Author's Note: The good news is that I will be having Thanksgiving break. I should really stop making promises. I can't gurantee a quickly update, but I will try my best! ;)

Chapter 3: Banishment

Meta Knight opened his eyes. He looked at the window and saw that the stars were still shining through the darkness. A loud footstep echoed across the hallway. Meta Knight sat up and saw that Sword and Blade were fast asleep. He quietly rose from his bed and dressed up before heading out the door.

Meta Knight followed the direction of the footsteps while trying to avoid making footsteps himself. He saw the dark figure swiftly enter the throne room. Meta Knight slowly walked toward the throne room and leaned his head slightly into the room.

The Dreamland King collapsed and a shadowy figure emerged from his body. The shadowy figure transformed into a black eyeball. Meta Knight easily recognized the creature as Dark Matter. The large television screen appeared in front of Dark Matter. On screen, was Knightmare.

"So...this would explain King Dedede's strange behavior," muttered Meta Knight.

Suddenly, Dark Matter turned toward Meta Knight's direction. Meta Knight quickly hid behind the door, trying to avoid being seen.

"That was a close one...I must tell Sword and Blade."

Meta Knight turned around and saw Dark Matter floating in front of him. He quickly withdrew his Galaxia and held it in a defensive position.

"What is the meaning of this!?" shouted Meta Knight.

Dark Matter threw a powerful beam at Meta Knight, causing him to be tossed aside. Meta Knight slowly got up, but Dark Matter tossed another beam which caused Meta Knight to fly into the throne room. Meta Knight once again forced himself to get up. He looked at the large screen and saw that Knightmare was laughing at him.

"I see that you got an eavesdropper," said Knightmare.

"I demand that you stop this!" shouted Meta Knight.

"You should know by now that begging won't do you any good. We're gonna continue with our plan and we're gonna make sure that you're not in the way."

Suddenly, Dark Matter threw another powerful beam from behind, causing Meta Knight to become unconscious...

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"Good morning Blade!" shouted Sword.

Blade rose from his bed and looked Sword, who was opening the curtains. He quickly noticed that Meta Knight was not in the room.

"Where's Meta Knight?"

"I don't know...I didn't see him when I woke up," replied Sword.

"That's strange. I guess he must have had something important to do."

Sword and Blade exited their room, but a group of Waddle Dees came rushing through them.

"What is the hell is your problem! Do you NOT see Sword and I trying to walk!" shouted Blade at the Waddle Dees, but he was ignored.

Sword and Blade walked through the torch lit hallways until they spotted a large crowd of Cappies gathering around the entrance to the throne room. The two knights walked into the crowd and pushed through them to get into the throne room.

"This guy here is guilty of treason!" shouted King Dedede.

They continued to push even further into the crowd and their jaw dropped. Meta Knight was standing in front of the King's chair with his hands tied behind him.

"Meta Knight!?" gasped Sword and Blade.

"Meta Knight didn't do anything wrong!" shouted Blade.

"Oh yes he did! I saw him sneaking into my throne room as if he was plotting a murder on me!" shouted King Dedede.

"I wish Meta Knight was successful," whispered Sword.

"Silence you two! Because of his terrible crime, Meta Knight will be banished from Dreamland!"

Sword stood mouth agape. The throne room became eerily quiet all of a sudden. Everyone couldn't believe at what just happened to Meta Knight. The Cappies wanted to revolt, but Sword raised an arm.

"Enough...we cannot go against the King's will."

"What are you trying to say!?" shouted Tiff.

"Sword, Blade, I want you two to remain in the castle. I do not want you to be noble by following me. Please stay in the castle for there is a reason," said Meta Knight.

"Shut up Meta Knight! You cannot talk to any of the people of Dreamland!" shouted King Dedede. He then shifted his attention to the Waddle Dees holding Meta Knight. "I want you to take Meta Knight to the boarder of Dreamland. Make sure that he goes away."

The two Waddle Dees nodded their head.

"Meta Knight can just beat the hell out of those Waddle Dees at the border," whispered Sword.

"I am afraid I cannot do such thing. Once I am banished I cannot return to this kingdom. I have to do what I am told. I do not want to be dishonorable," said Meta Knight.

"No!! The one who is being dishonorable is King Dedede! What did you possibly do that caused the King to do such thing!?"

"I SAID no talking to people of Dreamland!" roared King Dedede.

The Waddle Dees pushed through the crowd, holding Meta Knight. Sword and Blade watched as their mentor left the castle...for good.

"And you're just gonna let that happen?!" complained Tiff.

"We can't do anything Tiff...I'm sorry. We have to obey orders. It is our job. You don't understand," said Blade.

Sword and Blade pushed through the crowd and walked straight into their bedroom. Sword turned on the television.

"Tiff got a point...we shouldn't have let that happen," said Sword.

"I know, but you heard what Meta Knight told us. He wants us to remain in the castle."

"Don't you think it's strange that King Dedede would banish Meta Knight all of a sudden. Meta Knight did say that the king was acting strange. Could it have something to do with that?"

"I...I don't know..."

"Let's go drown our misery at the bar," suggested Sword.

"Good idea."

Sword and Blade walked out of the castle and dragged themselves straight to Cappy Town. They entered the bar and sat on the stool.

"I would like some soda pop," said Sword.

The bartender grabbed two cups and placed it in front of the two knights. He poured the soda into the cups and resumed cleaning the dirty cups. Blade stretched his arm and grabbed a cup and drank it all in a single gulp.

"More please."

The bartender refilled Blade's cup.

Sword slammed his face on the table. "I am so depressed."

"Is it about Meta Knight?" asked the bartender.

"Yeah...we just let King Dedede take him away. We did nothing about it," mumbled Sword.

"I see...if you really care about Meta Knight, why don't you convince King Dedede to allow him back into the kingdom?"

"King Dedede is a jerk. He is not going to listen us. Besides, don't you think King Dedede has been acting strange?"

"He is always acting strange."

"Yeah, but to banish Meta Knight? Something is definitely up," said Blade.

So this is it! ^^ I hope you enjoy the story! What will Sword and Blade do about Meta Knight's banishment? You will find out next chapter! There is going to be more humorous adventure! ^^