Abridged Kirby: Episode 8
By: JadeDragonKnight
Part 2
"Don't be so upset," Fumu said.
Curio looked up from his wiping of a vase. His eyes had a sad look, as if he was about to cry.
"That discovery may have proved you wrong, but this was not a failure! If anything it's a step forward!"
"Anything added to that king's ego is a setback."
"True, but it got everyone interested in archeology! Isn't that what you wanted?"
Curio placed the vase on a shelf.
"You're right Fumu. I'll keep searching for any remains."
The kids cheered.
"Here, take this," Curio said, handing Fumu an arrow head.
They looked at it with curiosity.
"You should head home now."
They continued to stare at the chipped rock.
"Seriously, get out of my house!"
Back at the castle, Fumu's family was eating dinner. They looked at her sitting on the couch.
"How long are you going to stare at that thing?" Bun asked.
"You're food's getting cold," Memu informed.
"Yeah…" she replied.
"Curio said the artifacts discovered today prove that his majesty has a linage, right?" Parm asked.
"Yeah…"
"So it's not a problem?" Memu asked.
"Yeah…"
"Do you smell like monkey butt?" Bun snickered.
"Yeah…"
She got off the couch and left. After she left, Kirby hopped onto her chair, knife and fork in hand.
"You're going to eat instead?" Memu asked.
"Piyo," Kirby nodded.
Outside in the night, Fumu ran through the village. She stopped and raised an eyebrow.
"Why the heck did I come out here?" she asked herself.
Just then, she heard a noise. It was that kind of noise that you would naturally want to check out, so she did just that. Fumu saw that it was Curio pulling a huge cart.
"How can that old man pull that thing?"
She followed like a creeper, hiding in the shadows and not making a sound. Curio eventually made it to the excavation site and went into one of the caves. Fumu went in and looked around.
"I don't remember this being here. The villagers dug this out today?"
Just then, a hand wrapped over her mouth and she was yanked into a corner. She fought against the tight grip, muffling bloody murder.
"Calm down, it's just me."
Fumu unlocked the grip and whirled around.
"Meta Knight, what are you doing here?"
"What are you doing here?" he whispered.
"I want to see what Curio is up to. Why are you here?"
"I was just taking a leisurely stroll and happened to see Curio pulling that cart, which I've never seen before."
"Really?" Fumu asked, narrowing her gaze.
The knight nodded. Fumu continued to stare coldly at him. He swallowed hard.
"Well, uh, I was instructed to take a walk."
"By who?"
"S-someone."
"Tell me who it was."
Meta Knight began to sweat under his mask as the girl crossed her arms and waited.
"You're staring into my soul, it's very uncomfortable."
"I'll stop when you tell me the truth."
Just then, the sound of shifting dirt caught their attention. They peeked around the corner to see Curio digging a hole in the ground. He looked around nervously. Finding no one, he lifted the cart up, revealing a large stone tablet in the shape of Dedede. Fumu gasped then took pictures of Curio putting the stone in the ground. She then raised an eyebrow. She didn't hear Meta Knight gasp at the shocking discovery. She glared at him, making him tense up.
"Must, resist, the glare," Meta Knight groaned under his breath.
He then turned his head away and whacked it on the wall in the process. Curio shot up and looked around wildly. Fumu slapped her hand over the knight's mouth and grabbed the back of his head with her other hand. The old man took up the cart and tools then quickly made his way out of the cave. They watched him leave until he was out of earshot.
"You do know you're not covering my mouth, right?" Meta Knight asked.
Fumu let him go then crossed her arms.
"Alright, what do you know?" Fumu whispered firmly.
"Well, I know how to swordfight, a little karate, how to play poker-"
"Don't change the subject! Why is Curio burying fake artifacts, and why are you here?"
"I can't tell you, I have speech impairment."
"No you don't-"
"Noudfnsffakacuhdn," he slurred as he power walked away from her.
She growled softly and trailed after him.
"I know you're hiding something, so spill it!"
"I assure you I have nothing to spill."
They walked out of the cave and into the night.
"What kind of knight lies over and over again?"
"The kind that has his job at sake."
He stopped dead and slapped his hands over his mouth.
"Your job's at sake? Dedede sent you, didn't he?"
Meta Knight quickly shook his head.
"He wanted you to spy on Curio, but why?"
"I'm not telling you."
"Tell me!"
"NEVER!"
"Who's there?"
They froze as they saw Curio turn around and raise his lantern. When the light touched them, Fumu was on her hands and knees while Meta Knight was perched on a rock with his arms in the shape of wings.
"Bahahaha."
"Caw, caw."
Curio tilted his head.
Then, he rubbed his eyes and muttered, "All this stress must be getting to me."
He turned and went back into the darkness. Fumu and Meta Knight relaxed.
"That was close," the knight sighed.
"You're not out of the heat yet," Fumu stated.
She glared at him again. He groaned loudly.
"Okay! There's going to be an announcement tomorrow about Curio's latest find."
"What are you talking about-"
Before she could finish, Meta Knight bolted down the road and disappeared, leaving a cloud of dust behind. She sighed in disappointment then went home.