Chapter 5: Darkness Falls
Leaving the Zephyrus to crash in the middle of the desert, Master Link was on board the Omnirus with its captain Deadly Warrior and Anthony Bault.
"So you're saying that Packbell has a roboticizer gun on him?" asked Anthony.
Master Link nodded, "He took us by surprise."
"Okay, that stinks..." said Deadly Warrior, "But we're going to get them back."
"We need to get in touch with the Heroes Council to get reinforcements..." said Anthony.
"Forget about the Heroes Council!" Master Link shouted, "We need to contact the Old Alliance."
Anthony looked at Master Link, "Who are they?"
"How can I explain this..." Master Link pondered, "They're a powerful team of heroes who have helped out in difficult times before. I'm sure they would be more than ready to battle on our side."
"One problem," said Deadly Warrior, "They may be already fighting the Outcasts, they can't just turn around to help you save your team!"
Master Link nodded, "I get it..." he said, "In that case, I shall do it on my own!"
Mewtwo appeared next to Deadly Warrior, "I've sensed some brainwaves coming straight ahead."
"Outcasts?"
"Highly unlikely. It seems familiar to me somehow..."
The three heroes looked at Mewtwo.
"It's Marth and Roy, and they got a stranger with them."
"Let's go to them..." said Master Link, "The others may not be too far off!"
Mewtwo concentrated and floated off the floor slightly, giving out a faint glow. He breathed and fell back on his feet, "There are the Smashers somewhere around, and there's Max, Sam and Kira heading toward a village nearby!"
"A village?" Anthony mused, "We can spend the night and restock there..." he pointed at the setting sun.
"Okay..." said Deadly Warrior, "after we pick the rest of the Smashers up."
The Omnirus sailed toward the closest living beings.
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Master Link jumped off the Omnirus and landed in front of Marth, Roy and Ukyo, who gasped when they saw him, "You're alive!"
"That I am," said Master Link, "Let's get you into that ship and outta here before the Outcasts come."
Three ropes were tossed down, and Marth, Roy and Ukyo started climbing up to the ship.
Master Link watched from the ground as they safely entered the ship, and bent his knees to prepare for flying up to it. Jumping off the ground, he felt a hand grab his leg and slam him down face-first into a rock, crushing it.
Master Link looked up to see the unexpected attacker, and gasped.
"Hello, dear," said the attacker, who had the same face as Master Link, "Remember me?"
Stuttering, Master Link couldn't reply.
"Of course, the last you remember is blasting me off the Zephyrus and then shooting a ki blast after me. Speaking of, how is that ship holding up?"
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FLASHBACK (narrated by the attacker)
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I was on a large ship, the Zephyrus, facing off with myself somehow. The love of my life stood confused behind him, "Stop, please!"
"No," replied the other person, who sounded and looked exactly like me, "This is the evil one!"
How dare he judges me the way he does? I shouted and attacked, but was thrown back against the wall. He stepped up and grabbed my throat, lifting me high off the ground, "It's too late to fight, you wicked beast!"
He tightened his grip, and everything turned red. Suddenly I was falling on the ground.
"Stop it!" shouted Leona.
Ah...Leona. The only one who could understand. She had tears rolling down her cheeks, "It's not right!" she jumped on my attacker, who pushed her back crashing on a desk.
"I'm not going to have the same fiasco that happened two decades ago repeat itself!"
Somehow I knew what he was talking about.
He charged up a giant ki blast and fired at me, and the last thing I remembered was falling off the Zephyrus, watching it get smaller and smaller as the ground got closer. I closed my eyes and prepared for the end when another blast came from the ship.
I screamed in pain.
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END FLASHBACK
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Master Link looked in surprise, "But you should be..."
"Dead? Believe me, I'm as good as. Actually, that second blast you sent after me actually saved my life in a way, since it was so powerful it sent me through the dimensional barrier into a world called Philo. There I trained long and hard until I found myself powerful enough to rip through the dimensions and come back for you." He smiled, showing his fangs.
Master Link gasped. The attacker chuckled, "I know I would have looked good as a vampire, but since I can't see that myself anymore..." he scoffed, "Now...I have come to take back what has to be mine!" he hissed and exposed his fangs, then pounced on Master Link, sinking his teeth into his neck.
The vampire Master Link felt the sweet taste of revenge, sucking on his faker's blood. How long he has waited for this moment...How dear he shall cherish this moment...How much...
A hard object slammed down on his head, knocking him out cold. Ukyo stood there, her giant spatula in hand, "Come on, let's go!" she shouted to Master Link, and started climbing up the ropes again. Master Link put his hand on his neck and groaned, then followed her into the Omnirus.
"Let's just hope that he didn't encounter anyone else..." she said as she pulled Master Link up.
He just nodded and looked down to the rocks where his vampire self lay, "We need to get in touch with a certain vampire slayer I knew..."
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Omega arrived at the great gates, "Alliance of Old, I seek your help!" he shouted, "An ancient and deadly prophecy of old has befallen us! I seek your great help to undo this horrid evil and free the worlds from them forever!"
A ball of fire fell behind him, and KirbMasterX appeared, "You know, in different circumstances, you could've been my right-hand man in random insanity. Oh, well..." the gates opened up, "The Alliance is waiting!"
The two walked through the bridge and into the fortress.
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Arriving at the village, Master Link walked away from everybody, and stood at the cliff at the far side of it.
Bra came next to him, "I know you will get them back..." she said.
"I'm going to..." he said, unsure of anything anymore.
Sensing someone nearby, Master Link turned around, and shouted, "Hello?"
The sound traveled into the valley, and the echo came back, "Hello-ello- ello-lo-lo-lo"
Bra looked in amazement, "Cool,"
The echo continued with a hiss, "You shall be the next one to go, Master Link!"
Looking down the valley, he tried to search for the source.
"What's wrong?" asked Bra.
"Did you hear that?"
"What?" she said, "It's only the echo...It's supposed to do that."
"No...After the echo stopped..." he stopped in midsentence. Could it be he's the only one he heard it? Could it be it was all in his mind now? Trying not to show any sign of how he was feeling, he stormed off.
Leaving the Zephyrus to crash in the middle of the desert, Master Link was on board the Omnirus with its captain Deadly Warrior and Anthony Bault.
"So you're saying that Packbell has a roboticizer gun on him?" asked Anthony.
Master Link nodded, "He took us by surprise."
"Okay, that stinks..." said Deadly Warrior, "But we're going to get them back."
"We need to get in touch with the Heroes Council to get reinforcements..." said Anthony.
"Forget about the Heroes Council!" Master Link shouted, "We need to contact the Old Alliance."
Anthony looked at Master Link, "Who are they?"
"How can I explain this..." Master Link pondered, "They're a powerful team of heroes who have helped out in difficult times before. I'm sure they would be more than ready to battle on our side."
"One problem," said Deadly Warrior, "They may be already fighting the Outcasts, they can't just turn around to help you save your team!"
Master Link nodded, "I get it..." he said, "In that case, I shall do it on my own!"
Mewtwo appeared next to Deadly Warrior, "I've sensed some brainwaves coming straight ahead."
"Outcasts?"
"Highly unlikely. It seems familiar to me somehow..."
The three heroes looked at Mewtwo.
"It's Marth and Roy, and they got a stranger with them."
"Let's go to them..." said Master Link, "The others may not be too far off!"
Mewtwo concentrated and floated off the floor slightly, giving out a faint glow. He breathed and fell back on his feet, "There are the Smashers somewhere around, and there's Max, Sam and Kira heading toward a village nearby!"
"A village?" Anthony mused, "We can spend the night and restock there..." he pointed at the setting sun.
"Okay..." said Deadly Warrior, "after we pick the rest of the Smashers up."
The Omnirus sailed toward the closest living beings.
------------------------------------------------------------
Master Link jumped off the Omnirus and landed in front of Marth, Roy and Ukyo, who gasped when they saw him, "You're alive!"
"That I am," said Master Link, "Let's get you into that ship and outta here before the Outcasts come."
Three ropes were tossed down, and Marth, Roy and Ukyo started climbing up to the ship.
Master Link watched from the ground as they safely entered the ship, and bent his knees to prepare for flying up to it. Jumping off the ground, he felt a hand grab his leg and slam him down face-first into a rock, crushing it.
Master Link looked up to see the unexpected attacker, and gasped.
"Hello, dear," said the attacker, who had the same face as Master Link, "Remember me?"
Stuttering, Master Link couldn't reply.
"Of course, the last you remember is blasting me off the Zephyrus and then shooting a ki blast after me. Speaking of, how is that ship holding up?"
------------------------------------------------------------
FLASHBACK (narrated by the attacker)
------------------------------------------------------------
I was on a large ship, the Zephyrus, facing off with myself somehow. The love of my life stood confused behind him, "Stop, please!"
"No," replied the other person, who sounded and looked exactly like me, "This is the evil one!"
How dare he judges me the way he does? I shouted and attacked, but was thrown back against the wall. He stepped up and grabbed my throat, lifting me high off the ground, "It's too late to fight, you wicked beast!"
He tightened his grip, and everything turned red. Suddenly I was falling on the ground.
"Stop it!" shouted Leona.
Ah...Leona. The only one who could understand. She had tears rolling down her cheeks, "It's not right!" she jumped on my attacker, who pushed her back crashing on a desk.
"I'm not going to have the same fiasco that happened two decades ago repeat itself!"
Somehow I knew what he was talking about.
He charged up a giant ki blast and fired at me, and the last thing I remembered was falling off the Zephyrus, watching it get smaller and smaller as the ground got closer. I closed my eyes and prepared for the end when another blast came from the ship.
I screamed in pain.
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END FLASHBACK
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Master Link looked in surprise, "But you should be..."
"Dead? Believe me, I'm as good as. Actually, that second blast you sent after me actually saved my life in a way, since it was so powerful it sent me through the dimensional barrier into a world called Philo. There I trained long and hard until I found myself powerful enough to rip through the dimensions and come back for you." He smiled, showing his fangs.
Master Link gasped. The attacker chuckled, "I know I would have looked good as a vampire, but since I can't see that myself anymore..." he scoffed, "Now...I have come to take back what has to be mine!" he hissed and exposed his fangs, then pounced on Master Link, sinking his teeth into his neck.
The vampire Master Link felt the sweet taste of revenge, sucking on his faker's blood. How long he has waited for this moment...How dear he shall cherish this moment...How much...
A hard object slammed down on his head, knocking him out cold. Ukyo stood there, her giant spatula in hand, "Come on, let's go!" she shouted to Master Link, and started climbing up the ropes again. Master Link put his hand on his neck and groaned, then followed her into the Omnirus.
"Let's just hope that he didn't encounter anyone else..." she said as she pulled Master Link up.
He just nodded and looked down to the rocks where his vampire self lay, "We need to get in touch with a certain vampire slayer I knew..."
------------------------------------------------------------
Omega arrived at the great gates, "Alliance of Old, I seek your help!" he shouted, "An ancient and deadly prophecy of old has befallen us! I seek your great help to undo this horrid evil and free the worlds from them forever!"
A ball of fire fell behind him, and KirbMasterX appeared, "You know, in different circumstances, you could've been my right-hand man in random insanity. Oh, well..." the gates opened up, "The Alliance is waiting!"
The two walked through the bridge and into the fortress.
------------------------------------------------------------
Arriving at the village, Master Link walked away from everybody, and stood at the cliff at the far side of it.
Bra came next to him, "I know you will get them back..." she said.
"I'm going to..." he said, unsure of anything anymore.
Sensing someone nearby, Master Link turned around, and shouted, "Hello?"
The sound traveled into the valley, and the echo came back, "Hello-ello- ello-lo-lo-lo"
Bra looked in amazement, "Cool,"
The echo continued with a hiss, "You shall be the next one to go, Master Link!"
Looking down the valley, he tried to search for the source.
"What's wrong?" asked Bra.
"Did you hear that?"
"What?" she said, "It's only the echo...It's supposed to do that."
"No...After the echo stopped..." he stopped in midsentence. Could it be he's the only one he heard it? Could it be it was all in his mind now? Trying not to show any sign of how he was feeling, he stormed off.