Chapter 24 – Advice From a Star Warrior
Starship of the Ancients – Lor Starcutter
I was sitting in the same room I was in when I first woke up from my injuries thinking to myself about the past events that happened. I had just learned that my hat was a prison for something called a corrupted soul, and the Puyo Souls were the things that trapped it inside. And now it's up to me to find and reunite the Puyo Souls. And use them and my new powers to stop my clone from destroying Dream Land.
Because now…I'm known as something called a Light Soul.
Thinking about all of this was rather hard for me. Especially since now I have this huge weight on my shoulders.
And the others did notice. And were starting to get concerned.
"Hey, Amitie. You okay? How are you feeling?" Arle asked me.
"Hmm…I'm not really sure. I'm still thinking about all of this."
"Like what specifically?" Ringo asked.
"Like, you know…how does one save a universe? I've never had that much responsibility before. The only thing I've come close to saving was a cat from a tree. And even that didn't go well for me."
"I see. Yeah, that is a tough one to think about."
"Hey, Arle. You've saved people before. Isn't this the same thing?" Raffina asked her.
"Well…kinda sorta. I mean, not on this scale before. It was mostly stopping Satan from doing weird, stupid, and annoying stuff. He was never the "destroying the universe" type. But Ecolo sure is."
"Ecolo?" Both Raffina and Lidelle asked.
"Right. You two never met him." Ringo said. "Well, he's this shadowy figure that drools a lot and likes to cause trouble."
"Oh, yeah. I remember him. The guy kept tickling me when I kept yelling to stop." Misuki added.
"Yeah, he pretty much does what he wants. He once tried to bury my world in Puyos just for fun. And then he tried to make everyone's dreams come true, knowing that it could destroy the universe. All just for fun."
"Geez! What's wrong with this guy?!" Raffina asked.
"Not sure. But…during my trip back home, he did say something to me. Something about being a space-time traveler that doesn't exist anywhere. It made me feel a little bad for him. But it didn't really truly explain why he did those things."
"Woah. That sounds rough." Lidelle said.
"Yeah, it does." Arle said. "But I think that what Amitie's clone is trying to do is on a whole worse scale. The consequences will be catastrophic if we don't stop her."
"And that's what I'm stuck on." I said.
"Stuck on what?" Adeleine asked as she entered the room we were in.
"I'm trying to figure out how the heck am I supposed to save the entire universe. Just the concept of it is all new to me. I don't know where to start."
"Hmm…I see. Well, maybe you can ask Kirby. He's done it so many times, that he's actually a pro at it."
"Really? Many times?" Arle asked.
"They don't call him The Legendary Star Warrior for nothing."
"Wow. That's some title." Lidelle said.
"I know, right? Wish I had something like that." Misuki added.
"Alright, then. I'll ask Kirby for advice. He'll help me for sure." I said. "So where is he, anyway?"
"He and Ribbon are eating a bunch of sweets that Lemres guy brought with him." Adeleine said.
"Of course…" We all said with a sweatdrop.
"Is that normal?"
"Surprisingly, yes." Raffina said.
"I see…"
"C'mon. Let's go ask Kirby before Lemres gives him too many sweets." I said as me and everyone else got off the bed and left the room.
Once we got to the main area of the ship, what we saw wasn't all that surprising to us. Well…it was for Adeleine.
"Poyo! Poyo poyo!"
"I know! It's so yummy! Hey, Mr. Lemres. Can we get some more?" Ribbon asked.
"*giggle* Why, sure. I've got plenty to share."
"Yay!"
"Poyo!"
"Want some too, Maguro?" Lemres asked.
"Uh…no thanks. I'm good."
"You sure? This double chocolate éclair is just waiting to be eaten by someone…"
"I'll eat it!" Ribbon yelled.
"Okay. Here you go, Ribbon."
"Yay!"
"Poyo poyo poyo?"
"Sure, Kirby. I'll give you half."
"Poyo!"
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"Y…You sure this is normal?" Adeleine asked. Not believing what was happening in front of her.
"Yeah. It is." The rest of us said.
"Oh. Hello there, ladies. Want some candy? Or maybe some cake? Or perhaps a pastry or two?" Lemres asked as he saw us standing at the entrance door.
"Uh…no thank you, Lemres." I said.
"Hey, Adeleine! You've got to try this! It's SO good!" Ribbon said while still eating the éclair Lemres gave her.
"Ribbon…I think you've had enough." Adeleine said.
"Aw! Come on! It's yummy!"
"Yeah, but…"
While Adeleine tried to convince Ribbon to stop eating, I went over to Kirby to attempt to do the same thing.
"Hey, Kirby. Can I ask you something?"
"Poyo?" Kirby tilted his head in curiosity as he stopped eating his half of the éclair.
Wow. That was a lot easier than I thought.
"Well…I've heard that you've saved this universe so many times before. And I was hoping if you could give me some advice on how to do it myself."
"Poyo…"
"So, you think you could help me out a little?"
Kirby went silent for a bit while staring at me. Then at the éclair. Then back at me. He then shoved the éclair in his mouth and stood up next to me. We were kinda the same height at this point due to me sitting down at the moment.
"Poyo. Poyo poyo. Poyo poyo poyo poyo poyo. Poyo. Poyo poyo."
"I see. So normally, you have to collect these small fragments that somehow scatter all over Dream Land. Then once you get them all, they turn into this ultimate weapon that you use to take on whoever's attacking?"
"Poyo." Kirby nodded.
"Okay, I get it now. So basically we should just continue to find the remaining Puyo Souls and see what they do once they're together. Is that what you mean?"
"Poyo poyo!"
"Alright! Sounds like a good place to start! Thanks, little buddy!"
"Poyo!"
"Did you figure something out, Ami?" Raffina asked as she walked over to us.
"Yep. Kirby suggested that we should just continue to locate the remaining Puyo Souls and go from there. After all, he's done this before."
"Yeah, that's true. So back to Puyo Soul hunting, huh? Where do we even go next?"
"I can answer that." Magolor said as he approached us.
"Hey, aren't you supposed to be flying the Lor Starcutter?" Raffina asked.
"Not to worry, Raffina. The ship can fly itself."
"Oh, yeah. I forgot you said that."
"Anyway, we're now on our way to a planet called Shiver Star."
"Shiver Star?" We both asked.
"Sh-Shiver Star?! Why are we going there?!" Adeleine heard us talking and came over to us.
"That's where Susie is, apparently. She just called saying she could use some help with the Puyo situation over there."
"Wait, they've reached all the way there?!"
"It appears so."
"Also, how did Susie get to Shiver Star in the first place?"
"That, I'm not sure."
"Wow! This cannoli thing is even yummier than that éclair thingy! I wish I can eat these forever!" Ribbon cheered to herself while eating a cannoli that Lemres no doubt gave to her.
"Ribbon! Were you even listening?!" Adeleine yelled at her.
"Adeleine! You really need to try this! It's SO good! It might be my new favorite food!"
"sigh." Adeleine did a facepalm before she continued on. "Ribbon. The Puyos have reached all the way to Shiver Star."
"Shiver Star?"
"Yeah. We're on our way there help Susie out."
"Oh. That sounds interesting." Ribbon then continued to eat her cannoli.
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"I don't think she cares." I said.
"Oh, she will. Once I tell her this."
"Tell me what?" Ribbon asked.
"Ribbon. Do you remember what planet is NEXT to Shiver Star?"
"The planet next to Shiver Star? Oh, that's easy! It's…" Ribbon then froze up for a bit after giving it some thought. Then…
"nonononononononoNOOOOO! IT CAN'T BE! IT CAN'T BE HAPPENING!"
"What can't be happening?" Me and Raffina asked.
"You see, the planet next to Shiver Star is called Ripple Star. It's Ribbon's home planet." Adeleine explained.
"Wow! Ribbon's home planet? I wouldn't mind seeing that." I said.
"Well, we might have to now in order to calm Ribbon down."
"NononononononoNOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Ribbon continued to panic frantically as she flew around the ship. Still holding the cannoli in her hands. Kirby had to fly up and grab her before she could even try to calm down.
"Do you get it now, Ribbon?" Adeleine asked her.
"Y-Yeah. I-I get it. We need to get to Shiver Star and clear the Puyos there before they reach Ripple Star. I didn't think it would get this bad."
"Don't worry, Ribbon. Me, Raffina, and the others will make sure that won't happen. We'll do our best!" I said.
"Thank you, Amitie and Raffina."
"So how long until we reach Shiver Star?" Raffina asked Magolor.
"In just a few minutes, we make landfall. So now may be a good time to prepare."
"I see. Well, let's go tell the others what we're doing next." Raffina said to me.
"Sure thing, Raffina. Come on, Kirby."
"Poyo."
So now with a plan set up, we make our way to this planet known as Shiver Star to clear some more Puyos. And in hopes to find a Puyo Soul there, too.
Watch me now, universe! I'm back and better than ever!
AUTHOR'S NOTE: AT LAST! IT RETURNS! And from this point forward, corrections will be complete BEFORE the upload. So I won't have to do this long period of editing again (for this story, I mean).
This is Act 4 of the story. I plan to have this go on from here to when the last Puyo Soul is collected. So this may be the longest act in the story.
Also, I'm only using 2 ice worlds for this. As there aren't that many to choose from in the series. Not saying what the other one is. Not yet I mean.
That's all from me. Feel free to review, favorite, and/or follow the story. Thanks for reading. Later.
