Hello everyone. I hope that you guys are enjoying the story so far. The last chapter may have not been as serious as the previous two. Although this is a bit of a serious story, I do want to put in a bit of humor now and again to lighten the mood a bit. Last chapter was an example of that, but now the adventure starts here. My apologies if I threw anyone off for the sudden humor. Now let the 4th chapter begin.
Now that Link has the Master Sword in hand, he can finally do something about that dragon. Because it was nightfall and he was still close to home, he decided to sleep there. Come morning light, he headed off on Epona. He said hi to the man that boiled gross tasting soup along the way out. Now that he was out of the woods, he could see the castle with his own eyes.
"So, the Skull Kid wasn't joking around after all," Link said as he saw it.
A few days prior to receiving the letter, Link was on an errand to Castle Town to buy something from Malo Mart. Little Malo had become ill and was in need of a blue potion, which Link was able to get. He is doing much better now. Anyway, the castle was still in repairs, but it was almost restored to its original state. Now he can see a good portion of it was gone. If the dragon could do this, then he needed to take caution. He also realized that going to to the Malo Mart in town was not going to be an option. He'll have to settle for the one in Kakariko.
"I'm not gonna let this discourage me now. I should probably head to Kakariko Village to restock on supplies and make sure everyone is alright. Come on Epona, let's go."
So Link and Epona raced off to the Eldin Province, which wasn't far away. He was able to reach the village in at least ten minutes, since some little baddies were getting in the way. When he arrived to the village, it was quite barren. No one was out. Worried, Link called out to see if anyone was around.
"Hello! Is anyone here," he shouted.
No response.
"It's me, Link! Is anyone here!?"
"Link," said a familiar voice.
He turned around to one of the buildings to see the town's shaman, Renado.
"Oh thank Hylia that there are people here," Link said, happy to see that this place wasn't as deserted as he thought.
"My apologies, Link," said Renado. "We had heard the beast has settled in Hyrule, and so we were hiding for our safety."
"At least you guys are taking precautions. That thing could fly over at any time."
"Yes, but it has not come around here yet. However, we are not going to let down our guard."
"Good choice, do the Gorons know too?"
"Yes, so if they see it, they could warn us of the oncoming danger ahead of time."
"Hey you two!"
Link stopped his tracks when her heard the voice. He saw it was only an oncoming Goron, rolling towards them as if in a rush.
"What is the matter, Brock?"
Oh yeah, clever. A name that sounds like rock. What did you guys expects? The Goron named Brock was panting and gasping for air as he stopped.
"You two...better hide inside..the dragon is...coming our way..and fast!"
"Oh no," said Renado, "Link, come inside quickly, Epona too."
Link wasn't quite expecting the dragon to come here, and so soon too. But he did as he was told and went in with his horse. He also thanked Brock for warning them before it got here.
Inside Renado told Link, "It's not safe to go outside, but you can look out the window to gaze upon it."
A first glance would actually be a good idea, because then he could see what he was up against. In a few minutes, he saw the creature approach town, and what a huge thing it was. And if you guys read the first chapter you also don't need a description of it. Link gazed at her in awe and anger. Even though he had the sword in hand, Link just didn't want to risk the dragon going crazy and destroy the town. He could fight her in the Lanayru Province where they can have more room to fight, and have a lesser risk of destruction. She soon landed in town, wings tucking in as she walked. She started to approach the spring of Eldin, and as she did, their hearts started to race for fear of being discovered. She bent down her head to drink to water in it.
"If I'm going be busy spreading fear and getting food in the Eldin Province I might as well get a drink while I'm at it," said Astrid as she finished her drink. "I wonder if there are any Gorons here? Those things sound pretty good right now."
"Aw crap," said Brock after hearing her words.
"The water here is decent, but the water in the Lanayru Province is much better. If there are no Gorons here, I'll just have to look in the mountains. I haven't been there yet. But first...," she paused.
The group prayed that they would not be discovered, or that she discovered them. She bent her head down to look through some of the windows, probably looking for people. She looked through the window in the building they were in, but they were able to avoid being detected.
"It seems that this place is deserted. I could probably use this place to hide my newfound treasure, and prisoners. Well, I best be headed off the mountain for food."
And with that, she took off into the air into the direction of Death Mountain. The hiding people went back outside once she was out of sight.
"Man, I hope everyone is hiding up there," said the worried Goron. "I mean, we saw her coming our way so they should be safe."
"Worry not Brock," said Renado reassuringly. "If you all saw her beforehand, then they should be hiding inside the mountain away from detection. But now I fear we MST be even more careful if she is using this place for hauling."
"Now I see why the Princess says she's no good," said Link. "This place does have a few hiding places you guys can hide in, so you guys shouldn't be in too much of a risk. She won't come by here all the time either. Oh, I almost forgot, are the shops open? I need to get ammo for some of my items."
"Yes they are. But if you need bombs, make sure you knock on the door and tell him it's you. That coward Barnes has been holed up in his shop ever since this whole ordeal began."
"Alright."
So Link went into the Malo Mart in town and got more arrows and some red potion. He went into Barnes' Bomb Shop to get bombs, though when he first entered there, Barnes was hiding in the corner shaking lines a leaf. The rest of his items really didn't need ammo, so he walked back outside. Then he heard a roar. He quickly hid behind a well to avoid detection. Astrid was flying away from the town, so there was no danger. Then he saw a something in her mouth. Link used his Hawkeye device to get a better look, and then he saw it: a Goron.
"It looks like one of your guys isn't so lucky, Brock," Link said, feeling pity for the creature.
"Oh my god! She took Rocky! You bastard," Brock yelled as the dragon flew off with one of their own. "Poor Rocky, he was always getting into trouble, and now he's dinner."
"This is horrible, said Renado calmly, "and I fear that this will not be the end of the raiding of Hyrule."
"Zelda was right about it taking our people and resources, this can't go on."
Link went back to his horse and approach end the two to bid farewell.
"I wish I could stay longer, but this dragon has to go now."
"Then we shall pray for your safety and success. Farewell."
"Yeah, go and avenge Rocky so that he didn't die in vain!"
And with that, Link started to head towards the Lanayru Province to end that dragon before it destroys the kingdom even more. While he rode off, he was thinking of how to beat that dragon. The one thing that concerned him was the fact her body is covered in armor. That would be hard to get off, but he has several things that may do the trick...maybe. Or maybe not. That thing might be tougher to take out than he originally thought, but he has to try or Hyrule is doomed.
If the ending sucked, I'm sorry. I wanted to give Link a little sneak peak at the foe he would be facing, instead of him facing Astrid and not know what to do or what strategy to use. There is a reference to a TV show here if you guys can spot it. Since the Gorons are rock people, I thought I'd give them rock based named, and sorry if they're too simple. Anyway, its late over here, and I gotta go to bed. Good night everyone.