She woke up in cold sweat, gasping as she tried to regain her serenity. Her memories were beginning to reemerge from their dark hiding places in her mind. Examining her feet, she decided to walk around, hoping to ward off any more bad dreams because of it. Clambering out of bed, she finally managed to walk a few steps without tripping on her oversized feet.

She examined herself in the mirror. Her red hair was still just as long and silky, reaching down to her waist. But she was much shorter now, and her legs were entirely replaced by large feet. Her body was now the shape of a skinny egg. None the less her arms remained normal, her twin tails didn't change their shape or form, and her breasts still seemed normally in size. She could be considered beautiful in this kind, but to her familiarity, she was a freakishly short midget demon fox. Something that would be literally looked down upon.

Grumbling at the thought, she turned from the mirror and attempted to walk down the hall, only to trip over something else this time. A loud "POYO!" is what met her ears. Turning back, she met a pink puffball, about a fourth the size of Meta-Knight. This must be his son. She guessed, noting on how the pink baby's scent gave off one of a male, and almost the same as Meta-Knight's.

Walking over to the small magenta mass, she began to study him. Nothing special, except the fact that he still held his pure childlike form, something she had lost a long time ago.

The pink puffball blinked his rounded eyes, before growing a large smile and responding to her probing gaze with a loud and happy 'Poyo!'

Taken back y the child's innocence and happiness, despite her otherwise negative aura reminded her of what she didn't have anymore, and what this young kid did have that she would never be able to re-grasp onto.

She let out a vocalization that mixed between a growl, a hmm of irritation, and a scowl, before turning on her heels and stumbling down the hall. The pink ball, wanting to know what was wrong, followed her with a series of "Poyo!" and '"Kaabii!" every once in a while.

"Why do you insist to follow me? Go back to your immature activities and leave me be child!" She snapped, seemingly grabbing the puff-ball's attention. He only blinked at her a couple of times before waving his little pulps for arms and responding with another 'poyo!'.

She growled under her breath and fully faced him.

"Can't you leave me alone?"

"Poyo! Poyo! Po-Poyo Poyoyo! POHYoooh!" The innocent child attempted at a conversation.

"No! I don't! I'm fully grown and you should expect that I find other activities to my liking instead of kicking a ball!"

"Poyo! POYO! Po-Poyo!"

"No! Child I already stated it! I don't want to repeat it again!"

"Poyo!"

"There you are Kirby-, Oh! You're awake. Everyone's been searching for you!" A new voice piped up.

Mayumi turned to the source of the new sound, to find a young girl standing there, next to what seemingly smelled like her brother, based on the blood, and a new assortment of other things. Mayumi cringed her nose at the smell of sweat and unbathed dirt, and maybe other unidentifiable things that stuck to him.

"How do you know who I am?" She questioned, now taken aback at the fact that people-or things in this instance, knew who she was despite the fact that she had never known them in her life.

"You're the girl Meta-Knight brought in a few days ago. He saved your life, and everyone's been talking about your appearance-" Before Fumu could finish her sentence, Mayumi had dashed off past them, now looking for the one responsible for this.

An anger bubbled deep inside her. He really had to spout to everyone didn't he?! I'll make sure that he doesn't do it again! She began to pick up speed, flying down the halls at an alarming speed that would leave anyone in her path basically expecting a few broken bones and bed ridden for at least a month. Passing the Knight and his two knaves right by, she never noticed the scent, and instead relied on her anger to guide her miscellaneously down the halls.

Meta-Knight was in the least said extremely surprised by the sudden appearance of the girl, and was thrown back by her speed.

"HOLY! META-KNIGHT! DID'YA SEE THAT?!" Sword gawked out his thoughts at the speed of the fox.

Meta-Knight though, was still at a loss for words at the sheer velocity the girl was able to throw him back with, just by speeding by. He could only imagine what it would be to fight her. The girl, hearing sword, noticed the mention of whom she was looking for and sped back, stopping in front of the trio, before her eyes began to ebb back into the familiar red Meta-Knight recognized.

"Why in the world did you just decide to MENTION MY EXISTANCE HERE?!" She shrieked at the Knight. His eyes turned orange in sheer confusion.

"Eh? What?" Was all he managed to sputter out of his metal mask. The blue bat had never encountered so much confusion in just a few days, and seeing the Fox demon this angry made him slightly nervous. He had stepped on her tails more than once.

"STOP PLAYING DUMB! YOU TOLD THE VILLAGE ABOUT MY EXISTANCE! SO NOW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ME! I TOLD YOU I DO NOT EXACTLY ENJOY ATTENTION!" She continued to rage, pointing an accusing finger at Meta-Knight.

"Oi! We can explain! Meta-Knight always fulfills the wishes of someone if they're good intentions, so I can promise you that it wasn't his fault that word got out! It was probably the work of King Dedede and Escargon." Blade waved his hands, a sweat-drop appearing on his head. He knew that his mentor had no intentions to fight the girl, and instead, just like sword and himself, wanted to know the backstory behind her.

"Where can I find these two?!" She growled, her eyes finally returning to a semi-normal color.

Sword attempted to lower her craving to find the overstuffed bird and merchant-like snail. "It wouldn't be a good idea to make the King angry-"

"I can defy whoever I want. I am not bound by any laws, not any matter which territory I find myself in. So tell me where he is…" She dropped her voice to a threateningly low pitch.

"If you want, I will make sure that the villagers do not bombard you." Meta-Knight quickly spoke up. The fox girl turned to him, her eyes hardening into a cold stare.

"Ah! There you are!" Fumu gasped out in a series of pants, before resting her hands on her feet and catching her breath, her brother and Kirby accompanying her. "I was going to let you know… that you…-gasp- don't have to worry about the attention… -gasp- as long as you reside in the castle." She finally managed to wheeze out, before toppling over and leaning on the wall. Her brother sat next to her, panting at almost a same pace. Kirby, now finally recognizing the woman, ran to her, jumping on her tails, exclaiming a happy 'POYO!' in the process.

The demon let out a large groan, before dropping her head. "Please… just show me back to my room…" She mumbled out, facepalming in the process.