The team of four: Kirby, Gooey, Marx, and Armin, found themselves in a room with an abandoned mine cart. Kirby had learned from his experience on Neo Star that mine cart rides could be dangerous. He could hear the noises of various enemies in the distance. Going on foot would be a bad choice, and if he could hear the enemies close by, that meant that there wouldn't be a giant gap on the mine cart tracks.
Kirby hopped in the mine cart, followed by Gooey.
"We…we aren't going in that thing…are we?" Marx asked.
"We have to, poyo. It's too dangerous up ahead without it."
Armin climbed in the front. "I'll steer. I may have never drove one of these, but I know how they work."
Kirby really hoped those words were true. Unlike his adventures with Ribbon, Dedede, Adeleine, and Bandana Dee, they couldn't conjure up medical supplies when needed with Adeleine's paint.
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"Aren't you coming?" Gooey looked to see Marx in the same spot.
"I'm not getting in that, nope nope! I'm not risking my life by riding in that metal death trap, you know?" The little jester stated firmly.
"But Marx, poyo…we can't go any further without it."
"Kirby, there must be another way out of this cave." Marx tried to reason.
"I've had just about enough of your negative-nancy attitude!" Gooey grabbed Marx by the foot with his tongue and dropped him in the mine cart upside down.
Marx found his way on his feet again and was about to give Gooey the what for. Then the mine cart rocketed down the tracks, and for the third time that day Marx was reduced to a screaming wreck.
"Stop screaming! It's so annoying!" Gooey yelled over the rushing wind.
"I can scream if I want to!" Marx yelled in anger, then began to screech again. Half the reason was because he felt like it and the other half was to press Gooey's buttons.
While all this chaos was occurring, Armin was trying to steer the cart and Kirby was looking around for any signs of danger. Then the cart hit a large rock and the four tumbled into the next area.
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The second area of the cave was a crystalline landscape. The four would have been staring in wonder at it's beauty, if some of the team members weren't caught up in their anger.
They plunged into the waters below, noticing a treasure chest and their only door at the moment. They retrieved the chest and opened it to reveal…a dime. A regular dime. The moment they reached land, Marx showed his disappointment.
"A dime?! Who would put one regular dime in a treasure chest, you know?!"
"Probably someone like you! Since you got a safe for cupcakes!" Gooey shouted.
"Oh, don't you even start peanut gallery! You've given me nothing but misery and woe on this trip and I'm not going to sit back and take it, nope nope!"
"We don't need to fight, poyo!" Kirby stepped between the two. "Come on, we're friends…"
The two stopped their arguing for the moment after Kirby's intervention, but both were still somewhat irritable.
"What's gotten into them, poyo? They've never acted like this before…"
"It's the cave madness. It's the curse. We need to hurry up and find the way out before it get's any worse." Armin answered.
"But there's no such thing as curses, poyo. Where did you hear about a curse?" Kirby asked.
"The tale has been told to all generations of Waddle Dees that live in this cave for over one hundred years, possibly much longer. It was said that a being was sealed in the underground. The longer they stayed sealed, the more powerful they became." Armin stated.
"So, have you ever seen this thing or know what it looks like? You would think something that powerful would be easily spotted, you know?" Marx asked.
"No. No one has ever seen it or has any idea what it could look like. We've heard it though. We became used to it's voice, but outsiders seem to go mad after being in here too long. They probably hear the voice in their mind and can't take it."
Gooey shivered. "And…and this thing is supposedly in this cave? Can it hear us, or can it only speak?"
"It probably can." Armin replied simply.
Gooey's eyes widened. "We need to get out of here!"
"Yeah, that's what I've been saying since you threw me down here!" The little jester retorted.
"Well you-"
"Enough, poyo! We need to keep moving!" Kirby yelled.
They found themselves in front of several doors. They didn't know which one to take, so they decided to go through each one until they could continue. Throughout their search through the doors, they managed to find an Ancient Gem, a cell phone that's batteries died long ago, a Falcon Helmet, and a Truth Mirror.
A rest area was found thankfully and Kirby picked up the Fighter ability, feeling as though a battle was near. The pink puffball tried to keep the team together.
"Guys…please try not to fight, poyo. Don't let this treasure and this cave get to you. We're all friends, remember, poyo?"
"Kirby, I'm trying, really I am." Gooey said. "But this place…something about it makes me feel so bad…"
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"Hey, Hey, Hey. It's sort of like…it's wanting me to stand up or something." Marx said slowly. "It's like it's telling me that when life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade…it's telling me to do something else…you know?"
"What's it telling you to do then?" Kirby and Gooey asked, unaware of what the consequences were of asking this question.
"It's telling me to make life take the lemons back! GET MAD!" Marx suddenly jumped on his two feet and began a lemon centered rant.
"I don't want your lemons, what am I supposed to do with these?! Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Marx lemons!"
"Yeah, go see life's manager! Make him take the lemons back!" Armin cheered, much to the pink puffball's and Dark Matter's shock.
"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I'm the kid who's gonna burn this cave down! With the lemons! I'm gonna find some engineers, to invent a combustible lemon, that burns this cave down!"
"Yeah! He says what we're all thinking!" Armin clapped and shouted with glee.
Kirby and Gooey could only sit on the ground with their mouths gaping.
Marx sat down again, suddenly chipper. "I feel so much better now, you know?"
"Well…I'm glad that you feel better, poyo." Kirby answered, still rather shocked.
The four continued into the next room. It was decorated with crystals and a dark blue with purple coloring. The group of friends walked along the pathway when suddenly a green blob materialized in front of them.
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"Gooey, protect Marx and Armin, poyo! I'll handle this!" Kirby prepared himself for battle.
"A Slime appears!" A large textbox materialized above the slime.
The slime popped out of the box, leaving it open for attack.
"Vulcan Jab!" Kirby punched rapidly, at the speed of lightning.
"The Slime takes 25 damage!" The textbox stated as the slime retreated into it.
"The Slime attacks!" The slime threw a star. The pink puffball blocked the attack with little effort.
"Kirby raised his defenses!"
"Kirby attacks!"
"Smash Punch!" Kirby yelled, finishing off the Slime.
"You beat the Slime!"
"Well, that was easy!" Gooey said, only for another opponent to appear in the textbox.
"A puppet appears! The puppet gets the first attack!"
"The puppet starts to run in circles…" Even the textbox seemed to be confused by this action.
"Kirby attacks!"
"Smash Punch! Vulcan Jab!" The pink puffball attacked, then the puppet retreated into the box.
"The puppet takes 35 damage!"
"The puppet uses a hex! But nothing happens…"
"Smash Punch! Smash Punch!" Kirby shouted, defeating the puppet.
"You defeated the puppet!"
"Yay! We can go on now!" Gooey hopped towards Kirby, only to be interrupted.
"A Magician appears!"
Marx made a sound of frustration. "THIS IS STUPID!"
"Marx complained! It's not very effective…"
"Hey, Hey, Hey!" The little jester narrowed his eyes at the textbox.
Kirby attacked once again. "Vulcan Jab!"
"The Magician takes 25 damage!"
"The Magician casts an ice spell!"
"Kirby raised his defenses!"
"Kirby attacks!"
"Vulcan Jab! Rising Break!" Kirby yelled, finally finishing off the Magician.
"You beat the Magician!"
"Kirby defeated all the enemies!"
"Finally, that was the worst battle ever, you know!" Marx said with relief.
"If we're finished, why is the textbox still working?" Armin asked.
"You're right Arm, it's still going!" Gooey agreed.
"You gained 113 EXP! (Not that it matters.)"
"Your Squishiness went up by 5!"
"Your Eye Sparkle went up by 3!"
"Your Courage went up by 3!"
"Your Kindness went up by 1!"
"Your Sincerity went up by 1!"
"Your Love went up by 1!"
The textbox seemed to be finished. The four were about to leave, then the textbox started to short out.
"GRRZ…GRRZ…A WiNnEr Is YoU!"
"BZZT! THE CaKe iS A LiE! BZZT!"
"GRRZT! BZZT! I AM ERROR! BRRZTR!"
Then the screen began to glow red.
Marx began to scramble for the exit. "Everybody run! Somebody set us up the bomb!"
The other members of the team quickly followed Marx's lead. As soon as they reached the exit, the Computer Virus exploded.
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Kirby and friends were in another mine cart area, much to Marx's dismay.
Gooey stared at the little jester.
"Nope, Nope, Nope…I can get in the cart without your assistance, you know." Marx hopped in the cart with a soft 'thunk'.
"You aren't going to scream like a banshee again, are you?" Gooey asked.
"I will if I want to!" Marx stuck out his tongue.
Much to everyone's relief, Marx didn't scream this time, as the mine cart ride was smooth and easy. Until the cart suddenly ejected them and they fell in front of a large tower.
"Uhh…Is everyone alright?" Armin asked.
"I'm fine, poyo. Gooey?"
"I think so. Dark Matter is pretty durable after all. Marx?"
"…" No sound came from the lavender clown that was planted face down on the ground.
"Marx, poyo? Do you need help?" Kirby asked.
"Hey Marx, are you hurt?"
"No Gooey, that audible crack when I hit the ground was just me landing on some potato chips." Marx said, somewhat muffled from being face down.
"Oh good, I thought you were actually hurt for a moment." Gooey laughed.
"Don't you know what sarcasm means, you idiot?!" Marx struggled to get up, but only succeeded in rolling over.
"Why have you been so angry this whole time? I'm trying to be nice to you!" The Dark Matter frowned.
"Why? Why?! You threw me down here! Unlike you, I don't have anything to defend myself, you know!"
"Marx, we'll be okay. We'll find a way out of here, poyo. I promise." Kirby kneeled closer to him.
"You keep saying that Kirby, but I'm having a difficult time believing that! Everywhere we go, we get thrown somewhere else! What if we're down here forever? What if we never get out?" His eyes trembled, he was still struggling to get on his feet.
Kirby stood behind Marx and gently tried to push him back on his feet, only for him to fall forward on his face again. The clown whimpered in slight pain and repulsion of being touched. This time, the pink puffball set him on his two brown-shoe covered feet.
"We'll get out, poyo. It may seem hard to believe right now, but we will get out. We just need to have hope together, poyo."
Marx's face suddenly grew a serious expression. He turned away from the rest of the group to look at the old tower, then slowly faced the pink puffball."
"Kirby, hope rides forever alone."
"…Where did that come from?" Gooey asked.
Marx breathed a sigh, then followed the rest of the group mostly silent as they traveled through the Old Tower.
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Inside the tower they found several treasures, including a Star Tiara, a Unicorn's Horn, a Three-Star Cane, Tut's Mask, Mr. Saturn, Armor, a Treasure Box (much to their confusion), and a Mannequin.
They traveled through the seemingly endless tower, all members getting increasingly tired despite their joy over the treasure. They found a peaceful area, much to their relief, and decided to rest for the boss fight that would most likely be in the next room.
"This place seems like it never ends, you know? How long do you think we've been down here?" Marx asked.
"I think a few hours, poyo. Not counting the time we were asleep after the fall." Kirby answered.
Gooey sighed. "I'm getting hungry…"
"Same here. At least the forest area had fruit trees and berries…" Armin sighed as well.
"I think I have some snacks in my pack, poyo!" Kirby sifted through his backpack to find four somewhat squished ham sandwiches.
The team ate their sandwiches, with Kirby inhaling his. It wasn't very filling, but it could keep them tided over for a while longer.
Kirby decided on the Plasma ability, then entered the next room. Suddenly, a large orange chameleon appeared above them, Chameleo Arm.
"Marx, Armin! Hide by the door, poyo! We'll fight him!" Kirby yelled as both pink puffball and blue blob hopped into action.
The Chameleo Arm tried to use his long tongue to grab Kirby, but the pink puffball attacked with Plasma Needle. The enemy jumped into the air and turned invisible, then spit out three colorful orbs. Gooey grabbed one with his tongue and repelled the attack.
Kirby charged up his energy to release a Plasma Spark. Then the pink puffball attacked with a Plasma Arrow. The Chameleo Arm rolled into Kirby, knocking his ability away.
The enemy spit up the colorful spheres. Kirby inhaled them to see if it would give him an ability. Much to the Chameleo Arm's misfortune, it was the Paint ability.
Gooey knew the drill and got out of the line of fire. Paint splattered everywhere, hitting the Chameleo Arm enemy and finishing it off once and for all.
The four made a beeline for the exit, then found themselves at the entrance of the Old Tower once again.
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"How?! HOW?! We…we just…" Gooey gaped, staring at the entrance in shock.
"I've pretty much given up trying to understand this place, you know? I'm just gonna go with it now." Marx said.
"Hey, look over here." Armin pointed to a doorway next to the Old Tower.
"Why didn't we see that earlier?!" Gooey replied, shocked.
"Good job Armin, poyo!" Kirby raced into the room with Armin, a still shocked Gooey, and an unfazed Marx following.
They were in the third mine cart area, and this one looked like a bumpy ride. Marx groaned.
"What's your problem? All you've done on this trip is complain!" Gooey scolded.
"And all you've done is be an annoyance! At least I have a good reason for my actions, you know!" Marx retorted.
"You're way more annoying with your little girly voice and your 'you know'-ing and your confusing big words!"
"At least I can say 'big words'! I just have a better vocabulary than you."
The two hopped in the cart and the little jester and the blue blob continued to exchange insults. The cart began to roll on it's four wheels.
"You spoony bard!"
"I am not a spoony bard! You're the spoony one." The little clown yelled.
"You're spoonier than I am!"
"Spoonier isn't a word!"
"It is now because I just invented it!"
Armin patted Kirby on the back as the young Star Warrior sighed and buried his face in his pink arms.
Author's Note: This is probably one of the most memetastic chapters I've ever written. I'm really proud of this one and I hope it makes up for the boring parts in previous chapters. This part of the story will be so memetastic, it should be illegal. Also, I'm pretty content that I managed to upload this chapter so soon. The words just came to me as I wrote. Writing this chapter was so much fun!