I bet I know what you guys are thinking. "Didn't she just upload something for Kirby?" This one's different (obviously), but the two run along one of the same lines. Unfortunately, if I tell you, it'll ruin the whole thing. But don't worry, this one spells itself out in the end.

This one could possibly take place during Kirby: Right Back At Ya!, if only for the reason that none of you can really prove me wrong. If you can, though... it's just AU.

Is it just me, or are these getting shorter? (-scowls-)

Disclaimer: I still don't own Kirby or NiGHTS.

"You're going to be a great warrior."

"Poyo?" Kirby responded to the finger currently poking his head. He looked up and met a pair of warm indigo eyes.

"This is the perfect place for training," it continued, "and I still can't believe how comlex it is!"

Kirby and NiGHTS were currently inside Kirby's house. Tokkori said he actually got tired of sleeping in a bed, complaining that it kept mussing up his feathers. (Of course, everyone knew that Tiff wore him out with excessive arguments on Kirby's behalf.) So, the two switched, but as part of the deal Tokkori moved the nest indoors as well. There was a bit of debate and teasing as to where to put it ("No! I don't care what you say; my nest isn't going in the fireplace!"), but everyone just brought in a nightstand and put it there.

It was currently early morning, just after sunrise. Tokkori had opened the window to fly out, and almost directly afterwards everyone's favorite purple jester flew in and poked Kirby awake.

NiGHTS alighted upon the fireplace mantle. "You know, it's almost scary how big your imagination is."

As if on cue, a young girl's voice rang out. "Kirby!"

"And almost what someone would call a natural AI." NiGHTS nodded to himself. "I knew you were going to be strong, but you will definitely be a force to be reckoned with." A smile grew on his face. "Or at least, you will be, as soon as your training's done."

Kirby cocked his head to the side. He was sitting across the room on his bed, and another call from outside made him turn his head to look at the door.

The jester nodded. "Right, can't let anyone know I'm here." He jumped off the mantle and circled the room once. "Otherwise, their illusion might be undone, and who knows what'll happen then." And with that, he slid out the window and was out of sight when he heard the door clicked open.

NiGHTS set himself softly on the ground, and pressed himself against the wall with his head turned towards the window. After hearing and making sure the children were inside the hut, he turned and jumped into the air. He did a few stylish acrobatics as he rose higher and higher, before turning to look at the town sprawled beneath him. The young Nightmaren stood with an air of confidence and put his fists on his hips.

"I should still hang around, though. We wouldn't want the Nightmaren to get in this dream more than they already have."