Some of the character's storylines will begin to connect to one another in the next chapter, but for now, this is just about the last couple separate sides i will be showing for a while. Hope you enjoy Chapter 4!
~The Goon~
Lucas, Samus Aran, and Ness were not the only ones with a Pokeball. Someone else far away had a Pokeball of their own…someone who also got it from a Pokémon trainer that was in some sort of danger. Someone who didn't exactly plan to use it for good reasons.
King K. Rool, standing on the deck of his magnificent ship, enviously glanced at the island that Donkey Kong called home. He held the Pokeball in his right hand, rattling his fingers against it. He knew just what he would do with it. He threw it in the air and there was a bright light. When it faded, a blue Pokemon with a black mask across his eyes and pointed ears, with a big tail and walked on two feet, landed on the deck and looked up at K. Rool.
"Lucario!" he exclaimed. "I presume that's your name," said K. Rool. "Okay then, Lucario, as of today, you are my SLAVE! As your first act as my slave, go to that island and find a big ape! When you do, eliminate him!!!" Lucario leaped off the ship and swam towards the island. He was obliged to take orders from King K. Rool since he now had the Pokeball, but he didn't seem too happy about it, as he groaned while swimming to the island. "OH SUGAR! WHY DID YOU DROP THE BARRELS OF BANANAS? NOW EVERYONE IS SLIPPING AND SLIDING EVERYWHERE!!!" King K. Rool groaned as he heard the commotion below deck. "I hope Lucario knows more about what he's doing than these clowns I have already."
Unfortunately, he didn't. As soon as Lucario entered the forest, he forgot where he was going. He relied only on his instincts to survive, destroying any monster that got in his way. Then the ground rumbled and he was thrown onto his back. When the rumbling stopped, Lucario saw a bright gold light coming from behind the trees and he went to check it out.
There was a bright gold star floating in midair. Two monkeys, one a big ape with a tie, the other a chimp with a red cap, were dancing around the star, obviously trying to get it for themselves. "What IS this thing, Donkey Kong?" asked the smaller monkey. "I dunno, Diddy," replied Donkey Kong, "but it must be worth something if it's shiny! We'll throw it in the Banana Cave!"
But when Donkey Kong touched it, he soon began to shake. He then started spinning and floating in midair. "Donkey Kong! What's happening?" cried Diddy Kong. Lucario decided he had to move now or he would be too late. When Donkey Kong landed, he was just a gold statue. "Donkey Kong!" cried Diddy. Lucario leaped in and grabbed the DK statue. He then started to run away.
"Hey! Give that back! I need that!" Diddy Kong was running after Lucario. Lucario could hop on top of the trees. Diddy Kong could climb them. Lucario leaped to a high branch, and Diddy Kong climbed up the same tree, still pursuing Lucario. He suddenly froze in his tracks when he saw King K. Rool land in front of Lucario on one of the other trees.
Apparently, King K. Rool decided he wanted Donkey Kong in his possession before Lucario returned to the ship. He simply couldn't wait. "Brilliant, Lucario!" he said. "Not only do I have Donkey Kong, but now I have him…AS A STATUE! AHAHAHAHA! There's positively no way he can do anything about me while he's like THIS!" He took the statue from Lucario. "Thank you, Lucario. For your fine service to me, I shall let you join me in the ranks." The ranks? thought Diddy Kong. What's he talking about?
Diddy Kong took out his peanut guns to fire them at King K. Rool before he went back to his ship. But he didn't even look at his ship. A dark purplish blue vortex opened behind King K. Rool, and he entered it. Lucario followed his master. Do I dare? asked Diddy Kong.
He dared. He hopped from one tree branch to another and leaped into the vortex just before it closed. At first, he couldn't see anything beyond the purple and blue mist. But then he saw a bright light in the shape of a lightning bolt. He barely saw the silhouette of King K. Rool and Lucario and followed them. In a flash, Diddy Kong was in a weird new dimension.
He was surrounded by thin yellow walls, and outside was nothing but green. He thought he would continue following King K. Rool and Lucario, until something got in his way. A big, fat monster stood proud and tall over Diddy Kong. It had purple armor and yellow shoes, with sad yellow eyes. Diddy shivered in fear. He was no match for this monster. So he tried running back the way he came. It failed, however. The monster picked Diddy Kong up by his tail and dragged him along the way to wherever the monster was going.
The Yoshis were in a panic. For long ages, they have kept peace on Yoshi Island. It was rare for something major to happen that threatened the lives of all the island's residents. But this was one of those rare times. Bowser's Castle (which doubled as a massive battleship) was launching its most vicious attack on Yoshi Island. Only one thing could allow Bowser to have enough firepower to cause so much devastation.
One of the Ultimate Power Stars.
Half the trees on the island were lit on fire. The huts in the village had collapsed. All the remaining Yoshis that stayed behind to fight had gathered all the eggs they could get and brought them up to the tallest mountain on the island for one last stand against Bowser.
Meanwhile, inside of Bowser's castle, he was observing the damage being done alongside Kamek, Magikoopa, and Bowser Jr. He was enjoying himself, from knowing his victory over Yoshi Island was near, and seeing Bowser Jr. proud of his dad. Bowser may have been a ruthless villain, but it always brought a smile to his face whenever his son was proud of him.
"We've almost achieved victory, Your Awfulness!" said Magikoopa. "You're stating the obvious, Your Bitchiness!" replied Kamek, who couldn't resist the opportunity to insult Magikoopa. Magikoopa once again turned Kamek into a frog. "Maybe THAT will teach you to respect your elders!" "Bowser!" cried Kamek as a frog, "Make her change me back!" "No can do," replied Bowser, "you said bitch in front of the little guy. You can stay that way a while longer!" Kamek gave a "ribbit" and hopped onto the control panel to have a better view of what was going on.
Just then, the door slid open, and a darker Koopa entered. His name was Darkkoopa. He had a strange resemblance to one of Bowser's former underlings. His shell was shiny red, and his skin was black. He had red eyes and wild, brown pupils. He also had a fang hanging from the side of his mouth. "Your Awfulness! I have just stolen two more of the Ultimate Power Stars from Yoshi Island!" "Excellent, Darkkoopa!" exclaimed Bowser. "Bring them here!" Darkkoopa approached Bowser, getting strange looks from Bowser Jr., Kamek, and Magikoopa, all of whom had never seen this guy before. Bowser combined these two Ultimate Power Stars with the one he was currently using to attack Yoshi Island. Now everything was ready.
The Yoshis had suddenly stopped firing eggs. They saw that the charge from the giant cannon coming from Bowser's Castle was getting more powerful. The leader of the Yoshis, whose skin color was green, turned to the others and gave them the signal. They all knew what they had to do. It was obvious someone gave Bowser more of the Ultimate Power Stars. They no longer had a chance against him. They would have to evacuate Yoshi Island.
They all rushed to get to the island shores. They would have to swim to get to safety. To make it easier to stick together, Green Yoshi went in the water first, with Red Yoshi attaching himself to Green Yoshi's tale, and so forth until there were five lines of Yoshis swimming away from Yoshi Island. Just in time, too. After a few minutes of swimming, the cannon from Bowser Castle fired a huge energy blast at the mountains on the island. The mountains crumbled, throwing large chunks of rock down the island, many of them creating cracks in the island. It was still in flames. The island was beginning to sink, until one small chunk of the island remained.
The Yoshis had lost their home.
Bowser and his crew did not notice the Yoshis swimming away from the destroyed island. They were too busy enjoying their victory to notice. Everyone was hopping up and down that Yoshi's Island was finally theirs for the taking. "Wahoo! We won the battle!" cried Bowser Jr. Magikoopa flew around the room, throwing confetti everywhere. Kamek had been turned back to normal (the frog spell apparently doesn't last long), and Bowser was dancing around joyfully.
Darkkoopa prepared a pod for himself to go to Yoshi's Island. "Your Awfulness," he said, "I will take some of my men down there and we will keep control of the island while you continue your planning." "You do that, Darkkoopa!" he said, still dancing and laughing. Darkkoopa left the room, gathered some Koopas and they all went into some pods. The pods were sent down to Yoshi's Island, and Darkkoopa would be with them to command them and turn the island into a command post to call their own.
The Bowser Castle flew away. Bowser now had 3 of 30 Ultimate Power Stars. Another was used to change Donkey Kong into a statue, same for King Dedede. Wario and Waluigi also had one in their possession, along with Wolf, Ganondorf, and Shadow Link. So many Ultimate Power Stars were still left to claim. Unknown to much of anyone, there was so little time to spare.
Chapter 5 is in the works, and I hope you are enjoying the story so far :)