Chapter 13 - Memories of Home - Yveltal Attacks Again!

"So, Linky boy…" said Scor.

"Don't call me that."

"Sorry, it just kinda came out. Anyway, how much do you miss your universe?"
"...I...miss it a lot."
The members of The Try Force Guild were back in the Guild house, in the main room, listening to Link talk about where he came from.
"I know. I'll tell you how my whole adventure as the Hero of Winds got started."

"Snooze fest! I mean...Sure, go ahead, buddy."
And Link launched into the story.

As he talked, his memories came flooding back, he found that he enjoyed talking to people - Pokémon - about his adventures.
"And then this huge bird came from nowhere and snatched my sister from the bridge!"
Everyone in the room gasped.
Ampharos looked worried.
"Is she alright? Do we need to go rescue her?"
"No, no, she's fine, some pirates helped me rescue her eventually, but before that, I stupidly ran off the cliff, trying to reach the bird, and nearly fell to my death."

"Did the tallest of those pirates say 'Leave it to me.' at any point?" Scor asked.

"Why?"

"Because...uhhh...You wouldn't understand. Never mind."
Link gave Scor a confused look before speaking again.
"Tetra berated me for my foolishness, the other pirates rescued me, and, let me tell you, I felt like the worst brother in the world when I watched the Helmaroc King - for that was the bird's name - cart her off. I received a scar when I battled the Helmaroc King eventually."
It was nearly identical to the one he had received from Yveltal, save it for it was the opposite side.

Ampharos nodded.
"You must have been very brave fighting this…'Helmaroc King'"
"Yes. And after that, I proceeded to almost die confronting Ganondorf for the first time."
"Wait, you fought Ganondorf as a human?" asked Scor.
"Hylian" Link corrected, "and yes. It was then I found out the Master Sword had been drained of its power due to Ganondorf killing the two Sages that watched over it."
"Uh….What's the Master Sword?" Scor asked. "It sounds beyond awesome! Is it beyond awesome?!"
"Quite so."
Link grinned, touched the Time Gear, and Evolved.

He then reached to his right side and drew Evil's Bane from its scabbard. The weapon sang as it was brought into the light and it blazed with holy power.
"I've seen beyond awesomer." Scor commented.
"No you have not." Link growled as he flipped the sword around in a complete circle - aka throwing it up in the air and catching it flawlessly.

"Maybe I'm just not much of a sword guy." said Scor. "I get the feeling I prefer shield."
"I also prefer shield." Link showed Scor the Mirror Shield as proof.

"Oooooh! Shiny. I'm pretty sure it has a scratch or two on it though."

"What happened next while you were in your universe?" asked Poipole.
"I jumped around a bit. So I'll go back to where I was still on Outset. Tetra told me that I couldn't sail with her and her pirates until I obtained a shield, so, I went to fetch it from my house, only it wasn't where it usually was. My Grandma was keeping it safe for me, and she told me to find Aryll and come back home safely. So, once I obtained the Hero's Shield, we set off for the Forsaken Fortress."

Link then summarized that disastrous first trip to Ganon's hideout, and him waking up the next day in a talking boat, and finding a sail so said talking boat could sail to Dragon Roost Island to collect one of the three Pearls that were needed to open the Tower of the Gods. Following that, Red and him sailed to Koroki Island and obtained the Pearl there, then found the third pearl back on Outset. Once the Tower of the God's bell was rung, a whirlpool opened up, allowing access to the drowned Kingdom of Hyrule.
"From there, I had to activate the failsafe to the basement of Hyrule Castle, once I did so, I walked up to this"

Link tapped the Master Sword with one silver claw, "and pulled it. Seven statues of sword holding warriors activated, allowed sunlight to shine into the castle, and time resumed, but Ganon's army also woke up. That was fun. At that point, I didn't know about the Master Sword being depleted of power, so I went back to the Forsaken Fortress, rescue my sister, fought the Helmaroc King, lost to Ganon, then Tetra showed up and saved me….again. It was revealed that she was the holder of the Triforce of Wisdom, Ganondorf was about to kill both of us, but then Ritos and Valoo showed up."

Link took a deep breath, then continued.
"The Ritos grabbed us and flew off and Valoo set the wrecked ship on fire. Tetra was knocked out due to the ordeal...I suppose I was as well, for I don't really remember much until the two of us were back with Red before the whirlpool. We ventured down to Hyrule, Tetra woke up, I led her into the castle, down to the basement, where a man appeared, except I already knew who he was, the man was Red. The talking boat - he had transformed himself into the King of Red Lions for his own, and Hyrule's, protection.

"He then explained that he was Hyrule's last King, Daphnes Nohansen. He then took out a golden small triangle, then asked Tetra if she still had the necklace that her mother had given her. She said yes, and he asked to see it.
Shortly after, the two pieces of the necklace combined, and I was blinded by a golden light. When I could see again…."
Link faltered for a moment, his eyes slightly glazed over as he remembered.
"...Tetra was no longer herself, but Princess Zelda."
There were exclamations from everyone in the room.

"I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING!" Scor exclaimed as he stood up and put his hands on his cheeks.
"You enthusiasm is appreciated, Scor." said Link as he stared up at the ceiling as he tried to get his voice back.

"It is. Please continue." replied Scor.

Before Link could, however, Yveltal crashed through the roof, roared, and began firing Oblivion Wing repeatedly like mad. One by one, almost all of the Pokémon there got hit by Yveltal's attack. When they were, their bodies turned gray and they began to lose their ability to move. Everyone became stone, frozen in place, save for Link. Those not in the room ran around screaming, but they too, were hit.

"It's Lost Galaxy all over again!" Scor cried after he was hit.

"Wouldn't The Cocoon of Destruction make more sense?" Poipole asked.

"Yes it would. And that's exactly why I didn't…" Scor and Poipole were completely frozen before they could finish their casual conversation.

The next thing Link knew, he was in the town's square, running for his life, once again a Totodile. Xerneas and Zygarde saw him and yelled him to run, then they too, were hit. Soon, everyone in Hanasha Town was turned to Stone save for Link. He had a feeling that it was happening everywhere else as well, and that terrified him. How was he supposed to fight Yveltal by himself? He couldn't. All the times he had tried to, he had failed. So, he ran.

Link reached a dead end not too much later. He had no choice but to turn around and accept his fate.

Well, this blows.

Yveltal fired an Oblivion Wing, but it never hit.
It was blocked by Moonblast.
Zelda was there, standing in front of him, keeping Yveltal at bay.
"...Zelda?"
She half turned to gaze down at him, and then smiled.
"But...but but...Why would you...I thought that...I…" Link tried to say.

Yveltal attacked again, this time hitting the princess while she was distracted. Then she turned into a rock just like all of Yveltal's other victims.

"NO!" Link cried. "I had so many questions!"
The maddened Pokémon prepared to unleash another attack to finish off Link, but then paused, cocked his head like a dog, then turned around and flew away from Link, leaving him all alone.

"What is going on here?" Link puzzled.
Is Zelda back to normal? Am I truly alone now?
I don't understand!