Chapter 4: Sir Dragato's Rage

Back at Sir Dragato's home, everyone awaits for Gabriella to wake up. She has been in a coma for several hours now.

Sir Dragato, Sir Falspar, Meta Knight, and Sir Hatchet are all there with Gabriella.

"What should we do," asks Sir Dragato.

"All we can do is wait," says Sir Hatchet. "There's nothing we can do to help her wake up."

This is when MK thinks that it is his fault Gabriella is in a coma.

The Galaxia is his sword, and it's possibly the most powerful sword in the entire universe. Gabriella is too young to use its power...

MK sighs. "This is my fault. I shouldn't have let her touch the Galaxia in the first place."

Sir Dragato then says, "We don't blame you for how you feel, Meta Knight. However, it was Gabriella's fault. She was the one that grabbed it without your permission."

"Hello!"

Everyone turns to the door and sees a turqoise-colored puffball with a pink bow on her head. Her eyes are like Kirby's, only a bit larger, and they aren't blue. One is purple, and the other one is orange, and her feet are beige-colored. She seems to be 7 years old. She has a bag of IV fluids in hand.

"Who are you," asks Sir Hatchet.

"I'm Iris!" She runs up to them and hands over the IV fluids. "Sir Arthur heard of your situation and said I should bring this over. I hope you don't mind."

"Not at all, but, Iris, she's comatose."

"Sir Arthur said these fluids are used for that sort of state. He said they'll help Gabriella wake up. Technology's really getting better, isn't it?"

Sir Falspar then has a question of his own. "You know Sir Arthur?"

"Yeah. He found me, and he said to me that I should live there until he finds my parents. We haven't found them yet, and I'm not sure if I'll see them again."

"Well, we all wish you luck on that quest."

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome."

"Well, I need to go now! I'll see you later!"

"Goodbye."

She runs to the door and shouts, "Bye!", before leaving.

However, moments after she leaves, everyone hears a blood-curdling scream, and the roof is ripped off of the house once again.

"GUESS WHO'S BACK?!"

It's N. Six. Apparently, he wasn't down to his last life.

Everyone is shocked, except N. Six himself. They thought N. Six would be dead already, but there he is, hovering in the air, holding Iris in front of him. "It's me, Necro Six!"

He lets go of Iris, and a cage then forms around her, sealing her in.

"What is the meaning of this," shouts Sir Dragato. "I thought you were-"

"I was never your son. I was never Gabriella's sister. I am a demon, one of Nightmare's creations."

Nightmare then rises from beneath the ground, showing himself to everyone. "Thank you, Necro Six, for capturing Iris."

"It's not a problem, Master."

"Call me Nightmare."

Almost everyone is even more dumbfounded. Nightmare, risen from the grave...again?

"Where is Gabriella," he asks.

Sir Hatchet then says, "She's comatose. She cannot see you right now."

"Comatose? Give her to me anyways."

Meta Knight then says, "We will never."

N. Six then says, "Give her to us. That is, if you want to live."

"Why do you want her and Iris?"

"They are actually related. They're cousins."

Nobody knew this, not even Sir Dragato. They all had no idea of this what so ever, leading them to be taken aback by this revelation.

N. Six then continues. "Iris is the daughter of Sir Nonsurat, and like Gabriella, her mother was killed at a young age, by us, me and Nightmare."

This infuriates Sir Dragato. He has been holding in rage for as long as N. Six was alive. He knew someday his son would turn evil. He knew N. Six would team up with Nightmare. He never took the opportunities he had to let that rage fly, let it control him and kill N. Six for good. This is the real opportunity to release that rage, and with that realization, his eyes go on fire. "How could you do this?! How could you do such horrible things like destroy lives and scar even more?!"

N. Six is smiling. "It is not our fault that their mothers were mortal."

"Mortal?! MORTAL?! THAT'S HOW YOU DESCRIBE IT?!"

"After all, everyone is mortal. All of us have to die sometime."

"AND YOU SHOULD DIE RIGHT NOW!"

N. Six then laughs. "Who knows? I could've been given six more lives. I could be immortal, you don't know."

Nightmare then decides it's enough. "Necro, eno-"

N. Six then becomes angry. "IT'S NOT ENOUGH! THEY ARE INFERIOR, ONLY MERE MORTALS! THEY NEED TO DIE! THE MORTALS HAVE TO DIE!"

N. Six believes that he really is immortal.

He flies down to Sir Dragato, whose eyes are still flaming. "Father, I-"

"YOU AREN'T MY SON! YOU ARE A DEMON FROM THE VERY DEPTHS OF-"

"Sure, sure, I may be. However, it is true that I am technically your son."

"You can't be! You simply can't be my son!"

"But I am, and you can't do a thing about it."

Sir Dragato pulls out his sword. "I WILL KILL YOU!"

"A fight? Is that your request?"

"I want to kill you."

"The only way to do that is to defeat me in a battle. Me against you, one on one. That is it."

After a brief pause, Sir Dragato lunges at N. Six with a shout of fury. N. Six then responds with a punch that goes through Dragato's mask. They then begin to fight, an epic brawl between Star Warrior and Nightmare demon.

Nightmare, watching the fight, laughs. "Oh, how wonderful. The grim parting of an alliance between father and son. Delightful, indeed."

Sir Hatchet then looks at Nightmare. "You wished for this to happen?!"

"I have always wanted to see an alliance be torn apart like this. It is heartbreaking, but at the same time, it's fantastic."

Sir Hatchet then gives a noise of disapproval, but he doesn't attack Nightmare.

Sir Dragato and N. Six are still at it, and then Sir Dragato pins Necro Six to the ground.

"I hated you ever since I saw you! I wished you weren't my son! You are not the son of a Star Warrior; you are a child of Nightmare!"

"I always knew you hated me. You always loved Gabriella, and you never gave me any love, appreciation, or joy. You always pushed me aside, and I have learned to hate you back. I know I'm a spawn of Nightmare, and the only reason I was created was because of Nightmare's power. I was meant to be his and not yours. I know all of this already."

Sir Dragato draws back his sword and prepares to stab N. Six. "I now have the chance to rid the world of the demon I called my son, Necro Six!" He then thrusts the sword in his hand forward, but instead of stabbing N. Six, he stabs the ground below him. N. Six has escaped before he could be killed.

N. Six then grabs the sword from behind and stabs Sir Dragato in the back with it. Sir Dragato shouts in pain and falls, blood spraying from the wound as N. Six removes the sword.

Sir Dragato then moves to N. Six, trying to get his sword back. "Give me...my sword..."

"No. I will not." He then stabs Sir Dragato once again, killing him instantly.

Sir Dragato's body lies on the ground, still bleeding. N. Six throws the sword, letting it stick in the wall.

Everyone is silent. N. Six has won.

Necro Six begins to speak. "All who are mortal will bow to me. I have killed a fellow Star Warrior, all by my skill. They all will attend to me and my every need, and I will rule this universe."

Nightmare then realizes Necro Six was only using him. "Necro Six, you were only using me to kill your own father."

"Yes, Nightmare. I was only using you to kill my father and begin my reign in this pathetic universe. I intend to create an army of super warriors that will help me rule all, everyone and everything."

"You were lying to me?!"

"All this time I was. I-"

As N. Six is speaking, Sir Hatchet sneaks behind him and slices N. Six with his hatchet. N. Six is now dead.

When Sir Hatchet pulls the hatchet away, the body falls to the ground, forever dead. He really was down to his last life.

As all of this is happening, Gabriella wakes up. She sees what has happen and gasps in horror.

Everyone looks to see that she has awakened. She looks around and sees the bloody body of her father on the floor. She gasps, and she looks at Nightmare, then at Sir Hatchet, who is standing behind her brother's body. She then looks back at Nightmare and stands up, and her eyes go on fire. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!"

"I didn't do anything, I-"

She sees Iris trapped in the cage, speechless. "You captured my cousin?! HOW COULD YOU!?"

"It wasn't me! It-"

"IT WAS YOU! IT WAS YOU ALL THIS TIME! But now...I WILL DESTROY YOU!"

She then jumps at Nightmare, but he grabs her just in time. He only laughs.

Gabriella then bites his hand with force, eyes still flaming. He lets go of her with a shout of pain, but she hovers in midair. Sir Dragato's sword then flies to her hand, and she screams with fury. She slashes Nightmare with the sword with tremendous force.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

"I am ridding the world of a terrible demon! You cursed my brother, and now you killed my father!"

"I didn't kill him!"

"You cursed my brother, and he killed my father! THAT MAKES YOU RESPONSIBLE!" She slashes Nightmare once again with the sword, and this time, he screams in agony. "YOU WILL DIE!" She then slashes him once again, and he gives an ear-splitting cry. "YOU WILL NOT KILL ME! I WILL FOREVER LIVE ON!" He screams, and he vanishes.

She frees Iris, lets her go, comes back to the ground, and lets go of her father's sword. Her eyes stop flaming, and everyone is looking at her.

"Anyone else wanna bother me?"

All of them say no, still panicked. She smiles. "Excellent. That's what I like to hear."

They all go to her. Questions are being thrown at her from everywhere.

"How did you do that?!"

"Such a small child with immense power!"

"How," asks Sir Hatchet. "How were you able to have such power?"

She then gives one answer. "If it's for someone you love, it's makes you all the more powerful."

They all agree to this.

The next day, Gabriella is walking around. She then sees Meta Knight, and she stops. "Hi, Meta Knight!"

He goes to her, and he asks her something. "May I talk with you?"

"Absolutely."

"Come with me."

They both sit down by the nearest tree, in the cool shade, and he says, "I am wondering something: How did you know what happened, about Necro Six killing Sir Dragato?"

"I was able to hear everything happen. I heard what happened."

"But how?"

"I was about to wake up, but I decided to stay asleep. I didn't want to see them get killed."

"Are you OK with everything that happened?"

"I'm a bit sad, especially for my father, but I'm OK."

MK smiles. "It's amazing how mature you are for your age."

"Sir Dragato was strict with my manners, but other than that...I guess it just came to me."

He then remembers something. "I have something for you." He takes out a letter. "It's from someone special."

She takes the letter and begins to read it. "Gabriella, I have not seen you in quite a bit, and I have heard what happened. I will come see you soon, and I know you miss me. Coming to Dreamland is no problem, so I will see you very, very soon." She then looks at MK. "What's so special about this?"

"Read who it's from."

She then looks at the letter, and at the very bottom, she sees, "Sincerely, Magolor." Her lost friend.

She is shocked and speechless. She never thought she'd see Magolor ever again. "Is it really him?"

"It really is."

A big smile then takes shape on her face. "Thank you! Thank you!"

He then says, "Don't thank me. Thank Magolor."

She then asks him something she's been thinking about. "Who's going to be my father now?"

He then smiles as he realizes the answer. "I will. I'll be your father."

She then gives him a hug. "Thank you."

He then wraps an arm around her and says, "You're welcome."

In the heart of the world of evil lies the corrupt soul of Necro Six. He lies motionless, forever still. When his eyes awaken to find himself in this distant universe, he sees another soul: Iris. She goes to him and says, "I have found you. I'll get you out of here."

N. Six gives an evil smile.