Sub-Game: The Simulated Arena (World 1)

Silver Wolf received 1 new message from Abusement Park Manager

Abusement Park Manager: watch?v=vMh_HfTGMTo

Abusement Park Manager: The show's about to start! Why don't you show Elio?

Abusement Park Manager: He's going to want to see this… hee hee heee!

Abusement Park Manager: And no, this isn't a rickroll.

Silver Wolf: ?

Silver Wolf: who are you

Silver Wolf: nvm, i don't care

Silver Wolf: tracking ur ip rn

[ERROR! SERVER NOT FOUND!]

Silver Wolf: wtf

[ERROR! SERVER NOT FOUND!]

Silver Wolf's eyes narrowed as the error message on her screen taunted. She tried to message the mysterious sender again, only for another error message to pop-up on her screen. Growling, Silver Wolf typed a few commands on her keyboard and activated the IP tracking code, but only received yet another error message a few seconds later.

"What the hell!" Silver Wolf scowled, bagging her fist on her desk. The RGB lights that littered her room all flickered on and off when she did. She's broken into the IPC's servers, hacked multiple banks to fill her various accounts, and could alter the very fabric of reality with all her tech! Why the hell couldn't she track the IP address of a single troll!

5 Minutes Ago

Magolor, in all his egg-shaped glory, floated into Susie's office and placed his phone on her desk.

"Take care of this for me, will ya?" He asked the president. Susie, her sky-blue eyes still glued to the computer, only shrugged in response. "Kay, thanks!" Magolor waved his disembodied hands as he hopped into a star shaped portal created by the Lor Starcutter.

It didn't make any sense to her. Silver glared at the screen, the error messaging taunting her each time she ran her code or tried to message back. So, she just deleted the messages. Problem solved.

Silver Wolf received 1 new message from Abusement Park Manager

"Oh, you've gotta be shitting me!" Silver Wolf muttered. As the exact same message as before popped back up. She tried to delete them again, only for them to return again and again and again. With a loud groan, Silver Wolf leaned back and spun around her chair. As she spun, somebody came to her door and angrily pounded their fist against it, causing the lights to flicker again.

"Shut the fuck up," She could hear Blade growl from the other side of the door. Silver Wolf stopped spinning and glared back at the door. She opened her mouth and–

Hmm.

Silver Wolf turned back to the screen when she heard Blade walking away. She rested her hand on her head and stared at the message. She snapped her fingers, creating a holographic keyboard next to her hand. Without looking, she swiftly types something and hits enter. The screen darkens for a moment before another pop appears in front of her. It seems that the link had no virus attached to it. Not that it would matter, since her firewalls would purge it instantly.

With mild interest, you moved her mouse over the link and clicked it. She was immediately brought to a livestream…?

"The fuck…?" Silver Wolf muttered to herself. "No that shouldn't be… That's not part of the script…" She muttered, reading the title of the video.

"What the hell is Herta doing? Stelle should be doing the Simulated World, not the Arena…" She scrolled down and read the description, getting a minor overview of what sort of challenges that Stelle would be facing. Frowning, Silver Wolf looked through her files and pulled up a copy of the script that Elio had given to the other Stellaron Hunters.

What was written there was nothing like what had been typed in the description.

"You've gotta be fuckin'..." Silver Wolf muttered to herself. With a great deal of hesitation, she copied the link and sent it to Elio.

"He's gonna be piiiiisssssed," She grumbled.

Stelle was back at the Divine Terminus, standing at the bottom of the altar and looking up. Looking down at her was Void, colors swirling curiously inside its gelatinous body. Occasionally, three black orbs would move to the front, forming something that resembled two eyes and a mouth. Behind her, she could Hyness muttering to himself as he did… something. She wasn't exactly paying attention.

"What… are you?" Stelle asked. Void did not answer. She was tempted to take another step forward, but she was afraid the Stellaron might become even more unstable. Even now, she can feel it moving restless inside her, begging to be released. Even if she has a handle on the power now, she had no idea whether or not that control would last.

"Void exists in all dimensions, Trailblazer," Hyness suddenly spoke up. Stelle turned around, lifting an eyebrow as the blue-skinned alien floated towards her with multiple scrolls in hand.

"Oh. Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you," Stelle said sheepishly, stepping away from the Divine Terminus. Hyness only giggled in response; it was a raspy, slightly unnerving noise that caused her demure smile to falter.

"Janno, janno! Janno disturbance! Ji only see troubled bastion in vun rigga. Lost the way to lor," Hyness said. Stelle frowned as he floated by and up the stairs, taking a seat next to Void. The amorphous blob watched him carefully as Hyness unfolded one of the scrolls and started reading to it in the ancient's tongue. Stelle watched as Void's expression shifted. The three black circles that assumedly made up its face kept swirling around its body, occasionally forming a frown or a glare. Sometimes, it looked like it was smiling, or even laughing.

She's not sure why, but Stelle froze up when most of Void's face opened up to reveal a single black eye.

"What are you doing…?" Stelle asked when Void's expression shifted to a more pleasant look, as though it was laughing.

"Bedtime stories!" Hyness said happily, causing Stelle to faceplant into the ground. "Jif janno stories, Void gets vun jorrow. Can't have that, janno janno! Janno jhappy, then Void can't reach Lor!"

Stelle tilted her head. She can barely understand what Hyness says half the time, even if it mostly sounded like English with a random "juh" sound slapped somewhere.

"Lor…"

"Jes! Lor!" Hyness said unhelpfully. "Void can lead us to Lor! But, if vun jorrow in the universe, the Void becomes vun konjy, and becomes mafo. Vun, vun bad for the universe!"

"I see…?" Stelle muttered.

Soon, Hyness finished his bedtime story. Void, whose body was swirling earlier, had presumably gone to sleep. The slow moving colors on the Astral Birth's body remind her of a calm ocean.

"Many mafo of Void exist in the multiverse, Trailblazer," Hyness spoke up, getting Stelle's attention. "Vun, vun jorrow, so Void becomes mafo. But… there is also many mapop of Void."

"Mapop… of Void…" Stelle mutters. Hyness did not elaborate. His horn-like ears twitched slightly as he floated down to look Stelle in the eye.

"Jes… Void exists in all dimensions. In pocket dimensions, reality marbles, in bubble worlds, all are home to Void," Hyness said. Stelle stood in silence as the priest stood into the depths of her soul, unmoving, unblinking. He hummed to himself as he placed a hand on his chin.

"Are you…"

"Mapop?"

"Mafo?"

"What?" Stelle muttered, confused by whatever–

Holy shit she's falling!?

She could feel her feet dangling next to the soft mattress she was on. Her arms shot up instantly to grab onto… Wait…

"She could feel her feet dangling next to the soft…" Huh? Stelle blinked once, then twice. She pushed herself up onto the bed, and hissed through her teeth. Thankful, nobody noticed her.

"Stelle, you're awake!" March's cheery voice called out to her. Stelle looked up to see the girl's iridescent eyes staring back at her. At least she didn't notice. "So, how come you almost jumped out of your bed. Did you have a nightmare or something?" Stelle needs to keep her mind shut.

"No… I'm fine," Stelle reassured her, pushing the covers off her body. "Where's Kirby and Dan Heng? Are they safe?"

"Yeah, they're fine. Dan Heng's resting in the Astral Express right now, and Kirby's right there! He fell asleep before I came in," March answered with a pout. She moved back, and the gray-haired girl could see Kirby's small body curled up on a nearby seat. The subtle rise and fall of his chest were the only movements he made. Other than that, he seemed to be healthy. Stelle let out a sigh of relief and pushed herself up, sitting cross-legged on the mattress.

"So anyways, what happened when you were fighting those Doomers?" Stelle blinked out her daze and looked at March, who had a hand on her hip.

"You mean this…?" Stelle asked. She reached out with her right hand and flicked her wrist. Water and vapor formed around her hand, until it condensed into the Rainbow Sword. Stelle examined the colorful blade before trying to hand it to March, but the moment it left her grip, the sword turned back into water. March let out a whine as cold water splashed on the floor and got her feet.

"Honestly… I'm not sure," Stelle continued, gripping the side of her head. "One minute, I'm pretty sure I was dying, and the next I was talking to Hyness at the Divine Terminus…"

"Hyness? Divine Terminus?" March asked. "You sure you didn't hit your head?"

"No… Maybe I should talk to Meta Knight about this…" Stelle told herself. She also considered Magolor, since he and Hyness seem to have similar looking horns… but in all honesty, the less she interacted with that deranged wizard the better.

"Anyways… are you sure you don't feel… weird or anything? Are you feeling sick, or in pain?" March said. Stelle raised an eyebrow and tilted her head. March seemed… almost worried?

"Um, no? Like I said earlier, I'm fine," Stelle repeated. March frowned and crossed her arms. She turned around to look at Kirby, who was still soundly asleep. She opened her mouth to say something, but hesitated. March glanced back at Stelle, and then Kirby. After a while, she shook her head and put on a plastic smile.

"Anyways, are you feeling good to get out of bed yet? Meta Knight needs to see you. Something about the Rainbow Sword and a… sub-game, whatever that is."

"Sub-game? You mean like titl…" Stelle muttered. Confused, she looked up and squinted. When did that…

"Stelle, you good?" March asked. The stellaron host shook her and rubbed her temples gently.

"Yeah, I'm good," She reassured her. Stelle swung her legs off the bed and slipped on her heels. "You said Meta Knight wanted to see me? Where is he?"

"Oh, in Herta's office!" Stelle leveled a deadpanned look at March, who merely shrugged. "Hey, I don't know why he's hanging out in there!"

"Alright… Let's just go in, see what he has to say, and then leave," Stelle groused.

"Okay!" March said, clapping her hands together. She turned around and picked up Kirby, easily cradling him in her arms. "Dan Heng's right: he's really light! It's almost like he's made of air!"

"Huh," Stelle said.

"Stable connection?"

"Check! We're connected to the station's Wi-Fi!"

"Debugging process finished?"

"Check! No glitches to report!"

"Stream ready?"

"I can confirm that Ruan Mei and Screwllum are watching! Lloyd will join the call later."

Inside Herta's office, Magolor and Herta were finalizing their preparations for the Simulated Arena. The machine in the back of the puppet's office had been activated and let out a light blue glow. Magolor proudly stood next to an annoyed Herta, while Meta Knight hid in the corner of the room.

"I'm still surprised you took over this entire project," Herta groused.

Magolor giggled quietly. "What? A grand majority of the code is still yours, just altered slightly. And besides, Screwllum seems to enjoy my antics, and Ruan Mei at the very least tolerates my existence! She doesn't want to Ruin Me! Still waiting on Lloyd's hate mail, though." Herta rolled her eyes, but Magolor continued to laugh to himself. "Besides, I'll join the Genius Society soon enough. Then, you'll have no choice but to at least read my own research papers!"

Before Herta could argue further, the door to her office hissed open. The duo of scientists turned around as Stelle, March, and a sleeping Kirby stepped inside the room.

"Meta Knight, I brought her," March announced, frowning when she couldn't find the knight. "Where is he?"

"I'm right here," Meta Knight said quietly. March yelped, nearly dropping Kirby onto the floor. Stelle flinched slightly as well, and Magolor couldn't help but chuckle at her reaction.

"What the–!? When did you get here?" March asked, adjusting her grip on the sleeping puffball. Meta Knight's eyes changed into a dull shade of orange at her reaction.

"I've… been here the whole time," Meta Knight answered. After a while, he cleared his throat and stood up straight. "Anyways, thank you for coming here on such short notice."

"Uh, don't mention it. So, what did you want help with?" Stelle asked.

"I was wondering if you could help Herta and Magolor with a project she's been working on," Meta Knight asked. Immediately, Stelle hissed through her teeth and leaned back slightly, eyeing the two (mentally unstable) scientists. Magolor waved at her.

"Yeah, I can see why you asked instead of them…" Stelle groaned. Magolor huffed.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Herta asked.

"Well… you'd probably say something unnecessarily macabre after asking Stelle for help…" March began, pointing at the wizard, "And you would probably ask so bluntly that you'd forget that Stelle was a living, breathing person."

"I–!" Herta began, only for Magolor to cover her mouth with his glove.

"No no, she's right… So anyways, do you wanna to help out! We've got a neat headset for you!~" He said, tossing a VR headset at the poor girl. Stelle yelped when Magolor tossed it to her, and she nearly dropped it onto the floor.

"What… do you need me to do it?" Stelle asked hesitantly.

"Nothing much? We'll just be exposing the Stellaron to certain stimuli, and see how it reacts," Magolor explained. Stelle opened her mouth to say something, but was immediately interrupted when Herta continued.

"No, we're not going to torture you. Technically. Magolor modified my program in order to make it more… child friendly, I guess you could say. Essentially, you're going to take control of four separate characters and battle your way through a slew of powerful enemies," Herta said. Stelle looked at the two of them oddly.

"That's it? It's just a video game, and nothing else?" Stelle asked nervously.

"Basically!" Magolor confirmed. Herta glared and shoved her elbow into his side, causing him to wheeze. "Though, I suppose it can be considered an… edutainment game, I guess. For us specifically."

Stelle hummed as she felt the helmet in her arms. She gleaned at Meta Knight, his eyes changing to a dull, sleet gray. "I tested their project already. It's perfectly safe for the most part, if a bit mentally taxing." Stelle frowned at his words.

"Are you okay?" She asked, and Meta Knight nodded.

"Minor headache, nothing major. Of course, they will be sure to fix that issue soon," Meta Knight said, his from dull gray to bright red as he glared at Herta and Magolor.

"Right! Of course! That'll be first on our bucket list!" Magolor said, nodding frantically.

"Eventually," Herta groused. "Look, are you going to put on the helmet or not?"

"I mean…" Stelle muttered. She glanced at Meta Knight, but he didn't speak or move. She looked at March, who only offered her a supportive smile. She then looked at Kirby, his bright blue eyes just… looking. Staring.

Stelle blinked, and Kirby went back to sleep, if he was never even awake in the first place. After shaking her head, Stelle's grip on the headset tightened.

"Alright, fine," She eventually said. Since they're using this to study the Stellaron, maybe they could find a way to get it out of her.

"Oh joy!" Magolor clapped his hands and grabbed by the shoulder. He dragged her over to a small chair in front of the machine and made the girl sit down on it. "Now, just relax and put the thing on. We'll handle everything from our end, alright?" Stelle couldn't get a word in before Magolor floated over Herta and, from her perspective, started to randomly punch in buttons on the console. So, hesitantly, Stelle raised the helmet and slipped the device over her head, the black visor completely blocking her vision.

"You might feel a bit of shock, but don't worry too much about it," Herta said nonchalantly. Stelle's head swiveled over to the puppet, her eyes wide.

"Anywho, happy fighting!" Magolor said. He slammed one hand on the console, getting an indignant squawk from the puppet. A few seconds later, Stelle flinched slightly from a brief jolt of electricity. She stood tense for a few seconds, but nothing happened. She was still inside the office. She half expected to

Oh deeeeeeaaaaar looooooooooooooooooooord–!

[Next Battle: Full-Powered Flock]

The glass screen cracked when something struck the partition from the other side. After another decisive blow, the glass finally gave out, revealing her first opponent.

In the middle of the Herta Space Station's distorted engine room, large dark purple monsters flew out of the hole in the ground, each one with a gold chain in its mouth. The beasts' tail feathers and wings were covered in gold armor with light blue and red trimmings which formed multiple eye-shaped patterns. Each doomer had rigid, metallic horns that stuck out of its head, each one curved backwards. The chains they held carried a thin platform that was lined with large, sharp spikes. Standing on it was a deep red, large Dupa with golden eyes, its top half covered in the same decorative armor as the others.

The 6-Star Nesting Doomers let out a loud shriek as they went on the attack.

Stelle assumed that the Nesting Doomers would perform the same opening attack as before, so she mentally ordered Kirby, Meta Knight, Magolor, and some old guy with a cane to scatter to avoid the incoming bullets. However, the three Crowned Doomers instead started spinning in place, and threw the giant nest towards her units. Magolor vanished and Kirby was just small enough to duck under the attack, but Meta Knight and Welt were both smacked into the wall. As the nest bounced off the walls, the Grand Dupa EX shrieked and started vomiting out Energy Bullets at a rapid pace.

Kirby jumped up and started inhaling the energy bullets, all of which were somehow able to fit in his mouth. He spat them back out, striking one of the Crowned Doomers in back. It turned around as Magolor reappeared; he reached out a hand and grabbed onto the nest's chains. He pulled himself up and started launching Magic Spheres at his opponent, however, the Doomer swooped in and tanked the blows from the Grand Dupa. It flew forwards and tried to ram into him, but Welt flicked his wrists and created a black hole, dragging Magolor to safety.

The Rampaging Doomers swooped down and snatched the chains of the nest. The Grand Dupa EX howled, and conjured portals by its side. A green Spark Doomer and silver Frost Doomer flew out and started firing elemental blasts at Stelle's party. Again, Kirby jumped up, started inhaling the bullets, and spat them back out. The Rampaging Doomers spun the nest around and deflected the bullets.

The one of the Crowned Doomers let go of the nest and swooped down, leaving behind trails of a strange purple gas behind. As it flew, Meta Knight crouched low to the ground and flew upwards. He sliced at the Doomers wing with Galaxia, causing the monster to tumble to the ground. He turned around to strike again, but Fire Doomer crashed into his back and launched him. Stelle ordered Kirby to assist Meta Knight, while Welt and Magolor handled the Nesting Doomers.

As the Crowned Doomer fell to the ground, Welt slammed his cane down. The Crowned Doomer shrieked as it tried to pull itself away from the floor, but it struggled to do so with sudden increase in gravity. Stelle could hear Magolor chuckle as he reached into his cloak and pulled out Magic Bombs. He threw them, each one exploding on contact with the Crowned Doomer. There was a sharp cracking sound as the Crowned Doomer laid there on the floor; dazed and with stars over it. Magolor raised his arms, and a slew of Deadly Needles rose from the ground and pierced through the Crowned Doomer. With a swipe of Welt's cane, space distorted around the doomer, and ripples of space-time slashed through the Doomer's Wings. The Crowned Doomer let out a shriek of pain and burst with colorful explosions of bright stars.

In the air, Meta Knight flapped his wings while carrying Kirby and spun to avoid the energy bullet from the two elemental bullets. With his sword, he deflected an ice energy bullet, knocking it into the air. Meta Knight swung his arm upwards and launched Kirby into it, allowing him to eat it in one gulp and transform into Ice Kirby.

Ice Kirby dropped like a rock, slamming his feet down onto the Fire Doomer and grabbing its wings before it could fly away. Kirby breathed ice on the fiery beast, which trapped it in a thick block of ice. Kirby turned around and kicked the frozen doomer as hard as he could into the Ice Doomer. The Doomers squawked as it and its brethren were both launched into a wall and disappeared in clouds of smoke. Meta Knight swooped down and grabbed Kirby's arm before flying back towards the remaining Nesting Doomers. As he did, Stelle noticed that the purple gas left behind by the Crowned Doomer ignited.

The two Crowned Doomers and started flapping their wings, surrounding themselves in purple gas. Meta Knight flew around the clouds with ease, and tossed Kirby as energy bullets were sent their way. The puffball twirled in the air, covering himself in ice cold breaths that froze the fired bullets. He stuck out his legs and kicked the bullets, creating a large cloud of mist. The Dupa launched a volley of energy bullets towards them. A black hole, created by Welt, spawned to the side, sending the energy bullets flying off course. The vortex changed into a blade of spatial energy, which slashed the face of the Doomer.

Before the monster could recover, Meta Knight suddenly appeared in front of it and stabbed forwards. The monster was covered in electricity as it launched forward, dragging the rest of the nest forward. The Grand Dupa EX squawked as it fell from its perch and onto the ground, right in front of Welt and Magolor. The two slammed their respective weapons into the air, creating a field of intensified gravity and inky spikes. The Dupa shrieked as it was repeatedly launched into the air by the spikes and dragged back down by the harsh gravity. As it reached the apex of its height, the Dupa snarled and turned around to fire an energy bullet. It flew out the field and slammed into Welt. It jumped on top of the Herrscher for good measure, and soon charged right at Magolor. The magician raised his hand to summon another magic sphere, but as he did, Stelle noticed the gas particles falling on his sleeves.

The particle exploded, sending Magolor flying into the air and crashing into Meta Knight, just as he was about to strike the Crowned Doomer. The winged beast shrieked and lunged forwards. It gnawed at Magolor's leg like a rabid dog, shaking its head violently and slamming the magician into the wall. Once it was done, he threw Magolor into Meta Knight again, sending them both flying backwards. The second Crowned Doomer shrieked and flew after them, serrated teeth ready to bite them in two. Luckily, Kirby chose that moment to jump up and cover the bird's face with ice. Blinded, the monster shrieked as it tried to recover. Kirby grabbed its tail feathers, and after a quick spin, tossed it at the Grand Dupa. The egg-shaped Boss jumped over it, but that's mainly because Kirby wasn't aiming for it. Multiple black holes appeared around the Crowned Doomer, and gravitational forces caused it to crash into the walls multiple times. Just as it was about to free itself, Welt appeared from under it and thrusted his Star of Eden into the monster's head. Like last time, the second Crowned Doomer exploded.

The Grand Dupe jumped up and down and shrieked loudly, pushing all of the units away. Its body flashed red in anger as it jumped back into the nest, carried by a single Crowned Doomer. The Grand Dupa opened its mouth, and energy began streaming from its mouth.

Meta Knight quickly recovered from the monster scream and flew towards the pair. The Crowned Doomer shrieked and shook its feathers, releasing multiple orbs of green electricity. Meta Knight raised Galaxia and deflected the attack towards Dupa. The Crowned Doomer moved quickly, moving the nest just enough to avoid the attack. The Crowned Doomer spun the nest rapidly, creating a suction force that dragged Stelle's units towards. She had to order Meta Knight to fall back, lest he get sucked in and get smacked around by the sharp nest.

Magolor, luckily, had another set of bombs ready. He tossed them into the air as Welt conjured a black hole. The gravity caused the bombs to fly towards the nest at an incredible speed; the explosions shattered the chain, and left both the Crowned Doomer and Grand Dupa EX stunned.

In the blink of an eye, Meta Knight flew over to the Crowned Doomer. His eyes blazed red as his body was covered in rainbow energy.

"Behold…"

[DARKNESS ILLUSION]

The masked swordsman raised his sword into the air and a bolt of electricity struck his golden blade, surrounding him and the Crowned Doomer in an electrical field.

"Know my power!"

An extra pair of wings sprouted from his back as slashed wildly at the monster, moving so fast that it appeared as though he had multiplied tenfold. At the end of his onslaught, Meta Knight appeared at the monster's side and slashed horizontally, splitting the Crowned Doomer in half.

The Grand Dupa shrieked and released multiple energy bullets into the air. It came crashing back down, knocking Meta Knight out of the sky and onto the floor. Kirby quickly skated over and grabbed his cape before another set of Energy Bullets could explode on them. Magolor grabbed Welt by the wrist and vanished into Another Dimension, waiting until the onslaught ended. Kirby, meanwhile, gracefully skated all over the arena, spinning and jumping out of the way of the Grand Dupa's attacks before they could reach him. Even with the added weight, he moved quickly. Once the onslaught was over, the Grand Dupa stood by itself in the center of the arena. Stelle smirked to herself as she sicked her units onto the lone monster.

The Grand Dupa screeched as a never-ending barrage of attacks bombarded its body. By the end, Welt slammed his cane into the monster's forehead, and sent it flying into the core of the station's engine. The Grand Dupa let out an enraged scream as it exploded in a flurry of bright stars.

[Next Battle: Mid-Boss All Stars]

Now standing in the middle of a Roman-styled colosseum, Stelle watched as a ball of light appeared before her team. The light exploded, and revealed… A large purple monkey with a purple pompadour and tight jeans wielding a hammer.

Huh.

Bonkers jumped up and down angrily, and then tossed multiple large coconuts. With his black holes, Welt managed to completely negate the attacks. He ducked under a hammer swing, and slammed the hook of his cane into Bonker's stomach, knocking the monkey back a bit, and right onto Magolor's Deadly Needles.

Bonker's dizzily walked around the arena until he collapsed on the floor, and exploded in a cloud of dust and stars. Stelle blinked, wondering if the fight was that easy. She waited for the screen to fade out or the screen to crack. But nothing of the sort happened.

Instead, Kirby was hit in the face by a snowman, and Welt Yang was sent flying away by a tornado. Magolor turned around, and saw a giant white walrus wearing dark blue overalls, and a two-legged swan dressed like a ballerina. Mr. Frosty roared as he turned around and tossed snowmen behind it, while Fleurina spun around and launched small tornados at Stelle's crew.

Ice Kirby picked himself back up and started skating towards Mr. Frosty with Magolor floating behind him. With a snap of fingers, the wizard conjured another wave of deadly spikes, though Mr. Frosty dashed out of the way. Kirby kicked his heel into the floor, creating a layer of ice beneath them. The oversized walrus began to slip on the ice, waving his arms comedically as he tried to keep his balance. He raised his hands to throw another volley of snowballs, but they were quickly replaced by Magolor's Magic Bombs. The wizard waved as the bombs blew up in the walrus' face.

On the other side of the colosseum, Fleurina twirled, her webbed toes dancing across the stone floor as launched tornadoes and whirlwinds at Welt and Meta Knight. Using his black holes, Welt was able to direct the whirlwinds away. He slammed his cane into the ground, increasing the gravity of the floor. In response, Fleurina begins spinning rapidly, creating enough force to lift herself off the floor and glide gracefully away from the gravity field. Magolor threw another volley of Magic Bombs, but they were all swept away and launched away by Fleurina's strong winds.

The magic bombs soared through the air and landed right next to Kirby, exploding right as they landed. He let out a cry of pain as he was launched into the air, the Ice Ability knocked out of his body. The light blue star with a snowman shattered just as Kirby face-planted onto the ground. Magolor managed to grab him before Mr. Frosty could trip and fall on top of him, and with a snap of fingers, he disappeared into a portal and reappeared behind the walrus, throwing Kirby at him. Kirby spun in the air slamming his heel into the monster cheek, knocking it back.

Meta Knight dodged another set of tornadoes from Fleurina, and jumped out of the way when he heard Mr. Frosty's surprised cry. He jumped into the, allowing the walrus to soar underneath him and slam into Fleurina, sending them both flying into the walls of the Arena. Stelle immediately ordered another bum rush in an attempt to end the fight then and there, but the mid-bosses had other plans.

Both mid-bossed stomped their feet on the ground and screeched, their bodies flashing bright red as puffs of steam blew from their ears. That somehow pushed the team away, allowing the swan to begin spinning around quickly, creating a large vortex that started to pull everyone in. Mr. Frosty turned around and started throwing large snowballs in Fleaurina's direction. They were sucked up and thrown into the sky and came back down as sharp icicles.

Meta Knight looped his arms around Welt's arms, carrying him as Magolor lazily floated next to them with Kirby holding onto his cape. As the waves and waves of icicles rained down on them Meta Knight's sword and Magolor's spikes easily shattered through them. Welt dragged his cane across the floor as they flew, his gravity well activating and keeping the team from being dragged into the storm. And Kirby… well, he just kinda hung onto Magolor's cape.

The icicles rained down harder the closer the team came to the eyes of the storm. Fleurina noticed and began spinning faster, creating multiple illusory copies of herself by using an intricate dance. The phantom copies twirled towards them, their arms spread out like blades to slice through them. Kirby swung himself onto Magolor's shoulders and took a deep breath, inhaling the phantoms with relative ease. His eyes flashed bright green as he leapt into the air. Visible trails of wind and air circled around him, which condensed into the thick, puffy clouds. The clouds were blown outwards as Kirby floated down, a small vortex under his new boots.

Speaking of which, his new outfit consists of a pair of thick, light blue boots with brown straps securing them to his calves and lined with white fur on the insides. He wore a sleeveless, light blue shirt and an ornate chestplate covering his upper body, made of soft faux fur on the inside and small golden pieces on the outside. Multiple blue and yellow straps secured the armor in place, and there was even a small bowtie-like ornament on the front, made out of feathers. A silver bracelet shaped like a heart appeared on his wrists, the metal intricate designed to look like the wings of a bird. Finally, a diamond shaped gem appeared in the middle of Kirby's forehead, and from it sprouted a golden tiara. A windy vortex began to swirl around Kirby's hair, which caused his messy hair to flail violently inside.

Tornado Kirby flew in front of the team and spun around quickly, creating a storm that rivaled Fleurina's in intensity, but spinning in the opposite direction. The tornadoes collided, and due to the opposing forces, canceled each other out. Fleurina fell to the ground, and as she tried to right herself, Meta Knight ran his sword through her, causing her to explode in a puff of smoke.

Mr. Frosty shrieked and started to panic. He opened his mouth and blew out a massive gust of ice-cold wind. Kirby clapped his hands in front of her, creating a large gust of his, the cold and slightly less cold breeze slamming against each other and dissipating. Mr. Frosty throws multiple snowballs, enough for the attack to be considered an avalanche. However, Welt Yang's black holes immediately erased the attack. With another blast of wind from Tornado Kirby, Magolor was propelled towards Mr. Frosty. He slapped the snowball away from the walrus stubby hands and replaced it with a hand.

The bomb exploded shortly after, ending the life as Mr. Frosty flew over the walls of the arena and became a comical sparkle in the sky.

[Next Battle: Elite Entourage]

Stelle was transported to another arena. However, instead of an ancient colosseum, this one was more like a modern boxing ring, with a cheering crowd and large spotlights aimed right at the stage they were standing on, and even a large screen off to the side. She didn't have time to rest, however, as a Voidranger: Trampler appeared in a ball of light before her team. The monster reared back on its hind legs and crossed its legs.

Unfortunately for the centaur, Stelle had gotten better at controlling her units. Magolor immediately went through a wave of Deadly Spikes. The centaur jumped over the attack, but Welt had already slammed his cane into the ground. The Trampler face-planted onto the ground, rolling from the sudden increase in gravity. With that out of the way, Tornado Kirby and Meta Knight bum rush the Trampler, fierce winds and a golden blade reducing it body to slivers.

The crowd cheers as the monster disappears in a puff of smoke. However, the cloud fades away, two lights flare up in front of her team. Two rock-like, crystalline monsters burst from the orbs, one is frigid and emitting cold puffs of air, while the other is scorching and bursting with flames.

Like before, Stelle immediately orders her units to bum rush the Ice and Blaze out of Space, expecting the monsters to attack her as well. Instead, the Ice and Blaze turned towards each other and launched blasts of their respective elements at each other. The explosion covered the entire arena in a thick layer of steam, blinding Stelle's four sets of eyes.

Much to her mild annoyance, the only person that she can use to see is with Magolor. Still, even with his glowing eyes Magolor can only see so far ahead. And that was a major problem, since Welt was just struck in the back by a fireball. Switching control over to Kirby, the puffball generated a large gust of wind, blowing away the clouds restoring her vision.

Off to the right, she can see the Blaze infuse itself with heat, causing the flames all over its body to intensify. Meanwhile, the Ice throws it hand forward, launching a barrage of sharp icicles at her team. While Meta Knight knocked the shrapnel away with his blade and Magolor fled to Another Dimension, Welt used his black holes to turn the shrapnel away, while Kirby's fierce winds propelled them forwards. The Ice out of Space was peppered with holes as the icicles pierced through its body and crashed into the chain link fence on the edge of the arena.

Magolor reappeared over the monsters, smirking as he snapped his fingers. Multiple portals appeared around them, each one jutting out sharp cosmic Needles. The Ice and Blaze were skewered in all directions, but as the spikes retracted, two monsters fell towards each other, causing another thick cloud of steam. Kirby dispelled this cloud as easily as the last one but was immediately backhanded by the Blaze. Small jets of wind formed underneath his boots, which allowed him to slow down before he could crash into Meta Knight. With a flick of his hands, Meta Knight was propelled forward, his golden blade slicing the Blaze's arm in half. The monster reeled back, floating above Welt's gravity well.

As the Blaze tried to free itself, the Ice launched a barrage of frozen energy orbs at them. Magolor scoffed as he snapped his fingers, the walls of sharp cosmic spikes destroying the orbs with ease. As that happened, Kirby launched a tornado of wind at the Blaze, the strong winds tearing its rigid and rock-like body to pieces. With that, the entire squad turned their heads to the Ice. They all rush towards the Ice.

The body of the Ice out of Space fell back as a barrage of attacks slammed into the monster's crystalline body. Sharp blades, storm winds, interdimensional energy, and the weight of gravity all hammered down on the monster's fragile body, causing the structure of its body to shatter. The crowd filled with cheers as the crystalline remains of the Ice fizzled out of existence and Stelle's vision faded away.

[Next Battle: Full-Powered Disaster Dragon]

Stelle half expected for the team to be transported to another arena. Maybe like an octagon, or a flat strip of land with a couple of floating platforms. Instead, she ended up in what seemed like some sort of docking bay with a set of train tracks running through the middle. For some reason.

Her attention was ripped away when a loud roar caused the entire room to shake. Looking outside, she saw a large mechanical menace made out of vantablack metal and gold trimmings. Two smaller arms held up a circular, rainbow colored orb with a golden gear inside, which seemed to be powering the entire monster. The machine's head was a star-shaped portal to Another Dimension that sat on a pedestal-like neck. The monster flared to life with another loud roar, six wings made out of white-hot energy shooting out of its back.

The Six-Star Doomsday Beast glared at the quartet, and lunged forwards.

With a yelp, Stelle ordered her units to flee, a task made easier when all Tornado Kirby had to was propel them away with a large gust of wind. The Creator's Right Hand comes crashing down, creating a large crater in the center of the docking bay. Meta Knight immediately lunges for it, but is knocked out of the sky when a Doomer is shot from the portal on the Beast's head and slammed into him.

As Meta Knight landed in a heap behind the rest of the group, Kirby let out a slew of high-pressure wind blades, aiming for the Destroyer's Left Hand. However, a beam of light from the Master's Core struck the left, encasing it in an ethereal yellow glow. The hand swiped at the windy blades, the attack doing little to slow the incoming fist down. Welt tried to slow it down with his gravity well, but it still managed to fly through and crash into the older man's stomach, launching him into Meta Knight.

Before the hand could slam down on them, Magolor's Needles jutted out and stabbed through, halting the hand's movements for a brief second. Both Meta Knight and Welt recollect themselves and attack the hand, slicing through with golden slash and cosmic energy. The left hand broke free from as clenched into a fist and flew back towards them. Kirby turned around and aimed a gust of wind in order to get them out of the way.

Unfortunately, the Doomer from earlier clamped down on Kirby's arm, which sent the wind flying in another direction. The Destroyer's Left Hand slammed down on Meta and Welt, crushing the two experienced men against the floor and–

Oh, that didn't sound like a very good jingle. That was definitely not a good jingle. Stelle tried to switch controls over to Meta Knight, but his icon in the corner of her screen was darkened, and his health bar was completely empty. Oh dear.

Before Stelle could even register that Meta Knight had been KOed, she remembered that the Doomer was still gnawing on Kirby's arm. With a snap of his fingers, the small bird was sent flying into one of Welt's black holes. Looking down, Kirby's eyes widened as Stelle saw the right fist flying right towards him. A gust of wind propelled him into the air and launched a few blades of wind back down to strike.

The Creator's Right Hand clenched its fingers and fired thin, light blue lasers from the tips of its claws. They tore through the lasers easily and struck Kirby, knocking the Tornado ability out of him. Kirby tried to reach the Ability Star, but Stelle had to switch upon seeing Welt getting manhandled by the Destroyer's Left Hand.

Stelle took control of Welt as Destroyer's Left Hand gently placed itself on the ground, and started flailing around wildly. Welt increased the gravity around the flailing appendage, keeping it from flopping around anymore. The man swung his cane and distorted the space around the Destroyer's palm, knocking it out of gravity well. As it was freed, the hand began to vibrate until it rocketed into the air and flew back down. Magolor managed to avoid it, the fist struck Welt in the chest, which finally KOed the older man.

Kirby reached out and managed to grab Ability Star, and in a flash transformed back into Tornado Kirby. He whipped around and struck the Destroyer's Left Hand with a fierce storm of winds. The fist shattered under the pressure and limply fell into the ground., twitching slightly. With that done, Magolor opened multiple portals and threw a barrage of bombs inside them. The portals closed and reappeared over Creator's Right Hand and the Master's Core. The Right Hand managed to fly away, but the Core was struck and fell off the two smaller hands, rolling around the arena slowly.

Not that it really did anything, since the Core jumped up and started bouncing all over the place. Magolor and Kirby yelped as they took cover, the Master's Core shaking the room with each bounce and creating shockwaves as it crashed into the ground. Not that it mattered, since both Tornado Kirby and Magolor could float. As the Master's core floated back onto its perch, it fired a beam of energy at both the Right and Left Hands. Both appendages clenched their fingers as they began to charge with power. Magolor tossed a Magic Bomb into the air, and Kirby propelled it towards the core, striking the center and cracking it with their combined powers. The charge failed, and Creator's Right Hand drooped.

With a roar, the Doomsday Beast flapped its wings and began to charge up a powerful attack. Streams of energy coiled around the core, slowly turning the sphere bright red. Thankfully, it was the only character ready with an ultimate. Ever since the middle of Mid-Boss All Stars, Stelle's units all had their ultimates ready to go. She was just waiting for the right time to use it.

Rainbow electricity crackled around Magolor as the room seemed to darken. The hooded magician smiled as energy pooled around his hands, and sun-shaped runes appeared over his wrists.

"Let's give a big round of applause for our latest guinea pig!"

[MAX MEGA MAGOLOR CANNON]

Time seemed to stop around Magolor as he formed a few signs with his hand, the runes floating away from his wrists and forming into a much larger sigil in front of him. Dark Energy crackled, condensing into black spheres. Magolor forced them together, fusing them into an even larger orb that caused the screen itself to crack.

"This won't hurt a bit! Just close your eyes and feel the excitement!"

Magolor slammed the orb into the rune, causing it to spin rapidly and uncontrollably. A massive, bright blue laser flew out of the rune, and crashed into Master's Core. A large, Magolor-shaped explosion rocked the entire space station, engulfing the Doomsday Beast completely. Multicolored sparkles floated down from Magolor-cloud as the magician himself took a bow and disappeared through a portal as time began flowing as normal.

The Doomsday Beast was blown back from the explosion, knocking the machine back outside the wall. The Creator's Right Hand and Destroyer's Left Hang both shattered and cracked, falling limply onto the floor, while the Master's Core fell off its perch and rolled against the floor. Thankfully, it didn't start bouncing around. The Doomsday Beast's head fell onto the ground, the altar of the portal completely exposed.

Tornado Kirby and Magolor flew forwards, charging their attacks to take down the menace. As they did, the portal started glowing and vomiting out dark black crystals in a last ditch attempt to save itself. Magolor grabbed Kirby and flew into Another Dimension, falling on top of it's head. Cosmic spikes and fierce winds were buried into the boss' head, causing the monster to shriek in pain.

The monster stilled as the altar crumbled. The Doomsday Beast reeled back in pain, its shattered hand grasping at where its head once stood. Streams of light burst out of chest and body, until the entire machine finally exploded in a colorful and star-filled blast.

[Up Next: Rest Area]

Stelle suddenly appeared in a wide-open field with a clear blue sky, the sun shining bright above her. She blinked once, then twice, and on the third time, realized she was in control of her own body. "What the…" She muttered and raised her arm to block the sun's rays. She took a few steps forward, and dumped into something. Looking down, she saw a small and white sailboat. Standing on the deck was an egg-shaped Magolor with disembodied hands and a less-than-enthused Herta bean.

"Well, well, well! I must say, you're doing fantastic so far!" Magolor exclaimed, clapping his gloved hands together while the Herta bean scribbled something down on her notepad.

"Umm, thanks?" Stelle muttered, scratching the back of her head. "I mean, I don't think I did that good. Meta Knight and the old guy both died during that last battle."

"What did you expect?" Herta drawled. "You have no healers, and you can only control one unit at a time. Of course one of them would die at some point." Herta paused and turned away from the magician and muttered something under her breath. "But… I suppose you did an adequate job with the restrictions you had to deal with."

Stelle hummed in response, her lips flattening into a thin line. "So, I've got one more battle, right?" She asked Magolor.

"Yuppers!" Magolor said, making Stelle cringe slightly. "Course, you're not exactly in tip top fighting shape, are you? Don't worry, I can fix that!" Magolor reached behind him and tossed a bright red apple at Stelle. She absorbed it, and in the corner of her vision, she can see the health bars of her units, including Welt and Meta Knight, all rising to the green.

"Now, let's see what you can do!" Magolor cheered, nudging the front of Lor against Stelle's back, pushing her towards the swirling portal.

"Alright, alright!" Stelle said, stumbling inside it. As she reached out a hand to enter the portal, she couldn't help but notice the excited gleam in Magolor's eyes as she walked through.

[Next Battle: Tree Crown Without a Ruler]

Stelle coughed as burning smoke and dust filled her lungs. She nearly doubled over, but managed to catch herself before that could happen. She covered her nose with her shirt to breathe more comfortably. Her Molten Gold eyes caught a glimpse of the sky as she did, and her jaw dropped at what she saw.

Stelle was standing on the cliffside which overlooked a ruined city. The sky was filled with ash and in the center of the sky was a massive red void. The landscape was littered with cracked and deserted skyscrapers as large plumes of smoke and ash rose into the air. Small meteors fell down from the portal falling into the city with loud, earth-shattering impacts. Before she could process any of this, she heard the gentle sound of rustling leaves above her as the area was covered in a large, black shadow.

Floating in front of her was a massive oak tree. Two arms sprouted from its trunk, and a pair of wings made entirely out of glistening leaves flapped behind, keeping the behemoth aloft. Its branches were arranged in such a way that the leaves formed a large halo. The trunk and the branches were separated by a large, golden crown with a green gem in the center, and below it was a burning yellow eye surrounded by red crystals.

"What the hell…?" Herta muttered, reading the text on the splash screen. She wiped the screen of her laptop, and then the doll she was looking at. "That… that can't be it," She muttered, pulling up scans of her copies of "Secrets of the Ancients," and flipping to the page with the Master Crown. As expected, it looked nothing like the tree depicted on the screen.

"What the heck is that thing?" Herta demanded, her puppet at the screen and glaring at the hooded wizard. He only giggled quietly and placed one hand on her shoulder. Herta flinched when she felt the fabric of his gloves on her person.

"That…" He said quietly, his yellow eyes dimming down as he tapped on the golden tiara around the tree's canopy, "is the price of the knowledge that you and the rest of you… 'Geniuses' so desperately seek."

The tree tucked in its arms and let out a loud, ear-splitting shout. Stelle could feel herself disappearing as she was replaced by her team, each one standing defiantly against the monster.

Tree Crown Without a Ruler
THE MASTER CROWN

Stelle quickly took control of Tornado Kirby and flew towards the Master Crown, but as he reached the edge of the cliff, an invisible force field knocked Kirby back.

Before she could even process that, Stelle heard a portal form above her. Welt and Magolor dodged just in time as a massive root suddenly shot out and flew into the ground, causing the entire arena to shake. She managed to get in a few attacks with Meta Knight, but the root quickly retreated before she could leave a sizable dent in Master Crown's health bar. Another portal appeared off to the side, and like before, another root slammed down. Welt struck with his cane before the root slithered away.

Growling, the Master Crown raised its hands and formed two portals. From them, two crystalline apples dropped to the ground, and began to glow ominously. Stelle ordered Welt and Kirby the one and the left, while Magolor and Meta Knight handled the right. As this was happening, a portal appeared over the former two and crashed down, digging Welt into the ground before it retreated. Kiby tried to attack the root, but he didn't move fast enough. Another portal appeared above the latter two, but Stelle predicted that this would happen and made the knight and mage flee.

The Gem Apples glowed bright before they ignited, launching Welt into the other's as they fled to the center of the arena. The Master Crown's eye flared, and fired a thin beam across the ground. Meta Knight flapped his wings, carrying the other team members as the ground exploded, deafening Stelle for a brief moment. As they touched down, more roots came flying towards them. Meta Knight pulled them away before they could be crushed, and Welt used his gravity well to keep the roots embedded for a few more moments. Tornado Kirby launched Meta Knight, while Magolor launched multiple Magic Spheres at the stuck appendage, and the two managed to slice and burn off some of the bark as the roots retreated.

The Master Crown flapped its wings as portals appeared in the air and on the floor. Sharp leaves were launched towards them, slicing up pieces of the ground just as the roots went flying towards them. Welt created a black hole, drawing in the leaves before they could cut into anybody. The roots were also drawn to the singularity, and dealt minor damage as they crossed the event horizon. They lingered inside before the portals began to pull them back in. Before they could retreat completely, Tornado Kirby turned around and fired a gust of wind, breaking off the tip of the root.

The Master Crown visibly flinched as the tip snapped off. It quickly corrected its flight. It glared at the opposing party, until it let out a loud screech, pushing the group away. Behind the Master Crown, the buildings and skyscrapers began to collapse, the buildings creating large clouds of ash and smoke as they imploded. The eye surrounded itself in a deadly aura as the tree tucked in its arms and wings.

[MISTILTEINN OF HATRED AND OBSESSION]

Massive laser made out of dark red miasma burst from the Crown's eyes, tearing apart and burning the landscape as they swept across the floor. Taking control of Magolor, he grabbed everyone by the color and pulled them into Another Dimension, waiting out the blast for as long as she could. Even inside the warped space, they could feel the air rumble from the sheer strength of the attack.

The lasers quickly dissipated just as Magolor and the others were spat out of Another Dimension. There was no time to breathe, however, as the roots of the tree came crashing down above them, grazing Meta Knight's mask as he ducked. Like before, Welt used his cane to keep the roots for just a bit longer while the other's attacked with all their might, doing their best to carve up the bark.

Once they slithered away, the Master Crown flapped its wings again and launched a barrage of bladed clovers at them. At the same time, its arm glowed purple as it conjured multiple portals in the air. From the largest portal, a massive Gem Apple dropped to the ground and pulsed ominously, while a large Dupa and two Darpas floated out of the others. Once Kirby blew away the leaves with his wind, Stelle ordered each of her units to take out one the four recently spawned enemies.

Magolor, Welt, and Meta Knight took care of their enemies rather quickly, using only a few attacks to dispatch them, though Kirby had some trouble damaging the large Gem Apple. Magolor tossed his bombs, which managed to destroy the fruit before it exploded, thankfully. Suddenly, roots shot out of the ground, knocking the wizard and puffball away, the latter of which dropped his ability. Welt and Meta Knight out of the way before they could be crushed, another pair crashing into the ground, but were unable to strike back.

Three portals opened in the sky, and the largest roots came crashing down, digging into the ground as they homed in on the team. Kirby used his inhale to drag them all away before they could be crushed, and as he did, Stelle noticed the perfect time to strike. Kirby's eyes turned yellow as he closed his mouth, rainbow electricity sparking as he rushed towards the roots.

[GO! TEAM STAR ALLIES!]

Kirby transformed again, sort of. A heart shaped visor appeared over his eyes, floating in front of as a star-shaped glider glittered to life around him. He flew into the air, and somehow, Magolor, Meta Knight, and Welt were all dragged into the air as Kirby flew into deep space. He turned around as a reticle appeared in the center of his visor, aimed directly at the roots stuck in the ground. With a shout, the quarter thrust out their arms and fired beams of pure energy, each one striking the root with a powerful blast, leaving a large star shaped cloud in its wake.

As Kirby and the team floated back to the ground, the broken roots were pulled out of their craters. The Master Crown glared at the trio, doing nothing for a split second until it teleported away. Stelle blinked once, then twice unsure of what to do. When her vision began to darken slightly, she looked down, only then noticing the shadow quickly growing bigger around them.

With a shriek, Magolor managed to grab everyone and flee into Another Dimension just the Master Crown itself slammed into the ground, its trunk covering up most of the arena. Magolor popped out of the world between dimensions, everyone primed to attack.

Stelle shivered as she felt the hateful Gaze of the Master Crown, a look that threatened to consume her entirely.

Meta Knight floor towards the eyes as everyone else launched their respective projectiles. The body of the Master Crown rumbled. Just as their attacks made contact, the Master Crown buried itself deeper into the ground, sending rocks and debris flying as half its body tore through the arena. Welt, Kirby and Magolor were struck, the shockwaves launching them into the air as they were covered by debris, only leaving the Knight unharmed.

With a growl, Meta Knight raised Galaxia and stabbed his sword into the Master Crown's eyes. Electricity sparked as the knight plunged his sword even deeper inside the tyrannical tiara's eyeball, managing to dig even the hilt inside the monster. The Master Crown slapped Meta Knight away, sending him flying and skidding across the ground. But just as it was about to teleport away, Magolor suddenly appeared behind him, floating out his portal with multiple bombs stacked on top of each other. The wizard tossed his magical explosives at the eye, the explosions shattering the yellow eye entirely.

Time seemed to stop as the Master Crown's body flashed white. It teleported into the background again as it writhed in pain, leaves falling from its wings and halo. Small explosions rock its body as the tree reaches out its hand, clawed fingers clenching into a fist as it floats down into the fires of the city. It was quickly consumed by the fires of its own making.

World Clear!
TIME - 34:50:88

First-Time Clearance Rewards

600 Trailblaze EXP | 120 Stellar Jade | 2 Star Rail Pass | 2 Hertareum

Magolor, The Interdimensional Traveler (Cosmetic)

Stelle pulled off the headset slowly, groaning as her head ached from the simulation. She tried to stand up, but after a few unsteady steps, she stumbled onto the ground. "That… that felt a lot more than just 'a minor headache,'" She grumbled, feeling a soft yet cold hand wrap around her shoulder and pull her up.

"Apologies," Meta Knight said, handing her a Maxim Tomato as she leaned on March. Kirby was already latched onto his back, his arms wrapped around the knight's neck as his legs dangled behind him. "I suppose I should have considered the difference between our mental fortitude." Stelle shrugged as she took a bite out the fruit, the sweet taste doing little to ease the growing migraine in her head.

"Well, that was disappointing," Herta grumbled, causing the knight and girl to look at her with an annoyed expression. "No appearance on the Aeons at all! Not even against that weed, and that alone should have been able to attract at least one of them!"

"Oh well, maybe next time!" Magolor said, his eyes glowing with a hint of amusement as he watched Herta stomp around her desk. "In the meantime, our little guinea should take some time to rest and recuperate!" He turned around, winking at the gray-haired girl.

"I hear the Express has some wonderfully soft beds this time of year!"

"But… the Express always has soft beds," March mutters, getting a deadpan stare from the wizard.

"Bed sounds nice. Sleep to…" Stelle says, her voice almost slurring. March smiles at her, slapping her cheek briefly to jolt her awake. Unfortunately for her, Stelle completely shut down and went limp, causing March to yelp from the sudden increase in weight.

"Do you need help? We can switch if you want to." Meta Knight offered. March shook her head, even though she knew that Kirby was infinitely lighter compared to Stelle.

"No, it's okay," March reassured him. She adjusted her grip to hold Stelle more comfortable. "Let's head back to the Express. Today's been a long time."

Magolor watched as the quartet walked out of Herta's office, his eyes glowing subtly as the door hissed open. March and Stelle walked out first, and when Meta Knight did, he turned around and glared at Herta briefly. His eye turned red for a split second before he walked out with a huff.

"They know I could've just portaled them to the Express right?" Magolor muttered.

TORNADO KIRBY
Wind / Dreams

ATK - +343
DEF - -217
SPD - +10

BASIC ATK - Tornado Attack [Single Target]: Deals Wind DMG equal to 50% of Kirby's ATK to a single enemy.
Super Storm System [Bounce]: Deals Wind DMG equal to 90% of Kirby's ATK to random enemies 5 times, with each subsequent attack dealing an additional 35%. Applies Lightning Rod to each enemy damaged by this attack for two turns. Enemies afflicted by Lightning Rod will always be targeted by Bounce Attacks, also, if they are targeted by a Blast Attack, they will receive additional damage equal to the combined damage adjacent enemies received.

SKILL - Rising Gust [AoE] Deals Wind DMG equal to 110% of Kirby's ATK to the target and adjacent enemies. Enemies that have more than 10 stacks of a single DoT Debuff are guaranteed to become Dizzy, otherwise, there is a 33% base chance that the damaged enemies will become Dizzy. Dizzy enemies have their ATK decreased by 15%, and have a 55% base chance of attacking another enemy.
Super Wind Slammer [Aoe]: Deals Wind DMG equal to 166% of Kirby's ATK to all enemies twice, and has a 100% base chance of inflicting all enemies with 1-5 stacks Lift Off for three turns. Enemies with Lift Off take Lightning, Wind, and Ice DoT damage equal to 10% of Kirby's ATK at the start of every turn.

ULTIMATE - Bring on the Super Ability! Supercell Hurricane [Enhance]: Kirby transforms into Supercell Storm Kirby, increasing his ATK by 120%, SPD by 90%, and Weakness Break Effect by 79% also, he gains 3 points of Copy Essence. Supercell Hurricane 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 Supercell Hurricane Kirby, his Basic ATK becomes "Super Storm System" and his skill becomes "Super Wind Slammer." Kirby's turn does not end when he uses this Ultimate.

THE INTERDIMENSIONAL TRAVELER
Cosmetic / Magolor

Appearance: Magolor wears an outfit similar to his normal robes, but it is almost entirely white. His cape is tattered and torn, and the brown belt that kept his hood in place is replaced by a dark gray rag. The left part of his hood is torn off, revealing a cat-like ear.
Character Introduction: The shattered crown was scattered across dimensions, alongside Magolor's powers. Now he seeks to reclaim them! Is this a journey of penance or revenge? And secrets await at the end!?
VA: Roger Rose (Magolor's voice is more noticeable hollow and distant. There is a slight echo to it, and he does not speak with his usual theatrics).

(Attacks will have different names and animations, but have the same effects as described earlier. If an attack is not present, it has not been changed.)

BASIC ATK - Revolution Flames: Magolor charges up as much magical energy as possible, and launches three fiery orbs at the opponent.

SKILL - Magolor Surge: Magolor covers himself in wind magic and flies forward, slamming into and knocking back multiple opponents.

ULTIMATE - Atone for One's Misdeeds!: Magolor finds the nearest blunt object he can find, and pours as much of his magic into, transforming it into a large Ultra Sword. He swings with enough force to cut down the vile crown.

TALENT - Black Hole: Magolor lets out as much of the magic that he has absorbed, and forms a star-shaped black hole above the enemies.

VS Master Crown

Those who wear the Master Crown will gain unlimited power, but so will the darkness in their heart. Thanks to the Red Fruit, the Crown has become a wrathful wreath–a destroyer called the Tree Crown Without a Ruler!
To free the Fruit and bring an end to the destruction… To take responsibility for his wicked ways… With all of his magic infused into the sword, he must strike! Magolor must atone for his misdeeds!

SKILLS
Otherworldly Roots [Bounce] - Inflicts Wind DMG equal to 190% of the Master Crown's ATK to random targets 1-3, afterwards, the roots linger on the field for 2-3 turns. Attack the Roots in order to damage the Master Crown. This is the only way to deal direct damage to the Master Crown. Debuffs and Weakness Breaks are applied to the Master Crown instead of the roots. The Master Crown will use this attack if there have been no roots on the field for 2 turns.

Daphne's Scream [AoE] - Inflicts Imaginary DMG equal to 150% of the Master Crown's ATK to all targets, and has a 33% base chance to inflict damaged targets with Burn.

Forbidden Malus Pumila [Summon] - Summons two Gem Apple Bombs (P1) or one Gem Apple Nuke (P2&3). Two turns after they are summoned, Gem Apple Bomb/Nuke will self-destruct, dealing Imaginary DMG equal to 215% (Bomb) or 470% (Nuke) of the Master Crown's ATK to all targets.

Dance of the Double Edged Leaves [Bounce] - Inflicts Wind DMG equal to 215% (P1), 165% (P2), or 65% (P3) of the Master Crown's ATK to random targets 4 (P1), 8 (P2), or 16 (P3) times to random targets.

Return Without a Ruler [AoE] - Inflicts Wind DMG equal to 235% of the Master Crown's ATK to all targets twice (P3).

The Ancient's Cursed Machinations [Enhance] - The Master Crown enters a charged state. On the following turn, the Master Crown will use "Mistilteinn of Hatred and Obsession."

Mistilteinn of Hatred and Obsession [AoE] - Inflicts Imaginary DMG equal to 445% of the Master Crown's ATK to all enemies 3-7 times.

—

Parts of shattered space coalesce and reform, the sound of clinking glass echoing through the endless void. The shattered reality repairs itself, and the Herta Space Station is restored completely. It's labeled as [Level 0 - Station Sundae].

Kirby comes out of the station, clinging onto the Warp Star as he floats just below the Station. He raises his hand and cheers upon seeing the restored station.

A trail of stars shimmers to life leading towards the right side of the galactic map. The trail ends, the last star shining brightly as another label appears over distorted and corrupted space. This one reads [Level 1 - Belobog Barberry].