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Kirby: Mysterious Incident on the Pupupu Train! - Chapter 10: The Truth ofthe Pupupu Train

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The Pupupu Train arrived at the resort planet Baspa as scheduled and a lot of people were waiting at the station for its arrival. It was completely decorated with flowers and cheerful music played. There was a loud cheer when it slid into the station. The doors opened and the passengers stepped off one by one.

“Welcome, visitors from Dream Land!”

“Welcome to Baspa!”

A beautiful bouquet was handed to everyone who stepped off the train. Everyone from Dream Land was enchanted by Baspa when they first saw it.

“What a beautiful place! There’s a lot of flowers that aren’t in Dream Land!”

“There’s forests and an ocean? I wanna go play now!”

“I want to relax in the hot springs!”

York was the last one to get off the train. He looked so dejected that there was no longer any sign of an imposing railroad tycoon within him. A lone woman walked up to him.

“Welcome home, dear.”

When the woman called out to him, he jumped and shouted.

“What are you doing here?! You have to stay home!”

“It’s okay. I feel good today. I can’t sit at home today when this is the first time in a while that you’re coming home.” The woman smiled. She was slender and very beautiful.

The passengers looked at each other.

“…who’s that?”

“Isn’t that Mr. York’s wife?”

“No way! How could he have such a beautiful wife!?”

The woman leaned close to York and asked. “Dear, have you found the slumbercumbers?”

York panicked and tried to keep the woman quiet.

“H-hey! Don’t talk too much! You go home and I’ll take the passengers to a hotel…”

“No, hold up.”

They were approached by King Dedede.

“Did you just say slumbercumbers?”

When asked, the woman nodded curiously.

“Yes. And you are…?”

“I’m King Dedede, the great ruler of Dream Land. You York’s wife?”

“Yes, but…”

“By any chance, are you also part of York’s plan…?”

“Stop that, Dedede.”

Dedede was cut off by Meta Knight, who then spoke to York.

“Explain everything in detaill.”

“There’s nothing to talk about…” York replied awkwardly and tried to leave, but his wife then spoke.

“Dear, did something happen?”

“N-no, nothing did…”

York was flustered.

His wife then spoke. “It seems there was a miscommunication. We’ll talk about it. Since we won’t be going there, everyone else can go to the hotel…”

She stood in front and started walking. York gave out a pitiful cry and ran after her.

“Hey! Wait! You have to return home! I’ll explain everything to the guests… wait for me! Please!”

Kirby and the others looked at each other before chasing after the couple.

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When everyone settled down in the hotel’s hall, York’s wife spoke.

“What kind of explanation did my husband give all of you?”

King Dedede answered. “He was trying to smuggle a dangerous vegitable called the slumbercumber that is only grown in Dream Land.”

“Dangerous? Smuggle? Oh my!”

The wife seemed shocked and looked at York, who was sitting next to her with astonished eyes.

“Dear, why did you tell them such a lie!?”

York’s face turned red as he spoke. “I couldn’t explain it well and… well… they misunderstood…”

“Misunderstood?”

Dedede questioned back.

“What do you mean?”

York’s wife answered. “The slumbercumber is not a dangerous vegetable. It has a wonderful effect of making those who eat it sleep soundly.”

“Yeah, but it can be terrifying if it’s misused.” Dedede insisted.

York’s wife shook her head. “We won’t be misusing it. My husband was searching for slumbercumbers for my sake.”

“Huh?”

“My body is weak because I have a constitution that prevents me from getting a good night’s sleep. The doctors say that as long as I can sleep properly, I will be healthy, but I just can’t…”

“Then that means that Mr. York was transporting slumbercumbers for his wife…?” Meta Knight said.

“No way, I don’t believe it!” Dedede said with a grim expression. “There’s way too many for the wife to eat alone! I guess they were planning on selling them off for exorbitant prices!”

The wife spoke. “If you eat slumbercumbers as-is, you’ll be kept asleep for days. But if you process them with heat, it becomes a medicine that cures insomnia.”

“A medicine…?”

“Yes. There are many people who have trouble sleeping at night. My husband was trying to make a good medicine for people like that.”

Upon hearing that, the citizens of Dream Land were shocked. King Dedede, unable to give up on his doubts, then said.

“That medicine will be expensive to buy, won’t it? That’s how you plan to make a ton of money…”

“No, we can’t make a lot of money. There’s plenty of slumbercumbers that are easy to process. My husband was trying to make a medicine that people with troubles could take for peace of mind.”

“Whaddya know! Sounds like a dang good plan to me! Why didn’t ya tell us the truth?” Bonkers asked.

Burning Leo also shouted. “If you told us from the beginning that the cargo hold was loaded with slumbercumbers, even Captain Vul wouldn’t have done what he did. You had a good plan, and you didn’t need to hide it!”

“That is… well… um…” York was at a lost for words as his face grew even more red.

Finally, his wife spoke. “He’s very shy and stubborn.”

“H-hey!”

York tried to silence his wife, but she continued.

“If he explained the slumbercumbers, he would have to tell you about me. I guess he was embarrassed that people would assume that he was working hard for his wife, so he tried to keep everything secret.”

The citizens of Dream Land started laughing.

“Are you kidding!?”

“There’s a limit to being shy!”

“I was aware, in a subtle way, that Mr. York was not trying to transport slumbercumbers for money.” Meta Knight said.

“What? You’re lying!” Dedede quickly said. “You suspected that York was planning on making a fortune in slumbercumbers, weren’t you?!”

“At first. But I understood after the incident with the meteor.”

“Understood? What?”

“He’s a great railroad tycoon.”

Meta Knight looked at York. He was completely embarrassed and looked down.

“He was willing to take risks to make sure all passengers were safe. Not just him, but also the crew members did their jobs admirably. I am sure that he told them to do their job on a daily basis. Above everything else, passenger safety was a priority to him. There is no way such a wonderful railroad tycoon would engage in smuggling for personal gain.”

York turned red.

“O-oh… well… my employees are just great… I’m not…”

Meta Knight took his hand, and York shook it, embarrassed. Bandana Waddle Dee approached York.

“Mr. York… um… I’m sorry!” He lowered his head. “I said something extremely rude to you. I didn’t realize how you really felt and thought that you were using the Pupupu Train for smuggling…”

“Oh, uh, it’s fine. Please don’t apologize.” York waved his hand in a panic. “It’s my fault for not explaining properly and causing a misunderstanding.”

His wife spoke. “My husband of course planned the Pupupu Train to transport the slumbercumbers, but that’s not all. He loves railroads from the bottom of his heart. He was looking forward to seeing everyone travel freely between Dream Land and Baspa.”

“Y-yeah. I was.” York stuttered.

“So that’s why you let us on the Pupupu Train. Thank you, Mr. York!” Kirby said.

“You can ride the train to come visit Dream Land, too. I’ll let you stay the night at my castle.” Dedede said to York’s wife.

“Oh, thank you!” A smile appeared on her face. “Since I’m physically weak, I had given up on the idea of taking long trips. But I will be able to visit after I get plenty of rest due to the slumbercumber medicine…”

At that moment, the conductor rushed into the hall. “Sir, we have a problem!”

“What is it? If this is about work, it can wait until later. I’m talking to the guests.”

“This is about the guests…” The conductor continued with a troubled expression. “The Pupupu Train can no longer operate due to the damage from the shooting star.”

“…what!?”

Everyone was stunned.

Chilly shouted. “Well, that means we can’t return to Dream Land! What now!?”

“I’m calling the Halberd. We’ll go back to Dream Land that way.” Meta Knight said.

“If we fix the broken part, the Pupupu Train will be able to run again, right? Then we can visit Baspa again.” Walky said.

“…that’s true, but-” York began with a worried look. “I think we need to review the safety of the Pupupu Train’s line to make sure it’s safe. It would be a disaster if an accident like this happened again.”

“Wha? So you’re not restarting the Pupupu Train?” King Dedede asked.

“That’s right… this must be difficult for you to hear.”

“Huh?!”

The citizens of Dream Land raised their voices in disappointment.

“But why? It was so fun traveling by train!”

“I want to travel a lot more!”

“Thank you very much, everyone.” York looked at everyone. “The investigation will take some time, so I won’t be able to do it for a while, but I will definitely start the Pupupu Train again. I hope that someday we will be able to serve you once more!”

The citizens clapped their hands.

“We’ll look forward to it!”

“Good luck with that, Mr. York!”

Before the applause stopped, Kirby shouted.

“Hey, now that we’re done talking, can we start the party? I’m starving!”

“Aren’t you always hungry!?” Bonkers said.

Then King Dedede spoke. “I agree with Kirby! We haven’t even started the party to commemorate our arrival on Baspa! Bring on all the feasts!”

“I want to eat, but I want to explore too! Baspa has woods, and oceans and fields! I want to swim, run and train!” Knuckle Joe said.

“I want to go to the hot springs first! I want to soak myself in the simmering baths!” Burning Leo also shouted.

Everyone rose their voices in excitement. York’s wife smiled and said. “All your wishes come true in Baspa. The party will be by the ocean next to the hot springs, so you can have a feast while playing and relaxing!”

Everyone cheered.

“This is the greatest! I wanna have a barbeque while taking care of my body!”

“I wanna drink Super-Hot Hot Chocolate while soaking in the hot springs!”

“And I wanna eat a feast while eating a feast!!”

York looked at his wife with worry. “You shouldn’t push yourself so hard. Now would be a good time to rest…”

“No, I feel really energetic somehow.” His wife spoke in a bright voice. “It’s like the energy of everyone from Dream Land has been shared with me. Now, let’s go! To a beach party under the blue sky!”

“Let’s go! Let’s go!”

The citizens of Dream Land rushed out of the hotel and towards the beautiful beach.

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