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(Magolor stands alone in the Lor Starcutter; he has nothing better to do at the moment besides attempting to organize his scattered thoughts)
Nobody knows exactly what happened to Kirby; all the witnesses were consumed immediately. Dedede, Meta Knight, Bandanna Waddle Dee, they were gone in an instant. Kirby had become the largest threat to the universe since, since… Aeon. Magolor clenched his fists, he didn’t like thinking about what happened with Aeon. He forced his focus back on Kirby.
The evacuation of Popstar hadn’t gone the smoothest but it wasn’t exactly disastrous either. Rick, Kine and Coo were lost, but they had gone out as heroes. If they hadn’t helped hold Kirby off there would have been many more casualties. The evacuation hub was in Floralia. The Dimension Mirror was being used to move refugees to the Mirror World there. Getting a huge amount of people through a single mirror was an absolute pain. Organizing panicked people into a single file line would have been impossible without Marx’s help. Magolor wasn’t sure what EXACTLY Marx had done to convince the refugees into staying in a neat and orderly line, but perhaps it was better not to think too hard about it. Adeleine was a great help too as the cute critters she made from paint did a great service in boosting morale. Never underestimate the power of morale.
Once the vast majority of refugees had entered the Mirror World, Magolor mobilized the next part of his plan with Flamberge’s help (The Jambastions had been visiting Popstar just before Kirby changed). Magolor and Flamberge rushed to the Dreamstalk, flames ready. Kirby could not be allowed to eat Miracle Fruit, as that would doom the entire planet and beyond. The Dreamstalk needed to be burned down. Magolor and Flamberge had only singed a few leaves before they heard somebody screaming, “What are you doing?!” Magolor looked down while Flamberge continued the assault. Magolor saw a very angry boy with silver hair. It was Taranza.
Crud.
Magolor had made the stupid mistake of assuming Taranza had already evacuated with everyone else. He hadn’t. Of course he hadn’t. He had been with the Dreamstalk the entire time. Magolor shoved his face into his hands and groaned. Explaining the current situation to Taranza would be tough if not impossible. Magolor gave it a go anyways.
“Taranza! If Kirby gets a hold of the Miracle Fruit we’re all dead. The Dreamstalk has to go down! It’s the only good option we have!”
“You’re going to kill her?! Just like that?!”
Magolor winced at Taranza’s use of the word “her.” The boy was not only dangerously sentimental but delusional too.
“It’s not a ‘her,’ Taranza, it’s a hermephroditic plant! I don’t know why you think this thing is a person but it’s not!”
At this, Taranza lashed out against Magolor in a righteous attempt to protect the Dreamstalk. Magolor was taken aback at first, but after a short struggle he managed to push Taranza through a portal leading to the Dimension Mirror. Magolor shoved Taranza in and shattered the mirror so nothing could get in or out. Magolor hoped Taranza would come to his senses in time.
When Magolor came back to where the Dreamstalk had been, Flamberge had already burnt the plant to the ground. He weakly gave her a fist bump for a job well done.
Magolor took a break from writing down past events for a moment. Most of things that happened after the evacuation of Popstar had gone by so fast, and many were unpleasant to think about. Magolor steeled his resolve and continued writing, although his thoughts were more disjointed this time.
Elfilin, Gooey and Hyness had all gone together to fight Kirby after the evacuation. Hyness didn’t last long. Elfilin and Gooey had managed to avoid absorption by Kirby somehow. Both fought Kirby until they became too injured to continue. Susie retrieved them and gave them medical attention. Those two could be their only hope; they had to be kept alive.
Magolor had met up Zan Partizanne soon after Hyness’s death to check up on her. The meeting between the two went worse than Magolor ever would have imagined. Magolor could still taste the salt water on his tongue.
Magolor had taken everyone left to Halcandra to set up operations there. Susie was a great help organizing affairs; Magolor couldn’t do this on his own. Everyone there worked their hardest to find a way to defeat Kirby or even save Kirby. No one ever lost hope.
Magolor had just finished writing everything down when he heard a soft beeping from the Lor Starcutter’s computer. He had finally found who he’d been looking for after months of searching Another Dimension. Magolor opened the Lor Starcutter’s door and floated gently to the crystal floating in the void. He placed his hand on it and closed his eyes. He spoke. “Aeon, I need your help, please.”