Chapter 7 – Farewell?
When I said I was going to go home, I lied. Instead, I went over to Misuki's shop to spend the night there. I could really use the comfort right now.
After I took a shower, I laid on one of the couches in the shirt and shorts that I borrowed from her. Well…not borrowed, because Misuki said I could keep these. Yes, we have that close of a friendship.
Anyway, I was laying on the couch in a somewhat depressed mood. The reason why is…well, it should be obvious by now, so I'm not going to bore you with the explanation.
"Hey, Ami. Pizza's here." I heard Misuki say to me.
"sigh. Thanks, Misuki." I sat up from the couch and grabbed a slice of pizza from the table.
"Still sad, huh?"
I didn't say anything and just shook my head yes.
"You're really gonna missed Kirby, are you?"
Again, only shook my head yes.
"I feel ya."
"I just don't know what to feel, Misuki. I mean, I'm happy that Kirby gets to go back home, but…I just don't want him to leave. He's the greatest friend I've ever had."
"Ahem…"
"Besides you, of course."
"Apology accepted."
I giggled a bit from Misuki getting jealous for a little bit.
"There's the smile I know and love!"
"Alright, you got me! But I'm still sad about Kirby leaving tomorrow."
"Yeah, I know."
"I'm just really going to miss him, y'know?"
"It sounds like you really love the little pink puffball."
L-Love?!
I started blushing extensively after hearing that wild accusation.
"W-Well…N-N-Not th-that way, but…yeah."
"*giggle* I see…"
"Was this your way of getting back at me for earlier?"
"Mmm…A little."
"Meanie."
"Sorry, sorry. But really, Ami. I understand how you feel. When me and Magolor went our separate ways, I felt the same way."
"Really?"
"Yeah. It took me a while to get over it, but I eventually did. You know how they say, if you "love" something, set it free."
"Love, huh?"
"Hey! I put it in quotes, so it's not like that!"
"*giggle* Yeah, yeah. I get it."
"My point is, as long as you two remember each other, the feeling of loneliness will never show up again. Because the memories of the time you've spent together will always remain with you. In your mind, and your heart."
I nearly cried after hearing those words come out of Misuki's mouth. It was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard from her…well, besides that other thing.
"*sniff* Wow, Misuki. That was amazing."
"What, that? I was just reading this quote I found online from my phone."
"Seriously?!"
"What? You know I'm not good with that sentimental crap."
"sigh. Whatever. It still helped."
"Poyo poyo…"
We both looked over to the other couch in front of us, where Kirby was still asleep from the exciting Puyo battle we had earlier.
"Wow, he really is a heavy sleeper." Misuki said.
"I know, right? He didn't wake up when I was poking him the first night we met."
"Why were you poking him?"
"He's really squishy."
"Really?"
"Come on, poke him a little."
Misuki went over to Kirby and kneeled in front of him. She raised one finger and proceeded to give him one small poke.
"Teehee. Hey, you're right, Ami. He is really squishy."
"See, I told you."
After a few more pokes, Misuki decided to stop poking the little guy and came back to sit next to me.
"Ah geez. That was fun." She said.
"So what's this thing that this Magolor guy gave you?"
"Oh, right. Let me get it."
Misuki got up from the couch and went to her room. After a short while, she came back out holding this huge gem-like thing.
"Woah! What is that thing?" I asked.
"It's called a Crystal Shard. I got it as a memento. It's said that it has the power to open a portal to any world in the known universe."
"W-Woah! That's in Dream Land?!"
"Well, no. Magolor told me that he got this from a planet called Ripple Star."
"Woah. I see. So that's going to send Kirby home?"
"It should. Although I've never used it. It kinda has a limited use."
"Oh wow."
After we ate some more of the pizza, we watched a movie and went to bed afterward. While trying to sleep, I looked at the sleeping Kirby again and grew a big smile on my face while tears ran down from my eyes.
Goodbye, Kirby. I'll miss you.
The next day, me, Misuki, and Kirby met up with Arle, Ringo, Raffina, and Carbuncle at the park. The three girls wanted to say goodbye to Kirby. Carbuncle was forced to come. He really must not like Kirby. I don't know why, though.
"So this Crystal Shard thing will supposedly send Kirby back to his homeworld?" Ringo asked. "That sounds illogical."
"You think everything otherworldly is illogical, Ringo." I said.
"Well, it is when you think about it."
"This is another world we're talking about." Raffina added. "It could be normal for them."
"Yeah, just like how popping a bunch of rainbow jelly blobs all day is normal for us." Arle said.
"Yeah, true."
"So how does this thing work, Misuki?" I asked her.
"Still don't understand how you two became friends." Arle pouted.
"Just let it go, Arle." Raffina said to her.
"Anyway…" Misuki began explaining. "Supposedly, all I need to do is throw this thing and it'll create a portal to whatever world you want to go to. Again, I have no idea if this is true. And it does only have a limited use."
"So we basically have to hope that this works?" Ringo asked.
"Sounds a lot like you whenever you make potions, Witch." Arle said.
"Sh-Shut up!" Misuki sounded insulted.
As I watched this plan all unfold, I felt Kirby giving a light tug on my shirt. I looked at him to see that he had a sad look on his face.
"Poyo poyo poyo…"
"I know, Kirby. I'm going to miss you, too."
"It's so sad seeing you two part away like this." Raffina said. "You guys make really good friends."
"Yeah, but Kirby really needs to go back. And I can't force him to stay just because of that reason alone."
"You're doing a really good thing, Am." Ringo said.
"Yeah, I agree." Arle added. "I could never do this type of thing with Carby. Right, buddy?"
We looked around to see that Carbuncle had run off again while we were talking.
"GRRRR…. You know what?! I'm not even going to look for him this time! He can come back once he stops being stubborn!"
Who knows when that ever happens…
After we said our last goodbyes to Kirby, Misuki threw the Crystal Shard a short distance, which then created a star-shaped galaxy-like portal in front of us.
"Woah…" We all said.
Then the portal started going all static and eventually showed a short blue guy who looked like he was floating.
"Huh? Hey! Misuki! Long time no see!" The guy said.
"Same to you, Magolor!" Misuki replied.
"Wait, so this is Magolor?" I asked.
"Yep. He and I go way back. Long before I got serious with making potions."
"I see."
"POYO! POYO! POYO!" Kirby began jumping up and down in excitement.
"Kirby?! Is that you?! So this is where you ended up, huh?" Magolor asked.
"Wait! Did you say Kirby?!"
"You found him?!"
We suddenly heard two more voices coming from the portal. They belonged to a girl who looked like a painter of some sort and a tiny fairy girl. There was also a light-brown pudgy little guy who, other than the blue bandana on his head and the fact he had no mouth, looked almost like Kirby.
"Hiiiii!" Kirby said.
"KIRBY! YOU'RE ALIVE!" Both girls cheered.
"Will you two get out the way?!" Magolor shouted as he pushed the two away.
"Yeah, I was the one who found him. He crash-landed near my house and has been staying there ever since." I said.
"Well, thank you for that. We really appreciate that you took care of Kirby while he was there."
"How did he get here, anyway?" Arle asked.
"Well…we were hosting an Air Ride race and things got a little…chaotic."
"Yeah, and it was his fault too." The painter girl came back on screen.
"I said I was sorry!"
"Yep. That definitely sounds illogical." Ringo said.
"Shut up, Ringo!" Raffina said while nudging her in the arm.
I then turned to Kirby while trying to hold in my tears once again.
"Well, Kirby. It was nice being with you these past few days."
"Poyo poyo."
"We had so much fun, right? Eating food together, making everyone believe that I talk to my backpack. Although maybe that one was more fun to you than me."
"Poyo…"
"And let's not forget the match we had yesterday! It's was so much fun popping puyos with you! Probably the most fun I've had playing Puyo!"
"Poyo!"
"Wait, did you say puyos?" Magolor asked.
"Yeah. In this world, we play a game called Puyo Puyo, where we connect four 4 puyos together and make them pop."
"I see. Now, these puyos…they wouldn't happen to be these red, blue, green, yellow, and purple blobs would they?"
"Y-Yeah, that's exactly it."
"Magolor, how do you know about them?" Misuki asked.
"Well, soon after Kirby disappeared, a whole bunch of them started falling out of the sky. We can't get rid of them."
"WHAT?!" We all shouted in shock.
"POYO! POYO!"
"We can really use you right now, Kirby. I'll transport you back to Dream Land right away."
"Poyo!"
"Wait, Kirby! I'm coming with you!" I said.
"WAIT, WHAT?!" The other girls shouted.
"Ami, are you crazy?!" Raffina asked.
"Maybe I am! But Kirby's world is littered with puyos! There's no way he and his friends can get rid of them on their own! I have to help him!"
The girls looked uncertain. They stayed silent for a short while until…
"Well then if that's how it is, then I'm going with you, Amitie!" Arle said.
"Me too, Ami! Count me in!" Raffina added.
"Wh-What?! You guys serious?!" Ringo asked.
"Come on, Ringo!" I said. "We need all the help we can get! Please? Do it for Kirby."
Ringo starred at Kirby with uncertainness, while Kirby starred at her with the same cute face he always has.
"…"
"GAH! I can't say no to that cute face! Fine, I'll come too." Ringo admitted defeat.
"Poyo poyo!"
"Kirby said thanks to all of us and said we're true heroes." I translated.
"As much as I would love to help, I have to stay here. Someone has to make sure you four get back safely." Misuki said.
"Thanks, Misuki." I said to her.
"Wonderful! The more help, the better!" Magolor said. "I'll transport you all here in no time flat."
The transmission from the portal disappeared and it showed the galaxy-likeness again.
"Ready, everybody?" I asked.
"Ready, Amitie!" The girls cheered.
"Poyo poyo!" Kirby cheered.
"Alrighty! Let's go!"
"Good luck, you guys!" Misuki said.
We each then jumped into the star-shaped portal as Misuki waved us goodbye. Once we were all inside, the portal shrunk to the point it was just a crystal again.
I was so excited! Now only do I get to spend more time with Kirby, but I also get to see his homeworld! There's no way I'll EVER forget this moment!
Watch me now, new world! Here I come!
A/N: Chapter 7 complete. Can't believe I wrote this a day after finishing the last chapter. I may have a little too much free time. If only finding a job here wasn't such a pain…
Later today, I'll upload the story so far to AO3, and upload every chapter on both for now on. For those of you who prefer one or the other.
Something unrelated, I've been playing Puyo 7 a lot recently. 2 days ago, I decided to try endless Puyo. The good thing about it: I got a really high score. The bad thing about it: I think I may have Morning of Puyo Puyo stuck in my head.
That's all I've got to say. Feel free to review, favorite, and/or follow the story. One more chapter then I'll move on to Magical Alteration for a while. Until then, thanks for reading.
