Chapter 6: Ganondorf Living Large

(Ganon's Tower)

Donkey Kong, Link (who was back to wearing his regular tunic), and Diddy Kong had made it almost to the top of the tower after beating up all of Ganondorf's Moblins they've encountered going up the tower.

Diddy Kong- Damn, this tower is so tall! Link, are we close to the top yet?

Link- Hard to say. Ganondorf always changes the interior of his castle each time I visit. Don't ask me how. I don't exactly know myself. In fact, he did something similar to Hyrule Castle more than once.

Eventually, Donkey Kong, Link, and Diddy Kong arrived at this one floor which was just one big room with a bunch of painting that looked like they were of the exact same road hung up all across the room.

Link- This place…it seems strangely familiar to me…

Donkey Kong- I thought you said Ganondorf changes this tower each time you visit.

Link- He does…but he also sometime repeats a few of his old trick, believing they might work on a second try.

As soon as Diddy Kong stepped into the middle of the room with Link and DK, the door was suddenly bared up and a ghostly image of Ganondorf riding a black horse appeared above them.

Diddy Kong- Is that Ganondorf?

Link- No, that's a phantom illusion created from his dark magic. It's usually called Phantom Ganon. Now I know why this seemed familiar. This is the same trap Ganondorf set up for me in the Forest Temple.

Then Phantom Ganon rode his horse into one of the many paintings on the walls.

Diddy Kong- He looks like he's coming out of that painting!

Donkey Kong- No, it looks like he's coming out of that one!

Link pulled out his bow and waited until he saw a trail of dark smoke coming out of one of those painting that looked like Phantom Ganon was coming out of. Once Link saw the black smoke, he fired a light arrow at that painting and it struck Phantom Ganon as soon as he jumped out of the painting.

Donkey Kong- How did you know which painting he was gonna come out of?

Link- Last time I fought Phantom Ganon, he pulled a trick similar to this one. It looks like he's coming out at least two different paintings, but one is just an illusion to throw you off. The painting he's really coming out of will reveal a small essence of Ganondorf's dark magic upon exiting.

Then Phantom Ganon got back up and created an energy ball out of the spear he was holding.

Link- Oh, I remember this too. Hope you guys are good at volleyball.

Donkey Kong- Uh…what now…?

Phantom Ganon fired the energy ball from his spear, but Link used his Master Sword to send it right back. The energy ball hit Phantom Ganon and fell to the ground. Before Phantom Ganon could get back up, Link struck Phantom Ganon with the Master Sword. Phantom Ganon quickly got back up and began floating in the air again. Phantom Ganon fired another energy ball from its spear, but when Link hit the energy ball, Phantom Ganon dodged it. Luckily, Diddy Kong used his barrel jetpack to fly up and knock the energy ball at Phantom Gannon from behind. Phantom Ganon fell to the ground again, but was greeted by Donkey Kong's Monkey Punch before slamming into the wall and vanishing under a cloud of smoke. Then the doors became unbared and Donkey Kong, Link, and Diddy Kong could progress further through Ganon's Tower.

(At the top of Ganon's Tower)

Ganondorf had dipped a flask into a cauldron and then drank the contents of the flask. Right after Ganondorf finished, Donkey Kong knocked down the door and Donkey Kong, Link, and Diddy Kong entered the room.

Ganondorf- I see Phantom Gannon has failed me again. I knew it was a mistake to bring that worthless phantom back. Fortunately, I've already taken some of the potion.

Donkey Kong- You sure about that? You're still the same size as you always are.

Before they even knew it, Ganondorf's body suddenly shook until his body was becoming noticeably larger.

Diddy Kong- I think you spoke to soon there, DK!

Ganondorf kept growing and growing until he became even taller than the ceiling and his head crashed through the roof. Eventually, Ganondorf was a 2000-foot-tall giant.

Ganondorf- Nice! Looks like I'm finally living the big time!

Then Ganondorf felt a few orange grenades explode in his face, but all they did was irritate Ganondorf as much as a bug bite while he was at that size. Ganondorf looked at the large hole in his tower and saw Diddy Kong throwing orange grenades at him.

Ganondorf- Buzz off, shrimp!

Then Ganondorf swung his warlock punch at Diddy. And because Ganondorf was a 200-foot-tall giant, the size of that warlock punch was much larger. Link managed to push Diddy Kong out of the way and held his shield up with his other hand to try and block the warlock punch. However, Link was knocked into the wall after the warlock punch hit the shield.

Ganondorf- You had best be running. Soon as I'm done squishing Hyrule, you and the rest of the Super Mario Brothers' Team are next.

Ganondorf began moving towards Hyrule Castletown. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong pulled Link out of the rubble of what was left of Ganon's Tower, but Link's arm wasn't looking so good.

Link- God damn it! I think I broke my arm!

Donkey Kong- Shit! What are we going to do now?!

Diddy Kong- Hey Donkey Kong! I think there's still some of that potion left!

Donkey Kong and Link saw Diddy looking into the cauldron. Donkey Kong and Link looked and saw Diddy was right.

Link- There really is some of that potion left…but it looks like there's only enough for one of us.

Donkey Kong- Maybe you should take it since you have the Master Sword that can repel Ganondorf's darkness.

Link- DK, I already injured my arm protecting Diddy Kong. I'm afraid I can't do much.

Diddy Kong- Looks like it has to be you, DK.

Donkey Kong- Ok, I'll do it.

Donkey Kong picked up the cauldron and began drinking some of what was left of the potion.

Donkey Kong- Yuck! That shit tastes worse than those potions Cranky made us drink once!

Diddy Kong- But it will make you big and strong…literally.

Link- You might be needing this too.

Then Link hands Donkey Kong the Master Sword with his good arm.

Donkey Kong- But I thought you said the Master Sword can only let those who it deems worthy can wield it.

Link- Well…let's find out if you are worthy to wield the Master Sword…