Bowser and Dedede: a Royal Friendship
Chapter 8: Just a Harmless Prank?
"what the heck happened here?" Said Adeline as she gazed across Cappy Town, which was now freshly covered in a thick layer of black goo. She watched as the Waddle Dees slipped in it as they desperately tried to wade through it. Bandana Dee reached out to touch it and had to struggle to remove it.
"Man, that's sticky," he commented "what could've done this?"
"I think I might have an idea." Adeline responded as she glared at castle Dedede in the distance. "Come on Kirby, I think Dedede's back."
"Poyo." Kirby responded. He ran ahead of Adeline and Bandana Dee and prepared to clear a path. He exhaled deeply and then sucked in with all his might, the thick sludge flew off the ground and into his large inhalation vortex. He swallowed and suddenly a snake bandana grew around his head and a purple liquid started to splash around.
"huh, poison," Adeline remarked "good thing we got that cleared up before anyone got hurt then. Now come on, let's place a formal complaint to the king."
"Hehehe," Dedede roared with laughter as he gazed at Cappy Town through his binoculars "do you see how much those poor saps are slipping around down there?" He asked Bowser who was in tears on the floor beside him
"Bwahaha, I know right? Priceless." He replied, trying to stifle his laughter. They gradually calmed down until another Waddle Dee slipped in the slime and they were back in hysterics.
"That was brilliant, I haven't had this much fun in years, thanks Bowser."
"Bwahaha, don't thank me yet, we're just getting started. I have so many other ideas, I can't wait to share them with you."
"hehehe, sounds great, let's get back to brainstorming right away."
"um, sire?" Escargoon said, poking his head through the doorway.
Dedede sighed, "what is it Escargoon?"
"The little pink nuisance and his friends are here to see you." He replied
Dedede groaned as he slogged after Escargoon to the castle doors. He was greeted instantly by Kirby exclaiming joyously and running up to hug his leg.
"Sire, good to see you're ok, we were worried when you didn't turn up to the picnic yesterday." Bandana Dee exclaimed.
"Dedede!" Adeline snapped, staring daggers at him. She smiled victoriously as her aggression caused Dedede to flinch in surprise. "You wouldn't happen to know anything about this goop incident in Cappy Town, would you?" She asked in an overly calm and friendly way that gave off a very sinister tone.
"What? Me? No. Why would you think that?" He replied nervously while gently attmpting to dislodge Kirby. "Why, you done know I'm reformed now."
"well, it's hard to forget your History with these things, plus it's a tad suspicious that this happens the day after you mysteriously went missing." She explained. At that moment Bowser decided to walk into the room out of curiosity, "and who's this?!" She asked furiously. Bowser recoiled as he realized his timing wasn't very good and he began to slowly back away but was stopped by Dedede who grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him in.
"why, this is just my new friend Bowser, King of the Koopas!" He exclaimed
"the heck's a Koopa?" Asked Adeline.
"doesn't matter," replied Dedede as he released Bowser who had now read the situation and decided to stay and help Dedede's deception. "The important thing is, I had nothing to do with that goo."
"oh come on," said Bowser as he gave Dedede a friendly, but hardy, slap on the back. "I did most of the work, but you still deserve some credit." He said encouragingly
Adeline's eyebrow rose sharply "oh, so you know about this?"
"do I?" Bowser chuckled, Dedede gave a very clear hand gesture for him to stop talking but he was so absorbed in the pride of setting up the prank and the hilarity of it all that he couldn't help but share. "I got my friend Petey to cough up a ton of goop for us, I asked for enough to cover a town, and then we went nuts all night shooting goop over the city with Dedede's shotzo cannons, it was hilarious."
"maybe hilarious isn't the right word, that stuff was poisonous. Luckily Kirby dealt with it before it caused serious trouble, but if he hadn't... let's just say that wouldn't have been hilarious." She scowled. "Just watch it Dedede, we're treating you like a friend now but we can go back quite easily." She warned "ok Kirby, let's go" she said as she detached Kirby from Dedede's leg and scooped him up in her arms, he quickly struggled free of her hold and repositioned himself on her shoulders, his stubby little hands gripping her hat for stability. He looked back and waved at Dedede before the three of them headed back down to Cappy Town.
