Stars that Fall to Earth

The Meta-Knights

Arthur's POV...

I have been silent for a while, but I'll play my part soon. Driving to Halcandra on the Battleship Halberd is time consuming, and I haven't had much time to properly introduce myself. You see, I've never really trusted the autopilot on this ship. I'd rather keep the fleet safe rather than putting their lives in the hands of an AI, so I drive.

As we exit the atmosphere, I look down to see the city of Del. From here, it looks like a small puddle, surrounded by desert. I wonder if it was right to leave immediately. I did notify the fort members and put Nonsurat in charge for the time being, so they'll probably do fine.

Us on the other hand...

We've got a few problems.

Like that sickness they were talking about. I thought the Halcandrans were plotting against us, but now it almost seems like they're helping.

After all these years of fighting and disagreement, they still aid us...

It's just one of those things that makes me feel a bit saddened.

I hear footsteps coming.

"Hello." Her voice goes into a whisper
"That's Sir Arthur, right?"
"Aye. He's Boss' Boss, so we listen to ev'ry word he's got."

I turn to see the girl I falsely accused of being a sorcerer, (Opala I think?) and the whole bunch of  Meta-Knights, back together again.

"Ello, Sah!" Sword Knight says with a curtesy.
"Greetin's, Arthur!" Axe Knight cheers.
"Beep Boop." Oh yeah. Javelin's a robot.
"Howdy, Sir!" Sailor Dee happily chirps with a salute.

(I'm still not sure how he talks without a mouth...)

"Greetings, Sir Arthur." Trident Knight drones.
"Hello, Sir." Mace Knight nods his head at me.
"...."
"Blade! Say hi to Arthur! C'mon, you can do it!" Axe Knight whispered to the green knight.
"...Hoi."

I chuckle at the bunch, and rise to my full height.
"Salutations to all of you as well. Now if I may ask, Opala? Where did you find them?"

She twirls Dark Galacta Knight's blade in her gloves. "The engine room. I heard their complaints of how hot it was from at least thirty feet away. I'm kinda surprised that no one else heard them before." She admits.

"Hm. Interesting. Our friend... erm, Dark Galacta Knight, must've thought that no one could hear them shout over the roar of the engine, but here they are now." I muse.

"Oi. All thanks tah Javelin." Axe Knight pats the small levitating robot on the head.
"Boop beep."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, we git it. The heat was pushin' yah buttons, and yah screech'd. No need to be a show off." Mace Knight says.
"Beep. Boop boop."
"JAVELIN! WATCH YAH MOUTH! Sah Arthur's in THAH ROOM!" Axe Knight shouts.
"Oi. 'Member what Sah Mety Knight said: no cursin' around guests." Sword Knight reminds, his gloves behind his back.

"Ik heb geholpen, weet je."
"Yeah, we know, Blade. We shoulda giv'n some credit to yah too, bud." Sword says, patting his friend on the back.

"...Anyway," I begin to speak, and their attention whizzes to me. I can certainly tell that Meta Knight trained these guys well.

"Is there any information you overheard from Dark Galacta Knight?"

"You mean Other Boss? I'm pretty sure he either said something about 'August tea,' or 'Augustine.' Both of those seem like totally irrelevant things, though." Sailor Dee chimes in.