Stela

This Magolor fellow was certainly... a strange guy. He seemed really nice, but what was he doing out here in the forest...?

Still, she should be nice, right? To be on his good side?

She smiles and waves to him.

"My name is Stela. I'm from the stars, now living in Dreamland. Nice to meet you too."

The celestial being nods before following right by Bandana Dee, eager to ger searching for her lost art supplies!

If only she had figured out exactly when she lost the supplies, but thank goodness this fellow was here to help!

Stela looks around the ground, trying to retrace her exact steps.

Stela slowly opens her eyes after casting her wish into the fountain, wondering if it'll be heard by the cosmos above.

She turns towards Kirby, smiling gently to him.

"I don't know if it'll get heard... but at least my wish is out there for fate to decide upon. Thank you for bringing me here."

She gasps and quickly turns around, taking one step back as she clutches her basket of apples close to her chest. She takes a deep breath to steady herself - to prevent her heart from racing.

But she still needed to ask a very important question.

"Who are you...?"

"Well... I don't really know, because I've never even had pizza before! I guess I should start there, right?"

"The weather's been freezing cold lately... I wonder how everybody's holding up..."

"Oh..." she lets out as she listens.

But would a wish from a former star be heeded by those above?

Still, Stela walks over to the fountain, lacing her hands together and closing her eyes. Afterwards, she brings her lands to her lips, whispering her wish into them.

Her eyes light up in an instant, touched by his offered to help.

"Goodness, well, I'd really appreciate the help... I went down a couple of roads before bumping into you..."

She then looks over at some shopping districts, pointing to one with several shops.

"Let's start there."

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Stela was leaving a forest after gathering some apples when she heard something amongst the leaves and maybe... some laughter too?

Instantly, she stops in her tracks, freezing before circling all around her spot to find the source of the noise.

"Who is that...?"

She looks around, eyes searching through the grass.

"I-I just had a bag of art supplies, I-... I must have dropped them somewhere..."

Immediately, she takes a couple steps away before looking back at the Dee.

"I'm so sorry, I won't trouble you with this..."

"It's okay," she reassures, holding her hand up. "Maybe one day you can share some of that story with me."

But her attention was soon brought to the Fountain right by her. She walks closer to it, watching the water flow from the top down the rest of it.

"... What do I need to do to make a wish?"

"Just because you've experienced worse doesn't make it any better..." she adds, her expression still full of concern.

"If you need anything at all, please let me know, okay? My name is Stela."

But then- wait...

She starts looking around frantically, fearing she lost something amidst her daze-!

"Oh, um... I did just meet Kirby! And maybe Sailor Dee if he's not busy..."

Upon seeing the Fountain... Her eyes light up.

She walks forward, the light and colors all around her bouncing off of her eyes, which are also sparkling with stars now.

"Wow... This is beautiful..."

And then, she turns to Kirby, her hands laced together. "How did you find this place?"

"I wonder if I'll get to meet Meta Knight one day..."

The celestial being was still trying to help him up, her eyes full of concern. She didn't even notice any injuries on herself, so she focused on the other person.

"I'm still so sorry, Bandana Dee... Are you injured at all? Do you need anything?"

She's looking over him for any injuries.

Stela was also wandering around, looking at the bright skies and fluffy clouds as she hums a tune to herself, when-

BAM!

She gasps and falters before looking down at who she bumped into: a Dee with a blue bandana. She kneels down & holds a hand out to help him up.

"Oh my goodness, are you okay?"

She freezes. Clearly she wasn't expecting that kind of offer... but her eyes light up all the same, even sparkling with little stars from the anticipation.

"You'd do that for me...? I really appreciate it..."

And then, she walks towards Sailor and hands him a blue flower - a gift. "Thank you."

"W-Woah-!"

She holds on even tighter after almost losing her grip right away, but when she looks down at Dreamland from above, her eyes widen with wonder and awe. They even begin to sparkle with little stars...

"I almost forgot what it was like to look down at the world from above... Beautiful..."

After jumping from the call to the Warp Star, she watches as it flies down to them...

A Warp Star ride? Sounds intriguing enough!

With a curious expression, she hops on with him, wondering what will happen when it begins to take off!

It did intrigued Stela, just how the knight managed to get this ship for himself... but right now, she simply nods along and smiles.

"I'm glad you get to be a part of it all. Thank you for letting me tag along... I'm glad to make you acquaintance."

Oh? The Fountain of Dreams?

Now this has Stela intrigued. She blinks as she registers the name in her mind, and tilts her head.

"The Fountain of Dreams? Where's that at...?"

"Wow..."

That's all she can muster at first as she looks up at the Halberd. It's clear she didn't quite expect the battleship to be as big as it is...

"It's certainly something... How did Sir Meta Knight manage to get a ship that big...?"

She has a *lot* of questions, oh boy.

A small, melancholic chuckle escapes her.

"Yeah... it was. I just don't know if those wishes ever came true... because I held onto them even while my light faded."

Judging by the way her eyes drift away... she's clearly still thinking of those people, even though she never met them.

She looks down at the flowers in her hands, and she smiles at the thought of what she'll do with them.

"I've been working on a garden, and I want to put these flowers in there too! I have a lot of plants already, but I honestly don't think I could ever have too many..."

She thinks about his question for a moment until he offers to help. Wow, he thinks he can help her?

Stela looks at him once she remembers what she knows.

"What I do remember is that I held onto other people's wishes when they were made upon me. I don't know if they were ever granted though..."

The moment she sees him start to pick up the pace, she immediately follows suit, holding onto her flowers tightly and trying to protect them. Still, petals were flying behind her!

"Sounds good to me-!"

Stela let out a small chuckle, tilting her head as she remarked, "I imagine Sir Meta Knight would say that..."

Still, she walked alongside Sailor Dee as he leads the way. She looked ahead, blocking the sun with her hand as she saw the ship in the distance.

"At least the path seems mostly clear..."

She looks down, rubbing her head as she thinks about the moment it began.

"It was... strange. For some time, my light was fading. I couldn't stop it, and before I knew it, everything... went black."

Then, she looks at him. "And then, I felt myself plummeting in a new form. *This* form."

Her eyes shoot wide open, blinking at him for a moment before she lets out a small, nervous laugh.

"I know this may be hard to believe, but... I was up in the sky, looking down on Dreamland as a star. I held other people's wishes until... until I fell."

Her voice got quieter at that last part...