Cycles

Part 3: Insanity

A/N: Yeah, so spoiler alert, this definitely is the last part. And hey, since there's the same number of games in this trilogy, I'd like to think that each part is representative of its corresponding game in the franchise. Anyway, enjoy the conclusion of this story!

Seven years of strengthening both body and mind... all for this. And now... Ness would use it to break free of everything.

By killing Paula.

Ness was here. He just had to knock, wait and then... stab her with the knife. It was... simple. Simple.

Okay... okay. First thing then, knock on the door. Just knock on the door... knock on the door...

Ness started... shaking. Haha... he can... he can do it. Just knock on the door and wait... and then...

Kill her. It's simple.

Yeah... it's simple.

"I can do it. I can do it. I can do it! I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can... I can... I can... I, I... I can't...

"I CAN'T DO IT!"

Ness... ran away. He... teleported... to Giant Step.

"DAMN IT! I CAN'T... I CAN'T! I CAN'T KILL HER! I..."

"I still love her... I spent so long... why can't I... why can't I move on?"

Alright, alright, calm down. It makes sense — she helped you a lot... so you still have some... lingering feelings for her. Perhaps... we need to start smaller... something easier and then... work our way up...

Yes... something smaller. Someone Ness, could kill more easily.

How about Poo?

Poo... he hadn't heard from Poo in ages. He mediated with him a lot in the past... but Poo had perhaps the least relevance in his life... so surely, surely... there was nothing left. It would be much easier!

So with that... Ness went to Dalaam. Now, Poo would be heavily guarded, being royalty, but Ness would easily be able to dispose of any guards, as he would be far, far stronger than any of them, so getting to Poo would be easy.

However, of all the people Ness knew, exempting himself, Poo would be the most likely to keep up with some form of training and given Poo's previously established strength, (Starstorm isn't exactly easy to use) he may very well put a fight. Ness would say he was still stronger than Poo, but it couldn't help to be careful.

If you're worried, you could just make things easier by razing the palace down. Starstorm? Certainly a sense of irony to it. But Rockin would probably create more destruction, so there's a better chance of killing Poo.

Indeed... and this way he wouldn't even have to see Poo. He could just stay right here, outside... before he killed... him. It would be much easier.

But then Ness started.... remembering. The people of Dalaam... he would be taking away their beloved ruler... no, not just their ruler... but his... friend? Poo... saved him many times... against Master Barf, against the Starmen, and even after they finished their adventure... Poo helped Ness with his thoughts, his dreams... and of everyone, Poo... he never really did do much to Ness... so did he... have to... do it? Was it... right?

In the end, Ness got cold feet and teleported again, this time to Pink Cloud.

"Poo... didn't really do much... he abandoned me... but that's no more than everyone else did... wasn't it?"