Chapter 6: The Battle Begins
Master Link stayed outside the village, sitting on a rock surrounded by sand. "I should get some help," he thought, and his mind wandered where he could find the needed help. Figuring out, he started concentrating... "I hope the Outcasts didn't get to them,"
A portal opened before him, and he stepped in. Bra watched from the village as the portal closed, leaving no sign of Master Link.
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Omega stood in the middle of a large dome, "I call you forth! Wherever you are, let your presence be known here!!"
One by one, several meteors crashed through the windows and slammed into the floor. Out of them some familiar figures appeared.
"Omega, you had better have a good explanation about what's happening across the multiverse!" said the person known as Spirit Dragon. Smoke Rulz and Shrtys Sk8er stood beside him, looking questionably at Omega.
"Well?" KirbMasterX asked impatiently.
Omega stuttered, and started to explain.
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Bra ran across the village to where Anthony was talking to some of the locals, "Something happened!" she shouted, "Master Link left through a portal!"
Deadly Warrior, who heard this, stood up, "I've spent a year looking for him, and he leaves now?"
Anthony shrugged, "That guy..."
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Master Link walked down the road, looking from house to house, trying to find the one he's looking for. He stopped abruptly and turned around to face one across the street. Stepping on the road, a pickup truck appeared and was speeding toward him. Freezing in place and watching the car come close without any intention of stopping, he jumped out of its way in the last moment, landing on the bushes on the side of the road. The truck stopped and the driver's door opened, and there was a struggle inside. He hurried to the truck, and saw a blue monster fighting the driver, pinning him in his seat and scratching at his chest. Master Link quickly pulled the monster off and threw him on the pavement, then turned to see the driver, "You're okay?"
The driver didn't reply, but looked in fear behind Master Link's shoulder. Sensing a movement behind him he turned around and punched the monster in the face, sending him flying backwards. "Filthy Outcast!" he said, jumping into the bushes and picking the monster up, "Where are your buddies?"
Behind him the van's back door opened, and five people jumped out only to stare at Master Link.
"Where did he come from?" asked the British guy.
The white haired guy looked at him, "I don't know, but this chap may be one of them..."
Master Link turned to face them, "Look out!" they shouted as the monster attacked from behind, but Master Link stood still, waiting for the monster to come close enough before turning around quickly and grabbing the monster, splitting the Outcast's head open against the car. The lifeless body fell on the ground.
"Great," said Oz, "Now I got blood on my van!"
"Hello, guys," said Master Link, "Nice to see you again!"
"It's you!" said Giles, "You look...different?"
"Yes," replied Master Link, taking a breath, "It's nice to visit Sunnydale once again! How have the demon activities been in the past couple of weeks?"
"They're hell on my work week!" said Buffy.
Giles nodded, "Some of them which we have no reference of in any of the old records..." he looked disappointed.
"What, you're in love with Google now?"
"They're Outcasts!" said Master Link.
"Outcasts?" Giles asked.
"Outcasts are a myth among the vampires and demons who live in the netherworlds. They can't possibly exist!"
"And vampires can?" Xander shot back.
"Yes!" everyone shot back.
"I need your help," said Master Link, "Elsewhere the Outcasts have appeared, and I need you to help me get my crew back..."
"We would be outnumbered ten billion to one, perhaps more!"
"Not all the Outcasts are bent on fighting us, thank the heavens for that," said Master Link, "Some even helped me overthrow a rogue band of Outcasts a few years ago..."
"What's the catch?" Buffy stepped forward.
"The catch?"
"There's always a catch about monsters when we're fighting...monsters." said Willow.
"Guys, remember that time when Willow met her vampire twin? Now remember that time Malcolm aka Moloch showed up? Let's think of it as a mix of the two..."
"How do you know all this?" said Giles.
"This whole slayer gig in just a TV show in my reality..."
"Bummer..." said Buffy, "No wonder I haven't remained dead since I arrived at Sunnydale!"
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The vampire Master Link walked into a cave just as the sun showed from the horizon. Inside, he looked around and sat down, staring out into the sunlight. Suddenly he froze when the tip of a sword touched the back of his head. Turning around quickly, he moved the sword away with his bare hands. "Interesting..." said a female voice.
"Interesting? Is that an Outcast name?" he turned to face her.
"I get that a lot..." she replied, "Who are you and what are you doing in my cave?"
"Your cave?" he laughed, "There isn't a sign outside that says this is anybody's place!"
"If you're asking for a fight whose winner claims the cave, you're foolish! I already got the little girl!"
She swung her sword and aimed at Master Link's neck. He dodged it and picked her up, slamming her against the cave wall and pulled out his cutlasses, blocking another swing and pushing her back against the wall, "Who are you?"
"I am Kazashi, the Daughter of Death itself!" She lunged at Master Link with her sword before her. He dodged again, this time sticking Kazashi's sword in the stone wall. (You need to be more descriptive.) She grabbed it and tried pulling it out, but couldn't. Master Link smiled evilly, "This cave is yours no longer, dear!" he hit her with the hilt of the sword, knocking her out.
Turning to find a knocked out girl, he ran at her. "Oz?" he said. "Oz, are you okay?"
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By the time people started waking up in the small village, bells were sounded, "Our scouts have returned with terrible news! The Outcasts are marching this way!" shouted a villager, "Arm yourself and fight to the death!"
Anthony threw his shirt on and bolted out of his room, looking at everybody running around. Catching sight of Necro Ridley he followed him, "Hey!"
He turned around, "We're going back to the ship! There's no time to waste!"
"No we're not!" said Anthony, "Those people welcomed us at night, and now we can't leave them to die! We mist fight with them!"
"Trying to escape, are you?" Master Link appeared with Buffy, Giles, Willow, Xander and Anya, "Does Deadly Warrior know about this?"
Ridley gulped, "He, well..."
"Know about what?" asked Deadly Warrior.
"We've got some good weapons right here, and some people we've worked all night to summon!"
"I'm afraid you made a bad choice of allies here, ML..." said Anthony, "What can a Vampire Slayer do to stop the Outcasts?"
If you think they're the only ones I got here, you got it all wrong!" said Master Link. Behind him, Goku, Gohan, Krillin and Raditz stood ready, "We're ready to fight!"
Deadly Warrior looked at Master Link and shook his head, "You just don't quit do you?"
Anthony looked at all the fighters, "There's no time for formalities!" said Buffy, "Let's save the world and close the Hellmouth!"
"Um, ML, what exactly did you tell them?" asked Anthony.
"You don't wanna know..."
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In a nearby cave. Master Link sat down in front of the entrance, watching for any sign of movement.
Kazashi stirred, "What happened?" she asked. Oz looked at her. "I should eat you!"
Master Link smiled, "I earned the stay in this cave fair and square. The only reason I didn't throw you out is not the kindness of my heart, but because I need some help if anyone tries to enter here..."
She sat up, "If they come, two of us can't hold them for too long!"
"It's not just the three of us," said Master Link, "There's a strong presence here...Can you feel it?"
She shook her head.
"It's very familiar for some reason..." his voice drifted, and he got up and started walking deeper into the cave,
"Where are you going?"
"There must be an old temple or something that gives out mystical energy..." he replied, "In fact, it could be closer than we think..."
Suddenly a chilly gust came from deep inside the cave, carrying with it a whisper, "I have been stripped from my body, stripped from my heart, stripped from my life, stripped from my soul! Still I return to haunt you!"
Master Link stood proudly, "I have been stripped of my soul and heart, too! Our enemy is common, and we need to unite to overcome him later. Still there is a great danger that can strip us of what little we have left!"
A familiar winged form appeared before Master Link, visible but transparent, looking down at him, "You are not lying!"
Oz gasped. "Cool! A demon! Can I eat him?"
Master Link smiled, "Of course not!"
"So...our hearts have been taken from us...our one love!"
"We will get her back!"
Kazashi looked at them, "What exactly are you talking about?"
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"Leona..." Packbell chuckled as he moved around the robot, "A prize you are, indeed! I think I should keep you and the rest of your pathetic crew aside, as bait to capture the others out there!"
Turning around to find the other roboticized victims, he sneered, "You should all go to your positions! Who knows when the Outcasts decide to assault this place?"
Instantly the robots moved in different directions, obeying the orders they were just given.
Looking at the radar, Packbell saw a large mass coming from the south, "So they've finally decided to show up here and come against me, do they? I think there's plenty of room for more worker-bots, especially since that Gamemaster freed so many of them..."
Pressing a button, which was more like slamming his hand on it, he let the alarm off, "All robots, proceed to battle stations at once!"
Across the complex, robots started to scurry around, each heading to their pre-assigned locations.
Packbell clapped his hands together, "This should be interesting!"
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At the village, Anthony looked over the walls, looking at the coming Outcasts. Concentrating on his armor, he activated it and pulled out his lightsaber.
The Outcasts marched forth toward the village walls. Master Link stepped up to the wall and had a look, "Time to kick some butt!"
Anthony looked at the other fighters, "This is it...If this village falls with us in it, all of Arcadia will be overrun by the Outcasts!"
"Not happening," said Master Link, pulling his two cutlasses out, and combining them together, forming a long sword, "We just have to hold our own for a while..."
"And then what?" asked Deadly Warrior.
"You'll see..."
"I hate surprises, especially if they come from you!" said Anthony, "Let's just hope it helps us..."
Master Link nodded, "If not, then we'll just have to fight to the death..." he said coolly.
"It's evil to speak about death at a time like this!" shouted a village warrior, "People, the battle for Arcadia has begun!"
Master Link charged up a large ki blast and fired it toward the Outcasts, blowing them away and leaving a crater in the terrain. The Outcasts still marched forward, pushing the Outcasts in the front into the crater to fill it up, and walking over their comrades dead bodies.
"Did you see that?" shouted a soldier.
"I've seen that before..." replied Master Link with disgust, "They don't care about each other, they only care to level everything before them to the ground..."
Bra picked up a blaster and stood beside the other fighters.
Master Link turned to face her, "What do you think you're doing?"
"I want to help!"
"Not this time..." he replied, "Go take shelter in the City Hall..."
"But--"
"No, go now!" he shot at her. Throwing the blaster down, she walked to the City Hall, where the rest of the villagers were.
"Don't you think you were a little harsh on her?" asked Anthony.
"You stay out of my business, I stay out of your business..." replied Master Link without looking at him.
As the Outcasts came closer, their very footsteps shook the earth, bringing fear to the hearts of the villagers. Inside the City Hall, they panicked. Bra sat in a corner, shaking to the trembling voices outside, and underneath from the earth. A young boy came and sat by her, "Are you scared?"
She nodded.
"So am I," he replied.
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In the cave beside the city, three forms watched as the skies turned dark with clouds.
Mazada spoke, "Our adversary is in that village. The forces that brought me back told me..."
Master Link looked at him, "Is that so?"
"They also told me that this village will never exist after this day..."
"It's dark out..." mused Master Link, "Probably one of the Outcasts tricks...Still, that means I can walk out in the open..."
Kazashi looked at him like he was crazy.
"I'm going to fight them from within their lines..." said Master Link.
"That's suicide!" she said.
"No, it's not..." said Oz quickly.
"Got a better plan?" he asked.
Mazada looked at Master Link, "Your power is great, but not great enough to take on them...I offer my powers to you!" he said.
"Let's do it!" replied Master Link.
Mazada's form dissolved into mist, and surrounded Master Link, lifting him up in the air before finally being absorbed into his body. Master Link felt the powers starting to flow through him.
Getting up, he felt a new strength running through him, "Time to stop this!" he boomed, and ran at the Outcast army.
Master Link stayed outside the village, sitting on a rock surrounded by sand. "I should get some help," he thought, and his mind wandered where he could find the needed help. Figuring out, he started concentrating... "I hope the Outcasts didn't get to them,"
A portal opened before him, and he stepped in. Bra watched from the village as the portal closed, leaving no sign of Master Link.
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Omega stood in the middle of a large dome, "I call you forth! Wherever you are, let your presence be known here!!"
One by one, several meteors crashed through the windows and slammed into the floor. Out of them some familiar figures appeared.
"Omega, you had better have a good explanation about what's happening across the multiverse!" said the person known as Spirit Dragon. Smoke Rulz and Shrtys Sk8er stood beside him, looking questionably at Omega.
"Well?" KirbMasterX asked impatiently.
Omega stuttered, and started to explain.
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Bra ran across the village to where Anthony was talking to some of the locals, "Something happened!" she shouted, "Master Link left through a portal!"
Deadly Warrior, who heard this, stood up, "I've spent a year looking for him, and he leaves now?"
Anthony shrugged, "That guy..."
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Master Link walked down the road, looking from house to house, trying to find the one he's looking for. He stopped abruptly and turned around to face one across the street. Stepping on the road, a pickup truck appeared and was speeding toward him. Freezing in place and watching the car come close without any intention of stopping, he jumped out of its way in the last moment, landing on the bushes on the side of the road. The truck stopped and the driver's door opened, and there was a struggle inside. He hurried to the truck, and saw a blue monster fighting the driver, pinning him in his seat and scratching at his chest. Master Link quickly pulled the monster off and threw him on the pavement, then turned to see the driver, "You're okay?"
The driver didn't reply, but looked in fear behind Master Link's shoulder. Sensing a movement behind him he turned around and punched the monster in the face, sending him flying backwards. "Filthy Outcast!" he said, jumping into the bushes and picking the monster up, "Where are your buddies?"
Behind him the van's back door opened, and five people jumped out only to stare at Master Link.
"Where did he come from?" asked the British guy.
The white haired guy looked at him, "I don't know, but this chap may be one of them..."
Master Link turned to face them, "Look out!" they shouted as the monster attacked from behind, but Master Link stood still, waiting for the monster to come close enough before turning around quickly and grabbing the monster, splitting the Outcast's head open against the car. The lifeless body fell on the ground.
"Great," said Oz, "Now I got blood on my van!"
"Hello, guys," said Master Link, "Nice to see you again!"
"It's you!" said Giles, "You look...different?"
"Yes," replied Master Link, taking a breath, "It's nice to visit Sunnydale once again! How have the demon activities been in the past couple of weeks?"
"They're hell on my work week!" said Buffy.
Giles nodded, "Some of them which we have no reference of in any of the old records..." he looked disappointed.
"What, you're in love with Google now?"
"They're Outcasts!" said Master Link.
"Outcasts?" Giles asked.
"Outcasts are a myth among the vampires and demons who live in the netherworlds. They can't possibly exist!"
"And vampires can?" Xander shot back.
"Yes!" everyone shot back.
"I need your help," said Master Link, "Elsewhere the Outcasts have appeared, and I need you to help me get my crew back..."
"We would be outnumbered ten billion to one, perhaps more!"
"Not all the Outcasts are bent on fighting us, thank the heavens for that," said Master Link, "Some even helped me overthrow a rogue band of Outcasts a few years ago..."
"What's the catch?" Buffy stepped forward.
"The catch?"
"There's always a catch about monsters when we're fighting...monsters." said Willow.
"Guys, remember that time when Willow met her vampire twin? Now remember that time Malcolm aka Moloch showed up? Let's think of it as a mix of the two..."
"How do you know all this?" said Giles.
"This whole slayer gig in just a TV show in my reality..."
"Bummer..." said Buffy, "No wonder I haven't remained dead since I arrived at Sunnydale!"
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The vampire Master Link walked into a cave just as the sun showed from the horizon. Inside, he looked around and sat down, staring out into the sunlight. Suddenly he froze when the tip of a sword touched the back of his head. Turning around quickly, he moved the sword away with his bare hands. "Interesting..." said a female voice.
"Interesting? Is that an Outcast name?" he turned to face her.
"I get that a lot..." she replied, "Who are you and what are you doing in my cave?"
"Your cave?" he laughed, "There isn't a sign outside that says this is anybody's place!"
"If you're asking for a fight whose winner claims the cave, you're foolish! I already got the little girl!"
She swung her sword and aimed at Master Link's neck. He dodged it and picked her up, slamming her against the cave wall and pulled out his cutlasses, blocking another swing and pushing her back against the wall, "Who are you?"
"I am Kazashi, the Daughter of Death itself!" She lunged at Master Link with her sword before her. He dodged again, this time sticking Kazashi's sword in the stone wall. (You need to be more descriptive.) She grabbed it and tried pulling it out, but couldn't. Master Link smiled evilly, "This cave is yours no longer, dear!" he hit her with the hilt of the sword, knocking her out.
Turning to find a knocked out girl, he ran at her. "Oz?" he said. "Oz, are you okay?"
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By the time people started waking up in the small village, bells were sounded, "Our scouts have returned with terrible news! The Outcasts are marching this way!" shouted a villager, "Arm yourself and fight to the death!"
Anthony threw his shirt on and bolted out of his room, looking at everybody running around. Catching sight of Necro Ridley he followed him, "Hey!"
He turned around, "We're going back to the ship! There's no time to waste!"
"No we're not!" said Anthony, "Those people welcomed us at night, and now we can't leave them to die! We mist fight with them!"
"Trying to escape, are you?" Master Link appeared with Buffy, Giles, Willow, Xander and Anya, "Does Deadly Warrior know about this?"
Ridley gulped, "He, well..."
"Know about what?" asked Deadly Warrior.
"We've got some good weapons right here, and some people we've worked all night to summon!"
"I'm afraid you made a bad choice of allies here, ML..." said Anthony, "What can a Vampire Slayer do to stop the Outcasts?"
If you think they're the only ones I got here, you got it all wrong!" said Master Link. Behind him, Goku, Gohan, Krillin and Raditz stood ready, "We're ready to fight!"
Deadly Warrior looked at Master Link and shook his head, "You just don't quit do you?"
Anthony looked at all the fighters, "There's no time for formalities!" said Buffy, "Let's save the world and close the Hellmouth!"
"Um, ML, what exactly did you tell them?" asked Anthony.
"You don't wanna know..."
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In a nearby cave. Master Link sat down in front of the entrance, watching for any sign of movement.
Kazashi stirred, "What happened?" she asked. Oz looked at her. "I should eat you!"
Master Link smiled, "I earned the stay in this cave fair and square. The only reason I didn't throw you out is not the kindness of my heart, but because I need some help if anyone tries to enter here..."
She sat up, "If they come, two of us can't hold them for too long!"
"It's not just the three of us," said Master Link, "There's a strong presence here...Can you feel it?"
She shook her head.
"It's very familiar for some reason..." his voice drifted, and he got up and started walking deeper into the cave,
"Where are you going?"
"There must be an old temple or something that gives out mystical energy..." he replied, "In fact, it could be closer than we think..."
Suddenly a chilly gust came from deep inside the cave, carrying with it a whisper, "I have been stripped from my body, stripped from my heart, stripped from my life, stripped from my soul! Still I return to haunt you!"
Master Link stood proudly, "I have been stripped of my soul and heart, too! Our enemy is common, and we need to unite to overcome him later. Still there is a great danger that can strip us of what little we have left!"
A familiar winged form appeared before Master Link, visible but transparent, looking down at him, "You are not lying!"
Oz gasped. "Cool! A demon! Can I eat him?"
Master Link smiled, "Of course not!"
"So...our hearts have been taken from us...our one love!"
"We will get her back!"
Kazashi looked at them, "What exactly are you talking about?"
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"Leona..." Packbell chuckled as he moved around the robot, "A prize you are, indeed! I think I should keep you and the rest of your pathetic crew aside, as bait to capture the others out there!"
Turning around to find the other roboticized victims, he sneered, "You should all go to your positions! Who knows when the Outcasts decide to assault this place?"
Instantly the robots moved in different directions, obeying the orders they were just given.
Looking at the radar, Packbell saw a large mass coming from the south, "So they've finally decided to show up here and come against me, do they? I think there's plenty of room for more worker-bots, especially since that Gamemaster freed so many of them..."
Pressing a button, which was more like slamming his hand on it, he let the alarm off, "All robots, proceed to battle stations at once!"
Across the complex, robots started to scurry around, each heading to their pre-assigned locations.
Packbell clapped his hands together, "This should be interesting!"
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At the village, Anthony looked over the walls, looking at the coming Outcasts. Concentrating on his armor, he activated it and pulled out his lightsaber.
The Outcasts marched forth toward the village walls. Master Link stepped up to the wall and had a look, "Time to kick some butt!"
Anthony looked at the other fighters, "This is it...If this village falls with us in it, all of Arcadia will be overrun by the Outcasts!"
"Not happening," said Master Link, pulling his two cutlasses out, and combining them together, forming a long sword, "We just have to hold our own for a while..."
"And then what?" asked Deadly Warrior.
"You'll see..."
"I hate surprises, especially if they come from you!" said Anthony, "Let's just hope it helps us..."
Master Link nodded, "If not, then we'll just have to fight to the death..." he said coolly.
"It's evil to speak about death at a time like this!" shouted a village warrior, "People, the battle for Arcadia has begun!"
Master Link charged up a large ki blast and fired it toward the Outcasts, blowing them away and leaving a crater in the terrain. The Outcasts still marched forward, pushing the Outcasts in the front into the crater to fill it up, and walking over their comrades dead bodies.
"Did you see that?" shouted a soldier.
"I've seen that before..." replied Master Link with disgust, "They don't care about each other, they only care to level everything before them to the ground..."
Bra picked up a blaster and stood beside the other fighters.
Master Link turned to face her, "What do you think you're doing?"
"I want to help!"
"Not this time..." he replied, "Go take shelter in the City Hall..."
"But--"
"No, go now!" he shot at her. Throwing the blaster down, she walked to the City Hall, where the rest of the villagers were.
"Don't you think you were a little harsh on her?" asked Anthony.
"You stay out of my business, I stay out of your business..." replied Master Link without looking at him.
As the Outcasts came closer, their very footsteps shook the earth, bringing fear to the hearts of the villagers. Inside the City Hall, they panicked. Bra sat in a corner, shaking to the trembling voices outside, and underneath from the earth. A young boy came and sat by her, "Are you scared?"
She nodded.
"So am I," he replied.
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In the cave beside the city, three forms watched as the skies turned dark with clouds.
Mazada spoke, "Our adversary is in that village. The forces that brought me back told me..."
Master Link looked at him, "Is that so?"
"They also told me that this village will never exist after this day..."
"It's dark out..." mused Master Link, "Probably one of the Outcasts tricks...Still, that means I can walk out in the open..."
Kazashi looked at him like he was crazy.
"I'm going to fight them from within their lines..." said Master Link.
"That's suicide!" she said.
"No, it's not..." said Oz quickly.
"Got a better plan?" he asked.
Mazada looked at Master Link, "Your power is great, but not great enough to take on them...I offer my powers to you!" he said.
"Let's do it!" replied Master Link.
Mazada's form dissolved into mist, and surrounded Master Link, lifting him up in the air before finally being absorbed into his body. Master Link felt the powers starting to flow through him.
Getting up, he felt a new strength running through him, "Time to stop this!" he boomed, and ran at the Outcast army.