Chapter 12 "Reach For Me"
Kirby rushed over using his chubby little pink body as a battering ram to knock Meta Knight off of Pisces. POW! The two ball shaped warriors went rolling across the room.
Pisces thought this was her chance to reach for Meta Knight, so she ran over. Meta Knight appeared to be knocked out.
"Poyo! Poyo!" Kirby squealed in warning.
"It's going to be ok." she told the puff ball.
Pisces closed her eyes, put her hand on her heart then extended her hand forward ready to reach into Meta Knight's soul.
Suddenly Meta Knight thrusted his sword into Pisces chest. The blood from the sudden attack splattered all over him.
Pisces didn't move for a moment, she was too shocked, then she fell backwards holding her heart.
Sword and Blade who had been knocked out since they had been electracuted, were finally waking up, and the two woke up just in time to see Meta Knight stab Pisces. The two ran over.
Meta Knight looked at his blood stained gloves, then at Pisces.
"W-what have I done?" he said falling to his knees and dropping his sword. Meta Knight went to reach for her, "Pisces?"
"No!" Nightmare halted him, "I am your Master now! You will obey me or they all shall perish!"
Blade bent down next to Pisces and Sword tried to talk to Meta Knight.
"Meta Knight, you've got to stop this!"
Meta Knight stared at him blankly.
"Meta Knight, please!"
Meta Knight's wings sprouted out again, and he said, "I am yours."
Before Meta Knight could even think of attacking, Kirby rammed into him again. While Kirby kept Meta Knight busy Sword and Blade picked up Pisces and got her out of the way.
The two rushed her behind a pillar where Tiff and Tuff were waiting.
"Will she be ok?" Tiff asked.
"She's been hurt pretty badly."
Blade mumbled something then said, "Needs a doctor."
"It's too bad Dr. Yubooe is dead." Tuff said hanging his head.
"She needs a Doctor fast!" said Sword .
Tiff thought. Then she thought of something.
"Wait! Isn't Escargoon a Doctor?"
"I think so," said Tuff, "Why?"
"We'll take her to Escargoon!" Tiff answered.
"Then we'll come back and finish Nightmare off."
"Are you sure?" Sword asked.
Tiff nodded, "She saved Kirby and now we're going to save her."
Tuff called for Kirby and he came running.
"Let's go!" Tiff instructed.
Being back on Pop Star felt weird for some reason, especially since almost everyone was dead. But none the less it was their home, and they had to take care of what was left of their planet.
When the group made it to the castle, they immediatly started to search for Escargoon but he was no where to be found.
"Come!" Tiff coaxed, "We've got to find him!"
The group turned a corner and ran right into King Dedede.
"Hey! What's going on here!" Dedede growled trying to get his fat self off the floor.
"We need to find Escargoon!" Tiff answered.
"What the heck for?" he looked at Pisces,"And why are you dragging dead bodies around my castle!"
"She's not dead!" Tiff protested.
"Yet." Tuff added.
Tiff glared at him and then turned her attention back to King Dedede.
"Where's Escargoon we need him!"
"Probably in his room where he always is." DeDeDe answered grimly.
Tiff snapped her fingers, "Of course! Why didn't I think of that!"
"Because you're stupid." Tuff chimed in.
Tiff smacked him.
Escargoon had finally cleaned his entirer room and it looked perfect! Except for the big hole in the wall but some things can't be helped.
Escargoon was just about to take a nap when the group barged into his room and messed up half of the room.
"Uho! Look what you did to my room! What's a matter with you, you tyrants!"
Tiff jumped in, "Escargoon!"
"What?"
"You've got to help us! You have to help Pisces get better!"
Escargoon blinked, then waved his hand annoyed, "I don't know what you're talking about!"
Sword and Blade brought Pisces in.
Escargoon covered his mouth and gasped.
"You've got to help her!" Tiff said again.
"Well I-"
"You're a Doctor right?" Tuff questioned.
"Yeah but-"
"She's in very bad shape!" Sword put in.
"Who is-"
Mumble, Mumble, "Doctor!" Blade mumbled.
"WOULD YOU ALL JUST HOLD IT!"
Everyone shut up.
"Now Tiff, you tell me what's going on here."
Tiff explained.
"Oh, so this must be-" Escargoon gasped, "that girl that ninja had!"
"Don't worry about him, Meta Knight took care of him!"
"Well, I don't know why I should." Escargoon said stroaking his chin thoughtfully.
They all glared at him.
He jumped, "B-but I will."
The first thing he had to do was take off her shirt so he could examine the wound and stop the bleeding. (don't worry she has a tank top on underneath)
"Get me a cold cloth." he instructed Tiff.
She did
He pressed it against where Pisces had been stabbed. Then he noticed something.
"A chip of a sword is in here."
Tiff didn't understand how that happened but she just handed Escargoon the tweezeres.
He tried to get it but it hurt Pisces, making her cry out at the pain. She struggled to get up but Sword and Blade held her down.
He tried again and succeeded.
When he was finished he told them she would need to rest for a few days, and since they couldn't get Meta Knight back without her they all decided to stay until she got better.
It was a dark rainy night. And Pisces was alone. All alone in Esargoon's room. She tried to sleep but the hole in the wall worried her. What if someone came in through there? She was even more worried since Tiff and Tuff had taken her Star Wand away. How was she suppost to defend herself if something came after her? The magic she created without the powers of her Star Wand weren't as strong, so that didn't help either.
"Maybe nothing will happen." she whispered to herself.
Lightning made her jump, and sit up.
"Pisces.." called a voice.
She hoped it was just the wind.
She turned to her side.
She was wrong.
"How do you work this thing?" Tuff wondered as he fiddled around with Pisces' Star Wand.
"Stop it, Tuff! You're going to break something!" Tiff yelled as she continued to clean their apartment.
"No, I'm not!" he insisted, "Watch!"
Tuff swung it around and a blast of stars shot out of it and broke a lamp.
"Tuff!"
Tuff grinned stupidly, "Heh heh oops."
"Give me that!" Tiff said snagging it.
She went to set it down, when all of the sudden she heard screaming.
"It's Pisces!" Tuff said immediatly.
The two hurried out of the room
There was a dark shadow in the window. Pisces knew who it was. But she couldn't help him, at least not without getting killed. Her only choice was to run.When she did he followed her.
She ran out of the room shutting the door behind her.
Just then Tiff, Tuff and Kirby appeared.
"What's wrong, Pisces?" Tiff asked.
That second Meta Knight came crashing through the door.
Tiff and Tuff screamed in unison.
"Run!" Pisces screamed.
The group ran as fast as they could with Meta Knight right on their tails.
"Where's my Star Wand?" Pisces asked as they ran.
"In our room!" Tiff answered.
The group rushed to Tiff and Tuff's apartment.
Pisces grabbed the Star Wand just as Meta Knight crashed through the door. Meta Knight attacked, and hit her out the window. Tiff and Tuff screamed, then watched as he flew out after her.
Pisces made her fingers form a ball then rested her arms at her sides. She began to float and floated down safetly to the ground.
She shuttered as she put her hands on the many scratches on her from the glass of the window. She fell to her knees, shaking.
Meta Knight flew down in front of her. And readied his sword for a Sword Beam.
"No! Meta Knight! Please stop!"
He didn't listen and continued.
"It's me, Pisces! Please stop!"
He continued to create Sword Beam.
She closed her eyes.
Pisces could hear his sword cutting through the air, she knew a Sword Beam was heading toward her.
A tear slid down her cheak.
"I'm sorry." she whispered.
Pisces raised her arms to her sides, stretching them out as far as they could go.
A bright light shone around her, making the Sword Beam disappear.
She placed her hands on her heart. Her eyes sprinted open. She held up her hand, "LIGHT!"
A HUGE blast of light shot out at him, pealing at his flesh.
He fell to the ground.
Just as he did Tiff,Tuff and Kirby came outside.
Pisces ran to his side.
"What did you do to him!" Tiff gasped joining her along side Meta Knight.
"Will he be okay?" Tuff asked also coming over.
"If I can reach him, he'll be fine."
"And if you don't?" they both asked.
She looked away.
They both gasped.
"Stand back." she ordered.
They did.
Pisces closed her eyes, put her hand on her heart then extended her hand forward and reached into Meta Knight's chest.
It was dark and cold, in this dark demention where Meta Knight was. A loud heart beat could be heard, it repeated itself over and over.
"Meta Knight!" a female voice called out to him, "Meta Knight."
"Who is there?" Meta Knight asked with his mind.
"Meta Knight! Meta Knight!" the voice continued acting as if it hadn't heard his question.
A dark image of a person appeared.
"Reach for me, Meta Knight!" it beckoned, extending its dark hand.
"Who are you?" he questioned.
"Reach for me Meta Knight!" It repeated."
He started to but another voice called to him.
"No! Reach here, Meta Knight!" A male voice said.
Meta Knight turned and there was another dark figure.
The voices filled his head both calling to him.
"Come here!" the male voice beckoned.
"Reach for me!" the female voice called.
"Come here!"
"Reach for me!"
"Come here!"
"Stop it!" he screamed
The female shadow took form and Pisces appeared.
She stood still, the only thing that moved was her hair that was being blown.
"Have you forgotten me?" she asked.
"No of course not." he answered.
She extended her hand, "Then reach for me."
He was about to when chains from behind him shackled him and started pulling him back.
"He's mine!" the other voice called, "I won't let you take him!"
"Reach for me!" she said again.
"I can't!" Meta Knight replied trying to get the chains off of him.
"Reach for me!"
"Trust me!" the other voice hissed.
"Reach for me." her voice began to echo as she started to go farther and farther away.
"I can't"
"Reach for me."
Pisces was almost out of sight.
"Pisces!"
He reached.