Summer at Orange Ocean
Tiff was shocked. She couldn't think clearly, and her emotions were blurred. I have a cousin?! Wow, cool! But why didn't Mom and Dad tell me before? Is my cousin a criminal?! But they said it was safe there! Why were her relatives there, not here?
Lady Like immeadiately noticed Tiff's confusion and began to explain.
"There is nothing wrong with your cousin, or anyone else at Orange Ocean. That small town on the coast of Orange Ocean is where we used to live before you were born. Then one day... well, we heard about great green fields and forests and decided to move here. Your aunt and uncle didn't to move, so they just stayed there. Your cousin's really very nice. You'll like her. So now we'll discuss how to tell your brother-"
Lady Like was cut off by a crashing noise. Tiff whirled around and saw the door swinging on its hinges, Fololo and Falala floating in the doorway, and Tuff, lying face-flat on the floor.
"Tuff!" Lady Like exclaimed. "Were you listening this whole time?!"
"Ugh..." Tuff moaned as he sat up and rubbed his head. Suddenly, he snapped back into focus and jumped onto his feet. "I was listening! Okay, I admit it! But don't be mad! I just had to know! Please! I swear! I just had to know!"
"Tuff-" Tiff was cut off by Tuff's hysterical excuses.
"It's not my fault! I was just curious! I had to know!"
"TUFF-"
"Please! Mom! Dad! Tiff! Don't be mad!"
"TUFF!" The yell finally silenced Tuff. "Tuff, we don't blame you. I would have done the same thing. Don't worry. They just wanted to make sure you wouldn't be upset or shocked."
"I wasn't. It's really great! I've always wanted a cousin!"
"Well, now you know you have one. But you have to keep quiet. That goes for you, too, Fololo, Falala." Tiff gave them a stern look.
"Right!" The duo nodded in unison.
"Alright. So now let's go pack our stuff. You can help us." Tiff looked at Fololo and Falala, then, after they nodded their approval, raced upstairs to her room.
Tuff dragged a suitcase that was bigger than he was out of the closet and Tiff pulled out two smaller suitcases. Tuff grunted as he tried to heave it onto his bed, finally getting Fololo and Falala's help. Tiff's suitcases were small, so she needed no help getting them onto her bed. As Tiff was going about the room getting her clothes, folding them neatly, and placing them in her suitcase, Tuff was running around the room, grabbing random outfits, and tossing them into his suitcase.
"Done!" Tiff declared happily, looking approvingly at her two neat suitcases: one with her clothes, the other with hair care, entertainment, and a small box. This box meant the world to Tiff, even though she didn't know what was in it. There was a key, but Tiff didn't have it, so she could not open the box.
"You're done before me?!" Tuff panted as he tried to shove the top down on his suitcase. He couldn't get it down, so he jumped up and sat on it while Fololo and Falala tried to pull it down. The suitcase finally closed with a click and Tuff fell forward off the suitcase and onto his face. "This is not my day," he groaned.
"Cheer up," Tiff said as she pulled her brother to her feet. "We're leaving tomorrow."
"Hey Tiff, if Kirby's coming, shouldn't we bring the Warpstar? Just in case?" Tuff asked.
"You're right!" Tiff gasped. "I almost forgot! But how do we get it without Dedede thinking we're up to something?"
"Relax, Tiff, Dedede can't think we're up to anything because he can't think," Tuff said.
"Well, just in case... we oughta think of something," Tiff said.
"There is no need for that, my friends," said a voice. Meta-Knight swooped down out of the shadows and held out his hand. In it was Kirby's Warpstar.
"Meta-Knight!" Tiff exclaimed. "Thanks!" She took the Warpstar and put it in her second suitcase.
"Nothing to worry about now," Tuff said. "Meta-Knight can sneak anywhere, and even if Dedede saw him going to Kabu Canyon, it doesn't matter. He goes there every day."
"Do not be too sure of anything," Meta-Knight said, turning to Tuff. "Being cautious seldom hurts, and rarely goes without pay. But you will be very cautious when you leave tomorrow."
"How do you know that?" Tiff asked. Kirby squeaked and turned towards Meta-Knight, as if asking the same question.
"I know because I am guiding you to your destination. We will be cautious and you will be safe. But none the less, be prepared for anything, as caution is not always effective in avoiding danger. We will leave very early tomorrow morning. You must wake at 5:00 in the morning to be ready in time for us at 6:00. We will leave by boat. This combination of time and vehicle should give us cover from Dedede's prying eyes. We must be sly, but time is the essence," Meta-Knight explained. "But for now, I leave you. Farewell!" With a flash of two bright yellow eyes and the swish of a cape, Meta-Knight disappeared into the shadows.
Tiff, Tuff, Kirby, Fololo, and Falala stood there for a moment, jaws agape (except for Fololo and Falala, who have no mouthes) and eyes wide.
"I don't know why we're not used to his dramatic entrances and exits yet," Tiff said after a long silence. "He does that at least twice a day." The others nodded in agreement.
"I'm tired," Tuff yawned, stretching. Tiff looked and saw that Kirby agreed completely; he was fast asleep.
"Well, we'd better get to sleep," Tiff said. "Tomorrow we have to be up at 5 AM, and we should be well rested for the journey." Tiff's explanation fell on deaf ears, for everyone in the room was fast asleep. Tiff smiled as she lay on her bed. Slowly, she slipped into sleep. Little did she know how much she was going to need it....
(Author's Note: I'm so sorry it took me so long to update. I've been very busy with school lately, but once school is over I'll be updating MUCH, MUCH, MUCH more often. Thank you for your comments, and I have responses to those comments:
Maggie64: Yes, indeed I am from the Rainbow Resort Oekaki. And you are Baby Charmander, no?
Tora: I'm very sorry, but there most likely won't be any Tiff+Kirby in this fic. I know part of chapter 1 could be interpreted that way, but I forgot to mention that there wasn't going to be T+K in the Author's Note last chapter.
Yoshi and Kirby Fan: Wow, thanks! Glad you like it! (that goes for all of you, too.)
Expect the next chapter sooner, and probably with or before that chapter I will post a one chapter mini-fic that I was working on before this, but couldn't access, so I started this. )
Tiff was shocked. She couldn't think clearly, and her emotions were blurred. I have a cousin?! Wow, cool! But why didn't Mom and Dad tell me before? Is my cousin a criminal?! But they said it was safe there! Why were her relatives there, not here?
Lady Like immeadiately noticed Tiff's confusion and began to explain.
"There is nothing wrong with your cousin, or anyone else at Orange Ocean. That small town on the coast of Orange Ocean is where we used to live before you were born. Then one day... well, we heard about great green fields and forests and decided to move here. Your aunt and uncle didn't to move, so they just stayed there. Your cousin's really very nice. You'll like her. So now we'll discuss how to tell your brother-"
Lady Like was cut off by a crashing noise. Tiff whirled around and saw the door swinging on its hinges, Fololo and Falala floating in the doorway, and Tuff, lying face-flat on the floor.
"Tuff!" Lady Like exclaimed. "Were you listening this whole time?!"
"Ugh..." Tuff moaned as he sat up and rubbed his head. Suddenly, he snapped back into focus and jumped onto his feet. "I was listening! Okay, I admit it! But don't be mad! I just had to know! Please! I swear! I just had to know!"
"Tuff-" Tiff was cut off by Tuff's hysterical excuses.
"It's not my fault! I was just curious! I had to know!"
"TUFF-"
"Please! Mom! Dad! Tiff! Don't be mad!"
"TUFF!" The yell finally silenced Tuff. "Tuff, we don't blame you. I would have done the same thing. Don't worry. They just wanted to make sure you wouldn't be upset or shocked."
"I wasn't. It's really great! I've always wanted a cousin!"
"Well, now you know you have one. But you have to keep quiet. That goes for you, too, Fololo, Falala." Tiff gave them a stern look.
"Right!" The duo nodded in unison.
"Alright. So now let's go pack our stuff. You can help us." Tiff looked at Fololo and Falala, then, after they nodded their approval, raced upstairs to her room.
Tuff dragged a suitcase that was bigger than he was out of the closet and Tiff pulled out two smaller suitcases. Tuff grunted as he tried to heave it onto his bed, finally getting Fololo and Falala's help. Tiff's suitcases were small, so she needed no help getting them onto her bed. As Tiff was going about the room getting her clothes, folding them neatly, and placing them in her suitcase, Tuff was running around the room, grabbing random outfits, and tossing them into his suitcase.
"Done!" Tiff declared happily, looking approvingly at her two neat suitcases: one with her clothes, the other with hair care, entertainment, and a small box. This box meant the world to Tiff, even though she didn't know what was in it. There was a key, but Tiff didn't have it, so she could not open the box.
"You're done before me?!" Tuff panted as he tried to shove the top down on his suitcase. He couldn't get it down, so he jumped up and sat on it while Fololo and Falala tried to pull it down. The suitcase finally closed with a click and Tuff fell forward off the suitcase and onto his face. "This is not my day," he groaned.
"Cheer up," Tiff said as she pulled her brother to her feet. "We're leaving tomorrow."
"Hey Tiff, if Kirby's coming, shouldn't we bring the Warpstar? Just in case?" Tuff asked.
"You're right!" Tiff gasped. "I almost forgot! But how do we get it without Dedede thinking we're up to something?"
"Relax, Tiff, Dedede can't think we're up to anything because he can't think," Tuff said.
"Well, just in case... we oughta think of something," Tiff said.
"There is no need for that, my friends," said a voice. Meta-Knight swooped down out of the shadows and held out his hand. In it was Kirby's Warpstar.
"Meta-Knight!" Tiff exclaimed. "Thanks!" She took the Warpstar and put it in her second suitcase.
"Nothing to worry about now," Tuff said. "Meta-Knight can sneak anywhere, and even if Dedede saw him going to Kabu Canyon, it doesn't matter. He goes there every day."
"Do not be too sure of anything," Meta-Knight said, turning to Tuff. "Being cautious seldom hurts, and rarely goes without pay. But you will be very cautious when you leave tomorrow."
"How do you know that?" Tiff asked. Kirby squeaked and turned towards Meta-Knight, as if asking the same question.
"I know because I am guiding you to your destination. We will be cautious and you will be safe. But none the less, be prepared for anything, as caution is not always effective in avoiding danger. We will leave very early tomorrow morning. You must wake at 5:00 in the morning to be ready in time for us at 6:00. We will leave by boat. This combination of time and vehicle should give us cover from Dedede's prying eyes. We must be sly, but time is the essence," Meta-Knight explained. "But for now, I leave you. Farewell!" With a flash of two bright yellow eyes and the swish of a cape, Meta-Knight disappeared into the shadows.
Tiff, Tuff, Kirby, Fololo, and Falala stood there for a moment, jaws agape (except for Fololo and Falala, who have no mouthes) and eyes wide.
"I don't know why we're not used to his dramatic entrances and exits yet," Tiff said after a long silence. "He does that at least twice a day." The others nodded in agreement.
"I'm tired," Tuff yawned, stretching. Tiff looked and saw that Kirby agreed completely; he was fast asleep.
"Well, we'd better get to sleep," Tiff said. "Tomorrow we have to be up at 5 AM, and we should be well rested for the journey." Tiff's explanation fell on deaf ears, for everyone in the room was fast asleep. Tiff smiled as she lay on her bed. Slowly, she slipped into sleep. Little did she know how much she was going to need it....
(Author's Note: I'm so sorry it took me so long to update. I've been very busy with school lately, but once school is over I'll be updating MUCH, MUCH, MUCH more often. Thank you for your comments, and I have responses to those comments:
Maggie64: Yes, indeed I am from the Rainbow Resort Oekaki. And you are Baby Charmander, no?
Tora: I'm very sorry, but there most likely won't be any Tiff+Kirby in this fic. I know part of chapter 1 could be interpreted that way, but I forgot to mention that there wasn't going to be T+K in the Author's Note last chapter.
Yoshi and Kirby Fan: Wow, thanks! Glad you like it! (that goes for all of you, too.)
Expect the next chapter sooner, and probably with or before that chapter I will post a one chapter mini-fic that I was working on before this, but couldn't access, so I started this. )