Prologue: Sealing Him Away by RonJackSilver4816 on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Note: This is a nine-part story based on Kirby's Adventure using my art.

Far on the edge of the peaceful Dream Land resides the Dream Spring, fueled by the power Star Rod, which helped to make the dreams of those come true on the powerful Fountain of Dreams. However, one day, the peaceful days of sleep came to a halt as a new dangerous force came upon the fountain and threatened to ruin naptime forever.

The mischievous King Dedede saw the Star Rod vibrating and acting strange. Upon grabbing it, King Dedede gazed into it and saw a sinister smile shining from within the star on the tip. "Greetings, Dedede", the voice said in a calm but sinister manner. The face within the Star Rod was frightening to see; it had a huge cleft chin, and an entire body made of bone and skull. On his face, the creature wore a pair of sharp, black shades with a giant helmet with almost demon-like horns on them. And despite the small size of the Star Rod, the self-proclaimed king of Dream Land could make out its long, spindly body which resembled a dark black tornado rather than an actual body.

"What the?!", King Dedede exclaimed upon the creature's first words. "I was expecting a meeting with you. Some call me the ruler of bad dreams. Some called me the wizard of darkness. But you can call me... Nightmare.", Nightmare said as King Dedede was filled with questions and worry. "But don't be afraid. Your little kingdom seems to always be in the face of danger." "What'd ya mean by that?", King Dedede asked as Nightmare cracked a very villainous smile out of the corner of his mouth. "Hmph. It seems that you don't understand. I know what you can do. I know what the pink creature can do. But since this fountain was born, I've been waiting for centuries to be unleashed; and you just seemed to be the perfect little candidate to let me out of my dream prison."

King Dedede was bewildered, but knew what Nightmare had planned. If he let him out of the Star Rod, he would spread nightmares across the planet and ruin what made Dream Land "Dream" Land in the first place. "So what do you say? Join me, or leave this peaceful planet dreamless ever again." Nightmare said, tempting King Dedede to join him. King Dedede knew he had to do the right thing. Even after he stole all the food in Dream Land in the past, he knew that unleashing an ancient evil upon his kingdom would be wrong. "No!", King Dedede declined. "Nobody gets to mess with my kingdom but me, the Triple D!" In an act of desperation, King Dedede slammed the Star Rod onto the ground and raised his hammer over it. "What?! What are you doing?!" Nightmare exclaimed, as King Dedede prepared to drop the hammer. "NO! STOP, YOU FOOLISH BIRD!" King Dedede refused to listen, and forcefully whacked his hammer onto the Star Rod, shattering the powerful wand into seven pieces as Nightmare's scream of agony dissipated into thin air while King Dedede eyed the shattered Star Rod, knowing that he did the right thing, but at the same time, also ruined dreams for everyone in Dream Land. "A king's gotta do what a king's gotta do.", King Dedede whispered. After shattering the Star Rod, King Dedede set off across Dream Land and gave the pieces to all of his friends around the kingdom. They all swore to protect the pieces with their lives to avoid the pieces falling into the wrong hands. With the job done, King Dedede returned to the Star Rod to rest at the Fountain, but completely forgot about the dreams that he erased from his own kingdom.

King Dedede and Nightmare belong to Nintendo and HAL.