Chapter 10 Is It Worth It All?

Meta Knight didn't move. At the moment he wasn't really sure what to think of what just happened.

Nightmare was obviously behind Pisces disappearing. But even though he knew who made her disappear, for some reason he was still shocked. He still wondered where she had gone, why she had gone, and what her fate was. But those things didn't matter for the moment, all he could think about was how close he was to getting her back after all these years.

"Mwhahahahaha!" the cold voice of Nightmare echoed through the now empty space of darkness where Meta Knight stood.

"Give her back!" Meta Knight shouted.

"I'm afraid I can't do that," Nightmare answered, "but I'm sure you'll meet in another life."
Right after Nightmare said that, the space of darkness where Meta Knight stood started to slowly close in on him.

For a moment Meta Knight was freaked out but he knew he had to stay calm.

He calmed himself, and tried to focus on converting energy into his sword. His plan was to create a Sword Beam and cut through the darkness. Although there was no sure way to know that was even going to work. It was his only chance.

The sword glowed until it was ready. Meta Knight jumped and sliced his sword through the air. With a blast it cut through the darkness and opened a way of escape for the old warrior.

When Meta Knight was out of the strange demension, he found the room where Nightmare had previously been was empty.

Things weren't looking good. Now Nightmare had Tuff, Pisces and Kirby! What was he going to do?

"Meta Knight!" shouted Sword and Blade together running into the room.

"Sword Knight, Blade Knight!"

They ran up to him.

"Sorry we took so long. But we didn't find the antidote anywhere!"

Blade mumbled something and said,"It doesn't seem to be anywhere!"

Sword looked at Meta Knight, "What makes you think it's here?"

Meta Knight was silent, then he started to walk away with his cape flowing behind him.

He turned,"Go back to the ship."

"Meta Knight?"

"If anything happens to me leave and go back to Pop Star."
"B-but-"

"JUST DO IT!"

Sword and Blade looked at each other then back at Meta Knight and nodded.

Sword and Blade took off.

Meta Knight closed his eyes in thought. The antidote. I must focus...

He opened his eyes.

"I know you are there. Show yourself."

Nightmare appeared behind him.

"Hmmm, an antidote. What did you have in mind?"

Meta Knight gritted his teeth then turned around.

"I-I am here to make a deal with you."

"And what is that?"

Meta Knight breathed deeply, "I am here to return to the darkness."

Sword and Blade hurried to the ship as fast as they could.

Blade pointed, "There it is!"

The two Star Warriors hurried up to the ship and opened it.

They screamed in unsion as the hatch opened.

"IT'S EMPTY!"

"We've got to get out of here." Tiff said leaning up against the cell wall.

"You think I don't know that!" Tuff said angrily, kicking the bars and hurting his foot.

Kirby sighed.

"Think of a plan!" Tuff ordered Tiff.

"I'm too weak to think." Tiff said sliding down the wall and sitting.

"THAT'S IT! I'M BUSTING OUT OF HERE!"

Tuff frantickly pulled at the bars trying to break free, moaning and groaning as he did.

He finally hung against the bars in defeat.

He sniffled a little,"I want out of here."

"Stop you're whining, Tuff." Tiff said, putting a hand against her forhead.

He threw his head back and cried, then screamed at the top of his lungs, "I WANT OOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUT!"

"Is that so?" Nightmare smirked

"Yes," Meta Knight replied queitly

"So the great Meta Knight finally going to come back. What happened to, 'I'll never join up with Nightmare'. So tell me, what made the great Meta Knight stoop to my level."

"I want to make a deal."

"Is that so? What deal?"

"When you sent Yamikage to destroy me he cut Tiff's arm with a poisonous Shirokian Jakero Star, one ninja star for there is no cure. Except," Meta Knight looked up,"for you."

Nightmare smiled, "Ah, I see you want me to cure your little friend, in exchange for your service."

"There's more."

Nightmare glared at him hatefully,"What?"

"You must also free Tuff and Kirby."

"Fine."

"One more thing."

Nightmare shot a death glare at Meta Knight, "What?"

"You must free Pisces soul."

Nightmare cringed. He thought. Then he laughed evily.

"I will, but on one condition."

"What?"
He smiled, "Give me your soul."

Meta Knights eyes enlarged.

Tuff continued to ram the bars hopeful to get out.

"Give up, Tuff." Tiff said weakly.

"No! There's got to be some way out of here." Tuff insisted

When Tuff turned around he tripped and fell flat on his face. Tuff growled angrily as he searched for the cause of his fall. Then he spotted it. It was a rock!

Tuff picked it up and got ready to throw it.

"WAIT!" Tiff cried.

Tuff froze, "What?"

Tiff hurried over, the best she could, and took the stone from her brother.

"That's it!" she said, smiling weakly, then turned, "Kirby, suck it up!"

And of course he did and turned into Stone Kirby.

"Of course!" Tuff said snapping his finger, "Break down the bars!"

Kirby charged and the bars were broken.

"Y-you want my soul?" he stammered.

"Yes, and in exchange, I shall give you everything you ask."

Meta Knight thought hard about this. Was everything he asked, worth his soul? His soul that would forever be in darkness and never return. Was it worth it? Was it really worth it all?

"You won't be taking anyone's soul." Tiff shouted, coming into the room with Tuff and Kirby following behind her.

"Tiff, Tuff, Kirby! What are you doing here!" Meta Knight questioned.

"We're here to save you!" Tuff smiled.

Tuff went to lunge but Meta Knight stopped him, "No!"

Tuff looked at him confused.

"This is my battle." Meta Knight said looking at Nightmare.

"So you changed your mind." Nightmare growled, "So be it!"

A HUGE blast shot at Meta Knight making him fly across the room.

Meta Knight quickly stood and tried to attack Nightmare with his sword, but everytime Meta Knight swung his sword at Nightmare, Nightmare just disappeared and re-appeared somewhere else. Then Nightmare opened his cape letting bats fly out and start attacking everyone. While Tiff, Tuff, and Kirby ran around frantickly Meta Knight attacked the bats making them disappear.

Nightmare shot out another blast making Meta Knight hit the ceiling.

When Meta Knight hit the floor he stood and focused his energy into his sword. When his sword was ready he flung a Sword Beam at Nightmare.

Nightmare held his hand up and made it disappear.

Meta Knights eyes enlarged, "Impossible!"

Before Meta Knight could land Nightmare blasted him with his dark magic, sending him back in the air. And right before Meta Knight hit the ground Nightmare put him in a strange purple bubble and sailed him against the wall.

Here Sword and Blade came in.

Nightmare walked toward him slowly,"You fool! You cannot defeat your creator!"

Tiff and Tuff gasped.

"Creator! I thought Nightmare created Kirby!" Tuff said.

"So that means, Meta Knight was a bad guy?" Tiff said in horror.

Meta Knight groaned as more than the hurt of his wounds caught up to him.

"You were my strongest monster, but if you think you can just betray me, then destroy me. You've got another thing coming! You abomination!" Nightmare stopped talking when a rock hit his face.

He turned and saw that Tuff had done it.

Nightmare growled, "You fools! I'll kill you all."

"No, we'll kill you!" Tuff shouted.

"We'll see about that!" Nightmare said, raising his finger shooting a dark blast at the small group.

Tiff, Tuff and Kirby closed their eyes and screamed.

But nothing happened to them. When they opened their eyes they saw Meta Knight collapes in front of them.

"Meta Knight!" Tiff screamed, running to him.

He pushed her away,"No!"

Tiff gasped in surprise at his action.

Meta Knight raised his head slowly,"D-do not hurt them. I'll do as you say. Just keep your end of the deal."

Nightmare smiled.

"NOOO!" Tiff screamed, trying to run to him, only to get blasted back by Nightmare.

Nightmare snapped his fingers making Pisces appear in the air and fall on the floor, "Of course."

Nightmare rose Meta Knight's body into the air. A huge lightning ball appeared around Meta Knight just sending out shock waves to keep Meta Knight's friends from coming any closer.

"Meta Knight!" Sword and Blade screamed trying to save him, only to get electrcuted by the strange green lightning.

"META KNIGHT!" they all screamed together.

But it was no use, Meta Knight couldn't hear them anymore, Nightmare and Meta Knight were in a strange dark void, and Meta Knight was just laying on his back and floating in the middle of nowhere.

Nightmares hands appeared above him.

"Welcome back." Nightmare said creating a little red floating light.

This is it. Meta Knight thought.

The red light flew into Meta Knight, and his eyes went red.