As the group finally left King Dedede's fortress, they noticed the sun was starting to set. Not only that, but they started to see the purple slowly changing back to green on the grass. Everyone appeared happy, especially Kirby.
"Poyo! (Everything's turning back to normal!)" Kirby cheered.
"Very, very nice," Chopper said, liking the green return. "I guess it was King Dedede who was responsible for that! Now all that's left is to find our friends and get the Crystal Star. That should be no problem, especially with Kirby here!"
"Poyo... (Ummmm... There's a bit of a problem... I've never been past here...)"
"Wait, you didn't?"
"Poyo. (No. I usually don't travel to the other side of Pop Star. If that's where the star is, I can't help you here.)"
"Oh... Well, that's bad." Chopper frowned. "Then... This might be tougher than I thought. Let's just start by searching around."
With that, they began to search around the area for important clues. There were no enemies in sight, which was a nice touch. Some tried searching from the trees, but still nothing. It wasn't until they reached the next area where they found something interesting. A cave with a little bit of water was right in the middle of the grassland.
Curious about it, they decided to approach it. From what they could see, it looked like a couple of people had slid down the slippery slope.
"It looks like there were people here," Scrub noticed. "You think it could be our friends, Contadre?"
"Well... Uhh... I guess it's worth checking out?" Chopper shrugged, jumping into the cave. Sadly, he didn't think it would be too slippery, and he ended up slipping and sliding down the cave. Scrub jumped in after him, with the others following next.
When the slide ended, they ended up coming across an old, stone door. It appeared to have some markings of some stars on it. Chopper tried opening it, but it wouldn't budge.
"This door's not opening," Chopper said as he continued pushing.
"I don't think pushing will do any good," Shadower said. "Nor does it look like it can be pulled. Maybe we can lift it?"
"Then allow me," Tamber stepped in confidently, pushing the pale green gumball out of the way. He reached for the bottom of the door and began to lift it up. This strategy seemed to be working, since the door itself was being moved. When he was lifting it higher, they started to hear the sounds of a waterfall.
"That waterfall sound is making me interested in seeing what's behind there," Scrub remarked.
"Almost got it… Just a little bit more…!" Before he knew it, Tamber successfully lifted the door and allowed everyone to go through. What they found was a beautiful cavern with crystals on the ceiling and crystal clear water below. A waterfall appeared just above the pond.
"Wow! This place looks incredible!" Berry gaped, getting a nice view of the scene. She then wrapped her arms around Chopper's. "Doesn't this place seem pretty romantic?"
Chopper quickly got her arms off his and stepped away from her. "Well... I think I've seen better."
They decided to explore the cave by walking down the bridge leading lower in the area. The bridge wasn't too sturdy, so they were very cautious. There was a second bridge as well, and that led to the bottom of the cave.
When they finally made it to the bottom, the first thing they noticed was a gray door that felt out of place to the brownish, rocky walls and floor. There appeared to be three empty openings on it. One was of a star, the other was the moon crescent, and the last was a sun.
"Aw, come on! We can't do a thing about this!" Scrub grumbled, trying to open the door. "Hey, Flyer! Check it out, will ya?"
Though he didn't appreciate the rudeness, Flyer flew over to the door and examined the openings.
"Hmmmm… It looks like we need to find an object that matches these three shapes." Flyer stated. "I suppose if we were to open this entryway, we will need to find them. Hopefully they're around here..."
"OK, that doesn't sound too hard," Chopper said, turning to Tamber. "Right, Tamber?"
"Wait, what? Why are you asking me?" Tamber gawked.
"Well... You're kind of a treasure hunter..."
"No I'm not! I just dig for objects! Like this!" he started to dig through the rock with ease, but he stopped when he spotted something. "Huh? What is this stupid thing?"
He jumped out of the small hole and held a blue moon crescent stone.
"Hey! You found one of them!" Chopper cheered.
"Chopper? Is that you?"
Chopper's antennae sprung up as he turned around to see a little campfire. There at the campfire was Vivian, Bombette, and Sonic, and they were trying to keep the fire warm.
"Guys! You're safe!" Chopper smiled, running over to them. The others spotted them and ran over to them as well. "You have no idea how much I missed you guys!"
"I missed you too," Vivian smiled. "We thought we'd be trapped down here, but it's great that you came down here."
"You guys couldn't escape?" Scrub gawked.
"We tried, but we couldn't get through the door," Bombette explained. "Even going into the shadows didn't help either!"
Mario: Well that's a bummer...
"So what have you guys been doing while we were trapped down here for a couple of days?" Sonic asked.
"Well... We were making an anime..." Chopper trailed, not sounding too excited with that, but he eventually smiled with the next sentence. "And then we took down King Dedede while he was in a mask!"
"Seriously? Aw! It would've been cool to see it!"
"It was just the usual..." Shadower stated. "But I'm sure we won't have to deal with him again."
"So what about the Crystal Star?" Vivian asked, bringing up the most important topic. "Do you know where it is?"
Sadly, they all shook their heads, disappointing the three.
"Well, since you guys found us, you think we can get outta here?" Sonic asked.
"Nope. Can't." Tamber stated, landing by the group. They quickly turned their heads to Tamber with a gawk.
"We can't? What do you mean?" Shadower questioned.
"It's blocked, and I couldn't even lift it. But I got these." Tamber pulled two stones in the shape of a sun and star.
"Huh? So did you find these while we were talking?" Chopper asked.
"Yeah. Your talking bored me, so I went treasure huntin'! And man, did I find something good! See, this is why gumballs are bad at treasure hunting!"
Chopper chose to ignore him and walked over to the door with the others. Tamber put the other two stones in its empty space, and the door began to glow for a moment until it began to open.
Standing through the doorway was a massive, underground jungle with many trees on the floor and a large staircase to the other side of the large area leading out. In the center of the large jungle was a brownish temple. They looked up to see that there was a rocky ceiling with a few stalactites hanging. However, it was difficult to see because of the green fog making some things translucent.
"Whoa! Now this is impressive!" Sonic remarked with a grin. "This doesn't even look like a cave!"
"But where are we?" Scrub asked.
"This place is unknown at the moment," Flyer explained, checking his Fumu Locator.
"Oh... Well that's bad." Chopper frowned. "Though, I can see another staircase across from this area. Maybe we should go check it out?"
"Well DUH!" Tamber shouted. "Thanks for the obvious!"
They proceeded down the staircase before them, getting closer to the trees and green grass and dirty below. Unfortunately, they were not aware of a figure that had revealed itself from behind one of the rocks in the cavern.
Reaching the jungle itself, they noticed how empty and silent it felt. They didn't hear the sound of any living creatures roaming this jungle. It made it so much easier to explore, but it also made things a little dull as well.
"Yeah... This place is kinda boring." Scrub stated. "Where's the action?!"
"It appears to be an empty jungle," Flyer deduced. "My guess is that creatures cannot survive in an underground cavern."
"No one cares," Tamber interrupted. "Me, especially. I'm sure the others don't either."
"Thanks..."
As they continued their travel, Shadower stopped and blinked. He slowly turned his head in the opposite direction cautiously. Berry seemed to notice him like this first.
"Hey, Shadower, what's wrong?" Berry asked.
"I'm sensing something... But I can't tell what it is..." Shadower trailed. "I think we're being followed..."
"Followed? There's someone else here?"
"Yes... Be cautious, Berry..." Shadower looked over by Chopper. His eyes widened upon seeing a missile being fired his way. "CHOPPER! LOOK OUT!
"Huh?" Chopper looked behind him and saw a missile coming his way. However, Shadower quickly took action by throwing a shadow wave in the shape of a hand his way to make him avoid the missile. It ended up hitting a tree and knocking it over.
Mario: What was that?!
"Guys, we should probably get going!" Berry suggested, running over to them with Shadower. "We're not safe here!"
Another missile came firing their way, but this time they saw it coming and easily avoided the shot. However, there was a large amount of smoke created, blinding the group and forcing them to cough.
"What's going on?" Chopper wheezed.
"This time, you're not getting away from me!"
He tried to open his eyes, but the only thing he could see was a figure standing in front of him. The shape of the figure reminded Chopper of Fumu, but there was a bit of a difference. He could see what appeared to be long hair rather than braided.
When the smoke finally clear, the group saw a white girl wearing a green bandanna, an orange jumpsuit, brown boosts, gloves with two brownish yellow, oval-ish jewels on each, and a green plate that covered both her chest and her shoulders, with a yellow line running up and down the middle. She also appeared to have rosy pink cheeks as well. In her hand was a silver weapon capable of changing into a sword, flamethrower, rocket launcher, machine gun, and grappling hook.
"Whoa... She reminds me of that annoying yellow girl." Tamber said, slowly approaching the girl. "Hey, look. We have some important business to-"
"Don't move!" the white alien girl warned, aiming at Tamber. He slowly returned to the group sheepishly.
"Who are you?" Chopper asked.
"I am Silica," she introduced, aiming her weapon directly at Chopper's head. "I'm here to put an end to you once and for all."
Chopper's curious look quickly changed to a serious one as he got in a fighting stance. Silica didn't appear too fazed by it.
"Yes... You're him all right. You're Chopper. Those antennae are pretty obvious."
"Just hold on a second..." Berry stepped in. "Do you know her, Chopper?"
"No... I don't..." Chopper trailed. "In fact, I don't know what she wants with me."
"You should very well know what you've done! It's all your fault that he's gone" Silica yelled.
"Ooh... Looks like the gumball's not so heroic after all..." Tamber trailed.
"What do you mean?" Chopper asked, lowering his guard.
"You don't remember Kutora, right?"
That name suddenly struck his mind as Chopper. "Yeah... I do..."
"He was a close friend of mine...and the one I looked up to...besides my mother. And now he's gone!"
"How did you know of him?"
"He ended up saving my life a long time ago from some monsters. Kutora told me he was just visiting, and that he wasn't supposed to be helping anyone. I didn't care, though. I just saw how awesome he pulled off those moves, and I wanted to learn a few things from him. So... He decided to show me some ways to defend myself. I know for a fact that we grew closer, but before he left, he promised to visit me again. ...Unfortunately, that was not the case when I found out he died." Silica's eyes narrowed at Chopper. "After getting some information, I found out that you were responsible for his death!"
"But... Kutora...was the sole reason why I ended up saving Clara." Chopper admitted. "He wanted me to succeed in stopping Maquano, and he also wanted me to put an end to him as well..."
"Don't think your petty excuses will help you here!" Silica shouted, changing her weapon into a flamethrower. "Now you must pay!"
A burst of fire shot out from her weapon, making Chopper yelp and flee as fast as he could. The others managed to get away, except for Tamber, who was covered in soot from the results. Silica nearly gaped at Chopper's speed, which helped Tamber follow the others.
"How…does he do that? I've never seen someone that could run that fast!" Silica said in surprise. Before thinking further, she quickly got out of her trance. "No... I have to avenge my friend!"
Silica changed to her machine gun and started to fire in the direction Chopper was going. Sadly, her shots didn't appear to hit anyone.
"Argh! Where did he go…?" Silica grumbled, running further into the jungle with her weapon ready to fire. "Come out, Chopper! Don't be a coward! Come out and face me!"
Center of the jungle-
With Silica away from the group, Chopper stopped by the large temple and started to pant. He looked behind him just to make sure she wasn't there. To his relief, she was nowhere to be seen.
"Great... Now there's someone who's trying to get in the way..." Chopper sighed. "I'm not sure what we should do."
"What about the usual thing we do to people who attack us?" Scrub suggested, punching and kicking the air. "Maybe she'll back down!"
"But she's not evil, and that wouldn't be right..." Vivian objected. "I think it's best to just hide..."
"Well, this fog around us might help us to our advantage," Bombette noted. "It'll give us some cover! But we should probably keep moving before-"
As if she jinxed it, a grappling hook came flying their way and attached to the temple walls. Everyone got out of the way as Silica managed to get onto one of the temple's ledges and aim her weapon at Chopper.
"Enough running, Chopper! If you're really a fighter like I've been told, then you'd actually step up and fight me!"
"Hold on a moment! Don't shoot!" Tamber cried. He quickly stepped away from everyone. "OK! Now you can shoot!"
"Tamber! What the heck?!" Chopper gaped. "You're not helping!"
"Exactly! It's every man for themselves!"
"Huh... That's strange..." Shadower remarked. "For a moment, I thought Tamber would actually be the brave one and save us all from an attack."
"Wait, really?" Tamber gawked. His confused look suddenly turned to one of confidence as he went back to the group. "I mean, yeah! That's me, all right! You know what? I know how to handle this situation better than a gumball! So stand back, 'cause I don't want you to get in the way of this ripped and sweet guy!"
Everyone let out silent groans as Tamber climbed up to the ledge Silica stood. "So, how about you do us a favor and buzz off like-"
A warning shot had been fired, and it had barely hit Tamber's foot when he flinched.
"Look, if you don't want to get yourself hurt, then I'd recommend staying out of the way," Silica suggested. "Chopper is my only target."
"Oh... Right. The gumball's all yours, I suppose!" Tamber quickly took off, gliding from the other side of the temple. Silica grinned, aiming her weapon at Chopper. ...Or rather, at where Chopper once was.
"What?! He's gone?!" Silica gaped, seeing an empty space where Chopper and his friends were. "Great... I lost him!"
In anger, she threw her weapon onto the floor and grit her teeth. "I nearly had him too! I guess he's good at getting away... But that won't help him in the end if he isn't a match for me."
The sound of splashing water regained her attention. Silica grinned, picked up her weapon, and began to run in the direction of where the water was coming from.
With Silica gone at the moment, everyone decided to take a short break at the lake. Kirby, specifically, was swimming around in the water cheerfully. Chopper was sitting by the water, looking at a reflection at himself.
"What's wrong, Choppy?" Berry asked, approaching the unhappy hero.
"Well... It's just that... I kinda feel sorry for this girl." Chopper answered. "The fact that I was responsible for leaving her with no family kind of hurts me..."
"But you said that he wanted you to, well, you know..."
"I know, but I didn't believe there was someone else that'd be hurt by this either!"
"Well, I'm sure this alien girl is just misunderstood, that's all," Scrub stepped in. "I mean, we can just try to speak to her and things will be-"
The sound of a missile fired, and it had managed to hit Chopper. It sent him flying into the water right beside Kirby.
"Perfect..." Silica smirked, hiding behind a bush. Everyone took notice of her and quickly had their guard up.
"What's your problem?" Sonic asked. "Attacking someone behind their back is NOT cool!"
"You know what else isn't cool? Murdering someone!"
"Look, all of this is unnecessary!" Berry explained, keeping her hammer close. "We should at least try to negotiate!"
"I'm sorry, but you cannot reason with me," Silica stated. "I'm doing what needs to be done."
Berry gripped her hammer tightly, prepared to fight. However, their attention was drawn to an exhausted Chopper, who had gotten back on land thanks to Kirby. He was a little bruised up due to the missile, though.
"Thanks, Kirby..."
"Listen, all of you... I want you to stay out of this. Chopper's the only one I'm after." Silica approached Chopper and resumed aiming her weapon at him. "Why won't you fight me? Are you just too weak?"
She didn't get a response, so she switched to her blade and raised it. "I'm sorry, but justice is justice, Chopper!"
Using all her might, Silica thrust her arms downward, but she felt something stop her. She saw Berry blocking her blade with her hammer.
"Didn't I tell you to keep out of this?" Silica asked, successfully pushing the girl back.
"Well I'm not going to let you hurt him!" Berry cried, struggling to hold her back.
"Berry! Leave it to us!" Sonic declared, he and Mario stepping up. "Why don't you get Chopper to safety?"
Though reluctant, Berry agreed and managed to throw Silica back and get Chopper up with Kirby's help. Flyer provided assistance too, using his flight to fly him over to the staircase not too far ahead.
"No! You're not getting away!" Silica cried, changing to her missile launcher and aiming at Chopper. But, she suddenly felt her weapon get hot, forcing her to release it and hold her hands in pain. "Argh! No!"
Vivian lowered her finger and proceeded to follow the rest of the group. Mario and Sonic followed next, and Bombette was the last one left in the group. She let off an explosion to make it more difficult to see, allowing for an easier escape. Silica tried grabbing for her weapon, but it was still too hot for her. However, she was not going to let that stop her, so he resisted the pain and ran in the direction Bombette went.
Unfortunately, she was too late when she reached the top of the staircase. The entryway had already been sealed off, and firing a missile at it didn't do any good.
"No... NO!" Silica screamed, throwing her weapon in front of her. "I can't believe it! I was so close!"
Though she was angry over missing her chance at finally avenging her friend, Silica remained calm and had a more determined look on her face.
"It's no big deal... I should be able to get him next time."
Behind the door-
Tamber had checked to make sure the door was completely shut before turning back to the others. "All right... I don't think she can get us now."
"Good. We should hopefully be safe here." Shadower sighed. "You know, Tamber... I haven't given you enough credit. Your distraction actually helped us. It's kinda surprising, considering what you've said to Chopper."
"Well... Well...!" Tamber stammered, clenching his fists in nervousness. He regained his confidence and smirked. "Well... I'm just trying to prove how much better I am to the stinkin' gumball!"
"How's Chopper doing?" Flyer asked, looking over at Kirby and Berry. They frowned when they looked at the hurt Chopper. "Oh, no..."
Thankfully, Chopper was not out just yet. However, the injury had left him low on HP.
"Oh, man... She really was out to get me..." Chopper wheezed, trying his best not to fall unconscious.
"Oh, I wish I could do something to help..." Berry trailed with sadness in her voice.
It was fortunate that she remembered one of her abilities she had gotten. In fact, it was something she wanted to use this whole time, too! Using her new ability, she gave Chopper a kiss on the cheek, making them both recover 60 HP. It just so happened to get Chopper back on his feet.
"Ack! She did it again!" Chopper cried, wiping his face.
"Yup... Chopper's back." Shadower nodded.
"Yes! I finally got to use that ability!" Berry fist pumped. "...Though, it did kinda cost a lot of FP to use."
"Sounds like a dumb ability!" Tamber laughed.
"Ugh... Well, at least we are safe... Right?" Chopper asked.
Meanwhile, Mario had noticed a bright light coming up ahead through the small, narrow path. He got everyone's attention as he pointed in the direction.
"Poyo! (Hey! We might be getting out of here!)" Kirby cheered.
They ran toward the bright light to come across a brighter area with the ground being made of marble. It had a pale blue and violet-checkered design on it. There were a couple of pillars around and even some green grass.
"We're...not in the cave any more?" Chopper gaped.
"Don't get your hopes up too soon," Shadower noted, pointing up at the ceiling. Indeed, it looked just like the jungle area they were in. "Though... I wonder how there can be light here..."
"It says we're in a place called Quartz Garden…" Flyer trailed, taking out his Fumu Locator.
"Quartz Garden? This place doesn't look quartzy to me…" Bombette deadpanned.
"But it's a garden..." Scrub trailed. "Weird..."
Vivian approached a gate that was just up ahead, but it had a lock. She looked up and noticed some platforms above, along with a ladder nearby.
"The way ahead is locked, so I'm guessing the key is somewhere above us," Vivian deduced.
"Then let's go get it!" Scrub declared, climbing up the ladder.
"Boy... I don't know why, but Scrub's sounding kinda like you, Chop." Sonic remarked, looking at the antennae hero.
"Well... I guess so..." Chopper trailed. "I kinda saved him, after all... Anyway, I'm going."
Chopper grabbed onto the ladder and began to climb his way up, the others following him. Thankfully, it was pretty easy to jump onto the platforms, thanks to his improved jumping. However, a few of Meta Knight's minions from the Halberd, Meta Knights, were roaming around this area and attempting to attack them. Just as most enemies, they went down pretty easily.
After reaching one of the higher platforms, Chopper noticed that the platform above them was too high to reach. But with his Gravity Jump, he managed to launch himself so he would be upside down, and then he quickly changed it so he would land on the top platform. Unfortunately, he was grabbed by two Meta Knights. Specifically, a Mace Knight wearing purple armor and a Trident Knight with purple armor, red shoes and a yellow moon crescent on its forehead.
"Well, if it isn't Chopper!" the Mace Knight spoke. "Hey, remember when you attacked the Halberd? Yeah, good times..."
"But Dream Land was in trouble then," Chopper noted.
"For you, that is," the Trident Knight corrected. "I say it's payback time!"
"Well, we'll see if you succeed when I kick your butts!" Chopper got in his fighting stance, but not before Flyer came up, along with Vivian and Tamber.
"Looks like we've got some company," the Mace Knight said. "This could be fun."
It was revealed that the Trident Knight had 42 HP, an Attack of 13, and a Defense of 1. The Mace Knight had 44 HP, an Attack of 14 and a Defense on 0.
"All right, let's get started, shall we?" Chopper started by jumping on the Mace Knight, with Vivian using her Shade Fist to leave a burn on it.
"Ack! I got this terrible burn left on me! I don't know how long I'm gonna last…" the Mace Knight winced as it tossed its spiked ball at Chopper. He guarded that attack and Superguarded the fork thrown at him.
"All right, now let's get serious," Chopper used a Spin Jump on the Mace Knight, and after Tamber's Quake attack, it had been defeated.
"Crud... Mace Knight's down... But I'm not finished!" the Trident Knight threw its trident at Tamber, taking 13 out of him. Chopper landed a jump on it, while Tamber threw in another Combo Punch.
Chopper successfully Superguarded another gold trident, and to finish things off, he simply delivered one last jump, making the two Meta Knights drop 10 Star Points.
"Well, looks like we took care of that," Chopper walked past the two defeated Meta Knights and found a red switch with a star on it. "Hmmmm... Well, I guess I should use a Gravity Slam on this!"
Chopper jumped on top of the button and used his Gravity Slam to make a key appear in front of the gate. However, before going there, he found a doorway nearby as well. Taking that doorway led the group into a black room with a starry sky, while they stood on a star-like floor. Some more Meta Knights were in there, and defeating them revealed a chest containing a Star Shroom.
"A Star Shroom? Yummy! Don't mind if I do!"
Back at the gate-
When the heroes returned to the gate, Chopper picked up the key and unlocked the gate. This led them to another area, only there was no marble floor. Instead, it was replaced with some green grass. There was also a pool of water around the area as well, with a Waddle Dee going fishing - despite lacking fish.
There was a switch nearby, but kicking it didn't seem to do much. Chopper checked in the water to see what was the problem, and upon reaching the bottom, he found a large Rainbow Block. Thankfully, his movement in the water was improved, so using his Diamond Hammer technique was much easier for him.
Chopper jumped out of the water and hit the switch this time. The pool of water began to start flowing through an underwater tunnel. Everyone followed him down, with Sonic forced to go down thanks to Mario making him. Reaching the water's bottom, a current started to carry them all through a tunnel.
The tunnel eventually took them into a pond where a waterfall was. Sonic immediately jumped out and began to pant. Everyone else jumped out and noticed the ruins of a temple up ahead and a small staircase going to a door.
"So... There's a temple within a cavern?" Scrub questioned. "How does that work?"
"Beats me," Chopper shrugged, making his way through the small garden and to the door. On their way, someone took notice of a rainbow above them. Flyer would've questioned how it was possible, but chose not to. Reaching the door, they noticed a picture of two hands, three eyes, and a mouth.
"What a strange picture to be on a door..." Bombette trailed. "Kind of ugly too."
"I'd hate to be whoever used to be that!" Tamber snickered, kicking the door open into a small room. Replacing the green grass was a tan and light blue-checkered stone floor. The walls were also a light brown and had some strange, unknown writing on it. A Save Block and Heart Block were around too. Chopper sighed in relief as he hit the Heart Block, now fully recovering his HP and FP. The others were ready as well, and they entered the doorway ahead into a rather familiar room.
"Uh… Guys? Do you think this room feels familiar?" Chopper asked, getting a sense of déjà vu.
"Yeah, this room is familiar…" Vivian agreed. "It's just like that one room where we fought that being with those stone hands..."
"Who dares enter my lair?!"
Three eyes and several light blue jewels appeared in the dark background. The eyes looked around the room and spotted Chopper and his friends.
"Who are you people, and why have you disturbed my rest?!"
"We just want to go to that door ahead," Chopper answered, pointing to said door.
"And wake up the great Wham Bam Jewel?! Unacceptable!"
Two bright purple nostrils and orange lips appeared with two bottom fangs sticking out. Fists resembling Wham Bam Rock's appeared, but they were made of diamond instead. This...whatever he is wore a ton of extravagant jewelry and a common crown encrusted with jewels.
"Hey... He looks like that one picture on that door!" Tamber realized, bursting into laughter. "Bah ha ha ha! You're so hideous!"
"You won't be leaving this place alive!" Wham Bam Jewel roared.
Tattle: That's Wham Bam Jewel. He must be a stronger version of Wham Bam Rock. Max HP is 320, Attack is 15, and Defense is 2. He'll normally attack you with those fists just like Wham Bam Rock, but this time he's got a stronger punch. Plus, he can shoot lasers! Watch out for those tiki bombs too. Those things can leave a burn on you. It says here that he has been in slumber for thousands of years, and no one has ever entered his lair... Well, until you guys showed up.
Chopper started by stomping on Wham Bam Jewel's fist, only dealing 6 damage to him. Tamber's Power Punch, on the other hand, managed to deal 12 damage.
"Ha! I can deal more damage than you guys!" Tamber scoffed.
"We know," Bombette groaned. Meanwhile, Wham Bam Jewel brought his fist up and struck Chopper upon slamming it, taking 15 out of him.
"So how does it feel to be flattened like a pancake?" Wham Bam Jewel cackled as he raised his fist.
"Well, I know it's happened before a couple of times," Chopper remarked, pulling his hammer out. "I think I know how to take care of you!"
Chopper threw his hammer at Wham Bam Jewel, which successfully pierced through his defense. Before he could lose it, he jumped in the air to grab his hammer. Vivian left a burn on Wham Bam Jewel thanks to her Shade Fist, but she ended up getting struck by one of the diamond fists.
As Wham Bam Jewel cackled, Chopper glared at the...whatever he was and changed to his Wing ability. With a single swoop, the crowned being cringed.
"Gah! You pest! You're acting just like a fly!" Wham Bam Jewel scoffed. Chopper smirked as he nodded, giving Mario the cue to use his Super Jump on the king's fist, taking 10 out of him. Unfortunately for Chopper, Wham Bam Jewel grabbed him and threw him at Mario.
Mario: Mama mia...
As Chopper got up, Wham Bam Jewel found himself getting hit by Scrub's Mega Egg, losing 12 HP in the process.
"Bull's-eye!" Scrub smirked as Chopper jumped on Wham Bam Jewel's fist, bringing him down to 250 HP. Wham Bam Jewel grit his teeth as he threw his fist at Scrub, knocking him back. "Augh! That seriously hurt!"
Chopper quickly sprang into action and hit Wham Bam Jewel with a Feather Swoop, dealing 8 damage. With Shadower's punch, this brought his defense to 0. Because of that, Wham Bam Jewel brought his hand over Shadower and dropped a tiki bomb on him, leaving a severe burn on him.
"I have an idea!" Chopper used a Soft Stomp on Wham Bam Jewel to keep his defense down even longer, and dealing 10 damage to him as well. Kirby performed a Cartwheel on Wham Bam Jewel next. "Well, this will be finished a lot quicker!"
Angered by his low defense, Wham Bam Jewel brought the palm of his hand down on Chopper, flattening him and knocking his ability. However, Chopper quickly got up and changed to his Cutter ability instead. He grabbed his cutter blade and threw it at the king's hand for 8 damage.
With Wham Bam Jewel's hand on the ground, Berry raised her hammer and brought it down on the hand for 10 damage.
"Curse you all! You will all pay!" Wham Bam Jewel snapped his finger, and a couple of rocks came down on everyone, taking a good 12 out of everyone after they guarded a few. "Haw haw! So how does it feel?"
"Ehhh... The usual." Sonic replied.
"What?!"
Chopper leaped in the air and jumped on Wham Bam Jewel's hand, followed up with Bombette's Bomb. He winced, but he managed to shrug it aside and aim his finger like a gun at
"Take THIS!" Wham Bam Jewel aimed his finger at Chopper and he began to charge up a laser. It fired and hit Chopper spot on, but he ended up guarding it and taking 16 damage instead. "Hmmmm... Not bad, but even with that guard, you were still severely hurt!"
"Well, let's see how you deal with this!" Chopper launched up to great heights and came down on Wham Bam Jewel's fist. With his Gravity Jump, he chipped 30 HP out of him. Tamber's punch brought him more than halfway defeated.
"I will NOT go down so soon!" Wham Bam Jewel fired a blast from his finger at him, knocking him all the way to the wall and getting rid of his Cutter ability. Not only that, but his defense had been restored.
"Oh, come on! Dang it..." Chopper groaned, getting in a fighting stance. He would've made a move if he didn't feel someone's lips touch his cheek. "Eek! Stop that, please!"
"Oh, relax! I was just healing you!" Berry assured, giving him a sweet smile. "You needed it anyway."
Chopper stepped nervously away from her and threw his hammer at Wham Bam Jewel. With Flyer's Flying Attack, Wham Bam Jewel was down to 116 HP.
"Grrrrrrrr!" Wham Bam Jewel made two of his fingers walk on the ground, and he flicked his finger at Berry. She got knocked back, but she managed to get up all right. Chopper changed to his Ice ability and jumped in the air to spin around and breathe ice. Sadly, his Ice Sprinkle had only done 6 damage.
Bombette's fuse lit up as she walked over to the king's fist and blew up before Wham Bam Jewel fired a laser at Mario. He managed to guard it with ease. Afterward, Shadower lowered his defense using his Shadow Punch, and Chopper took 10 out of him with another jump.
Wham Bam Jewel brought his fist down on Chopper, but he successfully Superguarded the attack and took no damage, angering the king. With a Spring Jump that dealt 20 damage and Tamber's Power Punch, Wham Bam Jewel was not looking too good.
"ARRRRRRRRRRGH! I'm already down to 50 HP! This is just great!" Wham Bam Jewel roared. In anger, he flicked his finger at Kirby and sent him to the wall. Chopper's Hammer Throw and Vivian's Shade Fist only made it worse for him, even if he managed to punch Chopper.
"Just a few more attacks and he's done for!" Chopper threw his hammer at him again, followed by Tamber's punch. Wham Bam Jewel nearly sneered at them and slammed his fists on Chopper in rage. Unfortunately, his hands ended up becoming frozen due to Chopper's Ice Breath.
"Ack! Not my fists!" Wham Bam Jewel cried. "You… You horrid people! You aren't planning on DESTROYING me, are you?!"
"Hey, look, you started it," Sonic reminded.
Seeing as no one else was making a move, Mario stepped up and delivered the final blow with his Super Jump. Wham Bam Jewel's eyes widened as his mouth dropped open in pain.
"YAAAAAAGGHH!"
After a couple of explosions, Wham Bam Jewel was no more. Chopper gained a level after getting 52 Star Points, and he raised his HP to 115 after he raised his BP to 66 earlier.
"Whew… We did it…" Chopper sighed. "That guy was kind of annoying..."
"Poyo... (I hope he's the last annoying enemy we run into...)" Kirby panted.
"All I wanna do is get out of this cave," Scrub grumbled. "I'm getting sick of it."
"Well, time to check and see where that door ahead leads us," Flyer suggested, running over to the door. Chopper removed his Ice ability and followed with his friends. Surprisingly, the door led them into a green, cave-like room that did not fit the other areas in the cavern. Then again, this whole cavern was pretty unfitting in the first place...
However, what surprised them was the elevator in front of them.
"Neat! Maybe this'll take us out!" Sonic grinned, entering the elevator. The others joined him, and it began to quickly make its ascension.
"Whew! Well this is a relief..." Chopper sighed. "I just hope we don't run into Silica again..."
What they didn't expect, however, was the door they closed to be split in half by a laser coming from Silica's weapon.
For those of you who don't know who Silica is, she is from the 60th episode in the Kirby anime. Her name's Sirica in the English version, but just like the others, I'm referring to her original name.
Kind of like how the previous three chapters were based off Revenge of the King, this one was based around The Great Cave Offensive. ...Except here, there's no treasure to be found, and no alien that's trying to blast them.