Stelle received 1 new message from Kirby

Kirby: wocboeinpqwmwovbie

Stelle: ?

Kirby: ei3b92nf03uvnpoemceib

Stelle: I… have no idea what you're saying

Kirby: weoinvpomebvn23jf308b

Kirby: eivnpqmfjber0iwndoueb

Stelle: Whatever it is, I agree with your opinion

Kirby: o3unv3riubv

Kirby: ((+_+)) ((+_+)) ((+_+))

Stelle: …

Stelle: Good talk, Kirby

"Stelle, you're alright!" March says, crashing into the gray-haired girl and giving her a bone crushing hug.

"March, March, March I just came out of surgery!" Stelle cried, rapidly tapping onto the ice girl's shoulder. She gasped, and immediately released Stelle from her iron grip.

"Oh no! Did something happen? You're not dying are you!?" She cried, tears forming in her (pretty) eyes.

"I got bites on my neck and arms, but they'll recover soon…" Stelle said.

"Oh… How deep did they go…?" March asked quietly.

"Not very far, and they closed up with a few stitches, but… My back was badly burned from an energy bullet, so they had to perform a skin graft. They got the extra skin from my leg, so now it feels kinda sore," Stelle explained. March's expression dropped slightly, and she nervously bit her lip.

"Oh… uh…" She stuttered, looking at Stelle's golden eyes nervously. "What's a skin graft?"

"It's a special procedure used to repair broken skin by using healthy skin from another part of the body," Dan Heng told her. The girls turned around, and found Dan Heng limping towards them, supporting his weight on a cane. Even though he was still wearing his shirt, Stelle could see dark splotches staining his chest and stomach.

"Ah… those are from the Shotzos, right?" Stelle asked, and Dan Heng nodded.

"Shotzos…" March parroted. "What are those? I know that Dupas are the green eggs, Darpas and Dippas are the purple blobs with wings, and Deppas are the big ones with the horns, and I think at some point Meta Knight shouted something about… Halcandra Dees?"

"Shotzos are just cannons," Dan Heng answered. "Some of them can track your location."

"Cannons with… wings? Or weird eyeballs? Lasers?" March prodded.

"No. Just normal cannons filled with lead," Dan Heng said.

"Ah," March said awkwardly. "So, what else did your portal have?"

"Too much fire, if you ask me. According to Madam Herta, the space looked like a volcano on the planet below, back when it was active," He answered. "Inside the den, we fought two Fire Doomers, but the arena we were in was surrounded by Shotzos. I was dealing with one of the Doomers alongside the puppet, but at that moment, Madam Herta logged on. Her movements stopped suddenly and I ended up getting shot as a result."

"That… must've hurt," Stelle commented, awkwardly scratching the soreness on her legs. She felt her injuries were tame and miniscule compared to Dan Heng's. He didn't even mention any burns from the fire hazards or the Doomers.

At the thought of Madam Herta, Stelle frowned considerably.

"Stelle, is something wrong?" Dan Heng asked.

"Nothing," Stelle immediately said. "I'm just… hungry. Yeah, that." Dan Heng and March looked at each other, and that at Stelle.

"Are you sure? I know you had an encounter with Madam Herta before they wheeled you off. Did… she say something–?" March was about to say, until she was interrupted when the door suddenly hissed open.

Kirby walked into the room with a rope tied around his waist.

"Poyo!" He cheered, his starry blue eyes shining brightly. The trio looked behind him, and saw that he had wheeled a wagon with him, and on it was a massive cake with white frosting and topped with strawberries and sprinkles. It was also wider than the door to the room, and taller than Stelle.

"I know Magolor can make portals, and Meta Knight can turn his cape into his wings, but how can Kirby wheel in a cake that's larger than… all of us combined? Through a door that's smaller than it." Dan Heng asked. He thanked the pink-haired boy as he handed him a plate with a slice of cake.

"Really? That's what got you confused and not, 'how can he copy abilities?' or maybe 'how come he can solo a Doomsday Beast, the Legion's planet buster?' Thanks Kirby!" March said, ruffling his hair as he handed a slice as well. He cooed, and then walked up to Stelle, handing her a plate and fork as well. "Or even better, 'how could he eat a sword without dying?'"

"Meta Knight was offly handwavy about why he was the strongest person in the room," Stelle said, taking a bite out of her cake. "Maybe all those things have something to do with that?"

"Don't eat with your mouth full. It's disgusting," Dan Heng chided her, making Stelle pout. "Why don't we just ask Kirby himself? He is right there." He motioned to the pink puffball, who had unraveled the string on his waist. Afterwards, Kirby opened his mouth, and began inhaling the cake, finishing four times more than what all of them combined can eat in an entire day in only a few seconds. Kirby licked his lips and let out a satisfied burp, prompting Stelle to glance at Dan Heng.

"Why are you looking at me?"

"Aren't you going to tell him to not burp? It's disgusting," Stelle said, a smug look on her face. Dan Heng frowned, and when he turned to the side, flinched. The others saw him placing a hand over his stomach, hissing as pain flared through his body. The red splotches over his bandages seemed to grow.

Kirby frowned and crossed his arms. After a short while, his cosmic blue eyes brightened and he skipped towards Dan Heng. The three watched with widened eyes as Kirby cupped the spearman's head with both hands…

Only for Magolor to suddenly show up and pull the Pink Demon away.

"Whoa-ho-ho there, buddy! I don't think that'll get past the Twitter users!" Magolor exclaimed. Kirby, still in the magician's grasp, pouted and pointed at Dan Heng's wounds. "Yeah, I know that! But remember how long it took me to get used to that? Heck, Susie still refuses to–!"

"What in the world are you talking about now?" March huffed. "'Cause if Kirby was going to help heal Dan Heng, however he was going to do it, you should've let him do it!"

"Yes, I know, I know! However, what I said still goes. We're from a different planet from a different dimension. The way we heal wounds is radically different from yours guys'... medicine and surgeries! Honestly, no idea you guys can focus on healing what you're touching all those guts and gore and stuff!" Magolor complained, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a bright red tomato with black 'M' slapped in the middle. "Want your wounds to go away? Just eat this; Maxim Tomatoes recover 100% of your HP."

Dan Heng took the tomato and examined it. He glanced back at the wizard and puffball, watching them both as they nodded their heads.

"Well, it wouldn't hurt to try?" Stelle said, shrugging her shoulders. Dan Heng looked at March, who shrugged as well. After a roll of his eyes, Dan Heng bit into the tomato and swallowed. For a moment, nothing happened.

"I mean… it tastes fine," Dan Heng mumbled, taking another bite out of the tomato.

"Wow… for Dan Heng to say something tastes fine, that must mean it's delicious!" March exclaimed, getting Stelle to raise one eyebrow. "Those tomatoes aren't factory made or something, right?"

"Of course not! They're just filled with nutrients and high quality healing magic for some reason! But, right now we don't have time to go over the workings of food! Your godmother wants to see you, Stelle," Magolor told her. Stelle flinched slightly.

"She's not my godmother," Stelle said, her mouth clenched. Kirby and March looked at her oddly. Magolor raised his hand and presumably opened his mouth to speak, but after a few seconds, his eyes flickered and he lowered his hands.

"Duly noted," The wizard replied, opening a portal. Reluctantly, Stelle got up from her seat and walked through, but instead of immediately being taken inside the Emanator's office, she brought to the entrance where Himeko was standing, her arms crossed and conflicted look on her face. Her arm was bandaged on her coat and seemed to be somewhat torn, but other than that, she seemed completely healthy, even if she was leaning on her suitcase.

"Oh, Stelle, there you are," Himeko greeted her. "Magolor sent you here a lot earlier than I anticipated." Stelle simply hummed in response.

"I just want to get this over with," Stelle groaned, and then looked back at Himeko. "So… what are you gonna do when all… this is over?"

"I've been discussing that with Magolor. Now that we know about the threat that Another Dimension poses, I've asked him to implement a scanner inside the Astral Express, so that we can detect the portals. After that, it'll be the same thing we always do: travel the stars, and help people along the way," She answered with a smile.

Stelle nodded, but then her eyes fell to the floor, fingers clenched tightly into a fist. Himeko noticed this, and after thinking for a few minutes, a smile crept onto the older woman's face.

"You could always come with us, you know," Himeko suggested offhandedly, causing Stelle to blink.

"I… huh?" Stelle muttered to herself before looking up at her. "But… I have this… this thing inside of me. I could hurt you."

"I know. But we Nameless have had dealings with Stellarons. In fact, I've managed to subdue the power of multiple Stellarons' power before with the help of a friend. While having a Stellaron inside your body is a bit unorthodox, but I'm sure we can figure out we'll be able to quell the problem immediately before it can get worse," Himeko reassured her. Stelle looked at the navigator strangely.

"...A-are you sure?" Stelle asked quietly, her voice almost a whisper.

"Positive," Himeko answered, placing a shoulder. "But, it's your decision. Madam Herta would allow you to stay on the station as well. She also has the technology to suppress Stellarons." Stelle made a face when the master of the Station was mentioned.

"Nobody's forcing you to do anything. I'm sure that if you asked, Kirby and his friends let you accompany them on their journey. You are your own person, and as a person, you have the ability to reach the end of your journey in your own way," Himeko told her.

'Reach the end of my journey my own way…' Stelle repeated in her mind. It sounded similar, almost like it came from the muffled sound of that wine-colored woman.

"...Thank you for the offer, Himeko, but I need some time to think before I make a decision," Stelle told her, bowing slightly. The older woman chuckled at the sight.

"Of course, take as much time as you need," Himeko said, nodding. "No matter what choice you make, I'm sure your new friends will support you all the way."

"Right," Stelle muttered, turning her head towards the door. She breathed in and slapped her cheeks, mentally preparing herself for whatever Herta would say. Once she had successfully steeled herself, Stelle walked towards the door, causing it to open, and allowing the shouts of a scientist and knight to fly out.

"They are not your playthings!" Meta Knight shouted, slamming his hand onto Herta's desk. "I don't care if Stelle's body or soul are synthetic, you are not going to pick apart her to satiate your damn curiosity!"

"You're not thinking rationally!" Herta shouted. "Do you not know what I can accomplish if I figure out why that twerp's body can even function in the first place!? I could cure the Xianzhou native's mara sicknesses, and get rid of their immortality entirely! I could give machines real souls!" She exclaimed, stomping her assumedly wooden foot into the ground, which caused it to crack.

"And then there's the fact that Kirby's energy output rivals that of an Aeon! An Aeon, despite the fact that he's a mortal! His power output eclipses that of Emanator! If I could figure out how to control that energy, I could–!" She began, only for Meta Knight's cape to spread out, forming into large, bat-like wings.

Stelle could practically feel the anger radiating off of him. His eyes, once bright yellow, changed into a shade of deep, burning red. His fists were clenched so hard that she could hear the metal of gauntlets creaking. His sword, despite being in its sheath, was letting out sparks of golden electricity, causing the lights and holograms to flicker all over the room to flicker on and off.

Stelle was scared of Kirby when he was just doing his thing. Now, with Meta Knight's imposing figure glaring down at the puppet, she could only imagine what he could do if Kirby wanted to be scary.

"If you lay one fucking hand on either of them, I personally fly to whatever planet your hiding on, and tear you in half from your mouth to your anu–!" Meta Knight paused, and tilted his head back slightly. His wings folded back into a cape and he crossed his arms, letting out a tired sigh as he did so.

"What brings you here, Stelle?" Meta Knight asked. His eyes, while still red, also had spots of pink swirling inside of them. She swears that he sounded slightly embarrassed.

"Herta wanted to speak to me," Stelle answered. The knight tapped his finger against his arm, glaring at the diminutive puppet.

"Why?" He growled. Even though his anger was not directed at her, she still physically flinched at his tone. Herta gave Meta Knight one final glare, before walking up to Stelle with her hands at her hips.

"As I'm sure Magolor has told you, having a Stellaron inside one's body is extremely unprecedented, and the fact that it is stable even more so! It's all so very fascinating to me," Herta said, before she let out a contemplative, disappointed sigh. "It's such a shame that the Matrix of Prescience on all the Xianzhou ships stopped working. I would much rather spend my time studying you instead of wasting my time trying to repair them. Though, I suppose I am quite disappointed the Master Diviner didn't let me peer into those other timelines again."

Before Stelle could even question what she meant by that, Herta was already explaining the plight of the Xianzhou. "You didn't really expect Fecto Elfilis' blunder only ripped holes in space? Dimensions are separated by space-time, which means that time has been broken apart, just as much as space. Though, it's nothing to be worried about, for now. From what I can tell, all forms of precognition are effectively useless. I also wouldn't recommend time travel research at this point, who knows what could happen with time this disrupted?" Herta paused and smirked to herself.

"I wonder how that maniac is doing, now that he's unable to see destiny unfold." She laughed to herself. "Anyways, we need to start talking about the arrangements regarding your stay on the space station."

"What?" Stelle asked quietly. Immediately Meta Knight moved in front of Stelle, his eyes turning into a deep shade of red once more.

"She hasn't agreed to anything yet," Meta Knight growled.

"I know that, but that doesn't mean I can't convince her!" The doll glances at Stelle with a mischievous, eerie smirk. "So, twerp, what'll it take for you to stay on the station? If there's any accommodations you want, I could always pull a few strings and make it happen. It could be anything. Money, entertainment, fancy clothing, an entire planet, men–"

"What the hell did you just say!?" Stelle shouted, her face turning bright red. Meta Knight let out a long, deep sigh.

"Or women. Or both, if you'd prefer," The puppet said without skipping a beat. "Regardless, it doesn't matter what you want. All you have to do is ask and participate in my experiments, and it'll be yours."

Stelle stood there, her face flushed with embarrassment, trying to find the words that won't immediately cause her to combust on the spot. Eventually, she took a deep breath and hyped herself, ready to deny Herta's offers. She opened her mouth, and the entire room started shaking.

Meta Knight grabbed Stelle's shoulder and kept her upright, while Herta's puppet fell to the ground, the left eye of the puppet shattering as it hit the ground. "Now what? I thought we dealt with all those portals already!"

"Guys! You might wanna take a look at the map!" March's voice blared through the intercoms in the office. Immediately, Stelle reached into her pockets and pulled out the scouter Magolor gave her earlier. Herta snatched it from her hands, reached into her hat and pulled out a USB cable, plugging it into the device. Her single eye shone, displaying a hologram of the station's map.

"That… can't be good…" Stelle muttered.

The station was made up of only four zones. But somehow, another section was added to the Herta Space Station, somehow overlapping with the engine room.

"Doomsday Zone… how imaginative…" Meta Knight muttered as he read the name on top of the screen.

"Hmph, how infuriating," Herta scowled. "I've connected to the puppets near the engine room. It seems as though space is warping around the power source of the station. And yet, the monster hasn't consumed it yet."

"It's Kirby, most likely. It knows he's on the ship, and knows that it will be destroyed by him if it endangers anyone on the station," Meta Knight reasoned. He looked to Stelle, yellow glaring into yellow. "Are you well enough to fight?"

"I…" Stelle began shifting her weight onto her leg. Interestingly, she didn't feel any soreness there. Or pain in her back, for that matter. Her mind then went to the cake Kirby had brought with him, and the Maxim Tomato that Magolor gave to Dan Heng.

'Sure, why not. If magic tomatoes can heal people, then why not cakes?'

"I am," Stelle said, determination brimming in her eyes. Meta Knight's eyes changed to a bright cyan, before returning to their usual color.

"Herta, you, Stelle, Dan Heng, and Kirby will head into the engine room and stop that monster. The rest of us will protect the scientists, and prepare an evacuation should the worst happen," Meta Knight ordered. Herta rolled her eyes and sighed in response.

"Very well," Herta sighed, glancing at the Stellaron's host one more time. "Don't keep me waiting." The puppet's joints locked in place, and she presumably switched her control to the puppet closest to the engine room. Stelle nodded and raced out of the room. Himeko had already disappeared and was replaced by one of Magolor's misty portals.

She stepped through and found herself in a strange location. Looking up, she saw that the roof had faded away, displaying a purply, endless void with grid-like vortexes and planes floating across the sky. Geometric shapes and pieces of ruined architecture floated alongside them, and multiple masses made of cosmic sludge aimlessly moving across the void.

"Poyo!" She heard, and looking forward, she saw Kirby and Dan Heng run towards her.

"Herta's waiting for us inside the engine room," Dan Heng told her, spear in hand. Kirby nodded, his tiny hands clenched into fists and eyes twinkling with determination.

"We shouldn't keep her waiting then," Stelle said, and summoned her bat from wherever it disappeared to. The trio move forwards, watching as Another Dimension slowly but surely bleeds into their world.

As they run along the hallway, the trio hears a loud screech. Stelle looks up to see a large Sphere Doomer glaring down at her. As soon as they look into each other's eyes, the Doomer flies away, leaving behind a trail of purple feathers. Kirby's eyes narrowed, and he followed the feathery trail, making Dan Heng and Stelle sprint to simply keep up with him.

Eventually, they make their way to a large, mechanical door framed by rotating stars that float downwards and reappear on top. At each of the door's sides were two floating pedestals, each of which housed a colored star with an image on it. There was a green sword, a purple, swirling eye, a cyan snowman, and red fire. Kirby jumped up and tapped the fire pedestals, which caused him to transform.

Kirby's fluffy pink hair ignited, turning into a wildfire of red hot flames, some which turned white or blue at the tips. The fire was kept in place by a golden tiara with a blue gem in the center. Like before, his outfit changed as well; his jacket fizzled out of existence, and the stardust changed into a thick, brown apron with a fire design embroidered at the top. Fireproof gloves appeared over his hands with large cuffs that went to his forearm, and his legs were protected by metal bracers with shin guards that had the same design as the apron.

Fire Kirby examined himself in reflection of the door, and nodded to himself. Stelle and Dan Heng looked at each other, and while the Stellaron host looked at her companion, confused, Dan Heng simply gave her a defeated shrug.

"We don't have time to think about… whatever is that he does," Dan Heng says and follows after Kirby, pushing the door open.

Passing through, the trio finds themselves walking on the same astral goop that is the walls of another dimension, the ground rippling with each step they take. In the center was a large ball of plasma, almost like a miniature sun, floating in the center of the room. Below it was the endless expanse of space. The planet below looked more like a blue dot than a world brimming with life.

Stelle was snapped out of her reverie when she heard a tearing noise. A mess of limbs and mechanical parts fall from the sky as headless body drops before her. Looking up, her golden eyes see the same large Doomer from before consume the puppet's head with one gulp, and switch its attention to her, then Kirby.

The Greater Doomer tucks in its wings and howls, swooping at the floor to eat them whole.

"Get down!" Dan Heng shouts. The three of them crouch, narrowly avoiding the bite from the Greater Doomer. He turns around mid-duck and drives the tip of his spear into the bird's body; Kirby spins around and breathes flames into the bird's mouth. The Greater Doomer shrieks and flies upwards, firing down multiple energy bullets down at the group. Dan Heng and Kirby dodge, while Stelle grips her bat tightly and slams her weapon into them, causing them to fly back to the Doomer. It snarls as the energy bullet crashes against its body, and proceeds to attack them with another swoop.

Again the trio dodge, and land multiple hits against the Greater Doomer's body. Before it can fly away, Kirby grabs the Doomer by one of its tail feathers and spins around, breathing flames while his allies slam their respective weapons against the monster's face. Kirby then tossed the monster into the Space Station's engine. The Greater Doomer shrieks as electricity courses through its body, singeing its body and burning away at its tail feathers.

The Doomer eventually pulls itself free and shakes its head, as though all the damage it took was just a minor inconvenience. It howls again, but instead of attacking, it flies through the hole in the arena, and disappears.

"...Is that it?" Stelle asked, and immediately clamps a hand over her mouth. She smiles awkwardly as Dan Heng gives a deadpan stare, and Kirby crosses his arms over his new blacksmithing apron.

The ground begins rumbling, and after a few seconds, three Greater Doomers fly in from the hole in the floor, each holding heavy chains in their mouths. The chains carried an ovoid nest-like structure made of purple and gold scrap metal. Kirby blinked, realizing that one of the pieces was the Antimatter Engine that was powering the Doomsday Beast.

A loud shriek echoes through the room. The Nameless and Star Ally glance at the center of the nest, watching as red eyes attached to a golden body peer right at them. A large Dupa monster perks up and howls loudly, opening its mouth to reveal multiple sets of sharp, jagged teeth.

Migrating Flock
NESTING DOOMERS

The Grand Dupa opens its mouth, and immediately begins firing multiple energy bullets at a breakneck pace. While Kirby can avoid the sudden attacks, Stelle and Dan Heng curse as the energy bullets crash into them, launching them into the wall. The three Greater Doomers flew forward, dragging the metallic nest with them as they attempted to squash the incapacitate humanoids.

Kirby jumped up and covered his body in fire, flying towards the duo and pulling them away, just as the nest crashed into the wall. The Grand Dupa let out an enraged cry, and fired another volley of energy bullets as the three Greater Doomers chased them down. Kirby chucked the other two away as he dodged their attacks, his fists alighting with flames in the process. As the Nesting Doomers came closer to him, he jumped up to avoid the nest slam, and punched the first Greater Doomer between the eyes. It reeled back slightly, allowing the puffball to blow fireballs into the other Doomers faces. The Grand Dupa shrieked in anger and jumped up, surprising Kirby as it slammed down on top of him. Kirby bounced off the ground–the floor rippling wildly as he did so–only for the Grand Dupa to bite his leg and toss him towards the second Greater Doomer. Just as he was about to become a meal, Dan Heng shot out from seemingly nowhere, and grabbed the puffball's wrist before he could be eaten.

Off to the side, the other two Greater Doomers glared at Stelle, who had swung her bat to launch Dan Heng over to Kirby. The third beast lunged at her, swooping down and trying to eat her whole. Stelle slid underneath it as it took a chunk of the floor. When the Greater Doomer turned back around, Stelle had thrown her bat into the Doomer's face. It fired an energy bullet out of shock and hit Stelle square in the head, launching her to the second Doomer. As it opened its mouth, Stelle whirled around and landed on the Doomer's jagged teeth, her legs splitting uncomfortably far as the Doomer opened its mouth even further.

Before the Doomer could absorb the Stellaron, gunfire rains down from the sky, causing it to retreat. Stelle lands on the ground with roll and quickly summons her weapon, batting the Greater Doomer over to the rest of the flock, and disorienting all of them in the process. The metallic nest tips over, and from it spills the Grand Dupa and multiple Light Cones, aethers, and other sources of energy. As Kirby and Dan Heng move in to attack them, Stelle looks up to spot another of Herta's puppets, though this one looked more robotic in addition to being older and more mature looking.

This time, only Herta's head looked even remotely human. The robot's arms and legs were covered in shiny steel plates while most of the upper body was covered in purple and black armor like the dress of her puppets, though this outfit looked more like a leotard. Like before, there was a large locket pinned above her chest, although the keyhole was letting out a light blue glue. Lastly, the bot's left fingers had holes in them, with smoke coming out the barrels.

"Herta… that is–"

"Focus," The voice snapped. Herta crouched down slightly as the mechanics inside the puppet whirred to life. Her back opened up and revealed two large rocket launchers with barrels as thick as a human being and larger than the robot itself. Stelle's mouth gaped open as the robot fired multiple missiles at the Doomers, which were still trying to recover from Kirby and Dan Heng's fiery onslaught.

The missiles exploded against first Doomer, launching it towards the ground, and right into Kirby's flaming punch. He knocked the Doomer back to Herta, who effortlessly grabbed it, and threw it to Stelle. Like before, she batted the Doomer away, this time aiming for the missile that was still in the air. It shrieked as the rocket exploded against the feathery fiend, and was launched towards Dan Heng. He whirled his lance and around slashed, slicing the Doomer into two pieces, which then exploded into a cloud of dark mist.

The two remaining Doomers glared at Dan Heng and shrieked. The Grand Dupa stomped up and down in anger, and conjured two portals beside itself, allowing two Fire Doomers to fly through.

"Oh come on!" Stelle growled, tightening her hands around the grip of her bat. Herta looked at her briefly and rolled her eyes. Before Stelle could respond, the robot flew forward with such speed that it nearly sent her flying away. Immediately, Herta's fist connected with the first fire Doomer, punching straight through the monster and killing it instantly. The second Doomer flew behind Herta and tried taking a bite, but the upper half of Herta's body rotated 180 degrees, allowing her to pepper the monster with multiple gunshots.

The remaining Greater Doomers snarled and picked up the nest again, moving slightly slower without the third companion. As they did, Grand Dupa let out a loud shriek as energy began building up inside its mouth. It fired multiple energy bullets into the sky, only for them to come crashing back down like asteroids.

Stelle did her best to bat them away, but the sheer number of them caused her to slip up and fall to the ground. Dan Heng wasn't fairing any better, and was quickly getting winded by the constant running and jumping and dodging out of the way. Only Kirby, and to a lesser extent Herta, could keep up with the falling energy bullets, but they were pushing themselves to their limit at this point. Kirby wrapped his hands around Dan Hengs waist and carried him, being careful as to not let his flames burn his new friend. Meanwhile, Herta flew her way over to Stelle and pulled her up by the shoulder. The Stelleron's host hissed uncomfortably at the tight grip, but let herself be dragged around by the war machine.

Herta whirled around and fired her finger guns, aiming at the chains holding up the giant nest. After a few shots, the chain broke, causing the nest to tumble down once again.

Kirby spun on his heel and tossed Dan Heng into the fallen Grand Dupa. he stabbed his spear deep into the monster's head, causing it to thrash and screech in pain. Herta did the same, only this time she aimed for the Greater Doomer with the broken chain. Stelle yelped as she was thrown, but quickly got over her shock as the Doomer opened its mouth to eat.

Stelle brought her bat down, knocking the Doomer into Grand Dupa; Dan Heng pulled out his spear and jumped away before they took him with them. They both squawked as they skidded across the floor. Before they could recover, Herta began firing bullets wildly, each shot making a deafening sound. As the Greater Doomer tried to fly away, the Grand Dupa jumped up and bit its tail feathers and turned around, using the Greater Doomer as a makeshift shield. The Greater Doomer shrieked in pain as it tanked the bullets, only for it to explode in a cloud of dark mist.

Two down, two more to go.

Enraged, the last Greater Doomer howled and spun around, creating a mini black hole in the air. Herta's bullets changed trajectory immediately and started flying into the tear in space time. Herta momentarily took her eyes off the Grand Dupa, allowing the monster to fire an energy bullet at her. Her armor cracked and creaked as she was thrown into the wall.

Gritting his teeth, Dan Heng charged at the Grand Dupa, only for it to conjure a portal underneath itself.

Kirby stood up straight and immediately dashed towards Stelle. She let out a yelp as he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her away, just before the Grand Dupa came crashing down. The monster growled and summoned two more Fire Doomers, sending them straight at Kirby. Dan Heng tried to assist the two, but had to change direction when the Greater Doomer swooped down to attack.

Kirby created balls of fire in his hands and tossed them at Stelle, which she batted them into the Fire Doomers, knocking them off course. As Kirby started forming more fireballs, the Grand Dupa started to form portals underneath Stelle. She cussed as streams of Rampaging Doomers started flying out of the portal, herding towards the center.

"Stelle!" She could hear Dan Heng shout. She tried whacking the Rampaging Doomers away, only for the swirling streams of monsters to suddenly lunge at her. She felt the wind escape her lungs as multiple Doomers slammed into her body. She fell backwards and skid across the floor, launched into a portal that led directly into the Grand Dupa.

"Stelle, no!" She heard Kirby shout.

She opened her eyes briefly, only to see a mouth with sharp teeth attached to a golden body. The jaws snapped shut, and everything went dark.

I must leave now

"Juh? Juh? Juh?"

Groaning, Stelle opened her eyes. Everything was dark, and she could only see traces of purple light illuminating the area. Her back was to a cold, hard floor. Her hands twitched, and she could the cool, smooth stone.

She could see a hooded figure, wearing baggy, bright white robes with gold trimmings. She couldn't see face, except for two glowing dots that she assumed were his eyes.

"Ah! Awake! You're awake!" The figure said, floating away from her. On the top of his hood was some sort of sigil. It was a pair of wings and horns with an eye in the center, making the outline of the heart. "Ah! Bonjam, strange humanoid!" He said. His voice was raspy despite the energy. He had an accent to his voice as well, as though English was not his first language.

"I… huh?" Stelle muttered. She picked herself up and had to hold her head. She had a splitting headache. "Where… where am I?" She asked the estranged hooded figure.

"Juh? Did you forget? Vun jorrow…" The strange floating creature lamented. However, he whirled around and spread his arms. "You are in the Divine Terminus! Goppoko! Don't feel jorrow! Feel jhappy!" He said. Stelle blinked in confusion, and looked around, trying to get a sense of where she ended up.

You must see the end of journey

Stelle looked forwards, her eyes laying on some sort of altar. There are four spears, each tipped with a heart. In between the spears, there was a white, amorphous looking sphere in the center with three large circles swirling around its body. It felt familiar.

"What… what is that?" She asked, standing up and walking towards it. She realized how tall she was compared to everything else, the sphere barely reaching to her knees. The spears were barely the size of her arms.

"You want to know, jes?" The creature asked as Stelle walked closer. "He is mapop. He is lor." The red spheres started slowing down, moving more purposefully. "Jes, he is ji. And he is you. He is a mafo, but also the truth. He is jorrow and jhappy. Konjy, janno?"

The red whirls in the sphere moved to the front of its face, contorting and becoming bigger and smaller erratically. As she got closer, the movements became slower, until the red dots became still and took the form… of a friend.

"Kirby?" Stelle whispered. The red dots blinked, one after the other. She could feel the thing's Gaze, as though it wanted to reach out and touch the Stelleron inside her.

"It's a goppoko, janno?" The hooded figure spoke, floating next to Stelle.

She felt something pulse inside her, making her fall to the ground. The hooded figure showed mild intrigue, while the Astral Birth's expression did not change.

Reach the end of journey in your own way

As the headache got stronger, streams of gold energy started streaming out of Stelle's chest. She groaned as the headache got worse. Stumbling forward, she placed a hand on the Artal Birth to support herself. The hooded figure hummed, intrigued by the sudden turn of events.

"Wha… What's happening? Who's talking…" She hissed as the Stellaron's energy began pouring out.

"Jonto, strange humanoid. The answer you seek, many goppokos, but jonto, they will come." The hooded figure said. "Jambuhbye! Say jallo to my daughters for ji, Trailblazer!"

Before she could ask, her sight became clouded by visions.

first of the wine haired woman, the first thing she ever saw,

then, of a man with golden scars,

followed by two women, one with silver hair and the other with purple hair,

continued with a golden, ornate looking mirror with the reflection of a dark fox creature,

And lastly…

first, they drew a circle,

then they dotted the eyes,

added a great big smile,

and presto! It's…

They have already noticed you

She felt a soft hand grip her wrist and tug. Opening her Molten Gold eyes, she saw Kirby's pure, Cosmic Blue eyes staring back at her. The stars glittering brightly as he gave her a great big smile.

And presto! It's Kirby!

Stelle felt a surge run through her as Kirby gave her a hug. He spun around and locked his legs around her waist. Stelle raised her hands, and droplets of rain started converging towards her. Herta and Dan Heng looked towards the duo in shock as the rain formed into a bright blade made of light, sparkling with all of the colors of the rainbow. Stelle looked at her new weapon briefly, before spinning it in between her fingers.

"You ready?" Kirby asked. Stelle looked at him, and then towards the Greater Doomer and Grand Dupa.

"Always," She said, and stabbed the Rainbow Sword into the ground.

Storm clouds appeared over the two Doomers. It started pouring down on the two monsters, causing them to screech in pain. Dan Heng could only raise an eyebrow, while Herta narrowed her eyes. With her enhanced eyesight, she could see that the rain was actually piercing through the Doomers. She smirked to herself.

"What happened inside the Dupa…?" She muttered to herself before crossing her arms and leaning against the distorted wall. Dan Heng looked at her and then back at the duo of Kirby and Stelle.

The Greater Doomer screeched and immediately started chasing them down. Kirby held on tight as Stelle dodged out of the way, and towards the Grand Dupa's portal. Kirby opened his mouth and began inhaling, dragging the Dupa through its own portal and using the suction to toss it towards the Greater Doomer. The two crashed into each other and collapsed onto the ground. Stelle twirled in the Rainbow Sword and then dashed towards the two.

The Greater Doomer's eyes widened as it saw Stelle with her sword raised. Before she could strike, a portal was conjured beneath her and caused her to fall to the side. Kirby, still somehow holding on, placed his feet on the ground and pushed both, launching the both of them into the sky. In the air, Stelle threw her sword downwards, stabbing through the Grand Dupa's feet and embedding it into the floor. With a flick of her wrist, the Rainbow Sword flew out of Dupa's foot and back into her hands. She whirled around and threw Kirby towards the Greater Doomer. He tucked in his feet and kicked them outwards, sending the Greater Doomer ping-ponging all over the room. As it passed by him, Kirby grabbed the wing and let the momentum spin him around, tossing the Greater Doomer into the Grand Dupa.

They were both sent flying, but as Stelle slashed downwards with the Rainbow Sword, the storm clouds from earlier let out a deluge of water; it was practically a waterfall. Both monsters were slammed into the floor and completely covered in water. Herta stepped forward and placed her hands on both of the monsters. She let out a massive spark of electricity, shocking both of the monsters, leaving them smoking and steaming once the onslaught was done.

The third Greater Doomer exploded.

The Grand Dupa struggled to its feet and tried biting Herta, but Dan Heng stopped the bite by placing his spear between the jaws of the monster. The Dupa tried biting down harder, but it wouldn't budge. With its mouth exposed, Herta's missile launchers popped out of her back, and she launched rockets into the oversized egg's mouth. The Grand Dupa was launched backwards, skipping across the floor like a rock on water.

As it got closer, Kirby stepped to the side, allowing it to fly past him and towards Stelle. The Rainbow Sword began filling up with energy, and a rainbow-like aura began emanating from her body. Her Golden eyes turned bright red as the Dupa got closer. She turned her hips, applying as much power as she could to her swing and sliced through the Grand Dupa.

It crashed into the wall and fell to the ground. Beams of light began streaming out of body as the Grand Dupa's body began wavering as if becoming unstable. A few seconds passed, and a large explosion of stars burst from the Grand Dupa, blinding all except Kirby. When the explosion passed, a de-powered antimatter engine fell to the ground, and the world started going back to normal.

Stelle smiled to herself, before falling backwards from exhaustion and letting sleep overtake her.

RAINBOW SWORD - TRAILBLAZER
Ice / Harmony

Faction: Astral Express Crew
Character Introduction: With the Stellaron exposed to the power of the Astral Birth, the Trailblazer has awoken to a new power and now wields the Rainbow Sword. If there was a Water element, they would've been water.
VA: Rachel Chau / Caleb Yen (Compared to Base Trailblazer, Rainbow Sword Trailblazer sounds more lively and less monotone.)

HP - 1214
ATK - 670
DEF - 476
SPD - 112

BASIC ATK - Multiriver Rapids [Single Target]: Deals Ice DMG equal to 50% of the Trailblazer's ATK to a single enemy.

SKILL - Downpour Dive [Blast]: Deals Ice DMG equal to 99% of the Trailblazer's ATK to a single enemy and adjacent enemies.

ULTIMATE - Final Prism Blast [AoE]: Deals Ice DMG equal to 130% of the Trailblazer's ATK to all enemies. Any enemies that are Weakness Broken because of this attack are Burned and Frozen simultaneously. All allies are granted one more Rainbow Droplet, regardless of whether or not they already have three Rainbow Droplets.

TALENT - Rainbow Drops [Enhance]: All allies begin the battle with three Rainbow Droplets, but cannot have more than three Rainbow Droplets. When an ally attacks, they consume one Rainbow Droplet, increasing their damage by 45% for the consumed Droplet and by 20% for each remaining Rainbow Droplet. When that ally inflicts weakness, they recover one Rainbow Droplet.

TECHNIQUE - Bright Rainbows [Enhance]: Immediately attacks the enemy. When entering battle, the Trailblazer begins with no Rainbow Droplet's, however all allies start the battle with 4 Rainbow Droplets.

HERTA MK-II
Physical / Erudition

Faction: Herta Space Station
Character Introduction: A combat robot created by Herta to protect the Herta Space Station, even though she forgets to turn it on half the time.
VA: PJ Mattson (Compared to Base Herta, Herta MK-II sounds emotionless and cold. As she loses HP, her voice becomes more distorted and robotic.)

HP - 1297
ATK - 800
DEF - 355
SPD - 120

BASIC ATK - Get Out Of My Way [Single Target]: Deals Physical DMG equal to 50% of Herta MK-II's ATK to a single enemy.

SKILL - We Need More Missiles [AoE]: Deals Physical DMG equal to 70% of Herta MK-II's ATK to all enemies. DMG dealt to an enemy is increased by 9% for every 10% of HP that target has lost.

ULTIMATE - Less Magic, More Nuclear Fusion [AoE]: Deals Physical DMG equal to 140% of Herta's ATK to all enemies. If the target is at Max HP, deals 50% more DMG to that enemy.

TALENT - Target Locked For You [Enhance]: All allies' Single Target attacks become Blast attacks, with the adjacent enemies receiving DMG equal to x0.8 that the attack target took. All allies' Blast attacks become AoE attacks.

TECHNIQUE - Break Them Even Further [Enhance]: After using her Technique, all allies gain Optimization for three turns in the next battle. Allies with Optimization have their Break Effect and Weakness Break Efficiency increased by 25%.

FIRE KIRBY
Fire / Dreams

HP - -224
ATK - -203
DEF - -314
SPD - +20

BASIC ATK - Fire Breath [Single Target]: Deals Fire DMG equal to 50% of Kirby's ATK to a single enemy.
Super Fireball Inferno [Single Target]: Deals Fire DMG equal to 90% of Kirby's ATK to a single enemy, and deals 22% more damage for each stack of Burn that enemy has.

SKILL - Burnin' [Single Target]: Deals Fire DMG equal to 99% of Kirby's ATK to a single enemy. Crit Chance increases by 7% for each stack of Burn all enemies have.
Super Serpentine Spinner [Single Target]: Deals Fire DMG equal to 210% of Kirby's ATK to a single enemy. When an enemy is Weakness Broken because of this attack, all other enemies take Fire DMG equal to 8% of Kirby's ATK for each stack of Burn currently in play.

ULTIMATE - Bring on the Super Ability! Monster Flame [Enhance]: Kirby transforms into Monster Flame Kirby, increasing his ATK by 20% and SPD by 65%, and decreases his DEF by 45%, also, he gains 3 points of Copy Essence. Monster Flame 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 Monster Flame Kirby, his Basic ATK becomes "Super Fireball Inferno," and his skill becomes "Super Serpentine Spinner." Kirby's turn does not end when he uses this Ultimate.

VS Nesting Doomers

After defeating the Doomsday Beast, Kirby left the scrapped pieces floating around in space. One lonesome Dupa walked up towards the pieces and started eating, infusing its body with the Path of Destruction. After calling on the rest of it's flock, the newly formed Grand Dupa created a small nest, but it is eager to replace it with the Herta Space Station, and later, the planet that it orbits.

Also, the Greater Doomers are named Tim, Timmy, and Timothy.

SKILLS:
Tucked in the Nest - The Grand Dupa cannot be defeated unless Tim, Timmy, and Timothy have been defeated first. Otherwise, all attacks are redirected at Tim, Timmy, or Timothy.

Nesting Slam - Inflicts Physical DMG to all enemies equal to the average of Tim, Timmy, and Timothy's combined ATK.

Energy Bullet - Inflicts Quantum DMG to one enemy equal to 90% Tim, Timmy, or Timothy's ATK.

Energy Bomb - Inflicts Imaginary DMG three times to random enemies, with each attack equal to 110% of Grand Dupa's ATK.

Mini Black Hole - Decreases all enemies' SPD by 35% for three turns.

Doomer Call - Summons two Fire, Ice, or Spark Doomers. They are defeated when the Grand Dupa is defeated.

Impending Storm - Grand Dupa enters a charged state. On the next turn, the Grand Dupa performs "Doomsday Shower."

Doomsday Shower - Inflicts Imaginary DMG fifteen times on random enemies, with each attack dealing DMG equal to 125% of Grand Dupa's ATK.