Stage 4: Bubbly Clouds (Crash Clouds)
Upon making a big leap off the cloudy pathway they stood on, Chopper started to skydive down to a cloud with a Rainbow Block below. This cloud was much darker in color, and the sky appeared greenish in color with a couple of diamonds and spheres as well.
"Yeesh... Even the sky is not its normal color now." Flyer noticed, taking notice of the sky.
"Maybe Dedede is up to this," Chopper deduced, smashing the Rainbow Block to find a chest. He found a yellow drink called Star Juice. "150 FP? Wow... This sounds pretty helpful!"
Afterward, they began to press on, finding some cloudy platforms to jump on, along with a cannon firing some projectiles from below. Some golden knights with red gloves called Sir Kibbles were throwing their cutter blades, but they easily did away with them and allowed Flyer to fly Chopper up to a ledge where the door was.
However, just as he was about to enter the door, Chopper ended up tripping on something that looked pale blue.
"Hey! Watch where you're going you..." the figure stood up, realizing who he just saw. "Con... Contadre? Is that you?! What're you doing here?"
"Going after the Crystal Star and King Dedede," Chopper answered, standing up.
"Oh, cool!" Scrub smirked, only to notice something strange about the group. "Hey... There's some people missing. Where are they?"
"We don't know... We're trying to look for them. Hopefully they're all right."
With Scrub now back on their team, the group entered through the doorway and onto a thick cloud. There were also some lavender and orange-checkered platforms they could jump onto, too. However, this time, there was a green, floating apple called a Mad Apple, along with an orange, limbless creature with cat-like ears called a Scarfy.
"Whoa... Those Mad Apples and Scarfies will become pretty freaky if you try inhaling them." Flyer warned. "So whatever you do... Don't inhale them!"
"Well, I can always do this!" Chopper tossed explosive kunais at the Mad Apples and Scarfies, making them explode instantly. "And I'm liking this ability!"
He jumped off the clouds and landed on the solid platforms, quickly jumping over a cannon standing in his way. The others followed, soon finding Chopper stop at a small gap with two platforms just up ahead. Scrub knew what he had to do and let Chopper get on his back so he could get to each platform.
When they got on a large, solid platform, they all raced to the doorway ahead.
Walking through the door, they found a Chilly making icicles fall from the sky, but they easily avoided them and chose to walk past the snowman. A Sir Kibbles, however, stood in their way and fired a cutter blade, but Chopper opened his mouth, and out came a cannon.
"What the heck is that?" Tamber gawked.
A cannonball came out, striking the Sir Kibbles and destroying it.
"That was pretty easy," Berry remarked.
"I know," Chopper agreed, jumping onto a cloud and falling between two of them to go to an area with a bunch of clouds acting like walls and ceilings. "Looks like I need my Wall Jump for this."
"You do that. I, on the other hand, will climb them." Tamber declared as he climbed up the clouds like any sort of way. When they got onto a larger cloudy platform, they saw a floating eye with four brownish purple circles around him waiting for them. It had a bluish purple eyelid and a red eye.
"Poyo? (Kracko Jr.?)" Kirby gawked.
"Kracko what?" Chopper asked, turning to the eye. "I know of Kracko, but not Kracko Jr..."
"Well, whatever it is, it's in our way," Flyer stated.
"All right, then let's get this show on the road!"
Tattle: That's Kracko Jr. X. It's just a floating eye, but for some reason, I find this thing cute! Max HP is 120, Attack is 12, and Defense is 0. Apparently it's capable of dropping bombs on you... It might also swoop down to make an attack as well. Other than that, there's nothing too special about Kracko Jr. X...
Chopper started off the fight by making a jump on Kracko Jr. X, while Scrub hit it with a Ground Pound, dealing 10 damage.
"Aw, yeah! I'm already loving this power boost!" Scrub grinned.
Kracko Jr. X dropped a bomb down on Chopper, which surprised him. After all, floating eyeballs were not known to drop bombs on people...
Chopper fired a cannonball at Kracko Jr. X, followed up with Shadower's Shadow Punch. Kracko Jr. X swooped down at Shadower to hit him, but he managed to put his guard up to take less damage. This gave Chopper the chance to throw a kunai at Kracko Jr. X.
"This is a very intriguing-looking creature..." Flyer remarked, hitting it with a Flying Attack. "I mean, a floating eyeball with the ability to drop bombs and such? How does it manage to do that?"
"Beats me," Chopper replied, Superguarding Kracko Jr. X's bomb. He jumped in the air and hit the eye with a Rainbow Spin. With Kirby's Cartwheel, Kracko Jr. X was down to 48 HP. "You know... I kinda wish I could deal more damage, too..."
"Maybe you'll get a chance eventually, Choppy," Berry assured.
Kracko Jr. X hovered over Kirby and dropped a Waddle Doo on him. Kirby managed to bring up his guard to take less damage, while Chopper hit the eye with a cannonball, followed up by Berry's Ruby Throw.
"Heads up, Scrub! Watch out for the bomb!" Chopper shouted, noticing Kracko Jr. X fly above Scrub. The Yoshi managed to Superguard a bomb and deliver a Ground Pound to the eye.
"Don't worry, Contadre! I saw him comin'!" Scrub assured.
"Oh... Well that's good." Chopper jumped on Kracko Jr. X, bringing it down to 12 HP. That didn't stop it from charging into Chopper and taking 12 out of him. Tamber finished Kracko Jr. X off with a rock he threw at it, causing the eye to explode.
"Heh heh! You can thank me later, Gumball." Tamber said smugly.
With Kracko Jr. X defeated, a Warp Star appeared before them, and they grabbed a hold of it to take off. It brought them to a small pool of water with a couple of large Electric Blocks around. Chopper obviously knew what to do and used his Diamond Gloves on the Electric Blocks. There were some blocks ahead with a moon crescent shape inside, but they couldn't be destroyed and acted more like an obstacle than something that could be destroyed.
Eventually, they reached the end of the path and found a large wall in their way. However, it did appear to be grayish in color, giving Shadower an idea.
"Hmmmm… Perhaps my invisibility can help us here!" Shadower made Chopper invisible, and he phased through the wall and got to the door. Shadower helped the others through, and they entered the door into a small tunnel with blocks on the ceiling and floor.
To their surprise, they found a certain red plumber here as well.
"Mario!" Chopper gasped, running over to the plumber. When he spotted them, he ran over to the group to greet them.
Mario: Guys!
"Oh, man! Awesome! All of the people who shared the same Warp Star as us is back together!" Scrub grinned.
Mario: I've been trying to get out of this tunnel, but I can't find a way out!
"Hmmmm... Let's try looking around." Berry suggested, searching around the tunnel. Eventually they found a crack that they could get through by slipping in sideways. They jumped over a small pit and found a high platform.
"Sorry, Chopper, but I might tire out too soon if I try to fly us that high," Flyer said.
However, what they did notice was a small, star-shaped bolt on the ground that wasn't screwed in correctly. But with Chopper and Mario working together, they managed to spin and get it back in place, creating a platform below the one with the door. This allowed flyer to fly them up to that platform and then the doorway.
When they walked into the next area, they found out a couple of purple and blue clouds in the background, as well as a night-time sky. There were some platforms above them, but the largest one was at the top of the area, and it appeared almost too high.
"Flyer, you're probably going to have to fly us," Chopper noted.
Groaning, Flyer began to fly Chopper up one platform at a time. And he was far from happy to do it.
Eventually, they succeeded in reaching the top while avoiding some firing cannonballs. Flyer was annoyed, since no one had really given him any thanks for doing the job. Regardless of that, they headed through the door into a more open area, but they were alone.
Kracko Jr. X was already waiting for them.
"Wait, I thought I destroyed this thing?!" Tamber gawked, only for Kracko Jr. X to transform. The small circles surrounding it ended up forming into a brownish purple cloud. Not only that, but it was covered in black and silver-striped spikes.
"He just went from Jr. to the real deal," Chopper said, recognizing Kracko's appearance. "Though, Kracko was more whitish on color I think.
Tattle: That's Kracko X. I don't know much about it, but I know it's just a cloud. Max HP is 240, Attack is 13, and Defense is 0. It'll attack you with this beam move or with a lightning bolt. I think those attacks are gnarly, but that's just me. Do you know what else is bad? Those spikes prevent you from touching it! Plus, with Kracko X up on the air, there's no way you can hit him with ground attacks. I wish there was SOME way you can defeat him… Don't you have something that won't involve you touching it?
"Ummmm... OK, this isn't good. Wait... Maybe I can use my Stone ability this time?" Chopper changed to his Stone ability and fell on top of Kracko X as a statue. He dealt 8 damage to it, while Shadower's Shadow Punch did 10.
Kracko X swooped down to hit Chopper, but he managed to guard it and strike back with another stone attack. Kirby decided to use his Stone ability and deal 12 damage.
"Heads up, Flyer!" Scrub warned, right before Flyer saw Kracko X fire a beam toward him. He yelped and ducked, successfully avoiding the attack. "Yeesh... He was lucky!"
Chopper decided to change to his Beam ability and hit Kracko X with an energy whip, while Scrub created a huge egg and hit it with his Mega Egg. This, however did cause him to get struck by a lightning bolt.
"Yeouch! That caught me by surprise!" Scrub winced.
"It looked pretty shocking to me," Chopper remarked, receiving the usual groans from the group. Regardless, he charged up a beam attack and fired his Wave Beam at Kracko X. Flyer pulled out his arm cannon and fired a blast at the cloud with his Shocker afterward.
Kracko X looked down at Kirby and swooped down to hit him, delivering a terrible shock to the pink puffball.
"It stinks that Kracko has to have spikes while in the air," Flyer remarked. "My Flying Attack can't do a thing against it."
"Poyo, (Last time I remember, Kracko could be hurt with the Hi-Jump ability,)" Kirby recalled.
"Really? I wanna test it out!" Chopper removed his Beam ability and changed to his Hi-Jump ability. One huge jump was able to hit Kracko X and deal 8 damage. "Hey, it did work!"
Mario thought for a moment and jumped after thinking of what to do. He pulled out a feather and changed to Cape Mario. When Kracko X noticed this, it decided to swoop down and electrocute Mario...
…Only to have itself get hit by Mario's cape with an instant Superguard. This allowed Mario to deal 12 damage by spinning his cape at it.
"Wow! That was neat!" Chopper gaped, turning his attention to Kracko X and hitting it with his Hi-Jump. Mario swooped up to the cloud and struck it, not being affected by the spikes covering him.
Kracko X tried to attack Mario again, but its attack failed, and it suffered 12 damage. Chopper smirked and tossed an ice ball at it while Mario hit Kracko X with his swoop attack again.
Mario: This cape is very helpful!
The cloud looked down at Chopper and attacked him instead, causing him to flinch. Chopper fought back with his Hi-Jump, with Mario hitting it with his cape. Unfortunately, he noticed his cape was about to wear off, so when Kracko X charged at Berry, he jumped in and countered the attack, dealing 12 to the cloud.
"Whoa... That was close." Berry noticed. "Thanks for the help, Mario!"
Mario gave her an assuring nod, but he sighed when his cape wore off. This left Chopper to use another Hi-Jump attack, followed by Berry's Ruby Throw, which left Kracko X with 38 HP.
Kracko X hovered above Chopper and began to fire blue projectiles down at him. It managed to deal 13 damage and knock away his Hi-Jump ability. Chopper was annoyed, but not by much. He created a fireball and threw it at Kracko X. Flyer used his Shocker next, bringing it to 19 HP thanks to the burn left on the cloud.
"We've almost got this!" Shadower informed, Superguarding Kracko X's lightning bolt. With that, Chopper tossed an electric ball, and then Kirby fell on Kracko X as a Stone. With that last attack, the clouds on Kracko X began to disappear, and it had exploded.
"All right! I leveled up again!" Chopper cheered, upgrading his BP to 63. The clouds around them cleared, and they got a glimpse of a tall mountain. On it was a lonely castle with two angry eyes.
"So... Is that it?" Tamber asked.
"Poyo! (That's Mt. Dedede all right!)" Kirby confirmed. "Poyo! (Let's head over there!)"
Chopper nodded, and both of them summoned their Warp Stars. Everyone got on either star and took off toward Mt. Dedede.
Stage 5: Mt. Dedede Sky
"I can't believe King Dedede is in that fortress ahead," Chopper said. "If he wants me to give him a beating, then I guess we don't have much of a choice."
"I sure want to give him a beating," Tamber stated.
As they traveled toward Mt. Dedede, cannonballs were being fired at them. Guarding Mt. Dedede was another blimp. However, this one was a lot different compared to Kaboola. She had eyes with eyelashes and a big grin.
"Poyo! (Uh oh! It's Kabula!)" Kirby cried.
Unfortunately, Kabula had managed to hit Chopper's Warp Star, causing it to crash downward. Chopper, Berry, and Flyer had started to fall in the process.
"Oh, geez! We never get a break!" Chopper cried.
However, Flyer had other plans. He reached for a metallic cube he carried and tossed it upward, summoning his plane. He flew up to the pilot's seat and took control of the plane, swooping down to save Chopper and Berry. Chopper managed to land on the turret, while Berry landed behind him and wrapped her arms around him.
"Wah! Too close! Too close!"
"If I let go of you, then I'm probably going to fall," Berry said, not sounding too pleased.
Chopper was about to speak up, but she was right. Instead, he turned his attention back to Kabula.
"Well, if you're in our way, I guess we gotta take you out!" Chopper took control of the turret and fired shots at Kabula. They seemed to do some decent damage, but it didn't appear to make her flinch. She started to fire Gordos and cannonballs at them in retaliation.
"Get ready, guys! I'm about to do a barrel roll!" Flyer declared, making the Hurricane perform a horizontal rotation to avoid the oncoming Gordos.
When the plane was back into position, Chopper started to fire, but he also noticed the others pitching in. Scrub was throwing eggs, Kirby was spitting some projectiles, Shadower was throwing some Shadow Punches, Mario was bashing Kabula with his hammer, and Tamber was throwing in some punches. However, Kabula paid no attention to them and opened her nose to fire missiles at the Hurricane.
"Heads up! There's missiles coming our way!" Berry warned.
"That's pretty simple to avoid!" Flyer performed another barrel roll, and the Hurricane avoided the attack. Chopper began firing at Kabula again until he noticed steam coming from her.
"Hey, Flyer, do you have missiles?" Chopper asked.
"Well... Yeah..."
"Why not use them?"
Flyer shrugged and pressed a red button on his panel. Two missiles fired from the Hurricane and hit the blimp, making it burst into flames. Kabula slowly began to fall from the skies and explode from the results. With her out of the way, Chopper summoned another Warp Star, and he and Berry jumped onto it. Flyer put his Hurricane away and got on the Warp Star as well.
"Poyo! (Next stop: Mt. Dedede!)" Kirby exclaimed.
Final Stage: The Revenge
Chopper made his way through the fortress and jumped off the Warp Star with the rest of his friends. The inside of the castle was a red color with white walls and pillars right next to the walls. There were a couple of windows around providing a view of the sky.
However, they didn't come in unnoticed. Escargon was the first one to notice them through the camera.
"Bad news, Your Majesty," Escargon started with a gulp. "Kabula was defeated, and now Chopper and his friends are here..."
"What?! Are you telling me that Chopper is coming here now?!" King Dedede gaped. "Oh, geez... I didn't expect him to be here so soon!"
"Relax, your Majesty! You must stay calm! We're not going to go anywhere if you're going to get angry!"
"R-Right… Yes, you're right, Escargon… Well… Here's what we do! Chopper will be OURS!"
Chopper and his friends walked into the door ahead to find some Waddle Dees holding spears. There were jail bars blocking their way to the door to their north. However, they could go sideways, allowing them to slip in between the bars. However, the door they needed to get to was up on a high ledge, and it was way too high for Flyer to reach. However, there was a horizontal pole on the ceiling, and where Chopper stood, there was a small star mark.
"Ah! It's been a while since I've used this move!" Chopper remarked, launching upward with a Spring Jump. He landed right by the door and used his inhaling to bring everyone up to him. They entered the next room, only to find the end of the room with the number one labeled on it. There was also a large crack on the bottom of the wall, indicating that it was possible to slip under.
When they slipped under, they were facing a large Rainbow Block in the way. However, that wasn't all...
"All right, let's test him first! Go, my servants!" King Dedede shouted.
Appearing in front of the heroes was a circular, gray ticktock clock with a blue trim on his body, white gloves, orange feet, and a thick mustache and eyebrows. Mr. Tick Tock began to create a force field of sound. However, the group was unaffected, as they had stood back. They all ganged up and easily defeated the enemy.
"Uh oh… They had an easy time…" Escargon gulped.
"Argh! Unbelievable! Gah! We'll see how he likes the next one, then!" King Dedede said angrily as he watched Chopper use his Diamond Hammer to smash through the Rainbow Block to get to the next room.
Chopper noticed the next room had a large pool below them and a couple of floating platforms in front of them. They weren't moving, but some were at a distance from one another. There were some that had a large gap, while there were some that didn't. The first gap was rather large.
"Don't worry, I'll handle this," Berry assured, whacking Chopper onto the platform ahead with her hammer. She got Scrub over there so he could help him cross over the next gap, which was closer in range.
After crossing the gaps, they entered the next room and encountered a large wheel with a green eyelid called a Grand Wheelie. King Dedede and Escargon snickered, feeling confident in the Grand Wheelie's skills. But, just like Mr. Tick Tock, it was defeated, and they had just caught sight of it.
"Unthinkable! He beat that one too?! Escargon! This is, without a doubt, all YOUR fault!" King Dedede pulled his hammer out and struck his assistant, leaving a bump on his head.
"Great King Please settle down!" cried a Waddle Dee. "We still have a chance at defeating Chopper! …Just as long as he doesn't find that secret treasure, we should be fine."
"You idiot! You know that Chopper can hear what we're saying!" Escargon yelled, recovering from the lump on his head. "…At least we didn't say that it's hidden behind a wall! Heh heh heh! He'll never look through there!"
His snickering bad been put to a stop when King Dedede bonked him in the head a second time.
"You just spilled it all out, you buffoon!" King Dedede yelled. "Those idiots can hear us, you know! Now Chopper's gonna find my secret stash!"
"So Dedede's got a secret stash? Well that'll be interesting to see!" Chopper said as he walked into the next room to find a huge wall in their way. "Oh... Well, I guess there's no going this way."
However, there was a little flap on the wall nearby. Kirby gladly inhale the flap off, revealing a doorway with a small room. In the center was a wooden X.
"I'll go see what's down there," Chopper decided. "Don't go anywhere, OK?"
He jumped and performed a Spin Jump to break the wooden X. The fall, however, was surprisingly deep. When he landed, Chopper was astonished by what was around him. The room was covered in gold and lit up by some torches on the walls. He noticed he was sitting on top of a large chest with a peace sign similar to the one of his robe on it.
"Whoa... This room looks neat!"
Chopper looked up, noticing how high the exit was from where he stood. There were no springs to help him get back either.
With nothing else to do, Chopper got off the chest and opened it. A pair of new shoes came out, but they were sparkling, unlike the other shoes he got. He held them up in surprise.
You got the Master Shoes!
Just as usual, Chopper was transported out of the room and into a tutorial area. Toadette was there, waiting for them.
"Hi, Chopper! It's been a while, hasn't it?" Toadette greeted. "I can't believe you finally got the Master Shoes! They're the newest kind available, and they're quite masterful!"
"Master Shoes? So these are new..." Chopper trailed, looking down at the shoes he wore. "So... What do they do?"
"Well, thanks to those shoes, you can move at a great speed, and you can learn the Gravity Jump! You'll also move at your normal speed while you're underwater or up in space. Your jumping is also significantly better."
"That sounds cool! But what's the Gravity Jump?"
"If you want to use the Gravity Jump, just jump and hold the A button after landing on the ground, kind of like what you would do with your Spring Jump. Only, this time, don't move the control stick. Your feet will start to glow yellow. If you let go, you'll make a large jump in the air! It's great! Also, if you end up jumping and pressing A before you perform a Spin Jump, you'll perform a Gravity Slam, which is an incredible attack that can crash through some tough floors! It's even useful in battle, too!"
Chopper began to test this ability out, though with no walls in sight, he had to cancel it out pretty quickly.
"Before you let go of the A button, you can move the control stick in any direction," Toadette explained. "By doing that, you'll jump onto a wall or ceiling and will be able to walk around on it! Pretty neat, huh?"
"Yeah, it sounds cool," Chopper agreed.
"Well, that's all I have to tell you about the Master Shoes. Hope you have fun using those!"
Toadette ran off, and Chopper was back in the secret room. Deciding to test his shoes out, Chopper used his Gravity Jump to jump up to the previous room he was in. Everyone looked at him in shock as he jumped out and landed on the floor.
"What the heck was that all about?" Tamber gawked.
"I got some new shoes that might help us!" Chopper answered.
"Really? Show us, then!" Scrub demanded.
"All right!" Chopper's feet began to glow as he instantly jumped onto the wall, like the gravity suddenly changed. "You see? Now I'm on the wall!"
"Whoa... It's like you're defying gravity..." Flyer gaped. "How is that even possible?!"
Despite their questions, they were able to get over the large wall and to the other side. Apparently a large Electric Block was in the way, but Chopper used his Diamond Gloves to destroy it, revealing the next door. With that, they entered another room, with Phan Phan waiting for them.
"Third one's the charm! Get him, Phan Phan!" King Dedede shouted.
"Well, looks like I can test out how powerful my jumps are!" Chopper smiled, jumping in the air and hitting Phan Phan. Before they knew it, they managed to defeat the elephant creature.
"Your Majesty! He beat Phan Phan too, I'm afraid!" Escargon cried.
"Grr! Not even Phan Phan stood a chance..." King Dedede grumbled. "Don't let him move any further!"
"Yes, your Highness!" cried a Waddle Dee.
They ran into the next room to find a big switch and a gate blocking the way to the door. Plus, it was way too high for them to reach as well. Chopper used his Gravity Jump to attach to the ceiling and land on the switch in order to use his Gravity Slam. Striking the switch caused the gate to open up and allow them to proceed onward.
Once again, they were in another similar-looking room. This time, two brown lions with manes made of fire, along with the ends of their tails were waiting for them.
"Enough, Chopper! Face Twin Fire Lions!" King Dedede shouted.
"Go get him!" Escargon cheered.
"I know just what to do here!" Chopper smirked, changing to his Water ability. He fired water at both Fire Lions and easily defeated them. King Dedede and his assistant were left agape.
"Oh no! Your Majesty! He… He beat our strongest troops we have!" Escargon cried.
"Ack! Can't ANYONE beat that kid?!" King Dedede exclaimed.
Chopper removed his Water ability before moving into the next room, where he and his friends defeated all the Waddle Dees that charged at him.
"Your Majesty! Chopper's getting close!" Escargon exclaimed nervously. "W-What do we do now?!"
"…We're done for… Only one option…" King Dedede thought, looking over at his assistant.
"Why are you looking at me like that, your Majesty?"
"Looks like it's your turn."
"B-But… Your Majesty! I can't fight as well as you!" Escargon gaped, ignoring Chopper and his friends getting closer to their destination.
King Dedede was ready to get angry at his assistant, but for once he lowered his hammer and closed his eyes. "Fine... I'll let you go. You can be spared."
Escargon was surprised by this reaction. However, to go against his king like this was not something he liked to do.
"He may have constantly used me as a punching bag, but dang it! I can't be disloyal to him! If it weren't for him, I'd probably be out in the harsh world!" Escargon thought, giving King Dedede a determined look. "I'll go hold him off, Your Majesty. You get prepared yourself in case I fail."
"All right," the king nodded, giving Escargon the cue to go out. His sidekick grabbed his weapons, such as his spear and spiked balls and headed into the room Chopper and his friends were running through. Coincidentally, they had already reached him, surprising the lavender snail.
"Wah! You're already here?!" Escargon gaped.
"What are you doing here?" Chopper asked.
"…I'm here to stop you!" he declared, aiming his spear at the group. "It's payback time for what you've done to me!"
"Well, it's payback for forcing us to make an anime for a couple of days with little sleep!" Berry added, getting her hammer out.
Tattle: That's Escargon, King Dedede's secretary. He's extremely loyal to his king, just so you know. Max HP is 260, Attack is 13, and Defense is 0. He'll attack you by throwing spiked balls at you. They can paralyze, poison, burn, or even freeze you! He can even offer himself some food that he can use to recover HP! I guess he's being serious this time. Despite the treatment he got from his king, it takes a lot to still be loyal to him.
"Well, let's get started, then," Chopper started by jumping on Escargon, dealing 10 damage thanks to his Master Shoes. Berry attacked next, hitting Escargon with her hammer. He'd laugh at it, but he was in the middle of a fight. He charged at Chopper, but the antennae hero ducked to avoid it. Unfortunately, Flyer ended up getting hit instead, leaving him annoyed again.
What made it worse was that no one asked if he was all right. Nevertheless, after Chopper jumped on King Dedede's sidekick, he hit him with a Flying Attack.
"Oh, man... I've already taken 40 damage already!" Escargon grit his teeth and tossed a flaming spiked ball at Chopper. Luckily, he raised his arms to prevent himself from getting burnt.
After Chopper and Scrub attacked him, he was down to 200 HP.
Escargon winced, clutching his spear and throwing it at Scrub, who Superguarded the attack. Tamber punched him afterward, and Chopper used a Spin Jump to take 15 HP out of him.
"Hey, my Spin Jump is pretty useful as well!" Chopper remarked.
Escargon grumbled and he threw a spiky ice ball at Chopper. It hit him, but he didn't get frozen, luckily. But, he managed to jump on him, along with Mario, bringing him to 153 HP.
"Urgh… This isn't finished!" he yelled as he threw an electric spike ball at Berry. Her hammer allowed her to guard the attack. Shadower attacked with his Shadow Punch, and then Chopper hit him with Power Smash
Escargon slugged his way to Chopper and threw a bomb at him. This was where he decided to test out his new Gravity Jump. He leaped high in the air and delivered some serious damage to Escargon, taking 30 out of him overall.
"Whoa... That was powerful." Tamber gaped while punching Escargon to 91 HP.
"I can't fail His Majesty so soon! Take this, Chopper!" Escargon pulled out an ice bomb and threw it at Chopper. He Superguarded the attack and delivered another stomp on him.
"Sorry, Escargon, but that's not going to help you," Chopper apologized as Mario jumped on the snail.
Mario: Maybe you should give up?
"Not a chance!" Escargon retorted, hitting Mario with an electric bomb. Chopper and Kirby made their moves, hitting him with a jump and a Cartwheel. That didn't stop Escargon to hurting Kirby with a bomb. Once Chopper hit him with a Gravity Punch, Tamber's punch drained him to 9 HP.
"Huff… Huff… I swore that I would protect His Majesty, and that is what I will do!" Escargon threw a bomb at Chopper and dealt 13 damage to him. Unfortunately, he met his defeat as Chopper jumped on him, dropping 23 Star Points. He soon fell unconscious.
"Well... That takes care of him for now." Chopper sighed. "He'll probably get up soon."
"Unless…" Tamber grinned smugly, taking out some salt.
"We're not putting salt on him!" Berry scolded.
Before Tamber could talk back, Escargon slowly stood up, appearing bruised from the fight.
"Cough…wheeze… Your Majesty! Wait for meeeeeeeee!" Escargon cried, fleeing from Chopper and escaped through the door ahead. A Save Block and Heart Block appeared there as well. Chopper struck both blocks and entered through the doorway into a dark room. The only thing they could see around them was an electric cage they were now in.
"Wait... What's with the cage?" Scrub gawked.
"Something's fishy..." Chopper trailed.
"You finally made it here, Chopper… Arm yourself at once!"
Chopper took out his Diamond Hammer and held it in front of him. With that, the lights turned on, and they discovered they were in a wrestling arena. The floor had King Dedede's face on it when they looked down at it. Despite being a wrestling arena, there was no audience. Only the exhausted Escargon sat in the audience, now having some bandages on himself.
"Good. I've been waiting a long time for this… Our grudge will be settled at last…"
King Dedede jumped into the arena, but this time he was wearing an iron mask with small, yellow horns protruding from it. He was also carrying a mechanized hammer with sparks emitting from it.
"Meet my powerful secret weapon… The brand-new Dedede Hammer! I saved this just for this battle, Chopper! This time, I'm not holding back!"
"If that's all you've got, then it's going to take a lot more to take us on!" Chopper declared, getting in a fighting stance.
Tattle: That's King Dedede, but this time in a mask, so he's named Masked Dedede. That hammer he's holding looks GNARLY! Max HP is 300, Attack is 15, and Defense is 3. His hammer can send a big shockwave your way if he strikes the ground… Second, he can open the face of the hammer and fire missiles at you… Third, he can spin his hammer around… And fourth… He can shoot flames from his hammer! Wow, I think this guy seriously means business! That mask of his most likely makes him stronger... With those sparks coming from his hammer, he's capable of paralyzing you and your friends. Be careful, Chopper... Dedede's not holding back this time.
Chopper quickly took action by raising his hammer and striking Masked Dedede with his Power Smash. With Shadower's Shadow Punch, the king's defense was down to 0.
"That should be a good way to start this battle out," Shadower stated.
Masked Dedede simply smirked and gripped his hammer. He approached Shadower with it and brought it down on him, leaving him paralyzed.
"Unngghhh! I...can't...move...!" Shadower cringed.
"Heh heh heh heh! See? That's the mighty power of this bad boy!" Masked Dedede chuckled.
"Yeah, but your defense is down, so hurting you will be a snap!" Chopper stomped on Masked Dedede, taking 10 HP away from him, while Kirby hit him with his Cartwheel for another 10.
"Remember this, Chopper?" Masked Dedede raised his mask and inhaled him like a vacuum. He spat him out and sent him flying at Berry, making them both suffer 15 damage.
Chopper quickly stood back up and immediately started to spin his hammer at Masked Dedede for 8 damage. Flyer's Flying Attack helped bring the king down to 248 HP.
Masked Dedede stood his hammer up and allowed the face of it to open. Flames burst from the hammer and scorched the heroes. He grinned in satisfaction, but when he noticed them guard the attack, he looked at them in disdain.
"You may have guarded that, but you can't protect yourself that easily from its attacks!" Masked Dedede yelled. "This thing is a beast! It's skilled at clobberin' people like you!"
Chopper quickly jumped in the air and hit Masked Dedede with his Spin Jump, dealing 6 damage. With Scrub's Gulp, the king was down to 232 HP.
"Grrrrr! Take this!" Masked Dedede jumped up and landed on Tamber, flattening him in the process. When he got off him, Tamber growled and threw a fist at him. Chopper followed up with his Hammer Throw and dealt 8 damage.
"This guy's hardly a challenge!" Tamber scoffed.
"Oh, yeah? Well, let's see how you like this!" Masked Dedede began to spin his hammer, which could 4 damage each time someone got hit. Luckily, Chopper guarded all five hits and only suffered 15 damage.
"Whew! That was one strong attack... At least I made it through that." Chopper panted. He threw his hammer at Masked Dedede again, and Berry struck him with her hammer as well, bringing him to 200 HP.
When Masked Dedede struck Tamber with his hammer, Tamber threw in a punch to his stomach. "Hey, Gumball! Lower this guy's defense, all right?!"
"Oh, all right…" Chopper sighed and attacked Masked Dedede with a Soft Stomp. Although it did 4 damage, it lowered his defense to 0. Masked Dedede didn't care, though. He fired a missile from his hammer at Chopper – but with a Superguard, he avoided the missile and it exploded when it hit the cage. This, thankfully, broke the cage.
"Your Majesty! Be careful with those missiles!" Escargon warned. "You could've blown this whole place up!"
"Shut up, Escargon! I'm trying to take down Chopper here!" Masked Dedede retorted. He brought his hammer up to attack, but he was interrupted by Chopper's jump and Tamber's punch.
"Your Majesty! The flamethrower! Use the flamethrower!"
"Oh, fine, Escargon! I'll use the stupid flamethrower!" Masked Dedede stood his hammer up and opened its face. The hammer unleashed its flamethrower on Chopper and his friends, leaving a burn on them that could do 2 damage each turn.
"Heh heh! That'll heat things up a bit!" Escargon smirked.
"Why does everyone have to make puns now?" Chopper groaned. "That's MY thing!"
"And clobbering you is MY thing!" Masked Dedede replied. "And it works a lot better than stupid puns!"
"That is, if you can actually do it," Chopper said, jumping on Masked Dedede. Mario also joined in and jumped on the king's head. Masked Dedede swung his hammer at Mario and left him paralyzed. He was about to attack again, but Flyer managed to get him away just in time.
"Argh! I had him!"
"Sorry..." Chopper trailed.
"What I don't get is how a gumball of all things is managing to bring me down this far!"
"I know! Gumballs are just so annoying!" Tamber agreed.
Chopper gave him an annoyed look, but his attention was brought back to Masked Dedede. After hitting him with a Spin Jump, Tamber struck him with another Combo Punch. This made the king strike Tamber with his hammer and leave him paralyzed.
"Argh! You little...!"
"Heh heh! That should take care of you." Masked Dedede smirked. Chopper decided to hit him with a Power Smash, and then Kirby's Cartwheel helped bring him down to 102. Sadly, with his defense back to normal, he didn't do the full 10 damage.
"Crud… I'm left with 102 HP! I'm not feeling good…" Masked Dedede wheezed, only to regain his attention and stand firmly. "What? I'm not giving up so easily! I'm still unstoppable!"
"Poyo! (That explains why I've beaten him so many times!)" Kirby smiled.
Masked Dedede struck the ground with his hammer, creating a shockwave that hit Chopper and his friends, dealing 15 damage. Feeling low on HP, Chopper ate an Ultimate Punch to recover 100 HP and FP. Afterward, Flyer landed a Flying Attack on their opponent.
Masked Dedede inhaled Chopper and spat him at Shadower. He fought back by throwing a Shadow Punch, and then followed by that was Chopper's jump.
The masked penguin smirked and approached Chopper. However, he ended up tripping and falling on top of the pale green gumball. Kirby helped knock him away with a Cartwheel to find Chopper flattened. The pink puffball got a bicycle pump to unflatten him and get him to stand up. Despite that strange scenario, Chopper jumped on Masked Dedede and took 10 out of him.
Checking his HP bar, Masked Dedede felt less confident when he had 55 HP left. It didn't become any better when he heard Escargon cheering for him like some sort of cheerleader.
"Your Majesty! Don't give up! I'm still rooting for you!" Escargon cheered.
He was about to yell at him, but then he remembered he wanted someone to at least be rooting him on.
"Yeah, Escargon! Keep cheering for me!" Masked Dedede grinned. "I'll take down Chopper in no time!"
"You wish," Berry scoffed. "You're nearly beaten!"
Annoyed by the remark, he began to spin his hammer at the group to deal 20 damage to them. He then laughed at them, but he was quickly hit by Chopper's Hammer Throw.
"Oi... Maybe you should go a little easier on us..." Tamber said in a dazed tone.
"Not this time! I told you, I'm going all out!" Masked Dedede yelled, raising his hammer to attack. Flyer quickly flew in and struck the king with a Flying Attack. He quickly stood his hammer up and let its face open so a missile could fire. It managed to hit Chopper and send him flying back, but the recovered Mario caught him and put him down.
"Thanks, Mario... Now..." Chopper looked back at Masked Dedede. "If you're going all out, then I might as well do it!"
"Go ahead! Show it to me!"
Chopper smirked and jumped in the air, hitting Masked Dedede with his Gravity Jump. He managed to deal 24 damage, and with Tamber recovered from the paralysis, he punched him to bring him to 4 HP.
"Urgh… Cough…wheeze…huff… All right... I'll admit, that was pretty good..." Masked Dedede wheezed, raising his hammer. "But that's not going to stop me!"
He charged at Chopper and created a shockwave that was sent toward the heroes. They managed to Superguard it, to his surprise.
"Oh, geez..."
"All right, Dedede! This is where it ends!" Chopper gripped his hammer, and with his Diamond Hammer technique, he managed to strike Masked Dedede and crack his mask in half, making it fall to the ground.
"Uuuuwwaaaaaaaaahhhhh!"
His hammer attack hit him so hard that it sent him crashing through the fortress's roof and nearly away from Dream Land.
"Your Majesty!" Escargon cried, rushing into the ring to look up at the hole in the ceiling. His gaze quickly turned to Chopper. "Hey! Chopper! Hit me too! I'm not leaving His Majesty all out on his own!"
Though he was reluctant, he decided to do the same thing with Escargon. Unlike King Dedede, he was more used to getting hit by a hammer, so Chopper's hammer swing did not make him scream as much as the king. A hole had been created beside King Dedede's, and just like him, he was sent flying out as well.
"Poyo, (Well, there they go,)" Kirby said.
"Let's hope we never see those freaks again," Scrub hoped. "I'm getting tired of having to deal with them!"
"Hey, what's that over there?" Shadower wondered, pointing to a machine with purple smoke coming out of it. Everyone jumped out of the ring and got a better look at it. When they looked out the window, they noticed some purple smoke turning some of the green grass purple.
"So THAT'S what was making the grass all purple!" Berry exclaimed. "So... We're going to smash it?"
"I'm in," Tamber grinned, cracking his knuckles. "Time to bust up a machine!"
Mario: ...Or, we can turn it off.
"Wait, what?"
Mario flicked the off switch, causing the machine to stop running. They looked out again, but there was not much change.
"I'm guessing it'll eventually wear off over time," Flyer deduced.
"Well, while that happens, we should get going," Chopper suggested, heading out through the exit ahead. This time, it was leading to some more grassland just beyond Mt. Dedede. They all hoped they would eventually find their three missing friends.
Barren wasteland below Mt. Dedede-
"I can't believe it," King Dedede sighed, slowly walking away from Mt. Dedede as the sun started to set. "All this time, I've been working so hard to stop Chopper and get the Crystal Stars. And just like every time, they get foiled. "Why do all of my plans have to fail? Every time I tried to steal food, Kirby would come and defeat me. What did I do to deserve this?"
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Highness!"
King Dedede turned his head and saw Escargon and a couple of Waddle Dees following him.
"What are you all doing here?" King Dedede asked. "Can't you see your king has failed you all?"
"Your Majesty… Even if our plans have failed, my opinion on you hasn't gotten worse." Escargon assured.
"Yeah! We're here with you until the very end!" a Waddle Dee spoke.
"Sniff… Are you guys speaking the truth?" King Dedede sniffed, receiving nods from them all. "Thank you…Escargon…and minions."
"Let's go back home," Escargon suggested, walking beside the king. "...And perhaps I can give you some advice on how to improve your plans."
King Dedede's sad expression turned to one of anger as he looked at his sidekick. "...What?"
"Well, for starters, trying to get help from a company you hardly heard about was not a good idea... Second, if you were going to crush Chopper, you should've tried to focus on improving your skills rather than lazily sitting on the throne eating food that'll eventually get you fa-"
POW!
Escargon found himself dazed and with a bump on his head after feeling a familiar object hit his head.
"How DARE you criticize my ways, Escargon?!" King Dedede roared.
"Waiwaiwait, Your Majesty! Please listen!" Escargon pleaded. "I was just trying to help-"
King Dedede's hammer barely missed Escargon when he tried swinging it again. Rather than continue speaking, the snail quickly turned and fled for his life.
"Get back here, Escargon!" King Dedede yelled, holding his hammer in the air as he chased his sidekick. "I'm not done with you yet!"
The Waddle Dees watched as King Dedede chased Escargon back to Dream Land once again, knowing the usual results. With that, they quickly began to follow after them.
Some things just don't change in the end...