-The Switch-
(Bate / Meta)
So maybe running to the candy store as fast as he could wasn’t the best idea, Meta thought to himself. His fast pace quickly dwindled down to small steps as he tried to catch his breath. Eventually he got too tired to even stand and sat on one of the benches located in the main plaza of Kalmari to rest. The puffball gave a whine of disapproval when he realized Bate’s endurance was absolutely horrible. If he were in his own body, he’d have absolutely no problem running to the store, but it was a whole different story with his teacher.
“T-Teacher…” He softly said to himself, coughing a few times. “It’s so hard to run!”
“Then maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place, then.” A voiced said from above.
Meta looked up, but soon closed his eyes in pain when a swift hand hit him over his head.
“O-ow!!” He shouted and cupped his head where he was hit. “Hey! What was that for?!!”
He opened his eyes and backed up in fear when he saw that the hand who slapped him belonged to none other than Mends. The Bronto Burt glared at him as he readied his metal claws again. Meta lifted his wings to shield his face in fear.
“I-I’m sorry!” He quickly said, “I didn’t know it was you!”
Mends raised a brow when he noticed how timid Bate became. He assumed it was just an excuse for missing his appointment.
“So tell me, Bate,” He started, “What were you doing running around like that just now?"
“M-me?” Meta started to panic when Mends started to interrogate him. He had absolutely no idea what to say as an excuse. He tried to think what his Teacher would say, but drew a blank.
“I….I, umm…..” He stammered, trying to buy more time.
Mends held up his hand to hush him when he didn’t get an answer. “I do believe you had an appointment with me this afternoon.” He bluntly stated.
“I…..did?” Meta said, dumbfounded,
“Yes,” Mends flapped his wings and hovered above the clueless Puffball. "I thought you were ill and couldn’t come, but what a surprise when I see you running to the main shops like a spring chicken. Apparently you’re completely fine! So fine that you didn’t bother informing me and assumed that I’d know not to cancel all of my evening plans waiting for you, yes?"
“Ah…yes!” Meta smiled, totally unaware of his sarcasm. Mends wasn’t amused from his reply and clutched the elders wing, hard. Meta gasped in pain as he was dragged away by the disgruntled doctor.
“W-wait! Where are we going?!!”
“What does it look like, you idiot!” He snapped, “You dare goof off and leave me waiting in my office?!! That may work if you’re a child, but you’re 5,200, Bate!”
“N-no! I’m not Bate!!” He clawed the floor to get away. “You have the wrong Puffball!!"
Mends rolled his eyes and ignored him, “Unfortunately for you I wasn’t born yesterday, now stop groveling and get up!!”
“Ah!! Help me!!” He shouted as he was being dragged away, “I don’t want to go to the doctors!!!”
“Sweet Nova, pull yourself together!” Mends continued to drag him, quite bewildered from his odd behavior. Never in his life has he seen his patient act this way during one of his checkups. “Bate, I don’t know what’s gotten into you today, but few tests and shots aren’t going to kill you! You’ll be out within the hour."
“S-shots?!! AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!” Meta screamed as loud as he could when he heard that.
“I….I don’t wanna be Teacher anymore!!!” He screamed, “Being Teacher’s a nightmare!!!”
“T-Teacher…” He softly said to himself, coughing a few times. “It’s so hard to run!”
“Then maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place, then.” A voiced said from above.
Meta looked up, but soon closed his eyes in pain when a swift hand hit him over his head.
“O-ow!!” He shouted and cupped his head where he was hit. “Hey! What was that for?!!”
He opened his eyes and backed up in fear when he saw that the hand who slapped him belonged to none other than Mends. The Bronto Burt glared at him as he readied his metal claws again. Meta lifted his wings to shield his face in fear.
“I-I’m sorry!” He quickly said, “I didn’t know it was you!”
Mends raised a brow when he noticed how timid Bate became. He assumed it was just an excuse for missing his appointment.
“So tell me, Bate,” He started, “What were you doing running around like that just now?"
“M-me?” Meta started to panic when Mends started to interrogate him. He had absolutely no idea what to say as an excuse. He tried to think what his Teacher would say, but drew a blank.
“I….I, umm…..” He stammered, trying to buy more time.
Mends held up his hand to hush him when he didn’t get an answer. “I do believe you had an appointment with me this afternoon.” He bluntly stated.
“I…..did?” Meta said, dumbfounded,
“Yes,” Mends flapped his wings and hovered above the clueless Puffball. "I thought you were ill and couldn’t come, but what a surprise when I see you running to the main shops like a spring chicken. Apparently you’re completely fine! So fine that you didn’t bother informing me and assumed that I’d know not to cancel all of my evening plans waiting for you, yes?"
“Ah…yes!” Meta smiled, totally unaware of his sarcasm. Mends wasn’t amused from his reply and clutched the elders wing, hard. Meta gasped in pain as he was dragged away by the disgruntled doctor.
“W-wait! Where are we going?!!”
“What does it look like, you idiot!” He snapped, “You dare goof off and leave me waiting in my office?!! That may work if you’re a child, but you’re 5,200, Bate!”
“N-no! I’m not Bate!!” He clawed the floor to get away. “You have the wrong Puffball!!"
Mends rolled his eyes and ignored him, “Unfortunately for you I wasn’t born yesterday, now stop groveling and get up!!”
“Ah!! Help me!!” He shouted as he was being dragged away, “I don’t want to go to the doctors!!!”
“Sweet Nova, pull yourself together!” Mends continued to drag him, quite bewildered from his odd behavior. Never in his life has he seen his patient act this way during one of his checkups. “Bate, I don’t know what’s gotten into you today, but few tests and shots aren’t going to kill you! You’ll be out within the hour."
“S-shots?!! AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!” Meta screamed as loud as he could when he heard that.
“I….I don’t wanna be Teacher anymore!!!” He screamed, “Being Teacher’s a nightmare!!!”
-End-
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Species © Nintendo/ HAL Laboratory
Interpreted characters created from said species © Rhylem
Interpreted characters created from said species © Rhylem
