A/N: Now we move on to secrets about the Halberd and its lost crew members. I noticed that only a third of the people that read the first chapter go on to the second chapter so I added a little to the very beginning of the first chapter. It's not much but I hope it will help pull people through the boring stuff. ^_^

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters here. Credit to Nintendo.

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--Chapter 7: Uncovering Secrets--

Bun walked down the dark and gloomy halls, whistling. Meta Knight had announced that it would be a while before they reached the freezing planet Icronth. It had been just as spectacular to watch the sky come closer as the first time had when they were on the original Halberd. Now, they were in space. Through the porthole windows, light from the cosmos illuminated the halls in a pale light.

Feeling already bored, Bun decided to take a different route, away from the bedroom hall where he and the others would be staying at. Taking a left turn, he entered a passage with no windows. The only light here came from the dim lights. Walking farther down, Bun came to a door with light shining from under it. 'SailorDee' was written on a plaque on the door in neat handwriting.

Knocking on the door, Bun entered the room. SailorDee was sitting on a cot placed at the other end of the room, holding a picture frame in his small hands. The waddledee looked up at him and set the picture aside.

"Sorry for disturbing you. Just exploring."

SailorDee blinked at him once before picking up the picture frame and continued to gaze at it. Bun peered at the yellow stained photograph. The picture showed Meta Knight and SailorDee standing next to a group unfamiliar to Bun. There was a tan colored bird like person wearing a captain's jacket and hat. Beside him were four other knights. One had a large skull mask and Viking helmet. He carried a large ax. In the same handwriting from the plaque, someone had written 'Ax Knight'. The next knight had a helmet with three points on the top and dark lens. He held a large mace almost the size of himself. Under him, 'Mace Knight' was written. Between Mace Knight and Ax Knight, two other knights with 'Trident Knight' and 'Javelin Knight' written underneath them. Javelin Knight floated in the air with a large spear. He reminded Bun of a robot. Trident knight wore a samurai style helmet with a golden cresent moon resting on top. Bun remembered seeing a samurai helmet at Curio's place. Trident Knight held the weapon he was named after. Bun turned to SailorDee.

"So this was the crew?"

The waddledee nodded. Bun pondered over that for a moment. He hadn't seen any of the others. Were they still working as the crew?

"What happened to them?"

SailorDee shrugged with a sad look on his face. Bun lowered his head.

"Sorry I asked. And sorry for disturbing you."

Bun left SailorDee's room and headed back the way he had come. As he was in deep train of thought, which was unusual for him, Knuckle Joe and Tokori came up to him.

"There you are! We've been looking for you!" Tokori chirped in Bun's face.

"For what?" Bun knocked the yellow bird away from his face.

"Didn't it seem to you that Meta Knight's hiding something in the basement?" Knuckle Joe asked quietly.

Bun thought for a moment.

"You're right. He said that there's only junk down there but why would it be off limits?"

Knuckle Joe rubbed his nose.

"Why don't we go and find out?"

The trio made their way to the elevator and took it all the way down to the main level. Exiting out, they appeared to be casually walking down the hall. Taking a sharp turn at a combined hall, they silently moved closer to the door marked 'Meta Knight only'.

"Are you sure he won't catch us?" Bun whispered.

"Can't say for sure. He should be busy driving the Halberd but then again, I could be wrong."

They were about to reach for the knob when a voice spoke behind them, making them all jump.

"I do believe you all can read."

The trio turned around to face Meta Knight. Tokori hid behind Knuckle Joe.

"Oh...we...we...were...just wandering around!" Bun stammered.

"I thought I made it clear that this was off limits. It's marked specifically that nobody enters but me. Besides, the door is locked."

Knuckle Joe turned the knob. It was locked. Meta Knight turned and walked away.

"In the future, stay away from that door."


Fumu and Sirica were walking together along with Kirby, Lololo, and Lalala down a passage of the Halberd. Outside the portholes, the stars shone brightly.

"So your parents actually allowed you and your brother to come with us? I'm surprised but happy that you're able to come!"

"Yeah, I was expecting mom and dad to say no. That really surprised me too."

Kirby pointed outside the window.

"Star! Star!"

Fumu patted him on the head.

"Yes Kirby. Those are stars."

The two girls smiled. They were about to keep walking when Meta Knight suddenly appeared, hurrying down the hall.

"What's going-" Lololo began.

"On sir?" Lalala finished.

"Icronth is in sight. We will be arriving shortly."

"May we come and see?" Fumu called after him.

"Fine."

They followed Sir Meta Knight into the elevator and they were lifted upwards into the control tower. The doors opened and the group stepped into the control room. Sword and Blade were operating the controls near the large windows while SailorDee was steering the ship. Outside, a large orange planet filled the window from one side to the other. A smaller planet the color of snow orbited close by with two moons.

"Icronth is Titania's moon." Meta Knight explained, pointing to the planets. "Icronth is large enough, however to be counted as a planet and also has two moons for itself."

The Halberd moved closer and almost immediately, the windows frosted up, blocking the entire view in almost a second flat. A chill swept over the group. Fumu found herself shivering.

"Sword, turn the heaters on for the entire ship. Fumu, Sirica, I would advise you to put on any of the extra clothes that you've brought with you on now. The heaters will not be able to overpower the cold. I will alert the others over the intercom."

Back in her room, Fumu put on the jacket, scarf, and gloves on. Rubbing her hands together to stay warm, Fumu thought about what Meta Knight had said. He had been right about the coldness. They haven't even entered the atmosphere and they already were able to feel the freezing temperatures. Never the less, Fumu was excited to see Icronth and to meet Sir Meta Knight's friend.

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A/N: Yes! We finally have reached Icronth! My OC will finally come in! This chapter is a little short compared to the others but I dislike having a story rush into the next chapter and also I wanted Icronth to have a chapter to itself.

One thing I've noticed is that I frequently spell 'the' wrong for some weird reason. I have to keep going back and fix 'teh' into 'the' and I hope I haven't missed any.

Please review!