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She was alone! She was never alone and now she was alone! She was by herself without anyone around her trying to escape but she can't because she's alone! Tears welled up in her eyes and she began to get very cold. There were things all around her that she had no idea if they would or could hurt her or not. Even if they could she wouldn't be able to do anything because she was alone!
Snap out of it! She ordered herself. You're not without hope. You still have yourself. But still, it did seem a little hopeless. After all, she'd never fought alone before and she was much weaker alone.
Through her rambling and self-pity she managed to make out a figure. It was some kind of creature that moved effortlessly, as if defying various laws of gravity. It moved so smoothly, and it moved towards her.
She scrambled to her feet and began to move. She ran and jumped, climbing up different ledges. It was so cold and she was still alone. Alone with that thing.
It followed her. It followed her so easily and she was trying so desperately to get away. Why couldn't she get away? Why was she alone? She was used to cold, but chills ran down her spine at the thought of that thing behind her. It was so close. it could. it could.
It grabbed her and yanked her towards it. It stared at her with those evil eyes and she began to cry. She had lost, and now he was going to kill her. She wouldn't be alone; she would be dead.
Don't give up!
Nana shot up from her sleep. "Popo! Popo!" She looked around the mountaintop they had set up camp. Her big brother Popo was sleeping near her like usual. She shook him furiously, trying to wake him up. "Popo, please wake up!"
Popo awoke and rubbed his eyes and turned to his sister. "What's wrong, Nana?" He looked around to make sure he was still in the same place he fell asleep in. It was the icy mountaintop way above the jungle below. No Toki or Polar Bear could reach this high, and vegetables were plentiful.
"I had a dream," she cried and pressed her hands up to her face. Her pink parka normally kept her warm easily, but she felt chilly.
"It's ok, Nana. It was just a dream," Popo comforted her. He understood what she was going through. Popo commonly had frightening dreams and would wake up crying, but he wasn't supposed to tell people that.
Nana cried a bit longer and then looked up into the starry sky. "What's that?!" she exclaimed, pointing at a bright object that was getting closer, and closer.
"I don't know. Maybe it's a falling star," Popo asked. Within seconds the star had crashed in the jungle below. "We should go see what it is, don't you think Nana?
"I guess so," she wiped her remaining tears and the ice climbers soon began to climb down the icy mountain.
Kirby rose from the crater in a daze. The pink balloon creature brought his small hands to his face and shook off the pain. He was just trying to get to the tournament; his star wasn't supposed to crash like that. Maybe the natives wouldn't notice, he thought.
When the balloon looked up he found himself face to face with three monkeys and he backed up in surprise. The bigger one in the middle said something to a little one with a hat. The hat then said something to another small one with long hair. Then all three looked at Kirby. Kirby attuned itself to the native's ape language and began to talk to them.
"I mean you no harm, natives," Kirby started.
"He's after the crystal coconut," the big one accused. He wore a tie with two letters on it: DK.
"It can talk," the hat said. "It just talked."
"We all heard it," the hair noted.
"Who are you, strange guy?" DK asked. He spoke in a strangely young voice for someone so big.
"My name is Kirby," Kirby answered. "And I mean this planet no harm."
The monkeys laughed. The hat ran up to him and sniffed around him. "He doesn't look harmful," he laughed.
DK then took one of his massive hands and lightly picked Kirby up by one of his small feet. "No, he sure doesn't, Diddy." The two monkeys laughed some more, and then the hair spoke up.
"Are you two done? I would like to get some sleep and if this thing's not from King K. Rool then I'm going back to bed."
"Aw, you should introduce yourself first," Diddy told her. "Don't be rude to our guest."
"I'm Donkey Kong," the big one told Kirby. "This is Diddy Kong," he pointed to the monkey with the hat, "and that's Tiny Kong," he pointed to the monkey with the hair.
"I told you, I like to be called Dixie," she snubbed. Kirby didn't care much for the names, but he was interested in who this King K. Rool person was.
Kirby turned around to start and leave the jungle when he caught sight of four young people with big heads. "Who are you?!" he yelled, still speaking in the ape tongue.
"What is it Ness?" one of the males asked one of the other males. Kirby's appearance intrigued the female, too. Kirby decided he needed to speak in the children's tongue if he wanted any progress from them.
"I am Kirby. I've traveled to this planet-"
"Another space invader!" the one called Ness exclaimed. "Come on Paula, Poo, let's get it. Jeff, keep an eye on those monkeys."
"Ness, wait," Paula objected. "It may not be harmful." Before Ness had any time to argue two more small people appeared, but they were small and wore colored parkas.
"Who are you?" Poo asked them.
"We're the Ice Climbers," the blue one answered. "I'm Popo and this is my sister Nana."
[Wait just one second!] Donkey Kong objected in his tongue. The others looked confused. Of course, Kirby thought, they can't understand his language! [This is my home, and all of you better start explaining what you're doing here!] DK finished. Kirby translated what he said to the five others.
"My name is Ness of the town Onett. This is Paula, Jeff, and Poo. We're looking for aliens and we believe we've found one." Kirby repeated that to the apes with somewhat discomfort.
"We're the Ice Climbers and that falling star woke us up. We're just curious, that's all," Nana told the monkeys.
[Well, could you all just leave so we can get back to sleep?] Donkey Kong asked, very annoyed by the intruders to his home.
"I'm sorry everyone. I was just looking for the planet N'A-S and I crashed here. I was headed for a tournament. If there's anyway to get there, it really appreciate it," Kirby explained to everyone.
"We do have a UFO," Jeff offered. "That's how we got here from Onett so fast."
[We're coming too then, right DK?] Diddy asked. [We'd never turn down a tournament!]
[That depends,] DK started. [What's the prize?]
"Whatever the winner desires," Kirby answered with pride. He would get what he wanted and he would win the tournament!
"Then count us in too," Nana blurted. She knew exactly what she wanted: hope for her helplessness and fear of being alone to never be realized.
"Ok, then," Ness smiled. "We'll leave in about an hour."
Through the jungle's dense underbrush King K. Rool heard everything. He could win that tournament he told himself. All he had to do was stow away on the UFO. That should be simple enough. Those fools have no idea what's in store for them!
She was alone! She was never alone and now she was alone! She was by herself without anyone around her trying to escape but she can't because she's alone! Tears welled up in her eyes and she began to get very cold. There were things all around her that she had no idea if they would or could hurt her or not. Even if they could she wouldn't be able to do anything because she was alone!
Snap out of it! She ordered herself. You're not without hope. You still have yourself. But still, it did seem a little hopeless. After all, she'd never fought alone before and she was much weaker alone.
Through her rambling and self-pity she managed to make out a figure. It was some kind of creature that moved effortlessly, as if defying various laws of gravity. It moved so smoothly, and it moved towards her.
She scrambled to her feet and began to move. She ran and jumped, climbing up different ledges. It was so cold and she was still alone. Alone with that thing.
It followed her. It followed her so easily and she was trying so desperately to get away. Why couldn't she get away? Why was she alone? She was used to cold, but chills ran down her spine at the thought of that thing behind her. It was so close. it could. it could.
It grabbed her and yanked her towards it. It stared at her with those evil eyes and she began to cry. She had lost, and now he was going to kill her. She wouldn't be alone; she would be dead.
Don't give up!
Nana shot up from her sleep. "Popo! Popo!" She looked around the mountaintop they had set up camp. Her big brother Popo was sleeping near her like usual. She shook him furiously, trying to wake him up. "Popo, please wake up!"
Popo awoke and rubbed his eyes and turned to his sister. "What's wrong, Nana?" He looked around to make sure he was still in the same place he fell asleep in. It was the icy mountaintop way above the jungle below. No Toki or Polar Bear could reach this high, and vegetables were plentiful.
"I had a dream," she cried and pressed her hands up to her face. Her pink parka normally kept her warm easily, but she felt chilly.
"It's ok, Nana. It was just a dream," Popo comforted her. He understood what she was going through. Popo commonly had frightening dreams and would wake up crying, but he wasn't supposed to tell people that.
Nana cried a bit longer and then looked up into the starry sky. "What's that?!" she exclaimed, pointing at a bright object that was getting closer, and closer.
"I don't know. Maybe it's a falling star," Popo asked. Within seconds the star had crashed in the jungle below. "We should go see what it is, don't you think Nana?
"I guess so," she wiped her remaining tears and the ice climbers soon began to climb down the icy mountain.
Kirby rose from the crater in a daze. The pink balloon creature brought his small hands to his face and shook off the pain. He was just trying to get to the tournament; his star wasn't supposed to crash like that. Maybe the natives wouldn't notice, he thought.
When the balloon looked up he found himself face to face with three monkeys and he backed up in surprise. The bigger one in the middle said something to a little one with a hat. The hat then said something to another small one with long hair. Then all three looked at Kirby. Kirby attuned itself to the native's ape language and began to talk to them.
"I mean you no harm, natives," Kirby started.
"He's after the crystal coconut," the big one accused. He wore a tie with two letters on it: DK.
"It can talk," the hat said. "It just talked."
"We all heard it," the hair noted.
"Who are you, strange guy?" DK asked. He spoke in a strangely young voice for someone so big.
"My name is Kirby," Kirby answered. "And I mean this planet no harm."
The monkeys laughed. The hat ran up to him and sniffed around him. "He doesn't look harmful," he laughed.
DK then took one of his massive hands and lightly picked Kirby up by one of his small feet. "No, he sure doesn't, Diddy." The two monkeys laughed some more, and then the hair spoke up.
"Are you two done? I would like to get some sleep and if this thing's not from King K. Rool then I'm going back to bed."
"Aw, you should introduce yourself first," Diddy told her. "Don't be rude to our guest."
"I'm Donkey Kong," the big one told Kirby. "This is Diddy Kong," he pointed to the monkey with the hat, "and that's Tiny Kong," he pointed to the monkey with the hair.
"I told you, I like to be called Dixie," she snubbed. Kirby didn't care much for the names, but he was interested in who this King K. Rool person was.
Kirby turned around to start and leave the jungle when he caught sight of four young people with big heads. "Who are you?!" he yelled, still speaking in the ape tongue.
"What is it Ness?" one of the males asked one of the other males. Kirby's appearance intrigued the female, too. Kirby decided he needed to speak in the children's tongue if he wanted any progress from them.
"I am Kirby. I've traveled to this planet-"
"Another space invader!" the one called Ness exclaimed. "Come on Paula, Poo, let's get it. Jeff, keep an eye on those monkeys."
"Ness, wait," Paula objected. "It may not be harmful." Before Ness had any time to argue two more small people appeared, but they were small and wore colored parkas.
"Who are you?" Poo asked them.
"We're the Ice Climbers," the blue one answered. "I'm Popo and this is my sister Nana."
[Wait just one second!] Donkey Kong objected in his tongue. The others looked confused. Of course, Kirby thought, they can't understand his language! [This is my home, and all of you better start explaining what you're doing here!] DK finished. Kirby translated what he said to the five others.
"My name is Ness of the town Onett. This is Paula, Jeff, and Poo. We're looking for aliens and we believe we've found one." Kirby repeated that to the apes with somewhat discomfort.
"We're the Ice Climbers and that falling star woke us up. We're just curious, that's all," Nana told the monkeys.
[Well, could you all just leave so we can get back to sleep?] Donkey Kong asked, very annoyed by the intruders to his home.
"I'm sorry everyone. I was just looking for the planet N'A-S and I crashed here. I was headed for a tournament. If there's anyway to get there, it really appreciate it," Kirby explained to everyone.
"We do have a UFO," Jeff offered. "That's how we got here from Onett so fast."
[We're coming too then, right DK?] Diddy asked. [We'd never turn down a tournament!]
[That depends,] DK started. [What's the prize?]
"Whatever the winner desires," Kirby answered with pride. He would get what he wanted and he would win the tournament!
"Then count us in too," Nana blurted. She knew exactly what she wanted: hope for her helplessness and fear of being alone to never be realized.
"Ok, then," Ness smiled. "We'll leave in about an hour."
Through the jungle's dense underbrush King K. Rool heard everything. He could win that tournament he told himself. All he had to do was stow away on the UFO. That should be simple enough. Those fools have no idea what's in store for them!