Kai and the Chaos Emeralds
Chapter 36: Dark Lord-Ganondorf
Kai and his group finally reached Ganondorf. Midna appeared from Link's shadow.
"So you're…Ganondorf," Midna said. "I've been dying to meet you."
"Your people have long amused me, Midna," Ganondorf said. "To defy the gods with such petty magic, only to be cast aside…How very pathetic.
"Pathetic as they were, though, they served me well. Their anguish was my nourishment.
"Their hatred bled across the void and awakened me. I drew deep of it and grew strong again.
"Your people had some skill, to be sure…but they lacked true power. The kind of absolute power that those chosen by the gods wield.
"He who wields such power would made a suitable king for this world, don't you think?"
"Power?" Kai asked. "Ha! That's why you had to get all of the Chaos Emeralds!"
"Silence!" Ganondorf shouted.
"Ha!" Midna laughed. "Such conceit! But if you are one of the chosen wielders of power, as you claim…
"I will risk everything to deny you!"
"Shadow has been moved by light, it seems…" Ganondorf said. "…How amusing. Very well… Deny me, then!
"Yes, try to deny me… You and your little friends…"
Ganondorf then stepped forward. All of the heroes got into their fighting stances and prepared for battle. Ganondorf dissolved into a black mist. The black mist then entered Zelda's body. Zelda then rose into the air. Her eyes were filled with evil.
"All of you, faithless fools who dare to take up arms against the king of light and shadow…" Zelda said in Ganondorf's voice. "So you choose. And so you shall feel my wrath!"
The possessed Zelda then drew her sword. She dived straight toward the heroes, who jumped out of the way. She then launched energy beams toward them. The heroes managed to dodge all of Zelda's attacks.
"This is getting annoying!" Toad shouted. "Blizza…"
"Don't use a spell!" Hazel shouted. "That's still Zelda's body!"
Toad then stopped his spell. Zelda then launched another energy blast toward them. Toad and Hazel jumped out of the way. The heroes made sure to keep within talking distance.
"How do we get Ganondorf out of her?" Mario asked.
"Kai could do that Shining Overdrive thing," Pikachu suggested.
"I only have one shot with that move," Kai replied. "She's moving around too much. If we could stop her for even a few seconds, I could do it."
"I have another idea," Midna said. "I can use the Fused Shadows to separate them."
"That still requires us to keep her from moving," Sonic said as he dodged an energy blast.
An energy blast managed to hit Tails. For some reason, Tails seemed unable to move. Zelda prepared to dive toward him.
"Hazel, cover him!" Kai shouted.
Hazel jumped in the way and used her Barrier spell. Zelda hit the barrier and bounced off. Tails then regained movement.
"Are you all right?" Hazel asked.
"I'm fine," Tails said. "That only hurt a small bit. I just couldn't move."
A black void appeared below Hazel and Tails. They jumped away from it before it could hurt them.
"That's it!" Hazel thought.
She ran over to Kai.
"Kai, I know what to do!" Hazel shouted.
"What?" Kai asked.
"If we can somehow reflect those energy blasts back toward Zelda, we can give Midna enough time to strike her down," Hazel said.
"How do we do that?" Kai asked.
"I know," Alakazam said.
Alakazam then began to focus his mind.
"Everyone, draw her attacks toward me," Alakazam said to everyone telepathically.
Everyone nodded their heads. They then continued to dodge Zelda's attacks, but they drew closer and closer to Alakazam. Zelda soon launched another energy blast toward Alakazam. Alakazam held up his spoons.
"Reflect," Alakazam said.
His eyes began to glow. A small barrier appeared in front of him. The energy ball hit the barrier and bounced off. This caught Zelda off guard. The energy ball hit her and paralyzed her.
"Midna, now!" Kai shouted.
Midna then flew toward Zelda. She then used the power of the Fused Shadows and separated Ganondorf from Zelda. Link then ran to Zelda's body and picked her up.
Ganondorf then stood up. He glared toward the heroes.
"Now I am angry!" Ganondorf shouted.
Ganondorf then began to transform. He took the form of a giant boar and became Ganon. He then roared and blew all of the heroes except Kai away. A barrier then surrounded the other heroes.
"Not good!" Hazel shouted. "Kai's on his own!"
Ganon then charged toward Kai. Kai couldn't jump out of the way in time. He managed to create a barrier. When Ganon hit the barrier, it broke. Kai flew straight into the wall and fell onto the floor. He then painfully stood up. As he got up, Ganon rushed straight toward him. He managed to hit Kai again. Kai was blasted toward another wall. Kai managed to get up quicker this time.
"Kai, you have to fight back!" Hazel shouted.
"I'm trying!" Kai answered. "It's not easy when he's charging!"
Ganon charged straight toward Kai again. Kai was ready, though. He managed to jump out of the way. A black portal appeared beneath him and he disappeared.
"Where'd he go?" Kai asked.
"He's teleporting!" Alakazam shouted. "You can catch him off guard when he reappears!"
Kai watched around for Ganon. Suddenly, another black portal appeared. Ganon began to rise from it.
"That's it!" Kai shouted.
He threw a bomb-rock toward Ganon and made contact. Ganon was blown onto the ground. Kai then saw a large, white scar on his stomach.
"There we go!" Kai shouted.
Kai then slashed the scar. Ganon screamed in pain. He began to get up. Kai jumped to a safe distance. Ganon got up once again.
"This is getting fun," Kai said.
Ganon disappeared into a portal once again. Kai was ready. He watched for another portal. When one appeared, he picked up a bomb-rock. Ganon began to rise. Kai threw his bomb-rock, but Ganon disappeared again right before the rock hit.
"What the?!" Kai exclaimed.
Ganon reappeared right behind him. Ganon then made a direct hit on Kai's back. Kai was blasted into the wall again. Kai got up once again.
"Ok," Kai said. "I'll get him next time."
Ganon disappeared into another portal. Kai tried throwing a bomb-rock at him, but Ganon disappeared again. He reappeared right behind Kai and hit him again. Kai was blasted into the barrier that was holding back the other heroes.
"The bomb-rock thing isn't going to work anymore," Toad said.
"Do you have another idea?" Kai asked.
"Can you become a wolf?" Midna asked.
"I…don't know," Kai said. "Last time I turned into a wolf was when Zant put a strange crystal in my head."
"Where is that crystal?" Midna asked.
"Hazel has it," Kai said.
Kai then saw that Ganon was charging for him again. Kai jumped out of the way to dodge. Midna turned toward Hazel.
"Where is that crystal?" Midna asked.
Hazel dug into her bag and pulled out the jar that had the black crystal in it.
"We have to get it to Kai," Midna said. "It's his only hope."
"Why?" Hazel asked.
"Just trust me," Midna said.
"I wish we could," Toad said. "But we're stuck."
"I might be able to hold open the barrier for a few seconds," Alakazam said. "Just tell me when you're ready."
"Alright," Hazel said.
She then waited for Kai to be a good distance from Ganon.
"Kai!" Hazel shouted. "Now!"
Alakazam used his psychic powers to open a small hole in the barrier. Hazel then threw the jar through the hole. Kai saw the jar and caught it. He opened the jar and grabbed the crystal. He then shoved the crystal into his own chest. He morphed into his wolf form.
When Ganon charged for Kai, Kai moved much quicker with his dodge.
"That's right!" Toad shouted. "He's not as strong, but he's faster as a wolf!"
"Right," Metaknight said. "There is no use in power if you cannot hit your opponent."
Ganon continued to charge at Kai, while Kai swiftly dodged. Ganon then realized that teleportation was necessary. He then began to teleport. Kai watched all around him for a portal. Once he saw one, he got ready. When Ganon rose from the portal, Kai jumped on him and knocked him onto his back. Kai then began to bite at the scar on Ganon's stomach. Ganon roared in pain as he tried to knock Kai off, but Kai wouldn't let go.
Soon, Ganon stopped struggling. The barrier surrounding the other heroes disappeared. Midna then used her powers to remove the crystal from Kai. Kai returned to his human form.
"Kai!" Hazel exclaimed. "You did it! I knew you could do it!"
"No problem," Kai said. "But I think I need something to wash Ganon's taste out of my mouth."
Zelda then moved a bit. Everyone watched as Zelda woke up.
"L-Link?" Zelda said weakly.
Link then helped Zelda stand up. Everyone gathered around the princess.
"Pr-Princess…" Midna began. "I… I…"
"Say nothing, Midna…" Zelda said. "Your heart and mine were as one, however briefly…
"Such suffering you have endured…"
"Ok," Kai said. "Now I'm officially confused."
"It doesn't matter," Metaknight said. "The evil king is no more."
They began to leave when Kai felt a strange energy. Kai turned to face Ganon and saw that he slowly getting up.
"How many times do I have to kill him before he stays dead?!" Kai shouted.
Ganon began to leap toward Kai. Midna got in the way and blew him away.
"Everyone, you must escape," Midna said. "I will hold him off. Take my portal."
Midna then created a portal out of nowhere. Everyone except Midna and Ganon then entered the portal and transported out of the room.
"It's just you and me," Midna said.
Everyone who entered the portal reappeared in the middle of Hyrule field. Zero was already there. He was in the middle of treating his wounds.
"Zero?" Kai asked.
"Took you guys long enough," Zero said. "I've been waiting."
"Why are you here?" Kai asked.
"I got too injured during my battle," Zero said. "I decided to leave the castle. Then something told me to come here."
"That was convenient," Serena said.
"Maybe Midna can talk to people telepathically," Toad said.
"Who knows?" Pikachu asked.
"Let me treat those wounds, Zero," Hazel said.
Hazel then began to treat Zero's wounds with magic. Kai watched the castle from the distance, hoping for a sign that Midna was all right.
"She'll be fine," Link said.
Suddenly, a large rumbling could be heard from the castle. The castle suddenly began to collapse. The heroes could only watch in shock at what was happening.
"What's happening?!" Serena exclaimed.
"The castle!" Toad shouted.
"Is Midna alright?" Zelda asked.
Soon, the castle finished collapsing. Now, there was nothing but silence. The heroes just stood there. Zelda began to pray for Midna's safety. Suddenly, Ganondorf rose from the ruins of the castle.
"He's alive?!" Serena exclaimed.
Ganondorf then held Midna's mask high up into the air.
"Midna's mask!" Link shouted.
Ganondorf then crushed it in his hands. Everyone's eyes widened. Kai closed his eyes and clenched his fist tightly.
"Kai?" Hazel asked.
Kai's eyes opened. He was glaring straight toward Ganondorf. Tears were forming in his eyes.
"She didn't deserve to die," Kai said. "Midna didn't deserve this. Ganondorf…will PAY!!!"
A large burst of magical energy began to surround Kai.
"Whoa," Metaknight said.
Kai pulled out his summoning charm. He then summoned Kage. He hopped onto Kage and began to ride toward Hyrule Castle. Hazel, Toad, Zero, and Serena summoned their Chocobos as well and followed Kai. Zelda continued to pray.
"Spirits of the light!" Zelda thought. "Wielders of the great power that shines far and wide upon the lands of our world…
"In our hour of need, grant us the light to banish evil!"
Pikachu began to step forward, but Mario stopped him.
"Only five warriors stand any chance to defeat Ganondorf," Mario said. "We'd only get in the way."
The heroes just watched as Kai and his friends charged straight toward Hyrule Castle, where the final battle awaited.