Jigglypuff

There she was at the bar, looking mighty unhappy. She had a round pink body that was like a balloon, with tiny little arms and feet. Flowing from her great big blue eyes were twin streams of tears. She had an ice cream sundae in front of her, but the ice cream was melting away and the hot fudge had gone cold. It was such a sight as to make your heart tremble in sympathy, that such a lovely girl should be so upset.

Not only that, but everyone else in the bar was fast asleep, passed out wherever they sat. Now that was kind of creepy. But I felt I could deal with that later. I went up to the bar and jumped onto one of the bar stools next to her. "Hey, are you gonna eat that ice cream?"

She shook her head no (well, her body), but then looked at me. Her eyes didn't blink, but they were such a watery blue that I didn't really mind.

But there was melting ice cream, and that was a crime. "Then, can I have it?"

"Uh, okay, I guess," she said in a gorgeous voice with a strange accent. I suppose it's that Pokespeak accent, because Pikachu does the same thing. But it was so lovely coming from her.

I grinned. "Yay, ice cream!" I opened my mouth and chomped down the whole thing: melted cream, cooled hot fudge, cherry on top, soggy sprinkles and nuts, oozed whipped cream, pretty glass container, and a metal spoon. So good, but I spit the container and spoon back out onto the bar.

Her tears stopped a bit as she just stared at me. "Um, you're not another Jigglypuff," she said, uncertain. "But you're not a Clefairy either."

"Nope," I told her. "Hiya, I'm Kirby, the hero of Dreamland! That was great ice cream. So what's going on? Is it nap time?" I brought out an orange nap cap and put it on.

"Um, no," the Jigglypuff said. "I came here to get the ice cream while there wasn't much going on in the stadium, and I told the bartender that I'd sing for it if he'd let me. He laughed and said, 'Sure, give it a shot'. So I sang my very best song so that everybody could hear it. But by the time I was only halfway through it, everybody was asleep." Her tears started up again. "That always happens. I try to show people how well I sing and they always fall asleep in the middle of the song. Am I that boring? I never ever get to finish my song ever." Then she started sobbing again.

I pouted. "Aw, that's terrible. But it must be a great lullaby." Then I got an idea. "Hey, can I hear your very best song?"

She brought her hands to her sides. "Um, you'd fall asleep too."

Winking at her, I said, "Don't worry! I'm the hero of Dreamland, so it's no big deal. Come on, I wanna hear you sing."

"Well, all right," she said with a sigh. She wiped away her tears, then took a few deep breaths. Then she began to sing.

It was really amazing. Jigglypuff's voice was so clear and smooth; she might be able to touch the hardest hearts and amaze the most cynical jaded ears. Although, she was right about one thing. After hearing the song, I got really drowsy. So I pulled out a pillow and took a nap.

Back in the Dreamworld, I heard her starting to cry again. "Keep singing!" I called out to her mind, which surprised her, but she went back after a brief faltering. I took the Star Rod and made sure that everybody who was sleeping in the room could hear Jigglypuff's song, no matter how deep in Dreamland they were. And her voice made my home seem more vibrant and peaceful than ever before.

Once she finished the song, I left Dreamland and woke back up. She wasn't teary-eyed anymore, but she looked uncertain. "Did you hear it?"

"Sure did," I told her. "It was amazing! You made the Dreamlands even more beautiful. You're really really amazing, you know that?"

Her pink cheeks turned a bit red, but she smiled. "Oh, you think so? I'm happy to hear that."

I jumped up and down on the bar stool. "I gotta take you to Dreamland sometime. It'll be lots of fun! Oh, but right now, I want more ice cream. Do you want some more ice cream?"

She laughed, which was also beautiful. "Well I haven't had any yet, so I can't have more. But yeah, I'd like to actually eat my sundae this time." She looked around at the snoozing patrons and staff. "But, we'd have to wait for them all to wake up."

"No problem!" I jumped up onto the bar itself and pulled out a microphone. After taking a quick breath, I went, "BUUUUUUUUURRRRP!"

Seconds later, everyone in the bar was awake again, complaining about my epic belching. But they did compliment Jigglypuff on her fantastic song, so she was beaming all evening. Nobody wanted to hear her sing again, though.

Except me.

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Emerald entry: Nothing can avoid falling asleep hearing a Jigglypuff's song. The sound waves of its singing voice match the brain waves of someone in a deep sleep.

Jigglypuff is the 400th Pokemon covered by Pokedex One-shots. Yay!