06- Kirby

Popstar. As far as "peaceful days" go, it had the most peaceful. Even when bad things happen, there's always a feeling of pure comfort pervading the planet.

It didn't help either that most of these "emergencies" were easily solved by someuone with the intelligence of a toddler. For these reasons, it should be no surprise that the host of this tournament nearly skipped over this planet altogether when considering fighters.

In fact, the only events so far that truly represented this planet's power was when the pink warrior, despite intelligence, single handedly defeated both the intergalactic menaces Dark Matter and Marx.

It was for these reasons only that a small, yellow mouse was currently running across Dreamland, searching for said warrior.

Unsurprisingly, the pink ball was sleeping beneath a large tree, smiling as he relaxed after a long day of likely doing nothing. The yellow monster giggled as it saw him, wondering why on earth this one would be chosen to fight. Even the dinosaurs were more intimidating, and they didn't look like any of them could hurt a fly. However, the mouse was far less educated about these fighters' histories as its master was, so it had no right to judge based on outward appearance.

Once it was done snickering, it nudged the supposed warrior, attempting to wake him. The pink ball however refused to get up. Instead, the slightest push easily rolled him onto his side.

Now the creature was convinced that its master had made a mistake. With a frustrated grunt, its cheeks lit up with sparks as it sent a zap of electricity through the puffball, something he'd already done to several other warriors so far.

With a surprised scream, Kirby jolted awake, looking around frantically for his attacker. With a dazed look on his face, the star warrior charged at the rodent, but fell over face-first into the ground before it could land a hit.

Knowing better than to anger any fighters at this point, the yellow mouse placed the envelope on the ground and ran off before Kirby could see it laughing hysterically.

Confused as to what just happened, Kirby yawned and may have dozed off again if he hadn't caught a glimpse of the note. With child-like curiosity, the little fighter picked up the letter, looking it over intently.

After a moment, his eyes narrowed in determination, understanding everything completely. Kirby dropped the note and ran off to train, knowing he was in for the fight of his life.

Though he wasn't usually one to strategize, he knew it would take more than eating to take on this challenge. With only a month of preparation time, he instantly began thinking of ways to strengthen himself, hopefully uping his arsenal to more than one attack in the process.

As the letter floated gently to the ground, landing face-up. There were no words on it, just a series of crude drawings. First was an image of Kirby, followed by an arrow pointing to seven silhouettes. Then there was an arrow to a dust cloud, indicating a fight. Finally was an image of Kirby surrounded by a mountain of food, along with a calendar, implying a one-month time limit.

Simple as it was, it was the only thing that the young fighter would understand, much to the dismay of the illustrator...

-Unknown location, far from Dreamland-

Pikachu returned from his latest quest, still snickering under his breath. He ran toward his master, expecting a greeting, but instead being met with a deep sigh.

"That..." a bellowing voice began, "was the most embarrassing thing I've ever put on paper..."

He turned to his faithful assistant, looking as angry as... Well, a hand. "Make a note: if we ever have more of these, that fighter is NEVER returning." He said sternly with another sigh.

AN: I don't think Kirby can read? The Kongs can read because of K. Rool's note in DKC 2, and Yoshi leaves a note at his house in SMW, but I don't recall Kirby ever reading or writing... Whatever though, I think the pictures are way funnier. Also, gasp, the messenger was revealed as... Pikachu?! Who could have guess! And who is this mysterious hand-shaped character? Literally nobody could possibly know!! Give me a break here, I'm trying to build suspense. And since this game has literally no story, it's not like I'm making things worse. And don't give me that "kid playing with toys" bull. It was never revisited, so it clearly doesn't matter anymore. Ciao!