Chapter 1

An Unknown World


Third Person View


"Og... My head..." Kevin mumbled as he woke up. He was laying down on a grassy hill. He felt as if he fell from the sky. "Jose?" He called for his friend... "Get... Off... Me..." He was under him the whole time. "There you are." Kevin said as he helped him up. "Where the heck are we?" Jose said as he rubbed the back of his head. "Whoa..." "What?" "You're... animated!" "What...?" Kevin looked down to see his body. Colored brighter than usual. "Uh... You are too..." Jose was just as animated as he was. "Sweet!" He did a back-flip. "Since when could you do that?" "I've been able to do this before... Just not this easily."

They looked onto into the distance. A couple of houses, several large buildings, and what appeared to be a giant, floating stadium. Nothing out of the ordinary. "A FLOATING STADIUM!?" Jose yelled out, panicking. "This is definitely not our home..." Kevin said as he smacked Jose. "Poyo." "What?" A little sound came out of nowhere... The two looked around... "Poyo!" A pink ball hit Jose in the face, making him fall down... "Ow...! Why is this ball- Is this thing breathing!?" Jose dropped the object that seemed to be a ball. It had arms... And stubby legs... And a mouth... And two eyes...

"Poyo." "Is this thing... Kirby?" Kevin asked as he picked it up. He put his hand in it's mouth... His arm was next... Next thing you know, his entire upper body was in the puffball... "Kev!" Jose pulled his friend out... He was covered in saliva... "Ew... Yep... That's Kirby, alright." He said as he wiped his glasses with Jose's shirt. "Hey!" "What? I can't wipe it with my own shirt." "Kirby!" A voice called out. An equally stubby character was flying towards them. Those wings... That cape... That mask... That sword... It was the swordsman we knew as Meta Knight.

"Kirby. We have to go train. As the Star Warrior, you must... Who are you?" "Uh... Meta Knight... Sir... I am-" "How do you know my name!?" "Er..." Kevin just couldn't say that they were humans from the real world and they were video-game characters. It could create mass chaos. "Speak your purpose!" He sheathed his sword. "Crud. Say something wrong, and get cut..." He thought. "We're newcomers! I'm... Uh... Heero Tsura! And... er... This is... Shoji Kayato! Shoji would like to become a knight like you!" The most convenient reason that he could think of. "What?" Meta Knight and Jose were both baffled, the latter much more stunned.

"Go with it, or we both get killed." Kevin whispered to Jose. Jose could only nod. "That's right. I would like to learn swordplay under your superior skills. I've seen many swordsmen, but not a single one even compares to your amazing skills." He bowed. "...Are you worthy of my time?" The knight asked, getting uncomfortably close to his face. "Uh... Yes...?" He whimpered. "Do you any fighting experience?" "Er... Does watching swordplay count...?" A moment of silence blew past them...

"Very well... Unsheathe your sword." Meta Knight said, getting into a battle stance. "W-What!?" Jose stammered, slowly backing away. "You heard me... Unsheathe your blade. I want to see just how much experience you have." Jose slowly waddled toward Kevin. "Dude! I don't have a sword!" He whispered quite loudly into his friend's ear. "Yeah... I didn't really think this through..." The older boy replied. "WHAT!?" "Good luck... Shoji." I DON'T NEED YOUR DAMN LUCK! I NEED A SWORD!" Jose yelled into his ear. Kevin could only push him into battle and wish him good luck.

"... Ah... I see..." Meta Knight said aloud. The two boys were surprised. Did he find out? "You wish to test if you can unsheathe your sword at the last second to block my attack. Very bold." A sigh of relief from Kevin and a gulp from Jose. An ominous wind blew past them... The knight flew towards Jose, sword in hand. The boy could only close his eyes and hope it didn't kill him. Kevin shut his eyes as Kirby just watched in awe.

CLANK!

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"...?" Jose slowly opened his eyes, only to see Meta Knight pressing his sword against a piece of metal. "Very strange style you use." The knight said as he sheathed his blade. Jose took a look at this piece of metal. It was a sword. A hilt, a blade, and several ornaments relating to light were attached to it. "Uh... Yeah! It's my... own... unique style... yeah..." Jose said, staggering. Kirby and Kevin walked onto the scene, the latter shocked. "Jo- I mean... Shoji! You did it!" He said. "Ke- ...Heero..." Jose's sword disappeared into light. This shocked everyone.

"Well then... I suppose I'll be training you tomorrow, hm?" Meta Knight asked. Jose nodded. "Kirby. Let us be on our way." "Poyo!" "Wait...!" Kevin suddenly shouted. The two puffballs turned to him. "You wouldn't happen to know a place to stay, would you? We're newcomers and all..." "Hm... There is that empty house near the stadium. Master Hand did say that any newcomers could stay there." He stated as he turned away. "Thanks." "No problem." And Meta Knight flew into the distance with Kirby floating behind.

And the boys were off to their new home. Would they try to figure out a way back home? Or would they attempt to make a new life here? Only time could tell.