MoonBound: Part 6

By: nessdude15


"It was folly from the begining. I should have known I could never have defeated them on my own. I shouldn't have let my anger control my actions." Poo thought to himself.

A few minutes before, about ten starmen had materialized all around him. All of the residents of Fourside fled leaving Poo surrounded alone in the middle of the city by the menacing evil alien robots. The situation was not very good to say the least.

"Prepare to be terminated." said one of the starmen in a robotic voice.

"Maybe so." replied Poo. "But I will die with honor." he added as he wielded his Sword of Kings

The starman's visor began to flash in preperation to fire it's beam. Just when Poo thought all was lost, the starman went flying over the top of his head. Standing in it's place was Ness with his usual smirk on his face. To the left of Ness, two more starmen were destroyed by two yellow beams. To the right, one fell to the ground after a rock passed through its head. Poo's eyes lit up. The starmen were taken by surprise. Poo sliced two of the starmen in half. Ness smashed two more into a near-by building, Picky destroyed one more with his yo-yo and another fell at the hands of Pippi and her slingshot. In a matter of a few seconds, all ten of the starmen had been destroyed.

"Ness, you could not have arrived at a more convenient time!" Poo said excitedly

"That's what friends are for, man." Ness replied.

Ness introduced Pippi and Picky to Poo, and after a short conversation, they all decided to sit down in the park for lunch. Ness, Picky, and Pippi ate the hamburgers that they had bought earlier, but Poo refused to eat anything western. Picky saw that Poo was starving and whipped out the instant meal machine that was given to him by Dr. Andonuts.

"What would you like to eat, Poo?" asked Picky.

"Well. right now I would love a hot, steamy bowl of rice gruel." Poo replied.

Picky pressed a few buttons, and a second later, a large bowl of browned rice appeared out of thin air.

"Your western gadgets astound me!" Poo said while wolfing down the rice gruel.

It was about 1:30 PM when they had finished their lunches. They began wander around the enormous city, and eventually found themselves standing in front of the biggest department store any of them had ever seen.

"Please, can I go shopping Ness!?" squealed Pippi.

"Sure thing." he replied as he gave her a large wad of bills. She ran throught the spinning doors and got lost in the crowd. "Let her have her fun. In the mean time, let's go find some supplies." he added.

The three male members of the party walked into the department store and headed towards the top floor. In the toys section on the top floor, Ness bought Picky a newer, more powerful Trick yo-yo. Not seeing anything paricularly promising on the other floors, they went off and began to look for Pippi in the vast sea of department store customers. Ness began to converse with Poo while they took on the task of finding Pippi

"So what made you decide to go run around the world fighting aliens on your own, Poo?" asked Ness

"I did not intend on being alone." Poo replied. "I meant to find Jeff, but after realizing his terrible fate, I got even more enraged."

"So, you went to Summers for clues?" Ness asked

"Um...yes, pretty ladies in bikini's had nothing to do with it." replied Poo.

"And you went to Onett to look for me, right?"

"Yes of course... The arcade was not on my mind at all."

"And then I suppose you began looking for me?" asked Ness

"Of course. But I shouldn't have had to find you at all, I should have waited for you in Dalaam. We would not have wasted all of this time."

"Don't worry about it, dude." Picky replied. "If what Ness says about your power is true, it was worth every minute."

"I only hope that I can contribute as much as you three already have." said Poo modestly.

After searching the entire department store with no sign of Pippi, they decided to go outside and see if she had finished shopping and was waiting for them. Upon exiting the building, they spotted Pippi on a bench across the street. She was surrounded by shopping bags filled with goods she had bought shortly before.

"So, did you have fun shopping?" asked Ness as he approached the bench.

"Oh yea! it was great! First I went to the Grocery counter and bought us some heathy foods such as Bread Rolls and Croissants. Then, I went the the Drug counter and bought some Protien Drinks and Refreshing Herbs. After that, I went up to the Tools shop and bought these pretty Gold Bracelets. Finally, I headed up to the toy departmentand bought a Defensive Ribbon to put in my hair, and a new Teddy Bear. Just when I was about to leave, I found a back room with an arms dealer inside. I bought lot's of Big Bottle Rockets and Super Bombs. After that, I couldn't carry anymore, so I left."

"Wow...so, do you have any of my money left over?"

"Well, yea, kinda. The total amount left is -34 dollars. I had to put some on my card."

"What!? I gave you ten thousand dollars! How could you spend it all in an hour!? That's the last time I let you go into a department store alone."

"Girls and their love of shopping." said Picky while rolling his eyes.

"Sorry guys, I guess I really screwed up." replied Pippi sadly.

"Don't worry about it. Right now we have more important things to worry about...like what we're going to do next." said Ness.

"That is where I belive I can help you." replied Poo. "We shall go to the place of Mu in Dalaam and seek out the Starmaster. He knows and sees all and can explain our mission to us further."

"Good idea." said Ness. "How about you do the honors and teleport us there, Poo."

"It would be my pleasure." A few seconds later, the four intrepid warriors landed smoothly outside of the Royal Palace of Dalaam.

"Wow! You know how to land!" yelled Picky. "You should teach Ness how to do that some time!"

"Shut up, Picky." replied Ness angrily.

Poo lead the way into the palace and lead them up the red carpet. They walked into the throne room and saw Poo's master meditating in front of the throne. The master heard them enter and opened one eye. After seeing who it was, he jumped up and bowed to Prince Poo.

"Prince Poo! I am so happy to see you alive!" said the Master excitedly.

"It is good to see you too, master." replied Poo. "But now we must travel to the place of Mu and speak to Starmaster."

"I see. Well take this Brain Food lunch with you. I am sure you will need it sometime. Now go! Time is an asset you must use wisely."

"Yes, master." Poo replied. He bowed to his master, turned around and walked out of the palace. The sun shone brightly. Ness looked at his watch.

"it's 3:30. If we leave now, we can return before dusk."

"Let us be off then." Poo replied.

"They began walking south trough the recently re-built residential areas of Dalaam. Poo lead the group, with Ness behind him, followed by Pippi, and Picky brought up the rear.

"Wow, this place is cool!" Pippi exclaimed. "I would love to take a vacation here some time!"

"First we have to make sure nothing or no one blows it up." replied Picky.

They continued their journey in silence. Shortly after, they turned to the east and walked along a narrow strip of earth. It was well hidden, and if you didn't know it was there, you would mistake it for a dead end path leading off the side of the floating island country. After a few minutes of walking through the thick fog, they found themselves looking straight up at a tall precipiece with a small flat area on the top. The only way Pippi saw to reach the top was a series of ropes. She was about to take the easy way out and use her instant ladder machine, but realized that there was no way that she could make a ladder that long. Finally she ran after the boys and began the arduous task of climbing the ropes. Some time later, they all arrived on the flat top. There was barely enough standing room for them all. The slightest loss of balance would send them careening towards the sea far below. Poo sat down on the edge, and began meditating. Shortly after, the Starmaster spiraled in from the sky and hovered above their heads seeing as there was no place to land.

"Whoa, that was cool!" yelled Picky. "You must be the Starmaster."

"Yes, I am the one and only Starmaster." he replied.

"I belive I have felt your presence before..." said Picky

"Yes, child. It was I that set your mind free that day on the beach in Summers."

"I see...so it's you I have to thank for my new powers."

"Oh, no, child. The power was inside you from the begining. All I did was aid you in awakening it. But anyway, why did you call me here?"

"I called you here today to help us. We must know the meaning of this quest and why these events are taking place." replied Poo

"Oh, is that all? I was hoping you had brought me a pizza or something...well, I might as well help you while I'm here. Now, what exactly do you want to know?"

"Everything." replied Ness.

"Very well...it seems that the world once again lies in your hands, Ness. Giygas may be dead, but he was one of a race of many. Pokey has in fact traveled to their home planet and informed Giygas's followers of his defeat. It also seems that Giygas had three trusted friends or generals in his army. Each almost as powerful as Giygas himself. They have arrived with but one thought in their heads: to annihilate the human race once and for all. Wow, you guys really are in a bind. You defeated Giygas with the earth's power which is now all used up. This is definately not good."

"So you're telling us that this is hopeless?" asked Picky

"Of course not. You just have to simply absorb the power of another place."

"You mean another planet?" asked Ness.

"Maybe, but that's not what I had in mind. Most planets are too far away and too big to absorb their energy. We will have to go with the next best thing."

"And that is...?"

"The moon, silly. You shall go and absorb the power of the earth's moon. Only then will you have a chance against this new foe."

"The moon!? But why the moon!?" asked Picky.

"The moon is a great untapped resourse. The earth's power had been spoiled and drained over the years by humans. But the moon has potential. It's power could prove to be even greater than the earth's."

"Ok, so how exactly do we get to the moon?" asked Ness.

"The answer will come from the stars above." said Starmaster, voice trailing off as he spiraled off into the air.

"The stars above? What kinda answer is that?" Ness asked

"Oh, you know. It's one of those things that when it happens, you'll be like "ohhh...the stars above. that's what he meant."" replied Poo.

"Ok then..." said Ness as he began climbing down the ropes . The rest of the group followed him, and a little while later, they had all made it to the bottom.

"Okay, guys. It's about 6:00 now. Let's hurry up and get back to the populated areas of Dalaam so we can get something to eat" said Ness.

So with Poo once again in the lead, they began walking quickly back towards the residential areas of Dalaam. More than an hour later, the sun was setting, and they finally arrived back at the palace. They walked into the throne room. The royal chef had just recently put four steamy bowls of rice in a circle on the floor.

"Welcome back! I hope you find your meals satisfying." said Poo's master.

"It smells wonderful!" replied Pippi. "Thank you so much for your hospitality!"

"It is nothing. For I know the quest ahead of you. Providing you with food and rest is the least I can do."

They sat down to their rice and ate it quickly in silence. After they all had finished, Picky broke the silence with a very important question.

"So where to next?" he asked.

"I have no idea...I think I will take you and Pippi on a tour of the world." Ness replied. "If this is our destiny, the answers will come to us in some way. Right now we just have to wait."

"Yay! this will be fun! Where will we go first!?" asked Pippi excitedly.

"Um..I think we'll start in Scaraba. You may find that place interesting..."

"Sounds like an excellent plan, Ness, but for now we should get some rest." intervened Poo.

At the snap of his finger's Poo's servents carried 3 large futons into the room and placed them on the floor in front of the throne. Ness, Pippi, and Picky climbed into the futons and fell asleep almost immediately.

"Sleep well, my friends." said Poo as he turned out the lights and walked into his royal bedroom.

end part 6