Toadette ran away from the castle as fast as possible, only to fall back on her butt as Tubba Blubba emerged out of the yellow ground, roaring as he pounded his chest several times. Toadette gulped as she wet herself a bit, trembling as she was too frightened to get up.

"All right, diamond thief," Tubba Blubba growled as he approached Toadette, moving his fingers about. "Give me back the diamond, or I'm going to give you such nightmares that you will regret it!"

Toadette gulped as she stood up, attempting to stand up for herself as she held her hands together, shaking her head. "N-no way! I claim this diamond to have all the yummy sweets to myself!"

Tubba glared at Toadette as he placed his right hand on his hip. "Isn't that a bit selfish for a young girl like you?"

Toadette shook her arms about as she puffed her cheeks up. "I may be stubborn, but I'm not selfish! I'm just using the diamond for what it is!" She then blew a raspberry at Tubba as she dashed right past him.

Tubba bellowed angrily as he began stomping the ground, causing a tremor to occur as Toadette fell flat on her face, dropping the diamond. Toadette gasped, looking up to see the diamond shining in front of her as Tubba jumped in front of it, turning to Toadette.

"You know what, I was fond of this diamond," Tubba stated as he glared at Toadette, "But I can always find a new one. Meanwhile, I doubt there's another diamond that grants you sugary sweets, so this is going to be bittersweet... for you!"

Toadette gasped as her eyes widened, shaking her head. "P-please, don't do it!" She called out as she stood up, moving her hands slowly as she tried reasoning with Tubba.

But it was too late. With a smirk and no holding back, Tubba jumped onto the diamond, stomping on it as he broke it. Toadette screamed in horror as she began crying, falling to her knees and burying her tearful face in her hands as she shook her head. Huffing and puffing, Tubba grabbed the crying Toadette and chucked her far into the yellow sky, nodding his head as he pulled out a similar diamond behind his back.

"That will keep that brat from coming back here." Tubba insisted as he nodded his head, proudly heading back to his castle as he had the real diamond in tow. "Luckily I always have this hidden with me. Thank you, red herrings."

From that point onward, while Toadette would continue her adventure, she would continue to depress herself, as she would think that she lost the elusive diamond that granted sugary sweets, while the real deal forever stayed with Tubba, who simply liked the diamond and didn't even care for sweets.

THE END