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The ER doors swung open as Strange, Mikan and the other medical staff pushed Chiaki out of the room, taking her into a regular hospital room, where in said room, Young Link was already inside with Toon Link watching over him.
"...Is that Chiaki?" Toon Link asked.
"Yeah." Strange nodded as they put her in.
"We were going to put her into the ICU, but thanks to Strange, we were able to avoid that." Tomoe said to Toon.
"What happened to her?"
"Dimentio got to her." Mikan said.
"...No. Seriously. The heck happened to her?"
"I wish I was joking."
"Oh…"
At that moment, Tomoe walked out and saw everyone in the Waiting Room that was growing by the second. Oh. Goodness. She thought as they all stared at her. "Ms. Nanami is going to be okay. Right now, she's resting."
"Oh thank god…" Hiyoko sighed with relief.
"Considering the vast majority of you, I'd suggest you all take turns to visit her."
Back in Chiaki's room, the Ultimate Gamer was out cold as Hajime, who had turned back to normal, gently held her hand. I'm glad you pulled through… He thought to himself as Elfilin had cuddled up next to Chiaki.
At that moment, Ruby walked in with Sora, Ibuki, Nyx, Yang, Claude, Futaba and Shantae. "Hey… how is she?" Ruby asked.
"She's doing okay." Hajime responded. "She's a fighter…"
Ruby gently smiled. "That's a relief." She said as they heard footsteps walk in as they saw Byleth walking in with Dorothea and Bereto.
"Hey, we heard the news." Byleth said softly as Ruby and Yang hugged their sister and sister-in-law, then hugged their brother.
"She doing okay?" Bereto asked.
"She's been through a lot, but she's pulling through." Ruby said as Byleth and Dorothea went to check on Chiaki.
"Poor girl… who did this to her?" Dorothea asked.
"Dimentio."
Dorothea looked at Ruby in confusion. "What? But isn't he… not a problem anymore?"
"You'd think…" Sora mumbled guiltily.
Dorothea frowned, gently touching Chiaki's cheek and closed her eyes, softly humming a song.
"Psst! Shantae!"
"Hmm?" Shantae turned her head to see Makoto Naegi peeking through the doorway.
"Come here a sec!" He whispered as Shantae raised an eyebrow and then walked through right as Umber walked in with Xena.
"...Holy crap." Umber said as he hurried through. "Geez… Dimentio did this to her? …How the hell…"
Unbeknownst to everyone, Chiaki's hand twitched a little bit in Hajime's hand, the latter feeling it but wondered if it was just his own hand.
Meanwhile, in Castle Town in the Ocarina of Time Era…
BGM: Market (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
"Oh wow!" Zelda's eyes sparkled. "I've always wanted to come to this era!"
"Mmmph… I liked it better when it was filled with ReDeads…" Ganondorf grumbled. "I'm honestly shocked that during my absence, they brought it back to normal."
"I consider that a good thing." Zelda said. "Now let's see… the place we should go to should be around… ah!" She walked off to the Temple of Time with Ganondorf and Terrako following her.
End BGM
BGM: Temple of Time (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
Zelda clasped her hands together, awe struck by the interior of the Temple of Time. "It's… beautiful."
"We don't have time to gaze in awe of the Temple of Time."
"Oh come now, Ganon… this place is sacred for a reason."
Ganondorf folded his arms, rolling his eyes. "Right…"
Terrako wandered around, seeing the three sacred stones in front of him as he tilted his body in curiosity, letting out a few curious boops.
"Now let's see…" Zelda walked onto the pedestal that held the Triforce. "You were saying something about something happening in Hyrule's past?"
"Yes. Unfortunately, the Ocarina of Time isn't with us. Apparently, Young Link had lost it when he was sent to the hospital."
Zelda smiled. "Perhaps we could use a different method." She said as she pulled out a Goddess Harp. "This has been in the royal family for generations."
Ganondorf raised an eyebrow. "A harp."
"Not just a harp. This harp has been imbued by the power of the gods. A Goddess harp, if you will."
Ganondorf rolled his eyes. "Let me know when the gods don't imbue their power into something for once."
Zelda played the harp, strumming it playfully with a smile on her face.
"Do you even know how to play it? You play like a Cucco running around without it's head."
"I'm just warming up!" Zelda smiled sweetly.
Ganondorf sweatdropped. You call that warming up?
End BGM
Meanwhile, in Hyrule's Past…
BGM: Sealed Temple (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
"Now then… what you have before you is known as the Goddess Harp. By playing this harp, many things may happen. Do you know how to play it?" The old woman asked.
"I've seen Zelda play it, so it looks rather easy to do." Link said.
"Why don't you play a song for us then?"
"Okay…" Link nodded as he closed his eyes and proceeded to play a song by wildly strumming the strings. It was enough to make Wolf Link wince and howl while everyone else covered their ears, Weiss and Manaphy covering each other's ears.
"Goodness, that's enough to wake up the dead and kill them off immediately after!" Kokichi complained.
"I've heard worse…" Impa said.
"I didn't think there would be something more obnoxious than Natsu's shrill screaming, yet here we are!" Laxus winced, as even the song that Link was playing was enough to make even Fi cringe.
"Stop!" The old woman commanded. "You are rushing the notes. The harp is meant to be played softly in a melodious manner."
Link chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. "It's my first time playing the harp…"
"And it shows!" Midna grumbled.
"Yeesh…" Groose mumbled.
Nearby, Lana and Cia were sitting down, trying to figure out who to summon. "You got any ideas?" Lana wondered.
"Well… we could bring Linkle in, but do we really want to though?"
"Mmm… maybe we can get lucky." Lana said as she opened up a portal. "Whoever's on the end of the portal, come forth!" She called out.
Someone came running out of the portal as the sisters looked on in anticipation.
"Kooloo-impah!"
Lana paled, grimacing with a sweatdrop. "Oh, uh…"
"What would you like me to do? I can give you tons of Rupees, I can-"
Immediately, Cia soccer kicked Tingle back into the portal. "THAT'S FOR WHAT YOU DID IN THE GREAT SEA, ASSHOLE!" She yelled as the portal closed. "...Seriously though, I wouldn't be opposed to Marin."
"Mmm, not a bad idea."
"I would suggest Skull Kid, but I'd rather not have a moon fall on top of us."
Back with the others, Kokoro gently took the harp from Link. "Maybe I can try it…" She said as she closed her eyes and played a melody that was far better than what Link was doing as everyone closed their eyes to the soft music that she was playing.
…Unfortunately, nothing happened.
"Aww, nothing happened?"
"That's because you were not playing the correct song." The old woman said gently as Link took back the harp. "Now then, follow the pendulum in my hair, swaying back and forth. It may help you get the rhythm down."
Fast forward to Zelda and Ganon…
"Alright, I got it all figured out now."
"Couldn't you have played something that doesn't attract Cuccos?" Ganondorf asked, as he was covered head to toe with Cuccos. "Rrrgh, buzz off!" He said, batting them away as they all flew off… except for one who came back and pecked his foot before walking away.
"I didn't know I attracted an audience!" Zelda giggled, causing Ganondorf to grumble in annoyance.
Terrako let out a few boops.
"Right… so, this song has been passed on for generations as well. It's known as Ballad of the Goddess."
In the past…
"This song you are playing is Ballad of the Goddess. Now that you have the melody down, allow Fi to play along with you." The old woman said as Fi flew over and got into position and with a nod from Fi, Link began to strum the harp.
In the present…
Zelda cleared her throat and began to play a soft melody while Terrako started to "sing" along.
"Oh youth~ guided by the goddess~
Unite earth and sky~
And bring light to the land~
Oh youth~ show the two whirling sails~
The way to the Light Tower…
And before a path shall open~
And a heavenly song you shall hear~"
Right as Zelda finished playing around the same time as Link in the past, a Gate of Time opened up in front of them all.
"Perfect." Ganondorf said as Zelda put it away. "Now let's go."
With a nod, Zelda and Terrako walked in with Ganondorf.
Back in the past…
"Well done." The old woman praised. "What you see before you is known as the Gate of Time. This is the only one known left in existence."
"So what do we do? Just strike it with a Skyward Strike?" Weiss wondered.
"Yes. However, there are just a few snags. One. Your power has been taken by Ghirahim. Two. Link hasn't fully powered up with the Goddess Sword. Three. Lana and Cia have been depowered, so with their combined strength as of now, they will not activate it. We need the Goddess Sword to fully awaken. Furthermore-"
At that moment, the Gate of Time opened up as everyone looked on in curiosity… as Zelda, Ganondorf and Terrako walked out.
"Here we are." Ganondorf said.
"Wow… so this is what the Temple of Time looks like in the past…" Zelda whispered as she turned her head and saw the heroes. "Oh!"
"Hmm? Ah, I see you're on a quest as of now." Ganondorf said.
Lana and Cia blinked, staring at Ganondorf in front of them. "WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING HERE?!"
Ganondorf smirked. "Simple. I had felt a disturbance here, so I asked Zelda and her little robot companion to come with me."
"Zelda?" Groose wondered with intrigue, turning ing to face her as Link also looked at her. "Dibs!" He shoved Link to the side.
"Ack!" He yelped… while Cia dragged Zelda away.
"Whoa!" Zelda yelped while Ganondorf approached the crew.
"So. Fill me in. What's been happening lately?"
Cia dragged Zelda toward a wall and looked at her. "Princess, with all due respect, I have to ask you… WHY?"
"Because he's a good person."
"Hello! Great King of Evil? Incarnation of Demise? Ring any bells?"
"Yes, I'm aware. However, he's been shown that Gerudo Town is thriving in the harsh climates. It's because of this is that he's changed for the better."
"You think we don't know that? He's still an asshole!"
"He's a kinder… um… jerk."
"Again. Asshole!"
"He mellowed out. He decided to see something for himself a few months ago and saw that he became the incarnation of Demise. Because of that, he decided to "break the trend" or whatever he said and became a better person."
"Let me repeat this a third time, princess. He. Is. An. Asshole."
"So what if he is? He has pleasant talks with my father every so often. Yes, I won't deny that he can still be a jerk, but he's… a nicer jerk."
Cia groaned. "Princess, do you even hear yourself?"
"Weren't you like this once upon a time?"
"Up up up! That doesn't concern me! This is more concerning about Ganondorf!"
"I trust him… yes, I'm a bit wary when he's around, but he's still-"
"An asshole."
Zelda sighed. "Yes. But you have to trust me on this."
CIa sighed in exasperation. "Alright… but he starts causing trouble, I'm siccing an army of Cuccos at him."
Zelda smiled. "Thank you."
"And for the record, our Ganondorf manipulated my lust for Link. You can tell how that went out."
"...You still have a crush on him?"
Cia blushed. "It's never going to happen anyway." She mumbled and walked off.
"Oh… we just need to set you two up on a date." Zelda said and followed after her. Revali and Daruk? …No… I'm not sure how that would work out…
Ganondorf scoffed, folding his arms with an amused chuckle. "So… Ghirahim managed to steal the Triforce of Power and Courage, did he? And he took the power of the Fierce Deity from Schnee and the power of lightning from the blonde man over here?"
"What?" Zelda asked. "How did you lose the power of Fierce Deity, Weiss?"
"I'm still questioning that myself." Weiss mumbled.
"Hmph… I had a feeling Ghirahim was working for someone else. I just never brought it up." Ganondorf smirked. "Perhaps we ought to have a little discussion with him."
"And what is this discussion?" Lana asked.
Ganondorf punched his fist into his palm without even saying a word.
"...Oh."
"Oooooh, I like the way he thinks!" Kokichi grinned.
"Straight to the point. I like it." Maki said.
"He's speaking my language~!" Leone smirked.
"Sooooo, I've learned the Ballad of the Goddess. Now what?" Link asked.
"The answer is simple. You must imbue the power of the sword with three sacred flames. Only then will you be able to open this Gate of Time and reunite with your Zelda." The old woman explained. "And as for The Imprisoned that you had sealed up… I'm afraid that it's only temporary. In time, the beast will be unleashed once more."
"Mmmph…" Kotoko froze up in fear.
"Go to your town in the clouds. You will find more information on how to get these sacred flames." The old woman explained as they all nodded.
"I've always wanted to see what Skyloft was li- waaaah hey!" Zelda yelped as Groose picked her up bridal style.
"Well, how's about I take you there myself, gorgeous~? Name's Groose. Pleasure to meet you."
"Uuuum… hi…"
Meanwhile, in the present…
Link stopped swinging his sword in the middle of training. "Master? What is wrong?" Fi asked.
"Urge to throw a remote bomb at someone rising… and I don't know why."
"I've never known you to be paranoid, master."
Back in the past…
Suddenly, a fist made entirely of orange hair punched Groose away as Zelda landed on top of Wolf Link. "Don't even think about it, casanova!" Midna said. "...You okay?"
"Just a bit weirded out…" Zelda said and then patted Wolf Link on the head.
"Wasn't he interested in your Zelda?" Ravio whispered to Link.
"Yeah, and now he's interested in… another Zelda." Link responded.
"Mhm, just as I thought." Ravio folded his arms while nodding. "Your friend Groose has a type."
Link sweatdropped. "Friend" might be a bit of a stretch…"
"Yet he's willing to hang out with you. Frenemy then!"
"Yeah… that's better."
"Let us be off to Skyloft." Ganondorf said.
End BGM
Later, once they reached Skyloft…
BGM: Skyloft (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
"Whoa… amazing!" Zelda's eyes sparkled. "So this is what Skyloft's like!"
"...You know you could just go into Skyloft at the Smash Mansion normally, right?" Weiss asked.
"Well, yes… but there's just one problem with that."
Pause BGM
"Targets acquired." Samus said, proceeding to unleash a Zero Laser from her gunship at Fox and Terry.
Peach uprooted a few flowers, pulling out a few turnips, one of them having a mummifed face. "Perfect!" She said and ran off, throwing it at Mega Man who was shooting at Sephiroth.
"No no no no! Those are my priceless items!" Beedle called out as Wario jumped out and threw various items at Toon Link and Mario.
Zelda, meanwhile, attempted to ignore the explosions behind her as she was busy studying some butterflies. "I wonder if these butterflies have the same connection to the Silent Princess…" She wondered to herself as she reached for her pen to do some sketching… only to see that it was missing. "Huh?"
"HONK."
Zelda turned around to see the Goose waddling away. "H-hey, get back here!" She cried as she chased after it, while nearby, Waluigi threw a Smart Bomb at Lyn, who swiftly deflected it away from her sword as it flew directly toward Zelda.
"Huh? Eeep!" She yelped as it blew up in her face. "AAAAAAAAAAAACK!"
The smoke cleared as soot was covering Zelda's face as her left eyebrow twitched with her having an annoyed expression.
Resume BGM
Weiss grimaced. "Oh, right…"
"I swear, it's always when I'm wanting to study Hyrule's past." Zelda sighed. "However, since this is not a "stage", I can freely explore to my heart's content~!" She smiled and wandered off.
Weiss sweatdropped. "Good luck with that…"
"Hmph. I have to say, I prefer the more chaotic version of this place… but this'll do for now." Ganondorf said as he walked off, not caring about the stares that he was getting from the locals.
This is a totally bad idea… Lana thought.
"Okay, something about finding whoever knows the Ballad of the Goddess… where would we find such a thing?" Groose wondered.
"I have a feeling we might know someone." Cia said as they walked toward the Knight Academy while Nesta wandered off to where Zelda was at.
"Goodness me…" Zelda knelt down and examined the water. "It's beautiful."
"I take it you're into research?"
Zelda turned her head to see Nesta. "Oh, of course! Researching is my passion, although I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty if I need to."
Terrako let out a boop.
"Yes, just like the Blorb Crisis." Zelda nodded.
"Ah yes, that incident… I'm glad I was able to stay away from that nonsense, but what I'm surprised by is the fact that it lasted an entire day."
"It honestly felt longer than that, admittedly." Zelda chuckled.
"But anyway, I'm into research just you, princess. I'm the head librarian of the McGarden Library in Vale."
"Oh! I've heard much about that place. I've been meaning to look into it." Zelda said.
"It's pretty much the go to library in Vale. It's the best place to look into your ancestry, if you want to learn more about the ancient history of Remnant. We just got a shipment of books regarding the histories of places like the Mushroom Kingdom, Hyrule, Corneria and much more."
"You wouldn't happen to have a timeline of Hyrule, would you?"
"Oh yeah, we do. I believe it's called Hyrule Historia or something like that."
"That's the one. I tend to refresh my memory on the branching timelines every now and then… all three of them! Actually, there was a fourth one that was added recently that's making my brain hurt."
"Ooooh yeah, that one… Sapphire Onyx timeline, was it?"
"I personally want to know what on earth transpired that would make Ruby desperate to go to Ganondorf for help…" Zelda mused.
"You know, speaking of timelines, something's been on my mind."
"Hmm?"
"Considering we came to stop Ghirahim from messing with time, do you think maybe this will make a new timeline to appear?"
Zelda laughed. "I honestly doubt it will happen. If it does happen, I'll eat a frog."
Nesta tilted her head. "Eat a frog… of all things?"
Zelda blinked, blushing a little. "Ah, right… about that…"
"Is that what I think it is?! Look at this! I don't believe it, but I actually caught one! This delicacy is known to have very, very potent effects under the proper circumstances. Ta-daaaah~!"
"...A frog."
"Research from the castle shows ingesting one of these can actually augment certain abilities. We wouldn't be in a controlled environment out here, and with your level of physical fitness… you'd be a perfect candidate for the study!"
"Huh?!"
"Go on! Taste it!"
Zelda chuckled nervously. "Let's just say… it took a week or two before Link was willing to talk to me again."
Nesta sweatdropped. I don't even want to know…
Back at the Knight Academy…
"The Ballad of the Goddess?" Gaepora wondered. "Yes, Zelda did tend to play it whenever she had the chance."
"True that." Link nodded.
"Is there any significance to the song?" Cardin asked.
"Well, aside from it being my daughter's favorite song, there are these lyrics that might help out with such an occasion." He said. "Oh youth, guided by the servant of the goddess, unite earth and sky, and bring light to the land."
"...Is that it?" Ganondorf raised an eyebrow.
"There's more to it: Oh youth, show the two whirling sails the way to the Light Tower… and before you a path shall open, and a heavenly song you shall hear."
"Two whirling sails? …Wait a moment! The windmills!" Groose said.
"Those things? I thought they were just for decoration." Midna said.
"Apparently not." Akame nodded.
"Then that is what we will do." Fi said.
"...Mind if I suggest we do that in the morning? I feel like everyone's a bit on edge over what happened earlier." Lana said.
"Yeah… probably for the best…" Chelsea nodded, glancing over at Mine, Kotoko and Tatsumi with concern.
Pause BGM
BGM: Hyrule Field - Night (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
Later into the night…
"The windmills?" Zelda asked once Ganondorf approached her. "I didn't even think about those…"
"Indeed. We shall look into it the first thing in the morning." Ganondorf said.
"...Ganon." Zelda spoke up as he stopped to turn to look at her. "Your body language seems different than normal. When we arrived, you were your usual grumpy self… but here, you're more… calmer."
"Something about the atmosphere in Skyloft… it's calming to me." Ganondorf said. "...And, as funny as this is coming from me, I personally want to see this place thrive. We need to stop Ghirahim no matter what. For the sake of the Skyloftians."
Zelda tilted her head. Weird, did he hit his head or something?
Nearby, Mine was sitting by herself with Kotoko near the pond, not one of them saying a word. However, Mine had her arms wrapped around her sister, none of them moving.
"You… you want to talk about it…?"
"I was eaten alive… I'm not sure what there is to talk about…" Kotoko teared up. "I'm glad that I'm okay but-..."
"I know… I'm not a fan of what happened with that or with me…" Mine sniffed, hugging Kotoko as tight as she could.
"I thought I'd eventually find you guys!" A voice said as they turned to see Mavis approaching.
"M-Mavis…?" Mine wondered. "What are you doing here?"
Mavis smiled. "Just thought you could use a pick me up… well, actually, I'm just the delivery girl." She giggled and turned her head. "Over here!" She called out as they saw a white haired woman approaching them.
Mine's eyes widened. "Oh my gosh…"
"Is… is that…?" Kotoko wondered.
The two of them stood up as the woman finished walking and smiled sweetly. "I saw you activating your Satan Soul for the first time. It reminded me of myself, honestly."
End BGM
BGM: Zelda's Lullaby (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
Tears swelled within Mine's eyes as she approached her. "Is… is this real…?" Mine wondered, gently putting her hand on her cheek.
"Yes, Mine… this is real. I'm real." She smiled.
"M-Mira…" Mine instinctively wrapped her arms around her as Mirajane affectionately returned the hug.
"I'm here…" Mira whispered, rubbing her back softly while Mavis watched on with a smile.
"Why… why do you have such a horrible semblance?! Why was it passed down to me?" Mine sobbed. "I… I didn't ask for this…!"
Mira frowned. "I didn't ask for this kind of semblance either… do you want to know how it happened?"
"Sure…"
"Back when me and my siblings were kids, we lived in this village with friendly people. However, this Grimm showed up and started attacking the village. The three of us cornered it in a pub as we went inside and finished the Grimm off… however, the Grimm managed to wound me and scratched my arm up, then it pinned me to the ground. I fought it off… and to our surprise, I… absorbed it into my arm, where it deformed into a claw of some sort."
"Really…?"
"Yes. Elfman and Lisanna were in awe of this ability that I had. I was a bit unnerved, but I saved the village. However, the villagers instantly turned on me when they saw my arm. They thought I was some sort of demon… the three of us hid in our house after that, but the villagers' resentment grew to the point where we had to flee for our lives. Those once nice villagers immediately grew hostile, thinking I was part Grimm and was going to kill everyone. It got the point where they threw stones into our home and threatened to burn it down with us in it…"
"Oh… oh gosh…"
"We fled after that. We weren't sure what to do, but we eventually made our way to Fairy Tail. And that's when Makarov, who is now Ozpin at this time, greeted us."
"Looks like a Takeover Semblance to me. Quite rare if I say so myself, but you can relax. You are not really possessed by a Grimm. I can imagine you must've been frightened quite to death with that, but it means that you possess the power of a Grimm."
"So it's… kind of a good thing?"
"At first, I felt like I didn't fit in with Fairy Tail and thought it'd be best if Elfman and Lisanna stayed while I left. However, my siblings convinced me to stay and I honed my semblance to where I can use the power of Grimm. It was at first called Grimm Soul, before I changed it to Salem Soul… unfortunately, Natsu misheard and thought I said "Satan" and no matter how many times we corrected him, we eventually gave up and stuck with it."
"So… I guess Elfman and Lisanna had Takeover too?"
"Yeah. Although, Elfman had some really fascinating monsters under his belt. We thought they were just some really weird looking Grimm…"
"Monsters?" Mine tilted her head.
Pause BGM
Dialga and Palkia let out their signature roars and unleashed Roar of Time and Spacial Rend, both of them slamming into each other.
In Remnant, a distortion opened up as several Anjanath, Rathalos, Kirin, Glavenus, and a Velkhana showed up… and at another distortion, a Crimson Fatalis showed up near Menagerie.
Resume BGM
"Of course, they were just regular monsters and not related to Grimm at all, apparently." Mira said.
Why do I feel like Dialga and Palkia were behind that? Mine sweatdropped.
Mira frowned. "I will admit, I know what you're going through. I, too, lost myself at one point when I snapped and went into that form."
"That… that form scares me…" Mine hugged herself.
"I don't blame you, sweetie." Mira said. "It's scary to even think about, but… I can help you gain better control of it."
"Can I… control it like you did?"
"With my help? Of course~!"
Mine smiled. "Thanks… just one other question."
"Hmm?"
"Can we rename that form into something else? The name "Satan Soul" makes me really uncomfortable…"
"Oh, of course." Mira smiled. "How about… Demon Soul?"
Mine formed a soft smile. "That's a lot better."
Mira softly smiled and then looked up. "You must be Kotoko."
"Yeah…"
Mira pulled away from Mine and opened her arms up. "C'mere." She smiled as Kotoko walked over as Mira pulled her in close. "You're part of my family now~" She whispered. "Mine's a good sister…"
"She is…"
Mira smiled. "Getting eaten can be scary, but… I'm sure we can help you with that too."
"Thank you… I needed this…" Kotoko whispered.
End BGM
The next morning…
"Goodness me!" Zelda said, staring at Akame and Kurome chowing down as if their life depended on it.
"Hmph. And I thought the Hero of the Winds had a massive appetite." Ganondorf chuckled in amusement as they soon walked out of the doors, and as they did, Laxus shifted his eyes and spotted Mavis.
"Mavis? What are you doing here?"
"Oh, I'm just the delivery girl, though I wouldn't mind exploring ancient Hyrule with you!"
"Delivery girl?"
"Guess who~!"
Laxus jumped in surprise as he turned his head to see that Mira was behind him, giving him a friendly wave. "M-Mira?!"
"Hello~!"
"Wh-what are you-"
"Oh, thought I'd come by and give my descendant and her sister some loves after what transpired with the former's Demon Soul. Yes, we changed the name because it was enough to terrify her."
"Oh…"
"That, and I thought it'd be a nice change of scenery if I got out of the afterlife to stretch my legs. After all, Mavis does it all the time… and hey, if Summer can do it to cheer Ruby up, then I don't see why I can't do the same~!"
"...Let me guess, a chair was "accidentally" thrown at you?" Laxus deadpanned.
"Oh good heavens no! We made sure to avoid a repeat of that. Besides, Bisca thought Maya did that on purpose."
"That's what I was thinki-" Immediately, Mira hugged Laxus. "Oh!"
"It's good to see you again, big guy…"
Tears swelled in Laxus's eyes as he smiled and returned the hug. "I miss you and everyone else too…"
"You sure you're okay?" Kirumi asked Weiss in concern.
"I have my Pokemon with me, Aunt Kirumi. I'm fine."
"I know, but you seem to be a bit on edge given your powers were taken from you."
Weiss sighed. "I'll admit, I am a bit uneasy right now. Yeah, I have my magic, my summons and even my Pokemon and Azure with me, but… I've been weakened. Or as Chiaki tends to say: "Nerfed"."
Kirumi nodded. "We'll get your Fierce Deity powers back."
"Yeah! We'll make sure of it!" Whitley added.
"You can count on us to have your back!" Ling smiled.
Weiss sighed. "I haven't relied on anyone for so long, it's gonna take me a while to get used to that."
"We'll make sure you're safe." Kirumi smiled.
"Okay, so what do we do here… do we forcibly turn the windmill around or…?" Groose wondered.
"There's a pinwheel inserted into it. We just gotta blow into it." Lana said as Link brought out his Gust Bellows and fired the winds into it, causing the windmill to turn as it slowly made its way toward the Light Tower.
Once it was aimed at it, the light at the back end of it lit up. "That's one down!" Lana said as they walked over to the next, only to discover a pinwheel was missing.
"Oookay, a pinwheel's missing… that's not good." Wave said.
"Actually. I think I saw a pinwheel down at Eldin Volcano." Link said. "Looked a bit too heavy to lift, though."
"Do we know anyone who can fly and lift at the same time?" Shuichi wondered as all eyes slowly turned to Mira and Mavis.
"Oh… um… I'm good!" Mavis said.
"I'm not much of a lifter, if I'm being honest." Mira admitted.
"Wait a moment. I recall seeing something at Gondo's shop the other day." Groose said. "He had this little robot near him and he mentioned it could fly, but unfortunately, it's rusted over completely."
"A robot, you say?" Fi mused. "Could it be like those robots we found in Lanayru Desert?"
"Could be… we can always give it a look." Groose said as they walked over to Gondo's shop.
Once at Gondo's Shop in the Bazaar…
"Oh? Yeah, this thing was my grandfather's and was passed down to me. Unfortunately, I don't know hwo to operate this thing since it's rusted over completely. I'm not sure if the story is true or not, if I'm being honest."
"If I may… do you know anything that could "unrust" it?" Weiss asked. …I can't believe I just said something that Yang or Ruby would say…
"Well, there's this one flower called the Ancient Flower, but unfortunately, those don't exist anymore. It's said that they have an oil that can make metal "unrust", if you will."
"I actually have one of those." Akame said. "With that, we can easily-"
She pulled out dust instead.
"...Right." She sweatdropped.
"Hmm…" Zelda rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "Actually, there is actually another flower that have the same properties."
"There is?" Link asked.
Zelda pulled out a Silent Princess. "During our studies with these flowers, we had discovered that is has a special oil that can make things appear "new". Sooo, we can try it with that little robot friend."
"Well, it's worth a shot!" Gondo said as Zelda handed him the flower, as he went right to work on extracting the oil and rubbed it all over the robot, where it immediately came back to life right after, and sprouting propellers from his head and flying up.
"Brrrt-zaaaaap. What is your bidding, master?"
"Heeeey, it worked!"
"I am Scrapper, a pleasure to meet all of you."
"Nice to meet you too. Now listen, we were wondering if-"
Scrapper looked at Link. "...Who are you?"
"Link."
"...Link to what, exactly? Bah, I have to obey you? How about I call you Master Shortpants?"
"Master what?!"
"Master Shortpants! Pffft!" Groose laughed. "Why didn't I come with that?!"
"I feel insulted…" Ravio grumbled while Wolf Link growled at Scrapper.
Does he mean capris? Weiss wondered.
"Regardless, we can have this robot pick up the required item for us." Fi said as Scrapper turned to see her.
"Oh! Oh my!" Scrapper had steam coming out of his machinery. "A-and who are you?"
"I am Fi."
"Oh, I would be honored to listen to what you have to say, Mistress Fi!"
"Mistress?!" Zelda said in surprise. Goodness, I didn't know Fi had that kind of past.
Fi sweatdropped. "...Right. Can someone guide this robot to Eldin Volcano?"
"I'll give it a go." Weiss said.
"I will go as well." Link nodded as the two took off with Fi right behind them.
"Hey! You can't hog all the spotlight for yourself, Link!" Groose ran after them.
"Soooo, you got any fancy nicknames for all of us?" Kokichi asked.
Pause BGM
Once at Eldin Volcano…
BGM: Eldin Volcano (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
"Should be around here somewhere…" Link said as he spotted the pinwheel next to a downed tower. "Ah!"
He slid on the slope, joined by Weiss and Groose as he picked it up.
"Excellent. Now let me call Scrapper." Fi said as she telepathically called for Scrapper as he flew down toward them.
"Yeeeees, Mistress Fi~?"
"We need you to pick this up."
"Certainly!" Scrapper picked it up. "Surely, I can carry this better than Master Shortpants and Pompassador over here."
"Pompa-WHAT?" Groose asked, hearing a snicker from Link.
"So um, you got anything from me?" Weiss asked.
"Little Snow Toddler."
A cross vein appeared on Weiss's forehead as she gave him an annoyed pout. Count yourself lucky we are in the past, or I'd be having Futaba dismantle you! No, better yet, let's see what he says about Edward Elric's height!
"See if you three can keep up!" Scrapper flew off.
"Mana Mana…" Manaphy gave Scrapper a glare.
"I know, sweetie. I hate him too."
"Pompassadour… I swear, Midna had him say that…" Groose grumbled as they flew off.
End BGM
Back at Skyloft…
"Armadillo?" Oran tilted his head. That was it?
"Pink Owl?" Anya wondered.
"Snow White? But I'm a guy!" Albedo said.
"Brainiac… even the robot knows about my IQ…" Anime tears ran down Laura's cheeks.
"Little Shit? That's what everyone calls me at home!" Kokichi smiled with a chuckle.
"Ironing board… I don't get it…" Mine said.
"Um, Mine?" Mira whispered it in her ear.
"OH, THAT LITTLE…!" Mine tried to lunge but Mira, Tatsumi, Kotoko and Laxus held her back. "LET ME AT YA, YOU LITTLE-"
"And a little twist here, a little twist there… perfect." Gondo fixed the pinwheel back into the windmill. "Good to go! Have fun." He walked off.
"Call me if you need me, Mistress Fi!" Scrapper said as he flew off, then Link used the Gust Bellows to blow the pinwheel, and thus moved the windmill to the Light Tower.
Once both windmills were aimed at the Light Tower, a shrine opened up at the top, causing them to climb up where Link noticed the Hylian Crest on the bottom of the floor.
With a nod from Fi, the two played Ballad of the Goddess, and once complete, the mirror fired a beam of light straight into the large thunder cloud in the distance.
"We're going in there?" Zelda asked.
"Yes, we are!" Lana nodded as they headed off, most of them wondering what lies within the massive thundercloud.
Forgot to mention this in the latest What If, but there's character art of the OCs now! You can view them on the OC page on TVTropes. LAFF, JNXY (Iris doesn't have any yet, but Wyvern commissioned for Iris to someone on DeviantArt, so it'll be sooh-ish), Kokoro, Blanche, and Ling, to be exact! More is coming soon.
Deadpool: Also, HA! Take that, you fairy freak!
Ibuki: Aww, Ibuki always liked the fairy man...