Disclaimer: I do not own any of the anime series involved in this fic.
I do, however, own the ADI, Otaku, the Blackhearted, and Lord Diabolus.
And to answer the question of Anifan X, I'm using Kai from Beyblade G-Revolution (the third season).
And the Dragoon I'm using is from Beyblade 2002, also known as Beyblade V-Force.
NOTE: This chapter contains spoilers from the game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, those of you who have never played the game.
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UNITED WE STAND AS ONE
Horror in Hyrule
"You've been calling for that horse for the past hour, already," said Kaiba, "For all we know, it could be dead."
"I know Epona's still alive," said Link, "Let's head to Kakariko Village for now. It's just as the foot of Death Mountain."
"There isn't much else we can do now," said Ashitaka.
Together, the three of them trekked across Hyrule Field and made their way to Kakariko Village. For some reason it was the only place where the Blackhearted seemed to avoid, making it a safe haven for anyone who had fled from the diabolical creatures. The stone holders walked through the village and entered the first house, where the owner had agreed with Link to let them stay. The Hero of Time sat down on one of the beds and rested his shield and the Master Sword against the wall. Kaiba sat down in a chair and removed his Duel Disk, placing it on the table in front of him. Ashitaka had removed his hood and sword and placed them on a shelf before going over to sit in the chair across from Kaiba.
"Stew will be ready shortly," said the woman who owned the house as she stirred around in her pot.
"Thank you," said Link.
"So, what's our next move?" asked Kaiba as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Well, my guess is that Ganondorf is the reason why the Blackhearted are even here in Hyrule," Link explained, "My guess is we should find him. I also have a strong belief that he's also holding Princess Zelda captive."
"Who's Princess Zelda?" Ashitaka inquired.
"She's the Princess of Hyrule," answered Link, "Or at least she was until Ganondorf took over using the Triforce of Power."
"Explain to us," said Kaiba.
* * *
Ganondorf, the King of Evil, strode up the long winding stairs of his tower within his castle. His long red cloak flapped behind him as his heavy footsteps echoed through the castle corridors. Mounting the stairs next to him was Yami Malik, who was clutching the Millennium Rod tightly in his grip.
"So you captured her?" asked Yami Malik.
"Yes," replied the King of Evil, "Princess Zelda is in our grasp. We are one step closer to releasing Lord Diabolus from his prison."
"We are not even sure IF she is one of the Seven Maidens who hold the key to opening the gateway," reminded the evil spirit, "I will consult Lord Diabolus first."
"Of course. But honestly, why even bother with Princess Zelda?" asked Ganondorf.
"We need all Seven Maidens to release Lord Diabolus. Any fewer is useless," answered Yami Malik.
"Well if she's that important, we'll keep her here," said Ganondorf as he and his companion entered the highest chamber in the castle. Suspended near the ceiling right over Ganondorf's massive organ was Princess Zelda encased in a clear purple crystal.
"Remember Ganondorf, don't let the darkness consume your heart too much. The Blackhearted feed upon it and you may very well be their next victim," said Yami Malik.
"I have everything under control," said Ganondorf. Turning towards the center of the room, he held out his right hand and several Blackhearted minions appeared. Each one was dressed in a jet-black tunic with torso armor overtop. Black leather boots covered their feet as dark-colored helmets rested on their heads. They each wielded a single sword and each bore the symbol of the Blackhearted on its chest.
"And if that green-clad kid gets in the way, my Marauders will take care of him," added the Gerudo leader.
"We shall see," said Yami Malik before he disappeared into a portal, taking him back to Blackhearted headquarters.
* * *
Riku sat on one side of a long table in a dimly lit hall cutting through a steak with his knife. Zechs sat a small ways down across from him. Mewtwo was off elsewhere and no one had any idea where the Warrior of Chaos was. However, a rumor had only just recently begun to float around the compound, but it remained mostly within the small group of Blackhearted stone holders.
"So, the Warrior of Chaos is going on a mission?" asked Riku before placing a piece of meat into his mouth.
"That's what I heard, anyway," answered Zechs.
"It's about time he did something for a change," said the Warrior of Darkness.
Don't underestimate his power, said Mewtwo.
"I'll believe it when I see it," said Riku.
"Do not doubt the powers of the Warrior of Chaos," said a demonic voice. A large flame suddenly appeared on the floor and it cast a large horned shadow onto the wall.
Lord Diabolus! Mewtwo quickly acknowledged as he, Riku, and Zechs quickly knelt down on one knee before the demon lord.
"What news have you for me thus far?" asked Diabolus.
"We're preparing to retrieve the next maiden," said Zechs.
"Excellent. But tell Ganondorf that although his efforts were admirable, they were in vain," said Diabolus.
"I'll go," said Riku as he stood up.
"And you also worry about the Warrior of Chaos," continued the demon, "You need not worry for it was I who sent him forward."
* * *
Kaiba was standing atop the viewing tower in Kakariko village looking towards the direction of Hyrule Town.
"See anything?" Link called from the bottom.
"Nothing yet!" Kaiba replied back.
"We'll have to go to that castle sooner or later. Might as well make it now," said Ashitaka.
"You're right. Let's go," said Link.
Within a few minutes, the three of them were flying towards Ganon's castle on the back of one of Kaiba's majestic Blue-Eyes White Dragons. They landed just outside the black stone structure only to see a boy staring across the lava pit at it. The boy's hair was blue and he was dressed in red clothes overtop a white shirt, a red cap, a pair of leather gloves, and boots. Across his back was some kind of cylindrical pack. In each hand, he carried a short sword. He turned to look at the stone holders as they approached.
"Who are you?" asked Link.
"Me? Well, I'm Kite," said the boy. (A/N: Yep, that's Kite from the .hack video game series)
"My name is Link. And this is Kaiba and that is Ashitaka," Link introduced, "Tell me something, Kite. How on earth did you get here?"
"It was really weird," said the blunette, "I was playing The World…"
"Playing the world?" Ashitaka asked.
"It's an online computer game," said Kite. Link and Ashitaka looked at him with a blank stare since their worlds were in times before technology was invented. Kaiba, on the other hand, since his world was in the present day era, seemed unimpressed.
"Anyway, I was playing when I came across this weird Data Bug. I fought it as best as I could. Just when I was about to Data Drain it, there was bright flash of light and the next moment I knew it, I was here."
"Odd," said Ashitaka.
"Let me get this straight," said Kaiba, "Before all this happened you were playing a computer game and now you're stuck as the character you were playing as."
"Yeah, that's basically it," said Kite.
"Greaet. Now that that's been set aside, how do we get across?" asked Kaiba as he looked over at Ganon's Castle.
As of on cue, shimmering gold particles of light rained down from the sky and formed into a crystalline bridge connecting the rock to a side door into the castle.
"Well, that's one way to get in," said Kite.
"It was the Sages," said Link, "They formed this bridge for us. Come on. Let's hurry."
The four of them ran across the bridge and into the castle. They descended down a short flight of stairs and entered through a small door, emerging into a large chamber. In the center was a large pillar – a tower. Along the walls of the chamber were five doors, each with a symbol over it, and a massive stone column.
"What's all this?" asked Ashitaka.
"That pillar in the center must be Ganon's Tower," said Link.
"Well let's go get him!" said Kite. He ran towards the tower entrance and was promptly thrown back.
"What was that?" asked Ashitaka.
"Some kind of force field," Kaiba guessed, "Let's try to break through it." He activated his Duel Disk and drew a card.
"Battle Ox, go! Break through that barrier!" he ordered as he slapped the card down onto the surface of his device. The Beast-Warrior appeared and swung its axe at the barrier. No luck.
"Staccato!" shouted Kite as he unleashed a fury of slashes with his twin blades.
"I think we need to destroy what's powering up that barrier," said Link. He pointed upward and everyone's eyes followed. Six spikes were jutting out of the walls and each was feeding a spike on the tower with some form of energy, each beam a different color.
"Must be some kind of magic," Kite guessed. Everyone agreed, even Kaiba, who didn't believe in magic (but then again, anyone's mind can change thanks to the recent events).
"So what do we do now?" asked Ashitaka.
"We'll bring down those barriers," said Link as he noted all the doors along the walls, "Everyone, pick a door."
* * *
Kite stood at the entrance of the Water Barrier chamber rubbing his arms. It certainly wasn't what he had in mind. Everything, walls and ceiling included, was covered with ice.
"When they said Water Barrier, I didn't expect it to be so cold," he said shivering before letting out a sneeze.
* * *
Ashitaka delivered one final slash to the Like Like before it finally died. He
"At last," he said, "Now I just need to get across to that door." He re-sheathed his sword and got to work on lighting a spark on his arrow so he could gain access to the core of the Shadow Barrier.
* * *
Kaiba got quite a shock when he entered the Fire Barrier chamber. It was unbearably hot.
"If I don't act fast, I'll be boiled to death," he muttered as he drew a card from his deck and placed it onto his Duel Disk, "Go Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" The device registered the card and the massive dragon emerged and roared. It opened its mouth before firing a powerful White Lightning towards the door on the other side of the chamber.
* * *
Link finished putting on the Hover Boots as he prepared to face the challenge in the second chamber of the Forest Barrier. He had beaten the Wolfos in the previous chamber and was now preparing to cross the massive pit that made up most of the floor of the second.
"It's now or never," he said to himself. The fan next to him was blowing at full force. He stepped off the platform and the wind carried him to another one. He continued this pattern, collecting silver Rupees and destroying the Beamos. In no time at all, the chamber to the Forest Barrier core opened. He stepped up the glowing sphere, loaded a Light Arrow into his bow, and took aim.
"Ready," said the Hylian Hero of Time, "FIRE!" He released the arrow.
* * *
"Blue-Eyes White Dragon, White Lighting attack!" commanded Kaiba as the massive dragon unleashed a powerful blast the Fire Barrier core.
* * *
"THUNDER COIL!" shouted Kite as he slashed at the Water Barrier core with his sparking twin blades.
* * *
Ashitaka took aim and released his arrow.
* * *
Four beams fazed out simultaneously as the three stone holders and one outlaw player emerged into the main chamber.
"That's four down. Two more to go," said Link.
"We'll split up," said Kaiba.
"I'll go with Kaiba," said Ashitaka.
"Then I'll go with Link," said Kite.
"Right, we meet back here once we're done," said Link, "Let's go!" And with that, he and Kite ran towards the Light Barrier while Kaiba and Ashitaka headed towards the Spirit Barrier.
* * *
"How are we going to get through?" Kite asked as he looked up at the massive stone blocking their way.
"With these," said Link as he pulled on the Golden Gauntlets, "Ashitaka found them when he was inside the Shadow Barrier chamber." The Hero of Time grasped the bottom of the stone and pulled with all his might. The massive monolith came out and he tossed it behind him. The rock hit the side of the barrier surrounding the tower and shattered.
"Nice," said Kite.
* * *
Kaiba and Ashitaka stood looking at the room filled with moving spikes and statues.
"It will be difficult to cross," said the young prince.
"I doubt that," said Kaiba as he placed two cards down onto his Duel Disk, "Battle Ox and Maha Vailo, emerge!" Two glowing squares appeared on the floor in front of Kaiba and from them emerged the axe-wielding beast-warrior and the blue-robed spellcaster. The two monsters seemed to have read their master's mind, as they immediately went across the room, pushing the statues closer to the spikes in order to immobilize them.
* * *
A few minutes later, the last two barriers fell and the single barrier surrounding Ganon's Tower dissipated.
"Let's go!" said Link.
* * *
"What?!" asked Ganondorf.
"Lord Diabolus says Zelda's not one of the Seven Maidens," said Riku, "Dispose of her as soon as you can."
"What? After all that trouble trying to catch her?" asked the King of Evil, miffed.
"I'm not the one who decides these things," said the Warrior of Darkness, "Hmm, it also seems that the ADI's stone holders have gotten past your barriers."
"Leave them to me," said Ganondorf, "Besides, I already possess a portion of the Key to this world: the Triforce of Power. All I need are the other Triforce parts and the Ocarina of Time."
"Don't screw up," said Riku as he left via portal.
* * *
"That was a lot of bats," said Ashitaka as the party of four left the first chamber.
"Those aren't bats. Those were Fire Keese," said Link.
"Wha?" asked Kite right before he was cut off by a quick roar.
"Dinolfos," said Link as he drew the Master Sword.
"I will help," said Ashitaka.
The two swordsmen faced the two reptilian monsters. It wasn't long before both of them vanquished the beasts, allowing them to continue forward. The next chamber, they found, contained a more difficult challenge: two Stalfos. The battle lasted very briefly as Kite and Kaiba's Swordstalker made quick work of the skeletal soldiers.
"What's with this chest?" Kaiba asked, indicating towards the large treasure chest in the center of the room. Wordlessly, Link opened the chest and pulled out a golden key with two horn-like projections and a red jewel set into its center.
The next chamber was guarded by two heavily-armored axemen: Iron Knuckles. Kite was able to bring down one, though not without difficulty, while Link destroyed the other, replacing the Master Sword with the Biggoron Sword.
"We're almost there!" said Link as he led the way up the many stairs. They arrived into a large room with a massive pillar in the center. Link continued forward with Kaiba, Kite, and Ashitaka behind him. As they ascended a long flight of stairs, Kite suddenly noticed something.
"Do you guys hear an organ playing?" he asked.
"Now that you mention it, I do," replied Kaiba, "And it's getting louder."
"We must be getting close," said Ashitaka.
The four eventually arrived at the top of the staircase, where they found a massive door. And coming from it was the organ mush they had heard. Turning towards each other, they nodded once before entering the chamber.
The room was filled with golden stained-glass windows. At the far end was a massive pipe organ and floating above it, trapped inside a purple crystal, was Zelda.
"Hey Link, your hand is glowing," said Kite.
"Huh?" Link looked at his left and sure enough, the symbol of the Triforce appeared with the Triforce of Courage glowing brighter than the other two. Up above them, the same was happening to Zelda as the Triforce of Wisdom shone brightly.
"The Triforce parts are resonating," came a voice. Kite, Link, Kaiba, and Ashitaka looked towards the organ where they saw Ganondorf sitting with his back facing them.
"Ganondorf, let Zelda go!" shouted Link.
Ganondorf let out an evil laugh and turned to face the four, throwing his cape back in the process.
"You want her? Feel free to take her!" he said as he held up his right hand where the Triforce of Power glowed brightly. Waves of darkness suddenly poured out of him as several Marauders climbed out of the floor.
"Take care of the Blackhearted!" said Link, "Ganondorf is mine!" He Hero of Time rushed forward and faced the evil Gerudo king as he floated over the floor.
"So you finally came to save the princess," said Ganondorf.
"I'm going to do whatever it takes to get her back," said Link as he unsheathed the Master Sword and slipped the Mirror Shield over his right arm.
"'Whatever it takes' won't be enough for you, kid!" said the King of Evil as his organ disappeared from sight. He held a hand over his head and formed a Plasma Charge.
"Take this!" he said and threw the deadly energy ball at Link. The young swordsman leapt out of the way and watched as the Plasma Charge took out a piece of the floor.
* * *
"Battle Ox, Swordstalker, Dark Zebra, and Rude Kaiser! Attack!" ordered Kaiba. The four monsters nodded their acknowledgement and rushed over to where the Marauders were currently dancing (if you can call it dancing) around. Ashitaka fired arrow after arrow at oncoming Shadows and drew his sword only when one got too close.
"Staccato!" shouted Kite as he unleashed a fury of slashes upon a Marauder.
"There's too many!" exclaimed Ashitaka.
"Then I'll even the odds," said Kaiba as he drew a card, "I summon the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" The mighty dragon appeared in the room and roared. Opening its gaping maw, it let loose a powerful White Lightning and swept it across the ranks of Blackhearted minions, obliterating them all.
"Nice work," said Kite.
"It was nothing," replied Kaiba.
* * *
Meanwhile, the battle between Link and Ganondorf was heating up.
"Let's see you handle this!" said the King of Evil. He held his hands over his head and created a vortex. Several small Plasma Charges gathered inside it.
There's no way I can deflect that. Unless… Without wasting a valuable second, Link drew back his left arm and charged up the Master Sword. As soon as Ganondorf released his Plasma Storm, Link spun around rapidly and knocked back each blast back at its source. He immediately drew his Fairy Bow, loaded a Light Arrow, and fired. The holy light hit the evil king and Link leapt in and slashed with all his might.
"Take this!" he cried as he brought his sword down one last time before Ganondorf collapsed onto the floor, breathing heavily.
"I can't…believe it," said the Gerudo leader between breaths, "Beaten by this kid…" He suddenly jerked forward and vomited green blood. "…Link." He slowly stood up and raises his arms. Everyone in the room looked around as the windows began to shatter and the walls collapse. What seemed to be quite a short time ended soon and Ganondorf collapsed onto the floor of what used to be the topmost chamber of the castle.
"Is he dead?" asked Kaiba. Kite walked over to the fallen villain and poked him cautiously with one of his blades.
"Seems so," said Kite.
"It's over," said Link. Just then, a purple light shone from above and Zelda floated down, still trapped within her crystalline prison, which disappeared upon her landed. She looked down and saw Ganondorf lying on the ground.
All of a sudden, the entire castle began to shake.
"What's going on?" asked Ashitaka.
"Listen to me," said Zelda, "With his last breath, Ganondorf is trying to crush us under the debris of his castle. We must escape."
"This is the fastest way," said Kaiba as he climbed onto the back of his Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the same one he had just used on the Blackhearted. Kite jumped on first, followed by Ashitaka. Link helped Zelda onto the majecstic creature before getting on himself.
"Blue-Eyes, take flight!" commanded the Duelist. The dragon growled in acknowledgement and spread its wings. Its feet lifted off the stone just as Ganon's Tower began to collapse.
* * *
An hour later, the party stood next to the ruins of Ganon's Castle.
"It's over. It's finally over," said Zelda.
"We did it," exclaimed Kite.
"Yeah," Link said quietly.
Just then, a strange noise came from the center of the debris.
"What was that?" asked Kaiba.
"Let's go check it out," said Kite.
"Zelda, say here," said Link a she, Ashitaka, Kite, and Kaiba rushed into the castle ruins. As soon as they had entered the piles of debris, a wall of fire surrounded them and from the largest pile of rubble burst Ganondorf.
"After all that, he's still alive?!" Kaiba gasped.
"He's not human," said Ashitaka.
Ganondorf was breathing heavily as he looked down on them. He held up his right fist, where the Triforce of Power glowed brightly, and shouted, "Blackhearted, give me strength!" His Triforce mark turned black and his body suddenly took on a hideous transformation. Ganondorf had become a massive monster with giant horns, grotesque features, scaly skin, and a dull rainbow-colored tail armed with a pair of gargantuan swords. Ganondorf had become Ganon.
"Damn! How are we going to take him down?" asked Kite.
"I've had enough of this guy!" said Kaiba as he summoned his other two Blue-Eyes White Dragons, "Blue-Eyes White Dragons, combine into one!" He placed down his Polymerization card and his three dragons fused into the three-headed Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
"Let's go!" cried Link. He rushed forward, but Ganon swung one of his swords and knocked the Master Sword right out of Link's hand. The magical blade flew through the air and landed in the ground next to Zelda.
"That can't be good," said Kite.
"It isn't," replied Link as he drew the Biggoron Sword.
"I'm getting tired of this!" said Kaiba, "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Neutron Blast!" All three dragon heads opened their mouths and combined their White Lightnings to form a powerful energy blast, which they launched towards Ganon.
"GALE OF SWORDS!" shouted Kite as he slashed the massive monster with his Wood-based attack only to get knocked into a piece of wall. Ashitaka had a different approach. He kept his distance while firing arrows as the massive beast.
Link loaded a Light Arrow into his bow, took aim, and fired. The result was a stunned Ganon wile Link went in and slashed with all his might. Ganon swung his arm once and knocked the young Hylian back.
"Link!" screamed Zelda.
"This ends now!" shouted Kaiba, "I De-Fuse my dragon and sacrifice all three Blue-Eyes White Dragons to summon God of the Obelisk!" As soon as the blue God Card touched the Duel Disk, the massive blue behemoth arose and towered over the entire area, dwarfing even Ganon.
"And now I call upon the power of the Blitz Stone as well!" said the Duelist. The crystal of Thunder began to glow and the Dragon spirit within it erupted from its core and roared.
"I've never seen anything like that before," said Kite.
"Obelisk and Dragon, attack Ganon now!" ordered Kaiba. Dragon simply roared and slammed itself right into Ganon while Obelisk balled up his fist and slammed it into the demonic King of Evil.
"Link, come get the Master Sword!" shouted Zelda. Looking towards her direction, Link noticed that the firewall was gone. He quickly retreived the sacred weapon and ran back towards the battle.
"He's still alive!" exclaimed Ashitaka.
"Impossible!" said Kaiba.
Link looked at the sword-wielding behemoth and gripped the Master Sword tightly.
"If only Navi were here to help," he muttered.
A brilliant glow suddenly burst from the Chrono Stone around Link's neck. A small glowing ball of light with wings flew out of the crystal and circled around the Hero of Time.
"The spirit of the Stone of Time has awakened!" said Kaiba, "It's a Fairy!"
But it wasn't just any fairy. Link recognized it the moment it came out.
"Navi?" he asked quietly.
***FLASHBACK***
Dozens of Marauders lunged at Link.
"GAH!" Link braced himself for what was to come when a flash of light caused him to look up. What he saw he thought wasn't possible. Navi slowly fell to the ground after receiving the blow for Link.
"Navi!" the young hero shouted. As the Marauders disappeared, Link picked up his fairy friend.
"Link……save………Hyrule…" And with that, her light died.
"Navi, no!" A single tear fell from Link's eye (A/N: Okay, that's a bit out of character, but I needed it) and landed on the fallen fairy. A blue light suddenly surrounded Navi and in an instant, she was replaced by a crystal blue as the Ocarina of Time.
***END FLASHBACK***
"Navi didn't die. Her spirit was just saved within the Chrono Stone!" Link said, finally understanding what had happened. He looked up at Ganon with rage in his eyes.
"For spreading evil and joining the Blackhearted, Ganon, your reign of terror ends now!" said the Hylian Hero, "Spirit of the Chrono Stone, do it!" Navi flew over Ganon and began sprinkling him with dust. The giant monster swung at her, but to no avail. He soon collapsed onto the ground and a beam of light struck him. Link followed the light to its source: Zelda.
"Link, I'm using my powers to contain the Evil King!" she said, "Use the Master Sword and deliver the final blow!"
Link looked at the Master Sword and noticed its blade charging up. He ran towards Ganon and slashed his face numerous times before stabbing the sword deep into his head. Ganon rose up and roared loudly in pain. As streams of black energy shot out of his body, the powers given to him by the Blackhearted. His body slowly degenerated until nothing was left.
"We've finally done it," said Kaiba.
"We beat him!" cried Kite.
Link just breathed a heavy sigh of relief. He looked up and saw Navi floating towards him. He reached out to touch the spirit of his old friend, but it quickly disappeared back into the Chrono Stone.
Well, at least Navi is still with me, he thought, She still looks out for me, even in death.
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Jim was drinking a milkshake when the green light on his console flashed.
"Hey! They're back!" he exclaimed. He quickly keyed in the commands and the portal gate opened up. Kaiba, Link, Ashitaka, and Kite stepped through and the eleven-year-old mechanic walked up to greet them.
"How was the mission?" asked Jim.
"Accomplished," said Link.
"Great. Hey, who's that?" Jim asked, indicating towards Kite.
"That's Kite. He was somehow taken to Hyrule from his own world," said Kaiba.
"We've got someone else like that here, too, who just came in," said Jim, "Anyway, everyone's waiting." And with that, they all left the transport room to join the rest of the stone holders and ADI staff.
* * *
"Are you ready for your mission, Bakura?" asked Yami Malik.
"I've been ready since the first moment you told me," said the spirit of the Millennium Ring.
"Thanks to leaving that boy in Hyrule, we were able to trace the location of the ADI headquarters," said Yami Malik, "Go there and destroy the stone holders from within!"
"It shall be done!" said Yami Bakura.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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Shorter chapter than usual, but I had to finish it within a few hours before starting my vacation. Anyway, that Kite is the same one from the .hack// games, just as Kaze in the last chapter was from Final Fantasy: Unlimited.
Anyway, please read and review.
