Mirrored Memories Chapter 2: Pancakes, a kirby fanfic

It was a new day.

A new day for him to try to get back on his feet.

Eh, or not.

Truthfully, he was perfectly content doing what he'd been doing for the last past month or... so...

...

oh yeah, he was in a piece of glass

Well, actually, he wasn't in the glass anymore, and as he came into consciousness, he could see the morning sun shining in his eyes.

"Ugh... my head." was Bandee's first thought as he rubbed the top of his head. "Am I even awake...?"

Dark Meta Knight suddenly spoke, "Catch." he said as Bandana Dee looked to his right only to see the wooden handle of Adeleine's paintbrush collide with his face.

"OW!" Bandana Waddle Dee complained, and he picked himself up, looking around before he picked up the paintbrush. He looked towards Dark Meta Knight, who had his cloak wrapped around his body, looking a bit ticked off. "Good morning to you too."

"Took you long enough to get up," Dark Meta Knight complained. "Come on, we've got work to do." Dark Meta Knight spoke, turning around. "First matter of business in the morning is very important, you don't want to miss it."

Bandana Waddle Dee quickly hopped up and followed Dark Meta Knight, ready to get into the action of this story, whatever that may be. He would probably have to star planning out an assault on whoever Ecal was, or stage an elaborate 8-step plan which involved careful coordination from everybody! Or even-

Shadow Kirby was making pancakes :D

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He had never made them before, but a book Deta stole from somewhere and said that all he needed was a pancake mix, and then to just add water! So of course, doing what any legitimate chef would do, Shadow Kirby grabbed a jug of water and poured in the pancake mix Deta gave him, completing the 'Just Add Water' step in record time!

"Perfection!" Shadow Kirby announced to nobody in particular, going to sit in the corner of his room, waiting for the pancakes to form on the windowsill.

"So..." Their new friend Emory spoke from next to the chair, her prism of light bobbing up and down midair. "Do the panned cakes just... pop out after a few minutes?"

"I think they do, usually pancakes take a while to form, Deta tells me they're shy." Shadow Kirby responded with a smile. "He also tells me that um- oh wait you're not supposed to- NEVERMIND sorry!" Shadow Kirby profusely apologized.

"Right," Emory shrugged off, "Well, I suppose we just need to wait for the panned cakes to be finished, so what do you usually do in the meantime?"

"Usually after I make breakfast Deta tells me to play the 'Close your eyes and don't investigate any noises' game, so how about that?" Shadow Kirby asked. "All you have to do is well... well, do the title, and Deta will tell us when it's done!"

"Well... okay, strange game, but I'll give it a shot until he and Kirby's Boyfriend get over here." Emory spoke, and Shadow Kirby gave a count to three before closing his eyes!

"That's our cue." Dark Meta Knight spoke as Bandana Waddle Dee followed behind him with a hot plate of covered up something in his hand. Dark Meta Knight was holding the phone he had thrown to the target prior, and was listening in on the conversation between Shadow Kirby and Emory.

"God, I hope that name doesn't stick around..." Bandana Dee muttered as he tapped the handle of the paintbrush on the cloudy surface below. He was following behind dark Meta Knight as the two approaching Shadow Kirby's locale, for a reason he wasn't exactly sure of.

"I think it should, fit's you well, Kirby's Boyfriend." Dark Meta Knight laughed. "Fits you VERY well."

"Well, if you say so... Deta." Bandana Dee responded back in an annoyed tone, and Dark Meta Knight paused before turning back to him, a pissed off look in his glowing eyes.

Dark Meta Knight glared, "Never call me that ever again."

"Never call me Kirby's Boyfriend." Bandana Dee suggested back.

Dark Meta Knight huffed, "Fine, Bandana Waddle Dee."

"Fine, Dark Meta Knight." Bandana Dee also huffed before a short pause ensued. "Nicknames aside, would you kindly explain what we're doing here with the plate?"

"Look, and all I need you to do is go to the window, place this plate on the counter next to the jug of water, then take the jug out of there without making noise." Dark Meta Knight explained, "Then we can begin the important shit."

Bandana Waddle Dee was about to protest and point out Dark Meta Knight didn't actually answer the question, but judging by the look on his brand-new Allies face, or what little he could see of it, it was probably he wouldn't be getting anywhere anytime soon by doing that.

"Alright." Bandana Dee sighed, taking the plate from Dark Meta Knight's hands and handing him the paintbrush, which Dark Meta Knight promptly responded by dropping on the ground. Bandana Dee inwardly sighed and made his way towards the side of Shadow Kirby's little hurt, where a misshapen window, low enough to where he could probably climb inside, lay.

He could see Shadow Kirby in the corner with his eyes closed, seeming to hum something to himself while Emory also stood there, floating vicariously.

He turned his attention back to the window in question, he could see a jug of what looked like wads of a thick material swirling around, desperately trying to cling onto the fact that the jug, which was filled almost to the top, was dragging them down and overpowering them, not allowing any real movement.

…

Just stuck in one place, really, not able to go anywhere else on their own volition.

…

"OW!" Bandana Dee yelled as a large object hit the side of his head, nearly knocking him and the plate over.

"Hurry up!" Dark Meta Knight yelled in a whispery manner, and Bandana Dee saw the paintbrush once more at his side.

Bandana Dee took the advice, and after placing the plate down, he hoisted up the jug of water from the window, and placed it slightly away from the window, so it wasn't visible, placing the plate on the windowsill soon after.

Dark Meta Knight then walked over and took a look at the jug of water and inconspicuous mixings, picking it up. Bandana Dee scratched his head, "What was 'this' even supposed to-"

Shadow Kirby's voice then cut through the still atmosphere, "IT WORKED, Em, look, look!" he yelled, and as he said that Bandana Dee felt his body being lunged forward at high velocity as Dark Meta Knight pulled him around the corner and to the front of Shadow Kirby's little bedroom.

"If you say anything about what just happened to him, I will throw you out the window." Dark Meta Knight quickly threatened before clearing his throat. "Alright..." Dark Meta Knight held out both of his hands in front of himself. "Deep breaths, and..."

"Wow!" Shadow Kirby spoke as he took off the cover of the plate and revealed the perfectly cooked, expertly made pancakes. "I should become a professional chef."

"Odd, I'm not sure of how life works on this planet, but these Panned Cakes being formed in a rather strange way." Emory spoke. "Do they usually scream out in pain?"

"Depends on the weather." Shadow Kirby spoke. "Sometimes they scream in pain, sometimes they also curse a lot and say words I'm not allowed to say, like 'You stupid fu-"

"Catch!" Deta's voice said, and Shadow Kirby turned around and braced for impact as Deta's phone got sent flying full force towards him and his pancakes. Shadow Kirby of course caught the phone, and did a quick flip midair.

"Return to sender!" Shadow Kirby yelled, back throwing the phone at Deta who dodged out of the way and allowed it to fly almost out the door, but luckily it caught itself on something.

...

Oh, it was Bandee. "OH, COME ON!" Bandee yelled, picking himself back up as he walked in as well, holding the paintbrush that strange Artist girl from yesterday had. "Morning..."

"Hello, Kirby's Boyfriend!" Emory spoke, and Bandee let out another groan, this one seeming more agonizing than the last. "And hello to you as well, Dark Meta Knight."

"Likewise." Deta said with a wave. "Now, we've got a bit day ahead of us, Emory, get over here so we can explain out plan to this loser." Deta beckoned, motioning to Bandee. "You can stay over there and eat, we'll handle this."

"Nah, it's cool, I can multi-task." Shadow Kirby said, giving a shrug as she shoveled the plate of pancakes into his mouth. "Youf guyssf continfue!" he said with a full mouth.

Emory then spoke, "Right, well-"

"-listen up, Kirby's Boyfriend!" Emory said to Bandana Dee as he turned his attention towards her. "Um, sorry for yelling yesterday, also."

"It's fine." Bandana Dee assured, "Better than throwing things at me haphazardly, at least." he added, rubbing the side of his head.

"Right, well, first things first we have to go to space!" Emory inquired, "You see in space there's this... space ship, and on that spaceship is... a safe place to plan out our stuff!"

"We're not safe here?"

Dark Meta Knight confirmed it, "Nope not during the day anyway," he explained, "In fact, we'll probably be dead in around an hour if we stick around here, so the earlier we go the better."

"I guess Meta Knight does have the Halberd." Bandee nodded, "Wait if that's the case then why'd you make me go all the way out there and put the panca-"

"ANYWAYS!" Dark Meta Knight interrupted. "The ship is in orbit around Popstar, we'll take the Kid's Warpstar to enter orbit then scout which direction it's in before heading there."

"We should be able to find the information we need about what Ecal is doing, along with having a safe place away from Popstar in case anything happens." Emory explained. "I'll tell you more along the way, Kirby's Boyfriend."

"You know, I have a name." Bandana Dee added, and there was an awkward pause. "Bandana Waddle Dee."

"Meh, I like Kirby's Boyfriend way better, way more interesting than Bandana Waddle Dee." Emory decided, and before Bandana Waddle Dee could huff about it, he was interrupted.

"I like it, but I'll just call you Bandee!" Shadow Kirby decided through a full mouth, and Bandana Waddle Dee let out a laugh. It really took him back, a good few years after the Megaton Punch contest when Magolor's ship had crash landed...

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"Really, you're coming along, Dedede?" Meta Knight asked the king, the knight wrapped in his own cape as he walked along the countryside. "For what purpose?"

Dedede looked dead ahead and spoke, "Kirby owes me a slice of cake and I ain't stopping until he gives me one."

"AND ALSO-" Waddle Dee shot in. "Also, because the King is doing this to help that Magolor guy, since the King is such a great person!" he spoke, and Meta Knight and Kirby looked at him in a weird way.

"Who's this chump?" Meta Knight asked, and Dedede quickly responded.

Dedede chuckled then crossed his arms as he jeered at Meta Knight. "That Chump is my number one guardsman; I'll have you know!"

"What's his name?" Kirby asked, a wide smile on his face.

"Yeah, what's his name, your highness?" Meta Knight asked in a snively tone, walking up to Waddle Dee who tried his best not to waver at those glowing yellow eyes. "Surely if he's oh-so important it's not just Waddle Dee, right?"

"Oh, it's uh..." Dedede scratched his head for a moment, then looked around the scene. He looked at Waddle Dee's headgear. "Bandana..." Dedede looked around once more, finding something he hadn't notice before, a Waddle Dee! "Waddle..." he took his final look around, and CRAZILY ENOUGH found something else which gave him the perfect name, "DEE!" he spoke. "Bandana...Waddle Dee, yep, that's his name!"

"Yep, what he said!" Waddle... no, BANDANA Waddle Dee confirmed, holding his spear up. "Bandana Waddle Dee, at your service!"

"Bandee!" Kirby spoke, jumping slightly in the air. "I like that name, it's really cool-and and- and it's like not that creative- but it fits him because he- because he- he- he has a bandana and- and he's a Waddle Dee!"

"Yes, I'm sure you thought long and hard about that one." Meta Knight muttered, walking ahead of the group. "Alright, regardless of all that nonsense, based on proximity to the closest part of Magolor's ship, our first stop should be..."

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"Cookie Country..." Bandee muttered to himself, quickly snapping out of the trance he put himself in.

"Why would we go there?" Dark Meta Knight asked, shaking his head. "That's prime enemy territory, way too dangerous."

"Sorry, just... thinking about stuff." Bandee shook off. "Anyways, we should be heading out, right?"

"Certainly, Kid, call your Warpstar." Dark Meta Knight commanded, and Shadow Kirby pulled out a similar device that Dark Meta Knight had before, though this one had a star shaped antennae sticking out from the top.

"Hey... Warpstar, how you doing?" Shadow Kirby asked into the phone, even though he hadn't pressed any buttons. "Hey, I was wonder- oh, wait, you want to talk to Deta?"

Dark Meta Knight grumbled "Come on..."

"Oh, sorry, Deta is being too grumpy right now, just tell me the message and I'll relay it to him." Shadow Kirby spoke, taking a pause as he nodded his head multiple times, a jovial smile on his face. "Uh huh... really?" Shadow Kirby pondered. "Alright, well Deta, Warp Star wants you to promise that you'll be there next time I cook something for breakfast!"

"We'll cross that bridge when we get there, ALRIGHT!?" Dark Meta Knight yelled, and Shadow Kirby giggled. "Okay, come on out Warpstar!"

The sound of stars sparkling got louder, and from the sky in an almost heavenly beam of light came down a yellow rotating star which shone brightly in the morning light. Shadow Kirby hopped on, and Dark Meta Knight quickly followed.

"I'll be with you," Emory spoke, phasing into Bandana Waddle Dee, and to be honest it still felt a bit weird, though in the opposite direction as it was almost like his skin caving in to make room, only to go back to normal a few moments later. "Alright, let's go!"

"Gimme a warning next time..." Bandana Dee thought to himself, hopping on the bottom left of the Warpstar. "Alright, how long is this trip gonna tAA—A—A—Aa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-k-k-k-k-e-!" he screeched as the Warp Star moved at full velocity upwards, towards the space above Planet Popstar!

DING!

"So glad to see you all could make it." Meta Knight spoke to his guests as they all filled the common room of the Halberd. Kirby, Adeleine, and Ecal were all there, Ecal representing Dedede who was probably too lazy to show up. "Now, we've got a pressing matter on hand."

Meta Knight pressed a button on a remote control he was holding, and a picture of that bandana wearing Waddle Dee showed up, it was blurry as it was taken via Meta Knight's body cam, but they all knew who was pictured.

"Can't believe that jerk stole my paintbrush..." Adeleine muttered, crossing her arms, her face a slight shade of red.

"It's okay- I think- I think he's just borrowing it- cause- cause he didn't seem like a bad guy- I mean Ecal dind- didn't tell us why he's here, right Ecal?" Kirby asked their good friend, and Ecal didn't say a word. "...Ecal?"

"We Should Focus." Ecal spoke in his usual soft tone as he floated from the couch and towards the screen. "This Creature Is Harboring Emory, Who We Need To Complete Our Wishes."

"Yeah, we know that." Adeleine confirmed, scratching her head. "And to get our wish from the Memory Stones we need to find Emory, yadda yadda." she said, standing up. "But I REALLY need my brush back if we're going to do any of that."

"We Will." Ecal assured. "Bandana Waddle Dee Will Fall Soon, And With Him, Emory."

"Bandana Waddle Dee?" Meta Knight repeated. "Is that what we're calling him?"

"Bandee!" Kirby spoke with a huge smile on his face. "I like that name, it fits him!"

"Yeah, come to think of it it kind of sounds... familiar?" Meta Knight spoke, scratching his head. "Wait..."

"...need to be more careful with my wording." Ecal muttered.

"What are you talking about?" Meta Knight asked, walking up to Ecal. "Come to think of it, something about this whole situation seems off.

"Disregard." Ecal spoke, and Meta Knight gasped. Knowing what this was, he quickly reached for his swor-

Meta Knight was about to press a button on a remote control to show what he was referring to, but the image was already on screen. It was blurry as it was taken via Meta Knight's body cam, but they all knew who he was either way. He probably pressed the button by accident.

"Can't believe that jerk stole my paintbrush..." Adeleine muttered, crossing her arms, her face a slight shade of red.

"We Should Focus." Ecal spoke in his usual soft tone as floated in front of Meta Knight. "This Creature Is Harboring Emory, Who We Need To Complete Our Wishes."

"Yeah, we know that." Adeleine confirmed, scratching her head. "And to get our wish from the Memory Stones we need to find Emory, yadda yadda." she said, tapping her foot. "But I REALLY need my brush back if we're going to do any of that."

"We Will." Ecal assured. "He Will Fall Soon, And With Him, Emory."

"Fall..." Meta Knight muttered. "Why does that sound familiar?"

Adeline tilted her head, then suddenly looked towards Meta Knight with a shocked expression, "You think it's because of Skyf-"

"Disregard."

everything is canon.

see you soon.