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Kirby's smiling at him.
Smiling.
Like the boy believes that he can make everything okay, but Meta-Knight isn't sure himself.
DDD is looking at him expectantly, and so he takes out his sword Galaxia.
It still has some crimson marks on it, but he does not dwell on the past. The hilt is a familiar groove in his palm, and the orange blade shimmers dangerously. Kirby's eyes are trusting, and it hurts.
He runs towards the boy.
Kirby does not move. He does not tense, and there is no fear in the child's eyes.
Meta-Knight wonders what he ever did to deserve this trust, and vows to continue to earn it.
DDD is cackling madly from the sidelines, waiting, when Meta-Knight jumps over Kirby with practiced ease. He grabs Kirby, lifting the boy onto his back, and sprints towards the door. He's running so fast that the wind gets through his mask and into his eyes, causing them to tear up. His eyes are changing color, his clairvoyance going haywire, and in the moment of terror, the door he was aiming for is shut tight. DDD's minions are circling around them, and DDD himself glares at them with a fiery intensity.
They're surrounded.
Meta-Knight whispers some R rated commentary under his breath so Kirby doesn't hear.
DDD is growling, glaring at them like a child would right before they throw a temper tantrum, and the self-proclaimed king grabbed his huge hammer, twirling it menacingly.
"Now, ah don't know what you heard, but I remember sayin' very clearly to hurt the gremlin, not save him," The words are spat out, and Meta-Knight says nothing in reply. His grip on Galaxia tightens. DDD smiles, but it's cold. "Guess this means I don't have ta pay ya, hmm?" He says, and then there's a rush of people running towards Meta-Knight at varying speeds. Galaxia, dependable as always, guides his hands into blocking motions, and his legs jump and weave out of the crowd with muscle memory.
Unfortunately, this is the first time Kirby has been involved, so he doesn't notice when the boy falls off his back until he sees DDD lift his hammer.
Kirby stands there, staring at the looming weapon with curiosity, and Meta-Knight screams for the first time in years.
"KIRBY!"
The hammer is slammed down.
CRACK.
The hammer hits the floor without touching anything but air in between, and suddenly Kirby is behind DDD, the small hammer that Meta-Knight gave him what seemed like years ago clutched in his hand. The boy's eyes crystallize with an intensity that should be unfamiliar on a face so young, and Meta-Knight watches as the child simply hits the back of DDD's head with the handle of the hammer.
DDD falls.
The waddle-dees, children adopted and molded into mindless drones without any sort of individuality, walk to their 'king', and drag him off. Meta-Knight grabs Kirby once more, and they run out of the building at a speed even Meta-Knight finds tiring.
Meta-Knight is shaking when they get back to their alleyway home, and he sits Kirby down next to him.
"W...Where," He begins, panting. "Where did you learn to fight? To do first-aid?" He asks, and Kirby looks down at the floor, eyes distant and sad.
"Parents," He mutters. "Trained. Gone now," There are tears now, running down Kirby's face at a speed Meta-Knight doesn't like, and he feels awful, because he hurt the boy again.
"Nightmare,"Kirby finishes. Meta-Knight's blood goes cold, and his eyes dance with visions of blood and death.
He always hated the word nightmare.
DDD wakes up with a screaming headache. After recollecting his thoughts he screams out of his room.
"ESCARGOON!" He shouts, and a man with purple hair runs in. He looks almost snailish in his ways, with long hairs coming out on either side of his face to create an almost brush like mustache.
"Y-yes, sire?" He asks nervously.
"Get me hooked up with the Nightmare Enterprise Gang! I gotta job for them!" DDD, and a monitor screen pops up. A well kept business man appears on screen.
"How may I help you?" The man asks, oozing with confidence. DDD's eyes narrow.
"How much for a mercenary?"
On the outskirts of Dreamland, an old man smiles, and laughs.
Kirby Kirby Kirby that's the name you should know, Kirby Kirby Kirby he's the star of the show.