Chapter 2: The Adventure Begins
I opened my eyes, and my vision slowly became clear after a few seconds. I don't know how long I was out cold, but it seemed like hours. I was lying face-up on the ground, looking up at the sky. To my right, a couple hundred feet away was the edge of a vast forest, and to my left stood mountains in the distance. But something wasn't right. An entire blanket of crimson clouds was quickly moving in and covering the entire sky. Not to mention that I could also feel a burning sensation on the back of my neck, as if I was being branded. I quickly sat up and raised my arm to rub my neck, but then a shock of pain rushed to my left shoulder. I winced at the pain, and then I realized that I must have somehow dislocated my shoulder when I fell through the vortex and to the ground. Did I fall from the sky…that was now dark red and intimidating? Oh dear…not too far from here I could see some kind of large flying aircraft that looked like the Battleship Halberd. Maybe it was, and it was flying overhead. I stood up while holding my arm, and I looked up at the Halberd. Apparently it was releasing a bunch of purple shadowy stuff that looked like a bunch of Shadow Bugs. These bugs were spread all over the place – and all around me.
"Uh-oh…not good…" I thought aloud. It was not good at all. The bugs transformed into Primids. "That's just great…um, I could use a Beam Sword right about now." Some of them were unarmed while others wielded swords and boomerangs, and all of them were targeting me on all sides. There was no way that I could run, so I had to attempt to fight them off. So much for that, because the second I turned to face one of the Sword Primids, it charged at such a blinding speed that I was caught off-guard. It slashed my right leg and knocked me backwards, causing me to hit my head off the dirt. That…hurt! Since when could Primids attack with such great speed and power? The other Primids were slowly closing in on me when –SLASH! Several Primids that were closest to where I was lying had just been sliced in half, and they dissolved into Shadow Bugs and disappeared. Who or what the hell was that?! I thought as I peeked out of one eye. My jaw dropped. Standing before me with his shining sword was none other than the great Hero of Time, Link! He stood right in front of me with his Master Sword ready.
The Primids redirected their attention towards Link as he fought back against them. He slashed and stabbed and kicked them until only a dozen of them remained. Not one Primid could touch him! I was impressed!
One of them tried to sneak-attack me from behind, but Link slashed it before it could get close. Finally he charged a Spin Attack and eradicated the remaining Primids (good thing I was on the ground). The Primids all dissolved into Shadow Bugs and disappeared, and all was calm again.
Link briefly checked the immediate area, and then, content that it was safe, he sheathed his sword. He turned around to face me, and the expression on his face changed from one of determination and strength to one of kindness, but with clear confusion. Boy, was I dumbfounded. I swallowed and forced a weak smile right back at him, but all I could do was show a look of shock and confusion on my face. He merely smiled at me, took a step toward me, and offered me his hand. My expression quickly changed to that of confirmation as I accepted and took hold of his hand. I stood up and took a step forward – only to fall right back down to my knee. Another shot of pain had rushed through my right leg. The wide-eyed Link knelt beside me, not understanding why I wasn't standing. I had remembered that a Primid caused damage to my leg and snapped the bone. Great, just great! My shoulder is dislocated, my leg is broken, and I'm dizzy from hitting my head. I tried to stand up a second time, but the pain and the dizziness was too much for me to handle. I blacked out and fell backwards into Link's arms. That was the last thing I remembered…