And now it's my turn…and boy did I take my time, didn't I? Heh heh heh…
Falco: Jeez…it's about time we heard from ya!
Hey, when you read this chapter, you'll understand! Well, I hope you understand. I had a fun chapter to write, and that's all I'm saying here. But I have to say I'm very proud of it. I must give props to KILL THE EMPIRE; we've many discussions about this, and I have to admit I got quite a few ideas from those conversations. So yeah, he was a big help. Thankies!
Falco: That's all from us! Now, away chapter twelve!
"All rise." Samus stood from her seat, along with the other occupants of the court room. She vaguely wondered what she was doing here. "The honorable Judge Albrecht presiding."
Ganondorf shuffled slightly, scowling as Albrecht walked in and sat down. Samus gave him a small glare, which was successful in removing the scowl.
"You may sit," He said calmly, and everyone did so. "Now, let the trial of the Super Smash Brothers, represented by King Bowser Koopa, against King Ganondorf Dragmire begin."
Samus glanced at the Koopa King, who looked quite smug from the prosecutor's side of the courtroom. She wished that she could've been the one in his place, or at least in the audience with Zelda and the kids, but knew that she was the only one to do this; to be Ganondorf's defense attorney. Albrecht had contacted her, starting out by telling her that all criminals have the right to an attorney, and said that the Gerudo needed one for this trial. Knowing that the rest of the smashers agreed to be witnesses for Bowser, she told him she'd do it.
Next she looked to where Bowser Jr. was standing; the tome the witnesses were to swear on in his hands. The kid had arrived only a few hours ago, and was asked to be the Bailiff for the simple reason being that there was no one else. Upon hearing all he had to do was tell everyone to stand when Albrecht and the Jury came in and swear the witnesses in, he agreed to do it; the paper with what he had to say on top of the tome.
Now Samus allowed herself to glance at the Jury's booth. Seven of the ten chairs were filled; their occupants being Mario, Islode, Fox, Falcon, Marth, Peach, and Roy. All looked attentive; Roy especially. She wondered why that was; maybe all the sleeping in he did cause him to miss out on most the information that had been going around? At any rate, she was relieved to see him looking ready to do his job.
Lastly, the bounty hunter looked to the audience. Zelda, Pichu, Ness, Young Link, and Nana were all in the first row behind Bowser, while a team of wireframes took the first row of chairs behind Ganondorf and herself. A few of the media and fans of the deceased were occupying the rest of the chairs, though how they found out about what was going on, the bounty hunter had no clue, and she was surprised to see Jigglypuff among them, watching with a grave face. The balloon pokemon did look a little sickly, although the bounty hunter thought that was more because of hearing about the deaths of her fellow smashers rather than actually being sick. Samus never felt more jealous of Jigglypuff in her entire life; why did she, Samus, have to be so competitive and proud?
"Will the Prosecution start with their opening statement?" Albrecht asked, making Samus now focus on the trial. She had to be attentive herself; if guilty, Ganondorf would surely die. She was the only thing saving him from death, whether she liked it or not.
However…should she be doing that?
"Of course, Your Honor," Bowser said, rising from his chair. Walking up to the seven members of the Jury, he cleared his throat. "Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury, you see standing before you a koopa who cares about the wonderful gift of life. Ever since this tournament began, ten smashers, and Master Hand as well, have lost their lives. A murderer runs loose among us, and that murderer is sitting over there besides the unfortunate Samus Aran.
"Ganondorf has a history of dark doings, and that he should be the cause of all of this doesn't surprise me at all. Attempting to take over a whole country, the whole world even, and killing, no, slaying mass innocents in order to do so…only he could have the mind to do some of these dark murders; the worse of them, of course, being DK's death not so long ago.
"All the evidence points in his way; and the fact that we have allowed him to continue in his murdering rampage greatly burdens me. But now is the time to stop this for good, lest we all continue to suffer and lose our lives.
"I sincerely hope that you will side with me, and see that he is indeed guilty of these deaths. I sincerely hope also that you will be the ones to end this stream of murders before Ganondorf gets you and I. And finally, I sincerely hope that you help me put Ganondorf to justice, not only for ourselves, but for the ones who have passed away by his hand. Thank you, members of the Jury, for your time."
With a bow, he headed back to his table and sat down. Samus sighed heavily; she had a lot against her.
"Will the Defense now start with their opening statement?" Albrecht asked.
"Yes, Your Honor," Samus replied, standing. Clearing her throat, she walked up to the Jury Booth as well. "Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury, I am here for one reason only: to prove that my client is not guilty of the recent string of murders.
"As a smasher, I fear for my life, and for the lives of the rest of you, but pandemonium and fear have been running too rampant around the mansion, and it may be the reason this trial is even commencing. It is causing us to point fingers at each other, when we should be uniting to rid ourselves of the true murderer. My client was merely in the wrong place at the wrong time, and fear and pandemonium can quickly change that to being the one who murdered everyone.
"I know of what has been happening, yet I believe that everyone deserves someone to help them in the big fight. I will do that, and I will prove to you all that Ganondorf Dragmire is not guilty. It is time we stop, take a deep breath, and use our common sense. Thank you, members of the Jury, for hearing me out."
She sat down, and was a little surprised to see a look of gratitude on Ganondorf's face. Smiling back, she straightened herself and looked at Albrecht. She felt that even with what happened after his match, Ganondorf truly wasn't guilty.
And she was ready to prove it.
"Will the Prosecution call their first witness?" Albrecht asked.
"Of course," Bowser said, rising from his chair. "The Prosecution calls Princess Zelda to the stand."
Everyone observed Zelda as she gracefully rose from her seat, walked over to the stand, and sat down. Bowser Jr. jumped onto the podium, balanced the tome on his right hand, and presented it to Zelda.
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you the gods you believe in?" He asked, reading from the slip of paper in his right hand.
"I do," Zelda replied, her right hand on the book. Taking it off, she watched Bowser walk over towards her.
"A few questions for you, Zelda," He began. "Are you aware of the teleportation system our tournaments use?"
"Yes," Zelda replied.
"And what exactly does the teleportation system do?"
"It is a mechanism that teleports us from the battle arenas back to the match lounge of the mansion."
"But did everyone return to the waiting room?"
"No. They were instead teleported elsewhere."
"And did Ganondorf ever teleport elsewhere?"
"No."
"No more questions," Bowser said, returning back to his seat.
"Thank you," Albrecht said. "Will the Defense now cross-examine the witness?"
"Yes, Your Honor," Samus said, standing and walking towards Zelda. "So, all the smashers before Ganondorf have teleported elsewhere, is this correct?"
"Yes," Zelda replied.
"All of the smashers?" Samus asked.
"I'm positive."
"But what about Dr. Mario and Mr. Game and Watch? Isn't it true that they had returned back to the mansion before their deaths?"
Zelda's eyes widened. "That is true…I forgot…"
"And what about Pikachu? Is it not true that he didn't teleport after losing his match?"
"Yes…yes it is…"
"Is it also true that Pikachu was accused of being the murderer and killed?"
"Yes…"
"Is it possible, then, that this is the same exact case we saw with Pikachu, except on a more extreme level?"
"Yes…"
"No more questions, Your Honor," Samus concluded, going back to her seat. Zelda was now dismissed from the stand, and the next witness was called. Young Link rose from his chair and walked over.
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you the gods you believe in?" Bowser Jr. asked, glancing again at the slip of paper.
"I do," Young Link replied, his hand on the tome. Bowser stood once again and walked over to the Hylian.
"You were present when Donkey Kong suffered his death, correct?"
"Yeah…" Young Link shakily replied.
"I know it'll be hard for you, but I want you to give us a brief description of what happened. Can you do that?"
"Well…we were exploring the basement…and found a strange white screen. When we passed through, we…we saw DK burning to his death! It was horrible!"
The reporters rapidly began scribbling as the fans cried out. Albrecht banged the gavel, silencing the crowd.
"And who could do such a sadistic and terrible death?" Bowser asked.
"G…Ganondorf…" Young Link replied, pointing to the Gerudo.
"No more questions," Bowser said, returning back to his seat. Sighing, Samus stood up and walked over to the stand.
"You say Ganondorf is the only one who can do such a deed, is this true?" She asked.
"Yes. He tried to take over Hyrule, remember? I know he killed many innocents in the same way!"
"You were sleeping in the Sacred Realm during that time. How do you know?"
"The Sages didn't lie to me!" Young Link shouted.
"How do you remember what had happened, anyway? Weren't you returned back to your own time?"
"I remember everything that happened! He did it! I know he did it!"
Samus accepted defeat; she knew she couldn't turn him against Bowser. "No more questions." She sat down, banging a fist onto the desk. Ganondorf glared at the boy as he returned back to his seat.
The next Bowser called was Ness, who, like Zelda and Young Link before him, walked to the stand and was sworn in. The king of koopas calmly walked to the stand.
"Is it true that you and Mewtwo are good friends?" He began.
"Yes. We've always chatted psychically before all this began," Ness said.
"Is it true that Mewtwo might've had some foes that were jealous of him?" Bowser asked. "I mean, he was friendless before the Melee tournament, and then he found a friend in you. Do you think he earned himself a foe because of this?"
"It's definitely something that can't be denied. Yeah, I think so," Ness replied.
"Is it also true that Ganondorf is a warlock?"
"Yes."
"Is it possible he tuned into your conversations, and grew even more jealous, thereby giving him, in his own mind, the right to kill?"
"It is possible."
"And only a warlock of his power could keep Mewtwo contained in such a small place, correct?"
"It was certainly someone with a lot of magical power, if he was able to keep Mewtwo from teleporting out of the coffin."
"No more questions," Bowser said, returning to his chair. Samus stood and walked over.
"You say that someone with a lot of magical power was the one to keep Mewtwo restrained in the coffin, correct?"
"Yes ma'am," Ness replied.
"Is Ganondorf the only one with such power?"
"No…"
"Who else has such power?"
"Zelda."
"Is it possible that she may have been the one?"
"Are you saying Zelda's the murderer?" Ness asked. The princess jumped from her seat.
"I'm not saying that at all," Samus quickly replied. Zelda slowly sat back down. "I am sure Zelda is innocent; as I'm sure Ganondorf is innocent as well. Please answer the question. Is it possible?"
"Sure, it's possible."
"No more questions," Samus said, heading back to her seat. She dared not look at the jury, but curiosity got the best of her, and she chanced a glance.
Mario and Fox were glaring at her and Ganondorf, Islode was watching her father, Falcon, Marth, and Peach appeared to be thinking hard, and Roy still had his attentive look, staring at the now empty witness stand.
The next witness Bowser called was Popo, which made the hunter smile slightly. As Bowser Jr. swore him in, she began reciting the few questions that she was sure would help turn him against Bowser, as she did with Zelda. Bowser stood up and walked over.
"Is it true Ganondorf has been in suspicious places recently?" The koopa asked.
"Yeah," Popo replied, nodding.
"You caught him outside, did you not? Digging up a wooden coffin?"
"Yeah."
"And who was in the coffin?"
"Mewtwo, sir."
"No more questions," Bowser finished, returning to his seat. Samus now stood and began her cross examination.
"You saw Ganondorf digging up Mewtwo, correct?" She asked.
"Yeah," Popo replied.
"And you think he was the one who did it?"
"He had to."
"Isn't that strange though? That the murderer would dig up the one he killed?"
"Uhh…yeah, that does sound strange," Popo replied hesitantly.
"If you were a murderer, would you dig up the one you killed?"
"Objection!" Bowser shouted, rising from his seat and slamming the desk. "What does that have to do with this trial?"
"I have reason to ask it!" Samus shouted. She turned to Albrecht. "Your Honor, this question is important to my examination."
"Overruled," Albrecht said firmly. "Continue Samus."
"Thank you," The hunter replied. She focused back on Popo. "Now, would you?"
"No…"
"It'd draw attention to you, right?"
"Yeah…"
"Did Ganondorf tell you why he was there in the first place?"
"He said he saw the place in one of his dreams…"
"Being a warlock, Ganondorf has much magical power, correct?"
"Yeah…"
"Is it possible that he did in fact see Mewtwo's resting place in a dream? And he decided to explore it?"
"Yeah…"
"No more questions," Samus finished, returning to her seat. Bowser shook in his seat; Popo was the second witness she turned against him. And she did a decent job with Ness too. He had no choice but to place his hope in his final one, Pichu.
The pokemon quickly dashed for the stand, eager to get this over with as soon as possible. After being sworn in, Bowser walked over.
"All the victims had a different way of dying, is this true?" He asked.
"Yes," Pichu replied.
"Only someone with a brilliant mind could think that up, right? Scrambles the clues; makes them less suspicious, right?"
"Yes."
"Pikachu was killed by a laser blaster, correct?"
Fox shifted slightly in his seat. He knew it was his blaster that had been the murder weapon. But he didn't do it! His blaster went missing!
"Correct."
"You were on your way to your own room, were you not, when you went past Fox's?" Bowser asked.
"Yes."
"Did you see anyone there?"
"A tall, cloaked figure. And he had red hair! Like Ganondorf!" Pichu curled up, scared that Ganondorf would attack him. Upon seeing that he wasn't going to be punched, he sat normally.
"Was he holding something in his hand?"
"Yes. It looked like a gun."
"Did you see Ganondorf watching the match?"
"No…"
"No more questions," Bowser said, heading back to his seat. Samus rose, and walked over.
"So, you say you spotted someone holding what looked like Fox's blaster?" She asked.
"Yes."
"Someone with red hair?"
"Yes."
"Is Ganondorf the only smasher here with red hair?"
"No…but he was really tall!" Pichu added, now worried that Roy might attack him.
"I see…" Samus said, sighing. "And are you sure it was Fox's blaster?"
"He came out of Fox's room. What else could he have wanted?"
"No more questions," Samus muttered, heading back to her seat. Glad it was finally over, Pichu dashed back to his own chair in the audience.
"Is that all the witnesses for the Prosecution?" Albrecht asked.
"Yes, Your Honor," Bowser replied.
"Will the Defense now call their witness?" Albrecht asked.
"Yes, Your Honor," Samus replied, standing again. "The Defense calls Ganondorf Dragmire to the stand."
A murmur ran through the audience as the Gerudo stood. Zelda wasn't surprised; she knew no one else would've defended him. She had to admit, thought, Samus was doing a pretty good job. She was starting to question the investigation's evidence, and wondered if fear and pandemonium really were making everyone point fingers at each other...
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you the gods you believe in?" Bowser Jr. asked, at this pointing not even looking at the slip of paper.
"I do," Ganondorf replied solemnly, his right hand on the tome. The hunter took a deep breath and walked over to the stand.
"Now Ganondorf, you were the one who discovered Mewtwo's resting place, right?" She asked.
"Correct," Was the Gerudo's reply.
"And how did you know where Mewtwo was?"
"I saw it in a dream."
"Can you tell us about this dream?"
"I can," Ganondorf replied. "It was dark, empty…then the goddess Din came to me. After all, I bear her piece of the Triforce. She told me of a wrong doing, and sent me to the spot. I dug in the dream, and when I hit the wood of the coffin, it was then I woke up."
"And so you went to see what that wrong doing was, correct?"
"I had nothing against Mewtwo. At all. I was sorry to see him dead. I still am."
"Tell us: you are from a medieval era, are you not?" Samus asked.
"Indeed I am," Ganondorf replied.
"So, are you familiar with the workings of this modern day technology?"
"Only what we were all taught," Ganondorf replied.
"How about the Control Room?"
"Too advanced; I never learned."
"And Fox's blaster?"
"I'm still shaky with the damned Ray Gun; you think I would know how to kill someone with Fox's blaster? In the dark?"
"No more questions," Samus concluded, returning to her seat. Bowser now stood, and walked over.
"So! Just because you convinced Samus that you had nothing to do with Pikachu's and Mewtwo's death makes you think you're not the murderer, right?" He asked.
"I didn't do anything," Ganondorf replied.
"Then explain Yoshi!" Bowser roared. "You found the Control Room! You found Yoshi there!"
"It was a complete accident!" Ganondorf said. "I was feeling angry, and I punched a picture. How was I to know that picture was actually a secret passage way to the control room?"
"There were other deaths in the Control Room as well," Bowser said. "And you are the only one of us who knows where it is! Why didn't you tell us about them?"
"Why should I?" Ganondorf asked in reply. "You would've said I killed them! I know you would have!"
"And what about the cameras?" Bowser asked. "You've been found walking hallways the murderer was!"
"Am I the only one who walks those damned hallways?" Ganondorf asked. "Besides, even if you think I did it, I still don't know how to work those things! How could've I taped myself out if I don't know how!"
"And what about after your match?" Bowser asked. "When you threatened to kill Roy?"
"Haven't you ever got so angry you wanted to kill someone?" Ganondorf asked hotly, glaring the koopa down.
"And besides, who else of us would've been evil enough to bury Mewtwo alive, to throw a knife into Dr. Mario's face, to suffocate Luigi, to impale Mr. Game and Watch, to electrocute Yoshi in water, to shoot Pikachu, to stab Master Hand six times, to shoot Falco, to drown Link, and to burn DK alive?" Bowser asked.
"I…" Ganondorf blinked; he wasn't sure. "I…I don't know…"
"Who else in Super Smash Brothers Melee would do such stuff? And you've done plenty of evil things in your past! Things that even go beyond what I did in my days of evil!"
"I…do not know…" Ganondorf replied again.
"No more questions," Bowser said, turning away and sitting down. Ganondorf copied the koopa's actions, wondering if that had helped him or not.
"Will the Prosecution now close?" Albrecht asked.
Bowser nodded, and rose from his seat. "Ladies and gentleman, in your hands lays the fate of myself, yourselves, and the rest of the smashers. As a fellow among you, I plead with you; find the truth. Find that Ganondorf is guilty. When he dies, so will our fears of dying. He is a sadist man, and will not stop until all of us have been killed.
"I leave the rest to you. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for your time." He sat down, and Samus rose to give her ending statement.
"I do not think Ganondorf is guilty. There were many flaws in the Prosecution's evidence; flaws that I hope you saw as well as I did. Yes, Ganondorf had a dark past, but people can change over time. And the past is the past, we cannot change it and it cannot change the present.
"I leave you with this comment: remember Pikachu. Remember a fellow smasher who was also convicted of these foul deeds, and remember the end he had. Thank you for your time." She sat down.
With a nod from Albrecht, the seven members of the jury rose. The murmuring picked up as they left for the door that Albrecht had came in through.
It was a small room; bookshelves lining one side of the room and pictures lining the other side. In the center was a big table, with ten chairs surrounding it. The seven sat down, Mario, Islode, and Fox on one side, Marth, Peach, and Falcon on the opposite side, and Roy sitting on one of the two head chairs.
"Okay, so now we discuss whether or not Ganondorf is guilty," Peach said firmly.
"Discuss?" Mario asked. "I don't think we need to discuss. He's guilty."
"I don't know about that," Falcon said. "I mean, Samus did do a pretty good job of defending him. Okay, let's do this in order. First thing: Mewtwo's death."
"Popo was the one who found him digging Mewtwo up," Fox said. "Ganondorf knew where Mewtwo was? I doubt it was all because of a dream."
"But Samus did make a good point," Marth countered. "If Ganondorf was the one who killed Mewtwo, why did he dig him back up? Doing that would've brought attention to himself."
"And he does have the Triforce of Power," Peach added. "Maybe he doesn't get those kinds of dreams as much as Zelda does, but I think Ganondorf could get one once in a while. And I'm sure Link could've as well."
"But what about all the deaths themselves, as Bowser was so nice to summarize for us?" Islode asked. "And don't forget about Kirby. Who else would've been that sadistic?"
"I have to agree with Bowser," Mario added. "After hearing about Ganondorf's past, I have to say that the Gerudo was a lot more vicious than Bowser ever was."
"How about the Control Room?" Falcon asked. "Even if Ganondorf did do anything in there, where did he learn it? We weren't told how to work the control room."
"The wireframes, perhaps?" Mario suggested.
"And he never told us where it was!" Fox said.
"But we would've thought he did murder everyone, right?" Peach asked.
"I wouldn't have," Islode replied. "And it would've been a great help to the investigation."
"I don't know…the whole thing sounds fishy to me," Marth said.
"And Ganondorf roams the mansion!" Fox said.
"But he's probably not the only one," Marth countered. "There are probably others who desired to find answers, or missing smashers."
"But he was roaming around places where the murder was running around!" Fox said.
"And what about the rest of us?" Falcon asked. "We might've treaded grounds that the murderer passed through as well. I agree with Marth. It sounds too fishy to be true."
"Don't forget Pikachu's death," Roy said. "We have Pichu telling us he saw Ganondorf leaving Fox's room with his blaster."
"And Fox did tell me, Falco, and Bowser that his blaster was missing," Islode said. Fox nodded in agreement.
"But Pichu said the murderer had red hair," Peach said. "No offense Roy, but…you have red hair as well…"
"It could be possible that Ganondorf wasn't there," Roy admitted. "Then again, it could possible that he was."
"Does Ganondorf know how to work Fox's gun?" Peach asked. "I mean, his aim is a little off sometimes with the Ray Gun. And that's with the lights on."
"Lucky shot then?" Mario asked.
"I have to agree with what Samus said though," Marth admitted. "Pikachu was convicted of killing everyone, and was killed afterwards…and now we have Ganondorf convicted."
"There's a difference," Fox said. "This time we actually have the killer! Ganondorf never teleported away!"
"And neither did Dr. Mario, Mr. Game and Watch, and Pikachu!" Falcon countered. "Actually, I don't think Mewtwo or Kirby teleported away either."
"He could've been trying to throw us off," Islode suggested. "He does have a lot of power…maybe he thought of good way of killing everyone, and decided to wait until using it?"
"And those guys were the firsts to die," Fox added. "He's guilty, no matter what anyone says!"
"You're saying that just because you're part of the investigation!" Falcon accused.
"But it's not like we don't have any information at all," Islode said. "I…I have to agree with Fox…and not because I'm part of the investigation. I would rather be safe than sorry…Ganondorf may actually be the one killing everyone off…"
"I agree with Islode, completely," Mario said.
"I'd have to say not guilty," Falcon said. "Samus raised plenty of points showing that."
"I agree with Falcon," Peach said.
"I say Ganondorf's not guilty too," Marth added. "And not only because of what Falcon and Peach are saying…I still remember Pikachu. I don't want another victim killed because he was suspected of being the murderer…"
"That means you're the decider Roy," Mario said. Everyone looked to him. "What do you think?"
Roy frowned as he felt himself tense up. He shielded his eyes, as if a great spotlight was shined on him.
"I…I think…"
It had been half an hour after they left before Bowser Jr. saw the door opening. "All rise."
Everyone stood as the jury walked back to their seats. When everyone sat down, Albrecht cleared his throat.
"Has the jury reached a verdict?" He asked.
Roy rose from his seat. "We have, Your Honor…the jury finds Ganondorf Dragmire…guilty of first degree murder for ten members of the Super Smash Brothers Melee and Master Hand."
Ganondorf closed his eyes, his fists shaking as the audience roared. Jigglypuff looked sicker than ever. Albrecht banged the gavel, shouting for order.
Besides the Gerudo, Samus was starting to feel sick. She now felt Ganondorf was innocent…and he was proclaimed guilty. Sighing, she gave the Gerudo a pat on the back. When order was back in the room, Albrecht raised the gavel.
"Ganondorf. For being found guilty, you're sentence is death, by lethal injection," He said, bringing the gavel down.
It was the next day when the smashers found themselves near a window, staring into a white room, bare with the exemption of the execution table and a couple of machines. A pair of wireframes was sterilizing the needles as Ganondorf was fastened to the table by Peach. She was teary-eyed, but knew this had to be done. Watching all of this by the door was Albrecht.
"Do you have any last words?" She asked.
"Yeah. I do," Ganondorf replied. He looked to the other smashers by the window. "First things first: thanks for the aid Samus. I'll give the gods up there a good word." Samus nodded, trying her best not to look the other way. "And if any of you thought I was innocent, well, I'll give them a good word for you guys as well. To the rest of you: well, I'll be rallying the other smashers when I get there, and should any of you die, you'll suffer an eternity of being told 'I told you so!'. Goodbye, and good riddance!"
Peach took a cotton ball drenched with alcohol and gently swabbed the Gerudo's arms. One of the wireframes inserted two tubes into Ganondorf arm while the other loaded the drugs into an infusion pump.
"The two cannulaes, or tubes if you would like, are of course how the drugs enter his body," Mario muttered quietly. "They're connected to an infusion pump, where the drugs are. Only one of the cannulaes is used, the second one is there for back up, you can say. Just in case the first one fails.
"From the pump it'll be injected into Ganondorf, three drugs; one by one. When Albrecht gives the word, that wireframe by the pump will activate it, which will send the drugs to him. They'll be monitoring his cardiac rhythm, or his heart rate, the entire time." He added, his eyes never leaving the machine's screen. The line moved; the beep was constant.
Albrecht gave the nod, and the wireframed turned the machine on.
"The first drug is Sodium thiopental, which will knock Ganondorf unconscious," Mario said. Sure enough, it only took a few moments before the Gerudo was out. His heart rate was still normal. "Then the intravenous injection will go in. In this case, it's a combination of Pancuronium and Tubocurarine, which will stop all muscle movement except for the heart. In other words, the two drugs will paralyze his body. If left for too long, however, Ganondorf would die the same way Luigi did.
"And last but not least is the Potassium chloride, which will stop his heart, and end his life."
Everyone watched the monitor. As time went on, Ganondorf's heart got slower, and slower. After seven minutes, the line was still.
"Ganondorf is dead," Peach said, looking at the smashers. "It is official. He is now dead."
Marth: And she ends the chapter! Ganondorf's dead! But is that a good thing or a bad thing? O.o
Bowser: We'll find out as the chapters continue! Oh, and a little extra something is in this chapter: a mini shout-out to the romance fics that Herr Wozzeck and RoyalFanatic are currently writing. If you caught it, free points for ya!
Marth: Makes me wonder how many people are going to ask "Really?" and reread the chapter to see if they can find the mini shout-out. XD Nevertheless, that's all from us. BabyGurl278 takes hold of the reins now!
Bowser: A long chapter from RoyalFanatic, but very, very interesting otherwise. Review!