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Kirby and his friends traveled to Grass Land. Kirby, Gooey, and Rick decided to journey through the first path while the others took an alternate route.
Waddle Dees roamed the land carefree, despite the slightly dark skies. The group of three continued on their way.
"Dedede, poyo!" Kirby called, looking for Dreamland's king.
"Kirby, if Dedede fell from the sky I don't think he'll be able to answer you…" Rick worded his response carefully.
"Rick, stop poyo!" Kirby pushed his friend out of the way, landing on a startled Gooey.
"What? What was that for?" Rick asked bewildered.
Kirby pointed to a single pink tulip in front of the group.
"Rick almost stepped on the flower, poyo."
Rick was a little irritated that Kirby tackled him for a flower, but admired his will to protect the flora of Grass Land.
"I can't breath." Gooey's muffled voice said from under Rick.
Rick climbed off of Gooey and they continued their search. A short time later, being careful not to step on any tulips, they reached the end of the path. A tulip was planted in the ground as if waiting for them.
Then the tulip sparkled and a strange object was in Kirby's arm stubs. It was the shape of a heart, but glittered and shined like a star. It changed color from yellow to orange.
"Hey, Kirby…what is that thing?" Rick eyed the object.
"It's so pretty!" Gooey watched the object sparkle.
They met up with the rest of the group to discuss their find.
Coo examined the object. "It's a Heart Star. They form with feelings of sincere gratitude. It's been said in legend that collecting several Heart Stars can create a super weapon."
"A weapon based off of hearts and gratitude?" Rick chuckled.
"Haven't you heard the expression 'kill with kindness'?" Coo responded.
Kirby felt warm and fuzzy inside holding the Heart Star. He wanted to see more.
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ChuChu joined Kirby and Gooey through the next path. She was fascinated by Dreamland as she lived in a different country most of her life. This land had things the others didn't have.
The three decided to sit down and have a lunch break after searching a while longer. They sat under an apple tree. Gooey's long tongue grabbed the apples with ease. However, Kirby was having more difficulty. He couldn't use his inhaling ability, because there was a nest with birds in it. He didn't want to cause an accident.
ChuChu noticed Kirby's dilemma and stretched one of her arms. She grabbed a shiny red apple and popped it into Kirby's mouth. He blushed a little and mumbled a thank you.
"Um…excuse me…" a voice was heard from behind the bushes. A green creature with a spring-like body and no limbs hopped out.
"Um…hi. My name is MuchiMuchi. Could you do that again? That was so adorable…" he said shyly.
ChuChu blinked in surprise, but grabbed an apple and pushed it into Kirby's mouth. Kirby blushed a deeper red, not used to the attention.
"Aww…that's so adorable! I wish I had a girlfriend…" MuchiMuchi dreamily smiled, then hopped on his way.
ChuChu's face turned rose red at the compliment.
"But…he's not…we're not…"
She turned around to see Gooey with a goofy smile.
"Daaw! You two are adorable." He snickered.
ChuChu responded by grabbing an apple and chucking it at Gooey's forehead.
Suddenly, a Heart Star formed in Kirby's hands, perhaps because of MuchiMuchi's feelings towards Kirby and ChuChu?
Kirby and his friends found the meeting point and Coo switched places with ChuChu. Coo wondered why ChuChu was so flustered.
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The team of Kirby, Gooey, and Coo continued to search for the king. They found no traces of Dedede anywhere.
Suddenly, a spiked object sailed over their heads.
"Uh, dudes? Could you help me find my ball?" A round light blue creature asked. He looked very similar to Kirby, but he wasn't a Star Warrior and he wore a red cap.
Kirby jumped into the bushes and pulled out a Gordo.
"Yeah, that's my ball!"
"Sir, that is not a ball. That is a Gordo." Coo clarified.
"Where I'm from, we use Gordos as balls."
Kirby handed the Pitcher Man the Gordo ball and was rewarded with a Heart Star.
"Is it just me or does it seem we're just doing community service instead of looking for the king?" Gooey asked.
The three knights were hard at work repairing the Halberd.
Meta Knight had been hunting out potential crew members. He found a very eager Waddle Dee with a sailor hat that was simply dubbed 'Sailor Dee'." The Waddle Dee was currently checking the exhaust pipes and internal workings in the back of the ship.
"Sailor Dee." Meta Knight called, wanting a status report.
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"You rang, dude? I mean, sir. You rang, Sir Meta Knight, dude? Meta Knight? Sir Meta Knight, sir?"
"…What sort of condition is the back of the ship in?" Meta Knight disregarded Sailor Dee's odd greeting.
"Well, there are holes in the exhaust pipes. Some of the gears in the back have been torn out or damaged."
"Very well, replace the gears and arrange them in their correct order." Meta Knight handed an instruction manual to the Waddle Dee.
"Yes sir dude. I mean Meta Knight sir dude. I mean Sir Meta Knight sir!" Sailor Dee sprinted to the back of the Halberd.
Sword shook his head. "Yeesh, new recruits."
Blade glared at his companion.
"Ooh look! The Halberd's hood is empty! I should stuff a ukulele in it!" Blade's voice was dripping in sarcasm.
"I cleaned all of that up! So quit bringing it up."
"Do you even play the ukulele?"
"I might learn one day…"
"Lies! You just pick up something when you think it's cool!"
"Not true!"
"True!"
The two stopped when they noticed Meta Knight was standing behind him, watching them squabble like children.
"Er, Sir Meta Knight…" They said nervously.
"Report to the back of the ship and assist Sailor Dee with the gears." The blue knight's focus was on them.
Sword and Blade walked to the back of the Halberd as they were told, their heads down in shame. Meta Knight would fix the hood himself.
"I feel so ashamed." Blade said.
"I feel the same. We shouldn't fight over stupid stuff like that." The other knight nodded.
"Sir Meta Knight dude sir! We're ready to test the exhaust pipes!" Sailor Dee called.
Meta Knight nodded. The moment the Halberd was activated smoke was spewed from the pipes. Sailor Dee was rolling on the ground, coughing from the nauseous fumes. Sword, Blade, and Meta Knight weren't as affected due to their masks.
"Okay, we still need to work on the exhaust pipes!" Sailor Dee coughed.
"You three may take a break. I can work by myself for a while." Meta Knight instructed his crew of three.
"Sir…are you sure?" Sword hesitated.
"I do want you to find a gas mask for Sailor Dee. The fumes are too strong to withstand without one." Meta Knight looked at the poor Waddle Dee still coughing on the ground.
"Yes, sir." Each knight took one of Sailor Dee's arms and lifted him up.
"It's okay little buddy. We've got you." Sword reassured Sailor Dee.
They carried him to their room where he could rest for a while. They found a gas mask for the Waddle Dee for when he was ready to work again.
"Hey Blade…"
"Yes, Sword?"
"Thinking of masks, have you ever seen Meta Knight without his?" Sword asked.
"Now that you mention it, no I haven't."
Sword put his hand to his chin in thought. "He always wears his mask. Even when it's really hot or when he eats. I think when he has to take off his mask to eat something, he always retreats somewhere else."
"I've noticed he's missing around dinner sometimes." Blade said.
"Why do you think he never takes it off? What do you think he looks like?"
"Maybe he has a really severe scar? Remember when we first met him? He was chasing Chilidog, so maybe the beast burned his face before and hides it like The Phantom of the Opera?" Blade theorized.
"That could be true. I've wanted to ask him about it, but he can be so…intimidating."
"…I can't help but feel that we're thinking about something forbidden." Blade shivered.
"Forbidden? How?"
"Let's just try to forget about it. If he wanted us to see his face, we would know what he looked like by now."
"Aww…but it's just so mysterious! Admit that you want to know too!" Sword said exasperated.
"That may be true, but I will respect Sir Meta Knight's privacy. That's the end of the matter."
Blade sighed. "You love to kill my fun, don't you?"
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Kirby, Gooey, and Nago traveled the fourth area of Grassland. They were stopped by a rare sight. A human girl. She had black hair tied into twin braids and wore a red outfit.
"Excuse me. Can you help me? My name is Chao. My monkey friend Goku is missing. Could you find him?" She asked.
"Sure, we'll find him miss." Nago said.
The three headed off in search of the monkey.
"Nago, are you sure that was such a good idea? We don't know if we can find a monkey." Gooey asked.
"How hard can finding a monkey around these parts be?"
An hour later, there was still no sign of the monkey. They continued searching anyway.
Finally, they came across a block structure. Kirby inhaled a nearby Rocky and transformed into Stone Kirby. Kirby knocked down the blocks with ease. They traversed through the cavern and stopped in a room.
A creature with a body of flames and grey feet charged towards them. Nago picked up Kirby in his Stone form and tossed him at the creature. The being was knocked out instantly. A sack dropped from the ceiling and a monkey popped out.
"Goku, poyo!" Kirby pointed.
The trio escorted the monkey to Chao and were rewarded with a Heart Star.
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The fifth path was taken by Kirby, Gooey, and Kine.
"Hey guy. Is it okay if I can visit my wife? She lives here." Kine asked.
They went by Grass Land's ocean and saw a pink ocean sunfish.
"That's Mine! My love!" Kine hopped to his wife.
"Hi, Kine! What's taken you so long to get home?" Mine asked.
"Well you see. The king's gone missing and Kirby needs help finding him or something really terrible could happen. There's a dark cloud over Dreamland and it could mean impending doom." Kine explained, as if it was an everyday occurrence.
"Okay. I understand. You need to help Kirby. Thank you for telling me you're going somewhere though."
"I'll be back as soon as this mess blows over!" Kine said.
A Heart Star formed in front of the trio. The love of Kine's wife created it.
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On the sixth and final path of Grass Land, there was a billboard in their way.
"Juggling shapes lost, if found please return to Pierre." It read.
"I suppose we're supposed to look for shapes?" Coo asked. On their way, they found a blue rectangle block, an orange sphere, and a green triangle.
At the end of the path, they saw a clown they assumed was Pierre. The clown was overjoyed and rewarded them with a Heart Star.
Kirby and Gooey arrived at a large familiar tree.
"Not Whispy, poyo!"
"Ugh, it's you again…you have the arrogance to show up again?! This dark cloud must be your fault!" Not Whispy bellowed.
"This isn't our fault! We just need to pass through so it can't do any more damage!" Gooey protested.
"You may have caused pain and sorrow here, but no more! You're not going anywhere!" Not Whispy threw apples at Kirby. Kirby and Gooey grabbed the fruit and threw them back. This only made Not Whispy angrier.
Not Whispy ripped himself from the ground, chasing after them using his roots as feet. He continued to throw fruit at Kirby and Gooey in an attempt to slow them down. The two threw it back at Not Whispy. The tree finally gave up and planted his roots again.
Suddenly, the Heart Stars began to glow. A strange dark substance was sucked out of the ground and air. The dark cloud above Grass Land disappeared.
"Huh, what am I doing way over here?" Not Whispy asked. "It's not too bad. I can feel the sun better here anyway."
Not Whispy allowed them to pass without any further interruptions. Tomorrow, the group would go to the next land to search and gain more Heart Stars. They would go to Ripple Field.
Author's Note: Not Whispy has returned! But only for this chapter. Like I said, not much action in this chapter, but luckily Sword and Blade are here to make it funny. Sailor Dee is so adorable. I picture him as really awkward when he first joins the crew. See if you can spot the Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door reference. Reviews are very welcome.