Sorry for the delay of this coming out guys. I had a tiring week at work last week and I may have been a bit distracted by playing Hyrule Warriors. (laughs nervously) That is an awesome game, if you have a WiiU, I highly recommend you get that game.
Danish0303 thank you for the kind review. Sorry if the romance is cheesy. I haven't had much experience in romantic relationships, that and I do tend to enjoy fluffy fanfictions ^_^ But once again thank you for the kind words.
Italics = Thoughts or telepathy
Disclaimer I do not own Pokemon or the Legend of Zelda, if I owned the latter Twilight Princess' story would be tweaked quite a bit.
Ash and Princess May were being sucked in closer by Hargahnim's dark portal by the second. They did not have much time left.
"Princess May quick grab on to me!" Ash called out to her. She reached her hand out towards him and he grabbed it puller her closer to him. She wrapped her arms around his waist. Ash then pulled out his hookshot. He aimed it at the railing in the corner of the room. It shot out and hit its mark pulling Ash and Princess May safely away from the vortex being able to draw them in.
However the vortex was merely a distraction, Hargahnim then teleported and when he teleported back there were multiple versions of him and he shot out multiple energy spheres at Princess May and Ash!
Ash watch out! Something's different about those. She communicated to him telepathically.
Ash and Princess May dodged where the spheres would land however to their horror they followed them. They were not able to react quickly enough and they landed their mark electrocuting them.
Hargahnim cackled in pleasure as her heard them yelp in pain. Ash rose to his feet, steam coming off his armor. He offered his hand to Princess May and she took it rising to her feet.
"I knew it, those were electric spheres!" Princess May exclaimed to Ash.
"Yes, but Princess how do we stop that?" Ash asked her.
May then put her index finger on her chin thinking. After a few seconds she realized it.
I got it Ash! When Harghanim sends another electrical sphere attack I will cast an electricity spell on your Master Sword. It should then be able to repel electrical attacks safely back. You keep Hargahnim distracted and I will shoot a Silver Arrow at him. That should stun him enough for you to finish him off!
Great plan Princess May!
Ash spoke back to her telepathically. May was shocked that he was able to do that.
Ash since when could you speak to me telepathically?
Umm, since the battle we had earlier?
Oh yeah! I forgot about that. Oops silly me. Now come on we don't have much time! Ash and Princess May then faced off towards Hargahnim once more.
"What's this? Have the rodents come to take more punishment? My my hons. If you want to then be my guests!" Hargahnim smiled deviously at them. In his arrogance he sent all the electrical spheres at May. He knew that she could keep healing Ash, however a caster using healing magic could not cast it on herself.
Ash was shocked but use a maxed spring from the Pegasus Boots, when he was in striking distance with the electrical spheres May activated the electrical enchantment on the Master Sword. Small streaks of electricity quietly cackled from it. Ash swung at the spheres with a powerful horizontal slice straight at Hargahnim. It managed to hit all of them but they were all fakes!
Ash and Princess May waited calmly trying to sense where the real Hargahnim was. Suddenly dark energy started appearing from below Ash and Princess May's feet. Ash grabbed Princess May's hand and they ran away from it just in time as it unleashed a massive vertical wave of dark energy from it. May could sense Hargahnim from the portal that was still giving off energy.
May then looked at Ash and he seeing her expression nodded. He charged up energy in the Master Sword and sent a massive shockwave at the portal. It hit home and Hargahnim shrieked in pain.
"You fools! I thought this was impenetrable. Why I – Owww!" Princess May shot him with a silver arrow. Then in a green windy flash Ash appeared behind him and struck him with a spin attack.
Hargahnim then teleported away. He then charged his hands as they were giving off a yellow aura.
Alright Ash I will absorb the electrical attack, then I will shoot a massive electric sphere to the right of Hargahnim then strike it at him understood?
I got you loud and clear Princess!
Ash stood six feet behind Princess May and using his Quake magic, he summoned a wall behind Princess May. Hargahim thought Ash was losing his mind. He payed it no matter as he then sent electrical shockwaves towards May. She screamed and fell down and Hargahnim smirked until before he knew it, May shot an electrical sphere towards the right of him.
"HA YOU MISSED!" He yelled triumphantly
Princess May then looked up at him smirking.
Oh yeah, or did I? Princess May thought to herself.
Before he could react. He was struck with the lighting sphere as it crashed into his left side. He shrieked in pain. He was then shot by a Silver Arrow as it struck him from the opposite side. Ash then slashed him multiple times from the back before finishing with a spinning attack sending Hargahnim flying to the center of the floor.
Ash was about to perform a finishing move until he noticed a dark green aura surround Hargahnim. To Ash and Princess May's shock Hargahnim looked on in terror at what was happening to him. They then heard a booming sinister voice.
"You fool! I told you not to underestimate these brats! Do you listen to me? Why no!"
"Master, please give me another chance!" Hargahnim pleaded.
The voiced chuckled, what so you can make a fool of me again? Heh heh, I don't think so!"
"Please Master, if not that then if you aid me, surely we can destroy them together!"
"Hmm, let me think about that…" the dark voice said. Suddenly the dark green aura intensified around Hargahnim. He wailed in pain as he began choking. Then Ash and May realized that the voice belonged to Drewnon and he was slowly poisoning Hargahnim to death.
"NO!" Drewnon said that so powerfully and coldly that it sent chills down Ash and Princess May's spines.
Drewnon, who still could not be seen, had the dark green aura vanish from Hargahnim "I have had enough of your failures. You could kill that boy's uncle, along with the King, and the boy's parents, yet you can stop two lowly teenagers? How pathetic!"
"Please Master, wait I- " were the last words Hargahnim spoke before, in a flash, green barbed vines ensnared him completely before crushing his body in a sick crunch. Ash and Princess May winced as the vines were soaked in dark crimson blood. They vanished as steam was coming off where Hargahim once was. Before they could think of the situation further the tower began trembling violently!
"Princess the tower is about to collapse. We need to get out of here but there's not enough time!" Ash told her worriedly, unfortunately he did not know what to do.
Princess May then pulled out a blue ocarina. She quickly played a tune that sounded vaguely familiar to Ash. The tower along with the roof was collapsing from beneath their feet. Right as they were about to fall, a creature swooped in and carried them to safety on its back. When Ash came to his senses he could not believe the sight.
They were riding on a Purple Togekiss. This one must have been one that served the ancestors of the royal family in Skyloft. Togekisses haven't been seen for over one thousand years. They slowly stopped being seen not many decades after the Hylians started living on the surface.
How did a Togekiss come to the Dark World though? Ash thought to himself.
"Amazing isn't it Ash?" Princess May happily asked him.
"Yes is it is May. I never would have thought I'd be flying on a Togekiss especially with you." Ash told Princess May. As they were gazing at each other, both of them had a faint blush on their cheeks realizing the romantic implications of this situation.
The loud chirp of the Togekiss snapped Ash and Princess May back to their thoughts.
Princess May giggled as she affectionately rubbed Togekiss' head. She then told Ash. "As beautiful as this is Ash, we need to stop Drewnon."
"Right!" Ash responded.
In the distance ahead of them they saw a dark silhouette of what appeared to be a falcon of some sort. It was giving off a sinister prescence that Ash and May could sense despite how far ahead it was. It had to be Drewnon because it was heading straight for the Pyramid of Power.
"Togekiss can you follow that flying creature that is going towards the Pyramid of Power?" Princess May asked it.
The Togekiss chirped in approval and swiftly flew towards the Pyramid of Power. As they flew closer they could see a purple Aura surrounding the pyramid. To their horror it looked like the seal was ready for Drewnon to head to the Light World. They saw the dark falcon-like creature crash into the ceiling of the pyramid. The Togekiss flew quickly to the newly made entrance. The Togekiss flapped in place as they were above the entrance. It chirped gesturing towards the bag on it's side.
Princess May then noticed the bag. "You want to take the item that's in here?" She asked the bird. It nodded in approval. Princess May then reached into the bag and to her surprise it was a large white cloth with the blue bird with the same crest of the Hylian Royal family. Ash and she stared in awe of it as it looked exactly like the Sailcloth May of Skyloft gave Falkner the Hero of the Sky who was the first hero. Not having time to fully admire it, may took it and handed it to Ash.
Ash accepted it and then asked her, "You ready to take back Hyrule Princess!" He gave her a determined look.
"Yes Ash! Let's show Drewnon why he shouldn't have ever messed with Hyrule!" May said with the same determined expression as Ash.
They both stood up on the Togekiss. Princess May then put her arms over Ash's chest holding on tightly. Her body was pressed firmly on Ash's back. Making sure her arms were tightly secured, Ash and the Princess jumped off the Togekiss as they descended towards the opened ceiling of the Pyramid of Power. Right as they fell through the hole in the ceiling Ash pulled out the Sailcloth and it expanded acting like parachute as they slowly descended landing safely in the center of the room.
The chamber was huge and the walls were made of massive solid gold bricks. Underneath their feet the floor was green with the bright yellow Triforce symbol on the floor. The green square with the emblem was perfectly centered in the room. The rest of the floor had a dull brown floor covering it. On the sides of the walls were face portraits of Drewnon. It showed his calm smug face that gave off the vibe of his arrogance. In the front wall of the room on the left and right sides were two blue and red roses with spiked vines around the Triforce.
That however was nothing compared to the black silhouette in front of them with its back towards them standing in front of what appeared to be a door, although it was tightly sealed shut.
This dark silhouette looked similar to the statues of in Drewnon's Tower.
The figure turned around and with a flip of his red cape he faced towards his adversaries. He was the same height as Ash. At 5 feet 5 inches, the figure had had gold shoulder plates with sharp, curved, white horns on them rising slightly above his head. He was wearing purple battle armor with dark green trim on the edges of it. Around his neck was a gold necklace with a red rose hanging down from it. In his right hand was a green colored three pronged trident. Wrapped and engraved around the trident were thorned vine designs. On his head was shoulder length emerald green hair, it covered the right side of his forehead with a sliver hanging down between his eyes.
With a flick of his hair he chuckled as he looked towards Ash and Princess May. Ash was standing in front of her slightly to her right with the Master Sword drawn with his Mirror shield in front of him. Drewnon noticed May eyeing her carefully watching for any expected moves while Ash was glaring at him. After sizing up his foes he finally spoke.
"I can't believe two brats like you have droven me this far into a corner. I could already head to the Light World, or Hyrule as you call it but I decide I will exterminate you two measly pests before I conquer the world." Drew stated towards them calmly with a tad of annoyance coming out.
"Heh, we don't think so. You terror has gone on long enough. Come on Princess, let's uproot this overgrown weed shall we?" Ash asked her. He was shocked at what he heard next.
"Drewnon, why have you been doing this?" Princess May asked him. Drewnon could tell she was being sincere but he was going to test her.
"Do you honestly want to know Princess? This is not a trick is it?" Drewnon inquired of her.
"Honest, it isn't, you seem to be someone that is not evil just for the sake of pleasure, you seem to have a purpose in doing those atrocious acts unforgivable as they are. As long as you don't pull any tricks on us as well." May plainly stated towards him." Ash's eyes were squinted as he was frustrated at what was going on, he was wanting to thrash this cabbage head after all he has done.
Drewnon noticed Ash's impatience and frustration and so asked the Princess, "Trust me, unlike Hargahnim and Blind I don't pull dirty tricks. It isn't my style. I will tell you as long as you keep that boy of yours in check."
He then pointed at Ash. Princess May turned at Ash and saw he was getting redfaced in anger. She placed a hand on his shoulder. "Ash please calm down, I want to know why he is doing this."
"Does it even matter! He is evil and needs to be destroyed!" Ash barked out. He clearly saw no point in this.
"Ash!" May said glaring at him, Ash flinched when she looked at him like that. It was almost similar to the way she looked at Misty for insulting him. He softened his expression and motioned for her to proceed. She softened her expression as well and continued. "As a future Queen of Hyrule, it is important for me to know why criminals do what they do, by doing this it is possible help prevent things like that from happening or from them getting out of hand!"
Ash scratched his temple and then said, "I guess that makes sense. I also kinda want to hear his story as well, he won't get any sympathy from me though."
"That's okay Ash I didn't expect you to either. Just don't pull anything funny okay?"
"I won't Princess". He gave her a thumbs up and May smiled glad that Ash was being understanding and complied. Princess May gave him a small smile before turning to Drewnon.
"Alright Drewnon you may begin." Princess May replied.
"Very well Princess. I grew up in Eastern Hyrule in a town that was once known as Hikari Village."
Princess May gasped, "That village was destroyed about 220 years ago!" Ash was shocked as well. He never even heard of the village and in his travels getting the three pendants he came across a small grove with small amounts of rubble with overgrowth over it. He wondered why there was small cobblestone in the forests over there.
"Precisely, anyways I was raised by my mother. When I was old enough to speak complete sentences my mother did not want to have anything to do with me. We were very poor. She only did menial jobs like being a maid, cleaning things, cooking or any of the low jobs the villagers did not want."
May nodded and was shocked. She found that to be awful.
"All the kids stayed away from me. They made fun of me, other parents would mutter bastard child or illegitmate one when I would walk by them. As a six year old I did not know what that meant. I would ask my mother but she would get mad at me and yell at me to leave her alone. On her off days she had more fun reading her fantasy romance novels than spending time with me!" Drewnon yelled the last part out.
"While my mother was working I wondered our shack we called a house. I discovered a secret passage to the basement. In there was a golden box with the Royal Family's seal. Intrigued I opened it. In it were wet stained letters. They were written by mother to some royal court noble named Gustaf." Drewnon stated that part with venomous hatred. His face was in a scowl as he spoke that name.
"Turns out the villagers were right. I was a bastard child. That good for nothing noble Gustaf was a married man and used my mother for his own pleasure. He ended up getting her pregnant and then deserted her lying to her saying he would come back. Instead what does he do, ohohohoh he ends up saying she was a whore and denies not knowing her!"
Ash and Princess May were aghast at hearing that. Now Hyrule wasn't a perfect place, you did deal, with thieves, drunkards, gangs, and there were prostitutes although rare, however children born out of wedlock were extremely rare, Hylians had a high sense of commitment and a firm belief that children were only to be had after marriage. To not do so raised suspicions, either the woman was raped, and if that was the case everyone looked towards her with sympathy, or that she was a harlot. If she could not prove the former the latter was assumed if she was not married to her lover beforehand.
To have a royal court noble do such a thing was very hard to believe. However Drewnon showed no signs of deceit and his emotions seemed to match that of a child who suffered those things. He certainly wasn't showing signs of being insane although the way he spoke of nobles was a little unnerving.
"As an eight year old I began to put the pieces together. That was why my mother had all those terrible jobs. That is why we lived in a shack away from the village proper. That was why parents and their children treated me with contempt! I knew from that moment on they would pay for what they did.
The worst part of it was my own mother. In her letters she was wanting to get an abortion! Gustaf forbid it though promising her he would deal with the wedding plans and if it worse come to shove he figure out a way to clean her name! So that explained to be why my mother did not care about me at all! I was the cause to all her trouble and pain! I learned later of a man far out in the woods by Hikari village. He was a secluded sorcery who was known to posses great and unheard of magic. He was very elderly and wanted his magic skills to be passed on but he had no heir.
So I went out looking for him and after a few days of going back home and trying I was able to find him. I asked him to train me and at first he denied it and was skeptical. However after sensing my aura he was able to tell I possessed rare magical abilities. He was ecstatic and asked me of my family. I tried not to tell him but he insisted I do or he would not train me. I told him who my mother was but none of the personal details. We went to the village to my house and after he told my mother what he was planning to do, she was ecstatic. She looked happier than I have ever seen her! Oh, when I was done training, she was going to pay!
After six long grueling years of harsh training. I finally mastered the rare arcane arts of dark magic. The old man was not shocked at all. He knew he felt a rare power in me, Not many days later he died in his sleep. He had a content smile on his face knowing his magical talents had been passed on. However there was a problem."
"What would that be?" Princess May asked intrigued.
"I did not know an employable trade. In all those years that old man did not bother to teach me. Working menial labor is beneath me. I was not going to be do the same pitiful jobs my mother did. Thankfully the man taught me how to magically change my appearance. So in order to provide for myself, I resorted to stealing.
At first it was just petty undetected theft. However I found that boring after a while. So later I did it openly but with a concealed cloak. Then I began to harm people and property in the village," Drewnon smiled evilly as if he was enjoying those experiences all over again. Ash and Princess May began to become unnerved at what he was telling them. "However, I wanted payback on that royal fat cat Gustaf, I knew he worked at Hyrule Castle, however I was not going to capture the castle, at least not yet. I needed to draw that fat cat out of his den. So for a time I would wonder around Hyrule stealing and making myself known as a mysterious bandit. Luckily this Gustaf was the strategist for the Hylian Army and was also instructor of magic!
I was delighted to hear that, so me and my band of thieves decided to make an attack on Castle Town. It was a small one not a major one. We then let it be known our base was in the Gerudo desert. Well… at least one of them… The King at the time thought since we were sorcers it be best to send some Hylian Soldiers and Mages. To my surprise that good for nothing Gustaf there. After my forces wiped out most of that platoon, I decided to capture Gustaf, I asked him if he has been to Hikari Village 20 years ago? That bastard denied ever being there. So I asked him if he ever knew of a green haired fair skinned woman named Leanne, who was my mother's name. He paused in shock but still said no. So I let him know who I was and all the hell I went through as kid and that I was his offspring he denied ever having. He was in terror at what I knew.
So needless to say I brutally and mercilessly made him suffer. Next I went and attacked Hikari Village, me and my band of thieves pillaged and destroyed everything that was there. No one survived and that town was burnt to the ground. I then went to the outskirts and met my good for nothing mother. She seemed terrified at what I become. She said she regretted how she treated me and that she would make it up to me. However, I could tell that was just fear, she heard the tales and later knew I was the thief and sorcerer behind them. She was trying to save her hide was all. I told her miserable life that I gave her, the boy she was going to kill before even seeing the light of day, was now at an end.
To my dismay and anger however, she caught on and in an instant she killed herself. Robbing me of the joy of what I wanted to do. Destroy her for not ever caring about me! Anyways with my vengeance complete, I decided to go back to forest where that old sorcerer lived. I went there with the Book of Mudora in tow, I then found the ancient books and scrolls he had were in ancient Hylian. I final was able to read them and to my delight there was a place called the Sacred Realm where the Triforce was. It was able to grant any wish of the holder.
So, after much research and work I finally found a way to the Sacred Realm. There were many tough monsters that tried to kill me, but they were no match for me. Time after time I came close to getting the Triforce, but that stupid Queen Fairy kept hiding it! Not only that she turned me into a stupid Roseface humanoid. Now roses are lovely, mostly because of their beauty, however I like them because even though they are beautiful, they have thorns, something that brings joy and comfort and also bring pain and suffering.
Anyways, I decided to use my brainwashing and started controlling all kinds of hordes of monsters in the Sacred Realm. I also used my powers to draw greedy people into the Sacred Realm to come after the Triforce. After the Queen Fairy would change their forms, I had them join me. I lied promising them wealth and power if they helped me in getting the Triforce. Others wouldn't comply and were rightlfully suspicious so I brainwashed them to do my bidding.
Eventually I made a copy of myself and distracting the Queen Fairy, we were able to overpower and subdue her. However since she is a semi-divine being she is immortal. After gaining the Triforce I used its power to warp her into her current form. She always cared about beauty and dignity so I gave her the opposite because a fate like that to her is worse than death. I also wished for her to be confined in this here pyramid never able to leave. I would have been nicer if she would have just let me have the Triforce.
However I do thank her for that, because she caused my heart to be in balance. Unlike Giovanon, who centuries ago only desired power, ended up with only the Triforce of Power, while Red received courage and that Princess May received wisdom. Thanks to that I was able to keep the entire Triforce to myself." Drewnon chuckled evilly.
"And that was when you invaded Hyrule killing many and almost bring the Knight's bloodline to the brink of destruction!" May said in horror.
Drew laughed sinisterly, "Exactly! To my shock the line survived, so that was when I used to the Triforce to send monsters every now and then to the Hyrule, with the outbreak Knights would check it out and guess what, I would have the monsters take their lives when they least expect it."
That was when Ash couldn't take it anymore.
"ENOUGH! Drewnon what you have done is despicable, I know your childhood was terrible and no one respected you, that however gives you no right to do any of those things!"
"Pah! I don't need and morality lessons from you, a glorified sellsword."
Ash glared at Drewnon and was about to say something when May responded instead, "Ash is right Drewnon! Also he is a descendant of the Knights, he is no mercenary. Mercenaries only work for money and rewards and that is it. They care not about morals as long as whoever employer gives them better pay."
Drewnon just cackeled for a long time, "Oh really then, all they do is whatever the King tells them to. They get paid during peacetime with tax money that could go elsewhere. All because they know combat. Ha! Foolishness. You have much to learn sweetie. Then again a girl like you who is born with a silver spoon in her mouth and has an easy pampered life of leisure in a castle would not realize such things."
Ash then saw May's face grimace before being red with rage. "That's it, prepare to die Drewnon! Come on Ash, let's show him no mercy! Let's take back the Sacred Realm and for the sake of Hyrule so its citizens will be in fear no more!"
Ash nodded and got in his battle stance.
Drewnon just laughed looking at them smugly. "Oh how cute! Well then since you are so eager come at me then." With a gesture he motioned them forward, his hand holding firmly to his trident.
Ash and Princess May then charged into towards him, ready to be rid of the source of Hyrule's problems.
Well guys hope this was worth the wait. I know my description says Saturday but like I said stuff got in the way and I just wasn't in the mood to write the chapter yet. One more chapter left and this story is finished. Don't forget to vote on where you want the sequel to take place. The link is on my profile. Next chapter might take two weeks to make because it will be LONG. Well I hope you guys have a nice day as I am off to play more Hyrule Warriors! Please Favorite and review. See you later!