Dream Land AU: The shadow in the mirror
Im staying over time at work then... I think it's lore time guys!
For the Dream Land AU ya all very much know what happens when Sectonia is defeated. Kirby Amy and the rest of them have to go to the source of the curse only to find the Mirror or Dimensions right in Queen Jewel's room.
But before Kirby Amy has time to kick Taranza's butt for gifting a cursed object to Jewel, the Mirror absorbs her once again and inside she doesn't find the Mirror world but a dark place where the only thing left standing is Dark Shadow.
The black hedgehog tries to defeat her now that Meta Sonic's not around to help but does not take into account that being inside of the mirror has being draining his power to keep the reality working. Which causes his defeat and makes the Mirror break down.
The pink hedgehog is set free but so does the Black mirror creature, free from the bonds of the Mirror he absorbs the last of it to scape.
The group tries to follow him but something gets in the way... since the start of everything everyone turned a blind eye to Taranza's state and when they tried to follow Dark Shadow, the hedgehog pulls a last card and triggers Taranza corrupted state as a diversion.
Leaving only a tired Kirby Amy and a weakened Queen Jewel to fight him or make him react.
And when everything seems to be almost lost, tho extra hands arrive, Charmy comes carrying a really mad king Knuckles who seeks revenge for the humiliation Taranza caused. Letting himself fall from the pierce Knight's hold, King Knuckles gives a huge blow to Taranza's head hard enough to knock him out.
Still confused to what Happened, The Queen tries to use her powers to purify Taranza not without some side effects for the use of star dust. She also mentions that she didn't knew her friend used it to power himself and when the spider wakes up this situation leads them to make amends for beings terrible friends.
After the whole ordeal and everyone is almost standing (or at least awake), the Floralians reach the castle to celebrate that the Queen has recovered the sense.
As for Meta Shadow... he does not reach far without colliding with a certain hedgehog that returned to the planet for some resources... And about how that fight goes... Ya can ask Zero (aka infinite) tribe.
But that's a story I have already told.
