It's been a while since I uploaded, so here you go. I'm working on the other parts of this, so I don't know how long it's going to take, but I do have a plot set up for it. Hopefully the chapters aren't too long...
RIP: the Hoshi no Kaabii episodes that have been taken down from YouTube. The most complete playlist I can find as of right now is by OldClassicGamer, and episodes 1-23 as well as 50-51 have been taken down from there. Please stop for a moment to mourn these lost episodes :'(
"Watahmelon! Watahmelon!" Kirby ran towards the watermelon field, hoping to take and eat a few of his favorite treats if any of them were ripe. Ever since the Cappies knew that they couldn't possibly prevent him from eating the watermelons, they had simply let him have control of it, so long as he didn't eat them every day. It had even gone as far as the junior Star Warrior and the village to propose a schedule as to when Kirby could eat the watermelons. From then on, the pink puff had attained to the schedule as best he could, even now, when the watermelons weren't in season.
"Kirby, no, don't eat those," Meta Knight harshly reprimanded, dragging his student back towards him. The knight pointed his sword towards the child and held it at a terrifying angle.
"Watahmelon!"
"I said NO!" The blue puff slashed at his protege's cheek and drew blood, causing the child to gasp. Kirby made a heartbroken face and he ran into Pupupu Village, tears streaming from his eyes and sobbing.
"Heh, child, you don't know what I have in store for you and your friends…" His eyes flickered red and for just a split second, a scar appeared on the side of his mask.
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He had done so much under Meta Knight's guise. He'd rampaged through houses, killed at least half of the mayor's beloved sheep, broken through windows, freed the only prisoner in town, and caused overall panic and destruction. In less than an hour, he'd already compiled a vast number of goods from the stores, Kawasaki's restaurant, and various "Pupupuland artifacts" from Curio- not to mention all the items he'd grabbed as he had gone through the houses in town. He leaned against the castle wall to catch his breath, and after doing so, he dumped the guns and weapons he'd taken from the police station.
"So much stuff here," he mumbled, fingering one of the weapons, "and yet so careless about it… Well. I'll find a use for all this, sooner or later."
"That was a good training session, Sword, Blade," Meta Knight praised, walking into the village. Strolling through the street, his knaves on both sides of him, the knight couldn't help but notice the odd looks the villagers were giving him. The Cappies weren't usually one to point fingers, and when they did, it was most often to Dedede or Escargon. Never had he seen the villagers so angry for what was likely one united cause. Actually, he hadn't seen them so serious since the battle with NME, and even then, some tried to remain cheerful and positive.
"Sir, why's everyone looking at you weird? You didn't teleport and do something, did you?" Blade whispered.
"Preposterous. You know I was training with you this entire morning," the blue puff hissed back. "I couldn't have possibly gone anywhere without you two noticing." But the weirdest thing to all three was how everyone avoided them, did everything they could in their power to get out of their way. Some shut themselves into their houses, and Chief Borun, who was normally a placid Cappy, stood up when he saw them go by. Above all was an eerie fog of silence; even the birds seemed to get the signal and none of them were singing like they normally would on a fine day such as this. At the drawbridge of the castle was a crying Kirby with a bandage on his cheek, clinging to Fumu and being stroked by Bun.
"Kirby, are you-" Meta Knight started.
"Don't you dare say another word, Meta Knight. Kirby told us the whole story. You know how he loves watermelons! How could you stop him from eating them?! You're the one who told us that he needs vast amounts of food, so why did you try to curb it?" Fumu yelled. "Kirby told us how mean you were being to him! The whole village knows what you did!"
"Now, Fumu, you know very well I was in the woods training with Sword and Blade." The knight slowly became more and more reluctant to continue the conversation as people began to gather near the drawbridge. Fumu and Bun were looking at him accusingly and the Cappies behind him were encircling the two of them, closing off their escape route. The Cappies picked up rocks and began to throw them at the trio, creating a more than hostile environment that wasn't needed at the moment.
"Sir, you might want to leave," Blade said, pulling out his sword. "We can take care of this." The knight shook his head but stepped closer towards his knaves anyway before unsheathing Galaxia. Silence overtook the crowd when they saw the weapons, but it didn't stop the hostility.
"Meta Knight, we never knew you could be so cruel to Kirby! Leave Pupupuland, and never let us see you again!" Bun shouted. The knight could feel tears welling up in his eyes, and he wrapped himself up in his cape and warped away. Sword and Blade pushed through Fumu and Bun into the castle, causing the Cappies to scatter.
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"What a nice job, my fabulous Cappies. I knew you could perform the job," a smooth voice purred. Fumu and Bun turned around to find that the blue puff was back, this time behind them.
"We didn't tell you to leave forever just to have you teleport behind us, you know," Fumu scolded. "We meant it- leave." The Cappies began to throw the rocks again before the knight pushed Galaxia up and blocked all the rocks with three copies of his sword.
"Hey, you never showed us that move," Bun whined.
"That's because Meta Knight never had and never will have that move. It's one for me and me alone, and no one will ever learn the technique I use."
"Are you suggesting that you're not Meta Knight?" Fumu questioned skeptically. The knight smirked as his appearance began to change. His mask developed a long black scar on one side, Galaxia turned silver, and his cape became dark and tattered. The blue turned into gray, like clouds covering a sunny blue sky, and his eyes turned more orange than yellow as they became even angrier than they had been before.
"Tch. You're a smart one. All the other villages I conquered never knew what was coming. You're right, little one, for I am not that losing blue puffball. I am Dark Meta Knight."
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Sword and Blade walked into their apartment to find their lord solemnly sitting on the couch. He took a sigh before saying anything. "Sword, Blade, I'm leaving Dreamland," Meta Knight said. "Now, before you say anything, I'm not completely leaving. I will just be staying in Whispy Woods for the time being, or at least until all this has calmed down. Your task is to bring me supplies and news every other day at Whispy. The radio is so I can talk to you and give you directions if needed, though I may just use it for conversations." The knight produced a radio from the folds of his cape and handed it to them before leaving for his own room. Minutes later, they could hear the window opening and a rush of air going out. The knaves rushed towards the window to find the puff flying through the air, wings outstretched and angled towards the woods.
"Blade, you think Fumu was serious? About wanting Sir Meta Knight to leave Pupupuland forever?" Sword asked.
"Let's hope not," Blade replied, "though it seems like this conflict has struck him deep. Who knows, he might never recover."
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Fumu and Bun were staring at Meta Knight's impostor in horror. This round puffball was nothing like the one they knew so well; they had paid no attention to that feeling that told them that this wasn't the puffball knight that regularly protected them on a daily basis. Dark Meta Knight was looking at them knowingly, waiting for their reaction. Inwardly, he was almost slapping himself with the naive and gullible nature these Cappies had. He had gotten better reactions from the last village he conquered, and the people there were basically stone-hearted. Those people probably didn't even know what humor was. He had almost yawned in his tiredness and impatience, but finally, the girl figured it out. He had expected that she would. "Wait, so if you're not Meta Knight-" Fumu said.
"And you were the one causing all the trouble with Kirby and in the village-" Bun added.
"Then the real one, who we just told to leave Pupupuland forever and never come back-"
"Was innocent?!" They said the last part together in disbelief. The Cappies began murmuring amongst themselves as they finally realized their mistake. The real Meta Knight would never have lied about what he had done, as he believed that mistakes were mistakes and that one should confess to them when given the chance. If he had done it, he would have immediately apologized to Kirby and the others and given them an explanation. This puffball denied whatever he did and caused mischief for the sake of causing it- the complete opposite of the knight they knew.
"Gahahaha! You finally figured it out, you naive little peoples! Of course, the only one who can save you now is Meta Knight himself, but with my fabulous plan, you drove him out for me! Thanks for the boost to kingship, my future citizens! I look forward to wrecking- er, governing- this lovely little place! Ta-ta!" The dark knight flapped up and into the castle, and before long, a ruckus erupted from the castle. The Cappies scattered for good, leaving only Fumu, Bun, and Kirby on the drawbridge. She still couldn't believe they had wrongly accused the blue puff for something he would never have done anyways.
"Sir Meta Knight, I never intended for this to happen…" Fumu thought, images of her friend flashing through her mind. "What have I done to you?"