Dimension hopping

Chapter 13: Injection

Everyone sprinted as fast as they could away from the Y-rex, with its jaws snapping behind them. Once in a while, they had to roll in order to avoid the tongue.

"GREAT! This thing is a redeye with a fishing pole. Just our luck!" Link shouted in frustration.

Link found a good, rocky place and quickly ducked out of sight. Fox, Bowser, and the Mario bros were quick to follow. The Y-rex looked around, sniffed the air, and then trundled off to find another hapless victim.

"Whew! I can't believe what happened back there." Bowser said as he wiped sweat off his forehead.

"Answer this, Bowser. How'd you get here?" Mario asked. He had been dying to ask that.

"Well, I was flying around in my Koopa Clown car. Then, it ran out of fuel and broke down. Now I'm here, stuck with you guys." Bowser explained in a somewhat embarrassed tone.

Fox took his pack off his back and took out a few things.

"Hungry?" He asked.

Mario and the others looked eagerly and Fox tossed individual packs of food to them. Link then took notice of a bottle filled with a strange liquid. He was about to open it when Fox stopped him.

"I wouldn't drink that if I were you. I thought it would come in handy. It helped me on Sauria once. It scared away small predators, but mainly attracted Dreadfin or other Redeye." Fox explained.

Link stared at the bottle, then back at Fox.

"This is Redeye pee?" He asked.

Fox simply nodded.

"How'd you get it?" Link asked.

"There are some things in life that are better left untold." Fox assured him.

Link slowly put the bottle down and looked at the volcano.

"As soon as I'm sure that Y-rex is gone, I'm gonna make a run for it." Link thought to himself.

Fox sighed and put his wrapper in the pack.

"Quite some mission, huh, Link?" Fox asked. There was no reply. He whirled around and saw that Link had vanished.

"Oh, great! C'mon, everybody. Link's run off." Fox said in the "He shouldn't have done that" attitude.

Link raced through the jungle toward the volcano and was just at the slope when another noise came. It was another Yoshiraptor, but a larger one.

"How many of you guys are there?!" He shouted.

The Yoshiraptor continued to sprint toward Link and Link raced over a river and a log in there to get out. However, he tripped at the other bank and the raptor was sure to get him. Suddenly, a pair of jaws came out of the "log" and snapped up the raptor. Link guessed this was the Yoshi that had crocodile DNA in it.

At first, Link was relieved to see that the raptor was taken care of. But it became obvious that the croc was still hungry. It crawled after Link and the agile Hylian scrambled up a tree and onto a log, suspended by vines.

The crocodile tried getting up the tree, snapping ferociously at Link's feet. Then, it started crawling away at top speed.

"Hey, what's he so afraid of?" Link asked himself. However, that question was answered when the 'suspended log' moved.

It wasn't a log, it was a pair of crocodilian jaws. They were like the croc's, but attached to a large body with a fin on its back. It was something like the Dreadfin, but it was bright yellow instead of red. This Yoshi got its DNA crossed with a Spinosaurus.

The Spino-Yoshi crossed its eyes to see Link on its nose and shook violently, trying to get him off. He almost succeeded, but Link got a hold of one of its teeth. Just then, a familiar roar sounded and the Y-rex appeared out of the jungle. It saw Link on the Spino-Yoshi's mouth and wanted a free meal. It let loose its python-sized tongue and almost got Link. Link dropped at the last second and the tongue only latched onto the Spino-Yoshi's jaw and pulled the lighter dinosaur closer. Although, it did weigh at least four tons, it remained rooted. Link wished he could say the same for its jaw. The tongue pulled so hard, it tore the jaw right off its hinges. Link actually went under the Spino-Yoshi's legs and the Y-rex ran after him, knocking over and crushing the Spino-Yoshi along the way.

Before the Y-rex could get Link, something swooped down and caught Link in its talons. It was a pink Yoshi, but it looked more like a pterosaur. Link struggled against it, but the Ptero-Yoshi's grip was true and wouldn't let go. Link almost lost his battle when something whistled through the air and hit the Ptero-Yoshi in the back. It wasn't an arrow, but a dart.

Before Link's eyes, the wings vanished and turned into arms. The talons disappeared and the beak turned into a cute nose. However, he was still in midair and the two fell through the air.

The falling suddenly stopped. Mario and Luigi were wearing hats with little bird wings on them and they were actually flying. Mario was holding Fox while Luigi was holding Bowser.

"Good thing, wing caps." Mario said as he flew by and caught the pink Yoshi on his back. It was a good thing the dinosaur was small.

"Hey, Link! Slippy's darts came through just in time." Fox told him.

"Bowser, ..." Luigi strained, "You REALLY need to lay off the pie!"

"I can't help it! They're just SO CREAMY and DELICIOUS!" Bowser said as he went into a daydream.

Just then, the same python-sized tongue rocketed out of the growth and snatched Mario's wing cap.

"Uh-Oh!" Mario said as he plummeted to the ground.

They hit the ground rolling as they saw their old friend Y-rex, roaring its lungs out. Just when it charged, Fox planted his staff into the ground and a layer of ice spread across the earth's surface. The Y-rex slipped and fell to the ground with a CRASH. Fox quickly pulled out a blaster, loaded a dart, and fired. It hit the Y-rex smack in the nose and the Y-rex began to shrink. It turned into a little, green Yoshi and it got up dazed.

"Oh, I don't feel so good." The little guy said. He then covered his mouth, but couldn't do it much longer. He regurgitated Rock, who was still somewhat moist.

"You did it, Fox! You did it, Link! ...Fox?...Link?" Mario asked as he looked around. Fox and Link were gone.

The two had just reached the Fire shrine and activated their keys. They were instantly transported to the same area Krystal, Pikachu, and Shadow were revealed. The red light shone and Rock appeared.

"You're joking, right?" Link asked.

"No. In my village, I was the Shaman's apprentice." Rock answered.

Fox and Link stood there, mouth agape.

"Back to business. I thank you for helping some of my friends and I hope you defeat Allos. I also thank you for saving my master..." He started, but Fox cut him off.

"Who's your master?" He asked.

"He was the Y-rex." Rock answered.

"I still say Link could do with this." He continued.

Rock raised his arms into the air and formed a red light that fused with Link.

"This spell will allow you to create fire waves from your sword. Use it well." Rock advised.

The white light appeared and Rock's last sentence was, "I think I should be a graduate due to that."

They reappeared on the island with the Mario bros and Bowser waiting for them.

"Well, guys. Our job is done here." Link informed them. The Mario Bros were stunned.

"What about the Yoshis?" Mario asked.

"Yeah, how are we going to cure them?" Luigi asked.

Fox took out two guns and handed them to Mario and Luigi.

"There are darts in there. You can use them. I'm counting on you to help these Yoshis back to normal." Fox encouraged.

Bowser put a hand on his face and said, "I guess I'll be stuck here for a while. I'll help you, but I WON'T LIKE IT!"

Fox and Link reached the other side of the island when something struck Link.

"Wait. How are we going to get out of here?" He asked.

Fox simply pushed a button and the Arwing II shot all the way to Yoshi Island and landed right in front of them.

"Good thing, autopilot." Fox said as he clambered into the cockpit.

Link climbed in as well and they were out into space. They attached to the Dimension Ring and were dimension warping again.

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