Chapter 16: Parental Guidence
Where we last left off with Kirby and Yasher, they defeated the boulder but they were about to die because of the collasping room but Alistar saved and they rejoiced but their victory was short lived when Alistar told them they have to escape the underground city before it filled with lava.
"There isn't much time Kirby! Hurry and escape back to the real world!" urged Alistar. "I know! Kirby, stretch yourself out!"
"Uh, whatever you say," Kirby said with a worried and confused tone.
Yasher got a few steps away from Kirby as he stretched out his arms and legs to full length. Alistar drifted back a little but then suddenly, he charged into Kirby's body with full speed. The speed pushed Kirby off his feet as a yellow wave travelled along his body. A yellow tinge formed in his eyes as Kirby looked at his whole body to see it took on a shade a yellow.
"Come on Yasher, it's time to leave!" the controlled Kirby said with determination. The two ran out of alleged volcano-like cavern. As soon as they reached outside, the two looked back at the cavern and looked to the top of it to see that it really was a volcano. The moment abruptly shifted as the volcano starting spewing lava from the top.
Balls of thick magma came above as Kirby grabbed Yasher's hand and pulled him along with him as he ran. They dodged multiple falling magma-balls as the snake larvae woke from their slumber by the commotion. Most of them were already killed by the rushing lava even before they could open their eyes and realize when was happening. The surviving snakes mindlessly chased the two as they neared the exit, navigating around the corridors of the underground city with quick succession. As they reached the spot below the hole they fell down, they realized it was too high.
"Kirby! I can't fly down here! I need some wind!" Yasher stated with quick verbal worry and panic.
"Yasher, hold on! I have an idea but come to my side so I won't get sucked in," said Kirby.
Yasher swiftly moved over to Kirby's side as Kirby sighed. He then formed a mini tornado at his mouth as he sucked up a large amount of air. Yasher took this as a sign to start flying over Kirby. He sprouted his wings and jumped above Kirby's head. Kirby shot an updraft of air from under him and Yasher's wings caught the wind under him and he ascended to the edge of the hole where he forced his wings back and fell on the trail of the burrow. He ran to the edge of the hole and crouched to see Kirby down below. He had his hand raised as he looked up at Yasher.
"What are you waiting for, Yasher?" Kirby yelled to Yasher frantically due to the already-coming lava.
"What do you mean?" Yasher asked in confusion.
"Pull me up with your tongue!"
"Are you nuts? Your hands are dirty!"
"YOU BETTER OR I'LL SUCK INTO MY MOUTH AND IT WON'T BE PRETTY!" shouted Kirby in anger.
Yasher sighed as he slipped his extending tongue into the hole. Kirby grabbed his tongue and hoisted him up a little before Yasher felted a sudden jerk before his face drove into the ground next to the edge of the hole. Kirby was impatiently waiting for Yasher to hoist him up but soon started to worry when he heard the rushing lava come closer with each passing second.
"YASHER, HURRY UP! THE LAVA IS ALMOST HERE!" screamed Kirby.
"I'm ssssorry Kirby butttt you're thoooo heavy! I'm thrrrrying my best!" Yasher spat out with difficulty since Kirby was holding his tongue.
Suddenly, Yasher felt something grabbed hold of his ankles. Yasher tried to gasp but couldn't out of fear of letting go of Kirby. The lava rushed passed the prior-standing ground of Kirby. In desperation Kirby tried to climb up Yasher's tongue but slipped even further down it due to the extreme amount of saliva. Kirby yelled at the top of his lungs as Yasher slowly turned to his back reluctantly to see the two same mysterious figures that saved them there.
Without warning, the two flew off and Yasher started followed by Kirby still holding onto his tongue. The lava then unexpectedly shot out the hole and started trailing behind them. The figures started flying toward a faint but visible light as Yasher was screaming out in pain due to the applied pressure on his tongue as Kirby flapped with it, holding on to it for dear life. As they reached the end of the burrow, the lava following them flowed faster. Then the moment they zoomed out of the burrow, the contruction workers placed a thick, reinforced steel hatch with the Mushroom Kingdom insignia on it on the outer edges of the burrow. It immediatly closed as soon as it was placed and activated. The lava slapped beneath the hatch and a loud boom was heard throughout the entire Toad Town Square. The nearby residents stopped what they were doing prior to the sudden noise and rushed out of their homes to see the the figures holding Yasher by the feet as Kirby dangled through the air holding his tongue. It was an awkward moment for the two.
Suddenly the two took off into the Forbidden Woods. They landed into outskirts of both where they let Yasher down as he snatched his tongue from Kirby's hand. Kirby started bickering on about how to wash off his hands as Yasher angrily stomped to the two. He pulled off their hoods with lightning-like quickness and gasped as the faces he saw.
"W-Who are you?" he studdered in disbelief.
"We are your parents!"