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BGM: Hades' Infernal Theme (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
"Time! Space! Reality! It's more than just a boring ol' linear path! It's a prism of boundless entertainment! A single choice can branch out into infinite realities and infinite amusement from yours truly! Alternate universes created from the ones that we know and love! I am Lord Hades, your handsome guide to these wonderful and boundless fun of opportunities! Follow me, if you dare… and bask in the neverending torturous question of:"
SUPER RWBY: WHAT IF?
"What If!"
End BGM
"Hmhmhmhmhm~" Hades re-emerged from his universe, dusting himself off. "Ha. Fooled them! Told them I was going to check on the Underworld when in reality, I wanted to come back here and explore the vast multiverse of the Super RWBY Sisters universe! …No, the Sabrinaverse isn't part of it. It's just a neighboring universe set outside of the SRs multiverse. Not sure how they managed to slip by all of that."
Hades shrugged. "Eh, questions are better left unanswered for that will cause massive amounts of headaches."
With a grin, he smiled. "For those wondering about SPBRR and co, they're still stuck there for the time being, but I'm sure they'll make a heck of a comeback eventually. But aside from that, let's see more of these universes in action!"
Hades looked around, humming to himself as he found one in particular. "Hello, what have we here… oooooh!"
He looked up with a smirk. "We all know the story of dear ol' Chiaki Nanami. Poor girl had it rough, turned into a pincushion at such a young age. Aww… but all was not lost as a universe reset put her in a different position, she fought her way through the Underworld, dragging Junko out with her and helped out with the Phazon War, reuniting with her dear ol' classmates. Hmhmhmhm, such a wonderful comeback story."
He let out a chuckle. "But let's say her comeback story was a little… different. Would she able to defeat Junko? Well, let's find out together in this grand tale of… actually, let's start the scene before I reveal the title. Pay no attention to the chapter title!"
Chiaki lay motionless in her own pool of blood, having been skewered by Junko's spears of gugnir, and having heard Junko declare "working with you", signifying that her precious friends were forced to watch her die. The pain was too much to bear. Her body begging to let it all end.
She heard footsteps as she painfully looked up to see Izuru standing before her, looking down at her.
"...Hinata… please… y-you're still in there… aren't you…?"
"Was that my name? Is that whose body it used to be?"
"You really… you really don't remember… anything…?" Her hand twitched painfully. "Not even… that we used to be…?"
"I'm afraid not. All vestiges of the former identity have been erased to make way for me."
Chiaki gave him a small hopeful smile. "Sure, maybe so… but anything's possible for you…"
She slowly turned her body around, fighting through the searing amount of agonizing pain. Her will to live fighting to stay alive. "If you… dig deep enough… nngh… come on… you can do it… I know you can…"
She struggled to get up, trying her best to stay alive but the pain was too much. She started to cry from the amount of agonizing torture she went through as she started getting up again, barely able to hold herself up on her hands and knees. She slowly moved… only to slip on the pool of blood, causing her to cry even more.
"Oh god… this is it… I wanted to help you… I really did… I'm sorry… I…"
"With death so close at hand, you would dedicate yourself to helping others?"
"It's what I do… my classmates… are my life… I love them all…" She struggled to get up again, her body protesting as she tried. "No… I'm not ready to go… I… I have so much left to do… and…"
Tears fell from her eyes, rolling down her cheeks.
"I thought there'd be enough time… my classmates… needs someone to stand up and protect them…" She sobbed, painfully reaching out to Izuru. "Please… just one more game… one more round… we… we had so much fun… right…?"
"You have so much left to live for, young one." A voice suddenly echoed in the room, which was only heard by Chiaki.
"Who… said that?" Chiaki weakly asked when suddenly a bright light formed from underneath her. A light that only she could see.
"Oh no… the light… I can see it…"
"Your fighting spirit is commendable, even at death's door. Your soul is not ready to pass on."
The light became so great that it forced Chiaki to close her eyes. If Izuru were able to see the light, he have saw three golden triangles underneath Chiaki. In an instant, Chiaki's soul was removed from her body, leaving it an empty husk while her Galaga hair clip fell off.
Izuru stared at the hair clip, picking it up and staring at it… when it started to become blurry in his eyes, unaware that he was tearing up.
What If… Chiaki Got Isekai'd to Hyrule?
"Kai thinks Isekai has been done to death, but personally, if it makes people squirm, that's good enough for me to enjoy!"
"Open your eyes…"
Chiaki opened her eyes, finding herself in a hallway with marble flooring. The walls were greyish with torches lit. She looked around, noticing flowers all around as she slowly walked forward.
She would immediately take notice of the symbols on the banners of the wall. They each had different symbols.
Din… Nayru… Farore… the Triforce… huh… I guess the Big Guy upstairs is a massive Zelda fan. Who knew?
She found herself walking up a throne, only to see that it was empty. She would notice a doorway near the throne as she approached it, walking outside to discover a massive flowery field.
As she walked into the field, she noticed a particular flower she didn't recognize. She knelt down to take a closer look at it. "Pretty…" She smiled.
"I see you've taken a liking to the Silent Princess."
"Wah!" She yelped as she turned around to see a woman standing behind her. The woman had long blonde hair and a white dress, her eyes blue.
She giggled. "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you."
"No no, it's okay…" Chiaki said, waving it off nonchalantly. "Sooo… I'm guessing I'm dead now, huh?"
"From where you originate from, yes. However, I have saved your soul from passing on. I have even taken the liberty of creating a new body for you."
"Oh… wait… who are you? You look so… familiar."
The woman smiled. "I am the Goddess Hylia."
"Nice to meet yo-" She froze, her eyes widening. "H-Hylia…? As in… THE Hylia from the Legend of Zelda games?!"
"I am unfamiliar with what you mean by "Legend of Zelda games", but… yes. I am the very same goddess."
Chiaki couldn't believe it. Her shocked expression turned into a massive smile, her eyes sparkling.
"OH MY GOSH, I DIED AND WENT INTO VIDEO GAME HEAVEN WHERE ALL THE VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS ARE REAL! YEEEEEES!"
Hylia sweatdropped. "Um… what?"
Chiaki snapped out of her fangirling. "Oh… uh… sorry… didn't mean to get overly excited." She sheepishly rubbed the back of her head.
"It's quite alright." Goodness, I never expected to have picked up a very enthusiastic girl despite nearly passing on… She thought to herself with an amused chuckle.
"Woooow… this is so surreal. I can't wait to tell everyone that I went to Hyru-... oh…" Chiaki slumped. "Right…"
Her fists clenched with anger, recalling how Junko executed her in cold blood and recalled the exact words she had heard from the intercom, telling her that her closest friends were forced to watch her die.
And worst of all… Hajime.
"I can tell that you are upset."
"Of course I am. That woman was responsible for my death… I… I need to smack the living heck out of her. She took me away from everyone… how could she?!"
Tears swelled in her eyes. "I don't understand… of all people, why me?"
"I understand that you want revenge. It is only natural for those to get back at the ones who wronged them. However, the time is not right for you to return to your world. You would need to get stronger."
Chiaki sighed. "Right… by the way, why did you save me anyway?"
"Normally, I don't typically go into other worlds to see other's affairs. But, I decided to take a walk around the worlds to, shall we say, "stretch my legs". I came across your world and as if fate would have it, I watched you power through that tortuous maze. Your courage was inspiring, you never gave up no matter how difficult it was. And then, your desperation had you walk right into a trap."
Chiaki cringed, picturing how she fell for it. She shuddered at the thought.
"Seeing you fail was heartbreaking. I tried to look away and go back to what I was doing… and yet, I felt pity. No one should have gone through with that, so I took the liberty to save you from truly passing. I don't normally intervene, but what that woman did was inhumane. An abomination."
"It truly was…"
"But fret not. Your new life begins anew in Hyrule. And… if you feel that you are ready to go back to your world, you will only have to find a Goddess statue. There, I will see if you're truly ready to face your enemy head on. For now, your new life awaits you."
At that moment, an aura started to glow around Chiaki as she levitated off the ground.
"Wait! Where exactly would I find a Goddess Statue?"
Hylia smiled. "You will know when you'll find one."
At that moment, Chiaki had disappeared from Hylia as she gave a soft smile.
"Good luck… Chiaki Nanami. You're going to need it."
End BGM
Out in Hyrule…
Chiaki opened her eyes, finding herself out in Hyrule Field. She rubbed her head. "Mmm, that was some crazy dream I ha-... wait, why am I out in a field?" She wondered as she looked around, seeing that she was indeed in Hyrule.
Her eyes sparkled. "Oh my gosh, it wasn't a dream… I'm actually in Hyrule… I'M ACTUALLY IN HYRULE!" She yelled as she started running around. "WOOOO! THIS IS AWESOOOOOOOME!"
A few passersby walked nearby, noticing Chiaki running around. To her, she was having the time of her life. To them, she was running around like a maniac. They looked at each other, shrugged and walked away, hoping they wouldn't be noticed by this odd girl.
"Wait a minute!" Chiaki screeched to a halt. "Which part of Hyrule am I in anyway?" She wondered. "Minish Cap? Ocarina of Time? Link to the Past? Twilight Princess?"
She rubbed her chin, deep in thought. "Well, it can't be Wind Waker… so I can probably cross out the Adult Timeline out… unless…" She looked around. "I'm in… Spirit Tracks…? No, I don't see any railroads, so… I'm definitely not in that timeline, that's for sure."
"Mmm… the real question is… when am I in Hyrule?" She wondered as she glanced over to see Castle Town. "Oh! Maybe if I go there, I can know for sure." She quickly took off, unaware of a wolf coming down a hill in desperation, Midna barely holding on.
"Uuuungh… Zelda…" Midna groaned.
Chiaki walked into town, humming to herself, unaware of everyone giving her weird looks. "Excuse me! Do you guys know when in Hyrule I am?"
"When? I'm pretty sure you mean "where". You're in Castle Town."
Chiaki sweatdropped. Ooops, forgot I'm not in a game… She thought. "Thanks anyway!" She walked off.
"That was odd…"
"Well, of course that was odd. That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen her wear."
Chiaki hummed to herself, coming across a bar that caught her attention. "Hmm?"
"Telma's Bar"
"Telma?" Chiaki blinked, before her eyes widened. "Oh my goodness, I'm in Twilight Princess!" She let out a happy fangirl squeal, catching the attention of a few weirded out civilians as she walked inside the bar.
"Hmm?" Telma took one look at her. "You're not from around here, are you, hon?"
Oh my gosh! Okay, keep it cool… be casual…
"No, n-not really. I'm from Japan."
She cringed after she finished her sentence. Not THAT casual!
"Japan? I've never heard of such a place… is that some fancy new game the Gorons made up in Goron City?" Telma wondered. "First it's sumo wrestling and now "Japan". Those Gorons are quite the characters, if I'm being honest."
"Phew…" Chiaki quietly sighed in relief.
"Never mind about that. What's your name, hon?"
"Chiaki Nanami."
"Mhm, that name sounds like unique, like the Gerudo themselves! But never mind that, name's Telma!"
"Nice to meet you."
"That outfit… you definitely stick out like a sore thumb, if I'm being honest. Come with me, hon. I got some clothing that'll make you blend in."
"Oh… okay." Chiaki followed her right as Wolf Link walked into the bar.
"Ah, get out of here, ya mutt!" A Goron said, kicking him out.
Chiaki found herself in a changing room. Oh wow, I didn't know she had this. She thought as Telma tossed her a bunch of clothing.
"See if any of those fit you, hon."
"Okay!" Chiaki nodded, as she tried on many different wardrobes until she found what she liked the most.
Black fingerless gloves, chainmail armor that was tucked underneath a dark red shirt that had the Hylian Crest on her chest, black pants and thigh high steel toed boots.
"Okay, I can get used to this." Chiaki said.
"Hmm… something's missing… ah!" Telma reached into her pocket. "Found this in my front door one day… well, more like someone told me that this fell from the sky and they swore they saw a dragon too."
"Huh?" Chiaki turned to see what it was, as it was a Twilight Mirror shard attached to a hair pin. Oh gosh! She thought in surprise. "Wait, did you say "fell from the sky"?"
"Yes. He also found this too." She said, pulling out a Clawshot. "I dunno if this is some make believe fairy tale he made up, but these are weird times."
"True." Chiaki nodded as Telma put the hairclip on her.
"There we go. You look perfect!"
Well, on the bright side, I don't have to deal with that stupid Temple in the Sky… Chiaki thought with a chuckle. "Thank you."
"You're welcome, hon. If you need anything, just let me know!"
"You got it." Chiaki nodded as she walked out with Telma, where the former sat down on a chair. Alright, now what to do… She wondered. I obviously have to get stronger if I want a shot at Junko, but how the heck am I gonna do that with only a Clawshot?
She heard creaking from above, snapping her out of her thoughts as she looked up and saw Wolf Link sneaking above everyone. Her eyes widened, seeing Midna near death.
Oh… I'm in THAT moment of Twilight Princess. She thought as she got up and took off, quickly making a beeline for Hyrule Castle, only she stopped.
"Wait… crap… there's a force field around the castle, so I can't just waltz right into the gates."
She turned around, rubbing her chin. "Now how do I get in…" She wondered as she glanced over at a sewer lid in the street. She smirked, immediately opening it up and hopping in, landing on the ground.
At that moment, Wolf Link ran past her on the opposite side, paying Chiaki no mind as he took off. There you are. She thought as she proceeded to follow him as Wolf Link desperately jumped over a staircase, where Chiaki proceeded to Clawshot her way up, making sure not to get in Wolf Link's way.
A Keese flew over to her, ready to attack her but Chiaki batted it away. "Shoo!" She whispered as she Clawshot her way up and followed after Wolf Link, making sure not to lose her balance and fall into the castle's courtyard.
Wolf Link eventually jumped into the castle, with Chiaki Clawshotting her way through and landing on the ground, running up the staircase as Wolf Link burst his way into Zelda's room. Chiaki coming to a halt and peeking outside of the door.
Midna collapsed off of Wolf Link's back as he worriedly look at her… and at that moment, Zelda's hand reached down and touched Midna's head.
BGM: Meet Princess Zelda Again (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
"Please… please tell me… How do we break… the curse on this one…? This… is the one… You need him… to save your world…! That's why… princess… please… you must help Link…"
Zelda reached her arm out to Link, the Triforce of Wisdom glowing in her hand. "What binds him is a different magic than what transformed him when he first passed the curtain of twilight. It is an evil power… our world is one of balance… Just as there is light to drive away darkness, so, too, is there benevolence to banish evil. Head for the sacred grove that lies deep within the lands guarded by the spirit Faron. There you will find the blade of evil's bane that was crafted by the wisdom of the ancient sages… the Master Sword. The Master Sword is a sacred blade that evil can never touch. Evil cloaks you like a dark veil… and that blade is the only thing that can cleave it."
Zelda closed her eyes. "Link… hero sent by the goddesses…" Zelda pulled up her wrist, showing the Triforce of Wisdom. "Like you, I have been granted special powers by the goddesses."
"Fine… Link… you can… you can get to the woods… on your own, right?"
Behind the doors, Chiaki tensed up as she looked at Midna. Her state reminded her of herself before Hylia saved her soul. …Of course, Zant didn't turn Midna into a sassy, state of the art pincushion. She definitely could relate to Midna's predicament.
"Princess… I have one last request… can you tell him… where the Mirror of Twilight is?"
End BGM
Zelda softly gasped, her eyes widening. "Midna… I believe I understand now just who and what you are… despite your mortal injuries, you act in our stead… these dark times are the result of our deeds, yet it is you who have reaped the penalty. Accept this now, Midna. I pass it to you…"
BGM: Sacrifice (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
Zelda glowed with power, passing it on to her as Midna started to glow. The latter gasped, her eyes widening as she slowly lifted from the ground. "No! Link! STOP HER!" Midna begged, but it was too late as Zelda gave Midna all her power as she slowly disappeared while Midna gently lowered to the ground.
Midna closed her eyes, clenching her fists. "Let's go, Link… to Faron Woods."
End BGM
Link nodded, before turning his head toward the door. Chiaki's eyes widened, quickly hiding behind the door as Link walked over to the door and turned his head, seeing Chiaki hiding behind the wall.
"Aroo?"
"Um… hi!" Chiaki waved as Midna turned the corner.
"Huh? Who are you?"
"Um-"
"You're not affiliated with Zant, are you? Are you a spy?"
"What?! No, of course not! Do I look like the type of girl who'd spy for someone like him?"
"Good point. Everyone who works for Zant are ugly and horrid abominations. You're far prettier than that."
Chiaki sweatdropped. "Uuuh… thank you…?" I'm not sure if I should be offended or flattered…
"So, who are you?"
"Chiaki Nanami."
"Yeah, that doesn't sound like "Zant minion" material."
Chiaki sweatdropped again. "Gee, thanks…"
"Where are you from?"
Don't say Japan, don't say Japan… "Hope's Peak."
"Hope's Peak? What the heck is that?"
"Um… it's… a… mountain near… uh… Snowpoint."
Midna blinked. "You mean to tell me… there's a mountain peak named "Hope" and it's near Snowpoint?"
"Yes."
"...Girl, just how dumb do you think I am?"
Crap… "Did I say Snowpoint? I meant to say Goron City. It's got a fancy official name called Japan."
"...Juh-pon?" Midna tilted her head. "Ya know what, it's probably some wacky new cave in Goron City that those rock heads probably named."
Wolf Link let out a whine.
"Yeah, I know, just play along." Midna whispered quietly.
Why do I feel like that didn't work out so well?
"Well, you look lost. You can tag along with us." Midna said. "You got anything you can defend yourself with?"
"Well… I can definitely throw a mean punch."
Midna sweatdropped, immediately picturing King Bulblin destroying her within seconds. Kid's not gonna last long…
"I also got this." Chiaki said, pulling out a Clawshot.
"Hey, Link has something similar to that! …Where'd you find it?"
"According to Telma, it fell out of the sky."
Midna blinked. "...Right. And I'm a Dodongo." She rolled her eyes. Good gravy, it's bad enough that I'm babysitting a furball, now I gotta babysit a hopeless teenage girl too?
"I can hold myself pretty well."
"Riiiight… alright, let's go to Faron Woods and… try not to die out there." Midna said as Wolf Link took off.
"H-hey! Wait up!" Chiaki ran after them.
Once at Faron Woods…
Link spotted some puppets terrorizing a monkey, where he proceeded to quickly maul them to get them away from it. The monkey gratefully thanked them, and then pointed to where the puppets came from.
"From deep into the woods? Thanks, little guy!" Midna said as Wolf Link leapt over between branches with the help of Midna, where Chiaki kept up with them via the Clawshot, swinging her way forward until the three of them made their way into the Sacred Grove.
BGM: Sacred Grove (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
The three of them walked into the grove, where Link noticed a Howling Stone as he proceeded to sit down and howl Zelda's Lullaby. After he finished howling, a Skull Kid dropped down and proceeded to open the way forward.
"Heck, that was easy." Midna said.
"I wouldn't count on it…" Chiaki said as they chased after the Skull Kid, where he guided them… while also blowing into his horn to summon his puppets.
"Hey! What's the big idea?!" Midna demanded.
I wonder… Chiaki aimed her Clawshot at the Skull Kid and then fired, quickly bringing herself over to him.
"Yipe!" He yelped.
"How about we just skip the part where you lead us to the Master Sword?"
"Geez! Way to ruin the fun, party pooper!" The Skull Kid grumbled as he guided them away, opening up a door for them as he then disappeared.
"Nice thinking!" Midna said as they walked up, where they would come across two statues in front of a door. Wolf Link howled Zelda's Lullaby as they were transported into a maze-like structure.
"Guide us back to where we were originally… and we will show you the way forward."
"Alright, let's see how we can do!" Midna said as they jumped between platforms, and with Chiaki's guidance, they got the statues back into their original platforms, opening the way forward.
Much more different when not from a bird's eye view. Chiaki thought as they made their way through the stairs, finding the Master Sword on the pedestal. "There it is."
End BGM
Wolf Link approached the Master Sword, and when his nose almost touched the blade, it sent out a shockwave that knocked Midna off of Link, Chiaki immediately catching her while Wolf Link struggled through and let out a howl.
The Master Sword and Link both glowed, as darkness was expelled and formed a crystal in Midna's hand. The same one that Zant inserted into Link to curse him as a wolf indefinitely. Midna curiously looked at it while Chiaki stared at it before they both looked up to Link, now in human form, grabbing a hold of the sword.
BGM: Master Sword Get! (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
Link grunted, gripping the Master Sword as tightly as he could, lifting it up from the pedestal until it was fully out, then he raised the sword skyward, which in turn dispelled the fog.
"The sword accepted you as its master…" Midna said in awe while Chiaki smiled.
Link looked at his sword in triumph before he proceeded to do a few swings until he put the sword in the scabbard.
End BGM
"Wow…" Chiaki said in awe.
Link immediately turned around to look at Chiaki, causing the latter to stiffen. Holy crap, he's even more handsome in person! She thought, a faint blush appearing on her face.
"You're not from this world, are you?"
"Huh?!" Chiaki snapped out of her daze. "What do you mean by that?"
"You're not a very convincing liar."
"Thank you!" Midna giggled.
Chiaki groaned, sweatdropping and slumping. "Lovely…"
"Tell me. Where are you from? And don't think I won't buy "I'm not from another world" because…" Link pointed to Midna. "She's not from here either."
Might as well… Chiaki thought. "Okay, you got me. I'm not from here. I was… brought here by Hylia."
"Hylia?" Link folded his arms with intrigue. "Why would the goddess bring you here?"
"She took pity on me. You see, I was part of this crazy girl's lab experiment, wanting to bring my friends into despair by having me go through this death maze she created. It was in Hope's Peak Academy… and despite me being heavily wounded in that maze, I held hope that I would come out victorious and be with my classmates. …And when I opened up a door thinking it was the exit, It was a trap… I was basically turned into a pincushion. To make matters worse, I heard the woman gleefully telling my friends "Welcome to the fold, it'll be great working with you". In my last moments, I saw…"
Chiaki closed her eyes, fighting back her tears. "...I saw my best friend. I hoped by reaching out to him, he'd save me… but he was different and didn't budge an inch. And then… Hylia reached out to me and pulled my soul away. She created a new body for me while my original one is left rotting in Hope's Peak's basement or whatever…"
Midna jawdropped. "Holy shi-... what was the name of this woman?"
"Junko Enoshima."
"...Sounds to me that this was more than a death maze. It was designed to be a tortuous dungeon." Link said.
"I guess… seeing me almost die really brought it close to home for you, huh?"
"Yeah… I want to go back to my world and get back at her. All my friends are wrapped up in despair and here I am, potentially lightyears away from my home. Hylia told me the only way I can truly get back is if I get stronger… but… I don't know what I can possibly do aside from being dead weight around you. All I got is a freakin' Clawshot! …And yeah, I can throw hands but it's like… that's gonna be jack squat against someone like Zant!" Or Ganondorf for that matter…
Link approached Chiaki, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Take it from someone like me… I understand you want revenge, but I honestly doubt that killing Junko would make you no better than her, no matter what peace of mind it may bring."
"Pffft!" Midna pushed Link to the side. "Don't listen to goody two shoes there! This Junko bitch did you in wrongly, juuuust like how Zant banished me from my home. I'd say the best kind of revenge is by destroying her just like she did to you!"
"I… Link's right though. It wouldn't do me any good if I took her own life and made her go through the same thing as I did."
Chiaki sighed, closing her eyes. "This isn't even my original body either. I feel like a total stranger from within…"
"But your soul is intact, isn't it?" Link pointed out. "You're still you on the inside. That's what matters. Sure… you have a new body, but what matters is that, despite having a new body to work with, you're still the same person."
Chiaki looked at Link, a tear escaping her eye as she smiled. "Th-thanks Link… I… I think I needed to hear that."
Link smiled back. "Come on, let's head back to Castle Town. I believe there's an armory there."
"An armory?"
Link chuckled. "Your only weapon is a Clawshot. I think we oughta get more weapons for you."
"Dude's loaded with Rupees. I'm sure he can spare a few." Midna nodded.
Chiaki chuckled. "That'd be helpful."
"And then when you're done with that… we need to find the Mirror of Twilight. It should be the key to defeat Zant." Midna said. "Plus, we got this that Zant put in Link's forehead." She showed off the dark crystal. "On the one hand, we ought to destroy it… on the other hand, he did give us a tool that we can use to our advantage."
Midna smirked. "Hell, let's use this to turn you into a beast anytime you want!"
Link sweatdropped. "...You mean…"
"Yup!"
"...Great."
"Now then, I'm… not exactly sure where it is, if I'm perfectly honest."
"It's in Gerudo Desert." Chiaki blurted out as the two looked at her in surprise.
"How'd you know that?" Midna asked.
"Oh… let's just say I'm a Hyrule Historian in my world."
"...You sure you're a Historian?"
"Do you want to know the actual truth?"
"Hit me."
"Okay. Video games."
"...What the hell is a video ga-... you know what, I'm just gonna go along with "Historian" because that sounds less confusing."
Link chuckled. "Yeah… that might be a few headaches."
Chiaki giggled. "That's what I figured."
"Alright… to Castle Town!" Midna declared.
"Let's go." Link said… when the three heard a soft noise coming from the Master Sword.
"Huh? What was that?" Midna wondered.
"I think it's coming from this." Link pulled out the sword, where they noticed a blue light radiating off of the sword. At that moment, the sword gave off the same noise, causing Chiaki's eyes to widen.
No way… Fi?! She thought in surprise.
BGM: Fi's Theme (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
"Master…"
"Wha?!" Midna said with surprise as Link looked at the Master Sword in surprise as Fi came out of the sword.
"It has been quite a long time." She said. "I am Fi, a messenger from the goddess."
"Quite… a long time?"
Fi gave him a soft smile. "You may not remember me as this is a different era, but I had told someone of the past that we may meet again sometime."
Link looked at her. "Something about you feels… familiar somehow. Like I'm reuniting with an old friend."
"You would be surprised."
"Whoa whoa WHOA, time out a moment!" Midna exclaimed. "How the hell is a spirit residing in a sword anyway?"
"Technically speaking, I am the Master Sword. Though it used to be quite different back in my day."
"...I see…" Midna sweatdropped. "Can you hold your own without being in the sword?"
With a nod, Fi swiftly transformed and slashed the air around her before turning back to normal.
"You can turn yourself into another sword… yeah, okay, you're awesome in my book." Midna said.
"We must head to Gerudo Valley… however, like Master Link has said, Chiaki could use some new weaponry." Fi turned to Link. "If you ever need me, I will be right beside you."
She went back into the sword.
End BGM
"Okay. THAT was a thing." Midna said.
"A really cool thing, honestly!" Chiaki smiled. I almost got emotional…
"Let's go." Link said as they took off.
Once at Castle Town…
BGM: Hyrule Castle Town (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
Link walked into an armory as Chiaki walked in, and then noticed all the weapons in front of her. Her eyes sparkled at the sight of so many. She even saw a training room as Chiaki went right to browsing through the weapons.
A few minutes later, she decked herself out with a steel longsword, an iron shield, crossbows and even a metal boomerang. She even stocked up on arrows, consisting of Fire, Ice, Shock and even Bomb Arrows.
This guy sells Bomb Arrows? Midna thought, which caused Link to rub his chin in thought while Chiaki proceeded to train, slashing at the training dummies with her sword, shooting them with crossbows, throwing her boomerang… and then blowing up said dummies with a few Bomb Arrows.
"Oh yeah… I like all of this." She said as she turned to Link. "I want to spar with you."
"You sure about that?"
"Yes."
"Alright, if you say so." Link approached her.
"She's gonna get creamed…" Midna shook her head.
End BGM
BGM: Hidden Skill Training (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
Both of them got in their stances as Chiaki made the first move, quickly lunging and slashing at Link who quickly blocked with the Hylian Shield and then shield bashed her to get her to back off. He then jumped in and slashed her but she blocked with her own shield, as she went in to counter him but he jumped back.
He then went over and slashed her again, but Chiaki rolled out of the way and countered from the side, making him slide but he quickly pulled out his own Clawshot and shot her in the ankle, grabbing a hold of her and then pulling her in.
"Wah!" She yelped as she fell flat on her butt as Link swung down, but Chiaki blocked with the shield and then jumped back up, slashing with her sword as he blocked with the Master Sword, both clashing as Link parried her.
Both continued to attack each other, but then Link slashed upward to disarm Chiaki, the sword landing behind her. "Eeep!" She yelped as the Master Sword was pointed at her face as Chiaki raised her hands up.
End BGM
"Soooo um… how'd I do?"
"Your form needs a little work, but you're not bad." Link said.
"And the good news is that you're still alive!" Midna grinned. "So that's a bonus!"
"Yeah…" Chiaki nodded, picking her sword up and sheathing it, where Link went and paid for the weaponry, costing him a single Gold Rupee.
"You're still loaded. That was rather cheap." Midna admitted.
"Could've been worse." Link chuckled as they walked off, heading straight for Gerudo Desert.
BGM: Gerudo Desert (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
"Phew…" Chiaki wiped her forehead as they entered the desert. "Hotter than I imagined."
"Well, at least it's not blistering… hopefully." Link said as they walked through Gerudo Desert.
"...Is that a town up ahead or is that just a mirage?" Midna wondered as they walked closer through the desert heat, where the town became much clearer to them.
"Yup, that's a town." Chiaki said as they walked further where the gamer girl easily went in… but as for Link, the Gerudo blocked his advances.
"Huh? What gives?" Link asked.
"Voe are not allowed in here. Only vai are allowed to enter."
Does vai mean short girls or…? Chiaki silently wondered to herself. …I'm guessing voe are… tall skinny men? …That sounded mean.
"Excuse me! What's a voe and vai?" Chiaki asked.
"Vai means woman in our language. Voe is men."
"Strange… they did not kick the other Link out when he had the Ocarina of Time… how peculiar." Fi mused.
The what? Link thought. "Isn't this a bit much?"
"It is our culture. Men are not allowed except for the man who is born in our society every hundred years. He would be our king."
Link blinked before flexing his muscles. "I can be king material!"
Chiaki sweatdropped. "I don't see it."
Yeah, that'll be the day. Midna thought with a giggle while Link slumped, giving Chiaki a "not helping!" look.
"Begone with you, voe. Otherwise we'll put you in jail where you'll rot there for life."
"Are there exceptions?" Link asked.
"No."
Link folded his arms in annoyance as he walked off grumbling. "Of all the nerve…"
Midna swiftly went inside Chiaki's shadow. "I'm bunking with you for a bit!" She said as Chiaki walked around Gerudo Town.
"Master…"
"Yeah?"
Fi came out of the sword. "Perhaps you could disguise yourself as a woman so you can enter Gerudo Town."
"Oh please, I don't think that will work."
At that moment, a person walked near them as Fi took notice. "That is a man."
"...Obviously. He doesn't have the curves." Link mumbled.
"Sav'aaq." The Gerudo greeted as the disguised male walked in.
Link's eyes widened, jawdropping in disbelief as he immediately pulled out his Clawshot and shot at the disguised male, pulling him away from the entrance. "WHOOOOOOOOOA!" He yelled.
The Gerudo guard looked at the other. "Probably the wife."
"Mhm."
Link put the KO'd man underneath a palm tree and looked at the disguise in question. …Glad Ilia's not here to see this. He thought as he put on the disguise.
"I would say you look rather cute as a woman, master."
Link blushed in embarrassment. "Never thought I'd be sacrificing my dignity for this…"
End BGM
BGM: Gerudo Town (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
In Gerudo Town, Chiaki looked around. I wonder if any of these ladies know where the Arbiter's Grounds are…
"Sav'aaq."
Chiaki turned around, seeing a Gerudo approach her. "Oh… uh… konichiwa." Did she say hi to me?
What the heck is "konichiwa"?" Midna wondered.
"I'm presuming that means "hello" in your language."
"Yeah. I'm assuming "Sav… acki…?" is Gerudo for "hello"?"
"That's right." She smiled. "I am the chief of Gerudo Town. What is your name?"
"Chiaki Nanami."
"A pleasure to meet you. You seem lost."
"So, I was wondering… do you know where the Arbiter's Grounds might be located?" Just so we don't die from heat exposure…
"The Arbiter's Grounds? What purpose do you have for that?"
Well, it's certainly not for sight seeing… "Well, we're looking for the Mirror of Twilight, specifically. It's a matter of life and death. My friend is outside of the gates and-"
"Excuse me!"
Pause BGM
They turned to see Link wearing a female disguise.
BGM: Groose's Theme (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
"Do you happen to know where the Mirror of Twilight could be at?" He asked, trying to sound high pitched and lady like. Kill. Me. Now.
…What the hell is he wearing? Midna wondered before trying her best not to laugh.
Chiaki pursed her lips, trying her best not to burst into laughter.
"...This your friend?"
"Um… I… y-yeah…"
"He's quite bold, if I'm being honest. But an A for effort." She chuckled. "Your secret is safe with me. Come."
End BGM
The Gerudo Chief walked off while Chiaki failed to hold in her giggles.
"Y-you look cute!"
"I don't want to look cute…" Link grumbled.
"Dude, I am not going to let you live this down." Midna snickered.
Resume Gerudo Town BGM
"So, you're looking for the Mirror of Twilight." The chief said as she sat down. "What business do you have at the Arbiter's Grounds?"
Midna revealed herself. "Does this answer your question?"
The chief gasped. "A Twili…"
"You know who she is?" Chiaki asked.
"There's a book in the library that mentions a world of twilight just by entering the Mirror of Twilight. They have pictures of who they look like… in fact, it mentions a ruler."
"I used to be that ruler… and then Zant turned me into this! He has the World of Twilight under his thumb and he's holding Hyrule Castle hostage… including the princess."
She gasped. "Zel is held hostage?"
Zel? Link and Chiaki raised an eyebrow, the latter tilting her head.
"Yeah… Hyrule is in grave peril if we don't do something." Midna said.
"I understand." She got up and turned around, pointing in the distance. "Over there is where you'll find the Arbiter's Grounds. But take heed, it's not for the faint of heart."
"Well, we'll get by." Midna said. "We're not faint hearted!"
"What she said." Link said with Chiaki nodding.
"Very well. Safe travels then. Sav'orq."
With a nod, the trio headed off for Arbiter's Grounds as the chief looked directly at Chiaki. "Something about that girl…" She whispered. "...Mmm, must be my imagination."
End BGM
Once the coast was clear, Link took off his disguise and put his tunic back on. "We'll never speak of this again."
"Aw come on, you looked rather adorable." Midna teased, prompting Link to knock her on the head. "Yow! Sheesh, you have no sense of humor…" She chuckled.
If only I had my phone, I'd have taken a picture of that. Chiaki giggled as they made their way to the Arbiter's Grounds.
BGM: Arbiter's Grounds (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
The three of them walked inside, descending the staircase as they were greeted by quicksand. Link and Chiaki used their Clawshots to grab a hold of an area for them to hook onto as they dropped down and hopped between platforms, Link grabbing a switch with his Clawshot and pulled it back while a Stalchild rose up from the sand beside him… however, Chiaki slashed at it to knock it down while Link opened the gates up.
They went through where they spotted a lock. Link turned to the right, seeing a chest and walked over while Chiaki had an idea and pulled out two arrows. "Alright, time for my Fallout skills to come into play."
"...Fall what?" Midna wondered as Chiaki went right to work, attempting to lockpick it. "I don't think that's gonna work. These bad boys are enchanted."
"Well, this will be no match for a lockpicker like me and… nnngh… come on…"
Snap!
"Ack!" Chiaki yelped as she found some rope and proceeded to tie up the broken arrow before using the other arrow. "Let's see-"
"Need some help?" Link asked in amusement as he opened the lock with the key, where it disappeared shortly after. He looked at her with a smile while Chiaki blushed, looking away.
"I… loosened it for you…" She lied, causing Link to chuckle and ruffled her hair as they walked into a dark room where they were completely ambushed by Stalchildren.
Chiaki immediately pulled out two fire arrows and shot at the torches, lighting them up and opening the doorway while Midna used her hair to punch away the Stalchildren, then they ran inside as the door closed behind them as they walked into a dark open room that held four torches lit up by blue flames.
However, four Poes came flying out and snagged the flames, making the gate close as three poes flew off in different directions while one stayed there, taunting them.
"Midna." Link cued.
"One mauling coming right up~!" Midna snapped her fingers as Link turned into a wolf and proceeded to maul the poe, causing it to scream before it was destroyed, then the blue flame flew back to the torch right as Link turned back to normal right after he got a whiff of the Poe's scent, then he went over and dug out a switch that he pulled out, revealing a staircase.
"What do Poes taste like?" Chiaki wondered.
"Trust me… you don't wanna know." Link shuddered as they went downstairs, proceeding to take out a Bubble as they moved the walls to reveal a treasure chest that contained a key… and a Gibdo.
The Gibdo screamed at Link, causing him to get stunned… and they all heard a terrified shriek before the Gibdo proceeded to get carpet bombed by Bomb Arrows.
"...You okay?" Midna asked, noticing Chiaki had a horrified expression.
"Y-Yeah…" Chiaki breathed a sigh of relief. They're much more terrifying on real life… I'm just glad they don't fly.
"Riiight…" Link grabbed the key out of the chest and walked off, still picking up the scent of the Poe as they moved the walls again until they found said Poe as Link went into his wolf form and proceeded to maul the Poe until a Poe Soul came out as it went over to Chiaki.
They headed back to the main room as the Poe soul went back to the torch, where Link also snagged a dungeon map where he took a look at it.
"...Huh, good to know." He mused as he put it away and went into the other room, where they crossed over some quicksand as the duo pulled a metal box together and then pushed it into place as they climbed up the stairs as Chiaki pulled a lever, which in turn, caused a chandelier to be pulled up until it was locked into place.
"Phew…" Chiaki said, dusting her hands off as they walked through the door while also taking out some Bubbles as they rounded the corner and found another Gibdo that Chiaki promptly carpet bombed.
The chest that the Gibdo was guarding was none other than a compass. "Oh, another one of these…" Link said.
"Don't like 'em?" Chiaki asked.
"Eh, it's alright." Link shrugged as they walked off, heading into a locked door as they walked through, then were ambushed by Stalchildren and two Gibdos.
Midna proceeded to wipe the floor with the Stalchildren while Chiaki handed Link a few Bomb Arrows where they proceeded to carpet bomb the two Gibdos before they fell flat on their backs in defeat, then Link proceeded to impale the two just for good measure.
"Wait…" Link sniffed the air, picking up a scent as he went into his wolf form, dug out a switch as he pulled it out, opening a wall to reveal the Poe hiding behind the wall… and immediately got mauled as it tried to fight him off, but to no avail as Link tore the Poe Soul out as the Blue flame flew back to the main room.
I never thought of this before, but that honestly looks painful. Chiaki thought as Link went back to normal, then they went through the door and found themselves on the second floor, where they crossed a chandelier and moved to the next room in front of them.
They climbed down the stairs and pushed a metal box together, where Chiaki would see a treasure chest and opened it up in the secret passage, getting herself a red Rupee.
Score~! Chiaki smiled as she walked out right as Link pulled the lever to get the chandelier up as Chiaki went over to another chest that contained another red Rupee, then she went back as the chandelier came down on top of the two. Luckily, there was a hole in the middle.
They climbed over it and went into the door, where they would see a Stalfos rising up and approached them. Link immediately ran ahead, using a Helm Splitter/Back Slice combo that knocked the Stalfos to the ground, and then Chiaki shot a bomb arrow to destroy it.
"Nice teamwork!" Midna said as Link and Chiaki high fived, then went into the next room where they saw a series of torches.
Let's see… if memory serves correctly… Chiaki pulled out her crossbow, firing two Fire Arrows at the first one in the middle and the one in the far right, which opened up a wall. Still got it~!
"Huh, and I was just about to light 'em all." Link said.
"Probably would've been a waste of time." Midna chuckled as they walked through the opened wall where Link instinctively turned into a wolf, locating the last Poe as it split itself up into four to try and disorient the Hero of Twilight. It didn't work.
Link tore the Poe Soul off after mauling it and the blue flame flew off. They would head back to the main room where they would see the main gate opening up as they walked through, finding themselves in a new area as they walked through the sand, hopping up between platforms so they wouldn't sink as they made their way into a room with a spiraling floor.
Both of them hopped down, with Chiaki noticing a treasure chest on the way down as they landed on the ground, then the latter pushed it up until they reached the chest, then she opened it up to pull out a key, then she walked back as Link pushed it the opposite way until they found a locked door, then Chiaki put the key in and they walked through where they came across a room with rotating saw blades.
"That's a bit much, isn't it?" Midna sarcastically asked as they went around and into the other room where they were surrounded by three Stalfos, but then Chiaki grabbed Link's arm and Hookshot her way up over a platform.
"We'll save our arrows this way." Chiaki said as they walked off.
"Didn't you carpet bomb several Gibdos?" Midna pointed out.
"It was an appropriate reaction."
Midna sweatdropped. "Suuuure… let's go with that." She said as they opened up another door and walked into a darker room.
Pause BGM
When they walked forward, they would see strings attached to a sword. The two looked at each other. "You think we have no other choice?" Link asked.
"I don't think so."
"Fi, what do you think?"
"The only way that I am sensing the way forward is by activating the trap."
"Alright then." Link nodded as he and Chiaki cut through, which in turn caused the sword to levitate off the ground.
BGM: Death Sword (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
Link rubbed his chin in thought as he went into Wolf form, noticing the spirit in question as he leapt up and mauled him a bit to reveal him in the real world, then Link turned back to normal.
Vengeful Spirit - Death Sword
Death Sword growled before unleashing a loud roar to try and paralyze them with fear. Instead, the two readied themselves as Death Sword snarled and proceeded to swing at them, but they blocked with their shields as Link quickly rolled around him and Back Sliced him as Chiaki went in and slashed him up front.
Death Sword flew up into the air and then came back down, stabbing the ground and unleashing electrical waves of energy. "Whoa!" Chiaki yelped as she jumped over them. That's new! She thought as Death Sword lunged at Chiaki, slashing her multiple times but she blocked every attack. However, she was pushed toward the wall… right as Link ran up and used a Helm Splitter to give the damned soul a headache.
With a growl, Death Sword flew around, trying to disorient the two as Link turned the opposite way and threw his Gale Boomerang, striking him in the head to stun him as Chiaki peppered him with a few Shock Arrows to stun him, then they jumped in and slashed him together as Death Sword slashed them away to get them to back off.
Death Sword attempted an ear splitting screech, only to get a Bomb Arrow in his mouth that stunned him as Link ran up to him and slashed him down as he then used a Fatal Blow to finish it off.
End BGM
Resume Arbiter's Grounds BGM
"...That was fast!" Midna said.
"It's not as bad when you got two people working together." Chiaki said, fist bumping Link.
"Yup." Link agreed as they went off toward the chest, where they pulled out two Spinners for their trouble.
With a grin on Chiaki's face, the two rode through the walls while Midna quickly catching up to them as they went into the previous room and proceeded to ride on the rails, going into a new room where they hopped between walls to avoid spikes until they got on top, snagging the Boss Key for their trouble as they rode to another room with a spinner-shaped hole on the ground. Link hopped inside and proceeded to bend his knees, causing the walls to turn until it opened up a new path as Chiaki hopped over and rode the railing until she looked down at the pillar and hopped off, landing right on top of another Spinner-shaped hole as she bent her knees to make a spiraling railing open up.
Link immediately rode his way up with Chiaki right behind him as they made their way to the boss door, where Link walked over and opened the door, then they walked in.
End BGM
Once they walked in, they walked down the stairs to discover a skeleton. Chiaki instinctively unsheathed her sword right as Zant appeared in front of them.
"Zant!" Link glared.
"So, you're alive. I'm actually impressed." Zant turned his attention to Chiaki. "And you have a new friend… fascinating. I wonder how long she'd last before I break her…"
"You're not going to break anyone." Link said. "Not anymore."
Zant chuckled. "This reunion is bittersweet… truly. It's a shame that this will be the last time we'll ever meet!" He said, conjuring up a sword and then stabbing the fossil before teleporting away, appearing behind Chiaki.
"I look forward to see how well you'll do… don't disappoint me, little girl. Mhmhmhmhm~" Zant disappeared.
Chiaki shuddered. Appearing behind me and threatening me? Okay, Ghirahim wannabe…
The skeleton rose up and roared at them, attempting to swipe at them but they jumped back.
BGM: Diababa/Stallord (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
Twilit Fossil - Stallord
"Alright, let's shatter this guy's bones!" Midna said.
"Link! You go left, I'll take the right! We'll distract him that way!"
"You got it!" Link nodded as both of them hopped on their spinners and went in opposite directions as Stallord attempted to look at both. He snarled and punched the ground to create a sand wave to disrupt their plan… however, Chiaki hopped off and made her way behind Stallord and shattered the bones.
Stallord roared, turning around and attempting to chomp down on Chiaki, but she rode on the spinner to avoid being fossil chow as Stallord called upon a few minions to try and slow Chiaki down while he breathed fire at her, only for Link to flank him and struck him from the side.
With a snarl, Stallord called upon more minions to disrupt the duo, unaware of Midna trying to pull off a pillar off the wall with her hair, until she got a good sized portion of it. She immediately teleported to the middle and swung it like a baseball bat, taking out the rest of Stallord's spine.
End BGM
With a roar, Stallord fell in defeat as the sand sunk to the bottom while they were on top of the pillar.
"There's the door." Link said.
"And we're not done yet." Chiaki warned.
"What do you mea-" Link turned around and saw Stallord's skull glaring at them. He lunged forward as Chiaki rolled out of the way while Link was shoved off.
BGM: Stallord Phase Two (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
Chiaki readied herself as Stallord lunged again, only for her to roll out of the way as she counter attacked right after, then used a few Shock Arrows from her crossbows to stun him as she then wailed on him.
Stallord growled as he shook his head, knocking Chiaki back and almost off the platform as he looked down and breathed fire in the middle, creating a wall of fire that forced Chiaki to hop down, but she threw her spinner at the wall as it latched on, then she aimed her Clawshot and fired at the Spinner, launching her forward and hopped on the spinner as she was parallel to Link, who looked surprised to see her.
"Sup?" Chiaki greeted casually.
"You okay?"
"I will be. But he won't!"
Link nodded. "Exactly!" He said as they moved their way forward as Stallord looked at the two and breathed fire at the both of them, but they jumped at the same time as both were on opposite walls/pillar as Chiaki got closer as Stallord aimed at her, only for Link to fire an arrow to distract him as he opened his mouth to breathe fire, only for Chiaki to launch out and struck him behind the head to knock him to the ground, then she and Link jumped off as they both used a Fatal Blow together, digging their swords deep into Stallord's skull as he let out a loud roar before going limp, exploding in darkness.
End BGM
"That was cool!" Midna said as they walked through the door as they made their way up, then Link went up a spiraling tower and hopped in a spinner-shaped hole, causing platforms and the Mirror of Twilight to rise up from the ground.
"Perfect!" Chiaki called out to him as Midna flew up with a smile on her face… only to be replaced with horror as she saw the Mirror of Twilight shattered.
"No… no… NO NO NO NO NO, NO! DAMMIT!" Midna punched the ground in defeat as Link and Chiaki climbed up, the latter putting a comforting hand on Midna's shoulder.
Link shifted his eyes, noticing movement as he looked up to see the sages surrounding them. Midna and Chiaki also looked up.
BGM: The Sages' Theme (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
"A dark entity lurks in the twilight… it houses an evil power… you who are guided by fate… you who possess the crest of the goddesses and you who was brought here for a second chance at life… hear us." One of the sages spoke.
"At the command of the goddesses, we sages have guarded the Mirror of Twilight since ancient times." The second one said.
"You seek it… but the Mirror of Twilight has been fragmented by mighty magic." The third one spoke.
"That magic is a dark power that only he possesses…" The fourth one shuddered while speaking, then turned to the fifth sage.
The fifth sage had his back turned. "His name is…" He turned around to face them. "Ganondorf."
Pause BGM
In the past…
BGM: The Demon Thief (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
"He was the leader of a band of thieves who invaded Hyrule in the hopes of establishing dominion of the Sacred Realm. He was known as a demon thief, an evil magic wielder renowned for his ruthlessness… but he was blind… in all his fury and might, he was blind to any danger, and thus was he exposed, subdued, and brought to justice."
"Any last words, Ganondorf?" One of the sages asked.
Ganondorf growled, scowling at them with animosity, snarling at them. He couldn't understand how he was caught so easily… and then it hit him. He flashbacked to when he saw a young princess and a young elf boy peering through him behind the window, and then the next thing he knew, guards were already subduing him.
"This is farewell." The sage spoke, summoning a sword and then plunged it deep into his abdomen.
"Hggrrrgh…!"
"Yet…"
Ganondorf stayed there motionless… until the Triforce of Power surged within his wrist. He clenched his fist as he smirked.
"You fools…" He smirked as he woke up and let out a mighty yell that startled the sages. To their utter horror, he showed off the Triforce.
"By some divine prank, he, too, had been blessed with the chosen power of the gods."
"HRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Ganondorf roared, breaking free of his chain and lunging forward, swiftly killing one of the sages.
The sages all gasped in horror, completely mortified to witness what he had done as Ganondorf laughed maniacally, swiftly taking the sword out of his abdomen and snarled wickedly. The sages turned to the Mirror of Twilight as they activated it, sending Ganondorf to the Twilight Realm.
The sages then mourned the mask of their fallen sage, as that was all that was left of him.
End BGM
Back in the present…
Resume The Sages BGM
"His abiding hatred and lust for power turned to purest malice…"
"Perhaps that evil power has been passed on to Zant…"
"You're just figuring out how Zant got his power? It's far too late…" Midna mumbled.
"Only the true leader of the Twili can utterly destroy the Mirror of Twilight… so Zant could merely break it into pieces. Once broken by magic, the mirror of Twilight became fragments, which even now lie hidden across the land of Hyrule."
"One is in the snowy mountain heights…"
"One is an ancient grove…"
"And one… is resting on the hair of the young lady."
"Huh?" Chiaki reached up and pulled the hair clip off of her. "Oh. I completely forgot about this." She laughed sheepishly.
"I thought that looked familiar, but I thought it was just an odd accessory the Hylians use…" Midna admitted.
"You already have one of the fragments. I would keep that with you until you gather the other two. But be warned… these mirror fragments contain power that may result in corruption."
"Well… considering I'm wearing it, I think I'm fine." Chiaki said, putting it back on.
"Now I understand…"
Fi came out of the Master Sword. "It now makes sense to me as to why Ganondorf has the Triforce of Power. Why he was chosen to wield it. I will admit, I did not understand when a version of you had the Ocarina of Time… but I think I understand clearly now."
"My hate… never perishes. It is born anew in a cycle of no end! I will rise again! Those like you… those who share the blood of the goddess and the spirit of the hero… they are eternally bound with this curse, An incarnation of my hatred shall ever follow your kind, dooming them to wander a blood-soaked sea of darkness for all time!"
"I understand… yes… it all makes sense."
"What are you blabbing about?" Midna asked.
"I will explain when the time is right. I just need to process this information." Fi said and then went back into the sword.
I could have said something, but I don't want to shatter Link's mind… Chiaki thought.
"Come on, let's go." Link said. "It's getting late, so I say we break for Castle Town and come up with a plan in the morning."
"You sure you don't want to rest up at Gerudo Town and dress up as a lady again?" Midna teased.
"Yeah, just imagine how free you'd feel in that get up!" Chiaki grinned.
Link looked at them in annoyance, before bopping them on the head and walked off grumbling.
"Yeah… I deserved that." Chiaki giggled, rubbing her head.
"It's easy to get under his skin." Midna whispered, causing both ladies to giggle as they walked after an annoyed Link.
"And that'll wrap it up for now! Stay tuned for part two of this crazy endeavor!"
This What If idea was suggested by KaizertheWriter after we... well, I'll go ahead and reveal that when the time is right.
Ibuki: Ooooh, a Zelda-fied Chiaki-chan! Ibuki likes!
Deadpool: Wonder how she'll get back... ah, I'm sure she'll find a way.