Author's note: Unless it is in a dungeon or if Rudolph uses the "Song of Double Time", I will try to limit the chapters to one or two days at a time.
The group turned to see a strange, smiling man with his eyes squinted shut with a giant bag on his back. Attached to the bag were masks of various shapes, sizes, and colors. One of them, Rudolph noted, looked like the video game character Mario. At the sight of him, Tatl dove behind Rudolph-trying to hide herself. She had tried to stop Arrow, but had been used to knock the man out. She didn't know if he would be mad at her or not.
"I own the Happy Mask Shop. I travel far and wide in search of masks…." The man said. "Well then, that explains the masks on his bag." Slyly said to the others. "During my travels, a very important mask was stolen from me by a reindeer in a snowy wilderness." "Arrow!" Zoey growled out, "To think he would stoop so low to become a common thief."
Apparently unaffected by the interruptions, the strange man continued to talk. "So here I am at a loss…and now I've found you. Now don't think me rude, but I have been following you…" At this, Zoey took a couple steps closer to Rudolph-prepared to defend him while Slyly got in a boxing stance. No one was prepared for what the man said next as he brought his hand up to his chin in thought.
"For I know a way to return you to your former self." "WHAT?!" All three of them screamed at once. "If you can get back that precious item that was stolen from you. I will return you to normal. In exchange….All I ask is that you also get my precious mask that the deer stole from me." All three of them stared at him blankly. Had he not seen what Arrow had done to Rudolph?
"What? Is it not a simple task? Why, to someone like you, it should by no means be a difficult task. Except…The one thing is…I'm a very busy fellow…And I must leave this place in three days. How grateful I could be if you could it back to me before my time is up. But yes, you'll be fine. I see that you are young and have tremendous courage. I'm sure you'll find it right away. Well then, I am counting on you…" After nodding his agreement, Rudolph walked back up the steps and started pushing open the door for his two friends, and all three headed into the strange town outside.
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Dawn of the First Day: 72 Hours Remain
A rooster crowed and sounds of construction filled the air as the trio stepped into a busy town. The sun was just starting to rise, and there was an armored guard holding a spear standing by the gate to the outside world. The door they were standing by was actually to a large clock tower, which the clock of it was set at 6:00.
"He gives me the creeps!" Tatl flew over to Rudolph, and said. "That mask salesman was the one….Sorry, just thinking out loud. But three days?! Even if we never sleep, that still leaves us with a measly 72 hours! Talk about demeaning!" "It could always be worse." Slyly noted. "What?! How!" Tatl said. "We could only have one day." Rudolph said, realizing at what his friend was pointing out. "True…." Tatl acknowledged, the white fairy with a yellow glow dipping her wings in defeat. Meanwhile Zoey had walked a short distance away to look at the clock and let out a huge gasp. "Guys…..It just got a lot worse!" She said, causing everyone to look at what she was looking at and gasp as well. Hovering over the entire town was a giant moon that seemed to have a face on it-a face that had an angered look with gleaming red eyes.
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The Legend of Zoey: Majora's Mask
Chapter 2: Clock Town
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"Well, don't just stand here. We're going to see the Great Fairy!" Tatl said, flying up to Rudolph's face again. "Look, you want to find that deer, right?" "His name is Arrow. He is….my cousin…his dad and my dad are brothers." Rudolph said. "Sheesh! What kind of cousin is that?!" Tatl exclaimed; causing Rudolph to look down as memories of Arrow's torment came to his mind.
Sensing her buckfriend's distress, Zoey decided to change the subject. "The Great Fairy?" She asked, causing Tatl to fly over to her. "Yes. The Great Fairy will know what Arrow is up to since she watches over everything! And just between us, Arrow is no match for the Great Fairy." With that, Tatl flew back to Rudolph. "Go to the shrine near the North Gate. You'll find the Great Fairy in there!"
The group headed over to the guard in order to ask for directions, only for the guard to hold his hand out. "Do you have any business in the Southern Swamp? I'm sorry, but only adults or those old enough to carry weapons can go through the gate due to the monsters outside. I'm afraid I can't let you pass." Slyly shook his head. "We was just going to ask where the Northern Gate was." The guard stood up a little straighter at that. "To get to North Clock Town, go through the passageway right behind the clock tower from here." "Thank you." Rudolph said, now having a sense of direction. "So this must be South Clock Town." Zoey noted, "And to our right, is East Clock Town, and to the left is West Clock Town."
The chatter stopped when a growling was heard and a small dog crouched in front of Rudolph. "Hey. Good boy…." Slyly said, trying to gain its attention, but it yelped and leaped at Rudolph, teeth bared in attack. "Mad Dog! Everybody for themselves!" Slyly said as Rudolph barely ducked and then leaped onto Zoey's back before they all started running to the north passageway-the dog stopping at it.
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"That growl reminded me too much of Stormella's wolves. Sorry for the bumpy ride Rudolph." Zoey apologized as Rudolph literally fell off of Zoey and shook his head to clear it. "No problem. Maybe it doesn't like these…what did Tatl call them….Deku Scrubs?" Rudolph said. Slyly sighed. "That's Red for you, always looking at the good in people." Zoey smiled and thought to herself 'I couldn't have asked for a better buckfriend.'
"Now if I was a shrine, where would I be?" Rudolph said, as he looked around the space that composed North Clock Town. A gate with a guard station was at the northern most point; a slide was there, near an odd circle of grass. A kid in a red baseball hat was using a blowgun to try and pop a balloon with the image of the mask Arrow was wearing. He pulled out another pouch that had a blue and a green gem. "I also wonder what these are called."
"You guys must not be from around here if you don't know what Rupees are." The kid said, walking over. "My name's Jim. Rupees are the currency in Termina and are color coded. Green is one, blue is five, red is twenty, purple is fifty, silver is one-hundred, yellow is two-hundred, and finally, orange is also two-hundred." "Do you know where the Great Fairy's shrine is?" Zoey asked, sensing that if the Great Fairy could help them-Rudolph could get back to his former self quicker." "It's in that cave behind me." Jim said, shaking his head.
Rudolph, Zoey, and Slyly looked up and saw a cave near a wooden fence with an incline that had a deku flower on it. With a shrug to how any of them missed that, they went into the cave, only to come across a beautiful fountain, with small, oval, orange fairies flying in a circle. "Oh no! The Great Fairy!" Tatl screamed, flying over to them. Rudolph walked over and they all circled around them. It was then Rudolph could hear a melodious voice.
"Oh kind young one, please hear my plea. The masked deer has broken me and sent my shattered piece across town. Please find the stray fairy in this town."
"No good, we have to find the missing fairy before she can help us." Rudolph said, as they started looking around North Clock Town. Not finding anything, they looked around South Clock Town, only to be chased into a small alcove known to locals as the "laundry pool" by that dog. "I swear I don't know what is more vicious-Stormella's wolves before she changed, or that dog." Slyly said, catching his breath. "That dog did us a favor though, look!" Rudolph said, pointing at a glowing, orange, oval shaped fairy hovering over the small river. Rudolph ran over and started skipping on the water and then turned around-the fairy held in his hands.
"Now all we's got to do is get back to the Great Fairy!" Slyly said, "And avoid that dog." He added as an afterthought.
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The trio returned to the Great Fairy Fountain and the orange fairy Rudolph picked up flew around him and then flew to the others. Once it reached the other fragments, a bright light shone and a woman's laughter was heard. When the light died down, a large, human in a leaf dress with orange hair in three ponytails floated there. "Oh kind youths, thank you for restoring me back to normal. In return I bestow Magic Power to all of you."
"Wait. Magic Power?" Slyly asked, "Don't you and Rudolph already have magic?" He asked Zoey. "Not that can be drawn up at will. Two things are required for the magic to surface. Santa's sleigh and the Medal of Valor. Combined, those two allow for us to fly-but only together, which is for the Christmas Flight. What she's offering….can allow us to fly without those things." Right after Zoey explained this, a glowing orange vortex surrounded them and a mystical energy flowed into them, making the world spin.
"Yeah. Now I notice a difference" Slyly said. "Oh Kind youth cursed to the form of a Deku Scrub. Return to me when you are in your normal form. I have a request for you." The Great Fairy said. "What is it? Who needs my help?" Rudolph said slightly excited at the prospect of helping others. "My four sisters in Termina have met the same fate I had-except that fifteen of their fragments have been scattered within the temples in their areas." "Why would Arrow do this? This isn't like him at all!" Rudolph said. "That mask he wears-evil follows it. The man who lives in the observatory in the outskirts of town may know the masked deer's whereabouts. However, do not underestimate his powers, kind young ones. Return to this fountain when you are weak and I will heal your weariness." With that, the Great Fairy vanished.
Walking out, Rudolph decided to test out his magic in his Deku Scrub form. He formed a bubble and it shot out-popping the balloon. "Hey, were you the one who popped that balloon?" Jim asked. "Sorry." Rudolph apologized. "Not bad for a Deku Scrub! We Bombers have a hideout that leads to the observatory outside of town. You need a code to get in. Maybe I'll tell you what it is!" Zoey and Slyly smiled while Rudolph stood a little more cheerfully.
"But don't think you're getting it that easily! I can't just tell you what the code is…you'll have to pass my test first." "I'm ready for anything!" Rudolph said, the top of his snout becoming slightly redder. "All right! Line up guys!" Jim called out and two kids in blue hats stood on each side of Jim. "If you can find all five of us by tomorrow morning, I'll teach you the code! Are you ready?!" With that, all five of them threw a seed onto the ground, with it releasing a blinding flash. One kid, however, fell onto his rear end.
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Meanwhile, at the North Pole….
Blitzen and his wife, Mitzi, paced in front of Santa. "He, Zoey, and Slyly….and Arrow…..have been missing for nearly a day now!" Blitzen said, "No note either! What happened?" "Search teams can't find a trace of them!" Cupid, Arrow's dad, added from a side. "I honestly don't know where they are. But I do know someone who can find him." Santa said, standing up and putting his red coat on. "Who?! I'll do anything to get him back!" "Stormella. Her powers should be able to find them."
Blitzen gulped, having heard and seen what Stormella could do before Rudolph wished for her to be nice. Still, he would go out and see Stormella along with Santa…and he had a feeling that Cupid and Mitzi would as well.
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Night of the First Day: Current time- 10:56
Rudolph panted as he stood before Jim and the others. It had not been easy to catch them-especially in his Deku Scrub body. He had to literally go all over town and tag them. "You're pretty good for a Deku Scrub!" Jim said, "If only you were human…then I could give you an original Bomber's notebook and make you a member…sorry. Our ancestors let an imp into the club once and he started breaking all of the Bomber's rules….so we can't allow non-humans into the Bomber's Secret Society of Justice. But I'll still teach you the code as I promised." With that, he turned around, revealing the number 1. The four others turned around as well until the order went 14352. "The code is 14352. Don't forget it!"
Zoey let out a sigh of relief. Now they had a way to the observatory.
Next time: Rudolph, Zoey and Slyly make it to the observatory. But there, they notice something frightening. Is the moon….really falling?
