

Taranza then says that he'll return their precious hero to them, adding an ominous quip "But he may be a little more.hostile than you remember him!". He vaguely states that he "saw right through the plan of the People of the Sky," and assumes Kirby followed him in order to save "the hero of the lower world," referring to King Dedede. Upon entering said hideout (a structure reminiscent of a castle), Kirby finds Taranza, who (having reached the end of the line) notes Kirby's persistence.

In Royal Road, Floralia's last island, Kirby enters several of what seem to be alternate dimensions and rescues the People Of The Sky who are imprisoned there, who in turn help him find Taranza's hideout.

On the other hand, he threw a rock at Pyribbit, which provoked it to attack Kirby. Using his magic, he turned a flower into Flowery Woods, brought Paintra's painting to life, gave power to Kracko (who seems to have made his new home in Floralia), and brought a stone Coily Rattler to life. When Kirby catches up to him at the end of the land, Taranza either aggravates an enemy or animates it with his spider web-esque magic so as to stall his pursuer and buy himself time to get ahead. In one way or another, Taranza prompts all of Kirby's boss battles. Kirby follows close behind and enters Floralia, a series of floating islands, to rescue Dedede. Taranza breaks through the castle's glass ceiling and ascends the Dreamstalk with the self-proclaimed king in tow. Kirby curiously follows Taranza and watches as he easily dispatches many of King Dedede's Waddle Dee guards before he proceeds to capture Dedede, surrounding him in a strange purple aura. He climbs the Dreamstalk to reach the castle, and spots a spider-like creature named Taranza entering the castle.

Upon noticing this, he runs out of his house in shock and falls from his home onto a part of the Dreamstalk before seeing that Castle Dedede was also lifted. After a day of fishing, flying, and relaxing, Kirby goes to bed and awakens to find that a massive beanstalk called the Dreamstalk had lifted his house high above the ground while he was sleeping.
