Boy, things have been getting exciting around here in Dreamland. Especially with all the monster attacks that have been going on lately. It has occurred to me that fighting rampaging monsters is going to be a my new daily routine. However, I can't allow myself to be cocky. That fight with Kracko a couple days ago made me realize that I need to adapt and take control of situations like late. I would of been fried of Tiff hadn't summoned the Warp Star to my rescue.
So, I spent the whole day the day after Kracko's attack practicing on my fighting styles with my abilities. So far, I'm doing pretty well with my Sword and Leaf Kirby forms. I even learned how to heal myself by absorbing life energy from nature with Leaf Kirby. However, my other abilities such as Wing, Stone, Spark still needs some work. I tried to see if I can combine my multiple powers together like in the game "Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards". Unfortunately, it turns out I couldn't as I can only use one ability at a time. All well, there is still other things I can unlock in the future.
Anyway, after hours of training, I decided to make another visit to Cappy Town and say hello to the locals. Though, I found something interesting during my visit. I found an actual gas station. The Cappy that owns it is named Gus. Gus is really big and buff looking fellow as he wears dark pale-green overalls and a satchel strapped around his waist. He is also Cappy Town's local skilled mechanic as he pumps gas and fixes cars. Which is strange since the only people I know that owns a vehicle is Mayor Len and King Dedede.
Speaking of vehicles, I haven't seen my starship for nearly a week of so ever since King Dedede destroyed it. I'm guessing it probably got salvaged for parts and sold off to who knows where. I admit that I don't really need it, but it still would of been cool to have it back. I could of just imagine myself flying all across Dreamland at the speed of sound. I would say light, but that would be pushing it a bit.
Overall, I've been spending the couple of days training and trying to unlock more secrets of my abilities. It may be slow, but I am making progress. Hopefully, I can find out more in the future for when I fight another monster Nightmare has cooking up.
After some hard work from my training and doing more odd jobs in town, I think I deserve some relaxation. Right now, I'm spending the afternoon hanging out with my friends Tiff and Tuff. We are currently outside in a field minding our business. Tuff was just laying down looking off in the distance while the breeze blew while Tiff is reading one of her books she brought along with them. For me, I'm just sketching out pictures of Pokémon on my sketchbook I bought from Gengu's.
"Our planet's ecosystem is marvel of symbiotic relationship among all living things large and small." Tiff said reading out from her book. "Wow, isn't it amazing, Kirby?"
"It sure sounds interesting, Tiff." I reply still focusing on my drawings.
"What's you drawing there, Kirby?" Tuff asks getting a closer look.
"I'm just sketching one of my favorite Pokémon."
"What is a Pokémon?"
'Oh, yeah. I forgot they don't have that here.'
"Pokémon are mysterious and powerful creatures. There are so many of them as they all come in many different shapes and sizes." I explain as I bring up my picture into view. "This Pokémon I'm drawing is known as Gardevoir. She is a Phsycic type as she has the ability read emotions, telekinesis, and speak telepathically."
"So cool." Tuff said.
"She does look really pretty. I like her wavy dress." Tiff comments.
"I'm glad you two like it." I said as I start to pack up. "Well, it was nice to spend some time with you two, but I got to get going."
"Oh, well, alright then. See you later then, Kirby."
"Yeah, see ya." Tuff also said.
I nod as I pick up my satchel and went off to... well, I don't where. I'm just really bored. It's days like these that I wish they had TV. Truth be told, I'm not much of an outdoors person as I mentioned before that I spend most of my time doing some art and playing video games.
'I guess I could go and finish remodeling the house. However, before I do that, I'm going to make a stop at Kawasaki's. I am getting hungry- what is that?'
I thought bubble came to a stop when I notice a red object out in the grassy field off the trail. I go over and find that the mystery object is a nice big red apple.
"Oh, what luck. I guess I found me a snack. Finder's keeper." I say before I take a bite out of it.
As soon as I tasted it, my eyes widen as they sparkle in delight. This is one delicious apple!
"Mmm... this is really good!" I say before taking another bite. "I wonder what tree this came from."
Just when I was about to continue my journey to find food, I see in the corner of my view that there is even more apples.
"Forget about going to Kawasaki's. I guess I'm having apples for lunch."
I go over to the second apple and ate it. Up ahead I see more apple by themselves all lined up. As if leading me somewhere.
'Okay, this looks really damn suspicious... Oh, well. I'm too hungry to care at the moment. Whatever happens, I'll deal with it when I cross that bridge.'
With that, I continue on and startle gobbling down apple after apple. I did ran into Rick the hamster when he grabbed an apple too. Anyway, after a while, I was starting to get full as I seem to finally reached the end of the apple trail as there is no more apple in sight.
'Man, that was a good meal. Kinda wished I saved one of those apples and grow my own apple tree. Ah, well. Maybe next time. Now... where am I?'
It seems that during my apple eating spree, I did not pay attention to where I was going. All around me is tree, tree, and more trees. I'm in deep in some dense forest.
"No need to worry. I'll just float up and find a way out."
I took in some breath and started floating my way over the trees. My eyes widen as I see that I am deeper in the woods than I thought. I was at least maybe a mile away from the edge as I see the large castle resting on the mountain.
"Okay, this might be a problem." I say as I float back down.
This is in fact a problem. I am too far for me to across the forest. I don't see any birds I can us to turn into Wing Kirby. Looks like I have to go on foot.
"That won't be a problem. I just need to head to the direction of the castle."
With that, I march off towards the direction of freedom. Everything is going to alright.
(Four Hours Later)
Okay, everything is not going to be alright! I've been going around in circles for hours! Every time I float up to see where I am, I end up either close or far away from the exit. This damn forest is like a big maze!
"Welp... It's official. I'm lost." I say as I sit down exhausted.
As of right now, it was starting to get dark as night time is coming around the corner. To be honest, this is starting to get a little scary.
"All alone... in a dark forest... at night... this is how horror movies start. Please let there not be Slenderman in this world."
Growl~
I was startled by the a growling noise, but I realize that it was from an animal. It was from me. I am getting hungry from all that walking.
"I need to find a way out of where. I'm going to miss supper." I say getting back up.
I look around my surroundings to see if I can find anything useful. I need a light source as darkness was coming in fast.
"Can I even make a fire here? Is that even a good idea?"
Last thing I want is to be responsible for making a forest fire. I don't want to upset Smokey. Anyway, just when I was about to give up and sleep in the trees for the night, I spotted something peculiar. Along some of the tree lines were scratch marks. It seems I'm not alone in this forest.
"Great, now I got to worry about predators." I grumble.
However, I also spotted something else. I look closely at the marks and saw a nail piece. Possibly from the animal that marked this spot. I go over and pluck it off the side of the clawed tree before looking it over. I couldn't figure out what animal it came from since it was dark, but it did gave me an idea.
"Not sure if this going to help, but it's worth a try."
With that said, I open my mouth and drop the nail before swallowing. Just as I hoped, I flashed a bright light before changing forms. I was now covered in brown fur and had nice majestic white mane around my neck. I also have a nice fluffy tail. I look like a furry wolf. Not to mention, I am actually big now, probably bigger than Meta Knight. I am now Animal Kirby!
"Alright!" I was surprised by low and scratchy my voice has become. "Whoa! This is new. I like it!"
I look back at the claw marks the last mystery animal left before smirking. With a swipe of my own claws, I made a bigger claw mark on the tree.
"This is my forest now! I am the Alpha!"
I get on all fours and howl very loudly. I'm pretty sure that even Cappy Town can hear it. I don't know if it's the new form talking, but I felt so free! Like I could take on anything!
"I've got to show Tiff and Tuff this!"
Just when I was about to head off to find the exit, my new powerful sense of smell picked up something. I sniff around and find that the scent is burning wood. Something is on fire somewhere near.
"Seems like I not the only one here. Time to show these freeloaders to not start a fire in my forest!"
I turn to the direction of the burning wood and ran off.
After a few moments, I finally made it to the source. To my surprise, it was Tiff and Tuff themselves. They were huddled up against a large apple tree as campfire was their only source of light. It looks they are scared of something. Could the have heard my howl from before?
CLICK~
I accidently stepped on a stick as it made a snapping noise. That sets them off as they gasp before facing my location behind some bushes. Their scared expressions turn to determination.
"Let's get it!" Tiff says getting into a fight stance.
Tuff looks around and picks up a stick. I knew I have to stop this before it gets ugly. So, I walk out from my hiding place and came into view. The second Tuff sees me, he leaps straight at me with his stick ready to swing.
"Hiyaaaa!"
While I do respect Tuff's courage to run head on into danger with no fear, I don't like to be hit in the face with a piece of wood. Just when he was about to hit me square in the nose, I open my mouth and chomped down onto his weapon. I shook it around until he was flung right back to Tiff with his back to the ground. I spit out the piece of branch before smiling at them.
"Hey, guys. What's up?"
"Kirby?!" Tiff yells in disbelief.
"The one and only Tiffy."
"Don't you Tiffy me, Kirby! You shouldn't have sneaked on us like that."
"Yeah!" Tuff adds clearly as crossed as Tiff.
"What do you have to say for yourself?"
"...You should work on your aim, Tuff." I chuckled.
Tuff double-takes my comment.
"That's not what we meant!"
"Look, guys. I am sorry for scaring you two, honest. I just wanted to find out where that burning smell was coming from. By the way, what are you two doing here in my forest?"
"Your forest?" Tuff questions.
"Yeah. Earlier, I discovered a new form as you can see. This form is called Animal Kirby. In the heat of the moment, I scratched one of the trees and claimed this place. At first, I thought it was ridiculous, but now, I'm starting to like the idea."
"You can't do that, Kirby." Tiff said. "This forest is not for you to take. It belongs to Wispy Wood."
I pause as I did a double-take on what Tiff just said.
'Hold on... did she just say Wispy Wood? THE Wispy Wood?'
How can I have forget about Wispy Wood? If you are wondering, he is the guardian of his forest. He is one of the boss monsters in the game. Well, not really a monster per-say, but he can fight back.
'Wait, if this is his forest and if he finds out what I did to one of his trees... uh oh.'
"Tiff, I didn't know." I say as my ears droop in shame. "I didn't know that this is Wispy's forest. I let myself get carried away with this form."
"Well, I'm sure Wispy will understand, and if we run into him, you can say your sorry."
"That's something I will looking forward to." I sighed. "Say, you still didn't answer my question. Why are you guys here in the woods at night?"
"Well, we weren't planning on getting lost."
"Yeah, we came here looking for you." Tuff said.
"You guys were looking for me? Why?"
"After you left earlier today, you've forgotten one of your coloring pencils. When we tried to go to you, we saw you eating your way into Wispy Woods." Tiff explains.
"You can get lost really easy here." Tuff adds.
"Yeah, I noticed." I grumble.
"But there's no need to worry. We sent Tokkori to find us a way back."
"So when is he coming back?"
"We don't know." Tiff sighs. "We've been waiting here for hours."
"Don't you think that feather-brained jerk just up and ditched you-"
"AAHHHH!"
I was interrupted my the sound of screaming. Soon the jerky bird himself comes flying in circles in a panic.
"Tokkori!" Tiff shouts.
Tokkori freezes mid-flight before landing on the ground. He gets up and dashes over to me.
"Well, at least I found good friend Kirby!" He says sounding relieved.
'Uh, when did we become friends?'
"We are the ones who found Kirby, thank you!" Tiff clarifies.
'Actually, it was ME who found YOU, thank you very much.'
"What took you so long to get here, Tokkori?!" Tuff demands. "You found the way back to Cappy Town, didn't ya?"
"Yeah, I found it, but it ain't easy to hang on to." Tokkori explains. "When I got above the treeline, I could see it clear as day. I figured I could sail on back and lead us straight home. The problem was I got lost again. So I went down and couldn't find my bearing. It was getting darker and I couldn't tell one tree to another. Luckily, I've kept my cool, and that's... the story."
"I'm sure you have." I commented.
"I bet you'll have better luck when you try again." Tuff said.
The mention of going back out there in the woods scares the yellow bird as he shakes his rapidly.
"Nope! No way, Jose! My wings are too tired! I-"
Tiff and I were not impress as we clucked mockingly. Tiff goes over to her and Tuff's backpacks.
"Let's roll out the sleeping bags. I guess we're camping here tonight." She says bring out the bags out.
Tuff celebrates a bit while Tokkori goes back to being his usual self.
"Well, if you start telling ghost stories, then count me out."
As for myself, I just sigh at our little predicament.
'You know, I could just follow their scent they left when they came to this place... ah, well. Camping is more fun.'
After a couple of minutes, we had everything set up. Both the sleeping bags and the tent. Though, I'm going to be sleeping outside as to keep watch. Plus, I'm really starting to like my Animal form. Who knew having fluffy fur like this was so comforting. Anyway, we were all sitting next to the campfire as it's flame still flickers.
"Well, at least we have a campfire." Tiff sighs.
"I wish we had something to roast over it." Tuff said.
I look over to Tokkori with an evil smile.
"I have an idea."
Tokkori notices me staring.
"Hey, Tokkori. Could you do me a favor and close your eyes for moment?" I ask extending my claws. "I'll make it quick."
The yellow bird screams in fright as he darts for the top of the tent out of my reach.
"Keep your paws off! I ain't no weenie!"
Tiff laughs. "Kirby is hungry again. Better watch out."
"He's having a friend for dinner." Tuff also joins in.
"Very funny. Ha, ha, ha. Laugh it up." Tokkori says sarcastically. "But no matter how hungry you get, I ain't on the menu, Jr.!
Rumble Rumble
Our laughter was interrupted when a sudden tremor came in.
"Put out your fire!"
"D-Did you say something, Kirby?" Tiff ask nervously.
"Nope, that wasn't me." I reply.
"Put! It! Out!"
The mystery voice repeats its demand.
"It sounds close by!" Tuff points out.
We all look around us and saw no one around. Where is it coming from?
"I know why you've come here."
Suddenly, tree roots bursts from the ground and started form all around us, caging us in.
"They're tree roots." Tiff says.
"We can see that, Tiff!"
"RUN FOR YOU LIVES!" Tokkori shouts before flying away. Well, tried to anyway. He was slammed back down towards us.
Soon enough, we were all surrounded by the plants. My friends backed up against the large apple tree while I stood on all fours in front of them protectively. We then got startled when the apple tree starts shaking. The barks starts to shift and it morphed into a face. It has a pointy wooden nose while the eyes and mouth are hollow holes.
'Whoa... it can't be...'
"Hey, you must be Wispy Wood." Tiff said.
"Yeah, we heard a lot about you." Tuff adds.
"Please don't hurt me, Wispy!" Tukkori begged. "I ain't no Wood Pecker!"
'Glad to see you care about the rest of us you bird-brain.'
"Me hurt you? You all came here to destroy me!"
"Why would we do that?" Tiff questions.
"I know all about you. A friend of mine told me your plans to destroy me!"
"Believe me, Wrispy. We didn't come here to destroy anything."
"Oh, is that so? Then why did you build a fire beneath me?"
"Look, Wispy." I cut in. "They just needed a light source. It was too dark for them to walk home, so they set camp here."
A part of me is a little glad that the guardian tree didn't mention about me scratching one of the trees.
"Let's start from the beginning. My name is Kirby, and I am a Star Warrior. These are my friends, Tiff, Tuff, and... Tokkori."
"Hey!" Said bird pouts.
"It is actually an honor to meet an actual guardian of this forest. I hope we can be friends."
"You're not fooling me!" Wispy shouts."You're here to destroy Wispy Woods!"
"How many times do we have to tell you!? We aren't here to cause harm!" I shouted back as my patience was shrinking.
"You built your fire close to me that it burns my leaves!"
"And it was a little mistake! We are not going to do it again!"
"Many trees have perished due to fires like yours!" Wispy shouts as his treetop rapidly expands over us. "Now I will punish you all for trying to destroy me!"
My friends meanwhile were getting scared my Wispy's rising threat. I narrow my eyes before jumping between them and the tree.
"You're not going to lay a single root on my friends!" I growled bearing my new Canine teethes.
"Yeah!" Tokkori says picking a up a lit up stick from the campfire. "Mess with me, and a little flicker of this will shut that mouth-hole of yours for good!"
"I'll show you all! Behold the fruit of your folly!"
With that, Wispy starts raining down his apples on us. At first, I thought it would be nothing too bad as it was just being pelt with fruit. However, I withdraw that statement when one hit me on the head, hard! It felt like a hard baseball hitting me!
"Kirby! Do something!" Tiff cries out as her and others were trying to dodge the raining fruits.
I did do something as I extend my claws and stared rapidly digging underground. I popped under everyone and snatched them into the ground. Just in time too as the apples basically flooded the area the roots used to trap us in. After a few more digging, we were a good distance away from the battlefield.
"Nice save there, Kirby." Tuff said climbing out of the hole with the others.
"Shh! I hear something." My wolf ears flickered.
"What is it?" Tiff asks.
"I think I hear... running engines?"
Vroom!
It appears that I was right as the sound of a vehicle comes driving by. It was none other than King Dedede and Escargoon driving in their tank. They went and stopped in front of Wispy. We were behind some bushes a few feet away, so they couldn't see us.
'What the hell are you up to now, Dedede?'
"My plan worked!" Dedede laughs. "I laid out an apple trail, and now Kirby is buried in an apple-lance!"
'I knew those apples from before were suspicious. Why did I let my hunger make me fall for it?'
"If you hadn't warn me, King. These outlaws would of destroyed Wispy Woods. Thanks to your letter, I've stopped them."
"So Dedede was the one who told Wispy about us." Tiff whipsers. "Why though? What is he planning?"
I shrug as we look back at the trio.
"I guess you can't protect yourself without apples." Escargoon points out.
"Yes, it is true. I am defenseless now. It will take time to grow back new ones from my branches, but with my enemies gone, I'll be safe."
'Oh, Wispy. You don't know what position you are in at the moment. This is going to be bad if my hunch is right.'
"Don't bet on it, Wispy." Dedede smiles smugly.
"We have a little surprise for you, sappy." Escargoon adds as he pushes a button.
Soon enough, the tank's metal claw comes out from its container and reveals a bulky machine. Dedede grabs the device and pulls a cord attached to it. Then, a lime green laser saw comes out.
'Is that a laser chainsaw?!'
"What is that thing?" Wispy questions.
Dedede laughs. "This is my new laser saw."
"But you don't need a weapon. I've already conquered the marauders."
"Oh, don't you get it yet, wood man? The one we are really after is you!" Escargoon points.
"At first, we tried tracking you down ourselves, but we had no luck finding you." Dedede explains his plans. "However, we knew if we just sent a message and just follow Melman the mailman, he would lead us right to you."
"The letter tricked you, now get ready to have you de-stumped!"
"Why? Why would you want to cut me down?" Wispy demanded.
"I got a plan to develop in this here land, but I can't cut down all of your little leafy friends until I cut down their leader into log."
"You're destroying my kingdom!"
The goons didn't reply as they back up in their tank, getting ready to charge. My eyes widen as I watch them drive forward with their laser saw out and ready to cut.
"NO!"
I jump out from our hiding spot and sprinted after the villains in hopes I can catch them. But alas, I was not fast enough as they sped away from my reach. Their tank plowed through the large barrier of fallen apples with ease. In one swift motion, Dedede slices through Wispy in a clean swipe. The forest guardian screams in painful agony as he comes falling down from his thrown. He looks at me with a face that begs for help before it fades away. I stood there, motionless as I look what was left of the great forest king.
'H-He's dead... Dedede actually killed him. I didn't do anything, and now Wispy is dead!'
My ears drooped as a lone tear comes flowing down my cheek. A part of me felt I shouldn't care considering that Wispy was just a tree and he tried to get rid of me and my friends. However, I push the feeling away as I know that Wispy didn't deserve something like this. Nobody does.
"Don't worry, Wispy. Your death will be justified."
I wipe away the tear from my cheeks and started heading back to my friends. Though, before I could go any further, I spotted something on the ground. It was another apple. However, this apple was different from the rest. Not only does it have a nice brighter shade of red, but it was actually glowing! Curious, I go over and pick it up. Something about this fruit seems important.
"AAHH!"
I was interrupted by the sound of my friends screaming. I run over to where they were hiding and gasp as they were once again trapped in a cage of tree roots. There were three trees that also had faces like Wispy, but these trees are skinnier. All three spoke.
"You enemies of the forest!"
"You destroyed our King!"
"Now we will destroy you!"
'Ugh, not this shit again.'
"Hold it right there you barks for brains! We didn't do anything. It was King Dedede's fault!" I growled.
The trio looked at me before they gasped.
"You there! What do you have in your paw?" Tree 1 demanded.
"You mean this?" Show them the fruit. "I found this next to Wispy before I came here."
"Fool! That apple has Wispy's life-force in it! We can now bring our King back!" Tree 2 says.
"Wait! You mean we can actually save Wispy?!"
"Yes! Now, hand it over!" Tree 3 said.
"Not so fast there, buddy!" I said keeping the precious apple close. "Not until you let my friends go."
"You all must be punished for destroying our King! No deal!" Tree 2 refuses.
"Again with this?!" I growled as I was reaching my breaking point. "We didn't do anything to your leader! It was that fatso's fault! Now, are going to do this the easy way, or are going to do this the hard-"
Vroom!
My instincts kicked in as I dashed out of the way of the oncoming goons. The drove around the trees and cut them down, making them scream in pain in the process. The trio's tree roots go limp as my friends were now free. Well, not for long anyway as they were suddenly scooped up by the tank's mechanical arm and dropped into its container. The claw tried to go for me too, but I was able to grab a hold of it and snapped it off the vehicle.
"Your going to pay for this, Dedede!"
I threw the now broken claw at Escargoon, knocking him out of the driver's seat. I took the chance and sped off with Wispy's apple in my mouth. I can hear Dedede trying to shoot me with the tank's cannon, but I was out of range.
'Okay, let's recap on what happened.' I thought as I was getting closer to the edge of the forest. 'Wispy is dead, Dedede has captured my friends, and is planning on cutting down the forest. Not to mention, I basically have Wispy's 1-Up apple in my possession.'
I have a way to bring back Wispy, which is awesome. However, how am I going to deal with Dedede and Escargoon? They'll just cut him down again. I'm going to need some help.
~Random Animal Noises~
My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of animal sounds. Once I've reached outside of the woods, I look back to see all sorts of animals running out. There were foxes, deers, rabbits, wolves, and etc.. They must be running away from Dedede's logging rampage. I can hear more trees getting cut down in the distance. Suddenly, I just got an idea.
"Everyone, stop!"
The woodland creatures didn't listen as they continue to run past me. Thinking quickly, I let out a loud howl. That got their attention, especially the wolves as they stopped in their tracks.
"Listen up, everyone! I know that all of you are scared would rather be as far away from here as possible."
Half of the animals gave their own calls of agreement while the other nodded.
"But you can't just leave Wispy Woods. This is your home! You can't let King Dedede take it away from you!"
The animals spoke in their own languages, as if saying "What are we suppose to do?".
"I know things look bleak since your guardian, Wispy is gone. However, I have a way to bring him back to life." I say as I bring up the glowing red apple in view. "Once I plant this, your protector will come back. However, I can't do this alone. That is why I need your help. All of you!"
My speech is starting to convince all of them. Time to seal the deal.
"Join me and take back what's yours! Make Wispy proud! Make yourselves proud!"
All of the animals cheered as they let out calls. Birds chirped, bucks pranced, and wolves howled. Oh my Galaxia, this feels like the scene from Open Season!
"That's what I want to here!" I say as they settle down and gather around me. "Alright, guys. I have a plan. If this works, Dedede won't ever bother you guys again. I say we give him the full outdoor experience."
(Many Hours Later)
It was morning by the time Dedede and Escargoon was done cutting down the entire forest. It turns out that the fat penguin wanted to build his own private country club, but couldn't as Wispy Woods was in the way of the land. Right now, I was on top of a hill a bit way from the club where the goons were giving announcing the grand opening to the Cappies. There were also Waddle Dees all around the place holding spears. It was honestly the first time seeing them since my stay in Dreamland. I discovered the little things last night when me and the wolves were scouting the area where the club was being constructed over night. I had to make sure to tell my soldiers to not harm the Waddle Dees too much as they were only just doing their jobs. I also made it clear to the critters that the Cappies aren't a threat and to ignore them.
"Don't worry, Wispy. I'll set things right."
Chirp Chirp
I look over to see one of my bird soldiers have returned with a note in their grasp. I take and read the piece of paper before nodding.
'Good, everyone is in position, operation "Call of the Wild" is ago.' I thought as I wave over my pack of wolves. Their Alpha stands by my side. 'Time for phase one, Crowd Control.'
Both me and the pack's Alpha look at each other before nodding. We took a breath and howled as loud as we could. We then sprinted forward leading the charge as the pack followed. The crowd of Cappies heard us as they turn around and began to panic. Me and the wolves split up into and started herding the frightened Cappies a few distances away from the country club.
"What the heck is going on?!" Dedede demanded.
"We are taking back the forest, Dedede!" I said as the wolves left to look after the Cappies.
"The only thing you're taking is a trip to the moon!" Dedede said as he pulls out his hammer.
"I don't think so."
I lift my foot up and began stomping on the ground. A second later, the whole ground underneath the platform Dedede and Escargoon were standing on gives away. The goons panic as they fall into the large hole. Me and the gophers spent most of the night digging network tunnels under the podium.
"Guards, seize him!" Dedede orders from the hole.
The Waddle Dees obeyed run towards me with their spears pointed at me. I turn around and ran away, leading the guards over a hill. Once they reached it, they all stopped and stared with wide eyes at the scene before them. I stood with my forest animal army behind me. The little critters were armed with makeshift slingshots as the used pinecones and rocks for ammo, while the bigger animals wore war paint made from berries we gathered.
'Now, phase two, Frontal Assault.'
I give a great big howl, signaling my army to attack. A moment later, all hell broke loose as every animal charged with pure determination. The Waddle Dees tried to block or fight back, but they were too overwhelmed by the number disadvantage. The animals bucked, shot, swung, and rammed each guard that gets in their way, sending them flying.
'This. Is. Awesome!'
After a while, the Waddle Dees finally had enough as they all ran towards the direction of Castle Dedede. All that was left is now was King Dedede and Escargoon, who were watching the whole thing from the where they've fallen. They held onto each other as my soldiers surrounded them.
'Final phase, Recovery.'
"I say that I speak for the rest of all my furry friends when we say, GET OUT OF HERE!"
The goons took the message very clearly as they made a mad dash to their parked vehicle and drove off towards the safety of their castle. The animals all cheered as the master mind behind all this mess is now gone.
"Kirby!"
I look over to see both Tiff and Tuff running towards me.
"Man, that was amazing!" Tuff threw his fist in the air.
"Kirby, you saved Wispy Woods." Tiff says as she hugs me.
I smile as I nuzzle her. "I've couldn't of done it without my friends, but there is still one last thing we need to do."
Chirp Chirp
The message bird from before comes back to me. This time, it is carring Wispy's shiny apple. I take it from its grasp before making my way over to a hill.
"Alright, Wispy. Time to bring you back."
I dig a little hole before gently placing the fruit in. I then took a step back as the ground starts to shake. Soon, a sapling sprouts out of the ground. It then rapidly grows as the living tree King has finally returned.
It was night time by the time we finished restoring Wispy Woods. Wispy himself used his apples to grow back his fellow tree subjects. The animals went back home as they now know how to defend themselves from Dedede. Speaking of which, his country club was trashed and the animals took it over as a resting place. It still stood within the forest as vegetation overgrown it.
I was currently sitting outside my house watching the stars shine through the night as the moon illuminates the sky. Sadly, I had to get rid of my Animal form as I was a little too big for my house. Though, it was fun while it lasted.
"Man, can this place get any crazier?" I chuckle with my now normal voice. "First I find Wispy himself, and now I lead an army of forest animals? What's next? I go on a date with Galaxia or something?"
I get up and make my way inside my cozy home, ready for bed. I wonder what other craziness this world has for me?
Howl~
I sigh with content as I hear my new brothers and sisters howling in the distance. I turn around and give them my own howl. Tonight is going to be a good night.
_Author's Notes_
Welp, that raps things up. What other cool stuff Galaxia has planned for our hero? What other abilities Toby will unlock? Has Toby and Tiff's friendship had grown bigger than before? Find out next time on 'Toby Right Back At Ya!'.