It was evening, and dinnertime was probably going to arrive soon. But Yamiko hoped that dinnertime would be late, for she was busy playing her favourite video game, Kirby Super Star Ultra, on her DS. Actually, this was the only video game she had. Yamiko lived in an orphanage, and had done so for just a few months, after the police took her away from her homeless father. There, she only had one friend: a twelve-year-old boy named Edwin. Edwin was nicer to her than all of the other boys in the orphanage put together, but he also enjoyed stealing things from the other children--one of which was the DS Yamiko now held. This game happened to be in the DS when it was stolen, but Yamiko immediately fell in love with it. Not to mention she had seen part of an anime based on Kirby.
Now, Yamiko was playing through the game for the first time. She liked this game because of all the cute characters in it (Kirby often had a Helper following him on his adventures), and she loved the game music. What she also liked about it was that it wasn't just one game, but eight or so "subgames" in one, each with their own storyline. Currently, Yamiko was playing a subgame called Meta Knightmare Ultra. This one was unique because here she controlled Meta Knight instead of Kirby. She was towards the end of this game, fighting (in her opinion) the weirdest boss in existence. It was called "Computer Virus", and consisted of three computer-screen windows. The top one showed messages; the one on the side displayed HP; the one at the bottom held a monster, the current of which was a dragon. A Blade Knight followed Meta Knight as a helper.
The message screen at the top read, "The Great Dragon spews fiery breath!" The dragon did just that, blowing flames. Meta Knight blocked the attack; Blade Knight just stood there and got burned.
"You're supposed to guard against that," Yamiko said to the game. "Like this."
The message screen read, "Blade Knight took damage!" Then the dragon fell out of the screen, giving the two knights the chance to deliver the final blow.
"Just like a faery tale, the knight slays the dragon," Yamiko remarked. "O Great Dragon, behold the sacred sword Galaxia!"
Yamiko chuckled as the message screen gave the two knights fake experience points, such as Beauty, Dreaminess, Foot Speed, Mask Shine, and Leadership. When that was done, a yellow star appeared in the centre of the screen.
"A Warp Star! All right Blade Knight, let's go."
Taking Blade Knight by the hand, Meta Knight flew off screen.
In the next scene, Meta Knight was in space, and a giant mechanical comet appeared before him. This was Nova, the wish-granting comet. Meta Knight proceeded to make his wish...
"My only wish is to become stronger. So I wish to fight... the greatest warrior in the galaxy!"
Nova gave the okay, and his big eyes glowed. The screen went white.
The greatest warrior in the galaxy... Yamiko thought. Wait a minute, would that be Kirby? This should be hilarious...
To Yamiko's surprise, two princesses appeared on the screen, and a blue-haired boy as well. She recognised one of the princesses.
"The greatest warrior in the galaxy is Peach?!?" Yamiko exclaimed. "What the... and is that Zelda? I don't know who that boy there is, but... This doesn't make sense. How can they appear in a Kirby game?"
Yamiko tapped the screen with her stylus and nothing happened. But after a while, Zelda spoke.
"Young ones that aid our heroes, we need your help--without your power, the adventures you embark on will be lost forever!" This confused Yamiko further--she actually talked, as opposed to dialogue appearing on the screen as was the case with everyone else in this game.
Ohh, so they're not the warrior, Yamiko guessed. Maybe that warrior is an evil one who held them captive or something. But still, why Zelda and Peach? Oh wait, I remember Mario and Wario and Toad appearing in the audience as Kirby battled King Dedede. Maybe this is related to that.
Just then, Yamiko felt a strange sensation... it was almost like a tugging. She felt as if she was being pulled into the screen...
Whoa, I didn't know video games can do this! Am I actually going to fight that warrior though?
Yamiko was flying through some sort of tunnel. She thought she felt a sensation on her back, as if she sprouted wings there. After a while, she looked confused.
"Wait a minute, where's my... huh?"
Yamiko looked down to see that she was still Yamiko, not Meta Knight, and that she had no wings. The thing she had been holding in her hand was, to her dismay, not a sword, but a stylus. She still held her DS in her hand, but it appeared to have been turned off.
What? Now I'll have to start this level all over again... Not that I don't mind, but...
At last Yamiko touched ground. Looking around, she found herself in some sort of mountainous area.
Whoa, I hope I don't have to actually fight anyone here... she thought. Unless I can poke someone in the eye with my stylus, I'm practically unarmed...
Just then, Yamiko spotted two people, and nearly jumped. Then she recognised one of them: the boy from before. There was also a girl there, who had wavy brown hair and wore a white skirt similar to hers. She wasn't Zelda or Peach, so who was she?
Yamiko decided to approach the blue-haired boy.
"Erm... hello," Yamiko greeted, sounding quite nervous. "Where did Zelda and Peach go? Weren't you with them?"
"I left them to look for you," the boy replied.
"Huh? I thought you were captive or something..."
"Captive?" the boy repeated, sounding confused. "Erm, no... There is someone who is captive, but it's not me. I'm quite glad to be free." He started rubbing the back of his head.
"Who?" Yamiko asked. "And who is this great warrior holding that person captive?"
"...I think Zelda and Peach can explain it better than I can. I'm more like their messenger, even their guard at times."
"And who are you?"
"...You don't recognise me? I'm Ike."
"...Oh, I never heard of you... I'm not familiar with these games, you see."
Ike sighed. Yamiko glanced around a bit.
"Speaking of games," Yamiko mentioned to no particular person, "where did Meta Knight go? I thought he and Blade Knight would follow me here but..."
OOC: Hee hee hee, Yamiko still thinks she's in the game. And yes, everything up until Zelda appearing was a real video game occurrence, and no, I didn't make the sword's name up.