Knight Errant
Part 7
*There's a knock on the door.*
*Meta Knight goes over to open the door.*
Meta Knight: Who is it? Blade and Sword, I presume?
Blade: Yes, it's us.
Meta Knight: Who else is with you?
Seren: Me, Seren. You know me, I'm Tiff's husband.
*Sword gives him a light push and Seren hesitantly enters. Blade follows them in.*
Meta Knight: I believed I asked for Tiff to come.
Seren twitched a little. He felt openly uncomfortable around the three knights; he did not know them very well, and it was clear that he shouldn't have been the one to be there. He recalled the rather awkward conversation between him and Meta Knight's former squires earlier that day when they had expected to find Tiff.
Seren: She couldn't come; she had to go to the hospital-
Sword: Is the baby due?
Meta Knight: *to both of them* Do not change the subject; we have important matters to discuss regarding Kirby. That is why I wanted Tiff here.
Seren: What happened?
Seren didn't know Kirby much better than he knew the knights, so he really did not care about things relating to Kirby. All he wanted to do was leave.
Meta Knight: Kirby has not sent us any messages and it has been three months since he left.
Blade: We left 'im messages, but 'e's not replyin'.
Sword: I think there's something wrong with 'is radio. *in a whisper to Blade* Did you tamper with Kirby's radio? I know I didn't do nothin' to it. All I did woz disable 'is lasers.
Blade: *in a whisper* No, I didn't either. I thought you must've.
Meta Knight: That is logical, I suppose. I entrusted you two with making sure Kirby's ship was in the best condition, did I not?
*He looks knowingly at Sword and Blade, and they exchange uneasy glances.*
Sword: Yes, an' it woz fine, then.
Sword was quite relieved that Meta Knight had not directly asked if they had tampered with Kirby's ship. Not that Meta Knight would call them out in front of someone else, anyways; he had more class than that. Meta Knight had an uncanny ability of detecting whether one was telling the truth or not, and Sword did not wish to get caught lying to his former superior.
Seren: Perhaps Kirby never made it?
Meta Knight: That may be so, though I imagine the news would have reached me by now if that was the case. Still, I will contact Sir Arthur to see if Kirby has arrived.
Sword: Why do that? Let's just leave 'im a message now.
Meta Knight: If Kirby's radio is broken, as I suspect, what difference will it make?
Blade: But we don't know it's broken, so it's worth a try. C'mon, Sword.
*They exit Meta Knight's room.*
Seren: Do you mind if I make some tea? Would you like some, too?
Meta Knight: Yes, please. I prefer my tea plain.
Seren: Okay.
*He begins to boil water over Meta Knight's stove.*
Seren: I have a question for you. What's your relation with Kirby? Tiff said you two were close, but she never explained how.
Meta Knight: Kirby was my squire, but there is more to it than that. There is a prophecy that Kirby will be the one to defeat NightMare Enterprises and bring peace to the galaxy. It also says that I must be the one to mentor him.
Seren: Interesting. Did you like him? I didn't know Kirby very well, but he seemed nice enough.
Meta Knight: I like him in some ways and not in others, like with Sword Knight and Blade Knight.
Seren: Like how?
*Seren hears the water boiling.*
Seren: Oh, it's done.
*He pours the water into two cups and adds the tea bags.*
Meta Knight didn't answer Seren's second question. He lifted his teacup to the slit in his mask and poured it down.
Seren: Don't you want to wait until it cools down?
Meta Knight: No, I do not mind the heat.
Seren: How can you drink through your mask like that?
Meta Knight: It takes years of practice.
Seren: Wouldn't it be easier to take it off?
*The door opens, and Sword comes in.*
Sword: I'm back.
Meta Knight: Any luck?
Sword: Well, sort of. The message we sent went straight to Kirby's star ship, so we know it ain't completely broken.
Meta Knight: Strange. All our other messages have gone through as well, and it is not like Kirby to ignore us.
Sword: Yeah, I thought 'e'd be spammin' us with messages or somethin'. Kirby's 'ardly the quiet sort. Either 'e's too busy, or somethin's wrong.
Meta Knight: I was thinking the latter.
Sword: Why am I not surprised by that?
*He glances over at the table where Seren is sitting.*
Sword: Oh, you maide tea!
* He goes over, sits down and pours himself some tea.*
Seren: Do you drink through your armor, too?
Sword: Of course not! 'Ow would I?
*Sword takes off his helmet, and Seren looks thoughtfully at him.*
Sword: Now wot?
Seren: Nothing. I thought your head would be bigger.
Sword: No, it's only the armour style.
Seren: Oh.
*He takes a sip of his tea.*
Seren: Are you and Blade Knight brothers?
Sword: Yeah, I'm the younger one.
Seren: Really? But you're-
Sword: Taller, I know.
Seren: I'm not surprised by that-that you're brothers, I mean. You have a lot in common. Your accents are unusual; my mother is the only other person who I've met who talks that way. She was probably from the same planet as you. This might be a stupid question, but did you ever meet her?
Sword: No. Wot did she look like?
Seren: She's very pretty, and has turquoise eyes. Her hair is like mine, only darker and bluer.
Sword-surprisingly-didn't say anything in return. There was a thoughtful gleam in his yellow eyes, and he took another sip of his tea without saying a word.
*Blade comes in through the door.*
Blade: 'Ello, I just finished up some modifications on our radio. It should work better now.
*He goes over to where Sword and Seren are sitting, and sits down.*
Blade: Is there any tea left?
Sword: No, I don't think so. Anywaiys, I 'ad the weirdest thought just a moment ago. It's about our-
Blade: You can tell me later. I just checked over our radio, an' as it turns out, it's in perfect condition.
Seren: That rules out the possibility that it's not working properly. But then why is it that Kirby isn't sending us any messages?
At the Star Warriors' Base
Sabre Knight: Okay Kirby, show me what you've learned from me in the last three months. I want to see how far you've progressed since then.
Kirby: No offense, sir, but I don't feel like I've made any progress.
While Kirby had learned a great deal of new things from his new mentor, he'd had to unlearn many of the techniques that Meta Knight had taught him, since some of the new things went against these. It left Kirby feeling very confused.
Sabre Knight: Yeah, it must be difficult switching mentors. Oh well, I'll be a better mentor than he could ever be.
Kirby: You shouldn't talk about Sir Meta Knight like that.
Sabre Knight: Why not? He's not your mentor any more. I am. Your loyalty is to me. Let's get back to training. Now what do you do if a larger opponent is in front of you in battle?
Kirby: Try to get around them?
Sabre Knight: Yes, exactly! Then what?
Kirby: Attack as you move around?
Sabre Knight: No. Well, you could do that if you were fast enough, but ideally you'd try to get behind your opponent and attack from a position where they can't attack you.
Kirby: But Sir Meta Knight said it was dishonorable to attack from behind!
Sabre Knight: Who cares what he said? You're not his squire any more! Heck, he's not even a Star Warrior any more!
Kirby: How do you know that he retired? I don't think I ever told you that.
For a split second, there was a gleam of shock-maybe even embarrassment-in Sabre Knight's blue eyes.
Sabre Knight: Well…news spreads. I found out from a fellow Star Warrior.
Kirby: Oh, I get it now! By the way, I have one other thing I need to ask you. I've been meaning to ask you this for the past few months-
Sabre Knight: Get on with it.
Kirby: Do you know Mint?
Sabre Knight: Mint? I know at least five Mints. It's a common name.
Kirby: Well, this Mint is a kirbette, and a mechanic. She's really pretty, too! Her skin is the prettiest shade of green I've ever seen, she's got these big green eyes, and every time I come across her I get this warm, hungry feeling.
Sabre Knight: *laughs* Oh, that feeling, huh? That, Kirby, is called desire.
Kirby: Desire? What's that? It sounds yummy!
Sabre Knight: Wha-? You don't know? No-one's ever given you that talk?
Kirby: What talk?
Sabre Knight: Never mind. How old are you again?
Kirby: About 250, sir.
*Sabre Knight sighs.*
Kirby: What? Did I upset you? Sorry.
Sabre Knight: No.
Kirby: What's wrong, then?
Sabre Knight: Nothing. You're just really naïve.
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.
Even though not a lot happens in this part, it's still one of my favorite parts in the entire fan fiction. I love the scene between the knights and Seren (anyone remember him from Part 1? I doubt it; that was eight months ago).
Speaking of Seren, he was originally going to have a larger role that would also involve Sword and Blade, but I decided to get rid of (most of) because something a little bit similar to it happens in another story I'm writing. The implications are still there, so I'll just leave it open to fan interpretation.
Coming up next:
Kirby's tried to contact his friends in Dream Land multiple times-and vice versa! Why is it that neither gets each other's messages? The story will really pick up pace from here, so fasten those seat belts, we're doing the time warp!