High in the skies over Mariland,
somewhere above the clouds,
there once lived the King of the Clouds and his prince.
The king was an amazing pastry chef,
who could make entire buildings out of sweets.
Once, when the prince longed for someone to play with,
the king even used his skills to create friends for him.
Every sweet the king made contained a piece of his heart,
and everyone seemed happy.
I can see you have a kind heart, my prince.
Someday, you too will become a wonderful pastry chef.
"I can't wait to be a pastry chef like my father."
That's what I would tell myself.
How long before we open?
- Two hours. - More than enough.
- But the whipped cream… - Is already prepared!
Why don't we sell your sweets today?
Can we really?
Of course!
Thank you, Prince!
Welcome. Come in.
Oh, thank you.
Oh, wonderful.
Oh, you must try it!
One marshmallow pudding coming up!
Hmm. Hmm. Mmm. Oh!
Hmm.
Is the cake to your liking?
Hmm.
I'll write my impressions in the review.
Thank you, sir.
I love the marshmallow pudding!
Me too!
- Feels good on my chompers. - On mine too!
Pistachio's just here 'cause of his dad. I'm rooting for Tanba and Sasage.
Me too!
I just have to keep improving my skills.
Father, I came up with a new sweet— Uh…
If I don't become a good pastry chef,
everything you've built will be destroyed, won't it?
Try it, and tell me what you think.
Within three days, okay?
That's it!
I can combine my father's traditional taste with my own innovations.
That way, my customers will be more than satisfied.
After this, my reputation will spread far and wide.
Then, they'll have to recognize my skill!
This is it. The taste I was looking for!
It tastes just like the king's!
It's so delicious.
Soon, the cakes I made with Heart's power
were loved throughout the kingdom.
Tragedy struck three days later.
My father didn't come to my shop.
Everything tastes like the king's!
Father, wake up!
Something really bad is happening!
Father, I'm scared!
Father!
Please, I'm begging you!
The taste of the king!
- The taste of the king! - Wake up! Father! Please, Father!
- The taste of the king! - Oh, what a nice aroma!
The taste of the king! The taste of the king!
The taste of the king!
This has the taste of the king indeed!
It's the king's cotton candy!
- The taste of the king! - Oh no! This must be my fault!
- The taste of the king! - Taste of the king!
You also taste like the king!
- The taste of the king! - The taste of the king!
The taste of the king!
Tanba? Sasage! What are you doing?
The taste of the king!
If I can just return Heart to the place it used to be,
everything will go back to normal.
Hmm.
Tanba? Sasage?
This is it. That's Pistachio.
He's so dangerous, he destroyed a whole kingdom to fulfill his desire.
Maa.
Right.
But we don't have any way to get to the Cloud Kingdom on our own.
Besides… Huh?
The truth is that you want to go and help her, don't you?
Does that mean you've been here by yourself this whole time?
Yes.
You two overcame the great storm to get here.
- Perhaps you understand my desire. - Huh?
Heart must be the key to fixing everything.
I thought if I brought it back here, its old color would return.
But it's no use.
So then, I thought maybe you two would know what to do next.
But how could you do this, Pistachio?
How could I do what?
How could you make such a mess of Mariland?
That was Kuromi's doing, not mine.
That's not true! You just used me for your plan.
That's right! Kuromi couldn't do something that big all by herself!
She's right.
- Then tell me. - Hmm?
Why did you start making sweets, My Melody?
Why?
For everyone, of course!
To bring a smile to all those faces.
But really, you only do it for yourself.
Sure! Because I could never, ever be happy
if everyone else isn't happy with me.
But that simply cannot be.
People's hearts can never be satisfied.
In the beginning, everyone was content eating my sweets.
But soon, the hunger in their hearts grew,
and they began looking for the next thing that could satisfy them.
What are you complaining about?
Be honest. How did it feel to be number one?
Well, at first, it felt pretty good.
I always hated losing to My Melody.
But that was before I realized I was just being used!
And it wasn't really my skill anyway.
See? You and I are exactly the same.
Huh?
You, too, desire to be recognized for your own skills.
Because Kuromi cares! And so do you, Pistachio.
You've both been tying to make great sweets for a long time, right?
- You both worked so hard— - And that's exactly why!
I knew that I had put in more passion than anyone else,
that I deserved to be fairly recognized for my skills.
If they won't recognize me for who I am, everything's meaningless!
Hmm, feels like it's missing something.
I don't understand.
I didn't think you would.
So be it.
But why did you have to destroy our home?
Because you wouldn't give me back the key to saving the kingdom that was my home.
Because I wanted to give you two a taste
of the loneliness and suffering I've been through!
Oops, I ate it.
Now, there's something I must do.
Hey! My Melody!
What have you done to her?
I go with you
We rise and dance, dance, dance
That's how we do
We rise and dance, dance, dance
'Cause you know 24-7 I gotcha
24-7 I go with you
We rise and dance, dance, dance
' Cause you know 24-7 I gotcha
24-7 I gotcha