Kirby ran down a hill, smiling at the greenery surrounding him. Waddle Dees were sitting in the shade of trees everywhere. In the distance, he could see Whispy Woods' shadowy entrance. There was a small castle on a hill in the distance; the home of King Dedede, though he had been unusually silent lately. All was fairly right with Dreamland... Or so he thought. He nearly tripped and fell on a fiery object that landed right in front of him. He looked at it curiously, and suddenly felt the temperature drop. He looked into the sky, and saw the Battleship Halberd. His eyes grew wide; Meta Knight was attacking again. He ran towards the ship as quickly as he could, but stopped for a moment. Before him was a creature he had never seen before. It had four legs, and white fur. It had a mane in two shades of blue, and violet goggles. There was a horn sticking out of its forehead, and a musical sign on it's rump. It turned to him.
"Hey there, little... weird... thing. What's up?" She grinned; the smile was wide and made her look ready to throw a party. Kirby smiled back and waved.
"So, little dude, can you tell me what that thing up there is?" She raised a leg and pointed at it. Kirby looked up at it. Concern gnawed at him. He started to run again, but Vinyl caught him; she had noticed the look of concern.
"Whoa, there, buddy. Is that thing bad?" She asked, kindly as she could. Kirby nodded.
"Dangerous? Scary? Gonna-hurt-a-whole-lot-of-people?" Kirby nodded again.
"In that case, there's no way you can handle it alone." She grabbed him, and tossed him on her back. "My name's Vinyl Scratch, the wildest, most happening DJ in Equestria, although I guess I'm the ONLY DJ here." She began to run, Kirby holding her mane. Vinyl moved as fast as she could. To her surprise, the ship moved very slowly.
Kirby and Vinyl stared up at the ship. It had four large bat-wings, and enormous rockets on the back. However, the most terrifying feature was on the front; a white mask with a "v" shape on the front. She stared, lifting her violet goggles up to get a better look.
Well, now I feel like a class-A idiot. "Is it bad..." Gee, Vinyl, I dunno, why don't you tell me? Is the bat-winged, rocket-powered, masked battleship BAD? ...And now I'm talking to myself. Brilliant. She turned to look at Kirby.
"Well, little guy, how do we get up there?" Kirby hopped off of her back and ran up to a cannon. There was a fuse sticking out of the ground nearby. She nodded.
"Okay, but how do we light it?" Kirby jumped out of the cannon. She stared as he walked over to a small red creature with large lips, and a fire on its back. Kirby opened his mouth and swallowed it whole. Vinyl's mouth dropped open as a fiery crown appeared on Kirby's head. He then breathed fire on the fuse, ran over to the cannon, and jumped in.
...Okay, not questioning this. Vinyl jumped into the cannon as well, and they were both launched into the sky, directly towards the shadowy craft that hung just beneath the clouds.
Vinyl soon found herself standing on a large, metallic deck. There were many creatures running towards her and Kirby. Kirby ran up and began breathing flame at all of them. Vinyl used her magic to toss creatures about, slamming them into the floor. It wasn't exactly a pleasant experience; she didn't enjoy beating creatures until they were knocked unconscious.
I refuse to die today, though, she reasoned. Kirby was blasting through each one of the small creatures as though it were a regular activity for him. Vinyl was impressed, surprised, and even somewhat terrified of the small creature's ferocity. Nonetheless, she tore through the ship with him. Suddenly, she heard a voice come over some sort of intercom system:
"Kirby! You and your new friend don't stand a chance against our new cannon system!" Vinyl looked around, and allowed herself an arrogant laugh.
"What cannon? There's no c-" She was cut off by the separation of two floorboards, to reveal an enormous gun. It had claws and several turrets attached to it. Kirby lowered himself, ready to fight. Vinyl wasn't entirely sure what she could do, until she saw a speaker on either side of the cannon. An idea occurred to her.
"You!" What did they call him? Kirby? "Kirby!" He looked at her. "Keep that thing occupied; I've got a way to take it down!" Kirby nodded and turned back to the cannon. She cantered towards the speakers, and began tampering with them using her magic. She pulled a portable laptop from a saddlebag that was with her, and began hooking it to the speaker
In the meantime, Kirby was blasting away at the cannon with fire breath and fireballs. The cannon had all of its fire focused on him. A claw grabbed him and held him before the laser turret. It began to charge.
Just before it blasted, the sound of a record scratch screeched through the air. Vinyl grinned, her goggles flashing. The sound was so incredibly loud that it rent through the metal, and tore the claw to shreds. Kirby blasted one final ball of fire at the cannon, and it exploded with an incredible BANG. The explosion sent Vinyl and Kirby several feet back, and landed her with the hot metal of the laptop on her. She quickly tossed it off, and motioned for Kirby to hop onto her back. He did so, and they rode on.
"Red alert! Red alert! Kirby and his companion are headed towards the core!"
"Send in Heavy Lobster!"
"But... Heavy Lobster could destroy the core!"
"DO IT!"
Vinyl braced herself as the terrifying creature burst forth from behind her. It was gold, and had bluish eyes. Kirby poked her shoulder, egging her on. She ran as fast as she could, the monster directly behind her. As they arrived at a flat section, Kirby jumped off of her back, and inhaled what seemed to be several paint cans. She tried to buck at Heavy Lobster, but all that earned her was a pair of sore hooves. Kirby jumped into the air and lifted a paint brush above his head. Paint flew everywhere, and-
"Heavy Lobster is blind! It can't see what it's attacking!"
"WHAT?!"
Vinyl grinned, and jumped at the creature. She did her best to hold herself on the mighty machine with magic, while she hooked the laptop into his back. She then tapped her mouse and spun the virtual image of a record on screen. Heavy Lobster froze for a moment, before vibrating intensely and exploding violently. Kirby and Vinyl jumped to each other and continued onwards.
"Kirby!" Vinyl froze at the voice; it was deep and mysterious, with a curious accent inflected upon it. "You have brought this creature into our world, where it does not belong!" She searched around for the mysterious voice. She found it by looking up. A caped figure that heavily resembled Kirby was looking down. It had a glowing, golden blade in one hand, and a mask that matched the front of the ship covering its face. Two yellow eyes stared at her. "You have both maimed my crew, and for this, I shall have my vengeance! Draw your blade!" A sword appeared in the center of the floor. Kirby ran to it and lifted it. There was a bright light, and Kirby gained a green hat with the silvery sword. The knight jumped down and began attacking. Vinyl was furious, and reached into her saddlebag. She had several blank records that she could afford to lose, which she promptly began tossing at the knight. Together, she and Kirby slowly whittled him down, exhausting him. He finally spoke again.
"Damn you both! I am defeated... But not before I send this creature away!" He slashed at the air, and a vacuum-like portal opened. She was sucked into it, and knocked out cold.
When Vinyl awoke, she was in a hospital in her own world, tired and confused, but happy, and sure that it had all been a dream.