Heroes of Popstar: The Human Star Warrior
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the OCs. Kirby belongs to Nintendo!
A/N: This is somewhat AU to my normal Kirby storyline. There's a BIG difference in this story than my others. First things first, all my usual OCs will be in this story, but there will be some additions. Next, this story will mostly be centered around the main OCs, Kirby, and Meta Knight; other characters like Sword and Blade, Tiff and Tuff- they won't be mentioned much. Trust me, they'll be mentioned, just not as much as the main characters. Thirdly, King Dedede- like in almost all of my stories- will be a good guy. There will be mentions of the main Kirby enemies. This follows after the main story of the anime so really, Nightmare is dead in this. Finally, in place for chapters, there will be episodes. Enjoy the story and don't sue me for the ridiculously long Author's Note; I don't have any money!
Special thanks to jewelsio for drawing the cover to the story. Thanks also goes out to SilverWarriorWolf, for allowing me to use the concepts of Guardian, Ancient, and Distort in this story.
Episode 1: An Otherworldly Discovery
Alexandria drove home from school again, like she does every other day of the week. She was just a typical high school junior, striving for good grades, trying to stay out of trouble, and hanging out with her friends. But there are some things about her that go past the norms of average high school kids.
First and foremost, Alexandria's family is very wealthy. Her father is a world class lawyer with his own firm and her mother is a famous fashion model. They were usually busy for days on end and Alexandria stayed home by herself and her younger sister, Elizabeth.
Elizabeth was Alexandria's ten year old sister, and she was obsessed with one thing: Kirby. The young girl loved the little pink puff and had almost every bit of merchandise regarding him. She wore a Kirby based hoodie with blue jean shorts and pink shoes with blue laces, representing Kirby's skin and eye color. Elizabeth had brown eyes and brown hair, and she wore her hair up in a ponytail, much like Tiff, except she didn't have any beads in her hair like the humanoid girl.
As for Alexandria, she always kept her long, straight brown hair down. It went down to the middle of her back. She was fairly skinny, and she usually wore a black vest with a blue top underneath. She wore black jeggings and red shoes. The two girls walked out of Alexandria's car and walked into their house, which was a large mansion.
The mansion was very pristinely kept, as there was no evidence of dirt or dust, and the mahogany floorboards shined beautifully. When they stepped into the living room, Elizabeth threw down her Kirby backpack, took off her shoes, leaving just her pink socks on. She bounded toward the white sofa and hopped in it from behind, landing a bit roughly on her bottom.
"You really shouldn't keep doing that, Liz, you'll get hurt if you're not careful." Alexandria warned. "I'm gonna be fine, Sis! You need to stop worrying!" Elizabeth giggled. "Shouldn't you be doing your homework instead of watching Kirby Right Back At Ya?" Alexandria asked, getting irritated with her sister.
"I dunno, shouldn't you be doing your homework?" Elizabeth asked as she turned on the TV, going to channel 315, which was Anime Network. The new Kirby Right Back At Ya episode was on, but Alexandria took the remote and turned the TV off.
"Hey! I was watching that!" Elizabeth whined. "Liz, you have to do your homework before you can watch the show! You're failing math class, and you need to pull that grade up." Elizabeth pouted with a scowl on her face. "I don't want to do my homework! Not right now! This is the episode I've been waiting to see all week!"
"You'll be able see it later; but you have to do your work!" Alexandria said, her voice starting to rise. "I want to see Kirby beat a rogue demonbeast! I'll do my homework later!" That was when Alexandria had an idea. "Well, if you're not going to do your homework, I'll just take away your TV privileges until you get your work done." The teen walked away.
"No, wait! I'll do it, just don't take the TV away!" Elizabeth yelled. "You promise?" Alexandria asked, a note of smugness in her voice. "Yeah! I promise!" Then Alexandria nodded.
"That's all I needed to hear, sis, but you're not getting the remote back until you get your work done. The remote will be upstairs in my room. I'm gonna go change then go clean out the attic like Mom asked me to yesterday. Don't go in my room until your work is done, got it? Otherwise, you won't be able to see Kirby again for the rest of the month."
Just the thought of not seeing Kirby for a whole month was too much for the girl to bear. Elizabeth grabbed her backpack, took out her homework, and began to work on it. That was when Alexandria walked out of the room and walked upstairs to the fourth floor, where her room, as well as Elizabeth's and their parents rooms were. Some other rooms were on the fourth floor as well. One of them was Alexandria's old room, but most of the rooms were just guest rooms.
Alexandria walked into her sister's room instead of her own room and set the remote down on the desk. It was adjacent to the twin sized bed, and, like everything else in Elizabeth's room, was pink and had a Kirby related object on it. There were three plushies on Elizabeth's bed; which were a Kirby plush, a Meta Knight plush, and a King Dedede plush. Alexandria giggled to herself at the sight of the Kirby posters and drawings and toys in the room. It was an overload of pink that reminded Alexandria of how she was when she was a kid.
I have to focus. I'd better go up and clean the attic. Alexandria thought to herself. The sixteen year old walked out of her sister's bedroom and went to the middle of the hall, where she pulled down a set of stairs leading to the attic. They were pretty much the only rickety thing in the manor, since this was one of the oldest things in the house. Taking a deep breath, she carefully walked up the steps to the attic.
The attic was very very large and very stuffy. Boxes were splayed everywhere, some covered in dust, others covered in cobwebs. Even both on some items. With a featherduster in one hand, she started dusting off the items of more value. There was a display case that was covered in dust that she started on first, then she began dusting some wooden trunks off. After a long time of cleaning, Alexandria decided to stop and look around in the attic. From past experience, she's found several good items in there, from photo albums of her great great great grandparents from the 1880's to old newspaper clippings from the Civil Rights Movement.
As she was looking around, Alexandria came across something that caught her eye. There were two black fingerless gloves in a display case. They had some sort of a gem inside them; a rainbow opal to be precise, and yellow five pointed stars on each glove. As she walked over toward the case to get a better look, she tripped over a very dusty canvas, falling to the floor. Alexandria coughed and sneezed as years of dust billowed all over the place, filling her lungs. She got up off the dirt covered wooden floor and saw another relic that caught her eye.
It was a Victorian style mirror with decor styling made entirely out of gold. The glass was framed inside a delicate yet strong silver frame within the intricate and beautiful gold designs. Another opal that was larger than the gems in the gloves rested within the top of the gold trim. Curious, Alexandria walked toward the mirror and stole a gaze of herself in the mirror.
"I wonder… are the mirror and the gloves connected in a way? They both have rainbow opals." At this point, Alexandria was convinced that the gloves and the mirror were connected. She carefully opened the glass case and took out the gloves. The gems fitted inside began to glow, as well as the gem in the mirror. This was a reaction caused by the gems being in front of one another, where the light was refracting from the windows and bouncing off of glasses.
Curiosity was getting the better of Alexandria, and she began to put on the gloves, fitting the right glove first then the left glove afterward. The opal gems in the gloves and the mirror began to shine very brightly until Alexandria was consumed in the rainbow glow of the gems.
Everything felt warm, and it was a soothing sort of warmth that would make someone fall asleep. It was almost as if Alexandria was going through some sort of metamorphosis. The glow continued for a few more minutes until it eventually subsided, leaving a very stunned and transformed Alexandria in its place.
Alexandria wasn't wearing the same clothes she was originally wearing anymore. She now wore a pink jumpsuit with a five pointed star crest on her chest. She now had silver boots on and a cape that was the same color as the rainbow opals; they were all a transparent red, green, blue, and some shades of purple and orange, a cape made of a rainbow, pretty much. Her hair and eyes weren't brown and blue anymore. Instead, they were both magenta, with Alexandria's eyes a lighter shade- almost a dark pink.
Seeing her reflection in the mirror was a very exhilarating and shocking thing. Alexandria almost couldn't believe that the figure standing in front of the mirror was her! She walked closer to the mirror and tapped it, not expecting what happened next.
Her hand was being pulled into the mirror. Frightened, Alexandria attempted to pull her hand out of the mirror to no avail, which led to the teen getting sucked into the mirror. That surprised her, as she thought that the mirror was just a normal mirror! After a couple minutes of floating in a dimensional space, Alexandria ended up in a closet- a closet of all places!
"Ugh… that was unexpected. But why am I in a closet now? And why is it so small?" She wondered aloud. That began to elicit other voices. "What was that?!" Asked one male voice. They sounded like they had a bit of an Australian accent. "I don't know, but it sounded like it came from the closet." Spoke a second voice, this one sounding female. She had a southern accent that wasn't extremely thick, but that was probably because of her articulation. She didn't sound much older than Alexandria.
"Grab your weapons and prepare for attack if this proves to be a threat." Spoke a third voice. This one, Alexandria recognized because it had a deep, velvety Spanish accent that made her spine tingle. That voice belonged to Meta Knight!
Meta Knight? Here?! I thought the Kirby characters didn't exist anywhere but in the games and on TV?! She thought with surprise. The door to the closet opened and Alexandria fell on her stomach. "Oww, that hurt…" Alexandria groaned. The knights stared at her with curiosity. It was almost like they've never seen a human before.
"Another human?" Sword asked. "How did she get here?" Blade asked. Alexandria stood up shakily on her feet, still trying to process what's going on. "What is she wearing?" Asked the only other female in the room. Meta Knight stepped a little closer to Alexandria.
"I think I've seen this in one of the journals. A legend about a… human Star Warrior. Sword, Blade, Callie… we might have a new threat on our hands if there is an incarnate of the actual legend standing before us."
All that talk of "a legend" was starting to make Alexandria nervous. "Hold on, now! This is all a big misunderstanding! How could I be a legend to all of you guys? I just found these gloves and a crazy mirror that took me here. I'm just a normal girl… a normal girl in high school." Callie shrugged at Alexandria.
"So was I. But here I am, thanks to a defective portal that took me here. Took me and a friend here over a year ago. So, hey, you can be an average girl one moment, then a Star Warrior the next." Callie shrugged again. "Whatever works, works." Meta Knight nodded in agreement with the teenaged Puffal.
"Well, if what the legends say are true… then we have danger approaching on the horizon. Young lady," Meta Knight said, turning toward Alexandria. "You have inadvertently caused yourself to get into a serious situation." He stated grimly.
"I can't become this hero, I-I have school! My sister can't take care of herself! What about my mom and dad?!" Alexandria asked nervously.
"You're going to have to balance your life on Earth with your new responsibility here. That's all we have to say." Alexandria scowled at the Puffals and the humanoids.
CRASH!
A loud smashing noise was heard from the walls of the castle. They heard a loud roar, and more crashes. "Another monster! Sword, go find Kirby, we'll try to fight it off!" Meta Knight yelled, drawing Galaxia. Callie and the others drew their swords, running out of the room. Alexandria followed them.
When they came outside, they saw a strange, chimeric, quadrupedal demonbeast destroying the houses in Cappytown. It was mostly jet black, but had two legs that had fish scales, one leg that was furry, and one that was fleshy, with blood exposed to the air. It had the head of a bird with deer horns, the body looked similar to a bear's, and it had three tails, one serpent like, another like a feline's, and the third one similar to a dog's.
"These monsters are turning out more and more grotesque every time we find them!" Blade stated, the others nodding in agreement. Alexandria stared at the monster in intrigue.
The Chimera, the new monster that they were supposed to fight in this episode… I actually come face to face with it… awesome. Alexandria thought to herself. The group of knights and the human teen saw a flurry of attacks. The Chimera screeched in fury and pain.
"Did someone call the cavalry?" Sword quipped with a smug sounding laugh. "Quit fooling around and help us! This beast might kill somebody!" Meta Knight yelled. Everyone but Alexandria started to fight the monster. Kirby didn't have a Copy Ability at the moment, but that didn't stop the little guy from fighting. The knights attacked with Sword Beams, Callie swept low at the monster's feet with her sword all while the Chimera was trying to attack Kirby, who was flying around on the Warp Star.
However, the Chimera was starting to grow furious with the onslaught, and with its three tails, smacked Kirby off the Warp Star, then knocked back Meta Knight as far as twelve feet into Alexandria. Sword was picked up by the monster's beak and shaken around like a rag doll, then thrown at Blade. With its hind leg, it kicked Callie into a nearby building.
"Oh, great! Ugh… what are we… going to do?" Blade asked, groaning in pain. "Can we help?" Called out a young voice not far from the warriors and the human. They turned to see Tiff, Tuff, and Victoria.
"Get away from here you guys! You'll get hurt!" Sword called out. "We're not letting this freak show destroy our village!" Tuff exclaimed. "But this is foolish! You will get killed if you go out there!"
All through this turn of events, Alexandria had many thoughts passing in her head. What can I do? I'm just standing here, I have to help them somehow! Then she looked at Kirby. He was climbing back on the Warp Star to fight some more.
That's it!
"Meta Knight!" She cried. "What can I do? I have to have some new weird power inside my gloves. I could use some of that and have Kirby copy it." Then Alexandria got up while holding Meta Knight.
"The easiest attack to utilize is an Energy Blast. Focus, then blast towards Kirby." He instructed. Alexandria nodded, then turned toward Kirby. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She didn't know what to think of doing, so all she did was think of what she needed to do, and that was to attack with an Energy Blast.
You have to do this… you have to do this or the town could be destroyed… focus, Alex… use your Energy Blast!
Alexandria opened her eyes and with a sudden burst of energy, she fired an Energy Blast directly toward Kirby. "Kirby! Use your Inhale!" She cried. Kirby nodded, glaring at the blast, and inhaling the sphere of energy. He leapt into the air and began to transform.
Kirby was consumed with a strange unknown energy radiating from his paws. It began to surround him and cause his body to glow. A shining white light enveloped the Puffal and it soon faded, leaving Kirby with a little purple and red cap and multicolored energy radiating from his paws.
"Meta Knight! Is that a new ability? What is it?" Tiff asked. He stared at Kirby, eyes glowing green in deep thought. "I… am unfamiliar with this ability…" He said, dejected with his answer. "I know what ability he has now! It's ESP Kirby!" Alexandria interjected.
Kirby blasted the Chimera with psychic blasts, warping in places at times to catch up with the speed of the monster. The monster hissed and snarled at Kirby, who responded with a snap of its beak and a swat of its paws. Kirby disappeared when the Chimera swat at him. Everyone watched with anticipation when he was going to return.
Then, suddenly, with a burst of psychic power, Kirby reappeared and knocked the Chimera off its feet. It couldn't do much in its stunned state. That was when the others moved in. Meta Knight started attacking with powerful Sword Beams. Callie mimicked the knight with her own Sword Beams. Sword and Blade were at closer range to the monster, giving onslaughts of slashes. The Chimera's body at this point was decorated with red, bloody cuts and burns from the psychic powers.
It seemed that the Chimera couldn't fight anymore, but it wasn't dead yet. It opened its beak for one final attack. A blue-white glow began to surge from inside. Everyone braced for what was coming, then the Chimera blasted out its final attack- a move known as a Death Wish, and this was aimed straight for Kirby, but nobody could stop it…
At least, that's what a fool would think.
Alexandria leapt out in front of Kirby with the opals of her gloves facing forward toward the blast, glowing with their own energy. Her eyes- previously magenta, were now a stark white in tuned with a furious glare. The Death Wish was being repelled with Alexandria's newfound power… but she was not phased by this. In fact, the only thing on her mind now was killing the Chimera and keeping Kirby safe.
When the blue-white glow of the Death Wish completely stopped, Alexandria retaliated with a purple energy from the rainbow opals. The energy went straight through the Chimera, causing its eyes to roll in the back of its head. Finally, the Chimera- or the halves of the Chimera in this case- fell over, burning in white hot flames before exploding.
Alexandria's eyes stopped glowing, as did her hands. She turned around and saw a delighted Kirby, still with the ESP Ability, smiling brightly at her. "T'ank you!" He chirped cheerfully. Alexandria smiled back as the young Puffal discarded the Copy Ability.
"Thank you indeed," Meta Knight stated suddenly from behind them. "To whom do we owe the debt of gratitude for saving the village from that dangerous monster?"
"Alexandria… Alexandria Jones, sir." She stated plainly, but with a timid tone. Meta Knight's eyes glowed green for a moment, then back to yellow. He held out his hand. Alexandria grasped it, shaking the knight's hand. "Listen, Miss Jones, I am afraid that you now have no choice in becoming a Star Warrior. You saved Kirby's life, and it appears that you are able to activate your powers whenever it counts. If there is danger on the horizon, then please," He stated, "kneeling" before the teenaged human. "Join us in this fight. If the legends really are true, then we need the assistance."
Alexandria took in a deep breath, then sighed just as deeply. "I'll join you. But I ask one thing in return." She stated firmly. Meta Knight nodded in compliance. "I'll join you, but I need to tell my family. My parents will be home three Earth days from now, and that will give you time to do some research on the legends. You'll have to join me on Earth three days from today when the date rolls around. Now, I think I need to go back home."
"I have one more question before you leave. Where did you find your portal at?" Meta Knight asked. "In the attic, why? Are you planning on moving it to my bedroom?" Alexandria asked back. Meta Knight's eyes glowed orange in surprise. "Yes, actually." Then he chuckled in amusement, eyes now glowing pink. "Intelligent girl," He turned away from Alexandria then. "It appears you and I will get along just fine." They started to walk away.
Then Sword walked- or limped- toward them with something in his hands. "The claws of the monster survived the explosion, Meta Knight." Said knight's eyes glowed green as he reached into his Dimensional Cape and took out a strange blue jar with yellow designs on it. He dropped the claws inside and put the jar back into his cape.
"I'll take the claws to Skyla so that she will analyze them. But right now," He stated, turning toward Alexandria. "Let's get Miss Alexandria home."
Finally, everyone walked back towards the castle while the rest of Cappytown started to rebuild the village.
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Meanwhile, in a dark castle at the edge of the Gamble Galaxy, a mysterious, shadowy figure watched the entire scene play out from their crystal ball. The darkness of their room obscured most of their form, but due to the light from the ball, one can make out a humanlike shape hidden under a black cloak. They lowered their hands from the ball, turning toward another, larger figure in the room.
"Mistress," Spoke the first figure. They sounded feminine, and had a faint air of a French accent. "The human Star Warrior, she has emerged at last and defeated the Chimera. What do we do now?" Asked the first figure. "The Chimera was merely a test. I knew she would show at some point… but I expected an adult, not a teenaged girl. No matter though… it will just be easier to defeat her." The second figure spoke. Her voice sounded harsher, and a bit more arrogant.
"Do not underestimate the Star Warriors, Mistress. A mere infant Inhaler Puffal defeated Nightmare." If it weren't dark in the room, one could see the second figure scowl in distaste. "Don't remind me. That puny brat will suffer for what he did to my beloved Nightmare. That human child merely sealed her fate along with the other Star Warriors. I will personally make sure of it, my child."
The first figure nodded at her mistress then turned back toward the orb. Whoever this teenager was, there was one thing for sure:
There needs to be no fooling around.
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