Heroes of Dreamland, Book 7: Kirby and the Battle for Dreamland (OLD)

A Chapter about a (Hopefully) Familiar Fairy, a Horse, and a Girl

Alternate title submitted by me: If You Still Haven't Read "The Last Sakuranoki and the Cheri no Hoshi no Ken," This Chapter Won't Make Much Sense

Alternate title submitted by my brother: Five Hours At Rose's (idek man)

Kirby's POV:

(lol you're all still being cliffhangered for now mwahaha)

As soon as I know for sure that I'm actually dreaming and not awake at all anymore, I sit up and rub my eyes before crossing my paws and starting to think as hard as I can. There's got to be some way out of this place. There's got to be some way to find the others. There's got to be some way to stop Dark Solar. There's just got to be.

After thinking for awhile with no luck, I then frown and stand up. Usually when I find myself here thinking in this empty, black void place, Kabu shows up with some message of there being 'nothing I can do.' It's kinda surprising that he hasn't shown up yet, actually.

"Without the Fountain of Dreams' dream-carrying power to help him, Kabu can't reach you from this far away, Warrior of the Stars."

The soft, strange voice seems to come from behind me, so I turn to try and see them. "Who's there? How are you in my head? Get out!"

She (it sounds like a girl) laughs quietly. "Don't worry, I'm a friend. A much closer friend than you could ever guess, really." Actually, come to think of it, she sounds a little bit like Ribbon... "I'm a star, a star who was once an Oracle Fairy, and that's all you really need to know. But again, I promise you- I'm a friend. I want to help you."

Glancing around nervously, I mutter, "Yeah, well, I've had several people say they were my friends, only for them to turn out to want to use my strength for their own evil wishes. Sorry, but I think I'm going to be a bit more careful this time around."

Again, she laughs. Wow, she really does sound like Ribbon, but at the same time, I know for sure that this isn't Ribbon. Ribbon's not a star, for one thing, and for another, this person gives off a completely different aura. Although she seems friendly like she claims, so did Marx and Magolor, so I have a feeling I should be careful.

"You've come very far for someone so young," she suddenly murmurs thoughtfully, still staying out of my sight, and moving so that she's always just behind me. "I have a strong feeling that you'll go much farther still in years to come... But first, you're going to have to face something much worse than anything you've ever had to face before."

Gulping, I mutter, "Yeah, I know that already. Doesn't mean I'm excited for it, but I know what's coming. Of course, first we have to get out of this place." Growing a little hopeful, I put on my cutest smile and ask sweetly, "By the way, Mystery Fairy, you wouldn't happen to know how we all could get out of the prison we're stuck in, would you? It'd be the biggest help ever!"

She seems to grow very somber. "I'm afraid that getting out is the least of your problems, child warrior of legend. All you're going to need to solve that is patience, believe it or not. What you need to be worried about is what you're going to do once you get out. You don't have much time left, to plan or to act."

"I'm guessing you have some suggestions?" I ask, still trying to smile adorably, but when she doesn't answer right away, it fades again. "Actually, I'm really kinda scared about the whole thing... I d-don't know if all of us'll be able to take him down... I mean, the guy has everything on his side, and all we've got is, well, us. Well, and the Star Power... But I'm still scared. What if we can't defeat him? What if he wins?"

"Then the Galaxy is doomed to pain and suffering for a very long time," the Fairy sighs wearily. "Darkness cannot stop the stars from shining, but it can hide them. In the same way, it cannot truly stop the Light, but it can hide it behind such thick blackness that no one can find it anymore."