Chapter 6: Journey into Nazo's Mind

(Outside Hyrule Castle)

Tails, Knuckles, Impa (Zelda's royal adviser), and a few Hylian knights were standing at the gates of Hyrule Castle and bracing themselves, knowing Ganon Nazo was going to return and strike at any moment.

Impa- This plan had better work or we all might die.

Tails- I hope so too.

Suddenly, the gates began banging like crazy. Some of the Hylian Knights shook in fear as they pointed their spears at the gate door. Eventually the door was demolished and from the rubble they all saw Ganon Nazo.

Ganon Nazo- Lucy, I'm home!

Impa- I don't get that reference.

Knuckles- Hello Lucy was a popular TV show in back in the 60's.

Tails- I don't think the Hylian's know much about television.

Some of the Hylian Knights charged for Ganon Nazo, but Ganon Nazo hit them all with a spell that knocked them against the castle walls. Ganon Nazo walked up to Tails, Knuckles, and Impa.

Ganon Nazo- As you can see, I've been practicing since yesterday. I have much better control over Ganondorf's Triforce. Now then, where are Sonic, Shadow, and Link? Have they run off?

Knuckles- What? Aren't we good enough for you?!

Ganon Nazo- Well yes, but I do have a score to settle with Link, but mostly Hyper Shadic.

Knuckles tried to punch Ganon Nazo, but Ganon Nazo caught his punch.

Ganon Nazo- Seriously, Knuckles. You couldn't even hurt me in my normal form. What makes you think you can do any better while I'm in this form?

Ganon Nazo hit Knuckles with an uppercut and then in the stomach with a warlock punch and knocked Knuckles into the side of Hyrule Castle. Tails spun his tails around and performed the rhythm attack from Sonic Adventure. Ganon Nazo blocked it and kicked Tails to the side. Impa swung her giant sword from behind, but Ganon Nazo dodged it and hit Impa from behind with a spin dash like Sonic's.

(At a tower in the castle close by to were the fight was happening)

Link, Zelda, and Hyper Shadic were watching from a window of one of the castle towers.

Link- You sure about this plan, Hyper Shadic? It's a little risky.

Hyper Shadic- If we're gonna get into Nazo's mind without him knowing, we need to distract him. And this is the best idea I could come up with to distract him.

Zelda- Let's just hope Tails, Knuckles, and Impa can survive long enough to remove Ganondorf from Nazo's mind. I'll cast the spell to take us inside his mind and Hyper Shadic gets us in there at warp speed. However, it might be best if you defuse back into Sonic and Shadow the moment we're inside. Nazo might sense your power while you're still fused.

Hyper Shadic grabbed hold of Link and Zelda.

Hyper Shadic- Ready?

Then Zelda casted the spell on herself, Link, and Hyper Shadic.

Zelda- NOW!

Then Hyper Shadic dashed off and they warped into Ganon Nazo's mind.

(Nazo's mind)

Link, Zelda, and Hyper Shadic arrived and it was not a pretty sight. Nazo's mind almost resembled hell itself or the City Crisis level from Sonic 06. Hyper Shadic split back into Sonic and Shadow the instant they arrived.

Sonic- I know Nazo craves destruction, but his thoughts are a bit overboard!

Shadow- Doesn't surprise me that much. He was born from negative Chaos Energy after all.

Link- This apocalyptic world must be his ultimate fantasy.

Sonic looked over to the right, got a disgusted look on his face, and pointed at what he was looking at.

Sonic- Uh…no. I'd say that is.

Shadow, Link, and Zelda looked at where Sonic was pointing and they saw a sign that said "ultimate fantasy" and the sign was pointing at Hyper Shadic and Tabuu's heads on a sick with blood still coming from them and no bodies. Zelda's left eye began to twitch.

Zelda- This Nazo character is one sick ****!

Link- Let's just find Ganondorf and get the hell out of here!

After a few minutes of searching, they found what looked like Ganon Tower, which is the name of Ganondorf's castle.

Link- This is Ganondorf's place, so Ganondorf must be in here.

Sonic- Hope you're right, Link.

(Back in front of Hyrule Castle)

Ganon Nazo had grabbed Impa with a flame choke attack and threw her against a wall. Then Ganon Nazo noticed something was tunneling underground and took a step back before Knuckles popped out of the ground in an attempt to punch Ganon Nazo from below. Then Knuckles charged his energy to tried the maximum heat Knuckles attack from Sonic Adventure, but Nazo created a portal and Knuckles dashed right into it. Then a portal appeared right in front of Impa as she was getting back up and Knuckles accidentally punched Impa in the face.

Knuckles- Oh my! I am so sorry, Impa!

Impa- I'm really beginning to dislike that jerk!

Tails shot a laser from his mini arm gun, but Ganon Nazo caught the blast from behind him without looking behind him and made the laser blast vanish in his grip.

Ganon Nazo- This is getting boring really fast. So I'll just obliterate everything at onc…

Then Ganon Nazo heard some kind a beckoning signal coming from the Triforce of Power.

Ganon Nazo- Something wrong? Tell me what's the matter, Triforce of Power.

Ganon Nazo closed his eyes and saw Sonic, Shadow, Link, and Princess Zelda wondering around his mind.

Ganon Nazo- So that's why you're not here helping your friends fight me. Clever of you. Keeping me distracted while you try to tamper with my mind. I'll be back for you all after I've attended the guests inside my head. Chaos Control!

Then Ganon Nazo teleported away using Chaos Control.

Knuckles- Shit! He knows!

Impa- We better figure out where he went or her grace and the others could be in danger!

(Lake Hylia)

A green flash of light appeared on a small island at Lake Hylia and Ganon Nazo appeared.

Ganon Nazo- This place seems secluded enough. No one should bother me here.

Then Nazo put himself in a meditative state and it appeared as though his brainwaves flat lined.

(Back inside Nazo's mind)

Link, Zelda, Sonic, and Shadow arrived at the top of the tower and it looked like a dungeon from their point of view. At the last room of the tower, they found Ganondorf. He was unconscious and his arms and legs were shackled to the wall.

Zelda- There he is. All we have to do is cut his chains and Nazo will lose Ganondorf's power and we can get out of here.

Zelda was about to reach for Ganondorf's shackles, but a hand popped out nowhere and grabbed Zelda by the wrist.

Ganon Nazo- Naughty. Naughty. We mustn't touch what isn't ours.

Sonic- Nazo?!

Shadow- How did you even get in here?!

Ganon Nazo- This is my mind, duh.

Zelda- The Triforce doesn't belong to you!

Ganon Nazo- Really? Because this is all literally inside my head, so everything in it must belong to me. Including the four of you!

Then Ganon Nazo saw the symbol of the Triforce on Zelda's hand.

Ganon Nazo- What is this?! Another Triforce?! Of course! There are three of them and you have the second. Perhaps I should give you a sweet just like Ganondorf.

Ganon Nazo was about to reach for Princess Zelda, but Sonic turned into Super Sonic and punched Ganon Nazo in the face and made him let go of Zelda.

Super Sonic- As funny as I think you in Zelda's dress would be, you've caused enough damage with just Ganondorf's Triforce. I can't just sit around and let you take Zelda or Link's Triforce.

Ganon Nazo- Link has a Triforce as well? So that explains how Link can use the power of that sword flawlessly. Good to know that all three Triforce are inside my head.

Link- Nice going, Sonic! You just had to tell him about my Triforce of Courage!

Super Sonic- Oops!

Ganon Nazo- And just think of how much more powerful the Chaos Emeralds will boost the power, because after I kill you and take the emeralds, I'm taking them back to Angel Island on Mobius and transforming into Perfect Nazo and see how much more powerful the Triforce will become when mixed with the power of Chaos!

Shadow turned into Super Shadow and hit Ganon Nazo with a Chaos Spear.

Super Shadow- Over my dead body!

Ganon Nazo was still standing and unharmed when the smoke cleared.

Ganon Nazo- That's the idea, Shadow.

Zelda casted Din's Fire spell and it literally blasted Ganon Nazo's head off. However, almost immediately, Ganon Nazo grew another head.

Ganon Nazo- You can't destroy me in this place! We're inside my mind! It's me! All me, me, me, ME! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Super Shadow fired another Chaos Spear at Ganon Nazo and obliterated his body. Then Ganon Nazo instantly created another one. Then Ganon Nazo kept sinking his body into the floor and appearing all over the place like in whack-a-mole. This was starting to drive Super Shadow crazy.

Super Sonic- Calm down, Shadow! He's doing it on purpose.

Super Shadow- You're right, Sonic. Looks like we'll have to become Hyper Shadic for this.

Super Sonic and Super Shadow- CHAOS CONTROL!

Then Super Sonic and Super Shadow were engulfed by a rainbow colored light and Hyper Shadic was standing when the light faded.

Ganon Nazo- You'll need more than Hyper Shadic in this place! This is my mind and everything will always go my way in here!

(Lake Hylia)

Tails, Knuckles, and Impa arrived and they saw Ganon Nazo sitting on the small patch of land in the middle of the lake.

Tails- Good thing I put those trackers on the Chaos Emeralds in case they got stolen…again. But what is Nazo doing? He's just sitting there.

Impa- That appears to be a meditation stance. If I had to guess, he's entering his own mind to fight Link, the hedgehogs, and her grace.

Knuckles- But what about his physical body?

Impa- That's actually the good news. While Nazo is like that, his body is left vulnerable to attack. Which is why he ran off from Hyrule Castle earlier.

Knuckles cracked his knuckles (no pun intended).

Knuckles- Then that will make this all the more easier!

(Back in Nazo's mind)

No matter what Hyper Shadic, Link, or Zelda tried, they couldn't do so much as make a scratch on Ganon Nazo. He recovered after every single attack, kept getting right back up after being knocked down, and all at the same time not looking like he had been hurt at all. However, it wasn't the same when Ganon Nazo attacked him. Ganon Nazo knocked Link and Zelda next to the wall where Ganondorf was chained to.

Ganon Nazo- This is starting to get boring. So I think I'll just absorb you both into my mind and take your Triforce like I did with Ganondorf.

Hyper Shadic- No, I won't let you!

Hyper Shadic dashed for Ganon Nazo, but Ganon Nazo punched Hyper Shadic in the chest before he could get close.

Ganon Nazo- Wait your turn, Shadic. I'll deal with you after I take their powers.

Then chains appeared on the wall and they shackled around Link and Zelda's wrists and ankles. Then the chains began reeling them to the wall. Link and Zelda tried to pull back, but they weren't having much luck. Hyper Shadic tried rushing to them, but Ganon Nazo grabbed Hyper Shadic's leg and through him to the ground.

Ganon Nazo- You should've known better than to try and fight me inside a place where I can't lose. I win, Shadic! The power of the Triforce is all mi…

Suddenly, Ganon Nazo acted like he was just punched in the face.

Ganon Nazo- What the?! Where did that…

Then Ganon Nazo felt a few more hits and was even knocked to the ground by one.

Ganon Nazo- What's…going on…

Then the Triforce of Power showed Ganon Nazo that Tails, Knuckles, and Impa found his body at Lake Hylia and were pounding the hell out of him while he inside his mind.

Ganon Nazo- They found my body already?!

Then Ganon Nazo's head moved up like he was hit with an uppercut. In fact, he was by Knuckles outside his mind. Hyper Shadic got back up and saw his chance.

Hyper Shadic- Brace yourself, Nazo. This is probably gonna hurt really bad.

Then Hyper Shadic punched Ganon Nazo in the face and at the very same time Knuckles punched Ganon Nazo in the face outside his mind. And in the same spot too. This not only knocked Ganon Nazo to the ground, but it severely caused his mental focus to be distorted, making it difficult to keep his mind and thoughts under control. Then the chains around Link and Zelda's limbs vanished.

Link- That was a close one!

Zelda- Link, now's our chance to sever Nazo's connection with Ganondorf! Let's hurry!

Then Zelda used the Din's Fire spell to cut the chains around Ganondorf's ankles and Link used the Triforce cut to cut the chains around Ganondorf's wrists.

Ganon Nazo- No, you fools! What have you done?!

Suddenly, everything in Ganon Nazo's mind began to shake like a violent earthquake and Ganon Nazo began screaming like crazy.

Hyper Shadic- Zelda, I think it's time we got out of here.

Then Zelda quickly created a portal out of Ganon Nazo's mind and Zelda and Hyper Shadic jumped into it. Link picked up Ganondorf and carried him to the portal before leaving Ganon Nazo's mind.

(Back in Lake Hylia)

Ganon Nazo was screaming like crazy, just like he was inside his mind. Tails, Knuckles, and Impa had a worried look on their face as this was happening. Then Link, Zelda, Sonic, Shadow, and Ganondorf (who was still unconscious) appeared. Hyper Shadic defused as soon as they exited Ganon Nazo's mind.

Impa- Your grace, what is happening?

Zelda- Not 100% sure, but we might want to get our distance from Nazo.

Ganon Nazo's body was sparking with energy and it looked like he was going to blow. Shadow got everyone to a safe distance with Chaos Control, but they could still see Ganon Nazo. A small explosion happened on that small patch of land they left Ganon Nazo on. When the smoke cleared, Ganon Nazo was changed back to regular Nazo. His eyes appeared to be open, but all they could see was the whites in his eyes and no pupils. Nazo fell to the ground and just laid there, moaning and drooling.

Link- What an ordeal…

Then they noticed Ganondorf was waking up.

Ganondorf- Ow! My head? What happened last night?

Then Ganondorf saw Link, Zelda, Impa, Sonic, Shadow, Tails, and Knuckles standing in front of him.

Link- It's been a long day, Ganondorf. So we'll make you an offer.

Sonic- Scram before we change our minds.

Ganondorf still looked confused, but he opened a portal and left through it. Then their attention returned to Nazo who was still lying on that small island in the middle of Lake Hylia.

(Just outside of Hyrule Castle)

Tails was using the wrist portal device Ty built to open a portal back to Mobius. Meanwhile, Shadow and Knuckles were keeping an eye on Nazo who was locked in a straightjacket and had a muzzle covering most of his face. As for Sonic, he was saying goodbye to Link and Zelda.

Sonic- Thanks again for helping us stop Nazo.

Link- And thank you for helping to protect Hyrule.

Zelda- You and your friends are welcome in Hyrule anytime.

Link- Oh! Before I forget, I got something for you, Sonic.

Then Link handed Sonic what looked like a chilidog.

Sonic- You got me a chilidog?

Link- You did say I owed you one for saving my ass earlier. There weren't any places in Hyrule that sold them, so Zelda and I had to make our own. Hope it's just as good though.

Sonic- Thanks Link.

Sonic took the chilidog and took a bite out of it. Then he gave Link and Zelda a thumbs up.

Nazo- You might've beaten me this time, but no prison can hold me for long. I'll get my strength back and make you all pay. Not just you and Link, but all eleven members of the Mario Brothers' team!

Sonic walked over to Nazo and pinched his left cheek for a moment.

Sonic- We'll see about that, Nazo. As long as we all stick together like the team we are, no evil can ever win. Not even you or Tabuu.

Then the portal back to Mobius was fully opened.

Knuckles- Alright, let's get going and put this joker away.

Shadow, Knuckles, and Nazo walked through the portal first and returned to Mobius safe and sound.

Sonic- Hope we see you again soon, Link. But next time, let's do it in Mobius.

Link- Deal.

Then Sonic and Tails walked through the portal back to Mobius and the portal closed behind them.

The End