Wolf cub Shaulu was venturing through an abandoned castle when he decided to enter one of the many doors. Some of them were locked, but others were fairly accessible. One of them peaked his interest -- a wooden door with a yellow star portrayed on it. It was far from the only door in the castle to look like this, but it caught Shaulu's attention in a way the others didn't. Though it was decaying, Shaulu could read something on the door. He discovered the door wasn't locked, so he went inside. The very moment he set foot into the room, he was amazed by the deep-blue coloring on the walls. Both on the left and right, there were big aquariums built into the wall, with small fish swimming around inside of them. Was this some kind of sea life exhibition room? In-between the two water-filled areas, each separated from the main room by thick glass, there was a worn off painting, displaying a bunch of big bubbles accompanied by a depressing, dark blue. ''Wh- ...what IS this...?'', Shaulu asked himself. His question was answered by someone who was standing behind him: ''<MIPS-MIPS!> It's a painting, little canine. But it is no ordinary one. It will send you to another world! Isn't that amazing?'' Shaulu turned around: ''W-Who are you?'' ''<MIPS-MIPS!> My name is Mips, the Rabbit!'' A fluffy rabbit with an eye-blindingly golden fur stood before him. ''We can go together if you want to'', he continued, ''a long time ago, someone sealed these paintings with magical stars. But then, some guy wearing a cap and a mustache managed to retrieve a bunch of keys and some of these stars as well, so he opened some doors, making some painting accessible again -- and trust me, there are A LOT. There's even a couple of 'em to be found in this castle's basement, which happens to be my favorite area to run around in!'' Shaulu looked from the rabbit, to the decayed painting, to the rabbit, and to the painting again. Then his curiosity got the best of him, and he turned around, to face the mysterious painting once more. ''C'mon, try it, then!'', Mips suggested. Shaulu put a step into the direction of the painting. Another step... and another... Then, he tried to touch the painting with a paw. To his surprise, it went right THROUGH the whole thing! Next, Shaulu's whole body disappeared into the giant piece of art, with Mips following behind him.

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Some time later, Shaulu blinked with his eyes against a bright light. When the light faded, it was revealed that he was sitting on a big, rectangular block amidst a bunch of blue peaks. He heard the sound of water flowing against a small piece of land, existing of only a body of sand with a long, rectangular wooden platform floating next to it. ''...W- ...Where AM I...?'', Shaulu whispered, ''...Nips? Where are we?'' The cuddly rabbit, who was sitting right next to him, jumped off the stone platform they were on, into the beautiful blue water. <SPLOTSHHH...!> '''...welcome to Dire Dire Docks, my friend!'', he exclaimed once he resurfaced, ''...well, ACTUALLY it is called Jolly Roger Bay, but never mind. I keep getting the two mixed up! Though there is another world nearby which IS called Dire Dire Docks -- we'll be there in a minute'' ''Well, I'll call it Diaper Diaper Docks, alright?'', was the wolf cub's answer, looking at a big package sitting right next to him. ''By the way... H- How did THESE get here? I didn't even bring these to the castle!'' It was a question Nips couldn't answer. As Shaulu picked one of the cuddly undergarments out of the package and tried them on, his rabbit friend was already heading for the big, blue shipwreck that was floating in a corner of the bay. He swam towards the big ship, grabbed a piece of wood that was sticking out of the vessel, then climbed onto the deck. Shaulu pulled his diaper up to his waist, picked up the package and went after the heroic rodent. When Shaulu finally managed to clamber onto the ship himself -- with some help from Nips, that is -- he shook himself dry, turned around and noticed something sparkling in the air, coming from a platform that was sticking out of the giant blue peaks of the bay. The rippling of the water, the blowing of the wind and the crinkling of the cub's diaper made for a strange mixture of comforting sounds in this empty, foggy area. ''Y-You think we're able to get up there and escape this place, Nips?'', Shaulu asked. ''I'm sure of it! <NIPS-NIPS!>'', the rabbit replied. Shaulu watched as Nips leaned over the edge of the ship, causing the whole thing to slowly float into the direction of the upper platform... ''We're almost there...'', Nips whispered slowly as he kept hanging dangerously over the edge of the ship. It started rotating, creaking loudly all the way. ''HNNGGG... T-There... we go...'', Nips sighed, wiping his forehead, ''well -- we made it, friend! Gimme your paw, and I'll lift you to the platform!'' The little wolf held on to his package as he was pulled onto the stone protrusion by Nips. ''Ah! There it is!'', Shaulu exclaimed. The light that they saw from the ship's deck was in fact coming from a golden star that was floating in the air just above the protrusion. As soon as the rabbit and the cub touched the sparkly object, a bright light poured out over the whole area, making everything that was in it disappear, including the two adventurers.

Shaulu opened his eyes for the second time. Unbelievable! They were back inside the castle, in the aquarium room just a few steps away from the painting! ''Are you alright, friend?'', Nips asked, sitting next to him. Shaulu looked around him, stood up and nodded. ''That was... AMAZING!'', he exclaimed, ''I bet there are more of these areas to explore around here!'' ''Yes there are!'', Nips answered as he hopped towards the wooden door on the other side of the room. Shaulu picked up his package and ran after the rabbit, out of the aquarium room, and into the direction of another door, which was located just underneath a big, red staircase. ''This way!'', Shaulu heard Nips say, as he saw the rabbit disappear behind a wall, and down another staircase, ''down here are some other really cool paintings! I'll show you a really cool dungeon hidden within one of them! But first, you'll see what I meant when I said I had my own playground to hop around in! Come with me!'' With no hesitation, Shaulu went after his friend. After their adventure in Jolly Roger Bay, he was growing even more curious, wondering what they would discover down there, in the castle dungeon. While holding his diaper package in his mouth, he opened the small metal door in front of him, and ran through, accompanied by Nips. Shaulu knew, there was way more to come, way more than the eye could see...

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