Back at Lookout Landing, with everyone assembled, Heroes and Sages alike, the group prepared for the final battle.
"So, what's the plan?" Bow asked.
"Jump into Hyrule Castle Chasm, go into Ganondorf's lair hard and fast. Blast through his monster army and confront him." Catra said. "We fight Ganondorf, grab the emblem bracelet he's got off him, free Veronica, and take him down. Simple."
"Not so simple, Catra. This version of Ganondorf is unlike any of the incarnations of him we've seen before." Hope said.
"As pointed out several times, mind you." Cheetah said.
"I know, but… this seems way too the same as the last few versions of him we've fought. Beat his minions, fight him at the end, save the day." Catra said.
"Yeah, but we don't know what this one is capable of. Especially since he has a secret stone." X said.
"X is right. He overwhelmed us when we first found him. And he wasn't even at full power then. It will take all we have to defeat him and take Veronica back." Jin said.
"The only thing we do know is that he won't be using Veronica at all during the fight. He probably put her through the wringer summoning his monster army and she's probably drained by now. She won't have a lot of power to Engage with Ganondorf." Hope said.
"That's completely fine, though. As long as he doesn't Engage with her, we're golden." David said. "I don't know if he can, but I'd rather not take the chance to find out."
"That makes two of us." Bardock nodded. "Time for talking's over. Let's go."
"It is time. May misfortune fall upon the Demon King." Laura A. said.
"Yeah, Ganondorf's gotta go. Immediately." Zi-O agreed.
"We've got all hands on deck for this one. And our sage backup will be here soon. Let's do this, gang." Connor said.
The group, all together, headed for Hyrule Castle to dive into Hyrule Castle Chasm. As they got to the large gaping hole in the ground they prepared themselves to jump.
"Yknow, even if we win or die… this is gonna be a heck of a story for Woz to read." Hilda said.
"Hey, where is that pretty boy time hopper anyway?" DW typed in question.
"Did you call for me?"
And like clockwork, Woz appeared beside Dark Water, spooking some of the groups.
"Punctual as always. You've been watching us do our thing?" Hope asked.
"Not always. But I did look at the memories of the large hieroglyphs scattered around Hyrule and saw the history of the kingdom. It's quite fascinating." Woz replied.
"You'll have to tell us all about it at a later time." Connor asked.
"As you wish." Woz replied, looking at the open hole. "I believe it's time to close another chapter of this story. Go forth, heroes of the Alliance and the Rebellion! Show the Demon King that you're a force to be reckoned with together!"
"Oh, we'll show him, alright." Zi-O smirked, cracking his knuckles. "See you back at the Galaxy King."
"You gotta admit, the guy knows how to make one heck of a pep talk." Connor said.
"It's one of his unique traits, after all." Geiz replied.
With that, the entire group all together jumped into Hyrule Castle's depths and took another dive down to where they first found Ganondorf as they found an army of gloom affected Bokoblins and a Boss Bokoblin behind them as they stood in front of a barred passageway that emitted a blood red hue.
"I think Ganondorf prepared the welcome wagon for us!" Hibiki said as they prepared themselves.
"Tch… We really don't have time for this!" Houki frowned.
Hope then felt something coming. "We don't…but they do!"
And just like that, coming down from above were the five sages. Tulin, Yunobo, Sidon, Riju, and Mineru.
"You guys came!" Makoto said.
"Paimon was wondering when you guys are gonna show up!" Paimon smiled.
"You don't have to fight all by yourselves, you know!" Tulin said, hitting a Bokoblin with an arrow as his secret stone shined. "When we fight together…we're unstoppable!"
"I'm gonna make my ancestors proud today, guys! I'll fight by your sides!" Yunobo said.
"Everyone! We shall protect Hyrule together!" Sidon said.
"The Gerudo owe you all for your help. You can count on me!" Riju said.
"I will atone for my past failure. It is time to stop the Demon King!" Mineru said.
"Hell yeah it is." Ethox said.
(Cue- Chain Attack- Xenoblade Chronicles 3)
War in the Depths of Hyrule
THE DEMON KING'S ARMY
"We'll cut through them! But save the rest of your strength for Ganondorf!" Goblin Slayer said.
"It won't take long with all of us here. Let's go!" Ethox said.
With that, the group charged and engaged Ganondorf's army of Gloom-infested monsters.
Hapi put two fingers to her mouth and whistled, at that Ebony came charging in and used Play Rough on a group of Bokoblin.
"Go forth, my soldiers!" Ainz called out, summoning a number of Death Knights as they started to attack and overpower some of the Demon King's Army.
"Shall we, Cocytus?" David asked.
"Yes. Let's see your new Warmaster abilities at their full splendor." Cocytus said as they both get their weapons ready.
"Lionheart's Axe: On the Hunt!" David said as he summoned a strong looking axe, and annihilated some monsters charging his way with a rising slash, followed by a downward slam. He then followed with a multitude of six weapon strikes, each one downing a monster. "Sixfold Strike!"
"Die where you all stand!" Cocytus called out as the oncoming monsters were frozen in place and shattered.
"Wow… David's so cool…!" Tulin said as he used his Wind powers to shoot a fusillade of arrows at oncoming monsters, each one getting perfect headshots.
"Yep. Good to see he hasn't skipped a beat all this time. And he is so in sync with Cocytus too." Mayumi said. "And to think he was adverse about being near those in Nazarick at first."
"Yes. But then the whole affair with the Re-Estize Kingdom happened, and his perspective on them has changed." Sectonia said.
"Sounds like Ishihara has been through a lot recently." Cheetah said.
"Yeah, he has. It just goes to show that there's nothing that can stop him once there's something he wants to do." Hope said. "And that there's nothing that can slow him down once he wants to do it."
"That much is true. Of course, I don't plan on letting him have all the fun." Cheetah said.
At that, Cheetah started ripping through Bokoblins and Moblins with her claws, cutting down every single one of them as if they were easy prey.
"Wow! I'm glad she's on our side, goro!" Yunobo said as he blew back a few monsters of his own.
"This group sure does have a way of turning people to their side, don't they?" Riju asked, conducting her lighting field as Connor shot at a point in the ground, causing the lighting to blow another mob away.
"They sure do. They're always the forgiving type and can bring anybody to their side…just as long as they aren't totally evil." Connor said.
"I can agree to that!" Gunvolt agreed while unleashing a storm of Crashbolts onto another mob.
Laura A. fired a widespread of ether shots at a group before warping above a boss Bokoblin and firing concentrated ether shots before warping back down. "Can you withstand this?" she asked, firing a concentrated beam of ether, unaware a boss Bokoblin was preparing to strike her from behind.
"Watch your back!" Legolia called, hitting the Boss Bokoblin with a Bomb Flower attached arrow, allowing Inkling Amber to smack it upside the head with a roller and taking it down.
"My thanks, you two. These monsters numbers are of no concern but they are certainly a nuisance." Laura A. said.
"Even so, we can still push through so you all may face Ganondorf!" Sidon said, taking a few of them down himself.
"Indeed. Their future is no more!" Atro said as a white aura surged around him. "Hearken the angel's summons. The true path shall guide you to find peace in annihilation!" he chanted as a magic circle with three sigils formed in the air as each of them fired out prismatic bolts while a circle of orbs circled around a group of monsters before levitating them up to the magic circle. "Phantom Destruction!" he finished as the magic circle exploded, taking the monsters with it.
This cleared a big enough path for the group to advance forward, but due to Atro's spell, the entire cave was about to come down. As rocks were falling, five more shadows appeared, and from them came Colgera, Marbled Gohma, Mucktorok, Queen Gibdo, and the Seized Construct.
"Aw, man. These guys again?" Hilda asked.
"Don't worry about them. We can take them." Sectonia said.
"You're right, Sectonia. Our foe is mistaken if he thinks this can stop us!" Riju said as she and her fellow sages charged out in front and engaged the monsters first.
"What're you guys doing?!" Ethox said.
"We are fated to fight these beasts! Don't worry about us!" Sidon said.
"Guys! We'll take care of this, goro!" Yunobo said before facing Marbled Gohma. "You ready to see the power of a Sage?!"
"You sure you guys will be okay?" Adora asked.
"We'll be fine! We already beat them once! This'll be a breeze for sure!" Tulin assured.
"It is time, everyone. The rest is up to you all!" Mineru said.
"They shall be fine, there is no need to worry." Rime assured.
"Then let's go kick some Demon King ass!" Undyne declared.
"Stay alive. All of you." Aether prayed to the sages before the team went ahead, just in time before a barrier blocked the entryway.
The group continued on before entering a room as they saw Ganondorf sitting in a meditative stance on top of a tree root pulsing with malice.
"Ganondorf… the Demon King of Power…" Zi-O scowled.
"We meet again, Ganondorf. Though for one of ours, this is our first time meeting." Hope said.
"We're here to defeat you and save Hyrule, and take back Veronica!" Alear said, drawing her sword.
"How Disappointing… This world should be shrouded in darkness, not bathed in insufferable light. All these weak, peace-loving cowards running rampant… It would have been more…satisfying to overcome a worthy foe." Ganondorf said before his eyes opened as he looked down at the group as his secret stone on his forehead shined.
He then gathered massive amounts of Gloom in his right hand, which was adorned with jewelry before he planted it into the ground and was engulfed in a vortex of it, and when it died down, the group were shocked to see his form revitalized to its youth. He was now dressed in a superb kimono with Gerudo patterns and in his left hand was a katana. Veronica's bracelet was strapped around his right arm.
"Regardless… I will reshape this world as it was meant to be. I will crush any opposition. I will rule. That is what a king must do."
The Menace Unleashed
DEMON KING GANONDORF
"That's what Ganondorf really looks like in this part of Zelda history?!" Kazuma gawked. "Okay, I'm just gonna say it: he pulls off the evil ronin look pretty well. Badass."
"For once, I agree with Kazuma." Cure Starlight agreed.
"But if you want to overcome a worthy foe… then you've come to the right people for the job." Zi-O added, slotting the Gaim Ridewatch onto his Ziku Driver and gave it a 360 spin.
=ARMOR TIME!=
A metallic armor in the shape of Kamen Rider Gaim's face appeared above Zi-O, slammed onto his head and began to unfold into an armor with orange armor plates on his legs, shoulders and chest, a pair of locks as shoulder pads with an orange on the front, a pair of orange blades attached on the back of his armor, and lastly the helmet that's the same shape as Gaim's with the pink katakana for Gaim slamming onto his visor. On his hands are a pair of orange blades that's shaped like a sliced orange called the Daidaimaru Z.
=SOIYA! GAIM!=
The tree trunk that Ganondorf was on dissolved as he dropped down in front of the group before drawing his katana. "Do not look away. You witness a king's revival. And the birth of his new world!"
"You are no king, you are just a tyrant seeking to corrupt all that you see fit as you've tried to throughout history." Ace said as he held up Breidablik.
"Let's go, Ganondorf." Hope said as everyone took their fighting stances. "We'll destroy you, save Hyrule, and take Veronica back from you!"
"Come and pry her off my arm…if you can." Ganondorf said.
"No more waiting. This is our stage now!" Zi-O declared.
(Cue: Bury The Light (w/ Acacapella intro) - Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition)
Link drew the Master Sword as it then glowed bright with sacred power. The Hero of Hyrule then cautiously stepped to the side,as Ganondorf advanced, taking the opposite direction.
After a bit of a standoff, Link made the first move and advanced, going for a direct swing with the Master Sword, but Ganondorf expertly backflipped out of the way to avoid direct contact with the sacred sword. After he landed, he went for a retaliatory strike with his katana, but Link blocked with his shield.
"He's fast!" Klonoa said.
"We have to be extremely careful here. One mistake against him could cost us our lives." Mirror Match said.
Ganondorf and Link dueled with their swords against each other, the two of them exchanging strikes with their swords. During the whole fight, Ganondorf wasn't even bothered, nor pressured to use his full power.
"I don't get it, why isn't Ganondorf fighting Link at full power? We've seen his other incarnations go at him with all he's got." Catra said.
"He's probably waiting for the right moment." Ajna said.
"Or maybe he's just testing Link, to see what he's really made of." Ichiro said.
The two continued to duel one another before Ganondorf yawned as he rose up before waving his arm. Darkness surrounded him before he assumed a much more demonic form. "I grow weary of testing the waters. Be ready, boy. I'll be taking more than just your arm this time."
"Well that didn't take long!" Frosta said.
"Guess he got bored." Todoroki said.
"Well, we'd be lying to ourselves if any of us expected this to be easy." David said.
"One at a time, or all at once." Ganondorf said. "Come forward to assist your Hero if you dare! I've waited for thousands of years, and longed for the chance to face those who Rauru placed so much faith in."
"Well, since you so kindly gave us the offer, I suppose it would be rude to decline, would it?" David asked before Ganondorf swung his blade as he barely dodged it. "Whoa…he's quick!"
"If his phantom's were anything to go off of, he can use more than just swords." Hilda said as Ganondorf switched to a bow and fired off arrows of darkness.
"Heads up!" Gemini said as everyone deflected the arrows.
"Two can play this game!" Bow said as he fired off an explosive trio of his trick arrows.
"Child's play." Ganondorf said as he summoned a spear and knocked them all down. "You cannot beat me with cheap tricks!" he said, charging right at Bow and thrusting his spear at him, which Hilda blocked with Freikugel.
"We'll show you cheap!" Hilda said as she pushed the spear away and nailed Ganondorf in the face with a powerful swing of her relic, actually managing him to stumble back. "I actually managed to…" Hilda said as she was quickly knocked out by an axe swing of Ganondorf's own.
"Hilda!" Marianne said as Medina raced to tend to her.
"Damn. He's got a counter for everything we do." David said.
"Is there nothing we can do to actually hurt this guy?" Kazuma asked.
"I think I know." Link said drawing his blade as he charged at Ganondorf as they clashed sword on sword before Link managed to get a slice in as Ganondorf recoiled in pain.
"That's right…light. He's darkness and that's weak to sacred light." Theo said.
The group watched as Link continued to fight back against the Demon King, even as said Demon King countered Link's strikes before being struck back with double the power.
"Grrr…." Ganondorf growled. "Spirit…give me more power!" he said, gripping the Emblem Bracelet.
"He is trying to call on more of Veronica's power…is he attempting to Engage with her forcefully?" Marth asked.
"No, I don't even think he knows how. But given what the bracelet's power does, I think he's aiming to-" Hope said before Ganondorf summoned a quintet of Phantom Ganons. "Do that."
"Not enough!" Ganondorf said, absorbing the phantoms as Veronica appeared before he gripped her throat. "Give me more power! Not soldiers! Power!"
"You've…been using all my power. I haven't….ah!" Veronica said as she cried out in pain.
"Spirit…I am your master. You live to obey me!" Ganondorf said.
"Stop!" Ace called.
"Boy…you do not order this spirit." Ganondorf said as he drew his blade. "May your blood cover this whole floor!" he said, going right at him. As he did, out of nowhere, a beam of light pierced his arm. "Ah!"
"Man…second cool entrance in one day. I'm on a roll, huh?" a voice asked as it was none other than Mark. "Hey… Did I miss the party?"
"I guess you can say that. But you are just in time for the main event." David said.
"Mark-san!" Hibiki smiled.
"You couldn't have gotten here any sooner, buddy!" Eddy said.
"Also, that was a cool laser blast." Jexi said.
"Uh…thanks but…that wasn't me. It was…huh? Where'd he go? A little kid that looked like Ace lead me here earlier but he's gone." Mark said.
"Questions for after we get out of this mess. So, ready to clock yourself a Demon King?" David asked.
"You kidding? Compared to what my last hour was like…this is stress relief!" Mark grinned, cracking his knuckles. "Come on!"
"It doesn't matter how many you call upon. Call on thousands, call on millions…all will fall before me!" Ganondorf called out as his rage and power intensified.
"Yup! He's mad!" Nemo said.
"We don't need to call upon millions. Just us will do." Mark said as he powered up. "Try not to lose too quickly, huh, Demon King?"
"Of all the people who have come to challenge me today…" Ganondorf said, throwing Veronica aside and charging at him. "You are the most arrogant of them all!"
"...Yeah, guess you're right." Mark said as he ducked under Ganondorf's sword slash, then popped back up with an uppercut that staggered the Demon King. "But that's because I don't see myself losing this fight."
"How did you…?!"
"Only things that are blessed with Sacred Light are able to hurt you." Hope said. "Unfortunately for you right now, that also includes Mark."
"Benefits of being half-angel." Mark explained. "So, what was that about all falling before you? Cause it looks like we're still on our feet. And we're not sitting down…until you're dead and gone!"
"Grrr…I've come so far. I refuse to give up this kingdom. I just need more power. The lowly spirit…she's too weak and cowardly to give me any…" Ganondorf said, before thinking of something as he slowly started laughing.
"Something funny?" Mark asked.
"Actually…yes. Just thought of it…the craziest way to destroy you all…and this kingdom." Ganondorf said as he grabbed at the secret stone in his forehead before pulling it out.
"What the…?" Mark said. "What's he doing with that…very powerful feeling stone?"
"Is he….he is!" Sheer realized.
"My mind…my body…I'll give it all up just to destroy you all and cast this kingdom into eternal night!" Ganondorf said before he went and forced the stone and bracelet down his throat.
"Wait! Don't do it!" Mark yelled, rushing Ganondorf. "Not this insane monster transformation crap again!"
"No Mark, it's too late!" Hope said. "When a Sage swallows his own secret stone whole, then…!"
"Dragonification." Sheer said.
"Everyone, hit the deck!" David called out.
"Wait, dragon-what-now?" Mark asked, as Ganondorf's eyes turned draconic as he began to glow. "Oh, shi-!"
"Mark, get down!" Hope said as he tackled Mark to the ground just as Ganondorf enveloped himself, and the entire chamber in one big Gloom-filled explosion.
On the surface, something large and long broke through the ground and flew into the sky. This being a black and demonic dragon with red hair, that had previously been Ganondorf. Now he flew through the sky as a giant Demon Dragon.
Draconified Demon King
DEMON DRAGON
The Demon Dragon had Link inside his mouth, as everyone was holding on to whatever part of its body they could.
"So this is what a Demon Dragon looks like…" Lumine observed in horror. "This is frightening compared to what the Abyss Order did to Dvalin! And he was a Wind Dragon!"
"Not gonna lie, I was expecting a Giant Boar!" Mark said. "Also, really wishing I had stopped talking and just killed him! Sorry guys!"
"We didn't think he'd actually swallow the stone and bracelet." Garfiel said.
"What now?! The only way to get the bracelet now is to go inside…!" G. Aqua trailed off before she shivered.
"Yeah…problem is he's got Link in his mouth. He'll kill him if we try to…huh?" Riolu said, looking out as they saw a light dragon flying at them.
"It's Zelda!" Pit said.
"Wait, that's Zelda?" Mark asked. "Zelda's a dragon now? What did you guys do in the couple hours I was gone?!"
"Why are you assuming this is our fault?" Kareem asked.
"Because we're usually at the center of whatever crazy things happen?" Mark answered.
"...Juste un point, but Zelda actually did that herself. Long story." Ethox said.
"Oh, right. Gotcha." the half-angel nodded.
"She must have come to help us in our hour of need." Asta said.
"Wait…that's it! Everyone! Let go and jump onto Zelda!" Totodile said.
"If I can list all of the things we have went through today… This wouldn't even crack the top 10 in craziness." David said as he took a deep breath. "Oh man. I am so nervous right now."
"Don't worry. We'll go first so we can catch you." Kokoro said.
"And on that note…BANZAI!" Flamberge said, letting go as everyone did the same, sky diving straight to the Light Dragon and landing on her head and body.
"Alright, David. You're the last one." Sectonia said as David let go before Sectonia and Cheetah caught him.
"Well, we're on Zelda, now what?!" Grantz asked.
"Now we just gotta find a way to kill this thing!" Ragna said.
"The secret stone." Ainz said. "It merged with Ganondorf's body and appeared on his head. If we can destroy it, we can destroy him."
"Shatter the stone on his head, got it." Mark nodded. "Sounds simple enough…if you ignore the very real possibility of dying. Again, in my case. But other than that, it's simple."
"Right…well, at least this isn't gonna be any different from other dragons we've had to slay." Akane said.
"Just be careful, and don't land on any other part of its body. Gloom is all over it, which makes traversing up its body dangerous." Hope said.
"Don't worry…we can slay this thing." Natsu said as some of the group jumped off and started freefalling towards the Demon Dragon and started to wallop on all of its parts.
The Demon dragon didn't take kindly to that, and started blasting dark fire balls from its mouth into the air that rained down across the sky.
"Those Gloom Fireballs look dangerous!" Vicktoryia said.
"Tanya, we need you and your team to shoot those out of the sky!" Mirror Match said.
"We're on it!" Tanya said as she and the 502d took to the air and shot down the Gloom fireballs. "And while we're in the air…" she said, shooting at the gloom pustules around its body. "We'll damage the dragon!"
"Yeah! Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!" Natsu called out as he attacked a large part of the dragon's body.
"I'm not sure how much help this is gonna do, but…" Glacius said as she fired blasts of ice.
"We'll pitch in with whatever we can too!" Flamberge said as she rained her fire swords down from above onto the dragon.
"Take this, Ganondorf!" X said as he and the long ranged specialists fired at the Demon Dragon from afar.
"Let's pitch in too, gang!" Mark said as he and the Eds charged Ki attacks. "Quad…Masenko!" they declared together, hitting the enemy dragon with the four blasts.
Ajna let out a battle cry as she entered her Heruka form and fired a massive beam of Iddhi at the dragon, dealing multiple hits.
"Don't leave us out of this!" Narve said as he, Lysithea and Marianne blasted the Demon Dragon with a variety of offensive magic.
The rest of Team XDR also assisted with ranged fire, while Zi-O and Geiz initiated Finish TIme and Cure Starlight rotating her PreBrace several times and took aim with her energy bow.
=FINISH TIME! GAIM!=
=FINISH TIME!=
=SQUASH TIME BREAK!=
=GIWA GIWA SHOOT!=
"Pretty Cure! Final Starlight Arrow!"
Zi-O unleashed a storm of orange slash-waves with his four swords while Geiz and Starlight fired their energy arrows as they combined into a more powerful arrow. All attacks were able to land on the Demon Dragon's stone on his forehead, taking heavy damage.
"Eat ice, punk!" David said as he fired ice crystals from his guns.
After taking all these attacks, the pustules on the Demon Dragon burst, making him roar in pain. It was then that the Secret Stone embedded in its head started to shine brightly, as the entire sky turned blood red.
"Ganondorf's Secret Stone is vulnerable!" Matheus said.
"Finish it, Link!" Ace said. "Take the Master Sword and put Ganondorf down for good!"
"Rar!" Link called out as he jumped off and landed on Ganondorf's head. He lifted his sword up high before stabbing it right into Ganondorf's forehead. This caused the secret stone to start to break apart until it finally shattered.
The Demon Dragon Roared in pain as it climbed into the air, malice leaking from all parts of its body as Link returned to the light dragon.
The Demon Dragon continued to bleed and fade before going out in a massive explosion as falling from it was that single Emblem Bracelet.
"Veronica's Bracelet! It withstood the Demon Dragon's detonation!" Alear said.
"Someone grab it!" Kiana shouted.
In response, Ace materialized his astral wings and flew to the bracelet as it landed in his right hand.
"And that makes 5." Connor said.
"I hope Veronica's okay. We should let her recharge and regain her bearings before we try anything with her." David said. "Ganondorf's put her through a lot."
"That is for the best." Ace said.
"Getting Veronica back is all well and good, but… what are we gonna do about Zelda?" Ethox said. "Is she gonna stay transformed into a dragon forever?"
Just then, Rauru's arm glowed brightly as it engulfed everyone in a bright light and found themselves in a pocket dimension. Rauru's arm then moved on its own as small sparks of light flew out of it towards Zelda, and appearing on both sides of Link were Rauru himself and Queen Sonia as they joined their hands on top of Link's as Zelda glowed brightly before being restored to her human form, and Link's right arm fully healed in the process as well as Rauru and Queen Sonia held each other's hands as they slowly faded away in peace.
"I don't believe it! Rauru and his wife helped Link reverse Zelda's dragonification!" Noel said.
But with Zelda no longer the Light Dragon, everyone started falling out of the sky, Zelda a ways away.
"Oh crap… Link!" Hope said.
"I've got her!" Link said as he dived towards her and reached his hand out before grabbing onto Zelda's and held her close as they landed in the lake near Hyrule Castle. Everyone else landed on the ground after that, some of them using their powers/wings to land safely, worn out after a long battle.
"Mission… accomplished." Ethox said.
"And this time Ganondorf…" Zi-O added, reverting back to Base Form. "...Stay dead."
They continued to rest there for a while until the time came to move on once more.
"Phew…hard to believe so much happened in a matter of days." Jexi said.
"I know. Veronica, Ganondorf, the Sages, the Gloom, Vegapunk, the Seraphim…so much in so little time." Ruby said.
"But…I still don't get it." Ace said. "Back when we fought Ganondorf, why did S-Prince lead Mark there and helped to stop Veronica's torture?"
"Well, the Seraphim are basically clones of us so…maybe he thought what was happening was just as unfair as you thought it." Jexi said.
"I suppose I can't argue with that." Ace said as he held Veronica's Bracelet.
"She still hasn't come out, huh?" Hilda asked.
"Ganondorf was constantly draining her power the whole time he had her bracelet. It's a miracle she even survived at all." Marth said.
"But at least she's safe now." Ace said.
"Yes. For now, we should let her rest. I'm sure she'll speak with us once she has regained her strength." David said.
"Yeah, she's in good hands." Al said.
"And now, we only have two more bracelets left to find before we can bring Alear back to Elyos." Jin said.
"But all things considered, I think we had a great time here. What about you guys?" David asked.
"He's right about that. So many wonders just from this place alone." Kareem said.
"Einstein got plenty of Zonai tech for her to experiment with, too. That'll definitely help us when we return to the Xross-Verse." Kiana added.
"And we got to see just who became the next generation of Hyrule's protectors." Ichiro said.
"Sidon, Yunobo, and Riju definitely were obvious. But I think Tulin surprised a lot of us. Then again, he is the son of a Brave Adventurer." Hope said.
"Oh stop. You're buttering us up." Revali said.
"It's just proof that you and Teba taught Tulin well. You should be proud." David said.
"When you put it like that, I suppose I can be." Revali said.
"Speaking of teammates, is Riju going to keep staying with us at the office?" Piccoletta asked.
"Honestly? Can't exactly say. She's Chief of the Gerudo, and a Sage now. She has multiple duties to Hyrule more than coming to work. I dunno if I wanna pull her away from what she has to protect here…" Connor said. "I think for now, I'll let her continue her work here. If she decides to come back to me, so be it."
"An excellent, and wise choice, Connor." Urbosa approved. "A good leader must know when to make the decisions that matter. Letting Riju keep performing her duties to Hyrule, and making her own choice to return to the agency, is the right one."
"Thanks, Urbosa." Connor said.
"Okay…Do we have our next lead?" Dan asked.
"Of course." Tiki said.
"And where would that be, Tiki?" Cure Starlight asked. "Besides, we're here to help, after all. The Rebellion's got some free time."
"A world in the Magical Girl Universe." Tiki said.
"Well then…let's not waste anymore time. All troops…prepare to move out." Jexi said.
To be continued…