This could quite possibly be the longest fic I've ever done. If it's not, don't sue me.

Disclaimer; I don't own Meta Knight and most of the star warriors. I might put a few OC warriors in there but I'm not sure yet.

Wooden swords clashed as 6 year-old Meta Knight and his best friend, Mezmer played in a field outside of their village.

Mezmer's sword hit Meta Knight's arm and the child dropped on the ground, biting his lip to fight back tears (you have to remember that he's six for god's sake).

"Come on Mety!" Mezmer said, helping his friend up, "If you're going to be in the Galaxy Fighter army, you're going to need to toughen up!" he handed Meta Knight back his sword and got ready to spar again.

"It's Galaxy Soldier Army Mezmer!" Meta Knight Explained, faint annoyance in his voice, "And one day I'm going to be a Star Warrior and defeat Nightmare!" He puffed out his chest in pride like any other little kid would.

"Sure you are. Come on! Mom's making lunch!" Mezmer started running back to the village, Meta Knight tagging along.

The village was a bit like Cappy Town, except for the fact that all the occupants of the village looked like midnight blue Kirby's of all sizes.

Mezmer's mother was sitting outside her house, a collapsible picnic table laden with sandwiches and odd fruits.

Meta Knight sat next to his friend and dug into his sandwich, not noticing his mother running up to them.

"Hon! I just heard that some of the soldiers are coming home from the war! I didn't here who, but it could be your father!"

Meta Knight choked on his sandwich when her heard this news and Mezmer had to punch him in the back a couple times before he was able to breath again.

About half of the people of Meta Knight's village had been whisked off to war, including his father, whom Meta Knight had not seen since he was 3.

A dark cloud boomed overhead. A thin streak of lightning appeared in the distance.

"It looks like a storm," Mezmer's mom mused, "Mezmer, hurry inside. I hope the soldiers get here alright."

Meta Knight's mother ushered her son into their house which, thankfully, was next door.



The hours passed, and still no soldiers. Only the patter of rain on the window. Eventually, Meta Knight closed his eyes and fell asleep. His mother carried him to his room, which was draped in posters of the Star Warrior force and hand-drawn pictures of his father.

When Meta Knight awoke, it was about 5:00 in the morning and still dark. Outside his room, he heard voices, one of them male. "Dad!" he breathed excitedly. He kicked off his blanket and ran to the door. He opened it up a crack and saw his dad, scarred and battle worn, hugging his mother.

"I missed you," his mother murmured

"An I you," Meta Knight's father replied. But something about his father wasn't right, his voice was lower, and his eyes seemed to glint red. But before Meta Knight could warn his mother, she gasped. She pushed away from her husband as he let out a low growl. He started to grow, shedding his blue skin to reveal blood red fur.

The thing standing in front of his mother resembled something between a Yeti, and a reptile. It's face a green crimson as it glared at Meta Knight's mother, hate settling in it's red eyes.

His mother screamed as the beast lunged at her. Meta Knight had to cover his eyes but still heard the screams and roars until finally, a sickening crack and the screams were cut off, now only leaving the rapid breathing of the beast.

The thing turned in the direction of Meta Knight's room and the boy froze. He had to think of something fast. He remembered the loose floorboards that he snuck candy under to save for later without his mom noticing.

Hurriedly, he scuttled to the place and pulled the floorboards out. Pushing the side numerous sweets and candies, he wedged himself inside and pulled the boards over his head just as the beast broke open the door.

It sniffed the room, sticking out its forked tongue and tasting the air. It stepped to Meta Knight's bed, standing over where the child really was. The child shrank farther away from the feet above him.

He heard the ripping and tearing of the monster tearing his room to shreds. After what felt like hours, the thing seemed to leave and the room quieted. But them, ten minutes later, he heard another scream, this time coming from next door. "Mezmer," Meta Knight murmured, hugging his feet.

The screaming went on, the monster moving from one house to the next. Eventually, it ran out of houses and it seemed to leave. Meta Knight listened to the silence. It was the loudest silence he had ever heard. He didn't dare come out of his hiding place.

The hours passed. Meta Knight had dozed off again. He awoke that morning around 11:00. He kicked a few times and the boards gave way, allowing him to crawl out. His room was destroyed. His bed was 

now a mix of feathers and foam from his mattress and pillow and all of his drawings and posters were in tatters.

As he entered the main room of the house, he had to avert his eyes from the crumpled body of his mother. As he walked to the door, He noticed that no one was outside. The village was usually abuzz will people but now it was a ghost town, and it was all the fault of the monster that had attacked the night before.

He noticed the bloody, two toed foot prints that stood out against the grass.

Staring at the footprints in awe and horror, he didn't notice the figure coming up behind him, its sword at the ready.

Meta Knight turned just to see the sword swing towards his face and he let out a shrill scream. But just then, another figure leapt in front of him and shielded the blow.

"Dragato! What the hell's wrong with you?!" a female voice shouted, "I'm just offing another one of those demon beasts!" came the reply

"You moron! That's not a demon beast, it's a native!" The woman cuffed Meta Knight's attacker on the side of his head.

The two came into view. The attacker, who seemed to go by Dragato, had red hair and purple eyes. A gold star was embroidered on one of his spiky shoulder pads. A star warrior Meta Knight thought. The woman, on the other hand, had spiky blue hair up in a tight pony tail. Her mask was an upside down triangle with a slit that showed her bright green eyes. She too had a gold star on her shoulder pads.

The female warrior crouched down to Meta Knight's level who was shaking violently in terror.

"A-are you going to kill me?" he stammered

"Aw no, that's just my ass of a partner and his over protectiveness. You're alright." She helped him up. "By the way, I'm Onyx and he's Dragato. We're star warriors sent to this planet to look for survivors. Looks like we found one, do you know if anyone else is still around?"

Meta Knight shook his head, "No, a monster came and killed everyone,"

"Wow, that's a first," Dragato said sarcastically,

"Shut Up! I am so reporting you to Arthur!"

"Jeez, take a joke."

Onyx helped the boy up and she and Dragato took him to a small ship that had landed near the village. Almost exactly where Mezmer and he had played yesterday.

At the thought of Mezmer, Meta Knight's eyes welled up with tears.



"What's wrong?" Onyx asked in concern. Meta Knight just shook his head as he stepped on board with the two star warriors.

The trip back to the main ship seemed long and drawn out. All of them sitting in silence until an enormous ship came into view. Meta Knight stared in awe. If it had been under different circumstances, he would have been in awe.

As they landed in the ships dock, they unloaded and stepped into a room filled with star warriors. Some with their masks unfastened, chatting with one another. Others polishing their swords. Meta Knight scanned the room, searching for signs of his father, alas, no one. That could only mean…

A solitary tear ran down his cheek.

A star warrior walked towards him. This one wearing gold armor. His eyes, like Onyx's, were green and alert. Sir Aurther was approaching him. If he had not been overwhelmed by grief, he might have exploded.

"Well," Arthur started, looking down at the boy, "I see you found a survivor,"

"He wouldn't have been a survivor long if I hadn't gotten to him," Onyx said, smirking a bit,

"Why? Where there still demon beasts lurking there?"

"No, even worse, Dragato was searching that area."

A few warriors laughed as Dragato scowled at Onyx.

"Well, he's the first we've seen in over 2 years; maybe some planets beyond his weren't attacked yet." Sir Arthur looked at Meta Knight, "Boy," he asked, "What's your name?"

"M-meta Knight." He said staring at his feet.

"Welcome,"

Woo-Hoo!! I finished chapter 1!! I'm soooo tired. Hope you enjoyed it.