Meta-Knight's Apprentice

Chapter 11: The Final Battle

A/N: Meh, I apologize for this one taking so long. The beginning is actually a rather sad part of the chapter, and for those with weak stomachs should not read this chapter as there is gore and blood in this chapter. Tell me if you think the rating should go up or not because of this chapter. You've been warned.

Rash seemed to be rather angry and crazed. Ever sense he saw the Shadow Sword shattered, he became quite furious. It didn't seem possible to him that such a powerful weapon would be broken so easily. Rash clutched his fist, then he started laughing like a crazed manic.

"Ha ha ha.........well, Dark Matter, my master. I'll get that troublesome Meta-Knight for you, my master. I will........." Rash calmly stated to himself.

"Lord Rash, the enemy has all 5 of the Star Stones. Should we go after them?" Hydra asked Rash as he dashed into the room.

".........of course." Rash replied rather silently.

The trio went inside Rash's flagship and went after the Halberd II with ultra-high speed.

"Congratulations gentlemen, our quest is now at an end........." Meta-Knight spoke to his comrades. Everyone shook hands and gave out their congratulations and such, except Chris. He seemed to be the most unhappy, but who could blame him? He lost the only family he ever really had.........Regulus. Chris held Regulus's claymore, the Rukifellth, with dignity and sorrow.

"Our quest isn't over yet, sir........." Chris stated silently. Meta-Knight heard this however and went over to his apprentice.

"Come to my room, I need to speak to you privately........." The valiant knight whispered to Chris. "If you can excuse us, we have to talk privately." Meta-Knight stated towards his crew and the duo went inside Meta-Knight's chamber. It was a really nice room for it had carpeting and decent furniture. There was also a desk with plenty of papers on it, a bed, and a bookcase filled with swordsmanship books and ancient books. Meta-Knight pulled out a book covered with dust in a drawer from his desk and scanned a few pages rather quickly. He stopped and handed it to Chris.

"Read it." Meta-Knight stated. Chris obeyed and grabbed the book and began reading its contents.

February 3, 2042

My father, who was the leader of the Star Warriors at the time, told about the plan to us. It was going to be a sneak attack on Dark Matter's fortress! The plan was so perfect. Half the group would attack it from the front, but the other half is going to enter it from behind and massacre them all! We could finally end this 25 year war! I was finally attending a very important battle as I am part of the second unit. I'm so excited! The war is drawing to an end. I should get some rest; I'll need it for tomorrow.

"Is this a diary of yours, sir?" Chris asked.

"Continue reading it, you'll understand why I showed it after you finished the second day." Meta-Knight calmly replied.

February 4, 2042

We went towards Dark Matter's fortress. Gaia, Gioz, and I were part of the second group to attack from behind. When we barged in, it was quiet and nobody was around. Too quiet......... Something was wrong. Did my father miscalculate the outcome? No matter what it was, I pulled out my saber to be careful and Gioz had his claw ready as Gaia loaded up his rifle. We went towards the door, and then the door behind us suddenly closed and locked itself! It was a trap! A Waddle Dee with a bandanna around his head was up in a high place. I knew who he was, Rash. He was supposed to be part of dad's unit! I yelled to him "What are you doing here?! You're supposed to be in dad's unit!" However, he only laughed. "Stupid fool! You're trapped and you'll be slain!" That's when the enemy came out of nowhere completely by surprise. All I heard were screams and sounds of battle. We fought valiantly, but many good men died, including Gaia, because of the scheme. Rash betrayed us! No, he was a spy all along. I should've known better! Gioz had an arm missing and was bleeding literally everywhere. That didn't change his will to fight though. He fought on like a savage beast that was not afraid of death. He told me to escape, but I wouldn't tolerate it. I charged in and helped him. He couldn't defeat them all by himself! I was thrown back, however as he became surrounded by the demons. I only heard laughter and Gioz was dead. The demons charged at me. I had to escape, but the things were everywhere and kept coming. I killed many with my sword, but then it broke and even then, I fought on. I had to fight for my life, even if all I had was a broken sword to defend myself. Rash slashed my face with a black scythe, causing me to scream, and I knew that my only chance to survive was to played dead as the demons and Rash left the room. I stumbled out of the room as the door was unlocked now and I had to find my father. I rushed at the front of the fortress. All I saw were bodies and blood. I saw my father's headless body and I ran. Warfare was too much for me......... Dark Matter will pay for this very day, I will have my revenge.

Chris closed the diary. "It was yours, wasn't it?" Meta-Knight only nodded.

"I swore that one day, Dark Matter will pay for that day he killed my friends and my father. That day will come soon enough. I know how you feel." Meta-Knight replied.

"Sir, I'll be at your side all the time." Chris stated, Meta-Knight smiled beneath his mask.

"You're, indeed, a fine lad. Tomorrow, we'll strike Rash's ship, order him to tell us where Dark Matter sleeps, and then we destroy him." Meta-Knight told Chris. It was nightfall and Meta-Knight ordered for the automatic cannons to defend themselves from any enemy attack.

Rash spotted Meta-Knight's ship, his eyes were blood-shot and showed lack of sleep, but he didn't care. He watched the Halberd II's every movement. He was defiantly crazed now. Hydra and Darksol noticed this and wanted to abandon their leader.

"We should go now!" Hydra whispered to Darksol.

"Okay then, let's go!" Darksol whispered back and the two snuck out of the room. Rash didn't care though. He jumped through the window and landed on the deck of Meta-Knight's ship, which was normally an impossible jump, but Rash has inhuman abilities that let him do this type of stuff.

"Ah, so you're finally here......... I was expecting you, traitor."

Rash turned to see a cloaked Meta-Knight. Meta-Knight threw off his cloak and drew out Galaxcia.

"You put many of us in much suffering! Let us end this now, Rash!" Meta-Knight yelled.

Chris was disturbed from his sleep as from he heard Meta-Knight's yell and gazed from the window. He gasped. Rash was on board the ship, with his scythe! His subordinates, however, were nowhere in sight. Chris could only watch Meta-Knight and Rash duel to the death.

Meta-Knight slashed at Rash, but Rash side-stepped and whacked the veteran knight with the butt of his scythe. Rash was quicker and reacted faster, but Meta-Knight was stronger and more experienced. Meta-Knight kicked Rash in the gut, sending Rash flying. Rash shot black beams at Meta-Knight and since it was evening, the beams were almost impossible to avoid. Meta-Knight took two of the 5 beams and Meta-Knight charged at Rash. Meta-Knight slashed Rash's arm off, causing him to bleed. Rash, however, didn't seem to noticed that he was now an arm missing. He just wanted to kill Meta-Knight.

"I should have killed you back then!" Meta-Knight screamed.

"Ha ha ha! It is useless, Meta-Knight, or should I say, Alexander! Your time has come! You'll soon join your father!" Rash replied. Meta-Knight, filed with an unspeakable rage, slashed at Rash furiously. Rash, however, parried each attack with ease. Meta-Knight couldn't concentrate after Rash taunted so many times during the fight.

"You weakling! I'll kill you just like the demons killed Gioz and Gaia!" Rash taunted again. Now, Meta-Knight rage was filled up. His normally glowing yellow eyes were now red with rage and hatred. Meta-Knight slashed at Rash so hard, that Rash's scythe was cut in two and Meta-Knight began to slash Rash so violently. Blood spewed off of rash everywhere. Meta-Knight then stopped, thinking he was no better than Rash. He gazed at Rash, who was now armless and had plenty of fresh wounds. Rash only laughed. His mind was gone.

"Meta-Knight, you should have finished me off......... Now you'll die here on your own ship, just like that fool Regulus!" Rash screamed as a black aura surrounded him.

"Nobody insults my brother that way!"

Chris charged in, sword in hand. Meta-Knight, however, pushed Chris back into the ship and locked the door.

"No Chris, I must fight him alone. I admire your courage, though." Meta-Knight calmly stated as he looked back at Rash. Rash however, was now a demon. The demon had long black horns on his head, had pure white eyes, its skin was black, its tail had spikes at the end, and had sharp claws.

"Stupid fool! You cannot beat me with that puny weapon!" Rash screamed as he charged at Meta-Knight. Meta-Knight had never fought anything like this before and got smacked by the spiky tail. Meta-Knight's mask had protected his face though. Meta-Knight charged at the demon and slashed it. He couldn't break the beast's skin! Meta-Knight had no idea what to do. Meta-Knight had to start thinking about what to do as he defended against the beast's powerful claws. The demon released a black ball of pure darkness. Meta-Knight slashed the energy ball and it turned into 3 balls that went towards the demon. The demon then fell on his back when he took the triple blow. Meta-Knight knew what to do! The demon jumped in midair and his arm transformed into a rifle type weapon. He landed and shot a beam from his gun arm. The beam blew Meta-Knight backward and he took major damage. Meta-Knight grabbed a nearby pole and threw at the demon when it was about to fire a beam. The beam reflected back from the pole and hit the demon. The demon fell on his back again when he took the blow. The demon got back on its feet and his arm transformed into a crystal orb. The orb released magic on Meta-Knight. Meta-Knight reflected it with his magical sword, Galaxcia. The demon then fell backward, off the deck of the ship and he screamed. Meta-Knight wiped his head which has a mixture or sweat and blood. The demon flew back, however, for it had grown wings! Meta-Knight put on his cloak which turned into wings and it turned into an aerial battle! Meta-Knight flew towards the demon and he slashed at him. The demon took minor damage; he was no longer invincible from Galaxcia. The demon changed his arms into a sword and shield and attack Meta-Knight with a stab attack. Meta-Knight blocked the blow with Galaxcia and performed an uppercut move on the demon which made him fall backward. The demon screamed in pain as he charged at Meta-Knight and slashed and stabbed him furiously. Meta-Knight screamed and fell back on the ship. The demon was about to slice him in half when a blue blur slashed at the demon violently. Chris was now next to Meta-Knight.

"Don't interfere, Chris!" Meta-Knight yelled.

"You can't beat this creep by yourself, sir!" Chris yelled back.

The demon laughed as he changed his arm into a magic rod. The orb at the tip of the rod summoned powerful lightning bolts at the group and it did heavy damage to Chris and Meta-Knight. Meta-Knight was almost dead. The Blue Star Stone, however, reacted and healed Meta-Knight's wounds. The demon changed his arms into punch dagger weapons. Meta-Knight charged in front of the demon and slashed at it swiftly and powerfully. The demon fell back from the blow and charged at Meta-Knight. Chris attacked the being from the side and the beast gave out a deathly scream. Meta-Knight went up to the demon and sliced it in half, nearly killing the demon. The two breathed heavily.

"You know Chris, that demon almost kept his word if you didn't aid me. I must thank you." Meta-Knight stated, breathing heavily.

"No need....to thank me, sir." Chris replied, breathing heavily. Then the ship began to rumble violently.

"What the hell is going on here?!" Chris yelled, surprised. The demon opened its eyes and laughed.

"You didn't think I'd just....die on ya, would you! If I'm going down, I'm taking every one of you with me!!!" The demon laughed and then the ship continued to rumble and Chris fell on his back and Meta-Knight stood up. The ship was about to crash! Meta-Knight and Chris ran inside and the crew was panicking.

"Sir! The engine's failing! We're going to crash!" Meta-Axe cried.

"Remain calm, guys! If you're panicking, then you'll die! Is the evacuation ships ready for take off?" Meta-Knight asked.

"Yes sir, but we only have 2 ships!" Colonel Dee replied.

"How many can those ships hold?" Meta-Knight asked.

"Each ship can only hold 5 people. One of us has to stay!" Meta-Chain replied.

"You guys get on the ships, and get out of here!" Meta-Knight ordered.

"But sir, what about you?!" Meta-Chain yelled.

"Get on those ships! That's an order!" Meta-Knight yelled. Meta-Axe, Meta-Lance, Meta-Chain, Colonel Dee, Chris, Blade, Simirror, Waddle Dee, Bio Spark, and Kirby got on the ships and took off. Meta-Knight grabbed the Star Stones and opened his wings. He began flying away from the ship. The Halberd II crashed into a mountain, causing a gigantic explosion to occur! Meta-Knight felt the heat of the explosion behind him. His wings could no longer hold the pressure and he fell downward into the snow on a large mountain...

Chris gazed at the explosion. He knew that Meta-Knight was still alive, but where would he be?

"We have to look for Meta-Knight!" Chris yelled to Bio Spark. Bio Spark nodded and he turned the ship around. Chris told the other two ships to wait for them to return. Chris, Bio Spark, and Kirby looked around, searching for Meta-Knight. Kirby spotted Meta-knight and ship flew towards him. He lay in the snow with the Star Stones in his hand, Galaxcia sheathed.

"Sir! Get up! Please!" Chris yelled. Meta-Knight opened his eyes and saw Chris, Bio Spark, and Kirby.

"Where.........am I?" Meta-Knight asked.

"Sir, we'll get you back to Orange Ocean!" Bio Spark replied and the trio grabbed Meta-Knight and put him in the escape ship. The ship was much more cramped then it was before, but it flew towards the other two ships. Then the three ships flew towards Orange Ocean.

Meta-Knight opened his eyes once more. He was lying in his bed back at his castle! Meta-Knight was not at full recovery, but he could walk at least and he went towards the kitchen. All of Meta-Knight soldiers cheered for the recovery of their leader. Meta-Knight looked around. He didn't see Chris or Kirby anywhere.

"Where are Chris and Kirby?" Meta-Knight asked. Bio Spark went up to Meta-Knight and answered for the others.

"Lord Meta-Knight, Chris left to adventure on his own, and Kirby returned to Cappy Town with Simirror and Waddle Dee. Blade and I stayed here with you, sir." Bio Spark replied.

Meta-Knight smiled underneath his mask. "I'm glad that I have such good friends as you guys. It's finally over."

"What do you mean, sir?" Bio Spark asked.

"One day Bio Spark, Dark Matter will be defeated. One day to come........."

The Aftermath.........

Meta-Knight's army, along with Kirby, Bio Spark, and Blade, defeated Dark Matter once and for all. Peace was bought back to all of Popstar ever since that battle ended. Kirby retired from fighting to be with his friends. Meta-Knight promoted Blade and Bio Spark to Generals after the battle. Colonel Dee continued to provide air ship service to Meta-Knight as do the crew of the Halberd II, which are crew members of Meta-Knight's latest flagship, Regulus, named after Chris's brother who would never be forgotten by Meta-Knight. As for Chris, nobody really knows what happened to the sky blue swordsman for he did not participate in the ultimate battle. He continued to wield Rukifellth. Some say that he became a mercenary. Others say that he left Popstar to search for his reason to live. Meta-Knight believed to see Chris one day while walking around the Orange Ocean beach. The two gazed at each other. Chris had become a strong swordsman. His purple cloak flew with the wind. Meta-Knight ran towards him, but Chris wasn't there anymore......... Meta-Knight believes that he settled down with a new life, but nobody truly knows.........

The End

So, how was the last chapter? Review if you wish too. If you'll excuse me, I'm going attempt to come up with a new story to write. See ya later! (disappears)