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Ash rode Epona back towards Kakariko, the Rapidash said goodbye and ran back to Lon, Lon Ranch. "Hmm." Hilda hummed looking around Ash. "You should probably restock."
Ash looked at his bombs and Arrows they were pretty low. "Good idea." Ash entered the town and Cilan pointed him towards where the Shop had been reset up since the destruction of Castle Town. There he bought up some bombs and Arrows. Once he left Hilda let out an alarmed ring.
"Ash, the cloud around Death Mountain, it looks strange!" Hilda called.
"Pika, Pikapi! Chupika!" Pikachu chattered alarmed. Ash looked up, he gasped. Around the summit of Death mountain was a large ring of fire or at least that's how the cloud looked. Instinctively he rushed up to Goron City.
"Remember what, Trip said the clouds are how you tell the Mountain's condition! If there's a ring of Fire around that thing it's gonna blow!" Ash stated.
"AHCK! We do not, want that!" Hilda yelped as she and Pikachu followed. They quickly found that the mountain trail had large rocks covering it large rocks were being rolled down the mountain some even into Dodongo's cavern Ash managed to dodge them all and return to Goron city.
"Heeey! Brock, Byron! Anyone!?" Ash called. "Come out, come out wherever you are!"
"PIKAAAAAA!" Pikachu called.
"Helllooo anyone there!?" Hilda asked they sighed when there was no answer however the sound of a familiar rolling sound caught their ears. "You hear that?" Hilda asked they rushed down and just in time saw a Goron roll away from them.
"What's with him?" Ash asked.
"Remember what, Brock said, Goron's roll around like that when their stressed!" Hilda replied, "If he's doing that and the town's deserted then something's up."
"Yeah!" Ash replied trying to stop the Goron only to be squashed. "Uuuuuhhhhg."
"Pikapi!" Pikachu cried.
"Ash, you alright?" Hilda called.
"I'm good…." Ash muttered getting up. "Alright then." he replied turning to a bomb flower nearby "We'll just have to stop him in his tracks. This won't hurt him right?" Ash asked.
"He'll be fine." Hilda replied.
"Alright then ha!" Ash stated throwing bomb flowers all missing due to the Goron, "This isn't working!" Ash growled.
"Hey Ash, see that alcove over there? Try using one of your bombs there he, can't dodge in that small space." Hilda stated.
"Alright," Ash replied firmly and rushed forward throwing a bomb at the Goron in the small space as Hilda said he couldn't dodge and Ash stopped him cold.
"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? YOU, YOU'RE GIOVANNI'S SERVANT, HEAR MY NAME AND TREMBLE! ROARK A NAME REVEERED AND FEARED IN THE GORON LANAGUAGE! I AM ASH HERO OF THE GORONS!"
"No you're not!" Ash stated storming up to the Goron not noticing his smaller size, "My name is Ash!"
"What, your name is also Ash?" the Goron asked looking up at him making Ash back down a bit, he looked a little like a small kid. He had a pair of glasses some spiky hair and a hard hat and a cape. He smiled. "Then you must be the Legendary Dodongo buster."
"That's right." Ash chirped proudly.
"My Dad is Byron do you remember him?" Roark asked.
Ash felt a sharp pain in his back as he remembered the bear hug of doom bestowed upon him years ago he could've sworn he felt a gust of wind and heard a boom somewhere too. "Definitely," he replied.
"Dad named me Roark which in the Goron language means Ash, so in a way he named me after you both are really cool names and I like them."
"I have to admit that is a clever way to name someone." Hilda mused.
"Pikachu." Pikachu agreed arms crossed and nodding.
Roark grabbed Ash's hands and shook them hard making the boy vibrate even as a little kid he had such strength. "Ash, you're a hero to the Goron's I'm so glad to meet you!" he stated then pulled out a rock slate and chisel "Please give me your autograph sign it to my friend Roark hero of the Gorons! Oh… I guess it's not a good time to ask you that….Please save everyone!"
"What happened?" Ash asked.
"My Dad Byron went to the Fire Temple, a Dragon is inside." Roark stated,
"Dragon, Could it be…." Hilda thought.
"If we don't hurry up, even my Dad will be eaten Booo hooo waaaaaaaahhh!" Roark cried.
"Hey, it's okay!" Ash comforted, "Can, you tell me what you know?"
"Sniff….A long time ago, there was an Evil Dragon named Volgavia, living in the mountain. This Dragon was so scary it ate Gorons! Using a huge hammer the Hero of the Gorons BOOOOOOM! Bashed it on the head and destroyed it! It's a Legend from, long ago but it's true I know because my dad is a descendant of the hero."
"That's really cool!" Ash chuckled.
"What happened to the other Goron's you obviously have been rolling around out of stress. How come they didn't get you as well though?" Hilda asked.
"They didn't get me because I was rolling around but after that I wouldn't stop, while dad was out Ganondorf's followers came and took them all away. All of them will be eaten by Volgavia! Dad went to the Fire Temple all by himself to save everyone!" Roark cried.
"Of course the Gorons are our friends, there's no way we wouldn't!" Ash declared.
"Right/Chu!" Pikachu and Hilda agreed,
"THANK YOU, THANK YOU!" Roark said hugging him Ash yelled in pain falling over as Roark went off to get something. "I'll be right back!"
"Ouuuuccchhhh." Ash coughed by the time Roark returned Ash had recovered in his arms, were a red hat and tunic.
"Here this is a special heat and fire resistant tunic complete with hat, Dad made it for you but he made it too big." Roark replied.
"It'll fit me now." Ash replied looking it over.
"That's what, Dad said too," Roark replied before turning to Pikachu. "Here Pikachu, I've got some heat resistant stuff for you too." He replied placing the items on Pikachu who squeaked in curiosity.
He was now wearing a black helmet with a ruby encrusted in the middle it was edged in crimson around the ears and between the eyes it also had a couple of crimson line patterns around the ruby. He also had a red scarf with a black buckle tying it together and a pair of black manacles with red stones lining around.
"Whoa looking good Pikachu!" Ash cheered as he placed the hat on his head.
"Chu, Pika!" Pikachu chirped rubbing the back of his head. Ash looked kind of the same except a pallet swap of a pure red.
"Hero of Time Red Version," Hilda joked. "So how do we get to the Fire Temple?" Hilda asked.
"Move the statue in Dad's room." Roark replied. "It'll take you directly to it."
"Thanks Roark, if any of those goons come back roll around but this time run into them!" Ash stated.
"You got it!" Roark replied, as Ash rushed down towards Byron's room.
"I'm conflicted, you told a kid to attack people but in a way you taught him to defend himself." Hilda replied.
"Don't worry about it." Ash replied pulling the statue and grinning. "Bingo! Come on we've gotta race to save!" the group found themselves in a large volcanic crater.
"Is this, what was through the hole by the Fairy Fountain?" Ash asked in awe.
"I guess so." Hilda replied.
"Hey, Hilda are you gonna be okay here?" Ash asked.
"Oh yeah, don't worry about me I don't have to worry about the temperature thanks to magic." Hilda replied.
"Okay, good. We're ready let's, get going!" Ash stated using the Hook shot to cross over a broken bridge while on another one Calem jumped down.
"Calem!" Ash called.
"Where does he come from all the time?" Hilda asked.
"Chu?" Pikachu added.
"Trade secret," Calem replied. "It is something that grows over time."
"What grows over time?" Ash asked.
"A True friendship, a feeling in the heart that becomes stronger over time; you came to save the Gorons because they're your friends correct?" Calem asked.
"Yeah," Ash replied.
"The passion of Friendship will soon blossom into a righteous power! And through it you will know which way to go. This song is dedicated to the power of the Heart, listen to the Bolero of Fire." Calem replied getting out his harp, and playing a march, sounding tune that had a firm resolve to it.
Ash played along after hearing the first set of notes they then played together making the song even stronger with their combined might and soul! And with that Ash learned the Bolero of Fire.
"Ash, I'll see you again." Calem replied backing away.
"Hey Calem hold on a minute, I have a question. You wouldn't happen to know-" a surge of fire burst up blocking Ash from him Calem used this opportunity to use a flash bomb to escape.
"How, does he do that?!" Ash stated, "And how, does he know when to do it?"
"Trade secret." Calem's voice called, making Ash pout.
"Well no point on dwelling on it there's the Temple entrance!" Hilda stated Ash nodded running in grabbing the ladder and sliding down.
[Fire Temple]
Upon entering he saw that the only door he could enter was off to the left killing a couple of Fire Keese with his arrows he rushed in and found across the room was Byron.
"HEY BRYON!" Ash shouted.
"PIKAAAACHUUUU!" Pikachu added.
"Huh, who's there?!" Byron called back turning to see them. "Ash, oh it really is Ash, you've grown so big since I last saw you and you're with an evolved Pichu BUW HA HA HA!"
"Byron it's good to see you!" Ash called.
"Same, I want to have a man, to man talk with you but now's not the time!" Byron declared. "Giovanni is causing trouble on Death Mountain again; he has revived the evil ancient Dragon Volgavia!"
"We know your son Roark told us!" Hilda called.
"Good, he's safe that's a relief!" Byron sighed. "Anyway, that scumbag is going to feed my people to that evil Dragon as a warning to other races that might resist him. If that Dragon escapes the mountain, Hyrule will become a burning waste land!"
"That's what the clouds were warning us about!" Ash stated.
"PIKA!" Pikachu cried.
"I'll go on ahead and try seal up the Dragon; I'm a little concerned though because I don't have my Ancestor's Megaton Hammer." Byron growled clenching a fist. "But I have no choice, SO BRING IT ON DEMON LIZARD!" KAABOOOOOOOOMM a large explosion went off behind him.
"Same old Bryon," Ash sighed as he felt the wind come towards him.
"Ash, I'm asking you as my sworn brother! While I try to deal with the Dragon, save my people, the prisoner's cells are in the opposite direction, I'm counting on you!" Byron stated as he entered the boss room.
"Hey, how'd, he get in there without the Boss Key," Ash asked surprised.
"Trade Secret!" Byron shouted, an explosion following. The three sighed with a sweat-drop.
"Let's not question the logic of our fellow Hylian's anymore shall we?" Hilda muttered.
"Agreed," Ash replied.
"NOOOOO, I'M TOO YOUNG TO BE EATEN BY A DEMON DRAGON! I HAVEN'T EVEN DATED ANY PRETTY GORON GIRLS YET."
"That was Brock!" Ash stated.
"Over there!" Hilda stated as they rushed toward the left of the room all curled up and shivering was Brock.
"Hang on I'll get you out!" Ash stated stepping on the switch Brock instantly uncurled at the sound of the door opening horrified until he saw the Red clad teen.
"Ash is that you!?" Brock stated.
"Long time no see." Ash replied.
"Pikapikachu!" Pikachu added jumping on his shoulder.
"Wow it has been a long time!" Brock stated. "I'm free to go right?"
"Definitely, you should get back to the City." Hilda replied.
"Good thing you shouted Brock, we almost walked right past you." Ash replied.
"I'll look back on that and laugh later; right now I'm too stressed and scared to think that was even remotely funny." Brock replied. "Listen you need get to the room where Byron went, there's a pillar stuck in the ceiling find a way to bash it down and you'll be able to cross. So you've gotta get to a room above the ceiling right away."
"Thanks." Ash replied.
"No thank you!" Brock replied rushing out of the cell and getting out of the temple.
"Huh? There's a key in here." Ash muttered picking it up.
"Better hang on to it," Hilda replied.
"Got it," Ash replied. When he turned he suddenly saw a Charizard, an Infernape, an Emboar and a Quilava wandering into the temple. "Are they….HEY DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!" he called to them the four evolved fire starters turned and grinned waving cheering in their own languages getting to Ash.
"So you guys evolved too, Charizard, Emboar, Quilava and Infenape!" Ash cheered. "It's nice to know you guys have been doing okay after all these years!"
The Pokemon grinned at this. Ash smiled but remembered something "You, want to help right?"
The Pokémon replied with a nod. "Listen, I'd like that, but you'd actually be helping me out more by making sure that the Goron's get back to Goron City safe and that Giovanni's goons don't recapture or kill them." The Pokemon nodded in understanding and raced out after Brock, as Ash, crossed the room. Once more, seeing that the door across from the one had been locked previously; Opening it he gaped at the room. "Lake of Lava, where should we go from here?"
"Survey says….right!" Hilda stated Ash nodded and jumped across towards where a Time block was. He played the Song of Time and removed it climbing up he entered the room.
"Ahh man there's- WAAAAH!" Ash instantly ducked behind his shield.
"Tiles!" Hilda yelped as she and Pikachu got behind Ash they eventually all shattered against the Hylian shield. "That was close, AAAAH!"
"What that thing?" Ash stated.
"Don't go near it! It's a Like, Like they eat anything they can grab! If it eats you it'll digest you completely!" Hilda stated.
"AHHHHH!" Ash stated instantly getting out his bow and shooting at it fortunately killing it.
"Why is its name Like, Like if it's that evil and Gluttonous?" Ash asked.
"I have no idea they've been known to steal items from you and eat them while spitting the rest of you out for sick kicks and giggles, it's universally believed whoever named it had the same twisted sense of humor." Hilda sighed.
"Anyway there's nothing in here, I do however think I saw another door, let's go move the Time Block back." Ash replied. as they exited and did so entering this room. "In this one was another Goron who had been curled up into a ball trembling in fear he instantly hit the switch alerting the Goron.
"Are you releasing me, Am I free to go?" the Goron asked.
"Yeah, make sure you get out safe!" Ash replied.
"Thank you! Thank you! I'll give you a tip for rescuing me, a wall you can blow up but doesn't look too damaged will sound different from a regular wall you can hit with your sword." The Goron replied.
"We'll keep that in mind thanks!" Hilda replied as the Goron ran out. Ash, doubled back to the Room he was in before he looked around when he started to hear something weird.
"Akju yuki to compatio ooh Obescro, liste omni plea oh faith et respondei our callra! Savui all scui horros, packa all romfs He Diablo"
"What is that chanting?" Ash asked.
"It's ancient Goron. Grant us Courage and Mercy, oh please hear our call of faith and answer our prayers. Spare, us from this torment deliver us from he of Hell." Hilda translated. "Gorons, are usually a very peaceful and friendly tribe to do this to them as an example no less….It's horrible!" she muttered sadly.
Ash stared out into space his heart going out to the Goron's "Well, he won't get away with it!"
LOS LOS LOS
Iris was watching from above, she suddenly saw two brown shapes from below make their way out of the temple and roll forward over the gap she made by breaking the bridge quickly. "They're getting away! I've gotta- GAH!" Iris was suddenly kicked in the gut she looked up gasping for breath to see her attacker….a certain Sheikah boy.
"YOU!" she snarled pulling out her swords and rushing forward with a large dagger, Calem managed block the swords.
"You're not taking them back!" Calem snarled landing a punch on Iris.
"Dragonite! Haxorus!" Iris called the two Pokémon roared and charged towards the Gorons however, A Charizard and Infernape suddenly appeared using Steel Wing and Mach Punch on Dragonite and Haxorous respectively.
Calem nodded as he fought of a now angrier Iris. "Good thinking Ash."
LOS LOS LOS
Ash had finally made his way across the room. It was there he heard more chanting close by. "Where is it!" he growled eyes shifting around.
"Pikapi!" Pikachu stated pointing to a wall that sounded loudest, Ash nodded and tapped it with his sword. He tested the rest of the wall a few times before nodding and getting a bomb out once it exploded a door was revealed.
"Clever, very clever." Hilda mused as they rushed in finding another Goron trapped. Ash quickly freed him.
"Oh, thank you, thank you! There are special switches in this temple you need to strike to activate. But, a bomb or arrow can also do the job!" he stated leaving Ash grabbed the key and headed back out.
Returning to the large cave like room Ash decided to enter the next locked down having at least two small keys. He yelped losing his footing, for a second before sliding down a nearby plank. "Looks like this is the only way up." He muttered climbing a chain wall he heard a blast of air behind him.
"That thing is blasting up air. I wonder…" he thought to himself looking at the large block above him.
"Pipika!" Pikachu shouted pointing at some large Slugma like creatures. "What are those?"
"Fire Slugs be careful when you get over there!" Hilda explained.
"I got ya!" Ash replied as he continued to climb and jumped down. Once he was on the ledge and took out the Fire Slugs he quickly pushed the large block onto the geyser.
"Alright now let's JUUUUUMMP!" he stated taking a leap of faith.
"ASH?!" Hilda shouted zipping down after him.
"Pikapi!" Pikachu shouted following suit he landed on block which shot up thanks to the Geyser.
"Good idea, but warn us next time you do that!" Hilda snapped.
"Pika, Pikachu!" Pikachu agreed.
"Sorry…." Ash replied rubbing the back of his head as they got off the block.
The next room contained a Goron but there was no switch around he was blubbering out the chant curled up into a ball. "Don't worry I'll get you out." Ash whispered as he climbed up and took out two more fire slugs.
"Ash, up here!" Hilda called flying above towards a Crystal switch.
"That must the switch the Goron was talking about!" Ash stated he jumped across and remembering the block he saw on the way up and pushed it into place. He then climbed up the wall and saw a large pillar of fire that roared over where they needed to go.
"Heat proof tunic or not you'll be cooked alive!" Hilda stated.
"Yup." Ash replied gaping at the fire a little. "That must be what that switch is for." He replied getting out his arrow and shooting however he wasn't fast enough to get back to the wall in time and he was caught in the cross fire.
"WAAAAAH!" he cried feeling a slight burn.
"It looks fine, but you can thank the Goron Tunic for that." Hilda muttered looking over the injury.
"Right?" Ash sighed.
LOS LOS LOS
"Absol use Razor Wind on Dragonite!" Calem called.
"SOOOL!" he shouted unleashing a powerful attack that hit Dragonite just as he was about to sneak up on Charizard from behind and land a thunder punch. The Fire Dragon was currently busy fighting off a couple of stalfos forcing Emboar and Quilava to deal with Haxorus on their own.
"INNNFEERRRN!" he roared slamming into Dragonite.
"Umbreon use Psychic to fix the GUUUH!" Calem shouted having been scratched by Iris's swords.
"Umbreeeeeon!" he shouted causing Iris to fall back with a shadow ball she jumped in front of her trainer growling.
Iris glared back whistling however, once she finished something rushed up to her. "What the-" KAAAABOOOOM! "WAAAAHHH!" she screamed having been blown up.
"YES!" Clemont cheered.
"Way to go! Chandelure go after Haxorus!" Trip shouted.
"CHANNN!" the Ghost fire type rushed towards the large Dragon type unleashing it's nightshade on it.
Calem shook his head out of cobwebs just in time to see Paul land a kick on Iris. "Your timing could not be better." Calem stated simply.
LOS LOS LOS
Ash had his arms crossed in deep thought, "How do I get up there, wait! DUHH! The Goron said bombs too!" wordlessly he dropped one by the switch and once the mechanism was triggered he climbed up as fast as he could and entered the next room. "I feel a little silly."
"Don't worry, it's not like we were there for long, and just so you know I can sense large boulders around here so be careful." Hilda replied.
"Thanks, Pikachu I think you'll be safer holding on to me."
"Pika!" Pikachu replied hopping onto his shoulder. Ash made his way through the temple traversing towards the bottom right. Once he found a large acolyte that was tiled as opposed to the rest of the floor he entered.
"Ash another Goron!" Hilda stated.
"Right!" Ash replied stepping on the switch.
The Goron uncurled himself to the sound of the barred door opening. He looked up to see that Ash had freed him. "Oh thank you! Hey you're that Ash kid aren't you?"
"Yeah that's me." Ash replied. "You're free to go so get back to the city quick as possible!"
"Let me tell you a secret, in this temple there are doors that aren't really but will move if you try to touch them." The Goron replied.
"Good to know, we'll have to keep our eyes open." Hilda replied.
"Yeah," Ash added.
"Okay well, anyway Ash, thank you again!" he stated rushing out.
"Watch out for bolders!" Ash warned he heard something smash and some rolling, "Never mind." He picked up the Key and headed back into the maze. Ash saw a locked door. And entered it he groaned when he saw that he would need another key and turned right back around.
"I think we need to have a more than one Key rule here. Giovanni clearly locked this place up tight." Hilda stated.
"Chu." Pikachu agreed flatly. Ash nodded retracing his steps to the tiled area he then went up to the top center of the maze, Freeing yet another Goron.
"Oh yay! Thank you so much for saving me!" the Goron cried gratefully going to hug Ash.
"NO!" Ash yelped, "I mean no time for hugs you need to get out of here as fast as you can!"
"Okay but let me just tell you something, they say that even though Volgavia's head is in armor it's actually the monster's weak point." He replied. "Legend has it the Goron Hero used his weapon to smash its brains in!" he stated rushing out and rolling crushing more bolders.
"Smash it's brains in, kind of sounds like a Hammer…" Hilda noted.
"Do you think we'll find it in the temple?" Ash asked. "That Hammer could be anywhere!"
"Well we'll have to wait and see won't we." Hilda replied as Pikachu pulled out the small key from the chest.
Returning to the first door he found Ash, saw that there was another door in the room and shot the eye switch with his arrow. He entered it and found a dead end, however he could see another room through the bars. "That's where we need to go."
"It looks like we can get to it by going through the locked door." Hilda noted and doing just that they did.
Ash jumped when he suddenly heard something woosh up behind him. "FIIIREEEEE!"
"AHHHHHHHH!" the three screamed as they rushed to the other side of the room. Jumping like crazy Ash with Pikachu in his arms rushed into the door. He sighed.
"Hey check it out we're above the maze!" Ash stated.
"Yup and half the Boulders are gone." Hilda noted seeing the rocky carnage that littered the area "Some of the walls have been smashed into, man Gorons are powerful."
"You also said they were peaceful." Ash rebutted.
"Yes, that doesn't mean they won't fight if cornered, I'm thinking they were ambushed." Hilda replied.
"Speaking of Gorons there's one in a cage over there!" Ash stated jumping from platform to platform to hit the switch that freed the Goron.
"Hey you okay?!" Ash called as he leapt over there.
"Yeah thank you Ash! Man it's been ages you've grown quite a bit." The Goron replied.
"Yeah, I have." Ash replied with a slight blush.
The Goron nodded with a grin "There's something you should know at Lake Zelda there's a Scare crow who wants to hear a song by a musician I bet if you play for him you'll get something nice." And with that the Goron rolled knocking down several more walls of the Maze.
Ash picked up the key and pocketed it. heading back out, Pikachu on the other hand stopped something catching his eye as Ash was about to jump off. "Pika!"
"Huh, what is it…Hey!" Ash replied. "You guys thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Bombs away/Chu Pikachu!" his two companions replied.
Grinning Ash dropped a bomb, blowing up the hole. Ash climbed down the grate and ran over he grinned when he realized his was back at the cage with the Goron he couldn't free right away. "Hey!" Ash shouted freeing him.
"AAAAHHH YOU WON'T MAKE ME DRAGON CHOW!" the Goron replied unleashing a powerful punch that Ash had to dodge a couple of times.
"EASY, its me that kid Ash, I came to rescue you!" Ash stated flinching and holding out the Hylian shield in front of him.
"Ash, Oh it is you!" The Goron stated. "Thank you so much I'm out of here but I heard a couple of Giovanni's goons talking, somewhere in this temple you're sure to run into some enemies that dance, arrows won't hurt them unless you can find a way to knock their heads off literally. I know a little bit disturbing." And with that the Goron took off.
"A little?" Hilda asked incrediously.
Ash climbed back out and looked over his map. "According to this there was a door way back in that fire wall room. Well we should be okay coming back from the other side, right?"
Hilda sighed. "You never know with these things."
"Chu pika chuuu.(I'm staying on your shoulder.)" Pikachu promptly decided not leaving his perch. With a big sigh the trio entered the room Ash jumped onto the thing and ran as soon as he heard the fire he leapt and pulled himself up Hilda already being there having flown ahead watched as the fire moved forward.
"That's never fun." Ash sighed as he unlocked the door. He entered the next room to find it full of a bunch of pillars. "This is weird…." He muttered.
"Pika…" Pikachu agreed. They yelped when a pair of the pillars made fire making them jump back.
"Ash, Pikachu over here!" Hilda called the two ran over to see her hovering over a mesh of chain over a hole in the floor. "There do you see, that's the room we saw Bryon in!"
"Yeah, you're right!" Ash replied looking up at the pillar. "We need a way to get this pillar to go down like brock said. But last time we were able to make a big explosion with a bunch of bombs. The ones we have go off automatically so we can't set it up like that!"
Hilda hummed in agreement. "Let's just focus on freeing the rest of the Gorons for now. We're bound to come across something."
"Yeah." Ash agreed as he found that the pillars were actually part of an invisible fire maze he managed to find his way by the wall and reached for a door. "WAAAH!" he screamed when it landed on him. growling he quickly smirked evilly as he pulled out a bomb and jumped away. With nothing behind it he made his way back through finding a locked door and entering it.
"Ash another Goron!" Hilda stated.
"I think this might be the last one too!" Ash agreed realizing he couldn't free the Goron yet, he was forced to continue and going through the fire maze found a switch. He heard a small woosh.
"Ash over there, The Fire's dying down!" Hilda stated.
"Oh! Let's move!" Ash stated as the three moved through the fire walls avoiding them and managing to get past.
"Whew…." Ash sighed.
"Yeah…" Hilda replied landing on Pikachu's head as the little mouse sighed.
Ash made his way forward, this time he noticed something odd about the door; it looked like it was on the wall, not in it! "Not this time!" Ash stated throwing a bomb at it and blowing up to reveal a stone door which he entered.
The next room he saw a ring of Fire but no switch however coming out was a Gallade like creature with an evil face it spun around leaving fire everywhere. "Find, away to knock off it's head…" Ash growled racking his brain. "Ooh the Hookshot!" he stated taking it out and aiming as the monster came towards him the body went out leaving only a rock that looked like a Geodue behind he suddenly sprouted little legs and ran. "You're not getting away!" Ash stated pulling out his bow and shooting it a few times.
"CHUUUUUUU!" Pikachu managed to zap it the little monster retreated back into it's home where it came out blue Ash repeated the process, this time however he threw a bomb while Pikachu had it cornered with a bomb and managed to blow it up causing it to run again Ash shot it with a few more arrows.
"It's back in the fire!" Hilda called the two waited in waiting as the monster appeared again Ash wasn't able to get it's head off right away this time as the green fire made it fast. "You're gonna have to change your timing."
"Yeah…but…" he replied trying to eye the monster as he dodged it's blows "Pikachu thunderbolt!"
"CHUUUUUUUU!" Pikachu shouted zapping it as Ash hit it with the hookshot and landed a powerful jump attack with his sword killing it. he flashed jumping away as it exploded.
"The fire's gone!" Hilda stated.
Ash looked around tapping the walls, "So where do we go from here there aren't any other doors or weak walls."
"Let's try where the Flare Dancer was." Hilda suggested Ash nodded and climbed up letting out a sound of slight surprise the platform rose into the next room where just like before he had to climb up set a bomb down and climb quickly before the fire returns.
Entering the only door for his path Ash found himself in a strange yet regal room. "What is this, a tomb?"
"I think so there's ancient Goronese all over the place." Hilda replied.
Ash noticed a switch and stepped on it and just as he expected the fire ring that was sitting on top of a thin stair case disappeared. "Guys we gotta book it!" Ash stated running up the thin stairway they did their best to stay on the straight line and eventually, Ash got there just before the time ran out. He flipped open the lid and grinned. "I truly am the Hero of the Gorons." He said quietly confusing his two partners.
"Huh?" Hilda asked.
"Chu?" Pikachu muttered blinking.
"As of now, I have this, The Megaton Hammer!" Ash grinned holding it for them to see.
"Awesome Ash, you got it!" Hilda cried in joy ringing.
"Pipikachu!" Pikachu cheered. Ash grinned packing away he killed the nearby Fire Keese and found something strange on the floor.
"Let's test this baby out uuuu HAAAA!" Ash roared slamming the Megaton hammer on the switch which made the platform drop.
"There's our way out!" Ash replied heading down into the next room. He see off in the corner was a statue. He grinned and smashed the statue away allowing him to go into the next room. In here Ash had to kill all the Keese before he could proceed he smashed a nearby pillar from above causing it to transform the acolyte in the floor into a large stair case.
Ash followed it down, seeing that there was a blue switch he grabbed a nearby crate and used it to hold the switch down. With it secure he entered the next room finding another platform to bash down.
"WHACK!" Ash shouted as he slammed the Hammer on the platform knocking it down. "That was fun!" he giggled.
"Try not to have too much fun, we don't want you to do anything you'll regret." Hilda replied.
"Pika, Pika." Pikachu agreed.
Ash jumped down he screamed flapping his arms as he fell landing on the platform falling to knees. "Ow…"
"Ash, are you alright?" Hilda asked.
"Yeah…don't worry." Ash replied drinking some of the Red Potion Trip had given him for the journey. "Hey I know where we are!" Ash replied climbing up and jumping across he then smashed the pillar with a rumble it fell. "And that takes care of our way to the boss room!" he grinned.
"Don't forget we need the Boss key." Hilda chided.
"Oh yeah," Ash sighed. "There's still that one Goron we haven't freed yet, too." He suddenly saw Red switch that was grainy and dusty he jumped over to it and felt it with his fingers seeing the dust on his hand "Weird…"
"It's rusted. Standing on it's not gonna help." Hilda muttered.
"We don't have to stand on it!" Ash stated taking out his Goron Hammer and smashing the switch opening the door he went through it and saw a Time block he quickly played the Song of Time and made it appear below. "Come on let's go!" Ash called to them happily as he made his way towards the Rusted switch that had now appeared. "And BAM, BAM!" Ash shouted using his hammer to break it down.
Ash with a large grin jumped down, and saw the Goron uncurl himself as Ash walked up to him. "You'd better get out of he-EEERE! UUUGGG HUGGING TO TIGHT….OXY…GEN!" Ash cried tears forming in his eyes.
"PIKA, PIKACHU PIKA, PIKA,PIKA!" Pikachu ranted as Hilda flew around ringing.
"Uh Mr. He's turning blue and that's not good!" Hilda cried.
"Oh! Sorry!" the Goron replied he let go of Ash who sucked in a lot of air sounding like a balloon losing it as he did.
"Uuuuhhh….Don't mention it." Ash muttered.
"Sorry about that. Here let me make it up to you with this juicy secret. There's a door hidden at the entrance of this temple." The Goron replied leaving the temple.
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"Electivre use Hammer arm!" Paul shouted.
"ELLEEC!" he shouted slamming a powerful attack down on Haxorus and slamming it into the wall.
"Oh no!" Iris shouted as Dragonite got In front of his fallen comrade. She growled. "Dragonite, it's over." She hissed glaring daggers at Paul's party as she jumped on Dragonite's back and flew off with Haxorus.
"Good…the rest is up to Ash…." Calem replied panting.
"We gotta get you back, Calem." Clemont replied helping him up. There was a tremor that shook the area.
"And out of here apparently." Paul muttered. "Let's move if Ash can't do this and this Volcano blow's will be done for. We should help with the rest of the evacuation."
The group murmured agreement as they rushed back into Goron City.
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After picking up what he hoped was the final small key, Ash made a U-turn back into the room where he dropped the pillar. He dropped down and made his way to the entrance there he saw a statue like the one he had bashed before. "Bye, bye!" Ash stated as he smashed away at the statue and with that the final small key was used.
He entered a room that required him to kill off all the enemies before being allowed to proceed
Ash yelped when Tiles came up from the floor he quickly put up his shield. He jumped away when a Like, like came right at him. "Aaaw How fast are these things?!"
"Pi PIKA!" the Like Like swallowed Pikachu.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu and Hilda shouted.
"Piiiikaaachuuuuuuuu!" Pikachu screamed zapping it from the inside and killing it he sat there separated from his fire armor covered in juice looking less than impressed.
"Pikachu, I'm really sorry!" Ash replied helping him get it back on. "Are you okay?" Ash replied feeling very guilty.
"Chu." Pikachu replied with a smile jumping onto his shoulder. Ash entered the next room and it shut behind them a familiar cackle hit the air.
"Another Flare Dancer?" Hilda stated in surprise.
"Well, the one mini-boss per dungeon rule just flew out the window." Ash muttered as he got out his hookshot and snatched the monster from it's body then shot it with a few arrows before it made it's way back into fire. He repeated the process and landed a Spin attack on the monsters head.
"CHUUUUUU!" Pikachu shouted hitting him with Thunderbolt. He made it to his green form going fast Pikachu managed to distract him with Quick attack and Ash got his head off his shoulders killing him instantly.
Then upon entering the door, Ash found the final Goron he smashed down the rusted switch and the Goron responded to the door's opening. "Oh are you here to rescue me?"
"Yup, you'd better get out of here before Volgavia shows up." Ash replied. "Byron had us free everyone while he held him off."
"Oh I see. Big Brother Bryon asked you to help us, we owe you big time!" the Goron replied. "Please help him!"
"Count on it!" Ash replied as the Goron left. He went through the next door and rushed back to the room where the boss lock was and entered it. He gasped in horror. "BYRON!" he shouted rushing over to the knocked out Goron leader covered in bruises and burns. Ash managed to pour the a couple of red potions down his throat. "You've gotta wake up!"
"GYIIIRRAAAAHHAAAH!" Ash looked up as a large Tremor shook the area. There was a roar and Charizard Infernape and Emboar appeared.
"Guys!" Ash cheered as the tremor shook harder the platform that let them get onto where Byron was sunk beneath the lava.
"GYIIIRRAAAAHHAAAH!" coming out of the center hole was a large Rayquaza like creature with a flaming mane and a Charizard's head horn and wings with a grey chest and head armor with a Rayquaza's horns and a flaming Tail was the Demon Dragon himself.
{Subterranean Lava Dragon: Volgavia}
Ash and the group watched as the monster flew above them and dove down into one of the holes Ash got out the Megaton hammer as they waited for the monster to rear it's ugly head.
Ash heard the shriek as it erupted by the hole on his left he quickly got out the Megaton Hammer and slammed it's head with it. With Volgavia stunned Ash quickly attacked it with his sword while Pikachu and Charizard who were by him at the time landed Iron Tails and Dragon Claws.
The Monster let out a horrid shriek as it recovered and blasted them with it's green fire breath.
"Ow! That hurt!" Ash groaned, than gasped. "Wait a minute….It hurt!" he stated in fear the Goron armor they were given wasn't enough to protect them from Volgavia's fire blast.
Charizard roared and rammed into Volgavia who snarled and whacked him away with his tail it then rammed against the ceiling making rocks fall immediately.
"Look out!" Hilda cried as the group dodged rocks, Ash managed to jump away when he saw Volgavia roar at him.
"WAAAAAH AHA!" Ash screamed as the Dragon began to give chase Ash ran as fast as he could turning everywhere he could to avoid the fire running in a circle the Pokémon who were screaming at them watched as Volgavia contorted it's body into a tight spiral to get a hit on Ash but it wouldn't give up. "WAAAAHHH!" Ash yelped as he rolled away from the Dragon who at this point flew up before charging back down.
"Here it comes again get ready!" Ash called as they waited once seeing a hole erupt they waited until Volgavia poked it's head and then Ash struck with the Megaton Hammer. After a flurry of combos the Dragon whipped it's mane around and knocked them back taking to the air quickly and ramming against the ceiling even harder.
"Here come more rocks!" Ash cried. "If this keeps up it's gonna crush us!"
"You need to find a way to keep it from using that strategy!" Hilda called.
"Charizard next time he does that you've gotta try and stop him!" Ash stated Charizard nodded.
"GYIIIRRAAAAHHAAAH!" the monster flew back into one of the hole this time however it managed to confuse the group by making multiple holes bubble like he was coming out of all of them he smirked when he had a clear shot and blasted them. Everyone screamed in pain as they fell the monster joyfully headed for the ceiling.
"Charizard quick!" Ash called.
"RAAAAAUU!" Charizard shoted rushing forward and landing a Dragon claw on it's eyes making it roar in pain. It dove back down into the holes.
"Okay this time we're going to watch a hole and if Volgavia comes out where one of us is attack with the strongest attack you have!" Ash called.
The Pokemon called in their languages as the bubbling increased. Emboar saw Volgavia pop out of a hole on it's left and he instantly responded with a powerful hammer arm.
The monster shrieked alerting Ash who rushed over and slammed it with the Megaton hammer.
"CHUUUUUUU!" Pikachu shouted zapping it in the crack that was now forming on it's helmet as Ash stabbed it there he then hit it several times with the sword before the three were knocked back. It rose for it's powerful cave in attack
"INFERRRN!" Infernape shouted landing a flame wheel on the monster slowing it down long enough for Charizard to hit it with Steel Wing.
"Way to go!" Ash called.
"Pika!" Pikachu agreed as the process with the holes repeated this time Infernape got the honor of slamming it with Mach punch it roared as Ash landed the hit with his Megaton hammer once it was stunned everyone blasted the crack with Mach Punch, Dragon Claw, Iron Tail, Hammer Arm and the master sword.
"GIGIIGIIIIHHAAYAYAYAYYAYA!" the monster roared contorting as it tried to fly its body was having seizures as it contorted and twisted in the air it eventually couldn't take the intensity of its own fire anymore and got incinerated from inside out, only the head remained as it fell at Ash's feet then burnt away to nothing.
Ash sighed falling to his knees. "That was tough." He saw suddenly welcomed by a familiar blue light he entered it the Pokémon trailing behind.
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Bonnie and Cilan from the watch tower waited for the return of her brother as well as the bubbling that had started on the mountain top. "Cilan I'm worried."
"Don't worry Bonnie, I'm certain they're fine and when they return we can all have delicious celebratory feast!" Cilan assured.
"Pansage!"
KAAAAABOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!
"SAASAAAAHHE!" Pansage screamed.
"Nay, nay, ney!" Dedenne yelped running around like crazy as Bonnie yelped instinctively Cilan grabbed her and held her close while keeping on hand on the rail he looked over to see what was happening.
"The Mountain!" he shouted as a massive pillar of Fire erupted from the volcanic crater surging into the air. On Death Mountain trail Paul and his party also watched as the sky turned a bright red but it seemed to be shooting some invisible force out of it, and as quickly as it began the eruption slowly but surely ceased the clouds around the top of Death Mountain returned to normal.
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Ash found himself in the chamber of sages and facing the red platform and coming out of it completely healed was Byron. "Thank you Brother, I really appreciate what you did. On behalf of the Goron Race, thank you! You turned out to be a real man just like I thought!" he stated an explosion taking place behind him.
"Thanks Byron." Ash replied happily.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu chirped from his shoulder.
"By the way, I Byron turned out to the be great Sage of Fire! Isn't that funny brother?" Byron asked.
Ash felt a little bit of a choke. "That's great but what about the other Goron's and Roark!?"
"I'm leaving the Gorons of Death Mountain to Roark." Byron replied simply with a big grin on his face.
"You're springing that on a seven year old?!" Hilda asked incredulously.
Byron's smirked disappeared. "I have faith in my son. He's young but he's like his old Pop tough as nails! He'll have the Elder's help as well, listen give him this message from me. This is something that must be done for the sake of not all Goron's but Hyrule as well and if things go well, I'll see him soon."
Ash nodded. "I'll tell him."
Byron mused for a minute. "This must be what they call destiny! Nothing made me happier than helping you, seal the evil here. Hey Ash, take this badge it contains the power of Fire Spirits and my Friendship!" and with that Byron rose his hands up.
Coming down towards Ash was a fireball shaped badge red with an orange colored Goron symbol in the middle, he held it in the usual pose.
Ash got the Fire Badge! The power of a fiery spirit surges through Ash like an explosion as Byron awakens as a Sage adds his power to Ash's!
"Don't forget! Now you and I are True Brothers!"
Ash heard Byron's words along with one last explosion before the scene faded to white.
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"I see…" Roark replied.
"Yeah, but he promised he'll be back as soon as he can if he can." Ash replied.
Roark smiled. "Yeah, I'll wait for him and in the meantime the Elders and I will take care of things here."
Ash nodded. "Good luck."
"Chu Pika!" Pikachu added Ash was suddenly grabbed by one of the Goron's next thing he knew they were cheering his name tossing him up in the air he enjoyed it knowing the Goron's were safe for now with Charizard, Emboar, Quilava and Infernape watching over them and that he was one step closer to saving Hyrule.
Well that wraps up the fire Temple I'm thinking the Water Temple Arc might be a two parter with the Ice cave and all but we'll have to see also YX: Destructive Wings is out now so if you've read Shadow Revolution and haven't checked it out already please do so!
Also I found that you can hurt the Flare Dancer heads with Arrows once their off with the Hook Shot method and this works to defeat them easier but the Goron said the Arrows weren't supposed to work so hopefully he was referring to when it was attached to it's body and not all the time and I hope I haven't activated a glitch ^^;
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