Chapter 17 – Magical Girl Reborn
Starship of the Ancients - Lor Starcutter
"Uh…wh-wha…what…h-ha…happened? Wh-Where…am I? Wh-What was I doing?"
"Hey. You're finally awake." Said a familiar voice.
Th-That voice…
I looked over to where the voice was coming from. To the left of me was Raffina, who was sitting in a chair next to the bed I somehow got into.
"R-Raffina…?"
"Hey, Ami. Feeling better?"
"B-Better? B-Better from wha…GAH!" I clenched in pain as I tried to sit up from the bed.
"H-Hey! Be careful! You're still sore!" Raffina shouted.
"What the?! What is this excruciating pain?!" I asked. I then lifted up my shirt to see that I had multiple bandages around my stomach. They were stained with blood but felt like they were super durable.
"Wh-What happened to me?! H-How did I get these bandages?!"
"Ami…you don't remember?"
"Huh? Remember what?"
"Ami. Please try to remember. We were at Castle Dedede, trying to get the Puyo Soul…"
"Wait, hold on. Castle Dedede…Puyo Soul…yeah. Yeah, it's starting to coming back to me. We were battling King Dedede and won. And then…and then…"
I then had a flashback of what happened earlier. I saw…me! Two of me, actually! Although one of me was…really scary. It came towards me, and…and…and…
"GAH! GET AWAY! DON'T HURT ME!" I shouted while shaking my head rapidly.
"Ami, it's okay! I'm still here with you!" Raffina said as she tried to calm me down. I eventually did by hugging her for comfort.
"I…I remember. Th-there was another me…and evil me. A-And it attacked me! I-I thought I died!"
"Luckily, we were able to save you. Once Magolor brought you up here, Witch used some kind of potion to heal you mostly. And you've been lying here ever since."
"Really? How long was I out?"
"About 2 days. We were starting to get worried."
"I see. And you stayed by my side the entire time? Thanks, Raffina. You really are a good friend."
"R-Really? I-I am?" Raffina started blushing. "Th-Thanks, Ami. I-I'm glad you think that. B-But I wasn't the only one."
"You weren't?"
Raffina then pointed towards the end of the bed. There, on my lap, was Kirby, fast asleep while facing me.
"Kirby?"
"He refused to leave you all alone. He stayed here the moment you were placed here, and I joined not long after. He and I even placed the bandages on you."
Wow…I can't believe it. He waited here for me to wake up. And even took care of me. Kirby really is a caring person, and a true best buddy of mine.
"W-Woah…" I said.
"P-Poyo…?" Kirby started to wake up and saw me sitting on the bed.
"Hey, Kirby. Sleep well?" I asked.
"POYO!" Kirby cheered as he walked up to me and gave me a big hug. I returned the hug back and we broke apart not long after.
"*giggle* I missed you too, little buddy."
"You two really do get along, huh?" Raffina asked.
"Yeah, I guess we do. Right, little buddy?"
"Poyo poyo!"
"*giggle* That's really sweet. So you're ready to see the others? They'll be glad to see you recovered well."
"Oh, yeah. Sure, let's go."
I uncovered myself from the blanket and got out the bed. That's when I noticed what I was wearing. It wasn't my usual clothes at all. Instead, I was wearing a light-pink sleeveless shirt with a pink sailor-style. There was a yellow ribbon underneath it and a pink flower pin to connect them together. My shorts were no longer yellow with pink hearts, but just plain pink, with no patterns or designs whatsoever. Even my shoes have changed, from being red to now pink and white. I still had my red belt, of all things, and even the green wristband on my left arm was still there.
"Hey, Ami. What with the new outfit?" Raffina asked me.
"I…I'm not really sure. Was I wearing this when you guys put the bandages on me?"
"No, you had your normal outfit on. Unless I wasn't paying attention. Did you see anything weird happening, Kirby?"
"Poyo." Kirby had no idea either.
"I see." I said. "Well, it is pretty cute. I kinda like it."
"Yeah, me too." Raffina said. "Looks way better than your other one. Looked like a rainbow threw up on you."
"Hey…" I sounded insulted.
"Sorry, sorry."
"Well anyway, I'm ready to go. Where are the others?"
"They're up front with Magolor."
"Alright. Let's go, Kirby!"
"Poyo!"
The three of us left the room with the bed and headed for the front of the Lor Starcutter to meet up with the others. Kirby had to show us the way to get there, as me and Raffina kept getting lost. Once we did find our way there, we met up with everyone and they were clearly happy to see me still alive.
"AMITIE!" Arle and Ringo cheered as they ran up to hug me.
"H-Hey, guys. I-It's nice to *ouchie* see you too, but can you *ouchie* ease up on the hugging?"
"O-Oh, right." Ringo said.
"Sorry, Amitie." Arle said.
"Nice to see you still breathing, Amitie." Maguro said.
"Yeah, we were so worried about you." Adeleine added. "We couldn't get Ribbon to stop crying for a while."
"Th-That's because I thought Amitie was a goner!" Ribbon whined.
"Don't worry, Ribbon. I'm all better now. A little dizzy, but other than that, I'm perfectly fine."
"Uh…you sure, Ami? Cause you took quite a beating back then." Misuki asked me.
"O-Oh yeah." I said to myself, remembering how it got this injury in the first place.
"How did you get that huge hole in your stomach, anyway?"
"W-Well…" I starting thinking.
"It was because of the Red Puyo Hat." Marx suddenly said.
"Huh?" The rest of us got confused.
"My hat? You mean my hat did this to me?" I asked.
"Don't you remember, Amitie? Your hat was taken off your head and it landed on the Puyo Soul. It then transformed into that dark red clone of you."
I gave what Marx just said some thought. The past was starting to become more clear to me. I did remember my hat turning into a copy of me, and creating this gaping hole in my stomach. It was scary to think about it, but it was also mind-boggling. Just what was with my hat for it to do that, anyway? It hasn't done anything this weird since the whole body possessing thing a couple months ago. Are that and what happened 2 days ago related in some way?
"Amitie…Amitie!"
"Huh? What?"
"You were thinking about it for a while now. Do you know anything about what happened to you?" Adeleine asked me.
"Well, no. But now I'm super curious about it. My Red Puyo Hat has always done weird and sometimes dangerous things in the past, but after this, I really want to know its secrets. What its true power is, you know?"
"W-Wow, Amitie. That's gotta be the first time you spoke seriously about something." Ringo said.
"Yeah, it's not like you at all. You usually act like a 5-year-old." Arle added.
"Did nearly dying made you mature a bit or something?" Raffina asked.
"H-Hey! M-Meanies!" I shouted while pouting tremendously.
"That's the Amitie we know." The three girls said.
"Alright, girls. I think Amitie's had enough." Maguro said.
"Yeah, give her a break, guys." Misuki added.
At least I have two friends that aren't meanies.
As I began to calm down from my recent pout. I started to remember something else from the past. Something that could really help me find out more information about my hat.
"Hey, Marx. Didn't you say something about there being information about my hat somewhere?"
"Yeah, I did. It's in Another Dimension. Why, you wanna go there?" he asked.
"Yeah, if we can. I really want to know about my Red Puyo Hat."
"Well, like I said before, we need to go to a special spot in order to get there."
"I see. And what's this special spot we need to go to?"
"It's this lava world on another planet called Halcandra. The world itself is called Dangerous Dinner."
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"…Th-That name." Me, Arle, Ringo, Raffina, Maguro, and Misuki said.
"Yeah, some of these names are rather questionable." Adeleine said.
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"A-Anyway, how do we get to uh…Dangerous Dinner?" I asked.
"It's too far to reach from where we are now." Magolor said. "We'll have to go to the lava world here on Popstar."
"What's the name of that one?" Raffina asked.
"Endless Explosions."
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"…S-Seriously?" the same six of us asked.
"Like I said, some of these names are questionable." Adeleine said.
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"O-Okay, then." Ringo said.
"So which way is…uh…E-Endless Explosions supposed to be?" Arle asked.
"Not to worry. I'll just take you guys there. It's faster than walking." Magolor said.
"Sounds great." I said.
"Poyo!"
"Alright. Here we go. Everyone hang on to something. And…LIFT OFF!"
The Lor Starcutter lifted from the ground and started flying on its own. Taking us to the next destination of our adventure. The lava worlds with somewhat disturbing names. Endless…Explosions…and Dangerous…Dinner…
Seriously, who in the right mind named these worlds?!
AUTHOR'S NOTE: THE INVASION CONTINUES! Oh my God, it has been a while since this story was updated. 3 WEEKS! Never again will I have 4 stories out at the same time again. It was just so unorganized.
Speaking of a while, can someone explain to me how in the hell the last chapter has nearly 200 views?! In fact, how the hell do most of these chapters are close to 200 views?! Is the story THAT good?! I didn't think this story would become so popular! So, uh…thanks.
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