Sector Zero Part 3 (Final Battle)
By NaaroYoshi
Chapter 1: Forced Entry
The five heroes arrived in a ruby and sapphire-tiled hallway with an arching roof. The walls and roof were connected, made of topaz. Between each arching column of bronze, there was a suit of black armor. The suits of armor sprung to life at the entry of the five heroes, and charged toward them, emitting horrid battle cries. "Here we go again," mumbled Locke as he prepared to cast an Ice 3 spell on the suits. Yang charged headlong into the group, knocking suits to the floor with his Claws and kicking others into walls. Crono and Ness went around the crowd and attacked from behind with their respective weapons, taking several suits down. Mallow closed his eyes and concentrated, his puffy body coming right out of his pants. "Get out of the way, everyone!" he shouted to Yang, Crono, and Ness. The three leapt out of the crowd, which then began its charge. Then, out of the blue, a giant snowman wearing a fez dropped on the crowd of angry suits. A blizzard followed the snowman, and the suits convulsed, parts of them falling off from frostbite. Locke saw this as his opportunity. "Ice 3!" he shouted. Ice crystals gathered on all of the suits, and columns of ice reaching to the roof surrounded them. When the columns shattered, the suits went with them. Completely frozen suits of armor and parts of those suits were strewn across the floor. The 5 heroes looked at their work, satisfied. All of the sudden, a clapping started up in front of them. A man stood before them, dressed in a tuxedo, with blue hair and green eyes. His skin was pale white, and he carried an energy whip in his right hand. The 5 heroes assumed battle stances again, each preparing their weapons for battle. "Greetings," said the man, "I am Multex, top-ranking servant of my master, Florian, and the one who will deliver you 5 to the reaper!" Multex snapped his whip viciously, summoning up a tornado of fire and a tornado of ice from the floor. The fire tornado began hurling out giant fireballs, and the ice tornado began hurling out giant iceballs. The 5 heroes shielded themselves, but felt no impact, surprisingly. Ness turned around and saw the army of black armor suits crashed to the floor. "It is all right, friends," Multex uttered reassuringly. With a snap of his fingers, the tornadoes died down. "I'm here to help you. I speak to you in whispers so that Florian does not hear me and find out I am against him now. He killed my friend, and now I am no longer his servant. I am going to create a portal to Florian's room for you. Allow me to enter first to tell Florian you are all dead falsely. When you hear a snap, enter the portal. Be ready, Florian is not to be underestimated." Multex snapped his fingers again, and a door-like red portal formed behind him. He waved to his newfound allies, and stepped back into the portal.
Chapter 2: The Battle, Finally!
Multex appeared before Florian, and kneeled before him. "Master Florian, I have done away with the 5 heroes," Multex said. Florian stood up from his throne, and stepped from the shadows, his body fully in the light. He was in his loose green long-sleeved shirt with the bronze lining at the edges. His pants were also loose, green with the bronze lining at the edges. His skin was still pale and white, and his fingernails had turned red. His face was now revealed. His eyes were dark blue, and his face had not a wrinkle on it. His hair was milky white, and he was quite young and healthy, though his skin was so white and pale. Florian looked down at Multex, a menacing smile on his face. His calm but evil look turned to one of maniacy as he uttered a single word and raised his hands to point his fingertips at Multex... "Liar." With that, fire burst from Florian's fingertips. Multex yelped in pain as the fire melted away his young and healthy look, revealing him to be a wrinkled, wart-covered, disgusting old man around the age of 300. Multex looked at his hands, now bony and wrinkled, and then looked up at Florian with his tired old eyes. "You...scum..." Multex raised his hand high with the last of his energy, snapping his fingers and then falling down dead. Ness, Locke, Mallow, Yang, and Crono then dropped in from the same portal, and formed a line, all ready to fight Florian. "Come for your friends and the planeswalker, I presume? Well, the planeswalker is yours. I'm done with him. But your friends...are...MINE!!!" Florian's fingernails turned orange, and orange balls of energy formed and exploded inches in front of the 5, one to each hero. They were sent flying back into the wall. Ness, however, regained his composure, and assumed a battle stance, his friends knocked out. "Just you and me, Florian." Florian smiled, and nodded. "You should have joined your friends, young Ness. Now, you're going to be the first to fall!" The two stared each other down, and prepared to fight.
Chapter 3: Florian Versus Ness
Ness charged headlong at Florian, preparing to strike with the Legendary Bat. Florian's fingernails turned brown, and he thrust his hands into the air. A giant rock spire jutted out of the ground below Ness, going through his right foot and leg and sending him airborne. Ness fell. Florian waited for Ness to be at arm's height, then he slapped Ness into the wall. The youth slid down the wall, leaving a trail of blood, and convulsed in agony from the broken bones and the injury to his right leg. Florian smiled, and, fingernails still brown, he created several large boulders over Ness, suspending them in the air. "Time to finish you off," Florian uttered, a look of delight on his face. He raised his hand high into the air, and prepared to thrust it down. "AAAAA-CHOO!!!" Yang suddenly flew at Florian, striking him and sending him into the wall, saving Ness from destruction. The boulders de-materialized into thin air, and Ness breathed a sigh of relief. Florian, slumped against the wall, shook his head, and slowly got to his feet. He looked at Yang angrily, and his fingernails turned silver. "You should not have interfered, Yang..." he pointed his fingertips at Yang, and several swords materialized out of nowhere around him and began to slash him relentlessly. Yang yelped in pain and tried to escape, but could not. The swords then formed into a giant, spiked hammer, and struck Yang, flinging him into the wall. He skidded along the floor, leaving a trail of blood. Yang was covered with gashes and blood, barely awake. Florian looked at Yang and Ness. He now had two of the heroes at his mercy. Suddenly, he jumped back in shock as Crono appeared in front of him out of nowhere. "How'd you do that?!" Florian asked Crono. "I owe that to Locke's Vanish spell," Crono said with a smile. He then leaped into the air above Florian, and slashed him from overhead. Florian's forehead was cut, and a scar was put across his right eye. He stumbled backward, feeling the cut. He looked up at Crono, a look of pure anger on his face. Then he flew up, and he screamed like a psychopathic monster. "NO ONE DESECRATES MY FACE WITH BLOOD!!!" Hs fingernails turned to claws, and he dove upon Crono, slashing him until he went unconscious due to loss of blood. Florian's fingernails returned to normal, and he punted Crono into the wall. He landed on the ground in front of his throne, and took a deep breath, getting control of his anger. Mallow then awoke, and used a technique he learned from Princess Peach of his world called Group Hug. The entire party was healed. The 5 gathered together, and prepared for the major showdown with Florian. Chaos broke out. Screams of pain, victory, and anger filled the air. Spells flew back and forth between Florian and the 5 heroes. Weapons clashed. The vicious battle continued until, finally, Ness leapt at Florian and caught him off-guard, delivering a SMAAASH!!! attack. Florian flew backward, weakened by Ness's blow. Crono was waiting, and flew at Florian. Using the Rainbow sword, Crono cut Florian clean in half.
Chapter 4: It's Not Over Yet
Crono landed, flying between Florian's two halves. Florian's upper and lower bodies struck the wall and landed on the floor with a thump. Crono sheathed the Rainbow sword, and the other heroes relaxed into a passive stance. They all huffed a sigh of relief. They had finally beaten Florian...or so they thought. Their celebration was cut short as Florian's two halves whipped to life and re-connected themselves. Florian looked at the 5 in rage, especially Crono. He snapped his fingers, and Crono's body rippled and shattered like glass. The remaining 4 heroes looked at the shattered Crono, wide-eyed. They then looked at Florian, who was cackling. "Why'd you do that?!" Ness screamed at Florian. " I did it because I wanted to...and now...you will see my true form...the true form of evil...FLORIAN CHANGE!!!!!!" Florian grew ten feet tall, and his skin turned brown and putrified. He grew a tail with a giant spiked metal club on it. His head became snouted and canine-like. It grew brown, tangled fur, and his eyes became completely yellow with a line of forest green down the middle of his eye. His clothes ripped as muscles bulged out of him, and his skin became covered with the same brown, tangled hair. His five fingers melded into three on the right hand, and a fourteen-inch, razor-sharp claw erupted from the fingertip of each finger. A similar process happened on the left hand. Large, brown, hairy, moth-like wings erupted from his back, spanning 3 yards. The skin rotted off of his head, revealing a black cattle skull with flaming yellow eyes suspended in the eye sockets, a razor-sharp tooth-filled maw, and two foot-high horns that extended a half-foot from his head before going upward. His legs became large and muscular, covered with the same skin as the rest of his body excluding his head, and the same brown hair. His feet became three-toed, a fourteen-inch claw extending from each toe's tip. The feet were covered in hairy brown scales. The hands also developed scales. His torso was the last thing to change, becoming humanlike with highly-defined muscles. Ness, Mallow, Yang, and Locke backed away from the beast, eyes wide with shock. Florian laughed, his voice now reptilian, cruel, and deep. "Yes, it is me, the true Florian...I am no longer under my human disguise." Florian looked at his guests, and laughed. "What's the matter? Aren't I as good-looking as before? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" Locke turned away in disgust. "You're not going to win any beauty contests, you hideous, insane escapee from a mental hospital," Locke muttered. Florian's ear-to-ear grin turned to a frown. He roared in a rage, and large chunks of the ceiling fell down upon the 4. All 4 were hit, and dazed. Florian targeted Yang first, slashing him in half with one blow. He turned his attention to Mallow next, breathing hellish fires on him, and burning him to a crisp. Mallow fell, dead. Yang was dead as well. Ness cried out in pain and terror, ready to break and run. Locke looked at Yang and Mallow in shock. Florian just laughed, and scooped up Ness in his jaws. He swallowed him, and then he turned his stomach into an oven, melting Ness to a puddle of flesh, guts, and burnt bones. Florian looked at Locke, the only remaining hero, and laughed hysterically. "For heroes, you sure are weak! Mwa ha ha ha ha!" Florian then raised his foot over Locke, and prepared to stomp him. Locke rolled out of the way just in time, and raised a green gem to the sky. He seemed to fade out of existance. A great bird made of fire appeared in his place, and golden light surrounded Yang, Mallow, and Crono. A golden light even emitted from inside of Florian's stomach. "What? What is this sorcery you create, bird?! Tell me, now!" "It's called revival magic," Yang said. He had been brought back to life by the bird's spell. Florian looked at Yang in shock. He looked at Mallow and Crono, brought back to life, standing behind Yang. Florian then felt something coming up his throat. He opened his mouth, and Ness landed beside Yang and the others. Florian looked at the bird in rage, and leapt at him. The bird disappeared just before Florian grabbed it. Florian struck the wall head-first, shattering his right horn. He howled in pain, clutching the broken horn. Locke appeared with the others, smiling. He put the green gem into his pocket. "Phoenix Esper," Locke said. "Never leave home without it." He then turned to Florian, as did the others. Florian was back on his feet, and not happy. He roared in rage. "NO!!! You can't all be back! I killed you! All except you, Locke! ARRRGH!!!!!" The 5 then looked at Florian, angry as well. Ness floated upward using his psychic powers. He used PSI Special Omega, feeding the energy to Yang. Mallow used Star Rain, and a giant star fell to Yang, powering up his leg. The PSI Special Omega energy fed the leg energy as well. The energy then fed into his foot. Crono cast a Luminaire spell, feeding the energy to the foot also. Finally, Locke cast an Ultima spell. The energy fed into Yang's foot. Yang nodded to his friends, telling them he was ready. "AAAAA-CHOO!!!!!" Yang flew at Florian, the powered-up foot extended. Yang struck Florian squarely in the face. Florian's head flew off and hit the wall. It hit the ground, the eyes gone. The black color left it, and the horns shrunk, leaving it a regular cattle skull. Yang used Florian's body as a platform to jump back to his friends and join them. Florian's decapitated body began to explode. Flesh blew off. Eventually, all of the flesh was gone, leaving only a skeleton. The bones shattered to dust, and blew away with a sudden wind. It was over.
Chapter 5: A Storybook Ending
The 5 heroes looked at the only remains of Florian, his skull. Their eyes widened in surprise as it became golden. It turned into a golden portal. 5, in fact. One had the word "Yang" on the ground in front of it. Another had "Crono". Another had "Mallow". Another had "Ness". The last one had "Locke" on the ground in front of it. "Well, I guess this is good-bye," Locke uttered. "Yeah," Ness put in. The 5 heroes said their good-byes and entered the golden portals. To their surprise, they all ended up back in the realm of Ni. The booming voice greeted them. "WELCOME BACK, HEROES. I CONGRATULATE YOU ALL ON YOUR SUCCESS. AS I SPEAK, FLORIAN'S PALACE IS COLLPASING. BY THE TIME I FINISH THIS SENTENCE, IT WILL HAVE FULLY COLLAPSED." Locke stepped up. "What about our friends and family?" "YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM. I HAVE RETURNED THEM TO WHERE THEY WERE BEFORE GETTING KIDNAPPED. THEY ARE SAFE NOW. I GATHER THAT YOU ALL WISH TO GO HOME NOW?" The 5 heroes nodded. "SO BE IT THEN. ENJOY YOUR LIVES, BUT NEVER LET YOUR POWERS FADE." "Hey, whoever you are," Locke began, "could you tell me why I still have this Phoenix Esper even after magic has disappeared in my world?" "I GAVE IT TO YOU WHEN YOU HAD TO REVIVE YOUR FRIENDS AND MADE YOUR CONSCIOUS MIND BELIEVE IT HAD BEEN THERE ALL ALONG SO YOU WOULD NOT DELAY." Locke nodded. "So it disappears when I return to my world?" "NOT EXACTLY. I HAVE RETURNED MAGIC TO YOUR WORLD." Locke nodded with a smile. "NOW, YOU WILL ALL BE SENT BACK HOME. PLEASE CLOSE YOUR EYES, ALL OF YOU." All of the heroes closed their eyes, and disappeared in a flash. Locke appeared in the South Figaro Cafe. Ness was dropped into his bed. Mallow was returned to Nimbus Land, with his parents. Yang appeared just inside the Fabul Castle gates. Crono appeared in his room, "waking" to the sound of Nadia's Bell.
Epilogue
Yang of Final Fantasy 2, Locke of Final Fantasy 3, Mallow of Super Mario RPG, Crono of Chrono Trigger, and Ness of EarthBound, had stopped Florian from storming into Ni. They all continued their normal lives, never letting their powers fade, just as the mystery voice of Ni had told them. Arc-Sashor was later found out to be a messenger of the mystery voice of Ni. Arc-Marcin was found to be a sort of test for the heroes, for he had no association with Florian. Multex and Mara were later brought back to life as messengers of Ni, not unlike Arc-Sashor. The planeswalker, Shadow, had been returned to a randomly-chosen plane by Florian just before his battle with the 5. It turns out he was only a lure to be dropped when the heroes were in Florian's grasp. The realm of Ni remains protected from evil.
The End
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