Chapter 40: R.O.B. (Gyro Fighter)

Resistance Base- Training Room

The hallways of the Training Room were half lit and the sounds of weapons had gone through them. A small group of the Resistance was firing laser bullets into a room that was near them and kept hiding behind a wall to protect them from the foe's attacks. "Stay back!" yelled one of the members as some kind of barrage of attacks came near them. "There's too many of them! Boss is not going to be happy about this!" another member yelled. "Why do you think he sent us down here? He wants us to buy him and the others time until Melissa's friends come and help us!" said another member. "Hopefully they get here faster... I think we're not gonna last much longer." said the leader of the group. The attacks had suddenly stopped and the group looked out curiously and cautiously. They slowly stood up and pointed their weapons to the door; waiting for something to appear. "Stay on guard, everyone... who knows what's in there..?" said the leader.

They stared at the door silently for a minute and then a sudden blast of energy burst through the door and hit the small team; making them unconscious. As they were knocked out, three pairs of glowing yellow eyes came through the darkness. They walked out into the half lit room and they were identified as: False Cloud, False Corrin, and False Joker (A/N: Both Cloud and False Cloud's design is based on his Advent Children design). They looked around and saw their fallen foes on the floor. False Joker smirked with glee and turned to his allies. "Heh, those fools were too easy. They had no chance against us." he said. "Indeed... their strength compares nothing to us. And once False R.O.B. takes full control of the base, we will be unstoppable and take down Galeem's reincarnation!" False Corrin replied. They lightly laughed and then turned to False Cloud; seeing a stone cold look in his eyes.

"What's the matter, pal?" False Corrin asked him. "...We need her alive. We need her alive for False R.O.B. to absorb the Light in her. But, there is a problem with that..." False Cloud replied. "Ah, yes... the Hylian Champion, the Electric rodent, and the Young Lion. Those three are a big problem to us. What do you suppose we do about them?" False Corrin replied as False Joker walked upto them. False Cloud turned away silently for a moment and then turned back to his allies. "...We take them and make them watch her suffer as her Light is taken away. That will make our Master happy." False Cloud replied. False Corrin and False Joker nodded their heads in agreement and then saw False Cloud turn away from them again. "As long as you leave Roy to me... the plan will go smoothly. From what I have of Cloud's memories, he has romantic feelings for the new Champion of Light, and he is jealous of Roy for taking her from him and breaking his heart. All I ask of you two is to leave Roy to me. Let me deal with him by myself." he said.

His allies were surprised for a few seconds and then nodded their heads yes to him; accepting his request. "...Thanks. Now, lets get back to False R.O.B. and prepare for our foe's arrival." said False Cloud. "Right. Time to set up the Light Absorber." False Joker replied. The three False Heroes walked away into the room and prepared for their plan. Little did that they know was that the leader of the small Resistance group woke up, heard their entire plan, and knew exactly what to do: quietly get away and tell the Boss immediately. "No way... they really want to absorb Taylor's powers and make her a puppet for their Leader... I gotta tell the Boss about this!" he said in his thoughts. He stood up and ran away as fast as he could; knowing that time is running out. It took him a few minutes, but he finally made it to the Boss and Melissa. He told them everything he heard and saw; making them worried. They began warning everyone on their level and made sure to wait for me and the others; preparing to tell us what's going on.

"They should be here any second, sir." said a Resistance soldier. "Good. Once they get inside... Taylor must be warned about this life-threatening machine and her three closest allies lives being in danger." the Boss replied. "Yes sir." the soldier replied. The Boss nodded his head, watched the soldier leave, and then turned to the Element Orbs I've sent him a while ago. "...I think it's time you tell them the truth, kid. You have to let them know who you really are... Spirit..." he said to himself. He stood up from his seat and looked out the window of the Base; seeing a glowing light in the distance. "Your family can't wait to see you again... it's time to show them what you have become... now that they know you're alive." he said. He stared out the window again and watched the light shine a little brighter.

Outside the Base Entrance

It's been a few minutes since everyone learned what was happening in the Base, so Melissa and a few other people decided to wait outside for me and the team to show up and take care of the problem. "...Come on, Tay... where are you and the others?" said Melissa as she slightly paced around. After a couple minutes, she and her teammates looked up at the sky and saw a portal open up. Five Ships appeared out of them a few seconds later; making Melissa lightly smile. The Ships flew down with ease and gently landed on the ground a moment later. After a few seconds, the team and I came walking out of the Ships; seeing Melissa and her team looking at us. "Wow... so this is the Resistance Base huh? Looks pretty nice." said Sonic. "It sure does." Mario replied. Everyone else seemingly agreed with their comments, but I got out of the crowd and walked upto Melissa. "You and the others okay? False R.O.B. didn't get you injured or anything right?" I asked her.

"Yeah, we're okay. No injuries or anything on us at all." she replied. I breathed a sigh of relief; knowing now that she and the others are safe. "But... we have a bigger problem..." she said. "Huh? What do you mean by a bigger problem?" I replied. "...He has some back-up. He brought three of his allies here, and they're here to get after you, Roy, Link, and Pikachu." she replied. I was surprised by her response for a minute and then began thinking of who this back-up is and why would they go after the four of us specifically. As I thought about it... I began to realize who they were! "No way... it can't be... the False versions of Cloud, Corrin, and Joker..?" I said. Melissa blinked her eyes and nodded her head yes to my question. "We found out about them a few moments ago. They're hiding in the Training Room with False R.O.B. and are planning to bait you four into that Room to beat you guys down and absorb your powers. Those three are hoping to use the beat down on Roy, Link, and Pikachu specifically to make you break down and destroy you to absorb your powers, Tay." she replied.

I was completely surprised about what she said and I turned to Roy, Link, and Pikachu worriedly; knowing now that their lives are in complete danger. My mind began rapidly thinking of what to do to protect them, but it also made me panic. Why them? Do they see them as my weakness? Are they playing with my emotions and want me to fall into despair? Melissa noticed the worried panic look on my face and knew that I was now very concerned for their safety. "Tay... what do you think you should do? Go to them? That way they are spared?" she asked me. "...Yeah. If it's the only way to keep them safe... then I have to do it." I sadly replied. She gasped, covered her mouth in shock for a few seconds, and then hugged me tightly while crying. I hugged her back and silently began crying too; knowing how hard this will be for all of us.

We ended the hug and then I leaned over to her ear. "I'm not really going to give up my life. I'm using it as a trick." I whispered. Her eyes widened in shock to what I said; realizing that I have a plan up my sleeve. She smirked at me and nodded her head to follow my trick. "You want me to let some of our group know?" she asked me. I nodded my head yes to her question. "So... how do we lead them to us?" she asked. "Bait them. Tell them that you have me in a room somewhere and that Roy, Link, and Pikachu will hand me over to them; as long as they spare their lives." I whispered. "Got it. You know, you are acting a little crazy with this plan... but I like it when you think like that." she replied. "Thanks." I replied. She smiled warmly at me and then walked upto my group, pulled some of them away and told them of the plan.

As she told them, I turned to the Base entrance and stared at it silently. As I did that, I quietly made a illusion clone of myself and hid her in the room Melissa talked about where Roy, Link, and Pikachu will guard. If there is anything that I have learned about Shadow Bugs throughout this journey... it's that they can fall for illusions very easily. They think that the illusions are real and accept that... without even second guessing themselves and others. After that, I snook away from everyone and began searching for False R.O.B. on my own. I tracked his aura silently for a couple minutes and then found his Aura and the secret way to get into the Training Room. "So... he's part of the Light Absorber. Shit... hopefully the others will get the other three distracted for a while so I can take him down." I said to myself. After a few seconds, I also began sensing something else. Something behind the Light Absorber. "What the hell? R.O.B.'s Trophy is there too? If his Trophy is there and I can revive him... maybe... I can use my powers to create a counter weapon on him and make him attack his False self!" I said in my thoughts.

I smirked at the thought with confidence and then began making my way to the Training Room. "Cloud... Corrin... Ren... if your spirits can hear me... please. Please protect Roy, Link, and Pikachu. Who knows what your False selves are up too, but I know that our roommates need you to protect them... if there is any way that you can get to them... the time is now. Please, they need you!" I said in my thoughts. As I made my way through the secret entrance, everyone else went inside the Base and met up with the Boss and the rest of the members of the Resistance.

Inside the Base

"Boss, they're here." said Melissa. The team looked up at him as he looked down at them. "Excellent work, Melissa. I'm glad to see the allies that Taylor has rescued so far to come here and help us in this fight." he said. "You're welcome." she replied. "Speaking of Taylor... where is she?" he asked. Before anyone could say anything, the giant computer screen made a loud noise and then everyone saw False Cloud, False Corrin, and False Joker for the first time. "That is something we would like to ask as well." said False Joker. Everyone looked at them in shock; especially Roy, Link, and Pikachu. "...No way... Melissa wasn't kidding about them..." said Link worriedly. "Pikachu..." Pikachu replied worriedly. "Start telling us the truth... where is the Lucrean that you are hiding? Where is your Leader?" said False Corrin. "And if you don't tell us where she is... Roy, Link, and Pikachu will pay the price for your lies." False Cloud added; making some of the team worried. "Hold on a second... what is a Lucrean? What the hell are you three talking about?" Roy asked them.

"Heh. I guess your girlfriend never told you, didn't she?" said False Joker. "Tell me what?" Roy replied in a slight angered tone. "She never told you about her real identity. She learnt all about it on this journey you all are a part of. Let me guess, you all still think False Wario lied to you all about that "one" secret of Taylor's past?" False Joker replied. Roy's eyes widened in shock to his response and then began remembering what False Wario said about me to Mario before he turnt to dust. "No way... he... he was telling the truth... but, what does it really mean? Why would she hide this from us? Why would she hide it from me?" he said in his thoughts. "You three are bluffing! There's no way our Leader is a Lucrean! She's just a normal human that was given powers from the Smash Ball!" said Ganondorf. "Ganondorf's right! There's no way your words are true! You're just trying to mess with us so you can get to her!" Sheik replied. Everyone nodded their heads in agreement, and then Roy, Link, and Pikachu walked upto the front of the team; staring at their foes on the screen.

"...If you three want to prove us wrong... me, Link, and Pikachu will take you to her. She's locked up in a Room on this level. If you three come up here, you have to promise not to hurt anyone up here. No tricks... no lies..." said Roy. "Really? You three swear that you have her?" False Corrin asked. "We swear. Just come here and do not harm anyone up here. Deal?" said Link; making the team feel scared and worried. "...Deal." said False Cloud. Half of the team looked at them in shock and our group that knew the trick looked at the three heroes; knowing that this plan will work. "If you three come up here now, we'll get this over with. Taylor and I already said our goodbyes and know what our futures will be now." said Roy. "You got it, Mr. Hot Shot. Glad too see that the goodbyes are out of the way. And just as we promise, we will not harm anyone else." False Joker replied. After that, the screen turned blank and then they appeared a second later.

Everyone looked at the three foes as they walked upto Roy, Link, and Pikachu. The six of them stared at each other silently for a moment and then both False Corrin and False Joker smirked at them confidently. "...Let's go." said Link. After that, the six of them began walking and left the room. As they walked, Roy noticed that False Cloud was looking at him in a jealous way. "You have a problem with me or something?" he asked him. "...Yeah. You stole her from him." he replied. Roy was confused by his answer and raised an eyebrow at him. "Stole who from who?" he asked. False Cloud sighed and then looked at Roy again. "You stole Taylor from Cloud. He's in love with her... he didn't want to tell you for a long time... but once he saw how happy she is with you, his jealously grew in secret; wishing that he took your place." he replied. Roy's eyes widened in shock to his response; now knowing something about Cloud. "I... I never knew that he felt that way about her... this is something that I didn't expect from him at all. Are you sure that it's true? Or are you making this all up and trying to get my guard down?" he asked.

False Cloud nodded his head yes to his question. "I have all of his memories. I know exactly how he feels about her." he replied. "And you don't want to hurt her, don't you? If you really have Cloud's memories... and you hurt her... you will never forgive yourself..." Roy replied. False Cloud looked at him in shock and then felt his shadowy heart begin to break; knowing that Roy is right. "If I were you.. I'd focus on the area Cloud's Trophy is and see if Sephiroth has returned; hoping that he doesn't make the real Cloud his puppet." Roy told him. False Cloud looked at him surprised of his response and then began to question himself and his allies; wondering why he is doing all of this. Roy noticed that False Cloud was showing some emotion as he was thinking, but didn't say anything in case he was being tricked.

After a few minutes of walking, the six of them arrived at the room "I" was in. False Corrin and Joker smiled wickedly as they stared at the door. "Hahaha! There she is! I can sense her energy in this room! Dharkon will be so pleased with us for bringing her to him!" said False Corrin with glee. "Wait... hold on a second! Who the hell is Dharkon!?" Link yelled. Both False Corrin and Joker smirked at him and attacked the three heroes. False Cloud looked at them in shock and then angrily attacked his allies. "No! You idiot! What are you doing!?" yelled False Joker. "Are you betraying us!?" False Corrin added. "We made a deal! We promised not to hurt them!" False Cloud replied. "We... lied. You should've known not to listen to them... but you fell for them and their words. You betrayed us." False Joker replied. Roy, Link, and Pikachu stood up and saw that False Cloud was protecting them from his allies. "What is he doing?" Link asked. "...He's protecting us from them." Roy replied. "But... why?" Link asked. "We talked about Tay. He's defending us... for her." Roy replied.

Link was surprised from Roy's answer, then nodded his head in acceptance to it. Pikachu did the same as well and then everyone heard a loud noise from behind the door. "Uh..? What was that?" Link asked. Before anyone could answer, an explosion happened and blew off the door. "...Hands off our friends." said a voice. Out of the smoke walked out three figures with a glowing blue aura around them. After a few seconds... Roy, Link, and Pikachu recognized the three warriors that walked out. "No way... it's them..! Cloud! Corrin! Ren!" said Roy. Cloud, Corrin, and Ren turned to Roy, Link, and Pikachu for a moment, lightly smiled at them, and then turned back to their False selves. "This is impossible! How did your souls get here so fast!?" said False Corrin. "Take a wild guess..." Ren replied.

False Corrin and False Joker looked at them in shock and then got very angry at them. "No... she's alive!? Those three and their friends tricked us!?" False Corrin yelled. "No... they didn't trick you... I did." said a voice. Everyone turned around and a big Light Beam came through the door and hit False Corrin and False Joker; injuring them. False Cloud stepped aside with the others as they looked at the door and saw two figures come out. Roy, Link, and Pikachu smiled happily as they recognized the person. "Tay!" said Roy and Link happily. "Pika!" said Pikachu happily. "Wait... Roy, look! Her armor isn't blue anymore... it's white!" said Link surprised. "Yeah... Babe? What happened to you? Why the armor color change?" Roy replied. "I'll tell you and everyone else in a minute. R.O.B.! Help me out!" I replied. R.O.B. appeared, shot a Robo Beam, and threw a Gyro at the two fallen foes. I then charged up a Light Beam and fired it at them. As I did that, Roy and Link noticed that my attack was stronger than ever before.

Cloud, Corrin, and Ren looked at me and saw me put my hood down after the attack; all shocked to the changes of me. "No way... what happened to her? I've never seen her like this..." said Ren. "Me either... how did this happen?" Corrin replied. "I don't know... but if we stay with them spiritually, then we'll know the whole story." Cloud replied. Corrin and Ren nodded their heads in understanding, turned into blue aura, and then flew into Roy, Link, and Pikachu; now being a part of them until their Trophies are found.*(A/N: Only Roy, Link, and Pikachu can see them for now. Taylor and the others can't see them... even though she prayed for them to come help. Spiritual stuff is a little crazy in this story)*

Our foes fell to the ground in pain and then looked up at False Cloud; seeing anger in his eyes. They tried to beg him to help them, but he took out his Fusion Swords and was prepared to attack them. "You fool!? What are you doing!?" False Corrin yelled. "Go back to your Trophy's locations and stay there... I don't want to see you both again. From now on... I work alone." False Cloud replied; shocking all of us in the room. They gulped in fear and then created Shadow Portals under them; returning to their original locations. False Cloud put his weapon away and then created a Shadow Portal behind him. "Hey, False Cloud... thank you." said Roy. False Cloud looked at him, lightly smiled, and nodded his head in response. "Roy... take care of her... for his sake. Until our paths cross again... this is goodbye." False Cloud replied. Roy nodded his head in understanding and then we all watched False Cloud walk into his Portal; going to Cloud's Trophy location.

"Tay..? You alright?" Link asked me. "...Yeah. I'm fine." I replied. Roy noticed in my voice that I knew something and looked at me silently. He then walked upto me and then put his hand on my shoulder; making me turn to him. "Tay? Is there something you would like to tell us?" he asked me. Link and Pikachu looked at us curiously; wondering what's going on. I sadly blinked my eyes and nodded my head yes to his question. "There is... but I want everyone else to know as well. Let's get back to them, and I'll explain everything." I replied. "Okay." he replied. After that, the five of us went back to the others and reunited with them. Most of the team reacted to my armor color change and then I walked upto the Boss; seeing a calm look in his eyes. "Well then... is there something you would like to tell everyone?" the Boss asked me. I sighed and nodded my head yes to his question. My team looked up at me and stared at me silently; ready to hear what I have to say.

"So... I bet you're wondering why those Shadow Bugs were talking about a Lucrean. It might be crazy to think it's true, but I want to let you all know that's its all true... I am a Lucrean. My name... my real name... is Spirit. I hail from Lucreas, which is a hidden Elemental Kingdom in this world; made by Galeem, the Ancient Hero of Light. Us Lucreans can use many Elemental powers to protect this World from the creatures of the Dark Realm. I hail from a family that uses Light as their main Element power, but I am different from my family. My Light is stronger than theirs and I can use all the Elements that many others can use in the Kingdom. The reason why I can do that is because I am the reincarnation of Galeem. My task is to help my people protect this world from a powerful demon from the Dark Realm. That demon's name... is Dharkon. Dharkon has been Galeem's main enemy for many centuries until Galeem passed away unexpectedly 200 years ago. Dharkon invaded Lucreas when I was 5 years old and tried to kidnap, kill, and steal all my powers from me because he knew of my identity. Dharkon is the kind of demon who won't let anyone stand in his way to get to his goals. I was traumatized of what he and his army had done to my homeland; he even let Tabuu attack my people during the invasion. So, I teleported myself away from Lucreas and ended up at my "Parents" home; lying unconscious on the ground. As I was passed out, my powers had locked up my memories to hide the trauma... and then I started my new life with my adopted family. That's what I've wanted to tell you. I'm sorry if I ruined so many friendships and relationships by all this... if you all want me to leave and go alone through all this... then I'll accept your requests to do so..." I said to them.

Everyone was surprised of what I've said and saw a very sad look on my face. It was very hard for me to keep it all secret ever since learning it from the journey. I started to hear little murmurs go around the room and I walked out of the room; taking the Elemental Orbs with me. As I walked, tears fell from my eyes as I made my way out of the crowd. To be honest... I think I just destroyed all of the friendships/relationships with my group, the rest of the Fighters, and my friends and adoptive family here at home. So... I had to do the right thing by getting out of the Base, let my emotions out, and personally wait and see if they can accept me for who I really am. Loki was by my side as I walked and knew I was very upset, so he pulled my cape a couple times to make me stop and pet him to release some stress. "I'm sorry, Loki..." I said as I knelt down to him. He whined in response and nuzzled his head to me; making me hug him. As we had our little moment, we suddenly began hearing a roaring sound down the hall. We both looked at the hall and each other curiously for a moment, and then something instantly clicked in our minds. "Kujo!" I said. We both ran down the hall and hear the roars become louder.

After a minute, we looked and saw a door open to a big room with some meat on the floor. "...He's in here. If we go in, he might recognize us." I told Loki. He barked in understanding and we slowly walked inside the room. A couple seconds later, we saw a Lion standing up and let out a roar inside a electric barrier. "Kujo... it is really him... how did they get him here..?" I said surprised. Loki tilted his head curiously and then walked upto the barrier. He let out a bark and then Kujo looked at him; recognizing him a few seconds later. They both made happy noises to each other for a minute and then I turned off the barrier; letting both animals reunite. They turned to me after a minute and then Kujo stared at me curiously; wondering who I was. "Hey, Kujo... remember me?" I said. Once Kujo got a good look out of me, he made a happy sound to me and gently jumped on me and gave me a hug; making sure he didn't crush me with his weight. He made more happy sounds to me and kept rubbing his face onto mine; knowing he hasn't seen me in nearly 15 years. "I've missed you too, Kujo. I'm sorry that I took so long to find you." I said to him. He let me go a second later and I hugged both Loki and Kujo happily.

"Spirit? Where are you?" said a voice. The three of us turned to the door and Kujo instantly became protective over me. We waited for a few minutes and then saw Melissa and my whole team appear in front of the door. Kujo growled at them and some of the team raised their weapons. "No! Stop! Do not provoke him!" I said. The team members that raised their weapons put them down and Kujo lowered his guard. I walked up a few steps and then saw Melissa walk into the room; looking at me in the eyes silently. I looked at her nervously and began thinking she wants me to leave and never speak to her again. "Meliss... I..." I said in a sad tone. Before I said anything else, she gave me a hug and stayed silent. I blinked my eyes a few times surprised for a moment and then hugged her back; seeing that she now accepts me for who I really am.

"Spirit... we're sorry for what you've been through. After the Boss told us that you got your final memory back from beating False R.O.B. and one of the Elemental Orbs he stole... we knew that you were a part of something bigger in this world and we just didn't know it yet... until now. Now with all your memories back of your past and remembering who you really are, you know who you have to face now. You have to face that demon who separated you from your real family and ruined your life. You have to take back what you've lost, show your Kingdom that you are alive, and help restore peace to the world... but, you can't do it alone. We're all here by your side to the very end. We never want you to leave us. You are still the same person we've always known, no matter what. No friendships or relationships have been ruined from your truth, Spirit. You are still our Leader... and our friend. And nothing is ever going to change that." she said. My heart felt warm from her response and then I looked at everyone else; happy to see that they have accepted me for who I really am too. My eyes teared up again and I began crying tears of joy; making everyone relieved. "...Thank you. Thank you all..." I said. Everyone smiled warmly and I gave them all hugs moments later.

6 hours later- Nighttime- Temporary Bedroom

"Babe? Are you sure that you want to spend the night here?" Roy asked me as he finished looking at his blue t-shirt and grey sweatpants in the mirror. "I'm sure. We all need our food and rest after traveling for a while... plus, we all haven't really taken any baths or showers for the past few trips" I replied as Loki, Pikachu, and Kujo layed down in their chosen spots of the room. "That's true." he replied. I looked at my white t-shirt and black sweatpants in the mirror for a moment and then I looked down at my right hand; seeing my mark fully revealed again for the first time. Roy walked up behind me and saw the mark for the first time. "I guess that is a birthmark?" he asked me. "...Yeah. It's been the symbol of Lucreas for many centuries too, but only he and I have it." I replied. "You think some other people in your family had that mark too? Maybe Galeem started your family bloodline?" he asked as he gently wrapped his arms around me. "Maybe... I guess I'll have to ask my family when I see them again. And... I hope that they like you when we see them." I replied. "Me too. But, if they found a way to see all your memories ever since that dark day... I think they'll like me and trust me to take care of you." he replied.

"Yeah. You're right." I replied in a warm, happy tone. He smiled warmly at me and we shared a quiet embrace; enjoying the silent and peaceful moment together. "...Roy?" I said. "Hm? What's up?" he replied. "This might be a little crazy from me now, but... do you... do you think..? We should..." I replied as I began blushing like crazy. "Should what?" he replied curiously. I turned to him and muffled something on his chest; making him more curious. "Spirit? Honey? You alright?" he asked. I lifted my head up and he saw my face turn red. "Sweetheart? We've been together for nearly four years. You can tell me anything that's on your mind. I'm not going to judge you." he replied. "You promise?" I asked. "I promise." he replied. I stared into his eyes for a minute, took a deep breath, and then was ready to finally tell him what I want to ask him. "When this war is finally over, do you think... we should... get married and have a kid?" I asked him.

His eyes widened in shock to my question and he was completely speechless for five whole minutes. We sat down on our bed and looked at each other silently; processing my question for our future together. "You're serious about it, aren't you? You're not joking with me, right?" he asked me. I nodded my head yes to his question. "I am." I said. "...Holy shit... I never thought you would be serious about that. We usually just joked around with everyone about stuff like that... but now I see that you are serious about it... I have to say... I think it's a great idea." he replied. "Really!?" I replied in shock. "Yeah. Who knows what the future truly brings to us right now, but I know if there is one thing that we can do for it to happen... is to defeat Dharkon and save our worlds from him and the Dark Realm. I know that we can do this, as long as we stick together and fight as one. We will defeat Dharkon and have the future we've always wanted... together." he replied.

I was moved and happy with Roy's response to my question. To be honest, I've been wanting to ask him about marriage and kids for a year now. I feel like that we are ready to start a married life together, but now with this war in our way... I'm glad that I told that we can possibly start that life after the war is over. I don't think everyone will believe that we are being serious about this new life decision we made. It might be crazy to ask and think about it now, but I had a feeling in my heart just to tell him now so we can prepare for what's to come. After that little talk, we kissed each other goodnight and tucked ourselves into bed. "Hey, honey?" Roy whispered. "What?" I whispered. "Now after talking about... "that"... you think we should try to make the-" he whispered. I stopped him with a kiss and shook my head no. "Not right now. I want us to think about a little longer and then we'll see if we're ready to do "that"." I whispered. "Okay." he whispered. We smiled warmly at each other and fell asleep for the night; ready to rescue our friends in the morning.

Thank you so much for reading Chapter 40 of the story! Wow... this Chapter got really interesting. Now with Spirit finally telling everyone who she really is now and everyone positively accepting for who she really is, she can now focus on two big goals for herself: to reunite with her family in Lucreas and defeat Dharkon once and for all! I can't wait for those things to happen soon! Especially in Spirit's own Chapter to reunite with her family and encounter Dharkon for the first time since the Dark Realm Invasion 15 years ago, and she will have a personal showdown with Calamity Tabuu in Lucreas too! This is one battle that has been long overdue... and that battle will finally come in 2020!

Anyways, thank you so much for reading. Have yourself a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and I will see you all in 2020!

Next time, Chapter 41: Toon Link (Wind Waker). The team heads to Dragon Roost Island and take on False Toon Link on top of the volcano! How will they beat him without falling inside it? Will the volcano be filled with lava or water? Find out in Chapter 41!