Chapter 13: Dark and dreadful

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(Song playing "Memory 3" from Super Paper Mario)

One day, when I was sipping some apricot-flavored tea while looking off into the depths of space, a tiny apricot-colored planet appeared on the horizon. From that planet, I was surprised to see another Luma of the same color emerging out of it.

"Oh, hello! Do you two know each other?!" I asked gleefully, but despite my excitement, both Lumas seemed uneasy. They neither drew closer nor backed away from each other. Instead, they just stared.

Then, Luma broke the silence. "My mama!"

At once, the apricot Luma parroted back, "My mama! My mama!"

"My mama! My mama!"

The two Lumas began to dance around me frantically, and neither showed any sign of stopping. It didn't help the fact that I was so charmed by this adorable scene that I started laughing. "Oh my, this is so precious!"

And that's when something very strange happened: more and more Lumas began to pop out from the same apricot planet. They were all in different colors, ranging from yellow, red, blue and green, but they were all shouting the same thing:

"My mama!"

"My mama!"

That sight of all these shouting Lumas only made me laugh harder. "What am I going to do with all these children?!" I wondered as I doubled over laughing, as the Lumas were just staring at me blankly. "I guess we'll have to name each and every one of you." I said once I calmed down.

Tomorrow, once I had finished naming them all, I would begin moving all the Lumas into the new house. And while I first saw all of these Lumas as friends, sooner or later, I would see them... as family.

(Song ends)

Rosalina: Ah good times...

Everyone in the Observatory looked up to see Link and the Inklings arriving back with the Grand Star as it then plunged into the beacon, turning it turquoise and reaching its maximum size. A pink pipe gets lit, lighting up three Warp Pads leading even higher at the Observatory, with two of them linking to an isolate floating island with a blue-roofed house, and then the last dome's door opens. This one looked like a pink pearl with a golden tiara on top.

Rosalina: Thanks to you all, the beacon is restored to its maximum potential and all of the Observatory's domes are working again. Now we just need a few more Power Stars, and then we'll finally be able to fly to the center of the universe.

Link: Just a few more Stars to go!

Mario: Indeed!

Polari: I just checked the Green Lumas out, and they said that the doorway is finally ready to use! That will lead to the Planet of Trials, where three incredibly difficult challenges await. After all, it's called the Planet of Trials for a reason. Those challenges range from the manta-ray surfing, Star Ball rolling, and the bubble.

Ann: Did you say 'manta-ray surfing'? I wanna do it again!

Makoto: Honestly, me too.

Polari: So I guess you, Phantom Thieves, will give Loopdeeswoop Galaxy a shot, then? Well okay, then. And what about the other two, Rolling Gizmo and Bubble Blast?

Tails: Me and Mythra will go

Sonic: Then what about me?

Polari: There's a fast foe comet at Toy time

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