A/N: I've decided to make the Kirby chapters follow both the game and the anime. (Besides, the anime gives me an extra cast of characters to work with) Enjoy!

Chapter XVI: I "Dream" of Kirby Part I

Cappy Town was a small town that resided in Dreamland. The Cappies were little ghost like creatures with oval black eyes, tan bodies, pudgy hands with no fingers. They lead a normal life in this quaint little town. There were stores, houses, restaurants, and anything else you could think of. The Cappies came in all sizes, there were Cappy children playing in the streets and adults talking to each other. There was one Cappy who was a police officer and he was directing traffic for Cappies who drove cars. At a corner of town, a few Cappies were walking by the streets when they noticed three odd creatures. They were a bit curious but decided not to bother. Unlike the Cappies, these three had arms, hands, and feet but no legs. One had a red oval shaped chest with yellow feet, while the others had green chests but one had brown feet and the other had red feet. The faces were known right away. Those face belonged to non other then Sora, Luigi, and Yoshi. Sora looked around cautiously.

"Are you sure about this, Luigi?" Sora asked nervously. "We don't look a thing like them."

"They look like ghost." Yoshi whimpered.

"Don't worry." Luigi assured. "The Cappies are very friendly and they are not the only creature that inhabit this world. Besides, I think we would need hands and feet to fight the heartless."

"Good point." Sora nodded "But does Dreamland always seem to lack in the department of legs?"

"That's just the way they are kid." Luigi said. "We can't change that."

"Don't legs help Yoshi walk?"

"Get use to it!" Luigi snapped. "I can't do anything about it now. We can't let people suspect us."

"Okay." Sora shrugged. He began to walk and then fell down. Luigi and Yoshi landed on top of him. "Ugh! It's so hard to walk like this!"

"It's not that hard." Luigi said as he stood up. "All you have to do is..." He then broke into song and dance. "Put one foot in front of the other, and soon you'll be waking across the floor!" Sora and Yoshi just stared at him with confused looks. "Put one foot in front of the other, and soon you'll be waking out the door!" Luigi ran into a tree and fell down.

Sora looked at Luigi with a raised eyebrow. "That was so sad. Not only do you tell lame jokes, but your little act needs work."

"At least I tried." Luigi grumbled.

"But Luigi good at being klutzy." Yoshi giggled.

"Can't you two ever cut me some slack?" Luigi sighed.

"One thing you're really good at is being a really good friend." Sora smiled at Luigi.

"Aw, thanks Sora." Luigi said blushing. "Do you mean that?"

"Of course I do." Sora said with a warm smile. "All for one and one for all!" Sora slowly walked across the street and turned to his group. "You were right, Luigi. It's not so hard! Let's go exploring guys!"

Luigi and Yoshi nodded and followed.

World Name: Dreamland

Sora, Luigi, and Yoshi began looking around the small town. On the way, they stopped at a store to pick up supplies. As they exited, Sora bumped into a Cappy who wore a brown hat, a brown shirt with a blue bow tie, and had a white moustache.

"Oh, I'm sorry sir." Sora apologized. "I wasn't watching where I was going."

"It's quite alright lad." The man chuckled. "I've never seen your face around here before. What's your name?"

"My name is Sora."

"Glad to meet you Sora. I'm the mayor of Cappy Town. We are always welcomed to guests. Say where did you boys come from anyways?"

"Sora, Luigi, and Yoshi come from Delfino..." Yoshi began but was quickly cut off by Luigi.

"Another part of Dreamland, sir." Luigi interrupted. Luigi grabbed Yoshi's head and whispered in his ear. "What did I say before about letting on where we're are from?"

"Don't say anything." Yoshi responded sheepishly.

"Exactly."

"Another part you say?" The Mayor said. "I bet you boys are tired after a long journey over here. We have an inn not too far from here, if you need a rest."

Sora was about to responded when the police Cappy rammed him into a wall and tries to handcuff him. "Huh? What's going on? I didn't do it! I swear! Luigi did it!"

"What are you talking about kid?" Luigi screamed at Sora. "Don't try to get me involved!"

"That's what they all say." The police Cappy said.

"Chief Bookem!" The Mayor cried. "What on earth are you doing to that poor boy?"

"I saw him attack you, Mr. Mayor." Bookem responded. "So, I'm taking justice into my own hands."

"No, no, no!" The Mayor shook his head. "He bumped into me, not attacked me."

Chief Bookem stopped what he was doing and turned to the Mayor with a nervous look. "He just bumped into you?" The mayor nodded and Chief Bookem turned back to Sora. "Oh...um...nothing to worry about. This was just...a...training exercise. Yeah! That's it! Just a training exercise!"

"Good." Sora said upset. "Now could you let go of me?"

"Oh, yes! Right! Sorry, son." Bookem said backing off. He then turned towards the mayor. "Sorry, mayor. I didn't mean to interrupt your little chat. I just got suspicious about these three characters. Never seen em before."

"They just came here from another part of Dreamland." The Mayor explained.

"Out of town folk, eh?" Bookem said raising his eye. "Well, already been five minutes and I don't trust them. Especially, the one with the big nose."

Yoshi crossed his arms and made an upset look. "Yoshi never been so insulted in whole life."

"Bookem!" The Mayor shouted. "Don't be rude to our guests."

"Okay, okay." Bookem sighed. "I'll let you off for now, but if you cause any trouble, I'll lock all three of you up." The trio gulped and Bookem turned to the mayor. "Good day, sir."

Chief Bookem walked leaving an upset Sora.

"Man, what a grouch!" Sora commented.

"He's not that bad once you get to know him." The Mayor chuckled. "If you fellas are looking for any information we have an information kiosk over to the left. That should help you find the inn. Plus, our world famous restaurant is here."

"Restaurant?" Yoshi said excitedly. "Yoshi there!"

"Yeah, I am getting hungry." Sora agreed. "Thank you sir."

"Don't mention it." The Mayor chortled. "Well, need to get home. Don't want to keep the misses worried to death. Farewell!"

Sora's group said good-bye and headed off. At the kiosk, Sora picked up a map and Luigi held onto it. They walked through Cappy Town for a little bit admiring it. They reached a small park area at the edge of town and sat down on a bench. Luigi looked at the map with Sora and Yoshi looking on.

"Okay, so the inn is by the restaurant." Luigi said observing the map. "We'll check into the inn and then get something to eat at the restaurant. Okay with you guys?"

"Okay." Sora and Yoshi said together.

"Let's get going then."

Sora's group was about to leave when they heard a female voice. "Come on, Tuff! Hurry up!"

Sora noticed five more creatures running towards them. They weren't Cappies, but two of them were just like what Sora's group was. The first one was a young girl who had light yellow skin, and long hair which half of it was in a ponytail. She wore a shirt which was half pink and half light green with a egg cracked look in the middle. She also had orange feet. The second one was a boy younger then the girl who had more darker yellow skin then she had, mushroom cut hair which was colored yellow and blue, and it covered his eyes. He wore corduroy type pants without a shirt and had green feet. The next two creatures Sora saw weren't running, but floating. They were both round creatures one with blue skin and the other with pink skin. They had white gloves and white feet. Also the pink one wore a bow in her head. The most interesting creature that Sora saw last, but not least was a pink, round creature with oval eyes, blushing red cheeks, arms that were both small and pudgy, and small red feet. The two floating creatures went so fast that they ran into Luigi.

"Ouch!" Luigi cried. "Watch, where your going!"

"Oh, we're sorry." The pink one said turning to Luigi.

"We didn't mean to..." The blue one began. When the saw Luigi they both screamed and hid behind the girl.

"What?" Luigi asked. "Is it my breath?" Luigi breaths on his hand and smells it and plugs his nose. "Stinky, sausages! I need a breath mint!"

"Fololo? Falala? What's the matter?" The girl said to her frighten friends.

"It's a monster!" Fololo cried.

"Run for your lives!" Falala shrieked.

The girl looked at Sora's group and then giggled. "Don't worry guys. They seem friendly."

"Yoshi mean no harm." Yoshi said softly.

"Sorry about that." The girl said turning to Sora's group. "They can get scared sometimes."

"Don't worry about it." Sora chuckled. "Luigi here thinks there's a monster under his bed."

"I do not!" Luigi said angrily at Sora.

"You must be the visitors from another part of Dreamland." The girl assumed. "I heard the mayor mention you three before. We are always welcomed to guests from other parts of Dreamland."

"I don't know, Tiff." The boy said crossing his arms. "They look different."

Sora rubbed his head and chuckled. "W-what do you mean? We're from Dreamland, just very far away from Cappy Town."

"They do look different, but they seem harmless." Tiff said observing Sora. "Besides, the one with spiked hair is kinda cute." Sora rubbed his head and chuckled. "I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Tiff."

"And I'm her brother Tuff." The boy said.

"And we're their friends Fololo..." Fololo began.

"And Falala." Falala finished.

"Nice to meet you all." Luigi said. "But who is that pink puff ball?"

"Oh, I forgot." Tiff said smacking her forehead. "This little guy is our very special friend Kirby. Say hi Kirby."

Kirby looked at our heros confused at first but then he smiled and waved.

"Kirby! Kirby!" He said.

"Great, another Pokemon." Luigi sighed rolling his eyes. Sora then stomped his foot on Luigi's foot causing him to scream. "Yow! That hurt!" He turned angrily to Sora. "What was that for?" Luigi then knew why Sora did that. "Oops, er...forget I said that."

"Okay." Tiff said confused. "And Kirby can't really speak too well yet. He may have a hard time understanding you."

"Hi, Kirby." Sora said sweetly bending down to Kirby. "My name's Sora."

"Name Sora." Kirby repeated.

"Huh?"

Kirby then smiled and pointed at Sora. "Name Sora."

"I'm-a-Luigi." Luigi said.

"Luigi!" Kirby repeated.

"I Yoshi." Yoshi said.

"Yoshi!" Kirby repeated.

"Wow! He's like a baby." Sora said with aw. "That's so cute."

Yoshi made an envy look at Kirby as he jumped up and down for Sora who started laughing.

"Interesting little fellow." Luigi said admiring Kirby. He then turned to Tiff. "By the way kid, you guys looked like you were in a hurry. What's the rush?"

"We were all playing a game when these..."

"Tiff!" Tuff cried. "They're back!"

Everyone turned to see F-Zero heartless and some new ones called Star Fighters. (Little small round heartless with star swords)

"On, no!"

"Quick! Hide!" Sora shouted getting his keyblade out. "Leave them to us!"

"Okay!" Tiff said grabbing Kirby's hand and running behind a tree. Tuff, Fololo, and Falala followed Tiff and Kirby to the tree.

Sora's group ran at the heartless with full speed. The F-Zero racers tripped our heros by driving under them, but they quickly got back onto their feet. The Star fighters jumped into the air and brought their swords down on Sora who blocked it with his keyblade. Still not fully used to his new body, he fell down and rolled out of the way of another attack. Sora got up and took out the Strike Raid badge.

"Let's see if this thing can really work." Sora said to himself.

Sora threw his keyblade at the heartless destroying them. As another group was about to tackle him, Sora threw it again destroying more. However, the heartless continued to come at them in numbers. Sora used his summon gem to call Ness into battle and he used his PK flash attack to send them all flying. He then used Mr. Game & Watch who hit the heartless in the heads with his sausages. Sora rolled his eyes but changed his tune once Mr. Game & Watch used a crab to destroy the rest of them.

"I've got to stop judging books by covers." Sora thought.

Luigi and Yoshi returned from the summon gem and they walked over to the tree where Kirby's group was hiding.

"You can come out now!" Luigi called to them. "The coast is clear!"

Kirby's group walked out from behind the bush and Tuff cheered.

"Oh, man!" He cheered. "That was awesome! You guys rock!"

"Aw, shucks." Yoshi blushed. "It nothing."

"Those were the creatures that attacked us." Fololo and Falala said together.

"They were chasing us, but Kirby got rid of some of them." Tuff added.

"You mean Kirby fights?"

"You should see him in action." Tiff said proudly. "He's a real star warrior."

"Warrior?" Luigi scoffed. "Don't make me laugh."

"Don't make fun of him!" Tuff snapped. "You wouldn't believe some of the cool things he can do."

"Well, we could use that right now." Sora gulped. "We got company!"

More heartless approached the group.

"What we do now?" Yoshi said cowering behind Sora.

Kirby ran forward and began running in place really fast. He then opened his mouth and the heartless went flying into Kirby's mouth. He sucked them all in one gulp and ate them up. Kirby jumped up and down cheering. Kirby's group also cheered while Sora's group had dropped mouths.

"Did you just see.." Sora said in shock. "He ate...them...all...in one gulp!"

"Me and my brother can't even eat that fast." Luigi said. "I guess I underestimated your little friend."

"Goyo!" Kirby cheered. "Goyo!"

"Told ya!" Tiff laughed. "Kirby has fought tons of monsters before. But he eats too much!"

"Sometimes his eating can get us into trouble." Tuff added.

"Well, looks like somebody has finally met his match!" Luigi snickered to Yoshi.

Yoshi shook his head. "No way! Yoshi still best eater here!" He then turned to a tree. "Watch Yoshi eat fruit from tree." Yoshi stuck his tongue out at the tree and tried to eat the fruit when he accidently went a little over it and warped his tongue around the tree but Yoshi didn't know that. "Hard fruit!" Yoshi pulled on the tree but in the end he fell down from pulling so hard.

"Are you okay, Yoshi?" Sora asked concerned.

"Yoshi fine." Yoshi groaned. "But that hard fruit."

"That wasn't a fruit." Tuff said. "You wrapped your tongue around a tree."

"Huh?" Yoshi said in surprise. "Yoshi never miss target! Has Yoshi lost touch?"

"It's the end of the world!" Luigi cried teasingly.

"Don't tease!" Sora snapped at Luigi.

Kirby opened his mouth and sucked up the fruit without a problem. Yoshi grumbled at Kirby and walked back to Sora. Kirby turned to Tiff and rubbed his little stomach.

"Kirby's still hungry." Tiff said. "We were about to go eat and then head home when those things attacked us."

"Not even Kirby could handle them all." Fololo pointed out.

"So, how are we going to get there without those things attacking us again?" Tuff asked Tiff.

"We don't mean to ruin your day, but would you come with us?" Tiff pleaded to Sora. "If you do, dinner will be on us."

"Yoshi go!" Yoshi cheered.

"Yeah, the heartless are quite dangerous." Sora nodded. "So, we'll escort you guys to the restaurant and to your home. Funny thing is we're heading to the restaurant ourselves."

"Then let's get going already!" Luigi said anxiously. "I'm hungry!"

Luigi and the kids made their way to the restaurant. Of course, on the way the heartless attacked. Kirby fought along side Sora's team. He sucked up some of the enemies and spat them out at other heartless. Kirby could also trip some of the heartless and hold his breath, causing him to blow up into a balloon. Kirby's most unique ability was when a lightning striker (A cloud heartless) attacked, he was able to suck it up and gained a jester's hat.

"What just happened to him?" Sora asked in surprise.

"Kirby can copy monster's abilities and use them." Tiff explained. "He is now Beam Kirby."

Kirby took out a magic wand and shot electric energy at the heartless destroying them. One attacked him and he ducked under it and charged up his attack and shot it at another one. Sora and the others helped dispose of the rest of them. Afterwards, they arrived at a Japanese type restaurant.

Luigi looked at it in disappointment."I miss my pasta."

"Here we are!" Tuff announced. "Kawasaki's restaurant."

Yoshi began sniffing all around. "Something smell good. But not to good."

"Yeah." Tiff said. "Chef Kawasaki's cooking isn't too great, but at least he tries."

Sora and the gang entered the restaurant. It was a small Japanese style restaurant with small wooden tables and chairs set up. A egg shaped tan creature wearing a chief's hat and a cooking apron walked out to greet them.

"Tiff, Tuff." He said. "Glad you two could drop by." He then turned to noticed Kirby. He made a disappointed look at him. "Oh, and you brought Kirby as well." Kirby ran into the restaurant trying to find a table.

"What's up Chef Kawasaki?"

"Same old, same old." Chef Kawasaki responded. "Business is as slow as ever. I was hoping later to see the Cappy Town 20th anniversary parade. But after this meal, I think I'll be here all night." He then noticed Sora. "Oh, my! Are these new friends of yours?"

"These are Sora, Luigi, and Yoshi." Fololo introduced. "They helped us fight off some of those creatures."

"Well..." Chef Kawasaki said shaking Sora's hand. "Any friend of Tiff and Tuff's is a friend of mine. Please make yourselves at home fellas."

"Thank you sir." Sora said.

The group found a long table to sit at and ordered their food. After waiting ten minutes Chef Kawasaki brought them their food which took five trips. Everyone (Especially Yoshi and Kirby) ate it all up.

"Eat up guys." Tiff said. "We're going to put this on my dad's account, so you can eat as much as you like."

"Good." Sora said munching away. "Cause I'm ordering another one."

Yoshi licked his plate clean and looked up. "Yoshi order two more."

"These two have endless stomachs." Luigi said rolling his eyes.

Chef Kawasaki walked in with tho more bowls panting. "Wow! You kids sure can eat! These are the last two bowls. Who wants one?"

Sora raised his hand and the Chef gave it to him. Yoshi and Kirby both wanted the last one, but upon realizing they both wanted it, the two gave each other stares you would only see in westerns.

"Last bowl Yoshi's." Yoshi said evilly to Kirby.

"Goyo! Goyo!" Kirby replied.

"Well, I can't stand around all day." Kawasaki groaned. "Which one of you wants it?"

"Yoshi have idea." Yoshi said arousing with an idea. "Yoshi challenge Kirby to a showdown! One who eats bowl first wins!" The kids chuckled and rolled their eyes but then again they knew how powerful Yoshi and Kirby were when it came to eating, so they decided to watch.

Kirby nodded and they both jumped out of their chairs. Chef Kawasaki shrugged and sat the bowl down in between Yoshi and Kirby who stared at each other.

"I cannot wait to see this." Luigi chuckled. "It's the battle of the century! Two titans of eating going at each other!"

Everyone else shushed Luigi up as the wind blew lightly into the room. Yoshi puts his hands at his sides and began wiggling them. Kirby put his hands up as well.

"This town ain't big enough for two eaters." Yoshi said in a low voice.

"Goyo." Kirby said in a low voice as well.

"I'll announce the draw." Tuff announced. "When I say draw, draw!"

Both competitors began sweating nervously.

"3...2...1...DRAW!"

Yoshi stuck his tongue out and wrapped it around the bowl. Kirby tried sucking the bowl in but Yoshi held on with all his might. For awhile, both struggled back and forth with the food. Sora was cheering Yoshi on while the kids were cheering Kirby on. Luigi was cracking up upon seeing it.. Finally, both Kirby and Yoshi fell over and the bowl went flying into the air and landed on top of Luigi's head.

"Hey! Who turned out the lights?" Luigi exclaimed. He got up and was so blind that he ran into a wall which had a picture of Chef Kawasaki. The picture fell off and the Chef dove for the picture and grabbed it, but then tripped over Luigi and crashed into a table. Luigi took off the bowl and began eating the pasta in it. "Hey, this pasta is pretty good."

"Looks like Luigi won the food." Sora chuckled. Both Kirby and Yoshi sighed.

"So that means it's a tie." Tuff said. "Both Kirby and Yoshi are the ultimate eaters."

"Great." Kawasaki groaned. "Another Kirby."

Kawasaki fainted. Sora and the gang helped cleaned up the mess done by Yoshi and Kirby. They then payed the check and left.

"Well, that's one dinning experience I won't forget." Luigi said stretching his arms.

"Looks like Yoshi's not the only one who could eat so good." Sora chuckled.

Kirby extended his hand to Yoshi, but Yoshi turned away from him with his arms crossed. But being the sweat hearted dinosaur he was Yoshi turned around with a smile and shook Kirby's hand.

"That's so cute." Tiff said with an aw. "They're friends now."

"Hey sis!" Tuff called to Tiff. "We should get back to the castle! I'm getting worried that those creatures might try do something to our parents."

"Your parents are the King and Queen of this world?" Luigi asked Tiff with surprise.

"I wish." She sighed. "You see my dad is the King's Court Official, so we all live at the castle."

"Oh, so your dad only works for the king." Sora said. "Who is the king anyway?"

"A big fat loser named Dedede." Tuff said angrily.

"Fat as in a ton of bricks." Both Falala and Fololo sang together.

"I take it he's not a very good king." Luigi assumed.

"Dedede makes all these dumb laws and tries to ruin our fun." Tiff told Sora. "He even hates Kirby and tries to get rid of him using some company called Nightmare Enterprises. But Kirby always foils his plans. Right Kirby?"

"Goyo!" Kirby said happily.

"I have a hunch that maybe he's the one who summoned those creatures here." Tiff continued. "We should let daddy know about this."

"But ever since they've shown up, he's been acting really weird." Tuff pointed out to his sister.

"Yeah, dad has been acting weird." Tiff said to herself. She then turned to Sora. "I'm sorry to bother, but would you come with us again?"

"No problem." Sora turned to Luigi and Yoshi. "Okay with you guys?" Luigi and Yoshi nodded. "Then let's go to the castle!"

Our heros headed out of Cappy Town and into the fields of Dreamland. They encountered more heartless but with Kirby's help they quickly disposed of them. Tiff and Tuff also pointed out some of the scenery of Dreamland to our heros. About a few minutes later, they arrived at a giant yellow bricked castle. There were many towers all over it with a red top. In the middle was an oval shaped part with a yellow top. On the fortress part below were cannons that were lined up all around the castle. The gang was just about ready to enter when heartless blocked their path. Sora and the gang were ready to fight when a hamster jumped in.

"Hey Rick." Tiff said in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"Here to help you guys out." Rick replied with an Australian accent.. "Kirby! Hop on my shoulders!" Kirby nodded and jumped onto Rick's shoulders. The Star Fighters tried to attack Rick but he jumped out of the way and absorbed one of their blades with his mouth. He then took Kirby and threw him like a boomerang at the heartless. "What goes around..." Kirby sliced back at the heartless and Rick caught him. "Comes around mate!"

Sora slashed at some of the heartless with his keyblade. He jumped onto the castle wall and kicked against it pushing him back at the heartless. Sora has gotten used to his body now and was able to take charge. He could do back flips over the heartless and roll passed them. Luigi used the P-3000 to suck some of the heartless up, while Yoshi ate them and spat them back out. The group finished the rest of the heartless and regrouped.

"Thanks for the help." Sora said to Rick.

"No problem, mate." Rick smiled. "I saw you kids in trouble, so I had to help. Besides, Kirby is a really good friend of mine. I'd do anything to help."

"We got to get going Rick." Tiff said rushing everyone.

"Okay, G'day." Rick said waving good-bye.

The gang headed up to the entrance of the castle and Tiff knocked on the door. Two creatures answered the door. The first one wore dark green armor, with green feet, a black chest, and a belt which held a sword in a sheath. The second one had light green armor on top, a blue stomach below, red long hair that went down the back, a pointy nose, brown shoes, and a sword in a sheath as well.

"It's Tiff." The dark green one said.

The other one mumbled but then spoke up. "...and Tuff."

"Hey, Sword! Hey, Blade!" Tuff greeted the two.

"I'm glad you're safe." Sword Knight sighed to Tiff. "It's been too dangerous out there. Your parents were worried sick."

"Well, we should go see them." Tiff nodded. "Our parents usually never worry this much."

Blade Night began mumbling again. "...Because those creatures attacked."

"Does he speak English?" Luigi asked Tiff raising his eyebrow.

"Don't make fun of me!" Blade mumbled trying to attack Luigi. Sword held him back.

"Calm down!" Sword shouted. "He didn't mean it." He then turned suspiciously to Sora's group. "Who are these blokes? They look awfully suspicious to me. Especially, the one with the big nose."

Yoshi got mad and crossed his arms.

"They're our new friends." Fololo said defending Sora's group. "They protected us from those monsters."

"They don't mean any harm." Falala said helping her twin.

"Please!" Tiff begged. "You let Kirby slide by, but couldn't you let these three come in."

"Well..." Sword thought.

Blade mumbled again and nodded. "...Okay."

"Thanks a lot, guys." Tuff said happily.

"Just hurry up before the king comes." Sword said looking around quickly.

Luigi and the kids entered quickly into the castle. As the two knights closed the door, a mysterious shadow watched from a shady tree with his glowing green eyes.

"He has come." He said in a mysterious foreign accent.

Back inside, Tiff and Tuff lead the gang down a small hallway in the castle. They arrived at a room and Tiff opened up the door. The room was pretty big. It had a mini dinning table, two red couches, and a normal table. Kirby began jumping around the room looking for food.

"Tiff? Tuff?" Called a female voice. "Is that you?"

The group turned to notice a female creatures who wore a long pink dress, had dark yellow skin, held a fan in her hand, and had green earrings.

"Hi mom." Tiff said greeting the creature.

"Hello darling." She said kissing her daughter. "Are you alright dear? I heard those creatures were all over Cappy Town."

"Yeah, but we had help from Kirby and these guys." Tuff said referring to Kirby and Sora's group.

"Guys, this is our mom Lady Like." Tiff introduced. "Mom, this is Sora."

"Pleasure to meet you Sora." Lade Like said shaking Sora's hand. "I am forever in your debt for protecting my little ones. They mean the world to me."

"Don't worry about it ma'am." Sora smiled.

"Tiff? Tiff is that you?" Called a male voice. A male creature entered the room. He had yellow skin, wore a buttoned down purple shirt with partly rolled up sleeves, brown pants (Although he didn't have legs) a purple moustache, and purple hair shaped like a judge in a court's hair.

"Daddy!" Tiff said happily running up to her father but she looked up to notice a disappointed look. "What's wrong?"

"Tiff!" He said angrily. "Where have you and your brother been? It's late! You disobeyed me! Ever since those things attacked, I've just been concerned with your safety and yet you were still out too long."

"But daddy..."

"Forget it, Tiff." Tuff said stopping her sister. "Dad's just completely out of it!"

Fololo and Falala began floating around Tiff and Tuff's father. "You stand before the King's Court Official, Sir Ebrum."

He looked at Sora's group with a funny look. "Oh, my! Who are these three gents?"

"They're real rocking heros!" Tuff cheered. "They could be as cool as Kirby!"

"What Tuff meant was they helped us fight off those creatures." Tiff said. "They are very friendly and they're here to visit Cappy Town."

"Hm, I've never seen them before." Ebrum said curiously. "What part of Dreamland are you from?"

Sora's group made nervous looks considering they didn't know anything about Dreamland.

"Good question." Sora laughed nervously rubbing his head. "Luigi was just about to tell you." He then put his arm behind Luigi's back. "Right, Luigi?"

"Your going to regret that you brat." Luigi grumbled to Sora. "Uh...we...came...from...er..." Luigi looked around the room looking for something. He then noticed a sign that said Ice Cream Mountain, a wonderful vacation resort. "We came from Ice Cream Mountain!"

"Ice Cream?" Yoshi cried excitedly. "Where?"

Kirby ran into the kitchen excitedly holding a spoon upon hearing Luigi say "Ice Cream." Sora compressed his laughter. Everyone else made confused looks.

"Oh, dear." Lady Like said worried. "It's very cold up there. How do you deal with the winter?"

"Nice going, Luigi." Sora whispered. "Now what are you going to do?"

"Um...hehe...we use our magic fire power to stay warm." Luigi lied.

"Oh. So, gentlemen." Ebrum said sitting in his chair. "What brings you all the way to Cappy Town?"

"We here to find keyhole." Yoshi said.

"Yoshi!" Sora and Luigi yelled at Yoshi.

"What did Yoshi say?" Yoshi shouted back in surprise.

"Keyhole, you say?" Lady Like gasped in amazement. "Is this a special type of keyhole?"

As they were talking Kirby walked back in and thought about something. You could tell that it was related to the keyhole because he was listening in very closely and he usually fools around.

"There are many keyholes here but what's so important about this one?" Tiff asked.

"Well..." Yoshi began to say.

"It's not important because it doesn't exist!" Ebrum rudely interrupted. "There's no such thing! Especially, in this kingdom."

"But daddy..." Tiff said.

"Tiff! Stop!" Fololo and Falala cried together.

"That's enough young lady!" Ebrum shouted at his daughter. "Until these creatures leave, you or your brother will not be allowed to wonder from the castle! Is that clear?"

"Nice going sis." Tuff grumbled at Tiff

"Tuff!" Lady Like snapped at Tuff.

"Yes, sir." Tiff said sadly. "I understand."

Kirby then ran up to the door exiting the room and called to everyone. "Goyo! Goyo!"

"What's the matter Kirby?" Tuff asked turning to Kirby. Kirby ran out the door and Tuff gasped. "Uh-oh! If Kirby runs into Dedede he's in trouble! Come on everyone!"

Tuff and Sora's group ran after Kirby. Tiff the one who was usually spirted and active sighed and followed. Ebrum sat in his chair and sighed sadly.

"What is wrong with me my dear?" Ebrum said with mope. "I've been acting so mean to my own children. How could one who has a good heart become so evil to his own flesh and blood? Oh, darling! Have I become ill?"

"Just relax dear." Lady Like said patting her husband's hand. "Perhaps you should take something and then go lie down for a little while. Any moment you'll start residing poetry from Shakespeare when you get upset."

"Perhaps you're right love." He agreed. "A little rest should do me well."

"What about this keyhole that they've mentioned?" Fololo said. "I've become quite curious about it."

"That's non of your concern Fololo." Ebrum said looking up to Fololo. "Such an absurd thing can't possibly exist. And you two haven't been keeping such a good eye on my children."

"No, sir!" The twins said nervously together. "We mean...yes, sir!"

Sir Ebrum walked slowly into a bedroom where he got in his bed and fell asleep. Lady Like closed the door and turned to Fololo and Falala.

"Now that my poor Ebrum is asleep, we can talk about Dedede." Lady Like said to the twins. "What do you have to report?"

"Well, upon observing his throne last night, we have discovered that those creatures in fact came from him." Fololo said.

"I knew it!" She cried. "That troublesome king is up to no good!"

"So what else is new?" Falala sighed. "What should we do Lady Like?"

"You two need to stay with Tiff and Tuff for right now." Lady Like instructed. "Just so my dear Ebrum doesn't worry. I'll figure out what to do about the king." Fololo and Falala then gave her strange looks. "What? I'll figure out something."

The twins left the room and Lady Like sighed. Meanwhile, Sora and the others chased Kirby down a flight of stairs.

"Mama-mia." Luigi panted. "He's fast for a small guy."

"Maybe, you're slow for a big guy." Sora said. "Hurry, he's getting away!"

The gang finally reached the bottom of the castle and everyone stopped when Kirby stopped at a door behind a corner. Everyone was panting from running down so many stairs.

"Man!" Tuff sighed. "Kirby could probably run up to 100 miles. He's fast!"

"I think I know why Kirby led us down here." Tiff said to everyone.

"How come?" Yoshi asked Tiff.

Kirby jumped for the door and turned the doorknob. As it opened, he waved his hand to everyone telling them to come in. What the trio and Tuff saw in the next room amazed them. It was a round circular room with a lot of shelves. Sora noticed many different old items on the shelves such as antique telescopes, globes, books, pottery etc. During the time they were looking around Sora noticed one of the Torn Pages and grabbed it while no one was watching.

"What is this place?" Sora asked in amazement.

"This is where Kirby keeps all of his souvenirs he found from other worlds." Tiff responded.

"How come you never told me about this place?" Tuff asked his sister upset. "And don't say because you..."

"Never asked?" Tiff finished with a giggled.

"I told you not to tell me that!" Tuff said in anger.

Luigi gasped. "Wait a minute! You're saying that Kirby's from another world?"

"Goyo!" Kirby nodded.

"Yeah!" Tiff nodded. "You see, Kirby was assigned to this world and wasn't expected to arrive for another two-hundred years! But Dedede summoned a monster here which caused Kirby's space ship to respond to it and warp drive"

"Two-hundred?" Luigi exclaimed.

"So that's why he acts like a baby." Sora said smacking his forehead.

"Sora? How long is two-hundred years?" Yoshi asked Sora.

"Really, long time." Sora responded. He then whispered into Luigi's ear. "Wouldn't he be meddling in the affairs of other worlds?"

"Not really." Luigi said shaking his head. "You see, Kirby was born and chosen to go to Dreamland. This is just a theory but I think that since he's already been living here for a long time he was considered a resident of Dreamland. So, he may have bypassed the law. It's like all of us, there is a purpose for us being on what world we were born in or chosen to go. Your friend Kairi came from one other world and that was it. But however, since the three of us are only visitors to more then one world, that's where the problem comes in."

"Wow." Sora said to Luigi. "You've been really thinking this through."

"Ever since the I read that Ansem report, I guess I was questioning a lot of things." Luigi said.

"Hey! What are you two whispering about?" Tuff asked suspiciously.

"Er...nothing." Sora gulped. "Luigi was telling me about that three bean salad he had last night."

"Oh, yeah!" Luigi agreed. "It was b-a-d! Bad!"

"You know, I have a secret I would like to share with all of you as well." Tiff said shyly. "I've never told anyone this but one day I'm going to visit other worlds with Kirby. Ever since he came here, it's been on my mind. One day! Just, one day! I know it sounds crazy, but that's something I want to do."

"I don't think it's crazy." Sora disagreed. "I used to feel the same way." Luigi then stomped on Sora's foot. "Ow!"

"Revenge is sweat!" Luigi though with a sinister smirk.

"Is that some sort of Ice Cream Mountain tradition?" Tuff asked Tiff referring to the stomping of the foot.

Tiff shrugged her shoulders but then she made a questioned look at Sora. "What do you mean used to?"

"I mean...I still do." Sora said trying to cover up what he last said. "But it would be fun."

"I have an idea!" Tiff said excitedly. "Why don't we go after that keyhole you mentioned earlier?"

"Why?"

"Because it sounds like a really cool thing." Tiff responded. "I've seen many really cool things before but this keyhole of your's sounds like something out of this world."

"We can't." Luigi whispered to Sora. "She, her brother, and that pink powder puff would get in the way." He then thought of an excuse to get rid of them and then turned to Tiff. "But what about your father? Didn't you listen to a word he said?"

"My father would trust me with his life!" Tiff snapped at Luigi. "I just don't know why he's been acting so weird. I'm smart for my age and I'm very mature. It's like my father doesn't understand anymore."

"Our dad is usually a very nice person." Tuff added. "He wouldn't act like this!"

Unknown to the group, Fololo and Falala were watching the whole thing. They then turned to each other, nodded, and left.

"So I'm going rather you like it or not Mr. Luigi." Tiff said with confidence at Luigi.

"No shoes, no shirt, no service." Yoshi added crossing his arms. Everyone looked at him funny. "What?" Kirby laughed and stomped on Yoshi's foot. "Ow!" He then growled at Kirby. "What that for?"

"I guess Kirby wants to get into your little tradition." Tiff giggled.

"Um...right." Sora said slightly confused. "Then let's get going, gang!"

The kids began to leave the room. Before Sora left Tiff stopped him.

"Sora?" Tiff said softly. "Please don't tell my dad about this."

"No problem." Sora nodded. "You can count on me!"

The kids left the room leaving a worried Luigi. "But...but...but..." He then sighed and walked out the door. "Forget it! It's their fault in the end."

Unknown to not even Fololo and Falala somebody else was watching the same thing. A big, grey, ugly snail named Escargoon.

"So." He snickered. "Those brats are going after the keyhole, eh? King Dedede would love to know this!"

Escargoon slithered away and went back upstairs to the throne room where King Dedede was sitting on his throne. He held a little round mirror in his hand and was looking in the mirror blowing kisses.

"I say who is that find looking hunk in the mirror?" He chortled. "Oh that's right! It's me! You are beautiful! You are so smart! With my plan falling into place, I'll finally get the respect I deserve. And this time...not even Kirby can stop me." Just then, a little creature that was colored orange brought in a giant stake. "Lunch time!" Dedede got up and ran over to the table, sat down, and began devouring it.

Escargoon entered to see Dedede eating away.

"I don't know what's bigger, his ego, his appetite, or his stomach." Escargoon thought rolling his eyes. "Pardon me, sir!"

"Escargoon! Can't you see I'm busy eating?" Dedede said while stuffing his face.

"I'm sorry to interrupt his Majesty's lunch but Kirby and those brats are looking for the keyhole." Escargoon said approaching the king. Upon hearing that, Dedede began choking on his steak. "What's wrong, kingy? Snail got your tongue?" Dedede then bonked him on the head with his hand. "All right already!" He helped Dedede spit the steak out.

Dedede got up and grabbed Escargoon by the throat. "What? How on earth do they know about the keyhole? We need it for the plan!"

"That brat with the key is with them, sire!" Escargoon said gasping for air.

Dedede dropped Escargoon and ran out onto the balcony part. He took some binoculars and looked out. He saw Tiff, Tuff, Kirby, Sora, Luigi, and Yoshi running through the bushes.

"So, they think that they can find the keyhole?" Dedede laughed. "Well, they've got another thing coming to them because I've got the heartless on my side. And Tiff is doing her part."

"That opposites monster you ordered is making Sir Ebrum look like a heartless man." Escargoon said. "In my opinion..."

"Nobody wants your opinion!" Dedede said slamming the binoculars on Escargoon's head. "I need some more of them heartless and Ebrum is doing his part as well."

Dedede sat down at his throne and pushed a button. One of the walls moved up and a giant TV monitor came down. The screen turned on and a man with a grey face, dark green short hair, yellow sun glasses, and a blue business suit appeared on screen.

"King Dedede!" He said. "Welcome back to Nightmare Enterprise! How can I help you?"

"Listen bud, I need some more heartless pronto!" Dedede said. "And as soon as I get the Star Rod of this world, I'll be the most powerful thing on Dreamland."

"The only problem with that King is that only one with a pure heart can retrieve the Star Rod." The N.M.E. salesman pointed out.

"You just let me worry about that!" Dedede snapped. "That's were you come in Ms Tiffy."

Dedede began manically laughing. The salesman then turned to a shadow in the corner of the dark room.

"Sir!" He said to the shadow. "He took the bait! Soon, we'll take over Dreamland with the heartless."

The shadow in the corner also started to laugh manically and the salesman left the room.

To Be Continued...