No big A/N today.
Zin Hai'ju: Aww...
However-
Zin Hai'ju: YAY!
I must warn you that due to the fact that I am updating through an immensely crappy laptop that doesn't even have Microsoft Word, I am unable to spellcheck this. Please excuse any spelling mistakes, I went through this thing the best I could.
Zin Hai'ju: That means he used Notepad! Horray!
One more thing, some people are asking why Zelda has had a sudden change of heart towards Ike. Two Words: Saharan Spy. The villains matter here too!
Chapter 10: Saharan Showdown
Link made sure he had his bombs ready. Checking to make sure his boomerang was secure, the hero drew breath heavily.
After much heated debate, the frontliners were announced to be Link, Ganondorf, Bowser, Mario, Ike, Donkey Kong, Meta Knight, King Dedede, Captain Falcon, and Marth. Everyone else would be staying in the mansion to provide long range support.
After checking that everything was in order, Link walked out of the door, ready to face the fiends that have hounded him for so long.
Zelda's Room
Peach had already left to inspect the items. Zelda had told her of what Link had done to protect her against Levina. Peach lightened up on her abuse against Link and stopped attacking him, much to Zelda's relief.
Zelda prepared herself in silence as well. She then heard a knock on the door. She quickly opened it, to see Link, clad in his regular, green tunic. "Hello Link." She said uneasily.
"Zelda," He said slowly. "I'm sorry about that little argument earlier. It's just that things have been really stressful for me and-"
He was cut short when the princess suddenly hugged him. She laid her head on his chest as he returned the hug. "I forgive you. Just make sure you come out alive." She whispered.
"I'll make that a promise." Link replied. Although, he wasn't too sure if he could live up to that promise.
Right Before the Siege
Link had been in charge of the front of the mansion. It felt odd the be surrounded by so many Waddle Dees, Koopas, and Alloys, all of which who were once enemies. Sure enough, Marth and Ike were also frontliners in that area.
It was deathly quiet. No foes in sight yet. The sun was closing, letting a blood-red sunset take over the sky. Dark clouds littered the heavens, predicting the upcoming event.
"Guys," Marth called out. "We got trouble." He pointed into the distance, where a bandit was carrying the Shadow Guns banner.
Link readied his sword and shield. "Here they come!" He yelled to the mansion. Zelda, Pit, Fox, Falco, Snake, Diddy Kong, and Kirby, who were stationed in their side, were either on the roof or inside the building, weapons locked and loaded.
The bandit was carrying a gray bugle and sounded a battle tune. "Your precious mansion shall burn to the ground!" He zealously chanted. Hundreds of Shadow Guns enforcers and agents rushed forward. "ATTACK!"
They wielded guns, knives, pistols, bats, and all sorts of dangerous weaponry to combat. One, for some reason, even came in with a fish wrapped in newspaper. Nonetheless, they were serious on destroying the mansion.
Link led his army forward as well, followed closely by Marth and Ike. Swords drew blood, spears were flung, and bodies started to pile up.
The Hylian used his spin attack, careful not to hit any allies. He stopped just in time to dodge a bat swing from another enemy. He retaliated with a swift stab. More bandits surrounded him, twirling nunchucks and loading pistols. "I need some help!"
Marth assisted the Hylian, quickly slicing through some more bandits. "Anything for an old friend." He said.
At least not everyone hates me. Link thought as the two swordsmen were surrounded.
Meanwhile, Zelda kept her eyes glued on the three swordsmen, hitting anyone that dared to get close to them with some Din's Fire. Had anyone been paying attention, one would realize that she was especially focused on Link.
Back on the battlefield, the Hylian was slicing through bandits left and right. Ike rushed past him and took care of another group. But it was no use. Waves just kept coming and coming. If it weren't for the many Goombas and Waddle Dees taking some blows, the mansion would have surely been overwhelmed.
After much fighting, Link quickly tried to think of a way to get the bandits to retreat as the 4th wave of them came in.
Link noticed in the distance, one of the leaders, one he was quite familiar with. "That's the Saharan Spy!" He noticed.
Indeed, the cigarette smoking rogue smiled deviously. "Zis' is a day of our triumph!" he cackled.
Link quickly ran back to the mansion. He quickly stopped in front of Marth. "Cover for me! I'll be back in a minute." Before Marth could object, Link already ran off into the mansion.
Both the Smash Mansion forces and Shadow Gun forces were declining, but more and more bandits were coming in.
"Wait a sec," Noted Diddy Kong. "Isn't that a Cracker Launcher in that bandit's hands?"
Indeed, several of the bandits were now equipped with the Smash Mansion's dangerous weapons.
Marth nimbly dodge another Ray Gun shot as he deflected another with his sword. However, a bandit hit him in the back with a bat, sending him reeling into Ike, knocking them both over. The bandits dangerously surrounded them, ready to finish them off. Zelda was trying her best to keep the bandits off of the two, but there were just far too many of them.
Suddenly, Link, now riding a Fire Lion, bashed through the door. The lion roared loudly, scaring the enemy forces. Link kicked the side of his beast, causing it to charge forward. "Just like riding a horse!" He laughed. Thankfully, the saddle was fire-proof, installed by Crazy Hand himself.
The bandits fled at the sight of such a deadly mount. The unlucky few who were caught were quickly turned into ashes or food for the lion.
While he managed to chase the bandits off, Link still needed to attack the Saharan Spy in order to stop the invasion. So he kicked the Lion again, making him move forward, towards the spy. "I'm coming for you next!" Link shouted.
The Saharan Spy already saw the swordsman coming. With inhuman speeds, he quickly drew his revolver and landed a headshot on the incoming beast, killing it instantly. Thanks to the sudden, dying stop, Link was flung forward, near the Spy.
"I'm tired of these games!" Link shouted angrily. "Leave now or I'll kill you where you stand!"
"I think not," The rogue said. "As long as Henry Falicain is still alive, your pathetic life will be in danger." He threw the revolver onto the ground. "Let's settle this like gentlemen." He pulled out his butterfly knife, red with dried blood.
Link rushed at the hated man and sliced forward, missing the spy as he nimbly backflipped. "You underestimate my fighting skills." He jumped forward, kicking Link in the face. This sent him reeling to the side, temporarily letting his guard down. The spy took his opportunity to slice at Link's chest, drawing some blood.
Link held in a grunt of pain and quickly smashed forward with his shield. The Spy was hit, sending him crashing into the ground. He didn't get up. Link knew this most likely another trap, as he had pulled off the same trick before.
Link kicked backwards, expecting to hit the invisible man, but he didn't feel anything. "What the-"
"Hey! I could use some help!" Ike called out from afar. Link immediately turned his attention to him. Indeed, Ike was having trouble fending off against the multitude of bandits. Link rushed towards the swordsman and swift killed the bandits near him.
Ike's smile turned a little devious. "Thank you, you idiotic simpleton!" Suddenly, he drew the butterfly knife and slashed forward. This time, he managed to badly injure Link's arm. Blood poured out from the wound. The disguised spy quickly dealt three more vicious attacks, cutting Link's face, leg, and left hand.
"AAUGH!" Link yelled, his vision becoming hazy from blood loss.
'Ike' smiled evilly. "Good-bye, Hero."
He was about to bring the knife down to end Link's life, but was suddenly knocked back in a small explosion. "What the-"
Zelda quickly jumped in front of Link, holding a fighting stance. "If you want him, you'll need to go through me!" She bravely chanted.
The spy took off his disguise. "As you wish, princess!" He slashed forward again, missing. He sidestepped out of the way when Zelda was about to set him ablaze with a Din's Fire attack. She couldn't react in time to prevent the spy from cutting her shoulder.
"Ahh!" She cried, unable to hold the tears from pain. She didn't give though. She kicked the assailant backwards, sending some electricity in him as well.
The Saharan Spy glared at princess. "You cannot win! I have more experience on the battlefield than both of you combined!"
"Yeah, but how about all four of us combined?"
"Wha-"
The Spy was cut off when a sudden kick came from behind. The attacker was, to Link's surprise, Ike. Ike ran up to the Spy before he could recover and grabbed him. After kneeing him in the stomach about 4 times, he threw him forward and into Marth's sword, which went straight through his heart.
Link looked up at Ike. "You... came...?"
Ike nodded. "I fight for my friends." He said, a light smile on his face.
"Can you walk?" Marth asked, concern ridden in his voice.
Link tried his best to get up on his own, but his leg had been cut too deeply. "Argh!" He groaned, relaxing himself.
Zelda quickly reached into a hidden pocket and pulled out a Heart Container. The moment it touched Link, his wounds were partially healed. The princess was relieved that it saved him. "I knew that'd come in handy!" She exclaimed.
"So... are we cool?" Link asked Ike, now able to stand.
Ike nodded slightly. "Yeah. It doesn't matter what happens or what I say, I won't turn my back on my friends."
"Ugh..." Said the familiar rogue, now about a good 20 feet away. "I just hate these sickening reunions."
"He's still alive?" Marth questioned in disbelief. He was yet to be told that the spy could do that.
Link cursed under his breath. "You guys need to stay at the mansion," He told his comrades. "We can't afford those bandits overrunning us. I'll hunt down this bastard myself."
Marth and Ike wasted no time rushing back to the mansion, though Zelda hesitated. "Don't die on me," She warned. "You made a promise, and by the goddesses, you'll keep it." She then followed the others.
"I'm waiting," The spy said, notably annoyed.
Link charged at the man once more. This time, he was ready for any tricks he had up his sleeve. Right when he was about to slash the spy, he made a run into Smashville.
"I'm not letting you escape again!" Link vowed, chasing after him.
Many of the citizens found it odd that such a handsomely dressed man was running through town with a butterfly knife, but people found it more odd when an elf with a sword and shield was chasing him yelling "I'll kill you!"
Nonetheless, they tried to make sure the two had plenty of room, lest they be killed instead.
Link continued to chase the villain for several minutes, eventually chasing him down to a dark alley. "You have nowhere to run now!" He growled dangerously.
The spy just grinned wickedly. He kicked open a manhole and slid down into the sewers. "Hahaha!" he cackled, snorting after. He quickly traversed in the dangerous sewers, Link following after him.
About 5 minutes of running had passed, and Link had lost the spy at a multi-passage area. "Noo!" He shouted in defeat. He could have gone down any one of the four passages ahead of him. Plus, he had lost sight of the villain several turns ago, so he knew he wouldn't be able to find him.
Meanwhile, through one of the passages, the Saharan Spy laughed triumphantly. "Another sucessful evasion! I do say that was my best one yet!"
"I beg to differ." Said a dark shadow.
Suddenly, an unknown figure knocked the Saharan Spy out by hitting him in the head with a sledgehammer.
"Did he give us the dead ringer again?" The sledgehammer-wielding man asked.
"No. This time we got him for good." The first voice said.
"Shh!" A different, feminine voice called out. "Someone's coming!"
The figures hid themselves and the spy before Link came rushing by. "Dammit!" He cursed. "Where is he?" Link looked around, trying to find a sign of where the rogue had escaped to.
Suddenly, he felt a mighty blow against his head and collapsed to the ground unconcious.
Cliffhanger! Mwahaha!
Zin Hai'ju: Mwahaha!
*clears throat* Anyways, there you have it, this fiction is not dead either! I intend on finishing this one, but frankly it's not even half over yet, so we don't know when...
Zin Hai'ju: Yippie!