Disclaimer: After a year and twenty-seven chapters... the answer's still no.
Link: OH MAI GOD!
Niagra: THE LAST CHAPTER!
(faints)
Link/Niagra: O.o
Link: ... Um, are you okay?
... I CANNOT BELIEVE IT IS ALMOST DONE! OH MAI GOSH! (bursts out sobbing)
Link/Niagra: o.O;
Niagra: It's all right. (pats her head)
I can't believe this fic is done! I really can't believe it! Thank you so much! (hugs all the reviewers and bursts out sobbing) I LOVE YOU ALL!
Link/Niagra: Haha. :D;;
Thanks so much to all of you that has made this fic possible! Thanks to all the "Zelda-Self-Insertion-Fics" that were posted before WIHs was! They've inspired me so!! (sob sob) Thanks--
Wait, I should not be saying this now. xD;; (I'll say it later when the chappy's done. )
By the way, this chapter is probably the chapter with the most detail. I like deeettaaaaiillss! Sorta.
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Chapter 26: The Final Battle! Short title, eh?
The heroes and heroines entered the sacred shrine. On the other hand, you can call it the Temple of Time. Whatever, I don't care.
"Okay, so we're here..." Gilbert said as everyone walked onto the warp pad. They all looked around. Just then, a sort of 'swish' sound was heard from behind them. Instinctively, they all turned around and saw Sheik.
"You have made it this far, heroes," the Sheikah murmured softly.
Ines sighed and slapped her forehead. "Not YOU again!"
"Why is it that you dislike me, Ines?!"
"Because! There's something about you that I don't like!"
"Well, obviously. However, you do not have to be so rude. Have some manners." Sheik rolled his eyes and then crossed his arms. The Hispanic girl also rolled her eyes and 'hmphed', turning to the side. Everyone fell over. "Anyways, I have a confession to make." Sheik started.
"A confession?" Link asked, taking a step forward. Sheik took a step back. Link raised an eyebrow.
"Yes." the young man positioned his arm in a way that the palm of his hand was facing his carefully covered face. Through his fingers, he could see the seven staring at him with curiosity.
Suddenly, the golden mark of the Triforce glowed on Sheik's hand. Everybody gasped.
"Sheik...?" Link murmured. He was cut off as a bright flash of light made them all cover their eyes. Once all eyes were uncovered again, a gasp escaped from everyone's lips. There, in place of the young Sheikah male, was the Princess of Destiny; all grown up.
"Zelda!" Link cried happily. Ines gawked.
"Ack! No wonder I didn't like Sheik! He was Zelda!"
Hyrule's princess gave her a frown. She crossed her arms. "You don't like me?"
"No!"
"Why not?"
"I don't know! You seem so... conceited and full of yourself! And so many people put you in fics where you're hooked up with Link! Ick!"
"AAAIIIEEE!" Nicole shrieked, and then fell to the ground twitching. Everyone inched away from her.
"Sheesh, Nicole! What's up with her?" Link asked.
"She's convinced that you and Zel are siblings. (But we know you're not.) Therefore, the thought of you people paired up makes her sick." Hayarpi explained casually. He and Zelda raised an eyebrow.
"I... don't think we're related..." Zelda said to Link. "But maybe so... because you were adopted; born to a normal Hylian family but raised in Kokiri Forest. And I... also born to a normal Hylian family, then adopted by the royal court."
(revision note: i'm not sure about the above anymore. i think i heard that somewhere so i just put it in. x.X;)
The two blonde-haired people pondered about this.
"Hey! And don't forget!" Brian suddenly said, "When Link's uncle died in 'A Link to the Past', he said, 'Zelda... is your...' then he died!"
Everybody stared at him.
"What?"
"I had an uncle?" Link asked, scratching his head.
"That was a different Link," said Gilbert.
"Ahhh."
"Anyways, listen!" Zelda said loudly.
Everyone snapped his or her attention back to Zelda as Nicole was just getting up.
"I thank you for rescuing all the Sages. I'm sorry I had to meet you all disguised as Sheik. If I revealed myself too soon then Ganondorf might have found me before I could help you guys at all." She reached into a bag. "But here, to help in your battle against the evil one, these are for you." she handed Link a light arrow.
"Oh yay! An arrow!" Link did a jig.
"Not just an ordinary arrow," said Zelda, "It is a holy arrow meant to pierce those of the dark with the light of goodness." Everyone just gave her blank looks. "In other words, that's meant to kill evil people."
"Ooooaaah!"
"Please, for the Goddesses' sake, save Hyrule and all its inhabitants!"
The seven nodded. But then suddenly, the Temple of Time began to rumble. Bits of loose debris fell from the ceiling. Everyone began shielding themselves with their shields.
In another bright flash of pink light, the princess was trapped in a magical transparent crystal. She tried getting out using her magic, but it was no use. She was trapped. Zelda placed both hands on the crystal and sighed in defeat, staring at the seven who were still out in the open.
Link looked up and saw her. He ran over to her and began pounding on the crystal with his fist. Zelda shook her head. Link growled and began kicking the giant pink rupee.
"OPEN UP! YOU! STUPID! THING!!" he yelled.
The princess slapped her forehead. "You killed the sad moment, Link!" she screamed from inside.
"It won't open!"
"I know that, moron!"
"Hey!!"
"What?!"
"You tryin' to pick a fight?!"
"No, the question is, are YOU tryin' to pick a fight?!"
"Maybe so!"
"All right then!"
"Bring it on!"
Zelda casually leaned against the crystal as Link repeatedly kicked the enclosure.
"TAKE THIS! AND THIS! AND THIS! AND-- OH GOD, MY FOOT! ARRRGGHHH!!"
The six stared at Link in a bored manner.
"And he's supposed to be the Hero of Time?" Hayarpi asked.
Navi nodded slowly. "Yep." The princess rolled her eyes. Her elegant forehead (A/N: (laughs) I just thought of how strange that sounds. "Elegant forehead". Lol.) fell against the front of the giant pink rupee.
"I. Am. Doomed."
"FOR THE LOVE OF THE GODDESSES, LISTEN TO ME DAMMIT!!" Ganondorf growled loudly. Everybody looked up.
"Yeeees?" Nicole asked sweetly.
"I have taken Zelda hostage!! Bwa!!"
"o.O"
"To get her back, come to my castle! If you dare! Bwa!!"
"o.O;; What's with the "Bwa!" thing?!"
"BWA!!"
"Chicken!" laughed Gilbert.
Link shrieked like a little Japanese school girl. "AAIIEEEE! WHERE?! OH GOD, WHERE?!" Everyone fell over.
"Whatever! Just go to my stupid castle!" Ganondorf yelled. In another flash, Zelda and the crystal were gone.
It took the seven a few minutes to figure out what just happened.
"OH NO!"
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"Are you really letting me out?"
"Well, yes. What could a princess like you do?"
"... Hey! Is that an offense?!"
"Maybe so."
"Grrr..."
"Fetch me some coffee."
"What? I am not your servant! You get it yourself!"
"Fine. I'll trap you in that crystal again."
"... GRRRRRR..."
Obviously, Princess Zelda was having trouble at Ganon's Castle. She and Ganondorf were in a big room with a huge organ, a table, and a coffeemaker along with a refrigerator. A small door was to the west, leading to a strangely clean restroom.
She made her way to the coffee maker to retrieve some coffee. Muttering obscenities, she made her way back to the King of Evil and roughly placed the mug on a table beside the organ.
"There," she hissed, "happy?!"
Ganondorf read the sheet of music in front of him as he sat in front of his instrument. "Also get me a chocolate donut," he uttered, not taking his eyes off the music.
"Grr..."
"Please. It's on the table over there."
"GRRRRRRR..."
(A/N: Heh, I love being mean to Zelda. xD;;)
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For the first time, the seven entered the place where Hyrule Castle used to be. They gasped in horror as their eyes widened at the site.
Hyrule Castle was totally gone, and just a few bits of it were left sitting on the dead soil. In place of the royal palace was a dark black castle floating above a giant pit of boiling red lava. Dirt and grime clung to the castle, indicating that the owner pretty much didn't care how it looked like on the outside. It rose high into the gray sky, looking as if it would touch the Heavens.
The rest of the area was in ruins, most likely the ruins of Hyrule Castle. The seven walked up slowly to the edge of the pit and stared at the evil palace in front of them.
"How do we get to the other side?" Brian asked.
Link pulled out his longshot and began longshot-ing at several places. A few minutes later, he sighed and tucked the longshot back in his bag in defeat. "I don't know... there has to be some way..."
"Link, Hero of Time... and his allies... do you hear me?" a voice from above said. Everyone looked up.
"Huh?"
"It's me, Rauru. We six sages will combine our powers to create a bridge. Stand back."
The seven did so. In a flash of yellow, green, red, blue, purple, and orange light, a rainbow bridge was positioned right over the pit of magma. The green-clad hero's eyes widened and carefully took a step on it. The bridge was sort of transparent though.
"Wowies. Thank you!"
"Okay then! Let's go in!" Hayarpi said. Everyone nodded and ran over the rainbow bridge right into the castle.
As soon as they entered, there was a pair of beamos there. Quickly avoiding them, they ran into the next room. It was a huge room all right. In the center was an entrance to somewhere higher up. However, it was blocked by some kind of evil magic barrier.
"BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" a dark male voice laughed. It sounded as if it came from every corner of the palace. "I have blocked you!"
"Ganondorf!" Brian growled, unsheathing his sword. Everyone did the same.
"Bwa ha ha! You foolish idiots will NEVER find out that to break the barrier, you must weaken the seven points around the castle designed after each sages' temple! Bwa ha ha ha ha!"
Everyone lowered their weapons and sighed.
"Ganondorf?" Nicole said.
"What?"
"You are a complete moron."
"I resent that!"
"You just told us what to do, genius!" Navi yelled. A roar of feminine laughter was heard in the background of Ganondorf's mutters.
"OH SHADDAP, ZELDA! UH... YOU SUCK!" Ganondorf yelled. The laughter continued anyway.
"Hah! Ganny can't even make good comebacks!!" laughed the female voice.
"Well... um... your mom!"
The princess's laughs echoed throughout the castle. Ganondorf was getting redder by the second. "YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SCARED AND INNOCENT AND FRAGILE AND WEAK AND STUPID AND ALL THAT!" he yelled at her. Zel's hysterical giggles continued without hesitation.
"UGH! STUPID TEENAGER!!" then his and Zelda's voice cut off.
The seven sweatdropped. "Zelda seems quite content in making 'Ganny' angry." Navi said.
"So let's just leave her there!" Ines said happily, turning around. Link and Gilbert grabbed her though.
"We are not leaving until we save the princess and Hyrule!" sighed Link.
"But can't we just save Hyrule and not Zelda?" pleaded Ines.
The female voice was heard again. "I heard that, Ines!" Zelda snarled.
"AUGH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE?! LET GO OF IT!!" Ganondorf screamed. The connection was cut off again.
"o.O;;"
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"That's it!!" howled Ganondorf, banging his hands on the organ's keys. Zelda jumped back in fright. He rose to his feet and faced the princess. "You are going BACK!"
Zelda gasped. "NO! NONONONONO!! IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE THERE!! NOOOO!!"
"You should've thought about that before annoying me! Now in you go!!" he shouted. A bright flash of pink light later, there was Zelda. In the giant pink rupee. Again. She angrily beat her fists against the surface.
"AUGH! I HATE THIS!!" she cried.
"BWA HA HA HA HA!!"
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About an hour or more later...
"Yay!" everyone cheered as the barrier began disappearing. In a few seconds, the evil barrier vanished completely and a new way to go was open. The seven ran in quickly.
First, they arrived in a room with a tall staircase and fire keese flying all over the room. Everybody quickly scaled the stairs and ran into the second room before the keese could attack. In the next room, two Wolfos and 4 Stalfos dropped from the ceiling, all with possessed looks on their faces.
"O.o;;" the group stared at them for a while before the blue fairy snapped them back to reality.
"Hey! Stop that! Everyone, handle one of them. This'll be easy."
"Okay!" everyone replied.
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A few minutes later...
Everyone came slowly out of the room.
"That was really easy, actually." Ines said. "Why would Ganondorf use Wolfos and Stalfos as his last line of defense, I wonder?"
"No time for wondering! Time to kick Ganon's arse!" Nicole yelled, raising her fist into the air. Everyone raised an eyebrow and inched away.
"Riiiiight," said Link. "C'mon! Let's go!"
They scaled another pair of stairs and entered another room.
"Oh god, no!" whined Brian. They were faced with two Iron Knuckles; one with pitch black armor and another with shimmering white armor.
"And there's TWO of them!" cried Hayarpi.
"We might as well get started!" Nicole said, unsheathing her sword.
Navi started giving out commands. "Girls, handle the white one! Boys, kill the other one!"
"Right!"
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A few more minutes later...
"This is starting to get old," Link said as they all exited the room, the Boss Key in hand.
"Yeah. When are we getting to Ganondorf?" Ines sighed.
They walked ahead and entered a room with a huge block-like thing in the center. Also, there was some pots just sitting on the sides. Everyone smashed them and got the hearts, arrows, and magic jars they found inside. As they exited that room, they found a long, huge staircase with a red carpet and stained glass windows.
Quickly, everyone ran up it and was faced with the Boss Door.
"Hey, do you hear that?" Gilbert asked. Everybody turned silent and listened. A song from an organ was heard nearby.
"It's probably Ganondorf..." Link whispered.
"All right..." Navi gulped, "Insert the key, Link."
The Hero of Time nodded slowly. He carefully took the key from his pocket and slid it into the lock. With a twist, the chains on the door disappeared.
"Ready?" he whispered to his friends. They nodded slowly and the hero pushed the door open.
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"Heh... heh... heh... heh..." Ganondorf laughed slowly as he heard the door to his room creak open. "You have finally made it, little kids."
He sat at the organ, his hands briefly positioned over the keys. Right above the King of Evil was the bright pink crystal which had the princess trapped. She looked at the seven heroes and heroines with despair.
"You will never save her!" he laughed.
"Uh, well we don't want to save her." Ines said.
Zelda hmmphed, and Link laughed nervously, scratching his head. "What she meant was, we're gonna save everyone!"
"Whatever. These toys are too strong for you. Or something. Give them back!" he shouted. The Triforce of Power glowed on his hand.
Zelda's Triforce of Wisdom glowed on her hand.
Link's Triforce of Courage glowed on his hand.
Nicole's Goddess Piece glowed on her forehead.
"Huh?" Nicole asked, looking up. "... Why?"
Link shrugged. "I dunno."
"HAAAAAHHHH!!" growled Ganondorf, sending a wave of dark magic towards them. They were barely able to stand it.
"Link! I can't help you this time! The waves of darkness are too strong for me to get close! I'm sorry, Link!" Navi said helplessly.
"It's okay, Navi! Just give us hints and all that!" Link said.
"All right!"
"Hah ha ha ha ha ha! Haaah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" Ganondorf laughed hysterically, rising up and floating. He pounded the ground with his fist, and two rows of blocks fell to the ground below them. Luckily, everyone got off and was positioned in a corner of the room.
"Link!" Navi said.
Link looked up. "Yeah? What?"
"Remember the Forest Temple battle?"
"Yah!"
"And remember what Malon said yesterday?"
Link thought for a while. "Always use whatever the enemy throws at you. It may be their weakness..." he said out loud, partly thinking.
"Yeah! That's what she said. Do that! He's a snap to beat!"
"Got it!" he turned to Nicole who was grinning insanely. "Would you like to--"
She cut him off. "OF COURSE, LINKY-POO!!"
"Great!"
She started running behind Ganondorf as Hayarpi, Ines, Brian and Gilbert distracted him so he wouldn't see her.
"HAHA, YOU SUCK, GANONDORK!!" laughed Ines, pointing and laughing.
"GRRR!!"
"You're a LOSER, GANONFORK!!" Brian cried, laughing nonstop.
"GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! TAKE THIS, STUPID TEENAGERS!!!" he shouted, sending a wave of energy towards the four. Link ran in front of them and reflected the ball of magic with the Master Sword.
"Hey! Barney's behind you, Ganny!" Nicole sighed in a high-pitched way.
Ganondorf screamed like a Chinese woman and turned around quickly to see Nicole waving. "Wha?!"
"Hi Ganny!"
"Where's Barney?"
"Oh, he went away."
"Oh oka-- AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!" he shouted as his own magic penetrated his body. He hung limp in mid-air. Link shot a light arrow to his chest. "AAAAUUGGGHHH!!!" the king yelled once again, this time dropping to his knees. Link jumped over quickly and began hacking away. Soon, Ganondorf recovered once again. Hayarpi, Brian, Gilbert and Ines helped Link over the gap before Ganondorf could attack him with a powerful punch.
"TAKE THIS!!" Ganondorf yelled, sending another ball of magic towards Link. He effortlessly reflected it back.
"Ganny! There's a teletubby behind you!" Nicole teased yet again.
"I am not falling for that again! What, do you think I'm stupid?!" he rolled his eyes and glanced behind him. There was Nicole, in a teletubby costume. But the king didn't notice it was her.
"AHHH! EWW!! GET OUT OF MY CASTLE, EVIL TELETUBBY!!" he shrieked, pointing an accusing, long, green finger at her.
"I wuv you!"
"ACK!!" he yelled, his magic hurting him again. Link flung an arrow at him and then hacked him into little pieces.
This procedure was repeated several times until...
"AAAAHHHHH!!" The King of Evil dropped to his knees, panting heavily. "This... this can't be! The great King of Evil... beaten by... these kids?!"
"Yep!" Nicole said happily. She kicked him on the shoulder.
"OWW!"
"HAHAHA, LOOSSEERRR!!"
"GRRR!!" With the last of his breath, he made a scream that echoed throughout the tower and castle. Then, he collapsed on the floor.
The pink crystal slowly started descending from the air. It disappeared as soon as it got to the ground, and Princess Zelda breathed a sigh of relief. She smiled at the seven, but then turned her attention back to the unconscious man.
"Ganondorf... pitiful man..." she murmured. "He was not able to handle the power of the Triforce... and..."
Suddenly, the entire castle began to rumble. Zelda turned her attention to the heroes and heroines again as they looked around frantically. "You guys, listen! With the last of his breath, Ganondorf has put a curse on this castle that will cause it to collapse! He'll try to kill us! Please, hurry and follow me!" she yelled over the noise. Everybody nodded and started following the princess, dodging the debris falling from above them.
Zelda ran quickly down the passage towards a locked door.
"Ack! Now what?! We're all gonna die!" Hayarpi cried.
"Hey, watch out!!" Brian yelled, pulling Hayarpi out of the way of a falling rock.
"AHH!! THANK YOU!!" she said frantically, jumping into his arms. Everyone raised an eyebrow at them.
The princess shook her head. Using her sage powers, the bars of the door lifted and everyone passed.
(A/N: From this point on in the story, there will be more swearing than usual. Why? Because they're all in a rush to get out of the castle before it collapses. And also for another reason, but you'll find out when you read.
Also, there will be huge amounts of drama and seriousness. Hey, this story is rated Drama too, not just humor! Okay, I'll stop talking. Here we go.)
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In the next room...
"Hurry!" Zelda yelled over the noise, noticing the seven slightly lagging behind her. Everyone began to speed up.
Suddenly, out of the darkness, a half-dead Stalfos emerged and grabbed Hayarpi. She shrieked in terror and tried to unsheathe her sword, but her hands were held by the Stalfos. "AAIIIEEE! BRIAN!" she screamed. Brian turned around and gasped. He leapt towards the enemy, but the Stalfos disappeared out of thin air.
"Hayarpi!" Brian cried.
Everybody else saw the whole thing.
Zelda gasped. "Oh no, where'd she go?!"
"Hayarpi!" Nicole yelled, looking around the area. Just then, a huge piece of the castle broke off above them.
Link looked up. "Watch out!" He ran over and pushed Nicole, sending them both sprawling to the ground stomach down. He used his shield to block any debris from hitting them.
Gilbert and Ines ran over and helped them up. "You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," muttered Link. He turned to the girl. "Nicole?"
"I'm okay, don't worry. But where's Hayarpi?!" she yelled.
"I don't know!"
"You guys, we have to get out of the castle!" Zelda cried.
"We aren't leaving without Hayarpi!!" screamed Brian.
"She'll get out, don't worry!! She's a strong warrior, right?"
"But Zelda--"
"Now!"
The earthlings all faced Link. With a sad nod, he looked up. "She's right." he turned to Brian. "She'll get out. Don't worry."
"But..."
The castle made a violent shake. Link looked to him. "Brian! We don't have any time!!"
The young earthling paused, fist clenching. "... F... fine. Let's go." Everyone passed through the gate that Zelda just opened. Brian looked back at the scene where Hayarpi disappeared. "..."
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Outside...
The princess led everybody down the slope/passageway on the outside of the castle.
While running, Nicole briefly put a hand on Brian's shoulder. "Don't worry..."
"Watch out!" came Gilbert's voice. He pushed Zelda out of the way of a rock.
"AHH!!" the princess yelled as the oversized rock almost hit her right over the head. Zelda breathed a sigh of relief, putting a hand to her heart. "Oh, goddesses, thank you..."
Gilbert shook his head. "No problem. Let's go."
They continued down. Suddenly, a ReDead grabbed Gilbert. And it too vanished... just like the Stalfos.
Ines gasped and shrieked. "Oh shit, no!! Not Gilbert too!!" she sobbed, and fell to the floor on her knees. Nicole went over and tried comforting her.
"They're out to get us..." Navi murmured, looking around cautiously.
"We've got to get out as soon as we can." Zelda said. Everybody nodded.
"He and Hayarpi will get out... c'mon, we have to go." Nicole said softly to Ines, gently pulling her arm. She hastily wiped her eyes and got up. Everyone continued on.
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Next room...
"We're in this room again!" Navi yelled. Everyone looked at her. "This is a battle room, probably the one where you guys fought the Iron Knuckles..."
Zelda ran ahead to find an exit. Suddenly, a ring of fire surrounded her and she shrieked. She tried using her magic but it didn't work. "Link! Help!"
Link unsheathed his sword and the others did the same. "Zelda!"
Four Stalfos dropped from the ceiling. In seconds, they were disposed, and the ring of fire went down. But just before their dead bones disintegrated, their bony arms clung to both Brian and Ines.
"Shit!!" Brian cursed, trying to pull away.
"NO!!" Link and Nicole yelled. They ran over to help, but the Stalfos and their two friends disappeared.
"Dammit!!" Nicole shouted, throwing her sword to the wall in anger. She sank down to her knees and started pulling her hair in vain.
"Not them too..." Link cried.
Zelda looked down at them. "I'm sorry, you guys..." she whispered.
Slowly, Nicole got up and retrieved her sword. "They'll get out. T-They'll get out..." she stuttered, wiping her eyes quickly.
Link turned to Zelda and wiped his eyes with his arm. "Zel, c'mon."
The princess noded. "O-Okay..."
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Outside...
Link quickly grabbed Nicole's wrist once they were outside. She looked up at him.
"Nic, I've already lost 4 dear friends of mine... I'm not losing you."
(A/N: ACK!! THE CORNYNESS! (explodes)) (L/N: o.O;;;;)
She slowly nodded and they both ran to catch up with Zelda. She led them down the ramp, to the gate, to another room, and then to yet another room except with stairs.
Soon enough, the four reached a room with stairs leading up to the exit. Zelda's eyes widened in happiness and turned to face the two.
"There's the exit! Let's go! Hurry!" she yelled. They nodded and started following the princess when suddenly, there was a gust of wind, and Link's hold on Nicole's wrist was broken.
"Shit! Nic! Where are you?!" he screamed. A shriek was heard in the corner of the room. Link turned around and saw Stalfos holding onto her legs and arms. She was slowly being sucked into a purple-black void.
"Link!" she screamed. The Hero of Time leaped forwards and tried to grab her hand, but in a flash, she, the void, and the Stalfos vanished.
The Hylian's eyes widened and he took a step back. His sword fell from his hand. "No! T-this isn't happening...!!"
Zelda placed a hand on Link's shoulder. "We have to go--"
"Don't touch me!" Link hissed coldly, turning around, harshly shoving Zelda away. The force of the shove ended up pushing the princess to the floor.
Link's eyes widened, realizing what he just did. "P-Princess, I... I'm sorry, I just..." he drifted here.
Zelda's eyes softened at him. "Link..."
He bit his lip, then turned and dashed away, Navi following worriedly behind.
The princess's eyes widened as she remembered something. She looked around, spotting his abandoned weapon not too far away. Grabbing the Master Sword, Zelda scrambled up and, as fast as she possibly could, ran to the entrance.
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Outside...
The Princess of Destiny flung herself out of the castle, staining her dress with dirt as she rolled out of harm's way. Pieces of wood flew from the entrance, and Zelda held her arms up to shield herself. The entire castle all fell down and collapsed, turning into a heap of black debris. Any more seconds in there and she would have been buried under.
Lying on her side, the princess breathed a heavy sigh. Thick blonde hairs covered Zelda's face. She swatted them away, and looked at what remained. The castle was gone. It had collapsed. Most of the debris fell off the platform and into the molten lava, but some chunks remained.
Using the help of the Master Sword, she helped herself up and leaned on the weapon, using it for support. Her hair was thoroughly messed up; her dress was covered in dirt, her face also, and on her legs and arms were a few cuts and bruises.
"It's.. over... finally..." she panted, a sigh of relief escaping from her lips. "I thought it would never end..." a sound was heard from the pile of rocks in the center of the platform. Zelda covered her mouth with a gloved hand.
"Oh no... what was that?" she asked herself. Gripping the Master Sword, she walked forward. But suddenly, she was reminded of something else. "Link!"
Turning around, Zelda started searching for the Hero of Time. "Link! Link! Where are you?!" she screamed. She searched behind rocks, near the Fairy Fountain, and also near the exit to the burned down Market. While looking behind another rock, a shaky sob was heard nearby. The princess peeked behind a boulder and saw the green-clad hero on the floor, knees pulled up to his chest, trying to stifle his sobs. A blue fairy was sitting on his knee, trying to whisper words of comfort, but she was failing miserably as she was crying too.
Frowning, Zelda kneeled down next to Link. As she was about to put a hand on his shoulder, Zelda then remembered the last time she did so. Instead, she tried to look at him.
"Link... it's okay..." she murmured softly.
The blond boy looked up at her. His eyes showed so much sadness that Zelda actually fell back a bit, shock in her own blue eyes.
"They're gone... forever..." he muttered, burying his head into his arms again. Navi quietly sat on his knees.
"Link... I..." she searched for anything comforting to say, ANYTHING, but nothing came to mind.
'This isn't right...' thought the princess, her frown turning into an even bigger one. 'He is the Hero of Time... he shouldn't cry like this... it's sort of... pathetic... I do understand how he feels, but...'
The princess stood and picked up the Master Sword. She handed it to Link, handle first. He looked up at her.
"Link." Zelda said firmly, "Link. Get up. Stop crying. You are the Hero of Time. Accept your destiny."
"..." Hesitantly, he reached up and grabbed hold of the Master Sword. In one swift movement, he was up and adjusting his shield. He wiped his eyes, and in a soft whisper, asked, "... Now that we've defeated Ganondorf, what happens now?"
Zelda's eyes looked around the area carefully. "Do not be so sure. Come, I heard something."
She led him to the gigantic pile of rubble where the castle used to be. The sound was heard again. Link put an arm in front of Zelda protectively.
"See, there it is again! What was that... ?"
"I'll check it out. Stay here." said Link. Navi flew out of his hat and followed him as he made his way towards the rubble. As they neared it even more, a dark figure flew out, floating above the debris. It was panting heavily. Link's muscles tensed and he unsheathed his sword.
"Ganondorf..." Link growled.
(A/N: Okay dokay, the drama and seriousness is now OVER!! (sees the reader go, "phew") Haha, yeah, yeah, it was boring. Ah well. Here we gooo!)
"LINK, YOU LITTLE MORON!!" Ganondorf screamed, showing his fist to the two Hylians, the mark of the Triforce glowing brightly. "YOU SHALL BE DECAPITATED!!" in a horrible mutation sequence, Ganondorf's already hideous body was transformed into something EVEN MORE hideous! Oh, the humanity!
It was a monster with pig-like features, and a sword in each gigantic hand. It stood a towering 8 feet (i dunno... just guessing!) above the Hero of Time, its face partially hidden by the dark eerie glow of the cloudy sky. He had turned into the evil pig-being: Ganon! A ring of fire suddenly went up around them, blocking Zelda from interferring.
"What did you do to my friends?!" Link yelled.
Ganon smirked. "What do you think? They collapsed along with this castle of mine! They're DEAD!! HAHAHA!!"
Link silently growled and grabbed the hilt of the sword tighter, his blue eyes blazing with pain and anger. Navi floated up confidently. "Link, nothing is holding me back now! This time, we fight together!"
The hero re-played what Ganon had said: 'They collapsed along with this castle of mine! They're DEAD!!' echoed the words. Link's eyes widened and he screamed like a little Japanese schoolgirl. "AAAIIIEEEE!!"
"o.O;; Get a hold of yourself!! Jeezus!!" screamed the blue fairy.
He started running around screaming. "HOW DO I DO THIS WITHOUT MY FRIENDS?! THEY'RE GONE!!" he suddenly broke down again. "WWAAAHH!!" Zelda twitched from where she stood.
"Hey! Fight me!" Ganon yelled, swinging his sword at Link. Link raised up his own sword in defense, but the force of Ganon's swing made him let it go and it swung to the outside of the arena.
"Crap!" Link yelled. "Zel! Throw it back in here!"
"Right!" she replied. Zelda picked up the Master Sword and threw it over the fire. But the sword bounced off an invisible barrier. "Huh? Oh Link, it won't go over!"
"It won't?!"
"No!"
"CRAP!"
"Link, use your Megaton Hammer! Roll under in between his feet and mash his tail!" Navi informed.
But Link just ran around yelling, "I CAN'T DO THIS! I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT THEM! NOTHING!"
Ganon stared at the hyperventilating Hylian. "This is gonna be a while..."
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Chappy's over! I'm sorry for the huge amounts of drama and seriousness. Just wanted to see how it would turn out. Now, time to answer some questions!!
Megatron - Mr. Sharp Teeth won't be in this story for a while...
Shadow4Ever - I write for fun. And only because I write for the love of it. Remember that, people!
fire9tasadaris - I'm still thinking if they should go to Clocktown or not... I dunno... I haven't finished Majora's Mask yet, man! (sweatdrops)
Kite - Of course I care! I care for everybody! Maybe I'm too nice... o.O;; ... Yeah, I really like Navi! She's my favorite fairy! WAY better than that stupid annoying Tatl... And about the 100 years thing... wait, I'll explain something else about that in the next chapter, 'kay?
(revision note: yeah i was being theoretical about that. xD)
Mevy/Shia/Whatever - No, Nicole's make-up washed away the night before the battle, when they were still at the ranch.
Thanks for the nice cool reviews, everybody else! Thanks!
If I missed your question, I'm sorry! Ask it again at this chapter, I'll probably see it and answer it in the next chapter.
Heh, it ISN'T the last chapter!! Hahahaha!!! Haaaahahahahaha!! (laughs and falls over)
Okkaaay!! R+R!
- L-Gurl