Chapter Three: Havoc in Hyrule
"This place reminds me of the Mushroom Plains." Luigi said as they walked through the fields.
"Link, I thought you owned a horse!" Mario said.
"Epona... about her… well… she got captured too." Link said.
"SO YOU MEAN WE HAVE TO WALK ALL THIS WAY!" Luigi shouted.
"Pretty much." Link said.
Luigi sighed, and before he fainted on the ground, Mario grabbed him.
"Thanks Mario." Luigi said.
"You're Welcome." Mario replied.
The heroes traveled aimlessly until they heard muffled screams of help
"Help!"
"Someone's in trouble, its coming from there!" Link declared.
So the heroes headed towards the sound. Eventually, breaking the endless sea of grass was their destination. It was a long bridge, the same bridge the Smashers fought on in the last tournament.
"It's the Bridge of Eldin!" Luigi exclaimed.
The cries of help became louder as the heroes approached the bridge. Once they were on the bridge, they discovered a rope tied onto a ledge. Once they looked down, they saw it was Princess Zelda, who was tied up, and was left dangling aimlessly above the gorge.
"It's Princess Zelda!" Mario said.
Before the heroes could even think of a plan to bring her up, a loud noise was heard.
"THUD!"
"What was that?" Link asked.
The heroes turned around, only to see it was the fearsome beast, Ganon.
"Do you three fools really think you can get past me!" thought Ganon.
With that, the beast charged at the three heroes. They dodged, but the ruckus shook the bridge. Poor Zelda had to endure all the action, while hoping the rope did not break.
"It's time for some action!" Link said as he drew his sword from his sheath. Mario and Luigi ignited their hands in flames.
"This is too easy!" thought the beast as it charged at the three.
"Come and take it!" Mario thought as the beast charged.
The three heroes then attacked, but there was not a scratch on the beast.
"Insolent fools! Let's see some real action!" thought the beast as it slammed into the heroes, knocking them down.
"Mama Mia, he's-a-to strong." Mario sighed.
The heroes brushed themselves off, and thought of a plan to at least introduce the monster to pain. Then Link remembered something.
"His head, it's his weak spot!" Link shouted.
With that, Link took his trusty bow and arrow, and aimed for the monster. In seconds, Link shot the arrow, and just as expected, the monster got hit, and howled in pain.
"Mario, Luigi, hit its belly!" Link commanded.
The heroes did just that, and the beast howled in pain even louder. Suddenly a magic aura surrounded it and it appeared to change forms.
"Ganon is changing! Mario shouted.
Suddenly Ganon changed from a lumbering beast to a powerful warlock.
"I see that you managed to get some hits on me!" said Ganondorf. "But you still don't know what you're up against!"
With that, Ganondorf charged a warlock punch which the three managed to avoid.
"Very good, but it's only a warm up!" Ganondorf said as he shot blasts of dark magic.
"Watch out!" Luigi shouted as they avoided the blasts.
The heroes soon realized they had to keep their eyes peeled, for fighting Ganondorf was not easy.
Meanwhile, in the Mushroom Kingdom, DK, Diddy, and Dixie brushed themselves off after jumping from K. Rool's airship. Many toads were looking at them. The toads soon recognized who they were.
"It's Donkey Kong!" the toads cried. "And he brought friends!"
"It's an honor to meet you guys!" DK replied.
"What brings you here?" a citizen asked.
"We'll it all started when…." DK started telling the story.
"Wow that's some story!" A citizen remarked.
"Where do you think this K. Rool is headed now?" asked a Toad.
"From the looks of it, it seems like he is trying to form an alliance with Bowser!" DK replied.
"Who is Bowser?" Dixie asked.
"You'll see." DK replied.
Meanwhile in his airship, K. Rool was on his way to Bowser's Kingdom.
"Soon Bowser and I will finally take over this planet!" K. Rool thought.
K. Rool soon arrived in the Koopa Kingdom. He and his elite fighters marched towards Bowser.
"K. Rool, what are you doing here?" Bowser asked.
"I am here to help you take over this planet!" K. Rool replied.
Bowser thought about his offer.
"Okay, double the power, doubles the trouble!" Bowser grinned.
The two tyrants soon joined forces and marched towards Mushroom Kingdom.
"DK is here!" Toadsworth shouted.
"What's Donkey Kong doing here?" Peach asked.
"I don't know, but he's here." Toadsworth replied.
Peach and Toadsworth ran down the castle to castle to greet Donkey Kong and his friends.
"I'm pleased to meet you Donkey Kong, and friends!" Peach said.
"We are here because our arch enemy is joining forces with Bowser." Diddy said.
"His name is King K. Rool!" Dixie added.
"That's not good!" Peach replied.
Just then a low rumbling sound appeared. It grew louder and louder until it arrived. It was Bowser, K. Rool, and their army! Bowser and K. Rool were in the Koopa Klown Car.
"Where's the Mario Bros when you need them?" Toadsworth wondered as the army got closer.
"Mwahahaha, you fools may have won last time, but this time is different." Bowser gloated.
"You must be Bowser!" Dixie Kong shouted. "K. Rool really did join forces with this overgrown turtle!"
"Precisely!" Bowser shouted.
"And it seems like the Mario Bros are gone!" K. Rool replied.
"This is great!" Bowser said. "It will be easier than I thought!"
"The Mario Bros may not be here, but we're here!" DK and his friends shouted. "It's no challenge taking out a few turtles and crocs!"
With that, Donkey Kong performed his famed hand slap move, which juggled kritters, and koopas in the air. Diddy and his Peanut Popgun took out a few enemies, and Dixie used her pony tail to wrap up the enemies, and twirl them around until they fell. Peach who was impressed, decided to join the fight.
"Let's do this!" Peach said as she opened her parasol, stunning some enemies.
"I didn't know Peach could fight." Diddy said.
Peach gave Diddy Kong a glare as Diddy realized his mistake. The heroes then waited for what else the tyrants would toss at them. Bowser soon pressed a button. Suddenly, out from the horizon, a giant tank with multiple cannons arrived.
"W-What is that?" Diddy Kong asked.
The heroes then looked in fear as the two tyrants laughed maniacally.
"Take this, and this, and some of this!" Ganondorf shouted as he shot out black lightning at the heroes.
"Whoa, that was a close one!" shouted Luigi.
Link soon threw his boomerang at Ganondorf. As predicted, nothing happened.
"Do you really think you can defeat an immortal being with a boomerang?" Ganondorf shouted.
Link soon thought about it. He then had an idea.
"Mario, I need some firepower!" Link shouted.
"Oke-Dokey!" Mario shouted.
Mario heated his hands on Links Boomerang. Once the boomerang was ready, Link threw it. The Boomerang soon ignited and flew towards Ganondorf at fast speed. It wasn't just a boomerang, but it was a flamerang! It hit Ganondorf, and it really left a scar. Ganondorf cried in pain and fell as the boomerang returned to Link. Just as he was about to get up, Luigi charged a Luigi Rocket, and knocked Ganondorf down. At Last! The King of Darkness was defeated! The heroes soon ran up to him. Ganondorf opened his eyes, and a veil of dark magic appeared around him.
"You have not seen the last of me!" the warlock growled as he teleported.
Link soon ran up to where Zelda was hanging, and pulled her up.
"Thank you Link." Zelda said. "Thanks again Mario, and Luigi."
"You're welcome!" the heroes said.
"We have to go back to Hyrule!" Link said.
"But that's-a far away!" Mario objected.
"That's okay, I have a faster way!" Zelda said. "It's a new skill I learned.
With that, she ordered everyone to stand back. She waved her hands in a coordinated style, which then opened a portal.
"Get in; I can't hold it for long!" Zelda shouted.
The heroes jumped in, and Zelda jumped in just in time before the portal closed. They then arrived in the Hyrule Castle Town, where the people were cheering for the heroes.
"Thank you Link for rescuing Zelda!" the mayor said. "And thank you two for helping us!"
Mario, Luigi, and Link nodded in acknowledgement. Mario and Luigi soon approached a transporter. When they were about to enter, Link and Zelda wanted in as well.
"What are you doing?" Mario asked.
"You helped us so were returning the favor." Zelda replied.
The Citizens soon acknowledged their decision and cheered for then again as they teleported back to the Mushroom World.
In the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario, and Luigi appeared out of the transporter. They then noticed that it was under attack. They also noticed that Zelda, and Link weren't present. Luigi soon tried to go in, but Mario grabbed him.
"We have to take care of them first!" Mario said.
"Okay." Luigi said as the duo soon ran to the scene.
"Where am I?" Link said as he awoke to the scent of fruit
He then noticed a green dinosaur in front of him."Yoshi?" Link said.
The dinosaur nodded as it offered Link an apple.
"Thanks!" Link said as he ate the apple.
"Link, you're okay!" Zelda shouted.
"Zelda you're here!" Link replied. "But where are Mario, and Luigi?"
"I'll show you!" Yoshi piped. "It's an honor to help any hero, from any world!
The heroes were surprised the dinosaur could talk, but they immediately followed Yoshi. They soon noticed a red vehicle half buried in the sand. The heroes unearthed it, and it was revealed to be a helicopter.
"I'll fly it!" Yoshi declared as he, and the other two boarded the helicopter.
The three then lifted off, and flew towards the Mushroom Kingdom.
Can Mario and Luigi fight off the invasion? With Link, Zelda, and Yoshi on their way, we might know the answer. Stay tuned for the upcoming chapter!