Chapter 16: A Pirate’s Life For Moi!
BOB’s Note: Once again, you will be experiencing one of Chef Torte’s famous musical numbers. This one entitled as the chapter is “A Pirate’s Life For Moi!” Song by Cap’n Torte and his Motley Crew, the Team of Terror. This will be in script format. Enjoy!
(Opens with a shot of Torte’s Pirate Ship, sailing the ocean. Changling, Genius Guy, the Grand Glum Reaper, Whomp, Soshi, Embert and the Apprentice are all up on deck. Mini Moi and Cap’n Torte walk up.)
Embert: Yay!
Everyone: SHHHHHHHH!!!
Embert: Oh, rather sorry ‘bout that..
(Cap’n Torte pulls out a silver baton. He then uses it.)
Team of Terror: Yo-ho! Yo-ho! A pirate’s life for Moi!
Apprentice: We steal treasure, and always break the law!
Changling: We sail the seas, blue oceans to all sides!
Soshi: We always seem to be against the tides!
Embert: All this blue is getting me bored!
Genius Guy: Hope soon we get to shores!
(Genius Guy falls off the boat.)
Team of Terror: MAN OVERBOARD!
Cap’n Torte: Yo-ho! Yo-ho! A pirate’s life for Moi! I’m ze meanest captain you ever saw!
Whomp: Whomp like go Whomp!
Apprentice: These oceans now be our romp!
Soshi: To the north, we now sail!
Embert: Quite, quite a vigorous tale!
Grand Glum Reaper: ....
(Genius Guy is pulled up on a life preserver attached to a crane.)
Genius Guy: You missed your cue, hey a whale! *splash*
Team of Terror: MAN OVERBOARD!!!
Cap’n Torte: Vat an idiot, vhere’s me sword?
Dingpot (in ship’s hull): Yo-ho! Yo-ho! A pirate’s life for moi! Me glad no more work for ugly Gruntilda-
Cap’n Torte: Hey! She shot my Pa!
Dingpot: Pshaw!
Changling: Here’s to a triumphant crime!
Apprentice: Master Torte says we must do it this time!
Genius Guy: Yum! Lemon-lime!
Soshi: Hey that’s mine!
Grand Glum Reaper: ...
Embert: I think you missed your line!
Whomp: Whomp no know how to rhyme!
Genius Guy: Yo-ho! Yo-ho! A pirate’s life for moi! I can do magic tricks, tah-da!
Cap’n Torte: Zat’s my line you ignorant dummy! Now vatch moi as I smack you into ze sea!
(Genius Guy gets swatted off the boat.)
Cap’n Torte: Zat’s vat you get, ven messing viz Cap’n Torte!
Team of Terror: MAN OVERBOARD!!!
Lemmy (inside Great White Blooper): Boohoo! Boohoo! Stuck in a fish for moi!
Raven: Nevermore, nevermore! Caw! Caw!
Lemmy: Quiet you bird, or I’ll use kung fu!
Great White Blurp: Quiet in there! I’m trying to digest you!
Lemmy: *gulp*
Cap’n Torte: I am ze best, I beat zat Johnny Jones!
Apprentice: Yeah! You and your stupid clone!
(Mini Moi kicks Apprentice in the stomach, and he falls to the ground.)
Changling: That was odd, but I’ll ignore it!
Genius Guy: ‘Scuse me while I go for a bit.
Cap’n Torte: Shitake Sea, zat’s vat ve’re sailin’!
Dingpot: Drink some of my liquid to cure what’s ailin’!
Genius Guy: Yes! Yes! I’m a Ford Truck man!
Apprentice: Shh! The Master has his frying pan!
Cap’n Torte: Right Apprentice, my PAN OF PERIL!!!
Soshi: Soshi no like singing in stupid carol!
Whomp: Whomp like Whomp barrel!
Embert: I… enjoy the comedy of Will Ferrel.
Genius Guy: I like to dance, with no pants!
Cap’n Torte: MON DIEU!
Apprentice: That’s wrong, foo!
Team of Terror: Yo-ho! Yo-ho! A pirate’s life for Moi!
(Genius Guy shows up in a cheerleading outfit.)
Genius Guy: Let’s go Team of Terror! Rah! Rah! Rah!
Cap’n Torte: YOU FOOL! You, I’m now afteir!
(Torte chases Genius Guy.)
Whomp: Whomp like go Whomp! URR! URRRRR!!!
(Torte slams Genius Guy far with the PAN OF PERIL.)
Cap’n Torte: Hey boys, how many points haf I scored?
Team of Terror: MAN OVERBOARD!!!
Chapter 17: Piranha Plant Panic!
The giant, green Piranha Plant smiled and flicked its blue tongue in and out of its mouth, complete with rows of razor sharp teeth. Everyone was up on deck, except Bowser. When the King of Koopas walked up onto the boat, he looked very angry.
“Alright! Who’s responsible for the boat stopping?!” Bowser roared.
Bowser looked to his kids. They pointed at the massive monster Piranha Plant attacking the ship. Bowser turned and frowned, he looked straight at Jagger.
“So Jagger, YOU are the one who’s slowing down our trip! I’m gonna give you such a thrashing!” Bowser threatened.
“No King Koopa! Not me, perhaps if you avert your line of sight a few centimeters you’ll notice the giant horrifying Piranha Plant trying to kill us,” Jagger suggested.
“Hmm... strange how I completely missed that. AGGAH!” Bowser screamed.
The big turtle tried running under the ship but tripped and landed flat on his face. Kamek shook his head.
“How can a Piranha Plant be growing in the middle of the ocean like this?” Kammy asked.
“Maybe it’s some sort of magic spell...” Kamek thought.
“Well, can we just deal with the problem instead of wondering where it came from?” Jagger asked.
“Oh fine. C’mon Kammy, let’s use some magic attacks on this plant,” Kamek said.
The two hooded sorcerers hopped up on their broomsticks and took to the air. They circled the green creature. It hissed in anger, and tried thrusting itself and chomping at the Magikoopas. It shot out its blue tongue and nearly hit Kammy. The witch retaliated with an incantation. She formed a huge yellow brick and shot it at the beast’s head. The Piranha Plant roared in pain, and sunk back down under the water.
“It’s up to something...” Kamek mumbled.
The water started bubbling where the Piranha had gone under. Suddenly large purple gobs of venom in the shape of fireballs burst through the surface at an alarming speed. Kamek and Kammy quickly started dodging the assail. As dozens of venom attacks shot up, the Piranha Plant shot up at an incredible speed and smacked Kamek with its head. The blue-cloaked warlock flipped high into the sky, trying to keep his balance. Kammy started shooting spells with multicolored polygons. The Piranha Plant ducked its head and wasn’t hit except once. Then the green monster started spewing out a stream of its purple acidic venom. Kammy was hit with the full force of the blast. She was drenched in the venom and felt faint. Kammy lost her grip on reality and the grip of her broomstick, causing her to fall from a great height down onto the ship. She landed with a loud bang, and the other Koopas rushed over to check on her.
Meanwhile Kamek had gotten control of his ride and charged the large flora freak. He shot out orbs of blue light at the monster’s head. It hissed at Kamek in response. Out of nowhere, a second blue head rocketed out of the water and nearly swallowed Kamek. It bit off the end of his broomstick, and Kamek started descending. He made a crash-landing onto the ship. He turned back and cursed.
“Jagger! Don’t we have any weapons?” Kamek asked.
“I think we have a harpoon gun down in the ship,” Jagger replied.
“Well, don’t sit around! Go get it!” Kamek snapped.
Jagger nodded, his mouth open. The Terrapin soldier rushed to complete his task. Kamek rose his wand into the air. The two Piranha Plants were now preparing to spew venom at the boat. Kamek acted quickly, focusing his energy and releasing it in one attack. A humongous whirling column of fire shot from the crystal of his wand. It smashed into the blue Piranha Plant’s head. It was instantly set ablaze, its cries were deafening. The plant crumbled into ash and fell onto the surface of the water. The green Piranha Plant looked down where the remnants of its sister once were. It shrieked in its mighty fury. Jagger came up the stairs carrying the large harpoon gun. He balanced it over his shoulder, aimed, and pulled the trigger. The spear fired and missed by a few feet. Jagger reloaded quickly and fired again. This time he landed a hit. The spear sliced straight through the bottom of its jaw, through it’s mouth and up out of its cranium. Purple liquid was spraying and leaking everywhere. The Piranha Plant cried loudly, shaking its head everyway. Finally it perished and fell limp. It sank beneath the waves, leaving a purple cloud of water where it fell. Jagger breathed a sigh of relief.
“That was exhilarating…” Jagger gasped.
Then the vine wrapped around the boat unraveled and descended into the water. The vine came up again and retracted into one of the ship’s windows. Confused, everyone went down into the ship. They checked every room until they came to the last room, Larry’s. They found his tiny budding Piranha Plant was now normal-sized and had two vines coming out of its pot. One had been burnt at the end, and the rest was cut off by flames. The other finished recoiling through the window and revealed the blue head with the spear through it, no larger than a normal Pirahna Plant’s head size.
“Wow, that must be some fertilizer you used, Larry...” Iggy said.
“No way! That’s not possible! It was just a little bud this morning!” Larry exclaimed.
“Something’s up and... hey wait a second, what’s that under that desk?” Wendy asked.
Morton and Larry walked forward and peeked under the desk. They pulled out a Shy Away.
“What?!” everyone shouted.
“I’m sorry, but she looked like she was hungry! So I gave her some of my delicious miracle growth potion...” Shy Away explained.
“Alright, let’s maroon this stowaway!” Bowser ordered.
Morton and Larry grabbed Shy Away by either of its sides. Everyone followed them up onto the ship. With a heave-ho, they tossed Shy Away into the ocean. Everyone cheered as Jagger started up the boat again, and they continued their trip to the north. Meanwhile back in Larry’s room, the tiny Piranha Plant smiled devilishly.
“FEED ME!”
Chapter 18: Lavalava Island Visit
Yoshi, Splooshi, Mallow, Cumulo, and Mildred sat around in the sailboat. The couple decided it was best to move to another island, when Mallow and Yoshi told them the story of what had really happened. They were now sailing west, and the nearest island was Lavalava Isle. Cumulo and Mildred found it would be fine to stay there for a while. Splooshi was recovering very quickly from his injuries. He could use both arms again, and only a few bruises and cuts remained. The three treasure hunters didn’t know about the force behind all the perils that Mallow had told them about, but they concluded it was someone up to no good. They also decided that whatever the treasure may be, they must not let it fall into the wrong hands. They had been sailing all day and the evening was now upon them.
They arrived at Lavalava Island when the sun was still going down. The sky mixed with the fiery oranges from the sun, and the beautiful violets and lavenders from the dark of night. It was a wonderful sight. Yoshi and Mallow docked the sailboat, and everyone came ashore. Walking across the beach, the party of five eventually came to the Yoshi Village. Cumulo and Mildred said their goodbyes and planned to go talk with the village elder. Yoshi and Splooshi, however, had one thing on their mind: fruit. Mallow chuckled as his two friends went searching for some delicious treats. The Nimbian Prince decided to go to the item shop and see what was for sale.
Yoshi and Splooshi dove into their meal once they found the fruit stash. They devoured all types of fruit, from apples and oranges, to bananas and kiwi, to honeydew and cantaloupe. It was a true delight. Splooshi noticed another green Yoshi next to them diving into the fruit too. He wore thick glasses, and a gold pendent shaped like an egg around his neck.
“Hello,” Splooshi greeted with a smile on his face.
The Yoshi looked up from his food and managed a “Hey!” before diving right back into his buffet.
Yoshi turned his head, recognizing the voice. “Ryan-oshi? Is that you?”
The Yoshi resurfaced and turned to see Yoshi. “Yes it is me. What’s up?”
“It been awhile since I saw you last, back in Dinosaur Land,” Yoshi said.
“Yes it has, so what have you been up to?” Ryan-oshi asked.
“Well me, Mallow, and Splooshi..” Yoshi motioned his hand to the light blue Yo’ster in between them, “are on a treasure hunt.”
“Treasure? Really...” Ryan-oshi trailed on.
“HI!!!” a familiar voice said.
A blue spiny-shelled Koopa walked up to the three gorging dinosaurs. It was none other than that King of Cameos, Crazy Koopa.
“Hello CK, Yoshi and his friend Splooshi were just telling me how they were looking for treasure,” Ryan-oshi exclaimed.
“Treasure? XD” Crazy Koopa replied.
“Um... why did you say ecksdee?” Yoshi asked.
“Uh.,. because.., hey wait a second... LOL!” Crazy Koopa laughed.
“Loll? What does loll mean?” Splooshi asked.
“Um… never mind, what about this treasure now?”
Meanwhile Mallow had bought a new cape from the shop, along with some other helpful items they could use as the adventure progressed. He walked out of the store after paying and looked around for his comrades. Just then he felt a tap on his shoulder.
“Huh?” Mallow said turning to find no one.
He shook his head and continued searching. He peered around and saw something to the side of him; when he checked again as fast as he could, it was gone.
“Um... hello?” Mallow mumbled.
He faced forward and widened his eyes, a terrifying ghost stood ahead of him. It’s mouth opened, fangs poking out, eyes reddened, with a large tongue flapping up and down and a blue top hat.
“BOO!”
Mallow screamed in response and ran as fast as he could in the opposite direction. The ghost changed back to its normal form, from the frightening scary face it used on Mallow. The Boo was colored lightly blue, and his top hat was a darker blue. Blue Boo laughed aloud.
“That was too easy!” Blue Boo snickered.
While Yoshi and Splooshi were telling the tale to their friends, Mallow came running with his hands raised in the air. He screamed as he ran. His fear emotion caused the winds to pick up, and it nearly felt like a hurricane was coming.
“Calm down! What wrong, Mallow?” Yoshi asked.
“I... I... saw a...” Mallow breathed heavily. “A.. GHOST!!!”
Blue Boo appeared in between Ryan-oshi and Crazy Koopa. He chuckled lightly. Mallow saw him and his face turned red and angry.
“Hey! That wasn’t very nice!” Mallow shouted.
“Ha ha ha! You were so easy to scare! You’re a prankster’s bliss!” Blue Boo laughed.
“Well... it still wasn’t very... nice...” Mallow mumbled.
“Heh, well anyway. What’s everyone doing here?” Blue Boo asked.
While the story was retold once again, the winds died down and the sun did also. The starry, clear night sky canopy overhead made everything in the world seem less important, and carefree. All the Yoshis and other residents of Lavalava Island looked towards the sky. It was as if the stars were telling them to relax and have fun. Raphael the Raven VIII looked up from his nest in the tallest tree, which towered above the entire island.
“The Stars say it is time to rest,” Raphael said aloud, reading the Stars. “Soon the peaceful times will stop...”
After Yoshi told the story again, he asked Ryan-oshi and his friends what they had been up to.
“Well, I had this odd dream. It was about the apocalypse... but I think it was more than a dream. It involved Chef Torte kidnapping the Chancellor, and having a blimp. There was a big space battle... and... something about legumes,” Ryan-oshi said. “I’ve had this driving force taking me away from my home in Juat. I came here with Crazy Koopa and Blue Boo to find if anything is amiss... but besides that we haven’t been up to much.”
“Interesting... I never pictured the Chancellor being captured... it seems crazy, like it should be against the rules of life... or something,” Mallow commented.
The others nodded and agreed at his statement.
“Well, it getting to be late. Yoshi go to sailboat to sleep. Must wake up early to find that treasure,” Yoshi yawned.
“Yeah, I’m tired too...” Mallow said.
“Splooshi must get rest for big day tomorrow!” Splooshi exclaimed.
“Well it was fun talking to you guys. I should probably go to sleep too...” Blue Boo said.
“Yeah, g2g,” Crazy Koopa said.
“Jee two jee?” Ryan-oshi asked. “Anyway, nice seeing you. Perhaps our paths will cross again in the future.”
“You know because you say that, that automatically means we will see each other again,” Yoshi responded.
“Yes, I’m quite aware. Well, until we see you then!” Ryan-oshi said with a wave.
Both parties of three left the scene, Ryan-oshi, Crazy Koopa and Blue Boo to the Toad House Inn, Yoshi, Mallow and Splooshi to the sailboat, where they slept for the night and got well-rested for the next day.
Higher than the tallest mountain, the giant tree sticking out of the Jade Jungle nearly reached the Star Haven above. The nest at its zenith was empty, however, as were all the treetops. Raphael the Raven and his Raven Clan had vanished from Lavalava Island...
Chapter 19: Ekin
Stario pointed his sword in Ekin’s direction. His yellow cape flowed with the wind. The sun was rising, and this fight was on. Luigi closed his fists together and started walking up next to Stario.
“Be careful Luigi, this guy seems to be-a strong!” Stario warned.
“I could tell that for myself, Stario!” Luigi replied, an annoyed tone to his voice.
“My name is Ekin. I am a Daemeon of the Dark Realm. I have been sent here to kill you,” Ekin introduced.
“You! It was you who was up on that boulder last night... “ Stario deduced.
“He must be the one who kidnapped the princess!” Luigi concluded.
“Ha! I have no need for a princess, all I want is to battle both of you to death, and then drink your blood to possess your power within myself!” Ekin announced.
“You sick freak! I never met an evil Mushroomer, but I suppose even those peaceful people can have evil hearts!” Stario shouted.
“Mushroomer? I told you, I’m a Daemeon. This is just a disguise. My true form is too horrifying to reveal right now.” Ekin laughed.
“Enough talk! Let’s brawl!” Stario yelled.
The super-powered plumber jumped into the air and rushed himself at the evil warlock. He swung his mighty blade with both hands horizontally. Ekin jumped backward each time Stario sliced. As he was backing further and further, Ekin thrust his staff forward and let loose a bombardment of laser blasts. Stario flew back from the attack and landed into the boulder behind him. He got up quickly, grabbed his sword, and rushed again.
Luigi charged the Mushroomer, fists flying in every direction. Ekin put away his staff and blocked each punch with his arms. Then he grasped both of Luigi’s arms at the wrist. Ekin grinned and spun around, holding onto Luigi. Stario rushed up and stopped, seeing Ekin use Luigi as a protective shield. As he rotated faster and faster, they became the image of a spinning top. Luigi was now just a green and blue blur. Ekin let go and the green plumber was thrown into Stario. They both fell back from the attack. Ekin wasted no time; he leapt into the air, pulled out his staff, and summoned his magical powers. The morning sky blackened slightly, and golden shards fell through the clouds.
“Meteor Blast!” Ekin cried.
The meteors collided into the ground and created small craters where they landed. Stario and Luigi got up and ran for shelter behind some boulders. Unfortunately the meteors sliced through their cover like butter. Luigi and Stario were pelted with the golden hail. The sky returned to its normal tint, and Ekin floated back down. Stario recovered from the last attack quickly and took to the air. He powered up his blade, a ray of light shined down from the sky and the Star Saber shined with a yellow glow. Stario retreated to the ground and rushed at Ekin. Right before he was in range for a sword attack, which Ekin expected, Stario frontflipped instead. He stopped in mid-jump and pointed his glowing sword at Ekin. He let loose a storm of rainbow lasers. Ekin was directly hit, and collapsed to the ground. Stario noticed something odd as he was blasting. A thin black tail poked out from under Ekin’s darkly colored robes. The end was pointed like a spade. Luigi threw his fist forward, opening his hand. He shot out several green fireballs toward his foe. After Stario and Luigi had run out of juice, they watched the smoke rise from Ekin’s burnt body. Surprisingly, his robe hadn’t been roasted off.
Ekin stood up again, to the brothers’ dismay. He brushed off his robes. Green liquid trickled out of the corner of his mouth to the bottom of his chin, yet he was smiling. There was a large bruise and discoloration on his Mushroom head, and a black eye.
“You two are small-time! Now let me show you how it’s done!” Ekin exclaimed.
Ekin’s robe split in the center of his front, and it retracted behind his shoulders. His skin was not the same color as his face. It wasn’t even skin. His body was covered in thick black scales. His skin on his hands melted away, revealing darkly colored, razor-sharp claws. The brown shoes he wore burst open and revealed sharp talons, covered in the same black scales for feet. His robe morphed into bat-like wings, jutting out from the back of his shoulders. His long tail flicked behind him. Finally his eyes shined red and his face and Mushroom top were melted away. Ekin’s real face was hideous. There were rows of fangs in his mouth, two red demonic eyes, and two horns sharper than the claws on his feet and hands. To complete the transformation, Ekin’s true form grew in size from his Mushroomer height to a foot taller than Stario. His wingspan was as twice as much as his height. Finally, Ekin reached behind him with his claws and pulled out two black sabers. He sliced the air with them, then crossed the blades in an “X” shape in front of him. The two swords ignited in an orange fire. He stood there, waiting for the next move.
“Mamamia! This is-a gonna be tougher than I thought!” Luigi shouted.
Stario didn’t say anything, he just charged the Daemeon beast. Stario shouted a battle cry, and let loose his rage. He swung his sword with incredible force. Ekin stopped it in its tracks with his burning blades. Holding back Stario’s sword, Ekin used his feet to scratch his stomach. Ekin’s claws ripped through Stario’s blue suspenders, and his flesh. Stario shouted in pain, pulling back his sword and placing a hand over his wound. Luigi attacked from a distance. He fired a whirlwind of green pyros at Ekin. The demon turned his view to the oncoming green flames. Pulling back his wings, Ekin shot them forward, along with a gust of wind. The force pushed the green fireballs in the opposite direction. Luigi noticed too late and was hit hard with his own attack. He fell off of the boulder and to the ground.
Stario stood up, one hand pressed on his stomach, the other wielding his sword. Stario charged Ekin at a slower speed than before. Ekin turned his head and opened his mouth. He belched out a red beam that punctured the arm Stario held his sword with. Stario dropped the blade as his arm went limp. Stario fell to the ground, defeated. Ekin smiled and flapped his wings. He ascended into the air and prepared for his finisher. He lifted his burning blades as high as he could. Looking up to his sabers, Ekin touched the two tips of his swords.
He’s vulnearble, now to attack!
Ekin felt a painful kick in his stomach. He dropped his swords to the ground below, and clutched his stomach as he slowly descended. He looked to see who had thrown the attack. Stario and Luigi were still down. A huge punch in the back of Ekin’s head sent him falling to the ground. He looked up once grounded, panicking to find this new combatant. Ekin hopped to his feet and stared around.
“Silver Bullet!”
Ekin felt something jab deep into his back. He coughed up green blood onto the ground. Turning again, he found his foe. Standing a foot high, with a red cape and green hair, it was the small but deadly sensei, Jinx.
“Who the fungus are you?” Ekin asked.
“I’m the one who’s going to put a stop to you,” Jinx replied.
The small sensei shot off like a missle, leaving a trail of himself behind. He came out with a punch and kick combo, then picked up Ekin, piledriving him to the ground. The Daemeon was now very damaged.
“You idiot! You’ll pay for that!” Ekin shouted.
Ekin belched out the red beam of energy again. Jinx swatted it away with the back of his hand.
“One thing you must always remember, my friend,” Jinx said. “Teamwork.”
Ekin turned and saw a bright red shell flying straight at him. The shell hit Ekin hard in his face. Ekin felt his neck crack as it flew back. The monstrosity fell to the ground again. The shell landed by Jinx, where the Koopa inside came out. He wore a silver belt and silver gloves.
Ekin lifted his repulsive face once again. The creature flapped its wings and took to the air. Pointing his wings to the sky, and throwing his arms into the air, Ekin roared. “I summon, DARK STAR!”
A flash of black and purple beckoned from the sky overhead. A large, sharp-edged black star with angry white-colored eyes plummeted at maximum speed towards Jinx and the Koopa.
“Sensei! Let’s move!” the Koopa cried.
“Not yet, grasshopper! Trust me!” Jinx said calmly.
Ekin laughed at his foolish foe. The Dark Star’s speed increased as it flashed its eyes red once. Purple lightning jolted off of the Dark Star as it closed in on its prey.
“Gemini Attack! NOW!” Jinx ordered.
Taking just a split second to process the command, the Koopa and Jinx ran in opposite directions. Jinx shot himself once out of the range of the Dark Star at an incredible speed, his image trailing him. The Koopa did the same, revving up his shell and firing at top speed. The two fighters became streams of white due to their great agility. The white lines made an “X” in front of Ekin, then turned back and moved along in a parallel formation. Finally Jinx and his student rushed above Ekin and sliced him in a crisscross “X” shape again, then landing on the ground below just as the Dark Star impacted. Jinx grabbed Stario and rushed away from the explosion of the Dark Star. The Koopa grabbd Luigi and also ran for shelter. The two red eyes of Ekin faded out, as the results of the Gemini Attack were shown. Ekin’s body fell to the ground in slices. The two had gone so fast they cut straight through the monster. Once the explosion subsided, Ekin’s remains started ablaze in an eerie periwinkle flame.
One thing was left when the flames died down and Ekin’s body was dissolved: a black globular object with jagged spikes coming out at its sides, three on top longer than the rest. Two white oval eyes sat in the center; the entire object gave off a dark mist. It looked strikingly like a Shine Sprite, only darkly colored and not as rounded. With a loud bang, it burst into tiny pieces glowing blue with fire. The shards vanished almost instantaneously. Jinx held Stario above his head, and the Koopa held Luigi. Jinx turned to the Koopa and nodded. They had to return to Monstro Town and revive Stario and Luigi...