After clearing out the area of red meteors and challenging the Long-Beaks to a pose-off, Crim was told that Smooshmish had the Feather of Charm. "Wot!? Arrrr! That purple-bloody scallawag!" Crim exclaimed. He ran to the only flower that would spit him up on to the island Smooshmish told him about earlier. When he landed, Crim began pilfering the island of its treasures. Realizing Smooshmish was hiding parts behind his back, Crim lunged on him and started beating him up.
(I realized I missed the fruit Smooshmish dropped. You can feed him fruit to obtain a part as well.)
After forcing Smooshmish to hand him a part, Crim asked for the Feather of Charm. "Arrrr! The next time the world is in danger, I'm ripping those tentacles off!" Crim said, and went off to deliver the charm to the Ancient Guardian.
(You may notice that blue shards came out of Crim when the Smooshmish gave him the charm. This is what happens when you find all the parts in the game. You are rewarded extra shards after obtaining all the parts.)
After bringing the Ancient Guardian the Feather of Charm, a bunch of Zarkhator's minions rushed out of the gigantic mouth. Crim made quick work of them, determined to avenge his fallen comrades and creatures from his homeworld. As the last one went down, Zarkhator crept out of the shadows.
"Arrrr! So you finally show yourself Zarkie! I can't forgive you for what you've done to them!" Crim said, "I won't let their deaths be in vain!" It was a clash between the hero and the villain, between creatures from the same world. One who couldn't accept the way things were, and the other who accepted everything, including the losses he had to endure.
Panting and wheezing, Zarkhator knew he couldn't fight any longer. He retreated into the giant creature's mouth. The Old Sage ordered Crim to get to the heart before Zarkhator, or the world would die away. Realizing that, Crim pursued him with haste.
Running down the organic tube, Crim finally caught up with Zarkhator. Then a loud rumbling echoed down the path. Large boulders sparking with electricity rolled down the path. "Arrr! The heart must be down there!" Crim thought. Zarkhator snickered by him, "I will get to the Ancient Heart before you! Then the planet will fade away along with all its creepy little creatures!" The two raced, determined to get to the heart first. Both took the impacts of the boulders rolling down. Neither one wanted to lose. As Crim reached the end, he busted out the red meteor by the brain. Disappointed about losing, Zarkhator leaped down to carry out another plan, or at least... it seemed. "Hmmm... wait a minute. This is the brain! I thought we were racing after the heart! Arrrrr! That red-bellied! ARRRR!" Crim yelled. There seemed to be no choice though. The path he ran down was now blocked with a barrier of teeth. The other still remained blocked. He grabbed the brain and went out to meet up with the Sage.
