Destiny Of A Hero 5
By: slickboy444
AN: Hello! Part 5 has arrived! It's heating up and I hope you all have enjoyed it thus far. Some of the details in this story relate to my the last fic, so I suggest you all read that one before you start with this one. If you want to know the whole series to this point, the stories are "Xtra Member," "Matchmaker," and "Worse Than Death." Before I get started I wish to thank one of my reviewers, Krall, for helping me with this story. And don't forget to REVIEW! Please tell me what you all think by posting it on fanfiction.net or send it to me at slickboy444@aol.com. Remember, I don't own the X-men, Zelda, or any of the songs I may mention in this story so please don't sue. I have nothing. Thanks and I hope you enjoy this story.
All my x-men evolution fics are dedicated to Jen (aka: littlesortaredheadedgirl) the author of the x-men evolution fic "Snow." I highly recommend you all read it.
AN: 'These mean character thoughts.'
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Darkness...Spinning...Defeat. The mind of Jack Robinson swirled in an uncontrollable cyclone of broken thoughts. He had failed...He had been defeated. Ganondorf was an ancient force of evil as old as the spirit that lay within his own body. The evil king's power was as strong as his own with the combination of Majora's Mask. However, that power didn't matter in the end. Instead, Jack defeated himself...With his own thoughts. As Jack's troubled mind continued to torment him, he could feel the pain of the memories and thoughts around him. His mind was creating his own torture. However, this wasn't because of any magic...It was because of himself.
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"How's he doing Chuck?" asked Logan as he glanced in to the infirmary.
"Well...It's hard to tell," began the professor as he spoke with great uncertainty. "Physically, he'll be fine. But that isn't what's causing him so much distress. It's something more...Mental."
"Have ya tried probing his head?" asked Logan.
"No...His mind is a jumbled mess of pain and suffering. And his shields cannot be beaten. I don't know who did this to him...And I can't imagine how it's effected him."
Logan and the Professor just stood there for another brief moment, looking at the young man in the bed in the other room. They knew he had some painful issues to deal with when it came to his past. Logan could relate, but unlike him Jack remembered every painful moment of the sad story that is his life. Jack appeared to have found peace at the Xavier institute, but he was still deeply haunted by his memories. Jack now lay still upon the hospital bed. They couldn't imagine the kind of pain going through his mind. By his bedside, sat Rogue, the one who Jack had opened up to more than anybody else.
"How long has she been in there with him?" asked Logan as he watched Rogue, who was sleeping in a chair beside Jack's bed.
"She hasn't left his side since she bought him here," answered the professor. "I think she needs to be there...More than anybody when he wakes up. I think Rogue may be the one person Jack needs to make himself whole again."
It had been 4 hours since she bought him in. Since then the rest of the X-men swarmed to his aid, hoping he was okay. Many had waited outside the infirmary when he first came in, but it soon they were relieved to know that he was going to be okay. However, Scott, Jean, and Rogue were the only ones to know that Jack may have been physically fine, but mentally he must be in agony. Rogue looked over Jack's body with a tired, dazed look.
"What happened to you Jack...Who could have done this to you?" she said as she looked at his still form. He almost looked peaceful...But she knew nothing could be further from the truth. Jack had fought someone, or something very dark. Rogue had been the only one to hear his last words before he past out. "What were you tryin' to tell me? What evil king are you talking about?"
Questions, questions, and more questions; the answers seemed so elusive. Not just to her, but to everybody. Nothing made sense without Jack and his guidance. He always seemed like he knew the answer to everything, or at least he knew how to find it. Rogue felt like she needed answers...
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Meanwhile, up in the library Jean Grey was trying to get her mind off of Jack by using books. Everybody may have been relieved when the Professor said Jack was going to be okay, but she couldn't help fighting this strange feeling that something very dark had manifested itself and it had been the reason for Jack's condition. Jack may have been by far the most powerful mutants on the X-men, or the world for that matter, and something was powerful enough to beat him.
"Hey," came a voice, interrupting Jean's thought process.
"Hey Scott," she said as he walked in and took a seat beside her. A brief silence soon followed.
"The professor said Jack should wake up soon."
"That's great," said Jean trying to sound cheerful from the news, but Scott wasn't finished.
"I know...But I have a feeling it won't be over after that. The professor says there could be some major after effects," said Scott.
"I don't doubt that," replied Jean referring to Jack's disposition before all this had happened.
"Yeah...Doesn't take a psychic to figure that out," said Scott managing to get a half-smile out of it.
Jean nodded knowing Scott probably sensed it too. "I can't imagine the kind of pain that his mind is going through. I mean...With all he's been through...I just can't imagine how he feels."
Scott sighed, "Me neither, but I may have some idea."
Jean looked at him quizzically.
"I have some pretty painful memories too, and I know how badly it feels to be haunted by them," began Scott.
"I know, I remember how I use to have your dreams before I could control my powers."
"Then you know that they never go away...They can never be forgotten or resolved...They never stop hurting," said Scott slowly as he empathized with Jack's situation.
Scott was silent after that; Jean knew how bad Scott feels when he dwelled on something like this. She had even felt it at times because of her powers.
"How did you deal with it?" asked Jean.
"Well...I think I was at an advantage compared to Jack. I mean...I never experienced anything near the amount of pain he has. And unlike me...He has never had anybody to be there for him. Me...I had the Professor, I had friends, and most of all...I had you," said Scott as he took his girlfriends hand and held it tight.
"Maybe that's what Jack needs more than anything," said Jean as she held his hand. "He needs somebody beside him...Somebody more than just a friend."
After that Jean rested her head on Scott's shoulder as he laid back and tried to cope with what's been happening. It had been an exhausting day for everybody and it still wasn't over. However, for now at least, they could share some peace.
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Another hour passed as Jack remained unconscious. Rogue continued to stay by his side, for she wanted to be there when he woke up. However, the ordeal had left her physically and emotionally drained, so she found herself asleep once again. Jack had been out for nearly six hours in all at this point. Occasionally, the Professor or Beast would come in and check on him, but they often left with more uncertainty than when they came.
Inside Jack's head, it was like a constant nightmare. The fight, the memories, and everything else in between blared into his brain. Among the worst were repeated images of two, dark red eyes that kept appearing in the back ground of ever image he saw. They resembled the eyes of Majora's Mask and often were accompanied by a voice sounding like Ganondorf's. The fight played over in his mind once again, this time with the greatest imagery thus far. Every blow, every hit, every feeling he felt from it could be felt as if he was there again. The final image of Ganondorf standing over him...Taunting him just before the final blow appeared. This time he felt it in a way many times worse. The pain...The loss...The evil.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!"
Suddenly, Jack's eyes shot open and he sprang upright in a cold sweat. He looked at his surroundings and quickly recognized it as the infirmary. His breathing became hard and ragged. Soon, Rogue's eyes fluttered open and she saw Jack had woken up.
"Jack? Jack, you're okay!" she exclaimed as she threw her arms around him.
Jack, however, remained in an awkward state. He was still dazed and confused by the events that had just transpired. He tried to hug back, but his mind was still having troubles processing even the simplest of actions.
"How...How did I get here?" asked Jack finally as he tried to regain his composure.
"Well...I bought ya here. I found ya lyin' in the middle of the street. You were pretty banged up back there," responded Rogue.
"You did? But...How'd you know I was in trouble?"
"Well...I kinda followed ya. Don't ask me why...I just had this very bad feeling that if I didn't...Something terrible would happen to ya," replied Rogue sheepishly.
"Well...Thanks," said Jack, but his expression didn't change. Rogue could tell there was something else bothering him. Then, she remembered the last thing he said before he passed out.
"Jack...Before you passed out back there, you said something...Something about this...Evil king. Was he the one who did this to you?" she asked intently.
Jack could only nod in reply. However, he was immediately overcome with anxiety upon remembering the incident. Then, he started to make his way off the bed.
"Wait..." started Rogue, but Jack immediately cut her off.
"I have to warn the others. I have to tell them."
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The rest of the Xavier students gathered in the library upon hearing Jack had awakened finally. They all greeted him with exuberance and smiles, but Jack himself didn't seemed to happy about it. And they were about to find out why.
"Jack, it's good to see that you're up and about once more. But who did this to you?" asked the Professor finally.
Silence soon came over the room as Jack readied himself to tell them a story that was supposed to be over.
"It was...Him. The evil king," said Jack in an ominous tone.
The rest of the room looked at him quizzically.
"King? What evil king?" asked Logan.
Jack took a deep breath. "It's a long story...But I'll try and give you the short version. Long ago in an ancient land known as Hyrule, there was an evil dark king that used the power of darkness to rule over all of the worlds' inhabitance. He had overthrown the royal family, enslaved millions, and amassed enormous powers of dark magic to solidify his reign through the use of a sacred relic known as the triforce. However, my master and incarnation, Link, put a stop to that. Using weapons forged in purity and light, he destroyed the evil king and reclaimed the sacred triforce for the forces of good. It was a long and bloody fight that transcended the boundaries of space and time and for his courage, power, and wisdom, the three goddesses of his land granted him the power to wield the triforce and maintain peace throughout his world for many centuries to come. My master fought off evil time and time again, and when he died, his spirit passes along this power to countless other beings throughout the cosmos to guard their world from destruction. And it has remained like that for years...Until now. The evil king, known as Ganondorf, has returned from the dead and now he seeks to finish what he started in Hyrule so long ago."
The rest of the X-men stood amazed at this story, but there were still questions to be answered.
"But...How did he come back? Didn't you say your master destroyed him?" asked Kurt.
"He did...But something happened. In the empty realm that the essence of the dark king was banished to, he came across a way to return to the world of the living and exact his revenge. It came in the form of a relic known as Majora's Mask. It is an object so evil...It killed even the satanic tribe that created it. From this power Ganondorf merged with it and it augmented his powers beyond anything they had been before."
"Just how powerful is this king Ganondorf?" asked the Professor growing increasingly concerned upon listening to Jack's story.
"Very powerful...He's like Apocalypse on steroids," replied Jack causing everybody to shift uncomfortable in their seats.
"But you can beat him can't you...I mean you still have all the power from your master...Right?" said Kitty.
Jack didn't respond. He just sort of lowered his head in sorrow. "He already beat me in battle earlier and he made it look easy. Even with all my power, he beat me..."
An awkward silence overcame the team as Jack spoke those final words. If this guy could beat Jack, there was no force he couldn't beat. Suddenly, the voice of young Jamie Madox yelled out from the halls outside of the library.
"Uh guys...You had better come take a look at this."
Quickly, the X-men gathered around the window and were immediately taken aback by what they saw. In the sky above them a yellow haze engulfed the sky and began to swirl in a cyclone that nearly blotted out the sun. The colors began to change form yellow, to red, then to gray. Finally, a spherical shape emerged from the light and everybody in the team except Jack gasped as they saw what formed. It was huge, taking up half of the sky and very slowly taking up more. The object looked like a dark moon, but it had a very ominous feature. There was a face along the vast surface that had dark eyes with red pupils and a sinister looking face.
"Oh man...What the hell is that?" said Evan as the rest of the team remained in a state of shock.
Jack just shook his head. "It's the beginning of the end."
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Meanwhile, in the center of downtown Bayville, a jubilant Ganondorf rejoiced upon the creation of the dark moon. From this power he would wipe out the world as it was now, and mold it however he saw fit. He felt his power grow as fear, panic, and anxiety gripped the people of the world. It fed his dark magic and his will.
"Soon this pitiful world will be cleansed of this mess of stone and steel. In it's wake, I will make a kingdom even grander then the one I made Hyrule. But this time...Nothing can stop me...NOTHING!"
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Well, that's it for part 5! Stay tuned for part six as the mother of all battles erupts. See the X-men face off against Ganondorf in the fight for survival! Please don't forget to review. Post them on fanfiction.net or send them to me at slickboy444@aol.com. Thanks and best wishes.
By: slickboy444
AN: Hello! Part 5 has arrived! It's heating up and I hope you all have enjoyed it thus far. Some of the details in this story relate to my the last fic, so I suggest you all read that one before you start with this one. If you want to know the whole series to this point, the stories are "Xtra Member," "Matchmaker," and "Worse Than Death." Before I get started I wish to thank one of my reviewers, Krall, for helping me with this story. And don't forget to REVIEW! Please tell me what you all think by posting it on fanfiction.net or send it to me at slickboy444@aol.com. Remember, I don't own the X-men, Zelda, or any of the songs I may mention in this story so please don't sue. I have nothing. Thanks and I hope you enjoy this story.
All my x-men evolution fics are dedicated to Jen (aka: littlesortaredheadedgirl) the author of the x-men evolution fic "Snow." I highly recommend you all read it.
AN: 'These mean character thoughts.'
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Darkness...Spinning...Defeat. The mind of Jack Robinson swirled in an uncontrollable cyclone of broken thoughts. He had failed...He had been defeated. Ganondorf was an ancient force of evil as old as the spirit that lay within his own body. The evil king's power was as strong as his own with the combination of Majora's Mask. However, that power didn't matter in the end. Instead, Jack defeated himself...With his own thoughts. As Jack's troubled mind continued to torment him, he could feel the pain of the memories and thoughts around him. His mind was creating his own torture. However, this wasn't because of any magic...It was because of himself.
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"How's he doing Chuck?" asked Logan as he glanced in to the infirmary.
"Well...It's hard to tell," began the professor as he spoke with great uncertainty. "Physically, he'll be fine. But that isn't what's causing him so much distress. It's something more...Mental."
"Have ya tried probing his head?" asked Logan.
"No...His mind is a jumbled mess of pain and suffering. And his shields cannot be beaten. I don't know who did this to him...And I can't imagine how it's effected him."
Logan and the Professor just stood there for another brief moment, looking at the young man in the bed in the other room. They knew he had some painful issues to deal with when it came to his past. Logan could relate, but unlike him Jack remembered every painful moment of the sad story that is his life. Jack appeared to have found peace at the Xavier institute, but he was still deeply haunted by his memories. Jack now lay still upon the hospital bed. They couldn't imagine the kind of pain going through his mind. By his bedside, sat Rogue, the one who Jack had opened up to more than anybody else.
"How long has she been in there with him?" asked Logan as he watched Rogue, who was sleeping in a chair beside Jack's bed.
"She hasn't left his side since she bought him here," answered the professor. "I think she needs to be there...More than anybody when he wakes up. I think Rogue may be the one person Jack needs to make himself whole again."
It had been 4 hours since she bought him in. Since then the rest of the X-men swarmed to his aid, hoping he was okay. Many had waited outside the infirmary when he first came in, but it soon they were relieved to know that he was going to be okay. However, Scott, Jean, and Rogue were the only ones to know that Jack may have been physically fine, but mentally he must be in agony. Rogue looked over Jack's body with a tired, dazed look.
"What happened to you Jack...Who could have done this to you?" she said as she looked at his still form. He almost looked peaceful...But she knew nothing could be further from the truth. Jack had fought someone, or something very dark. Rogue had been the only one to hear his last words before he past out. "What were you tryin' to tell me? What evil king are you talking about?"
Questions, questions, and more questions; the answers seemed so elusive. Not just to her, but to everybody. Nothing made sense without Jack and his guidance. He always seemed like he knew the answer to everything, or at least he knew how to find it. Rogue felt like she needed answers...
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Meanwhile, up in the library Jean Grey was trying to get her mind off of Jack by using books. Everybody may have been relieved when the Professor said Jack was going to be okay, but she couldn't help fighting this strange feeling that something very dark had manifested itself and it had been the reason for Jack's condition. Jack may have been by far the most powerful mutants on the X-men, or the world for that matter, and something was powerful enough to beat him.
"Hey," came a voice, interrupting Jean's thought process.
"Hey Scott," she said as he walked in and took a seat beside her. A brief silence soon followed.
"The professor said Jack should wake up soon."
"That's great," said Jean trying to sound cheerful from the news, but Scott wasn't finished.
"I know...But I have a feeling it won't be over after that. The professor says there could be some major after effects," said Scott.
"I don't doubt that," replied Jean referring to Jack's disposition before all this had happened.
"Yeah...Doesn't take a psychic to figure that out," said Scott managing to get a half-smile out of it.
Jean nodded knowing Scott probably sensed it too. "I can't imagine the kind of pain that his mind is going through. I mean...With all he's been through...I just can't imagine how he feels."
Scott sighed, "Me neither, but I may have some idea."
Jean looked at him quizzically.
"I have some pretty painful memories too, and I know how badly it feels to be haunted by them," began Scott.
"I know, I remember how I use to have your dreams before I could control my powers."
"Then you know that they never go away...They can never be forgotten or resolved...They never stop hurting," said Scott slowly as he empathized with Jack's situation.
Scott was silent after that; Jean knew how bad Scott feels when he dwelled on something like this. She had even felt it at times because of her powers.
"How did you deal with it?" asked Jean.
"Well...I think I was at an advantage compared to Jack. I mean...I never experienced anything near the amount of pain he has. And unlike me...He has never had anybody to be there for him. Me...I had the Professor, I had friends, and most of all...I had you," said Scott as he took his girlfriends hand and held it tight.
"Maybe that's what Jack needs more than anything," said Jean as she held his hand. "He needs somebody beside him...Somebody more than just a friend."
After that Jean rested her head on Scott's shoulder as he laid back and tried to cope with what's been happening. It had been an exhausting day for everybody and it still wasn't over. However, for now at least, they could share some peace.
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Another hour passed as Jack remained unconscious. Rogue continued to stay by his side, for she wanted to be there when he woke up. However, the ordeal had left her physically and emotionally drained, so she found herself asleep once again. Jack had been out for nearly six hours in all at this point. Occasionally, the Professor or Beast would come in and check on him, but they often left with more uncertainty than when they came.
Inside Jack's head, it was like a constant nightmare. The fight, the memories, and everything else in between blared into his brain. Among the worst were repeated images of two, dark red eyes that kept appearing in the back ground of ever image he saw. They resembled the eyes of Majora's Mask and often were accompanied by a voice sounding like Ganondorf's. The fight played over in his mind once again, this time with the greatest imagery thus far. Every blow, every hit, every feeling he felt from it could be felt as if he was there again. The final image of Ganondorf standing over him...Taunting him just before the final blow appeared. This time he felt it in a way many times worse. The pain...The loss...The evil.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!"
Suddenly, Jack's eyes shot open and he sprang upright in a cold sweat. He looked at his surroundings and quickly recognized it as the infirmary. His breathing became hard and ragged. Soon, Rogue's eyes fluttered open and she saw Jack had woken up.
"Jack? Jack, you're okay!" she exclaimed as she threw her arms around him.
Jack, however, remained in an awkward state. He was still dazed and confused by the events that had just transpired. He tried to hug back, but his mind was still having troubles processing even the simplest of actions.
"How...How did I get here?" asked Jack finally as he tried to regain his composure.
"Well...I bought ya here. I found ya lyin' in the middle of the street. You were pretty banged up back there," responded Rogue.
"You did? But...How'd you know I was in trouble?"
"Well...I kinda followed ya. Don't ask me why...I just had this very bad feeling that if I didn't...Something terrible would happen to ya," replied Rogue sheepishly.
"Well...Thanks," said Jack, but his expression didn't change. Rogue could tell there was something else bothering him. Then, she remembered the last thing he said before he passed out.
"Jack...Before you passed out back there, you said something...Something about this...Evil king. Was he the one who did this to you?" she asked intently.
Jack could only nod in reply. However, he was immediately overcome with anxiety upon remembering the incident. Then, he started to make his way off the bed.
"Wait..." started Rogue, but Jack immediately cut her off.
"I have to warn the others. I have to tell them."
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The rest of the Xavier students gathered in the library upon hearing Jack had awakened finally. They all greeted him with exuberance and smiles, but Jack himself didn't seemed to happy about it. And they were about to find out why.
"Jack, it's good to see that you're up and about once more. But who did this to you?" asked the Professor finally.
Silence soon came over the room as Jack readied himself to tell them a story that was supposed to be over.
"It was...Him. The evil king," said Jack in an ominous tone.
The rest of the room looked at him quizzically.
"King? What evil king?" asked Logan.
Jack took a deep breath. "It's a long story...But I'll try and give you the short version. Long ago in an ancient land known as Hyrule, there was an evil dark king that used the power of darkness to rule over all of the worlds' inhabitance. He had overthrown the royal family, enslaved millions, and amassed enormous powers of dark magic to solidify his reign through the use of a sacred relic known as the triforce. However, my master and incarnation, Link, put a stop to that. Using weapons forged in purity and light, he destroyed the evil king and reclaimed the sacred triforce for the forces of good. It was a long and bloody fight that transcended the boundaries of space and time and for his courage, power, and wisdom, the three goddesses of his land granted him the power to wield the triforce and maintain peace throughout his world for many centuries to come. My master fought off evil time and time again, and when he died, his spirit passes along this power to countless other beings throughout the cosmos to guard their world from destruction. And it has remained like that for years...Until now. The evil king, known as Ganondorf, has returned from the dead and now he seeks to finish what he started in Hyrule so long ago."
The rest of the X-men stood amazed at this story, but there were still questions to be answered.
"But...How did he come back? Didn't you say your master destroyed him?" asked Kurt.
"He did...But something happened. In the empty realm that the essence of the dark king was banished to, he came across a way to return to the world of the living and exact his revenge. It came in the form of a relic known as Majora's Mask. It is an object so evil...It killed even the satanic tribe that created it. From this power Ganondorf merged with it and it augmented his powers beyond anything they had been before."
"Just how powerful is this king Ganondorf?" asked the Professor growing increasingly concerned upon listening to Jack's story.
"Very powerful...He's like Apocalypse on steroids," replied Jack causing everybody to shift uncomfortable in their seats.
"But you can beat him can't you...I mean you still have all the power from your master...Right?" said Kitty.
Jack didn't respond. He just sort of lowered his head in sorrow. "He already beat me in battle earlier and he made it look easy. Even with all my power, he beat me..."
An awkward silence overcame the team as Jack spoke those final words. If this guy could beat Jack, there was no force he couldn't beat. Suddenly, the voice of young Jamie Madox yelled out from the halls outside of the library.
"Uh guys...You had better come take a look at this."
Quickly, the X-men gathered around the window and were immediately taken aback by what they saw. In the sky above them a yellow haze engulfed the sky and began to swirl in a cyclone that nearly blotted out the sun. The colors began to change form yellow, to red, then to gray. Finally, a spherical shape emerged from the light and everybody in the team except Jack gasped as they saw what formed. It was huge, taking up half of the sky and very slowly taking up more. The object looked like a dark moon, but it had a very ominous feature. There was a face along the vast surface that had dark eyes with red pupils and a sinister looking face.
"Oh man...What the hell is that?" said Evan as the rest of the team remained in a state of shock.
Jack just shook his head. "It's the beginning of the end."
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Meanwhile, in the center of downtown Bayville, a jubilant Ganondorf rejoiced upon the creation of the dark moon. From this power he would wipe out the world as it was now, and mold it however he saw fit. He felt his power grow as fear, panic, and anxiety gripped the people of the world. It fed his dark magic and his will.
"Soon this pitiful world will be cleansed of this mess of stone and steel. In it's wake, I will make a kingdom even grander then the one I made Hyrule. But this time...Nothing can stop me...NOTHING!"
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Well, that's it for part 5! Stay tuned for part six as the mother of all battles erupts. See the X-men face off against Ganondorf in the fight for survival! Please don't forget to review. Post them on fanfiction.net or send them to me at slickboy444@aol.com. Thanks and best wishes.