Hel-lo everyone! I am Nvq00 of the Qsisters and we are back for a summer filled with fics! I am going to start with one of my newest and favorite obsessions: Kirby. I love the Kirby anime and games so I decided to adaptate my favorite games in the setting of the Kirby anime. However, only Kirby, Meta Knight and King Dedede will maintain their personalities and backstories from the games. Some things from the anime will apply to those characters to make the story fit. It'll make more sense when I get to it so here it is!
Kirby's Dreamland
Adapted by Nvq00
Edited by Acq03
(In order to know understand some parts of the fic, one must play the game and see the anime.)
Welcome to Dreamland
A nice spring breeze blew in the green fields of Dreamland. Grey tufts of clouds drifted lazily across the sky. Animals frolicked and played in the warm sunlight. Everyone was at ease. Well, everyone except King Dedede, that is. Now King Dedede was, apart from being a penguin, a rather unusual leader and that was saying something considering the inhabitants of Dreamland. He delighted in bullying his subjects but sometimes he would do anything he could to protect his kingdom from harm. His wardrobe was pretty regal. He donned a red robe with white lining at the cuffs and opening and his insigna of the peace sign on the back. A red cap with gold lining and a white cotton ball sat on his head. Inside his robe, he had a thin tan inner robe that was held in place by a large yellow and red triangularly striped band that stretched across his large belly.
Today, the king sat in his throne at his castle, his tummy rumbling unbearably. "Yo Escargoon! Ain't there anything to eat?" He called out to his purple snail servant. "Sorry majesty. Not even a crumb to make food." said Escargoon, walking out from the kitchen. Escargoon did not wear anything except his green shell. He didn't need outer clothes; if his shell was off, only then was he considered naked. King Dedede made a whining noise and frowned. He got up from his throne and walked to the window. He looked down enviously at the governer's children. Tiff was the older sister and Tuff was the smaller brother. Tiff had a yellow and green dress with orange shoes and her hair was tied into a long ponytail. Tuff, on the other hand, had short green hair and wore overalls with green shoes. The two siblings were enjoying a small snack with their new friend Kirby.
Kirby looked very different than any of the Dreamlanders Dedede had ever seen, except the Waddle Dees. Kirby was a walking pink puffball with a face, stubby arms and red shoes. He had two big, oval, blue eyes, red blush and a small, upside-down triangular mouth. Kirby had just arrived yesterday from who-knows-where but ever since then, all the Dreamlanders, except for Escargoon and Dedede, started treating Kirby like he was the hero of the land. Rumor had it that he was a star warrior. The only other former star warrior around left was Sir Meta Knight and he worked for Dedede. But even Meta Knight seemed to think that Kirby was great, though it was hard to tell since he hides things even from the king. Dedede told Tiff and Tuff never to allow Kirby inside the castle so they built Kirby a house. It irritated the king that no one really showed him a lot of care but at least he wouldn't have another nuisance in his sight.
Another painful rumbling ran through Dedede's stomach. "I'm sooo hungry! I want something to eat!" He whined. He looked down once again at the children and eyed their food greedily. That's it! he thought furiously. "I can't take it anymore! WADDLE DOO!" King Dedede bellowed. A small, round, brown creature with a single eyeball on his face ran up to the hangry king. "Yes, your majesty! What do you wish to be done?" Waddle Doo asked with bow. "Grab the Waddle Dees and go get me all the food in Dreamland, even if it ain't cooked! I want every cupboard, 'fridgerator, and pantry empty! Now git! I'm starving!" King Dedede barked and held his aching stomach.
Waddle Doo saluted the king and ran to fetch the Waddle Dees, creatures that looked a lot like Waddle Doo except they had two eyes and a pale face with pink blush. "Sire, surely you don't need ALL the food in Dreamland. In fact, by the looks of it, it's already inside you." Escargoon mumbled as he walked up to the king. Dedede brought his fist upon Escargoon's head hard. "I'm dead serious, Escargoon! If I can't have food, then no one can!" He smiled mischeviously and crossed his arms.
Down in the courtyard, Tiff, Tuff and Kirby were caught in a commotion. "What's going on?" Tuff asked as a thousand Waddle Dees stampeded past them with large burlap sacks. "Hey! What the-?!" Tiff yelped as a Waddle Dee snatched the trio's food right out of their hands and ran off. "Poyo poyo!" Kirby exclaimed and ran after the Waddle Dee. "Kirby, wait!" Tiff called and ran after Kirby while Tuff followed. They found Kirby near the end of the drawbridge. He looked confused and sad. "Musta lost him." Tuff suggested as Kirby looked around hopelessly. Tiff crossed her arms and scowled. What is that crazy king up to this time? she wondered angerily in her head.
The trio made their way up to Cappy Town and it looked like pure havoc. Waddle Dees burst into every home and shop like a bunch of bulls and swiped the area clean of any food, leaving clouds of dust in their wake. Some of the Cappies put up some resistance when a Waddle Dee snatched the food out of their hand but other than that, most just stood aside and watched in confusion.
"Where are they going with all that food?"
"Is this by order of the king? It kinda seems like the sort of thing he'd do."
"Are they revolting? Is King Dedede feeding them right?" The Cappies murmured to each other.
"Hey, you have to pay for that you know!" Chef Kawasaki called as he ran after the Waddle Dees. As much as Kawaski loved to cook, no one loved his food. Not many people went to his restaraunt but when he saw the Waddle Dees, he thought he could have a big chance at getting paid. Boy, was he wrong.
Now all the Waddle Dees had cleared out of Cappy Town and were possibly heading out to steal the crops and sheep. "This is terrible! Without our food, we'll starve!" The mayor complained. How can Dedede do this?! Ugh! I'm going to give that overwieght dropout a piece of my mind, Tiff thought furiously. She stomped off to the castle, clenching her fists and teeth in frustration and annoyance. "What are you doing, sis?" Tuff asked. "I'm going to knock Dedede into last year!" Tiff growled loudly.
The trio only went halfway up the hill when a large tornado burst out from the castle. Tiff, Tuff and Kirby gaped at the odd shapes coming out from the roof. One looked like a huge spiky cloud inside the tornado while the other appeared to be a zepplin. The cloud had set its single eye on the small group and threw its tornado at them. "RUN!" Tuff screamed in panic. But it was too late. The three of them were picked up and swept away. "POYO! POYO!" Kirby shouted as he spun around endlessley. "Kirby! Where are you?! Kiiiiiirbyyyyyyy!" Kirby heard Tiff and Tuff's fading yells over the sound of the howling wind.
Stage one: Green Greens
In a flash, Kirby was tossed high into the air and at that same amount of time, he started falling. "POYYYYOOOO!" he screamed as he saw the dark green ground coming closer and closer. However, his harsh fall was slowed signifiacntly by the heavy branches of the trees. He crashed right through several of them, causing a few splinters and cuts but otherwise, okay. Kirby landed flat on his round stomach on the forest floor with a thwump!
Slowly, he got back on his feet and looked around the strange scenery. The grass was definitley greener here and wilder too. Tall, thick trees surrounded the area and there really wasn't a clearing to be seen. Bugs scurried along the small dry dirt spots while small animals scuffled past big, crazy leaved, bushes, causing a startling rustle. Kirby had been told that there was one part of Dreamland where people hardly lived. Usually, the ones who did where farmers or hermits but it was normally inhabited by animals and trees. It was Whispy Woods', the ruler of the forest, territory. Otherwise known as the Green Greens.
Kirby knew he had to get back to the castle but he didn't know how. Green Greens stretched on for a long time and anyone could get easily lost. An idea sprang into Kirby's head. He inhaled and started to slowly float up past the tree tops. He looked around but it all looked the same. There was no telling of how he came into the forest or how to get out. Kirby slowly drifted back down and sadly let go of the air that kept him up. It was a good idea at first but now there seemed to be no hope of getting back to the castle. But just as Kirby was about to think of what would happen if he were trapped in the forest forever, he came up with another plan.
If he went deep enough into the forest, maybe he would meet Whispy Woods and ask him for directions. It was a fullproof plan at the current moment. Kirby made his way happily down the ever-changing trail. Once in a while, he would be distracted by a flying butterfly nearby or maybe a family of ducks would cross his path but he kept sharp and focused on the task at hand.
Hours went by and no luck. Kirby's small feet began to grow tired from all the walking, running and skipping. It was now noon and the sun beat down mercilessly on the forest below but Kirby was well shaded. It still didn't protect him from the dry hot air that the green leafy canopies trapped. Kirby sat on a large tree root to rest. The plan wasn't going as well as he thought. Maybe if he just rested a little. One small nap... No! He had to keep going! The Dreamlanders depended on Kirby. Without his help, they would starve! He hopped off the dry, gnarled root and onto his feet, which remembered the numbing pain at the bottom from walking around. "Poyo." Kirby sighed sadly.
Then, at that moment, the root moved, causing a creaking noise, like an old door opening. Kirby turned around in surprise and stared at the root in wonder. It slithered out of the ground and snapped at Kirby's feet. He dodged the ballistic, snake-like root. Another snap, one wrong step and Kirby was lifted off the ground by his foot which the root held tightly.
Another loud sound, like a bonfire, scared some animals away. Kirby wanted to know where it came from but since he was upside down, he didn't have a good clue. The tree in front of him began to turn around and that was when Kirby realized where the sound came from. The tree turned until a small stump on the tree, like someone cut a branch, faced Kirby. Then, the sallow bark on the tree moved to form three hollow holes. Two appeared above the stump and one appeared just below it, creating some sort of face. But this face did not look pleased at all.
Kirby turned his head a little to get a good look at the tree and recognized who it was immediately. "W-W-Whis- Whispy?" He struggled to pronounce the name correctly. "Indeed, I am Whispy Woods. Are you one of them?" Whispy demanded in a deep booming voice that seemed to echo throughout the forest. Kirby looked at Whispy with a curious face. One of them? What did he mean? Who is "one of them"?
Kirby slowly shook his head "no", afraid that nodding yes might lead to trouble. Whispy frowned in disbelief. "I don't believe you. You look just like them. I will not let you steal my apples! They are nessecary for the forest! Unlike that king of yours, I will protect my lands from you!" He boomed and chucked Kirby at a tree across from Whispy.
Now Kirby knew what Whispy was talking about. The Waddle Dees had obviously tried to come and steal some of Whispy's apples. They didn't and most likey gave up because hanging from Whispy's branches was the biggest, freshest, tastiest-looking apples Kirby had ever seen. But Kirby wasn't a Waddle Dee or a Waddle Doo. He had to get Whispy to calm down but he didn't know how. Whispy began to blow harsh winds at him, making it hard for the pink star warrior to get near. The winds would have been nice earlier but now they became a huge nuiscance as twigs and dirt flew right into Kirby's blue eyes. He rubbed them and continued to head toward the tree.
Whispy stopped blowing as Kirby was able to make his way to him. "Poyo! Poyo poyo poyo!" Kirby shouted at Whispy desperately, hoping he would understand him. "My winds cannot stop you but my roots shall show you no mercy!" Whispy exclaimed. Thick, brown, gnarly roots slithered from out from under the ground and tried to grab Kirby. Some served as stakes and jutted in and out of the ground unexpectedly and violently. Kirby did his best at dodging the roots but his feet began to whine to him again. He tripped and a root took him by both of his feet. "Poyo poyo!" He shouted in fear. The root began to raise him into the air. While it did, Kirby noticed the big apples and got an idea.
He inhaled the apple quickly. When it touched his tongue, Kirby was sorely tempted to swallow the apple whole but he restrained himself. The root prepared to throw him again but Kirby spat the apple at Whispy's face, causing the root to let go. He dodged the other roots and repeated his actions with the apples. Finally, after 6 hits, Whispy gave up. "You have won this battle but I will be ready next time!" The tree said bitterly. His battered facial features disappeared and the tree turned back around.
Kirby sighed in disappointment. His final hope was no help at all. But he did know that the Waddle Dees had figured a way out of the forest. If they could do it, so could Kirby. He began to walk again when he heard a familiar sound. It sounded like a twinkling sound, a sound that would be heard in dreams. This was real though, and it was close. Looking around for the sound, Kirby moved to hear where it was closest. He kept moving where his ears took him and it turns out the sound was above him. He looked up at the green canopy and at that moment, a bright yellow blur burst through it, flooding more sunlight to the shaded area. The blur spun around Kirby and settled down on the forest floor in front of him. "Poyo popoy!" Kirby exclaimed happily. At the sight of it, he was overjoyed to see the floating star that hovered patiently above the grass.
Tiff! Kirby thought. Tiff must have called the Warp Star to Kirby when they got separated but how come it took forever finding Kirby? Kirby thought it probably got lost trying to find him in the thick forest. Kirby hopped onto his twinkling Warp Star and flew high into the air. Now that he could see higher and for a longer period of time, Kirby saw in the distance, there was a castle. Immediately, Kirby flew at high speed to the castle. He was going stop Dedede and give back all the food to Dreamland!
Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Review or follow. Your choice. I'd also like to thank Frank, for introducing me into yet another cool game series. Here's to you! Nvq00 signing off!
