Super Smash Bros Brawl University

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Real Master

 

    Roy felt very uneasy. DL was no where in sight. Who knows how long he had been awake. He could be anywhere by now. He looked nervously at his friends. They were angry with him. He had one responsibility and he blew it. 

     Link suddenly whipped around to face Ganondorf. "It doesn't matter if DL is gone. We will track him down and kill him later, but for now we have you to deal with." He said trying to fill his voice with as much confidence as possible as he spoke to the much larger being in front of him. 

     Ganondorf cackled again. Clearly amused by Link's threat. "I would like to see you try." The large red head challenged the small Hyian. "Deal." Link agreed. 

     The evil man cackled, his yellow eyes fixing on the small boy. With the flick of his hand, everyone but Link was knocked off their feet and blown a distance away. He snapped his thick fingers and a large ring of fire appeared around the two, preventing access from Link's friends. 

     Link looked around wide eyed. Clearly surprised. He quickly masked his astonishment with a look of determination as he noticed Ganondorf's intent gaze. "How about an old fashioned round of one on one?" Ganondorf said menacingly. 

     Zelda was first to sit up, clutching her head. It was throbbing with pain. The last thing she remembered was Link challenging Ganondorf to a duel before she was launched into the air and thrown back down roughly. She looked around to see some of her friends by her side. A gasp escaped her pink lips as her eyes fell upon the large ring of fire in the middle of the bridge. 

     She stood up too quickly, making her feel light headed. She stood still letting the feeling subside before she began to walk towards the tall flickering flames before her. She began to jog, then run. Only stopping once she reached the edge of the ring. 

     She recognized Ganon and Link in the middle of the ring eyeing each other. Their weapons drawn. Ganondorf seemed to say something, but she couldn't hear over the crackling of the hot flames and the blood pumping in her ears as her heart rate accelerated. 

     On the other side of the ring, Samus, Marth, Nyssa, and Pit sat up. She glanced behind her to see Ike and Roy doing he same. 

     She turned back in time to see Link and Ganondorf's swords meet with a hard clank sound. She was over whelmed with a feeling of worry for Link. How would he beable to beat Ganon on his own? 

     Ike and Roy ran up beside her. "What's going on?" Ike panted looking intently into the ring. "Just what it looks like. Link and Ganondorf are dueling to the death. We need to find a way to help Link! Zelda explained quickly. 

     Pit took off into the sky and flew over to the other side of the ring where Ike, Zelda, and Roy stood. "Guys, what are we going to do? Is Link going to be okay?" He asked quickly. "I honestly don't know." Zelda said shakily. Concern was evident behind her eyes.

      "Why don't you fly over the fire and into the ring." Ike suggested to Pit. "Good idea." Pit agreed. His feet left the ground as he flapped his wings. Once he was high enough, he tried to land inside the ring. Some kind of force immediately forced him back. He tried again. He couldn't get in no matter how hard he tried. He tried different spots. It didn't matter though. He couldn't get in. 

     He landed next to his friends panting heavily. "It's no use," He paused catching his breath, "I can't get in." He continued to pant as Zelda patted his back reasurringly. "Thanks for trying." She said quietly. He nodded his head. 

     "There's another thing we could try." Zelda said. "What would that be?" Roy asked. "I know how to perform some magic. There's a chance that I could get rid of the ring or maybe at least open it up in a spot so we could get inside."