As Bowser took the last two items and Fox back to the base, it almost seemed as if the mask that he carried with him emitted a sinister chuckle, as if it knew what was to come.
When the five assembled heroes saw Bowser coming back in full control of his faculties and holding Fox by the tail, they hung their heads for a moment, thinking they might be too late. However, from their roots as heroes, all five knew that nothing was lost until it was all said and done. The first four set off in a hurry, while Link got back to his feet and supported himself with the Master Sword.
When Mario, Luigi, Samus, and Donkey Kong finally reached the Final Destination, they saw that the three evildoers that they had been trying to stop all were in possession of all eleven items and each was displaying their own proudly. Bowser wore the jetpack, leg guards, and neck guard while simultaneously wielding the Star Rod; Ganondorf wielded the sword, cannon, and Dark Triangle and wore the speed boots; lastly, Mewtwo had the crown, face mask, and shield.
Looking upon the three, the four seemed a bit daunted at the power they beheld, but still showed a powerful look of resolve in their eyes. Though they knew the odds were heavily stacked against them, the five knew that they were the five of the prophecy; if they didn't win, then no one could.
Facing all three, a powerful aura emanated from those that wielded the legendary items. The aura seemed as if it alone would wear down any person who dared to oppose them, yet it also seemed to possess a recoil in that it seemed that the aura also slowly seemed to drain the three dastardly villains that used them.
Nonetheless, the four that remained stood and faced the three (now very) powerful foes that stood in their way of saving their companions from the grasp of evil. As would have been expected, Mario set off against Bowser, with Luigi not far behind. The sharpshooter, Samus, decided to match wits with Mewtwo, whilst DK attempted to take out his rage on the powerful Ganondorf.
Leading the four that were able to fight, Mario threw up his right hand in a signal to attack. Against Bowser, he decided that he would attack first and let Luigi come and attack after him to compound any damage. Standing at the edge of the Final Destination, Mario had arranged the battle in such a way that all three bouts of the brawl would take place at separate places, somewhat isolated from the others.
Since Bowser had activated the Star Rod already, Mario knew that in order to defeat him, he would have to be perfect with his timing in the brief lapses in which the item wasn't working. And while Bowser had both the neck guard and jetpack in his possession, he knew that he would furthermore not be able to cause as much damage to Bowser, who likely wouldn't lapse into his usual frustrations in battle.
Making the first move, Mario rolled to his right and leapt into midair. When Bowser turned around to face the mustached plumber, Mario dodged backwards in order to avoid a swipe of Bowser's claws. While he was so preoccupied with attacking Mario, the brief lapse in the power of the Star Rod came about, and Luigi, who had been waiting for the proper opportunity to attack, used one of Mario's signature attacks against Bowser, grabbing his large tail and spinning him around, sending him off of the Final Destination platform for a moment.
However, Bowser had no intentions of going down that easily. While he was falling, Bowser turned on the Jetpack and started to float upwards on the power of the item. Now, since he was facing both Mario brothers, Bowser had little chance of being caught by surprise by an attack from behind him. Breathing fire, Bowser hoped that he would be able to cheaply incinerate the plumbers that constantly were able to thwart his plans.
Even with that hope, Bowser knew that his flaming breath wouldn't be enough to deal with Mario and Luigi. The two brothers both simultaneously leapt into midair and Luigi quickly preformed his Green Missle, aimed at Bowser's weaker underbelly. Luckily, the blast also happened to hit the split second after Bowser's Star Rod powers faded for a brief moment.
Even though he was riding on a jetpack, the force of that powerful attack of Luigi's sent Bowser flying backwards a few feet. If it weren't for the neck guard that he was wearing, Bowser would have launched into a great rage and easily lost the battle he was fighting. Since he was using the neck guard for the first time, even he stopped for a moment in midair and questioned why he wasn't loosing his cool with the Italian plumbers.
Returning into battle with full force, Bowser again used the Star Rod to increase his size greatly and then used the jetpack to fly so high upwards that neither Mario nor Luigi could see him. At such an altitude, Bowser stopped the powers of the jetpack and decided to use his sheer size to try and crush his overall-clad foes.
Seeing the attack coming first, Luigi saw that Bowser would easily injure Mario more so than himself, so he threw himself at Mario, grabbing his brother and tossing him a short ways away. Luckily, Luigi threw his brother just far enough out of the way to avoid the force of Bowser. However, in the process of trying to save his brother, Luigi received the full force of Bowser's incredibly powerful attack.
Mario immediately was enraged with Bowser for delivering such a powerful attack to his brother. His bond with his younger brother ran very deeply, and he was not going to let the Koopa king get away with what almost was murder. Nonetheless, Mario knew that he would have to keep his composure in order to defeat Bowser, especially at that strength.
Luckily, the powers of the Star Rod again faded for a moment when Mario's burning rage had reached its apex. Using a speed previously unknown to him, Mario leapt upwards and rammed his head into Bowser's, somehow doing a great damage with it. Continuing his attacking combination before his opponent could even react, Mario delivered a series of vicious kicks to Bowser's underbelly on his way downwards. To top off his series of attacks, Mario seemed to light his one hand on fire (with one of his fireballs) and used that hand to deliver a flaming punch to Bowser, again knocking him off of the platform.
With the force of these powerful attacks, the mighty beast was barely able to recover himself with the jetpack. No matter how many times he fell off the edge of the platform, whether or not it was his own will, the jetpack seemed as if it would always allow him to recover. Growling deeply, Bowser intended to put some fear into Mario.
However, the standing plumber would have none of this, as he clenched his fists again, readying to deliver another bevy of attacks once the time was right. Despite his building fury, Mario masterfully dodged Bowser's slow stream of attacks. Strangely enough, the power of the Star Rod seemed to last much longer this time.
Eventually, Bowser was able to capture Mario. Holding him with his claw, Bowser taunted Mario, knowing that he could not do anything while he was held in that compromising situation. Bowser, although it was a stupid idea, even deactivated the power of his Star Rod.
Amazingly, Luigi was able to muster enough strength to return to his feet. Conveniently, he found himself behind Bowser and saw that the powers of the Star Rod were deactivated (though he though it was the momentary lapse in power). Taking full advantage of the situation, Luigi again executed his Green Missle attack. Since this time he fired the especially explosive version of the attack, he was able to do a great deal of damage to Bowser. Even though Luigi hit him squarely in the spiked shell, the force of the attack reverberated to the other side of Bowser's body.
Momentarily releasing his grasp on Mario as a result of this, Bowser was not in full possession of his faculties, nor all of his items. The powerful blast from Luigi was actually able to knock off his leg guards and make him drop the Star Rod. Though he tried to reclaim his items, Bowser found that he was without luck.
When Bowser bent down to pick up the Star Rod, Mario was right there to deliver a powerful uppercut aimed at Bowser's jaw. The ensuing force of the blow caused the neck guard to disconnect, leaving Bowser with only the jetpack. Dethroning Bowser of his former power, Luigi kicked the jetpack off of Bowser from behind, effectively stripping him of his four items.
Mario, in trademark fashion, grabbed Bowser's hanging tail and spun him around by it, throwing him off of the Final Destination stage. Without the help of the jetpack, Bowser had no way to recover from the throw, especially after the heavy damage he had sustained in the battle. One of the three powerful villains was defeated, but it had taken both Mario brothers to effectively do the job.
Meanwhile, Donkey Kong was doing his best to do successful battle with the mighty Ganondorf. Though both fighters were imposing in size, DK was clearly the one who was naturally faster. However, the speed boots that Ganondorf wore allowed him to run faster than the ape.
Because of this speed, Ganondorf started to attack DK first. Swinging the sword masterfully, the only thing Donkey Kong could do was dodge to his left and right, barely avoiding the edge of the blade. Snickering with his mocking laugh, Ganondorf continued this pattern of attacking until he finally connected with Donkey Kong.
However, this contact was not the contact that Ganondorf had hoped for, as he received a punch from DK's burly arms, aimed directly at his head. Though the attack was supposed to do some significant damage, Ganondorf felt no pain, as the Dark Triangle protected him from most damaging attacks.
Keeping this in mind, Donkey Kong tried to find a weak point in Ganondorf. Not only was it hard to try and find the weak point of one whom seemingly cannot take any damage, but it became infinitely harder when DK was trying to dodge every frantic swipe of the sword Ganondorf held. No matter how hard he ran or tried to dodge, it always seemed that the King of Evil would always connect eventually.
Devising an attempt to defend himself, DK rolled between Ganondorf's legs, hoping that the speed boots would also reduce his traction (because of the greater speed). DK was close enough with what he hoped for, as he had a clear shot at the back of Ganondorf's head, which he gladly took. Bringing both fists together while leaping into the air, DK brought his powerful fists down upon the back of Ganondorf's head.
However, this attack still seemed to do no damage, as Ganondorf turned in DK's direction, the Gerudo man proceeded to grab him and throw him upwards. Attacking the vulnerable ape, the desert man leapt upwards and kicked him further upwards, waiting for the ape to land upon the ground.
Continuing to mercilessly pummel his opponent, Ganondorf made it seem as if this battle was clearly decided. However, before he was able to deliver the final blow to the ape, Ganondorf felt the sharp point of an arrow in his back. For the first time since he had reacquired the Dark Triangle, he significantly felt some pain.
Turning around, Ganondorf saw that the one who had shot him was none other than Link, who still struggled to support himself in his fighting stance. Nonetheless, the Hylian warrior stood waiting to send his help to try and defeat Ganondorf.
In a furious rage, Ganondorf used his canon to fire a large number of shots at Link. Somehow, Link was able to dodge all of the shots fired at him before he got in range of Donkey Kong.
Whispering to the ape, Link said, "There's only one way to beat the Dark Triangle, and that's through Triforce energy. I can help you out there, removing his invulnerability, but I can't take much more damage. If you can protect me while fighting with him, he'll go down. Got it?"
Donkey Kong nodded, signifying that he understood what his fellow hero was up to. He knew that he'd need any help he could get in order to take down someone as strong as Ganondorf.
Endowed with a new sense of confidence in battle, DK leapt skyward as he avoided another swing of Ganondorf's sword. In successfully dodging the attack, he prepared to deliver an attack on his way down. Again, he brought his fists together and attempted to hit Ganondorf in the back of the head, and this time solid contact led to solid damage.
However, Donkey Kong was not about to go without retaliation from Ganondorf. The dark man slashed powerfully and connected significantly across DK's chest. Feeling the brunt of the damage, he staggered back a few steps, but then came charging after his opponent.
In his charging haste, DK delivered a punch in passing and then grabbed Ganondorf and readied to throw him off of the edge of the Final Destination platform. While his throw was powerful and accurate, DK had momentarily forgotten about the power of the speed boots that Ganondorf wore.
Though he was naturally very slow, Ganondorf ran while still in midair and created enough momentum (and some limited flight) to return to the edge of the platform. The desert man was able to return to the platform, but suddenly he heard the sound of a coiling metallic object, and felt his speed boots fly off his feet.
Looking to the source of the sound, Ganondorf found that the one who had removed his speed boots was none other than Link. Infuriated not only by the fact that one of his items had been stolen, but also by the grin Link wore upon his visage, Ganondorf ragingly fired shots from his cannon at Link, but DK valiantly took the brunt of the damage.
Seeing that damage, Ganondorf grinned sadistically, feeling that if he had at least weakened one of the two that he fought, he had made some progress. Seeing that DK was slowly recovering from the cannon shots, the villain made his way over to the injured ape and prepared to swing his sword.
However, Ganondorf was caught by great surprise when instead of delivering another powerful swing of his sword he was knocked backwards by the powerful fist of Donkey Kong. The blast again knocked Ganondorf off of the platform. Clinging to a slim hope of returning to the platform, he planted his sword into the side of the platform and somehow used it as a powerful springboard.
Nonetheless, Ganondorf's only item that remained useful at the time was the cannon. Though it was a powerful long-distance item, even it had its limitations. Ganondorf, however, knew none of that; quickly he prepared to launch another bevy of cannonballs at the two heroes who opposed him.
In a similar matter to the last time this assault happened, Donkey Kong stood in front of Link, seemingly ready to take the brunt of the attack. However, this time, Link leapt onto DK's shoulders and from them, he leapt towards Ganondorf. Since the desert man was preoccupied with the cannon, he didn't see that Link was headed towards him until he felt the powerful strength of the Master Sword colliding with his skull twice.
Successfully, Donkey Kong and a weakened Link found themselves able to defeat Ganondorf. As he lay in a state unfit for battle, he dropped the cannon and the Dark Triangle left his body, removing the last of his four items. Only one more of the three opponents remained: Mewtwo. The four heroes who had previously fought all hoped that she could handle the mastermind behind the plot of the eleven items.