Chapter 9 is here! R&R to let me know what you think!

As the trio walked along with the tree hopping behind them, Meta Knight was currently trying to work out how long they had left to cure Dedede.

"What time did it start?" he asked Bandanna Dee.

"7:30." said Bandanna Dee.

"And what time is it now?" asked Meta Knight. Bandanna Dee checked his iPhone.

"Very nearly seven."

"Then we have... 17½ hours to do this."

"No sweat! This is gonna be easy!"

"Hang on, how long will this date last, Whispy?"

"Dunno," said the tree, "One hour, one and a half at the most."

"Ok, and then, if it goes well, we'll take another ½ hour to get back and another half to make it into a medicine. That's 3½ hours, so we really have only 14hours left."

"Still no sweat." said Bandanna Dee.

•••

Soon they came to a picture-perfect stream. The water tripped over the water, the tall grass swayed effortlessly in the gentle breeze, the dragonflies wheeled lazily over the water and, in the middle of the scene, stood a dainty willow tree, glowing in the golden sunset mists.

"Is that Willow?" asked Whispy. Bandanna Dee checked his iPhone.

"Yep, that's her all right." he confirmed.

"Wish me luck." he said, before hopping towards his date.

"Brake a branch!" called out Meta Knight.

During the date, Kirby, Meta Knight and Bandanna Dee decided to have a doze. Who knew tree love was so tiring?