When Fiction becomes Fact:

Chapter 2: A Hero in Green

So, I'm back. This is where the worlds start to meet. If you're familiar with Legend of Zelda, you'll probably know that the "goblins" are bulblins. Anyway, enjoy!

As Nancy locked eyes with the beast, its mouth morphed into a horrid grin. Without warning, its meaty hand clamped her shoulder and forced her up to a sitting position, taking off down the road. As Nancy pondered for a means of escape from this rare predicament, she observed that there were other smaller goblins riding brown boars.

They had masks that covered their whole face, except for their eyes, which glittered with pure evil. They all wielded clubs and bows, hollering horrid war whoops as they trampled everything in sight.

Nancy knew there was nothing virtuous in these abominations of nature. They shattered what Nancy had believed all along into countless fragments. "No, how can this be? There are no such things as monsters." But all this was futile, for Nancy knew, from then on, that she would never be the same again.

Suddenly, a flash of green drew her eyes' attention to the right, where two goblins had been knocked off their boar, with screams filled with fear and hatred. Nancy could've almost sworn that the ugly hand which clasped her shoulder, tightened still greater. Was this.. Fear? Was this monstrous creature.. Afraid? And if so, of what? The giant goblin urged his brutish mount faster and faster, but still that blur of green stayed close behind. A flash of steel and a roar of pain signified that something had slashed into the monster's right side. Having been caught off balance by the blow, with most of the weight off to the left, Nancy saw this as her chance. With a heave, she dismounted the brute and took control of the reins, chasing off the remaining goblins into the woods surrounding the suburbs.

Bringing the gargantuan beast to a halt, she finally managed to have a look at her rescuer. He was a boy about her age, with dirty blond hair, and crystal blue eyes. He wore blue earrings on pointed ears, what appeared to be a green tunic with matching cap, wielded a sword in his left hand, and rode a magnificent roan horse.

Nancy was about to thank him, when a snap split the air, followed by a thud and a gasp of pain. Nancy, with horror, realized that he had been shot with an arrow that had been launched by a goblin in a tree. As he fell off his horse, unconscious, Nancy's heart was fueled with rage. Only a true monster would do something this fiendish.

Suddenly, another snap split the air, followed by a dying cry as the goblin fell from the tree, an arrow protruding from its side. Nancy looked up to see her best friend, George, hurrying over with a bow in her hand. She, apparently, was the one who had fired the arrow. Nancy should have known, considering that George seemed to be involved in every sport in existence.

"Alright, Nancy, you better be telling me what the heck is going on today." She was quickly followed by George's cousin, Bess, and Ned.

Bess immediately started to rant, " Nancy, what the heck happened? Me and George saw you getting carried away by a boar. You better tell me right now what those things wer.." Bess paused in her rant, eyes widening, to the unconscious hero on the ground. " Leave it to Bess to be in awe over every cute guy on the planet."

Nancy immediately wasted no time in ordering her friends around. " George, go get help. Does anyone have a cell phone on hand?"

"Unfortunately, no. This just happened to be one of those days where I go around without my cell." Bess replied, exasperatedly. Nancy turned her attention to Ned, who had a similar reply.

Knowing that she would have to do something, Nancy swiftly began to doctor the fallen boy. "It's just a good thing I learned medical skills." " Alright, anyone who's squeamish of blood, should look away," with Bess instantly complying. First, she stripped him of his shirt to pull the arrow out of his right side. She winced slightly at the sight of where the arrow pierced his skin. Thinking ahead, Nancy tore off a strip of her red dress to bandage the wound once the arrow was out. Gripping the arrow, Nancy took a deep breath and pulled. Instantaneously, he gasped, with the blood flowing freely onto the grass. Nancy had to use all of her self-control not to pass out, as she swiftly wound the strip of the dress around his waist. When she was satisfied, she began to ponder how to get him to the hospital. They couldn't wait for George, they had to get this guy there right now. Ned's car had flat tires, so that was a definite no-no, and Bess 'and George's houses were too far away. They could use the horse, but that wouldn't fit all of them. A snort instantly drew her attention back to the road, where the giant pig was now gorging on fallen apples by an apple tree. She wasted no time. " Ned, help me get him on the boar." Nancy ignored her boyfriend's look of shock and gave him the just-do-it- look. Ned, who was still thinking it was a crazy idea, laid him gently on the saddle. Nancy, daring as always, jumped up beside him, with Ned struggling up after her. Seeing what was coming next, Bess retorted, " Oh, no you don't, Nancy. I can't drive that thing!" "Do you want to see him die, Bess?" Nancy's cunning once again saved the day when Bess instantly leapt up to the front. "Alright, but you're so owing me for this." Bess, fueled by the wish to not see this cute boy die, pulled back on the reins and sent the mount off at a gallop

That's when Bess learned that driving a boar wasn't easy. If you wanted to turn, you had to twist your body to its max if you wanted the creature to respond. Then again, this was a boar who was used to a gigantic rider. However, Bess just couldn't understand why Nancy thought that everything was totally easy in life, because they weren't. If Bess didn't know any better, she would have thought that Nancy was perfectly suited to make everyone else seem dumb, while she was the perfect little Mary Sue. While in her thoughts, Bess barely managed to avoid an elderly couple crossing the street, and prayed that she hadn't given them both heart attacks. "What are you doing, Bess?" Nancy screamed, as the very terrified driver nearly missed oncoming traffic. " Oh, forgive me if I didn't prepare myself for one day driving a boar, which is highly unlikely, since they aren't supposed to exist. It was your idea, you said, but you didn't even bother to ask if I even knew how to drive. Now, who's fault is that?" Now Bess didn't mean to say all of that, she was just stressed at the fact that Nancy expected her to drive a creature that no-one had ever had any expertise in . She would apologize later. Right now, she needed to somehow keep them , and everyone else from dying by crashing into traffic. By this time, people had lined up across the street, gawking and gasping as they charged past on their urgent mission. Not surprisingly, the Heights Nine News van was also present to show to the world this unbelievable event. When they finally reached the hospital, Bess jerked back with all her strength to stop the boar from demolishing the building. Only when the boar fully stopped, did Bess dare to let go, her rosy cheeks unusually pale as she jumped down from the boar's bristly back.

When Ned and Nancy gently lifted the unknown boy down from the boar, they heard him mutter, " Ilia." Ned and Nancy glanced at each other, with Nancy mouthing, " Who's Ilia?" Not bothering to ask the weak patient, they carried him into the building, amidst the sight of hundreds of people staring at them in wonder, waiting long after the doors had slowly shut to the world.

Well, how did you all like that? Try to imagine Bess driving a boar lol. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed and also remember to review.