Chapter 6 – Part of the Family
Everyone gasped as King K. Rool laughed maniacally after revealing what he was about to do. They knew that they would all be affected if he does blow up Molokai Island.
"Say goodbye to this island!" continued King K. Rool. But before he could board the Gangplank Galleon, Bowser, who had recovered from the pounding he received on the gut, stood right in front of him, and he was furious.
"Get out of my way, you wretched turtle dragon!" snapped King K. Rool.
"Not a chance," growled Bowser. "Your fight with me isn't over, and I'm going to make sure that you will pay for cheating!"
King K. Rool sneered malevolently. "Very well then," he said. "But don't be surprised if you get beaten up!"
The two kings resumed their fight, and in no time, Bowser pummelled King K. Rool into submission. Beaten, King K. Rool struggled to get himself up, but he instead collapsed to the ground.
"Okay, you win," he groaned. "I give up."
Bowser was rather surprised that King K. Rool had decided to throw in the towel, but he felt satisfied that he had finally brought him down. Tails, Blaze, the dragons, and the renegade Kremlings cheered while he took a bow. He then turned to the other Kremlings.
"Now, I would like all of you to go back where you came from," he said. "This island is not for you to take over, and you shall not be terrorising the world any longer."
The Kremlings nodded slowly, but Bowser did not notice that King K. Rool was far from defeated. As he continued his speech, the evil Kremling got up and prepared to attack Bowser from behind.
"Look out, Bowser!" shouted Draco. "King K. Rool is right behind you!"
"You're goin' down, Koopa!" declared King K. Rool. "Say your prayers!"
But when King K. Rool was about to strike, Bowser quickly turned around and socked him on his left eye. Immobilised, King K. Rool screamed in agony as he placed his hands on his eyes. He realised that there was no point invading the Hawaiian Islands now.
"Alright, we're pulling off!" he bellowed. "Everyone, get your scaly hides back to the ship!"
The Kritters marched their way to the Gangplank Galleon. King K. Rool faced the five renegade Kremlings. "And that includes you traitors! Wait until we get back to Crocodile Isle!"
Klump, Krusha, Kalypso, Kip, and Kass looked at each other, and with newfound confidence and resolve, they stood proudly still and glared at King K. Rool.
"No, we're not going," said Klump. "We'll be staying right on this island."
"How dare you continue your insubordination!" thundered King K. Rool. "I shall slice you all apart and turn you into luggage, you wretched scumbags!"
King K. Rool stomped back to the shore to put an end to Klump, Krusha, Kalypso, Kip, and Kass, but Bowser stepped in front of him again. King K. Rool glared disdainfully at him.
"I've just had enough of you!" he growled. "Now step aside! You're a disgrace as a reptile for sympathising with those filthy mammals!"
"Oh, shut up, you!" snapped Bowser. "You're the one who's a disgrace as a reptile!"
King K. Rool was stunned at the words, and he could do nothing but focus on Bowser silently.
"Now you listen to me!" continued Bowser. "You're supposed to be the king of the Kremlings, but you are acting a pompous old fool! That's saying a lot, since I am only nine months older than you! I used to be a lot like you back in my prime, but as the years went on, I soon began to realise that the more suffering you cause, the harder your life becomes, simple as that! This is a world where reptiles and mammals learned to coexist with one another, and despite our cultural differences, we learned to respect them! It took me awhile to finally mature and act my age, but I sincerely doubt that you have the capability to follow suit!"
"He's right, you know!" said Klump. "Maybe if you would learn to shape up and rule Crocodile Isle properly, your underlings would have treated you more with respect than living in fear under your reign! Remember Klubba and K. Lumsy?"
"Yah!" agreed Krusha. "Stop treatin' us Kremlings like morons!"
"Consider me your hoe no more!" declared Kalypso. "It's bad enough to see my people being put into slavery thanks to you, but you will not be doing this to me ever again!"
"Or even us!" added Kip and Kass.
"You heard your former minions," said Bowser. "Now, head back to your ship, leave this island, and never come back!"
Realising that he was powerless to change their minds, let alone force them back, King K. Rool walked slowly away without saying a word while the group continued to glare at him. Sunk in deep thought, he signalled his followers to start the ship, and soon they disappeared out of Molokai Island.
"Well, good riddance," muttered Bowser. "Maybe this whole experience will make him re-evaluate himself and learn how to treat reptiles and mammals alike better!"
"You've saved us from suffering a cruel fate," said Klump. "How can we ever repay you all?"
"That is a really tough question to answer," replied Cynder.
"Why don't we think this over once we head back to Japan?" asked Blaze. "Our minds should be clearer by the time we arrive at the village."
"Good thinking, Blaze," said Tails. "We were supposed to head back much earlier, but I guess this whole, uh, Kremling conundrum, has delayed us."
"Oh, are you homies heading back to another island?" asked Kalypso. "We're very sorry if we have caused you any inconveniences."
"No, there's no need to apologise," said Cynder. "You guys needed help, so we took it upon ourselves to solve the problem."
"Nothing like helping out friends in need!" laughed Lily.
Bowser smiled. "I believe we haven't introduced ourselves," he said. "I'm King Bowser Koopa, and protecting the small, weak, and downtrodden is what I like to do now."
"Ah, yes, King Bowser Koopa," said Klump. "King K. Rool has mentioned you before, and it sounded like the both of you had a bit of a history back then."
"Yeah, we did," said Bowser, as he was not too proud to remember his younger years.
"I am General Lenny Klump, at your service," continued Klump. "And next to me is my partner and top soldier Krusha Lagarto."
"Hey, don't forget about us, boys!" said Kalypso. "My name's Kalypso, well technically it's my nickname because of my hairdo, which I like better than my real name."
"And what could your real name be?" asked Draco.
"If you really want to know, it's Lisa Kaiman," said Kalypso. "And Kip and Kass are my young twins."
"Yo, wassup?" greeted Kip.
"Thanks for putting ol' Rooly in his place," said Kass.
"Nice to meet you all," said Draco as he put his paw behind his back and blushed. "And it was nothing, really."
"So, if I recall correctly, you guys say you're heading back to Japan," said Klump. "Is that your homeland or something?"
"Well, kinda," said Tails. "The dragons here have been Japanese citizens for the past few months, while Blaze and I are from Australia."
"That sounds fascinating," said Klump.
"Yeah, duh, it sure does," agreed Krusha.
"I could only wonder about where we could go," said Kalypso.
"Oh, yes, I remember!" exclaimed Klump when he remembered the offer. "Weren't you guys planning to take all five of us with you?"
The group looked at each other, knowing that it would be a bit tricky to relocate all of them to Japan. Bowser finally spoke.
"Sure, absolutely," he said. "Since you five have nowhere to go, we'd love to have you as part of the family."
"Oh, yes!" cheered Kalypso and she slapped her Kremling companions high fives.
"Still, I'm trying to see how we could be able to bring all of them to Japan," said Cynder. "I don't think the transporter device would be able to fit that many."
"That won't be a problem, Cynder," said Tails, brightly. "A few of them can ride on the Tornado with me and Blaze, and the rest can go with you on the transporter device."
"Alright, that fixes everything," said Torden.
"I really want to go home," said Darky. "This Hawaiian vacation has been a long one."
"You could say that again, Darky," agreed Jakkin.
"Well, let's get going!" smiled Blaze as she boarded the wings of the Tornado. Kalypso, Kass, and Kip decided to ride on the plane while Klump and Krusha chose to go on the transporter device with Bowser and the dragons.
"I'm gonna accompany Tails' jet on the way to Japan, guys," said Jeremy.
"Me too," said Charonus.
"Guess we're all good to go," said Tails as he started up the Tornado. "Farewell, Hawaii!"
With that, the Tornado lifted up from the ground and took off to the sky. Jeremy and Charonus followed the plane while the rest of the group hopped on the transporter device, where Cynder adjusted the coordinates for their destination home.
Meanwhile, as the group were departing, the Pyre Squad had been watching them from the distance.
"It looks like those fools are returning to Japan," said Ciara.
"That must mean that they're done with their vacation," said Cronk.
"So where do we go from here?" asked Scorcher. "We've been defeated by them many times already."
"We're still going to catch them," declared Ciara. "The feud isn't over, not by a longshot! Come on, you saps! Let's go!"
The Pyre Squad spread their wings and began following the Tornado. Ciara could only think about catching Cynder's group so that they can present them to Lord Sardius and be rewarded with a promotion in the ranks of the Obsidian Devourers.
To Be Continued…
Despite being sidetracked, our heroes are finally returning to Japan. With King K. Rool having received his comeuppance, it can be assumed that he has been humbled as he has left thinking about his defeat. And with new allies, the team could only wonder what will be best for them. More excitement and adventure awaits on the next story in the series!
Dedicated to all the Kremling fans who wished to see the long forgotten Nintendo characters make a comeback.
