Kirby Run Part one and Two

Part Two Chapter Twenty-Seven

"Hellooooo? I'm looking for a star! Has anyone seen one?"

Getting no response once again, Kirby took a breath to try and call out for a third time, yet that ended up not happening as right when he was about to say something, the loud sound of a train whistle sounded out.

"AHHH! The train!!!!!" Kirby yelped, abandoning the fruitless attempt to see if something was inside the space tree and sprinting back towards the train before it could leave without him. Due to having his back turned, Kirby wasn't able to notice a pair of curious eyes peek out from the hollow.

Kirby almost didn't make back to the train in time, but thanks to his speed he arrived right as the train started moving.

"All aboard!!" Milky Way Cookie could be heard calling.

Summoning all his energy, Kirby sprinted over to the nearest train car and hopped into it just before the doors were locked close as the train took off.

Now safe inside the train car, Kirby let out a sigh of relief and leaned his back against the train door as he slowly sat down. He ended up resting for a few minutes before a familiar face started eagerly poking him. Opening his eyes, Kirby giggled once he saw who it was.

"Hehe, hai Space Doughnut!"

"Kyyu-kyu!" Space Doughnut happily greeted, ceasing their playful little pokes and instead giving Kirby a little nuzzle.

Letting out a sweet little laugh, Kirby gave Space Doughnut a small hug as thanks, whilst still holding his ticket. Seeing his ticket briefly was a reminder of the important mission he had, and how he may have just botched it...

Kirby held the ticket up close and inspected the back of it, it was the same as it had been the last time he was in the World of Dreams, with only the orange star colored in. No new stars were present.

"Aw," Kirby frowned "I didn't find any stars, Space Doughnut..."

Space Doughnut looked at Kirby with a little head tilt, not wanting their friend to be upset, they gave Kirby a comforting nudge, followed by another nuzzle.

That ended up being just what the pink puff needed, for the brief pout that had been stained on his face went away upon being comforted by his friend.

As a way to show appreciation, Kirby gave Space Doughnut a nuzzle in return.

"Thank you Space Doughnut."

"Kyou-kyu! Quo!"

Getting up and doing a brief little stretch, Kirby decided not to let the lack of results from the train station get to him and just keep pressing onward. Maybe not every station had a star to find in it?

Stomach rumbling, Kirby turned to Space Doughnut. "You wouldn't happen to have saved a seat and some snacks for me, would you?"

Eagerly nodding in confirmation, Space Doughnut guided Kirby down a few train cars until the two were now in a car that only had a couple of passengers within it, and therefore plenty of spare seats.

One seat, Kirby soon noticed, had an entire stack of Starflour Crisps and various other snacks.

His face full of joy, Kirby gleefully ran up to the seat, hopped onto it, and began eating some of the snacks, but not before tossing one Starflour Crisp to Space Doughnut.

"Thank you Space Doughnut!" Kirby said as he tossed the snack to them.

Catching the snack with their mouth, Space Doughnut happily wiggled their ears as a way of saying thanks and you're welcome.

A few minutes later, midway through eating all their snacks, Kirby and Space Doughnut noticed Milky Way Cookie enter their car.

"(*Whew!*) Glad I got all that done! Anyway, where's... aha! There you are Kirby!"