Chapter 12: Straight to the Top
BAM! Kirby the Rock hit the ground and transformed back into regular Kirby. Kirby looked up to see what looked like the sky falling on him. With a shriek, Kirby ran through the door near him and slammed it shut. The bolts sealed automatically and Kirby heard the deafening crash that the clutter made when it hit the ground.
Kirby walked on a little ways to a place with a new type of enemy. They were High-Jump Dans! Kirby inhaled one and became High-Jump Kirby! Kirby began High-Jumping up the new vertical tube he was in.
Kirby suddenly heard an evil voice behind him. It sounded like a merciless god was laughing at him.
The voice said, "Ah, Star Warrior, I have found you!"
Kirby looked down and saw that a huge eye was following him up the tube.
"Who are you?!" shouted Kirby.
"I am the one who darkens the sky. I am the one who makes glass by touching sand. I am the one who streaks through the night to strike down the unwary. I am the one who flashes in the distance and roars after moments. I am the bang that spits trees. I AM KRACKO AND I AM YOUR DESTROYER!"
Spikes shot out of Kracko to hover around it; they were pointed directly at Kirby. To Kirby they looked like white balls.
If Kirby knew any swear words, this was when he would have used them.
Kirby kept High-Jumping, trying to escape Kracko, who at that point decided to fire a barrage of cannonballs at Kirby. One of them hit Kirby and he lost his High-Jump power!
Kirby knew just flying upward was not nearly fast enough to evade the eye. Kirby braced himself for impact.
The eye part of Kracko slammed into Kirby and he was shot upward in a daze of pain. Kracko was still coming, spikes poised for the finishing blow. Kirby figured he couldn't inhale this powerful of an enemy with out killing it first. Instead, he inhaled one of the spikes on Kracko's side, became Needle Kirby, and turned into a spike ball just as Kracko hit him with all the force it could muster.
Kirby awoke (as regular Kirby) in a metal place he did not recognize. However, there was a sign in front of him that read, "Welcome to Lololo and Lalala's fortress! If you are related to King Dedede, that is. If you are not, we have a lovely parting gift of Gordos for you!"
Also in front of Kirby was a big eye that was covered in bloody holes and had electricity flickering around it.
"Star Warrior..." it said, "you have proven a formidable opponent. May we meet again! Next time you will not be so lucky."
Kracko tilted sideways and tumbled down the tube behind it.
After eating the welcome food, Kirby went to find Lololo and Lalala. He hoped that they would make an exception to the rule of no non-Dedede relatives to see him.