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Chapter 8:Dyna Blade: Cocoa Cave

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The two had arrived at the cave after visiting the "ability tower," as they called it. Josh had given Trent his hammer ability and gotten the Ninja power for himself. They were both smiling as Trent took out a Knuckle Joe.

"Dude, I could've sworn the Ninja ability was in the next secret area,"Josh said as they went through the door.

"Actually, I think it is,"Trent told him as they moved past a Gordo. Josh took out a Waddle Doo with a well aimed throwing knife."There are couple of abilities in both areas."

"Ah,"Josh said. The two of them looked around the massive cave, noting the strange star designs on the walls, as well as the holes in the ceiling that let in sunlight that lit even the deepest parts of the cave.

"Y'know, I've never really noticed those weird, star shaped holes in the background when we first played through here,"Josh remarked, staring at said openings.

"This world is so weird,"Trent muttered. Deciding to leave the issue for later, they moved forward, seeing a Noddy ahead of them. They both looked at each other for a moment, then Trent held a finger in front of his mouth and shushed. Snickering a bit, they started tip-toeing past it comically. Unfortunately, they had forgotten about the crash bomb above, which came toppling down on Trent's head, exploding on contact. Josh flinched as he started swearing like a sailor.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGGGHHHHH!!! SON OF A B-TCH!! SOMEONE GET ME A F-CKING ASPIRIN!!"he screamed, stomping his foot like mad and scaring off the Noddy.(A/N:You'd swear too, if a bomb exploded on your head.)

"That had to hurt,"Josh muttered, looking up at the gorilla twice his size. With what could only be called a primal roar, Trent angrily charged through the cave like a nut, smashing through everything and everyone in his path like a bull. Josh sighed and calmly ran after him. Trent continued to destroy everything in his path that his hammer could take out, until he blindly ran into a wall, which knocked him onto his rear and somehow managed to snap him out of it. Josh slowly approached his previously raging friend.

"Owwwww,"Trent mumbled, rubbing his head. Josh stabbed his knife into a bomb block, making the wall disappear. He looked up at Trent and raised a nonexistant eyebrow.

"Feeling better now that you've wrecked the place?"Josh asked the hammer-wielding monkey, who nodded and stood up, using his hammer to support himself."Alrighty then, let's go."They both hopped up the platform and jumped down the other side, destroying another bomb block. They went through what was a crawl space for Trent, considering his size. But then, a big cat-like creature charged at Josh from the other side.

"Yikes!"

"Whoa!"Josh immediately jumped up and found himself clinging to the ceiling of the small space as Trent swung his hammer and took it out with one blow. He then looked at Josh, who was now at eye level with him.

"Hi,"Josh said, then looked up and down; or rather, down and up."...How do I get down?"Trent raised his hand and calmly plucked him off, turning him rightside up and putting him on the ground."Thank you. I wish I could have done that in the game. Woulda been pretty useful."They both jumped up and went through the next door, seeing a LOT of blocks. Trent reared his hammer back."Hold up, dude!"Trent looked down at Josh.

"What?"he asked.

"Gordos, remember?"Josh said. Trent let his hammer down.

"Oh, yeah,"he muttered.

"If I remember correctly, there's a 1-Up and a Maxim Tomato,"Josh said, readying his weapon."Let me take care of it."He started to slice through the blocks, quickly moving through them and being careful not to release any Gordos. Problem is, he couldn't remember just EXACTLY where they were. Sooooooooooooo....

"Hmm, I wonder if..."Trent muttered, but then, as if on cue, he heard Josh's shout.

"OH SHIZ!"

"Whaaa...?"Trent muttered, then saw Josh run out of the blocks.

"OKAY, GO NUTS, MONKEY BOY!"he shouted, running behind him.

"Hmph,"Trent grunted. He reared his hammer back and started smashing through some blocks to make a path big enough for himself. When he saw a Gordo moving forward, he calmly side-stepped it, allowing it to pass. He smashed through a few more and found a Maxim tomato. He picked it up and ate it quickly. He then prepared to smash through the blocks above him for the 1-Up, but was suddenly transformed into a star and shot back through the door. When he returned to normal, he gave Josh an annoyed look.

"Don't start,"he said, turning and jumping down. Trent silently followed."At least I gave you enough time to heal yourself."Trent shrugged indifferently.

"Alright, alright,"he said as they went through the door. They were very surprised by a constant gust of wind that was strong enough to slowly push Josh forward.

"Where the hell is this wind coming from!?"he asked irratably, trying to hold his ground. Trent barely even felt it due to his size.

"Need some help?"Trent asked, eyebrow raised.

"Let's just hurry up and get outta here,"Josh said. They quickly moved forward, going up and down several hills and taking out Rockies, Waddle Dees, and Waddle Doos. They eventually reached a spike pit, seeing a single Scarfy seemingly guarding it.

"I hate those things,"Trent muttered, staring at the innocent face. The Scarfy noticed them just after Trent had spoken. As they went under and past it, the scarfy did something they didn't expect. They jumped to a platform in the middle of the spike pit, but the Scarfy's face morphed and it charged at them from behind. Or more specifically, Josh. The creature tackled him into the spike pit.

"OWW!!"Josh quickly jumped out of the pit as Trent angrily smashed it into oblivion. Josh landed on the other side of the pit, but a Kabu appeared right in front of him. If it weren't for the wind, it wouldn't have been a problem. But the wind blew him within attack range of the Kabu, which knocked him down, knocking his star out of him and into the pit, making it disappear."DAMMIT!"(A/N:This has actually happened to me before. Stupid Kabu...)He then inhaled the Kabu and spat it at the spikes, destroying it. Trent jumped over to him.

"You okay?"he asked, though he was pretty sure of the answer by the look on his face.

"That sucked,"he said sourly. They both moved forward again, moving over even more hills and taking out a few more enemies, then coming across a large gap. Josh easily floated over it. Trent muttered a bit before saying "star form" and flying over the gap.

"I have got to learn how air jump,"He said as they went through the next door.

"Man, glad that's over,"Josh said, happy that there was no wind here. They saw a couple of harmless rockies and decided to ignore them. They jumped over the creatures and ran to the end of the path and leapt down. Unfortunately, Trent lost his footing and started rolling down the hill backwards. Josh shook his head while clicking his tongue.

"Gravity is not our friend,"he muttered, then began to slowly and carefully descend the hill. When he reached the bottom and looked off the edge he was surprised to see that Trent wasn't in self-destruct mode, but instead was lying in a dizzy heap next to a very confused Gim. Josh grinned and jumped down, inhaling it and beconig Yoyo Kirby."Sweet. If only I had fingers."He twirled it once before tapping Trent on the head."Naptime's over, buddy."

"Urgh, when did it start?"Trent muttered absentmindedly, rubbing his head and standing up."What's with the cap--Oh. Yoyo power, huh?"Josh grinned.

"Yup!"Josh said, swinging his Yoyo around himself like an expert.

"Your such a show-off,"Trent muttered.

"Well, you're a giant monkey with a friggin' hammer,"Josh retorted, then walked down the next hill. Trent blankly stared after him for a moment before looking at YOU and muttering matter-of-factly.

"This is true."

He then slid down after Josh. The two of them slid down another hill after that and saw a bomb block connected to the floor. When they were carefully positioned on the small platform, Josh struck the block with his Yoyo, and the two fell onto a lower platform that was in midair. Of course, that's not what had their attention. Now, the magma that made up the ground and even parts of the ceiling, THAT was an attention grabber.

"Dude...it's hot,"Trent said, sweating profusely.

"Trust me, you won't mind the next area,"Josh muttered bitterly. He carefully floated past the lava and landed on the ground not too far away. He reluctantly went through the next door, and the two landed in an incredibly icy part of the cave. Trent sighed in relief. The cold he could handle easily. He got confused look on his face once he realized something.

"Wait, snow after lava?"he questioned."I've never noticed that before."

"This cave's climate is really messed up,"Josh muttered, then let out a sneeze."Let's get outta here as fast as we freakin' can, dude."They slid down a small hill and took out two Chillies, running through the snow covered cave. They climbed up a hill and went over a small gap with a bomb block they apparently didn't notice. Which was a shame, considering there was food down there that they could've used. Josh took out Poppy Bros. Jr. They took out a giant wall of blocks and went down a ladder, Trent narrowly avoiding a Gordo that came up alongside it. The two of them saw the ceiling lined with a LOT of spikes. But they also saw a strange device on the ground.

"Isn't this one of those boostiing things?"Trent asked. Josh immediately jumped onto it and was catapulted forward at high speed."Wait up!"Trent quickly ran after him, but Josh quickly descended another ladder. Trent sighed before following him in star form. Just as he returned to normal, Josh was flying through the air again."Dammit, will you slow down!?"Apparently not.

WHOOSH!

Josh was off again. He continued to use the devices until he reached a bomb wall.(A/N:Wall with a bomb block.)Trent FINALLY managed to catch up to him.

"Dude, did you not here me shouting after you!?"he asked angrily as Josh started to go up the ladder. He was forced to duck as a cannon fired at him.

"Yes, but I want to get out of here,"Josh said flatly, avoiding the cannonballs. Trent quickly followed, but couldn't completely avoid damage on the way. The two jumped onto a warpstar and advanced through the cave with it, leaving the snowy area and landing in a place that looked a bit like the beginning of the cave. A Knuckle Joe ran at them and threw a punch before they could react, landing a blow on Trent that took out the last of his health, making him flash red.

"F-CK!"he shouted, then ran into the Knuckle Joe, becoming one himself. He growled for a moment, then sighed."Well, I guess I had to change sooner or later."They both walked forward and saw a very familiar beetle.

"Oh, boy,"Josh said as Bugzzy released a rather large swarm of smaller bugs from his wings. They're eyes widened.

"Dude..."they both said. Bugzzy then charged at the two. Josh quickly jumped out of the way as Trent swung his fist forward, creating an energy ball that pushed the Bugzzy back. Josh landed behind Bugzzy and looked at the swarm of bugs moving towards him. He swung his Yoyo forward and sent it through the swarm, clearing a line of them.

"Get Yoyo'd, son,"he said smoothly, holding the Yoyo's string in front of himself. The swarm charged at him. He smirked. Meanwhile, Trent was lying on his back, holding Bugzzy's pincers at bay. They had managed to deal some damage to each other before Trent was knocked down. He growled as he slowly started to push the massive bug up, then, in a sudden burst of strength, he managed to stand up and hold the massive bug over his head. Bugzzy flailed around frantically, trying to free himself. With a shout, Trent hurled the massive bug through the air. Josh and the swarm, hearing Trent's shout, looked to see the massive bug flying straight at them. Josh quickly rolled out of the way as Bugzzy zoomed by, crashing into his own swarm. The swarm was destroyed instantly and Bugzzy's health was wiped out, leaving him blinking red. Josh gave Trent a "Watchoo talkin' bout, Willis?" look.

"How exactly did you pull that off?"he asked, throwing his power away and inhaling Bugzzy, becoming Suplex Kirby. Trent shrugged while smiling awkwardly.

"I guess I still had some of Bonker's power in me,"he said. There was a flash, and the two of them appeared in another cannon. But this time, neither of them went very far.

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End of Chapter

Hmm, this chapter was long enough, I think. Remember to review.