The Dreamland Force

[mkatfacetroid]

*Meta Knight almost rolls his eyes upon seeing fireballs heading in his direction, and he easily floats out of the way*

I will admit, the Hands seemed to be entirely absent from my dimension if they claim to instill balance in the dimensions they protect. But that doesn’t mean that balance is unimportant. No one ruler can dictate a universe.

[mkatfacetroid]

*Meta Knight’s eyes glow a fiercer yellow for a short moment*

Power is such a petty goal... I spent my entire life trying to free myself from oppression. I’m not about to let some small-minded fiend create a larger system of oppression.

Galaxia: There goes my plan. Meta Knight: (Would you shut the hell up sometime?)

Meta Knight: Freeing ourselves from this prison is as far as I will let you get. You don’t need the Siphoner for that.

[mkatfacetroid]

Meta Knight: (Shorty!?) Galaxia: Please, don’t do anything rash...

*He takes a moment to begin speaking again*

Meta Knight: ... I was imprisoned within the Siphoner once. I am living proof that it is possible to escape that prison. ... What is your quarrel with the Hands?

[mkatfacetroid]

Galaxia: You don’t intend to rebuild the Siphoner, do you? Meta Knight: (Of course not. I don’t even see how it’s supposed to break open a rift out of this dimension when it can only absorb energy.) Galaxia: You have to stop them, you know. Meta Knight: (I’m trying to figure out how.) Galaxia: I’ll mask your energy again. Do something flashy. Get their attention. Meta Knight: (?) Galaxia: Show them they don’t need the Siphoner.

*Meta Knight begins to radiate with the energy signature matching a fellow Gorean as he begins to swirl the air around Bowser and Erenias, eventually forming it into a tornado, the center of which is calm enough for the three to be untouched by the wind. Meta Knight floats before them, eyes glowing a fierce green*

I cannot allow you to rebuild the Siphoner.

Galaxia: That’s not quite what I meant. Meta Knight: (Do you remember a couple years ago?) Galaxia: Dreamland? Yes I remember dreamland. Meta Knight: (I didn’t despise you then.) Galaxia: ... Meta Knight: (I want that back.) Galaxia: ... Sorry.

[mkatfacetroid]

*Meta Knight draws his sword suddenly*

I’ve dealt with that before. I was created to wage war, but I rebelled. We managed to kill the being that tried to keep me captive. He even tried to kill me more than once. It’s not impossible to fight back, we just need more beings like you. Aren’t there others who would join you?

[mkatfacetroid]

Galaxia: Can she read my mind? Meta Knight: (That seems unlikely.) Galaxia: She saw right through you though. Meta Knight: (True.) Although, if we had more of your kind, would we even need an intact Siphoner?

[mkatfacetroid]

I am... a demon. It's somewhat complicated. Even I'm not sure what exactly I am. *He folds his wings up into his cape, and wraps it around himself* Nonetheless, what can I do to assist?

[mkatfacetroid]

Meta Knight: I'll do what I can. *He looks over at Erenias, glancing suspiciously at her* What... are you, exactly? *He floats down to a floating rock, and finally lands, stretching out his wings*

[mkatfacetroid]

*Meta Knight seems to glance at his sword for a moment before sheathing it*

Meta Knight: (Well that was pointless.) The Siphoner is nothing more than a prison as well, how do you expect it to be the way out?

*He glances down at Bowser with a seemingly condescending look. With a swift motion of his hand, he rouses the air itself, causing a breeze to extinguish the remaining fragments of flame that remain from Bowser’s burst of fire*

[mkatfacetroid]

Meta Knight: May I ask what your purpose in rebuilding the Siphoner is? Not much interesting happens here, you of all people should know that. Galaxia: That’s your idea of being sneaky? Meta Knight: (I can’t tell whether you even like my company or not.) Galaxia: I’m in your head, it doesn’t really matter whether or not I like you. Meta Knight: (Well that’s comforting.)

*He sheaths his sword and continues to float before Erenias, trying his best to seem like a normal presence*

[mkatfacetroid]

*Meta Knight continues to follow Bowser and the Erenias as he floats, but he takes great care not to draw closer to them. As Bowser removes a shard from the false ground, Meta Knight is suddenly overcome with an echo of the fragment’s energy*

Meta Knight: (The Siphoner!) Galaxia: What does a giant turtle want with a legendary sword? Meta Knight: (I have a feeling it’s not for him.)

*He begins to draw closer, only to be stopped by Galaxia’s voice piercing his mind*

Galaxia: Wait! We don’t know what that being could do! Meta Knight: (I don’t intend to fight.) Galaxia: Who… are you?

*The swordsman begins to float closer still to Bowser and Erenias*

Meta Knight: … He is well on his way to completing the Siphoner.

[mkatfacetroid]

*Meta Knight floats aimlessly through another void, looking around at his surroundings. He holds Galaxia firmly in one hand as he starts to get a glimpse of Bowser and the beings he speaks with. With a flick of his outstretched wings, he begins to float toward the unknown beings. As he does so, the silence of the void is broken by their voices, as Meta Knight's wings also reflect the sound back to where he and Galaxia can hear it* Meta Knight: (Is that Bowser?) Galaxia: How would you know? Meta Knight: (I've fought with him before. Who is he talking to?) Galaxia: No idea. But both beings are powerful. Moreso than you, even. I can mask our energy to match them so we blend in. Meta Knight: (Do it. I'm... not even going to ask how though.) *He begins to drift closer and closer to Bowser and his current companions*

[rcsebelle-archived-deactivated2]

Just look at his expression while he says it.

[mkatfacetroid]

In my musings I sometimes imagine what this would be like, and I can't say that it would be all that bad.

[baishujinkou]

“Anime was a mistake.”

-Meta Knight

[mkatfacetroid]

I never said that but I cannot disagree with you.

[mkatfacetroid]

I know nothing of its history, but an energy signal that strong is likely Gorea or the Siphoner.

Galaxia: Just don't get yourself killed again. Meta Knight: (Would you shut up?)

[mkatfacetroid]

I think I would be able to sense its energy more than my sword... But with the Siphoner, it should be harder for it to hide its energy.

[mkatfacetroid]

*He walks up to her as she speaks, still looking around the ship* Gorea is too far away for her to track it. Maybe it went back to that same station... somewhere populated.