Several months had passed since the terrible events of the hero's demise and conquest of Hyrule.
The remaining entirety of the Hyrulean Army as well as Link, Proxi, Zelda, Impa and Lana were all that were left. They headed for the Gerudo Desert in order to eliminate Ganondorf's commanders Zant and Ghirahim.
"I cant believe that the heroes are… gone." Proxi said.
"Indeed. If they had come, we could have been able to stop Ganondorf's assault on the castle and his conquest of Hyrule." Impa said.
The company trudged forth, but the heat of the dessert was bearing down on them. A lone soldier collapsed of thirst and was left behind. A few minutes later, he was greeted by a girl with light pink hair as well as a knight with pink armor and carrying a rose and a canteen. "Drink." the knight said.
The soldier drank, and removed his helmet. "Thank you, travelers. I am Gallahad, what is yours, Damsel?"
"I'm….Fluttershy." she said with her name said like a whisper.
"And I am Crusadermon, the Knight of Kindness." the female knight introduced herself. "This girl and I have been travelling together ever since I found out this human was counterpart of the Element of Kindness from Equestria."
"So, you are with the Royal Knights and the Dimensional Heroes." Galahad said. "Then you must already know of their demise." he said surprising the two.
"T-twilight and the others are…. dead?" Fluttershy asked.
"Yes. Dragnor pulled a surprise by firing their strongest weapon, destroying everything in its path. They didn't even have a chance to escape." Galahad said.
Fluttershy began to cry, but then a hand was placed on her shoulder. "Dry your tears. The heroes are still alive." said a voice as Fluttershy saw a figure in a cloak. "Just wait for the right moment." he said before walking further into the desert.
"At the very least, you must help me back to my company, they may have already engaged the enemy, we are fighting against Ganondorf's commanders and his monsters in an attempt to try and take back some power in Hyrule." Galahad said.
"Not only will we acknowledge your request, but I will fight with you to avenge my comrades." Crusadermon said. "I will not allow their deaths to be in vain." she said as they hurried into the desert.
In the distance, they saw the Hyrule army, outnumbered and outmatched in the heat. Crusadermon Produced her weapon, a large sword that grew out of her arm. She rushed right into battle slashing at monsters left and right. Fluttershy was nervous before seeing the cloaked figure from before head into the ruins. She quickly followed him inside.
Fluttershy was astounded to see the figure was actually Infernape. As he stood there, he received a call on a phone he carried. "So, have you finished spreading them across the field? Good. Lana just summoned all the warriors from different eras. Now we can begin the counterattack." Infernape said before being hit by a Shadow Ball attack and knocked to the ground.
"Traitor! Infernape, you are the last one I expect to turn traitor." Gengar said. "Why?"
"What youre doing, this destruction, it's evil! And recently, I've come to accept the fact that I am weak." Infernape said.
"Then you die." Gengar said.
"Stop!" Fluttershy shouted standing in front of Gengar.
"Okay, no skin of my bones." Gengar said.
"Before you finish me, can I have one last request? Considering our history as comrades?" Infernape asked.
"What? Fine. What is it?" Gengar asked.
"I would like you...to look at this card." Infernape said holding out a card as Gengar took it and laughed. "You know what's funny, this card looks like the girl who kicked my ass the first time."
"That's because that card actually is the girl." Infernape grinned as he pulled out a second card. "All right, drunk girl! Its show time!" Infernape said tossing the card into the air. Cana then appeared in a flash of light.
"What? That's impossible!" Gengar said before he saw Infernape laugh. "I've always been good at tricks. And I just fooled the entire Dragnor Kingdom!" Infernape laughed.
"Oh my, so when the cannon hit the ship…" Fluttershy began.
"There was no ship. It was a hologram. I actually reached the heroes when they landed on that deserted world. I told them everything. So we agreed to trick you guys into thinking you won." Infernape said. "Then I met up with Team Crusader, who happened to be in the desert after finding and restoring Cia at the Temple of Souls. We also got Tetra, the toon version of Link and the King of Hyrule to go along with it. We scattered the cards all over the battlefield so they could have ample backup."
"And what's the trigger?" Gengar asked.
"She is!" Cana said pointing to Fluttershy. "Her magic in close proximity in the area allowed me to set myself free. And since I sealed all of my teammates in cards, it's time for them to come out." Cana said snapping her fingers.
Outside, Crusadermon was beating back a Gohma when the sand beneath her suddenly erupted. All of the heroes then poured out, attacking the forces.
"Comrades! Youre alive!" Crusadermon said in shock.
"The rumors of our demise have been...slightly exaggerated." Jesmon said.
"But it is good to see you, Crusadermon." Dynasmon said.
"Whoa! You guys really were inside the cards." Krokorok said as he and his team arrived.
"Yep. Now where's Fluttershy? Wasn't she with you?" Twilight asked.
"She ran inside the ruins." Crusadermon said.
"Not good." the King of Hyrule said stroking his white beard. "I saw the commanders of Ganondorf's army run inside not long ago. We must hurry."
As soon as they got into the ruins, Zant and Ghirahim were blasted out almost instantly. CHS Fluttershy, running by them, dove towards Twilight and gave her a massive hug.
"I'm so glad...you're still here." Fluttershy cried.
"Be honest, would we be stupid enough to actually get blown up like that?" Twilight asked.
"No, you wouldn't." Cia said as she approached Zant. "Long time, Zant." she said as Zant began to move back.
"Uh, s-stay away!"
"After you had Gengar extract my darkness to use against my weakened state in my own home? No way." Cia said as she whipped Zant.
Crusadermon then went over to ghirahim. "Time for you to be sealed, Demon sword." Crusadermon said.
"Afraid not." Ghirahim said lunging at her before being shot with a pistol of water. Crusadermon looked to see the shot was fired by Tetra. "Sorry, but no trick attacks with the pirate queen around." Tetra said.
"Many thanks, and now… Rose Lariat!" Crusadermon said, slashing through Ghirahim.
"Curse you, heroes!" Ghirahim said as he faded away.
Hope walked over to Infernape. "Thank you for what you did for us." Hope said.
"Hey, it's just what you said. I'm weak, remember?" Infernape said.
"Come join us, then you would be our equal." Hope said.
"Tempting, but I've actually decided to roll with those guys." Infernape said pointing to Team Crusader.
"Yep. He's our new member. Team, roll call!"
"The sturdiest of shields! I am Bastiodon!"
"The sharpest of blades! I am Pawniard!"
"The mightiest of dragons! I am Fraxure!"
"The coldest of women! I am Snorunt!"
"The hottest of flames! I am Infernape!"
"And the brains of the operation! I am Krokorok!"
"And together… we are Team Crusader!" they all said as one.
"Heh. Now that sounds a lot better." Jexi laughed.
"They're a strange bunch of landlubbers, aren't they?" Tetra asked the heroes.
"Yeah. Hey, who are you guys anyway?" Luffy said looking at the three.
"I recognize them. They're from the era of the Great Sea." Robin said.
"Name's Tetra. These guys saved me from a bird. But now, I think it's time they got paid." Tetra said.
"Finally. We've been waiting all this time!" Krokorok said.
"Well, here ya go." Tetra said handing them a bag.
"Woo! Money!" Krokorok said opening the bag. "Wait, there's only a bunch of gray and yellow gems here. How is this money?"
"They're rupees. And I think those are the ones that are worth the most amount of currency…" Nami said.
"So, how much would we get if we exchange it for real money?" he asked Pawniard.
"Considering the Rupee strength right now...20 bucks." Pawniard said.
"NOOOOOO!" Krokorok cried.
"Hey! No need to cry. You did save a lot of good people and me." Yu said walking up to them.
"Hey, youre right! Who cares about money? What the guild is all about back home is saving' lives." Natsu said.
"Who cares about lives if you don't got two pennies to rub together?" Krokorok said. "Guess it's cockroach salad for when the war is over. But for now, we're all your allies!" Krokorok said perking up.
"Awesome. Hey Crusadermon, you in too?" Jexi asked.
"Wherever my fellow knights go, I shall follow." Crusadermon said.
"I may be scared but… I'll fight too." Fluttershy said. She was given a small palm with a womans hand on it. "Its called the Virgo Palm, one of the twelve zodiac weapons." Pit said. "Should come in handy." he said as the symbol for Virgo was marked on Fluttershy's arm.
"Now all of the human counterparts of Twilight's friends are with us." Hope said.
"I'll let them stay until this whole knight and demon lord thing is over." Jexi said. "But now, we need to hurry back to Hyrule castle and take care of Ganondorf and Rayquaza."
"You think that Linkle fella is waiting for us?" Alibaba asked.
"Not sure. I get a feeling she has a poor sense of direction. Even worse than Zoro." Erza said.
"Still, you cant doubt luck."