Disclaimer: I don't own Kirby or any related characters. I own Hikaru, though.


Chapter Two

Welcome to Pupupu Land

Hikaru's POV

"Hello, Hikaru," Dark Dream welcomed me as I stepped into his lair. "Are you ready for today?"

"Yes, Dark Dream," I said, my voice flat and my face blank.

"Good," he grinned. "Now, I will tell you a story, and you are to listen."

I nodded my head and managed to look into his blood red eyes.

"I used to have a brother whose name was Nightmare. He was the one who attempted to destroy all those who dared defy him, and that meant getting rid of every last Star Warrior there was. Star Warriors are special warriors who were chosen to defeat Nightmare. Countless battles were fought, and Nightmare was gaining the upper hand. All of the Star Warriors died out except for one. That one Star Warrior was named Meta Knight, but his original name was Metal Knightmare, because he was a failed creation of Nightmare himself. Nightmare used his last drops of pure blood, hoping to create the perfect demon beast, or what the Star Warriors originally fought in battle. However, Meta Knight grew a pure soul of his own and escaped from Nightmare to fight with the Star Warriors. Meta Knight travelled to a place called Pupupu Land along with two comrades that swore to stay by his side. He and his comrades stayed in Pupupu Land, hoping to find one infant Star Warrior named Kirby, who was born from a star. When they did, it proved that Kirby had the power to destroy Nightmare...and he did. I planned to get revenge, but alas, my power was beginning to decline because, as you may not know, both of us have to be alive in order to have maximum power."

I squinted my eyes, knowing that the instructions of the mission were about to unfold.

"That is why I need you, Child, to kill Metal Knightmare so I can use his blood to reincarnate Nightmare, and together, we can have our revenge and finish what he had started."

I nodded my head, understanding the mission, but I had to ask a few questions.

"Why was his original name Metal Knightmare?"

"He wore a metal mask to hide his...personal features."

Personal...features? "Do I have to worry about any people that may know him?"

"Yes...destroy Kirby as well. We don't need that little pink ball of power to halt my plans."

Pink ball of power...? "And lastly, does he have a weapon?"

Dark Dream leaned back in his throne and closed his eyes. "Ah, yes...he wields the sword...Galaxia."

My eyes widened and my mouth popped open. "G-Galaxia?"

Dark Dream opened his eyes and I immediately resumed my emotionless state. "Yes...Galaxia. It is the most powerful sword that was ever created. Only he and Kirby can wield the sword. It seems they both have the same equal amount of power, so it's not very surprising."

I remained silent, signaling him that I was done asking questions.

"Very well," Dark Dream said, sitting up. "I shall give you some time to prepare for this mission, as I want it to be done perfectly. Go."

I nodded and walked quickly out of the room, the large door closing behind me.

***

I entered my bedroom and quickly closed the door, my eyes wide and heart pounding.

"He...he has Galaxia for a weapon!" I breathed, placing my hand on my forehead. I landed on my bed and stared up at the ceiling. "That's incredible...the stories I've heard of many trying to obtain Galaxia and getting killed in the process...how did he do it?" I flipped over on her stomach and closed my eyes.

How will I be able to kill someone with as much power as that? I need to think of something...if I don't...

I thought for a while, a plan slowly beginning to form in my head from all of the tactics I had to use for murder.

Silence, lies, torture...

"...I've got it."

I rolled over, stood up, and laid down on the floor to look and reach underneath my bed. I moved my hand around until I could feel a loose stone tile. I lifted it up and pushed it out of the way, revealing a rectangular hole in the ground. I reached into it, grabbed a large briefcase and pulled it out, sliding out from underneath the bed. I laid the briefcase on its side and opened it, revealing different colored clothes and shoes.

"It's a good thing I brought my things with me before I was summoned here," I muttered to myself. I stood up and grabbed a nearby backpack before sitting down again to transfer my clothes from the briefcase to the backpack. When I was done, I zipped up the backpack and looked at the clothing I had left out: a white sweater, red skirt, a pair of black boots, and two hair ribbons. I sighed and proceeded to change into a new set of clothes.

***

Dark Dream watched as I entered his lair, and his eyes seemed to widen.

"Care to explain why you decided to change clothing, Child?" Dark Dream asked.

"Yes, Dark Dream," I began. "As you have told me, Metal Knightmare wields the sword Galaxia. Only those who have great strength are allowed to wield that sword. I have never in my life fought someone with such strength. Not even Bukkorosu. Because of this, I need time to study my target, to know his strengths and his weaknesses. In order to do this in a more approachive manner, I will need to gain his trust, and once I am ready to strike, I will surely win, for he will not expect it."

Dark Dream stared at me for a few moments before reaching out a hand and placing it on the top of my head. I swallowed, the uncomfortable feeling of him putting his hands on me was making me a bit nervous. Even though I was looking at the floor, I could feel his cold eyes set on mine.

"Tell me, Child, what's in your backpack?" he asked me, a hint of curiosity in his voice.

"More clothing." I quickly explained, forcing myself to look up.

"Very well," he murmured, after a short while. "I see your point...how much time will you require?"

"I will report back when I have collected his blood," I murmured.

Dark Dream lowered his eyes and seemed to glare at me. "Very well, then...but I want the body as well."

I shifted in my position. "You would like the body?"

"Yes. I would like to have it as a trophy to remind myself when the universe becomes mine, that it was all thanks to you."

I breathed in deeply and nodded my head, forcing myself not to wince at his words. "I understand, Dark Dream."

"Then I shall have you sent to Pupupu Land immediately," Dark Dream then turned his head and called out into the darkness. "Customer Service, report."

I looked into the darkness. A short figure appeared, wearing a suit and tie, with sunglasses and purple and green hair. "Yes, Dark Dream?" Customer Service asked, bowing down.

"Teleport Hikaru to Pupupu Land," Dark Dream ordered, letting go of me and leaning back in his throne.

"Yes, Dark Dream," Customer Service nodded and turned to me, a grin spread across his face. "Come."

***

As we proceeded to make our way down the hallway, I looked at the back of Customer Service's head.

"You know," I began, breaking the silence. "Even though we've never really spoken before, I would like to know...how did you ever begin to work for Dark Dream in the first place?"

It was silent for a moment, and I thought he chose to ignore me, but instead he spoke. "The interaction with Dark Dream was not the same as yours, Hikaru. Instead, when I was on the brink of death, he saved my life."

I frowned in confusion. "Dark Dream...he...he saved your life?"

"Yes...I remember it all like it was yesterday, but in fact it was only...about two, maybe even three months ago. I was working for Nightmare, and it was the final battle. That blasted Star Warrior Kirby and his friends destroyed the fortress in which Nightmare and I were planning to be rid of them. Kirby defeated Nightmare by inhaling the Warp Star, which transformed into the Star Rod. As Nightmare faded away, the fortress began to fall apart, thanks to a few bombs they had set up. Unfortunately, I was caught in that horrid blast. When everything managed to fade away, I was left bleeding to death with no chance of survival. At that very moment, Dark Dream confronted me, and in order to live I had to obey his every command, so I did as I was told. He healed me, and ever since then I have been under his control."

"Whoa...that's...incredible," I murmured. "But what's a Warp Star? What about a Star Rod?" I never got my answer, because we had reached the Teleporation Room. I stepped onto the device and looked at Customer Service, who was typing in the coordinates for Pupupu Land. I watched as he was about to press a red button, when he reached into his back pocket, pulled out a pair of sunglasses, turned around, and handed them to me.

"You might need these." he said to me.

"What's this for?" I asked curiously, holding up the sunglasses.

Once again I never received an answer, because he swiftly turned around and pressed the red button, a bright light quickly consuming my entire body.

***

"Hey, Sis! Come look what I found!"

"Bun, what're you doing, don't poke it! It might be dangerous! Oh, you guys, stand back!"

"Poyo?"

"Hey, it looks like it's waking up!"

I slowly opened my eyes, but I only got so far before I cringed because of the harsh, bright sunlight. I placed my hands over my face before realizing that I was gripping the sunglasses that
Customer Service gave to me. I fumbled with the sunglasses before I managed to put them on, sliding them under the hair covering my face. Only then was I able to see clearly, but with dull colors. I looked around and saw the surprised faces of two small odd alien creatures, and ball with a face.

"Wh-where am I?" I asked the two creatures, sitting up. The tallest creature, the one with the ponytail, seemed shocked that I spoke and stepped back. The shortest creature, the one with hair covering his eyes, just stood there silent and seemed to be staring at me, even though I had absolutely no idea how he could see. The ball with a face stared at me for a moment before stepping forward, putting one stubby paw in the hair, making one of the most adorable faces I have ever seen, and saying, "Hi!"

I was tempted to squeal at how cute that thing looked and sounded, but I held myself back.

"Um...are you two okay?" I asked, waving my hands in front of the other two creatures' faces. The creature with the ponytail suddenly broke out of its shock, grabbed the creature with the shaggy hair and the cute ball thing, and yanked them backwards.

"Who are you?" the pony tailed creature asked me in a demanding voice.

I stared at her for a moment before answering. "My name is Hikaru. Hikaru Shihibah. And you?"

"Where did you come from?" the creature demanded again, completely ignoring me.

"I came from...well..."

"What's in your backpack and why are you wearing sunglasses?"

I twitched with annoyance. "Clothes. It's a little too bright..."

"Lair!" the creature immediately said, pointing an accusing finger at me. "You have an evil eye behind those sunglasses and there's some kind of weapon in your backpack!"

"Argh!" I shouted out with frustration and annoyance. I tore the sunglasses off of my face, slammed them on the ground and stared straight at her, pointing at my showing eye. "I don't have an evil eye!" I said, ignoring the bright light. After that I quickly removed by backpack, unzipped it, and showed her what was inside. "And I don't have a weapon in my backpack! Now please! Stop interrupting me and tell me where the heck I am!"

Before that thing could accuse me of something else, the shaggy-haired creature quickly covered her mouth. "Sorry," it said. "She's been really suspicious lately."

I lowered my eyes. "Well, thanks for shutting her up," I said. "Anyways, can you tell me where I am?"

"Yeah. You're in Pupupu Land."

My eyes widened. "Th...this is the place?" I turned around, and what I saw was completely astonishing: bright green hills and grass as far as the eye could see, beautiful, brightly colored clusters of flowers, blue skies without a single cloud, and tall, sturdy trees.

"It's...a-amazing..." I breathed. Everything is...full of life...

"By the way, my name is Bun," the shaggy-haired creature said. "This is my sister, Fumu, and this little guy here is Kirby. Fumu and I are cappies."

I quickly turned back around and stared at the pink ball. Th...that's Kirby?! But...he's so...cute! "Kirby..."

At that moment, my attention towards Kirby was taken away by the one called Fumu, when she grabbed her brother's wrist and yanked it off of her mouth. "Bun!" she cried. "What do you think you're doing?! That thing could be a Demon Beast!"

That girl was seriously starting to tick me off. "I'm not a thing! I'm a girl." Fumu completely ignored me.

"If it was a Demon Beast, don't you think Kirby would've kicked its butt already?!" Apparently, Bun did too.

Fumu opened her mouth to say something, but then closed it and looked at Kirby. "I...I suppose so..."

It was quiet for a few moments, before Fumu decided to speak up again. "I'm sorry," she half-mumbled. "There's been a lot of stuff going on lately and it's been really bothering me."

I rolled my eyes. "As long as you don't go around announcing me as some kind of...whatever the heck you called me, then I guess I can forgive you."

Fumu crossed her arms. "Okay. Where did you say you were from again?"

"The Land of Dark-" I slapped my hands over my mouth. The two cappies looked at me in an odd way. "S-sorry. I meant...Pure...Planet...?" Well...my real home planet is better than what I was about to say...

"Pure Planet, huh?" Fumu stared at me for a long time. "Where is it located?"

Oh, well. I might as well tell them. I mean, if they decide to look it up it'll be there, so there's no suspicion. "Red Galaxy," I said more calmly.

"Do you know how you got here in the first place?" Fumu asked me.

"One minute I was...hiking, and the next minute I ended up here," I lied, zipping up my backpack. "So...no."

Fumu lowered her eyes. "Hiking in a skirt? Right..."

"Well...there's no rule for having to wear shorts while-"

KA-BOOM!

A loud explosion suddenly came from nowhere, shaking the ground and causing us to lose our balance. Once the shaking stopped I groaned and sat up. "What was that all about?" I asked. "Do you guys have earthquakes here often or something?"

Fumu sat up and frowned. "That wasn't an ordinary earthquake," she explained to me. "Look! There's smoke! It's coming from the castle!"

I tilted my head. "Castle?" I stood up and looked in the direction Fumu was pointing. Sure enough, there was a large castle there with smoke coming out of it. I turned my head back to Fumu. "Why didn't I notice- hey, where are you going?!" Fumu, Bun, and Kirby were running towards the castle, and I stood there, watching them run off and wondering what I should be doing.

"Hey, wait up!"


End of Chapter Two