Wow. This Chapter was huge! Well, enjoy!
Chapter 3: Castle Town and the Woods
Sonic, Hilda, and Levi were now in South Hyrule Field (1). They had to go through there to reach Hyrule Castle.
"Hmm…I suppose something must be done after this." Levi suspected.
"What're you talking about?" Sonic asked.
"The sword's edge has grown blunt. Being in that pedestal for so long has taken its toll." Levi answered.
"Heh! Not the sharpest tool in the shed, huh?" Sonic teased.
"That's because a gentleman shouldn't have such an edge." Levi folded her arms.
"Gentleman? Who are you calling 'gentleman'?" Sonic taunted.
"Seek out the Blacksmith in Hyrule Castle Town (2). This sword must be presentable when we meet Princess Zelda." Levi said.
"What're you gonna do, Hilda?" Sonic turns his head to Hilda, but she didn't listen; she was kneeled down in the grass, picking a red flower.
"Hilda? Hello…?" Sonic was confused.
"Why do flowers bloom, knowing they are destined to wither?" Hilda said to herself, watching the flower slowly wither in her hand.
"Huh?"
"Their time of beauty is so short-lived…" she continued. She soon snaps out.
"Forgive me, Sonic, but I would be recognized in town. I shall remain behind, in hiding."
"All right. Then I guess is so long for now." Sonic grinned.
"Yes. May your journey be safe…" Hilda said as Sonic speeds out.
Sonic was running through the Field, almost reaching the Town's entrance.
"All right, time to find a blacksmith." Sonic said.
"Hmm…something is wrong here, better be careful." Levi warned.
Indeed she was right; there were monsters patrolling the area, like Bokoblins, Bulblins, Kargaroks, Deku Babas, and Leevers (3). Sonic defeated these enemies with ease while running.
"Everyone's acting strange. Let us survey the area ahead." Levi said.
"Right…" Sonic said.
Then, the Bulblins appeared once again, but this time, they were riding on Bullbos.
"Hey…what's going on here?" Sonic asked.
"It appears to be more than just a battle." Levi answered.
After defeating the Bulblin Riders, Sonic came across a large bridge; it was the Bridge of Eldin (4). More Bulblins came and blocked the path.
"We're trapped on this bridge!" Levi said terrified.
"No problem! I'll just barrel right through 'em!" Sonic said confident and started swinging the Bulblins to clear his path. He managed to get out of the Bridge.
Later…
Sonic and Levi made into Castle Town. Levi pointed to the Blacksmith's House. When they reached there, a woman came from the House.
"This is the smithy, right?" Sonic asked.
"It sure is! My husband is the greatest blacksmith in town! Come in!" the woman invited.
From the inside, they found the Blacksmith and his Craftsman (5).
"Welcome to the Smithy, sir knight." The Blacksmith said.
"He's no knight. At least not yet." Levi said.
"Says you." Sonic taunted.
"My, what a magnificent sword! I've never seen a sword that bright!" the Craftsman said surprised.
"Oh, it's a sacred sword all right…" Sonic said.
"I know a fine blade when I see it. I am a blacksmith, after all." The Blacksmith said, holding the Goddess Sword.
"Great! Think you could sharpen this dull piece of rust?" Sonic asked.
"Hey! It is you who is dull!" Levi shouted angrily.
"Of course I could! Now, what's the sword's name?" the Blacksmith wanting to know.
"The Goddess Sword." Levi said.
"Hmm? Goddess Sword? Where have I heard that name before?" the Craftsman puzzled.
"Sorry, but could you speed it up a bit? We're kinda in a hurry." Sonic said.
"Sure! Leave it to us!" the Craftsman said.
Soon…
The Goddess Sword was now sharpened and stronger as well. Its blade was also longer than last time. The blade became known as the Goddess Longsword (6). After practicing the new sword's move, Soul Surge, Sonic sets off to Hyrule Castle. He and Levi are now in North Hyrule Field, yet another Field to cross to reach the Castle (7).
"The Princess of Hyrule is located just up ahead in her Castle." Levi said.
"Wherever it is, I'm sure we'll get there if I just keep running." Sonic simply said while dealing with Octoroks (3) in his path. He then noticed a wagon right in front of him. This wagon was carrying milk bottles from Lon Lon Ranch (8).
"Hey, this could be helpful. Let's hitch a ride!" Sonic said as he jumps on the carriage. "A wagon ride wouldn't be bad."
Soon, a bomb enemy called a Bomskit (3) was chasing the wagon, running.
"Here it comes! Slay them when they leap! Watch for it!" Levi warned.
Sonic did what Levi told him to do; he waited for the enemies to leap, and slashed them, causing them to explode.
"H-hey!" Sonic gets worried, because the horse carrying the wagon made a turn.
"It's alright. We're following the road." Levi said.
Then, spider enemies called Tektites (3) appeared. Sonic defeated them the same way he did to the Bomskits.
The horse leaped, causing the wagon to break apart as Sonic jumps out just in time. He and Levi arrived in the Deep Woods (9).
"It looks like we've run right into the forest. Is this the right way?" Sonic asked.
"Yes, the Castle is said to lie in the remote part of the Deep Woods." Levi answered.
Sonic continues to run, fighting against more Bokoblins and Deku Babas (3) in his way. He then came upon a gigantic tree.
"That's huge…" Sonic said quite stunned.
"Indeed. The Great Tree (10) protects the forest." Levi explained.
They then saw some Deku Hornet nests (11) dangling from some trees.
"Getting too close to a Deku Hornet's nest might make the Deku Hornets come out. Careful you're not stung!" Levi warned.
Sonic avoided the Deku Hornets and proceeded forward. He saw some Quadro Babas and Blobs (3) in the way standing in front of a gate leading to a Temple.
"It looks like there's some kind of settlement here." Levi suspected.
"Hmm…anyone living around here must be a little strange." Sonic puzzled while dealing with these plant and jelly enemies.
Sonic then runs inside the Temple.
"Up ahead?" he asked.
"Yes, that's right. By passing through the Skyview Temple (12), you should be able to reach the Castle." Levi said.
To be Continued…
Zelda references in this Chapter (there's a LOT of them this time!):
(1) There is a South and North Hyrule Fields in Minish Cap.
(2) Ironically, the game also spells 'castle town' too. So, why not use Hyrule's Castle Town from Twilight Princess as a reference? ;)
(3) Theses enemies are all from Twilight Princess, but later on when Sonic reaches the Woods, the other enemies I mentioned are from Skyward Sword, A Link Between Worlds(the Blobs and the Octorocks' parts only), and Ocarina of Time(the Tektites' part only) with the Bomskits as the only exception.
(4) I know the Bridge of Eldin is located on the other side of Hyrule Field in Twilight Princess, but I wanted to add it because of the bridge part of the Black Knight game.
(5) The Blacksmith I used in this story is the one from A Link Between Worlds(since I included his wife and the Craftsman).
(6) The Goddess Longsword I used in terms of obtaining it is the Goddess Sword's upgrade in Hyrule Warriors(since in Skyward Sword you only obtain it with Farore's Sacred Flame).
(7) You do have to cross another part of Hyrule Field to reach Hyrule Castle in Minish Cap.
(8) The milk wagon mentioned here is based on the one from Majora's Mask.
(9) Just like the second reference, the game also have a 'Deep Woods' area, so I decided to use the one from Skyward Sword. I decided to combine both woods from Skyward Sword so I wouldn't repeat the Faron Woods name already mentioned in the first Chapter(even if the Faron Woods in Chapter 1 is the one based from Twilight Princess and not Skyward Sword).
(10) In Skyward Sword, the huge tree located in the center of Faron Woods is called in that name.
(11) The Deku Hornets are the same ones from Skyward Sword, plus, the Deep Woods is the most common location to find those.
(12) The Skyview Temple is the first Dungeon of Skyward Sword and is located in Deep Woods.
