I decided to update quickly, it's because of the new OC, ShadowMark. There's something very important about him. You'll find out.
Meta Knight continued to try to fly, but BlueDragon decided she'd go and get something to drink. Heading towards the castle she never noticed ShadowMark, disguised as her, start to head towards the group the moment she walked by. He found a spot next to Kirby and took a sip from a Pepsi bottle he got from the castle kitchen (considering he's a dragon it's those big liter bottles). He was supposed to watch for a moment to strike but he thought back to when he had to 'wear' his disguise.
---Flashback---
"What do you mean you have to paint me blue!?" ShadowMark protested. He growled as Escargon tried to paint the reluctant dragon, almost losing his hand when ShadowMark tried to bite him. Dedede reminded the dragon "You're on contract, and I purchased your services, so you gotta do what we tell you to do!" ShadowMark growled as he was painted by the penguin and snail. 'F(expletive)ing contract!'
---End of Flashback---
His disguise seemed almost flawless… almost. There were no dragon sized contact lenses to change his eye color and his 'flame', which is concentrated darkness, remained purple. 'These idiots probably won't notice' he thought to himself as he took another swig from the bottle. He burped loudly and caused everyone to look at him, but he just glared back. Not a good idea considering Meta Knight noticed the differences the moment 'BlueDragon' came back. Meta Knight jumped from the branch and glided to 'BlueDragon' and kicked 'her'. The others were surprised; even 'BlueDragon' didn't see that coming. Shaking off the attack, ShadowMark was about to strike, but he remembered to keep his true identity secret. Meta Knight unsheathed Galaxia and commanded "Where's BlueDragon, imposter!" 'BlueDragon' managed to fake an innocent look and tilted 'her' head in confusion. "Meta Knight! What are you talking about?!" Bun questioned. "Yeah, what was that for?" 'BlueDragon' asked, real voice revealed to Meta Knight but hidden to the others. ShadowMark had bended reality to disguise his tail, eyes, and even his voice but only Meta Knight didn't fall for the ruse. 'If only I could bend reality whenever I needed to' thought ShadowMark, remembering his limited reality warping capabilities. Meta Knight's eyes shone red as he hissed "I'm on to you" "Like I'm afraid of you" ShadowMark whispered. Perking up, 'BlueDragon' quickly made up an excuse before rushing off the castle, but 'she' was really hiding in the bushes. The real BlueDragon then returned with a Pepsi bottle and asked "What'd I miss?" Fumu told her "Didn't you just run off somewhere?" BlueDragon tilted her head in bewilderment and drank some of the soda. "That other dragon wasn't BlueDragon, it was an imposter!" BlueDragon spat the soda in her mouth and drenched everyone. "What?! An imposter?!" She was astonished about the news as everyone else was disgusted. She rushed back to the castle to try and catch the imposter, but her leg was caught in something. She looked down and fell into a hole that had enlarged under her foot. ShadowMark didn't have to worry about BlueDragon for now.
The others followed BlueDragon but Meta Knight split up as he saw movement in nearby bushes. He was about to check inside the bushes when a frightened Toramizu jumped out and ran away. Even more suspicious, he went in the bushes and was knocked out by something.
When Meta Knight woke up he found himself in a dark, cold, and disdainfully familiar place. He sauntered through the halls, crossing demon beasts he once knew as they bowed their heads to him. He stopped in front of a mirror and noticed his eyes were red and his wings were out. He checked behind and saw that his wings were in cape form; then why is the mirror showing the image in front of him? He continued through the halls and noticed one door in particular. It was the door to where Nightmare would make all his demon beasts; he was back in Nightmare's fortress! He opened the door and saw a shadowy form, but it wasn't Nightmare, it was a dragon. The dragon opened its eyes and they were red in color. Remembering the imposter, Meta Knight charged at the dragon but the moment he unsheathed Galaxia the sword shocked him! He dropped the sword immediately and his eyes portrayed his bewilderment by turning orange. He started stepping back as the shadow dragon approached and picked up Galaxia, the sword turning from gold to black as a purple aura shrouded the sword. Meta Knight revealed his wings and prepared himself for anything. The dragon's eyes briefly flashed red and Meta knight flinched, but then could no longer move from his spot. His orange eyes changed to white as the dragon slowly approached, each step creating an audible thump. The dragon lowered its head and gave the knight a sinister smile as it sliced the mask in half, the pieces falling to the floor. Meta Knight couldn't believe it; his own sword was being used against him. He felt his blood ooze from the cut where the dragon had split his mask. Not finished with the still immobile knight the dragon cut Meta Knight's wings off, both wings falling to the floor beside the now heavily bleeding star warrior. Meta Knight glared at the dragon as he started regaining feeling, but his white eyes probably weren't all that intimidating. The dragon asked the now severely injured knight "Scared yet?" in a dark and devilish tone. Meta Knight was trying to hide it but the look on his eyes revealed the hidden fear. Kicking the puffball, the shadow watched as Meta Knight rolled and slammed against a wall. Just when the knight had regained feeling, he wished he hadn't. The pain of what happened struck him like a ton of bricks. He stayed slumped against the wall as the dragon approached. Meta Knight had his eyes clamped shut but when he opened them he saw Galacta Knight with two other indistinguishable shadowy figures beside him as Galacta Knight thrust his lance at Meta Knight. But before the point reached him…
Meta Knight woke up in the bushes he was investigating. He tried to stand up but whatever happened had left him exhausted. He laid back down and panted, it was so real. He looked to his side and saw Galaxia beside him. He grabbed the sword expecting to get shocked again but nothing happened. He stayed there for who knows how long, frightened out of his wits, until the others found him.
ShadowMark, having washed out the paint on his body some time earlier, walked into the throne room and gave Dedede the news. "I've done your dirty work, fat f(expletive). Pay up and I can finally get out of here" Escargon then told the black dragon "Good job, but there's one more thing you've gotta do" Hearing that he still had to stay he curled his lips into a snarl. "Get rid of Kirby!" Dedede commanded. ShadowMark looked genuinely surprised. How could he kill a baby! He liked to joke about that kind of stuff, but talking the talk is much more different than doing the do. "A baby?! You want me to kill a baby! I'll admit that I joke about that and similar kinds of sick stuff but you can't expect me to do that! Keep your filthy money, I'm outta here! 'Hehe, I bet they don't know that I took their money when they weren't looking'. Tell that bastard Nightmare to tear up my contract, cause I quit! My sister was right, what was I thinking!" He shouted as he angrily stormed off, leaving the king and his henchman with their mouths agape.
Back with the others, who moved Meta Knight to his room, they tried to ask him about what happened but he continued to shiver from fear and fatigue as he wrapped his cape tightly around his body. Warrah whimpered, he couldn't stand seeing any living thing being tortured like this. Kirby tugged at Meta Knight's cape. "Meda Naido Sensei?" (Sensei means teacher or mentor) "What happened to him?" Bun questioned. No one really knew what did happen to Meta Knight, until a black dragon walked in. "He's been affected by my Nightmare Rift attack, and now he won't calm down no matter what you do. But there is a way to cure him" the dragon told the six. "Who are you?" Sword and Blade readied their swords as Warrah hissed. The dragon introduced himself and explained what happened. "You worked for Nightmare, but quitted because killing Kirby was too much?" Fumu tried to comprehend what he said, getting a nod from the red eyed dragon. "The only way to cure him is with BlueDragon's Dream Rift" The others started to discuss the last time they saw BlueDragon before ShadowMark told them "Is there anyone here who would like to see the Shadow Dimension?"
I'll stop this chapter here, but I'll update again (I'm insomniac and have a few days off!) quickly. By the way, I'll put up a description about ShadowMark later, after Chapter 5. Until the next update!