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[h2][color=FD0000]The Koopa Troop[/color][/h2]
[b][color=FD0000]wordcount:[/color][/b]  1,524 (+3)
[b][color=FD0000]Bowser: Level 5 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=FD0000]/////////////////////////////////////////[/color]////////// (41/50)
[b][color=SpringGreen]Bowser Jr: Level 4 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=SpringGreen]////////////[/color]//////////////////////////// (13/40)
[b][color=DeepSkyBlue]Kamek: Level 4 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=DeepSkyBlue]///////////////////[/color]///////////////////// (19/40)
[b][color=FD0000]Location:[/color][/b] Lumbridge, the Land of Adventure 
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[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Well it’s better than nothing I suppose. Lets us know what to look for. Vaguely.”[/color] Kamek replied with only a little sympathy for the Guildmarm’s apologetically vague response to being asked about the target of their F rank quest. The wizard had little energy for feeling annoyed however and so instead headed to dinner to recharge, passing by where jr was watching the loot boxes being opened in the process.

[color=SpringGreen]”Wow. Well now I’m glad it didn’t take my actual money”[/color] Jr said, sharing Torra’s disappointment as he initially took in the assortment of cosmetics that the boxes had divulged. [color=SpringGreen]”Because if I'd spent some I would be super mad”[/color]  

As it was he was only mildly annoyed, as the boy’s nose was quite sure that the veritable buffet of delights Mina would be more than making up for the poor state of her other quest reward. The second box wasn’t much better, though at least the armor in it was usable by the party rather than being for an animal they didn't even own.

The final one had the most interesting stuff, namely a little badge (a common source of power back in their world) a pair of arms with a sprite like glow and a true one size fits all stealth suit.  

[color=FD0000]”Oh hay. I know that cloud guy. From that adventure with Geno where a giant sword stole my castle. What's his name again. Marshmallow? Something like that.”[/color] Bowser said as he arrived to look at the items and spotted the sticker among them. The king reached down with a claw, carefully picked up the sticker of Mallow and then applied it to his hat [color=FD0000]”Paper me mentioned something about stickers having power.”[/color] he explained.

He then proceeded to dump the [url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/runescape2/images/3/30/Cave_crawler_skin_detail.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20120511034713]Cave Crawler Skin[/url] (A sturdy, water-resistant hide that can be prepared with salt and tanned it make high-quality material), [url=https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.369440752.7202/aps,650x642,small,transparent-pad,750x1000,f8f8f8.u2.jpg][b]Breakfast[/b][/url] (That smell...that consistency...there's no mistaking that this milk's well past its expiration date. If you don't die drinking (eating?) it, you'll surely come out of the ordeal with a hardier constitution), [url=https://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/file/Dark-Souls-3/HomewardBone.png][b]Homeward Bone[/b][/url] (Bonfires, resting places for lost souls, are fueled by bones of the Undead. In rare cases, the strong urge of their previous owner's to seek respite enchants their bones with a homeward instinct. Returns someone who breaks it to their last established resting place) and two wooden boards (A sturdy length of oak. The sort that might be used to blockade windows during an undead invasion) on the table with the loot box items that he apparently decided was the squads current item grab bag.

[color=FD0000]”Now. Where’s that dinner? I could eat a herd of horses.”[/color] he said as the last of the items were deposited. [color=FD0000]”Come on Jr, you can play dress up afterwards”[/color] he told his son who had put on the steal suit to become a cyberpunk ninja turtle and was about to investigate the pair of sprite like long arms. 

[color=SpringGreen]”Awww.”[/color] jr said before obediently popping of the suit and following after, though not before grabbing the mario spray can, quite sure he’d be able to cause a bit of mischief with it at some point.

The trio gathered together at the table after collecting their hard earned dinners. Kamek had a small helping of Tropius fruit salad and a bowl of candle gourd soup, while  Bowser had a large helping of baurun spare ribs, having already acquired a taste for them in the field and jr had some taka berry jelly and a few spare ribs from his father's portion. As they were digging in Kamek decided now would be a great time for a status update on how the rest of the people on their quest where doing who were not attending the dinner.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”So I have spent a little time over with our other squad in the Dead zone, and I imagine some of you might be interested in how they are doing?”[/color] Kamek asked, mostly rhetorically, before beginning a bit of storytelling.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”First off, you’ll be pleased to hear that they are all alive, though it’s not like that area hasn’t been trying its hardest to change that. There are no lovely restaurants over there I can tell you that for sure.”[/color] Kamek said before taking a bite out of a Tropius banana and savoring the flavor. While the adventure had so far been rather draining the old Koopa was definitely enjoying the masterfully prepared food he was getting to eat during it. The catering in Bowser’s castle wasn’t exactly what he’d describe as top notch.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”When I first arrived they were being in the mist of being assailed from every side by hordes of the undead, led by these two great for armed monsters big as Master Bowser!”[/color] Kamek told the team [color=DeepSkyBlue]”Bullets and spells where flying this way and that while some of our allies went toe to to with the brutes. In the end, Donnie and Nero took one down with an impressive team attack and they ran the other over with a van. Now using the sprites of those corpse controlling monsters they turned the table on the whole area, because Blazermate gained the ability to command the hordes of undead herself.”[/color]

[color=FD0000]”That lady never stops being useful huh.”[/color] Bowser noted

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Indeed. With the dead at our robotic medic’s command we traveled in search of a man named V, a friend of Nero’s, and ended up fighting this hulking walking tree that stood taller than any of the buildings in this town.”[/color] Kamek continued

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”This tree giant, or Ent as they can be known as, well it could create great shockwaves like master Bowser, span waves of little nut beasts armed to the fangs with knives, send out exploding warts on legs filled with paralyzing gas and shoot out volleys of gas bombs from its back. Quite the threat I assure you. It was a bit touch and go, the team's hammering away at this weak spot of its while it retaliated with more and more new powers till V, the very man we were looking for, arrived. He summoned a giant demon of shadow that could match the strength of the Ent and so let us turn the tables on it and break its kneecaps. In the end the tree was felled and then Blazermates minions tore it to splinter.”[/color]

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”now according to that V fellow there are two more monsters that are the roots of this giant tree dungeon that's growing over the whole city, at the center of which resides the guardian they seek. They’ve got a long way to go, but from what I saw I think they’ll do just fine.”[/color] The wizard concluded his story.

[color=SpringGreen]”Yeah big tees are cool and all. But what we were up to was way cooler.”[/color] Jr said right as the wizard finished his ego bruised my the mere suggestion that others were having more epic adventures than he had had on their grocery collection expedition.

[color=SpringGreen]”So we went west to do the mining quest there were these green four legged things with nor arms that exploded right? Tora was using them to blow little mining holes but I found out that they exploded more when you hit em with electricity! So I zapped one and then got Kamek to make one super huge and used a Goomba to bait into exploding, Kaboom!”[/color] jr said as he enthusiastically told the tale via a stream of consciousness [color=SpringGreen]”It blew this massive hole in the canyon and exposed tons of gems and stuff which we got and traded for bucket loads of rupees.”[/color] 

[color=SpringGreen]”And and and we went hunting! I mean we got someone to do a lot of it for us but I also picked up a thing or two while we were at it and shot one real good with a crossbow!”[/color] 

“Kyu!” interjected Mimikyu, who was sitting on the table next to jr. The small Pokemon was scooping up bits of taka berry jelly from a small plate it had been given using shadowy tendrils and taking them in under its costume, presumably to whatever it had that counted as a mouth under there.

[color=SpringGreen]”Oh. Yeah. and Mimikyu helped.”[/color] jr added, the small spook nodding enthusiastically in response its inclusion in Jr’s brief tale.

[color=SpringGreen]”One of you probably eating it right new even and I bet it’s the best tasting bit!”[/color] Jr boasted before adding [color=SpringGreen]”I’m probably going to buy a bow with the mining money. Or a crossbow. Or some kind of hunty shooty thing anyway. I can probably make it better too… cool trick arrows or an autowinder or something. Then I’ll be able to hunt all the time and we won't have to worry about hiring people to get us food”[/color] 

[color=FD0000]”Mmm, that’d be good!”[/color] Bowser said in between great mouthfuls of spare ribs, bringing a smile from his son’s face. [color=FD0000]”We’d need a way to cook it too though.”[/color] he added

[color=SpringGreen]”Oh. yeah... well we’ll think of something!”[/color] Jr insisted.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”So, that’s been what we’ve been up too. That and plant gathering. How about yourselves.”[/color] Kamek asked after the boy was done, while also filling a gap in Jr’s retelling of their afternoon activities.