#originally i was going to draw a few doodles but i ran outta art juice lol

[ask-dametagala]

Infiltrating the castle!

▪︎Prologue:

▪︎Chapter 1: Stay in line!

At the grand entrance of the castle, a waddle dee wearing a blue bandana and fluffy coat stands guard, holding a tall spear wrapped with a red ribbon. Every year, King Dedede would always throw huge extravagant parties and carelessly invite anybody in to flaunt his grandeur. Because of this, Bandana Dee had to make sure security was top notch! No one suspicious was allowed in, no matter what they did. It was important that this Necromas party went on smoothly with no troubles. However, there were guests coming from all corners of the galaxy this time, meaning that there's a lot more traffic than usual. The waddle dees worry that the castle may not have enough space for everyone… 

"Bandana Dee! Bandana Dee!"

"Kirby! You came!"

Kirby came running up to Bandana among the sea of people, waiting to be checked in. Shouts erupt among the crowd, yelling at Kirby for skipping the line. Bandana quickly shushes them and notifying the crowd that Kirby had special access. Those in Dedede's special access list were allowed to head straight in without going through security. 

"Thank goodness, I thought you weren't going to come! Most of the others already went in hours ago."

"Sorry Dee, I was looking for Gooey! But I couldn't find them..."

Kirby turned around to look at the extremely long line of guests.

"Bleh, who are all these people?"

"They're travelers from many different stars, Kirby….and I don't know if I can deal with all of them…..there's just so many!"

"Gee, King Dedede must be real popular!"

"Y-yeah…that must be it! His majesty has galaxy wide fame!"

"Hmph, I couldn't care less for your king. Mortals!"

"Who's there?!?" Banana Dee immediately points his spear towards the direction of the noise. Kirby notices and also takes guard. They both looked up to see a cloaked stranger with bandages wearing luxurious pearls and jewels, swirling a wine glass as she looked down on the two.

"I am the QUEEN of Cappy town, conqueror and overlord of many realms! You shall call me….THE NECROMANCER!!"

"Cappy Town? GASP!! Isn't that Chef Kawasaki's home town?!"

"I do not know of the Kawasaki you speak of, pink puffball."

"Bandana Dee! You should let this mysterious lady in!"

"KIRBY THIS IS LITERALLY THE MOST SUSPICIOUS PERSON I'VE SEEN UP TO THIS POINT."

"How rude! You dare speak to royalty with such an unrefined tongue?! Ohohohoh! I oughta report this to your KING!"

Hearing his king being mentioned so casually, Bandana's brow twitched.

"Miss. I would appreciate it if you went back to the line like everybody else."

"What?! I have to wait in line?! BUT I'M A QUEEN!"

"Do you have any proof of that, miss?"

"Shouldn't my super swaggers crown be proof enough?"

"That's a skull with a missing jaw, missy…."

"So?"

Bandana scowls and gives warning jabs his spear at the suspicious woman, clearly not showing any signs of letting her in. Not until she waits back at the line.

"Fine, fine! I have enough time. Consider your life spared, mortal!"

The Necromancer begrudgingly flies off to her old spot, which was being reserved by a light green astral with blue eyes, wearing a veiny dark cloak. His antennae twitched as he tilted his head, noticing the return of The Necromancer.

"how did it go?"

"Awful! They didn't believe me!"

"did you show them your super swaggers crown?"

"YES! I even held my glass much more fashionable than usual! The way scheming kings would do! I even used the rich people laugh and flaunted my jewelry shamelessly!"

"aw dang i totally thought that would work. guess we're playing the waiting game…..the buffet better be good. 

hey, speaking of which, why did you want to come here in the first place?"

"Because, Limos, the legendary hero will be there. The greatest warrior in all of the galaxy! AND I WILL BIND HIM TO MY UNDEAD CONTRACT, MAKING HIM MY SLAVE!!! MUUUUAAAHAHAHAHA-"

The entire line freezes and turns towards the two, glaring at them with murderous intent. The mood immediately changed, bloodthirst was present in the air. Everyone looked like they were about to pounce at Necromancer at any second if she didn't explain herself. Until….

"excuse my niece, she's just an angsty teenager desperate for attention."

Instantly, the soon-to-be angry mob calmed down and the atmosphere reverted back to what it originally was. Casual whispers and mumbles emitted from the line, seemingly to be in agreement to what Limos said. 

"Limos. I hate you…SO much."

Meanwhile, at the entrance, Kirby's still standing beside Bandana, wanting to keep him company until all of the guests are checked in.

"Don't you want to go in and eat first? Standing out here in the cold won't be fun you know…"

"It's okay! I have this warm hat! And Taranza knitted these fluffy mittens for my little nubs. Besides, I wanna party with you! It won't be fun if you're stuck out here…"

"Kirby…."

"Now this is just BEAUTIFUL!  *sniff* I'm truly heart touched by yer display of kinship, I truly am! Brings a tear to my eye!"

Out of nowhere, an individual wearing a large cowboy hat with a leather jacket shows up. They wipe off a solitary tear off their cheek, looking at Kirby and Bandana Dee with shining orange eyes. Immediately, the two assume a defensive stance again.

"Hey! What are you doing here??"

"Who are you?! Your hat looks really funny!" 

"Oh come on lil' peach, I ain't no stranger. Don't ya remember Benny?"

"I don't KNOW you!"

"Hey hey wait, Is yer name Sailor?"

"Sailor? No…everyone calls me Bandana….you know Sailor?"

"Oh 'scuse myself! Yer ain't Sailor! It's hard to tell you peaches apart! Let me do introductions then! The name's Eggs, Eggs Benedict! I got one of yer special passes to this party. Mind if I let myself in?"

"Oh! S-sure! Eggs Benedict! Your name was on the list….sorry…I thought you were a bandit looking to steal the King's stuff…that happens a lot."

"No sonny, you guessed right. I AM a bandit, but I ain't interested in stealin' tonight. It's Necromas!! Gotta celebrate the birth of…..the birth of….."

"NECRODEUS!!!"

Someone shouted at the back of the line.

"RIGHT! Whoever that is!! ✨️"

"Mister Eggs Benedict....."

"Just call me Ben, peach."

"Right, mister Ben! You may go in!"

"Enjoy the party! And your name sounds delicious!"

"That I am told, my pink friend. That I am told."

The mysterious bandit was about to step inside, but suddenly stopped and turned around.

"Hey, by chance, didja anyone by the name of "Lundi" check in?"

"Hmmm…let me think…..yeah, someone called the "Lundi Swordsman" did go in an hour earlier!"

"Thanks peach! I'll be on my way then!"

"I would appreciate it if you stop calling me that too!- aand he's gone."

"Heheh, your name sounds delicious too!"

"Kirby….."

"Hey, Bandana! Why do you think that eggs guy was on the list? He doesn't look like he'd be friends with Dedede…."

"Well, he even added friends of Meta Knight on the list and Ben did mention Sailor! I wonder what kind of relationship they have?"

"Oaaa…."

"Bandana!!!" A waddle dee holding a spear quickly rushes towards him, panting heavily.

"Hm? What is it?"

"We're….*huff*....out of room….*huff*"

"Well I guess we should tell these people the bad news….."

"But what if a riot breaks out?! Everybody here went through so many troubles just to see his majesty!"

"I'm not sure if they're actually here for our king….."

"What was that?"

"Nothing! Nothing! We prepared for this, Spear Dee number 12345….if they dare attack us, we will fight back!"

"Yes sir!"

Seeing how much his friend had changed ever since he was a normal waddle dee, Kirby's eyes light up.

"Wow, you've really become a great leader, Bandee!" 

"Oh stop it Kirby…I'm not that good." Bandana bashfully looks away and scratches his head. Despite his improvement, he still seems so insecure.

"But you are! Hehehe!" He grabs ahold of Bandana's hand and gives him a warm hug, nuzzling in the waddle dee's fluffy coat. 

"Yeah...you're right Kirby! I should be proud of myself for once!"

"Yeah!!"

Just as they were getting comfortable, loud complaints erupt from the crowd.

"Oh come on! You can't kick us out like this!!"

"I had to steal my dad's spaceship to get here!!"

"I WANNA SEE GALACTA KNIGHT!!!! WAAAAAAAA!!"

After staying in line for so long just to be denied entry, the people went out of control, the situation was severely dangerous. They threw rocks, dirt, anything they could find at the waddle dees. The much tamer travellers left, but their numbers weren't many.

"I should…really deal with this.."

"Sheesh, tough crowd! Bandana Dee, I think you're gonna need my help!"

"Me too…let's go, Kirby!"

"Mm!"

Bandana readies his spear as Kirby playfully jabs at the air, the both give each other a nod before charging straight into the angry mob.

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