Part 2:
Lovely Day for a Piece of Cake, and a Crash
In a star-shaped planet with rings around it, a pink puffball lounges in a large, open field eating cake. His name is Kirby and he loves food. On this particular warm, sunny day he sat there eating a large piece of strawberry shortcake and minding his own business.
Kirby opens his mouth wide and swallows the piece whole, letting it slide down his non-existent gullet like a snake, without taking the time to chew. He lets out a cry of happiness as his deep blue eyes twinkle at the array of yummy flavors.
"Poy!" Kirby exclaims as he tastes the juicy, luscious strawberries, the moist, sweet cake, and the sugary vanilla icing.
He leans back, satisfied with his little snack and closes his eyes. As Kirby feels the whistle of the wind around him, the sweet scent of flowers and the lasting taste of cake in his mouth, he sighs happily and falls asleep in the soft grass. The wind billows over the grass and flowers, making the grass tickle Kirby's form, but Kirby slumbers on. He turns from side to side now and then but otherwise doesn't move.
Kirby wakes up abruptly when he hears thunder. He looks up in horror as the sky begins to turn an abysmal black and gray color.
"Uh uh ah!" Kirby exclaims as he stands and begins to panic.
All of a sudden, Kirby hears a holler coming from above. He looks up and spots a blue speck in the distance, falling at an alarming speed. The blue speck turns out to be Sonic, Mobius's resident blue hedgehog, barreling down from the sky. Kirby quickly calls his warp star, jumps on and saves Sonic before he can go splat.
"Poyo?" asks Kirby as he pokes Sonic with his stubby arm.
Sonic looks up at him with glittering emerald eyes and replies, "Hey, thanks for catching me Kirby. That could have been bad."
Sonic sits up on the warp star as it lands. Once they are off it, the warp star flies back to Kabu, who protects the warp star from enemies. Sonic stands up and brushes himself off. Kirby hugs Sonic's leg and smiles brightly.
Kirby looks very happy because he hasn't seen Sonic in a few years. Sonic gives Kirby his usual smile and places a hand on Kirby's round head.
"I missed you too Kirby," Sonic says in a low voice as he pets Kirby softly.
Kirby leads Sonic back to his house and gives him a big red apple. Sonic bites into the succulent red apple, humming at the tart taste and finishing it swiftly.
"Thanks Kirby, "Sonic says as Kirby sits down on his bed.
Sonic sits down beside Kirby and Kirby rubs his cheeks against Sonic's soft fur. Sonic and Kirby smile contently as Sonic wraps an arm around Kirby. In a matter of minutes, Kirby is fast asleep in Sonic's lap.
"Huh?" Sonic says in confusion, looking down at Kirby. "Aww, he's so cute."
Sonic rubs Kirby's head softly as he sings a little lullaby. Sonic realizes that they have to get to the bottom of why the sky is so dark, but he can spare a few minutes with Kirby before they have to find out what's happening. After a little while, Sonic picks up Kirby and leaves the house.
"Come on little buddy," Sonic says. "Let's go. This isn't right, so we haven't got much time to spare. After we've got this all fixed up, we can have a fun game of tag together. How does that sound?"
Kirby doesn't respond, but Sonic shrugs and continues on. As he closes Kirby's door and leaves the area, he frowns to himself, wondering where Shadow is.