There was a massive movement of people that came from all corners of the city to filter out of New Townsville. The Mayor called in the state militia to assist in the evacuation of the city's million plus citizens. All while the evacuation was taking place large torrents of darkness poured out and down the city's towering skyscrapers. The Volcano in the back of the city had started to produce a small flow of magma that gave the dark streets an eerie orange glow.
The villains were able to help in the evacuation by helping in massive transport allowing the millions of citizens to safety in world record time. Within the hour the city was a ghost town towering buildings that didn't make a sound and streets that only whispered as gusts of wind blew through. The raging torrents of darkness drowned the streets in impenetrable darkness.
Link turned to the Powerpuff girls, "I want you to be safe…" he started
"We're not leaving you." Buttercup said first
"No way!" Bubbles included
"Uh-uh!" Blossom finished
"I know," Link said and smiled, "But to help me you need more power. Stretch out your hands." He commanded and the girls put their hands in the center of their small circle, Link touched the backs of each of their hands and they started to glow.
They jumped in the air with their hands stretched out to the heavens. Their skirts elongated and split to form tight fitting pants that changed to much darker blues, greens and reds. Their jacket's elongated as well and pulled tight to their skin as the "P" disappeared and a series of triangles replaced it. Their shoes softened and formed into leather boots. Soon the three came down in costume reminiscient of the Shieka clan from Hylian past.
"Finally!" Buttercup shouted happily, "No more skirts."
"What's happened to us?" Bubbles asked
"You have each received a piece of power and are now the chosen sages of this world. There is a lot of responsibility with this calling but you are given all the power necessary to fulfill the role." Link explained
Just then a huge column of dark light shot down and touched ground at the end of the highway.
"Link." Buttercup started
"Yes?"
"Zelda is she… your girlfriend?" Buttercup asked turning to the side and blushing while rubbing the back of her leg with her other one.
"She's a Princess and a sage for us it isn't meant to be." Link explained
"Do you… love her?" Buttercup asked looking down somewhat ashamed
Link put his hands on both sides of her arms and she looked up. Link looked her straight in the eyes and gave her a kiss. The moment was pure magic for Buttercup a solid affirmation that he did want to be with her whatever was to come. When he drew back from the kiss Buttercup felt something in her hands and looked down to see a small flute like the one that Link used to resurrect Bubbles.
"I save that feeling for you." Link said turned to the darkness, "On my world the Ocarina signifies that no matter what happens the one will never forget the other. You remind me of the girl who had given me this ocarina originally. Her name was Sariah and she had a thing for the color green as well."
From the darkness a horse and rider came out. The horse was dark as night with glowing red eyes that trailed like fire whenever it moved. The rider was tall and dark skinned, he had red hair and black armor that seemed to be made of leather. There were golden symbols and writing across various points of the armor. His biceps were huge and his legs were powerful and his aura was generally dark.
"Finally I can take my REVENGE!" Came a shout behind the girls and HIM jumped in front of them running right towards the rider.
He ran fast and let loose black dust and, to the girls surprise, white dust that met in the center and solidified into an intricate staff. HIM took the staff and jumped up high forcing himself down with such strength that the windows in the surrounding square mile shattered. HIM unleashed a flurry of blows that combined white and black in a dizzying explosive array. In the end him stood back and laughed.
From the dust came another laugh so sinister that HIM stopped laughing and looked into the settling dust. Suddenly him was stopped in his tracks and lifted off the ground similar to what Link did with Zant. From the dust a blade appeared and pierced through the heart of HIM. HIM winced and then he died and fell to the ground.
"Gannondorf!" Link said, "Where is Zelda?" he yelled to Gannondorf who had started moving forward again, this time with a sinister smile on his face.
"She's gone." Gannondorf responded. His voice was powerful like wind or rushing waters and deep.
"What do you mean?" Link asked
"I mean I killed her just like I did this piece of trash, she put up just as much of a fight as well." Gannondorf laughed.
Link's heart dropped, "My princess." He said dropping to one knee.
"Yes, that's right let the darkness encircle your heart it will make it easier."
"If you think we're going to stand here and take that you're nuts!" Blossom yelled.
"Hmm. What have we here?" Gannondorf started, "Link trying to resurrect the Sages, or the Shieka?"
"We are the lovely science fighting legends the Powerpuff Girls Z!" The girls said and took their pose.
Gannondorf laughed, "Don't think that you can stop me, a world of magic and sages stood no chance and you are no different."
The girls prepared to attack but were stopped by Link. "To destroy Gannondorf is my job, I was chosen by the goddesses to do this task, you three were chosen to help me by supporting me."
"Then what are we supposed to do?" Blossom asked annoyed
"When the time comes you'll know." Link responded and removed his cloak.
There was a difference in Link now. There was a giant red and silver shield that covered part of his back and an intricately designed sheathe housed a blue hilted sword. Link withdrew this sword and a circle of blue light surrounded him. He floated upwards and the girls saw him get slightly bigger before he touched down on the ground again. From thirteen to seventeen in a few seconds as Link held the master sword in his hand.
"But what happened?" Blossom asked
"The master sword can control the flow of time and it is how I can appear to be any age from five to seventeen depending on what situation is needed." Link explained
"Ah, yes. This is the Link that I remember." Gannondorf stated smiling, "I'm surprised that you have any power left in you, after all I received the Triforce." He said holding up his hand where three triangles shown brightly on the back of it.
Link laughed, a laugh which made Gannondorf sneer, "You think that a remnant of the goddesses power is the ultimate power in the universe, when I've got the full power of the three?" Link said opening the center of his tunic revealing a large projection of the Triforce that covered his chest.
Gannondorf became howling mad at this and charged towards Link at full speed using his shadows to maximize his potential. Their swords met and the clang of the metal caused a shockwave that shattered the nearby buildings into piles of sand. Link underswiped the horse where Gannondorf was mounted causing the horse to disappear into a black dust and Gannondorf to fall forward.
Gannondorf caught himself and quickly turned using his momentum to strike at Links sword causing a massive shockwave to emanate outwards cutting into the earth wherever it touched. Link unleashed a flurry of blows that Gannondorf effortlessly dodged and counteracted by striking the ground with his massive sword causing everything to be shoved backwards. Link jumped high in the sky and put his force into diving right on top of his nemesis. Gannondorf caught this blow in the center of his sword and sent Link flying backwards.
Link raised his sword to the sky and a bolt of lightning blessed it's edge. Link then put his sword behind him as light came from everywhere in small bubble like forms and surrounded his blade like a vortex. Link took a wild swing and all this energy flew forward in a disk-like pattern which Gannondorf dodged but it exploded behind him causing him to fly forward.
"We need to find some way of stopping him!" Buttercup stated having watched the fray for some time now.
"Or at least slow him down!" Blossom added.
"Too bad we can't just use the happy thought ray on him." Bubbles said in a whiny voice
"Wait a sec! Maybe we can! Link gave us more power and I'm sure that with all that we've learned since then it just might work." Blossom interjected
The girls thought hard about the things they loved and the lessons they've learned, suddenly their minds became clear.
"Friendship." Bubbles said opening her eyes and a beam of light came from her heart and headed straight for Link.
"Forgiveness." Blossom said as a beam of light shot from her heart towards Link
"And Love!" Buttercup said as another beam of light shot towards Link.
The three beams met up in front of Link and an arrow formed with a tip that shone brightly and penetrated the darkness in the streets. Link pulled a bow from his back and readied the arrow. Gannondorf tried to use a serpentine motion to evade the arrow but in the end Link's aim was true and the arrow his right through his heart.
Gannondorf stopped and fell to the ground. His cape fell to the side and blew in the wind.
"Did we win?" the girls asked enthusiastically
Suddenly a dark cloud shot down and hit Gannondorf engulfing him in a waterfall of darkness. Soon a giant hoof came out of the shadows and then a giant tail and soon before them stood a giant, pig-like creature that had two huge blades in each hand.
"Gannon." Link said, "Finally we meet on this world."
"You know how this ends." Came the thunderous voice of Gannon.
Link looked to the side.
"What does he mean Link?" The girls asked
"Nothing it isn't important right now we need to stop him." Link said lunging forward.
In his hurry Link had not thought carefully, maybe he didn't want to but as he leapt Gannon caught him through the chest with one of the large blades.
The girls stood in shock, none more than Buttercup.
"Girls now!" Link called painfully
Suddenly the three started to glow and the lights surrounded Gannon seizing him like vines of light. Link raised his sword and plunged it deep into the hand of Gannon which caused the beast to cry out in pain and drop the sword that had Link impaled.
Link ran, bloodied, through the legs of Gannon cutting them at the tendons and causing the giant creature to fall to the ground. Link staggered a bit and fell to the ground where the three girls ran to help him.
"You need to finish it." He commanded the girls, "take this and pierce his evil at it's center." He said handing Buttercup the master sword. "Only the true guardians can wield this so please do this for me." Link said and Buttercup nodded.
Buttercup went over to the face of Gannon, "Heh, so they chose you as well. I guess that means we'll be seeing each other again." Gannon said and closed his eyes.
Buttercup stabbed the sword deep within the fleshy skull of the giant creature. Gannon shone a bright silver and then he disappeared from sight.
There was a huge earthquake and the darkness that had fallen over New Townsville retracted slowly up into the sky. The moon shone through the darkness finally and off to the side one could see a large planet. It was so close that physical features could be distinguished. Buttercup smiled and then looked over to where the girls had leaned Link against a piece of rubble.
Buttercup dropped the sword and ran over to Link as she and the other's reverted back into their Powerpuff state. She reached Link who was bleeding badly and pools of blood mixed with the water that was pouring down from broken city pipes.
"Link!" Buttercup cried grabbing his hand.
Blossom and Bubbles had tears in their eyes as they looked on their dying companion. He had changed back to the form the girls recognized. His white shirt was stained red and his white sneakers now changed into a dull pink.
"Bubbles…" Link said
"Shh! Don't speak we'll get you to the Professor he'll know what to do." Buttercup said tears starting to stream down her cheeks as she held Link's hand tighter.
"Bubbles, laugh often, live well, find love and be strong there are those that need you more than you know." Link coughed and blood spattered other areas of his shirt. "You may not think it but you are a special person in this world, you will help to change it's future."
Bubbles nodded as Link turned to Blossom, "Such a great leader has never been seen in Hyrule I wish that you could have met Zelda, you and her are alike in so many ways. Your friendship helps others get through hard times and strengthens the bond of humanity. Your willingness to forgive others and hold yourself to a higher standard is so important please, promise you won't change that."
"I promise." Blossom said turning to the side and crying
"I thank the goddess that led me here to help me know that my destiny isn't sealed but forever swaying in the hallways of friendship, forgiveness, and love." Link said weakly
"Buttercup…"
"NO! Link I won't let you die." Buttercup said crying in hysterics. Link put his hand to the side of her face. "My wish for you is to take all that life gives to you, dream big and worry little and as you go through life know that someone loves you and I'll be watching like an angel watches over his star. I wish I could have been there to see you turn into a wonderful woman." He coughed harder and blood came streaming down the side of his face as Buttercup held his hand on the side of her face.
"Link…" She said softly, "I don't want you to die. I still need you, can't you see? You're my 'someone special'." Buttercup said tears pouring down her face.
Link smiled at this, he turned and looked at Buttercup and finally closed his eyes. Buttercup felt the strength in his hand let go and his arm fell limp to the ground.
"Link…, Link!... LINK!" Buttercup yelled and the sound echoed through the empty streets. She grabbed him and held him close to her, blood now staining her uniform. She bent her head close to his and rocked back and forth with the lifeless body. She cried until there were no more tears left for her to shed.
Hello darkness my old friend,
I've come to talk with you again
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
The funeral heralded the close of the city of New Townsville by order of the Mayor. Only essential shops and facilities were allowed to be open. There was a procession with the Powerpuff girls, who were dressed in black, at the head. Everyone wore a black banner of some sort. It was hard for Buttercup to walk in front of Links casket and she started to cry again. Blossom reached over and patted her on the back as they advanced forward.
The grave site was in the center of the busiest highway of New Townsville where everyone that ever travelled the road could see and remember the "Hero of the Time". It was a beautiful site as the Mayor had a landscaping firm repair the old round-a-bout so that it now featured a small park.
"Here lies a boy with more courage in his little finger than the world had in it's whole being…" The preacher started and the sound carried through New Townsville by way of the emergency broadcasting system.
"He was a good friend and ally.., the world will never be the same without him…," And other such words were shared as his close friends and acquaintances were invited to share in the proceedings.
Bubbles rose, "I am not very good at this," she said looking down, "But when I was weak he helped me be strong and I wouldn't be here today if not for Link." She started to cry and jumped off the stand.
Blossom came next, "I can't believe that he's gone," She started, "and that's because he's not, everything he's done for us and helped us to achieve will live with us in an everlasting testimony of his influence on our capacity to grow and love. Link is in our hearts and we will always remember you."
Blossom finished and sat down.
Buttercup went up onto the stand and just stood there looking down at the pulpit that had been set up, she stood there for two minutes not saying a word and no one dared speak as a wind ruffled through the streets.
"Of all the things that I can say right now," She finally started and turned to face the grave site, "I love you Link." She said and started to cry and fell to the ground.
Through the crowd no one seemed to notice three young women moving silently through the crowd, one was clad in a red dancing suit, another in a blue flowing dress carrying a harp and the third clad in green making their way to the center of the intersection.
Around the town came the whisper that even a strange colored wolf attended the procession all to pay tribute to this fallen hero.
A month passed by and things had gone to whatever semblance of normal they could. Buttercup had become the strong silent type that rarely even spoke to Bubbles and Blossom anymore. She refused to play soccer anymore and didn't participate in fighting alongside the Powerpuff girls.
One night Buttercup could hear her parents talking about her,
"She needs to move on it's been a month now and still she refuses to let go of Link." Her father said in a tone that mixed worry with anger
"You don't realize it do you?" Her mother stated, "What if you lost me?" she asked and the father went silent. "Do you know how hard it is to be the one that has to force a smile because no one wants to see you frown? You get ripped and torn from the inside out and people understand for a while but then they lose interest and you get stuck being the one that needs to smile while inside you're crying." Her mother said wisely, "No we need to give her time to work out her feelings and get over this in her own time."
"Still I'd like to see her go to that dance on Saturday it might help her." Her father said
"I'll go." Buttercup said stepping out into the living room.
"Oh, sweetie we don't want to force you to do anything you're not comfortable with." Her mother stated
"No, I want to go." Buttercup said and went back into her room.
There were a lot of people at the dance that Saturday and no one expected to see Buttercup when she showed up.
She wore a long dress that ended right above her ankles and green shoes adorned her feet. Her hair was straightened and tucked behind her ears with a small portion in the back put up in a bun.
Bubbles and Blossom laughed when they saw this and ran over to greet their teammate. As the night wore on Buttercup turned down many an occasion to dance and just sat next to the stage feeling the sound of the music that came bearing down the amp. She turned to face the wall and started to shed a small tear. She reached into her handbag and pulled out a small flutelike object.
The music lessened and before she realized it everyone was looking towards the doorway, the server that was handing out punch glasses in front of her just dropped a glass that shattered on the floor. She turned around.
Her heart jumped, "You!"
Well that's all that's coming for now unless I get some adoring fans (lol) to request more, I hope you enjoyed my tale and hopefully you'll be able to enjoy some of the other's that I am working on right now such as I wanna be the Best. Ultima S. (Possibly next, How is it done…Link?)