DISCLAIMER: All characters portrayed here belong to HAL Laboratory of Nintendo. I am not trying to profit financially from this fic. Thank you.
The fight was over, Dark Mind was gone. It was time for Kirby and his counterparts to go home, and for the Kirby of the Mirror World to go home as well. But Kirby wasn't ready to go home yet, since he still had a question he just had to ask…
When the pink warrior found his mirror self, he was sitting alone by the window, with the same deadpan expression that Kirby already knew too well from Meta Knight. "Hey…you?" Kirby called tentatively.
The darker Kirby turned his head to look at his addresser. "Oh, hello again, Kirby. What is it?"
He has my face and my voice, the real Kirby thought, but we're nothing alike. He sat down beside the darker warrior. "I just wanted to see you again before I went home."
"I see."
That's all he's going to say? We're nothing alike…nothing alike at all. "You know, even after all that's happened, I still don't know who you are," Kirby said.
The mirror Kirby lowered his head. "I'm the protector of the Mirror World. I'm the one whose duty it is to protect my world and its people."
"I meant your name," the lighter warrior said, trying his very best to keep from giggling at the word "duty."
Darker Kirby raised an eyebrow. "Funny, I'm not sure I even have a name anymore. I mean, I used to call myself Kirby until I met you—the true Kirby."
"The true Kirby," the pink boy repeated. "Well, what do you think you should call yourself?"
The mirror boy shook his head. "Hmm…I suppose…since I'm a copy of you, my new name should have 'Kirby' in it, right?"
Kirby nodded. "Yeah, I guess that makes sense…let's see… Dark Meta Knight is a copy of Meta Knight…how about 'Dark Kirby?'"
The other Kirby shook his head. "No. Not Dark Kirby. That sounds evil. And I'm not evil. I'm just a darker version of you." He tapped his fingers. "A darker version…a reflection. I'm a dark reflection of you."
"Yeah, kind of like a shadow!" the true Kirby realized.
"A shadow…that's it!" Kirby's darker self cried. "I'm a shadow." He turned to the real Kirby. "I know what I should call myself."
The pink star warrior sat upright in anticipation. "What?" And for the first time, he saw his shadow self smile.
"I am Shadow Kirby," he said with an air of finality.
A/N: I know it's short and sucky, but reviews are very much appreciated!