyway?"
Tiff sighed, putting her right palm on her face. "Oh, I just hope Kirby is all right." She let out a sigh and looked out the window, watching the sun rise. "The others should be getting up soon." She turned to Tuff and smiled. "Let's go greet them!"
Tuff nearly choke on his milkshake, gagging, and then shouting in dismay, "Are you crazy!? I don't want to go and- WHOA!!!!!!" He was then dragged upstairs by Tuff, who went to wake up the others.
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Nearby from the specifically designed racecourse, Meta Knight and his two trusty followers, Sword and Blade, were watching the practice race from atop a green, grassy hill.
"Sir Meta Knight, everything seems quite good," Sword said to Meta Knight in a British voice, "Shall we help you and Kirby in the next race?"
Blade mumbled, agreeing with Sword.
Meta Knight raised his right hand, chuckling. "Hmm hmm... no, I think I shall do fine. However..." His eyes gleamed pink. "Feel free to tune up the TAC before the next race." He then turned around and started walking down.
Sword and Blade looked at each other, shrugged, and followed Meta Knight, with the sun shining down on the grassy terrain racecourse.