Double-0-K and Super Spy Kirby

Chapter Five: Tower of Terror

Jacob swung his sword back realizing that he was fighting a…thing. It had a Flamer's body, but it was much taller, and had arms and legs and a fiery blade. Obviously this had to be one of Nightmare's experiments. It dodged the blow and tried to stab Jacob. Jacob leaped up on the pedestal and Flamer ended up slicing clean through it. He jumped away as the pedestal split in two.

Somehow Jacob started to hover above the canopy, with a confused Flamer down below.

"Go ahead! Play your little game. You can't hide forever." Flamer taunted, not aware of what had just happened.

Jacob then realized it wasn't him, but his sword that had empowered him with this ability. After getting used to it, he flew down with Mysticant straight below him in attempt to surprise attack him. Unfortunately there was something in that Flamer that told him what was to come.

He glided away as Mysticant struck the ground. Jacob tried to release it but Flamer kept on getting closer and closer. He almost let go of the sword when a blast of wind came out of the handle and blew Flamer a few meters away.

Now with a bit more confidence, Jacob pulled out the sword and made a slight cut on Flamer's left arm. Unfortunately, it didn't affect him much. Flamer's flames started to grow bigger and his blade seemed to glow and the word, "Fantaray" could be seen on the handle.

Fireballs suddenly appeared all over the sky and moments later they were all headed toward Jacob. He was able to fend off the first wave, but then more and more appeared, and he had to use his agility instead. After a while Mysticant was knocked out of his hands and Flamer rose up into the air.

The earth started to tremble and right below Jacob's feet a crack appeared and it turned into a pit. Jacob hung on to the earth with his hand, wondering what was in the pit below. Flamer sauntered his way on over, just to scare Jacob. Jacob closed his eyes, held his hand out, and somehow Mysticant flew into his hands. He leaped up at sliced at Flamer.

The move caught him off guard and he plummeted toward the pit below.

"Phew!" Jacob gasped. "I better get going off to the next place…which I think would be…"

He was hit by a ball of molten lava and turned around to see Flamer covered in magma. Astonished, he stepped back slowly and jumped away to avoid another blast. Instantly he started to run through the forests, with Flamer following him. Flamer thought that he was running away because he was too powerful…but Jacob had something else in mind.

Eventually he reached the other end of the island, and dived into the water. Flamer paused at the shores, waiting for his air to run out so that he would have to come up for air, and that would be his chance. But something else was happening underneath.

Jacob leaped back onto the land, but he looked a lot different. He had inhaled some water and had the water ability now. He breathed out gushes of water, and this had made the Flamer faint. Jacob walked up to him, grabbed his sword and through him into the water.

After resting for a few minutes, Jacob got up and somehow his communications link started to act up.

"Jacob! Jacob! Are you there! It's me, Josh! There isn't much time left! Nightmare is preparing a…" the line went blank.

"Josh is in trouble! I must hurry!" Jacob ran until he reached a small palace. "Could it be? No…this is too small to be Butter Buildings. I better check it out, though."

Jacob busted through the door and noticed he was in a room with paint all over the floor. He gasped. "It's Pain T. Roller's hideout! There must be a warpstar somewhere in here. But I must be sure not to be seen by…"

"Me?" a familiar voice said.

"OH NO! IT'S PAIN T. ROLLER!"

"You actually fell for that? Pain T. Roller moved away to some island with a volcano. It's said to be the same one where Kit Cosmos lives. Now my master doesn't want anyone to pass through this territory. And when my master orders something…it gets done…fast."

An evil look appeared on the Paint Roller's face as he took out a magical paintbrush.

"Prepare to meet your doom…" Paint Roller jumped in the air and hundred of clones of Paint Roller appeared and circled around Jacob. "Turn back now or face the consequences."

"Jacob…never…gives…up!" He yelled and leaped in the air to avoid a big bomb that was painted.

Unfortunately by now the Paint Rollers had painted an army of monsters of all sorts, and Jacob was completely out numbered.

"This is your last chance…" all of them said.

"I can't believe the nerve of some people!" KCCKirby appeared behind the real Paint Roller and grabbed back his paintbrush, and rolled away.

Instantly all the Paint Rollers disappeared into thin air, even the real one.

"That KCCKirby…shows up in the most convenient times." Jacob smiled as he hopped on a warpstar that appeared in front of him.

In a few minutes he landed directly inside the first floor of the Butter Buildings, behind a crate. "What is going on here?" Jacob said.

Hundreds of Sword Knights, Blade Knights, Trident Knights, and even Axe Knights were wandering everywhere across the floor. They appeared to be brainwashed by something and started to run across the room, searching frantically.

They must know I'm here…otherwise they wouldn't be searching. Jacob thought as he snuck past a guard and paused behind another crate. He thought that some Blade Knights had spotted him as they walked up to the crate he was hiding behind. Instead of looking behind the crate, they looked in it.

"There he is!" the Blade Knights said as Meta Knight jumped out of the crate. "GET HIM!"

Four of the Blade Knights chased him up the stairs. Using the moment to sneak to the next floor, Jacob ran up with the crowd of Blade Knights, unseen to anyone until they reached the second floor. When no one could see the six of them, Jacob knocked the four blade knights out the window.

"Jacob? Is that you?" Meta Knight let out after breathing a bit.

"Meta Knight? How did you get here?"

"That storm…it was really Kracko…he has created a portal and is sucking everyone into this twisted game. He must be stopped…I know what you are doing here. If I may, I'd like to join you on your quest of saving Josh and stopping Nightmare." Meta Knight finished.

"You are in a terrible state. You need some medical attention first. Let me…"

"No, I am fine really." He stared at the horrible cut in both of his legs. "I am just exhausted. It's just that Mr. Shrine and Mr. Bright, at the top of the castle, have brainwashed all of my knights. I think you have noticed that…"

"Of course. Mr. Shrine and Bright should've been the ones behind this, especially since Butter Buildings is where they call home. But fine, I'll let you come. Just be warned…"

Meta Knight stood up and unsheathed Galaxia. He seemed to be acting better. "Then let us go! We need to hurry before the situation gets even worse. I know the way, I suggest you follow me."

"Oh great!" Jacob shouted about five minutes later. "A dead end. I thought you knew the way!"

"Ssh!" Meta Knight said as he motioned Jacob to hide behind a crack.

They looked around the room they were in and saw nothing. "Nothing is here! What are you trying to pull?" Jacob was getting annoyed.

"No…I sense something…"

Suddenly the doors behind them magically closed shut. Jacob ran up to it, trying to slice through it, but could not accomplish anything. "It's sealed by a magic barrier! Get over here and…"

Jacob was blasted by a small bolt of lightning and realized that Shine and Bright weren't the only ones atop this castle.

"It's Kracko! Wait no…that's too small…whatever it is, it's small." Meta Knight deflected a bolt which shot back at the Small Kracko, but its cloudy surroundings made sure that nothing would hit his eye.

Realizing that Meta Knight wouldn't go down as easily because of Galaxia, the strange Kracko flew up to the ceiling, and started to charge up for something big.

"Now's our chance!" Jacob said as he leaped into the air and sliced at it with both Fantaray and Mysticant. An electric charge went through his body, and he was knocked down on the ground.

Instead of it finishing Jacob off, it finally stopped charging and realized multiple lightning bolts that darted across the area. Even Meta Knight had a very difficult time trying to avoid the bolts.

"Jacob! I need you to find something! Anything that would seem useful! These crates have lots of stuff in them!" Meta Knight tried to shout over the sound of electricity.

"How can I? This is just a game!"

"Do the impossible…" Meta Knight smiled.

"Have you been watching me?"

"No…not really…just get a move on!"

ZAPPPPPPP! Meta Knight had let his guard down for just a second and he was zapped by hundreds of small bolts.

"Meta Knight!" Jacob flew up in the air.

"Don't worry…about me…I'll find a way out…but you must hurry…before Mr. Shine can complete his progress…" Meta Knight gasped as he lay on the ground to get some rest.

Furiously, Jacob leaped in the air and sliced through the small Kracko faster then he had ever moved before. His anger had enabled him to gain power and finish him off.

"Meta Knight? Are you…alive?" Jacob felt a pulse, but he was obviously not well.

"You must hurry…before Mr. Shine can complete his progress…now what did he mean by that?" Jacob pondered. "Well, Meta Knight, I'll come back…I have an important matter to take care of…" Jacob said as he walked up to the last floor before the roof.