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Setting: Northern Hyrule
Rating: PG (Violence)
Synopsis: A huge fight breaks out in northern Hyrule! OH NO!
[Fac-Palace] Young Link, calmly, "Princess Zelda?"
[Fac-Palace] Princess Zelda says, "Yes, Link?"
[Fac-Palace] Young Link says, "...uhm. Don't look out towards the east. That whole invading force barreling down on Paula, Princess Gweyn and I.. totally not my fault. But if you could send someone to send out an escort to help the Princess while Paula and I go on the defense.. we'd appreciate it. Alot. And oh.. not my fault. Again."
[Fac-Palace] Cecil Harvey says, "...The Princess is in trouble?"
[Fac-Palace] Princess Zelda says, "...It's been two hours. How did you do that in *two
hours*?"
[Fac-Palace] Lloyd Irving says, "Woah! Cool!"
[Fac-Palace] Young Link says, "..."
[Fac-Palace] Young Link eh-heh-heh. "It's a knack?"
[Fac-Palace] Paula says, "It's so cute!"
[Fac-Palace] Cecil Harvey says, "...Okay, so. Who's after Gweyn."
[Fac-Palace] Young Link says, "..."
[Fac-Palace] Ness says, "..what's goin' on?"
[Fac-Palace] Young Link says, "They're not after Gweyn."
[Fac-Palace] Princess Zelda says, "Nevermind. I'll mobilize a unit now. And we'll talk about 'cute' later."
[Fac-Palace] Cecil Harvey says, "Then be more clear."
[Fac-Palace] Captain N's Gameboy transmits, "Causing an army to invade is cute? Uh-huh. I think we need to redo that definition then..."
[Fac-Palace] Princess Zelda says, "Agreed."
[Fac-Palace] Young Link says, "She's talking about the dragon!"
[Fac-Palace] Cecil Harvey mutters, "I'm going to go grey at this rate."
[Fac-Palace] Paula says, "They have a cute baby dragon here! It's only as big as a dog!"
[Fac-Palace] Ness says, "..."
[Fac-Palace] Princess Zelda says, "..."
[Fac-Palace] Ness says, "...I am /SO/ confused."
[Fac-Palace] Captain N's Gameboy transmits, "I wonder. If I give EVIL the plans to every major Palace facility in my database, would that be sexy?"
[Fac-Palace] Young Link says, "Ask Cortana!"
[Fac-Palace] Princess Zelda says, "Bad Gameboy."
[Fac-Palace] Ness pinch. "OW!"
[Fac-Palace] Cecil Harvey says, "Only if you handed them over upside down, backwards, and completely wrong."
[Fac-Palace] Ness says, "...okay, not dreaming..."
[Fac-Palace] Ness says, "Princess Zelda?"
[Fac-Palace] Captain N's Gameboy transmits, "... Ask who? I know not of any two-timing floozies with bad taste in programs named Cortana."
[Fac-Palace] Princess Zelda says, "Yes, Ness?"
[Fac-Palace] Ness says, "Are you wearing a Bizarro evil mind-controlling goatee, by chance?"
[Fac-Palace] Princess Zelda says, "...Pardon?"
[Fac-Palace] Ness sighs. "Never mind. Bad joke. I'll be better once I wake all the way up."
[Fac-Palace] Paula says, "It's cu-er, I mean, stupid Fortress people ruining a perfectly good diplomatic meeting!"
[Fac-Palace] Ness says, "Oh."
[Fac-Palace] Ness says, "...are we blowing things up yet?"
[Fac-Palace] Paula says, "Not yet, but I get a feeling it'll start real soon."
[Fac-Palace] Young Link says, "LAST WEEK WAS BAD WEEK. THIS IS NOT BAD WEEK!"
[Fac-Palace] Ness says, "...right, let me find some pants."
Her small escort of horse-riding Knights surrounding her in a tight circle, Princess Gweyn's guards glance at the small dragon warily; though Vaati and Ocelet get some warning gazes, too. Jade, for her part - helps the Princess back onto her white steed; in case the group needs to make a sudden hasty departure.
As the helicopter begins closing on the group in small circles, Liquid offers a tiny twitch of the lips. Genome Soldier #653 eyes his superior warily.
"Uh, s-sir? Shall I, uh, open fire now?"
The Evil Snake blinks, and shifts his gaze to the pilot. "No. Your orders were given to you. Act accordingly or you shall be removed from your duties." The Genome Soldier strains for a moment, trying to work both the chopper and his mind.
"Oh! Heh, that's right, sir. My apologies, sir." Thus, the Soldier grabs a tiny walkie-talkie like thingy connected to the helicopter, his voice booming from a speaker connected to the helicopter. "Ahem! Ahem, testing! Is there a Young Ling out there? ..Uhm.. A Young Ling? Uh, Is there a someone of Chinese Heritege out there?"
The sound of a gunshot quickly follows, the chopper jerks, and the body of Genome Soldier #653 falls to the ground below. The voice of Liquid is heard next.
"Young Link, can you hear me?"
Last week was bad week! This IS NOT BAD WEEK!
As the boy stares in horror as it seems.. all three of the bad guys have a vested interest in Link. He glances back towards Paula. Then back forward again. "...hi, Ocleot.. Liquid..." the boy growls, looking back towards Vaati. Then at the others. Oh Goddesses, Link. It's only been two hours. Right.
Steeling himself, the boy quickly murmurs, "Princess Gweyn, I suggest you head towards the castle. Paula! Follow my lead!"
With that, the Hylian yanks out not the sword.. though that is already in place. He grabs a red crystal from his bag. "I accept all of your challenges!" he calls out, then quickly adds, "Goddesses fury upon you, DIN'S FIRE!"
With that, a ring of fire leaps from the crystal, lashing out at Ocelot, Vaati.. and because Link is assuming.. towards Liquid Snake as well.
Young Link strikes Vaati with his weak Din's Fire! attack.
Young Link strikes Ocelot with his weak Din's Fire! attack.
Young Link strikes Liquid Snake with his weak Din's Fire! attack.
Okay, yes - this would be the signal to cease diplomatic negotiations. Or, as one of her guard's puts it (while muttering under his breath) "Time to get the hell out of here." Following the lead of her guards, Princess Gweyn and her small group begin galloping in the direction indicated.
Tearing across the countryside is another princess on a large white horse, golden hair streaming behind her as she rides at a flat-out gallop. This one, however, happens to be the regent of the terrain that someone is terrorizing and is bringing another forty men on horses behind her. Men in armor and bearing various weapons. Zelda is making her appearance, and she does not look happy. Particularly as she sees the fight about to start. That's why she starts screaming at the top of her lungs. "I've told you idiots to stay out of my country and I meant every word of it!"
Four of the forty guards, meanwhile, ride and then take alongside the visiting Gweyn, taking defensive positions. One of them speaks to her. "Good day, Your Highness. We will be escorting you back to Hyrule Castle, if you do not mind."
"He's sooo adorable!" Paula coos, scritching the dragon under the chin, "I-" The girl goes silent, now hearing the voice of Ocelot /and/ Liquid Snake. Oh yes, and /VAATI IS SORT OF OVER THERE LOOKING GROWLY AND MENACING.
Paula pretty much has issues with all the bad guys here for various reasons but Vaati...Vaati she has unfinished business with. Breaking away from the Russian and his pet dragon, the psychic stalks over to the wind sorceror, eyes narrowing. Continuing with Link's lead, Paula gestures grandly, a wash of fire spontaneously appearing in the air before Vaati. Her powers had gone on vacation for a few days, but obviously...they were now back.
Paula strikes Vaati with her Snuff out /this/! attack.
"Don't worry, madam." Vaati says simply, "I'm not here for you." He does gestures slightly, "...I /could/ change that, if Link or Paula aren't up to being willing victims." He allows a bit of a smirk to draw across his lips to this point. He is about to say something again, when the Hylian's fire magic tears across his body. There's a thrust of his hands to the side, a force seeming to simply extinguish the flames. ...only to be set on fire /again/.
There's an annoyed growl before he mutters under his breath, "Fine then... I see how that is." He narrows his eyes and lowers his hands in front of him.
Red eyes focus on the departing princess before Vaati looks back towards Link. He quickly gestures out to his sides, that same force simply barrelling into the Hylian and his girlfriend to knock them both back.
Why? To give him time to prepare his next spell. Eventually, one hand reaches for the air in front of him, and he starts to focus on a power source that remains unseen for now. The shadows around the field that he stands in seem to grow and be pulled towards his beckoning summon. They seem to be lifted from the ground and pulled free from their binds.
The Wind Sorcerer takes a slow breath, tilting his head back. The air around him begins to turn cold and he seems to be drawing on more of that dark power that he had used in front of Paula the last week. The first summoning is always the hardest, afterall. Once the contact is fully made, they'll come at beck and call. Easily.
"You want to see what sort of /idiot shadows/ I possess, Link?!" There's the sorcerer's mad laughter as he continues to work at his magic.
Vaati strikes Young Link with his weak Knockback! attack.
Vaati misses Paula with his weak You too! ].[ attack.
Princess Gweyn tilts her head very slightly, in acknowledgement of the guard. Gweyn, not surprisingly - has much in common with Zelda; a white steed, long blonde hair, and blue eyes on a Princess-Perfect face. Some things are fairly constant from zone to zone. "We thank you for your aid." and turns her steed to follow their lead, glancing towards Zelda appreciatively. Now, there's a ruler after her own heart.
The guard offers a simple nod to Gweyn. "Our pleasure, highness." They then pick up the pace as they escort her towards the safety of the castle walls.
For every legend, there is a hero.
For every hero, a story.
For every leader of men, a second.
For every army, a strategist.
Approaching from the south at an incredible speed...is none of these things.
Ness is hurtling in toward the ongoing brawl at approximately half the speed of sound. He's wearing a battle dress uniform loosely based on the Blue Moon design, a thick sky-blue jacket and baggy pants tucked into black combat boots polished to a gleaming shine. The jacket and pants are covered with large pockets fastened by thick buttons, designed to hold and provide ready access to necessary equipment. A nametag stitched above the left breast pocket has his name - NESS - written in black block letters, and his shoulders bear the double-chevron rank badges of a corporal. A thick black belt with a gleaming silver buckle is wrapped around his waist, and leather holsters on either hip are being used to hold weapons - a slingshot in the left and a yo-yo on the right. Instead of a backpack, Ness is wearing a gleaming metallic jetpack, the source of his inbound flight, with wings deployed out to either side of his body. A thick wooden baseball bat rests high up across his shoulders, the handle sticking out to his right side for a quick draw. As far as headgear goes, in place of a helmet Ness has a red baseball cap - worn reversed instead of twisted to one side as he usually does - and a thick pair of aviator goggles is strapped over his eyes.
Stupid Falcon zooms in and detaches the jetpack, whcih sails up into the air as he lands in a crouch, rolling to a stop in a kneeling position and then rising to his feet. The jetpack whines into the air erratically as Ness straightens, removing the aviator goggles and shoving them into his pocket. The jetpack explodes behind Ness as he pulls out a slim pair of Professor Awesome spectacles and slides them up to the bridge of his nose as the roiling ball of fire churns behind him. He tugs the bottoms of his gloves and grins softly. "'Sup."
As Paula begins striding over to Vaato, Spitfire and Juvenka simply walk over to Link, just as he sends the fire out. "Oh, hello. You are Link then? Good to meet you." With that, he simply holds out a hand towards Link to shake, Spitfire simply watching cheerfully despite the fight breaking out.
As said magical fire washes over Ocelot, he simply curses and stares as the others also attack him. "All of you! Stay out of this! Deal with the others! Link is mine! I am here to duel him!" With that, he simply pulls out an ornate revolver, ignoring Ness, and fires a single shot at Young Link's chest, not bothering to attempt to bounce it. Oh, and /hopefully/ not hitting Juvenka or his Dragon.
Ocelot misses Young Link with his weak 'Bang, you're dead' attack.
"I require something of you, kid," the Evil Snake continues, the helicopter circling above the group. "If you recall, I--" But that's when Link decides to shoot fire at Liquid.
Once the oddly phrased attack sinks in, though, it is also made apparent that the fire strikes true, the flames licking their way into the cockpit. A few blonde strands go up in a momentary flash of fire, a few patches of skin turn bright red, and... the chopper's radar explodes over Liquid's palm in a shower of sparks. The Evil Snake eyes the damage with an almost distant expression as the helicopter continues sailing.
"That was uncalled for, kid," he says over the speaker. "Playing with fire will only get you burned." With that, the chopper turns around and Liquid finally opens fire on Young Link and Paula... an act that would most likely make Genome Soldier #653 proud.
Liquid Snake strikes Young Link with his weak Genome Soldier #653 says, "Opening Fire, Sir!" attack.
Liquid Snake strikes Paula with his weak Genome Soldier #653 says, "Target on Sight!" attack.
As Link gets pushed back by the wind burst, he takes the shot from the guard to the side, causing him to yelp in pain. As the boy rolls, he twists his hand over his shoulder, and yanks his shield out, just as Ocelot fires.
Bringing the shield around, Link deflects the bullet, which then sends it spiraling straight back -- but not at Ocelot. Due to the angle of the shot, it's aimed towards Liquid's troops!
Zelda, meanwhile, only continues to thunder towards the fight, a little red in the face as her fury begins to show through. As they assault her young charge, she only grows more irate. "LEAVE HIM ALONE." That said, a light ball is launched from her outstretched hand right for the first person she saw attack Link.
Princess Zelda strikes Vaati with her Overprotective Guardian = Angry Light Ball attack.
"Hey, Ness." Paula grins "Glad you could show-" The girl is suddenly cut off as Vaati makes his move, with a force she recognized, however, it doesn't touch her. Instead, she slams both of her hands out to the side, a blue shield flickering around her form. "PSI shield!" The wind is quickly diverted to her sides...
However, the shield doesn't block bullets and Paula is anticlimatically shot in the back by Liquid Snake. Dangit! Turning, she shakes a fist at the helicopter, then quickly turns her attention back to the summoning Vaati. The frying pan is drawn, an object Paula is sure the wind sorceror remembers, and applied to his face, though after the Princess nails him with a light ball.
First, a strike of white light is shot in his direction. There's a cry of pain as the sorcerer seems to have some advertant dislike of light, for some reason or another. He quickly raises his hands up in front of him, to shield himself. By this point, the shadows have already begun to act as if they have a mind of their own. His red eyes have a faint glow to them as he looks to Zelda. "...even if your bloodline once held the Light Force... To hell with you!" He quickly snaps a hand out to send a shuddering wave of energy out towards the monarch.
And he looks over towards Paula just in time. He reaches up with his other hand to catch the psychic with an empty hand. He does nothing at this moment except stare at the girl. It's as if he's studying her. "Mm... Yes. They're /perfect/." He quickly reaches to summon the strength to lift Paula from the ground by her wrist, his form seeming to shift and waver. He quickly throws her back and away from him. "Now! See what you have brought upon yourselves!"
Both hands are thrust out before him. The shadows suddenly begin to stand and take shape.
There's one that seems to step ahead of them, pulling into a humanoid form. With the body of a young girl, she tilts her head back, like she's taking the first breath of her dark existance. The sorcerer closes his eyes, focusing on the summoning of the Dark Mirror's power. This is enough to allow the girl to take a more defined and visible form.
"See what my power brings you, Link? Paula? See that that the forces you and Zelda once held against me are now for /nothing/!"
Vaati strikes Princess Zelda with his weak Shoot! attack.
You have taken 15 damage.
Vaati strikes Paula with his weak Toss! attack.
It's an all-too familiar form to those gathered here, especially since the one they were wrought from is present on the battlefield right now. The shadows can easily been seen as not being that of the Links that assail the wind sorceror, oh no...
It's of a girl, as they come into focus, she is pale-skinned, her hair as white as pure snow, clothed in a black dress, black shoes, and a black ribbon woven through her hair. The only sharp color found upon these entities are the bright violet eyes, gazing upon the battlefield with barely contained rage.
They are...Shadow Paulas.
The real one falls still as she is thrown to the ground, gazing upon the abominations drawn a week earlier from her own head by the sorceror himself. Her only movement is her mouth dropping open, a scream issuing forth soon afterwards.
As his shot is deflected, Ocelot frowns and raises his handgun again, firing another shot....at the chopper? Yes, it fires at the chopper but at too shallow an angle to do damage, and will hopefully bounce off it and hit Link square in the chest. "Everyone! Just make sure the rest of these fools don't interrupt me from Link!"
As he does this, Juvenka frowns whilst Spitfire seems to mope slightly as Link simply ignores them, and they simply begin walking towards the enraged Zelda, Juvenka once again holding out a hand to shake. "Miss Zelda I believe? How do you?"
Ocelot strikes Young Link with his weak 'Bounce shot!' attack.
The Helicopter hits Link and Paula, yet even as Liquid prepares to fly around and open fire a second time, a not-so-stray bullet flies right through the chopper's windshield.
The same windshield that is supposed to be bulletproof. The same windshield that now looks more like an abstract artist's impression of a spider's web.
As for the bullet itself? It is now firmly lodged in Liquid's shoulder, not that he seems to notice. His attention is directed at the view right in front of him. Or... lack of view right in front of him.
"This, is supposed to be, bulletproof," the Evil Snake hisses, punctuating the last word with a punch at the now cracked glass. A punch that does no harm to the object, causing Link to draw his arm back in surprise. "Ach! Wha-- Son of a bi***! LINK!"
To anyone outside, the Helicopter might look as if it has suddenly been given a mind of its own, losing altitude at rapid speed, then soaring sharply, before starting an odd sideways waltz above the group.
That is, until Liquid peeks from the cockpit with a rifle in hand, firing at Link manually.
Liquid Snake strikes Young Link with his Son of a Bi***! attack.
Ness grins, moving toward the battle. "RIGHT!" he shouts, liting his left hand. "MAGICAL TACTICIAN NESS is here to ASSUME COMMAND OF THIS BATTLE! Mission.....START!"
Mission Objectives:
-Defend Hyrule Castle
-All Heroes Must Survive
Ness thrusts his hand up toward the Hind, shouting, "Link! The Tactician commands you to attack the cho....okay." He nods. Good job, Link. He whirls. "Okay, Princess, you can....huh, okay, Light Ball! That works too, I guess..." He frowns, pointing at Ocelot.
"Okay, Paula, freeze his pants, somebody's got to...okay, sure, leave Ocelot alone..." Ness sighs. The troops are rebellious. He draws his slingshot and fires a bullet toward the Ocelot Commander. SOMEBODY'S got to get things done around here.
Ness's CO Power charges... But then there's a bazillion Paulas. And she's screaming. And the Wind Sorceror is laughing.
The Chosen Boy shudders with rage, power shuddering through his form as he screams his defiance. "VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!"
Ness strikes Ocelot with his Please Resume Your Regularly Schedued Link Beatdown attack.
As... Shadow Paula comes to life... the Hylian is stunned. Just.. stunned. He can not believe it. His eyes are wide. Mouth gaping open. He just stares at what Vaati has done. He screams in fury, even as the bullet tears into his side and shoulder, sending him pitched backwards against the ground.
The Hylian Hero of Time just lays there for a moment, before anger flashes in his eyes. Standing up, the boy digs into his bag, and yanks out a mask. Not just any mask though.. this one is shaped like a blank face.. with just two glowing green eyes and a helmet. As he stands up, the boy grabs his sword, and murmurs, "Garo Ninjas.. hear my words
-- SUMMON AND ATTACK!"
As he calls out, suddenly, from nowhere and everywhere, Ninjas Appaear! Hylian Ninjas! Oh my goddesses!
Young Link strikes Vaati with his Ninja Attack! NOT SHEIK! attack.
Young Link strikes Ocelot with his Ninja ] Gun! attack.
Young Link strikes Liquid Snake with his Ninja Flying Your Chopper, Killing Your Doods. attack.
The sorcerer's maniacal laughter can be heard throughout the field. He throws his head back and gestures with his hands. A powerful force begins to draw itself to his hands, starting to tunnel to the ground below him. He opens his eyes, a bright red glow to them before he levels them over the playing field. The sorcerer sweeps his hands around and in front of him- the energy he seems to be holding is threatening ot tear at the ground around his feet. Before he thrusts both hands down forcefully, the ground explodes up, and around him.
As if called onto the stone, dirt, and rocks, they all seem to begin to pile onto the sorcerer, changing his form to a large, golem-like stone monstrosity. One rock armored arm reaches out to slam into the ground near Ness, the other down near Link.
"The Force you both possess- show it to me. Let me see it. If I like what I see, then I may just have to /rip it from you/." Vaati's voice seems to be distorted- torn about through the world's sheer reality. "If I can't find the Light Force, then I will just get what I /can/!"
Vaati strikes Vaati with his Boss Form! Change! healing attack.
Zelda at least knows how to react. She points Captain right towards Juvenka, not slowing down in the least. She's gonna try to trample him if it comes down to it. "OUT OF MY WAY. I don't have time for your nonsense." Of course, mind, she's going to turn directly for where Paula was tossed, starting the fancy saddle tricks as she partially dismounts, holding the horn of the saddle and riding close to the ground with her slender arm stretching out to grab up Paula.
Bullets dig into flesh, and Liquid quickly returns to his position as the pilot so as to ensure the chopper does not go down. Of course, as soon as the Evil Snake takes his seat, he feels it. A presence, next to him.
Not releasing the grip from his rifle, Liquid turns his head to the side, expecting to see... perhaps, another Genome Soldier? A figment of his imagination? A living, breathing human-sized lizard capable of spitting poison and eating human flesh? Yet, none of these things sit there next Liquid. Instead, it's a ninja. A Hylian ninja. The Evil Snake blinks, attempting to fathom just what exactly the robed being is, how it got into his chopper, and what's the quickest way to get rid of it. About three seconds later he finds out, the ninja somehow throwing him out of the chopper. "LIIIINK!"
The Evil Snake reaches the ground with a dull WHUMP, head on, rifle still in hand, and the chopper... the chopper continues flying for a moment... before nosediving into the dirt in a spectacular explosion, flinging debris in every direction. The blades situated at the tail, for instance, they go flying in Paula's direction.
Liquid Snake strikes Paula with his Chopper Debris Can ChopChop attack.
Paula hears the faint galloping of a horse, her eyes squinted shut as she tries to shut out the violet gazes of her nightmares that have been steadily creeping closer, probably with the intent to anger both Ness and Link. She peers upwards, seeing the approaching Princess, and straightens, lifting herself and her arms upwards, as if she's about to grab onto Zelda as she sweeps by, and for a moment, her hand is in hers however...
Her grip suddenly slackens with the nasty sound of metal impacting flesh, one of the 'spokes' of the helicopter blade striking her back, sinking into her, and emerging from her other side. Something inside her seems to just...snap, and thhe girl struggles to her feet, eyes glowing a bright blue. With a nasty, wet noise, the blade slides out of her back, hovering in the air as Paula turns..and telekinetically flings it at Liquid.
At the sound of Ness, and the sight of the 'Proto-Paula' being grotesquely impaled, the Shadow Paulas turn their attention the Chosen Boy himself. There had been something seen within the mirror as Paula gazed: herself bringing ruination and strife upon those she held dearest...by her own hand, by her own nightmares. The girls hiss and rush the Eaglelander, those that near the boy will quickly show the fact that each one of these doubles possesses tiny little claws. In fact, she sort of looks a little like somebody...Paula knows.
Paula strikes Liquid Snake with her You dropped this. attack.
Paula strikes Ness with her KEKEKEKEKE attack.
As the rather bizarre Ninja appears beside him, Ocelot has about a half-second for his eyes to widen before he gets a sword slashing across his side, drawing a wide line.
Screaming in pain, he simply pulls his gun up to shoot it in the face....and it's already on the ground, a massive fusillade of bullets having it it. Looking towards the treeline, Ocelot can see about a dozen of his troops there, all armed. Grinning, he shouts orders to them. "Men! Make sure no-one else tries to stop me! Link is mine!" With that, he simply turns to Link again, this time firing a shot from each revolver, bouncing off a pair of rocks and into opposite sides of the young Hero.
As for Juvenka and Spitfire on the other hand, they merely watch as Zelda rides away, once again apparently left behind. Slowly, Juvenka looks down at his Dragon. "I think she was a bit busy. Don't worry though, I'm sure someone else will actually be courteous." That done, they both simply look around before spotting a rather angry Ness. Still, being angry isn't a reason not to be nice to him, right? That done, he simply walks over to Ness and once again holds out a hand to shake, Spitfire curling around his legs. "You're Ness then? Good to meet you."
Ocelot strikes Young Link with his 'Twin Shot!' attack.
Ness moves.
The young Eaglelander holsters his slingshot and yells his challenge out, hoping to draw the Shadow Paulas away from Link. He can handle them better. The darkness whirls around him and Ness bobs and weaves in a chaotic dance, his hands and feet flickering out as he dodges the blows he can manage to, blocks the ones he can and takes the ones he needs to, the claws rending his sky blue uniform with sprays of dark blood.
All the while, power gathers, faint crackling energy floating along his arms and into the parts of his body that are doing the fighting, the black pupils and irises of his eyes swirling away, blue light shining forth. It rises and falls, ebbs and flows, shifting along his body like an aura.
Ness begins to sing.
His clear tenor rises out in the Song of the Sound Stone, shattered no longer, its notes lifting his spirit, providing him focus. Vaati asked him a question. It's an important one. Can Ness fight the shadows, the essence of someone he holds so dear? The tears trickling down as he fights proclaim that he cannot. His hand flashes downward, snatching a dark arm in his right hand, his left fist gleaming with power as it comes across in a backfist, shattering it into shards of darkness. The tears come faster as he continues weaving, continues singing, continues gathering his power, his hands now shining with a brilliant white light. Ness can't fight Paula.
But the Chosen Boy can.
Ness strikes Paula with his trivial Bye-Bye, Blackbird attack.
Ness strikes Ness with his weak Chosen Boy Backlash (Charging Up The Buster) attack.
As Vaati changes forms, Link -seethes- with pure anger. Fine, he wants to see his ultimate power? Fine! Link is more than HAPPY to obligie! Leaping backwards as ground shakes, the Hylian decides to show it all. Even as the bullets tear into his sides, the boy simply hisses at Ocelot.. then abandons the fight. Cards on the table. First, he takes out the ocarina, and quickly plays a few notes.
Link has played the Song of Soaring!
As the wings spring from his back, the child shoves the sword aside, and digs
through item space.. procuring the weapon he is looking for. Yanking it out from the bag, the child grips the warhammer in both hands...
Link has weilded the Megaton Hammer!
..but he's not done yet! Reaching into his bag for a moment, he draws out a blue mask with a white skull and crossbones on it. Shoving it on his head, the boy screams in pain.
Link has donned the Blast Mask!
Digging his feet into the ground, Link LAUNCHES straight up, flapping his wings once, then twice, to get the height over Vaati. Once he is several hundred feet up, the
wings disperse, and he dives straight for Vaati, jutting his face out, yanking the Hammer behind his back. And then.. his intentions are made clear...
Impact in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1...
Young Link strikes Vaati with his KAMIKAZE HAMMER! smash attack.
Young Link strikes Young Link with his Feedback Blast! attack.
