Part 3
Sword and Blade were on their way to Meta Knight’s room when they passed Escargoon roaming the halls. “Sword, Blade, thank goodness I found you!” The snail said, slithering up to them, “I can’t find his majesty anywhere. Have either of you two seen him?” “Sorry, Escargoon, we haven’t.” Sword answered. “We were on our way to see Sir Meta Knight” Blade mumbled. Escargoon’s face fell “oh. Well, keep your eyes out for him, ok?” Sword and Blade nodded and continued towards Meta Knight’s room while Escargoon went on his way to look for Dedede.
When they arrived they knocked on the door and for a few seconds there was silence on the other side. Then Meta Knight opened the door “Sword, Blade. Come in, please.” They followed suit and Meta Knight closed the door behind them. “One moment please,” Meta Knight said and walked over to a hidden corner. He came back out with Sailor Dee behind him. “Meta Knight, what’re you doing with a Waddle Dee?” Sword asked. “This is no ordinary Waddle Dee,” Meta Knight replied, looking at Sailor Dee, “this is my old friend Sailor Dee.” The Waddle Dee, upon hearing his name, knelt before the other knights. “At ease, Sailor.” Meta Knight commanded and Sailor Dee quickly rose back to his feet. “Sailor Dee?!” Sword asked “But I thought he was lost with the others.” Blade added. “As did I,” Meta Knight replied “yet he was here in this castle all along. In fact, I am glad you two arrived when you did. I was about to present Sailor Dee with something that I have kept for a long time.” Meta Knight walked over to a dresser and began to rummage through it. He finally brought out a small blue and white object and handed it to Sailor Dee “Do you remember?” he asked. Sailor Dee took it and looked at it for a moment before recognition shown in his eyes and he placed his old sailor hat on his head. It still fit perfectly. Meta Knight turned to find Sword and Blade now kneeling at Sailor Dee. “It is an honor to be in your presence, Sailor Dee.” Sword said and Blade added “we thought we’d never see you again.” “Everyone at ease.” Meta Knight commanded, and they all obeyed. He turned to Sword and Blade “you came here for a reason.” “Yes, Meta Knight, we were hoping you wouldn’t mind training with us for a while.” “Ah yes, the training.” Meta Knight said and turned to look at Sailor Dee. “Come with us.” he ordered. Sailor Dee nodded and followed Meta Knight, Sword and Blade out to the castle grounds.
Dedede sat in his throne room thinking when Escargoon passed by and found him. “Sire!” he cried running up to Dedede’s side, “I thought I’d lost you!” “Escargoon, I’ve been thinking!” Dedede said, ignoring the snail, “I need somebody to keep those Waddle Dee in line! One already let my supper burn, its only a matter of time before the others slack off too!” Ignoring Escargoon’s advice he pushed a button on his arm rest and the screen to Nightmare Enterprises came on. “Hello there, Triple-D, how can I help you? Or perhaps you’d like to help us by paying off some of your debt?” “I don’t need to send no payment, what I need is a monster what can keep servants in line!” “Sounds like you’ve got a revolt going on there. I’ll see what I can do.” The teleported rose up and began to spark into life. When the lights finally subsided Dedede was shocked to find the teleported empty. Escargoon went over to it and picked up a piece of paper, then went back to the king. “Well, Escargoon, what is it?” “It’s a bill, Sire.” “A bil!?” “Yes, Big-D. That’s a small payment compared to what you owe us. If you want a monster, you’re going to have to pay up.” The salesman replied. “I ain’t payin nothing!” Dedede answered and hung up on him. “But your majesty, what if the Waddle Dees go on strike again!” Escargoon cried. “Don you worry bout that, Escargoon. Thems Waddle Dees’ll stay here s’long as I keep feedin them, and the only one that’s gone rouge’s bean dealt wit. I sent Meta Knight after the little feller.” “Sire, I wouldn’t put too much trust in Meta Knight. He’s too soft for his own good. He’s saved Kirby more times then he’s helped us with our plans and in case you’ve never noticed Kirby seems to be friends with the Waddle Dees. If Meta Knight found out one of Kirby’s friends was in danger I doubt he’d follow your orders.” Dedede thought this over for a while then laughed “Escargoon you is hilarious! Meta Knight might not have the heart to do Kirby in but I still trust him. He swore his loyalty to me!” The snail sighed and followed Dedede as the king said “now c’mon! I want to get my beauty sleep afore tomorrow!” “Yeah, you’re gonna need it” Escargoon whispered, yet not soft enough so Dedede couldn’t hear, and got punched in the head. Rubbing his sore spot he followed Dedede to his chambers.
Meta Knight, Sword and Blade finished training after it was almost too dark to see and went back into the castle. “Night Meta Knight!” Sword and Blade called as they went to their own rooms. Meta Knight bid them good evening then turned to Sailor Dee and said “follow me.”
Together they walked down many corridors and down some flights of stairs until they got to the room where all the Waddle Dees slept. “Tonight will be your last night in this room, Sailor. Tomorrow at sunrise please be waiting for me at the castle grounds. Do you understand?” Sailor Dee nodded and Meta Knight walked back to his own room. Sailor Dee went into the Waddle Dee room where all the other Waddle Dees were crammed in like sardines along the walls. He took off his hat and laid on it on the floor, then laid down on it and tried to get some sleep, yet he found it difficult. He had finally reunited with Meta Knight after all the years of labor for Dedede. He dully wondered why he didn’t tell Meta Knight the very first time they met who he was. He finally just assumed that he didn’t believe his eyes when he first saw Meta Knight; that he didn’t want to get his hopes up only to find that it wasn’t really him. Sailor Dee closed his eyes and finally went to sleep.
