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Chapter 8: Dedede’s Demons
Ridley had found himself enjoying his new freedom away from his master. He descended upon a white planet. It was completely covered in snow. As he searched the planet, he blasted energy at the nearby mountains. Ridley became increasingly agitated at the lack of inhabitants of this planet. His deepest desire was to cause havoc amongst the citizens. He perched himself on the summit of the tallest mountain there and roared loudly. All that could be heard was the echo of his voice and the wind blowing. Suddenly, something snapped within his brain. If there was no one on this planet, there was no need for it to be alive. He flew at break neck speed half way across the world. He stopped above a barely visible crack in the ground. He flew as high as he could before using all of his energy to form around him as he nose-dived towards the crack.
The impact of Ridley’s attack caused the crack to open wide. The crack began to spread as it broke the entire surface of the planet. Lava began to issue out of the cracks. Ridley was going to melt the world with its own core. Very pleased with his actions, he left the Ice ridden planet in search for another to destroy. Out of a cave in the tallest mountain, two small people in coats appeared. Both were holding wooden mallets. Popo wore a blue coat; whereas Nana wore a pink coat.
Popo: “What was that noise? Is it that stupid bird?”
Nana: “I don’t think so, Popo. That explosion wasn’t normal”
The stepped out onto a level area of the mountain when Nana slipped in the snow. Completely surprised by this Popo looked at the spot where she had slipped. The snow was melting. He helped her up and they began to look around. Everywhere around them, Lava was rising.
Popo: “Holy crap! What’s happening? The lava from the planet’s core is rising all over the place.”
Nana: “Popo…are we going to die?”
Popo: “Maybe we can call someone for help. Samus’s planet is nearby. Perhaps the communicator she gave us will still work.”
Nana: “Do you think she will make it?”
Popo: “Well….she’s our only hope.”
As Popo ran inside to retrieve the communicator, Nana stared at the rising lava. How could something like this happen without warning? Would Samus be able to get them in time, or would they suffer the same fate as their planet?
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Metaknight paced back and forth in the Great Fox’s hold. His planet, all that he had known, was gone. What concerned him more was the power of this enemy. The Waddle Dees sat huddled in the corner around the unconscious King Dedede. Kirby too was laying in an opposite corner unconscious. Metaknight kept pacing when suddenly a door opened. Slippy entered the hold to meet their new passengers.
Slippy: “Hi, I’m Slippy Toad, member of the Star Fox Team. You guys all right?”
MK: “Yeah…..I guess so…idiots”
He paused as in deep thought as he looked into space. Slippy looked at the Waddle Dees nervously. He wasn’t sure what to think of the new company. Kirby began to stir slightly then fell still again, which caught everyone’s attention. At this distraction, Metaknight continued speaking.
MK: “The name’s Metaknight. The pink ball over there is Kirby as you probably know, and THAT is King Dedede. I’m not sure yet who is the bigger idiot.”
Slippy: “What exactly happened?”
MK: “I imagine you know about as much as I do. We were just minding our own business when that puppet came from the sky. He said our world would die within 3 days, so we devised a plan to get everyone out. So I went to my ship to prepare for departure, and the next thing I knew, these Waddle Dees were telling me that Dedede’s Castle was in complete ruin, and blubber butt was out cold. After getting those Waddle Dees to help me drag his body to the forest, I saw explosions everywhere. One of them struck my beloved ship, and then I saw Kirby falling from space. After rescuing him, the old rabbit showed up with this thing.”
Slippy: “I guess it’s a good thing Fox put up those satellites…WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING?!!?”
Slippy laughed loudly as a Waddle Doo emerged from the crowd, but before Metaknight could answer, Kirby stirred awake with coughing. Metaknight and Slippy ran over to him.
Kirby: “cough cough, MK?”
MK: “Brilliant deduction! Even when you first wake up you are as bright as always.”
Slippy: “Are you always this nice to everyone?”
MK: “Yeah…pretty much.”
Kirby: “Whe….where am I? What happened?”
MK: “Well we are on a ship currently piloted by an old rabbit and this toad. I was hoping you could answer the latter.”
Slippy: “I’ll handle this. Hi Kirby, My name is Slippy. Fox’s satellites senced surges of energy near your planet and we came to investigate. Your aboard our ship, the Great Fox.”
MK: “Any chance of telling us what happened up in space?”
Slippy: “Good grief! Persistent aren’t we?”
Kirby: “It’s…alright. I’m used to it.”
Kirby continued to tell Metaknight, Slippy, and King Dedede’s minions about what happened at the King’s palace and out in space.
MK: “What I don’t understand is why Dedede attacked him. That pretty much screwed us all.”
Kirby: “Yeah...I’d like to ask him that too. Um…one question, what happened to Pop Star?
Slippy: “Well…um…..myself, fox, falco and krystal went to fight a stranger in a cloak along with Geno and Ridley. The stranger introduced himself as the Destroyer, and sent Geno and Ridley away to fight us. He defeated us sending all of us in different directions. We don’t know where Fox, Falco, or Krystal are. And as for your planet…well…”
MK: “Pop Star is dead. The whole planet exploded thanks to the Destroyer.”
Kirby: “No…it can’t be. Tell me it isn’t true.”
MK: “Get over yourself. It’s gone. I saw it happen. Ultimately thanks to Dedede”
Kirby stood up and walked over to King Dedede. His anger with him was swelling inside. How could that pompous greedy oaf have done this? Thanks to him, the planet was destroyed. And now others are at risk. He kicked Dedede’s foot. Suddenly, inspiration hit him.
Kirby: “Slippy, do you have anything that could bring him back to consciousness?”
Slippy: “I think we might…let me go look. I’ll be right back.”
As Slippy left the bay, Metaknight approached Kirby.
MK: “What brilliant plan do you have now?”
Kirby: “Thanks for the vote of confidence. I’m going to talk to him. He is an authority on demonic power now. Even if he DID cause our planet to die…he could be of some use. And maybe we could found out why he did what he did.”
They stood around for several minutes waiting on Slippy to return. When the door opened, Slippy came in holding a small box.
Slippy: “This stuff ought to do the trick. Just snap this under his nose…er…beak. If he breathes it in, he should wake up.”
Kirby grabbed the box, pulled out the small tube and broke it. Sickening fumes issued from the tube as he placed it at King Dedede’s nostrils. Within moments, Dedede’s eyes shot wide open. He screamed and crawled to a corner.
Dedede: “What’s going on?!! Where am I?”
Kirby: “You’re safe now. Please calm down and let me explain.”
The three of them re-told the whole story of the destruction of Pop Star. King Dedede listened, horror struck.
MK: “Which brings us to a few things we need from you. Why the hell did you attack him?”
Kirby: “And, could you give us some information on the type of demonic power we are looking at?”
Dedede gave out a sigh and began his explanation.
“I am terribly sorry for my actions. Having been possessed several times, it seems that I have become addicted to the power, to the feeling of being almost immortal. Apparently, with each possession, a small bit of the demons are not banished. The demons live on inside as I live, and when such temptation shows itself, I can not control their willpower. I’ve been suffering from this for a long time, but have bothered to tell no one. It is my burden to bear as punishment for my actions. When Geno first arrived in the palace, the demonic eye could sense the power. This power it both desired and feared. I held them off as long as I could before they took control over me.
The most peculiar thing is that the demons spoke to me in a way that they have never done before. Generally they have spoken to me in still quiet tempting voices, but this time, the demons spoke to me plainly as an old friend even. They told me that together we must crush this power immediately before we are destroyed by it. I have never sensed fear during a possession, but the fear of my inner demons was evident. The power within Geno wasn’t normal demonic power. He had an air of deity to him. As if some demon god had given him his power. As they read the energy, they began to laugh. Apparently Geno’s pure heart was not affected by the possession, only his mind and body. Although they found this amusing, I was concerned. It was as if Geno was given great power but still held as a prisoner. They then urged me to attack. I was weak, and did so. It was at my hands that Pop Star was destroyed. I shall never live the same again. I will forever carry the burden of my minions, my world, my family.”
He stopped to observe their expressions. They were all shocked. Even Metaknight’s surprise could be seen through his mask.
Slippy: “D**n”
Kirby: “I’m sorry I was angry with you Dedede.”
MK: “I never knew. Perhaps you aren’t as much of an idiot as I thought.”
The four of them laughed together at Metaknight’s comment.
Kirby: “Dedede, you said that Geno’s heart is still pure as if he is a prisoner correct?”
Dedede: “Yeah..that’s what it felt like.”
Kibry: “Then, theoretically, we SHOULD be able to free him right?”
Dedede: “Hmm…I’m not sure. Every time my demons are defeated, they don’t go away completely as I told you. His possessor is much stronger than mine. There may be a way, but I wouldn’t count on it. Sometimes the only way to get rid of the demons is for the possessed to die.”
Kirby: “Don’t say that. I’m sure there will be a way to rid you and Geno of the demons. We need to go tell Mario. Geno is from his world. Perhaps he might have some plans. Slippy, can we get this ship to the Mushroom Kingdom?”
Slippy: “Sure thing. Let’s go up to the Bridge. Metaknight you can come too.”
Kirby: “Dedede, just stay here. You need your rest. You’ve had a long day.”
As the three of them rushed out the door toward the bridge, King Dedede sat down looking at his minions. He put his head in his hands. How could he have caused this to happen? What a fool he had been. He decided he would make it right. He would not allow the demons to take over him again. Even if it meant he had to die.
Chapter 9: The Pokemon Council
Mewtwo was standing on the edge of a cliff at the top of a mountain. Closing his eyes, be began to channel his psychic energy to give him insight to the crash on his planet. Pichu stood beside him silent. Using his psychic powers, he surveyed the area around the crash to see shards of metal lying everywhere. He did not sense any presence there, but saw the symbol of a Fox on one of the shards. His senses heightened. He began to search the surrounding area for any signs of an outsider. Suddenly he found him. Fox and Blue were heading for the mountain. He tried to read Fox’s mind from there, but the distance made it more difficult to decipher. He could sense and urgency and foreboding in Fox’s mind.
Mewtwo: “Pichu, something must be gravely wrong. Fox doesn’t just show up out of nowhere.”
Pichu: “Pichu pi pi pichu”
Mewtwo: “I agree…a crash landing from such an experienced pilot is never good.”
He stood there, deep in thought. He turned around and floated towards a large open amphitheater.
Metwto: “Pichu, turn on the signal. I think the council will need to hear Fox’s tale.”
Pichu ran over to a lever near the center of the floor, and pulled it. A large door opened in the center of the amphitheater, and a beam of intense light shone into the sky.
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Blue was leading fox through the countryside. The mountains in the background were getting closer and closer, but Fox’s thoughts were on Kirby and his team. They entered a clearing near a stream. As they walked into the open field the ground began to shake. Blue picked Squirtle’s pokeball from his belt and relased him while Fox used his scanner to view the area.
Fox: “There is a lot of body heat coming from that area over there.”
Blue: “Squirtle, get ready for Hydro Pump.”
The squirtle took a deep breath and faced the direction fox had pointed. Meanwhile, Fox pulled out his blaster and pointed it towards the very tall grass. Suddenly a stampede of Tauros burst from the grass. Squirtle, Blue, and Fox jumped out of the way before they could run them over. Throughout the noise of hooves on the ground, Fox heard familiar voices.
Pikachu: “PIKA!!!!!!”
Jigglypuff: “Puff puff puff!!!”
Pikachu and Jigglypuff were at the front of the stampede each riding their own Tauros. They were both laughing and having fun. Fox lowered his blaster and began to chuckle. Squirtle was being helped back up by Blue, who could barely focus for laughing at the duo. They stood beside the stream as they watched Pikachu and Jigglypuff steer the leaders around in circles. A few minutes passed watching them, till Blue thought they’d had enough fun.
Blue: “Pikachu, Jigglypuff that’s enough! I need to tell you something. It’s important”
Pikachu and Jigglypuff nodded in agreement, but when they tried to slow the Tauros down, they only sped more out of control. As the tauros rampaged around the clearing Pikachu held on for dear life. Jigglypuff was sent flying towards the stream when the tauros she was riding bucked. Angrily she stood back up and began to face down the Tauros. She pulled out a microphone from behind her and began to walk slowly towards the oncoming Tauros.
Blue: “Uh oh! Squirtle Return! Fox, you might want to cover your ears if you don’t want to fall asleep.”
Fox did as Blue suggested. Pikachu placed one ear to Tauros’ head and held shut the other ear. He was holding on for dear life with the other hand. Jigglypuff turned the volume to high on her microphone and began to sing
Jigglypuff: “Jig-a-lypuff jig-a-lee jigglypuff Jig-a-lypuff jig-a-lee jigglypuff”
Instantly, the heard of tauros became drowsy. They all slowed down to barely crawling till they all collapsed on the ground. They were fast asleep. As soon as Jigglypuff ceased her singing, she and Pikachu joined Blue and Fox. Both were surprised to see the Star Fox leader but greeted him merrily.
Blue: “Good job, Jigglypuff! I’m glad we found you two. Something terrible has happened. Fox and I need to see Mewtwo immediately. I think you two should come along as well.”
Pikachu: “Pika?”
Blue: “I’ll explain to everyone when we talk to Mewtwo. Do you think you could…”
But before Blue could finish his sentence, a bright light burst from the top of a nearby mountain. The brilliance of this light was almost blinding. The four of them stood staring at the mountain.
Blue: “Well…I disagreeumption was right. Mewtwo must know you are here since he’s calling the council.”
Fox: “Council?”
Blue: “Yeah, it’s a council of legendary pokemon as well as several other important ones. Mewtwo set up the council a couple years ago incase something disastrous would threaten out regions or our world. If the council is involved, Mewtwo must also sense the severity of the situation.”
Fox: “Well then, let’s get to the top of that mountain.”
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As Mewtwo sat in his chair, Pichu began to pace back and forth. It had been several minutes since he had turned on the signal. After a couple more minutes of waiting Mew teleported to the scene. This, as usual, took Pichu by surprise.
Mewtwo: “Ah, Mew my friend, thank you for coming.”
Mew: “Mew”
As the minutes continued to pass, several more pokemon appeared including Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Celebi, Groudon, and Meowth. They were all waiting to find out why the council was called. Just as the birds were becoming restless, Fox, Blue, Pikachu, and Jigglypuff appeared at the doorway. Celebi and Mew flew over to examine the new arrivals, especially Fox. Groudon roared with impatience as they approached Mewtwo.
Fox: “Mewtwo! I’m glad to see you.”
Mewtwo: “As delighted as I am to see you in person, Fox. I fear the circumstances are not pleasing whatsoever.”
Fox: “Yeah, I know what you mean. There’s trouble coming..”
Mewtwo: “Wait…not all the council is here yet. Each and every one of them will want to hear your tale. We need to wait on them, though I am wondering what is taking so long.”
Fox wasn’t happy with Mewtwo’s answer, but if he thought all of these other council members needed to attend, then it was probably for the better. Over the next thirty minutes several more of the council members arrived including Kyogre, Regice, Regirock, Registeel, Regigigas, Entei, Suicune, Raikou, Dialga, Paklia, Shaymin. Lugia, Ho-oh, Darkrai, Crysalia, and Jirachi.
The pokemon were conversing with themselves, which was giving Blue and Fox a severe headache. If they had to hear talking at least they could have the decency to hear that the heck they were saying instead of mindless dribble. When Rayquaza, Latios and Latias showed up, Mewtwo stood from his chair to start the meeting.
Mewtwo: “Fellow Council members, I have decided to call this meeting because I fear something terrible has transpired which might threaten our world. Although we are two members short, the Deoxys are never very reliable for meetings since they do live in space. First I would like to introduce a new member to the council, Lucario.”
Lucario came from the shadows behind Mewtwo’s chair to stand before them.
Mewtwo:”He has proven himself usefel and powerful, and I felt he would be a great addition to the team. Moving on to business however, most of you don’t know this, but a space ship has crashed on our planet today. Rayquaza, I feel that other than myself, you were the only one who knew this, am I correct?”
Rayquaza roared and nodded his head.
Fox: “I hate to interrupt but, how are we supposed to understand what they are saying?”
Mewtwo: “Excellent point….here.”
Mewtwo placed one hand to his head as he pointed the other at Blue and Fox. Suddenly, a strange sensation filled Fox and Blue. They were lifted into the air and received a small shock of psychic energy
Mewtwo: “There, I have given you the ability to understand Poke-speak. You might be able to understand some animal speech as well. Now, moving back to business, the space ship that crashed belonged to none other than Fox here. He is an expert pilot, and would not have crash landed here unless something had gone severely wrong. Fox, would you like to elaborate on the situation.”
Fox: “Sure thing”
Fox told the story of meeting the Destroyer. He explained how much power the Destroyer had and how he destroyed Kirby’s planet after blasting their ships. Despite the mutterings and gasps of the crowd, Fox finished his tale and looked at Mewtwo.
Mewtwo: “Are there any questions?”
Moltres: “How do we know he isn’t lying?”
Raikou: “Yeah, are we just gonna listen to some random fox who appears on our planet? What proof does he have to offer?”
Mew: “Did you listed to a thing he just told us?”
Registeel: “Yes, I did listen to a story, but there is absolutely no proof this transpired. All our powers together are great, but not enough to destroy a planet. Give me a break.”
Mewtwo: “ENOUGH! I’ve come to a decision. If you don’t believe Fox whatsoever, then I want you to just clear out! I thought this council was to help save our planet and investigate potential threats. This is nothing but a bunch of whining baby pokemon, no offence Pichu, who don’t want to act. So, as I said if you don’t believe Fox, then CLEAR OUT!”
His last shout gave a blast of psychic energy with it. Several of the pokemon left immediately. The only council members left were Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Rayquaza, Latios, Latias, Lugia, Dialga, Palkia, and Lucario. Fox sat down beside Pikachu in disbelief.
Mewtwo: “Fine, if these are the only brave amongst us, so be it! We need a plan.”
Mew: “Mewtwo, I think we should go find this Destroyer and see what we can do. Perhaps we can meet up with Fox’s teammates, or some others who can help.”
Jirachi: “How will we get there? Fox’s ship is in a million pieces.”
Mewtwo: “Oh that’s easy…Mew and I can just use our psychic abilities and fly everyone out of here.”
Blue: “I’m up for it. Pikachu and Jigglypuff are too!”
Lucario: “I would be honored to fight along side you.”
Mewtwo: “Ok, here’s the plan. Rayquaza and Lugia, since the others don’t believe us, you need to stay here and defend the planet. Try to talk some sense into the others. If this Destroyer or one of his pawns show up, you will need all the help you can get. Celebi, Jirachi, Dialga, and Palkia, I hate to ask you, but do you think you could get inside pokeballs for the trip? I know it’s a pain and slightly degrading, but with your unique powers, I feel that you guys should be hidden at all times unless we absolutely need you. I don’t want an enemy to use your powers for himself. Fox, you take Celebi and Jirachi; Blue, you take Dialga and Palkia. Latios and Latias, while Mew and I take Blue, Pikachu, Pichu, Jigglypuff, Fox, and Lucario, I will need you two to fly beside us completely invisible. That way you can either do a sneak attack or come back here and get Rayquaza and Lugia to help.
Rayquaza and Lugia flew off in opposite directions. Agreeing, Celebi, Jirachi, Dialga, and Palkia got inside Pokeballs. Fox and Blue took their appropriate pokemon. They grouped together near the edge of the nearby cliff. Mew and Mewtwo floated on opposite sides of the crew as Latios and Latias became invisible. Mew and Mewtwo used their powers to create a very large psychic bubble around the group of fighters. As the lifted off the ground, Fox thought more about his team. They were finally going to help.
Mewtwo: “Ok everyone, were off to fight. I hope my plan works”
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Chapter 8: Dedede’s Demons
Ridley had found himself enjoying his new freedom away from his master. He descended upon a white planet. It was completely covered in snow. As he searched the planet, he blasted energy at the nearby mountains. Ridley became increasingly agitated at the lack of inhabitants of this planet. His deepest desire was to cause havoc amongst the citizens. He perched himself on the summit of the tallest mountain there and roared loudly. All that could be heard was the echo of his voice and the wind blowing. Suddenly, something snapped within his brain. If there was no one on this planet, there was no need for it to be alive. He flew at break neck speed half way across the world. He stopped above a barely visible crack in the ground. He flew as high as he could before using all of his energy to form around him as he nose-dived towards the crack.
The impact of Ridley’s attack caused the crack to open wide. The crack began to spread as it broke the entire surface of the planet. Lava began to issue out of the cracks. Ridley was going to melt the world with its own core. Very pleased with his actions, he left the Ice ridden planet in search for another to destroy. Out of a cave in the tallest mountain, two small people in coats appeared. Both were holding wooden mallets. Popo wore a blue coat; whereas Nana wore a pink coat.
Popo: “What was that noise? Is it that stupid bird?”
Nana: “I don’t think so, Popo. That explosion wasn’t normal”
The stepped out onto a level area of the mountain when Nana slipped in the snow. Completely surprised by this Popo looked at the spot where she had slipped. The snow was melting. He helped her up and they began to look around. Everywhere around them, Lava was rising.
Popo: “Holy crap! What’s happening? The lava from the planet’s core is rising all over the place.”
Nana: “Popo…are we going to die?”
Popo: “Maybe we can call someone for help. Samus’s planet is nearby. Perhaps the communicator she gave us will still work.”
Nana: “Do you think she will make it?”
Popo: “Well….she’s our only hope.”
As Popo ran inside to retrieve the communicator, Nana stared at the rising lava. How could something like this happen without warning? Would Samus be able to get them in time, or would they suffer the same fate as their planet?
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Metaknight paced back and forth in the Great Fox’s hold. His planet, all that he had known, was gone. What concerned him more was the power of this enemy. The Waddle Dees sat huddled in the corner around the unconscious King Dedede. Kirby too was laying in an opposite corner unconscious. Metaknight kept pacing when suddenly a door opened. Slippy entered the hold to meet their new passengers.
Slippy: “Hi, I’m Slippy Toad, member of the Star Fox Team. You guys all right?”
MK: “Yeah…..I guess so…idiots”
He paused as in deep thought as he looked into space. Slippy looked at the Waddle Dees nervously. He wasn’t sure what to think of the new company. Kirby began to stir slightly then fell still again, which caught everyone’s attention. At this distraction, Metaknight continued speaking.
MK: “The name’s Metaknight. The pink ball over there is Kirby as you probably know, and THAT is King Dedede. I’m not sure yet who is the bigger idiot.”
Slippy: “What exactly happened?”
MK: “I imagine you know about as much as I do. We were just minding our own business when that puppet came from the sky. He said our world would die within 3 days, so we devised a plan to get everyone out. So I went to my ship to prepare for departure, and the next thing I knew, these Waddle Dees were telling me that Dedede’s Castle was in complete ruin, and blubber butt was out cold. After getting those Waddle Dees to help me drag his body to the forest, I saw explosions everywhere. One of them struck my beloved ship, and then I saw Kirby falling from space. After rescuing him, the old rabbit showed up with this thing.”
Slippy: “I guess it’s a good thing Fox put up those satellites…WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING?!!?”
Slippy laughed loudly as a Waddle Doo emerged from the crowd, but before Metaknight could answer, Kirby stirred awake with coughing. Metaknight and Slippy ran over to him.
Kirby: “cough cough, MK?”
MK: “Brilliant deduction! Even when you first wake up you are as bright as always.”
Slippy: “Are you always this nice to everyone?”
MK: “Yeah…pretty much.”
Kirby: “Whe….where am I? What happened?”
MK: “Well we are on a ship currently piloted by an old rabbit and this toad. I was hoping you could answer the latter.”
Slippy: “I’ll handle this. Hi Kirby, My name is Slippy. Fox’s satellites senced surges of energy near your planet and we came to investigate. Your aboard our ship, the Great Fox.”
MK: “Any chance of telling us what happened up in space?”
Slippy: “Good grief! Persistent aren’t we?”
Kirby: “It’s…alright. I’m used to it.”
Kirby continued to tell Metaknight, Slippy, and King Dedede’s minions about what happened at the King’s palace and out in space.
MK: “What I don’t understand is why Dedede attacked him. That pretty much screwed us all.”
Kirby: “Yeah...I’d like to ask him that too. Um…one question, what happened to Pop Star?
Slippy: “Well…um…..myself, fox, falco and krystal went to fight a stranger in a cloak along with Geno and Ridley. The stranger introduced himself as the Destroyer, and sent Geno and Ridley away to fight us. He defeated us sending all of us in different directions. We don’t know where Fox, Falco, or Krystal are. And as for your planet…well…”
MK: “Pop Star is dead. The whole planet exploded thanks to the Destroyer.”
Kirby: “No…it can’t be. Tell me it isn’t true.”
MK: “Get over yourself. It’s gone. I saw it happen. Ultimately thanks to Dedede”
Kirby stood up and walked over to King Dedede. His anger with him was swelling inside. How could that pompous greedy oaf have done this? Thanks to him, the planet was destroyed. And now others are at risk. He kicked Dedede’s foot. Suddenly, inspiration hit him.
Kirby: “Slippy, do you have anything that could bring him back to consciousness?”
Slippy: “I think we might…let me go look. I’ll be right back.”
As Slippy left the bay, Metaknight approached Kirby.
MK: “What brilliant plan do you have now?”
Kirby: “Thanks for the vote of confidence. I’m going to talk to him. He is an authority on demonic power now. Even if he DID cause our planet to die…he could be of some use. And maybe we could found out why he did what he did.”
They stood around for several minutes waiting on Slippy to return. When the door opened, Slippy came in holding a small box.
Slippy: “This stuff ought to do the trick. Just snap this under his nose…er…beak. If he breathes it in, he should wake up.”
Kirby grabbed the box, pulled out the small tube and broke it. Sickening fumes issued from the tube as he placed it at King Dedede’s nostrils. Within moments, Dedede’s eyes shot wide open. He screamed and crawled to a corner.
Dedede: “What’s going on?!! Where am I?”
Kirby: “You’re safe now. Please calm down and let me explain.”
The three of them re-told the whole story of the destruction of Pop Star. King Dedede listened, horror struck.
MK: “Which brings us to a few things we need from you. Why the hell did you attack him?”
Kirby: “And, could you give us some information on the type of demonic power we are looking at?”
Dedede gave out a sigh and began his explanation.
“I am terribly sorry for my actions. Having been possessed several times, it seems that I have become addicted to the power, to the feeling of being almost immortal. Apparently, with each possession, a small bit of the demons are not banished. The demons live on inside as I live, and when such temptation shows itself, I can not control their willpower. I’ve been suffering from this for a long time, but have bothered to tell no one. It is my burden to bear as punishment for my actions. When Geno first arrived in the palace, the demonic eye could sense the power. This power it both desired and feared. I held them off as long as I could before they took control over me.
The most peculiar thing is that the demons spoke to me in a way that they have never done before. Generally they have spoken to me in still quiet tempting voices, but this time, the demons spoke to me plainly as an old friend even. They told me that together we must crush this power immediately before we are destroyed by it. I have never sensed fear during a possession, but the fear of my inner demons was evident. The power within Geno wasn’t normal demonic power. He had an air of deity to him. As if some demon god had given him his power. As they read the energy, they began to laugh. Apparently Geno’s pure heart was not affected by the possession, only his mind and body. Although they found this amusing, I was concerned. It was as if Geno was given great power but still held as a prisoner. They then urged me to attack. I was weak, and did so. It was at my hands that Pop Star was destroyed. I shall never live the same again. I will forever carry the burden of my minions, my world, my family.”
He stopped to observe their expressions. They were all shocked. Even Metaknight’s surprise could be seen through his mask.
Slippy: “D**n”
Kirby: “I’m sorry I was angry with you Dedede.”
MK: “I never knew. Perhaps you aren’t as much of an idiot as I thought.”
The four of them laughed together at Metaknight’s comment.
Kirby: “Dedede, you said that Geno’s heart is still pure as if he is a prisoner correct?”
Dedede: “Yeah..that’s what it felt like.”
Kibry: “Then, theoretically, we SHOULD be able to free him right?”
Dedede: “Hmm…I’m not sure. Every time my demons are defeated, they don’t go away completely as I told you. His possessor is much stronger than mine. There may be a way, but I wouldn’t count on it. Sometimes the only way to get rid of the demons is for the possessed to die.”
Kirby: “Don’t say that. I’m sure there will be a way to rid you and Geno of the demons. We need to go tell Mario. Geno is from his world. Perhaps he might have some plans. Slippy, can we get this ship to the Mushroom Kingdom?”
Slippy: “Sure thing. Let’s go up to the Bridge. Metaknight you can come too.”
Kirby: “Dedede, just stay here. You need your rest. You’ve had a long day.”
As the three of them rushed out the door toward the bridge, King Dedede sat down looking at his minions. He put his head in his hands. How could he have caused this to happen? What a fool he had been. He decided he would make it right. He would not allow the demons to take over him again. Even if it meant he had to die.
Chapter 9: The Pokemon Council
Mewtwo was standing on the edge of a cliff at the top of a mountain. Closing his eyes, be began to channel his psychic energy to give him insight to the crash on his planet. Pichu stood beside him silent. Using his psychic powers, he surveyed the area around the crash to see shards of metal lying everywhere. He did not sense any presence there, but saw the symbol of a Fox on one of the shards. His senses heightened. He began to search the surrounding area for any signs of an outsider. Suddenly he found him. Fox and Blue were heading for the mountain. He tried to read Fox’s mind from there, but the distance made it more difficult to decipher. He could sense and urgency and foreboding in Fox’s mind.
Mewtwo: “Pichu, something must be gravely wrong. Fox doesn’t just show up out of nowhere.”
Pichu: “Pichu pi pi pichu”
Mewtwo: “I agree…a crash landing from such an experienced pilot is never good.”
He stood there, deep in thought. He turned around and floated towards a large open amphitheater.
Metwto: “Pichu, turn on the signal. I think the council will need to hear Fox’s tale.”
Pichu ran over to a lever near the center of the floor, and pulled it. A large door opened in the center of the amphitheater, and a beam of intense light shone into the sky.
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Blue was leading fox through the countryside. The mountains in the background were getting closer and closer, but Fox’s thoughts were on Kirby and his team. They entered a clearing near a stream. As they walked into the open field the ground began to shake. Blue picked Squirtle’s pokeball from his belt and relased him while Fox used his scanner to view the area.
Fox: “There is a lot of body heat coming from that area over there.”
Blue: “Squirtle, get ready for Hydro Pump.”
The squirtle took a deep breath and faced the direction fox had pointed. Meanwhile, Fox pulled out his blaster and pointed it towards the very tall grass. Suddenly a stampede of Tauros burst from the grass. Squirtle, Blue, and Fox jumped out of the way before they could run them over. Throughout the noise of hooves on the ground, Fox heard familiar voices.
Pikachu: “PIKA!!!!!!”
Jigglypuff: “Puff puff puff!!!”
Pikachu and Jigglypuff were at the front of the stampede each riding their own Tauros. They were both laughing and having fun. Fox lowered his blaster and began to chuckle. Squirtle was being helped back up by Blue, who could barely focus for laughing at the duo. They stood beside the stream as they watched Pikachu and Jigglypuff steer the leaders around in circles. A few minutes passed watching them, till Blue thought they’d had enough fun.
Blue: “Pikachu, Jigglypuff that’s enough! I need to tell you something. It’s important”
Pikachu and Jigglypuff nodded in agreement, but when they tried to slow the Tauros down, they only sped more out of control. As the tauros rampaged around the clearing Pikachu held on for dear life. Jigglypuff was sent flying towards the stream when the tauros she was riding bucked. Angrily she stood back up and began to face down the Tauros. She pulled out a microphone from behind her and began to walk slowly towards the oncoming Tauros.
Blue: “Uh oh! Squirtle Return! Fox, you might want to cover your ears if you don’t want to fall asleep.”
Fox did as Blue suggested. Pikachu placed one ear to Tauros’ head and held shut the other ear. He was holding on for dear life with the other hand. Jigglypuff turned the volume to high on her microphone and began to sing
Jigglypuff: “Jig-a-lypuff jig-a-lee jigglypuff Jig-a-lypuff jig-a-lee jigglypuff”
Instantly, the heard of tauros became drowsy. They all slowed down to barely crawling till they all collapsed on the ground. They were fast asleep. As soon as Jigglypuff ceased her singing, she and Pikachu joined Blue and Fox. Both were surprised to see the Star Fox leader but greeted him merrily.
Blue: “Good job, Jigglypuff! I’m glad we found you two. Something terrible has happened. Fox and I need to see Mewtwo immediately. I think you two should come along as well.”
Pikachu: “Pika?”
Blue: “I’ll explain to everyone when we talk to Mewtwo. Do you think you could…”
But before Blue could finish his sentence, a bright light burst from the top of a nearby mountain. The brilliance of this light was almost blinding. The four of them stood staring at the mountain.
Blue: “Well…I disagreeumption was right. Mewtwo must know you are here since he’s calling the council.”
Fox: “Council?”
Blue: “Yeah, it’s a council of legendary pokemon as well as several other important ones. Mewtwo set up the council a couple years ago incase something disastrous would threaten out regions or our world. If the council is involved, Mewtwo must also sense the severity of the situation.”
Fox: “Well then, let’s get to the top of that mountain.”
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As Mewtwo sat in his chair, Pichu began to pace back and forth. It had been several minutes since he had turned on the signal. After a couple more minutes of waiting Mew teleported to the scene. This, as usual, took Pichu by surprise.
Mewtwo: “Ah, Mew my friend, thank you for coming.”
Mew: “Mew”
As the minutes continued to pass, several more pokemon appeared including Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Celebi, Groudon, and Meowth. They were all waiting to find out why the council was called. Just as the birds were becoming restless, Fox, Blue, Pikachu, and Jigglypuff appeared at the doorway. Celebi and Mew flew over to examine the new arrivals, especially Fox. Groudon roared with impatience as they approached Mewtwo.
Fox: “Mewtwo! I’m glad to see you.”
Mewtwo: “As delighted as I am to see you in person, Fox. I fear the circumstances are not pleasing whatsoever.”
Fox: “Yeah, I know what you mean. There’s trouble coming..”
Mewtwo: “Wait…not all the council is here yet. Each and every one of them will want to hear your tale. We need to wait on them, though I am wondering what is taking so long.”
Fox wasn’t happy with Mewtwo’s answer, but if he thought all of these other council members needed to attend, then it was probably for the better. Over the next thirty minutes several more of the council members arrived including Kyogre, Regice, Regirock, Registeel, Regigigas, Entei, Suicune, Raikou, Dialga, Paklia, Shaymin. Lugia, Ho-oh, Darkrai, Crysalia, and Jirachi.
The pokemon were conversing with themselves, which was giving Blue and Fox a severe headache. If they had to hear talking at least they could have the decency to hear that the heck they were saying instead of mindless dribble. When Rayquaza, Latios and Latias showed up, Mewtwo stood from his chair to start the meeting.
Mewtwo: “Fellow Council members, I have decided to call this meeting because I fear something terrible has transpired which might threaten our world. Although we are two members short, the Deoxys are never very reliable for meetings since they do live in space. First I would like to introduce a new member to the council, Lucario.”
Lucario came from the shadows behind Mewtwo’s chair to stand before them.
Mewtwo:”He has proven himself usefel and powerful, and I felt he would be a great addition to the team. Moving on to business however, most of you don’t know this, but a space ship has crashed on our planet today. Rayquaza, I feel that other than myself, you were the only one who knew this, am I correct?”
Rayquaza roared and nodded his head.
Fox: “I hate to interrupt but, how are we supposed to understand what they are saying?”
Mewtwo: “Excellent point….here.”
Mewtwo placed one hand to his head as he pointed the other at Blue and Fox. Suddenly, a strange sensation filled Fox and Blue. They were lifted into the air and received a small shock of psychic energy
Mewtwo: “There, I have given you the ability to understand Poke-speak. You might be able to understand some animal speech as well. Now, moving back to business, the space ship that crashed belonged to none other than Fox here. He is an expert pilot, and would not have crash landed here unless something had gone severely wrong. Fox, would you like to elaborate on the situation.”
Fox: “Sure thing”
Fox told the story of meeting the Destroyer. He explained how much power the Destroyer had and how he destroyed Kirby’s planet after blasting their ships. Despite the mutterings and gasps of the crowd, Fox finished his tale and looked at Mewtwo.
Mewtwo: “Are there any questions?”
Moltres: “How do we know he isn’t lying?”
Raikou: “Yeah, are we just gonna listen to some random fox who appears on our planet? What proof does he have to offer?”
Mew: “Did you listed to a thing he just told us?”
Registeel: “Yes, I did listen to a story, but there is absolutely no proof this transpired. All our powers together are great, but not enough to destroy a planet. Give me a break.”
Mewtwo: “ENOUGH! I’ve come to a decision. If you don’t believe Fox whatsoever, then I want you to just clear out! I thought this council was to help save our planet and investigate potential threats. This is nothing but a bunch of whining baby pokemon, no offence Pichu, who don’t want to act. So, as I said if you don’t believe Fox, then CLEAR OUT!”
His last shout gave a blast of psychic energy with it. Several of the pokemon left immediately. The only council members left were Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Rayquaza, Latios, Latias, Lugia, Dialga, Palkia, and Lucario. Fox sat down beside Pikachu in disbelief.
Mewtwo: “Fine, if these are the only brave amongst us, so be it! We need a plan.”
Mew: “Mewtwo, I think we should go find this Destroyer and see what we can do. Perhaps we can meet up with Fox’s teammates, or some others who can help.”
Jirachi: “How will we get there? Fox’s ship is in a million pieces.”
Mewtwo: “Oh that’s easy…Mew and I can just use our psychic abilities and fly everyone out of here.”
Blue: “I’m up for it. Pikachu and Jigglypuff are too!”
Lucario: “I would be honored to fight along side you.”
Mewtwo: “Ok, here’s the plan. Rayquaza and Lugia, since the others don’t believe us, you need to stay here and defend the planet. Try to talk some sense into the others. If this Destroyer or one of his pawns show up, you will need all the help you can get. Celebi, Jirachi, Dialga, and Palkia, I hate to ask you, but do you think you could get inside pokeballs for the trip? I know it’s a pain and slightly degrading, but with your unique powers, I feel that you guys should be hidden at all times unless we absolutely need you. I don’t want an enemy to use your powers for himself. Fox, you take Celebi and Jirachi; Blue, you take Dialga and Palkia. Latios and Latias, while Mew and I take Blue, Pikachu, Pichu, Jigglypuff, Fox, and Lucario, I will need you two to fly beside us completely invisible. That way you can either do a sneak attack or come back here and get Rayquaza and Lugia to help.
Rayquaza and Lugia flew off in opposite directions. Agreeing, Celebi, Jirachi, Dialga, and Palkia got inside Pokeballs. Fox and Blue took their appropriate pokemon. They grouped together near the edge of the nearby cliff. Mew and Mewtwo floated on opposite sides of the crew as Latios and Latias became invisible. Mew and Mewtwo used their powers to create a very large psychic bubble around the group of fighters. As the lifted off the ground, Fox thought more about his team. They were finally going to help.
Mewtwo: “Ok everyone, were off to fight. I hope my plan works”
