The Town 4

The animals of the Town had soon gotten back on with ordinary life after Villager and Isabelle had revived them all. The latter sat at her desk, writing thank you letters for all the gifts she had received after her triumphant return. She was certainly glad to have all the chaos behind her—yet, part of her had loved the excitement of battle.

Pete the pelican visited her for the fourth time already this week, bearing even more cakes and presents. "There's even more where that came from," Pete said. He laughed. "The post office is full of gifts ready for you and Villager."

"That's very kind of everyone," Isabelle said. "I'll have to keep up with my thank you letters."

"Oh," Pete said. "I almost forget. Here's a letter." He waved and left.

Isabelle opened the envelope. She gasped. "Oh my…"

Dear Isabelle,

I am writing to you, as I also have to Villager, to inform you how proud I am that you dealt with the bandits that threatened our town. Thanks to your bravery, the animals can now get back on with their peaceful lives. As such, I will personally be visiting the Town myself tonight to present you with a gift.

Yours Sincerely,

The Mayor

Isabelle got off her chair and rushed about the room. "Oh my, oh my, oh my. The mayor is visiting tonight. There's so much to do. I've got to let the town know. I've got to prepare food for him. I've got to make myself look presentable; I want to make a good impression for our first meeting. I've got to find Villager."

The Animals sat upon a long table stretching through the centre of main street, banners and decorations put up throughout the town. A great feast had been laid out for the Mayor's first ever visit to the Town. Tom Nook held a pile of paperwork in his hands, full of ideas to make money that he would give to the Mayor once he could grab a quiet word with him.

Excited chatter filled the air as the animals bickered between themselves. Isabelle obsessively studied the street, trying to spot anything that looked unclean or out of place. "Relax," Villager said. "Everything is fine."

"It has to be perfect," Isabelle said. "This needs to be a night the Mayor enjoys."

"Oh, I'm sure he will." A horse whinnied. The crowd grew silent at the new noise. "He's here." Isabelle rushed into place, standing at the front of the long table. A black horse with red eyes, clad in metal armour came around the corner. Sat upon it was a dark man clad in black. A jewel sat in the middle of his forehead, linked to his red hair.

Isabelle shook as she bowed. "Mayor, we're so glad that you could finally visit the Town. Please, sir, if you don't mind us asking, what is your real name?"

"Ganondorf."

"To Ganondorf," Villager said, raising a drink to the man. The animals nervously responded, shaking as they raised their own glasses.

"Tell us, Ganondorf," Isabelle said. "What do we owe the pleasure of this visit."

"I have a gift for you." Ganondorf said, smiling. He reached into his cape and pulled out a luminous sphere. "You deserve this."

As Ganondorf cracked open the smash ball and eradiated in fluorescent light, Villager's smile finally fell off his face. The animals did not have time to scream as the great, demonic beast Ganon slaughtered them all in a second. The Demon King slowly evolved back into Ganondorf. He smiled at the sea of trophies in front of him, not one survivor. He cast a calamitous purple glow, a living blight that surrounded the entire town. He rode away on his horse as the Town was enveloped by the growing purple dome and the evil spirit that dwelled inside.