Fix You

By: JadeDragonKnight

Chapter 1: Exile

Dream Land seemed more active than ever. It was a beautiful day and the village was full of life. Everyone was doing something. The children were playing and the adults were working or socializing, but this wasn't the case at the castle.

"Escargon," King Dedede shouted from his throne.

Escargon stumbled a bit from the sudden booming voice.

"Uh, yes your majesty," he replied in an unsure way.

"I'm dying of boredom! Is there anything exciting going on down there?"

Dedede was flicking through the channels on his big screened TV. Empty snack bags and crushed soda cans were scattered around his area. Escargon was on the patio overlooking the village with his binoculars.

"I'm checking. Well, everyone seems to be doing something. The whole village is alive."

He turned back around and gave the back of Dedede's head a tried look.

"Maybe you're just lazy," he mumbled.

Dedede whirled around in his chair and angrily asked, "What was that?"

Escargon winced in fear and replied, "Ah! Nothing!"

Dedede turned back around and propped his head on the chair arm.

"Whatever, I don't want to hear any more about the village. There's been nothing to do here since we fixed up the castle," he sighed.

'We?' Escargon thought to himself as he went to the king's side. "Well, we can come up with something," the snail said.

Suddenly, the image on the TV screen turned to static.

"Hey, I was watching that," Dedede said as he tried to change the channel.

The static changed into a familiar face.

"Ah, your majesty, it's so nice to see you again," Customer Service warmly said.

"What, you," Dedede and Escargon asked at the same time.

"Wait a minute! I thought you and your whole fortress blew up," Dedede said pointing.

"Ah, yes. The fortress is gone, but I and a few demons are all that remain. We found it quite difficult to set up shop somewhere else and get in touch with you. Let's just say this conversation is just short of a miracle," the business man replied, his hands locked together.

"Don't be so casually about this," Escargon argued, "we're not so happy to see you."

"I do apologize if I upset you, but that's all in the past. I was hoping that we can do business again-"

"Yeah right! Not after you drained me of money AND wrecked the entire castle," Dedede heatedly interrupted.

The man shook his hands in the air.

"No, no, no, you got it all wrong. Well, like I said, that's in the past. Even our old methods have changed."

"Oh really," the king questioned, his eyebrow raised.

"Of course, if we were to do business again then the few demons I have in stock will not be of much use to you, but we have something different and more efficient. We have designed mechanized demons that are ten times as effective as the old fashioned ones."

"You mean you went robotic," Escargon asked.

"Exactly, and since you've been such loyal customers, I'll give you a 90% discount for every purchase you make."

"Wow, that's a bargain," Dedede added, on the edge of his seat.

"So, I take it you're still trying to get rid of Kirby," the man asked.

The king and his attendant devilishly grinned at each other.

"Oh yeah, show us all the robot demons you got," Dedede said, smirking.

"Haha, you can't catch me," Bun called back as he ran.

"Oh yeah," Fumu asked as she continued to run after him.

All the children were scattered around Bun and Fumu. They would instantly run away if Fumu got close to keep from getting tagged. Giggles constantly filled the air. Soon, she stopped to catch her breath. All the kids grouped together and waited.

Then, she glared up and said, "You better run, because I'm going to get you!"

She started after them as they all headed toward the village to get away. The villagers turned toward the sound of laughing coming their way. The small group hurriedly dodged the adults and swiftly made their way through the town. Suddenly, everyone stopped. The children halted and their laughing went silent. The townspeople stopped what they were doing and stared. Something was coming towards the village. As it got closer they noticed some Waddle Dee pulling a large cart with what looked like a huge, metal egg resting on top. All the villagers gathered in a semi-circle around the approaching team. The Waddle Dee stopped the cart as it got close to the crowd and then started to head back to the castle.

Fumu stepped up and asked, "Captain, what's going on here? What is that thing?"

The captain of the Waddle Dees turned to her and replied, "We had orders from the king to bring this here. We were not informed of what this object is."

The captain then headed back to the castle along with his group. The villagers continued to gaze at the large egg.

"What do you think it is?" Sam, the barkeeper, asked Mabel, the fortuneteller.

"I don't known, but it's hideous," she replied.

"Maybe it's a present from his majesty," the mayor suggested.

"Oh man, we all know that anything from Dedede can't be good," Bun added.

"Hmm, what's he up to now," Fumu muttered.

"Hehehe, your majesty, it's in the village now," Escargon said, looking through his binoculars.

"Excellent," Dedede replied, grinning.

He looked down at the harmless looking egg at the entrance of the village. As he continued to stare at it, he pulled out a little remote with a red button on it and pointed it at the egg.

"Let the fun begin," he slyly stated as he pushed the button.

Suddenly, the metal egg sifted at some places. The action startled the crowd. Steam began to blow from the cracks. Then, the egg began to sift, compress, and little blocks and pieces started to fit together. As it did this, Fumu noticed that it was quickly taking shape. Two legs elevated the upper half of the body. What looked like wings shielded the upper half. Once all the pieces stopped moving, the wings were thrown back, revealing a terrifying Pterodactyl head roaring down at the villagers. The crowd was stunned and some started screaming. The demon flapped its long, leather wings and jumped off the cart. It gave another horrid screech and began to use the claws on the wings to crawl towards them. The villagers scattered and searched for a place to hide. The monster slowly approached Bun and Fumu who haven't moved from shock and surprise. The metallic dinosaur reared up again and screamed at them, showing its many razor sharp teeth.

Fumu got her act together and shouted as loud as she could, "Kirby!"

Kirby was napping in his little house. His steady breathing was the only sound that broke the silence. Suddenly, a cry for help filled the room. Kirby immediately sat up and shook the tiredness away. He looked out one of the windows and noticed that something was terrorizing the village. He quickly bolted out the door and ran as fast as he could toward the town.

The townspeople were in a panic. They did everything they could to stay hidden. Bun and Fumu were not able to run and hide like everyone else. They were locked on by the robot demon and couldn't escape. They were soon backed into a wall. The demon continued to inch closer, its bright red eyes glaring down at them. It slowly reared up once more. Fumu and Bun got closer to each other in fear, not taking their eyes off the demon. It shrieked as it came down on them. Suddenly, the demon went flying in the other direction. Fumu and Bun looked up to see Kirby standing there with his hammer out. "Kirby," they both said, relieved. The demon gathered itself from the ground and faced its prime target. Kirby put away his hammer and stood ready. The demon roared and lunged at him. He quickly dodged the attack and threw a swift kick to its head. The hit didn't seem to affect it. The robot then spread its wings and lifted itself into the sky. Kirby dived out of the way when the metallic dinosaur swooped down to get him.

"Come on, Kirby! You can beat it," Bun cheered.

Meta Knight was walking through the corridors of the castle. Then, he heard a loud screech. He rushed to the nearest patio and saw a flying metal demon attacking the village. He jumped on top of the railing and prepared to race to the town, but he stopped himself short. He remembered that the king ordered him to stay in the castle until further notice. He sifted his weight to get more comfortable and wrapped himself in his cape. This didn't ease his anxiety though. 'This can't be a coincidence,' he thought to himself. Then, he heard laughing to his right. He looked over and saw Escargon and King Dedede watching the fight.

"Look at that thing go," Escargon cheered.

"This time we'll beat Kirby for sure," King Dedede added.

Meta Knight went back to the fight. He was certain now. He was ordered not to interfere.

Kirby focused on the incoming attack. At the last second, he sidestepped and grabbed hold of the robot's long neck. As it returned to the sky, the demon began to buck over and over again. Kirby hung on tight while he tried to figure out what to do next. He tried to bend the neck, but it wouldn't give. The demon swooped down again and crashed into some buildings, trying to throw him off. It barrel rolled into a house. Kirby had finally let go and weakly fell to the ground. He looked up to see the demon was crawling towards him. Its teeth began to rapidly move back and forth like a chain-saw. Kirby quickly got up and hurriedly glanced around him. He noticed a large stone across from him. He sucked it up and fired the stone at the demon, which was very close. The rock jammed into its mouth and the teeth stopped moving. The others gave a little cheer, thinking that he stopped the monster. Then, the robot placed its claws on the rock and effortlessly crushed it into rubble. It screeched at Kirby again, but that's when he noticed a loose piece of metal on its skull. He dodged the next attack and began to run away from it. The demon trailed behind him. Kirby stopped in front of a building and faced the incoming demon. The villagers inside the house scattered. At the last second, Kirby jumped out of the way of the speeding robot. It went head long into the shop and destroyed it. When it crawled out of the rubble, the loose piece of metal peeled back even more, showing a strange red light. Kirby repeated this process until the piece of metal finally fell off. A small dome shielding red plasma was visible. Kirby figured it was the brain.

He stopped, out of breath. The robot stopped behind him, reared up, and roared down on him. Its teeth made the chain-saw movement again as it came down on him. Kirby jumped above its crushing jaws and took out his hammer. When the demon started to look up, Kirby came down on it and shattered the dome with his mallet. The metal dinosaur let out a faded cry and collapsed to the ground. Its bright red eyes faded to black. Kirby jumped down on the ground. He glanced at the defeated demon, cheered, and began to do his victory dance. Suddenly, he stopped eyes wide and staring at the red flashing light on the back of the robot. The red light flashed faster. Then the demon self-destructed.

Meta Knight gave a slight gasp as he saw a huge smoke cloud erupt from the village.

"What just happened?"

Meta Knight glanced at the distressed king.

"I-it blew up. The demon exploded sire," Escargon worryingly replied through his binoculars.

"What? Give me that," he commanded as he snatched the binoculars from his attendant and peered through them.

The strap was still around Escargon's neck. He struggled as the sudden tug choked him.

"Ack- sire! The s-strap," he tried to say.

"I don't believe this! Kirby really destroyed it," he angrily shouted, ignoring his frantic assistant.

He let go of the scopes as he began to pace back and forth. Escargon slumped over the railing, regaining his breath.

"How in the world does he do it," King Dedede complained, "he's defeated every demon we throw at him! Is there no beating that guy?"

Escargon weakly glanced up back at the village and grew wide eyed. He hurriedly looked through his binoculars and became shocked.

"Your majesty, the villagers are doing something!"

"What? Let me see," Dedede said as he rushed over and peered through one eye on the binoculars.

Meta Knight gazed back into the town. He only wished he knew what was going on.

The black smoke cleared. Kirby was flat on his back from the force of the explosion. When he came to, he jumped up and rubbed his eyes. He was covered with dirt. He looked through the crowd of villagers that were gathering around him. None of the faces seemed happy or grateful. They all glared at him with fire in their eyes. Kirby became confused until someone finally spoke up.

"Kirby, look what you did. This place is a mess," Sam stated.

Some angered words of agreement circled the group. Kirby was startled. The town was in shambles. All the houses and shops were either damaged or completely destroyed. He searched the crowd for Bun and Fumu. Surely they would support him. When he saw them, they looked like the rest of the townspeople. They both glared at him with their arms crossed. He could feel his throat begin to knot up.

"You destroyed the town!"

"This could take months to fix!"

"We know you were trying to help, but you just made things worse!"

The mayor stepped through the crowd and faced Kirby.

"Kirby, I know it was in your best interest to save us, but this has gone too far. So, on behave of the village and its people…"

He paused. The first word that came to his mind didn't seem appropriate for whom he was speaking to.

"I'm going to have to ask you to kindly leave, and not come back," he finished as gently as he could.

Tears welled up in Kirby's eyes. He knew what the mayor meant. He was being banished. Despite how he felt, he didn't speak out. He didn't complain or cry. He simply turned around and began to walk out of the town. Some of the people were happy to see him go, but inside all their hearts sank as low as they could go. Fumu seized glaring and she looked away, ashamed of herself for letting this happen.

Meta Knight was shocked. Why was Kirby leaving?

"I don't believe this! The villagers must have driven him away," Escargon said as he continued to look through his side of the binoculars.

Dedede looked up at him and asked, "Do you know what this means?"

Escargon put the scopes down and asked, "What?"

The king threw his arms in the air and cheered, "We finally beat Kirby!"

They both cheered and began to dance around in victory. Meta Knight wasn't celebrating. His eyes were locked on the forlorn warrior. 'I don't understand,' he thought to himself. 'Kirby has helped us for so long. He's even defeated Nightmare and saved the universe. But even after all that, this is what it's come to? Driven away by the people he has protected all these years, after the fighting is over?' He looked over at the king and his attendant as they happily danced around. 'This isn't right. This isn't how Kirby should go.' He jumped off the railing and walked back inside the castle. He wasn't going to let this slide.