Well, it took a while and a random favorite out of nowhere, but I'm finally back to writing this story.
Good news, everyone! I bought KSSU yesterday, and just 100% percented it. (Suck it, Marx Soul and Galacta Knight.) This should make it easier for me to write this story.
Chapter 12:Follow that Ship!
"Dude...you're crushing me..."
"At least you don't have a broken spine..."
The two slowly stumbled to their feet, shaking away their dizziness. They looked through the treeline, seeing the Halberd flying away over the horizon.
"Crap,"Josh said flatly.
"C'mon, we need to move,"Trent said. They quickly ran forward, seeing a few Birdons circling above their heads as they hopped across platforms. One of the birds quickly swooped towards them without warning, taking them by surprise and knocking Trent over."Ow!"Josh inhaled the winged creature, becoming Bird Kirby.
"Squadelah! I'm off!"he shouted as Trent stood up, taking into the air and charging at the Birdons.
Trent paused for a moment."...Buhhh,"he shuddered, bad memories surfacing from what Josh had quoted. He looked up, watching as Josh began flying around at high speed, the other avians chasing after him.
"Incoming!"he shouted down, diving towards Trent, who quickly pulled his weapon back in preparation to throw it. Josh shot right past him, the gust he created pulling the yommer out of Trent's hand, only for the deformed gorilla to grip the string tightly and swing his arm forward, throwing his weapon into the crowd of birds, taking them out. Josh landed right next to him, grinning."Not bad, partner."
"I want a new power. This one's just too weird for me,"Trent grumbled.
"Let's see what we can do about that, eh?"Josh asked. They dived into the water, Josh's wings replacing themselves with a snorkel and goggles. They dove down, Josh swimming through a small tunnel and Trent doing nothing, since he was too big to fit through it.
"Star form,"he said, his voice distorted by the water. He turned into a star and quickly flew through the tunnel, returning to 'normal' just a second later. They stared at a Birdon that was in a wide cave, staring at them, apparently not realizing that it was underwater and couldn't breathe. They stared for only a second longer before the bird's eyes widened and it exploded. The duo exchanged weird looks.
"No comment,"they agreed in unison. They swam up to the surface, but Josh was the only one fast enough to dive back under in time, avoiding a Birdon that crashed into Trent. Josh surfaced again, seeing his friend's eye narrow in annoyance.
"Well, that sucked,"he said sourly. They both climbed up a rock wall, Josh's wings returning as soon as he left the water. He flew up and landed on the platform, watching as Trent pulled over the edge.
"Looky looky,"Josh said, pointing a wing to another patch of land not too far away from them. Trent squinted his eye, seeing a Poppy Bro walking around aimlessly.
"Sweet,"he said. He ran forward and jumped across the large gap, landing right in front of the Poppy Bro, who quickly formed a bomb. Trent quickly ran into it with a cry of "self-destruct", destroying the Poppy Bro and becoming one himself as Josh flew over. They didn't take even three steps forward before an Iron Mam appeared in front of them.
"Frick,"Josh muttered, flapping his wings to gain altitude as Trent formed a bomb. The Iron Mam walked towards him, smashing it's fists into the ground as it moved forward. Trent quickly jumped over it, dropping his bomb on it's head. Recovering quickly, the fighting creature spun and threw it's fist towards the still air-born Trent, who sheilded himself with his arms.
He didn't need to bother, Josh swooped by and shoved him out of the way, ascending again to dodge it's second fist. The blue fighter started to form energy in it's hands to blast Josh with, but was interrupted by another bomb from Trent, knocking it back. It then tried something a little bit smarter, throwing each fist at them both.
Now, people, I really mean a little bit, because this attack left it completely wide open. Trent quickly sidestepped the fist thrown at him while Josh performed a loop to dodge the other. Trent hurled another bomb, Josh flying right behind it. The Iron M. was blasted by the explosive, stunned long enough to be finished off by a swipe of Josh's wing. Josh calmly landed next to the flashing creature, then looked at Trent questioningly.
"I'm good,"he said, already knowing what he was going to ask.
"Hmm, I wanna try something,"Josh said, taking his hat off, and turning it into a small bird doll. He tossed it right at the Iron Mam, creating a flash. What they saw next made their eyebrows raise in intrigue. What was left was what looked like a feathery boxing glove."Okay. This is interesting."Trent nodded in agreement, watching curiously as Josh inhaled the strange glove. In another flash, he was covered in a strange attire. He wore a headband just like the fighter ability, but it was a dark orange instead of just red. He also had wings on his back instead of his arms, along with a beak where his mouth was.
"Huh..."Trent muttered, not sure what to think of this new transformation."So...what do we call this one?"Josh flapped his wings a few times, floating a few feet off the ground.
"Uhh, how about Volken?"Josh squawked, he did have a beak now, after all.
"Vulcan?"Trent asked, tilting his head.
"Yeah, spelled V-O-L-K-E-N,"Josh said.
"Why?"
"...I dunno. Just to be different, I guess,"he said with a shrug. He waved his arm."Let's see what this new ability can do!"They went through the next door, appearing on top of a hill that lead into an alcove filled with ocean water. They started running/flying down the hill, a few scarfies and bomb creatures in their way. Trent formed a bomb as Josh swooped down, grabbing a bomb creature. He tossed it up, and reared his fist back. Just as the creature's body started to obey the laws of gravity, Josh flew up and smashed his fist into it, punching it right into a scarfy.
"Nice,"Trent muttered, casually tossing a bomb at a scarfy that tried to charge at him. They both dove into the water, swimming through a small underwater path being blocked a yellow creature that spat small rocks at them. Trent swam around the rocks forming a LIT bomb in his hands. He quickly threw at the creature, destroying it. They both surfaced, where Josh was at a loss for words.
"...There are SO many things wrong with what just happened,"he muttered."How did that bomb explode? Why didn't it displace the water? HOW WAS IT EVEN LIT?!?!"
"After all this time, I think it's safe to say the laws of physics of our world doesn't apply to this place in the slightest,"Trent remarked calmly. Josh just sighed, then blinked as a shadow loomed over them.
"Oh, this can't be good,"he muttered, looking up, seeing a crash bomb about to topple over the edge of a platform. The two of them stared at each other blankly."Mental note:Looming shadows are always bad."
"You got that right,"Trent muttered miserably. The crash bomb fell over, falling into the water. The duo cringed, expecting to blasted into a wall. But instead, the bomb popped out of existance harmlessly after sinking about two feet. The two let out huge sighs of relief.
"Thank you,"Josh said softly, addressing whatever divine force was guiding the two of them.
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As they scaled up a rock wall, they were unaware of the fact that the same divine force responded to Josh's thanks from another dimension.
"You're welcome,"the powerful being giggled, watching them through a strange portal. She smiled as the duo dived into a very narrow path between the platforms they stood on, finding a max tomato at the bottom. Neither of them knew that this being had brought them to the world of Dream Land, and was testing them for future trials while the real Kirby was on the other side of the planet, dealing with another threat altogether.
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Josh quickly spat out a burst of water, destroying a bomb block that revealed a path into a larger body of water. They swam a few feet through the water before dropping into a rectangular pocket of air, where a small wind was blowing.
"You know, I've never really noticed this weird stuff before when we were playing the game,"Josh remarked as they tried to stay in place. He stumbled a bit."Jeez, this wind is strong."
"Let's go, we're on a time limit, remember?"Trent asked, then dove back into the water.
"...Oh, crap. Forgot about that..."Josh quickly followed him. They swam around a few fish and swam up to the surface, seeing a small cave with another door. They jumped out of the water and walked through the door, reappearing right in the middle of an underwater path. The two started swimming forward, but paused.
"Wait, doesn't this part of the area move in the game?"Trent asked. Suddenly, the rocky walls around them began to shake. They looked around quickly, then flinched as a loud, rumbling boom sounded behind them. Slowly, fearfully, they looked back, seeing the cave behind them collapsing and rapidly moving towards them!
"FUCK, NOT AGAIN!!"they screamed in horror. They started swimming away as fast as they could go, flailing their limbs frantically as they went down the path. Eventually, they reached a wall and started swimming up, breaking through the surface. Trent quickly climbing up a few ladders while Josh flew above him, going past a few bridges and avoiding. They sighed as they reached the top bridge.
"Man, that was close,"Trent said as Josh looked down, eyes wide.
"Uh, dude?"Josh said worriedly, pointing down. Trent looked over the bridge as well.
"Ohhhhhhh, cruuuuud..."he muttered, watching the water rising at an alarming rate. They looked at each other.
"Shall we run for our lives?"Josh asked casually.
"Oh, yes, let's,"Trent said with a calm nod. They both calmly started jogging off, but as soon as they stepped of the bridge, Josh took off into the air while Trent broke into a mad sprint, both of them screaming at the top of their lungs. They heard another rumbling, and dared to glance back.
What they saw wasn't pretty. The cave behind was now collapsing from the water pressure, mixing together and forming a giant wave of...mud.
"YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!"Josh squawked as they busted through a bomb wall.
"SHUT UP AND FLY FASTER!!"Trent screamed at him
They BOOKED it. Avoiding layers of spikes strewn about, dodging past an electrified block, and blasting through another bomb wall. When they eventually saw the door, they went even faster, knocking a flopping fish away and jumping through.
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Silence.
The duo had appeared outside again, seeing the Halberd flying across the setting sun. There were three ability trophies above their heads, parasol, bird, and bomb.
"Dude, that was WAY more intense than a video game,"Josh gasped out.
"Uh huh,"was all the Poppy Bro said in response, feeling rather dizzy from their workout. He slowly stood up, holding his head. Josh looked down past a small bridge, seeing a maxim tomato on a floor below it. He quickly jumped down and grabbed it, pulling it apart and flying back up.
"Here ya go,"he said, handing a peice to Trent. They both quickly down their halves, and immediately feeling much better. Re-energized, they walked through the next door, landing on a large branch-like platform."If I'm not mistaken, we're about to fight Whipsy Woods again.
"What was your first clue?"Trent asked flatly. They both jumped down, seeing the tree in question.
"You think he might pissed at us for what happened before?"Josh asked. The tree's eyes narrowed, taking a deep breath.
"I'm going to say...possibly,"Trent muttered humorously. They quickly jumped to avoid a few puffs of air.
1 minute of utter pwnage later.
"And then there were two,"Josh said, looking back and forth between the two new trees."Wait, are these guys Whispy's siblings or something?"
"...That's a good question,"Trent said, looking around as well."But I don't think they'd be willing to share any family history with us."The trees inhaled, then started blowing out many puffs of air at them. Trent rolled away while Josh flew up just below the Twin Woods' brushes. He flew over to the tree on the right while Trent faced the other. He formed a couple of bombs and threw them at the tree's eyes, hurting and blinding it.
"Incoming!"Josh shouted from above. Trent looked up for a split second before running out of the way of a gordo. He formed another bomb and spun on his heel, hurling the explosive at the other tree. Before it could retaliate, Josh swooped right in front of it."Hiiii!"He then proceeded to punch the living sap out of it. Combined with Trent's previous attack, the tree was knocked out in a matter of seconds. Of course, the other tree wasn't going take his brother's defeat lightly. The branches above them shook violently, releasing many gordos at once. Needless to say, the two had their hands full attacking and dodging at the same time. But eventually, they managed to overpower the last tree, and it was knocked out. Another warpstar appeared above their heads. They quickly climbed aboard and shot off into the sky after the Halberd.
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End of Chapter
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