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Chapter 12

Flying Monk-Never Mind

"This is absolutely outrageous!" Rocky was giving Waddle Doo a hard time about his recent arrest. They were standing in the town square of Dream City. He may have been tied up by the feet, but he was still struggling against the guards that were pulling him.

"His highness has ordered that you and Kawasaki are to be put in prison as suspects in the conspiracy by Kirby to take over Dreamland. Not to mention your assassination attempt on the king yesterday!"

"Assassination? That's absurd. This is a complete infringement on civil liberties and justice!"

"King Dedede's the dictator here! He gets to decide who gets justice and liberties! Now stop struggling and cooperate and you might not get the death penalty. Maybe just life in prison." The soldiers continued to pull him, but Rocky's struggling, along with his weight and bulk, eventually tired the soldiers. They stopped dragging him and sat down. Waddle Doo was not pleased by this. "Hey, don't stop pulling! He's a traitor to his people and his king!"

"We are rather tired, sir…" said one of the guards.

"Lazy bums…Hey you, kid!" He pointed over to a strong looking kid with spikey blond hair. "Pull this guy to the castle or I'll arrest you too!"

The kid slowly turned to Waddle Doo. "The name's…Knuckle Joe. Not "kid"!"

Waddle Doo growled as his eye narrowed. "Don't talk back to me! Now help us or I'll-"

"Hey, Cuz!" Both Waddle Doo and Knuckle Joe turned to see Waddle Dee running toward them. "Dedede wants you to go back to the castle so you guys can put together a plan to beat Kirby."

Knuckle Joe turned to Dee confused. "Kirby? What do you mean, defeat Kirby?"

Waddle Doo turned to Knuckle Joe. "Kirby is an enemy of the state. He is considered extremely dangerous. If you see him, contact Castle Dedede immediately so that we can arrest him!"

Joe looked more confused. "What? Kirby, dangerous? That's ridiculous! I've known him for years and he's not tough at all! Hey, Waddle Dee, aren't you his friend? How is he dangerous? Why does Dedede care about him anyways?"

Waddle Dee decided to answer. "Well, I guess he only got his powers recently. I never saw them before today. As for Dedede, he stole the Sparkling Stars and the planets gonna die if their not put back so Kirby is-"

"Waddle Dee! Be quiet! You are going to receive some severe punishment for that! Now, Knuckle Joe, are you gonna help us, or should I have my guards put you in chains now?"

Knuckle Joe frowned angrily. "How about neither…I'll just take you out, then King Dedede! Smash Punch!" Knuckle Joe threw a punch in Waddle Doo's direction. A sort of energy beam came out of his fist and hit Waddle Doo, knocking him off his feet.

"Oof! Retreat! You have made a grave mistake!" Waddle Doo and the guards ran away back to the castle. Waddle Dee stood there for a few seconds, sighed, than slowly started walking back to the castle as well.

"Tcch, that'll teach them to mess with Knuckle Joe!" Knuckle Joe smirked.

"Oh, give it a rest and untie me already!" said Rocky, still unable to move his feet.

"Oh, yeah right." After untying Rocky, Joe decided to take action. "Well, we know that Dedede is going to destroy Dreamland if he isn't stopped. I say we go and defeat him!"

Rocky sighed. "You are going to find any excuse you can to get into trouble aren't you! Well, that is, of course, you're prerogative, but don't come crying to me when you're in front of a firing squad because of your treasonous actions." Rocky began to walk away.

"Wait! So you're not gonna help me?"

Rocky let out a more impatient sigh. "That's exactly right, Knuckle Joe. I value my freedom! I'm leaving Dream City so I can move to a smaller, quieter town. I thank you for your help earlier, but I will now bid you adieu."

"Would you rather that injustice continues if it meant that you would be comfortable?" Rocky and Knuckle Joe turned to see Meta Knight standing before them.

"Hey, who're you?" Asked Knuckle Joe.

"You may call me Meta Knight. Your king's actions will no doubt lead to the destruction of your planet. So tell me, are you willing to stand by while your king freely does what he wills with no regard to the consequences?"

"Of course not!" Said Knuckle Joe. "See, Rocky! We gotta put a stop to Dedede now!"

Meta Knight then turned to Knuckle Joe. "You're brave and powerful, but brash and untrained as well. Do you know of Lololo and Lalala? They have one of the Sparkling Stars in the castle where they are filming their next movie. Kirby is heading there as well. If you desire to help, go there"

Knuckle Joe nodded. "Yeah! Let's go Rocky!" Knuckle Joe took off.

Rocky gave an annoyed look to Meta Knight. "Do you have any idea how excitable that kid is? Or better yet, how far away that castle is? …Fine, I'll go...but only because I'm heading that way myself." Rocky ran after Knuckle Joe.

Meta Knight's eyes glowed a green color. Knuckle Joe…I wonder…

It was nighttime now. Kirby and Poppy Jr. sat by a small fire. Trila had contacted them a few hours ago and let them know where the second star was. But, that castle was still a couple miles away. The two decided to get some rest so that they'd be at full strength the next day. Trila had warned them that the two movie stars where going to be planning for their arrival. They were now working on a strategy for the impending confrontation.

Poppy Jr. was worried about something else though. He had heard stories about the castle. Apparently, the place was haunted by ghosts. He had expressed this to Kirby, but he didn't seem worried. "Those are silly rumors. We have to concentrate on what Lololo and Lalala are going to do. I mean, their action stars and all, but they're smaller than even me."

"I think they can fly," commented Poppy Jr.

"Maybe. But so can I, with the Warp Star at least. I think that we don't have too much to worry about. Let's get some sleep…" Kirby lied down on the grass and was out quickly.

Poppy Jr. sat for a few more minutes. He still felt rather uneasy.

Lololo stood atop the castle along with another individual. Her body was completely yellow and her face was concealed by a large, pointy black hat. This witch was known as Broom Hatter. She owned the castle that Lololo and Lalala had leased for their movie. Lololo turned to her. "So Broom Hatter, Kirby will be coming here. You say that the spirits of this castle will be able to defeat him?"

"Kee kee kee…that is correct. My ghastly minions will decimate Kirby after they scare the wits out of him."

Lololo smirked. "Capture him now. If you do, we'll double the amount we are paying you."

Broom Hatter waved her broom around. A white circular ghost with a tail. appeared "Capture the pink one and bring him to me. Do what you want with the other but I want him alive! Now fly! FLY!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Several more identical ghosts appeared and flew away from the castle, toward the unsuspecting snoozers.

To be Continued

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