All right, here's part two of this double upload! This is the second one, from Stripe the Hedgetiger who requested a chapter featuring King Dedede and Sonic!

Dedede shuffled his way through the halls of Smash Mansion, headed towards the kitchen. He was hungry. He'd gotten distracted by an unexpected bill that had been mailed express to him at Smash Mansion. To be totally honest, he hadn't been expecting the Clean Rivers Association to put their proposal out so quickly. It honestly wasn't too bad of a proposal either. It would need a few tweaks on a few of the finer points, but the bulk of it was almost proclamation worthy.

With a large yawn, he made his way into the kitchen. It was mostly empty. After all, it was 4:00 in the afternoon. That bill had taken him longer to read through then he'd thought. Dedede walked over the rice cookers and noted with great disdain the dry, crunchy looking chunks of leftover rice sitting in the bottom. Clearly nobody had eaten it for a few days, and nobody had cleaned it out. Yeesh. That was disgusting.

Dedede poked his head into the cabinet where the rice was kept and sighed. The bag was empty, save for a few taunting grains of rice sitting at the bottom. He shook his head in disappointment. He crumpled up the bag and shoved it in the garbage can. Seriously, what slob hadn't thrown out the empty bag of rice? Even he, a king would even do that!

Dedede waddled over to the fridge and opened the door. He grabbed a jar of pickles and cracked it open. To his dismay, it was almost empty. Dedede absentmindedly chucked the remaining 4 pickles into his mouth and began munching on them. They were getting a little soft, but the flavor was still there at any rate.

Dedede scanned the rest of the contents of the fridge. Egh. Nothing good. Well, almost nothing good. Everybody knew better than to eat Samus's leftovers, even if they were from some fancy restaurant with a name he couldn't pronounce. And heaven help the unfortunate soul that ate Falco's spicy pickles or Olimar's Pik Pik carrots. Looked like Kirby had beat him to the punch to just about everything else. Except for one particularly sad looking apple in the back corner. That was probably going straight to the compost heap to be quite honest.

With a sigh Dedede walked over to his last resort, the pantry. He shuffled through, inspecting the contents of the shelves. They were rather bare. It was to be expected. Today was the day before grocery day. He grumbled as he picked up a lone can of sardines. He considered it for a moment but realized that there wasn't any rice to eat with it. He wasn't going to keep a figure like his with these paltry rations.

He heard the patter of several fast footsteps behind him. As he poked his head out of the pantry, he saw Sonic opening the rice cooker. He made a noise of disgust.

"Yeah, that stuff's old," said Dedede.

"No kidding!" said Sonic. "This is awful! Who just left it sitting here?"

"Dunno," said Dedede. "Kirby already beat us to the fridge and the pantry. I'm gonna go grab some lunch somewhere. You want to come with?"

"Sounds good to me!" said Sonic. "Say, why don't we hit up the food trucks at the park?"

"Are they there on Thursdays?" asked Dedede. "I usually go on Friday."

"Yeah! They're there from Thursday to Sunday!" said Sonic.

"Sounds like a plan to me!" said Dedede. "I'll meet you down in the garage."

Sonic just chuckled. "Garage? Oh boy….I'm gonna be waiting for lunch, aren't I?"

Dedede shrugged. "Unless you want to carry me there. In which case, be my guest!"

Sonic shook his head. "Yeah, no. You're taking your car or whatever. I'll see you there!"

Dedede just chuckled. "See you there!"

About fifteen minutes later, Dedede's warp star pulled into a parking spot at the park. A blue blur whizzed up to him as he got off his warp star.

"Hey, what took you so long! I'm getting hungry here!" said Sonic with a cheery grin.

"I don't drive as fast as you run, speedy. And it's not like I'm any less hungry, then you are," said Dedede.

"Yeah, yeah!" said Sonic. "That's what they all say. Everyone around here is too slow!"

Dedede snorted. "Too slow. Please! Even I'm plenty fast enough!"

Sonic rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I don't think so! You're almost as bad as Bowser!"

"Maybe so, but don't forget who lands the heavy hits!" said Dedede.

"Hey! I hit pretty hard!" said Sonic.

Dedede just chuckled. "Keep telling yourself that, string bean!"

"String bean! Well, keep telling yourself that you're fast…uh….lima bean!"

Dedede just laughed. "Hah! Lima bean? That doesn't do my mighty physique justice, you know!"

"You stink," grumbled Sonic.

Dedede shook his head as they made their way towards the food trucks. Lima bean? That was the understatement of the century right there.

"Well, I'm starving, so I'm gonna get in line. You see anything you fancy?" asked Dedede.

"Yeah, all my usual favorites are here today!" said Sonic. "Don't worry about me!"

Dedede nodded. "Meet you by the picnic benches?"

"Sure thing!"

Nearly an hour later, Dedede sighed and leaned back at the picnic table where he was sitting with Sonic.

"Man, those were some good burgers. It's a good day to hit the burger truck, that's for sure!" said Dedede.

"Oh yeah? Which one? I'm gonna have to try that one next time," said Sonic.

"You sure about that?" asked Dedede. "I wouldn't be surprised if you get those chili cheese dogs every single time you come here."

"Guilty as charged!" said Sonic cheerily. "But honestly it's a good idea to try new things! I'll just get one of those burgers instead of one of my chili cheese dogs!"

Dedede snorted. "You ever try any of the other food here?"

"Of course!" said Sonic. "I fancy myself something of a foodie!"

"Oh, really now?" said Dedede. He pointed to one of the food trucks. "So, what do you think of the Hyrule style stir fry truck over there?"

"Oh, it's great! I like their beef stir fry! It's really good with the apples and potatoes and onions! And their secret seasoning really ties everything together! I also like their Mighty Bananna fries!"

"And that one? That Isle Delfino one? What's the best item there?"

"Oh, the Pineapple shaved ice is my favorite there! Though the fruit cups have some really good variety there too!" said Sonic.

"And that truck over there? The red one?" asked Dedede.

"Oh, that one? The barbeque grill one? Their turkey legs are the bomb!" said Sonic. "But then again, everything on the menu is great! The corn on the cob, the baked beans, the barbeque ribs, the pulled pork, everything! Those guys have some talent!"

"Well, I stand corrected. You do know your stuff!" said Dedede. "So which ones do you recommend?"

"I definitely recommend Tim's Hot Dog Truck! Their chili cheese dogs are some of the best I've ever had!" said Sonic. "I also recommend the ice cream truck over there. The ice cream scoops are the size of my fist!"

"Yeah, Jerry's Ice Cream? Yeah, their banana splits are fantastic," said Dedede.

"And the shakes are massive! I always get the extra large! Don't tell Mario, he can never figure out where my sugar rushes come from! I think he's been snooping to try and figure out!"

Dedede burst out laughing. "Ah, so that's what's up. Eh, what the plumber doesn't know won't hurt him."

"No, it definitely won't!" said Sonic. "But what gets your royal recommendation?"

"Kevin's Burgers for one," said Dedede. "Good selection of toppings and buns. I prefer beef, but the other patty types are pretty good.

"Yeah, I can tell! You scarfed those burgers down fast!" said Sonic.

"For desserts, I like Martin's Mobile Bakery. The crepes and muffins are next level. Worthy of royalty as rated by a royal himself!" chuckled Dedede.

"I'm gonna have to try it out!" said Sonic.

"For sure," said Dedede. "Say, you ever been to that traditional Tellius restaurant downtown? Beorc Cabin?"

"Oh yeah! I've been there!" said Sonic. "The stews are great there!"

"Ah! I'm more of a fan of the ribs myself. They don't use barbeque sauce, but the sauce that they use is top notch," said Dedede. "Oh! By the way, have you been to that Human food place? The one that's a few blocks from the convention center? According to Skylark, it's as authentic as you can get!"

"Really now? I've never been there! What's it called?" asked Sonic.

"It's called Jun's Restaurant. Apparently, its traditional!" said Dedede.

"Is it really? Traditional from Horizon?" asked Sonic.

"No, traditional from the Human home world. Where did they say it was from? Japan, I think? She recommended the….uh…teppanyaki? Or something like that," said Dedede. "Apparently they cook it for you fresh."

"Huh. Sounds interesting. Do they have chili dogs there?" asked Sonic innocently.

Dedede gave him a withering glare. "You and your chili dogs. And no, I don't know if they do."

"Huh, that's a missed opportunity right there!" said Sonic. "I guess I'll have to check it out on one of my non chili dog days!"

"Well, I'm going to check it out tomorrow. See if this 'teppanyaki" is any good."

"Well, well. Can't let you go alone and eat all the food before I get there!" said Sonic. "After all, you've already stolen all the food in a kingdom once before!"

Dedede snorted. "You asking me to do it again?"

"I don't mind, as long as you leave all the chili cheese dogs!" said Sonic.

"All the food means all the food, you know," said Dedede.

Sonic paled slightly. "Man, you take this kinda thing really seriously!"

Dedede just chuckled. "If you're gonna do something, you gotta do it right! If I'm gonna eat all the food, I'm gonna eat all of it! No morsel left behind!"

Sonic shuddered. "No wonder Kirby thought you used to be a villain! What kind of horrible, Kirby hating plan is that?"

"The kind that gets Kirby's ire very quickly," chuckled Dedede. "Though the reason I stole all the food that one time was to protect it. I got….uh…bad intel."

"That must have been some really bad intel," said Sonic.

"Tell me about it. All of my advisors tell me that Nightmare is going to steal all the food in Dream Land. So, I get all the food so I can keep it safe! And then Kirby comes in hangry and kicks my tail. Lemme tell ya, you do NOT want to fight a hangry Kirby!"

"I bet! How long did it take for him to get to you?"

"A couple days," huffed Dedede. "I moved faster than I should have – most of my minions were away dividing rations from the food stores when he got to my castle. I didn't set up any of the logistical stuff and it was a total mess. Stuff was all over the place, at least 10% of the perishables didn't make it into a fridge, and nobody knew where anything was! I was literally writing my plan to ration food to the people when he kicked my door down. That was the real nightmare of the situation! Lemme tell ya, I've never forgotten logistics again!"

"What happened to the advisors?"

"Fired em all," said Dedede.

"Hah! Serves them right! But seriously, I have no idea how you put up with all that fancy ruling stuff! I'd rather just run around and not have to worry about all that boring stuff!" said Sonic.

"Ah, so is that why you've never asked Amy out? You'd rather avoid all responsibility?" joked Dedede.

Sonic sputtered. "No! It's that….well you see….listen! I don't wanna talk about it! I got other stuff to do and I haven't decided yet!"

Dedede just chuckled and patted Sonic on the shoulder. "Good luck with that, string bean!"

"Yeah, laugh it up," grumbled Sonic.

"Anyway, I gotta get back. Got some legislation to edit and send back. You know, fancy ruler stuff."

"All right! Good luck with your stuffy laws!"

Dedede stood up and stretched.

"Ahhh. Maybe we'll have to get lunch again!"

"Yeah! We gotta get some chili cheese dogs next time!"

Dedede chuckled. "You know what? I think that I'll take you up on that! It's been a while since I've had some of those. I'll see you then!"

"See you then!" said Sonic as he dashed off.

Dedede just shook his head. Who knew Sonic was a foodie? He just shrugged and ambled off to his Warp Star. Looked like he'd be seeing more of the Blue Blur in the future. Well mostly for the food recommendations. But as long as the food was good, he was looking forward to it!

And that's a wrap! Hope you enjoyed this double upload! I'll see you all next time!

One last thing – shout outs to my friend Raeror for making the awesome cover art for this fic!