Next chapter is here! So, now they finally go off to figure out who is pulling off all these tricks, and to stop him! (Dang, must feel terrible for Mety, all those countless times the halberd has been destroyed and he was forced to watch! Kirby blew it up, Nightmare blew it up, I forget the other thing but I remember something else blowing it up and then so and so…)

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"Wait, so you mean we are going back to the Halberd? But didn't it… I dunno… blow up?" Bun pointed out as they walked toward the halberd's 'garage'.

Meta Knight frowned behind his mask, "Yes, and a terrible loss it was. But we rebuilt it. The other one was getting a bit out of date anyways."

"You... rebuilt… the halberd?! THE HALBERD?!" Bun and Fumu gasped in shock, remembering the vast halls, the huge rooms, the details, the controls, the functioning, everything.

"Yes I did, with some help from Sword and Blade here. I am quite proud of it too."

He stopped and suddenly, they hadn't noticed in their shock, the Halberd was before them. It was different, the old almost purple exterior was now polished silver, glimmering and sparkling when any kind of light touched it. The many bat wings on the other one were now condensed into two wings on each side, huge and massive. They were the color of pitch black darkness with azure tips. As they came closer, they noticed the silver base actually had delicate designs circling the whole halberd, like a white railing forever spiraling.

Bun lifted a finger and touched one. It was thin like thin ice, he knew if he pushed any harder it would snap. He lifted a questioning gaze to the knight, wondering why he would make such beautiful and delicate things on a war ship.

"They are actually made from an extremely rare metal that contains an extreme amount of electricity. When I put force fields on, the energy is focused into the shields, and when a marked enemy touches the barrier, they will be killed immediately. This is something I would rather you keep to yourselves for it is a powerful surprise for any enemy and they would not expect anything of the like unless warned." Meta Knight explained.

"Oh." Bun quickly withdrew his hand, eyeing the crystal metal suspiciously, like it might suddenly lash out and harm him.

"Well, let's go. Everyone please board the ship." Sword waved the way to the entrance.

"Wait, what? B-but we need to make plans! And I need to ask my parents and… and…" Fumu gasped in confusion, while Bun on the other hand gleefully skipped to the door and poked his head inside.

"OoooOOooOOoOOo sis! This place is awesome! Come on, look!" Bun squealed in delight before stepping inside.

"Fumu, do not worry. I have already informed your parents that we would be leaving. Preparations are complete and everything is ready." Meta Knight didn't turn his gaze to look at her, he just started walking toward his work-of-art ship and quietly boarded.

"B-but…" She tried, but she knew an argument lost when she saw one. Silently she boarded the huge and massive ship.


The insides had changed dramatically. The dull and musty walls were now polished silver and the control room was a deep black. Those might be Meta Knight's favorite colors… maybe. Fumu wandered around aimlessly. She noticed Sword beckoning to her and she followed her though the maze of hallways, she saw many different… pictures? They were framed with silver. She went closer to one and peered at it. A wave of sorrow for the knight washed over her.

The picture was of Meta Knight standing next to Jecra; they looked like they were laughing. In the background she could see other warriors that she couldn't recognize. They looked like they might be celebrating a victory of some sort. She peered closer and saw in the far back what looked like maybe Garlude. She was talking to someone. She thought she looked almost startled or determined in that picture, as if getting ready for something.

Maybe this was a picture before they would leave to claim Galaxia from the terrible demon beast; she would not know at this point that it would also claim her life. How she would hate if one of her friends were killed. She would cry for ages. Poor Meta Knight, he has lost so many friends in his life. Maybe everyone in this picture. No, that was for certain. He said there were no survivors from the war except a handful like him and that weird island guy Dakonyo.

She suddenly remembered Sword and turned, she followed her to the control room again. In the middle of the room was a kind of 'plateau' where you could look down on the control area. To the left wall, a small area was reserved for what looked like one person. A nice looking chair was surrounded by thousands of buttons and levers and anything that might help one control a mighty ship like this.

She looked to her right and saw a similar construction, no exactly the same. Those must be for Sword and Blade. In the middle, looking out over the area ahead was the center controls. Many more than both the side control areas put together of levers and buttons and a wheel in the middle that must be for steering the ship. She could see something that might be an intercom. She could just make out a small screen that displayed the back of the ship and two others that displayed the sides so who ever was there could see in all directions and not just in front.

A bigger screen was to the side. She guessed it to be the screen that one would talk to another space ship on for it had some sort of mike, but that might just be for the intercom. She looked even harder and could swear she saw security camera displays. With one guess she knew the only person on the ship who would be able to even think about controlling such a mass of everything; Meta Knight.

"Well, this is the new Halberd. Hope it's to everyone's likings. Sword and blade shall show you to your rooms. There are a few rules like no messing with the central controls at all.Sword and Blade can give permission to use theirs." Meta Knight stated, seeing everyone was there.

"Kirby, Tokkori, Fumu, Bun come this wa-"Sword began.

"HEY! No leaving this star without US!" A loud and somewhat familiar voice thundered throughout the halls.

"Dedede." Fumu, Bun, Sword and Blade all groaned at the same time.

King Dedede, Escargon, Waddle Doo, and two Waddle Dees stood in the entrance to the control room.

Meta Knight sighed before giving in; "Very well."

"As I was saying, Kirby, Tokkori, Fumu, Bun, Ded-"Sword tried again.

"HEY! I get to be named first." Dedede growled, crossing his arms stubbornly.

"Ok, ok, Dedede, Kirby, Tokkori, Fumu, Bun, Waddle Doo, and the um… Waddle Dees and Escargon please come this way." Sword finished sounding a bit ticked.

"Wait!" No other than Chef Kawasaki came thundering in, "You will need a cook!"

"How is everyone popping up when no one knew this ship even existed?!" Meta Knight cursed under his breath.

"Ok, I'll put this nice and simple. Everyone please come and follow me." Sword said each word slowly, taking her time.

Sword led everyone away from the control room. Fumu peered behind her to see Bun looking longingly at the central controls. She paused until she was side by side to him.

"Don't even think about it." She hissed at him.

"But don't you think when they say not to do something it makes you want to do it more?"

There was a lurch, she lost her footing and thumped onto the ground. The others followed her lead. Suddenly the intercom turned on;

"We have left the grounds of Popstar and are going into atmosphere."

"Why you ask should we not mess with the central controls? I'll tell you. Because this is Meta Knight we're talking about." She finalized with a last hiss in his direction before catching up with the others.

She saw a window to her side and couldn't help peeking out to watch Dreamland become smaller. She watched the lovely green landscape, and mentally targeted the castle and Pupupu Village. She could see Whispy Wood's forest and even saw the receding pile of boulders from the avalanche. She knew, deep inside those rocks, a massive creature lay. But somewhere deep in her wind she had a doubt. Is it really dead?

She gave one last look before hurrying up to the others. In that last look she could have sworn she saw the boulders move.

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That's a 'sorta' cliffhanger. I just love them! Well, they have left on the halberd and Bun is feeling evil. Read + Review please!