Kirby Run Part one and Two

Part Two Chapter Twenty-Three

And just as if things couldn't get any worse, snow started to fall from the sky in a rapid manner, signifying that the blizzard was picking back up.

"(*Sigh*) Great..." Meta Knight groaned "Just great, look at the situation you've gotten yourself in now Meta Knight. Even if you manage to get out of this blizzard, how are you supposed to find your way out of this mountain without being able to fly? Not that I can't make it out of here without flying, but it'll take longer."

He tried to pick himself back up, as frustrated as he was he needed to try and get back to shelter. No matter what he had to keep going so he could find and reunite with his friends.

That is, if his friends were out there.

What if his friends didn't get sent here as well? And he was all alone out here?

He dismissed this thought, his friends were out there! There was no way he could be alone here, he just needed to keep trying. It was just that now, with his broken wing, it was going to be a lot harder.

Using his sword to help him stand up more, he froze up a bit as a freezing wind blew through him, causing him to close his eyes as he shivered greatly.

"Are you okay?" asked a deep sounding voice.

Meta Knight opened his eyes widely as he stared up to see who had said that. Standing right in front of him was a cloaked figure with a hood, having most likely emerged from the forest. While the cloak's hood hid the figure's face slightly, he could see what were seemingly strands of black hair blowing in the wind.

Meta Knight raised his guard a bit as he stood up more. "Who are you??"

"Relax, I am just a traveler, I mean you no harm." the cloaked figure reassured him "In fact you should probably be thanking me, since I helped you out back there."

Meta Knight blinked, so this is who threw the rock at the creature.

"Hm, well that was very noble of you to come and save me." Meta Knight thanked the cloaked figure "If you don't mind, I don't suppose you could provide me with some more assistance, as I am currently not in the best shape right now..."

Normally Meta Knight wouldn't ask for help from some mysterious stranger, and he wasn't entirely sure if this was someone he could trust, but given how this stranger had sort of rescued him, and seeing how he didn't have much of a choice, he felt it was necessary to ask for some aid.

The cloaked stranger walked up, held out an arm and nodded. "Yes, here. Let me help you."

Taking the cloaked figure's arm, Meta Knight pulled himself up. The cloaked figure was way taller than him, so he couldn't lean on his shoulder, but he did keep his arm held out for him to lean on as he led him away from the clearing.

"Come on, I'll take you to shelter."

Leading the way, the cloaked figure escorted Meta Knight through the forest, the speed of the snow falling starting to increase.

Halfway through the forest, the cloaked stranger looked down at Meta Knight.

"You're lucky, very few are able to take on a Frozen Peak Prowler on their own."

"Ah is that what that thing was? Hm, well it pays to have years of fighting experience."

Meta Knight then winced as felt the pain of his injury again. "Yet even with that, I wasn't able to come out unscathed."

"You still won though."

"True. Just wish my victory had turned out better."

Meta Knight then recalled some of his previous battles, including all the sparring matches he had with Kirby. "But not every battle goes the way you'd want it to."