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Disclaimer: Hello, everyone! Sorry I've been dead for so long, my Internet's been out for almost two weeks! I just got it back a few days ago! I know I need to update my other stories, but I can't be bothered rereading them to remember where I left off... So, I'm updating Treasure! Plus, it helps me get in the mood to write, since I've been struggling with it lately... Well, enough blabber. I don't own The Legend of Zelda or characters. Review positively please! Thank you! Let's get on with it!
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Lulu's PoV:
Tijo and I collect the other band members, Japas, Toto, and Evan, and leave the Zora Hall. "How do we know where this boy is?" Evan asks.
"I think I have an idea of where he may be..." I answer.
"Where?" Tijo asks.
"The Pirates' Fortress."
"What would the pirates want with a child?" Japas asks.
"I don't know... But we're going to find out!..."
Link's PoV:
Oh boy... The pirate I fought earlier appears from the shadows. She has a menacing smile on her face. She walks up to me and slowly circles me. I'm not afraid afraid of her. I've been through way worse, believe it or not! "We can use you..." She finally breaks the unsettling silence. Though, I think what she's about to say will be even more unsettling...
"Use me?... For what?..." I have a nervous tone in my voice, and I don't mean to... Maybe I am a little afraid... For some reason, this pirate gives me a feeling of fear...
"As our treasure hunter." As soon as she says that, she stops her circling right in front me, stands, and looks me, maliciously.
"Treasure... hunter?" I ask, confused.
"Yes. You see, the masked imp told my people and I about a great treasure out at the Great Bay Temple. Seeing your skill at saving that Zora singer's eggs and given your size, you'll be able to easily."
"I can see your point with how I was saving Lulu's eggs, but what does my size have to do with it?"
"Well, you're small, so you're faster and will be able to get through tight spaces, unlike my pirates and I..."
"I see... Though, I'm not so sure there is a treasure,"
"What do you mean?"
"Let's just say that the Skull Kid made it pretty much impossible for anyone to access the temple. Have you not seen what's surrounding it? It's a huge wind barrier that will blow off anyone in a second! And the Skull Kid's hoping you and your pirates will go out there, trying to get the supposed "treasure" out there, and blow off your boats, killing you."
"Well, that's a chance we can't take now, can we?"
"No, it isn't. I'm no use to you now, then. Please let me go..."
"I mean, it's a chance we can't take not to go out to the temple! It's a 50/50 chance that there's treasure out there!"
"Ma'am, I'm telling you that there isn't. I'm only trying to protect you..."
"Shut up!" I'm smacked across the face. Though, it barely hurts. "I, the great Aveil, will not be told by a little boy on what to do! My pirates and I will go out there, along with you, to get our precious treasure!"
"I'm telling you, ma'am! There is no treasure!"
"Not another word!" Then, she punches me in the face! I gasp, mostly out of shock. She grabs my hair and forces me to look up at her. A wicked grin forms on her face. "We can use you for another purpose, too," I look at her with bravery.
"What purpose?" I ask.
"You'll see," Her already disturbing smile grows wider. Suddenly, I'm slapped across the face again, and then punched on the opposite side. I sit there and take it. Then, she pulls out her sword! I've got a bad feeling about this... She slits up both my cheeks. I get a quick stinging pain with each slit. I feel the blood trickle down my face. I'm then hit on the side of the head with the hilt of the sword. I do a quick yelp in pain. She grabs on to my neck and squeezes it. I can barely breathe! My eyes widen with fear. "And there's one other purpose we can use you for..." She squeezes my neck even tighter...
"W-What?..." I barely ask. Her evil smile returns.
She shouts, "Guards!" Suddenly, more guards enter the room. She tells them, "Guards, use this little boy for another purpose, if you know what I mean..." Even though I'm facing Aveil, I could still see the wide, evil smiles that spread across the faces of the Gerudo Pirates. What would the third purpose be? She lets go of my neck, while the other pirates untie me. Then, I'm lifted up from the chair by my underarms and they start to drag me across the floor... "Hold it!" Aveil walks up to us and says, "Take all the time you need... I want him to know that he's not leaving here for awhile... Also, beat him again, if you choose..."
"Yes, Miss Aveil." The Gerudo Pirates all say in unison.
"Now, off with you!" And the Gerudo Pirates continue to drag me away... They drag me into a room and they close the door...
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To be Continued...
A/N: Dunh dunh dunh! Suspenseful? Totally! :D But, once again, not as suspenseful as Blizzi's Firefly! Goddammit, I love that story! Anyway, review positively please! Thank you! I'll have the next chapter up as soon as possible! I'm sorry for taking so long to update this and everything, I just haven't been up to writing lately... I don't know what's wrong with me... Well, hopefully, my writing spark will come back to me soon! Adios!
- Young Hero of Time