A/N: Told you you wouldn't have to wait another month for an update. There's just a few things I'd like to point out with this chapter and that's first that since there's two Waddle Dees now I'm going to refer to Meta Knight's as Sailor Dee and Dedede's as Bandana Dee. Also as it can be slightly seen in this chapter I'll sort of use Dedede as a form of comic relief throughout this story but he'll still have moments where he shines.
Oh yeah, and when Kirby shows up should I give him a voice or just limit him to simple sounds and an occasional "poyo?"
Mace, Ax, Trident, Sword, Blade, and Sailor Dee were at their stations in the Halberd's main control room as Meta Knight and Captain Vul stood upon the raised platform behind them.
"Reactor output?" Vul asked.
Ax pressed a few of the touch keys on his monitor and various green colored bars appeared and extend across it horizontally. "Reactor output is at one hundred percent for all engines."
"Shield status?" Vul asked.
Mace pressed a button on his monitor and an image of the Halberd appeared with a blue outline around it with a long blue bar underneath it. "Shields at maximum power!"
Vul began to grin. "Crew status?"
Sailor Dee looked at all his surveillance monitors before standing up in his seat and turning around while saluting him. "All accounted for."
"Excellent." Vul said in a cocky manner.
Sword turned around and saluted Meta Knight. "Master Meta Knight, the secret weapons have been loaded aboard the storage bay. We're ready to raise anchor!"
"Open the hanger." Meta Knight ordered as he stared out the window at the hanger's door.
Trident began to press various buttons on his monitor. Once he seemed to finish a low rumbling sound filled the room as the large hanger doors began to open. The Halberd began to shake as the platform it sat on began to rise up.
"Raise the anchor and unfold the backup sails." Meta Knight commanded.
Mace and Trident began to operate their computers.
"Anchor raised." Mace remarked.
"The backup sails are deployed." Trident informed.
"Activate the main thrusters!" Vul shouted happily.
Ax pulled a lever beside his computer and pressed some keys. "Thrusters ready."
Vul grinned.
"Initiate liftoff." Meta Knight ordered in a neutral tone.
The area around the Halberd's hanger began to shake as a loud rumbling noise began to come from the Halberd. It lifted up into the air with a low humming noise coming from the thrusters on its back as the flaps on them began to adjust. Once they locked in place the Halberd hovered in the air for a moment and the large wings on the sides unfolded. The loud rumbling noise returned and soon the Halberd shot off in the direction of Dream Land.
King Dedede was sleeping while he sat on his cushioned throne in his castle when a Waddle Dee wearing a blue bandana ran into the room.
"Great king! Great king! There's trouble!" He shouted as he ran up to him.
"Huh, what?" Dedede said as he woke up before looking down at the Waddle Dee that was frantically waving his arms around in front of him. "What is it?"
"Great king, there's trouble!" Bandana Dee repeated again.
"Trouble?" Dedede asked sounding somewhat unamused. "What kind of trouble?"
"Outside in the sky!" Bandana Dee shouted.
"In the sky?" Dedede asked as he jumped of his throne causing the ground to shake a little due to his massive weight.
"Yes! Come quickly! I'll show you!" Bandana Dee shouted before running down the red carpet leading out of the room.
Dedede rolled his head around and groaned in annoyance before running after Bandana Dee. "Hey! Wait for me!"
He ran out into one of the hallways outside the throne room to find the Bandana Dee shaking his stubby little arm in the direction of one of the windows.
"Out there! Out there!" He shouted.
"What? What is it?" Dedede asked as he stepped up to him and leaned out the window before looking up in the sky and widening his eyes in fear as his jaw dropped.
Up in the orange tinted cloudy sky the Halberd was bombarding Dream Land with a barrage of missile, laser, and gun fire. Trees below fell down and burst into flames as the assault progressed while Tookey's, Twizzy's, and Bronto Burt's flew away in fear.
"Oh great king what do we do?" Bandana Dee asked.
Dedede stared out at the Halberd for another minute before rapidly running around in a circle for a moment before running down the hall.
"WE'RE UNDER ATTACK! MAN YOUR STATIONS!" He shouted frantically as he ran past and even toppled over his army of Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos.
"Great king, where are you going?" Bandana Dee asked as he ran after him.
Dedede ran up the circular staircase leading up to the observation deck of one of his castle's towers where one of his Waddle Doo's was standing looking out at the Halberd through a telescope.
"Gimme that!" Dedede shouted as he took the telescope from him and pushed him aside.
He began to fix his view on the Halberd while Bandana Dee crawled up onto the deck behind him.
"What is it?" He asked.
Dedede focused the scope on the front of the Halberd and let out a low growl when he noticed Meta Knight's mask on front of the ship.
"It's Meta Knight." Dedede replied angrily as he collapsed the telescope. "That traitor!"
"Meta Knight?" Bandana Dee asked.
Dedede threw the telescope to the ground and began to shake his fist at Halberd while he shouted. "Hey! Hey Meta Knight! What do you think you're doing to my kingdom?"
"Sir Meta Knight, I found something." Sailor Dee informed.
Meta Knight's eyes shifted towards him. "Hm?"
"There's someone shouting at us, they don't look to happy." Sailor Dee replied.
Meta Knight's eyes shifted back to main viewing window. "Bring it up on the main screen."
Sailor Dee began to work his computer and soon the main viewing window displayed black and white footage of Dedede shaking his fist at one camera's on the deck of the Halberd while he stomped around with Bandana Dee behind him.
"Who the heck is this?" Vul asked.
Meta knight shut his eyes and began to laugh again. "Ah, so Dedede thinks he can stop me. This shouldn't take long."
Meta Knight turned around and exited the control room while everyone else looked back at him perplexed.
Dedede continued to shout at the Halberd until he finally noticed a small circular platform fly down towards him with Meta Knight standing atop it.
"Meta Knight! Why do you think you're doing?" Dedede shouted.
"Can't you see I've decided to invade Dream Land?" Meta Knight asked rhetorically as the platform began to hover up and down slightly a few feet away from him.
"You can't invade Dream Land, I own it. I order you to stop at once!" Dedede shouted as he pointed angrily at him.
Vul and the crew in the control room watched the monitor as it displayed Meta Knight and Dedede as they continued to bicker.
"What the heck are they doing?" Ax asked.
"Who knows?" Mace replied as he looked over at him and shrugged.
After another moment the platform Meta Knight was standing on began to fly back towards the Halberd and he reentered the control room a minute later while Dedede continued to stomp around the top of the tower angrily.
"Well?" Vul asked as Meta Knight took his place beside him.
"Aim the main cannon at the castle." Meta Knight ordered. "Prepare to fire."
Sword and Blade began to press multiple buttons on their computers causing the Halberd to hover in place and look towards Dedede's castle. As it lined up with the castle Dedede turned around and grabbed Bandana Dee before frantically running back down the staircase of the tower.
"Fire."