[Kirby Fan Fiction] The Crest of Ruin

[Note]
Contains spoilers for Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Star Allies, and other Kirby series titles.
This is 13,000 characters long. For those with Kirby love and guts, you won't regret it, right?

It was, indeed, a friendship.

Brood Parasitism

After finishing their adventure in the world of falling stars, Kirby and his friends returned to Dream Land.
This time, Elfilin is with them too.

Elfilin Wow!It's an amazing place no matter how many times I come here!
The rolling meadows sing, and birds flock together as if gathering in the clouds...
I love it here too!

Kirby (He even inherited Elfilis's poetic side, huh?)
Thank you. I love it here too!

El: That's right. After all, this is Kirby's home, isn't it!

K: Huh?

El: Huh?

King Dedede: Hm? You didn't know?
This guy was originally a 'traveling youth,' and this isn't his home.

El: WHAAAAAT!??

K: Ah, sorry, I didn't mention it because explaining it was a hassle.
I only have memories from when I arrived in Dream Land, so I don't know where I was born.

Dedede: Also, the reason this guy came to Dream Land was to defeat me, since I was hogging all the food in the country.

El: WHAAAAAAAT!??!?
Hey! That's way too much information all of a sudden!!

Dedede: Then let's head out!
First, Dream Land's number one tourist attraction, Dedede Cas...

El: WHAAAAAAAT!???

Dedede: Don't interrupt my lines!!
It's not that surprising...
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!????

When Kirby and the others looked up at the sky,
what they saw was...
A shooting star.
A white, glowing, egg-shaped shooting star.
BOOOOOOOOM...

K: Th... this is...

Dedede: WHAT IS IT!??

Bandana Waddle Dee H-h-help! It's an emergency!!!

Dedede Oh! Bandana! What's wrong, why are you running?

Bandana Your Majesty! Beige crystals are falling all over the place! Everyone is in a total panic!

Elfilin What...!? Even in Dream Land...!?

Kirby Alright!We can't just stand here! First, let's investigate the large masses
that fell along with the crystals! Dedede! You go and investigate where the crystals fell with Bandana Waddle Dee!

Dedede O-o-okay!!
(Was he always this reliable... He's changed since he went to that 'New World' place.)

Kirby Let's go, Elfilin!

Elfilin Yeah!

Beak Clatter

Kirby and the others arrived in front of the large, glowing mass that had fallen to the ground.
The surrounding ground was raised, and trees were scattered about, knocked over.

Kirby …………….

Elfilin Nothing is happening...
Besides, I don't get a particularly bad feeling from it...

Kirby But, I don't know... I feel really strange and uneasy.

Elfilin Huh...?

??? Kirby!!

Kirby You're... the Astronomer Waddle Dee, right.
Do you know something about this?

Astronomer Waddle Dee Yes, I found a book that might be relevant.
I've been trying to read books in languages other than New Worldese lately.

Astronomer If I guess the meaning of the illegible parts, it seems that a 'dragon's egg wrapped in crystal' holds great power, and it leads to a situation where one is 'helpless.' If this mass is indeed a 'dragon's egg'... it doesn't seem like it will end well.

Ka: Is there any other documentation?

Ten: I searched through it in a hurry, but... there were no books that seemed to fit.

Dedede/Bandana Waddle Dee: Hey!

E: Ah! Kirby, the two of them are here!
And Bandana Waddle Dee is holding the crystal!

Ba: I brought it!

Ka: How is everyone doing?

De: The town is broken and in chaos, but they're acting as carefree as ever. Some are already starting to rebuild, so it looks like they'll be fine.

Ba: It doesn't look like everyone is going to change because of the crystal, like what happened with Starry.

Ka: ...Are we going to seal it with this again?

Crack

E: Huh?

Snap

De: You've got to be kidding...

Crash!
BOOM!
A roar echoed as the mass shattered.
What came out from inside was...

Ka: A... girl!?

A girl with a white bob cut wearing a pure white burial shroud.
...The thing in the shape of a girl lay on the ground.

Ba: She's unconscious... Is it okay to get closer?

De: Bandana! Run! It's reacting to the crystal you're holding!

Ba: Huh!?

Click

Dedede: I... I've awakened...

The one in the shape of a girl, "", slowly begins to rise.
Crack, crack, crack, crack!

Everyone: Whoa!

Dedede: It's growing crystals all around! It's an attack! Kirby! Bandana! That's enough, attack it!

Elfilin: Huh!?

Dedede: This thing is clearly dangerous! Before something happens...

Kirby: Dedede!! We don't know for sure that she's an enemy yet!

Dedede: But the prophecy says—

???: That blue one is correct.

Everyone: !!?

Dedede: You... you could talk? But that doesn't matter. Sorry, but you're going to be food for my hammer.
Too bad.

Bandana: Oh no...!

Kirby: Dedede! Stop!!

The "" nimbly dodges every single blow of the hammer that Dedede honed in the colosseum of the new world.
It's like fighting the wind...

Dedede: It's like I'm fighting the wind...
Damn it! How about this!

Elfilin: Your Majesty!! Stop!!!

Dedede: Huh!?

Bandana Waddle Dee sweeps Dedede's feet with his spear.
Thud

Bandana: I'm sorry, Your Majesty!!

Elfilin: Are you okay!?

Dedede: No, I mean, I'm fine, but...
I didn't know you could shout that loud.

Elfilin: Huh?

???: ...Heh.

That child.

Dedede: What? That guy just laughed, didn't he...?

???: You are such delightful people.
I wouldn't think you're about to disappear.

Elfilin: Disappear... what do you mean!?

???: It seems an explanation is in order.
There is no benefit for me in telling you this, but well, I don't mind talking.

Meta Knight: Who... are you?

???: I am an existence meant to destroy this world.

Dedede: ...Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...

???: There are three days left until the "End of the World."
I will be preparing on this planet during that time, so please spend your time as you like.
Of course, you are free to prepare whatever you wish as well.

Dedede: Is that true?

???: My mission is strictly to "destroy this world in three days" after all.
My power is also set to be usable only after three days.

Dedede: Alright. Then I'll defeat this guy within three days. First, I'll throw him into the dungeon, and then I'll ask Magolor or someone to...

Kirby: DEDEDE!!!
CUT IT OUT!!!

Dedede: Whoa!?

Kirby: Doing things like that won't solve anything!!
It will only spread the damage to those around us!!

Dedede: Then what are you going to do about it!?

Kirby: I'm going to...
I'm going to try and have an honest talk with that child.

Everyone !??

Ka I will definitely eat delicious food, see beautiful sights, take naps, and become friends with them in these three days.
By doing that, I'll make them give up on the destruction of the world...!

??? ...What are you talking about?

De Hey... that's asking for the impossible, isn't it...

Ka It's not impossible. I heard them laugh faintly just now.
That's proof that there's something in their heart besides just invasion!

E ...That's right! King!
When I saw the Dark Star, I had a really bad feeling.
But that child didn't have that! They'll surely have a change of heart!
No, they can do it!

De ...Is that so.
I understand. I've heard your feelings.
I'm leaving this party.

Ba King...!

De I'll proceed with my own plan.
Three days from now.

Dedede stepped on a bent branch and left the scene.
Bandana Waddle Dee watched Dedede's back for a while, but he did not go after him.

Ka ...And so, that's that.
Nice to meet you! Oh... do you have a name?

??? ...'That child' is fine.
I quite like being called that.

Ka Then, nice to meet you! That child!
I'm Kirby!

Three

That child Huh. I see. So that person is called Dedede.

Ka That's right! He was trying to attack you, but he's not a bad guy. He's my rival and my friend.
Also, there's a cool and strong swordsman named Meta Knight! He's out training right now... but I'm sure he'll come back safely!

That child Is that so... that is interesting.

Ka ...You don't have to use formal language, you know?

That child It's fine. I am someone who will eventually fight you all, so I need to show respect.

Ka I don't think that's true, but... Oh! You can see it now.
That is Dream Land's famous landmark, the 'World Tree'.

That child is a very large pink flower, isn't it?

K: Near the World Tree, there's a floating continent called Floralia.
There are many beautiful places there too, so I'll show you around now.
To get there, we have to climb this World Tree—

The 'child's' toes gently brush against the meadow.
As they tilt their body upward like a marionette, they float into the air with ease.

K: Whaaa—!?

That child: Come, let's go.
Ride on my shoulder... and guide me.

K: (I might be able to get along with them sooner than I thought... hmm?)

??: I see.
So that thing can float.

In an instant, threads stretch out from the shadow of the World Tree!
The 'child' jumps to the side to dodge, but gets their feet caught in a spider web ahead.
They try to break free, but are surrounded by more released threads and trapped in a cocoon!

K: Taranza!? Why...

Taranza: Not bad speed. They probably aren't using their full power.
The damage is also being significantly reduced.
Hey! If you can get out, hurry up and come out!

After the cocoon wavers, the threads loosen all at once, and the 'child' emerges as if born from an egg.

Taranza: ...Show a little annoyance, invader.
Kirby. Sorry for the interruption.

K: ...Did Dedede ask you to do this?

Taranza: It's not just Dedede. Magolor, Marx, and other monsters are all studying this thing.
Anyway, it was a harvest to have been able to trap them even for a moment.

That child: Who is he, exactly?

K: Ah... he's Taranza.
He can use magic to control objects and people.

That child: This flower is beautiful, isn't it?
Do you like this place too?

Taranza: ...Don't ask me.

After that, Kirby and the 'child' toured Floralia.
They visited the land of sweets, the forest-covered zones, and even greeted the master of the volcano.
There were times when Kirby lost sight of the 'child' in the snowfields that were as white as the child's clothes,
but in the end, the two of them watched the moon from the very top of Royal Road.

That child: Come to think of it, you are very trusted by the people of this star.
The people of Floralia let you and me pass through here even without knowing the circumstances.

K: Everyone is so kind, you know...
I wish Bandana Waddle Dee and Elfilin could have come too,
but I heard they're at the astronomer's place right now, looking for any books about you.

That child: Is that so...

K: How is it? Are you moved?

That child: That might be close to how I feel.
Well then, I have preparations to make for three days from now, so I will take my leave here...

K: Ah! Wait!
...I, um...
......I've decided, I'm going to try and persuade Dedede and the others. That you can't be a bad person.

That child: ...

K: So, I want you to go with Elfilin tomorrow.
You know? The light blue one! Meet up in front of the big hole in the ground!

That child: ...I see.

K: Oh, wait... I wanted to take a picture.

Two

K: Everyone! What are you doing?

Marx: Gah!? The protective magic has been breached!!
Kirby! How did you get in here!?

Dedede: Whoa!! Damn it!! I don't get it!!
How did I make the New Dedede Hammer back in the day!?

Magolor: «if=nemesis%escape%»...

Marx: Stop doing your own separate things!!!
Look over here!!

Dedede: Gah! Kirby...

K: Dedede... let's just stop this already, things like this...

D: What, it's too late to stop now.
We've already thrown Taranza at that guy.

K: What...Don't mess with me!!
Do you have any idea what will happen to the residents nearby!?

D: No, fortunately there were only empty houses around, so I don't think there's any damage.

Ka: There are only empty houses around here...? That's strange.

BANG

De: Oh! Taranza!

The research team turns toward Taranza all at once.

Marx: How did it go!?

Taranza: Y... you did it... finally...
You finally got his hair!

The research team resumes their research all at once.

Taranza: Wha... Hey! With this, the research will progress! Why...

De: O... Hey everyone!There's no way that guy would fall so easily!

Marx: Hey Taranza. You're getting carried away, aren't you?

De: H-hey Marx...

Marx: Enough. We don't have time. Magolor. Add the electric attribute. I'm going to turn him into light.

De: Hey Marx!!!

Marx: Oh ho ho ho!!! (flies away)

Taranza: .........

Ka: Hey, am I invisible...?

Meanwhile, Elfilin

E: Ba... Bandana Waddle Dee!?

That child: What was that? Who was that person?

Bandana Dee: Honestly... Kirby trusts us too much! I had a bad feeling so I jumped in, but... Anyway, if Taranza and the others are here, the deciphering of the books should go faster! I'm going to chase after him!

Whirrr-whirrr-whirrr-whirrr

Ban Whoa!

Marx Prepare yourself, little girl!
You two just stand there and watch.

Marx fires seeds while spinning.
"That child" is surrounded by thorns that have grown violently from the ground.

Marx What's this? Not as impressive as I thought!!
This is the end for you!!

A gust-like Marx cannon is fired.
"That child" tries to fly up to escape, but is blown away by the shockwave-like wind, and after being slowed down by electricity, is slammed against a rock wall.

Marx Uhoho-hee-hee-hee!!! You survived!!
It's been a long time since I've had this much fun!!

E: W-what should we do...!

Ban: There's no opening to stop him...!

Clang

Elfilin & Bandana Waddle Dee !?

Marx Huh!?
Meta... Knight?

Meta Knight: What brings you here?
I returned from training in a hurry after hearing from Kirby, but...

Marx Tch! The odds are against me!
Man, zero harvest. I can't face them like this...

Elfilin explained everything to Meta Knight.
About the egg-shaped meteor.
Kirby and the others' plan, and Dedede and the others' plan.
And... about the person in white robes before them.

Meta: ...I see.

Ban: That's why we're traveling around to various places with her!
If you'd like, Meta Knight, please persuade the King... Meta Knight?

Meta: I'm sorry.
I intend to take neither side.

Ban: What!?

Meta: More importantly, I intend to proceed with deciphering the ancient documents.
I've been helping the astronomer Waddle Dee for some time.
Maybe we'll find some clues... don't you think?

E: W-well, that's true, but...
Ah! Wait!

B: They've gone, haven't they.
Wait!We can't just stand here! Marx and the others might attack again!
That girl! For now, let's go down under this hole.

That girl: Yes.

Whoosh
Thud

B: Ouch...
Everyone! Wake up. This is Magolor's place.

E: Ugh... wow...!

That girl: There are crystals and towers; it's fascinating, isn't it?

Meanwhile, Kirby

K: Sigh... in the end, I couldn't stop them...
Come to think of it, why am I doing this?
I have to stop that girl... but she's my friend... I went to persuade a friend who was hurting friends... but that girl...!

Suddenly, he looks to the side.
There, a small, egg-shaped crystal of the same color as the one that girl was wrapped in.
Picking it up, Kirby harbored a lonely resolve.

If I collect all of these... maybe something can be done.
Even if nothing can be done, the wind of tomorrow will still blow.

Kirby starts running.
Into the headwind, with a rustling sound.

Night Two

Kirby: Is this... all of them?
Surprisingly, it wasn't that hard to collect them.
I did have to fight Whispy Woods and the others who were hogging the shards, but I managed to finish without any major trouble.

Yes, it should have ended without any major trouble.
The confrontations with Whispy Woods, Lololo & Lalala, and Kracko over the shards.
With the adventure in the new world and the last two days being such a whirlwind, Kirby even felt happy about facing those familiar, unchanging faces.

K: Will anything change in one more day...?
I wonder if they are watching the moon at the Sky Tower in Nutty Noon right now...

That girl: We did.

K: Whoa!

E: Seriously! Where did you go, Kirby?
You disappeared so suddenly, everyone was confused!

K: No, no, I'm sorry. There are circumstances for this...

E: Then Susie appeared, forced Dedede and Meta Knight to join her, and...

K: Huh?

E: Right now, everyone is following Susie's instructions to evacuate the residents of Dream Land to surrounding planets.

K: Huh? Huh?

B: Come to think of it, Susie had apparently been using machines to predict the meteor shower for a long time and had created an evacuation program for the residents.

K: Whaaaaaaat!!?

B: Whoa? That beige fragment... could it be...

E: You collected it!? All by yourself!?

That child: Are you planning to seal me away? Honestly... I don't even know if that will actually seal me away.

K: ...For now, let's organize the situation...
I want to get everyone together for a moment. Bandana Waddle Dee.
When morning comes, use your signature loud voice to wake everyone up.

B: Roger that!
Also, I took some photos at Magolor's and Nutty Noon.

K: Wow... thank you!

That child: I hope these become good memories.

K: Yeah! I'm sure they will.
Your memories too.

That child: ...Then I shall take my leave here.

One

Bandana Waddle Dee: *Inhales deeply.*
EVERYONEEEEEE!!!!
WAKE UPPPPPPPP!!!

Dedede: Hmm...
What? Whose voice is that...
Is that Bandana Waddle Dee?

B: ASSEMBLLEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

That child: Isn't that a bit too rough?

Kirby: Dedede and the others won't just take this lying down, you know.
Actually, this is the only way.

Everyone gathered around Kirby's house, rubbing their sleepy eyes.

Bandana Dee: Some people who have nothing to do with this even showed up...

Kirby: Huh? Where's Magolor?

Susie: ...I'll talk about that later. Still, where were you?

Kirby: This!

Thud

Everyone: (Murmurs)

Kirby: I don't know if this will be able to seal that child... but I think it will be of some use.

That child: ...

Kirby: That's all I wanted to say.

Susie: Sigh... If you had just told us, we would have cooperated... Well then, it's my turn. I predicted the meteor impact in advance and threw together a resident evacuation program. But to make it happen, I need a lot of cooperation and preparations for evacuating to a planet using another dimension. The key to that is the star-faring ship Lor and a magician who can travel through space. So I went to persuade them many times. But they wouldn't listen. So, I wrote a program to smash their hideout and shut them up, and executed it at Mach speed.

Marx: My research is ruined because of this guy... Ouch, my wounds...

Susie: But, evacuation is only about 10% complete. I thought that since you have a wide circle of acquaintances, you could get everyone evacuated smoothly... but you're never here when it counts.

Kirby: Sorry. This, in particular, is really... my own selfishness...

Susie: Your goal is, what, "to become friends with that child," right?

Kirby: Yeah...

Susie: What's the point of letting Elfilin go alone? If you've decided, see it through to the end.

Kirby: Yeah!

Susie: And what about you? Meta Knight!
We're in an emergency, yet you're just reading books; there's no way you'll get results that quickly!
I'm going to modify you again!

Meta (shaking and swaying his body from side to side)

Kirby: U-um... where is Magolor?

Dedede: Well... it seems nobody has any idea.

Taranza: He's been missing since Susie's hideout was attacked. He was building some kind of massive machine, so be careful if you see him.

Kirby: Anyway, let's proceed with the evacuation. Susie, we don't have time. Let's make sure no one is left behind.

Susie: ...Understood. Then, music, start.

(♪TWINKLING STAR SHOWERS)

Kirby: Th-this song is...!

Susie: I translated the lyrics. I'm going to reuse them. It's propaganda, so to speak.

(Susie's singing voice)

Susie: And of course, I'm the vocalist.

The singing voice echoes. The time limit is ticking away. No matter how much you pray, the sun will not stop. There is nothing decisive.

The Lor Starcutter is gone.

The power of the Warp Star and Marx and the others has its limits.

Kirby started running again. To 'that child'.

Night One

Kirby: That child!

In front of the rock wall, 'that child' is huddled, not moving an inch. Kirby rushes over with a solemn expression. As the song echoes, a single moon like a jewel hangs in the sky.

Kirby: That child! Wake up!
Wake up!

Kirby shakes them desperately. 'That child' does not wake up. They remain frozen like a rock, eyes hazy, not moving at all.

Kirby: ...!

He takes a beige crystal from his pocket. A pale hand twitches.

That child... ugh... ugh...

K: That child!
Thank goodness, it really does wake up in response to the crystal...!
...That child?

That child: ...

K: No way...
Even though it finally woke up!
I don't want this!!
Waaaaah... ahhh...

Cruelly, the blackness of the sky continues to grow.

K: Hey... don't you think the moon looks beautiful,
even from such a remote place?
Over these past two days... we've visited as many famous spots on Popstar as we could, haven't we?

That child: ...

K: ...You know,
there are three things I've been hiding.

K: I love Popstar.
But this isn't my home.
Originally, I was a traveler who arrived with the spring breeze, 'Kirby of the Stars'.
During my travels, I had a bit of trouble with Dedede here, and I've lived here ever since.
That's the first one.

K: The second one is... about my purpose.
You see, before the world ends, I wanted to make some memories.

That child: ...

K: Of course, wanting to be friends with you is sincere.
But if what you're saying is true...
it means I won't be able to be with my friends anymore...
But seeing the faces of the friends I have to say goodbye to... is just too painful...

Large tears from eyes like the starry sky repeatedly

K: But... even so, I couldn't give up on becoming friends with you...
...I'm glad you were my last friend...

spilled over,

K: That child...?

A miracle occurred.

That child: ...What is that?

K: Whoa...!

That child: Kirby-san!
I'm asking you what that is!

K Huh?

Kirby looks back.
A large dimension hole is open in the rock wall.

K Waaaaahhh!!!

That child K-Kir...

Thud

K Ouch...

That child Where... where is this?

BOOM

K A beam!?
Huh? That child...?

???? Bravo, bravo!

K ...!

Magolor Hero Kirby! You did well to wake the demon!
When I came earlier, I was worried because my attacks weren't getting through...
But now there's no problem at all.

K ...A "demon"?
That child is no demon!

Mag Hmph. To someone who is about to destroy the world?
You really are a pushover, aren't you?
Hey demon! Come out. I'll blow you to smithereens!

That child ...

Mag Prototype Battleship Lor, activate!

K What!?

Mag Now, please take a look!!
Destroy Storm, fire!!

A beam and gust of wind incomparable to before!
The power is 3000 times
that of Marx!Even if 'that child' tries to escape, they cannot control their flight in the gust and take the beam head-on!

Mag I won't let you escape!
Interdimensional Energy Sphere shot!!

Giant sphere bullets travel back and forth through the different dimensions!
Just when it seemed to be rampaging in an unpredictable trajectory,Spread!
With overwhelming power, 'that child' isslammed into the ground!

Maho This is the end for you!! Destroy Storm, charge!!

That child ...!

Maho It's useless to run! New technique! Dimension Magolor!!

Ka A new technique!?

A technique that repeatedly vanishes and reappears in different dimensions at tremendous speed!
Magolor easily caught up to the overwhelmingly fast flight of 'that child'!Magolor easily caught up!

Maho Fire!

BOOM

That child: Ugh...

Maho: You, you're conceited about your own strength, aren't you.
Always relying on Kirby.
Taking advantage of the fact that you can't use your power.

Ka Stop it...!

Maho: I won't... make a mistake again.
This time, it's my turn to protect the universe.

Ka Maho...lor...

Magolor's resolve was firm.
The Lor Starcutter was already charged with the Destroy Storm.

'That child' smiled faintly.

BOOOOM

...And then, they vanished into the white light.

Soulless Chicken

A crowd had gathered around Kirby's house.
And for a different reason than yesterday.

Marx: Hey Susie, what's going on?

Susie: That... I have absolutely no idea.
Since this morning, Kirby has been holed up in this house the whole time.

Taranza: And, the Lor has been back since this morning, hasn't it?
There was something like a small boat next to it, but that's a mystery.

Meta Knight: What!? The Lor is...?
Has Magolor returned!?

Tara: I suppose he has.
But the entrance was tightly sealed.

Marx: Kirby and Magolor are holed up...
Don't you think something happened to the two of them while we weren't looking?

Susie: And it's been three days, yet nothing has happened.

Marx: We even sacrificed our sleep to evacuate the residents as much as possible...
Was what that guy said a lie after all?

Kirby: ...That's not true.

Everyone: Whoa!?

Kirby: ...Magolor defeated that child.

Everyone: !?

Kirby: After Magolor defeated that child, he looked awkward, so I said this to him:
"Don't talk to me for a while. Until I can forgive you."
...That's all.

Such a sudden and cruel truth.
Everyone stood there, looking as bewildered as if they'd been bewitched by a fox.

Susie: How could this be...
To think we have to bring back the residents we evacuated...

Marx: To get it done quickly, we need Magolor's cooperation.
I'll try to negotiate with him.

Elfilin: Kirby... are you okay...
Hm?
What's... that?

Susie: On the rock wall... a dimension hole...?

Taranza: Oh my?
There's no way it would open so cleanly.
Someone must have forgotten to close it.

Marx: That is definitely Magolor's magic.

Everyone: !!

Marx: Just to be safe, I'm going to check inside.

Marx slowly melts into the different dimension. What lies beyond?

Marx: Hey, hey, hey... I thought I'd find a demon or a snake... but it's not over yet, is it, little lady?

Feeding the Soul

Kirby: Magolor!

Magolor: ...What is it? I thought you weren't going to talk to me for a while. Ah... I see, everyone is here too, huh? What? Are you all going to gang up on me and spit on me? ...Go home.

Kirby approaches rapidly, grabs Magolor's hand, and pulls him with all his might.

Mag: Huh!?

Kir: Just come with me!!

Kirby and Magolor run through the dimension hole.

Mag: Haa... haa... What is the meaning of this?

Kir: Look at this!

Mag: ...Eh.

There stood a girl with a white bob cut, white robes, and sandals. It was undoubtedly 'that child.' She was floating, frozen in mid-air, with her limbs hanging limply.

Mag: What is the meaning of this!?
I was certain I had erased this one...

Kir: This is just a theory from Meta Knight and Susie, but that child said, 'My only role is to destroy the world in three days.' They said that since she was defeated without fulfilling that role, something like a bug might be happening now.

Mag: A bug... huh... What do you intend to do with this?

Kir: I... I don't want the story to end here. I don't want that child to end here.

Mag: D-don't tell me...

Kirby took something that looked like a single cell out from his pocket. It was glowing with an orange light.

Ka: From now on, it smells like that child.

Maho: That child's soul... so you're saying if I collect them all, I can revive them.

Ka: I don't know about that.
I don't know what will happen if you collect them. That's why I also have this.

Maho: A beige crystal...!

Ka: If by any chance they try to attack, I'll use this to seal them away.
I really need your cooperation to collect the souls scattered across different dimensions.

Maho: ...And if I say "NO"?

Ka: In that case... I'll give up and seal that child away right now.

Maho: !!

Ka: What will you do? Whether that child lives or dies is up to you.

Maho: ...I understand. I'll accept.
...Because it's a request from a friend.

Ka: Yay!

Maho: Besides... I want you to forgive me.

Ka: Of course I forgive you. Even if you had said "NO," I would have been happy just because you listened to my selfish request.
Thank you!

Maho: ...Sorry.

Kirby and Magolor boarded the Lor and set off on a journey to find the souls.
As expected of Magolor & the Lor, who know the different dimensions inside and out, the souls were found one after another.
And the battles against the Lorers who had absorbed the souls were extremely intense.
When the Lorers gathered their power and unleashed it, the targeted space would become "non-existent."
Kirby and the others were forced into a difficult fight, but they managed to collect all the souls.

Ka: Is this the last one... I wonder?
Man, that was tough!!

Maho: What was that... that Lorer.
Thanks to that, my cloak is full of holes.

Ka: And my copy ability hat has had so many holes poked in it too...
Anyway, it's finally time.

Maho: Yeah... I wonder what will happen.

Final Chapter: The Chicken Comes First

Mag: Everything is ready.
I've positioned the Lor Starcutter, too.

Kir: Here I go...
That child. Wake up... please...!

The soul is offered as if to beckon to 'that child'.
Thud
Kirby rushes over to where they fell.

Kir: A-are you okay...?
Can you hear me? That child...
...Ah

Crack crack crack crack crack
Snap snap snap

Kir: That child...!

Boom

Mag: The ground is gone!
!Kirby!! Get down!!

Rumble

Kir: ......Magolor,
we have no choice, do we?

Mag: Yeah, it's sad, but...
you knew this would happen, didn't you?

Magolor knew.
'It' would attack.
And with the 'power to erase space,' at that.
But the next moment, 'it' does something surprising.

Kir: What is this...? That child's outline...

Mag: Its existence is becoming unstable...

Thoom

Kirby & Magolor: Whoa!!

With a ground-shaking roar, as if a chick were breaking its eggshell,
'It' emerges from within 'that child'.

Kir: Whaaaaaaaa!!!!!

'It' was the spitting image of the invading species.

Parasitic Extinction Entity
Natur Gephyris

Ka This is it!! The true nature of the uneasy feeling I had when I met that child!!
This guy is clearly “evil”!!It was lurking inside that child!!
It was hiding inside that child!!

Gephyris turned the remains of 'that child' into a spear and began to charge up power!

Ka Hit it, hit it, hit it!!
It might be getting dangerous! Magolor! Retreat!!

BOOM
A shockwave that blew away most of the ground!

Ka Whoa!!

Maho WOOOOOOO!! I'll create a foothold!!

A magic circle foothold appears!
But Gephyris lunges at the foothold with its spear, disrupting the magic circle!

THUD

Maho This is my chance! Take this! Revolution...

Ka Magolor! Run away!!

SNAP

Maho OWWW!!
Ouch... the crystal fragments are... Huh!!

CLATTER CLATTER

Maho Enveloping myself in crystals...!

Ka I feel like if we don't break this, something really bad will happen!!
But it won't break at all!!

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

Maho WHAT!? The spheres have started bouncing!!
OH NO!! They've started erasing my magic circles!!

Ka Magolor!! Can't you reflect those!?
Try reflecting them back at him!!

Maho I don't need you to tell me that...!

WHAM

Kirby: The crystal cracked!! This is it!!

Bang!
Crash!

Magolor: Oh no, the platform is!!

CRASH!!!

Kirby: It flinched!!

Magolor: Go, Lor Starcutter!! Destroy Storm!!
Ugh, just hit it already!!!

BOOM
Gephyris turns into a red mist and vanishes.

Magolor: Haa... haa...
I managed to... restore the magic circle platform...

Kirby: Magolor... look... the spear is...

The spear transforms into the shape of 'that child'.
'That child' begins to be enveloped in a red mist.

Kirby: That child...
Wake up... that child...
We were going to... travel around Dream Land...

A red hand appears above 'that child'.

Kirby: I don't want... this...
I don't want this to be...

Kirby sheds large, translucent tears.
The red hand begins to fire a spread beam.

Magolor: Kirby!Look out...

Kirby dodges the beams by evading.
Once he dodges them all, he inhales the stars that appeared and spits them out.

THUD

The red hand dissipates.
The red mist is absorbed into 'that child',
and 'that child' remains frozen in mid-air.

Kirby: Ugh... uuu... uuuuuuu...

The crystal inside Kirby's pocket moves on its own toward 'that child'.
A single large, egg-shaped crystal seals 'that child' away, and just like that, it heads off into the far reaches of another dimension...

Ka uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu......
uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.........

Kirby, along with his friend Magolor, defeated the enemy threatening the world.
A great success once again! Thank you, Kirby of the Stars!
Thank you,
Kirby of the Stars!

End