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Kirby the Star Warrior

Part I:

Chapter II

It had been a week. Kirby sighed, still waiting for his father's return. Kamina walked out from the cabin.

"He's not back yet, is he?"

Kirby shook his head. "No."

Kamina sighed as well, worry spreading over her face. "Are you going to train today?"

Kirby thought for a moment, then shrugged.

"Well, if you need me, I'll be in the kitchen cleaning up a bit. Why don't you work on your inhale ability?" Kamina walked back into the cabin, leaving Kirby to decide what to do.

At the Dedede's castle, it was nothing but pure chaos. Culsa, the leader of the freakish enemies, was nothing more than a power-hungry fox/wolf. His son, Numa-Ashi, was the same Fox/wolf, except against his father's ways. The whole army that attacked the Star Warriors, including Culsa and Numa- Ashi, were from a far away galaxy, and their origin unknown to most. All Kirbayo knew was that the army was sent to Popstar by some mysterious ruler, leader perhaps. Kirbayo knew this leader, and he was more evil than any . . . He was even more power-hungry than Culsa. . .

Kirbayo defeated yet another creature/monster. He was quite tired from battling, barely getting any sleep, even less food, but that was his choice.

"Sword, Blade, where'd you go?" Kirbayo looked around at the monster- infested hall.

"Right behind you, sir!" Came the reply right after a shriek of pain from one of the monsters.

"You two, we need to go see the Dedede's. See if they're all right." Seguro and Hecho nodded, as the three made their way past the monsters into a large room.

"Dedede, are you okay?" Kirbayo asked as he barged in, and seeing the relieved faces of the three Dedede's.

"Yes, Kirbayo, but we fear for our son. We don't know where to hide him from this chaos!" Dedede said.

Kirbayo sighed, "I cannot, your highness. Although I am loyal, my own son is at home, and I don't know how he'll react to another child in the house . . ."

"He'll be honored, but please, I do not want to see my son hurt. You would say the same, and your cabin is the farthest and safest, by far!"

"Are you positive, absolutely sure, you cannot find anywhere else?"

"I've asked all other Star Warriors around Dreamland and Cappy Town."

"Okay, but only until this wave of monsters washes over. And young Dedede III will have to travel back with my partners, Sword and Blade. I am needed here, still, and I assure you those two will get your son safely to my place.

The King nodded, "If that is what must be done. But I thought your partners' names' were Seguro and Hecho . . ."

"Their codenames, Sire, are Sword and Blade."

"Ah, yes. I will run down and get Dedede right now. Kirbayo, you are free to return to your battles." The King left the room.

Kirbayo turned to Seguro and Hecho. "You two, this is your first mission alone. And it's much easier than I planned it to be. Of course, you will have one obstacle. My wife. Good luck." He patted each of them on their shoulder, and left.

"Do you think we're getting the worst end of the deal, or what?" Seguro asked, turning to Hecho.

Hecho shrugged. "Probably are. Anyway, let's get the kid and leave."

It was later in the day. The sun was beginning to set. Kirby was still outside. He looked at the sword he held. He had been training earlier. Not much, but he had been practicing some of the moves he had had trouble with. He sighed as he leaned against a tree near the cabin. Then, just as he was about to go inside and call it a night, he saw three figures walking towards the house.

Two of them appeared to be Seguro and Hecho. The third figure wasn't so clear, but looked big enough to be Kirbayo. Perhaps Kirby's father had returned! He quickly ran towards the moving figures, squealing happily.

But when he got close enough, he noticed the third figure wasn't his father, but instead a blue penguin wearing a red coat and matching hat.

Kirby stopped and gave Seguro and Hecho a quizzical look, "Huh?"

"Hey, Kirby!" Seguro said, then explained, "Your father's not going to be back home for a while. He's needed at the castle."

"Why?"

"The monster's are still roaming there." Hecho replied.

"Poy," Kirby said, looking at the blue penguin, "Who that?"

"That's Dedede. He's staying here for a while, the King ordered it," Seguro said, then added, "That's why we're not fighting at your father's side."

"Speaking of that, do you think he's okay without us?" Hecho asked, in a mere mumble.

"I dunno. It's been a while since he's fought without us there." Seguro replied honestly.

Kirby blew a raspberry in Dedede's direction. Dedede stuck up his middle finger in reply, and Kirby gasped.

"I'm telling mommy!!" Kirby yelled, running in the cabin.

Seguro slapped Dedede, "You dolt! That's not going to make it much easier for us to get you to stay here!"

"Gotta problem with it?" Dedede asked, glaring at him.

Seguro just shook his head and walked toward the cabin, followed closely by Hecho.

"Thought so," Dedede said, walking behind.

Kirby burst in the cabin.

"MOM!" He yelled. Kamina came running to the door.

"What? What is it, Kirby?" She asked.

"Some name Dedede flipped birdie me!" He said angrily.

"Who? Dedede? What's Dedede doing here?" Kamina walked out the door, meeting Seguro and Hecho who were just outside the door. "What is going on here? Where's my husband?"

"Ma'am, the King ordered that his son be kept safe here at your cabin. Sir MetaKnight agreed, and sent us to escort young Dedede here."

"Bull crap. And his name is not MetaKnight, damn it, it's Kirbayo. And there's no way I'm housing a Dedede in my house!" Kamina yelled, ready to knock one of the two knights out.

"You really don't have a say in it . . ." Hecho tried to explain, but was cut short by a leer in his direction.

"Yes, I do. I'm a Star Warrior just as well as Kirbayo is, and just because I stay home and watch the child does not mean I have to fold under what he says!"

"But you're not fighting at this moment, and . . ."

"Oh, yes I am. You two watch over the house. Make sure Kirby's inside before dark, and tell me where 'Sir MetaKnight' battles these 'evil' monsters."

Hecho sighed. He knew it was going to end up this way. "He's at Dedede's castle."

Kamina stormed quickly inside and into her room. She pulled open a closet, and yanked out a crimson cape as well as her sword, And back outside. She turned to Kirby, "Honey, I'm going to be gone for a while fighting with Daddy. You are to stay here and listen to Seguro and Hecho." She turned to Seguro and Hecho, "And when I get back I don't want to see a mess." Then she added gently, "Good luck, and thank you."

She walked off. Before she went even 3 feet, she had whistled, and in a flash, a silver-white furred wolf-like creature gracefully ran over to her. Kamina mounted up, and they rode off.

Seguro turned to Hecho, "I still don't get what's with her and that Chalner*."

"Kirbayo told me it was her pet."

"Odd . . ."

Kirby walked up to Dedede while the two were conversing.

"Great, now thank you, Mom go fight, too!" Kirby said, stomping on Dedede's foot.

"OUCH!" Dedede howled.

Kirby smirked, "You deserved."

Seguro slapped his forehead. Just as Dedede took out a rather large mallet, Hecho shouted, "All right, that's ENOUGH!"

The two kids froze in place.

"You two are either going to get along, or you two are going in separate rooms!"

Seguro looked at Hecho with surprise, "You have a way with kids, don't you?"

"Not all the time. I don't shout so much, and don't speak very loud as you might've already guessed,"

"Yeah, it's true. You mumble half the time, and nobody can understand you."

"Tha's all right. 's long as I know what I'm sayin', I'm fine. And-" Hecho was cut off. Kirby and Dedede were yelling at each other.

"You STUPID!" Kirby yelled angrily.

"Yeah, well at LEAST I CAN SPEAK PROPERLY!" Dedede shouted.

" 'ou suck! And 'ou need help!"

"Wouldn't be talkin', Puffy!"

"Not Puffy! Is Kirby!"

Hecho looked at Seguro. "I think they're going in two separate rooms . . ."

Seguro grabbed Kirby's arm, Hecho grabbed Dedede's, and the led the two quarreling kids into the cabin.

"This is gonna be one hell of a time . . ."

Meanwhile, Kirbayo was still in the castle, trying to make his way to the exit again. He had to get out. One of his fellow comrades had been severely injured, and he needed to find help. He ran into another friend, Tashi. She was a golden Minervian. She was a figure that stood on two legs. The fur near her belly area was naturally red, and her large, angel-like, dark blue wings sprouted from her back. Her bright blue eyes matched the color of her cape.

"Meta Knight, what's the matter?" She asked, concerned, the yellow Warpstar that signaled her being a Star Warrior resting on her left shoulder.

"One of the other Star Warrior's back there," He was cut off as a monster came from behind him, but quickly defeated it with a single swipe of his sword, "Has been injured. He sent me to go get help. Do you know where the medical supplies are located?"

Tashi shook her head, "No, I'm sorry, I don't. But they're somewhere outside the castle."

Kirbayo nodded. "Thank you for your help,"

Tashi nodded, "You are so very welcome!" Then she bounded off, slicing off one of the monsters' heads.

Kirbayo worked his way slowly and diligently through the hoards of monsters. And when he finally made it to the exit, there was only one monster in his way . . .

Kamina urged Aveik forward. Aveik was the wolf-like figure Kamina had been riding. Aveik's fur was mostly silvery-white. The dragon wings sprouting from her back, were large, and protective of the rider. Her long tail was striped, and near the bottom of her legs were bracelets of fur, surrounding her four ankles. The diamond on her chest glowed black, and the diamond- like mark in the center of her face confirmed that she was heir to the leader of the Chalner* pack. The scaly part of her wings had line marks on them, and on her left side lay three red claw marks . . . marking her heritage.

"Please, Aveik, move faster?" Kamina asked.

Aveik responded telepathically, 'Of course, Kami. Anything for you.'

Kamina nodded. Aveik's speed changed dramatically from something near a canter to somewhere past gallop. Her paws barely touched the soft grass below as she ran towards the castle that was now coming into view.

Kamina gasped as she saw a whole group of Chalners attacking a familiar blue Star Warrior.

Kirbayo was doing fairly well. His cape had been transformed into wings. The leader of the Chalner pack was there, positioned with one of his paws on a small, moss-covered rock. Aveik looked up at Kamina. Kamina nodded, jumping off of Aveik's back. Aveik walked up to her brother, the leader, Sparky.

"What is going on, brother?" We are on the Star Warrior's side!" She said, a bit confused at Sparky's actions.

"Ah, Aveik, I'm glad you're here. I cannot risk the lives of everyone in our pack. The monsters will surely destroy us if we do fight against them."

"Sparky!! The only way we can save ourselves from being slaves is to FIGHT!!" Aveik snapped. "How stupid and dense can you get?!"

"Aveik, you've had your chance to be leader. You didn't want to because you said we don't need one. But this pack would be dead without my leading."

"If I was leading Sparky, this pack would be free. Free to make their own choice!"

"Yes, but you forget, I'm the leader. You are the heir! Now obey me, and knock that Star Warrior out of the sky! It should be easy for you."

Aveik shook her head. " I cannot, brother. As much as you must protect the pack from harm, I must protect my friend, her mate, and her child. I will not be disloyal to her. She saved me many times on occasion, and I cannot forget that.

"So be it," Sparky growled as he turned to another Chalner. "You! Kylia! Get him down!"

The blue Chalner jumped, but missed Kirbayo by several inches. As she landed on the ground, Kirbayo powered up a sword beam, and sent it in her direction. She quickly jumped, but wasn't quick enough. The beam was going to kill her! At the last second, a black Chalner pushed Kylia out of the way. The sword beam hit him, and his right front leg and right back leg was blown off. He fell to the ground, whimpering.

Kylia rushed to him, "No! Melnar!!"

Sparky saw this, and gasped in shock. If Aveik would've just done her job, this wouldn't have happened! He growled again, his growl quickly turning into a hiss of a challenge. He noticed Aveik walking back towards Kamina. The yellow Chalner leapt off the rock, and towards her. Aveik swiftly jumped to her left, a common dodging technique she had learned when she was young. Sparky landed, then rolled out of the way as Aveik extended her claws and lurched out at him.

"Why do you fight me, brother? It is not my doing that Melnar will surely die. It is your own. Had you not joined the monsters in fighting the Star Warriors, Melnar would be fine, and I would not have to betray you. Instead of dying loyal to you, I will die loyal to the Star Warriors.

"Do so, Aveik. I don't care. You are no longer my sister, and you are no longer heir to this pack!"

"After one bears the mark of the leader, one will become the leader without question."

"Not unless I kill you FIRST!" Sparky roared.

Aveik ran. Not out of fear, but out of tactics. Kamina noticed Sparky advancing, and shouted, "METAKNIGHT!"

Kirbayo looked over, and shot another Sword Beam at Sparky, but Kylia had gotten up again to avenge Melnar, and knocked Kirbayo out of the air, making the Sword Beam miss by several feet.

Sparky sneered, "Looks like the family you're so loyal to doesn't care."

"They do care. You just don't understand." Aveik sharply turned around, catching Sparky by surprise. She quickly grabbed his right arm in her mouth, twisting it. It broke easily, and soon she was clawing at him all over. By the time Aveik got him down to his last breath, his left wing was ripped, his coat of fur tinged with red, and his neck completely destroyed.

Aveik walked away from her half-dead brother. Started to, anyway, but two of the Chalners came to look what had happened to their leader. One was Kylia, the other, Melnar, who looked like he was going to survive but needed Kylia's help standing up. Kamina walked up to Aveik. Aveik just shook her head, and Kamina turned around, closing her eyes in thought.

'War never heals anything . . .' she thought.

Kirbayo flew over, looking at the gasping Chalner.

"Sparky, you will never be a leader again. I will assure you that." Aveik said coldly, starting to walk away with Kamina and Kirbayo at her side. Kylia ran up.

"But you're the leader now. You can't leave us!" She said desperately.

Aveik thought for a moment. "No. You have no leader. You are free to live your lives the way you like. Take care, and don't let any one attempt to be leader. I am your leader if they try."

Kylia nodded, and ran back to Melnar. Aveik, Kamina and Kirbayo walked to the cabin.

"Kamina, why did you come?" Kirbayo asked.

"I didn't want you to fight alone. Besides, I don't like that Dedede kid."

Kirbayo managed a weak smile.

"Well, you two, have a nice night. I will see you in the morning." Aveik ran off towards the mountains in the distance.

Kamina and Kirbayo walked into the cabin, only to find Kirby and Dedede asleep on the floor, and Seguro and Hecho asleep on separate chairs.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Note from the Author: Yes, Some of the characters will be from the Kirby Anime. But please note, it WILL NOT FOLLOW THE ANIME!! Kirby WILL BE ABLE TO TALK. Thank you. ^_^