After making sure they were stocked up on food, supplies and weapons, the five heroes and Link traveled to the Southern Lookout Post like Riju instructed. They used Sand Seals to get there, and met Riju at the top, Thunder Helm on her head.
"What a sight from up here, isnt it?" Riju asked.
"Yeah. Never really knew how big the sandstorm was since it was so far away before." Chase said. "But Vah Naboris is in there stomping around, and if we dont calm it, its gonna destroy everything."
"So, whats the plan?" Raimundo asked.
"First we'll use our Sand Seals to get in close. I'll take the lead," Riju explained. "Link will shoot at its feet with Bomb Arrows, and you all can pitch in with whatever means you can to damage it. Naboris draws energy from the ground by moving, so that is the most effective way to stop it."
"Its gonna be tough to attack the thing when its blasting those lighting strikes everywhere." Ace reminded siad.
"Thats why Riju has the Thunder Helm, to protect her from them." Katara reminded.
"Hello, what about us?!" Raimundo asked.
"Dont worry. To an extent, the Thunder Helm can shield a limited area around me. So when Vah Naboris attacks with its lighting, you all can bunch up in that area to be protected."
"Wow! That helmet is amazing!" Luck grinned.
"Lets just try not to be too reckless around Riju okay? If it gets too hot in there, pull out." Chase said.
"We'll be fine, Chase, dont worry." Katara assured.
"Alright. Then if everyones ready… lets do this." Chase said.
Riju supplied Link with 20 more Bomb Arrows, and then everyone prepared to advance right outside the sandstorm. Riju offered a quick prayer to her ancestors to activate the Thunder Helm itself.
(Cue: Sandstorm- Killer Instinct)
"Now, lets go! Hiyah!" RIju urged Patrica to go forward, Link and the summoned heroes right behind her as they dashed right into the sandstorm.
Immediatly their vision was obscured, advancing forward with little knowledge of where they were.
"I cant see nothin' in here!" Raimundo called.
"Just stay close to Riju!" Chase said.
It wasnt long before they found themselves close to Vah Naboris. Sensing their presence, the divine beast charged up electricity between its humps.
"There it is! And its about to attack!" Katara warned.
"Stay near me, I'll shield you!" Riju directed. The group did so, staying close to the Gerudo Chieftain. The lighting soon struck, the Thunder Helm shielding them all from harm.
"Now, while its recharging! Go for its feet!" Ace called.
Link did so, getting in close and shooting two bomb arrows at one of its rear hooves, disabling it.
The process continued, although at a slower pace than the lst three divide beasts due to Naboris's lighting. RIju was able to shield them throughout, but another problem was that shooting while on a Sand Seal proved a bit tough since they were moving fast.
Regardless however, the heroes worked in tandem to disable another one of Naboris's feet, and then another one. But on the last one, a well placed lighting strike caused the recoling blast to knock chase off his mount.
"Agh!" Chase said being dislodged from his shield and landing safely on the sand without any damage. But he saw Vah Naboris stomping towards him with its only foot still absorbing ground. And at that point, he got a crazy stupid idea.
He ran straight at the Divine beast, activated his jet boot thrusters, and leaped right onto its leg, climbing straight up it, shocking most of the group.
"Chase, whatre you doing?!" Katara asked.
"Doing something crazy, thats what!" Raimundo said.
"Dont worry! I saw this in a movie once!" Chase assured. [1]
"Its crazy, but its brilliant! He's completely underneath Naboris so it cant attack him!" Ace said.
Luck laughed. "Thats our fearless leader! I wish i could do that!"
Chase then aimed one of his guns at the final foot of Naboris with his Fire Shot Mode equipped, charging up a big blast.
"Sorry, but youre getting halted!" Chase said firing the blast at the active foot, disabling it.
(End song)
With all four of its legs disabled, Naboris cried out in pain, deactivating as it started to fall over.
"Timber!" Chase said jumping from his perch as he regrouped with the others as Naboris crashed on the ground.
"Unfortunately, i cannot appease Naboris on my own." Riju said. "I have no choice but to leave the rest to the six of you."
"It wont stay down for long. Lets hurry and get aboard!" Katara said.
"Right!" The boys said as they dashed to board Naboris, and just in the nick of time, as it reactivated, stood ip and prepared to go back on the move.
"Dont let us down." Riju requested.
In Naboris's underside, the group approached the Travel Gate as Link activated it with his Sheikah Slate.
"Well, well, well… you all sure do know how to keep a woman waiting." a voice said.
"Urbosa." Link said.
"Sorry were a little late," Chase said. "On top of the 100 years, we did kinda prioritize the other three Divine Beasts first."
"Well, youre here now, so there's no issue to be had. I cant wait to see you all take Naboris back from Ganon." Urbosa replied. "One thing at a time though. Im sure you know what to do by now."
"Yup. Grab the map and controls from the Guidance Stone first. Easy enough." Raimundo said.
The group did so, making their way inside the interior from Below. It wasn't long before Link acquired the controls and the map.
"Good work! Now, you'll need to activate the Five Terminals scattered across Naboris to take it back. You've all done it three times by now. Youre ready for this." Urbosa said.
"Dang right we are." Ace said.
Navigating Vah Naboris and activating its terminals was a little bit more tricky than the last three beasts. On top of having to rotate its interilor cylinders to make connecting paths, they also had to use Naboris's electricity conduits to direct a path straight to control its head. It was tough, but they managed to pull things together and activate all 5 terminals.
"Well done! That is all of the terminals. Now…head to the main control unit." Urbosa instructed. "Youre all doing well, but overconfidence can be a deadly foe."
"Can we help it if were so good at this?" Raimundo asked.
The group headed back to the main control unit, Link firing it up with his shiekah slate. And just as has been before, Malice poured out from the unit itself, forming into the Blight that was in control of it.
It had a slimmer body, and long red hair that went down both sides of its head. Its weapons of choice were a hooked sword and shield, and its faceplate was also in the shape of a blade. It let out a screech as lighting crashed forth from its body.
Scourge of Divine Beast Vah Naboris
Thunderblight Ganon
"Okay, Blight number 4. This ones goin down!" Raimundo said.
"Stay on your edges! Ganon made this one to be a formidable adversary, bringing me to a warriors demise 100 years ago.`` Urbosa said.
"If it could bring you down, thats a sign that its tough." Chase said.
"We'll need to be careful with this one, its definitely the most well prepared." Katara said.
"Yeah, but once we kick its ass, we'll be able to storm Hyrule Castle and finally hit Calamity Ganon where it hurts." Ace said.
(Cue Music: Way Past Flash- Brandon Yates)
"Exactly. do not allow this to be your end when you all are so close." Urbosa said. "Fight for your lives… and its death!"
Luck licked his chaps as he summoned his Thunder God Armamaments. "This is gonna be fun! Lets see how strong you are, Blight Number 4!"
Summoned Heroes and Link
Vs
Thunderblight Ganon
FIGHT!
Thunderblight Ganon started off by rapidly darting towards the group and attacking, catching the off guard as they barely avoided despite taking some damage.
"Agh! Damn, this things got some real speed!" Ace said.
"It's extremely fast, watch yourselves!" Urbosa warned.
Dealing with Thunderblights extremely fast speed was tricky, especially since he moved around to attack and fire projectiles. Fighting him didnt come without damage.
"Watch for when he attacks! If we dodge him at the right time, we can surprise him right back!" Katara said.
"Easier said than done, but we can try it!" Raimundo said.
Trying out Kataras strategy, the group evaded Thunderblights close-range attack and countered him, doing some damage. They kept up this process until Thunderblight was forced to retreat. Once it was back at the main control unit, it channeled lighting into its sword, electrifying it to strengthen its power.
"It's amped up! Watch it!" Chase said as Thunderblight went back on the attack. Apart from its usual attacks now, it also summoned rods that stuck into the ground, enabling lighting to blast it.
"We might be able to use those rods against him!" Luck pointed out.
"Link, give it a taste of its own medicine!" Chase said.
Link used Magnesis to grab one of the unstruck rods and directed it to Thunderblight. When the lighting hit it, it was damaged and caused it to flop to the ground.
"Well done!" Urbosa complimented as the group attacked it while it was down.
Thunderblight recovered, spinning to separate the group out of desperation, before striking them all back with fast speeds. Chase noticed things were getting a little tight, especially seeing as how the fight was going a little too well. So it was time to bring it in.
"Guys! Huddle up!" he called, activating his quirk and pausing the action so everyone could gather together.
(Cue Music: Talk- Persona 5)
"Alright! Its almost time to celebrate guys, weve basically got this won!" Raimundo said.
"You said it!" Luck replied.
"Hyrule's gonna carve our names in the history books, Chase! And nothin's gonna be left out!" Raimundo added, Ace and Katara looking a bit unnerved by Raimundos overconfidence, and Luck going along with it.
"Celebrate"
"Carve our names"
"Look. I know we wanna celebrate because were maybe two steps away from winning this fight," Chase said. "But, if we start dancing before we actually win, that speed demon will send us to our graves. So let's keep our focus and show this thing exactly how we rock! Who's with me?!"
"Nice advice, man!" Raimundo said, refocused.
"Lets get back out there!" Ace directed.
"I'm ready!" Katara assured me.
"Look out, here we come!" Luck warned as Chase fired up the music.
(Cue: Seven Rings in Hand (Cover)- Natewantstobattle)
Back in the fight, Thunderblight Ganon feverishly bolted around the area, attacking the re-energized group at every turn.
"Slow it down, Rai!" Chase called.
"Don't get blown away!" Raimundo said using Wudai Star-Wind and creating a powerful gust, hindering Thunder Lights speed. Chase was then able to fan the hammer and give it some powerful shots.
"Light 'em up, Ace!" Chase followed up.
"This'll leave some burn marks!" Ace said firing his Fire fist, boosted by Raimundos wind to give Thunderblight an extra helping of damage.
The blight recovered and tried to attack with a blast of lighting, even summoning more rods.
"Oh no you dont!" Katara said as she used her Waterbending to trap Thunderblight in a water prison, making it shock itself. After which, it was stunned for the final blow.
"Let's tear it apart!" Luck called as they initiated an all-out attack, tearing it up at a fast speed before luck landed on the ground. "Over already? Oh, well," he said as Thunder blight received major damage. It gave out a final shriek before finally exploding.
(Cue: Stage Clear- Sonic and The Black Knight)
"We did it!" Katara said.
"We sure did!" Raimundo said.
"All four divine beasts, purified." Chase smiled, more confidence gained in himself as the six heroes high-fived each other.
After the little celebration, link ran his Shiekah slate over the terminal once again, allowing Vah Naboris to be freed from Ganon's control officially.
"I knew none of you or Link would let us down." the voice of Urbosa came, revealing herself to the group as a Gerudo woman with long red hair and golden armor as well as a well-toned body. "Thanks to your valor and skills, my soul is free, and Naboris is ours once again. Which means that finally… We can finish what we started years ago. We Gerudo have no tolerance for unfinished business."
Urbosa
Gerudo Champion
"Were just glad all four Divine Beasts are finally free and not causing trouble," Katara said. "And that your spirits are free."
"Now that that task is done, we can finally head to Hyrule Castle and takedown Calamity Ganon." Raimundo smirked.
"Finally! I can't wait!" Luck said.
"Neither can i." Urbosa agreed. "I've waited so long for the moment to see Link finally rush Hyrule castle…as well as for the moment when i incinerate Ganon into a pile of ash. Which reminds me, I wanted to give you a little something."
"To receive a reward from you, Urbosa… that's pretty humbling," Chase said.
"Indeed. Chase, Luck, and Link. Please accept this gift, which has come to be known as Urbosa's Fury. It will no doubt be of use to you." Urbosa replied.
Three yellow spheres appeared in her hand as she snapped her fingers as they fired into the trio. Link gripped his hands as he then snapped his fingers, making lightning rain down around him. As for Chase, his energy Pistols gained a Lighting Shot function, he tested it out by firing off a shotgun-like blast of electricity into the air.
"Now that's a real shock," Chase said twirling his blasters.
"Both you and the princess. I know you have suffered greatly concerning what happened to us Champions. But this is how things had to happen. No one needs to carry blame. So please, make it clear so she understands that. Tell her to shed any worries. And let her know...I couldn't be more proud of her." Urbosa said to Link as the six of hem began to vanish. "Take good care of the princess… and also take good care of Hyrule." she winked as the four were whisked back to Gerudo Town.
After the heroes were warped away, Vah Naboris moved out. It traversed the desert before finding itself on a high cliff face with a clear vantage point to Hyrule castle. It knelt down on the ground in firing position, activating its targeting system, and locked its laser sights right on the castle.
"Nabooru...Legend of the Gerudo. Celebrated for ages. And you, who were named to honor her. You are a legend as well. Isn't that right, Naboris? The bitter essence of defeat from over a century ago still sits upon my tongue. But that is now in the past. It was written that Calamity Ganon once adopted the form of a Gerudo. And that...will make this victory all the more satisfying. I like that. Now I can take this personally. The moment we strike...is going to be so delicious." Urbosa laughed.
The group soon reappeared right outside Gerudo town.
"Well, that was a trip and a half," Raimundo said.
"But it was worth it," Chase said. "Now all four Divine Beasts are back on our side and ready to strike Ganon where it hurts."
"And for that, we can't be happier," Riju said, approaching them. "I'm sorry you all can't come inside Gerudo town, but because of that, I wanted to express my thanks personally. And give you these."
Riju presented to the group a Scimitar and Sheild.
"These are the fabled weapons of Lady Urbosa, the Scimitar of the Seven and Daybreaker," Riju said as Link took them.
"Those really aren't for me, but thanks anyway." Luck said.
"Now I assume you'll be headed to Hyrule castle?" Riju asked.
"Yeah, we sure are. But first, there's one more stop we've gotta make." Chase said.
"Oh, of course. You still need the fabled Sword that Seals the Darkness." Riju said.
"Yup. Thankfully we know where it is." CHase said. "Its somewhere inside the Lost Woods. We'll be headed there before anything else."
"Good luck. They don't call it the Lost Woods for nothing." Riju said.
"We'll try to be careful," Raimundo said.
And so the group set out once more, turning their direction to the Lost Woods to find the fabled weapon all incarnations of the Hero of Hyrule wield to save the land from Ganon. The Blade that seals the darkness, known as… the Master Sword.
Authors Note:
[1] Chase is referring to an awesome scene from Lord of the Rings. Props to anyone who can figure out which one it is.
