Kirby: Fright to the Finish/Transcript

[We fade open to the throne room, where Dedede talks to Customer Service.]
King Dedede: I've been real patient with you, but I want me a monster that can whup Kirby now!
NME Customer Service: (on screen) I understand your disappointment, 3D, but I've been sending you top-of-the-line monsters all along.
King Dedede: Well, the bottom line is, them lame-os was losers!
Escargoon: That's right! His majesty may be a big fat meathead, but how many half-baked freakazoids you gonna send here?!
King Dedede: (bops Escargoon) I'll do the complaining here.
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Maybe you've been going about stopping Kirby the wrong way. Have you ever thought about-
King Dedede: I ain't interested in thinking! I know everything there is to know about catching Kirby already.
NME Customer Service: (on screen) I was only going to remind your fly-ness about Kirby's secret weapon.
Escargoon: Huh?
King Dedede: Say what?
Escargoon: Secret weapon?
NME Customer Service: (on screen; laughs) I'm referring of course to Kirby's shining star; the Warp Star.
King Dedede: The Warp Star?
Escargoon: That's what that Tiff always calls out.
King Dedede: Yeah. The big ol' thing comes flying to rescue Kirby.
NME Customer Service: (on screen; laughs) See what a little thinking can do... 
[Dedede pelts his monitor with an egg, surprising him.]
King Dedede: Just kill the quips, strip, and get to the point.
NME Customer Service: (on screen) As I was about to say, sire, if Kirby didn't have the Warp Star to come to his rescue, Kirby would be easy to get rid of.
King Dedede: Hey, that's it! If we can stop the Warp Star, we can stop Kirby! Hah!
[Meanwhile, the gang is having a picnic.]
Sir Ebrum: My, what a tasty sandwich!
Lady Like: I made some with my own hands.
Sir Ebrum: Well, it certainly is scrumptious.
Tiff: Here’s another sandwich for you, Kirby.
Kirby: (happily) Poyo!
[Suddenly, the villains make an unexpected appearance in their limo. The family gasps while Kirby eats the basket full of goodies.]
Sir Ebrum: Good day, Your Majesty.
Lady Like: You most certainly startled us.
Tiff: You better not be here for Kirby.
Escargoon: (laughs) We're not here for the little hog.
King Dedede: We here for the big mouth!
Tiff: Huh? 
[The limousine uses a grab nabber to kidnap her.]
Tuff: You can't do that!
Lady Like: Tiff, darling!
[Dedede and Escargoon stuff Tiff into their limo and drive away with her, laughing.]
Tuff: (chases Dedede's limousine alongside Kirby, Fololo & Falala) COME BACK!
Fololo: HEY!
Tuff: YOU DIRTY CROOK!!!
Sir Ebrum: How dare he! That blaggard has kidnapped our daughter!
Lady Like: We have to get her back somehow!
[In the castle, Tiff is carried off to the dungeon, tied up.]
Tiff: Let me go! What do you think you’re doing?! Put me down this second!
[The knights see this without being noticed.]
Sword Knight: That’s weird
Blade Knight: (mumbling) Kidnapped Tiff.
[At the dungeon, the villains offer Tiff snacks.]
King Dedede: Lookie here, girly. you can have yourself all of these sweety cakes and creamy puffs compliments of yo kingly ol' friend Dedede.
Escargoon: That's right, all you gotta do is cooperate. (offers Tiff a cupcake) Here, have a cupcake.
Tiff: I wouldn't touch your cruddy cupcake. Now you better untie me and let me go right now. RIGHT NOW!
Escargoon: Ha! Oh, we'll let you go soon enough.
King Dedede: Just say them magic words!
Tiff: What magic words?
Escargoon: The ones you say whenever that pesky pinky's in a pickle.
Both: Kabu!
King Dedede: Warp Star! (the baddies laugh) Now all you gotta do is say it. And if you don't say it, we gonna keep you tied up nice and tight till you do, got it?
Tiff: Hmph.
Escargoon: Yeah! Tell us where he's hidin' that Warp Star!
Tiff: I'm not gotta tell you two anything.
Tuff: (offscreen) Hey, Tiff!
All: Huh?
[They see Kirby and Tuff standing outside the cells while Fololo and Falala point spears at the Waddle Dees. They manage to get inside the cell.]
Tuff: Let's go!
Tiff: What are you doing here?
Escargoon: Look, it's the little brother to the rescue. Ain't it nauseating?
King Dedede: Get lost. We tryin' to find out where Kirby's Warp Star's at.
Tuff: Uh... that's easy. The Warp Star's inside Kabu.
Kirby: Poyo.
[Dedede, Escargoon, and Tiff all react in shock and Tuff, having realized what he just said, covers his mouth, and then Dedede and Escargoon burst out laughing and then run off to Kabu.]
Tuff: (untying Tiff) Sorry, Tiff. It just slipped out.
Tiff: Some secret keeper. (sighs)
Tuff: Hurry!
Tiff: Luckily, we don't have to hurry.
[Kirby starts eating the food Dedede and Escargoon had out on the table while interrogating Tiff.]
Tuff: But what if they find it somehow?
Tiff: Even if Dedede and Escargoon found the Warp Star, it wouldn't do them any good.
Tuff: Huh?
Tiff: Because they don't understand the power of the Warp Star like I do.
[Tiff flashes back to the events of A Dark and Stormy Knight, where she revealed to Meta Knight that she brought the Warp Star to Kabu to keep it safe and secret.]
Meta Knight: The Warp Star. You brought it here to keep it safe and secret.
Tiff: I couldn’t keep it back at the castle.
Meta Knight: A wise decision.
[Later, she called upon it to aid Kirby during his fight against Kracko.]
Tiff: Kirby! (praying) Please hurry, Kabu. Send the Warp Star.
[At Kabu Canyon...]
Kabu: Warp Star!
[Kabu’s mouth opens, and the full-size Warp Star emerges. It flies off into the horizon.]
Meta Knight: (voiceover) The Warp Star is the source of Kirby’s power. He has only to see it to get his power. But he is unable to guard the star himself! It can only be kept safe by one who truly loves and cares for him. You have done well. You hold the power to summon the Warp Star.
[Kirby hops on the Warp Star and flies off to fight Kracko. Fade back to present day.]
Tuff: I remember all that, too. But I wanna know where you got the idea to hide the Warp Star inside Kabu.
Tiff: Well, that was easy. I remember the first time we saw it.
[Tiff flashes back to when she and Curio first discovered the Warp Star's pedestal inside Kabu.]
Curio: Look! I've never seen that.
Tiff: (voiceover) It was like it was made for the Warp Star. It had to stay with Kabu.
[Flashback ends.]
Tuff: It sure is weird. But the Warp Star fits inside it so perfect, especially since Kabu's been here for millions and millions of years.
Tiff: Of course it's weird. Everything about Kabu is weird.
[Kirby is seen having finished eating all the snacks. Meanwhile, the baddies confront Kabu.]
King Dedede: Okay, Kabu, I'm gonna ask ya one last time. Now is you or is you ain't hidin' Kirby's Warp Star? 
[Kabu doesn't respond.]
Escargoon: Alright, Mr. Frozen Face, now you're gonna get it!
Waddle Doo: Attack! 
[The Waddle Dees throw their spears at Kabu, but they simply bounce off him without any effect on him.]
King Dedede: (grabs Escargoon by the goatee) Escargoon! I want that freaky tiki in jail!
Escargoon: In jail?
King Dedede: (throws the snail away; to Waddle Doo) Waddle Doo! Throw Kabu in the dungeon, you hear?
Waddle Doo: Dungeon?! But Your Majesty, I don't have the Waddle Dee power. Kabu's too big to move!
King Dedede: What?
Escargoon: Believe it or not, he's heavier than you are.
[Suddenly, lightning flashes and they look up in the sky. Back in the castle, Kirby, Tiff, Tuff, Fololo, and Falala reunite with the parents.]
Sir Ebrum: Tiff!
Lady Like: Thank goodness you’re safe!
[Lightning flashes. They look up to see a big UFO hovering down to the castle. It fires off a projectile that zooms toward the gang. They run away before the beam blasts Kirby back.]
Tiff: Kirby!
[More projectiles are fired, knocking Kirby back some more.]
Tiff: Run, Kirby! Run!
[Kirby runs for his life as the projectiles pursue him, blowing up part of the castle in the process. Meanwhile, the villains drive back to the castle.]
Escargoon: Sire, let’s forget the castle and go for a cappuccino.
King Dedede: Quit your jabberjawin’ and drive, you hear?
[As they drive, we cut to Kirby running away from the projectiles. In the throne room, the baddies confront Customer Service about this.]
King Dedede: You wreckin’ my castle! What’s going on?!
Escargoon: Tell that flying saucer to hit the road!
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Don’t get excited, gents. It’s a part of the plan. You finally got something to solve your Kirby problem.
Villains: Huh?
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Meet Destroya!
Villains: Destroya? What’s that? (then) Huh?
Escargoon: Thought you could bamboozle us, huh?!
King Dedede: I ain’t paying one red nickel for that intergalactical trash heap!
NME Customer Service: (on screen; laughs) No worries, big guy. You see, Destroya’s not a monster, per se, so you won’t be charged.
King Dedede: I won’t, huh? Then, I say “bring it on!” (laughs)
Escargoon: I wouldn’t be so quick to laugh, sire. This pretty castle’s crumblin’.
[Back with Kirby, he keeps running before resting by a pillar.]
Tiff: (offscreen) Kirby!
Kirby: Poyo…
[The gang rushes over to him.]
Tiff: Kirby, are you okay?! Come on, we gotta get you outta here!
Kirby: Poyo…
Meta Knight: (offscreen) Tiff! 
[They turn around to see Meta Knight.]
Meta Knight: You must call on the Warp Star!
Tiff: I can’t, Meta Knight. It’s too…
[The castle shakes from Destroya's attacks.]
Meta Knight: There is no time. Call the Warp Star.
Tiff: But Dedede’s after it and it’s too dangerous!
Meta Knight: We do not have the strength to battle this thing ourselves. It is our only hope.
[A homing projectile flies in and blasts Kirby away.]
Tiff: KIRBY!!!
[They rush over to Kirby, who's hurt from Destroya. Tiff then fills up with determination.]
Tiff: Kabu! Send the warp star!
[At Kabu Canyon...]
Kabu: Warp Star!
[Kabu’s mouth opens and the full-size Warp Star emerges. It flies off into the horizon. Kirby tries to get on, but a projectile hits him away. He runs for the Warp Star while avoiding attacks from Destroya.]
Tuff: Hurry up and get on it, Kirby!
Tiff: (sees the knights running out) Hey, where are you going?!
Tuff: What are they gonna do?!
[The knights deflect the attacks with their swords while Kirby runs atop some brick debris.]
Tiff: Kirby, get on it!
[Kirby hops onto his Warp Star and flies up.]
Kirby: (determined) Poyo!
[In the throne room, the villains root for Destroya.]
Escargoon: (via megaphone) Yeah! Sock it to him! Yeah!
King Dedede: (via megaphone) Come on, Destroya! Stick it to that Warp Star!
[During the fight, a projectile flies toward Tiff.]
Meta Knight: Tiff, look out!
[It blasts her across the place.]
Tuff: Tiff, are you okay?!
[Another projectile blasts the two kids away. Kirby flies down and sees Tiff running away from the projectiles.]
Tiff: KIRBY!!!
[Kirby flies by and Tiff grabs his arm stub to hop onto the Warp Star. They fly across the wrecked castle as projectiles chase them. One of them nearly knocks Tiff off and Kirby tries to hold onto her as another projectile hits the Warp Star.]
Tuff: Hold on, Tiff!
[Then, one projectile knocks the tip of the Warp Star, sending Kirby and Tiff falling. In the throne room, the baddies celebrate this victory.]
Villains: (singsongy) We did it! We did it!
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Looks like Destroya did its job.
King Dedede: (laughs evilly) That there’s a falling star warrior!
[However, the Warp Star saves Kirby and Tiff, and they fly off to Kabu.]
King Dedede: (laughing) The Wimp Star's high-tailin' it home to Kabu.
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Home to Kabu? What do you mean?
Escargoon: Kabu's been hidin' the Warp Star. Get with the program, pal!
King Dedede: Them pals thought they was pretty clever.
NME Customer Service: (on screen) This isn't good, D. Better cancel that Kirby farewell party. I'm afraid that Warp Star's gonna be back in tip top shape in no time.
King Dedede and Escargoon: (In horror) Huh?
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Kabu's sort of a hospital for Warp Stars and wounded Star Warriors... Like a big recovery room.
Villains: RECOVERY?!?!?!
[Tuff, Fololo, and Falala run to Kabu, where they see Kirby and Tiff lying in pain.]
Fololo: Kirby!
Falala: Are they okay?
Meta Knight: Their injuries are not serious. The same cannot be said for the Warp Star.
[They see the damaged Warp Star in its pedestal.]
Tuff: Oh, no!
[Tiff wakes up.]
Tiff: Where are we?
Tuff: You made it, Tiff. We’re inside Kabu.
Tiff: (gently nudges Kirby) Kirby?
[Kirby wakes up and sees the Warp Star looking damaged.]
Kirby: (sadly) Poyo? Poyo, poyo.
Tiff: Kabu, what are we gonna do? The Warp Star's damaged.
Kabu: The Warp Star will need time to recover.
[Back in the castle...]
NME Customer Service: (on screen) You see, D? There’s more than one Kabu. They’re spread out across the universe and their job is to protect star warriors.
King Dedede: Why don’t I never catch a break?
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Kabu’s been protecting the Warp Star for Kirby since he came to Dream Land, but with our air ride machines, we’ll give Kirby and his Warp Star a run for their money.
Escargoon: What’s that?
King Dedede: Air ride machines?
[Customer Service snaps his fingers and Destroya sends out four Air Riders, each with their own weapon and air ride machine.]
King Dedede: (laughs evilly) Where y’all been hiding these air riders at? Why didn’t y’all say nothin’, huh?
Escargoon: He sure is a Sneaky Sam, ain’t he, sire?
[Back inside Kabu, the Warp Star lifts up from the pedestal.]
Kirby: (in joy) Poyo!
Kabu: The Warp Star is regaining some strength, but…
Tiff: But what?
Kabu: Kirby’s enemies are on their way.
[Kirby rushes up the stairs.]
Tiff: Kirby, wait!
[He hops on the Warp Star.]
Tiff: It isn’t strong enough yet!
[Then, he flies off to face the enemy troops.]
Meta Knight: Only Kirby can fight this battle.
[The four Air Riders fly past Kirby before coming up at all sides.]
King Dedede: (laughs evilly) Kirby sure didn’t expect that, did he?!
[First up is the Formula Star rider, holding a baton.]
NME Customer Service: (on screen) And now let me present our first Air Ride Machine: Formula Star! When the Formula Star gets revved up, there's no stoppin' it!
Villains: Rev it up, Formula Star!
[Next is the Rocket Star rider, wielding a flamethrower.]
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Our next Air Ride Machine is the Rocket Star. It takes a while to charge up, but once the Rocket Star blasts off, look out!
Villains: Go, Rocket Star!
[Then, there’s the Winged Star rider with an iron flail.]
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Now, meet and greet the Winged Star. It's slow when it's low, but when the Winged Star's in the sky, it flies high!
Villains: Fly high, Winged Star!
[Finally, there’s the Shadow Star rider with a top as a weapon.]
NME Customer Service: (on screen) And last, but not least, there's the Shadow Star. When this shady machine shows up, it's lights out for the competition!
Villains: Shadow Star’s scary.
NME Customer Service: (on screen) What do you say, Big D? It’s a pretty impressive selection if I do say so myself.
Escargoon: Well, they sure do look powerful.
King Dedede: Maybe, but how are they supposed to stunt the Warp Star?
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Don’t forget, Triple D. The beauty part of this is that these bad boys aren't just flyboys. You see, each Air Ride machine has a fierce fighter and a weapon all rolled into one.
King Dedede: Yeah, but are they stronger than Kirby?
NME Customer Service: (on screen) I guess we’ll find out soon enough. (laughs evilly)
[The Air Riders pursue Kirby as the gang watches from below.]
Meta Knight: They are not monsters, Tuff. Something tells me they are much worse.
Tiff: But if they’re not monsters, then what could they be and what if they hurt Kirby?
Meta Knight: I do not know, Tiff. We can only wait and hope.
[The Air Riders continue to surround Kirby.]
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Our Air Riders are itchin’ for action. Let’s give Formula Star the green light and get this party started!
[The Formula Rider swings his baton at Kirby, who dodges them. Then, he jabs it at Kirby, nearly knocking him off the Warp Star. The rider turns around and speeds up, hitting Kirby from behind. He proceeds to hit Kirby with his baton.]
Meta Knight: This adversary is fast...too fast for the Warp Star! Kirby! The weapon!
[Kirby flies up behind the Air Rider and inhales his baton before swallowing it. He jumps in the air and transforms into Baton Kirby.]
Tuff: Hey, look at Kirby!
Tiff: What is he?
Meta Knight: That is…Baton Kirby!
Baton Kirby: Poyo! Poyo!
[Baton Kirby uses his baton to hit his opponent with a beam. He spins his baton around and around, spinning the rider as well. Finally, he twirls his baton and throws it up in the air, causing the air to go up and explode.]
Escargoon: I'd say that guy's a formula for disaster.
King Dedede: I ain't worried none. We still got three more left here. (laughs) Kirby just got lucky that time, that's all.
[Kirby flies down to the ground and sees the Formula Star float down nearby. The gang runs over to Kirby.]
Tiff: Kirby!
Tuff: (sees the Warp Star looking damaged) Tiff! Something’s the matter with the Warp Star!
Tiff: What do we do?
Kirby: (sadly) Poyo…
Meta Knight: (refers to the Formula Star) Perhaps Kirby can ride this until the Warp Star has fully recovered.
Tiff: But what if Kirby can’t fly it?
Meta Knight: It is worth a try. What do you think, Kirby?
Kirby: (determined) Poyo!
[Kirby gets on the Formula Star and flies back into battle. He nearly stumbles for a moment.]
Escargoon: That thief, Kirby! He stole the Formula Star!
King Dedede: We gotta send in a new Air Rider here.
NME Customer Service: (on screen) How about Rocket Star?
[The Rocket Rider is sent down from Destroya.]
Villains: (laughing evilly) Yeah, yeah!
[The rider fires his flamethrower at Kirby, burning him before sending him falling. The gang gasps while the villains laugh. Luckily, Kirby steers it to land safely.]
Fololo and Falala: Kirby!
Tuff: Are you okay?
Kirby: Poyo…
Meta Knight: This machine is quite fast. Kirby is not used to it.
Tuff: What now?
Tiff: Listen, Kirby, you’ve got to figure out some way to block that fire attack, okay?
Kirby: (nods) Poyo.
[Later, the Rocket Rider spots Kirby flying in the Formula Star. He chases after Kirby, shooting his flamethrower. The pink puffball flies down to the coast to inhale some water.]
King Dedede: Hey, what's he slurpin' up all that water for?
Escargoon: Maybe he ate somethin' salty.
[He swallows and jumps in the air to transform into Water Kirby.]
Meta Knight: It is Water Kirby!
[As the Rocket Rider attacks, Water Kirby uses Water Gun, spewing water to hold the flames back. The two sides push at each other until the rider pushes through, knocking Water Kirby off and sending the Formula Star down to explode. The star warrior lands in the canyon and spews water at the rider, juggling him before launching him away, blowing the rider up. The Rocket Star lands near Water Kirby.]
Tuff: Yeah!
Tiff: They might be faster, but Kirby's way smarter.
[In the throne room, the baddies growl at Kirby’s victory over the second Air Rider.]
NME Customer Service: (on screen) I must say, I’m quite impressed with our pudgy pink pal. Sure, he’s the enemy and all, but for a little guy, he’s got a lot of guts.
King Dedede: Yeah? Well, this war ain’t over yet!
Escargoon: Now shut your yap and send out the next guy!
NME Customer Service: (on screen; laughs evilly) Winged Rider’s already on the Winged Star and he’s on his way.
[Kirby, now back to normal, hops onto the Rocket Star.]
Tuff: Go get 'em, Kirby! Two down and two more to go!
Kirby: Poyo!
[The Winged Rider throws out his flail, hitting near Kirby.]
Tiff: Look out!
[Kirby flies off on the Rocket Rider with the Winged Rider in pursuit. The Air Rider hits his ride a few more times before wrapping the flail around the vehicle. He flies back, sending Kirby spinning down. Kirby narrowly steers the Rocket Star away from the ground and the Winged Rider flies around him. The villains are impressed by this.]
NME Customer Service: (on screen) What do you think of that Winged Rider? Is he a champ or what?
King Dedede: Finally! Somebody who can whoop that Kirby!
Escargoon: Yeah! Yeah!
[The Rocket Star runs out of fuel and Kirby tumbles to the ground before the vehicle crashes and explodes.]
Meta Knight: The machine must be out of fuel!
Tiff: Kirby! Watch out!
[The Winged Rider throws his flail at Kirby, but the puffball inhales and swallows it. He jumps in the air to transform into Iron Kirby.]
Tiff: That’s a new Kirby!
Meta Knight: It is Iron Kirby!
[The Winged Rider gets out another flail and throws it at Iron Kirby, who deflects it with his cobra staff before knocking the weapon out of his hand. The Air Rider speeds toward Iron Kirby, but he jumps up and transforms into a giant iron statue.]
Tiff: That's totally amazing!
[The giant Kirby statue rolls toward the Winged Rider, sending him flying off the Winged Star and exploding. The Winged Star lands down and Kirby turns back to normal. The villains continue to get mad from Kirby winning.]
King Dedede: (angrily growls) These Air Riders is a bust. Whatcha givin' me?
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Hold on there, gents. After all, the show's not over yet, is it?
Escargoon: No, but it better have an unhappy ending.
King Dedede: This last one better do the trick or you in trouble here!
NME Customer Service: (on screen) You'll see that Shadow Star's the grand finale.
[As Kirby gets on the Winged Star, the Shadow Rider spins out two tops to attack Kirby. Kirby gets them off and they explode nearby. He flies off as the Shadow Rider sends out more tops. They explode, sending Kirby down toward the ground. Luckily, Kirby manages to steer the Winged Star away and back up in the air.]
Tiff: Wow, Kirby really knows how to fly that thing!
Meta Knight: A Star Warrior can fly anything.
[The Shadow Rider sends out one more top, to which Kirby inhales and swallows it. He jumps in the air to transform into Top Kirby.]
Tuff: What’s that?
Tiff: What is he now?
Meta Knight: He is now Top Kirby!
[Top Kirby and the Shadow Rider send out their tops, with Kirby’s coming through and cutting part of the Shadow Star. Top Kirby throws another top to cut the vehicle down to pieces, sending the Shadow Rider down to fall and explode. All of the Air Riders have been defeated! The villains exclaim in horror while the gang cheers for Kirby.]
Tiff and Tuff: Alright, Kirby!
[However, Destroya's projectiles hit Kabu, sending Tiff falling. Kirby manages to save her.]
Tiff: Thanks, Kirby! That was a close one.
[A projectile hits them before fading out to show it’s only a dream.]
Tiff: Where are we?
[Tiff sees the Warp Star still on the pedestal while finding herself and Kirby inside Kabu.]
Tiff: How'd we get inside Kabu? What happened?
Tuff: Don't you remember? You and Kirby were flying on the Warp Star and you fell off.
[Tiff remembers when a projectile from a Destroya chipped off a piece of Kirby's Warp Star and knocked both of them off.]
Tuff: We were kind of worried. You and Kirby have been knocked out ever since.
Tiff: But what about all those flying fighters that were after Kirby?
Tuff: What flyin' fighters, Tiff?
Tiff: What do you mean what flying fighters?
Tuff: There weren't any fighters. We've all been inside waiting for you guys to wake up.
Meta Knight: Tiff, did you really see them?
Tiff: I'm telling you, I saw them, Meta Knight. You don't think I'd lie, do you?
Kirby: Poyo.
Kabu: No, Tiff. It was all a dream. A dream that only you and Kirby dreamt.
Tiff: I don't understand.
Kabu: Tiff, I sent you and Kirby that dream. I have learned from others like me that eNeMeE has been stealing Air Ride Machines throughout the universe.
Tiff: But I still don't understand why you would send that dream to Kirby and me.
Kabu: Kirby must learn to fly not just Warp Stars, but other battle vehicles as well.
Tiff: Well, you should be proud of him. Kirby flew those things like a pro.
Kirby: Poyo!
[However, Destroya arrives at Kabu Canyon as do the baddies in the limo.]
King Dedede: Destroya, let’s show Kabu and the rest of them who’s boss!
[The UFO fires projectiles at Kabu.]
Escargoon: Let’s see Kabu save them now!
King Dedede: Go get ‘em!
[A projectile nearly hits them and they drive away.]
Meta Knight: We must not let them destroy Kabu!
Tiff: Kabu!
Tuff: What are we gonna do?!
Kabu: Soon, the Warp Star will be strong again.
Meta Knight: Kabu, you are in danger!
Kabu: Kirby must stop them. Summon the Warp Star.
Tiff: The Warp Star’s too weak, Kabu!
Tuff: But Tiff, he has to try!
[The Warp Star lifts up from the pedestal and floats near Kirby, increasing in size. Kirby hops on it, ready to save the day.]
Kirby: Poyo!
Tiff: Kirby?
Kirby: Poyo.
Tiff: You can do it.
[Kirby flies up…]
Kabu: Warp Star!
[…and goes out of Kabu. As he flies, a beam nearly knocks Kirby off, but he gets back on the Warp Star, sighing in relief.]
Tiff: Kirby!
Tuff: Wow, that sure was close, huh?
Fololo and Falala: Careful, Kirby!
Meta Knight: He must hurry! Kirby, destroy it!
[Kirby flies up into Destroya and sees explosive projectiles being made. A few of them are fired at Kirby, but he inhales and swallows them. He jumps in the air and transforms into Crash Kirby.]
Meta Knight: It is… Crash Kirby!
Crash Kirby: Poyo!
[Crash Kirby unleashes his crash ability to blow up Destroya. He then flies back to the gang in Kabu Canyon as the Warp Star shrinks small.]
Tuff: Kirby!
[They see Kirby poking at the small Warp Star. We cut to the base of NightMare Enterprises.]
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Well, it seems Kirby and his Warp Star aren't invincible after all.
Nightmare: It's only a matter of time before the Warp Star will be ours for the taking. (laughs evilly)
[Cut to Kirby staring at the Warp Star on the pedestal with a determined look on his face. We then see part of Dream Land on fire from Destroya’s attacks. The gang sees this from the castle balcony.]
Meta Knight: The time has finally come.
Sword Knight: Meta Knight, should we go and get our little surprise ready?
Meta Knight: Yes. We must act quickly to prepare for the next attack.
Tiff: Yes, but how?
Meta Knight: Tiff, can you get all the cappies together?
Tiff: I think so.
Tuff: But they’re trying to put out all the fires.
Meta Knight: That does not matter. We must prepare or the planet will be destroyed.
[Kirby and friends run off and arrive to find Cappy Town a smoldering wreck and thousands of Cappies homeless.]
Tiff: Oh, Tuff... This is terrible. The whole place was destroyed when that spaceship attacked. There's no Cappy Town left.
Tuff: I don't believe it.
Tokkori: Folks are sayin' this is your fault.
[Kirby lowers his head and lets out a sad Poyo. The Cappies turn to Kirby to try to take out their grief on him.]
Mayor Len Blustergas: When your ship crashed, we welcomed you to Cappy Town and now we're paying for it, Kirby.
Chef Kawasaki: Yeah. We lost everything because of you!
Tuggle: It was a mistake to let you live here.
Buttercup: Maybe it's time for you to move on.
Gengu: Yeah, this is all your fault, Kirby!
[Kirby lets out another sad Poyo, only for his friends to step in and defend him.]
Tiff: This isn't Kirby's fault. It's Dedede's fault!
Tuff: Yeah, what about all the times Kirby came to our rescue?
Chief Bookem: He sure didn't save us this time.
Hana: That's why we don't have a place to live anymore.
Mayor Len Blustergas: Cappy Town is in ruins.
Melman: There's not a mailbox left in the whole town.
Samo: It's a fine mess Kirby's got us in.
Tiff: Well, this isn't gonna solve anything.
Tuff: Yeah! Now's the time to work together!
[The Cappies are questioning in a confused state while Tiff growls. Then she proudly grunts.]
Tiff: Come on! We can't give up now! Remember, we've been through tough times before. We'll pull through this one too!
Kirby: Poyo!
Chief Bookem: We just don't know what we should do, Tiff.
Tiff: Meta Knight will tell us. He wants to meet with all of us up in the castle.
[Cut back to the castle.]
King Dedede: You promised us them flyboys could beat Kirby!
Escargoon: But they all took a nose-dive!
NME Customer Service: (on screen) I can assure you nobody’s more surprised than I am, gents.
King Dedede: Well, what do you pretend on doing about it?
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Unfortunately, we’re all working on another big project and when I say big, I mean big.
King Dedede: What is it?
NME Customer Service: (on screen) You’ll find out soon enough. In the meantime, it would be a good idea to keep a close watch on your friend Meta Knight.
Escargoon: Why would we be worried about Meta Knight?
King Dedede: Yeah, ol’ Helmet Head’s working for me.
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Our intelligence shows he may not be a 100% loyal subject. So, if you spot anything suspicious, I want you to get in touch with me.
[The delivery system activates and sends out a small cellphone.]
King Dedede: It's a phone.
NME Customer Service: (on screen) That isn't just an ordinary phone, Your Majesty. 
[Dedede's phone starts ringing with a familiar-sounding ringtone, and Dedede opens his phone to find a dancing Kirby and another familiar-sounding ringtone, this one being a remix of the theme song.]
King Dedede: Hey, what's that pink stinker doin' in there?!
Escargoon: And what's with that annoying music?!
NME Customer Service: (on screen; laughs) Nobody would ever suspect that you'd use a Kirby phone to call Nightmare Enterprises.
King Dedede: Great idea!
Escargoon: I wouldn't be surprised if we even get stuck with a phone bill.
NME Customer Service: (on screen) If anything suspicious happens, you can call me day or night and show me. The phone’s a camera.
King Dedede: I’ll take a picture and see what develops. (the baddies laugh) 
[Meanwhile, the citizens arrive at the courtyard fountain.]
Chief Bookem: We’re all pretty busy right now, Meta Knight.
Mayor Len: No offense, but we don’t feel like a pep talk.
Sir Ebrum: Perhaps Meta Knight wants to help us!
Lady Like: I think we should lend him our eardrums!
Tiff: Well, Meta Knight?
Meta Knight: I have something to show you.
[He presses a button on his remote to open up the fountain, showing a secret passageway.]
Meta Knight: Follow me.
Tuff: Alright!
Kirby: Poyo!
[They head down the passageway and go down an elevator to enter a secret chamber.]
Tiff: Amazing…
Tuff: It’s some kind of cool secret chamber or something.
Kirby: Poyo!
[Shortly after, Waddle Doo tells the villains about this.]
King Dedede: What? A secret chamber?
Escargoon: Where is this secret chamber?
Waddle Doo: Right under the fountain! I saw Meta Knight lead the Cappies there!
Escargoon: (to Dedede) Didn’t I warn you about that meddlin’ Meta Knight?
King Dedede: (growls angrily) We goin’ down there!
[They head down on the throne chair. Soon, the citizens arrive at a huge underground base.]
Tiff: It’s a…
[Meta Knight turns on the lights to show a big ship parked inside. Everyone is impressed by this. The villains sneak in, not far behind.]
King Dedede: (about the Halberd) Hey, what is that there thing?
Escargoon: Sire, how am I supposed to know? But whatever it is, I think our friend at Nightmare Enterprises would be very interested in it.
[On the citizens...]
Kirby: Poyo!
Meta Knight: I have been working on this since my arrival here in Dream Land. Sword Knight and Blade Knight helped me a great deal. They were sworn to secrecy, of course. It is called… Battleship Halberd!
Tiff: Battleship Halberd?
Kirby: Poyo?
Sir Ebrum: You built this yourselves?
Lady Like: Didn’t you have time with all your swashbuckling?
Tuff: Yeah, and why didn’t you tell anybody about it?
Meta Knight: I had no choice, Tuff. If NME learned about this ship, all would be lost.
Tiff: Then I guess it’s a good thing that King Dedede’s so clueless.
[Unfortunately, the baddies heard this. Dedede gets out the phone to show the Halberd on screen.]
King Dedede: (growls angrily) Oh, yeah? We’ll see who’s clueless.
Escargoon: Meta Knight’s not the only underhanded sneak around here.
[Customer Service appears on the phone screen.]
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Looks like that old star warrior’s planning on staging a counterattack. Gotta go!
King Dedede: That sword-swingin' two-timer can't mess with me.
[On the gang…]
Meta Knight: The coming battle may well determine the fate of the galaxy.
Tiff: We can't give up without a fight.
King Dedede: Meta Knight, you's a dirty double-crosser! 
[The villains approach Meta Knight.]
King Dedede: You've got some nerve buildin' this here battleship in my basement!
Escargoon: And what's with this "fate of the galaxy" mumbo jumbo? You got that helmet on too tight?
Meta Knight: You still have a chance to join forces with us before it is too late.
King Dedede: Lemme see inside of that ship first.
[The door to the inside of the Halberd opens.]
Meta Knight: Follow me. I will take you to the bridge.
King Dedede: Yeah, I'd like to push you off one.
[They enter the Halberd, where Sword and Blade are at the controls.]
Sword Knight: We entered all the target date, sir.
Blade Knight: (mumbles) NME! (mumbles)
Meta Knight: Good work.
Tiff: Did he say NME?
Meta Knight: Yes.
[A huge computer screen turns on and zooms through space to show a superstructure.]
Tiff: What is that thing?
Meta Knight: That is NME’s homebase. The superstructure is the size of a small planet.
Sword Knight: It’s a flying fortress built just for battle! Look closer.
[Zoom through the computer screen to show tons of Destroyas surrounding the base.]
Sword Knight: See them saucers flying around? They’re all Destroyas just like the ones that attacked Cappytown.
Tiff: It's huge. NME’s more powerful than I ever dreamed.
Sword Knight: That’s where all of NME’s monsters are born and right now, they’re plotting their final attack.
Tiff: We can’t let them beat us, Kirby.
Kirby: (determined) Poyo.
Tuggle: We can’t beat that!
Gus: We don’t have a chance!
Gengu: That thing will crush us!
[Dedede scans around the place with the phone.]
King Dedede: (laughs) And I’m gonna have a ringside seat!
Escargoon: This’ll be a scream.
[Dedede quickly hides the phone as Kawasaki and Bookem approach.]
Chef Kawasaki: Hey, what’s that, sire?
Chief Bookem: Some kind of new gadget?
[Suddenly, the ship shakes. Outside, a group of Destroyas launch more beams at the castle.]
Meta Knight: You will not be spared, your majesty. As you can see, all of us are under attack.
King Dedede: (growls angrily) I ain’t gonna get stuck down here with these lame-os!
Escargoon: Let’s get out of here!
[The villains exit the Halberd.]
Mayor Len Blustergas: This is catastrophic.
Samo: How can we survive, Meta Knight?
Curio: Maybe we should just get rid of Kirby.
Meta Knight: Listen to me. eNeMeE is not just after Kirby. He will not stop until he controls the entire universe! We must all try to stop him!
Tiff: That's what this battleship's for, right?
Tuff: We can battle eNeMeE from inside here.
Kirby: Poyo.
Mabel: This sounds crazy.
Meta Knight: The odds are against us, but you must decide now! I need a crew. Will you stand up and fight with me?
[The Cappies recoil in fear.]
Samo: You want us to fight?!
Chef Kawasaki: I'm a chef, not a soldier!
Meta Knight: I cannot fly this ship alone. Are there no brave volunteers? Chief Bookem!
Chief Bookem: Ah, I'd like to help, but I'm a lawman, not an airman.
Mayor Len Blustergas: I'm too old to volunteer.
Chef Kawasaki: I think I left my oven on!
Mabel: My crystal ball needs polishing!
Gus: I gotta pump some gas!
Curio: Good luck, Meta Knight!
[The Cappies run out of the Halberd in terror. They come outside to see the Destroyas firing at their village. Back with the baddies, they arrive at the throne room, only to see the screen destroyed from the attacks. Dedede growls and calls Customer Service on his phone.]
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Hey there, D. What's shakin'?
King Dedede: ME! You just blowed up my monster transmitter!
Escargoon: And you nearly got us, too!
NME Customer Service: (on screen) That was just a little friendly fire.
King Dedede: Well, you better send me a new one!
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Sure. Send me 2 billion D-bills.
Villains: Huh?!
Escargoon: You know this sapheaded spendthrift doesn’t have that kind of money!
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Well, perhaps we can work out some kind of barter deal.
Villains: Huh?
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Get rid of Meta Knight’s battleship for us and we’ll repair your transmitter at no charge and throw in a free monster.
Villains: We’re gonna get a free monster!
[Back underground, the place is starting to crumble.]
Meta Knight: We must act! Time is running out!
Tiff: Kirby!
Kirby: Poyo!
[Kirby gets on his Warp Star and flies off toward Destroya. Tons of beams knock him off, but he gets back on. As the cappies watch this, Kit Cosmos steps in.]
Kit Cosmos: Kirby doesn't stand a chance without help.
[The Cappies turn around and notice Kit Cosmos.]
Kit Cosmos: Well, what're you waitin' for? We can't let a Star Warrior battle alone!
Samo: Who is he?
Mabel: I don't know, but he could use a shave.
Kit Cosmos: Sergeant Kit Cosmos! I served with Meta Knight and the Star Warrior force and I'm reportin' for duty.
Iro: Tiff told us about you.
Honey: He's a big hero.
Spikehead: You live on that island.
Kit Cosmos: Kirby and his squad found me there, and when they went home, I chose to stay. But now I've come to help Kirby take on eNeMeE. All right then, who's ready to fight alongside me?
Samo: He certainly is a tough cookie.
Chef Kawasaki: Yeah. Even tougher than my cookies.
Kit Cosmos: Will you stand alongside me, or are you a cowering coward?
Mayor Len Blustergas: We can't fight, Sergeant.
Curio: We're not soldiers.
Kit Cosmos: Not soldiers? Is that a reason for you to stand there and do nothin'?! Kirby's riskin' his life to save your planet, and it's your duty to help him!
[Kirby flies past the beams and gets closer to the UFO. In the underground base, the villains sneak to the Halberd with bombs in hand. Inside the ship...]
Tiff: Well, what are we gonna do now, Meta Knight?
Tuff: The cappies won’t fight.
Meta Knight: I should’ve known. Cappies are peaceful. Fighting is not in their nature.
Tuff: I’ll fight with ya!
Tiff: So will I!
Falala: I’m in!
Fololo: Me too!
Tokkori: I still don’t see why we should have to go get mixed up in all of their business.
Tiff: Well, who asked you?! Kirby’s our friend and we have to help him!
Tuff: We’re ready! Let’s go!
Meta Knight: Alright. Sword! Blade!
Sword Knight: We can’t leave yet.
Blade Knight: (mumbles)
Meta Knight: Hmm?
[An elevator lowers down, and the baddies exclaim in shock to see the cappies coming back to help Kirby and his friends.]
Tuff: Look who's here.
Tiff: Sergeant Cosmos!
Kit Cosmos: I'd never miss a fight if I can help it. (Meta Knight steps out to greet him) Meta Knight, sir!
Meta Knight: What brings you here?
Kit Cosmos: I may be a soldier who's over the hill, but I'm proud to serve one last time, if you'll have me.
Meta Knight: I will.
Kit Cosmos: It'll be an honor, sir.
Chef Kawasaki: I can mess up the mess hall, so count me in too!
Dr. Yabui: You'll need a medic.
Gus: And I've got the muscle to tune this baby up for ya!
Tiff: Thanks, guys! But not all of us can go.
Tuff: Yeah. Somebody's gotta stay behind to start rebuildin' Cappy Town.
Curio: Hmmm. We never thought of that, did we?
Gengu: Yeah, I guess you're... 
[The area around them shakes again.]
Sword Knight: All volunteers on board.
Blade Knight: (mumbling) Help Kirby.
[Outside, the beams knock Kirby off, but the Warp Star saves him.]
Meta Knight: Power up the main engine!
[The knights turn on the main engine. Outside the Halberd, the villains are blown away just as they're about to plant the time bombs. They quickly get back on the ship.]
Escargoon: Hey, sire. What were you supposed to do again?
King Dedede: I was supposed to plant this here time bomb on the ship.
Escargoon: We weren't supposed to be on the ship, were we?
King Dedede: Aaah! Get me outta here!
[The Halberd lifts off from underground. Everybody in Dream Land watches as the ship flies up to the Destrayas. Kirby is seen flying nearby. The cannons aim at one Destroya.]
Sword Knight: Halberd cannons are loaded and in position, sir!
Blade Knight: (mumbles)
Meta Knight: Fire!
[The cannon fires. Kirby flies out of the way as it destroys the Destroya. Kirby cheers, only to get blown away Luckily, the Warp Star saves him once again and he enters the Halberd.]
Kirby: (joyfully) Poyo!
Tiff: I’m proud of you, Kirby.
Tuff: That was cool!
Kit Cosmos: (salutes) Sergeant Cosmos, reporting for duty!
Kirby: (joyfully salutes) Poyo!
[Tiff picks up the Warp Star from the ground.]
Tiff: (in her head) Don’t worry, Warp Star. I’ll protect you.
[The Halberd shakes as the other Destroyas fire at it.]
Sword Knight: They’re coming at us from all sides!
Meta Knight: Then we must fire back!
[The cannons take down the rest of the Destroyas. Everybody cheers in victory.]
Meta Knight: We have done well so far, but this is only the beginning.
Blade Knight: (mumbles)
Sword Knight: NME will send more ships unless we take the attack to him.
[The Halberd flies out of Dream Land as the citizens stare at the island.]
Tiff: Dreamland looks so beautiful from up here.
[Soon, the Halberd leaves Pop Star and goes into space.]
Meta Knight: Prepare yourselves. Our target is 900 lightyears away.
Sword Knight: Warp drive ready!
Blade Knight: (mumbles)
Meta Knight: Hold on. Here we go!
Kirby: Poyo!
[Meta Knight pushes the lever, and the Halberd goes into warp drive, speeding down the wormhole. The team holds on to their safety bars as the ship shakes.]
Meta Knight: When we reach the end of this wormhole, we will have traveled 900 lightyears!
Tuff: Holy wormhole!
Tiff: This turbulence is getting worse! Are you sure the ship will be okay?
Sword Knight: Don't worry. She'll be fine. This ship's made to move at hyper speeds.
Tuff: Yeah, but none of us are.
Kirby: Poyo!
[In the cargo, the villains shake from the warp drive.]
King Dedede: This space travel got me all shook up!
Escargoon: They must be taking it for a shakedown cruise!
King Dedede: I can’t take no more of this rattling around! I’m getting out!
Escargoon: I wouldn’t recommend that, sire. You may find it hard to catch a ride back home from here. I think I’m getting rocket-sick.
King Dedede: I feel hungry.
Escargoon: Oh, no! Nothing will stay down on this flight.
[The Halberd makes it out of the wormhole.]
Meta Knight: Well done.
Sword Knight: We made it! All systems functioning normally. We’re ready to start the attack on your command.
Tokkori: Some wormhole. I don't see no worms nowhere.
Tiff: I thought we were heading for NME’s fortress.
Tuff: Yeah, where is it?
Kirby: Poyo.
Sword Knight: We came out of the wormhole 1 lightyear from his fortress. We don’t want NME to spot us yet.
Tiff: Oh, now I see.
Tuff: We’re gonna launch a sneak attack.
Chief Bookem: What do you want us to do now, Meta Knight?
Chef Kawasaki: I can make some spicy space chow.
Meta Knight: We all need to be on guard. There is danger ahead.
[The Halberd then enters an asteroid belt.]
Sword Knight: Great! We’ve run right into an asteroid belt!
[Some asteroids hit the ship while it’s shielded. Meanwhile, we come to Nightmare Enterprises’s base in space.]
NME Customer Service: Our tracking scopes have picked up some sort of ship coming out of a wormhole one light year away. It appears that Kirby and Meta Knight have decided to attack us with their puny little battle barge!
Nightmare: They are growing desperate! They realize I have them beaten! I was hoping they'd be foolish enough to attack, so I prepared a surprise for them!
NME Customer Service: The capsule is set, sir. I’ll send it on its way.
[He sends out a capsule. Back in the Halberd, the gang is in the engine room.]
Gus: That engine's incredible! It's puttin' out a massive amount of energy, but it purrs like a kitten!
Tiff: But is this ship powerful enough to beat NME’s ships?
Sword Knight: You bet, missy. Up there’s the gravity disruptor. It uses a plasma beam. That’ll punch through NME’s defenses.
Tuff: I sure hope it works.
[Cut to Chef Kawasaki working in the kitchen while Samo and Mabel eat his food.]
Chef Kawasaki: Cooking this freeze-dried space food is as easy as boiling water!
Samo: This is the first time I ever enjoyed Kawasaki's cooking.
Chef Kawasaki: Can I boil you some dessert?
[Cut to Dr. Yabui waiting in the medical room.]
Dr. Yabui: Rather dull up here. When I don't have any patients to see, I get rather impatient.
[Cut to Kit Cosmos training the team in the gym.]
Kit Cosmos: Tough it out! Come on, ya creampuffs! You gotta get into fighting shape!
Chief Bookem: I never should’ve volunteered for this.
Mayor Len: I feel like a dumbbell!
Mabel: I’m pumped up!
[She steams up and turns red. Mabel lifts up the dumbbell with her strength, impressing the others. Then, she drops it, flinging them in the air. Meanwhile, the villains enter the dining hall.]
King Dedede: Hey!
Escargoon: Shh!
King Dedede: Hey, something sure smells yummy in here.
[Dedede sneaks into the cafeteria.]
Escargoon: (quietly) No, sire! Never mind feeding your face! We’re not supposed to be here.
[Dedede sneaks into the kitchen window.]
Chef Kawasaki: I can’t wait to give these dumplings a try!
[Kawasaki sets down a plate of hot dumplings on Dedede's hands, burning them. His scream sets out the alarm, alerting the gang to the stowaway villains.]
Tuff: Isn't there any place we can go to get away from you two?
Tiff: I should've guessed you'd try to stow away.
Escargoon: We have a right to be here, sister!
King Dedede: Yeah, this ship was built on my property.
Chef Kawasaki: What are you doing here?!
King Dedede: I'm comin' along to give you all a helping hand! I'm sick and tired of eNeMeE sendin' me all them defective monsters!
Escargoon: What else can we say? We're disgruntled.
King Dedede: I'm gonna show them crooked creepos that they've done ripped off this here king for the last time!
Tiff: Well, we don't believe a word you say!
Meta Knight: Do your duty, Chief.
Chief Bookem: I'm lockin' you up as non-combatant detainees.
[Bookem locks the two up in a jail cell.]
King Dedede: I don’t think this here’s legal.
Escargoon: I wish we were arrested. We’d be entitled to a phone call and I could talk to my mommy.
[Just then, the phone rings inside Dedede’s robe.]
Escargoon: Your robe’s ringing.
King Dedede: My phone! (answers the phone)
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Hey, Triple D! How’s it going?
Escargoon: (on phone) We’re behind bars!
King Dedede: (on phone) That Meta Nut done locked us up for collabor-izin' with you! I need you to get us out of here!
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Don't sweat it, big guy. I used your cell phone signal to locate your exact position so we can send you a little surprise.
Villains: Huh?
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Bye bye. It’s always been a real pleasure double-dealing with you, your majesty. (laughs evilly before the phone turns off)
King Dedede: You think he was trying to tell me something?
Escargoon: He did sound awfully final.
[King Dedede and Escargoon scream in shock then hug in panic. Meanwhile, the capsule manages to stick onto the ship and drill itself into it. Back in the Halberd, Kit Cosmos is doing running exercises with Bookem, Len, and Mabel.]
Kit Cosmos: I can’t hear you! One, two, three, four! One, two-
[Suddenly, the drill bursts into the ship.]
Kit Cosmos: What’s that?!
[It opens up to let out Heavy Lobster. The cappies run away as it fires lasers. They quickly hide while Kit Cosmos calls for help on the phone.]
Kit Cosmos: (on phone) There's a monster on the engineering level and I need reinforcements, pronto!
[The knights pick up Heavy Lobster’s position moving on screen.]
Sword Knight: That thing’s moving fast! We need two teams to cut it off!
Meta Knight: Quickly!
[Sword and Blade head off to find the monster, with the former holding a bazooka. Kirby, Tiff, and Tuff search around before finding Heavy Lobster.]
Tiff: There it is!
[It fires a laser, blowing up their transport. Tiff gets out a remote and presses a button, closing the door in front of Heavy Lobster. However, it fires lasers to burn through the door.]
Tiff: It’s burning right through!
Meta Knight: (on com) Do not be afraid. Help is on the way.
[Sword and Blade head to their location as the door is almost burned.]
Tuff: What are we gonna do, Tiff?
Tiff: Sword Knight and Blade Knight better hurry.
[The two knights arrive and Sword fires his bazooka at the monster, but it doesn't hurt it.]
Sword Knight: Not a scratch!
[Heavy Lobster fires a laser to destroy their vehicle before busting down the door. The kids run for their lives. They go down the hall with the monster in pursuit. They then come to a dead end. The monster prepares to destroy them when Kawasaki arrives.]
Chef Kawasaki: Here, Kirby! Use this!
[He throws a frying pan to Kirby, who inhales and swallows it. He jumps in the air to become Cook Kirby.]
Meta Knight: That monster is mechanical! Cook Kirby cannot stop it!
[Cook Kirby fires a shot from his frying pan, but it did nothing to the monster. It fires lasers to knock him down, reverting him back to normal.]
Chef Kawasaki: Sorry about that, Kirby. I’ll cook up another way to stop it.
The Gang: Kirby!
[They grab Kirby and run away. Sword and Blade return.]
Sword Knight: Let’s take another shot!
[They fire the bazooka, and it knocks Heavy Lobster back. The knights rejoin the gang as they run away on another transport vehicle. Tiff closes more doors behind them. Back in the cell, the villains snooze until Heavy Lobster busts through the door.]
Escargoon: I think we got ourselves a monster!
King Dedede: (on phone) Hey, there must be some mistake. I didn't order no monster from ya!
NME Customer Service: (on screen) We sent this monster to you for free, Your Majesty.
King Dedede: (on phone) Well I don't want no favors from ya, so just take it all back, ya hear?!
[Heavy Lobster powers up its lasers and they duck down before it fires. It manages to destroy the cell bars.]
King Dedede and Escargoon: (in unison) RUN!!
[The villains run away.]
Escargoon: Move it, sire!
[Meanwhile, Meta Knight sees that Heavy Lobster is approaching the engine room.]
Meta Knight: That monster is heading straight for the engine room!
[The alarm blares out in the engine room.]
Gus: Something's wrong!
[The gang makes it to the engine room and Blade shuts the door behind them.]
Gus: Why’d you shut that door?
Tiff: There’s a monster!
Gus: Oh, no! If it destroys the main engine, this ship’s finished!
Sword Knight: Here it comes!
[Heavy Lobster breaks through the door and Sword fires his bazooka at it, but it doesn't take damage.]
Tiff: It’s not hurt!
Kirby: (determined) Poyo!
[He runs toward Heavy Lobster.]
Tiff: Be careful, Kirby!
Chef Kawasaki: Hey, Kirby! Why don’t you stop that monster by giving it the cold shoulder?
Sword Knight: What’s he talking about?
Blade Knight: (mumbles)
Chef Kawasaki: Here!
[Kawasaki throws Kirby some ice cubes and the pink puffball swallows them. He then jumps in the air and transforms into Ice Kirby.]
Sword Knight: Ice Kirby!
[Ice Kirby uses Ice Breath to freeze Heavy Lobster.]
Chef Kawasaki: I figured if Cook Kirby couldn’t turn up the heat on that, maybe Ice Kirby could turn it into a monster-sicle.
Sword Knight: It looks like it's working!
[Soon, Heavy Lobster is frozen solid.]
Sword Knight: Now!
[Sword fires the bazooka, blowing the monster up to pieces.]
Tiff: Great idea, Kawasaki!
Chef Kawasaki: I wish Kirby hadn’t broken it. It would’ve made a nice centerpiece.
Tuff: He doesn’t have a clue.
Tiff: Kawasaki may not be bright, but he did help save the engine room.
[The alarm blares once more.]
Tiff: What’s wrong now?
Kirby: Poyo?
Meta Knight: (over PA) Report to the bridge! I have found NME!
[They head over to the bridge, where they see NME's base in the distance.]
Tuff: It’s humongous.
Tiff: It’s much bigger than I thought.
Chief Bookem: How are we ever gonna destroy something that massive?
Mayor Len: We’ll be lucky if we can even dent that thing.
[The villains also arrive, seeing the base.]
King Dedede: This place is mighty impressionable.
Escargoon: You said it, sire.
Tiff: How did you get out?!
Chief Bookem: I’ll throw ‘em back in their jail cell!
Escargoon: Just take a chill pill! We’re all on the same side this time! We’re victims of NME, too, you know?
King Dedede: I’m gonna call that slime bucket salescreep right now and give him a piece of my mind!
Meta Knight: No! Don’t!
[Dedede gets out his phone and calls NME.]
King Dedede: (on phone) You ain't nothin' but a cheap chizzlin' cheater and now we gonna settle the score with ya.
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Can't we just talk this over?
King Dedede: (on phone) It's too late! We just found your space fortress and now we gonna make a sneak attack!
NME Customer Service: (on screen) Thanks for the tip off, Big D. (to the other members of N.M.E.) Prepare for attack. Launch all Destraya ships immediately! (signs out)
King Dedede: Hey, that chump just hung up on me!
Tiff: You're the one who's the chump!
Tuff: Thanks to you, they know our whole plan now.
Escargoon: (the baddies are shocked by what Tiff and Tuff just said) That sales guy just tricked you again, sire.
King Dedede: (laughs) Least I don't have to pay that phone bill.
Meta Knight: We must attack at once! Full speed ahead!
[The Halberd speeds toward the enemy base. The defenses fire at the ship, blasting part of it.]
Sword Knight: They’ve broken through!
Blade Knight: We’re losing power! Destroya- (mumbles) -this way!
[Destroyas also fire at the Halberd.]
Meta Knight: Commence fire!
[The Halberd shoots down a bunch of Destroyas, but more and more come in to blast it.]
Sword Knight: There’s too many of them!
Blade Knight: (mumbles) What we do?
Meta Knight: We must try to destroy the fortress itself!
[The Halberd charges toward the fortress while lasers fly.]
Meta Knight: Get ready! Shields up!
[A green shield wraps around the ship, protecting it from attacks.]
Tiff: Look there!
[The base sends out more Destroyas to shoot them down.]
Gus: They got thousands of those flyin' hub-cabs!
Chef Kawasaki: Maybe we should turn back while there's still time.
Chief Bookem: I agree. There's no way we can win this.
Meta Knight: We will not retreat. We must enter the fortress and fight to the finish!
[The Destrayas relentlessly shoot at the Halberd as it maneuvers through the base. Inside the Halberd, the team holds on for dear lives.]
Tuff: The ship’s gonna wreck!
King Dedede: I can't hold on for much longer!
Escargoon: You have to get a grip, your majesty!
[A pipe knocks Dedede's head, sending the baddies tumbling.]
Chef Kawasaki: We’re all gonna get flambeed!
Mabel: Just hang on!
[The shields start to fail under the fight.]
Sword Knight: Oh, no! Our shields are failing!
Blade Knight: And we are (mumbles)!
[Three Destroya ships suddenly attack the other Destroya ships to everyone's amazement.]
Chef Kawasaki: What's going on? They're fighting each other.
Tuff: And they're not attackin' us.
Tiff: What's eNeMeE up to now?
Meta Knight: We are not fighting this battle alone.
Knuckle Joe: (turns on his screen to contact the Halberd crew) Hey, how's it goin', gang?
Tiff: Knuckle Joe!
Knuckle Joe: I took over a Destroya and was hoping you'd let me join your party.
Sirica: (her screen comes on as well) Do you remember me? I came along to help, too.
Tiff: Hey, that's Sirica!
Kirby: Poyo!
Sirica: Knuckle Joe and I have become friends now and we're teaming up to help you defeat eNeMeE.
Sir Arthur: (his and his knights' screen comes on as well) And we will be joining the battle as well.
Meta Knight: Arthur, and the rest of the Star Warriors!
Sir Arthur: We were able to raid the fortress and commandeer some Destroya ships. We will clear the way for you to enter the fortress so you and Kirby can challenge eNeMeE.
Meta Knight: We are honored.
Kirby: Poyo.
Knuckle Joe: But right now, just sit back and let us handle that fleet.
Sirica: Now onto victory!
Sir Arthur: Full speed ahead!
[The three Destroyas that Knuckle Joe, Sirica, Sir Arthur and his knights stole destroy the other Destroyas.]
Tiff: They destroyed the enemy ships!
Meta Knight: Yes! Now we can enter the fortress. Set engine to maximum power! 
[The Halberd blasts its way past more Destroyas and successfully enters the entrance to Nightmare's fortress.]
Meta Knight: Fire!
[The Halberd blasts one more Destroya before arriving inside the fortress. There's nothing inside.]
Chief Bookem: It's awful quiet.
Chef Kawasaki: I wonder why nobody's attacking us.
Tuff: Maybe they've given up.
Sword Knight: Detecting something big, closing fast.
Tiff: Look there!
Kirby: Poyoo...
[Nightmare, finally stepping out of the shadows, makes himself known to the Halberd crew through a giant projection of himself.]
Meta Knight: eNeMeE...
Nightmare: Heh. It was a mistake to come here, Kirby. As you can see, you and your puny band of Star Warriors pose no threat to me. Challenging me is the last mistake you will ever make!
Kirby: Poyo!
[Nightmare laughs evilly.]
Meta Knight: Follow him.
[As they follow Nightmare, the Halberd fires at Nightmare. However, the villain absorbs the attack into his cape. The team gasps in shock.]
Meta Knight: Sword Knight, cut the engine to half speed!
[The Halberd now goes into half speed.]
Tiff: Meta Knight, those blasts went right through him.
Meta Knight: He has led us into a trap!
[The defense system fires relentlessly at the Halberd.]
Sword Knight: The shields are failing!
Blade Knight: (mumbles) Gonna blow!
Meta Knight: Turn this ship around!
[The Halberd turns and flies away while Nightmare laughs evilly. The gate in front of them is closing.]
Chief Bookem: Hey, look! The gate’s closing!
Chef Kawasaki: (he and Yabui hug in panic) Aaah! This is it!
[The gate closed before they could reach it.]
Meta Knight: Take evasive action! Head for the interior wall! We can take cover in the gap!
[It flies into the gap of the interior wall and stops to rest.]
King Dedede: Kirby, get on out there and open up that gate!
Escargoon: Yeah! Prove that you're a real star warrior!
Tiff: He doesn’t have to prove anything!
Tuff: Why don’t you guys go?
Kirby: (determined) Poyo! (runs off)
Tiff: Kirby, no!
[The ship shakes. Air Riders appear to fire rockets at the Halberd. An attack blasts a hole near Kirby, and he comes out to see this. They fire rockets at Kirby, but he inhales and swallows them. He then jumps in the air to transform into Bomb Kirby. He knocks an Air Rider off his Winged Star and flies to take down the enemies with his bombs.]
Tuff: Alright!
Tiff: The dream training he got from Kabu is working!
[The villains watch nearby in dismay.]
Escargoon: I guess Kirby's gonna beat us once and for all, sire.
[Dedede's cell phone starts ringing.]
King Dedede: What's that sound?
Escargoon: Your phone. 
[Dedede pulls out his phone and fumbles it between his hands.]
Escargoon: Ugh, that music's annoying, I wish you'd put it on vibrate. 
[Dedede catches his phone and opens it.]
NME Customer Service: (on screen; laughs evilly) Hey there! Are you ready to surrender yet, Your Majesty?
Escargoon: You bet we are!
King Dedede: I ain't never gonna wave no white flag!
Escargoon: Forget about His Highness, can you at least save me!?
NME Customer Service: (on screen) If you'd like to negotiate, you'll have to speak with my boss. 
[He reveals Nightmare, who laughs evilly and hypnotizes the baddies. They drop the phone and snicker evilly. The team watches Bomb Kirby take on the Air Riders.]
Tuff: Yeah, that’s it, Kirby! Way to go!
[The brainwashed baddies kidnap Tiff]
Tuff: Tiff!
[They exit the Halberd and get away on a transport vehicle.]
Tiff: Where are you taking me?
Escargoon: (brainwashed) You will see.
[Bomb Kirby sees Tiff in the vehicle and flies after it. Back in the Halberd...]
Meta Knight: Kirby must save Tiff from NME!
Sword Knight: Then it’s up to us to destroy his fortress somehow!
Blade Knight: (mumbles) How?
Chief Bookem: (picks up the cell phone) Look, Meta Knight. It’s the king’s cell phone.
Meta Knight: Yes…
[As Bomb Kirby chases the vehicle, more Air Riders appear. One shoots fire at him, but Kirby inhales and swallows it to transform into Fire Kirby. He breathes fire to take down the enemy troops until he sees the vehicle is gone from his sight. Back in the Halberd, Bookem uses Dedede's cell phone to track the signal.]
Chief Bookem: The signal's coming from up there.
Gus: Must be the command center.
Dr. Yabui: That's where they control the fortress.
Chef Kawasaki: Hey, let's set off a blast up there and wreck the place. That'll stop eNeMeE!
Tuff: Yeah, but who can do it?
Tokkori: It's your idea, so you oughta go. (Chef Kawasaki gasps)
Kit Cosmos: (laughs heartily) Don't worry. I'm comin' along to provide backup support.
Chef Kawasaki: I wish I never cooked up this idea.
[Meanwhile, the brainwashed villains arrive at the command center to bring Tiff to Customer Service.]
NME Customer Service: Thanks for the special delivery.
[The villains blink, snapping out of their trance.]
King Dedede: I know that voice. You're the sales dude!
Escargoon: We've never actually seen you in person before.
NME Customer Service: Well, you're in for a little surprise. 
[He turns his chair around, and, to the surprise of Tiff, Dedede, and Escargoon, reveals that he has stubby feet similar to other Kirby characters and is only about as tall as Escargoon.]
King Dedede: You look a lot taller on the TV screen.
Escargoon: You're almost as shrimpy as Kirby.
NME Customer Service: (laughs) I may be shrimpy, but I'm a whale of a salesman. And now, we'll take the kid. 
[Nightmare grabs Tiff and flies off. Meanwhile, Tokkori, Kawasaki, and Cosmos are riding on a transport vehicle with bombs in tow.]
Chef Kawasaki: Are you sure this is a good idea? Maybe we should go back.
Tokkori: This bird ain’t no chicken!
Kit Cosmos: Keep your apron dry. We’re almost there.
[They spot Nightmare flying away with Tiff in hand.]
Tokkori: (exclaims) NME!
[They pass by him and become scared. Fire Kirby spots Tiff and flies after Nightmare.]
Tiff: No, Kirby!
Fire Kirby: Poyo!
[Fire Kirby follows Nightmare through the base.]
Tiff: This is a trap, Kirby! Don’t follow me! Go away!
Nightmare: (laughs evilly) It's too late, child. Kirby is about to face his worst nightmare...
[Back with the villains...]
NME Customer Service: (evilly laughs) Kirby's falling right into our trap, thanks to you.
Escargoon: Hold it, pal! 
King Dedede: We've got a problem here.
Escargoon: We could use some refreshments.
King Dedede: Yeah. How about showing us some grinditude with some grub?
NME Customer Service: I'm afraid I can't help you fellas. There's no kitchen in the command center.
Escargoon: We'll call Kawasaki!
King Dedede: Oooh! (laughs and grabs the microphone) Yo, Kawasaki! Whip me up a little somethin' and rush it to me right away!
Chef Kawasaki: Here you go, sire! Liver and spinach surprise.
NME Customer Service: How'd he get in here!?
King Dedede: Oh boy! Home cookin'! [sits down to eat Kawasaki's cooking and enjoys it] Mmm. This here dish is delish! Go on. Have a bite.
N.M.E. Sales Guy: No thanks, I'm not...
King Dedede: (shoves the liver into the NME Customer Service's mouth) You're gonna love it! (laughs)
Escargoon: (as the NME Customer Service turns around, unable to handle the taste of Kawasaki's cooking) Bet ya never tasted anything like that!
[Meanwhile, Kit Cosmos and Tokkori set up the bombs.]
Kit Cosmos: Start the timer.
Tokkori: Right! Here it goes.
[He starts the timer on the bombs. Back with Fire Kirby, he follows Nightmare to a huge chess table. Nightmare drops Tiff to the table.]
Nightmare: (laughs evilly) This is checkmate, Kirby. The game is up!
Fire Kirby: Poyo…
Tiff: You lead Kirby here because this is where you make nightmares! But he's not afraid of you and your tricks.
Nightmare: We will see about that! Before this match is over, you will both feel the force of my power.
[Fire Kirby breathes fire at Nightmare, but he absorbs it into his cape.]
Tiff: Kirby's usual attacks won't work here!
[Outside the base, Knuckle Joe, Sirica, and the other star warriors blast down more Destroyas until three of them enter the base.]
Knuckle Joe: Oh, no!
[Knuckle Joe speaks to Meta Knight about the situation.]
Knuckle Joe: (on screen) I hate to tell you this, Meta Knight, but I got some bad news for ya. Three Destroyas got through. They’re headed your way.
[The Halberd gets blasted down by the lasers, taking critical damage.]
Sword Knight: We’re losing our shields! We can’t take much more!
Meta Knight: We must evacuate! Land on the ledge! Prepare to abandon ship!
[The Halberd lands on the ledge and everybody evacuates before the ship goes down, exploding below. Kawasaki, Cosmos, and Tokkori ride up to the others.]
Chef Kawasaki: Hey, everybody! We did it!
Kit Cosmos: That time bomb’s gonna go off in a minute!
Tokkori: This place will be blown to smithereenies!
Chef Kawasaki: Hey, how come you guys aren’t on the ship already?
Gus: There ain’t no ship.
Samo: It’s just been totally pulverized.
[The three exclaim in horror.]
Tokkori: But we gotta get out of here now!
Dr. Yabui: (moans) We’re all doomed.
Sword Knight: We need to find another spaceship fast!
Blade Knight: We won’t set enough time to (mumbles) another ship.
Mabel: But there must be some way we can get out of here.
Samo: There’s not.
Meta Knight: Wrong! It will not be easy, but we can escape.
Tuff: But how, Meta Knight?
Gus: Yeah, how?
Tokkori: I don’t think that helmet’s letting the guy’s brain breathe.
Meta Knight: We can use the monster delivery system here to deliver us home.
Tokkori: You don't seriously expect us to use that contraption, do ya?
Kit Cosmos: Hm. It's worth a try.
Meta Knight: But it is close to the place where you planted that bomb.
[The rest of the crew gasp.]
Chef Kawasaki: We have to go back?
Meta Knight: Yes, and we do not have a moment to lose!
[Back in the fight, Fire Kirby soon becomes tired and faints, reverting back to normal.]
Tiff: Kirby!
[She runs over to the exhausted star warrior.]
Tiff: Please… wake up.
Nightmare: (laughs evilly) Your friend has chosen an unfortunate time for a nap.
Tiff: What have you done to him?
Nightmare: He has used up all of his energy. Kirby is now completely helpless. I can crush him with little effort... But first, some fun! I will enter Kirby's sleep and give him a nightmare, and you can join him. This dream will be a real scream!
Tiff: Kirby!
[Nightmare teleports Tiff and himself into Kirby's dreamscape, which is entirely about food.]
Nightmare: (laughs evilly) What a dreamscape! All Kirby cares about is food!
[He spots an apple floating by and zaps it, revealing Kirby. He's hurt really bad.]
Tiff: (gasps) Send the Warp Star!
Nightmare: You are wasting your time. This is Kirby’s dream. There is no Warp Star here! 
[He laughs evilly until Tiff holds up the Warp Star in her hand.]
Tiff: Catch!
[She throws the Warp Star to Kirby, who inhales and swallows it.]
Nightmare: He swallowed the Warp Star!
[He jumps in the air and begins to transform. The Warp Star appears under Kirby and flies while transforming into the Star Rod. Kirby catches the Star Rod and holds it above his head as it glows.]
Nightmare: The Star Rod! (screams)
[Kirby surrounds him with a barrage of stars from the Star Rod.]
Nightmare: (screams in terror) No! How did Kirby discover the secret? That pitiful little Star Warrior has found my only weakness. I am helpless against the power of the Star Rod!
[Soon, Tiff and Kirby emerge from Kirby’s dream to see Nightmare getting weaker.]
Tiff: eNeMeE is really a living nightmare, so the only place you could beat him was inside a dream. 
Kirby: Poyo?
Tiff: Good work, Kirby! You are the only Star Warrior who gets the secret of the Star Rod and can use it against eNeMeE!
[Nightmare screams in pain before fading from existence.]
Tiff: We better go look for the others now.
Kirby: Poyo!
[They fly off on the Wing Star to look for their friends. Eventually, they spot them in the vehicle.]
Tiff: There they are!
[They fly over to the crew.]
Tiff: Hi, everybody!
Tuff: Hey, Tiff!
Tiff: Kirby battled eNeMeE and he beat him!
[Everyone cheers now that they've heard the good news.]
Tiff: Where are you guys going?
Tuff: The Halberd was blown away. We have to escape before our bomb goes off!
[Tiff and Kirby gasp upon hearing Tuff's own fair share of news. Back on the baddies…]
King Dedede: (laughs) That liver sure made you shiver!
N.M.E. Sales Guy: (brushing his teeth to get the taste of Kawasaki's cooking out of his mouth) I was completely disgusted!
Escargoon: Now you know how we feel about you!
[They both laugh until they are suddenly interrupted by the Halberd's crew barging into the command center.]
Mayor Len Blustergas: There's the monster delivery system!
King Dedede: Hey, what's goin' on?!
Chief Bookem: Kirby beat eNeMeE and now we're gonna destroy this place!
King Dedede: No way!
[The N.M.E. Sales Guy gasps in shock and terror after having heard what Chief Bookem just said and makes a run for it.]
Sword Knight: The system’s powered up!
Blade Knight: (mumbles) Go!
Meta Knight: We must leave at once!
[The entire crew gets on the delivery system.]
King Dedede: Hey, the machine inside my castle is broke!
Escargoon: Yeah! We can’t use this thing to go back!
Tiff: Well, it’s the only chance we’ve got!
Meta Knight: Activate!
Sword Knight: Here we go!
[The knights activate the delivery system and join the others as it teleports them. The bombs go off, blowing up the entire base. Knuckle Joe, Sirica, and the knights watch from afar.]
Sir Arthur: Kirby and his crew have actually done it.
Knuckle Joe: I hope they had time to… get away.
Sirica: Good luck, my friends.
[Back in Dream Land, in the castle throne room…]
Curio: It's no use! This confounding contraption won't work!
Citizens: Huh?!
Sir Ebrum: If that transport machine isn't fixed in a few seconds, Curio-
Lady Like: -our children won't be able to return!
Waddle Doo: Here, you might wanna try-
Curio: I tried everything! I’m missing a part!
Waddle Doo: That's what I'm tellin' ya! (holds up a screw) I found this on the floor!
Curio: Ah! That’s the part I need! (fixes up the delivery system) I think it’s fixed!
[The delivery system activates and sends out the entire team.]
Lady Like: Tiff!
Sir Ebrum: Tuff!
[They all fall down to the floor.]
King Dedede: Home sweet home!
Escargoon: I never wanna leave this planet again!
[The kids hug their parents in a warm embrace.]
Tiff: We did it!
[The sun rises over the horizon and the people look on at the fully rebuilt Cappy Town happily.]
Mayor Len: Cappy Town's as beautiful as ever.
Mabel: It was hard work, but we rebuilt it together.
Tiff: Everything's back to normal.
Escargoon: Except for the castle… (he and King Dedede look at the still-damaged Castle Dedede) It's still a wreck.
King Dedede: And I ain't even got me a way to order me no more monsters.
Meta Knight: (holds Dedede's cell phone out) What about this?
King Dedede: Ah! Gimme!
[King Dedede turns his cell phone on, only to find its monitor all fuzzed out due to the destruction of Nightmare's fortress and the command center that was inside it. The baddies sigh in sadness. Tiff, Tuff, and Kirby laugh at the two and then look back at Cappy Town.]
Tiff: (voiceover) And so, Kirby saved the galaxy and proved himself to be the greatest Star Warrior of all.
[Kirby, Tiff, and Tuff appear in three star-irises.]
Tiff: And life in Dream Land went back to normal. But I suppose that with Kirby around, life will always be an adventure. Isn't that right, Kirby?
Kirby: Puuu... Poyo!
[The three star-irises close on the three, then close to black, concluding the movie.]
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