The War on N.M.E. Chapter 12 Chapter 12: Genesis of Next

*Warning: More violence/battle sequences...*

"Stand back, Tiff...I'll take care of this beast..." Meta Knight declared. "Step in if I get hurt..."

"Try not to, you don't even now what it looks like...It could be really dangerous, be careful, Metee-Wetee...I don't want you to get hurt at ALL..."

"...Metee-Wetee?"

"Just a thought, Meta Knighty...?"

"Stick with the 'Metee-Wetee...'" (Ok, back to the serious stuff...) Out of the shadows, the monster crept towards them, slowly. It had orange eyes, a black body, one angel and one devil wing, and a spear. It also carried a box, similar to the one that Sword and Blade had seen with the other monster, like it was its brother, possibly even a twin or a clone. Meta Knight drew Galaxia from its hilt, and prepared for battle. The monster glanced at Tiff and then at Meta Knight. It didn't particularly want to battle with Meta Knight, but if it wanted to get Tiff, it would have to.

"Be careful, Metee-Wetee..."

"...I-I will..." Meta Knight stepped towards it and looked it straight in the eye. "What do you want?"

"All intruders...perish..."

"...Why?"

"That is what the boss wants...no intruders..."

"Who is the 'boss'?" Tiff jumped in the discussion.

"N.M.E. is my boss..."

"N.M.E..." Meta Knight thought about all of the battles he had undergone in the first war, and if those were hard to endure, what would this be like...? Suddenly, he was disturbed from his thoughts, for the monster began to walk towards him. Meta Knight looked at it, then back at Tiff who had a nervous look on her face. Meta Knight turned back around to look at the beast, but it was gone.

"Meta Knight, behind you!" Tiff hollered. Meta Knight quickly turned his head and braced himself for the next thing. The monster took its spear and rammed it at his right shoulder guard, cracking it in the center. "Meta Knight..." Tiff thought to herself. "Please don't get hurt..."

Meta Knight turned around to face the monster, which was darting around the room somewhat like an apparition. It had snuck around the back of him, getting ready to hit him again. Meta Knight ran to the left, leaving the monster open for an attack. He took Galaxia and thrust it into the monster's left wing; the angel wing. The beast shouted out with pain, and jumped back hiding itself beneath its wings. The angel wing was now soaked in blood, it wasn't white anymore; it was crimson from the blood that seeped out of the wound from the Galaxia sword.

Tiff glanced at it, her stomach lurching, but she held it in. She wasn't used to seeing blood. She turned her head and stared at the floor. Meta Knight looked back at her while the monster tried to regain its strength. The monster rose to its feet, the angel wing limping to one side and making a trail of blood behind it. Meta Knight stared at the floor, and all he could think of were the endless number of monsters he had to kill...or at least try to kill, he remembered Wolfwrath...and Kirasaken, the one who he had gotten the Galaxia sword from...it was like the image was burned into his memory...The image of his fellow comrades that were killed...

"Meta Knight! The monster!" Tiff yelled. Meta Knight glanced at the monster who was trying the sneak attack thing again. Meta Knight, learned from previous experience, dodged to the other side and tried to stab the other wing, the angel wing hadn't recovered yet, so Meta Knight tried to stab the devil wing to hinder its ability to hover above the ground and dart around the room. His eyes glowed a deep red and he stabbed Galaxia into the devil wing. The monster fell to the ground, breathing hard. Meta Knight was still cautious, so he kept the sword in his had. Blood spurted from the devil wing, and the orange eyes that it had were now a deep orange, almost black. It was weak.

"...Do you deserve to die...?" Meta Knight asked the monster under his breath. Meta Knight stared down at its face. Tiff looked on, sort of horrified. She didn't want to see Meta Knight kill the monster...she walked up to him.

"Meta Knight, please...let him alone, you hurt him a lot...let him be."

"...Okay...Let's get out of here..." Tiff and Meta Knight began to walk towards the door. The monster snickered and quickly stood up and ran to Tiff. He opened the box to reveal another key, exactly like the one Sword and Blade had seen. It approached her quietly, and when it got close to her, it hit her in the head with its spear. She fell down faintly, and collapsed. Meta Knight was dreadfully irritated, and he drew Galaxia from its sheath and tried to protect Tiff who was barely conscious. The monster shielded her from the attack and picked her up, key in hand, and turned to Meta Knight.

"You haven't seen the last of me, star warrior...this girl is very precious to you...N.M.E. wanted me to get her...I must go now...I will see you in the near future, boy...Just come visit..."

"M-Meta Knight...don't forget...me...I'll never let you go..." Tiff managed to say to him.

"I-I will...I know you will...my ever gentle love..."

The monster snickered once more and gripped the key in his palm, and in a burst of light, it was gone...leaving Meta Knight alone now and Tiff in N.M.E.'s clutches...

Author's Notes: ...*cries loudly...* Oh my god...that was a touching moment...But...surprisingly, the ideas for all of this came from the song 'Simple and Clean' by Utada Hikari...a touching song...If you play Kingdom Hearts and watch the ending movie, replace Sora and Kairi with Meta Knight and Tiff...truly stunning...I will be getting back to the other people's stories...Tuff and DeDeDe and Escargoon...yeah...^_^...