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Chapter 1
Beginnings of an Army
Ganondorf walked along the temple caverns. Since the defeat of Tabuu this had been one of his favorite places to be. He often was by himself. The heroes, especially Link, Toon Link, and Zelda, often avoided him, and Bowser hated him for shooting him with a dark cannon. Wario and Wolf didn't care much for him, but no one really liked Wario, or his smell. Wolf was the closest he had to a friend.
He reached the place where Red and Lucas faced off against Galleom. The hole that had been formed was still there. Ganondorf thought about what he had done for Tabuu. He also thought about what Master Hand had done to his powers. In order to be allowed into the world he was given Smash energy. This had however unfairly reduced his strength. It hurt other smashers by doing things like cutting Sonic's speed and limiting Link's items.
He sat down to get some rest, but he heard something above him. He looked up to see the Halberd again. What does Meta Knight want now, he thought. When it was directly above him, it stopped. Something lowered and pointed at the ground. A bit of energy charged at the tip. Before Ganondorf even had the thought of running, it fired.
Ganondorf woke up, staring down at the purple ground. He looked around at the sky and at the horizon. He looked for the sun, but it was nowhere to be seen. He was back in the Subspace realm.
"Nice of you to join me," a voice behind him said. Ganondorf turned to look at Tabuu fully healed with his wings fully grown. "You betrayed me."
Ganondorf swallowed his fear and mustered all the power he could. "I was always serving Master Hand."
"You were serving me. Your loyalty to him meant that you should have been just as loyal to me."
Ganondorf started taking steps back. "You aren't going to take your anger out on me, right? It was King Dedede's brooches that ruined your plans. I barely had anything to do with fighting you."
"If I had come to punish you, you would have remained as a trophy. I have brought you here so that you can help fix what you ruined."
"I will only serve Master Hand."
"Then you better listen." He formed a group of chains and gave a mighty tug on them. From behind him came Master Hand, followed by Crazy Hand. Tabuu dropped the chains and held out his arms. The Hands began to shake before sliding onto Tabuu's arms. "You are of no use to me alone. Bring me some more that may serve me."
"How will I get anyone to listen to a villain?"
Tabuu approached Ganondorf. "You want to live. You'll figure something out." He flicked Ganondorf, turning him into a trophy.
Ganondorf awoke seconds later to see a Dedede Brooch on his chest. It quickly fell apart into Subspace bugs. Ganondorf looked up to see that he had landed in the woods that led to Smash Mansion. He knew that Tabuu would find a way to get Ganondorf if he failed. He got up and brushed himself off. Then he headed for the Mansion.
