Chapter 2: Capture!

Back in Meta Knight's room, Meta Knight sat on his bed, replaying Fumu's words over and over in his mind. He had upset Fumu, his beloved. Even though he couldn't stand that stupid bird, his outburst had scared her more than Tokkori's. Sighing in defeat, he removed his mask and walked over to the balcony, opening the doors and feeling the early morning breeze on his face.

"I messed up this time. Despite how much we all hate that bird, I shouldn't have threatened him like that. I guess I could've controlled my temper a little better, right Garlude?" He was talking to the last few stars in the sky that hadn't disappeared in the slow rising of the sun. "I can't undo it now, so all I can do is try to apologize." His solo conversation was interrupted by a knock on his door. "Right on time…" he muttered as he walked over to the door. Just as he thought, Fumu was at his door, an anxious look crossing her face.

She had stopped crying and he noticed that Kirby wasn't with her. "Um, Meta Knight?" she said. "Can I talk to you? In private?" He nodded and opened the door completely to let her in. The balcony doors were still open, allowing the room to cool down and a breeze to come in. She sat down on his bed and he followed her, sitting next to her. An awkward silence came to pass, leaving the two intimate lovers in an awkward position.

Thankfully, Fumu broke the silence. "Meta Knight, why did you threaten Tokkori?" The question only added to the intensity in the room, but he answered nonetheless.

"He made you cry, so I lost it. You know how I hate to see you cry. I wouldn't have been able to forgive myself if I let him continue his rant. Please forgive me, Fumu," he explained. Instead of the reaction he expected, which would've been a huff and a turn of her head in anger, he was given a pat on the head. His eyes changed to white as he looked at Fumu. Her eyes only reflected understanding as she removed her hand from his head and walked over to the balcony. The doors were still open from a minute ago, so she walked over and spread her arms out wide, taking in the cool breeze that was blowing on her face. She sighed in content and dropped her arms to her sides. Meta Knight looked over at her and smiled under his mask. He was relieved that she wasn't mad at him for earlier, but he still felt uneasy. As they stayed in a calm silence, a strong gust of wind blew across the balcony, causing Fumu to lose her balance.

She, thankfully, grabbed onto the balcony railing as she flew over the edge. Meta Knight saw her and ran over to the edge to try and pull her up. His gloved hands wrapped around her own and he tried with all his might to help her. However, his gloves slipped off and Fumu went plummeting to her doom. She began to scream and kick as she realized that she was falling. Before she hit the ground, a pink and white flash flew beneath her and caught her. She had closed her eyes but when she felt that she had stopped falling, she opened her eyes. Meta Knight was still on the balcony, gloveless, staring at her. There was something wrong with this situation… Confused and curious, Fumu turned to look behind and saw the one puffball she never expected to see: Galacta Knight. He was holding her by her shirt, grip firm. Looking back at Meta Knight, she could tell that he was scowling under his mask.

"Galacta Knight…" he muttered. His voice expressed his restraint to lash out at his rival. The pink knight laughed and pulled Fumu closer to him. She could feel the front of her shirt tightening around her throat as he drew her closer. He held out his free hand and a magenta lance popped into his hand. The point reflected the moonlight perfectly as its wielder drew it close to the girl's neck.

Meta Knight could feel his anger rising and growing as he watched the events play out in front of him. "Why are you here and what do you want with Fumu?" His question was answered with a laugh. The sound never echoed, despite the overall silence of the area. This only made the blue knight angrier. He thought up a quick plan and got in position to charge forward.

A dark chuckle came from Galacta as he moved the tip of his lance closer to Fumu's neck. "Try to move any closer and the girl here gets it. Got it?" Meta Knight grunted in frustration. He fixed his footing to show that he wasn't planning anything. "Good. Anyway, the boss needs her for an experiment," he explained vaguely. This got a confused look from the Star Warrior.

"The 'boss?' Who's that?" Once again, a small laugh was his only response. "Ugh, can you stop laughing? It's getting really annoying…" Galacta Knight shrugged, a smile creeping its way onto his face under his mask. He knew that his rival was playing around with him, but this was just irritating.

Galacta Knight sighed mockingly. "I'll stop laughing at you if you stop asking stupid questions about what I say. If you don't oblige, then I'll continue laughing and…" He moved his gaze to the frightened girl he was holding and, pointing his lance to his side, loosened his grip on her, causing her body to slip. Meta Knight lunged forward but stopped when he saw him grab her back and place his lance back where it was by Fumu's throat, earning a grunt from Meta Knight.

"Okay, okay. You win," he said, defeated. This only made his rival have to hold back his laugh. The glare that Meta Knight was giving him was shooting knives at him, but that didn't bother him one bit. 'The boss… Does he mean Nova? No, she wouldn't do that. Wait, he couldn't mean…' The thought that popped into his head almost startled him. "You're working with Nightmare?! For NME?!"

Galacta nodded lightly to avoid startling the now trembling girl he was holding. "Bingo! He made a deal with Nova saying that if I worked with Nightmare this one time, then I could be free from everything. The bossman told me to take the girl, so I'm just following orders," he explained in more detail. With that, a blue portal appeared behind him and he flapped his angel-styled wings backwards into it. Meta Knight ran towards the portal, wings unleashed, and tried to catch them. Galacta Knight laughed at what he considered "foolish" attempts to save Fumu. "Just listen to Nightmare's request and she'll come back here unharmed, we swear." His last words floated in the air as the gateway disappeared, leaving Meta Knight flying through air. He stopped, turned around, and flew back to his room. His mind was in an angered frenzy as he slammed the balcony doors shut and made his way to his bed. He sat down and held his face with his hands. He had just let his only love get captured by his worst enemy. A few days passed and his state of mind only worsened as the frustration he felt about the situation intensified.

Stay Tuned for Chapter 3!

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