DISCLAIMER: This story is purely fanmade. I do not own anything from Super Smash Brothers Brawl, any relating characters, Nintendo, HAL Laboratories, etc., and do not intend to infringe on any copyrights.
Alright, that's done and over with! So, you're probably wondering about the "deleted scene." On April 10, 2008, two statements were made by the creator of Brawl, Masahiro Sakurai, on the Smash Bros. DOJO!! website, in a post pertaining to the secrets of the Subspace Emissary mode. This is what they said:
"Tabuu also has his eye on Meta Knight's ship, the Halberd, as a means of transportation for the Subspace Army. Using the Subspace Army, he launches a violent attack on Meta Knight and takes the ship for his own. During the attack, King Dedede engages Meta Knight, unknowingly making it impossible for Meta Knight to repel the Subspace Army's attack."
"The taking of the battleship Halberd, as well as the scuffle between King Dedede and Meta Knight, were not shown in the game, because those scenes unfortunately had to be cut."
So I decided to make a fanfic about it. This is my interpretation of what the scene could have looked like, except with the addition of a shadow clone Master Hand, and a few anime thingies like changing eye color, the Sacred Sword Galaxia, and Sword Beam, plus it's from Meta Knight's POV. Why? Because he's that cool. Enjoy!
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The Last Stand
A lone shadow crossed the sky, the light of the setting sun gleaming coldly
around it, and reflecting on the sea below. It was enormous, powerful, yet ornately
decorated with fragile-looking wings and a silver bow shaped like a mask. Cannons
extended from this ship from all angles, and a tower overlooked the bridge.
Inside the tower stood a figure armored with a mask similar to the bow, a
light blue ruff, and metal shoulderplates. It had an indigo body and purple feet. The
captain of the battleship sighed, placing its gloved hand on the ruby hilt of a golden
sword, and then cloaked itself in its blue cape. Golden eyes glowed from within the
slit in the mask, wavered, and changed to green.
Interesting, how things turn out. Once, I was Lord Meta Knight, commander of
the Halberd. Now, I am a captain without a crew. He smiled wryly beneath his mask.
But although I may be lost, I will never be alone. When I find what I am seeking, I
believe there will be hope yet…
All of a sudden, Meta Knight's eyes flashed red. Throwing aside his cape,
transforming into twin purple wings as it was flung over his shoulder, the blue
knight gripped the golden sword's hilt.
Galaxia, he thought, lend me your power. Meta Knight drew the Sacred Sword,
Galaxia, which materialized out of lightning. Then, with a swish of his wings, the
masked warrior flew out of the tower, crashing through the glass and landing on the
ship's deck.
He transformed his wings back into a cape, which billowed in the strong
wind. Meta Knight waited in silence. At last, he heard a loud grunt from somewhere
below the deck, and the knight rushed to a trap door in front of a large cannon with
an arm-like extension, and held Galaxia in check, ready to attack as soon as the
intruder came through. The door bumped once, then swung open. The masked
knight suddenly stopped in mid-strike as he recognized the trespasser.
"Dedede?" he scowled. The penguin monarch had flinched at the gleam of the
golden sword, and tried to regain his dignity by puffing up in exaggerated grandeur.
"King Dedede," the self-proclaimed ruler scoffed.
Meta Knight gathered his cape around him again and rolled his eyes. "King of
what? Those pathetic cowards?" the blue warrior drawled in a bored tone,
motioning at the trembling Waddle Dees that had climbed out and stood behind
him, holding onto each other so as not to get blown away.
King Dedede laughed. "Maybe for now, but soon I'll have more power than
you can dream of, marshmallow!" Normally, Meta Knight wouldn't have taken the
pompous penguin seriously. But there was something in his voice that sounded
more confident than the bully he was; and something more unnerving beneath even
that…
Someone else is behind this. I wouldn't sense present danger if it was only
Dedede.
"And who offered you this power?" Meta Knight questioned. The king of
Dreamland pretended not to hear and instead summoned his army out of the open
trap doors.
The Waddle Dees not already on deck nervously clambered up, as did their
more courageous brethren, the Waddle Doos. Scarfies and Bronto Burts flew on top
as well. Even Gordos bounced clumsily out of the pit, while denting the deck itself
with their white spikes. Mumbies, Batty, Keke, Drifters, Sasuke, and Galbo had
apparently joined forces with King Dedede on this occasion, for they were behind
him in a heartbeat. Now, easily one hundred stood facing Meta Knight.
"What are you doing?" he puzzled.
"I'm taking over your ship, that's what!" As if to prove his point, Dedede
pulled out his enormous hammer and slung it over his shoulder using one flipper
alone.
What would he gain from controlling the Halberd? Meta Knight wondered. But
he decided to put aside his skepticism for now.
"Hmph. So it has come to this at last…" the blue knight mused, weighing out
his odds.
Despite him being greatly outnumbered, Meta Knight knew his own raw
power, disregarding special attacks, matched the strength of sixty of these enemies.
But he could wipe them all out with a single Mach Tornado or Sword Beam.
However, the warrior had learned many times over not to underestimate an
opponent. He wouldn't be surprised if the penguin had another trick up his sleeves.
Especially because of that odd sensation, Meta Knight added silently.
"Very well! Since you have left me with no other option… I have no choice but
to defeat you, Dedede!" Galaxia began to glow, as radiant as its holder's fiery eyes.
"Oh no, you don't!" exclaimed the penguin, with a note of triumph in his tone.
He quickly whipped out a large, dark box of some sort, and then thrust it open. At
first, there was nothing. Then, slowly, purple material started oozing over the edge.
It moved alike to any liquid, but it was clear this was no ordinary substance.
Dark Matter?! gasped Meta Knight internally. He looked again, and realized
that it was in fact a mass of shadowy, insect-like creatures. They dripped onto the
ground, unruffled by the violent gusts of wind, and slowly began to join together,
forming a giant, grounded cloud that grew larger and larger. The cloud distorted and
stretched in multiple directions, until it transformed into a giant glove.
No. Not Dark Matter. Something far worse! Master Hand boomed.
But… you are not Master Hand! You cannot be!
Correct. But the imposter did not say anything more, and instead snapped its
fingers. At the glove's command, millions and millions of the shadow insects
exploded from the box, mutating into horrific, purple soldiers with blank eyes and
tears in their backs, where shadows spilled out and dissolved into nothing.
Thousands of them joined Dedede's army, thwarting it in comparison, and
surrounded Meta Knight from all sides until the battleship was completely covered
with the strange minions, while the false Master Hand floated above him, laughing in
his head. The Halberd is ours for the taking!
Cold dread clutched at the knight. He recalculated the odds. It was
approximately three thousand to one, and that was not including King Dedede or the
mysterious hand. It had all been a trap, and now the Master Hand-like thing was
going to achieve its ambitions after all.
"Heh, heh, heh!" the king chuckled, grinning nastily. "How d'you like that?!
Now surrender your ship, or face the consequences!"
Even Dedede is being used as a tool. Willingly or not, he has stumbled into this too!
But Meta Knight knew what he must do. In a flash, he shouted, "Galaxia
Sword Beam!" A crescent of light flew from the sword, destroying half of King
Dedede's army and some of the other army's soldiers with either the crescent itself
or the fissure in the hull, coursing with blue lighting, that resulted from it.
He fired another Sword Beam and carved a narrow path through the
thousands of enemies, decimating them and leaving a yawning chasm in its place. He
changed his cape into wings and even with the wind against him, glided over it with
ease, dodging and rolling in the air to avoid projectile attacks from some members
of Dedede's army and the shadow army alike.
Meta Knight landed on the bow of the ship, facing into the wind. He heard the
enemies approaching behind him, and closed his eyes.
What will you do now, Meta Knight? the imposter jeered. Will you stand and
fight? Or will you flee like the coward you are?
The blue warrior did not respond. At last he whirled around, cape fluttering,
and opened his eyes, crimson as the rage blazing inside him.
"Mark my words," he murmured calmly despite his fierce anger. "You have
not seen the last of me."
With that, Meta Knight turned and leaped, falling into the abyss of blood-
stained sky below.
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…And that is where the Subspace Emissary mode as you know it begins. (Well, except on a battlefield where Kirby and Mario are facing off, but you get the point.)
If you were wondering why I don't continue this, it's because there is no continuation, really, other than Meta Knight somehow getting to Marth, and from then on there's cutscenes to explain everything. Besides, it's called a Oneshot for a reason.
This would've made a sweet prologue, though.
Anyway, thanks for reading! Review and fav if you feel like it.