Ch.2 Reunion
Meta Knight froze when he heard footsteps above him. The Kirbys had arrived and were sitting on one of the clouds, waiting for Kirby to come through. Meta Knight started backing away, edging towards the Mirror. He couldn't bear anyone seeing him like this; he'd never hear the end of it. On the cloud, Tuffy was tapping his foot impatiently.
"How far behind was he?"
Sheeby rolled her eyes.
"He was right behind us, then you raced ahead like a maniac."
"Don't try and blame this on me!"
Geeby looked form one to the other. The other two paid no attention to him, but continued to accuse each other.
"You started it at the Mirror!"
"How? You attacked ME."
Geeby scratched his head. He didn't like arguments. He had to stop them. He went with his gut instinct.
"HUGGLES!"
Meta Knight heard Sheeby and Tuffy's cries as Geeby jumped at them and accidentally pushed them off. His paw met the cold surface of the Mirror and he turned. The Mirror was broken! The cold surface he had felt was the metal back of it. Tuffy, Sheeby and Geeby landed in a heap beside him, and he dived behind the Mirror, hoping they hadn't noticed him. He looked around desperately for an exit, or possible escape route. There was only one Mirror, a plain gold one that led to Rainbow Route. It was only a few feet away. If worst came to the worst, he'd have to run for it. He heard Tuffy and Sheeby push Geeby away and get up, groaning from the fall. He kept perfectly still.
"Ow…Geez Geeby! Not as affectionate next time."
"Yeah, if we want to skydive we'll ask."
Geeby did a little happy dance.
"Yay! You agreed on stuff!"
Sheeby scowled.
"Whatever. Where is Kirby? He's such a slowpoke."
"Hey, look. It's that Mirror that was in the sky."
Tuffy rapped in the Mirror with his paw. Meta Knight sweatdropped. Geeby came over to the Mirror to look.
"Glass gone. Where's Batty?"
"Geeby, quite calling him that! He must be around here somewhere. Maybe we should ask him?"
Tuffy pointed way from the Mirror. Risking a peek, Meta Knight saw a dark grey Kirby watching them. He knew who it was, but the Kirbys had no idea. Tuffy called out.
"Hey! Can you help us?"
Shadow Kirby stared back then suddenly dashed into the gold mirror. Tuffy but his paws on his sides.
"Fine. Run off."
Meta Knight whipped back out of sight as the Kirbys turned around.
"Thanks for scaring him off, Tuffy!"
Sheeby leant against the Mirror frowning at Tuffy. Tuffy stuck out his tongue. Geeby was staring at the Mirror. He thought he saw something behind it… He leapt onto it, scrambling to get a foothold. Meta Knight looked up in shock. He could just see Geeby's feet but then Geeby got a proper hold on the Mirror. He looked down, and squeaked in delight at what he saw. Meta Knight panicked. Geeby's squeak had alerted Sheeby and Tuffy. They ran around the Mirror and saw…nothing. Meta Knight had dived under the Mirror to freedom as soon as Geeby squeaked. Geeby was quick on his feet and jumped off the Mirror to give chase. Tuffy and Sheeby shouted at him.
"Geeby! Where are you going?"
"What happened?"
Then they saw 'Kirby' running into the gold mirror. They gasped, and ran after him calling.
"KIRBY WAIT!"
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
Meta Knight just increased his speed. He sped through Rainbow Route, but the Kirbys followed relentlessly. He was going to quarter Dark Knight if he ever saw him again. Geeby was catching up and Meta Knight wished he hadn't abandoned his sword in the Hall of Mirrors. He threw himself into a hidden cave and waited for the Kirbys to go past. Geeby and Sheeby thundered over head, oblivious of the cave. Meta Knight exhaled deeply. But he was not out of his predicament just yet. Tuffy had been lagging behind, and it just so happened that he heard Meta Knight's sigh. His head suddenly appeared right in front of Meta Knight.
"Kirby what the hell-?"
He stopped, staring at Meta Knight's eyes.
"Where'd you get the contacts?"
Meta Knight threw Tuffy a dirty look.
"They're not contacts! I'm not Kirby!"
"Then who are you?"
"I'm Met- someone else."
Tuffy dropped to the ground. He looked Meta Knight up and down.
Then to Meta Knight's extreme annoyance, he burst out laughing. The others were drawn by his earlier exclamation and skidded to a halt outside. Tuffy was rolling around on the floor laughing. Meta Knight looked at him oddly.
"It's not that funny."
"Good one Kirby! You had me fooled for a moment!"
Sheeby and Geeby blinked.
"Kirby?"
Tuffy sniggered.
"Yeah! I didn't know you could imitate voices so well."
Sheeby looked doubtful. Geeby's face lit up.
"Sounds like Batty!"
Meta Knight stamped his foot.
"Stop saying that!"
Geeby ran in and spread his arms wide. Meta Knight held out a paw and stopped Geeby any in his tracks. Geeby hardly even noticed. He ran on the spot reaching out for Meta Knight, but luckily, the pink puffball's arms were a bit longer. Tuffy looked at Meta Knight critically.
"So what happened? What took you so long?"
Meta Knight rolled his eyes.
"I told you. I'm not Kirby. He must still be in the first area."
"Come on, Kirby. Lay off. It's just not funny anymore."
Meta Knight slapped his forehead.
"Why won't anyone believe me?"
Before Tuffy could say anything, Meta Knight shoved the Kirbys out of the way and stormed off. Geeby looked crestfallen and followed him. Tuffy came out and stood with Sheeby.
"Do you think he hit his head in the other place?"
Sheeby shrugged.
"Who knows. He's definitely not acting normal."
"Maybe we should whack him over the head with a crowbar?"
Sheeby slapped him with her little paw.
"Are you crazy? It has to be a Warpstar! That would work."
Tuffy thought about it.
"What if Geeby tackled him, then we hit him with the Warpstar? He's too fast to catch."
Sheeby nodded happily.
"Yeah. Where did Geeby go?"
"Down there. And it looks like we don't have to tell him to do anything."
"What?"
"He's already doing it."
Sheeby spun around looking worried. But, after seeing 'Kirby' tackled by Geeby, she burst into giggles.
"GET HIM!"
She grabbed Tuffy's wrist and ran down to Geeby. Tuffy pulled out his mobile and called a Warpstar.
Meanwhile…
Kirby yawned widely and jumped to his feet.
"Oh no! Where are they?"
Kirby frowned.
"I thought they would at least wait for me."
He started walking towards the Mirror. He leaned against it about to fall through. Something tapped him on the shoulder. Surprised, he turned ebony eyes wide. Dark Knight waved at him. Kirby immediately looked for something to fight with, but he never got a chance. The dark grey puffball picked him up and threw him down on to a different level. What was waiting for him? Yes, another bucket of paint. Dark blue. Dark Knight gave a short laugh.
"Ha…meh, that wasn't as funny as last time."
Kirby burst out of the bucket heading straight for Dark Knight.
"What have you done to Meta Knight?"
Dark Knight tried to look innocent.
"Nothing life threatening."
Then he started sniggering behind his mask.
"…That felt so good."
He leapt into the mirror. Kirby chased after him, wanting more information.
"Where is Meta Knight? Hey! Wait!"
He fell out of the mirror and into the Hall. A golden sword lay at the foot of the Great Mirror. Kirby dashed over to it.
"This is Meta Knight's…I better find him and give it back."
The little dark blue ball picked it up gingerly then ran towards the nearest Mirror, into Rainbow Route.
