Chapter/Tale 3: Sapphire & Aqua's Love: Act 5
Author's Note Intro:
Hey guys! Hope you liked the last chapter! Now we finally arrive at the conclusion of Chapter 3. So, let's see how it goes with the party as they finally fight against Arecena. I'll have to edit a few things in earlier chapters, so this might take a while though. Also, the new name of Kailaine's hyper form is Zerostreliza, since the colors of that form resembles that of Zero's. I don't have that much to say other than the fact that the battle with Arecena might be a little longer than usual for certain reasons, but other than that, enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 17 recap…
The search for the orbs are over, and now the party experienced another roadblock that actually proved to be a problem. It would then be provided with a solution, one that no one saw coming. With the waters cursed, coincidentally, Karly ended up adapting the form of a mermaid, the only creature that can survive through there. The mystery of this planet's tales are revealed then and secrets are discovered. Now, with the Gem Soul of Water, Mist, they head out to the Forbidden City, Atlantis, to stop the possessed entity known as Queen Arecena…
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Kazela's POV: Earlier Before they fought against Mist…
"Man, I'm tired of sitting around, waiting for Kirby. When is he coming back?" I groaned.
I lied on the bed, feeling sluggish and bored. My favorite anime was done for today, and I don't have any other favorites, and plus, I'm forced to watch over these horny elemental Gale and Pyra Princesses, who were coming down with a so-said sickness. Ugh, I don't understand what Zero wants with them as well. I thought he wanted my older sister for his plans. Maybe they're bait or something? Ugh, I don't know, if only I could remember what really happened…
Speaking of which, I recovered my memories about Adena. It was a long time ago, when I first met her with Kaila. I also was in my old form as well before I became human. Later on, as we became friends, it was soon that she told us she always considered that man as a father to her, since she doesn't know what happened to her real parents, and he took her in when no one else would. That old man is that guy Kirby spoke to, Antaris. He was recently training an apprentice during that time for a while until he left to travel the galaxy himself. Other than that, we were close as well…
But then came that dreaded day, the day that we called "Crystal Chaos." I was missing from that time, so I don't remember. It's painful… I don't even know how or why it turned out to be this way. What really happened to me that time? I want to be able to doing something about it, but the pain of being unable to change what happened before kept ringing in my head. I mean, I'm the sister of a crystal princess, and that makes me one as well. Shouldn't I be able to help Kirby out? Then again, I get the fact why he doesn't want me to go with him all the time. What should I do in the meantime then?
Watching over the two girls is what I'm doing now. From what I've heard, the only way to cure the women here is to have someone sing a melody that can cure this type of effect. Ironically, the person possessed only knows it. I wonder what kind of person she used to be…
If I could go off on my own without worrying about the girls, I would have, but neither Maddie nor Mackenzie are here at the moment, so I'm basically stuck in their room. If only someone could take over for me… then again, it's not happening very soon. I then heard the slithered groans of the two girls, who wakes up absurdly from their naps.
I rushed over to them. "Merina, Callie! You seem okay… but then, at the same time, it looks like you're not…" I sweatdropped. They appeared in a heavy daze before looking straight at me with looks of creepiness. "Are you guys okay? You shouldn't be- WAH!"
They both jumped on me without any hesitation, and for a second thought it felt like they were going to kill me because of that sickness. It was not like that when I realized that I was in the same exact position as Kirby was in earlier. They were hugging me like crazy, and they had such a tight grip on me. I blushed. "W-what are you gals doing to me?!"
Callie sighs, purrs, and giggles as if she was drunk, blushing red. "My, I never knew how warm you feel when I'm this close to you, Kirby… how about you give them a squeeze, darling? Meow." Her boobs started to smoosh against my face, making me blush harder as I struggle for air.
"What's gotten into you girls?! And your airbags are crushing me! This is princess abuse, you know! You're abusing my innocence or something! The FBI should be knocking on this door any minute now! Make it stop!" I tried to say, but it was muffled between their bouncy chests. Merina snuggles her face against mine and ends up smooching me on the cheek. My heart pumps up faster and my face has never become redder than before!
"Ah, my boobs feels so good when I hug you, Kirby…" Merina sighs, blushing green. "I'll never let go… why don't you play with mine for a while?" She proceeds to lean forward, with her boobs on top of me. I tried to move them off by force, but my hands only squeezed her airbags, and she giggles when I squeezed it a few more. I arched back my hand in realization, but was stiff by Merina's hand that was holding mine in custody from leaving. What would Kaila do if she saw this happening? Glad she has a flat chest. How? I'm just guessing she does.
"Oh my god, you guys became even hornier than before! The effect of the sickness is getting even worse! And you think I'm Kirby! God, get off me, you girls! Get a hold of yourself!" I shouted, struggling to escape. "Now I see why Kirby didn't want a harem! The girls are being horny! And they've got airbags to give him a nosebleed! Now they're trying to give me a sister sandwich!" I managed to escape from them, gasping for air. I slowly made my way towards the door, and quickly got out by the time they noticed that.
I ran down the hallways, noticing the door's wide open, and in there I saw the horror that the women were doing to the men and boys. I covered my eyes while I bolted, running down the stairs and out into the main hub, but I had it closed long enough to not noticing that I ran into someone. When I opened my eyes, I found myself on another pair of airbags and ended up squeezing one of them, belonging to Adena. I jumped back and blushed. "Adena?!"
"Oh, sorry, Kazela!" She apologized, patting her right boob. "I heard screaming from here and decided to check it out. I didn't expect to find you running here. So, let me guess: the effects got even worse than before, am I right?"
"How did you know?"
"It's happening everywhere on this planet. The young adult women and teenage girls are causing a frenzy in a lewd way, trying to give boys nosebleeds," Adena explained.
"Hold on, weren't you in this too? You were supposed to be affected by that screech as well?" I asked.
"True, but it seems I'm immune to it. I haven't gotten sick at all, and neither did Karly," Adena shrugged. "But that's a rare chance we're seeing now. It won't be long before it starts a revolution among the girls here. But that's the least of our worries, yet. We've got a bigger problem here."
"Oh no! What are we gonna do now?" I panicked. "Those girls are not going to stop this madness unless Kirby can get the queen to break the sickness on these girls!"
"That's the problem. Take a look outside," Adena grabbed my hand and ushered me outside. The sky was darkened and the waters were acting violent than ever at night. Thunder cracked more often than usual. The wind blew stronger than before, enough to blow someone away. We arrived near the shore on the sand and onto a nearby wooden harbor.
"Whoa!" I gasped in shock. "What's going on here?! And is it me or do I spot a city in the middle of the ocean?! Is that the city you were talking about?!"
"Exactly. The Forbidden City, Atlantis is floating above water this time," Adena explained. "You probably know this, so I don't have to explain a thing, do I?" I shook my head. "Alright, then. As you may have observed, the city is massive enough to cover an entire planet, like an alien invasion. It has many known places and a hell lot of them, so much that anyone can get lost in there. Back then, it was only underwater during that tale, but in that position… it's rare to see it in that stance before."
"Adena," I asked, seriously. "Does Atlantis floating above water possibly mean that the queen's really going to summon that colossus once again?"
"You figured it out already?" Adena turned to me. "My, you're surprisingly sharp for a lost princess of Crystal Star. You're right, though. For the first time, Poseidon's Giant Soldier is about to wake up from its deep sleep in a long time. Right now, from what I've heard from the others, it's at 90% close to awakening again, and 10% is needed left to do so. If it's done by then, this planet may be doomed. And it'll destroy all the islands and continents on this planet the chance it gets, and this town's the queen's number one target."
"Doomed?! This planet will be long gone before Zero even attempts to take over! Everyone's in danger here! Can't we do something about it?!" I panicked.
"Don't worry, I won't let that queen get her way again, like last time. Right now, Kirby and the others managed to alert us of this using the computer in the pirate's hideout and sending Acro to check up on us. Everyone's ready for when that time comes on land, as a safety precaution. Also, Kirby and the others are inside Atlantis by now, so they should be almost there to where the queen is. They should be able to at least weaken her in battle, and they shouldn't have any problem with doing that."
"But the queen has the Trident in her hands, with unlimited power! She might wipe the floor with Kirby and the others! Isn't there any way they can stop her?" I sighed. Adena smiled.
"Don't worry about that. Both the Trident and the Colossus may be powerful at first hearing, but what they have in common is that they have one major weakness that's the most superior to water, and I know that Arecena's finally gonna get what she deserved, or rather say, she's about to meet her match, again." She chuckled. "Now, since we gotta seal them again for the third time once this is over, how about you come with me, Kazela? You do possess a hint of sealing powers, don't ya? We're gonna need more hands to pull this off again. But we can't seal Atlantis until Arecena's defeated and this planet is freed of Dark Matter, so we'll gamble our bets on Kirby here, or should I say Bandana Dee? Yeah, but something tells me that the colossus is not going anywhere near here soon or least be able to lay a single scratch on the town," She winked. I shrugged.
"You mean, get over to the city by ourselves? You don't mean to swim there, do you?" I gasped. "No way can someone just get there by swimming, and all the boats here are wrecked!"
"Not unless you're cursed as a mermaid, that is, and there's something I have to check on, make sure that the rings I sent earlier are there, especially the one for Bandana Dee. Also, we need to gather some more hands for the job while we're at it," Adena chuckles. "You wanna know something, Kazela? Since you seem to have an obsession with mermaids, I'll show you one right here, right now, by doing this!" She jumps into the water without any hesitation. I was confused at first. Adena resurfaced from the water, waving.
"I don't get how doing that's gonna show me where a mermaid is anyway," I sweatdropped.
"Don't you get it? The mermaid I'm showing you is right here. All you have to do is just look at that spot," Something bubbled a few inches and out came a blue fish tail.
It took me a while, and that's when it hit me. "That's a fish tail, but I don't see who does it belong to- wait a minute! Could it be-?"
"Yeah, that fish tail is mine, meaning that I was cursed as a mermaid, Kazela," She answered. "Told ya you'd see a mermaid today. Save the squealing for later, because there's more where this came from, now let's go already."
"Wait a minute, I can't breathe underwater like you can! How am I supposed to survive out there?" I asked.
"Figures. Guess I'll have to give you this form as well since you're coming as well. Now come on, jump here. Trust me," Adena smiled.
"I've got nothing to lose, so I guess I'll take your word for it." It was at this moment I'd never thought I'd actually get the chance to experience it firsthand… With that said, I wonder how Kirby's holding up…
Level Seven: Boss Gate
Road to the Enemy: Arecena's Atlantis Labyrinth (Rhapsody of the Forsaken- Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia)
Bandana Dee's POV: 8 Years All Over Again Part 1
It's been a while, hasn't it? Ever since the last time I came to this city, my head flooded with many memories of the events a few years back then. It's quite surprising that I ended up becoming the savior of this water planet and just stood against a god-like power of the seas, even I couldn't believe it myself. I'm not sure when I forgot about it, but this planet may have been the reason why I admire the sea a lot more.
Walking through the halls of the main castle of Atlantis, the city seemed a lot same as usual, and I just realized the fact that the city is floating above water, and I know this ain't good either. Last time, it was underwater when I first went there. She's definitely up to something. Arecena's the same as last time, but now I'm starting to wonder about the fact that she wants to do away with Kirby the most. Obviously, I know this is that Zero Knightess Coral's doing, but it felt more… personal. Just as Kirby said, he's never encountered a mermaid before in his adventures, so there's no reason for her to hate him, because he's clearly done nothing wrong but save the world. Just why…
Anyway, since the city's floating for today, we have no problem to just walk over there. Probably this was Arecena's doing as well. So now we were halfway there through the city castle, where we first attempted to find the captives, just as the computer said. Lots of Water Demons blocked the way, and it was so a hassle to hack and slash our way through the defenses. If being held back with roadblocks wasn't enough, then what does "enough" mean to Arecena? Will she had enough once she awakens the colossus? Take over the planet once again? Or will enough satisfy her if she gets the chance to kill Kirby, which isn't happening anytime soon? It's all of the above. She will stop at nothing to prevent anybody from interfering, even if she has to kill for that.
Now, I'm having a feeling that stalling us with this was part of Dark Matter's plan somehow to block us from pursuing them any further, through any means possible. Kaila's a pretty reliable princess, but then again, she's hindered from escaping their grasp along with Adeline for some reason. But from what Coral said about her, she does seem to possess a power that could be even stronger than Kirby's. Who knows? Right now, dealing with this must be done first.
In this situation, Queen Arecena is a formidable foe who can easily manipulate water like a goddess, and the Trident's power multiplied hers many times or maybe beyond that as much than usual. Not only is she talented at water magic, but her skills with a spear as well are not to be taken lightly, especially when she's got a hold of the trident. But even though she's stubborn, she's not that stupid in combat sense, which she's really good at. Over time in battle, she'll get really cocky and her attacks will do more damage than usual, but that makes it easier to dodge and evade her quick attacks and counter them too. My old mentor taught me this many years back during my training here, and it helped me a lot then.
She was strong, I'll admit, but I had her on the ropes the most than her doing the same to me. Maybe it'll be different this time around. I don't know for sure… will she change for good this time or will the result will always be the same again?
Those thoughts flowed in my mind during the trek inside the castle. Aqua seemed distraught and worried and nervous all at the same time. Maybe it's because she'll have to face her mother again like last time, and last time wasn't very pretty, as you already know. I bet she's thinking about her mom and when will she change her opinion about humans. After all, multiple humans did save her from certain danger before. But what if Arecena never changed at all? Will Aqua be cursed to live out the rest of her life with a lunatic mother and with deep-shallowed regrets, banned from the surface ever again? Will Aquarius Star ever hear the end of this damned conquering cycle of dictating doom? Well, it could be like that for the rest of Aquarius Star's lifespan, not unless we make sure this madness ends right here, right now forever. That all depends whether Arecena sold herself to Dark Matter or not.
Once we confront her, we'll see how it plays out in the end, right after we have freed the captives here in just a second. Apparently, since we are halfway there and almost there, we just had the last Star Key in our hands after just freeing the sea creatures, humans, and last but not least, the six rulers of the seven kingdoms. They were held in a giant bubble in which was inescapable from the inside, but it wasn't invincible on the outside as Kirby popped the bubble with his pirate pistol in one shot of one bullet. The others freed all the other mermaids from the other kingdoms. After that, the freed captives gathered around us. One of the female rulers walked up to Aqua. She must be the queen of the Pyra Kingdom, as her body proved that. She was indeed grateful, and I remember her as Flare. The others were named Faust, Maya, Ichika, Takao, and Citrus.
"You saved us once again, Aqua, we're in your debt once again," Flare smiled. "I'm glad you're still okay still."
Aqua blushed and smiled humbly. "Oh, it was nothing. I just couldn't let it slide once again. And I'm glad that you're still okay as well, Flare, as well as the rest of you guys. But I can't take all the credit for that, though, because if you wanna thank someone other than me, it should be them. I wouldn't have gotten this far without their help. And don't worry, they're not here to hurt you all more than you already have been. They're here to obviously help us, of course."
Flare then gazed upon us at first glance once she went up to us for a better look. "This is your backup plan? Aqua, you can't just bring humans into this sort of situation. We can't afford any more human lives taken away by Arecena. How can they help you stop your mom again? They won't stand a chance against her, like the time we couldn't stop her. If only that boy was here…" Those doubts were growing among the freed captives.
One of the male rulers, Faust of the Halo Kingdom, spoke. "Yeah, and from what I've heard, Arecena won't stop this until she kills a certain person, just as that girl with her ordered her to. Boy, is she glad that the boy you brought to stop her isn't here again, and I never knew his name. Well, why does Arecena want to kill this so-said person so badly? Crazy woman's wasting her time anyway. And just how did she pull this off again? My main question is, who is the unlucky human victim that's worth killing in her book?"
"Well, if that's your question, then the answer's me," Everyone's direction turned to Kirby in shock. "That's right, it's me and my friends here, but mostly me for some dumb reason or another. It's amazing how Dark Matter can easily control the thoughts of others and make them attack me. Being the Legendary Star Warrior can sometimes be quite a pain in the arse, you know. Especially if that's their way of preventing us from rescuing Kailaine for a bit longer, even though they know Queen Arecena won't stand a chance against me or any of my friends. And I just so happen to know the boy that saved your lives right now."
Everyone sweatdrops except the party. "Is that pink kid serious about what he said, Aqua?" Flare asked.
"Who knows? Let's head in there to stop my mom and you'll all find out the answer to everything that happened here," Aqua answered. "Besides, as much as we have for idle chatter, we don't have much time as Gyrozalta is about 10% to awakening." Everyone gasped as a result. "Don't worry, we know how to stop her if that happens. Trust me. It'll be alright."
Everyone didn't answer for a moment. Then Flare looks at us all and it seems she has made her decision. "All right, Aqua. I'll trust that you know what you're doing if you say you know how to stop her once again. I just hope you don't regret it, though."
"Well, I know I won't, because the party with me already went to where the throne room lies. We should catch up to them." Aqua said as she took off to catch up with the others. I realized that I was behind as well and I went up to reach them as well. The rest followed after that.
Unexpected Counter: Suspense Approach (A Boss is Nearby!- The Legendary Starfy)
Kirby already went ahead and was already at the door with a new ability he's holding, and it looks like bubbles.
Kirby got the Bubble ability! All abilities collected!
Kirby went to a Star Point already and pretty much recorded our progress, so that's pretty much taken care of.
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World 3, Level 3-7: Boss: Atlantis Labyrinth
Lives x 24
All World 3 abilities collected!
Current Level: Lvl 13. Next Level in 670 experience points.
Party Members: Kirby, Karly, Dedede, Meta Knight, Bandana Dee, Dylan, Dash, Aqua
Soul Jewels & Gem Stars collected: 5/14
Spirit Elemental Spells: Storm Wind, Dark Flare, Gyro Burst
Current Location: Poseidon's Throne Room in Atlantis
Now Exiting…
The door was just like last time, double door with sapphire crystals poking out on the sides and glued to the wall. It opened wide as usual, shining with a view of bright light ahead. Those coming to view the fight were there as well.
Kirby stared into the light along with Mist. "Well, just as before, it's that time of the level, the time you have to face the evil dictator. You ready to take back your soul mate, Mist?"
"Yeah, I've been ready to at least claw on something much bigger," Mist grunted. "I'm not so sure about them, though."
We turned around and faced the group coming with. It was the six rulers. "Hold it, we're coming with you, pink kid and bandana boy." Maya of the Mythra Kingdom pleaded. Kirby wasn't sure on this.
"You guys… we're not dealing with the Arecena from those years ago, you're dealing with a queen who now have dark powers due to something that recently happened; perhaps she traded what's left of her sanity for this. Are you sure you want to go still? And weren't you all doubting us for a second?" I asked.
"Listen kid," Flare spoke for them all, placing her hands on my shoulders. "You may say you know how to defeat her once again, but then again, this isn't your problem to deal with, it's ours to begin with and ours alone. Had we not done a better job, no one including you would have to go through this."
"Wrong," Dedede buzzed. "It's also our problem as well because our quest is directly linked to this as part of it. It's gonna be everyone's problem on this planet if that queen isn't stopped soon. We must defeat the queen, and we must spit on her crazy beliefs, the ones that all humans are evil, and free her from the clutches of the Dark Matter forces before all what's left of her is gone! Or that's not an option if she actually sold herself."
"I understand how you feel, but we're not just gonna let this slide as the rulers of the seven kingdoms, to unleashed yet again the disaster 8 years ago. It's our duty to protect every living thing on Aquarius Star from any danger imaginable. We won't just stand there and just watch the disaster unfold if you fail, and if we do that, then we're no better than Arecena!" Flare stated boldly, and the rest agreed.
"Alright, then. I was hoping you all would say just that. You care so much about the lives here that you'll be willing to risk your life to protect them, no matter what. That's what makes you all honorable rulers in the first place. Now, we need to show her that same attitude as well if we want to put an end to this for good," Kirby declared. "Get ready, because she may not be the same as before. Let's go."
Everyone nodded as we went inside the door, closing on the way in, the point of no return.
? Mysterious Encounter/The Calm Before the Storm
We all walked through a hallway lit and decorated with sapphire colored furniture in a throne room. It was massive, alright. It was a little further down the sapphire carpet until we reached a point in which we can see the throne itself. It was sitting atop of a decently high staircase diagonal down, and the area in which we were in was massively wide, like a battle arena. And glued to the walls are giant soldiers known as Titans. The party were amazed being inside the throne room for the first time.
"Gosh, the castle of Atlantis is that big?! I've never seen anything like this before, not as beautiful as this!" Karly gazed.
"So, this is where the battle took place in that tale, impressive," Meta commented. "And this is where she keeps all those Titans, I presume?"
"That's right, Meta," Aqua explained. "Mom's been sending these soldiers to attack the town and kill Prince Travis, and yet he is only a mature teen to rule. This is where she's controlling the madness on the surface and where she kept certain captives held for bait."
"You mean like that cage holding those people over there, only turned to stone, I think?" Dash pointed to a cage floating nearby. The rulers gasped in shock at witness of this. "This is just like last time, guys, when we fought against Volakairix."
"She… turned them… to stone?! What's going on here?" Ichika of the March Kingdom demanded. "Has she gone mad?"
"It'll only get worse from here if that colossus is awakened, Ichika," Citrus of the Sunny Kingdom stated. "But, all this just for someone's death? That's going too far."
"I agree, but we're not here just to ask for a death wish, we're here to put an end to this once and for all," Takao of the Bell Kingdom said. "I'll never forgive her for what she's done to me those times, and to everyone on this planet; I'll never forgive her for banishing my own infant daughter from the sea. This time, I'll give her hell! But do you really think it's gonna be a repeat of last time again?"
"Don't worry, I'm sure it'll turn out different this time, it has to. She can't have her way all the time forever, you know; she somehow ends up winning the war in the end, but today her getting what she wants her way all the time ends now," Flare sighed.
"Weird, I don't see her around here," I looked around. "She probably went off somewhere or something." We all sweatdropped.
"Who knows, but who'd give a crap anyway?" Kirby shrugged. "In the meantime, how about we just find that colossus and try to stop it with the little time we have left in some form or any way possible, free the prisoners from their stone prisons, rescue the Gem Star, Sapphire, and put an end to this for good? How's that sound?" A voice thundered around the room.
"Sounds petty, if you ask me. I didn't expect visitors so soon at my favorite part of the day, at nighttime," A female voice cackled. "Well, I'd give a care about it, because that's my stuff you're messing with."
"What the-? Who the hell is that?" Dylan growled. "It must be a sea witch or whatever!"
"It's her," I answered. "She's here."
"Her? How bad can she be? It's not like she'll just appear right in front of us with a sexy look-" Dash punched Dedede in the stomach.
"Shut the freak up, Dedede! Or else it's gonna- GAH!"
Dash fell backwards in surprise and everyone else did as well at the woman who suddenly appeared in front of us, with her long blue hair and a silver tiara on her head, azure sapphire eyes and makeup fits on her face. A fancy dress of prism and blue was worn as some sort of battle gown, with her top being a spiked bra and a bust that super than the others, while the bottom was just like Aqua's swimsuit from yesterday and her shoes were similar as well; she was in her human form, I see. She also had pearl bracelets on her wrists as well. She looks at everyone and devilishly grin before taking a few steps back. The sound of teeth grinding can be heard from the other rulers. Or rather, the male rulers and all other males were crushed to the ground with nosebleeds. The females seemed kinda jealous for some reason.
"When I had visitors here, I'd never thought it'd be the nerve of you all again, and you managed to escape your bubble prisons as well, just so you can come up here in my face again," She grins. She then takes a look at Aqua. "And ain't it a big surprise that my own daughter is now attempting to rebel against me the second time."
Aqua grunted. "No surprise there, mother. There are some things I just can't let you get away with, and this is one of them."
"So you've brought not just one, but seven filthy humans with you just for another beating from me this time? Disgraceful, and just when that mouthless freaky eye-patched scar boy ended up humiliating me in front of this entire planet last time. He may have been no human, but he's not worth the trouble to kill now that he's out of the picture; I bet he's cowardly hiding by now or whatever, perhaps rotten to death maybe," She insulted.
I wasn't startled by those words at all, and Aqua was ready to snap back at her own mom, so was everyone else.
"But now, I don't care about him anymore now that he's gone. And I don't have time to waste with you maggots, now that my main weapon's close to activation again. Plus, the number one thing on my to-do list is to kill this human, the one who's been terrorizing my sea with no regards to the lives of my inhabitants! That human must be destroyed!"
"Your sea? Your inhabitants? That human must be destroyed?" Karly sweatdropped. "I can totally see what you mean by mother issues if you put it that way. She thinks she's some queen of the entire sea now? What a joke if she thinks she can beat my brother, possessed or not, or even the boy who kicked her ass in the first fight and is alive right now."
She stares straight at Karly. "Hmm, you seem to know this person I'm talking about, right? Then you won't mind if you just lead me directly to him, won't you?" Karly grunts and turns her head away.
"Like hell I'm selling out my own brother to the likes of a megalomaniac queen like you. Clearly he hasn't done anything wrong at all, so there's really no point of trying to kill him, don't ya think? It's you who has to pay, obviously," Karly scoffed. "Since you know, you suck at ruling an entire ocean, and the planet was never yours to begin with either, moron, and I don't care if you're possessed, either."
She was pissed off immediately, since she does have anger issues. "You refuse to tell me where this child is? That so-called brother of yours, or perhaps I should say that Kirby must be executed at once for what he's done, and I won't rest until I find him and swiftly place judgment upon him!"
"That's enough, you poor excuse of a queen, or should I say Dark Matter?" The "accused of terrorizing the sea, but it's a damn lie that he even did something like that terrorist" Kirby snapped. The possessed queen turns her head over to Kirby in response, as if she was close to chopping a head off. "If it's Kirby you seek, then I'm right here. Now I know what kind of personality you really have, you're one of those people who are so hellbent on bring divine punishment on those who've done nothing wrong at all that you don't even realize who really needs judgement- you. I suggest you put an end to this madness, because you're possessed alright, possessed with your strongest emotions to start this again. Or else. I'm talking to you, Dark Matter."
"You dare question my authority to rule over this planet, you foolish human, no- you damn devil, Kirby?!" Arecena snarled. "And what if I refuse to do so, hmm?" Her direction turns over to me once I've spoken.
"Wow, how stupid are you? I'd figured at least you'd gain some common sense after the last time we've fought. Obviously, you have to fight us," I boldly declared. "It's something that shouldn't be that hard to do, wipe the floor with a bunch of measly humans… or unless you're just afraid to have your ass beaten again by this time a group of humans and your other acquainted rulers rather than a boy single-handedly?" I flamed her, followed by a choir of "oohs" from the male rulers.
"OH! ROASTED!"
"The nerve of you damned brats! You think I'm incapable of such a simple thing?! Last time was one thing, but today will be different for you little brats, and all you other low-life kings and queens, especially you, Aqua, to teach you all who's the boss here. And honestly, I'm glad your precious spirit mate landed right before me, otherwise, this wouldn't be all possible you know; there's no way I'd give her back to the likes of you herbivores after she became the reason for these new powers that knightess gave to me, and I couldn't let the power of darkness go to waste, would we? In fact, take one good look at her before I knock some good sense into you bottom feeders!" She cackled, revealing a light that shone before us and appeared the third Gem Star trapped in a crystal, which we only saw for a brief second.
"MIST! GET ME OUT OF HERE!" She screamed before disappearing. The six rulers gasped, while Mist growled.
"Sapphire! Curse you, possessed or not, we'll be the ones to knock some good sense into you, wicked queen!" Mist swore. "You're even worse than a sea witch, and mermaids aren't supposed to the bad guys, sea witches are! The irony! You're gonna pay, possessed or not!"
"That spirit inside the gem is the cause of all this?!" Flare put the pieces together. "No, the knightess that awoken that ambition inside her is the real cause! But why?"
"Ask questions later, Flare!" Aqua readied herself to brawl along with everyone else. "The most important thing is to stop her! I promise it'll work out in the end, even if the giant awakens again! Trust me! I know it!"
The queen was grinning. "So you're gonna rebel against your superior once again, aren't ya? Just like 8 years ago, when my own daughter turned against me with that mouthless boy… how juvenile of you all. Since it comes down to this, you leave no choice but to slap some sense into those brainless heads of yours!" She summoned her weapon from the throne, flying right into her hands as the famed weapon of Poseidon: the Trident, which was just as I remembered it to be, but this time sapphire blue. She messed up his weapon! Not cool! If Poseidon was alive right now, he'd go super saiyan on her for doing that!
"Alright, remember what we've planned, got it?" Kirby reminded. We nodded as the Queen got ready to charge at us.
"Time for you all to bow before me, the new queen of the seven seas, Arecena! I'll destroy you all along with that delinquent, Kirby!" She roared.
Meanwhile…
Back at town, things weren't pleasant at all. In fact, it was what most would describe as hell. And if you've took the time to read out the last few chapters, you'd know what I mean by that. For those who don't quite understand the gist of it, in simple terms, a massive revolution broke out all due to the effects of a screech that caused the women to become lovestruck and openly horny to the men than being embarrassed by them peeping on the women. It started as a simple screech, and it caused the women of young adult age and teenagers only to get all rowdy with the men by giving them nosebleeds, and the first victim of this was one we all know as Kirby.
The girls in his party attempted to do this when under the influence of that screech by using their breasts as their main weapon. My best friend's older sister, Merina was the first to do this to Kirby, as he testifies yesterday. Maddie was quite stunned and regrets seeing her do this to Kirby at all. And once that happened, she just couldn't stand the nosebleeds that poured on afterwards. She's disgusted. I hope we don't become like that when we're older, and I hope I don't have bigger airbags when I grow up, or that'll be shown to the weird side of the internet.
In reality, while that was thought out, I was with Maddie's Dad, who was apparently covered in blood from his wife who was affected as well. The girls of those categories started to crowd around the entire town, in a horny crazed frenzy. The only safe haven for the men and little and old females was the castle, and the soldiers had to hold back from hurting the women. Darek and Dream were out to defend the place as well.
"My god! Just one screech is enough to cause an apocalypse in this peaceful town?! That's all it takes?! Ugh, kick the butt of whoever's idea was it to pull off an indecent stunt like this!" Matthew burst out loud. "Marissa wasn't always that easy to convince for this, you know! Every time I'm like 'Show me your boobs,' she'd always say: "'Sorry, tough guy, but it's gonna take a lot more if you wanna get a peek on these.'" That was her motto, and she'd never let me look at them. But now, this is a whole new level, and after she wiped the floor with us men, she said something about Kirby before she walked off."
That sparked a chain trigger in my head. "Wait, mumbling about Kirby? That's weird, and now that you've mentioned it, I overheard most of the girls talk about Kirby earlier… that's unusual… it's as if they've developed a thing for him in many ways… but why?"
Matthew sweatdropped and blushed, and so did I when we came to the same conclusion of why. In unison, we said, "The whole revolution was all part of the queen's attempt to capture Kirby if all else fails or succeeds, wasn't it?" That said, even if Dark Matter didn't attack, this'd give Kirby a reason to go to Atlantis or the other kingdoms if at least any one of them had a cure for this. Everyone who heard this sweatdropped, for they find doing that has got to be the most stupid idea ever.
Maddie came towards us worried about something. "Has anybody seen Kazela? I can't find her anywhere!"
"I haven't seen her or Adena either as well! Where'd they go?" I responded. The sound of an explosion perked my ears along with others, coming straight in the direction of the Forbidden City. "What was that?!"
"That be the sound of combat, lassie," One of Adrian's former crewmates spoke. "They must be giving the queen a run for her money or something, and so far they're winning. Even if that colossus was awakened, they can surely take it down. Also, if you're asking about those two, they swam towards Atlantis for good reasons. But, it seems that the queen has the advantage, for the colossus is at 5% of awakening again. If what the legends says about the colossus is true, then upon defeat, all will reset. Who knows if that's true or not? Either way, this town's the queen's number one target for destruction. All we can do is place our bets on those friends of yours to stop her."
"Kirby, hurry up and stop her before it's too late!" Maddie shouted. I gulped and prayed that they'd be able to stop this…
Now Back to the Fight…
"Kiss your heads goodbye, because they're coming off by me, SEA QUEEN ARECENA!" She lunged at us in fury.
Puppets to the Puppeteer- 14th Boss Battle
Bandana Dee and Party VS Lunatic Mermaid Queen Arecena (The Dreadnought- Tales of Destiny 2)
Boss Description: This is Queen Arecena, and honestly I really think you know what she's like, but I have to do it anyways. From all you've read so far, you can already tell she's an idiotic and evil dictator or whatever you came up with; it'll fit her perfectly. But maybe under that heartless personality, there's a reason as to why she hates humans in the first place… maybe she isn't as heartless as she appears to be… maybe she wasn't always like this, you know… but hell if I know, I don't freaking know! Still, what transpired this time can be agreed that it's not her fault... I hope so! Defeat her and maybe you'll find out! Hopefully she hasn't soul herself to the Dark Matter by the time you defeat her!
Queen Arecena appears! Only one will be the winner! Jack her up! (Not too hard though)!
Summon Rings
Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, only Bandana Dee will be fighting Arecena, so that means the rest of the party must provide back-up, like support magic and offensive magic. Also, to explain Summon Rings, they allow you to summon great beasts and warriors of legends from the past either in physical form or be imbued in the summoner to gain their powers. What gives that power is through Elemental Crystals, and they have enough energy to give the ring enough power to summon someone. To summon, if the ring is equipped, hold and press on the ring to summon and the one you have equipped will appear. Make it count this fight!
"Time to die, maggots!" Arecena readied herself to fight.
"Alright, let's kick her butt together-" Kirby shouted, but I stopped him.
"Nah, that won't be necessary, Kirby. I'll take her on solo along with Aqua. Just backing me up is all you have to do anyways. This was my problem to begin with, and so let me do all the talking, alright? You can't always be the one to star all the time, you know." Kirby smiles and pats me on the shoulder.
"I see, I know you'll beat her. We'll back you up. Now knock her out for everyone here, okay?" Kirby leaps backwards along with everyone else. "Aqua, back him up!"
"Okay! I'm on it!"
I nodded and block a stab with my spear from Arecena. She leaped backwards a little bit and frowned while I grin.
"Oh, so it's only you that's gonna fight me? What a shame if you think you can stand against me, bandana boy. Very well then, you asked for it!" Arecena smugly frowned.
"Bring it!" I dashed at her, tossing multiple spears at her from nowhere. She deflected them aside and attacked as well. Arecena parried my attacks and so did I, a clash of two spears collided. I attacked rapidly to throw her off guard. She evade one stab from me and stabbed the ground with the trident.
Multiple shockwaves came from her attack, filled with little tsunamis. Leaping over them was easy and I jumped at her with a Spear Swing shockwave that smashed the ground. Arecena blocks against it, giving me the chance to use that as cover and leap over her to attack her with a Moon Drop. Smashing her to the ground, she shook it off and leap backwards, flinging a wall of water at me fast. I was engulfed in it and knocked backwards, but still landing on my feet.
She chuckles. "Is that all you got? Pretty mediocre, I must say. I'm not even trying, and yet you're at your limit? Lame."
"Hey, don't knock it till you try it, Arecena," I smirked. "I'm just getting started! Don't underestimate me just yet! A little back up here, guys?" Everyone nodded and jumped in the battle. "I'm still taking you on one-on-one, though." I felt my Summon Ring glow. I didn't summon anything yet, but I'm saving that for later.
"Suit yourself, then. I'll still kill you though!" She growled. "You think that spear of yours can stand against my trident? You're only kidding yourself!"
"Like I said, don't knock it till you TRY IT!" I hurled my spear at her like a boomerang in which she parried it with the trident, and with that, Dedede tossed me at her to attack as the real surprise, with an overhead sweep kick. I hit her across the face and whistled for the signal to the others.
Kirby, with the Bubble ability and Karly with the Bomb ability, Kirby with his bubble wand crafted a rocket launcher that was filled with Karly's bombs, and shot forward an array of missiles at her. Dedede joined in with his hammer rocket launcher.
Elemental Fusion Attack: Bubble Bomb Launcher!
While I fought against her single-handedly, I side-stepped out of the rocket range and invited the bombs to get her. Dylan and Dash added to the attack with their new moves, Bayonet and Gravel Storm. And Meta Knight casted a Meta-Quick Speed Arte on me to easily evade her every blow and shot sword beams. Aqua, on the other hand, raised my defense quite a bit. The rulers, whenever she disarmed me, forcing me to maneuver to close combat, they'd tossed me their weapons, in replacement until I was able to get mine back and casted support spells while evading attacks as well; I fought Arecena for a while, and finally knocked her back with a punch.
She skidded a bit, but easily got back on her feet. "Damn, to think that a human could keep up with me… that's the one thing that pisses me off! Now you're in for it, boy!"
Phase Two Activated!
Her body color shifted suddenly to a set of dark pairs of colors with dark bolts. The colors of darkness. The jewel in her tiara was now replaced with an eyeball. The rulers gasped at the realization of this change.
"That's… no… you mean she has dark powers now?!" Flare gaped. "That's the kind sea witches use! Did she gamble with one or what?!"
"That's right, but it's seems she's not going down that easily," Kirby stated. "Something was off in that first round, I know there was something we had to do though…"
"You think you stand a chance against darkness?! Think again, maggots! The time is almost near! In the meantime, I'll have to stop you all before you ruin my chances!" Arecena growled. "I won't let some human dominate me!"
"Alright, then. Try to stop me, if you can!" I sprinted at her with my spear. Our spears clashed once more. She leaps back and bubbles forms around the trident.
"Eat bubbles, peasant!" She aimed the trident like a machine gun and fired at will.
Putting the spear in the air, I slowly spun and spun it till it spun faster and I bounced off, flying with Spear Copter. The bubbles popped when they came in contact with my spear, like a spinning sword shield. I flew around the arena as Arecena shot more bubble bullets at me, and I dodged them with ease.
Arecena then curled up into a ball to perform Aqua Bullet and she shot herself to chase after me. I whistled for Aqua and Karly to intercept her and counter. They both nodded and rocketed themselves straight at her, zooming around the walls. They rammed right into her, canceling the move.
I used this chance to Moon Drop on her, and with a boost from both of them. She was hurled right into the arena floor, landing hard. She growled and charged at me, trying to whack me, but I easily dodged them because just as I knew it would, she'd lost herself in anger like last time.
"Try dodging this, filthy human!" She whistled for something on cue.
A rumbling quaked around and popping out of the ground were missiles, no, again Water Missiles charged and were shot straight at me. I thought about deflecting them on my own, but Mist chuckled and stood in the way.
"Let me handle this, Bandana Dee."
Magic Attack: Gyro Burst! 5 Stars left!
He gestured his hand and water started to form at his side, making a cannon of water and mist at will. The missiles were locked on already and charging. Mist then directed the cannon to fire at the missile incoming. "Take this!" He shouted. The cannon fired at will a blast of water that swept the missiles wildly, propelling them back to the sender itself. Arecena managed to block most of them, but one struck her directly in the face and she became stunned.
"Bandana, you wanna finish this off together?" Aqua asked.
"You know it!"
We used this chance to attack her good while she's stunned. With one swift blow from the both of us, she was done for. Arecena was hurled into the air and pounded into the ground, and the trident fell in front of her. There was a crack in the jewel of the tiara as well. The rulers gasped as they watched her fall.
Flare was speechless. "You… you actually… defeated her…! No way…"
"She's only unconscious, I think. She'll be fine," I exhaled, sheathing my spear. "Well, I guess everything worked out in the end-" I spoke too soon.
"Don't… don't you dare think… this… is over, runt… tsk!" Arecena gasped as she struggled to get up. Aqua walked up to her.
"Sorry, but it's over. Now release my Mom from the darkness immediately!" Aqua demanded. The rest of them followed to us as well.
"Ngh, I had enough of this! I refuse to accept defeat from a single human who can actually with stand this power!" Arecena looked at me. "You... you're starting to get on my nerves now, pushing me to my very limit. You're just like that boy 8 years ago that Aqua brought with her: you act and fight just like him. Just how?! Just how a human boy can beat me still, even with this power?!"
I didn't say anything to her. She got madder and madder.
"Damn you filthy human! If there's one thing I hate about all of this, it's the fact of how much humans are interfering! What angers me the most is that my own daughter turned her back against me just to protect those humans even after all they've done to us, along with the rest of you! What's wrong with you idiots?! All humans are just the same as always ever since the beginning of time! Can't you see what they've done to everyone in the sea, how they've killed off every creature without remorse?!" Arecena cried out in anger and frustration. Her head turns to Aqua as well. "And Aqua, you had one come here and make mincemeat out of me in front of the whole planet, for everyone to know about! You knew not to associate with a human on land, and yet you did, and you're in love with one as well! How can you be in love with someone who is part of the race that killed off the many innocent lives in the sea?! What do you see in that boy anyway?!" She was growling so hard that her lips erupted blood like a person that sold their sanity.
Aqua didn't respond as well, but her facial expression showed that she's not having that crap anymore. Arecena's eyes were shadowed for a while, then she chuckles like a maniac.
"I see… so you won't regret what you've done to me, eh? If that's how it's gonna be, then I'll have to "use that" and knock some sense into all of you, now that's it's finished. Don't forget, this fight ain't over yet, for this moment bought me enough time to crush all of you!" Arecena seemed to be summoning something by using the trident.
It didn't take a genius to realize what she meant by that. "So in the end, she was only stalling with that moment just so she has enough power to unleash her trump card, wasn't it?" Meta Knight growled. "We must stop her!"
Aqua was terrified, not because of the colossus, but maybe she knew something bad was gonna happen if she controls it. "No… no… NO! STOP IT, MOM! DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DO THAT?! THAT'S SUICIDE YOU'RE ASKING FOR!"
"I DON'T THINK SO!" I rushed at her to stop her from actually doing it. I lunged forward with my spear and made an attempt to attack her, so the rest followed. The blade was close to touching her and it looks like I was able to stop her from doing the chant. It was only then I realized… we were one second too late.
"Too late, human!" She cackled. The trident glowed with power, and it erupted with a shockwave that shot us backwards. "The time has come… for the legendary beast to wipe out humans from this planet forever!" The castle started quaking violently, and white light fills the screen… I could hear the cries of the others… but it feels like a dream, somehow, as if what happens next was only an illusion…
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
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"At last, I can finally wipe out humanity for good with this colossus, Gyrozalta! ALL HUMANS MUST DIE, AND THE FIRST TO GET A BEATING IS AQUA TOWN! HUMANS, SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR PATHETIC LIVES!"
"RRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR!"
Final Phase Activated! (Boss Robot Dastardly Bomber- Super Bomberman R)
The sound of a loud roar slapped me back to reality. When I open my eyes, I find myself on a giant rock, in the middle of the sea, by myself. I look around to find everyone else, but they were nowhere to be found; I noticed my spear was gone too. As I look up in the sky, the clouds were sickening dark and the sea was way more violent than before, as if the world was ending. I realized that those events were circling around one specific area, and looking in that direction, I find fire flaring from somewhere.
Something in my mind came up. I remember hearing Arecena's words before it happened. In realization, a terrible thought came to mind. Could it be that Aqua Town's gonna be targeted first for destruction?!
"No… no! I gotta get back to Aqua Town… but how?! The water's too dangerous for me to swim in now because of Arecena! The worst part is… that queen awakened the colossus! Could it already be at Aqua Town?! Damn it! What do I do now?!" My thoughts were interrupted when a blast nearly hit me. I turn to the direction of the shooter, and the shooter was the one thing we've all been worrying about unleashed.
It was a Titan, but it was no ordinary titan. This one was like a real soldier, only with prism eyes, a white rocky beard, and some patterns on the body that makes it look like a warrior outfit. It was even taller than the average titan, and it was like a realistic soldier. In its right hand was the Trident that was enlarged for it to hold properly. But, what's weird about it, the being looks like a female soldier. No matter, though. It's no ordinary titan, it's the colossus itself. Gyrozalta.
"Oh heck no. She didn't," I growled. And she cackles.
"Oh yes, I did. I've should've done this in the first place before if this means I have attained unlimited power!" It grinned. "You feel like going against me now, human?! You'll just die anyway. Atlantis will be the weapon I'll crush that town with! The city will be moved to where Aqua Town and block off anybody's chance to escape, so that I can personally squash them!"
"What have you done, you bloody idiot?! You're messing with a power that shouldn't be messed with at all, possessed or not! But personally, I don't think you're possessed at all. I know the real you is in there somewhere! If you're in there, you should end this now!" I shouted. "Don't be a slave to your desires, Arecena! Fight the darkness inside you!"
"And waste this incredible power?! Hell no! With this colossus under my control, I can go and exterminate the human race off of this planet permanently, and this planet will be only ruled by mermaids! But before I do that, I'll be sure to erase you first so that you won't get in the way!" The colossus then raised a fist at me and flung forward with it. I got ready to evade, but my body doesn't obey me.
"What?! I can't move!" I struggled to move, but to no avail. I then realized I was cuffed in bubble cement that formed around my legs. It was only then the giant fist struck the target in an instant.
"AAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!" I was tossed across the ocean like someone who could run on water.
I ended up being crushed against a rock wall that caused a massive crater. Blood purged out from my mouth. I was in total pain as I fell into the ocean… that became my new grave…
Bandana Dee took perishing damage! Bandana Dee has fallen...
Suddenly, his Daemon Crystal and his Summon Ring reacted!
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"So, in the end, it all comes down to this, hasn't it? It's... over. Damn it... I couldn't even save anyone this time... I'm such a fool for even thinking everything will work out, and now everyone's gonna die..."
"Kirby... Karly... Meta... Dedede... Kaila... Kazela... Aqua... I'm really sorry... for being so worthless..."
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"...Bandana Dee, don't give up. Not when you're so close to ending it all..."
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"...Wait, is that..."
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"Don't worry, everything will work out, I promise."
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"Thanks, but what's the point now? It may be too late to even change anything, and I let everyone down, even Aqua. How can I resolve this?"
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"Why are you admitting defeat in a battle that you were winning? Did you lose all confidence in yourself?"
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"Maybe so... I'm just an ordinary Waddle Dee that no one pays attention to with a Bandana and a spear. Back home years ago, I'm just ordinary, there's nothing remarkable about me. I don't even know how I was able to resolve a global crisis at all or why Aqua asked for my help back then. But that changed when I met Kirby back when Ripple Star was being invaded by Dark Matter and I had found a Crystal Shard one day on the ground, only to get possessed by Dark Matter."
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"Oh my..."
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"It was a void of darkness then, and only light came once Kirby set me free. I don't know what it was about him, but as he was about to leave, whatever it was, that was what drawn me to follow him on his quest. I don't know why, but I guess it was the fact that he trusted me, even though we had just met. After the seemingly reign of Dark Matter ended, it made me more adventurous than before. Maybe that's how I ended up at this planet then and met him. He took care of me like he did you, and it reminded me of Kirby. Even though I returned afterwards, the king for some reason treats me like a friend than the other ones, so did Meta. Thinking about it, could Aqua have that same reason for putting her trust in a nobody like me?"
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"I believe that is the case."
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"Yeah, they're the reason why I'm even here in the first place, and to think I'm lying here at the bottom of the sea while they may be put to death by Aqua's mother. I owe them too much to let it go to waste, and I need to repay them. But, how can I stop Arecena for good this time?"
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"I know you can, you're no ordinary Waddle Dee. As my father's apprentice and student for years, you possess the power of someone greater in your blood, one that can overcome the colossus. Right now, the girl you care about is in grave danger along with the rest of your friends, and Arecena's headed that way and is about to block the town with Atlantis so she can murder the humans. Look, you're no ancient warrior, but you're something special to this planet and to those who believe in you, and as a legend, only you can stop Arecena and free her from the possession of Dark Matter. This is the last you'll ever hear it, but the thing is, you possess the true elemental weakness that can defeat it, and the power of sea king lies dormant inside you, but with this ring, you can awaken that power once again."
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"I see... I gotta do something... everyone's counting on me, but you think I'm up to the challenge?"
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"You can do it, Bandana Dee. Please, put an end to this madness once and for all! Will you rise to save everyone one more time?"
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"You're right. Let's do it. I didn't come to this planet just to die here, not when everyone needs my help. All that I care about, I will protect, for their sake, with all I've got!"
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"I knew you had it in you; let's get you back into gear, shall we? I believe in you!"
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"Oh, mighty soul of the sea, let the roar of the Spear of Thunder arise once more to defeat the fool that wishes destruction against her will! Let you inhabit the hero that saved this planet from calamity and imbue him with your aura for him to rise against the titan! I summon thee, Mighty Sea Warrior of All Mermaids, let your anger roar like thunder! Unleash your power within this vessel- the King of Atlantis! Summon!
Bandana Dee used his Summon Ring! He was given another chance!
Aqua Town: The Two Legendary Heroes of Aqua Star Returns
Aqua's POV: Spear of Thunder Part 2
It was a little while before I found myself out in the sea near shore, where I was picked up by the people nearby who went back to safety after a while. I realized then that everyone was there as well. They struggled to get up.
Kirby groaned. "Damn, what happened? How the heck did we get back to Aqua Town?"
"She's done it," I spoke. "She's actually done it. I can't believe her…" Everyone's eyes came to realization.
"It won't be long before that thing arrives here and destroy this town and the rest of the islands and continents. There's no way we stand a chance against her now!" Flare cried out.
"That's one thing, but where's Bandana Dee? I don't see him anywhere!" Dedede asked, frantically looking for his best friend when he came to an unwanted realization. "Unless... please no... Arecena actually..."
"You don't think… he's… dead, is he?" Dash came to a conclusion, holding what appears to be a broken spear and the only one who has a spear is.. oh my god...! My eyes brim with water to just the thought of Bandana Dee being… dead. My heart sunk into the void of despair.
"He… can't be… no! HE CAN'T BE DEAD! THERE'S NO WAY THAT'S POSSIBLE! THERE'S NO DAMN WAY, I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT… NO! IT'S ALL MY FAULT! I SHOULDN'T HAVE PUT HIM UP TO THIS HAD I KNOWN THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO HIM! I CAN UNDERSTAND IF YOU HATE ME FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM! I'M SO SORRY EVERYONE!"
I couldn't help but break down in tears in front of everyone; his friends had looked down in regrets, and the rulers didn't know how to respond. There were so many things I want to tell him, things I wanted to do with him, and my own mom shattered it, crushed it, and stomped on every single piece of it! To hell with her! If only she could give the whole planet a chance… if only… maybe I really shouldn't have brought him or anyone else into my problems at all… was I really naive, as mother said I was?
"Aqua..." Kirby sniffed, trying to hold back his tears, but gave way to it in defeat, and Karly just hugged me, crying a waterfall. "It's not your fault... it never was, and I could never hate you at all..."
"Bandana Dee, he was my most trusted and loyal friend a guy could ever have, and I'm glad someone at least appreciates him the way we do," Dedede sobbed.
"To think it had to end this way," Meta Knight growled and bit his lip so hard that he was bleeding from it. "Damn it!"
"This could not get any worse right now," Dylan groaned in grief.
Unfortunately, it did.
"Well, well, well, now it looks like I have my work cut out for me, lovely isn't it?" I turned instantly to see that the Colossus was right there. It was a bit from the shore, but it didn't really matter. Atlantis surrounded the entire town in some sort of giant bubble dome.
"That's the Colossus, Gyrozalta?!" Dedede gasped. "But wait, wasn't it a male soldier when it was first created? Unless… she changed his gender to a female! It's a female soldier! Damn, she's one sick psycho!"
"That's right, fatso! So, enough talking and let's get right down to business! Taste my real power, shrimps!" She cackled as she fired a cannon ball right at us swiftly, smacking us across the shore. The impact cause a Gaia at will, shooting a beacon of water that spreads afterwards.
"What the hell?!" Dash cried out. "Just one cannonball caused that much destruction in its wake?!"
"Don't you get it? That power you've experienced last was only a mere part of it. Now you'll get the full package to go with your dead bodies!" She shot more and more, making holes in the shore and targeted all of her attacks on us. It wasn't long before we were all exhausted and collapsed on the sand.
"Crap, another blow like that and we're done for! Not even my Overdrive Attacks aren't strong enough!" Karly exhaled. "It's like that thing has an unlimited power supply, and using Water attacks will only make it worse! Isn't there no end to that thing at all?!"
"After all those attacks, you lot are still alive? You're really something, I'll give you that. But no matter, it's over for you all. Say your prayers as I send you all to sleep in the sea that'll become your graves!" Mom roared inside Gyrozalta as she got ready to attack with one giant fist.
I think I saw my whole life flash before my very eyes. I wish it was only a dream, but now it is reality. I closed my eyes and prepared for the worst and so did everyone else, unable to move or flee from the fist. It's over…
Or so I thought it was. I looked up and I saw that the colossus actually didn't attack, or more like hit with impact. In fact, she was hesitating. And soon, it took me a second to realize what caused her to hesitate. I then realized that everyone and I were taken to somewhere to safety, on top of a building.
"Huh? How'd we get here?!" Dylan questioned. "And am I going crazy or do I see Bandana Dee in the distance there?!"
"Huh?! Y-you're joking, right?" I stuttered.
"What?! Who dares to stand in the way of the execution?!" Mom shouted. Then she got a closer look at the interference and stood back a little bit. "It-it can't be-?!"
"Yo, Arecena! Been a while since we've met each other, and I mean it literally!" That sound belonged to only one person, and I'd recognized it immediately. He's alive, Bandana Dee!
"Hey, that human with you is still alive, Aqua!" Maya exclaimed. "It's amazing!"
"What?! You're still alive?! No one should be able to live after an attack like that! How did you survive?!" Mom growled. "It's not possible!"
Bandana Dee smirks. "That's what you think. Just as it was possible for you to steal the trident, it's possible for me to live through a fatal blow."
"Some human you are! But it's not like you can stand against me anyways now that Gyrozalta is all mine! Crushing you will be a breeze!" Mom shouted. "Try anything! No matter what you use, it's all worthless to me! Now die!" She got ready to punch at Bandana Dee as she thought it'll kill him.
"What are you doing, Bandana Dee?! Move!" Karly shouted. Kirby stopped her and everyone else there. "Let me go, Kirby! Can't you see he's gonna die now!"
"Or is he?" Kirby grinned. "Usually, I'd be the one to slay the possessed, but this is his battle. Look!"
We felt the powerful impact strike as a large wave of wind blew. Once it was over, the dust cleared, and the only thing I saw was the arm of Gyrozalta in the sand.
Mom laughed through Gyrozalta. "Finally, the filthy human's exterminated for good! With that out of the way, it's time for me to destroy this stupid town!"
"NOT TODAY." I took a closer look at the crash site, and my mouth dropped wide open along with everyone in unison when I saw Bandana Dee unscathed.
"What the-?! You avoided the attack?!"
Bandana Dee chuckled. "No… a better statement would be that I stopped it. For you, it takes a fist to destroy a single human, but for me, it only took me one finger to save masses of lives." He wasn't joking about what he said! Everyone's mouths dropped to the floor!
"HOLY CRAP! GYROZALTA'S FIST HAS BEEN STOPPED FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A SINGLE FINGER! WHAT THE HELL?!" We screamed in unison.
"No… no… IMPOSSIBLE! YOU'RE JUST A MERE HUMAN! YOU'RE… YOU'RE ACTING JUST LIKE THAT GEEZER FROM BEFORE!"
Bandana Dee smiled, and I could sense great power roaming inside him, followed by a flow of aura slowly energizing around him; his voice became a fusion of both his and someone else's. "You fool. You're messing with something of mine that shouldn't be messed with at all. I sealed these things for a reason, and here I find you fiddling with a weapon of destruction just to kill a single person, someone that I knew a long time ago. So much for trying to prove your point. But now, it's time someone proved you wrong, and being summoned by this boy, it's time for you to pay for all the lives you've stole with your own blood!" He rebounded the giant fist back while shouting. His Summon Ring glowed with spark-like power.
Summon Ring Activated!
(Boss Theme 1- Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
Energy started to energize even faster around Bandana Dee. It became this way until aura around him burst wildly like he went super saiyan, and he seems to be changing into a different person. Thunder cracked and cackled around him as well. His appearance started to change too, from his red/orange color to one of this description: Silver hair and much longer and spikier, an eyepatch that I'd recognized immediately, his outfit changed colors from red/orange to silver and blue, and his clothing somehow looked familiar to someone. His eyes were filled with only white as energy surrounded him as well as lightning. Everyone marveled at the sight of him.
Bandana Dee grins and speaks as if someone's possessing him. "Since your heart's clouded by the clutches of darkness, I shall see to it that you know the way to the light with my own power!"
"TSK! I HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR CONSTANT BABBLING! JUST DIE ALREADY!" Gyrozalta shot a barrel of bubble bullets at Bandana Dee.
"Is that all you got? How pathetic." Bandana Dee just simply stood there while the barrage continued. Apparently, not a single one even hit him once it was over! "Even I know my creation very well enough to know how to counter it."
Mom was agitated very easily. "SO WHAT?! THAT WAS JUST DUMB LUCK! THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN SURVIVE THROUGH THIS NEXT!" She then proceeded to fire a giant missile at him, big enough to eradicate the town if it hits.
Bandana Dee just whacked it aside far away from the town and it exploded in contact with the bubble dome with a slap. "Worthless."
"DEFLECT THIS!" She charged an energy blast of water right at him again, gigantic and fast.
Again, Bandana Dee just chopped through the attack in half with a single hand like a badass. "Useless. Come on, I'm not even trying! You have access to the most powerful weapon on this planet that can easily conquer the lands here! How is it so difficult to do such a simple thing with my precious?! Come on, kill me! If you can, that is."
"MOCKING ME AGAIN, YOU PISSANT?! I'LL TEAR YOU TO SHREDS!" Mom was enveloped in rage. She fired more attacks at him with all she's got. The outcome was always the same. Bandana Dee hacked, deflected, reflected, slapped and dabbed his way through the colossus' attacks, in taunting faces and poses while making fun of her at the same time. It looks like he was actually enjoying it! We all dropped our jaws and stared at the fight going on, sweatdropping, but we couldn't help but laugh at it as well.
"Holy crap, Bandana Dee's just wrecking all of the colossus' attacks like he's some sort of god or something! Since when did he become so cocky?" Dylan commented. "It's like he's a different person or whatever the case is."
"At this point, Mom's pissed off with Bandana Dee so much that I bet she's forgotten to destroy the town in her rage or kill Kirby," I added. "But I just wonder, whatever he did to himself, how long can he keep this up for?"
Looks like Mom's reached her breaking point now. "YOU'RE JUST PISSING ME OFF AT THIS POINT, YOU STUPID HUMAN! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, REFLECTING GOD-LIKE ATTACKS LIKE IT WAS NOTHING?! I'VE TOLD YOU, NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY, GYROZALTA'S INVINCIBLE! JUST GIVE IT UP AND LET ME KILL YOU, THE HUMANS ON THIS PLANET, AND DESTROY THAT KIRBY! I'M UNSTOPPABLE WITH GYROZALTA!"
Bandana Dee only laughed at her words. "Oh man, you're really such an idiot! You think you can destroy Kirby with the colossus? You think you're invincible with the soldier?! I'll give you that for noticing, but in case you haven't noticed, you're already at your limit, aren't you? That power you're abusing is limited to different pilots, I taught you this multiple times!"
"SHUT THE HELL UP! I'VE NEVER BEEN HUMILIATED THIS MUCH MY ENTIRE LIFE! I'VE STILL GOT SOME LEFT IN ME! JUST DIE ALREADY, YOU MAGGOT!" The colossus was enveloped in a yellow aura, as that signals an "Instant KO" attack. We gasped in realization and tried to warn him.
"BANDANA DEE! MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! YOU'LL NEVER SURVIVE THAT!" We cried out to him. He raised a thumbs-up in response, as if he knows what he's doing.
"THIS IS THE END FOR YOU, HUMAN!" Mom was about to unleash her special attack on him and fired at will a giant barrel water laser… it looked like it was the end of this chapter for us…
That is, until the attack was suddenly canceled out by something much more powerful. The attack evaporated into thin air, becoming the next rain source for next time. Gyrozalta was stopped and was paralyzed with some sort of spark like energy around it.
"WHAT?! MY ATTACK WAS CANCELLED OUT! BUT HOW?! AND WHY CAN'T I MOVE?!"
Bandana Dee laughs like a pirate. "You fool! Again, you thought you were invincible with my colossus?! True, it may be powerful, but you're forgetting one thing, one major fact about the titans and us mermaids! Water is powerful as long as it doesn't come into contact with this major element!"
"NO… YOU MEAN… THAT ELEMENT WAS…! HOW ARE YOU RESISTING EVERYTHING?!"
"That's right!" Bandana Dee walked toward the giant monstrosity, cracking with electricity. The sparks around him indicated that very weakness. "Water bows down to the element of Thunder! Honestly, did you all forget the fact that thunder evaporates water and also electrifies it as well and everything around it? So much for trying to hide it earlier. With that out of the way, it's about time I stop messing around and get serious this time. That little act on display earlier was only a fraction of my power. Now it's about time I show you my real power through this human's body, the power of the Warrior King of the Seas!" He dashed towards the colossus in amazing speed.
"Wait a minute! Did he just say 'Warrior King of the Seas' or am I just hearing things?!" Citrus shouted. "He couldn't be referring to him, right?"
"I see… so that's where that power came from… turns out he actually summoned him all along," Kirby concluded. I turned back to where Bandana Dee was running at.
"That power… it was Poseidon he summoned the entire time?!" I gasped. The paralysis on Gyrozalta wore off and it was able to move again.
"SO BE IT THAT I'LL CRUSH YOU TO DEATH WITH ALL I HAVE LEFT!" Mom attempted to punch Bandana Dee with its fist and plunged at him. Bandana Dee leaped over it and dashed along the arm, bouncing off of it and shot more bolts at the face. The colossus flinched and soon it met face-to-face with him.
His right arm was surrounded with electricity, and he pulled back in order to attack. "Shining Force!"
He punched the colossus right in the face with thunder around it. In fact, what you won't believe is that it was so powerful, it sent Gyrozalta flying across the ocean, causing that to break the barrier trapping the town! Atlantis was hurled back as well along with Gyrozalta, far away from the town.
"HOLY CRAP! HE JUST SENT A 12,000,000 TON COLOSSUS FLYING ACROSS THE ENTIRE SEA!" Flare exclaimed. "AND IT WAS ENOUGH TO BREAK THE BARRIER AS WELL!"
Everyone looked at Flare. "No seriously, that's how much it weighs! Only god tier power is enough to send that thing flying! It's a good thing that much pressure was compressed in the process. Were you not paying attention before?"
Kirby got on his warpstar. "Well, what we are standing around here for?! We better go after them and see where this is all going!"
Karly jumped into the sea already in her mermaid form and so did everyone else who could swim. The others who couldn't were with Kirby. I nodded and leaped into the sea from the building we were on somehow into the sea. We chased as fast as we could to catch up with them.
The fight continued with him landing on top of the water and flew above it like he's flying or something! He dashed after the flying Gyrozalta with speed like Sonic's. The colossus somehow managed to get back on its feet and skidded on top of the water to slow down the impact. Bandana Dee appeared right underneath the face and performed an uppercut, launching it into the sky.
He jumped for a rush attack, then he started pulling combos on the colossus, in a flurry of unbelievable electric attacks that was never pulled off on a giant colossus, and he then meteor smashed it to the sea, where a giant tsunami splashed open like a meteor wave. As that happened, I noticed that Gyrozalta was gradually shrinking because of the thunder attacks he kept constantly spamming. I guess this was the main effect thunder had on Gyrozalta. It leaped from the sea, rising like a sea monster, only for it to be grabbed and judo flipped by Bandana Dee by the arm and slammed on the other side.
Gyrozalta then leaped up again and stood on top of the water and so did Bandana Dee somehow. Mom, inside it, was basically wheezing, on her knees, and Bandana Dee just stood there, not even breaking a sweat. We managed to catch up to them.
"Damn you, human… tsk! So much power… you have… to defeat a colossus of destruction… why? Why can you stand against a power so great and resist everything I've thrown at you?" Mom gasped and wheezed. "You're just a human. Humans can't have that kind of power."
Bandana Dee just turns around and shrugs. "Well, you're at fault for underestimating in the first place. I swear, it's like I'm talking to a troubled teenager or a problem child and I have to repeat myself over and over again. You may have done bad things before, but using my stuff to get away with it is where I draw the line. If I only knew this scenario was gonna happen, then maybe I should've took that into consideration before I died. I guess my biggest mistake was not realizing what you'd do if something like this were to happen, and look where that got this planet now. Yet, I can't put you at fault when it's the work of Dark Matter themselves."
Mom grunted. The colossus struggled to get up, and it appears smaller than usual, but it was still big though. "Who do you think you are, acting like you're my old geezer that died long time ago? Are you trying to torment me just by acting like him? He's a fool if he thinks we can ever trust humans, for one killed him in that war! His stupid belief in befriending humans is what got him killed in the first place! How can we mermaids trust the kind that murdered ours?! After all, nothing good comes from them anyways… they're always the same…" It seems through the colossus, tears started leaking from the eyes, dripping. I could hear the sounds of sobbing coming from directly inside the colossus. It was the first time I felt the humanity in that single verse, as if she was trapped and tried to get out this whole time. Could it be that the real reason for her hating humans was because she was betrayed?
Bandana Dee sighed, and it seems he can't help but feel sorry for Mom. "I see… this must be reasons connecting to the source of your hate for humans… so thanks to being possessed, it must've made you act and do things based on what you feel, and you're unaware of the consequences of this as well. My child, I didn't know you felt that way. I'm at fault for not realizing this in the first place."
"I… I…" She gasped. Then she growled. "I don't need your pity!" She roared, grabbing the Trident. It shone with devastating power enough to wipe all life on this planet. "You're not my old man! Stop tormenting me with your crap! I'll kill you!" She charges right at him with the Trident full force.
"How is Bandana Dee's gonna fight against her now?!" Dedede panicked. "He could fight with his spear, but it's out of commission and seen better days!"
I looked at his broken spear, in twain and shattered. It's broken, but something tells me it's still usable somehow to him. Right now, a normal spear won't last a second against a powerful trident even though it did earlier, but maybe… in his summoned-possessed state, just maybe… an idea sprung in my head. I wasn't sure if it was going to work, but it was worth a shot.
I tossed the broken spear in hopes that it would work. "Hey, Bandana Dee! Catch!"
Bandana Dee caught his broken spear and chuckles. "Thanks. I was wondering when you were gonna give this back to me. After all, I don't need my Trident to fight back when I can make one that can counter against it with this." His broken spear started glowing and repaired itself together, but this time, it was resonating and enveloped in electricity; also, it almost resembles the previous trident. He was surrounded in massive energy.
Bandana Dee's spear evolved into an Electric Trident!
(Beauty as the Beast- Problem Children Are Coming From Another World, Aren't They?)
"Alright, now's the time to free your sister and mom from the darkness before it rids her of the happiness and other positive emotions that's left inside her. (If she had any, of course. How? I don't know, I can't even tell what makes her happy in the first place other than the dead bodies of humans and fantasizes about the many ways to kill and torture them when she was little. Man, she was one sick child. Sick in the brain, of course. Yeah, once I wipe the floor with her with this attack that defeated her 8 years ago, me and her are gonna have another talk, if ya know what I mean, but I'll just let this boy handle it from here)." Bandana Dee declared.
"Hey, Bandana Dee-" I started to say, but he cuts me off.
"Please, princess. I'd prefer if you'd start referring to me as Poseidon, so as long as I am in your boyfriend's body. You made the right move 8 years ago, darling. If it weren't for you, this planet would've meet its doom a long time ago. Now, let me and your boyfriend handle this one just for you!" Poseidon spoke through Bandana Dee's body. He smiles as he took his battle stance with the Electric Trident, a stance so familiar that I immediately recognized it right away. The others who were there 8 years ago recognized it as well. I blushed at the thought of him being my boyfriend.
"Wait a minute, that stance!" Ichika gasped. "Is it me, or is he doing that same one from before that boy did?!"
"I'd recognize that stance anywhere," Flare gasped and her shock became a face of hope and was smiling. "Aqua, could it be that you actually manage to find the hero from before?! The mouthless boy?!"
I couldn't help but blush and smile with confidence. "Yeah, you're right! The legendary hero of this planet is actually here!" He's doing the stance, the very one that defeated Mom 8 years ago, meaning he's performing a move more powerful with the element that's number one to water's weakness!
The Electric Spear shined so brightly and crackled with thunder. Bandana Dee/Poseidon both dash right at Mom with the colossus. They looked as if they were jousting and riding on a horse in those medieval times. It was gonna be close, though.
"TAKE THIS, HUMAN! GYRO STORM!" Mom yelled out. She swung with the Trident that arched a huge wave at them.
"Let's do it!" He yelled, leaping from the sea and into the air. Thunder formed around them both and their eyes were filled with immense power of light and thunder as they energized power through the spear. They arched back the spear and lunged right at the not-so-huge-anymore Gyrozalta. "GATES OF THE SEA, OPEN YOUR PASSAGE! COME FORTH, POWER THAT CAN EVEN HACK THROUGH THE FOOLS WHO STAND IN THY WAY! THUNDER, GIVE THE POWER TO FREE THE FOOL FROM THE DARKNESS!" They chanted. Thunder cackled around.
Mystic Star Arte Activate! Elemental Finisher! Sparkling Mermaid Gungnir!
"WHAT THE-?!"
"MYSTIC STAR ARTE: SPARKLING MERMAID GUNGNIR!" They both cried out yelling. I could see a different person behind him, and for the first time, I saw the Legendary Warrior Sea King before my very eyes. The spear, filled with thunder, slashed through the colossus in a split second that hasn't even gone by. They landed on the opposite side on the water, unscathed. They yell out something to Mom and laughs. "IT ENDS HEAH! INDIGNATION!"
With those words and sheathing the spear on cue, you could see that the colossus was hacked in half vertically, with the inside open triggered with thunder. And then a huge thunderbolt struck the colossus without any warning. The colossus roared in suffering and eroded away.
"NO! IT CAN'T BE! CURSE YOU, HUMAN!" Mom screamed. It was then, everything around us became all white and a beacon of light exploded, and soon we were all lifted into the air from the wave.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" We all screamed.
The next thing we knew, we were back at the main castle of Atlantis, in the same spots before as if nothing happened or if time has went back. The major difference was that Bandana Dee noticed Mom's tiara and tossed it into the air and pretty much whacked it in one swipe, shattering it for good. Mini explosions form and engulfed Mom in an endless sea of flames, with her being knocked into the air and falling right in front of us. The original trident landed right in front of her, landing like a hollow trophy. Bandana Dee did a victory dance right before her body and did the peace sign.
"Sorry, Arecena, but your reign is over!" He smiles. "Well, you probably get the idea!"
Arecena has been defeated! You won the World Boss Battle! (Victory Dance- Kirby/Perfect Victory- Grandia 1 HD)
Your party gained 670 experience points! Your party has leveled up to Lvl 14!
Health has extended by 400!
All stats increased by 60!
Bandana Waddle Dee earns the title, "Warrior of Aquarius Star!"
Bandana Dee's Spear evolved to the Electric Trident!
Bandana Dee can now summon Poseidon! He's now the Elementalist of Thunder!
Item Retrieval: You got another piece of something!
Next level in 857 experience points!
World 3: Aquarius Star All Cleared!
The outcome of winning the main source of evil was exactly as last time, as Karly once told me before. Dark Matter troops were continuously being expelled, faster and faster until a white light fills the entire screen, removing all of Dark Matter from Aquarius Star. Eventually, one was expelled from the lunatic abomination that was the queen of the Aqua Kingdom, knocked out, turning her back into her original color stance or whatever. We watched as that one ball with an eye flew upwards from her body, away from this planet for good. The one thing that we weren't sure about is how we even got back here.
"Woah, how the hell did we get back here?" Asked Dedede. "Weren't we all at the middle of the sea, watching Bandana Dee trying to be One Punch Man? (And I got it on tape as well, somehow.)"
"All I remember is a bright dome light that came after that once it looks as if that boy defeated Gyrozalta… could that had been the cause of this?" Flare tried to remember.
"I don't know how, but at least everything worked out in the end," Kirby smiled. "And it's all thanks to you, Aqua. We owe you a lot. You know, I'd never thought that the girl that liked one of my friends would actually be a mermaid, honestly! Man, Kazela wasn't kidding when she said she saw a mermaid earlier before; could it have been you she must've saw? Then again, who knows? Anyway, right now, there should be an appearance made by Dark Soul right about now."
We looked around, but no one appeared. Kirby sweatdropped. "Huh. Usually someone of the antagonist's team would show up at least after we whip the ass of the main boss. I guess they don't have nothing to say the least? I guess not…"
"So… is it really over? No catches, no nothing? She's done for the count?" Ichika questioned. "Better safe than sorry."
We turned to the direction of where Mom was lying, and Bandana Dee was right in front of her, who seemed to have changed back into his old form. I rush over to him, and everyone else followed and surrounded her.
"For real, it's over. Although, I may have overdone it a little- no, a lot with that attack; I guess I must've put too much into it. My bad." Bandana Dee sweatdropped. "But, hopefully, I just hope it wasn't enough to kill her. First things first, we better help those people down from the cage before we-"
"Already done, mate. All's left is to have that spirit reverse the curse on them, and they'll be free from their stony lonesomes." I turned to where the voice came from, and it was Adrian, who already got the cage next to him, filled with hundreds of stoned bodies.
"Adrian?! How?! When?! Why?!" I stuttered those words from my mouth.
"Didn't I tell you earlier? I had some things to take care of before going. I was here by the time that thing actually awakened! Don't question it anymore, but in the end, I found what I was looking for, my older brother, although he is turned to stone, yet alive in one piece. Oh yeah, and I'm not the only one here. Kirby, I believe she belongs to you, your little princess sister and the Elemental Water Princess right here… along with the rest of the mermaids from all your kingdoms as well who do well have the power to lock up this place for good." He directed his head next to him and out popped surprisingly Kazela and Adena!
Kazela runs over to Kirby and hugs him. "Kirby! I'm so glad you're okay! I've been through worse back at town!"
"Hmm? What are you talking about, Kazela?" Kirby asks.
Kazela blushes as if something really did happen that made her not want to think about it. A light was summoned with blue energy in a crystal. It floated down right in the hands of Bandana Dee this time after shattering the crystal outside the blue light. It ceased, revealing a blue star with two rings, the third of the Gem Stars, and this is my first time seeing one.
Congratulations! You obtained the Third Gem Star, Sapphire! Mission complete!
"Sapphire! Are you okay?!" Mist rushed over to the star. The Gem Star then transformed into another version of Kirby as a puffball, except it was female, with light blue feet and a sapphire body, blue sapphire eyes and long blue hair, a star-shaped hairclip was attached to her hair, and a small pearl bracelet on her arm. She hugs Mist quickly after being free from her crystal prison.
"I'm okay, Mist. No need to get overdramatic," Sapphire smiles, although she did become hysterical the first time we saw her in a faint second. "You managed to get out of your chambers, so who was it that helped your sorry butt out this time?"
"You should be thanking these 8 warriors here, but the main hero of this planet has to be him, the boy wielding the spear over there, acting like a badass himself. He's the V.I.P here," Mist said. "But it wouldn't have been possible at all if it wasn't for this mermaid princess here, she's basically the reason as to why the planet was saved in the first place." Sapphire flew over to the both of us.
"So, you're the ones who basically dunked this lunatic possessed queen, I see? Well, for that, I thank you all for saving me. It wasn't pleasant being trapped with her for months." She kissed Bandana Dee on the cheek and for me as well; we both blushed. Sapphire then turned to the cage filled with stoned people. "And in return, allow me to free these poor souls from their stone prisons." She howled a soothing melody that flowed around the crowd, lifting the curse from them and turning them back into their original forms. The people were relieved or confused as to the five W's they asked.
"Well, that's taken care of, but what do we do about her now?" Dedede pointed to Mom, who was still lying there. "I've just checked and she's alright, just unconscious though, Aqua. Damn, your boyfriend or should I say Poseidon did a number on her. Honestly, I'm kind of glad there's no casualties here, but will she be the same once she wakes up?"
"She has to change this time," I said confidently. "We've been through this twice now, and I'm not going for round three if she remains the same. Twice is bad enough, but if this keeps going on, there'll be no end to this!" Bandana Dee pats me on the head and smiles as if he had anticipated something.
"Don't worry about it. Look, she's regaining consciousness." He points to where mom was lying, and a struggled moan leaped from her. He bends down to her level to check on her.
"Ow, what a nightmare… my head hurts…" She struggled to get up. The second everyone saw her, they pulled out their weapons or whatever they had with them and aimed it right at her. Better safe than sorry if she didn't change at all.
Mom has risen up and with a weird look on her face that was almost like a crying or upset child or rather she seemed drunk. Her face flushed and blushed at once. "What happened? God, my head… felt like someone was using me as a puppet… all I remember is that strange girl and that Gem spirit… what are you doing here, boy? This isn't a place for a kid like you. You should run back home to where you belong…"
Bandana Dee helped her up. "It's alright. We're not here to hurt you." She didn't seem that quick to slap his hand away as usual. Instead, she blushed.
"Would you mind moving your hand off of me please? It's… embarrassing, okay?" She politely asks of him without snapping and slapping him while blushing. Everyone sweatdrops in shock as if they've never seen her this way before, and they had the right to react this way, because we've never seen Mom go a day without slapping somebody for touching her.
"Is she… alright? She sounds a lot… nicer than usual," Citrus sweatdropped. "Wait a minute, did she lose her distasteful and vicious personality all at once?"
"Oh, so that's what the electric trident did. That attack, enhanced with thunder, actually paralyzed or rather electrocuted her old personality and fried it! Now she's not as mean and cold-spirited as she used to be anymore," Bandana Dee explained. "So she'll feel happiness, empathy, and all the other traits of kindness and positivity. You're all welcome, I guess. Maybe I did overdo it that much, I suppose."
"Can someone please tell me what's going on here? I can't remember a dang thing. Why the heck we're at Atlantis again, why are the others are here, and most importantly, why are there humans in a place like this, along with the rest of the other mermaids? And why does this boy reminds me of that silent kid from 8 years ago? You know, I can't help but feel that I wanted to kill someone so badly, though…" Mom hesitantly asked and blushed like a shy teenager. The rest didn't know how to react to Mom now.
"I don't know about this, what if she remains the same in the end?" Takao was unsure. "As much as I don't really want to do this, I guess our only option will have to wind up with us having to give her the axe, for this insanity can't go on any longer if it comes to that."
"I second that," Ichika agrees, "I've been waiting for this! More importantly, I hope Shinji sees this!"
"Wait, what?" Mom stuttered. "What are you talking about?"
"Sorry darling," Maya adds in, "But after everything you've done to the planet, your own kind, and the humans you hated with a sick passion, there's only one thing left to do with people like you. Arecena, I'm afraid we're gonna have to give you the chop- literally."
"A little bit too cruel, don't you think?" Takao backed out.
"What the actual hell, Takao? You're the one who brought it up! Don't chicken out!"
"But that is literally the penalty for the crimes committed in the sea and in the land. It's not like I want to do this to her regardless of all she's done, but we really don't have a choice or say in this matter," Takao shook his head. Seems like he wanted to resolve things between him and Mom after all.
The crowd gasped. "The chop?! You mean they're going to turn her into fish sticks?!"
"Um, what? Wouldn't that technically be cannibalism?"
"No, that's not what they meant! When they say they're going to chop her, they meant "chop" as in execute her!"
"Oh, I get it! But now that I think about it, that's gotta be a terrible way to go down, by your own kind. Well, it was nice knowing you, queen!"
"H-huh?!" Mom trembled, which was really weird at first to see her of all people cower in fear like that. "H-hold on a moment! Surely we can just talk this out- yaaahh!"
Mom suddenly jumps to avoid the incoming blow from Flare, who missed her by a few inches or moments. It caused Mom to jump into the arms of Bandana Dee like a bride getting the princess carry, clutching him very tightly while she quakes out of her being terrified.
"Um, can you let go of me, please? Your boobs are near close to suffocating me."
"I can't, I'm terrified! I'm in danger!" Mom trembles as if she saw a ghost, or in this case, she almost saw her soul depart from her body. "Don't let go of me!" Eventually, she had to be let down.
"Good grief, woman. How about NO?" Flare answered coldly. And her tone echoed the expression that she was dead serious on the idea. "Do you even realize how your hatred for humans did to everyone?! Look where it got us all now! For those god forsaken years we all had to suffer from your iron fist and even before you started this as children! You put not only your own kind in ruin, but you destroyed the lives of all the humans that had absolutely NOTHING to do with what happened to Father Poseidon! It's true that there are disgusting humans out there and no one here will deny that, but not all humans are like that at all, and that's what you've failed to realize in the first place!"
"Sorry, queen," Adrien shouted, "But your sister's got a very good point. The entire human race would've been done for if we were all like the bad humans- I mean, the majority of us just wanted to live a peaceful or exciting life, am I right, lads?" The humans of the crowd agreed to this.
Flare continues, "Apparently, anyone can understand why you hate them the way you do now, but your actions does not justify the ends at all! After all, the detestable atrocities you've committed are far worse than a human could ever do! Sympathy is lost the moment you take it to the extreme! It was so bad that your own daughter had to stop you with the very boy who defeated you that you're clinging onto now! Not to mention this time you were attempting a kill on his friend who has done nothing wrong!"
An arrow was shot into Mom's heart as she glances at both me and Bandana Dee with a truly innocent but still bloodguilty visage. "Aqua, everything she said... actually happened?"
The only thing I could do was slightly avert my eyes away in guilt, which answered Mom's question better than a spoken response. "You mean...? Oh no... look, Flare, I don't really remember what happened recently, but if that's the case, then I'm really sorry- eep!"
Flare held out her chakrams pointing at Mom and glared at her- menacingly! "Sorry? Sorry! SORRY?! It took you so long to say that one word to us after everything that's happened because of you?! I'm sorry, Arecie, but "sorry" won't cut it this time! And you know what? I've always HATED you the moment you stepped out of line and made all our lives a living hell! No more! You know the rules- the penalty for breaking them is deserving of DEATH! Honestly, we should've done you in when you banished Takao's poor little baby girl to land! Do you know how cruel that is, how you ruined poor Adena Bellheart's life all because she was born without mermaid lungs! Not to mention your own daughter was scared shitless of you and even embarrassed to even acknowledge you as a real mother! No matter if you're possessed or not, you'll never change even if you knew the full story! Remember that when you head into the grave, where you are going! Oh, and when you get there, I hope father makes you regret that you were ever born! It's time for you to get the chop!"
I didn't know what to say at that statement, because everybody present agreed to this. Mom's face show an expression of sadness and confusion as her eyes leaked rivers and bubbles of tears, heartbroken about her own siblings wanting to end her life. She wanted to say something, but just like the Little Mermaid, she lost her voice. So did I as well. I know you've read about me saying terrible things about my mother, but the truth is, I really didn't want her to die, not like this. If she dies before I could even talk to her after the last thing we did was fight, that will be just like a bullet to the heart. Flare's really angry, but I saw the tears that she wiped away quickly; I'm guessing she's more hurt about doing this than she claimed. It seemed like it was curtains for Mom. All but one person stood to her defense.
Bandana Dee spoke up. "Come on, guys. There's no harm in at least telling her the truth as to what happened. But since you all don't know the full story, allow us to tell her if you don't mind, and while we're at it, hopefully for the final time you can find it in your hearts to at least forgive her for what she's done and not give Arecena the chop. I know, we were really hard on her and had called her names, thought of her as the worst ruler ever, and the worst mom ever to Aqua here, but that's all in the past now and I know you all can't forgive her for her actions, but we're no better than her if we don't forgive each other no matter what."
"And your point is?" Everyone asked in unison, ready to kill someone tonight. Dedede was ready to pound her to the ground with his hammer. He walked up to her in a menacing way, holding the hammer in which he was about to whip somebody, which unusually scared Mom as she ends up clinging to Bandana Dee.
"If that's what you're implying, then we refuse," Citrus shakes her head.
Faust joins in. "You must be out of your mind, man. She's dangerous, mate. We gotta take care of her right here, right now. Sometimes, the best way to stop a person like her is to make her lips taste the kiss of death. She is our "dear" sister, but sometimes to deal with this situation, the hardest choices requires the strongest wills."
"Sorry, what?" The crowd sweatdropped.
Faust coughed. "Er, t-that was Thanos who said that."
"Nerd," Maya teased.
"Not now, Maya," Flare sighed. "Anyway, point is, mercy is a luxury we can't afford to give to her anymore!"
"Allow me," Dedede sung these lyrics. "Oh, I'm about to whip somebody's ass! OHH, I'M ABOUT TO WHIP SOMEBODY'S ASS! IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO HAVE YOUR ASS WHOOPED FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE, AND IF YOU WANNA KEEP YOUR LIFE, YOU BETTER BEG FOR MERCY BEFORE I WHIP SOMEBODY'S ASS, AND THAT'S YOU! IT'S WHIPPING TIME, YOU PIECE OF-"
Karly pounded Dedede into the ground and kicks him away from Mom with her mermaid tail. She looks at Bandana Dee for him to continue.
"My point is before you all decided to cut me off with those skit bits, please, give the queen that almost took over Aquarius Star one more chance, that's all I'm asking of you guys. I mean, everyone has a reason as to why they do things. It wouldn't hurt to at least talk it out rather than fight it, because this is obviously personal. I mean, come on, she's your older sister, for god's sake!" He defended.
"Actually, I'm the oldest of the seven," Flare corrected. "Arecie's the youngest, surprisingly."
"What the f-?" was everyone's reaction.
"That's a big "oof" from us," our party groaned, taken aback by that little statement. Wait, Mom's the youngest of the rulers this whole time and I never knew that?! Huh, no wonder she dodges the question every time I ask her.
"Ouch, that's gotta hurt. Back to my point. She may be stubborn, but I have a feeling she'll change, I just know it. All I'm asking everyone here in attendance to give her one last chance to redeem herself. I promise you all, she won't disappoint. Can you all at least show some empathy for your ruler/sister, please? Trust me, it'll work out in the end."
Everyone glanced at each other then. Flare spoke, "Listen, kid. I think I speak for everyone when I say that we appreciate you saving us... from this menace, and we really do. It's just that... we don't want the same thing to keep happening over and over again. If we had that same view as you, if only, but we don't and we cannot take her nonsense anymore! I'm sorry, but I'm at my limit! She has to go!"
"Uh oh, she's triggered!" Adrien shouted. "She's gonna blow at the Humbled Queen!"
"Flare?!" I gasped. The Pyra ruler made her one and only move to do the job, filled with the first blood and thrill for vengeance. "FLARE! NO!"
However, she was stopped by Bandana Dee, who parried her weapon with his spear. "Huh? Kid?!"
"Please, I'm begging you! Give her one last chance, and if she doesn't do so, then take me instead!" Bandana Dee shouted.
"W-WHAT?!" Flare stuttered. "DON'T BE RIDICULOUS! THAT WRETCHED WOMAN WE ARE FORCED TO CALL OUR YOUNGER SISTER WILL NEVER CHANGE AS LONG AS SHE'S ALIVE! SHE NEEDS TO D-!"
SMACK!
What was that smack all about? Surprisingly and shockingly-
It was Flare being slapped by Bandana Dee, a slap so hard that it echoed across the massive city itself and perhaps outside as well. The gasps of the crowd followed suit, escaping the mouths of every single person present, myself and Mother included.
Flare ended up stumbling to the ground, dropping her chakrams in the mix as they clatter about. She held her bruised cheek and hesitantly glances slowly at Bandana Dee, almost about to tear up. "Wh-what did you do that for?!"
"GET AHOLD OF YOURSELVES, ALL OF YOU! DO YOU REALLY WANT TO END HER LIFE WITHOUT EVEN ATTEMPTING A CHANCE TO MAKE THINGS UP WITH HER?! TELL ME, IS THAT WHAT YOU REALLY WANT THINGS TO END?! WHAT WOULD YOUR FATHER THINK OF THIS?! KILLING HER WITHOUT A PROPER CHANCE TO REDEEM HERSELF WOULD MAKE YOU GUILTY AS WELL! PLEASE! I KNOW SHE DID TERRIBLE THINGS IN THE PAST, BUT I KNOW IN MY HEART THAT SHE CAN CHANGE IF WE GIVE HER A CHANCE! BUT WE HAVE TO TRY AND GIVE HER THAT CHANCE IF YOU REALLY WANT THAT FOR HER! I'LL SAY THIS ONE MORE TIME- PLEASE FORGIVE HER, FORGIVE YOUR SISTER, ARECENA!" Bandana Dee boomed, causing everyone to be entombed in pure sorrow of silence.
"Bandana Dee..." I gasped, smiling and nearly crying as he pats me on the head.
Flare grunted, at least for a while before her grunts became gasps of guilt and shame and regret, eventually giving way to tears. "You... you really think she will change?"
"I don't think so, I KNOW she will," Bandana Dee smiled, looking at Mom as he stretched out his hand. "Isn't that right, Arecena?"
"W-why? You would still defend me, even after everything I've done?" Mom was like a broken sprinkler. "If Flare was right, I nearly tried to kill you, my siblings, your friends and even my own daughter. Do you still believe that it's okay for me to keep living regardless of all that has happened? It's all my fault."
"Not this time. Please, won't you take my hand? Your daughter still needs you, and I know she loves you dearly. Come on, take my hand, okay?"
I stretched out my hand to Mom as well, offering a kind and warm smile to her.
"Y-you... you really remind me so much of him! Aqua, I don't know what to say but-" Mom eventually shattered and hugs Bandana Dee and I, crying, "I'M REALLY SORRY, YOU TWO! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'M SORRY FOR WHAT I'VE DONE TO YOU, EVERYONE! I WON'T DO IT AGAIN! PLEASE FORGIVE ME!"
Maybe Bandana Dee was right about what he said, because everyone got second thoughts about executing Mom. The crowd was moved by this and eventually decided to cancel the lust for bloodshed and take a chance to forgive her for the first time in forever.
"Looks like the kid was right about her after all," Raiden, Adrien's brother announced. "What other choice do we have but to take him up on his word?"
"Yeah, I can tell she really meant that when she said it," Someone shouted. "After all, technically these recent events aren't her fault in a sense, so I forgive you, Your Highness!"
"So do I!" Another agrees.
"Count me in! Everyone deserves a second chance!"
"Yeah, it'd be wrong to chop her without giving her the chance to redeem herself!"
"You know what? I guess you're right. After all, you did save our butts from eternal doom, so I'll take your word for it. Maybe we shouldn't be that hard on our little sister. After all, she did kick our butts in a flat second few years ago. But just to be on the safe side, we won't hesitate to attack if she shows any signs of hostility," Flare sighed, raising her Chakrams.
"Flare..." Bandana Dee looked at her like a concerning father. "Please, won't you forgive your younger sister?"
"Come on, Flare," Takao joins him. "Let's just talk this out with her."
"For once, I actually agree with taking Arecena's side," Maya and Faust adds. "Doesn't hurt to give it a try with her."
Ichika and Citrus comments, "After what happened, it looks like Arecena actually really sorry about everything. The boy's right, we'd be guilty if we chopped her without a fair chance of a redemption."
"Flare, I know you and Mom haven't gotten along at all, but this could be the once-in-a-lifetime chance you'll ever get to patch things up with her," I pleaded with her. "Won't you give her that chance one more time?"
Flare sweatdropped, but smiled along with everyone else. "Oh, what the heck? I'll give her a chance. You're right. I guess I should apologize too." The Pyra Ruler heads towards Mom without her weapons and with only a heart that's ready to forgive as Flare bends down to her level and gives her a sister sandwich hug, a very bittersweet but satisfying and a beautiful moment for Flare and Arecena who shared a basket of tears together.
"I'm so sorry, Arecena," Flare begins to sob, "The truth is, I was really scared of losing you! It was heartbreaking enough to lose Dad, but I couldn't bear the thought of losing someone else again! I'm sorry!"
"We're sorry, too!" The rest of the siblings joins in on the group hug. The crowd cheers up a tempest for this heartwarming moment, even our group were shedding lots and lots of tears as well.
Bandana Dee smiled. "I was hoping you'd come around sooner or later. Now, how about we tell her what really happened and why?" The others nodded as we came together to hopefully elaborate the series of events that happened within four days.
I whispered to Bandana Dee. "Thank you for standing up for Mom. I really appreciate it." I smiled, hugging him as I rest against his chest while he sat down due to his legs reaching his limit for standing up too long. I laid my head on his lap, which he gladly allowed.
He strokes my hair and answers, "Heh, I'm the one who should be thanking you; it's the least I could do for her and you as well. You can rest easy now."
"I'm really glad I met you, darling. Thank you so much."
Aqua Piari: Cafeteria- Epilogue of Aquarius Star
It was gonna be a long explanation and a hassle to explain to mom, so for this part, I'll just skip for you. But I'll just summarize that after a couple of minutes explaining the entire story to her, she wanted to speak to me and Bandana Dee alone; actually, we were back at Piari Resort in the cafeteria, after Adena and Kazela, with me and the rest of the other mermaids sealed Atlantis for the third time.
Poseidon, who possess Bandana Dee's body momentarily, actually entrusted his trident to Bandana Dee and he now wields both the Water and Electric Tridents, fused into his spear. Mom sang the melody that was needed to cure the females on the planet and thus they should be back to normal by now, and the boys should stop getting any nosebleeds. In conclusion, everyone made up with Mom in the end, and I don't think we'll see her vicious personality anymore for a while. Antaris, who is actually Bandana Dee's mentor, gave him something that was left from Atlantis, although I'm not sure what it was, to be honest. With that, the relationship between Mermaids and Humans that was once broken was now restored and stronger than ever.
The other mermaids returned to their territories except the 6 other rulers, who went to Aqua Town, along with the rest of the party members to clear up the incident and explain to Prince Travis and Amber what happened. I realized it was already dark out. The waves are still at night. The full moon was out. It was as if nothing had ever happened, like time reset itself. It was 10:00 at night. The sound of silence fills the air.
As we sit in the café, Mom was still hysterical and over-emotional about what happened, but she seems to have calmed down for a while. She couldn't even face me or Bandana Dee anymore, like she doesn't deserve to, and I understand that. The both of us didn't know what to say to her in response, for it was blank. Then, Bandana Dee decided to break the ice.
"Are you okay, Arecena? You've been… crying an awful lot today." It didn't take a genius to know that, obviously, but what you don't know is that she's been like this for three hours straight nonstop without a break, regardless of what took place three hours ago. Her tears should've dried up to the point that she's not able to cry anymore.
Mom sniffs an awful lot of times before answering. "I'm… alright… I've never been this emotional in my entire life before. Strange, I don't remember feeling this emotional in a long time."
I sighed. "So… what do you have in mind, Mom? I'm ready to hear it."
"I guess… I should apologize for all I've done to everyone here, and there's no escaping that fact. Because of my own selfish actions and my own stubbornness, I've ended up hurting everyone, from the humans that I've always hated, to hurting my own kind in the process, and most of all, I ended up hurting my own precious daughter. Some queen I am. It doesn't stop there. My motives to execute humans took over me so, and I wanted to show them how terrible they were. Of course, it wasn't necessary for me to go that far when they was always another way to do so. Goes to show to think before you leap, I guess." Mom sighed and sniffed.
"Mom, don't tear yourself apart-" I was about to say, but Bandana Dee stopped me in order to let her continue.
"What was I thinking? I'm such an idiot for taking matters into the extreme when there was no need for that. I was so stupid. Very stupid. What kind of queen doesn't even think about the consequences of their actions and how it could affect everyone else? That's someone like me, obviously. And many lives were ruined on this planet because of me, and hearing about the fact that I got possessed to repeat the same thing again makes me feel even more and more guilty. But I'd never thought in that possessed state, I'd had the motive of killing one of your friends, who clearly isn't guilty of doing anything wrong. Just why would I want to do that? I don't even know myself sometimes." She explained some more. "I guess I had to be taught a lesson from my own daughter who hates me now."
"Mom! That's not true! I may say those things, but I really don't hate you! I just can't stand the things you were doing that time! That's why I went against you! I didn't do it because I hate you! I did it because I really cared about you! I don't want my own mom to be hated by everyone and treated as a monster! I just didn't want that for you for the rest of your life!" I immediately cried out.
"Aqua…" Bandana Dee muttered. "So that's why… I see…" He smiles afterwards.
Mom once again brim up with tears and starts bawling. "Oh, sweetie! I didn't know you felt this way all along, and if I wasn't so oblivious I've would've noticed a long time ago! I'm so sorry, Aqua!" She ends up grabbing Bandana Dee during her moment and hugs him accidentally between her busty breasts. He tries to escape, but her grip was apparently tighter, so tight that he couldn't move at all, forcing him to embrace the incident from yesterday. It was a matter of time before she squeezes me in between her breasts with Bandana Dee as well. I just hope he doesn't leak a nosebleed. Honestly, this planet has enough boobs for four days straight. It's time to stop.
"Um, Mom. Let go, please."
She lets us go after realizing this. "Oh sorry, boy. Anyway, I'm glad at least everything worked out in the end, I guess. Since he beat me embarrassingly fair in a fight, I couldn't get over that at first, but now I am. The one thing that's bothering me is about that girl I met before. I know you said she was behind this mess that I caused unintentionally, but what does she have to do with your friend, Kirby?"
Bandana Dee answers back quickly. "Oh well, about that, that girl is actually part of a returning dark force known as Dark Matter, and since I didn't explain fully, I guess I should do that now. Anyway, Kirby defeated Dark Matter countless times before and fought some of the remnants of what's left of them. However, somehow they came back and attacked us and surprisingly kidnapped Princess Kailaine of Crystal Star, who was visiting that day, and turned everyone on Popstar into humans. It wasn't long before obvious hints detailed that they were also kidnapping certain girls for whatever they're planning to do, and whatever they're doing, it's in more ways than one. One major part of their plan is to stall us by forcing us to savage the 14 Crystal Spirits through any means possible, and Sapphire, the Gem Star is one of them."
"You mean, they possessed monsters and people who found them to stop you all?" I nodded together with Bandana Dee.
"That's right. And that girl contributes to the disaster that she made you do, for she is supposedly one of Dark Matter's members of their special force called the Zero Seven Knights. In fact, I'm starting to think she's the one who caused the screech, not you. Anyway, that's basically the gist of it. So, our number one goal is to basically rescue Crystal Star's Princess Kailaine from their grasp and find out what their leader, Zero, really plans to do with her and put a stop to it, and hopefully we can be freed of this curse. But taking them down's not going to be easy. For every time we try to chase after them, it's been nothing but more chaos put on us. I don't even know which planet they're targeting next or retreating to."
"I see… so that's what's going on. I can't believe I was nothing more than a pawn to those jerks." Mom sighed.
"Speaking of which, Bandana Dee," I turned to him. "You are leaving immediately after this, right?"
"Technically, it's tomorrow we're leaving to wherever our destination is next, of course. After all, it's a bit late to get ready to leave especially when everyone's exhausted their energy today, so we're gonna stay the night here and recover to leave first thing tomorrow morning or later in the afternoon, but at least give some time to say goodbye to this planet. Did you want anything before we go?" Bandana Dee asked.
"Well, if it's about figuring out where to go next, maybe this can help you out somehow." Mom pulled out a prism crystal and handed it to him. "This actually came from Gyrozalta, figured that's what caused the whole reset thing."
"Well thanks for the crystal, but wasn't there something else you wanted to ask me, like why did you ask when we were leaving?" I was gonna reply, but Dedede came busting in.
"Yo, Bandana Dee! Sorry ladies, but I'm gonna have to borrow him for a while! I need him to help do the oppai dance to make sure that the girls aren't horny anymore! You know, like it's called "Groping Breasts" and all, you know. It goes like this." He got ready to dance when the song came on cue. We both sweatdropped.
(Chi-chi WO Moge- Konijiki no Gash Bell)
"Chi-chi chi-chi oppai! Boing Boing! (Boing Boing!)"
"Chi-chi chi-chi oppai! Boing Boing! (Boing Boing!)"
"Moge, moge, moge!"
"Ok, it's time to STOP! Let me go, Dedede!" Bandana Dee cried out, but it was too late as he was dragged off by Dedede, who was still dancing. We both blushed and sweatdropped.
"Hey, this reminds me of something. Are you sure every female here is back to normal? You did cure them, right?" I asked mom.
"Of course I did. Although the downside is they won't snap out of it until midnight, so your male friends will have to avoid the girls that were affected for about two more hours. But if it works, then the girls should be retaliating if the boys tell them what happened. If not, more nosebleeds for them." Mom replied. It was then we saw Kirby running away from Merina, Callie, Emily, and Marissa, but they looked pissed off and so extremely horny.
"What's the matter, Kirby?! Don't you wanna touch my boobs, considering the fact that you touched them while we were sick?!" Merina yelled, her boobs still covered in nose blood. "I want your blood on me!"
"What the heck are you talking about?! You all forced that on me out of your own will!" Kirby wailed and ran.
"When I get my hands on you, I'm gonna give you another breast round and suffocate you again!" Callie meowed fiercely. "In fact, I'll have YOU for dinner in bed!"
"Calling me flat-chested, I'll show you flat-chested!" Emily growled. "I'll turn you into a mannequin and bend your limbs in ways you can't even fathom!"
"My, you naughty little warrior. Looks like you deserve a good spanking for your assault!" Marissa giggled. "Come're, we won't bite!"
"The curse wasn't lifted after all! WHY ME?!" Kirby cried out as he ran away from the girls.
"Don't worry, sweetie. He'll be fine as long as he doesn't trip on the way for the remaining two hours left around the hotel." Mom shrugs and I sweatdrop. Then she looked at me seriously. The distant sounds of Kirby's cries trails faintly back and forth in the meantime. "Hey Aqua, about what and why you ask Bandana Dee when he's leaving this planet… you wanna aid him on their journey, am I right?"
I instantly leaned back quickly and blushed. "What?! No, that's not what I meant by-"
"You can't fool me, Aqua. I can tell you want to go with him just by looking at you," Mom stared at me seriously. "Usually, I'd be one to object you, but now that you've helped me see things in a whole new way, I think it's best for you to decide what you wanna do from now on, yet you're only 15, and he's probably 16, but who cares if there's a difference in age by one? I know you love him, so obviously I'll let you go with him and his friends. Surely they're in need of a new party member, am I right?"
I blushed awkwardly. "There's no way they could need me for their adventure, I mean. I know I like him, but there's no way-"
"Oh, so you won't mind if I told you that a little fishy told me that when he didn't remember you the first time, you had him remember you just by kiss-"
"WHAT?!" I shouted, then quickly covered my mouth and flushed in embarrassment. I slowly sit down. "How did you know?"
"I'm your mother. I know when you're hiding something from me, call it a sixth sense. Alright, I'll be blunt with you. If you want to go with Bandana Dee, then I won't stop you. Come on, you know you want to. You should tell him how you really feel while you're at it, this I'll allow. This may be little, but at least it's enough to make it up for you." Mom smiles at me happily for the first time.
"Mom… I… oh my gosh…!" I instantly hugged her in a mere second. "Thank you, Mom…!"
"Anything to make it up to you, darling. Now I suggest you tell him this and get ready to leave for your new adventure right now, hmm? Go get him, girl!" That's all mom said to me. I nod and get up from the table to find Bandana Dee, my face blushed with excitement and overwhelming emotions. After a few minutes of searching, I finally found him at the shore, in which Kazela told me that's where he went after being forced to dance to the perverted song Groping Breasts.
It seems he was waiting for me.
Aqua Beach- Melody of a Mermaid Princess
(The Little Mermaid- Megurine Luka Vocaloid Version)
"Oh Aqua! I'd figured you'd show up here by then. Sorry about the whole thing with Dedede, his plan to make sure the girls aren't horny with that dance actually backfired, and when it did, he did some ad-libbing and deflected the blame over to Kirby who was nearby, and that's the reason for the chase you may have saw earlier. Man, he can be a douchebag sometimes, but he's our douchebag. Now, I believed you had something you wanted to tell me earlier?"
"Oh, um…" I didn't know how I should tell him what I wanted to do, but it seems he has already read my mind.
"If I'm not mistaken, from the look on your face, it's saying how much you want to come with us, right? I'd figured as much."
"What?! How did you know I was gonna ask you that?! Am I that easy to read?" I blushed.
"Actually, I knew from the start when we went to rescue Sapphire that you were gonna aid us on our quest. Might be a hunch or something. Heck, you didn't have to ask us to let you join especially when Kirby already and somehow agreed to you coming with us without much thought. But honestly, we all saw what you're capable of, and frankly, I'd be glad to have you join us. I'm really glad that I've met you." He blushes and smiles.
"For real?! Oh Bandana Dee, I'm so happy!" I smiled and blush as well as I leaped into his arms by surprise and almost tumbled him to the sand. Out loud, I cried out the words that I've wanted to tell him all this time.
"Bandana Dee, I LOVE YOU!"
And just like when we've first met each other again, I push my lips against his lips and kissed him unexpectedly. The moonlight shined the spotlight on us in the moment, and the cheers of the people roared by, as well as from the cheers from the sea creatures. I kissed him for a long time, and I didn't mind if we were watched.
Thanks to him, the melody of the sea is calm once again. I knew that after this, my time with him will continue like a page in a chapter as I join him in his adventures… what a perfect melody for a mermaid princess! I'm happy! I won't let you down!
Aqua officially joins the party!
Meanwhile…
"So, it looks like the V.I.P. of this planet was Bandana Dee, I see. Boy's kind of cute, you know. We should keep them human for as long as possible. Although, I'm surprised that Dark Soul hasn't made his grand appearance like he did last time. Well, if there's one thing I've learned from that colossus, it's the fact that it's embedded with a crystal that came directly from another planet, and I assume it's your turn to play with them, am I right, Solaris?"
"Heck yeah. You and the other two have made your appearances quite often. I guess I'll have a little fun with the group of warriors, and you're not gonna believe whom I am keeping an eye on. That guy with the mask… Meta Knight, I presume? Oh, we're gonna have lots of fun, masked warrior…"
To be continued for World 4: Skylight Star
World 3: Aquarius Star Complete! End of Chapter 3!
Author's Note Summary:
Ok, finally! This chapter deserves to be done and posted! So sorry about the long-ass wait, guys! I had lots and lots of testing these past few weeks, and it really got in the way, if the grades weren't bad enough on its own. I know, there's a lot of questions you're ready to ask me about this chapter, but I'll hold those questions for later for a time when I'm not physically stressed out by stupid testing. Anyway, hope you all are excited for Kirby Star Allies, which comes out in two days, and I hope you're hyped for Super Smash Bros for Switch! Yep, it's gonna be a good year, I can tell. So anyway, you know the drill, and this time if you have certain questions about this specific chapter, I'll probably answer them P.M. or through the next chapter. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter, let me know on what I have to improve on, and don't forget to get Kirby Star Allies this week. That's all and peace out!