Ok, now is where the action begins… and no, it's not Meta Knight, Mr Guest. Sorry.
Chapter Six: Is it Just Me, or is it Getting Colder in Here?
The next day, Fumu awoke to find the castle empty. Of course it would be; everybody was preparing the party for later that evening. She got dressed in her usual clothes and decided to help them by keeping Kirby distracted until it was time.
She had to keep him away from both the party room, and the courtyard. Yes, most of the party would take place in the party room, but the games and activities, like pin the tail on the donkey and the piñata were being set up in the courtyard.
She decided to take Kirby for a walk. More accurately, she walked and Kirby rode on her shoulders so that he wouldn't run off and ruin the surprise.
After a bit of walking, she felt something go 'squelch' under her foot. Lifting it up, she saw that it was something red. Looking further on, she saw lots of little red berries all over the ground. She ignored them, however, as she saw that they were not harmful.
... Or were they?
Anyway, Fumu kept on walking. The two talked happily about things until they were interrupted by a little yellow canary.
"The artypay is eadyray." Tokkori whispered to the young girl. Fumu knew exactly what this meant, and nodded to him. He flew off.
"Hey, Kirby," she said to the little pink puffball, "Would you like to play a game?"
Kirby nodded happily. "Bai!"
"Okay then. Close your eyes."
Kirby did as he was told.
"No peeking!" Fumu warned him. She started walking towards the party room, excitement building up inside her.
Everybody was waiting for her to arrive, including Marx, who had no idea what was happening.
When Fumu entered the room, it was pitch black.
"Okay, you can open your eyes now." She told Kirby.
The Ponyan did so, even though he was confused. And then it happened.
"Surprise!" Everybody shouted as the lights turned on, jumping out of their hiding places. Kirby laughed happily.
"Poyo! Thank... Friends!"
After a bit if talking, eating and general celebrating, in which Marx was mysteriously missing from, the group went to the courtyard.
"Is it just me, or is it getting colder in here?" asked Bun, shivering as they started setting up the piñata.
"It's just you." Fumu answered.
Meta Knight thought otherwise, however.
"Winter berries." he whispered.
"Pardon?"
"Winter berries, over there." Meta answered, pointing to some little red berries on the ground. "They make the area around them colder."
"That makes sense." Bun smiled.
"No, it doesn't." Replied Meta, his eyes turning green. "Winter berries only grow in snowy places. For them to be so far away from their natural habitat... It's very unusual."
A roar suddenly erupted from behind the group.
"Um... Meta Knight?" Fumu gasped. "I don't think that those berries are the only things that are making it cold!"
They turned and came to face something they hadn't seen for a long time.
"Ice Dragon!"
The Ice Dragon was approaching fast, only stopping every so often to mean down and pick up some winter berries from the ground. Every time he ate some, he grew a tiny bit bigger.
The Dragon crashed through the wall, roaring loudly. Everybody was running away, trying to escape. Kirby sprung into action, running up and trying to inhale it.
"Kirby, no!" Fumu cried. She tried to run up to him, but Meta Knight grabbed,her arm. She called out to the young star warrior. "Run! You're going to be crushed!"
Kirby realized, only a little bit too late. Fumu desperately called the Warp Star, but it was too late. The Dragon's foot fell on top of the little puffball. The last thing Fumu saw was two flashes of white light, but that was probably nothing.
When the Dragon lifted his foot again, Kirby was nowhere to be seen. There wasn't a hole, or even a pink pancake. He was gone.
Outside the castle, watching everything, was the cloaked figure.
"It has been done." he chuckled quietly.
And then he was gone.