Chapter 7: "Home"
The night was dark. Every person was sound asleep. Well, except one.
"Why am I awake still? Is something wrong with me?" a pink creature sat against the outside wall of his house, dazing at the shooting stars flying by. "Did I eat something bad? Like a rock or something? I could've sworn it was a tree. Then again, I probably shouldn't eat that either..." An airship flew by, blocking the starry sky from the pink creature's view. "Hmm... I wonder what Meta's up to..." the pink creature hopped up onto its feet and walked inside its house. Not too long later, a shooting star ridden by the pink creature shot through the roof, debris flying everywhere.
"Ah, Dreamland, so nice, so peaceful," a dark figure stood behind the wheel that controlled the battleship, but wasn't controlling it. It wore a silver mask that covered its blue face and a purple cape wrapped around him, covering everything below its yellow eyes.
"Yahoo!" he squealed as the star gained on the battleship. A flock of rainbow feathered birds passed by the pink creature. He lost his balance and threw his arms all of the place, trying to get a grip on the speeding star. Finally, his stub-for-an-arm held onto one of the angles as best as possible as his body was flung this way and that. He flew past the airship and went straight up. The star twisted and turned and flew in every direction possible until it started to descend at a rapid pace. The pink creature's eyes widened as the ship became bigger and bigger.
The dark figure stood still and observed Dreamland from inside his ship. Suddenly the faint noise of what sounded like a baseball denting a metal plate occurred from behind the figure. It spoke with a Spanish accent, "Now what kind of baboon would... nevermind, I knew he would ruin my peace sooner or later." He turned to the noise and let go of his cape as it fell behind him, revealing shiny purple shoes. He then walked casually towards the sound.
Atop the airship, the pink creature skidded to a stop on his face as tiny star bits flew everywhere, "Owwww..." He tried to pull himself off the ground but failed miserably. The dark figure approached the stuck invader.
"Care to explain why you tried to visit my ship at this hour only to get stuck, Kirby?"
Kirby started mumbling face-down on the metal.
"Oh, for heaven's sake," the dark figure placed a hand on Kirby's head and pulled. Kirby's face released its grip on the ship, and he stumbled backwards, regaining his balance.
"Thanks, M.K.," Kirby said sadly.
"Don't call me that; my name is Meta Knight," Meta Knight replied.
"Sorry."
"So tell me, why'd you crash into the Halberd only to disrupt my peace and have your face get stuck?"
Kirby's eyes fell to the ground, "I thought I could fly through the metal."
Meta Knight sighed and shook his head, "Remember what happened the other six times you tried?"
Kirby's eyes were still locked onto the ground, "My face got stuck."
"So what made you think this time would be different?"
Kirby's eyes looked at Meta Knight's, "I really thought I could do it this time."
"Well now you know... hopefully," Meta Knight said the last word under his breath, "Say, it's getting late and since you are so far away from home, you may stay the night if you'd like."
Kirby's face immediately lit up, "You mean, like a sleepover?"
Meta Knight sighed again, "I suppose."
Kirby jumped for joy, "Woohoo! This is gonna be great!"
Meta Knight smiled behind his mask, he'd never seen Kirby so happy before.
"I'm hungry, do you have any food? I'm cold, do you have any blankets? I can't sleep, do you know any songs? I'm-"
"Please, just shUT UP!" Meta Knight yelled, "You have a bowl of popcorn right beside you, I gave you the only four blankets I have, and I literally have my guitar in hand ready to sing a song! So if you would please just cooperate and stop yapping those lips, I will sing your freaking song!" Kirby's eyes began to water. He pulled the blankets over his head and began to cry. "No, no, no, Kirby, please stop crying." Kirby kept weeping anyways, "Here, you wanna hear a song? I'll sing you a song." Meta Knight strummed his guitar once on his bar stool. He then made a tune and began to sing, "Hold on, to me as we go,
"As we roll down this unfamiliar road,
"And although this wave is stringing us along,
"Just know you're not alone," Kirby stuck his head out of the covers and wiped the tears from under his eyes.
" 'Cause I'm going to make this place your home,
"Settle down, it'll all be clear,
"Don't pay no mind to the demons they fill you with fear,
"Trouble it might drag you down,
"If you get lost, you can always be found,
"Just know you're not alone,
" 'Cause I'm going to make this place your home." Kirby started to hum to the music.
Meta Knight started again, "Settle down, it'll all be clear,
"Don't pay no mind to the demons they fill you with fear,
"The trouble it might drag you down, hit it, Kirbs!"
Kirby then started to sing, "If you get lost, you can always be found!"
"That's what I'm talking about!" Kirby smiled, then Meta Knight picked back up, "Just know you're not alone,
" 'Cause I'm going to make this place your home." Kirby closed his eyes and started humming again. His humming got quieter and quieter, signifying Kirby's sleep. Meta Knight hopped off his stool and grabbed his guitar. He began to walk out of the room until he stopped to turn around. "Sweet dreams, Kirby."
Meta Knight jumped straight out of his bed to the sound of an explosion, "What's going on?" He grabbed his sword and sprinted out of his bedroom. A Waddle Dee ran over to the masked swordsmen and leaped at him. Meta Knight saw it out of the corner of his eye and sliced it with his sword. A Waddle Doo then came up from behind him and started shocking Meta Knight. Meta Knight screamed in agony and spun around, turning into a tornado and sweeping up the one-eyed minion. Meta Knight then saw a Gordo shooting towards him. He teleported just in time for the Gordo to miss him. He heard a yelp coming from another room, "Kirby!" He flew over to the room and kicked down the door. The room was engulfed with flames, and Kirby was cornered against a wall. Beads of sweat were rolling down Kirby's face. Meta Knight ran through the flames and grabbed Kirby. He tossed the small, pink hero out of the room and covered his face from the blistering heat. This was the worst pain the bold swordsman had ever felt in his life. He ran to where he thought the door was and hit a wall. He tried to feel for an opening with his free hand but didn't find anything. He screamed out the suffering he was facing and gave up, sliding down the wall his back was against.
"Meta!" Kirby screamed and ran to the opening, only to be pulled away at the last second. "Let go of me! NOW!" The grip was so tight, there was only one person in all of Dreamland with that kind of strength. Kirby turned to face the one holding him hostage to see none other than the king of Dreamland himself, King Dedede. "LET GO OF ME RIGHT NOW!" King Dedede threw Kirby against a wall and he bounced back, only to get hit with the King's massive hammer. This time, Kirby flew through the wall, ripping through the outside of the Halberd.
Meta Knight was still burning alive inside the guest room. "At least I know Kirby's okay. I hope whoever caused this mess, friend or foe, will pay the ultimate price. I know Kirby will live to be a legend, but my time has come, and I'm glad I got to see Kirby live. That's all that matters."
Dedede overheard Meta Knight. His face turned to a depressed look. "What have I done?"
Meta Knight began to lose feeling in his arms. "Well this is it. My time has come," he closed his eyes only to get jerked to the side and backwards.
"Stay with me, Meta!" King Dedede started to pat out all the flames that caught onto Meta Knight's clothes and cape.
"Huh?" Meta Knight opened his eyes to see a worried look on Dedede's face as he pat down the flames. A star ridden by Kirby shot through the wall and slammed into Dedede. The King flew back into the opposite wall, and Kirby hopped off the star. He pulled out a hammer of his own and shuffled towards the giant penguin.
"Kirby, I'm not here to hurt you any-"
"This is for Meta!" Kirby swung the hammer with full force and hit Dedede under the chin, knocking him out.
A weak voice spoke in a Spanish accent, "Kirby... I'm okay."
Kirby spun around to see a lied down and tortured Meta Knight. "Meta!" Kirby sprinted to Meta Knight and kneeled(?) down beside him. "Thank goodness you're okay!" Kirby said as tears streamed down his face.
"And you know what the best part is?"
"What?"
"You finally ripped a hole into the Halberd."
Kirby smiled and hugged Meta Knight. Sure it hurt intensely, but Meta Knight still smiled beneath his mask. He had never seen Kirby so happy before.
A/N: YES, FINALLY DONE! I had to retype this three times! Anyways, that song is "Home" by Phillip Phillips, so credit goes to them. thx for not suing. Okay, I'm gonna ramble about my life here in a second so just skip down to the next paragraph if you don't care. But if you do read, you're awesome. Okay, a lot has happened the past couple of weeks. My birthday was March 7, my baseball season started, but my girlfriend broke up with me yesterday. That's a big bummer. I'm writing all of this down because I need to express my feelings on pen and paper. And since I don't keep a diary, well, I have this. Yes, I cried. Call me a baby. I really liked her a lot, and I still don't get why she did it. And it was over text too. That really doesn't help at all. Y'all be careful out there. Make wise choices of who to date.
Ahem, back to the notes. Literally the last update for any of the stories is December 31, so y'all need to step it up XD no I'm kidding. Well, I'm kidding about stepping it up, not the last update. Thanks for every review, follow, and favorite; they mean so much to me. You guys rock. I hope you liked this chapter, and if you didn't then review. If you did though, then review. What I'm trying to say is review, please XD. Not much left to say... DEUCES!
