A/N: Now we are getting into the story! Chapter one is written by Dewott17, but somehow he isn't able to post anything. So it's staying here for now. This may be a bit OOC, since this is Dewott's first time writing a chapter without my help (save for grammar and punctuation protocols) so yea. I did add a bit of stuff so it'd make more sense. Then again, we're both new writers, so expect this whole story to be a bit OOC...
Fun fact: originally, Larry, Lemmy and Iggy were also going to be part of the main group until we couldn't find enough Shadowy villains that are not Cackletta and Antasma because I barely know anything and Dewott barely knows anything about Cackletta, so we just scrapped all five of them. And no, we weren't gonna add Shadow from Sonic because then we'd probably add Sonic and Silver and need to find another Shadow character. Plus, isn't Shadow an anti-hero and not just a villain?
Also, his chapter (and all chapters until the epilogue) will be in Ludwig's POV.
Chapter One: Shadow Kirby Showdown
What is that, a pink puff ball and bat?
"Hi... Um, who are you?" I asked.
"Poyo," the puffball replied.
"Hi Poyo?" I said with uncertainty. Poyo... What kind of a name is that?
"No, his name isn't Poyo you imbecile," the bat angrily answered. Harsh.
"Then what is it?" I ask curiously.
"Kirby! I'm Meta Knight remember we fought in Smash Bros, wait... Never mind." He fidgeted a bit. "The important thing is that that book saved Kirby and I from the Shadows that were summoned by the Book of Malevolence. It teleports the warriors of the closest worlds. It also takes the Shadows and moves them to the same dimension," said Meta Knight mysteriously.
"How?" I ask.
"The Amazing Mirror was broken," Meta Knight replied. "It released Shadow Kirby, Dark Dedede and Dark Meta Knight, our evil counterparts. They were attacking us for domination over King Dedede's castle. Then a portal opened and sucked us and the clones with us." I nod.
"What's your name," Meta Knight mumbles after Kirby punches his arm.
"Ludwig..." I say.
"Ludwig... Are you wearing a wig?" Says Meta Knight while laughing. What? Is he being meticulously weird at words or is he really more light-hearted?
The library door swings open. Did Larry tell someone?
"Ludwig why are you talking to your self?" Someone asked in a confused voice. This someone happened to be Wendy. Out of all of us! Wendy! It would've been easier if it was Morton or someone...
"Um, Wendy these are my new inventions the Masked Bat and Poyo," I say wisely. I give a glance at the two. Apparently Meta Knight was too busy making sure Kirby wouldn't run off since he was holding him pretty tightly, so I guess he didn't see that...
"I am not you invention!" Meta Knight blurts out. "I am Meta Knight, the Star Warrior remember! And he's Kirby!"
"POYO!" Kirby says happily.
"Fine, then... Meta Knight, tell Wendy what happened," I say begrudgingly.
Meta Knight goes through a short explanation to Wendy about what happened, why they're here, and told her what the Book of Malevolence is.
"What's that!? Meta Knight it looks like a grey Kirby! "Wendy squeals. Indeed, somehow a grey colour scheme look-alike of Kirby appeared on a bookshelf, with a devilish grin.
"That's the Shadow!" Meta Knight yells.
The Shadow opens its mouth and starts suck it air like a tornado, sucking in Meta Knight's mask. This got the bat thing angry, I think. He looks a bit like Kirby, except older.
"That wretched clone stole my mask!" Meta Knight yells furiously.
"So?" I ask. It's just a mask, he could get another one later...
"LETS GO GET IT!" Meta Knight screams. Was he born with his mask or what?
We ran out of the library, until I noticed something weird outside. I looked out of a nearby window, and there was a horde of Waddle Dees, Knuckle Joes, Waddle Doos and many other sub species, if I recall correctly. Kamek is out there, probably training the force with these creatures that they have no inkling about. Then, at the end of the brawl zone, I saw Shadow Kirby fly up into the sky.
"OVER HERE!" I yell, and tell our group to exit the main doors, next to the war zone. Me and Wendy got our Clown cars and sceptres. Meta Knight pulls out a serrated, golden sword. Kirby just runs up and sucks a Waddle Doo.
"Poyo!" Kirby yells happily.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING KIRBY!" I scream as Kirby swallows the Waddle Doo.
"Just watch," Meta Knight says quietly. Then a flash of light, then Kirby has a red and yellow jester hat and wand.
"Beam!" Kirby yells.
"Why does Kirby have a wand?" Wendy asked.
"It's his Beam ability," Meta Knight replied.
Kirby then shoots a ball of energy into the clouds and makes a straight path up to the first of the many Shadows.
"Is that Shadow Kirby?" Wendy says anxiously, looking up at Shadow Kirby, standing on a cloud.
"Yes, he's been destroying Dreamland ever since the mirror incident," Meta Knight says seriously.
We fly to the ground and Shadow Kirby follows.
We watch Shadow Kirby as he sucks up everything in sight creating a arena of broken buildings around us. Luckily, he doesn't damage the castle. That would've been real trouble. Shadow Kirby taunts them by sticking out his tongue, then waving Meta Knight's mask and stuffing it in his mouth.
"You..," Meta Knight said in a low voice. "Bring it on! En guarde!"
Meta Knight charged forwards, as we followed, and did a drill run attack. Wendy hopped out of her Clown car onto the cloud and started attacking with her rings. Kirby ran back and forth, beaming his Shadow every once in awhile. I stayed up in my Clown car, blasting Shadow Kirby with my magic blasts. He sucks up my Clown car right from under my feet, and I barely land on the ground. He then spits out a purple-black star at Wendy, and dazes her. He then sucks her up...
"WENDY!" I yell, and I retreat into my shell and charge forwards into his foot, causing him to lose his balance and step on my spikes. Kirby blasts him up into the air, and Meta Knight uses his signature Shuttle Loop and blasts Shadow Kirby into oblivion. Wendy, my Clown car, and Meta Knight's mask all fall out from the sky. Kirby releases his Beam ability and sucks up all the items from the air. Including Wendy, and then spits them out safely onto the ground. We clean up the Kirby slobber, and Wendy reapplies her lipstick.
"MY MASK!" Meta Knight yells, then picks his mask up, and dries it using his wings as fans. That's one Shadow down.
