Chapter 1: Blue Carnations
About a week went by after the funeral and things were getting back to normal. Considering there was a demon beast running rampant across Dreamland too dangerous for Kirby to risk fighting, yep pretty normal. The day was warm and fresh as tiff made her way through the forest to the graveyard with flowers for Meta Knights grave. Apart from Sword and Blade she was the only one who visits the knights grave. Breaking through the edge of the forest she entered the graveyard scanning the headstones and quickly picking out Meta Knights. To her surprise someone already stood at the grave, someone she didn't know. Placing her tulips next to the strangers blue carnations Tiff got a better look at the creature. A haunting likeness to Kirby only bigger, Egyptian blue in colour, large yellow eyes and a pair of purple bat like wings. The blue creature looked greatly sad and evidently had been crying. "You knew him?" Tiff asked.
"Yes" the she-creature said "Very well but I do wish I could have seen him more"
Tiff tilted her head "I haven't seen you around here before, do you mind if I ask who you are" Tiff said in a polite way.
The stranger paused "I'm Kestrel" she said in a distant kind of way.
"I'm Tiff, so how did you know Meta Knight?"
Kestrel fixed her buttercup yellow gaze on Tiff, it seemed to weave its way through Tiff's mind. After what felt like an eternity the puffball spoke "I'm his daughter."
It took a minute for what Kestrel had said to sink in. "Meta Knight had a daughter?" Tiff squeaked dumbfounded by the prospect. Then for the first time Tiff noticed how much Kestrels voice, with its Spanish accent sounded like Meta Knights.
"Yes. But very few know of my existence" Kestrel said looking over at the forest.
"It's great to meet you" Tiff said dumbly, then it dawned on her that she needed to be somewhere. "Sorry Kestrel but I need to meet Tuff and Kirby at the beach, if I don't leave soon I'll be late."
"OK then Tiff it was a pleasure meeting you maybe I'll see you around." Kestrel said with a weak smile.
"Will you be ok?" Tiff asked.
Kestrel sighed "I will be."
"Why don't you come to the beach and meet Tuff and Kirby with me?" Tiff asked after a moment's thought.
"I'd love to" kestrel said with another bittersweet smile.
"We better hurry then" Tiff prompted heading into the forest Kestrel on her heels.
"Do you have any objections to flying there, my ship is just through the trees it'll get us there in no time." Kestrel said proudly.
"Awesome!" said Tiff in agreement, as kestrel led her of the forest path into a small clearing. In which sat a silver-white star shaped ship. They both hopped in and Kestrel took off with skilled ease.