Confrontation
I was able to sleep that night for some reason, maybe seeing Zelda was good for me? Anyways I eventually woke up and went through my morning ritual. After breakfast I hung out with my friends: Red, Ness, and Toon.
When noon came around we went in and ate lunch, like normal. Around 3:00 pm Master Hand announced the next match, "Zelda and Link versus Gannondorf!" I stood up and ran for the viewing room.
I saw the match begin, the stage was Eldin Bridge. This was the first time I was viewing a match so I wasn't used to this angle on the battle.
They stood for a minute talking. We couldn't hear them but I could guess what they were saying by reading their lips, it was really easy.
"What are you planning Gannondorf?" Link asked angry. He was serious and furious. The face he was making frightened me, the Link I knew was gentle, seeing him like this was shocking.
"I don't know what you mean fairy-boy," Gannondorf mocked. He stood proud with his evil aura surrounding him.
"You know exactly what he means Gannondorf!" Zelda boomed. I knew what they were talking about, they were talking about me.
"Look, I'm an honest-to-goodness Smasher, like everyone else here," Gannondorf chuckled as he lied. I clenched my fist, 'That damn liar!' I thought.
"We came here for a match right? 2-on-1?" Gannondorf asked still chuckling nonchalantly. He readied himself for battle. Link returned the gesture, but Zelda stood stern.
"How many times have I defeated single handed you Gannondorf?" Link teased. Gannondorf was undeterred by Link's words.
"Let's just fight already I'm getting impatient," Gannondorf stated. Disappearing into a dark void. Reappearing behind Zelda, striking her quickly with his fist. She was sent flying into Link who caught her, she was knocked out.
Link let out a fierce war-cry swinging down with his sword. He misses completely and flings it back up cutting Gannondorf's chin. Gannondorf grabs his chin and heals it with his dark energy. Link flung his boomerang and Gannondorf. He sidestepped and thrusting forward with his hand reaching out. He grabbed hold of Link's throat and held him high. A sudden burst of dark energy crushed Link's windpipe, making it extremely difficult to breath.
Link fell to the floor gasping for air, looking at Gannondorf with a hateful expression. "Fine since you're so intent on knowing my plans I'll tell you," Gannondorf spoke. From the viewing room we couldn't hear them like I said but as I read his lips my eyes grew wide in horror. "I planted an evil power in the boy, every time he fights or sees violence the evil reacts," he began, "the evil feeds off of his negative emotions and grows stronger from them," he continued, "when it was at full power I planned to extract it from him and use the power to become the strongest!" he growled.
I fell to my knees shaking, I could feel it. The evil he spoke of was consuming me, evil thought filled my head and a horrible blood-lust was all I felt. I fought against it but it was winning.
I looked at the screen to see Gannondorf holding Link by his throat again, sending his knee into the hero stomach repeatedly. Link began to cough up blood and fell unconscious. His limp body was tossed aside into the river the bridge lay over.
I started to twitch in pain, I ran out of the viewing room. I ran into Gannondorf as exits the battle room. He grins his twisted grin, grabs hold of my throat, holds me high in the air, and a red aura pours out me into him. "Guess that fight did it huh?" he asked never changing the grin on his face.
Once the redness had enveloped him he dropped me. He cackled maniacally over me. "No use for you anymore!" he rasped as he kicked me through a wall sending out of the mansion. I fell two stories landing on my belly. I couldn't move as he jumped down to reach me.
He raised his fist ready to end me, and, being to weak to move, I was going to let it happen. Then I heard Toon's war-cry, I use all the strength I have to look up and see him attack Gannondorf.
He swung his sword wildly never managing to make a scratch on Gannondorf. He was just one step ahead the whole fight. He sent his knee into Toon's face, causing him to stumble back, his nose broken.
He pulled out his bow and shot arrows in as quick succession as possible. Whatever Gannondorf dodged, he caught. He stood there unscathed, taunting Toon.
Toon lunged at Gannondorf pulling a bomb out and lighting it. He threw the bomb which Gannondorf was quick to catch and throw back at Toon. An explosion enveloped Toon and when the smoke cleared he had soot on his face, his tunic ripped and torn, and he hacked up some blood.
"Go Everyone!" I heard in distance, it was Red calling out all of his pokemon. Toon held up his hand to tell Red he had to wait his turn. 'A team attack would be more effective Toon what are you doing?' is all I could think, still weak to speak.
Toon pulled out his sword and his hand glowed brightly. A triangle was apparent on the back of his hand. He ran after Gannondorf who stood bathed in an evil dark aura. Toon jumped sending his word straight down into Gannondorf's forehead. He didn't even flinch, he just grabbed the blade with his hand and pulled the blade out. He then tossed it aside, Toon still holding it. Toon fell head first getting knocked unconscious.
Red's turn, "Jigglypuff use Roll out! Squirtle use Withdraw! Ivysaur use Wrap! Pikachu use Thunder-shock! Charizard use Rock Smash! Lucario charge up an Aura Sphere!" he commanded each pokemon. Ivysaur tightly gripped Gannondorf as Squirtle and Jigglypuff collide with his body. He is let go as a bolt of lightning strikes him, paralyzing him long enough for Charizard to crush a boulder into pieces sending rocks pelting him.
Gannondorf stood silent for a moment then chuckled. He picked up Squirtle by the tail and threw him into Pikachu.
Red kept calling commands, "Flamethrower Charizard!" making the dragon inhale deeply and expel large flames from his mouth. Gannondorf held out his hand creating a void that sucked in the flames.
"Ivysaur use Solar Beam!" as the plant began to charge a void appeared above it sending down huge flames, consuming it. "Return Ivysaur, Lucario use that Aura Sphere!" the poke obliged by throwing a large ball of aura. Gannondorf smiled taking the hit directly.
He then charged punting Jigglypuff over the house, shoving Pikachu into the ground, and then sending his own aura at Squirtle and Charizard. "Squirtle quick Withdraw! Charizard, Sky Attack!" Red shouted quickly. Gannondorf's attack had hit both pokemon directly knocking them out.
Red called back all of his pokemon except for his Lucario. "Lucario use Aura Blast!" Lucario winced at Red's command but then nodded jumping high in the air sending a large column of aura down onto Gannondorf.
This when I noticed everyone was outside watching the battle. All of the Smashers except for Zelda and Link. 'Why aren't you doing anything?' I thought, why are they just watching this battle from the sidelines? Then it hit me, they were scared of what would happen to them. They were scared of Gannondorf's power.
When I looked back Lucario had landed from his attack, panting. Gannondorf again looked unscathed. He charged the pokemon sending his fist into Lucario's stomach, knocking the wind out him. He kicked Lucario in the face as he bent over holding his stomach in pain. Red was finished he face was in terror as he called back his Lucario.
Ness charged him next, his bat out. He summoned the strongest 'PK Rockin' he could and charged it into his bat. He swung landing a powerful hit on Gannondorf. His head cocked and he stepped back. Ness landed wondering if he had done the intended damage.
Gannondorf turned his head back in place and rushed Ness. He attacked Ness quicker than he could react. Punches and kicks faster than the eye could see. Every time he connected Ness hacked out a spurt of blood.
One more kick which was stronger than his last attacks sent Ness flying into the crowd. A few Smasher fell back from the force. The rest of the Smasher rushed Gannondorf.
Mario threw a fireball directly into Gannondorf's face as his brother shot himself like a missile into Gannondorf's stomach.
The two apes fought together too. Donkey Kong thrust his fist into Gannondorf's kidney, Diddy shot his peanut blaster at Gannondorf.
The four backed off letting more in for the fight. Wario sank his teeth into Gannondorf's arm as Meta-knight drilled through Gannondorf's leg. Dedede slammed his hammer into the evil king's chest as Kirby landed a warp star on his back.
Pit shot arrows from afar as Nana and Popo slammed their twin bodies into Gannondorf's sides. Samus charged up an attack as Captain Falcon used his infamous Falcon Punch, crashing it into Gannondorf's face.
They stepped back to see nothing had changed the evil Gerudo stood firm. As the Starfox crew charged along with Ike and Marth, Gannondorf turned up the tension sending a wave of dark energy that washed over everything.
The wave hit everyone instantly knocking them out. The wave pushed into a tree which propped me up so that I was sitting.
Gannondorf rushed me an evil aura over coming him. His fist drawn back ready for a finishing blow. As I couldn't move so closed my eyes tightly as I waited for my end.
All I heard was a loud crack and shatter. I opened my eyes to see something shocking. Bowser hovered over me coughing blood. Gannondorf behind him with his fist through Bowser's shell.
"Why?" I asked gaining some strength. I started to feel my legs again. I could move again.
"Because you are my friend Lucas..." the koopa trailed off losing his consciousness. He was thrown to the side by Gannondorf. He ready himself to finish me again only to have me narrowly dodge him.
That's all I could do was dodge. His attacks were fierce and endless so I couldn't ready myself for an attack.
Then thoughts came to my head, peaceful ones. I remember my mom making me omelets, I remember Claus and me playing with dragos, the times I had with Boney,Duster, and Kumatora, I remember Ness saving me from the Porky statue, I remember meeting Red, I remember befriending Bowser and Toon, and I remember Zelda promising to mother me.
These thoughts overwhelmed me causing me to stop dodging. I got by Gannondorf but realized it didn't hurt me but him. He grabbed he blistered hand as he screamed in pain. How did that happen? He kept hitting me only to hurt himself. I started to slowly put the pieces together, if the evil feeds off of negative feelings, then wouldn't positives ones hurt?
I got an idea to finish Gannondorf all I needed was time to pull it off. I stood still enveloped in a white aura charging my most powerful attack.
He attempted one more attack as I felt I was as fully charged as possible. "Die!" he wailed at me as threw his aura charged fist at me.
I extended my arms pointing my two index fingers at him as I released the energy I had stored. "Take this! PK Love!" my voice boomed as a hexagonal shape of light escaped my fingers colliding with Gannondorf's head.
He stumbled back hacking blood as the red aura he planted in me then stole seeped out as it died. "No! My power, what have you done?" he growled.
"Simple I used my positive memories to vanquish the negative one," I explained as we both lost consciousness.
I won... I defeated my past and can now look to the future...