Darkness Over Dreamland
Ah, I love the smell of new story in the afternoon. Relatively speaking, this is actually nowhere near a new story- I've had this one in planning since December of 2008, and it's gone through many, many changes to get where it now is. The title for this was Return to Dreamland originally, but I figured that might be a little confusing considering the recent Kirby game of the same title. This is a small crossover, very small- it only mentions the Super Smash Brothers Brawl Tournament, since that plays a part into the story. I don't want to give too much away, so here goes nothing!
Prologue
The large airship slowly lifted from the ground, the whole of Cappytown watching in near silence. Some residents waved, despite the knowledge that such a gesture would likely remain unnoticed by those onboard. Once the battleship was a necessary distance above the ground, large, bat-like wings materialized at its sides as it prepared to leave the atmosphere. After a few more momens, the ship took off, rapidly disappearing into the sky and exiting into space. The quiet was more apparent now, each resident wondering what would become of them without their hero. Soon after, the Cappies began filtering back into town, leaving behind two seperate groups to continue staring at the place where the ship had once been.
"Do you really believe Meta Knight was right about not having trouble?" One of the knights, the taller one, nodded in reply to the small blue prince's question.
"There are few villains Kirby hasn't handled. We should be completely fine."
"I just hope you're right."
"So, Dreamland has been left without its hero?" This is an intriguing turn of events." The rest of the mouse-like group all turned to their leader, questioning only momentarily if this would be the extent of what he had to say.
"Are you planning something, boss?" The red cloaked leader's small smirk was visible at the edge of the shadow created by his crimson hat.
"Not just yet. Let them believe that they are safe. Then we will have a new plan."
As he watched the larger airship leave, the gold glint of the crown caught his eyes momentarily. Keeping the object may not have been his best move after what it had caused last time; however, a new idea was already forming itself in his mind. A small smile formed across his face, although no one else could've seen it. Dreamland might be an interesting place to be around without a hero present...
The yellow, rather bizarre looking wings behind the small creature twitched a bit as he watched the ship go. He'd heard the news, that the little pink puff was leaving- he hadn't really believed it until now. He tilted to the side in thought, a small habit of his that others thought was a bit odd. Of course, it was odd as well that Dreamland's hero would leave, along with the best sword fighter and the self proclaimed king. It left Dreamland in a bad place. A smile spread across his face, the razor sharp fangs adding an almost unnecessary darkness to it. Without Kirby...
"Getting control of Popstar will be easy."
The sound of the ship had faded moments before- yet she still watched the portion of the sky where it had disappeared from. 'What a bad idea, sending off the only hero this place has.' She couldn't understand the logic of such a move; in fact, there didn't seem to be any logic involved. She shook her head, knowing there'd be several others who took advantage of this situation. She wouldn't be one of them.
"No hero, no protection. No protection, no resistance. You could easily gain total control over it in this situation. What could possibly stop anyone from taking over? Take advantage of this- it might be the last chance to do so."
-one month later-
"Everything's normal, sir." The small blue puffball just shook his head, although he was smiling.
"I've told you two that you don't really have to call me sir. I'm not that old." The shorter knight- Blade Knight, if Fluff remembered right- shrugged.
"We're used to it." Prince Fluff just nodded- he understood what Blade meant. Old habits die hard. Right then, there was a loud scream from somewhere in the castle, making the two knights immediately go into a defensive mode, while the young prince just froze, staring at the door.
"I thought you said everything was normal."
"It was- a moment ago."
"We'll go check it out. You just stay here, Prince." Before Prince Fluff could reply, the two knights hurried off. The small blue puff hesitated momentarily before grabbing the weapon he'd learned how to use in this world. In Dreamland, he wasn't made of yarn the way he was used to in Patach Land, so he'd had to get used to being solid. This included re-learing how to attack, as before using a yarn whip that was a part of him wasn't exactly an option in this world. He headed off after the two knights, the royal side of his mind saying that he should let them handle it and stay where it was safe. However, the adventurous side he'd gained from helping Kirby stop Yin Yarn was telling him there was no harm in helping others. It didn't take long to find out where the scream had originated, and the prince slid to a stop in front of the door to the Cabinet Minister's room. The first thing he noticed was Sword and Blade fighting what appeared to be a losing battle against what looked to be small black blobs. The second thing he noticed was the blood, and his eyes went wide with shock.
"Oh hell." Though he barely whispered the words, it caught the attention of the blobs. Once they were all focused on the prince, Sword and Blade looked as well, wondering what had distracted the creatures. Time seemed to stand completely still for a moment.
"Get out of here Fluff!" It wasn't an angry tone at all, it was a panic filled tone that, coming from the knight, didn't seem very real at all, and it made the young prince not think twice about the order. He took off toward the exit of the castle, not sure at the moment as to where he intended to go, but he knew he had to evade the black creatures that had followed him. Despite the danger, he ended up skidding to a stop again at a window, looking in horror outside. Cappytown seemed to be half covered in pure black, while some of it was on fire, and he didn't want to begin imagining the screams that he was sure could be heard from the generally peaceful town. The sky was darkened, as if the creatures had attempted to block out the sun itself and succeeded- patches of the land were black, and it took him a few moments to realize that the fuzzy black areas were where more of these little black creatures currently were. It hit him at that moment, that Dreamland was in big trouble this time- and it didn't have Kirby to save it.
So, this is just the prologue. If you're confused on anything, anything at all, don't hesitate to ask. I'll try to get the next chapter up sometime this week, if I don't get too distracted by playing Return to Dreamland, that is. Hope everyone enjoyed it!
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