Origin of the Dark Knight
By: JadeDragonKnight
Chapter 5: Ambush
I did a 360 degree scan of the clearing but still no knight anywhere. I began shouting, "Meta Knight, where are you?" only to get no answer. I started to wonder 'Ok, if I was Meta Knight where's the first place I would go?' Then it hit me. I picked up Kirby and used the communicator to locate the Halberd. I ran in the direction the communicator pointed out. It was nice to have your own personal GPS.
When we reached the ship it was between blown up and torn apart. I placed Kirby down with Meta Knight's armor still in his stubby arms. I looked around to see one of the hatches was open. "Kirby, Meta Knight must be in there and I think he's in trouble." I turned to Kirby to see that he put on the armor himself. I was about to crack up laughing because it was so adorable! The armor was a little too big on him and he didn't have that serious look that Meta Knight has when he wears the mask.
I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. This was serious. Meta Knight was still in trouble. I pointed at the ship and said, "Kirby, we're going in." Kirby tilted his head so he could see the ship and nodded in agreement. We went in through the hatch that seemed to have been ripped off its hinges.
The ship was no better on the inside than it was on the outside. The walls were torn up and there were sparks flying everywhere. I just fixed the dang thing not too long ago! As I looked around, I began to think that something has been here, something big.
Suddenly, Kirby stopped walking and stood perfectly still. I stopped and asked, "What's wrong?" Kirby didn't move. I was about to say something else, but then I thought I heard something. I stood still so I could listen. I heard it again. It sounded like swords. I couldn't tell where it was coming from, but Kirby did. He began to run in the direction of the noise. I ran, calling after him, "Kirby, wait up!"
As I ran, I heard the sound get louder and clearer. I could tell it was a sword fight. Kirby and I stopped in front of a huge door. The room must have been the cargo hold. The fighting was coming from inside. I looked at Kirby and nodded. Knowing that the armor was going to slow him down, Kirby took it off and nodded, letting me know he was ready for the worst.
I pushed the button that opened the door. I could see two people attacking something that I couldn't make out. Suddenly, it disappeared and the two men faced us. I couldn't believe it! It was Ike and Marth! Ike is a knight and Marth is a prince on the team. I looked closer at them to see that they both had purple eyes. They must have been fakes. They raised their swords and charged at us. Kirby and I didn't know what to do.
Just when they were six feet from us, the thing that disappeared earlier suddenly reappeared and deflected the attacks, sending both the fakes backwards. I could tell who it was. It was Meta Knight! Still facing the creatures, he shouted, "Go!"
Wanting to help, I said, "But,"
"This is my fight." He said back at us. I slapped Kirby in the back, making him drop the armor, and said, "Let's go!"
We closed the door again and the fighting continued. I stood there and said, "Wait a second! What am I doing? We should be helping him! Sure he can take on one of them, but he can't fight both Ike and Marth, especially if they're fakes! We gotta help!" Kirby nodded and we went back in.
We watched as the fighting continued. It was getting pretty nasty. Meta Knight had all of his armor back on, but he was getting overwhelmed. The fakes were coming in at both sides on him. He jumped into the air and used his wings to get some distance between them. The fake Marth ran under Meta Knight and put a dark shadow over his sword. Marth jumped up and swung his sword at him. It managed to hurt Meta Knight and he landed with his hand on his side. The fake Ike then threw his sword at him. I shouted, "Look out!" Meta Knight moved just in time, but the sword had pinned his cape to the wall. He tried to pull it out when I saw Ike put his arms together and formed a gun. He aimed it at Meta Knight and charged the gun. It was time for Kirby and me to step in.
Kirby ran up to Ike while taking his hammer out. I blocked Marth so he couldn't stop him. Right when Ike was going to fire the gun, Kirby jumped and hit the gun with his hammer. Ike fell and the gun fired a dark beam. It just barely missed Meta Knight and drilled a hole in the wall. He removed the sword and threw it across the floor. After a second, it faded away.
The fakes jumped back and prepared for us to charge. I ran back to Kirby and took a fighting stance. The fakes nodded at each other and turned into dark globs. I began wondering what was going on when the globs joined together and got as big as a truck. It then turned into a different creature that was twice as ugly as before. It looked like a giant lion only that its "mane" was a bunch of tentacles, it was dark purple, and it looked about ready to eat us. Its roar made the room shake. Ok, two freaks was enough, but one huge mutant lion was just insane!
Immediately, it used one of its tentacles to grab Meta Knight. He struggled to get free, but the monster held him tight, and was squeezing the life out of him. We had to act fast. I used my light powers to coat my arms, making them like swords. Kirby took out his sword and ran towards him. The creature sent his tentacles at us, but I cleared a path for Kirby to get through. He jumped up and sliced the tentacle holding Meta Knight, freeing him. He fell to the ground and was a little wobbly. He was ready to strike when we saw a flash of bright light. We all looked up to see a blue, glowing ball floating in the air. Just what we needed, a Smash Ball. We made a beeline for it, but the monster kept attacking us.
I knew one of us had to get the ball before it floated away. No matter what we tried me and Kirby couldn't get pass the monster. Meta Knight was slicing through every tentacle that came near him. He leapt into the air and tried to reach the Smash Ball. The monster couldn't do much when Meta Knight was in the air, especially when there were two people attacking it. He cleaved the ball in two and was given an enormous power. He was glowing just like the powerful ball. The room dimmed.
At this time, Kirby and I were itching to see Meta Knight's Final Smash. The monster, on the other hand, wanted to kill him before he got the chance to use it. It reared up on its hind legs and was about to come down on him. Right before it hit the ground, Meta Knight shrouded himself in his cape while saying, "Know my power!" The monster froze as if time had stopped. The room became pitch black. Before I knew it, I saw a group of thin lights then the room became light again. I saw him behind the creature, his sword raised, and his back to it. It's amazing how fast he moves sometimes. The monster collapsed and dissolved away.
Kirby and I started jumping up and down and cheering, "Meta Knight, you did it! Way to go!" Meta Knight regained normal stance and was about to withdraw his sword. Suddenly, he groaned in pain and had to use his sword to keep himself from falling. We stopped cheering and worry spread over us. I looked at his wound and saw that it was bleeding, a lot. "Meta Knight, you're hurt!" I shouted. Quickly, he placed his hand on his side again and looked at the blood on his glove. Suddenly, he fell to the ground and didn't move.
We immediately rushed over to help. Kirby turned him over so we could see the wound. His eyes were closed. I started to panic. His eyes are never closed unless he was dead! "Kirby, stand back," I said quivering. Kirby did, but he continued to stare at Meta Knight. I knew there was only one chance to save his life. I drew my light powers to my hand and placed it on the wound. All was silent. I held my hand there for a few seconds, but it felt like hours. When I took my hand away the light had faded and the wound was gone. I looked at my hand and saw black sludge on it. That fake jerk Marth must have poisoned him. I watched it fade away and looked to see if Meta Knight was standing there feeling as good as new. He wasn't. He still hadn't moved. Was I too late? Is he really… dead? I closed my eyes and turned away. Kirby looked at the ground feeling depressed.
Just then, I heard a moan. I looked at Kirby. He was staring at Meta Knight and holding his breath. To my surprise, I saw him moving. He slowly opened his eyes and muffled, "J-Jade, Kirby?" Kirby was overjoyed and started bouncing up and down. I was about ready to burst with happiness. I would've hugged Meta Knight, but I knew he hates that. He stood up, still a little wobbly, and withdrew his sword. First he glanced at Kirby, who was still jumping with joy, and then looked me in the eye and said, "You saved my life." I was still speechless, but I managed to say weakly, "Yeah." 'Yeah?' I thought to myself. 'You just saved this guy's life and all you can say is 'Yeah'?'
Meta Knight looked at Kirby again and said, "You can stop now." Kirby stopped jumping, scratched the back of his head, and chuckled a little. I thought that was so adorable.
"So, what now?" I asked.
"We save the others." Meta Knight answered like he knew what I was thinking.
"But how are we gonna find them? We don't know where they are."
"Kirby does."
Kirby looked at us confused. "Ok Kirby. Can you show us where the rest of the team is?" I asked a little unsure if he knew. He nodded, headed to the door, and waited for us to catch up. Meta Knight and I followed Kirby out of the ship and into the woods. I sure hope Kirby wasn't looking for something to eat!