Hey guys and Gals! So I had this idea some time ago, and well, I hope it turns out like I plan it to :) Yes, it's a Kirby story, based on the anime, but I'll be using the names in English, just cause I'm more used to it like that! Also, Meta Knight will be using his wings, eve though he doesn't in the anime :DThis story will take place before Nightmare was defeated. Hope there are still some Kirby readers out there XD And...well...enjoy!
Disclaimer:I don't own any of the characters!
It was a clear sunny day in Dreamland. Birds chirped in the sky, and everything was calm, like usual. Up on a hill stood a castle, which belonged to the Popstar king, Dedede. On the courtyard of the castle, two friends were playing, as usual, while one figure sat and leaned against a tree, writing in her journal.
"Kick the ball to me, Kirby!" Tuff called out to the pink ball, Kirby.
"POYO!" Kirby said as he chased after the ball. He stopped it, and kicked it. However, he didn't kick it in the direction Tuff was at.
"Aww Kirby! Not again! Why does this always happen?" Tuff huffed. "You really should learn how to kick right." He chased after the ball and kicked it back to Kirby.
Kirby stopped it with his foot, and kicked the ball again. Once again, it went in the wrong direction.
"KIRBY!"
Kirby winced at his name. He couldn't understand why most of the time, the ball wouldn't go in the direction he wanted, even though he aimed. "Poyo."
Tuff just shook his head. "Look, Kirby, if you really want me to keep playing with you, then kick it right! It's no fun to have to chase the ball every single time!"
The figure that had been leaning against the tree closed her journal and stood up. "Tuff, don't talk to Kirby like that. You know that Kirby is trying his best to play with you."
"Yeah, well someone should fix him, 'cause he isn't doing a very good job at 'doing his best'."
"TUFF! Don't say that! Kirby is only a baby! He'll learn how to kick right when he's a little older!"
"Well he should grow up sooner!"
"If you want to play with someone older, then go play with your other friends!"
"Fine! I will!"
"Fine! Kirby never wanted to play with you in the first place anyways! Come on, Kirby. I'll play something else with you!...Kirby...?"
Tiff had turned to leave, but she noticed Kirby wasn't going. He was staring at the ball. So Tuff just wanted him to kick better? He could do it. He would show Tuff that he wasn't so much of a baby as he thought he was. Kirby took a few steps back, then ran towards the ball as fast as his feet would let him. He kicked the ball, and sent it straight up into the air...
…...only to have it land on one of the castles balconies.
"POOYO!" Kirby shrieked in alarm.
"Aww great! Now look what you did, Kirby. Now I'll have to go find it in the castle! Better yet, YOU go find it, and call me once you find it so I can go and play with my other friends who know how to play!" Tuff turned around and marched away.
Tiff made an irritated sound, and shook her head. Kirby just looked at the floor. He tried his best, but he only made Tuff angry. Why did he always get angry at him?
"Don't be sad, Kirby," Tiff said, still looking at Tuff walk away. "You know how he is. But he loves playing with you. I mean, if he didn't, he wouldn't play with you almost everyday."
"Poyo..." Kirby repeated.
"What is the matter?" A familiar voice from above asked. Kirby and Tiff turned to see Meta knight, with his cape wrapped around him, standing on one of the castle's balconies
"Oh hi, Meta Knight!" Tiff greeted. "It's just that Tuff is always getting angry at Kirby for one thing, or another. Today Tuff got mad at Kirby, because Kirby kicked the ball away from him many times, and Tuff got tired and angry at that. Can't he just see that Kirby is just a baby. Babies don't always do everything right! It takes time for them to get better!"
The knight's eyes flashed green. "Tuff is still a little child, and children seem to get impatient a lot, when they want things done right. But I'm sure he knows that Kirby is still very young. I'm sure he doesn't mean to get mad." He turned to walk away, but first, he said, "I think I have something you lost, Kirby."
"Poyo?" Kirby asked. Meta Knight walked away, and came back holding a very familiar ball.
Kirby's eyes lit up. "Poyo!" He cheered, and began to hop up and down. Meta Knight chuckled very softly, and threw the ball down. He watched his student chase after it, and trip a couple of times. As Meta Knight watched Kirby, he smiled behind his mask. His eyes even glowed slightly blue. His mind wandered back to when he was a child. He couldn't remember, based on the fact that he had been sleeping the whole time, but he couldn't help but wonder, how would it have been if he had awakened early like Kirby. Would he have been this playful? Who would have taught him how to fight? Would he have even survived? Would anyone have wanted to take care of him?
"POYO!" Kirby screamed. Meta Knight snapped out of his thoughts just in time to see the ball flying towards him. However, he didn't react quickly enough, and the ball hit him square on the face...er...mask, making him fall backwards. It was a bit embarrassing, because he NEVER got hit so easily like that.
"Meta Knight!" Tiff screamed, although there really wasn't much to be worried about. Meta Knight moaned, and stood up. That actually hurt a bit. Who knew that his student could kick so hard?
"Poyo!" Kirby said again, and inhaled air to float up to Meta Knight, to see if he was okay. When Meta Knight saw Kirby, he said, "Yes, Kirby, I'm fine. I just...wasn't paying attention."
Kirby brought a hand to his face as if thinking. Meta Knight shook his head.
"Never mind," he said, and patted Kirby's head. "But I'm fine, there's nothing to be worried about. It was just a soccer ball that hit me."
Kirby squealed in relief, and hugged Meta Knight. Meta Knight tensed up.
"Erm...y-yes, okay...Kirby...a hug wasn't necessary...but...thanks..." He patted his student's head, hoping he would let go. But Kirby didn't.
"Kirby, I really need to go do something right now..." The old warrior said. Kirby let go of his mentor.
"I'll see you later for training, in the usual place." With that, Meta Knight left. Kirby grabbed the ball, and jumped off the balcony, hoping Tiff wanted to play with him.
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"I need a demon beast now!" Meta knight heard King Dedede say as he walked across the hallway. Meta Knight rolled his eyes. Another one? But he just ordered one yesterday! Meta Knight thought. He sighed, and peeked through the door, which was slightly open.
Suddenly the door slammed shut, surprising the old warrior a bit. He sighed again. Well, if he couldn't see, at least he could hear.
"What kind do you want, your majesty?" A man on the Television, known as Customer Service, said.
"I need one that will make Kirby disappear! That will make him exist no longer!"
"But, isn't that what you've been trying to do with all the other monsters?"
"Yeah, but I mean...one shot...and BAM! Kirby no longer exists. Do you have something like that?"
"Yes, I think I have the perfect monster that fits that description..."
Meta Knight froze. So if Kirby got hit once...he was gone...The knight leaned in closer to the door to hear more. He could hear the king's laughter.
"Send it over, right away!" King Dedede said.
"You sure?" Customer Service questioned.
"How dare you question me!" The king growled. "Besides! If I weren't sure, would I be ordering?"
"No, but-"
"Then hurry up! Send it over already!"
"Okay, sire, just remember to be careful what you wish for..."
The lights dimmed, and the room got dark. Meta Knight couldn't see this, of course, but he could hear the machine working. Then he heard a terrible roar.
The demon beast floated out of the transporter. It was a cloudy, foggy looking, diamond shaped beast, with two large, red sinister eyes. Two arms stuck out it's sides, each hand holding an orb-like object that glowed an eerie blue.
"Meet Eradicator!" Customer Service says happily.
"Eradicator? What's that supposed to mean?" King Dedede asked, scratching his head.
"It means destroyer. It is meant to destroy, but if you just don't want Kirby to exist any longer, just tell it to zap him with its laser, and BAM! Bye bye Kirby!"
The chubby king laughed. "I like that! But, how exactly does that 'no-more-exsisting' thing work?"
"Well, by firing a beam at Kirby, it will subtract this many years..." The man on the television screen grabbed a paper and pencil and wrote something on the paper. He then showed it to the king. Ddedede's jaw dropped.
"THAT MANY?!"
"Yes, that many, from Kirby. Since he hasn't lived that long, he will disappear, as if he had never been born. However, subtract Kirby's age from this number, and that gives you the number of years in which he will be born again."
King Dedede was no good at math, but he did know how to subtract 1 from any number. He suddenly laughed again. "I won't even be around the next time that puffball is born! Nobody will! YEAH! No more problems for me!" The king laughed again, and turned off the television screen.
Meta Knight still stood outside the door, listening for something. Instead it was all quiet. Then suddenly, "Alright, Eradicator! Let's go get Kirby once and for all!"
The Knight quickly hid behind a Dedede statue, just as the Demon Beast hovered out the door. Meta Knight looked at it. It gave out an aura unlike anything else did. He knew that he had to warn Kirby about this beast. He had to make sure that Kirby didn't get hit by the beam Customer Service was talking about, because, when Kirby was born again, who knew where he would land this time. And what if he landed early just like he had here? Who would take care of him? Would there be someone as nice as the Cappies to let Kirby stay on their land? Who would teach him how to fight, since he wouldn't be around anymore?
But if Kirby landed when he wasn't a baby anymore...it would probably be okay...but...everyone would miss him for sure, when he's gone...Meta Knight knew he would, too. And not just that. Kirby was destined to defeat Nightmare. And that couldn't wait much longer. Who knew what damage Nightmare could to while Kirby was gone.
The knight peeked around the statue. Big mistake. The Beast scanned the area with red eyes, and just happened to scan the statue when Meta Knight was peering around it. It gave a horrible shriek, and it fired a beam from the blue orbs in its hands. Meta Knight gasped, and hid quickly behind the statue. Then, the statue began to disappear as soon as the beam touched it. Then, it was gone, revealing the Knight.
As soon as the first beam was fired, another beam escaped the orbs, hitting Meta Knight with a powerful force. Meta Knight gasped again. He fell slowly, and he closed his eyes.
T-this is it...He thought. I didn't even get the chance to warn Kirby...Kirby...please be careful...
He hit the floor with a soft thud. When he didn't feel himself disappearing, he opened his eyes. On the wall, was a hole that had the same shape as Meta Knight's mask.
The Demon Beast was angry now. It was about to fire another beam at the old warrior, until a voice stopped it.
"HEY! What are you doing?! Stop attacking my castle and go find Kirby!" King Dedede said angrily. Meta Knight took this chance to hide behind a bigger statue, when the beast wasn't looking. Dedede came out of his room with an angry face. The beast looked at him, then back at where Meta Knight once stood. It hissed angrily.
Confused, Dedede asked, "Huh? What are you looking and hissing at?" The Demon didn't reply. It simply went down the hallway, in the other direction, in search of Kirby.
When the footsteps of the king died down, Meta Knight glanced around the statue. The two were gone. Meta Knight's eyes turned green. SO the beam didn't affect him...because it hit his mask...and his mask caused the beam to bounce back...and his mask is made of metal...so...if he can get something made out of metal so Kirby can protect himself...then he should be okay!
A loud rumble caused the knight to snap out of his thoughts. Then, he ran off. He had to tell Kirby about the Demon Beast first, so that Kirby could know to avoid those beams. Then, he would find something for Kirby to protect himself with.
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"See, Kirby? You finish drawing Tuff with one final curve on his shoe...there!" Tiff said, and held up a picture of Tuff. Kirby squealed in glee. He just loved how Tiff drew. The pink puffball grabbed another sheet of paper, and began to try to draw Tuff. He hoped that Tuff would accept the drawing as an apology for making him mad.
"Poyo, poyo, poyo, poyo," Kirby sang as he drew. Tiff giggled. After about a minute, Kirby held up his picture of Tuff proudly.
"Wow, Kirby! This is beautifully drawn!" Tiff said. This was, of course s lie. Kirby had made one part of Tuff's face wider than the other part. One hand was like the size of his whole self, and the other one as big as a ladybug. His hair was messily drawn, and the shoes were different sizes. But, all in all, you could still tell that it was Tuff.
"I'm sure Tuff will like it!" Tiff said, and smiled at the young warrior. Kirby gave a cheerful, "Poyo!"
Suddenly, a loud blast from somewhere startled the two.
"What was that?" Tiff asked.
"Poyo..." Kirby replied.
"Come on, I think we should go inside the castle. That was probably thunder."
"No cloupoyo," Kirby said and pointed at the sky. It was true. There were no clouds.
"L-let's just go inside, just in case." She grabbed Kirby's arm, and he grabbed his drawing.
"Tiff, Kirby, stop!" A voice shouted down at them. They turned up to see Meta Knight, standing on another balcony, one closer to the ground. He jumped off, and landed gracefully on the gound.
"Inside the castle, there is a demon beast," The Knight warned them. "As usual, it's after Kirby. But there is one problem. It fires beams from two orbs on its hands. If anything, or anyone gets hit by those beams, then they disappear, for a very long time."
Tiff gasped. Kirby put on his brave face, and was about to get out of Tiff's grip, until she grasped his arm harder.
"NO Kirby!" She scolded. "You can't go out and fight that thing! What if you get hit by one of those beams?"
"There is one exception, however," Meta Knight continued. "When it hits metal, the beam bounces off. So maybe if we could find some metal for Kirby to protect himself with, then maybe he could fight. At least his front."
"But won't metal be too heavy for Kirby?"
"Not if it's not too thick."
She pondered for a moment. "Say, isn't your mask metal?"
Meta Knight took a step back. "Y-yes, but-"
"Then could you let Kirby use it? Please, Meta Knight?"
The Knight sweatdropped. "I-I...I mean, it's not that I don't want to help Kirby...but-"
"Come on! We've all seen your face before! There's no need to hide it now!"
"I...I think I have another mask in my room...it's not that big, and not that heavy. Kirby could put it on to protect himself. Tiff, can you please go and get it? Just knock on the door, and tell Sword and Blade what you need. Don't tell them what's going on, though.I should stay here to protect Kirby."
Tiff put her hands on her hips and sighed. Then she ran off to go get the mask. Meta Knight turned to face Kirby.
"Kirby!" He said. "I warn you, when you get the mask, never turn your back on the beast. That part will be exposed. I will help you fight this one this time."
"Poyo!" Kirby said.
Suddenly, the wall of the castle burst open. Behind the smoke, The two could see Eradicator. King Dedede came out through another direction, in his car, with Escargoon driving.
"Alright, Eradicator! Get Kirby! The little pink puffball!" The king ordered.
"This time, you're sure to win, your majesty!" Escargoon said. The two laughed.
Meta Knight stepped in front of Kirby. He took Galaxia out.
"Remember, Kirby...Be careful. Especially right now that you don't have any protection. I will try to protect you as much as I can. I hope Tiff comes soon..."
"Hey, Meta Knight! Move outta the way!" The king ordered the knight. He didn't move.
"Grr...fine! Have it your way! Eradicator, attack!"
The beast gave an awful shriek. Its red eyes glowed brighter, and it aimed fired a beam straight at the two puffballs. Meta Knight reacted quickly, and he grabbed Kirby to pull him out of the way. The beasts eyes narrowed.
Meta Knight put Kirby behind the fountain, and he charged at the Demon. He gave a short battle cry before slicing his sword at Eradicator. However, his sword just slid through, as if he were slicing through fog. The knight grunted.
Eradicator fired a beam at the fountain, making it disappear, and reveal a cowering Kirby. Meta Knight ran towards the fountain, and the beam hit his mask, bouncing off, and almost hitting the king's car.
"Woah! Watch it! Escargoon, I think It might be safer if we watch from the very top of the castle, don't you think?" Dedede told the snail.
"Alright, king!" Escargoon drove the car to park it, and the two went inside the castle to the highest balcony.
"Kirby! When the beam comes at you, try to dodge it, because I won't always be able to protect you!" Meta Knight panted.
"Poyo" Kirby confirmed. Meta Knight charged at the cloud once again, this time, aiming to hit it's orbs. He missed the first time, accidentally stabbing the wall. The second time, he hit one of the orbs, but his sword bounced off. His eyes glowed red.
Eradicator began to spin, faster and faster every second, spreading dark gray fog all around them. The fog also had a horrible smell, like smoke from burning rubber. Kirby began to cough.
"Poyo—cough—poyo!" The pink puffball cried. He couldn't see a thing. "Poyo! Poyo!" he called out. "Poyo! Met Knipoyo!"
"Kirby! Where are you, Kirby?!" Meta Knight called out.
"Poyo!"
"Kirby—gaah!" The old warrior cried out. Something had stung his arm. For a moment, he froze, thinking that maybe the beams had hit him. But he looked up in front of him, to see two, red eyes suddenly release a laser. It hit him on the side, giving him that same burning feeling. Oh great, so it can fire lasers too? You've got to be kidding me ...
"POYO!" Kirby yelled. The demon turned in the direction from where the scream had come from, and it fired a bunch of lasers from it's eyes.
"Poyo! Poyo! Poyo!" Kirby shrieked, running frantically all over the place. His little feet looked like a blur.
Meanwhile, the King and Escargoon were watching from the balcony.
"Hey! I can't see a thing! This fog is keeping me from watching!" Dedede complained. "Do something about it!" He roared at Escargoon. The snail cringed and quickly backed away, to avoid getting hit.
"Alright, alright!" He said. He ordered the Waddle Dee to come out, and fan the fog away. At first it didn't seem like it was working, but suddenly, the fog began to clear.
Meta Knight and the demon noticed this too. The Knight smiled behind his mask.
"KIRBY!" Tiff's voice came from behind the baby. The beast also turned towards Tiff. It hissed at her, and fired a beam at her. She screamed.
"TIFF!" Meta Knight shouted, and he began to run to her rescue, only to trip on an uneven mound of grass.
Tiff closed her eyes, and she raised the mask in front of her face for protection. It hit the mask, and the beam bounced off, hitting the demon's right arm, making the arm disappear, orb and all.
Astonished, she lowered the mask. A soft gasp escaped her lips. The beast looked at where it's arm had once been. It stared...and stared...and stared...until it's eyes glowed a deadly red, a red, unlike any other red. It roared. Knowing that Tiff was in trouble now, Meta Knight ran to her, and grabbed the mask. He then grabbed Tiff, and took her to safety, just as a laser burned where she had once been standing.
Meta Knight unleashed his wings, and took off into the air with Tiff. She gasped a little. She already knew that he had wings, but she had never flown like this before. Eradicator fired a series of lasers from its eyes. Meta Knight dodged them easily. He flew to a balcony of the castle, and set Tiff down there. His wings transformed back into a cape.
"Go, Tiff! Go back into the castle!" He ordered the girl. "The beast is angry at you right now, and he will want to get revenge on you. I will try to stop him, and get him angry at me, so that he won't try to get you. But I don't know if I will be able to do that. So go! And thank you!"
She nodded briefly, and turned to go. As she ran away, she shouted back, "And don't let anything happen to Kirby!"
Meta Knight leaped off the balcony, just in time to see the demon trying to make its way inside to find Tiff. The warrior focused all his energy into his soul. His sword began to glow. He raised his sword in the air, and sliced through the air, sending a sword beam at Eradicator. It hit its orb. The sword beam didn't slice off its hand, but it did cause a small crack on the orb. It froze, and then stared at the crack. It stared...and stared...and then it looked at Kirby, who was watching the beast with wide eyes.
"Poyo..." Kirby said.
Eradicator shrieked angrily. Kirby covered his ears. Meta Knight landed on the ground, and saw what was going on. The demon thought that Kirby cracked the orb.
"Kirby! Here!" Meta Knight shouted, and he threw the mask at the baby. Kirby caught it, and shielded himself with the mask, just as a beam came at him. Kirby cheered gleefully.
Meta Knight couldn't help but smile. Kirby actually looked a bit like him, only smaller.
The Waddle Dee had stopped fanning, because their arms got tired. The demon noticed this, and it began to spin again, sending the same fog all over the place.
"Hey! Waddle Dee! Stop being lazy and start fanning that fog away!" Dedede ordered a nearby Waddle Dee. It shook its head tiredly.
"Sire, I think it's best if they don't clear it. Can't you see that this prevents Kirby from seeing?" Escargoon told the king.
"Yeah, you're right!" Dedede said. "Okay Waddle Dee, you're dismissed!"
Kirby dodged a few lasers that came towards him. He began to panic again. It was getting harder to see. Maybe he could inhale some fog?
The puffball took off his mask briefly, and began to inhale the fog, but as soon as the fog entered his mouth, his eyes began to water. It tasted horrible! He spat it back out and put the mask back on. He looked around for Meta Knight, but all he could hear were grunts and shouts, and thuds. Then, something grabbed his arm!
He shouted out, only to hear a familiar voice. "Kirby! It's me!" Meta Knight said. Kirby could hear him taking heavy breaths. "There is no way to defeat it by weapon. Probably the only way, is that you must let it fire a beam at you from the orb on its hand. Then let it bounce off the mask, and hit Eradicator."
Kirby whimpered. "Yes, I know that you can hardly see anything, but there might be times when you have to fight this way. I will try to help you. But I'm going to leave you to mostly do the work."
Kirby whimpered again, and grabbed the older warriors cape. "Poyoscared..."
"Then you must face your fear. Get ready, Kirby. Don't worry, I won't leave your side!"
Eradicator fired a beam at Kirby. Kirby stood ready. It hit the mask with a force, knocking Kirby off his feet. Meta Knight quickly helped him up.
"Never stay down when a foe knocks you down!" He told Kirby. They parted when a laser came their way. It was hard to see through the fog, but the glowing red eyes gave the demon away. It's huge arm detached itself from the cloudy body, and hovered over Kirby, ready to pound him down. Kirby rolled out of the way, as the fist came down. Then the arm fired a beam from the orb. Kirby reflected it back at the arm, barely missing it.
"Very good Kirby! Just aim a little bit more!" Came the voice of meta Knight. The pink ball felt proud.
Suddenly, beam after beam came at Kirby. It became impossible to aim. Eradicator saw how the beams weren't doing anything to Kirby, so it fired another laser from it's eyes. This one, came so fast, and so powerful, that it shattered the baby's mask into many pieces, instead of melting it, and it knocked Kirby off his feet. Right after the laser, a beam was fired.
"NO! KIRBY!" The old Knight shouted. He jumped in front of the pink puffball to shield him from the beam.
The Knight smiled when he saw the beam bounce off. However, why did that beam look skinnier than the rest?
His question was answered when an icy feeling came to his side. Part of the beam had hit him. He gasped, and fell to the ground. His whole body felt frozen, and he couldn't move.
"Met KNIPOYO!" Kirby shouted. He shook his mentor, but he didn't move. "MET KNI! MET KNIPOYOOO!"
The cloud seemed to laugh, because a low humming like sound was heard. The arm attached itself back to the cloudy body. Kirby stared up at the eyes angrily. His anger subdued when he saw something blue in the fog begin to glow brighter. The demon was charging up a powerful beam.
Kirby took off his mentors mask, and got ready to shield himself with it. He stepped in front of Meta Knight.
The beam got bigger...and bigger...and bigger...until it was twice the size of Kirby. Then, it was fired.
Kirby put the mask on, and was almost thrown back by the force. He closed his eyes, trying not to fall over. Then, he heard a loud shriek.
When the attack was over, Kirby opened his eyes, to see the demon beast's eyes wide open. The orb cracked into a million pieces, and the beast exploded. Kirby fell on the ground, panting hard, even though he didn't move around much. He took off the mask, and faced his teacher, who had his mouth slightly open, and eyes wide open.
"Met Knipoyo!" Kirby screamed again. Tears came to his eyes. He was scared, but at the same time, confused. Why wasn't Meta Knight disappearing, like he had said they would?
"Meta Knight!" Tiff shouted through the fog. She had been watching from the balcony outside of her room, and when the fog began to come up, she began to get worried. When she heard Kirby shout Meta Knight's name, she knew that something was wrong, so she came running.
"Poyo! Tifpoyo!" Kirby shouted, so Tiff could know where they were at.
"Hey, I don't hear any more fighting going on!" Dedede said. "Tell the Waddle Dee that I order them to fan the fog away again!" He told Escargoon.
Escargoon sighed, and told Waddle Doo to order his Waddle Dee to fan away the fog. Waddle Doo gave the command, and hundreds of Waddle Dee fanned the fog away with big fans.
Tiff reached Kirby and the knight. She hugged Kirby.
"Are you alright, Kirby?" She asked. Kirby nodded, and then pointed at Meta Knight. "Met Knipoyo..."
"Is Sir Meta Knight alright?!" Came Blade's voice from behind them. The fog was already almost cleared up, so it was easier to see.
"Sword...Blade...how did-?" Tiff began.
"When you asked for the mask, we kind of thought something was going on, but we shrugged it off. When we heard banging and stuff, we got suspicious. Then when we heard someone running down the hallway, and when you shouted Meta Knight's name, that's when we came rushing down here." Blade explained.
Sword went to Meta Knight, and knelt down. He touched his masters wrist to feel if it had a pulse. It did. "Meta Knight, sir, are you okay?" Meta Knight didn't respond.
Sword stood up. "He has a pulse...but this isn't good...We should get him to his room, and let him rest. If he's still like this tomorrow...then we'll take him to Dr. Yabui, even if that doctor doesn't help."
"How did this happen, Kirby?" Tiff asked.
"Eradipoyo," Kirby said sadly. "Beam...Met Knipoyo..."
The girl gasped. "So you're saying that that beam Meta Knight was telling you to avoid, hit him?" Kirby nodded.
"But...why is he still here...?" She wondered.
Sword hoisted Meta Knight on his shoulder, and began to carry him back to their room. Kirby grabbed Meta Knight' s mask, which he had left on the floor, and ran after the knights.
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The Waddle Dee were almost done fanning away the fog. Dedede stared anxiously at the floor below, waiting to see his Demon beast standing triumphantly. Instead, all he saw, was an empty scene below.
"Huh?!" The king asked. "S-so...who won?"
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Sword put Meta Knight down on his bed. The white eyes continued to stare at nothing. It made the other four feel uncomfortable. Kirby went over to the bed, and put the mask on his mentor.
"So...Kirby, why don't you really tell us what happened, outside?" Blade said. Kirby looked at Meta Knight. He really didn't want to leave him, but it wasn't like they were going to leave the castle.
The four left the room, and Blade closed the door quietly. "Okay, so what happened?"
"Poyo. Poyo Tif poyo. Poyo poyo poyo. Poyo poyo mask poyo. Poyo beampoyo lasepoyo. Poyo tifpoyo mask. Poyo boom poyo. Met Knipoyo poyo. Mask Kirbpoyo. Poyo poyooo! Boom! Poyo! Swordpoyo bladpoyo Tifpoyo, Met Knipoyo poyo!" Kirby concluded, pointing at the door to Meta Knight's, Blade's, and Sword's rooms.
Everyone sweat dropped. "Um...yeah...sorry Kirby...but I didn't really understand you..." Blade admitted.
"Yeah...neither did I..." Sword said.
"Um, I'll tell you what I know," Tiff spoke. "I was outside with Kirby, helping him draw—"
"POYO!" Kirby interrupted. "Drawinpoyo! Tuff!" He searched all around for the drawing he did, but he couldn't find it.
"you can make another one later, Kirby," Tiff told him. "Anyways, I was drawing with him, until we heard something that sounded like thunder. We decided to go inside, until Meta Knight told us that there was a demon beast in the castle. For sure Dedede must have ordered it! Anyway, Meta Knight told us that that beast shot beams from two orbs it had from its hands. What ever those beams touched, disappeared. There was one exception, however. If the beams touched metal, it would bounce off. He ordered me to go get the mask. That's when I came.
"When you guys gave me the mask, I ran back to where they were. The beast noticed me, and fired a beam at me. In defense, I raised the mask, and it hit , bouncing back at the demon. It hit its arm, making it disappear. It got angry, and it it was about to hit me, when Meta Knight saved me, and he told me to get to safety. I did, and he took the mask. When I went to the top to watch from the balcony, I got to see a little bit, until the monster brought the fog again. After a while, I heard the demon beast scream. Then I heard Kirby scream Meta Knight's name. That's when I ran.
"When I arrived, it was hard to see, but I managed to find Kirby and Meta Knight. Kirby was fine, but Meta Knight was just like he is now. You two arrived, and that's when I asked Kirby what had happened." Tiff finished, and she breathed deeply.
Sword and Blade gasped. "So...Meta Knight got hit by that beam...does that mean that he's going to disappear...?"
"I don't think so...I think he would have been gone already. But I hope that he doesn't-"
A loud CLANG! From the room interrupted Tiff, and it made them all jump. Sword and Blade rushed into the room, with their weapons drawn out. They relaxed a bit when they saw that it had just been Galaxia that had fallen to the floor, but they tensed up a bit more, when they didn't see their lords eyes through the mask.
Sword looked at Blade, then he whispered. "S-sir Meta Knight?" He extended a hand towards the mask, hesitating a little. Then, he took it off, and he gasped.
Blade gasped, too. Underneath the mask, was a tiny blue puffball. It's eyes were closed in a peaceful sleep, and it's mouth opened and closed with every breath it took.
"M-Meta Knight! META KNIGHT! WAKE UP!" Sword shouted, thinking that his master was disappearing by getting smaller, and smaller.
The puffball gave a jolt, and it's eyes bolted open. It looked around sleepily.
"Meta Knight, sir! Look at what is happening to you! You're shrinking!" Blade shouted.
"...poyo..." Meta Knight replied, and went back to sleep.
"D-did he just-?"
Sword nodded. Both knights screamed.
Well, there you have the first chapter! Forgive me if my short battle scene isn't very good, I'm not so good at those things XP I assume that Meta knight's mask is made out of metal, so if it's not, forgive me. If there's anything I made a mistake on, please let me know. It's been a while since I've watched Kirby! Please review! you'll get cookies! :D