Description: The renowned Star Warrior, Meta Knight, didn't always fight alongside the Galaxy Soldier Army. Instead, he was against them, working for his creator. My belief about Meta Knight's past. Includes Sir Arthur, Jecra, Garlude, Yamikage, Galactic Knight, a main OC, and a few lesser role OCs.
Rated T for future blood, violence, and character death
Disclaimer: Trademarks and copyrights are the properties of their respective owners, Nintendo and HAL Laboratory. I do not own any character in this story, only the plot line. My OCs are mine, but their idea is based on Nintendo characters.
A/N: One thing I need to mention real quick. The italics in this chapter represent a flashback of sorts from the last chapter.
- CH 1: The Meeting -
Only three miles away from the ancient castle, was a small cave opening, hidden amongst the mountainous terrain of the planet. If one were to glance at it from the outside it would appear as a simple den that belonged to one of the extinct native creatures. However, if you were to walk inside, you would discover that the den-like cave was actually an opening to a massive underground cavern system. These natural caverns had been expanded even more to accommodate almost all of the Galaxy Soldier Army. The expansive underground system acted just like a city, entirely self-functioning.
There was a main cavern system, with many side passages jutting off that led to smaller caverns. It was in one of these side caverns that all twenty-two leaders of the Galaxy Soldier Army gathered. In front of the group of Star Warriors stood a light green puffball with golden armor, its design resembling a star. Next to him, on a wooden table, was the spider robot. The light green puffball turned to face the other Star Warriors, lavender eyes scanning the crowd, before speaking with the kind of confidence only gained by leading for countless years.
"As you all are aware of, a group of our senior soldiers recently ambushed a group of demon beasts. They eliminated the majority of the demons, with no casualties on our side. The remaining demon beasts fled, and as they did so they gave away a crucial piece of information. Information saying that Nightmare may possess something which could end all of us. In order to see if the intelligence is true or not, we sent in the Intelligence Retrieving Ilmenite System, or Iris for short. I'd like to once again thank Sir Nonsurat for inventing Iris."
"Thank you, Sir Arthur," Sir Nonsurat, a teal puffball with white armor replied with a nod of his head, before Sir Arthur continued.
"Now, if you would Iris, replay all audio retrieved." The onyx colored robot made a small clicking sound in compliance, the recorded audio starting to play...
"My lord," a creature said in its rough and accent heavy voice.
"What is it, General Dracul? You better have something important to report for you to disturb me," a chilly voice replied, sounding angry.
"C-certainly, Lord Nightmare...A large group of demons got ambushed by the Galaxy Soldier Army while on patrol. Only me and a few other higher-ranking demon beasts escaped. The rest were all slaughtered..."
"That is none of my concern. If they were weak enough to die, they deserved to die. Now if that is all, leave my presence. Be grateful I'm too busy to punish you for foolish mistake of bothering me. You know as well as I that I've killed others for much less."
"Of course, master, but...as we retreated I might of told them that..." General Dracul trailed off.
"What exactly did you tell them?" Nightmare's words were like drops of poison.
"That...that they would be sorry they ever stood against the mighty, and the all-powerful if I might add, Lord Nightmare once we...released Nightmare's Jewel on them..."
"You did what!" Lord Nightmare screeched. "Do you realize what you've done?"
"But Master! If only you would send it into battle, the war would quickly be over with us as the victor! No more demon beasts would get killed, and you could be the emperor of the entire universe! I see no need to prolong the inevitable . It's already plenty powerful as it is, we don't need to wait any longer! With a single wave of its hand it could single handily take out those pathetic Star Warriors once and for all, and then the Galaxy Soldier Army would soon follow suite. With its leaders gone, they wouldn't stand a chance!" General Dracul argued.
"Silence! I'll decided when to put him into the war, but not a moment too soon! He isn't old enough yet!"
"Why does it matter? Even if the Star Warriors somehow do manage to destroy it, it can be replaced!"
"How dare you talk about my s-...jewel that way! Do you not realize how much work and time was put into creating him? Countless millenniums! Now, be gone before I change my mind on sparing you!"
"Yes...Your Highness," General Dracul replied.
...With the recording over, Sir Arthur spoke up again.
"Thank you, Iris. Based on this recording Iris acquired, we can now confirm that Nightmare did indeed create something capable of wiping us all out. What exactly it is, I am unsure of, but I do know action needs to be taken immediately to ensure that whatever it is doesn't get a chance to attack."
"Well, it could be a weapon," a yellow puffball spoke up, his purple armor and mask shined to perfection.
"Nah, it can't be. Nightmare said it wasn't old enough. Plus, Nightmare called it a he," a dark green puffball with a red mohawk countered. Soon the cavern was full of noise as the other leaders started to ponder and argue on what Nightmare's so called Jewel could be. Amongst the chaos, hidden partially in the shadows at the back of the cavern, stood a puffball with his blue cape wrapped around his body. He stood there in silence for a while, eyes pink with amusement, before he stepped out of the shadows and spoke.
"I think I know what, or rather who, Nightmare's Jewel is." All eyes turned to the blue figure and the cavern went silent. The figure's pale yellow eyes darted around the room from behind his round mask, before his continued. "It is his son, the Prince of all the Demon Beasts and heir to the throne." Immediately the room plunged back into chaos as the other leaders started to argue against the blue figure, one voice louder than the rest.
"That's impossible! Nightmare could never love anything, 'specially not enough to call it his son!"
"Now hang on, Sir Falspar," Sir Arthur said, raising a gloved hand for silence. "What he said does make sense. Let's give Sir Galahand's idea a chance." Sir Falspar lowered his gold eyes down in submission as Sir Galahand nodded at Sir Arthur in thanks.
"Now, as I was saying, I believe Nightmare has-" Sir Galahand started.
"Wait. Sorry to interrupt, but what makes you think that this Jewel could be his son, not just a powerful demon beast?" a purple colored puffball asked, the sky blue puffball turning to face him.
"Well, Sir Dragato. For one, Nightmare almost said it straight out. Of course though, he can't let his creations know he's gotten 'soft'. Most importantly though, if you had a son as well, wouldn't you be reluctant to send him into battle at the risk of his life, even if it would mean you'd win the war? Would winning the war be worth losing your son?"
"Well...no. Nothing would be worth my son's life," Sir Dragato replied simply.
"Exactly my point. With him being the son of Nightmare, he also would be heir to the throne if Nightmare ever perished. That being said, I think that this heir could easily have power that could rival, if not outmatch, Nightmare's own. That is exactly why I think we should try to convince this Prince to fight alongside us. It is the only way we will ever defeat Nightmare and end this war, without countless more civilian and soldier casualties!" At this point everyone was yelling at his idea.
"The mere idea of having one of those horrid creatures fighting alongside us is not only preposterous, but also disgraceful, much less the idea of having the Prince of them helping us!" Sir Dragato argued.
"But, if you'll only listen-" Galahand replied, trying to get them to see his point as the other leaders continued with their ranting.
"Enough! Now, Sir Dragato is right. I won't have one of those demons in my army. Demon beasts are soulless, mindless creatures of pure evil made only to kill. It is our job as Star Warriors to ensure that the universe is cleaned of all evil, and we shall do just that. We are to lead an attack on Nightmare's fortress tonight. With him focused on the main attack, a smaller squadron of our strongest warriors will infiltrate the castle. Their mission will be to find this Prince and eradicate him before he has a chance to attack," Sir Arthur explained.
"Sir Arthur, you can't do this! The Prince will be young, a mere child. An innocent child! Our job as Star Warriors is to protect the innocent as well, not just bring peace! It would go against the Star Warrior code!" Sir Galahand tried, begging that Sir Arthur would see that it was wrong. Demon beast or not, Sir Galahand had a deep feeling of concern for the Prince. He couldn't explain it, but something told him that if they killed the Prince, the universe would never be free.
"Sir Galahand, no demon beast is innocent. You know as well as everyone else in this room how demon beasts kill anyone, even women and children, without mercy. The Prince will do just that. He is no different from the other countless demon beasts that we've killed. Since you feel so strong against this, you will stay here as to not disrupt the mission. You were to lead the squadron that is carrying out the infiltration mission, being as you are vice-leader, but now I will have Sir Galacta lead," Sir Arthur gestured to a fuchsia colored puffball, white armor gleaming in the artificial light. The pink warrior bowed, white cape ruffling with the movement. With a hidden smirk, Sir Galacta's pink eyes glanced at Sir Galahand.
"It would be an honor, Sir Arthur."
A/N: Few questions I want to answer now incase someone is curious.
1. What does Illmenite mean and why is it in Iris' name? Well Illmenite is a black metal used to make titanium. It is used where light weight and high strength is needed. It is what Iris is made out of, so she has a shiny black color. Also, Iris is one of my OCs. She is the size of Meta Knight's hand and has a pair of purple optics(eyes). This isn't that last time she'll be seen.
2. Sir Galahand is also one of my OCs. He will play a large part in this story, partly since his is second in leadership of the GSA only to Sir Arthur. His skin is a ice blue, while his shoes are a dark blue. His eyes are very pale yellow. His shoulder pads are black with silver accents, and his cape is the same shade of blue as his skin. On the bottom of the cape, on the part that would drag the ground, is a dark blue border line. In the center is a large star design, the same color as his shoes. His mask is identical to Meta Knight's, and you'll find out why later on.
3. On the difference between Star Warriors and the Galaxy Soldier Army, the Star Warriors are the leaders of the Galaxy Soldier Army. All of them get the warp stars, but only Star Warriors get power from theirs. Also, all Star Warriors are puffballs. There are twenty-three leadership positions in the Galaxy Soldier Army, each with a different task, thus there are twenty-three puffballs. Currently, there are only twenty-two leaders, since the last puffball was never found. That will also be explained later on.
4. Also, if you didn't catch on, Sir Galacta, also known as Galactic Knight, doesn't have his wings or horns.
As always, I'm up to questions, comments, and concerns, so feel free to review! Critiques on errors are welcomed as well. Alerts, favorites, and reviews can only help speed up the next chapter and raise my morale, so please do so!
Thank you for reading!