Finally...another ch! School will be starting soon...crap. Anyways i was kinda getting bored of the blood and killing, so let's throw some romance in there!...chapter 4, now commencing. ( has anyone seen pokemon: rise of Darkrai? please review on it)

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It was drizzling when I woke up.

"Ugh. Even demons hate getting wet. Damn it! this rain is gonna slow me down. Better wake up the babies... Nightmare's gonna be pissed!" I grudgingly started a fire for breakfast. Of course, I was already full...(evil laugh.) I found a long enough stick poking out of the fire and jabbed Kirby with it. Instantly, he shot off the ground with a yowl of pain. "Hahaha! Well that was fun. Now time to wake Ryu-Ran and...Fumu."

I sighed, long and deep. Why was it that everytime I thought about Fumu my heart skipped a beat? And the strange feeling in the pit of my stomach was definitely not hunger. Not knowing the answer made me angry. I jabbed Ryu-Ran in response. He shot up into the air, very much resembling Kirby.

While they sat nursing their tender bottoms, I gently nudged Fumu, whispering in her ear. Quickly, I backed away into the shadows as Fumu streched and yawned, her red eyes staring angrily. Was I sick or something? Where was this sudden kindness coming from? The sooner we got to the castle, the better. Nightmare would know what was wrong with me.

"Meta Knight where's breakfast?! I'm starved!"

"Poyo!"

Well, back to feeding the toddlers.

'Hold on I'll be right there! Ryu-Ran, get your hands off that pan!" I smacked him with the flat of my blade. Simmering on the fire was a few fish and some roots for Fumu( female demons like their food cooked) and I was cutting up one of the deer from last night. "Here's breakfast you little monsters." I launched the meat towards kirby and Ryu-Ran. They began sucking it up hungrily. "After you all finish, wer'e heading for Master Nightmare's castle. Not only is he my master, but yours as well. Is everyone ready? Then let's fly!"

Just as I had predicted, the rain was slowing our progress. The castle spires didn't come into view until late afternoon. I growled. Not only was the spell fading fast, but WolfWrath was on gaurd duty. Just my luck. Not only did he hate me, he had personally promised that he was going to see to it that I failed. Looks like I was going to have to fight him.

"WolfWrath. What a pleasent surprise, seeing you here! Listen, could you let us pass? Kirby and his friends have a courruption spell on them, but it's fading fast. I need Nightmare to change them. "How 'bout it old buddy?" I gave what I thought to be a friendly smile, but it looked more like an evil scientist. Wolfie snorted and looked at Kirby.

"You know, I don't believe that that's really Kirby. A lot of demons have been showing up with fakes. Nightmare zaps them on the spot....hmmmm....you know, I don't think I'm going to able to let you pass. On second thought, seeing you dead might cheer me up...alright, go on in. You know the way to Nightmares rooms. ...they're right next to yours after all..." WolfWrath's voice faded as I hurried up the stairs with my posse.

Nightmare was probably waiting at the top of the stairs...I could see him! I raced to his feet, crouching like a dog. He cackled in delight. That or he was scaring the kids. Either way, I was overjoyed to see him.

"I'm so glad to you back safe and sound. It would be such a shame to have to track you down and kill you. Oh! It seems you have some little friends...but I have no use of children." He reached out to vaporize Kiby but I blocked him.

"Your darkness! These aren't ordinary children. This is the mighty warrior Kirby and his equally strong friends. I have brought them to you so that they might be made fully evil. I brought the other two along because I feared Kirby would fight if his friends weren't there." Nightmare smiled one of those smiles and patted my head in praise.

"My dear Meta Knight, you have surprised me yet again. With Kirby back in our ranks, the Star Warriors are helpless. Come. I'm going to need your help with them." I followed Nightmare, anticipating Kirby's demise. Then I remembered Fumu and my strange sickness. "Nightmare, I need your help as well. Everytime I'm around the girl demon, Fumu, I get these strange twinges in my stomach and I start being...kind." Nightmare seemed to ponder what I had said for a moment, studying Fumu with fixed red eyes. Patiently, I waited for a diagnosis.

Finally, Nightmare nodded and began to speak. "Meta Knight. this girl is not truly a demon and never will be. She has...a strange aura about her, and must be dispatched at once. Once she is gone, you'll feel better than ever." I nodded, although Nightmare said she had to be killed. Why did that make me feel even worse? "No. I'ts just Fumu that's doing this to me. " I hurried to the elevator, thinking the faster she was gone, the better.

"Good evening. How may I help you?" The customer service man was waiting inside the elevator. Nightmare snapped his fingers . "You! To the laboratory, and quickly!"

"Yes Your Darkness." The elevator shot down like a rollar coaster and my eyes were blown out of their sockets. Nightmare just stood calmly, the children wrapped in his universal cape. Ding-dong! "Welcome to the laboratory, basement floor." As soon as Nightmare stepped in, everyone looked up from their work. "Good evening, Your Darkness," came the greeting from hundreds of demons working on experiments.

Tenitively., I looked around. I'd never been down here before, except when I was created, but I wasn't conscious that time, so it didn't count.

"Meta Knight, get over here!" Nightmare was impatient to begin the tranformations. A nerdy-looking demon took out a syringe and drew blood from Fumu, Ryu-Ran, and Kirby. I reeled at the sight of Kirby's blood. It glowed the purest gold of good. Next, Ryu-Ran and Kirby were strapped to metal tables. They struggled feebly, the spell broken. Ryu-Ran was yelling, but Nightmare passed his hand over their faces. A shadowed look came over their faces, and I knew that they were unconscious.

"Now, let us begin." Using his clawed hand, Nightmare reached into Kirby's chest. When it emerged, he held the golden glowing orb that was Kirby's soul. "This, Meta Knight, is how to make a demon." Nightmare brought the orb away from his face, electricity crackling at his fingertips. He turned from us and there was a flash of light. Nightmare swore and turned back around. Kirby's soul was now black as night, with a miniscule glint of gold in the center. He gently placed the soul back inside Kirby, then did the same for Ryu-Ran. Nightmare stood back, obviously pleased with his work.

The two new demons were still unconcious, yet it was easy to see the evil emanating off the two. "All of you, LEAVE!" No-one needed telling twice. Everyone was gone. I started to leave, but something held me back. Instead I hid in a small gap by the main computer where I could see everything. Nightmare reached for the counter...and a secret shelf popped out! I leaned forward in amazement.

On the shelf was was a jar containing a soul. It was of purest gold, shining like the sun. it seemed to be incomplete, with the tiniest sliver missing. "Meta Knight is starting to awaken. Did I do the right thing by giving him a piece of his soul? If he ever found out the truth, it would be the end of Nightmare enterprises...Meta Knight! COME HERE!" I stepped back into the room from my hiding place.

"Yes master Nightmare?" I inched towards the place where Fumu stood. Nightmare had knocked her out, but she was starting to wake up already. "Meta Knight, it's time I healed you. " I sighed in relief. It was finally time. Nightmare lifted her up by the throat, reaching for his blade. It glinted in the darkness and I realized something. "NIGHTMARE, STOP!" He lowered the sword and stared at we questioningly. "Nightmare, I'm not sick. The feelings I have around Fumu...the kindness...I-I love her!" Nightmare threw back his head and laughed mockingly, raising the sword again. "Foolish creation. Demons don't feel love." There was a sickening squelch, and Fumu's bloody head landed in my arms.

That...was....long!!! I think it was pretty good.....tell me what you think in a review! (Also, anyone seen Pokemon: Rise of Darkrai? your fav pokemon?)