The Hyrulian Valhalla Saga
By Queenie Z
No Rush Like A Boss Rush, Part 1
Though the Heroes' realm was a place of eternal peace with no evil to wage war against, there was still a way for them to relive their glory days and the thrill of battle. Tucked away at the base of a mountain was an arena enchanted with the power to duplicate any enemy from any world and any era simply by willing them into existence; and this arena was where our Heroes would go to truly test their skills, relive their glorious victories, or simply let off steam.
Today's combatants were none other than Light, Duo, and Brown - well, to be more specific, Brown was the one in the fray as his predecessors watched from the sidelines. After kicking the last of the darknut copies off of the end of his blade, the newest Hero grinned in satisfaction as he watched it disappear in a puff of smoke. Then, he turned to the other two, giving his weapon a flashy victory twirl.
"Well?" he asked smugly, "Thirty darknuts in a row - not bad, huh?"
Duo applauded his successor. "Wow, Brown, that was incredible!"
"Yeah, not bad," said Light, who tossed a few kernels of popcorn into his mouth, "but I bet you couldn't have done it without your bombs."
Brown scowled. "What!? Of course I could have!" He waved his sword indignantly at the two. "And I can prove it, too, right here!"
With a wry grin, Light held out his finger and 'tsk'ed. "Even if you could," he said, "it still wouldn't impress me."
"Light!" cried Duo with a frown, "That's really rude!"
"Here me out, Duo," said the eldest of the three before returning his attention to Brown. "We already know you can easily deal with the enemies of your time, Brown - so if you want to really impress me… how about taking on some of the monsters of my era?"
Excited by his challenge, Brown's face brightened. "All right," he said, "bring it on!" He pointed to Light. "Any enemy you want, just name it, and I'll kick the snot out of it!"
Light scratched at his chin as he thought of a suitable challenge for his cocky successor. Then, his eyes flashed evily as he stood from his seat.
"Okay," he said, "you asked for it - ten Moldorms and a fifteen foot platform…!"
As he spoke, the ground beneath the younger Hero's feet began to shake. Then, he screeched in surprise as a chunk of the floor rose into the air. Before he could even get his bearings straight, ten copies of the worm-like monster materialized into existence, and they immediately began crawling around the platform in random directions.
Brown suddenly felt one of the Moldorms bump into him, sending him flying straight into the tail of another. Swearing loudly, he took a swing at the nearby creature; however, this triggered a chain reaction, sending Brown screaming all over the platform, bouncing off Moldorms left and right, before he was finally shoved off of the edge and sent tumbling towards the ground.
Duo gasped loudly when he landed. "Oh, Goddesses, Brown!" He glared at Light. "Light, what were you thinking!? You knew that was going to happen, didn't you!?"
Once Light finished his laughing fit he replied. "Relax, it's not like he can get hurt or anything." He chuckled and shook his head. "Nothing humbles the spirit quite like a platform full of Moldorms!" Finally, he hopped down from his seat and walked over to help the sore loser to his feet.