Wow. I knew Twilight would be really shocked by my power to inhale, but I didn't want to make her faint! I thought the worst that could happen would be Twilight going on a mad frenzy to figure out how I did that, but I was very, very wrong. I figured she needed some alone time, and I felt really sorry for making her faint, so I walked over to Fluttershy's place to get over my sorrow with help from her animal friends. I didn't expect to see Rocky coming from that direction, though!
Rocky jumped up and down with joy.
I was quickly cheered up by my friend. "Poyo!" Rocky walked towards Sweet Apple Acres, but I stopped him. "No!"
I led him instead to Carousel Boutique, where Rarity was. When she saw us, she gazed at Rocky's hat. "Oh, my! That hat looks stunning on you, little one! Where did you get it?"
Rocky tilted his head in confusion.
"Might you be one of Kirby's friends?"
Rocky nodded.
I introduced the two. "Rocky, Rarity! Rarity, Rocky!"
Rarity said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Rocky. I'd shake your hoof, but you don't seem to have one." She turned to me. "Are all of your friends this... unique?"
"No."
"By any chance, has Rocky met Maud? She simply adores rocks!"
Rocky shook his... body.
"Then follow me, Rocky. I know of this rock mine she visits frequently that you might find her at."
The two left the boutique, leaving me to find something to do. I didn't get far, though, because Rainbow Dash soared into my path. "Hey, Kirby! A friend of mine has something that she thinks belongs to you. Hop on, I'll take you to her!"
Instead of hopping on, I showed off another of my powers: I sucked in a huge amount of air and began to float, using my arms to get higher.
Rainbow gawked at me before pouting. "Showoff..."
I followed Rainbow into the air, and we landed on a cloud. Also on that cloud was a mustard-yellow Pegasus in adventure gear. Rainbow just took me to her idol. "Glad you could make it, Rainbow Dash. Is this the little dude you called Kirby?"
"He sure is!" Rainbow introduced me to her idol. "Kirby, this is Daring Do. Daring Do, this is Kirby."
I shook Daring Do's wing. She said, "Nice to meet you, little guy." She reached into her hat and took out a green hat that resembled Link's, but with a watery ball at the end. "I think this belongs to you."
That was the hat I was wearing when I fought Zan Partizanne! I eagerly put it on before a watery sword appeared in my hand.
Rainbow Dash's jaw would have fallen all the way to the ground if it wasn't attached to her. "Did that just happen?"
Daring didn't seem very surprised. "I've seen a lot, and I can easily say that this just happened. Apparently, the hat gives him the power to use an aquatic blade. Maybe other hats give him other powers."
Just then, Rainbow grabbed me and said, "Come on, Kirby. We're heading to Carousel Boutique!"
There again? Okay.
Back at Rarity's place, Rainbow literally shoved me in front of Rarity and said, "Rarity, get this: The hat Kirby's wearing gave him a water sword! Do you think other hats will give him other powers?"
Rarity seemed amazed. "That's just marvelous, Rainbow Dash! I'll go and see if any of the hats I made will give him any powers." And just like that, I was being bombarded with hats. "This one isn't working, or this one, or this one..."
After ten more hats, i had enough. I decided to show them what hats gave me powers: I plucked one of Rainbow's feathers ("Ow!") and inhaled it, then I obtained a feathery hat that extended down my back.
Rarity's jaw dropped this time. "Are my eyes deceiving me, or did Kirby get a feather hat from eating your feather, Rainbow Dash?"
"I don't think he's done, Rarity."
You bet I wasn't! After I ran outside, I used the wings I earned to take off. I did some cool flips and loop-de-loops before dive-bombing Rainbow Dash. After seeing her hilariously shocked reaction, I launched some feathers at a cloud and shaped it into a circle. Now that's how you do a self-portrait!
Rainbow and Rarity looked at the cloud in awe. Rarity finally said, "Kirby is quite the skilled artist!"
"Yeah!" Rainbow added. "He's fast, awesome, and good at drawing! But do you think he's a good guy? I mean, just because he looks cute doesn't mean he's good. Remember the parasprites?"
"You do make a good point. He's like a more brilliant parasprite. But we haven't seen Kirby do any bad things besides suddenly plucking your feather for his hat."
I knew from the start that the ponies would be kind of suspicious about me, since I just came out of nowhere. That's why I let them discuss their suspicions, until...
"You do realize you're talking bad about the Star Warrior that conquered Nightmare, Dark Matter, Zero, and several other villains that threatened his peaceful planet of Pop Star, right?" We turned and saw a gray unicorn stallion with a yellow and black mane, purple irises, and a black horn. He spoke with a certain coolness and calmness.
"I'm sorry, who are you," asked Rarity, "and how do you know this?"
The unicorn chuckled. "My name is Bright Fountain, and my extensive research on many topics, including faraway planets, never fails me." He flashed his cutie mark, which was a book with a light bulb on the cover. The light bulb glowed as he said, "See that hat Kirby's wearing? It's a sign that he has the Wing Ability. Inhaling objects is the main way Kirby gets Copy Abilities, but he can also get them by putting on their respective hats or making contact with a Copy Essence. And if you see a green metal thing with a purple cap or a living rock with a rock hat walking around, don't panic. They're most likely the friends Kirby made by throwing Friend Hearts at them. Friend Hearts charm opponents upon contact and make them instantly befriend the thrower."
Rainbow gave Bright a deadpan stare. "Look, dude, I'm not into learning stuff. That's more Twilight's thing."
"If you're suggesting that I look for the princess of friendship to share my knowledge of Kirby with her, I will gladly accept your suggestion."
I butted in, "No, fainted!"
"She fainted? That makes plenty of sense, especially if she saw you inhale a large amount of things or copy a power. I'll just wait at her place until she comes there. Farewell, Star Warrior, and farewell, bearers of loyalty and generosity!"
Wow, that Bright Fountain guy knows a lot. At least he trusts that I'm a good guy.
