On a quiet morning in Dreamland, you'd usually expect the sound of the birds singing, the peaceful townsfolk waking up and doing their daily-do's, and the ever constant lively energy no matter where you tread. Dreamland is a great place to be...if you're not Meta Knight. Though his opinion has changed since the loss of his crew (except Sailor Dee) and the Halberd, the citizens will always remember him for one event; 'The Revenge of Meta Knight'. Meta Knight as a person has gotten mixed reactions from the residents. There are some who think he's evil, some who think he's done nothing wrong, and some rightfully inbetween. He himself was used to it and didn't truly care of who they thought he was. If anyone asked what he thought about it, the reply would always be "Nobody is perfect."
But maybe if they knew the reason why he wanted to take over Dreamland in the first place, maybe then he would be seen as not evil, but simply misunderstood.
You see, Meta Knight, compared to just about anyone else who lives in Dreamland, is a definite outcast, the odd one out if you will. He simply just did not fit according to the lazy lifestyle of other Dreamlanders. Though he wasn't mocked or ridiculed for it, he feared one day it would have a negative impact on him as well, which was the opposite of what he wanted for himself. The knight was a natrually active spirit, though he personally thought relaxing was a waste of precious life, he understood that everyone needed a balance...everyone except him...and that's where the mistakes were made. The knight hadn't had a break since he was a baby, every day was an adventure, every day had to be an adventure if it was going to be interesting. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but if you over do it, it's a problem. When you're a Kiridian, however, it's a serious problem. And here, in his apartment in Dedede Castle, today, that finally hit him.
"Sailor Dee?" the knight sighed,
"Yes sir?" she said as she was dipping a teabag in some water,
"I have decided I am not doing anything for the rest of this weekend."
She froze for a minute, she looked more concerned than confused by that, "Why?"
"Because it is a required resting period I've bypassed for far too long." Meta Knight said, "If I may inform, Kirdians usually have "hibernation" periods. Except mainly around this time frame, rather than sleeping, we just become a lot more sluggish and more likely to sleep. It is apart of the reason me and Kirby do not train on weekends, it's better if he rests."
"But, commander, I haven't—if I ever—seen you go through that!" she said, "If I had hands, I could count all the times on one hand I've ever seen you remotely sluggish!"
"As stated, I have bypassed it for a long time. I constantly fight, train, and keep my mind active, and it keeps my adrenaline flowing, so I sometimes have restless nights because I don't do it as I should to begin with. And I am afraid it almost is reaching the point where I am completely unable to, no matter how hard I try."
"Well, I-I mean, isn't that kind of a good thing...? Wouldn't it hold you back during adventures?"
"If I am unable to do it permanently..."
The knight whispered something in her ear. Something very, very, VERY unfortunate.
"Oh...Oh sweet NOVA...that's horrible!" Sailor Dee exclaimed,
"Now do you see why this adjustment must be made?"
"Sir, yes sir!" she saluted,
"Wonderful." he smiled nervously from under his mask, "I'll be heading out for a while, not adventuring or anything big, just walking around the plaza."
"Okay, see you in a while, sir!"
Meta Knight exited the door with just one thought, "I'm not going to be able to make it through this weekend, am I?"
Meta Knight wrapped himself in his cape and solemnly went out into the ever-busy plaza, he gripped his cape a little tighter in nervousness, he hated large crowds. Going as far to say is that he was very insecure being in one. He tried to get through it without any nervous reaction and tried his best not to make eye contact with anyone he didn't immediately recognize. And there was someone he did recognize, but it was the last person he wanted to see, he tried to breeze past him but the knight stopped at the sound of a proud chuckle and the words, "Yo, Meta Knight!"
He sighed, resisting the urge to groan. The knight walked over to his king slowly.
"Greetings, sire." Meta Knight said, "Didn't expect to see you here..."
"Well, I'm just waitin' on Escargoon to get on 'outta that bakery with my order!" Dedede impaitently grumbled,
"Hm, I see." Meta Knight awkwardly nodded,
Dedede completely disregarded the uninterested energy he gave off, "So, where ya headin' today, blueberry?"
"Nowhere, I'm taking a break this week. I am just...wandering the town...looking for someone..." Meta Knight stated, "Also, do not call me that, I have a name."
"Nowhere? You jestin' me, knight?" Dedede blinked twice in surprise,
"No, and I do not want to talk about it." he started to walk away, but then was stopped as Dedede jeered, "Heh heh heh! Color me surprised! You such a busy bee I wouldn't think you'd know the first thing about relaxing!"
Meta Knight glared back at Dedede, "It's best not to assume things you don't know for certain." he said, trying to keep his usually calm tone.
Dedede continued, "Trust me when I say this, blueberry, I'm just about sure EVERYONE knows that there ain't a lazy bone in ya body!" and Dedede was painfully right, he really didn't.
Escargoon slowly came out of the store, lugging five full bags of pasteries. "Took ya long enough!" Dedede snarled,
"Sorry, sire, but what can you expect with a big order like this?" Escargoon sighed,
"Forget about that, get a load of this! Meta Knight says he's about to try to take a break!"
"Really?" Escargoon said, "Now, c'mon, you'll let him take time off but I still gotta put up with this?"
Dedede laughed, "I'm only gonna let him do it cause I wanna see how far he gets without doin' somethin!"
Dedede at this point was cracking up laughing, and Meta Knight was fed up. He wanted to explain it was a serious health issue that he needed to be addressed, but he didn't bother. Cause though he was his king, even he knew he was a fool.
Meta Knight turned back around and continued to walk off, he had someone else he wanted to see anyhow, someone he knew could help him.
Escargoon was still holding the heavy bags, "Okay, sire, can we get back to the castle now, holding these pasteries is killin' me—OWWW!" Dedede whacked him on the head with his hammer, still crying laughing, "Shut up, Escargoon! Can't ya see I'm still having a moment here?"