Chapter/Tale 1: Arise on Aura Star: Act 1
Author's Note Intro:
Hiiii! I'm back! So I hope you all liked chapter 3, it was really fun to write anyway. So last time, you were pretty informed about some facts there. They're all true, but some of them like the fact that Dark Matter started the villain's appearance is still a mystery to all of us until some new game confirms that. Anyway, I'll do recap summaries in the story, and not in the author's note from now on. I do not own Kirby or any elements- they are based off them. -Disclaimer. So enjoy Chapter 4! Almost forgot, I'll put short or medium filler chapters after each world with Dark Matter and Kailaine. Thanks, and enjoy!
Prologue Act 3 recap…
Last time, Kirby woke up from a nightmare about Zero's return, and feeling so weird, he walks up and sleeps again. Then, Karly showed him her human self, realizing that he was human and that his wish came true. As they went to Dedede's castle, they find out that everyone in town and in the castle is now human too! The Princess and the others explain to each other about what they know about Dark Matter, and that was when Popstar was assaulted by Dark Matter themselves! They explain their deal with Popstar and kidnaps Princess Kaila to be their source of unlimited dark power. Kirby, Karly, Dedede, Meta Knight, and Bandana Dee chased after them with the Warpstar, but when they chase Dark Matter into space and tried to rescue Kaila, they struck our heroes down and were falling to another planet. What could happen to them next?
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Kirby's POV: Planet of Nature
"Ngh…"
"Are you okay, mysterious pink boy?"
"Ngh... D-dang it..."
"I don't think so. A mere human would not have been able to survive a heavy fall like that one. Plus, there's more than one of them."
"He's badly injured from that crash landing here along with his friends. We must help them out. We can't just leave them there and pretend as nothing happened."
"Let's take them to our house. They'll be fine there. Since Mom or Dad aren't home, I guess we can take this one. Besides, that one's coughing up blood."
"What's with the weird looking star there? Isn't that the Legendary Star Warrior's Warpstar? It... looks so real as if it was the actual one."
"If that's with them, does that mean…"
"No… you… won't get… away... with Kaila, Dark Matter-" I mumbled. "We'll… save… you… Kaila…"
"Who's Kaila? That name sounds... familiar to me, somehow... never mind. Let's take them home before they croak on us. I'm not dealing with dead bodies."
Later...?
"Are they gonna be alright? It's been a while, and none of them haven't moved an inch ever since we've found them, well, except the only time they did that was when they were covered in dark bolts and they've become pale."
"They have to be, sis. I'm sure of it. Besides, they are still alive, thank god that's a miracle. And still breathing, because I ain't dealing with dead bodies."
"Weird, what are people like them doing in space in the first place? Isn't that where they came from?"
"That's what someone yelled when they've crash at Gale Peaks and I don't know why we ran over to that place. I don't know if it's true, but if we could only get the answers out of at least one of them..."
"Hey, one of them is starting to wake up. And it's the pink boy we first saw! He kinda reminds me of that Star Warrior, you know..."
"Oh thank goodness! It felt like forever waiting for them to wake up, and it was more than just one day. Maybe this boy can explain what happened."
"Ugh… w-wha? Where am I...?"
...
(Waking Up- Evoland 2)
I could remember the words I blurted out to Kaila over and over again, torturing me like a tape recording, then I heard the sound of distorted talking of people and that made me wanna wake up. The last chapter scene was constantly taunting me over and over again until finally, I reluctantly decided to wake up, with my eyes blurry from the attack earlier. My vision plays with me and fixes my sight little. The image would become crystal clear eventually. At one point, I realized that my right arm was covered in bandages; I guess my arm was injured badly. I realized that my usual clothes were stripped down to my white star shirt and my red pants. Letting out a soft moan, all conversation ended between whoever it was. I then saw a green girl in front of me, asking an older girl a question, and they seem to have stopped when I moaned in pain. Then, the little one fixes her gaze on me, and says, "Hey, sis, he's awake!"
My vision is now clear, and my eyes showed a room, but it looks like the inside of a house or something; I wanted to get up and explore, but my body can't move a muscle. Then, the two girls approach me in a hurry. Now that my vision is clear, I can tell the girls were exactly as I guessed. The little one was wearing a full shirt-skirt which was green and had black shorts which weren't seen visibly, her hair is down, long, and green-streaked, her skin is white and her face looks like Karly's with green, gale eyes and was wearing white sandals; she looks at me with curiosity, while the older one has a green tank-top shirt, black shorts, hair that are like mine but long, blonde and with green streaks in them, no, her hair is completely green, and a face similar of Peach's while wearing white flats and also has green, gale eyes; she let out a sigh of relief. The little girl walked up to me and said with a smile:
"Hi there, pink boy. You're feeling any better?" Her voice was sweet and innocent just like any other little girl, not to mention the innocent smile. Kinda reminds me of myself before I was human. The older girl managed to put a smile on her face as if it was some kind of relief. She pats me on the head, making me blush.
Wincing with a wink, I managed to reply, "Yeah, I suppose so..." I felt paralyzed all over from the assault earlier. I could only move my head and my body, but I can't feel the rest of me- my legs, which are okay, and it reminds me of those times where I was paralyzed while I slept. Thank god I'm not dead.
"Thank goodness you're okay," The older one exhaled to release the worry pent up. "We were worried when we saw you crash from that height, and even I thought you weren't going to make it. It took a heck of a long time for you or any of your friends to wake up. But it's pretty amazing on how you survived that fall from space. Very impressive. Regardless, it's truly a miracle to see you alive after the crash."
"Um, thanks," I looked down, blushing. "I... I'm really grateful to you two for taking care of me, I guess. Sorry, I really don't know how to repay you if I can..."
The little sister looked at me as if she had a question for me. I looked at her, clueless with a vacant stare.
"Um, pink boy, who's Kaila?" The little girl asked. "I'm just asking, that's all."
"Kaila?" I looked at her in surprise. "...How did you even know...?"
"You've been saying something about her for the last few hours while you were unconscious when we saw you crash." She asked. "No, make that the whole time you were here."
"Oh, um…" I sat there, blank and vacant with no response on how to reply. "About that, er... alright, what do you want to know?"
"Where did you come from, and what's a Warpstar doing with you?" The older sibling asked. "Honestly, you're awfully pink and dangerously adorable, by the way. You do remind us of someone familiar or at least someone we've heard and know of."
I looked to the side to see the Warpstar just lying there. Pretty much, I noticed it was in a downstate green color and returned back to its original color. I guess it didn't change color until I've awoken. I didn't know what to say; how did they know about the Warpstar? The compliment the oldest girl gave me made me blush a little. "Umm... you see, it's kinda... complicated... " I tried to find the right words to say.
"What's your name, at least?" The little girl asked. "Unless you really do have amnesia, you won't have a problem with my sister giving you a nickname until you remember it, right? She was thinking of calling you Pinky-"
The eldest sibling covered her mouth in embarrassment. "Okay, he does not need to know that. Alright, I can tell you still have your memories, so if you don't mind, could you tell us please?" I was speechless to answer for what seems to be forever in an awkward setting despite only being a few seconds, but that was eventually inevitable, and so I had to answer them. I owe them anyway.
"Oh, um… my name? It's... Kirby." I finally answered, although sweatdropping to the sibling display or the fact of how the girls would take this. Just as expected. They were both taken aback and looked at each other in disbelief when I said my name was Kirby. They looked back at me, then at each other and it repeated until they decided to question me about it.
"Kirby? As in the Legendary Star Warrior? THAT Kirby?" The older girl asked. "You're messing with us, right?"
"Eh... yes. That's me. Kirby." I repeat myself again. "The Star Warrior in the living human flesh and unfortunately, I'm not kidding when I say that." Unfortunately, the little girl was not one to believe everything that comes out of a person's mouth.
"But you don't look anything like him: Kirby is round and pink, you're wearing pink, I'll give you credit for that, he has blue eyes; you have blue eyes, and he has a Warpstar like that one, although I think it's a mere coincidence," The little girl fussed, looking a little angry. "The only one in existence! How do you have one?" I facepalmed myself and sighed. Either I say something or this may go on stuck in a loop.
"One, this star right here is an actual warpstar, not a replica nor a fake, the only one in existence; besides, it shrunk down to the size where you can fit it into your pocket, and two, the reason I don't look like him is because he and the rest of the inhabitants were transformed into humans via curse by an old enemy, and that's me!" I answered, rapidly explaining. "The one and only Kirby! It's a long story and obviously, you won't even believe a word I say to you. Why I look like him, or rather why am I pink and adorable like him? The answer is simple: I am Kirby. Wanna question anything else?"
"Wait, Kirby is cursed as a human? And you're that same Kirby, only human?" The older one asked. "If you're really him, then if I'm hearing this right, you really became a human? You mean what you're saying?"
"Yeah, how else you'd think I survived outer space? For a normal human, that's impossible!" I replied. "Meta Knight's battleship is down after the enemy attacked us, and the Warpstar was the only to… save Kaila." I slowed down at that part, reminding me of the flashback cinematic scene, showing a complete result of one-time failure. "To save her... from them... shoot, why did things have to end up this way? If only I'd known this beforehand... but I doubt that'll change anything in time. Either way, it's the truth whether you believe me or not. Just check the news and you'll see for yourself." The two looked at each other.
"So you are the real deal? Just be honest with us now," She asked me sternly. I nodded, with my expression of desperation to go with it. After a moment of what it seems to be forever, she somehow took my word for it. "Oh my gosh, I'm sorry about that! We just never thought that something like this could happen. Sorry for not believing you before." She has seemed to have blushed a little in regretful embarrassment.
"You know, after this, I have to take your word for it," The younger girl apologizes as well. "I can't believe I kinda snapped at the Star Warrior, now human."
I sighed, but I kinda lifted up a pitiful smile. "Hey, it's okay. Don't tear yourselves apart. Usually, it's okay to judge that fact, so I don't really expect you to believe me at first sight right away though. I'm really not used to this body yet, but I'll manage for quite a while." The little sister is kinda impatient with the question I haven't even answered yet. "I know it's hard to believe right now, but everything will be made clear to you in due time... probably."
"Who is Kaila, Kirby? You haven't answered my question yet." The little girl asked. She must've really believed me enough to skip the subject there. "She must be important to you, right?"
That question was what started this in the first place; maybe it would be better if I said her question was a major part of why everything happened the way it did Recalling that failure was the last thing I ever wanted, but I'm between a rock and a hard place with no knowledge of where I was. So with no other options left but this, I decided to explain the whole story to the girls that saved our lives. What other choice do I have anyway? Might as well explain the whole situation we got into if I want them to really believe me.
"Alright, um… sorry, I don't know your names," I sweatdropped, realizing that fact. You really can't say the tale without knowing who's listening to you.
"Well, Kirby, I'm Merina Florismas, the oldest as 16, and this is my little sister, Maddie youngest by 10," She introduced.
"Nice to meet you two," I smiled. "As I said before, I don't look like him, but I'm the real deal, the one and only, Kirby. Though it might be best to get that out of the way."
"Hi, Kirby. You promised us a story, and we promised to listen, so we'll hear you out," Maddie said. She sat next to me on the bed I was resting in and so did Merina. I blushed at this but decided to start explaining the tragedy that struck for who knows how long we were out for.
"Oh, that. Alright, then," I exhaled, now ready to set the tone to a hopeful mood before they can experience the despair part of the story. "It all started back at Planet Popstar, the planet I came from. The Planet of Dreams."
"Planet Popstar?! That's pretty much where they've said you live!" Merina ecstatically jumped. "I've always wanted to go there someday! Too bad it takes a long time to reach the Galactic Gamble Galaxy from here."
"Yeah, it is. As you may or may not have already known, I, as the Ultimate Star Warrior, defended Dreamland, Popstar, and even the Gamble Galactic Galaxy and the other Galactic Planets at once from the evil forces that invaded Popstar. With the help of my twin sister, Karly (who I never knew was my sister; honestly, I don't know), Meta Knight, King Dedede, and Bandana Waddle Dee, we saved the planet multiple times (Well, I mostly did, but they helped me out though...sometimes). Peace always returned on that planet after the dictators are pretty much gone by then. So one day, we received news that someone was visiting Popstar. And that person was none other than Kaila, the girl you wanted to know so much, Maddie."
"Kaila? Who is she, exactly?" Maddie asked impatiently. Merina kinda sweatdropped. "What's so special about her, and why do you keep mumbling her name? Answer my question, dang it!"
"Maddie!"
"Don't worry, I'm getting to that. Kaila is said to visit Popstar that same day, or should I say that she's none other than Princess Kailaine Cosmica Starlina of Crystal Star! Yep, the princess was visiting Popstar! She was known for defending her planet at a young age of 8 and is the heir to the throne from her father and mother who tragically died at the hands of a dark force. She's 16, and she is a human due to a curse of one of her and my worst enemy. When she came, she was glad to meet us, but especially me, before I was a human, which was the next day. That day was pleasurable for us, and that night, it was pretty much memorial, and so we decided to call it a day. But while sleeping, I felt some kind of strange glow around me, and it hurt and it felt like I had explosive diarrhea in the middle of the night." I explained, finally washed the impatient mood of Maddie, whose question was parched with water. No, maybe it's milk. I sweatdropped at the last part.
"So the Princess of Crystal Star came to see you? Wow, that's amazing!" Merina gasped. "Hmm... strange, for some reason, I think I've personally met her before, but that doesn't matter now, does it?"
"What happened next?" Maddie asked. "How did you become human? That's what I wanna know, because you can't literally just become a human within a day, honestly."
"The answer to that is simple: when I woke up from a nightmare about one of my enemies, I got went to the bathroom, only to see that my sister was in there, so I went back to bed, feeling weird and naked. Then a few minutes later, Karly woke me up to show me her looks but she did that by drenching me in icy water that was sharp and scalding like she always does, but that was when I saw her, alright. As a human! I nearly screamed and was shocked, but she told me that I was human, and she showed me in the mirror to prove it. And she was right- I was a human!"
"Wait, is that so? That's how you found out that you were human?" Merina asked. "But I still find that to be impossible though. Not lying here."
"Embarrassingly, yes. And I saw that I was also- wait, I'll skip that part, you don't want to know that-"
"You were naked?" Merina finished. "Thought so, and I called it."
… She did not have to say that. Blushing redder, I manned up and continued, regardless of that statement prior.
"Yeah, that. Anyway, we had clothes that were given to us by Kaila, so we put those on and went to town. Pretty much, if we were the only humans around, that would be false because we weren't the only ones! I'm talking about EVERYBODY in town are all humans! When we saw this, I had a feeling something was definitely wrong when we asked everybody we could find in town and ease the chaos in the air, followed by a loud scream from Castle Dedede. We ran to the castle, where we find the ruler/frenemy/friend, King Dedede as a human too, as well as Meta Knight, Bandana Dee, and well, you get the idea. I don't have to say, do I?" I continued, raising an eyebrow at the question. The two siblings shot glances at each other and looked back at me, shaking their heads.
"Nope," Maddie said quickly. "I get the idea anyway: everyone was human." I still went on.
"When the whole gang was gathered together, it seems as if we were going to depart on solving this mystery. Apparently, we didn't have to do jack, because why go on a pointless journey when we have someone who can just tell us what's going on? Since this was a human situation, Kailaine was the only human who could probably answer this, and I hardly doubted that Adeline could've known; she's the only know human that lived on Popstar. So, when she came, we ended up having a quick and unexpected explanation, because she knew what was the cause of this human changing madness- her."
"Huh?" The siblings replied in confusion.
"I... I don't get it, Kirby," Maddie sighed, steam pouring out from her ears as she tries to process the point without a burnout. "What do you mean she's the cause of all this? If she knew this was going to happen, then it would've been best for her not to come-" Merina had to intervene before she said anymore.
"Sorry about her mouth, pinky. Continue." Merina sweatdropped.
"Geez, and I thought only Susie calls me Pinky," I thought, blushing.
"Anyway, moving on," I coughed. "Now, as crazy as it sounds, you've heard me correctly- Kaila's apparently the cause of all this gijinka madness. Surely that may sound like B.S. or bad writing, but at the same time, if you take the time to think about it when I tell you some more, you'll be able to piece together the concept and see that it makes sense. The five W's are the main questions here. It honestly sounds crazy, convoluted, and eventually stupid, but we have to accept the fact that it's the undeniable truth. You two are aware of the incident 8 years ago, correct?" The two girls nodded.
"You may be wondering what the heck does this have to do with us? The answer? What happened after that was the cause. Apparently, something unleashed one final suicide attack for some dumb reason and it affected Kaila and her other seven friends, thus turning her human and the others into mutant half-beasts. And now that Kaila's become human, it had some unpleasant side effects, and one of them is a shockwave of the curse turning other non-humans into humans. Sorry if that was a long dang explanation." The girls silently gasped and their expressions became a worried one rather than the usual casual look.
"Who did that to her?" Maddie asked, sadly. "What kind of person would do something like that? I mean, losing almost all of her family members is hard enough, and now this? Who's responsible?!"
"I'd thought you wouldn't ask that; what I'm about to tell you next will make you realize where it's going for everyone if nothing is done about it," Both of them jump back and gulp. It's my story that made them do this; I don't blame them, though. The intense excitement and suspense really gets you going, doesn't it?
"I refuse to believe it as well, but I have no choice but to do so. That curse they planted turned Kaila and her people into powerless humans. That demon and his crack army of darkness were the worst out of all of the previous enemies I've faced. We told her it wasn't her fault and we told her our side of the story of when we faced that same adversary. Everything was going well, and it would've been that way if ironically, that same adversary hadn't attacked at that moment. We're assaulted by a dark ball of energy, striking the citizens of Dreamland, and you're not gonna believe this, but I think you can guess who attacked us. A dark ball with an eyeball. The Star Allies of Popstar fought them to the point that they keep coming back every time they die. Do I even have to say who it was?"
"DARK MATTER?!" They both yelled. "They're a dark threat to the galaxy!" Well, I wouldn't say a dark threat to the galaxy, because, y'know my encounter with Nightmare, but I'm starting to think that the whole thing about them born out of nowhere was just a scrap of a page. No doubt, however, they are indeed the most dangerous species ever to exist and a force to be reckoned with.
"That's right. Them. We all thought they were done for, even I saw them die with my own eyes! But we were all proven wrong with that kind of misdirection. Then, it did the impossible: it spoke for the first time and said about its plans. They came back through the negative energy of the curse Kaila absorbed! But honestly, I think that's impossible to come back through a curse, in my opinion; I mean, seriously. Turns out that the hard truth is that for Kaila coming to our planet was a trap to begin with and it was to curse us as humans, so that means we've become physically weaker somehow! All to make sure we couldn't get in their way!"
The looks on their faces were filled with disbelief and the aura around my story was enough to make them stand still in despair.
"Just when we least expect it, it grabbed Kaila and took her inside their ship, not before wrecking half the castle and the majority of Cappy Town and every Cappy I've known, causing dark chaos. Kaila tried to break free and tried magic on it, but somehow it had no effect, not even a single scratch. Commander Blazel was injured on the spot, and the entire town and everyone that was there was forced to suffer the chaos and despair of destruction, no the vast entirety of Dreamland was suffering through the dark despair. At one point, Dedede decided to become an idiot and fire a freaking barrage of weapons out of his secret arsenal, and apparently it did nothing. My sister and I tried to inhale them, but... however, it seems we couldn't do it anymore!"
"That has to be a lie!" Merina stuttered. "You're saying that they were one step ahead of you like they planned after you beat them?" I simply nodded. Merina gasps silently with a worried look. She then gestures for me to continue.
"We had no choice but to follow them up to the roof, where Kaila was still getting beamed inside; we decided to follow them. We tried jumping to her, but it was too late, and the eye shot us down. Then, I ran up to when they were about to take off and jumped so high that we could reach her. But then, the eyeball struck us away from them and we were falling to our deaths when the Warpstar you see here saved us and split into five mini versions. We then flew after them into space and chased them. Then, we were passing over some kind of green planet while chasing them. The eyeball launched Dark Missile Cannon at us as a last attempt, but we all jumped over it, pushing us closer to where Kaila was, trapped in a dark crystal ball."
"If that's the case, then how did you crash here?" Maddie asked. "They missed, did they?"
"That's the part I was getting to. We jumped at the crystal prison, where Kaila was, and just when we were about to break her free, that's when they surprised us. Unfortunately for us, the same beam attack we just avoided was a portal opened and blasted us in dark energy. That's when we got wrecked in a galactic explosion in space, pummeling us to the green planet below us, and I said to Kaila:
"KAILA! WE'LL SAVE YOU! WE PROMISE!" I cried out.
"NO! KKIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRBBBBBBBBBBBBBYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" Kaila yelled in tears and pain.
"KAILA!" We all yelled. "With those words, that's all of what I can remember before falling to the planet below us, passed out like it was my last ride for who knows how long, and that's how I ended up finding myself under your care, trapped in this human body. The end of the prologue," I concluded, shaking my head, trying to get rid of that playback failure, dropping the mic. "That's to be continued for next time... if there is one."
When I did, the expression on their faces says it all. They can feel the happy, radiant and joyous hope now melted into sorrow, melancholy, and the bittersweet taste of dark despair as if death was looming on them.
"Oh my goodness... no! They stranded you here to prevent you from saving her?" Merina froze in shock. "Oh no... this can't be happening..."
"Yeah, but it was also for revenge. Revenge against all those times we've taken them head on and defeated them. We've went through a lot lately, and our latest adventure was being invaded by a robot company and defeating a cult dedicated to revive a god of destruction."
"You had to go through all of that? Why would they do this?" Maddie nearly cried. "And what about the princess?"
"That's my story. I could see in her eyes the tears she shed and pain as well as she saw us crash on this planet. Dark Matter laughed at us and took off with the princess to Crystal Star or should I say, Dark Crystal Star?"
"Dark Matter took over Crystal Star? How?" Maddie shuddered, terrified. "They actually managed to take over her planet? How low will they go?!"
"They destroyed the galaxy weapon, the Star Ring, and scattered the 7 Gem Stars across 7 planets without anyone noticing. Then, without those two main items, the Cosmic Heart Shard, the source of Crystal Star's life and energy, was easy to corrupt with dark power. But that's not enough for them. One planet won't be enough, they want more."
"What's gonna happen to Princess Kaila then?" Maddie and Merina said in unison, struck with a realization. "Why do they want her in the first place?"
"All I know is, we have to save her at all costs, beat Dark Matter to Dark Crystal Star, and destroy them for good, or they'll turn Kaila into the world's own end. Literally." The phrase I said had gotten the siblings confused.
"What do you mean by that, Kirby?" Maddie asked with the same burnout effect. "'Turn Kaila into the world's own end?' Are they going to make her evil or something? It's easy to free someone from possession, right?"
"Based on what they were implying, if we don't get to Dark Crystal Star within an unknown time limit as one of our greatest obstacles and without a method of slaying them, they'll turn Kaila into their source of unlimited dark power, that's why we must spring into action right now! And if Dark Matter gets away with this, they'll transformed her into the world's death weapon and destroy anyone who opposes them once they hand her over to their leader, Zero. He'll take over with power we can't measure up to, and that's how the galaxy will be doomed, being shackled in cuffs like a prisoner, using Kaila as their energy source and a weapon unbreakable to none. Not just this galaxy, they could take over every galaxy in existence- just like that! Dark Matter will be UNSTOPPABLE!"
"WHAT?!" They said in unison. "UNSTOPPABLE?!"
"That's right, UNSTOPPABLE!" I nodded. "Kaila said something about the Star Ring and said it can save the galaxy if Dark Matter Forces were to be reborn again. But, I don't know how we can rebuild it. I could try to take them down with all the other Ancient Weapons, but they've all disappeared from the Star Shrine. I'm not sure if the Fountain of Dreams is fine, because I've been getting nightmares about them. It's like my dreams were trying to warn me, warn me of their revival. It has been a while since I last went to the Fountain of Dreams, but to think it was trying to foreshadow this outcome."
"Unbelievable!" Merina tensed herself. "So, you could say that you're stuck between a rock and a hard place?" I could only sigh and nod for an answer. With a concerned expression bored on their faces, they look at me with sadness that kicked out the happiness out of its own house.
"I know, it's hard to believe but it's true. Dark Matter was predictable, but to do things in this fashion, that's not like them at all. By now, they would've gotten away with whatever it is they were planning a long time ago. If that's so, then things would've changed by then. Even so, the five of us couldn't stop them in the end." I said, not before realizing what I had just said, and I went in panic. "Aw crap, I almost forgot about everyone else! Where are they?!"
"Don't worry about them, they're fine and they're over there." They point to the other side of the stone wall, where it contains everyone else there in separate beds. All of them are still unconscious from the attack, but they're okay. Still, it doesn't look like they're waking up anytime soon as I did. I turned over to the siblings and smiled.
"Thank you, I don't know what to say," I exhaled in relief.
"You're welcome," They replied. Merina was blushing, while Maddie was smiling.
"Your sister and friends will be up soon. You should rest for a while, Kirby," Maddie suggested. "Probably by now, you realized that your arm was out of commission." I once again gander at my right arm, the one wrapped in bandages. It feels better now. It's really a miracle that we survived the fall, but now that we're humans, we'll have to suffer even more pain that they feel now.
"Well, if you say so. So how did you find us stranded here?" I asked. You know, now that I think about it, I actually never realized why they even decided to help us, but I guess it's things like these that aren't worth questioning. "Just curious."
"Oh, that. Well, we were just taking care of the crops in Aura Town, when we heard a loud explosion from the sky. Then, someone shouted, "Look! 5 people are falling from the sky!" Then, you all crashed on Gale Peaks, and you were lucky you didn't crash in Dark Forest, because the ancient tree was now violent ever since some dark ball landed that day along with some kind of green gem of some sort. Then, Maddie and I ran to Gale Peaks and found you all lying there in a crater along with your Warpstar. We all gathered around you and took you all to our house. Our parents aren't here right now, so we took you all under our care for about 5 days or so. And that's how you ended up here," Merina explained.
"Oh. I see. Five days we were knocked out; almost a week then. But how did you know about us?" I asked. "I mean, you were questioning everything, y'know before I even told you my name."
"You've been known for destroying many dark forces that terrorized many planets before, especially Ripple Star. Your adventures were recorded and been told for many years and from planet to planet. In fact, everyone knows about you on every planet now," Maddie said. "Even in other dimensions!"
"So, from my first adventure to now, I was more like famous from the start?" I asked out of curiosity. "Wow, never thought my actions were that much of a widespread."
"You could say that," Merina said. "Since you took down Holy Nightmare, the demon that nearly took over the galaxy, you were noteworthy of being a legend, I guess if you put it that way."
"Wow, I didn't think that many people were affected by Nightmare. If so, then you're welcome... I guess," I scratched my head.
"Yeah, from defeating the king to stopping robot invasions and a cult, you and your friends are like the saviors of the galaxy, and you're all the only ones who can save the galaxy," Maddie complimented.
"Thanks, you guys." I blushed.
"And now, you're gonna save Princess Kaila from Dark Matter!" Merina said, unfortunately, that killed the mood, and apparently we all know why.
"Thanks for killing the mood, Merina," Maddie sweatdropped.
"Oops, my bad."
"Um, yeah. But taking them down is gonna be a problem," I sighed. "If only taking them down is just as easy as those times..."
"Huh? Why?" Merina asked. The praising actually ceased to exist a few seconds ago. "What do you mean by that?"
"You see, remember when I said that when Kaila was cursed as a human, I also said that she became powerless, but on the other hand she managed to counter that curse by learning magic. In my case, I have the ability to inhale things, but I realized that I lost that ability while we were chasing Dark Matter down and even before that, only because they planned this ahead of time. Eventually, since everyone became human, we have now the same fleshly weaknesses you all have, those of a human, and my strength seems to have lowered by that time. In that case, they must've thought ahead and made sure that we weren't able to use our abilities ever again. I'm basically lost at this point. I could ask everyone else on this matter, but they still need more rest though. Can't push them any further."
"Oh, I didn't think of that, either. The poor boy is in a sticky situation," Maddie sighed, her face now becoming discouraged. She turns to her older sister, hoping that she knew what to do about it. "What can we do for Kirby, Merina?"
"Honestly, I really don't know, Maddie," Merina answered. "We'd never expect something like this to happen here. And this was all too sudden as well." Merina had her arms crossed and was trying to think of a way to help me. With very little of my strength, I tremble to stand up from the bed. I was feeling so weak, it was like I had a case of the serious flu.
"Well," I grunted, struggling to get up. "I think the 3 of us all can- ahh!" I flinched and fell to the wooden floor, face first. "Ow. My face. I guess I've gotten very weaker, now. Can't even get up on my own two feet." The siblings gasp and almost jumps back.
"Kirby!" They both cried and gasped. In response, they ran over to help me up. "Are you okay? Don't push yourself harder than you are now!" Merina said sternly in a worried way. She grabbed my hand while Maddie went for the other.
"You're not well enough!" Maddie said panicking. "You need some rest! Don't strain yourself; you're human now, and don't you forget that! It means that you're prone to the everyday weakness of humans now! You're not how you used to be anymore!"
"We'll figure something out, Kirby! Just wait here!" Merina cried out. Then, Merina placed her hands under my chest as well as Maddie did, and lifted me up off the ground, and back into the bed. I blushed even harder and surrendered. I was taken back to the bed, and I was too weak, then. I let out a heavy moan of defeat from my mouth. If being human means that I'll be like this, then we're in real trouble. Merina sighed, and it looked like tears were forming, but she held them back.
"Kirby, we'll try to help you out, ok? We might know someone who can help. Maddie, go get your nerd friend, techno-geek, and bring her here," Merina said to Maddie, who wasn't really happy with what she said. "And I'll bring something for Kirby and his friends to eat, alright?" Maddie growled in anger as she walked out to the door.
"Sis, I've told you not to call her that! She's just smart for her 10-year-old age!" Maddie complained. "Geez! I'll get her, and don't call my friend that again!" She took off and slammed the door shut, angrily. That's what you'd expect from a 10-year-old kid. Well, I guess you shouldn't rub her off in the wrong way. Merina sighed and turned over to me.
"Sorry about that, you must be hungry, am I right?" She smiled. "I'd figured that with you knocked out cold for almost a week, you were starving in your own sleep. And drooling." She chuckles, and I sweatdropped.
"How did you know that?" I asked. Then, the sound of my rumbling stomach answered her question. Oh, with all of this going on, I guess I didn't think about eating a thing. The only thing on my mind was Kaila. I ended up blushing in embarrassment.
"Your stomach. Just get some rest, alright?" She winked at me and smiled, then she patted me on the shoulder and left the room. "I'll be back with some food, so don't eat yourself to death."
"Ok, I will and won't... probably," I laughed awkwardly. She smiled at me again, and I blushed. Okay, yeah, maybe that sounded corny but it's the least I could come up with. I let out a sorrowful sigh and lump back into the bed that I almost thought was going to be my coffin.
I don't know why I keep blushing every time, but I think it's part of being human whenever they get all lovey-dovey. Geez, why does it have to be so… disturbing? But I like it, considering this was how it nostalgically felt a few years ago. So, now I decided to sleep for a while and wait for the food to come. After all, I have to rest, right?
I lay back, with my mind replaying those times of when I faced every villain there was. Recalling that I had nightmares about them, I should've known that it was a warning. I…I don't wanna talk about it now. I want to rest for a while, so just give me a few moments of silence for about 30 min.
30 min later…
I woke up to the sound of talking. Sounds like a conversation between what could seemly sound like parent-to-child talk, or is it sister-to-sister-to sister's friend talk? Then, an odd smell filled the air. Smells like… food. In fact, I am hungry now, so… why wait? My mouth starts to water to the smell of what could be the home-remedies of baked cinnamon apples, chicken-noodle soup, ginger ale, and… I forgot the last one's smell, but I guess it doesn't matter to me anymore; if I had to guess, it must be rice porridge. I slowly lifted up my body, and I notice that Merina and Maddie saw me get up. I turn my head over to their direction, with a daze over my face. I rubbed my eyes like I always do when I get up in the morning.
"Oh, Kirby! You're awake!" Maddie said. "I literally thought you'd never wake up after what happen several minutes ago. You sure are a fast sleeper."
"… Yeah, I got hungry, so…" I tiredly yawned, my stomach growling. "Food is enough to wake me up, apparently."
"Well, here you go, Kirby," Merina said, handing me the tray full of food which is exactly what I said the food would be. Since I'm human, I decided to show proper care and not eat the food all in one gulp. What I always do is inhale the food off the table. I did that multiple times when I'm hungry. I cleaned out an entire table and ate everyone else's food. That's how I broke the world record for eating everything. I once cleaned out Kawasaki's shop one time. Everyone says that the food at his place is terrible, but that's because they have no taste. If you make something from the heart, then that's what makes food so good.
"Thank you, Merina," I said. "It's really good."
"You're welcome," She replied. I notice another girl sitting next to Maddie, who had a blue bow, long blonde hair with some spikes in it on the sides and reached the end of her back. She was wearing a blue t-shirt with gold glitter, white short pants with pockets on the side, blue and white sneakers, a sapphire bracelet on her right hand, and was wearing glasses, but on the top of her head. Her face looks similar to Susie's but different. She had a decent simile on her face, which resembles her personality.
"Hey, Maddie. Is that the "Kirby" boy you've been rambling about?" The girl asked. "I doubt it."
"Of course, that's him, only human," Maddie said, sweatdropping. "It may sound like a bunch of cockadookie, but apparently, it's all true."
"Who's your friend there?" I asked. "Is this the girl you were talking about?"
"Oh, yeah, this is Mackenzie, my smart best friend," Maddie introduced. "She's a genius."
"Hi there," Mackenzie said, smiling.
"Oh, um... hi." I awkwardly answered back, while eating a baked cinnamon apple. Despite this, after I've finished eating that and the soup, Merina insisted on feeding me the rice porridge herself. I blushed and hesitated, was about to turn down her offer, but she ignored me. My mouth was filled with the spoon from the porridge that she shoved in my mouth. Merina wiped the rest off the side of my cheek after that, and I turned pink and red then.
"Yeah, she's the smart girl in Aura Town," Merina said. "Or that's what I've heard from Maddie."
"It's a gift," She replied. "I'd never seen someone from Popstar before, so what's it like there?"
"Well…" I hesitantly started to say. "It is peaceful if that's what you've heard, but it's not if something threatens the planet, though. Yeah, you all should've seen what it's like before everything just got real."
"You think we should tell her?" Maddie whispered to Merina, who was still trying to shove the porridge into my mouth herself, this time licking the rice off my cheek.
"I dunno," Merina replied. "Maybe?"
Then, Mackenzie said, "You're hiding something, are you?"
"No," I said. "So, what is it you wanna know?" I sweatdropped. "Honestly, I really don't, because I really don't care for holding secrets."
"Simple: WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHY, WHERE?" She demanded. "And why are you human if you're the real deal?" I sighed, sweatdropping. I'm not in the mood to explain that long-ass story, so I'm just going to keep it just simple. I turn to Mackenzie, and said like I'm dropping mad bars:
"Long story short: Princess Kailaine Cosmica Starlina of Crystal Star comes to visit Popstar for her vacation time. The next day, we all realized we were human as she was, and went to Dedede's castle to see what's going on, and she explains how Dark Matter cursed her people, turning them into powerless humans, and then as we were talking to each other, we were assaulted by Dark Matter, who reveals their plans to take over the world, using Kaila as their infinite source of dark power. We chase after them to Dark Crystal Star, which was invaded, and we try to rescue her, but was blasted by their death attack and crashed here on Aura Star. The end." I dropped the mic.
"Are you saying that Dark Matter has been reborn?!" Mackenzie asked, her face twisted into an indecisive one.
"Yeah, that's what happened," The 3 of us said in unison. Mackenzie's face decided on what expression to be and she chose hyperventilation, which I'm positive it's not a real face.
"We're screwed. If Dark Matter kidnapped the princess and turns her into a dark energy source, the galaxy, and all the other planet stars are done for!" She hyperventilated. "You can stop them, right?" Merina slapped her forehead and sighed.
"One problem, girl genius," Merina stopped her. "And it's something that we'd never thought it would be a problem. And also, calm down! Nothing major has happened... at least not yet."
"What's that?" She asked. "How big of a problem is it?"
"When Kirby and his friends became human, they became "powerless", so it means that Kirby has lost his ability to inhale or copy! How is he gonna defend the planet without his powers?" Merina sighed.
"Well, some of his ability must still be there, right?" Mackenzie asked and suggested. "But in worst case scenarios, I hope you don't rely on that all the time, do you?"
I just shrugged at that. "Well, I've been in situations that disabled that, but this is by chance the worst. Don't you know any other way? I mean, come on, I'm losing it, genius!" The 10-year-old genius sweatdropped, but still, it looks as if she already had a solution for this.
"Well, if that's a problem, I guess you'll have to go with Plan B: The Star Ring," Mackenzie answered. "In order to take those jerks down, you would most likely need the Star Ring to destroy Dark Matter, but you need 7 Gem Stars to rebuild that galaxy weapon to its original form, but if only we knew where we can find one of them…" She wondered. "I'm well aware that there were other alternatives, but this is by far your only method of taking them down."
"Wait, I think I saw some kind of gem fall into Dark Forest, along with some kind of dark ball," Merina remembered. She then picked up a notebook and flipped to a page where it shows a drawing of that star. "It looked like a green star with two glowing rings on them, I think."
Mackenzie gasped in realization. Merina looked confused. "Something wrong, genius? You don't suppose that's exactly it, do you?"
"That's one of the Gem Stars, Emerald!" She explained. "There's Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum, Amethyst, Golden, and Diamond, meaning: Gale, Fire, Water, Light, Psychic/Shadow, Thunder, and Ice. Those are the elements residing in those Gem Stars! They reside in planets corresponding to that element, and can be found in monstrous places (Boss Gates), which the monster locks itself with a Dark Barrier, and can be only broken with the Soul Jewel, used to break Dark Barriers and there's at least one here and in different planets which are protected by Gem Souls, the spirits who guarded each planet with the Soul Jewel (at least one), alongside with the spirits who protected the Gem Stars during the time of Dark Matter's invasion of Crystal Star. Don't know how Dark Matter got through their defenses and banished them on different planets, but they only wait and challenge those with pure hearts who dares to take the Soul Jewel from its resting place, the Jewel Chamber." She said. "A Star Warrior would do anyway, so... yeah."
"Are you saying that the only way in the barrier and snatch the gem is to find the spirits of these jewels?" I asked. "How does that work, exactly?"
"Well, technically in that sense, yeah, unless a Gem Star crashes here and Dark Matter's presence corrupts something or someone. However, for some time, the chamber's been inactive until now, that is. Probably the spirit of the chamber here detected evil energy, assuming that's it's Dark Matter. I suppose the details are too complicated at the moment to take in; you'll find out on your own."
"So how are they related to the spirits of the Gem Stars?" I demanded. "You did say after all that they were alongside the gem spirits."
"Well, to be frank, they are with the Gem Spirits, who their Soul Jewels defends the Gem Stars and the Cosmic Heart Shard from being corrupted or shattered. But I guess when Dark Matter attacked them, they trapped the spirits of the Gem Stars inside the gem, banished them, and for the Gem Souls, they've banished them to other planets like this one so they could get their filthy hands on the shard, so they made their own hideout chambers and waited for someone pure-hearted to help them get back to Crystal Star and save the Gem Star, which is where they came from. Princess Kaila didn't mention that, did she?"
"No," I shook my head. "I don't think she did mention that. Maybe or maybe not, frankly because I was too distracted by food that time." The girls sweatdropped.
"All right, then. So, if you can pass their test, which is to fight their spirits inhabiting bodies, they'll let you use the Soul Jewel to break the barrier and to rescue the Gem Star, plus they'll rely on you to bring them back to Crystal Star. But that's gonna be a problem since you can't defend yourself." Mackenzie explained.
"What can I do then?" I asked. "I can't leave without knowing what I have to do about them! What about my friends here? Can't I just wait till they wake up?" Merina sighed and shook her head.
"Kirby, we don't know how long your friends and sister will be conscious again, so I think you'll have to tackle this one alone. We don't know what's wrong with them; they have some kind of dark electrified bolts around them," Merina sternly replied. "I'm starting to think that they've been poisoned with something." She sweatdropped as she glances at them.
"Dark electrified bolts, is that true?" Mackenzie asked. Maddie and Merina nodded.
"It's true, Mackenzie. There were thunderbolts surrounding all of them except Kirby as soon as he woke up," Maddie shrugged. "Why did you ask that?"
"So Kirby, when you were chasing Dark Matter, what kind of attack did they launch?" Mackenzie asked.
"Something like a "Dark Missile Cannon" that made us crash here," I said. She pulled out a book containing all of diseases and poisons, then points at a particular one and snapped her fingers. "What does that have to do with their condition?"
"So my suspicions are confirmed. They're like that because that attack has a fatal poison effect to it! Dark power now can poison people with a coma-like sickness if the victim is struck in various ways. The only way to cure it is with the Dark Cure Herb, a plant made medicine capable of curing dark magic poison of anyone's sickness. Thanks to our source of vegetation, it shouldn't be that hard to find or plant, but the downside to it is that it takes 4 hours to prepare, but a mere minute to cure the poison. That's the hard part, but I think we should be good. So, in the meantime, you should find Emerald, the first Gem Star in Dark Forest," She confirms. "It may be tough, but I know you can do it."
"Wow, for a 10-year-old girl, you sure know a lot about things," I complimented.
"Well, thank you for that. Your friends should be okay for now, and you somehow survived that poisoned attack. We can't find a way to gain your ability back, but I think your best bet is to use a weapon or at least know a few moves from your abilities you know best. Due to your copy ability, and the fact that I kind of took a blood sample from you while you were sleeping-"
"Wait, what?" I asked. "What did you just-"
"- the point being, the results show that you have absorbed the power of each ability known and can somehow still use them in a way. Maybe your power being sealed is a more accurate way of putting it. The only way to do that is to have some sort of trigger or at least something that automatically gives you an ability without inhaling. But at least keep one weapon with you. You'll never know," Mackenzie explained.
"Wow, thanks," I smiled. "I'll remember that. So where's the Gem Star again and the Soul Jewel?"
"In Dark Forest for Emerald, which is like the home of the monster, but the Soul Jewel is before Dark Forest, which is a chamber," Mackenzie said.
"So, I have to beat the spirit of the Soul Jewel in order to obtain it? And what'll happen when I get Emerald?" I asked.
"You'll find out later. Now, we'll make the Dark Cure Herb for your friends, so find that Soul Jewel and Gem Star as quickly as you can, because the poison will possess them within 5 to 6 hours, or possibly kill them, heck if I know, this rarely happens. Point is, just hurry up. Say, what time is it?"
"About 12:30," Maddie said, looking on her watch that I didn't realize that she had one.
"Good. We'll still have a good 5 or 6 hours and 30 mins left, so we have till 6:30 or 7:30 to make the herb. It'll be tough, but it's worth it." Mackenzie said. "You can still stand, right?"
"Yeah, I can," I grunted. "I actually feel better now."
"Alright then. If you're gonna head out on your own, you should borrow a weapon at the Aura Weapon Shop. Their weapon can last for a long time, and monsters have appeared from your planet, but are like clones of the real ones, so be careful." Mackenzie said.
"Ok, I will," I said while putting the tray on the top of the drawer. I'd finished the food that Merina gave me, and feeling my energy return to me, I jump off from the bed.
"Just be careful, Kirby," Maddie said. I nodded.
I got off the bed, and since I'm in my clothes, I head downstairs along with Merina, who hands me my star goggles, hugged me tight and said be careful. I smiled and left the house, blushing again.
Aura Town, Heart of Aura Star (Vigorous Town- Tales of Phantasia)
Outside, the description of the planet matches what they said earlier. The town is a royal-like farming place, where plants are being planted, plucked, and grown with care. I could see the people tending their crops while the children frolicked the town. The sky is a shining good blue and the grass is sparkling green. The town is a large one, large enough to be called a utopia. I walked down to the house with the sign, "Aura Weapon Shop."
I walked inside the shop, showing a tavern bar only with weapons: Swords, Rods, Axes, Spears, Gauntlets, and Hammers and more. I saw the owner of the shop and went over to him and sat on the stool. He was a regular 16-year-old with a red and black shirt hoodie, black finger gloves, and a pair of goggles. He's polishing one of his fine weapons and was hanging it on the wall when he notices me. He finishes pinning the polished sword and turns his attention to me.
"Welcome to Aura Weapon Shop, where the finest weapons are made for your protection! I'm Marco, the owner of the shop, and how can I help you?" He said.
"Uh, I'd like to borrow a weapon, please?" I said, unsure.
"Which type do you want: Sword, Rod, Axe, Spear, Gauntlet, or Hammer?" He asked.
I haven't thought about it, but I'm gonna go with Sword.
"Um, Sword type?" I asked.
"Well, sure. Say, you're not around here, are you?" He asked.
"No. I'm from Popstar."
"Popstar? That's the most well-known planet star in the galaxy. What is someone like you doing here?"
"It's a long story."
"Wait- aren't you the one who crashed here on Aura Star?"
"Yeah, why?"
"You're Kirby, aren't you?"
"Yeah, that's me- only human. How'd you know? I didn't even say anything."
"Maddie was blabbing her mouth that the people who crashed here were from Popstar and said that one of them was Kirby, and that's you, plus something else, but she was pulled back inside her house by Merina and Mackenzie, which Mackenzie is actually my little sister; probably you didn't know that. You were resting at her house, right?"
"Yeah, so that's how you knew," I sweatdropped.
"So, what happened to your friends and sister there?" He asked. "Y'know, a fall like that would've been a 50/50 chance that you could either die or live and that fall was definitely fatal for you."
Now I'm starting to wonder why Maddie told people here about us. Well, can't expect a little girl to keep her mouth shut, can you? I decided to just explain the story. For the third time.
"They're poisoned by a Dark attack by Dark Matter, and now Merina, Maddie, and Mackenzie are gonna make a cure while I go look for Emerald, the Gem Star in Dark Forest." I summarized.
At this, he stopped and spat out his drink hearing what I'd say. The drench-spit drink landed on someone else, covering that guy in salivated soda.
"Dark Forest?! You're serious, right?" He said in shock. "Are you freaking kidding me?!"
"Yeah, what's the problem?" I shrugged. "Honestly, creepy forests are not but a cakewalk to me. I mean, I'm a Star Warrior. I'm made of stone!" Marco just sweatdropped and then slaps himself in the face.
"Dark Forest is not your typical forest level- it's not even one! It's the home of Old Aura Woods, the tree with a face and knows everything going on. He was a fair and kind tree, until one day… a dark ball with that Gem Star landed on the place he was in. After that, he was corrupted by that dark ball the second he picked up the Gem Star, Emerald. He became violent and possessed and he drained the life of the plants here and he even kidnapped people and held them captive. And do you know what the worst part is?" He said.
"What, is he a cannibal?" I joked. "Or did he piss himself when he saw a chainsaw? In fact, why don't you all give him the axe if he's been a bother lately?"
"God no! He's got an EYEBALL in his forehead that looks like one that you'd see in Dark Matter blobs or whatever the hell they're supposed to be!"
"Dark Matter, eh? That doesn't even sound the worst, trust me. You ain't seen nothing yet," I shook my head. "So, they haven't departed to Dark Crystal Star yet? But, you know that's weird, I'd thought the galaxy would've been controlled by the time we were knocked out."
"Is that where you're going?" Marco asked. "You're going to stop them there?"
"Uh-huh," I answered. "Their leader's over there, so that's pretty much the only place they can go."
"That's where the princess lives, isn't that right?" Marco said. "This chaos happening here... the princess is involved in it?"
"Yeah. You wanna know what she has to do with this?" I said. "Well, it's pretty much a long and painful story, it even hurts tell about it, but it's worth it. So, you might wanna get comfortable and enjoy the story."
5 min. later…
Yeah, I lied. That wasn't comfortable at all.
"Oh my god. Princess Kaila's been kidnapped by Dark Matter?!" He said in shock along with everyone else in the shop. Apparently, someone overheard our conversation and told the other people around them to hear my story. I didn't mind and I kept talking as my storytelling attracted a crowd. People were spitting out their drinks and drenching each other with saliva soda, while the ladies were so shocked that a few of them even fainted. I sweatdropped at this.
"Yes, it's all true. And you all know what happened after that," I said. "I know it's hard to believe, but don't overreact to this."
I hear the sounds of agreement and worries among the crowd. They can't believe that before them stands the Legendary Star Warrior turned human- Me. They can't believe that Princess Kailaine was kidnapped by Dark Matter, who was now reborn. And they can't believe that it's all true.
"And now you're going into Dark Forest?" Someone said.
"Yeah," I said. "Our only chance is to rebuild the Star Ring by finding the Gem Star Spirits and freeing each planet from the grasp of Dark Matter."
"So you need to get to Dark Crystal Star before they do, or they'll turn the princess into their dark energy source?" Marco said. "Sound like a load of bull, but why doubt that? That happening on your home planet is explicitly the reason why every weird thing is happening everywhere one by one!"
"Sure is," I sighed. "That's only the beginning. We ain't seen jack yet!"
"That is the most brutal thing ever to happen to the princess. I mean, she's been through a lot without her parents after 8 years, but now she's gonna suffer the same way, I guess. But we don't know if what they say they're going to do is really the truth, because honestly, with a simple plot like that, something tells me that there's more to this than they say there is. But that's a bunch of bullshrimp, first, her little sister has gone missing, next to her parents are dead, then that dumb curse turned her human, and now this?! That's one sin too many they've committed against that poor princess! Make every second count, because we don't know what they're doing to her right now!" Someone else said, going a little too deep into the plot than we already need to. "She could be in torture right now! Ah, the horror!" Drama queen. Marco tapped me on the shoulder.
"You better be off, Kirby. Your friends are poisoned by that death attack and you've got less than 5 to 6 hours to cure them, I mean, Merina, Maddie, and Mackenzie are on that, but I think they mean for you to not die. Oh yeah, I almost forgot your rental sword earlier, so here you go, Kirby." Marco then hands me a rental sword, which looks like the sword I use with the Sword ability.
Rental Blade obtained! This one looks so much like your ability blade, but who cares? You have a weapon! Head to the menu and use the Equip option to have a member hold that item in battle.
"Oh, thanks," I said. I wrapped it around me and place the buckle on.
"Alright then, Kirby. Clear out the Dark Matter's minions residing in Dark Forest and everything will be back to normal. We're counting on you," Marco said. "Oh, but to reach Dark Forest and break the barrier with the Soul Jewel, you have to pass through Aura Grounds first, which is at the exit of Aura Town. Got it?"
I nodded. "Don't worry, citizens! I may be human, having the same share of weaknesses, but that won't stop me from doing what I do best: saving the world! A princess that lost almost everything is in dire need of help, and I promised her before we fell to this planet under your care and kindness, that we'll save her no matter what, and defeat Dark Matter for good this time. I swear on my life. Kirby, the Legendary Star Warrior, promises to defeat Dark Matter and save your beloved princess before she loses anymore that's precious to her. And I won't rest till I (until everyone else wakes while I'm stealing the spotlight) saved the galaxy one more time, for the sake of everyone that believes in me! And off I go!" It probably sounded corny and it was the fact that I just wanted the spotlight and maybe I was overdramatic, but I mean every word that came out of my mouth. I swear that I won't let everyone down. I made a front flip over towards the door, landing perfectly, in which that deserves a triple 10.
"Alright, Kirby. Go for it!" Marco cheered. Everyone else was cheering my name and I ran out the door and dashed through the town gate. I looked back on Merina and Maddie's house and thought of Karly, Dedede, Meta Knight, and Bandana Dee.
"Don't worry, guys. I'll be back soon. Just hang in there," I thought.
So, running through the gates into Aura Grounds, I know right now, a new adventure begins, and I'm on a quest to save the world again, just as I always do. I made a promise and that's the promise I'll keep to everyone...
Ending Theme 1: (Maze- Pandora Hearts)
Chapter 1 Act 1 summary…
After recovering from the most deadly accident from Dark Matter, Kirby has taken off to Aura Grounds by himself in hopes of finding the Soul Jewel and Emerald, the Gem Star while Maddie, Merina, and Mackenzie tries to make a cure for the rest of the crew to cure the dark poison. Can Kirby make it back in time with the Soul Jewel and Emerald?
To be continued...
End of Chapter 1 Act 1!
Author's Note Summary:
Chapter 1 Act 1 is done! So I added new characters and explained the plot twist on finding the Soul Jewel and the secrets behind the Gem Stars, plus the corruption of Aura Woods. How Kirby is gonna fight is explained, with his ability by finding something that also triggers his abilities and he took a sword with him for secondary defense, just in case, but how is Kirby gonna get the abilities will be revealed in the next chapter. The filler chapters with Kaila are gonna be after every world star there is or between their adventures in chapters, but I'll make a whole chapter only with Kaila and Dark Matter probably once, but I don't know when. So I think I'll write a bunch of chapters like about 3 or so and post them on here, maybe. Next time on Chapter 5, Kirby will tackle on the road to the chambers and Dark Forest, the 3 girls will try to make the herb in time, and probably have a hint of the filler chapter with Dark Matter and Kaila about their past and she meets someone while she's stuck in the Mothership. Let me know what you've thought about this chapter and others, and don't be shy to let me know your thoughts, opinions, and questions below. Your opinions matter! Anyway, that's all and have a nice day! Peace out!