A/N: Little late on the updating. Sorry.

Now Kirby, Fumu, and Bun get to hear what Sir Meta wants in return if he helps them get back home.

Disclaimer: I do not own anyone except Princess Clara. Nintendo owns everyone else.

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--Chapter 4: Hopeless--

"WHAT? We helped you! You should be helping us!" Bun complained.

Sir Meta shrugged before standing up and walking up the dark stone steps in the corner of the bell tower. Fumu looked at her brother.

"Bun. We need his help. We're going to have to help him."

Bun crossed his arms.

"Why can't I just force him to help us using the flashlight?"

Kirby ran up the stairs. Fumu and Bun followed the pink puff. They came out onto the into the bell room itself. The roof stood on four pillars on each of the corners. A large bronze bell hung in the very center of the room. Words were inscribed on it along with pictures depicting the lion with GSA around it. Sir Meta was on the other side of the room, leaning against the railings, gazing out on to the castle and its lands.

"Sir Meta? What is it that you want us to help you with?"

Sir Meta didn't turn to them. He remained gazing out.

"None can help I."

The children walked over to him. Fumu looked at him with a determined face.

"We're going to help you no matter what."

Sir Meta looked at her for a minute before looking back to the castle.

"It is the princess who I've lost my heart to. Princess Clara. Every eve, I listen to her singing. I cannot stand to not hear her. It was how I was caught. Her father, King Arthur, guards her fiercely. He had many men's heads taken by the axe for getting too close to her," He said quietly. "I am a thief. I only steal to stay alive but I will n'er be able to wed her.

Sir Meta toyed with a small stone that sat on the railing. Fumu and Bun looked at each other.

"So you want us to help you marry her?"

Sir Meta sighed.

"Sadly, I cannot. A fortnight ago, King Arthur announced that only the winner of the jousting tournament could wed her. Many men wished to win her hand but n'er has anyone ever beaten Sir Galacta."

"Sir Galacta?"

"Sir Galacta has been the undefeated knight for the past six years. No one dares challenge him. Surely he will wed the princess..."

Sir Meta trailed off. Bun ushered Fumu away from the rail and away from Sir Meta.

"Sis! Are you kidding me? He's lovesick and there is no way were going to be able to help him!" Bun exclaimed quietly. "We have to find someone else to help us!"

"But you can't just leave him like this! What if something we do now will change the Meta Knight in our time? We're going to help him no matter what."

Fumu and Bun returned to the rail.

"Sir Meta? We're going to help you."

"Pray tell why we are returning to the marketplace." Sir Meta said as he followed the children.

They chose all of the quiet streets where few were about. The light rain had stopped and the sun shone through the sea of clouds. The group passed by villagers who seemed to not recognize Sir Meta in any way. Fumu silently sighed in relief. Things could have gone bad if someone recognized the local thief.

They took another turn and Fumu and Bun gasped. The medieval versions of Sword and Blade were slumped against the steps of a small building. They were bickering about something. The group walked up to them. Sword wore a brightly colored tunic with stars and a jester hat of the same colors. Blade wore a tunic with different colors with a matching jester hat. They looked up at them surprised. Sword and Blade nearly jumped up as they bowed, taking the ridiculous hats off.

"Good day! Dost thou want to watch us perform?"

The children looked at them confused.

"What?"

"We are street jesters." Blade said.

"Cause the king didn't like our humor!" Sword said as she juggled brightly colored balls.

The balls went around faster and faster until they went out of control. All five of them hit the very annoyed Sir Meta in the head. Sword and Blade hastily picked them up.

"Sorry good sir."

The group began to walk away when Sword and Blade cried out.

"Stop! We will perform better!" Sword said quickly.

Fumu sighed as she faced Bun.

"Maybe they can help us too."

Turning to the two, she said, "Would you like to come with us?"

Sword and Blade turned to each other.

"Thou really asks for the likes of us to join thee?"

The two skipped in a circle around them, saying their thanks. Bun looked at his sister.

"What have you gotten us into now?"

Sword and Blade continued saying their thanks as the group continued down the street. Blade took out a lute and began playing it...terribly. Sir Meta looked agitated.

"Why do we let yon fools come along?"

Fumu sighed.

"Just deal with it. They may help us later on."

The group stopped as a large crowd up ahead cheered. They stood at a distance to remain unnoticed. Fumu looked over the tops of the crowd's heads. The crowd surrounded a knight on the back of a night black steed. The knight wore a mask with a vertical and horizontal slit, covering his dark pink body. The knight wore a white musketeer hat similar to Sir Meta's and a white cape with gold trims. Fumu heard Sir Meta swear under his breath.

"Yonder knight is no other than Sir Galacta." Sir Meta said, hands tightening into a fist.

Sir Galacta disappeared from view as the pearly white gates of the castle close behind him. Sir Galacta relaxed as soon as the jousting champ was gone. Sword and Blade looked at each other.

"Dost thou wish to challenge Sir Galacta?"

Fumu explained their mission to help Sir Meta defeat Sir Galacta. Sword and Blade stood their for a second before cracking up. Blade collapsed to the ground from laughing so hard.

"None has ever challenged Sir Galacta!" Sword cried between her laughs.

"Only a fool would!" Blade added.

Sir Meta lowered his eyes to the ground and walked away. Kirby, Fumu, and Bun ran after him.

"Sir Meta! Don't listen to them! You can do it, and we will help you!"

Sir Meta shook his head sadly.

"Mayhap I am the fool. Sir Galacta has never lost a match. I have nothing-no steed or lance. I thank thee, but none can help this sad lover."

And with that, he disappeared into the shadows.

A/N: Sword is going to be a girl for all of my fanfics unless I state that Sword will not be. People have different opinions but I sticking with Sword being a gal.

So here are the characters so far.

Meta Knight is a thief

Sword and Blade are street performers (Don't ask. Randomly came to me.)

Sir Arthur is the king

Clara is the princess (She is a new OC)

Galacta Knight is the unbeaten jousting champ

Tokori is the king's messenger

Dedede is the executioner/ tax collector

Escargon is the announcer

I think that choosing Sir Arthur to be the king instead of Dedede is a pleasant change. I like Sir Arthur a whole lot better than Dedede (then again, most people don't seem to like Dedede that much). So now the characters have met Sir Galacta but now they have the issue of getting Sir Meta a horse of some kind and a lance.

Please review!