Hi ya'll. Been a few days, so I made an extra long chapter for you guys! Hey Xanxi, if I haven't said so before, thanks for reviewing my fic and giving it so much publicity! And you will be seeing more anime references throughout the story. To everyone else...(gets on knees) PLEASE REVIEW MY FIC (SOB BEG WHINE ETC.). Thanks!

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 11

Fight Against Nature

"So where exactly are we going, Poppy Brothers Junior?" asked Kirby as he and Poppy Bros. Jr. walked through a thicker area of the forest.

"Just call me Poppy Junior. It's less of a mouthful that way. We're heading to my house before we meet with the forest leader. You look pretty tired anyways, and I've got something that'll help with your injuries. Ah, here we are." Kirby stood in front of a hollowed-out tree. In front of the tree was what appeared to be a small garden. Poppy Jr. pulled out a rather large tomato with a capital M on the front. "Here. This'll give you a nice pick up."

Poppy Jr. tossed the tomato to Kirby, who was surprised to see it. "Is this a maxim tomato? I've only seen a few of these before! Do you grow these here?"

"Yep, the soil in Whispy's Wood is extremely healthy. There are only a few places that can grow these. I got plenty, so don't worry about it."

Kirby ate the tomato. Woah! These things are great! I feel just fine now! "Wow! Thanks! So are we ready to go?"

"I guess so. Come on. Our leader isn't far from here," said Poppy as he walked away from the tree.

"Tell me, will this leader of yours be willing to listen to me?" asked Kirby.

"…I honestly don't know. He acted as if the star was really important. He said that it would lead our forest into a golden age of prosperity. But, I'm sure he doesn't want our planet to die either. I'm sure that he'll be reasonable. Well we're here." Poppy Jr. and Kirby stood in front of a tree, which looked like every other tree in the forest.

"It's a tree," Kirby stated.

"Well, yes he is," responded Poppy Jr.

"Okay…so…now what?"

"Just wait a second. Lord Whispy. I would request an audience with you."

"Poppy Brothers Junior, I have heard that the woods have a pink invader and now I see that you bring him here. What is the meaning of this?" A face began to form on the tree. A sharp nose stuck out and three black holes formed a mouth and pair of eyes on the tree.

"So, this is the Whispy of Whispy's Wood?" asked Kirby. The tree looked at him with contempt.

"You…will call me by my complete name. I am Whispy Woods, lord and protector of this forest. You have come to my realm to steal the Star of Earth have you not?" Said Whispy.

"If that's the Sparkling Star that's here, then yes. I intend to return it to it's rightful place at the Fountain of Dreams. If I don't, our entire planet will be destroyed. That means your forest will be as well!"

"Do not think me such a simpleton! Your insolence and arrogance is disgusting! Even if the star is not returned, the effects of it missing will not be significant for many years. I will use this star to turn my forest into a paradise. Once finished, the star will be returned. Now leave and never traverse back into my wood!"

"…But if you keep it here, won't the land of other places suffer?" Kirby wasn't ready to give up yet.

"They will recover with time. Now leave!" said Whispy, angered that this creature would defy him.

Kirby walked closer to Whispy. "That's not good enough! Why should your forest prosper at the expense of everyone else? I won't have it!"

Poppy Jr. began to speak. "Uh, Kirby, you shouldn't stand so close to-"

"Silence fool!" exclaimed Whispy. After this, roots began to shoot out of the ground, surrounding Kirby and trapping him. "As for you…if you will not leave my forest willingly, I will send you away myself." Whispy's branches began to expand spreading across the immediate area and completely covering the sky.

Kirby gave Whispy a defiant look. "Don't underestimate me Whispy! I'm not as weak as I might seem!"

"Yes…I've been told about your...powers. You are indeed dangerous. So I will defeat you swiftly. Now…feel the wrath of the forest!" Whispy began to shake his branches causing a large amount of apples to fall. Kirby began to inhale them, but there were too many. The apples hit his head hard as they fell but that didn't deter him. Kirby continued to inhale, but he couldn't keep up with the apples that were falling. He began to get buried under them. The apples began to cover up the entire area. Kirby was now completely buried as the last few apples dropped. Whispy looked toward Poppy Jr. "You should have never brought him here. He knows where I am now! How do you suggest I resolve this?"

Poppy Jr. looked down. "…I don't know, Lord Whispy…"

"Well I do. I wish this weren't necessary but…" Two roots came out of the ground and smashed into the pile of apples, sending many of them into the air and revealing a dazed Kirby, One the roots wrapped around Kirby, lifted him into the air, and began to squeeze him. Kirby groaned in pain as he was twisted by the root.

"Wait, Lord Whispy. Surely there is a better way than this! Please! We don't need to kill him. I'm sure that he won't tell anyone where you are! We don't need to do this!"

"Silence, Poppy Brothers Junior! You have done enough damage to this forest already! I gave your people a home because they had none. I let your people hollow out trees so that they would not be out in the cold. Do not defy me!"

"I…" Poppy Jr. stood there for a moment. "But…this isn't right. We shouldn't just let the rest of the planet suffer while we benefit from the stars power. We should let Kirby return it so everyone can share the benefits…"

"You would defy me, you insolent dog?" exclaimed Whispy.

"…I'm sorry Lord Whispy…" Poppy Jr. quickly pulled out a bomb, lit it and threw it at the base of the root that held Kirby. The explosion cut the root from Whispy causing him to cry out in pain.

"Gah! You! You will not live through this!" Several roots shot out of the ground and began to thrust in his direction. Poppy Jr. closed his eyes waiting for the inevitable. Suddenly, several apples hit Whispy's trunk. Whispy looked to see Kirby swaying groggily. "You just won't give up will you? Very well, I'll get rid of both of you!" More roots came out of the ground. Thinking fast Kirby swallowed the root that had been blown off by Poppy Jr. Kirby jumped up. A red capped formed on him as his skin turned yellow. Several spikes formed on the cap and began to expand and shrink rapidly. He had become Needle Kirby.

Whispy seethed with anger. "So, you do have mimicking powers! You will still be destroyed!" About a dozen of Whispy's roots began to thrust at Kirby. Kirby crouched and the spikes on him expanded, slicing each root before they could hit Kirby. "Graah! I…will…not be beaten!" Kirby retracted the spikes. He then jumped up and shot out the spikes. They all began to head toward Whispy at high speeds. Whispy blocked as many as he could by catching them with his roots but eventually one connected with his trunk. Whispy lost concentration and his roots began to shake violently as more spikes slammed into his trunk. Eventually the roots fell to the ground. Kirby landed back on the ground as the cap dematerialized.

Whispy weakly looked at Kirby. "…I didn't expect such…power…very well." Another root came out of the ground. This one was wrapped around a brown star. "You may have the Star of Earth." Kirby picked up the star and backed away.

Poppy Jr. looked on to what Kirby had done and was shocked. What have I done…I've betrayed the forest, my own people…and for what? Because I thought I was right? I can't turn back now though. I made a choice and I'll accept the consequences. He then looked at Whispy and saw an undying hatred.

"As for you…you have betrayed me and the forest. Therefore, I hereby banish you, Poppy Brothers Junior from my realm. Get out!" Finished, Whispy retracted his roots and his face disappeared.

Poppy Jr. walked up to Kirby. "…I guess I'll show you the way out. It appears we're both heading that way anyways…"

"Poppy Junior…I'm sorry," Kirby said sympathetically

"Don't be. I made a choice and must now face the consequences of that choice. And I think I've made another decision. Kirby, are there other stars like this one?"

Kirby nodded "Yeah."

"Then…I'll go with you and help you collect the rest. I have nowhere else to go…so can I come?"

Kirby smiled and nodded. "Sure. I can use all the help I can get! Let's go!"

They walked away from Whispy as his face reformed. Meta Knight revealed himself from behind one of the trees. "Thank you, Lord Whispy. I must apologize for your injuries."

"My injuries will heal quickly, but Kirby was much more powerful than you lead me to believe. But either way, the Star of Earth will be returned to its rightful place." Whispy said with a weak smile.

"Kirby has grown in power much faster than I thought. May I ask why you banished the one with him though?"

"Poppy Brothers Junior? He has always been unsatisfied with his life in this forest. His journey with Kirby will be refreshing to him. I'll let him come back when Kirby is finished with his quest."

Meta Knight nodded. "Very well. I take my leave of you now." Meta Knight turned and walked away from Whispy as his face disappeared one more time.

Kirby breathed deeply as he and Poppy Jr. came out of the forest. "Aaaaaaahhh…feels great to see the sky clearly again."

"Yeah, I guess…" said Poppy Jr. "So now where do we go?"

Kirby realized that he had no clue about where he was going. "Um…I don't know…"

King Dedede sat enraged at the scene that had just taken place. He slammed his fist against the throne several times. "Just who is this Kirby guy! We gotta do somethin' about him! Wait…hey Waddle Dee, go and get that there cousin of yours. I gotta plan!"

"Yes sire." Waddle Dee ran out of the room. King Dedede sat at the throne room thinking for a moment. I gotta do somethin' about this here Kirby. I gotta find a way to beat 'im. Hmm...

As Dedede sat thinking, a person in gold armor, wearing red gloves, entered the room. He approached Dedede slowly and kneeled. "Sire, I have information regarding the location of another Sparkling Star."

Dedede smiled. "Good job, Sir Kibble! Go get it!"

Sir Kibble remained kneeling. "Sire, the people who have it would not want to give it up. They said they would contact you once I returned." A small beeping sound went off on Dedede's throne. He pressed a button and a screen came out of a wall panel. On the screen appeared two people. They were small and circular shape. One was blue and the other was pink and wore a yellow bow.

"Greetings Sire," said the blue one. "I'm sure I need no introduction."

"Wait a minute. You two are the famous movie stars, Lololo and Lalala!'

"That's right!" said Lalala, the pink one. "And we have a deal for you!"

"Yeah, what is it?" said Dedede, mad that they were in control of the situation.

Lololo smirked and held up an orange star. "We've heard that you need this Sparkling Star. So…if you fully fund our next movie, which we have so appropriately named "The Adventures of Lolo 4", we'll gladly give you the Sparkling Star."

Dedede's eyes lit up. "Heh heh heh. Actually I got a betta idea…"

To be Continued

I just couldn't make Whispy a really bad bad guy in the end...oh well. So you may commence reviews. (Waits) ...I said commence reviews! (Waits some more) ...HELLO...Anybody there? ...sniff...