The Star Warrior Nutcracker Ch. 2
In the wall was a tiny mouse hole, and from it came an army of mice, small mouse-like creatures that are simple in appearance. Their bodies are shaped similar to that of a tadpole's and they will either be seen colored red, blue, yellow, or green. Their faces are a peach color and they have two shiny eyes and a mouth. They have two large ears on the top of their heads. Squeakers lack limbs, and have small tails. They were just fluffy little mice like creatures that smell of cinnamon. They marched quietly into the cellar and shushed each other whenever the floor creaked. Then a large mouse emerged from the hole, taller as his army A towering rat with gray fur dressed in a long jagged red cape. Around his neck, he has a gold bell that appears to be holding up his cloak. His face is shaven and has yellow eyes with dark gray circles around them, above them are thick eyebrows. Although he lavishes himself as a mouse, he has rat-like characteristics, such as sharp fangs and round, floating paws with five yellow fingers, and a large black nose. His scent is a blend of cinnamon and coffee. On his head, he wears a red top hat. He carries around a black cane with a gold tip with a ruby on it.He Was Their King.His yellow eyes squinted at the sleeping girl. He chuckled when he saw a gleam around her neck. He leaned over to his two commanding officers.The first officer is a blue, bulky, bipedal mouse-like creature. He wears a red bandana and a red sleeveless shirt, a single tooth extending out of his mouth. Both of his eyes are concealed by the bandana, in addition to the eyepatch he wears on his left eye.The second officer is a small bluish-white mouse bearing major resemblance to his underlings, suggesting that he might be highly-intelligent. He has large round ears and a large green mustache which takes up the majority of his face. He is piloting a red flying saucer“There it is, boys,” he whispered, pointing to the girl’s brooch“You telling us we came all this way for that? The small officer saidThe small officer choked as the squeak king gripped him around his neck “that ‘cheap piece of costume jewelry’ is the only thing standing in our way, doc! Now go get it before the girl wakes up!”The little mouse zoomed in his saucer to the sleeping girl. The saucer pulled out a mechanical arm and reached for the brooch. As the arm touched it, a bolt of electricity shot out of it, sending doc flying backwards and causing him to crash into a coal pile. The squeak king slapped himself on the forehead.“Imbeciles,” he mumbled. “The squeakers could’ve been more effective and practical than this!” he stomped over to his minions and pushed them to the ground. “Watch and learn, Idiots!”The squeak king crept to the girl and grinned evilly as his eyes beheld the gold brooch“Yes,At last,” he chuckled, holding out his gray paws. “Nothing will stand in my way nowAAAAAAH!”He jumped back as the brooch burned his paws. His yellow eyes were wide with confusion, but he growled in anger. He looked above the girl. He paused as he got a good look at the girl’s face.The innocence it held was mesmerizing and he found himself running his hand through her soft, black hair.“Pretty thing,” he mused “almost feel sorry that i have to take your precious brooch away”But as he touched the silk ribbon, it had the same effect. The squeak king gritted his teeth and clenched his hand into a fist. He cursed the witches for not telling him the brooch was enchanted! Then again, he should’ve guessed as much for something so powerful.After a moment, he relaxed and smiled down at the girl“No matter,” he said calmly but intimidating. “If we can’t take the brooch, we’ll just have the girl”“You shall not touch her, you fiend!”The squeak king gasped as a blue figure hopped and lashed out a sword the size of a pin. It was the nutcracker“You!” the squeak king shouted “but...how?”“Have at thee, Daroach!” the nutcracker challenged. “Leave the girl be and face your demise!”“Stay out of this, metaknight! I was merciful turning you into wood rather than killing you! Let me go about my business and it will stay that way!” “Your fight is with me! Leave adeleine Alone!”“On the contrary, Nut Boy, this has nothing to do with you! I’m here for the girl. Just let me take her, and i’ll be on my way”“Over my dead body!”“Why? What’s she to you? Don’t you already have a girlfriend?”“I would be with her, if it weren’t for you!”“Oh yes, That’s right”“The only way you’re going to get this girl is if you kill me!”daroach rolled his eyes “Fine, if that’s the way you want to play it” he drew out a golden rod with a small box-like item on the end with a star symbol on each side of the cane. “All i want is the girl, but having the pleasure of destroying you is an added bonus”He swiped the rod at the nutcracker, but he quickly ducked out of his swing.“This isn’t a fair fight, daroach!” metaknight mocked “pick on somebody your own size!”daroach ignored his comment and swung at him again, gasping as he nearly cut the girl“Very well,” he snorted. The nutcracker leapt off and faced his opponent“Just like old times, old chump,” daroach smirked, the chances of his survival were pretty highThe officers prepare to attack, but their leader raised his hand“Don’t help, he’s mine!”Daroach charged forth and there with a loud clang as metaknight blocked his blow.“Why are you here, you rat?” the nutcracker demanded as he thrust his blade towards his adversary“I told you,” the squeak king replied as he defended himself. “All i want is the girl”“Why? What do you want with the girl?”“That is my business and my business alone! If you had not meddled in my affairs long ago, you wouldn’t be in this mess”The sounds of the foes fighting was enough to wake adeleine. her eyes fluttered open as she wearily lifted her head to see what was making the noises. She clutched her hand to her chest and realized that her nutcracker was goneShe lifted the thin blanket, but could not find him. Then she heard another clang and spun around to see her nutcracker over by the furnace, fighting, another small soldier she could not identify. She shook her head and closed her eyes“I must be dreaming”But when she opened them again, the strange battle was still going on. Surrounding the two foes was an army of little mice. The whole scene was bizarre to the girl.“Did i just hit my head?” she questioned, putting her hand to her headShe didn’t understand what was going on, but frightened her that this horrifying rat was trying to hurt her nutcracker. The enemies’ weapons were pushing against each other, and the nutcracker was losing the struggleDetermined to save her beloved nutcracker, adeleine raced over to the battle. The squeakers scrambled so they wouldn't be stepped on by the large lady“Looks like you’ve lost your touch, nut boy,” Daroach sneeredHe screamed and dropped his rod as a giant hand snatched him up. adeleine brought the large rat to her furious face“Leave him alone!” she bellowed“Damn!” Daroach cursed “i forgot about you”He was angry at the moment but couldn’t help admiring her enormous brown eyes and her fiery spirit. He smirked at the giant girl“Now, don’t you think you should pick on someone your own size?”The little gold bell around his neck glowed around her and Adeleine dropped the squeak king as he grew bigger. She glanced around and saw that the whole room was getting bigger. No! She was getting smaller! The shrinking stopped when she was half the size of the nutcracker with the cellar now the size of a gigantic cathedral.“Wha..” she started to sayShe looked up as she heard the squeaker chuckle, towering over her. He is so big that she thinks he’s going to swallow her whole and alive!“Now, my little lady,” he sneered, “you’re mine”She backed away as he slowly approached her“Wh-who are you?” she stammered“Oh yes, how rude of me” he bowed slightly, tipping his hat, Sliding with easy grace to his feet and taking hold of his hat, looking perfectly Etiquette.“my name’s Daroach, but my subjects call me… the squeak king”Adeleine gasped “the...the squeak king?”“Ah! You’ve heard of me then? Then you know why i’m here”“Y-you’re here to hurt my nutcracker!”“What, Him? He just happened to be here”adeleine stopped as her back hit the wall. The squeak king smirked as he had her cornered and stuck his cane out at her“No. i’m here for you, my dear”She stared up at him in fright “M-me?”daroach shrieked as metaknight’s sword poked him in the rear, causing him to drop her. He spun around and growled at his foe“You’ll have to go through me first, You rat!” the nutcracker declaredDaroach narrowed his eyes ”so be it!”“Mistress adeleine, Run!”adeleine didn’t hesitate and slipped away from the squeak king“No!” daroach cried while shielding himself from the nutcracker “squeakers, grab the girl!”Adeleine squealed as the squeakers chased after her. The nutcracker saw her plight and looked over at the mouse hole. He pulled out his sword shouting “Waddle Dees, Charge!”Out of the mouse hole were not mice, but strange creatures marched out. They have tan, pear-shaped faces, chestnut-colored eyes and no mouth. They have a round body, honey colored feet, small stubby arms, and rosy cheeks. Many of them brought out their spears. Two other knights, unlike the strange creatures appear to be metaknight’s commanding officers. and charge towards the squeakers“Attack!”metaknight commandedThis diverted the squeakers’ attention from adeleine and towards the approaching army. Adeleine used their momentary distraction to escape and hid behind the coal pileShe heard a cry and turned to see the squeak king leading her nutcracker towards the fireplace of the furance. A few more steps and he would be burned alive! adeleine gasped as the nutcracker’s sword was pulled out of his grasp. Daroach then pointed his cane at the nutcracker.“It’s over, you miserable, second-rate hunk of wood” he chuckledThinking fast, adeleine removed one of her slippers and threw it at the squeak king. It hit him square in the back of his head“Ow!” he cried, spinning around. “Who threw that?!”He growled when he saw Adeleine run from his sight. Meanwhile, metaknight scrambled for his weapon.“Idiots!” daroach howled “I told you to get her!” he sighed “I have to do everything myself!”The nutcracker charged him from behind, but daroach managed to turn around just in time. He used his hands to pin the nutcracker to the ground.“Sorry to cut our battle short, nut boy,” daroach smirked, “but i have a little lady to catch”“No,” metaknight uttered, attempting to riseThree squeakers pounced on the nutcracker as the squeak king pursued the girlAs soon as adeleine saw that the squeak king was after her, she searched frantically for a place to hide.She then looked up at an old crate. She ran to the crate and slip through a small holedaroach chuckled at her action “silly girl, thinking she can hide from me”He went into the hole after her. He scanned the inside, trying to determine which piece of object the girl was hiding behind“Where are you, my pretty~?” daroach called in a singsong voice “come out, come out, wherever you are!”With a swipe of his paw, he turned over the pot and found nothing underneath“While i do enjoy a fun game of hide-and-seek now and then, i simply haven’t the time right now”He pushed over a tool box but was again unsuccessful“I promise i won’t hurt you, lovely. I’ll make sure no harm comes to you, whatsoever”He kicked a box of matches, but that, too was empty“you can run, but you can’t hide because i can smell your blood”Meanwhile, adeleine Was Pressed up against the inside of an old cigar box. The darkness of the small box frightened her, but she was more afraid of the rat lurking outside as she held her breath from the bad smell of tobacco. What did he want with her?“In fact,” he called, “why don’t you make things easy for us both and just hand over that pretty brooch of yours?”adeleine puts her hand to her brooch. What did he want of her brooch? Why would he go through all this trouble for that?“Your choice, my dear”She held her breath as she heard him stop outside in front of the box“Very well. If you won’t give yourself up, I’ll just have to hurt your precious nutcracker”She gasped in fright. She realized her mistake too late to put her hand to her mouth. The box’s lid flung open and the squeak king grinned at the sight of her“Gotcha!“adeleine screamed as he snatched her up and flung her over his shoulder“Let go of me!” she yelled, furiously beating her fists against his back“My, my, my,” daroach snickered. “You’re a feisty one, playing coy, aren’t you? How charming!”She did not reply, only continued pounding him“Shhh, shhh,” he whispered, stroking her back “There there,none of that now. I promise you won’t be hurt”She didn’t listen and persisted in trying to wrench herself out of grasp as he carried her. Meanwhile, metaknight struggled to fight off the squeakers, as did the waddle dees. They were outnumbered, and the squeaks are stronger. metaknight now had five on top of him“Help!”He turned at the sound of Adeleine’s voice and saw the squeak king carrying her towards the mouse hole“Mistress Adeleine!” metaknight criedHe tried to shake the squeakers off his back, but no avail“Somebody!” he shouted “save her!”Daroach yelped as he once again felt something hit the back of his head. He turned around and searched for the culprit“Ok, Seriously, What’s with all the bloody shoe-throwing?!” he demandedsuddenly, something jumped up from behind and grabbed him by the ears.“Ow!” he cried outAs his head pulled back and he writhed in pain, he lost his grip on Adeleine, who landed on the floor with a thud. She looked up and saw that it was a pink haired fairy was attacking the fiend. he gasped when a pink circle with red feet came charging at him with a spear.“Take That You brute!”daroch shrieked as the pink balll started hitting him with the spear while the fairy was pulling his ears out of his scalp. Once he gotten over the shock, he used his arm to throw the pink ball across the room, reached back and grabbed the fairy by the throat. She screamed as he flung her over his head to bring them face to face“Why you little brat!” He grunted between his teeth “I never liked fairies or children!”“Hey!” Adeleine exclaimed “You Leave Her alone!”daroach turned his head towards the pretty girl, who then she’d done something stupid once again and ran off. The fairy squealed as the squeak king dropped her. He brought out his golden rod and resumed his chase“This girl is really getting on my nerves,” he growledAdeleine looked around for a new hiding place. She found herself at the bottom of a pile of clutter.She gazed up at it, intimidated by how tall it now was in comparison to her. She glanced over her shoulder and saw the squeak king right on her tail. There was nowhere to go but upShe climbed onto the handle of a shovel. She ran along it until she reached the trunk. Grunting in annoyance, daroach went up after her. adeleine shrieked as she made her way up climbing. Normally, daroach would’ve high jump her into his arms, but he was too endorsed into the thrill of the chase to bother.“You may be difficult, my pretty” he shouted up to her, “but you know what they say: the harder they catch, the better they are!”He caught up to her and adeleine ducked behind a box of light bulbs. She squealed when he pierced his golden rod through the bulb, shattering it. She climbed upwards as fast as she could.“You can’t run forever!” daroach tauntedadeleine was panting as she climbed faster and faster. Soon, she found herself at the top of the pile of clutter where a wood crate stood. She looked around frantically. Where she go now? There was nothing but open space, now nowhere to hide.She gasped when she heard a dark chuckle behind her. She spun around and collapsing in fear. The squeak king smiled wickedly as he crept nearer“You see? He smirked “now there’s nowhere left for you to run. It’s just you and me, my beauty.”adeleine closed her eyes, preparing for the worst. daroach was taken aback at her sudden look of defeat and lowered his triple star wand.Yes, a beauty she was. Her eyes were shut in fright, yet her lashes fell gently over them. As she quivered, a strand of her black hair fell over her face. daroach then felt the strange urge to reach out his hand and brush it awayadeleine cautiously opened her eyes, confused by the gray squeaker's unexpected gesture. Her brown eyes met his yellow ones that dilated as they fixated on her. adeleine became even more confused, as he seemed to be looking at her not with malice, but...tendernessAdeleine’s eyes went wide with surprise and Her cheeks were red as a blooming red rose. At first she was terrified, but the girl gasped and put her hand to her mouth and said "Oh!".“A beauty indeed…” he murmured. For a shrunken girl, She's Charming Than Any Porcelain Doll And Cuter Than Any Rag Doll.Neither of them saw that the golden bell around the squeak king’s neck started glowing, as did adeleine’s brooch. They didn’t even notice the two trinkets slowly rising, reaching out to each other, bringing their bearers closer togetherOnce she realized that their faces were only a few inches away, adeleine snapped herself back into reality and backed away“Don’t you dare touch me!”daroach quickly shook off her sensations and regained his malicious composure“My dear, i fear that might be quite impossible, as I can’t take you without touching you”“Now, come along, my dear” daroach smirked. He lunged forward and grabbed her arm. As soon as he did, a light, a bright flash, brighter than the sun pulsed from adeleine’s brooch and knocked daroach back with such a great force that released his hold on the girl and fell from the pile to the floor. The squeakers gasped at the sight of their leader falling and some of them rush to his aid in the form of a pile just in time to catch him. His hat was removed as he put his hand to his head.“Oh, my aching head…” he groanedHis eyes widened when he noticed the waddle dees approaching him“Retreat!” he bellowedThe squeakers ceased their fighting and rushed into mouse hole“This isn’t over yet, my pretty!” daroach shouted up to adeleine as the squeakers carried him offadeleine waited until the last bit of the squeaks has disappeared into the mouse hole before climbing back to the ground“Goodness…”“are you alright?”She gasped and turned sharply towards the nutcracker slowly approaching her, holding her slipper in his hand. She was silent as he gently slid it on her foot. She couldn’t help but think he looked even handsomer at this size, but shook it off when she remembered her situation.“You’re…” she stammered, “You...and that…”She looked around at the waddle deesHer eyes rolled back as her legs gave out beneath her. The nutcracker caught her before she hit the floor“Wow!” the fairy marveled “she’s even prettier at this size!”“Poyo” the pink ball nods in agreementadeleine’s eyes slowly opened and she glanced around to find that her surroundings had not changed“I’m not dreaming, am I?”Everyone shook their heads“I’m afraid this is quite real,” metaknight said as he helped her to her feet“You’re alive,” adeleine uttered “all of you?"She yelped as the fairy flung her arms around her waist“Finally!” the little fairy squealed “Now i get to hug you back!”“ribbon!” said metaknight “you’ll overwhelm the poor girl!”“ribbon?” adeleine said in awe“Yup!” ribbon exclaimed, stepping away. “And that’s kirby”“Hi!” The little pink ball jumped and wavedmetaknight bowed “We are all at your service, my lady”The commanding officers and the other soldiers did the same; as do kirby and ribbon. adeleine’ face flushed pinkadeleine gazed at the nutcracker in awe.So the story was right, then” she whispered “you are a king!”metaknight frowned “I was going to be, anyway, until that fiend daroach cursed me and took my queen”“queen”“The fairy queen,” he sighed, gazing off into space “My queen”“So that was really him? The squeak king?”“Yes,” the nutcracker growled “I’m not sure how he found me, but apparently wasn’t looking for me”All eyes were on adeleine and she hid her face behind her hands“Whatever does he want adeleine for?” ribbon inquired“Nothing good, that’s for sure!” the sword knight huffed“That puzzles me as well,” metaknight said, rubbing his chin. “I mean adeleine’s just an ordinary Girl” he looked down at her “No offense. It’s just i don’t understand why he would want you you in particular”adeleine touched her golden brooch “he...he said he wanted my brooch”“Really? Ribbon said, taking a closer look at the pendant. “It’s a pretty thing, that’s for sure, but it’s nothing the squeak king would get so worked up about”“But it did something!” adeleine pointed out “I saw it! It knocked the squeak king senseless!”“Still I don’t know how it did that! she insisted “He...he touched me and it started glowing and I don't know what happened exactly!”“Hmm,” metaknight pondered, staring at the necklace. “Maybe it’s not just some cheap piece of costume jewelry after all. I Wonder…”He reached out and touched the brooch. He retracted his hand with a yelp“You. there’s certainly some sort of magic in it”“Did it hurt you?” adeleine asked, taking his hand“Just a little, but i don’t think anyone can touch it”“But when i touch it, it does nothing”“Maybe because you’re wearing it. That would explain why daroach decided to take you instead of just taking the brooch”“But why? What’s so special about it? You know, besides the strange magic?”“I’m not sure, but if daroach wants something magical, it must be for something dangerous. Best that you keep that brooch on so he doesn’t get his hands on it”adeleine froze “You mean he might come after me again?!”“Most likely, daroach’s a very persistent man. No doubt he regain his bearings, he’ll plan another attack”Adeleine gulped and glanced at her huge surroundings. “Oh, dear! Everything’s so big! What should happen if my matron wakes up and finds me the size of a mouse?”metaknight stepped toward the mouse hole and squinted into the darkness“Daroach and the squeaks came through here. This must be an entrance into the land of dreams”Adeleine shivered “Do you really think he’ll come back?“If he does,” sword knight said, drawing out his sword, “We’ll be ready”“We can’t just sit and wait for him to attack again,” metaknight pointed out. “He might bring more squeakers next time. We barely got out of this battle alive. If we’re going to defeat the squeak king once and for all, we’ll have to attack him when he least expects it”ribbon peered into the mouse hole “You’re not going in there, are you?”“I Must,” the nutcracker said, drawing his sword. “He’s holding my queen captive. It is my sworn duty to rescue her! Because I was powerless.... She was locked away in the castle, where she remains now”“What about me?” adeleine demanded “I mean the squeak king is after me, not to mention i’m now much smaller than himmetaknight lashed his rapier “It’s possible that if the squeak king dies, all of his enchantments, including the one he has on you, will be broken”The young lady’s eyes widened in horror “You’re not going to kill him, are you?”It’s the only way,” the nutcracker insisted, “If I am ever to be reunited with the fairy queen and you are ever to be your size again”“We’ll Join you on your quest” sword knight said, saluting his superiormetaknight shook his head. “No, sword knight. If we bring an army to the land of dreams, daroach will see us coming. I Must go alone and catch the squeak king while he’s off-guard”“But the squeakers!” Blade knight reminded him “You won’t stand a chance fighting them alone!“Even if you slay the squeak king,” sword knight said, “No doubt the squeakers will attack you!”The nutcracker rubbed his chin in thought. “Then wait until you wake again tomorrow night. If this portal takes me to the edge of the land of dreams, it will take at least a day’s journey to get to the castle on foot. Wait twenty-four hours before following me. daroach might be too distracted waiting for my arrival to notice an army approaching. Even if he does notice you coming, he’ll take his focus off of me. Either way, we can use it to our advantage”The general nodded and saluted again.Then the fairy noticed that something glittered in pocket of Adeleine's white robe. She asked “What is it?”Young lady dug in her pocket and took out her paintbrush that shimmered with all the colors of the rainbow. Ribbon squeaked ”You have a magic sign!”“Wait, What ?” adeleine asked questionly“Well, this may seem like an abrupt .question, but… do like colors or drawing?”“Yep, I do love love them both!” Adeleine smiled“I’ve grown up among all the colors of the rainbow Ever Since i was born”She looked the brush and realized it might be a wand that brings drawings to popping out and come to lifeMaybe she might accompanied the nutcracker on journey to the land of dreams“Wait,” adeleine said, grabbing the nutcracker’s hand. “I’m coming with you”“Out of the question!” metaknight exclaimed “It could be dangerous! Besides, the squeak king’s greatest enemy traveling with the wearer of an object he desires will attract even more attention! And if we should get captured…”“I don’t think he can hurt me,” adeleine claimed, touching her necklace. “I think this brooch and this paintbrush protects me somehow. Besides,i can’t stay here! I won’t freeze like the others in the morning. If my wicked matron finds me, she’ll faint, or if she might step on me!”“She has a point” said sword knight“And if we should be attacked, at least you’ll be there to protect me”metaknight sighed in defeat. “Alright, but don’t say i didn’t warn you”“We’ll come along too!” ribbon volunteered“Oh no,” adeleine insisted “I couldn’t ask you to…”“We’re not as fragile as we look!” ribbon huffed holding kirby like a ball“Are you certain? metaknight asked the two “the journey’s long and if we are attacked We’ll give those ruffians what-for!”He sighed. “It’s settled then. adeleine and these two will accompany me, and the rest of you will follow tomorrow night. Any objections?”Everyone was silent“Very well.” the nutcracker took Adeleine’s hand “You ready, my lady?”Iris looked into the darkness of the mouse hole. The path ahead of her frightened her, but she knew she had to be brave. She had to get back to her own size and she had promised herself that she would protect the nutcracker at all costs. Now that shew the story had been true, she could not rest until her nutcracker was reunited with his true loveShe took a deep breath and nodded. “I’m Ready”
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