The two Dededes clashed together with all their strength, and the force of the impact pushed them away from each other. The real Dedede pulled out his hammer and charged towards Shadow Dedede, but the dark monarch jumped over him.
"Why do you want to kill me?" Dedede asked the shadowy hooligan.
"Well, a long time ago, you trapped me in that mirror when I did absolutely nothing to you," Shadow Dedede sneered. "I was just searching for someone to fight, similar to your masked knight friend. Someone was running around in that dimension, causing mayhem, just like you."
The king gasped. "I remember now! You weren't searching for a worthy opponent, you were hurting and even killing lots of people who didn't do anything!" he shouted. "And I didn't attack you for no reason, I was trying to stop you and save everyone! And DO NOT remind me of my tragic past! I regret being a greedy jerk to everyone!"
"And speaking of your worthless blue buddy..." Shadow Dedede laughed, pulling out a piece of Meta Knight's cape, which had a little bit of blood on it.
Dedede was furious. "IF YOU DID ANYTHING TO HIM, YOU'RE GOING TO-"
But his sentence was cut off by the force of Shadow Dedede's fist impacting his chest, sending him flying across the old castle.
Dedede grunted as he tried to get back up. When he fully rose to his feet, he picked up a long piece of debris to use as a spear.
The Dededes exchanged blow after blow, and the fight lasted almost 7 minutes.
Finally, the real Dedede managed to strike Shadow Dedede in the head with the debris, rendering him unconcious.
But before Dedede could celebrate, he noticed the body of the dark monarch rise up... and summon an axe.
Apparently, it wasn't over.
