"Watch for those pterodactyls," Ribbon warned, "those things are so annoying"
"I see," Waddle Dee agreed. "This place is a jungle"
"Prehistoric jungle," Adeleine corrected. "There's dinosaur-like creatures all over the place! Volcanoes, too."
"Yeah, I wonder what's up with those rock cliffs. They're all different, and bright, colors," Kirby wondered aloud.
King Dedede was hammering away at a rock blocking their path. "No one's walked this in years, if ever," he said. "This rock has been here a long time." He finally broke it, and they all passed.
"I don't like this place," Adeleine said while looking around. "Too creepy."
"Yeah," Kirby agreed. "Even the floor is all wet and sticky and Whooooah!" Kirby fell into a hole!
Ribbon swooped down and grabbed him. "It's not deep," she gasped, as she lifted him out.
"Look down there!" Waddle Dee shouted. "A Crystal Shard!"
"He's right! There's one down there!" Adeleine painted a lasso, and got it up. She tossed it to Ribbon.
"The Crystal's about 2/3 complete now," Ribbon was pleased. "I'll bet we don't have much more to do until we get to go to Shiver Star."
"I'll be glad to leave here!" Adeleine threw the lasso away.
It took another day or two, but Kirby-tachi finally climbed the cliffs of Neo Star, up to a volcano at the top. There they had to fight a lava monster to get a crystal shard!
"Man," Adeleine fanning herself with an electric fan she'd made, "Getting the Crystal Shards is harder than I thought"
Just then, the crystal began glowing again, and showed a portal to Shiver Star!
"Good, we get to leave," King Dedede grinned.
However, the ground began to shake, as a nearby volcano erupted. And its debris was coming right for them!
"Hurry!" Ribbon shouted. The portal began to run away from the volcanic activity.
Ribbon went in first, then King Dedede, but Adeleine, right behind him, couldn't keep up, so Dedede stuck himself partly out of the portal to pull her in. Kirby jumped in next, sticking himself out partway to suck Waddle Dee in.
Then the portal closed, and the fivesome were on their way to Shiver Star
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"Glad t-to be i-inside," Kirby shut the door behind all of them, having gotten into a building.
"Yeah, b-but this place is a L-LOT better th-th-than N-neo Star," Adeleine's teeth were chattering.
King Dedede wasn't cold. "Why are all you others so cold?! This is perfect weather!"
"For you, m-maybe," Ribbon was trying to warm herself. "D-don't forget, y-you're a p-p-penguin!"
"Oh, yes, I almost did forget"
Kirby waited awhile, then asked Ribbon about the crystal. "We've been here on Shiver Star for three days, Ribbon; report on the crystal?"
"About ¾ it's normal size," she happily reported. "We're almost there, guys!"
"Yay!" Adeleine was painting food. She painted an entire crystal-shaped cake to celebrate.
After they had all eaten, and been attacked by a robot, the crystal did it again
It began to glow, and opened another portal!
But this planet was different; it was sad-looking. It was in the shape of a heart, a smiling heart, but was engulfed by massive black clouds.
Ribbon choked back a sob as she looked through glistening eyes at the helpless planet. "Guys This is my home. Ripple Star!"
"Looks like there's a big mess all right" Kirby was wide-eyed.
Ribbon turned to them. "Once you go here, there's no turning back! This whole place has been taken over by the Dark Matter, and we will have to fight it, together. But, if any of you are too scared to fight, I'll see if I can get you back to Pop Star."
"No way!" Adeleine told the fairy. "I'm staying with you, Ribbon! I know I could help!"
"Same here," King Dedede agreed. "We've gone this far, so let's finish it!"
"I'm with you, too," Waddle Dee put in.
"Ribbon, we're all with you!" Kirby was last to agree.
Ribbon smiled and nodded. "Good! I know that if we all work together, we can beat it!"
"So let's go!!" Kirby ran to the portal, with Waddle Dee, Adeleine, and King Dedede right behind him. But, just as he poised to jump in, he tripped, and the other three used him as a springboard to jump in. Ribbon watched him, horrified that the others had stepped on him! So, though he was heavy to her, she picked him up and took him into the portal with her.
Then, the portal sealed, and they were on their way for the final showdown
