Chapter 8 – Return to Dream Land

Inside the portal was actually really pretty. There were tons of tiny stars flowing around us. It was like we were flying through the galaxy or something. It was so thrilling!

"Hey, guys! There's a light up ahead!" Arle shouted not too long after we jumped inside.

"It must be the entrance to Dream Land!" Ringo shouted.

"I can't believe we're actually going to a completely new world!" Raffina shouted.

"I know! So exciting!" I shouted.

It was really loud in there, so that's why we were shouting.

After a few more seconds of traveling through the portal, we reached the bright light at the end and the next thing we knew…we were high above the clouds…

…like, really high.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

We all screamed as we fell what felt like endlessly through the clouds. You would think that they would stop us from falling, but they didn't.

"H-Hey! K-Kirby! W-Why did your friend spawn us all the way up here?!" I asked frantically. When I didn't hear an answer, I looked around to see that Kirby was nowhere to be found.

"H-Huh?! K-Kirby?! Wh-Where'd you go, buddy?!"

"U-Uh, Amitie!" Ringo shouted my name. "I know you're worried about Kirby right now, but there's an entirely new world that's seeing something I don't want them to see!"

I looked over to see Ringo holding her skirt down with both hands. Arle and Raffina were doing the exact same thing, and they were all blushing with embarrassment.

"Ohhh…" I said after realizing what she was talking about. Then I started giggling.

"SHUT UP!" They all shouted.

"Sorry, sorry!" I replied.

As we continued falling, I kept looking for Kirby. He was really nowhere near us. I thought we were all goners, eventually about to meet our demise in a different world. Until…

*CLINK*

*CLINK*

*CLINK*

*CLINK*

"H-Huh?!" I felt like I was holding something really soft. The shape felt like some kind of star. I eventually gained the courage to open my eyes to see someone I was glad to see.

"KIRBY!"

"Hiiii!"

The other girls opened their eyes to see that they too, were on the soft, star-shaped flying thing piloted by Kirby.

"Kirby!" Arle shouted.

"It really is you!" Raffina shouted.

"Thanks for saving us!" Ringo shouted.

"Poyo poyo!"

"So what is this thing, Kirby?" I asked.

"Poyo poyo."

"A Warpstar? You use this to travel everywhere?"

"Poyo!"

"So that means we're in…"

"Poyo!"

After a few more seconds of flying, we made it out the clouds and we saw it…

…The entirely new world, known as Dream Land.

"Woah!" We all shouted in amassment.

It was a sight to behold. Tons of flowers and grass everywhere, huge mountains in the back, beaches and waterfall surrounded by rainbows, we could even see snow from way in the back. It was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!

"So this is Dream Land…" Ringo said.

"It's so pretty…" Raffina said.

"It's a whole new world to explore! I really wish Carby was here!" Arle said.

"Kirby…your world is amazing!" I said.

"Poyo!"

We eventually landed on the ground and the Warpstar flew off on its own. Where it went, I couldn't tell ya.

"That was amazing, Kirby! I never would've thought that you rode a star everywhere!"

"Poyo!"

"Hey, Kirby! These must be your friends from the other world, right?"

We heard a new voice and we turned to see Magolor, the blue guy from before, floating next to what looked like a… floating sailboat?

"Poyo poyo!"

"Wonderful! Please come in, everyone. I can explain everything inside in full detail."

"Uh, okay, sure." I said.

We then all walked inside the floating sailboat, unaware of all the madness we volunteered ourselves into.


Spaceship of the Ancients - Lor Starcutter

"Woah! This ship is huge!" I said as we looked around the inside of the giant sailboat.

"It's all futuristic and stuff…I could get used to this!" Ringo said excitedly.

"This is my ship, the Lor Starcutter. It's an intergalactic spaceship that can travel through dimensions. It's even rumored to have a mind of its own." Magolor explained.

"Woah! A mind of its own?! This world's more advanced than ours by a long shot!"

"Way to dis our world, Ringo." Raffina said.

"W-Well, y-you know what I mean. I'm not dissing it or anything."

"If you say so, Ringo." Arle said.

We reached the end of the pathway to a bunch of small screens surrounding a more bigger screen. Beneath all that was a really big keyboard with a bunch of glowing keys.

While approaching the what I'm assuming is a computer, we saw the painter girl, fairy girl, and bandana-wearing pudgy guy from before.

Could they be Kirby's other friends?

"Hey, everyone. Look who's back." Magolor said.

"Hiiii!"

"Kirby!" The painter and fairy girls cheered.

I guess they really are his friends.

"Geez, we thought you'll never come back! I mean, you always do…somehow, but this time I had my doubts." The painter said.

"You really scared me back there, Kirby! I thought you were a goner!" The fairy wined. She looked like she was about to cry, too.

"Poyo poyo." Kirby sounded apologetic.

"Thank you girls again for bringing our friend back. We really owe you one." The painter girl said.

"Ah, it was nothing. I figured he had to get back sooner or later. I'm just glad we were able to help. My name's Amitie, by the way."

"I'm Arle. Nice to meet ya."

"My name's Ringo."

"I'm Raffina. I'm one of Ami's classmates."

"Nice to meet you all. My name's Adeleine. I'm a painter, in case you couldn't tell."

"M-My…n-name's…R-Ribbon. I-It's a pleasure…t-to meet you all." The fairy girl stuttered.

"Eh, sorry about that. Ribbon's a bit shy when It comes to meeting new people."

"It's okay. She actually reminds me of my friend Lidelle in a way."

Then the pudgy Kirby look-a-like walked up to us and Kirby gave him a high…five? I haven't bothered to notice before, but Kirby doesn't have any fingers.

"This guy right here is Bandana Waddle-Dee, but everybody calls him Bandana-Dee for sort. He doesn't talk much, or like, at all. So he uses this dry-erase board to communicate."

Bandana-Dee wrote something on his board to demonstrate.

"Hello there, Amitie, Arle, Ringo, and Raffina. It's nice to meet you all."

"I see. Well, it's nice to meet you all." I said cheerfully.

"Hey, Adeleine. I've been wondering. How did Kirby get sent to our world in the first place?" Ringo asked.

"Ah, well…"

As Adeleine was about to answer, a star-shaped portal, much like the one we used to get here, opened up to the right of us and soon after a white monster-looking thing came out of it.

"RAAAWWWGGGHH!"

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" The four of us screamed in terror.

"Geez, Magolor. You're still keeping this thing?" Ribbon asked.

"What? He's really useful at a time like this, right Doomie?" Magolor said to the monster.

"RAAAWWWGGGHH!"

"Uh…Doomie?" Arle asked.

"I'll explain." Adeleine said. "That creature right there is called a Sphere Doomer. They have the power to create portals to other dimensions. They can be rather ravaging, but for some reason, this one…is Magolor's pet."

"Wait, it can create portals to other dimensions?" Raffina asked. "So that means…"

"Exactly. It was this thing that caused Kirby to end up in your world."

"Poyo…"

"Why keep such a thing when it could do something so dangerous as that?" I asked.

"Well, unlike Adeleine, I believe that can be tamed." Magolor answered. "I'm making good progress so far, right my little Doomie?"

"RAAAWWWGGGHH!"

That thing doesn't look like it could be tamed.

We suddenly heard an alarm of some sorts coming from the computer and Magolor went over to check out what was happening.

"Oh. It's the others." He said.

"Others?"

"Our other friends. When those rainbow jellies started falling from the sky, they went off to try to get rid of them. So far, they haven't had such luck." Adeleine explained.

"Oh, I see."

The screen came on to show four more people on a split-screen view.

On the top left was some kind of weird-looking spider creature with a brown head topped with two yellow-tipped spikes, as well as gray, curly hair and wearing a red scarf and a dark green cape with a spider-web design. He also seemed to have two orange eyes above his already white ones.

On the top right was a woman who wore a very professional business suit, with a white shirt and grey pants. She was also wearing a white space helmet on her long pink hair. Much like Bandana-Dee, she had no mouth. Is that a common thing here?

On the bottom right was someone who looked almost like a dark version of Kirby. He had a grey mask covering his whole face except for his yellow eyes. He also had a dark-blue cape covering up his body, so I can't make up any more details about him.

And on the bottom right was a mouse that wore a red cape and a red top hat that he held over his eyes. Looks kinda sinister.

"Everyone. How's progress coming along?" Magolor asked the group of four.

"Not good. Not good at all." The spider creature said.

"These jelly blobs just keep on coming." The woman said.

"Not only that, but they seem to have some kind of strange power that lets them possess people." The dark Kirby explained.

"It's a huge mess, really." The mouse added.

"Oh, dear. This is bad."

"Poyo…"

"Huh? Kirby? When did you get back?" The woman asked.

"He came back just recently." Adeleine answered. "These girls over here brought him back from their world."

"A different world, huh? Sounds like something that would happen to Kirby." The spider creature replied.

"And what's more is that these girls know what these jelly blobs are and know how to get rid of them." Magolor added.

"Really now? Please, do tell." The mouse said.

I was a little nervous at first, but then soon after gained the courage to explain everything.

"Well, these jelly blobs are called puyos and they came from our world. They come in five colors: red, blue, green, yellow, and purple. And the only way to clear them is to connect four or more of the same to make them go pop."

"In our world, we've made this into a game called Puyo Puyo." Arle added.

"Puyo Puyo?" Everyone asked in a confused state.

"That sounds really hard." Ribbon said.

"We can assure you that it's very easy to learn." Ringo said.

"And it's fun, too." Raffina added. "Even Kirby learned how to play."

"Really, Kirby?" Adeleine asked him.

"Poyo!"

"We can show you all how to play as well." Ringo said.

"You mean you plan on helping us?" The dark Kirby asked.

"Of course! Kirby's our friend! And if his friends need help then we're willing to give it!" Arle said elatedly.

"Thank you, girls. We'll be sure to take full advantage of your help." The woman said with a bow.

"Yes, we shall. As these puyos are scattered all over Dream Land." Magolor added.

"Geez, all over? That sounds like a lot of cover to ground." Raffina said.

"Don't worry, Raffina! We got Kirby on our side! He'll help us, right little buddy?" I asked him.

"Poyo poyo!"

"I'll tag along, too!" Adeleine said. "I want to learn how to play this game of yours."

"Me too. It sounds kinda fun." Ribbon added.

"You coming too, Dee?"

Bandana-Dee gave a quick nod meaning that he'll come along as well.

"That's great, you guys!" I shouted in glee. "So where's the best place to start?"

"There's a nice area close by that's the perfect place to practice."

"Alrighty! Lead the way, Kirby!"

"Poyo!"

Within minutes, our group of four became a group of eight. With Arle, Ringo, Raffina, Adeleine, Ribbon, and Bandana-Dee on our side, Me and Kirby set off to explore the world of Dream Land and save it from a Puyo Puyo invasion!

I can't wait to see what's waiting for us out there!

A/N: And so it begins! The two universes join forces to rid Dream Land of the endless amount of puyos! It's going to be the craziest adventure yet! You'll see!

So here's how the rest of the story going to work. I plan on picking at least two worlds from each main series Kirby game. Nightmare in Dream Land and Superstar Ultra will not count, since those are remakes. Some I have planned already, some I don't. So if you guys want, you can leave a suggestion for a world for me to use and I'll put it into consideration, with credit of course. Although I won't start using them until after the next chapter. It's pretty obvious what the first world's going to be.

That's all I have to say. Feel free to review, favorite, and/or follow the story. Like I said in the last chapter, I'm now going to be working on Magical Alteration for a little while. That one needs some serious catching up. Thanks for reading.