Part 2: The Search for the First Star Rod Piece
After talking to Eldstar, Mario set on a journey along with Mallow to retrieve the Seven Star Rod Pieces, but it would be hard to find them when ??? was also searching for them them. After traveling to Starlight Town, Mario and Mallow found Goom attacking the mayor of Starlight Town, and defeated Goom. After the defeat of Goom, the mayor took Mario and Mallow in.
Starlight Town...
Mayor: Thank you for saving me there. So, why are you two here?
Mario: We're here to find the Seven-
Mallow: Mario!
Mario: What?
Mallow: How do we know that we can trust him?
Mayor: Well, I'm the mayor, of course.
Mellow: Yeah, but you could be the someone who crashed and destroyed the Star Rod- Ooooops.
Mayor: Say what?!
Mario: Uh, yeah.
Mayor: I can't believe that.
Mallow: Well, you should.
Mayor: Um... Why are you here?
Mario: We're here to recover the Seven Star Rod Pieces.
Mayor: Why?
Mallow: Well, someone or something has destroyed the Star Rod into seven pieces, so we have to retrieve them.
Mayor: Who did it?
Mallow: No clue.
Mayor: Anyway, welcome to the Starlight Kingdom. I'm Mayor Star.
Mario: I'm-a Mario.
Mayor: The Mario?
Mallow: Yes. And I'm Mallow.
Mayor: Welcome.
Star Haven...
???: Do you have the princess?
????: Yes.
???: Good.
Peach: Let go of me, you... you... you...
???: Remember me?
Peach: It can't be!
???: Long time, no see.
????: She was easy to kidnap.
???: Yes.
Starlight Kingdom...
Mayor: I guess you must find the pieces then, so get going.
Mario: Bye-a.
Mallow: So, where is the first Star Rod Piece?
Mario: Er... Hey-a, we need a map.
Mallow: Maybe that pass Toad gave us has a map.
Mario: It does!
Mario and Mallow find a map of Starlight Town.
Mario: Let's-a see now.
The map shows a way to a place called Starberry Town.
Mallow: To get there, we've got to take the Starlight Way, then take the Berry Fields.
Mario: Let's-a go!
Mario and Mallow leave.
Starlight Way...
Mario: This place is cool.
Mallow: Come on Mario, we got to get going.
Mario: Hey, it's a Spiked Wiggler and a Paraspiked Wiggler.
S. Wiggler: Hey, is that what the boss was talking about? Some guy in white and another in red?
P.S. Wiggler: Yeah! Let's get them!
*Battle!*
Mario
Mallow
VS
P.S. Wiggler
Spiked Wiggler
Mario
HP: 20/20
Fight: Jump
Attacks P.S. Wiggler
P.S. Wiggler takes 30 damage
Mallow
HP: 20/20
Fight: Froggie Staff
Attacks P.S. Wiggler
P.S. Wiggler takes 24 damage
P.S. Wiggler goes down!
Spiked Wiggler
Fight: Tackle
Attacks Mario
Mario blocks
Mario takes 9 damage
Mario
HP: 11/20
Fight: Jump.
Attacks Spiked Wiggler
Spiked Wiggler takes 29 damage
Spiked Wiggler goes down!
*End of battle. Mario and Mallow win!*
Mario's stats rose!
HP: 7, Att: 4, Def: 9, Speed: 5.
Mario learned Jump Smash! Jump Smash
can attack up to three enemies.
Mallow's stats rose!
HP: 5, Att: 3, Def: 4, Speed:
2.
Mallow learned Fluff Kick! Fluff Kick
can attack up to three enemies.
Mario: We did it!
Mallow: Yeah!
Wigglers: Ow!
Mario: Let's keep going.
Mario and Mallow walk until they spot a river.
Mallow: I don't see any way that we can get across.
Mario: Hmmm... Look, barrels!
Mallow: I was hoping for something else, but oh well.
Mario and Mallow get on and start rolling like on Midas River in Mario RPG.
Mario: Wheeeeeeeeee!
Mallow: Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Mario: We've got to jump when there are obstacles.
Mallow: Where? ... OW.
A lot of rocks are in the way. Mallow hit one of them.
Mario: There!
Mallow: Oh.
Mario: Jump!
Mallow: Jump!
Both jump.
Mario: Owee!
Mallow: This is a really *ow* weird place *ow*.
Berry Fields...
Mario: We... made it. *pant pant*
Mallow: Come on, Mario. Let's keep going.
Two Mega Goombas appear.
Mario: I've never seen this kind of Goomba.
Mallow: Me neither.
Mega Goomba 1: Hey, these guys are going to Starberry Town, aren't they?
Mega Goomba 2: The boss told us that if we see them, we get them. So... Let's get them!
*Battle!*
Mario
Mallow
VS
Mega Goomba 1
Mega Goomba 2
Mario
HP: 27/27
Fight: Jump
Attacks Mega Goomba 1
Mega Goomba 1 takes 30 damage
Mallow
HP: 25/25
Fight: Froggie Staff
Attacks Mega Goomba 2
Mega Goomba 2 takes 28 damage
Mega Goomba 1
Fight: Headbonk
Attacks Mario
Mario takes 5 damage
Mega Goomba 2
Fight: Headbonk
Attacks Mario
Mario blocks and takes 3 damage
Mario: How about those new attacks we
learned, Mallow?
Mallow: Yeah, let's use them.
Mario
HP: 19/27
Magic: Jump Smash
Attacks Mega Goombas 1 and 2
*Jump!* *Jump!*
Mega Goombas 1 and 2 take 33 damage
Mallow
HP: 25/25
Magic: Fluff Kick
Attacks Mega Goombas 1 and 2
Mallow: Hiiiii-ya!
Mega Goomba 1 and 2 both take 24 damage
Mega Goomba 1: They're too tough!
Mega Goomba 2: Yeah, but what can we
do?
Mega Goomba 1: Oh, yeah!
Mega Goomba 1
Fight: Mega Stomp
Attacks Mallow
Mallow blocks and takes 12 damage
Mega Goomba 2
Fight: Mega Stomp
Attacks Mario
Mario takes 12 damage
Mario
HP: 7/27
Magic: Jump Smash
Attacks Mega Goombas 1 and 2
Mega Goomba 1 takes 24 damage
Mega Goomba 2 takes 23 damage
Mega Goomba 1: Ahh!
Mega Goomba 2: Ahhhhh!
Mario: Mallow! Finish them off!
Mallow
HP: 13/25
Magic: Fluff Kick
Attacks Mega Goomba 1 and 2
Mallow: Hiiiii-iya!
Mega Goombas 1 and 2 take 30 damage
Mega Goombas 1 and 2 go down!
*End of battle. Mario and Mallow win!*
Mario: Here we go!
Mallow: Those guys were kinda tough.
Mario: Let's keep going!
Starberry Town....
Mario: Now, where is that Star Rod piece?
Mallow: Forget that for now. Let's go to that inn.
Mario: Okay.
Starberry Inn...
Mario: Wow, nice place.
Inn Keeper: Hi, would you like to rest awhile?
Mallow: Yes.
Inn Keeper: Well, it's going to be free.
Mario: Coooool.
Inn Keeper: Enjoy your stay.
But while Mario and Mallow are sleeping, those Mega Goombas reappear... but not in the inn.
Mario: *yawn*
Mallow: *yawn*
?????: Help!
Both: Huh?
Mario and Mallow go outside.
?????: Help!
Mario: What is going on here?
?????: Someone went into Berry Woods!
Mallow: So?
?????: So?! I saw something there! It was shiny and it fell down yesterday! It could be important!
Mario: That means the-
Mallow: Come on, Mario!
Berry Woods...
Mario: It's those two Goombas, I knew it!
Mallow: But we haven't seen them yet.
Mario: I know, but this place is like a maze.
Mallow: Look, a sign. It says, "To keep going, you must complete each challenge. Your first challenge is to get through four mazes in a row. Each maze has a pattern, or is way different... or something. Good luck."
Mario: Let's go.
Mallow: Okay.
Mario: So, the first path is either left or right.
Mallow: The left has two trees, but the right has one tree that has red... glowing... eyes... Ahh!
Mario: Right!
They both go right... and it was the right way.
Mario: Left or right?
Mallow: The left has a Wiggler, and the right has a Bowser Statue.
Mario: Right.
It was the right way.
Mallow: Left, right, or straight?
Mario: Left and right have two trees on each side, but if we go straight, there are four trees.
Mellow: Straight it is.
It was the right way.
Mario: The same, but nothing on either side.
Mallow: Left!
Mario: Why?
Mallow: I just know.
They go, and it was the right way.
Mario: Now the sign say that this is the second maze.
Mallow: A warp pipe maze?
Mario: Oh, well. This looks hard anyway.
Mallow: There are five warp pipes here, and we have three chances for this warp pipe maze.
Mario: I choose this one.
Mario goes in, and comes out the one beside it.
Mallow: This one then.
Mellow goes in but does not return.
Mario: And only one chance left.
Mario follows Mallow, and they both come out.
Mario: We only have two chances left; it says so on the board.
Mallow: Only three warp pipes.
Mario: The middle!
Mario goes in.
Mario: Wheeeeeeeeee!
Mallow: That's the one.
Mallow follows.
Mario: One chance, two warps.
Mallow: Come on Mario, left!
They both go in and come out.
Mario: Did we make it?
Mallow: Well, there's a sign.
Mario: Yeah, it says door maze. "Pick one door, and you are done with the mazes."
Mario listens to each of the doors.
Mallow: So?
Mario: The left. I hear flames ready to fire at us from the right.
So, they enter the left door and find that it is the right door and...
Mario and Mallow: The two Mega Goombas?!
Mega Goomba 1: Yes. We've also brought someone with us, too.
Goom: Hi.
Mallow: Goom?
Goom: Yup. There will be no way to get the Star Rod Piece now!
Mario: How did-
Goom: The boss told me. All right guys, FORM UP!
Goom and the two Mega Goombas fuse into a big, huge Goomba with huge wings, big feet, and arms twice the size of Rawk Hawk. The Goomba is almost as big as the Shadow Queen. It's name: Mega Fusion Goomba!
Mega Fusion Goomba: Let's rumble!
*Battle!*
Mario
Mallow
VS
Mega Fusion Goomba
Mario: Can we defeat him!?
Mallow: We have to.
Mario: I almost forgot, I found a Hammer
at the inn. I can use it now!
Mario's stats rose!
Mario learned Hammer!
Mario's Jump Smash is now better. Mario
can still attack three enemies, but can now use a hammer besides jumping.
Mario
HP: 27/27
Fight: Hammer
Attacks Mega Fusion Goomba
Mega Fusion Goomba unharmed
Mallow
HP: 25/25
Fight: Froggie Staff
Attacks Mega Fusion Goomba
Mega Fusion Goomba unharmed
Mega Fusion Goomba: You cannot defeat me, or harm me, so you might as well give up!
Mega Fusion Goomba
Fight: Wing Smack
Attacks Mario and Mallow
*Smack Smack*
Mario takes 10 damage
*Smack Smack*
Mallow takes 13 damage
Mario
HP: 17/27
Magic: Jump Smash
Attacks Mega Fusion Goomba
*Smash*
Mega Fusion Goomba unharmed
Mallow
HP: 12/25
Magic: Fluff Kick
Attacks Mega Fusion Goomba
Mallow: Hiiiiii-ya!
Mega Fusion Goomba unharmed
Mega Fusion Goomba: Weaklings!
Mega Fusion Goomba
Magic: Mega Flame
Attacks Mario and Mallow
Mario takes 16 damage
Mallow takes 11 damage
Mario: *pant*
Mallow: *pant*
Mega Fusion Goomba: What?! You're still
up? And after what I did to you?! Gahhhh!
Mario: There must *pant* be a weakness.
Mallow: Yeah, but *pant* where?
Mario: His arms!
Mallow: What?
Mario: He sometimes needs to move his
arms to attack, and they're wide open.
Mallow: Okay, let's try it.
Mario
HP: 1/27
Magic: Jump Smash
Attacks L. Arm, R. Arm, and Mega Fusion
Goomba
*Smash! Smash! Smash!*
L. Arm takes 100 damage
R. Arm takes 101 damage
Mega Fusion Goomba takes 50 damage
Mega Fusion Goomba: Nooo! You found
my weakness!
Mallow: My turn.
Mallow
HP: 1/25
Magic: Fluff Kick
Attacks L. Arm, R. Arm, Mega Fusion
Goomba
Mallow: HIIIII-YA!
L. Arm takes 100 damage
R. Arm takes 99 damage
Mega Fusion Goomba takes 54 damage
L. Arm and R. Arm go down!
Mega Fusion Goomba: Noooooo!
Mega Fusion Goomba
Unable to move
Mario
HP: 1/27
Fight: Hammer
Attacks Mega Fusion Goomba
Mega Fusion Goomba takes 70 damage
Mallow
HP: 1/27
Fight: Froggie Staff
Attacks Mega Fusion Goomba
Mega Fusion Goomba takes 64 damage
Mega Fusion Goomba: Ahhhhhhh! I'm going to lose!!!
Mega Fusion Goomba
Magic: Recovery
Recovers 100 HP
Mario
HP: 1/27
Item: Double Mushroom
Mario: Always takes these with you.
Recovers: Mario and Mallow
Mario and Mallow recover all HP
Mallow
HP: 25/25
Fight: Froggie Staff
Attacks Mega Fusion Goomba
Mega Fusion Goomba takes 64 damage
Mega Fusion Goomba
Magic: Charge Up
Mega Fusion Goomba charges up for a
Super Attack
Mario
HP: 27/27
Fight: Hammer
Attacks Mega Fusion Goomba
Mega Fusion Goomba takes 70 damage
Mellow
HP: 25/25
Fight: Froggie Staff
Attacks Mega Fusion Goomba
Mega Fusion Goomba takes 70 damage
Mega Fusion Goomba: AHHH! Enough! This ends now! Arms or no arms, you will still not defeat me! Feel the wrath of the Mega Fusion Goomba!
Mega Fusion Goomba
Magic: Mega Explosion
Attacks Mario, Mellow, and Mega Fusion
Goomba
Mega Fusion Goomba: Though I'll hurt
myself, I'll still be okay.
Mega Fusion Goomba gets ready to unleash
the attack.
Mario: Don't be crazy!
Mallow: We'll still make it and we'll
win!
Mega Fusion Goomba: Don't count on
it!!!
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!*
The explosion is so big, it almost
destroys the forest.
Mega Fusion Goomba: I... *pant* made...
*pant* it...
*End of battle. Mario and Mallow lose.*
Mega Fusion Goomba: I won. I WON!
Mallow: Not... so... fast! *pant*
Mario: Yeah...
Mega Fusion Goomba: It-it-it can't be!
*Continue battle*
Mario
HP: 1/27
Attack: Hammer
Attacks Mega Fusion Goomba
Mario: Hammer time!
*Smash*
Mega Fusion Goomba takes 13 damage
Mega Fusion Goomba: Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!
Nooooooooo!
Mega Fusion Goomba goes down!
*End of battle. Mario and Mallow win!*
Mario's stats rose!
HP: 5, Att: 10, Def: 5, Speed: 4.
Mario learned Hammer Smash! Hammer
Smash is twice as good as Jump Smash. Hammer smash can attack up to three
enemies with the Hammer.
Mallow's stats rose!
HP: 4, Att: 9, Def: 6, Speed: 5.
Mallow learned Froggie Staff Spin!
Froggie Staff Spin can cause a lot of damage! It can attack up to three
enemies and can cause Paralysis.
Mega Fusion Goomba: Nooooo...
Mega Fusion Goomba defuses and turns back into the two Mega Goombas and Goom.
Goom: You... win this round... Next time will be different...
Mallow: Yeah, right.
Mario goes to get the Star Rod Piece.
Mario: We did it!
Mario walks up to it, which then floats up and stops around Mario and Mallow. The Star Rod Piece spins above Mario and Mario catches it. The "I Got It!" tune plays.
Mario has now collected the first Star Rod piece, and has now begun the search of the rest of the missing Star Rod Pieces. Why did Goom turn into the Fusion Goomba with the two Mega Goombas? And how did he know about the Star Rod Piece? Of course ??? did, but who is he? And what happened to the Star Spirits and Peach? The chase has finally begun for the Seven Star Rod Pieces!