Author's Notes- On a regular basis, I wouldn't have these two together, but other people think of these two as perfect for each other every day. Romance inspires, and my mind is just full of fun-filled conflicts for these two. Let's see how long I can keep these two living with their big secret? TEE HEE!
What is the Right Thing?
Wednesday in October, the mansion is buzzing. The middle of the week is always really busy. Kirby works on a special project. He sits in his room on his bed. He has a piece of red construction paper, little bottle of glitter, a black marker, and a pair of scissors. Not the best mix to give to Kirby, but Kirby got it himself. Normally, Kirby would eat the glitter, but not today. Glitter reminded him of one thing today; how much Jigglypuff's eyes sparkle. Kirby has recently gained an appreciation to the pink puff, a lot of appreciation. Today, Kirby was going to make a card for Jigglypuff.
Kirby also planned to give Jigglypuff something special. After he folded the paper and cut slits in it, he looked to his right. Kirby's sucker is gone. It was a small sweet sucker that tasted like bubblegum. He wanted Jigglypuff to have it, but it is kind of hard to give something to someone if it is gone. Kirby takes off looking for his sucker.
Meanwhile, Pikachu looks for the glitter. He found glitter in all colors: red, green, a mixture of green and red, but no pink. He can't find the pink glitter. Olimar passes Pikachu and the drawers. He watches Pikachu search for the missing glitter. Pikachu notices him and asks in his language if Olimar had seen the glitter. Olimar can only shrug. His curiosity is now perked. Where is the pink glitter? Why is Pikachu looking for it? Why would it be gone? Olimar must know. He goes searching for it.
On the roof of the mansion, Lucario stands. He relaxes. He focuses. He hears the slightest noise. He hears… flapping. Just before a golden sword slices his ears off, he ducks. He kicks the sword in the air. The attacker, Meta Knight, soars in the air. He gracefully catches his sword, Galaxia, and attempts to slice the Pokémon's ears again. Lucario does a backbend, missing the sword again. Meta Knight lands on the roof.
"What are you doing in the crisp October air my friend?" The knight asks.
"What better time of year to relax in the wind?" Lucario asks. His charming little smile matches the slight glow of his eyes. If he was a human, the girls would faint, overloaded at the beautiful sight. Meta Knight was used to the aura Pokémon's smile and shimmering eyes. The two are best friends, from the moment they shook hands on the mountain top. Only the Ice Climbers had the privileged of witnessing the first moment of friendship between the two.
After Meta Knight sits down to enjoy the breeze with his friend, Lucario ponders up a question. "My friend, what was the commotion about yesterday, during the lunch hour?" Meta Knight hadn't remembered what happened at yesterday's lunch until now. He is puzzled by the question.
"What do you mean?" Meta Knight asks, hoping Lucario will narrow down his question.
"The two tables nearest to the left corner of the room burst out into screaming at sudden notice. You just happen to be at one of the two tables. Do you know what happened to cause such an outburst?" Lucario does narrow down the question while still using a variety of vocabulary.
"OH. All I know is that when our friends looked at the ladies, they were startled to see the ladies were staring at them." Meta Knight explains what he knows. He decides not to give all the details.
"HM… seems rather bizarre, wouldn't you agree?" Lucario ponders about the explanation given to him.
"Very odd, yes." Meta Knight agrees. He looks down at the garden. He sees Peach, Zelda, and Jigglypuff. Peach and Zelda plant the roses, while on the opposite side of the garden, Jigglypuff sniffs the tulips. They were blooming at an odd time of year, especially in October. Normally, the tulips at the mansion only lastest until late August, but this year, Jigglypuff had nurtured the tulips, instead of Peach.
Lucario notices that Meta Knight gazes at the garden, but not at the usual place. Meta Knight usually looks at the roses and rare blue daisies. Today, he was mesmerized by the tulips. "Meta Knight, why so fascinated by the tulips and daffodils?"
Meta Knight looks at Lucario, only barely hearing the question. "OH. Well, it is odd for the tulips to last this long."
"They are gorgeous this year, aren't they?" Lucario has grown attached to the new tulips this year. He has noticed that the dew shimmers on the pedals, and the bugs haven't devoured the leaves.
Meta Knight doesn't stare at the tulips, but rather who is amongst the tulips. Lucario's latest question filters through his ears, but mixes with his thoughts. "Yes. I've never seen her this way before." Lucario heard Meta Knight correctly, but hoped he was referring to the tulip patch as 'her'. He just shrugs it off.
Jigglypuff looks up at the roof. Meta Knight is in her gaze. She smiles and waves. The knight waves back at her, smiling under his mask. Jigglypuff continues to stare at the new beauty of the tulips.
Later on the same day, Olimar runs through the mansion. He stops when he sees Peach. He asks whether Peach has seen the pink glitter of not. Peach says, "I have. Kirby needed it for some reason."
Olimar's thoughts stir. 'Kirby needs glitter, and not for eating? Since when?!' Olimar is utterly confused. He immediately thanks the princess and takes off in the direction of Kirby's room. To his surprise, he just happens to pass Kirby in the hallway near the cafeteria. One simple question is the only thing Olimar thinks of; 'what the pikmin?!'
Kirby fights with Toon Link… for a sucker. That's totally normal, but Olimar still has to know why. Kirby kicks Toon Link, causing him to release the sucker and falls on his back. He yells "Poyo poyo poyo!" which translates to 'this is for Jigglypuff!' Olimar understood every last word. Now his curiosity is more spiked than ever. He won't rest until he knows what's going on.
Kirby walks off with the sucker. Olimar decides to take it slow. "Kirby, are you finished with the pink glitter? Pikachu needs it."
Kirby displays very colorful language. He is upset.
"Kirby! You kiss your mother with those lips?!" Olimar is totally flabbergasted and offended by Kirby's most recent exclamation. He forgets everything he was just doing. For about three minutes, he argues with Kirby.
The owner of the smash mansion, Master Hand, floats up behind Olimar. "Care to explain what is going on here?" The two immediately stop arguing. Olimar turns towards Master Hand. Master hand still doesn't have an answer. "Well?"
Kirby is the first one to speak.
"I did not! You should've heard yourself!" Olimar, knowing exactly what Kirby stated, responds in his own defense.
"Alright you two, I want the full story of what happened here." Master Hand demands.
"I really shouldn't repeat the words emitting from his dirty mouth." Olimar states. Olimar prefers to be loyal and honest with a clean reputation. If he was to repeat what Kirby said, his wife would fly there all the way from Hocotate just to slap him.
"Kirby, is this true?" Master Hand asks.
Kirby lies. He is just having an off day. Today, the sweet, young Star Warrior is acting like a bad-mouthed ruffian.
Olimar takes a breath to oppose Kirby's statement, but before he speaks, Master Hand says, "Fine. If I can't get the right answer from either of you, then another smasher will decide your fates."
"Will you avoid asking Snake? He's still upset that I haven't paid him back two bucks from last week." Olimar spares Master Hand the details. Master Hand thinks, and agrees it won't be fair if the smasher chosen is already against either Olimar or Kirby. Master Hand takes Olimar and Kirby to his office. He calls the only two smashers he knows that have nothing against either of the victims; Meta Knight and Jigglypuff.
About three minutes after the intercom call, both Jigglypuff and Meta Knight enter the office. Olimar waves. Kirby looks at the sucker, not even noticing his crush and his fellow Star Warrior just walked in. Jigglypuff waves at Olimar back.
"May I ask why Jigglypuff and I have been summoned here?" Meta Knight asks. Jigglypuff just adores when Meta Knight uses his big vocabulary words. The different sounds of words roll off his tongue in the most elegant ways, not to mention the Spanish accent puts a romantic twist on everything he says.
"I have summoned you two here to determine the fates of both Captain Olimar and Star Warrior Kirby." Master hand explains. Meta Knight isn't so sure anyone should be calling Kirby and Star Warrior yet. Kirby isn't even trained yet. Sure, Kirby killed Nightmare, but that doesn't make him any better than a trained warrior, right?
"Wait, why?" Jigglypuff asks with concern. She hates dealing out punishments. Meta Knight just loves it when Jigglypuff uses her concerned tone. It sounds so… sophisticated. She sounds like a princess with the perfect voice; unlike Peach, but more like Zelda.
"Long story Jigglypuff." Olimar tries to spare them the details. Master Hand explains the entire scenario, or at least what he could get out of it. Then he gives Olimar and Kirby both a chance to explain their sides of the story. The stories counteract. Both smashers exaggerate and leave out important details. Kirby's story is way off, and Olimar isn't allowed to correct him.
In Kirby's story, a meteor hit the planet, causing a wave of energy that changed his natural behavior. It also gave him an increased liking for pink glitter and bubblegum flavored lollipops. He doesn't mention the part where he was making a card for Jigglypuff. Meta Knight thinks 'classic Kirby'. Jigglypuff thinks that maybe the meteor hit Kirby's head.
In Olimar's story, most of the story is correct. He just fibs about his morning. In reality, Olimar was searching for his lost banana that his red pikmin, Bob, stole. He walked into Peach's room subconsciously and found Peach's glass slippers. Olimar just had to try them on; see if they were real. They fit him, but that was the first time he had ever tried on high heels. He fell. One of the shoes flew into the air and hit the ceiling fan, breaking the light bulb and the shoe. Olimar left in total guilt. Instead of explaining what he was truly doing before he found Pikachu, he said he was practicing his battle strategies. Olimar knows he lied, big time. Jigglypuff believes it, but Meta Knight can see the sweat coming off of Olimar, and he knows it isn't hot in there.
"Well boys, I have to say, both stories were really convincing. Not really. But, just out of my better judgment, I'd have to say Olimar is probably right." Jigglypuff favors for Olimar. Olimar only needs Meta Knight's vote to stay out of serious trouble.
Meta Knight is torn. He believes Olimar's story, but Kirby is his student. Kirby gave him hope when Nightmare was still around. Kirby has always been there for him and has never lied. Then again, Jigglypuff believes Olimar's story. Who should Meta Knight side with; Jigglypuff and Olimar, or Kirby?
Olimar leaves the office. He is not guilty. Jigglypuff and Meta Knight leave the office. Olimar stops and turns towards them. "Thanks you two for your support. I would've been in serious trouble without your support."
"Any time Olimar. Honestly, I don't believe a meteor hit the ground. Kirby had to be fibbing. You wouldn't fib." Jigglypuff states, confident in her opinions.
Olimar just smiles guiltily. He walks away feeling guiltier than ever.
"I'm worried for Kirby. He's tough, but not too tough." Meta Knight explains.
"Meta Knight, the important thing is that we did the right thing. I have a feeling Kirby is getting bad influences." Jigglypuff states her opinions again.
Meta Knight laughs in agreement. Jigglypuff smiles at the thought that she made Meta Knight laugh. That's a good thing.
"Well, I'll see you at dinner. Bye Meta Knight." Jigglypuff leaves feeling satisfied with herself. Meta Knight liked the way Jigglypuff said 'bye'. It didn't sound mean or sad. It sounded like 'see you later' instead of 'goodbye forever.' Being a warrior, he was used to the 'goodbye forever', but it still made him sad. He's just glad Jigglypuff is there to stay.
One thought starts to buzz through Jigglypuff's head as she walks off. 'What is the right thing?'
Author's Notes- Thought provoking, right? It is sad poor Olimar doesn't have many fanfics. You can incorporate so much personality in him. Just a fun fact about me; the first character I mastered on Super Smash Bros. Brawl was Olimar. Today, not to brag, but it is hard to beat Olimar and I. I'm a little bias for him now, I guess. Sorry Kirby lovers. It was Kirby that said the first bad word. He started it. Don't worry. He's ok. You'll find out what his punishment was in the next chapter. As for Meta Knight and Jigglypuff, it can only get crazier.