"The Star Warrior Of Notre Dame." Chapter 6: Madness.

I forgot to mention that I will be borrowing some lines from the musical version of "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame." Like for example, that scene where Kirby (Quasimodo) was telling Zelda (Esmeralda) about the view of Notre Dame and of how they could see the city gates, River Seine, you get the idea. In the musical, that scene (and song) is called "Top Of The World." Anyway, I hope you enjoy Chapter 6. :D

Disclaimer:
I do not own "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame" or "Super Smash Bros." No copyright infringement intended. All copyrights are reserved, and therefore belong to their respectful owners. This is just for entertainment purposes only. I am not making any money off of this.

Notes:
Italics = thoughts, flashbacks and singing.


The next day, Ganondorf's carriage arrived outside of Notre Dame. He exited the carriage and saw Link with the other soldiers.

"Good morning, sir," Link greeted him with a salute.

Ganondorf groaned and rubbed his eyes.

"Are you feeling alright?" Link asked, raising an eyebrow

"I had a little trouble with the fireplace," said Ganondorf.

"I see. Your orders, sir?" Link questioned.

"Find Princess Zelda," Ganondorf ordered.

As the day went day on, he forced all the Sheikah to reveal Zelda's location. He even offered them money. But no one said a word.

"Take them away!" Ganondorf growled and the Sheikah were sent to the Palace of Justice. Link stood there and watched Ganondorf with contempt. Those poor people didn't deserve to be mistreated.

Link looked down, and an image of Zelda came to his mind.

"Zelda... wherever you are... be careful," he worried.

Later that day, Ganondorf, Link and the rest of the soldiers stopped at a man's house. Meanwhile, a woman clothed in black watched them from the sidelines. Zelda pulled down her hood with Pikachu on her shoulder to get a closer look.

"Poor Marth! He's never harmed anyone!"

"Ganondorf's gone mad!"

"We found this Sheikah talisman on your property. Have you been harboring any Sheikah?" Ganondorf questioned.

"My home is always open to the weary traveler!" Marth bowed and touched Ganondorf's hand, "Please, have mercy, your Majesty. I beg you."

"Let me try this again," Ganondorf snarled, and pointed his sword at Marth who backed away from him in fear.

"If you want your house to remain standing, then tell me where Princess Zelda is. Now... where is she?" Ganondorf gave Marth a serious and rather impatient look.

Marth just sat there, without saying a word.

"I'm waiting...," Ganondorf scowled silently.

"I... I don't know!" Marth shook his head, "I don't know a princess named Zelda!"

"Very well. I'm placing you under house arrest until I get to the bottom of this. If what you say is true and you are innocent, then you have nothing to fear," Ganondorf told him coldly, and put his sword back in his sheath.

"But I am innocent! You have to believe me! I don't know a princess named Zelda or anything about the Sheikah!" Marth cried.

Ganondorf, who didn't want to deal with Marth's nonsense anymore, shut the door to his house and blocked it with a guard's staff.

"Burn it," Ganondorf demanded Link.

"What?!" Link exclaimed.

"I said... burn it," said Ganondorf sharply.

Link stayed silent.

"I'm not repeating myself, Captain," Ganondorf gave Link a torch, "Until this man's house smolders, he is a traitor and therefore must be made an example of."

Link took the torch.

"With all due respect, sir, I was not trained to murder the innocent."

"But you were trained to follow orders," Ganondorf drawled.

"Well, I guess you're not at all like the other soldiers I've met," Zelda's words echoed in Link's mind.

Finally, without saying a word, he dropped the torch in a bucket of water.

"Insolent coward," Ganondorf growled. Suddenly, he climbed on his horse, grabbed another torch, and placed it on the roof of Marth's house, causing it to burn. Link turned around and gasped in horror.

"What have you done, Ganondorf?" he panicked to himself.

"No!" Link yelled. A part of the windmill fell to the ground and almost hit him, but luckily he dodged out of the way.

"HELP ME!" Marth screamed. Zelda widened her eyes at the horrific sight. Why would Ganondorf do such a thing to a poor and innocent man like Marth? He could be dead at any second now.

Then, Link kicked down the door, barged into Marth's house, and picked him up as the two men escaped the windmill while it continued to burn.

Link dropped Marth on the ground who started panting.

"Marth!" cried Lucina as she, Robin and Corrin ran to his side.

"Are you alright?" Robin asked.

"Yeah. I'm fine," Marth panted and looked at Link, "Thank you, sir, for saving my life."

"Hey, I'm just doing my job to help protect the innocent," Link nodded with a smile, "Especially you, Marth."

Marth smiled at Link, and looked back at Lucina who hugged him tightly and sobbed, thankful that her friend was alright. After that, Corrin, Lucina and Robin helped Marth get up and left.

Unfortunately, the moment was shattered when a guard came up from behind Link and jabbed him at the back of his head, knocking him to the ground. While one guard grabbed Link, another guard took his sword, ready to behead him.

"The sentence for insubordination is death," said Ganondorf who rode over to him, "Such a pity, you threw away a promising career."

"Consider it my highest honor, sir," Link glared at the King of Evil.

Suddenly, Zelda threw a stone at Ganondorf causing him to fall off his horse while Link punched both of his guards who attacked him and knocking them to the ground. Link climbed on top of Ganondorf's horse and tried to escape, knowing that Ganondorf wasn't going to let him get away that easily.

"Get him! And don't hit my horse!" Ganondorf yelled.

Abruptly, one of the guards shot an arrow at Link who groaned in pain and fell into the water. Zelda gasped in horror when she saw this.

"Oh no! Link!" She panicked. There was no way that she was going to let him die. She discarded her cloak, leaned against the stone wall, and panted while overhearing Ganondorf's voice from above.

"Don't waste your arrows! Let the traitor rot in his watery grave! Find the princess! If you have to burn the city to the ground, so be it!"

Zelda's heart raced wildly. With Ganondorf on the move, what was she going to do now?

Immediately, she brushed the thought off aside and ran closer to the river. As she held her breath, she dove into the water and found Link unconscious. Then, a moment later, Zelda resurfaced, gasping for air, and grabbed Link in her arms. When they got to the surface, she placed Link on the ground and removed his tunic and hat. All that was left was his undershirt. She put her head on his chest, trying to make out a heartbeat. Much to her relief, he was still alive, but barely breathing.

"Hold on, Link. You're going to be okay," she reassured him, "I already lost my father. I can't lose you too. Please don't leave me."

Zelda was about to cry, but held her tears back. She was the Princess of Hyrule, and she had to be brave for her people. Now wasn't the time to get all emotional.


Meanwhile, Paris was burning, and Ganondorf was with his guards somewhere in the street, still trying to track down Zelda's footsteps.

"Your Majesty!" Waluigi said, "We've looked everywhere, and still no sign of the princess!"

Ganondorf looked away from Waluigi, lost in his thoughts.

"Damn. I had the entire cathedral surrounded, guards at every door. There was no way that she could have escaped," Ganondorf mumbled to himself, and glanced at Notre Dame as he heard the bells ringing in the distance.

"Unless..."


Phew. Thank God Link is okay. Oh yeah. Since Corrin and Robin have both a male and female counterpart (they're actually avatars in the "Fire Emblem" series, so in" Super Smash Bros. 4", you can choose to play as either a boy or girl; same goes for the Wii Fit Trainer and Villager), I used the male versions of them for this chapter. Sorry if this chapter was too short, but hopefully the next one will be longer. Anyway, stick around for Chapter 7, and please don't forget to read and review! Bye, guys! :D