"Argh… Stupid Phis… Why can't you get anything done right?" Gemerl mumbled, flying around in Starlite Galaxy, waiting for his minions to give him a message on the Crystal Star. "It's been so long since they've contacted me. They should've had the information by now! What's taking so long?!"
Before he could complain any further, his communicator went off. Grinning, he activated his communicator.
"All right, Master Phi... Did you find the Crystal Star, or at least its location?"
"Negative, sir. We've been looking all over the place for that thing." the Master Phi replied with a headshake. Gemerl obviously appeared disappointed, and he was ready to speak up, but the Master Phi stopped him. "BUUUUUUUUT, we did find something that's shaped like a star flying out in space."
"A black star? Give me a description of it." demanded Gemerl.
"Well, we didn't get a close view on it, but we thought we saw some sparkles from it."
"That sounds just like a Crystal Star! I demand that you and the others keep track of it!"
"Understood, sir!" the Master Phi nodded. "We'll contact you if we manage to get it or reach it."
"Excellent. But do not take too long. I am not that patient..." Gemerl shut off the communicator, now feeling satisfied. "This is good. Now I can finally get my hands on that star! As for how it was suddenly flying... I suspect that it was Chopper's doing. I better try to go after it, too, just in case..."
He began to fly on ahead, using his Phi locator to get an idea of where the Phis might be. As he flew, he couldn't help but view the stars surrounding him.
"Despite being evil, even I cannot deny that this place is gorgeous. Perhaps when I finally rule the universe, I'll create a new base located here."
Outside of the facility-
Once they were all back outside, they had stepped onto a glowing yellow pathway. There appeared to be many small stars on it as well, giving the idea that this was made up on trillions and trillions of stars.
However, there was still another problem.
"Dang it! Now we're slow again!" Scrub frowned, taking a step, which took him much more time than before. "Well, this is going to be fun..."
"Well I have no issue with this," Chopper mentioned, walking around just fine.
"Yeah, because you have those stupid shoes!" Tamber pouted. "It makes things SO fair..."
"Sorry that these shoes only fit me..." the pale green hero trailed. "Anyway, we need to find that Crystal Star and get it! ...Hopefully it's not too difficult."
With that, they began to make their progression through the road. As they took a step, their foot created a ripple effect on the path, as if it were water. Strangely enough, it didn't feel like water. Flyer, in particular, was intrigued by this.
Unfortunately, their walk had come to a sudden halt when they spotted a few ships fly past them and into the cosmos far ahead. For some reason, Chopper was reminded of the ships back on Clara. Heck, they looked so much similar!
"Wait a minute..." Chopper paused, staring at the ships that appeared very small at this point. "Are those Dark Creatures?"
"Dark Creatures flying in space? Yeesh! How many times do we have to run into these guys?" Sonic questioned. "What is this? The third time we see their ships?"
Mario: I think so.
"Well, as long as they don't see us, we should be fine," Shadower assured, moving on ahead. Everyone followed him, running into a Master Phi up ahead. However, it was only one, and taking care of that was pretty easy for them.
What was even cooler was that there were even some platforms high above them with some chests. Chopper had used his Gravity Jump to spot a Max Shroom. He happily took it and landed back by the group, who had taken care of yellow, fire enemy with green eyes called a Star Ember.
"Embers? Geez... And here I thought we'd be done with them..." Chopper frowned.
"Guess not," Sonic shrugged.
As they reached the next area, they found a large gap between them and the pathway ahead. Thankfully, there was a small staircase made of stars to their south. Taking it brought them into a stardust-like area with a couple of trees around. The bark appeared lavender, while the leaves had aqua blue, orange, and red colors. Plus, the outlines on these were a pretty white instead of black.
"This place looks so gorgeous!" Vivian gasped, clasping her hands. "There's so much to like about these trees!"
"They're definitely interesting, no doubt," Flyer stated, inspecting the trees. "Though, I don't think even I could decipher how there are these types of trees..."
Chopper looked at the trees carefully, interested in its appearance, especially those white outlines. The leaves felt very smooth and bright when he touched them, and a sense of calmness had surged into his body. He let out a sigh of relief and smiled...
And then he whacked it with his hammer.
Sadly, nothing had fallen out from the tree except for a small star that hit Chopper in his head and left him dizzy. He managed to shake it off and go to another tree to whack it. That's when the others started to notice him doing it.
"What are you doing?" Berry asked.
"Hitting the trees. There's probably a switch around here somewhere." Chopper answered, whacking another tree after nothing came out of the previous. "It's worked before, that's for sure!"
"Well, keep hitting 'em, Contadre!" Scrub cheered.
Despite not wanting to hit the pretty trees, Berry knew there'd probably be something in them, so she started to whack some of them. Mario helped as well, and he had found a blue ! Switch in one of the aqua blue trees.
Mario: Over here, guys!
Everyone walked over to where Mario was and spotted the blue ! Switch as well. Scrub gave it a ground pound, and suddenly they felt the area shake. However, nothing appeared to happen from where they stood.
"I wonder what that was..." Vivian trailed.
"Only one way to find out," Sonic said, running back to the previous area. Everyone followed him back, and there, they found a cloud in the large gap. When they got a better look, they knew they were at least close enough to get across it.
"Perfect! Now we can progress!" Berry smiled, getting her hammer out. "Hold still, Choppy. I'll try not to make this hurt..."
She swung her hammer and sent Chopper flying onto the cloud. He managed to land on his feet, but he didn't have enough time to relax, as Flyer helped Berry over to the cloud so she could get Chopper over to the pathway ahead. She helped some of the others cross the pathway until everyone reached the other side and progressed onward.
When they entered the next area, they came across another large gap, and there was no alternate walkway to take. However, they soon looked up and spotted a path above. Chopper smiled and put his Gravity Jump to use, landing on the pathway upside down and hitting a yellow ? Block that contained a coin. Once he landed on the other side, he found a switch to create a bridge.
"Well at least there's a bridge here..." Shadower sighed. "I don't think we'd be able to get over this gap."
"Yeah. It's a good thing it was here!" Chopper agreed before they progressed. They found a couple of trees in the next area, but there were also some Master Phis as well. Some were carrying electric shields, while there were hovering Phi heads resembling a Master Phi's head called a Mater Phimatite.
"Wait, didn't we see those flying heads back in the first Phi Base?" Vivian pondered.
"Yeah! They supported the Phis with healing items or new weapons!" Berry remembered. "I always spotted these guys when I would sometimes sneak into their base!"
Meanwhile, the Master Phimatite had spotted the group and alerted the Phis. It had taken out a staff with the ends being made of electric, and handed it to one of the Phis not carrying a shield. Flyer had gone up to the enemies first and disabled them, particularly the Phimatite, while Chopper destroyed it with his jumping skills. Sonic then used his Sonic Wind to send the shields flying, and Bombette's Explosion had done them in.
"That showed them," Bombette smirked.
With that, they progressed on ahead until they found a circular walkway going downward leading to the area ahead. Chopper smiled and started to run through it until he reached the next area. To his surprise, he spotted a couple of floating stars. However, they appeared black in appearance and had white eyes. They seemed to spin in a vertical fashion.
"What're those supposed to be?" Chopper inquired.
"They appear to be called Ztars," Flyer informed through his scanning gadget.
"Ztars? That's it? What kind of name is that?"
"Think about it. The letter 'Z' can be considered a backwards 'S', and usually when something is backwards, it tends to be negative."
"Oh. That makes sense."
Meanwhile, the Ztar had fired two dark beams from its eye at the group. Mario had dodged it and prepared to jump on it. However, since it had sharp edges, Mario ended up taking damage instead and held his foot in pain.
Mario: Mama mia!
"Well, now we know not to jump on this thing," Chopper said, hitting the Ztar with his hammer and dodging its rapid spin. Kirby had managed to defeat the dark star by simply inhaling it and spitting out as a yellow star.
"Poyo, (Done,)" Kirby said proudly.
"Yeah... That can be done." Sonic shrugged, moving on ahead. To their surprise, they had found a yellow doorway. "Hey, a door around here? I didn't expect that! ...Though, it doesn't look like we can progress with that barrier of light..."
Flyer looked up and saw a yellow ! Switch up on a platform high above them. "Hmmmm... Well, maybe that switch may be our solution. Why don't you get that, Chopper?"
Chopper leaped in the air with his Gravity Jump and landed on the platform where the switch was. He gave it a simple kick, letting the event commence.
"Look at the doorway!" Vivian gasped, just when Chopper landed on the ground. To their luck, the barrier blocking their way had vanished.
"There we go! Now we can move on!" Chopper ran up ahead to the next area to find another Ztar, along with a circular pathway going upward into the next area. "Oh... Well now the circular path's going up now."
"Pretty ridiculous, if I say so myself," Bombette remarked, following the group around the pathway. When they reached the top, they were met with two Master Phis, to their dismay.
Instantly, they started to fire at the group of heroes. Berry put her hammer to action and used her Hammerang to hit both targets and quickly retrieve her it afterward. Scrub had summoned a Stampede, but since each hit could only do 1 damage, it didn't do a thing, leaving him to frown. Thankfully, Vivian had blown up, destroying the Phis.
"And...she defeats them. ...Again." Tamber frowned.
"Well, good work, Bombette. ...Except that you blew up near me." Berry said, now covered in soot and having frizzled hair.
"Oh... Sorry about that." Bombette nervously sweat dropped. "Remind me next time when I'm about to explode."
"Moving on," Chopper declared, making his way to the end of the area. Once again, there was another doorway. "More doorways? We're not even in a building..."
"I certainly don't know…" replied Flyer as they entered the next area. This time, there were more floating blocks of water around, just like what they had seen at the facility. Only this water appeared to have some small stars in them. Looking below, they were relieved to see platforms to prevent them from falling.
As Chopper looked at the water, he started to ponder. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he transformed into his Ninja ability. Smiling, he approached the water and stood on it without sinking.
"What the... How the heck are you doing that?" Tamber gawked.
"I learned this when I first got this ability," Chopper answered. "Now I am above water!"
"That's nothing," Sonic shrugged. "I've been able to run on water countless times without an ability."
Chopper frowned, suddenly feeling the sense of getting owned before he decided to move on over the water. When he reached the end of the block, he found an arrow pointing down at the platforms below. Vivian decided to go on the water block next, and being a shadow being, she was able to go over it as well.
Chopper walked around the block of water, but he didn't find anything else except for an arrow pointing down at the end of the water block.
"This doesn't feel so bad," Vivian remarked. "It feels neat being above the water!"
"I sure wish I could walk on water..." Scrub trailed. "That'd be so cool!"
Sonic decided to speed up before running across the water, and then he landed on the floor to progress. However, he would soon find more water blocks, but in a shorter size, along with being wide. Chopper got on that water block and started to progress until he jumped off and ran into a larger water block in front of the door.
"We might have to swim through this one," Chopper mentioned, jumping into the water block, the others joining him. When Sonic had jumped in, he was expecting to sink, but he was left surprised when he was floating inside. He opened his mouth to speak, but instead he only took in some water.
They quickly entered the door, but they still found themselves in a much larger water block than before. However, in the center of the block was a platform and even air, which they all headed to in order to catch their breath.
"Wow... For once, I'm not sinking in water." Sonic commented with a surprised expression.
"So apparently gravity still affects you even if you're in the water... How remarkable." Flyer said, appearing very interested.
"Man, there's just so many things that don't make sense!" Scrub said, feeling his mind getting blown. "Heck, how are we breathing in space?"
Everyone looked at his with an unsure expression. Flyer thought for a moment as well, but then one decided to step in.
"It's logic. Enough said." Shadower stated.
"Fair enough," Flyer shrugged.
Scrub decided to move on and dove into the water block, jumping out of it from the right. However, he ended up landing in another water block, while Chopper had landed on top of it. Smiling, he approached the ledge and jumped onto it.
"Walking on water is so much fun!" Chopper whistled terribly, his friends getting onto the ledge and following him. Unfortunately, he was not aware of a few hidden enemies around. One had managed to appear and catch him off guard. Luckily, he managed to jump back and avoid its attack on time.
When the group got a look at the enemy, Kirby easily recognized it as a Biospark. It was small and round like him, and it wore a navy blue cloak. It also had a red tuft of hair, and red hands and feet.
"Poyo? (Isn't that a Biospark?)" Kirby inquired.
"A Biospark? What's that?" Chopper wondered.
"They're ninjas that hide and wait to make an attack," Flyer informed. "So... I'd be careful if I were you."
"I'll keep at in mind," Chopper grabbed a Biospark and pushed it in front of another. The latter disappeared and tried to strike at Chopper, but he pulled out his kunai knife and blocked its attack. Narrowing its eyes, the Biospark transformed into a log and appeared motionless. Chopper paused and looked down at the log.
"Chopper! Look out!" Vivian cried.
Chopper turned around, but the Biospark was much faster and managed to strike him with his blade. Berry tried to hit the Biospark with her hammer, but it managed to simply jump on top of the hammer and then leap back to Chopper, ignoring her.
However, Chopper had seen the Biospark and managed to grab a hold of it. He leaped high in the air and then done downward, making sure the Biospark's head was aiming at the ground. Its head collided with the floor, and once Chopper released the Biospark, it was defeated.
"Poyo! (That's just what I do!)" Kirby smiled.
"Really? Neat!" Chopper replied. "Though, I hope we don't deal with more of these guys..."
They pressed on ahead and found a pathway up ahead, but there was another gap standing in their way from the pathway ahead. What made things worse was that there were no alternate paths to go to easily open up a bridge. Shadower, on the other hand, remained still and spotted something on the large gap.
"Hey... I think I see a blue ! Switch floating over the pit," Shadower said.
"Really? Where is it?" Chopper asked.
"Oh... I guess only I can see it. But it's pretty far off, so you might want to use something with range."
"Or you could use me," Sonic mentioned, pointing to himself. Chopper shrugged and kicked Sonic in a ball in the direction Shadower pointed to. Sonic had felt himself hit something, and he noticed a trail of stars quickly make a bridge for them to cross. "Well, that takes care of that! Now we can move on!"
With that, everyone progressed onward, unaware that they were being watched.
"How those chumps managed to make it this far, I have no idea," Kibbler mumbled, jumping out of hiding and watching them walk further. To his luck, they were far enough for them to not notice him. "Then again, considering his fight against Rawk Hawk, I can see how he managed to progress further. However, that won't stop me from destroying Chopper..."
"Sweetie, what's wrong?"
"'SWEETIE'?!" Kibbler gawked, his red eyes widening. He turned to his companion with narrowed eyes. "The name is KIBBLER! With a K! You will only refer to me as that, got it?!"
"Aw, you don't have to tell me that, my love! You're so sweet!" the female figure squeezed Kibbler tightly. "You're much sweeter than that other guy that broke up with me…"
"The heck are you talking about? You're my sidekick, not my girlfriend!"
"Oh, it's all right, my love! Give me a kiss!"
"Uh oh..." Kibbler gulped, soon getting covered in his companion's kisses. Each kiss left him even more mortified. "Get off of me, you…freak!"
"Fr-Freak?!" the figure let go of Kibbler and backed away from him, now letting out tears. "It's not my fault that I was born this way!"
Kibbler looked at his companion, specifically her eyes. Those eyes looked... OK, they weren't anything special, but they sure were creating waterworks. He soon had a feeling of guilt in his mind, and he couldn't shake it off.
"All right, I'm sorry…" Kibbler sighed. "I didn't mean to hurt your feeling. You're my sidekick. I can't do this without you. Of course... I can't fall in love with you."
He soon regretted those words when he was caught in another hug by his companion.
"Oh, Kibby! You made me feel so much better!" the figure squealed. "I guess I'll go help you take care of your little problem right now, darling."
She started to drag Kibbler away, but not in the direction Chopper and his friends were going.
"Hello?! You're going the wrong way!"
Next area-
When they had entered the next area, they came across a doorway with at least two star-shaped locks. Tamber tried breaking it open with his fists, but they did not good.
"OK... So where are we supposed to go now?" Tamber asked.
Kirby noticed a small lift in the shape of a yellow star nearby and gestured everyone to it. Curious, Chopper decided to approach it, and once he was on it, he found himself slowly descending.
"It's...an elevator," Bombette said.
When the star had come back, Chopper was not on it. The rest decided to get on and let it take them to a large, aqua blue platform below. Chopper appeared to be there, noticing four paths to take: two on the left, and two on the right.
"There's two locks on that door, but four paths..." Chopper trailed. "Which way should we go?"
Mario: How about the left?
Agreeing, they took the upper left passageway and had come across a lot of barrels. They were all black in color and had a yellow star embedded in their centers. Along with that, there was a sign.
For the eyes of the hero, searching for a key underground can be a big challenge. However, finding the switch can help you find what you need.
"The heck is this all about?" Tamber asked. "There's barrels here, not...whatever this is saying!"
"Let's check in another area then," Chopper suggested, taking the lower left path. It was a much smaller area, but it had a fountain with what appeared to be star water. Chopper decided to jump in it, and he suddenly felt his HP, FP, and Star Power fully replenish. Seeing this, the others jumped in and healed their HP as well.
Since there was nothing else there, they took the upper right path this time. They were disappointed when they only found a single tree and a Save Block beside it. Chopper hit it with his hammer, and out came a Master Shroom he happily took. Afterward, he saved his game and went to the lower right area. It was around the size of the area with the barrels, there were at least two Ztars, and there was a sign near them.
Curious, Chopper had approached it.
To the hero looking for the key... Look carefully at the barrels. The one that stands out shall have what you need.
"I think this has to do with that other area..." Chopper trailed. "Does that mean the other sign involves this place?"
"Perhaps... And they said that key is underground..." Flyer recalled.
At that point, Tamber felt a familiar sensation, and he started to search around the area. "Oh, man... My treasure senses are tingling!"
"Treasure senses? You know where treasure is?" Vivian asked.
"Duh! My kind can sense where treasure is, mostly gems!"
"But this isn't a gem, right?"
"No, but if it's underground, then I'm gonna find it!" Tamber started to dig in the place where he sensed treasure, but all he found was a yellow ! Switch. "Dang it... It's just a dumb switch."
"Wait, Tamber! Hit it!" Berry suggested.
Shrugging, Tamber punched the switch, making it disappear and shine a light on a specific area. He walked over it, and that was where he started to sense something. He dug through there and managed to dig out a yellow key with a star handle called a Star Key.
"Where'd you be without me?" Tamber asked proudly.
"I'm not so sure..." Chopper shrugged. "Now let's go to the other area!"
They returned to the barrel area, and the first thing they did was look at each barrel carefully. Thankfully, there weren't too many of them, so it wasn't too difficult. They noticed one star on a barrel was more of a white color. Mario knew what to do and brought his hammer down on Chopper, sending him underground. Once he jumped into the barrel, he broke out and held up a Star Key.
"And that takes care of that!"
"Let's put these keys back where they belong," Sonic smiled.
They exited the area and stepped onto the star lift, which brought them back up to the door with the two locks. Chopper and Tamber inserted both keys, breaking the locks and allowing them to move forward. They were led into an area with a platform made of light, and there were a couple of rocks around too. Some even had a few cracks in them!
"Poyo! (More rocks!)" Kirby exclaimed.
"Uh huh. Looks like Bombette can take care of these." Chopper said.
"Or I can do it," Tamber said cooly.
That was when they heard the sound of mumbling. Now on guard, they looked over to one of the rocks where the voice was heard.
"We're not alone..." Berry trailed. "Should we destroy the rock?"
"I'll gladly do it," Bombette smiled. "Chopper, would you do the honors?"
"Sure!" Chopper nodded, picking Bombette up with no problem. "Boy, with the gravity here, you're not as heavy as before!"
"Wait... Are you implying something?"
"What do you mean? I'm not really that strong..."
"Oh... Well, just throw me."
With that, Chopper threw Bombette near the rock. Destroying it, a familiar figure was revealed behind it.
"Huh-What? Who dares disturb me while I work on my weapon?!" Kojo Pete gawked, holding an incomplete weapon in his hand. "For working on my weapon is mandatory to destroy the Dayzeeflower Girls and Chopper! Therefore, my weapon must be complete so I can rule the world! And ruling the world-"
"Wait, we saw this guy on your home planet, Chopper!" Shadower realized.
"That would be correct, you strange, shadow creature. While I was up here, I've... Er... Actually, I don't remember what happened. I woke up, and saw this weird- Wait, why should I be telling you this when my plan is to destroy you? Especially with a brand new weapon!" Kojo said, turning his attention to his weapon and fixing it. "It just needs a LITTLE adjusting and…YES! Mwa ha ha ha!"
Seeing Kojo Pete here was quite a surprise to the group. However, what really left them surprised was his appearance. His cape was battered ripped, possibly after the fight. His armor, on the other hand, had changed from white to black. Along with that, his pupils had changed red, and his face appeared palish. Plus, the slight twitching was suspicious.
"What's up with him?" Sonic whispered.
"I don't know..." Chopper shrugged.
After some tweaks, Kojo cackled and stood up to face them. "Now that my weapon is complete, I can destroy you! And to destroy you, it means that I will obliterate you far into space with this weapon! So as a result, I will be victorious, and I will be able to rule the world!"
"OK, we get it already..." Chopper sighed. "I just wanna know what the heck is up with you. You weren't like this before..."
"I say we beat this guy up!" Tamber smirked, raising his fists. "He's in the way anyway! You ready to get your butt kicked?"
"Ready as I'll ever be," Kojo grinned, readying his weapon. "For being ready is the key factor of victory! So in the end, I, Kojo Pete, will finally defeat you after you've sent me to this accursed place! I will have my vengeance…"
"All right... Then bring it." Chopper challenged.
"Mwa ha ha ha! Ah, so you want me to 'bring it', huh? Oh, I'll bring you something…" Kojo smirked. "I shall bring you defeat!"
Despite being ready for battle, those red pupils of his left them a little unsettled.
Tattle: That's Kojo Pete. For some reason, he looks a lot different from before… That cape… That armor… Heck, look at those pupils of those! They're red! That's not normal... Max HP is 340, Attack is 18, and Defense is 2. He'll attack you with that new weapon of his, or he might even use that laser sword he used against you last time. I think he might be able to use some giant killer robot. I don't know… It doesn't say much about him here, which kinda stinks. But if you remembered how to beat him before, then you should be fine.
"All right, let's go!" Chopper pulled his hammer out and brought it down on Kojo's head, though it only did 8 damage. "Dang… I guess that helmet is giving him extra defense."
"Really? Well I'm going to try to crack right through it!" Tamber cracked his knuckles and balled his hands into fists, which were soon glowing green. "Heads up, Kojo! This is coming straight at you!"
Readying his arm, he thrust it forward and punched Kojo with his Power Punch. It managed to knock him back, but he was not down for the count.
"Curses… I will get you for that!" Kojo readied his gun and shot a dark blast at Tamber. He had guarded it, but the others in particular were left in surprise.
"Wait a second… He's got dark energy?! Where'd he get that?!" Chopper questioned.
"Oh, I'll tell you! It was... Actually, I don't remember." Kojo realized. "In fact, I don't remember my armor being black before..."
"Really? You don't know?" Vivian gawked.
"Well... It doesn't matter from here! And by not mattering, I shall stop caring about this question! For caring-"
Chopper pulled out his kunai knife, having enough with his talking, and he swung at Kojo Pete with it, taking 10 out of him. The Koopa stopped to give the antennae hero a glare.
"Curses curses curses! Why must you interrupt my speeches?!"
"Because you always go on about that stuff!" Chopper replied.
"I guess I should do something," Vivian sank into the shadows and punched Kojo with a fiery fist upon emerging. It left him with a burn, but it didn't stop him from shooting Vivian with another dark blast. Even still, she was left in surprise. "I wonder how he even got that ability..."
"I wish I knew too..." Chopper pondered to himself. He shrugged and he struck Kojo with his kunai knife again. Scrub followed up by laying a giant egg and throwing it at the Koopa, which took 12 out of him.
"Grrrrrr! Take this!" Kojo fired another dark projectile at Chopper, which knocked away his Ninja ability. "Mwa ha ha ha! Now your power is gone! And with your power gone, I can destroy you without any worries! And by not being worried, this will go-"
"OK, I'm just going to attack," Chopper mumbled, hurling a light ball at Kojo and causing some serious pain to him, much to his surprise.
"AGGHHH! CURSE YOU CHOPPER! YOU… YOU EXPOSED MY WEAKNESS!"
"Your weakness is light energy?"
"Ugh… This armor is probably weak to light." Kojo grumbled. "For being weak to light means my weakness is exposed! Therefore, I become an easier target for someone! Curses… Curses times ten!"
"Curses times ten?" Sonic raised an eyebrow. "Yeesh, you sure don't make a lot of sense!"
"Who cares? His talking will let us attack him!" Tamber grinned.
For once, he had to agree with the brown furball and turned his attention back to Kojo. He got in a ball and struck him with a Spin Dash, performing a stylish move afterward and bringing him to 260 HP.
Kojo fired a dark blast towards Sonic, which sent him flying back to the group. Kirby decided to step in and used his inhale to eat Kojo and spit him into one of the rocks, taking 10 out of him.
"Poyo! (Yay! I got him!)" Kirby cheered.
"Curse you pink puffball… You and Chopper will be my first victims!" Kojo growled, getting back up and readying his weapon. Unfortunately, that was when he was struck by another light ball from Chopper. "Argh! You stupid little… What a cheap move…"
"Cheap move? You did stuff like that before!" Chopper retorted as he brought his arm up to guard Kojo's attack. He then threw another light ball at him.
"If we keep going like this, you'll be done in no time!" Scrub smirked, stepping out of the way so Shadower could lower Kojo's defense to 0. It was successful, but he was the victim of Kojo's dark laser sword.
"Yes… Excellent! Even my sword is filled with dark power! Mwa ha ha ha ha!" Kojo cackled. "See? With all of this dark power, there's no way you can defeat me! For not defeating-"
"Uhhh… You seemed to be in pain when I struck you with a light ball." Chopper mentioned, hitting Kojo Pete with his Gravity Jump and taking 30 out of him.
"Oof! You little brat! You're almost as worse as those accursed Dayzeeflower Girls! I'll make sure you never leave this place! For leaving here will prevent me from defeating you, and your defeat means that I, Kojo Pete, shall be able to rule this world with no problem!"
"I'd say your chances of ruling the world are pretty slim," Sonic taunted. Meanwhile, Berry brought her hammer down on Kojo's head, which was able to take 10 out of him and bring him down to 181 HP. Annoyed, Kojo fired a dark shot at Berry, who was knocked back to the group. With that, Chopper threw a light ball, and Flyer used his Flying Attack to strike Kojo once again.
"Honestly, despite those weird eyes of yours, you do not seem that strong..." Flyer commented.
"Oh, really? Well, I haven't shown you all of my great tools!" Kojo grinned evilly.
"Wait, you don't?" Chopper gawked. "Then what else do you have?"
"Here! Allow me to show you!" Kojo aimed at Chopper and fired a freeze blast his feet, preventing him from moving.
"Eep! I can't move!" the gumball cried, trying to break free of the ice surrounding him. "Well, I'm not going anywhere..."
"Why not just use a fireball or something?" Berry shrugged.
"Oh... I almost forgot about that." Getting a fireball ready, Chopper hurled it at Kojo, leaving him with another burn in the process.
"AAAAH! Hot hot hot!" Kojo cried, using his cape to get rid of the flames on his butt. "Oh, now you've done it! By messing with me, it shall be the end of you! And the end of you..."
Looking down at his blaster, he noticed it had melted.
"CURSES! Now you have destroyed my... Wait, hold on, I still have two more." Kojo realized, drawing two blasters. "Now we're going to heat things up, Chopper! I'll…"
Bombette interrupted him by exploding in front of his face, covering the front side of him with soot. Annoyed, he shook the soot off him.
"What I was TRYING to say was that I'm going to destroy you!" Kojo finished, hovering up in the air. Flyer took a look behind him and noticed a lack of a jetpack.
"Guys... He's not wearing a jetpack..." Flyer noted. "How in the world is he flying?"
"OK, this is getting weirder by the moment..." Bombette groaned.
"Mwa ha ha ha! I have no need for such tools!" Kojo cackled, firing an ice and fire shot at Chopper and Tamber. "As I have evolved far beyond that! And by evolving far beyond that, I have gained great powers! Therefore, with the powers granted by yours truly, I shall surpass the Dayzeeflower Girls and take over the City of Flowersville, just as I, Kojo Pete, have intended!"
Mario: I don't think so!
Kojo prepared to make another attack, but he was interrupted when he got struck by light energy and then Mario's Super Jump. Angrily, he shot two fire projectiles at Chopper. This had left him covered in soot and burned for four turns. On the plus side, the ice on Chopper's feet had thawed.
"Great! I'm free!" Chopper cheered. "Now to change things around!"
He changed to his Magic ability and fired an ice beam at Kojo. This had managed to leave him frozen in the process. Shadower's Shadow Punch had helped bring him down to 106 HP. Since Kojo couldn't attack for a turn, Chopper hit him with a Gravity Jump, and then Tamber followed with a Power Punch, causing the ice surrounding Kojo to shatter.
"Grrrrgghh… What just happened?" Kojo quickly shook his head and looked at Chopper. "Oh! I was going to destroy you! Because in order to destroy you, I must eliminate you, and to eliminate you, I must use my blasters!"
"Did you just learn that?" Chopper asked.
"Uhhhh… No." Kojo shot Chopper with an electric blast, electrocuting him and stripping him of his Magic ability.
"Hey! I worked hard to get that ability, you know!" Chopper groaned, tossing a light ball at Kojo. With Flyer's Flying Attack, he was down to 41 HP. Kojo simply shot Flyer with an ice blast, and then he shot Chopper with a fire blast, just to make the burn last longer on him. Chopper had decided to hit him with a Spring Jump, and with Tamber's Power Punch, Kojo was down to 13 HP.
"Now you're goin' down!" Tamber grinned.
"Oh, I won't be going down! For going down means that I would have to fall to the ground!" Kojo explained. "Of course, I am certainly not tired to go to sleep just yet! Therefore, I will NEVER go down when I'm in a fight! Because for once, I…"
Having enough, Scrub used his Gulp attack to bring him down to 3 HP, and together with Chopper's light ball, Kojo's HP was depleted to 0. They were ready to celebrate, but Kojo's wincing had stopped them.
"ARRGH! Wh-What is going on with me?!" Kojo cried, noticing some darkness coming from his chest. "Uh oh… Does this shimmering light mean that… My time is up? But I had so much to live for!"
"Well, you did get on everyone's nerves with your talking," Scrub pointed out.
"I...have to agree with that," Chopper nodded.
"You… Curse you, Chopper… Curse you and the entire universe for what you've done." Kojo grunted, falling unconscious. Chopper had upgraded his HP to 195, but they hadn't had time to celebrate when a ball of darkness flew out of Kojo's body. This had reverted the Koopa's armor back to white, and his pupils were restored to normal.
"What's that?" Vivian gaped. The dark object began to form into a white icosahedron with a ton of red eyes on it. It was spinning around at a rather fast pace, and it looked more 3-Dish compared to the other enemies they ran into.
"Wait... So THAT was in Kojo's body?" Shadower gawked. "How long was it in there?"
"Most likely after he was sent flying out of Clara..." Bombette trailed.
Kirby stared at the white icosahedron being and started to ponder. This did not go unnoticed by the others.
"What's wrong, Kirby?" Chopper asked.
"Poyo... (I feel like I recognize this thing from somewhere...)" Kirby trailed, continuing his pondering. It didn't take him long enough to realize what this creature was. "Poyo! (Wait! It's Miracle Matter!)"
"Miracle Matter? What is it?"
Before Kirby had time to answer, Miracle Matter floated above everyone, and it had transformed into a ball of electricity. Everyone gawked at it, but it hardly gave them any time to react and struck them with a lightning bolt, knocking them all all.
Feeling satisfied, Miracle Matter flew off to a large asteroid off in the distance with green eyes and a green mouth.
Originally when I created this story, I did not plan on having Kojo Pete or Miracle Matter as a mini-boss here. However, I then changed my mind and put them here. What's also funny is that I had also made Kojo Miracle Matter in disguise, but I thought maybe having it possess him would be a better idea.
So, what's next for our heroes? Well... I guess that last paragraph might give an idea to some.