talontrot | First Jiggy | [Accidental Voice/Action]

[It's not every day that you wake up after a particularly good game of kick-the-disembodied-witch-skull-around to discover you are very much not at Spiral Mountain. Or... anywhere you even vaguely recognize. Even if you are a first-class adventuring hero.

Naturally, Kazooie was inclined to blame this on Banjo, because there was no way she'd be stupid enough to get totally lost in her sleep. But Banjo was nowhere to be seen, not even after a good look around with the Amaze-O-Gaze goggles. This was unusual, to say the least - unusual and unsettling. Even if Banjo wasn't exactly the sharpest crayon in the box, it was silly for him to just go off on his own. After all, who was gonna protect him? She was clearly the faster and stronger adventurer - he needed her! What did he think he was doing, going off without her?

But first, to inspect the area, like any real hero. Can't go looking for Banjo without discovering some obvious pathways! ... Which are suspiciously absent from this strange forest she's in. Huh.]

Hey... there's nothing here except a book! No nests of Eggs, Feathers, Notes or anything... What kind of place is this, exactly?! It's weirder than Cloud Cuckooland - at least that had music! [Kazooie scoffs loudly, scratching a claw irritably against the foreign dirt.] And boring... what a dumb place to go to have an adventure! Pah, like the bear would pick anywhere good...

[... Wait, didn't old Winky say something about getting Banjo and Kazooie back in Banjo-Threeie? So this was probably it, huh? (Man, that witch could put herself back together fast.) But Kazooie could live with that - maybe she got to be the main character this time! Or maybe it was like the time she got kidnapped for awhile - only it was Banjo's turn to get kidnapped by the hag, and meanwhile Kazooie could be a hero and kick her butt and rescue the furry lug! Either option was one Kazooie was satisfied with for the time being, even if this was a pretty lame sequel so far. And that meant the book was probably important.

Wait - it's got her name on it. It has to be important. So Kazooie picks it up in her beak carelessly and stuffs it under a wing - if it worked for Canary Mary, it'll work for her for a bit, right?

Then she points herself down the nearest tangle of trees and starts trotting through the forest - so much like Pine Grove on the Isle O' Hags, except... it just goes on forever.]

Man, where's a silo when you need one?

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So the pads help you fly?

[Huh. Now that's interesting.]

Are they kinda like springs? But you said the feathers help, too... Are they magic?

[Kazooie shrugs.] Never knew exactly how they worked - they pretty much just do. It might be magic, but I've never seen Mumbo go near the pads - he's got his own.

... The Feathers could be magic though, but I never figured it mattered. I just use 'em, I don't need to know how they work!

Well, at least they get the job done. That's what counts, right?

[He can see where she's coming from. Some things don't have to be explained!]

[As long as she can kick butt using it, that's about all Kazooie cares about.]

Yep! Wouldn't be any help if it didn't.

You sound like you've done some adventuring yourself, Spiky.

That's right!

[Oh, the glorious adventures. Needless to say, Ven perks up pretty quickly once she mentions that.]

I've been to a bunch of different worlds.

Is that so? Which worlds, then? [She may sound unimpressed, but Kazooie's a little curious, and hopeful that she might recognize a few of them.]

Well, there's Dwarf Woodlands, Radiant Garden, Olympus Coliseum, Disney Town...

[He's counting them all out on his fingers.]

Neverland, Enchanted Dominion, Deep Space, and that's just some of 'em.

[... Darn. Nothing she knows at all. This is both fascinating, confusing and annoying - mostly annoying because think of all that adventure that Kazooie's missing!]

Man, you sure know a lotta worlds that I don't.

I wonder if those'll be in another sequel of mine... Can you get to 'em here?

[He shakes his head.]

No, I can't open up a path. If I could, then maybe I'd be able to help people get home.

... You can open paths?

[Is he like Master Jiggywiggy? Kazooie is intrigued, despite herself.]

How d'ya do that?

I just use my Keyblade!

[He says that with a grin, as he summons his weapon and props it against his shoulder.]

My friends can do it too-- at least, back home.

Keyblade? That anything like a Crystal Jiggy? I mean, Master Jiggywiggy could open doors, but I never saw him use a key... [It was just giant beams of light smashing the doors open. Nothing strange like a key.]

You don't seem like the kinda guy who'd need Jiggies though, Spiky. So how's it work?

I don't really know what a Crystal Jiggy is, but Keyblades are sorta like a Key crossed with a sword. They're weapons, but they can also be used for magic and opening just about any lock.

[He grins, giving the Keyblade a little swish in the air.]

And if I wanna go to other worlds, I just have to point my Keyblade somewhere and concentrate.

[A key... crossed with a sword.

... Does it have eyes? Kazooie peers at it in the little video screen.

Nope, apparently not. Darn.]

Point it and concentrate... but you can't just do that here, then? [Since if he could he'd be the lamest adventurer, bar none.]

No, but I guess that'd make things too easy.

[After all, if he could come and go, nobody'd have to stick around.]

Hey, I don't mind stuff being easy! But a good challenge every once in awhile keeps you sharp, I guess.

Well, I won't be licked! I'll find some way outta this dump.

There's gotta be something we can do. We've just gotta find it! Even if it takes a while, I'm not gonna give up hope.

[And he agrees with the bit about challenges, for sure.]

You're right, Spiky. Now if we can just wake up the rest of this place, maybe we could show those Malnosso-guys a thing or two!

[And now Kazooie wants to lead a whole army against them. Great.]

I don't think it'd be too hard! What's really stopping us right now is the barrier. If we could find a way out, we'd probably be able to find their headquarters.

[Of course, there's also the fact that apparently the Malnosso have a common goal? Ven's still a little iffy on that.]

So it sounds like that stupid barrier's gotta go somehow.

... Just need to figure out how! [Easier said than done, Kazooie...]

[Ven's not one to put a damper on people's spirits.]

We just have to keep trying until we find a way! Even if it takes a while, there's gotta be some way to break through.

I like the way you think, Spiky.

[Kazooie glances over at the village.] Look, I gotta figure out where to go next in this place. Maybe I'll see you around sometime, huh? Heroes gotta stick together and all that. Though of course, I'm great on my own! [... Except for the part where she's, uh, unable to do half of her moves by herself...

Either way, with a smirk and a wave of a wing, Kazooie'll start trotting off for the village again.]

First Jiggy | [Accidental Voice/Action] | Crappy Intro!

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