Chapter 8: Gourmet Race

Gourmet Race is the eighth chapter of Mario Golf, following The Pleaser of Crowds and preceding Collision Course. In it, King Dedede tells Kirby that his cake has been stolen, and the two begin a search for it. Gourmet Race is 4,487 words long.

Summary
We're introduced to Kirby and King Dedede, residents of Dream Land on the distant planet Pop Star. King Dedede's cake - a 6 layer cake with alternating layers of peanut butter pecan brownie and blueberry cheesecake (Made with three different creams), separated with chocolate ganache, lined on the side with caramel glazed graham cracker toffee, decorated with strawberry slices, sprinkled with chocolate curls, and topped with a macaron in the shape of King Dedede's face - has been stolen. King Dedede searches Kirby's house, believing Kirby has stolen his cake. During the search, Kirby spots a spaceship floating through the air. King Dedede realizes Kirby is innocent, and the two go to Dedede's castle to further investigate. Kirby discovers marks in the ground reminiscent of the spaceship he saw earlier, and leads Dedede to a mountain range he saw the ship headed towards. They search the mountain, ending up in a frozen cave. With the help of a native snowman, they discover the ship inside along with its pilot, Samus Aran. Samus does not have Dedede's cake either, but they together discover that a quintet of alien Metroids she's been hunting are the culprits. Samus insists on confronting the Metroids alone. Regardless, Kirby and Dedede pursue, and end up saving her from a Metroid. Kirby and Samus realize they met years ago, and the three of them band together to hunt the remaining four Metroids as the Star Allies.

Characters

 * Kirby
 * King Dedede
 * Broom Hatter
 * Frosty
 * Samus Aran
 * The five Metroids