What can I say besides sorry for the delay. I could list excuses, but I don't think anyone would forgive me.
I do not own Kirby characters, but wouldn't it be awesome if I did? For me, anyway.
The next morning, Meta Knight was up before the sun rose. He crept out of the room quietly so as to not wake up Sword and Blade. Then, Meta Knight went over to one of the walls surrounding the castle to watch the sunrise. The castle was quiet this morning, as most of the castle's residents were asleep. A few birds sang, but other than that, the morning was silent and still.
Or was it?
Meta Knight glanced down and, by chance, saw something flick around the wall's corner. Quickly, he ran over to the side of the wall and peered over. Below him, a shadowed figure could be seen running along the wall. Before it vanished around another corner, Meta Knight saw, in the light of the rising sun, a flash of metal and, if he was correct, blond hair.
Meta Knight, with a sense of dread building up in his stomach, quickly jumped down off the wall. He hit the ground and felt a jolt go through him from the force of the landing, but he ignored it and went running after the figure. As he rounded the corner, he quietly pulled out Galaxia and looked around.
As he suspected, the figure had been Jecra. Jecra had his back to Meta Knight while he was looking at the fountain. Meta Knight slowed, deciding to take the corpse by surprise.
But as Meta Knight inched closer, he realized that the skeleton of Jecra was talking to the water in the fountain.
"When should we execute this plan?"
Meta Knight strained to hear the response, if there was one, as he continued to move forward, but Jecra answered quickly after he asked his question.
"If that's what you wish. I'll report back after we're done."
This time, Meta Knight was close enough so he that he could hear another person responded to Jecra's statement.
"Don't fail me, Jecra."
Meta Knight frowned. That voice seemed tauntingly familiar, and yet he couldn't quite grasp where he'd heard it before. Then, he realized Jecra was on the move again, and he resumed following him quietly.
This time, Jecra didn't stop until he was at the entrance of Whispy Woods. Meta Knight hid behind some bushes near the entrance when he saw that Jecra had stopped and watched as Jecra pulled out something from his pocket. From his position, it looked like some kind of keychain. Suddenly, a loud, high-pitched noise came from the thing Jecra was holding. Meta Knight flinched and held his head, trying to block out the sound. But as quickly as it started, it stopped. Meta Knight looked over again to find that two more figures had joined the skeleton of Jecra. One he recognized immediately as Sir Arthur. Meta Knight bit back a groan at the thought of having to defeat the powerful warrior again.
He distracted himself by trying to figure out who the other figure was. The other figure was taller than Sir Arthur, but only a couple inches shorter than Jecra. Light lilac hair was held back in a ponytail, and a battered headband pushed bangs out of the skeleton's face. Meta Knight gasped suddenly.
"Garlude," he whispered to himself, but he never realized he had spoken out loud. Luckily, none of the figures heard him. They were to busy talking amongst themselves.
"What's the next step, Jecra?" Sir Arthur asked in his rasping voice, sounding eager.
Jecra grinned wickedly under his mask. "We have orders to publicly humiliate him. If the new spell worked correctly, nobody will see us." The other to skulls grinned evilly at him. Garlude spoke up.
"Did you have anything specific in mind?" Her voice was like Sir Arthur's and Jecra's, except it was slightly higher pitched.
"Why do you ask?" Jecra said in a playful manner. Garlude shrugged.
"Well, I had an idea that we could take off his mask in the busiest place in Cappy Town." Garlude creepy smile grew wider. "As in, where everyone can see his face."
Sir Arthur began to laugh, and this laugh chilled Meta Knight to the bone.
"Could you imagine the look on his face?" Arthur said, finally managing to calm himself. "We should bring a camera!"
Jecra had an amused look in his dark eyes. "We'll talk about it. I've got some stuff to do first, and we can work out the details of the plan tonight."
Garlude and Sir Arthur nodded to him, then turned and retreated into Whispy Woods.
Jecra turned to go, so Meta Knight decided to make his move. He ran out from behind his hiding spot and, before Jecra had time to comprehend what was happening, Meta Knight struck him across the skull with the flat of his blade. Jecra flew backward, hit one of the trees marking the entrance to the woods and lay still.
Meta Knight sheathed his sword and walked over to the skeleton of is friend. It was time to get some answers.