Kirby Star Allies: Friend Hearts are Magic

by The Kelduo


Chapter 13: Royal Star

Wow... I was actually in Canterlot. It looked amazing in the show, but now that I'm actually in it... just wow! What also wowed me was Discord pretending to be me, floating with air in his body. Only me, King Dedede, and Pinkie Pie should be allowed to do that. That's our style, Discord!

Anyway, two Pegasus guards blocked our way into the castle, saying, "What business do you creatures have here?"

Twilight went up to them. "Don't worry. We're escorting them to the princesses."

The guards nodded. "Very well, allow us to lead you."

We found ourselves led to a big throne room with two thrones. The taller one held a white alicorn with a flowing rainbow mane, whom I remembered to be Celestia. The smaller one held Luna, a dark blue alicorn with a flowing dark mane. Celestia said, "Hello, my little ponies. Have you brought the creature that was able to launch Chrysalis from your castle all the way into Everfree?"

The ponies stood to the side, revealing me. "Hiiii!" I said.

The princesses were staring at me with wide eyes. "Uh," Celestia finally said, "hi, little one. Do you know about this creature named Queen Chrysalis?"

I gave a fierce shout as I took a battle pose.

Celestia flinched. "Okay, you don't like her at all. Got it. Is it true that you recently launched her all the way to Everfree Forest?" I nodded. "I see. How did you do it?"

Applejack explained, "You see, he opened his mouth real wide and sucked Queen Chrysalis right in! Then, after he went outside, he spat her out real hard. It was a real sight to see!"

"We can still see the sight, because I caught it all on tape." Roborygon showed us a clip of the instance from his point of view, starting when the Queen's disguise was broken by Roborygon's lightning bolt and ending when Twilight fainted. The clip caused a roller coaster of reactions from the ponies, from fear to shock to relief in that order. "See how Kirby made a pink heart and threw it at the Queen? That was a Friend Heart, which he can now make and throw at will due to a small pink heart falling on him. As for his inhaling and spitting out, that's his signature skill."

Celestia said, more surprised, "Well, congratulations, Kirby. That is indeed a useful skill. What can the Friend Hearts do?"

Gim said, "He used them to make me and Rocky his friends! By the way, Your Majesty, my name's Gim."

"Thank you, Gim. Who are the other two creatures?"

Roborygon said, "My name is Roborygon, and this is Meloetta. I was disguised as Bright Fountain in order to blend in with the citizens of Ponyville, but I found Queen Chrysalis using my disguise as her own. We had a stereotypical real-versus-fake stare-off until Applejack said that the two of us should actually be figuring out who's the real one. After a dance battle--don't ask--Meloetta, disguised as Power Beat using her musical prowess, suggested a sing-off about a Kirby song, because I know Kirby the best. After I won, Chrysalis tried to steal my love, but I don't really feel emotions. I just emulate them. Her act fell apart at the seams, and I revealed her true form."

"That was quite a devious tactic you used. Are you always so clever?"

Roborygon shrugged. "I just analyze my surroundings and adapt accordingly. But I always emulate emotion in order to connect with others."

Celestia smiled. "That's an excellent habit you have, Roborygon. If Queen Chrysalis comes back for more, you and Kirby will be our secret weapons, you for your inability to feel true love and Kirby for his Friend Hearts, which seem to harm the Queen."

Roborygon's eyes turned sad. "Here's the thing, Princess: Queen Chrysalis isn't the only villain we have to watch out for. NESP's mistake not only sent Kirby, Gim, and Rocky here, but he also sent Hyness here. Hyness is a dangerous villain who has now teamed up with Chrysalis to defeat Kirby."

We all gasped. A crazy wizard has teamed up with a shapeshifter to defeat me and my friends!

Celestia turned serious. "This isn't good. We will need all the help we can get. Kirby, how much experience do you have with battling villains?"

I raised my fist in the air triumphantly. "Poyo!" Then I let out a big yawn. Just what time was it?

Luna gasped, "Oh, it's time for me to raise the moon. I am afraid we'll have to continue discussing our battle plans tomorrow."

Roborygon said, "I have a suggestion, Princess Luna. Since my research says you can enter dreams, I highly recommend you try entering Kirby's dream tonight so you can learn more about him and his experience with villains."

"I will gladly do so, as soon as my sister and I do our duties." All right, time for a good night's rest...