Zorua Illusion: Oh, yeah. Dark Matter doesn't play around. There's trouble afoot.
That's alright, I confuse things too. I haven't played Crystal Shards (though I have watched people play it) but I have played Rainbow Curse. I love it! I would so recommend it.
What I imagine with Dedede is that he is super strong, but also unskilled. If he can disable you with that first hit, you're in trouble. If not, however, you should be fine.
I'm glad you like it, and don't worry about length. I like long comments, but all comments are very welcome.
Kirbywarriorsfan122: Oh, yeah, Dark Matter is totally psycho. They've got their work cut out for them.
Kirby: Kaabii no' 'lergic ta peanut. Kaabii wuv peanut!
Yes, Lynette has finally made an appearance!
Tiff: Well, that's not really a fair question. I don't know Earth books. I mean, I could ask you what you think of a Dreamlandian series like the Gailwind Adventures, and if you don't like them, you are, in the words of the Prime Duchess Iandra, "A slow witted foley, with the skill and grace of a frightened tooky!"
Meta Knight: What Tiff is trying to say (though there are more tactful ways to put it) is that there is both a language and planetary boundary that makes book imports difficult. After all, as I have said before, none of us speak English; this is a translation. Furthermore, since we live on different planets, it is incredibly hard to move anything between worlds.
Silver: Since I'm the only person actually on Earth, I can answer. I've never really looked too closely into those books. Personally, my current secondary fandom is Inspector Gadget.
I hope you like where things are going!
CallieSizemore601: Meta Knight: I agree. A horrible end would not be pleasant. I am honored to be your favorite character, though there are others far more worthy.
Nightmare: Once again you mortals feel that you have the right to scold me! Me! The master of all terrors! Be thankful that I have no control over your universe, or you would pay for such insolence!
CherryPuffball: Well, I didn't come up with the name. If you want to complain, you can talk either to Nintendo or Dark Matter. Since Nintendo is refusing to return my calls, here is Dark Matter.
Dark Matter: *Wordlessly glares at you.*
Prototron MJ Tornada: Kirby: T'ank yew! *Smiles and take the plushies.*
MysteryG13: We'll just have to see...(also, I call it the Heart Rod instead of the Love-Love Stick. 1. I have an in-universe reason to call it the Heart Rod and, 2. I hate the name Love-Love Stick.)
Kirby: T'ank yew! Yeah, Kaabii wike to pway!
Tiff: Well, I'd probably say science, literature, and history.
Tuff: Well, anything with a ball is good. I can't really think of anything in specific; they're all awesome!
Dedede: What, no! Marx is totally trustworthy!
Marx: Why would you find me suspicious? He-he. *Shifty eyes.*
Meta Knight: While a Star Warrior will have a specific skill with one weapon, they are expected to master all. Thus, along with my sword, I can also use guns, bows, staffs, axes, or whatever else I need. I am particularly fond of specific blasters, though Galaxia will always be my first choice.
Lololo: Well, we can to areal tricks, I guess.
Lalala: We've never really tried all too much.
Piplup: Yes! Things are looking grim, aren't they.
As for Nightmare...
Nightmare: What a pathetic insect like you thinks of me is of little importance.
Silver: Nightmare, be nice to the reviewers.
Kirby: Uh, 'kay. Can Kaabii have cake no wampage?
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too!
Crystal25152: Thanks! I'm glad to see you like my story. I've been working on this for a while now, and I intend to finish it. :)
(If you do, send me a link, please!)
Hope you all enjoy this story!
Hypernovaguy64: Thanks a lot! I'm glad you're enjoying it.
Don't worry, I won't stop until the story is written out. ;)
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Episode Forty Nine: The Meta-Knightmare, Part Two
"The story I am about to tell you starts many years ago," Queen Soleena began as she lead Ribbon and Kirby through the halls of the palace. "You already know the story of how my ancestor, Queen Stellara, banished the monster Zero and all his minions. However, there is more to the story than that."
"What do you mean?" Ribbon asked.
Initially, Soleena said nothing, merely pausing for a moment in front of a portrait of a fairy queen of times long ago. Finally, she sighed. "Have you ever wondered why there is no portrait of Stellara, like there is one for everyone else?"
"Well, I suppose so," Ribbon commented. "I had just assumed that it was so long ago that no one had any portraits yet."
"That was not the case." Here, the fairy queen opened a small door that had been hidden behind the painting and motioned for them to follow her. "The full story is one that has only been told to queens for many years, and it is time that you know too. Both of you."
They followed her into the passages, and were soon blown away by the amazing murals that was painted within. Soleena smiled, allowing them to take in the painting's majesty before explaining its meaning.
"I'm afraid Zero was no ordinary monster," she began, pointing out the first painting, which was of a huge eye surrounded by smaller eyes in black goo. "Most creatures have to have been born at some time, and they are observable from youth. Not so with the terrible eye. He emerged from darkness one day, and through the use of his horrible minions, began draining every world he came to."
"Dwaining?" Kirby asked.
"Yes," the queen nodded, "and of everything that could be of use to him. Water, energy, food. Worst of all was when he would send his Dark Matter to absorb the people's knowledge. The creature would do this by taking over people, horribly mutating their victims for the high it produced. Once the victim could take it no more, the poor person would burn out, and the Dark Matter would return and transmit everything that person had known to its dark master.
"It was during this reign of terror that Stellara was born." Here, she motioned to a picture of a small picture of a little fairy girl. However, there was something different about her than about most fairies: her wings were feathered, and more like the wings of birds than most fairies. "Even though she did not know she was to be appointed queen, she was always marked for destiny."
Here, she turned to Kirby. "Not unlike you yourself were," she said with a smile. "Feathered fairies are just as rare as pink Puffals. But I digress."
She pointed back to the story. "Zero seemed to hate the young Stellara from her birth for this, and attacked her time and again, seeking to destroy her before she could reach the prime of her power. This, however, worked against him, as it forced her to develop her power faster.
"The last straw for Zero came when she was elected to be the new fairy queen. He decided that this insult would not stand, and he started a full force invasion of Ripple Star.
"Because of this, the people were thrown into turmoil. Many armies went out to fight the fell creatures, but time and again they were driven back, unable to deal with the wicked creatures. It just appeared that there was no weapon that could harm the foe.
"In her desperation to save her people, Stellara sought the help of an ally she had met upon her travels, the king of the fire people and the master smith, Photron. Under his guidance, Stellara forged two weapons, the likes of which had never been seen before, and she used these weapons to face Zero and his monsters."
"Stah Wod!" Kirby declared happily when they moved to the picture that portrayed the fateful battle.
"Indeed," Soleena nodded. "One of those weapons was indeed the Star Rod, used to destroy evil. With it and its twin, the Heart Rod of cleansing, Stellara went out and faced Zero in battle, eventually overcoming and defeating him.
"Since the war had been won, the times faded into a time of peace. Stellara left the Star Rod on the nearby planet of Pop Star as a sign of good will, and the Heart Rod remained as a treasure of Ripple Star.
"And if Dark Matter had returned, then the time to use them in battle has come again." Here, Soleena tuned to a box that was located at the end of a long hallway. "We must move fast. If the Dark Matter has started to consume Meta Knight, then we must move fast to purge him of it before it destroys him." She opened up the box and removed the Heart Rod. "I shall come back with you."
"Then we can stop the creature!" Ribbon said excitedly.
"Save Medikni!" Kirby cheered.
Soleena nodded. "Indeed, but Dark Matter moves swiftly, so we must move faster. Come, we return to Dreamland!"
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"Papa!" Meta Knight was taken completely off guard when he felt someone launched at him and gripping him tight from behind. The happy cry was accompanied, albeit from more of a distance, by a happy chorus of poyos, mingled with a cheering of the word papa.
It was just an hour later. After he had been called, the blue Puffal had spent a good amount of time meeting up with his family, who were also more than willing to answer all of his questions. It was wonderful for him, as he had believed he would never see most of his family again.
He was now taking a minute to work out his thoughts and be alone. However, it seemed that this was not exactly going to happen easily.
He spun around, and realized the instigator of the greeting was Kirby, who was happily clinging to his father's cape. "Papa 'key now?" the little Puffal asked.
Meta Knight was rather taken aback for a moment. Even though everything that he couldn't remember had already been explained to him, he still was not used to being called Papa himself. However, unused to it as it was, it was not unwelcome.
"Yes, Kirby," he said, patting the youngster on the head. "I am much better now. I still don't remember everything, but things being explained to me."
As he had been explaining this, the remainder of the Puffalings raced up on their elder brother's heels. Meta Knight was soon surrounded by a crowd of squealing little Puffals, all eager to see their father up and about again.
Other voices came from behind.
"Hey! Come back here!"
"You're supposed to stay with us, not run off!"
The warrior looked up in time to see Sword and Blade come racing up. For once, they were not in armor, and had apparently been attempting to keep up with the little ones.
The duo soon realized that Meta Knight was standing right in front of them. They quickly threw a salute. "Oh, uh, good afternoon, Sir," Sword said quickly. "We were keeping a eye on the kids, but they seem to have, uh, well…"
"They took the opportunity to choose their own destination," the warrior put in. There was a slight laugh to his voice.
"Yes, quite right," Sword responded. It was clear he was embarrassed by the youngsters giving him the slip.
Seeing his brother's awkwardness, Blade stepped in. "We apologize if they bothered you. We'll take them back right away."
"No need," Meta Knight responded calmly. "They haven't bothered me in the slightest. But I do have to guess, where is the rest of your company?"
"Our company?" Blade asked. "What do you mean?"
"The rest of your classmates. I may not have everything clear, but I do remember that you were not the only knights in training around here."
"Oh, well, in that case, Ax and Mace are still in the training hall, though for the life of me I couldn't tell you where Sailor Dee is. He's always slipping off somewhere. If you mean the students of the other Forces as well, Joe's out running several errands, and Silica's out in the target practice gym, and both Spinni and Storo were out in the main grounds."
"Is that so?" Meta Knight gave a small smile. "Thank you for telling me. Now," here he turned to the little Puffals. "You all need to go back with Sword and Blade. I am resting at the moment, and would like to be alone."
There was a loud chorus of disappointed poyos, but all became silent when the warrior raised his paw. "Now, I think you'll all wish to join them. After all, it wouldn't be all too much fun to miss out on the cookies they are going to pick up in the village."
At the mention of cookies, all eight of the little ones brightened up. Indeed, there are few things more capable of distracting a small Puffal then the concept of food close at hand. The idea excited them so much that they practically carried the duo of knaves off in their eager quest for the sweet treats.
As they left, Meta Knight gave a small smile. So this was his life, huh? Well, he could get used to it, though there were many things that still confused him.
Apparently, the dream world that he had previously remembered had blended and separated everything, so that some things he remembered were real, some things were not, and some things were real, but not in the way that he remembered them.
Basically, from everything that had been told to them, he had worked out some sort of timeline. Here, there was no Nightmare. There never had been. As that was the case, there had never been any war. The Star Warriors, while still somewhat nomadic, had more permanent settlings, of which Pop Star was one of them.
Because of the lack of the war, everyone that the warrior had known in his childhood were still very much alive and well, and all lived here on the base. His parents and sisters were alive, and most of his sisters had married and were having children of their own, except for Minney, whose boyfriend was currently on a different planet. Furthermore, because he was never kidnapped, Kirby was his eldest and only biological son, rather than his clone.
The little ones were still only adopted, though Popopo was still alive. Their eggs had been orphaned and stolen, and when the recovered by the Star Warriors had hatched, imprinting on Meta Knight and Lynette. Since they were orphans and had imprinted, it was decided that they would be kept as well.
All this was well and good, but there were elements that came from the war memories well. For instance, Sailor Dee was among his students, and Daroach still held his title as Red Thief Lord. However, these had come to be in less tragic circumstances than he had recalled.
Quite frankly, this was all giving him a headache.
"Meta, are you alright?"
He turned to see Lynette coming up to him and smiled. "I'm fine, thank you. I was actually hoping to see you soon."
"Well, how can I help you?" she responded.
"Just being here," he said calmly, taking his wife by the paw. "This is all rather surprising, considering what I remember, but now that I am certain this is for real, I am just content to be here."
She smiled and hugged him in response. "I'm glad you're feeling yourself again." With that, the two turned and walked, just speaking with each other, pleased that the trouble had blown over without too much trouble.
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The same could not be said of those gathered around the monster. Now that the mask had been shattered by the blow, the creature could now speak free. However, the speech did not seem to be aimed at the surrounding onlookers.
"It is mine now," it said in a wild, but at the same time quiet, voice. "It is mine, and I will enjoy it."
"'It'?" Dedede asked. "What the heck is 'it'? What the heck is this thing?"
"I told you already!" Tuff declared in annoyance. "That's Sir Meta Knight. This blob of goo called Dark Matter took him over and turned him into a monster."
"Well, Meta Knight or no, that thing's wrecking my palace." The Pengu hefted his hammer as he spoke. "I'm smashing that thing before he can break anything else!" With that, he raised his weapon and charged at the dark figure.
The Meta-Knightmare responded quickly, almost sensing the coming attack before it was even launched. It let out a loud, raucous laugh before swinging with its crab-like claw, knocking him backwards. He was only just able to dodge out of the way in time for the claw that had been fused with Galaxia to come smashing down.
The creature laughed as he saw Dedede run. "Stupid bird-man," it spat in a feral voice. "You were never a match for it, even before Meta-Knightmare improved it. Now that it belongs to me, there's nothing that you could even imagine doing to stop me, you bloated imbecile!"
"Who ya callin' bloated?" the Pengu snapped. With that, he charged at the creature again. However, this time he was even more out of luck, since the creature caught his hammer easily with one claw, and with the other smacked him hard with Galaxia.
Dedede had been lucky. The Meta-Knightmare was a fierce foe, but it was more focused on brute attack then skilled maneuvers. As a result, even though he was hit by Galaxia, the creature accidentally only used the flat of the blade. Still, since the blade itself was alive with electricity in resistance to the monster, the experience was not a pleasant on for the so called ruler, and he was knocked unconscious.
The creature loomed over its prey, fully prepared to strike down with the blade and make the killing blow. However, as it slashed down with the sword, there was a resounding clang as metal struck metal. When the shock of the blow wore off, it became clear for all to see what had happened.
Sword was standing between the creature and Dedede, holding the golden blade off with his own Zweihander. "Get him out of the way, quick!" the knave called out to several Waddle Dees, who had for the most part just frozen in shock when the creature came barreling in.
That seemed to shake them from their stupider and they rushed to obey, hurrying their master away from the area. Just in time, as well, for just as they were escaping around the hallway, Sword became unable to hold the strike back any longer, and was forced to move quickly to one side to avoid being hit himself.
He didn't have to wait too long for aid. As the creature's blow struck the ground, Blade arrived too. Wielding his broadsword high, he jumped at the creature and succeeded in severing two of the eye-stalks. They fell to the ground, splattering into black goo as they did.
Impressive though this move was, it did not truly help all too much. Once the goop had hit the ground, it began to move again, and slithered right back over to the creature, who had already regenerated the eyes.
"You two," the creature said, turning its gaze on the two knaves. "You belong to it. Once it's used up, maybe I can use you, too." The creature then gave a loud cackle.
"What is that thing?" Sword asked, turning to the children, who were still watching from behind the cover of some nearby rubble.
"It's Sir Meta Knight!" Adeleine responded. "He's being possessed by some creature called Dark Matter. That's-"
"You don't need to tell us what Dark Matter is, kid," Blade said quickly as he and his brother were forced to fight. "The conquests of Zero are well known to the Star Warriors."
"Ribbon and Kirby went to Ripple Star to attempt to get something to help him," Tiff put in while the duo faced the creature. "He turned into this once they left!"
By now, the creature had taken somewhat notice of the children, though his attention was fully on the two Star Warrior knaves. "Gone to the fairy world, hoping to save it, have they," it cackled in a sing song voice. "Hopeless task now. Once Meta-Knightmare is done here, go to fairy world to finish the job."
While it was talking, Sword took the opportunity to launch himself on the creature's head. "Please, sir!" he said as he clung on, desperately trying to get through to his master. "You have to break out of this! The creature is using you, and it will kill if you can't stop it!"
His words fell on deaf ears. The creature succeeded in snatching him off, and once it had done so, flung him heavily at Blade, who had been attempting his own attack. "I told the whelps already," the creature said in a menacing voice. "Meta Knight isn't here. It belongs to me now." With that, it let out another wild bout of laughter.
The listeners froze in horror, hardly believing that this had happened. Their master, protector, their friend, taken over by this monstrous being, who was now using him for its own purposes. What could they do?
Well, one of them had an idea, anyway. Tuff shook himself out of the fear-caused shock and began fumbling around in his pocket. It had to be around there, and if it was, then maybe he could do something about this.
A bright grin spread across the Dreamlander boy's face as his hand fell on the object he was looking for. "Hey, ugly!" he called out, wielding his little orange star high. "Try this on for size!" He flung the little star hard.
The other watchers could only look in shock at the boy's boldness. Certainly, if swords and spears didn't do anything against the creature, then a little star wasn't going to do anything either.
However, those who doubted were soon surprised. As soon at the star made contact, the creature let out a loud cry of pain. Indeed, where it had struck, Meta Knight had turned back to his old self. This was just for a brief second, though, and soon the corruption took over again.
Tuff quickly called the star back, catching it again before the creature could try to grab it away. He was prepared to throw it again, but the monster responded first.
"That…hurt!" the creature cried out, before lunging at the boy. It was clear that the creature intended to kill him.
Thankfully, he was able to dodge out of the way in time. By the time that Tuff had made it a good distance away from his attacker, Sword and Blade, too, had recovered enough to reprise their own offense.
Realizing that, for all its power, a weakness had been revealed and it was in danger of losing its victim, the monster decided to retreat back for the moment. It backed up, spreading out four wings and took off into the sky.
Without any flyers themselves among the group, the group could only watch in dismay as the black figure shrank into the distance. Not wanted to waste time, Sword quickly turned to the kids. "You are certain that thing was a dark matter?"
Tiff nodded. "Tuff and I saw it clearly, and Ribbon verified it."
"Then we don't have much time. A few days at most, if we're lucky." Blade quickly sheathed his weapon. "C'mon. We'll need to catch up to him before he's absorbed into that thing, or before he hurts anyone. Tuff, you'll need to come with us."
"Me?" The boy was clearly delighted by the prospect, even if he was a bit confused as to why.
"Yes, you," Sword responded with a nod. "So far, that star of yours has been the only thing that's been actually able to damage that monster. We most likely will need to use that ability again."
"You got it!" Tuff jumped up, eager to go stop the evil creature.
Sword then turned to the others. "Ado, Adeleine, do either of you have your paintbrushes on you?" They both shook their heads, as they had left the brushes back in their room that day. "Then go run and get them," the knave responded. "We're going to need all the help we can get. Tiff, you wait here and tell Kirby and Ribbon what happened when they get back."
"But I can help!" the Dreamlander girl put in, clearly unhappy at being promoted messenger.
Blade shook his head. "You don't have a way of protecting yourself. It's bad enough that Tuff and the twins are needed. If we don't need to risk you, we won't."
"But I have-"
"Besides," Sword put in, "if Ribbon and Kirby have found some way to get that thing out of Sir Meta Knight, then they'll need to be told as soon as possible. Understand?"
Tiff crossed her arms, seeing their argument but still not pleased with the arrangement. "Fine," she grumbled, "but don't expect me to stay back once they get here."
The two knaves nodded, and everyone rushed off to their own places to deal with the emergency.
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When Kirby and company made their way back through the Fountain, they were surprised to find that a huge section of the palace wall, which had been whole and peaceful enough when they had left, had been near completely torn apart.
"What happened here?" Ribbon asked in shock. "It was nothing like this when we left, and we were only gone for about forty five minutes."
"He's stronger than I supposed," Queen Soleena said as she examined the surroundings. "The Dark Matter's working fast. We'll have to hurry if we are going to be able to help him. Kirby, do you know where the Star Rod is?"
Kirby had frozen up the moment he had set foot in the palace grounds. Indeed, the wreckage spoke as an ill omen to him, and his mind immediately began racing to everything bad that might had happened to his friends. He had been in such a state of shock that he practically jumped out of his skin when Soleena spoke to him. "Poyah wha'?"
"I said, do you know where the Star Rod is?" The queen said, repeating herself. "If we are to save Sir Meta Knight, then its use will be vital."
"Oh, Stah Wod, yeah." Kirby floated over the Fountain of Dreams and removed the power source. Dreams would stop for the time being, but hopefully it would only be out for a short time. "Hewe 'tis."
The fairy queen nodded, withdrawing the Heart Rod as she did so. "Good. Now remember, the Heart Rod needs to be used first, then the Star Rod. The Heart separates and the Star destroys. Used out of order, and the Dark Matter would die, but Meta Knight would, too."
Kirby and Ribbon nodded quickly. They had no intention of killing the Star Warrior, so they'd be careful only to attack when the time was right.
They moved as quietly as they could, doing their best not to be seen by the creature that had caused this if at all possible. However, the farther along they got, the clearer it got that they were too late. Groups of Waddle Dees were hard at work clearing away the rubble and the odd Cappy had come by to gape at what had happened, but otherwise, it seemed the place was deserted. Whatever had happened it had passed.
"Hey! Kirby! Ribbon! There you guys are!"
The three turned to see Tiff running up to them. The girl looked a bit bedraggled, no surprise, considering her surroundings, but otherwise was alright.
"Hi, Tiff," Ribbon responded as the blonde joined them. "This is Queen Soleena of Ripple Star. She's going to help us heal Meta Knight."
Hearing this, Tiff curtsied. "Welcome to Dreamland, your highness," she said. "I wish I could say you've come at a good time, but as I'm sure Ribbon and Kirby have told you, we're having some problems at the moment."
The dark haired queen nodded. "So I have heard. We have a way of separating the Dark Matter from Sir Meta Knight, but time is running short. It is vitally important that we get to him soon. Do you know where he is?"
"Well, I'm afraid not," Tiff said, beginning her explanation. "You see-"
She was cut off by the thundering sound of an explosion. Everyone turned to the direction it came from. "Well," Tiff said, revising her comment, "I guess we do now."
"Poyo, Medikni!" Kirby exclaimed as he took off running, still clutching the Star Rod tight. "Gotta go help Medikni!" He took off as fast as he could, holding tight to both the weapon and the cape. He wished he had some way to get their faster.
A few seconds after he had wished it, it felt something come up under him and pick him up. He looked down in surprise and saw that it was his star, which he had previously left in his room. He had no idea how it had gotten here, but he was very glad to see it.
Kirby directed the star in the direction that the explosion had come from. He had no doubt that would lead him to Meta Knight. Close behind, the two fairies were flying along with him, Ribbon now carrying the Heart Rod and the queen giving Tiff a lift.
They had to get there soon.
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Right now, the fighters really needed the backup. The creature, having broken out of the palace, had turned its attention to attacking the nearby village. Thankfully, as of yet, no one had been hurt, but a lot of the surrounding buildings had been destroyed, with a group on onlookers watching from behind cover.
Sword, Blade, Tuff, and the artist twins had arrived just in time to get a good portion of the post office flung at them. "It is mine now!" the creature bellowed, preparing to fling another armload of debris off. "You can't have it!"
The five were able to avoid the attack, but much to the girls' dismay, a huge portion had landed in front of the door of the antique shop, cutting them off from their paintbrushes. It looked like, for the moment at least, the boys were on their own.
Tuff acted first, launching off his star, hoping to get another reaction like before. However, this time, the creature was prepared, and it responded, flinging a large portion of brick, taking the little star down.
Though this had not aided in the way that the Dreamlander boy had hoped, it did mean that the creature was distracted long enough for Sword and Blade to come in for a closer attack. They launched themselves at the creature, swinging away in hopes of catching some weak spot.
This hopes was, however, in vain. Nearly as soon as they had caught on, they were flung off again. "Foolish whelps!" the terror bellowed. "There's nothing you can do now! Your pitiful knives do not bother me!" The creature let out another cackle.
I was going to strike again, when suddenly, it was interrupted by something else landing the blow first. It was a bright gold star, which had hit the monster right in the middle. Just like when the orange star had made its landing, the area hit briefly turned back to its natural blue, before fading back to black.
"Stop!" Kirby cried out. "Medikni, we wanna help yew!"
The creature backed up, stunned for a moment. It looked in shock, before screeching. "No!" it cried out in an enraged voice. "No Guardian! Guardian stop me last time! This time, Guardian will not take prey!" With that war cry the creature lunged for Kirby.
The little Puffal flew up in the sky and rammed the creature again with his star. He had the Star Rod clutched tight in his paws, but he didn't dare to use it yet. Not until Queen Soleena had used the Heart Rod First.
Thankfully, she was not long in coming. "Stop, monster!" she called out in a commanding voice. She set Tiff on the ground and took the Heart Rod from Ribbon as she spoke. "This good warrior is not yours to take. Release him now."
The creature looked at her for a moment, as if trying to work out if she was serious or not. Afterwards, it laughed a loud cackle. "You do not scare me, pixie," it barked back mockingly. "It is my prey now, and I will keep it. There is nothing you can do about it!"
"Is there?" Soleena asked. Quickly, she swung the Heart Rod in the creature's direction. Like the Star Rod, its twin, the Heart Rod unleashed a bright projectile, this time in the shape of a heart, which flew fast at its target, and struck home.
There was a bright flash as the projectile met its target. Everyone who witnessed froze, waiting to see what would come of the blow. Soon, the light cleared and the result was clear to see.
The blow had stunned the creature, but Meta-Knightmare still stood.
Immediately, the creature laughed and swung a blow at Soleena. She was knock backwards by the blow, and was completely unconscious.
As he onlookers rushed to her side to make sure she was alright, the creature gave a triumphant howl. "I am Meta-Knightmare!" it roared. "I am invincible!"
To be continued…
Author's Note: Good news! I'm going back to every Friday again! Yay!
Now, this is only until after January 8th, when it will go back to every other week, but until then, enjoy!
Hope to hear from you all!-SilverWarriorWolf.
