Jerca yawned as he woke very early. It was still very dark out and he knew he needed to get up before he went to sign up to be a GSA member. He stepped out of bed, went to put his mask on, and went to go wake his new friend Meta Knight. He thought of how they had chatted all night about nothing in particular and shot jokes at each other. Jerca had never had a friend like that in his life… Though, he noticed that Meta Knight did not enjoy talking about his own past, so he, Jerca, did not ask. He went to Meta Knight's bed and shook the knight awake.
"C'mon dude, Do you want to join the Galaxy Star Army or not?"
"I'm up, Jerce…" The demon awoke with a yawn and placed his shoulder pads on and shifted out of bed. He saw Jerca take off his black t-shirt and place a blue one on with a star on the chest.
"Ready?"
"As I'll ever be."The two left the building and began walking towards the Hatchet.
"So… how do we enter?" asked Meta Knight who was walking beside his new friend Jerca who had decided to trust… for now, anyways.
"We join the 'possible recruit' group and we go through a physical test, which is sparing. If they like us we go to Sir Arthur and he asks us questions, like an interview. I'm not quite sure if I can make it through the sparing part…" Jerca was walking very unsteadily now. His arms, that were very muscular, were shaking violently.
"You can fight, can't you?" asked the knight.
"Yeah, but I'm used to fighting with my fists… I'm real good, but all the GSA members fight with swords… Except ninja's they fight with shrunken and katana."
"I know how to sword fight. I always carry this one around…" The knight let go of his cape that he was holding around himself and pulled out his silver blade.
"Woah… I just have this old thing, but I never use it," Jerca lifted his large sword in his right hand. Meta Knight could tell that Jerca could fight with his hands because his hands were always balled into fists.
"Look, uh… we still have a few hours before we have to meet up at the Hatchet, Right? How about we go train before we take our test? You can show me how to fist fight, and I show you how to sword fight?"
"Really?" Jerca exclaimed with excitement
Once they were in a quiet field on the outskirts of where the Hatchet had landed, they put their swords down and began to throw punches.
"Yeah, you're getting it!" Jerca said after ten minutes of fighting. No one actually hit each other because they both were wearing some sort of armor to protect themselves. Meta Knight knew how to fist fight, but he wanted to see just how strong his ally was.
"You really think so? Okay, now let's sword fight." The knight picked up his blade and prepared a fighting stance. Jerca mimicked the sword stance and drew his own sword from his scabbard. Jerca narrowed his eyes in a way that just said "Bring it."
Meta Knight drew closer to his opponent struck the first slash. Jerca was prepared and parried the blow. Meta Knight continued to slash at his opponent, but Jerca deflected every one..; he also began to use his offensive side as well. Jerca was strong with his slashes and met the knight in a stalemate when they both slashed at each other at the same time. They pressed their swords against the others with fierce looks in each other's eyes..
A slow clapping nearby startled the fighters, they now pointed their swords at the newcomer… who just happened to be Sir Arthur. Jerca dropped his sword in shock while Meta Knight simply place his back In his scabbard.
"Well done boys! You're a little early, but no matter, we can now go over the next phase of your test. Please, follow me, " Sir Arthur turned around and walked towards the Hatchet. "And may I ask of the names of you, boys?"
"I am Jerca, sir!" the elf said just too excited.
"I am Meta Knight, sir." The knight said trying to sound calm.
"It is nice to meet you both, now," Sir Arthur said in a light tone. "You both seem to be friends sparing together before the tryouts, am I correct?" Both of the fighters paused before answering:
"Yes, sir."
"I noticed that you both are a little sloppy on your stances…" these words not only made Jerca intake a breath, but made Meta Knight reach for his sword under his cloak for fear these word were a challenge. "but your attacks were as fierce as a tiger! That is just what we're looking for in our army and I think you may just have what it takes…Just maybe…" Jerce let go of the breath he was holding and Meta Knight let go of his grip on his sword
By now the three were in the lobby of the great battle ship. All the walls were metal… Actually, the whole interior was solid steel! There were some sofas here and there but there was mostly just hallways filled with soldiers. The three walked to the upper rooms of the Star Warriors. The two fighters just gazed at the hall in awe. Sir Arthur gave a small chuckle.
"Welcome to the star sector. Only highest ranked Star Warriors are permitted up here… May I hope to see you boys up here one day?"
"I only wish…" Trailed off Jerca still amazed by the shiny hall.
"What's this place made off?" asked the blue knight.
"A mix of star dust and pure platinum. You boys must train to earn you ranks up here. Oh, here we are!" Exclaimed the general, his door was at the end of the hall, it was gold and true just like the general himself.
"Alright, have a seat," said the golden knight. "If all goes well this can be very quick." The two knights sat down in the chairs that were in front of Sir Arthur's desk. "So, why do you want to be a member of the GSA?" this question was directed at Jerca.
"Nightmare's demons destroyed my home," Jerca paused and almost completely faded into his memory. "I…I never want anyone to go through what I had to."
"Hmm… I see… and you, Meta Knight?" The blue knight paused before responding.
"I have faced many strong struggles in my life…I was able to survive everything I went through… Now it's time to stop it at the source, I can't do it alone. I came to restore peace to the universe… or die trying." The knight did not lie in this statement, nor did he need to.
"Hm. It seems as though you both are GSA worthy fighters… I need to consult with other star warriors before you become two of us. Return here at 1900 for your report. You are dismissed." With that the two fighters left the room.
Okay, sorry that one took so long… as you may already know a lot of our authors are postponing their stories… I just wanted to say I refuse to do that to you. I will continue to write until the last fan falls. I do not write to get hits or to impress people. I write because I love it. Review are nice to get so please tell me to continue if you like it and I will keep writing. Next chapter will be coming soon so keep that alert on. Let me know of any mistakes you find. Nik Knight, out.