Another chapter already? Why not? Too all (2) of my adoring reviewers: thank you! Well, Lady HexaKnight, you thought the last chapter was too short? (though technically it was my 2nd longest yet...hmmm...) Well heres my second shortest. XD Sorry, but I just couldn't add anything else to this chapter because it just wouldn't transition right. Thanks for the invite Xanxi, I'll check it out...but it's late now and I have early classes tomorrow. And for those of you who have been waiting for some "Kirby sucks up the powers of the bad guys and uses them against them and beats them up because Kirby owns" action, you are one chapter away from that. Next chapter, the adventure begins. :D
Disclaimer stuff: Kirby and all characters that happen to fall under that franchise are owned by Nintendo and Hal. I don't care if you use any original characters that I make, however, it'd be nice if I get some credit for them. Enough legal junk, let's get on with the story.
Chapter 7
Should've Kept His Mouth Closed
Waddle Dee walked on the grounds of the Fountain of Dreams. The ground underneath his feet was soft from the constant water flow from the Fountain of Dreams. The water flowing from the fountain wasn't a natural color. It seemed to constantly changing colors, all of them soft colors though. The plants around the fountain were unworldly colors. The trees were purple with blue leaves. The smaller plants had similar combinations of colors. Nothing looked like it should've, but it did look real. Dee then noticed four pedestals resting around the fountain. On each pedestal a different colored star floated, one brown, one blue, one orange, and one purple. "The Sparkling Stars…"
King Dedede, followed by Waddle Doo walked up to Dee. "Man this here place looks freaky. So, tell me about it."
"Really? Oh, well alright. So, this is the Fountain of Dreams. It rests over the Dream Spring, the supposed source of all dreams. That's where the strange water comes from. The water is said to be the essence of all dreams. Of course that's really just speculation and old rumors. Anyways, there's this really interesting legend behind it. Supposedly a long time ago-"
"Yeah, yeah. That's all well and good, but what about the great power you were talking about before? Tell me that," said Dedede impatiently.
Dee began to suspect that the king had ulterior motives, but he wasn't about to disobey him. "Well…you see these four stars right here? These are called the Sparkling Stars. Each one controls a different aspect of the planet. Take this brown one for instance. It keeps the land of Popstar stable. Without it, the land would basically die, we'd have a huge increase in violent tremors, and nothing could grow. Now the orange one keeps the planet warm. Basically, without it, Popstar would freeze. The blue one-"
"So your sayin' that if we controlled these here stars, we pretty much control the planet. Hmm…hey Waddle Doo, you and your men get these here stars and take 'em back to the ship."
"Yes, sire."
Dee's eyes widened, realizing what Dedede was going to do. "Wait, Sire! If you remove these stars, Popstar will eventually be destroyed!"
"Yeah, like how long?" said Dedede
"Well, it would be at least half a centurey before anything significant happened but-"
"And if we put them back, will the planet get betta'?"
"Well, yeah, but-"
"Then I don't see what you so worried about. We need 'em to take out those aliens."
"…but sire…"
"Now if you don't like it, you can go back to the ship and cry there." Dedede then walked away as Waddle Doo and several crew members removed the four stars. Waddle Dee just stood there and watched. What could he do? He had to get help, tell somebody anybody. Dee ran off as Dedede and Waddle Doo loaded up the stars, completely forgetting about Waddle Dee. Capsule J had finished the repairs and the ship headed back towards Castle Dedede, not noticing the figure that had popped out of the brush.
Meta Knight came out, having heard every word they had said and seen what they had done. But it could have been worse. They didn't get all the stars. There was one left that went completely unnoticed. Meta Knight walked back to the fountain and looked at the white star that looked like nothing more than a decoration on the Fountain. As long as this star remains, we won't have any problems. Still, the fact that these beings had removed the Stars was a convenient turn of events. He could begin the training right away now. He would have to...but there was one more thing he had to do though. He couldn't risk these guys having all four elemental stars. His wings expanded and he flew off toward the zeppelin.
Dedede sat comfortably as Waddle Doo held onto the stars. "Well, we got a lot done tonight Waddle Doo! When we get back, we're gonna find out how to use these stars." Suddenly, an energy beam broke right through the cabin causing the ship to violently shake. Waddle Doo fell down losing his grip on all but the purple star. They landed on the floor and rolled toward the gaping hole in the cabin, falling out.
Dedede got back up, completely infuriated. "Yo, Capsule J, what in tarnation are you doing? I should take away your flying person's license!"
"I'm sorry, sire. We were hit by something…"
"I saw a huge laser thingy! You call that somehtin'? Waddle Doo where are the stars? You're only holding one!"
Waddle Doo stood back up dazed then noticed he only had the purple star. "Uh…I don't know, Sire…" They then all looked towards the large hole.
Dedede was really mad now. "ALRIGHT! As soon as get back to the castle, we're gonna form looking parties to find where they fell to! Now hurry up!"
To be Continued
You know the drill...or do you? Well I won't tell you cause it's a secret. After that disgustingly short (but plot important) chapter, I'll try to get the next one up soon. In the meantime...REVI-wait, I didn't say anything. Phew, secrets still safe.