Act III
Scene 1 –The Float Islands
(The Float Islands theme is heard)
(Enter Kirby. She looks longingly at all the fish swimming around and rubs her stomach, wishing she were back with her friends at the pond.)
Kirby: I should hurry up and get to King Dedede… Ouch!
(A coconut has fallen from a nearby palm tree and conked Kirby on the head… and adding injury to insult, it's an exploding coconut. Kirby's in a daze for a couple of seconds.)
Kirby: …yeah, I should REALLY hurry.
(And so hungry Kirby hurries up, which is rather fortunate because Squishies are beginning to emerge from the water in hopes of hitting her. Ahead she spots a pirate ship, and what should she find upon boarding?)
Kirby: FOOD!
(The greatest treasure of all to a hungry Dreamlander. This particular item of food is a sweet potato, and as soon as Kirby wolfs it down she feels a little strange… She begins to shoot a constant barrage of air puffs –with human actors, this might be done with her hands and it might not –which nevertheless proves quite handy, since there is a large crew of Squishies and Waddle Doos waiting for her.)
(Cue the Sweet Potato theme!)
Kirby: I definitely needed that snack. It's really my turn to play Whispy Woods today!
(True to her words, Kirby uses her breath to K.O. everything in sight. She's kind of said when the potato's effects wear off as she leaves the ship.)
(End of Sweet Potato theme, not yay)
Kirby: I wonder what else I'll eat today that'll help me? I'm not particularly fond of Squishy. Ack! Shotzo neither!
(Kirby just manages to dodge a cannonball from… well, a cannon. There's a profusion of them in this area, and so Kirby decides to float a safe height above them as she goes on her way. Eventually her floating takes her into the clouds.)
Kirby: Wow, I didn't know I was flying this high… But what's this? This is good.
(It's another Sweet Potato, resting comfortably between two pillars with fluffy white clouds for a plate. Kirby happily takes it and begins to munch when another cannonball grazes her arm.)
Kirby: Ah! Where-
(Enter Kaboola the lavender-haired gunslinger. A black patch hides one of her eyes, and one hand is currently busy helping to balance a gigantic Shotzo-esque bazooka on one shoulder.)
Kaboola: Oh look, somebody's left his little plush toy here.
Kirby: I'm not a plush.
Kaboola: I know that! What do you want?
Kirby: I really don't want anything. I'm just passing through.
Kaboola: Passing through, eh? Where to, pink one?
Kirby: I'd really rather not say because it just keeps bringing me trouble…
Kaboola: Oh no, trouble! We simply can't have that, now can we? Tell you what, kid. You can stay here with me.
Kirby: Really? Because I kind of need to hurry…
Kaboola: Oh yes, really. Because I kind of need some target practice!
(Kaboola proceeds to start firing at Kirby with that huge gun of hers. Kirby yelps as she does her best to dodge the fire, then fights back with the Sweet Potato, which hasn't yet worn off. And because of that and the popularity its theme enjoys, no image song here. Sorry, folks.)
Kaboola: You haven't given up and run home yet? I'm surprised.
(She begins to fly away from Kirby, but still faces her as she continues to shoot. Kirby gives chase.)
Kirby: Hey, this fight's not over!
(They exchange fire and both take damage. Kaboola flies in close to Kirby, who jumps back in midair and watches, confused for a moment as her opponent begins to fly in odd patterns.)
Kirby: Wh-what are you doing?
Kaboola: What are you doing talking to thin air?
(Kirby turns around to find Kaboola right behind her. The latter grins and winks before nailing Kirby full in the face.)
Kirby: AAAAARGH! That's it!
(Kirby, steaming mad and with good reason, starts to fire more air puffs than ever before. It's now Kaboola's turn to dodge, but it does no good as the angry young Dreamlander does enough damage to send her flying off towards the horizon. Just in time too, because the Sweet Potato has finally worn off.)
(End song, not yay)
Kaboola: (Swiftly fading.) Next time I'm bringing both guns!
Kirby: If there is a next time.
(She looks toward that spot for a moment longer, then exits with the Warpstar.)
Scene 2 –Bubbly Clouds
(The Bubbly Clouds theme is heard)
(Enter Kirby. She looks around in awe at the building set in the sky, wondering who built it, why, and other historical things like that.)
Kirby: I sure hope I don't fall into any traps while I'm here. It'll be a long way down.
(Kirby has slightly better luck exploring this place than Castle Lololo, for instead of hard-to-beat Mumbies there are blade-hurling Sir Kibbles. Just as painful, she learns, but easier to dispatch. Then she notices another being who doesn't move or do anything other than float and smile.)
Kirby: Hey there, little fella! You're kind of cute.
(He doesn't respond. Kirby goes over to him.)
Kirby: Are you lost?
(She touches him; he immediately becomes a feral beast, snarling loudly as he chases her. Kirby screams in horrified surprise and strikes out at it, only to be caught in a small explosion.)
Kirby: What was THAT? I didn't know something that cute could be so deceptively deadly… Oh, no.
(Kirby has entered a room full of –you guessed it –more Scarfys! There are spikes in places on the floor and walls.)
Kirby: (Nervously) Hello, everyone. I'm just passing through… Ah, what the heck.
(Kirby mad-dashes through the horde of Scarfys. She dodges a particularly spikey part of the floor and sighs with relief, but she happens to be close to one of the Scarfys, and he goes after her. Kirby flies up towards the ceiling and heads for the exit, but can't shake him. She ducks under some spikes on the ceiling, and he collides with her. Kirby lands on her behind, right in front of the door.)
Kirby: I suppose that's one way to do it…
(She pokes her tongue out at the other Scarfys and goes through the new door, only to be greeted by more explosions. Enter Chibi Kracko, a youngish person with one eye concealed by white hair, flinging at LEAST as many bombs as Poppy Brothers Senior did and with the added benefit of flight.)
Kirby: Oh crud.
Chibi Kracko: Heh, I'm surprised the Scarfys didn't get you.
Kirby: I had to dodge them and the spikes to get in here. Some welcome.
Chibi Kracko: Well, ya know you're always welcome to go right back out.
(Chibi Kracko winks (her one visible eye, ha ha) and resumes hurling bombs at Kirby. Since she's airborne, Kirby decides to float as well –but it doesn't last long as her opponent slams into her, then adds more bombs as insult to injury.)
Kirby: Aaargh…
Chibi Kracko: Yer in a no-flight zone, pal! –Oops.
(While making her latest cocky declaration, Chibi Kracko accidentally drops a few bombs without detonating them. Kirby wastes no time in going for them and retaliates for all the verbal abuse.)
Chibi Kracko: Aieee! You wouldn't hurt a kid, would you?
Kirby: Don't pull that.
(Each side gets hit with more bombs, but Chibi Kracko, unnerved, continues to drop objects that Kirby takes advantage of. Finally, the airborne delinquent squeals in frustration and vanishes in one last explosion.)
Kirby: I sure am glad that's over with. Please, don't let there be any Scarfys in the next room…
(Luckily for Kirby, there aren't. She has reached the top of the building, and now she can see the columns on its roof stretching towards the stars. Unfortunately, some of them are falling on her, and there are more Sir Kibbles.)
Kirby: Ouch! I sure could -ow -make a lot of –ow -wishes if I wasn't –ouch -being –ow –murdered here!
(Kirby puts her hands over her head as if trying to fend off a rainstorm, and makes another mad-dash. Fortunately, she finds a covered area a few yards ahead, and can simply hear the stars instead of hearing them as she walks along, rubbing a spot on her head where the first star hit. She grabs a tomato from a room full of Gordos that she has to dodge, and when she get outside again there are no more falling stars. However, there is no more ground –or roof –to walk on either.)
Kirby: I guess it's straight up from here, then.
(Kirby begins to fly upward, dodging the occasional floating column and parasol-suspended villain. Soon, she reaches another small building hanging in the sky… but she flies past it, towards the moon instead.)
Kirby: I've just got a feeling… Hooray!
(Kirby flies through the moon and finds herself in a room filled with food. She eats her fill, then exits and finds herself in front of the entrance to the new building.)
Kirby: This is probably the exit.
(Kirby passes through the door and into a good-sized room. Enter Kracko, whose long white hair hangs down over one eye like that of her younger counterpart. Despite the hair color, she is ageless like Whispy Woods.)
Kracko: I am surprised you've made it this far. Your fighting skills must be well-developed.
Kirby: I just fought somebody who looked like you… Are you two related? Who are you supposed to be?
(Song: Gyroscope Directions)
Summoning a group of violet clouds, I feel happy
Look, the sparks are coming down like rain
There is chain lightning inside my veins and I have to move
I would be grateful if you stayed out of the way
Was there something you wanted from me?
I can behave, I can be good all the time
But sometimes it's too much fun to set fires in the sky
Hello! Lightning's trajectory is every direction
Here's a jagged pale line to cut instantaneously
Do you want to know the truth? It'll be flying at you next
I'm your nemesis!
The road through the sky smoulders under my feet
My fingers spiraling, more sparks every minute
This is my oasis, the house of wind
Will you observe the book of the sky kingdom?
You're an investigator, a spy, to discover me so
I'll soon see how good you are
Be quick and flee the world of the violet sky
Or I'll watch you as you sleep forever and you won't like that
Was there something you wanted from me?
I can behave, I can be good all the time
But sometimes it's too much fun to set fires in the sky
Spinning! Another wheel of lightning
A flash, an explosion, and then nothing to see
Do you want to know the truth? It'll be flying at you next
I would be too glad to fight you!
Spinning! Another wheel of lightning
Here's a jagged pale line to cut instantaneously
Do you want to know the truth? It'll be flying at you next
I'm your nemesis!
(End song, yay... heavily influenced by Sailor Moon and/or Kozi)
Kirby: Well, then... do I still have to fight you?
Kracko: Young wanderer, my pride and my loyalty to Great King Dedede would not allow it to be otherwise. Your string of victories ends with me.
Kirby: Just my luck.
(Kirby, remembering the fight with Chibi Kracko, backs away in anticipation of bombs but does not take to the air yet. However, her opponent does, and creates around herself... come on, people, guess! On another note, this would probably be a pain to do effectively on a live stage...)
Kirby: A shield? With spikes? That isn't fair!
Kracko: (Amused) This isn't a shield... Bang.
(She interlaces her fingers, with the thumbs and index fingers pointed outward as if imitating a gunman. As she does, bolts of electricity are fired from the "shield" in a manner suggesting a ring... with Kirby's current position as the target of the first bolt.)
Kirby: (Squeaks with pain) You're going to electrocute me!
Kracko: Ah. Dreadfully sorry.
(Kracko begins flinging bombs with twice the frequency of her younger counterpart. Kirby has a hard time dodging them and is hit several times before she notices something fall from the "shield." It's a Waddle Doo, which Kirby uses in the same manner as the bombs during fight with Poppy Brothers Senior.)
Kirby: I think I know how to win this fight! Your shield is unstable!
Kracko: What did I tell you about the shield?
(She flies directly at Kirby, catching her off guard and striking a good blow. The spikes don't help; nor does the repetition of the ring-like maneuver that occurs immediately afterward. Kirby, recovering from this latest hit, attempts to scramble away towards the other end of the room.)
Kracko: Where are you going? You won't be able to get out of here unless I allow it.
Kirby: Do you want me to surrender?
Kracko: If surrender were your intention you would have done it already. You came here knowing you'd have to fight. Now finish what you've –eh?
(At this point another Waddle Doo falls, cutting short the pre-victory speech and providing Kirby with the lucky break she's desperately needed. She rushes over to grab it and makes a direct hit, although Kracko subsequently nails her with a bomb.)
Kirby: Aaaargh... I'm none too fond of the way this is going too far. Need idea...
(Kirby drops flat to the floor and rolls out of the way of the next "ring." The tide has definitely turned in her favor, because she catches the next bomb thrown at her and sends it back at its owner. Said owner is finished.)
Kirby: That was a pretty tough fight. I sure am glad it's over.
(And she grabs the Warpstar. Exeunt.)