Alright, let's find that sword!
Chapter 32: Pakku of the Sea
Marine Research Facility
The gang had made it back on the research island to watch the last of the enemy flagship sink below the surface, with oil spreading along the sea where it floated. "Sad to see all the cool vessels have to go to waste on the Dark Side." Sonic said.
"Anything on the Dark Side at all can suck it." Knuckles replied.
"GASP!" Marine gasped, emerging from the polluted water above the wreckage. "Oi. Do these blokes 'ave to have so much oil in these things?"
"Marine, what are you doing down there? Get out before you get sick from all that waste." Blaze told her.
"Gee, Ah was jus' havin' me one li'l more look around jus' in case we missed something, Mate." Marine smirked. "And guess what we missed!" With that, the raccoon held up a dark-blue rectangular gem.
"A Sol Emerald!" Blaze immediately recognized.
"'ere you go, Mate." Marine said simply, tossing the Emerald up to her friend.
Blaze caught the Emerald and smiled as she looked at it. "What are those again?" Knuckles asked.
"Parallel dimension Emeralds linked to the Chaos Emeralds." Sonic answered.
"We've already found two of them." Blaze said.
"And I think we should find the rest of the Emeralds quick." Tails suggested. "With the two sets of Emeralds both scattered on this same world, I worry about what their power would do without the two guardians to control them."
"Things seem pretty alright so far." Sonic smiled. "I say let's not worry about it and just keep lookin' for 'em while we look for the Firstborn."
"Totally." Eva agreed. "And now that we have a way to go, let's go looking for that Phantom Sword."
"Shouldn't we wait for Kami to get back though?" Kweeb asked.
"Ehhh, Oi'm sure she's fine." Wally said. "She's Patton's sistuh, ain't she?"
"Hey, anybody see the Interesting Twins lately?" Abby asked.
"Those monkeys are missing, too." Kuki noticed, frowning. "That's too bad. I wanted to play with them more."
Ava and Kweeb exchanged glances and smirked.
Somewhere further away
A few miles away from the heroes, Madame Rouge gasped for air as she came above the water, stretching into a boat as the Eggmen and their henchmen floated on top of her. "Oh, I hate that Sonic." Eggman said.
"And even though I'm your Negative, I share an equal distaste." Nega said.
"And I just had my oil change." Decoe said glumly. "The sea is no place for a robot."
"Just do not get sick in zis boat." Rouge said. "I am nearly splitting apart from your incredulous veight."
"No one asked you, Woman!" Eggman shouted. "Now, how are we supposed to find the lost kingdom without a descent flagship?"
"My good doctor. Don't you always have a Plan B?" Nega asked.
"Huh? Oh, yes! Yes, of course I do!" Eggman suddenly beamed. "We just need to get back to K. Rool's base first. By the time we're back on the air and sea, those hyperactive hedgehogs will meet their ends, and the Firstborn will be ours. OH ho ho ho ho!"
"Ugh. Some vone get me earplugs." Rouge groaned.
Hideout Helm
Kami sat patiently in the Kremlings' speedboat, watching as they approached a massive, floating metal island base, in which the very top part was designed like K. Rool's head, including the crown. The speedboat arrived and Kami disembarked on the island to be greeted by Team Chaotix. "Oh goody! You're here!" Vector exclaimed. Kami instantly punched him in the chest. "Ooof!" he grunted.
"Step this way, please." Espio said, directing her inside. Kami glanced down to something in her pocket and followed them.
The three Kremlings led her down the halls of the base, past a blue Klaptrap running on a large steering wheel in one room, and finally to the throne of King K. Rool. The fat Kremling King's chair was turned away from them as the croc pet a little Klaptrap sitting in his lap. The king sensed the four's presence and pointed back to the door. "Leave us." The Chaotix nodded and stepped out, back down the hall. (Play the "King K. Rool Cut Scene" Theme from DK64!) "So… you decided to answer my call." The king spoke to Kami.
"Yeah, yeah. So, what do you want? Going to trap me?"
"Hmm… that would be the logical reason… but there is another. After watching a rerun of the battle between your friends and the Chaotix… I thought the girl in that clip looked awfully familiar. After hacking into the KND Database using the H.E.A.D.-S.E.T. we 'borrowed' from Nolan, and doing a little research, my suspicions were proved correct. Tell me… did the Kongs ever tell you how we came to be banished from the island? How we ended up driven away?"
"Um… I don't think so."
"And did your mother ever tell you what happened to your father?"
"He died in a war."
"Which war?"
"Um… she didn't say."
"It was the Kremian War. When my brothers and I planned an invasion of the Kongs' Island to steal their bananas and awaken the Tikis, your father caught word of this and led his troops to back up the apes. I was getting ready to destroy the island with my most powerful weapon, the Blast-o-Matic… until your father broke into my base and disabled the device. His troops ended up winning the war, and we were banished… but not before I finished him." Kami gasped in shock.
It was then the Kremling King sat up and turned his throne to face her. "It can only be Fate that allowed us to meet like this. MWEH heh heh HAH!"
"So… you killed my father. I suppose you led me here to destroy me, too."
"Mmm… I would do that…" the king spoke, standing up and slowly walking toward her. "But I rather follow in the footsteps of Darth Genious."
"Meaning…?" Kami rose a brow as the croc paced slowly around her.
The king stopped and looked at her. "Kami… I want you as my apprentice."
"What?" She backed away in shock. "No way! Why would you want me as an apprentice? I'm not even a croc."
"Kami… the Kremling Krew doesn't consist of only crocodiles… we are a strong legion of VARIOUS animals! From rats to beavers and even 9-tailed cats that look like bears! Even a few apes are on our side. But the only animal we lack is… human."
"What?"
"Kami… join me by my side. Be the first human in history to be part of the Kremling Krew. As the first human in my Krew, and my apprentice, your name will be remembered for ages." He spoke, standing behind her and raising his arms in the air. "Enslave all the other opposing fools on this wretched earth, and live in fame and fortune! Does that not sound grand?" he asked, putting his hands on her shoulders and lowering his head by her right ear.
"Hmm…" Kami tapped her chin in thought as K. Rool walked back to his throne. "Being remembered for ages… not a bad idea!" she smiled. "Enslaving the human race and all my friends: not so much." She frowned. "Living in fame and fortune… sounds pretty cool!" she lit up again. "Hurting all my friends and family… yeah, I'm gonna have ta turn you down. Besides, like I'd EVER wanna stand beside a big, fat croc king all day, who probably eats too much and passes gas."
"Hmm… I see you won't be convinced so easily. But just what friends do you have on this planet?" While he spoke, someone was slowly approaching them down the dark hall behind Kami. "Extra terrestrial beings from other planets? You're so much of a freak already, you already hang out with inhumans."
"Hold on! I have plenty of other friends! Like Sector V. And besides, just because Ava and Kweeb are aliens, doesn't mean they aren't as good as human friends would be."
"Perhaps in your eyes… but the prejudice humans have against aliens still goes on in the world today, despite those aliens' help in saving the world months ago. Many people still don't trust them, including the military. They would unhesitantly lock them and anyone else up who associates with an alien. For the simple reason that THEY are freaks as well."
"Look, Kweeb may be tinier than a raisin, and Ava may kiss a lot of different species, but they're still some of the best friends I could ask for."
"I see… but let's see what you think after a helping OF THIS!" (Stop the music.)
Kami immediately gasped and shot around to see Kaptain Kruckers, charging a Darkness Cannon. "D'ARR! One barrel load of evil 'n' darkness…" As Kruckers spoke, Kweeb and a tiny Ava climbed out of Kami's left pocket and dropped to the ground. "COMIN' UP!"
Just before firing the cannon, Kweeb returned Ava to normal size, and the Glomourian girl performed an 'X' slash that blocked the laser off. "ARRR? !"
"Impossible!" Kroctus yelled. "I saw them still in the battle after you left with my Kremlings!"
"Guess again." Kami smirked. "Ava was right when she said I needed backup, so we devised a little plan. When we were in the base and we felt the place shake, we knew the enemies would be there and you guys would take me to this place. So before we ran outside with the others, Kweeb shrunk Ava down so I could hide both of them in my pocket and take them with me. We clued the Interesting Twins in on the plan and had them change into Ava and Kweeb's forms so you guys wouldn't know where they were. (I still wonder how Yang was able to shrink to Kweeb's height like that…)"
"ARRRGH! That's the most ingenious plan I've heard in ages, ay!" Kruckers exclaimed.
"Very impressive, I must admit." Kroctus said. "But it won't stop me. Shoot them!" Kruckers immediately started firing more dark beams that Ava countered with her swords. She finally dodged her way over to the pirate and was able to slice the cannon in half.
"D'ARRGH!" Kruckers yelled when the cannon exploded afterwards, knocking him back.
"Grrr…" Kroctus shook his fist in anger. "HWUH!" The croc king pounded on a control panel on his armrest, opening three doors in the walls. The three operatives gasped at seeing Lanky, Tiny, and Chunky trapped inside. "MWEH heh heh hah! Geniuses like me always have a Plan B. If you won't come over to my side, I predict a terrible fate will befall them."
The trio glared fiercely at the Kremling. "Oooh OOOHHH!"
"What?" The whole place shook as a ship suddenly shot down the halls and crashed in the throne room. The smoke cleared and revealed it to be Ava's Heart Star, now equipped with new barrel seats and barrel cannons.
"OOH OOOHHH!" Donkey cried, shooting out of one of the barrel seats and bashing the croc in the head. (Play Funky Kong's Theme from Donkey Kong 64!)
The cockpit slowly began to open, and the kids looked at who was the pilot inside: another Kong wearing sunglasses, a military getup, and also wielding a missile launcher. "WOOHOO! ! COME ON AND GET SOME, KREMLING KREEPS!"
"Who the heck are you? !" Ava exclaimed, not approving of someone other than her driving her Heart Star.
"I AM FUNKY KONG! The most technical-knowledgeable Kong in the whole Klan!"
"What did you do to my Heart Star?"
"I found this ship on the island and decided to make some improvements. Then I passed by the base to pick up the Kongs before crashin' inta this base! But enough talk. EAT THIS, KREMLING DUDE!" Funky Kong then fired a missile and blasted the Kongs' cells open. However, the Kongs revealed to be holograms when they started sparking from the impact. "HUH? !"
"Mweh heh heh har!" Kroctus laughed. "You didn't think I'd put the REAL Kongs so close together like this. My minions have had them scattered around the world! You'll never find them."
"Err! Let them go!" Kami demanded.
"NEVER!" he waved his arm. "Unless you join over to my side! Come on, Kami, you're PERFECT for the Kremling Krew. Your name already starts with a 'K', Kamilla."
"Oh, no! You did NOT just call me that!" Kami shouted. "That's it! You're goin' down! HAAAAH!" Kami charged and leapt at the Kremling, punching him clear in the stomach. Kami felt pain surge through her when her fist came in contact with his golden belly. "Er..."
Kroctus then grabbed her fist and tossed her back at the aliens. "MWEH HEH HEH HAH! You'll need more than that to punch these abs!"
Kami shook her fist in pain as Ava spoke, "Come on! Let's go!" Kami ran and jumped in the Heart Star after Ava while the Kongs got in the extra barrel seats. Ava closed the cockpit as she activated the ship and lifted off the ground, turning to face it toward the hallway.
"I'll stay here and deal with these croc creeps!" Funky yelled as Kremling troops appeared and proceeded to shoot them with a machinegun.
"Sounds like he's on it." Ava said as the ship aimed down the hall and shot off.
Vector and his team were walking down the hall when Vector asked, "Hey, you guys ever wonder where K. Rool gets his…" They stopped and turned to see the Heart Star coming down. "WHOOAA!" They immediately jumped out of the way, letting it zoom past them, leaving a trail of fire.
"They're getting away!" Espio spoke quietly and pointed.
"Gah. We'll stop them. Get 'em, Dogadon!" At Vector's command, that same large dragonfly from before came down the hall, spotted the ship, and flew after them.
Right when the Heart Star escaped from the base, they looked back and saw the dragonfly coming after them. "That's that same monster from the castle!" Ava remembered.
"Aah aah! (It's Dogadon!)" Diddy yelled.
"OOH ooh. (Donkey will beat him. Okay!)" With that, the lead Kong climbed atop the ship and faced the dragon as it chased after them. (Play the "Dogadon (Aztec Boss)" Theme from DK64!)
Boss fight: Dogadon
The Dogadon roared at the ape as Donkey pounded his chest and gave a battle cry. The dragon launched fireballs at the ship, which Ava piloted and swiftly avoided. Dogadon then flew closer and tried bashing on the ship, Donkey having to jump and hit its nose to keep him back. The dragonfly flew back and started spitting more fireballs. "Ugh. That thing is annoying." Kami said.
"I have an idea." Ava said. "I'll try and absorb its projectile attacks with my shield." She pushed a button and activated a barrier around the ship. As the Dogadon spat its fireballs, the shield took the hits and absorbed their energy, giving the Heart Star more power. When the gauge was filled all the way, Ava said, "Okay. Eat this!" With that, she pushed a big, red button and unleashed a flaming shockwave from the ship. The dragonfly gave a cry when the flame did damage, making him drop to the sea.
Dogadon quickly recovered and charged behind them once again. He flew over the ship and spat fireballs from above that the shield absorbed. Dogadon then decided to fly down and bash the ship again, disabling the barrier. "Yuh-oh. Not good." Ava said worriedly. The Dogadon pounded the ship some more as Ava tried to shake him off.
Donkey was able to shoot it in the nose a few times with his Coconut Gun, enough times before it let go. The Dogadon flew back a few miles before charging and trying to ram the ship, but Ava barrel-rolled out of the way. The Dogadon shot upwards and came down again, grabbing the back of the ship and trying to pull it down. It fired fireballs as Donkey tried to punch him off, but Donkey succeeded in keeping him away.
"Can't you use any of these upgrades?" Kami asked.
"I wish I asked him what other upgrades he installed." Ava replied.
From Ava's shoulder, Kweeb noticed a little barrel button. "Hey, what's this do?" he asked, jumping off and pressing the button. A hatch on the bottom opened and dropped a TNT barrel, flying over and blowing up on the Dogadon's face. The monster screeched and fell to the sea again, but quickly recovered and charged after the ship.
It tailed close to the aircraft and punched it upward and downward as Donkey tried to beat it away. It flew back and attempted another charge attack that Ava was able to evade. The Dogadon was now ahead of the ship and facing them as it spat more fireballs, zooming around and blasting every which way, Ava still avoiding. "The shield's back up!" the alien exclaimed, just before dodging another ram attack.
Again behind the ship, the Dogadon whipped it with his tail before flying back and spitting more fireballs that the ship absorbed in its shield. Dogadon stopped for a moment to fly above the ship and drop down to grab it, shaking it around again and spitting fireballs as Donkey tried to beat him away. Dogadon flew back and spat more fireballs that the shield absorbed some more until it was finally filled up. "Okay. That oughta do it." Ava said. She then noticed the Dogadon charging a bigger fire blast. "Hold still." She said, pushing a heart button and launching two hearts at him from heart-shaped cannons, making him dizzy. "Eat this!" With that, she unleashed the fire shockwave again and dealt him the last blow. The Dogadon fell to the sea with a great SPLASH!, and he didn't come back up.
"Ooh OOOH!" Donkey cheered and pounded his chest while the other Kongs cheered as well. The ape hopped back in his seat with the other Kongs as they flew off. (Stop the music.)
"Good riddance." Kami said. "Now let's get back to the others."
"Totally." Ava agreed. "Although my ship took quite a beating. Let's find an island to rest until we can get it fixed."
"Good. And maybe we can find something to eat there…"
"By the way, Kami."
"Yes?"
"Nice job with K. Rool back there." Ava smiled.
"Hm hm. Lucky I had you two in my pocket at the time." She smiled.
"Got that right!" Kweeb exclaimed. "Your real name's Kamilla? HA!" He then noticed Kami's angry glare and gave a worried expression. "Uh-oh- OOMP." The Drilovsky immediately smashed him against the window.
"And that's why things will never change." Ava joked as they headed to the nearest island.
SS United Nations
The SS United Nations and Facilier's Old Orleans left the base and were now sailing under the peaceful night sky. The Interesting Twins emerged from their Ava and Kweeb disguises and slept in a bunk bed together in a room with the rest of the operatives, while a few others were awake and on the ship deck. While they slept, Ying-Ying, Hannibal Bean's loyal bird, quietly flew over to the ship and crept in through an open window. Inside, it spotted the Interesting Twins asleep in their bunk in their pajamas, seeing their normal clothes on a nightstand. The Yin and Yang Yo-yos were sticking out of their respective clothes' pockets, catching the bird's attention.
"Mmm... Matthew..." Yin mumbled in her sleep as the bird grabbed the string of the Yin Yo-yo in its left talon.
"Scarlet..." Yang mumbled as the bird grabbed the other one in the right talon.
With both yo-yos, Ying-Ying prepared to carry them off, but the strings only extended while the actual yo-yos dropped onto the Twins' bed. The bird face-palmed as it let go and glided over to Hoagie, who was asleep on his side and hugging his pillow. "Mmmmm… Mr. Cheeserman…" the pilot mumbled. The bird searched around in his pocket for some tape, but found nothing, then decided to dig in his back pocket. When she found the tape, Hoagie rolled over and crushed her. Ying-Ying struggled and climbed from beneath his butt, holding up the tape in victory. Afterwards, she flew over and took two pieces of tape, wrapping them around both yo-yos. She was then able to grab the yo-yos by the tape, carry them out of the window, and fly away from the ship, without barely disturbing a soul.
Some of the other gang members were at the front of the ship at this time. Eva stood beside Kade, overlooking the horizon, while Nigel just sat on the railing, head rested on his hand in thought. "Boy, this brings back memories, doesn't it, Kade." Eva said.
"Yep. Who could forget?"
"Hm hm! It only seems like yesterday we started going out."
"Yes, except last time, we had Rachel with us." Nigel spoke. The two turned to him.
"You're still thinking about Rachel?" Eva asked.
"Well, yeah. We haven't heard from her in days. What if she's-"
"Nigel!" Eva cut off. "We've been through this. Rachel's fine. You need to have a little faith."
"Ergh." He shook his head. "It's not so easy… Rachel's the holder of the Master Sword. The weapon that defeated Ganon long ago. You just know he'll be after her, too."
"Maybe… but even if he is, Rachel has her friends with her. She'll pull through, just like she always has. You just gotta have faith."
Nigel sighed. "I hope so…"
That's when Hoagie and Tails walked out on the deck, Hoagie still wearing pajamas, the two yawning and approaching them. "Yaaawn. Boy, what a nap." The chubby pilot said. "Anyway, me and Tails just woke up and decided to work at the sonar for a while. By the way, any of you guys seen my tape?"
"Nope. Sorry." Nigel said.
"We detected some weird energy signal coming from this part of the ocean." Tails followed.
"You know, we are getting close to the area we defeated Jones." Nigel said.
"I bet that signal was coming from the Phantom Sword." Eva figured. "It must be somewhere on the ocean floor."
"So, does that mean we're supposed to dive down there and get it?" Knuckles asked.
"I can handle this." Eva volunteered, kicking her flip-flops off. "Being a waterbender means all the air I can muster underwater. I'll dive down and find the Phantom Sword!"
"Are you sure?" Kade asked, worried. Nigel also felt uncomfortable, letting his cousin go down there. "I mean, we should at least wait for the sun to come up. It might be dangerous down there."
"Kade, don't you know me? I'm the Princess of the Sea. The ocean is where I'm strongest, and there's a Full Moon! That's when waterbenders are most powerful! If I can survive inside the sinking Samiya, I can easily last 10 minutes a few meters under the sea."
Kade had to admit, she had a point. Eva could stay underwater for long periods of time, he's seen it himself. …He couldn't doubt his girlfriend's strength. "Yeah, you're right. Sorry I doubted you." He smiled.
"Exactly." She smirked. "Wish me luck." With that, the anchorwoman stood on the railing, wiggling her toes as she kept a tight stance. She looked down past her toes at the calm ocean waves. She couldn't see a thing past the surface, and the ocean looked very dark at night. She didn't let this faze her, sucking in a strong breath through her nose. Without hesitating, she squatted, hands folded, and dove into the sea, starting her swim through the aquatic abyss below.
"Good luck, Eva…" was all Kade could say. (Play the "Aquatic Ambience" Theme from Donkey Kong Country!)
Stage 30: Aquatic Abyss
Mission: Find the Phantom Sword!
Act 1
Numbuh 10 began her swim through the realm under the sea, eyes wide, and a wide smile on her face at the incredible sight. The ocean wasn't very dark at all underneath; it was lovely. The bright full moon lit the ocean from beneath the waves, and its majestic reflections on the water were too amazing to behold. Fish, eels, stingrays, many aquatic creatures swam freely across the sea. There were also Water Pokémon; Quagsire, Gyarados, Wailords, Corsola, any type you can think of. Eva hasn't been underwater like this in a long time. She forgot how great it felt; her thin body weightless in the water as her long, orange hair drifted upward, becoming disheveled. Under the sea was so peaceful… so quiet. She wanted this serenity to last forever. She was at peace, feeling only the ocean's gentle waves on her skin.
She was startled when a Mantine came from below and started carrying her on its back. Eva smiled and made an air bubble using her bending to talk. "Oh. Can you take me to the sword?"
"Tine…" the Pokémon replied, carrying her off. Along the way, she had to protect it from Lockjaws and Chomps, blowing Bubble Breath at the evil fish. Some electric eels came, shocked, and stunned the Mantine, but Eva blew Ice Breath and froze the eels, continuing without the stingray, but not before patting it gently.
She was then swimming into a swarm of giant jellyfish, quickly stopping and turning to avoid the giant stingers. When she reached a tunnel of the giant electric animals, she felt the top of one of them was really bouncy. She noticed several bouncy spots were lined up in the tunnel and decided to bounce her way across. She came out in another field of big jellyfish, but the jellies were scared off when some Tentacruel came and waved them off. Afterwards, a Kingdra caught Eva and carried her on its back as well.
The Kingdra swam across several trenches, dodging as Croctopuses spiraled up to whack them. Eva made the Kingdra stop when a swarm of Snapjaws and Nibbla emerged from a trench and swam to bite at them, but Kingdra held them off with Bubble Blast.
"Corsola!" called some Corsola from below, Eva looking down to see they were leading into a cave. She hopped off the Kingdra and swam through the Corsola cave below, getting darker as she went on. Bazzas swam in and out of the walls that Eva had to avoid, then curled into a ball to avoid a squad of Lurchins passing by.
When the cave got even darker as she went down, Eva saw a bunch of Underworld Hands reaching to grab her. The swordfish, Enguarde, came to her rescue and poked the hands off as she got on his back. As they swam through, the swordfish poked at some Gleamin' Breams to make the area light up a bit, giving Eva a better view. The dark cave became much prettier as a result. The sea anemones opened and closed, and teeny-tiny fish swam happily about the depths. Seeing the tiny fish put a smile on Eva's face. Even in this darkness… there was still joy and light.
From the floors and ceilings, some Shuris spotted them and attempted to spin at them, but Enguarde was able to poke them off. The swordfish had to poke a few more Breams to keep the place lit up. As they swam ever deeper, they could hear some kind of roaring sound as huge, white tentacles reached at them from the walls, Eva blowing bubbles at them to keep them back. The two swam by a few Puftups and Cheep-Cheeps before finally finding a surface. (Stop the music.)
Eva gasped for air above the water as she disembarked the swordfish friend onto a wet, rocky path, her bare feet splashing the tiny puddles of water. She followed the path further down the cave, which was alit with small light urchins. Ahead, she saw Penelope Taynt working some kind of computer on a small satellite, sitting on her knees by a sub in the water. "If my calculations are correct, this cave should lead a shortcut that will intercept the cruise ship which Amanda is vacationing on. All I have to do is get through on my homemade sub, board upon the cruise ship, and dine on sweet sushi with Amanda, please!"
Eva only stared confusedly at the girl as she walked closer. "Uh… hello?"
Penelope jumped up, startled. "PERSON! Please!"
Eva walked a bit closer and stopped a few feet away. "Uh… what are you doing down here?"
"Taking this secret passageway to meet the greatest person in the world, please. WHAT are you doing here?"
"Uh… looking for a sword."
"You're wasting my life. And yours."
Eva just put her hands on her hips. "Well, excuse me. And just who are you?"
"My name is Penelope Taynt, Amanda's NUMBER one fan, please!"
"Uh-"
"I have my own Amanda website, y'know. Www-dot-AmandaPLEASE-dot-com. I'd show it to you, but my laptop gets NO Internet connection at the bottom of the sea, please."
"Ah…huh… Anyway, before you go, you think you can help me get through this cave in that sub first?"
"And WHY do it? Please."
"'Cause if you do…" she smirked, holding up an Amanda DVD which Penelope gaped at. "I'll give you the-"
"Entire Amanda Show Season 1 with BONUS SKETCHES! Please. I HAVE to HAVE IT!"
"Then help me get through this cave and find what I'm looking for."
"Grrr. DARN YOU! Please. Fine. Board my sub." With that, the insane fangirl climbed into the sub, followed by Eva as she started the vehicle up. "Engines activated. Sonar. Bonging sound, please."
Bong… Bong…
"Headlights. Pre-PARE to submerge, please." (Play "The Abyss" Theme from Rayman Origins.)
Act 2
The two slowly began to move through the dark caves in their submarine, Eva looking around as the lights shone on more anemones, making them hide. Small anglerfish swam out of the way as the sub came by, and Eva stared at strange, glowing jellyfish that could almost be mistaken as alien. This part of the cave was very scary, and Eva was thankful Penelope was down here to guide her. She doesn't think she could swim through this pitch-black cave by herself. A monster could shoot out from anywhere and gobble the unsuspecting news anchor. The only other lights came from these jellyfish and anglerfish, and they were quite scary to look at. But Eva wasn't totally scared. She loved the sea and all its creatures. No matter how scary these animals looked, she knew they lived peaceful lives under the sea. …Well, as peaceful as it got under here. Regardless, she would much rather stay inside the comfort of this submarine than swim out there.
A huge eel came by and bumped the sub, shaking them a little. "Ow, please." Penelope said. That's when they found more eels coming at them. "Grrr. If only my refrigerated torpedoes would refrigerate, please."
Eva looked over and noticed the torpedoes lying on the ground. "Refrigerated torpedoes?"
"Torpedoes that freeze things as they blow up, please. That is, if they WERE frozen."
Eva then thought up a plan. "Lock onto those eels, would you?" she said, walking off.
"Okay, but it's a waste of time, please." Penelope did as told and locked onto the eels as Eva used her Ice Breath to freeze the torpedoes and put them in the cannon.
"Fire!" Penelope pushed the button and launched the torpedo at the giant eels, exploding and freezing them in a second.
"IT WORKED! Please."
"Just keep that up." Eva told her as they proceeded through the abyss. More Underhands reached out to grab them, but they kept getting shunned away by the sub's headlights. As swarms of Nibbla came to bite them, Penelope just fired more torpedoes and froze them.
The cave started to shake a little as Bloopers emerged from the ground and shot ink at the windshield, which Penelope wiped off with windshield wipers. The giant white tentacles came at them from the walls again, but Penelope shot torpedoes and blew them back. More tentacles reached out from the caves and tried to grab them, making the caves crumble and boulders fall down. Penelope quickly drove them through as she fired the torpedoes at some of the rocks coming down.
An even bigger boulder dropped down, so Penelope fired three torpedoes before it was destroyed. The two were startled at the sight of an enormous Blooper, roaring and swinging its tentacles at them, but Penelope kept them back with her torpedoes. Eva then swam out of the sub and over to the behemoth, blowing Bubble Breath at its eyes. It then swung a red tentacle at her, but Penelope shot one last torpedo and took it out, the monster roaring in pain as it sank back beneath the abyss.
Eva swam back in the sub as Penelope drove them to a light at the end of the darkness, resurfacing above some water. (Stop the music.)
The two arrived at a chamber where a small, round island sat in the middle of surrounding water, the water emitting a glow for them to see, its waves reflecting off the wet walls. A light shone from the ceiling to the center of the island, where the two could plainly see the Phantom Sword, stabbed into the rock. "Hm… so there is a sword, please." Penelope observed
Eva jumped onto the island and approached the sword. "Come to Eva!" she exclaimed, gripping it with both hands and yanking it out. (Play "The Lums' Dream" from Rayman Origins!)
The two stopped and looked around when they heard some kind of strange music. The walls around them started to glow as thin lines appeared, making little circles that blinked as they could hear singing.
Oona neena nunu… Oona neena nunu… Oona neena nunu…
Wuli woser… wikinava… youree uther… wikiner…
Wuli waser… wikinava… youre other… wikinother…
(Stop the music.) "O…kay." Eva looked confused.
"That was strange, please." Penelope said.
"Well… anyway… let's get back to the surface."
As the two climbed back in the submarine and submerged, a mysterious figure watched them sail off, bending some water and speeding out of another exit.
Back at the surface
The rest of the team looked over the naval ship's railing as the sub came above the surface. They smiled when Eva climbed out, holding the Phantom Sword, followed by Penelope Taynt. They threw a rope down for Eva to grab and pull her back up. "Well, thanks to you, Amanda's ship must be long gone by now. Thank you for WASTING my life, please." Penelope yelled, frustrated.
"Yes, well… thanks for your help, anyway." Eva said. "Wanna come to Oceana with us?"
"No thank you. I must be off to try and meet Amanda. FARE thee well, children." With that, the crazy girl saluted and sank back in the sub, submerging beneath the sea again.
"Heh… crazy girl." Rourke said, smoking his pipe.
"Well, now that we have the sword back, we can get going for Oceana, right?" Nigel asked.
"Wait. What's that?" Abby pointed, spotting something coming toward them as fast as a speedboat. (Play the Freaky Monkey Theme from Ape Escape 2!)
"LOOK OUT!" Kade yelled as the mysterious figure leapt right onto the ship deck, splashing water all around. Eva uncovered her vision to see it was another old man, with a bald head with white hair around the side, a small white beard, and wearing a light-blue robe with white outlines.
"Who are you?" Eva asked.
The man waved his arms around, calling his water back as he stood up. "I am Master Pakku. White Lotus Master of Water. And judging by that Phantom Sword you drew, and the eruption of singing from the ocean spirits, I can assume you are the long-lost princess, correct?"
"Uh, yeah. That's me."
"Huff. The Princess of the Ocean. How can a little girl be entrusted the fate of being Manaphy's Guardian?"
"Hey, I resent that!" she said, aiming her sword. "Manaphy and I got along pretty well together the first time!"
"True… but this time is far more important. If you are the true Guardian of destiny, you must prove that you have embraced the feeling of the sea."
"Ha. Bring it." The girl smirked. Master Pakku just made a Water Whip and knocked her sword away. He then hopped down to the sea and skidded along an ice path, forming up an icy island around some sharp rocks sticking out of the water. Eva jumped down onto the island and faced him.
"Do you see how the moon lights up the sea?" Pakku asked, directing their attention to the full moon in the sky. "The feeling of the gentle glow of the moon is one that is peaceful. The Moon Spirit guarantees sweet dreams to all that it shines upon. It gives the ocean peace and helps it flow. If your mind flowed as peaceful as the ocean… you would have no trouble."
Eva only smirked as she readied for battle.
"Crazy old man…" Rourke could only say.
"And now… as the ocean flows free… you will be washed away by the great waves!" (Replay Theme!)
Boss fight: Master Pakku
"Let us see how powerful the ocean flows within you. Before you are washed away first!" Pakku exclaimed, splashing a wave as the Ocean Princess, who flipped to the left.
"I'll be able to swim it a lot stronger than you can, Old Man!" Eva retorted.
"AHHH!" Pakku shot at the girl in a wave, breaking the ice in his path, but Eva jumped to the side once again. She threw her arms up and made pointy icebergs pop out of the sea, trying to stab him, but Pakku grabbed one and Wall Jumped down them before making his own pointed icebergs come up.
Eva simply hopped up the icebergs and kicked the tips down at the old man, Pakku dodging before Eva came down and pushed a wave at him, pushing him into another iceberg before whacking him with a Water Whip. Pakku recovered and threw his arms out, destroying the icebergs and part of the ice platform, skidding around the field and launching small waves at Eva, who easily dodged. Pakku skidded back onto the field and launched five waves around him, still missing Eva.
The princess dodged as Pakku started swinging a Water Whip at her, slipping and sliding behind him on the ice before whipping him upside the butt with a Water Whip. Pakku jumped ahead and turned around, then started spinning in an ice tornado, launching a series of icicles that Eva continued flipping and dodging. When Pakku stopped, he shot at her in another wave which she dodged behind and Water Whipped him into the sea.
Pakku just dove beneath the water and started making little whirlpools as he swam around, cracking the ice and shaking Eva off. She was forced below the waves, but was able to stop the whirlpool and face Pakku, who launched a Bubble Beam attack that Eva spun and knocked away in her own whirlpool. She swam and chased after the old man as she conjured another whirlpool, getting him sucked inside. Eva blew more bubbles into the whirlpool, which then exploded all over Pakku, who swam back to the surface as Eva followed.
Pakku only glared at her before waving his arms and skiing along an ice path in the air, shooting icicles at Eva from above, the news anchor swimming around to avoid them. She extended more pointed icebergs and made the old man crash and fall to the sea again, Pakku diving down and blowing bubbles at her feet. Eva quickly dove back down and blew bubbles back at his, Pakku swimming away as she kept blowing. He made an iceberg under the water to block her off, allowing him to swim back above the surface and soar around the air on an ice path again.
Eva followed him and started soaring around on her own water path, dodging as Pakku shot icicles and catching and throwing them back. As Pakku kept evading, Eva was able to spit a slightly bigger bubble at his feet, popping and making him trip and fall back to the ice platform. Eva flowed back down and Pakku's eyes widened when she started blowing Ice Breath all over, freezing the old man solid. She formed up her Water Fists as she skidded upwards on another water path, shooting back down towards the old man, gaining enough momentum before bashing him out of his ice cube and knocking him across the field, sliding into and bumping one of the rocks with a thud as the ice vanished and he fell into the water.
"Sigh…" Pakku gasped, coming back up. "The Power of the Sea is with you after all… despite being a little girl. Ohhhh…" he fainted and just drifted along the water.
"Don't underestimate us little girls." Eva smirked as she waved her arms and made a water geyser shoot her back up onto the deck. (Stop the music.)
"YEAHH, good going, Eva!" they all cheered as the anchorwoman smiled happily.
"Hm hm hm! Thank you!"
"That was the second guy that attacked us who said he was from the White Lotus." Nigel said. (To us, it's the 3rd one 'cause they don't know about Bumi yet.)
"What the heck is this White Lotus, anyway?" Hoagie asked.
Pakku immediately awakened and shot up to the deck. "The White Lotus will be revealed to you in time. For now, I wish you safe travels as you proceed to the underwater city ahead. Eva Roberts… you have proved yourself worthy as the Ocean Princess. I must say, your waterbending reminds me of that of another student of mine…" At this, Eva only nodded in thanks.
"Anyhow… take care, now. The Mother & Child Isles are ahead. But be warned." He furrowed his eyes. "While the oceans are peaceful… they are a very dangerous place. And as such, it is very dangerous to tamper with the balance. I sense a dangerous evil nearby that threatens to harm that balance. Be careful…" With those last words, the old man jumped back into the sea and sped away like a speedboat.
"Uh-huh… alright then!" Rourke exclaimed, clapping his hands. "Now that that's settled, let's find us a lost kingdom!" With that, he went back inside.
Marine only looked at the captain suspiciously as they followed him in.
Yin-Yang World
The Ying-Ying Bird flew over the seas a while before finally vanishing inside a portal. It came out in the Yin-Yang World, carrying the yo-yos to the castle where her master was locked up. Hannibal Roy Bean stood up from his throne in his robot form when he saw the bird approach. "Ah, good work, mah darling!" he said as he walked down the stairs over to the glass barrier. "And ta think it only took mah descendants finding the yo-yos and defeating that wretched guardian dragon outside."
Ying-Ying took the shape of an eagle and erupted an enormous screech. The sonic waves were powerful enough to crack the glass, allowing Hannibal to bust it down as Ying-Ying reverted to normal.
"Now it's time to give this wretched world the comeback we've been waiting for." He said as Ying-Ying gave him the yo-yos and landed on his left shoulder. "YIN-YANG YO-YO!" The yo-yos created another portal and warped them away.
Xiaolin Mountains
The two landed back on the Xiaolin Mountains, immediately catching the attention of the stone men. Hannibal easily ran through and bashed the monsters away in his robot form, grabbing two's heads and smashing them into each other. When Mr. Stone came, the rock monster tried to smash them with a boulder. The robot just fired a missile and blew up his left foot, making the monster jump in pain as the boulder engulfed his head again, falling over the mountain and crashing the ground with a thud.
"Don't they know they can't keep a good villain down? Now Ah do declare it's time to get in touch with our fellow demons again. And Ah know just the person to search for. EE-YAH!" The evil bean switched on the robot's jetshoes and took off.
Unknown forest area
Somewhere in a forest area, Dimentia Z. Winkiebottom continued to poke her worn out fireplace in a depressed state. "Sigh…" Her eyes and ears perked when she heard some kind of rocket sound. "What the-"
Before she could react, Death's Head shot through the trees and shot a missile at the leader, Dimentia screaming as she dodged. "Hm, Dimentia, yes? Escaped from the Underworld, you have, no?"
"What?" Her attention was then directed to the Galacta Knight, flapping down and attempting to strike her, but she dodged. Dimentia quickly threw Starbursts at the robot bounty hunter as Galacta Knight swooped down, Dimentia flying out of the way. As she fired lightning at the knight, who defended with his sword, Death's Head shot a grappling hook that zapped her, making her drop to the ground.
Dimentia looked horrified as the Galacta Knight stood over her and was about to strike, but the warrior jumped away when another figure swung its golden sword. Dimentia looked back up, behind her to see another similar figure, who was dark-blue, ball-shaped, wore purple armored shoes, a dark-purple cape, and wore a white mask with glowing yellow eyes behind it.
Death's Head attempted to shoot the figure until it was stopped by cannon fire shooting around him. They all looked up as an enormous spaceship, a brown one with four purple wings at the back, and a white mask at the very front part, similar to the figure's mask, flew into the area and blasted the robot.
Inside the ship's control room, a floating light-blue creature with yellow eyes took aim at the robot hunter. "Enemy locked. He's all yours, Marx."
Beside him, a little pink creature with childish eyes, a red bowtie, red shoes, and a jester hat with two points, red and blue, happily bounced on a ball. "Yeah! Let's get 'em, Magolor!" the little kid cheered. "Let's blow 'em right up! Hii-YAH!" With that, Marx hopped on a button and activated the ship's main cannon, taking aim straight at the robot bounty hunter.
The cannon fired a powerful laser as Death's Head guarded, but the Galacta Knight jumped in its way and swung his sword, blocking the laser off. "Not good!" Magolor exclaimed worriedly. The ship fired more lasers around the knight, eventually able to knock him back. Death's Head tried to shoot the ship, but was shocked by Dimentia's lightning.
"Hmm… outnumbered it seems, no? Leave you alone for now, yes. But this isn't the end, oh no." With that, Death's Head and the Star Knight flew to the sky.
The other strange knight helped Dimentia up as the battleship landed. "Are you injured?" he asked in a Spanish accent.
"I'm…I'm okay." She replied. "Who are you?"
"…I am…" he furrowed his eyes. "Meta Knight."
HOO, finally! Oi, this one took a while. I'm trying not to procrastinate on these. Anyway, next time, we will head to Oceana. Later.