I am here to bring another chapter! I have not yet gotten any commissions; then again, I haven't gotten around to starting that Amazon Payments account because I'm a lazy shit. Anyway, has anyone else here played OFF? Well, you should go download it! The second translation's recently released, so it's as good a time as any to start playing it!


Chapter 1: Things Going to Shit


Pikachu decided to take a walk outside while Fox got Meta Knight into bed; hopefully, he would be awake within hours instead of months. He looked up at the red sky and shook his head. A red sky was now practically an ordinary sight, with the only other occurring color being gray. "Sorry you had to wake up to this mess, Meta Knight." The Pokémon muttered to himself as he walked down toward a small village. "At least you weren't there when everything went to shit."

About a year ago, Giygas finally decided to make his move against the Kirby universe. Giygas and his forces started by conquering the planets surrounding Pop Star; Ripple Star had mysteriously disappeared during all of this commotion. As each world succumbed to the red clouded darkness, the residents of Pop Star got more and more agitated and terrified, Pikachu and Fox included.

On the day Pop Star had split, Pikachu was walking through town, doing some grocery shopping. Several people were openly gossiping in the street. "Have you heard about Rock Star? Some guy went mad there and drowned several people in the sand. Poor people couldn't get out and lost all their lives." whispered a Waddle Dee.

"Yeah, I heard that the red cloud stuff that's been appearing everywhere is the cause." said a Waddle Doo.

"Everyone that breathes that stuff eventually goes completely loco!" yelled a Poppy.

"Pfft, that's just a dumb rumor." said a Starman.

"Nah, it's true." Pikachu interjected while walking past them; the poor Poppy went into a frenzy.

"See? I told you! We're going to go crazy and drown each other in sand! Sand!" The clownish enemy screamed.

"Well... it's not as if the red stuff will show up here... right?" the Waddle Dee said, trying to be of help. Pikachu laughed at their panic as he went into the grocery store. After gathering everything he needed, he proceeded to checkout. However, that's when he heard a great clamor outside.

"Oh my gosh, it's a flying sword!"

"Just like in Super Mario RPG!"

"Oh right, that game. ...Hey, what ever happened to Geno?"

"Uh, sir, that would be 34.95..." Pikachu ignored the cashier and ran out (with the groceries, might I add), looking up into the sky along with the rest of the panicked public; there was indeed a giant sword falling down from the sky, like some twisted tribute to Super Mario RPG. However, unlike the sword Exor, there was a giant pig mask where Exor's face should be. It was clear what was happening; Giygas is finally invading.

He pushed the grocery cart down the sidewalk, heading back to Kirby's house (ignoring the yells of the grocery store's employees). Fox was already in the house, watching tv when Pikachu ran in. "F..Fox..." Pikachu was trying to catch his breath.

"What? Did something happe- woah, did you steal those groceries?" Fox said, noticing that none of the grocery items were in bags.

"Fox, there's something more important going on than groceri-"

"Pikachu, you may not be nice most of the time, but wow, stealing groceries? That's rude." said Fox as he brought the groceries to the kitchen and stuffed the evidence into the fridge.

"Fox-"

"Oh hey, you also stole some chicken! That'll be great for dinne-"

"DAMN IT FOX, WILL YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME!" Pikachu screamed; Fox dropped the stuff in his hands in response to this. "Sorry for scaring you, but there's something way more important than shitty groceries!"

"What could be worse than stealing chicken and deciding whether to return it or not?"

"Giygas is finally attacking."

There was a stark silence in the room. "...Oh..." Fox silently walked backwards out of the kitchen and into a different room; he returned, holding wooden boards and a hammer in his hands. "Welp, let's get to barricading the house!"

Pikachu was seriously considering this, but then, a tremor shook the ground, making them fall off their feet. The Pokémon made a grab for the tv remote and changed the channel to the news.

The newscaster was a Scarfy, who had a monstrous appearance on due to being in a high tension state. "...JUST IN, THE SWORD SPOTTED AROUND BUTTER BUILDING IS BURROWING INTO THE GROUND. EARTHQUAKES ARE OCCURRING AROUND THE AREA! STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS RESOLV-" The picture showing live coverage of the sword going into the ground in the corner swiftly changed; a fiery explosion filled the picture right before the recording went off. Another earthquake occurred, this time, causing the furniture inside the house to fall along with its occupants. "THE EARTHQUAKES HAVE INCREASED! IT... WHAT? REALLY? HOLY SHIT. ...THIS JUST IN, THE VERY GROUND IS SPLITTING AND BLOWING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER; WE BELIEVE THAT THE SWORD EXPLODED AND SPLIT POP STAR INTO PIECES. ...WHAT."

"What!" screamed both Pikachu and Fox, bouncing around the room as an earthquake continued to shake the home. The tremors soon stopped a few minutes later, allowing the two Smashers to get their footing; they immediately ran outside to check out the damage.

The news report was right; landmasses were floating away from each other, the bottoms of them being visibly on fire. Video game logic was practically the only thing that kept everything from outright exploding and killing everyone. Fox and Pikachu shared a glance before heading down to the town.

The town was split in half now, with one half being on the same landmass as Kirby's house and the other half stuck on a piece of land flying on a higher altitude. Buildings were on fire and people were panicking and also on fire. Then...

"Hey! You! Rat thing!" yelled a Bronto Burt, wearing the uniform of the the grocery store Pikachu went to earlier. "You did not pay for your food!"

"...The planet just exploded, and the only thing you're screaming about is the fact that I didn't fucking pay?"responded Pikachu.

"Yeah! Look man, I take my job seriously! You're going to pay - or else!" Pikachu stared at the Bronto Burt for a few seconds before scurrying off, forcing the flying enemy to chase after him. With Fox all alone, the guy walked through the streets, which was full of hysteria and chaos.

Finally, he got to the edge of the landmass; he looked down, curious about what was down there. "Woah..." There was a giant ball of flames sitting where the planet's core should be... and red mist was seeping out of the orb. ...And the mist was starting to float upward. Fox immediately bolted back home before something terrible happened; when he got home, he discovered that the door was locked. "Pikachu! Let me in! Before it gets me!"

The front door quickly opened and Pikachu grabbed Fox inside. "Okay, glad you're here. Look, we need to do that barricade idea of yours; we need to protect ourselves from those Giygas bastards and the grocery market."

"...Okey dokey!" Fox picked the boards he gathered earlier back up and started setting and nailing them to the door. "..You are going to pay those guys back, right?"

Pikachu gave him an annoyed look. "Damn it, what's wrong with you people? Since when was grocery shopping way more than the destruction of our way of life?"

"...I'm just saying, that's all." muttered Fox. The two got to work, and within minutes, the door and windows were successfully boarded up. Pikachu went to check on Meta Knight, who remarkably managed to stay put in the bed during the earthquake. He went back to the living room, where he saw Fox watching the tv intensely.

"...THE MAGMA INSIDES OF THE PLANET HAVE CONDENSED INTO A SUN LIKE OBJECT, AND RED MIST IS COMING OUT AND GOING INTO THE SKY. ONCE AGAIN, STAY INDOORS, BECAUSE THE AUTHORITIES ARE SURE THAT THINGS WILL GET WEIRDER FROM HER-"

Suddenly, the image on the screen switched to show a pig snout: the symbol of the Pig Mask Army. It was set upon a red and black background, with words bordering around the pig snout saying 'HAIL GIYGAS'.

"...Soooo, I'm going to go cook the chicken, alright?" Fox said awkwardly. Pikachu nodded, thinking that it would be a nice pick me up. The mammal set the chicken into the oven after preparing it and got back to watching tv; to his disappointment, he discovered that every channel was displaying the Pig Mask Army message. Fox curiously sniffed the air. "...Do you smell something burning?"

"...Hold on, you just put the chicken in, so..." Pikachu slowly turned his head toward the front door; the wooden boards blocking it were on fire. "Crap, not again..." They scrambled to put out the flames, leaving behind smoking, darkened wood.

The perpetrator that had set the front door on fire took advantage of the weakened materials and kicked the door down; Roy walked into the house, the flaming mecha that he created at the center of the dimension behind him. Back then, his hair was still longish, and he didn't strut around with fancy armor; he was wearing the sweet as hell cape, though. "Hey, what's up?"

"Get out of our house." said Pikachu plainly.

"Technically, this is Kirby's house. I'm sure he wouldn't mind if I set his house on fire a little."

"I think he would mind." said Fox.

"Pfft, says you. I'm just here to remind you of the terms Giygas set; if you raise a finger against us..." The swordsman made a manic smile and took out a lighter. "I'm going to burn this place to the ground!"

"We know. Just get out already." growled Pikachu.

"Hmmm... naw." Roy walked into the house, went down the hallway, and peered into Meta Knight's room. "Meta Knight's still in a coma, huh? That's good." He sniffed the air. "...Is that roast chicken?"

"Yeah, I'm making it." answered Fox.

"...Smells great! The aroma of great flames burning a spiced up chicken to perfection... love it. Can you guys give me a piece of it?"

"Sure!" said Fox, a bit flattered by Roy's praises.

"No. Just leave already." said Pikachu.

"...Hold on! We own this planet now! I can take your food anyway, so ha!" Roy laughed, pointing his finger in Pikachu's face. The Pokémon was forced to watch Roy sitting at their table, having a slice of roast chicken, all while complimenting Fox's fine roasting techniques. As soon as he was done, Roy stretched and started to walk back outside to his mech. "I've gotta go; there's still a lot of things to take over and burn to ashes! Oh, there will be ashes..." The swordsman left, all while rambling about burning things.

Fox and Pikachu then spent the rest of the day watching Giygas's forces take over everything; the demon himself hasn't made an appearance that day, or up to now, for that matter. At first, they hated the new regime, and the feuding that started a month later. Soon however, they grew used to it, accepting it as everyday routine. They did not raise any objection to the regime, and, true to their word, no one came after them. Somehow, they weren't affected by the Giygas gas that had filled the air, minus the occasional sickness; perhaps they were still holding on to some hope...

Pikachu walked through the village; it was silent, with many of the villagers in their own homes or somewhere else. Some homes were burned down, and some were plastered with the posters seen in Roy's war ad; speaking of war, the Pokémon heard a faint explosion in the distance. It wasn't his problem anymore, though.

Pikachu stepped on a pad; it was a teleporter, which people used to get around the landmasses, if they couldn't fly. He teleported to the other part of town, which was where the grocery store was relocated to during the past few months. Curiously, Pikachu saw the people he saw gossiping on the day Pop Star split up. However, something was definitely different.

"Have you heard that an entire landmass was set ablaze?" whispered Waddle Dee.

"Yeah! Everyone on Roy's side is awesome!" exclaimed a Waddle Doo. He took a deep breath of air (don't ask me how). "The air today feels nice, doesn't it?"

"Yep, breathing in this gas all the time is completely healthy! Yup! Hahaha!" laughed a Poppy.

"..." The Starman suddenly threw up and collapsed; this did not deter the others, who carried on with their conversation. Pikachu went into the grocery store, picked up everything he needed (with Meta Knight awake now, they needed more solid food), paid, then left. He took the teleporter back home and discovered a package at the doorstep.

Fox opened the door and opened his mouth in exclamation upon seeing the package. "Wow, that was quick!" After picking it up, he noticed that Pikachu was in front of him. "...Uhh, you don't see this." He immediately ran back into the house.

"Fox, what's in the box?" Pikachu asked with mild frustration.

"Oh, it's definitely not for something I've been working on for the past few months behind your back." said Fox.

"What."

"...It's... an alamo. You know, for looking up maps and stuff." Fox was walking backwards toward the back door, clutching the box in his arms.

"It's almanac, and that's definitely not one."

"Er... look, it's... umm, Bigfoot!" Fox then ran out of the back door, screaming like an incoherent loon. "Keep looking at Bigfoot, I'm definitely not running away!" Okay, those words were technically coherent.

Pikachu didn't bother chasing after him. Instead, he went to go check on Meta Knight; he discovered that the sheets were tossed to the floor and that the knight was gone. Before the rat destroyed something out of frustration at his companions, he found a note taped to the door.

'Went for a walk in town. I want to see what has happened.'

"...Damn it, what the hell are the others doing?" muttered Pikachu.


I bet you're wondering what Fox is doing and what's in the box. Well, guess what? You don't get to check it out - yet! Instead, let's go to Meta Knight; the knight was walking through the quiet village, looking at all the changes mournfully. He had not yet found his mask, so he covered his mouth with his cape, to avoid breathing in the polluted air.

"L-Lord Meta Knight? Is that you?" A voice said from an alleyway.

"Who's there?" Meta Knight said, brandishing Galaxia, illuminating the alleyway in its glow; inside the alleyway was a Blade Knight.

"I-It's me! I'm a Blade Knight that used to work under you!" The Blade Knight proclaimed. "Blimey, is t-that really you sir?"

"Yes." Meta Knight withdrew his sword, feeling that he was safe.

The Blade Knight started laughing with joy. "Wow! We've all heard from your mates that you were... hold on, the others need to hear about this!" He retreated further into the alley. "Oi, guys, it's Meta Knight!"

"What? Really?" A girlish voice answered him.

"Yeah, it's really amazin- OW!"

"Sorry, but you could have woken up all the Giygas supporters in the village with your yelling."

"...You didn't have to slap me that hard..."

Then, someone came out of the alleyway; it was a small girl with pink hair and wings wearing a red dress. "Hello, my name is Ribbon. Kirby's told me a lot about you during my adventure with him!"

Meta Knight only faintly remembered the events of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards; he was regrettably on vacation during this time. "...Oh yes, you're that girl that traveled with Kirby, Dedede, Bandanna Dee (since most of the Kirby fandom agreed it was him), and Adeline. ...Why are you in an alleyway?"

"Oh, well, you see..." Ribbon snapped her fingers, prompting a lot of armored people to appear behind her; he widened his eyes, realizing that most of them were his former warriors. "...I'm the leader of a resistance here. And obviously, you can't hold a resistance in a conference hall, now can you?"

Meanwhile, someone nearby was watching the scene take fold; a TAC hid in the shadows. He watched Ribbon bring Meta Knight into the shadows; it was too risky to go after them, but he got the information he needed...


A secret base sat inside the magma part of Neo Star, outfitted with air rides and weapons. In the security room, the most important part of the faction's base of operations, Roy was dancing around; he was clearly reveling in the heat and lava around him.

"Don't you all love the fire?" Roy giggled to his underlings, who were rolling his eyes at him and continuing to do their jobs of maintaining the pointless feud between their boss, Porky, and Link.

"Sir, there's a telephone call for you." informed an Acchi. Roy groaned and went over to pick up the call.

"What do you want? It better be important; you're interrupting my dance tribute to the fire gods!" Roy yelled into the phone.

"We don't have fire gods, sir." said a Flamer.

"Shut up! Now, what do you have to tell me? ...Uh-huh... oh..." Roy set the phone down, grinning. "Well, now that's interesting."


Fox left his hiding place to go get a drink, after spending a bit of time working on his secret project; as he accidentally blurted out, he's been working on it for months.

"If Meta Knight thinks that me cooking is amazing, this will blow his mind." Fox mused. Then he remembered, "Oh my gosh, I forgot to lock the doors!" He immediately ran back to his hiding place to make sure the place was locked down; it wasn't time yet to unveil his project.


Mewtwo floated down the shimmering halls of the grand palace at the center of the dimension. The place has remained largely the same, although, some of the rooms were now dedicated to... different purposes; the cat Pokémon himself did not experience any changes in the past months (perhaps due to not being born naturally). He had just received an important call from his subordinate, Roy. As Giygas' second-in-command (due to being the most competent and sane of his minions), this must be reported immediately. Mewtwo floated down the halls of the palace, ignoring the salutes of the people he passed as he headed to the palace's new throne room.

Upon throwing open the grand colorful doors, a large amount of red smoke spilled out; due to Mewtwo's malevolent nature, he was unaffected by it. The throne room was filled with red smoke, with disfigured faces occasionally forming within it. In the middle of the smoke, Mewtwo could see an outline of a throne, with a figure similar to his sitting on it. "Ah yes, Mewtwo... what do you have to report? Any progress on searching for that wretche-"

"No." Mewtwo interrupted the deep, malevolent sounding voice; Mewtwo is one of the few people that could interrupt Giygas and live to tell the tale. "Roy has informed that Meta Knight's out of his coma."

The entity remained quiet. He knew Meta Knight as the de facto leader of the trio consisting of him, Pikachu, and Fox; they were a major threat to him a year and a half before. Even though Giygas had ultimately won in the end, they still managed to be a major thorn in his side. Then, Giygas' Giegue avatar strode out of the smoke to talk with Mewtwo face to face; if he talked to someone face to face, then it was definitely an important matter. "Tell Roy to keep an eye on him, Fox, and Pikachu; if they step out of line..."

"Understood." Mewtwo nodded. He turned around and left, leaving Giygas all alone in his foggy throne room.

"I've set my sight on greater horizons... and I refuse to let those three get in my way again..." Giygas said to himself.


To be continued...


Author's Note: Well, now we've seen Giygas and Ribbon; things will be getting exciting. Has anyone used fanfiction's built in spell checker? For some reason, it keeps thinking that 'knight' is a misspelled word, which is dumb; and weird, considering that it gives the suggestion to put a mark on 'Pokemon'. Seriously, how can it recognize 'Pokemon' but not 'knight'? Anyway, I haven't received any commissions yet; then again, I haven't gotten around to starting that Amazon Payments account yet since I'm a lazy shit, so it hardly matters.

Oh! Now that I've started this story, do you know what that means? End of chapter questions! Ahem... what happened to Ripple Star, and why is Ribbon on Pop Star? What is Fox working on? Are there fire gods? Will I ever get a commission? What is Giygas planning to do (okay, technically, you already know if you've read the last chapter)? Will Pikachu live a peaceful life without his companions risking them getting into trouble? Find out, in the next exciting chapter of The War Against Giygas!