Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic

by The Kelduo


Chapter 2: Stone Heart

I opened my eyes after that fall, leading to the discovery that I'm underwater. Strange, unless I somehow landed in a stream. ...What's this? I heard something splashing, as if to grab something. I chose to stay still and keep my eyes shut to act like a regular rock... Oh dear. It got me, whatever it is. Regardless, I continued being still...
...Something began lightly brushing my feet. I'm ticklish there. I tried to stay still for as long as I could, but it was too much. I fell out of whatever grabbed me and opened my eyes, and my gaze met the confused gazes of a big brown bear and a fluffy little bunny. I didn't know what to think. We stared at each other for the longest time. If they were hostile, they would have attacked by now.
I looked around and saw a peaceful cottage of wood near a forest. My surroundings looked like the area surrounding the home of a "Hobbit," or so I've heard of. The stream I had landed in flowed under a bridge leading to the cottage. There were animals everywhere: birds, squirrels, butterflies, and even an arachnid.

I took my chances and transformed into a statue of one of my friends, Kirby, surprising the bunny and bear, before returning to my original form and tilting my head in a confused manner, as if to ask if they'd seen him.

Alas, they shook their heads. However, the bear pointed down the path from the cottage. Apparently, that must have been the direction in which I should go for help.

I turned to head in that direction, but stopped. I turned to the bunny and bear and transformed into stone letters that formed my name: Rocky.

The bunny and bear waved goodbye as I set off to find my friends. Perhaps Gim is having any luck...?