The War on N.M.E. Chapter 16
Chapter 16: The Final Confrontation
"When did he get here?" Sword Knight was confused. How had Meta Knight known he was back there?
"He has been following us for quite some time now..." Meta Knight informed Sword Knight. "But it is a good thing he has been following us..." Meta Knight walked towards it and slowly drew Galaxia out of its sheath. He held onto the hilt very tightly, and was within inches of the monstrosity.
"Be careful!" DeDeDe called out to Meta Knight. Meta Knight turned his head back towards them and nodded. Then he turned again towards the black devil. The black devil stared into his yellow eyes. Meta Knight stared back. Before the creature had time to attack, Meta Knight leapt forth and pinned it on the ground. It squirmed but it couldn't get out of his grip.
"...Where is N.M.E.? Tell me right now!" Meta Knight held Galaxia up to the creature's neck.
"...You won't get it out of me that easily...!" The devil replied.
"Tell me! Tell me where Nightmare is...I'm sure Tiff...Kirby, FoLolo, and Blade are with him!" Meta Knight pressed Galaxia up against his throat. "Tell me or this blade with sink deep inside of you!"
"...Alright...I'll take you there myself...but if you kill me, I swear the same will happen to you..." Meta Knight lifted himself off of the little devil and held Galaxia up against his back.
"In case you try any funny business, I can still drive this sword into your back, you ungrateful brute."
"Oh don't you worry, great warrior. I won't." The rest of them stared at the two arguing. But they knew that they should follow Meta Knight. All of them began to walk towards a vast structure; made of steel and tinted black.
"Well, here is where the Nightmare himself resides. Go on in and find him." The Black Devil responded to them.
"Get out of here, now." Meta Knight replied back. Let us go find him ourselves."
"Whatever you want." The being opened the gates so they could get in. "Have fun."
"Scram!" DeDeDe yelled. Doing so, the monster quickly left. The group turned towards the building.
"Well, this is it. Let's go." Escargoon tried to lighten the mood, but it was to no avail. Instead, they all walked forth and into the dank chasm that they might even spend their last moments in...
A while later...
"Meta Knight, we've checked everywhere. There are only a few places we haven't checked." Tuff proclaimed to his leader.
"I know Tuff. How about we start checking all of the rooms down this corridor?" Meta Knight asked everyone. They all nodded in agreement.
"We should check each door by having two people go in. As in, we each take somebody with us and if we see anything fishy, we come right back out." DeDeDe suggested.
"That would be a good thing to do, right Meta Knight?" FaLala asked.
"Yes. Here is how we will pair up. I will go with Tuff, Sword can go with FaLala, and DeDeDe and Escargoon can go together. How is that?" Meta Knight asked the group. Again, they all nodded in agreement. "Let us go. Remember to come right back if you see anything suspicious."
"Ok." They all headed off into different doors in search of their lost friends and loved ones...
"Let's just hope she's in there, Meta Knight..." Tuff murmured.
"Yes, my friend. All we can do is...hope..." Meta Knight replied. He put his hand upon the door and slowly pushed it open. It made a loud creak, but he pushed it open further to reveal a small room. It was the dungeon.
"What's this?" Tuff asked.
"I am not so sure..." Meta Knight answered. "Shh—I heard something...!" Tuff cupped his hand over his ear and listened for the sound. Meta Knight looked around the room. Very faintly, they both heard a sort of whimpering sound. Meta Knight closed his eyes. He could distinctly make out that it was Tiff's voice.
"Meta Knight...what was that?"
"It can't be...it's...Tiff...!"
"No way!" Tuff and Meta Knight followed the sound of the crying.
"W-Who's (hic) there?" Tiff cried.
"Tiff! It's us...Meta Knight...and Tuff!" Meta Knight shouted back.
"M-Meta Knight...?! Tuff?!"
"Yeah Tiff! It's just what Meta Knight said! We came to get you!"
"Where are you...?" Meta Knight asked.
"Over here. They brought me in here...I'm so scared...I talked to Nightmare...he really hates you, Meta Knight. I talked back to him and he hit me...Then he called Kirby, FoLolo, and Blade over...they threw me in here...it wasn't really them, though...they were different..." Tiff explained all of the things that had happened.
"Well, we need to get you out of here!" Meta Knight replied.
"Yeah...We can just cut at the bars, so stand back, okay Tiff?" Tuff asked his sister.
"Okay..." Tiff stood back. Meta Knight grabbed Galaxia out of the sheath and tried to break the bars. They were in luck, and the bars broke free easily. Meta Knight put Galaxia back in its sheath. Tiff stared in amazement at him; she ran out and hugged him.
".........?" Meta Knight stared down at her face. Tiff stared dreamily into his gentle eyes.
"...Just...hold me...I was scared...I wished you were here...and—"
"It's okay, now...there there...everything's gonna be okay..." Meta Knight consoled her in a tender voice. "We'll be here with you from now on..." Meta Knight spread his arms around her back and held her close to him. Tuff smiled at them.
"Well...we might as well go find the others...right?" Tuff questioned. Meta Knight turned his head and nodded. He didn't want to disturb Tiff since she felt happy that he was there, so all he did was nod.
"It wasn't too bad...I kept the locket with me...the locket that you gave me..."
"That's good...at least you're safe now. We better get a move on..." Meta Knight held her hand. "I-I...wanted to give this to...to you..." Meta Knight pulled out a little box. It was a red velvety box.
"What is it...?" Tiff stared into his face.
"It was just something I thought you would like...I forgot to give it to you...It's a ring. It has an emerald in the middle of it."
"M-May I put it on?"
"Sure...It's just something I got for you that I thought you would like..." Meta Knight took the ring out of the box and slipped it on her finger. She stared at it, then at him and hugged him even tighter than before.
"Okay...let's go..." Tuff declared. "We don't have much time. Tiff and Meta Knight nodded, and they all left out into the hallway.
DeDeDe, Escargoon, Sword, and FaLala were all staring down at the ground. When they heard the door open, they all looked up.
"We didn't find anything...but it looks as though you found Tiff..." Sword Knight said to the others.
"Did you check every door?" Meta Knight asked.
"Everyone but that one..." DeDeDe replied, pointing up to a door. It was the same as the other ones, but it was at the end of the hallway.
"...T-That's where...Nightmare is!" Tiff gasped.
"Well then, that's where we need to go now...!" Meta Knight
proclaimed. They nodded,
turned to the door, and entered, only to enter a new nightmare...
Author's Notes: ...Kill me now...XDXDXD. If you aren't a TiffMK
person, you should've
stopped reading a looooooong time ago...Oh well. The next chapter is
going to be the last, I
hate to say it...ah well. I will be starting on the new story soon.
By the way, I will be
putting an epilogue on this...it will be the freaken best if you are a
TiffMK person. Oh, and
when he bought her that ring...uh-uh. No marriage. Thought I'd let
you know...
"When did he get here?" Sword Knight was confused. How had Meta Knight known he was back there?
"He has been following us for quite some time now..." Meta Knight informed Sword Knight. "But it is a good thing he has been following us..." Meta Knight walked towards it and slowly drew Galaxia out of its sheath. He held onto the hilt very tightly, and was within inches of the monstrosity.
"Be careful!" DeDeDe called out to Meta Knight. Meta Knight turned his head back towards them and nodded. Then he turned again towards the black devil. The black devil stared into his yellow eyes. Meta Knight stared back. Before the creature had time to attack, Meta Knight leapt forth and pinned it on the ground. It squirmed but it couldn't get out of his grip.
"...Where is N.M.E.? Tell me right now!" Meta Knight held Galaxia up to the creature's neck.
"...You won't get it out of me that easily...!" The devil replied.
"Tell me! Tell me where Nightmare is...I'm sure Tiff...Kirby, FoLolo, and Blade are with him!" Meta Knight pressed Galaxia up against his throat. "Tell me or this blade with sink deep inside of you!"
"...Alright...I'll take you there myself...but if you kill me, I swear the same will happen to you..." Meta Knight lifted himself off of the little devil and held Galaxia up against his back.
"In case you try any funny business, I can still drive this sword into your back, you ungrateful brute."
"Oh don't you worry, great warrior. I won't." The rest of them stared at the two arguing. But they knew that they should follow Meta Knight. All of them began to walk towards a vast structure; made of steel and tinted black.
"Well, here is where the Nightmare himself resides. Go on in and find him." The Black Devil responded to them.
"Get out of here, now." Meta Knight replied back. Let us go find him ourselves."
"Whatever you want." The being opened the gates so they could get in. "Have fun."
"Scram!" DeDeDe yelled. Doing so, the monster quickly left. The group turned towards the building.
"Well, this is it. Let's go." Escargoon tried to lighten the mood, but it was to no avail. Instead, they all walked forth and into the dank chasm that they might even spend their last moments in...
A while later...
"Meta Knight, we've checked everywhere. There are only a few places we haven't checked." Tuff proclaimed to his leader.
"I know Tuff. How about we start checking all of the rooms down this corridor?" Meta Knight asked everyone. They all nodded in agreement.
"We should check each door by having two people go in. As in, we each take somebody with us and if we see anything fishy, we come right back out." DeDeDe suggested.
"That would be a good thing to do, right Meta Knight?" FaLala asked.
"Yes. Here is how we will pair up. I will go with Tuff, Sword can go with FaLala, and DeDeDe and Escargoon can go together. How is that?" Meta Knight asked the group. Again, they all nodded in agreement. "Let us go. Remember to come right back if you see anything suspicious."
"Ok." They all headed off into different doors in search of their lost friends and loved ones...
"Let's just hope she's in there, Meta Knight..." Tuff murmured.
"Yes, my friend. All we can do is...hope..." Meta Knight replied. He put his hand upon the door and slowly pushed it open. It made a loud creak, but he pushed it open further to reveal a small room. It was the dungeon.
"What's this?" Tuff asked.
"I am not so sure..." Meta Knight answered. "Shh—I heard something...!" Tuff cupped his hand over his ear and listened for the sound. Meta Knight looked around the room. Very faintly, they both heard a sort of whimpering sound. Meta Knight closed his eyes. He could distinctly make out that it was Tiff's voice.
"Meta Knight...what was that?"
"It can't be...it's...Tiff...!"
"No way!" Tuff and Meta Knight followed the sound of the crying.
"W-Who's (hic) there?" Tiff cried.
"Tiff! It's us...Meta Knight...and Tuff!" Meta Knight shouted back.
"M-Meta Knight...?! Tuff?!"
"Yeah Tiff! It's just what Meta Knight said! We came to get you!"
"Where are you...?" Meta Knight asked.
"Over here. They brought me in here...I'm so scared...I talked to Nightmare...he really hates you, Meta Knight. I talked back to him and he hit me...Then he called Kirby, FoLolo, and Blade over...they threw me in here...it wasn't really them, though...they were different..." Tiff explained all of the things that had happened.
"Well, we need to get you out of here!" Meta Knight replied.
"Yeah...We can just cut at the bars, so stand back, okay Tiff?" Tuff asked his sister.
"Okay..." Tiff stood back. Meta Knight grabbed Galaxia out of the sheath and tried to break the bars. They were in luck, and the bars broke free easily. Meta Knight put Galaxia back in its sheath. Tiff stared in amazement at him; she ran out and hugged him.
".........?" Meta Knight stared down at her face. Tiff stared dreamily into his gentle eyes.
"...Just...hold me...I was scared...I wished you were here...and—"
"It's okay, now...there there...everything's gonna be okay..." Meta Knight consoled her in a tender voice. "We'll be here with you from now on..." Meta Knight spread his arms around her back and held her close to him. Tuff smiled at them.
"Well...we might as well go find the others...right?" Tuff questioned. Meta Knight turned his head and nodded. He didn't want to disturb Tiff since she felt happy that he was there, so all he did was nod.
"It wasn't too bad...I kept the locket with me...the locket that you gave me..."
"That's good...at least you're safe now. We better get a move on..." Meta Knight held her hand. "I-I...wanted to give this to...to you..." Meta Knight pulled out a little box. It was a red velvety box.
"What is it...?" Tiff stared into his face.
"It was just something I thought you would like...I forgot to give it to you...It's a ring. It has an emerald in the middle of it."
"M-May I put it on?"
"Sure...It's just something I got for you that I thought you would like..." Meta Knight took the ring out of the box and slipped it on her finger. She stared at it, then at him and hugged him even tighter than before.
"Okay...let's go..." Tuff declared. "We don't have much time. Tiff and Meta Knight nodded, and they all left out into the hallway.
DeDeDe, Escargoon, Sword, and FaLala were all staring down at the ground. When they heard the door open, they all looked up.
"We didn't find anything...but it looks as though you found Tiff..." Sword Knight said to the others.
"Did you check every door?" Meta Knight asked.
"Everyone but that one..." DeDeDe replied, pointing up to a door. It was the same as the other ones, but it was at the end of the hallway.
"...T-That's where...Nightmare is!" Tiff gasped.
"Well then, that's where we need to go now...!" Meta Knight
proclaimed. They nodded,
turned to the door, and entered, only to enter a new nightmare...
Author's Notes: ...Kill me now...XDXDXD. If you aren't a TiffMK
person, you should've
stopped reading a looooooong time ago...Oh well. The next chapter is
going to be the last, I
hate to say it...ah well. I will be starting on the new story soon.
By the way, I will be
putting an epilogue on this...it will be the freaken best if you are a
TiffMK person. Oh, and
when he bought her that ring...uh-uh. No marriage. Thought I'd let
you know...