Destiny Of A Hero 6

By: slickboy444

AN: Hello! And here is part 6! Let the games begin! 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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Jack's words stung through the group as they struggled to comprehend this new crisis. Out of nowhere, a giant moon appeared in the sky and it was speeding towards the surface at an alarming rate. It was a site that seemed almost beyond belief to all of them. All, that is, except Jack.

"We've got to stop this guy!" barked Logan as he regained his composure.

"How?!" exclaimed Kurt, "Look at vhat he just did!"

"Well...We have to try. We can't just sit here," said Scott.

Jack stepped in. "You may not have a choice. Gannondorf has an army of dark minions to aid him as well as the Brotherhood and Acolytes as well."

"Wait...You mean their working for that jerk now!? Even Magneto!" said Logan.

"It wasn't their choice...Gannondorf wanted to use them because of their powers. He forced them to join him and now they are all warriors of darkness. Because of their dark nature they have been enslaved instead of destroyed. Now, their powers have been greatly enhanced, their bodies made immortal, and their wills now belong to the dark king." A brief pause overtook the team as they let this information sink in. "Now they cannot be stopped and Gannondorf knows it."

"We still have to try...We can't let this heinous man do to our world what he did to your masters' world," said Storm.

Jack knew they all spoke the truth, but he didn't want them to go in to a battle they can't win. This was in the realm of magic, not logic. And magic must defeat magic.

"I know that Storm..." said Jack. Suddenly, Jack once again transformed in to his Link form. "That's why I must face this madman alone."

"No way Jack!" said Rogue. "Yer not goin' to face this guy all by yerself! I mean...Just look what he did to ya last time."

Jack cringed at the thought.

"I know...That's why I can't have you all risking your lives. Only I can destroy this monstrosity," replied Jack. However, the rest of the team could sense the doubt in his tone.

"And that's why you'll need help, you can't deny that," said Jean.

This time Jack didn't respond. He began to get the feeling that they weren't going to take no for an answer.

"You're a part of a team," said Scott with a reassuring smile, "Whether you like it or not, we're going to fight by your side. We don't have a choice...And from what you've told us...Neither do you."

Jack let out a sigh, for he knew this was a matter beyond his control.

"Then prepare yourselves," he said, "This is going to be the fight of your lives."

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The whole team readied themselves for the ultimate battle. They had no idea what they were up against, but they willingly prepared to fight. As Jack watched this unfold he couldn't help but admire these young men and women. They didn't have the tools or the knowledge to defeat this guy. He had told them that it was hopeless to fight him, but they were still going to do it. At this point, Jack realized he did need them. He had lost earlier...To go back without his friends, was just insane. He needed them, more than they needed him. However the thought of loosing any of them was a something to difficult for Jack's fragile mind to bear. As he made his way down towards the hanger where the Blackbird awaited him, this thought persisted.

"Jack..." came a voice from behind him.

He turned to see Rogue coming up behind him.

"Rogue listen...If something happens to me out there I..."

Rogue cut him off immediately. "That won't happen Jack...Because you're strong enough to beat this guy. I believe it...The team believes it...Even if you don't."

Those last few words silenced the hero of time. And as the two boarded the plane, Jack managed a small smile.

Scott and Jean bought up the rear as the team prepared to speed off in to battle. However, before they boarded they stopped and shared a deep kiss.

"Just in case," said Scott as their lips separated.

"Yeah...Just in case," replied Jean with a half-smile.

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As the XR-77 Blackbird sped towards downtown Bayville, the team watched the chaos below as people ran for their lives. The sudden appearance of the dark moon above had caused mass panic not just in Bayville, but throughout the world. The screams of fear and dread filled the air as they flew further.

"They're feeding his power," said Jack.

"What do ya mean?" asked Rogue who was sitting right next to him.

"Their fear...It's making Ganondorf stronger."

"Well can ya blame them?" retorted Logan.

"It's just going to make this even harder."

As they got near the center of the city, a ghastly sight awaited them.

"Holy God," said Beast as the rest of the team looked in awe at what appeared before them.

They were directly under the point where the face on the moon was heading. In this area the central park, which took up 5 city blocks, was replaced with a sickening field of desolate rocks with a bright ring of fire circling above it. In the center, a large rock tower in the shape of a massive skull hung over the dark landscape. In all, it looked like a scene taken straight out of hell.

The jet landed a short distance away from the perimeter of the newly formed area and the team slowly got out and followed Jack to it's boundaries. An eerie calm had come over the surrounding land. The people from this area had long since fled in terror and a deathly silence remained in its wake. Suddenly, from an unknown source, came a sinister laugh that could be heard from all directions. The team frantically looked around but couldn't find the source. All they could hear was the growing volume of the sinister laugh. Then, from the mouth of the moon directly over head, a figure floated down.

"You're so predictable Jack...You really are Link's reincarnation to some degree," snorted the evil king as he reached the ground.

The rest of the X-men took in the sight of the dark figure before them and watched with great concern as he walked towards them. He was tall, dark, and had a strange picture scattered across his chest with two dark-orange eyes on each side. His ominous appearance hinted his dark intentions.

"Ganondorf I presume," said Logan as he drew his claws.

"And you must be Jack's back up...A bunch of rag tag hero wannabes who think they can defeat the likes of me!" taunted the evil king.

"We've face jerks like you before! You ain't gonna win against us!" replied Rogue.

Gannondorf, however, just snickered as he took a few steps closer to the group. Jack drew the master sword in preparation.

"You think Apocalypse was bad? Well...I can assure you, I am MUCH worse!" Then a dark has appeared around Ganondorf's hand and in a flash it formed a huge dark sword. "And unlike that pathetic freak show...I bought a little backup! Guan zei khan!"

Suddenly, the Brotherhood and the Acolytes appeared in a flash of light. The X-men gasped as they looked at the new appearance they had taken. Now they were all wearing similar uniforms littered with dark symbolism and they were wielding new, dangerous weapons.

"Now my warriors...DESTROY THEM!" commanded Gannondorf.

Upon saying those words, Ganondorf's enslaved warriors began to charge the team. Sabertooth immediately went for Wolverine, Lance went for Kitty, Pietro went to Evan, Wanda took on Kurt, Freddy charged Scott, Toad rushed Bobby, Magneto faced Jean, Pyro took on Storm, Collosus handled the rest of the younger X-men, and Remy and Mystique took on Jack.

"Now let's see how you handle being double teamed 'hero'" taunted Mystique as she approached Jack. He could tell she was a little irked about their last fight. But unknown to them, Jack was also bitter about last time. He knew how weak he was before, now he was determined to regain his honor. But Mystique and Gambit had no intentions of letting that be too easy.

'Link...Master,' thought Jack to himself, 'It's time to show you what I've learned. Somehow I know you're watching this.' Jack then took his battle stance. "Bring it on..."

With a grunt both dark warriors lunged forth and began to use their weapons to attack, but Jack fought back with tremendous ferocity. Even with his enemies enhanced strength and skill Jack fought to gain the upper hand. This was a great surprise to both combatants as they fought to a stand still.

"Your not the only one angry about that last fight..." said Jack as he began another attack.

With speeds unsurpassed Jack began to fight them both back as he forced his two opponents to go on the defensive. He was so fast it was as if they were fighting two people instead of one. Finally, the two dark minions found themselves backed up against a corner. Then, a fire engulfed the master sword as Jack performed one last powerful spin attack, causing them both to vanish in a puff of smoke.

"Bravo...You never cease to surprise me kid," taunted Ganondorf as he watched his minions loose. "But I don't think your friends are doing nearly as well."

Jack turned to see the X-men struggling against their enhanced adviseries. Toad was making quick work of young Bobby, Magneto was overpowering Jean, and Collosus was like an unstoppable juggernaut in facing the younger, more inexperienced recruits. Jack began to grow nervous, but he continued to watch. He drew his attention to the battle between Blob and Cyclops where it seems Blob definitely had the upper hand.

"Is that all you got!" taunted the immense Freddy Dukes as he easily took Scott's optic blasts. "I'm unstoppable now!"

"I'm just getting warmed up!" reassured Scott as he avoided another blast from Blob's hammer.

Scott then adjusted his visor to max power as he let forth another massive surge of red blast. This time it was enough to send Freddy back against an abandon building, but he was still fighting on his feet.

"YOU CAN'T STOP ME!" yelled Fred as he tried to move against the force of the blast.

Scott remained undaunted as he took a deep breath, focused his energy, and let forth one last pulse that was stronger than anything he had ever unleashed before. This time the Blob couldn't take it, and he disappeared in a puff of smoke. Now free from fighting off the Blob, Scott went on to break the stalemate between Magneto and Jean. And with their combined power, they sent Magneto away too. Also, Collosus began to struggle as the younger X-men recruits like Roberto, Tabitha, Jubillie, Ray, Sam, and Jamie finally began to push their powers beyond their normal limits and topple the Collosus. This sudden change was due in no small part to the time they has spent training with Jack.

Jack smiled as he watched this sudden turn of events. He also saw Ganondorf let out and angry grunt.

"Like you have done many times in the past Ganondorf, you have underestimated your enemies. I have been teaching them the ways of the mystic arts and as you can see...They have learned very well," taunted Jack.

Ganondorf's rage began to build.

"ENOUGH GAMES! Guan zei khan!" The five warriors who had been thwarted earlier appeared once again before him.

"Impossible! We just destroyed them!" said Jean as she saw this.

"They immortal! They can't be killed! Now my minions, don't hold back! Kill them all!" bellowed the evil king as his minions rushed back in to battle.

"Bring it on!" yelled Scott.

That left only Jack and Ganondorf.

"Playtime is over Jack!" said Ganondorf as he readied himself for battle, "I'm going to end this the way I should have centuries ago!"

The two warriors stood before one another with their weapons drawn. The eyes of each fighter were focused with determination. Now, the battle between good and evil was about to come to ahead. As they stared each other down, Ganondorf raised his hand in to the air and a powerful beam of dark energy shot towards the moon above them. Jack looked up to see the size of the moon getting bigger as it sped up towards the surface of the Earth.

"The clock is ticking Jack...It's truly do or die," taunted Ganondorf.

With a stern expression on his face Jack then yelled, "EN GUARD!"

The two warriors lunged at each other and as their swords connected for the first time, a shock wave ran out. In speeds unheard of before or ever since, they unleashed a fury of combat upon the tainted land. Jack was determined not to let the same thing happened twice. The memory of the last battle stung in his mind and it was making him fight much harder than before. Ganondorf noticed this immediately as he attempted another unsuccessful offensive. The battle raged on as the dark moon above them increasingly consumed the sky.

"Time is running out Jack! It's inevitable now! Nothing can stop that moon! NOTHING!" yelled Ganondorf as he blocked on of Jack's swipes.

With a grunt, Jack became engulfed in a golden light and was raised off of the ground. Ganondorf followed suit as a darker light consumed him as well. The two combatants then began to blast each other with powerful bursts of magic. However, they were easily dodged or repelled by the opposing force. The determination on each side grew as a bitter stalemate ensued. The glow around them was getting stronger and more intense as each combatant unleashed more and more of their power.

"I grow tired of this game...Its time to end this 'HERO!'" bellowed Ganondorf.

Jack knew what he was about to do.

"NO! I won't..." But it was already too late.

Ganondorf began to chant mysterious words and his hands began to glow a dark purple color. Suddenly, Jack felt an intense pain erupt within his head that was far worse than last time.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" yelled the hapless young man as he plummeted to the ground.

"JACK!" yelled Rogue as she saw him fall. She tried to run to his aid, but was forced back by a menacing Mystique.

Ganondorf floated down towards Jack as the dark light around him continued to grow.

"Ironic isn't it?" grinned the evil king, "A spell so weak can bring down something so strong. There will be no mercy this time Jack...This time, YOU DIE!"

Jack tried to fight it. His past...His memories...His life was tormenting him. It was as if he had lost control over his mind. He squeezed his eyes shut as he struggled to make it all stop, but to no avail. He could only wait...As Ganondorf drew his sword to deal the final blow.

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AN: Well, there's chapter 6! What's gonna happen now? How are the X-men going to win without Jack? Stay tuned if you wanna know. Review if you wanna know sooner! Post them on fanfiction.net or send them to me at slickboy444@aol.com. Thanks for the reviews thus far and until next time, best wishes.