So far, the past few days that Gooey had spent here had been nice. He spent a lot of time with Waddle Dee, and he slowly started getting to know the other Waddle Dees here as well. One of them even told Gooey about how he caught someone running off with a piece of Dedede's cake before his birthday had started. Supposedly, this creature looked like a large bat.
As for Dedede, he said he was going to look for Kirby and Meta Knight today. He told Gooey that he was only looking for Kirby in order to challenge him to another fight, but Gooey didn't believe him.
Right now, Gooey flew beside Waddle Dee with the parasol held over him. It'd been a little while since he was outside like this, though the clouds looked much darker than they usually did. This happened every once in a while, but they usually would've cleared themselves by now.
During their walk, the duo found Rick and Chuchu sitting under a tree. hovering above them was Kirby's purple bird friend...Coo, right? Gooey moved closer to them with a curious look. "What's goin' on?"
"Oh, hey!" Rick said with a wave. "I was wonderin' where you've been all week."
"In other news, it's about to rain!" Chuchu said bluntly. Gooey gave her a confused look while Waddle Dee looked up with a worried expression. "It looks like it might be a thunderstorm, too."
"Is that bad?" Gooey asked, curiously. He knew that clouds would sometimes gather and block out the sun, but he'd never heard of rain and thunderstorms before.
"Usually, it isn't," said Coo as he landed in front of the duo. "You see...the rain can help food grow, or it can help cool you off when it gets hot out."
"It's especially great for sea creatures like me and Kine," Chuchu added.
"That too," Coo said, "But you also have to be careful when a thunderstorm happens. Because when you start to hear thunder, lightning will fall from the sky shortly after."
"Ooh, I know what lighting is!" Gooey said excitedly, which earned him a strange look from Waddle Dee. "Weren't...you paying attention at all?"
The group jumped as they heard a loud booming sound above them, that must've been the thunder Coo was talking about. Not long after that, water started falling from the sky.
"Ah gees," Rick said as he ran with his paws covering his face. "I-I'll see you guys later!"
"Are you two going to be all right on your own?" Coo asked while tilting his head. Waddle Dee nodded, "A little rain's never hurt us before."
"All right, just make sure you two stay safe out here."
With that said, Coo left the group as well. However, Chuchu stayed behind. Gooey landed on top of Waddle Dee's head and held the parasol over him as best as he could.
"You don't think Kracko's behind this, do you?" Chuchu asked.
"I would hope not," Waddle Dee replied. "And it's not like any of us can fly, anyway."
"I can fly!" Gooey chimed in.
"I know you can fly," Waddle Dee said, "But how are you gonna carry all of us?"
Gooey hadn't actually thought about that. He knew that Waddle Dees and octopuses couldn't fly, at least not in the same way that a Dark Matter could, so how were they all going to get up there?
"Oh!" Chuchu yelled as an idea popped into her head. "Maybe we could get there through a Warp Star? I'm sure Kirby still has one lying around somewhere!"
"That could work!" Waddle Dee said excitedly as he looked up at Gooey. "What do you think? Wanna go on a little adventure?"
Gooey nodded. Soon, the newly-formed trio headed towards the forest. Gooey wasn't sure what was in store for them, but he had a feeling that he was always going to learn something new from this place no matter how much he had gotten used to it.
As the group moved forward, the rain poured down even more. It poured harder and harder until it was like walking through a waterfall. Lightning began to strike the ground in certain areas as well. Gooey and Waddle Dee were almost electrocuted, though thankfully the lightning wasn't as bad once they reached the forest.
"It's gotta be around here, somewhere!" Waddle Dee said as he looked around. Chuchu looked behind a few bushes and some trees, but she sighed as she wasn't able to find anything. Gooey wasn't too sure where to look, either. He wasn't even sure what a Warp Star looked like, but given the name, he was sure that it would give off a bright light of some sort.
Soon, Gooey could see a light further into the forest. Perhaps that was what they were looking for? Gooey tapped Waddle Dee's head and pointed towards the light. "Is that it?"
Waddle Dee looked at the direction Gooey pointed towards, and so did Chuchu. After a few seconds went by, Chuchu darted towards the light. "I think it is!"
"Good work, Gooey!" Waddle Dee cheered.
Gooey smiled proudly as the duo kept moving. As they reached the light, they could see that it came from a glowing star-shaped vehicle that was partially buried into the ground. Chuchu grabbed one of the ends with her arms, and although she struggled, she managed to pulled it out of the ground.
"All right," Chuchu said as she hopped onto the Warp Star. "We've got ourselves a ride, now let's go!"
Waddle Dee and Gooey nodded as they hopped onto the Warp Star. They could hear it charge, and Gooey started to have second thoughts. But before he could say anything, the Warp Star started to fly. It was going so fast that he struggled to hold onto his parasol. Inevitably, lightning almost struck him and forced him to let go of it. So now, he was on a moving star without a parasol, and he had no idea what he was going to do when the group finally reached the sky.
Gooey held his eyes shut as the Warp Star broke through the clouds. The light from the sun blinded him. And soon enough, the Warp Star crashed into a group of clouds before it disappeared. The trio bounced into three different directions, with Waddle Dee being partially buried into a cloud.
Gooey stayed put as he felt he sun's rays beat down on him. Without his parasol, he expected himself to get sick again. But strangely enough, the light from the sun actually felt...pleasant. He felt that he was getting the same warmth that he'd gotten from looking at the sunflowers a while back.
"Is everyone all right?" Waddle Dee asked as he pulled himself out of the cloud, his fur was completely soaked from the rain. Chuchu lifted herself and shook some of the cloud off of her head. "Er...I think so."
Gooey stretched his fins as he floated towards the duo, Chuchu couldn't help but tilt her head. "Where's your parasol, Gooey?"
"I lost it."
"Well, we could always find you a new one," Waddle Dee offered.
"We can worry about that later," Chuchu said sternly. "Come on, let's go find Kracko!"
Waddle Dee shrugged before he and Gooey followed Chuchu. Gooey wasn't sure what Kracko was going to be like, but maybe they had a reason for why it was raining so badly under the clouds?