Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Heroes

Chapter 18: Ganon

The heroes finished their quick trek up the stairs, and now stood before two large wooden doors. The wood was black, as they had seemingly been burned on the outer layer to receive such a menacing look.

Before they entered, Link turned to his cohorts.

Link, "alright, this is it. Behind this door is Ganon and his remaining minion. We have our plan. Erma frees the girls while we deal with Ganon. I have to fight him, but I need all of your help on this. But, if any of you wish to turn back, take a step back…."

Everyone stood their ground.

Link, "You're all sure? This could be quite dangerous."

Malon put a hand on his shoulder.

Malon, "we're all in this together Link. We'll follow you through this!"

Shin took a step forward, "You given meh purpose. I fight fer you!"

Skull stepped forward.

Skull, "I've never felt so fulfilled when doing something till now. I wanna see this through!"

Jo-Ann stepped forward.

Jo-Ann, "I wanna give that bastard a piece of my mind for what he's done!"

Chuko stepped forward.

Chuko, "it would be an honour to fight with you in this moment Link."

Navi floated atop Links shoulder.

Navi, "I won't go until we finish this!"

Flynn rubbed his head against Links leg, and then sat proudly in front of his companion.

Before anyone could speak, each of them heard a loud neigh at the bottom of the stairs.

Everyone looked down to see Epona standing below them.

Navi, "um…. What'll we do with her?"

Malon, "I'm sure she's fine waiting here. Afterall, she somehow made it here without any of us knowing!"

Chuko, "is no one gonna question that?"

Navi, "after everything we've been through, are we really expecting things to make complete sense?"

Everyone gave a chuckle at Navis statement.

Link gave a cough, and took a stance before his companions.

Link, "y'know, I find myself one lucky fellow. Standing before me, and below me, are seven and a half of the most brave and amazing people I've met on this journey of mine!"

Malon couldn't help but rub her stomach when she heard the 'and a half' line that Link gave.

Link, "now, I stand before all of you. My friends. My family. On the verge of a life and death battle. All I can hope is that our merry little band can get through this. Now, I ask all of you…. Are you ready!?"

Everyone raised their arms into the air and cheered!

Link smiled and turned around, and immediately thrust his foot forward to kick down the doors. They swung open with such great force, revealing the dark throne room.

Link took the lead, with everyone following behind cautiously. Link's sword was ready to strike, when they suddenly heard two voices.

"Link!"

"Malon!"

Link and Malon caught site if the cage. It rested yo the side of the room. Inside was Zelda and Aryll.

Link ran forward with Malon right behind him, guarding his back.

Link, "Aryll, Zelda, are you two alright!?"

Zelda, "we're fine, just tired and eager to escape."

Aryll, "we knew you'd rescue us! We just knew it!"

Link, "we weren't gonna stop until we saved you both!"

Malon, "Links right! None of us gave up!"

Zelda and Aryll both smiled at one another and then at their rescuers.

Suddenly, the room filled with a sinister laugh.

Everyone looked towards the from of the room to see Ganondorf sitting atop his throne. His arms were crossed as he looked at the group standing before him.

Ganon, "well, well, well. The Hyrule Heroes. That's what you're calling yourselves, am I correct?"

Skull, "yeah, what's it to you ass-bag?"

Ganon, "classy…. Anyway, I'd like to make you aware of certain information…."

He stood up and thrust his arm to the side. Suddenly, everyone heard a high pitched wail as a sword flew into Ganondorf's hand. It was large, with jagged edges, and glowed with a dark aura.

Chuko, "is that…."

The sword suddenly spoke.

"Hello! Sorry to cut things short!"

Everyone, even Ganondorf, groaned at the joke.

Ghirahim was the sword, and apparently had an awful sense of humor.

Ganon, "I'm not afraid to spill your blood with my sword."

Ghirahim, "it's true, he won't! He won't hesitate to kill all of you where you stand!"

Ganon, "okay, easy Ghirahim. Less talky, more stabby."

Ghirahim, "right, sorry!"

Link stepped forward to interrupt the arguing pair.

Link, "we've come too far! We're not going to lose to you!"

Ganon, "my boy, there's a thin line between being brave, and being foolish. I'm sure you can guess what side you walk on…."

Shin, "weh beat yer mage, weh can beat you!"

Ganon, "heh, heh, heh. And how are you going to do that?"

Skull, "like this!"

Skull immediately threw his knife at Ganondorf, but it was easily deflected by his sword.

He snickered.

Ganon, "clever. Very clever. But do you really think it'll take a knife to kill me?"

Skull, "no, but a blast of magic might!"

Ganon, "wha-"

A sudden burst of fire was flung at the male Gerudo, sending him across the room over his chair.

Erma was in the air yelling.

Erma, "attack the moron! I'll get the girls!"

Link nodded and began to run towards the rising Gerudo.

Ganondorf saw the boy heading towards him, and swung his sword downwards.

Link caught sight of the sword and lifted his own weapon up to block the swing.

A loud sound of metal hitting metal filled the room as Link and Ganondorf locked blades.

Erma flew down as this happened, lunging at the cage and summoning a key. She unlocked it, finally freeing the two girls.

Ganon yelled as he continued to swing at Link with his sword.

Ganon, "Erma!? What the Hell are you doing?"

Erma ran over to the others as Zelda and Aryll hid behind everyone.

Erma, "I know what you did to my mother you bastard! Consider this payback for everything you've done to me!"

Erma stuck her middle finger up at Ganondorf as she began to lead Zelda and Aryll out of the throne room.

She yelled behind her as she lead them.

"I'll get the girls out of the fortress! You guys help Link!"

Jo-Ann replied, "you don't have to tell us twice!"

Jo-Ann and the others all lifted their weapons into the air, Chukos fist was all he held up.

Link and Ganon struck at each other, one blow after another.

Metal clang after metal clang echoed throughout the room.

Link knew he couldn't keep the fight going like this. Link had to think if a plan.

And then, he got a bright idea.

"Chuko! Start smashing the floor!"

Chuko, "what!?"

Malon, "what!?"

Jo-Ann, "what!?"

Shin, "what!?"

Skull, "what!?"

Navi, "what!?"

Flynn, "aroo!?"

Link, "you heard me! Everyone run out of the room, Chuko, but the floor as hard as you can!"

Chuko started to get an idea of what Link was planning.

Everyone ran out of the room, Malon last.

Chuko stood in the doorway, and raised his fists up.

Chuko, "are you sure about this!?"

Link, "yes! Smash as hard as you can!"

Chuko gulped, and then brought his hands down. His fists cracked the floor, but didn't leave any major damage.

Link, "keep going!"

Chuko nodded and threw his fists down once more. The floor began to crackle and quake.

Ganon, "the Hell are you doing boy!?"

Link, "creating an opening for an attack ya dumbass!"

Ghirahim, "how da-"

Ganon, "not now Ghirahim!"

Chuko kept throwing his hands down several more times as Link and Ganon continued to clash.

It went on for five minutes until….

CRASH!

….The floor collapsed.

Link and Ganon both fell down into the lower level, ie the the training hall.

Both had to take a second to regain their senses. Only one minute passed before the two were back at it.

Ganon now looked off. His arms looked larger, and his eyes looked more yellow. His teeth were sharper, and his skin began to show a bluish hue.

Link noticed, "well, you look different."

Ganon, "you don't know the half of it boy. While you've been trading blows with me, I've slowly been transforming."

Ghirahim, "soon, Lord Ganondorf will be in his true form! The Demon King!"

Link, "Ganon…."

Ganon, "pity you won't live to see my new form!"

With that, Ganon ran over to Link, drawing his sword up once more. Link did the same, bring his own weapon down against the Gerudos.

Ganon smiled smugly as he and Link were caught in a deadlock once again.

Ganon, "I'll give you credit boy. You're somehow able to keep up with me! That's an accomplishment!"

Link, "no, I'd call it skill!"

Ganon snickered, "too bad that skill won't save you!"

Ganon broke the deadlock, and began to swing madly at Link.

At the top floor, Malon looked down at her fiance's duel with Ganondorf.

Malon turned to all of her friends.

Malon, "what do we do? We've gotta help Link!"

Chuko, "I've got an idea, but it's a little dangerous!"

Jo-Ann, "anything would work!"

Chuko, "alright, everyone on my back!"

Everyone, "... what!?"

Chuko, "I'll jump down with everyone on my back!"

Navi, "um, I think I'll just fly down!"

Navi did a dive bomb and flew down to the lower level.

Chuko, "well, no one else here can fly, right?"

Malon literally jumped on Chukos back as fast as a tektite.

Malon, "everyone, get on the Goron!"

Jo-Ann jumped onto Chukos arms while Shin and Skull jumped onto his shoulders. Flynn jumped onto Chukos head, earning a grunt as the wolf made his way around his head, gripping the sides of his head.

It looked quite ridiculous, seeing a wolf, farm girl, Gerudo, Zora and Stalfos holding onto a Goron.

Chuko, "everyone hold on!"

Chuko stepped back a bit, but then started to run. In less than two seconds, Chuko jumped into the air, earning yells from everyone with him.

Malon, "Ahhhhhh!"

Jo-Ann, "Shiiiiiiiiiit!"

Skull, "Craaaaaaaaaaaap!"

Shin, "Hahahahahahahahahaha!"

Flynn, (JeSuS LOuIsEsUs!)

"Hold on!"

Everyone looked up to see Erma flying through the air.

She suddenly waved her wand in the air, causing the group to slow their descent to the ground until they landed safely.

As everyone jumped off of Chuko, Malon spoke.

Malon, "Erma! Where's Zelda and Aryll!"

Erma, "they're safe! Trust me!"

Meanwhile…

Zelda and Aryll were riding in circles on Epona, chasing a single living Moblin who had survived the groups carnage. The two were laughing hysterically at their actions.

Back to the main battle!

Erma had floated down to stand beside her cohorts.

And during all of this, Link and Ganondorf were striking blow after blow with their swords.

The room, filled with rubble, echoed with the sound of metal slashing against metal.

Ganondorf gained the upper hand by crouching down to avoid Links swipe, and kicked the young hero off of his feet. Just as Ganon was about to slice him in two, his blade locked with another.

Malon had run over and locked blades with the Gerudo, whose features now resembled more of a wild boar than a Gerudo. His skin was now a darker shade of blue. His eyes were yellow, his teeth now fangs, with two tusk like ones protruding from his lower jaw.

His body had even grown more muscular, but his legs had grown smaller, and more animal like.

Ganon, "foolish farm girl. Do you know who you're dealing with!?"

Ganondorf was now in his true form. As he jumped up and kicked Malon over a few feet and raised his sword, he yelled.

"I am truly Ganon! The Demon King! Ganondorf Dragmire has been shed like a fur coat! And this land will feel my wrath!"

Ganon ran at the girl, but was stopped in his tracks by a bite to his hind leg.

Flynn had latched on with all of his strength, biting in the leg, drawing more blood as he did so.

"Filthy mutt! Get off of me!"

Before he could even blink, Chukos fist struck his face with enough force to send him back a few feet.

He dropped his sword to the ground and fell backwards, causing Flynn to run of towards Malon, who had risen up off of the ground, and made her way over to Link.

Ganon rose to his feet, but was then met by Shin and Skull.

Ganon, "and what are you two small-ones gonna do? Hit me with a rattle?"

Skull simply answered, "nope!"

Skull stabbed him in the leg, while Shin jumped atop the Demon Kings shoulders, and began to wail on him with a large wooden club.

Ganon kept trying to grab the child, but was continuously met with a club to the hand.

As this occured, Malon helped Link up.

Malon, "are you alright?"

Link, "yeah. He just caught me off guard."

Malon, "what now?

"You die!"

They turned around to see Ghirahim. He was now back in his Julian form, and had a series of daggers floating around him.

Ghirahim, "you fools won't win! Lord Ganon and I, will strike you all down!"

Before he could extend his arm and send the blades towards the couple, a burst if magic was ent his way, sending him sprawling onto the ground a few feet away.

Erma was the one who sent the magic, with Jo-Ann by her side.

Link, "what the-"

Erma, "go attack the big guy, we'll deal with the letter-opener!"

Link nodded, and proceeded to run with Malon towards Ganon. He had managed to tear Shin off of his face, and now saw the Link and Malon running towards him. Link we song a few feet away, and about to strike, when Ganon brought his hand up and flung the sword into the air.

Everyone looked on in horror as the sword went up.

Ganon simply laughed, even as Erma and Jo-Ann had their weapons at Ghirahim's throat.

Ganon, "fools! You will not win this day! I am the Demon Kings! I am Ganon! I am Hyrules reckoning!"

Ganon proceeded to bring his hand up, attempting to crush Link and Malon.

When suddenly….

I know! A cruel place for a cliffhanger. But this chapter was getting to long. Don't worry, the next chapter will be out soon! Until then, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!