Chapter 2- Help is On the Way
I held Ness by the scruff of his collar in the teleporter. Onett flashed before us.
I rang the doorbell on a yellow house. An elderly man came out, looking nervously at me.
"My name is Link, and I work for the Fourside Police Department. I'm on a mission about this kid, Ness. Do you know him?"
"His parents lived in that little blue house until last month. Someone used to abuse someone else. I don't know anything else though." The man seemed edgy.
"Thanks." I turned and walked away. The old man eagerly shut the door to his house.
I rang the bell on Ness's old house. No one answered. I peered in the window, holding Ness up so he could see. It was empty inside, layers of dust smothering the place.
"They're gone." Ness sighed with relief.
"We need to go where we can find your parents. Maybe on a ship. What's your last name?"
Ness looked embarrassed. "I-I don't remember."
"Link? You read me? It's Kirb. I believe Ness's parents just boarded a ship called Corneria."
"Thanks." The teleporter had Ness and I there in an instant. Flashing my badge, I had no trouble getting on, but what could Ness's parents look like? I knew as much as Ness knew if he wasn't lying.
I spoke with the ticket master. He told me that nobody had come on without an elite ticket. He offered to show us the records, but without Ness's last name, it was useless.
"Hey. It's Kirb. Try taking Ness to Mewtwo. He's a well known psychic."
"Thanks." I radioed back. Mewtwo was currently calling Termina Bay his home, so I'd have to send Ness there.
NESS'S POVI was sick of hanging from my backpack. This Link character just wouldn't put me down! It was driving me nuts.
"So, Ness, you'll be going in there." A blond woman said. I stared at her. Who was she? "I'm Zelda." It was almost as if Zelda could read my mind.
Zelda took me from Link, holding my wrist tightly, but letting me walk by myself. In the teleporter, scenes flashed by.
At the end, this Termina Bay place lay before us. A large turtle with trees growing on it supported us. In a spot by an odd circular house, the background seemed to be distorted.
"Mewtwo! I have a boy named Ness here who needs his memory jogged." Zelda called.
Mewtwo appeared. "Go Zelda. Now."
"I'll come for you later, Ness." She waved merrily. What was she so happy about?
"Tell me the story." Mewtwo asked.
"I'm an evil guy and I've been sent here to be reformed and have my memory jogged about my last name. I've been living and learning from Falcon, the end." I sat down, facing away from Mewtwo.
"You believe Falcon is your master, do you not? I see you can't remember that I am your true master, having taught you everything you now know!" He hollered. "Show me one of your moves."
On instinct, I did my thunder move. "Ah, old move. Again." I performed another psychic move.
"Ah, now that is new." Mewtwo informed me. "Why aren't you a good guy?"
"Don't you know why, freak?" I cried.
"Don't speak to me like that!" Mewtwo lifted me up and chucked me. I landed in the water. I clung to the platform after climbing up, sputtering.
"Falcon promised me a home!" I choked out. "What do you have to offer?"
"Being good has nothing to do with bribes." Mewtwo explained. "I will jog your memory. Being good or evil is a decision your heart will make." Mewtwo walked up to me, and zapped me.
I felt like the world was spinning around me, in only red. As soon as the spinning stopped, I looked at Mewtwo.
"What did you do to me?"
"I have jogged your memory. Think, You now remember your last name." Mewtwo dove off the platform and into the water, and I was left alone until Zelda reemerged ten minutes later.
"How'd it go?" She asked gently.
"Great. Mewtwo proved a point. If you help me, I'll be good." Zelda smiled. I was hoping you would say something like that."
ZELDA'S POVI took Ness to the station. Link looked at me. "Well?"
"He's reformed now!" I said cheerfully. "I'll start training you in a while. I've got work."
Ness smiled just as the alarms went off.
"Link, Mewtwo challenges you to a battle over where you live. Take some representatives!"
Link looked at me. "Great."
"Ness, I'll train you now. Come with us."
"A real mission?" Ness asked, astounded.
"Yep." I responded.
At Hyrule temple, Mewtwo smiled evilly. "I was hoping you would come."
Instantly, Link and Mewtwo were engaged in a life-or-death battle. I was showing Ness some handcuffs and such in the corner so he would know what we were doing.
"Link! There's no need to kill Mewtwo." I cried.
Link looked up, fire burning in his eyes. "Mewtwo's great, but I'll never forgive him for trying to take my home!"
Ness walked up to a stone platform with a rock on it. "What's that for?" He asked.
"Well, Link says that's his bed, but I think he's exaggerating." I explained.
"I have a credit card." Ness announced.
"Already?" I asked.
"Yeah. I'll buy Link a bed." He decided. He really was reformed.
"Stay here." Link looked like he might be losing the battle.
"Zelda! Stay back!" Link yelled.
"But!" I protested.
"No buts! Take Ness and leave before this bets ugly!" Link parried Mewtwo's blow.
As I turned to leave, everything around me froze. I gasped. Link was frozen in mid-air, attacking Mewtwo with his sword, Mewtwo holding a sword. I walked up to Mewtwo, prodding him. Nothing happened. I poked at Link. He didn't respond either.
I kicked Mewtwo. He was the one causing all this trouble after all. I walked over to Ness, who was eating a hamburger. Where had he gotten that?
As I reached out to touch Ness's hamburger to make sure this wasn't all a hologram, everything returned to normal. I grabbed Ness, scared, and teleported off.
I gave Ness to Kirby and ran off. I needed to take a break, and flying on Corneria always helped my nerves for some reason.
I took a deep breath, staring at the buildings flashing by.
"Well, well, look who it is." I turned around to see Ganondorf looming over me. My fear instantly turned to anger.
"Back off. I'm not in the mood." I spun around, watching the scenery again.
Ganondorf put his hands on my shoulders. I spun around and punched him. "You're the perfect person to take my anger out on!" Using everything from punches to heel kicks; I fought until I was just too tired.
Ganondorf fought back, until he had me pinned to the ground. "Leave me alone!" I screamed. Time froze again. I crawled out from his grasp, kicking him until time started up again, with Ganondorf on the receiving end of the beating.
"I'll see you again." Grabbing a parasol, Ganondorf plummeted off the end of Corneria, and cackled. Did he know how foolish he looked?
Scenes flashed around me, and alarmed, I remembered I wasn't in the teleporter yet. I saw myself flash by a few times before I found myself in the police station.
It was silent, except for the noises of a Yoshi. My friend came around the corner, and smiled.
"Hi Zelda."
"What happened?"
"What do you mean?"
"Where's Link?"
"Don't you know? He disappeared 6 years ago after battling with Mewtwo. Neither of them have been seen since. And Ness is gone too." Yoshi added thoughtfully.
"How old am I?" I asked tentatively. I was afraid of the answer.
"You're twenty three, Zelda."
"You mean to tell me there's been a 6 year gap in between now and when I battled with Ganondorf?"