Super Smash Bros Vs Capcom
Adventure Mode
Level 3: Green Acres
Since the battle at Peach's Castle, Mario, Chun-Li, and Chris Redfield had run non-stop, following the airship as best as they could. Luckily, the large vessel was not in a fierce hurry to leave the scene of the crime. The trio of heroes was able to keep up, though not without some difficulties. However, the idea of constant legwork was easier conceived than performed, and by time they left the borders of Sim City, their muscles were starting to strain. Chun-Li especially, in spite of her long, Amazonian legs.
"Are you okay?" Chris asked, looking behind. The Chinese Interpol agent was lagging behind.
"I'm not…used…to this much…running…" Chun-Li said between breaths. She took a moment to shake her leg, feeling a joint lock up. "But I'm okay!"
Chris looked forward, and saw that Mario ahead had stopped running. Instead, the plump plumber was following something with his gaze. Chris looked as well, and saw what had caught Mario's eye; something was plummeting down. And judging from the trail of smoke, it was falling from the airship.
All three watched as the thing crashed in the far distance. Mario looked back at his companions with questioning eyes; do they keep up chasing the airship, or investigate the fallen thing? Chun-Li and Chris exchanged looks.
"If we investigate, we might lose track of the airship." Chris pointed out.
"Thanks to that map, we already know where it's going," Chun-Li pointed out, "Whatever that fell from it could be important to the mission."
Chris wasn't so sure. That map was a bit too convenient for his comfort. However, Chun-Li had a point. They couldn't exclude any possibility.
"All right," He said, "Let's check it out."
Stage 1 Plain and Simple
The three heroes set off on their trek towards the crash site. By some extraordinary coincidence, there was a beaten path to walk on. However, by a slightly more ordinary coincidence, the beaten path was littered with various monsters and zombies. Luckily, Chris was there with his handheld to shoot anything that got to close. Unfortunately, almost anything seemed to be practically bullet-proof. The shots only stunned them for a few seconds. Fortunately, the few seconds was enough time for either Mario or Chun-Li to follow up with some well-placed punches, stomps, or kicks.
After sending a zombie flying into the nearby lake, Mario wondered why there were so many undead out and about on a sunny day in the countryside. As far as he knew, walking perversions of all that was pure and beautiful stuck to abandoned mansions or spooky castles, usual against a backdrop of twilight.
"Is this Wesker's work?" Chun-Li asked, recalling one of the masterminds from the previous merger with the Marvel universe.
"It…might be," Chris said unsure, "After the merger, I've been scrambling to collect as much information as possible. From what I've heard, Wesker's looking for some kind of ball."
Mario, taking a moment to uppercut another zombie, thought about this. He then remembered the strange ball those 'Bison Doll' girls were taking from Peach's Castle.
At the mention of this, Chun-Li said, "It's more than likely. That explains why there was a Nemesis deployed from the airship."
But Chris wasn't so sure. "Maybe…but I've also heard that Wesker's been selling his genetic monsters to the highest bidder. Or just letting them loose in the world."
At this point, Mario noticed something sticking out of the lake. He squinted at it. It looked like a pipe- no, it looked more like the barrel of a-
Mario pulled Chun-Li and Chris down with him just as the ball of fiery death rocketed over them, just barely missing. It conveniently blew open a hole in the approaching zombie platoon, and the countryside they walked on.
"What was that?!" Chris cried, his voice partially muffled by the terra firma.
Chun-Li looked towards where the shot had come from and blanched. "Ohhh crap!"
Coming out of the lake was a fiendish fusion of the two most popular weapons in war. It had the arms, head, and upper torso of a giant robot, which in particular looked like a gorilla that was trying out for rugby. Where its legs should have been built, was the body of a monstrous army tank. Its treads were dotted with spikes, and had multiple cannons positioned everywhere.
And it was coming towards the three heroes.
"So, it's a giant robot in an army tank?" Chun-Li gritted, trying to keep calm.
"Looks like," Chris replied, checking his weapons. He didn't have anything that would put even a dent in its armor. "Running still bad for you?"
"I'll manage."
The tank fired another giant fireball, causing the trio to dodge it. Chris and Chun-Li ducked, while Mario used another zombie as a stepping stone to jump over it. Thankfully, the recoil of the blast stopped the tank-bot and pushed it back several inches. Mario, Chun-Li and Chris took that moment in enact a strategic retreat. They zipped down the road, dodging zombies and whatever projectile the tank fired from its lesser-cannons. They didn't bother fighting the zombies- They couldn't afford to be delayed, and the undead were quickly crushed underneath the tank's treads anyway.
The trio (Let's call them, Team Mario, shall we?) soon came upon a new obstacle to deal with; someone had placed a giant staircase made from stone blocks in their path. To wide to go around, the three were forced to jog up and jump down the other side. For a few minutes, it seemed like the stairway would be even more inhibiting to the tank-bot than it was to them. However, one blast from its main cannon reduced the staircase to rubble. What was more, the robot arms picked up the larger chunks of stone and threw them at the heroes.
"Why is that thing-" Chun-Li paused to kick a rock back at the robot, "-after us?"
Mario didn't see what was so strange about a random monster, mechanical or not, popping out of nowhere to threaten them. It happened to him so much he rarely thought about it.
"We can't keep running forever," Chris said, "We need to find away to neutralize it."
Chun-Li looked around, and saw something. "There!" She yelled, running off the beaten path, Mario and Chris close behind. The tank-bot turned to follow, grinding up more zombies in its wake.
Chun-Li led them towards a canyon, gapped by a bridge. It wasn't one of those rickety rope bridges with rotting planks, either it. This bridge had been made from great oaks, the kind only giant lumberjacks could bring down with their mighty axes!
In any case.
Mario, Chun-Li and Chris crossed the bridge while dodging enemy fire. And sure enough, once the tank-bot began to its own crossing, there was an ominous (But expected) creaking and cracking sounds. The robot head managed to express worry just in time before the bridge broke, sending it plummeting down into the canyon, out of sight. The three watched it fall before they heard a very distance thud drifting up from the bottom.
Stage 1 complete
Chun-Li nodded. "Okay, let's go."
And with that, they turned and marched away.
ELSEWHERE
A few miles away from the path Team Mario was taking, a village was in ruins. It was a small community, just a few houses and a store, a one-horse town. Except now those houses had been wrecked. Holes in the walls, doors kicked down, windows broken, roofs on fire…the 'berg was a miserable shell of its former humble glory.
Link stared at the mess in shock. Who could do such a thing? And whoever it was, this wasn't just destruction for the sake of destruction; they were looking for something. Inside the houses, closets had been ransacked, attics ransacked and safes were cracked, but nothing was taken.
Link noticed a pair of unusual tracks leading away from the village. They didn't look like they belonged to any beast he had seen before, and they were too big to have been made by a boot.
Link unsheathed the Master Sword and set out, prepared for the worst.
Stage 2: Plain Confusing
Link journeyed across the plains, following the tracks. As he did, he came across the usual hazards of foot travel- pitfalls, inexplicably-placed blocks, and various monsters. As Link went on, he thought about the village that was attacked. What was so important that it would warrant such destruction? And who was behind it all? Even more peculiar was how the havoc was wreaked. Though there was plenty of fire and damage, it also seemed so…clean. Walls that had been cut down had burn marks around the edges, but no fire.
Link was briefly brought out of his musings when he came across the first real hurdle of his trek. The bridge over a small canyon was full of holes, but that only half of the problem. The other half was that the rest of the bridge was made up of panels that 'flipped over' whenever someone nearby jumped.
Unfortunately, the tracks clearly showed that whoever had ransacked the village had gone across the bridge. Link studied the bridge, and then did an inquisitive hop to see how the bridge reacted. Then he made a second hop. After watching which panels flipped and in what directions, Link prepared to make his move. Taking careful steps, he walked towards spots that would have panels under them when he jumped, hopping very delicately. It took a few minutes, but once he got the hang of it he was on the other side in no time at all.
Moving right along, Link continued to follow the tracks. It was simple enough, they were quite fresh. This meant that whatever had destroyed that village wasn't too far ahead.
Link suddenly realized something. Where were the villagers? The houses looked too well-kept to be part of a ghost town, recent damages aside, so what happened to the people living there? Did they just flee, or…
Link's train of thought was halted as he came across another obstacle. It was another pit, surprise surprise, but this one wasn't bottomless. Instead, it was similar to a traditional tiger trap, only it was about twenty feet long. Lining the bottom were dozens of what looked like the Piranha Plants of the Mushroom Kingdom, only less cute. They snapped and growled, eagerly awaiting some poor sap to fall in. One stopped to stare at Link, and soon the rest followed suit. Link backed away from the edge and reviewed his obstacle. There seemed to be no way around this pit, as it was placed in the middle of another small canyon. Luckily, he spied several small platforms hovering above it. They would make decent stepping stones. That they were out of range for a jump was of little consequence.
Taking out his Hookshot, Link aimed and shot the closest platform. Within a few seconds he was pulled up. The plants below groaned. They were getting hungry. Standing carefully, Link aimed and shot the next platform over, did as such until he was on the platform nearest to the opposite side of the pit. Leaping down onto the solid ground, Link continued on.
Through it all, Link kept coming upon strange monsters, the likes of which he had never seen before, though they did look familiar. It was as if some cruel and heartless god had removed parts from notable beasts and jammed into these misshapen creatures. Whatever they were, wherever they came from, Link took the Master Sword and carved through them. Some flew over head, but that was why the goddess had allowed bow and arrows to be built.
Soon Link came upon a pedestal standing in the middle of the road. On it was some kind of tool, like a flashlight. At least, Link assumed it was a flashlight. Picking it up, he gave it a curious once-over. There was a dark blue, a single big button on the side. He pushed it down, but nothing happened. A faint red light emitted from the bulb-end, but it wasn't bright enough to explore a dark area with. Confused, Link kept it anyway, just in case.
You got the FLASHLIGHT!
Link moved on. HE passed through a pair of pillars inexplicably placed besides the path, but paid them no heed.
Stage 2 complete!
Soon Link came upon the foot of a mountain. A very steep mountain, but that wasn't important. IT was the figure standing at it.
It was a man…at least Link hoped it was a man. There was definitely something masculine about the way the person stood. He wore armor that was mostly red. On his chest were two green bulbs. He had long, flowing blond hair growing out from under his helmet, tied into a ponytail.
Zero pulled out a small rod from behind his back. From one end came a long pole of bright, sparking light.
Link quickly unsheathed his sword, realizing that this first impression would not be good.
Link vs Zero
Zero's free hand retracted into his wrist and from the hole fired a bolt of energy. Link brought up his shield in time to block it, but the force of the impact still knocked him back a few steps. Zero fired again, but this time Link was ready for it. He hopped to the side, avoiding the blast, and charged at Zero, Master Sword raised for striking. The attempted blow was blocked by the Z-Saber, and there was a brief surge of power as both fighters felt electrical and mystical energy clash. Link felt his entire bone structure tingle as his hair became fuzzy underneath that iconic green hat. Zero, meanwhile, grimaced as his eyes briefly changed from red to blue. After a minute of this, the two swordsmen jumped away from each other. Though otherwise unharmed, Link's body still shook from the current. Zero, meanwhile, shook his head, his eyes going back from blue to red.
Link realized that a battle of swordsmanship would end badly for him, and resolved to fight from a distance. Taking out his bow, Link fired an arrow at Zero. The reploid swung his Z-saber, effectively incinerating the medieval projectile into non-existence. However, at this time Link had already moved to another point, letting a second arrow fly. Arrow #2 managed to hit, striking Zero in the head just outside his peripheral vision. Unfortunately, the arrow didn't penetrate. Realizing that he would need something with a higher damage rate, Link reached into his bag and pulled out a lit bomb.
But Zero obviously didn't feel like waiting for the bomb to drop. He crouched down and shot towards Link at a speed that would have made Sonic the Hedgehog green with envy. Link dove to the side to avoid a slash that would have taken his head off, and performed a spinning attack immediately after landing. The whirl caught Zero, slashing him repeatedly. However, Zero showed no sign of being damaged, though he did look a smidge disoriented. (eyes went from purple to blue and back again)
Then the bomb Link dropped exploded.
Boom!
Link saw his chance in the smoke that was kicked up, and leapt at Zero's form, sword readied. He swung it at where he hoped Zero's neck was, causing it to recoil with twankg!
When the smoke cleared, Zero fell. Link stared at his prone form.
End Battle
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Zero got up, his head spinning with error messages and internet chatspeak. He had no idea where he was, or what he was doing. Looking around, he found that he was in some kind of field at the foot of a mountain. Before him, a short distance away, was a man in a green tunic and pointy hat, wielding a sword and shield, both of which were raised defensively. The man in green's demeanor suggested that Zero should pick his next move very carefully.
Zero tried to access his memory bank, in order to figure out how he came to be in the current situation. However, he found that there was an ominous gap in between the days after the merger and the present time. Fear swept through Zero as he realized that he whatever happened during that gap- what he had done –was probably the reason why Link (Where did name come from? It was the green swordsman's name, but how did he know that) was so ready with the sword.
"Whatever I did…however I acted…" Zero wanted to say 'It wasn't my fault', but that sounded hallow even in his mind. Instead he said, "I'm sorry."
Link felt the sincerity in Zero's voice, and saw the reploid bow his head down in penance. Slowly, he lowered his own sword. Sheathing it, Link came over for a closer look. The sickly purple color in Zero's eyes had faded completely, replaced by a pure blue.
Before either of them could come to an understanding, they felt a slight tremor in the air. A noise like several giant propellers spinning, accompanied by the large but slightly muffled sound of a fire going. Link saw a cave opening nearby, grabbed Zero (Who was still looking a bit disoriented) and dragged him to it. Looking out from whatever shelter the cave provided, they saw the Airship fly through the sky. From the smoke left from the rockets built into its back (Where the rudders normally would be) they saw a strange substance drop down, like an eerie rain. And wherever the 'raindrops' landed, a zombie would dig itself out of the ground, looking very upset at its eternal slumber being interrupted. It wasn't long before the area was full of shambling perversions of life.
Link and Zero exchanged uneasy looks. Neither of them wanted to try and get through that mob scene. Looking around, they saw that the cave went further down into the mountain. Link took out and lit up his lantern, but Zero held out his arm, stopping him.
"I'll go first." the reploid said.
Stage 3: Tunnel Vision
With Zero leading the way, the unlikely pair journeyed down the tunnel. At first, it was completely calm; there were no creatures lurking in the shadows, and neither Link nor Zero felt like talking. In fact, the utter lack of anything soon became unsettling, and the duo soon started to jump at the slightest sound.
Crk
The two whirled at the noise, blades drawn, one fizzling. Link held his lantern out to shed a little light on the subject.
It was a mole. The mole took off his sunglasses, blinked, put the sunglasses back on, and dug back into the ground.
Feeling a little sheepish, both men put their weapons away.
Continuing their trek, Zero decided to take the time to try and get his thoughts together. He tried to think back to before the blank occurred;
It was just after the merger between universes had completed. Zero found that instead of the Maverick Hunter's main base, he was now in some sort of tree house. Looking around, he found that it was one of several tree houses built in a village, connected by splintery walkways; a veritable village. Looking down off the edge, Zero couldn't see the bottom, and deduced that he was that it would be too dangerous a height to jump from. He heard a door opening-
And that was it. His mind stopped functioning then and there, only to start up again outside a short while ago. Zero could only presume that whoever he heard opening that door was responsible, which was little comfort. Whoever- or whatever- his attacker was must have had incredible insight and knowledge on his system in order to deactivate him without causing excess damage.
The pair came upon a larger cavern, in which there was a gap between them and another tunnel. Zero noticed Link bringing out some sort of medieval harpoon gun. Zero followed the gun's aim, and saw that Link was pointing it at some moss at the top of a pillar sticking out of the gap. The Maverick Hunter suddenly had a premonition on what his green-clad companion was planning. And he wasn't sure if moss could support their combined weight.
"Wait, I have another idea." Zero took hold of Link's arm and crouched down. Boosters in Zero's feet powered-up, and he shot across the gap with a zchoomp!, landing precisely on the pillar. It was a small pillar, barely enough room for two, but they pulled it off, mostly with Zero's grip. Link may or may not have been aware of this, as he had a shocked, bug-eyed look on him.
"I probably should've warned you," Zero admitted, "Here we go again!"
Zchoomp!
Now the two were across the gap entirely, standing on the cliff at the other side. Link, though still a bit unnerved about what had just happened, seemed to have calmed down a bit. His eyes weren't bugging out anymore, anyway…
Moving onward, they found that they're way was blocked by a series of carnivorous plants growing out of the rocky floor, ceiling, and walls of the tunnel. They snapped their jaws menacingly, drooling slightly.
Now it was Zero's turn to appear unnerved. He knew about meat-eating fauna, but nowhere in his database did it say that said fauna showed, well, intelligence. These plants, however, despite not having visibile eyes, were leering at the pair with malicious intent. And was it his imagination, or were some of them gesturing with their leaves? The movement made it seem like they were saying, "Hey! Get over her! We're hungry!" It was unsettling, quite frankly.
Zero wasn't sure how the plants made Link feel, as the pointy-eared hero didn't say anything. He did, however, unsheathe his sword and begin chopping away at the plants, beheading them in clockwork fashion, sometimes two or three at a time. Zero did the same, and slowly but surely the two cut their way forward.
Then the ground dropped out from under them. No, really. The two barely had time to yell as gravity reared its immaterial head. As they fell, they felt a slight heat from below. Looking down, they saw that the shaft was dotted with-
"FIREBALLS?!" Zero cried, just barely avoiding contact with one. He activated the boosters on his feet to control the direction of his fall. Link meanwhile used his shield to glide with. It was hard to do, and they still got burned several times.
It made no sense. The fireballs didn't seem to be generated by any outside source. Not even floating torches. But it was impossible for fire to burn without fuel!
As the ground came rapidly closer this affront to the laws of physics became unimportant. The two heroes landed feet first with a noise that bounced off of the shaft's walls. For a moment, neither of them moved- The feeling in their legs was conspicuously absent. Then, it came back with a vengeance.
"Ow." Zero said. Link slowly nodded, sharing the sentiment.
Spotting a surprisingly well-kept door in the wall, they left.
Stage 3 clear
Walking down the tunnel, Zero and Link came into another wide room, this one without a pit. Actually, there was a pit of a kind, but this one was filled with water. The chamber had a dank smell, like a basement with leaky pipes.
The room itself was decorated in a manner that seemed to combine the aesthetics of a b-movie mad scientist's workshop and a church. The area was dark, gloomy, with the only light shining down on a hunched-over figure sitting at a desk, clad in white.
"I didn't think anyone would p-p-p-penetrate my defenses so easily," The figure said, standing up. Turning around he showed that he was a man with a monocle. "And yet here you are."
"Where are we?" Zero asked. Besides him, Link looked about and noticed something.
"A sanctuary. Someplace where I can continue my research without interference." Agnus explained, walking around. "And I can do with as little interruptions as I study…this!"
This turned out to be a glowing ball on a pedestal. The light it emitted was of ever-changing colors, and those colors shinned off of Agnus' monocle like an alien moon.
"Look at it," Agnus breathed, "This sphere contains so much power, and yet it is only this size…and I can tell at a glance it grants so much more than mere physical strength…!" His tone quickened. "This ball reflects all that could be!"
Link felt a slight tingle on his hand, and saw that the Triforce mark had appeared on its back, glowing through the glove. However, instead of a steady, serene glow as usual, the light was flickering.
Something…wasn't right.
"And it is still just a small part of a bigger whole!" Agnus almost ranted, and then his voice grew calmer. "But I doubt that would be of interest to the likes of you."
Something about the ball seemed to stick in Zero's mind. For some reason, his processors were telling him that the ball was important, but lacked the data as to why. The file wasn't found. A glance at Link showed that the green-clad warrior was staring intently at the subject.
"Actually, I think that would be of interest to us," Zero said, "you were saying it had power…?"
Agnus didn't replay at first. It occurred to both Zero and Link that this was not exactly a good sign. They didn't know Agnus at all, but judging from his previous actions, he was a man who loved to talk. This silence was disconcerting, but Agnus' next words were even moreso, mostly due to the tone in which he said them.
"I…admit that my studies have brought more questions than answers," Agnus said, looking at the floor. His gaze lifted. "But that is only from a lack of…test subjects."
The lights, save the glow from the orb, went off, and Agnus seemed to vanish into the darkness that filled 94 percent of the room. Link went for his lantern, but before he could light it, illumination returned, this time filling the entire chamber. The area looked better in this new light, save for one detail.
Agnus was gone. A giant white bug-man stood before Zero and Link. It brandished a large black sword, and had buzzing wings that lifted it into the air.
"PREPARE YOURSELF!" The bug-man bellowed, its mandibles clicking. "YOU WILL BE THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE THE POWER THAT I HAVE OBTAINED! AND YOUR DEATHS WILL SERVE TO ADVANCE MY RESEARCH!"
Link and Zero brought out their blades.
Boss Battle: Angelo Agnus
Angelo Agnus charged at them, his claws and sword glowing. The two heroes jumped in opposite directions to avoid his attack. While in mid-leap Zero readied and aimed his Z-Buster, firing when charged. The blast struck Angelo Agnus in the left arm (Though calling it an arm would be stretching it), causing the humanoid insect to growl. And with Agnus' attention as on Zero, Link took the moment to jump at the monster, sword raised, tip glinting.
He wasn't fast enough. Agnus raised his own sword in defense and blocked the assault. Sparks of all sizes and colors flew as the blades clashed. Unfortunately, as Agnus could fly, he had the superior position and pushed Link back. However, whatever holy power imbued into the Master Sword made their mark on Agnus- his arm was black and smoking. The demon hissed and tried to blow on it.
Zero charged, his Z-saber ignited and readied. The blade of searing light effectively cleaved its way through Agnus' body. That should have been the end of it, but for reasons unknown and unfair, the cut was healing itself as quickly as it was being made. Zero processed this just as Agnus kicked him away.
An arrow hammered itself into one of Agnus' wings. Agnus turned to see Link had his bow raised and a second arrow nocked.
Agnus hissed and smacked the next arrow away with his free claw. Link didn't stop, and fired a third. This one actually exploded, having a bomb attached. But Agnus hissed, and held out both arms. Behind him a red circle with black innards appeared behind him, and from it flew…creatures that looked like Agnus' sword, only their extended hilts were flapping, like a pair of unimaginative wings. All of them bore down on Link, too quickly for him to get the Master Sword.
Zero moved fast. Zipping around, he slashed at the creatures with his Z-saber, chopping them in half. The creatures' remains seemed to evaporate before they even hit the ground. During this time, Agnus charged at Zero, but was intercepted by Link. Their blades met again, causing another flash of light. Agnus howled and backed off.
The only time he shows any sign of damage is whenever Link's sword connects, Zero thought, Looks like we'll have to plan accordingly.
And for the rest of the battle Link and Zero followed this pattern; whenever Zero would distract and draw Agnus' attention, Link would attack from out of sight with his Master Sword. It wasn't a easy battle, though. Agnus would circle around the room at high speed, hoping to catch and finish his opponents off with his increased momentum. This attack was easy enough to dodge, luckily. One of the more unpleasant maneuvers Agnus unleashed was when he opened his red portal again. Instead of a small swarm of flying sword-creatures, two monstrous tentacles shot out and began to flail about. They proved to be impossible to cut, and whenever the tentacles came out Zero and Link had to move fast or be knocked around.
Luckily, whenever Agnus opened the portal, he had to be completely still, most likely from concentration. This gave both Zero and Link a chance to get in some free hits. And as the fight wore on, Zero noticed that wounds caused by the Master Sword didn't heal quickly. Taking that knowledge into account, Zero charged his Z-buster, preparing to strike at the right time.
And the right time came at the next moment. Link stabbed the Master Sword directly through Agnus' chest, coming out the back As Agnus howled in pain and his body tried to regenerate, Zero fired a round from his Z-buster, hitting the wounded back.
This proved to be too much. Agnus writhed and shook violently as the two unpleasant energies forced their way into each other. Link managed to pull his sword out just in time.
BWAM!
The two heroes shielded their eyes as Agnus' body flashed with light. When it faded, Agnus' body had resumed its human appearance. The alchemist had fallen to his knees and was scrambling to get up.
"B-b-but, it was impossible for me to have been defeated!" Agnus gasped, his monocle knocked askew. "I had the power…my calculations allowed for any eventuality! Except…that sword," he pointed at the Master Sword. "Please tell me, where d-d-d-d you get that sword? My research…I have to know!" He whipped out a pad of notepaper from his coat.
Then something odd happened. The light from the orb began to flicker. And so did the tips of Agnus' fingers. Agnus gasped as Link and Zero stared in shock.
"No…what is this…how can this be?" Agnus whispered, watching as his fingers began to stream away from his body and into the orb. "Is this a result...wait…no…wait!"
Link and Zero watched as Agnus' entire being was pulled into the orb. The orb looked less like a ball and more like a hole, which Agnus' now fluid-like body was swirling down.
"My research!" Agnus' voice echoed as he was pull in. "My research! It's not complete! I have to KNOW! I JUST WANTED TOKNOW!"
And then there was silence.
"I…don't think he knew anything." Zero said at last. He walked over and bent down to where Agnus had dropped his notes. They might come in handy.
Link, meanwhile, walked cautiously towards the orb, which resumed its normal state. After a moment, he held it up. Up close, he saw that it seemed to have intersecting lines, like a crudely-drawn X.
You got the ORB! (Be careful, it might be fragil…)
The Triforce on his and fizzled again. A bit unnerved, Link tucked the orb away in his bag. He didn't like it, but leaving the thing just lying around seemed like a bad idea.
Looking around, they saw another doorway.
They didn't see the pair of eyes on the wall.
Level 3 complete