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Meanwhile, with Dry Bowser's Henchmen
"Hmm…" Ghirahim had his arms folded, deep in thought.
"You got way too cocky." Locus said. "Had you left them alone, your powers would still be with you."
"Yes, I realize that now." Dimentio agreed. "I was only there to have some fun… of course, having the gamer girl's video game powers was too awesome to pass up. Me, having all the fun with the gaming powers? Why, that sounded too fun!"
"And yet, you don't know anything about video games." Ghirahim said, casually pulling out his sword to sharpen it.
"I would've learned. I'm a quick learner! I'm sure I could figure gaming jargon like "level up" or "experience points" or… Dash Waving."
"Quick learner" he says… riiiiight." Ghirahim rolled his eyes. "Surely, you were quick to learn not to mess with the heroes. Surely you would have learned not to mess with these Ultimates after the detective wiped the floor with you. Oh wait, you didn't learn a thing. Pride is your ultimate downfall."
"Yet, I'm still alive. You know who else was prideful? Dark Ruby. Is she here with us anymore? Oh, wait, she isn't."
"It's only a matter of time before you wind up dead. Surely, you're following in her footsteps."
"Ohohoho, you underestimate me, Ghirahim!"
"Frankly, I think you overestimate yourself."
"He's right. Here's what I would've done…" Felix chuckled. "Kill her, take her gaming powers, make everyone bow before me, and then bam! I'm the new overlord of Remnant!"
"I see… several holes in that plan." Locus said.
"Meh, ye of little faith."
Ghirahim shook his head. "Whatever." He said as he looked over to the side to see Dry Bowser training his Dry Bone army. "You'd think he would have invaded the Mushroom Kingdom by now."
"Considering the last time he did it, he ended up in the bottom of the ocean. I'd say he's playing it safe." Medusa said.
"The most fearsome tyrant of his time and he's playing it safe? Hmph, that's a first." He shook his head.
"By the way, Ghirahim… I've heard something from the grapevine that might interest you." She spoke up, Dimentio's ears perking up.
"Hmm?"
"In Hyrule, there is a cave within Death Mountain known as the Eldin Cave. Within this cave lies a ring that holds great power. A cursed ring, if you will."
"A cursed ring, you say?"
"Perhaps you could use this ring for your own benefit."
"At Death Mountain, you say? Great power…" Dimentio's eyes twinked at the thought. "Fascinating!"
Dimentio sprang up. "I know what I have to do to make a comeback! I'll take this ring for myself… and then I'll show that gamer girl who's the true boss!"
"...Didn't you say earlier that in your story that you respected the Gamer Girl?" Locus pointed out.
Dimentio smirked. "Oh, that was just sarcasm~ I loathe the gamer girl!"
"Yeah Locus! Pick up on that sarcasm next time." Felix teased.
Locus sweatdropped. That sounded genuine to me… of course, hearing about a ring of power probably made him do a one eighty.
"Are you daft?" Ghirahim spoke up. "You really expect that you can waltz right into Death Mountain just like that? You don't know the layout of Hyrule like I do."
"Oh, I'm sure I can pick up where a deadly mountain is! Come, you jacked up Spartans. We head off to Hyrule!"
"...We're not actually Spart-"
"No no no, shhh!" Felix shushed Locus. "I like the idea of being called a Spartan. I can just FEEL the power of that name. Gives me adrenaline! Gives me focus! Makes me want to flip a Warthog over with little effort!"
"...Gives you blind stupidity." Locus quietly mumbled to himself.
"Let us be off!" Dimentio walked off.
"You remember the last time you went into the Smash Mansion?" Ghirahim asked. "Over some kind of bread experiment? I'm sure everyone knows your face by now, especially considering the gamer girl is a Smasher and everyone would have noticed her transformation."
"...And how do you know she transformed?" Dimentio asked.
"I'm an Assist Trophy after all. I have my ways of knowing. And with that, I should be the one to-"
He suddenly disappeared.
With Ghirahim…
"-Go to Death Mountain and-... wait… where am I?"
"Oh hello, Mister Ghirahim!" Isabelle smiled. "I was hoping I'd get a good one! Think you could lend me a hand?"
"Meh, sure… who am I fight-" Ghirahim's eyes widened, seeing Doom Guy in front of him as he paled at the sight of him.
"Don't worry, he said he'll go easy!"
"Well, if we're going easy, then I'm sure this will be a cinch!" Ghirahim readied his sword and charged at him, only for Doom Guy to grab him by the collar and pulled back his fist. "Mmph! Not the face!"
POW!
"OW!"
"Oooh, wait… I should've said he'd go really easy on me but not the Assist Trophies that I summon… I should've been more clearer. Sorry!"
CRACK!
"YAAAAAGH!"
"Ooooh." Isabelle winced. "...Wait… or was it that he said he'll pummel any summon that he doesn't particularly like? I know he went easy on Dillon and Ashley…"
Back with Dimentio…
"That settles that. We're off!" Dimentio said.
"I'd suggest that you'd go by portal." Medusa mentioned. "It's a lot easier that way."
"Oh, that is ever so boring. It's not like they'll immediately kick us out!" Dimentio said.
Later…
"Waaaaaaah!"
THUD!
"ROAR ROOOOOOAR!" Incineroar yelled, shutting the door on Dimentio.
Dimentio got up, dusting himself off. "How the devil was I supposed to know that two sword wielders can look into the future?"
"Smooth move." Felix said, casually leaning on a tree. "Might as well take a portal. It'll be faster than wa-... Locus, what are you doing?"
"Paying respects." Locus said as he walked away, putting his hand on an ear piece. "Medusa, we could use a portal. Apparently a wrestling tiger threw the clown out."
"I figured that would happen." Medusa said as a portal opened up. "In you go."
Dimentio and Locus walked in while Felix walked up to the grave that Locus was paying respects for.
"Samus Uh-Ran's… personal heroes… pffft! What a child!" He said, roundhouse kicking the grave to kick it down. "People still believe in heroes, what a joke! Pffft! Hahahaha! Oh, I can't wait to see the look on this Samus lady's face when I taunt her over being a baby!" He laughed mockingly as he walked into the portal.
In Hyrule…
BGM: Field - Day (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
"Aaaah, Hyrule! Lush green fields with a supposed deadly mountain! Now where could it be?" Dimentio wondered.
Locus turned his head toward Death Mountain in the distance. "I suspect that would be Death Mountain."
"Locus, that's not Death Mountain. That's clearly Mount Doom!" Felix said.
"We're in Hyrule, not in Lord of the Rings."
"Meh, who cares. I'm sure Hylians look the same as Hobbits." Felix waved it off. "Come on, let's go ask someone for directions to Death Mountain."
"Yes, let's." Dimentio nodded as the two of them walked off.
Locus turned toward Death Mountain. "I'll just go this way."
Dimentio and Felix approached a Hylian who was gathering water from a well. "Excuse me, miss!" Felix spoke up.
"Hmm?"
"You wouldn't happen to know where Death Mountain is, would you?"
"It's right over there." She pointed to Death Mountain.
"Hahahaha… yeah, no, that ain't Death Mountain. That's Mount Doom." Felix laughed. "But seriously, lady. Where's Death Mountain?"
"I told you, it's over there!"
"Where? Behind Mount Doom?"
"No, I don't know a Mount Doom! That's literally Death Mountain!"
"Oh sure, I guess we can call every volcano "Death Mountain"! Mt. Saint Helens! Mt. Fuji! Mt. Vesuvius! Fucking Mt. Everest! …Wait, no, that's not a volcano… BUT STILL!"
Dimentio rubbed his chin in thought, spotting a sign up ahead. "Hmm…" He walked over to the sign.
Zora's Fountain - Fifty miles to the West
Death Mountain - Fifty miles to the East
"Well, I'll be darned!"
"Look, lady! It was funny the first time, but you're starting to piss me off! Tell me where fucking Death Mountain is or SO HELP ME-"
Dimentio whistled to get his attention. "Oi! Felix, over here!"
"...One moment." Felix walked over to the sign. "This better be-" He stared at the sign, then back at Death Mountain, then back at the sign, and then back at Death Mountain… before going back to the sign. "OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE, THAT IS DEATH MOUNTAIN!"
"That's what I was trying to tell you!"
"Oh, go drown in a river!" He said, pulling out his gun and shooting her without even looking.
Lucky, it missed.
Unluckily for a camp of Bokoblins, the bullets struck an explosive barrel, which exploded the whole camp.
"...Damn! I didn't know I had explosive rounds in this thing!" Felix said as Dimentio dragged him away.
End BGM
Fifty miles later…
BGM: Death Mountain (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
"What took you so long?" Locus asked, casually leaning on a rock.
"Oh zip it." Felix grumbled. "So this is Death Mountain… yup, I didn't think I'd be walking into Mordor today."
"We're not in Mordor."
"Then why is it so fucking hot?"
"Hmm?" Dimentio looked up at the sky, seeing a purple beam of darkness striking Death Mountain. "What's that?"
"I set up a beam of darkness to where the ring is located, just so you don't lose your minds trying to find it."
"Thank you, Medusa!" Dimentio said as they walked toward the beam of darkness.
"Just so we're clear… only we can see it, right?" Locus asked.
"Unfortunately, that never crossed my mind. However, Goron's are not the brightest bulbs in Hyrule so I'm sure they'll think it's nothing important."
"Good to know!" Felix said. "Not sure what the hell a Goron is, but do I give a fuck? No." He chuckled as they walked through Death Mountain, noticing a few Gorons relaxing in a lava pool.
"I believe those are Gorons." Dimentio said.
"They're… bathing in lava?! That is so fucking METAL, I love it! Love these creatures! I want to be metal just like them!" Felix said as he walked off.
"...Be careful, you might get what you asked for." Locus warned.
"Oh, yeah right. Humans bathing in lava? If that ever happens, I'll eat a lava rock!" Felix laughed.
They came to the ray of darkness, only to discover that there was a rock wall. "...Uh, Medusa… there seems to be a problem." Felix said.
"It's inside the wall."
"You led us all this way to a wall that we can't break! Are you fucking kidding me right now!"
"Relax. We need to break it." Locus pulled out a grenade and tossed it to the wall, where they backed up. The grenade exploded… but it only merely cracked it.
"Good job!" Felix clapped sarcastically. "You sure broke it alright. Do it again, I'm sure you'll break it next time!"
"We need a bigger explosive."
"Oh yeah, yeah! A bigger explosive! Not like bombs can just grow from fucking plants!"
Dimentio looked down the cliffside, spotting some Bomb Flowers as he hopped down. "Hey fellas! I found some bombs growing from plants!" He said as both of them looked down.
"...Locus. Not one word."
"I wasn't going to say anything."
Dimentio picked up a Bomb Flower, only to see that it was already lighting up. "Oh!" He said, tossing it behind him as it struck the wall and exploded, shattering the wall instantly. Dimentio took a peek. "Looks like we found the entrance!"
"Now that's more like it!" Felix said as the three walked into the Eldin Cave, the two of them having their weapons ready while Dimentio walked carefree. A few Tektites came down, but Felix and Locus shot them down easily.
"Yeesh… spiders grow big in this world. That'll do a number on arachnophobia!" Felix chuckled as they kept going until they found a pillar with a ring on top of it.
"Ah, there it is, boys! The ring!" Dimentio said, grabbing a hold of it. "Ahahahahaha! With this ring, I will make my comeback!" He exclaimed, putting it on his ring finger and raised his hand up high. "BEHOOOOLD! THE DARK MAGIC IS MIIIINE!"
Nothing happened.
Locus faked a cough.
"Yeah, uh… I don't see any dark magic." Felix said.
"Oh, what do I need to do… rub it?" Dimentio rubbed the ring, but nothing happened. "Well, I'm sure it'll be fine!" He shrugged as a dark portal opened up as the trio walked in.
End BGM
"Hello?" Daruk peeked in through the cave. "Heard an explosion here! Hmm… must've been my imagination." He said, scratching his head as he shrugged it off and walked out.
Back with the group…
"Ugh… I really gotta find a way to sever that connection with being an Assist Trophy…" Ghirahim mumbled, having an ice pack on his head while having a black eye.
"We arrive like horsemen of the apocalypse!" Dimentio said as he walked out of the portal.
"I'm pretty sure there's four." Locus said.
"A Spartan horseman of the Apocalypse… oooh, I like the sound of that…" Felix chuckled darkly.
"You have the ring?" Ghirahim asked as Dimentio showed it off.
"Pretty neat, eh? Too bad it doesn't work."
"It just needs some dark magic to wake it up!" Medusa said, snapping her fingers as dark magic struck the cursed ring.
Suddenly, the cursed ring glowed. "Yes! Yes~! The power is mine! I get to-" The ring detached itself from Dimentio. "...Lose the ring…?" Dimentio blinked as darkness formed into a dark being before them.
"Who dares to awaken my slumber?"
"...Well, I'll be damned." Ghirahim said with a smirk. "Wizzro, It's been a while."
Wizzro turned to Ghirahim. "Ghirahim! You look different."
"Yeah, long story…"
"You two know each other?" Dimentio asked.
"Longer story." Ghirahim chuckled.
"Was it you who awakened me?"
"No, it was her." Ghirahim pointed to Medusa.
"Excuse me! I'm the one who found the ring!" Dimentio got his attention.
"Who are you?"
"I'm the pleaser of all crowds! The charming magician! I am the one, the only… Diment-"
"You look like a washed up magician if you ask me."
Dimentio slumped. "Beg pardon? You didn't let me finish my spiel… but since I'm the one who wore you, you answer to me! I found you, I wore you, you-"
"Not only are you washed up, but you don't look like you are from my world. I do not serve under otherworldly beings, especially if one is a washed up buffoon."
"I BEG YOUR PARDON?!"
"I appreciate that you woke me up, snake woman… but…" Wizzro turned to Ghirahim. "As he is the only one who was born in my world, I will serve under him."
Ghirahim chuckled. "Excellent. Now then, let's discuss a few things. We have a lot to catch up on."
Dimentio walked away with a growl. "Imbeciles! I was the one who found it and he gets all the credit!" He said, turning to see even Locus and Felix chatting with him. "Rrrrgh… what do I have to do to get back in my A game!"
An idea came to Dimentio. "Unless…" He smirked devilishly. "Yes… perhaps visiting Maleficent one day will serve me well… ahahahahahaha~"
Wizzro in the house!
Ibuki: Uh oh... that can't be good...