Chapter 10 – A Derpy Puyo

Mountainous Waterfall - Vegetable Valley

Not too long after we cleared the puyos in Green Greens, we reached the area next to it, named Vegetable Valley. And to Arle's surprise, it looked nothing like how she imagined it.

Vegetable Valley was more so a mountainous light forest area with tons of waterfalls coming from the mountains. There were also a few trees surrounding us, but they were so spread out that they didn't block our view of the sun.

"It's so weird. This place is called Vegetable Valley, yet there's no vegetable in sight." Arle said as we were looking around the place.

"Yeah, about that." Adeleine said. "For some reason, most of the areas here are named after food."

"Why food of all things?" Ringo asked.

"No one really knows. But in the end, nobody seems bothered by it."

"I see."

"Well, I'm just glad there aren't any vegetables here. They're so gross!" Arle shouted.

"Poyo?"

"Yeah, how could you not like vegetables, Arle? They're supposed to be good for you." Ribbon said.

"I just never got used to the taste. Plus there were people who kept saying that they're good for you and help you grow bigger."

"But they are…"

"And they do…"

Adeleine and Ribbon were having a sweat drop moment.

"Yeah, sure. Just like all the other manners stuff."

"Uh…" Was all the two could say at that point.

"Yeah, sorry about Arle. She's not exactly a normal girl." I said.

"She thinks manners are irrelevant and does what she wants." Ringo added.

"So…in other words…" Adeleine said.

"Yep." Me, Ringo, and Raffina said. "She's a tomboy."

"I'm not a tomboy!" Arle shouted. "I just don't like how girls are forced to do all these girly things like having good manners or eating right or how I have to stay clean. They're so unreasonable!"

"Arle…that's the definition of a tomboy." Ribbon said.

"But I'm not a tomboy!"

"But you just describe one by listing your dislikes." Raffina said.

"GAH! Can we just drop this already?! I'd rather be popping puyos than to talk gossip about myself!"

"Fine. Whatever you say, Arle." I said.

"Thank you." Arle said as she continued walking and we followed right behind her.

What a tomboy.


A little while after entering Vegetable Valley (and calling Arle a tomboy), we encountered a small number of puyos. It didn't take us long to get rid of them, except for a few blue ones. But for some reason, one of them was bigger than the rest.

And it appeared to be…sleeping?

Kind of an odd time to be sleeping.

"Hey, guys. This puyo looks…kinda weird." I said.

"You sure it's a puyo, Amitie?" Arle asked me. "It looks…kinda derpy."

"A derpy puyo?" Adeleine asked as she and the others walked up to us. Just as she did, another blue puyo fell from the sky. And it actually hit the derpy puyo in the head, waking it up.

"Oh! Hey, Gooey! It's only you!" Adeleine said.

"Hi!" Kirby said.

"Gooey?" Raffina asked.

"He's a friend of ours. He and Kirby actually saved Dream Land once."

"Really? With what?" Ringo asked.

Just then a blue puyo came by and hoped around like it was about to attack. I was about to counter it when Gooey wrapped his tongue around it…and ate it. Whole.

Me, Arle, Ringo, and Raffina were clearly creeped out.

"Well, for starters…his tongue." Adeleine said.

"It's believed that Gooey has an endless appetite just like Kirby." Ribbon added.

Bandana-Dee then wrote something on his board.

"It's also believed that he's a failed clone of an evil entity called Dark Matter, who tried to take over the entire planet a couple times."

"Wow. That's amazing. And somewhat scary." I said.

Gooey then scratched the top of his head with his tongue, which I have to admit, is pretty impressive.

"So is Gooey able to talk?" I asked.

"Well…no. In fact, we just guess what he's saying by using his tongue. Which doesn't always work out." Adeleine said.

"Huh."

I then thought to myself if there was any way we could understand him. One idea came to mind, but I don't think the others would like it.

Well, I don't have any other ideas. So sorry, guys.

"Hey, Gooey. You think you can put this hat on real quick?"

"A-Ami! Y-You can't be serious!" Raffina started panicking.

"Y-You're really going to do that AGAIN?!" Ringo asked.

"Sorry, guys. But I can't think of anything else. Just keep an eye on me, okay?"

"…I-If you say so, Amitie." Arle said.

"Wait, what's going on?" Adeleine asked.

"Y-You'll see…"

Gooey looked just as confused as the others, but it looked like he understands what we're saying at least.

"Just trust me. It'll be very helpful." I said.

Gooey then took my hat from my hands with his tongue and placed it on his head. After a short while, I started feeling dizzy and I fell to the ground.

"AMITIE!" Was all I heard before I passed out.


When I came to again, I felt…shorter than normal. And really squishy. That's when I realized I was in Gooey's body.

Okay, this power is proving to be extremely useful. But still, there is the possibility of THAT happening again if I don't hurry up and do this.

I quickly gathered some energy from Gooey, then used his tongue to place my hat back on my head. Within seconds, I was back in my body, which was being held up by Raffina and Kirby.

"Thanks, you guys."

"Poyo!"

"You know I really hate it when you do that, Ami."

"Amitie, you okay?!" Adeleine asked frantically.

"You had us worried! I thought you died or something!" Ribbon sounded like she was about to cry.

"Oh, right. Sorry for making you guys worry. What just happened is kind of a special power of mine. You see, my true body is my hat. And it lets me control this body and any others who wear me."

"W-Wow! That's insane!" Ribbon said.

"Yeah, we know." Arle said. "The first time this happened, Amitie's human body went on a semi-rampage. And it did some really evil things."

"O-Oh wow…" Adeleine said.

"You can see why we don't like it." Ringo added.

"Sorry for making you guys worry." I said.

"It's okay, Amitie. As long as we know what's happening. And besides, we've seen more disturbing stuff." Adeleine said.

"Really?"

"Yeah. So much, that it's actually starting to become normal."

"Wow, that's…horrible."

"Not for Kirby, apparently."

"Poyo Poyo!"

"I see. You really are a star warrior, aren't you buddy?"

"Poyo!"

I giggled a bit at Kirby's response.

"So what did you do with that trick exactly?" Ribbon asked.

"Oh, right. Once I got inside Gooey's body, I took some of his energy and brought it back with me. So, in a way, I can understand what he says."

"Huh?! It works just like that?!"

"Yeah! It's how I'm able to understand Kirby."

"Poyo."

"Huh. That's interesting." Adeleine said. "So what are you doing all the way out here, Gooey?"

Gooey waved his tongue around, using that as his way of communicating with me.

"He said that he was here trying to sleep when a bunch of jelly blobs ambushed him." I translated.

"Jelly blobs? Oh right, puyos!" Arle said.

Gooey then waved his tongue more.

"He said he got most rid of most of them with his powers, but got tired again and fell asleep. And that's when we showed up."

"I see. Well, thanks for the help, Gooey." Adeleine said.

Gooey looked confused when Adeleine said that.

"Well you see, my name's Amitie. And these are my friends Arle, Ringo, and Raffina."

"Nice to meet you, Gooey." All three girls said. Gooey waved his tongue, meaning "hello".

"What happened was that Kirby ended up in our world for a bit. And when we were about to send him back here, we found out that a bunch of puyos, the jelly blobs you fought earlier, have infested Dream Land. So we came to help get rid of them."

Gooey looked like he understood now. Then he formed his tongue to make a fist, which again…was impressive.

"Wait, seriously?! You really want to?!"

Gooey jumped up once, confirming his answer.

"What did he say, Amitie?" Ringo asked.

"Gooey says he wants to help us!"

"Really? Well, we appreciate the help, Gooey!" Arle said.

Gooey twirled around with his tongue sticking out, excited to join us on our adventure.

"Alright then! Let's go, everyone!" I cheered.

"Poyo poyo!" Kirby cheered with me.

With our now group of nine, we headed out to the next area to clear it of puyos. I'm just as eager of doing that as meeting all the residents of Dream Land!

I just hope they're all friendly!

A/N: Originally it wasn't the plan to add more characters to the group, but the idea came soon after I uploaded the last chapter. And I already have planned on who's going to show up. From both worlds too. So stay tuned.

That's all I have to say. Feel free to review, favorite, and/or follow the story. Next chapter coming soon, and…*sniff* *sniff* I smell a boss battle up ahead. And judging how these are grass areas, you guys should know who the boss is. But anyway, thanks for reading.