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Vesa and Fecto Elfilis congregated in Hyness's study the following day. Hyness observed as his child brought out the Dimensional Mirror and set it onto the floor.

"The mirror has been visibly tampered with," Elfilis explained, "though I can't think of anyone who's currently still alive other than us who would've been able to mess with it to this extent."

Hyness approached the mirror and examined it.

"It is heavily damaged, indeed," Hyness agreed, "but it can be repaired. Although, I feel we'll need some assistance. I can feel it's damaged on the other side as well."

Hyness felt the runes with his hands, his yellow eyes glowing with thought.

"I'm not sure what you're getting at," Elfilis frowned.

"Oh, right!" Hyness exclaimed, locking eyes onto his child, "you never met him, did you?"

"Met who?" Vesa warbled.

"I believe we referred to him as Dark Meta Knight at the time," Hyness clarified as he began repairing the mirror's runes, "he comes from the Mirror Dimension, and he's learned to travel between mirrors even without the help of the Dimensional Mirror to assist him. We'll need his help to fix it. If we were just making it for the first time, we wouldn't need to worry about this since there would be a copy of us on the other side. However, since the perfect reflection was broken upon our people first interacting with the mirror world, that's no longer true."

Vesa and Elfilis exchanged glances.

"So," Vesa asked, "how do we reach out to him?"

"Meta Knight probably keeps tabs on him," Elfilis replied, "I'm concerned as to whether or not the real Meta Knight would want to help us with this. Though, it seems clear they're both opposites of each other."

By then, Hyness repaired a quarter of the mirror's runes.

"If Meta Knight doesn't agree to help," Elfilis continued, "we may need to find Dark Meta Knight on our own. Honestly, stopping the project may be for the best if he disagrees."

"Ok," Vesa nodded, "let's go!"

"We should ask Kirby for ways to bribe him," Elfilis agreed.

"Take care, you two!" Hyness waved his hand.

Vesa and Elfilis made their way out of the tower. The ultimate life-form's feelers perked up as they scanned their surroundings. Soon enough, they pointed their finger in a direction to a dirt path to their left.

"This way."

Vesa followed Elfilis along the dirt path. After traveling for around half an hour, they spotted a familiar dome house up ahead sitting next to a tree. She noticed Kirby perching on a branch.

"Well," Elfilis suggested, "you should talk to him."

"Ok," Vesa nodded.

Vesa approached the tree. Once she was mere feet close, Kirby opened his eyes and glanced down at her.

"Poyo!" Kirby waved his arm.

"Morning, Kirby," Vesa waved back, "do you have a moment? We have a favor to ask of you."

Kirby blinked before he hopped out of the tree.

"Poyo!" Kirby chirped, standing on the tip of his feet, "poyo poyo?"

"W-We're looking for someone that goes by Dark Meta Knight," Vesa explained, "does that ring any bells?"

Kirby gasped before he jumped up.

"Poyo!"

"On the day of my surprise birthday party," Vesa continued, "Elfilis and I explored the Dreamstalk and we met this spider named Taranza who gave us this Dimensional Mirror."

Kirby blinked twice.

"Poyo?" Kirby pestered, "poyo poyo. Poyo?"

"I'm not sure," Vesa admitted, "but I was told Dark Meta Knight could repair the mirror from the other side. You see, Elfilis noticed its runes were tampered with and Hyness is having a look at it. And as why we're approaching you…"

Vesa clasped her hands behind her back.

"Can you help us persuade Meta Knight to find Dark Meta Knight for us?" Vesa requested.

"Poyo!" Kirby nodded, jumping up and down.

Vesa approached Elfilis with Kirby following close behind. The pink star warrior didn't hesitate to summon the Warp Star. Elfilis scooped their girlfriend into their arms. The Warp Star took off into the sky, so the ultimate life-form spread their winglike ears, flying after it.

Soaring above Dreamland, Kirby surveyed the land below. It seemed to take a while, but the pink star warrior spotted the familiar navy round figure perched on top of a building. The Warp Star made a quick descent. Elfilis also began to make their descent and landed nearby. Kirby hopped off the Warp Star and approached Meta Knight.

"Papa poyo!" Kirby waved his arm.

Meta Knight turned around, locking eyes onto his son.

"What is it?" he asked.

Using his body language and limited speech, Kirby went on to explain how Vesa and Elfilis received the Dimensional Mirror from Taranza and that Hyness needed Dark Meta Knight's help repairing it. Not surprisingly, Meta Knight turned away, grimacing at the memory of his encounter with his mirror counterpart.

"Poyo," Kirby sighed.

Kirby reached into his pocket dimension. Soon enough, the pink star warrior pulled out a lollipop before holding out before Meta Knight.

"Poyo!" Kirby chirped.

Elfilis and Vesa watched curiously as Meta Knight gave Kirby a blank stare. The veteran star warrior quickly snatched the candy and pulled it under his cloak, seeming like a brief flutter. Elfilis raised their brow. A moment of silence continued on until Meta Knight sighed at the sight of Kirby's eager grin and pleading eyes.

"Fine," Meta Knight grumbled, "I reserve the right to properly deal with him should he attempt a double cross."

Meta Knight flicked up his cape lightly, showing off his blade for a moment.

"Poyo!" Kirby happily jumped up and waved his arm.

"Thank you, Sir Meta Knight," Vesa smiled.

"Don't thank me until we are done," Meta Knight replied in an irritated tone.

Kirby hopped back onto the Warp Star as Meta Knight's cape changed into bat wings. Meta Knight, Elfilis and the Warp Star simultaneously took off into the sky. While they soared above Dreamland, the veteran star warrior took the lead. Kirby watched as his father veered towards the mountain range. When Meta Knight began his descent, the pink star warrior and Elfilis followed suit. The veteran star warrior touched down at the base of a mountain. Elfilis landed a short distance nearby and approached him.

"So what can we expect when we enter?" Elfilis asked, "should we expect a fight right away?"

Elfilis set Vesa onto the ground while Kirby disembarked the Warp Star. Meta Knight took a moment to think before he nodded.

"All right," Elfilis replied, "I'll be ready then. I assume you'll want to take point?"

Meta Knight gave Elfilis another nod.

"This way," Meta Knight beckoned.

With Elfilis, Vesa and Kirby following close behind, Meta Knight began his tread up the mountain. The ultimate life-form brought out their spear.

"You should stay back," Elfilis warned Vesa, "this battle is beyond your skill level."

"Uh, ok," Vesa stammered with a nod.

Vesa remained closer to Elfilis as they continued their hike. After a while, Meta Knight, Kirby, Vesa and Elfilis stopped at a cavern entrance.

"Poyo?" Kirby asked.

"Yes," Meta Knight asked, readying his sword, "he's here."

"My own senses seem to reflect right off of him," Elfilis added, their feelers perking up.

Elfilis glanced over their shoulder, their eyes gazing into Vesa's.

"You should get away from here," Elfilis insisted, "it's likely he'll attempt to bring the fight outside."

Vesa took a moment to scan her surroundings.

"Where should I hide?" she asked Elfilis.

"Take cover in some trees or even a separate cave," Elfilis suggested, "if you're able to see the sky, then you aren't in a good spot."

"Got it," Vesa nodded.

Vesa took a step back and checked her surroundings again. Once she spotted another cave, she immediately darted for it. Elfilis got into a stance, taking a position behind Meta Knight. Kirby reached into his pocket dimension again and pulled out a sword, which he inhaled and became Sword Kirby.

Meta Knight led Kirby and Elfilis into the cave without hesitation. They meandered through the tunnel until they arrived in a cave chamber. Ahead, Kirby spotted a figure resembling Meta Knight but his wings were tattered and his body was black; not to mention his sword was silver with seven blade branches instead of gold with five blade branches.

"Poyo!" Kirby called over.

The figure spun around and glared at the three with eyes that were more of an orange than yellow, something about them giving off the impression he was perpetually scowling. The slash on the mask right where his left eye was made the difference just a bit more stark. Not surprisingly, Dark Meta readied his sword, aiming it at the pink star warrior.

"Prepare yourselves, fools," Dark Meta Knight sneered in a slight raspy tone, hinting of a harsh edge.

The mirror counterpart twirled his sword around, slashing himself two times and now there were three of him. Elfilis froze, having the sneaky suspicion they might be unprepared. Meta Knight widened his stance while Kirby readied his sword.

"Be ready for anything," Elfilis warned, angling their spear downward and crouching a little lower to the ground, "they share the same power!"

Kirby took notice that the other two knights had a blue and a yellow-orange tint respectively. The three dark knights charged at the three. The copy charging at Elfilis flew right over Kirby and made a stab at them. The ultimate life-form batted his sword away. The copy summoned a mirror and threw his sword into it. The sword zipped out of a puddle and stabbed at Elfilis in the thigh, forcing them onto their knee.

Cheap trick.

Kirby did a back flip dodging the orange copy's swing of his sword. Elfilis watched as the other Dark Meta Knight copies attempted the same trick, but the pink star warrior and his father thought fast and parried the attack.

With the blue copy's sword stuck in their leg, he spun around and created a Mach Tornado. The sword ripped out of Elfilis's leg while they were flung into the storm of blades. They flinched at each collision from sharp projectiles. In the midst of slight humiliation, an idea popped into their head. They concentrated until the fur on their hand took on a more metallic appearance. They recuperated and thrust their hand forward, gripping the blue copy's mask and sinking their claws into it. Elfilis internally smirked at the sight of the copy's surprised look. They dropped their spear and smashed him into a wall.

Kirby charged up for a moment before he spun his blade at the orange copy. He jumped over the pink star warrior and spun in the air like a buzzsaw. Using telekinesis on their spear, Elfilis smacked away the copy. The blue copy sped towards the ultimate life-form and tried cutting into their leg again. They barely managed to make it halfway before Elfilis turned their leg into metal. They kicked their other leg into the ground around them, disrupting the blue copy's footing and forcing him to retreat a short distance away before he tripped.

Meta Knight sidestepped three swords which Dark Meta Knight summoned from mirrors. The veteran star warrior dashed forward and lunged at his mirror counterpart. Really, Meta Knight had no issues dancing around the dark warrior, as he surpassed Galacta Knight in skill. Elfilis recalled their spear to their side even if it wasn't a good weapon for battle in a confined space. They made a brief glance at the cavern entrance.

When the blue copy glanced backwards, Elfilis surged forward, abandoning their traditional form and morphing into a mass of virulent turquoise goo. The blue copy made a brief glance at Elfilis and widened his eyes in shock. Elfilis quickly overtook him and buried him in their biomass, taking some DNA samples in the process yet making sure not to maim him permanently. The ultimate life-form returned to normal and leaned against the wall, mending their injuries to their normal body.

With Meta Knight biding his own time, Kirby jumped up with an upward slash and attacked with a sword dive. Unfortunately, the orange copy saw this and put down a sideways mirror right where the pink star warrior was going to land, jagged and sharp like shattered glass. Meta Knight spotted this and launched a sword beam into the mirror, causing it to break into magical dust. The projectile hit the orange copy head on and launched him into a wall.

But it seemed the orange copy wasn't done yet as he staggered back to his feet, putting down a mirror in front of Kirby and himself, smirking beneath his mask. Without warning, both mirrors began to glow and Kirby cried out in pain, Dark Meta Knight visibly recovering energy. Kirby collapsed onto the ground, looking worse for wear.

"Poyo," Kirby cried weakly.

Elfilis's eyes softened and their feelers drooped at the sight of the dazed pink star warrior. Meta Knight clashed his sword against Dark Meta Knight's. Kirby struggled to get back up, grabbing his sword and glaring at the orange copy. The orange copy raised his sword, but Kirby quickly countered with an uppercut. After recovering from the blow, the orange copy smirked under his mask, making a brief glance at its original counterpart. It pulled its cape around itself and vanished. Dark Meta Knight pulled his own cape around Meta Knight and himself before vanishing. Soon enough, three Meta Knights appeared with no visible differences.

"Poyo?!" Kirby warbled, his voice on the edge of panic.

Kirby tightened his grip on his sword and aimed it at the Meta Knights, eyeing them carefully. All three copies stared at each other before they started to fight each other, confusing Kirby even further. The pink puff wasn't sure whether or not to step in. Still, if he couldn't get words out, he could at least watch for any unusual quirks from any of the copies. By then, one of the Meta Knights started using its cape to dodge a few attacks, seemingly in pain. Both of the other Meta Knights moved in on the other. With them distracted, Kirby charged at the two copies, leapt up and slashed one of them with his sword.

Meta Knight clashed with Kirby for a moment, intercepting his strike. The other two Meta Knights leapt at the other, trying to skewer him. Meta Knight broke out of his blade lock and slashed one with a powerful strike, breaking the illusion. While the orange copy was stunned, Meta Knight grabbed it and kicked it away with one of his sabatons before parrying a strike from the other one. Kirby leapt at the second copy from behind and slashed at it. The copy's illusion dropped, revealing himself to be the original Dark Meta Knight. Meta Knight flew over to the orange copy and flourished his sword in a twirl, about to execute it on the spot.

"Poyo!" Kirby yelped.

Meta Knight glanced back at Kirby for a moment before he kicked the side of the copy's head hard enough to knock him out.

With the fight drawing to a close, Kirby approached Meta Knight. Dark Meta Knight propped himself up on his sword and attempted to lunge at the pink star warrior. All of a sudden, Elfilis teleported in and grabbed the base of his wings, holding him up in the air as he flailed his sword around. Kirby and Meta Knight paused before turning to face Elfilis with confused looks.

"Unhand me at once," Dark Meta Knight snarled, "you miserable rat!"

"No," Elfilis smirked, "I don't think I will."

Elfilis couldn't help but snicker.

"You wretch!" Dark Meta Knight yelled.

Meta Knight's eyes glowed pink with a slight chuckle, even when he held his hand protectively over his wings.

"You will cooperate with us," Elfilis threatened, their eyes giving off a menacing glow, "or I will lock you in a room with Meta Knight and you'll get to decide who the better version is."


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