Chapter 15: Alistar, The Second Star Spirit
As the casualties died down, the two opened their opened their eyes hesistantly to see why they haven't perished yet. The fallen rocks flew back into place as the lava flowed reversably back to cracks in the ground. They hadn't noticed it but they were surrounded by a dome of sheilding light stretching as far as the whole room itself but it didn't fill the parts where the lava flowed nor the landing spots of the falling rocks.
They looked in awe as a voice spoke from above them. It sounded sqeakish yet soothing. They looked up, bending their heads, to find a glowing star with a jumpsuit above.
It hovered to the eye level as it began to talk. "Oh, thank you so very much!" the star squealed in joy.
"Where'd you come from?" questioned Yasher in awe for it was his first time seeing a star like this.
"Funny story, really!" it giggled, "You see, that boulder held me captive in it's stomach, but whenever you guys shattered it to smitherins, it spewed me out of it's mouth with the helped force of the explosion. I would like to help you in return for saving me but there is nothing for me to do but grant your new powers," it explained with a dull expression at the end of the last sentence.
"Grant us our new powers? Who are you?" asked a wanting Kirby.
"Isn't it obvious," the star waved it arms in the air, "I'm the 2nd Star Spirit, Alistar!"
The two looked at each other with glad smiles on their faces, knowing that the rescue of this Star Spirit will be the next step closer to getting Shadow Kirby. They faced Alistar and nodded in acceptance as Alistar readied his hands for the magic. Like Eldstar, he stretched into the air like spikes popping out of the ground and golden dust shot into the air, a bright flash of light following.
The golden dust changed into sparkling light blue, dark blue, and green dust as the green surrounded Kirby and took the shape of his body as did the blue dust do with Yasher. Before they knew it, the dust dissolved into their bloodstream and they felt a new ability come into their minds.
"Ok Kirby, pick a word you want to be the activater to your sheild but if you say anything after I finish this sentence, it'll be the activater!" warned Alistar with a stern voice.
"...," Kirby thought about what word to use but nothing came to him that seemed to satisfy him. Instead he blurted out a random word, "GUARD X!"
Slowly a faint green dome appeared around him, becoming more existent, it was easier to see it and Kirby could see through it. It gave a determined smirk for he was already thinking of how useful this power will be in the future.
"Gee, Kirby. What an awesome to choose from." Yasher sarcastically remarked.
As Kirby thought it off, Alistar turned off to Yasher now with a happy expression.
"Ok, Yasher, let's see how much of an Elemental Yoshi you are! Try thinking about flowing water or the freezing, white ice." yelled Alistar silently, as if he were telling a story or legend.
Yasher close his eyes and cleared his mind of any thoughts. He imagined the river flowing under the bridge leading to Koopa Village he passed when he travelled as a young yoshi, unoblivious of the fact that his fate would be unknown. Suddenly, in reality, water in the form of a whip surrounded encased his right arm. Yasher tried it out by jerking his arm forward so the whip snapped in the air as it lunged forward. Yasher released his thought and the water whip dematerialized into nothingness.
"Ok, you two, what I'm about to tell you is important! This cave is right on top of a dormant volcano but the activity caused by the cycloptic boulder made the volcano active again! You need to get out of here and get to the outside world before the thing blows it's top!" Alistar yelled frantically.
"WHAT?" both Yasher and Kirby yelled in shock as they stopped their ability exercises.