Knight Errant
Part 3
Meta Knight: So are you ready to leave?
Kirby: Yep! I said goodbye to everyone!
Meta Knight: Good. Some last-minute adjustments have been made to your star ship, so it is fit for space travel. Flying through space is very different than flying here. There is a radio built into your starship, so you can leave messages for us and vice versa.
Kirby: Great! I'll keep in touch as much as I can!
Meta Knight: There are various charts and maps installed into your starship, so you should find it easy to reach the Star Warriors' base. I wish you the best of luck on your voyage.
Kirby: *tightly embraces his former mentor and gets into his star ship* Goodbye!
*he presses a few buttons in the ship* Off I go!
*the engine starts up and Kirby flies off*
*Kirby looks out the window of his star ship*
Kirby: Wow, I can see the crowd around my old house even from up here!
*he begins to ascend even higher, until he is in outer space*
Wow! I haven't left the planet in a long time! I forgot how cool Pop Star looks from here!
*he continues flying*
Kirby: I wonder how good the reception is? I bet I'll get other planets' radio stations!
*he turns a dial; a crackling, staticy noise is heard*
Kirby: Aww, no music there. I guess I'll have to try all of them!
Hours Later
Kirby: I can't find any music on these stations! Oh well, I'll make some of my own! No one else can be bothered by it, either!
*he begins to sing*
*a loud beep interrupts his singing*
Kirby: Darn! I was getting to the good part, too! I wonder what's wrong?
*he looks over at a blinking gauge*
Kirby: I'm almost out of gas? That's really weird; I thought it was full before the ceremony. This star ship must get really bad gas mileage in space. I'll stop at the next planet I see!
Later
Kirby: Yay! A planet's on the radar! But, wait! There's something else: a couple ships! Oh no! I think they're under attack!
Nearby, there were four star ships positioned in space, firing rapidly at an oncoming battleship many times their size. As it approached, they would zoom around it, firing as they circled it and would then quickly retreat. They continued repeating this maneuver as Kirby looked on. The Star Warriors seemed to be doing well on their own, but having a little extra help never hurt anyone.
*Kirby flies in closer*
Kirby: I'll help you guys!
*He presses a few buttons on his dashboard. A few moments pass, nothing happens.*
Kirby: Hey! Why aren't the lasers firing!
*he continues pressing the buttons, only harder and faster*
Kirby: C'mon! Fire! Fire!
*still no response*
Kirby: Oh no! My lasers aren't working!
*At this moment, the battleship notices him. It begins to fire in the direction of his ship, and though Kirby dodges most of it, his ship still takes some damage.*
*One of the other star ships circles around, distracting the battleship and leading it away from Kirby. The other three fire on the battleship.*
Kirby: I need to help them somehow!
*he climbs out of the ship and unsheathes Galaxia*
Before Kirby could do anything, the battleship began to retreat, moving at a surprisingly fast speed for such a massive battleship. Three of the four star ships took off in pursuit of the fleeing battleship, while the last few flew up to Kirby's ship.
?: Are you okay? Your ship took quite a bit of damage.
?: Yeah, we had to save you!
Kirby: Hello! I'm a Star Warrior, too! My name's Kirby! I set off a while ago, and I was heading for the base when I ran into you guys!
?: We'll be heading back to the base in a few days. There's been a lot of trouble around this planet lately, so Sir Arthur sent us to investigate.
The third speaker was a light purple Noddy with brown shoes and unusual headwear. With him were two metallic, birdlike creatures-one dark purple, the other crimson-with long, flowing tails. Kirby looked at the Noddy thoughtfully.
Kirby: You look really, really familiar. I know I've seen you somewhere before, but I don't remember where…wait a minute…is your name…Marx?
Marx: Yes, that's my name. You sound surprised.
Kirby: Why shouldn't I be surprised?
Marx: Our last encounter all those years ago got me thinking. 'I'm wasting my talent. There must be something I can apply myself to other than causing trouble. I'd actually like to succeed in life, unlock my true potential. And, since good always prevails, why not become a Star Warrior? They're the greatest heroes in the galaxy!' So, I packed up from Pop Star, joined the Star Warriors and never regretted it. Not once!
Kirby: *with a slight air of suspicion* Really?
Marx: Really!
*Marx proudly flashes a golden, star-shaped badge*
Kirby: Oh, you have a Star Warrior Badge! I'll be getting mine soon! Now let me tell you what happened to me!
*Kirby recounts all of what happened in Parts 1 and 2*
Marx: Meta Knight? I've heard of him before. Supposedly he's one of the greatest Star Warriors of his time.
Kirby: He's awesome! Even though he went blind, he's still awesome!
Marx: He's blind?
Kirby: Yep! He went blind around 35 years ago. He told me that-oopsie! That was supposed to be a secret.
Marx: Oh, I forgot to introduce the others. This is Spark Knight and Spitfire Knight.
Spark: You can just call us Spark and Spitfire; the "Knight" bit is too pretentious for me.
Spitfire: And me.
Marx: Do you want to come with us, Kirby? We will stay around here a few days, and then we'll set off for the base. Maybe we'll check out other things along the way.
Spitfire: That's a good idea. That battleship was sent by NightMare Enterprises, so they'll probably try to attack again.
Spark: And if they do, we'll be ready!
Kirby: Of course I'll come with you! This sounds like lots of fun!
Marx: Great! I'll send a message that you're coming to the base in a few days' time.
Kirby: I think Meta Knight already did that, but an update would be nice.
Spark: We should land. Your ship looks really beaten-up.
Spitfire: We can fix it at the base; it'd be quicker that way.
Marx: *to Kirby* Get in our ship. It'll be a little crowded, but we can manage. We'll tow your star ship behind us.
Spitfire: But if we do that, it'll take forever for us to get back! We won't be able to go very fast!
Spark: He's right! Maybe we should bag staying here a few days.
Marx: Okay, I'll call back the other two star ships on our patrol. They can stay here instead.
*Spark flies around, examining Kirby's ship*
Spark: It's weird that your engine took so much damage from a few lasers. I think the engine must've been tampered with.
Spitfire: We'll have the mechanics look it over when we get back. Let's get going!
*Kirby gets in their star ship*
Kirby: Yep, let's go! I can't wait!
Hours Later
Kirby: I'm bored. Does the radio work? Let's put on some music!
Spark: It doesn't get radio stations. The only radio signals we receive are from the base.
Kirby: That stinks! I wonder why my star ship can get radio stations…on the ground, at least.
Spitfire: Ours don't even get radio stations on the ground.
Kirby: That's weird! This whole ship is really, really different than mine. The controls are completely different and so is the engine. I've never heard a star ship make that noise.
Marx: Yours must be an older model.
Kirby: Probably. I've had it for as long as I can remember, ever since I crashed into Dream Land.
Spitfire: Can you tell us about it?
Kirby: I don't remember it very well. I was only a baby then. I'd tell you if I remembered. We should stop off for the night. I'm hungry-and I'm sleepy!
Spitfire: No. We have some rations stored in the trunk. You can have a few if you're hungry.
Marx: We almost never stop on planets mid-mission unless it's an absolute emergency.
Kirby: Why not? I'm sleepy!
Marx: A lot of people don't like Star Warriors. I have no idea why. Sometimes we actually get attacked when we stop.
Kirby: Why would anyone do that?
Marx: I think it has to do with NightMare Enterprises. I've heard rumors that they've been impersonating Star Warriors lately. Apparently they have mind-control technology.
Spark: We've had a couple cases where entire populations appeared to be under this mind control.
Kirby: That's awful! And what's awfuller is that I'm still sleepy and hungry! Let's stop!
Spark: No.
Kirby: I wanna stop.
Marx *more adamantly*: No.
Kirby: I wanna stop!
Spitfire: No!
Kirby: I WANNA STOP! I wanna! I wanna! I wanna!
The rest of the crew: NO!
Later
Marx: I can't believe we're doing this.
The four Star Warriors were setting up a crude camp around the two star ships. They had eventually given in to Kirby's incessant demands and decided to stop off on the nearest planet they could find. It had been sheer luck that the planet they found was barren and open; no signs of civilization could be seen. Kirby could get very persuasive when he was hungry or tired.
Spark: Now that we've landed, shouldn't we take this opportunity to look for supplies?
Spitfire: Search for supplies? Look around, Spark. There's nothing here except rocks and hills.
Marx: We can look for supplies in the morning. Kirby, since landing was your idea, I want you to guard the camp.
Kirby: Okey-dokey!
The Next Morning
Kirby: I'm still hungry! Maybe I should go and look for supplies; I think the others are still sleeping! They'll be so happy to see what I found! I haven't seen anything dangerous all night, so I think it's safe to leave my post.
Later
Kirby: Oh goody! Berries!
He had spent a couple hours looking for something to eat on the barren planet. Though there was very little life on the planet, Kirby's efforts had paid off. Nearby was a small, scraggly bush with small light brown berries on it.
*Kirby bends down to pick some*
Kirby: There's not a lot of these berries, but I'll pick as many as I can!
?: I wouldn't eat those if I were you.
*Kirby turns around*
Kirby: Why not?
Behind him was a group of unfamiliar creatures, all who were armed with various weapons. The one who had spoken to Kirby was holding an odd device that looked like some kind of tracker.
?: They're poisonous. I found that out the hard way some time ago. I was sick for a month! You didn't already eat any, did you?
Kirby: No. Thanks for telling me that! Do you know what there is to eat around here? I'm on a patrol and I went out to find some food.
?: You're a Star Warrior too, I assume?
Kirby: Yep!
?: We've detected monsters in the vicinity. Have you seen any lately?
Kirby: Nope, but I'll keep an eye out! I'll go warn the rest of my patrol when I get back.
*Marx appears over the top of a hill and runs over to Kirby*
Marx: Kirby, there you are! We were worried you'd been attacked or something! What happened?
Kirby: I was hungry, so I went out to find some food-
?: And I stopped your squire from poisoning yourself.
Marx: He's not my squire, but thank you for finding him. *to Kirby* Did you find anything?
Kirby: No. Can I keep looking?
Marx: No, we're going to leave now.
*Kirby walks off with Marx, and waves goodbye*
Kirby: That reminds me! He said there were monsters nearby! Let's fight them!
Marx: I bet those guys were trying to find our camp and attack us. I don't trust them; let's leave immediately.
Kirby: Why would you think that? They were Star Warriors, just like us!
Marx: I don't think so. They seemed pretty fake to me. I think they were impostors.
Kirby: From N.M.E.?
Marx: Precisely. This is exactly why we only stop for emergencies when on patrol. Hopefully you've learned your lesson.
Kirby: But he was friendly to me!
Marx: That doesn't matter. You could've put us all in danger if they followed you back.
Kirby: Sorry! I promise I won't do it again!
Spark: You're back! We were worried about you, Kirby!
Spitfire: While you were gone, we got more supplies.
Kirby: Yay! Thanks, you guys! Marx says we need to go now.
Marx: We came across some fake Star Warriors who "detected monsters". They were pretty close to here, so we really need to get moving.
Spark: We packed up the ship before we went out. That should make our getaway much easier.
Spitfire: Everyone, get in!
*the other three hastily climb in*
*Marx presses some buttons, and the engine starts*
Spitfire: And we're off!
*the star ship takes off into the sky*
*Kirby looks down*
Kirby: Marx, you were right! Those phony Star Warriors are where our camp was!
Later, in the Evening
Spitfire: I'm going to break out the rations. Anyone else want some?
Marx: I haven't eaten since we left that planet this morning. Could you pass me some?
Spitfire: Okay.
*Spitfire opens the trunk*
Spitfire: WHAT?
Kirby: *drowsily* What's wrong?
Spitfire: All our food is gone!
Spark: Oops. *to Kirby and Marx* When my brother and I went out to find more supplies, we left the camp deserted. Someone must've robbed us while we were gone!
Kirby: No, I had a bit a couple hours back. I was hungry, but I'm not hungry anymore. I'm still really sleepy, though. I can hardly keep my eyes open!
Spark: A little? Oh no…
Spitfire: *to Kirby* You didn't eat it all, did you?
Kirby: I don't think so. There wasn't much in there.
Spark: Of course there wasn't! There's almost never a full supply of food on the way back! We don't pack that much for the return trip!
Kirby: *blushes* I'm so sorry! How was I supposed to know that? I've only been with you for a day!
Spitfire: Because it's common sense not to eat all your patrol's rations! They're called "rations" for a reason! Now we won't have anything to eat on the way back!
Kirby: I'm sooooooooo, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so-
Marx: Okay, we get the point. Just don't eat all the food again, okay?
Kirby: Don't worry, I won't! *to himself* Wow, I still have a lot to learn about being a good Star Warrior!
Last summer, I decided I wanted to challenge myself by writing something COMPLETELY different than anything else I've ever written. I've written other fan fictions before, but this is my first Kirby fan fiction as well as my first time writing in script format. It's fun, but it's very challenging for someone who usually writes the standard way.
Here's Part 3 for real. This is one of my favorite parts in the fanfic, along with parts 7, 12 and 27.
Coming up next:
Kirby finally arrives at the Star Warriors' base and gets settled in. But if things are going so smoothly for once, why do things not feel right?