What's up everybody! It's December, so do you know what that means? The War Against Giygas will start soon! Oh jeez, look at the number of stories I'm going to be working on: The Normals (which will end fairly soon), The Trapped Series, Diary of a Psychopath, and that. That's not even counting one-shots I want to work on. Well, winter break is coming soon, so I'll have some time to work on all this.
Anyway, here's the last part of this arc, I hope you all enjoy.
THE PENGUIN THAT CRIED UFO - PART 3
The mocking that came at Dedede when he came to the lunchroom was even worse than yesterday. The penguin sat down at the Normals table, slamming his head on the surface out of frustration. After a minute of slamming his head and getting concerned looks from the others, he stopped to ask a question.
"Do you guys think I'm going crazy?" asked Dedede.
"Well, if you are... then you definitely can't be a Normal." said Falco.
"What do you mean by that?" questioned Lucario.
"Our group is made up of all the sane people in this household. Since Dedede here is clearly losing it, then he can't be a Normal." he elaborated.
"That... yeah, that's a good point."
"I'm not losing it! It's real I tell you, real!" screeched Dedede. Attracted by the sound of his frustration, Diddy Kong came up to him, holding a camera made of wood and bamboo.
"Hey Dedede, smile for the camera!" Diddy pressed the button on the camera; the shutter launched a Deku Nut into Dedede's face, providing the camera's flash as the picture was taken. The Normals were still dazed by the Deku Nut as Diddy sauntered off, photo in hand. "This will be a good cover image for tomorrow's paper!"
"That... that stupid monkey..." muttered Falco, snapping out of it.
"Great, I'm going to be a laughingstock..." said Dedede before he went back to slamming his head on the table.
Meta Knight stopped him, offering friendly help. "How about we do night watch with you tonight?" Gasps were heard all over the lunchroom; night watch was already a terrible job (minus the complementary food, of course), but someone blatantly volunteering for the job is insanity.
"...Yeah! If you guys see the UFO too, then I'm definitely not crazy! ...You guys are serious about helping me, right?"
"I am." Meta Knight glanced over to Lucario and Falco. "What about you two?"
"I'd be willing to help." said Lucario positively.
"Tsk. You can count me out." said Falco. "I'm not really a night person, so there's no way I'm staying up all night to look for a stupid UFO that may or may not exist." He pointed at Lucario. "Besides, with that guy's eyes, you definitely won't need me."
"That makes sense. I guess." said Dedede. He awkwardly scratched his head, "Um, do any of you have a camera? I'm sure there's no way Mr. Game and Watch will give me one."
"Why don't you steal a camera?" asked Falco. He pointed at the pocket where he used to keep his wallet in, while scowling. "You're really good at stealing stuff. Especially my wallet. You prick."
"...Did I not return that ye-"
"No."
"...Well, we need some way to get evidence, and none of us have cameras." Meta Knight made a regrettable sigh. "Okay Dedede, looks like you have to steal a few cameras."
"Yes!"
"And give Falco his wallet back already."
"...Do I have to?"
It was night time yet again, and this time, Meta Knight and Lucario accompanied Dedede at the top of the castle. Meta Knight and Dedede had binoculars while Lucario scanned the sky with his eyes; Dedede had also ordered coffee for everyone, so they can stay up through the night. The three had already been watching the sky for an hour, but so far, nothing has shown up; they decided to pass the time with discussion.
"So, the UFO showed up the last two nights, right?" asked Lucario.
"Yeah." Dedede answered.
"Then how are you sure if it will show up a third time?"
"...Uhh..."
"...You're discouraging him, Lucario." Meta Knight muttered to Lucario.
"Oh... um, hey, look!" Lucario pointed at the sky to distract Dedede from his own disappointment; it was a clear night, with many stars shimmering in the sky. "The stars look beautiful today, doesn't it?"
"Yes, it does." said Meta Knight, playing along. "Look, it's the Little Dipper."
Dedede decided to enjoy himself as well and looked around for constellations. "Hey, that group of stars make up one of the constellations, right?"
"I believe that that's the constellation, Orion."
"Neat. Hey look, one of the parts of Orion is moving!" All three of them then did a double take, when they noticed that one of the stars in Orion was indeed moving. However, it turned out that the moving star was a light covering the actual star; the light in the meantime was now sailing across the night sky.
Lucario took a closer look at the blip of light and found that something circular and metallic was emitting the light. Lucario reeled in shock. "Oh my Arceus, Dedede, you were right! It's the UFO!"
"Yeah! I was right! Take that, everyone!" Dedede made a triumphant laugh as he readied his camera; Lucario picked up his camera as well and they started snapping pictures. Meta Knight in the meantime decided to contact the Ancient Minister.
"DEDEDE? IS THIS ABOUT THE UFO, AGAIN? I SWEAR, IF IT IS..." the robot leader answered.
"No, it's me, Meta Knight!" snapped Meta Knight. "Look, Dedede was telling the truth the entire time; the UFO is real. Get all the other Smashers up here, now!" The Ancient Minister did not argue with him, since he found Meta Knight trustworthy.
"ACK!" Dedede and Lucario shouted, with melted, broken pieces of stolen cameras in their hands. Lucario was in utter disbelief. "It shot our cameras!"
"Shit, not again." muttered Dedede. The UFO was repeating what had happened last night, and was now attempting to fly away so that Dedede, Lucario, and Meta Knight would be left alone, looking like fools. But suddenly, before the UFO could do that, something shot at it; a lone Arwing was soaring through the sky, shooting at the UFO. The walkie-talkie came alive with activity, but not from the Ancient Minister.
"Remember when I said I wasn't going to help?" said Falco's voice. "Yeah, I lied."
"Alright! Thanks a bunch, Falco!" said Dedede. Falco's Arwing circled the UFO, shooting at it and blocking its attempts to escape; while that happened, the rest of the Smashers came to the top of the castle. They were prepared to mock and laugh at Dedede, but that plan crumbled and burned when they looked into the sky and saw that the UFO was real. "Yep. It's real. Suck it."
"Can I take pictures?" asked Diddy Kong.
"NO." said Lucario. "I mean, we already have pictures." Lucario looked down at his hands. "Well, used to."
"So can I-"
"Please don't."
"WELL, WE WON'T NEED EVIDENCE, AFTER FALCO IS DONE WITH IT." said the Ancient Minister. Back up in the sky, Falco finally managed to get a direct hit on the UFO; the object caught on fire and fell out of the sky, conveniently landing on the roof. The Smashers gathered around it, expressions of curiosity and fear written on their faces; the UFO was a lot smaller than it actually looks. Dedede took one look at it and immediately recognized it.
"Hey, you're a Mr. UFO! From my universe!" exclaimed Dedede; the small UFO was indeed actually the UFO enemy in the Kirby games. It opened his eyes and it widened when he saw people glaring at him from all directions.
"uhhh... what's up?" said the Mr. UFO.
"...Can I eat him?" requested Kirby.
"DON'T." said the Ancient Minister. He floated down to the Mr. UFO's level. "WHY HAVE YOU BEEN FLOATING AROUND THE SMASH CASTLE?"
"...i was hired to spy on all of you." The Mr. UFO admitted.
"BY WHO?"
"some fat fellow. called himself the garlic king or something." All of the Smashers turned silent, with the sound of crickets being the only noise.
"...SHIT!" everyone screamed.
In the forest's alternate dimension, Wario had been discussing his plan with the Puppit King.
"...yEs, ThAt SoUnDs LiKe A gOoD pLaN. yOu NeEd SoMe DiStRaCtIoN, tHoUgH, oThErWiSe, ThE sTrOnGeSt Of ThE sMaShErS wIlL rIsE aBoVe AnD fIgHt BaCk." the Puppit King said, having listened to Wario's plan, which was actually good this time.
"Don't worry about those losers. They won't see us coming!" laughed Wario. Suddenly, one of the dimension spanning doors opened up and a battered Mr. UFO floated in, holding a slip. Wario grabbed it and tried to read it. The key word is 'tried'. "Hmm... bah! The Garlic King does not understand Greek!"
"It'S uPsIdE dOwN, yOu FoOl." sighed the Puppit King. Wario turned the slip upside down; it read, 'I QUIT.'
"Wah? Why are you quitting? I need you to spy on those suckers!"
"it's much too dangerous for me." murmured the Mr. UFO as it left. Before he left through the door, he added, "by the way, they know that you're responsible for this."
The Puppit royalty gave Wario a look. "...Fine. We'll think of a stupid distraction."
'UFO WAS REAL! DEDEDE EXPECTS APOLOGIES FROM EVERYONE'
'THE GARLIC KING IS ACTIVE - YOU MAY PANIC NOW'
'DEKU NUT CAMERAS DEEMED EXTREMELY UNSAFE'
Those were the three top headlines in the Smash Gazette the following morning; Dedede was receiving apologies from everyone who mocked him, the Smashers were freaking out about Wario coming back to wreck their shit, and Diddy Kong is not allowed to be on reporter duty until they buy an actual camera.
"He certainly seems happier." said Meta Knight, looking at Dedede, who had a crowd of people around him.
"Yeah. But what are we going to do if Lord Asshole eventually shows up again?" inquired Falco.
"We just do what we usually do to solve problems." answered Lucario.
"Kick its ass?"
"Yes."
END OF ARC 9
Okay, that chapter is done, the poll is up, and I'm going to have plenty of writing to do in the coming weeks. Yay. No one's commissioned me, but hey, fingers crossed. The poll will have only two choices; I've removed the Lucario getting obsessed with Coin Launcher choice, because, let's face it, it sounds like the most boring choice. Plus it's irrelevant to the build up for the last story arc. Sadly, this means that this is the last poll for you guys to decide what arc I write. Boo. The poll will end on the 10th, to keep in line with the fact that this will be the 10th arc, and I'm OCD about this kind of stuff. Get to voting, and see you guys next time!