Present Day

The tension in the room hidden deep below Whispy Woods Forest was just as easily detectable as the silence that filled it. Two doors sat on opposite ends of rectangular room and in the middle of the room was a conference table. Seated around the table in dim light was all previous members of the Meta Knight army, Vul, Mace, Ax, Trident and Waddle Dee, they were all there with their eyes constantly shifting back at one another. They all hadn't seen each other since that incident on the Halberd and they all had their reasons. Mace, Ax, Trident and Waddle Dee had disobeyed Vul's orders to evacuate and had instead given one final attempt to defeat Kirby but their efforts were futile, making one another appear to be failures in each other's eyes while Vul came off as a coward for fleeing the ship beforehand.

Recently, however, they had all received mysterious letters with directions to a cave hidden away in the forest that lead them to the room they now sat in.

"Never think I'd see any of you again." Vul said quietly.

"I think we all share that thought." Mace replied.

"It's too bad." Waddle Dee said. "Especially with what happened to Meta Knight."

It was a commonly shared thought between the five of them that Meta Knight had ended up going down to the bottom of the Orange Ocean with the Halberd when it crashed and was presumed to be dead by all of them due to the fact none of them head even heard of him since.

"Maybe if Vul hadn't have been such a coward he'd still be alive." Trident said.

Vul slammed his fist on the table. "A coward? How was the Halberd's destruction my fault? You were the ones that weren't able to stop Kirby once he got onboard!"

"I didn't see you doing anything to stop him." Trident told him.

"I was the one who sent Heavy Lobster and activated the Combo Cannon!" Vul shouted.

"And all of those failed." Trident said.

"Well what else was I suppose to do?" Vul asked angrily.

"Guys calm down." Mace said.

"Yeah there's no reason to argue here." Ax added.

"What are we even doing here anyway?" Waddle Dee asked.

"That's a good question." Mace said.

Silence once again began to fill the room as they all pondered why they had all been assembled to this location. Then the door across from all of them opened up and two green clad knights walked out. Both of their armor was a shade of green but their appearances were much different. One of them had a dark green tint to their armor and had a helmet on that concealed his face while the other's armor had a lighter shade of green and large shoulder pads with pink guard covering his face and red tassels at the tip of his helmet. They both stood on opposite sides of the door and gave a saluting pose to the opened door way.

"Presenting… Master Meta Knight!" The darker one said surprising everyone else in the room.

Everyone at the table stared in amazement as their former leader emerged with his cloak wrapped around the front of his body. He walked up to the end of the table in front of the door opposite of Vul as the two other knights stood beside him, acting as guards.

"Gentlemen…" Meta Knight greeted as his eyes scanned everyone.

"Sir… Sir Meta Knight… you're alive." Ax said.

"It's a miracle!" Mace cried.

"Hooray!" Waddle Dee shouted.

"I never doubted you're survived." Trident said.

Vul remained silent.

"I see my letters managed to reach you all." Meta Knight said.

"What's the meaning of this?" Vul asked harshly.

"How dare you talk to Master Meta Knight like that!" The darker knight beside him shouted.

"Sword!" Meta Knight snapped.

"Sorry master." Sword apologized.

"No matter, I see you're as anxious as ever Vul." Meta Knight said. "I suspected you'd all be curious to way I have summoned you all here."

"Well of course. It's been years since we've last met." Mace told him.

Vul leaned back in his seat and crossed his arms. "So why did you summon us Meta Knight?"

"Simple. I have a proposition for you all." Meta Knight said.

"What kind of proposition?" Ax asked.

"As you all know our last attempt at conquering Dream Land failed due to the actions of a certain pink hero." Meta Knight began. "After studying our actions with great care I have decided that it is once again time for us to invade Dream Land."

"Invade Dream Land again? But how?" Trident asked.

"He's right the Halberd sunk to the bottom of the ocean." Mace said.

"It's all wet now." Waddle Dee added.

"It may have sunk but suffered no additional damage when it crashed into the ocean floor. I've spent these past three years rebuilding and upgrading the Halberd into a much more powerful version." Meta Knight told them.

"Still, as soon as we lift off Kirby is bound to show up and destroy it again." Vul said. "This whole idea is pointless."

"That is where you're wrong Vul. Kirby isn't in Dream Land at the moment which gives us the perfect opportunity to attack. Even if he does show up I am more than confident in the fact that we will be able to stop him this time." Meta Knight explained.

Everyone at the table exchanged looks.

"What do you say? Are you in?"

Ax looked around the room before extending his hand towards the middle of the table. "Sure, I'm in."

"I'm in." Mace said as he extended his hand out.

"I'm in! I'm in!" Waddle Dee shouted with enthusiasm as he leaned over the table and placed his short stubby hand in the middle.

"Count me in." Trident said.

Everyone including Meta Knight and his guards looked towards Vul.

"Well?" Meta Knight asked.

Vul looked at everyone's face before placing his hand in the center. "I'm in."

"Then it's agreed. We will invade Dream Land once again." Meta Knight said.

"Long live the Meta Knights!" The group shouted.

"Soon… Dream Land will know my power!"

A/N: Sorry but the fail pun chapter title, I couldn't think of anything else. R&R.