Thanks to sapphiques-and-angelfire, Azulhada, Galefire, and Greensk8ergurl for reviewing! Thanks to all my readers. I'm sorry for not updating yesterday, and I was allowed to go on the computer today, so I decided to update.I am sad to announce that this is the last chaptr for Arc 2, but do not despair. There will be a third arc.

Last chapter for Arc 2 start...

Ike was the first one to bravely walk to the boss door and open it. The five Links were somewhat huddled behind him as Ike peered into what seemed to be a dark room. He saw no sign of Vaati, or an enemy for that matter.

"Hurry up and move!" yelled Blue. "I can't see anything!" Ike opened the door wide and walked in. Blue bravely dashing in front of him. "Show yourself you cowardly sorcerer!" Ike heard a giggle. It was high pitched and seemingly came from all around him.

"I see that you are not afraid of me blue hero, but what about your friends behind you?" The voice said.

"We're not afraid of you Vaati!" Green said, stepping forward. The other Links moved forwards. Ike found himself stepping closer to the middle of the room.

"Show yourself!" He yelled.

"Well," Vaati responded. "Only because you asked so politely." The darkness cleared to reveal what seemed to be a giant purple eye surrounded by 8 closed eyes, two on each side. Ike refrained from stepping back. He would not show weakness. "I will surely enjoy killing every last part of Link and you," Vaati turned towards Ike, "will be destroyed along with them."

Vaati started to charge up an attack. The Links and Ike sprang into action, avoiding the electric balls that Vaati sent out. "The small eyes!" Ike yelled. "Hit the small eyes!" Green through his boomerang but it collided with it in a clang. Red used his fire rod, but the eye was still closed. Blue hammered another eye, but it refused to open. Vio fired an arrow from his bow that made the small purple eye open and become blue.

"Alright," Green said. "New strategy. Distract Vaati!" Vaati threw purple spikes into the room. Ike destroyed them so that no one would run into them by accident. Around him, he saw the other Links doing the same thing, while Vio fired arrow after arrow at the small eyes. Some would turn blue, while others would turn red and stay shut.

Ike then realized that the four open blue ones made a ] shape. "Attack the blue eyes!" ordered Ike. The four Links followed his command. Ike found Shadow right next to him.

"When those eyes are damaged, run in and attack the centre eye," Shadow whispered. Ike waited with Shadow on the side. "Now!" Shadow screamed. He and Ike charged into the fray and began to viciously attack the centre eye. After many hits, Vaati rose back up and the 8 eyes appeared again. He flung out more electric balls furiously. Ike skillfully dodged the one meant for him but saw a Link fall from the impact. He saw Shadow lying on the ground, his body twitching from the electric overload. At the last second, he had jumped in front of Vio, who had been firing an arrow and would not have had time to dodge the ball. "You don't need me to win this thing..." he whispered.

"Shadow!" cried the four Links.

"Watch out!" Ike warned, as a gigantic electric ball came towards them. Ike and the Links rolled out of the way of the ball. When Ike looked again at the Links, he saw Vio firing arrows vigorously and the other three distracting Vaati. Ike joined in. When the four blue ones had been overturned, all five of them attacked them with a anger that could not be rivalled. When Vaati's eye shield broke, Ike found himself attacking Vaati as viciously as all the other Links.

Vaati collapsed. His body deteriorated before Ike's eyes. The purple mist cleared the room, leaving behind a pedestal. Red, upon seeing this, started to cry.

"Don't worry," reassured Green. "We'll see each other again." And in one swift motion, Green grabbed all their swords (the four of the four) and shoved them into the pedestal. A bright light surrounded the Links. Ike blinked. When he opened his eyes again, There was only one. Toon Link. He looked up at Ike, almost as if knowing what he was going to ask him, he said. "It's easier this way."

~Time skip~

The second Ike held his hand up to knock on the door, it was yanked open. Pit was standing there, excited that Toon and Ike were back. But before he could say anything, Marth interrupted from behind him.

"Welcome back."

~Arc 2: The Four Sword with five Links: End~