Chapter 10

Ganondorf and Max were back at Hyrule Castle. Ganondorf wanted to make Max more evil and take off the allegiance spell. He wanted to make sure he wasn't caught by the castle guards experimenting with his magic. He sent his spy out to find Captain Saska and Lieutenant Jaska. Before long, there was a bright glow in Ganondorf's bedroom. Ganondorf shielded his eyes and when the glow subsided, Saska and Jaska were standing in front of him. They bowed to Ganondorf.

"What do you need, Lord?", asked Saska.

Ganondorf smiled at the gerudo twins.

"You two have perfect timing as usual! I want you to guard my bedroom! Don't let anybody in here! I am going to cast a spell on you two to make you look like you belong here!"

Ganondorf held out his hand towards Jaska and Saska and a white blast of magic shot out of his hand and struck the pair, creating a lot of smoke. When the smoke cleared, Saska and Jaska looked like Hyrule Castle soldiers! They looked at each other and looked at Ganondorf.

"What a great idea, Lord! Nobody will suspect who we really are!", said Jaska.

Ganondorf smiled.

"That's the idea. Now, I want you two out of here guarding this door! If anyone Comes by, tell them I am working on a new weapon for the Armory and I must not be disturbed!"

The two saluted and walked out into the castle hall.

Ganondorf Turned towards Max. He had a brilliant idea he wanted to try.

"Max, I want to try and channel some of my evil energy inside of you! I don't want those former friends of yours breaking the allegiance spell that was cast on you! When I'm done, hopefully you won't need that spell any longer! Now Brace yourself, Max. This may hurt."

"Yes, Master. I'm ready."

Ganondorf began to focus his energy.. He held out both hands towards Max and concentrated. Suddenly, Ganondorf shot a black bolt of energy in Max's direction. It struck Max and he yelled in pain. Ganondorf focused harder and suddenly, the black bolt of energy became a steady bolt. Ganondorf was channeling his own dark energy into Max. Ganondorf noticed that Max started to scream. Ganondorf was getting tired. He squinted his eyes and looked at Max.

"I'm almost done, my boy! Hang in there! One more minute!"

After what seemed like an eternity, Ganondorf Terminated the chaneling. He was now breathing heavy after the whole experiment. Max had passed out from it. Ganondorf noticed that Max's hair was now black instead of blonde. Ganondorf took the allegiance spell off Max. He then went over to Max and tried to revive him. He was curious if his experiment was a success or not.

"Max! Wake up! Your lord commands it!"

Max opened his eyes slowly. He noticed his chest hurt a lot, but he felt different. He didn't care about being stuck in this world any longer. He lived only to serve the Lord Ganondorf. He got up slowly and bowed to Ganondorf.

"Thank you, lord! I am awake now and I feel like causing mayhem!"

Ganondorf Laughed evilly. His experiment was a success! No longer was this kid under mind control! He was truly evil! Ganondorf decided to test him with some questions in case he didn't channel enough evil energy into him.

"So, Max? What do you think of your former friends?

Max laughed at Ganondorf.

"Do you mean that idiot with the dozy fairy? Or do you mean the other loser with red hair? Either way, I want to eliminate them both! They aren't my friends anymore! I despise them! My lord, I wish to offer my thanks for making me evil!"

Ganondorf smiled. So far, so good. He hated his former friends. Not only that, but he also wanted to kill them!

"No problem. If you hate your former friends so much, I want you to prove it to me. I want you to go and take care of them for me! You still have your sword and I gave you some spells as well through the channeling. Get to it, Max! You can teleport freely as well!"

Max bowed to Ganondorf and was getting ready to leave when Ganondorf put a hand on Max's shoulder.

"Hang on, Max! I want to make you some better clothing! That Kokiri outfit looks kind of childish."

Link and Charlie were on their way back to Hyrule Castle Town to get better shields. They just exited Kakariko Village when suddenly, Charlie saw something strange. He pointed it out to Link.

"Hey, Link. Where is that white glow coming from? Those trees ahead of us are reflecting something!"

Link and Charlie walked over to investigate the source of the glow when suddenly, Max walked out from behind the trees! Link looked closely at him. He looked different. His hair was now black instead of blonde and he was wearing a suit of black armor! Max walked towards Link.

"Hey, Link! Charlie! Long time no see! I'm afraid I'm not here to rejoin you. I am here to eliminate you! My lord Ganondorf channeled his own evil energy inside of me! Now I don't have to worry about anybody breaking that annoying allegiance spell! Draw your sword, Link! Let's see how you fight against me now!"

Link drew his weapon. Charlie followed suit. Link tried reasoning with Max.

"Come on, Max! I'm your friend remember? I don't want to fight you! I don't care what Ganondorf did to you! You gotta remember the fun times we had together!"

Max laughed at Link.

"That doesn't matter anymore, Link! I'm not your friend anymore! I despise you and your loser friend! I no longer wish to return to our reality. I want to stay here as a servant of evil!"

Link didn't know what to think. He had to defend himself against Max. Link taunted Max.

"If that's the way it's gonna be, then bring it on, Max!"

Max drew his sword and charged at Link with his sword held out in front of him. Link rolled out of the way not a moment too soon. Charlie tried to strike Max from behind. Max Jumped clear out of the way. Max started to mumble strange words. He held out his hand and a fire bolt shot out it! Link gasped in shock and narrowly dodged it. Max knew how to use spells too? Just what kind of energy did Ganondorf Channel into him? Link decided to use a thrust attack with his sword. He got really close and used his thrust attack. Max blocked it with his sword. Nothing seemed to be working. Link decided to use a spin attack. Maybe it would disarm Max instead of killing him. Link started going in circles with his blade. Faster and faster he went, moving towards Max. Max muttered strange words again and shot a fireball at Link! It caught Link in his chest! Link stopped spinning and gasped. He looked down at his chest and he had a black spot right in the center of his chest from the fireball. His chest took the full impact of the fireball. Link screamed in agony. His chest was seriously burned. It felt like someone drove a red hot poker into his chest. He collapsed on the ground.

Charlie gasped in disbelief. Link was seriously hurt or possibly dead! He looked at Max in anger.

"You bastard! How could you do that to your own friend? You killed link!"

Max grinned evilly.

"Yes I did. Now it's your turn, Charlie boy!"

Max roared and ran towards Charlie. Charlie lost his nerve and began to run away. Charlie ran faster than he ever ran in his life. He looked behind and he realized that Max was gaining on him! It would only be a matter of time now. Charlie began to run towards the Castle Town. He was yelling at the top of his lungs.

"Help me! I am being chased by an evil maniac! He's trying to kill me!"

Suddenly, six or seven guards came running out of the Castle Town.. They were being lead by a guard in fancy armor on a horse. They started to close in on Charlie's position. Charlie ran towards them with Max hard on his heels. Max was starting to realize that he would soon be outnumbered almost ten to one. He stopped running after Charlie and yelled at him.

"This isn't over, Charlie! Someday when you're alone, you're going to die by my hand! I swear it! Have fun burying Link! Hahahaha!"

Max disappeared in a cloud of purple smoke. Charlie sighed with relief. He turned to the gurards.

"Thank you so much! You just saved my life! He knew he would be outnumbered and he took off!"

The one guard on the horse saluted him

"Anytime, civilian! My name is Captain Viscen! You are lucky to be alive, lad. My guard squad and I were doing a patrol around town when we heard your shouting."

Charlie gasped. He had almost forgotten about Link!

"Nice to meet you, sir! I have a friend who is gravely injured! Follow me!"

Charlie led the guards over to Link's limp body. Captain Viscen looked him over. He had a very serious burn in the center of his chest the size of a small shield in width. He looked at Charlie sadly.

"I think your friend may be dead. I'm sorry."

Suddenly, Link's hand grabbed onto Viscen's arm.

"Help...Me...Please..."

Viscen looked at Charlie.

"Your friend is barely alive. My soldiers will carry him to the Castle Town. There is a very skilled doctor nearby."

Charlie was stunned with shock. Was Link gonna make it? Or would Max's fire ball prove fatal?

Back at Hyrule Castle, Ganondorf was in his room waiting for Max's return. Did he accomplish his mission? Suddenly, a white ball of light appeared in Ganondof's room and slowly got bigger. A figure walked out of it and it was Max. Ganondorf was overjoyed.

"Max my boy! You've returned! Did you accomplish your mission? Are your former friends dead?"

Max bowed his head in shame.

"Not quite, my Lord. I killed one, but the other one yelled for assistance and alerted the Castle Town guards. I was outnumbered, so I had to retreat."

Ganondorf smiled at Max. He may not have accomplished his mission completely, but at least he proved he was evil by killing one of his former friends!

"You have done well, Max! We will kill the other one some other time. You made a wise move by retreating when you were outnumbered. How did you kill the one?"

Max smiled. "I tossed a fire ball at him and it caught him in the chest while he was performing a spin attack. His chest took most of the impact."

Ganondorf was beginning to really like this kid. He was evil to the core! He had a thought about his future. What if he adopted him as his son? Surly they would be an unstoppable evil duo! Ganondorf could teach him all he knew about magic and how to strike more efficiently with weapons.

"Hey, Max! I want to tell you something!"

Max looked at Ganondorf.

"What is it, my lord?"

Ganondorf smiled.

"Don't call me my lord any longer. Call me Father. From this day forth, I am adopting you as my son!"

Max gasped. He couldn't believe what Ganondorf just said! He wanted him to be his son! Max bowed to Ganondorf.

"Sounds good to me, Father!"

Ganondorf laughed at Max's statement.

"Well said, my boy! I want you to take a rest! You've earned it!"

Max smiled. He needed a break after chasing Charlie.

"Thank you, Father!"

Max laid down on a nearby bed and went to sleep.

Ganondorf looked at him as he slept.

"Rest well, my son. Soon, you and I will rule this world!"

End of chapter