Author's Note
Firstly, thank you for picking my fanfiction to read. I hope you find it enjoyable and fun. Just to let you know I'm only managing to proof-read this piece now, so there will be some changes along the way, nothing drastic just to make the piece a smoother read. Thanks for your time.
The Path to Knighthood
He stared in the river, fixed on the gently rippling waves that slightly distorted his own reflection. With a cry he punched the reflection.
Kirbys looked exactly the same; round in shape, short stubby arms, and huge oval feet. The only difference between this one and the Kirby was the colouration. This one had a dark blue hue, even darker blue feet, and striking pearl-white eyes. That didn't seem to be enough. Wherever he went, he would hear a mention of him.
"Hey, you're a kirby, right? Are you related to him?"
"Aww, look there's a kirby. But the real one's a lot cuter."
"Hey look, there's a kid dressing up as kirby. Hey kid! It ain't Kirby Day yet!"
He could hear their idiotic voices echoing in his mind louder than the thunder that tumbled above him. The blue kirby got up and decided to look for shelter in the mountains that weren't too far away.
In the cave he waited for the storm to pass. He stared into the ever dancing flames of the small bonfire, trying to figure what cursed him with such a title, the status of being inferior for all seemingly all eternity.
"I don't accept! I won't accept! There's nothing special about him!" His voice echoed, reinforcing his emotions. He stared into the fire, his white eyes almost glowing with raging determination. He knew exactly what he had to do to prove his point.
The next morning was a bright one. The intense summer heat on the forest mostly got rid of all the signs of a storm left begin: all was still and silent.
The blue kirby entered the day, his mind set. He looked to the sky, as he did a sparkle came to be signalling the arriving of the blue kirby's means of travel. A green star quickly came into view at immense speeds. He jumped on as it flew by. It was large enough for the kirby to ride it stand comfortably.
"Dreamland."
The Star understood, and zoomed off into the horizon.
The crowd gathered around the entrance of the famous dessert restaurant, Gammon Gateau. A low chatter wavered throughout the crowd, most wondering what was all the kafuffle about. In front of the restaurant there was a long table covered with a white sheet, and two chairs facing the growing crowd. A waddle-dee with a dark brown thick moustache scrambled out and stopped in front of the crowd when he stood with his arms wide open to get the crowd's attention.
"Alright, folks. It seems Rubbo-dee has challenged the one and only Kirby to a public Eat-O-Marathon."
The crowd all gasped. Some in shock, others in excitement.
The moustached waddle-dee ran back inside. A few moments later a waddle-dee came out wearing a bright purple cap backwards and a smug smile across his face. Murmurs rose in the crowd. A moment later Kirby came out. The sight of his simple round body, and distinct pink hue made everyone erupt in applause and cheers. Some of the younger waddle-dee took out Kirby caps, flags, banners and other merchandise from their bags.
Kirby stared for at them for a moment before smiling and waving. Just seeing his actions, one could see he was sincere about his appreciation for them. He walked over to occupy one of the chairs, but suddenly stopped halfway. His eyes squinted as he strained to hear a faint sound. He eyes darted to the sky, searching the clear blue for something important. In a sparkle of light something shot from the sky into the table where he was about sit. The Star's speedy arrival shattered windows and knocked everyone nearby down while kicking up fierce gusts and dust.
The dust cleared, the crowd gasped once more and began to whisper to one another. Now that the air was clear, it revealed the blue kirby with striking white eyes. Even now he could hear their talking.
"There was two kirbys!"
"Who is this? Is this one a fake!"
"Is this King Dedede's doing?"
The blue kirby glared at his kin, "You see! You see what you've done! You've out-shined me so much you burnt away my existence, my identity." The blue kirby turned to the crowd, who looked a little afraid at the blue kirby's deeper voice compared to childish one of Kirby's. "Now, I will show you that there is nothing special about this kirby. We are all the same. I will beat him in an Eat-O-Marathon."
The surprises never ceased to end, as the crowd gasped yet again.
The pink kirby took a few steps back in shock. Then hardened and step forward to accept the challenge.
The two kirbys sat at the white-clothed table side by side. Two waddle-dees with bowties and waistcoats stood beside each competitor, ready to bring a new plate of food. The weather was perfect, a sunny day with a cool breeze in the air. All eyes were at the scene of the competition. A small village, on the outskirts of the main Dreamland settlement. All waddle-dees, and the occasional waddle-doo, broke their daily routines to see the heated struggle. Silence was the obvious sign of the tension that filled the air.
The moustached waddle-dee spoke, which seemed very loud in the heavy silence, "The first to eat ten thousand gateau wins. Is this understood?" He looked at each of the kirbys and they nodded in agreement. "Begin!"
Two plates arrived in, on each was an elegant gateau made of berries and cream which towered over the kirbys.
During the first fifty plates, the silence remained; the audience eagerly watching when someone would slip up, catch a breath or even call quits.
"Come on Kirby! You can beat this phoney!" A younger waddle-dee who wore a backwards 'Kirby' cap shouted who pushed to the front.
"Yeah! Kirby! You can do this!"
"Show him you ain't a chump Kirby!"
Soon the whole crowd was cheering in any way they can. Clapping, shouting, dancing, and everything in between.
The blue kirby ignored and focused eating the exquisite cakes that were being made by the chefs like they were nothing more than afternoon sandwiches.
Soon day turned to night, a few piles of plates turned into collections behind each competitor. The audience slowly thinned, leaving the true fans to cheer till dawn.
The sun suddenly made its appearance, peeking over the horizon and spreading its early light over the small village.
"Winner!"
The blue Kirby froze with his mouth open ready to inhale his final cake. He looked at his counter. He displayed four nines then looked at his opponents. It clearly stated one then four zeros.
No. It couldn't have been… How? We're both kirbys. We should have drawn. Why didn't we? The blue kirby's mind was vivid with thoughts, questions why there was a clear winner. His eyes darting from one counter to the other continuously checking if something somewhere went wrong.
The pink kirby wiped his mouth and hoped off, content with his meal. His fans cheered him, they began to carry him and throw him in the air in celebration.
The blue Kirby glared and began to tense up.
Suddenly there was a sound tingling chain mail. He turned to see sword knights heading towards his direction. The blue kirby stepped out and faced them.
"Are you the thing that challenged Kirby to a Eat-O-Marathon?" One of the knights said, which one said it wasn't clear, and slightly unnerving.
The blue kirby glared, "I am a kirby. And I did challenge him, what of it?"
"You are to follow us to King DeDeDe."
"And if I refuse?"
"Then you -"
The blue Kirby inhaled one of the knights, which turned out to be the speaking one, and kept him in his mouth. The blue kirby swelled due to a being nearly twice his height inside him.
The knights suddenly went on the offensive, but were hesitant to attack as the potency of kirbys was well known.
"Release the knight, kirby!"
The blue kirby looked around, slowly looking at each of the knights, and then swallowed. Immediately the ability of the kirby kicked in. A shining light emitted from the blue kirby and after a few seconds it disappeared as quickly as it came. It left behind the blue kirby with a large, loose and pointed yellow hat with a red hilted sword.
As soon as his transformation was done, the blue kirby went for the other knights. However, his blow was blocked by the hands of his kin.
"You! What are you doing? This has nothing to do with you! Move out the way!" The blue kirby was trembling; the fact that his strength alone couldn't get passed the pink kirby infuriated him more.
The pink kirby shock his head at the command before throwing the blue kirby off balance and inhaling the swallowing the knight he just saved, acquiring a green hat with a blue hilted sword.
The blue kirby calmed down and glared at the pink one, "I see. This will be a fight of honour. Whoever loses, the title of 'kirby' is taken away from them."
With that kirby ran towards the blue kirby and attacked with a powerful strike. The blue kirby knocked it aside with his weapon and countered with a swift, yet powerful kick that sent his pink brethren flying into the sky and over to the nearby forest and the blue kirby dashed after him.
As the two kirbys met in mid-air and they began to exchange strong matching strikes as they plummeted to the ground. However, one blow from Kirby was strong enough to throw his blue kin off balance and left him open. In a swift movement, Kirby moved in close and grabbed his opponent and dived towards the ground at dangerous speeds.
A huge cloud of dust and clumps of dirt were thrown into the air as the blue kirby collided with the forest ground. The blue kirby came around from his brief daze. The cloud was clearing, the ground was ruptured and his sword lay nearby. With it an outstretched arm, it flew back into his hand. He shook off debris and dust. Kirby was nowhere to be found.
The blue squinted his almost radiant eyes in the forest's shade, "Show yourself! I know you are no coward."
As soon as those words left his mouth, a vertical wave of energy cleaved through the ground, heading for the blue kirby. With a swift roll, he evaded it and saw Kirby, the source of the attack standing in the newly cleaved pathway in the foliage. In return, the blue kirby began slashing in kirby's direction, as a result sending countless small waves of energy locked onto Kirby as their target.
Kirby deflected the first few with his own blade before resorting to jumping in the air and dodging in all ways possible at the time. Eventually, the barrage stopped. When Kirby recovered, his saw his opponent surprisingly close and moving in for a strike. Kirby went to guard, but as soon as he realised it was a feint, it was too late. The blue kirby had manoeuvred behind Kirby and slashed in such a way it sent Kirby into the air. The blue kirby followed up with another strike to the soaring kirby sending him back down to the ground. The blue kirby wasn't finished. He kicked his sword down at the descending Kirby.
However, he froze at the Kirby's recovery. Not only did Kirby manage to regain balance in mid-air, but he also caught the blue kirby's weapon. In a blink, there was a wave of energy heading towards the blue kirby. In panic, he floated into in the air not only just to evade the attack, but also to gain an overview of the surrounds. He looked around, and found Kirby nowhere in his sights.
"No!" The blue kirby exclaimed as he looked up, hoping his fears weren't true.
Kirby descended and slashed at his foe with a crushing blow that sent him flying.
As the blue Kirby soared through the sky, he felt a seemingly infinite flurry of attacks hit their mark all over him. The final attack struck him from above and sent him crashing into the ground. The blow knocked his sword powers out of him, it bounced away in star form out of sight. The blue kirby was unconscious from the final blow and didn't feel the impact of his landing until he was woken up by the sound of beating wings.
His eyes barely opened to see light blue figures floating above him.
"Blue kirby! You are to accompany us to see the king of this land, His Royal Highness, King DeDeDe."
The blue kirby felt rage ignite inside at the mention of that foolish tyrant who called himself 'king'. He used the remaining energy he had and looked at the sky. There was a twinkle in the distant sky, and a green star zoomed passed. The blue kirby managed to take hold of a corner.
"Hey! Stop! Fire!"
Arrows whizzed past as the blue kirby ascended higher into the sky. Past the clouds, and eventually into the stars to an unknown destination.