[Here is chapter 2 my good friend chums, and thank you for all the niceness. Now then I will be adding OC's gradually as the story progresses depending on where they fit. I may also need to modify some histories a bit. They will be as close as I can make them to what you have given me but I am aiming to keep the history of this story cannon to what occurred in the anime. I may also end up interpreting OC's abilities in certain ways. Don't worry, it's nothing major. Now then, enough o' dat business, let's get to chapter 2]
Tiff continued questioning the strange Reverie. Nothing seemed to be able to unlock his memories, sometimes it didn't seem like there were any to be opened in the first place. The sun had risen to a point that revealed a time close to noon and the thought of lunch was in most of their minds.
"I really can't believe that you can't remember where you came from" stated Tiff.
Reverie was silent. It was clear that he had been struggling to remember things since they found him. The resulting stress was also apparent prompting Tiff to force back her curiosity and try to change the subject. Fortunately Bun spoke up first giving her time to settle down.
"Wow, lunch time already. Whaddya say we all go get something to eat?" Bun suggested.
"Hey, that sounds like a good idea. We can go to Kawasaki's" Tiff suggested.
"Poyo!" Kirby shouted excitedly.
"Yea, we could if you wanted to make the new guy barf" said Bun revolted.
"Kawasaki isn't that… bad… well, what do you want to do Reverie?" Tiff asked.
"Huh?… well" Reverie started before his stomach growled.
"Well, you guys can go eat that slop if you want. I'm off to find something edible. See ya" said Tokkori as he took off in his own direction.
Reverie watched as the bird took off.
"Well?" Tiff asked.
"Umm… ok, I am getting hungry" Reverie replied.
"Ok then. Are you coming with us Bun?" Tiff asked.
"Nah, I'm just gonna head back home and eat my breakfast. See you later" said Bun moving back towards the castle.
"Well, I guess it's just us three then. Come on Reverie, Kirby and I can show you the way" offered Tiff.
"Poyo" said Kirby.
"Alright" Reverie replied.
The three began making their way towards the small town off in the distance. As they traveled Reverie couldn't help but admire the surrounding landscape. The rolling green fields were unlike anything he had ever seen. Woodlands off in the distance, various rivers flowing throughout the area, patches of flowers of various colors growing undisturbed with insects fluttering about them. He was speechless.
"Is something the matter?" Tiff asked.
"Huh? Oh. No, nothing's wrong. This place is very pretty" stated Revere.
"You think so? Well I'm glad you can appreciate it. You have no idea how hard it is to explain that to some people" said Tiff.
Reverie stared at Tiff confused, a confusion that Tiff could sense off of him. The more she spoke to him and watched him, the more he seemed to remind her of Kirby in some way.
"So, you don't know where your from or how you got here. Do you think you'll be staying here long?" Tiff asked.
"Umm. I suppose. I'm not sure where else I would go" Reverie replied.
So far this had been the most direct response the alien had given.
"Alright then. Well if you're gonna be staying here, will you be sleeping at your ship?" Tiff asked.
"I don't know" Reverie replied.
Tiff sighed.
"If you want we could try to find you a place to stay for the night" Tiff offered.
"Ok" Reverie replied.
Tiff looked down at her feet and thought for a moment before noticing Kirby walking beside her.
"Hey, I've got it. Kirby. Would you mind sharing your house with Reverie here? It would really make it a lot easier for us" Tiff explained.
Kirby looked up at Reverie for a moment then smiled.
"Poyo poyo" he said happily.
"Ha ha, I think that's a yes. Sorry, Kirby can be tough to understand sometimes" said Tiff.
"Oh, it's fine" Reverie replied, Part of him was glad at the thought of staying with him.
The three found themselves nearing the town, it's people out and about tending to their business. As they approached it was inevitable that they would draw attention due to their strange new friend, however they were not alarmed by him.
The residents of the town all appeared as lump like creatures varying in shape from mounds to pears. Their eyes were each entirely black. They had no feet, or even legs, but stubby arms.
"Hello sir, what brings you to Cappy Town?" asked one of the residents.
This one wore a brown shirt with a white line up the middle ending at the top with a dull green bowtie and atop his head was a short brown top hat ringed at the base by a light yellow band. On his face was a large grey moustache.
"Good afternoon Mayor Len. This is Reverie. He was in a ship that crash landed near here… he doesn't seem to remember anything though, and he may have to stay here" Tiff explained.
"Is that so? Well that would certainly explain whatever it was we all saw in the sky earlier, that was you then? Well, if you must stay here then you are welcome to our little town has more than enough to accommodate you. IF you'd like you may wish to ask around for lodging" said the mayor.
"That's ok, Kirby's already agreed to let him stay with him" Tiff explained.
"Poyo" said Kirby in agreement.
"Well fantastic then. If you'd like, feel free to explore the town, I'm sure Tiff here would be more than happy to guide you. I will inform the others of your arrival so they can expect you, and might I say it is a pleasure to have another visitor to Cappy Town" said the mayor.
"Thank you" replied Reverie with little idea as to what to say.
"Thanks you Mayor Len. Come on you guys, there's a lot to cover" Tiff urged.
Reverie and Kirby were quick to follow Tiff. As they moved on Reverie behaved much as he had on his way here, staring in awe at everything. He received many passing glances but took no notice of them. Tiff knew where to begin however and made her way to the restaurant of chef Kawasaki.
As they approached the smell of food found it's way to them. Kirby closed his eyes and focused happily on the fragrance. Reverie wasn't sure what to think but the smell was tantalizing and he had no problem following tiff to it's source.
"Good afternoon you two. Who's your new friend there?" asked a man with a somewhat goofy voice as they entered.
The man was taller than Tiff with an orange egg shaped body with handles arms. Unlike the Cappies he hat two purple feet. His attire consisted of a white toque and white apron with one large blue striped pocket on the front.
"Hello Kawasaki, this is Reverie. He was in a space ship that crashed here. Kirby and I are trying to help him out. We thought we might stop by to get some lunch" said Tiff.
"I see then, well go ahead and take a seat. I'll whip you up something good. I've got a new recipe that I've been dieing to try out" said Kawasaki.
"Sounds great" said Tiff a bit hesitant.
"Poyo!" said Kirby excitedly hurrying over to a seat.
Reverie and Tiff shortly followed and took their own seats at the table.
Meanwhile, after his time in the forest, Meta Knight made his way back towards the castle. Despite his earlier concerns he was a bit more at ease for the moment, though he found himself compelled to meet this alien for himself, for curiosities sake. As he made his way onward the sounds of a motor vehicle sounded in the distance, gradually closing in. there were only two residents in town who could be causing it and judging by the speed of it's approach there was only one person it could be. Meta Knight stood still beside the road and waited for the vehicle to approach. The vehicle quickly began to take form in the distance, a white and gold limousine with an elongated front portion and two seats at the back with a convertible roof. As it approached Meta Knight it slowed to a stop.
"Meta Knight, so there you are" said the one in the passenger's seat.
This was portly blue skinned penguin like creature with a yellow mouth and feet. His clothing consisted of a red and white robe, a pair of yellow gloves, a band across his waist with a red and yellow zig zag pattern, and a red hat with golden brim and white ball atop it.
The other, the one in the driver's seat, was a lavender skinned snail creature with a dark green shell, green eyes, and light green moustache and goatee.
"I take it you've already been snooping around that crash then. Well what was it?" the snail asked.
"I do not know for sure, however I believe he is now in town if you wish to see him" Meta Knight replied.
"Thanks for the tip. Now back to your post" the snail ordered.
The two were quick to get moving again towards town. Meta Knight seen this as an opportunity. The brash nature of the penguin was well know to him and it would make observing this creature's nature much easier. Instead of returning to the castle, he made his way towards town.
At the restaurant Kawasaki had completed his new dish and was more than eager to share it with his best customers.
"Kawasaki special coming right up. I haven't really come up with a name for it yet but I'm sure it'll be scrumptious. Let me know what you think" Kawasaki announced, approaching the table with the dish.
Before them he had placed thee plates of what appeared to be some sort of noodle dish with meat and a thin brown sauce filled with spices. It didn't look nor smell bad but Tiff was cautious when she brought it to her mouth. Kirby however took one sniff and poyoed excitedly before inhaling it to the surprise of Reverie. Tiff had no idea what to think about it as the food entered her mouth. It was strange tasting to say the least. One she had never experienced before. It wasn't a particularly bad taste, better than most other foods of his she had eaten. Still, she continued to eat it, mostly out of hunger.
"Well, what do you think?" Kawasaki asked.
"Poyo!" said Kirby happily licking his lips.
"Umm… well, it's not bad. definitely different" said tiff with a mostly forced smile.
It was then that she took notice of Reverie. She watched as he stared at the utensils in front of him. He eventually picked up the knife, then the spoon and placed them onto the plate. He then squeezed them together and pinched the noodles in an attempt to lift them to his mouth. He only succeeded in cutting them however and picked up nothing.
"Use your fork Reverie, like this" said Tiff.
Tiff followed up by sticking the fork into the noodles and twisting them around it. From there she was able to lift them to her mouth and show Reverie how to do it. Reverie watched and imitated her, though he failed to get much he was surprised at the taste he had gotten and happily continued eating.
"Looks like Reverie likes my cooking" said Kawasaki happily.
Tiff was surprised to see that as well but continued eating. In the end, Tiff had finished long before Reverie who was down to about his one sixth point mark when the sound of a speeding vehicle could be heard, shortly before it came to a halt, just outside of the restaurant. Tiff quickly looked to the entrance, bothered and annoyed. Moments later the two in the vehicle had stepped out, the penguin and the snail.
"King Dedede!" said Kawasaki alarmed.
"Wooh, smells as rancid as ever in here. So, you must be that alien that done crash landed and intruded on my land" growled the penguin as he slammed his hand down onto the table and stared Reverie in the eyes.
Reverie stared back up at the penguin somewhat nervous.
"Hey, Dedede, leave him alone, he hasn't done anything" Tiff stated.
"You all stay out of this, especially you Kirby!" Dedede demanded.
"Poyo?" said Kirby.
Reverie was silent and nervous staring back at the king.
"Well, spill it, why are you here!" Dedede asked.
Reverie did not know how to respond.
"Giving us the old silent treatment are ya? Speak up or you get the death penalty!" the snail ordered.
Reverie quickly turned his head to the snail. Their hostile intentions for Reverie had an unknown reason but they were obvious. Reverie slowly rose up out of his chair and backed away from them just as slowly but they kept on him.
"Well! I aint got all day! Why would an alien like yourself come here! You wanna cause trouble!" Dedede asked furiously.
Reverie remained silent, instead he turned swiftly and took off as fast as he could out the door.
"Where do you think your going!" Dedede shouted pursuing him.
"You can't escape us you know!" the snail shouted.
As it was, Reverie was faster than the both of them and made his way down the road, however Dedede and the snail quickly jumped into the limousine and followed behind.
"Reverie! Kirby, we've gotta go help him" said Tiff.
"Poyo" said Kirby, nodding in determination.
The two dashed out of the restaurant pursuing them immediately leaving an un paid bill behind. Unbeknown to them, Meta Knight had been observing the incident through the window and followed them out of sight.
The vehicle quickly closed in on Reverie who took note of it and ran off of the road into the fields. Kirby and Tiff of course couldn't catch up to the car but followed them off the read.
"Ok Kirby, we need to try to get ahead of them and get Reverie without Dedede or Escargon knowing" Tiff explained.
"Poyo" Kirby responded in agreement.
Despite the speed of Dedede's vehicle, Reverie managed to out maneuver it.
"This guys a stubborn little pest, looks like we gotta take drastic action" said Dedede fiddling with various controls.
The vehicle responded by opening a compartment in the front of the vehicle and releasing a long mechanical arm wielding a massive mallet. Reverie heard the odd sounds and turned his head to see what it was making him yelp in surprise and attempt to run even faster and much more franticly. The arm swung it's first time resulting in Reverie's narrow dodge and only impacting the ground. It was quick to attack again resulting in another narrow dodge. As he did so however, he stumbled slightly and instead of the mallet swinging down again, it swung horizontally surprising Reverie and launching him into the air.
Reverie watched the world spin as he cascaded through the air and struck the ground. Tiff and Kirby who had been keeping as close as they could hurried to the location Reverie landed in which was fortunately only a short ways away. When they found him, he seemed alright but battered and dazed. Tiff and Kirby proceeded to lift him to his feet and Tiff leaned him onto her shoulder.
"We gotta find somewhere to hide" said Tiff to Kirby.
"Poyo" said Kirby in agreement.
"Over here" said a voice a short distance away.
Tiff looked for the source and quickly noticed Meta Knight beckoning her over to him. Tiff didn't question it and felt a sense of relief that he was there, she was quick to listen to him. Tiff and Kirby followed him to a small patch of tall grass surrounding a large tree. There they sat Reverie down as he passed out.
"Reverie?" Tiff said, checking to see if he was aware.
"It looks like he's been knocked out, he should be alright" assured Meta Knight.
Meta Knight looked through the grass to see Dedede and Escargon driving wildly around looking for Reverie.
"Well that's good. What were you doing here anyway Meta Knight?" Tiff asked.
"I was simply investigating the crash. Good to see the pilot survived. Tell me, how has he been?" Meta Knight asked.
"Oh, he's been alright mostly. He doesn't seem to remember much though. All he could tell us was his name. He was clueless about where he had come from or how he got here. He didn't even know how to use silverware" said Tiff.
"I see… he seems an awful lot like Kirby when he first got here" said Meta Knight looking at Kirby.
"Poyo" said Kirby giving him a big smile.
"Yea, a little bit. Reverie can talk and seems to understand more… but that's about it" said Tiff.
"Hmm…" said Meta Knight thinking to himself.
"What is it?" Tiff asked.
"I'm not sure. I need to return to the castle, you wait here until I can get the king to leave, then you can go. Oh, and Tiff. If you would, keep an eye on Reverie for me, I am… curious" said Meta Knight.
"Ok then. Thanks Meta Knight" said Tiff gratefully.
"Poyo" said Kirby.
Meta Knight stood up silently and left them in the grass. Tiff watched as Meta Knight approached the king's vehicle and caught their attention.
"What do you want?" Dedede asked.
"Weren't you ordered back to the castle?" Escargon asked frustrated.
"Forgive me sire but I thought you could use my assistance with the alien. Unfortunately he ran of that way and I lost him" said Meta Knight.
"You good for nothing. Fine, we'll find him later, c'mon Escargon, we got better things to do" said King Dedede.
"Yes sire" Escargon responded.
At that, the two drove away and Meta Knight took one last look at the tall patch of grass where the others were hiding, then followed after the king.
"That was too close… Let's get Reverie to your house, afterwards we can get doctor Yabui. your house is closer than his clinic so it would be better to bring him somewhere to rest as soon as we can" Tiff explained.
"Poyo!" said Kirby excitedly
"Ok then" said Tiff hoisting him onto her shoulder as best she could.
"I don't think I'll be able to carry him all the way by myself" said Tiff.
"Poyo Poyo" said Kirby hurrying over to help her.
After a brief and mostly uneventful trip they made it to Kirby's tiny dome shaped house and placed Reverie onto the bed.
"Wheiw, finally. Ok, I'll go get Yabui, you stay and look after him ok?" Tiff asked
"Poyo" said Kirby happily as he took a seat near Reverie
"Hey, what's that guy doing in my house?" sounded a voice from outside.
A voice that obviously belonged to Tokkori, and was confirmed as he flew into the window.
"First of all this is Kirby's house, not yours. And second, Reverie was hurt by King Dedede and we needed to being him somewhere to get rest" Tiff lectured
"Shouldn't you have taken him to that crazy doctor instead?" Tokkori asked.
"This place was closer, we needed to get him somewhere to rest right away, besides. We're going to get him right now… unless… hey Tokkori, do you think you could go get Yabui for us?" Tiff asked.
"Well, if it get's this guy out of my bed faster then sure" said Tokkori before flying out the window.
Tiff and Kirby waited, watching over Reverie and checking on him every now and again. Each time he seemed to be doing fine. After a brief wait the door to Kirby's house opened and in came a man, mostly Cappy in shape but had fingered hands. His hair, the same light yellow as his skin stuck out at the sides on the top of his head. He had thick grey eyebrows, a pair of glasses that prevented one from seeing his eyes, and a big grey moustache. He wore a light and standard blue colored outfit as well as a stethoscope and carried a green bag.
"I see, so this is the new fellow the mayor told us about. He seems to be unconscious" said the doctor pointing out the obvious.
"And he seems to be taking up the whole bed, hurry it up there doc" said Tokkori.
"Yes, I shall tend to him immediately. Now then, I'll just need to check a few things, assuming his physiology is anything like a Cappie's" said the doctors he pressed his stethoscope against Reverie's chest.
After a short checkup Yabui packed the tools he had used back into his green bag.
"Well now, aside from being unconscious he seems to be doing well. His breathing is regular, his heart beat, and his pulse are regular. There is nothing more I can do. Just keep an eye on him until he wakes up" The doctor explained.
Back at the castle, Dedede sat in his throne room watching television on a massive screen, laughing at a show featuring himself beating on a puppet that held a resemblance to Kirby.
"You seem to have gotten over that alien quickly sire, guess you might have finally grown up a little" said Escargon as he entered the room.
"Huh? Shoot no, I'm just taking a break from my planning for a little while. We let that guy just hang around Pupu land and we'll have another Kirby on our hands" said Dedede.
"I imagine you planning bears quite a resemblance to you sitting in front of the television laughing at yourself as well" Stated Escargon.
Dedede pounded on the arms of his chair.
"You know, this was all a lot easier with Holy Nightmare around. Sure they demanded too much money for their demon beasts… and everything else for that matter, but we had Kirby on the run plenty of times with em'. Escargon, go build something that will crush that pink menace once and for all" Ordered King Dedede.
"Well I wouldn't mind putting some inventions to the test sire, but I really don't have much left for parts to work with. Just face it sire, I think it's about time you just forget about Kirby, he really isn't worth the troub-" Escargon started before Dedede reacted.
"I can't never forget about that Kirby! He's caused me more trouble than anything, I aint for a second gonna let him get away with that!" King Dedede declared.
"Fine, but if we're gonna do anything we need more parts for me to work with and I can probably come up with something!" said Escargon.
Dedede fell silent for a moment.
"Say, Escargon, remember that formula you made a year or two ago that turned critters into demon beasts? Can't you whip some more o' that up?" Dedede asked.
"Sorry, that's a no go sire. The ingredients I needed to make that were rare, I was just lucky enough to have some at the time but I'm clean out. Not to mention I needed to order some of the stuff from that rip-off company. Now that they're gone there's not a chance" Escargon explained.
"Grr. Well we'll just have to think of someth'n" said Dedede.
The time was growing late and the bustle of the town had begun to die down. Within Kirby's house Reverie had finally begun to stir. After a minute or so, he finally opened his eyes.
"Reverie, you're awake!" said Tiff surprised and relieved.
"Poyo poyo!" said Kirby excitedly.
Reverie turned his head to them then looked at himself, covered in a blue blanket with star patterns in it. He uncovered himself and rose to a sitting position feeling groggy as he looked around the room.
"What happened? How did I get here?" Reverie asked.
"You got knocked out by King Dedede. Kirby and I brought you here to help you get better" Tiff explained.
"Poyo poyo" said Kirby.
"I see… well, thanks you two" said Reverie.
"No problem, we're just glad you're ok" said Tiff.
"Poyo!" said Kirby.
Reverie looked around the room a bit more.
"So, what is this place?" Reverie asked.
"This is Kirby's house, you'll be staying here tonight" Tiff explained.
"Poyo poyo" said Kirby happily.
Reverie smiled.
King Dedede was not the only one active in the castle. Meta Knight had returned and begun explaining his business with the two knights under his command.
"So you weren't able to figure out why that alien had come here huh?" said the long helmed knight.
"I'm afraid not. Though I do have another suspicion about him, one that I never though about. Not until I spoke to Tiff" said Meta Knight.
"Well, what is it then?" asked the pink masked knight.
"Tiff explained to me how absent minded and clueless this alien was. Sounds a bit like Kirby. When Kirby first arrived he was little more than a baby, such traits were to be expected of him. Unlike Kirby, he was able to speak when he arrived… even so I think this Reverie is a baby as well" Meta Knight explained.
"Wait, if he 's a baby then how can he talk?" asked the pink masked knight.
"That I don't know, but the evidence is there, I can suspect little else" said Meta Knight.
"So then Meta Knight, do you think he's a threat or not?" the long helmed knight asked.
"I regret to say, that I do not know" said Meta Knight.
Night had finally begun to fall and Kirby had climbed up the tree into Tokkori's nest in preparation for bed time.
Goodnight Kirby, Goodnight Reverie, I'll see you tomorrow" said Tiff as she began walking away.
Reverie stood outside and watched her leave, then looked up to Kirby who was settling in for the night. The trials of the day left Reverie drained of energy and the silent, relaxing atmosphere made him realize his exhaustion. He turned around and made his way into the house, over to the bed. However, Tokkori was in it preparing for sleep himself.
"Whoa, hold on there marsh mallow, you hogged the bed enough already today. You can go sleep outside with Kirby" said Tokkori.
Reverie stared silently at the bird then looked towards the door, back to the bed, then towards the door again.
"Well, what are you waiting for? You're letting the cold in" nagged Tokkori.
Reverie looked back to him then left the house, closing the door behind him. From there he stopped for a moment, looking for a place where he could sleep.
"Poyo, Poyo" said Kirby from Tokkori's nest.
Reverie looked over to see Kirby beckoning for him to come over. Reverie obliged and climbed the tree up to the nest.
"Poyo poyo poyo poyo" said Kirby pointing towards the nest.
Reverie looked at Kirby, then to the nest which appeared a bit too small for the both of them.
"Sorry Kirby, I don't think I can fit up here" said Reverie.
"Poyo" said Kirby upset.
Reverie looked around then down to the base of the tree.
"I can sleep down there though" said Reverie pointing to the bottom of the tree.
"Poyo" said Kirby happily.
Reverie climbed back down and leaned against the tree looking up at the stars feeling a comfort from it. He looked up to the nest where Kirby slept and remembered what tiff had said to them.
"Good night Kirby" said Reverie but he received no response, Kirby had already fallen asleep.
Following his new friend's lead, he shortly did as well.
By now everyone had fallen asleep, however, as they did so, something else had just begun to wake up. In the forest sat the pod that had brought Reverie to this unfamiliar planet. At the time, it was silent and static, only it's baser functions operating. Now there was something new, a soft hum coming from it from somewhere inside it. As it hummed there were lights on the floor activating, sounds of clunking machines beneath it's floor. Shortly, tiny hatches opened ejecting metallic spheres. Finally a thin antenna rose up from the roof. For a moment a purple charge of energy snaked it's way to the top as the hum grew louder. It's final action was a charge at the top of the antenna growing ever so slightly until it finally discharged a large corona of purple light in all directions, then fell silent.
[And there is the end of chapter 2. As I have said in chapter 1 I am likely to mix things from both dubs or chose something specific from one. For example I chose to Keep Dedede with his southern accent because that's more fun to write. If you're curious about what I chose from each dub go ahead and ask. If not, then I will see you in chapter 3]