AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER

PLEASE READ IT AFTER YOU FINISH!

Real quick, the only character in the game I am using in this story is the pink-haired fairy who's name I can't remember, but even if I did her name would still be changed for the story. So don't go thinking this is some Kirby-Sonic Alternate Universe and think the pink fairy mentioned is Amy. 'Cause it's not.

On a quick side-note, if you are interested in checking out Kirby 64 Gameplay, I reccomend watching Princeboo21's "Let's Replay" of it.

Without further ado, Chapter 1 of "Sonic 64: The Crystal Shards!" Sonic, take it away buddy!

Sonic: Valerie a.k.a SonicGirl does not own Sonic the Hedgehog or Kirby 64. They belong to Sega and Nintendo.

Chapter 1

The Dark Descent

It was a bright, beautiful morning. All of the fairies were out and about, laughing and playing and having a good time.

An exceptionally small pink-haired fairy was sitting near the castle fountain, enjoying the view of the bright blue sky. She stared up at the haunting aqua-colored abyss, eyeing the fluffy white and black, fizzy-looking clouds.

Wait...black clouds?

The fairy watched in awe and horror as the black clouds grew bigger and bigger, until they covered almost all of the once-blue sky.

The other fairies had realized what was going on, and began to panic as their home was attacked. The pinkette set her jaw in determination and took off for the castle.

()()()

Inside the castle, the Queen Fairy was pacing the room frantically. What was happening? What would they do? She looked towards a large, blue and purple diamond shaped crystal in the center of the room, hoping it would somehow give an answer.

Just then, the door flew open, and a pink-haired fairy flew in. The Queen looked at her. The pinkette pointed out the window to the now black sky.

What can I do? she seemed to ask. The Queen hesitated, then gestured towards the crystal.

Take it and go! her gesture said. The pinkette looked at the crystal, then flew forward and grabbed onto it, her small body fitting perfectly on it's side. A hatch in the ceiling opened up, and the crystal flew off, taking the fairy with it.

()()()

She hadn't been outside for long when the fairy realized she was being followed. She had turned to see how far she'd gone when she saw something moving. She couldn't quite make out what it was.

Then, the thing lunged for her. She gasped and quickly jerked to the side, barely evading the attack. Another attack came almost immediately after. This one hit her, and she was thrown off balance.

And then a third attack came and she fell off, hurtling uncounsciously through space.

()()()

Sonic the Hedgehog lay out in a grassy, open field, one hand beind his head and the other across his stomach, watching the stars. He sighed. Being able to relax by himself every now and then was great. Sure, he loved hanging out and being with his friends, but for now, the speedster was perfectly happy to stay where he was and look at the stars.

Suddenly, a streak of light shot across the sky. Wondering if his eyes were playing tricks on him, Sonic sat up and-

WHACK!

The blue hedgehog was propelled forward and ended up flipping over onto his stomach. Sonic groaned a bit as he pushed himself up onto his knees, rubbing a sore spot on the back of his head.

"Ow..." he muttered. "What the heck just hit me?" He turned in an attempt to see the unknown object, and what he saw made his eyes widen.

Behind him, not two feet from where he had previously been sitting, was a girl. A super small, pink-haired girl at that. Quickly, Sonic scrambled to his feet and hurried over to the girl's still form.

"Hey!" he called. No response. He crouched back down next to her and gently shook the small body.

"Hey, you alright? Hello? C'mon, wake up!"

Soon, he saw the girl's bright blue eyes open. She looked at him wearily, her eyes still half-closed. She shifted her arm a bit, then her eyes shot open and she bolted upright. Sonic jerked back a bit, startled at her sudden movements.

The girl looked down next to her, and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. The hedgehog watched as she bent over slightly and picked something up. Whatever it was caught the moonlight and let off a shine. Sonic leaned forward a little. It was a crystal, maybe only the size of his index finger. It was a blue and purple tie-dye color and shaped like a diamond. Sonic blinked in confusion. He'd never seen anything like that before.

A twinkle flashed in the corner of his eye, and Sonic turned his head. He saw another crystal, identical to the one the girl held in her hand, sitting in the grass. Sonic stood and went over to it, picking it up. He examined the object up close for a second, then turned towards the girl.

"Hey!" he called. She jumped a bit and looked at him, her blue eyes wide. Sonic held up the shard.

"This your's?"

He watched her face light up as she flew over to him. Sonic blinked. Yep, this girl was flying all right. He hadn't seen that one coming. But now that she was closer to him and was in somewhat of a standing position (while flying in the air, but you get the concept), Sonic got a better view of her.

She was short. Really short. Short enough so that if she were to stand flat-footed on the ground next to him, she'd barely reach his ankle. She had light pink hair that fell down to her shoulders in choppy waves. A small pair of wings peeked out from under the tips of her hair, and she wore a bright red dress with a bow to match.

The girl smiled at him and held out her shard. Sonic held out the one he'd found, and it started to glow. The two pieces flew together, and a bright light surronded them. When the light faded, the two crystal pieces were gone, and in their place was one slightly larger crystal.

The girl looked delighted as she flew forward and grabbed the crystal, hugging it close. She looked at Sonic with a smile and nodded at him. Sonic gave her his trademark grin and a thumbs up.

"Glad I could help."

The girl's smile faded a bit and she looked over her shoulder, then back to Sonic, who was surprised to find tears in her eyes. The girl pointed out into the night sky, and Sonic, following her small finger, saw tons of streaks of light shoot through the darkness, mixing with the stars and landing somewhere far away. The blue hedgehog turned back to the girl.

"Those are all pieces to your crystal, aren't they?" The girl nodded sadly,staring down at the small, incomplete crystal in her hands. Sonic watched her for a moment, then grinned at her.

"Hey, no sweat!" The girl looked over at him. "I'll help you find those shards." Her face lit up all over again as she flew around him in a circle. Sonic chuckled.

"I'm Sonic, by the way. Sonic the Hedgehog." The girl smiled and nodded. Sonic cocked his head, still grinning.

"You don't talk much, do you?" She smiled sheepishly at him.

"Hey, no worries. We'll manage."

The girl smiled again and spun a bit. The crystal lifted out of her hands and into the air. A light flashed throughout the small field, and Sonic saw the girl's eyes widen. Before he could ask anything, another flash appeared, this one brighter and lasting longer before fading away.

A second later, the field was empty.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

What's up guys? It's me, Val, and I'm-

Sonic: Why do you always start with the same stupid intro? They know who you are, and even if they didn't, I doubt they care.

Oh, so how do you suggest I start?

Sonic: How about by just saying the chapter number, anything they should know about what they're going to read, and then enjoy?

...Shut up. This is MY account, I'll do my intro however I want!

ANYWAY! This is my first story up in a really long time. I've had a HORRIBLE case of writer's block, and I know what you're thinking. "Oh, you're just being lazy. How can writer's block last over a year?" Well, for me, if I have little or no inspiration or motivation to finish a story or write one, I can't do it. And when I force myself to sit down and write, my writing comes out awful. So, I had to slowly work through that. But now I'm back and super-pumped for this story!

This story is based off the game "Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards" for the Nintendo 64. Yes, I do own a legit Nintendo that I play almost everyday. So yes, everything in this story should be near accurate. Of course, since there are no Kirby charries in this story, I had to tweak some stuff to make it believable with Sonic charries, so bear with me guys! This story is also a type of gameplay walkthrough, because I will be describing the levels.

Now, I ain't gonna lie. Writing this story is not going to be challenging in the least gameplay wise. I've played and beaten Kirby 64 more times than I can count. I can recite the gameplay by memory, name almost all powers and power combos, and know the names of 73 out of the 81 enemies in the whole game by heart. So if I go a month or so without updating (which I doubt I will, but you never know), it's either because of school or I've lost motivation. So don't try and defend me by saying "Oh, writing the gameplay might be giving her trouble! Give her time!" Because the gameplay will be a piece of cake.

Ok, last message.

Sonic: Thank God.

Shut up, Sonic! Anyway, the only character in the game I am using in this story is the pink-haired fairy who's name I can't remember, but even if I did her name would still be changed for the story. So don't go thinking this is some Kirby-Sonic Alternate Universe and think the pink fairy mentioned is Amy. 'Cause it's not.

On a quick side-note, if you are interested in checking out Kirby 64 Gameplay, I reccomend watching Princeboo21's "Let's Replay" of it.

If you did take the time to read this very long author's note, thank you! If you didn't, well then be confused. 'Cause I tried to tell ya! Also, from now on, I'm putting author's notes at the end of chapters. So always be sure to read those to see what's up!

Well, there's Chapter 1! It may have been a bit short (it seems so much longer when I'm actually typing it, so I can't really say), so if it was I'm sorry. I'm going to be giving each level in the game it's own chapter, so some chapters may be a bit short, but I will try to make them as best I can.

Don't forget, reviewing is quick and easy. There should be a button right below this that says "Review" on it. All you have to do is click that and leave a quick review saying how you thought the story was and hi "Send." It means a lot to know there are people out there who enjoy my writing. Thanks, and see you guys in Chapter 2!

Sonic: You do the same ending everytime too.

Shut UP!