Hello everyone, sorry for the long wait. My school was buried with testing last week and I got a copy of Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, so I didn't have much free time last week. But everything's fine now. I did manage to finish writing the Halloween story, which is a downright miracle considering how long I've procrastinated on it. Well, since that story is done, let's focus on this one.
ARC 8: THE WORST KIDNAPPING PLOT EVER - PART 1
"Wahaha... yes, this plan is brilliant." said Wario. Lord Asshole was sneaking through the halls of the castle, carrying a paper scroll in his hands; the scroll was a treasure map, which led not to treasure, but a trap. "These loser heroes won't resist the call of treasure! Once they see this map, they'll follow what it says and wham! Right in my clutches!"
He decided to leave the map in front of the Kirby dorm; he hoped that Kirby would find it in the morning, and tell his friends about it, so that they could start treasure hunting and land right into his trap. Well, that's Wario's logic anyway. Still, Kirby is one of the greatest heroes present, and by getting him out of the picture, Wario would have fewer people to deal with when he initiates his grand revenge scheme! Hm? His scheme? Yeah, that's not happening yet.
"Brilliant!" laughed Wario as he set the map in front of the door. "Soon, the Smash Castle will belong to the Garlic King once more!" Before anyone could wake up and find him, Wario took out his motorcycle and sped away, laughing all the way. Minutes later, something unexpected happened; King Dedede found the map, having just invaded the kitchen for a midnight snack.
King Dedede was looking over the map. "Wow, buried treasure! I need to tell Meta Knight about this!" Dedede opened the doors of the Kirby dorm and sped inside, leaving the map behind. That's when something even more unexpected happened; Popo had just left the restroom (the dorms don't have their own bathrooms, which is lame) and discovered the map on the floor.
"Oh wow! Treasure! Nana would love this! I wonder if I can get the others to go treasure hunting with me too..." said Popo. He went back to his dorm, bringing the treasure map with him. A few seconds later, Dedede burst into the hallway with Meta Knight.
"See? I found a treasure ma- where did it go?" said Dedede, looking astonished.
Meta Knight gave him a look and sighed. "You're just tired. Go get some sleep."
"But... but..." muttered a baffled Dedede as Meta Knight dragged him back inside.
The next morning, the Normals were gathered at their usual table, eating breakfast. Even though things were going as usual, the Normals felt as if there's something... off...
Falco was looking around, acting a bit paranoid. "Do you guys thinks that something is... missing?"
The others were thinking the same thing, but they couldn't put their finger on it. Lucario started scanning the room as well. "Hmm... the swordsmen are having a sword fight over maple syrup, like they normally do..."
"The puffball is running around and eating things with Yoshi. Nothing out of the usual." said Dedede.
"The kids are having their food fight..." said Meta Knight out of force of habit. However, when they looked over at the kid's table, they saw that no one was seated there.
"Where are the kids?" questioned Lucario. Peach, who just happened to pass by their table, was happy to answer that question.
"Popo apparently found a treasure map last night and the kids left this morning to find treasure." explained Peach.
"Ha! I told you there was a map!" laughed Dedede, shoving his finger in Meta Knight's face.
"Hold on, everyone's fine with the fact that the children found a treasure map out of nowhere and left on their own? Isn't anyone considering how dangerous that is?" asked the Pokémon.
"They're Smashers, Lucario. They can fight anything that goes their way, so how about you relax a bit and have a cup of tea?" offered the princess. Lucario took the cup of tea he was offered and started sipping, still feeling a bit uncomfortable about this.
"...Is anyone willing to bet that the map leads to a trap?" said Falco.
"What makes you say it's a trap?" responded Dedede.
"Well, treasure maps don't just fall out of the freaking sky. Plus, if what you're saying is true, that map was intended for either you, Meta Knight, or Kirby, and who the hell would go handing around treasure maps to people anyway?" pointed out Falco.
"But... I thought... real treasure..."
"Well, you should be glad that Popo took the map before you took the bait. Unfortunately, it seems that he's leading himself and the other kids into a trap." said Meta Knight.
"Wait, there's the Minister. Maybe we could tell him about it." said Lucario, spotting the Ancient Minister floating nearby. Lucario left the table, confronting him. "Minister, I have to tell you something about Popo and..."
"OH, YOU SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT THE CHILDREN. THE ICE CLIMBERS HAVE LED THEM ON ADVENTURES BEFORE, SO THEY SHOULD BE FINE." said the Minister.
"But it's probably a tra-"
"NONSENSE. ALL MAPS IN VIDEO GAMES USUALLY LEAD TO SOME TREASURE. WHY DON'T YOU FOLLOW PEACH'S SUGGESTION AND FINISH THAT TEA?"
The Pokémon went back to the table and downed the rest of his tea. "...So yeah, he didn't believe me."
"Seriously? Are we the only ones that believe that this is an obvious trap?" asked Falco.
"Apparently... so, since everyone else is completely ignorant of this, it seems that rescuing them will be up to us." said Meta Knight.
"...Like usual?" added the penguin king.
"Yeah. I just noticed how we're the ones that always has to deal with this shit." muttered the avian.
"That is the curse of being the main characters of a story." sighed the small knight.
"Really though..." said Lucario. "You have to wonder who's the madman responsible for arranging this..."
"...yes, come to me, my delicious garlic." said Wario. He was pulling cloves of garlic out of a bag and was eating them like candy. He was hiding behind a tree in a forest, waiting for his trap to be sprung; his attention was jolted away from the garlic when he heard screaming. He ran over to his trap, which was a very large pit; the fake map he made stated that treasure would be at the bottom of said pit. He couldn't wait to see the suckers that fell for it...
"...Popo, are you sure that you were reading the map right?" asked Nana. Wario was disappointed when he looked into the pit. He expected Kirby and a bunch of others heroes to be at the bottom of the hole; instead, Ness, Lucas, Popo, Nana, and Toon Link were down there. He considered them heroes, just not very great ones that would pose a threat to him.
"Wah? How did I catch a bunch of kids?" said Wario. All of them looked up from their prison and their curiosity was turned into anger.
"What. The. Fuck." said Ness.
"It's the Garlic King!" screamed Toon Link.
"Huh. This plan wasn't going as well as I thought it would." thought Wario as he stood several feet away from the hole as bombs, arrows, psychic attacks, and blocks of ice were thrown out of it.
To be continued...
If you readers think that the plan is stupid... remember, this is Wario we're talking about. By the way, as some of you know, it's NaNoWriMo (or National Novel Writing Month). I unfortunately won't be participating in this, but I'd like to give a shout out and a salute to those participating. Oh yes, and to readers that live on the east coast, I hope that you're okay.