Demigods on the Loose

Chapter 15: Plan B, anyone?

Well, since Midna's spell didn't work, the gang will have to figure out something, quick.

As Kronos growled at the heroes, Percy drew out his sword, preparing to strike him down.

"Percy, please. Link is still there, I know it. You can't just kill him!"

"I'm sorry, Nancy. I don't have a choice. It's either your brother or the world."

"Yes, let Percy destroy your brother. Let him kill him, like he means nothing to you. It's your choice whether you truly love your brother or not."

"Nancy, don't listen to him. He's trying to manipulate you. You have to fight him." Grover said.

As she battled the internal struggle, Nancy kept seeing flashes of her and Link hanging and laughing together as brother and sister, which were replaced by scenes of Link's pained face, as he begged her to strike him down. That's when Nancy realized that Link was only trying to tell Nancy what was best to save the world. She realized how selfish she must seem. Kronos was trying to manipulate her into helping him conquer the world. Deep in her heart, Nancy knew what she had to do. This wasn't Link. This was Kronos, a monster who would destroy billions of innocents. As the tears poured from her eyes, Nancy began to swing her scythe down when, all of a sudden, time stopped.

Blinking in confusion, tear marks coursing down her cheeks, she turned around to see her mother, Hylia.

"Nancy, don't give up hope. There's still another way."

"And, what's that?"

"I am the reason that Hyrulians have magical blood, able to use telepathy and magic. Link didn't think that he could wield this power, since he was only descended from a Hyrulian. However, since you and Link are my children, your powers are increased tenfold, as a result. Use this power to stop your uncle and save Link. Use telepathy to communicate with him. Let him hear you. If he could hold off Kronos like before, he just might be able to use his inherited power to fully vanquish the Lord of Time. You have to try."

As time resumed, Nancy realized that she had the tip of her scythe right at Kronos' throat.

As Nancy recalled her vision, she realized that that was the reason that she always seemed to know what people were thinking. She was only using a part of her inherited ability, but, this time, she would use it in full force.

Dropping her scythe to the ground, she focused, with all her might, on Link struggling to overcome the Titan Lord.

"Link, it's me, Nancy. You have to fight Kronos. Our mother said that you have the full power of Hyrulians, since you're her son. Use it to get rid of him. I know you can do it, Link."

"Uh, what's Nancy doing?" Tyson asked, a little worried about why Nancy would leave herself unguarded to Kronos' wrath.

"No, you can't defeat me!" Kronos screamed, as Link's powers began to take effect.

Yelling in defiance, Kronos switched back to human form and prepared to slice the heroes into sushi. As the gang backed up to the cliff, they heard the sound of horses neighing. Turning around, Percy said, with relief,

"Blackjack! And.. Epona?"

Sure enough, Blackjack came swooping in, while Epona had somehow managed to get through the barrier.

"Yo, boss. I hear we have a little problem."

"Yeah. Now, come on. We need to take down Kronos."

"No, Percy. I know what I need to do."

While the gang fled down the mountain, Nancy relayed her conversation with her mother and had figured out her true power.

"So, you can still communicate with Link?" Midna asked, with a hopeful tone.

"Yes, and, furthermore, I told him about his inherited abilities and, even now, he's fighting against Kronos."

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Meanwhile, inside his mind, Link was fighting heroically against the Titan Lord, himself.

He was a formidable looking foe, with shiny skin, rust-colored hair, and fiery, golden eyes.

"Fool! Do you really think that a mere boy, like yourself, will be able to vanquish me?"

"I will not let you hurt my friends! And, now that I know what I can really do, I will defeat you!"

"With what, my sister's pathetic magic? I would love to see it actually work."

With his famous war cry, Link charged up against his immortal foe and slashed his sword forward.

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In the real world, Kronos was leading his armies onward, with his son, Ganondorf, by his side.

"Follow them. I won't stop until every one of those pathetic demigods are dead. Bring me their heads."

As Ganondorf led the army forward, Kronos mounted a chariot, driven by an evil-looking horse, with a claw at the end of each hoof and fiery red eyes.

As Kronos urged the horse forward, it spread bat-like wings and took off into the sky.

When the gang was halfway down the mountainside, they heard the sound of a hideous neigh approaching them.

"Um, Percy, what was that?" Grover asked, whimpering in fear.

"Yo, boss, we got company!" Blackjack warned Percy.

An evil laugh showed that Kronos was following right behind them, with a hellish-looking horse pulling the chariot he was riding on.

When the chariot got close enough, Nancy stood on Blackjack's back and leapt for it. Landing gracefully in the vehicle, she held her scythe to Kronos' throat.

"Let my brother go!"

"Or what? You'll kill me? You're just a pathetic girl. I'm the Lord of the Titans. There's no way that you'll be able to defeat me. And soon, I won't need this body anymore. I'll be strong enough to wield the mask of Din. Then, no one will be able to defeat me."

"Link, you've got to get rid of Kronos. Now! You're the only one who can stop him!"

Suddenly, a beam of bright light began to issue from Kronos' replacement body.

"Ah. Now, tremble in fear at the true form of the Titan Lord."

Suddenly, Kronos' eyes began to flicker out.

"No, it can't be. No one stops the Lord of Time!"

As a golden light issued out from Kronos' body, he collapsed. As the horse driving the chariot realized that no one was driving, it neighed in fright and began to plummet toward the ground. As Nancy took control of the reins, she safely landed the vehicle. Once they were safely on the ground, Nancy warily bent over the now unconscious body of Kronos.

"Link?" she whispered, afraid to believe that Link was really back.

As he opened his eyes, Nancy smiled in joy to see that they were blue.

"Nancy?"

As Nancy hugged her brother in joy, she screamed with joy,

"Link, you did it, you did it , you did it! I knew you could do it!"

As the gang gathered around, they began to cheer, as well.

"Yay! Link beat Kronos! Hurray for Link!"

That's when Tyson gave Link a huge bear hug. Gasping in shock, Link said,

"Nice to see you again, Tyson. Now, could you please let me go?"

"Oh, sorry."

As he set Link down, everyone gathered around him, congratulating him on defeating Kronos.

They didn't talk too long to him, before Link heard someone ask,

"Link?

As everyone drew out their weapons, ready for battle, a familiar figure came around the corner.

"Ilia?" Link asked in disbelief.

Before Link could approach her and ask what she was doing there, the army of Ganondorf came around the corner. As Nico summoned an undead army to combat the oncoming threat, the enemy suddenly vanished into thin air.

As everyone stared in confusion, six more people came up behind Ilia. Three of them were Bess, George, and Ned. The other three were total strangers. The girl of the group, a redhead, with her hair up in a ponytail, said,

"I guess we'll have to explain who we are, right, Ben?"

"Come on, can't you and Kevin do the explaining?"

Ilia, very uncomfortable at that moment, said,

"Yeah, Link, I guess I'll have to explain all of this. Well, it all started when.."

The End

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Well, do you know who the "strangers" are? Well, if you don't and you want to know what happens next, you might want to study up. And yes, I purposely left you at a cliffhanger. Man, I LOVE doing that! Anyway, hope you enjoyed the story, and please review!