Chapter 12 – Mysterious Crystal

As we made our way out of the forest, I was struggling to keep this crystal puyo thing in my hands. It's so heavy! I bet 1,000 regular puyos are lighter than this thing! I felt like I was going to drop it when Raffina came up to me and grabbed one side of it.

"Th-Thanks, Raffina."

"You're welcome, Ami." She said with a smile. Which made me blush a little. Recently for some reason, I've been getting nervous around Raffina and vise-versa. We've been rather close lately, too. It felt like she hated my guts before. But now, we're best friends and do tons of fun together…like saving Dream Land, for example.

But for some reason, I feel like…it's more than that…

As the two of us continued to carry the thing together, we saw what looked like Magolor's ship in the sky. Turns out it was, and it was landing next to us.

"Hey, guys. Thought I could meet you all halfway." Magolor greeted us.

"Poyo!"

"Yeah, thanks for that, Magolor." Adeleine said. "By the way, do you know what this thing is?" She pointed her paintbrush at the crystal we were holding.

"W-Wow. Where you find THAT?"

"It was in Coo's Forest. Apparently, it was possessing Whispy Woods." Ringo answered.

"Possessing Whispy? That's…strangely normal, but still weird. So when you defeated Whispy, that thing came out of him?"

"Yeah, pretty much." Arle said.

"And we have no idea what it is either." Ribbon added.

"Well, unfortunately, neither do I. But seeing how it looks like one of those puyo things, maybe Misuki knows what it is."

"Yeah. Maybe she does." I said. "But how are we going to ask her?"

"Not to worry, Amitie. I have a way. Just follow me."

"Okay, then."

We then made our way on board the ship. I'm just really glad I can put this thing down now. It's starting to hurt my hands.

Owie…

Location: Lor Starcutter

Once me and Raffina found a place to put the crystal down, we joined the others while Magolor was typing on his giant keyboard. Soon, static came on the screen and not long after that, we saw Misuki come on the screen.

"Oh. Hey, Magolor. Hey, Ami. You guys finished already?"

"Not quite, Misuki. We kinda need your help with something." Magolor said.

"Really? With what?"

"We found this weird crystal not too long ago and we were hoping if you knew what is was."

"A weird crystal? Let me see."

So much for resting my hands…

Me and Raffina picked up the crystal again and brought it into view of the screen. When we placed down again, not only did my hands hurt again, but when I turned to the screen, Misuki's face was beyond shock.

"N-NO WAY! I-IS THAT WHAT I THINK IT IS?!"

"So you know what it is, Misuki?" I asked.

"Maybe. If I could get a closer look, I'll know for sure."

"Well, I can transport you over here. Would that help?" Magolor asked.

"Really? That would help a lot."

"Then I'll transport you in no time flat."

The screen disappeared and after Magolor did some typing on his keyboard, the star-shaped portal from before appeared and out from it came Misuki, wearing a white t-shirt with pink strips on the chest area, black shorts, and white sneakers. Not surprisingly, she also had her broom with her.

"Geez, that portal was loud!" She said while rubbing her ear.

"Yeah, sorry about that. I'm trying to get that fixed."

"Hey, Misuki!" I cheered.

"Hey, Ami!"

We went up and hugged each other like friends would and then part away seconds later.

"So this is Misuki, huh? Nice to meet you. I'm Adeleine."

"I-I'm Ribbon."

"The other two are Bandana-Dee and Gooey." Adeleine added.

"Well, nice to meet you all. You seem to have a lot of friends, huh Kirby?"

"Poyo!"

"And more?"

"Poyo!"

"Wow. That's a lot. You're pretty lucky."

"Poyo poyo!"

The rest of us visitors looked confused at what we saw.

"Wait, Misuki. How can you understand what Kirby's saying?" I asked.

"I…don't really know, to be honest. I guess I just learned from watching you, Ami."

"…I guess that makes sense."

"So, Witch, do you really know what this thing is?" Arle asked.

"Oh, right. Let me look at it."

Misuki took a good look at the crystal and touched it a few times. She looked surprised when we showed it to her, so it's likely that she knows something.

"Yep. This is definitely what I think it is."

"So you do know?" Ringo asked.

"Yep. This…is a Puyo Soul."

That name sounded really creepy.

"A what?" We all asked.

"Poyo?"

"A Puyo Soul. It's this thing that creates puyos and controls them."

"NO WAY!" We shouted.

"You mean this thing…creates puyos?!" I asked.

"And…controls them?!" Raffina asked.

"Witch, how do you know about this thing?!" Arle asked.

"I learned about them when I was young and still going to witch school. People always wanted to find them, but they never could. I just can't believe I'm actually seeing one this close up."

"Wait…Misuki…you said them. Why is it them?" I asked.

"Ami…there's one for each color."

"WHAT?! YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS?!" Me, Arle, Ringo, and Raffina shouted.

"I'm dead serious."

"So the reason why puyos are raining down Dream Land is because of these Puyo Souls?" Ribbon asked.

"Sounds like it, Ribbon." Adeleine replied.

"How did they get here, anyway?"

"Well, unlike the puyos they create, the Puyo Souls don't hop around. So someone had to have brought them here." Misuki explained.

"sigh. And if I had to guess, it was probably Dedede." Adeleine sounded agitated.

"Who?" Ringo asked.

"King Dedede. He's the self-proclaimed ruler of Dream Land. He's also known for being greedy when it comes jewels and food."

"I get it. He must of heard of the Puyo Souls and found a way to bring them here, thinking that they don't do anything. Typical Dedede." Ribbon said.

"Yeah, that does sound like something Dedede would do." Magolor added.

"I see." Arle said.

"So then let's go find this Dedede guy, beat him to a pulp, and get the Puyo Souls back!" Raffina shouted.

"It sounds simple. A little too simple, but what choice do we have?" Ringo said.

"Where would we normally find him?" I asked.

"He's usually at his castle." Magolor said. "To get there, you'll have to go through Ice Cream Island, Orange Ocean, and finally Dedede Resort."

"Dedede Resort? The guy has his own resort?" Ringo asked.

"We can't believe it either." Adeleine and Ribbon said.

"Well, that's something."

"And there's going to be puyos there to clear, too." Arle said.

"Yeah, it sounds like a lot. But we can do it! Right, guys?" I asked.

"RIGHT!"

"POYO!"

"Alrighty! Let's GO!"

"Once you head out, keep going west. Ice Cream Island is down that way." Magolor said.

"Good luck, you guys!" Misuki said.

I waved Misuki bye as our party of 9 headed out the Lor Starcutter and in the direction Magolor told us to go. With our new mission now clear, we head out for Ice Cream Island to hopefully take back the rest of the Puyo Souls from King Dedede.

I can tell this is only the beginning of our Dream Land Invasion!

A/N: Sorry if this seems short. This was originally going to be part of the last chapter, but I was so tired and it was almost midnight. So I had to end that earlier than I wanted to.

Also just a reminder, you guys can still suggest areas from games that could use. It beats me having to research on the Wiki. Plus, I can make the area fit with the story, I'll credit whoever gave me the idea. (Games such as Amazing Mirror, Epic Yarn, Mass Attack, and Canvas Curse count, too.)

That's all I have to say. Feel free to review, favorite, and/or follow the story. Next chapter coming soon. Thanks for reading.