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Chapter 7: Union
Marth jolted awake, as pain erupted inside of him. He moaned rubbing his exhausted eyes, before hearing a faint voice call his name. Marth laid his head back against the bar, slowly opening his eyes to find Cecilia bending down in front of him. Marth blinked a couple of times, waiting for his vision to return.
" Marth…" Cecilia called softly. " You okay?"
Marth shook his head trying to ignore the small pain. "…What happened?"
" That creature knocked you unconscious." Cecilia replied. " Marth, you were trying to protect me…" She smiled.
" It was no problem," Marth replied forcing himself to stand. Cecilia helped the weak prince to his feet. " I mean…" He took a deep breath. " That creature came out of nowhere."
" It was sent to stop us."
Marth held his head as he looked around the lounge. Cecilia and him were the only ones there. The others were gone. " Where is everyone?"
" Falco had gotten kidnapped, so Bishop and Captain Falcon went after them. I decided to stay with you."
" We have to find them."
Marth and Cecilia abruptly left the lounge and headed down the hallways in search of the others. The campus was pretty big, so finding them wasn't going to be easy. Since Marth was the only one who knew his way around, he lead the way, heading to places where the others might be.
The dinning hall was empty, and so were all of the dorms. After traveling around most of the campus Marth had noticed everything was completely ruined. It would take years to rebuild the campus back to its original state. He couldn't believe that Ganondorf, Bowser and Link would be able to cause so much destruction. Link was a powerful smasher, and with his power combined with Ganondorf and Bowser, they could do anything. The only thing that still puzzled Marth was why Link agreed to join them. No one knew the true answer, and he was determined to find out.
The two continued walking around the campus, and decided to head over by the auditorium and tournament building. Outside, the orange moon shined high in the sky and the temperatures were low. Breaths were visible and the wind never seemed to die down. Leaves blew all over the place as Marth and Cecilia walked through the park in the middle of the campus. Swings swayed back and fourth, and the large gardens that were once filled with beautiful flowers were nothing but dirt.
Cecilia stayed close to Marth as they walked passed the tournament building were the matches were held. Right as Marth was about to head inside, Cecilia spotted some more Stalfos running over toward the auditorium. Cecilia grabbed Marth's arm and quickly began to run across the campus over in the creature's direction.
Marth and Cecilia both gripped tightly to their swords as they abruptly took out the two Stalfos, effortlessly. With the Stalfos out the way, they entered the auditorium where the others were located.
" Marth! You're okay," Captain Falcon whispered excitedly as he ran over toward the blue-haired prince.
Marth nodded, looking around the building. " Where's Falco?"
Captain Falcon grabbed Marth's arm, forcing him to bend down behind the chairs. Cecilia quietly walked up toward Bishop, who bent down on one knee, aiming his bow and arrow toward the four Stalfos on the stage. Falco was tied up, in the middle of them. His laser gun was thrown onto the aisle, leaving him weaponless and defenseless.
" Where do they keep coming from?" Cecilia questioned, softly.
" Who knows?" Bishop replied. He closed one eye, focusing on the leader Stalfo, who kidnapped Falco.
" What are you doing?" Cecilia asked, grabbing Bishop's arm, causing him to abruptly look at her. " Are you trying to kill Falco?"
" Are you doubting my skills?"
" If you kill the one of the Stalfos they're immediately going to kill Falco. We should quietly make our way down toward the stage and surprise them with a sneak attack."
Bishop frowned. " Who died and put you in charge." Cecilia sighed irritated as she walked back over toward Marth and Captain Falcon. Bishop sighed, and got back into position, thinking of a plan. " Fine, you three head down toward the stage, while I take them out from here."
" Fine." Cecilia agreed.
Marth, Captain Falcon and Cecilia, hid within the rows and behind chairs as they made their way down toward the stage. Bishop stayed in his position, waiting until the others were close enough, before firing.
The Stalfos on stage circled Falco with their blades ready in the air. The leader of the group walked up toward Falco, and raised his blade above Falco's head. Before he had a chance to swing his arm down, Bishop fired his arrow, nailing the Stalfo right in the head. As if on cue, Marth, Captain Falcon and Cecilia came out from hiding and took out the remainder Stalfos, taking them apart piece by piece.
Bishop held on tightly to his bow as he ran down the aisle right into the action. He leaped onto the stage, and hurried over toward Falco, untying him. Once the Stalfos were defeated, their bodies disintegrated into air, turning into a green smoke.
" That was easy," Captain Falcon explained, walking up toward Marth and Cecilia.
Falco jumped off the stage and grabbed his laser gun, hooking it back to its holster. " Thanks for saving me, guys."
" No problem." Bishop replied, crossing his arms. " Although, next time be careful."
" I have never seen these creatures before in my life." Falco explained.
Cecilia explained, " I heard they appeared around Regga City ever since it was taken over by Ganondorf, Bowser and Link. Once we entered Regga City on our mission, these creatures have been nonstop."
" Obviously we can't get rid of them, until Link is stopped." Marth stated.
" We should move on then." Falco headed over to the emergency door. " We need to get to City Hall."
The group walked out of the auditorium, heading over toward the entrance of the campus. Captain Falcon led the way as Falco and Bishop followed him, with Cecilia and Marth at the end. The security gate was completely missing, so they just walked out onto the streets of Regga City.
Marth stopped and looked out in the distance at the tall buildings that surrounded the campus. A building in the distance caught Marth's attention. It was the only building with power and a tall radar sat on top of it, flashing red.
" Cecilia, is that City Hall?" Marth questioned pointing to the building.
Cecilia nodded. " Yes, apparently its the only building in Regga City with power."
Marth smiled. " We're close, then."
The sooner we get to City Hall, he thought. The sooner we can find Link.
Fox leaped on top of the car that blocked their way on the streets. Ivory flew up in the air, as the others continued to walk, with Lee leading the way. Fox grabbed Young Link's hand, helping the injured elf onto the car and to the other side. Young Link's wounds haven't completely healed, but it was well enough for him to walk.
Young Link hurried after Mewtwo and Lee while Fox took his time, studying the area. Newspapers flew around in the wind, along with the debris and dust. Many stores that they passed looked as if they were broken into. Windows were smashed, doors were wide open and signs were ripped off the buildings. A traffic light, swayed on a pole, almost ready to break from its support.
Fox gripped tightly to his gun, as he looked up at the sky. All of the clouds had vanished revealing the starry night. He frowned and looked back at the others in front of him. Ivory continued to hover above them, while Young Link stayed close to Mewtwo. Lee continued to walk, occasionally searching for useful items or weapons.
From what Lee had told them, they were getting close to City Hall. All they had to do was either head through the museum or around it, and City Hall was located right on the other side. Once they reach the library, City Hall would be visible for them to see.
Young Link took a deep breath as he began to slow down, leaning up against a bus sign. Fox hurried over toward the Hylian, seeing that Young Link was getting tired of walking on his injured leg. Ivory looked back at the two smashers, while Lee ran over toward them.
" What's the problem?"
Young Link looked at the PRC member. " I'm tired…"
Lee shook his head, as he grabbed Young Link's hand. " We must keep moving. Anything could be following us right now."
Young Link nodded as he kept up with Lee. Fox and Mewtwo began to follow them. Ivory lowered herself once they reached the library and waited for the others to reach her. Once they reached the intersection where Ivory stood, City Hall was seen right behind the museum. The lights from the building shined brightly, and the flashing red radar blinking as a guide for planes.
Fox continued to stare at the building, knowing that Link was inside. Somewhere, in that building their friends waited. After thinking for a bit, Fox knew that Link and Zelda were going to be older, for ten years have passed. He thought about what happened to himself, and all of the other smashers. If they were in the future, where were they? Were they even alive?
Fox took a deep breath. " I'm ready…."
Mewtwo nodded. " Me too."
Young Link looked over by the library, seeing a shadow swiftly run inside. His eyes widened as he abruptly pointed in its direction. " Look!"
The others looked over by the library, a little perplexed at what they were supposed to see.
" What is it?" Ivory questioned softly.
" I saw a shadow…" Young Link explained. " Someone ran inside the library, I swear!"
Lee crossed his arms as he studied the entrance to the dark building. Fox and Mewtwo walked up to him to get a better look. The double glass doors leading to the library were wide open, but nothing around the area seemed to move.
" Should we check it out?" Ivory questioned Lee. " It could be one of the others."
Lee took a deep breath and nodded. " A quick check." He answered, " Then we head to City Hall."
The group hurried over toward the library, entering the dark source-full building. The library was fairly large, with two floors and a small café. The entire building was dark, but with the moon and stars shining through the windows, there was enough supported light. Books and papers painted the floors, and tables and chairs were randomly placed and knocked over. Computers were smashed and cash registers were stolen. There were no signs of any other people in the library except them.
Fox ventured away from the group, checking on the other side of the library. He was over by the magazines and the café. Fox listened carefully, hearing the voices of Young Link and Ivory heading in his direction. Fox briefly looked back, seeing that he was alone and continued on.
The café was empty, and the tables and chairs that weren't broken were scattered around. Hanging lights dangled by one wire, creating sparks and dangerous obstacles. Fox stepped onto something liquidly, causing him to look down at his feet. A large puddle of different soft drinks was on the floor from the café.
Fox jumped startled at the sound of a door opening and closing. He held on tightly to his laser gun, pointing it in the direction of noise behind counter of the café. He steadily stepped back as he heard someone panting, as footsteps splashed in puddles and kicked objects out of their way. Fox nearly jumped out of his fur, when a person appeared limping from behind the counter. The young smasher's hand began to shake, as the nineteen-year old looked up at him.
The teenager's damp blonde hair stuck to his face, partially covering his honey colored eyes. His entire body was covered in bruises and cuts. He had a deep cut right above his left eye, and his right pant leg was drenched in blood. His arms were covered up in bandages, but they weren't enough to keep the blood from seeping through. Fox lowered his laser gun, when he noticed uniform the guy was wearing.
" What the hell are you doing here?" he questioned in a southern accent, as he continued to pant.
" Who are you?" Fox asked.
The guy surprised Fox by pointing a gun at him. Fox's eyes widened as he stepped back, watching the man put his finger around the trigger. Anger filled the man's face. " You're one of Link's damn creatures. Get the hell away from me, or I'll shoot you!"
Fox abruptly shook his head. " No…I'm not…"
" Fox?"
Lee ran out from behind Fox, grabbing his shoulder. " Why did you—" He abruptly stopped once he noticed the man by the counter. Fox sighed with relief, content that Lee had finally showed up. By the expression the PRC member had, it seems the two knew each other. " Chad Francis?"
Chad's eyes widened, as he lowered the weapon, squinting to get a better look. " Roberts…" he replied weakly. " Is that you?"
Lee walked passed Fox, just as the others reached them. Lee walked up to Chad, helping the injured teenager. Chad sat down against the counter, taking a deep breath, ignoring the pain all over his body. Lee bent down next to the PRC member, examining the wounds covering Chad's body.
" What happened to you?" Lee asked.
Chad took another deep breath. " What do you think?" He asked softly. " Those damn creatures…they keep coming."
" Who is this guy?" Young Link asked crossing his arms.
Lee looked over at the smashers. " This is Chad Francis, another member of PRC. He was sent in with the first group, Ashley's team."
Chad nodded. " We were ambushed right when we entered the city. Most of us were killed. Ashley and I managed to get away, but once we reached the library Ganondorf located us. He kidnapped Ashley and tried to kill me."
Ivory walked passed the three smashers, heading over toward Lee and Chad. " How did you survive?" She questioned softly.
" As you can see…I'm barely making it." Chad replied, trying to smile.
" You'll make it!" Young Link encouraged. " You…have to."
Chad chuckled weakly. " I wish I could…but I knew I wasn't going to make it out of here."
" Chad…" Lee called.
Chad looked at Lee. " Listen, Roberts. You have to get City Hall. Link must be stopped; you need to find Ashley…"
Lee nodded. " I will…"
Ivory looked down at Chad. " Do you have any idea on how to stop Link?"
" I heard the only way is to first defeat Ganondorf…" Chad answered steadily. " Link is being controlled by him, if you finish Ganondorf first, then Link won't be as difficult."
Young Link smiled. " I knew Link wouldn't join them on his own."
Mewtwo crossed his arms. " So it was Ganondorf who started this…"
Ivory looked away from Chad, and back deeper in the library. She listened carefully, sensing something dangerous nearby.
" I sense something…"
Fox tightly gripped his laser gun. " Something dangerous?"
Ivory nodded. " I sense trouble again, inside the library."
Lee abruptly looked down at Chad. " What the hell is in here?"
Chad frowned. " We're not alone." He replied softly. " I knew eventually this thing was going to kill me."
" What is it?" Fox asked, nervously.
Chad's eyes focused at something behind them in the distance. " Look…"
" Look!" Nishi cried, as she began to run down the tunnel. " We're at the next station."
The others reacted her voice and began to hurry down the tunnel. The subway that tried to run them over before had stopped at the next station. Regii forced the back subway door open, since the only way for them to get onto the station was through the subway. They climbed onto the metro-train, and ran over to the side doors, onto the station.
Mario walked up to the large sign on the wall, seeing that they were on the southern side of Regga City, where the museum, city hall and library is located. Mario smiled, as they continued up the stairs back out onto the streets of Regga City.
No matter what part of the city they were at, Regga City looked completely the same. They ended up right outside Regga Museum, and just around the corner was City Hall. The lights from the ten-story building lit up the area, but no one else was around. They were the only ones on the streets. Where could the other groups be?
Regii walked passed Mario and stopped at the corner of Regga Museum. He crossed his arms looking out at City Hall, while Peach, Roy and Nishi made their way upstairs. Nishi and Peach looked back down the street, while Roy walked up to Mario. He smirked, as the boys continued to look at City Hall.
" Wow, we finally made it." Roy commented. " Now we find Link, and put an end to this."
Mario nodded. " Agreed."
Mario frowned, as he listened quietly. Besides the wind, he heard a strange noise that sounded a bit like thunder. It was a rumbling sound, some kind of beat that went with the beating of his heart. Mario looked around the area, just as Nishi and Peach looked by the library. The noise was coming from inside, and they could have sworn they heard some type of scream.
" Regii, we should go check out the library," Nishi explained, steadily.
" What? Why?" Regii looked back at them.
" Don't you hear it?" Roy questioned. Regii listened carefully. " It sounds like someone's in trouble."
Regii nodded once hearing the noise. He took out his sword, and ran across the street over toward the library. The others quickly followed him. Once getting closer to the library, the noise was clearly heard sounding like the beating of a drum.
The group abruptly stopped once heading inside, surprised at what they saw. A large one-eyed creature, with ghostly hands was banging his left hand on the ground, causing a great gust of wind to fly at them, and knock over pillars of books. In his right hand he held Lee who was struggling to get out of the creature's gasp.
Regii looked up seeing Ivory in the air, using her telekinesis powers to lift up shelves of books or any other heavy objects and fire them at the creature. Mewtwo also used his psychic powers to fling items toward the creature while; Fox fired his laser gun from a distance, protecting the injured Young Link.
Regii gripped tightly to his sword as he abruptly ran into the action. Mario, Roy and Peach who were surprised to see other smashers here, ran over toward Fox and Young Link, with Nishi staying with them. Fox's eyes widened as a smile appeared across his face. He lowered his weapon just as the others reached him.
" You guys are here too?"
Roy nodded, " So it seems."
" What's going on?" Peach questioned, as she held her hair back from the gust of wind.
" This creature came out of nowhere and started attacking us." Fox explained loud enough for them to hear.
" What is that?" Mario asked, holding onto his hat.
" It's Bongo Bongo!" Young Link answered. " The only way to defeat to him is to hit his eye, but you have to stop his hands first."
Regii held onto his helmet, as he bent down behind a turned table, stuck against a large bookshelf. He looked up at Bongo Bongo, spotting its large red eye. He ducked out of the way as wires from computers and books flew passed him. Once the coast was clear, Regii looked back Bongo Bongo, turning his attention to Lee.
" Roberts!"
Lee stopped struggling looking down at Regii, hiding. " Regii? Where the hell did you come from?"
" We'll talk about it later!" Regii replied.
" You guys need to get out of here!" Lee cried, angrily. " Just leave me and go!"
Regii shook his head. " We're not leaving you, Roberts."
" Regii!" Ivory called, as she began to lift the broken computers and soar them in Bongo Bongo's direction. " Help us defeat this creature!"
Nishi watched as the PRC members tried to defeat Bongo Bongo. She looked back at the smashers than began to talk to one another about what had happened to them. Mewtwo had seemed like the only one who was trying to stop Bongo Bongo. Nishi tugged on Peach's dress, causing the Mushroom princess to look back at her.
" We have to help my friends," She explained softly, trying to keep a straight face.
Peach nodded, turning back to the others. " We have to help the PRC members defeat this thing."
" Hit the eye, with something sharp…" Young Link explained. " Like a sword."
" Regii can do that." Roy replied. " But how can he get to the eye."
" Well, if both of the hands are stunned then Bongo Bongo will fall to the ground," Young Link stated. " But with it holding Lee, I don't think there's a possible way for it to be completed without Lee getting hurt."
" What if we drop something on its head," Peach suggested.
Young Link, thinking of the possibility. " It might stun him for a bit…"
" It's worth a try," Nishi explained.
Fox looked at Ivory who continued to soar things in Bongo Bongo's direction. " Ivory!" Ivory looked down at Fox. " Try dropping something its head."
Ivory nodded. " Okay."
She studied something on the second floor and brought her hand out in front of her. A large bookshelf that still had every single book began to levitate off of the ground. Ivory used her strength to lift the bookshelf off the floor and float right above Bongo Bongo. Some books had fallen off the shelf, dropping the floor, but a good portion of them stayed on.
Fox aimed his laser gun at Bongo Bongo's hand and fired a couple shots to completely stun him. With his hand stunned Regii had a good chance to run closer to the creature without being blown away. Ivory took a deep breath as she dropped the bookshelf on top of Bongo Bongo, causing it to drop Lee and fall to the ground.
Lee fell to his feet and rolled back as Regii ran up hitting Bongo Bongo's eye with his sword. After the second hit, Bongo Bongo roared banging the ground one last time with his hand, before collapsing on the ground defeated. His red eye, turned black, and silence filled the room once it's roaring died off.
Ivory lowered herself to the ground as everyone regrouped in the center of the library. Lee walked up rubbing his head, as he looked at Regii and Nishi.
" Nishi…how did you get in here?" Lee questioned.
" I wanted to find my sister…" Nishi answered softly. " So I snuck in…"
Lee's eyes widened. " You what?"
Regii walked up to Lee, putting his sword away. " It doesn't matter now. She's fine and with us."
" So these the other teammates?" Young Link questioned, looking at Regii and Nishi.
Lee crossed his arms. " Regii is, but Nishi isn't."
" I only came to find my sister." Nishi replied, softly.
Roy chuckled shaking his head. " This is so weird. I didn't think any others smashers were here."
Mewtwo looked at Roy and crossed his arms. " Maybe there's more of us then."
Peach seemed hopefully. " Do you think?"
Lee nodded. " There is a chance. We're still missing Cecilia, Bishop and Traiden. Your friends could possibly be with one of them."
Regii sighed. " Since we're together, we can head to City Hall now. Maybe the others are there."
Roy made a fist with his hands. " If we're this big of a group, then Link won't stand a chance."
" I wouldn't be so positive Roy," Fox explained, looking at the red-haired prince.
Roy frowned, " Why not?"
" Maybe this is what Link wants…" Fox explained steadily. " To get us all together…"
Mario shook his head. " I don't understand."
Ivory steadily nodded, understand what Fox is trying to say. " Together, we all can fall in the same traps he sets up. He has the advantage at stopping us all at once."
" But what about the others?" Nishi questioned.
" How do we know the others aren't kidnapped or in trouble?" Fox asked.
Regii looked back at the defeated Bongo Bongo. " We could be next…"
A/N:
Whoa intense! It took me a while to write this chapter, because the two groups finally met! Yah! And now you all know which two. The chapter is a bit lengthy; with lots of dialog, I apologize. And I didn't feel like bringing Chad back in at the end, so you all know what happened to him, if not…I'll just say you won't hear or see him again. Um…that's all I have to say—now I'll shut up so I can go start the next chapter!
Until Next Time!