As morning arrived over the horizon, Kirby's group was already at the neighborhood. However, due to the fact that the doors were also barred, they were strict enough to not let anyone in. So, they were forced to sleep on the streets in the middle of a couple houses. All they had for shelter was a cardboard hut. It was terrible. Luckily, they managed to get enough rest to continue their adventure.

Kirby was the first to wake up, stepping onto the stone road and look at the towering modern skyscrapers next to the small, common houses. The pink puffball then spat out the stone that was given to him by Faker, admiring the deep violet shining in rainbow colors as soon as the sunlight gleamed on its surface. The Piranha Plant woke up next, moving left to right to walk with that flower pot of his, taking in the first few rays of daylight. The carnivorous flower looked at Kirby, noticing that the pink puffball was sighing. He was probably thinking about Mario and the rest of his friends, wondering where they could be. Afterwards, Link, Fox, Captain Falcon, Sheik, Dr. Mario, Villager, and Mii Swordfighter walked out onto the empty road. Kirby quickly swallowed the gem again, looking back at the Mii Swordfighter as the group walked off.

"You know about the plant, don't you?" Mii Swordfighter asked, mentioning Piranha Plant. Ever since that incident back at the bridge to cross the light fissure, Sheik and the ex-Ultimate Reborn had just found out that the Piranha Plant they had met with was the reincarnation of Petey Piranha, one of the major enemies that was part of the Subspace Army, responsible for capturing both Peach and Zelda in the first place. Kirby, knowing the dire situation, nodded.

"We probably don't know how that plant managed to make it back here, but he seems like he's on our side now…" the Mii Swordfighter noted. "Whatever you see in those visions may help us.. if we can understand you at all…" Both the Middle Fab Fairy and the Swordfighter army arrived from the Cinnamon Hills, exhausted after staying up all night to guard the town for any intruders.

"I don't really understand why everywhere we go, everything's locked up tight," Link noted.

"Maybe it's because of the fact that Galeem sees us retaliating," Sheik answered. "Therefore, the Spirits that he had captured are being dragged here, forced to possess his clones and stop us from reaching to him."

"Why doesn't he just simply use his lasers move again and kill us off?" Fox asked.

"Because that major attack had drained half of his total energy," a voice spoke clearly not from the group of fighters or the Mii Swordfighter army. Standing right in front of Kirby and his group was the Wii Fit Trainer, with glowing-red eyes and a white aura.

"You had just picked a bad time to arrive at Morrowsville," a strange voice spoke from Wii Fit Trainer. "They would not allow anyone in unless with a professional."

"Excuse me… who are you to possess our friend like this?" Captain Falcon asked.

"I am Face Nemesis, otherwise known as Mecha-Fiora!" the yoga warrior admitted, with an image of the transformed Homs-into-Mechon in the form of a Master Legendary Spirit. "You had certainly picked a bad time to just barge in here to our peaceful world."

"Peaceful?" the ex-Swordfighter Ultimate Reborn asked. "Look around you, sister! Despite how go-lucky everything seems, there's nothing but order, and Galeem's troops are forcing us to do stuff we never wanted to do in the first place!"

"All you have to do is give up our friend," Fox McCloud snarled, pointing his blaster at Wii Fit Trainer. "That way, there can be no need for violence."

"If Galeem wants order, he wants us all to fight to the death," the voice inside the yoga warrior remarked, "and his light will burn away EVERYTHING!"

"Woah… don't wanna get too emotional…" Link forcefully chuckled, sweat dripping down his forehead. The Champion of Hyrule knew this was going to be another tough fight. Link then felt himself grabbed by the neck and taken with the corrupted Wii Fit Trainer, teleported through another vortex. As soon as Link and the Wii Fit Trainer Primary had vanished, Kirby and his companions heard the clattering of chains approaching them.

"Shackrabs," the Mii Swordfighter said, pulling out his sword. The Swordfighter army then drew their weapons, ready to attack the deadly monsters.

"Aim for inbetween their claws," the ex-Ultimate Reborn told everyone. "It's their weakest link." The advancing Shackrabs crawled towards the army, crushing the rooftops of the houses in the process with their strong claws. Pouncing at the group like spiders, the creatures sent by Galeem and his forces attacked.

Many of the Mii Swordfighters began dodging the powerful claws, slicing downward on the chains and breaking them, instantly killing several Shackrabs. Sheik, Fox, and Piranha Plant all began rapidly dashing around the creatures, trying to look for an opening for an attack and striking down ferociously at the monsters' weak spots.


Link attempted on blocking the Sun Salutation attack created by the Wii Fit Trainer Primary, running towards her on the ground that is the Final Destination portion of the Wii Fit Studio stage. The Champion of Hyrule then pulled out his boomerang, throwing it as hard as he could at the yoga warrior. Mecha-Fiora inside Wii Fit Trainer's body kicked out a footbag and attempted to dodge it while she was booting, but she was too late as Link's projectile hit her. The Champion of Hyrule then pulled out a bow and arrow, firing a perfect shot at the Primary before she could react.

Link then pulled out a bomb, throwing it at the Wii Fit Trainer Primary. As soon as she knew what happened next, Link pulled out his Sheikah Slate, detonating it and making a blue explosion. It was enough to knock her off the stage, but she pulled out a set of hoops out of nowhere and planned to recover with the air flowing around her. Link managed to jump up and strike downward with his Master Sword, knocking her straight into the blast zone.

The environment went dark, and Link pulled out the Spirit Sniper, pointing it at Wii Fit Trainer, guarded by Face Nemesis' Master Legendary Spirit thanks to a barrier. The Champion of Hyrule fired, but this time he hit the barrier itself, creating a large gap in the forcefield. The Shadow Bugs that dissolved the stage's background surrounded Link, slowly consuming him at his feet. Link knew he had to fire again to avoid being taken by the Subspace Army. Watching the spinning barrier go faster, Link used a second shot, hitting the Wii Fit Trainer and freeing both the yoga warrior and Mecha-Fiora from the Galeem Lock. The Champion of Hyrule escaped from the retreating Shadow Bugs and grabbed Wii Fit Trainer's rescued body, teleporting back to Gallia.


The only thing Link missed after his fight with the Wii Fit Trainer Primary was the Shackrab attack, and his companions drove the surviving monsters off, despite all the scratches on the fighters' faces and some of the Mii Swordfighters killed. The Champion of Hyrule began carrying Wii Fit Trainer's body back to the group, and both the white mist and the Mecha-Fiora Spirit flew right into Kirby's body. The Spirit was absorbed by the stone, and the mist rigged another vision inside the pink puffball's head, causing his eyes to glow white again. Both the Mii Swordfighters and the group of rescued fighters backed away, waiting patiently for Kirby to come back after what he had seen.

Inside Kirby's mind, the pink puffball noticed he was back on Ignisu, and the landscape itself was slightly changed due to the layers of cooling lava on the planet's surface. Before Kirby could catch a break, the ground underneath him was starting to crumble. Even though he was practically like a ghost in these visions, never seen, heard, or felt by anything around him, Kirby knew he had to get out of the way to see what happened next. A large crack opened up, and out flew a swarm of the Dragosmo students, though they appeared much older than when Kirby had first encountered with them. Sozo and Hakai flew out next, with the Lava Blob Magmani oozing out of the large, gaping crack. After the overweight guardian of the Fire Ruby managed to look out into the sky of Ignisu for the first time, a smile stretched across his face, seeing the dim daylight for the first time beyond the sooty clouds.

"Rechinask ti neos gathan, nini Dragosmos (Thank you so much for your help, little Dragosmos)," Magmani congratulated. "De kira nirs tha wot mia nese mi no (And here I thought you would defeat me as usual for your training exercises)."

"It had been an honor working together as a team to bring you up to the surface world, even though it only took us about a year and five months to dig you out." Sozo replied. "Nonetheless, we have managed to train ourselves into becoming one with the Fire Rainbolement. Thank you for your cooperation, Magmani."

"Thank you too, young students, for helping our friend see the sun," Hakai noted, looking at the students. "Now that we had managed to get our big friend out, you have learned that power is the key to survival once you have the Rainbolement of Fire."

"Tol nisto wi nesia to ansdi toaps heis ni (Now I can reunite with my kind and tell them of how you helped me after all this time)," Magmani finished. "Toask sifs tuia nis doai nora weico nyia sklid Ignisu Tizna weriue taoiss heiw nits mowe thsia Tiko Tuiaso tuasl thassk yosn wersl. Tisan nos weoru kaso, Dragosmos (They had been missing me and the Fire Ruby for as long as I can remember after the Great Eruption that buried our world eons ago. I owe it all to you, Dragosmos)."

"And I'm probably betting after this whole time, they've learned some of your language," Sozo responded. "Now, we must be heading off if we must head to the next planet."

"Resoap," Magmani said before heading off, moving like an average-paced snail.

"Goodbye!" the Dragosmo students answered. Sozo and Hakai then walked towards the young dragons, pulling out the tiny orb that was with them this whole time.

"Now it's time to head back to the Sky Temple Training Arena," Sozo said, pressing three times on the button on his foreleg with his foreclaw. His brother and their students all did the same, teleporting back to the stadium. Kirby saw the Training Arena just on a hill in the horizon, and he felt like he wasn't going to catch up in time. However, the vision itself seemed like all time had stopped so that the pink demon could run there and see what was going on.

After Kirby arrived at the Sky Temple Training Arena, time resumed like normal, with Sozo and Hakai arriving with the Dragosmo students.

"Alright," Sozo suggested. "Eat dinner, wash yourselves, and head to bed. We'll be traveling to our next destination." All of the young dragons were walking off, and only a few of the female students walked away giggling after kissing Galeem on his cheeks. The white-coated dragon with blue-and-orange wings then walked towards Ultima and Phoenix, glad he came here.

"Isn't this great?" Galeem asked with a slightly matured voice. "I'm making so many friends here and we've all been learning how to control our element." With a small breath, Galeem created a little fireball, balancing it on his tongue before it went out.

"Yeah, I suppose…" Phoenix sighed, being a little jealous of his own brother. Ultima placed a foreleg on her brother's shoulder, trying to calm him down.

"I'll be wandering around the place if you need me," Galeem said, understanding Phoenix's loneliness. "Just meet me in our room, okay?" Once Galeem ran off and the Sky Temple Training Arena took off to the sky again, Ultima walked in front of Phoenix, looking at the neglect in his eyes.

"You said that I would be recognized in time," Phoenix sighed, looking on the ground in shame.

"Just give it a while longer," Ultima noted. "Nobody likes to wait for so long. Your chance will come eventually; someday, you might even share it with the world." Phoenix simply walked away, leaving Ultima alone at the stadium's entrance. As Kirby watched, he was rather curious to see what would happen next. While the pink puffball was walking through the walls around the arena, he saw Sozo simply standing outside on a window perch, gazing at the stars beyond the dim-blue barrier. Just then, Galeem walked up to him.

"Commander Sozo?" Galeem asked, standing on his back legs and placing his front legs on the stone fence, looking at the stars and galaxies that passed by.

"What is it, Galeem?" Sozo asked.

"Lately, I've been curious about why so many dragons are becoming interested in me," Galeem asked. "Why is that?"

"Maybe it's because of the fact that seeing you reminds them of light and hope in case something terrible might happen to them," Sozo answered.

"…Light?" Galeem asked.

"Yes," Sozo replied. "Most dragons here aren't nocturnal, and their eyes can only adjust to a little bit of light in the darkest of rooms."

"But what does that mean?" Galeem objected. "I have no idea why I'm reminded of light and hope…" Sozo then walked from the stone fence, followed by Galeem.

"Since the beginning of time, living creatures have utilized light in many ways, whether for food or shelter," Sozo explained. "It was during a time when the darkness had swallowed everything, and there were no stars to pierce through. Turns out you are no different." Galeem seemed rather curious about what one of the two teachers here was talking about and wanted to learn more.

"Tell me more," Galeem said. "How do you know about the light?"

"When you have been raised in the light all your life, then you might know," Sozo answered. "How about I hold you some private lessons so you can learn more about how to harness the light?" Galeem, unaware of the intentions, nodded.

"I suppose," Galeem answered. "I would like to hear about how the light works…" Kirby, who was watching this whole time, walked away, wondering about that conversation. After a minute or two of walking, Kirby noticed Phoenix walking into the shadows, with his tinted-pink wings illuminating a little bright enough for him to see. He headed into the cafeteria, where Hakai was simply sitting there, with his tail moving in a rather seizure-induced manner but otherwise his whole body seemed calm.

"Commander Hakai… I would like some advice…" Phoenix sighed. Hakai looked down on the Dragosmo, curious.

"Pray tell," Hakai said.

"Well, after staying here for about a year with my brother and sister, I had noticed Galeem had been becoming more social," Phoenix answered. "Meanwhile, I am just simply sitting behind-the-scenes, watching my own brother get all the glory while Ultima seemed like the only one who took care of me. Care to explain to me why I am so lonely? Why no one would choose me over Galeem?" Hakai simply sat up, placing one of his foreclaws on his chin.

"Maybe it's because these kids might be scared of you," Hakai answered.

"Scared?" Phoenix asked. "I do not really look that intimidating… do I not?" Hakai then hopped off his seat, looking at the young, black-coated dragon with magenta-colored wings detailed with flames standing right in front of him, desperate.

"You just might be lucky," Hakai replied. "When I was first training with my brother to be a Dragosmo, all of the other dragons acted like they were scared of me, and I wasn't happy…"

"Whatever do you mean?" Phoenix asked.

"Let me give you a little lesson in which dragons refer to as… darkness," Hakai responded. Phoenix felt rather interested all of a sudden.

"You see," Hakai continued, placing his forepaws together, "dragonkin are afraid of you mainly because your looks alone remind them of fear and darkness. Nonetheless, after my years of training, I had noticed that fear usually makes the world go around. It frightens intelligent creatures of what exists when the lights are off, and they learn from it, striving for new ways of survival."

"That… seems enigmatic…" Phoenix said. "I would like to hear more about it…"

"So you shall… during our private lessons later on…" Hakai said with a smile on his face. "Just a little warning: you can't always use fear to get your way…" After Kirby walked away, he entered the room Ultima was staying in. The pink puffball saw lying on one of the beds was the black-coated dragon with her eyes gleaming gold and her wings shining like a spectrum.

I wonder what Galeem and Phoenix are up to at this hour, Ultima wondered, with her thoughts loud enough for Kirby to hear.

Could it be something I did wrong? All of the other dragonlings are split on me, but clearly accepting Galeem over Phoenix. Could loneliness overtake popularity through envy, or the other way around…? As soon as the light in the oil lamp was dying out, Kirby felt himself being transported back to the world he was trapped in at the moment, finished seeing what he wanted to for now.


Kirby woke up to Piranha Plant rapidly shaking his body, trying to wake the pink puffball up. Kirby hopped onto the ground, surrounded by his friends and the Mii Swordfighter army. Dr. Mario quickly ran up to him.

"Thank-a goodness you're safe, Kirby," Dr. Mario sighed, breaking the hug.

"I managed to help rescue Wii Fit Trainer," Link remarked, holding the yoga warrior in his arms. The Wii Fit Trainer was starting to wake up, attempting to jump out of the Champion of Hyrule's arms. She managed to touch the ground after falling out, and she was rubbing her head, feeling uncomfortable about how her trip into hell was.

"Wha… What happened?" the Wii Fit Trainer asked.

"You were possessed by a Spirit and cloned, like all of us were," Fox explained. "You're okay now." The ex-Swordfighter Ultimate Reborn and the troops he lead alone so far noticed a few Spirits floating out of the broken houses, terrified. Kirby and his friends then looked at all the Spirits floating off from the neighborhood, except for one Normal Advanced Octoling. She pulled out her Splattershot and fired a glowing-green ink path before flying off. The ink path lead to, in fact, the only way into the city next to the town: Electronica. However, the doors were tightly shut, and there was no switch for neither the rescued fighters and the recruited Mii Swordfighters. For right now, there was no way in… except for malfunctioning the power plant in the middle of the purple-foggy swamp, where the warriors split from Kirby were heading to at that time.