Chapter 14

                                    

                                          

A few days had passed. And Leanna had her thoughts in a continuous loop of anxiety and confusion. First of all, now that she had the stone, how was she going to fix it?? Secondly, the thing Meta Knight wanted to say to her the night of the masquerade was making her more nervous. She wanted to know what he wanted to say to her, it sounded really important.
She finished her thoughts for the morning and headed to the throne room. She had the sack that held the pieces of the Mergillian stone in it. 
Dedede had said he'd help think of a way to try and fix the stone once the trio told what happened, and what was behind their absence.
Meta Knight was already there with Kirby and Dedede and Bandanna Dee. 
"Ready to start throwing ideas??" The waddle dee asked.

Leanna nodded, sitting on the floor next to the masked knight. She spread the pieces on the floor in front of them. 
They all looked at the pieces for a few minutes until Bandanna dee shot an idea. 

"Could we glue it together, usually that works with anything."

"That could work if that wasn't so stupid and obserd." Meta knight said
Kirby gave Meta Knight a look. "What??" he asked. 

"No, he's right." Leanna said. "Gluing the rock wouldn't really work I'm afraid."
Silence. 

They kept going with different ideas...all of them didn't seem to work.
Within minutes Bandanna Dee and Meta Knight were arguing, Kirby trying to break the argument up.

Leanna and Dedede sat in silence until Dedede tried to help Kirby stop the bickering. 

"HEY IF YOU GUYS THINK YOUR YOUR SO SMART WHY DON'T YOU PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS!!!" The king shouted.

The two stop and look at the king...."That...is....kinda dumb your highness...." The waddle dee said....

Dedede became irritated "OH YEAH?? WELL I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT'S DUMB!!!" He asked leanna for the sack, in which she replaced the pieces into. Hesitantly she gave it to the king, who opened it and dumped out all the pieces of the stone...Leanna helped with setting the stone together...each piece fitting in place with each other...

Once everything was set down the group waited...it didn't look like anything was happening. The princess sighed..."It was worth a try your highness but I don't thi----" she stopped....she wasn't picking up pieces....she looked to the stone...
It was whole...The moment the stone was placed, it had silently repaired itself. Leanna stared at the stone as she let it go...with it's power restored, the Mergillian stone levitated a little above Leanna's hand.

The group looked at each other. Silence was in the air...until Meta Knight spoke up.

"It's been...restored..." 

Excitement filled Leanna up as soon as she got over the sight she had just seen....

She let the stone float and hugged everyone...

"WE DID IT!!" she said happily. "THE STONE IS BACK!!!"

The group cheered happily as they celebrated the stone being restored to its former glory...

Dedede then stopped and looked at it..."Now what??" he asked....

"Now we can find my sister..." Leanna replied, walking back to the stone and taking it in her hands. "And then...everything will be alright..."

Meta Knight smiled...He put his hand on Leanna's shoulder..."I'll be there to help you out...just as I promised..."

Leanna hugged him...she remembered that he had said that he'd help her...and she was grateful for that...in fact, she was grateful for all he had done for her.
Everything all of these people had done for her. She was so thankful to be on Dreamland...

"Well, well, well...isn't this a happy little picture...." 


Leanna stopped...That voice. She thought.

The group's cheers went silent...they turned to the throne...a masked menace was waiting for them....

Leanna clutched onto the stone..."You!!" she snarled...

"Galacta Knight...." Meta Knight said, glaring at the pink knight...

The pink maniac had returned. And Leanna had a feeling she knew why. 

Galacta flew off the throne on to the same ground level as the five heroes.

"My, My...I thought I'd have to search the galaxy all by myself..." He chuckled..."But it looks like you've done all the work for me..."

"How did you get here??" Meta Knight asked furiously.

"Isn't it obvious?? I followed you..have been for the last little while, and now, I've come to collect what is rightfully mine."

Leanna moved back further. "You won't be taking this," she spat. "And where is Crysta? Where did you take her you snake!!!!!" 

Galacta flew at Leanna, who didn't budge as he did so. "And why would I tell you??" he said slyly..."She's never coming back with you that's for sure" 

"You're wrong..." Leanna said back..."I'll find her...and then we're going..."

Galacta laughed. "Going? Where? Back home to Sindiean?? Well you'd be very wrong to go back there..." 

He snapped his fingers...a small portal showed Leanna a planet...one she knew all too well...