Originally I was going to make this primarily a Kirby fic, but I felt that I could probably do a lot more with it if it was a Smash Bros. fic. This is primarily focused on Smash 4, though not all the characters are in here. It's either because I haven't played much of the franchise or at all, or I just forgot to put them in it. There are three other characters included in here that weren't in Smash Bros., and two of them are characters I wished were playable. :P
Anyway, let's get started!
Chapter 1: The Awesome Idea
Nearly every smash fighter in Smashville happened to enjoy Christmas.
But, King Dedede, who lived up in his own castle built by his minions, could not stand this year.
No, that was too light.
King Dedede absolutely loathed this time of the year. Just thinking about it made him grit his teeth and clench his fists.
There could've been many reasons as to why he hated this time of the year.
Maybe his beak wasn't properly adjusted.
Maybe his robe was too tarnished.
But maybe the true reason was that his belly was two times too big.
Watching through his binoculars, he noticed many fighters exchanging gifts. Mario had given Sonic a new pair of shoes that would let him fit special gems in it, and Sonic had given him a new pair of gloves that resembled his. The likes of Link and Zelda, Lucina and Robin, Kirby and Ness, and even Fox and Falco had also been giving each other presents.
Sure, this time of the year the fighters weren't too busy fighting, but there were all of these people giving gifts as a sign of friendship. Heck, there were even people who weren't playable fighters who were there, such as Knuckle Joe, Phosphora, and even Viridi, who was blushing annoyingly at a gift Pit gave her.
And what did King Dedede get for the following years? Nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
...Actually, no. He did get something from Kirby. But just thinking about it made him steam with anger. And just what was this gift he had gotten?
A hug. A hug. That filthy pink puffball had to give him a hug of all things. And King Dedede could not stand hugs, especially from puffballs. Thinking about that made his face sour.
As King Dedede continued to growl angrily while watching through his binoculars, two figures had stepped onto the balcony where he stood. One of them was a normal Waddle Dee wearing a blue bandanna. The other was a lavender snail with a light green goatee, green eyes, and dark green shell. As they approached their king, he turned to face them with his usual angry look.
"Can you believe what's going on down there?!" King Dedede exclaimed. "Every year it's the same! They give each other gifts, and it's always something cool! And I don't get anything! Not even Bowser and Ganondorf have given me anything! And they're villains!"
"Well, Your Majesty..." the snail started. "Maybe it's because of your personality..."
"Are you saying that I'm a flawed king, Escargon?!" the king growled, narrowing his eyes as he leaned his head closer to intimidate his assistant.
"N-No no! I wasn't saying that!" Escargon cried sheepishly, waving his arms in front of himself. "I was just saying...that...umm..."
"Maybe you should...be nicer?" Bandana Waddle Dee suggested.
"What? But I'm nice!" King Dedede complained. "You guys think that, right?"
"Uhhhhhh..."
"Just say yes..." Escargon whispered. "He doesn't take things too well."
"What was that, Escargon?" King Dedede asked with a suspicious look.
"We were saying that you're nice! Nothing else!"
"Oh... Well in that case, I might not have to use my hammer..." King Dedede turned back to his binoculars and resumed his watch over the smash fighters. This time, he spotted Sonic testing out his new shoes, and Mario was looking at the new gloves. Pit was also running from a treasure chest with legs for some reason.
He would've continued looking, but he found himself interrupted once more.
"Your Majesty!" a Waddle Dee cried, running to the king. "Someone's waiting at your castle door!"
King Dedede perked up and turned around with an excited look. "Finally! It looks like someone has decided to give me something!"
He hurried into the castle like an excited dog, knocking over the three on the balcony. As he ran through the hallways, several more Waddle Dee were trampled. When he finally reached the door, he opened the door with a big smile.
Unfortunately, that smile hadn't lasted too long. Standing in front of the door was not a pleasant sight.
"Why hello there, Dedede! How goes the holiday for you?"
"What are you doing here, Hades?" King Dedede grumbled, looking at the purple, human-like figure covered in red tattoos with red, green and pink colored hair wearing grotesque robes and a cape made of darkness and fire. Just the grin on this god's face was enough to annoy the king. "Aren't you dead?"
"Hmmmm... Yes, I am supposed to be dead..." Hades pondered, though his creepy grin had not gone away. "But I guess the author of this dreadful story wanted me to be a playable Smash Bros. character, so he gave me a cameo. Not that I'm complaining. It just gives me the opportunity to make people such as Pitty Pat miserable. But I'm sure the ladies everywhere are celebrating my return as we speak!"
"Yeah, whatever. What do you want?"
"I thought you of all people would remember this holiday. You know, stockings, trees, presents."
"Did ya get me something?" King Dedede asked, perking up to the last thing he said.
"Why wouldn't I?" Hades smirked, a purple present with a ribbon matching Hades's hair materializing in his hands. "'Tis the season, after all!"
King Dedede snatched the present box from the god and began to eye it with a greedy look.
"So, you've got something to say to me, my dear friend?"
"Yeah. Get lost!"
The king slammed the door in front of Hades, not too surprising to the god himself. With the same grin on his face, he decided to make his exit.
"I'm sure he'll love what I got him," Hades remarked. "Better go until another author writes me in another fanfiction."
King Dedede chuckled greedily as he ran through the same hallways as before, once again knocking down many Waddle Dees in his path. He kicked the door open into his throne room, which was designed to suit him. The floor had a red rug leading to his throne, and the golden walls had depictions of himself.
He hurried over to his golden throne, and once he sat down, he placed the present on his lap.
"Finally... It's about time someone gave me something cool!" King Dedede grinned.
Like an excited child, he began to tear away the wrapping paper until all that was left was a plain white box. King Dedede rubbed his hands greedily as he opened the box. However, his look became confused when all he found inside was a purple card and a letter with a foul odor.
"What the... What's this?" King Dedede inspected the card, looking at it closely. "It says it's a membership for Underworld Fitness?"
He then looked at the paper included in the box and spotted Hades's handwriting on it.
Dear Dedede,
If you're reading this, then I'm sure you've taken a look at my magnificent gift. I thought of giving it to Bowser or Ganondorf, but they didn't seem interested. And let's not even get started on Ridley... I wish he spoke like he did in the manga, because his roars ruined my hair the last time I saw him. But then I remember you and that belly of yours. I'm sure you would put some good use to it. Perhaps after going to Underworld Fitness, you'll have an incredible body like mine after I went there! ...Oh, wait. I just made myself look like this.
Hades~
King Dedede's faced reddened with anger as he tore up the letter and began to stomp on it like an angry child after throwing it on the floor. If there was one thing he hated on the same level of hugs, it was gym memberships.
Bandana Waddle Dee and Escargon entered the throne room while he was in the middle of his tantrum. They spotted him jumping up and down on the floor on the torn up paper. Escargon finally approached his king and noticed the card he had.
"What's that?" Escargon wondered, taking the card. "A free gym membership? Why, Your Majesty, this is a gift that should do you a big favor!"
As he looked at the card, King Dedede had bonked his head, causing the card to fly upward so he could snatch it.
"Escargon! You know how much I hate these kind of gifts!" King Dedede growled, tearing up the card. "I want some cool video game, food, or a better hammer! Not these lame gifts that don't suit me! Why does everyone get to have the cool stuff but me?"
"Well... Maybe you're on Santa's naughty list?" Bandana Waddle Dee deduced. "He's always giving presents to all the good people!"
"Naughty list? That can't be right!"
"It might be so..." Escargon trailed, finally recovering from the bonk he received. "On Christmas night, he'll be going to every house in Smashville and give them their gifts. I doubt he'll be coming here anytime soon."
"Argh! That's not fair!" King Dedede complained.
"It's not like you can do something about it..." Bandana Waddle Dee trailed.
A light bulb suddenly appeared over the king's head after a few seconds. Soon, a big grin, bigger than the one he had before had appeared on his face. However, this one looked more mischievous than greedy.
"I think I just came up with an awesome idea," King Dedede chuckled in a scheming manner. "And I know it will make everyone know how I feel about this holiday!"
"Your Majesty... What are you planning?" Escargon asked.
"Oh, nothing big... It's time we made a certain outfit!"
"You mean one like Santa Claus?!" Bandana Waddle Dee gasped.
"Who do you think I meant?! C'mon! You guys are helping!"
King Dedede grabbed Escargon and Bandana Waddle Dee and made a dash out of the throne room.
For the next few hours, King Dedede had gotten to work on making a jacket and hat that resembled Santa Claus. He had cotton, some soft red material, and he had started to get it sewn up.
And by work, I mean sitting down eating junk food while all the Waddle Dees took care of that.
"You guys need to hurry up!" King Dedede shouted. "It's almost the night of Christmas Eve, and we gotta get to business soon!"
The Waddle Dees obeyed and started to hurry up while King Dedede continued to sit on his chair lazily.
An hour later, the Santa Claus outfit was finally finished, and now King Dedede stood before a mirror two Waddle Dees struggled to hold up. He examined the hat and even the red jacket he now wore. A black belt was around his belly, and instead of his yellow feet, he wore black boots. To top it all off, King Dedede had worn a fake beard as well.
"So, are you happy?" Escargon asked.
"Not quite..." King Dedede answered. "I look like Santa Claus, but I feel that there's something missing..."
"Hmmmmmm..." the snail pondered. "Oh! You mean the reindeer, right?"
"Yeah, that! I need some reindeer to take me down to Smashville!"
His eyes immediately looked over at Bandana Waddle Dee and a couple of others, with the former giving him a weird look.
"What?" Bandana Waddle Dee gawked.
"Say... Why don't you guys come with me? You might be of good use!"
At first, the Waddle Dees had started to run, but one quick bonk to their head from King Dedede's hammer was enough to stop them. He grabbed the group and started to drag them elsewhere.
"This is going to be a long day..." Escargon sighed as he followed King Dedede.
For updates regarding this story, I plan to update the next chapter Tuesday, and then the final chapter will by up on Christmas, for those curious about the upload schedule of this. I think it works better for me too. :P
