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One quick note: I decided to describe what Link looks like in this chapter, and if you are little confused by my description I tried to make him more like his character in the up-coming game, Twilight Princess.
Enjoy!
Chapter 11: Next Move
Ganondorf followed Link down the dark hallways back to the main room. The lights were shut off and the entire building began to cool down from no heat. Why Link had decided to cut the power? Ganondorf didn't know, and didn't want to bother the heated elf.
The tall Gerudo stood in the doorway of the main room, watching Link examine the damages. Bowser's lifeless body laid in the debris of the monitors. The PRC member who was once their prisoner had somehow escaped, leaving the unlocked shackles on the floor. The entire room was trashed, and Bowser had ended up failing to do his job. Now the two PRC members were somewhere in the building.
Link walked over to the picture windows, setting his sword down on the desk. He briefly looked outside, while Ganondorf steadily made his way deeper into the room. He studied Link in the moon light, noticing how stronger and darker the Hylian has become. He wasn't the teenaged hero the smashers had remembered him as. He is now the ultimate villain.
Ganondorf looked at Link as he turned around, facing the Gerudo. Ganondorf saw fire burning in his eyes; he noticed the emotionless angered look Link held. His green tunic was much darker and defined, with his white pants. His bangs arched to one side, and his overall appearance had surely changed from ten years ago.
" There's a yellow truck parked outside the building." Link commented firmly.
Ganondorf walked over looking down at the empty streets. Sure enough, a yellow truck sat against the curb, damaged and dirty, but still working. It had given them the idea that more PRC members or smashers have reached the building. Worse than that, all of them could have come together.
Link walked over toward the inert body within the monitors, looking down at Bowser's failure. He spoke softly, as if to himself, causing Ganondorf to move from his position over to the Hylian. They both stood in silence.
" It's a shame, he would have been useful." Link commented.
" What are we going without him?" Ganondorf questioned.
" We will do fine." Link reassured. " Bowser was nothing but an extra, his death has no impact on us."
" So you were just using him?" Ganondorf's eyes widened as he turned looking at Link.
Link nodded and grinned. " Yes, he was just a pawn. Although you won't mess up, am I correct?"
" I can't mess up." Ganondorf explained frowning. " Just tell me what to do."
" Perfect…"
Link abruptly turned around at the sudden voice that appeared in the room. He looked over at the desk, noticing that him and Ganondorf were the only ones present. Link frowned, and walked up to the desk as Ganondorf carefully watched him. Link's eyes widened as he looked down where he had placed the Master Sword.
The powerful sword had vanished.
" Where did it go?" Link demanded slamming his fist on the table. " Answer me!"
" I didn't take it." Ganondorf explained calmly, watching Link get livid.
Link cussed and picked up the nearest item he could find, using his strength to abruptly toss it at the window. Ganondorf flinched as the item scattered the window, sending glass flying in all sorts of directions. A moment later, the item was heard crashing onto the cement.
" Damn!" Link swiftly turned around walking straight toward the mellow Gerudo. " You better find my sword, and while you're at it—if you crash into any PRC members kill them on sight. Do NOT hold back."
Ganondorf nodded, watching as Link ran over toward one of the desks. He opened the middle drawer and pulled out the long sharp Biggoron Sword that was made by the Gorons.
" I'm going to wait here, for anyone who dares stand up to me." Link smirked, but frowned looking over at Ganondorf. " Move!"
Ganondorf stiffened as he frowned, quickly leaving the room.
Marth stood quietly in the corner of the elevator, watching as Traiden began forcing the small door on the ceiling open. Traiden managed to push the door out and aside, revealing the inside of the elevator shaft. He pushed it completely out of the way and looked up, almost searching for way out of this trap.
Traiden looked down at the girls. " Give me a boost." Ashley was about to move, but Traiden looked at her and shook his head. " No, Cecilia."
Ashley sighed, and crossed her arms watching as Cecilia bent down creating a lift with her hands. Traiden grabbed the sides of the opening and carefully placed his boot within Cecilia's hands. Marth watched as he jumped, using Cecilia as support and pulled himself to the top of the elevator. Cecilia wiped her hands and stepped back, just as Traiden stood looking around in elevator shaft.
It was quiet, as the others waited for the seventeen year old to tell them if there was a way out. His footsteps were heard, and eventually he was out of sight. When the footsteps had stopped, the silence had returned, causing Ashley and Cecilia to exchanged glances. Marth waited patiently, wondering if they were ever going to get out of here.
" Did you find anything?" Cecilia questioned, loud enough so he could hear.
Silence was her answer. Cecilia looked down at Ashley and shrugged, wondering why Traiden wasn't replying. Ashley stepped forward right underneath the opening and looked up in the elevator shaft, noticing the darkness above them.
" Traiden…" She called.
Traiden's shuffling was heard, as his head appeared looking down at Ashley. " It seems we're stuck right in between the fourth and third floor."
" Well?" Ashley crossed her arms.
Traiden frowned and shook his head. Ashley sighed irritated and stepped back leaning up against the wall. She slid sitting on the floor with her knees to her chest. Cecilia looked down at the PRC member, and looked over at Marth who was unsure of what to do as well.
" What now?" Marth questioned.
" I'm thinking." Ashley replied frustrated.
" Well let's think of a plan, right now." Cecilia explained. " I don't know about you guys, but I don't want to be stuck in elevator for the rest of my life."
Just as Cecilia finished her sentence, the elevator surprisingly shook as the power turned back on for a brief moment. Cecilia sprang into action as she pressed the button for the third floor. The door opened halfway before the power had shut down once more. Traiden leaped back into the middle of the elevator, as Cecilia slid her way out into the hallway.
Ashley followed Cecilia, with Marth and Traiden last. The group managed to get out of the elevator, but had to carefully make their way downstairs to the first floor. Marth fixed his sheath, following the PRC members down the long dark hallways. They began to run just incase Ganondorf or Link were after them, knowing their every move.
Multiple footsteps were heard as the group located the stairs running down the three floors. Marth quickly hurried and caught up with the group, just as they reached the bottom floor. Their movements were quieter, and they stayed silent as Traiden made his way over toward the door. He looked through the small window, and chuckled softly to himself pushing the door opens.
It was a surprise to find a large group crowded on the first floor. Smashers and PRC members practically filled up the floor. Marth was quickly ambushed by his friends those who were surprised to see him. The three PRC members had quickly hurried over to their teammates, standing near the elevators and desks.
Marth smiled as millions of questions were asked at once, creating a huge catastrophe. Smashers were patting his back, giving him hugs and crowding around him. Since so many things were happening all at once, he wasn't sure where to begin.
" Marth you're okay!" Roy exclaimed excitedly. " I'm happy to finally see you."
" What took you so long?" Peach questioned, placing her hands on her hips.
" Did you crash into Link yet?" Fox crossed his arms.
Peach added. " Did you find Princess Zelda?"
" Who's Cecilia?" Roy questioned out of nowhere.
Marth put his hands out, pushing all of them away and getting enough space so he could breath. He took a deep breath, once most of the smashers were waiting for him to begin, and ran his hand through his hair brushing it out of his face.
" Okay…" He tried desperately to remember the questions asked. " I'm fine, and I'm glad to see you too Roy, all of you for that matter. We were stuck in an elevator once the power had shut off. No, we didn't locate or come across Link yet. We don't know where Princess Zelda is, and Cecilia is the one with cape and short purple hair."
" Why did you leave?" Falco questioned, joining the conversation.
Marth shrugged. " Because I didn't feel like waiting. I wanted to know what happened."
" Well, we're about to finish this, once and for all." Mario commented. " We're going to finally find Link and stop him."
Lee took a deep breath just as Cecilia and Traiden walked up to him, Regii and Bishop. He took a step forward, confronting the two PRC members who just arrived.
" Traiden, have you been here the entire time?" Traiden nodded in response. Lee turned his attention to Cecilia. " Cecilia, how many times do I have to tell you?"
" You don't have to tell me anymore," Cecilia replied, looking up at their leader.
" This is the fifth, maybe seventh time." Lee explained. " I'm getting tired of you disobeying my orders…"
Ashley steadily made her way over toward the group, a weak smile on her face. " Lee, when will you just get off her back and loosen up?"
Lee abruptly stopped, and looked over at Ashley. The group watched as he walked over to her. " What happened?"
Ashley chuckled. " You think I'm going to come out of being kidnapped unharmed?"
" You okay, Ash?"
" I seem to be alive." Ashley looked over at Traiden, for a brief moment, before looking back up at Lee. " Luckily, you actually have a teammate who sticks to his job."
" Ashley…" Ivory hurried over to the two PRC members. " I'm glad you're okay." She replied softly.
Ashley nodded. " I'll survive."
" Let me help you with those wounds." Ivory grabbed Ashley's arm and gently guided her over toward the desks where the first aid waited.
Lee watched the two, before walking back toward Cecilia and Bishop. " Cecilia, next time I want you to listen. And Traiden…" Traiden silently looked at Lee, who paused. "…Excellent job."
Traiden nodded. " Thanks Roberts."
" So what now, Roberts?" Bishop questioned leaning back against the wall. " We ready to move on?"
Regii crossed his arms. " What's our next move?"
" We find Ganondorf and Link, not to mention Princess Zelda." Lee answered.
" Like Ivory said, it's best if we split up." Bishop reminded him.
Lee nodded and turned to the large group of smashers. Once the room sat in silence, they thought of a plan on what to do next. They all were going to be split into four groups, one was going to head after Link, and another is going after Ganondorf. One group will locate Princess Zelda while the last group stays with the time machine to protect it.
Fox, Mario and Marth all stepped forward from within the large group of smashers. Fox looked over at Lee, speaking for all three of them. " Is it okay if the three of us go in a group to find Link? There is something we want to do."
Lee nodded crossing his arms. " That's fine."
" I'll go with them!" Cecilia butted in, volunteering herself.
Lee looked in Cecilia's direction. " Then I'm going as well."
After all the groups were set, everyone had an important part to play in the last mission. Marth, Fox, Mario, Cecilia and Lee were the first group going to look for Link. Mewtwo, Roy, Regii and Bishop were going to find Ganondorf. Ashley, Nishi, Falco and Peach had volunteered to find Princess Zelda while Ivory, Traiden, Young Link and Captain Falcon protect the time machine.
It didn't take long for the crowded room to become empty, as the groups headed off to complete their mission. The only group's left on the first floor was the group locating Princess Zelda and the group locating Link. Ashley leaned up against one of the desks, finishing bandaging up her arm. Lee and Nishi, headed over to check on her, while Cecilia stayed talking with the five smashers.
" You positive you know the location of Zelda?" Lee questioned, as he stood next to Ashley.
Ashley nodded. " Positive, and I'll be fine. No need to worry."
Lee shook his head. " I wasn't going to ask."
Ashley smirked. " Yes you were."
Nishi walked up to the two PRC members, watching as Ashley finished putting the bandages away and handing the first aid kit to Lee. " Ashley have you seen my sister? She was in your group."
" I haven't seen any of my teammates Nishi," Ashley replied softly. " Not since we had gotten separated once entering Regga City."
Nishi looked down at the ground refusing eye contact. " Oh, well I know she's out there…somewhere."
Ashley frowned, just as Lee placed his hand on her shoulder. " Make it out of here alive."
Lee removed his hand and turned walking over to his group. Ashley chuckled and looked back at the twenty-three year old. " You do the same."
Lee nodded as he briefly turned back around. " This is it, our final mission. We can't fail."
A/N:
First off, I'd like to say that I'm sorry that not many cameos had big parts in this chapter. I promise that in the next chapters you will be mentioned a lot more than you did here. The next couple of chapters are going to take a while for me to write because I have a lot of things to add in them, so they're probably going to be as long as the chapter when PRC is first introduced. Luckily for you all, I'm on vacation right now so will have more time to write and finish this.
The story is coming closer to a close…
Until Next Time!