The Day the Universes Collided
Chapter Nineteen
Above Ruins of Star Fox Homeworld
Game Realm P.C.
Time: 1345 hours
"Nin, Tendo! I'm giving you a chance to get out of this alive!" Maverick declared, "I know you can hear me from out there in space! Stop what you are doing and come to your senses! You're being manipulated by a doll!"
"The stars up in the sky will never tell a lie! Fire, fire, Nintendo dies!" the Legendary Twins sang and laughed as a fleet of X Warships suddenly materialized around them, "We can hear your plight in the darkness of the night! Screaming, screaming, the end of the light!!"
"Dammit, they're singing the Song of Doom." Dark Link griped, "And holy Mother of Miyamoto! What's that?!"
"The X Fleet?! What are they doing here?! Oh crap, don't tell me that the X Twins conned them into destroying us all in their name!" Maverick yelled.
"We're gonna DIEEEE!" Allstar suddenly screamed and covered his head.
"Shut up!" the crew yelled at him and returned to the view.
"Nin! Tendo! Why are the ships of the X Fleet with you?!" Maverick demanded.
"We're going to play a game, my love. It's called, How Long Can You Last?" Nin replied in a strange tone, "The rules are simple. We use our new toys to fire all kinds of stuff at you. Get killed and you lose. Our prize will be the eradication of the weak Nintendo and the rise of the powerful Neotendo!"
"I made up the name! Cool, huh?" Tendo added with a laugh, "So let's play! Tendo Thunderstorm!" The boy unleashed a flurry of lightning at the Legacy. The crew inside held onto thier seats as the shields took the hit.
"X Fleet! Fire on the Legacy of Links! Commander Spawn, aim your missiles at it!" Nin declared as the X Fleet's destroyers and assault frigates positioned themselves for the fight.
"Zee! Fire back on the X Warships! Don't hit the Twins! Not yet!" Maverick ordered and raised his hand, "I need more hands on deck! Activating Personality Splitter! All personas activate and report!" The watch flashed and several copies of Maverick appeared beside him. Link and Waker blinked in shock at the half dozen or so little elves.
"Hyper-Link here, have no fear! When speed's what you need, I can do the deed!" a Link dressed in electric greens and yellow declared, a lightning bolt design tattoed on his cheeks.
"Let's jam!" Earth Link declared, a rocker of a Link with a guitar strapped to his back, dressed in earthy tones.
"Advance Dark Link, reporting for duty!" a mini version of Dark Link with blue eyes instead of red-brown announced with a salute.
"The Prankster's in da house!" Prankster shouted, back in his usual hooded robe and cape.
"I can heal as well as harm, Doctor Link is on call!" the white-clad elf remarked brightly.
Silent Snake said nothing, a Link dressed in gray uniform styled after the Playstation character Solid Snake. True to his name, he remained quiet, only nodding curtly at Maverick to show his sentience.
"Battle stations!" Maverick ordered and turned to the other heroes. "Okay, I've been thinking about where that figurine is, and I believe I know the answer."
"Talk fast! They're coming around again!" Elfin shouted and pointed at the viewer. Nin and Tendo flew around themselves, then headed straight for the Legacy.
"Hard to port!" Maverick yelled, "Raise forward shields and brace for impact!" The other Links raced to move the ship, putting up the shields to ward off some damage as the Twins shot at them.
"Play with us!" the Twins demanded and laughed as they rammed the shields, bouncing away in giggles as the X Fleet opened fire.
"We're gonna die!!!" Allstar wailed, covering his head with his arms as the ship shook under the onslaught.
"Maverick! Where is the figurine?!" Elfin yelled out. Maverick raced to his captain's seat and grabbed a medallion that hung from its side. He put it around his neck and turned to the group.
"Dark Link! Remember when I, as The Prankster, tried to destroy Nintendo for making WindWaker a cel-shaded game?" he called. The dark elf nodded. "Think! Where did I cause the most damage without you noticing for the longest time?!" Allstar suddenly lifted his head in shock.
"Nintendo Home Base Master Control! It's where the Nintendo Power Core is located! The Twins get all the information from Humanity from the Power of Creativity, which they turn into Nintendo Power. Nintendo Power forms the core and through it the Twins gather information about us and the Realm of Humanity." he remarked, "The figurine must have gotten into the Master Control! If it used the Power Core to corrupt the Twins, it could eventually use it to corrupt the last of the Nintendo characters!"
"Players will be seeing WindWaker 2 on Xboxes instead of GameCubes!" Dark Link cried in horror, "Metroid Prime 2 and Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles as well!"
"If these guys don't kill them first...." Elfin remarked and grunted as the ship took another hard blow from the Twins, "then they'll all be dragged to the dark side! Who will control them then?!"
"X and Baux. They generate X Essence from the Power of Evil found in the Creativity generated by Programmers and Players. Nintendo Power is made from the Power of Good. The characters cross over, they start feeding on the Power of Evil and all of Nintendo will belong to Xbox." Maverick murmured and looked out at the viewer.
"Sorry we're late! Oh my Miyamoto! The X Fleet is here?!" Alt Link declared over the transmitter as the Shigeru Armada finally made it into position and began firing on the Twins and the X Fleet.
"Yeah. Nin and Tendo struck a deal with X and Baux apparently." Maverick answered and turned to the group, "You guys have to go to the Nintendo Homeworld and find Master Control. Stop the figurine."
"Aren't you coming with us?" Waker asked and cringed as the shield took another hit. Maverick shook his head.
"I'm going to use the Nintendo Power Pearl hidden in my medallion to help me fight the Twins a little longer. You will go to the homeworld in the Legacy. I'll use the Elfin Phoenix to cover you." he replied.
"But which one of us is the one to do it? How will we find it's weakness? You have to come with us!" Allstar exclaimed. Maverick tossed the SPC to him.
"Use that. It'll help you out." he said and whirled around with Zee declared new arrivals. "Who the hell is it now?!"
"This is Sony Song, Queen of Playstation! Shigeru Armada, stop your attack on the Twins! You're going to destroy us all if you kill Nin and Tendo!" a voice declared in anger.
"Holy crap! Sony's gotten involved?! Now we have fighters from all three super-powers!!" Allstar Link yelled.
"Maverick, shields are down to 75%. The Elfin Phoenix is prepped for combat. Awaiting further orders." Zee announced as the Sony Fleet materialized in space nearby, a crowd of space cruisers, frigates, fighters and corvettes spread out around an assault carrier and a flagship.
"Damn, that flagship is the Daughter of Legend, Sony's personal ship! She's here! She's gonna get massacred here!" Maverick hissed.
"Mistress Sony, leave this area at once! We do what we must to protect all of Games!" Alt Link demanded as the few carriers and frigates left in the Shigeru Armada deployed their motley fighters, some Arwings and X-Wings from Star Fox and Star Wars games, and set them out after the Twins.
"Ha ha ha! Tag! You're it!" Tendo declared as he fired a beam of energy at one of the Nintendo ships. "Come on, Maverick! You're not playing the game right! Look, I just killed a bunch of guys from Chrono Trigger game!"
"Dammit, they got Chrono and his group!" Maverick cursed again, "The Era's End was one of the best offensive carriers they had!" He turned to shadow-mist and raced off, "Advance Dark! Get them to Nintendo Homeworld with the hyper-jump! I'll cover you!"
Maverick got into his fighter just as Zee announced that the ship was ready to hyper-jump. He fired up the thrusters and shot out of the Legacy into the midst of a war between all the consoles, the Shigeru Armada firing on the Nintendo Twins, the X Fleet and the Sony Fleet; the X Fleet firing on everything that moves, and the Sony Fleet trying desperately to destroy the X Fleet, disable the Shigeru Armada, and contain the Nintendo Twins.
"Finally decided to face us yourself, love?" Nin murmured and swooped down to fly alongside Maverick's ship. "Just to be fair, I think I'll kill you myself. You know, for friendship's sake."
"Nin, listen to yourself! This isn't who you are! You're the Gentle Hand! The voice of reason and caution! You're the one who dream-mailed Mr. Yamauchi to stop him from creating the CD-i attachment!" Maverick declared as the Legacy lined itself up for the jump. "Think! This isn't what Nintendo is made for! We don't destroy! We create! Think of all the things Nintendo has made for Players everywhere!"
"Shut up and die, Maverick." Nin hissed and flew up, "Nin's Meteor Storm!" A hail of flaming rock came down on the Elfin Phoenix. Maverick barely avoided the hits, dodging and weaving about with rolls and mini-jumps.
"Get out of here! Now!" Maverick yelled and the Legacy hyper-jumped, disappearing from the field.
"Mother, Father! Stop this at once!" Sony yelled as Tendo blasted several more of the Shigeru Armada's ships.
"Nin, this is getting boring now. Maverick's not playing the game right." Tendo growled and suddenly grinned, looking back at the X Fleet, "Never mind! I found some new targets!" He flew back with a snicker and weaved around the X Warships, hurling several blades of energy at them.
"What are you doing?! Arrragh!" Commander Spawn of the Xbox version of Soul Caliber II yelled before the temporary flagship of the X Fleet, the Hell Wind, was blown apart.
"Move it, everyone! Fire on the Twins! Hurry! While they're distracted, fire!" Alt Link yelled. The Reality64 began to fire it's small supply of lasers and torpedoes at the Twins, who flitted about in the debris of the X Fleet and fired on the Sony Fleet.
"Nin! Stop this! If you truly love me, you'll stop this madness!" Maverick yelled and cried in shock as the Twins raced down at him again.
"DIE, MAVERICK!!" they screamed, "Loving Souls!" An army of spirits suddenly appeared and came straight at the Elfin Phoenix, the souls of all of the characters that had been killed during First Day slamming into the ship in a deadly attack. Just before the ship exploded, Maverick looked into the ghostly faces of his mentors, the original Link and Dark Link of his world.....
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Above Nintendo Homeworld
Game Realm P.C.
Time: 1412 hours
The Legacy reappeared over a perfectly safe homeworld and the ship began to land near a large gray building on the planet. Allstar held the SPC in his hand, studying the screen and menus. Elfin let out his breath as they landed and smiled weakly.
"Well, we made it safe and sound." he remarked cheerfully.
"Now we must find the figurine and destroy it." Link declared, "We will save this dimension before it's too late and all of it's heroes are gone!"
"Yeah! We can save the day again!" Waker cheered and blinked in surprise as the SPC and the laptop both beeped crazily. Elfin brought out the laptop and flipped it open. Zero's face appeared on it, grim.
"Guys, I don't know how to break this to you, but we have a loss." he began hesitantly.
"Loss? What do you mean? Zero?" Elfin asked, confused. The Watcher winced and sighed.
"Maverick.... I've lost Maverick from the scanners. I can't find him anywhere. I'm sorry to report this, but...." he murmured. Allstar stared at the laptop as the other heroes crowded around it in shock. "He's...he's dead....."