KIRBYMON

I wanna be the very best.

That no one ever was.

To catch them is my real test,

To train them is my cause.

I will travel across the land,

Searching far and wide.

Teach Pokemon to understand

That Kirby Kirby Kirby, that's a name you should know.

Kirby Kirby Kirby he's the star of the show.

He's more than you think

He's the maximum pink,

Kirby Kirby Kirby's the one!

1: The Mission Begins

It was another nice warm Spring day in Dreamland. The sun was shining, the birds where chirping, and everything was pretty much laid back – something that doesn't happen often because of King Dedede's daily schemes. Kirby was in his little white dome-shaped house barely waking up from his slumber. He yawned as he got out of bed. He smiled and thought of what to eat. The little pink Star Warrior was eager to start the day.

Kirby closed the front door of his house behind him as he stepped outside. He closed his eyes to take in the nice feeling of a gentle spring breeze caressing his face. He was holding a brown basket to collect some fruit he was going to pick in the forest. He inhaled deeply, and smiled again as he began strolling into the forest. He hummed along a happy song as he went deeper into the forest. It was getting dark from the amount of trees there, blocking the welcoming warmth of the sun. Kirby kept walking until he suddenly stopped in front of a tree. His jaw dropped to the ground as he saw how many apples the tree had. There had to be millions of them up there! "Poyo poyo!" Kirby yelled excitedly as he flailed his arms, and then he floated up to the very top of the tree. He couldn't wait to eat ALL of those juicy red apples. Just the thought of it made his mouth water.

Kirby got into position and began to inhale. One by one the apples detached from the tree with almost no effort and were consumed by the hungry Star Warrior. He was having the time of his life, until a sudden shaking occurred, interrupting Kirby in the process. He almost fell from the tree had he not hung on to one of its branches. A few moments later, the shaking subsided. Kirby was a little angry for not eating all of the apples from the tree, but was more curious about the shaking. His curiosity getting the best of him, he quickly gathered some apples that fell off during the earthquake and put them safely in his basket. He closed the lid and began running to where it came from. It appeared to have come from… King Dedede's castle. Oh, boy.

...

"Ha HA! It really worked!" King Dedede exclaimed. He giggled as he jumped around from excitement. Escargoon, however, didn't find this amusing at all. He was found crouching next to a chair in a far off corner of the room, holding on to it for dear life. He was rather terrified from the shaking that happened earlier to focus on what was going on in the present. He trembled as he slowly picked himself up and made his way towards the bouncing penguin king. "S-Sire," he managed to say, "W-what exactly i-is this for, anyway?" The king stopped his commotion and turned to look at his loyal servant. He sighed. "Don'tcha remember? This portal here will take me to another world, so that I can rule it! I'm gonna be ruler of TWO worlds now!" he resumed back to his happiness as he reminded himself why he was doing this. Escargoon shook his head slightly in disapproval as he went and plopped down on the chair he was clinging onto.

Earlier, King Dedede was striking another bargain with the NME employee, trying another attempt to get rid of Kirby – again. Only this time, things went a little differently. The NME employee not only guaranteed that this was his lucky day to get rid of Kirby for good, but also got him to order a product – one that he never imagined in ordering in his life: a inter-dimensional portal. The NME employee convinced King Dedede that the world he would step into will be easily manipulated in letting him rule over them.

"Are you sure they'll fall for it?" asked King Dedede.

"Of course!" assured the NME employee. "It's guaranteed to go as planned."

King Dedede smirked. "Well, if ya say so, bring it over right away!"

"Certainly," the employee said in a confident tone. Then the screen went blank. A few seconds later, the ground began to shake violently as a chrome capsule dug its way out into the surface in the middle of the room. The paintings on the wall fell, the furniture scattered everywhere, and the snail servant Escargoon, now completely scared and confused on what was happening, scurried over to a safe corner next to a chair and clung on to it. Unlike Escargoon, King Dedede was smirking in an evil manner as he put his hands together like any villain would. Moments later, the shaking subsided, and the capsule, now in full view, towered over them proudly like a statue.

Little did the snail and penguin know that a pair of mysterious amber eyes witnessed it all from the shadows of the ceiling's corners. I must warn Kirby, he thought, and snuck out to meet up with the pink Star Warrior.

After his rush of excitement was drained, King Dedede decided to inspect the strange contraption. He took his hammer out, just in case something weird happened. His eyes narrowed as he slowly walked around it, looking at it up and down, trying to figure out how exactly the portal worked. Finally he saw a small button that glowed a reddish color. Scratching his chin, King Dedede decided to press it. Suddenly, an entrance began to open up, revealing a purple swirling vortex. King Dedede stepped back, fully impressed. The purple glow was so bright, the king had to shield his eyes a bit. This was much better than he could ever imagine! A mischievous grin formed on his beak as he looked back at Escargoon, who looked up just in time to see the portal open. Escargoon seemed to understand the king's grin and immediately stood up in alarm. "I'm goin' in," King Dedede announced. "And so are you!"

"M-me!?" Escargoon yelped. He had a bad feeling about this – about ALL of this! But he knew he had to tag along; after all, that's what loyalty is all about. Escargoon sighed as he gloomily went to stand beside his king. "Are you ready for this?" King Dedede said, his excitement making another comeback. Escargoon only looked at him as if to say Do I have a choice? He slightly nodded. King Dedede took that as a yes, and without further ado, he grabbed Escargoon's hand and dragged them both into the portal. "WEEEEEEEEE!" King Dedede shouted as he and his servant whirled around in the purple vortex. "What have I gotten myself into!?" yelled Escargoon with regret all over his face. Moments later, they disappeared into the vortex, and the capsule closed. Complete silence filled the dim-lit room as soon as the portal doors closed completely. A Waddle Dee peeked into the room to see what was going on. He didn't see anyone there, which was strange. He just heard noises that sounded like shouting. Ignoring the portal, he shrugged it off and went on with his business.

...

Meta Knight flew up above King Dedede's castle and landed on the roof, his wings reverting back to his cape. He shields his eyes to try to find Kirby. Where could he be, he thought. A few seconds later, he saw his tiny pink body coming out from the forest. Meta Knight's cape transformed into wings once again as he swooped down and landed on the dew-covered grass to meet up with the pink puffball. Kirby saw him and immediately waved at his mentor. "Hiii!" he said with a smile. Meta Knight didn't have time for small talk. "Kirby, this is urgent. I'm afraid King Dedede is up to no good once again." Kirby's smile faded as he tried to absorb everything Meta Knight just said. "Poyo?" he asked, confused. Meta Knight grabbed Kirby's hand and led him inside the castle. "Hurry! We cannot waste much time!" Meta Knight said. Kirby struggled to keep up with the other Star Warrior. Finally they got to the king's room, with the big chrome object that came from the ground. The two warriors carefully approached the object, Kirby feeling a bit intimidated by its enormous size.

"King Dedede and Escargoon went in there," Meta Knight said as he pointed at the portal. "It sounded like King Dedede wants to rule another world." Kirby looked at it, somewhat confused. He didn't know how they could of fit in there. Then Kirby noticed the button. His curiosity gnawing at him again, he went up to it and was about to push it, when Meta Knight suddenly stopped him. "Kirby, this is dangerous. We don't know what is out there," he said. Kirby looked at his mentor, thinking about what to do. He then came to a conclusion. "Poyo, poyo, poyo!" he said affirmatively. Meta Knight's eyes widened a bit from surprise. "You… want to go follow them? Do you really want to do that?" Kirby nodded. Meta Knight pondered at the whole situation for a moment. He didn't know what was out there, or what King Dedede's intentions would do, but he certainly didn't want their lives to be jeopardized unexpectedly. Then again, they have to stop the tyrant from getting his way with others.

"Very well," Meta Knight finally answered. "Poyo!" Kirby happily said. Meta Knight stepped out of the way so Kirby can do the honor of pressing the button. Kirby clapped with excitement, and stepped back as the portal was opening up. The purple vortex swirled clockwise, somewhat hypnotizing Kirby. Before he got dizzy, Meta Knight brought him back to reality. "Are you ready to face what is on the other side?" A hint of uncertainty could be heard in his voice. Kirby assured him with another "poyo", and they both finally jumped into the vortex the same way the penguin and the snail did earlier. Then the gates to the other dimension closed, leaving once again another unsettling silence in the dim-lit room.