It's just a couple of days until Christmas. Because of this, I'm combining this chapter and the epilogue into one. It's been fun, really. My update schedule has not really been consistent, but it was mostly because of my birthday, Christmas shopping, and other junk. Let me tell you, though; trying to keep a heap load of gifts from my two younger brothers is not fun.
Disclaimer: Super Smash Bros. belongs to Nintendo, Masahiro Sakurai, and HAL Laboratory. All unoriginal characters belong to their respective company labels. All OCs belong to me.
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Ironically, Zant had landed in the last place he wanted to be in. (As in, a prison) And his cellmate was somewhat unbelievable: Radoc.
"How did you get here before I did?" Zant asked the king.
"Captain Falcon high-jacked my teleportation spell. So now I'm stuck here in this flying version of torture." said Radoc.
"I didn't know you knew dark magic."
"Everyone thinks I'm too dumb to understand it; but I can."
Great, just great, Zant thought, I end up in the worst place for a villain to be, and my cellmate is the dumbest living creature in the galaxy. Someday I will escape this place and kill the heroes who put me in this infernal jail.
Then, Captain Falcon, the commissioner of the Galactic Police Unit (or GPU) announced "Dinner time" on the intercom. At which point, one of the guards placed a tray full of slop through a small compartment in the cell door.
"Enjoy your meal." said the guard. (If this isn't karma, I don't know what is!)
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Meanwhile in Hyrule, the team, Samus and Zelda never forgot Link. In fact, one of Spyro's dragon teachers known as Cyril tried freezing his body so it wouldn't be destroyed by scavengers or the other elements, though that idea failed once summer came, which melted the presumably unmeltable ice. (Okay, I have a question: Is unmeltable a word? My Microsoft program says it's fine, but this site marks it as "not and actual word". What's up?) So they each tried something to keep Link from decaying. From entombing him in a sanitized crate, to burying him in a glass coffin (how they came up with such an unoriginal idea, Zelda will never know), almost everything failed. The glass coffin actually worked, though. But each of the heroes, including Zelda, took turns keeping vermin like squirrels from damaging the coffin. (Which Disney movie does this remind you guys of? Maybe I should've included this in the disclaimer.)
One night, it was Zelda's turn, and for some strange reason, she seemed to miss him the most. She thought she was just being ridiculous, because she hasn't really liked him all that much before since she met him. But the moments when she saw Link slay the Shadow Executioner and Parasite Queen has made her think otherwise. (*Sniff*)
"What is happening to me? Why do I care for you more than ever? It all started when you saved me from Executioner. And I can't even count how many times you've saved me in the first five years I've known you. Oh, what am I saying? Look at me; I'm talking to a corpse." said Zelda. (She's obviously going crazy. Nothing stranger than whining to a corpse. At least she hasn't tried kissing it. *sick burn on Sonic '06*)
Then she heard a knocking noise, but thought she was just hearing things.
"It seems that I have no idea what I have until it's gone." There it was again. Where was this noise coming from? (Could it be?)
"Anyway, in case you're up there listening, I just want you to know, I think…" then she found out where the noise was coming from: an arm was stretching out of Link's chest and banging its fist on the coffin. (Wait! Is that the Ghost Hand that appears in the most hilarious points in select LoZ games?) With hesitation, Zelda slowly opened the coffin lid, and as quick as light, the arm sprang up like a bullet, shot out of the coffin, and grew into the guardian of light himself. (D'oh! I misled!)
"Uh, you have no idea how hard it is to stay alive in a corpse." said Glow. (Well, you're immortal. It shouldn't be very hard. I could be wrong, though.)
"How did you get here?" Zelda asked.
"I thought that Link could use some extra power to destroy Ganondorf, and boy was I right. So, right before Link was brought back here, I merged with him. Little did I know that Ganondorf would be so strong that even with my added powers, Link could barely hold out against him," Glow said with a somewhat sad look on his face. "So, what were you about to say, anyway?"
"If you must know, I think I love him."
"It's about time you said it too. I mean, Link spent six years brooding over that Midna chick, who he was rather fond of by the end of his adventure. When you two became close soon afterward, he thought he finally found someone to help him get over her." Glow chastised. "Well, looks like he failed. I think you owe him an apology." (WOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW! Way to appease to those who ship Link/Midna...I kinda do, at least regarding Twilight Princess.)
"How can I apologize to a dead person?"
"Easy. I bring him back from the dead." Zelda nearly fainted when she heard Glow say those eight miraculous words. (He says this so nonchalantly that it kind of makes you wonder what he does in his spare time.) "It will only take a few seconds and Link will be as lifelike as you are. But, only if you promise to return his feelings for you to him." said Glow.
"What are you getting at? Usually immortal people like you only give people what we really want but there's some sort of catch."
"Darn it. I hate having to explain why I'm bringing dead people back to life. It's because, a woman who's pure of heart is destined to be the wife of the Chosen One someday."
"Who would the woman be?" Zelda asked. (Is she really asking this? I thought she had the Triforce of Wisdom!)
"You." said Glow.
"Well, who's the Chosen One?"
"Honestly, you've spent over a year as prisoner to that monster Ganondorf, and you haven't figured it out? It's Link. He's the Chosen One." (I couldn't have said it any better myself. Way to go, Glow.) This time, Zelda really did faint at Glow's words. But she woke up one minute later after Glow used an awakening spell. "You can't avoid it, Zelda. It is your destiny. And please, don't let him die again, I'm only allowed to resurrect a person only once. Now stand back and close your eyes, they don't call me Glow just because of my colorful personality, you know."
Zelda did as Glow asked. Glow began chanting something in a strange language, and blasted Link with a red light. Then when he was done, Link began to move a little.
"See, Link's love for you has helped him gain the will to live. Join him Zelda, and your life will be more perfect than you've ever dreamed of." (I feel like I've heard this before...)
"Uh, my head." said Link.
"Do it."
"Why am I here?"
Then, Zelda ran up to Link and hugged him for the first time in her entire life. It felt good. (d'AAWWWWW! Also: CLICHE ENDING IS CLICHE! Disney themselves could probably pull this off better than I did.)
"Zelda, why do you seem so happy to see me?"
"You wouldn't understand." said Zelda.
"You want a bet."
Zelda knew she had to keep her promise a secret for now, so she decided to wrap things up. (In other words, her promise IS A SECRET TO EVERYBODY! HAHA! I'm sorry, I had to seize the opportunity while I still had it!) "Link, you had us all really worried when we saw the explosion. When we got there and found you dead, we didn't know what to do. So we kept you safe for months, until Glow brought you back to life." said Zelda.
Then, Glow watched in delight as the Ancient Prophecy began to come true: Zelda had finally given in to her growing feelings for Link, and had fallen in love with him.
Still, six years? This is going to be a love story that Aqua and Aero would absolutely adore, Glow thought. But the prophecy doesn't end now. The Brotherhood will return in about a year, and this time they might be more of a challenge.
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Ever since the fateful night when Link finally destroyed Ganondorf (and died a hero), and was eventually brought back to life by Glow (a moment that was witnessed only by Zelda), he felt as though he might have done something right, because Zelda was actually starting to love him, and he was completely okay with it (obviously, this was the result that he was looking for after he saved Zelda's skin so many times). Although, while Zelda loved Link, Zant had also found a new feeling for Link: pure hatred. (As if Zant didn't hate Link enough already.)
"I have to find a way to get out of here, so that I may free Ganondorf and Shade from the Shadow Dimension. Then, Link's head shall be my trophy, as I marry Zelda and take over Hyrule, and then the world!" He shouted to himself in his cell.
"Maybe you should have landed in an asylum for the criminally insane." Radoc commented.
"One more word like that and you'll wish you were never born."
"Noted." (Favorite conversation in the entire fic RIGHT THERE!)
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Meanwhile in the Shadow Dimension, the lost soul of Ganondorf was conversing with his demonic master.
"You have failed me, Ganondorf. And if I'm correct, you also tried to steal my powers once you freed me." said Shade.
"It wasn't my fault. It was the Chosen One, he did this to me. And you know very well that I would never betray you." said Ganondorf.
"DON'T TELL ME LIES! You know very well that the followers of light were all killed when the Bulblins attacked Ordon twenty-four years ago. First you try to betray me, then you get yourself killed, and now you make up stories?" (Listen to what he just said. This will be important later.)
"Well, there must have been a survivor, because I have read the Ancient Prophecy and I have reason to believe that the man who defeated me is indeed the Chosen One."
"If what you tell me is true, then your protégé Zant must find a way to kill him before he foils my master plan."
"Rest assured, Shade, he will not fail any of us." Then the whole Temple of Shadows was filled with evil laughter.
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Back at the Kingdom of Hyrule, the team helped the Council of Heroes rebuild the castle after how much damage Ganondorf's little explosion did to it. The Council was down by three members now that Meta Knight had turned traitor, and Zant had control over Mr. Game and Watch and R.O.B.; but they were able to make do with what they had (Zelda, Samus, Luigi, Ignitus, Knuckles, and Crash's younger sister Coco; plus Palutena, Peppy Hare, Professor Oak, and Cid). (Hmmm. I wonder who may have important roles in future stories! *Hint hint*)
They congratulated Link and his team for saving the universe and all of their lives, and immediately gave them a new mission: to hunt down and capture the rest of the members of the Brotherhood of Darkness before they launched another attack on the castle, and cost them trillions of Rupees in repairs. Of course, Link gladly accepted, knowing that several agents were still out there.
"Guys," Link said to his team at a small meeting. "Who knows what dangers are out there. Eventually, something will come up that won't be a total cakewalk like this adventure has been. (Other than you temporarily dying, that is.) Just remember; we are more than just a ragtag band of war heroes that just came together out of nowhere. We may as well be like brothers."
"Like, I don't know, Smash Brothers?" Kirby suggested out-of-the-blue.
"What?" everyone asked in unison.
"Well, considering that we are 'like brothers', and we defend the Smash Galaxy, I just thought 'Why not call us Smash Brothers?'" Kirby explained. After some consideration, the decision was near-unanimous.
"Alright, not a bad-a name. I like it." said Mario.
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Well, that's it for this project. I hope you guys enjoyed it, because this will get better...eventually. Again, I really don't know when I'll be able to upload the "filler season". As I sated before, I'm considering uploading it after I finish the main, incredibly important arcs, and then upload them later on. I make no guarantees, I just want to make it through Christmas.
Well, remember to review, and I'll see you guys later.