Ganondorf stood within the Gerudo Desert, arms folded. The Twinrova witches were circling in front of him, divining the events taking place elsewhere. The witches eventually stopped, before turning to face Ganondorf.
"The bearers of Power and Courage have left this time period, Great King Ganondorf!" Koume reported.
"So have the other Links, Great King Ganondorf!" Kotake added.
"Hm… mildly irritating, but I can work with this," Ganondorf growled. He clasped his hands together, summoning darkness into his hands. He shot the orb into the air, and it exploded into three spheres. The spheres dropped slowly to the ground, and formed into three minions- Zant, Ghirahim and the Helmaroc King.
"Follow my every command, or else perish again," Ganondorf commanded coolly. Zant and Ghirahim bowed in compliance. The Helmaroc King didn't, though Ganondorf accepted this. Now was not the time for his minions, or worse, himself, to be pecked by a giant beak.
"King Ganondorf, what shall we do?" Koume asked.
"I'm in the mood for a show of power… how about I create a few more allies for us to fight?" Ganondorf responded.
"What a great idea, King Ganondorf!" Kotake responded, thinking very poorly of the plan as presented.
"Absolutely marvellous!" Ghirahim added, thinking much more highly of it.
"I'm glad you agree. In which case…" Ganondorf said, as if he knew perfectly well what Twinrova thought. He stepped forward, pointing ahead. Four spheres appeared, and formed into odd shapes. The head shape approached Ganondorf. He was clad in a purple robe not unlike Link's, with chalk-white skin and hair underneath. His one visible eye was a deep red.
"Ganondorf… you would fight us for your own amusement?" the sage asked.
"Amused yet?" Ganondorf responded.
"…I'll admit that I am very amused. Very well. The battle shall end when either myself or yourself is defeated. I'm not going to make it easy for you, so I'd hope you're not going to make it easy for me," the sage stated. He disappeared into the wind, and the other three followed suit. Before Ganondorf could turn to his minions to organise a plan, a giant beast swooped down behind him.
Mount of the Creeper: EVIL EAGLE!
The Helmaroc King shot into the air, intercepting the Evil Eagle's strike. Ganondorf chuckled at the gesture, and invited the two birds to continue their duel. Twinrova, Zant and Ghirahim disappeared, suspecting some locations for the other three soldiers. Ganondorf holed himself up in the Gerudo Fortress, practicing his movement for when he and the sage would be duelling.
Twinrova travelled to her base of operations during the war against Time- the Spirit Temple. Even if there weren't other evils being drawn to it, she needed the magic her temple could provide to serve Ganondorf to the best of her ability. She cut through her personal shortcut to her chambers, only to find a wizard standing there. He was clad in a red robe, covering most of his blue-coloured body.
"You… I remember you…" Koume commented.
Dark Wizard AGAHNIM
"I rather thought you might, Mistress Twinrova," Agahnim boomed.
"Mistress? I'll assume that your obedience will not prevent you from attacking us?" Kotake asked.
"You'd assume correctly," Agahnim stated, launching a yellow orb. Koume knocked it back at Agahnim, who sent it to Kotake. Kotake performed a spin to deflect it, and launched her ice blast at Agahnim. Agahnim managed to deflect the orb, but the cold blast froze him solid. Koume shot her fire towards Agahnim, striking the projectile and boiling Agahnim at the same time. Agahnim roared, and brandished his trident imposingly. Koume and Kotake started circling Agahnim, which had the dual purpose of confusing him and charging their attack- another combined blast.
"I yield!" Agahnim exclaimed, dropping to his knees.
"Very good," Koume said.
"Very good indeed," Kotake added.
Zant teleported to the head of the Arbiter's Grounds, looking around the place for where the villain might be located. Zant looked around, reasoning that the villain would more likely be holed below, where he set a giant skeleton on that meddlesome girl, when the ground beneath him shook. He looked up, and saw a giant in a suit of armour approach him.
"Who are you?" Zant asked.
General of Darkness ONOX
"Does that answer your question, 'Twilit Usurper'?" Onox asked. He swung his ball and chain at Zant, which Zant blocked with a well-placed Zant's Hand.
"No, not really. Enlighten me, General!" Zant commanded. He spun on the spot, and fired a barrage of dark orbs. Onox made no effort to block the projectiles, diving into the ground. The logical part of Zant was on guard for Onox's next move. The less logical part was wondering why he didn't just wipe out that upstart like that.
The ground trembled, and Onox shot from the ground, imposing before Zant. Zant remained cool and collected. Now was not the time to go crazy. He stood his ground, and watched Onox's movements. Onox was slamming the ground with his palms, as well as spreading fireballs across the grounds. Zant summoned a pillar from underfoot, reaching up to the top of a black stone. He jumped atop it, and Onox appeared in front of him. Onox opened his mouth, and Zant brought his sword down on Onox's head. Onox growled, as the scimitar of Twilight fought against Onox's strength. Zant focused more and more of his power, and Onox yielded.
Ghirahim prowled on board the Sandship. He considered, briefly, igniting the Timeshift Stone to lighten up the colour, before dismissing that idea out of hand. He didn't like the way the past looked, and the electricity that pervaded the period didn't mix well with his metallic sheen. Still, setting sail might be a good idea, if his opponent didn't show up soon…
As soon as the thought entered his head, he saw a feminine shape approach. She much resembled Hylia's human form.
"It was foolish of you to come here, Hylia…" Ghirahim stated, snapping his fingers. A dagger shot into Hylia's heart, and the body fell to the ground. A figure emerged from it, standing before him. She much resembled a female version of Ghirahim himself, favouring a blue and black colour scheme, as well as purple armour and the hem of a white dress. Ghirahim looked at his figure, impressed at the way she mimicked Hylia's form perfectly. Well, but for one error.
"You do realise that Hylia's blind, right?" Ghirahim suggested.
"As soon as I perfect the 'not looking evil' bug…"
Sorceress of Shadows VERAN
Veran transformed from her old shape to a green mantis-like shape, flying above the sandship. Blue lightning struck the ship, sending Ghirahim to think twice about his movements. He summoned daggers, shooting them up at Veran. A hole pierced one of Veran's wings, and the lightning slowed as Veran corrected her flight path in response. Ghirahim drew a bigger sword, and jumped in the air to strike down the sorceress. Veran spun around, changing shape from a green mantis to a purple beetle. Still upside down, she withdrew into her shell and went bouncing around the ship. Ghirahim whacked the shell, only succeeding in continuing Veran's momentum. Veran got one good strike on Ghirahim, knocking him to the ground.
"Well…" Ghirahim said indignantly, before turning into his blackened, hardened form. He sent Veran spinning again out of spite, deliberately stepping into Veran's path to prove his point. Veran bounced off Ghirahim, her near-miss into the sands below causing her to change to her bee form. She buzzed annoyingly out of reach of Ghirahim and his daggers, sending bees down towards Ghirahim. They seemed at a stalemate, as Ghirahim was easily dispatching the bees. Ghirahim thought back to his duels with the demon. After bitterly wishing he could fly, he remembered one of his moves. He shot a red thread of fate into Veran, and took hold of it. He swung it to one side, into the sand. Veran's rear was sticking out, her legs slowly going limp.
"One of these days, I'll remember that move when I'm invested in the outcome of the battle," Ghirahim remarked, shedding his armour.
Ganondorf heard a whooshing sound. He set his trident into the ground, and turned from his target practice to face the source. The sorcerer appeared before him.
"We meet again. I take it my soldiers have been beating your soldiers?" Ganondorf asked.
"I wouldn't say 'beating' to their faces. As all of us know, this is not the time for slaughter. But yes, now is the time for our duel, Ganondorf," the sorcerer replied.
Sorcerer of Winds VAATI
Vaati transformed into a large orb of darkness, and became airborne. Ganondorf followed suit, and Vaati growled. He had clearly not intended for an air-on-air duel, but was willing to accommodate. Vaati created large whirlwinds, sending them toward Ganondorf. He batted two away with his swords, before dodging the third and taking aim. He created a ball of darkness, and sent it at Vaati's underside, exploding it. Vaati blinked, and created a pair of arms. The arms began to revolve around him, as Vaati made an approach. Ganondorf dodged backwards, and sent a shocking blast towards Vaati. Vaati took the electricity, reformed it into several ball shapes, and flung them at Ganondorf. Ganondorf took them, and growled. Ganondorf shot to the ground, and Vaati followed. Ganondorf summoned an aura of darkness, and swiped at Vaati. Vaati went soaring directly into a target at one end, breaking it at the post.
"100 points. 19 more Vaatis to go," Ganondorf snarked.
"As fun as it is to be swung at a chunk of wood, I think we've got a much better target to lob things at…" Vaati responded.
"Agreed. It is time. Marshall your forces," Ganondorf commanded.
Zelda stood on her balcony, playing her harp as she looked across the view. After the events of the war against Cia, it was nice to look down and see peace. Aside from Impa working with the trainees on the use of spears and spear-like weapons (using her naginata), the sounds of war were entirely absent.
Except…
Zelda stopped strumming her harp, and looked across the view. Shortly afterwards, she heard the clashes of the training yard stop, as Impa followed her example. She saw a field of darkness gathering on the horizon. She picked up her telescope, and focused on the shape. She started picking out figures- many monsters, some more intricate than others. However, three figures in the centre, where the most intricate monsters of all stood, caught her eye.
She saw the twin sorceress sisters Koume and Kotake, also known as Twinrova. And right beside them was Ganondorf!
Zelda looked down at Impa, and pointed at the approaching army. Impa climbed to the battlements, noticed it, and nodded acknowledgement. Impa bolted down the battlements, and started marshalling forces. At this phase of the denouement, when the standing forces were permitted to visit their families after their time away, Impa wouldn't find a lot of forces to marshall.
Zelda knew that, one way or another, this battle would come down to the Triforce of Wisdom.
Ganondorf stood before Hyrule Castle, chuckling at the panic his presence was causing. He sent a limited number of his forces ahead in the first round, both as a scouting measure and as a means of raising hope in his enemy to crush.
"Ganondorf, I am detecting the presence of a strong spirit being replicated around the field," Koume stated.
"Hm… then it was wise to approach as we have. How many?" Ganondorf asked.
"Six, Ganondorf," Kotake stated.
"Typical. She's too dumb to count properly. Well, that's you, Zant, Ghirahim, Onox, Veran and Agahnim against the six of her. Vaati and I will go after Zelda directly," Ganondorf said.
"Are you sure it'll be enough?" Koume asked.
"It's me and Vaati. Besides, we'll have the Helmaroc King to aid us. To be honest, I think even Vaati is a bit overkill, but…" Ganondorf explained, trailing off.
"Of course, Master Ganondorf," Kotake politely responded. Ganondorf nodded, and began his ominous march. Koume and Kotake shook their heads at each other, before flying off to strike against the upstart handmaiden.
Zelda felt the tremor of something striking her tower. She looked out the window, and noticed a massive bird pecking at the side. Realising that Impa was outnumbered even with her divisive plan, Zelda started coming up with counterstrategies for this new development, assessing each new risk and then discarding it. She was so engrossed in her strategies, that she didn't notice she had already made her escape from the tower, which had crumbled into the wall. It didn't faze her that she mightn't need to worry about the repairs.
She flagged down the trainee she had noticed earlier- the one who looked skilled with a sword. She held the Master Sword out to him, and offered the suggestion for him to wield it. The young swordsman, Link- likely the Hero the land would've received if the Doctor hadn't intercepted him- accepted the Master Sword, recognising the responsibility entrusted to him. He followed Zelda to go find Ganondorf.
Impa chuckled, watching as Ganondorf's minions furiously attacked her copies. Each one she made took a substantial amount of magic in order to become tangible enough to be a real threat, but to march on the Great Fairy's den virtually unopposed using the tactic was remarkable.
"Going somewhere?" a sinister voice asked. Impa groaned, and turned. The figure in the suit of armour was lazily standing there.
"How did you…" Impa started.
"Just because I look like a giant Darknut and I underestimated that Link brat doesn't mean I'm to be fooled easily. I am Onox, and I was created by Twinrova to take down a more cunning foe than yourself," Onox stated.
General of Hyrule IMPA
Onox snapped his fingers, and summoned a massive axe. He stepped towards Impa with a heavy thud. Impa jumped backwards, only now realising how exhausted she was. She had intended the visit to the Fairy's Fountain to restore her energy. Onox sent forward an onslaught, parts of his armour flying away to allow the axe to fly about faster. Impa continued to dodge, but any attempt to dodge toward the Fairy Fountain was far from her mind- Onox was calling the direction, not Impa. Onox looked around, and waved his axe in a signalling fashion. Impa didn't dare turn to face the signaller, which was her mistake. A bullet of web shot from behind her, and a last-second dodge to the side sent her careening towards one of Hyrule Field's lakes.
"Nice shot, Veran," Onox complimented.
"Your work wasn't so bad either, Onox. I did not suspect an Impa Twinrova missed," Veran responded. Onox looked up at Hyrule Castle.
"Best to approach, regardless of Master Ganondorf's success…" Onox suggested.
Courageous Soldier LINK
Ganondorf was chuckling. Zelda was standing back, and letting Link take the first chance against Ganondorf. Link certainly wasn't backing down, but it was clear as day that he'd rather be anywhere else. The poor sap hadn't any experience, and that was to be his undoing. Ganondorf stepped forward, and slashed with a single Great Sword. Link was knocked aside, a gaping hole in his side, and the Master Sword several feet away. Link scrambled away, leaving Ganondorf guffawing.
"If things remain this easy, you needn't have summoned me!" Vaati remarked.
"I still do not fear you, Ganondorf, nor the armies you steal from the timeline!" Zelda stated.
"And, as always, you are still the fool," Ganondorf remarked. Zelda shot Ganondorf the best death glare she could manage, before closing her eyes and holding out her hand. The Triforce of Wisdom appeared before her, and Zelda passed it to Vaati.
"WHAT?" Ganondorf asked, looking at Zelda. Zelda smirked, a knowing smirk. She could not have made it any clearer that she had a plan in sacrificing her piece here. Ganondorf, however, was entranced by Nayru's memento, and did not notice her as she slinked away, taking Link and the Master Sword with her.
"We have the Triforce of Wisdom, but Power and Courage elude us…" Zant stated. The villains had gathered, and come to the collective conclusion that Power and Courage were just plain missing.
"Courage has to be in that Doctor… and Power… last I know, Cia had it. That probably means that goody two-shoes I took out of Cia got her hands on it," Ganondorf reasoned.
"Those two will not be too far apart. The girl loves the Doctor," Zant commented.
"On the other hand, the girl will make a good bargaining chip," Ghirahim pointed out. Of course, that meant little without actually reaching them, but ideas were ideas.
"We have no idea of their strengths or relationship, though," Veran commented.
"Plus no way of getting to their time period!" Onox pointed out the obvious at last.
"I'm a time traveller," Veran retorted, eyes narrowing.
"But the fact remains that we're going to go into an unfamiliar future, going down against the two best pieces of the Triforce with nothing but Wisdom to our name?" Agahnim asked.
"Lana won't know how to use Power. I doubt the Doctor will use Courage much, either. But yes, I think this battle is going to be more difficult. Or at least requires actual effort at all," Ganondorf remarked. Veran nodded, and waved her hands.