#Lolo and lalala

[dinokirby]

Your honor, they adopted two children and became parents on this day.❤️💙🧡💚

[carldoonan]

These Bizarre Li’l Blockaders say: “Still waiting to hear back from Hal about Adventures of Lolo 4. It’s only been… 33 years… Aaaaany day now…” 💙🟩💝

[desultory-novice]

Hey Dess! Are you officially back? I came up with a list of weird questions while you were out to meditate on while you rest your eyes! Some rotisserie chicken to go, if you will. First question: What are your opinions of Lololo and Lalala? Do you think they have any relation to Lolo and Lala from HAL's Eggerland series? Their offspring, alternate universe counterparts, reincarnations, whatever that thing in the anime was, etc.? Rest well dude 😘

In a matter of speaking! (Dess says, weeks later.) And weird questions are totally acceptable, as long as they're more like this! Cause it's a pleasant surprise to be asked about Lololo and Lalala!

Gosh, did you know, the first HAL game I ever played was "Adventures of Lolo" on the NES! I...couldn't beat it. I was too young to work out the puzzles. I loved how waddle-y Lolo was!!

(waddle...dee?)

So, for those not in the know, in Lolo's own series, he's... well...

:looks up the Eggerland series, since Dess had only played "Adventures of Lolo":

...Uh, wow, there were a couple of these, weren't there?! Huh, Lolo was a musician? And Lala was a dancer?! (Reminds me of my Marx and Magolor hcs... Oh no! Perfomance couple, my love...!)

Anyway, Lolo has a love interest named Lala who he rescues and marries and he becomes King Lolo and the two eventually have a kid named Lulu who is just like them but yellow!

In the anime, there are similar looking characters named Fololo and Falalala (although the "fo" was added to the English dub for.... uh, I have no idea why! ^^) who are, ahem... :checks cue cards: ...two halves of the same Nightmare Enterprises monster that were split in two as part of a money-making scheme and to hide from King Dedede that they were a super weak monster. They were somehow kicked out and taken in by the good guys after that?

(Did I get it right?)

As for Lololo and Lalala in game... ARE they from Eggerland?

I guess "from Eggerland" depends. To me, they've left their mark as 100% "official" Kirby characters. HAL Labs has included a number of cameo characters before, most notably in Dream Land 3 which not only had Chao from Yuyuki appearing in DL2 (who was turned into the "girl" Gooey in the English version) but bounty hunter Samus Aran!

For those who have any faith in the accuracy of the Kirby Encyclopedia, I want to note that Chao, Samus, and the others were noted to NOT be "true" Kirby characters. (Sorry, Escargoon fans, as the same was said of him and his appearance in Mass Attack...)

But not Lololo and Lalala! They seem to be their own characters, as distinct from their anime selves as anime Dedede, anime Meta Knight, and anime Kirby are from THEIR game selves.

(Which is probably good because that is seriously a weird origin story! There's something to be said about the delightfully gender-bending and even genderfluid-positive (!) idea that there is a fully capable masc and femme side to every person, able to live on independently - although HOW independent is arguable because Fololo and Falala never seem to want to be apart - but the fact that tacking a bow onto the girl side was the only way they could depict this was a little cheesy. I know, I know. Kid's comedy show ^^)

Another thing is that, apparently (?) before their origin as a single being is known, they are treated as siblings in the anime? (And yet, their episode is called "The Melody of Love." That's not...uh...)

While at some point (fandom wiki says in the promotional flyer for Twinkle Popo) they were called "a married couple!" I think I personally tended to see them as "together" rather than siblings and I can only assume that impression came from Adventures of Lolo since there was no way I could have seen the Twinkle Popo flyer.

That said, they're NOT the same Lolo and Lala (to me) because they're not cameo characters. And the names... Lolo and Lala's kid was Lulu but it's not weird for the next generation (or several generations down) to be named after grandparents or other family members back in the tree. But for them to both be named after one lends credence to "maybe they're siblings after all?"

....I think I just think of them as "Lololo and Lalala." I'm probably not going to ever draw ship art of them, so does it matter how they're related? To me, they're just together. From my first days with Kirby's Dream Land, once I got over the initial pleasant surprise of "Oh my gosh, It's Lolo and Lala from Adventures of Lolo!!" (Tiny Dess, they are LoloLO and LalaLA. Get it right!) they quickly grew to be like any resident of Dream Land to me! A familiar, comforting presence!

Well, okay, the whole "Castle Lolo" thing makes me see them as Dream Land / Popstarian nobility of a sort! Maybe not on the level of royalty, like his hammer-wielding majesty, although they DID side with him in the initial food-stealing incident! (They weren't chosen to protect a piece of the Star Rod, which is very interesting. Maybe the anime was onto something with them being "too weak?")

Either way, I'd say they're pretty laid back nobles, letting everyone use their castle for fights! Maybe it's one of those things where they open it up every now and then for parties and games?!

In short, while I have no answers, I like them well enough and I'm always happy to see a reappearance of them! And maybe next time they appear, HAL will let us know whether they're a pair or pairing!

(Although this is the same studio responsible for keeping the Ado / Adeleine debate going so probably not! ^_- )

[kirbybecomesastarwarrior]

KBASW Chapter 3: In the Heart of a Knight

~Earlier in the day 

“King Dedede’s going to fire your father!” Lalala exclaimed.

Lololo & Lalala had pulled Fumu and Bun away from the “town clean up,” rushing them back to the castle. The two siblings were tailing the twins as they entered the castle. Beelining straight to the throne room…

“Ya sure?!” Bun asked.

“Yeah, we’re sure the King called for them-” Lolo deepened his voice. Puffing up his chest, trying to do his best impression of Dedede. “Get down here, you bloody traitors: I'm dealing with all of you!” 

“He's probably mad that he can’t order monsters anymore, so now he’s taking it out on Dad!” Bun gritted his teeth. This hearing caused him to pick up his pace, running even faster, being the first to arrive in front of the throne room.

“Grr–, that sore loser…he’s not firing dad on our watch, right, Sis… sis-?!” 

“Sorry guys…I’m just tired,” Fumu quickly made her way beside her brother and the twins. Usually, she was the one to bolt in first when there was a sign of trouble… But this time, she was a lot slower…  

She joined the others at the throne room's grand door... she made her way to the front. Fumu creaked it open ever slightly enough for her eye to peek through. “ Come on, you guys-” she gestured. She expected the rest of the group to follow her lead, but they didn’t.

They just stood there gazing at her with concern... they were worried.

Bun looked towards his sister, “You could sit this one out if you’re tired.” The twins surrounded her… they took her hands, slowly guiding her down on the ground to sit. “We can take care of this!” The boy puffs out his chest confidently and bangs it with his fist. 

“But I-”

“Come on sis the King can’t order monsters anymore: this should be a cakewalk!”

“Yeah he’s right,” Lololo agreed. “He can’t do anything anymore!”

“And let's not forget we have the guy who defeated them all,” Lalala gleefully added, “Right, Kirby-” She turned around expecting a response, but there was none…It was at this moment the group realized… they had forgotten Kirby. “We left him in town -”

“Oh no!” Fumu exclaimed. “Guys, we gotta go-”

“METAL HEAD YOU WHAT!?”

A booming voice had erupted from the throne room, causing the group to shutter. No doubt it was King Dedede... 

“ Meta Knight, he's in trouble!” Fumu led the group in; they quietly rushed inside, sneaking behind pillars. The kid crept and hid behind shadows until they were in full view of the scene.

Meta Knight stood before Escargoon and the king, with Sir Ebrum & the knight duo (Sword & Blade) watching from the sidelines. The prime minister caught a glimpse of Fumu and the gang huddled behind the pillars.

Looking towards Sword & Blade, the man pleaded with his eyes to aid children. Sleathfully, the two of them made their way to the kids, walking backward, covering them from the field of sight. 

 “You kids shouldn’t be here,” Blade whispers,“ Dedede’s already angry enough!”  

“But Meta Knight needs our help-”, Fumu retorted. 

“No, he doesn’t,” Sword commented “You kids really need to go before-”

“Yes, it’s true, sire. I came here as a double agent with the sole purpose of hiding my identity as a Star Warrior and as the true guardian of the warp-star so-”

“THE TRUE WHAT!?”

Fumu's voice cut through the room. She was in shock and pure disbelief at what she had just heard pass through the Meta Knight's lips. 

“My dear, please calm down,” Sir Ebrum tried to console his daughter. Attempting to intervene, trying to avoid the situation escalating any further. “We’re trying in the middle of a meeting right now; why don’t you just take a nice walk-”

“Dad, move…” Her voice was calm, but hidden beneath the surface was subtle and potent rage.  

At that moment, Sir Embrum saw a ferocity in his daughter that he had never seen before. All his intentions of stopping her had vanished. Willingly, he stepped aside, allowing her to confront the old star warrior.

The grumpy old king turned towards his subordinate and whispered, “Ayo, Escargoom... Weren’t we suppose ta-”

"You wanna get in between that?!”  Gesturing to Fumu as she pressed onward to where the old star warrior was. Her eyes seemed lifeless, but that flame of rage quilled within them. 

"Ugh~" One look at them caused Dedede to snuff out all his previous anger and cave in. “Nope, not getting into that!” The king mulled it over until he fully conceded to the situation.

"Ya know, what let her have this-... whatever I was gonna say to old tin-can doesn't seem as nearly devastating as whatever Miss Loud-mouth has to say..."

~ Despite the on-lookers of the scene, it seemed like it was just them: her and Meta Knight.  

 “Meta Knight, explain yourself, now..." Fumu clenched her fist as tight as to contain herself. " I... thought I was the only one able to call on the warp star, and now you-"

She could feel all: the frustration, the betrayal, the hurt... it all built up in her throat until it became too much to bear.

“I’ve been the one guarding the warp star this entire time, so I’m gonna need proof before you go around claiming that you’re the real one!"

Meta Knight remained unmoved by this... calmly, he remarked. "Oh, but you are as well- perhaps I should have worded it better... I'm merely the original."

"Orginal?"

“Yes… Remember when you first picked up the Warpstar… and it was flashing green: I was transferring some of my ownership to you,” he explained.

“Transferring ownership?” Fumu thought back to when Kirby had first used it…  that warpstar flickered a pale green… it seemed plausible... Come to think of it, that was the first and only time that ever happened. 

“Though not completely… small doses.” Shamelessly, he continued on,” I needed to see if your bond with Kirby was stronger and that you were willing to stand by him, but thankfully, my trust in you solidified after Kracko’s attack it won’t be long now before- ”

"I still don't believe you!"

“You’ve always wondered how I knew so much about Kirby, correct?”Meta Knight retorted. “Well, here it is… As the original guardian of the warp star, I was given all the knowledge of Kirby's powers and abilities... Is that enough for you-"

"I'M GOING NEED MORE THAN THAT!"

"My apologies..." Meta Knight then tilted his head towards Fumu, seeing her tempered state. "I promise you're a guardian too... I didn't mean to make it sound like you weren't-"

"Meta Knight... can you summon the warp star too?" she interrupted.

"Um, pardon me?"

"I'M GONNA NEED More-..." Fumu was on the verge of tears. She began to breathe heavily as she stammered on, "More proof than to believe that the man I trusted... was lying to me all this time..."

She managed to pull herself together and continued, " You owe me that much." Fumu's eyes sharpened as if they were daggers... they had such contempt and disdain... for the man she once trusted... the man she once considered a friend.

"WELL!?"

The whole room was breathless. All eyes were on the lone star warrior. Everyone waiting for him to make his move... the silence alone was suffocating...

Suddenly, Meta Knight's eyes burned away their bright yellow hue and melted into a pure white. "Kabu... " His voice wavered as if it were a whisper. "Send in the warp star..."

"Warp star~" Kabu cried.

The old sage answered the call without fail (even in his damaged state). It was as if Fumu herself called upon the warpstar... It zoomed across the sky, cutting through clouds and scurring through the castle halls.

It busted through the throne room doors, passing over Fumu, and went straight towards Meta Knight. The light of the warp star shone over him as if it were a scene of triumph and glory. But it was nothing of the sort... instead, the guilty star warrior stood there in utter shame.

"So you really are the original guardian of warp star," she said in disbelief.

There was no denying it now... he was telling the truth.

"YOU DIRTY-BACK STABBER, YOU WERE HIDING BEHIND MY SISTER THIS WHOLE TIME!"

Bun stepped forward, and he couldn’t help but bud in.. he knew how important guarding the warpstar was to his sister... This was a slap in the face. She fought tooth and nail to defend it, and Kirby...

"That's right!" Lalala commented. "Fumu's been the one who had to stick her neck this whole time while you did the bare minimum!"

"Yeah, you barely tried to help fight off any monsters!" Lololo added. "You only got involved when it was convenient for you!"

"YOU'RE THE STAR WARRIOR... " Bun shouted in anger. "WHY GET US INVOLVED, WHY'D PUT MY SISTER IN DANGER!"

Woefully looked at Bun explained Meta Knight. "Someone like me isn't fit to be Kirby's guardian..."

"Uh- Meta Knight..." Bun was taken aback by the knight's sad expression. It wasn't just that but his voice: he never heard a sorrowful tone from him before. It was almost as if his voice was about to cry... The twins sensed this, too... they couldn't help but stand down.

"So, pawned off Kirby to the first chance you got to fend for himself and threw me into this situation where I had to pick up the piece you left!? "

However, Fumu could not...

"No!" The knight trembled in response to the statement, then in sorrow, he responded, "No, I never meant to do that... I never wanted to do-"

""AND WHERE WERE YOU WHEN Kirby and I had to fight Nightmare!?" She snared at him. "I WAS SO SCARED... SOME GUARDIAN YOU ARE!"

~Fumu was just so tired... tired of all of this. She always had to be the responsible one... always had to be the smart one. She was kidnapped by the king and held hostage by Nightmare... and all the monsters she had to take on...

She put up with it because she thought she was the only one who could do it. The only one who could help and protect Kirby. That she had some sort of destiny, but no... it was all because this man couldn't do his job...He used her as a cloak to hide himself… while she did all his dirty work?

"You know what I think..." She gritted he teeth; her words were dripping with venom. "The only reason you couldn't look after Kirby is because you're not capable of caring or loving anything at all!"

The entire conversation had come to a complete halt... It was at this moment that Fumu knew she had gone too far... Even Fumu herself seemed shocked about what she said.

However, Meta Knight seemed unphased by this...His eyes were still a haunting ghostly white... He took a deep breath and let it all out, burying his emotions... as if nothing had happened.

He merely sighed and said, "I have nothing to say..."

"Wait, what!?" she said in shock. "Is that all you have to say for yourself!"

"You're right... You're all right... about everything." His voice sounded weary and weak as he went on. "And I refuse to justify the things I've done... or rather the lack of things I've done...Nothing I say will make up for it- "

"IF YOU REALLY WANNA MAKE UP FOR IT THEN... THEN NEVER SHOW YOUR FACE TO ME AGAIN!"

~

"KING DEDEDE!"

Meta Knight then turned to King Dedede, who was frozen in his seat. Flabbergasted at what had transpired... "Uh, yeah, um... what's up?" He was taken back by being added to the mix again.

"There you have it... I, Sir Meta Knight, have manipulated a child to do my dirty work to hide myself as a double agent...this was all to accomplish and further my own selfish goals... SO FIRE ME!"

"Wait, what... I kinda had a whole list I was gonna go down of stuff ya were guilty of..." The king gestured to Escargoon to pull it out.

"Yeah, and I wrote a lot," the snooty snail started to unveil his lengthy scroll. "Let's see now, there's-"

"YES, YES, I'M GUILTY OF EVERYTHING!"

~SLICE

The list was cut into ribbons: Meta Knight's eyes were now scorching red. Fearless with in sword hand, he pressed onward toward Dedede and Escargoon. Galaxia began to glow in a golden fury...

He went up the steps to Dedede's throne; the king and his lackey began to shiver to hold each other for dear life. The enraged warrior loomed over them menacingly as if he were some sort of apparition from hell.

"SIRE, FIRE ME ALREADY!!!"

"OKAY. OKAY, YA FIRED! YA FIRED: JUST PUT THAT SWORD OF YOURS DOWN... ALREADY!" the king hopped down his chair and rushed straight to the exit. "C'MON ESCARGOON, WE GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO."

His slimy sidekick followed, "You're, Highness, wait... weren't we going to!" Then he peered at the knight's crimson eyes and was immediately silenced.

"WAIT FOR ME!" he shouted. Running out after the king.

And just like that, they were gone.

And with that, Meta Knight withdrew his sword and walked back down as if nothing had happened. He looked over to Sword and Blade with eyes once again flashing a pure white hue. The knight gave a brief but solemn bow to his subordinates.

He held his gaze with them: it was a conversation that was told in silence. Then, in return, the duo gave a bow back... however, they did not raise their heads back up, their armors shaking. So much their little clatter could be heard throughout the room.

"My purpose here is finished away ... you shall have your wish: you will not see me again."

Lololo and Lalala gasped, "Wait what!?"

"You're leaving..." Bun yelled at him furiously. "Ya coward... to think I looked up to a guy like you!"

"Meta Knight!" Fumu cried out. "Hold on a minute, there's no way that's all you have to say!?"

There was a long pause, and silence filled the room... Their eyes locked into each other. She waited for him to say something... anything to justify his actions.

But instead, the retreating knight looked away in shame. He took a glance around the room once more. The kid's eyes were full of hatred for him... and he had accepted all of it.

"I bid you all a very fond farewell..."

He grabbed the end of his cape... wrapping and spinning around himself. Shadows began to shroud his body. Twirling into a curled-up ball, shrinking ever so small up until... poof, he was gone.

"GRR, FINE THEN GOOD RIDDANCE!" she shouted as she stormed off.

"Sis, wait!" Bun chased after her, with the duo following them.

"Children, wait... You don't know the full story!" Sir Ebrum tried to call out to them. "This is a big misunderstanding... I need to explain to her... Sword, Blade, surely you two can follow him-" The prime minister looked over only to find the two frozen. "My word, are you two alright?"

"We can't..."Sword answered. Unable to finish looked at Blade

Then he blurted out. "He's going somewhere...we can't follow-"

~Meta Knight had successfully warped outside of the palace. Now, standing at the drawbridge of the front gates. Nostalgically, he gazed back at the castle, recalling his time there.

He looked towards the water in the moat, staring at his distorted reflection. "Hmph... I guess they were right... I do bring misfortune wherever I go," he sighed beside himself with guilt. "I shouldn't have let myself get so close to them... At least I know they won't miss me... they'll be safe from-"

*Zap*

"Gah-ow!" A strong aura passed through his body. "C'mon on, keep it together...you've endured this long... you have to hang on... a little A-AGH!." Now, the aura overtook his whole body... the magical binding on his wings (which he put on himself years ago) was starting to break.

"Come on, you have to hold on..." he clutched at his chest so hard to suppress the pain. "At least for-"

*Zoom*

A gust of wind had blown past him, knocking away several waddle dees into the moat. Splashing the water in front of his face. It was a brief second, but he saw it; it was the starship, and the pilot was none other than-

“Kirby?!”

With great speed, the old soldier chased after it like a bat out of hell. The ship was about to take off. If he doesn’t stop him, now he’ll be airborne into space.

Desperately, Meta Knight raised his arm out towards the launching ship. "Sweet Nova, I hope I can still do this..." Then, from his right hand, he emitted a dark aura from it. "Gah!" Once again irritating, the wings on his back. His voice wavering, "Keep it together!"

Soon, the same dark aura surrounded the ship... forcing it to stop dead in its tracks... and land. Then, with his trembling hand, Meta Knight balled his hand into a fist, and *SNAP*, he shut it off completely. He compressed his arm with his cape, trying to numb the sting.

The shutdown caused the cockpit glass to open immediately and out emerged Kirby. He hopped out of the starship, his face tethered to the ground. Immediately, Meta Knight rushed to his side.

"Kirby, Are you alright!?" exclaimed the knight. He scanned him up and down, making sure he wasn't hurt. Then he noticed a slight bump on his forehead. But other than that, he was fine. The worried knight gave out a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank heavens you're safe..."

He paused, changing his voice from concern to stern. "Kirby, what Void's name were you doing... YOU COULD HAVE BEEN HURT!?" Gently, he brushed his forehead. "You're lucky I stopped you on time! With that force and velocity, you would have been in another galaxy by now."

*SMACK*

“Kirby? "Immediately, Meta Knight backed away. "Did he just smack my hand away?" Still taken aback by what just happened... this was so unlike him. Something was wrong... Once again, he shifted his tone gently, asking him, “Kirby, did something happen?"

In response, the little one began to shake uncontrollably as if the answer was too terrible to explain. Attempting to speak, but no words came out. Then he was able to muster a little peep, whispering under his breath, "Poy-away.."

“Kirby…"

"Go away," the little boy shouted.

The pink puffball finally raised his head; he was covered in tears, his eye swollen from the crying. All the color from his face was flushed out of him. The glimmer of his eyes had disappeared, and his brilliant smile was destroyed. It was a heartbreaking scene that Meta Knight was all too take in.

It was clear to him now: Kirby was attempting to run away again... far away with his starship... he had just ruined his escape plan. (No wonder he was upset with him.)

Even though Kirby had tried to run away before, this was completely different... the child's spirit was utterly broken. The happy-go-lucky kid he had known seemed to have vanished.

"If he was ready and willing to fly away to another galaxy... he thought. "I can't even imagine what drove him to this state." He tried to reach out to the child again but avoided his touch.

Instead, the little astral tried to turn back and scurry off into his starship again. But he was stopped by Meta Knight's arm blocking the way. "Sorry, kiddo, you can't keep running away from your problems, you know?"

Kirby then jumped attempting to float over it but was gently patted back toward the ground by the knight's hand once again.

Desperately, he tried to slap away Meta Knight's hand once again. Failing desperately shouted in frustration, "Let go, let go, let go!" Trying so hard to escape his grasp, little arms wouldn't let him reach.

"It's alright, Kirby... you can cry now."

As soon as he said that, tears began to flood again... his mentor started to gently pet him... In response, Kirby took hold of the knight's glove and pressed close to his face... encouraging Meta Knight to comfort him more.

Without missing a beat, the man wrapped his cape around the little boy’s shoulder and pulled him in for an embrace. This whole time, Kirby just wanted to be comforted... as soon as he was given a safe place... he just let it all out.

"Waa- waah!" he cried. Granted, he was crying all day, but this was different. This time, he wasn't alone... Meta Knight was there.

"You're going to be okay now... you're safe..." he gently said. With each wail & sob, he encouraged the baby to let out all the hurt he was feeling. Lightly rubbing his back to let him know he was there.

And with. each cry, all the color had returned to the astral face, and finally, all his pain had been released. But screams had left him breathless... he began to hyperventilate again.

"Take it your time... You're doing fine..." Meta Knight reassured him. "Just listen to the sound of my voice... try to breathe with me, okay."

Slowly, he introduced deep breaths for Kirby to mimic. He reciprocated and was able to follow his lead. "Good boy, you're doing so well..." and praising him with each one.

As his breath became more stable, the little star warrior became more aware of his surroundings. The warmth of the Meta Knight’s cape, the softness of his glove that brushed up against his forehead, the gentleness of his voice…

But the most striking thing he could sense was his heartbeat. He snuggled himself closer to hear its sweet melody... It was the warmth and comfort he’d been desperately searching for... all this time. They held a tenderness that sounded so familiar to him… it's as if he heard it in a dream.

Though it came from the most unlikeliest of sources... Meta Knight.

A stranger, a man full of secrets... Shouldn't he be the most distrustful of him? After everything that happened today, shouldn't he be? Wasn't Meta Knight the one who wanted him to be a star warrior? He barely even knew the stoic knight...

But despite all that, something in his heart told him... This is where he should be... And so Kirby allowed himself to trust Meta Knight's kindness... feeling cozy and safe in his arms.

~But he knew him(Kirby)... Meta Knight knew him.

The old star warrior had all forgotten the aches and pains he had felt earlier. All that mattered was him... all that mattered was Kirby. As he continued to calm and coo the baby in his arm... a million things began to flood his mind:

~"When was the last time I held you in my arms like this... It feels like one eternity ago…" He thought to himself. "One day, when you're older... will you resent me for not being there... will you grow to hate me too... it's too late for regrets...It's all my fault that I'm in this lowly state... "

~Recalling everything Fumu had said...all of it was true. “Do I have the right to comfort him like this…” he thought. “Am I even qualified to do this?" He felt so undeserving... He already knew he wasn't worthy to hold this ball of light in his arms... he lost that privilege years ago.

 ~"Had I not tried to play the hero back then… maybe we wouldn’t be in this position. To watch you from afar… to hand you off, to be raised by another; to be reduced as a stranger to you... It's a pain that I can't even begin to describe... Perhaps this is my punishment..."

With every fiber of his being, he tried not to cry... he needed to be strong (for Kirby). But the tears couldn't help but escape his eyes. And held his child even tighter... as if it were his last.

"Everything I've done up until now was to prepare us for this- to prepare you for... But still, I can't, why can't I... how do I say goodbye to you...my little heart."

To be continued...

AT LONG LAST CHAPTER 3: Sorry it took so long, you guys...

I know my grammar and writing are sucky, I know... that's why it takes me so long to post. (I reread it over and over, and still, I end up with some mistakes) I tend to write when I feel panicked and it calms me down. (That's why it's sporadic at times... sorry about that)

And know it's a long chapter, but every time I tried to cut it... it just didn't seem right... (plus, I didn't wanna leave you guys on a cliffhanger)

~So yeah, long chapter!

Also, this is why I'd like to thank you for still sticking around and reading... thank you so much to all of you. (Love you guys!)

KBASW Chapter 3: (Chapter Notes)

And I tried really hard not to villainize Fumu. Because she does have every right to be upset with Meta Knight... He was the adult in the situation... She was mad, but it all stemmed from frustration, betrayal, and hurt.

That's why I made her kind of in denial in the beginning because she had such a strong bond with Meta Knight. However, there was always that unfairness of her being the responsible one... It just reached its boiling point.

This is also why I had that little scene before going into the throne room to show that she wasn't in the best state of mind as well...

Plus she doesn't know the full story, yet...

Meta Knight's still hiding things... he's protecting them (Kirby & the kids) from something.. This is why his departure was a little abrupt... he's running out of time.

(Which is why there's a "Lord of the Rings" reference with " I bid you all a very fond farewell...": love the series :D)

Meta Knight does have a good reason for everything... But he also knows he's guilty! It was hard for me to write this chapter because I wanted to make him in the wrong & in the right.

Added the other kids for their reaction, too, so it wouldn't be just Fumu calling him out.

I also wanted to give a reason why Meta Knight knew so much about Kirby... so having him being the original holder of the warp star seemed to fit well... with my HC so yeah it's in there.

The solution to this was to make him accept everything she said. Meta Knight doesn't justify anything, but... it still hurts him to hear it out loud... This puts him in a distraught state which is why he is vulnerable and drops the apatheic act in front of Kirby.

At his core, he loves Kirby to bits and pieces. Meta Knight's reason for everything has always been Kirby... And it genuinely kills him that he had to stay away from him.

There is more to be revealed, but... it's a real tear-jerker reason. Angst train is still just getting started!

The line, "It's alright, Kirby... you can cry now." is a reference to "You can cry now" (an old post of mine).

Despite how much this chapter kept kicking my butt... this was my favorite chapter to write so far. I hope you all enjoy it!

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Do you know if rollos last name is ‘Flamm’ Or ‘Flamme’

It's written both ways in the fandom right now (neither is right, and neither is wrong!) because we don't have a localization for Glorious Masquerade yet. We'll find out as soon as the event happens in TWST EN (which, presumably, will happen in October).

Speaking of the localization of Rollo's name 💀 I'm so scared they'll make his first name "Roro" or "Lolo" (since his Japanese first name is the two of the same character, “ロロ”/literally “roro”) cuz that just sounds too cutesy (like some kinda pet name???) and not fitting for him at all... That's me saying I don't want to have to go back and fix all the tags in my Rollo posts to accommodate for this/j

LIKE THE ONLY "LOLO" ANYTHING I KNOW OF IS THIS BLUE BLOB THING FROM KIRBY (named Lololo; the pink one with a bow is Lalala) AND THAT'S ALL I'M GONNA BE THINKING ABOUT IF THAT'S WHAT HIS LOCALIZED NAME IS

[xbuster]

Lala and her brother Lolo?

Hmm... Where have I heard of a Lala and Lolo pair before...

[infinitebrians]

lololo and lalala

[operationhoshinokaabii]

Am I the only one who finds the lord around demon beasts kinda... strange sometimes? Like I remember there was a episode where a guy accused Kirby and Lolo and Lala of being demon beasts and like.... they are? Or at least Lololo and Lalala- and this was after we found out about Lola. Also it says that Nightmare creates them but also Knuckle Joe’s father became one?? wonder if maybe I misunderstood something or if there was a mistranslation in the subs I watched but I find it kinda fickle.

It is SUPER odd yes! I get the feeling that the writer's definition of demon beast changed as the show went on for various reasons.

(There wasn't a mistranslation, at least on THAT, that I know of lol. Though, fun fact, you can translate majuu as magical beast, which is perhaps a less 'biased' reading?)

Depending on the writer, the definition of demon beasts shifts back and forth from 'it depends on your origins, regardless of alignment' and 'a demon beast is something that anyone can turn into, regardless of origin'.

So it's, both, really?

Anything Nightmare creates with his powers is generally considered a demon beast- but as Bun points out in ep 94. "Demon beasts aren't born evil, they're trained to be bad." So, Phan Phan, or Chilly, or Robo Puppy.

Lololo and Lalala have demon beast origins, but because they don't serve Nightmare and aren't evil, maybe they don't consider themselves as such? (Tho the easiest answer: the writers forgot :V)

Joe and his dad were both corrupted by Nightmare's power, but weren't created by him. So was Lovely, Bonkers, and Escargon.

And then we have Chip, who is a "Contract" Demon Beast which is a whole other thing...

Heck I'll just paste in my old demon beast headcanons- I try to keep it close to canon with a bit of flair lol

Demon beasts are what the many varied workers of Holy Nightmare are called. They can be anything from dragons to viruses to robots. They come in three main varieties which we shall refer to as: Created, Corrupted, and Contract.

Created

These are of course the ones made by Nightmare using energy from the fears and bad dreams that power him. It's easiest to take ones from people's dream worlds that he can invade (this is why you end up with bizarre things like evil corncobs or flying pies) but he is also powerful enough to create more unique beings.

Nightmare can easily create an almost limitless number of mindless 'fodder' enemies which can be used right away, but have little power or intelligence. He can also create more powerful, sentient beings - but they are created in a child state and must mature naturally before they can be useful. With more bestial types this isn't always a problem, but with more intelligent beings it can be quite a process.

Created demon beasts are not naturally 'evil' as some might expect. Some animal-like types may have wild instincts which can be taken advantage of, but it actually takes some time and training** to make them vicious. Often if a demon's will proves too strong to break, they're merely disposed of.

Presumed Canon Examples: Ice Dragon, Bugzzy, Slice n' Splice, Kracko, Masher, Broom King

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Corrupted

Because creating life takes a large amount of energy, the preferred method is to corrupt an existing life form. The process causes radical changes in physical form and increases aggression drastically. It's easiest to corrupt those who have been overcome with negative emotions like hatred and revenge. Corruption is reversible.

There are also individuals who appear to be corrupted but are working for Holy Nightmare willingly, such as Dr. Moro or Beat. Many decide to work for Nightmare in exchange for power.

Known Canon Examples: Lovely, Knuckle Joe, Knuckle Joe's father, Bonkers, Escargon

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Contract

These could be said to be demons 'in name only'. They're often individuals that owe a large amount of money to HNM and so are forced to work off their debt as an employee. Nightmare doesn't use mind control on these because he finds it much more effective to force obedience by threatening their lives and/or friends and family members.

Known Examples: Chip

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(** Most demon 'training' is handled by clowns, as everyone knows they are the true embodiment of evil.)

[absolutely-zero-regrets]

I vaguely remember reading something about the game series Lololo and Lalala came from, Eggerland/The Adventures of Lolo, and apparently they have a kid there and I swear if these two ever come back we better get to see that kid as a boss fight if it's real, I wanna beat up an infant

THEY HAVE A WHAT

[linkandorf]

Lololo & Lalala!

The blue and pink duo from Eggerland. Or at least they might be from Eggerland in this canon, it’s hard to say. To explain what the heck I’m talking about, Lololo & Lalala don’t truly originate from Kirby’s Dream Land, but instead from a MSX game called Eggerland Mystery! In this game they went under the names Lolo and Lala instead, and they do, uh, something? Lolo is the protagonist, and the Lolo series would go on for a few more games, but I actually know very little about the series. It’s probably cute enough if HAL made it! Anyways, back to Kirby, which I know a lot more about! These two own the strangely haunted Castle Lololo, and appear as the boss in said location. They push blocks and Gordos around, which doesn’t sound too threatening, but their boss arena is quite narrow. This little arena is pretty much the extent of where you can find Lololo and Lalala throughout the series, whether it be in Spring Breeze or Kirby Fighters. They do appear in 3D in Kirby’s Blowout Blast though! Still pushing blocks around. What did you expect? Also, Lololo is encountered on his own earlier in Castle Lololo as a mid-boss. Feels worth mentioning. Bit of a tease for the absolutely mental boss fight you’ll be terrorized by a few rooms later. ALSO also, in her most recent appearances, Lalala has lashes! I wouldn’t say I prefer them. but here’s this version anyways.

[desultory-novice]

It's... Kind of crazy how lore heavy the Kirby series is. Remember when it was just about a little puffball getting food back from a penguin?

Oops, I almost forgot about this one!

As an OG fan from the very beginning... I never would have guessed my favorite game where you play a round puffball beating up other vaguely puffy and non-puffy things and like... dancing mushrooms and sentient brooms with hats would ever turn out this way!

...My favorite level in the original was Float Islands because I just loved the idea of being on a tropical beach. Even though as soon as you enter the caves, it became dark (ish) and full of scary Kabu! Oh, and Little Dess could NOT avoid those exploding coconuts! So even though I liked it, I was awful at it...

My favorite boss was Lololo and Lalala because we had rented "Lolo's Adventure" once on the NES (but never beat it) and I was like "!!! I know these two, omigosh omigosh omigosh!"

Also, I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I always thought King Dedede was a FROG! I mean, he had a big mouth and he jumped, so? I don't know if Little Dess ever read the instruction manual, come to think of it. And I had NO idea about challenge mode. Not that I think I could have handled it at my skill level.

I loved how interesting and new and fantastical everything was! Grumpy trees and clouds that spat out little one-eyed monsters at you! (I always had a fondness for the Waddle Doos. They looked more "expressive" to me than the original Waddle Dees and my own visual impairment made them more sympathetic to me.)

After that... Kirby's Adventure just felt like another Kirby game to me? I think the "Dedede Twist" actually carries a bit more weight now than it seemed to at the time. Like Kirby, I didn't hold a grudge against Dedede so if he was actually the good guy, well, that was cool! And while Super Star's last boss was fairly traumatizing to me (and now my favorite character for some reason...) I still didn't get this big LORE~ feeling from it.

Now, I didn't beat Dream Land 3 at the time. Just got a few stages in and then put it down. I think I always thought the last boss with Zero was either one of those hoax-y internet rumors or someone's gory sprite edit that got popular! Hahahaha!

And we didn't have an N64 - had to borrow one from a friend - but he had no interest in owning Kirby so though I often saw Crystal Shards for rent in Blockbuster (lol) it never lined up with the times we were borrowing this guy's N64. (I sure played the heck out of Mischief Makers though. We all loved that game!)

I also missed Return to Dream Land the first time around (I saw it in shops but I was moving away from console games) so the first time I was cognizently like "...Wait. Was Kirby always this way?" was playing Triple Deluxe. After finishing it, I began to re-examine "Kirby" as I had known it. Little did I know it would get even more wild from there!

...So yes. I remember! XD

[cwgames]

Spring breeze: level 2 Float Islands

The next boss is Lololo & Lalala they cute together. But what didn't know I actually play Adventures of Lolo on the Nintendo system when I was little. But I couldn't figure how to play it.

[screwloosestudios]

NINTENDO PLAYERS - 195 - LOLO & LALA

It just so happens that a lot of the characters in this set are very simple designs, which was why I was able to set aside the time to do them so soon, but this is the second ball-with-limbs character(s) so far!

A pair of characters that you might recognise, Lolo and Lala originated in HAL Laboratories 'Eggerland' games, but might be better know for the follow up, 'Adventures of Lolo.'

Once again these are games I haven't played and seem to have quite repetitive gameplay but I can imagine kids in the eighties sinking some hours into them when there weren't many other options.

Some more of you may be even more familiar with the characters as 'Lololo and Lalala' as they transitioned from one HAL property to another and became occasional guest bosses in the Kirby series. I wanted to pay tribute to their roots here though so they only get two syllables each.

While researching this one it seems that their artistic depiction varied greatly between games and systems - sometimes furry, sometimes smooth, sometimes gloved, sometimes barehanded and sometimes with more or less pronounced tail-things. I picked a few of the details I liked the most, because I was the one drawing it!

[ask-kirby-of-the-stars]

Do Blade and Sword ever fight with Lololo and Lalala about who are the better twins?

Lolo & Lala:

"To answer your question, no we don't"

[murdercide626]

A couple years ago I had an idea for an ask/rp blog about Lololo from the Kirby games.

As many Kirby fans know, Lololo was based on Lolo, the protagonist of the Eggerland game series. I had a headcanon that Lololo and Lolo were one in the same. I was thinking maybe his full name was always Lololo but some call him Lolo for short. I dunno. lol

Anyway, I also thought of how to link the events between the Eggerland series and Kirby’s Dream Land. Basically, Castle Lololo from KDL was actually the former castle of King Egger (which would conveniently explain all the monsters). After Lololo finally defeated King Egger once and for all, for whatever reason Lolo(lo) and Lala(la) decided to stay in the old castle.

Over time (perhaps due to dark influence from the castle itself) Lololo would have gradually become forlorn and bitter. Spending much of his time in the castle, he would have become paranoid and antagonistic, lashing out at intruders. Lalala is greatly concerned for her husband and wishes to see him return to being the kind, compassionate person he was when they first met. However, she's often dragged into her husband's battles.

Their son, Lulu(lu), probably left on his own after coming of age, likely disillusioned by what his father has become.

Anyway, I’ve had this image in my head for a long time of a sullen Lololo sitting on King Egger’s old throne. I’m not sure if they’ve ever shown Egger’s throne in the games, so I just made it up. As you can see, the throne is WAY too big for little Lololo and he needs to stack cushions just to reach the armrest. And that’s King Egger’s old crown atop his head.

I’d long abandoned trying to make an rp blog, but I always liked this idea.

And I basically only remembered this because I recently discovered someone else’s Lolo(lo) rp blog, @ask-lololo. I SWEAR I didn’t try to copy you! Haha ^^;

[lysander-lovegood-scamander]

1. Down By The Water- Ocie Elliott, Find- shallou × Kasbo (with Cody Lovaas) [ I forgot I even had this on SoundCloud lol wth how did it get here], Flightless Bird, American Mouth- Iron and Wine

2. Heaven Knows- The Pretty Reckless, Daughters Of Darkness- Halestorm, Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet- Relient K

3. Me- The 1975, Ayo Technology- Katerine, British Bombs- Declan McKenna

4. Amnesia- Dead Can Dance [don't listen to their music at 3 a.m., I beseech you! if you do, you might end up accidentally bringing around the apocalypse!], Another Day In Paradise- Phil Collins, Over my head- Asaf Avidan [that's actually thanks to my uncle, but still, my parents didn't exactly have to keep in contact with their siblings]

5. Someone You Loved- Lewis Capaldi [pretty much anything by him hurts me physically], Please Eat- Nicole Dollanganger [take my trigger warning for it], Two- Sleeping At Last [I can't acutely explain why it breaks me the way it does, it's not even my Ennagram number]

6. Baby- Justin Bieber, Przez Twe Oczy Zielone- Akcent, The Entire Genre Of Disco Polo please and thank you

7. lalala- bbno$, I waited on you, you never came- Yung Van, Lund- Low

8. Hymn for the Weekend- Coldplay, Wake Me Up- Avicii, Riptide- Vance Joy

9. Mary, Did You Know?- Pentatonix, Feliz Navidad- Jose Feliciano, Last Christmas- Wham

10. Come Little Children/ The Hanging Tree Mashup- Peter Hollens, Mordred's Lullaby- Alone- Acylum

11. Experience- Ludovico Einaudi (Mommy Soundtrack), Wait- M83 (The Fault In Our Stars Soundtrack), Visions of Gideon- Sufjan Stevens (Call Me By Your Name Soundtrack)

12. [I don't play video games so how about more movie music again? I'll give you a 4th one as an apology] The Call- Regina Spektor (from Prince Caspian), I See Fire- Ed Sheeran (from The Hobbit- The Desolation of Smaug), Rewrite The Stars- Zac Efron & Zendaya (The Greatest Showmen Soundtrack), Shallow- Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born Soundtrack)

13. Saturn- Sleeping At Last, Fourth of July- Sufjan Stevens, O- Coldplay [yes yes I want the guests to weep like babies deal with it]

14. The Few Things- JP Saxe, Kiss Me- Ed Sheeran, All Of Me- John Legend

15. Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby- Cigarettes After Sex, A Sky Full Of Stars- Coldplay, Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)- Clean Bandit

16. [I'm too young for sex so I'll just list songs that make me horny] Make me feel- TWISTED PSYKIE, Pillowtalk- Zayn (Sofia Karlberg cover), Do I Wanna Know?- Arctic Monkeys

17. girls- girl in red, best friend- cavetown [she likes cavetown just like me!], You Will Never Know- Imany [I'm not even sure she likes girls, I might just be overtly hopeful and imagining stuff]

18. Old Friends- Jasmine Thompson, Better When I'm Dancin'- Meghan Trainor, Happy- Pharrell Williams

19. You're Gonna Go Far, Kid- Offspring, Undisclosed Desires- Muse, Caffeine- Lolo Zouaï

20. Ship It- Not Literally Productions [sorry, that's just the first thing I see when I hear of fangirling], Heartbeats- Daniela Andrade [I'm not coming onto you, I just felt like you might enjoy this song, idk, I don't know you that well yet], Avalon- Clara Mae

21. Waiting For Love- Avicii, La Bamba- Los Lobos, Magic In The Air (feat. Chawki)- Magic System

22. The Night We Met- Lord Huron, I Can't Make You Love Me- Dave Thomas Junior, Surrender- Natalie Taylor

23. All The Right Moves- OneRepublic, Childism- Kian, What's My Name- China Anne McClain, Cameron Boyce, Thomas Doherty, Dylan Playfair, Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart & Mitchell Hope

24. Love Story- Andy Williams, Mrs. Robinson- Simon & Garfunkel, Moonshadow- Cat Stevens

25. Castle On The Hill- Ed Sheeran, Sign of the Times- Harry Styles, What About Us- Pink [wow, that was hard! I only just realized how many good songs are from 2017]

26. Si jamais j'oublie- ZAZ, Sen o przyszłości- Sylwia Grzeszczak, El Pardón- Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias

27. 'M too young to drink but songs I madly sing along to I guess We Can Hurt Together- Sia, Cinamon- Jome, Technicolor Beat- Oh Wonder

28. Still too young to drink but I guess How Did I Get Here- Odesza, Palms- Petit Biscuit, Shy Girl- Kedam

29. Pluto- Sleeping At Last, The Wisp Sings- Winter Aid, Body- SYML

30. Dreams- n u a g e s, you- Petit Biscuit, Arrival of the Birds- The Cinematic Orchestra

@just-a-teen-fangirl took me ages, but it's done now!

“the three songs” ask set

1. three songs that come up when you put your phone on shuffle

2. three last songs you listened to

3. three songs you were recently obsessed with

4. three songs that you know thanks to your parents

5. three songs you wish you could forget (because listening to them hurts)

6. three songs you wish you could erase from history (because they’re terrible)

7. three songs you didn’t expect to like but eventually loved

8. three songs that remind you most of summer and vacation

9. three songs that get you in the Christmas Mood

10. three favourite Halloween/spooky songs

11. three favourite songs from movie or TV series soundtrack

12. three favourite songs from video games

13. three songs you want at your funeral

14. three songs you want at your wedding

15. three songs you want to dance with your love to

16. three favourite songs for sex

17. three songs that remind you of your crush

18. three songs that remind you of your best friend

19. three songs that are your guilty pleasure

20. three songs that remind you of the person who sends this one

21. three songs of your childhood

22. three songs you listen to when you’re sad

23. three songs that never fail to get you pumped up

24. three favourite old songs

25. three favourite songs of 2017

26. three favourite non-English songs

27. three songs that you sing while drunk

28. three best songs to get drunk or high to

29. three songs that influenced you most (some songs change or save lives)

30. three songs you really want your followers to know (for reasons other than all those above)