Chapter:10
"Meta knight."
"I know."
I looked back to the screen, continuing to watch the images that shook my very being. So many people we suffering right now, for something they had nothing to do with. My brother flinched when my fist came smashing down on the wall in frustration, he hasn't seen me this enraged in years. I was rarely one to show my bad temper but it's been happening a lot more lately.
"I never expected them to arrive so soon, I had hoped that the snake would be nothing more than a coincidence, but it seems that it was just the beginning " I looked at him as he spoke. I was at a loss of words, it felt as if the earth was falling beneath my feet, like I was being swallowed by my despairs. I would have lost myself to my fears at that moment when a voice snapped me out of it.
"Sir Meta Knight!"
"Whats Going on?"
"Poyo!"
I turned and Meta Knight and Alex were already back in the kitchen with my laptop. I only now remembered that we had left the monitor on as when we left the room in a hurry. I trailed after them.
"Complications... It looks like the snake wasn't alone when it arrived." He spoke, his voice was grim.
"How many? Few hundred?" Asked Sword, obviously he wasn't understanding how severe the situation had become.
"How about a few thousand." I didn't even dare look at the screen, but I could tell from the silence that the news had been quite a shock to them.
"Its worse that I thought..." He muttered to himself. Blade began to shuffle uncomfortably in the back, the hostility in my words was starting to get to him, and he wasn't alone. Kirby had also taken notice of this and was now shaking in Blade's arms, not only effected by the the sudden change in his new friend but afraid of what evil might may be in store for us. He "poyo'd" sadly.
"Don't worry Kirby, we'll be alright." He lied, he knew full well that if anyone should find themselves cornered by those beasts, they were as good as dead. I heart grew heavier as I had foolishly allowed myself to look into his puppy-dog eyes. I pulled myself together, as I approached the screen.
"Kirby you don't have to worry about us, if we get into any trouble I'll have Meta Knight's back, so there's no chance of us getting hurt okay?" I smiled, hopefully this would cheer him up. He looked and gave us a weak smile.
"Sir Meta Knight," Blade said, with his hand to his head in a salute," We're with you all the way, we'll work extra hard on repairing the Halberd! What ever it takes to help!" He sweared.
"That's right! What ever it takes!" Echoed Sword. Meta Knight looked at his knights in admiration.
"Good, I'm counting on you two, and you as well Kirby," Kirby jumped onto a nearby ledge and copied Sword and Blade, who were still saluting. Then Blade broke that stance when he noticed Alex staring at him.
"Whats with that look?" He asked, turned as if expecting someone to be standing behind him.
"Um... It's, well... just that I didn't really expect to be able to understand what you said at all." Everyone was taken aback by the sudden randomness of the question.
"Why is that?" Ask Sword, curious to see what the boy referring to.
"Its well... That here on Earth, Blade is known as, well..." He was a embarrassed to have fallen for suck stereotypes.
"Well?" Blade prompted.
"He's know as the knight that speaks gibberish .." Everyone went silent for a moment, Alex slowly disappeared from the room, anticipating that he would get yelled at. Instead everyone started to laugh, all except Blade who was still digesting that bit of information. I was laughing too, despite being the most annoying brother in the world, he always knew how to lighten up the mood even when he had no intention is doing so.
"W-what!" Blade finally managed. Kirby was still rolling on the floor, only making me laugh some more before I finally stopped myself long enough to answer Blades question.
"Don't take it to serious Blade *giggle* it's just some interpretation of you us humans came up with in the English version of Kirby " He calmed down after this. Sword finally got up from where he had been gasping for air previously and placed his hand on Blades shoulder.
"That's right, you shouldn't get so worked up over some silly human saying about you, no offence." He motioned towards me and my brother.
"None taken," I said, now smiling from the my brothers sudden remark. Speaking of the devil, Alex had sneaked his way back into the room right after the laughter had begun.
"So just out of curiosity .. what do they say about me?" My eyes widened when Sword gave his question, I already knew the answer Alex was going to give him.
"I don't know about you that much... though some have rumored that you could be a girl in the Japanese version, but that might also count for Blade since some are saying the same thing about him..." He said nervously. I had to admit that even I didn't know which was which anymore, but from the looks of it, Sword was taking it a bit to serious.
"What! How am I even remotely close to resembling a girl!" He cried. The laughter started up again as soon as he spoke. Blade was enjoying his partner's misery the most seeing that the shoe was now on the other foot.
"I thought you said 'you shouldn't get so worked up over silly human sayings'." He mused. By this Meta Knight was smiling under his mask, but soon disappeared as the previous topic had resurfaced in his mind. I so went silent too, knowing what he was going to say next.
"I leave everything in good hands then, Sword, Blaze to your best to repair the Halberd, I know you won't let me down. If you excuse me I have some important matters to discuss with Jessica." He said, signaling for the knights to bid their farewells. They did as told, the atmosphere in the room became serious again, making me miss the small moment of amusement we had all shared moments ago. Kirby managed to get in his good-bye just as the screen when black.
"What do you want to talk about?" I asked. He looked to Alex before he relied, Alex seeing this took it as a signal to leave as well.
" I wanted to talk to you about what you said about finding a different method of transportation " He started. I nodded, I already knew where this was heading.
"You want to go to the East coast of the United States to look for the source of all the monsters, am I right?" Guessing the rest of his speech.
"Yes, but-" I cut him off.
"But?" I looked at him crookedly, there was always a but.
"You must remain here, where it's safe. Don't interrupt I've already put you through too much danger just by being here, I will not risk your life again. You nearly lost it when fighting one monster, but there is no way I am to allow a lone human girl go up against an army of them and expect her to survive." I tried to argue against him but he didn't give me a chance to respond.
"Well I'm sorry to say this but you were stuck with me the moment you agreed to stay here. There is NO Way I'm letting you go alone. This is my planet you know, and I won't just stand around and do nothing while your out there fighting." I cried.
"Why are you so eager to throw yourself onto the battle field..." He murmured to himself.
"What?"
"I won't repeat myself, and I said you're staying." He ordered.
"Try all you want, but you know inside that I'll never stay put, I'll just end up following you sooner or later." I countered. He stiffened, deep down inside he knew this too, I was just to stubborn for my own good sometimes. He sighed in defeat before walking away leaving me alone to think.
*Hours Later*
Meta Knight was in the living room, eating the last of the candy my mother had bought last week. I looked at him sadly, I kind of pittied him, with him being a star warrior, he would never truly find true tranquility I sat down beside him, he didn't bother to look up, he was still pretty steamed that he had given up to easily when he tried to convince me to stay. Though he eventually broke when he realized I had better chance of surviving if I was with him instead of foolishly tailing after him on my own.
His gaze fell on the sack that had been placed on the coffee table almost no one used. It was 5:37 P.M here, and the sun was quickly setting, and with every single second my parents were closer to coming home. I sat there in silence as I waited for Meta Knight, allowing him to finish making his preparations before we departed. My brother walked in when Meta Knight went back inside to fetch something from within my room.
He stared at me, I could see from the expression in his eyes he didn't like the idea of me leaving.
"Jessica..." His eyes started to water as he searched for the words he wanted to say.
"Yes Alex?"
"Don't Leave!" he yelled pulling me into an embrace as he began crying. I looked down at my younger brother, I felt sorry for him, he was as a jerk most of the time and we always fought over the tiniest of things. I wanted to change how things were between us in the past but now it was too late.
"Please don't leave!" he continued to beg, " I promise to stop being mean to you and I'll even stop being mean to Meta Knight too! I'll stop pranking him and putting his mask in the toilet!" He cried.
"What was that about my mask?" Meta Knight walked into the room that moment with something wrapped in cloth and had overheard that last remark.
"Nothing!" I yelled back, " Listen to me Alex, this is not good bye, I'll just be gone for a while. I want you to be a good boy while I'm away. Don't give mom and dad too much trouble, and tell them I love them for me, okay?" He nodded as he gave me one last hug before I watched him go back into the my room. Before he reached the room, he ran back and decided to give Meta Knight his first and what might be the only hug he ever gave him. Seconds later he was gone, leaving me and Meta Knight alone in the seemingly empty room.
"Whats with the cloth?" I asked, trying to get my mind of my brother.
"It's something I wanted to give to you before the attack in your school. I thought that since you had already mastered fighting with a wooden sword that it was time you learned how to fight with a real one." He removed the cloth from the object in his arms to reveal an elegant looking katana. I took it from him as he held it out for me, slowly tracing the floral pattern its sheath had. The hilt was of a golden color, it was lighter that I had expected it to be in my hands. I looked up to Meta Knight, or should I say down, in awe.
"I ordered one from what your father calls E-Bay, it's made of a light weight but sturdy metal. It's shape and size will make it easier for you to control and focus all of your power into one point." I continued to look at the blade in a amazement, slowly unsheathing it, examining the stainless blade.
"It will be most useful in combat, and seeing as that's where we are heading, I would like you to have it now. I'll train you how to use it as we travel."
"Thank you!" I yelled, bowing in gratitude When I looked back up, he was staring at me in confusion, I stared back in the same manner, baffled. Then I realized that his reaction had been caused by my sudden display of formality, seeing as I usually did nothing of the sort. I straighten myself out immediately, slightly embarrassed from the awkward situation.
"The sun will be setting within an hour, we should take advantage of what little sunlight we have left and depart while we can." He walked over to the balcony, pushing the screen door open. I trailed behind him, as he got up onto the ledge. I looked down from our second story apartment building, it was a long drop to the ally below but since time was of the essence, I guess this would be faster than taking the stairs, unless Meta Knight had suddenly forgotten about me...
His cape fluttered in the wind as his body flew into the air, his small figure allowing him to gracefully jump down the ledge without much trouble. Now it was my turn. I hauled myself onto the ledge, again glancing down to where the knight was patiently waiting. I took a deep breath before pushing myself forward. At first I was immobilized by the fear that had taken hold of me when I stepped of the edge. I plummeted to the concrete road below, flailing uncontrollably as I fell. Though, just before hitting the ground, instinct took over and found myself landing hard on the balls of my feet. I felt a sharp pain go though me for a moment before recovering. Meta Knight looked at me in approval. I smiled.
"We better hurry if we want to cover some ground before night fall." He said as he hurried away. I knelled there for a moment before running after him. The sun started to settle over the horizon as me a Meta Knight ran though the city. My family being the only thing on my mind as we left everything I cared about in the distance...
There! The last chapter of this episode it done! Wait you thought this was something else? Well i'll be happy to inform you that the writing for the series will continue but in episodes. Just this of this part for the story, from chapters 1-9 as a special premier episode.
So I hope you will continue reading my stories as time continues and hope to see you all really soon! Review and comment if you can!
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Ps: sorry if the first few chapters were bad, I made those from scratch, but the rest of the series I already planned ahead so hopefully it'll be better!