Chapter 1
"An Innocent Wish"
Bandana Dee POV
Have you ever had friends that don't get along? I used to, and it was awful! Let me explain…
I work for King DeDeDe, just like all the other Waddle Dees. The king sometimes helps out the hero of Dreamland, Kirby. I like to help him out, too. He's really nice! Kirby has saved Dreamland and even other planets many times. Everyone loves him… Well, almost everyone.
A relative of mine, Sailor Dee, used to work for the strongest, smartest, and scariest knight in the universe: Meta Knight. I've had a few run-ins with him, and I didn't think he was that bad. Scary for sure, but not as evil as some Dees like to say. I even heard that he had a hand in helping Kirby a lot on his missions. Training him and giving him Invincibility Candy… I wish someone watched over me like that! I figured that they must be good friends. So, one day, the king was having a banquet to celebrate another one of Kirby's victories. I decided to make sure Meta Knight was invited too. I was so excited. All four of us could hang out and have a good time!
That didn't happen at all…
Meta Knight didn't even try to speak to anyone when he arrived. Then again, no one seemed eager to speak to him either. I realized why when he noticed Kirby. They both froze in place, waiting for the other to make the first move. I couldn't let them fight during the party! So, I got between them and told Meta Knight that everything was okay. It was a celebration after all. When Kirby realized that he didn't need to fight, he happily greeted the older Star Warrior. His feelings were, unfortunately, not mutual. Time passed slowly and awkwardly until Meta Knight decided to leave less than an hour after coming.
I just didn't get it! So I started asking about those two. Apparently Meta Knight and Kirby were rivals. They dueled often, and were not exactly on friendly terms. Some Dees told me that things got really heated after Kirby took down the Halberd. The knight had been livid. Thank Nova I never had to see that… I was also told that Kirby was pretty much the only people to constantly defeat Meta Knight. I can imagine how that wouldn't sit well with him. Still, it made me sad that we all couldn't get along.
When the party ended, I paused on my way home to look at the stars. They were beautiful, like always. As I watched, I saw a light appear, brighter than the others stars. It was a comet! I decided to make a wish. After all, why not? At first, I couldn't think of anything I wanted; my life was a content one. But then I remembered my friends.
"I wish Kirby and Meta Knight could be friends… I bet if they spent some time together, they would get along."
I looked up at the comet again, hoping it heard my wish. Its light blinked out. It didn't move faster or get blocked by an object. It vanished. Gone. Disappeared from the sky. I wasn't sure what that meant… Did it mean I would get my wish? Did something go wrong with my wish? I shook my head, deciding that maybe I was seeing things.
Thinking about it now, I don't regret my wish…
Although,
I wish I had thought about it more carefully…