The Dreamland Story firstdraft

by GameTrekker

This is the original version of my Kirby epic, my own interpretation of the Kirby universe from years ago. The revised edition, written years later when I got much better at writing, will unfortunately never be completed, so I don't blame you if you want to look at this one.

19. At Second Dark

Chapter 19: At Second Dark

Kirby appeared in the dark cloud, where he could see nothing but Kracko and the electricity dancing around him. Kracko turned to him.

"I am amazed at your determination," it said. "None have ever followed me into this cloud before. However, I am sure you will not leave it alive.

"I control this entire structure," Kracko continued, "You are inside a room where even the walls can attack you. Resistance is hopeless."

With that, Kirby felt the sting of a spark from the wall behind him. He trashed his High-Jump power, knowing that if he executed it here, he would crash into the ceiling and be fried by lightning.

"Do your worst, Kracko," he egged and hopped on the warpstar that he had secretly brought in with him in his mouth.

Even with the walls, ceiling and floor as additional opponents and the warpstar as a helper, the battle was fairly typical. Kracko shot lots of enemies, bolts of lightning, bombs, cannonballs, and other health hazarding things at Kirby, who would acquire the powers of the enemies and fight back in traditional Kirby style.

Kirby eventually seemed to be winning. He had dealt more damage than Kracko and the clouds were starting to disperse. Kracko used a seemingly desperate attack of mixing together the electricity of the cloud and one of his bombs into a super bomb! Kirby inhaled it just before it would have exploded and became Crash Kirby. Crash Kirby then did what Crash Kirby would obviously do in a situation like this; he performed Crash.

The explosion dispersed the clouds instantaneously and left Kirby and Kracko lying on the white clouds below.

Kracko shuddered. It was just an eye now. Kirby watched it and waited for Kracko to announce its defeat.

"You have fought well, Star Warrior," it said. "You may have beaten me now, but you will never escape your demise."

"WHY DON'T YOU DIE?!!" shouted Kirby, annoyed and disappointed.

Kracko did not answer that question. Instead he replied, "You'll be sorry you messed with me. I will follow you and when I catch you, you will pay. You cannot defeat Dark Matter. You cannot run from your fate. You will lose in the end. I will be after you. Now, run!"

Kracko sank into the clouds and was gone.

Something hit Kirby on the head. He picked it up. It was the third star rod shard! Kracko must have been keeping it in the dark cloud! Kirby ate it. Then he waited for that familiar voice to fill his mind and tell him what he could do now.