Neutron Nova Beginnings

[ganondorf2]

Finally got the time to get it done (and not so hot). Now you see why Nova doesn't give up so easily.

Chapter 46

Mario was looking at a book on carpentry while Luigi looks at electrician. Ganondorf looks at this and starts thinking what he could do in the future and walks off for a moment to think, looking for what the real Ganon did in his past. He reached a library, before walking in to search for info thinking, "I know he's an evil person, but what did he do before he became what he is today?"

Finding a book on the history of Hyrule, he skimmed through the pages then to anger, he said, "Demon Thief?! He didn't care about anything, but himself! Why did I even bother looking up something on the corrupt man..." He puts the book back, even though he wanted to tare it to pieces, and started to think of other characters from his universe and searched for jobs on that, saying, "I know Mario's was a plumber as well as carpenter...Luigi was looking at something else..." He soon locates a book on a job that he never heard of: Bounty Hunter. He takes it, looks at it's cover and thought, "I wonder..."

He walks over to a table and sat down on a nearby chair before starting to read.

"Hey, Ganondorf! Where are you?" Jack's voice was heard.

"In here," he said, still reading, and heard the solider walk in, and asked not looking up, "What's up?"

"Nothing really, but seeing you disappear on us put us on guard," he said. He noticed what Nova was reading and asked, "That's what you want to do?"

"Better then Demon thief don't you think?" the clone said in a joking tone, now looking at him.

"Good point," Krauser laughs to that and said, "I'm guessing it's something you want to do."

"I need to know more before I make the choice," he honestly said.

"If you do, you'll have to think of a team name."

"Team name?"

"With Bounty Hunting, you have to either go alone or have a team. Honestly, that profession has been getting a bad rap, so unless you have an idea to change that, all I can say is choose a team name and never go alone."

"I think I'll do that. Thank you."

"I think that job will suit you to a 't' anyway," Jack said as he walked out.

Nova smirks to that, then looks at the book again, thinking, "A team name, huh?"

He closes the book for a moment and walks into the hallways with it, thinking to himself

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Days later, the gym was getting repaired, thanks to the clones, Bowser, Ridely, and Ganondorf holding up boards in place as they were hammered in by the clone Mario Brothers and many others. The gerudo clone was still thinking about what to do with himself, and Bowser noticed he was distracted and asked, "Something on your mind?"

This made him snap out of it and said, "Kind of. Job wise I have an idea, but I need a team name..."

"Team name? I didn't think you were into sports."

Nova laughs to that, "No, no, not like that. It's something called Bounty Hunter."

"Bounty Hunter?" Mario asked, overhearing and stopped for a moment, "You need a team for that?"

"You can have one or go alone," he said, looking up at him, as he went back to work, "I think I'll go on a team on this...but I need a name, and I'm stumped."

"I'm sure something will come to mind," Luigi said, "Something might pop out when you least expect it."

"I wouldn't doubt it."

"What made you choose that anyway?"

"Does Demon thief say anything?"

"OK, yeah, I don't blame you," Bowser said, head down for a moment.

"Don't worry about it," Nova said to that reaction, "I got angered a bit, but I'm not like him so that's the main reason."

"Maybe we'll join you," Ridely said, "You want a team, right?"

"That's a good idea," Link said, hammering another board, "Makes it a little easier."

"Good point, and we know each other."

"That's funny for you, Ridely," Ganondorf said.

"Why?" he asked, think it clicked and he said, "I won't stab anyone in the back."

"I know, I'm just teasing."

"Speak of, could you cut this piece? It barely fits," Link said, on a board that didn't fit.

Ridely raises his tail, but noticed he couldn't reach so he flew up a little so he could and said, "I hope nobody saw me do that."

"You're good, everyone went home for the day," Mario said.

Once done, the dragon alien lands and said, "That should work now."

Nova smiles to this and thought, "I'd say it's decided. A team all the way."

[ganondorf2]

Chapter 47

"And done," a worker said, "What do you think?"

It's been months since Clone Bowser 'forced' them to make a new building for battle practice, but at the same time it was greatly needed, should they get attacked again, they will be ready.

Leo, Jack, and Alice looked looked over the giant building, the female trooper said, "I hope it will hold up."

"You need something with a weight of a blue whale to take this puppy down," one builder said, proudly, "I doubt you will have to worry about that."

The other clones were overhearing to this and the koopa clone said, head down and hidden, "I do."

"Don't worry about that right now," Mario said, also keeping a low profile.

"And as you asked, we built the walkway to be attached to Umbrella HQ directly, that way you have a safe space should you get attacked by gun fire again as well as an extra escape rote," the boss said

"Excellent. Do you prefer cash or check?" Leo asked.

"Whatever you wish to pay."

"Good thing I brought my book with me."

The other clones quietly walk off and head back to the labs to this.

Meanwhile, Nova was watching G2 play Mario Kart at the time of this, watching the game carefully to see if he get any ideas for a team name, so far nothing.

"Do you want to play?" she asked, thinking he wants a try as well interrupting his thoughts.

"No thanks. I'm too distracted right now," he said.

"By what?" she said, finishing the game up.

"I was thinking of being a bounty hunter. Just to help people out."

"Sounds hard," she said, grabbing another game, "Why that one over all others, like a fireman or an officer?"

"It just clicked with me, and I want it to be done with a team. Our own team...but, I need a name and I can't think of one."

G2 thinks and said, getting up, "Hold on. I have something that might help." She walks over to a book shelf and grabs one magazine based on Super Smash Bros. Melee and gives it to Nova.

"What's this?"

"It's on a game I play a lot. It might help you a bit on names."

"That's an idea," he said and takes it, before looking through it. As he did he spots a move that caught his eye, an uppercut Ganondorf did in the game and said, "That one looks good."

"What one?"

"Gerudo Dragon."

"I like it, but do you?"

"I do but, right now, that's why I'm not sure yet. It's my team's choice is on this too...I'll tell them first," he said getting up and walks out.

"I'll come with you," she said, getting up, before following, "I need a stretch anyway."

"That's works honestly. I'm might need more backup," he jokes.

"Come on..." she said laughing, before following the clone.

Just as Ganondorf started to walk out, he bumps into Luigi, looking at a book himself, and said, "Funny I bumped into you first."

"Hmm?" he sounds before turning to Nova, "Why do you say that?"

"I want the others have their take on a team name."

"You have an idea?" he asked, closing the book, "Where do you want to announce the name?"

"I think the gym will work, at least it's something that Maxwell won't think about. I don't want him to know I'm still here."

"Got it, I'll let them know," he said walking out, "I'll be right back."

"Take your time."

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" G2 asked.

"What do you mean?" Ganondorf asked to this.

"Maxwell might not have checked the gym before but how do we know he won't this time?"

"Oddly enough, I keep getting this feeling that he won't. I agree with you, but I think he's going to check the new building out instead. This might be the best time."

"I hope you're right. I don't want to face my father's killer face to face again."

The Gerudo clone knells down to her level, placing his hand on her shoulder and said, "I'm not going to let that dragon hurt you. Don't worry."

"I'm worried about you now...I don't want to lose another friend..." she said, starting to cry.

He puts her head up and said, "That's why I'm doing this. To protect people. From what I've been through, I'm not scared of death."

"But you never died before!"

He froze to that, gets up, and places his hand behind his head looks away and said, "Right...You didn't see the battle I had a few months back..."

"What?" she asked in confusion.

He sighed and said, looking at her again, "Once I got water in my gem for my headdress, I was just leaving my tank when this...creature wanted to fight me. Jack tried to protect me, and it ended up attacking him instead. I pushed him away to protect him, and...'fought' the guy."

"Why didn't you tell me this?"

"I couldn't. I held it back because I knew the reaction I'd get, and I don't want to lose the trust I gained. I still feel lost with what the creature said later."

"You didn't-"

"No, I didn't kill him. Funny enough, I want to fight him again. I have no idea why however, but it was fun. He did 'kill' me...but..."

"But?"

"Somehow I got to my feet again. I felt rage a moment later, but once I had the upper hand he said to finish the job. I refused and to the creature, it was fine. He spoke of dangers in the future. Something about foes stronger then that dragon we should be worried about at this time."

"That's why you want to do this so badly..."

"I'm sorry, I didn't tell you earlier. You had a hard distrust in me before...so I didn't want to bring it up."

"Big guy..."

"I know, I know, it was careless of me on that. I should have spoken up," he said, crossing his arms in frustration to himself, then started to walk off, "I'll see myself out." He stopped when he felt a slight tug on his cloak, however, and looks over his shoulder to see the child holding it in her hands.

"It's okay. You did clear things for me."

"That is?"

"I heard a crash nearby, but no one told me what it was. I figured that was Maxwell's men trying to get me again, but I remembered he doesn't use much of explosives. Least I know now."

"You're not angry at me?"

"Dad does the same when he didn't want me to worry. I'm not surprised you got that from him," she said, letting go of the piece of clothing, "Just, don't hold back next time. It can hurt others as well as yourself. I learned that from him."

He turns around and makes a kind smile and said, "I'll remember that."

"You coming, Ganon?" Luigi's voice was heard down the hallway, "The others are ready."

"Coming!" he called to him, before turning to G2, "We better get going then. Got a question for you."

"What's that?"

"Want a ride on my shoulders?"

"Sure!"

He laughs to that, kneels down, lets her climb up before holding on to her and walks over to the gym, mind now at ease and a weight off his shoulders even though he has hers on them now.

[The Melee Master]

Aww. lol! Nice chapter.

[ganondorf2]

Thanks, took me a bit.

Chapter 48

"Gerudo Dragon? You're being full of yourself," Bowser jokes.

"I couldn't think of anything else," Nova said, "I tried looking at the game Super Smash Bros as a team name, but it didn't sound right."

"The dragon part sounds cool however. You got my vote that way."

"Sounds cool to me," Mario said his brother nodding.

While this was going on, Leo was looking out the window and was thinking to himself. "Maxwell is taking his time. He still doesn't know Nova is alive thankfully, but what he's going to do next is another thing. He's trying to break us with emotion, being the fear of death." There was a knock on the door nearby breaking his thoughts and said, "Come in."

"Sorry to disturb you," Andrew said walking in.

"Not at all. Any problems?"

"So far no, however the clones are restless and thinking of taking this bounty hunting job over all others," he said.

"Bounty Hunting? What brought this on?" the boss asked.

"It was something Ganon was looking at. It's an interesting choice."

"This I got to see," Leo said, walking out, the scientist following.

"Come on guys," G2 said laughing at the others.

"OK, so that means Ganondorf is the leader?" Mario asked.

"Nah. I know history say multiple people can't be leaders, but we know what to do if we are separated. I've seen it from everyone," the very clone said, "Remember when one of us was attacked, some of us distracted the enemy so we could help our fallen?"

"Yeah, Gerudo may be in the team name, but we are all dragons if you think about it! Dragons are scary in a group not just one!" the young girl said. Lots of clones nod as well muttering of 'good point'.

"What's going on?" Leo asked walking in with Andrew, "I heard of everyone going to try bounty hunting." The others kept quiet, thinking they were in trouble, until they heard, "Good thing we made that new training gym."

"You're not mad?" Peach asked.

"No, no, as a matter of fact, why didn't I think of it? It's hard enough to train on each job accordingly, but if you all do the same thing, it makes it easier on me as well you. You all know what to do let alone it's perfect. What have you talked about so far?"

"Right now, a team name," G2 said, "And I think we got it, but I'm not making the call. This is everyone's choice."

They all talk amongst themselves. To this, Leo said, "All I can say, this is greatly needed."

"Think this is a good time to show myself?" Ganondorf asked, "Or should I stay hidden still?"

"It think it is. If you're the same as the original, I think you'll be fine. Right now, we are working on new armor in case he tries a dirty trick again. Right now, you all need the training."

Nova has a serious look on his face and said, the others agreeing, "That we will do."

"Good," he said, as Krauser walked in hearing this, "As a matter of fact, Nova, you should train with Jack if you get the chance."

"Why Jack?"

"He's more familiar with weapons that Maxwell might use. It might help should you go one on one again."

"I see. I'll try my best."

"Don't worry," the solider said, before joking, "He may learn fast to this as well. Just slow down just enough to have me catch up."

Ganondorf laughs to that, before saying, "Thanks for the help."

[ganondorf2]

Chapter 49

Krauser was waiting in the rebuilt gym for Ganondorf, and as he does, he was looking at a picture that he was based on. He noticed that Ganondorf had a dagger-like knife and its case attached to his left leg plate and thought, "He used this? Or is it for show?"

"I'm here," the very clone's voice was heard as he walked in, then asked, "Why are you looking at a picture of him?"

"For more info on you."

Nova was confused about that and asked again, "From a picture?"

"The real deal used a knife...but it's never talked about."

"Are you serious?"

"Take a look," the soldier said, handing over the paper

He walked up and took a glance to see he was right, before saying, "I wouldn't be surprised he used it to kill."

"You're right, but a single knife can be used as a tool as well. Ganon is a desert dweller, so it might have been used for both options.

He thought about it, and said, "I don't think I need to use it, as I'm not there."

"It might be best to learn in case," Krauser said, taking out his own, "I had to years ago."

The clone looked at it and said, "Yours is mostly for combat, right? How can it be for anything else?"

"I'll show you," he said, "It takes a bit to handle it, if not stomach it."

"Should I ask?"

Meanwhile, Link and Zelda were with Andrew studying the trident the clone got many days ago.

"Anything yet?" Zelda asked.

"I'm afraid not," the scientist said, "This weapon is a total mystery to me. It's not from Hyrule's history like it was put here for a reason. Just like the sword before it."

Link walks up to and walks around it while looking noticing it was glowing a little. Before he could ask about this he was hit by a small beam that came out of the weapon and sent flying a little.

"Are you all right?" Andrew asked as Zelda rushed over to him.

"I'm fine," he said to this, and was about to get up when he noticed his hands were now talons and said, "I take that back!"

Zelda was hit by the same beam and started to change as well. Link had eagle-like wings come out of his back and his head became the same and made a cry of one out of confusion.

This made the scientist worry and tries to calm them down and ducked down behind his desk as lightning was sent at him.

Ganondorf noticed the changes even when he wasn't near them and looked around, Jack seeing this asked, "Something wrong?"

"I'm not sure. I feel like something is different."

"On you again? I wouldn't be surprised."

"Not this time," he said as the soldier got a call on his phone.

Krauser answers it and asked, "Hello?"

"Jack! I need help over here! That trident I was researching changed Zelda and Link somehow and they are panicking about this! I need backup!" Andrew's voice was heard on the other side.

"The trident did something to them?" Ganondorf asked overhearing, "I better come with you."

"That sounds like a plan. I'm not sure what to do on something like this," he said before both men ran out of the gym.

Link changed into a gryphon like creature now and cried out as Zelda changed into a pokemon, Articuno. Andrew didn't know what to do by then and tries to cover up the weapon so it doesn't happen again, covering it in a glass case.

The duo run in now seeing the confusion from the clones. Ganondorf remembers back when he changed into a dragon to this and said to Jack, "I'll calm them down. Help Andrew."

"Got it," he said to that, not asking why and runs over to help the scientist.

Nova turns to face the two clones and slowly walked over, calmly as well, and said, "It's going to be okay." Both clones turn his way and Zelda sent ice at him, making him dodge it and shout, "There's no need for that!"

Jack gets to Andrew and asked, "You alright?"

"Shook up, but I'm fine," he said, "It might be best to leave as the clones are not themselves right now."

"I noticed," the soldier said as he had to dodge an attack from Zelda as well, "This way!"

They both managed to run out of the room, Ganon was relieved by this before focusing back on the task at hand. He dodged more ice-based attacks from Zelda but was struck from behind by Link's lightning-based ones, but didn't feel pain.

That didn't hurt?" he thought, then realized, from the blast of fire he did a while back, "Wait, that means I can't get burned. That makes things a little easier...which means I can handle ice too now that I think about it."

Link flew at him at this point, making him get out of the way.

"There's got to be a way to get them back to normal without hurting them," he said to himself. Looking at the backs of both clones' hands he remembers, "Wait...of course!" He showed the back of his right hand, making the triforce symbol appear. This in turn made the two clones look at their respective hands and start to snap out of them. They look at Nova that that point and fly down to the ground near him. "Do you remember now?" he then asked, "I can help you, just calm down and listen. Think of what you were before and you will change back. It worked for me."

They continued to struggle and hits him again with both attacks, sending him back a little. G2 hears the commotion and runs in before watching how this plays out. Link sees her and charges at her at that point to be snatched out of the air by Nova seeing this. He was about to be mad about her showing up, but in this case, it was fine as he needed backup. He tilts his head quickly to say, 'get over to him' and she did so and she asked, "What's going on?!"

"Link and Zelda are out of their minds right now. I need your help to calm them as you did me," he said.

"How did this happen?"

"I'll explain later once things are normal again. Please, I need your help."

"You got it. What have you tried so far?"

"Same as you, but they aren't listening until I remembered the Triforce thing. It's helping a little."

"Then a mix of that and my voice. Let's do this," she said

They both turn to the two clones and Nova tries again, making them calm with his marking, but are still not normal in mind yet.

"It's ok you two," she said, "Remember what you are and you will change back. Don't be afraid."

It was working for Zelda and she starts to snap out of it, but Link was a different matter and charged at the young girl, making Ganondorf stop what he was doing and got her out of the way. Zelda changed back to normal and saw what Link was doing and shouted, "Stop!" A screech came out of him instead and turns to her before charging at her, but she used her magic to teleport to the others G2 asking, "What is going on cause this mess?"

"I'm trying to figure that out myself," Ganondorf said.

"That weapon of yours started it," Zelda said to Ganon making him turn his head, "It sent a beam, hitting Link and myself, and changed into these creatures. That thing isn't safe."

"I'm going to guess Andrew was studying it?"

"He was."

"That means I'll have to use it to stop Link. Cover me."

"I hope you know what you're doing."

Link flew in fast to try and caught G2 off guard, to fail at the attempt as Nova pushed him back and Zelda fired ice-based attacks, even though she didn't want to hurt him, only to be blocked by his shield.

"There's got to be a way to stop him!" she said.

Ganondorf looks at the case-covered trident knowing he had to grab it now or never, and asked, "Anyway to get to that weapon?"

"Not sure," G2 said, dodging a bolt.

"I wouldn't risk it," Zelda said, remembering, "If it changed us, what if it changed you too?"

Nova thought about this and said, running to it, "If anything happens, stop me."

"Wait!"

Link spots him and tried to swoop in at the Gerudo clone, to see him dive out of the way. Getting closer to the case, he was about to open it when he got grabbed by Link's talons, mostly his cape.

"Nova!" Zelda shouts to this, G2 shocked as well.

He quickly unwraps the cloak from his shoulders and drops out of the air, landing safely and leaving Link with nothing but the piece of clothing as he runs at the case again. Opening it up, he was about to take it, when light from it hit him too, but he managed to grab it either way. He was starting to change as well the weapon disappeared from his hands, as he shouts, "Shoot!"

"Get out of here!" G2 shouts to Zelda, "I don't know what will happen to us!"

"What about you?"

"I'll be fine, just keep the others from entering here for now."

"Got it," she said as she was about to run off however she stopped in her tracks seeing Nova change completely.

G2 turns back as well to see Ganondorf had changed into the beast form, making her scared again, with the weapons he had now.



To her surprise, he placed both of them on the ground and was focused on getting Link to calm down. The gryphon flies at his face, making the monster cover it, before trying to grab Link out of the air. At first, the transformed Hylian was quick to dodge, but it didn't take long for him to get nabbed in mid-flight, screeching in surprise.

"No, no, no...don't hurt him," she thought, but heard a grunt to her from Nova, "You didn't go crazy?"

He shook his head and tries his best to calm Link. It was clear he needed help.

"Drat, I don't know what to do...he didn't listen to me," she said, Zelda walking back over.

"Let me try," she said, "Could you lower him to me?"

Nova does so as gently as he could as she walked over. Still screeching, forcing Nova to cover one ear with his free hand, Zelda placed her hand to Link's head, saying calmly, "Link...it's ok. I'm here." She looks at Ganon and he gets the point and opens up his hand as Zelda, hugs Link. Ganon takes a few steps back and changed back to normal, the two massive swords disappearing, and was about to walk away when he heard from Zelda, "Please stay."

"Give me a moment," he said, the trident appearing in his hands again. He takes it to the case, opens it up, and puts it back, before picking up his tattered cloak and covering it completely. Walking back, he sensed a stranger watching him and looked his way, looking into the window, scaring the person outside.

"Oh no, I was hoping he didn't see me...I got to tell-" was all the man got out, before getting knocked out by the very clone that he was watching, getting outside with great speed, and taken inside.

Meanwhile...

"One of our men hasn't come back. Did something happen?" a worker asked.

"Of course something happened!" Maxwell said, in anger, "One of those clones he made must be on guard duty to get caught that fast."

"I haven't heard anything of that sort. Just the building that's finished."

"Let alone...What's the story on Sophia?"

"Didn't you hear? She's working for the police now."

"I did hear..." he said, annoyed, "I'm talking about if she's captured yet."

"Not at this time. We will be making our move later tonight."

"Good...and make sure she doesn't escape this time. Further tests will be made..."

[The Melee Master]

Oh boy... Nice work!

[ganondorf2]

Chapter 50

Days later, the sound of metal against metal was heard in the repaired gym as Link and Nova had another sword fight, but nothing too extreme this time around as they conversed while doing so.

"This bounty hunting thing...besides the obvious what else do you do in that?" Link asked, defending a swing of Ganondorf's large sword.

"I'm still looking into it, but you do have to travel quite a bit as well to catch a felon," he said, blocking an attack himself.

Link stops and asked, joking a little, "It sounds like a excuse to travel around the world if you ask me."

He laughs, putting down his sword to the ground and leans on it, "You have a point. I don't think there's going to be complaints, however."

"Room for one more, boys?" Zelda's voice was heard in their ears having them turn their heads to her walking in, a sword of her own, "Or is this only for one on one?"

"Not at all. Heck, let's have some fun with this. Just like in the games...kind of."

"What? With you being the bad guy?" Link asked.

"Sure, I don't see a problem."

"I do. You're not him. You keep saying that like crazy."

"True, but you have to think about this too. I don't know what's going to happen to any of us once we get out...well if we do that is. We don't have to act it out. I just want to see if I can handle against two, is all."

"You're insane."

"I'm surprised I haven't gotten there yet."

"Still changing I take?" Zelda asked.

"It's slowing down...I think."

"Maybe it's best to not go over board right now. We still have things to do over here."

"Relax," Link said, to her, "Granted we do, but you never know what's going to happen."

"Point taken on both sides. I'll be back soon," Nova said, putting his sword away and walking off, and with a smirk, "You two train with each other."

"Where are you going?"

"To help G2. If there is someone that needs a helping hand, it's her right now."

"Come on, Link, you don't want to suddenly get beaten be me, do you?" Zelda teases.

"Excuse me, 'princess'," he teased back, making Ganondorf roar in laughter as he left.

As he left, walking down the hallway, he hears something even though it was in whispers, "What's your status?"

"Unclear, but I swear I saw something that got my attention...another Ganondorf clone," a worker whispers into the mic he had.

"You spotted him? They didn't learn it seems, return to base, now, before you're caught," the voice said.

"Yes sir," the man said, but noticed Nova was listening nearby and said, "Oh no."

Ganon ducked back and ran off, disappearing before the man could confirm it was him.

"What happened?" the voice of the mic asked.

"Nothing...I thought, I saw someone at the door."

"Then hurry back you idiot. I don't need to lose another one."

"Yes sir." And as the man started to leave, he bumped into something and froze, before looking up to see Ganondorf in front of him. "H-how d-did you?"

"You haven't been here long have you?" the clone asked, as he fixed the man's coat, "Tell you what. I'll let you go back, if you tell your boss a couple of things."

"T-that is?"

"Tell him that I didn't get 'erased' and if any of his troops come back they won't be as lucky as you," he ended, finishing the small task, "Do I make myself clear?"

"Y-yes sir," the man said and got a small push from Nova to get started and ran off.

Ganondorf crosses his arms and watched as he left out of the emergency exit. He loosen his arms now and walks back to find his friend.

[The Melee Master]

I doubt we're thinking the same thing with that bit, but that 'Excuse me, princess' bit made me laugh! Overall, great job! 50 chapters in! That's awesome!

[ganondorf2]

I figured you'd get that. Had too.


Chapter 51

"What did you say?!" Maxwell asked in anger.

"He's alive, sir," the worker said, "I'm just as surprised as you. Let alone he let me go."

"If you're right, I'll let you stay that way!" the dragon said and shouts, "Troops! Head out to that new gym they have! Now!"

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"Steady yourself now," Nova said to G2, holding onto Soul Edge at the very gym.

"This feels very awkward," she said.

"Don't worry about it," He said, kneeling down and placing his hand on her shoulder, "I was the same way with my new weapons, it just takes time." He stood back, and takes out his blade but doesn't use it, but to defend.

She tried to swing the weapon, only to almost fall over with it, having the clone to rush over to catch her.

"If only it wasn't so...odd," she said to this, "And heavy."

"I have to admit, it does give a problem, unless...you said, it changes into any weapon right?"

"Yes, but I don't know if it's ready."

"I'm still working on it!" the blade said, "Thing is, she needs to know many weapons for me to change into."

"I can't picture things well, I'm sorry," G2 said.

Nova starts to think on that, and said, "I might have something. May I borrow him for a moment?"

"Sure," she said and hands over the sword.

"I don't think it's just you," he said, looking at it, "You both need to learn each weapon it seems."

He senses something that made him look up.

One of Maxwell's men was watching and G2 was about to run, but Nova stops her by putting his arm out, still looking at the man.

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The man calls Maxwell, troops and said, "Sir, I'm afraid it's true. He's alive somehow."

"Don't just stand there!" the dragon shouts hearing this, "Get rid of him!"

"Yes, sir," he said, and when he looked again, Nova had vanished and G2 was walking away at that point into another room, "Where did he go?"

"Over here."

The group quickly turn to see him leaning against a tree, arms crossed, and they aim at him, one asking now spooked, "How did you get up here so fast?"

"You don't know anything? I figured he told you about my speed," the clone said, a little surprised, "No honor among you I see."

"You are bold to say the least," another said, "You're just asking to get killed."

"Then try it," he said, "Go ahead."

"Are you stupid too?" the trooper said and took aim.

"Wait, something is up," another said, then tries to calm his men down, at least taking it slow before doing their job, "What are you and why are you made? Here in all places?"

"I wish I knew," the clone said, "Day one I asked that to myself."

"You have no purpose? Doesn't that bother you?" he asked, to see him shake his head, "Everything has a role. I do as do you."

"I have one from the original, but I refuse to do it."

"What's that-?" he was about to ask when another of his men spoke up and said to him, "You never heard of Ganondorf? King of Evil?"

"That's his purpose, not mine," Nova said to it, "I rather not take his steps."

"Do you even have any idea on what to do with yourself? You can't just be here for nothing!"

"I do. Something you fellows did."

The troops got confused to that, one asking, "Something we did?"

"Think about it."

A sniper got ready in the distance taking aim at Nova, but waits for a signal.

Maxwell's men were stumped, except one and said, "You made a choice as did us."

"I figured you would get it," the clone said, "Now my next thing involves you, gentlemen."

"What's that?" one asked.

"Call off that stranger in the back and you won't see it."

This made them panic, as did the sniper hearing this on his mic.

"How?!"

"He didn't tell you, did he? That's a shame."

"You're the biggest threat I've ever seen in my life! I figured we could talk to you and sort things out."

"Not with that sniper, you have on my back...or head, where ever he's going to aim. That's sorting things out? Not a peaceful way of going about it I have to say."

Backing away, the leader said, "You give us no choice. Ready?!"

The troops got ready as the clone stood up, no longer resting his back against the tree. They took aim only to see him vanish, a dark blur taking his place.

"Stay together!" he said.

"uh sir...I think he wants us to do that," a trooper said, and just as he said that, he was sent flying into the group, before they were all tied up by a glowing blue rope, the weapons that had removed in a flash from the clone's speed and left in a pile far from them the clone reappearing a moment later, saying, "I should have said to call off all guns aimed at me too. My mistake."

The sniper started to aim while he was standing still and fired, only to see him have his hand out and catch the bullet, without hurting it. The clone looks at the long bullet and said, "Well now! I didn't think I could catch that."

Neither did the gunman, and dropped his rifle in shock as well fear and was about to run, when Ganondorf was standing in front of him at that moment and slammed into him by accident, falling to the ground. Shaking it off, he looks up at him in fear and asked, "How did you do that?! You're six feet plus! You shouldn't be able to be that fast with your size!"

"You'd be right, I shouldn't," he said, bending down to his level, "But it's clear I was made to beat that stereotype. Oh and another thing. I'm not six feet tall." Picking up the man by the back of his shirt as he stood up again and said ending it, "I'm seven foot six. Why don't you take a nap?"

He knocks the man out before carrying him and the troops into the building with his powers.

[The Melee Master]

Ha ha! Nice work!

[ganondorf2]

I figured you're like that too.

Chapter 52

It didn't take long before things went back to normal and the sound of metal against metal was heard in the new gym. Bowser was nearby watching as Ganondorf jumps back before defending a hit from a large sword and said, "There you go! You got it!"

G2 pants in exhaustion and sat down, saying, "Can I take a break?"

"Of course," he said, remembering they've been at it for a couple of hours and watched as one of the workers came over and said, "Leo wishes to see you. He seems stressed."

"Something happen?"

"You'll have to see for yourself," he said, "He scares me when he's like that."

"I'll keep an eye on G2," Bowser said, "It's my turn anyway."

"Fair enough. I'll be back," Nova said and walked off.

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"That dragon...." Leo said, pacing back and forth, stressed out of his mind, "Anything to get at me."

Ganondorf enters the room and asked, seeing this, "You need me for something?"

"I need more then just the help..." he said, "I just hope you can handle it."

"What's wrong?"

"Sophia...she's been kidnapped!" he said in anger.

"What?! How?" Nova asked in shock, "She can handle her own right?"

"I thought so too, but this is Maxwell we're talking about. He seems to know a lot of people behind my back. He's been after her for years and looks like got the chance to get at me."

"Why does he want her? Bad crush?"

"Hardly. He's been after her since she escaped his facility. She says he's always abusing her, but...I feel that's not the whole story. So I ask of you to do two things for me. Try to get her back and find out any info on why."

"I fear for you as well. What if this is a distraction?"

"Don't worry about it," Andrew said, walking in, "I'll keep him company. Go."

Nova nods before running off and Leo asked, "How can you help me? You almost died back there a while back."

"Lied on a few things..." he said, "I do have the virus in me, but not 'the' virus."

"You have the g virus?" Leo asked in alarm.

"Keep your voice down, please. Bad enough I was trying to hide it from Maxwell, as well you," Andrew said with a heavy sigh, "But can't you see? I'm not doing anything to you or anyone else."

Calming down he said, "There were no other reports other then that day, no. Did you suppress it?"

"No sir. Rather it is sentient. It changed for a moment to save me."

"But how did you get this...variant?"

"That's something you shouldn't talk about, good sir," G's voice was heard making Leo look around.

"That voice came from me, Leo," Andrew said, "Listen, you better come with me and to the other clones, it's much safer."

"That might be best, but we are going to have a long chat after this," he said.

"Don't be too hard on him," G said.

"Don't worry, I'm used to this," Andrew chuckled.

"I'm not sure what to say about this..." Leo thought.

Meanwhile remembering the location of Maxwell's business, Ganondorf ran that way, but careful to not get spotted. Slowing down, he starts to think and thought, "Why her? Out of everyone in Umbrella, why Sophia?" He quickly stops thinking once he heard voices and stayed in the darkest part of the forest.

"You think she'll escape again?" one asked.

"Again?" Nova thought

"Not this time. Hard to get out with people that are more, robotic, and fear his anger," another said

"I hope so. Odd a couple of our own left without a word. They looked like they saw something much worse."

"Worse than an angry dragon? That's a little hard to believe."

"I thought so too, but just hearing about this man as of late gives me the creeps."

"Man?"

"Yeah over seven feet tall, pretty strong looking too."

"That sounds like this clone...Ganondorf was it? I heard he was dead from an explosion"

"From what rumors I got, no, but as I said, it's just rumors. I think some of us need to cut down on the coffee."

Nova was amused to what's said about him, before seeing a light head his way, and this made him take off. He learns something too as shouts were heard behind him. Trusting this he ducked into an alcove, though he thought he was caught when the soldiers ran by him and said, "I heard something this way. Spread out!"

The men did as told, but he wasn't seen somehow and thought, "How did they not see me?" He looks at his hands and noticed they were semi-transparent and said, quietly, before taking off again, "That's answers it. This body of mine..." Being careful, he stayed in the darkest parts of the woods before spotting guards near the gates as they kept a lookout, Nova watching them at a safe distance. Seeing they aren't budging, he starts to think. He made a small amount of darkness appear in his hand and looks around, before firing it at a rock.

"What was that?" one guard asked.

"Not sure...If that person thinks they can get past me that way, they got another thing coming," the partner said.

"Curse it, there's got to be something," he thought, then thinks, "Wait...I wonder how those two's nerves are." He makes a roar into the distance and away from him causing the guards to freak out a little.

"And what was that?!" one asked in fear.

"If there isn't one thing, it's another! Wait here."

Seeing one move he thought, "Better than nothing."

He quietly moved to the building from the side, back to the wall and looked at the second guard. Thinking again, he decided to use his speed this time. Calming himself he dashed off and around the building before entering it without being seen, making the second guard look around and said, "I need to either cut down, but expect sudden wind gusts..."

In the clear now, he looks up to see or sense cameras around and focuses on them with his mind, like he did back home. Seeing them down, he quietly moved down the hallway, ducking into rooms when people were about to walk his way, and thinking, "OK, this is going to be hard to find her. There's got to be something I can do to get more info." He gets a small headache saying this and ducks into a room so he could handle this without being caught if something did happen to him.
"Why now?" he growls, before he heard voices nearby and ducks into an empty closet. It looked like wasn't used in a long while, let alone was deep and high enough to handle his size. Looking through the cracks he saw two scientists walk in one asking the other, "You think we'll be able to finish the tests this time?"

"On her? Better or Maxwell is going to flip his lid again. She's not a normal succubus, I'll say that much."

"Succubus?" Nova thought.

"She had flaws from the start ok?" the first one said, "I tried telling him, but with the lack of phazon deposits when can we do?"

"That's why he wants Umbrella so bad. It's on a vain..." Nova thought again.

"What can we do now? If we don't do something, we're as good as dead."

Thinking fast, Ganondorf made phazon appear in his hand and shapes it into a vial, slowly opens the door and while the men back was turned he placed it near them, before hiding himself again. Hearing the sound of radiation, both men turned and saw the vial before asking, "Where did this come from?"

"It wasn't there before."

"Someone heard us, but this is great! Now we can get something done."

Getting gloves he picked up the vial and placed it in his coat pocket.

Using his mind, he keeps an eye on both men listening to them talk as well.

"What do you think? I heard that clone of Leo's survived the blast."

"The one that took off? Yeah. I can't figure it out. That stuff could melt the earth."

"If there's someone I'd like to test on, it's him. Though he sounds scary."

"You're always up in arms when it comes to that."

"Give me a break," he said opening up a door to a lab to see Sophia in a tank and the man said, "I got what you you need."

"Good," Maxwell's voice was heard, before he asked, "Wait...where did you get that?"

"It was on a table. Someone must have found some left."

"Put up the alarms! That person must have snuck in, and I'm pretty sure I know who!"

"The camera's are down!" a guard spoke.

Busted. Nova did not expect the dragon to be that aware. At least he knows where to go now, but he had to move and fast.

[The Melee Master]

Uh oh. lol! Nice work!

[ganondorf2]

Here's the next part of that.

Chapter 53

Thinking fast, Nova looks around the room but the only thing useful was an open window. He starts to climb out of it when guards spot him through the room's hall doorway shouting "There he is!"

The clone managed to get out and fall fast to the ground and spot more guards below. He slams the ground hard, feet first, to get them off balance from the shock before taking off. Shots at him ring out a moment later, making him cover his head as he ran, having him say, "I want to disarm them, but I can't stop."

Looking around, now back in the forest, he started to plan something, but spotted troops in the distance, ready for him. He picks up speed before disappearing and hiding elsewhere, making said troops look around in stun.

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"A tall figure was seen escaping the building," A solider said walking in the lab, Maxwell nearby.

"Tall figure? So the rumors are true..." he said to himself, then turns to the solider and said, "Block all exits. Make sure no one enters the lab. I have a feeling this person is trying to get in it."

"Yes sir," said the solider and ran out.

Turning back, Maxwell watches over Sophia floating in the tank, but she looked much different as he said, "Your abilities need to be adjusted to make you my super solider and it looks like someone is trying to get you out of this." Thinking he said, walking off, "Or I could take advantage..."



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The troops continued to look around, guns at the ready, one signaling to split up. Nova start to worry at this point, hiding might be a problem now and start to wonder what to do next, before remembering an old cartoon G2 watches, making him think, "Bad timing to think about...that. Wait, that might work. Did before."

He heads deeper into the forest and noticed the day was turning into night. Perfect for what he had in mind.

One trooper heard him nearby and starts to follow in, only to see nothing. He starts to walk back out, when again he heard something run by behind him and quickly turns, aiming out into the forest, hearing evil laughter. Backing away, he bumped into something and turns to find it was just a tree trunk, making him sigh in relief. He calmly turns back around, only to get grabbed and lifted of the ground as Nova said, "Boo."

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A scream was heard a moment later, making other troops turn in attention to it. The leader heads out a little and aims into the forest as the rest watch out. They weren't watching their backs however...or rather their heads as Ganondorf grabbed one from above, thanks to his ability to fly, covering his mouth as he did and disappeared on the group. They turn to see one of their own was gone, making them more nervous and start to look around more quickly. Another was grabbed by a glowing blue rope and quickly pulled into the dark forest, crying out was this happened.

The last trooper panics and starts firing into the woods, to try and hit whatever was in it and because he was careless from fear Nova was very close by, behind him in fact, and the man was knocked by the clone, hitting below the ear.

The leader turns to see his last knocked out, but the clone was not there and called on his mic, "We got a problem here! All troops are MIA! I repeat MIA!"

"Because of me," Nova's voice was heard behind him and another scream was heard after. The scream was heard far as the soldiers protecting the door turned to it and got ready.

"Hold your positions!" one shouts.

Seeing that that didn't move them, Ganondorf started to think again and asked himself, "I hate to do this, but what did he do?" Referring to the evil king in the game, he had to remember until one ability popped in his head and he looked at his hands. They turn to pieces of dark matter for a moment, before they turn back and said, "This is getting weird, but it might work."

Looking at the soldiers he had to choose the right one to do this and spots it. Calming himself, he turns into matter and waits for him to make the wrong move. Starting to calm down, the solider starts to doze off, but shakes it off, before he lost the battle and leans against the wall and closed his eyes. Ganondorf makes his move and fast, entering the foes body, but doesn't do anything as the solider wakes up suddenly and looks around quickly in confusion. He opens the door he was guarding and looks inside the building, and was relived and just as he was closing the door, Nova snuck in dark matter form without being noticed, before reforming back to normal.

"Thanks for that," he quietly said to himself and walked into the lab in question and spotted a large status tank, quickly going over to it. He spots the young woman's different look, but he could sense it's her energy and thinking, "What did they do to her?!"

"I'm impressed," Maxwell's voice was hear behind him, making him turn quickly to see many guards aimed at him, "I didn't think anyone could slip in so fast. I have the best too. I can already guess why you're here."

Ganondorf says nothing to this, but he studies the situation he was in.

"Not going to talk? You won't be able to breathe when they are done with you," he said amused, but noticed Nova closed his eyes and made a smirk, chuckling to himself, "What's so funny?"

"Ever think it would be the other way around?"

"You're getting bold."

"So are you. Maybe you should have sent more fearless men at my door and had not kidnapped a friend of mine. Oh and got a better scientist. Nothing killed me."

"You stupid clone...don't you remember? My men carry your weakness."

"I know that, but I noticed a flaw."

This got the dragon's attention and said, "Enlighten me."

"I'll just show you," he said, and disappeared from sight making Maxwell look around in shock, before the lights were turned off, not by their control. Cries of the soldiers rang out as many were taken outside by force, either by the doors and a few windows. This started to wake up Sophia from the noise and looked out to see Ganondorf was attacking more defensively then with offensive tactics.

Shots rang out now, making Maxwell shout "Don't fire in here! You could hit the tank!"

Just as he said that another cry was heard as one of his own was sent flying at him and almost knocked him out as Nova said, "That was the plan. Thanks for the fun times however. Now, if you don't mind, I'll be freeing a certain young lady."

Appearing out in the open now, he looks at Sophia's tank and smiles before walking over. A solider that was not thrown out starts to aim at him and fired, only for Ganondorf to turn quickly and swat the light bullet back with his cloak. The man ducks it before running off.

The clone looks at his cape and said, "Huh, so that does work. I wondered." Turning back he starts to fiddle with the tank's code. Sophia taps on it's walls to get Nova's attention and she shows the code on it. He nods before doing so and stood back once a click of the tank was heard. It opens up and freeing her, but instead of going to Ganondorf, she takes off on him. Surprised at this, he asked, "Where are you going?!"

She was either not listening or she was too far away to hear him, she showed that she can indeed fly with the wings on her body and flew out of the doors. He was confused to this, but followed her out none the less only to find out she is fast as well and disappeared on him. Looking around he tries to sense her, but it was not needed as crying was heard a moment later. He walks into the forest he listened for her and thought, "I know she's scared, but I'm baffled to why she ran from me. Did I...scare her on that rescue?"

He spots her sitting down near a tree, hands over her face, sobbing. Like the test a while back with G2, he sat down feet away from her and lets her be, knowing if moving in to soon might make it worse.

"Why?" she starts, "Why do I have to look this way? Why does he want me to hurt people? I just want to be free! I figured if I changed my look he wouldn't find me...but he knew! I don't want to be a weapon! I am not one!"

"I know you aren't," Ganondorf said surprising her, "I could tell."

She looked up and asked, "How did you find me? Am I that easy?"

"It's your energy and your crying. Both are loud to me."

He wasn't kidding. His sense of hearing spiked a little while trying to get in the lab, though it wasn't painful.

"Stay away from me," she said, very upset. Nova figured this was the case, so he stayed put, and she noticed, calming down a little.

"I ask those same questions every day. Why I am here that is," he said, knowing what she's thinking, "I know you suffered differently as well have a far cry of a purpose as I have none."

"At least you didn't change by force..." she said.

"Yes and no to that. Some of those changes were from outside, but others were already in me."

"I'm guessing you came to get me. I'm sorry, but I can't go back. Not like this. I'm a monster."

"Quit lying to yourself. You're no monster."

"I'm a clone of a succubus! I could hurt anyone!"

She's a clone like him? That makes things a little easier.

"Is that why you are trying to be an officer?"

"For the most part...I just want to be normal! I want to be like other humans! It's just a pipe dream now..."

"Don't give up as that's the easy way out. It's hard, but I know you can do this and that dream will be a reality with hard work, just don't give in." He then thinks and adds, "I'm not human either, but I don't let that stop me. I would just hurt myself if I think of it as a handicap all the time. You shouldn't either." This made Sophia go into deep thought as he added, "Just be yourself."

She changed into the form Nova remembered and got up as did the gerudo clone, before she ran to him and hugged him, crying again. Nova picks her up, cradling her in his arms, and started to walk back taking it slow this time around.

[The Melee Master]

Now I know a little more about Sophia in this case. Nice work!

[ganondorf2]

Chapter 54

Back at Maxwell's lab, the dragon wakes up and roared seeing Sophia was taken and shouts, "Ganondorf will pay!"

"The clone is heading back to Umbrella, as we speak. What should we do?" a trooper asked, "The man has great speed and was able to catch us all off guard in the darkness."

"He didn't show his power? Interesting, yet..." he starts to think, "Never mind, track him down and bring Sophia back to me! If possible, bring him too!"

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Sophia now asleep in his arms, Nova continued to walk back and was about to doze off himself but stayed on alert even though. Remembering where he went to get back to the building, it's just to get back the same way would be a challenge. He sensed troops heading his way made him worry and woke Sophia up and said, "We aren't out of the clear yet."

Waking up she said, in a daze, "What do you mean?"

"We are being tracked. I've seen your speed, but I have to ask, can you handle it too?"

"Try me," she said.

He shrugs and said, taking off again, "Hang on!"

"Sir, he took off as we got closer," a soldier said seeing this in the distance hand on his mic.

"Did he hear you?"

"No sir. We are in dense brush at this time and at max normal sight range. I don't see any headgear of sort to give the target ways to see us. He wears a headdress with no purpose however."

"Target that if you can. That might slow him down if not kill him. That's an order!"

"Understood!" he said and nods to his men, before they take off.

Nova started to feel dread wash over him as he ran and said, "I think they are planning something."

"That means they have a target on your head if you feel that way. Try to hide somewhere, quick!"

He looks around, but because he didn't move for that moment to do so, a gun shot was heard as well the sound of glass shattering. He felt something wet come down as well, but this only made him take off again.

"Target hit, but he took off again," the sniper said.

"How in the world...Track him! His blood will lead you to him!" Maxwell said.

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Now in the darkest part of the forest, he slowed down once again and placed Sophia on the ground, the woman saying, "You're hurt."

"Not the first time, but not like this," he said and takes off what was left of the headdress, the gem shattered and the bullet stuck in it. What he felt coming down is face was not blood, but the water to keep his phazon levels down and said, "Great, now I'm at a risk of going crazy with phazon build up."

"I can help with that...but I'll have to apologize on what I do," Sophia said, taking it, "Just let me know if you need a hand."

"Of course," he said and not before spotting troops again, "Got to go."

He picks her up once more and takes off as shots ring out once more, all light based. Sophia feared for his life and sat up slightly as he ran and said, "Don't ask what I can do."

"Why should I ask? I'm trying to help you out so I'll ask later when I get you out of this mess."

"Good, because I'm doing something that might cause questions," she said as her wings appear again, jump out of his arms and flew up for a moment before saying as they change shape, "I hope you like this: Finishing Shower!" The tips of the wings fire twenty small missiles at the troops, making them scatter to avoid them all as she lands back in the clone's arms and said, "That should hold them back."

Nova was surprised and said, "You beat me on that! That was amazing!"

She laughs as they took off again as one trooper said, "We were fired at by the female clone!"

"For crying...fine! If you can't do anything right, you have to do it yourself!" Maxwell said in anger, "Pull back for now. I'll take care of this."

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"Almost there, just hang in there," Ganondorf said then sense something and said, "What's happening?"

Sophia spots what he sensed and said, "That is what is happening!"

The clone looks behind himself a little, to see a massive dragon heading his way and said, "I was told he's a dragon, but not that big of one!"

"Hand her over!" Maxwell shouts as he was flying over the duo.

"Never! You've done enough!"

"Then both you and Sophia will die by my hands!"

Just to get on the dragon's nerves he asked, "You mean claws, right?"

"You want to suffer first?! Fine with me!"

Clearly, the tease made him snap, this in turn made Maxwell swing his massive claws at him. Seeing he was about to get hit, the good clone pulls Sophia close so she wouldn't get hurt herself and takes the blow, now sent flying with her in his arms and lands hard on the ground, chest first. He winced from the attack, his back healing from the massive gash of one of the claws. He checks to see if Sophia was alive and saw that she was indeed ok as she looks at him and said, "That was quite the blow! Are you going to all right?"

In pain from the lone claw to his back, he said, "I'll be fine."

"Not when I'm done with you!" the dragon shouts.

"Get out of here, now," Ganondorf said in a serious tone, "Leave him to me."

"What about you?"

"Don't worry about me, just go!"

She was hesitant, but ran off. Troops were about to go after her, but the dragon said, "Let her go, for now. I think I found someone else to test on instead."

"Test me, huh?" Nova asked as he stood tall.

"This one is strength. You haven't shown that yet and it's about time you did."

With a smirk he said, the back of his right hand glowing, "Lets see what you got then!"

[The Melee Master]

Nice work!

[ganondorf2]

Chapter 55

Sophia ran as fast as she could to get back to Umbrella and noticed some soldiers were tailing her, telling her that leaving her alone was a lie, and thought, "I can't risk them catching me again. I need them off my back somehow."

In the very building, one of the clones, Ridely, spot her running in and shouts, "I see someone coming. I think it's Sophia!"

Clones of Mario and Bowser and Link run over to the window and Mario said, "We better get out there!"

"I'll cover you," Link said as he nods and ran out, Bowser behind them.

Now getting tired, she started to slow down, the troops were catching up and one about to grab her when he was shot at by an arrow in the shoulder. They got ready to fire back when Bowser charged in and rammed another.

"Forget it, we'll get her later!" a third said and they ran off.

"Oh thank goodness you came," she said.

"We heard from Leo of what happened. Where's Ganon?" Mario asked.

"Fighting Maxwell!"

"What?!" the trio said to this.

"He might need back up!" she said, "He said can handle it, but..."

"We got you," Link said, "Get inside and relax, we'll do as much as we can."

"We have the numbers to counter the dragon," Bowser said.

"Please help him...he saved me," Sophia said.

"It will be okay," Mario said, "I'll help you inside. I'll call for back up as well."

Link and Bowser nod to this as the sound of a monstrous roar broke out in the distance.

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Nova keep running as fast he could, avoiding each claw swipe and tail whip as he did while hitting him the dragon for every miss thanks to his speed, Maxwell's anger growing at each miss and shouting, "I know you can't keep this up forever!"

"For some reason, I can..." Nova thought, before noticing something, "I just might tire him first or the phazon does it for me..."

Veins on his legs start glowing blue as it rose, making him worry and almost messed up as he was focusing elsewhere.

"You little pest! Die already!" the dragon shouts and noticed something from Ganondorf as well and thought, "What's this? He's faulty? Well now...looks like it's in my favor then. Keep it up and he might parish."

Changing things he swung his claws in a different direction from right to left and this caught Nova off guard from the sudden change, sending him at hard to the ground. He gets up in a small daze, before getting grabbed and lifted off the ground.

The clone tries to free himself and said to himself, "Curse it."

"Nice try. You'll have to do better then that," the dragon taunts, before he felt something burning and cried out in pain, letting Ganon go, "Yeow!"

Nova lands on his two feet, but was even confused as darkness covers him as well most of his body was covered in blue veins except his face and said, "Oh no...is this it?"

The veins reach parts his face now and his eyes, once the rare gold turn glowing blue before roaring out and hard as massive amounts of darkness came off of him, two giant glowing eyes behind them.

Many clones hear this and ran that way, Sophia following behind them and thought, "I better get to him now!"

Nova was trembling as he stood, the phazon coursing through his body and unable to think now, Maxwell thinking this was an advantage and said, "You should know your real master."

The clone just rose his hand to the dragon, aiming at him before firing a massive blast of the toxin, not giving the dragon a chance to make a move and was overwhelmed by it. He fell to the ground hard, seemingly dead from it as Nova roars again and changed back to normal. Ganondorf stood in place for a moment before he fell to his knees and then chest first on the ground, the darkness watching over him before disappearing.

Bowser runs in and shouts, "Nova!"

Nothing was said from him as the other clones run in as well Sophia, and she covered her mouth in shock.

They carefully roll him over and Mario said, "I don't see anything broken. Wait, did his headdress break? I don't see it."

"Yes. He was shot there. I have the piece," Sophia said, hands over the broken headpiece and knelt down to the clone.

"That explains everything," Link said as Nova groans and gets to his feet, the phazon about to take over again, the hylian clone was on guard seeing this.

Thinking fast, Sophia runs over, jumped at him, making him catch her and was about to hit her for it when she grabbed the cloth around his chest, pulled him close and proceeded to kiss him on the lips.

"What the?! Was that-" Bowser said to that and watched as all the phazon that was about to build up again, vanish.

Nova was back to normal fully now, and looked down at her in shock when she stopped before looking at him with a kind smile and blushed saying, "I...don't know what came over me. I just wanted to calm you down."

He smiled back to that said, "That you did. Thank you."

"I have no idea what to say about that," Link said, Mario shrugging.

"Is that Maxwell?" Bowser asked as he turned to the downed dragon.

"Yes," Nova said, "Tried to kill us both...but I don't remember what happened. I blacked out."

"Well lets head back. Everyone is probably worried sick," Mario said.

"I agree," Sophia said and noticed Ganondorf didn't drop her yet and said, "Uh, are you going to let me go?"

"Hm? Oh!" he sounded in surprise, and lets her down and blushed himself forgetting he was still holding her. The others laugh to this as he said, "Give me a break will you?"

"Come on," Bowser said, laughing, "You need a new headdress anyway."

"And water...I lost it didn't I?"

"Hate to tell you, but yes you did," Mario said, "We heard you back home."

"Great...Lets go before it happens again. I got a headache anyway."

"Fair enough," Link said, "Take your time."

As they walked away, Maxwell's body stirred as the phazon entered his body still knocked out and it changed type as well as this was happening.

[ganondorf2]

Chapter 56

Nova wore a new headdress when he got back, and as water was placed in it, Andrew checked his vitals and been at it for a while. The scientist looked at his eyes, hearing that they can change from the phazon overload at that time as well, but said, "They aren't damaged either. Just his memory was effected during that brief event."

"And Sophia surprised him to make him snap out of it?" Leo asked looking over with Alice and Krauser.

"I don't understand it either," he said and asked, "Do you remember anything up to the point you blacked out?"

"Just a strange darkness. Wasn't hot or anything, it showed up when I was almost covered in phazon. Maxwell was standing nearby ready to attack," he said

"Interesting."

"Then the next thing, Sophia was kissing me for no reason and I was holding on to her...somehow."

"I guess even that, it can't handle," Alice teased.

"I just don't know anymore..." Nova said, confused as well a little dazed.

"I'm going to have to leave you in your tank for now," Leo said, "Try and relax."

"Yeah, that might be best," he said, before walking off.

"So much for getting any info on what happened," Leo said, "That dragon must have done something as well."

"Speaking of, he was seen not far from Nova. Link, Mario, and Bowser can confirm it, but he looked like he was dead."

"I don't believe that for one moment. The only thing I can see is he was hit and knocked out...by phazon. Shoot, you don't think he was hit by the stuff?"

"I wouldn't doubt," Krauser said, "I think it might be best to say he deserved it."

"You better hope he doesn't get stronger instead," Leo said walking off.

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Back in his status tank, Ganondorf was sitting down and thinking of what happened those moments ago. He was still dazed from what happened, so he didn't want think too hard when he heard tapping on the glass and turned his head to see Sophia standing nearby, and said, "I figured you were back at work."

"Leo called the office and told them what happened. They are giving me sick leave for it with pay. I'll be back in a few days," she said, then shyly, "How are you feeling?"

"A little better, but I wish I knew what I did."

"It's more of what I did. You...do know what a succubus is...right?"

"Honestly, no. I haven't caught up on things like that."

"Oh dear...I'll keep this brief. They are female demons that use seduction on men to drain their life causing death to the target, just to keep themselves alive. Targeting their deepest desires to do so...but I...refuse to do that."

"But you did it to me."

"You were not yourself...I had to act. I'm not like normal ones anyway."

"How so?"

"They go for sweet dreams as I cannot. It has to be nightmares or fears...even rage and anger. I only did what I did long enough to get you back to normal. I'm sorry if I did-"

"Stop," he said, putting his hand up at the same time he said it, "You didn't do anything wrong. You just wanted to help me and you did just that."

"I just fear that I over did it, that's all."

"I'm still here aren't I? You're worse then G2, and she's a huge worry wort! I hope you're not like that at the job," Nova teased.

She laughs and said, "I'm not."

"Better keep it that way."

"What's going on in here?" Alice asked walking in.

"Don't mind us. Just joking around," the good clone said.

"I could tell. I'm glad you're feeling better."

"Yes and no. I'm the only one that went nuts. The others are cloned with the same thing right?"

"No, which is indeed, odd. At the same time, I'm glad you are the only one with a phazon problem. Granted we had trouble with Link and Zelda for a brief period, but that was a different case all together."

A scientist ran in and said, "We have trouble!"

"What now?"

"Some of the other clones are going crazy and transforming into monsters or other forms of one!"

"Are you serious?"

"Very!" he said as a large green fire ball was seen for a brief moment down the hallway.

"No rest for the wary huh?" Nova asked.

"Seems to be," Alice said, "I had to curse that didn't I?"

"Let G2 and I handle this," he said and got ready.

[The Melee Master]

That was good! Looking forward to the next chapter!

[ganondorf2]

You be in for a surprise too.

Chapter 57

Workers dodge many shots as both the gerudo copy and young lady ran to see many clones change in front of their eyes and G2 said, "This is all my fault!"

"No, it's not. Something in the cloning process caused this. I know it," Nova said.

"How can you be sure? Remember I can change myself to look like someone else."

"That may be true, but I sense something if not smell it."

"Smell it? You're nuts."

"You can't? Don't tell me I'm the only one that can."

A roar was heard and and she said, "Let's get moving first."

"Agreed."

As they ran, a scientist ran by to dodge a fire ball and spots a red dragon and a green dragon and G2 said, "Drat..." Nova started to gain something out of this in turn he slaps his face a few times to snap out of it, before she asked, "You OK?"

"Am now. It's Mario and Luigi that are the dragons," he said.

"I'm glad your changing right now."

"Right now, so am I. Let's keep going."

G2 nods and heads in with Nova behind her

As this was happening, Aeon and Galactic were watching the event at a fair distance and the small warrior asking, "Must you make the other clones suddenly change like that?"

"I did no such thing. It seems I picked the time line that this happens thanks to the young lady," the time keeper said.

"So you knew once again...no surprise. Let alone...why did you interfere with my fight with that clone?"

"Not very fair when he had nothing."

"And the blast?"

"It wasn't their time, but Nova was to get that trident anyway."

"The girl?"

"I figured that weapon was on her mind so I'm more than happy to help."

"You're crazy you know that? You say not to do anything drastic and here you are doing that very thing."

"You got what you craved, have you not?"

"Yes and no. I got a challenge, but the fellow wasn't ready, at all, and the only way was to 'kill' him?"

"Not even trying either I've noticed."

"Have you forgotten I could have destroyed everything around me?"

"I have not. I was ready if you tried, but it seems you know your limits to the test."

"...You were testing me too?..." Galactic asked with a heavy sigh.

"Have to. Once he's out and about, you can try again. I can tell you when if you like."

"No thank you," he said annoyed before asking, "What about that, 'friend' of yours?"

"Friend? Oh him! Granted he's still stuck but I let him know about everything. He's getting more and more interested in the clone project as well 'Nova'."

"Not even worried about the other universes? You know there's going to be one rotten apple of the bunch."

"You know I'm more worried about that fellow that wants everything destroyed. Thus this project."

"I see..." the warrior ends that while looking through the windows of the building seeing Nova and G2 had helped both Mario Brother clones turn back to normal before running off to help another clone out.

"There is one universe that stands out...story wise," Aeon spoke again.

"I told you there's going to be one."

"Not in that way. The universe a giant pokemon lives at."

"Giant...what?"

"Ever hear of the 'Queen of the Lie'? She lives at this very universe as well that universe's 'Nova'."

"What's just great..."

"I wouldn't concern yourself yet. All in good time. For now lets just set back and relax," he said as more clones were returning back to normal.

In time, Ganondorf and G2 took a long break from getting every clone back to their senses, the young lady saying, "I hope this doesn't happen again..."

"Agreed..." the Nova said, "I take back everything what I said about myself. More so with Bowser, Peach and Yoshi!"

She laughs to that as Leo ran over and asked, "What happened out here?"

"They didn't tell you? All fellow clones went nuts and changed into something they are not. Took us a few hours," she said

"That explains everything. Can I ask you something real quick, Nova?"

"Something wrong?"

"Bowser reported that Maxwell was seen knocked out with you. Do you remember what happened?"

"I'm afraid not. Why?"

"We have reason to believe that he might have been hit by large amounts of phazon. You were about to attack your fellow clones when Sophia surprised you."

"I can guess I'm in trouble."

"Not really, it just worries me. You see, he disappeared a while later and I'm worried he might have changed no thanks to the toxin."

"Oh no..."

"Don't start worrying yet, it's just a guess. It can do three things, make a person go mad, mutate or death if there's too much. With him, I don't think death will happen."

"So either madness or mutation...What can I do?"

"Train. That's all I can tell you. I wouldn't be surprised his men will be on the look out for you."

"Understood."

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Even farther back from the group, large shadows were seen watching through the windows at the clone and ceo.

"So it's true..." one shadow spoke, a young woman's, "There's another you."

"Not really surprising to me," a man's voice was heard as well, "It was only a matter of time until he gets strong enough."

"Are you going to fight him?"

"Not yet, he isn't ready from I've been listening. It will take us a few years to get him ready anyway."

"Fair enough. I'm going to head back."

"Right behind you. Give me a moment."

She nods and vanishes, the stranger looking at the Umbrella building once more. "We will meet one day, Nova. I just have to make sure you and your spirit is strong. So far it's going as planned but it's not just you I need. It's something bigger..." he thought, before vanishing himself.

[The Melee Master]

Oh...sh!t!   So the RP connects to this story in a way? How clever!

[ganondorf2]

Chapter 58

"Maxwell...sir?" a voice was heard in his ear.

The dragon's eyes open after days of monitoring him, he wakes up and asked, hand placed to the side of his head, "What happened?"

"Uh...you blacked out from the Ganondorf clone's attack," a scientist said nearby, as the dragon was on a gurney now human again, "We've been monitoring your progress and it seems the toxin didn't mutate you which is surprising."

"He did what?!" he shouts before placing both hands to his head now, in pain.

"You must relax! We aren't finished testing!"

"You think I care?! That blasted clone ruined everything!"

"Not quite, in fact, I think he messed up and didn't know it."

"What do you mean?" he asked, calming down, now confused.

"The phazon changed into something more powerful. Something about your blood made the change."

"Really? May I see the files?" It was handed over quickly, as not anger him farther to see the dragon's eyes light up and said, "I can't believe it! My body...is making a new type from the other."

Hand under his chin, he starts to think having the scientist ask, "Anything wrong?"

"No...in fact, I never felt better," he said standing up and turned to the man, "I have a new plan that involves that clone...I want him captured."

"You want him alive? What changed?"

"You know my true form...correct?"

"Y-Yes..."

"That blast from Ganondorf overwhelmed me even in that form...I want to find out how he managed to send that much toxin in such a short time."

Making a sigh, as he thought he was in trouble, the scientist said, "How many troops?"

"As many as it takes. For now, I'm going to take that advice. Tell them to call me once it's done," he ends it, walking off.

"Yes sir."

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"With all the events we've been getting, we never test any of the clones IQ," Leo said in his office.

"We did teach them quite a bit, but it still feels it's early for any of them. Nova more so," Krauser said.

"My word...I'm not sure I want see the gerudo clone's IQ the way he's going."

Alice laughs in the back and said, "Let's do him first then if you're that worried."

"That's not what I'm getting at. He's got the smarts for sure, but with Maxwell, is it even safe to show any records on him..."

"I see your concern. Maybe the others for now until we see what the dragon's up to."

"Might be best," Jack said, before walking out, "I'll go talk to Ganon over it and see what he has to say."

"Good idea," Leo said, "I need to know how he's doing anyway."

In the training gym, Nova was practicing with his blade at the time and was thinking to himself on what is happening around him, as well himself. He hasn't suffered anything new for a little bit since he blacked out and this bothered him. His energy felt off as well, like it's gaining more over time. He knows he's burning it off, but it's back just as quick. He made orbs of said energy appear is his hands and this also confused him. It's not black or purple like he's used to, but it feels just as strong or more so. He makes it vanish and thinks it's from that Triforce thing on the back of his hand, so he brushes it off as nothing. He sensed someone coming, but knew who it was, continuing his training without worry.

"Busy I see," Jack said walking in.

"In a way, yeah, if you call swinging a large sword that," the clone joked.

"Mind if I talk to you for a bit?"

"Sure. What's on your mind?"

"You were told about Maxwell's men, right?"

"I was by Leo himself. Is he that worried?"

"He has a right to be. You seem to improve whatever hits you, if not gain something new. He is concerned you might be a target for capture instead of death."

"If he does get me, maybe he can figure out what's going with my body."

"You aren't troubled by this?"

"Not really. Maybe I can get this energy out of me once there," he laughs, but it's a dry one.

"This isn't a game, Nova."

"I'm serious. I've been here for hours and I still don't feel like resting. I need an outlet or something," he said, tone changing.

"We have everything under the sun and yet it's still not enough?" Jack asked in frustration.

"I feel the same way. I need something or get rid of said something. I don't know anymore."

The solider sighed and asked, "What have you tried so far?"

"Pretty much what you said. Weight lifting, track and field in the gym, you name it, did it...Now I can make this energy appear out of my hands."

"Energy?" Jack asked as it appears in one of the clone's hands, "This is different."

"It's not from the Triforce piece?"

"Not in the slightest! This is bad indeed."

And explosion was heard as well a scream making both men run out of the gym.

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"You're not taking me!" G2 yells as many clones were knocked out from the blast.

"Count yourself lucky then. It's not you we want. It's that friend that guards you so much and you make a good bargaining tool," a solider said, grabbing her wrist, "If you want to perish however, that's fine with us."

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Hearing footsteps, the solider pulls her close to him as Jack and Ganondorf run in, knife close to her neck the clone shouting, "Let her go!"

"Uh uh uh," the solider said, "How about trade? You come with us, and I'll let her go. Just come quietly and nothing else bad will happen."

"Looks like you got your wish..." Jack whispers to Nova.

"Not like this," he whispered back and said, "If this is a trick, I will know. Did he tell you that much?"

"Don't worry, big man. I know better than that."

"No, don't!" she shouts.

"It will be alright," the gerudo clone said calmly, "Just go to Jack."

She cries a little, but seeing he wasn't scared put her at ease and said, "OK..."

"Good, now come with me quickly. I'm not done yet," he said, backing up with the girl, the weapon close to her.

Nova growls a little before following the man out of the building, Jack watching at a safe distance. Once outside, the clone sensed something behind him and turns to see more men waiting for him.

"Not bad," one said, "Got the girl and the clone."

"Not this time. Maxwell just wants Ganondorf clone, she's not the target...yet. Something about this fellow has gotten his attention more then her," the knife wielder said.

"Really? Not like him to pass on something like that."

"If I know that dragon, it's no pass. Take her back in the building, and no funny stuff. Ganondorf here knows what will happen if you try anything."

"Is that-"

"Don't even try it!" Nova growls at him.

"I'll be. I was just thinking it and wasn't serious about it," the man said, "Very well, I'll take her back without even a scratch."

"You better. You know I hate breaking promises," the knife man said, clearly annoyed letting G2 go to the men.

"Question: Is this guy always like that?" Ganondorf asked.

"Let's just say he's mentally disturbed and run with that," he said, "Now, you heard me say I don't like breaking promises, so you better not get any ideas. Deal's a deal."

"You saw my reaction when your boys tried to break mine, so I won't do that."

The man chuckles slightly and said, "This is a first for me, let alone, I can tell you are telling the truth, but I have to ask one thing. Why are you so set on protecting her?"

He stood in silence and said, "I...not sure. It's like a drive."

"Ah, I know what that is. If it's from what Maxwell told me you have, what's in the vial, from the girl's father and all other kinds of DNA. Seems the dad's the strongest out of it."

"That helps me a little..." he said following again. Hours went by and they stood in front of very building, but it was eerily quiet. Funny from the last time Ganon was there.

"How odd, you'd think they would be out here," the solider said.

"Run!" Nova said, sensing something that will happen to the man, "You're in danger!"

"What?!" he said and did just that when a light was on him.

The clone was quick to act as he caught the bullet in time. Another shot was heard, but at him this time, hitting his arm, but it was painless to see it wasn't a bullet. No, it was a needle with a sedative.

"Not bad, dragon...Not...bad..." he said, before falling down to the ground, out cold as it took effect quickly.

[ganondorf2]

Chapter 59

Hours pass before Nova started to hear voices, though feint, "I see why he wants him. I figured it was a revenge strike."

"It was, until that attack on him made him think of farming that phazon he has, if not try to make him into a weapon again."

"Of course, but this might be a problem. We don't know how he does it."

"We better wake him then, before Maxwell gets mad."

"That's another thing. When we try to get close, something pushes us away...with a strong force."

Something pushing them back? Ganondorf was confused a little as he was not aware of this as he slept. It's like something is trying to protect him. He started to wake and look up.

"He finally opened his eyes. Maybe we can get some work done," a scientist said, "More so ask him a few things as we do."

The partner nods and leaves the room as Nova looked around. The room was much different and he wasn't in a tank. No, his arms were in thick chains attached to a steel table that was upright, his feet the same way. His chest armor was removed, but his lower clothing was left alone as well for some reason his headdress. Something stopped the scientists from discarding the head piece and he was glad.

"Alright clone...You caused enough trouble for us, which I give you a lot of credit on. Lets get this over with now you are aware again. I have quite a bit to ask."

Ganon said nothing so far, studying the man.

"OK, you seem to be responding though not speaking. Now tell me, why were you created?"

"I can't answer something I do not know," he said. This is what he asked himself almost daily. The 'why' is rather dumb a little anyway when he knows he can choose his path.

"Great start..." the man said with a sarcastic tone.

"Just being honest," the clone said, "The 'why' gets me every time."

"Then what can you tell me?"

"I don't have much, but I'm glad you didn't touch my headdress. You might have problems, Phazon Overload problems. I don't think those chains will last if that happened."

This worried the scientist a bit before saying, writing it down, "Greatly noted. What happens to you?"

"Blue veins appear and they climb up from my feet. Happened twice...the second time...I don't remember much after that."

"Sounds like it hits hard and fast. We'll have have to figure out how make use of the change. That's being done like now as we speak."

"You're seriously going to use the phazon in my body? From what I know from a friend of mine the stuff is unstable!"

"What Maxwell wants, he gets. Phazon is unstable to begin with, but with you...and from those allies of yours, it seems fine."

"That's not what I mean! It's like it has a mind of it's own!"

The scientist stops and asked, "'Mind' of it's own? Could you elaborate?"

"I...hear it 'speak' to me sometimes when it's under control, but it's in whispers. I can't understand it either," the clone said, calming down a little. This might be true as he hears many voices, but one stands out the most of all so it's got to be the main thing in his body.

"I'm not sure if you're trying hard to get out of this, but you won't be able to move if you tried. Those chains have something you're weak to, and that's pure light."

"How do you know?"

"Trust me, we looked into the real deal's profile. Unless you want to be handicapped, by all means try. I don't think it's good for everyone."

"All I can say is you better hope you're right."

"We'll be taking the headdress in about an hour. We just have to get the tanks ready. Try to relax."

"You know I won't..."

"Too bad. You're going to stay here for a while," the man said walking off, before freezing hearing chains go limp and when he turned, the clone was gone, hearing Nova say, "I see you forgot he got out of that too, though more messy, thanks to the Triforce of Power. At least I won't go into a killing spree."

The scientist looks around quickly for him, but sees nothing of the sort, before hearing a door slam behind the man and called on a mic, "We have a problem! The clone escaped! The clone-"

Before he got another word in, he was knocked out by the very clone, tricking him with a mix of the door and his speed as he said, "Night night."

Moments before: When the man's back was turned, Ganondorf learned a new trick, no thanks to the DNA always changing and made his hands and feet, become boneless, for a split second slipping through the cliffs with no risk of harm, something like an octopus. Leo was right: He adapts to whatever he's 'hit' by. With that in mind, he runs off to find those machines the scientist was talking about. To both test what he threatened...as well destroy them so it wouldn't cause any more problems to him and his fellow clones.

[The Melee Master]

I like that Nova escaped in the blink of an eye, it seems like. lol! Awesome job!

[ganondorf2]

That's what happened in your RP when he was chained up. He changes his bones from normal to none at all.

Chapter 60

Maxwell was summoned to the room Nova was kept and he was more than annoyed as, even those chains, Ganondorf could escape with no scratch and said, "Clearly the chains were not enough. This is getting on my nerves! Where's that idiot?!"

"Knocked out. This clone doesn't want to kill as we have witnessed a few times," a solider said.

"Lock all doors and make sure he doesn't escape!"

"Sir, he was spotted going to one of the labs."

"Which one? Be clear!"

"One of the storage labs. All three of our phazon silos are in it!"

"Somehow, I wouldn't be surprised he's trying to stop my plans. Get in there-"

"Sir...this is might not be what you'd expect."

As they talked, Nova looks around in the room to see a tank meant for him and thought, "Time for my hunch..."

He took off his headdress and made it vanish before getting in the tank and waits, remembering how long it took for him to lose his thoughts. Sure enough, phazon started to increase and one of the silos turn on by itself to take it.

"Well, that's nice of him to work with us," Maxwell said, though in his mind he wondered what's going on.

One worker started to worry about this however as one silo starts to get to ten percent in a matter of minutes and still increasing and not slowing down. In fact, it was speeding up.

The second silo turns on to try and keep up, but the phazon build was getting worse and Ganondorf knew it and said, so the dragon could hear, before looking at the camera, "Just as I thought. This won't be enough. I don't think a hundred of those silos can handle it either."

The first silo started to spark forcing the third to pick up the pace and making Nova look that way. He just sat down now and this made Maxwell panic and shout, "Shut the machines down!"

"We're trying! Something is blocking the signal!" another worker said, pressing codes in, to see 'access denied' every time.

"Blocking..." he said then looks at the camera to see Ganondorf had stood up again as the second silo started to spark as well sirens wail through the building with speakers saying 'Warning! Explosion Imminent in fifteen minutes! Cause: Overpressure!' Nova made a mocking wave to the dragon and said, "Game over."

He growls before shouting "We need to get out of here! The place is going to blow!"

Cries were heard through the building as they ran out. The clone made the headdress appear again and waits for the right moment. All workers managed to leave, Maxwell included, and that was the signal. Ganondorf places it back on, making the build up on his body disappear, and he too, took off. Fifteen minutes was just enough time to get out and dodge.

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Maxwell was angered once again because of the change of events and spots Nova leave the build's side doors, taking off into the distance and said running after him before changing again to catch up, "You little! Get back here!"

The clone sensed him right away and said to him, "I told that worker the risk and guess what happened. No one listens."

"Yes, you warned us, but with that amount in such speed, it's worth it! I can make thousands of weapons out of the toxin! I'll have you to thank too!"

"You're crazy...and I thought the real Ganondorf was, but you're more so."

"You are insane to try and escape me!" he said and swipes his claws at the clone only to miss.

Ganondorf checks for time and it read ten minutes left and sent a signal to all wild life near the building to run as well the clone's inside it. The wildlife do just that.

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Back at Umbrella, the men waited for to be called back, still with the young girl at their side. G2 got the signal from Nova as well and said, "We better keep moving."

"You're not going anywhere," one said, before sirens were heard in the distance.

"Tornado sirens? But we don't have any around here," the other said looking around.

"It might be something worse," the first said then noticed the girl vanished on him, "Where'd she go?"

"Forget her! We will get caught by whatever the threat is! Go!"

They both take off, noticing G2 was taken by the knife wielder again, but this time he hid her for her safety.

"Why did you come back?" she asked, "Where's-"

"He's on the run," he said, slightly annoyed at the two that ran off, "I was tricked by that dragon, so it's best I 'repay' the favor. I'll watch your back."

"How can I trust you?"

A small explosion was heard in the distance and he asked, "Want to test that trust then? We better move."

She was worried for a moment before nodding and they both run off to Umbrella for safety.

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All the clones got the message Nova sent and in a mix of running or walking fast about in worry before ducking down and this got Leo's attention as well asking "What's going on?"

"Nova sent a warning to all of us! Brace for a massive explosion!" Link said.

He ran off to the speakers hearing that and he called to all workers to evacuate the building and head for a shelter that was nearby as small explosions started to increase in number in the distance, the clones not far behind.

As G2 and the knifeman ran, they saw this and he said, "We better do the same." She nods and they both managed to get out of harms way into the bunker.

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As this was happening the good clone kept his distance from the dragon as best he could and sees five minutes on his gauntlet and got faster as this happened, but not before he was hit by the dragon's hook like tail and sent hard into the ground as dust was kicked up.

"You're not getting away that easily!" he shouts and swipes his claws down at him, only to get slashed badly at it and reacted. Nova jumps out of the cloud now in his monster form, both weapons at the ready and roared at him, "Finally going to fight then? Come on!"

A laugh was heard as well a rough version of the clone's voice came out of it, "Think you can keep up?"

The dragon roars and swipes at him again only to see Ganon disappear on him and get pain like no other at the same time. Maxwell looks behind himself to see the clone was on his massive back and had stabbed both weapons into it, "How? Even in that form?!"

"Looks to be that way," he said about his speed, "Lets see if you can fly after this."

Maxwell tries to kick him off, even though he was in pain, the clone jumps it, taking the weapons back out as he did. He slid of the side and slashed at the left wing's membrane making holes in them.

"You pest!" the dragon shouts in rage, and shows even if he can't fly, he can still run after the clone with no problem.

Nova kept his distance and as the watch, reached the one minute mark, he ran off not wanting to get caught in the blast that was incoming.

A large hole was seen in the ground far into the distance, but in the form he was in, it was too small. Taking no chances, he changed back to normal, fully clothed once more, he jumps in, but his cloak was caught by the dragon's claw at the last second, when it slammed down on the ground, leaving him hanging in place harmlessly. It doesn't tare either because of the way his shoulder plates are keeping it from doing so. As this happened, the time was ten seconds left and beams of light starting to shoot out.

"It's game over for you not me!" Maxwell yelled.

Want to try again?" Nova asked, looking up, and showed his timer now on five.

The dragon turns his head to his building, as streams of large blue light now bellow out at four and started to increase in brightness at three.

"This can't be...my work!" Maxwell shouts as it read two.

Nova braces himself by covering his ears once it reached one which at first nothing happened before it sent off a explosion the size of an atom bomb a moment later. The deafening boom a few seconds after before a shockwave started heading the dragon's way and much to his nightmare, he can't work with one wing and he can't change back to his human form either. The dragon turns to Nova, still hanging by the cloak and the clone made a single mocking wave. Maxwell roaring in rage at him as he got hit hard by the wave and this forces him to let go of the cloak, dropping Ganondorf into the hole below and this surprised the clone a little from the depth as he fell a long ways into it, getting darker quickly as he went before landing on the ground hard on his feet, making him wince from the shock and pain, but otherwise healthy as nothing broke somehow. He made a light to see and sees he was in a large cave, only to find all the animals, he warned ahead of time, down in the very cave with him and they look at him.

He didn't make any sudden moves on this even as a bear walked over. He sensed he wasn't in danger from said bear or any other predator nearby and relaxed, before laying on the ground hoping his thoughts got to everyone in time. He felt at peace when he felt like he did and decides to sleep with the animals to see them all come over and sleep with him and to keep him warm making him ask, "Is that a 'thank you'? Anything to help."

Knowing he's going to be stuck there for a little bit, he just closed his eyes and dozed off.