//------------------------------// // Prologue; Popstar Lost // Story: Kirby in Equestria // by P Capcom //------------------------------// In the peaceful, carefree kingdom of Dreamland, the Waddle Dee's are hard at work building houses, Blippers are swimming in rythym, Bronto Burts are flying through the comfy breeze, Poppy Bros. are playing catch with each other, Whispy Woods is relaxing in the solitude of his forest, Adeleine is painting objects into reality giving each one to a resident in need, the Floralians are weeding the Dreamstalk, the Blade Knights, Spynums, Pierces & Sir Kibbles are patrolling in case of any danger, and Chef Kawasaki is cooking new meals for any resident anxious to have a taste. All is normal and tranquil, but then an evil laughter could be heard all across the kingdom, that was when darkness looms over the surface of Dreamland. Residents look up to the sky to fall in panic and despair as they see fanged teeth visible in the sky, a giant monster is wrapping it's mouth around Planet Popstar. A small glitter can be seen flying away from the Planet, it was none other than Kirby riding the Warp Star, wielding the Star Rod in one stub that is his hand. He escapes just moments before the monster closes it's mouth around Planet Popstar, swallowing it in one gulp, it shrinks down to a purple sphere, flying off to another part of space leaving a smokey trail behind it. Determined not to let it get away with eating his homeworld, Kirby chases the Sphere. Kirby's Warp Star is flying at a velocity so fast, it has reached hyperspace, he could make out the Sphere's laughter but is unable find any visible trace of it. Right when Kirby least expects it, the Sphere flies past him like a blazing meteor, almost knocking him off his Warp Star. Right on the Sphere's tail, Kirby swings the Star Rod like a sword to strike the Sphere, but in the blink of an eye the Sphere suddenly appears right behind him. Kirby fires off stars, each of them miss the Sphere as it moves faster than Kirby could track. The Sphere then lunges toward Kirby, manifesting crescent blades, the Star Warrior sticks up the Star Rod to block the rapid slashes surrounding him until eventually the Star Rod falls out of Kirby's hands. For the first time, Kirby finally knows what it's like to meet his match. The Sphere manifests a skeletal arm to grab Kirby, in the nick of time, Kirby leaps off his Warp Star to escape it's grasp, but this was merely a decoy as the Sphere's arm knocks away Kirby's Air Ride. With Kirby left vulnerable without any way to maneuver, the Sphere takes advantage and transforms into a giant dark-purple mouth with fanged teeth, a black elongated, lance-like tongue, and a red vortex-like pattern from within, drooling a black sludge as it seeks to eat Kirby. In a last ditch-effort, Kirby hurriedly reaches for the Star Rod as the Monster closes in, grabbing it in the nick of time. He unleashes a giant shooting star that heads directly into the monster's mouth, it returns to it's Sphere form and begins distorting before erupting into a powerful explosion, seemingly killed. Kirby screams as he is knocked away by the blast with his Warp Star and Star Rod following suit as thousands of comets, emerging from the resulting explosion, follow behind them as they fly straight to an unfamilar planet, right into a Kingdom known as Equestria. This is just the beginning of Kirby’s new adventure.