Meta Knight

Chapter I:

Fallo walked down the hallway, hands tied behind his back, soldiers on every side of him. The dark, dismal hallway had no hope for escape, not a single window or door. Every cell in the hallway was filled with kirbies of all sizes sobbing or moaning. Fallo glared at the soldiers and struggled to break free of their grip. Finally they opened a cell door and chucked Fallo inside. He stumbled and hit his head against the back wall. His ears rang as the soldiers laughed at his pain.

"Make yourself comfortable, maggot" said Kellnic, the largest of the soldiers, "you'll be staying here for a long time."

"Don't you be so sure," said Fallo. Kellnic laughed even harder.

"Who's to stop me, you?" he said. He and the other soldiers walked away, snickering. Fallo sighed and slumped down against the wall. About half an hour later, Fallo heard footsteps coming closer to him. He didn't look up when the footsteps stopped in front of his cell. He knew just who it was.

"Hello, Fallo," said Nightmare. The Meta king's rough voice echoed in the silent prison. Fallo refused to answer.

"Are you not happy to see me?" he asked. Still Fallo ignored him. "It's your turn Fallo. Remember what happened to Ebrie?" Fallo's eyes opened wide. His heart quickened as Nightmare drew nearer, his hand outstretched…

Fallo awoke with a start. His heart thudded as he looked over to the other side of the room. He sighed with relief when he realized he was in his room. Aleena was sleeping in her bed, the covers draped lightly over her lavender body. Good, it was just a dream, he thought. He looked at the other end of the room and found an empty bed. Ever since Ebrie left these nightmares had come every night. What could have happened to him? They never found out when Nightmare came and captured him after his transformation. He continued to stare until he could almost see Ebrie sleeping. He laughed quietly, careful not to wake Aleena. Somehow, Ebrie always ended up on the opposite side of the bed with the covers in a heap on the floor or bunched up against the backboard. There was no greater friend then Ebrie. He would always make you smile even when he wasn't trying. His laugh as like the sound of joyous bells and his smile would brighten the gloomiest day. Fallo missed him dearly. He felt tears welling in his eyes.

"Hey, you up?" said a voice from across the room.

"Yeah,"he answered back. He turned to see Aleena looking at him sleepily. "how long have you been up?"

"I don't know, 'bout an hour or so," she said, yawning. "I heard you muttering about Nightmare. Did you have that dream again?"

"Yeah, I did, only this time it was me being taken away, not Ebrie," he said sadly. He looked down as Aleena stared at him.

"You really miss him don't you?" she asked. Fallo merely nodded still looking down, forcing back tears. One landed on his mattress, quickly drying. Aleena must have seen it because she got out of bed and came over to comfort him. "It's OK, it's OK. He was a great friend, but what's done is done. I miss him too. I really do," she said, tears now streaking her face too.

"If only I could have known what happened to him," Fallo said. He couldn't help himself. Fresh tears ran down his cheeks causing his sight to go blurry. She gave him a questioning look.

"Why is it so important that you know what happened to him?" She said.

"Because…may-m-maybe …I c-could …stop Nightm-mare," He stammered. "We c-can't let this happen to e-ev-everyone. S-something has to be done. Why must the meta's be treated better than kirbies. It's almost our turn to transform. What if we're kirbies and end up like Ebrie? Are you just going to let them throw us in jail like dirt? We have to do something!" His anger was raising fast now replacing the sad emotions he felt for Ebrie with boiling rage at Nightmare for the pain he's caused. Aleena frowned.

"I understand your feelings about Nightmare, but we can't do anything drastic. Maybe after the war, he'll set them free." Fallo starred in disbelief.

"You really think that Nightmare, NIGHTMARE, would be that merciful?" he said wide eyed. Aleena sighed.

"I don't know what his plan is. But one thing I do know is that we need to think positive and stick together." She kissed him lightly on the forehead and walked back to her bed. Before she turned out the light, she looked over at the clock on the cracked, beat-up wall.

"And Fallo?" she said, smiling.

"What?" he answered.

"Happy birthday,"

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