Anyone wonder what's up with Gnaa's little vessel?
Chapter 36: Return of Meta Knight
Bowser's Airship Fleet
Harvey McKenzie held his aching head, waking up in the barren wasteland of darkness. "Oh… my head…"
"Hm hm hm. Seems someone hasn't been getting his rest…"
"Huh?" Out of the darkness, the silhouette of Lord Gnaa emerged.
"Though such is to be expected, with that of a troubled heart…"
"You…You're that Dark Master. The one who's using my body. …That's kinda creepy, don't you think?"
"It is necessary. But you must be honored. Having the opportunity to be the vessel of the most powerful being in the world. Having terrific powers of evil and darkness."
"Well… it's cool and all… but I'd like to be with my friends."
"Hmph, friends? What friends are those? They never did care about you. They only saw you as someone to mock. Take a look."
Harvey was shown a vision of Sonya and Lee sneaking up on him, asleep in his bed. The two giggled as they put a blonde wig on his head and put lipstick around his lips. The two then shook him awake before hurrying out of the room, leaving a trail of M&Ms. Harvey looked around, wondering who woke him, then smiled as he noticed the trail of candy, but didn't notice his wig and lipstick. He followed the candy trail, eating each piece, walking out to the treehouse's living room. A blinding camera flash hit his eyes, and was surprised at Rachel, Sectors V, W, and a bunch other operatives pointing and laughing at him. Sonya showed him a mirror afterwards, and Harvey screamed, seeing the makeup they put on him. He threw his wig off and smeared his lipstick before dashing out.
"Hm hm hm hm, hehehehahahahaheha!" the Dark Master laughed.
Harvey's heart and mind were struck, remembering the incident. He shook his head from the memory and responded, "Yeah… so what? We had some bad times, but… we had good times, too. They're my friends."
"FOOLISHNESS!" Lord Gnaa shouted in his face, startling the boy. "You know why I chose your soul over all others? Your heart is full of nothing but pain and turmoil. Even Malladus saw the darkness in your heart once. He knew you were meant for evil, and he was right. You never had any friends. All you have is just what all I have: DARKNESS!"
"NOO!"
"Ah… no…" Harvey shook around in his bed aboard Bowser's airship, still gripping his head.
Ganondorf walked in to see this. "My Lord. Are you hurt?"
"No… get… out of… my… head…"
"This should help, My Lord!" Zant exclaimed, running in, holding a hamster cage containing the shrunken forms of Ace, Henrietta, Lizzie, and Herbie. The little kids screamed in terror when the clown-faced minion shook the cage around.
The fear from the kids quickly made Harvey's groaning cease, and Gnaa took control of his form again. "Huff… huff… good work, Ganon." He panted.
"Seems that boy is breaking free of your control better than you imagined."
"Foolishness. He is but a regular human. While that makes his form weak, he is also easier to possess. Pretty soon, I won't have any further need of him. My powers grow stronger…"
"I'm certain they do, My Lord…" Ganon replied, half-sarcastically. "But perhaps you should get more rest. We'll be arriving at Vaporia soon." The Dark Master decided to do so and went back to sleep. Ganon and Zant left the four-element bender and walked outside, where Vaati waited.
"Hey, now that that's done, how 'bout a little dinner?" the tiny Ace squeaked.
"I do not know vhat I did to deserve zis." Heinie moaned.
"Maybe your past life was a fairy that granted a little girl a curse of obedience, so she had to obey absolutely every order given to her!" Herbie joked.
"Pfft. That's just lame. Where'd you think of an idea like that?" Lizzie asked.
"Ugh. Get them out of my sight, Zant." Ganon ordered. Zant frantically saluted and walked off.
"Hm. Ain't he happy bein' a minion." Vaati said. "Speakin' of which, what happened to the cage with Annie and those guys?"
"Ehhh. It was stolen from Bowser by a little pink creature, along with the Firstborn. Incompetent turtle. Not even worth having around." Ganon covered his eyes with his hand and sighed. "Oh, what's become of me, Vaati? I, Ganondorf, the Great King of Evil, Dark Lord of the Triforce of Power, conqueror of Hyrule… reduced to serving a pitiful child with a pathetic little crush."
"Aw, don't feel bad, Ganny." Hannibal Bean said, bouncing to Ganon's left shoulder. "You serve the most powerful bein' that evah stood up to the gods."
"Grrr! I am the most powerful being to defy the gods! I deserve all the power. Not that so-called 'Dark Master.'"
"Patience, Ganon." Bean said. "You'll have your glory. Sooner 'n' you might think. Take a look at yer hand." Ganondorf held his right hand up and studied the back of it.
The mark of his Triforce of Power started to glow brightly. "My Triforce is resonating. This can only mean…"
"That the Triforce of Wisdom has been found… an' restored by its rightful owner."
"Hehehehe." Ganon smirked. "This is getting better and better. I may just revive the Triforce after all."
"An' the ultimate power of the gods will belong to us, demons!"
"Haha, indeed. By the way… I wonder what Ghirahim is up to?"
"Ah, forget about him. What's up with that girl?" Bean pointed at Nova, a few feet away. The Harnitan girl was bent half over, holding her head tightly.
"Bowser shot her with a Darkness Cannon earlier." Ganon replied. "In her attempt to turn her to the Dark Side. She has been standing there for days… I don't know what she is doing."
Bean decided to hop over, looking up at Nova's face. "Hey, alien girl. You gonna be a while? The Dark Side hain't got all day."
"N-No." Nova mumbled.
"Hm?" Bean raised a brow.
"I-I won't… I won't… hurt… my friends."
Bean only stared curiously.
"No matter what you say… all life… is precious… to me. My friends… especially. I will never… join your side."
"Who the 'eck is she talkin' to?" Bean asked.
"Each person has their own interpretation of what Darkness is." Ganon explained. "Likely, Nova is speaking with someone who represents her own darkness. I don't know who this is… but to withstand this long… perhaps I underestimated this girl's strength."
"I am… Nova… of Harnita…" the alien spoke weakly. "I am… a Kids Next Door… an environ…mentalist… my bond with the animals… marks my bond with the forest. The Spirit of Forest… needs me again. I must… go to her… NOW!"
And before their eyes, Nova shot awake, and a bright green light shone from her head. "Ooooooooohhh." A majestic, echoing cry was heard in the distance.
Ganon and Bean looked outside the ship, as a gigantic, white whale emerged from a portal. "Wah, Mobius Dick…" Hannibal's eyes widened with amazement. "It's the Space Whale! Mobius Dick!"
The whale echoed another cry as it stretched a tentacle in and grabbed Nova from the ship. "Ooooohh. (I received your call. I will take you back to your Firstborn.)"
"It… heard Nova's cry." Bean understood. "She musta used… her Animal Telepathy."
"To summon a beast like that…" Even Ganon was impressed. "This girl could command whole armies…"
And with one final cry, the whale vanished through another portal. "…Well, there's ANOTHER Guardian LOST." Bean hopped to Ganon's shoulder. "'ey, Ganny, le's find us some kinda hooker bar, they gotta have a few 'round this system." Ganondorf sighed and proceeded to walk out.
Somewhere on a shore
Facilier's yacht had parked by a beach and was being fixed by Hoagie, Tails, and Marine, while the rest of the gang just went for a walk on the beach. They mostly watched as Eva rocked the cheerful Manaphy in her arms. "I can't believe you have a spirit for a brother." Morgan said.
"One of the coolest things about being a demigod." Eva replied.
"Too bad his sister has to be so annoying." Nigel smirked.
"Oh, and what does THAT mean? ?" Eva shouted.
"That Manaphy is too young to know what a pain you are."
"AUUGH!" Eva yelled, tackling her cousin to the ground and tearing away at him as he fought back.
Manaphy smiled and yelled, "PHYYY!" his antennas glowing as red beams connected Eva and Nigel. Before they realized it, the cousins' bodies had been switched.
The two immediately stopped fighting and stood up to study their new bodies. "AAAAAHHHHH!"
"WHOA! They got switched!" Kami exclaimed.
"This is gonna be weird in ALL ways…" Ava knew.
"I forgot about Manaphy's Heart Swap…" Eva said, disgusted.
"Mana, Mana!"
"Oi haven't." Wally mumbled.
"Oh, yes! His ability to switch peoples' bodies." Nigel remembered.
"UGH! Just get me out of this body before I die from the stench!" Eva screamed in Nigel's voice.
"Oh, puh-lease!" Nigel remarked, in Eva's voice. "This body's horrible!"
"Oh, that's it!" Eva yelled, tackling him again, the two ending up in another brawl.
The Heart Swap stopped in just a few seconds and put them back in their regular bodies. The two cousins stopped fighting, already feeling the pain they induced to their own bodies. "…OWWW!"
"Gets 'em every time." Abby smirked.
"Heeeey! Evaaaaa!"
The group looked over as Numbuh 11-Teen was suddenly hurrying their way. "Hey, Numbuh 11-Teen!" Eva perked up. "You finally made it!"
"Yes I did!" The nerdy assistant tossed Eva a microphone and camera. "One pack of reporter equipment JUST for you!"
"Thank you, Eliza!"
"My pleasure! Well-p, must be off now. I've just discovered this rather fascinating pillar in Africa. Tooodle-oooooo!" And fast as lightning, the girl was off.
"Um… what is all this?" Nigel questioned.
"Oh, I decided to record and report certain parts of our adventures, recapping what happened. Kade, take this." Eva tossed Kade the camera, while she held the microphone.
"Aaaand… action." Kade announced.
"Good morning, fellow Kids Next Door, and welcome back to KNN News. Just recently, my friends and I teamed up with a heroic navy captain, Lyle T. Rourke, and searched for the lost kingdom of Oceana. Not shortly after finding the lost kingdom did Rourke reveal himself a traitor, and tried to steal the Sea Prince, along with the Sea Crown. But thanks to the efforts of, Yours Truly, and my awesome Waterbending Fury, the seas are at peace once more, and the second Firstborn has been captured!"
"And… cut!" Kade stopped the camera. "Wonderful job, Eva!"
"Mm hm hm hm! Of course." She smirked. "When is it not? Eh, little brother?"
"Man-Mana!"
"Chaos CONTROL!"
"Huh? What was that?" Eva asked, the echoing voice having caught everyone's attention.
There was a flash of light not far away, and out spawned Shadow the Hedgehog, Rouge the Bat, and Team Leader. "Rouge!" Knuckles exclaimed.
"Hi, Knuckie!"
"Nigel!" Rachel cheered.
"Rachel!"
"Poyoooooo!" Hearing another distant echo, a shooting star came soaring down from the heavens, and Nigel recognized it all too well as a Warp Star. The kids had to duck when the Warp Star nearly grazed their heads, crashing on the beach as Kirby bounced off, and his cage and Spirit Ball were flung off. "Isn't that Kirby?" Eva recognized him.
"Yeah, but what's that cage?" Nigel walked over and picked up the glass cage Kirby had dropped. "C-Cosmo? Nova?"
"Hey, it's Numbuh One!" Tommy squeaked. Curious, Nigel let the tiny group out of the cage.
"Oooooohh." called another mysterious echo. Everyone looked up, eyes widened with amazement: the Space Whale, Mobius Dick, hovered in the heavens.
"Is…Is that-" Ava spoke, recognizing the creature.
"Mobius Dick! !" Cosmo exclaimed.
The whale's tentacle stretched down to the beach, releasing Nova of Harnita before vanishing through a portal. "Nova! !" Cosmo beamed.
"Mmmm… hm?" Nova shook back to her senses, seeing Celebi's Spirit Ball a few feet away. She hurried over and popped it open, freeing the Forest Spirit.
"BIIII!" Celebi cheered, escaping the Spirit Ball.
"Celebi, help my friends!" Nova ordered.
Celebi nodded seriously, flying to the shrunken team and sprinkling green dust on them. In an instant, they reverted to normal size.
"YAY!" Tommy cheered.
"We're BIG!" Mushi yelled.
"Tommy?" Hoagie asked.
"Mushi?" Kuki asked.
"Joey?" Wally asked.
"Rouge!" Knuckles smiled.
"Knuckles!" Rouge returned.
"Annie?" Wally asked.
"Wally! Kuki!" Annie smiled.
"Kami!" Patton smiled.
"Patton!" Kami returned.
"Shadow!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Sonic." Shadow said, frowning.
"Cosmo!" Nova cheered.
"Nova!" Cosmo returned.
"Froggy?" Big questioned, coming out of nowhere.
"Rachel!" Nigel exclaimed.
"Nigel!" Rachel exclaimed, hugging him.
"Hi, Morgan!" Sonya smiled.
"Hey there!" Morgan greeted.
"Manaphy?" Fanny asked.
"Yep." Eva nodded.
"Man-Mana!"
"Same as ever." Violet said.
"Uh-huh." Hoagie said.
"Where's Luigi?" Fanny asked.
"He turned evil." Peach answered.
"Mama Mia." Mario followed.
"KYAAAAA, STOP IT, STOP IT!" Mikaela shouted. "HOW DO YOU KEEP TRACK OF SO MANY CHARACTERS?!"
"No idea." Morgan said.
"So confusing." Ava followed.
"BII!" Celebi cheered.
"Mana!" Manaphy cheered, Celebi flying down beside him. The two started to play Ring Around the Rosie.
"Looks like they're happy to see each other." Eva said.
However, the surprises were not yet over. They all stopped and looked above as a shadow appeared, the sun blocked by a massive spaceship hovering over them. The ship landed several feet away, the group watching as the doors on the side opened with steam coming out. The purple-caped figure that was Meta Knight slowly stepped off, Magolor and Marx by his side, with Marx hopping on his ball, as Meta Knight approached Nigel, glaring with bright yellow eyes.
Nigel looked confusedly at the ball-shaped creature as Meta Knight stared back. The knight furrowed his eyes and made a 'huff' sound, blowing his cape back. It turned into purple bat wings as he drew out a golden sword, shooting over to start swinging at Nigel.
"WHOA!" Nigel screamed, barely dodging his sword strikes.
"Fight me." He demanded in his thick Spanish accent. Meta Knight shot up to him once more, and Nigel shielded his eyes when he performed multiple sword slashes in front of him. Nigel carefully opened his eyes to watch as his shirt fell into pieces.
"What is your problem?" he asked.
"I have come back to take what is rightfully mine: GALAXIA!"
"…What?" The knight charged to him once more, and Nigel shut his eyes to await the pain.
"Nngh!" Rachel grunted, immediately holding him back with her sword, the knight flipping back. Rachel quickly defended as Meta Knight rapidly clashed his sword against hers.
"Piya!" Kirby yelled, jumping between them.
"Hm? Kirby, are these the friends you mentioned?" Meta Knight instantly stopped.
"So, you know Kirby, too?" Rachel asked.
Meta Knight sheathed his sword. "Yes. My name is Meta Knight. Greatest Star Warrior in all of Galaxia." He looked at Nigel. "And the reason I attacked that boy… was because he stole something that was mine."
"What? I stole Galaxia from you?"
"Yes. Not the Space Realm. The sword. It belonged to me."
"Wait a second! I got the sword from Darkrai! In fact, I still have it right here." Nigel said, taking out the sword's hilt.
Meta Knight walked over to study the golden hilt. "So… that is the real sword."
"The real sword?" Rachel asked. "What do you mean?"
"Hmmm… perhaps an explanation is in order." Meta Knight replied. "Please. Come aboard my ship." He walked ahead and boarded his ship as the others followed.
Battleship Halberd
"This is my Battleship Halberd." Meta Knight said as he led them to the control deck. "The most powerful ship constructed on Dreamland. I, and my associates, Sword Knight, Blade Knight, Marx, and Magolor control this ship. 300 years ago, when the first Nightmare King was destroyed, this ship was destroyed as well. But we found Magolor and Marx, and they helped me rebuild it."
"It was the least we could do since you helped defeat that no good king of ours!" Magolor perked.
"So, you guys are Nightmares." Rachel deduced.
"Yep." Magolor nodded. "We were some of the ones to escape before Nightmare Land was destroyed the first time."
"It went all, KABOOMY, KABOOMY! Haha!" Marx cheered.
"We met up with Meta Knight later and helped rebuild his ship. My name's Magolor. And this is my little bro, Marx."
"This ship was ruined, but we fixed it! Yay!" Marx cheered.
"And I couldn't have been more grateful." Meta Knight said. "This ship is one of my most prized possessions. Second to my Galaxia Sword…"
"Yeah… about that: why do you think the Galaxia Sword is yours?" Nigel asked.
"The Galaxia Sword was specifically designed for true Star Warriors to wield. It was binded to the Star Rod. When Kirby inhaled the Warp Star and acquired the alternate Star Rod ages ago, the alternate Star Rod was lost, and so was the alternate sword."
"Alternate sword and… alternate Star Rod?" Rachel asked.
"Designed by the very first Nightmare King ages ago to use their incredible power… confusing though it may sound. But both weapons could only be used by incredible Star Warriors… but they've both vanished. And I dedicated my life to finding the REAL sword, and using its power. But it seems the real sword already has a master." At this, Nigel looked at the sword hilt in his hands.
"Hehe… guess he got beat there." Sonic chuckled.
"My apologies for attacking you." Meta Knight said. "It was all part of my selfish desire to wield the sword. For ages, I've always dreamed of being the greatest warrior in all of Galaxia… it seems I'd even go to attack the innocent."
"Ahh. Don't feel bad." Rachel smiled, patting the knight's back. "I mean, it's natural for people to want something so badly. But you didn't mean any harm by it, right?"
Meta Knight looked into her eyes, his expression covered by his mask. "So… you are Rachel. Nigel Uno's light."
"Huh?"
He looked back at Nigel. "Since your heroic victory, word of you has spread quickly throughout Galaxia. It is how I discovered you had the sword. We have all seen how you heroically battled the evil interdimensional space demon… you are a hero to all aliens."
"Eh hehehe." Nigel blushed, scratching the back of his head.
"But enough of that. We have bigger matters to discuss."
"And my guess is it's somethin' regarding the return of the Dark Master and the Eight Firstborn." Rachel figured.
"That's right!" Magolor perked. "We've been looking for Jirachi all this time because we knew they'd be looking for him."
"We looked and we looked and we looked… but HE'S NOT THERE!" Marx exclaimed.
"Indeed. Ever since Nigel released him from the Star Rod, he's been freely exploring the universe. He could be anywhere." Meta Knight explained.
"But our sources say that Jirachi was last spotted on THIS planet." Magolor followed.
"He was?" Nigel asked.
"Yes." Meta Knight replied. "It was said that he was spotted inside the Groudon Volcano on Hawaii."
"Groudon Volcano?" Eva asked. "That's where Kyogre said to head next."
"He said Groudon would be able to tell us how to restore Jirachi's power." Nigel explained.
"Is that so?" the knight asked. "Well, if that is true, and Jirachi is there as well, then we must go there."
"Hold on." Hoagie spoke up. "First, we need to fly by home and drop off my brother and these kids."
"What?" Tommy whined.
"Why can't we come?" Mushi asked.
"Well, because, you guys, it's way too dangerous." Rachel answered. "You need to leave this to the big operatives."
"So?" Sonya asked. "We're not big operatives, but we get to go. Why can't they come?"
"Well, you are operatives either way."
"Perhaps." Meta Knight said. "But don't you think we need all the help we can find?"
"Yeah!" Tommy beamed. "Especially since those guys probably captured Shaunie and Luvbi."
"WHAT?!" Fanny shouted. "Those monsters captured my brother?!"
"That's what we heard!" Mushi said happily.
"So, we're staying, whether you want us to or not!" Tommy vowed.
"A baba boo!" Joey yelled.
"Ugh. Fine, just try not to get in the way." Hoagie said.
"With all these characters, this ship beats the yacht by a long shot." Rachel whispered to Nigel as the ship took off.
"No kidding. That reminds me, how were you able to find us?"
"We used Fi. She has the power to dowse for things, and Shadow thought you might've had some Chaos Emeralds by now, and I… guess he was right."
"Nice! This mission should be a bit easier with all of us working together."
"I agree. Let's just hope we don't get separated again."
Closing in on Hawaii
The Halberd was now flying over the seas, and the island state of Hawaii was in sight, along with its huge volcano. Rachel looked ahead and spotted a huge treehouse in the jungle. "Hey, look! There's Sector H!" she pointed. "Let's land there."
"As you wish." Meta Knight complied.
Shortly after, the massive battleship started its landing on the beach. The members of Sector H spotted them from their treehouse and immediately ran to see who it was. "Hey-Hey, Sector V!" Numbuh 30 C called, seeing the team walk off the ship. "Long time, no see!"
"Hey, Numbuh 30 C!" Kuki greeted. "We haven't seen you since… when did we last see him?"
"When he totally turned on us just to get a snowcone." Wally reminded grumpily.
"No, actually, I last saw him at the science fair." Hoagie mentioned.
"Oh, right, the snowcone thing!" 30 C remembered. "Shyeah, those were fun times, right? But no hard feelings."
"Not at all, Mate!" Wally replied, walking over to shake his hand. 30 C suffered an immediate shock by the buzzer around Wally's hand.
"Ow, gee… a little warning next time." 30 C said as he shook his own hand from the shock. His eyes perked when he spotted the beautiful Numbuh 10. The Hawaiian kid leader licked his hands and smoothed back his hair as he went to talk to her. "Hey, hey, Baby…"
"Oh… hi, Kenny." Eva waved uncomfortably, gritting her teeth in nervousness.
"I gotta pretty cool story you could post on the Nightly News." He smirked, wrapping an arm around her. "A little story about two superhot kids disposing the entire shipment of Moonbase ice cream… in their stomachs."
"LAY OFF, Buddy, she's with me." Kade shouted, pushing him back.
Eva only giggled. "Was that really the best you could come up with, Kenny?"
"Ouch… kitty got claws." Kenny still smirked. "I'll talk to you later. So, what's up with the rest of you?"
"Well, long story short, ever heard of the spirit Groudon?" Rachel asked.
"Oh yeah! He's the spirit that lives in that volcano over there." Kenny pointed to said volcano far in the jungle. "He's been in a pretty bad mood lately."
"How come?"
"We dunno. But the volcano's been erupting like crazy lately. That lets us know he's pissed."
"And if we don't find out what's up, this whole island might get melted in burning magma." One of the operatives said.
"We might have an idea what's up, though." Kenny continued. "Earlier, some white dude in a red cape was walking over to the volcano with some purple crystal thingy."
"I think I know who that is." Rachel said, furrowing her eyes. "Well, we need to speak to the spirit, anyway, so I guess we'll see if we can solve this problem."
"That volcano is a dangerous place." Meta Knight mentioned. "Guarded by a powerful spirit. You may be roasted to a golden brown if you go up against it."
"You forget who you're talking to." Rachel smirked. "A Volcano Spirit is no match for the descendant of the Hero of Time."
"I'll go in there, too. Since Fire is my element." Nigel volunteered.
"Since lava is melted earth, I'm going in, too!" Angie decided.
"Actually, lava underground is called magma." Hoagie corrected.
"Then I'm TOTALLY going in." Eva volunteered. "You'll need my waterbending in a place like that."
"So, I guess it's decided." Nigel declared. "The rest of you can stay here. We'll confront that spirit. Let's go, team." With that, they began their walk to the volcano.
"Hey, hey, Eva!" Kenny called. "Just make sure the spirit doesn't fry you. You're hot enough as it is, you'll completely dry up."
"Well, make sure that sun doesn't make you too hot, either." Eva turned back and smirked. "Here: let me help!" She then splashed some water on him and froze him totally solid. "That oughta keep your cool." She finished, walking off.
"Hmm… that girl is more vicious than Tiff, it seems. Mm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm." Meta Knight chuckled.
"Stay back, Dude..." Kade told him.
Unknown deserted island
At this time, Boba Fett had crawled up onto another island's shore, coughing out and banging water out of his ears. "Gah… those dang old…" The hunter suddenly heard ship engines and looked up, smiling as four familiar ships were coming in. "Hey-hey! About TIME you guys got here!" he yelled, waving as the ships landed near him.
The members of Star Wolf opened their cockpits and stepped off the ships, and Rattlesnake Jake slithered out of his armor. "Ah, sorry we're late, Boba." Wolf said, walking over. "We robbed a bank and got chased by police droids. We woulda got away if Panther didn't stop to wave at the camera."
"Sometimes, I can't help it." Panther replied smoothly. "I even attract myself. Growl."
Jake shot over and shouted, "You'll attract a witch to melt you in her cauldron, hissss."
"Okay, okay, guys, that's enough." Boba spoke up.
"And jussst who are you to start givin' the orders?" Jake hissed in his face.
"He's an old friend of mine." Wolf said, getting in Jake's way. "And he's got important info."
"That's right!" Boba exclaimed. "It's about that Nigel Uno boy you hate so much. He's met up with his long-lost cousins, the psychobenders."
"Euck… Uno… I still cough at the name, ever since one of those fools killed my father."
"And yet, you respect him, hyuhhh." Leon smirked.
"That was a one-time deal. Next time I see that brat, he's mine."
"Well, you're in luck." Boba said. "Ah hear they's collectin' these 'Firstborn' things. And Ah heard the big dude say to go look for Jirachi. They'll be headin' off to Galaxia soon."
"Then it's back off to Galaxia, then." Wolf declared.
"Huh… it'll be just like old times." Leon hissed.
"Ah can't wait to start blastin' them brats again." Jake said.
Boba climbed in to Wolf's ship as they all got back on their own ships, closing the cockpits and starting them up. "Ah-halright! Let's give 'em a taste of bounty hunter powuh, Baby!" Boba exclaimed.
"Uh… let's stop back and get you your own ship first." Wolf suggested. The ships aimed up at the sky and shot off for space.
Groudon Volcano
The four had finally arrived at the fiery furnace that was Groudon Volcano. They were standing in the cave entrance, looking down at the glowing red ahead, obviously emitting from the heat. Fi came out of Rachel's sword and spoke. "A report, Master: signs indicate extremely hot temperatures in the area ahead."
"No kidding." Rachel said, already sweating from the heat in her orange sweater.
"I am detecting an incredibly powerful energy mass coming from the crater. Most likely the presence of the Volcano Spirit, Groudon. I also detect many dangers and hazards along the way."
"No problem!" Angie cheered. "With my earthbending, getting through here will be a snap. Hiii-YAH-" She charged and kicked her right foot into a wall, attempting to break open a path… but nothing happened. Angie felt pain surge through her body when her foot came in contact with the solid rock. "Eeeee-yowie, yowie, yowie!" she yelped, gripping her foot and hopping on the other.
"Another report, Master: in most spirit locations, such as this volcano, certain bending abilities will be ineffective in certain areas."
"Now you tell me? ?" Angie squeaked.
"In other words, no cheating with earthbending." Eva figured. "Looks like we're getting through the old fashioned way."
"Okay, team." Nigel began. "Let's find this spirit and see what information he has to offer." (Play the "Earth Temple" Theme from Zelda: Skyward Sword!)
Stage 33: Groudon Volcano
Mission: Find the Volcano Spirit, Groudon!
Act 1
The four proceeded past the entry tunnel and walked down a spiral path, with magma in the center. The heat was slowly getting to them, and Angie felt it the most, her bare feet aching from the rugged, hot ground. They passed another tunnel to a room with a rock bridge going down a magma river. They walked single file over the bridge as Fire Toadpolies stuck out of the lava, trying to spit fireballs at them. Rachel shot them off with her bow as they continued. They arrived at the end of the bridge, but the ledge at the end of the river was still too far. The four noticed magma geysers rising out the rest of the way, as well as big pots of water by their sides.
"I've got it." Eva said, bending the water from the pots and throwing it onto the geysers, freezing the magma into flat rock platforms for them to stand on.
"What would we do without you, Eva?" Nigel smiled as they hopped across the platforms to the other side.
"'Nigel, there is a 90% probability you would perish in burning hot magma if my assistance was not available.'" Eva replied, talking like Fi. The others laughed as they reached the ledge and continued down the tunnel.
They reached a dead end, a wider area of the tunnel which had several cracks along the ground and walls. Fi came out and reported, "Master: signs indicate this is an area where Angie's earthbending is available. She may be able to use her Seismic Sense to find a hidden path behind one of these walls."
"Okay. Give it a shot, Angie." Rachel said.
Angie did so and closed her eyes as she started to feel her way around the walls. "Let's see… magma… magma… person?" Beneath the floor, she could feel somebody digging their way up. Angie stepped out of the way as Penelope Taynt popped out with weird digging claws, wearing an archaeologist helmet with a flashlight as she looked around.
"This isn't Amanda's secret Hawaiian beach house, please."
"How'd you get here?" Eva asked.
"You again?" Penelope replied. "Looking for another sword, please?"
"Er, no… we're looking for a spirit."
"You're wasting your life. Now if you excuse me, I must dig beneath the earth and locate Amanda, please." With that, she dug and vanished beneath the ground.
Angie went back to feeling around the walls until, "Here it is!" After finding the hidden pathway, she kicked the wall down.
They entered the hidden path and turned right down another hall. The hall became wider as a bunch of boulder Pokémon, called Golem, spotted them and rolled over, but Angie easily used earthbending to kick and roll them into each other. They continued to a larger room with another magma river, seemingly no way across. Rachel spotted a ball-shaped rock on a thin stem with a Bomb Flower and fired an arrow, blowing the stem up, so the ball rolled over to them. "We could use this to get across."
"Sounds like the only option." Nigel said as they got on. "But just be careful."
The four of them faced separate directions and carefully balanced on the ball as Nigel made it roll down the river, since he was facing that way. A couple of Fire Toadpolies came out and spat fire at them, but Rachel shot them off with her arrows. The four carefully navigated around some lava geysers and rolled the ball into a tunnel, making a left turn and jumping off at a platform.
They entered the next room with another lava river flowing downward, deeper into the cave. Eva blew Ice Breath onto the lava and froze a rock platform, the four hopping on and slowly riding it down the river. A couple of Geodudes that were flying around spotted and chucked rocks at them, but Angie was able to kick the rocks back and knock them in the lava.
They reached the end of the river and hopped on the ledge before their platform sank beneath the magma, going into another hallway. They reached a dead end in the hall and were ambushed by a Rhydon, a rhino Pokémon with two legs, two arms, and a drill horn on his nose. The Rhydon walked over and punched at Rachel, who ducked, while Eva splashed some water on him, making him a little weaker. The Rhydon stomped the ground and made boulders come down. Rhydon grabbed a boulder and chucked it at Eva, who barely dodged right. Angie then kicked a boulder up and kicked it at the Rhydon's nose, pushing him back. Angie stomped the ground once more and made more boulders come down above Rhydon, eventually making the beast dizzy. Angie quickly ran over and kicked the Pokémon in the stomach, successfully pushing him into a wall.
Rhydon toppled over afterwards, the impact making the room shake. The ground suddenly gave way and crumbled, the four falling down several stories, but landed safely on their feet. They left the unconscious Rhydon and went through another tunnel, leading them to an outside area. The sky was completely blocked by the rising smoke from the volcano, and ash poured down like black snow. Below them was another magma river, wider and seeming to lead straight to the volcano.
To the left of them, on a cliff above where the river started, a strange house sat upon the cliff. The group stared confusedly at this, but suddenly felt the volcano shaking. Large fireballs came flying out of the crater, raining all over the area. A fireball hit the front of the house, melting it and exposing Cleveland Brown in his bathtub, which began sliding down the tilting floor.
"Oh mah God!" the man yelled, immediately climbing out, not waiting for it to land in the lava river below. Strangely enough, the tub began floating on the lava. "Wait... why did I decide to move here?" Cleveland asked himself.
"That might help!" Rachel smiled. The others nodded and leapt down to the bathtub, using it as a boat as they began zooming down the magma river. They made careful swerves left and right to avoid crashing into sharp rocks, speeding up lava ramps and flying over trenches, landing back on the river and going even faster. They then had to quickly turn the boat down a snaky path, having to keep switching from left to right. When the river became straight again, the tub was propelled upwards by several magma geysers. The final geyser was so big, it shot them over a large pit of lava, landing them on a ledge at the foot of the volcano, the tub shattering upon contact.
They entered the cave entrance and walked down another tunnel before reaching a room with a towering statue, of some bald boy with an arrow down his head, holding a staff. "Whoa… what is it?" Nigel asked.
"It looks like that phantom thing." Rachel said.
"You mean Phantom Gnaa?" Eva asked. "So, this must be a statue of the Dark Master."
"I don't know." Rachel replied. "It doesn't look too evil. I think it's someone else."
"Look!" Angie pointed to something on the wall behind the statue. "There's something in there!"
They immediately ran over and saw it was some kind of small ice wall. Frozen inside the wall was a sleeping figure with a star for a head. "That's…" Rachel started.
"Jirachi." Nigel finished.
"He really is in this volcano."
Eva walked over to feel the substance that trapped him. "It's ice."
"Ice? How could ice survive in a volcano?" Nigel asked.
"Must be some strong ice." Eva stepped back and tried to bend and melt the ice into her hand. "I can't bend it."
Nigel stepped in front and shot a couple fireballs at the ice, but no luck. "I can't melt it."
"Wait. There's something on the wall over here." Rachel said, noticing some writing on the wall left of the ice. She read the letters written on the wall in order. "'W, E, F, A, P, _, _, _. Write the remaining three powers to open the way.' …Huh?"
Fi then popped out and said, "Master, signs indicate that filling in these last three letters will-"
"Open the door, thanks for the info." Eva interrupted. "It would just help to know-"
"Wait! I got it." Rachel perked, taking her sword and using it to inscribe the last 3 letters: S, P, and F. The signs accepted the letters and spelled out what they all stood for: "'Water, Earth, Fire, Air, Poison, Shadow, Psychic, and Fear.'" Rachel read. "They're the elements!"
The message vanished and a different message appeared that Nigel read. "'When all 8 powers come together, binded by the two halves of the sacred jewel, the power that has been scattered for ages will at long last be reawakened. But the one who wishes to use the sacred power must unleash their Light or Darkness at their absolute strongest and mix it with the powers as the key for that control.' …Well, that's interesting."
"I wonder what it means?" Rachel followed. At that instant, the volcano began shaking again, and the ice wall slowly started to melt. The Jirachi frozen in the ice melted as well. (End song.)
"It was a fake…" Nigel observed.
"Well… at least we have another way." Rachel noticed. "Let's keep going and see if we can figure this out." (Play the "Dark Ice Mines Waterfall" Theme from Star Fox Adventures.)
Act 2
The four slowly continued into the cave, as it emitted some kind of light-blue glow. They stopped when they entered a cavern of various frozen Jirachis. "O…kay." Rachel looked confusedly.
"What's this all about?" Nigel asked.
Fi came out and reported, "Master, I am detecting no auras emitting from these illusions. There is a 0% chance the real Jirachi is inside this cave."
"Well… that's real good to know." Rachel said as the spirit jumped back in the sword. "Let's just keep going."
They trekked further into the glittering ice cave. The cave was alit with lots of glowing moss, making the ice sparkle beautifully. They walked slowly, eyes transfixed by this beauty. It was almost too amazing for their eyes to behold. To think that so much ice could exist in the heart of a volcano. The rest of this magma mountain was boiling hot and hard, rugged rock. But here, the air was nice and cool, and the ice was beautiful. The ice made this volcano seem far too unnatural. Like it completely ignored the laws of physics… to make for something far more beautiful. It just made them think… if such amazing, glittering beauty exists within the heart of a burning mountain of darkness… maybe other places could be just the same.
"I'll never understand how all this exists in a volcano." Eva said aloud as they walked along the path down a river. When they reached the end of the river, the path seemed to continue in a cave under the water. They all shrugged and dove beneath the partially cold water, swimming into the dark cave.
Lots of anglerfish and jellyfish lit up the cave, and this whole place became a lot more beautiful. If the glittering ice wasn't enough, the dim lights from these fish within the darkness were spectacular as well. Eventually, they resurfaced inside an icicle grotto, continuing in a tunnel that led upwards. Angie quivered a little from the icy ground below her bare feet, but was able to keep going. The four came to a massive room with a huge, bottomless pit, following a path that led around the side of the room.
At the end of that path, across from them over the pit, was another cave that seemed to emit red aura. They noticed a row of icicles above them, as well as some small platforms down low in the pit. Rachel aimed her bow and shot at the tops of the icicles, making them drop and stick on the platforms, allowing them to get across.
Before they continued up the staircase leading outside, Fi came out and spoke. "Master: I am sensing a tremendous mass of energy just in the area up these stairs. I calculate an 80% chance the Volcano Spirit is just up ahead."
"Perfect." Rachel replied. "Okay, guys… time to see what's up with this spirit." With that, Fi returned to the sword and the four proceeded up the stairs. (Stop the music.)
At long last, they had reached the very top of the volcano. They stood on a large foothold, overlooking the expanse of the massive volcano crater. "Hm hm heh heh. So, you've arrived." (Play Ghirahim's Theme from Skyward Sword!)
The four immediately shot their attention left at the smirking, diamond-skinned Demon Lord. "Ghirahim…" Rachel glared.
"Who?" Nigel asked.
"Long story."
"Hm hm ha ha. If it isn't the helpless little gang of snot-nosed brats. It is fascinating you were able to make it this far without peeing your pants."
"Yeah, well… the monsters we've faced thus far haven't been the scariest." Rachel smirked.
"Mm hm…" Ghirahim glanced over at the bald Brit. "Well… if it isn't the Demon Prince himself." He suddenly vanished and reappeared behind the boy, startling Nigel. "I haven't forgiven your family for stealing the throne that rightfully belonged to my previous master." Nigel felt uncomfortable when the Demon Lord started licking the scalp of his baldhead. "But seeing the precious blood of demons tainted with that of mortals just makes me sick."
Ghirahim teleported to where he stood before. "My original master would be disgusted. But we should be thankful to the gods he isn't here… yet. On a more pressing matter, I heard you recovered another one of the Firstborn."
"Got that right." Eva smirked. "Only 6 away from beating you."
"Mm hm heh heh ha! Dimwitted little princess. Little children like yourselves can never recover the Firstborn in time. And in addition, only truly powerful beings like myself and the Dark Master would be able to comprehend their ultimate power. Still… it's fun to see you TRY!" The kids became angered when Ghirahim laughed for a few seconds. "Anyhow… I have a ship to catch. You aren't the only ones going on a space trip. In the meantime, I'll leave my newly tamed spirit to attack you. Farewell." Ghirahim laughed as he teleported away. (End song.)
"Well, that guy was strange." Nigel said simply.
"Tell me about it. And I thought Kenny thought he was 'smooth'." Eva replied.
"Well, never mind him. I wonder where-" Before Rachel could finish, the volcano began quaking again.
"Uh…? Guys?" Angie spoke, pointing to a bubbling spot in the volcano.
"…ROOOOOAAAARRRR! !" Before their very eyes, a gargantuan Godzilla-like behemoth emerged from the lava. The back of its body was red while its front was white, with a belly that seemed like lava. It had yellow eyes, glowing some kind of dark purple aura, and many white spikes going down the side of its body. It had white, sharp fingernails, and its feet were below the lava.
"What is that thing?!" Rachel shouted as they all freaked out.
Fi came out and answered, "Master, the being before you is none other than the Spirit of the Volcanoes, Groudon. According to legend, he emits a heat so incredible, it drains the life out of any flora substance, and dries out almost any body of water."
"Good to know, Fi, but I'd like to know what his problem is."
"Signs indicate a strange darkness emitting from his form."
"Wait! What's that on his head?" Nigel asked, noticing something glowing dark-purple on his head. The four squinted their eyes and saw what it was.
"It's an Evil Crystal!" Rachel pointed out. "If we can destroy that crystal, we might be able to free him."
"ROOOAAAR!" the beast roared at them again.
"Kids Next Door: BATTLE STATIONS!" Nigel cried. (Play the "Scaldera/Tentalus" Boss Theme from Zelda: Skyward Sword!)
Boss fight: Groudon
The massive spirit erupted another roar before slowly stomping toward the little operatives. His stomping caused waves of magma to surf to their foothold, but Eva quickly used Ice Breath to freeze the waves into solid rock. Angie then used earthbending to kick the rock chunks at Groudon's head, doing him some damage as he stomped closer. The beast roared and started flinging shockwaves of fire at them. Nigel countered with his fire, Eva countered with water, and Angie made a rock barrier to hide behind with Rachel. Groudon then scooped some lava in his hands and tossed giant balls of lava straight at them. Eva once again froze them quickly as they came, turning them into boulders, and Angie flung the boulders and hit the spirit's head.
Groudon stomped closer to the foothold, and the kids were amazed at how enormous he was up close. The Godzilla looked down and rose his right fist, attempting to crush them, but Eva blew more Ice Breath and was able to keep the hand back. Groudon stopped and shook his hand from the cold, then was about to crush them with the other one. Eva once again held it back with ice, and Groudon shook the cold off.
While Groudon was rubbing his hands for warmth, Rachel took out her bow and carefully aimed straight at his little left eye. She released the arrow and shot it straight at the eye, making him scream in pain and cover it. Groudon then lowered his head to their level and started charging a Hyper Beam in his mouth. Since his head was close enough, Rachel was able to run and jump over. She raised her sword and dealt several blows against the Evil Crystal before Groudon shook her off, landing her on the foothold.
Groudon stood back up and held his aching head as he slowly backed away. He let go and roared at the operatives in more anger. Just then, tentacles of lava emerged from his lava stomach, stretching over and trying to swat the gang. Eva quickly blew ice at the tentacles and froze them into rock. She and Rachel hopped on one of the frozen tentacles and started running up to its body. More tentacles came at them, but Eva froze them as well. They kept jumping tentacles as the ones they were standing on gave way and shattered. When they made it up to the spirit's body, Eva grabbed Rachel in her Water Fists and tossed her up to its head. Rachel began striking the Evil Crystal again as Groudon screeched in pain, shaking her off. Eva instantly created an ice path and caught and carried Rachel as she surfed across it, dodging lava geysers that Groudon made come up and try to burn them.
The two made it back to the foothold as Groudon finished rubbing his head. The spirit started stomping their way again, creating more waves of lava that Eva froze into solid rock, allowing Angie to kick them at its head. The Godzilla stopped and launched more flaming shockwaves that the gang protected with their water, earth, and fire respectively. Groudon cried another roar and leapt a few feet in the air, quaking the ground with his landing and sending a massive magma tidal wave coming toward them. Too big for Eva to freeze, Angie just used her bending to make the platform rise higher, the lava going just a few inches below the top.
Angie sunk the platform back down as the lava passed and Groudon continued toward them. He turned around and splashed the lava with his huge, flat tail, flinging huge balls of fire up to the foothold. The group dodged the fireballs and let them hit the ground, setting those spots on fire. Groudon stepped closer to the foothold and stood over the group again.
He rose his left fist and punched down even faster, too fast for Eva to freeze, making a shockwave of fire. While his hand was down, Eva took that time to freeze it, so Groudon quickly brought it back up. He punched the ground with his other fist, the group dodging another shockwave before Eva blew ice on that hand. Groudon once again rubbed his hands for warmth as Rachel took out her bow and aimed at the right eye, firing and dealing some more pain.
Rather than kneel down to them like last time, Groudon just continued to stand over them and charge his Hyper Beam. "Give me a boost, Angie." Rachel ordered.
"You got it!" With that, the 7-year-old earthbender stomped the ground and flung Rachel straight up to the monster's head. Rachel landed perfectly on top of him, dealing more blows against the Evil Crystal. With one final strike, Rachel sliced the dark gem downward, totally destroying it.
"ROOAAARRR!" Rachel leapt back down as Groudon gave one final screech. The massive spirit finally toppled over and fell backwards, splashing and sinking below the lava. The team smirked in victory as Rachel twirled her sword and sheathed it. (Stop the music.)
The four carefully looked over the edge into the magma pit after the colossal spirit fell and sank below. (Play the "Dragon Room" Theme from Skyward Sword.) They jumped back with a start when Groudon splashed out of the lava and roared to the skies, his head clear of the Evil Crystal that had possessed him. The Godzilla-like spirit stood straight up before looking down at the four group members, tiny to his vision. "Ah, I should've guessed what sorts could make their way through my volcano and best me in battle. You are four of the Chosen Ones, aren't you?"
"That's what everybody calls us, yup." Rachel shrugged.
"Of course. I am Groudon. Spirit that resides in the volcanoes. Probably the greatest causer of dry seasons…" He then noticed Eva Roberts and bent his head down for a closer look. "Well… if it isn't the daughter of my greatest rival."
"You're Kyogre's rival?" Eva asked.
"He and I go way back." Groudon replied, standing back up. "Many ages ago, before the Earth became the way you see it today… people dwelled on many other planets. Some were always suffering terrible floods, so they relied on me to dry up the water. But as a result, those people began to suffer long droughts, so Kyogre was called upon to make it rain, but that eventually led to more flooding. And so began our great rivalry to prevent the other's element from succeeding. We decided to settle our dispute on a lonely rock that was still in the making. We engaged in an epic clash between ocean and magma. Eventually, our battle led to the creation of the oceans and continents. And our fight would've continued, had the Sky Spirit, Rayquaza, not stopped our fighting. But we're still bitter rivals. And I TOLD him that he would lose his daughter to Davy Jones the moment she was born, and I was right."
"Sounds like good times." Eva remarked.
"So, you and Kyogre created the oceans and continents?" Nigel asked.
"Sort of. We created the oceans and landmasses. But it was the Earth Spirit, Regigigas who used his incredible earthbending to shift them around throughout the years. Of course, he did need my help to control those convection currents in the Earth's mantle. I believe it's how, what you humans call 'tectonic plates', are able to move."
"Hmm… interesting piece of geology there." Nigel noted.
"Anyway, why are you kids here? Did Kyogre want to send me a message? Oh, oh, let me guess what it is!" He spit in the lava. "Am I right?"
"Uhhh… no…" Eva answered weirdly.
"He said you would tell us about the Star God, Jirachi." Nigel explained.
"Oh, I thought I recognized you somewhere, Baldy. You're the little brat that set Jirachi free from the Star Rod. You must feel real proud of yourself…"
"Actually, I do. But Jirachi's powers have been lost and we need to find out how to revive them."
"Plus, we need to find Jirachi himself." Rachel followed. "We heard he was spotted in this volcano, but all we saw were-"
"-illusions." Groudon finished. "The only reason we spread that silly rumor was because we knew the Chosen Ones would one day have to restore Jirachi's former powers. We spread the rumor to lure the heroes here, and only they would be able to make their way through this volcano. But while I don't know where the real Jirachi is, I know how to bring his powers back."
"Good, so tell us!" Angie demanded.
"Ah-he-he-hem: you are all familiar with the many planets of Galaxia." They nodded. "Before the Earth was created, the spirits had originally created the Galaxian planets, and resided on each of their respective elements. For example, Kyogre lived on Aquaria, Celebi lived on Flora, Polaris lived on Glacia… and I lived on the lava planet, Halcandra. That's the first place you must go."
"What's on Halcandra?" Nigel asked.
"During my time there, I was entrusted a sacred jewel, one that would help to restore Jirachi's powers after he was set free: the Jeweled Scepter. A scepter that controls the power of planets. You see, planets are referred to as 'star systems'. That's because they are stars. By mixing the Jeweled Scepter's power with Jirachi, the young Star God's mighty star power will be restored. Of course, the jewel is nothing without its power source of light. And the light has been entrusted to the Mother Wisp. Who hid it on who-knows-where. Not me."
"So, our mission is basically, find the Jeweled Scepter, its light power source, and Jirachi himself, wherever he is."
"But what about his Guardian?" Rachel asked.
"His Guardian?" Groudon replied. "His Guardian is someone you know very well, actually. In fact, she's only been guarding him for the past million years."
"The past million years?" Nigel began to think. "I think I know who you're talking about, but… it can't be possible."
"Therefore, it must be possible. After all, you've encountered all these other supernatural activities throughout your adventures, why would you need to question anything?"
"Hm hm, good point." Nigel chuckled. "But still…"
"Follow your instincts. That's what I say. Well, I've served my purpose. I'm sure that little spaceship you have out there could take you to Halcandra. Anything else?"
"Actually… are you a fire or an earthbender?" Nigel asked curiously.
"Mmm, a little of both. But my specialty is lavabending, really…"
"Which is…?"
"A mixture of fire and earthbending."
"Ooh, ooh!" Angie waved her right hand. "Can you show ME how to lavabend?"
Groudon bent down again and got a closer look at the earthbender. "So… you are the earthbender that was chucking rocks at me. I never expected a child with such tiny feet to be so strong with the earth."
"I never expected a big lava monster to be so… uh… lava-y."
"Uh hu hu hu. Anyhow, lava can only be bent by truly powerful earth or firebenders. When not at that level, lava can easily be bent when an earth AND firebender combine their powers."
"Sounds simple enough." Nigel smiled.
"Well then… anything else?"
"No… I think we're good."
"But how do we get out of this volcano?" Rachel asked.
"I've had that arranged…" They jumped back in shock when a huge, brown-furred lion landed beside them, a gray cape blowing on his back as he gave a roar. "This is Entei. The Lion of Flames. He can take you back the easy way."
The kids smiled at the lion as they climbed atop his back, getting ready to take off. "Thanks again, Mr. Groudon!" Angie cheered.
"Alright. Let's go team." Nigel declared. "Next stop: Halcandra!" With that, the lion gave another roar before dashing across the volcano, the kids holding on tight as the wind rushed through their hair (except for Nigel).
"Well… back to sleeping in the volcano… I think I'll order a pizza." Groudon then pulled out a massive cellphone and dialed a number. "Hello? Tony's Pizza Place? Yes, I'd like to order a… 5 story pizza, topped with extra hot sauce and pepperoni… and have it delivered to the crater of Groudon Volcano. What do you mean that's physically impossible, don't give me that crap. Y'know, the little people on Kateenia could do it, so you should have no trouble with… aw, you know what, fine, I'll just call Avalar's Pizza Castle. I don't know why I even called you." He hung up. "Ugh…" He then noticed something else odd. "Why do I have a cellphone?"
OH MY GOD, THAT WAS THE LONGEST CHAPTER EVER! ! And the worst part is… THERE'S AN EVEN LONGER ONE AT THE END OF THIS STORY! ! Ugh… SO, you think it's going to be easy, goin' to Halcandra and getting that scepter? PAH! We're not even CLOSE to that part! Prepare for a VERY long space journey! Starting with, you guessed it: VAPORIA! By the way, I actually got that volcano stage from this pretend game a friend of mine and me used to play, about Pokémon. Ah... good times. Next time… we'll hopefully get ready to leave. Later.