Kirby's Nightmare in Equestria
Alien
The group entered the train adjacent to the previous train on a track parallel to the other track. The train was large and had many trains for different uses. The rooms varied from simple seating carts, to luxurious separate rooms reserved for the highest of elites, to even restaurant carts with simple booths.
Twilight and her friends retreated to a room where they fit their luggage before hurrying to the doughnut shop that was inside one of the carts. The mares then sat in a booth made for six. Kirby and Spike decided to sit at a booth on the other side of the room. Twilight had already warned the shop owner about Kirby and to not let him near the food.
As Twilight sat down in her seat, she was met with the stares of the rest of her friends. Rainbow Dash then leaned forward before talking in a hushed tone.
"What the BUCK is Kirby!?" Luckily, the group at the booth was only able to hear her, and she didn't attract the attention of anypony else.
Twilight sighed. There wasn't much to talk about Kirby other than her observations, and she didn't want to say what there was. She was too intrigued to focus on anything else.
"Well...for one, Kirby is an alien."
Twilight was met with a bunch of un-amused stares.
"No, I'm more interested where Kirby got that BOMB!"
This time, Kirby's attention shifted towards the group before he turned back seconds later.
"Well, I'm not exactly SURE, but after my brief 'field research' with Kirby has had me learn many things about him."
Twilight then pulled out a notepad from her saddle bag, where she was to be taking notes on Kirby and had been before.
"Well, for one thing, Kirby has the ability to fly. Another thing-"
"Well I bet he can't beat me!" While the other ponies were fascinated by this, Rainbow Dash was filling her already enormous ego.
Twilight face-hoofed before continuing.
"Another thing, as that Kirby has an infinitely large stomach."
Twilight was met with three bewildered expressions, save for Fluttershy who was aghast, and Pinkie Pie, who was visibly excited.
"O-oh my..."
"OH. MY. CELESTIA! Kirby and I could eat tons of candy and cake and have parties and fun and go places and meet new friends and go on adventures andpullpranksandhavefunand-!"
Pinkie was stopped by a sky-blue hoof that was stuffed into her mouth.
"Okay, say what?"
"Well, I was reading in my library for anything about Kirby, and Applejack came barging in, explaining to me how Kirby ate over a thousand apples within seconds."
Every other mare at the tables' faces contorted to a face of extreme confusion as they all turned to face the pink puff.
"-I then trotted over to Sweet Apple Acres with Applejack before finding Kirby in an apple tree, surrounded by many empty apple trees. I then lifted him down with my magic before I opened his mouth and looked inside. Inside, was an entire universe. I could see a floating pile of apples and many other foods. I may have seen some creatures in there, but I can't be certain. What I did see was a pile of various swords, torches, blankets, and other items which, for some reason, were there."
All of the ponies' faces never changed. Even Applejack, who was there was shocked by the news. Pinkie seemed to be very excited, but seemed to be confused simultaneously. Rainbow Dash, who gloated to be the best around, was shocked. Fluttershy seemed to be horrified at the thought of there possibly being creatures down there.
"That's not it. My magic slipped, and I fell into Kirby's mouth by accident. Luckily, Applejack caught me and pulled me up."
Twilight recalled the next part of the story before a chill went up her spine.
"When I came out, Kirby had been changed into a yellow ball with a red and orange jester-like cap on his head with a wand in his hand. Based on what I've seen, Kirby can copy the element of whatever he eats."
Everypony around seemed to finally understand as they each grew an 'Aha!' expression, save for Fluttershy who seemed to be even more horrified.
Twilight was about to wrap up before Rarity spoke up.
"Well, darling, one last question. Why is Kirby coming along with us to the Crystal Empire, and what IS the Crystal Empire?"
Twilight seemed to freeze for a second as the memories of the throne room returned to her. She slowly repeated everything Celestia repeated to her, save for the part about Kirby. She explained the apparitions she saw in full detail, describing what happened in terms of events and visual details.
"-Only one thing confused me. Celestia said that Sombra cannot be defeated without Kirby."
Rarity's face, along with the others' switched to one of deep confusion once again.
"But...what does Kirby have to do with Sombra, and why did the events happen so close together?"
"I...I don't know."
Kirby and Spike sat by the counter of the doughnut shop, minding their own business. Spike knew for a fact that the girls were talking about Kirby, but Spike figured that some of it was probably just chatter between themselves. Anyway, he had Kirby right there to talk to. Not that it would be two-sided, but Y/N questions worked pretty well.
Kirby, on the other hand, was eyeing the counter of the doughnut shoppe. The creamy delicacies were mere feet away from him, yet so far. Kirby had over-heard Twilight talking to the owner and was upset. He hadn't had doughnuts for years, and they were right there. Taunting him. He paid no attention to the mares behind him, yet he couldn't care less.
One thing did confuse Kirby. When he first arrived in Equestria, the ponies there seemed extremely familiar in un-explainable reasons. IT was like he had seen them before, yet he never had. Suddenly, his thought was interrupted by a voice to his right.
"Hey, Kirby," said Spike as he gained the attention of Kirby. "You seem pretty engrossed by those doughnuts. I can buy you one if you want."
"Poyo!" Kirby's face completely changed from one of thought into one of apparent happiness as he nodded vigorously. Spike then walked over to the counter before buying two glazed doughnuts. He then handed kirby one before munching on the other.
Kirby seemed to savor this meal rather than scarf it down in a bite. It had been a while since Kirby had been able to savor a delicious treat such as this one. It was by far the best tasting one he had ever taken.
Spike finished off his doughnut before standing up and walking toward Twilight.
"I'm gonna take a nap in my bed for now, okay?" It was a whole day's trip, so they each received a bed.
Twilight then gave him an understanding nod before Spike walked over to the table and picked up his stuff. He then turned to Kirby.
"Hey, you want me to show you where we're sleeping?"
Kirby nodded, having nothing else to do.
The pair then walked out of the cart before walking down a few carts, passing through quickly, due to the low amount of other passengers on-board. They then reached a room with small bunk beds resting on both sides of the cart down in rows. Each bed had a complimentary mint a blanket and pillow.
Spike then pointed to a specific bed that had a little paper sign that read "Kirby" on it, showing that it was, indeed, Kirby's bed.
Kirby's eye quickly met with the mint before he ran over to his bed. He quickly jumped on top before in-taking air. Much to Kirby's misfortune, he had forgotten to take the blanket out from underneath the mint before eating it. He unwarily swallowed the whole before a flash filled the room. A Blue sleeping cap with yellow dots appeared on his head.
Without warning, the room began to darken before he fell into a deep sleep.