Day Seven
“Reprise”
“EUREKA!” Robbie hopped off his stool at the workbench, and held out a long cylinder built in the typical Sheikah style.
“Shoot that baby up into the sky, and the entire kingdom will see it!”
“Thanks, Robbie.” Taking the cylinder, Dell looked to Linkle.
“So, Miss Hero...you up for helping us tomorrow?”
“Of course!” Linkle exclaimed.
“I’ve helped you guys this far, wouldn’t be like a hero if I just dropped you guys now right?”
“In that case, join me and Margreet tonight. We’re going to talk about the battle plan.” He looked at the others.
“The rest of you, get some food and some sleep. We’re gonna need it.”
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"Oh! Well..." Margreet thought a moment.
"Maybe, it won't matter! If I can succeed in this..."
"Oi, Margreet!" Dell's voice rang out through the forest.
"Ready for that meeting?"
"Oh! I've got to go..." She smiled at Azel sadly.
"I'm sorry. Maybe this will all work out in the end..."
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"Nope!" The little Korok said. "But that was so pretty, it;s okay! Here, Elf Lady! Your prize!"
The Korok handed Kokkoro a
Fairy Tonic.
"I gotta go! Buh-bye!"
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Okay, one last time. From the beginning.
She nods, taking the proper footstance for battle. The sword in her hand...it finally feels
right, there. She doesn’t have any knowledge of weaponry outside of the historical significance of certain blades or shields, but she is determined to learn everything she can tonight. Excusing herself from everyone else, she snuck away into this little hidden corner of Korok Forest to train...but not alone. She can’t even begin to express how grateful she is that he’s helping her, even with what he needs to do.
A Bokoblin is coming at you from your left! She ducks to the right, slashing at the invisible enemy as if he were actually there.
Another is going to smash your head from above with his club! She raises her shield to block the attack, then stabs the air.
Another one is coming! Rolling to get up, she locks swords with her foe, gritting her teeth.
You can see his beady little eyes...he’s gonna get you! He’s fighting to get that sword out…
“HYAH!” She deflects with her shield. In her mind, the enemy falls.
Lynel Shields are constructed with blades, she explains. Perfect for cutting someone in close combat.
Woah. Nice call. He sounds impressed, and that alone makes her happy. He had always been the superior one between them. A master of any weapon he held, and the chosen hero of the Master Sword on top of that. And here she was, a failure of a princess, unable to awaken her powers until it was far too late.
No...she can’t think like that anymore. She isn’t a failure. She isn’t. If she was, Ganondorf would have taken over long ago. If she was, he would have absolutely killed them all a year ago. She had done some things right, at least. And then, she’s aided in this endeavor...at least, she hopes she has. Did her investigations help? She hopes so. And tomorrow, when the morning comes...she’ll be ready. At least, as ready as she can be.
You should try and get some sleep, he tells her. She shakes her head.
No. If I try to sleep, I’ll get worn out trying to. I’ll eat something energizing, and I’ll be alright.
Are you sure? He sounds truly concerned for her wellbeing.
Tomorrow is a...really big day.
I’ll be okay, Link. I promise. I need to stay focused for what’s ahead.
He drops it, and there’s silence for a few moments.
...It’s finally happening, huh? All this hard work...it’s all led up to this.
Yes...I really can’t believe it myself.I often think about it, you know. What comes next? What do we do after all of this? I just...don’t know.
And it’s okay not to, I guess. I mean, we can figure it out as we go along, y’know? But right now, we need to focus on short-term.
Yeah… She looks out, towards the others. Allies and maybe even friends, bonding together in less than a week. They had stuck together through thick and thin, and finally, it was all coming to one final attack.
...Once more, Link. I want to make sure I’m ready.
...okay. Let’s go from the top.
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Night fell, and soon it was time to sleep. That night...everyone would receive a dream.
“Run!!!”
Kaito runs ahead of the others, Princess Zelda in his arms. She’s unconscious, wiped out from her last use of her powers. You all follow suit, rushing away as the Blood Moon looms over all your heads. You have to get out of here, fast. Link is keeping Ganondorf locked away, so that means…
A scream rings out from towards the back. Nia has been slashed at by a Moblin, and struggles to catch up. Guy goes to help her, only to be shot in the back by a Lizalfos’ arrow. Some of you try and fight your way out, but most of you focus on running.
You all freeze, as in front of this escape route is a large expanse of Malice. It’s too toxic. You can’t cross, can you?
“Fuck’s sake!” Dell rushes forward, beginning to trudge through, Right. He’s an android. General Grievous does the same, and you know the re4st of you have no hope, now to just turn back and try another way…
BOOM!
A large explosion stops you all, and you look to the Malice pool just in time to see Dell’s head fly and crash into poor Teruteru. Grievous was lucky enough to avoid the blast, but he does get knocked away towards the rest of you. As he lands, you notice a laser light point at his chest…
“Ahahahaha!! Surprise, surprise! Are you all surprised?” The demon Caster now appears, riding a Guardian that walks through the Malice like it’s nothing. It is soon very clear that he is not alone. More Guardians appear, and more lasers appear. On Kaito. On Fred. On Selesia. Behind you, it’s the same. More and more, until you’re all surrounded.
“How sad! Your lives are over, in one final gift! But, not before one more surprise! Traitors! Please, step forward! You will be spared, and reveal yourselves to-"
“NOOOOOOOO!!!!”
Now Caster is the surprised one. He looks to the voice, his eyes widening. “You...it can’t be! Assassin, you-”
FWOOOOOSH!
He is drowned out as a blinding light surrounds you all. As you start to lose consciousness, you can hear a voice, calm and almost ethereal.
“I’m sorry, everyone. I couldn’t defeat Ganondorf this time. But...at least I can save you all.
"Someday soon...let’s meet again, okay?”
And with that...you slip away into darkness.
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Everyone was able to get some sleep that night, unless they decided to stay up for whatever reason. Dell and Margreet were waiting for them, with breakfast ready.
“Good morning!” Margreet greeted.
“We have some food for you all, that can help us today. Mighty food over here will increase attack power, Tough food here will increase your resilience to attacks. Sneaky food will make you stealthier, and Hasty food will make you faster. Choose which effect you think will help you!”
“While you do that, I’m going to go over the plan for today. Open up your Sheikah Slates, everyone.” Within, there would be a large map for Hyrule Castle, one of an internal layout, and one of an external.
“As we discussed last night when going over plans, we’re going to split up into three groups. Originally, it was going to be two...but then I got this.” Dell held up a note, which he read aloud.
“Hello, everyone! Congrats on your final day! You all must be so excited to leave Hyrule...and the good news is, all of you can! Guess what? Your dear friend Kaito Momota is still alive! Ganondorf has him locked away in the Lockup, and you all can save him! Hurry, hurry, hurry! Or else, he’ll be left behind…”
“So, I’m going to be running a rescue mission to get Kaito out of there. In a way, it’ll be killing two birds with one stone. See, last time, as we tried to escape Hyrule Castle…we were ambushed. Ganondorf not only has all sorts of enemies crawling around there, he has the Yiga clan there now, too. Our goal is to take out any possible reinforcements he may have waiting for us, and isolate him in his own castle.”
“I’ll be taking another group through the Library,” Margreet said.
“Dell and I will travel to the shrine within Hyrule Castle’s Docks, where we’ll split up. Meanwhile, a third group will travel to a shrine near the outskirts of Hyrule Castle Town’s ruins with Linkle. Your job is to brave the oustide of the castle and get to the sanctum on top of the hill. There, she’ll shoot our flare up into the sky when we also arrive. The Divine Beasts will attack, and we will fight Ganondorf, and whoever else he has waiting for us. Any questions?”
“If not...let’s get going. We need to stop Ganondorf before the Blood Moon. So...are you guys ready?”
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It seems your journey is finally at its end. But do not feel so safe just yet; you have not guaranteed your victory just yet. You must survive Hyrule Castle’s perils to earn your happy ending. Use the foods and weapons gifted to you, and good luck on your final mission. The fate of Hyrule hangs in the balance.
Tag
@Yun Lee for either the Library or Lockup, and tag
@Jeremi for the Linkle mission
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Cast List
@Alex Azure as
Akane Owari (Danganronpa 3)
@Archmage Jeremiah as
Rex and Nia (Xenoblade Chronicles)
@Atomic Knight as
Asher Forrester (Game of Thrones) and
Teruteru Hanamura (Danganronpa 3)
@Crow as
Yuuki and Kokkoro (Princess Connect! Re: Dive)
@CrunchyCHEEZIT as
Shovel Knight (Shovel Knight) and
The Drifter (Hyper Light Drifter)
@Donder172 as
Agent 47 (Hitman) and
General Grievous (Star Wars Clone Wars 2003)
@Gummi Bunnies as
Nadeshiko Kagamihara (Yuru Camp) and
Ellie Phimister (Deadpool)
@Hida Tomonatsu as
Jin (Samurai Champloo)
@Jeremi as
Linkle (Hyrule Warriors) and
Fred Flintstone (The Flintstones comics)
@Josh as
Superboy (Prime Earth DCU)
@Kaykay as
Wakaba Nogi (Nogi Wakaba is a Hero)
@Krieg as
Diana of Themyscira (Wonder Woman)
@Lucky as
Peter Parker (MCU) and
Peter Parker (The Amazing Spiderman)
@MelodyMeister as
Reimu Hakurei (Touhou Project)
@Minerva as
Selesia Upitira (Re:Creators) and
Celica (Fire Emblem)
@Otto as
Darius (League of Legends)
@Raynar Saassin as
Lyndis (Fire Emblem)
@Siege as
Shallot (Dragon Ball) and
Akuma (Street Fighter)
@Space_Candy as
Thor Odinson (MCU)
@Takumi as
Silque (Fire Emblem) and
Azel Halgal (Otoyomegatari)
@Ver as
Guy Cecil (Tales of the Abyss)
@York as
Enu (RiME)
