Demigods on the Loose

Chapter 14: Kronos, You're Going Down

Well, here we are, at the battle with Kronos.. In Link's body. Yikes! Well, if you want to find out what happens, you're just going to have to read.

A while after the encounter with Kronos, Nancy was wandering the Bed & Breakfast area, remembering the last time she had come to San Francisco. It was during her third mystery, where she had to get to the bottom of mysterious ghosts that were haunting a soon-to-be Bed & Breakfast. Figuring that visiting for old times sake wouldn't hurt, she entered the now booming building and went to talk to Rose. As she entered the parlor, Rose looked up and exclaimed,

"Nancy Drew! If it hasn't been a while. What brings you to San Francisco?"

"Let's just say it's something.. Urgent. I just wanted to visit, for old time's sake. So, I see that your business is booming."

"Yes, it is. A lot has changed since we saw you last. Well, what's been going on with you, Nancy?"

"Oh, you couldn't possibly believe me if I told you the recent exciting thing that's happened."

"Oh, I don't think so. What is it? It can't be that shocking."

"Well, okay, if you insist. I have a… Twin brother."

Silence.

"Well. That is.. Shocking."

Nancy, figuring that she might as well tell the whole story, was about to proceed, when Percy entered the room.

"Come on, Nancy. We got to go."

"In case you're wondering, this is Percy. I'm helping him with something. Well, I'd better get going. I'll tell you the whole story later."

As Nancy and Percy exited the Bed & Breakfast, Nancy asked,

"Well, what have you got?"

"Well, I've heard, from Bernard, that Kronos has to wait for himself to be in his true form before he can wield the mask. If we can stop him before it's time, then there's still hope."

"Well, what did you do to take out Kronos last time? You know, when he possessed Luke?"

"Well.. Uh.. Well we.. Er.."

"You had to kill him, didn't you?" Nancy sighed.

Percy nodded, with a sympathetic look. After all, Link had wanted Nancy to kill him, so Kronos would be vanquished. But Nancy refused to think that as the only possibility. There had to be something else that they could do. Suddenly, it came to her.

"Come on, Percy. Let's get back to the others. I have an idea."

When they reached the rest of the gang, Nancy went straight to Midna and asked,

"You can do magic, right?"

"Uh, right."

"And you have access to extremely powerful magic, right?"

"Right."

"So, why don't you use your magic to drive Kronos out of Link? After all, you used it to get here. It's got to work."

"Well, I suppose it could work. We might as well give it a shot."

For preparation, Annabeth started work on a plan to lure Kronos to Midna.

"Alright, first of all, Kronos has a super huge grudge against Percy. He'll want to take him on. So, Percy will challenge him to a one-on-one duel. Then, while they're fighting, Nancy will jump in, as well. That would mean that Kronos would try to persuade Nancy not to kill him. So, when he's distracted trying to butter her up, Midna will come up behind and perform her spell. It's perfect."

OOXO

Meanwhile, in the palace on Mount Orthrys, Kronos was sitting on his throne, scythe in hand. He couldn't believe how strong this hero was. The hero had managed to contain him for that long, just enough time for his sister and niece to flee. But no matter. He was vanquished now. There would be no more appearances, except when he wanted to. He was interrupted from his thinking when Luke entered the room.

"My Lord, your partner is here."

"Send him in. And please, tell him I am in the hero's body, so that he doesn't try to kill me."

As the front doors opened, the towering form of Ganondorf entered the room.

"It's about time you got here. I can't believe that you're actually my son, since you seem to not have enough brain capacity to take out Hyrule's hero. I really expect more from you. Don't disappoint me this time."

Not bothering to contradict his father, he replied,

"When will we strike?"

"When the time is right. It won't be long. Soon, I will rule the Earth, and you will rule over Hyrule. We'll get exactly what we deserve."

As he stood up, his scythe began to gleam. As he walked out of the room, he went to inspect the new recruits. Right when he walked out, they began to charge him.

"It's me, you idiots!"

As they backed off, Kronos ascended a platform and announced,

"My army. Tomorrow shall be the dawn of a new day. Tomorrow, I will be the ruler of Earth. I will finally overthrow Mount Olympus, kingdom of the gods, and execute all demigods who stand in my way. Especially Percy Jackson. You will all be rewarded greatly for your services when you help me dominate the Earth. Tomorrow, the gods will be no more."

As the monsters began to cheer, Hylia watched from afar, wondering why Kronos had to be so corrupt.

OOXO

As the gang began to ascend Mount Tamalpais the next sunset, Annabeth began to coach everyone on the plan, reminding them not to screw it up, which didn't really help with the nervousness. Grover began chewing on his thumb, mumbling under his breath. When they finally reached the Garden, everyone somehow managed to sneak past, then kept on going. Annabeth nodded to Percy, and he began to sneak up to the palace, with Nancy close behind.

When Percy started to approach the palace gates, Nancy dove behind a bush, waiting for the right moment. Soon enough, she heard him say, in a challenging tone,

"Yo, Kronos. If you hate me so much, why don't you get your immortal butt out here so I can kick it? If you're so ultra-powerful, then come out and fight me like a Titan. Or are you too scared to face me, since what happened last time?"

As the doors banged open, Kronos strolled forward, growling,

"You know, I'm surprised that you're even still alive, what with all the insulting you do."

"Yeah, well, when you deal with cowardly immortals everyday, you get used to it."

As Percy charged in, Kronos raised his scythe and struck down toward Percy's head. At the last moment, Percy uncapped his pen, which morphed into a sword, and blocked the strike.

As Percy and Kronos sliced at each other, Nancy snuck around behind Kronos, ready to jump in. She froze, remembering when Link had pleaded with her to kill him. Where her position was, she could easily stab him in the back. However, Nancy would never do that. She would rather kill herself than do such a thing to her brother. Waiting for the right moment, she pounced, swiping the side of her scythe into his face. As he stumbled from the blow, Kronos started to taunt,

"Oh, you wouldn't kill your brother, would you, Nancy? After all, it wouldn't be fair."

As he let Link through once more, Link had tears pouring out of his eyes, pleading,

"Nancy, just do it. Please."

"No. Now, Midna!"

With that, Midna leapt out of her hiding place and began to chant ancient words, causing Kronos to rise up into the air, twisting and writhing, screaming out in protest. Finally, Midna gently let him fall to the ground. As he opened his eyes, Nancy was rejoiced to find that they were Link's eyes. As he looked up at Nancy and smiled, he suddenly gasped in pain. Immediately, he began to morph into a wolf and human repeatedly, with Nancy and the others staring on in horror. As Link turned into a wolf, he became unconscious. As Nancy slowly approached him, his eyes shot open, revealing golden orbs. As he stood up, he began to speak in his human voice,

"Fools. Did you really think that you could best me?"

As he advanced on them, growling deep in his throat, Percy said, quite worried,

"Please tell me that someone has a plan B."

OOXO

Well, that could have gone better. Well, now is when all junk gets thrown into the fan. Well, if you want to know what I mean, read the next chapter. And remember to review!