Epilogue
"What a fool." Lakitu sighed. He was in Eo's castle, which now existed in the sub-reality gap between Hyrule and Mushroom Kingdom. He stared at the frozen shards of Eo. "Didn't even realise that becoming whole made him mortal."
"You can't blame him." A voice said. Lakitu glanced, and saw the Majora's Mask.
"I guess not. It's not nice, being only a part of your true self." He sighed. "What brings you here, Skull Kid?"
"I needed to see you. I couldn't bear to be away from you a moment longer, once I remembered."
"You..." Lakitu gasped. "You remember?" His voice was filled with happiness.
"I remember, Lakitu. I am Majora, the Fierce Deity. I was researching the Lost Woods in Hyrule, but the Woods claimed my memory."
"Majora!" Lakitu cried happily, tears welling in his eyes. He flew over to Majora. "I'm... so glad you're back! But... your body..."
"It'll go back to normal eventually."
"Oh! Your Mask." He pulled the Fierce Deity's Mask from his cloud, then handed it to Majora.
"Thank you."
"My brother..." Majora's Mask sighed sadly.
"Fear not." Majora said calmly, placing a hand on the Fierce Deity Mask's face. His hand glowed, and the Mask shuddered. Majora removed his hand, and the mask floated in the air.
"I am back..." The Mask said happily. "Master! I am so glad to see you! And you, brother!"
"My brother!" Majora's Mask removed itself from Majora's face, and flew over to its brother. "It has been too long!"
"It has."
"The Masks are happy." Majora noted, as the two masks danced in the air. Already, Majora's face was morphing back to its original way. "Are you happy?" He asked Lakitu. Lakitu was now crying.
"Of course I am!" He said. "You're... you're back!" He embraced Majora, wrapping his arms tightly around him.
"I'm back, my love." Majora said softly in Lakitu's ear. Lakitu moaned softly. "But." He pushed Lakitu back. "You made quite a mess in my absence."
"W-well, I..." Lakitu sighed. "I'm sorry. I just... wanted you back so much, I..."
"You brought back the single biggest threat to existence."
"It-it's okay, because... Link and Maria defeated him, right?"
"Lakitu." Majora sighed. "Yes, they defeated it, but they did not kill it."
"What? But... l-look! His body is in pieces, frozen solid!"
"Lakitu, Eo is the Evil One. He is Evil. Evil cannot die."
"You mean...?"
"He'll come back." Majora said, nodding. "We'll have to figure out how to seal him when he does."
"Y-yes. Oh, I messed up so much! I... I could have destroyed everything! I'm so stupid!"
"Hush, my love." Majora said, kissing Lakitu on the cheek. "Eo won't rise to threaten the worlds for a while yet. We have plenty of time to plan. But we can do that later. You and I have a lot of catching up to do."
"Yes, we do." Lakitu smiled and blushed. "I missed you so much. Pent and the others will be glad to see you, too."
"They can wait." Majora scoffed. "I need to spend time with my boyfriend first." He pulled Lakitu into a one-armed hug. The two teleported to Lakitu's homeworld, and the Masks followed. Lakitu suddenly felt like he'd forgotten something, but he was too happy to care.
The ice shards on the ground trembled, then disappeared into thin air.
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"Link!" Malon called up the stairs. "It's time to run the horses!"
"Coming!" Link called back. Malon smiled, looking forward to riding with Link again. Even though they did it every day, it was always such a joy. Link bounded down the stairs three at a time, clearly as excited as she was. "Who's first?"
"Lindal and Seren." Malon replied. "They're getting excitable, thrashing about in their stables."
"Think they're in heat?" Link chuckled.
"No, silly." Malon giggled. "Horses aren't in season for another two months."
"I know, dear." Link said, prodding Malon's arm. "I was just joking around."
"I know." Malon replied, prodding Link's said, making him squeak. "I was just joking around." She laughed then, and dashed to the stables. Link sighed, smiling, then chased after her.
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"Hey, Maria." Eraf said as she walked into the house. "Still no word on Luigi." She said sadly. Maria was sat on the sofa, reading a plumbing magazine.
"No? Where could he be?" Maria sighed.
"Cheer up, sweetie." Eraf said, sitting next to Maria. "He's bound to turn up sooner or later." She put an arm around Maria's shoulders and kissed her on the cheek. "Do you want to go the Mushroom Kingdom and see if Peach and Bowser have heard anything?"
"Tomorow, maybe." Maria replied. "It's getting late, so I'm gonna hit the sack. I've got a job tomorrow."
"Oh, okay." Eraf said. "I'll be there in about an hour." She smiled to herself. She knew Maria wouldn't sleep until Eraf was with her.
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Peach walked through the red-hot corridors of Bowser's fortress. Out the windows, he saw Koopa Troopas in a nearby steel factory working hard. She stopped outside the door Bowser's room, and knocked.
"Come in." Bowser's voice called. Peach opened the door and walked inside. "Evening, Peach." Bowser said happily. "What do you think? It's not much, but it's a start."
"It's great." Peach said sincerely. "You've done so much in such a short time."
"The people were eager to do something honest for a change." Bowser replied, chuckling. "To be honest, I was too. I've just finished my shift." He showed her his blistered hands, and grimaced. "My hands'll get used to the work eventually."
"I'm sure they will." Peach said, taking one of the great hands in both her own. She gently rubbed the palm of Bowser's hand. "But, you still haven't said what you want from my kingdom in exchange for your metal and building work."
"I thought that would be obvious, Princess."
"It... it's not." Peach said, confused.
"In exchange for our services, you allow us to be classed as residents of the Mushrom Kingdom. Pay us in money for the metal and work, so we can live properly rather than on scraps."
"Oh!" Peach gasped. "Sorry, that was ignorant of me. Of course you can have all that, Bowser. When I go home, I'll sort all the legal documents. This time next week, you and your people will be a part of the Mushroom Kingdom." She smiled warmly.
"Thank you." Bowser said happily.
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Ganondorf sat on his throne in the Dark World. Someone knocked on the door.
"Enter." Ganondorf said. The door opened, and a Wizrobe walked in. "Good news?"
"I'm afraid not, my Lord." The Wizrobe. "Lady Nerra is nowhere to be found in Hyrule or Termina. We're waiting for the scouts in Mushroom Kingdom, Terra and Gaia to report back." Ganondorf sighed.
"Nerra, where are you?" He asked the silent air.
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Luigi laid down on his bed after a hard day of work, groaning with relief as he did so. It had been a week since Nerra and Zelda had disappeared. Now he was all alone, with only Anju, Kafei and his memories of Daisy as company.
"How am I going to get home?" He asked himself. Of course, he had no answer.
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End of The Legend of Zelda and Peach
