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2[[caption-width-right:350:The pink puffball's adventures are far from over...[[note]]Logo made by [[http://magikumaggi.deviantart.com/ Magiku Maggi]][[/note]]]]
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4''Kirby of the Stars: The After Story'', written by Leer Justice, is a Kirby fanfic that [[PatchworkFic blends]] the ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' anime and the Franchise/{{Kirby}} video games.
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6Taking place after the events of the anime, ''The After Story'' is essentially a series of {{story arc}}s that are in many ways novelizations of the various Kirby games; however, each story arc is [[AdaptationExpansion expanded and altered significantly]] to provide justifications for different parts of the story, as well as provide a larger amount of characterization.
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8And even with the use of story arcs, ''The After Story'' has an overarching focus on Kirby and focuses on his development as a hero and his relationships with the friends he has made throughout his adventures.
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10The first edition of ''The After Story'' was started on May 24th, 2014, and ran for roughly two years and 57 chapters. This beta version of ''The After Story'' can be found on Website/FanFictionDotNet ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10468133/1/After-Story-BETA-Edition]]) and on Website/DeviantArt ([[http://leerjustice.deviantart.com/gallery/51239773/OLD-After-Story-BETA-Edition]]).
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12In September 2016, Leer Justice announced that she would rewrite the entire story from scratch to improve its readability. The first chapter of the rewrite was released on April 27th, 2017. The rewrite of ''The After Story'' can be found on Website/FanFictionDotNet ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12465305/1/Kirby-of-the-Stars-The-After-Story]]) and on Website/DeviantArt ([[http://leerjustice.deviantart.com/art/Kirby-of-the-Stars-The-After-Story-Chapter-1-625465210]]).
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14%%All of the tropes that applied to the beta version have been transferred to an online document. From there, if a trope from the original version reappears in the story in some way, it can be added to the page; if the trope is made obsolete, then it will be deleted.
15%%Here's the online document in question: http://www.mediafire.com/file/12fcznj5nj5r967/Kirby_of_the_Stars_The_After_Story_original_tropes.txt
16%%Spoilers are NOT TAGGED in this file, so please use the file ONLY if you've read the beta version of After Story before.
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18'''This article assumes you have knowledge of ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' and may contain unmarked spoilers from that anime.'''
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20!! The story arcs that have been written so far:
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22* ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2'' (Chapters 1-??)
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25!! This fanfiction contains examples of:
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29[[folder:General]]
30* AdaptationExpansion: Of the games. Each story arc is moderately altered or expanded from its respective game to either develop characters, include certain characters that didn't appear in the game's version, or give explanation for why certain things happen the way they do. Because of the jump in quality, the first three arcs of the rewrite will be massive expansions of their respective arcs in the beta version.
31** Interestingly, this is also [[AdaptationDistillation inverted]] in some places in order to focus more on world-building and characterization. For example, certain miniboss fights in VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 are either briefly summarized or given a passing reference in the story.
32%% This will also be applied to some of the weirder Heart Star missions in Dream Land 3 and some of the crystal shards in Kirby 64.
33* AerithAndBob: Invoked. Most characters that were [[CanonForeigner first introduced in the anime]] are referred to by their romanized Japanese names (i.e. Fumu, Bun, Escargon), while characters that are present in the games have their regular English names. This also occurs with the names of original characters in the story - for example, we have Alphonse and Iggy.
34* AllThereInTheManual: While you don't necessarily have to have seen the anime to enjoy this fanfiction, it is recommended by the author that you watch the anime first before reading, as there are plenty of characters and {{call back}}s to the anime that show up throughout the story.
35* AscendedExtra: Certain {{Satellite Character}}s or characters that were DemotedToExtra in the anime are given much larger roles in this story. Examples include Sword and Blade; Rick, Coo, and Kine; and Iroo, Hohhe and Honey.
36%% * AudioAdaptation: A voice-acted reading of the rewrite is in the works.
37%% Hiding this for now until I know whether this project is actually continuing or not. -berg8793
38* CharacterDevelopment: Kirby gets the most of it since he's the [[{{Pun}} star]] of the show, but practically any main character, such as Fumu or King Dedede, will get some character development at some point in the story.
39* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: One of the goals of After Story is to avert this trope for major characters that had this happen to them in the games.
40* ComingOfAgeStory: The entire story serves as one for Kirby as he matures and develops as a Star Warrior.
41* DeadFic: The story hasn't been updated since 2018.
42* DeadpanSnarker: A surprising number of characters have varying degrees of this. After eleven chapters, [[spoiler:Unknown]] is the most prominent example, but Fumu, Bun, Tokkori, Sword, Blade, and Rick all get their moments throughout the story as well.
43* DistantPrologue / OpeningMonologue / PreviouslyOn: The story opens with a quick recap of the anime.
44* DividedForPublication: Based on the length, most chapters have been split into two parts on Website/DeviantArt.
45* {{Doorstopper}}: While the beta ended with 230,080 words in 57 chapters, the rewrite has cracked the 150,000-word mark with the ''first eleven chapters'', and it shows no sign of stopping any time soon.
46* EasingIntoTheAdventure: The story begins with Kirby and friends enjoying life after Nightmare's defeat, and several events unfold first before the elements of VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 properly appear in the story.
47* EmpathicWeapon / LegendaryWeapon: There are many of these weapons spread throughout the galaxy. As of now, the only ones known to exist are Meta Knight's sword Galaxia, and [[spoiler:the Rainbow Sword]].
48* LanguageBarrier: True to the anime, most Waddle Dees can only say "wanya", and need to be translated. It's also justified: according to Iggy, their lack of rights in most places prevent them from getting an education and learning the common language. Their knowledge in speaking English ranges from YouNoTakeCandle to full fluency, depending on the Waddle Dee.
49* NamedByTheAdaptation / OCStandIn: These tropes are in effect for certain characters in both the games and the anime:
50** Iroo's parents are given the names Benjamin and Lilah.
51** The Waddle Doo helper from VideoGame/KirbySuperStar becomes Iggy, the owner of a bed-and-breakfast inn on Iceberg. He's also Commander Waddle Doo's twin brother.
52** Commander Waddle Doo is given the name Ivan.
53** [[spoiler:The main villain of the Dream Land 2 arc is first introduced without a name and is OnlyKnownByTheirNickname, Unknown, as of Chapter 10.]]
54* OriginalFlavour: This is one of the main goals of this fanfiction, especially in the case of the rewrite. Even when the story moves into more original content, both the canon of the anime and the games are taken into consideration.
55* PatchworkFic: ''The After Story'' sets the events from the Kirby games inside the anime's continuity, specifically after the anime's events, so plenty of anime and game elements are mixed together.
56* ThePlace: From Chapter 6 onwards, each chapter title is the name of a Rainbow Island.
57* SpoiledByTheManual: If you have played any game in the main Franchise/{{Kirby}} series, you will likely know at least some of the plot twists in that game's story arc in advance, especially if you have fully beaten said game. However, this does not stop Leer from adding extra twists and turns...
58* StoryArc: The entire story is built on these. Each game in the Kirby series will be covered by its own story arc.
59* SuddenlySpeaking: In the beginning of After Story, Kirby retains his dialogue from the anime (in this case, lots of babbling and "Poyo!"). However, he learns how to speak English over the course of the story.
60* TitleTheAdaptation
61* VirtualSoundtrack: This story includes optional BackgroundMusic in the form of Website/YouTube links. As you might expect, a large part of the music comes from the Franchise/{{Kirby}} series; however, there are musical cameos from other video game franchises, anime, cartoons, indie games, and much more.
62* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Discussed and explored throughout the first arc.
63** Pureblooded demon beasts have little intelligence and only exist to cause destruction, and according to Meta Knight, they aren't even considered living beings. In the cases of [[spoiler:Gooey and Unknown]], [[ItCanThink their higher intelligence]] among other things helped people to realize that they weren't demon beasts, but something else entirely, and so they're treated very differently. [[spoiler:In Gooey's case, [[DefeatMeansFriendship it leads to his redemption]] and [[MustMakeAmends making amends with Cappy Village]]; in Unknown's case, this is still up in the air, but at least [[SympathyForTheDevil Kirby feels more sympathy for him]]]].
64*** It's also revealed that Kirby has only defeated purebloods over the course of the anime, so there were no qualms about killing them. Now that the enemies he's facing are normal creatures under DemonicPossession, he feels much more pressure to control his powers so that [[ThouShaltNotKill no one is killed or majorly injured]].
65** [[WhatMeasureIsAMook The treatment and rights of Waddle Dees]] are given a larger focus compared to the anime, particularly in Chapters 9 and 10.
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68[[folder:Kirby's Dream Land 2]]
69* BattleInterruptingShout: ''Chef Kawasaki'' of all people gets one of these in Chapter 4 to interrupt rioting villagers in the middle of a fight:
70-->'''Kawasaki:''' '''I've got it!''' Let's all go down to my restaurant and talk about this over lunch!
71** Considering his reputation as a LethalChef, everyone starts attacking him until he flees, before going back to rioting.
72** Bun uses a BigShutUp later in the same scene, which is much more successful.
73* BedouinRescueService: When Kirby and the animal friends are caught in a blizzard on Iceberg, they are rescued by Iggy, who brings them to his inn.
74* BeyondTheImpossible: Kine can somehow talk perfectly clearly with Kirby inside his mouth.
75* BigBrotherInstinct: Sword and Blade develop this towards Gooey, due to his initial reputation with the villagers being no different with their own when they were first serving under Meta Knight. Rick also invokes this trope by deciding to act as a big brother and a guardian to Kirby while they're traveling through the Rainbow Islands.
76* BigShutUp: Bun uses this to get the villagers' attention in Chapter 4.
77* BigWhat: Rick and Coo both have this reaction when [[ItMakesSenseInContext Kine asks Kirby to climb into his mouth]].
78* BossSubtitles: In a similar vein to VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies, Grass Land's Whispy Woods is given the title "Grass Land's Arboreal Protector, Whispy Woods!". It's PlayedForLaughs since Whispy has the reputation of being a WarmUpBoss in the games.
79* BreakingTheFourthWall: "[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} It's like the Nurse Joy situation.]]"
80* BrutalHonesty: When Dedede complains that no one seems to pay attention to him except when he's doing something bad, Bun gives him a dose of this.
81-->'''Bun:''' Well, it's not that we didn't notice, it's just that we didn't care.
82* CanonCharacterAllAlong: The mysterious creature that is first found in Whispy Woods' Forest and later destroys Cappy Village is actually [[spoiler:Gooey]].
83* ChekhovsSkill: In the first chapter, Kirby shows that he knows how to play tag by tackling Bun to the ground. [[spoiler:This comes in handy at the end of Chapter 4, when Kirby is able to capture the mysterious creature in Whispy Woods' Forest by tackling it in a similar way, even shouting "Tag!" while doing it.]]
84* ChessMotifs: Used to varying effect by the narration, Sword and Meta Knight throughout Chapter 8 to explain [[TheChessmaster how Meta Knight's mind works]].
85* ClearTheirName: After Kirby is accused of eating all of Benjamin's crops, Fumu and Bun do some investigating to prove Kirby's innocence. Downplayed in that only Benjamin seems to think that Kirby is guilty, and the incident is wrapped up fairly soon after once it's obvious that Kirby didn't do it.
86* ColdSnap: Thanks to [[spoiler:Unknown controlling the Ice Dragon]], Iceberg becomes subject to more blizzards than normal.
87* TheCorrupter: [[spoiler:Unknown [[DemonicPossession possesses King Dedede and several other creatures]], and his influence can be felt by people that aren't possessed... including the main characters.]]
88* CoveredInMud: This happens to Kirby when he is running away from the mysterious creature in Whispy Woods' Forest, along with him [[AgonyOfTheFeet twisting his ankle]].
89* CrypticConversation: When Rick asks Alphonse about his knowledge of Star Warriors, he responds with this.
90-->'''Alphonse:''' Most of it ain't nothin' [Kirby] don't already know. ...The rest won't be any problem of his, hopefully. He's got this far with no trouble. No point in gettin' him all worried now over somethin' that might not even happen.
91* DarkIsEvil: Played straight at first, but eventually subverted with [[spoiler:Gooey]]. Definitely played straight with [[spoiler:Unknown]] so far.
92* DayInTheLife: Most of the first chapter is this for Kirby and his friends.
93* ADogNamedDog: A BlobMonster is given the name "Gooey". Justified since he got his name from Kirby, who was actually talking about his [[ShapedLikeItself physical characteristics]] when saying "gooey" and not meaning to give a name suggestion at all.
94* TheDoorSlamsYou: Kirby slams his house door on Tokkori at the end of Chapter 2 when running away from the mysterious creature in Whispy Woods' Forest.
95* EarlyBirdCameo:
96** Rick, Coo, and Kine each appear briefly in Chapter 3 as eyewitnesses of the mysterious creature in Whispy Woods' Forest before they fill their respective roles in VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2.
97** In Chapter 9, Iggy mentions having a guest at his inn that [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar wore a jester cap and bounced on a beach ball]].
98%% Currently saving mentioning Chris the Janitor's cameo until he's revealed properly in the rewrite.
99* EasyAmnesia: After being teleported to Grass Land, Kirby doesn't remember how he got there. It's only after rescuing Rick and hearing him mention Dedede that Kirby gets those memories back.
100* EurekaMoment: Fumu has one of these in Chapter 11 when she figures out the real reason behind [[spoiler:Gooey trashing Cappy Village]].
101* EvidenceScavengerHunt: Most of Chapter 3 is spent learning more about the mysterious creature in Whispy Woods' Forest. The chapter is appropriately titled "Hometown Investigations".
102* EvilIsDeathlyCold / EvilIsBurningHot: [[spoiler:Unknown]] manages to pull off ''both'' of these tropes back-to-back in Iceberg and Red Canyon, respectively. Justified since [[spoiler:he was influencing the beings responsible for both of those environments]].
103* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Kirby and the Dream Land 2 animal friends. Rick is the cynic, Coo is the realist, and Kine is the optimist, while Kirby alternates between optimist and conflicted.
104* ForeignQueasine: Kine only orders pickled jellyfish when dining at the Wander Inn. TruthInTelevision - real ocean sunfish do eat jellyfish as a part of their diet.
105* {{Foreshadowing}}: Once the mob of villagers realize how obsessed with revenge they've become, they are immediately apologetic, with Benjamin commenting that "it was like some dark haze took over or something." [[spoiler:Later in the same chapter, Unknown possesses King Dedede in a very similar manner, and it is revealed later that this is his regular method of possessing people.]]
106* GoodMorningCrono: After the prologue, the story opens with Kirby being woken up by Fumu and Bun.
107* GoneHorriblyRight: Fumu attempts to give a mob of villagers a RousingSpeech to unite them in protecting themselves against the mysterious creature in Whispy Woods' Forest. It works... then the now-united mob heads off to kill the creature.
108* HighVoltageDeath: Averted twice with Kine in Chapter 8. First, Kirby and Coo save Kine from ElectricTorture at the hands of Master Green. Later, Kirby uses his Spark ability inside Kine's mouth which, instead of electrocution, lights the two of them up like a lightbulb with no other problems.
109* {{Homage}}: The movie that Kirby, Rick, Coo and Kine watch at the Wander Inn in Chapter 9 is a Kirbyfied version of Anime/HowlsMovingCastle.
110* HypocriticalHumor: After Alphonse [[ItMakesSenseInContext goes on a rant about romance fanfictions]] in Chapter 11, Rick is adamant about dropping that subject, in what would essentially be a move to preserve the fourth wall. This is coming from the same hamster that nicknamed Kirby "[[Series/GilligansIsland Gilligan]]" and referred to Whispy Woods and his relatives as "[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} the Nurse Joy situation from Pokémon]]" in Chapter 6.
111* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: Whispy Woods and his relatives, lampshaded by Rick as being similar to "[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} the Nurse Joy situation]]". This is both [[JustifiedTrope justified]] and PlayedForLaughs in order to differentiate the anime version of Whispy Woods from the game versions. This trope is also applied to Kracko.
112* ItsPersonal: While Rick had already agreed to stay with Kirby when exploring the Rainbow Islands, he becomes much more willing to get to the bottom of the mystery after his friends Coo and Nruff are threatened.
113* KnightOfCerebus: The appearance of [[spoiler:Unknown]] in Chapter 5 definitely darkens the atmosphere, especially since his first orders of business are [[spoiler:possessing King Dedede and teleporting Kirby away from his friends]].
114* LeaningOnTheFourthWall:
115** This exchange from Chapter 1 where the anime is concerned:
116--->'''Dedede:''' And [Fumu's] saying that like a Demon Beast showed up every week! How many times could it have been anyway?!
117--->'''Bun:''' (under his breath) Close to one hundred, I think...
118** In Chapter 11, Alphonse goes on a brief rant about [[CannotSpitItOut constantly unresolved romantic resolutions]] in fanfictions, to the confusion of everyone else present.
119* TheLegendOfChekhov: In Chapter 2, Fumu reads from her history book about the Rainbow Islands, including a legend about the existence of stones called Rainbow Drops and a powerful weapon called the Rainbow Sword. [[spoiler:Needless to say, this legend is true, and Kirby plans to use the drops to recreate the Rainbow Sword and take on Unknown.]]
120* LetsSplitUpGang: When Kirby and the animal friends are about to head into [[DeathMountain Red Canyon]], they realize that its environment is ''not'' well-suited for Kine in any way. After some discussion, Kirby, Rick and Coo continue into Red Canyon, while Kine heads back to the Wander Inn with Iggy and regroups with the trio at Cloudy Park.
121* MadeOfIndestructium: Anything coated with an alloy of Gordo spikes falls into this trope, including Kirby's trash can. According to Gus, only something like a Demon Beast could do significant damage to an item with this alloy.
122* MoodWhiplash: A number of chapters include this; however, Chapter 4 has this in ''spades''.
123* MustMakeAmends: [[spoiler:After single-handedly destroying Cappy Village and realizing that it was wrong, Gooey helps the villagers rebuild and works towards gaining their trust.]]
124* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Fumu has this reaction after her RousingSpeech to the villagers [[GoneHorriblyRight backfires]]. The villagers themselves have this reaction later once they realize how far they've gone off the deep end.
125* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
126** During their all-night [[TheStakeout stakeout]] in Chapter 3, Bun accidentally falls asleep while on watch duty. [[SleptThroughTheApocalypse He wakes up the next morning to see Cappy Village in ruins.]]
127** Double subverted in Chapter 9. When Kirby and Coo are trying to grab Iceberg's Rainbow Drop without waking up a sleeping Ice Dragon, Kirby [[IllTimedSneeze sneezes]] and wakes up the dragon... but then it goes back to sleep. Once they're back on the ground, Rick comments on [[TemptingFate how close that could have been]]... and then the Ice Dragon attacks them.
128* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Out of all the places in the Gamble Galaxy Kirby could have been teleported to, [[spoiler:Unknown]]'s portal brought him to Grass Land, which is still on the same planet and fairly close to Dream Land.
129* NotMeThisTime: After Cappy Village's destruction, plenty of people blame King Dedede, who has been suspiciously absent during those events, and Fumu and Bun believe that he's been using his demon beast transporter again. When Dedede reappears in Chapter 5, they interrogate him, only to discover that he was busy buying real estate on Iceberg at the time... and Escargon has the deeds to prove it.
130* ObfuscatingStupidity: Kirby himself utilized this trope by pretending to have difficulty understanding how to play tag, which caught Bun off-guard long enough for Kirby to tackle him to the ground.
131-->'''Kirby:''' (to Bun) ''Tag.''
132* ParentalAbandonment: Meta Knight theorizes that Gooey may have been dumped on Pop Star to fend for himself.
133%%* PunBasedTitle: The Wander Inn.
134* RestAndResupplyStop: The Wander Inn functions as this for Kirby and the animal friends in Iceberg.
135* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Bun does this when Kirby charges and tackles him to the ground during a game of tag.
136* SelfGuardingPhlebotinum: The Rainbow Drops have this ability, [[spoiler:as Kirby discovers during his first fight against Unknown]].
137* ShamingTheMob: When a mob of villagers are blaming each other for the chaos that took place the previous night, Bun gets them to realize what they're doing.
138-->'''Bun:''' Look at yourselves! Look at what you've become! Haven't we all gone through much worse than this? [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder ...Well, okay, I admit this is pretty much as bad as it gets when accounting for property damage]], but nobody got hurt! Are all of you so upset over losing some... stuff, that you're willing to change that?
139* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Fumu and Meta Knight have a game of chess at the end of Chapter 8.
140* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Most interactions between Rick and [[spoiler:Unknown]] turn into this.
141* TheStakeout: Fumu and Bun try doing this during the night at the end of Chapter 3 to get more information on the mysterious creature in Whispy Woods' Forest; however, it ends up failing when Bun falls asleep on watch duty.
142* AStormIsComing: Chapter 10 ends with Kirby, Rick and Coo looking at a mass of storm clouds close to Cloudy Park.
143* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: Near the end of Chapter 11, Alphonse's radio plays the chorus of [[Theatre/{{Carmen}} "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre"]] by Georges Bizet (also known as "The Toreador Song"), and its translation is briefly discussed. Since it's in French, it doubles as a BilingualBonus.
144%%* ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight: Used word-for-word as the title of Chapter 2.
145* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: When Kirby, Rick and Coo arrive at Ripple Field, they quickly discover that none of them can swim well, which is a problem when they realize that the next Rainbow Drop is likely to be underwater. Conveniently, this is when they find and rescue Kine the ocean sunfish.
146* TorchesAndPitchforks: The entire village becomes an angry mob in Chapter 4. They get better, though.
147* TwoLinesNoWaiting: From Chapter 6 onwards. While Kirby and the animal friends are traveling through the Rainbow Islands, everyone else is rebuilding Cappy Village and trying to figure out what happened to Kirby and King Dedede.
148* TheUnReveal: [[spoiler:Sword and Blade remove their helmets for Fumu and Bun in Chapter 8, but no details about their faces are actually given.]] Justified in that the action was more important to everyone concerned than details at that point.
149* UnusualAnimalAlliance: It's hard to say if the puffball species can be classified as an "animal" species, but Kirby teaming up with a hamster, an owl, and a fish to save Dream Land and the Rainbow Islands certainly counts.
150* WakingUpElsewhere: [[spoiler:Unknown]] drags Kirby into a portal, and he wakes up in Grass Land, one of the Rainbow Islands.
151* WarIsHell: Lampshaded by Alphonse in Chapter 11.
152-->'''Alphonse:''' I did my duty back during the war against Nightmare. I fought demon beasts, I made and lost some friends, and now I'm ready to settle down. War ain't no game. It's terrifyin', and I wanna put all that behind me.
153* WhamLine:
154** From [[{{Cliffhanger}} the end]] of Chapter 3:
155-->'''Bun:''' Sis, Cappy Village is '''''trashed!'''''
156** Chapter 7:
157-->'''Sword:''' Fumu... Sir Meta Knight found Kirby.
158** Chapter 10:
159-->'''Kirby:''' (to [[spoiler:Unknown]]) You... want to talk?
160** Chapter 11:
161-->'''Alphonse:''' Just thought I'd give the little hero some advice. Ya know, from one Star Warrior to another.
162* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In Chapter 2, Professor Curio mentions a collapse that happened in the ruins that even he thinks is bizarre. However, the cause of the collapse is never discovered, and it is never mentioned again, even when Fumu, Bun, Gooey and company are helping Curio out later in the arc.
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