Disclaimer:
I do not own Zelda. Jeeze, this is the
Sequel to a story that has 8 DISCLAIMERS!
EIGHT! WHy must I continue writing them?
Shouldn't you people get the POINT by now?
... actually I heard they're cracking down on non-profit fanfics without
disclaimers. No clue why. It's kinda sad really. But alas,
we must write them.
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--------Author's Note:
Guess what? I decided to write the sequel. Did you honestly think I'd leave
all that openness at the end if I didn't plan on writing one? Ganondorf's
fate is unknown, Garland is mysteriously alive again, and an ominous
female oracle has foreseen an evil powerful enough to destroy Hyrule...
Not to mention what happens to Link and Ruto after the end of the last
story. No, not during THAT particular part of their life. This is PG-13
max, not NC-17. (Yes, I realize rating system has mysteriously
changed after all this time. I prefer to live in the past. The past rocks my socks.)
As for researching the books or whatever.. um... no, I don't know. No clue
what your talking about whatsoever. Thanks for the good review though.
Although this story follows only the plot of Ocarina of Time. I'm not a big fan
of Majora's Mask, therefore only played till I saved some Deku person. Also not
a fan at all of the Wind Waker game, and don't expect to see Vaati either. As for
the AWESOME Zelda Game coming out soon (well, from the time of this writing),
well, I don't think it'll mess up this story's background any. If it does, fill
in the plotholes. This is Fanfiction for crying out loud, I shouldn't even
have to be explaining all of this! Agh!
To fans of the first story, apologies for taking so long in writing this. In my
defense, I've waited over a year for someone's story to update to no avail...
won't mention names, though, as I've done the same thing with some of my
stories, sadly. sigh
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()Symphony of Apocalypse()
Chapter One: Good News, Bad News
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--------Deep in the heart of ancient, forgotten ruins, in a room with large torches
ablaze with green flames for lighting, a tall man in a black cloak slowly walked
towards a woman with long, fiery red hair and shimmering emerald eyes that seemed
to glow through the poor lighting of the room. Many shorter cloaked figures stood
around the pair as the tallest one knelt before the woman, all of them holding up
their right fist in an odd sort of salute, revealing a strange tattoo burned into their
flesh.
--------"I believe you failed yet again, Ganondorf." the woman said icily, glaring
down at the man before her. "This is the second time you've failed, even with the
power I've granted you. What do you have to say for yourself?"
--------"It was not my fault, Oracle, the shadow hylian was supposed to join
my son, my son was supposed to live and the both of them were to aid my conquest!"
Ganondorf said, pulling his hood down to reveal his short orange locks. "Your
prophecy was wrong."
--------"My prophecy only failed because of your incopetence." the woman said,
continuing to glare at the man before her. "I never said they would aid you. And
you decimated the opposition of the Shadow, therefore it still comes down to the
fact you allowed a boy - not even come of age at the time - to fire off a single arrow and
defeat you."
--------"In all fairness, he shot three, and they were enchanted with--"
--------"So because he threw a little magic into them, the so-called King of the
Gerudo couldn't counter it with dark magic of his own?" the woman said in disgust.
"You are a disgrace to the mark you bear on your wrist."
--------"Give me another chance, my queen-"
--------"I am no longer your queen." interrupted the woman once more, a faint green
aura surrounding her. "You are not worthy to rule Hyrule by my side, and you have
even lost your crown as King of the Gerudo! What HAVE you been doing these past
few years, anyway?"
--------"I ... I was ashamed of my defeat, and I refused to come back until I
could prove to you I was stronger, I trained night and day-"
--------"You should be ashamed. But I am not without mercy." she said, sitting
back down in her black throne. "I'm going to have to find my king on my own.
As for you, you are now nothing but my minion."
--------"What? Surely you must be kidding!" Ganondorf exclaimed, before growling
in pain as he fell to the ground, the tattoo burned into his wrist shining green
as his entire body began to surge with electricity of the same color.
--------"You dedicated your life to me for power, something I can take just as
easily as you offered it." the woman said as Ganondorf continued writhing in
pain. "You have the power to be useful to me still, therefore I'm giving you one
last chance. Don't ruin it so soon by defying me."
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--------Ganondorf gasped as the electricity around him faded and his scar, now
smoking, ended its eerie glow. He slowly got back on one knee and bowed his
head. "Yes, my mistress... what would you have me do?"
--------"Just stay prepared, because I may call you at any moment for assistance."
she said, as green flames surrounded her. "I must attend to business
elsewhere. Remember, Ganondorf, should you defy me, I will banish you from this
realm once again, except it won't be nearly as pleasant this time around."
--------And with those final words, she vanished in a pillar of green flames,
the entire room going dark as the torches went out with her.
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--------Link's eyes opened for a mere moment as he began to stir, before his eyelids
slammed shut in reaction to the blinding light of the morning sun. "Ow.. who opened
the windows?" he said as he heard some birds chirping outside.
--------"It's about time you woke up, you're wasting a beautiful day." reprimended
a familiar voice as Link felt soft lips brush against his own. "Have you gotten
lazy from all of this peace?"
--------"I'd hardly call it peace." Link said with a smirk as he sat up in bed,
opening his eyes & trying to adjust to the light, seeing well enough to know Ruto was
sitting beside him now.
--------"Oh, so the mighty hero is threatened by a few hostile animals?" Ruto said
with a giggle. "You'll always have a few of those around, even without evil sorcerors
and such."
--------"I guess so..." Link replied, stretching out and yawning. Over the last several
months, the pair had been inseperatable. Of coarse, as with every marriage there had been
issues and little arguments after the honeymoon, but nothing the two couldn't handle.
After the honeymoon, the two had a new house built in the Kokiri villiage big enough for
a small family. While it may not have been their permanent home, it would suit them for
the time being, as there was a large river that flowed through the villiage for Ruto to
keep well hydrated, and enough dry land so Link wouldn't have to be a drowned rat the
entire time. And of coarse, the children of the forest bothered them to play - often
interrupting romantic moments - but for the most part it was good preparation should the
pair have a child of their own.
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--------"So, what's on the agenda today?" Link said, quickly catching a couple of muffins as
Ruto tossed them at him. The Zoran grabbed a muffin for herself and began eating breakfast
as well. Lately Ruto had been making odd, tuna-flavored muffins, and while Link wasn't particularly
fond of these, hunger is the best spice. Zorans ate some weird things, but then to her, there were
probably things Link ate that'd be strange as well.
--------"Unfortunately, I can't postpone my father any longer." she said with a sigh. "He wants us
to be a part of his business now and then, which unfortunately for us, means conversing with
Garland once more..." she said as if she had been asked to drink poison.
--------"I'm not much looking forward to that myself." Link said with half a muffin in his mouth.
"I guess there's no way around it this time?"
--------"No, father says we must learn to deal with politics, since we are next in line to the
throne of Zora's Domain." Ruto sighed once more. "The moment I'm queen, my first act will
be breaking our alliance with the gerudo."
--------"Yeah, that'll be a nice change." Link agreed, finishing his second muffin around the same time
as Ruto was done with her first. "If the Gerudo were anything better than thieves, it might be a decent
alliance to keep."
--------"Ugh, I think Garland would still ruin it. I hate that pompous little--" Ruto started, before gasping
and clutching her stomach. Link jumped up and followed her as she ran into the bathroom, though she
slammed the door in his face as she entered. He took a step back, rubbing his sore, door-assaulted
nose as he heard the sound of vomiting from the other side of the door.
--------"Are you alright, Ruto?" Link asked, concerned.
--------"I'll-I'll be fine .. in a minute.." Ruto breathed as Link opened the door to her shuddering form
in front of the toilet. "I guess I had.. one too many muffins.." Ruto said with a weak grin, her face looking
a bit paler than usual.
--------"I think we should get you to a doctor." Link said, crouching next to Ruto to rub her back
softly.
--------"No, really... I'll.. I'll be.." Ruto started to say, before she began puking into the toilet once more.
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--------Garland started stretching, yawning widely as the morning sun poured through his room. "Just a
few... more minutes..." he muttered, rolling over to try to get the sun out of his face... only to go rolling off
the edge of the bed, falling flat on his face with a thud. "... ow..." the Gerudo king muttered with a sigh, before
standing up and groggily walking towards his bathroom to get ready for the day ahead, his hair wildly sticking
up in many places. "I hate Mondays." he muttered along with a couple of curses as he closed the door behind
him, entering the bathroom and hopping into the shower.
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--------Garland turned on the shower faucet, grabbed a bottle of shampoo and tried to squeeze some if it into
his palm, to no avail. "... stupid shampoo." he said, looking at the bottle with a groggy glare as he dropped it onto
the floor of the shower, grabbing another bottle and squeezing it to the same effect, both bottles empty. "... stupid
shampoo." he repeated himself, dropping the second bottle and reaching for a third with an odd shaped back
to it. He squeezed it as hard as he could out of frustration - only to have shampoo spray out of what he assumed
was the bottom of the bottle and into his eyes.
--------"ARGH!" he yelled in agony as his eyes burned, staggaring a bit as he dropped his third slippery bottle
of shampoo, trying to wash some of the soap out of his eyes. As he took a step back, however, he accidentally
stepped on one of the discarded bottles of shampoo, losing his balance as the bottle gave way to the slippery
shower floor, plunging the Gerudo king onto the cold hard ground.
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--------Garland lay with his head being sprayed with shower water, very sore from the impact as he stared at
the ceiling, his eyes still burning. "... I really hate mondays..."
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--------After several more obnoxious accidents, the Gerudo King finally walked out of his bedroom and into
the Gerudo fortress. He had his recently polished black suit of armor on, a golden tri-force shining on the
chestplate and a miniature one atop each of his gauntlets. Behind him, a red cape flowed gracefully, and a
pair of regal longswords were strapped to his sides. In the face, he was the spitting image of Ganondorf,
except his features didn't seem quite as evil somehow, nor was his nose quite as large, and he looked a lot
younger. His skin was slightly lighter as well, but he still had enough of a resemblance to his father so that one
would know they were related. As he turned the corner and began walking down another long hallway,
a Zoran with pieces of pale blue armor walked up to greet him with a half bow. "Your Highness, I thank you
for letting me stay in your fortress tonight." the Zoran said. "It would have been a long trip back, and the
night is dangerous these days..."
--------"Yes, that's part of what I need to discuss with your King." Garland said as they walked out of the
fortress and into a wide canyon, a little sand kicking up in the breeze around them. The Gerudo King and the
Zoran ambassitor began heading towards the exit to Garland's realm, countless Gerudo thieves filling the
dirt streets, all female. Garland sighed, looking a bit irritated. "I still haven't found the time to find myself a
suitable queen because of dealing with it."
------"You... can't find a queen, your highness?" the Zoran said, giving Garland an odd look. "You're
surrounded by at least a hundred females, how could you not have the time?"
------"I have more problems to deal with than you can imagine." Garland said with a weak smirk as they
left the desert fortress and began walking across a long bridge leading to Hyrule. "Some people seem to
think I'm a tyrant, so working on my image is becoming an increasing problem as well."
------"Yes, word of you becoming mad with power for a time has reached our ears as well." the Zoran
ambassitor said. "We wouldn't hear of it, but regardless of whether or not it is the truth, we prefer to
live in the present, where we remain good friends."
------"Glad to hear it." Garland said as the ground around them began to get greener with each step,
Hyrule drawing near. He glanced over to a few trees nearby to see a black cloaked figure watching him,
glaring at him through the darkness of their hood. He gave a little smirk to the ominous presence before
continuing his journey to the Zora's Domain.
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--------Meanwhile, in the main cavern of Zora's Domain, covered in ivory walls & filled with crystal clear
water reflecting light along the walls from a somewhat small hole in the ceiling, a Hylian in a blue tunic with
a pair of swords strapped to his back and a young, pale white Zoran princess walked together up the
wide, winding pathway that spirals along the edges of the main cavern's walls from the entrance to the
throne room. "Ugh, I can't believe we have to wait atleast half an hour for some so-called doctor to
figure out what's wrong with me!" Ruto said with an exhasperated sigh.
------"Atleast you don't feel sick at the moment." Link said. "We can go ahead and get this meeting between
nations over with, then go back and get some medicine for whatever this is."
------"Or maybe Garland won't make it!" Ruto said with an optimistic grin. "I haven't seen his ugly mug
around here all day, and I'm sure that pest wouldn't give me this much peace if he were here."
------"I highly doubt we'd be that lucky." said Link as they reached the entrance to the throne room, passing
two Zorans in heavy pale blue armor carrying huge spears. "He's probably just a little late."
------"You're probably right." Ruto sighed. "But I can dream, can't I?"
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--------"Welcome back, Ruto!" the large Zoran King said with a wide grin. "It's been too long since your
last visit, I was beginning to think you'd forgotten about us!"
------"No, I'd just grown tired of getting rude stares every time I'm here." Ruto said, crossing her arms.
"Honestly, we can't do a thing with our people, can we? They're like children."
------"Yes, I'm afraid we can't force good manners upon everyone." the king sighed. "But perhaps you
two can find a way once you take my place."
------"I don't think I can imagine ruling over everyone here..." Ruto said, looking back at the exit to the
throne room, before turning back to face her father.
------"Well, that's why I'm going to be letting you help me with my problems as training." the King said. "I've
never taken the time to fully teach you the ways of being a queen, and I'm sure Link has never even
considered being a king."
------"No, sir, I just do what I can to help everyone." Link added in.
------"And that's a good attitude to have. I don't see why anyone disapproves of you, my boy."
------"Apologies for my late arrival."
------Link and Ruto turned around to see Garland striding into the throne room. The Gerudo king stopped
at Link and Ruto to give them a quick bow. "I trust you two are doing well lately."
------"We were until you showed up..." Ruto muttered bitterly, turning back to her father and attempting to
ignore Garland completely. Garland smirked, before turning his attention back to the king.
------"I thank you for the opportunity to discuss important problems with the future rulers." Garland said,
giving the current Zora king a bow as well. His eyes looked a bit wearier than usual, but aside from that he
kept a strong composure. "And for agreeing to work together with the Gerudo. It's been one of the biggest
headaches I've had to deal with."
------"We had similar problems a few years ago, except the creatures were Hylian, and seemed to be
made of pure darkness." the Zoran King said.
------"What's going on?" Ruto asked. "I haven't heard of anything like that lately..."
------"Well obviously you've been quite too busy at night to notice anything out of the ordinary." Garland
said with a smirk, which was quickly wiped away as Ruto slapped his cheek.
------"Don't you dare speak so suggestively in my presence again!" Ruto demanded, glaring at the Gerudo
King, who was rubbing his sore cheek, which sported a few thin claw marks on it.
------"I thought I noticed some of the wildlife acting strange lately.." Link said, rubbing his chin. "Even
thought I saw a beast with glowing eyes a few weeks ago."
------"That's precisely the sightings we've been having." Garland said, before turning back to the king.
"And from what I've heard from your ambassitor, the Zorans are having the same problems."
------"How are a few odd creatures a problem?" Ruto asked.
------"You know those Zoran guards that wind up missing atleast once a month?" the Zoran king said
with a sigh.
------"And likewise, I've been losing my people to the beasts." Garland said with a scowl, as he started
glancing around the room as if looking for someone. "And... I think I know the cause of it."
------"Let me guess, they're your doing." Ruto said, narrowing her eyes at the Gerudo once more.
------"Why would I be here seeking help if they were mine?" Garland said irritably. "Why would they be
turning on my own people if they were mine!"
------"Because they knew too much and you had to secretly get rid of them, maybe?" Ruto said, raising
her voice a little.
------"I wouldn't betray my people if my life depended on it!" Garland snarled.
------"Ruto, Garland, end your bickering. There are more important things at hand." the Zoran King said,
------"Yes, my liege." Garland replied.
------"Yes, father." Ruto simultaneously added, grudgingly.
------"Now, what were you talking about before you were interrupted?" Ruto's father continued.
------"As I was saying, some of my scientists were researching one of the beasts we captured alive."
Garland explained. "We found a parasitic organism latched into its brain. We captured several other
speciments, and the organisms seemed to vary in size - even allowed some to incubate inside a living
test subject."
------"Why didn't you try to help them?" Link asked.
------"It's science, boy. Besides, there was no way we could help them if we tried." Garland continued.
"I happen to have brought one of the specimens with me." he added, reaching into his armor and pulling
out a bizarre little creature. Its skin was black, and it was lying limp within his grasp, odd scarlike
markings on its back forming a picture of an eye of some sort. It had four spiderlike legs and one long,
tentacle like tail, all of which were dangling below it loosely.
------"That thing is disgusting!" Ruto commented, holding her stomache and closing her eyes. "I think
I'm going to be sick again..."
------"I thought you liked bugs, Ruto." the Zora king said, puzzled.
------"That ... thing, is no bug..." said Ruto with a shiver.
------"It's unlike any other natural creature seen in Hyrule. As I said previously, it's a parasite, making
its way quickly into the skull and attaching this," Garland said, pinching the tentacle between two fingers
and wiggling a bit for emphasis, "into the brain stem very carefully, then it inserts its other 'legs' into other
key locations in the brain to remove certain inhibitions and affect its behavior to make it aggressive,
as well as control its thoughts to a certain degree."
------"Have you found any weakness in them?" Link asked.
------"We've found no way to safely remove the creature from the brain, and any colonies they've attempted
to create in our controlled enviroments always revolve around feeding from the creature's bloodstream,
and then using the brain of a deceased creature to incubate their eggs. I fear they have a colony buried
somewhere in the fields of Hyrule, and if left unchecked, their population could skyrocket." Garland
explained.
------"What if they make their way into a person's mind?" Link continued to question. "Is there any way
to save them?"
------"We have, unfortunately, lost a couple of our biologists to the parasites." Garland said with a
scowl. "There is no apparent way of killing the creature other than taking it away from its food source,
and it latches itself into the brain so well, it's impossible to avoid irreversable damage to the brain
stem. No one has survived the extraction of a parasite yet, and anything infected by it loses all sane
reasoning."
------"You probably just ripped it out carelessly." Ruto said coldly.
------"Do you honestly think I didn't do everything I cou... You know what, forget it." Garland said,
so irritated it looked as if you could see a vein in his head. "The important thing is, I know where their
hive is, and how to kill them, and I know Link is powerful enough to destroy them all."
------"Me!" Link said, his eyes widening a bit. "Why me?"
------"Why else would I make sure you two were to join me in this meeting?" Garland said with a
smirk. "I'm far too busy to deal with it myself, and I know Link wouldn't let Hyrule be doomed if
he could do something to stop it."
------"Or you could be sending him into a trap." Ruto said, glaring at the Gerudo king.
------"I know what I'm talking about, and I'm telling the truth!" Garland growled. "I'm under too
much stress to deal with your sass today! Now look, Link," Garland said, shoving a map at
Link, who quickly grabbed it. Garland suddenly seemed very hasty, as if he'd just noticed something
somewhere. "I don't have time to argue. I marked on this map of Hyrule where the hive is, now
once you get in there you need to--"
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------Before he could finish his hasty explanation, however, Garland's entire body began to pulsate
in green electricity as he fell to the ground, screaming in agony. "Find... the ... queen...!" he yelled
out between screams, before his eyes rolled behind his head & closed, his body falling limp as the green
electricity slowly subsided, leaving his slightly scorched form lying on the ground, covered in smoke.
Everyone stared, dumbfounded, at the smoking body of Garland and a pile of ashes where the little
parasite used to be. "What just happened?" Link said.
------"Someone get this man to the hospital!" the king demanded.
------"We'll take him." Link said, grabbing the Gerudo and beginning to drag his smoking body out
of the throne room.
------"What!" Ruto exclaimed, following after him. "After everything he's done--"
------"He seems to've changed since then." Link said. "Besides, we need to go to the medical ward
anyway, they might have your results by now." he continued, dragging Garland down the path in
the main cavern, Ruto following him with her arms crossed and a ticked off facial expression.
------"You're far too trusting..." she muttered, glaring at Garland's unconscious form. "Once
a villain, always a villain..."
------"My twin ended up saving us." Link said as they neared the entrance to the medical ward
once again. "He used to be worse than Garland."
------"He tried to kill you, Link! He tried to marry me!" Ruto said with a shudder. "We still haven't
got the sapphire back..."
------"We'll ask him about it when he wakes up." Link said. "I'm sure he forgot."
------"Oh my goodness, what happened to him?" the zoran Doctor said as they entered the room.
------"We have no clue. It looked like sorcery." Link answered. "Someone didn't want him to tell
us something..."
------"Well, we'll do what we can." the doctor said, clapping his hands as several other zorans
rushed in to pick up the Gerudo king and take him away. "As for you two... I've got some
great news." the doctor said with a smile.
------"Ah, so Ruto isn't too sick?" Link said with a grin of his own.
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------The sun began setting in the skies of Hyrule, a few clouds floating through the crimson sky.
The sound of the nightlife, including crickets chirping, filled the air, along with a chilly breeze to
accompany the slowly increasing darkness. And near the entrance to Zora's domain, despite
the thunderous roars of the falls, the hundreds of nocturnal creatures chattering, and the sound of
rushing water all the way through the canyon leading to the Domain, you could still hear the
sound of a certain Zoran queen screaming. "I'M WHAT?"
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