Woo hoo! Chapter 2! you will find this one also lacking Kirby (for obvious reasons) and also Dedede... Though he should make an appearance in the next few chapters... Kirby will still be gone for a while... He may not appear in this story at all, but in the next one... unless I decide to make them one... not really sure...

Please read and review! I need to know what I can do better!

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"What? Ninjas?" Hohhe raised a brow.

"Yeah! A Ninja was in my room! He trashed our house! Though all he took was Meta Knight's pocket knife..." Bun explained.

"It wasn't Benikage, was it?" Honey asked interestedly.

"No... He was a lot bigger than Benikage was... and he had glowing yellow eyes!" Bun exclaimed excitedly.

"Oh..." Honey looked downcast.

"You act like you have a crush on him," Iro laughed as Honey blushed. The three boys all laughed at Honey as she walked off, sniffling.

Boys are so mean, she thought.

Hohhe turned to Bun, "So, shouldn't we start practicing our ninja skills in case that guy decides to come back?"

"Huh? I never thought about that..." Bun looked deep in thought, "Well, it can't hurt to be too prepared! I gotta get back up to the castle to get my stuff!"

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Fumu looked worriedly down at the phone Meta Knight had given her. Should she call him, tell him about what had happened? Or would that be the last they'd see of the thief? She hesitated before giving up. If that thief showed up again, she wouldn't hesitate to call Meta Knight. But if all he wanted was Meta Knights pocketknife, then there really wasn't much to worry about...

Fumu looked down over the edge of the balcony. Bun was carrying something back toward Pupupu Village. She recognised the wooden sword among the mess.

So, they're gonna start playing Ninja again, huh? she sighed.

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Bun and the other children were quick into their outfits and soon buzzing around town, tossing throwing stars and other nasty traps. Genju was quickly pulling out his entire stock of ninja accessories, not wanting to miss a second of this business opportunity.Soon, the adults in town began to take notice of the young ones newest interest, and not wanting to be left out of the fun, decided to join in, too. All afternoon, and clear into the evening, throwing stars and smoke bombs were being tossed from every angle, at everyone.

It was just after sunset when Fumu was sent to fetch her brother, because it was well past his bedtime. When she arrived in Pupupu Village, she was not surprised to get wooden throwing stars chucked at her.

"What do you want? Treading on ninja domain at this hour is rather dangerous, little girl," Hohhe said menacingly.

"I'm looking for Bun," Fumu replied, quite annoyed.

"Our Kage does not wish to see outsiders!" Hohhe laughed, chucking a few more throwing stars at her.

Fumu swatted them off, "Well, tell your 'Kage' that his mom said he'd be grounded if he's not home in 15 minutes"

With that, she turned around and headed back up to the castle.

Within a few minutes, Bun was at her feet, talking about how he would show that thief if he ever showed up again.

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It was near midnight by the time Bun had turned out his light. He crawled into bed and closed his eyes.

Not a half hour later, his closet door creaked open, and a dark figure creeped out of it. Holding a kunai knife in one hand, and Meta Knights pocket knife in the other, the intruder crept slowly up to the young cappy boy's bed. The shadow leaped up onto it, and kicked the alarm off the nightstand. The alarm went off as soon as it hit the floor, causing Bun to jolt awake. The intruder quickly dropped the pocket knife and covered his mouth before he made a peep.

"I'm not going to hurt you... I just have a few questions I need answered," she said, an odd accent in her voice... not completely unlike Mabels... but somehow... different, "Promise me you won't yell. I won't have to hurt you, then."

Bun shuddered with fright and then nodded. the intruder uncovered his mouth and picked up the pocketknife.

"I want to know where you got this," she held the knife in front of him, Meta Knights mask shining in the moonlight streaming from the window.

"S-Sir Meta Knight gave it to me," Bun replied.

"Hmm... so, he lives on this star then, yes?"

Bun nodded.

"It's dark, I can't hear the rocks rattling in your head, so you'll have to speak up," the intruder spat sharply.

"Yes ma'am" Bun replied, worried that if he made her too angry, she'd hurt him.

"Good... Now, can you tell me where I can find him? Where is he staying"

"He... He's not here..." Bun trailed off.

"Not here?"

"He took a... friend out to train. I wasn't told where he went..." Bun shuddered.

"Figures... couldn't tell a soul where he was going when the Galaxy Star Army was still active. Lucky he hasn't gotten himself killed yet.." She growled.

Bun was now curious about this intruders recent statement, "Mind if I ask a few questions?"

"Think you'll get a straight answer?" The intruder replied, "I guess it's only fair..."

"How do you know the GSA?" Bun asked.

"One of 'em," the intruder answered.

"Oh, so you worked with Meta Knight?"

"Yeah, sure, whatever..."

Bun looked down at the pocket knife, "Why were you looking for that?"

"Huh?" She looked down at the pocket knife she was holding, before tossing it to Bun, "I put a homing device in it last time I had seen Meta Knight and managed to get it from him... But the signal that my receiver picks up is so scrambled, I could only get a general are reading... But seeing as he's just handed it out, he probably found the device..."

"Why are you looking for him?"

"To let him know I'm still alive," she said, now seeming to be lost in her thoughts, "And see if he knows the whereabouts of my husband and child..."

She hopped down to the floor, "When is he coming back?"

"Uh... I'm not really sure...," Bun confessed, "I think he told Fumu."

"Fumu's the girl, right?" The intruder asked, turning towards Bun.

"Yeah..." Bun trailed off, but before he could say anything else, the intruder had slipped out the door.