Me: This is a Fanfic I've really been wanting to share. It may not seem great at first, I admit, but I promise it'll grow into a great story. So thank you, viewer who is currently reading this, and please check back! I do not own the various Kirby species, Nintendo does. I only own the characters and story.
In the midst of black darkness, nothing could be seen. Nothingness exists. There was no light at all. There was nothing. That is, except for a Puffball. Her footsteps echo in the emptiness, reaching out for miles. Her skin was unusually gray to her hazy eyes. There was no floor under her, yet it felt like she was walking. There was no sky or sound, just her. She continued to walk slowly, in a trance.
It felt like hours, like she walked for miles, before she fell to the floor, suddenly feeling the loneliness. she had been feeling for a long time. Not wanting to get up, feeling tired beyond belief, and just wanting to cry, she let it all out. Soft sobs came from her, awaiting another to help her up. Was being alone what she wanted? Well, it didn't matter now. She was alone. She had nobody. She wanted somebody, anybody, to help her up. But it didn't come for a long, long time.
It all finally ended when a white light appeared before her. Suddenly, she was at the border between a white side and a black side. The Puffball raised her head, and was met by a white blobbish looking figure, a gray aura eminating from it. It extended a nub, awaiting the gray Puffball's acceptance. Instead, she looked back on the ground, unsure.
"Awaken, young one," a calm, gentle voice emerged. "Do not fall." The Puffball looked up at the white one. The other one was the only thing giving light to the area.
"Who... Who are you?" the Puffball asked.
"I am your spirit," the light one replied, not saying anything else.
"Where am I? And what happened to everything?" The Puffball looked around.
"Everything has been lost," the light one said. "Everything except for you."
"Everything?"
"Except for you. Please, lest you want everything to be lost, arise, young heroine."
"Heroine...?" The light spirit, still extending a nub, started to fade, blending in with the light.
"W-Wait!" The gray Puffball cried out. "P-P-Please don't leave!" But the visitor completely faded, leaving the Puffball the only thing on the border between light and darkness. Loneliness once again filled the area. But silence was broken when the Puffball's desperately lonely sobs and screams echoed once again.
"Oh, young one..." a different voice rang out. "Don't fall for the light. You know you belong with us, in the darkness. Come, young one, lest you want your little loved one to disappear..."
Her eyes widened as the figure disappeared. She sat at the border, before witnessing a new figure reaching out from the dark side. He extended his arms, calling for her. Tears flew from her eyes as she leapt through the border, into the darkness. And everything turned black.
Chaspy gasped as she fell off the bed once again. She groaned and rubbed her head as she got up, glancing up to see herself in the mirror once again. Her skin was a sunny orange, and her feet were dark red. A long ponytail fell to her waist, darker than her skin. A curly tuff of hair fell in front of her eyes, prompting her to push it out of her way. Chaspy let out a sigh as she descended downstairs, silence filling the air. 'Another boring day,' she thought to herself.
Grabbing the basket on her way, she exited the house and entered the fruit orchard in the backyard. Picking an apple from her tree, Chaspy looked around. She was all alone. As she strolled back inside, she looked casually towards to the clock. 7:53?!
"Oh crud!" Chaspy whispered aloud to herself. "7:53?!" Chaspy gulped down the last of her apple, and ran out the door with her books. Nearly tripping over the dirt road, she hurried to school, along the path. The other houses were a little farther from Chaspy's house, blocked off with fences. Chaspy sighed and exhaled, taking a breather.
"Hello Chaspy," rang a voice behind her. Chaspy's eyes widened at the familiar voice. Behind her, a big Cappy with a mohawk approached. "Looking as nice as ever."
Chaspy let out a scowl and a huff. "I don't have time for this, Choosy," she retorted, and started to run before the Cappy could follow her.
"Get back here, runt!" he bellowed as he caught up. Chaspy didn't dare look behind her, and her eyes fixed on the schoolhouse over the horizon. Then, as fate had it, she tripped over the dirt road, skinning her foot slightly as she looked hopelessly up. Choosy was a neighborhood thief, almost getting away with his robberies. He was rough. Rough enough to harass everybody in his sight.
"Please don't hurt me!" Chaspy begged, scrambling to get up. Choosy looked over her.
"Don't worry," he mused. "This'll only hurt for a second."
"Get away from her!" a voice yelled behind them. Choosy turned around to find a lighter red Puffball with scruffy red hair and a purple headscarf with a star on it standing, scowling. "Leave her alone."
"Or what?" Choosy smirked. The newcomer charged! Choosy did as well, his fists at the ready! But, the newcomer slid under the punch, and grabbed Chaspy's nub!
"Come on!" Chaspy leapt to her feet, almost tripping again, as she and the Puffball ran off. Choosy growled, not bothering to follow them.
As soon as they were in front of the school, the red Puffball let go of Chaspy. Chaspy sighed in relief. It was like this almost everyday, a rut in her life.
"Thank you so much, Korochi," she thanked, smiling. Korochi nodded, the serious scowl still on his face.
"Just be careful," he said simply. He left, into the building. Chaspy sighed, her heart still beating out of her. She and Korochi were good friends. They used to play together when they were younger, when things were okay. Everything changed when both of their parents suddenly left. They went their seperate ways, not talking as often as they used to.
Shaking Korochi out of her thoughts, Chaspy entered the school as the bell rang. She fled through the door, to find the class already began.
"Good morning, Chaspy," the teacher, a Waddle Dee named Mr. Fez, greeted. He didn't look pleased.
"I'm so so sorry," Chaspy pleaded.
"Just take your seat." Chaspy did so, and sat in the very back, where she let her thoughts drift. Thunder boomed outside. "Hm... Probably a storm coming later." Everyday had been more boring than the next. Chaspy looked out the window, letting the teacher drawl on. Oh, how she wished she could just have a new life. To be free, to be happy.
Chaspy sighed at the thought of a life where she knew who her parents were. She'd always wondered where they could've gone, or who they were. She had just woken up one day, her memory gone and all alone.
"EYAHHH LOOK OUT!" a girl suddenly screamed! A boom of thunder erupted, awakening Chaspy from her daydream. Loud rumbles filled the air, accompanied by flashes of lightning. The bolts started increasing, and soon strong winds buffeted the buildings.
"A storm! Everybody get to the shelter!" Mr. Fez shouted. Dark clouds were visable in the sky. The class filed out with great haste as a shadowy figure approached the school, and the surrounding buildings. Chaspy tripped as she ran through the aisle, daring to look out the window again. Black clouds swirled as the shadow got closer, taking the form of a cloaked figure.
"Chaspy!" Korochi called out. Chaspy looked towards the doorway, where Korochi stood. "Come on!"
"Coming!" Chaspy got up again, but as she ran towards the door, a low hum rang in the air. "What's that?"
"Look!" Korochi pointed to the window again. The shadowy clouds swirled into a ball, a dark light shining in it. Chaspy's eyes widened as Korochi helped her up, and a strong wind blew everything away! All of a sudden, Chaspy was floating in air, surrounded by a tornado of what was left of the schoolhouse. Korochi grabbed her nub, snapping her back into reality. Then, as quick as she was thrown into the air, she met the ground.
Chaspy groaned as she got up from the split seconds of blackness she met. Korochi laid in the middle of the wreckage, face down and unconscious. Alarmed, Chaspy hopped to her feet and shook her friend.
"Korochi!" she cried. "Korochi, get up!" The red Puffball groaned as he lifted his head.
"Ch-Chaspy! Are you okay? What happened?" He got up, then surveyed the damage. The dark swirls of clouds still hung in the air, and the shadowy tower that sent the strong tornado still stood.
"All...of...a...sudden... T-Tornado..." Chaspy was breatheless.
"Take it easy, Chaspy."
"What do we do? Where's the shelter?" Chaspy surveyed the area. The schoolhouse wasn't the only thing that was destroyed. All the surrounding buildings were nothing but wreckage. Next to the schoolhouse, a pile of broken wooden boards and nails replaced what used to be the shelter. A pool of blood was slightly visible, coming from under the wreckage.
"W-W-What... The class..." Chaspy ran over, about to reach out and sift through the mess. Korochi stopped her. Utter shock was visable in his misty, gray eyes.
"Ch-Chaspy... I don't think you want to see that," he whispered, becoming pale. Another low hum rang, and the duo looked to the sky again. The clouds parted, revealing a large wormhole.
"What is that?!" Chaspy cried. A huge swarm of monsters suddenly burst from the hole, and descended upon the village! Though they were far from the town square, Chaspy and Korochi could hear screams of terror and shrieks.
"M-Monsters! Come on, we gotta get out of here!" Korochi dashed off, followed by Chaspy. The orange Puffball couldn't help but look back, at the shelter full of her dead classmates, at the ruined schoolhouse, at the tower of clouds. It looked as though it turned to her, distorting into a face. What looked like sunglasses glowed red. More thunder boomed as the figure bounced up and down, as if laughing.
Chaspy couldn't take much more. Everything had just changed in less than an hour. This had to be a dream. This HAD to be a dream. But it wasn't. It was a nightmare.
Me: Okay, so it's growing. Eventually, we'll see some real Kirby characters. Oh, um, in case you didn't know, Puffballs are what Kirby's species are called. At least, to me. PLEASE, give me some feedback and helpful criticism!