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CHAPTER SEVEN
Chapter Title: The Return Of Heavy Lobster
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"Captain Dee, a window has been broken in the main hall! Bio-sensors had picked up a faint signal seconds after the window was smashed," Sir Kibble imparted as he watched his monitor blink. Sir Kibble was the cousin of Metaknight and Blade Knight. He wore a traditional Spanish conquistador's helmet, with a red feathered plume coming out of the back. Sir Kibble wore a maroon shirt and black pants, with copper colored armor all over his upper body. He had a short, red cape flowing down from his shoulders, and copper gloves on his hands and copper boots on his feet. Sir Kibble was a master sword-thrower, able to hit a target many yards away with a short sword.
"Kirby must have been thrown out the window! Those idiots killed him!" Waddle Dee yelled. He clenched his fists and began to shake them wildly. Suddenly, the doors to the deck slid open with a creak as Butch and Tridint stumbled in, pale in the face.
"We did not kill Kirby, captain," Tridint reassured the enraged Waddle Dee.
"Really? Well, that's a relief," Waddle Dee sighed. "The hanger's been cleared out so Heavy Lobster doesn't destroy anything when he battles Kirby." Waddle Dee reported to the two warriors, who were taking their old positions at the controls.
"There is some bad news, sir," Butch commented as he sat down.
"And what would that be, Butch?" Waddle Dee questioned.
"Blade Knight was thrown out the window by Kirby's partner. He and Blade Knight both fell from the Halberde," Butch continued.
"Oh, jeez . . . Metaknight's not gonna like this," Waddle Dee groaned as the door to the deck slid open again. Metaknight stepped in, wearing his golden battle armor. The armor was identical to the suit he was wearing earlier, only colored gold. Metaknight no longer wore his red, velvet cape.
"What am I not going to like, Waddle Dee?" Metaknight asked as he took his seat in the center of the deck.
"Sir, your brother has been killed by Kirby's partner. In his last few moments on the Halberde, he did manage to defeat one of the two intruders," Waddle Dee reported to his commander.
"I'm guessing Kirby is still alive," Metaknight remarked, leaning his head on his hand.
Waddle Dee decided to continue, "Yes, sir. Kirby is still on the ship, but the loss of his friend has left him downtrodden and unfocused. Now would be the perfect time to attack!"
"Did you clear out the hanger?" Metaknight asked, looking directly at Waddle Dee with a cold, hard stare.
"Yes, could we launch the Heavy Lobster?" Waddle Dee suggested.
"Indeed, we should! Launch the Heavy Lobster!" Metaknight blared to his crew, "And please retrieve Skullkor from the main hall. He can be thawed out! Hahaha!"
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Kirby sat on the stairwell, head between his hands. He was crying a river, totally depressed by his friend's demise.
"Why now? Why here? Why Gim?" he sobbed as he came to his feet. "No! I must go on! For Gim!" he declared as he ran up the stairwell. He came to a dead end two stories up, but he did find a doorway. He opened it, revealing the hallway leading to the cafeteria. He walked into the giant lunch hall, and began looking for his skateboard. He tripped over a loose floor panel, which concealed his star-shaped board. He lifted it out of the floor, then returned the panel to the ground.
"This wouldn't have happened if I hadn't left this here," he sighed as he hopped on his skateboard. The floor began to shake under him as a thunderous explosion came from the stairwell. Kirby rolled into the hallway to see what had happened.
The door that he had walked through was lying on the floor, smoke rising from its smoldered hinges. The stairwell was full of smoke and the stairs were nowhere to be found. Something had blown apart everything in the stairwell from the hanger up. Kirby began to float down the empty cylinder on his board, landing at the bottom of the well, near the hanger. He stepped through the doorway, which was also missing a door, into the hanger. It was different from the last time he had walked through it. All of the machines were gone, leaving a wide-open area in the underbelly of the Halberde.
"Uh-oh, there's that noise again!" Kirby yelled as he heard a familiar clanging noise in the distance. Suddenly, Heavy Lobster came rocketing out of the darkness. Kirby dodged the giant easily, anticipating his moves and reacting in equal time.
"Hello again, Kirby! So nice of you to join me for battle! This time you will not be so lucky," Heavy Lobster cackled in his mechanized tone. Steam shot out his back as he rose to his feet, claws outstretched.
"The ramming tactic is getting kind of old," Kirby teased as he floated into the air, getting out of Heavy Lobster's reach. The beast just laughed at the boy's foolish attempt.
"You think I haven't learned anything? How stupid do think I am?" Heavy Lobster bellowed. He pointed his right claw towards Kirby, opening it as wide as possible. Suddenly, fire burst out of the hollow appendage, singeing the unwary Kirby.
"AHHH!" Kirby screamed, batting the flames until they died down. "Well then! I'll fight fire WITH FIRE!" Kirby blared as he shot multiple fireballs towards Heavy Lobster. The machine retaliated with its own fire barrage. The scorching attacks exploded upon impact, knocking down both fighters. Kirby quickly regained balance and began firing thunderbolts through the smoke cloud formed by the fireballs. When the cloud disappeared, Kirby could no longer find Heavy Lobster.
Out of nowhere, a miniature Heavy Lobster zoomed out of the darkness, moving around on tiny wheels. More and more of the tiny doppelgangers began appearing, unable to attack Kirby, but still able to see him. They began whirling around on the floor under his flying skateboard, sometimes bumping into one another. Suddenly, a giant ball of fire shot out from the darkness where the tiny robots had come from, heading straight for Kirby. Kirby narrowly dodged the attack, which melted part of the wall of the hanger.
"With my little scout lobsters," Heavy Lobster's voice cackled from the darkness, "I can track your every move, even if I can't see you!" Identical balls of fire began shooting out from all corners of the dark room, exploding as they hit each other. Kirby scrambled around the air, trying desperately to avoid the onslaught of fire.
"My shields won't block this much power . . . " Kirby contemplated as he swerved around the volcanic explosions. "Wait! If I destroy the tiny robots, he'll have to send out more! That's when I'll destroy him!" Kirby cheered, giving himself a pat on the back. Kirby's momentary lapse of concentration gave Heavy Lobster a chance to attack in full force. He blasted Kirby with one giant fireball, knocking him off his star-shaped board. Kirby regained consciousness quickly, and began firing laser beams at the scout lobsters. They exploded within seconds of being attacked.
The fireballs ceased appearing as Heavy Lobster began creating more scout lobsters. Kirby ran towards the source of the tiny crustaceans, until he could see Heavy Lobster.
"Hey, Lobster dude! Say cheese!" Kirby laughed as he cupped his hands together. His body began to glow as his hair stood on end. With a smile across his face, he fired his attack towards Heavy Lobster. The beam of light shot out from Kirby's hands, similar to Demoknight's attack, heading straight for Heavy Lobster.
"YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF ME!" Heavy Lobster yelled as the beam impacted upon his gold armor, ripping his body to shreds. Kirby called upon his skateboard, which flew down to his feet. He hopped on just as the cloud of shrapnel reached his position. He dodged the pieces of debris flying around the hanger. A huge gust of wind filled the room, knocking Kirby to the ground and sending his skateboard flying into the darkness.
As the dust settled, Kirby tried to get to his feet. He wobbled a bit, his legs tired out from battling Heavy Lobster. He smiled as fell to his knees, raising his hands in triumph. He had beaten Heavy Lobster . . .
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What will happen next? How will Kirby defeat Metaknight? Where is my taco? Why don't you wait around for the next chapter?
CHAPTER SEVEN
Chapter Title: The Return Of Heavy Lobster
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"Captain Dee, a window has been broken in the main hall! Bio-sensors had picked up a faint signal seconds after the window was smashed," Sir Kibble imparted as he watched his monitor blink. Sir Kibble was the cousin of Metaknight and Blade Knight. He wore a traditional Spanish conquistador's helmet, with a red feathered plume coming out of the back. Sir Kibble wore a maroon shirt and black pants, with copper colored armor all over his upper body. He had a short, red cape flowing down from his shoulders, and copper gloves on his hands and copper boots on his feet. Sir Kibble was a master sword-thrower, able to hit a target many yards away with a short sword.
"Kirby must have been thrown out the window! Those idiots killed him!" Waddle Dee yelled. He clenched his fists and began to shake them wildly. Suddenly, the doors to the deck slid open with a creak as Butch and Tridint stumbled in, pale in the face.
"We did not kill Kirby, captain," Tridint reassured the enraged Waddle Dee.
"Really? Well, that's a relief," Waddle Dee sighed. "The hanger's been cleared out so Heavy Lobster doesn't destroy anything when he battles Kirby." Waddle Dee reported to the two warriors, who were taking their old positions at the controls.
"There is some bad news, sir," Butch commented as he sat down.
"And what would that be, Butch?" Waddle Dee questioned.
"Blade Knight was thrown out the window by Kirby's partner. He and Blade Knight both fell from the Halberde," Butch continued.
"Oh, jeez . . . Metaknight's not gonna like this," Waddle Dee groaned as the door to the deck slid open again. Metaknight stepped in, wearing his golden battle armor. The armor was identical to the suit he was wearing earlier, only colored gold. Metaknight no longer wore his red, velvet cape.
"What am I not going to like, Waddle Dee?" Metaknight asked as he took his seat in the center of the deck.
"Sir, your brother has been killed by Kirby's partner. In his last few moments on the Halberde, he did manage to defeat one of the two intruders," Waddle Dee reported to his commander.
"I'm guessing Kirby is still alive," Metaknight remarked, leaning his head on his hand.
Waddle Dee decided to continue, "Yes, sir. Kirby is still on the ship, but the loss of his friend has left him downtrodden and unfocused. Now would be the perfect time to attack!"
"Did you clear out the hanger?" Metaknight asked, looking directly at Waddle Dee with a cold, hard stare.
"Yes, could we launch the Heavy Lobster?" Waddle Dee suggested.
"Indeed, we should! Launch the Heavy Lobster!" Metaknight blared to his crew, "And please retrieve Skullkor from the main hall. He can be thawed out! Hahaha!"
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Kirby sat on the stairwell, head between his hands. He was crying a river, totally depressed by his friend's demise.
"Why now? Why here? Why Gim?" he sobbed as he came to his feet. "No! I must go on! For Gim!" he declared as he ran up the stairwell. He came to a dead end two stories up, but he did find a doorway. He opened it, revealing the hallway leading to the cafeteria. He walked into the giant lunch hall, and began looking for his skateboard. He tripped over a loose floor panel, which concealed his star-shaped board. He lifted it out of the floor, then returned the panel to the ground.
"This wouldn't have happened if I hadn't left this here," he sighed as he hopped on his skateboard. The floor began to shake under him as a thunderous explosion came from the stairwell. Kirby rolled into the hallway to see what had happened.
The door that he had walked through was lying on the floor, smoke rising from its smoldered hinges. The stairwell was full of smoke and the stairs were nowhere to be found. Something had blown apart everything in the stairwell from the hanger up. Kirby began to float down the empty cylinder on his board, landing at the bottom of the well, near the hanger. He stepped through the doorway, which was also missing a door, into the hanger. It was different from the last time he had walked through it. All of the machines were gone, leaving a wide-open area in the underbelly of the Halberde.
"Uh-oh, there's that noise again!" Kirby yelled as he heard a familiar clanging noise in the distance. Suddenly, Heavy Lobster came rocketing out of the darkness. Kirby dodged the giant easily, anticipating his moves and reacting in equal time.
"Hello again, Kirby! So nice of you to join me for battle! This time you will not be so lucky," Heavy Lobster cackled in his mechanized tone. Steam shot out his back as he rose to his feet, claws outstretched.
"The ramming tactic is getting kind of old," Kirby teased as he floated into the air, getting out of Heavy Lobster's reach. The beast just laughed at the boy's foolish attempt.
"You think I haven't learned anything? How stupid do think I am?" Heavy Lobster bellowed. He pointed his right claw towards Kirby, opening it as wide as possible. Suddenly, fire burst out of the hollow appendage, singeing the unwary Kirby.
"AHHH!" Kirby screamed, batting the flames until they died down. "Well then! I'll fight fire WITH FIRE!" Kirby blared as he shot multiple fireballs towards Heavy Lobster. The machine retaliated with its own fire barrage. The scorching attacks exploded upon impact, knocking down both fighters. Kirby quickly regained balance and began firing thunderbolts through the smoke cloud formed by the fireballs. When the cloud disappeared, Kirby could no longer find Heavy Lobster.
Out of nowhere, a miniature Heavy Lobster zoomed out of the darkness, moving around on tiny wheels. More and more of the tiny doppelgangers began appearing, unable to attack Kirby, but still able to see him. They began whirling around on the floor under his flying skateboard, sometimes bumping into one another. Suddenly, a giant ball of fire shot out from the darkness where the tiny robots had come from, heading straight for Kirby. Kirby narrowly dodged the attack, which melted part of the wall of the hanger.
"With my little scout lobsters," Heavy Lobster's voice cackled from the darkness, "I can track your every move, even if I can't see you!" Identical balls of fire began shooting out from all corners of the dark room, exploding as they hit each other. Kirby scrambled around the air, trying desperately to avoid the onslaught of fire.
"My shields won't block this much power . . . " Kirby contemplated as he swerved around the volcanic explosions. "Wait! If I destroy the tiny robots, he'll have to send out more! That's when I'll destroy him!" Kirby cheered, giving himself a pat on the back. Kirby's momentary lapse of concentration gave Heavy Lobster a chance to attack in full force. He blasted Kirby with one giant fireball, knocking him off his star-shaped board. Kirby regained consciousness quickly, and began firing laser beams at the scout lobsters. They exploded within seconds of being attacked.
The fireballs ceased appearing as Heavy Lobster began creating more scout lobsters. Kirby ran towards the source of the tiny crustaceans, until he could see Heavy Lobster.
"Hey, Lobster dude! Say cheese!" Kirby laughed as he cupped his hands together. His body began to glow as his hair stood on end. With a smile across his face, he fired his attack towards Heavy Lobster. The beam of light shot out from Kirby's hands, similar to Demoknight's attack, heading straight for Heavy Lobster.
"YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF ME!" Heavy Lobster yelled as the beam impacted upon his gold armor, ripping his body to shreds. Kirby called upon his skateboard, which flew down to his feet. He hopped on just as the cloud of shrapnel reached his position. He dodged the pieces of debris flying around the hanger. A huge gust of wind filled the room, knocking Kirby to the ground and sending his skateboard flying into the darkness.
As the dust settled, Kirby tried to get to his feet. He wobbled a bit, his legs tired out from battling Heavy Lobster. He smiled as fell to his knees, raising his hands in triumph. He had beaten Heavy Lobster . . .
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What will happen next? How will Kirby defeat Metaknight? Where is my taco? Why don't you wait around for the next chapter?
