Hiya folks! BabyCharmander here. New chapter up fast, eh?
Oh, but before I reply to the reviews, I have some not-so-nice news...
Shooting Star is ded. Yup, I dun think that I'll be continuing Shooting Star... I just. lost interest in it. Sorry folks... There is a slight chance that I'll be re-inspired and write the next chapter, but I doubt it. *sigh* Again, sorry...
Now, review replies...
Serebii37: You think so? I didn't like how the last chapter turned out, personally... Ah well.
X: Nope, sorry. Salesguy wouldn't fit there. He'll be playing another part... It'll be odd, though. XD Hmmm, you're right about the pic thing, though. Here, look at this website for the enemy pics:
http:// www. Classicgaming.com/ kirby/ index2. html
Go there without the spaces. ^_^
SkyBound Latias: Thought so. :P Nice name, BTW. ^_^
Disclaimer: I dun own Kirby.............. And stuff.
ON WIF DA FIC!
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"Look over there!" Tiff exclaimed, pointing to a large town not too far away.
"That must be Grape Gardens Town!" Tuff shouted. "See Kirby? We made it!"
"Poyoh..." Kirby gave a sigh of relief, and sat down on a large rock nearby. "PIYOH!" Suddenly he leapt into the air, paws on his backside.
"What's wrong, buddy?" Tuff asked, approaching his friend. Kirby pointed to the "rock", which was covered in spikes. "What kinda rock is this?" The cappy walked up to the strange stone, and felt one of it's spikes.
"It's not a rock, it's a mace, you idiot." The voice came seemingly out of nowhere. Everyone looked around for the source of the voice, when suddenly a strange creature poked his head out from behind the mace, startling everyone.
The creature was wearing an odd red helmet, and goggles that looked like insect eyes.
"Wh-who are you!?" Tiff asked, backing away slightly.
"Just call me Mace..." he replied.
"An' I'm Axe!" another creature said, jumping out from behind Mace. This creature wore a red, horned helmet, and a skull mask. In his paws, he held his weapon- a large axe.
"I think they could've figured that out themselves," Mace growled. "Geez Axe, you're starting to sound just like you know who..." Mace cleared his throat, and faced Tiff, Tuff, and Kirby. "Let me guess, you're heading for Grape Garden Town?"
"Yeah. How'd you know?" Tuff asked the odd person.
"Oh, everyone comes here," Axe explained, leaning against his friend's weapon, somehow avoiding the spikes. "They come here to challenge Sir Meta- Knight for the Dagger Badge."
"Dagger Badge?" Tuff questioned. Mace pulled on the chain attached to his weapon, causing Axe to fall over.
"Yeah. You need badges to compete in the Kirbemon league, you know," Mace replied. "And to get badges, you defeat gym leaders."
"So that means I have to fight Sir Meta-Knight and get that badge..." Tuff said to himself. "Alright then, let's get to that gym, Kirby!" Kirby looked at his master wearily, then fell over.
"Actually, I think it's best to get to the Kirbemon center..." Tiff commented. Her brother nodded, and picked up Kirby. The two siblings started walking into town.
"Good luck!" Axe called. Once they were out of hearing range, Axe looked to his friend. "With a Kirbemon like that, do ya think they stand a chance?"
"Not likely..." Mace grinned at the skull-masked creature. "Come on, let's watch..."
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Tiff and Tuff sat in the Kirbemon center waiting room while Kirby and the others were healing.
"Hey, you might want some help fighting Meta-Knight," Tiff said. "If ya want, I can lend you mine!"
"Sure, I'll just use Lololo and Lalala to float out of Meta-Knight's 'Mon's distance. Then maybe they'll get annoyed and give up," Tuff replied sarcastically. "Really Tiff, your Kirbemon are useless."
"They are not!" Tiff shouted. "Fine, battle the stupid gym yourself!" With that, she stomped away.
"Thank you for waiting," Doctor Yabui said from behind the counter. "Your Kirbemon are at perfect health!" Kirby and two PuffBalls were sitting on the counter.
"Hey there, Kirby!" Tuff called to the creampuff. "How're ya doin'?"
"Poyoh, poyoh!" Kirby shouted. He jumped around happily to show that he was now in good condition.
"You ready to battle that Meta-Knight guy?" Kirby nodded, and mewed happily. Tuff picked up the two PuffBalls, and let Kirby jump onto his head. "Let's go, then!"
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Tuff and Kirby stood in front of a large building. Above the doors, there were two large swords crossing each other, and large, yellow letters below them that said "KIRBEMON GYM".
"This is it, Kirby. Our first gym battle!" Tuff said. The two walked into the gym, not noticing two creatures spying on them. When the doors closed, one of them spoke up.
"Let's go!" It was Mace and his friend, Axe. They were carrying a ladder over their heads, which they put up against the wall. The two climbed up, and looked through the window.
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"Hello?" Tuff's voice echoed through the dark gym. "Anyone here?"
"Piyoh..." Kirby whimpered, staying close to his master.
"Hello." The voice was deep, and had a Spanish accent. Two yellow eyes were visible at the other side of the gym. "Why have you come here?"
"I'm looking for Sir Meta-Knight! I've come to challenge him to a gym match!" Tuff called.
"I accept your challenge." The room was lit up, and a figure stood at the end of the gym.
He was round and blue, and he wore a large metal mask that covered most of his body. He also wore shoulder guards, and a cape that he kept wrapped tightly around himself. This was the gym leader, Sir Meta-Knight.
"We will battle two Kirbemon against two. If you defeat both of mine, then you will earn the Dagger Badge," Meta-Knight explained. He tossed a PuffBall into the air. "Go, Sword Knight!"
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"He's using Sword Knight. Hmm... I Tuff will win!" Axe said, watching through the window.
"You nuts? Meta-Knight's gonna kick Tuff's rear!" Mace argued.
"He will not!"
"Will so!"
"HE WON'T!"
"HE WILL!" Both of them grabbed their weapons and whacked each other with them, causing them both to fall off the ladder.
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"What's that?" Tuff asked, pointing MetaDex at the Kirbemon.
"Sword Knight. This Kirbemon is usually seen with a Blade Knight. They use their swords to attack," the device stated.
"All right then, Kirby, go!" Tuff pointed to the battlefield. Kirby shook his head and hid behind Tuff. "Come on Kirby, GET OUT THERE!" The cappy picked up the creampuff, and tossed him into the field.
"Sword Knight, use Swipe!" Meta-Knight commanded. Sword responded by slashing his weapon at Kirby, who quickly dodged.
"Kirby, use Suck It Up!" Tuff shouted. Kirby sucked up Sword's weapon. "Now use Copy!" Kirby swallowed, and gained a large green hat, and a sword.
"Kirby has now become Sword Kirby! He has temporarily gained the attack "Swipe"!" MetaDex stated.
A new sword appeared in the opponent's hand. The two Kirbemon ran up to eachother, and clashed their swords together.
"Keep it up, Kirby! Swipe at 'im!" Tuff called.
"Do not give in, Sword Knight!" Meta-Knight commanded.
Sword suddenly Swiped at Kirby, this time with the flat part of his sword. This cause Kirby to fly through the air, and straight into a wall.
"STOP THE MATCH!" Tuff yelled as he darted up to his little pink buddy. "Kirby!? Kirby, wake up!" He started to shake him, but it was no use. The creampuff was out cold. "I... I quit the match..."
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"HA!" Mace (who was now wearing a large bandage on his head) grinned at Axe. "I told ya Tuff would lose."
"I feel sorry for 'im." Axe (who had a large dent in his helmet) watched as Tuff slowly walked out of the gym, carrying Kirby.
"Meta-Knight fights too hard..." Tuff said, petting Kirby. "I don't understand why he don't just challenge the other gym leaders and enter the league..." Axe and Mace looked at each other.
"Let's show 'im," they said at the same time before they ran up to Tuff.
"What do you want?" Tuff asked, annoyance evident in his voice.
"To show you something," Mace replied. "Come with us." The two walked down the street, a very confused Tuff following them. They stopped in front of a house, and looked into the window.
"Take a look at this, Tuff," Axe said. Tuff peered through the window, and saw a Waddle Dee attempting to sword fight with someone, with many other 'Dees watching. He couldn't tell who it was, though. He could only see the sword... Suddenly the figure came into view.
"Meta-Knight!?' Tuff exclaimed. "But... What's he doing fighting that Waddle Dee?"
"He trains them," Axe explained. Mace nodded.
"Yeah, he takes in abandoned Waddle Dees and helps them become stronger." Tuff continued to watch as the Waddle Dee was knocked to the ground, and Meta-Knight helped him up so he could try again. "He did have some knights that would help raise the 'Dees, but they ran away to train their own Kirbemon," Mace explained, though he said this rather quietly.
"...he cares for them that much, and he doesn't have any help raising them..." Tuff said quietly. "Now I don't think I want to beat him, even if I get the chance..."
"Don't give up like that!" Axe said, placing his paw on Tuff's shoulder. "Hey, I have an idea..."
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Tuff, Kirby, Axe, and Mace stood in an open field. Axe tossed a dagger to Kirby, who instantly inhaled it to become Sword Kirby.
"Kirby has be-" Tuff quickly covered MetaDex's speakers to shut the thing up.
"Alright, Tuff. Kirby will practice his swordplay with me until we think he's ready to fight Meta-Knight's Kirbemon again," Axe explained. "You ready, Kirby?"
"Yoh!" Kirby replied, a determined look on his face.
"Then let's begin!" Kirby clashed his sword with Axe's weapon as they began the fight.
Tuff watched Kirby fight with Axe. The masked creature was being tough on him, but Kirby kept fighting... and fighting...
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Sweat dripped from Kirby's face as he held up his sword, and pointed it at Axe. Suddenly he dropped to the ground, and fell asleep.
"We're through," Axe said, walking away from the battlefield. "Kirby's done training..."
"...what's that noise?" Mace asked Tuff. There was an odd voice that sounded muffled.
"It's MetaDex!" Tuff exclaimed, uncovering the device's speaker.
"Kirby has grown to level twenty. He has learned Sword Beam!"
"What's Sword Beam?" Tuff asked Axe. Suddenly Kirby woke up, and leapt into the air. He swung his weapon in an arc, creating a large beam. "...oh. Do you think he's ready now?" Axe and Mace just stood there in astonishment, watching as the beam sliced through the ground and through trees.
"... heck yes," they finally said.
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Tuff burst into the gym, Kirby at his side.
"I'M BACK!" he shouted.
"Come to challenge me again?" Meta-Knight asked. His voice had a tone of amusement in it. "It has only been one day. Surely you couldn't have trained enough to defeat me in that short amount of time..."
"We'll see," Tuff said, stepping up to the battlefield.
"All right, then. Blade Knight, go!" The knight tossed a PuffBall into the air, which opened to reveal Blade Knight.
"Blade Knight. This Kirbemon's speech consists mostly of mumbling. Blade Knights are usually seen around Sword Knights."
"Alright then, Kirby, I choose you!" Kirby eagerly leapt into the field, and stood in front of Blade Knight. "Use Suck It Up, then Copy!" The creampuff inhaled Blade's weapon, then swallowed it. Tuff covered MetaDex speakers once more, causing the device to remain quiet.
"Blade Knight, use Swipe!" Meta-Knight commanded.
"You use Swipe too, Kirby! But aim for his helmet!" Kirby obeyed, and swiped at Blade. However, he had positioned his weapon wrong, and ended up hitting the Kirbemon's helmet with the flat of his sword. Now a large dent was visible in Blade's helmet, and the Kirbemon fell to the floor. Meta- Knight returned his 'Mon.
"..." He said nothing as he sent out his other Kirbemon, Sword Knight. "Sword Knight, use Stab..."
Sword obeyed, and stabbed Kirby in the foot.
"POOOOYYYYOOOOHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Kirby screamed, leaping into the air, holding his injured foot.
"Come on, Kirby! Use Sword Beam!" Tuff shouted. Meta-Knight's eyes turned an odd green color for a moment when he heard the attack that Tuff commanded.
Kirby leapt into the air, and brought his sword down in an arc like he did last night. A large beam flew down at Sword. He tried to dodge, but he was too slow, and the beam sliced through his helmet.
"...whoops," Tuff said, watching Sword's helmet fall to the ground in two pieces.
"Sword Knight, use Swipe!" Sword covered his face, and refused to fight. "What are you doing? Attack!"
"Kirby attack him w-" Tuff stopped, suddenly feeling something tugging on him. "It's my conscience... I'm imagining all those Waddle Dees stopping me from fighting their master..."
"Either your brain's really thick, or your hair's in the way..." Tiff said. She stood at the entrance, watching her brother. "Whatever it is, open your eyes!" Tuff did so, and realized that the Waddle Dee WERE holding him back
"Stop that!" Meta-Knight shouted. The 'Dees obediently let go of Tuff. "Now, let us finish this match... " Tuff shook his head.
"Naw, Sword doesn't look like he wants to fight. I didn't mean for Kirby to slice his helmet off... Come on Kirby, let's go." Tuff and Kirby walked out of the gym.
Meta-Knight watched, his eyes glowing slightly...
"Wait!" Meta-Knight called, running after Tuff and Kirby.
"What is it?" Tuff asked. Meta-Knight held out a dagger-shaped badge. "But... I didn't win the battle."
"It was very honorable of you to quit the battle when you had an unfair advantage... You deserve it," Meta-Knight explained.
"...Thank you..." Tuff said quietly, taking the badge.
"I would like you to train your Kirbemon stronger, and raise them well. I would like to do this myself, but..." Meta-Knight sighed, and looked into the sky.
"Go ahead, Sir Meta-Knight." Tuff and Meta-Knight turned around, to see Axe and Mace walking up to them.
"Axe Knight... Mace Knight..." Meta-Knight said quietly.
"What!? You mean-" Tuff was cut off by Axe Knight.
"Yes, Tuff. We were Meta-Knight's two knights who ran away..." he explained.
"Meta-Knight, go ahead and raise your Kirbemon. We'll take care of the Waddle Dee," Mace Knight said, winking. "How many are there, by the way?"
"I lost count after two thousand..." Meta-Knight replied with a chuckle. Tuff, Axe Knight, and Mace Knight facefaulted, while Kirby blinked.
"Poyoh?" he mewed in confusion.
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"It is alright if I join you, then?" Meta-Knight asked.
"Sure! I don't mind," Tuff replied.
"But... who is that strange girl who keeps following us?" Tuff looked over his shoulder to find Tiff running after them.
"Come back here, Tuff! You've been acting really stupid..." Tiff shouted.
"It's my sister! RUN!" Tuff shouted as he started to run through the path.
Meta-Knight just watched as Tiff passed him, and continued to run after Tuff.
"Kids these days..." He watched as they continued to run, and reached into his cape. He pulled out a PuffBall, with a sailor hat marked on it, and smiled under his mask. "This will be an interesting experience, Sailor Dee."
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Wheee! This ep was fun to write! :D Well, R/R, please! ^_^
Oh, but before I reply to the reviews, I have some not-so-nice news...
Shooting Star is ded. Yup, I dun think that I'll be continuing Shooting Star... I just. lost interest in it. Sorry folks... There is a slight chance that I'll be re-inspired and write the next chapter, but I doubt it. *sigh* Again, sorry...
Now, review replies...
Serebii37: You think so? I didn't like how the last chapter turned out, personally... Ah well.
X: Nope, sorry. Salesguy wouldn't fit there. He'll be playing another part... It'll be odd, though. XD Hmmm, you're right about the pic thing, though. Here, look at this website for the enemy pics:
http:// www. Classicgaming.com/ kirby/ index2. html
Go there without the spaces. ^_^
SkyBound Latias: Thought so. :P Nice name, BTW. ^_^
Disclaimer: I dun own Kirby.............. And stuff.
ON WIF DA FIC!
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"Look over there!" Tiff exclaimed, pointing to a large town not too far away.
"That must be Grape Gardens Town!" Tuff shouted. "See Kirby? We made it!"
"Poyoh..." Kirby gave a sigh of relief, and sat down on a large rock nearby. "PIYOH!" Suddenly he leapt into the air, paws on his backside.
"What's wrong, buddy?" Tuff asked, approaching his friend. Kirby pointed to the "rock", which was covered in spikes. "What kinda rock is this?" The cappy walked up to the strange stone, and felt one of it's spikes.
"It's not a rock, it's a mace, you idiot." The voice came seemingly out of nowhere. Everyone looked around for the source of the voice, when suddenly a strange creature poked his head out from behind the mace, startling everyone.
The creature was wearing an odd red helmet, and goggles that looked like insect eyes.
"Wh-who are you!?" Tiff asked, backing away slightly.
"Just call me Mace..." he replied.
"An' I'm Axe!" another creature said, jumping out from behind Mace. This creature wore a red, horned helmet, and a skull mask. In his paws, he held his weapon- a large axe.
"I think they could've figured that out themselves," Mace growled. "Geez Axe, you're starting to sound just like you know who..." Mace cleared his throat, and faced Tiff, Tuff, and Kirby. "Let me guess, you're heading for Grape Garden Town?"
"Yeah. How'd you know?" Tuff asked the odd person.
"Oh, everyone comes here," Axe explained, leaning against his friend's weapon, somehow avoiding the spikes. "They come here to challenge Sir Meta- Knight for the Dagger Badge."
"Dagger Badge?" Tuff questioned. Mace pulled on the chain attached to his weapon, causing Axe to fall over.
"Yeah. You need badges to compete in the Kirbemon league, you know," Mace replied. "And to get badges, you defeat gym leaders."
"So that means I have to fight Sir Meta-Knight and get that badge..." Tuff said to himself. "Alright then, let's get to that gym, Kirby!" Kirby looked at his master wearily, then fell over.
"Actually, I think it's best to get to the Kirbemon center..." Tiff commented. Her brother nodded, and picked up Kirby. The two siblings started walking into town.
"Good luck!" Axe called. Once they were out of hearing range, Axe looked to his friend. "With a Kirbemon like that, do ya think they stand a chance?"
"Not likely..." Mace grinned at the skull-masked creature. "Come on, let's watch..."
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Tiff and Tuff sat in the Kirbemon center waiting room while Kirby and the others were healing.
"Hey, you might want some help fighting Meta-Knight," Tiff said. "If ya want, I can lend you mine!"
"Sure, I'll just use Lololo and Lalala to float out of Meta-Knight's 'Mon's distance. Then maybe they'll get annoyed and give up," Tuff replied sarcastically. "Really Tiff, your Kirbemon are useless."
"They are not!" Tiff shouted. "Fine, battle the stupid gym yourself!" With that, she stomped away.
"Thank you for waiting," Doctor Yabui said from behind the counter. "Your Kirbemon are at perfect health!" Kirby and two PuffBalls were sitting on the counter.
"Hey there, Kirby!" Tuff called to the creampuff. "How're ya doin'?"
"Poyoh, poyoh!" Kirby shouted. He jumped around happily to show that he was now in good condition.
"You ready to battle that Meta-Knight guy?" Kirby nodded, and mewed happily. Tuff picked up the two PuffBalls, and let Kirby jump onto his head. "Let's go, then!"
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Tuff and Kirby stood in front of a large building. Above the doors, there were two large swords crossing each other, and large, yellow letters below them that said "KIRBEMON GYM".
"This is it, Kirby. Our first gym battle!" Tuff said. The two walked into the gym, not noticing two creatures spying on them. When the doors closed, one of them spoke up.
"Let's go!" It was Mace and his friend, Axe. They were carrying a ladder over their heads, which they put up against the wall. The two climbed up, and looked through the window.
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"Hello?" Tuff's voice echoed through the dark gym. "Anyone here?"
"Piyoh..." Kirby whimpered, staying close to his master.
"Hello." The voice was deep, and had a Spanish accent. Two yellow eyes were visible at the other side of the gym. "Why have you come here?"
"I'm looking for Sir Meta-Knight! I've come to challenge him to a gym match!" Tuff called.
"I accept your challenge." The room was lit up, and a figure stood at the end of the gym.
He was round and blue, and he wore a large metal mask that covered most of his body. He also wore shoulder guards, and a cape that he kept wrapped tightly around himself. This was the gym leader, Sir Meta-Knight.
"We will battle two Kirbemon against two. If you defeat both of mine, then you will earn the Dagger Badge," Meta-Knight explained. He tossed a PuffBall into the air. "Go, Sword Knight!"
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"He's using Sword Knight. Hmm... I Tuff will win!" Axe said, watching through the window.
"You nuts? Meta-Knight's gonna kick Tuff's rear!" Mace argued.
"He will not!"
"Will so!"
"HE WON'T!"
"HE WILL!" Both of them grabbed their weapons and whacked each other with them, causing them both to fall off the ladder.
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"What's that?" Tuff asked, pointing MetaDex at the Kirbemon.
"Sword Knight. This Kirbemon is usually seen with a Blade Knight. They use their swords to attack," the device stated.
"All right then, Kirby, go!" Tuff pointed to the battlefield. Kirby shook his head and hid behind Tuff. "Come on Kirby, GET OUT THERE!" The cappy picked up the creampuff, and tossed him into the field.
"Sword Knight, use Swipe!" Meta-Knight commanded. Sword responded by slashing his weapon at Kirby, who quickly dodged.
"Kirby, use Suck It Up!" Tuff shouted. Kirby sucked up Sword's weapon. "Now use Copy!" Kirby swallowed, and gained a large green hat, and a sword.
"Kirby has now become Sword Kirby! He has temporarily gained the attack "Swipe"!" MetaDex stated.
A new sword appeared in the opponent's hand. The two Kirbemon ran up to eachother, and clashed their swords together.
"Keep it up, Kirby! Swipe at 'im!" Tuff called.
"Do not give in, Sword Knight!" Meta-Knight commanded.
Sword suddenly Swiped at Kirby, this time with the flat part of his sword. This cause Kirby to fly through the air, and straight into a wall.
"STOP THE MATCH!" Tuff yelled as he darted up to his little pink buddy. "Kirby!? Kirby, wake up!" He started to shake him, but it was no use. The creampuff was out cold. "I... I quit the match..."
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"HA!" Mace (who was now wearing a large bandage on his head) grinned at Axe. "I told ya Tuff would lose."
"I feel sorry for 'im." Axe (who had a large dent in his helmet) watched as Tuff slowly walked out of the gym, carrying Kirby.
"Meta-Knight fights too hard..." Tuff said, petting Kirby. "I don't understand why he don't just challenge the other gym leaders and enter the league..." Axe and Mace looked at each other.
"Let's show 'im," they said at the same time before they ran up to Tuff.
"What do you want?" Tuff asked, annoyance evident in his voice.
"To show you something," Mace replied. "Come with us." The two walked down the street, a very confused Tuff following them. They stopped in front of a house, and looked into the window.
"Take a look at this, Tuff," Axe said. Tuff peered through the window, and saw a Waddle Dee attempting to sword fight with someone, with many other 'Dees watching. He couldn't tell who it was, though. He could only see the sword... Suddenly the figure came into view.
"Meta-Knight!?' Tuff exclaimed. "But... What's he doing fighting that Waddle Dee?"
"He trains them," Axe explained. Mace nodded.
"Yeah, he takes in abandoned Waddle Dees and helps them become stronger." Tuff continued to watch as the Waddle Dee was knocked to the ground, and Meta-Knight helped him up so he could try again. "He did have some knights that would help raise the 'Dees, but they ran away to train their own Kirbemon," Mace explained, though he said this rather quietly.
"...he cares for them that much, and he doesn't have any help raising them..." Tuff said quietly. "Now I don't think I want to beat him, even if I get the chance..."
"Don't give up like that!" Axe said, placing his paw on Tuff's shoulder. "Hey, I have an idea..."
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Tuff, Kirby, Axe, and Mace stood in an open field. Axe tossed a dagger to Kirby, who instantly inhaled it to become Sword Kirby.
"Kirby has be-" Tuff quickly covered MetaDex's speakers to shut the thing up.
"Alright, Tuff. Kirby will practice his swordplay with me until we think he's ready to fight Meta-Knight's Kirbemon again," Axe explained. "You ready, Kirby?"
"Yoh!" Kirby replied, a determined look on his face.
"Then let's begin!" Kirby clashed his sword with Axe's weapon as they began the fight.
Tuff watched Kirby fight with Axe. The masked creature was being tough on him, but Kirby kept fighting... and fighting...
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Sweat dripped from Kirby's face as he held up his sword, and pointed it at Axe. Suddenly he dropped to the ground, and fell asleep.
"We're through," Axe said, walking away from the battlefield. "Kirby's done training..."
"...what's that noise?" Mace asked Tuff. There was an odd voice that sounded muffled.
"It's MetaDex!" Tuff exclaimed, uncovering the device's speaker.
"Kirby has grown to level twenty. He has learned Sword Beam!"
"What's Sword Beam?" Tuff asked Axe. Suddenly Kirby woke up, and leapt into the air. He swung his weapon in an arc, creating a large beam. "...oh. Do you think he's ready now?" Axe and Mace just stood there in astonishment, watching as the beam sliced through the ground and through trees.
"... heck yes," they finally said.
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Tuff burst into the gym, Kirby at his side.
"I'M BACK!" he shouted.
"Come to challenge me again?" Meta-Knight asked. His voice had a tone of amusement in it. "It has only been one day. Surely you couldn't have trained enough to defeat me in that short amount of time..."
"We'll see," Tuff said, stepping up to the battlefield.
"All right, then. Blade Knight, go!" The knight tossed a PuffBall into the air, which opened to reveal Blade Knight.
"Blade Knight. This Kirbemon's speech consists mostly of mumbling. Blade Knights are usually seen around Sword Knights."
"Alright then, Kirby, I choose you!" Kirby eagerly leapt into the field, and stood in front of Blade Knight. "Use Suck It Up, then Copy!" The creampuff inhaled Blade's weapon, then swallowed it. Tuff covered MetaDex speakers once more, causing the device to remain quiet.
"Blade Knight, use Swipe!" Meta-Knight commanded.
"You use Swipe too, Kirby! But aim for his helmet!" Kirby obeyed, and swiped at Blade. However, he had positioned his weapon wrong, and ended up hitting the Kirbemon's helmet with the flat of his sword. Now a large dent was visible in Blade's helmet, and the Kirbemon fell to the floor. Meta- Knight returned his 'Mon.
"..." He said nothing as he sent out his other Kirbemon, Sword Knight. "Sword Knight, use Stab..."
Sword obeyed, and stabbed Kirby in the foot.
"POOOOYYYYOOOOHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Kirby screamed, leaping into the air, holding his injured foot.
"Come on, Kirby! Use Sword Beam!" Tuff shouted. Meta-Knight's eyes turned an odd green color for a moment when he heard the attack that Tuff commanded.
Kirby leapt into the air, and brought his sword down in an arc like he did last night. A large beam flew down at Sword. He tried to dodge, but he was too slow, and the beam sliced through his helmet.
"...whoops," Tuff said, watching Sword's helmet fall to the ground in two pieces.
"Sword Knight, use Swipe!" Sword covered his face, and refused to fight. "What are you doing? Attack!"
"Kirby attack him w-" Tuff stopped, suddenly feeling something tugging on him. "It's my conscience... I'm imagining all those Waddle Dees stopping me from fighting their master..."
"Either your brain's really thick, or your hair's in the way..." Tiff said. She stood at the entrance, watching her brother. "Whatever it is, open your eyes!" Tuff did so, and realized that the Waddle Dee WERE holding him back
"Stop that!" Meta-Knight shouted. The 'Dees obediently let go of Tuff. "Now, let us finish this match... " Tuff shook his head.
"Naw, Sword doesn't look like he wants to fight. I didn't mean for Kirby to slice his helmet off... Come on Kirby, let's go." Tuff and Kirby walked out of the gym.
Meta-Knight watched, his eyes glowing slightly...
"Wait!" Meta-Knight called, running after Tuff and Kirby.
"What is it?" Tuff asked. Meta-Knight held out a dagger-shaped badge. "But... I didn't win the battle."
"It was very honorable of you to quit the battle when you had an unfair advantage... You deserve it," Meta-Knight explained.
"...Thank you..." Tuff said quietly, taking the badge.
"I would like you to train your Kirbemon stronger, and raise them well. I would like to do this myself, but..." Meta-Knight sighed, and looked into the sky.
"Go ahead, Sir Meta-Knight." Tuff and Meta-Knight turned around, to see Axe and Mace walking up to them.
"Axe Knight... Mace Knight..." Meta-Knight said quietly.
"What!? You mean-" Tuff was cut off by Axe Knight.
"Yes, Tuff. We were Meta-Knight's two knights who ran away..." he explained.
"Meta-Knight, go ahead and raise your Kirbemon. We'll take care of the Waddle Dee," Mace Knight said, winking. "How many are there, by the way?"
"I lost count after two thousand..." Meta-Knight replied with a chuckle. Tuff, Axe Knight, and Mace Knight facefaulted, while Kirby blinked.
"Poyoh?" he mewed in confusion.
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"It is alright if I join you, then?" Meta-Knight asked.
"Sure! I don't mind," Tuff replied.
"But... who is that strange girl who keeps following us?" Tuff looked over his shoulder to find Tiff running after them.
"Come back here, Tuff! You've been acting really stupid..." Tiff shouted.
"It's my sister! RUN!" Tuff shouted as he started to run through the path.
Meta-Knight just watched as Tiff passed him, and continued to run after Tuff.
"Kids these days..." He watched as they continued to run, and reached into his cape. He pulled out a PuffBall, with a sailor hat marked on it, and smiled under his mask. "This will be an interesting experience, Sailor Dee."
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Wheee! This ep was fun to write! :D Well, R/R, please! ^_^