Lost Knight
Chapter 4
Meta Knight walked into the throne room. He kept wondering what His Majesty's answer would be to his request and what he would do to persuade him when he said, "no".
He looked up. A large, blue penguin like king was sitting on a throne, rubbing his head with the utmost annoyance written all over his face. Beside the throne was a lavender snail with facial that was up to the King's shoulders when they were both standing up straight trying to calm him down. They didn't seem to have noticed the short, round knight at all.
"That little purple pest!" the king mumbled angrily. "I know, Sire, I know," the lavender snail sighed in response. "And I thought that there Kirby was annoying!" the King continued.
"Yes, Sire, I know!" the snail said.
It was a few moments before they finally noticed Meta Knight. "What is it, Meta Knight?! I'm not in the mood for some casual conversation!" said the King irritably. "When I meet with Kristal, I better tell her, 'Thank you for making getting King Dedede's permission harder than it really needs to be!'."
Meta Knight thought somewhat crossly. "I only ask to be excused, Sire," Meta Knight explained truthfully.
"For what, Meta Knight?" the lavender snail demanded.
"As you know, Escargoon, one of our fellow knights had disappeared only last night," responded Meta Knight.
"We know, don't point out the obvious!" Escargoon grumbled. "Now tell us what this has to do with your request of excusing!" he added, pointing at Meta Knight.
"Everything, Escargoon, I need to go out and find him," Meta Knight explained.
King Dedede sat there. "If you, Blade Knight, and Sword Knight leave, that'll only leave me 1 sick knight and 1 sick kid," Dedede pointed out.
"They won't come with me. I have requested them to stay behind and take care of those 2," Meta Knight countered.
Dedede pondered, "Well, what if that purple annoyance or that there Kirby come here and annoy me?! Who's going to make sure they won't while Cobalt Knight is sick and Blade Knight and Sword Knight are stuck taking care of him and Shadow?!" Dedede asked.
"They won't be here, Sire, I'm taking them with me, so they won't disturb you," Meta Knight hoped that would be enough to persuade Dedede into letting him go.
Dedede looked at Meta Knight. On one hand, he'd be one man shorter than he already is, on the other, Kristal and Kirby wouldn't be around, so he would be at peace, and maybe, if they succeeded, he would have all of his knights back. He really didn't see many downsides, so he thought it would probably be good to let Meta Knight go.
"Alright, Meta Knight, if you can assure me that Kirby or that purple teenager won't be around to bother me, AND you can bring back Romo Knight, then you got yourself a deal!" Dedede declared.
Escargoon looked at Meta Knight. "Well, what are you waiting for? Go and get out of here, Meta Knight," Escargoon added, pointing at the door leading out the throne room.
"Thank you, Sire," Meta Knight said, bowing before he turned away and walked out the door.
He went down the hallways leading to the Courtyard, where (He hoped.) Juggar, Kristal, and Skuddle still were. He sighed in relief that the anxious teenagers were still where he left them. They seemed excited at first, until they noticed that Meta Knight came alone.
"Where are your assistants, Sir Meta Knight?" Skuddle asked, looking into Meta Knights eyes.
Meta Knight hesitated. How could he tell them? "Just be honest, that's what they want, the truth, no matter how much it shocks them," Meta Knight told himself mentally.
He looked at the 3 teenagers. "Unfortunately, Cobalt is sick, along with Shadow, so Sword and Blade had to stay behind to take care of them," he explained slowly, watching their reactions to the bad news.
Juggar looked worried, Skuddle asked what Cobalt Knight and Shadow caught with the utmost concerned, and Kristal looked like she was going to sprint out the room to check on them. "Who's going to help us then?" Juggar asked slowly.
"Are they going to be ok without us?" Skuddle asked, shifting uncomfortably.
Kristal's face said all. She was mentally debating whether or not to come to help find Romo Knight after all.
Meta Knight came down to a last resort. They could ask Kirby for help. After all, they need all the help they can get without risking innocent lives from people that were tied. He faced them. "Follow me," he instructed.
