Away in Dreamland (Kirby fanfiction)

An old rival

"Meta Knight, we have unfinished business. Buddy."

Recognising the voice, Meta Knight felt a shiver creep down his spine. "I thought you were long gone.." He whispered, stunned.
"I never died, Metty. Maybe if you were there you would've helped me! But no, you ran off without me, leaving me to die on that vile battlefield! I thought we were friends! Clearly, I was wrong and you had just been there to use me!" She shouted in a vulgar tone. "You pretended to care but everything we had meant nothing to you!"

"I didn't leave you behind on purpose, I was just so fearful I wouldn't make it out alive and the Star Warriors would all perish, with nobody to teach the young!" Meta Knight tried to make Stella listen, but to no avail. Pulling a scythe from thin air, she shouted. "To hell with it, Meta Knight! I'll make you perish now for trying to weasel your way out of war and live a simple life at the cost of my life!"
Clearly, she was insane.
Drawing Galaxia, he readied himself for battle. Being so fond of Meta Knight, Galacta Knight drew his lance and readied himself for battle also. Bursting with laughter, she mocked them both for being so stupid-looking and told them that they weren't gonna do shit. Of course, Galacta Knight got pretty worked up about this, because he was the strongest warrior. Seeing Galacta Knight so piled with rage, he also became enraged. Charging forward, the two of them struck her viciously. With a gashing wound on her chest, she jumped back and fired a sword beam which the two deflected. Hitting the ocean behind her, the waves sprayed her with its water, soaking her from head to foot. Stamping her foot with anger, she lunged forward and clashed her scythe with Galacta Knight's lance. Furiously, she screamed as he forcefully launched her backwards, into the thick body of water behind her. They counted the rings of ripples that came from where she fell in. It was not over yet, though. Emerging from the water, she scowled sinisterly and rushed at them. Luckily enough for them, they had fast reaction times, so they easily bounded out of the way of her failed attack. (Y/n) watched the action is awe, the Knights were so awesome!! They continued watching with a growing interest. The way that they fought so recklessly yet so skillfully amused them. Finally, Stella came to the conclusion that she couldn't defeat them. So, she fled..with Kirby!

They chased her, as she boarded her ship and got into her escape pod. Unfortunately enough for her, it wasn't programmed to fly that far. Up it ascended, only to crash into Whispy Woods a few minutes later.

"Tch, foolish." Meta Knight muttered, seeing her so-called escape pod fail her. As she emerged from the pod, she laughed maniacally. "If you take another step, I'll kill this creature you care about!"
She was too sly for them. They knew if they stepped closer, they would bring harm to the youthful puffball. However, they didn't realize (Y/n) behind them. Bravely, (Y/n) had picked up a dagger they'd found, presumably dropped by Stella, and threw it. Slicing her wrist up, the dagger flew through the air and stuck itself in the thick trunk of a tree. Kirby fell from Stella's grasp and was cowering to the side of Meta Knight, quivering with fear. "Gaahhh!" Stella shrieked with fury and in agony.
As much as she desired her revenge, the intolerable pain screamed louder than any thought in her head. Retreating to her ship, she growled on about her revenge. Then, she flew off into the vast body of space.

"Are you guys okay?!" (Y/n) worriedly gasped. Before they could even respond, (Y/n) three themself forward and hugged all of them at once. They all embraced it. "I was so anxious that you would get hurt.." (Y/n) softly whispered, holding them close. Eventually, they let go.

"We are fine! I can assure you that we are all doing perfectly well." Meta Knight assured (Y/n). They nodded and realized he was right...until (Y/n) saw the damage dealt to Galacta Knight's left wing. The injured warrior began to pant, tiredly gasping for air. Everyone freaked out as soon as they saw how awful it was. (Y/n) confidently stood up and announced," Galacta Knight, you can come with me, I know how to heal this. I'll patch you up."
Taking Galacta Knight by the hand, (Y/n) lead him homewards. Meanwhile, Meta Knight was tasked with looking after Kirby. The sun had set by this point, so he decided it would be a good time to take him home.

At Castle Dedede.

"I'm gonna need you to take your mask off though. It's fine, I already know what you look like so not too big of a deal." (Y/n) commanded.
Listening to them, Galacta Knight carefully tossed his mask aside, exposing his face. (Y/n) started working on cleaning out the cut and bandaging it up. "This wing might be a bit inactive for a while. If it does work, don't overdo it. " (Y/n) advised, with a concerned look. Slowly nodding his head, Galacta Knight reminded himself to not use his wings.

"All done! You should be alright now." (Y/n) cheered, their voice as optimistic as possible. "I hope you feel better, Galacta Knight."
Wrapping their arms around the wounded Knight, they pulled him into a hug.
"I feel better already." Galacta Knight smiled, making (Y/n) smile.
Man, smiles are real contagious, aren't they?
Helping Galacta Knight up, (Y/n) urged him to head to his room for the night. "Just make sure not to sleep on your back..! If you do, shift your wings into cape form."
Really, Galacta Knight was grateful for the advice he'd gotten. It was surprising how intelligent (Y/n) was, for being a child puffball. Gently patting (Y/n) in the head, he thanked them one last time for their assistance. "No problem, I'll cya tomorrow Galacta Knight." (Y/n) beamed, walking down the corridor to their own room.