Chapter 5: The Mistress' Revenge

"So you're the Graffiti Ghost?" asked Saria. "Yes," I said. "What made you go and impersonate this legend?" asked Natalie. "I was listening to your stories and how this town was suffering….. and I just became her," I said, "I had to do something to help this town." "So that's what you've been doing every night," said Saria, "And I bet Yoshi's not even sick." "He's probably sick of the gushers, but other than that he's ok." "I can't believe you pulled this stunt and lied to everyone." "I'm sorry Saria," I said, "But I just couldn't turn my back on everyone." "This is amazing," said Saria, "You're like a guardian!" I smiled and said, "Well if you wanna help, I've been making plans to get payback on Whatshername." "The Puppet Mistress?" asked Saria. A rock exploded. "Will you quit saying that?!" said Natalie, "Anyway what are we gonna do?" We were traveling to a puppet factory. "I've done some research on these puppets and found out where they were being made," I said, "This factory."

We looked through a window and saw some getting made. "So what's the plan Graffiti Ghost?" asked Saria. "I'm gonna sabatoge the tower," I said, "Use this paintbrush to wreak some havoc." "You'll need some help with that," said Natalie, "Nothing wrong with some theatrics." She had some wind in her hands. "I'll help too," said Natalie. One of the puppets heard a noise. They looked up and saw me as the Graffiti Ghost come down. "Intruder!" it said. It was too late. I smashed it into pieces. I stretched out my hand and Saria blew a gust of wind. "The legend is true!" said one of the puppets. They all ran out of the factory while I destroyed it. It started to explode and I ran. "Going somewhere?" asked someone. I turned and saw the Puppet Mistress. "We met at last," I said. Natalie and Saria made it out alive and looked for me. "Nicholas, where are you?!" asked. "You may have bested me and destroyed my factory, but if you think you will escape, you have another thing coming," she said. She tried to attack me and I dodged. I drew a graffiti shield to guard me from her attacks.

"You're a fool if you think you'll defeat me," she said. She attacked again and I jumped and kicked her in the face. "That was a cheap shot," she said. She summoned a puppet and managed to get a hit on me. I dropped my hat. "Now its time to end this!" she said. I quickly jumped up and she saw my face. "You," she said. "You want a piece of me, well come on!" I said. She let her guard down. "We'll finish this another day," she said as she disappeared. A man was trying to find his way out. I looked at a picture of Luna's dad and it looked just like him. "Professor Elvin?" I asked. "How do you know my name?" he asked. "It doesn't matter," I said, "I'm getting you outta here!" I ran out the factory before it the flames got to me and jumped out in style. "Nicholas you're ok!" said Saria. "Of course I am," I said. We looked at the factory as it was reduced to ashes. I grinned. "Looks like Horror Town is safe at last," I said. The Puppet Mistress looked at us walk back home. "Those fools are in for a major wake up call," she said, "Deploy the super puppets."

It was morning as we started to head back. "That was totally amazing what you did," said Natalie. "Be quiet," I said, "We don't wanna wake up Link." I turned around and saw him up. "Hey guys," I said, "We were just having a morning walk." "Is that so?" he asked. He took my bag and emptied out the hay I stuffed in it. "Its not what it looks like," I said. "You can't fool me, I know you're the Graffiti Ghost," said Link, "I know you've been sneaking out at night, and I know you've been feeding Yoshi those weird gushers from your world." Toad showed us his tongue. "What you did completely screwed up out mission!" Link shouted, "We're leaving right now!" I went inside with my head down. "And how long have you known about this Saria?!" asked Link. "Don't look at me, I just found out this morning," said Saria.

I was packing my stuff. "Nicholas," said Natalie, "Before we go, I just wanna say thank you for all you've done for my people. I'm sure the old Graffiti ghost appreciates all that you have done." "Thanks," I said. She gave me a hug. "Come back to Horror Town someday, ok?" said Natalie. "That's a promise that I'm gonna keep," I said. We heard noises. More puppet soldiers were heading this way. "Attack!" said the Puppet Mistress.

"What's going on?" asked Link. "More puppet soldiers and Tubba-Blubba are heading this way," said Saria. "Nicholas what the hell have you done?!" asked Link. "I destroyed their factory," I said. "You what?!" asked Link, "Now they're gonna pin this on the people at Horror Town! What a great idea destroying the town, and thinking that that would put an end to the Puppet Mistress…." Something exploded. "I mean…. Whatshername, but too bad she had a back up plan?!" said Link, "Now they're coming here to get revenge and its all your fault!" "What the hell was I supposed to do?!" I said. "Leave!" said Link, "Do nothing!"

I punched Link in the face. "NO!" I said, "I made a promise to Ike that I would never EVER turn my back on people who need me!" I turned around and went to fight back. "Where do you think you're going?!" asked Link. "To set things right and put an end to this puppet fest," I said. "Wait," said Link, "I'm coming with you." "I thought you wanted to leave," I said. "This town did a lot for us and it doesn't feel like to leave them to die," said Link. "I'm in too," said Saria. "Count me in," said Natalie. "Me too," said Luna. I got my costume out. The puppets were attacking the town and ghosts were running. "Halt!" I said as I waved my brush around. "You'll pay for what you did," said a puppet. It tried to attack me and Link attacked it. Saria, Luna and the others fought them off. Natalie faced off against Tubba-Blubba. "Come on big guy!" she said. I went face to face with the Puppet Mistress. "Come on old lady," I said. She attacked me and I dodged. "You call that an attack?" I said. She tried to hit me again and I jumped. I hit an item block and got a raccoon leaf.

"Now the real fun begins!" I said. I flew around and she tried to hit me with puppets and I avoided them. "Is that all you got?" I asked. "Not likely little boy," she said. She shot a fireball at me and I dodged. "I thought you were a puppeteer," I said. "There's a lot you don't know about me!" she said, "Like how I'm going to kill you!" I raised my hands and Saria casted a wind storm blowing away the puppets. "You're not as powerful as you think," I said, "I know all your moves." "Oh do you?" she asked, "See if you can get through this!" She summoned a giant puppet. "Attack!" she said. It tried to attack me and I flew away and attacked it with my tail. Luna saw her dad. "Dad!" she said as she ran to give him a hug. "How did you get here?" she asked. "The young feller helped me out," said Elvin, "I owe him my life." Some puppets surrounded them. Izzy and Maddy joined the fight. "We thought you could use some help," said Maddy.

They fought some soldiers off. Tubba-Blubba tried to go at me until Natalie got in the way and knocked him out. "He won't stay down for long!" said Natalie, "Finish her off!" I charged up a fireball, and hit her. She fell into a warp pipe. "My lady!" said Tubba-Blubba. He jumped down with her. I floated down and everyone cheered. "Hooray for the Graffiti Ghost!" said someone. "Wait everyone," I said, "I have something to tell you." I took off my hat and wiped off the paint. "It's the boy," said someone. "I'm sorry that I have impersonated this person," I said. "Sorry?" asked someone, "You have freed us from the biggest threat in history. You're a hero." "Well, looks like that puts an end to the Puppet Mistress," said Saria. Something exploded. "Oops," said Saria. "Not quite," said Link, "She fell through a pipe." "So?" I asked. "So, she could still be alive," said Link, "We gotta finish the job." "Wherever that pipe leads him to she's as good as dead out there anyway," said Natalie, "And if she comes back, we'll arrest her." "Yeah," I said, "Where could she possibly land."

Puppet Mistress and Tubba-Blubba landed on my homeworld in Forest Road. "There's so much good here," she said, "It sickens me." She looked at the city for a little bit. "Wait," she said as she looked at a book, "Its Earth." "Earth?" asked Tubba-Blubba. "The homeland of that misfit," said Puppet Mistress, "If we take this world, we can lure him into our world." "How is that gonna help?" asked Tubba-Blubba. "The boy may not know this, but his powers are useless in this world which means he can't use his raccoon or ice abilities," said Puppet Mistress, "And this time, we'll win the battle." "Hey, is this Halloween all of a sudden?" asked someone. Puppet Mistress had some magic power in her hand. "Yes," she said, "Yes it is." We were having a celebration at the mansion. "You sure know how to kick some butt," said Saria, "You took out that puppeteer like she was nothing." "Yeah," I said, "Its not like I couldn't stop her. I took out the reaper so why wouldn't I be able to handle this old bad. The lights went out. The Puppet Mistress appeared on a projection screen.

"The Puppet Mistress!" said Saria. A TV exploded. "Oops," said Saria. "If you say that one more time…." said Natalie as she shook her fist at her. "Think you've seen the last of me?" she asked, "Think again." "What do you want from us?" I asked. "I'd like to show you something you've forgotten," said Puppet Mistress, "I've stumbled across a world of yours that I am sure you'll remember." She showed me Earth. "How did you.." I said. "I have my ways," said Puppet Mistress. "What are you planning?" asked Natalie. "To turn this world into a society where I rule everything, and this time you can't stop me," said Puppet Mistress, "Unless you want to see your world as a puppet show, then you will come to my world and face me. I hope to see you again." She vanished. "She's planning an invasion on Earth," said Natalie. "What are we gonna do?" asked Lucina. "We're gonna put a stop to him, that's what," said Link, "Nick grab your staff." I just stood there." "Nicholas?" he asked. "I'm happy here," I said, "Screw my homeworld!" Everyone gasped. "I can't believe you would say something so selfish," said Saria. "Nicholas how can you turn your back on everyone?" asked Natalie.

"I can't just drop everything and go back to my world just to stop her from turning everyone into puppets," I said, "They don't need me." "Yes they do," said Saria, "You're a hero there." "No I'm not," I said, "I'm a nobody in my world, but in this world I'm treated like I matter." "Nicholas what about your parents?" asked Saria. "They can die and go to hell for all I care," I said. "They need you," said Natalie. "Need me?!" I asked, "Well they shouldn't have abandoned me! They didn't support my decisions and they just expect me to come crawling back to them and act like nothing happened?" "What did your parents ever do to you?" asked Natalie. "They had this insane belief that I wasn't ready to show the real world what I can do," I said, "That if they found out who I really was, they'd reject me. But here, no matter what gifts I possess, I'm almost always encouraged to use them any way I can to help people." "Nick, there are people who are in danger of dying and becoming slaves!" said Saria. "That's their problem," I said, "Those people are on their own."

"LOOK WHO'S TALKING!" shouted Link, "Ever since we got here, you were trying to help them and came up with this insane alter ego and saved all these people!" "That was different!" I said, "Because they did something for me. In my world all my parents did was shoot down my chances of showing the world that I wasn't afraid to fight back! They all deserve to die!" "Nicholas Shay!" said Natalie, "We're going to fight them and save their world!" "Do what you want, but I am staying!" I said, "I have a better life in this world, and I am NEVER going back to my world ever again!" "Nicholas, we're in this together, and we can't win this fight without…." Said Link.

"Link, I'm not going out there!" I said, "I have spoken!" I turned my back on everyone. "Fine," said Link, "But without you we're gonna lose, and everything you had or wanted is gonna be dashed to pieces! Think about that while you're living your dream as a hero." They started to leave. Saria turned around and looked at me. "I've got everything I ever wanted, RIGHT HERE!" I said. I laid down on a bench. Saria followed the others. I spent the entire day staying at Horror Town. But I feel like I just threw away an important part of my…. (Dude, enough of the narrating.) What? I'm just telling them what happened. (You don't have to. They already know what happened after reading this damn story.) Yeah but…. But…. (Leave me alone!)

Is this the end of the MK Warriors? Will Nicholas find it in his heart to forgive his parents for his mistakes? Tune in and find out