hoooolllllyyyyyy fricken macaroni! so sorry i didnt update! i know i promised! if you want, you can throw cookies, or other semi hard objects at me! ANYWAYS, big update. nearly 4000 words in update. this is the moment you've all waited too long for... CHAPTER 34! THE FINAL SHOWDOWN! THE THREE THOUSAND AND SOMEODD WORD SHOWDOWN! man, i stopped rite at the freakin climax... how horribleof me.
XXXIV. Final Destination
Young Link was struggling against his vine-like prison. The ropes twisted around his arms and legs like snakes. His efforts of escape proved futile, and he could only watch as his older self vanished into oblivion as Ganondorf took Link away where he would surely kill him.
"Where's he taken Link!" Cried Roy.
Young Link knew. "Back to Hyrule."
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The stadium around Link vanished and was replaced with grassy plains.
"Where is Farore's name have you taken me?"
"Why, don't you recognize your home?"
"…Home? You've taken us to Hyrule?"
"Yes. Now, prepare to fall at the hands of the Great King Ganondorf."
"Never."
Ganondorf produced a sword out of thin air. "Fine. Let's do this."
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Young Link knew he had to do something, but what? He was completely helpless, tethered to the wall like a dog on a leash. He pulled and yanked, but free himself he could not do. Tears of anger and frustration leaked from his eyes. It wasn't fair. It was his fault. He should have told Zelda, but he didn't. I'm a coward… nothing but a coward. I'm no Hero of Time, no holder of the Triforce of Courage… Goddesses, take it back! I don't want it! I can't handle it! Take it back! Link sobbed quietly as he screamed inwardly to himself.
Link. You mustn't think that.
Zelda? What? How can you--
Though my body is petrified, my soul is not. Now listen to me. You are not a coward. You're just a little boy, burdened with too much. You had to carry the weight of an entire world on your shoulders, and now, the life of your best friend. You defied evil, and it came back to haunt you, but you were still brave; braver than most boys your age, braver than men three times your age. Don't beg for that to be taken away. That's how I ended up like this. I doubted myself, my worthiness as the holder of the Triforce of Wisdom. Don't make the same mistake. Link, you are not a coward!
Link knew Zelda was right, and it seemed her words gave him a new strength. He pulled his arms and legs free of the vines and ripped his mouth free of its gag. Ronald and Gerald noticed instantaneously and made a mad attempt to grab Young Link. He whipped out two Deku Nuts, and aimed them for the heads of the two Smash Brothers. There was a blinding flash, and the siblings slumped to the ground. The other smashers gazed in awe.
"Come on everybody!" Young Link cried, "We have to get outta here and help Link!"
"But how?" Marth asked, "We're all tied up."
"You can do it! I believe in you! You need to find it in yourselves to believe as well!"
The others merely stared at Young Link.
"What are you doing? COME ON!"
"Link it's hopeless!" cried Roy, "You're not going to save him!"
"How can you say that?" Young Link shouted.
Roy's eyes were twinkling with tears. "It's over Link."
How can he say that? Tears streamed from Link's eyes too. "Okay, if no one's gonna fight, I'm going be myself." He took out his Fairy Ocarina, and played the Serenade of Water.
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Hyrule Field turned into a battlefield as Link and Ganondorf fought. Rain poured from the dark clouds; lightning danced across the sky; but neither cared. Rain or no rain, this was a fight, and a fight to the death.
Although Link was nimbler, and able to dance around Ganondorf to evade his attacks, his opponent proved incredibly strong and was able to strike Link down with the few sword swipes that connected. Link sprang up again and barraged Ganondorf with a flurry of sword swings. The sharp blade cut through the tough leather armour, but Ganondorf managed to block the last swipe and he swung his sword toward Link's head. Link blocked with his shield, which the blade cut right through. The two halves of the shield flew away, one striking Link's head leaving a behind a nasty gash. Blood gushed out but Link paid it no mind. He took his sword and thrust it into Ganondorf's chest. He was surprised when the sword bounced back.
"Oh, don't you like my new metal breastplate?" Asked Ganondorf mockingly. He swung his sword and it hit Link's, causing it to fly out of his hands. Link was now without a shield and a sword. He pulled out his boomerang and whipped it at Ganondorf. To Link's surprise and dismay, Ganondorf caught it and snapped it in half.
"Fool. You don't bring a toy to a swordfight." Link went to grab his Hookshot, but it wasn't there.
"Looking for this?" Ganondorf pulled out Link's Hookshot. "You little rat. I thought the great Hero of Time would never stoop to cheating in a swordfight. What a disappointment. Well, if that's the game you want to play."
Ganondorf fired the Hookshot. She sharp arrowhead like hook smashed through one of Link's ribs, lodging itself in his right lung. Link let out a scream. Searing pain ran through his body as the chain pulled him to Ganondorf. He ripped the Hookshot out of Link's chest and Link let out another scream. Ganondorf grabbed Link. He took Link's arm and snapped it in half. Link cried out and fell to the ground.
"If only Hyrule could see its hero now; writhing around on the ground like a dying snake!" Blood poured from Link's punctured chest. He wheezed as he tried to breathe, but the air escaped through the hole in his lung. His vision was red from the wound on his head. His arm lay in a crumpled mass beside him. Link was getting dizzy and he could have sworn he saw a trail of blue light sail across the sky. Ganondorf raised his sword high in the air. "NOW! IT'S TIME TO SEE MY VENGEANCE!"
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Young Link landed on the little island in the middle of Lake Hylia. Gotta save Link! He dove into the water, and swam with all his might. The lake seemed so much bigger when Link was swimming in it, and it felt like the shore was a thousand miles away. It was freezing cold too. The icy rain pelted Young Link as he swam. He was so far away, yet he could almost hear the fierce cries of Link and Ganondorf fighting on the field. After what seemed like an eternity, he climbed onto the shore. He sprinted to the Lake Hylia wall and climb atop it. There he could see the whole field, and in the centre…
"NO! LINK!" Young Link pulled out his bow…
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"GRAAH!" Ganondorf felt as if his head had just been split in two. He reached up and felt an arrowhead poking out of his forehead.
Another battle cry was heard. The fierce cry of a brave young hero. A sword was thrust through Ganondorf's stomach and he collapsed to the ground.
Link was on the verge of death, and his mind was playing tricks on him. Ganondorf was standing over him, and then he wasn't. And then he saw himself! No… it was shorter, and had a higher voice.
"Oh my Din! Link!" The voice cried.
"M…Mi-mini…L-Link?" Link croaked.
"There's a hole in your chest!" Young Link cried.
"I…"
"Don't Talk! You'll use up oxygen!"
"H-how… how did you.."
"That's not important! Oh my Din! What am I going to do! Link! Don't die! Please!"
"It's…o-okay."
"No it's not!" Young Link sobbed "I knew! I knew about Ganondorf! I KNEW!"
"I-it's okay…"
"I'm so sorry Link!"
"Link… I'll… n-never forget… our time… to-together…"
"Link! No! Don't say that!"
"I'll never forget…"
"YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DIE!"
"G…goodbye… l-little… b-brothe……"
"LINK!"
Link said nothing.
"LINK!"
Still nothing…
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
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Link was floating in a vast, empty, white void.
Where am I? Link opened his mouth to call out, but he heard nothing. Huh? He tried talking again. Nothing. "What the hell is going on?" He silently mouthed.
Link.
"Who's there?" Link mouthed.
Link!
Link looked around him and saw…
Zelda!
Link! It's so good to see you!
What's going on?
Link… I don't know how to tell you this but… you've died…
NO!
That's why you can't talk. You no longer have a body. You are just a spirit now.
NO!
Link, I'm so sorry!
Wait… does that mean you're dead too?
Theoretically, yes. When I was petrified, my sprit was released from my body. Until my body is reawakened, my spirit will remain free.
So… you're temporarily dead…
Yes, I suppose so. Zelda could see Link's devastated expression. Link, I'm so sorry you died.
Invisible tears streamed down Link's face. Ganondorf won.
Zelda face lit up. Link!
What is it Zelda?
Link! You're disappearing!
I… I am? Link looked at his slowly fading body. I am! Does this mean--?
Yes! Somehow, you're being brought back to life!
Link was almost gone now.
Link! I'll see you soon!
Wait Zelda! Link's voice was barely louder than a squeak. How do I bring you back? But it was too late. He didn't hear her reply.
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The glaze of death slowly melted from his stunning blue eyes. He blinked a few times, then lifted his head.
"LINK! YOU'RE ALIVE!"
Link sat up and Young Link flung his arms around him.
"I'm… I'm alive?" Link managed to say.
"Yes!" Young Link cried.
Link looked down at his chest. It was completely unscathed. He wiggled his arms around. No broken bones. He lifted a hand to his fore head. No gash. "How?" Link was hopelessly confused.
"It was Navi!"
"The fairy?"
"Yeah! She came, and then she gave her life up for you!"
"Wow…" Link paused as he took everything in, then said: "Thank you Navi."
Young Link hugged Link again. It was a miracle! He was back! He squeezed Link tight. "I'm so glad you're back!"
They laughed and hugged, tears of happiness streaming down their faces. But their laughs faded. Their smiles turned to frowns as ice shot through their veins. Ominous darkness filled the skies and an evil presence made itself known.
Link and Young Link turned around, and saw before them, a gargantuan, gloved hand.
"No!" Link gasped.
"Impossible!" Young Link shrieked
They heard an evil cackle and the two watched has Ganondorf stood up. "What? Don't you remember me telling you about the Master Hand?"
"NO!" Young Link cried out, "That was a lie!"
"Of course it wasn't a lie! Don't tell me that fool of a princess told you that!"
"YOU!" Link yelled. "YOU--"
"Genius? Yes, I quite think so myself. Oh, my plan was perfect! I had my minions send out letters to some random people, and, of course, to you. You all came, for a fighting tournament, but it was more than just that. I was rigging the tournament, so that you and I would win. Then, in the final battle, we would fight, and I would kill you, and if I couldn't, the Master Hand would! But then your little brat friend here wised up to my plans, and I had to do something before he squealed. I tried to speed up the tournament, while still making sure you and I won. In the second round, I jinxed Ness, who would be fighting you, and Samus, who would be fighting me, and we won. When the brat finally squealed, I had to change my plans entirely. I had to kill him and Marth before they told anyone else, but I failed. When three more found out, I focussed on killing you, and that time, I almost succeeded!"
"So that's it!" Link said. "It's all about killing me! The whole tournament was just about getting revenge!"
"Yes! Glad to see you're brighter than the rest of your fellow Hylians." Ganondorf let out another maniacal laugh. "Time to end this!" His hands closed around the handle of Young Link's sword, which was still in his stomach. He pulled it out, wincing. Then, he reached up to his head and ripped out the arrow, to which Link and Young Link flinched as well. Ganondorf lashed out an arm, and the Master Hand flew over to the two Hylians. It tried to grab them, but Link and Young Link expertly rolled and jumped out of its reach.
"You can't dodge forever!" Ganondorf cried. He lifted his arm, and the Master Hand rose into the air. Then, fingers spread, it dropped down. Link and Link managed to roll out of the way.
"Link!" Young Link cried. "What are we gonna do?"
"I don't know!" Link called back. The two were now dancing out of the way of five blue lasers. "We're both unarmed."
Young Link tripped over and fell to the ground. Link saw Master Hand make a gun shape with his hand. Two large bullets fired out of his fingers and homed in on Young Link, who was still dazed from falling down.
"YOUNG LINK!" Link to his younger self and pushed him out of the way, barely missing the bullets himself. Young Link pulled himself up.
"We… we still have arrows."
Link backflipped out of the way of a now swatting Master Hand. "I'm not sure those will do us any good! Not the ones we have anyways."
"What?" Link called as he leaped over the Hand's closed fist.
"Light arrows Link! That's what we need!"
Young Link was thrashing his boomerang about, with no results. "Yeah, but… How are we gonna get those? We got'em from Zelda!"
"I don't know!" Link was now standing on top of the Master Hand, but he was soon knocked off. "But we can't do anything without the Light Arrows or the Master Sword."
"What happened to the Master Sword?" Young Link said, flipping out of the Master Hand's reach.
"I lost it."
"You lost it! How can you lose the Master Sword?"
"Ganondorf did it! It's somewhere out on the field, but I have no clue where!"
Link and Young Link were growing tired. Jumping, rolling, flipping, dodging, it was getting a little too much.
"LINK WATCH OUT!" But it was too late.
"AAH!" Link cried, as the Master Hand grabbed him. A laugh could be heard from Ganondorf
"AND NOW THE TIME HAS FINALLY COME!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Young Link cried. "I'LL NEVER LET YOU WIN!" Young Link ran toward Ganondorf. He ran headlong into him and knocked him over. With closed fists, he started beating the shit out of Ganondorf's face.
"GET OFF ME YOU RAT!" The King of Darkness yelped and threw Link off of him. "MASTER HAND!" Ganondorf closed his hand into a fist and the Master Hand tightened its grip.
"DON'T KILL HIM!" Young Link cried.
"I HAVE NO CHOICE!" Ganondorf shouted. "IF I DON'T KILL HIM, HE'LL KILL ME!"
"I'LL GIVE YOU THE TRIFORCE OF COURAGE!" Young Link cried out in desperation.
Ganondorf paused. "The Triforce? Of Courage?"
"Yeah! And then you can get the other one from Zelda!"
Ganondorf's frown returned. "BUT EVEN WHEN I GET THE TRIFORCE, I'LL HAVE TO KILL YOU ALL! YOU'RE JUST STALLING!" Ganon let out a fierce cry, when suddenly, a green beam of light hit his head. "OW!" Young Link and Ganondorf. Both looked in the direction it came from. "NO!"
A heard of smashers stampeded across the field, led by Roy, who was brandishing a silver Ray Gun. Projectiles of all types were colliding with Ganondorf. Fox and Falco were shooting with their blasters, Samus with hers. Yoshi was throwing eggs, Mr Game and Watch throwing sausages (breakfast anyone?). Pills, fireballs, turnips, ice cubes, anything and everything was being thrown or shot at Ganondorf, who had now fallen to the ground. As the congregation neared, they beat Ganondorf to a pulp with their swords, mallets, fists, legs, tails, thunderbolts, microphones, mushrooms, yo-yos, baseball bats, and other strange, yet very effective weapons.
"NO! I CANNOT BE DEFEATED!" Ganondorf screamed, but he was barely heard over all the smashers' battle cries. As the two dozen smashers continued to beat Ganondorf, Link was frantically running around the field in a frenzied search of the Master Sword. It can't have gone that far! Link thought to himself. His feet pounded the earth as he ran around hopelessly "Oh WHERE is it? Goddesses, WHERE?" As if answering his exasperated prayer, a beam of gold light shot from the clouded sky. Link followed to where it hit the field, and sure enough…
"THE MASTER SWORD!" Link picked it up and sprinted over to where Ganondorf was.
Ganondorf was now a complete mess. What a pitiful, pitiful end. He thought mournfully to himself. He gave up defending himself ages ago. Oh how pathetic. I'm going to die from some overweight plumbers, some little kids, a puffball, a cat… OH MY GODDESSES… The ferocious beating suddenly stopped, but Ganondorf's vision was hindered by blood. And then he heard Link.
"Oh Link!" He cried, and crawled helplessly over to the Hylian. "JUST KILL ME!" He sobbed.
Link looked down upon the sobbing, curled up mass at his feet.
"…puffball no less…"
How sad… Link thought to himself.
"…beaten to death by a yo-yo…" He continued to cry.
"…Ganondorf?"
"…TENNIS RACKET!" He suddenly cried out.
Link looked around. "I think he's lost it…"
"Who cares?" Roy cried out. "Just get it over with and put him out of his misery!"
"…sausages… Ooohh…"
"I… I can't do it." Link said.
"WHAT?" Everyone cried.
"Just look at him!" Link pointed to the weeping Gerudo, who was muttering something about golf clubs.
"Link! Don't tell me you feel SORRY for him!" Samus screamed.
"I…" Link sighed. "I'm taking him to see a psychiatrist."
Twenty-two mouths dropped.
"OH I'LL DO IT!" Young Link shouted. He stomped over to Link and grabbed the Master Sword. He pushed Link away. "HAHAHAHAHAHA!" He said in a creepy cackle. He lifted the sword high over his head, and then stabbed Ganon's chest with all his might.
CLANG
"…What the fuck?"
"He's got a new breastplate on Link!" Called Adult Link from the crowd.
"Oh…I'll just have to settle for your head…" And Young Link raised the sword once more, and in one swift movement, he ended Ganondorf's life.
i just had to give it a humouruos end. lol. with link's cackle, if you cant picture it, think Mithos' cackle from Tales of Symphonia. lol. i had a bunch of different chapter title ideas for this one. at first it was "Back to Hyrule" But, i didnt really like it. then it was "Final Showdown" but that's really corny and unoriginal. and the it was "Death of a Hero." but that was a major spoiler.. so then i thought "Final Destination." sure, it fits, doesnt it:D anyways, there's still a chapter after this, and then im writing the final chapter soon. dont worry, i swear, it will be up in a week tops. the next chappie isnt that long, but read it anways.