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Outofstategrl: I don't think it's Bongo Bongo exactly, but it's pretty much the same thing. Gohdan or whatever his name is was testing the hero, and Bongo Bongo is just rude.
Herooftimes: Yup, I used to play star fox 64 all the time. Nintendo seems to reuse ideas a lot… Anyway, I'm not sure if the Great Fairies will be used, but as I type this I actually see a way I might use one. Thanks for the review!
Link Fangirl01: He wasn't allowed in because he would stop Naito from taking the sword and… yeah, the rest is explained in this chapter.
"Hyah!" Link yelled, leaping into action. He flipped over a moblin, slashing down at its head as he went. He pulled off a quick spin attack as he landed, fending off more. He stepped to the side as a darknut slammed its sword down at him, then leaped forward and planted his sword its neck, where the armour was weakest. He pulled free, back flipping to put some distance between him and another darknut.
Naito ran up the stairs, hearing the racket above. He realized the monsters must have started moving, and if the shouts were anything to judge by, Link was inside now. He arrived on the main level with his shield ready for action alongside his new sword. It was chaos, with monsters wandering all over, occasionally bickering, but mostly hell bent on disassembling the castle.
He heard a yell from closer to the entrance, and ran over to see Link and a darknut, blades locked, pushing each other. Link strained against it, and then agilely rolled to the side and around to the back, jumping up with a spin. He slashed up the weak back of the armour, which fell apart. The darknut spun in rage, smacking Link with the broad side of his blade. Link reeled back, but the darknut was no longer watching him. It had seen Naito, and decided to go after him instead.
Naito tensed, but stayed cool. This new sword soothed him, feeling light and comforting in his grip. When the darknut reared its arm back for a might swing, he acted. He leaped up as it swung, right over the blade and onto its shoulders. He bounced off and landed behind it, spinning and throwing his momentum into a might stab. His sword went clean through, and the darknut dropped like a rag doll.
Link was so interested in this display that he was almost beheaded by a moblin's spear. He ducked just in time, grabbing the spear with his right hand. He wrenched the moblin closer, stabbing his sword through its head. He held the spear, spinning and tossing it through another moblin. These monsters were dumb as hell; some of them hadn't even noticed him or Naito.
Naito ran over to him after dispatching a moblin. Link looked at the sword in his hand, the sword that was also the key to all of Ganon's greatest powers. He gritted his teeth, spinning and slashing another moblin.
"Naito, get back to the boat!" He barked, drop kicking a moblin and planting his sword into it after it fell back.
"No way!" Naito yelled back, back flipping as a darknut stabbed at him. He pushed the blade to the side with his shield and rolled through its legs. He spun and slashed the armour off of it as he rose. He hopped back nimbly as it spun around. It swung horizontally and he used the jump attack he had seen Link use, locking swords. It was pushed back slightly from his momentum, but it planted its feet and shoved forward. Naito flew a few meters back, hitting his head on the floor. He blinked, dazed, as the same darknut raised its sword over its head, preparing to bring it down.
Link leaped through the air, slamming it with his shoulder. It reeled sideways and Link hit the ground with his sword poised to strike. He brought it down at an angle, leaving a large gash from its right shoulder down to the left of its waist. It staggered forward, collapsing a second later.
"See? Too dangerous, get back!" Link commanded to Naito.
"I could have had him!" Naito exclaimed as he got it. He looked ready to say something else, but suddenly his eyes widened. He ran forward, leaping at Link. He pushed on Link's shoulders, vaulting over him and raising his sword. He deflected a moblin's spear that had been heading right between Link's shoulder blades. Link spun in mild surprise as Naito charged forward and put a deep slash in the moblin's stomach.
"Maybe YOU should go back to the boat." Naito mocked.
"You know, you're pretty quick. Alright, I guess there's no convincing you… just stick close." He said, as Naito ran off on his own.
"Damn…" He muttered, running after him. A moblin tried to get in his way, but he put his shield forward and pushed it down, trampling it and continuing forward. He caught up to see Naito between two advancing darknuts. The darknuts swung down at him, but he quickly leaped to the side. The swords collided, locking there for a second. Naito had been charging energy to his sword, and unleashed a large spin attack. The two darknuts burst into flame as the wave of energy hit them, falling back and writhing on the ground.
Link started to walk forward, but three moblins advanced at him from three sides. He cupped his hands, creating a small flame. He brought it back, and then up and onto the ground. It ignited into a powerful Din's Fire, surrounding him and expanding. The three moblins were vaporized, and two darknuts further on were set on fire, running around in a panic before dying.
By now, the castle was almost empty. Many of the creatures had left, realizing the castle was pretty well destroyed, and abandoned. They left through the back way, which was probably good. If they left through the front, they would have found the boat.
"Should we go?" Naito asked, looking around the empty area.
Link started to nod, and then raised a finger to tell him to wait. He ran out the back way where the monsters had gone, which used to lead to more of the castle. That had been destroyed; he knew it as soon as he entered. It was now a white bridge over a large canyon, leading to a chunk of land on the other side. There was a large, dark coloured castle that had definitely not been there before. He ran along, seeing a few moblins near the other side.
Around the halfway point, he stopped short. A large, translucent dark brown barrier had slowly appeared, denying him access. He pulled out his bow, aiming an arrow at it. He fired, and it was vaporized on contact. He tried a light arrow, which created a small hole about the size of a fist. It sealed up a half of a second later. He turned and headed back, deciding not to waste time here. Ganon was above the surface anyway.
He and Naito headed back out to the boat. Link was silent, lost in thought. As they approached the King of Red Lions, he instantly saw the sword.
"So you have retrieved the Master Sword… good, good…" He said as they climbed in.
"Good? Don't you know what this means? How could you let him take the sword?" Link snapped.
"It is the only way to defeat Ganon." The boat said solemnly.
"But before now he wasn't really a big threat. I don't know how he escaped the sacred realm, but the Master Sword holds more than his physical body in the sacred realm. All his power, and the power of his triforce piece are now his again. He's pretty well invincible." Link sighed, defeated.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, back me up. How the hell do you know all this? Who ARE you?" Naito piped up. Link didn't answer.
"Naito, I don't think I can explain it all to you right now. But Link has reason to fear Ganon, he knows more about him then anyone. You could say he's a researcher." The boat said to Naito gently, before turning to Link and saying, "You need to understand, things have to get worse before they can get better."
Link shrugged. "Too late now. We should head back to the Forsaken Fortress before he does more damage." Link said grimly. The boat nodded, and cruised into the ring of light. They were carried up and away.
They broke the surface, completely dry. The ring of light faded away, and Link checked out the sea chart. It had the forsaken fortress on it from the very beginning, so he used the compass to find their course. Naito hoisted the sail, and off they went.
They arrived at the Forsaken Fortress by nightfall. They stopped out of the reach of the spotlights, and used the telescope to check the place out.
"How do we get in?" Naito asked. Link was staring at the wooden structure up top. His gauntlet hid the glow, but he could feel the Triforce mark on his hand burning slightly. Ganon was definitely up there, and he knew they were here.
"Just head for the entrance, and load the cannon." Link said. Naito looked at him like he was crazy, but did as he was told.
The spotlights flocked to them, but no shots were fired. It was eerily silent. The cannon was out and ready, so Link slid to the front and aimed it carefully. He launched a bomb at the bottom of the large wooden door, and fired. It blew out the bottom bit of the door, and the rest crumbled after them. Again, no counter attack was made. They cruised uneasily inside, docking where both Links had once scrambled out of the water and into the fortress. The two hopped out, looking around carefully.
"You must find Ganon, up in the tower. It seems he has let you in, but be careful from here on out. That bird might still be around as well… But don't worry. You have the Master Sword, the blade of evil's bane, the one spoken of in the legends." The King of Red Lions said, more to Naito then to Link. Naito nodded, and the two set off up the stairs.
At the top was the open area, with the spotlights trained on it like before. As soon as they entered, a gate went up behind them and on the ramp out. The door leading into the fortress was bolted shut, and the spotlights went out. The two Links stood tense, drawing their swords. It was eerily quiet again.
A deep laughter rang out, evil and mocking. It was like Ganondorf's laughter, although there was something off about it. Phantom Ganon was the first thing Link thought of.
He was almost right. A creature appeared before the, made of shadow but with Ganon's basic shape. It wasn't the Phantom Ganon Link knew, but it was close. Link and Naito stood side by side, weapons ready. It floated before them, drawing a large black sword from within the folds of darkness.
"You are not worthy to fight Lord Ganon. I am more than enough for you." It said, floating up and further back. It raised its sword, and charged forward suddenly. Link jumped left and Naito jumped right, and it hit empty air. It landed on the ground, turning toward the two of them. All three raised their swords, and charged at each other.
AN: Uhhhh… please review.