In the Gamble Galaxy lies several planets, including Popstar. However, there is a very special planet named Ripple Star, home of the fairy race. This planet had the appearance of a heart with a smiling face surrounded by three other hearts and a ring with two yellow bows. It was known as the planet of love and happiness.
It was a regular day for the residents of Ripple Star. The sun was shining as the fairies went about their day as usual. Then a dark fog began to cloud the skies, enveloping the planet in it's shadow. The fairies were sent into a panic, as something like this had never happened before.
Ribbon, a vassal of the Fairy Queen, fled to the palace. Ribbon had short pink hair with a red ribbon in the back. She wore a simple red dress with a white collar and two yellow buttons with shoes of the same color. Her eyes were a friendly shade of dark blue.
"Queen Mary! What's happening to Ripple Star?!" Ribbon asked their beloved queen.
Queen Mary had beautiful long black hair tied into twin braids held together with purple ribbons. She wore a dress that was white at the top with blue decorations, and red at the bottom with a yellow stripe and a pink frill. Her eyes were the color of the jewel amethyst.
The queen herself was in a similar state of panic. She was worried not only for her people, but for a mystical artifact that is kept in the palace. The Crystal of Joy was Ripple Star's pride and joy, but in such a time as this it's existence was in danger. The crystal had many magical properties, and someone with such power could abuse it's abilities.
"Ribbon, I'm counting on you. Take the crystal and go!" The queen motioned to the crystal.
"But your highness, I can't leave you behind! I won't!"
"Ribbon, this crystal is far more important than me. It must be preserved from whatever is attacking!"
"But you'll be left alone and vulnerable…I can't…" A tear escaped Ribbon's eye.
"You have to be strong. Everything will be fine if you keep the crystal safe." Queen Mary tried to assure her vassal. "Take it and leave this planet. That is an order."
Ribbon and Queen Mary embraced as this might be their last time seeing each other. Ribbon grabbed the Crystal of Joy and flew through the escape hatch in the ceiling. She flew away from Ripple Star as fast as her wings would allow.
The pink fairy looked behind to see three black creatures with a single eye. She tried to fly faster, but she couldn't evade them. They rammed her all at once, then a sparkling shower of light went across the sky. Ribbon plummeted to a planet below, unconscious.
The Crystal of Joy was no more.
On the planet of Popstar, Kirby was sitting outside of his home at night. It had been three months since Zero's defeat, something that Kirby would woefully remember every once in a while. His speech had improved by a great amount, but he still spoke in third person. He would say he, she, or it. He just wouldn't refer to himself in first person.
Kirby looked into the starry sky at what appeared to be a meteor shower. He giggled with delight at the rare beauty. Suddenly, something had caused Kirby to fall into the ground.
"Was that a meteorite, poyo?" He thought, rubbing his head as he stood up.
Something small hit him in the back of the head once more. He looked behind to find a crystal shard.
He picked up the small crystal and inspected it with interest, not noticing the fairy that landed a short distance from him. The fairy named Ribbon awoke, the first thing in her sight being the shattered crystal in her hands.
"No…no! NO!" She cried. She had failed. Queen Mary had given her the important duty of protecting Ripple Star's pride and joy. Ribbon had failed her beloved queen.
Kirby realized that the fairy in front of him was crying. Was it because this crystal belonged to her?
"Hey, poyo. Don't cry." Kirby held out the crystal shard to the fairy.
The two crystal shards floated together, then fused into one. Ribbon held the slightly bigger crystal.
"Miss fairy, what's your name, poyo? Did you fall from the sky?" Kirby asked.
"My name is Ribbon. I come from the planet of Ripple Star. My planet has been attacked by a dark cloud and I was entrusted the Crystal of Joy by the queen. Then three black creatures shattered the crystal and the pieces are everywhere! I…I've disappointed my queen…" Ribbon sniffled.
Kirby realized that it wasn't a meteor shower in the sky, it was the shards of the crystal. It made him very upset to see Ribbon in such a state. He felt the need to comfort the fairy.
"You don't have to worry, poyo! Kirby is Popstar's hero!" Kirby pointed to himself. The pink puffball didn't know why he wanted to show his hero status off. Kirby thought Meta Knight was more of a hero, but he wanted to impress Ribbon at the moment.
"Really? We're on Popstar? You're this planet's savior?" Ribbon looked excited.
"Yes Kirby is! Kirby is going to help you find every one of the shards and save Ripple Star!"
Ribbon danced in the air with joy. The crash landing on Popstar was very fortuitous in her situation.
Kirby and Ribbon dashed off into Dreamland, the sun beginning to rise like Ribbon's feeling of hope.
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The first crystal shard was found easily on a path to the river. Kirby thought that he might as well see Gooey and ask if he's found any of the crystal shards.
Kirby and Ribbon entered the log cabin house, not expecting a giant N-Z where Gooey was supposed to be. Kirby didn't have anything to fight it with. He dashed out of the house and inhaled a Sir Kibble. He spit the ability out, deciding a different one would be best. The ability hit a Bobo, causing the abilities to combine.
He inhaled the new ability, creating the Sword of Fire. He rushed into the house and defeated the Big N-Z.
Ribbon clapped. "That was amazing! You can combine two enemies powers into one?"
"Actually, this has never happened before, poyo. Kirby could only use one ability."
"Perhaps the Crystal of Joy is lending you it's power?" Ribbon suggested.
It was the only logical explanation. They decided to run with that theory and perhaps the crystal shards would provide new combinations.
A familiar blue blob hopped out from behind the couch.
"Kirby, can you believe that guy just barged in my home? Oh, who's your fairy friend?"
Kirby and Ribbon explained their quest for the shards to Gooey.
"No, I haven't picked up any of the shards. I did see the shower though. It was so pretty, even though an entire planet was in danger with it's destruction." Gooey winced when Ribbon frowned at him.
"Hey Gooey, do you want to help on the adventure?" Kirby asked, hoping his blob friend would join them.
"Aww gee Kirby, normally I would jump at the offer of an adventure. However, I am very busy with work and… okay I admit I'm a coward. Interplanetary travel with the possibility of dangerous enemies does not sound good for my health. The last adventure we had was fun, until the depressing moments kicked in…" Gooey mumbled the last part quietly.
Kirby and Ribbon looked sad, hoping he would join.
"I'll keep everything nice and tidy in Dreamland while your gone. Good luck with your cute fairy friend!" Gooey called to his pink puffball friend. Ribbon blushed in response and they continued through their way in Dreamland.
The two stopped at a big black rock in the middle of a pond.
"There's a crystal shard inside. I can sense it." Ribbon had been entrusted with the crystal, so she had begun to hone the ability of finding their locations.
Kirby inhaled a Poppy Bro Jr., gaining the Bomb ability and threw an explosive on the rock. The black rock crumbled away, revealing the crystal shard within.
A Waddle Dee was walking along, until it noticed a crystal shard on the road. The Waddle Dee inspected the gem, poking it first. He picked it up and giggled with glee at the shiny crystal.
He had the feeling something was watching him. He turned to his left, nothing was there. There was nothing on his right either. He brought his attention back to the crystal. The Waddle Dee felt something nudge him from behind. He turned around to find a round black creature with a single eye staring at him.
The Waddle Dee screeched loud enough to attract the attention of a certain puffball and fairy. They approached the Waddle Dee who had fallen to the ground, covering their face. The Waddle Dee suddenly stood up, it's appearance drastically changed. He had one big glaring eye on his face, looking similar to Commander Waddle Doo.
The possessed Waddle Dee charged at Kirby. Kirby threw a bomb at Waddle Dee, injuring him. Waddle Dee was back on his feet and headed in Kirby's direction once more. Kirby threw one more bomb, ending the battle.
The being identified as Dark Matter left Waddle Dees body, relinquishing the crystal shard. After making sure the Waddle Dee was in good health, Kirby and Ribbon continued their journey.
Waddle Dee pondered for a moment, then decided to follow them. Kirby and Ribbon noticed their new companion.
"Hello, what are you doing?" Ribbon asked the Waddle Dee, curious.
"I want to help, too! I can drive and operate machinery." Waddle Dee said.
Kirby smiled at his new Waddle Dee friend as the three headed on into a new area.
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Their next area of exploration was a dense autumn forest. The trio made their way through the beautiful wooded area until they noticed a large gap with a crystal shard floating below.
"Uhh, how are we supposed to get it if it's all the way down there?" Ribbon sighed.
Waddle Dee noticed a lift beside the abyss. He hopped onto the wheel above the panel. Kirby stepped on the lift while Waddle Dee walked on the wheel above. They moved closer to the crystal shard, now it was directly below them.
"It's still too far from our reach…" Waddle Dee mumbled.
Kirby thought for a moment and jumped off the platform.
"KIRBY!" Ribbon yelled while Waddle Dee covered his eyes.
Kirby inhaled and floated to the crystal shard, grabbed it, and waved his arms to fly back onto the panel. Ribbon squeezed him.
"Don't scare me like that! Tell me if your going to do something like that again!"
The three walked into a large hole in the tree next to them. Inside was a giant Bouncy. Kirby quickly defeated the enemy to obtain a crystal shard.
In the same forest, a young painter was practicing her art skills. Adeleine noticed a crystal by her foot. She picked up the gem in interest, wondering where it came from. She smiled at the way it sparkled in the sunlight.
Adeleine returned to her canvas, only to scream when she saw a Dark Matter spring from the blank paper. The trio ran to the source of the distressed cry. Adeleine stood before them, her once friendly green eyes were a light red with an angry smile.
The possessed Adeleine painted a series of enemies. Kirby released his bomb ability on a nearby Poppy Bro Jr. to create the Missile ability. Kirby fired the missiles at the enemies, defeating them with ease. Adeleine, frustrated with having her small army defeated so easily, painted an Ice Dragon.
Kirby released the missiles at the Ice Dragon, defeating it after three hits. The possessed painter created a portrait of Dark Matter that flew away from the canvas. Kirby defeated it with ease, determined to get his friend back from Dark Matter's clutches.
Adeleine squealed in anger and ran towards Kirby. He released a tiny missile, knocking Adeleine to the ground. The crystal shard was dropped by the fleeing Dark Matter, which Ribbon grabbed post-haste. Adeleine sat up with Ribbon checking on the human's well being. Kirby and Waddle Dee shared a high stub.
Adeleine stood up. "Kirby, I never have properly thanked you for saving me from Dark Matter at Cloudy Park, and now you've saved me again."
"Aw, it's nothing Adeleine, poyo." Kirby grinned.
"No, I want to thank you by joining you on your adventure."
Kirby, Waddle Dee, and Ribbon did a brief group huddle, then nodded their heads in agreement. So the trio turned into a quartet, running to the next area ready for anything.
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The quartet arrived at Dedede's Castle, deciding to ask the king if he had seen any of the shards.
Normally, Dedede would be angered if he so much as heard a single 'poyo' from Kirby at his castle. However, since the Dark Matter incident the king has been more tolerant of the pink puffball.
Kirby inhaled a Sir Kibble and combined the power with another Cutter ability to create the Super Boomerang ability. He ventured into the castle, wandering through the hallways. In one room, he noticed a block with something sparkling underneath. He hit it with the Super Boomerang, it crumbled and left a crystal shard in it's place.
The pink Star Warrior still searched for the king. In his search, he found another crystal shard above a doorframe in a room with a fountain. He climbed the stairs to reach the balcony of the castle.
King Dedede was on the top of his castle, peering at his kingdom. Then he noticed a glittering gem on the tiles of the balcony.
"Dedede, poyo!" A small voice called.
Kirby, along with a fairy, a Waddle Dee, and Adeleine ran up to the king. He realized what Kirby's eyes were set on, the crystal. As Kirby dived for the gem, Dedede picked it up out of the puffball's reach.
"That's King Dedede to you!" He held the crystal above Kirby's head.
"Dedede, we need that crystal, poyo!" Kirby tried in vain to snatch it from the penguin king, who was holding him off with one hand in front of Kirby's face.
Adeleine and Ribbon looked at each other and sighed.
Suddenly, something black hit the ground in front of the two. They stopped their struggle to acknowledge the strange occurrence, then noticed the black being. Dark Matter leered at Dedede, then tackled the startled king.
"Poyo, not again!" Kirby smacked his forehead into his arms just as Dedede began to float into the air.
The king floated in front of the Star Warrior, a menacing expression on his face.
Dedede ran towards Kirby, hammer in hand. He swung the hammer, but missed his target. Kirby flung the Super Boomerang, damaging his opponent slightly. Then Dedede began to float once again, similar to the occurrence three months ago. Kirby knew he couldn't let Dark Matter take him again, so he threw the Super Boomerang at the penguin king. Dedede fell on the tiles of the balcony with a hard thud. Dark Matter fled, leaving the crystal shard.
Ribbon grabbed the gem while Waddle Dee helped the king back on his feet. The quartet were heading off again. Kirby, Ribbon, and Adeleine ran off, but Waddle Dee hesitated.
"King Dedede, would you like to join us?" Waddle Dee asked.
"No way am I joining you clowns! You can do your hero stuff without me!" The king angrily grumbled, turning away from Waddle Dee.
He waited for a moment and glanced over his shoulder. Waddle Dee was still there looking at him expectantly.
"Well, go!" Dedede yelled.
"Okay, but you do know that without Kirby there's nothing to protect you from Dark Matter here." Waddle Dee sprinted to catch up with his friends.
The king hated to admit it, but Waddle Dee was right. He was too big of a target without Kirby or Meta Knight to defend him. With Kirby doing his 'hero thing' and Meta Knight doing 'Meta Knight things', he was out in the open. He might as well of put up a sign that said, "I am completely without defence. Attack me if you please!"
The king seethed in anger, but decided it was best to join Kirby. He jogged to catch up with the small team.
"Dedede, poyo! You decided to come with us!" Kirby squealed in glee.
"No, I didn't come because of you! I'm just sick of getting possessed by Dark Matter!"
The five man band was suddenly stopped by Fumu, Bun, and Escargon.
"Kirby, why are all of you leaving in such a hurry?" Fumu asked.
The group of five gave a short version of their adventure so far.
Bun gasped. "Dark Matter is back?! Didn't they all die when you killed Zero?"
Kirby flinched at the memory of Zero.
"Oh, sorry…didn't mean to reopen wounds…" Bun rubbed the back of his head nervously.
"Sire, your not really going on this crazy goose chase, are you?" Escargon asked his king.
"As much as I hate to admit it, I'm too big of a target."
Bun snickered. "With all that blubber, how could you not?"
"Watch it, I can boot you out any time I feel like it!" Bun remained silenced after the king's threat.
"I've been possessed by Dark Matter three times too many! I'm sick of it, so we're going to get rid of em this time. They're like roaches!" The king angrily waved his fist.
"As much as I hate to admit it, Dedede is right." Fumu sighed. "Dark Matter has to be dealt with. We can't ignore something so powerful."
Fumu placed a small object in Kirby's stubs.
"What's this, Fumu poyo?"
"It's a cellphone. That way we can check on each other."
"Maybe you won't be such a worrywart now that you can call Kirby every day." Bun laughed.
"Be quiet, Bun! Kirby, be careful. We know from experience that Dark Matter is nothing to take lightly."
Kirby nodded in agreement while Ribbon looked worried. Dark Matter was something she had only recently heard of. Kirby noticed her expression and gave a reassuring smile. Ribbon returned the gesture.
The five set off to find the crystal shard that Ribbon sensed close to the town.
"Hey Bun, do you think Kirby has a crush on Ribbon?"
"No, why would you think that?"
"Oh, never mind." Fumu giggled.
The five heroes stopped where Ribbon had sensed the crystal shard. Before them was a large tree with three smaller shrubs around it.
"You said there was a shard around here. I don't see it!" Dedede grumbled to the fairy.
"It should be right here…" Ribbon floated around, looking for even the slightest glimmer.
"Quiet! You're too noisy!" The tree bellowed.
"Whispy! I thought he was supposed to be in the other forest!" Dedede scratched his head.
Kirby shook his head. "No, that's not Whispy Woods. This is Whispy Woods."
"Huh? Are you talking nonsense again, Kirby?" The king frowned.
"No, it's like the Nurse Joy situation."
"Oh, why didn't you just say so?"
"Be quiet! You never shut up!" The tree screamed.
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The three shrubs bounced towards Kirby, slapping him with their leaves. Kirby threw his Super Boomerang, quickly defeating the smaller enemies.
Other Whispy threw an apple towards Kirby. He dodged the attack easily. Other Whispy spouted steam in anger, then brought up his roots to strike. Kirby hit every root with his ability.
The tree shook in anger, then flung several apples towards Kirby. The pink puffball simply inhaled the tree's artillery. Other Whispy blew a strong gust of wind, but it didn't phase the young hero. Kirby tossed the Super Boomerang one last time, finishing his opponent.
Other Whispy began coughing strongly, a crystal shard flew out of his mouth. The Whispy Jrs. Looked around in confusion, as well as Other Whispy.
"That…that was terrible!" Other Whispy shouted. "I feel much better now though." The Whispy Jrs. Cooed in agreement.
Ribbon sensed that there were no longer any shards on Popstar. The collected shards joined together to create a larger Crystal of Joy.
"We're not finished yet." Ribbon sighed. "There are other planets to search. Waddle Dee, Adeleine, Dedede, it's okay if you want to quit now."
"No, I'm not leaving my friends behind!" Waddle Dee shouted in protest.
"I'm not leaving either. We're in this together." Adeleine smiled.
"Nuh-uh, you are NOT leaving me to be Dark Matter's puppet again!" Dedede crossed his arms.
Ribbon grinned at the team's support, even Dedede.
Ribbon tossed the crystal in the air, it formed a void in the shape of a star. In the portal, a planet could be seen. The fairy flew into the void quickly.
They looked at each other in shock, but decided to rush into it head on. Kirby, Waddle Dee, Adeleine, and Dedede jumped into the crystal's portal, sending them to the planet Rock Star.
"Beware little fairies…when I have control of your land…you shall smile…never more…"
Author's Note: I know that Kirby Super Star came before Kirby and the Crystal Shards. It will happen, because I love that game and it has one of my favorite Nintendo characters in it. Speaking of which, I've finally completed The True Arena. If it hadn't been for Stone ability, I would have never beaten Galacta Knight. He was mad and wanted his title back.