The film takes place in Dream Land, a small country on the planet Pop Star. One night, the selfish King Dedede and his minions ran down from the distant Mt. Dedede and stole all of the Dream Landers' food and their precious Sparkling Stars.
After this occurred, the people became very hungry and dreaded King Dedede for doing such a thing. As they were debating what should be done, a brave little boy named Kirby stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, I'll get your food and your Sparkling Stars back!". And with this, he headed off toward Mt. Dedede.
In the post-credit scene Rosalina appears announcing to Kirby that he must fight in a tournament to face greater danger.
