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Meta Knight was the first to notice. He was back at the controls, and he noticed when the garage opened. His first thought was; Damn, I guess it needs to be fixed closed again… Then he realized one of the ships had just left the Halberd. What the…?
"Sir! Trouble! Bun seems to have gotten into one of the messenger jets and is leaving the Halberd!" Blade gasped.
"I know. Sword, stay here and keep the Halberd in check, make sure to follow Bun's location. Blade, go get Siliver and meet me at the garage. Now!" Meta Knight commanded.
In an instant, Blade was running down the hallway. Shit, shit, shit, shit, where is that leopard?!
He slammed open the door to her dorm. Inside was so dark he couldn't even see. He stood still, the light from the hallway lit a few feet into the room, but it showed nothing. He peered around, about to leave and check somewhere else when he felt the hairs on the back of his neck prickle. Immediately, he swung around. No one. Slowly, he turned back toward the inky blackness.
Suddenly, he felt cool metal get pressed to his neck, and he glance down to see a blade under his chin. It had runes on its surface, and he knew who's it was.
"S-Siliver, it's just me!" He stuttered. He felt the blade leave his neck.
"Don't surprise me again." She simply stated as Blade turned around to face her. Her bright emerald eyes were eyeing him suspiciously. "What do you want, anyways?"
"Hurry! Bun is being an idiot again!" He motioned for her to follow and started at a sprint towards the garage.
"What?"
"Meta Knight will explain! Just hurry to the garage!"
Blade took her into the moving room and they went down to the garage. Its light was on. Meta Knight stood before them.
"We're getting close to Nightmare's base. We have to catch Bun; he could hit a meteor, or get stranded on a hostile planet, crash or die. He could attract the attention of one of Nightmare's patrol ships, or get sucked into the black hole Syvantis, which we are passing close to. We must get him now!" Meta Knight motioned towards the ships.
Siliver understood and ran to her own battle jet. Finally she would get to test it out.
Blade ran to his own ship, it was small and made by himself. Although it was nothing like what his lord could make, he was quite proud of his humble little ship. It was one person and the controls inside were simple and easy for a beginner in air craft flying, like he was. The ship itself had been created for battle, but he found it worked much better on speed. This was the only disappointing part.
Meta Knight got into one of his fastest eagle jets, it was silver and its base was that in the shape of a thin diamond. To either side were its wings, made completely of silver diamonds. It looked much like a silver eagle, as it was named after. At the moment the wings were closed and hugged tightly at its sides. One might think the jet had no wings at all.
Wordlessly, they each started their machines. Immediately Meta Knight's eagle's wings unfurled, snapping into position. They watched as the garage opened and then shot into the sky without any signal. Quickly they linked each other's communication devices.
"Sword has sent me Bun's position. Follow." Meta Knight spoke. They both got the message and slipped quietly behind their leader's ship.
I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die. Bun's wide eyes widened as he watched the bright lights around him of stars. He had no clue how to control the jet, and decided it was best that he didn't press anymore buttons. His only hope was that Sword, Blade, or Meta Knight had realized he was out here. If not, we was as good as dead.
He started thinking about his will. I don't have very much, but what I do have I think I'll give to sis. She is, after all, the one who always keeps me alive. He paused recalling the thousands of times she had saved his life. Then he remembered something. She wasn't here now. Or not. He sighed. He hadn't even gotten to mess with the main controls!
How long had he been aimlessly drifting through space? An hour? More? So far he had skimmed a few floating boulders, barely escaped a planet's atmosphere, and almost seen by one of Nightmare's patrols. Great. He didn't know how much longer his luck would last.
He realized something.
There was a boulder floating through space.
It was close.
It was big.
He was going to crash.
"FUUUUUUUUUUCK!" He shrieked, his foot slammed down, and his body pressed back on his chair. He realized he had pressed acceleration.
Speeding towards him, the boulder seemed to be smiling evilly at him.
He shut his eyes, he couldn't watch. He felt tears stream down his cheeks. He was just a child. I don't deserve this… I want to be back home! If there is any god out there, then hear by cry, I beg of you! I want to live, please! He felt more tears drip down his fingers, and he didn't care. All he knew was that he was going to die.
No more teasing.
No more jokes.
No more pranks.
He was going to die.
"That is one big boulder!" Blade cried through the speaker. They had been on Bun's trail for about a half hour.
"Yeah, and what's that? That thing speeding towards it?" Siliver's voice.
"It's Bun." Meta Knight.
"WHAT?!" Blade practically screamed, Siliver and Meta Knight quickly muted the speakers until he had finished.
"Hurry. Now." Meta Knight commanded. His hands frantically flew, and the ship sped towards Bun. In a few seconds, he was above him. Luckily, he had chosen one of the fastest ones. Bun's black jet suddenly had a burst of speed, as if it wanted to crash. The idiot! Meta Knight cursed.
He shot out a missile. A line was connected to his ship, connecting to the missile. It opened as it flew towards the black jet. As it struck the polished surface, it became a metal claw that dug into the metal of Bun's ship. The thick line snapped into a straight line, and Meta Knight held fast. Meta Knight's ship was far stronger than Bun's, and it held him.
Quickly, Siliver and Blade joined him; they each shot out their own lines which latched onto the jet. It was held fast completely. The boulder was about one mile away; they could feel its pull. Meta Knight led the others away from it, and started back to the Halberd.
Bun suddenly felt a jolt, and was thrown forward. His head struck something and his ship stopped. He opened his eyes to see the boulder so close it looked like he could reach out and touch it, although he knew it was at least a mile away.
He saw a ship go right in front of him and shot out a missile that latched onto his own ship. The rough design of the ship before him was unmistakable. It was badly made, and he knew it had to be one of Nightmare's ships. Just great. I think I got the wrong god on my side.
A panel in front of him flashed, and he peered at it closely. A picture came up and split into three. As it came into focus, he gasped. The first one was of Meta Knight. The second of Siliver, and the third was of Blade. I'm saved!
"Bun, we've got you." Blade said.
"You've got a lot of explaining to do." That was Meta Knight. Bun gulped before realizing he was still hungry, but he put it aside and remembered Nightmare's ship.
"Guys," he hoped they could hear him, "One of Nightmare's ships just latched onto me too!"
All three of the others froze. Then Siliver broke out laughing. It was the first time Bun had ever heard her laugh. It sounded a lot like a mix between a purr and a growl. Meta Knight face palmed, and Bun could swear he saw Blade's helmet redden.
"B-but… I… It…" he stammered.
Siliver's purring growl was louder as she tried to speak;
"B-Blade, h-he," She fell into a fit of laughing, "Th-thinks your little dump," more laughing, "of a ship is one of Nightmare's pawns!"
"Oops…" Bun smirked a little.
"It doesn't! I was actually proud of this one!" Blade whimpered.
"Anyways," Meta Knight interrupted, "Don't think this will get you out of your explanation, Bun."
Bun gulped.
"Y-yeah, about that…" he trailed off.
"Yes?"
"W-well… I couldn't find the kitchen…"
Meta Knight face palmed.
"And… I found this room that moved up and down…"
"Elevator." Meta Knight interrupted.
"Yeah, elevator whatever, and it was fun to go up on! But when I got to the tenth floor I couldn't go up any further…"
"Continue." Meta Knight coaxed.
"So I went down to zero, which was the smallest number. It made me feel really sick to go down so fast at once… so I came out and I was in the garage!"
He paused.
"I saw the ships, and I really liked this black jet. I walked into it and tried out the seat. Really nice, Mety!"
Meta Knight flinched.
"So I think I did something, my head hit the dashboard and I think I pressed some button or another and it started to go in gear! Then I tried to get up and my foot pressed something! Then whala! I was in spaceland!"
"Space." Meta Knight corrected.
"You know, I'm still hungry."
"Great." Siliver purred.
"Saying you almost killed yourself trying to find a snack…" Blade pondered.
"… you're really quite stupid." He finished.
"Hey!" Bun cried out, then turned away and mumbled under his breath; "At least I've got an IQ higher than 5…"
"I heard that!" Siliver's ears had perked forward and her emerald green eyes were narrowed to angry slits.
"Then prove me wrong, fur face!" He challenged.
"I have the IQ of 199!" She hissed.
They have those tests on her planet?!
"Well, what about you; Blade?!" He cried out desperately.
"Uh…" Blade mumbled.
"You don't know? Or just afraid to say it?" Bun taunted.
"I'll have you know I've an IQ of 140! I had just forgotten for a moment…"
"Meta Knight?"
There was a long pause.
"Wait, never mind, I want to stay sane." Bun corrected himself.
They arrived back at the Halberd with relative ease. They had a close shave with one of Nightmare's patrols, though. When they arrived, the first thing Bun did was order Blade to get him something to eat.
"No." Blade answered.
"Please?"
"No."
"Aw come on…"
"No."
"I'll give you something?"
"N- wait what?" Blade peered at him suspiciously; they were back on the first floor.
Bun smirked.
"This." He drew a sword from behind his back; somehow it looked familiar to Blade…
"Wait a minute...!" He looked down at his sheath to see his sword was gone, "Why you little…!"
Bun smiled and scurried away down the hallway, waving Blade's sword above his head. Blade chased after him, cursing and snarling threats if he didn't stop.
"Boys." Siliver rolled her eyes.
Meta Knight walked down the hallway towards the control room. As he walked he remembered his conversation with Fumu. The thing he hadn't told her was that he hadn't accepted his own Shadow Beast. Secretly, he was afraid of it. It was powerful, strong enough to completely take control and demolish everyone. Everything. To accept it would mean allowing it control. It's too dangerous.
But every time he let it have a bit of time in power, it gets rasher. It wants to come free, and stay free. It is no longer content with being chained to a wall. No longer content with what he gives. But he is afraid of it, if he lets the beast within him free, it could ruin everything.
He stopped. His golden eyes looked down to see a shining red drop of blood on the polished ground. His blood. The wound on his side was a reminder. The black dragon was getting restless.
"Saaaave meeeeeee!"
Meta Knight was snatched back to the present by the howl in vain that echoed down the hall. He saw Wolfwrath thundering down, her eyes were wild, and her tongue lolled out from her jaws. The great wolf looked frantic.
"What's wrong?" Meta Knight asked.
"Can't you see?!" She howled as she screeched to a stop. Her eyes pleaded for help. Meta Knight then saw the pink ball on her head, playing with her ears. Kirby grabbed one of Wolfwrath's giant ears and stuck it in his mouth. Wolfwrath howled.
"Kirby…" Meta Knight sighed. Kirby's bright blue eyes looked up at his mentor and he dropped the great wolf's ear.
"Poyo!" He cried, happily leaping down from the wolf's mane.
"Thank you, my prince." Wolfwrath bowed her head; her ear flopped down from the wetness. Then she sped away from the moving nightmare of pinkness.
"Kirby… Wolfwrath is not a chew toy…"
"Poy?" he cocked his head, blue eyes sparkling with confusion.
The speakers came on.
"Meta Knight? You there? You hear me?! Oh well, this is Sword. I think we're getting close to Nightmare…" Sword's voice.
Meta Knight sighed and walked away from Kirby, towards the control room. He dismissed the thoughts of his other self.
Fumu watched Meta Knight as he walked away from Kirby. He hadn't noticed her. But she noticed the trail of blood he left. Whats happening to him?
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