"You're going to burn a hole into the floor with how fast you're walking…" Himeko told Asta. The red-haired navigator of the "funny space train," as Magolor put it, was currently standing next to the door to Herta's office, while Asta was pacing in front her. Asta was biting her fingernails nervously.

"A person who I barely know has broken into my boss' office! I'm going to be so fired!" Asta argued.

"No, you're not. You're the only one who can manage all the day to day activities of the Station. I doubt Herta can even find somebody as skilled as you are," Himeko said, taking a sip of her coffee.

"Hmm… but still, I'm responsible for keeping her office orderly and presentable while her dolls are offline. If she logs into the Station and discovers that her office has been turned into a mess by some… some… some weird cat-wizard guy, she'll put on the first flight back to the planet!" Asta said. "How come you're not even remotely worried?! Herta might find a way to blame you too, since you brought him to the Master' Control Zone!"

"I wasn't the one who let him land the Lor Starcutter in the docking bay," Himeko said casually, causing Asta to sputter. After a couple of seconds, she added, "Though, it was more a crash than a landing, to be honest." The astronomer shrieked, and Himeko couldn't help but chuckle slightly at her own expense.

"But still, I doubt Magolor would make a mess of the place. I've been able to talk to him here, even though he said very little to me, I know that I can consider him a… kindred spirit, of sorts."

"Kindred spirit…?" Asta asked, and Himeko nodded.

"Tell me if this sounds familiar: there was once a person from a lonely planet, who always wanted to travel the stars. One day, they discovered an old relic that allows them to travel through different planets, and after many mishaps and mistakes, they now travel the stars with their friends."

"...You make it sound like he's your long lost brother or something," Asta grumbled, prompting Himeko to giggle. She opened her mouth to say something, but before he could, a loud shriek came from Herta's office which was quickly followed by the sound of an explosion. Asta's eyes widened like a saucer, and she ran up to the door.

"Magolor! What're you going in there!? If you broke anything, so help me, I'll…!" Asta shouted, pounding her fist into the door. Himeko frowned and placed a hand on her chin. It sounded like Magolor threw one of his Magic Bombs, but why would he feel the need to throw one?

A couple seconds later, and the door hissed upon. Magolor was standing on the other side, looking more curious than anything. He reached to the side, and presented the two scientists a silver platter. On it was the very head of Madam Herta's doll, though the hair and hat were scorched, and it was missing an eye.

"What's with this sassy lost head?" Magolor asked, in an almost frighteningly casual manner. Asta shrieked, and Himeko looked at him, dumbfounded.

"That would be the master of the Space Station, Madam Herta," Himeko answered. Magolor's eyes brightened. He took the head off the platter and threw it forwards. Asta yelped as she tried catching it, nearly falling off the balcony to prevent the plate from flying into any consoles.

"You wouldn't happen to have a screwdriver in that suitcase of yours do you?" Magolor asked. Himeko reached behind her, and grabbed a screwdriver with a red handle. "Thank you!" Afterwards, he jammed it into the puppets face, and pried it open, revealing the metal endoskeleton underneath, a mess of wires, and green circuit boards.

"What in the world are you doing!?" Asta all but shouted, and then pointed a finger at Himeko. "And why are you letting him destroy Herta's puppet!?"

"What? Earlier I said I wanted to know what Herta was hiding, so I'm going to take these circuit boards so that the Lor can hack into them and reveal what's inside," Magolor answered.

"I have to admit, I am curious as to the inner workings of Herta's puppets. Given how she's a member of the Genius Society, I wouldn't be surprised if there were mechanics that even I am not aware of," Himeko answered.

"I think I left some pieces of broken puppets inside. Though, I think my Magic Bombs might've melted their innards a tiny bit."

Asta stared at the two Erudition Pathstriders in disbelief. After a while, she groaned in disbelief and let the two fiddle with their robot parts. She returned to her station and continued monitoring the security footage, checking whether or not the remaining scientists had successfully evacuated from their labs.

As Asta combed through the footage, she wondered if she would come across Magolor's associate. She grumbled, realizing that she probably should've asked for the name of his partner, even if he was easily identifiable. At the very least, it'd be much easier to call him by name rather than "The Kid Who Soloed the Doomsday Beast."

"Hey, Asta? Some tiny kid is here to see you," Magolor said. Asta turned and yelped, as the wizard's head was poking out of a star-shaped portal. She's still confused as to how his face is constantly covered in shadows. A second later, Magolor retreated back into the space time rift, and the main entrance to the Mastrol Control Zone hissed open.

"Lady Asta!"

"Arlan!? You're okay!" The pink-haired woman whirled around and found the head of security running towards her. "What's happe–!?"

"The Astral Express crew are being attacked!" Arlan shouted.

"What!?" Asta could hear Himeko shout. A portal opened up beside them, allowing Himeko and Magolor to pass through and stand beside them.

"There's a boy with pink hair and psychic powers! He saved us from a Trampler, but then he started going after the new member of the Astral Express!" Arlan explained, drawing gasps from the Asta and the Erudition Pathstriders.

"Pink hair!?" Asta shouted.

"Psychic powers?" Magolor questioned.

"New member…?" Himeko said slowly.

"Hmmmm… Asta, could you pull up the security footage of the Storage Zone?" Magolor asked. The head researcher nodded and started typing in commands on her console. After a short while, the four human's eyes widened significantly. The sole Dreamlander hummed curiously.

From what they could see, the entirety of the Storage Zone was covered completely in ice and snow. Massive icicles the size of grown humans were growing on the roof, and occasionally came crashing down. The holographic bridge was encased in ice, and multiple monsters from the Antimatter Legion and Another Dimension were trapped inside blocks of ice. It was like a blizzard had suddenly formed inside the room.

"Oh my…" Magolor hummed. He then turned towards Himeko. "I think you told me that one of your crewmates had a mastery over ice?"

"Not on this level…" Himeko muttered, placing a hand over her mouth.

Magolor thought for a moment and clicked his tongue. "Keep checking the cameras," He told Asta. She nodded. Thankfully, only that specific room was completely covered in ice. Their tracks of icicles in other rooms, yes, but it seemed that most of the damage was centered in that specific hallway.

"Wait, go back two cameras!" Himeko suddenly said. Asta did as she asked, and the screen depicted an empty laboratory. Multiple instruments and research papers were scattered all over the floor, and there was somebody, a woman in a black jacket and white shirt, slowly lifting themselves up.

"Who is that?" Himeko asked.

"Huh? I thought you already knew who she was?" Arlan asked.

Magolor stared intently at the groaning woman. He snapped his fingers, and the three humans flinched as multiple different signals and systems were added to the screen's UI, all of them in a language that they couldn't understand.

"Ah. I think I know why Kirby has gone and started attacking them," Magolor said, causing the other three to look at him strangely. "To put it simply, I found out where your extra-dimensional power source is, and lemme tell you, it ain't very nice." He pointed to the woman, just as a giant snowball barreled into the room.

Stelle was having the weirdest first few hours of her life.

First, there was that woman with purplish-red hair, Kafka, her mind supplies, telling her to reach the "end of her journey," whatever that meant. Then, some boy tried to kiss her, and she slapped him away, sending him sprawling onto the floor. After introductions, the boy she slapped, Dan Heng, split off from her March 7th to find someone. Once they split up, the two girls were assaulted at every moment from small (and cute, according to March) monsters in addition to the Legionnaires.

After meeting up with Dan Heng and Arlan, they made their way towards the Master Control, only for their progress to be impeded by a giant purple centaur. And… Stelle groaned in annoyance. Everything else was a blur. She remembers something pink crashing into the Trampler, March cooing, Dan Heng looking worried… and there was some sort of pull? That sounds about right.

Wait, wait! Pink and… that kid! The small pink kid with the psychic powers! That's right, she remembers now! They were being attacked by the small pink kid with psychic powers!

Then, a giant snowball came crashing into the room.

Riiiiiight. They were being attacked by the small pink kid that used to have psychic powers, lost those powers, ate some of March's ice arrows, and then gained ice powers.

With a shriek, Stelle ducked as the snowball whizzed over her head, and crashed into the wall behind her. The snowball exploded, and sent multiple fast moving icicle missiles at her. Stelle gripped her bat tightly and swung at the closest missile, aiming it so that it would ricochet into the other icicles. The crashed into the side wall, erupting into multiple sharp walls of ice.

Stelle let out a shaky gasp, relieved that she hadn't died.

"Stelle!" March cried out. The gray-haired, golden eyed girl whirled around, only to see the boy with pink hair, and deep blue eyes that had stars glittering inside of them, standing on top of a platform made of ice.

The boy now wore a blue parka with white fur outlines and thick pants. The hood was pulled over his head, only allowing a few strands of pink hair to peek through. He also had thick boots and mittens, and his cheeks were more flushed than before. Overall, he looked ready to walk through a snowstorm rather than causing one. Speaking of which…

The boy took a deep breath, puffing up his cheeks. Stelle yelped and leaped out the window just as the boy breathed out a massive gust of icy wind, covering the entire room with beautiful, frozen crystals. If Stelle's life wasn't in immediate danger, she would've asked March to take a picture of it.

The boy leapt from his platform and took another breath. But, instead of letting it all out, he forced the air to flow between the gaps of his teeth, causing sharp icicles to fly from his mouth.

"Woah!" Stelle cried, side stepping each of the missiles, one managed to graze her thigh, ripping off a piece of her garter and drawing a few droplets of blood. Stelle hissed through her teeth at the pain and sent a glare to her left. "Y'know, I wouldn't mind some backup from my team!"

"I'm sorry! I can't do much when we're trapped in ice!" March shouted back. Her left arm up to her shoulder was encased in a large wall. In addition, there were some icy veins latching onto her left leg, slowly but surely crawling up her leg. Thankfully, she didn't seem to be bothered by it. To March's right, Dan Heng's entire lower body was trapped in ice, which included most of his right now. Currently, the spearman was awkwardly stabbing the ice with his weapon.

"Watch out!" March shrieked. Instantly, Stelle jumped to the left as two large snowballs crashed into the area where she once stood. She might've scoffed at the attack, had it not significantly dented the floor.

Stelle then whirled around and swung her bat downwards, but the boy blocked by raising his arms, which was encased in ice. He then pushed his arm forwards, knocking Stelle off balance as he aimed a punch at her chest. Stelle gritted her teeth and mentally prepared herself for the impact, but March had managed to free her arm in the nick of time and launched an arrow at the boy in the parka. The tip shattered when it made contact with his side, but it was (somehow) enough to knock him off his feet.

Stelle's golden eyes glittered as she raised her bat and swung at Kirby's face. He leaned back just in time to avoid the blow and swung his feet upwards, kicking Stelle in the chin. The attack causes ice to cover Stelle's mouth and leaves her unable to speak. As she lands on her back, Kirby is already on his feet and stomps his foot into the ground, causing a wave of sharp ice to slide towards Stelle.

She rolls to the side as the icicles puncture her jacket, tearing it to shreds while the freezing temperatures send goosebumps up her spine. As she rolls, she picks herself up and twirls the bat in her hands, tossing it at Kirby. He tilts his head to the side, causing the bat to sail past him, and towards Dan Heng. The spearman sees this and swings his spear upwards, knocking into the sky. March knocks an arrow and fires it, causing the bat to go careening towards Kirby. The Pink Demon hears all of this, but as he turns around to set up a wall of ice, he feels a pair of gloved hands grab the back of his head.

Stelle lifts Kirby (it's surprisingly easy to do so), preventing him from creating an icy wall, so instead he encases himself in a veil of icy energy, freezing Stelle's hand in place. She curses as an ice cube forms around Kirby, significantly increasing the puffball's weight. As his cube clatters to the ground, Stelle's arm follows alongside it, leaving her unguarded when the bat slams into her head and leaves her dazed.

Ice Kirby shatters through his own cube and exhales a cold breath. As he breathes it out, Stelle's legs are trapped in ice, all the way up to her thighs. A few seconds later, Kirby's gloved hand clocks her upside the head. Ice spreads over the lower half of her face and manages to cover her right ear. Stelle grits her teeth and swings her bat in arc in front of her, but Kirby manages to grab it with ease. He grips the bat tightly, causing a stream of ice to spread from his hands all the way to her arms.

Just as he's about to launch another punch into the center of her face, Stelle can see March coming from behind Kirby, and whacks his head with her bow, knocking him away. Dan Heng runs up from behind to engage the boy, providing cover while March begins to melt the frozen liquid with her own powers.

"What took you so long? I thought you had ice based powers too," Stelle asked as March melts the ice off her mouth. The pink haired girl narrowed her eyes slightly, focusing as she placed her gloved hands on the frozen crystals.

"I'm not sure. I can create and melt ice, but… not to the extent that he can–GET DOWN!" March says, as she pushes herself and Stelle to the ground. Icicles whizzed past their heads, slicing off a few strands of their hair. "Not only that, but this ice is… different, I guess? It's not really frozen water."

"What's that supposed to mean? Ice is water!" Stelle said. March pouted as she placed her hands on Stelle's arms, slowly defrosting them.

"I know that! But… this ice is pure, crystallized energy rather than normal ice! Think of it like really cold, frozen lasers," March mutters. Eventually, the ice around Stelle's legs begins to crack. She flexes her muscles, which causes the ice to crack and shatter completely. March smiles and places a hand on Stelle's shoulder. "Can you move all right?"

"I can't feel my legs or my batting arm from the cold…" Stelle says, "but other than that, I'm fine. Still, that only leaves the question of how the heck are we gonna beat this guy?" Stelle struggles to get up, and March has to grab onto her side to keep her from falling over.

"That's… a good question. Let's see… Why don't we just tire him out?" March suggests getting a raised eyebrow from Stelle. "I'm pretty sure that his… Copy Abilities run on some sort of timer. Once that timer runs out, we'll rush him and kick his butt."

"I think there's a problem with your plan, March," Stelle mutters. She suddenly grabs her and pulls her to the side, just as another giant snowball comes crashing down. "We actually need to live for more than ten seconds!"

Dan Heng grunted as he blocked another set of icicle missiles from Kirby. From the moment he fell from the sky, the spearman knew that Kirby wasn't some ordinary kid, and his worries were only proven the moment the fight started. Dan Heng twirled the spear in his hands and stabbed forwards, only for Kirby to dodge by tilting to the side. He tried to grab the spear and freeze, but Dan Heng lifted it, slamming the shaft into the side of Kirby's head.

Despite his apparent age, Kirby moved expertly on the battlefield. Too expertly, Dan Heng thought. Being self-taught was one thing, but the skill level this boy had far exceeded anything that a self-taught martial artist could ever aspire to be.

Kirby staggered back slightly and then rushed towards Dan Heng, fists at his side. The spearman was about to sidestep the punch, but Kirby had aimed where he was going to jump and fired multiple icicle missiles from his mouth. Dan Heng cursed and stopped his moment by driving the tip of his spear into the ground as the missiles grazed his side. Before Kirby could land a punch to his stomach, Dan Heng raised his knee and hit his arm, knocking his hand of course. A beam flew from his mittens, and covered a wall with ice when it made contact.

Silently, Dan Heng cursed. Ice breath, snowballs, icicles, and now lasers that freeze instead of melt, he groused mentally. He turned his attention back to Kirby, started to breathe deeply. Dan Heng noticed this, but instead of running away, he ran forwards and slammed his elbow into the puffball's chest. Kirby let out a startled gasp, and his concentrated breath of air turned into a mere breeze. Dan Heng quickly jumped back as Kirby let out cold energy in all directions around, freezing his immediate surroundings.

Not only that, he has many methods of punishing us for getting too close! Dan Heng said, narrowing his eyes. The openings he leaves are too small to take advantage of!

Dan Heng grips his spear tightly and stabs forward, breaking through a set of icicles that Kirby had created. He then slashed forwards, forcing Kirby to jump backwards and position himself between two large blocks of ice. He kicked the blocks forward, and they went sliding towards Dan Heng. The archivist blinked, and slashed through the blocks, and subsequently released a Dupa and a Reaver.

"What the–!?" Dan Heng cursed. The Reaver howled and lunged forwards, prompting the spearman to bring up his spear to defend. However, the Dupa jumped up and bit into his shoulder. Its teeth weren't very sharp, but they caused enough of a shock to keep his mind off the Reaver for a few seconds. The blade of the Voidranger slashed his chest, tearing a hole in his shirt and drawing blood from his chest.

Dan Heng's eyes widened in surprise as the Reaver raised its blade. He vigorously shook his arm, dislodging the Dupa and throwing it at the monster's head, disorienting it for a moment. Dan Heng took that moment to slash through the small green thing and the Voidranger in half but doing so allowed Kirby to encase his lower body in half with a cold breath. His eyes widened when he saw Kirby thrust his hand forwards, causing ice to spread all over his chest. Dan Heng closed his eyes, expecting to be encased completely in frozen energy…!

But Kirby just swiped his hand across the wound, covering it in a thin layer of ice to stop the bleeding. Dan Heng blinked when Kirby reached into his pockets, pulled out an Energy Drink, and placed it in the spearman's hands. Once that was done, Kirby flashed him a smile and a thumbs up, and went off to go fight his companions.

Dan Heng stared at the bottle in his hands, more confused than ever before. "Why didn't he…"

"Urgh! Where the heck did those two go!?" March groaned, melting away another set of jagged icicles. Beside her, Stelle raised her bat and smashed it against the ice wall, creating a hole just big enough for them to crawl through. Groaning, Stelle ran her hands through her silver hair, shaking away fresh patches of snow and ice shavings.

"What's our game plan? It's like we can just rush and knock those powers out. He's a ranged and melee fighter, and that's not even mentioning that short range instant freeze attack he has," Stelle asked. March shrugged halfheartedly and placed a hand on Stelle's shoulder. After a few moments, a thin layer of ice covered the golden-eyed girl, but unlike the boy's frozen energy, this ice was thin and breathable, and even provided a decent amount of protection. March applied the same ice shield to herself.

"Actually, I think I might have an idea. That instant freeze attack seems like it can only last a few seconds, tops. Not only that, but he also has to charge up for his ice breath!" March explained.

"So, if we attack him when he's charging, or immediately after that instant freeze attack, we might be able to deal some damage!" Stelle finished.

"Right! Now, first up we have to–oh come on…" March stomped her feet in annoyance and pointed to the hole Stelle made. She peered through, and sighed when a giant snowball came barreling towards them. The rumbling got louder and louder, until the snowball crashed through the icy wall and sent the two girls flying. As the snowball exploded against the wall, two streams of ice spread from the ground and covered the girls' ankles, tethering them to the floor. Luckily, Stelle was able to break through it easily with one swing of her bat. Immediately after, two more icicles flew in from the hallway and landed right next to March, covering most of her body in ice and pinning her to the wall.

"Shit!" Stelle cursed. A second later, she felt a gloved hand grip her wrist, and felt a powerful attack blow the air out her lungs. She probably would've been sent flying, had her feet not been pinned to the ground with ice. Panicking, Stelle swung her bat, but Kirby blocked it with his arm. As Kirby reared his fist back for another punch, Stelle slid her foot out of her heels and kneed Kirby in the stomach. As March predicted, the boy immediately performed his instant freeze attack.

Stelle smirked, and the instant Kirby dropped his attack, she slammed her bat into his face as hard as he could. Kirby only yelped in surprise and staggered backwards, but in that time, Stelle smashed the ice around her feet, and swung her bat in Kirby's direction. Kirby's eyes narrowed, and as he was falling, he grabbed onto her bat. Stelle assumed he was going to freeze her arm again, but instead he yanked it away. Kirby landed on his feet and covered the bat in ice, turning it into an incredibly sharp icicle. Kirby threw it like a javelin, which Stelle had to duck under. She was tempted to go after it but heard the Pink Demon beginning to charge another ice breath.

As Kirby breathed out another cloud of ice, Stelle pivoted to the side to avoid it, and once he inhaled again, she punched him in the stomach. His half-powered exhale froze Stelle's left, but she was still able land another hit to the side of Kirby's head. He crashed into the floor, sliding along his own icy road.

"Fuck…!" Stelle cursed. One punch to her arm shattered the ice easily, but was having trouble moving it. At this rate, she probably got hypothermia before they knocked the parka off of him.

"March! You okay!?" Stelle shouted across the room. She could hear the sound of ice shattering, and an annoyed huff.

"Yeah, I'm good. Did you beat him?" Another round of icicles was launched at them, with Kirby skating right behind them.

"It doesn't matter what we do, he just keeps getting back up!" Stelle says. She grabs one of the icicles as they whiz past her, freezing her hand again. Gritting her teeth, Stelle uses the momentum of the missile to whirl her around, and let's go as it points towards Kirby. The missile crashes into the ground beside Kirby's feet, freezing it. Kirby's eyes go wide, and he yelps as he faceplants onto the floor, sliding across it. Immediately, March whirls around and produces another arrow. As she fires, the arrow shatters and becomes multiple bunny-shaped figurines. As Kirby slams his head into the wall, the figurines crash into the ground and explode, covering the area in an icy mist. Once the mist dissipates, the two girls could see Kirby trapped inside of a large block of ice.

March and Stelle both let out a sigh of relief and slumped to the ground simultaneously.

"Finally, it's over…!" March sighed in relief, but she received an annoyed glance from Stelle.

"Why didn't you try and freeze him from the start?"

"I thought he could defrost ice like me!" March said, gently whacking Stelle's shoulder. "Anyways, now that's over, we should head back to Dan Heng. I just hope that Arlan made it to the Master Control Zone okay…" Stelle nodded, and then glanced at the ice cube.

"What're we gonna do with him?" She asked, pointing her thumb up. March shrugged.

"Well, we stopped him. Let the security department deal with him," She drawled. This got a chuckle out of Stelle.

"Sounds like a plan, but first… Wait a minute." Stelle muttered, turning her head towards the block of ice. "Shouldn't the kid's eyes be open?" March hummed questioningly and turned around.

"Oh, you've gotta be fucking kidding me," March cursed tiredly. Inside the ice cube, Kirby had somehow managed to close his eyes. His face looked relaxed, almost like he was taking a nap. Stelle would've thought that was the case, if Kirby's fingers had begun to close into fist, causing the ice to crack.

"Shit, get out of here!" Stelle shouted, picking up the frozen lance that was her bat and dragging March by the shoulder as hairline cracks turned into deep trenches. Soon enough, the entire block shattered, sending pieces of shrapnel flying everywhere.

"OH CRAP!" March shouted as the pieces flew towards them. She crossed her arms in front of her and closed her eyes tightly, waiting for the pieces to tear through her arm and slice them to bits, but that never happened. Confused, March slowly opened one eye, only to find the ice inches away from their face, floating lifelessly in front of them.

"What the…" Stelle muttered. Suddenly, their feet started to slip on the floor, and the ice began floating backwards, as though some force was dragging them backwards. The suction became stronger, and the two girls were whisked off there. Still stabbed her bat into the ground, and March's fingers managed to graze the floor, allowing her to create thick supports made of ice that kept them tethered to the floor. Their eyes widened as they saw the boy in the parka with his mouth wide open, inhaling every speck of ice in the room. The vortex died down when he closed his mouth, and after a large gulp, his entire body began to shine.

The boy's pale skin changed into a shade of ice cold blue, though his cheeks still retained their rosy color. His parka changed from blue to pink, and pieces of ice began growing on the sleeves, legs and boots, taking the appearance of armor plating. The hood was blown away by a sudden burst of cold wind, allowing the boy's curly pink hair to flow freely, until a whirlwind of snow started spiraling over his head in place, forming into a white fluffy swirl reminiscent of soft swerve ice cream. A head band appeared over his forehead, adorned with a large snowflake and glowing star in the center.

With the grace of a professional ice skater, Snow Bowl Kirby spun in place with one foot, waving his arms up and down as he did so. As he came to a stop, a large star shone on the floor under him for a brief moment, as Kirby extended one arm forward and threw the other to his side, balancing on one foot while the other was lifted into the air.

"He's adorable…!" March whined.

Snow Bowl Kirby started skating on the floor, creating ice as he slid across the floor. The two girls watched, mesmerized as he performed a spinning jump in the air, and landed gracefully with his arms and extending outwards. Kirby waved happily as he slid around in circles, and despite herself, March waved back.

Stelle's eyes widened and looked down at their feet. "Oh crap…" She muttered, and once she realized the floor was completely covered in ice, the two girls started slipping and sliding uncomfortably. March mostly seemed to maintain her balance, flailing her arms while her legs slid uncontrollably, while Stelle faceplanted onto the floor after a few seconds. She hissed as she tried pushing herself up, as though Snow Bowl's ice was practically ten times colder than base Ice's.

Soon, Kirby skated to the middle of the ice rink, and spun in place as frozen energy began to accumulate around him. After a few seconds, that energy turned into packed snow, and Kirby once again transformed into an 8 foot tall snowball with cosmic blue eyes and happy smile. March cooed again, and Stelle glared daggers at her. Looking back, she noticed that the giant snowball's smile became a determined look as it started spinning rapidly.

March's eyes widened. She manifested her bow, and fired a dull arrow out of the way, pushing Stelle out of just as the giant snowball had attempted to run her over. The snowball crashed into the wall, completely destroying it while massive icicles the size of a human flew out, each aimed right at the golden-eyed girl. Thankfully, the force of March's arrow was just enough to push Stelle out of the rink, allowing her to get to her feet quickly and book it. The icicles exploded right next to her, launching the Stellaron host into an empty elevator shaft.

Stelle struggled to her feet, as streams of ice came rushing towards her. She cursed as the veins reached her heels in an instant, freezing everything up to her waist. Stelle raised her bat to break the ice, but two more veins climbed up the walls and somehow began to freeze the air, allowing the two tendrils to reach her arms, freezing them over her head. Stelle looked forwards and saw Snow Bowl's ball barreling towards her. From behind, March fired an arrow that hit the side of the ball, knocking it off course.

The snowball destroyed the ice restraining her arms, and Stelle immediately brought them down to shatter the ice on her legs. She immediately whirled around and swung her bat, striking one of the large icicles then came rushing out when the snowball exploded. However, instead of being knocked away, the tip of the icicle dug into Stelle's weapon, causing her golden eyes to widen, and launched. The blow turned her arms to jelly and launched her right into March. The girl shrieked as Stelle crashed into her, and both were sent flying into a nearby wall.

The moment their backs collided with the cold metal, multiple streams of ice cold energy spread across the floor. Stelle and March tried to scamper away, but the ice nearly instantly covered the two girls up to their necks. Stelle gasped at the cold, while March whimpered slightly.

"Can you get us out of here?!" Stelle asked as March tried to open her hand, forcing her fingers to move against the thick crystals. Just as she managed to open them, a shadow appeared over them. March struggled to crane her neck upwards, and physically deflated when she saw the massive icicle hovering over them.

"Umm…" March stuttered. Stelle could see blocks in the corner and grit her teeth as it seemed to grow bigger and bigger. Both girls frowned when Snow Bowl Kirby jumped on top of the icicle. He spun on top of the icicle with a great big smile on his face, and yet a vacant stare in his starry, cosmic blue eyes.

Kirby jumped up and slammed both his feet into the icicle. Stelle and March screwed their eyes, waiting to be crushed by who knows how many pounds of packed ice. When the ashen-haired girl instead felt snow fluttering across her face instead, she felt relieved that her life lasted more than an hour or two, but also confused due to the fact that they were still alive. A couple seconds later, the ice restraining the two girls had seemingly transformed into snow as well.

"What the heck…?" Stelle muttered. She looked to her right and found a dark blue knight standing in front of Snow Bowl Kirby. The knight sheathed his golden blade, and turned around. To both her and March's surprise, he bowed at the waist.

"I apologize for Kirby's behavior. I assure you, he was only concerned about the wellbeing of the station and the planet," The knight said. He wore blue chestplate, gray gauntlets and pauldrons, and purple greaves. His face was completely obscured by a silver mask with chevron split, allowing a pair of glowing yellow eyes to peer through. Attached to his back was an odd-looking purple cape that seemed to move on its own, and the left pauldron had the letter M with sword down the middle emblazoned on it.

The knight looked at Kirby. He blinked once, then twice, and then gazed at Stelle. Again, she felt a pull coming from somewhere. Snow Bowl Kirby blinked again, and after a few seconds, his cheeks flushed with embarrassment. The boy flailed his arms around and babbled incoherently and started bowing rapidly.

"What do you mean, 'he was only concerned about the wellbeing of the station and the planet!?' He took one look at us and immediately started attacking!" March yelled hotly, stomping her foot on the floor. Kirby flinched slightly and began twiddling his thumbs. After a few seconds of silence, the boy marched up to the girls and stuffed his hands in his pockets, pouting slightly. Afterwards, he took out two red, juicy tomatoes with a capital M in the center, and muttered what seemed to be an apology.

"Uh… thanks?" Stelle muttered awkwardly. Her golden eyes gazed into his cosmic blue orbs one more time, and time seemed to… stop, around them.

A few seconds later, Kirby's Super Ability ran out, and his clothing returned to normal. The boy's eyes became half-lidded, and he stumbled forward. Stelle cursed, and she caught him in her arms. At first, she thought that Kirby had over-extended when fighting them, but once she heard soft snores coming from him, Stelle calmed down. She could March cooing from the side.

The knight looked at the two of them, his eyes flashing green for just a few moments. She had no idea why they did.

"Come, we have much to discuss," The knight said, walking up to Stelle and taking the boy into his arms. Kirby whined slightly as he pulled him away, but quickly started clinging onto the knight's chestplate.

"Will he be okay?" Stelle asked tentatively.

The knight nodded. "After a nap, he'll be back to full strength," He answered. He led the two women out of the freezing room, but stopped when March huffed and stomped her foot.

"Wait a moment!" She said, pointing an accusatory finger at the knight. "Who are you!? And why should we trust you!? You're kid tried killing us not even a few moments, so how do we know you're not just leading us into some sort of trap?" She asked. Stelle blinked and stood next to March, gripping her bat tightly.

"Because if what he said is true, then our entire universe could be headed towards disaster," Dan Heng said. The two girls whirled around, and saw the archivist standing underneath the doorway, with his clothes repaired and his wounds healed. Stelle then looked towards the knight, and her gaze briefly landed on Kirby, who snuggled closely to his chestplate.

"My name is Meta Knight, and this…" He began. His turned to deep shade of blue, not unlike the boy's

"This is Kirby." Kirby smiled at the mention of his name.

META KNIGHT
Lightning / Hunt

Faction: Star Allies
Character Introduction: Leader of Dreamland's military force, The Meta-Knights, and often cited as the Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy. Has a crippling sweet tooth.
VA: Eric Newsome (Same voice as the Super Smash Bros. series)

HP: 1155
ATK: 699
DEF: 415
SPD: 130

BASIC ATK - Triple Slash [Single Target]: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 50% of Meta Knight's ATK to a single enemy.

SKILL - Upper Caliber [Single Target]: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 115% of Meta Knight's ATK to a single enemy, also, the next two Meta-Knights gain an additional attack.

ULTIMATE - Darkness Illusion [Single Target]: Deals Lightning DMG equal to 155% of Meta Knight's ATK to a single enemy, and all Meta-Knights attack every other enemy, dealing Lightning DMG equal to their combined ATK. The Meta-Knight assigned to Meta Knight cannot attack the turn this Ultimate is used.

TALENT - Meta Knightmare Returns [Enhance]: At the beginning of the battle, Meta Knight summons the Meta-Knights (Axe Knight, Trident Knight, Mace Knight, and Javelin Knight), and assigns them to aid one of their Allies. At the end of an ally's turn, the Meta-Knight assigned to that character will perform a follow-up attack on a random enemy that deals Lightning DMG equal to 70% of their assigned ally's ATK. In addition, each of the Meta-Knights have their own unique abilities:

Axe Knight's attack also hits adjacent enemies. They have a higher chance of being assigned to Erudition allies.

Trident Knight has a 5% base chance of blocking all damage directed at their assigned ally. They have a higher chance of being assigned to characters with low DEF.

Mace Knight has a 5% base chance of inflicting Weakness Break on an enemy, regardless of its weaknesses or the amount of Toughness remaining. This chance becomes 80% if they attack an enemy weak to Lightning, including bosses, as long as they have less than 45% of their HP remaining. They have a higher chance of being assigned to Destruction or The Hunt characters.

Javelin Knight can extend the duration of buffs for two additional turns, however, the assigned ally's party-wide buffs no longer affect themselves. They have a higher chance of being assigned to Harmony characters.

The Meta-Knights flee when their assigned ally is knocked down, and cannot be brought back into battle afterwards.

TECHNIQUE - Tornado Slash [Impair]: Immediately attacks the enemy. Upon entering battle, deals Lightning DMG equal to 80% of Meta Knight's ATK to all one enemy, and has a 70% base chance of inflicting that enemy with Dizziness for three turns. Enemies that are Dizzy have their ATK decreased by 15%, and have a 55% base chance of attacking another enemy.

ICE KIRBY
Ice / Dreams

ATK - +23
DEF - + 114
SPD - -73

BASIC ATK - Ice Breath [Single Target]: Deals Ice DMG equal to 50% of Kirby's ATK to a single enemy.
Super Snow Crash [AoE]: Deals Ice DMG equal to 160% of Kirby's ATK to all enemies, and each ally has a 60%/25%/15% base chance of gaining 1/2/3 stacks of Packed Ice for three turns. Each stack of Packed Ice increases DMG Reduction by 20%.

SKILL - Ice Sprinkle [Enhance]: Increases the DMG Reduction of all allies by 30% for 2 turns.
Super Impenetrable Snow Man [Enhance]: All allies gain a shield that can absorb DMG equal to 100% of Kirby's DEF, are given 2 stacks of Packed Ice, and Taunts all enemies for 2 turns.

ULTIMATE - Bring on the Super Ability! Snow Bowl [Enhance]: Kirby transforms into Snow Bowl Kirby, increasing his DEF by 75%, his ATK by 25%, and reducing his speed by 30%, also, he gains 3 points of Copy Essence. Snow Bowl Kirby can only lose one point of Copy Essence at the end of his turn from this point on, however, he becomes Base Kirby once he no longer has Copy Essence. As Snow Bowl Kirby, his Basic ATK becomes "Super Snow Crash" and his skill becomes "Super Impenetrable Snow Man." Kirby's turn does not end when he uses this Ultimate.

FLY, KIRBY OF THE STARS!
Light Cone / Dreams

Just a Little More! - The wearer gains an additional turn in their transformed state.

The artwork depicts Kirby riding atop Landia as they fly through Another Dimension. In the background, Bandanna Waddle Dee and Meta Knight can be seen with their weapons in hand, knocking away Dupas and Darpas.

In a shocking turn of events, Magolor has stolen the Master Crown! Who could've known such a thing could happen!? Before the deceptive wizard could close the portal for good, Landia lifts Kirby and friends onto their backs, and flies into through just in the nick of time. Can our beloved heroes find Magolor and beat him before he can take over the universe?

Of course they can! Afterwards, it's time for lunch!

MY FRIEND AND THE SUNSET
Light Cone / Hunt

Take It! - Increases the ATK of the wearer by 15%. When the wearer takes damage, their next action is Advanced Forwarded by 15%.

The artwork depicts Kirby standing by a cliff that overlooks the endless ocean, as the sun begins to disappear beyond the horizon. He is sitting on a Wheelie, as the Battleship Halberd crashes into the sea. In the corner, a pair of bat wings can barely be seen, flying away from the wreckage.

"..."

"I don't know what awaits this planet in the future." The winged knight flies by the cliff and looks down. The child of the Void looks up, and the two lock eyes.

There's a nod of understanding.

"But… I think we'll be alright."

"I'm hungry. I think I'll go to Chef Kawasaki's place."

SUPREME RULER'S CORONATION
Light Cone / Erudition

Black Hole - Increases the wearer's Crit DMG by 30%. When an ally inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy, the wearer gains 1 stack of Singularity for one turn. Each stack of Singularity increases the wearers Weakness Break Efficiency by 5%.

The artwork depicts Magolor Soul cupping its hands around Magolor, who dons his Interdimensional Traveler outfit and is wrapped in thorny branches. The main eyes of Magolor Soul gazes blankly in front of it, while the red eye in its mouth stares hungrily at Magolor.

"Kirby… ugh! I hate having to rely on you, and your vacant stare when I revealed my grand plan to you was truly insulting. Well, let's see if you can break this thing on my head. If you can, then someday… hee hee heee…!"

"I may get to toy with you again!"