//------------------------------// // 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, Whispy Woods is relaxing in the solitude of his forest, Adeleine is painting objects into reality, the Floralians are tending the Dreamstalk, and Chef Kawasaki is cooking new meals for any resident anxious to have a taste. All is normal and tranquil, when suddenly an immeasurable shadow looms over the surface of Dreamland, panic and despair spreads across the land as the residents 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 orb emanating a sinister laughter, 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 orb in hyper space. Right on the Orb's tail, Kirby swings the Star Rod like a sword to strike the Orb, but in the blink of an eye the Orb suddenly appears right behind him. Kirby fires off stars, each of them miss the Orb as it moves faster than Kirby could track. The Orb lunges toward Kirby, manifesting crescent blades, the Star Warrior sticks up the Star Rod to block the rapid slashes. For the first time, Kirby finally knows what it's like to meet his match. The Orb 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 Orb's arm knocks away Kirby's Air Ride. With Kirby left vulnerable without any way to maneuver, the Orb 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 charges up the Star Rod, unleashing a giant shooting star that lands directly in the monster's mouth, it returns to it's Orb 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 hundreds of comets, emerging from the resulting explosion, follow behind them as they fly straight to an unfamilar planet, right into the Kingdom of Equestria. This is just the beginning of Kirby’s new adventure.