#dedede is speaking for all of us I think here

[icedragonlizard]

What if Kirby characters could drive cars?

Let's just assume gijinka versions of them because otherwise most don't even have the proper anatomy to drive, LOL.

Anyways, here are my thoughts on the matter:

-Kirby is a funny case because he's shown decent motoring skills such as piloting a Robobot Armor, but he's also a literal child. So therefore, no license for him.

-Susie would be the most skilled driver in the cast, I feel. But she'd also be unhinged in the way she drives. She'd make all sorts of crazy "advanced" maneuvers that would terrify someone in her passenger seat. Basically, she has such high confidence of her driving capabilities that she's arrogant on the road. You'd think that this would lead to her easily getting into accidents, but she does have good enough reflexes and reaction time to dodge a lot of potential accidents. Not at all to say she's untouchable... she'd absolutely get into accidents on occasion, but she often gets away with her overconfidence by reacting quick enough to escape many dangerous moments. Still would be nerve wracking to be in the passenger seat with her though.

-Magolor would be good at driving as well. Probably even the second most skilled driver in the cast, but he'd get into accidents a lot more often than Susie would. Him canonically crashing the Lor Starcutter more than once makes me believe this. He'd also speed in a lot of instances where he thinks he can get away with it. Heck, I wouldn't even be surprised if he'd be mischievous enough to sometimes honk his horn with the sole intent of pissing other drivers off because he thinks it's funny.

-Marx should not be allowed to have a license. The reasons are fairly self explanatory. He'd instigate chaos in traffic and cause accidents on purpose. He'd be an absolute menace on the road. Don't let this shitfaced lunatic drive a car. I love this jester but I would not under any circumstances trust him to drive. Well, maybe I wouldn't trust a lot of others in the cast to drive, but especially Marx.

-Daroach would probably be decent at driving, but you know damn well that if you see him driving then he 100% stole the car he's using. Although I think it'd be funny if car theft is something he did pretty often. Like every time he finds a new favorite car, he then just takes it and drives off with it.

-Taranza is a strange case. His six hands would make him seem like he'd be stellar at driving, but I also imagine he's someone that's just not great at using tech appliances. Give him enough training and I think he'd be good at driving, but overall he'd be the least skilled driver out of the Wave 3 triad because the other two are just much better with tech.

Funny scenario: Taranza is in the passenger seat with either Susie or Magolor driving, and he gets nervous of their arrogant driving mentalities, despite him being less skilled than them in driving.

-I'm not sure if King Dedede would stand out as a driver. I guess he'd be alright at it? Not great but not awful. Although I imagine he'd probably just let waddle dees drive for him.

-Reminder that Meta Knight himself does not pilot the Halberd, it's his crewmates. I think they'd be better drivers than him, LOL. I think he himself might be alright in terms of driving capability, but would also notably suffer from road rage because of how easily combative he is.

-Speaking of road rage, I actually see many in the cast suffering from it. Meta Knight, Dedede, Susie, Zan and maybe Magolor would all be road ragers sometimes. I think the biggest road ragers, however, would be Flamberge and Dark Meta Knight... those two would lowkey fall under the "get out and fight the other driver" levels of road rage. I guess Meta Knight might occasionally do that too, but not as vehemently as those two.

-Would the animal friends bother driving, even in gijinka forms? I imagine ChuChu and Pitch are kids so no for them. Not sure about Nago because he seems lazy. Rick... sure, probably, albeit not often. The idea of gijinka-ified Coo and Kine piloting aerial and aquatic vehicles respectively sounds cool, but I'm not sure how likely they'd actually do that lol. Kine seems pretty air headed for that.

-Gooey driving would be the funniest thing ever. It'd obviously go very poorly but I think it'd be entertaining to watch just to see what happens. LMAO.

-Depending on if you headcanon Bandana Waddle Dee as either a child or an adult, I think he'd be a serviceable driver if the latter. But in my case, he's a kid. So no license for him.

That's... practically all my notable thoughts for this matter. What do you think?

[tastymarbar]

magolor why do you have a counter for this

[starflungwaddledee]

🕰️🩷🧋and 🥘 for starstuck Dee please and thank you.

[ >>> kirby oc ask meme <<< ]

🕰️ (Clock) - What would a Dreamy Gear version of them look like? What sort of accessories would they have? What kind of role do they play?

well i couldn't resist drawing it once i'd thought about it, so here she is! still pretty recognisable, but i think that large elements of her story and the suspicions surrounding her would be different, due to the fact that waddle dee/bandee is usually the one and only waddle dee. i think she'd still be found in a meteor crater at the edge of town by meta knight, but i think this time he'd bring her to bandee instead of president dedede, mostly due to the clear visual similarities. bandee would take her in instantly, and she'd follow him around the mechanic shop, learning to tinker and serving as his glorified assistant. learns to make really good apple tea instead of being a friendly chatterbox she would be shy and selectively mute, speaking out loud exclusively to bandee. though she still forms relationships with kirby and meta knight, i think that sadly in this world president dedede would frighten her, despite how highly bandee thinks of him 😭 at meta knight's suggestion, after he finds her squinting skyward on the roof at night a few too many times, she makes herself a pocket telescope for looking at stars and surveying the weather. she uses it to give bandee reports, which he discretely passes on to kirby and dedede for their races.

🩷 (Pink Heart) - If they were a Dream Friend, what would their moveset be like? How much HP do they have? Would they be a strong attacker, or would they take on more of a support role?

she would be a support role for sure, but i also can't resist also giving her some specialised abilities... > hp: small health bar, but practically immune to damage. will still die in insta-kill scenarios like lava or crush blocks > basic attack: if bandana waddle dee, meta knight, or king dedede are on the team she'll get a simple swing attack with a toy/training version of their weapon. if at least two are on the team, it's upgraded to an attack with a three-swing combo, and she'll alternate at random between which weapon she pulls > basic support: drawing magic from the environment around her or other allies or enemies present, she can give a wide variety of power effects. i previously said she'd give blustery and i stand by it, because even if there are no other elements around there's always air, but i think she could give the others too. she cannot attack with any of these herself > healing: under CPU control she'll focus on running ahead to pick up heal items, and bring them back. if everybody has full health, she'll actually store the item and bring it out later whenever anyone gets below half health; tdlx bandee style > meteor shower: this is a charge attack that starts with a 3 minute cooldown. after charging, she can use it by jumping in the air and pressing a multi-button combo, to avoid accidental activation. this is a full screen, crash-like attack with a shooting star visual, similar to team meteor. all on screen enemies defeated, and most bosses down to at least 1/3 health. > downed: unfortunately after using the charged attack she will drop her inventory, pass out, and need to be piggy backed for about 5 minutes if you want to keep her on the team (walking over to her will activate a 'piggy back' bar instead of the standard 'revive'). she cannot heal or give buffs during this time, but can be dropped by accident or when attacked, and can take damage that cannot be healed. if she makes it she wakes up at partial health, but returns to being invulnerable while conscious

🧋 and 🥘 both answered here!

[quinn-pop]

About metadede headcanons (it's not much of a headcanon more like how their relationship evolved and my headcanon timeline about the Kirby games)

•They were friends since childhood.

•They stayed as friends until Dedede declared himself the king of dreamland, they were traveling through stars until that and meta didn't wanted to stay in one star for the rest of his life and wanted to go adventuring through space.

•They still give each other calls and hangout, but as the time passed (and dedede started to change aka get cropted by power) those calls and visits became fewer and fewer until they didn't talk to each other.

•After that the first time Meta heard about dedede was due news that said king of dreamland stole all the food. Meta realized the power went to his head back when they were still hanging out, but he didn't think he would stood that low.

•Because of that meta knight figured out the best thing to do was to dethrone dedede, he wasn't planing to give dedede any massive punishment at worst he would send him to dangeon for a few months until he learned his lesson, but when he got out he wouldn't get his throne back.

•Meta knights revenge happens and after that Kirby informs dedede about the events and he says he will think about it.

•When it's time for Kirby's adventure, king dedede against his better judgment gives one of the star rod pieces to meta because he trusts him.

•Due to that Meta and Dedede starts hanging out and Meta realizes that Dedede has changed for the better (in my headcanon dark matter trilogy happens between superstar and adventure).

•After that they become friends again and fighters 2 happens.

Now for some non-timeline related headcanons:

•Meta likes to sit on top of dedede's head to feel tall.

•Dedede can pick meta in his hands.

•Dedede doesn't want anyone to know that his possessions has left an affect on him so he doesn't talk to anyone about it, luckly ,even tho meta is terrible at picking up on social ques, noticed something was wrong and talked to him about those things and made dedede feel better.

•When they were children Meta once gave Dedede a rock that he thought was pretty cool, and Dedede said "Yes, I will marry you" since he was told rejecting an offer from a friend was rude.

•In things where meta needs to have normal sized arms compared to dedede (like hugging dancing etc.) he uses his wings.

Sorry if it is too long.

not too long at all! thanks for writing all that!

it’s really interesting to me just how popular the childhood friends headcanon is, considering there’s not much canon basis for it (not that that matters.) it’s a really cute hc though and i’m always happy to see it

definitely always love the star rod thing. it’s interesting that even back then mk and dedede were kind of cast in the same light, y’know? that being a point they connect over makes a lot of sense—your timeline is a lot different than mine here, being placed after romk, but it’s pretty cool that dedede would trust him with that even after that. adds a layer to it.

anyway i drew a couple of those headcanons just for funsies

i do think meta likes to be held, just probably not in full armor and where everyone can see him lol. it’s definitely a little awkward given their sizes though. holds like burger…

i’m not really a childhood friends metadede believer but imagining their dynamic is pretty fun? especially if we’re adding the Spanish speaking mk hc into this. i guess for some reason i imagined dedede as a little more shy here? just not quite broken out of his shell yet…no pun intended. they can have shenanigans together or something

and dedede only accepting meta’s “proposal” out of courtesy is so funny lol. i can imagine him going home after this and being a little upset because now he feels like he has to marry him. i’m sure the conversation that followed that was very fun /sarcasm

poor meta must’ve been very confused ^^” ah but the irony…

it’s just a very endearing concept to me. cute :>

[desultory-novice]

Not Dark Meta Knight attacking Dedede because "it should've been you, not him"

Ouch. ...OUCH.

I know I only did this to myself by writing what I did, but Ouch...

You have to warn me when you drop feels like that in my inbox! Kidding, you don't! I love it when my heart hurts! ...In the good way.

Speaking of writing with a sadistic lean, have this DMK drabble...

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Look at you.... Come here alone... When our world was saved by yours and I found myself together again, I swore a private oath to use my blood-soaked blade to quietly aid the little hero from the shadows that dominate our reality. To prevent our world from falling into the same hands that nearly destroyed it by doing "right."

Like my shining counterpart would have done. But here I see you, 'Your Majesty," hale and healthy and without a single thought behind those blue eyes of yours and the blood in my veins begins pumping like it does before battle and I can't stop myself from thinking...

...I fought for Him. I fought every hour of every day for Him. The rivers of the Mirror World ran red with my affection for Him but in the end, all I did was leave him vulnerable during my many absences...

Your knight thinks YOUR people are lazy? To me, it's my counterpart who doesn't do enough! If he did, he'd know to be here right now, protecting you from ME. You'll be my reflection again, Meta Knight...once I'm finished evening the sides...!

...

...

...

~Much Much Later~

"...You really ambushed his majesty?"

'Why? Is this the lead in to a lecture? You won't get me to repent for what I did. And if my doing so made your heart leap into your throat for even a moment, then it did exactly what it was supposed to.'

"...Not really."

'Hah! The noble Meta Knight more heartless than his cold reflection?'

"It's not that I wasn't worried for him. It's simply that I trust him."

'...You trust him to beat ME in a fight, when I beat you?'

"Dark, you know we're talking about a duel between a sword and a rocket-powered hammer? He only NEEDS to hit us once."

'You would go down in one shot? You're pitiful.'

"...Sigh. This is the last time I try and comfort you...."

[danganronpa96]

Oh, this is very interesting. I assume you mean like from the DR3 anime, so (rubs hands together)

DR69:

Luigi - going into a room with the lights on (as no. 2, isn’t it your duty to be in the dark? Also this could stir up some interesting situations in the dark)

Mario - running or jumping (can’t yahoo his way out of this one)

Peter - talking (yep not a peep outta funny family moments guy, no cutaway gags no nothing, what will tiktoks use for footage now)

Brian - reading or writing (no books, no laptops, no pens. He won’t be needing them)

Miku - speaking in English (as an idol, it’s her goal to spread her voice to everyone around the world, so what if it was limited? She can still speak Japanese, and Chinese, but only a select few will understand her. Sure, it’s fine for those who can translate, but what if she was in a dire situation with someone who couldn’t…?)

Teto - Hatsune Miku dying (since she loves her so much, she’ll do anything to protect her, even if that goes for protecting her own life too)

Nagito - telling the truth (kinda like his despair disease, seems he can only lie or keep quiet… How can someone who hardly has any trust here gain any now?)

Sans - telling a joke/pun (at first this was gonna be a joke answer, but… it would be tough for him to remain serious in situations where he’d rather not be)

Parappa - crying (he really has to keep believing now, or else he’ll be clawing not to let all those emotions spill out)

Fluttershy - touching another animal participant that isn’t herself (therefore she cannot tend to any of them if the time comes)

Ashley - being more than a room apart from another person (ultimately forcing her to stick around people rather than isolate herself)

Ayano - not killing anyone in 20 days (this would really challenge her “yandere” persona, and reluctance to kill here)

2D - listening to music (this goes for music out of speakers, hearing someone sing, and even humming a tune. Man loves music so what if no song machine /album ref)

Mr. Krabs - giving or accepting a bargain (not just with money, but favours, requests, and payback all count too)

Dedede - fighting with another participant (whether physically or verbally)

The Conductor - witnessing any act of violence (since he is usually is very disregarding of other’s safety, especially during filming his own movies, perhaps now he has a chance to redeem himself with preventing danger)

DR96:

Hayasaka - giving the poison antidote he was provided to someone else (he can save someone else who triggered their action, at the cost of his own life…. (I smile deviously))

Kurumada - flirting with Hayasaka /JJJ ok but actually using his physical strength to protect someone (this goes for violent acts such as punching, or manual labour such as catching heavy objects from falling)

Mai - making eye contact with anyone (she’s such an outgoing, bubbly gal… so what if she could never meet someone eye to eye ever again? Never being able to look at the ones she loves properly… oh my)

Walter - telling a lie (cue a Walter White version of the Pinnochio scene from Shrek 3)

Jesse - swearing (Jesse don’t say “bitch” challenge impossible 5 dead 20 injured)

Saiki - using his telepathy to communicate (either open your mouth or say nothing, Saiki, your choice)

Kaidou - daydreaming (this includes roleplaying as the Jet Black wings and wearing his bandages and blazer over his shoulders, no more fantasies grow up boy /jjj)

Retsuko - raising her voice (this goes for her heavy metal screaming as well, she can’t stand up for herself anymore seeing as she mostly did it on her own in private)

Natsuki - being called “cute” (I think this would be simple but effective, cue her attempting to never share her forbidden action, and doing all she can to never be called such a thing, even going so far to be as rude as possible even if she doesn’t want to be)

Yuri - everyone does not die in 30 days (if she really wants everyone to die, she’ll do all that she can to make sure it happens before it’s too late for her. Whether she utilises their forbidden actions to do the trick or not is up for thought…)

Hiroshi - touching white objects (such as plates, paper, his own scarf… how practical can one practical boy be now?)

Brian - witnessing spiritual or supernatural activity (this could be talk of religion, going to the Shrine, reading books about such things, and anything to do with Mr. Devil…)

Bojack - participating in the consumption of alcohol (rip this guy IMMEDIATELY)

Latte - verbally conversing with a student (she can be around them, and use body language, but speaking is a no-no, so much for being a professor huh-)

L - performing any of his usual quirks (includes sitting with his knees up, eating sweets, holding things with his index finger and thumb etc., L be normal challenge)

Ena - changing emotional states (meaning they can’t go into their sad, drunk, depressed etc. states. Oh boy get ready for a challenge folks)

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #1183: The Ex King and The Glamorous Succubus (Super Smash Bros Ultimate X Darkstalkers)

9:34 a.m. at the Smash Town.......

Cloud: (Yawns a Bit While Driving a Silver Segway on the Sidewalk) Okay, It's not nearly fast as Fenrir back home, but I don't mind it honestly. This is nice. (Turns to his Passanger Behind Him) You enjoying the ride back there, Tif?

Tifa: (Playful Salutes to Cloud While Holding onto Him From Behind) Indeed I am, Captain Handsome!~

Cloud: ('Groans a Bit') You mind not calling me that throughout this trip?

Tifa: (Starts Pouting) And why not? You are the captain of this joyride, you know? (Leans Over to Close With a Very Seductive Smirk on her Face) And a very dashing looking one at that~ (Gives Cloud a Kiss on the Cheek)

Cloud: (Gently Boops at Tifa's Nose) Hey-ey-ey, hey, no cute, loving affections until this ride is over. (Turns Back to the Sidewalk Road) You'll distract the driver if you keep doing that.

Tifa: ('Sighs in Defeat') Fiiiine, I'll put it on hold for now. (Playfully Pokes on Cloud's Cheek) Just know that you now owe me a lot of kisses after this, mister.

Cloud: (Playfully Rolls his Eyes a Bit) Don't worry. I won't forget.

Tifa: Better not. Though, I gotta ask: What made you wanna take drive us around on your segway in the first place?

Cliud: (Simply Shrugs) I never got the chance to test drive this thing since De gave it to me for Christmas back at New Donk City months ago, so I figured now would be an opportunity to do. Also, I....(Starts Rubbing The Back of his Head Back and Forth While Blushing) Brought you here with me cause.....I want or whatever.

Tifa: (Smirks Again) And because you love me?~

Cloud: ('Sighs in Defeat') And because I love you......

?????: Cloud! Tifa!

Cloud stops driving his segway as he and Tifa both look up to see the Former King of Dreamland, Dedede, calling for them while pushing his custom Wheelie Cycle in front of them.

Dedede: What y'all doing out here?

Tifa: (Smiles Brightly at Dedede) Morning, De!~ Cloud was taking me on a morning joyride~

Dedede: (Raises an Eyebrow in Confusion) On a segway??

Cloud: Yep. Figured I finally take it for a spin for the day. Liking it so far by the way.

Dedede: (Smiles Brightly) Heh-Hey, my man! That's good to hear! I'm glad y'all having better luck out here than I am right now, that's for sure.

Cloud: (Raises an Eyebrow in a Bit of Confusion) Why you say that?

Tifa: (Starts Getting A Tad Bit Concerned) Did your Wheelie broke down or something?

Dedede: ('Sighs Heavily') Yeah, it did......And right at in the MIDDLE of the damn road too! I was....(Points Cloud and Tifa Forward) Alllllllll the way over there when it first happened, had to run for my life the moment I saw traffic coming in from all sides. Now look at me: my feet is aching, I'm all sweaty and tired....(Starts Hearing his Stomach Growling) And now I'm hungry. Right on cue too.

Cloud: Not for long. (Points Dedede to a Breakfast Dine-In in Front of the Three of Them)

Dedede: ('Sighs in Pure Relief') Oh thank you Lady Palutena, I don't have to search all around town.....(Grabs his Chin While Thinking) But do I have enough money for it though?

Tifa: Mind if we tag along and pay it with you?

Cloud: (Turns Back to Tifa) You wanna eat already?

Tifa: (Turns to Cloud) I feel like now would be the perfect to do so, you know? Plus, I'm pretty sure you need to eat the most considering all the driving you did.

Cloud: (Crosses his Arms) Pass. I don't get hungry as easily as you two- (Eyes Widened as He Suddenly Hears his Stomach Growling Very Loudly)

Tifa: (Giggles Softly)

Dedede: (Raises an Eyebrow While Smirking) You were sayin'?

Cloud: (Sighs While Facepalming Himself) Let's just go in the damn dine-in already......

Minutes Later at the Breakfast Dine-In.......

Dedede: Man...(Starts Eating his Food While Speaking) I dunno what y'all are about. ('Mm.') I can look after myself just fine!

Cloud: (Already Has a Deadpinned Look on his Face While Sitting Next to Tifa in their Table) Quit talking with your mouthful, De.....

Tifa: (Already Has. Worried Yet Firm Glare on her Face) We know you can take of yourself, your majesty. Truly. But you can't be too careless around that Morrigan chick. Not even for a millisecond!

Dedede: Okay, now you're being little dramatic. (Finally Swallows the Food He Was Eating) Y'all seem to like her little sister just fine.

Cloud: That's because we got to know her more in person as more time passes. We barely met the woman and the only thing we know about so far is that she uses her charms to take advantage of any new prey she encounters.

?????: Ohhh my!~ (Giggles Softly)

Cloud: ('Sigh') And speaking of which.......

The trio turn their attention towards a waitress with long, teal hair walking towards their table while swaying her hips from side to side.

??????: Are those three familiar faces I see before me?~ (Smirks Very Seductively at Dedede in Particular) And a very handsome former king happens to be one of them?~

Dedede: (Immediately Recognizes the Woman in Front of Him) Morrigan! (Clears his Throat Before Taking Off his Helmet and Flips his Hair Around Before Smirking Back at the Succubus) 'Sup, baby. Didn't know you were working here.

Morrigan: Yes, it's one of my many part-time jobs I've been taking as of late. The trips to runway shows aren't exactly cheap, you know? What brings you here in this fine establishment?~

Dedede: Oh you know? Just having breakfast with pals, chattin', thinking about you- (Immediately Corrects Himself) I-I-I mean! Thinking about how.....good you look in that.....waitress dress of....yours? (Forms an Awkward Grin on his Face)

Cloud: Smooth.

Morrigan: (Giggles Some More) Ohohohoho my!~ You are such a sweethearted man, dear~ I thought about you as well.

Dedede: (Eyes Widened in Genuine Surprise) about have?

Cloud/Tifa: (Equally as Surprised as Dedede) You have?

Morrigan: (Happily Nodded) That's right~ I had a nice time talking to you at the mall on that night. It was such a shame that it was cut so short at the time.

Dedede: (Starts Rubbing The Back of his Head Back and Forth) Yeah, sorry about that. Had to continue lookin' out for the family and whatnot.

Morrigan: That's quite alright, dear. Family is most important in the globe after all. (Starts Writing Something Down on her Pad) Though, I do hope we could make up for loss times one of these days. (Rip a Paper Out and Give it To Dedede)

Dedede: (Looks Down at the Paper in Front of Him) Wait a second......(Eyes Widened at the Realization) You're giving me your phone number!?

Tifa: ('Gasps')

Cloud: (Eyes Widened in Genuine Shock) Holy shit.

Morrigan: (Giggles Some More) Goodness!~ Is it really that surprising that I'm giving you my number?~

Dedede: Considering my long, embarrassing history in the dating scene, I'mma hafta say so, woman!

Morrigan: (Giggles Yet Again) Well, surprise!~ I want to know more about you, your majesty-

From the Back: OI! WAITRESS! FOOD'S READY TO BE SERVED!!!

Morrigan: ('Sigh') Atlas....It seems our lovely chit-chat will have to be cut short. Again.

Dedede: You want me to write my number to you just in case?

Morrigan: No need. I'm already wasting enough time as it is. (Smiles Softly) But please, do text me once my shaft is over in the afternoon. I'll be sure to give you my much needed attention soon enough~ (Makes a Kiss Sound Before Leaving and Waving Goodbye to Dedede) Cio, for now, Former King Dedede~ Ohohohohohoho!~

Dedede looks back at the paper: the very first time he has ever received a phone number from a very pretty lady, since......forever. The offer was so amazing that it causes him to form a big Grin on his face and start laughing wholeheartedly until....

'A-HEM'

The former king turns to see the couple in front of him. One his pouting at him and the other still has a deadpinned look on his face.

Dedede: Y'all still worried about me, aren't ya?

Cloud: I'm more surprised if anything. And slightly proud of you, actually- (Felt Tifa's Bumping His) But yeah. We're still worried.

Tifa: (Simply Nodded) Mmhmm.

Dedede: (Sighs Before Placing his Hand on his Chest While Raising the Other One Up) Look, I promise and swear that I'll be cautious around her going forward

Tifa: (Pulls Out her Pinky) Pinky Promise?

Dedede: Girl, I don't have a pinky. (Takes Off his Glove, Revealing his Fingerless Hand) See?

Tifa: Oh. Right. Well.....We'll just form a promise hug and it could NEVER be broken. Ever. Cloud, get in on this too. This is group effort.

Cloud: ('Sighs in Defeat') Fiiine......Bring it in. (Gets Pulled into a Group Hug Before Noticing Something Outside) Uhh....De. Don't panic, but......It looks like your Wheelie is getting towed away.

Dedede: WHAT!?

Dedede immediately got up from his seat and rushes himself out the door with Cloud abd Tifa following behind.

'Door Opens'

Dedede: NOOOOO! (Got Down on his Knees and Watches in Despair as his One and Only Wheelie is Being Towed Away) I was going to fix it all over again too damnit!! Now, how else am I gonna get home!?

Tifa: Welllllllll

Eventually..............

Cloud: (Sighs While Driving the Segway Very Slowly Now that Dedede is Riding on Tifa's Shoulders) Not the outcome I was expecting, but whatever.

Dedede: (Looks Down at Tifa) You sure I ain't too heavy on ya, Tif?

Tifa: (Smiles at Dedede Reassuring) Positive. I have carried lots of heavier stuff on my shoulders the past after all. Though, I do hope you know that this means that you will have to come back to our training session starting this week, right?

Dedede: ('Sigh') Yeah, I know.

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[kachikirby]

Kirby: Mysterious Incident on the Pupupu Train! - Chapter 1: The Railroad King Has Arrived!

One Day, Bandanna Waddle Dee rushed into King Dedede’s office (or what he called his nap room).

“Great King! Great King! You have a visitor!”

As he always did when he awakened, Dedede yawned as he spoke.

“A visitor? There aren’t any visitors scheduled for today. They’re awfully brazen to come here without an appointment. Kick ‘em out!”

“But they said they wanted to speak to your highness no matter what...”

“For the love of-! I don’t know who they are or where they’re from...”

“He said his name was the Railroad King. Apparently, he wants to speak to you about railroads.”

“...what? A king?”

Dedede was intrigued. The self-proclaimed ruler of Dream Land was weak to the word “king”.

“If a king says that they want to meet with me, then there’s no reason to send him away.”

“Yeah...”

“Let’s go meet them.”

Dedede eagerly put on a new gown and headed to the guest’s waiting room.

~~~~~~~~

It was an elegantly dressed gentleman who bowed his head graciously. He was small in stature, but rotund and had a fine mustache. His eyes looked gentle, but were also sharp.

“It’s an honor to meet you, King Dedede. My name is York.”

“There’s no need to be so formal! The both of us are kings! Don’t be so shy!”

Dedede said in high spirits. At this, York laughed.

“Oh, no. I might be called the Railroad King, but that is only a nickname. I’m not a real king, like your majesty.”

“...a nickname?”

“Correct. I was called that because I own railroads all across the galaxy.”

“...what?”

Now knowing that this wasn’t a real king, Dedede gained a bored expression.

“So? What does a fake king want with me?”

Despite being called fake, York did not become angry. On the contrary, he was smiling more and more.

“I have a request regarding a railroad.”

“A railroad...”

“Correct. I would like to ask for permission to construct a magnificent galactic railway, the Pupupu Train, to connect Dream Land to the resort planet, Baspa.”

“...Baspa?”

Dedede leaned forward.

“Do you know about it, your highness?”

“Of course! It’s that big-name planet with a ton of gorgeous hotels and restaurants with all of the best cooks, right?”

“That’s correct. But that’s not all. Baspa has many beautiful lakes, forests, seas, and spacious hot springs. It’s the best place you can go on vacation...”

“I don’t care about the lakes and forests! There are a lot of those in Dream Land, too! The most important thing is food! Gorgeous food is the only thing that’s befitting for me!”

“If that’s so, then I’m sure your highness will be satisfied.”

York narrowed his eyes.

“Baspa has Japanese food, western food, Chinese food, and desert, all made by top-notch chefs. Everyone will put their skills to great use to welcome your highness.”

“I see. It lives up to its reputation.”

King Dedede said with a face that seemed to melt away.

“I’ve always wanted to go there, but I gave up because it was too far away. If we have a railroad, it’ll be a straight line from Dream Land to Baspa!”

“Correct. The company train is equipped with a dining room, cozy bedrooms, and is gorgeous. It promises comfy travels befitting of your highness.”

“I love it! Start on construction right away!”

With that, Dedede and York firmly shook hands.

~~~~~~~~

After York left, Bandana Waddle Dee returned to Dedede’s side and spoke to him with worry.

“Your highness, that king of the railroad is...”

“Yup! He may not be a real king, but he sure does give you what you want. I think he really is gonna build a railroad connecting Dream Land to Baspa.”

“Yes, he explained it to us as well. It seems he didn’t just invite you, but us as well.”

“Oh, is that so? Well, I need someone to take care of me, you know!”

Dedede laughed in a carefree way, but Bandana had a sullen expression.

“Not only that, but it seems that a lot of the residents of Dream Land were invited for the commemorative opening of the Pupupu Train...”

“Hoho? That York guy’s really generous.”

“Isn’t that a bit too good...?”

Upon finally noticing Bandana’s expression, King Dedede asked.

“What do you mean? Why do you look so glum?”

“I’m worried. I heard that traveling by train is a very luxurious and difficult thing to do. And yet, a lot of residents were invited... doesn’t that mean that York is planning something?”

“Of course he has a plan! He’s eager to please my great self! The idea of entertaining me is all he can think about! Because of that, he wants to try that by inviting my subjects and the residents!”

“Is... that right...?”

Upon seeing how depressed Bandana looked, Dedede became sullen.

“What? You look bored even though you’re going on a wonderful vacation. If you don’t want to come, you can be the caretaker for the castle. I’ll take the other Waddle Dees with me!”

Bandana raised his face and replied with a panicked tone.

“N-no! I’m sorry, I’m going! I want to go!”

“Hmph. You should’ve said that from the beginning. Make sure to get ready for the trip. I’m gonna need a change of clothes, and a lot of ‘em. It’s a resort planet, so only the most gorgeous fashion is going to fit there! Since there’s hot springs, I’m gonna need a yukata, too. And of course I can’t forget my swimsuit, sunglasses, and swim ring!”

“Y-yes, your highness!”

Bandana bowed his head and rushed out of the room.

~~~~~~~~

The news of the Pupupu Train was a big fuss for the Waddle Dees.

“Hooray! We’re also invited!”

“I’m really happy! I’ve never been on a train before!”

“It’s my first time, too. I wonder what train travel is like.”

“I’m looking forward to it! That’s right! I’ll make a travel itinerary and decide on the plans in detail!”

When the excited Waddle Dees saw Bandana returning from the king’s room, they looked puzzled.

“Ah, Bandana-senpai...”

“Is something wrong? Why do you look so down...?”

The Waddle Dees started to look worried.

“Did something happen? By any chance, were you scolded by his highness...?”

“N-no! Not at all!”

Bandana raised his head with a bright smile.

“I can’t help but look forward to it. Now, let’s all start preparing for the trip!”

“Yes, sir!”

Bandana turned his back to everyone and thought.

The railroad king York looked like a calm and classy gentleman, but that doesn’t mean it was his true nature. He was concerned about the look in his eyes. It was the eyes of someone who was plotting something. To begin with, anyone who visited King Dedede often had a wicked scheme beneath their affable demeanor. They try to deceive and take advantage of the king or they try to invade Dream Land...

“His highness is kind, so he’s quick to believe in others. I have to be strong...”

Bandana uttered seemingly to himself while clenching his fist.

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The rumors about the Pupupu Train spread throughout Dream Land. The residents were, of course, delighted. No matter where anyone looked, it was the only thing being talked about. Even so, none of them has ever ridden a train before and that was why they let their imaginations run wild as they talked. Even today, some residents chatter wildly as they gathered in the plaza.

“So it’s a long thing you ride in, right? Then it’s gotta wriggle around like a snake!” Burning Leo said.

“How do you ride on top of a snake? Won’t you just fall off?” Chilly said worriedly.

Knuckle Joe laughed. “You don’t ride on top of it! You ride inside it like a car!”

“A long car that wriggles? What a strange vehicle!”

At that moment, Kirby and Waddle Dee appeared in the plaza. They were all standing in a line with long ropes in their hands. Kirby was in the front, and Bandana Waddle Dee was in the back.

“Choo choooooo! Next stop, the plaza!” Kirby shouted and their feet stopped moving.

“Please watch your step while getting off! We will be departing momentarily!” Bandana said.

“...what are you all doing?” Burning Leo called out, to which Kirby answered back.

“We’re playing train!”

“Huh...?”

“We’re practicing for when we ride the Pupupu Train.”

Burning Leo and the others looked at each other.

“Do you guys even know what a train looks like?” Knuckle Joe asked.

“I know! It’s a long car that runs on top of rails and has dining rooms and beds inside!”

“...huh!?”

Everyone was surprised by Kirby’s immediate answer.

“Why would you know something like that?!”

“No way! Kirby, have you ridden a train before?!”

“Nope! I haven’t! But Waddle Dee told me about it!”

“We’ve received pamphlets from the Railroad King York. It has a lot of information about the Pupupu Train that’s currently under construction.” Bandana said.

“Pamphlet?” Chilly asked.

“If you have something nice like that, then let us see it!”

“Of course. I’ll make copies to hand out to everyone. Gather everyone at Castle Dedede!”

“All right!” Burning Leo jumped up with all his might.

“We’ll let everyone know! I’m itching to know more about the Pupupu Train ASAP!” Knuckle Joe said with a smile.

Then he and the others ran off in whatever direction they pleased.

~~~~~~~~

The citizens of Dreamland rushed to Castle Dedede in excitement. There, the Waddle Dees copied the pamphlets and handed them out. Everyone was delighted to see the illustration of the train for the first time.

“Wow! The guest rooms have a big bed and sofa! It’s like a hotel!”

“It runs through the galaxy at tremendous speeds and can reach the planet Baspa in a week!”

In the group of gathered citizens, Chef Kawasaki was also there.

“Are you gonna ride the train, too?” Kirby asked.

“I’ve been specially invited to take care of the dining car.” Kawasaki said proudly.

“Huh!? Then I’ll be able to eat your cooking on the Pupupu Train?”

“Yes! I’ll be making breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and midnight snacks! I’ll be preparing many gorgeous menus, so look forward to it!”

“Uwaaaah! Hurray!”

Kirby was so happy that he somersaulted.

“Now that everyone is here, here, let's decide on the room assignments.” Bandana said.

“Room assignments?”

“There are several private rooms on the Pupupu Train. King Dedede will have his own room and the ten of us Waddle Dees will have our own room, but everyone else should decide who should room with who.” Everyone looked at each other. Then Chilly spoke. “I don’t want to be in a room with Burning Leo. He’ll make the room so hot that I’ll melt.”

“I don’t want to room with Chilly either.” Burning Leo responded. “If I do it, I’m gonna catch a cold! Hothead, wanna share a room with me?”

“Sounds good.” Hothead replied, blowing a small flame from his mouth with a “po”.

“It’ll be fun with Burning Leo. The two of us will make the “Hot-Blooded Fire Room”!”

“Then it’s been decided!”

Burning Leo and Hothead made a triumphant pose.

Then Pengi spoke. “I’ll stay with Chilly. Our room will be the “Freezing Ice Room”.”

“Waah! Sounds good! I’ll look forward to it, Pengi!” Chilly was also very happy by it.

“I’ll be fine staying in a room with Walky!” Kirby said happily.

“...huh?” Walky looked puzzled. “W-why? What are you planning, Kirby?”

“I’m not planning anything. I just think we both are similar to each other.”

“Like what?”

“We’re good at singing!” Kirby said confidently.  “Our room can be the “Captivating Singer Room”! Let’s sing lots of fun songs!”

“...HUH?!”

Walky recoiled.

Everyone around them was disturbed. They all deeply knew the destructive power of Kirby’s singing.

“Kirby says some scary things...”

“If he sings, the whole train will be destroyed!”

“We have to stop him...!”

While everyone else turned pale, Bonkers was the one who stepped forward. Rabble-rousing and quarrelsome, Bonkers is feared by the residents. Everyone held their breath wondering what he would say. He glared at Kirby and said “Oi, Kirby, stop it.”

“Huh?”

“Why don’t you... you...” Bonkers then said with a determined expression. “Room with me.”

“Huh? Why?”

“I want to share a room with you. You mind?”

“Is that so?” Embarrassed, Kirby then spun around on one leg. “I didn’t know you liked me so much!”

“Y-yeah.”

“If you say so, fine. I’ll room with you. Sorry, Walky, I know you’re disappointed...”

“N-no! Not at all! Don’t worry about it!” Walky replied in a loud voice.

Everyone around them gave appreciative glances towards Bonkers and whispered among each other.

“We’re saved!”

“Thank you, Bonkers! We owe you!”

“I thought he was a violent and scary guy, but when the time comes, we can count on him!”

The other citizens also smoothly decided on their room assignments.

With everyone's expectations rising, the construction of Pupu Train proceeded and the day of completion came on schedule.

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[dededaio]

tbh with kirby novels i think my personal breaking point was the samurai kirby one, which is also the most recent atm.

it's not translated yet but i know all of the plot details thanks to a good friend who actually knows a bit of japanese. and let's just say i'm very underwhelmed, even though i really should have seen this coming.

gonna hide the rest of the post because there will be spoilers about the novel as well as a bit of ranting about that specific book and kirby light novels as a whole that id imagine not everyone wants to see.

it's all the same trappings mie takase had for the past decade of doing these books repackaged under the new, admittedly flashy, coat of paint.

magolor, of course, is the main antagonist, again.

the main crux of the book is him manipulating everybody to meet his own ends, AGAIN. he even offers kirby to rule the world together or something, AGAIN. takase, you literally used this plot device last year in rtdl novelization, this is embarrassing.

once again we have an awfully boring original side-villain i don't remember the name or design of because has nothing cool or unique going for him. he's not even the true main villain as per usual with magolor stealing spotlight from him in the last second which is just, lol.

once again we have meta knight hogging the most attention in the book by having the most elaborate and "cool" side-plot yet ultimately it has no satisfying pay-off as meta is pretty useless in this book. he doesn't get to help kirby in the climax and the exposition dump he gives out kirby could've been just as well done by elfilin, really.

dedede is once again written as a rude brute that has terrible judge of character that can't seem to ever make the right choices or to even listen to his subordinates that have a leek of common sense. i genuinely don't know how are we supposed to root for this guy, once again, he's this frustrating to follow. only compelling piece of writing he got in this book is him being shocked that he has to capture kirby, hinting at his fondness for the guy, but that's about it.

elfilin and beast pack are sure there! leon sure can speak the same language as everyone else even if the rest of the beast pack still can't, even if this makes no sense here since the only reason he could speak is because of id-f86's mind control and possession.

their inclusion intrigued me at first but the way they were utilized ultimately went nowhere. and i can't say i enjoy the fact that elfilin is being paired with the beast pack as his "found family", when his dynamic with kirby and bandana dee is way more compelling.

so yeah, cool sounding book on paper, but execution is extremely frustrating and underwhelming. if mie takase managed to mess up this awesome concept for a book, even when literally everything was in it's favor of turning out to be one of the series stand-outs, then i literally have no faith in anything else coming next.

magoland novel i think will be the breaking point for most people, since it's announcement became pretty contentious even in japanese fanbase and those guys are usually pretty chill about everything kirby-related from my understanding. things are not looking good for fanbase reception of the novels i think.

i don't know how many people share my view, maybe i'm in minority, but personally i'm kind of tired of putting up with mie takase's frustrating tendency to stick to the same tired tropes she used way too many times at this point instead of attempting something genuinely fresh and new with this world and characters.

[undeadsomulo]

Character Analysis: Sirica

Sirica.

 I've been thinking of this character like, a lot. Back then, during purgatory of reception week at formerly-known Fort Hood, I binged-watched KRBAY during my days slowly decaying in my barracks room going through the motions of being processed into my new unit. It was just comfort waves washing over me so a lot of details were mushy and I usually only watched it after I drank a lot. So I wasn't fully paying much attention to the episodes. 

Now, I have been rewatching it again to get some ideas (okay, mostly one episode) and this girl shows up for a sinful amount of short time in the entire series and she's the most interesting character ever?

I just realized something about episode 60. She has this really cool multi-weapon that isn't really made clear where she obtained it from but it does have the Holy Nightmare Logo on the handle. It seems like a high possibility that Holy Nightmare also manufactures weapons as well. 

Here's what I think and kind of connected these dots myself. I may not have been the only one to do it, but here's my humble take:

King Dedede is ordering his monster of the day. As he's talking about the "invader" CS speaks as if he knows of her. Immediately like "oh white alien girl?" there was some familiarity when talking about her. Also, I don't think it's a flimsy coincidence that CS sent the very monster that killed her mother. 

What am I getting at?

I think CS dude gave Sirica her weapon.

How would she have known that Meta Knight was on mission with her mother and the whole story of what went down? And not even really the whole story but somehow a painted version that Meta Knight left Garlude for dead? I think CS fed into it and I know that Kirby is target number one for elimination but the Star Warriors and Nightmare aren't exactly best friends. 

I fully believe it was in hopes that Sirica would take down Meta Knight AND Kirby but CS (who's canonically a dickhead) wanted to give Sirica a big hate boner for Meta Knight and then simply have Kirisakin just kill them all off. 

But I found it interesting that CS spoke of Sirica like he knew of her by extension through Garlude.

Also, Sirica sucks at aiming. Someone please give her aim bot. I'm not trying to paint her like some incompetent idiot, she's been around the block obviously, but I get the vibes she's still getting used to her weapon. I know it's a children's show and they can't exactly show characters getting riddled with holes but I like to think Sirica was only somewhat trained enough to use the weapon.

Like I couldn't totally see a young hot-blood, out for vengeance being easily manipulated and maybe CS guy casually training her. Like putting Sirica in some battle arena where she practiced against low-tier demon beasts. Honestly could totally see that. Then Sirica sent out on the hunt for Meta Knight after being spoon-fed some lies. 

Sirica knows how to use her weapon well enough to get what it needs to do and switch it to whatever she needs it to do but these are just some nuances I picked up on the English dub that I thought it'd be interesting if this were the case rather than "lol she must've stolen it". 

I may have glazed over some details, again I watched the English dub because I have to comb through YouTube and other sites to really find the episodes and the English dub is all I can really handle if I'm being honest. I could go into a little bit about how Meta Knight didn't immediately recognize Sirica either. Most likely because he never:

1. Has seen her grown up.

2. Never actually met her in the first place only heard of her through Garlude. 

I'm just saying Sirica had to remind him of her mother, and that can be chalked up to a lot of things because I'm sure Meta Knight has known a plethora of warriors in his time and has seen so many of them fucking die that eventually faces just start blurring together. 

Because life and precious time being against me, it has been a hot minute since I sat down and actually watched the anime. But I do casually still try to do so because now, as an adult, I can fully appreciate it more and even stem my own headcanons from it. 

[the-spam-specialist]

“Party Corner” Preview

Because I can’t stop myself

Summary: There’s a party at Dedede Castle and Magolor is surprised to get an invite. When he arrives however, his nerves get the better of him when he finds himself surrounded by people he doesn’t know. He retreats to a isolated corner where he plans to hide, but it turns out this corner is already occupied. By Meta Knight. 

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Magolor slowly backed into his new little safe space. He focused on his breathing. It was alright. This was just another new thing he would have to get used to. Add it to the pile. Still, he didn’t think he would be so overwhelmed by something as simple as a party. Being surrounded by unfamiliar faces certainly didn’t help. 

He put on the Master Crown and fought the universe’s greatest hero without hesitation but found himself cowering at a party. Wow, he really was pathetic

. He kept backing up into the corner, muttering to himself. 

“Okay okay, it’s all okay. All I have to do is wait in this corner until the party is over. Or until it’s appropriate to leave. Easy? Easy. Just me and my corner.”

The mage thought his back finally hit the wall, but he knew something was off when it was cold. And metal. And round. 

“I’m afraid this corner is occupied.” 

Magolor resisted the urge to scream. But he still borderline jumped out of his skin. He recognized that voice, and turning around let his eyes confirm his suspicions. 

“Meta Knight?!”

The masked knight was idly standing in the corner, his cape wrapped around him. He nodded at the mage, speaking flatly, “Magolor.” 

Magolor was quickly becoming flustered under Meta Knight’s harsh stare, “Wh-What are you doing here?!” 

“I was invited.” His voice remained neutral, though there was a slight air of tension around him. He narrowed his eyes a bit. “Did you not expect King Dedede to invite me?”

“No no no, it’s not that, it’s just, um…” Magolor’s back wasn’t facing the corner but he still felt backed into one. He didn’t mean for his question to sound so rude. He rubbed one of his ears as he tried to save himself in this conversation. “You don’t seem like a party type of person. That’s all.” 

A moment of silence passed by. The tension in the air was so thick that the mage was tempted to try and cut it with a knife. Meta continued to stare at him and it made him beyond nervous. 

Magolor’s relationship with Meta Knight was…complicated. Out of everyone he betrayed, Meta was the one who rejected his return the most. And while the knight claimed to have forgiven him, Magolor couldn’t help but doubt that he was offered true forgiveness. Why else would he be the target of these nerve-wracking glares?

Meta Knight had been the most suspicious of him during the Master Crown scheme. Maybe he shouldn’t be surprised about the knight giving him the cold shoulder. 

Though, despite the tense silence between them, Meta Knight’s glare did soften up a bit as he finally spoke up. 

“Hm. A fair observation, I suppose. It’s true that I am not an outgoing person. But I theorize that we came to this event for the same reason.”

Magolor tilted his head, “Same reason?” 

“We came because Kirby wanted us to.”

[idothingsandstuffs]

Hey, wanna hear my theory/headcanon about Kirby's power, if no too bad because I am talking about it anyways.(Also this is kind of inspired by the Kirby is a positive void theory.)

My theory is that, how happy Kirby is that powerful he is and being sad don't make him as strong, let me explain.

Evidence number one: Strength Inconsisties

Kirby fights with enemies, mini bosses and bosses but, we've been shown that Kirby could hit a mateor with a wodden baseball and make it go light years away, in matter of seconds,

And litterly punch a planet in half.

(Yes I know this are mini games and have quistinable canonity but it isn't as fun.)

With that amount of strength Kirby would destroy more than half of this guys with a slide kick, and I know what some of you will say "that is a video game of course they can't make him that overpowered.) for that I remind you of the elevator cutscene, if you played forgotten land you'll know that elevator scene (the one dedede puts himself in danger to save a waddle dee), in that scene Kirby tries to keep the elevator door open but he clearly strugers.

Yes he does slow down the elevator, but from what have we seen Kirby could stop it fully. All of this, to me has multiple implications:

1. That elevator and everything in the Kirby universe is way to powerful that goku would be average at best.

2. The game makers makes Kirby's power level depending on what would be the funniest at the momment.

3., and the one that I'm making a full theory post about: Kirby's power is related to his emotions.

Think about it when Kirby sends a mateor light years away or punches a planet in half, it is mini games and Kirby seems to be happy or relaxed, while in the elevator scene he wouldn't be that happy and he is possibly in distress, I mean one of his closest friends could get seriously hurt, yeah a mateor would crash right into him, but since it was a mini game and Kirby wears a backwards baseball cap and competes against other versions of himself, I don't think he takes this seriously. Speaking of other versions of himself.

Evidence number two: Clones

In Kirby star allies meta knight, after getting corrupted by jamba heart, can clone himself.

You can say that jamba heart give him that ability and he somehow keep using it, but from the game you can come into the conculusion that jamba heart makes people reach potentials they never reached before and meta knight cloning being one of them but if that's the case, Kirby alerdy reached that potential and I am not talking about amazing mirror or mass attack, I am talking about the victory dance. In the early games Kirby could clone himself to dance (I am pretty sure he does that in one of his smash victory posses in smash, although I think he only does that if that was a solo battle) and to dance after what, after defeating a stage or a boss, after getting progress in his adventure and as he gets closer to his goal after that he would naturally be happy.

Evidence number three: The Void theory

I don't want to explain this here because every youtuber who ever talked about the Kirby lore alerdy talk about this, for summary it is basicly a theory that says Kirby is a reincarnation of void with positive emotions, if you want a more detailed explanation for the theory and the void go to a YouTube video called "Void Termina | What is Kirby Canon?" by meteorz, or any other lore video, I just thought that was the best option if you are just interested only in that theory. Now to a question that I am sure I'll be getting.

"What about the final bosses, Kirby can't be happy while fighting them, and also he can't be that happy while his loved ones were being controlled against their own will, if that elevator scene made him weak enough that he couldn't stop an elevator how could he defeat all the things he has defeated?"

My theory for that is, determination to save the day, kind of weakens the effect of the sadness or he was particularly sad in the elevator scene, for the most of the games, he could have a "I am going to stop bad guy from doing bad guy things and when I do that everything will go back to normal." veiew while in that scene if he didn't go with the elevator he could be to late to save elfline (and also he would leave two, unarmed, waddle dees to go to the guys who putted in cages through the whole game) so I leaving the elevator wasn't that optimal of a choice for him so best he could do is trying to keep the elevator door open as long as possible.

Is it a little far stretched, yes. But is it also fun to think about, for me also yes.

[plusreaderswhenever]

Hi can I have a fic where Reader is constantly having trouble sleeping and someone (doesn’t matter who) helps them sleep more often by encouraging good sleeping habits and doing a little peer pressure to really nail the idea in?

Thanks in advance.

Signed,

I need sleep 🥲

I realized it’s probably worse than this, so I hope you don’t mind it being too easy for the reader to sleep.

Another Kirby + Reader:

You could not sleep at all tonight. Your sleeping troubles had gone on for a long time now, so it wasn’t anything new, unfortunately. Just another night where you tossed and turned ‘til you eventually gave up and wandered to the kitchen for some food.

You crept up to the refrigerator and squinted your eyes to keep the bright light from inside from burning them, then you grabbed one of your favorite snacks: shredded cheese.

By the light of the still-open fridge, you focused as much as you could with your tired mind to open the bag as quietly as possible. It made the loudest noise you’d ever heard and it scared you a bit, thinking you’d be caught, but maybe it was just the fact that at night every sound seems to be five times louder. You looked around and saw no one, so you shrugged and began to eat.

“Poyo? What are you doing here?”

You yelled loudly and flailed your limbs, the darkness making you more easily startled than you would be otherwise. You collected yourself and were moderately embarrassed about being scared by Kirby’s voice, especially when he was speaking so quietly and concernedly instead of his usual semi-loud enthusiasm.

You looked down at the poyo boyo. You hadn’t seen him because he was so little and you only looked around for people your height- not that you could detect most people here by doing that. They were all below your waist and though you would’ve seen Dedede, Adeline, Sir Ebrum, Lady Like, or most others, Kirby was only slightly bigger than some of the enemies that dared try to hurt him on his usually world-saving adventures. Very few of his friends were smaller than him other than gooey and ribbon.

You sat down criss-cross to his level, putting the bag of shredded cheese in your lap. “You want some?” You held a handful out to him.

“Sure!” He easily put his entire mouth around your hand and ate all of it at once. He was only eight inches tall, so his ability to put your whole hand in his mouth would’ve been a strange sight to see if it wasn’t one of his most defining and famous traits to fit anything inside him. It was silly enough to make you chuckle though.

He suddenly put on a serious, worried expression. “More importantly though, you have a lot of trouble sleeping. Do you want to talk about it?”

Yeesh. You forgot how seriously he could take things when it mattered. You held your hands up defensively. “It’s okay, I’m used to it!”

His expression got more concerned and suspicious.

Saddened by the tears of the sweetest child around, you pleaded, “H-hey, don’t look at me like that…” He stopped looking at you like that, figuring he should focus on making you comfortable.

“Well, here’s a tip I learned from Meta Knight, who learned it from being in some kind of military: relax all your muscles, starting from your head, face and jaw, then your shoulders, arms and hands, then your tummy, then your legs down to your feet!”(*)

“Hmm, I’ll have to try that. Welp, I’m going back to bed now. Goodnight.” He waved back and said “Byeee!” You waved back with a tired smile and left. 

You laid down in a comfortable position, pulled the blanket over you, and tried the technique Kirby taught you. Miraculously, it worked, and you slept through the rest of the night.

The next day, you woke up and saw it was noon, and you were still sleepy. Welp, might as well go through with the rest of the day.

Kirby noticed you walk out of your room like it was early morning, visibly disheveled like you were woken up at midnight.

“It’s okay! How about I help you set a consistent sleep schedule?”

“You never have trouble sleeping, how do you know so much?” You were curious, the puff liked to take naps and did it astoundingly easily.

“Meta Knight always told me I needed a good sleep schedule since I was an even littler baby than I am now.”

And so, you and he worked out a good sleep schedule that would work for you, and soon it would be time to put it into practice.

Your new bedtime rolled around, and you started to have second thoughts. This wouldn’t work, why even try? There were things you could do right now instead of wasting time trying to do something you were never good at. You should put it off for tomorrow… it barely crossed your mind that it would be a lot harder if you put it off, but you ignored it. Luckily, Kirby had promised to make sure you slept on time, and he would never break a promise to help someone.

He saw you not making a move towards your bed and said, “It’s your bedtime, go to sleep.” 

You could not say no to Kirby over something like this. You obediently shooed him out of the room to put on your pajamas, turned off the light, and got in your bed. But there was still one thing wrong.

“Could you stop staring at me? I’m trying to sleep.”

“Oh! Okay.” He softly sped out of the room and closed the door quietly. You laid in bed for about twenty minutes, and Kirby, even more quietly, opened the door a little bit to check on you. 

You still hadn’t fallen asleep. There wasn’t any light in the hallway to come through the door to hurt your eyes, but Kirby could see in the dark just fine. It made sense, he was a being of pure light after all and had fought dark matter many times before.

He approached you carefully and jumped on the end of your bed. You made a startled squeak, then let out an annoyed groan at the fact that this hadn’t worked for so long, he had to check on you.

Kirby seemed to know where your frustration was coming from. “Don’t worry, this’ll take a long time to work but it will! And it’s only the first night! Let’s do something relaxing until you get sleepy enough, come on!”

He took a random book from your bookshelf and led you out of your bedroom to a couch in the living room. You sat down and read to Kirby for a minute, until your eyelids got heavy. Kirby noticed and led you back to your room, where this time, you were able to sleep.

You knew this wouldn’t be the definite end of your sleeping troubles, but it would work the longer and more consistently you tried to sleep on schedule. Kirby wouldn’t stop reminding you that as long as you still struggled, for he loved you and didn’t want you to be unhealthy.

*Bonus paragraph that would have gone after the asterisk(*). I cut it because I realized Meta Knight does have a face, arms, hands, a tummy, feet, and would know you need to relax your legs too from the few star warriors that have them, but it was too good to let rot in my mind forever:

“Wait, how does Meta Knight know if he doesn’t have most of those things?” “One of the other star warriors was a human like you. They had military training from other humans before joining the GSA, so they learned from there and told Meta Knight at one point when he couldn’t sleep. He couldn’t really put that into practice but he appreciated the concern. Now it’s more helpful, he told me earlier so I could tell you!”

[blueberryfruitbat]

Could you tell us more about gibbous? (Hope I spelled that right) he's just so cute!

👀HHH ok ok ok Gibbous is kinda my self-made blorbo and like all the info I have is very scattered but heres a lot stuff I scrounged together!! Hoo boy saddle up y'all Blue gets to talk about his penguin child

The conversation between Meta and Dedede to go and find a Nova was literally just-

"haha wouldn't it be funny if we used a Nova to wish for a kid?"

"hahaha that would be hilarious"

"..."

"..."

and the rest is history, lads find Starmap, wished for their little, and got a little Gibbous eggy.

They decided on the name Gibbous because they wanted something with meaning and my HCs has them getting engaged during KF2. So Gibbous being the phase of the moon where a Crescent is missing from either side and them being the Waxing and Waning Crescent Moon Warriors, the name Gibbous had that vibe of him being the thing that completes their little unit.

Meta and Dedede are the helicopter parents ever.

While Gibbous is very pengi looking as a baby he starts gaining more traits from Meta as he grows with things like... sorta weird wings growing in and his feather color matching Meta's skin. He even gets Meta's perma blushies as part of his feather pattern. His feathers are also a bit looser than normal penguin feathers, making him slightly fluffy even after he sheds his baby feathers. He also just has a weird ass sounding purr that he got from Meta.

Gibbous as a baby is like, comedically large compared to Meta, but comedically small to Dedede. He very quickly grows to be taller than Meta, and eventually gets to pick up his dad like the beachball man he is. Full grown he's like 2/3rds the height of Dedede.

KIRBY AND BANDEE ARE THE BEST BIG BROTHERS TO HIM AND THEY GET TO TAKE HIM FOR LITTLE TRIPS AROUND DREAMLAND!!

Gibbous takes quite a bit to actually start talking, first time he really starts speaking is like when he's 4 y/o in near full sentences. He was just a very quiet child, he barely did any of the usual small baby words. Before he started talking he used little chirps and pengi noises to express how he's feeling and for a long time never used anything outside of them.

Baby boy was a very picky eater, being part penguin he's just very partial to fish and seafood, for a long time he didn't even want to try things like sweets, to the dismay of his sweets loving family.

Hes also one of those kids that KNOWS he's the cutest little thing and can/will use that to get what he wants. He also learned Dedede is especially susceptible to this behavior.

When it comes to things like abilities he inherited, hes a lot like Dedede, a very physically strong lad and has some magical ability, favoring ice magic. Because of how weirdly his wings grow in he isn't built for flying unless he figures out how to hover the stubborn way like Dedede did.

Though unlike everyone else in his family he is very much not a fighter, a pacifist in a family of people that have thrown hands with gods more than once. He eventually kinda starts to feels bad about it when he hears all the grand achievements everyone has accomplished and begins to hold some really unhealthy standards for himself. Little prince does not feel like he's gonna ever be able to live up to what his fathers and siblings have done.

If there is one thing he got from both Meta and Dedede it was his compassionate heart. If you asked Gibbous what he wants to be when he grows up he'd tell you he just wants to be a good person and to make people happy like how everyone else around him does.

I think thats what I got for my head empty no braincell ramble over my tiny penguino thank you for asking about him so i had a reason to just drop everything in my brain about them.

[desultory-novice]

Welcome back!! Also, I’d LOVE to hear that pitch idea 👀

To get this out of the way first, when it comes to hypoethetical Kirby movie ideas, I often hear things like "Return to Dream Land would be the best game to adapt to a movie!"

I...disagree.

It's a really nice story, with an intriguing beginning, middle, and an infamous last act twist. But you actually need to understand what kind of character Kirby et al are, their world, and Kirby's themes before you can really understand what makes RtDL's (and Magolor's) story effective. Because of that, it's not a good introduction.

So, which game would I adapt?

Ah, see, here's the thing. I think the best way to handle it would be to combine several plots together! For this, I'm loosely adapting Kirby's Dream Land 2/3, Kirby Super Star, AND Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. That's right! All of 'em!

Let's dive in!

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We open on a colorful storybook-esque backdrop, with a young girl narrating to us about the peaceful Planet Pop Star and the story of "Kirby of the Stars", a mysterious traveler from afar with even more mysterious abilities!

...The camera pans back to show us an excited Adeleine showing off her notebook full of idea sketches to curious Kirby, who speaks (yes, speaks - all throughout the movie, in fact) that they're not certain why, exactly, they're being made out to be the hero of this story Adeleine is conceptualizing in the first place. Adeline points out that Kirby is fascinating and exciting (and lovable! :cheek squish:) and that more people should know about them!

Kirby replies that they're happy with the life they have right now, panning out to show Kirby's house in Whispy Wood’s forest, as well as the rest of the animal friends. Also, "...isn't it lunch time?"

But lunch is put on hold as Coo points out some suspicious activity in the sky. We switch POVs to Ribbon, frantically clutching her crystal while being chased by vague shadow resembling Dark Matter Swordsman and a handful of Dark Matters in tow. In desperation she attempts to activate the crystal as they near in, causing a sonic boom type effect that rocks the land below, sending bits of light and dark debris everywhere. Ribbon goes flying too.

Kirby and the gang find her, where she wakes up to explain to them all in a panic that "...Zero is coming!" and their whole planet is in grave danger. She answers only few brief questions about where she came from and who Zero is before demanding directions to the ruler of their kingdom. She can't waste time here. She needs a hero!

They (some of them swallowing their doubts) point her in the direction of Castle Dedede and she flies off before they can even ask if she wants anyone to "...accompany her?" (Kirby offers to go after her anyway, but everyone kind of groans at the idea of actually, you know, TALKING to Dedede and puts forward they idea they should get back to lunch, something that immediately wins Kirby over.)

A bat-like shadow flies out from the trees just as something gooey that had fallen from the sky in that explosion begins to rattle from the inside of one of Adeleine's paint buckets.

We follow the shadow of the bat-like creature across the landscape of Dream Land till he swoops in for a landing in front of Castle Dedede... revealing himself as Meta Knight.

He's given a friendly but harried greeting by a certain Waddle Dee. Meta Knight is interrupted from asking about the current status of things in the castle by the appearance of Marx, the king's jester, who cracks a few jokes at Meta's expense. Meta shows some anger at Marx who plays at being threatened right as King Dedede arrives on scene. Dedede looks for all intents to be the villainous foil, self-absorbed, egotistical (easily manipulated) and agreeing without thinking too hard about it to everything Marx says. (Even when that thing is mocking himself.) Meta interrupts to remind them all that there are more important matters at hand. That's when either Ribbon arrives at the castle or - we hear that she's already arrived.

Back in the forest, lunch turns into comical hijinks as the group discovers the weird life-form in Adeleine's paints. It hops out, spooks everyone badly, including itself, until Kirby tries inhaling it to stop it from running - only to immediately spit it out. "It tastes...Gooey." (Gooey repeats the word, finding in it a descriptor...and, a name?)

The gang wonder if this weird creature could be the Dark Matter Ribbon spoke of, or even Zero itself! Gooey can't provide any answers about who or what they are (and is still learning the concept of speech) but the forest denizens are able to put off their suspicions thanks to their positive experiences with Kirby, who was also an outsider once. Kirby and Gooey bond quickly over that, with Kirby showing Gooey that just because they don't know what they are, that doesn't make them so strange. Kirby has strange abilities too - showing off a few Copy Abilities too, like using Fire to cook up some baked yams for everyone.

This happy meet-and-greet is interspersed with scenes of Ribbon now catching the Castle Gang up on her story. That "Zero" is a force of pure negativity that has threatened countless planets, most recently consuming her home of Ripple Star, its queen, and all of her friends. She alone escaped with Ripple Star's treasure, the Crystal of the Ancients. The Queen told her to seek out heroes who could unlock its power and stop Zero but... King Dedede stops her there. She was right in coming to see him. The greatest, toughest, bravest "hero" in all of Pop Star. (Dee, Marx, and even Meta Knight all share an eye roll at this declaration.) Let Zero come! The Great King Dedede will stop them in their tracks! (...And get all the fame!)

...Ahem, to start summarize things a little faster (so that this doesn't turn into an hour and a half long read) Ribbon very quickly starts to have her doubts about King Dedede's fitness as a hero (and her choice to come to him for help) as he blatantly ignores her actual warnings to focus on the celebration when he finishes saving the day. The rest of the Castle gang sympathize with her doubts and all agree that this is pretty classic Dedede. Marx and Waddle Dee especially have their gripes with the King's rule, except that we begin to see more and more that Marx, who plays the adorable, long-suffering jester of an idiotic, despotic king when anyone's eyes are on him, is snide to Waddle Dee in the shadows and has been manipulating Dedede into making himself even more of a big useless oaf that no one respects. (Not that Dedede is without flaws, Waddle Dee confesses, but he buys into Marx's false praise too much and doesn't realize he's become something of a laughing stock.)

Ribbon's mention that Zero's agents chased her here end up leading to Gooey being considered a dangerous target to be arrested on sight, just as Kirby and Adeleine take Gooey into town to show them around/teach them more about Dream Land/maybe stir some memories or just good experiences?

Meta Knight, who is sent on this task, catches them in town, despite Adeleine and Kirbys' attempts to disguise Gooey, and the Forest Group and the Castle Group end up clashing, as Dedede wants to splat "the evil Zero" with his hammer in front of everyone, but Kirby insists that Gooey isn't Zero, Gooey is a friend and wouldn't hurt anyone. The only way to solve this argument...?

...Set up a giant arena in front of Castle Dedede and challenge Kirby to a big public tournament for the right to keep Gooey! Poor unprepared Waddle Dee is sent in first, providing a few moments of future friendship bonding for the pair. Next is Meta Knight, who uses this mostly as an exercise to test finally Kirby in combat, giving him several grim warnings during the fight.

Despite Meta seemingly outmatching our puff in every way, Kirby surprises him, inhaling Meta's sword and landing a shocking blow that cracks his mask. Kirby is ever so briefly surprised to see that Meta Knight...looks just like they do. Meta quickly vanishes before a shocked audience can see. (Marx grins.) A stunned Dedede, who didn't expect Meta to lose, quickly recovers to face Kirby in the final round for possession of Gooey and the right to the title of Dream Land's hero.

Ribbon, who has been watching Kirby closely throughout the tournament, and remembering their offers of assistance from the very beginning, has realized they're the one who fits her ideals of a hero. (And the Crystal begins to glow...)

King Dedede, for all that he fails to impress as a king, is one heck of a fighter and proves a pretty even match for Kirby! Refusing to be outdone, he manages to use his build to his advantage to mimic Kirby's own unique abilities. (This is partly because he's giving it his all, unlike Meta Knight, who was holding back.) But a shriek mid-way through the fight alerts both combatants to trouble and brings the duel to a sudden close.

You guessed it! Marx has turned on everyone. With Meta Knight out of the picture temporarily, he's caged Ribbon and snagged the crystal for himself. He gives a stunned Dedede a verbal kick in the ego, pointing out every one of his flaws that everyone was too dull to call him out on till he showed up and says Zero can have this planet. 

"...For now!"

Its time for the gang to regroup to chase after Marx and get Ribbon back! Alas, King Dedede is feeling defeated after that verbal smackdown until Waddle Dee steps up to give him a much needed reality check / pep talk. Its true, King Dedede wasn't the best king till now. Marx was kind of right about that - if unnecessarily mean about it. But he's still THEIR king. And if he tries, Dedede can still be a "Great" King! Kirby chimes in too. They had a really good time with that fight, if only they weren't fighting over possession of one of Kirby's friends...Okay, NOW Dedede's motivated and on board!

...Which is good because an army of Dark Matter has begun to flood the skies above! There's no time left! Zero approaches! A freshly-masked Meta Knight returns to unite the frightened, under-trained Dees in the defense of Dream Land against the Dark Matter forces - something our main Dee helps rally them for - while Kirby and the others go to rescue Ribbon!

(At a certain point in the battle with the Dark Matter, our main Waddle Dee takes an injury protecting another Dee. Meta Knight compliments the Dee's bravery and maybe giving him some combat pointers, all while bandaging him up with a scrap of blue cloth.)

The rest of the group catches up to Marx as he's in the middle of trying to use the crystal for...something mysterious. There's some sequel tease dialogue there that Marx refuses to elaborate on to "...a couple of idiots." Kirby and Dedede team up to fight him as Adeleine and Gooey work to rescue Ribbon in the background, away from Marx's attention. Kirby and Marx have a mid-battle chat, Marx chiding Kirby's naive ideals after Kirby affirms that there's nothing weird about befriending Dark Matter and that they'd even be friends with someone like Marx. Marx reacts with disgust at this. At Ribbon's suggestion, Kirby copies Mirror from a broken bit of Marx's wings Dedede cracked earlier and tricks the trickster, allowing Dedede to smack him so hard, he sends him flying off into the stars.

That's all done with but they still have Zero to contend with. Dedede announces he has to return to the front to help Meta Knight and the Dees as "...That's what a true king ought to do. Right?" Adeleine goes with him to help with the evacuation. Leaving Kirby and Ribbon (and Gooey too, who, after hearing Kirby's speech about friendship to Marx, is able to reveal their mock matter form before Ribbon) to face Zero with the  reawakened and fully charged (Huh. Did Marx prove...useful?) Ancient Crystal.

Zero (with traits of both Zero Two and some oblique references to Void) is unlike anyone Kirby and co has ever faced. They do not talk, for one thing, leaving Kirby's greatest strength, their empathy and willingness to reach a hand out to anyone, all seem meaningless in the face of pure negative emotion.

Plus, fighting them brings both Kirby and Gooey face to face with their fears (or un-asked questions, till now) as to just what they are. But a pep talk from Ribbon ("I KNOW what you are! I've seen you help everyone you come across. No matter whether they've done anything to earn it or not!") and Meta Knight's wise words the tournament comes back to Kirby at a key point in the fight.

In the end, the battle of "where you come from" vs "what your actions say about you" ends in a victory for our heroes. Zero is defeated, the day is saved, Gooey is considered a welcome resident of Dream Land by all, Kirby has some new friends, Dedede is taking steps down the road to real leadership (and won't stop hounding Kirby to a rematch to find out who really is the strongest) and Ripple Star and the fairies are freed from the darkness!

There are questions, of course. Still mysteries to be had. But food, friendship, and nap time are most important, for right now.

The post-credits stinger? ...Marx's unconscious body floating through space. Up until he bumps up against the hull of a very familiar looking ship that is. (1)

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Anyway, that's basically the idea!

My goal was to try and introduce as many familiar Kirby characters and conflicts as possible, even if that meant reworking the context they originally appeared in, while also trying hard to avoid an overdone "origin story" movie feel.

King Dedede doesn't steal all the food (although there could be a line about him doing that) but we see that he is too self-obsessed to be a good king atm. Except that he has a heroic enough streak deep down that he DOES know the difference between right and wrong.

Marx is still a tricky traitor who knows more than he lets on but is more concerned about selfishly getting his way than the damage to others his ambitions could cause. Zero is still a frightening, unfathomable, otherworldly evil with vague connections to Kirby. 

Adeleine and the animal friends play the role of Kirby's supportive family and represent everything that's good and comfy about Planet Pop Star. Ribbon is an at-times heroine-in-distress who still knows what she needs and can also hold her own when the chips are down. 

Gooey is the cute, wanna-protect-them fish-out-of-water character for us to examine/learn about both Kirby and Pop Star with. (Bandanna) Waddle Dee still has their sassy attitude while beginning an arc that would grow with each successive appearance. Meta Knight is cool, intelligent, tactical, but always mysterious.

Now...

I know that not a lot happens TO Kirby directly in this pitch but...Kirby is a character who stays pretty consistent throughout the series. We don't really have a strong ground for saying "In the early days, Kirby was more like this..." (outside of things like their rash decision to blame Dedede in Adventure and Squeak Squad) so I freely admit... Kirby does not have a character arc here. Which could be considered a major flaw, where this to be a real film. Kirby could be considered a "boring, infallible hero." And I don't really have a rebuttal for that except that I personally wasn't that interested in using this experiment to deeply examine Kirby's flaws via the template journey ten thousand movie heroes have gone through (and Kirby has so few flaws anyway) as much as I was interested in exploring how Kirby's steadfastness manages to (positively) affect the those they meet and the world around them.

The other thing of course is that it’s not a very lore heavy treatment. Plenty of classic, even iconic stuff gets left out. Outside of the food-stealing thing, Dedede never gets possessed. They never go off planet. There’s no Galactic Nova outside a few easter eggs in the fight with Marx. No Star Rod or Fountain of Dreams. No Kracko, Kabula, or other bosses and enemies as anything more than background cameos. I mention adapting Super Star, but Dyna Blade and Wham Bam don't really play a part, so it's really just Milky Way Wishes. A movie with less ground to cover would have plenty of room for these individual elements to breathe, but when I first started thinking of this, I set myself a personal goal of seeing covering as much "Kirby" as I could in just three movies.

Other thoughts of mine...

I only hinted at Dark Matter Blade's appearance in the beginning summary without having a full role for them in the story. That's because... I couldn't decide. ^^; I did want to tie them to Gooey, but I also wanted Gooey there for the fight with Zero, when Dark Matter Blade would likely be leading the invasion of Pop Star. (And thus, probably have an awesome duel with Meta Knight??)

The whole thing is also a little jam-packed. But I honestly don't think these 3 (+) stories are as discordant as they might seem! Especially since putting them all together allows us to have a fuller cast with a nice spread of flaws, goals, skill sets, and attitudes. And yes, I ditch Adventure (even though I love Nightmare) but I think the stuff with the Fountain of Dreams could always be used as a flashback sequence in a sequel movie. Maybe to tie off the trilogy?

Anyway, for getting through all that, have a bonus sketch of what a potential movie poster might look like!

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(1) Speaking of trilogies / as for the stinger...

Not to go too much into it here, but the general plan in this hypothetical would be to try and get as many mainline stories into three (?) movies as possible. While I haven't QUITE worked out how to mix Planet Robobot, Adventure, Star Allies, and Forgotten Land cohesively (the science vs magic aspect of having Haltmann and Hyness as dual villains was intriguing though, and its possible to twist the HWC stuff to fit with the Beast Pack's activities while making Eflilis into Hyness's desired form of revenge was a bit poetic) but I did figure out much of the structure of movie two, which combines Squeak Squad, Return to Dream Land, and Triple Deluxe. (With a sprinkling of Amazing Mirror and Canvas Curse.)

Here, the Lor Starcutter crashes on Pop Star as per usual, only Magolor AND Taranza emerge from it. Magolor is an antiques dealer now ("ANCIENT" artifacts especially) and he and his ship were hired by Taranza as transport on a very important delivery mission for the "glorious" Queen Sectonia when they were attacked by the inter-galactic band of thieves known as The Squeaks, who stole their extremely important cargo! They require Kirby and the gang's help to get the ship fixed and put everything in order.

It's treachery left and right though, as the stolen cargo WASN'T the Dimensional Mirror, like Taranza had been told by Sectonia. Furthermore, the framed Squeak's were originally hired BY the queen (through Magolor!!) to steal the real treasure, the Master Crown, so she could claim it to secure her rule. But, say it with me now, everyone then gets triple crossed by Magolor, who steals the stolen Master Crown for himself. Because of course he does.

(And by this point, we know enough about Kirby and their feelings on friendship and forgiveness to know that they would of course be willing to try and help save Magolor, even after being betrayed, when Magolor's plan goes all sorts of wrong. ...You also get some call backs as Magolor's frightening transformation into Dark Matter can pull on some trauma of Kirby's for not being able to reach out and communicate with Zero. There's actual stakes now as Kirby needs to save him before he, too, falls beyond his reach!)

[fattybattysblog]

Friend, Please (Chapter 4)

Fandom: Kirby/Kirby Right Back At Ya!

Gen | Teen

Characters: Meta Knight, Dark Meta Knight, Velka | Arcta Knight (OC)

Summary: They should be used to desperate people making horrible decisions by now, but somehow it always goes too far before anyone does anything about it. A person fell prey to the empty promises of dark, powerful hearts to become Arcta Knight. As they make their mark on Dreamland, Meta Knight grows anxious about the encroaching danger and leaves suddenly to prepare for a duel like no other.

AO3 | SqWA | Quotev

Tags: AU - Canon Divergence, Blood and Violence, Swordfighting, Original Villain Character, Gijinka Kirby Characters

@ocappreciationtag

(Cover art done by Dean, edited together by me)

Evacuating Dreamland

Meta Knight’s frantic flapping alerted the villagers to his return. Most were confused by his anxious mannerisms, the rest greeted him as if there was nothing wrong. Right on cue, Tiff and Tuff ran out to greet him from where they stayed put in the square by the fountain. Tiff’s bright, relieved smile faded slowly as she and her brother approached Meta Knight. He acknowledged them with a silent nod but he didn’t slow down to speak with them, hurrying into Castle Dedede to speak with the king himself. The noble children followed close behind him to hear what was going on.

Dedede and Escargoon were plotting away again, practically ignoring Meta Knight’s approach and curt bow to get the formalities out of the way.

“My King.” Meta Knight attempted to get Dedede’s attention respectfully, but the rotund man ignored him in favor of discussing some scheme against the innocent to increase his own power. The situation was far too dire for Meta Knight to stand aside while they ignored him. He stood and cleared his throat, speaking louder.

“There is a situation we need to confront, King Dedede.”

“Ohoho! Did Kirby finally do something to get you on our side?”

“No that’s not w-”

“Escargoon, call NME. We could get Meta to pitch in with us and get an insane monster to pit against Kirby!” Dedede was exceedingly excited at the prospect of Meta Knight scheming with them, but this wasn’t that day. Nor would it ever be. Meta Knight shook his head and attempted to recapture Dedede’s attention to no avail. The king and the advisor turned to the large screen that rose from the floor, reaching out to the NME representative they contacted far too often. It rang and rang but no one responded. Escargoon’s devious smile fell, but Dedede continued his attempt only to receive the low dial tone and a “service not available” screen.

“You think they’d have better customer service…” Escargoon joked rather unenthused.

“Yeah! I am their best customer. I have brand loyalty!” Dedede complained.

“And you think a brand would care about you?” Escargoon snickered. They bickered and jeered with each other. Meta Knight was beginning to lose his cool. He just wanted to protect the people of Dreamland, but the King wasn’t listening to him. The people had little time. Arcta Knight had already gotten so close and they were lucky she was called away. Who was to say she would be called away again? She wiped out the whole guard in a night; it wouldn’t take long to demolish an untrained city of civilians. His grip tightened. His gauntlet creaking with force.

“Dedede!”

The pair fell silent and looked back at the fed up star warrior. He finally had their full attention. He tried being respectful, but now was not the time to let himself be walked over.

“I will not stand idly by while Cappy Town and all of Dreamland is threatened. Your entire guard is gone. Dead. And the Knight responsible will return to finish the job. We need to evacuate,” Meta Knight placed himself in front of the screen to keep them from getting back to it, “the Halberd can carry nearly every citizen here and we can head to a nearby planet. I don’t know how long we would have to stay there, but the remaining Star Warriors could attempt to drive her away.” The entire room watched him intently as he spoke. Dedede and his advisor murmured quietly, realizing the severity of the situation. This wasn’t some play-fight like the ones they usually encountered. Renting some two bit creatures to train and tease Kirby with. No, they didn’t summon this thing and now there was more than a little Warrior in training could handle. There was blood, death. This was serious.

“Escargoon, take the soldier in recovery and get some images of the Knight he encountered drawn. We’ll contact the bounty hunters to hold them back as long as we can. Meta Knight, can I trust you to get everyone on your ship?” Dedede almost never had to whip out his “true ruler” face, but he knew how to use it. Escargoon nodded and hurried down the hall to infirm. Meta Knight bowed and stepped past the throne to the hangar. Tiff and Tuff came out of their hiding place to join the conversation, racing after Meta Knight before he could leave.

“Wait! What about us? We could go grab Kirby and he c-”

“Kirby is a child, Lady Tiff. I don’t think I could forgive myself if he became a part of this. Just grab your parents and bring them to the hangar. We need to get everyone on board.” Meta Knight spoke sternly with the noble children. They seemed disheartened, trying to argue their point. Meta Knight’s solid gaze silenced them and urged them to follow his advice.

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The bounty was announced in the back channels and the town was quickly informed of the situation at hand. They ushered the townspeople into the Halberd under the supervision of Escargoon and Captain Vul. King Dedede grimaced as he looked out from the castle tower at the dead, gray, frosted forest at the edge of Dreamland. Meta Knight stood beside him, his cape clasped around him and fluttering in the wind. They were quiet, studying the damage at their safe distance. It seemed this was starting to sink in for the King.

“All of that from one person?” Dedede asked, folding his arms with a slight groan.

“A single Knight,” Meta Knight nodded solemnly, “I don’t believe she is a true Star Warrior though.” That didn’t sit well with either of them, but it also seemed that Dedede didn’t quite understand.

“Do you think you can handle her?” He looked down at Meta Knight with genuine concern in his eyes. Meta Knight shook his head. He wasn’t going to lie. He was disciplined and skilled, but this power Arcta had was unnatural. He would have to find out where she got it before he could hope to best her. Though that did give him an idea.

“Do you know where NME is located?” The question came, seemingly, out of nowhere. Dedede was taken aback by it before he looked aside in thought and tried to recall any information he might have.

“The monsters don’t exactly come with return labels…”

“How did you hear about them?”

“Well… we hacked into a nearby satellite to get movies,” Dedede laughed nervously at that admission, “they just kinda broadcasted their services during the commercials and we let them set up shop in the castle. Escargoon suggested it would help supplement our army on any short notice, I think. I’m sure that’s why we started working with them.” King Dedede explained. He had lost a lot of the reasons and details to time and didn’t worry about keeping receipts at the beginning. Meta Knight grimaced and shook his head. If that’s all he had to work on, then it was what he’d take.

“Try to stay alive.” Dedede grumbled as he turned away and descended from the tower. Meta Knight glanced over his shoulder after him. He would remain in the tower while the town filled his ship and prepared to leave. He felt he couldn’t step down until they were safely gone. Just in case Arcta decided to show up.

The air was thick with foreboding and Cappy Town was so empty. The Knight’s voice echoed in Meta’s head as he stared off towards the horizon. Why was it so familiar? She couldn’t have been a Knight he had met before because she named herself right there. There was something he just couldn’t put his finger on. Something that made his chest tighten with sadness.

He just wanted to know why.

He would have to fight her properly. To break that mask and see who he was really dealing with. So many steps needed to be dealt with before he could even get to that point. Meta’s gaze started to drift downward to the town, to the empty streets.

Putting a bounty out will only get more people killed. Not every hunter is particularly trained and they might get cocky enough to try and deal with her themselves. He wanted to limit her body count. That added an urgency to his series of tasks.

That did remind him of the other corrupted warriors he and Kirby had come across before. If he posed Arcta as some kind of challenge he could probably get them to join this cause despite not having a stake in it. Kirby’s connections would be very helpful there. As far as Meta knew, he was the only one that could contact distant enemies like that.

Would Dark Meta still be alive? Could he trust Marx or Magolor at all?

“Meta Knight?” There was a tug on his cape that took him out of his thoughts. He turned slightly and looked down at Tiff and Tuff. They appeared close to crying, their eyes big and watery. Sighing and kneeling to meet their eye levels, Meta Knight spared some time for them before their escape.

“We’ll see you again, right?” Tuff asked.

“You’ll stay safe?” Tiff asked. Meta Knight frowned. He didn’t want to lie to them, but there was no way he could possibly guarantee either of those. He took a moment to figure out his words. A pause that Tiff picked up on and visibly wilted towards.

“I’ll try to. I promise.” Meta Knight said, nodding to them. That was the best he could offer them. The pair looked at each other, tears beginning to spill down their cheeks. They were losing their home and their entire planet. Meta was surprised they were strong enough to hold back for this long.

The twins threw their arms around Meta’s neck and pleaded for him to go with them. He assumed they were scared to leave and wanted the last soldier in the kingdom to escort them to their new home and comfort them. Normally he would. But he couldn’t do that. He wasn’t exactly sure what to do. Removing them would only make their anxiety worse but letting them stay would hinder their evacuation. He returned their embrace, holding them while their pleas and sobs quieted into small whimpers and sniffles.

“You two won’t be alone. You have your parents. You have your friends. You’ll have Kirby too.” Meta Knight said, his voice soft and sweet. He patted their backs and attempted to stand, but they weren’t ready to let go yet.

“We don’t want to leave you behind.” Tiff sniffed.

“Everyone’s safety is more important to me. I’m sorry. But it’s time for you two to go.” Meta Knight picked them up despite their protests and unfurled his wings from his cape. He stepped off the tower and carried them gently to the hangar floor where their parents were worriedly looking for them.

They clung slightly and argued but they eventually let go and clung instead to their parents. Sir Ebrum offered a quiet thanks and farewell, Lady Like giving him an apologetic look. Both stepped into the Halberd with the final stragglers before the door slid shut.

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