Bubbles of Darkness
Chapter 1: Dreams
"Where is it, penguin?"
King Dedede slowly gets up and turns to Meta Knight, his body damaged and his clothing ripped in several locations. "Leave me be! I just wanna finish my meal!" Dedede says as he glances to his very large, wooden table loaded with food. Meta Knight lunges at Dedede with his sword risen above his head. Dedede reaches for his hammer but is too late. However, he is unharmed, but his table was not so lucky. Only a few seconds after Meta Knight's landing behind Dedede does the table split in two, causing all of the food to slide down to the center of the table and making a mess of the "king's" marble tiles. Dedede's face turns a very cherry red after hearing all of his delicious meal hitting the floor. The hammer is gripped tighter as it is swung towards Meta Knight, hitting his mask with great force. Meta Knight flies back into the air for a short while before he catches himself with the wings formed from his cape.
Meta Knight looks down to Dedede, his mask now severely cracked but still intact. "Now, I'll just destroy you then tear apart your castle for the Star!" Meta Knight declares as he glides down towards Dedede with blinding speed. Dedede prepares for Meta Knight's impact, but the castle begins to rumble as well as a powerful energy pulse is released. Dedede stumbles back to balance as the rumble continues while Meta Knight suddenly crashes into his large belly from the energy pulse disrupting his flight. Both fall to the ground with a loud thud as another energy pulse passes throughout the castle. Meta Knight begins to convulse in pain from the energy surging through his body. Dedede throws his hammer out of the nearby window and grabs Meta Knight into his arms, heading towards the same window. Meta Knight's convulsions make it difficult for Dedede to keep hold of him, but he doesn't release him, even though Meta Knight's arms are flailing with sword still in hand which cause Dedede to become covered in several slash wounds. The ceiling begins to crumble as Dedede leaps out of the window. A large chunk of the ceiling lands on Dedede's back, causing serious damage to his spine. Dedede screams in much pain but still succeeds to make it out of the window, landing on his hammer that has been floating in the air near the window since it arrived outside. The hammer begins to fly away as the castle continues to crumble and the energy constantly pulses.
After a few minutes of flight, the hammer lands on a hilltop a few miles away from the castle. Meta Knight had stopped convulsing about a minute before arrival. Dedede is now exhausted, beaten, and drenched in his own blood. Dedede staggers as he tries to stay standing. He looks down at himself, seeing all of the blood, and wonders what he is covered in. His vision begins to blur as his arms and legs numb. Dedede turns to see the "Star" fall to the earth in the distance on the other side of a small mountain range. Dedede speaks softly as he slowly falls backwards, "What about my meal?" He lands onto the ground, his body jiggling as it shatters his hammer into chunks and splinters.