AN: I messed up. Is it too late now to say sorry? My bro told me that I should not, under any circumstances, post any reviews on my own fanfic. Thanks, bro!

Chapter 8: Rain

Andie pushed Red off the bed.

The dragon landed on the floor and woke up, alarmed. Andie stared at Red without emotion. The dragon looked around uncomfortably. The warlord continued to stare, an intensity in her eyes that was usually present when she observes her enemies. Red cleared her throat. "Andie? Why are you staring at me?" she asked. The warlord's shoulders slumped as she relaxed. Red tilted her head in confusion.

"Andie, is something wrong?"

Said warlord shook her head. "No, just a… nightmare," she muttered. Red nodded uncertainly. She transformed herself back into a sword and Andie grabbed her. She walked out of the room and walked to the dining hall. She passed a familiar figure and paused. It was Meta Knight. He shot a short glance at her but continued walking past her. Andie narrowed her eyes at him. He was certainly mysterious.

She found her new friends waving her over. Andie plopped down to the seat next to Samus. She found herself liking the woman, she was less hyperactive. The two princesses beamed at Andie. "So, what did you do yesterday?" Peach asked. Andie tried looking for something interesting that occurred the other day, but couldn't. She only slept the day away. Surely she couldn't tell them that, they would assume that she wasn't interesting.

"Maybe nothing interesting happened yesterday, but something did happen early this morning, right?" Red piped up. Andie remembered Meta Knight and the strange sandbag. She smiled and muttered a small thanks to Red. "I woke up this morning because of a storm. I couldn't sleep so I headed to the training room. That was when I met Meta Knight. Do you guys know anything about him?" she asked.

"I meant the other thing. You know, the sandbag," Red said. Andie mentally snorted. Red was always joking, completely unlike the voice in her dream…

You need to stop that habit, she thought. Red laughed. "If I stopped doing that, then who would lighten the mood during battle?" she asked. Andie would have given the dragon a look. She did have a good point though. Red laughed as Andie pushed her presence away, amused. She switched her attention back to reality and looked at the other girls. They were deep in thought, well, at least the princesses were. Samus just looked neutral.

"Well, he's a mysterious character. Not many of us really know about him. Aside from Kirby, of course," Zelda said. Andie nodded, taking note of the information Zelda was giving.

"Told you it would be useful to have friends."

Andie mentally sighed. I thought that I pushed you away, she thought irritably. Red snickered as she shut her mouth and kept quiet. Andie rolled her eyes at her dragon's antics. She was so silly that nobody, not even herself, thought that they would be best friends. "Anyway," Zelda continued. Andie focused her attention on the princess.

"He was the champion during the third tournament and he has an apprentice named Kirby. He seems to observe newcomers and easily gains information about them. He may look small but he's in the top tier. He's the silent type, and he never takes off his mask. He only talks when he needs to. He usually gets information just by observing people's actions. I don't know how you gain that much information about a person just by watching them, but it would be a great ability to have."

Andie nodded, taking note of every word she said. "That's it?" she asked. Zelda and Peach nodded at her. Andie gave them a grateful smile. She went over the information Zelda gave her one more time. So he was the champion during the third tournament, huh? Interesting. Andie remembered Zelda mentioning an apprentice.

"Who is this Kirby fellow?" she asked. Princess Peach giggled. She pointed at a table on the far right where she spotted Meta Knight. He was sitting with a giant penguin who wielded a hammer. Andie cocked her head to the side. Where was Kirby? Was he the huge penguin? Andie watched with interest as she caught sight of a pink ball heading towards the table holding a plate with a mountain of food stacked on it.

"Which one is he?"

Peach smiled at Andie. "He's the pink one," she said happily. Andie looked back at the table curiously. The pink one? Kirby was wolfing down his food and the warlord watched with amusement. She saw Meta Knight shake his head, er- body and heard him mutter something to his apprentice. Kirby slowed down but continued to eat his food at a fast pace. She remembered her brother eating like that before.

"Him? I've seen better," Red commented. Andie rolled her eyes at the dragon. She hoped that Red still remembered about what happened with the baby dragon. She shivered at the thought. "I sense incoming rain," the dragon said. Andie became stiff. Rain? She bit her lip as she remembered her dream. She shook off the uneasy feeling growing within her. It was probably just a coincidence. She turned her attention to something being held out in front of her.

She looked at Samus, who was eating the same thing she offered to her. "Eat," she said. Andie looked at the food uncertainly. She glanced at the princesses who were smiling at her, encouraging her to try some. Andie shrugged. She did not know what it was, but if they were eating it, might as well eat it too. She took it uncertainly and bit into it. Her eyes widened at the taste. It was… good. The food she ate in the army was tasteless, and while the king invited her to a feast several times, she always declined.

"What is it called?" she asked, chewing on the food. Peach giggled.

"It's a waffle," she answered. Andie heard Red laugh. She mentally sent the dragon a strange look. Nothing is funny about the name, she thought. Sure, it was foreign and sounded strange to her, but it was not funny. Red rolled her eyes at the warlord. "It may not sound funny to you, but try saying it several times in your head," she muttered. Andie ignored the dragon's request. Thunder boomed outside and she heard rain patter against the window. She swore she felt herself become sick.

She abruptly stood up. "I think I'll leave now," she muttered. The girls looked at each other unsurely but nodded at the warlord.

"I knew I was right," Red said as Andie headed to a nearby window to observe the rain. She took a quick glance at the table Meta Knight was in and saw him stare back at her. She shook her head and turned her attention back to the window. Rain. She bit her lip nervously. "How did you even know that you were right?" she asked. Red beamed at her.

"Because I'm always right," she boasted. Andie raised an eyebrow. "No, you aren't," she said. Raid gave Andie a challenging look.

"Prove it," she said. Andie chuckled at Red's confidence. "The time you told me that Greeny could never beat you in a duel but he beat you three times in a row before you beat him," she said, smirking. Red huffed but stayed silent.

Andie averted her attention back to the window as a feeling of anxiety built up in her stomach. She turned around and headed to the training room to continue her training. She opened the door and paused as she saw Meta Knight and his apprentice. How did they get to the training room? She swore that they were back in the dining hall a while ago. Shrugging, she entered the room and watched with interest as Meta Knight trained Kirby.

They both held swords, the both of them exchanging blows. Meta Knight was fast, she noticed. Kirby swung his sword at Meta Knight and the latter jumped in the air. Kirby took the chance to strike, but the warlord noticed that he was swinging his sword blindly. Meta Knight easily dodged him, rolling behind Kirby and striking him. The pink ball yelped as he was thrown forward. His mentor dashed at him, and Kirby puffed up his cheeks and floated in the air.

When Meta Knight was below him, he kicked him hard. Meta Knight stumbled back, quickly recovering and slashing at Kirby. The pink ball parried his mentor's strikes, and dodged as the sword swiped past him. It continued like that for several minutes, before Meta Knight took Kirby by surprise and kicked the pink ball as he was about to dodge. Kirby stumbled back, unfortunately recovering too slowly. Meta Knight struck Kirby, blasting him to a wall. Kirby looked dizzy as he crashed into the wall, falling to the ground with a thud.

Meta Knight landed in front of Kirby, helping the pink puff up. His apprentice stumbled around for a few moments before regaining his balance.

"That guy is good," Red commented. Andie silently agreed with the dragon. He was the champion on the third tournament for a reason, Andie said. Red grinned at her. "I bet that we can best him in battle," she said. Andie rolled her eyes.

"Red, don't be overconfident," she muttered. Red chuckled. "Of course, your majesty," she said. Andie wondered why she got stuck with the silly one. She asked her brother what Greeny was like, and he told her that he was too serious. Red looked at Andie in mock hurt.

"Are you regretting your friendship with me?"

Andie shook her head. "Of course not. I was just suggesting that you should be more serious. Besides, we're already stuck together," she said. Red rolled her eyes. "Your apology would have been all right if it weren't for that last statement," she said. Andie laughed softly as the dragon pouted. She turned her attention back to the puffballs.

"You need to work on recovering, and do not strike blindly next time. Other than that, you did well," Meta Knight said. Kirby squealed with delight at the praise and tackled his mentor in a hug. Meta Knight chuckled softly. "Maybe next time, Kirby. I believe we have an audience," he said. Kirby stopped hugging Meta Knight but continued to beam at him.

Meanwhile, Andie sighed. How come she can't get away with watching people without getting spotted? She stepped into the room and stared at Meta Knight. Kirby smiled at the warlord widely once he spotted her. Andie waved back casually. "Hiii!" Kirby said.

"I assume that you already knew that I was watching you?" she asked. Meta Knight nodded. Andie sighed once more. "Well, you already had your training. Do you mind leaving me alone now?"

"Of course," Meta Knight said. He nodded at her and left, motioning for Kirby to follow him. His apprentice skipped after him happily. Once they left, Andie got to training. She paused as thunder boomed, followed by rain pattering heavily against the window.

She did not like the feeling in her chest at all.

AN: That was the longest chapter I've written. Now Andie knows more about our favorite masked knight! I just noticed while looking at the tier list that the mentor is higher than the "strongest Star Warrior of all". Like, seriously? Anyway, please leave a review and favorite! I'm so bad at fight scenes.