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[The Melee Master]

Sadly yes. And just a heads up, I changed Roy's look a little to match his Melee look...though I already told you. I was going to wait until I finished the story before I updated, but it's long due already, dang it!

Chapter 13

Sheik was still in pursuit of finding the assassin, and that brought him deep in the underground of the deserted Mushroom Kingdom.

"A person of your kind would be wise to hide in a place like this," he said, "I know. I was one of them. Now where are you?"



He looked around carefully as the fire torches guided his path. If it wasn't for them, he would be left helpless in the dark. A brick pillar stood in his way, and he saw that the only way through was to crawl underneath it. Sheik bent down as best as he could and inched his way forward.



Unknown to him, his opponent was already watching him from the shadows, waiting for the right moment to strike. After Sheik managed to get out from the narrow area, three poison needles stabbed into the ground. Luckily, he was unharmed.

Before Sheik could react, his opponent leaped from one of the pillars, poison needles in hand.



The guardian of the Royal Family kicked upwards, striking the assassin and causing the needles to spread out onto the ground without harm to either. Thank goodness Shiek was trained to have quick reflexes at unexpected times.

"Your reflexes are just as I expected," the mystery man said, "but your downfall will be certain if you don't hand over the princess."

"Princess Zelda is no longer with me," Sheik said, then he hissed, "but if you want her," he swiped his hand, "you'll have to go through me!"

"Capturing the princess and causing your demise; I'll kill two birds with one stone."

Sheik jumped on one of the suspending set of bricks and shouted, "I'd like to see you try!"



The struggle between ninja warriors began. The assassin leaped at Sheik and sharp needles were revealed between his fingers. They were the same paralyzing weapons that he had used on Zelda. Knowing this, Sheik back-flipped just as the weapons were thrown. They missed their target and stabbed into the ground.

The assassin jumped back toward a suspending set of bricks, and using his feet to propel himself, he took a dive at Sheik, punching his jaw and then using his hands as springs to kick him away. He jumped back on the bricks and looked down at him...



...but Sheik had vanished. He reappeared behind his rival and kicked him in the back, causing him to fall off the ledge. Sheik swiped his arm with glory.



After shaking off his stun, the assassin stood up but didn't speak. Sheik jumped back down to ground level.

"Your good, I admit," the assassin said, "we may have the same fighting style, but my weapons are more advanced."

He made a leap at Sheik and took out his knife, tackling him to the ground. With Sheik in a headlock, the assassin placed the knife by this throat, regardless of the collar.

"I will not give in until I get what I want,"

"And I won't give in until your dealt with!" Sheik said as he managed to throw his enemy aside. They both exchanged punches for a while until Sheik broke away.



That gave the opponent the opportunity to jump back, preparing to launch another set of poison needles. Sheik, on the other hand, leaped at him and tried to swipe his arm at his face, only for the assassin to dodge.

"Bad move," he said as his feet touched suspended brick.

Sheik also managed to land on the same stretch.

"This is getting old," he continued, "time to end this right here, right now."

Desperate, Sheik swung a punch, only for it to be dodged. The assassin managed to kick him straight in the forehead, causing him to loose his balance and fall off the bricks.

Sheik hit the ground, head-first, and didn't move after that. His opponent looked down to make sure no strings were pulled. Now that he knew Sheik was rendered unconscious, the bloodlust assassin jumped down and pulled a knife from his sheath hanging on the back of his hip. He inched toward Sheik, then after getting close, he flipped him over. Again, no response.

"Now then," the assassin said, pointing the dagger right at Sheik's heart.

The dagger was raised, about to do it's job. Obviously, the assassin wasn't above murder, for his name-sake. Sheik gained consciousness and opened his eyes. He only had a few seconds to make his move before the assassin was able to make his, but a cold realization sunk in.

"My body's not responding!" he thought.

[ganondorf2]

Oh no...nice one.

[The Melee Master]

Thanks. And I decided to post my other finished chapter. If I keep resisting, then it'll drive me crazy.

Chapter 14

Much to Sheik's luck, one of the suspended bricks weakened suddenly and shattered. The heavy particles fell on the assassin right before he was able to make his move. With his body able to move again, Sheik leaped up, wedging himself between the area where the bricks broke apart.



After the assassin shook off the bricks and dust, he shot out another poison needle from below. It pierced right through one of the brick blocks, missing Sheik. He got on top of the brick line, but the assassin followed.

"This isn't over," he hissed.



"No, it isn't," Sheik said back, "but I've had just about enough for now."

Sheik wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought to himself, "Then do something about it already, you idiot!"

With that in mind, Sheik charged in, grabbed his opponent by his throat, and threw him off the floating platform. Sheik then grabbed and threw him against a warp-pipe that had been sealed shut. Being hit in the back from such a hard object stunned him.



The Sheikah was prepared to deliver another punch, but his arm was grabbed before he could pull it off. After being punched in the stomach, Sheik was now the one stunned, giving the assassin the chance to throw him away. After coming to a stop, Sheik carefully stood up.

"Obviously, the two of us are equally matched," the assassin said.

"I've been trained to withstand my limits," Sheik said, taking his chain out, "and to protect. The Sheikah tribe served as guardians of the Royal Family. I may be the last, but I will not break the bond between the two. I shall continue to carry that tradition by protecting one of the royal family members: Princess Zelda."

"Guardianship, huh? Is that all? From the tone of your voice, it seems you have a certain love interest in the princess."

Sheik gritted his teeth, feeling his face turn red under his collar.

"It must be it seeing that you are not answering me. But don't worry, I don't plan to kill her."

Purposely ignoring the assassin's remarks, Sheik hissed, "Shut up. Reguardless of your plans, I won't let you take her!"

Sheik attempted to swipe his feet, hoping to bring his new rival to the ground, but it failed as he jumped away. The assassin knew this wasn't going to end anytime soon. He had only one choice: flee.

"I suppose I will let you go, but don't think this is over."

Sheik charged at the assassin again, but a cloud of smoke stopped him in his tracks. As it cleared, his rival was gone.

"What?! Where did he-" he slapped his head, "D@mn!"

Sheik now hurried back to where Link and Zelda were, just to be sure they were safe from harm.

***

Meanwhile, Jordan had met back up with James, and the two foxes met up with Snake. They made their way to Onett to stock up on anything they possibly needed. But there was one problem...

"Is that fox done yet?" Snake said as he was sitting on a roof of a house in Onett, "picking out wardrobe in a place like this shouldn't take so long. What else could he be doing?"

If Master Hand hadn't of taken away Snake's cigarettes, he'd be smoking one by now to relieve the stress. A door was heard slamming shut. Snake looked down from the roof.

"About time," he said, jumping down.

"Well, how do I look?" Jordan asked.



Snake placed his hand under his chin, trying to come up with a response.

"...What's with the 80's look?" was the first thing that came out, "Well, I mean, it's not bad or anything but...why?"

"It was the only thing they had on sale, I'm afraid," he replied, "plus, I think it's stylish looking."

Snake didn't respond, trying not to start anything.

"Where's James?" Jordan asked.

Snake pointed up and Jordan followed with his head, taking his shades off for a better look, "What the-?"



"Agh, James!" Jordan shouted, a bit mad.



"Leave him alone," said Snake, "Since this place is peaceful and we've been moving a lot, I don't blame him for wanting to nap."

"Just another thing I didn't expect from him," Jordan said to himself, sighing as he walked, "oh well, he's not a perfect guy either, so..."

Snake turned and looked at Jordan, "So where do you think Douglass ran off to?"



"How would I know? I haven't seen him since we left that forest. Maybe he's still there."

"No, he came with us, but after I had my back turned, he was gone."

"He's at the training arena," they heard a tired James said, who was looking down at the two, "he told me where he was going, but I guess he was too in a hurry to tell you guys."

"Thanks, and did we wake you?"

"No," James stretched out on the tree, "just a light sleeper."

Jordan jumped on one of the roof tops and put his sun glasses back on.

"After this little break, we're going to continue with this mission, understood?" Snake said.

"Agreed," Jordan said, and James nodded.

((The outfit's an existing texture. I did not make it!))

[ganondorf2]

Nice, I laughed about James sleeping in the tree. ;D

[The Melee Master]

Heh! Last chapter for tonight since I don't have anymore pics to convert. I was on a roll here, though! ;D

Chapter 15

With the Chapel now quiet and empty from any trespassers, Roy sat down to relax a little. His quietness was soon interrupted by a small, alien yet human looking figure.

"Hm? Hey, I remember those creatures," he said, "Mr Saturn, right?"

The Mr Saturn didn't say anything, but it looked like it was balancing a rolled up paper on it's nose. Roy took it and unraveled it.

From the moment you open this letter, I am relieving you of your duty as chapel guardian. I need you to return to the Battle Field immediately, for further instruction. I have sent you the flying object, Dragoon, to send you to the Battle Field. The item will come in three pieces in which you need to locate within the chapel and put together. Assembly is easier than it looks, I promise. That should take you to where you need to be. I'll be expecting you, General Roy.

-King Harkinian

Roy rolled the note back up. The Mr Saturn jumped up and down and ran off. The general walked off to look for the items.

"Guess I'll have to give it a shot," he said to himself.

***

Samus and Chibi Link had now made it to the place called Distant Planet. The two collapsed on the vines in exhaustion.

"Ok, so...we're not...going to get...anywhere if we keep...pushing ourselves like this," Samus panted.

"Any ideas?" Chibi asked, also tired out.



"No...or I would've...thought of them...a long time ago."

The humidity of the forest wasn't helping them either. They wanted to take a break, but they also knew they couldn't stay long or trouble would come at them. They could sense it.

"So what now?" Chibi asked.

"Well," Samus started, "we've wandered...the forest and no clues...came abound. Maybe...maybe my cousin's being...kept underground somewhere. That's my only guess."

He would've been right if it wasn't for the fact that Samantha escaped from the underground dungeon a long time ago. If they find it empty now, then their work would've been for nothing. After having rest for 30 minutes, the two were back on their feet.

"Well I know you don't want to give up, so I'm behind you all the way!" Chibi said.



Samus couldn't help but smile. He stood up, feeling a lot better from resting, and the two set off once again.

***

The waters of Lake Hylia looked to be as calm as ever, until ripples were seen in one spot. The water then spouted out like a geyser, and out came shooting the King of Evil, alive and well, and his body glowing purple. Angered that he was seemingly defeated once again, he flew off to continue perusing his ideals.

***

Finding themselves in a cave, Rukario bent down to see if he could track anything.

"Something had been in this cave before," he said.



"Well what do you think it might be?" Wario asked.

"I don't know," he stood back up.

"So we've come all this way and no sight of the person who took those girls?!" he asked, "Bah, if I wasn't getting paid for this, I would've left by now!"

"We will find them!" Rukario reassured, "Just be patient already! You have done nothing but complain since I recruited you!"



Wario wasn't paying attention as he was too busy picking inside one of his ears. Rukario grunted in disgust.

"Freak," he thought to himself.

"What did you call me?!" Wario heard him thanks to Rukario's telepathy.

"Nevermind! Obviously, they're not here. Let's go try another area, and I'll be sure to get it right this time!"

"Hoo-haa," Wario said unenthusiastically. Rukario just walked away, leaving Wario behind, "hey, wait for me!!"

[ganondorf2]

I like the last bit with Wario. You captured his perfectly. ;D

I knew Ganondorf wasn't down for the count either.

[The Melee Master]

And this is from someone who has never played a Wario game and only knows Wario's personality (somewhat) by playing Brawl! Well...he also looks like the kind of guy who would be...the comic relief. As for Ganondorf, well, it's a mixture of what I learned from the games and my own view of him when I was a kid: a dark evil guy who doesn't give up and will go out of his way to get what he wants.

Next chapter will be worked on as soon as I get ideas.

[ganondorf2]

I thought you thought of Wario from my picture story with him lol.

[The Melee Master]

No, not really. Just my own views. Changing from widescreen to fullscreen since it looks better, and I also changed Roy's look a little more (I'm constantly looking for improved versions on characters). Hopefully this'll be the last one I'll have to do for a while. I just wanted to update now because it's long overdue.

Chapter 16

Marth and Pit had sat in an uncomfortable silence away from each other in the training arena for several hours now. Though Pit knew the swordsman needed some space, he wanted to say something to make him feel better, but what? At the same time, Marth didn't seem to care if anyone was with him, despite still feeling sad about what had happened earlier.

Both heard the door open up and a man jumped on one of the pillars, then to the middle of the arena.

"All right, now let's get started," the man said, literally all fired up.



"Captain Falcon?" Pit said.

"Huh? Hey, if your not training, then why are you here?" he asked, then looked over at Marth, who quickly turned his back to him, "Or are you guys resting from your training?"

"Yeah, we're resting." obviously the angel was lying.

"Well then, after your finished, how about one of you can train with me? Or both of you can take me at the same time?" Falcon stretched his body to get warmed up, "I'm up for a challenge."

"Are you sure that's what you want?"

"I just said so!"

Marth didn't say a word as he stormed the arena. Falcon could see the anger in his face, leaving him puzzled.

"What's with him??" Captain Falcon asked.

"Uh..." Pit started, "well...actually, we didn't do any kind of training."

"Then why are you here?"

"I came here to train, but then I saw Marth here by himself. He didn't do anything here either, but..."

The angel then began to explain exactly what Marth had told him.

***

"Are you pulling my leg?!" Captain Falcon was loosing his cool, "How could they fight like that in the first place?!!"

Pit backed away from him a little bit, "I-"

"We all know that unless it's a legit Brawl fight, someone can and will be killed!!"

"It was Ganondorf's fault, I told you!" Pit said, trying to calm him down, "He started the whole thing."

"That guy just doesn't know when to give up, does he?" Captain Falcon sighed and said to himself, "I'd better get Snake and-"

"What?"

"I'm just talking to myself. I guess I can skip out on the training for today. I have other things to take care of now."

"Wait, I'll come with you."

"No!" Captain Falcon said, blocking the angel's path.



Pit jumped back, "But-"

"I'll handle this one." He left no further explanation and turned around, muttering to himself as he walked off, "I can't believe he would betray us like this after he helped us with Tabuu."

The doors to the training arena closed shut, Pit was left alone. With a twitch of his wings, Pit had a funny feeling in his body.

"What's gonna happen now?"

***

"D@mn it!" an enraged Falcon said as he walked down the hallway from the training arena. Using a wrist communicator that was hidden in his cuff, which Snake had lent him, he pressed a button and tried to reach him. Static was heard from the small earpiece he also had hidden, then a voice.

"Captain Falcon, is that you?" Snake said over the radio, "Where are you? You took off without notifying-"

"David, we might want to change our plans around this time," Captain Falcon interrupted.

"Calm down Doug, what just happened?"

"Well it seems one of our Smash members isn't as loyal as we thought he once was. The King of Evil did away with Ike and is currently trying to-"

"Hold on, could you repeat that?"

Captain Falcon started over from the beginning, this time being more explanatory. After a sudden moment of silence, but was cut off by a scream, "WHAT?!!"

The F-Zero racer cringed at the shout and fell to the ground. A squealing like sound was heard from the earpiece. He took his helmet off and disconnected the speaker from the inside, and placed his hand over his ear from the pain, "Geeze!!"

He heard words come through the device, but couldn't quite make it out.

"Give me a break, would you?" He placed it in his other ear and said, "Could you repeat that?"

"First we have to rescue Peach and Samantha, and now we have this to deal with?!"

"Don't loose your cool, Snake. You go and find the girls. I'll handle Ganondorf myself."

"Douglass, no!" Snake said, "James and Jordan are with me, so just stay down until we get to your location!"

Falcon didn't say anything, but he agreed anyway.

***

Snake shut his communicator off and said to himself, "This is now going a little too far. I thought we had Ganondorf beat back at the temple. Just what the hell's going on?"

"David?" James asked, jumping down from the tree.

"We got ourselves a major situation. Be prepared to head to the training arena, and for god's sake, don't let anyone see you this time!"

"We'll try our best." Jordan said flatly, knowing that Snake was referring to the run-ins he had with Fox.

***

The members of the Cornarian Service weren't the only ones in peril. Sheik made his way toward the waterfall area as fast as he could. The moment he reached the area, he saw something that stopped him cold. Blood droplets, and a streak of blood on one of the rocks. He rushed to one of the rock formations to see Link, battered and beaten.



"Link!" he said, rushing toward him, "What happened to you?"

"...He just left..." he groaned out, "He...found us and took...Zelda."

It didn't take Sheik long to realize what Link was talking about. The assassin had found his way into the area and stole the incapacitated princess.

"I tried to...fight him off as much...as I could," Link said, "but..."

That's when Sheik noticed a needle sticking out of Link's side. Sheik quickly took it out and threw it away.

"D@mn it!" he said.

"I'll be fine," Link assured, "Go find Zelda, now!"

"But Link-"

"Don't worry about me, but if something happens to her, we'll never forgive ourselves."

Sheik took a step backward, then he bolted out of the watery area. Link figured that if he slept, his energy would return quicker, since there was nothing else for him to do at the moment. He regretted it, but he had no other choice.

***

The assassin was running at a good paced speed, even with the limp princess over his shoulders. A sharp needle was seen sticking out of her back, to keep her from escaping.

"She's lost consciousness," he thought, "guess the substance was more potent than I realized. Now, where's the one I'm suppose to meet up with?"

His running had brought him to the Battlefield. As soon as he stopped for a breather, he laid Zelda down on the ground and sat down himself, turning away from her.



"What he wants with a beautiful young woman like you, I have no idea yet," he said to himself, "but..."

He turned back at Zelda and flipped her over, taking a needle out from her back.

"I live to serve."

Just then, the sound of a jet plane was heard and the assassin rose his head, to see the Dragoon fly above him, and it's passenger jump to the ground. He stood up.

"Hm, strange," the person said, "the king said he'd be here."

He turned around and spotted the assassin, then he saw Zelda lying on the ground.

"Zelda!!"

"So you know the princess, too?" the assassin asked.

"What the..." the person turned out to be Roy, who then noticed the needle in the enemies hand. He looked at Zelda, and turned back to the enemy, "Who are you and what did you do to her?!"



"I'm an assassin, and my duty with her is none of your business."

"She's a friend of mine, so it IS my business!" his sword began to flare up with fire.

"GET OUT OF MY WAY!!"

The enemy charged, but Roy quickly did a counter attack, sending the assassin flying, almost off the edge of the stage again. This time, he was ready, catching the edge with his hand and pulling himself up as if he was weightless.

"Your making a grave mistake facing me like this," the assassin said.

"No, I believe it's the other way around," the general concurred.

[ganondorf2]

Nice

[The Melee Master]

Chapter 17

"Get the hell out of my way, and I'll let you live to see tomorrow." the enemy spat, getting irritated now.

Roy didn't move a muscle. His sword flaring up, he swiped it to unleash a streak of fire directly at the enemy's path. The fire streak hit it's mark, making the enemy back off.



"D@mn you!" he shouted in pain, shaking off the burn.

Roy got into position, the fire now coming off his body. He jabbed his sword as fast as he could, hitting it's target with multiple burns.



He finished off with a hard sword swipe, sending the opponent flying, but he managed to catch the edge of the Battlefield and pull himself up, again.

"Nice try," he hissed.

Roy prepared himself, his body starting to flare up as he did.



He proceeded to repeat his move, hitting the enemy with multiple sword attacks, and causing burns at the same time.



The final time, he threw the assassin in the air with his sword, jumped up, and slammed him down to the ground. The fire on both their bodies died down as the swordsman made a landing on the Battlefield. The assassin groaned as he stood, almost losing his balance in the process.

"You're good," he panted.

"Now would you leave her be?!" Roy hissed out.

"My orders were made clear, and I'm not leaving until I get the princess!"

"Then who are you working for?"

Roy didn't receive an answer. Instead, paralyzing needles were thrown in his direction. The swordsman quickly put up his bubble shield and harmlessly absorbed the attacks, but as soon as he let down his guard, the assassin came in and punched him in the jaw, sending him skidding across the ground, and almost off the edge. Luckily, he was able to roll away from it.

The fight lasted for a few more moments before the assassin decided to call it quits, grabbing Roy and throwing him aside.

"I said, get out of my way!" he said.

The general rolled across the ground, but managed to stand in the end. That's when the enemy made a last resort move, and threw needles at Roy now. Some managed to bounce off his boot without harm, but one stuck him in the leg, making him fall to the ground as the paralyzing substance quickly did it's job.

"No...d@mn!"



Roy looked over and saw that Zelda was still unconscious, even though the needle was out of her body. The general tried to summon his strength and get his body moving again. He was surprised that he found himself able to move, but barely. Turns out the needles weren't as potent as he once thought.

"I don't have time for you, so you better leave me to my job!" said the assassin.

Now the general was furious. With fire flaring from his body, he quickly made his move.



The swordsman managed to burn the enemy with his flaming sword, making him shout in pain.



And as a last resort, Roy's sword flared up once again, and he swung his sword, making the flames hit the assassin.



Finally, the enemy was down for the count. Panting, the fire general grabbed his opponent and hissed, "Don't...get in MY way...understand?"

His body was aching from the burns he received, so he couldn't counter whatever Roy was going to do to him. He was thrown off the arena, a selfish move on Roy's part, but the enemies intentions were no better. Now that that was taken care of, he turned to Zelda, who was still lying on the ground.

"I hope Hyrule Temple is in the same location as it was when the Melee tournament was going on," Roy said, carefully carrying Zelda over his shoulders, "the King did say that place is no longer used for fighting...if I remember correctly. Maybe she'll be safer there."

Though he was unaware of the battles that took place in the area, despite it being a safe place. Roy felt his leg become slightly numb, but he ignored it.

"He told me that he would meet me here." he said, "Why is he late? I hope nothing happened. Guess I can send him a note about going to the temple later."

Roy hopped onto the Dragoon, with Zelda in tow, and took off to head for the temple.

[ganondorf2]

Nice

[The Melee Master]

Thanks, and I'm sorry this took so long. I rushed the ending of this chapter, but I'm hoping to finish this story very soon.

Chapter 18

Link slowly opened his eyes as he felt the effects of the paralyzing substance wear off, finally. Slowly, he sat up, trying to get his body to listen. Despite having stiff muscles, he tried to stretch his arms and legs out, to help with the stiffness. He did this until his sensitive ears picked up sounds nearby.

"Your not going to find anything here," a voice said, "we've been told this place was used as one of the safety areas."

Nothing else was heard. As he looked over his shoulder, he saw Wario and Rukario nearby. His fists clinched tightly, Link was about to take out his bow and arrow, but a voice in his head said, "Don't even think about it, human!"

Rukario was staring down at the hero.

"I can sense your movement and what your about to do." he said, "We're not looking for trouble, this time, though I'm surprised to see you still alive after what I've done to you at the castle."

Link decided to take heed and store his weapon away. Slowly, he walked out and approached the two, and Rukario got into a stance himself.

"I don't expect you to trust me after everything I've done, but I still want answers."

"Well then, ask," indeed, the tone of Link's voice told the Pokemon that he indeed didn't trust him.



"Who is the one that stole away the bounty hunter, and the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom...and where can we find 'em?"

"I don't know, but-wait, did you say 'stole away'??"

"Answer me!"

"Just wait a second," Link said, "you mean Peach and Samantha are missing, now?"

Rukario nodded, "Been missing. I've sensed distress from the two of them. Something has happened, and I want to know what it is."

"Is that what you've been up to this whole time?"

"That's none of your business, now answer my question!"

Link turned to see Wario picking his teeth with his fingernail, minding his own business. Rukario's eyes narrowed, sensing that something wasn't right.

"I never knew about Samantha and Peach," Link answered, taking out his weapons and threatening to attack if anything was pulled, "and I'm telling the truth, Rukario!"

A nod was given from the Pokemon, but then he had his eye on Wario, "You were involved with the bounty hunter's capture, weren't you?"



Wario froze on the spot, and slowly turned to Rukario.

"Wait, what's going on now?" Link asked.

"I had my suspicions, when I recruited you, you were acting as if you had something to hide." his eyes began to glow, "I knew the whole time."

"Ha!" gloated Wario, "If you knew, then why did you recruit me?"

"To use you into finding the area they are now, but I'll bet your too dim-witted to even know THAT!"

"Why should I tell you?"

Aura flourished from Rukario's paws while growling angrily. Wario, out of fear, got on his knees.



"Uhh...heh heh," he scratched the back of his head, "I...uh...Bowser and I locked them in a cell, but they seem to have...broke out."

"So Bowser was one of them, huh?"

"Oops."

"That big mouth of yours DOES come in handy. Hm. Who would've thought?"

"Ohh, dang it!"

"Anyone else?"

Wario turned his back, making Rukario say, "Then I'll find out for myself. Your of no use to me anymore."

With that, Rukario shot out an aura sphere at Wario, sending him flying and crashing to the ground. As he got up, he was practically fuming at the fact that he revealed everything, but all that melted away when he suddenly remembered.

"Hey, where's my end of the deal?!" he called out.

No response was made, which angered Wario now, "Hey!"

He pulled out a bomb-omb from behind his back and threw it, but Rukario used his telepathic abilities and threw it back at Wario, making the bomb-omb explode on him and send him flying. Afterwards, the Pokemon disappeared in a blue light.

"Rukario was just using Wario?" Link thought. After shaking that off, he said, "I hope Sheik's all right. ...Please let him and Zelda be safe..."

"Come back here, you thieving jackal!!" Wario shouted, running off, "Give me my cash you promised me!"

Since Rukario knew of Wario's plans, the Pokemon had also lied about the money he 'promised'. As Wario ran away, Link rubbed the back of his neck in confusion. He would've felt sorry for him if it wasn't that Wario had his own motives for capturing the women to begin with. Now his worries turned to Zelda's safety, but he had no where to turn to. He didn't know where Zelda was taken, so he was pretty much stuck.

***

The assassin turned up to be alive, too. He made his way to an area, known as Final Destination, to seek out Ganondorf and tell him what had happened.

"There you are," a voice growled.

He turned around to see Sheik standing behind him.

"Back for more, are you?" the enemy asked, "Either you get out of my sight, or you'll wind up like your friend back there."

"Link told me everything," Sheik said, "now, where's the princess?"

"As you can see, unless you're blind, She is no longer in my possession."

Right when he was going to attack Sheik, a swirling black portal appeared. Out of it, came the King of Evil himself. He dashed over to Sheik, punching him away. Ganondorf proceeded to pick him up with one hand.

"So, your still alive, huh?" he growled.



"Welcome back," the assassin said.

"And YOU!" he turned around, closed his eyes, and smirked, "You claimed to be the #1 assassin, and yet you can't even do the very thing you lived for?"

Sheik couldn't speak, but grew curious.

"I don't tolerate failures, especially those who keep their promise and can't live up to them." Ganondorf threw Sheik, knocking him into the assassin, shouting, "YOU'RE A BLOODY DISGRACE!!!"

Though stunned, Sheik got off the assassin and growled, "All right, now I'm not surprised with you being behind his actions,"

"I'll...make you regret this," the assassin hissed, wielding a knife.

After hearing those words, Sheik turned around, seeing the assassin charge behind him.

"Persistent," Sheik said, dodging the attempted knife stab. He managed to snatch his rivals wrist, but that didn't make him drop the knife, "haven't you learned from your mistake? Where's your sense of pride?!"

"I have my pride!" he sneered as he punched Sheik in the stomach, making him fall to the ground, "That's why I keep doing my job."

"You...you were betrayed..." Sheik groaned out, "and yet...you still...want to fight with ME?"

"Interesting that you're willing to keep fighting him, even after I made a fool out of you," Ganondorf said.



"I was merely distracted by another swordsman, Ganondorf." he said, picking the knife up, "That's why I don't have the princess in my possession at the moment, but I am committed to my work, and I WILL retrieve her! You have my word!"

"You idiot," Sheik thought about the assassin.



He then growled out, getting himself together as he said, "Not if I have anything to do with it!"

"Oh? Well, let's see you try to stop us, then." said Ganondorf, him and the assassin getting into battle stances.

[ganondorf2]

Oh I like this. ;D

[The Melee Master]

Yay! Ok, so Rukario isn't turning out to be the villain I wanted him to. He seems more like an anti-hero now than anything. I'll have to fix that, but not now. And Roy’s look changed again, hopefully for the FINAL time unless someone releases a better texture. 2nd to last chapter. I'm really aiming to finish this already! Hope you like this one so far.

Chapter 19

The battle began before Sheik could even take in a single breath. Ganondorf charged after him, throwing his fist, but Sheik managed to dodge it just in time by doing a backflip. Sheik then kicked Ganondorf as hard as he was able, only for the King of Evil to block it with no problem at all.



Backing off, Sheik growled as he pulled out a needle, but kept it between his fingers to use later. Unlike the assassin’s, his needles didn’t contain paralyzing substance or anything that could greatly harm anyone, but they were still enough to cause slight irritation for a second or two. He threw them, but they bounced off Ganondorf’s chest armor, making him laugh.

“That’s it?” he taunted Sheik, then rushed in and grabbed his throat, lifting him off the ground a little, “I expected a little more out of you.”

He tightened his grip, making Sheik gasp out. Several punches in the stomach were then done, followed by a throw to the ground. Sheik coughed as he tried to stand, then he remembered the knife hooked to his back. Although he didn’t have much use for it during the Brawl fights, this was a more serious matter. Slowly, he inched his hand to the blade’s handle and grabbed hold of it.

The assassin seemed to have caught onto what he was doing, and did a quick sweep with his legs at Sheik’s feet, throwing him off balance. The knife flew out of his hand, and thinking quickly, he did a handstand, catching the blade between his feet, and throwing it in the air. He managed to catch the knife with his hand, hilt first, before twirling it around and grasping it once more.

“Two can play at that game,” said the assassin, taking out his own knife. Both men circled around each other with knives in hand. Ganondorf just stood aside and watched, curious of how it will all play out.

The assassin was the first to lunge out, tackling Sheik and trying to stab him, but he managed to grab hold of his enemy’s wrist, and was struggling to hold it back as the tip of the blade began to touch his chest. Thinking quickly, he shot his leg up, striking the assassin’s stomach, and sending him flying.

But he had left himself open for an attack. Ganondorf took that opportunity to strike Sheik, sending him away from the platform. Without a second thought, Sheik managed to save himself by shooting out his chain, making the tip hook onto the edge.



The assassin backed off as Sheik made it back on the arena.

“Oh, you’re good,” he hissed, then he was grabbed.

“And you’re finished,” Sheik hissed in the same tone, clinching his fist and ready to lay a beat down onto his enemy.



But he didn’t have the chance. Needles sprayed out from the assassin’s hidden cufflink, making Sheik back off. Lucky for him, none of them stuck to his body. Sheik assumed that the ninja was still using the poison tipped needles that causes paralysis, and whether it was true or not, he wasn’t going to stick around and find out. The assassin threw his leg out, but Sheik managed to block it using the bubble shield. Shards of glass flew in all directions



On the sidelines, Ganondorf was patiently watching the battle, curious of the bloodlust assassin’s fighting techniques. They all appeared to match Sheik’s fighting techniques, and as a result, they were equally matched. The battle was going to drag on forever unless someone with a different battle style entered the fray.

The assassin put up a bubble shield, which shattered easily with one swift kick from Sheik, breaking his defenses and stunning him. That was Ganondorf’s cue. He ran between the two fighters and slid to a stop.

Ganondorf actually couldn’t care less what happens to the assassin. All that mattered to him was achieving victory, one way or the other. A flash caught Sheik’s attention, and when he turned around, he saw a Smash Ball floating in the air.

“What timing!” he said, charging after it.

Ganondorf saw the item, too, and went in after it. He snared Sheik by his neck and threw him aside.

“Out of my way,” he said, leaping at the ball and striking it with his fist. Shards of glass fell, but the ball didn’t break. It bounced away from Ganondorf and drifted of further.

If Ganondorf breaks the Smash Ball open, then victory for him would be guaranteed, and Sheik wasn’t about to let that happen. He sprang forward, striking the ball with his fist, and again, the glass held firm.

Sheik was getting desperate. He jumped at the ball, making contact with punches and kicks, but they still weren’t enough to break the item. As he landed, the assassin ran and lunged a kick at him, but he reacted quickly, using his bubble shield for protection. Shards of glass broke off the protective barrier as the attack landed, but other than that, it did it’s job.

The ball was within Sheik’s reach, and with one powerful jump, he threw his fist into the ball, finally shattering the glass. The aura inside poured out and onto his body as his fist made contact with it.



“No!” shouted the assassin, knowing just how powerful the energy is.

Sheik summoned his weapon, a bow and arrow made of pure light, that Zelda created just for him. A carbon copy of her own weapon. Any kind of light attacks would render Ganondorf harmless. Victory was indeed within the Sheikh’s reach.

He grabbed the weapon and quickly unleashed it. A beam of energy shot through the assassin and Ganondorf, just before the arrow followed in it’s path. The two were wrapped in bright light, making it impossible to see just what was happening.

Sheik gripped the bow tightly as he saw the light beginning to fade. Streaks of blood trailed the ground, and as he looked ahead, he could see the assassin lying a few feet away, the blood trail belonging to him. Slowly, Sheik advanced his way toward the injured being, stopping beside him and looking down. He couldn’t see any signs of movement, or breathing. A bloody hole was spotted on the enemy’s chest where the arrow had struck.



The bloodlust assassin was as good as dead.

Ganondorf, on the other hand, had his hand pressed against his armor, dripping with blood. Sheik had assumed that the arrow had shot right through the assassin and struck the King of Evil, too, except the evil king survived his wound, as expected since he was the bearer of the Triforce of Power, which could be seen glowing and dimming on the back of his hand.

Sheik was right. For some reason, the Triforce piece had saved it’s bearer.

“D@mn it, after all that?” he thought.

An evil chuckle filled his ears as he sees Ganondorf stand up, taking his hand off his wound. Indeed, light was a weakness of his, but all the years of planning and fighting in Smash battles had really toughened him up further than before.

"It’s going to take more than that to kill me now,” he said, then rushed over and grabbed Sheik, “It’s over!”

Ganondorf was then covered in fire and lets out a shout, releasing Sheik and he was able to get away.

"It’s not over, not yet!” a voice shouted as a green cladded figure rushed into Final Destination.

Sheik smiled under his face wrappings, "Link!"

[ganondorf2]

Nicely done!

[The Melee Master]

Thanks. And finally, here's the last chapter! The sequel will be posted as soon as I get everything set up with it.

Chapter 20/Epilogue

“I thought that paralysis needle did it in for you...” said Ganondorf with an irritated tone, “You really don’t know when to quit, do you, hero?”

“I won’t quit until I know you’re vanquished, and everyone is safe!” he said, preparing to fight.



“Don’t flatter yourself,” Ganondorf turned around, grabbed the assassin’s body by the neck, and dragged him to the edge, “Master Sword or no, as long as I possess the Triforce of Power, you cannot kill me.”

Link didn’t speak as he watched Ganondorf throw the body into the abyss, then the evil king turned his head back.

“You, on the other hand....”

Link and Sheik prepared themselves for another possible fight, but Ganondorf didn’t throw the first punch. He just stood there, suddenly changing his mind as he had the feeling that he’ll be overthrown.

“I’m through playing games,” he said, “but don’t think this is over. The reason you still live is that I have other matters to attend to.”

Ganondorf had also tired himself out, and he wouldn’t be able to defeat Link and Sheik in his condition. If the other two knew that, they would surely strike him down.

“Watch your back!” he hissed as a dark portal appeared from behind him. He turned around and walked into it, and vanished.

“Let’s go back to the temple.” Was all Sheik had to say as he walked away, with Link trailing behind.

***

Once the two reached the Hyrule Temple, they were greeted with a familiar face, making Link smile.

“You...” he breathed out, “I remember you.”

A nod came from the other, “It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”

Sheik stepped out from behind Link and took a look at the person he was talking to.

“I don’t seem to recall your name,” he said with regret, which made Roy chuckle.

“It’s OK,” he said as he stepped away, looking behind him, and Link caught sight of Hyrule’s Princess lying on the stone floor.

“Zelda!” he rushed over to her.

"Don’t worry, she's all right," Roy replied, “she’ll be a little numb when she wakes up, though.”

“How do you know?”

“I took one of the needles when fighting the guy myself.” Roy said, who’s leg was hovering a couple inches off the ground.

“YOU fought that assassin?” questioned Sheik.

“I did, which is how I rescued Zelda in the first place.”

A light moan filled their ears as the princess opened her eyes. Link ran over and bent down, “Zelda?”

“I was sleeping,” she said gently to them, “but my body feels heavy. Don’t worry about me.”

Knowing the princess was going to be all right brought them a sense of relief. Link walked past Zelda and stopped in front of Roy.

"But...I don't understand," Link said to Roy, "you were away all this time... Why come back now?"

"I was working for the King of Hyrule a couple years after the Melee tournament was over." he explained, "There's a chapel far away from this place, and he ordered me to be its protector. I still don't know why that place is so important to him."

"The king??"

"I'm not...really supposed to say anything about the chapel, but the secrets not worth the life of the princess. It was an area he was entrusted with, to put it bluntly." Roy dug out a Maximum Tomato and split it in half, but not before losing his balance and falling to the ground.

"Are you OK?!" Link asked.

"Sorry. Guess my leg's a bit numb from earlier," he said.



"That...assassin...whoever he is, got you there, didn't he? Same thing happened with me. Luckily, it'll wear off in time."

"That's good. Anyway, I found this on the way here. You and Sheik should take half of each, Link. Maybe that'll help."

"Thanks," he said, taking one half.

Roy handed the other half to Sheik, who then gave it to Zelda.

"She needs it more than I do," he said to Roy, who nodded to that.

Zelda was able to eat half the tomato before she felt some of her strength return. Sheik helped her stand up.

"Are you all right now?" he asked with concern.

"...Yes," she replied, "thank you."

Zelda then walked over to Roy to check out his leg. A spot of blood was apparent from the needle. Her hand started to glow, and she carefully touched Roy's leg. The general could feel the numbness melt away, and afterwards, he was completely able to move again.

"...I forgot you could do that," he said, smiling as he stood, "again, thank you."

"It is nice to see you again after 7 years, and thank you, for helping me," said Zelda.

"Now, why did that assassin want you, anyway?"

"We were trying to figure that out, I'm afraid," answered Link, “but...I won’t be surprised if Ganondorf’s the reason.”

“So where are they now?”

“The assassin’s dead, and Ganondorf escaped.” Sheik said.

“Of course...”

“We’ll have some peace and quiet for a while,” Link said with a reassuring tone, “let’s try to enjoy it while we can.”

***

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Samus was trying to bust a metal door open with his shoulder. Several burns and large dents suggested that he had already tried blasting it open, but it did no good. After many failed attempts, he gave up, placing his hand on the door to hold himself up as he bent down, panting.

“If those blasts of yours don’t work, them my bombs won’t, either,” said Chibi with disappointment.

“Just gotta...keep...trying,” panted the bounty hunter.

***

Little did they know, Samantha and Peach were on the other side of the very same area.

“This should be a shortcut to the training arena,” said Samantha.

“I hope so!” Peach said, “How long have we been in this place??”



The two had found an underground path and decided to take a chance on it. Samantha had also recognized the glowing emeralds that lit the way, so she knew they were getting close. Finally, beyond the path, was a metal door. Banging could be heard on the other side.

“What’s that?” Peach asked after hearing the sounds.

“Seems we’re not alone here,” said Samantha, “let’s see if we can find some fire power around here. I don’t want to take a chance to see what’s on the other side of that door.”

Somehow, with a stroke of pure luck, Peach spotted a Bomb-omb walking casually toward the wall. The princess picked it up, surprising the bomb-omb and setting a spark on it’s fuse.

“There’s not much time!” Samantha warned, taking notice of Peach with the Bomb-omb in hand, “Hurry and throw it!”

***

Samus and Toon Link were becoming exhausted from banging and slicing the door, which still held firm. The younger smasher sat down with a plop, panting.

“I don’t think...it’s going to work,” he said between pants.

Samus let out a frustrated groan, “There’s gotta be something!”

Just then, the two were blown back by an explosion that demolished the wall. Coughing, Toon Link managed to stand, dusting himself off as voices were heard through the smoke.

“I told you that Bomb-omb would be powerful enough,”

“I guess we got lucky on that,”

“Hey, that’s-“ chibi gasped.

Samus carefully stood up and waited for the smoke to clear. Peach could be seen coughing a bit as she walked through the dust. As soon as she regained her composure, she opened her eyes and saw Samus and Toon Link just a couple feet away.

“Hey!” she said, waving her hand.

“We didn’t know you were here!” said Chibi.

“Who’s here?” asked Samantha as she walked over the rubble of the demolished wall.

“Samantha!!” shouted Samus, rushing toward her.

Samantha caught the shout by surprise and lost her footing. She would’ve fell over had Samus not caught her at the right time.

“Are you OK?” he asked.

“Yes, I’m fine,” Samantha replied as she regained her balance.

“Darn it, you don’t know how worried I was about you!” Samus embraced his cousin, “How did you escape??”

“I had some help,” she answered, laughing as she hugged him back, “I’m so sorry I worried you.”

“Samus came all this way just to rescue you,” said Chibi, “but we didn’t know Peach was with you, too.”

That made Samus break away from Samantha, “Yeah, what happened, anyway?”

“Take a guess,” Samantha said with no enthusiasm, “she was captured, too.”

“By who?”

“Bowser. Who else?”

“Wario threw Samantha in the same cell as me,” said Peach.

“OK, OK, could you start from the beginning?” asked Samus, “What happened? And how did you manage to bust out of there?”

***

“Oh, I get it, so you had help,” said Samus after hearing the explanation.

Samantha nodded, “We need to thank Meta Knight if we ever see him again.”

“Well, I’m very happy you two are all right. Why don’t we head back to the training arena to finish what we started?”

“What? Now? But we just-“

“You guys can go, but I need to repair that boat those cannonballs destroyed,” Toon Link said, not excited at the least.

“Hm... Would you like some help with that?” asked Samantha.

“Yeah, it’ll be faster with three of us working on it,” Samus agreed.

“You guys want to help me?” asked Toon Link.

“Of course.”

“I’m going to go look for Mario and the others,” Peach said, backing away, “I’m sure they’re very worried about me by now.”

“I don’t blame you,” Samantha said.

“Take care, princess,” said Samus.

Peach lets out a wave before rushing off in a hurry, eager to meet up with her friends again.

***

After a tour around the town, Ness, Lucas, and Claus, were taking a quick rest on one of the roofs of a house.

“For such a quiet little town, Onett has so much to do,” said Claus.

“I told you it was a neat town,” Ness said with a smile.

“Um...Ness,” he suddenly hesitated, “can I ask you two something?”



“What is it?”

“...Would...would Master Hand approve of me staying here for a while?”

Lucas’s eyes lit up with happiness, “Really? You want to stay?!”

"If everyone else is up for it." Claus said with a smile.

“Of course!” Ness said, “I’m sure the others would love to meet you!”

“But do they know about-“

Claus couldn’t finish as Lucas happily pulled on his arm and raced off across town.

“You’re going to love it here!” he said, “C’mon! Final Destination’s this way! I’m sure Master and Crazy would let you stay!”

“Master and who-yipe!” Claus was at the mercy of his little brother, making Ness laugh as he was being dragged.

***

Everyone had reunited with those who were thought to be lost during Ganondorf’s, Bowser’s, and Wario’s betrayal.

Everyone except one.



The ex-prince silently looked over Lake Hylia where he and Ike had battled the King of Evil. The water’s of the lake were as calm as the night atmosphere that took over the fiery sunset. Hyrule had been restored from it’s dark world that had once plagued the lands. Marth had come back to this place to bid his farewell to his fallen comrade, knowing that it would be impossible for someone to survive such a fall, especially with the kind of injuries he had endured.

Marth turned around and was about to leave the area, until he was stopped by someone standing before him.

“It’s been a while...Marth,”


His eyes widened at the sight of an old friend, but he couldn’t get himself to believe it at first.

“You don’t have to speak,” he said again, noticing the sad look in Marth’s eyes, “in fact, we can meet up again later, if you choose.”

Marth was too shocked to speak. To lose a friend was to gain another? No, that wasn’t right.

“I arrived to help everyone out, but...I guess I’m a little late.”

Finally, Marth found the courage to speak.

“Youkoso...saikai,”

It was possible he said ‘nice to see you again’. Roy sadly bowed in response.

“I was informed of what happened here,” he said, “I’m sorry.”



Marth shook his head, “It was a shock, but I got to move on...but what will I tell the others? They’ll be devastated.”

“I’m afraid I can’t help you there, but I’m sure you’ll find a way,” Roy said gently, “just give it time.”

Marth had to agree. Slowly, he turned back around and walked off. Roy silently followed behind, then took another glance down the lake.

“I don’t know who you were, Ike, but had I have been here before; I could’ve helped you...”

Both swordsmen walked across the bridge and headed back to Hyrule Temple to rest up.

---

Knowing they were unable to achieve their goals, whatever it was, Ganondorf and Bowser had given up. Rukario had also given up on his search for whoever stole away Peach and Samantha, realizing that it was a waste of time after Wario had snitched.

All in all, the danger’s had passed, and everyone, almost everyone, were at peace once again.

At least for now.

[ganondorf2]

Nicely done.