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#giving meta knight the day off that I can’t get :’)
sweetandglovelyart · 1 month
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It’s a little bit late for Valentine’s Day but here’s the reveal of my cursed Kirby crack ship as promised: it’s Dyna Blade/Captain Vul and I envision their relationship dynamic as being like Donkey and Dragon’s relationship dynamic in the Shrek movies.
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ask-gikabi · 2 years
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I want to give your Meta a warm, comfy blanket and some tea. The man's earned it.
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(He takes a relaxing day off. A few years ago he’d never have even dreamed of taking a day off. He still feels unsettled, like he has something else to do, or he should be prepared for something coming, but Kirby shushes him every time he tries to protest. Eventually, he settles in with a cup of tea and a warm blanket and reads a book. It’s surprisingly nice.)
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grailfinders · 11 months
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Fate & Phantasms #310: Faerie Knight Gawain
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today on Fate and Phantasms we’re cooking up our very first faerie knight, so come down and b ar guest! Barghest, we’re making Barghest. or Faerie Knight Gawain, if you prefer. so this build… is a mess! if you want a wizard to do literally everything that’s fine, but the second you make a fighter that can do a bunch of cool stuff it takes a bunch of classes to pull off. I see your bias, wizards of the coast!
okay, seriously though. Barghest is a Beast Barbarian for some Fang Clan action, as well as an Undead Warlock and Rune Knight Fighter to turn into a beast of calamity at full power.
check out her build breakdown below the cut, or her character sheet over here!
next up: am I the only one who keeps mixing her up with Elisabeth?
Race and Background
obviously any barghest is a fey, but faeries are small and you are very not. so instead we’re making her a Custom Lineage for a +2 Strength, medium size, Darkvision to dunk on humans, and an Aberrant Dragonmark from Morgan. with this, you add a +1 to your constitution, and can use that stat to cast a cantrip and 1st level spell from the sorcerer spell list. we had to get Fog Cloud this way, because despite having an entire subclass dedicated to being a shadow monster sorcerers can’t summon them. so boom, foul weather right off the bat. you can also Create Bonfire, go nuts.
you can cast fog cloud once per short rest, and whenever you cast said spell you can spend a hit die and roll it. on an even number you gain temporary HP, and on an odd a nearby creature takes force damage equal to the number rolled. that’s the thunder!
you’re also a Knight of the Order like your inspiration, giving you proficiency in Persuasion and Nature. you are a dog.
Ability Scores
number 1 is Strength, Barghest do be beefy. 2 is Constitution, because that beef is hard as steel. third highest is Dexterity, it’s really useful to not get killed. that means your Charisma is lower than I’d like (and also lower than we need for multiclassing but don’t worry). your Wisdom is in a weird spot since I’m sure Barghest’s eyes are fine, but her mind is not. madness enhancement, not even once. finally, we’re dumping Intelligence. the Fang Clan isn’t really into that sort of thing.
class levels
1. fighter 1: first level fighters get their fighting style, and we can argue all day about how big barghie’s sword is, but at the end of the day she holds it in one hand, so that’s the dueling style, giving her +2 damage with all one-handed attacks while the other’s empty. she also gets a second wind for some regeneration once a short rest.
ideally we woulda gone with barbarian as the starting class, but fighters get heavy armor, and her armor is very heavy. sometimes. she’ll also get proficiency with strength and constitution saves, as well as animal handling and intimidation this way.
2. barbarian 1: but other times her armor is very light. for those times, your new unarmored defense will kick in, adding her constitution modifier to your AC while you don’t wear any armor. for even more toughness, you can Rage for resistance against all physical damage types. that also adds extra damage to your melee attacks, and you have advantage with strength checks and saves. all those bonuses only happen when you’re not in heavy armor, so you’ll have to ascend before you can really use it.
3. Barbarian 2: second level barbarians get a Danger Sense that gives them advantage on dexterity saves made against anything you see coming- you can also make a Reckless Attack, getting advantage on your attack in exchange for other creatures having advantage against you the round. just wipe out the enemy in one turn, that’s already like 90% of the FGO meta.
4. Barbarian 3: at third level you really put the “bar” in barbarian (the second one, I mean) when you become a Beast barbarian. whenever you rage (and this includes while armored) you take on the Form of the Beast, giving you one of three natural weapons. you can bite to heal yourself if you’re bloodied, claw to make an extra attack each action, or grow a tail for some reach and to shield yourself. for once, all three options are arguably in-character for you!
you also learn a little Survival thanks to your Primal Knowledge. and who said you never learned nothin in fang clan?
5. barbarian 4: use your first asi to round up your strength for more hittin’ and also bump up your charisma so we can multiclass in a bit.
6. barbarian 5: fifth level barbarians can make an extra attack each action, and their fast movement means you can add an extra 10’ to your movement speed! kachow!
7. barbarian 6: sixth level beast barbs have a bestial soul, which not only makes your rage attacks magical against resistances, but also gives you a mobility boost! every short rest you can swap between one of three options- either you can swim at your walking speed and breath underwater, climb at walking speed without an ability check, or you can jump super far once per turn. i think the jumping’s most in-character, but do what feels right!
8. Warlock 1: we’ve got almost as much power as we can without turning you into a walking apocalypse so… let’s do that! now, obviously Morgan is actually an archfey, but she’s died enough times to count as an Undead too, right? yeah, that’s it.
with this patron, you can undergo a Form of Dread as a bonus action, which lasts for one minute. with it, you gain temporary HP, the ability to frighten creatures you hit with attacks if they fail a wisdom save, and you’re immune to being frightened yourself. you can use this proficiency times per day.
on top of that, you also learn a little Pact Magic, giving you a few spell slots that recharge on short rests. for your cantrips, pick up Booming Blade for a pseudo-smite, as well as Sword Burst for your first shadow summons. for your arm whip… things… use Arms of Hadar to spread the love around, and also you can Cause Fear. turns out death omens are spooky, who knew? I did. very much so.
9. Warlock 2: second level warlocks get Eldritch Invocations, letting you customize your demon dog however you like. technically you get two this level, but I’m saving one for level three, so for now just grab Devil’s Sight to see through magical darkness. you can also cast Hex to add a little shadowy spice to your attacks.
10. Warlock 3: at third level you take your pact, the pact of the blade! now you can summon a sword as an action, and it can be any kind of one-handed weapon you want! with Improved Pact Weapon you can turn it into almost anything, and you also get a +1 to all attacks and damage rolls made with it, so you can now use a longsword or a shortsword depending on your mood. (it’s probably more longsword to greatsword, but you still can’t wield that one-handed.) those attacks are also magical, and you can cast spells using this weapon as a focus, so you can keep your hand open for other stuff.
you can also cast Darkness this level to make some seriously inclement weather that you can even see through for free advantage on attacks. that’ll be fun later, but it’s still pretty fun now.
11. Warlock 4: use this ASI to round up your Charisma for stronger spells and Dexterity for less getting hit.
you can also cast Eldritch Blast to throw shadow dogs at people, or Hold Person to tie them up in dog leashes. I was really hoping to make her a sorcerer, but this is fine too. with hold person, one person is stuck in place if they fail their save, and all melee attacks automatically crit if they hit at all. it’s a great spell for someone who can- wait, hold on.
12. Warlock 5: it’s a great spell for someone who can use an Eldritch Smite by spending a spell slot to add a ton of damage to their pact weapon attack, with all those dice being doubled by critting. you can also use those spell slots to Summon Shadowspawn for the big shadow guy.
13. Warlock 6: a sixth level undead warlock is Grave Touched. you no longer need to eat, drink, or breathe, and once per turn you can turn your attack damage into necrotic damage, and even roll an extra die while in your Form of Dread.
if you’d like an extra die of necrotic damage all the time, check out your new spell Spirit Shroud! with this, any attack you make on someone within 10’ of you deals an extra 1d8 damage that’s either cold, radiant, or necrotic. this damage also prevents healing, a notable effect of barghest bites. finally, this aura also slows creatures in it if they start their turn there, an effect you can use selectively.
14. Fighter 2: now that we have an aoe effect, it’s time we learn how to abuse it. not yet though, second level fighters only get an Action Surge for an extra action each short rest. now you can use up all two of your spell slots in one turn!
15. Fighter 3: a third level fighter can become a Rune Knight, letting you gain some Giant Might for a minute proficiency times per day. when you spend your bonus action this way you become large (if there’s space), get advantage on strength checks and saves, and you deal an extra 1d6 damage with each weapon attack.
you’re also a Rune Carver, letting you put two runes on two items you own for special effects while wielding them. both come with a passive effect that’s always active, as well as an active effect you can use once per short rest. a Frost rune gives you advantage on animal handling and intimidation checks, and you can activate it as a bonus action for a +2 bonus to all strength and constitution saves for 10 minutes. the Stone rune increases your darkvision to 120’, gives you advantage on insight checks, and you can activate it to force a wisdom save on a creature, charming them if they fail. also worth noting the save dc is constitution-based.
16. Fighter 4: use this ASI for more Charisma, that means stronger spells.
17. Warlock 7: seventh level warlocks get fourth level spells like Shadow of Moil, giving you a shadowy wreath that clings to you for up to a minute, making the area around you darker and counterattacking anything that hits you from within 10’. you’re uh… starting to “boil over” a little.
you also have a relentless hex now, so if you hex someone you can teleport to them to continue kicking their ass. you can’t use this to teleport across continents, but to be honest death should be hard to get away from.
18. Warlock 8: eighth level warlocks get their last ASI, which we’re using to grab the Crusher feat. that rounds up your Constitution for stronger mark spells and runes as well as more HP, and it makes your headbutts a lot more devastating. when you hit a creature with a bludgeoning attack, you can push it around if it’s not that much bigger than it. also, critical bludgeons gives all attacks against that creature advantage for a round. fun for the whole party!
you also get Greater Invisibility, because god knows Barghest wasn’t terrifying enough yet. I know she doesn’t have an evade skill, but it turns out that’s just something barghests can do, according to folklore.
19. Warlock 9: ninth level warlocks get fifth level spells, and I don’t like them tbh. at least Enervation is on theme. it makes dark tentacles that slap people and give you their health, it’s like an eviler witch bolt.
you also get an Otherworldly Leap, so you can cast Jump at will for some serious hoppage. it’s practically flying at this point.
20. Warlock 20: with your final level, pick up one last cantrip- chill touch- to make sure that absolutely nobody is getting any healing done around you.
you also become a Necrotic Husk, giving you a permanent resistance to necrotic damage that turns into an immunity when you’re in your form of dread.
it’s also time to end the world. nothing personal, it’s just gotta happen. when you’re reduced to 0 HP, you now explode into a bunch of necrotic damage. you cling to life at 1 HP, and gain one level of exhaustion. then you can’t do this again for 1d4 long rests.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
you bring together the best of swords and sorcery into one package, with plenty of cool spells to augment your physicality along with spell-like options that you can use even while raging so there’s never a dull moment.
you also pack plenty of HP and an AC to back it up, at least while wearing armor. even while unarmored, you’ve got spells to make yourself much harder to hit, so it’s not too bad. add in your rage and your multiple ways to regain HP and temporary HP, and it’ll be a while before they can take this dog out back.
you bring a certain physicality to the party that’s hard to imitate. and by that I mean you have good charisma with advantage on intimidation checks and you can grow to ten feet tall while doing so to really push your weight around.
Cons:
a lot of your powerups use your bonus action, so by the time you’re ready to go the fight might be over. you’re more of a “mighty glacier” sort of character- once you get going you’re hard to stop, but you need to get going first.
not being a true paladin really hurts you when it comes to your spell slots. you only get two per short rest, so if your DM’s into multiple encounters between rests choosing between smites and advantage-pushing spells will quickly become an issue.
while spellswords are cool, it does leave you a little MAD- multi-ability dependent. none of your spells are particularly reliable, your HP’s a little scrawny for a barbarian, and we couldn’t even max out your strength. you’re a real jack-of-all-trades like that- well, not real real, since that’s bards, but… you get what I’m saying, right?
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that-fanperson-meg · 7 months
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so I’ve made the decision to post these chapters as I finish them so I give you chapter four of….
Six Times That Twilight Knight Was There For His Siblings (and one time they were there for them)
Even into the next day, the sneezing didn’t stop. However it had become so infrequent that Twilight Knight had just learned to accept it and move on. 
They had work that needed to be done, and a little headache and a case of the sniffles wouldn’t stop that. Besides, he was a Meta-Knight! They were strong, and nothing was meant to stop them.
With that reassurance firmly in place, a small voice in the back of his head quietly tried to remind them of something that he’d forgotten. 
But just as quickly as it had come, it had left, leaving the knight wondering what they weren’t remembering.
“Groceries? No, it's Sword and Blade’s turn this week. I’m off patrol so it can’t be that. Then what is it..?” He wondered aloud, growing more annoyed as time went on.
Time went on and still Twilight Knight couldn’t remember what they’d forgotten, when suddenly there was a knock at his door.
“Mornin’ TK! I’m here for my flying lessons- I’m super excited!” 
He’d completely forgotten that they’d promised to give Selene flying lessons this week. 
Oh Nova, help them. 
In a flash, the knight slipped his mask over their face and opened the door. Standing on the other side was his sister, Selene, her dark brown eyes shining with excitement.
“Heya there sis, you ready to fly?” The astral asked, already knowing the answer.
Selene nodded before asking, “where are we gonna go?” 
Twilight Knight thought for a second, before deciding on Cookie Country seeing as it often got pretty good winds. And so the two set off towards there.
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Even in the autumn breeze the rolling green hills of Cookie Country were as picturesque as they come, with small streams cutting through the landscape and flowers crowding around their banks. 
Atop on of these aforementioned hills, stood Selene and Twilight Knight, the gentle breeze to their backs.
“Alright, the first thing I’m gonna to teach you is the easiest by far.” The knight began to unfurl his wings and raise them up. “Gliding won’t get you too far, but it helps conserve energy and will help in a pinch.”
The astral then proceeded to get a running start and launched themself into the air. His wings flattened and they floated upon the breeze behind them. He descended towards the ground, but before they could, he flapped their wings and rose back up. 
“Alright Selene! Now’s your turn!” He called to their sister who was still standing on the hill.
Selene gave a determined smile before flattening out her wings the same way they’d done just a moment before and jumping off the hill into the air. Shakily she straightened out as the wind caught on her snow white wings.
His mask could barely contain their excitement for Selene as she landed, and after a moment he realized that their magic was acting up and was making him quite literally glow with pride. 
The day went on and soon enough, Selene had gotten a good grip on flying and the knight decided it was time for her final test. 
“Alright Selene, I want you to copy exactly what I do.” Twilight Knight explained, “I’ll try to keep it simple enough, but I’m not gonna go too easy on you.” 
The astral laughed, “I wouldn’t want it any other way.” She challenged.
The knight thought for a moment on what route they were going to take, until finally, he flapped their wings swiftly and lifted from the ground and went about the plan.
It had been going well, the breeze was still going in the right way, they’d done the route flawlessly- up until his headache started back up again. 
Suddenly it became near impossible to focus on flying but still they moved forward; determined to not ruin the day for Selene and cause her to worry. 
By some miracle, he finished and landed relatively safely- which was how they normally did so he was sure it wouldn’t set off any alarms in Selene’s head.
“Alright Selene, it’s your turn!” They called out, to which his sister replied with a wide grin.
In a flash, the white furred astral was up in the air, her goggles with the little stars were over her eyes shielding from the wind. The knight watched on as she completed each and every turn and dive with such vigor and speed that somewhat surprised them. 
As soon as she’d started, Selene had finished the test, completing the last dive with the same smile she’d had when she started.
Literally and figuratively beaming with pride Twilight Knight rushed over to where his sister was standing, congratulating her with a smile hidden behind a mask.
“That was easy for a pro like me- but still that was fun.” Selene said jokingly, and in reply the older astral ruffled her fur.
Their sister scowled at the action and began trying to reset her fur to the way she had it. The knight chuckled, “could I perhaps interest you in ice cream?”
Selene gave a smug smile, “sure, but you’re paying for it.” 
Twilight Knight rolled his dual colored eyes, “I always pay for the ice cream, Selene.” 
“Exactly!” The astral said with a laugh.
Selene by @moon-mage
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🍅⚡️🩷 for any oc(s)!
Mm. Both, then!
🍅 (Tomato) - If Kirby absorbed them or their attacks, what Copy Ability [or Abilities] would he get? Alternatively, if they themselves are capable of using the Copy Ability, do they have a favourite?
Hara:
Well, Hara isn’t able to use Copy Magic, even though she is a Soul Matter Astral — it’s a very rare form of magic, and hardly any Astrals even in her time had it.
But if Kirby absorbed a Copy Essence from her… the ability would depend on what attack he’s absorbing for it.
Most of her attacks would give them Tornado, I think. In all honesty, i haven’t actually thought about this aspect yet, so I’m not 100% on what Ability she’d grant, but she seems like a windy type.
…If Kirby absorbed some of her raw, unformed Soul Magic, it’d give him invincibility for about 5 seconds. Soul Magic by itself in its raw form is incredibly powerful, hence all the greatest recorded Heroes of Yore have been Soul-Matters. Three of them had Copy Magic, including Kirby and… the first.
Auberon:
Again, even though he’s a Soul-Matter, he cannot use Copy Magic. Astrals are an endangered species on their own, but Soul-Matters are especially so because of the possibility of them wielding Copy Magic. They were explicitly hunted by some people back in the day, but the hunters have since been taken care of.
Anyway, when it comes to what Abilities Aubs would give, it again depends on what attack Kirby is absorbing from them.
Probably Fire or Spark, since Aubs usually attacks using his sword.
⚡️(Lightning Bolt) - Which Power Effects [Blizzard, Bluster, Sizzle, Slash, Zap] would their attacks grant? Do they have any particular weaknesses or resistances, elemental or otherwise?
Hara:
Because absorbing a normal attack from her would give Tornado, they’d probably give the Bluster effect to Kirby’s weapons.
Unless, that is, she’s using raw Soul Magic. That would grant Sizzle.
She’d likely be weak to most close-range attacks (like Finishing/Final Cutter, can’t remember exactly what it’s called), since she usually resorts to long-range battle. And for elemental weaknesses, I’d say Electricity would mess her up good. I don’t suggest attacking her, though. Gala will kill you for it.
Auberon:
His attacks would grant Sizzle or Zap effects, depending on what attack it is!
And he’d be weak to Water. Typical catboy.
🩷(Pink Heart) - If they were a Dream Friend, what would their moveset be like? How much HP do they have? Would they be a strong attacker, or would they take on more of a support role?
Hara:
Eh… she wouldn’t be the best Dream Friend, at least during the events of Soul Journey. She’s very much falling to her corruption, and it takes a god damn lot of willpower to remain sentient at her level of corruption, so she’d be relatively weak. It’d be like having a walking Glunk as an ally, or Splatoon 3 Side Order’s Pearl Drone with no upgrades except one (1) Drone Burst Bomb colour chip.
Sorry, Hara. I love you lots, but you are not built for fighting anymore.
Auberon:
His moveset… it’d probably be sort of similar to Meta Knight’s, but more powerful. Maybe with a few of Dameta’s moveset aspects? Oh, and they’d do Fire and Electricity easily.
He’d have a solid amount of HP as well. They’re a tough nut to crack! Unless you have a spray bottle full of water.
And yes, he would be one hell of an attacker! Their DPS would go off the charts in battle! Like, think a team of Flamberge and three Sizzle Dametas in Ultimate Choice. No one would survive.
Hehe… this was very fun to answer. I love these two so much
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amooo1023 · 2 years
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My boy has so little. My beloved writer, please indulge us in some Meta Knight x Reader hcs, romantic, if you will. Just general stuff. Bless you.
:o I am so glad someone requested this. I feel you this little blue round puffball deserves more love than what he actually gets. It makes me sad. But of course anon! I'd love to write about Meta Knight!
Meta Knight x GN!Reader (romantic) Headcanons
This is going to be and already established relationship.
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Quick note! Your gender and pronouns aren't really mentioned here at all. I try to avoid mentioning pronouns or your gender whatsoever to make it okay for everyone to read. There's also no meeting headcanons since I couldn't come up with how you two would meet each other. So you just kind of get slammed into this lol.
When he first realized he had a crush on you, he asked his friends for advice before asking you out. He really doesn’t want to mess up. 
Only for you to ask him out first instead. He felt like a coward for not being able to ask you out first. He also got really embarrassed. If he didn’t have his mask on you would’ve seen a flustered blue puffball.
He always acts confident around you. Always acts like he knows what he’s doing, !HINT! He doesn’t know what he’s doing at all. 
He has never been in a relationship before, you’re kind of his first. Even if he hasn’t been in a relationship before, he’s still kind of charming. 
He blows kisses to you sometimes! Only with his mask on though. He tried doing it with his mask off when he was looking at his mirror the other day. It didn’t go well, that's all I can say. Also he “accidentally” destroyed his mirror after that.
He tries to flirt but always fails miserably, you usually do the flirting since he obviously can’t. Still even at his 1 millionth try he insists to continue. You doubt he’ll ever be good at flirting but he can try.
This fluffball loves sweets. If you ever buy him some or even simply hold something that has sugar in or on it he challenges you to a duel, if he has his mask on. Well not literally you two just duel with spoons. If he doesn’t have his mask on? He tackles you to the ground and kisses you while stealing the sweets and running away while munching sounds (or crunching sounds) can be heard. ( I have proof that this fluffball loves sweets so fight me.)
For some reason his mood changes depending if he has his mask on or not on. He’s like an entirely different person without his mask! It’s insane! He turn into a total tsundere when he doesn’t have his mask on. But when he has his mask on, he’s not afraid to do anything to you and is just straight up bold to you.
Whenever you ask him to take his mask off he says no. Saying it’s super secret or that he is not comfortable with it. You don’t usually listen and just take the mask off and immediately kiss him, while he becomes a flustered red mess and rants like a small child while stomping his two feet on the ground and then runs. 
He gets so easily flustered! It’s honestly hard not to make him flustered, because whenever he’s near you his nonexistent metaphorical heart flutters as butterflies go through his metaphorical stomach. He can only hide his emotions with his mask on.
You find him absolutely adorable without his mask on. You honestly love teasing him for his cuteness because it gets him so annoyed and flustered. 
He likes to sleep with you. Usually you two cuddle in bed while his two wings coddle over you and wrap around you, as you lightly smother him with kisses on his sphere like body. He twitches and melts into you from every kiss you give him. It’s not because he’s uncomfortable, it's because he isn’t used to affection. 
When he’s with his friends he constantly talks about you. Telling his friends how great and nice you are and even bragging about you. If you walk in on him while he talks about you. He changes the subject immediately and acts as if he is talking about something else while dying inside and questioning his own existence.
You two usually go to a bakery or a cafe when you two have dates mostly because he is absolutely infatuated and obsessed with sugar. He brings you red roses when you two are on a date. 
He bakes cookies for you while trying to fight off the feeling of eating the cookies and basically salivating over them. It takes him over 5 fucking hours for him to make them just because he has to constantly resist eating them. You always feel bad about this because he is basically having a mental crisis over some cookies. It always leads to you giving him all of the cookies instead.
Once Meta Knight finally learns how to flirt, instead of him being the easily flustered one it changes to be you who is now the easily flustered one. Oh how the tables have turned!
He only shows his face to you willingly, but only when you two are alone. This usually turns out to be you tackling him to the ground while you smite him with tons of playful comments as he fights fire with fire and does the same to you. It becomes an intense battle and I mean really intense.
Meta knight can’t eat with his mask on. He has to take it off while on picnic dates. For some reason he gets insanely playful with this idea and steals food from you, when you have it in your mouth as in a resemblance of a kiss. 
He sometimes lets you on the halberd for fun sky trips. You two have it pretty fun together.
Look, I know, I know this was some very short headcanons but I swear I'll make longer headcanons in my life. But I hope you enjoyed anon! Sorry that I couldn't answer quicker I have school so I have times to pass. I also live in Europe so different time zones than some of you people. Maybe give me some constructive criticism?
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articskele · 7 months
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SPEAKING of playlist analysis! Here is my Meta Knight playlist, my favoritest playlist, my pride and joy-
Plus all of the explanations and meanings and stuff under the cut, in case you wanna go in blind first ouo!!
This Will Be The Day: This is Meta Knight joining the GSA and meeting Jecra and Garlude and stuff! He's young and reckless and doesn't yet realize just how serious and dire the war is- So this song is a pure representation of Meta’s current outlook! This is an adventure, a challenge, a revolution, an epic anime fight scene just waiting to happen! And the mention of fairytales and legends refers to Arthur and the knights (Falspar, Dragato, and Nonsurat) and how Meta idolizes them!
Eleanor Rigby (feat. Dream Jumpscare): OHOHOHOHO THIS ONE- And here the bright outlook is shattered as the reality of war sets in!! This one has the most animatic ideas bouncing around- Basically Jecra’s been missing for weeks but he comes back possessed, ambushing a GSA camp in the middle of the night and Meta’s forced to kill him-
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AAAAAUGHH THESE LINES THIS IS JECRA AND META KNIGHT IT’S LITERALLY THEM- THE GSA NEVER HELD A FUNERAL FOR JECRA BC HE WAS POSSESSED AND THERE WAS THIS UNSPOKEN WARINESS ABOUT IT- SO META HAD TO DIG HIS GRAVE AND OUGHHHHH AGONIES
And that part at the end where the music slowly builds up is Meta alone on a rocky ledge (the whole thing takes place in like a mesa desert) looking through a journal with photos of him and Jecra- Tears fall onto the pages and it just cuts to him with his mask off just crying as the sun rises over the horizon-
Experience: The fall of the GSA. It becomes more and more obvious that this is a fight they just can’t win. Meta’s forced to watch as ships crash and troops are obliterated around him. Just utter destruction as the few survivors left are scattered across the galaxy. It’s over… What do we do now?
Hush: The start of Meta’s crew, and maybe also his plans to take over Dreamland? Super intimidating, almost secret society vibes as the group grows and they begin construction of the Halberd. This one reminds me of Smash Bros Meta Knight’s almost regal aesthetic with the frilled cape and the detailed armor- I imagine the ending is the crew taking in a young Sailor Dee, like they’re trying to be comforting but it just comes off as menacing lol-
Settle It With a Swordfight: Tonal whiplash time! The other side of Meta's crew and a representation of Revenge of Meta Knight!! Note the more energetic electronic vibe and the guitar, as a callback to the first song and representing Meta’s readiness for a challenge!
Take Off: Meta learning to Chill Out after Revenge of MK, just being with his crew bc the Knightmares are a FAMILY and they LIVE ON THE HALBERD together and they do KARAOKE ON FRIDAYS
Awoken: META KNIGHT IN PLANET ROBOBOT- Both the effects of getting cyborg-ified and all of the guilt and angst involved, and breaking out of it through sheer willpower and Kirby's help! It's very electronic but there's no guitar, like trying to emulate Meta Knight's power but it's noticeably forced and artificial
Pain: OK I KNOW THIS IS LIKE. THE EDGY SONG EVER. But the way I saw it, it represents Meta Knight's will to fight and struggle and improve and keep going and live! There's the full on heavy guitar this time, just the very essence of those burning feelings!! I imagine the "take my hand" parts are him in the New World saving a Waddle Dee from an abandoned building full of beasts
Sword of the Surviving Guardian: Ok this theme was just too much of a bop not to include- But it also shows just how far Meta Knight’s come! As a warrior, as a friend, as a legend. This is a testament to his growth and a toast to his future!
Legends Never Die: OK I ALWAYS IMAGINE THIS SONG IN 3 PARTS FOR EACH CHORUS AND EACH GENERATION; Arthur and his knights (plus Galacta Knight), Meta Knight, and Kirby with the Ultra Sword- OUGHHH it’s so cool and gives me chills every time- Legacies written in the stars and the immortal call of heroism, to protect and persevere and stand up for what’s right
AND THAT'S IT :D The autism was STRONG when I made this as you can probably tell lmao- But for real, I'm extremely proud of this! It tells Meta Knight's story through the music, every song plays a role, I even took the instruments into account, it's great ouo!!
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fruit-sauce · 2 years
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More headcanons I thought of since the last one
- Prince Fluff (gijinka, I don’t think puffballs can do this) knows how to do ariel silk so he has a tendency to just fall out of trees right next to people at eye level, scaring them as he dangles
- that does mean he hangs around with Taranza quite a bit.
-After the events of epic yarn, Fluff trained himself to properly use his whip to the point where fighting him is actually scary. He also uses it to grab things he needs, wether it be on the top shelf or just out of hands reach. He uses it so often that he’s able to grab a full cup without it spilling, very spiderman like.
-DDD is stupid good at rhythm games, mostly taiko no tatsujin; Meta enjoys shoot/beat ‘em ups and bullet hells; Kirby mainly plays puzzle games and platformers
-None of the main 4 Meta-Knights are cis. There is no way.
-The only plant that Kirby can keep alive are (maxim) tomato plants, he has tried branching out. It does not work.
-Morpho Knight makes their own teas, most are floral.
- Meta can’t drive. Legally or physically. Don’t let him drive anything, he is impatient and will always speed and crash. No, he can’t drive the Halberd either, that’s what Axe Knight is for
- All the star allies have a star somewhere on their uniforms/armor/clothing, very Steven Universe/crystal gem like, I thought it’d be cool
- DDD was definitely the type to make bad interior design decisions. Like, he would put a shirt on a hanger and put it on the wall or paint his walls that one bright aqua color that every kid painted their walls and/or have an eyesore of a wallpaper. Thank Nova for the dees.
Also, all the star allies, and just most of Kirby’s friends, are close with one another and will often train and spar together. This not only gives me the excuse to pair up random characters to do mundane stuff like shopping and hanging out, but also let’s me make random scenarios for the on and off battlefield:
- going back to Fluff, he typically tries to get his opponent’s weapons out of their hand, if they don’t have a weapon, oh well.
- Fluff also figured out that he could grab and throw people, this ended up in him accidentally grabbing Meta Knight’s leg as he was in the air and slamming him on the ground. There was already quite a crowd, so the silence was deafening. (Meta recovered quick and was very impressed).
- DDD found out that hitting the ground hard enough will disorientate people, he uses it frequently
- Ribbon is one to rush, making quick, fast, up-close movements
- Taranza lays webs everywhere he can, one wrong step and you’re wrapped up like a present
- Ribbon vs Susie = cowboy standoff
- Marx just tries to scare people out of bounds, he has no plans
- The animal friends and the mage sisters just enjoy having like 8 people on the field
- Bandana dee and Fluff like to play sandbox and simulator games (think slime rancher, stardew valley, job simulator, the sims, etc.) it’s very calming.
- Those born/made in the mirror and yarn dimensions don’t feel pain as strongly as others, especially out of their own dimensions. This does mean Fluff and Dark Meta have, on multiple occasions, have worked themselves to exhaustion, but they’re never by themselves when they get too tired, as stubborn as they both are that they don’t need help.
 - Parasol, Sailor, and Bandana dee are all identical triplets, only in looks though, personality wise, very few similarities.
- When Dreamland was no longer yarn, Fluff hated the way grass and water felt. On the other hand, gooey, dark matter swordsman, 0, 02, etc, love the way grass feels
- Sailor dee is very good at sewing, if anyone on the Halberd has a tear in their clothes or wants something made, they go to Sailor. None of them know how to buy formal wear, Sailor makes all of it. Spear Knights likes to help.
- Queen Ripple, Prince Fluff, and DDD like to hang out. They don’t act all royally, they already do that all day, what usually happens is they get take out, crash on the couch of whoever’s castle is closest and gossip
- Gooey, Parasol Dee, and Nago sun bathe and nap together.
- Flamberge and Dark Meta are good at death metal screams, neither of them even listen to any genre of metal.
- Meta Knight is still in contact with Sword and Blade Knight, he makes sure to invite them whenever a big event is going on
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spaceiis0daz · 2 years
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Gemini Resolution | Ch. 2: A Not at All Warm Welcome
woooOOOOOO CHAPTER 2 TIME LETS GOOOOO i can't wait to give yall the deets on elfilis's past,,,,,,
fair warning, theres some blood and it gets angsty lmao
god i love working on this ficCCCCC oh yeah metadede shippers/meta knight enjoyers get a treat today <333
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“I’m sorry, what?”
Dedede sat at the Waddle Dee Town Cafe at a table with Elfilin and Kirby. His eyes were as big as saucers once Elfilin broke the news to him. “Yeah! I’m trying to help Elfilis learn how to be good so for the time being they’ll be staying here in Waddle Dee Town!” chimed Elfilin before he bit into his fresh juicy burger he ordered. “Gosh, the food here is so good…”
Dedede gapes in horror at how Elfilin seemed entirely nonchalant about this. How on Popstar could Elfilin tame- that thing? The king attempts to recollect himself and clears his throat. “L-look kid, I know you want to help them, very thoughtful of you n’ all, but maaaaybe reconsider?” He grins nervously. “But why? I’m trying to do a good thing…” mumbled Elfilin. 
“Elfilin, they tried to crash Popstar into this planet to destroy them both and kill everyone on both planets, yknow, y-you saw that, right?” Dedede cautioned. “Maybe it… isn’t the best idea to… do what you’re trying to do, yeah? You can’t save everybody, lil fella.” 
Elfilin’s ears drooped down. “I know… but back when we weren’t split apart, Elfilis used to be a brave warrior on our home planet who defended it and helped the citizens of it. They weren’t always this way… they would use their incredible power for good! So maybe one day… they can be that hero again!”
Kirby, who was happily gobbling up a fluffy, rich Car Mouth Cake during the conversation wiped some of the frosting and cake crumbs off his face before chiming in. “I think everybody deserves a second chance. I think you should help anybody in need, no matter who they are! ‘Cause that’s what I always do.”
Elfilin nods. “Yeah! An Awoofy gave them a flower crown and they actually started crying and they seemed genuinely happy. So maybe… they’re just trying to act all threatening to make sure they don’t get hurt again or something. They seem pretty adamant on not wanting to do good things… so how about we do nice things for them and maybe it might help them realize how great being nice is!”
Dedede was INCREASINGLY nervous about this. His head was full of worries and “what if’s”. “Elfilin… I dunno if it’s that great of an idea to bring them over… here, yknow? And we should maybe warn the townspeople abou-”
A large, winged shadow with large, curved horns loomed overhead, circling above the town, and descends down to the cafe. Elfilis.
Their arrival was greeted with the once cheerful town devolving into utter chaos. Every last Waddle Dee screamed in horror, running for their lives into their houses. Some tumbled over, but quickly got up again in mortal fear of being impaled by Elfilis. Not a single Dee was calm. 
“Elfilis! There you are! I wondered where you were! Though… maybe try not to enter that way next time.” 
Elfilis glared at Kirby. If looks could kill, Kirby would have dropped dead at that moment. They remembered all too well what that stupid, pink moron did to them that day. The truck. 
Dedede sheepishly grins. "Uh… Hello, welcome to Waddle Dee Town, sir! …Are you fine with being called 'sir'?" Beads of sweat formed on his face.
Elfilis nodded. "Hm. Yes, I actually quite like that, I admit, despite not seeing myself as 'male'. You will not be assimilated."
Dedede gapes at Elfilis but recomposes himself in fear of them attacking.
Kirby waves at them. "Hiiii!! Elfilin has told me all about you! I'm sorry about the whole truck thing…"
Elfilis didn't know how to react. They had never been apologized to- again, for centuries. What made this even more of a shock to their system was that they never expected to hear one from that idiotic pink contaminant who ruined everything! 
"...I am not sure if I can accept your apology at the moment. But you are on thin ice, pink idiot. Are we clea-"
Elfilin floats over by Elfilis's side. "Elfilis, wait! You were doing really really good… until the second sentence. Let's say sorry to Kirby now."
"Oh. Right." Elfilis groans.
Kirby was taken aback. He looked like he was about to cry. Elfilin's fur stands on end. He hated seeing anyone he cared for be upset or hurt. He just couldn't stand to see it. "Oh gosh, K-Kirby, I'm-I'm so sorry, I,"
Dedede immediately gets out of his chair to comfort his adoptive son. "Hey, hey, shhh… it's okay Kirby, it's okay. I-I'm sure they didn't mean it, they're still working on themselves, and improvement takes a long ti-"
Suddenly, another, much smaller winged silhouette soars above the town, only to dive at Elfilis, knocking them off the cafe’s roof.
"ELFILIS!" Elfilin screamed.
It was Meta Knight. And he was furious.
Everyone in Dreamland, no, everyone who ever knew of him knew one thing; and that is NEVER to anger him. That could mean death, depending on how angry you made him, or worse. It looked like it was the end for Elfilis. Their new chance at life had just shriveled up and died.
However, this was not at all the case. A gleaming, ethereal spear with yellow and red wings, attached to the spear in an almost double helix shape appeared in Elfilis's hand. They had just been fast enough to counter Meta Knight's blade just by the skin of their teeth.
They threw Meta Knight off of themselves with ease. The knight landed on his feet, ready to strike. “YOU STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS TOWN. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?” spat Meta Knight. 
Elfilis did not bother to reply. They spread their wings and rush towards Meta Knight, charging their spear at him. The knight ran at them, sword drawn. 
“STOP! STOP, THIS IS A MISUNDERSTANDING!” 
Elfilis and Meta Knight halted to look over to the source of the sound of a tearful, high pitched voice from the rooftop. Elfilin. “Meta Knight… I brought Elfilis here to help them be a good person. I want them to be themselves again, I want them to be happ-” “WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE A CREATURE WHO- WHO ALMOST KILLED ALL OF POPSTAR AS WELL AS THIS PLANET A ‘GOOD PERSON?’” 
The words rang in Elfilin and Elfilis’s ears. Elfilis steps away, taken aback. Dedede, panicked and sweating bullets, stands up to attempt to help the situation “Settle down, Meta, a-apparently they uh, weren’t always this way?” It did not work. 
“They almost killed millions and who knows who else they HAVE killed. They’re a threat and need to be taken care of.”
Meta Knight jolts at Elfilis, sword raised. Kirby covers his eyes. Dedede cringes.
The last thing Elfilis heard were Elfilin's shrill screams.
"ELFILIS! NOOOOOOOOO!"
The colorful world around them faded to black.
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"...Mom…? Are they gonna be okay..?"
Shimmering tears fell from a trembling Elfilin’s eyes over Elfilis's wounded, unconcious body, a gash in their torso dripping with purple blood. Kirby, Dedede and Meta Knight stood over them as Carol carefully wrapped bandages around Elfilis's middle while consoling her adoptive son, stroking his teal fur.
 A solemn air flooded the room. Everyone's mouths felt as if they were glued shut.
"They're going to be okay, sweetie… Remember when I nursed you back to health? It’s going to be just like that… They’re going to be all right.” she reassured.
Meta Knight looks to the side awkwardly, desperately wanting to apologize for this, but couldn’t find the words. Finally, he looked down and then over at Elfilis’s body. "...I… am sorry. That was… a very rash descision I had made. I deeply regret it.” 
Carol pauses, not sure how to respond. “...thank you for apologizing.”
Meta Knight could feel the tears pushing through. But he fought back, holding them in, just barely letting them slip through. He only wanted to protect this town. But now, he had completely crushed someone’s hopes of growing and changing as a person. 
It’s going to be my fault. It’s going to be my fault if they die. He had lost his fight against the tears, now running down his face. Almost like a knee-jerk reaction, he rushes outside, off somewhere.
Everyone stared at the door in silence.
Meta Knight ran into the same field Elfilin had split from Elfilis in and bawled. Snot and tears ran all over his face as he grossly sobbed. He hadn’t even realized what he had just done. 
He just took away someone’s chance of redeeming themselves for the better. He took his mask off, which he almost never did in public, as the inside of the mask was getting far too wet and full of salty tears. He heard the footsteps of someone running down the hill, the same cadence as that of a Waddle Dee and quickly pulled the mask back on, despite the inside being soaked in regret.
“Hey… Dad?” Bandana Waddle Dee ran to Meta Knight’s side. “I saw you run out of Ms. Carol’s house and you looked really upset… Is anything the matter?”
He stared off into the afternoon sky, embracing himself with his cape, both the moon and sun visible. “...I am fine. Things are just a little rough today, Bandana.”
Bandee frowned. “...you didn’t look fine… Does it have anything to do with… y’know… Elfilis?”
A tear glided down Meta Knight’s hidden face. “...I suppose so. But you shouldn’t be worrying about my problems. You’re only a child.”
The little Dee hugged his adoptive father. “Well, whatever’s going on… you should talk to somebody about it. Dededad said you bottle things up too much and he gets worried about you.” Meta Knight hugged back, his voice quaking “...Thank you, my son.” 
“Any time, Dad.. I hope you feel better.”
Bandana Waddle Dee runs back to the town to find the others. Meta Knight simply stares into the sun beginning to set, the immense guilt burning in his heart.
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“Dad! Dad, look, I did it!”
A young Elfilis dragged the corpse of an alien beast on the ground that they had defeated, racing to show their father their accomplishment.
“I slayed my first beast ever! I did it, I did it!”
Their father smiled, quite pleased. “Well done, my child. You’ll make a fine young warrior some day, Elfilis.”
Elfilis’s eyes widen and twinkle in astonishment “Really..? You really think so?”
He chuckles. “Of course!” He looks over at the sparkling spear in it’s holder, with red and yellow wings, donning ethereal, colorful patterns. Elfilis looks over to it as well.
Elfilis’s father walks over to the spear and picks it up. “Someday, Elfilis, you too will wield this spear. When our planet is in danger… you can be one of the brave souls to defend us.”
Elfilis runs to the spear, tenderly rubbing their hand against it. 
“...I can’t wait for that day, Dad.”
— — —
A cold darkness inhabited the room Elfilis was in, as everyone had all gone off to bed, and the lights were out. The only illumination was the luminescent glow of the moon trickling through the window.
They weakly open their eyes. Confused, they jolt up– perhaps a bit too fast, as they feel a horrible pain splitting through their middle, which was now covered in bandages.. They clasp their hands around their torso, tensing up at stinging. Oh. Now I remember. they thought.
Elfilis analyzes their new surroundings. Bandages and lots of used tissues were strewn everywhere.
They carefully lay back down. This bedding was.. quite comfortable. But of course, anything would have been far more comfortable than that horrible, horrible glass tube. Staring at the ceiling, they begin to lose themselves in thought. They did this very often at… that place. But… this time, it felt different. Much different than before.
Their mind began to focus on what Elfilin had been telling them. You know.. he was right. Being separated from their other half for all those years… it’s almost like they had forgotten how to love. And most of all… they had forgotten how to be happy. How to find joy in the things around them. Sure, they had small glimpses of joy in the past few days, the first they had felt in decades… they desired more of it. But at the same time, they wanted to stick to their usual ways, pushing off any form of affection to keep themselves safe from being hurt again by someone they had trusted.
They wanted to turn over on their side, but couldn’t, in fear of the pain striking up again. Elfilis sighs, and tries to get comfortable in their current position, and shut their eyes, trapping themselves in their mind once more.
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makerofmadness · 2 years
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since my Roar of Dedede lyrics were pretty well-received and I was hit by inspiration, I have decided to write lyrics to Macho of Dedede instead. I may do more but I’ll probably give Dedede a break and do something for like Meta Knight or something.
Warning: Not feral, some references to the other lyrics, no references to muscles
Also: parentheses mark spoken/not-sung lines
(Lyrics under the cut)
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Macho of Dedede (fanLyrics)
Stand down, peasant
This won’t be pleasant!
Heh!
(What? Weren’t expecting me to fight?)
(I don’t “talk,” kid)
Your efforts are laughable
All so fallible
I can’t help but smile
Seeing you try to compete
I stand the highest of all
Above all you so small
All the while
Today it’s all-I-can-eat
Hey there, pipsqueak, hope you’re understanding
First impressions really mean everything
Were you really, seriously thinking that I'd forget that day?
NO WAY!!
At last
Now we’ve crossed paths
And you’ll be outmatched
Now bow down as you’re finally surpassed
Oh boo-hoo, what a shame
Seems you’re finally
Losing
The game!
Don’t try
You’ll fall behind
Look me in the eye
Wipe the makeup off, fight for real this time
Really, such a disgrace
Now let me pound that
Stupid
Pink face!
I can see you’re tired. Now, hear my demand:
I declare you banished from my humble land
You can’t keep going forever, you can’t out-withstand
I hope it’s not too hard for you to understand
The audience always loves a fight
So let’s give them a real painful sight…
Once I’ve flattened you on the floor
Nobody can ignore
My greatness…
COME ON, YOU KNOW I’M THE BEST!
“(C’mon, Dedede, remember the good times!)”
(Yeah, I remember them alright. I just don’t care.)
Dream Land’s never had stronger
Been here far longer
My territory
So please, GET OUT OF MY FACE!
You blew in on the spring breeze,
Past the clouds, through the trees
Heard the news, and then began the chase
In this land I have claimed under my rule
Anyone who misbehaves is a fool
Even though my actions at first seem cruel
Really, this is all mine…
DON’T WHINE!!
Kirby
You should worry
I don’t do “mercy”
This spot will mark the end of your journey
Come bow down to your king
I need to teach you:
You’re worth
NOTHING!
But hey
You’re at least brave
More than I can say
About all those who’ve fled out of my way
You don’t do what you’re told
An untamed monster
Can’t be
Controlled!
“Listen to your heart! This isn't really you!”
Then what do you think I've been listening to?
The payback for what you did to me’s long overdue
Don’t try to deny it, ‘cause we both know it’s true
You knocked me down, led me to “reform"
After that, defeat became the norm…
But I’m tired of every loss
I’ll be your “final boss”
Once again…
SO, QUIT CALLING ME YOUR FRIEND!!
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In the highest tower of the dream palace, a lone fairy was staring out a barred window. Her violet eyes were beautiful, though reddened and shadowed from many sleepless nights. Her long black braids flowed gracefully down her back, but was tangled from distress. She wore a tattered dress that was once an elegant gown fit for a queen.
She sighed heavily as she looked out at the kingdom she was supposed to protect, but failed. She touched the red heart around her neck. It was the first gift her beloved had given to her
She recalled how he looked at her birthday celebration. At that time, he had been a young soldier in training, but still the handsomest young lad that had ever come to her castle. Ever since she had seen him with his shiny blue hair and kind smile, she wanted him. And when he had bowed to her and handed her that gift, color had to his cheeks. When she saw the red heart, it was her turn to blush. After she had received her gifts, he had requested a dance. She had smirked and said she was about to ask him the same.
That had been the most magical night of her life
She had promised to treasure the heart forever, and she did not think she could break it even if she wanted to. He had given more than just a gift that day, but his heart, and that something she could never give away. A tear fell at the thought of her lost love
“I wonder if the kingdom will be alright.” she whispered. “But what can i do, trapped in my room like this?”
“Oh, metaknight,” she whispered touching her heart “Please, please be alive,” she looked out at the horizon “And if you are, and you still love me, please come back to me”
“Oh your majesty, are you busy?” An all-too-familar voice sneered
“You Know Praying will get you nowhere, your majesty, there’s no one to hear you.”
The lady scowled, but she refused to face her captor “Too busy for you, Go away Daroachl! I’m not in the mood”
“Oh, Come now my dear” daroach said, holding a bouquet of white roses “don’t be so cruel, it isn’t becoming for someone as lovely as yourself” daroach puts his hand up to the queen’s chin
“Humph, perhaps when you let me see meta knight, I will be less cruel!”
“Oh, queenie, queenie, queenie,” daroach tsked “Feeling a little down, are we, my dear?”
“Very,” the fairy queen growled
“Well, then perhaps my news will cheer you up. Apparently, your boyfriend has returned to the land of dreams”
She turned to him with tears welling up in her eyes “meta knight’s alive?”
“Oh, yes but not for long, of course”
She narrowed her eyes and gritted her teeth “Don’t you dare hurt him!”
“It all depends,” he said looking nonchalantly at his hand “After all, I can’t have him constantly trying to defeat me”
He smirked at her as he circled her. “Of course, if you reconsider my offer,” he laid his hands on her shoulders, “I just might change my mind”
The fairy queen hissed as she shook him off. “I’ll never be your queen!”
“Even if it’ll save your boyfriend’s life?”
“Meta knight  wouldn’t want to that for me! He’d rather die than see me married to you! I’d rather die!”
He rubbed his hands together “That can be easily arranged, but it would be a shame to destroy such a pretty face”
He touched her chin with his hand and she swatted it away
“Why do you still want me as your queen, anyway?” she demanded. “I thought I made it perfectly clear that I will never love you!”
“Love’s not important, darling,” daroach shrugged, putting his hands behind his back “All I want is power, and what better way to gain it by marrying the fairy queen?”
“You’ve already taken the land by force! You don’t need me to obtain power! You have so much power now that you can have any lady you want!”
daroach tapped his chin in thought
“I can have any lady that I want, can’t I?” he said, turning his back to the fairy queen ”Hmm…”
His thoughts were interrupted when the door swung open and spinni burst in
“Your majesty! The squeak…”
“MUST YOU ALWAYS INTERRUPT ME WHEN I’M IN A MEETING?!” the squeak king boomed
“S-sorry, sir, I...I just came to tell you how the resistance attacks turned out”
daroach’s expression changed. “Oh. did they get the girl?”
“Girl?” the fairy queen asked confusingly
“Oh, that’s right, i forgot to mention. Nut boy is traveling with a new female companion.I think he might be cheating on you.”
The queen crossed her arms “Nice try. metaknight would never betray me! And even if he did, marrying you wouldn’t be any better!”
daroach turned to spinni “Well, did they get her?”
“Um, not exactly…”
daroach’s eyes narrowed as he put his hands on his hips. “What happened?”
“Well, she and the nutcracker sort of escaped?”
“WHAT?!” he howled, grabbing the front of spinni’s cloak. “HOW COULD SHE HAVE ESCAPED?! YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT I SENT A FULL ARMY AFTER ONE GIRL AND SHE ESCAPED?!”
“The nutcracker and the rebels helped!” spinni said “But the squeaker managed to nab most of the resistance!”
“Really?” daroach, his eyes gleaming with interest
“Yes sir. They’re all in the courtyard right now!”
daroach released spinni’s cloak
“You’ll have to excuse me, your majesty,” he sneered at the fairy queen. “I have unfinished business to attend to elsewhere”
“You won’t win!” the fairy queen declared as he and spinni exited the cell “metaknight will come for me and destroy you!”
The squeak king chuckled in response “At least there’s one perk about keeping you here, even if you won’t be my queen. You’re just bait to lure nut boy here. Once he comes for you, I will have the pleasure of destroying you both, like I should’ve in the first place!”
He slammed the door behind him and followed spinni to the palace courtyard. The squeakers had the resistance members bound by their wrists.
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#TheBestOfBellarke: A Celebration Event September 10th - September 30th
Nearly one year has gone by since The 100′s seventh season aired it’s last episodes. The Bellarke fandom had, by and large been with this show since the very beginning. We watched Bellamy and Clarke grow as characters since Season 1 and we have anticipated their journey together for just as long.
This event aims to allow us to remember what we loved about the characters of Bellamy and Clarke, what we loved about their relationship to each other, and what we loved about their story. A happier ending exists for them, and that happier ending can be found within the fandom.
There are a three ways to participate in this event:
Reblog and share others’ creations during the event.
Recommend or Shoutout fics/vids/edits/meta/creators that you love, or works that have stuck with you (@heartbellamy’s creator shoutout pages are an excellent example of this)
Create fanfiction or gifs/edits/meta/vids based on prompts under the cut as well as in their own posts linked here:  [FIC PROMPTS] // [GIFS/EDITS/META/VIDS PROMPTS]
You do not have to do all of the prompts, and there are no set days to post beyond the 20 day timeframe of the event. You pick what inspires you as it inspires you and if none of the prompts inspire you, pick your own prompts. This is a celebration of Bellarke, all creations are welcome. (And, if you can’t make it in time, late entries are always welcome).
Fic Prompts
Jumping Off Point - Pick a point in the series that would have made a great point for Bellamy and Clarke to ‘get together’ and get them there
To AUs And Beyond - Any and all Alternative Universes are invited to the party, yes, even that oddly specific one you’ve been thinking about.
Tropes Galore - Pick a classic Bellarke Fanfiction trope and give it another go. We love the tropes, give them to us. 
Three is Better than Two - Add another character into their dynamic. Yes, this does include threesomes, but does not have to be that, of course.
From The Outside Looking In - What does Bellamy & Clarke’s relationship look like from another character’s perspective?
Let’s Get Naughty - I mean, come on, just give us the smut.
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Bellamy and/or Clarke Appreciation
The Moment You Shipped Them
The Reasons You Ship Them
Colors/Color Symbolism
Themes & Motifs
Bellarke Favorites: pick your favorite... moment, season, episode, storyline, reunion, hug, touch, fashion, location, etc...
Snapshot Moments: happiest moment, saddest moment, angstiest moment, etc...
We Exist In Parallel - Bellarke parallels to each other/themselves, to others in The 100, or to other fandoms
Love Is In The Eyes - the way they look at each other
A Million Ways To Say “I Love You” - what they say to each other
Music & Lyrics - songs you associate with them
AUs & How It Should Have Ended
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rwby-sk · 3 years
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I'm a little relieved that the next book coming out is focusing on Neo. Puts my heart at ease that dedicating an entire book to her and Roman's backstory only to kill her off next Volume seems like a very poor and highly unlikely decision. Plus we deserve another Neo costume change in Volume 10.
If we're going to get meta, then we're going to deep dive At the end of the day, I don't think anyone is dying on the island, and regardless of any Silent Knight interactions (though I'm almost certain we'll get /something/) Neo is going to defect
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RWBY has a pretty clear system regarding character deaths once you break it down Backstory characters and side characters introduced within 4-5 episodes are never safe. Their deaths are used to show how dangerous a Grimm is (like the Nuckelavee) or how heartless a villain is (like Tyrian killing Forest)
Protagonists (anyone fighting Salem) are only vulnerable at the end of a Volume. Pyrrha, Penny, and Clover. Their deaths show the antagonists winning, and the stakes raising, within the maybe 3 last episodes of a volume
Antagonists are safe at all times, until their story / motivation comes to a natural end This is the key - Hazel died after he saved Emerald (saving his surrogate sister when he couldn't save Gretchen, his motivation to that point) - Watts died after infecting Penny, and gaining control of Atlas, just like he always wanted. He didn't have any more reason to work for Salem (besides self preservation perhaps) so his story ended - Adam lost the white fang at Haven. All he had left was his drive to get Blake back / punish her. But she refused to let him control her anymore, and his story ended. - Ironwood sacrificed everyone and everything to try to keep Atlas, the floating city, safe. But when RWBY rescued the people at the cost of the city, his story arc was done. He died because he had nothing left to do anymore - Roman was a great thief. The master criminal of Vale. But Beacon was gone. There was nothing left to steal. And the story was about to leave Vale behind. There was nothing left for Roman's story. He was about to be outpaced by Gods and Relics and Magic. He didn't even have an aura. His arc, as the introductionary villain was done - Jacque Schnee played his role. RWBY returned to Atlas, saw through his deception and greed. And locked him away, giving Weiss the closure she needed from her abusive father. He was never going to become important to the story again. He was never leaving that cell. And he didn't
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So Let's recap Neo is still, currently in this moment, a villain Her story arc and motivation is to avenge Roman She will get that closure on the island. She has to face Ruby at some point, and they have to work out what happened, however they do
So, then, is she in danger of being killed off as an antagonist with a finished story?
No, because she's about to become a protagonist
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Neo's defection has been suggested since her return in Volume 6
Her only song in the series is about how she wanted revenge on Cinder for Roman's death (Notice how it never plays when Neo fights Ruby? Or even as a leitmotif?)
She's introduced hunting down Cinder Every chance she has, Neo glares at Cinder as soon as the Maiden looks away Neo is terrified of Salem and the Grimm creations Neo happily betrays and blackmails Cinder with the Relic to get her revenge on Ruby And now, Cinder has tried to kill Neo, knocking her off the platform and letting her fall to her assumed death
Not to mention the reframing of this scene from volume 3 The scene where Roman tells Ruby, that he never wanted to destroy Beacon, he just wanted to be on the winning side. Because if you can't beat someone, you join them
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And all of that doesn't even touch on Neo's similarities and foils to Jaune Another character who lost someone they cared about a Beacon, who carries around a piece of their clothing, who still can't get over their loss And who is the only other person on the Island not on team RWBY (or those random civilians Cinder attacked)
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All of this, as well as getting a new book focused entirely on Neo and Roman, as a means to better understand Neo and where she's coming from, to want to see her succeed and get what she wants?
Neo will be safe. No one is dying on the island. And she will defect to join RWBY, if only to get back at Cinder
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chipper-asks · 3 years
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Any tips on how to grow your own blog by chance?
Aah man I've written a response to this kind of question many times but I always delete it because I'm afraid of coming off as self centered or arrogant, but I definitely have some tips on what works and doesn't work (on tumblr.)
I will say that I never believed I would get to the "Big Fandom Artist" stage. I've seen people drop my name in conversations or descriptions and just assume other people know who I am and that's still incredibly wild to me. I never really pushed to get a big blog it really just happened.
But! I do have rules and personal guidelines that might help if you are thinking of actively building your blog!
1: Keep personal information and vent posts to a minimum
It should go without saying that its not a good thing for your personal information to be on the internet. Once its out there its near impossible to erase. This is for your own safety.
Vent posts give out more information than you might think, but also some people who are following you may be going through difficult times themselves. I go on the internet to get away from my stressors and problems and i've specifically catered my dashboard to reflect my desires. I have no doubt others are the same.
I've unfollowed mutuals because they vented too frequently. I enjoyed what they made! But it stressed me out to read their vent posts because I couldn't help. I realized it was taking a toll on my mental health and I made the tough decision to unfollow.
It is very tempting to vagueblog because its nice getting out all the angry feelings, but a blog with thousands of people following it is not the place to do it.
2: Shitpost vs Quality Foley
I could go into a massive essay on this alone (ive even written out an outline already) but i'll keep it as brief as I can.
Throughout my time on Tumblr I’ve seen a number of posts of artists complaining about the lack of notes on their serious work compared to the abundance of notes on their shitposts.
This is because Tumblr IS a place of shitposts. It's like squeezing a clown nose and expecting it not to honk.
However! It's more complicated than that and i've broken it up into four parts organized by importance.
A. Relevance/Meta: Is it something that people are already familiar with? Is it something that's currently going on?
People want to enjoy things they're already familiar with. For example, people getting into Hollow Knight are more likely to follow a blog that posts HK content regularly over a HK blog that posted a picture of Grimm once and then is full of original content. It's not that people don't like your original stuff, its just not what they're looking for.
If you like striking while the iron is hot, meta jokes are the way to go. Making references to games like Among Us during the height of its popularity for example would get you lots of notes.
B. Hilarity
Is it funny? Does it subvert expectations?
Shitposts will always be more popular than a well drawn post. People like to laugh and share things that laugh. A cool, well drawn post is more often than not met with a "hm, cool. scrolls down."
This is a polished comic I made 10 months ago. I'm very proud of it and i'm pleased with the amount of attention it got. It took me 2 days to finish.
This is a shitpost I made 3 years ago that I still haven't been able to top. It took me 30 minutes to make.
That's not to say a well drawn post can get popular! It's just that people enjoy a good laugh over something shiny. This is a factor of knowing your audience. Some things land better than others and you'll be better off if you just roll with what you get.
I will say tho I appreciate the people who reblog my oc posts 200x more than people who reblog my shitposts and fanart. Those are quality followers and you must cherish them.
C. Appeal
Is it cute? Is it fluffy? Is the design easy to understand? Does it make people emotional? Is it angsty? Is it relatable?
People like cute shit. People like things that make them hurt (albeit not too much). People like things that they can see themselves in.
D. Skill
There is some merit in being good at what you do. People do like funny things more than shiny things, but shiny things are cool too.
If you post things that are funny? You're normal horoscopes.
If you post things that are well drawn? (its really telling that I can't think of someone right off the top of my head)
If you post things that are funny AND well drawn? Well then you're iguanamouth
3: Know your boundaries.
There's a difference between being understanding/tagging things correctly and catering to people who want you to be someone else.
I know that many people get upset with others who gender the vessels in Hollow Knight. While it doesn't bother me, I can recognize the misgendering of vessels as a source of dysphoria and I tag accordingly.
If someone comes into my inbox and tells me to stop drawing a character because they're "problematic," I'm just going to block them and go about my day.
4: This is your blog, its your rules.
I'm apologetically myself on my blog. I post what I want and what inspires me. The reason why I have so many AUs is because its my blog and I like AUs. If a large portion of the fandom doesn't like my AUs, its their loss, I make great AUs.
In fact, its just a good mindset in general to have. If some people don't like what you make, its not your problem. It makes you happy and it makes hundreds of others happy then continue to do what you do. It's impossible to have a large following and not have someone who dislikes you purely out of spite.
Make stuff for yourself, not because you want numbers.
5: Don't feed the trolls.
If someone sends you hate, take a picture of it, share it with your friends, laugh, block the person, delete message, move on with your life.
It's really fun to feed the trolls, but feeding trolls attracts more trolls and soon its not fun anymore. Just laugh when you get your first anon hate, maybe frame it in your room, and don't even acknowledge them with a "fuck you."
6: Recognize your position.
This is more advice for when you do get a big blog. You get to a point when you realize you have a portion of your audience who value much more than a regular human being and are willing to take up arms for you.
Do. Not. Weaponize. Your audience.
It's incredibly shitty and can ruin peoples lives.
7: Post Frequency/Schedule
Now this is one I can't do. It's normal for me to become incredibly active for 2 weeks and then end up posting nothing for a month. I don't have the patience to build up a queue of new things.
However! If you have more discipline than me, posting daily or twice a week builds up anticipation for your next post. You're dependable and people have the chance to look forward to seeing something from you on their dash on Friday.
Thats all I can think of so far.
There's no TL;DR you'll miss my important advice within these tips.
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Code Geass: Akito the Exiled review:
The thing about Lelouch is that he is hyper competent to the point of being overpowered. Give him an army and he’s very hard pressed to lose. The writers in the original series had to throw curveballs left and right at him (mostly a Suzaku in a Lancelot, then it’s metaphysical Geass nonsense, then it’s nuclear warheads), just to curb Lelouch’s trajectory somewhat. We know what he’s capable of. He conquers the world by the end of the series for god’s sake. So when you put him into literally any prequel/sequel adjacent Code Geass plot-line that is not solely about him, you have to do some severe writing gymnastics to not have Lelouch bulldoze over the entire story.
Case in point: Julius Kingsley.
By the time Julius Kingsley is introduced in Akito the Exiled, we have already established our central conflict. On one side is Akito and the Euro-Universe and that rag tag group of soldiers, on the other is Shin Hyuga Shiang and Euro-Britannia. One side is good the other is bad. There’s angsty interpersonal relationships between the two sides, more metaphysical Geass nonsense is introduced, a lot of EU political intrigue is there too. We know our two sides, we know what they are capable of, game set go.
Except Lelouch and Suzaku gets airdropped right in the middle of it. Because fanservice. The creators are basically saying: “if you keep on watching this movie series about a bunch of random Europeans whom you’ve never met and don’t really care much about. We will give you: Lelouch being an absolute Magnificent Bastard. Suzaku as Knight of Seven but on Lelouch’s “side”. Lelouch fighting for Britannia because we know y’all have been writing a lot of “What if Lelouch remained a prince” fan-fictions and this should satisfy you at least a little. All done in newer animation and in High Definition. So watch the series please!” And we all went, yeah okay we’ll watch the series.
And the writers ran into a problem immediately as Julius Kingsley got going. A massive problem. Because if Julius Kingsley is going to be as brilliant as Lelouch, and he will, because he is Lelouch, then Kingsley is going to wipe the chessboard clean all by himself. Lelouch has proven himself to be Greatest Of All Time. He is going to defeat Akito and Leila’s forces, Akito has a Geass that makes him go berserk? Well Kingsley has Suzaku “I have the enemy battalion surrounded by my one Knightmare” Kururugi. Then, as Shin starts wilding with his whole kill-everyone-and-their-mom thing, stomp down his coup as well. Shin has a Geass that exclusively kills people well Julius also has a Geass that can kill people, and a brilliant strategic mind, and unilateral authority to do whatever the fuck he wants. He’s going to takeover Euro-Britannia and overhaul it’s entire bureaucracy just to wrap it up in a pretty little bow for the Emperor.
The story thus becomes useless. You’ve wasted two movies worth of character establishment and animation. Julius Kingsley will get out under your pen and he will make the world his.
And so the writers quickly nerfs him twenty minutes in. Y’all got a small sip of Lelouch being brilliant! That’s enough now! He’s going to have a mental breakdown due to mindfuckery bullshit and be taken out of the story! Because he’s too powerful otherwise! Thank you for your patronage! Goodbye! Which leaves the audience feeling cheated and unfulfilled and very very bewildered.
So we are in a double bind. I want to see exclusively Lelouch being the brilliant asshole he is. The creators want to tell a story with these new characters. No one is satisfied in the end.
(Side note 1: Same thing happened with the new Ressurection movie. Lelouch has Cornelia, both Suzaku and Kallen, Anya and Jeremiah and Sayoko and Llyod and Cecile. He can take over a nation half awake with those powerhouses behind him. And so the writers gave Shamna an overpowered Geass that can “see six hours into the future” just to even the playing field. Else the fight would’ve been over in twenty minutes.)
(Side note 2: Yeah I know that Julius can’t use his Geass, but hey, you could get Suzaku to jump in front of him if Shin orders Julius to die, taking the order. It would serve so many different narative purposes. 1. who’s absolute command is stronger, Lelouch’s live on or Shin’s die now. Battle of the Geass. 2. serves as a metaphor for Suzaku’s inner turmoil, he wants to die but everyone he loves wants him to live and how does he reconcile that. 3. shows that even when Suzaku hates Lelouch with his entire being, he would still die for him.)
(Side note 3: I mean, it’s not a bad story if Julius gets out under the writers and bulldoze over the entire story. It’s honestly a great way to show how brilliant a commander Leila could be. She could go underground to preserve her forces so our group of war orphan pilots survive, or orchestrate political turmoil in Euro-Britannia to keep Kingsley off her back, or divert his military forces away from her E.U. and into Africa. Kingsley is an unstoppable force but it does not mean it will be a bad ending.)
(Side note 4: how would this series end in this half meta half headcanon? Kingsley takes back Euro-Britannia from Shin and gets most of Northern Africa from the E.U., before the Emperor calls him off with a Zoom call. He is also informed that he is needed urgently back in Pendragon, and would be flying back the day before the victory parade in St. Petersburg. Julius is so excited to see the emperor he doesn’t even feel bumbed that he’s going to miss the chanting crowds he’s been promised. He goes into the throne room, and we are treated to a disturbingly heartwarming scene between Emperor Charles and Julius. Like, Charles going full “I’m glad you’ve returned safe and sound. I’m very proud of you. You’ve brought me honor” fond father mode. And Julius is almost deliriously happy to hear it. Then the emperor goes “your reward. The dukedom of [insert place name here]. And some rest. You’ve worked hard these past months Julius. You deserve both.” Then he activates his Geass, and Julius Kingsley collapses before he could get a word of protest out. Suzaku catches him. Last shot is Suzaku cradling Kingsley’s prone form, staring at his eyepatch. Credits.)
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Kirby: Meta Knight and the Knight of Hades (Chapter 5)
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“Meta Knight is on another rampage!”
“Another one!?”
“Popular restaurants are being destroyed, one after another!”
“Don’t forgive Meta Knight at all! We should be angry!”
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Such news ran through the galaxy in a blink of an eye. Captain Vul and the Meta Knights knew the confusion was inevitable. Of course, it was Beryl that was rampaging, but not everyone knew this.
After all, he was wielding the Galaxia pretending to be Meta Knight. He was even running around politely saying, “I’m Meta Knight! Remember it!”
“Damn…! Beryl!”
Captain Vul paced in the lobby and shook.
Javelin Knight said, “He’s going to ruin Meta Knight’s reputation and become the number one swordfighter in the galaxy. He’s doing a pretty good job at it too!”
“I won’t let him do that!” Captain Vul shouted.
“Well, the real Meta Knight will get better… I’m sure… I’m sure…” Captain Vul had a dark look.
Meta Knight was being treated with great care by well-known doctors. However, he still hadn’t regained consciousness. Thanks to the treatment he is stable, but if his condition continues for a long time it won’t matter.
“Yeah… let’s see what Kirby is doing!”
Captain Vul stomped and shouted. “Axe Knight! Contact Kirby!”
He ordered Axe Knight in the communications seat.
Axe Knight sighed. “Are you sure? We can’t do anything with Kirby and the others because we don’t know where the enemy will appear.”
“Yeah… I know! I know…!” He couldn’t help sitting by doing nothing.
Therefore, Captain Vul contacted Kirby and the others many times day and night to complain to them.
Axe Knight turned to the communication equipment.
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Meanwhile, Kirby’s team was doing their best.
No matter how desperately they chased Beryl, their opponent was quick to escape. Even if they rushed to the news of Meta Knight’s rampage, he had already escaped. They couldn’t stop it.
What’s more, Kirby and his friends would arrive at the scenes and see restaurants with broken windows and destroyed towns. All they could hear were furious grudges against Meta Knight.
Even if Kirby and his friends told them “It’s a fake that’s rampaging!” no one cared.
People would even shout at them “Aren’t you a member of the Meta Knight!?”
“Sigh… I’m sorry!” Blade Knight kicked the stones at his feet.
King Dedede said with a moody face. “Why do we have to do this, it’s all because of Meta Knight!”
“Hey, shut your mouth!” Sword Knight and Blade Knight roared at King Dedede in unison.
“It’s not Meta Knight’s fault!”
“Yeah, it’s the fake doing these bad things!”
“Tch… I know that…” King Dedede sounded defeated.
Sword Knight’s child-like communication device started ringing.
King Dedede said with a disgusted face, “Well, it’s Captain Vul! Calling to complain all day instead of listening to what we’re going through…!”
It’s as he says, the captain has made millions of small calls throughout the day. Kirby and the others were fed up with it.
Sword Knight had no choice but to respond to the call. “Yes… this is Sword Knight…”
“This is Captain Vul,” came an annoyed voice. “How is the situation? Did you get any clues about Beryl?”
“No, it’s not good. He moves too fast… is there any new information on your end?”
“Umm… no.”
“How is Meta Knight?”
Unfortunately, Captain Vul gave a heavy answer. “He hasn’t woken up yet.”
“...Is that so…”
“The doctors are doing their best. Chase Beryl with all your might! We might catch him soon!”
“Of course.”
Sword Knight cut off communication.
Then…
“He...hello…”
Someone approached Kirby.
It was a little boy. Looking around Kirby and his friends, he spoke in a frightened manner. “You guys are chasing Meta Knight, right?”
“Yeah? What of it?”
When Blade Knight asked, the boy weakly replied.
“My town was attacked by Meta Knight. The flowers I cherished were also trampled…”
Tears came to the boy’s eyes.
“Please don’t give up. Defeat Meta Knight.”
Blade Knight said sullenly, “That’s a misunderstanding. It’s not Meta Knight who is rampaging. It’s a fake disguised as Meta Knight!”
“...Eh? But he was calling himself Meta Knight…?”
“It’s a lie. It’s a bad guy who’s disguised as Meta Knight, his real name is Beryl.”
“Is that so? I’m not sure… this…” The boy presented a piece of paper. “The man who attacked our town, dropped this paper.”
“What!?”
“I thought it might be a clue…”
“Show me!”
Blade Knight tried to grab the paper, but King Dedede snatched it from the side.
Immediately, King Dedede’s complexion changed. “This is…!”
“What’s on there!?”
“It’s a list of towns.” King Dedede showed the paper to everyone.
On the paper, the names of the towns that Beryl had attacked so far were written in order.
Sword Knight said, “This is… no way, Beryl’s plan…!?”
“Uhuh!” King Dedede snorted and nodded.
Blade Knight shouted with excitement. “In other words, we know the next town that he will attack!”
“Yes. At the end of the memo is ‘Planet Charm - Ancient Temple’!”
“He’s gonna attack that next!” Kirby jumped and shouted. “Let’s go! Let’s defeat Beryl!”
The boy who brought the note was relieved. “Good! Now you can get rid of Meta Knight.”
Sword Knight and Blade Knight screamed in anger. “Not Meta Knight!” “It’s a fake!”
“I-i’m sorry! Anyways, please defeat the bad guy, please!” The boy bowed down.
Waddle Dee called to the boy but he started to run. “Oh, wait. That…” However, he ran off without turning around.
Waddle Dee tried to chase after him, but the boy disappeared in the blink of an eye.
“I know… that kid… somehow…” Waddle Dee thought.
Regardless of what Waddle Dee thought, Kirby and the others knew what they had to do next.
Sword Knight shouted in a brave voice, “We’ve done it! This time we can get him!”
King Dedede nodded. “Uh, hurry up! Planet Charm!”
“Oh yeah, I have to tell Captain Vul.”
While Sword Knight was speaking to the communication device, Waddle Dee spoke up to King Dedede.
“Great King, I’m worried about something.”
“Oh? What?”
“That memo… is it real?” Waddle Dee looked worried.
“What?” King Dedede was stubborn.
“I think it’s suspicious.” Waddle Dee opened his arms and shouted. “Beryl is a very cautious and evil guy. How could he accidentally drop a note?”
“Mmm…? What do you mean?”
“The boy may have been Beryl in disguise.”
“...What!?” King Dedede was stunned.
Kirby, who was listening on the side, was surprised and shouted. “No way! He was a kind boy. He was totally different from Beryl!”
“It sure seemed so!” King Dedede laughed away. “No way, Waddle Dee. No matter how much, Beryl can’t turn into such a weak child!”
“Beryl is a master of disguise.” Waddle Dee became more and more anxious. “He can change his appearance and voice as he likes. If he can disguise himself as Meta Knight or Captain Vul, it must be easy to masquerade as a young boy.”
“Um… um… if you ask me…”
King Dedede thought with his arms folded.
Waddle Dee continued.
“And it’s weird that the last place written is an ancient temple, even though Beryl has only hit populated towns so far.”
“Yes, that’s right. There’s no reason to attack an unpopulated place like an ancient temple…” King Dedede nodded loudly. “That’s a good point, Waddle Dee. Now that I think of it, the speed of that escape was similar to Beryl’s. He could have disguised himself as a boy and handed us this memo to lure us in. That creep!”
At that time, Sword Knight finished his call.
“I told Captain Vul what was happening. The battleship Halberd is urgently heading to planet Charm.”
“Don’t go to Charm.” King Dedede told him what Waddle Dee had noticed.
“I see… I see.” Sword Knight heard the whole story and nodded. “Beryl tried to lure us out with that memo.”
Blade Knight also spoke up. “In other words, the ancient temple must have a trap like that pit. In that case, we should avoid it!”
“I have to tell Captain Vul. The trip to Charm must be cancelled.” Sword Knight got out his communication device.
However, Kirby shouted. “Yeah! Let’s go to planet Charm!”
“Kirby?” Blade Knight said, amazed. “Did you not hear the story? This is a trap.”
“I know, but if Beryl will be there, then we have to go.” Kirby’s eyes gleamed with power. “We’re chasing after Beryl. We finally have a clue, but if we don’t go after him, then we’ll be back to square one!”
King Dedede looked at the others.
Sword Knight pondered, and Blade Knight roamed around.
Usually, they agree to go with Kirby without hesitation. However, they’ve seen the horrors of Beryl’s traps. The last trap left Meta Knight wandering between the border of life and death. It’s too dangerous to walk right into a place they knew would be trapped…
It was King Dedede who opened his mouth first. “...Hmm. I know the situation is rough, but it’s exactly as Kirby says.”
Sword Knight and Blade Knight raised their faces.
King Dedede laughed bluntly and raised his fist. “Whether it’s a trap or whatever, we can’t afford to miss the chance! Let’s go to the planet Charm!”
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Sword Knight and Blade Knight hesitated and nodded.
“...Oh, oh. Alright then.”
“We have to catch him as soon as possible.”
“Let’s go, and of course, be careful of his traps.”
Sword Knight and Blade Knight, as if they had decided together, put their hands on the handles of their swords and squeezed them tightly.
It was Kirby who blew away the heavy air. “Then, let’s go let’s go~! Before that, I want a snack!”
“A, a snack?”
Both knights looked at him as if he was crazy.
“Hey, Kirby!”
“Don’t play around!”
“Play? What are you talking about!” Kirby replied with a serious look. “We’re going to beat Beryl! We’ll be in trouble if we go on an empty stomach!”
“I’m telling you, you guys!”
“Be serious!”
“I am serious!” Kirby looked up at the sky and shouted. “Seriously, we’ll need some snacks! Cookies, chocolate, candy! If we only have sweets we’ll get bored, so rice crackers and popcorn too!”
“Not so fast, Kirby!” King Dedede slammed Kirby with a harsh voice. 
Waddle Dee looked up at him with respect.
The great king turned around and said, “You really think that’ll feed you? If you’re like me you’ll need a huge shortcake and 100 large rice cakes!”
“...Your majesty…” Waddle Dee gave us his respect and dropped his face.
Kirby’s eyes shined. “Yes! Then, 100 meat buns and 100 steamed buns!”
“We’ll also need a drink. Maybe strawberry juice, cream soda…”
“And apple juice and orange juice! And coffee, milk, cocoa, and…!”
If they kept going, it seemed like they would go on forever.
“Okay, okay. You can buy as many snacks as you want. We need to go!”
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