X-Over: Breath of the wild/Tales of Symphonia
Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia or Breath of the wild.
Before you start: please note that English isnt my first language. It is possible that there are mistakes in this story. Also, I still have to think of a title. So if anyone reads this, I'm open to suggestions.
"...ake up."
A faint female voice spoke, drawing him out of a deep slumber. But he didn't react, pretending to still be in his nice, deep sleep.
"Wake up."
It was a bit louder this time. Lloyd was not in the mood to open his eyes. He found that he deserved this sleep, after all the work he had done. Even though he didn't feel that tired anymore.
"Hey, wake up!"
This time it was very loud. It made the teen jolt up. He found himself in a very strange situation. He was in a sort of basin, with a little water, and almost completely naked. His battle scars were clear to see, but they didn't look as bad as they had before. Odd.
The room he was in, he did not recognize. It had a lot of blue and a was pretty dark. Next to the 'bath' Lloyd was in, the room was pretty empty. The only other thing was a weird shaped stand next to a closed door.
His eyes went searching for the one who was talking to him. But there was no one. With a deep frown, the teen got out of the shallow tub and looked around once again, being just as fruitless.
"Hello? What's going on, where am I?"
"You are not the hero. What have you done with him?"
The female voice was still a bit faint, but sounded agitated. It came from nowhere, but everywhere at once. Was she talking to him remotely, like the Desians used to do?
"Look, I don't know what you are on about. I just got woken up here. I don't know what's going on. Just show yourself we can talk like civilized people."
Lloyd could clearly hear the woman sigh. She somewhat reminded him of Sheena, but it wasn't the right kind of voice.
"Just take the slate from the pedestal. Lets find out what happened."
The strange shaped stand, lit up, glowing bright blue. Lloyd knew asking questions wouldn't amount to anything, so he walked over to it. On the so called pedestal was a peculiar rectangle object. Or rather it was in it.
When the teen walked close enough, the object rose up so it was standing straight up. It seemed to have waited eagerly for some one to pick it up.
With a bit of hesitation, Lloyd took it in both of his hands. He didn't know what it was or how breakable it was, so he was careful.
Good thing he did. Out of nowhere, a light came out of the thing and it made a sort of 'ping' sound. It startled Lloyd. If he'd been holding it by just one hand, he would have dropped it.
The little screen that lit up, reminded him of the tech the Desians had. But those were big, not as portable as this little thing. It showed a symbol that looked like an eye with a tear falling from it. The pedestal then twisted and turned, after which the door slid open horizontally upward.
In the next room, about as big as the last, two rusty looking chest were set up to be seen immediately. There were also some random crates and barrels.
A bit curious, Lloyd went to open one of the chests. It turned out to be a simple set of pants. Still better then nothing. The other chest held a shirt with three-quarter sleeves.
Where were his regular clothes? Who brought him here and why? Who was talking to him and what was going on? There were so many questions, but it looked like he wasn't going to get any answers yet.
At the end of the room, another pedestal stood, this one was bright orange. When Lloyd neared it, the female voice sounded again, this time a bit more monotone.
"Hold the Sheikah Slate up to the pedestal. It will show you the way."
Assuming she meant the thing he just got, which he could hang on his side by a handy, special holder, Lloyd held up the strange apparatus to the pedestal.
It turned blue. The door that had been blocking his way, also lit up blue in the middle, in the shape of the same crying eye symbol. The door went up in a really fancy way. Sunlight came poring in.
Lloyd stepped in the opening, raising his left hand to shield his eyes from the bright sunlight. It was something to get used to after all the darkness. The faint blue exsphere on the back of his hand caught some of it. But it still seemed dull for some reason.
Lowering his hand, the teen took a closer look. There wasn't much to see. It was still his (or rather his moms) exsphere, with the golden rim of the keycrest around it. But for some reason, he didn't feel the same power resonate from it.
Strange. That was an understated epitome of what was going on. Hopefully he will get answers fast, he really needed that.
"Here I wanted to say something inspiring, but you are the wrong guy." The female voice said, while Lloyd was staring into the light.
"Well, you don't have to be rude. I didn't ask for this... Would you please just show yourself?"
He turned around, searching again, in hopes to find some one. But there was still no sign of life, next to his own.
"I cannot do that." Her voice suddenly more soft and a bit sad. Did he say something wrong? He didn't say that much.
"Now, just go."
It was clear that this body less voice, didn't want to speak anymore. Lloyd knew when not to push things (well, mostly), so he didn't. Instead, he just did what she said. He entered the hallway that led outside. There was a rock like obstacle in the way, but nothing to challenging for the teen.
Once outside, he couldn't help but walk to the nearby drop and look over the view. And what a view indeed. All the lush green, the high mountains. There was even a volcano! But, this clearly wasn't his home. He had been on both sides of the world that was once one. Surely this wasn't what it was.
For all certainty, Lloyd looked up to the sky. There was only the sun. No Derras-Kharlan to be seen. So then where the heck was he? When he looked around again, he also noticed that there were no people.
Like none. All he heard were birds singing, and here and there was movement of various animals. No monsters spotted, yet. But where in Martels name were the people?
This was starting to worry him. That was not all. His eyes rested on the castle that was very clear in the distance. And there was a very dark aura about it. It was very unsettling. Just what was going on here, and where was here?
Lloyd needed answers, he needed to talk to some one, anyone. As if his prayers were heard, he spotted smoke, not to far away. Smoke meant fire. Fire meant people, mostly. With high hopes, the teen hurried of the slope, toward the smoke.
There was a bit of a path. It wasn't really laid out, as it was walked out by people. So there at least used to be people around. That was a good sign. And Lloyd felt even more assured (and relieved) when he spotted the source of a fire. It was a campfire and by it, was a human figure.
It was an old man, in pretty concealing clothing. It covered his head, but his face was clear. He had a big, fluffy white beard and seemed a bit tan. When the man spotted Lloyd, he gave a warm, welcoming smile.
"Oho ho! Well met stranger! It's rather unusual to see another soul in these parts."
"No kidding. Can you please tell me where I am sir?"
The old man tilted his head, it was hard to see, but he was frowning. "This is the Great Plateau, my boy."
Seemingly confused by the blank expression on the teens face, he added: "Hyrule?"
Again, this didn't ring a bell for Lloyd. He never even heard of this 'High rule.' They have been to so many places, and it was so grand that he was sure it wasn't part of the world (or worlds) he knew. And it certainly wasn't Derris-Kharlan.
"Oh boy, you are not from around here, are you?" The old men then said, cutting through Lloyd's thoughts.
"A bit of an understatement. I think... I came from another world. But I don't know how."
Only the birds broke the silence when these words sank in as truth.