Chapter 16: Shodown
Outside of the tavern, five people stood. Kyo studied Ganondorf. He wasn't going to underestimate his opponent. He had to be careful, but he would use the new techniques Zelda had taught him. And he would use them well. He wouldn't let his friends down. Fox's hand soared above his holstered blaster. He could draw it in a moment's notice, but he didn't want Ganondorf to prepare for the shot. Terry gritted his teeth as he looked at the evil man in front of him. He would be able to avenge Mary. He would be able to beat Ganondorf. Link clinched the handle of his sword. He was thinking of dozens of ways to kill Ganondorf, but he was thinking of the most painful. "Well, well." Ganondorf started, an evil grin on his face. The mushrooms of the village hid in their houses. They were scared. Scared of Ganondorf and scared of the bloodshed which would occur. Ganondorf wore a black armor and a red cape. It suited the man. The four friends stood opposite of him, all feeling hatred and a lust to spill blood. Ganondorf's blood. Their feelings fed It. It grew stronger. But they didn't know. "If we haven't got ourselves a neat group of boyscouts. Are you... angry?" "You will pay, Ganondorf!" Link yelled. "Ah, Link. Long time no see. You were the one who had given Zelda enough confidence to literally doom me. But look who's back." Ganondorf said challenging. "And look who screwed your girlfriend." he continued. Terry quickly grabbed Link at his shoulders, since the young man wanted to charge Ganondorf and cut his head off. "Ganondorf is strong. We have to do this TOGETHER, fairy boy." Terry hissed in Link's ear. "Look. Terry Bogard. How's Mary? I hope my men hadn't taken her too hard. She screamed a lot. Almost louder than Zelda." Terry was able to control himself. But his rage grew and grew. "It's four to one, jerk-off. You can't win." Fox said confident. "Is that so? I'd like to see that. But I'm not alone, you know." Ganondorf said. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and grinned. Behind him appeared a vague shimmering portal thing. It was dark, almost as black as the night. And out of it stepped two men. A tall man with a tall blade and long, white hair: Zankurou. And another man who wore just wide trousers and who had a smirk on his face. He seemed pretty strong. The two men took position left and right of Ganondorf. "Oh, look. The freak-show has started." Terry said. "Quite the big mouth you got there, kid." the man with the naked upperbody said. "Kids, meet my... companions: Zankurou and Geese." Ganondorf said. "But before we begin, Link, when this is finished, would you go to Zelda and tell her that she's a very good fuck." This time, Terry couldn't stop Link. The Hylian charged Ganondorf in blind fury. "Damnit." Terry cursed as he followed Link's lead. It was the sign for Howard to attack Kyo, who stood closest to him. Zankurou wanted to run to Kyo as well, but Fox swiftly drew his gun and opened fire on the demon. The shots struck the evil man and he got pushed back, but it didn't kill him. Seeing that this had obviously no use, Fox charged Zankurou. Fox was incredibly swift and nimble and before Zankurou could recover from the shots, Fox jumped at him and quickly placed one, two, three, four rapid kicks on the demon's chest. Zankurou's body wanted to fall down, but Fox wasn't finished yet. He gave the demon one final kick with both of his feet, sending him falling to the ground. Fox made a gracious backflip and finally landed on the ground as he put away his gun. Kyo had trouble blocking Geese's punch, but he managed and kicked the man on the knee. Geese bent to the side as he groaned and Kyo quickly used his other foot to kick him from the other side against his face. Geese stumbled backwards, dazed, about to fall when Kyo jumped up, spinned his body around and kicked Geese hard in his face. The man's body spinned around and fell hard on the ground. Link swung his blade down, but it struck some kind of invisible force field and not Ganondorf. Instantly, the sword shattered into pieces. Ganondorf dropped Terry and punched Link in his face. The young man stumbled backwards. Ganondorf pointed his opened hand towards Link and some force send him soaring through the air. Link struck one of the houses and sunk to a seated position before losing consciousness. Terry punched Ganondorf in the back, but the result was... zero. Ganondorf simply turned around and laughed. It hadn't hurt him at all. Terry estimated Ganondorf's response, but at that moment, Fox shot the evil man in his back with his gun. Ganondorf slowly turned around as Fox kept shooting. Terry tried to punch and kick Ganondorf in a series of combos, but some kind of aura protected him. Ganondorf opened his hand and caught a few of Fox's shot's with it. "Bye, bye, my Lylatan friend." he said before opening his hand and sending Fox's shots back at him. Before Fox could activate his deflector, the shots struck him. With a scream, he fell to the ground, not getting up anymore. "Fox!" Terry yelled. Was he... gone? He backed away from Ganondorf. He had to think. This wasn't working. Before Ganondorf could react, however, Kyo charged the wizard from behind. He punched him in the back and flames shot from his hand. "Dokugami!" Kyo yelled. This struck through Ganondorf's shield! He stumbled forward, but Kyo wasn't finished yet. He made an upward punch with his other hand, creating more flames and hitting Ganondorf for a second time. "Tsumi Yomi!" Kyo then Jumped up a little as he struck Ganondorf for a third time, also creating flames. "Batsu Yomi!" Ganondorf fell forward and hit the ground. Terry looked at his friend, who stood with smoking fists. "Do you really have to scream stupid Japanese words with that?" he asked, not showing any sign of appreciation. "It was a simple magic barier." Kyo said. "Zelda had warned me." Terry looked in the direction of Fox, who slowly stood up. He was alive. No need to worry. Kyo, however, went to the Lylatan and helped him up his feet. "Are you okay, Fox?" he asked. "I'm fine." Fox replied. "Just my shoulder." Terry looked in the direction of Link, who just woke up. He was alive as well. No need to worry. He turned to Ganondorf. "You guys were pretty sissy. I hope we hadn't hurt your feelings, because now you die for what you've done to Zelda and Mary." Terry spoke angry. Ganondorf simply stood up and dusted off his armour strikingly. At that moment, Zankurou and Geese also stood up without any effort, no sign of pain or whatsoever. This surprised the four friends and Terry knew they were in trouble. Link and Fox were in no shape to fight and the three opponents were incredibly strong. But they had desecrated Mary! The one girl they shouldn't have touched! Terry didn't waste time, but attacked Ganondorf with a yell. He punched him in his face and his stomach. He kicked him at every place possible. He wanted to kill Ganondorf. He had to die! Die! Die! Die! Terry got furious as his attacks struck Ganondorf, made the evil man collapse time after time, but he kept standing up and laughing. This enraged Terry. This enraged him and enraged him. He had to kill Ganondorf! Terry saw Mary, tied up, in pain, naked. And it fueled his hatred even more. He punched and kicked like a madman, each blow bolstering a lot of power. But Ganondorf kept recovering. Kyo had never seen Terry THIS enraged! Fox and Link were surprised as well, but even more surprised why Ganondorf let himself get beaten up. And why Zankurou and Geese were just standing there. There was something wrong. "We have to fight!" Link said. "We have to finish them off!" After he had said that, Link wanted to attack Ganondorf in his poor shape, but he got stopped by Zankurou, who swung his blade dangerously in front of Link. "Let them have their fun, mortal." he said with his low voice. "Fun!?" Link yelled. "I'm gonna kick your ass, that's what!" Link suddenly saw visions of Zelda. He suddenly experienced her fear. It was terrible! With tears in his eyes, Link drew a knife and charged Zankurou furiously. Kyo and Fox decided to take on Geese, though Fox wasn't in such a good shape at all. Link caught Zankurou's long blade with his shield and nearly stumbled on the ground because of the blow. He kept his balance, however, and cut Zankurou's stomach open in a powerful slice. Zankurou just smiled devilishly. "You like blood, Link? You want more? Then try to run me through!" Link saw Zankurou's blood dripping on his boots and everything around him turned foggy. The blood of the demon... It was doing something to him... All he could see was Zankurou and he could feel the demon's heart-beat. And Link wanted to... terminate it. The blood pushed him over the line of sanity and with a loud howl, Link charged Zankurou. The demon tried to ward off Link's attacks, but the young man threw away his shield and used both hands to deal incredible blows with the small knife. The steel met and sparkles flew about as they clashed. "Ganondorf!" Zankurou yelled, feeling he would not be able to hold Link back any longer. It was indeed his job to make Link loose it, but he would not survive this. Link pushed his muscles to the limit as he hacked in Zankurou's direction, furiously trying to break his opponent's defence. Kyo and Fox looked at the scene in horror. This wasn't Link. "There's something really wrong here, Fox." Kyo said. "What the heck is going on?" Fox murmered, still holding his hand on his wounds. "You want an answer? You can have it!" Geese said as he ran at the duo. He kicked Kyo away before he could react. Fox saw his friend hitting the ground hard and he drew his gun and aimed it at Geese. "You're going to shoot a harmless opponent, Fox?" Geese asked. "Back off of Kyo." Fox ordered, not being disturbed by the fighting on the background. Geese remained standing. "Don't do anything foolish, Fox." Kyo said, noticing the disturbing look in Fox's eyes. Something was grabbing control of the Lylatan. "I can think myself, Kyo." Fox said, gritting his teeth. "Whatever you do, don't shoot him." Kyo said. "Shut up, Kyo!" Fox yelled suddenly. He looked at him. Kyo startled. That wasn't Fox who looked at him. "Easy, buddy..." Kyo tried. Fox pointed his gun at Kyo. "Shut up!" he said before he shot Kyo through his head. The young man sank to the ground. At that moment, the fate of the world was sealed. A void not far from Fox opened, and a giant chainreaction occured, creating a huge explosion which sucked up half of Mushroom Kingdom. Disintegrating everything because of the pure heat. The hospital, the taverns, Peach's castle. And a lot of people of Mushroom Kingdom found a swift death. Link, Fox, Terry, Kyo, Zankurou, Ganondorf, Geese... Everyone was gone, simply vaporised... Zelda, Impa and Mary would not weep, for they too, lost their lives in the explosion. All of the Chosen Ones were gone now and with them, thousends of people as well. Was this the end? No. It was merely the beginning.
Outside of the tavern, five people stood. Kyo studied Ganondorf. He wasn't going to underestimate his opponent. He had to be careful, but he would use the new techniques Zelda had taught him. And he would use them well. He wouldn't let his friends down. Fox's hand soared above his holstered blaster. He could draw it in a moment's notice, but he didn't want Ganondorf to prepare for the shot. Terry gritted his teeth as he looked at the evil man in front of him. He would be able to avenge Mary. He would be able to beat Ganondorf. Link clinched the handle of his sword. He was thinking of dozens of ways to kill Ganondorf, but he was thinking of the most painful. "Well, well." Ganondorf started, an evil grin on his face. The mushrooms of the village hid in their houses. They were scared. Scared of Ganondorf and scared of the bloodshed which would occur. Ganondorf wore a black armor and a red cape. It suited the man. The four friends stood opposite of him, all feeling hatred and a lust to spill blood. Ganondorf's blood. Their feelings fed It. It grew stronger. But they didn't know. "If we haven't got ourselves a neat group of boyscouts. Are you... angry?" "You will pay, Ganondorf!" Link yelled. "Ah, Link. Long time no see. You were the one who had given Zelda enough confidence to literally doom me. But look who's back." Ganondorf said challenging. "And look who screwed your girlfriend." he continued. Terry quickly grabbed Link at his shoulders, since the young man wanted to charge Ganondorf and cut his head off. "Ganondorf is strong. We have to do this TOGETHER, fairy boy." Terry hissed in Link's ear. "Look. Terry Bogard. How's Mary? I hope my men hadn't taken her too hard. She screamed a lot. Almost louder than Zelda." Terry was able to control himself. But his rage grew and grew. "It's four to one, jerk-off. You can't win." Fox said confident. "Is that so? I'd like to see that. But I'm not alone, you know." Ganondorf said. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and grinned. Behind him appeared a vague shimmering portal thing. It was dark, almost as black as the night. And out of it stepped two men. A tall man with a tall blade and long, white hair: Zankurou. And another man who wore just wide trousers and who had a smirk on his face. He seemed pretty strong. The two men took position left and right of Ganondorf. "Oh, look. The freak-show has started." Terry said. "Quite the big mouth you got there, kid." the man with the naked upperbody said. "Kids, meet my... companions: Zankurou and Geese." Ganondorf said. "But before we begin, Link, when this is finished, would you go to Zelda and tell her that she's a very good fuck." This time, Terry couldn't stop Link. The Hylian charged Ganondorf in blind fury. "Damnit." Terry cursed as he followed Link's lead. It was the sign for Howard to attack Kyo, who stood closest to him. Zankurou wanted to run to Kyo as well, but Fox swiftly drew his gun and opened fire on the demon. The shots struck the evil man and he got pushed back, but it didn't kill him. Seeing that this had obviously no use, Fox charged Zankurou. Fox was incredibly swift and nimble and before Zankurou could recover from the shots, Fox jumped at him and quickly placed one, two, three, four rapid kicks on the demon's chest. Zankurou's body wanted to fall down, but Fox wasn't finished yet. He gave the demon one final kick with both of his feet, sending him falling to the ground. Fox made a gracious backflip and finally landed on the ground as he put away his gun. Kyo had trouble blocking Geese's punch, but he managed and kicked the man on the knee. Geese bent to the side as he groaned and Kyo quickly used his other foot to kick him from the other side against his face. Geese stumbled backwards, dazed, about to fall when Kyo jumped up, spinned his body around and kicked Geese hard in his face. The man's body spinned around and fell hard on the ground. Link swung his blade down, but it struck some kind of invisible force field and not Ganondorf. Instantly, the sword shattered into pieces. Ganondorf dropped Terry and punched Link in his face. The young man stumbled backwards. Ganondorf pointed his opened hand towards Link and some force send him soaring through the air. Link struck one of the houses and sunk to a seated position before losing consciousness. Terry punched Ganondorf in the back, but the result was... zero. Ganondorf simply turned around and laughed. It hadn't hurt him at all. Terry estimated Ganondorf's response, but at that moment, Fox shot the evil man in his back with his gun. Ganondorf slowly turned around as Fox kept shooting. Terry tried to punch and kick Ganondorf in a series of combos, but some kind of aura protected him. Ganondorf opened his hand and caught a few of Fox's shot's with it. "Bye, bye, my Lylatan friend." he said before opening his hand and sending Fox's shots back at him. Before Fox could activate his deflector, the shots struck him. With a scream, he fell to the ground, not getting up anymore. "Fox!" Terry yelled. Was he... gone? He backed away from Ganondorf. He had to think. This wasn't working. Before Ganondorf could react, however, Kyo charged the wizard from behind. He punched him in the back and flames shot from his hand. "Dokugami!" Kyo yelled. This struck through Ganondorf's shield! He stumbled forward, but Kyo wasn't finished yet. He made an upward punch with his other hand, creating more flames and hitting Ganondorf for a second time. "Tsumi Yomi!" Kyo then Jumped up a little as he struck Ganondorf for a third time, also creating flames. "Batsu Yomi!" Ganondorf fell forward and hit the ground. Terry looked at his friend, who stood with smoking fists. "Do you really have to scream stupid Japanese words with that?" he asked, not showing any sign of appreciation. "It was a simple magic barier." Kyo said. "Zelda had warned me." Terry looked in the direction of Fox, who slowly stood up. He was alive. No need to worry. Kyo, however, went to the Lylatan and helped him up his feet. "Are you okay, Fox?" he asked. "I'm fine." Fox replied. "Just my shoulder." Terry looked in the direction of Link, who just woke up. He was alive as well. No need to worry. He turned to Ganondorf. "You guys were pretty sissy. I hope we hadn't hurt your feelings, because now you die for what you've done to Zelda and Mary." Terry spoke angry. Ganondorf simply stood up and dusted off his armour strikingly. At that moment, Zankurou and Geese also stood up without any effort, no sign of pain or whatsoever. This surprised the four friends and Terry knew they were in trouble. Link and Fox were in no shape to fight and the three opponents were incredibly strong. But they had desecrated Mary! The one girl they shouldn't have touched! Terry didn't waste time, but attacked Ganondorf with a yell. He punched him in his face and his stomach. He kicked him at every place possible. He wanted to kill Ganondorf. He had to die! Die! Die! Die! Terry got furious as his attacks struck Ganondorf, made the evil man collapse time after time, but he kept standing up and laughing. This enraged Terry. This enraged him and enraged him. He had to kill Ganondorf! Terry saw Mary, tied up, in pain, naked. And it fueled his hatred even more. He punched and kicked like a madman, each blow bolstering a lot of power. But Ganondorf kept recovering. Kyo had never seen Terry THIS enraged! Fox and Link were surprised as well, but even more surprised why Ganondorf let himself get beaten up. And why Zankurou and Geese were just standing there. There was something wrong. "We have to fight!" Link said. "We have to finish them off!" After he had said that, Link wanted to attack Ganondorf in his poor shape, but he got stopped by Zankurou, who swung his blade dangerously in front of Link. "Let them have their fun, mortal." he said with his low voice. "Fun!?" Link yelled. "I'm gonna kick your ass, that's what!" Link suddenly saw visions of Zelda. He suddenly experienced her fear. It was terrible! With tears in his eyes, Link drew a knife and charged Zankurou furiously. Kyo and Fox decided to take on Geese, though Fox wasn't in such a good shape at all. Link caught Zankurou's long blade with his shield and nearly stumbled on the ground because of the blow. He kept his balance, however, and cut Zankurou's stomach open in a powerful slice. Zankurou just smiled devilishly. "You like blood, Link? You want more? Then try to run me through!" Link saw Zankurou's blood dripping on his boots and everything around him turned foggy. The blood of the demon... It was doing something to him... All he could see was Zankurou and he could feel the demon's heart-beat. And Link wanted to... terminate it. The blood pushed him over the line of sanity and with a loud howl, Link charged Zankurou. The demon tried to ward off Link's attacks, but the young man threw away his shield and used both hands to deal incredible blows with the small knife. The steel met and sparkles flew about as they clashed. "Ganondorf!" Zankurou yelled, feeling he would not be able to hold Link back any longer. It was indeed his job to make Link loose it, but he would not survive this. Link pushed his muscles to the limit as he hacked in Zankurou's direction, furiously trying to break his opponent's defence. Kyo and Fox looked at the scene in horror. This wasn't Link. "There's something really wrong here, Fox." Kyo said. "What the heck is going on?" Fox murmered, still holding his hand on his wounds. "You want an answer? You can have it!" Geese said as he ran at the duo. He kicked Kyo away before he could react. Fox saw his friend hitting the ground hard and he drew his gun and aimed it at Geese. "You're going to shoot a harmless opponent, Fox?" Geese asked. "Back off of Kyo." Fox ordered, not being disturbed by the fighting on the background. Geese remained standing. "Don't do anything foolish, Fox." Kyo said, noticing the disturbing look in Fox's eyes. Something was grabbing control of the Lylatan. "I can think myself, Kyo." Fox said, gritting his teeth. "Whatever you do, don't shoot him." Kyo said. "Shut up, Kyo!" Fox yelled suddenly. He looked at him. Kyo startled. That wasn't Fox who looked at him. "Easy, buddy..." Kyo tried. Fox pointed his gun at Kyo. "Shut up!" he said before he shot Kyo through his head. The young man sank to the ground. At that moment, the fate of the world was sealed. A void not far from Fox opened, and a giant chainreaction occured, creating a huge explosion which sucked up half of Mushroom Kingdom. Disintegrating everything because of the pure heat. The hospital, the taverns, Peach's castle. And a lot of people of Mushroom Kingdom found a swift death. Link, Fox, Terry, Kyo, Zankurou, Ganondorf, Geese... Everyone was gone, simply vaporised... Zelda, Impa and Mary would not weep, for they too, lost their lives in the explosion. All of the Chosen Ones were gone now and with them, thousends of people as well. Was this the end? No. It was merely the beginning.