Lakilester led them and they were over the Jungle below. They got a good look at Mount Lavalava and they wondered about where the Golden honey could be found. They've already been searching for  Lakilester sighed. "This is gonna be a little tougher than I thought..."

"So the Golden Honey was on the mountain huh?" Bow asked. "I wonder if it's just in some golden Beehive somewhere on some tree?"

"If that's the case, then it could be anywhere!" Watt griped. "We're gonna be searching all day! And we don't HAVE all day!"

"We have to find it for Jimmy!" Parakarry said, determined. "Then I'll show him that I'm the best protector for the job and not that stone head!"

"What's with you and this gotta protect the kid kick your on?" Lakilester demanded. "You're a postal worker so you have to be obsessive 'bout something huh?"

"I-I just think that Jimmy doesn't deserve to die!" Parakarry shot back. "If you don't mind, I'm going to fly ahead!" Parakarry flew ahead of them and saw some sort of temple entrance. He squinted and took out his binoculars. "Looks like some sort of temple! That's something...wait! There's paratroopas hanging around there!" He went a bit closer. "No! It's the Silver Flying Troopas! One of Bowser's units!"

Back down at the Temple entrance, all ten of them were waiting. "It obvious that they're going to come here. Those ugly little yoshies probably tipped them off."

"You sure?" The third one asked. "Maybe they've given up."

"What a stupid thing to say." The leader said. "They're like us. We stick together."

"I hate him." The Third one thought.

Parakarry flew back to the others and said. "There's a temple around the mountain. It probably has the honey in it 'cause the Bowser Patrol are all over it."

"Let's have some fun." Bow winked. "We'll show them who's boss."

"Finally some action!" Lakilester smirked and pounded his fist in his other hand's palm. "You know, Lakilulu doesn't even let me watch action movies any time we go out. It's almost as though she hates violence and gore and explosions and..."

"Quiet!" Bow snapped.

Lakilester continued. "And the crap she makes me watch is just awful! There's mush romance and talking and feelings and relationships but...Gawd, there's no sex in the movies she watches and..."

Parakarry and Lakilester both smiled to one another and Parakarry said. "Sorry bud, her favorite food is probably white bread and water."

"Shut up!" Watt and Bow shouted at the same time.

Someone in the distance shouted. "I thought I heard something! They're here! Let's get them in sight!"

"Oh man! They heard us!" Lakilester shouted wistfully. "Thanks in this go to the stealthily challenged."

"Hey!" Bow commented but she was cut short from the rest of her thought when a Silver Flying Troopa rushed her. He flew right through her but she growled.

"Attack! Troops!" The Commander barked as they formed into a V shape. They then rushed into the whole group and knocked them back. They then formed into another V.

Bow turned around and took in a big breath and she let out a horrible scream and bared her fangs. The Koopas rushing freaked out and started flying in all directions. The commander started yelling and screaming for them to fall back into position. "I ORDER EVERYONE BACK INTO RANKS!!!" Lakilester took the opportunity to use his keen sense and chuck spiny eggs at them, knocking them in the heads. They were falling down to earth and eventually landed in the water with a big splash. The Paratroopas finally got their senses back until Bow let out another scream and they went off in chaos again. Lakilester chucked more spiny eggs at them and Watt and Parakarry hunted down the Awol soldiers and smashed them with body slams. Soon only the Parakoopa Captain was left. He smiled and rammed Parakarry hard in the side and it realized a whole mess of letters. Parakarry flew down, frantically trying to catch them. Bow looked down at him and sighed but then rushed up to Silver Flying Troopa Captain and slapped him a hard 4 times. He flew into her but ran through her again. In response she whipped out a fan and laughed loud behind it. Watt snuck up from behind and electroshocks him. Paralyzed, he fell down to the water and splashed down.

"Not bad! We beat them without Jimmy's help!" Parakarry said. "They were pretty easy though..."

"Save your sweet nothings for when he's around!" Lakilester grumbled. "Man I hate it when he talks like that..."

"Shut up!" Bow commanded.

"Whatever..." Lakilester grumbled.

They flew to the temple and looked at the archaic designs on it. There was a code on the side of the door. The four examined it closely and Watt shined extra bright to hope for a secret part of the code but had no success. Lakilester didn't have a clue what it meant so he passed it on to Parakarry which pondered it. "Maybe it's Drakonian?"

"I doubt it." Watt replied and examined it even closer. After a couple of minutes, Watt finally smiled and told them to put down the number 6. They gave her a weird look in response but shrugged. Parakarry ran the talc surface with his finger in a 6 shape and the door opened. Watt turned to them. "You know how I know? I saw this pattern in a newspaper."

They all collapsed on the ground at that, anime style and Watt looked at them strangely. They walked into the temple and looked around and saw some ancient structures that were related to yoshi and ravens. They looked in another room and found a box and they opened it to reveal the goods within and there it was, a jar of honey that looked positively heavenly. Bow picked it up and looked into it. "Whoa! This looks yummy...must be the Golden honey." Suddenly the door they came in closed back up.

"Um Bow..." Watt nervously mentioned.

"This'll cure Jimmy's poison. I'm sure of it." Bow said as she examined it and peered into the jar.

"Bow please..." Parakarry said, a little panicked. "We've got a problem here..."

"The honey looks like it dried out though so if we put water in it and heated it..." Bow wondered. "It'll melt and--"

"HELLO?!! BOW!!" Lakilester shouted angrily. "We've got a problem!"

"What...Aaagh!" Bow screamed and they backed away from it. The lava by now completely covered the floor and was rising inch by inch. "The lava should be cold rock! What's going on?"

"There's probably a lava tube that was connected to this room. This is a trap!" Watt deduced. "No! It's filling up the room!"

"You'd better think of something Reeaal fast!" Lakilester warned. "We may be flyers but soon there won't be anywhere TO fly."

"Bombette could have blasted the door open...hey! Why is it closed anyway?" Bow asked. "Shouldn't it still be open?"

"I don't know but the room is already half full and the heat's terrible!" Watt shouted.

Bow flew through the door and marked the number 6 at the bottom and sure enough, the door opened up, causing the lava to flow through the doorway out and down the mountain. It started to cool and they all breathed a sigh of relief. "That was fun...now let's go heal Jimmy."

"And we'd better hurry...the sun's almost up." Watt added.

Meanwhile, back at the Toad House. Jimmy tossed and turned in the bed, his face looked full of pain and he was crying and painfully moaning loudly. Goombario sat and stared at him helplessly, tears forming in his eyes. "Don't worry...Parakarry and the others will be back with the honey real soon, I'm sure...At least I hope they will. Please don't die on me Jimmy..." Jimmy griped and suddenly he fell limp. "No!!" Goombario screamed and jumped on his chest and breathed into him, attempting CPR. Jimmy coughed a little and groaned again only to continue his writhing in agony. "Thank goodness..." Goombario breathed, relieved. "That's the third time I had to do that...thank goodness it's still working. I wish he wasn't in such pain..."

Yoshi suddenly burst into the Toad house. "They're here!!"

Goombario smiled gently. "Finally..."

Bow arrived first and she had the jar of honey stowed safely in her body. Everyone could see it. "Now, this honey's dried out so if you add some water, and heat it, you'll be able to apply it."

"I'll do it!" A red yoshi said as he ate a red berry. He then applied some fire breath to it and Yoshi put in a bit of water. "All we need to do now is melt the honey."

"Great! It's clear sailing from here." Parakarry sighed happily. "We did it!"

"Not quite!" Kammy smirked. "Guess what I have?"

"I know what you don't have..." Kooper growled. "You don't have a heart..."

Parakarry jumped up with him and glared at Kammy. "That's right!! You're a heartless, soulless witch!! You get your jollies from hurting people and WHERE DO YOU GET OFF DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT?! I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING THOUGH ...IT IS STOPPING RIGHT NOW!!!"

"How passionate! I'm touched...Hah ha ha!!" Kammy cackled. "Wow! You just made my day...Inviza Bu! Take care of them! I've got better things to do. Now that the child is out of the way, they won't be easy to kill off." She flies away at that and Inviza Bu showed itself.

"Peeka Boo, I see you...Peeka bee, can't find me!" Inviza Bu chirped and it went invisible. Everyone stepped back and they cried out. Suddenly Kooper was knocked into the Toad house.

"Aagh! How do we beat something we can't see!!" Kooper complained and he was lifted up.

Inside the house, Goombario turned to Yoshi. "Could you please feed the honey to him? I have to help them out!"

"Don't worry, just battle!" Yoshi replied.

Goombario jumped out of the Toad House. "Everyone, this is Inviza Bu! He's a ghost monster that can go invisible. He's not very powerful but it's hard to fight what you can't see so another go invisible to see him.

"I'll do it!" Bow said as she went invisible. "He's mauling Kooper!" She rushed and slapped the Inviza Bu four times and it knocked him out of invisibility. "Now everyone attack it!"

Kooper launched his shell into it and Goombario launched a headbutt attack. Watt body slammed it and Parakarry launched his shell into it. Inviza Bu got knocked back and it glared at them. "Have fun dealing with these!" He opened his mouth and out jumped five Bony Beetles, then he went back invisible.

"Bony Beetles are beetle versions of dry bones. They sometimes bring out spikes so anyone with body slam like attacks better watch it. Beat them all before they reassemble!" Goombario knoledgably remarked. "Here I go!" He headbutted a bony beetle and it fell apart.

The others took on a bony beetle and attacked it, causing it to fall apart. Then Goombario suddenly felt the pain of being beaten up. A voice called to him. "I'll give you a fat lip so you won't be able to talk!! Agh, OW!!" Inviza Bu suddenly received four slaps from Bow and it became invisible. Goombario kicked him off and Inviza Bu got the joy of four more direct attacks. "Agh! Stop!!" Everyone then jumped back and they all did their special attack. Inviza Bu started to feel like a soccer ball. In the end, Inviza Bu dissipated and transformed into a badge with a cartoon looking lightning bolt on it.

"Ah! A lightning badge!" Goombario smiled and kooper picked it up.

"Jimmy will be able to use it!" Kooper said. "...If he's all right..."

They all ran into the house and examined him and Yoshi had a grieved look on his face. "Guys...the honey doesn't seem to be working. Maybe it takes time..." He left the Toad house and everyone else went downstairs but Goombario.

Goombario jumped on the bed and started to cry. "Please...please be okay... you're my best friend.." He buried his face in Jimmy's stomach and wept softly.

Suddenly the Drakonian feather on his head reacted and glowed an intense white and there was a wind that entered the room and the room's air had a glow with the light of a passionate reddish gold. Goombario could then see the shape of a beautiful woman with wings of white and black tips. She wore a white and gold dress and she had the same golden hair, same gorgeous figure and face. "...Goombario..." She softly uttered.

Goombario looked up, still tear-filled. "W-who are you?"

"Please don't cry..." She replied and she gently wiped his face of tears. "My name is Gloria and I am Jimmy's mother."

"What..?" Goombario stammered. "...Jimmy's..."

"Yes...I perished along with my husband, Herald last year. We were trying to protect Jimmy from Gelnishia. A year ago We sealed her in a void between dimensions and sent Jimmy into the world of humans to be out of evil's reach." Gloria then frowned sadly and turned away. "It was our last breath."

"Are you...a Drakonian?" Goombario asked in wonder.

"Yes, I am a Drakonian..." She replied.

"Wow...I can't believe he's a Drakonian!" Goombario whispered, staring at Jimmy's peaceful visage.

"He's so beautiful and so grown up..." She replied sweetly and she ran her dainty fingers through Jimmy's hair. "I'm so proud of him...You mustn't worry about Jimmy. He is very much alive for the poison has been neutralized."

"R-Really?" Goombario softly asked. "I'm so happy..."

She began to float in the air and she frowned, looking seriously at Goombario. "Here's the problem...My husband and I only sealed the evil in the void...it's like sweeping dust under a mat, the problem is tucked away but still there... You must keep on your valiant efforts to protect this sweet little boy..." She started giggling. "Well...Hee, hee...he's no longer a little boy...well...I must bid you farewell. Good-bye Jimmy... I will always love you..." She smiled and disappeared, leaving the room in a warming reddish gold glow.

"You have a nice mom, Jimmy." Goombario said softly. "If only you knew that..." Goombario whispered softly. "I'll do what she asked and I'll make you and your mom proud. I'll protect you."

While all this was happening, Bow was looking in on them. She smiled sadly and thought. "That was so beautiful. I'd cry but...I can't! I'm a ghost!"
 

That's the end of Chapter 9: Kind of Short but it was hard to write. Tell me what you think of it by writing a review. ^_^