Eastern Land of Dreams: Kirby Quest

[Neovereign]

>...Is it the butterfly?

> That feeling doesn't seem to come from it.
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>look around

[Neovereign]

>look around

> You hardly notice something vanish from your sight in the forest. It also sounds like a fight is going on. Nothing else of note is happening nearby.
> "So, why are we travelling so slowly?" Rumia asks.
> "I didn't wanna leave you two in the dust." Marisa speaks. "Besides, speeding along will probably make it harder to notice anything."
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Are the fight sounds coming from the same direction as whatever vanished?

[Neovereign]

>Are the fight sounds coming from the same direction as whatever vanished?

> It's a bit close to that area.
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Poyo!"
>Speed up in that direction!
>>Don't go so fast we leave our new friends behind.

[Neovereign]

>"Poyo!"
>Speed up in that direction!
>>Don't go so fast we leave our new friends behind.

> You redirect towards that area a bit faster.
> "What's up?" Marisa questions, following along.
> By the time you reach the area, you find a green haired girl, a blonde-haired girl, tons of small blondes, and tons of insects.
> All starting to be pulled into what seems like a large eye.
> "Alice/Wriggle!?" Marisa questions, along with Rumia and Daiyousei, respectively.
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Is the eye any of the following:
>>Kracko, Dark Matter, 0, 02, Dark Mind, Drawcia, Void/Void Termina or a Waddle Doo?
>>Or anything recognizably from the Gamble Galaxy for that matter?

[Neovereign]

>Is the eye any of the following:
>>Kracko, Dark Matter, 0, 02, Dark Mind, Drawcia, Void/Void Termina or a Waddle Doo?
>>Or anything recognizably from the Gamble Galaxy for that matter?

> You don't believe this is an eye you're familiar with.
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Examine eye.
>Have sword ready to go just in case we need to intervene.

[Neovereign]

>Examine eye.
>Have sword ready to go just in case we need to intervene.

> If you had to make a decision, you'd say it looks most similar to Kracko.
> The eye is starting to pull you and your company in now that you're closer...
> Some of the insects vanish as they get to the center of it.
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Yep, this suction Kracko looks like bad news.
>Fire a sword beam right at its pupil, try not to hit anyone or the bugs in the crossfire if we can.

[Neovereign]

>Yep, this suction Kracko looks like bad news.
>Fire a sword beam right at its pupil, try not to hit anyone or the bugs in the crossfire if we can.

> You try to fling a beam, but it just vanishes like the bugs did.
> Marisa darts in on a broom, grabbing hold of the big blonde and trying to pull away, but finding difficulty in it.
> The same happens with Daiyousei and Rumia in their attempts to get the green haired girl.
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Fly the warp star in such a way that it carries everyone it collides with and use that to bring everyone to a safe distance as fast as we can.
>>Try not to injure anyone, though we probably won't be able to avoid a few bruises at that speed.
>>If that doesn't work, drop the sword ability and suck up the eye before it sucks everyone else up!

[Neovereign]

>Fly the warp star in such a way that it carries everyone it collides with and use that to bring everyone to a safe distance as fast as we can.
>>Try not to injure anyone, though we probably won't be able to avoid a few bruises at that speed.
>>If that doesn't work, drop the sword ability and suck up the eye before it sucks everyone else up!

//Need better explanation for this.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

//Need better explanation for this.

>Basically:
>Plan A: Ram the warp star into everyone nonlethally but with enough force and speed that the momentum sticks them to the warp star as it travels, and therefore allow us to carry the resulting people pile out of the pull to a safe distance. That is, if we can manage such without causing injury beyond maybe a few bruises.
>>Specifically:
>>>Accelerate towards Marisa and the Blonde and hit them with the warp star in such a way that causes minimal injury but keeps them pinned to the warp star due to its forward velocity. Then, keeping our speed up, quickly circle around the eye and intercept Daiyousei's group in a similar manner before carrying our new friend pile safely outside the suction zone. Only then do we slow down and allow them to get off.

>Failing the above, or if we are unable to perform such a maneuver without causing serious harm to them, then Plan B: Discard copy ability and attempt to inhale the eye before it sucks everyone else up. (Doing our best to not catch anyone in our own succ zone of course.)

[Neovereign]

>Fly the warp star in such a way that it carries everyone it collides with and use that to bring everyone to a safe distance as fast as we can.
>>Try not to injure anyone, though we probably won't be able to avoid a few bruises at that speed.
>>If that doesn't work, drop the sword ability and suck up the eye before it sucks everyone else up!

>Basically:
>Plan A: Ram the warp star into everyone nonlethally but with enough force and speed that the momentum sticks them to the warp star as it travels, and therefore allow us to carry the resulting people pile out of the pull to a safe distance. That is, if we can manage such without causing injury beyond maybe a few bruises.
>>Specifically:
>>>Accelerate towards Marisa and the Blonde and hit them with the warp star in such a way that causes minimal injury but keeps them pinned to the warp star due to its forward velocity. Then, keeping our speed up, quickly circle around the eye and intercept Daiyousei's group in a similar manner before carrying our new friend pile safely outside the suction zone. Only then do we slow down and allow them to get off.

>Failing the above, or if we are unable to such a maneuver without causing serious harm to them, then Plan B: Discard copy ability and attempt to inhale the eye before it sucks everyone else up. (Doing our best to not catch anyone in our own succ zone of course.)

> You charge the warp star into Marisa and the blonde.
> The eye seems to pull you and them with more and more effort, electricity starting to crackle near it, but you're able to still start circling around.
> The pull only gets stronger, however. Halfway around the eye, you notice the fairies that were with Daiyousei following along further back are being pulled in slightly as well, though getting back out of range. Daiyousei herself, however, as well as Rumia, are getting really close to the eye.
> You don't see the green haired girl anymore. You hope the eye is only obscuring your view of her.
> "I just need to grab hold of her!" Daiyousei reaches for the eye, while Rumia instead tries to pull her and herself away.
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Maintain course:
>If we spot the green haired girl as we get closer, and she hasn't been pulled in yet, and an intercept is still possible, do so.

>If we spot the green haired girl but she's partially in the eye and/or Daiyousei and Rumia are too close to intercept safely:
>>Discard copy ability
>>Have the Warp Star slow its pace until we're effectively stationary. (That is, the warp star's velocity is just fast enough that it's neither being pulled in or moving away)
>>Try to overpower the eye's suction with our own. Effectively dragging the three away from the eye, keeping them in our suction cone as we gradually accelerate the warp star to safety.
>>Do not swallow anyone if they accidentally end up in our mouth.

>If we don't see the green haired girl at all and/or Daiyousei, Rumia, or both have been pulled in, then:
>>Discard copy ability
>>Suck up some of that electricity in the air for Spark.
>>Have the Warp Star autopilot on its current course as we jump off it. Plus Marisa flew it before so she can probably take the reins if the current trajectory suddenly becomes unsafe
>>Surround ourselves with electric discharge as we fall towards the eye with our best angry expression!

[Neovereign]

>Maintain course:
>If we spot the green haired girl as we get closer, and she hasn't been pulled in yet, and an intercept is still possible, do so.

>If we spot the green haired girl but she's partially in the eye and/or Daiyousei and Rumia are too close to intercept safely:
>>Discard copy ability
>>Have the Warp Star slow its pace until we're effectively stationary. (That is, the warp star's velocity is just fast enough that it's neither being pulled in or moving away)
>>Try to overpower the eye's suction with our own. Effectively dragging the three away from the eye, keeping them in our suction cone as we gradually accelerate the warp star to safety.
>>Do not swallow anyone if they accidentally end up in our mouth.

>If we don't see the green haired girl at all and/or Daiyousei, Rumia, or both have been pulled in, then:
>>Discard copy ability
>>Suck up some of that electricity in the air for Spark.
>>Have the Warp Star autopilot on its current course as we jump off it. Plus Marisa flew it before so she can probably take the reins if the current trajectory suddenly becomes unsafe
>>Surround ourselves with electric discharge as we fall towards the eye with our best angry expression!

> You do not see the green haired girl at all.
> You get rid of the sword ability and try to inhale the electricity.

> With such successful and the Spark ability at your command, you leave the Warp Star to hopefully get out of range with Marisa and the other blonde, letting yourself fall towards the eye with electricity cackling around you.
> Rumia vanishes before getting into the eye, though Daiyousei herself vanishes within it.
> You... stop closing in, held back by something.
> The electricity coming from the eye seems to be holding you up in suspension, possibly by your own electricity?
> With a brief look towards you, and that feeling of being watched again, the eye closes and vanishes like lightning itself. Nothing holds you up anymore.

> The surroundings start to calm down, though Rumia reappears near Marisa.
> The magician herself seems to be hopping off of the warp star with her broom and the other blonde in hand. The other blonde herself seems to have a few of the small blondes clutched tightly in her arms.
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>No!
>Look around frantically for Not-Kracko, charge up a plasma/static electricity blast as we do so. We're not letting them get away with out friend like that!

[Neovereign]

>No!
>Look around frantically for Not-Kracko, charge up a plasma/static electricity blast as we do so. We're not letting them get away with out friend like that!

> You look around for the group and the eye. Almost all the bugs are gone, including that butterfly.
> "I know she's a fairy, but..." Rumia looks around as well. "Wriggle too..."
> "I should've went in like you did." Marisa frowns. "Quickly around instead of trying to stop and pull Alice away."
> "Sorry." The blonde, Alice?, speaks. "We weren't paying attention and were in the middle of a practice duel. She was learning how to lead her bug friends better. But I don't think they're dead. At least not yet."
> "Why? How?" Rumia questions.
> You can see something on the ground below where the eye was. Something like this should've been sucked in too, though.
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Keep the charge ready,  but walk closer to the thing to take a closer look.
>Don't overlap it with the static aura so we don't accidentally break it.
>"Poyo!"

[Neovereign]

>Keep the charge ready,  but walk closer to the thing to take a closer look.
>Don't overlap it with the static aura so we don't accidentally break it.
>"Poyo!"

> You approach the thing.
> It looks like an image of something.
> Marisa approaches, careful not to get too close to you.
> "That's near the Hakurei Shrine. A map?" She speaks, then points out something small in the corner of the image. "Yeah. It's right in the background here. Ugh... it seems like the ruins again."
> "Okay, but why did this fall out? If they were using this, why did that eye appear here?" Alice asks. "This looks like bait. That eye felt a bit familiar."
> "It could be so that eye knows where to return." Marisa says.
> "It could've stolen this from someone else it took though." Rumia considers.
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Discard and re-ingest spark to safely dissipate the charge. (Or dissipate it ourselves if we can do so safely without discarding.)
>Point to the map.
>"Poyo! Poyo!"
>Determined look.

[Neovereign]

>Discard and re-ingest spark to safely dissipate the charge. (Or dissipate it ourselves if we can do so safely without discarding.)
>Point to the map.
>"Poyo! Poyo!"
>Determined look.

> You let the charge die down, then point at the map.
> "You want us to go there anyways?" Alice questions. "By the way, who are you? My name is Alice Margatroid. I'm a magician who can also make magic dolls, many if such were sucked into that. Thank you for the help."
> "I don't think they're from here. But they seem to be able to use magic." Marisa comments. "You sure you don't want a mushroom?"
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

// last post before work

>so the collection side quest is dolls this time? Hopefully it won't be as bad as the energy spheres...

>Nod at Alice's question about our intentions.
>"Aw...iss... Alice. Poyo!"
>Gesture to self.
>"Kirby."

>Curious head tilt at Marisa

[Neovereign]

// last post before work

>so the collection side quest is dolls this time? Hopefully it won't be as bad as the energy spheres...

>Nod at Alice's question about our intentions.
>"Aw...iss... Alice. Poyo!"
>Gesture to self.
>"Kirby."

>Curious head tilt at Marisa

> "Kirby, huh. Thanks for the help, again."
> "These." Marisa pulls out another mushroom like when you first met her
> "Isn't that a Makai mushroom? Wouldn't that be too much magic for someone to consume as food?" Alice frowns.
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Poyo!" Smile at Alice.
>Lots of magic, huh... It has been a while since we were Magic Kirby, so maybe its worth a shot? Could also be something like the Dreamstalk fruits too...
>"Poyo?"
>Examine MUSHRUM curiously.

[Neovereign]

>"Poyo!" Smile at Alice.
>Lots of magic, huh... It has been a while since we were Magic Kirby, so maybe its worth a shot? Could also be something like the Dreamstalk fruits too...
>"Poyo?"
>Examine MUSHRUM curiously.

> The mushroom is a bit multi-colored. Not very vibrant, though.
>_

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Glance up at Marisa