A/N: BEFORE YOU READ, YOU NEED TO READ KIRBY'S PROPHECY OR STARTLING BEGINNINGS TO UNDERSTAND THIS FIC! OTHERWISE YOU WILL GET VERY CONFUSED! IF YOU DID NOT READ KIRBY'S PROPHECY OR STARTLING BEGINNINGS, READ ONE OF THE TWO STORIES IMMEDIATELY! OTHERWISE, STICK AROUND AND ENJOY ETERNALLY US.

Eternally Us

Chapter 1: Denial

Upon the top of a hill on Hope Star, a deer and a certain pink Puffal were playing, rolling down the hill and picking the flowers growing in the grass, laughing and giggling. They ended up on their backs, laughing continously. Fauna inhaled and exhaled blissfully, enjoying the smell of the cut grass near the end of summer.

"I love the smell of cut grass! Do you like it too, Kirby?"

Kirby nodded in response with a smile.

"It just smells like summer!"

The toddler giggled. "We shaad do t'is moah often, Fauna."

"I totally agree with you on that one!" Fauna agreed, giggling.

Looking up at the sky they became quiet, enjoying a moment of peace with each other as best friends. The white fluffly clouds moved up in the big sky blue like boats on a voyage. Fauna then sighed, breaking the silence.

"You know, Kirby. Life isn't fair, know what I mean?"

Kirby was confused why Fauna brought up that subject. They were just having a good time frolicking through the cut grass and rolling down the hills all day long. And now, his ferine friend was bringing something up that the toddler was pondering about in his mind. "W'at do you mean?"

"Sometimes, it's like we're fighting so hard to stay alive for as long as we can just to be with our friends and loved ones, but...what do we get? One bad hand, and it's all over." Fauna explained.

Kirby tilted his head, now feeling very confused. One bad hand and it's all over? What did she mean by that? "Kaabi no know w'at yoah taaking abaaht, Fauna."

Fauna got up on her hooves and walked over to the hill where Abeline was from the distance. She then made a small smile and took a deep breath. "I really love the view of Abeline at this time of year."

Now Fauna was changing the subject, once again. She didn't even bother to specifically explain as to what she meant by her life and death subject. The Puffal really wanted to know what his friend was saying seconds ago, but he brushed it off and thought it was a coincidence. Kirby got off the ground and walked up to Fauna, looking at the view of the kingdom. "Yeah, poyo. It weally pwetty."

"I'm glad you agree, Kirby. And I'm glad that we got to spend time together, before...I have to go."

"Huh? Kaabi confused, Fauna."

Fauna sighed, her face turning into a frown. "Kirby. There's something I have to tell you."

"W'at is it Fauna?"

Fauna gave no response, and just stood there.

"Fauna, poyo?"

No response. Then out of nowhere, a voice, which sounded raspy with a mix of eerieness in it spoke.

"She's gone, Kirby."

How that voice made the little child jump. He instantly turned around and saw a person, his whole body covered in a black cloak and was holding an axe in his right hand. The Puffal whimpered, scared by the mysterious man's voice.

"W-W'at do you mean?" he stammered with fear. "Fauna wight t'ewe!"

"Look again." the man said.

Kirby turned around and was surprised; Fauna was gone! "F-Fauna?! W'ewe awe you?!"

The sky turned crimson and the flowers and grass began to die and turn brown, the waters in ponds, lakes and oceans dried up, and there was no sign of wild animals anywhere, the white clouds looked like as if they were melting like ice cream.

"Tick tock, Kirby. Tick...tock."

"W'at's going on?!" Kirby asked, still scared.

The man didn't answer, for he kept on repeating, "Tick tock. Tick tock." Then he stopped and looked at his axe. "OH! But it seems your time, is already up. For you are too late."

Kirby whimpered. He did not like where this was going at all. His first friend Fauna, somehow disappeared from existence, almost as if she's...not on Hope Star anymore. "Who awe you? W'at have you done with Fauna?!"

The man smirked underneath his cloak and looked at his axe and started to hold it with both of his hands. "What have I done with her, you ask?" he said. "I've taken everything that she was, and left a bitter taste in your mouth."

Kirby didn't say anything. All he could do was cower in fear as the man continued on.

"You can't stop me. You can't plead with me." He stated. "I take what I will. And leave for the only thing you can do is to pray to NOVA everytime the sun sets. The pain. The longing. That feeling in your heart that there was perhaps something, you could've done to keep her here."

The man then pointed the axe with the dull end at the pink child, making him curl up into a ball. "Once I've taken the memories of you and her and left your mind blank. Once the last leaf of the autumn tree falls to the ground. Once the last chime of the bell has died to nothingness. All that you will have remained, is that time. Goes. On. The man pulled his axe back and placed it firmly on the dead grass, not letting go of its grip. "Without her."

"Poyo..." Kirby whimpered.

"Tick tock, Kirby. Tick tock." And just like that, the man disappeared.

"W-Wait, come back, poyo! Kaabi need Fauna!" Without hesitation, Kirby ran down the hill, in hopes of getting Fauna back from that strange man.