The Darkness Has Come

By: JadeDragonKnight

Chapter 6: Recapture

A fist slammed down on the tinted glass. Most of his forces have been defeated and he didn't have time to regroup them. As if that wasn't enough, one of his slaves has broken free and has joined this rebellion.

The shadowed man murmured to himself, "So, this 'Meta Knight' has broken my seal."

Then he realized something and smirked.

"Maybe I can use that…"

He remembered the human that completed his transfer to this world.

He turned to his remaining servants, pointed to the swift animal, and ordered, "You prepare the female prisoner 'Jade' for the transformation. She could come in very useful."

The wolf nodded and dashed out the doors. The man went back to the window and waited for his plan to unfold.


The remaining team members had silently walked through the endless halls for quite a long time. Sonic was practically bored out of his mind with the slow pace and the silence.

"Can't we go any faster?"

No one answered him. Sonic threw his head down in defeat. Ever since the last huge battle with those things, nothing happened. Nothing attacked them, nobody talked, and nothing interesting caught his attention. He noticed that they were coming up to a weird door in the middle of the wall. Ike, Kirby, and Meta Knight walked by it with no interest, but it mysteriously slid open when Sonic walked up to it.

He stopped to look inside and shouted, "Hey guys! It's Jade!"

They all came running back and peered inside. Jade's trophy form was on a stand at the far end of the room.

"I'll go get her. Be right back." Sonic ran into the room.

Kirby happily followed, contented to finally find a lost teammate.

"Wait a second."

Sonic and Kirby stopped, already halfway in the room.

"This could be a trap," Ike stated.

"Who cares? Jade's going to be trapped forever if we don't get her out of here."

"Poyo," Kirby said in agreement.

Sonic and Kirby proceeded to get Jade. Ike and Meta Knight looked at each other in doubt. Sonic casually lifted the trophy from the stand and smirked down at Kirby. He cheered back up at him.

They started to leave as Sonic said, "See? That was easy."

Then, they heard a strange noise. They both looked up to see a hatch in the ceiling slide open. Suddenly, a giant cage dropped down and trapped Sonic and Kirby.

Everyone gasped and Sonic shouted, "What the heck?"

Then, dark electricity lined the walls. Ike looked up at the doorway as thick spikes appeared at the top and a thick door started to come down to seal the room. Ike darted under the door, threw up his hands in-between the spikes, and held the massive iron open.

"Guys, do something!" Sonic shouted, his fear obviously rising.

Sonic and Kirby had reverted to trying to lift the cage. Meta Knight went to help, but was thrown back by the static, keeping anyone from entering. Ike struggled to hold the door open. Meta Knight sat up from the ground, still a little dazed. He stood up and tried to come up with something.

Then, he drew his sword and shouted, "Kirby, take this!"

He tossed it through the waning opening. Kirby saw it coming and started to suck in air. The blade was sucked in and Kirby swallowed it on impact.

"Ow. That had to hurt," Sonic muttered.

Suddenly, a white light enveloped Kirby.

"Yes, it's working," Meta Knight said.

"What's working?" Ike struggled to ask.

The light disappeared and Kirby came out in a different form. A long green cap sat on his head and Meta Knight's sword was at his side.

"It's one of Kirby's abilities, Sword Kirby," Meta Knight answered.

Kirby jumped up and began to slice through the cage with ease. It fell apart and collapsed on the floor in pieces.

"Hurry!" Ike shouted through gritted teeth.

Sonic grabbed Jade and they ran towards the door. They jumped through and were mildly shocked in the process. They slammed into Ike and Meta Knight as they all fell to the ground. The door clamped shut and purple light from the intensified static shined under the entrance.

Everyone lay dispersed on the floor. They got up slowly, trying to shake off the pain.

Meta Knight turned to Kirby and said, "Good job," Kirby smiled at him, "but I need that back."

He snatched his sword from Kirby. His hat formed into a star and popped off. Meta Knight withdrew his sword as he walked towards Jade's trophy form, as everyone did. They looked at each other. Ike nodded. He reached for the base of the trophy and lightly touched it. The trophy emitted a blinding light. The light disappeared, revealing Jade sprawled on the ground. Her eyes fluttered open and looked up at the others staring down at her.

"Jade, you alright?" Sonic asked.

She tiredly smiled back up at him and replied, "Yeah, I'm alright."

Ike pulled her up. She looked around at them all then her smile disappeared when she saw Meta Knight. He became puzzled as she glared at him. She walked over, tight fisted. He looked up at her in confusion. She threw up her hand and slapped it across his face.

"Ooo," the others cringed.

Meta Knight placed his hand on his cheek and groaned.

"Why did you attack us," Jade shouted.

Still rubbing his face, he replied, "It's hard to explain-"

"Then start talking!"

Jade still glared at him with her arms crossed.

He resumed his angry stare and explained, "I was being controlled. I didn't know what I was doing." He sighed and said, "I'm sorry if I hurt you."

Jade let out a sigh, loosened up her stance, and looked down at the ground. She had some trouble believing him, but he had no reason to lie.

"Hard to believe, isn't it," Sonic piped in.

"I'm sorry," she looked back at him, "I was just worried."

Meta Knight lowered his arm and nodded. Jade uncrossed her arms and grinned.

Sonic clapped his hands together, calling upon everyone's attention, and said, "Well, glad that's settled!"

Then, they heard a rumble in the distance. They looked down the corridor and saw something was fast approaching.

Jade looked closer and asked, "Is that Wario?"

The yellow motorcycle came to a stop in front of them. Wario hopped off, and so did his passenger, Ganondorf. They grinned devilishly at the group. Then Meta Knight noticed that they both had mind controlling chips embedded in their foreheads.

"Be careful. They're not one of us," Meta Knight stated as he drew his sword.

The group prepared for battle. Ganondorf took a few steps back. Wario leered at them then started cringing. Everyone became puzzled. Then, his belly started to expand. The team looked shockingly at the short man. Wario turned around and pointed his butt at them.

"He's gonna blow!" Sonic shouted.

"Run," Ike shouted as he started running.

Everyone turned and ran as fast as they could down the hallway. Wario winced and released a huge fart. The green gas traveled quickly through the hall and engulfed the party. They began to cough and ceased running from lack of air.

"That was so wrong! He farted on us," Jade complained in-between coughs.

"Don't breathe it in," Meta Knight said with his cape wrapped around his face.

"You don't have to tell me twice," Sonic muffled from his elbow.

Kirby started sucking in air to remove the cloud, but choked on the horrible fumes. He then went dizzy and passed out.

"Kirby," Ike shouted, but breathed in the gas and began coughing again.

Jade fell to her knees with one hand covering her mouth.

She continued to cough and weakly muffled, "It really stinks."

Then, she collapsed to the ground and fainted. Sonic and Ike soon followed.

Meta Knight looked around the haze. His vision was slightly blurred by tears from the coughing. Everyone was unconscious. He whirled around when he heard someone approaching. Ganondorf and Wario came into view and stood in front of him. Wario took a big whiff of the fog and chuckled. Meta Knight cringed in disgust. Ganondorf walked towards him. He held up his sword in defense. Ganondorf simply swatted it out of his hand. The blade slid up to the window. His eyes widened as a large foot slammed into him. He flew backwards and fell on his back. He coughed as he tried to catch his breath. Then, Ganondorf walked over and grabbed his throat. Meta Knight clutched the arm as he was raised in the air. Now he couldn't breathe at all as the hold tightened. Ganondorf smirked coldly then drove Meta Knight into the floor. The ground caved in from the immense force of the impact. Ganondorf continued the hold Meta Knight there as he raised his fist. Darkness clouded around it. He let out a battle cry as he came down.

'That's enough.'

The mental command stopped him short. He glared at the knight. He had already passed out from the impact. He released his grip on his throat and snatched his collar. He walked back to Wario, dragging the knight behind. Wario grinned at him as he mounted the back of the motorcycle. Then, it wheeled around and took off down the hall.


The dark man held his hands behind his back. He looked out the window at the world beyond. Then, the doors opened and revealed two of his minions. The tall one threw the captured knight on the floor before him. He half turned as a grin creased his face. Meta Knight gradually stood and looked up at the crimson eyes staring back at him. He was disarmed, but he could still put up a fight. He ran towards the man. Then, a chain shot out from the darkness and clamped shut on his arm. Meta Knight tried to pull away, but a second chain came from the opposite direction and locked his other arm. He struggled to get free, but it was no use. The man casually walked towards his prisoner. He mentally commanded his servants to leave. They all went out the doors, leaving him and the knight alone.

"Tell me, knight," he spat, "what is it you fight for?"

Meta Knight glared up at the approaching man.

He continued, "Is it this pathetic world, or your so called friends?" He stopped and slyly added, "Or maybe it's that female human. What was her name again?"

Meta Knight fought against the chains as he defiantly replied, "Stay away from her! All of them!"

He frowned down at him and hissed, "Why do you care? Everything about this miserable planet sickens me!"

"Then what do you want?"

He started to walk again.

"It's not what I want," he began, "it's what He wants."

He stepped into the dim light and faced the rebellious warrior. Meta Knight stared up at his captor's face and froze.

"Arseus," escaped his trembling voice.