A Spark of Happiness

Chapter 1 - Unwanted Help

"Well then Partizanne, you did the absolute impossible, i mean, LOOK AT MY SHOP!" A brown waddle dee said. Zan looked at the building, it had been struck by a mighty lighting that destroyed the whole ceiling.

She crossed her 'arms' and huffed. "It's not my fault if your customers are impatient and have a dirty mouth, those words hurt, you know how it is with me, if you poke the cloud you get the thunder!"

      The waddle dee made an annoyed expression and raised his hand: "You don't need to worry about this kind of treatment anymore, because YOU ARE FIRED!" That caused the girl to widen her eyes.

"Fired? But boss, it's the third job I've lost, just this week! I thought things were going well between us. Please don't do this, I'll get better! I'll even work overtime!"

"No more buts, you are fired and that's my final word, now get out of my shop!"

      Zan lowered her head in defeat and made her way towards the door. "Great, now I have to look somewhere else, I am sooooooo happy, argh! Have a good day mister waddle dee, i hope your shop gets better, since it's so important to you. Who am I kidding, I don't care about this stupid place! I am out! Goodbye."

"You know, if you keep that awful behavior, no one is going to hire you. I suggest some etiquette classes, they would be good for you. I hope we don't see each other again. Never!" The waddle dee said while slamming the door behind her.

Annoyed, Zan walked through the town, she now lived in Planet Popstar after the Void Termina and Another Dimension incident; Hyness and her sisters also moved in a house inside Cappy Town. She entered her house and threw herself on the couch, groaning in the process.

"I never asked to live here, everything was perfect, well, removing the whole being abused and depressed thing, not forgetting about the Jamba Heart... But... it was solved and we could have traveled to many beautiful planets, not a star in the middle of nowhere with a rude population."

As she finished her sentence, the door was brutally opened, revealing two girls, one with messy red hair and the other with long blue hair. They were her sisters and were holding a little bag in their hands. "Surprise!" The two said.

"What in the name of Void are you two doing?" The girl in yellow asked.

Flamberge, the one wearing red, smiled playfully and tilted her head to the side. "What do you mean by that, sis? Don't play dumb silly, it's your grand day!" Francisca, the youngest one, politely intervened and started explaining, since her oldest sister still didn't understand: "Sorry to interrupt, but you seriously forgot your own birthday? You never forget it and always ruin our attempts at making a surprise party, it was funny though." She smiled.

"My...birthday..?" The girl gasped. "It's today! Wow, haha, I am so bad at remembering special dates, hehehe" Zan said as she forced a smile on her face.

Her two sisters saw the fake look and sat beside her. "Okay, what's wrong? You are definitely acting weird." Francisca asked, and Flamberge shook Zan, looking for an answer. "Spit it up, woman! Did someone hit you?! Do I have to burn them?! I WANT ANSWERS!!"

"Dear sister." Francisca said, lightly pushing her feisty sister in the process. "Please, let Zan talk, you are making things worse."

Flamberge raised her hands in defense "Ok, ok, but if anything bad happened, just say it and I'll have someone burning in lava. BURN, BABY, BURN!! I'M FLAMING HOT!!" She then looked at her oldest sister and, seeing that she kept the same facial expression, touched her shoulder, hoping that it would comfort her. "Sorry, i got a little carried away, you can tell us what's happening, we won't get mad."

"It's nothing to worry about, I just don't find a reason to celebrate it." The oldest one said, turning her head to the side.

The other two looked at each other with a suspicious expression and whispered something that Zan couldn't understand. "Zan, I know something is not right." Said the blue one. "Please, we just want the best for you."

Zan sighed heavily and turned back to her sisters. "The best, right? If that's what you wanted then we wouldn't have come here. I'm tired of this place: most people are rude to me, I got fired AGAIN, also, my wish is far from being fulfilled. There is no reason to celebrate, quite the opposite."

"I KNEW SOMEONE DID SOMETHING TO YOU! Now tell me, WHO IS THE WADDLE DEE I HAVE TO TURN INTO A MARSHMALLOW?! Shouted the red one. Francisca then said: "What our troublemaker sister means is, I am sorry, I had no idea you were going through that."

"There is no need to apologize, Franny." Spoke Zan. "You did nothing wrong, I just lost my temper... again, ugh! Why is it so hard for me to talk to strangers?!"

      Francisca hugged her, saying: "Mayyyybe, you take comments a little too personally." Zan interrupted the hug with an angry expression. ""ME?! TOO PERSONALLY?! I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT A LOYAL PERSON SUCH AS MYSELF-... Okay, I see your point, but how can I fix this?"

A loud noise was heard, it was Flamberge opening the door and shouting: "DO NOT WORRY DEAR SISTER OF MINE, YOU NEED SOMEONE TO LIGHT THE FIRE AND I KNOW WHO CAN HELP FINDING THE FLINT!! Byeeeee!!!" She closed the door after finishing her sentence.

"Don't worry Zan, I don't understand her half of the time we're together. Now, tell me about your day; if you want, of course. I am here for you." Francisca said, returning the hug that was broken a few moments ago.

"Thanks Franny... Well, it all started...

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At castle Dedede, the king was reading his people's letters. "It seems that I am loved by almost everyone, wait a minute, ALMOST EVERYONE?!" He thought and sat on his throne, wondering who was the only person that didn't approve his reign. 

"My king, someone is here for you." a voice interrupted his thoughts, it came from a soldier waddle dee.

"Now? This late?" Dedede shrugged. "I have nothing better to do now, let them in."

The royal door opened, revealing Flamberge with a serious look on her face. "Flamberge! Why do I have the pleasure to meet ya?" Dedede asked, keeping the formality, he was the king, after all. He offered her a seat beside his throne, when the girl sat, she spoke:

"Dedede, we need to talk."