A/N: Looks like I'm on a roll here! Also, NO NAME, I honestly forgive you, but make sure it doesn't happen again, ok? I will work on my WKC story when I'm done or take a break from this fanfic I'm writing, so here is Chapter 5!
Chapter 5: The Mysterious Sword: The Adventure Begins
"W-Wha…What is this? Why am I falling? Z-Zelda…"
We see Link falling unconsciousness in the darkness. "Link…?" Link slowly opened his eyes and saw a mysterious blue crystal woman who is black and blue. "I am waiting for you." The woman stated. "The time has come for you and Zoey Hanson and her friends to awaken. You are vital to a mission of great importance."
"What…?" Link mumbled. "Link…" Suddenly, he sees Zelda falling as well. "Zelda…?" Link reached out to her, but the screen switches around and Zelda is falling and screaming as the monster Zoey saw in her vision opened its mouth and was about to gobble Zelda up.
"ZELDA!" Link screamed as he woke up with a jolt and panted heavily. "…Link, you're awake." Zoey smiled, she stayed by Link's side. "Z-Zoey?" Link gasped. "…Ah, you're awake." Headmaster Gaepora walked up to Link.
"What happened?" Link asked. "When your Loftwing carried you back, you were limp and unconscious. I feared the worst." Headmaster Gaepora eyed Link. "Fortunately, you don't appear to have any serious injuries. For that much we can be grateful." He smiled. Link looked down in despair
"But, Link… Where's Zelda? She was with you, was she not? …What happened to my daughter?" He demanded. "She…She fell to the clouds. I don't know what happened, but a huge tornado appeared out of nowhere and sucked her in." Link said sadly.
"A black tornado, you say? Hmm. That was no ordinary storm." Headmaster Gaepora was in thought as he walked towards the door. Link was about to get up but Zoey stopped him.
"Please, don't push yourself, Link." Zoey reasoned. "Yes, Ms. Hanson is right. You're still recovering. Tell me, when you saw Zelda today, did anything about her seem… off?" Gaepora asked.
"Well… she said she heard voices calling out to her. I don't know where. I think she was talking about the surface." Link explained. "I see. She was talking about the surface then?" Gaepora asked.
"And that's not all! I had dreams… Dreams of a really big and evil monster that I thought for sure was gonna eat me! And also, a great mission of some sort." Link added. Zoey gasped when he said that. 'Could that mysterious voice tell me what Link is saying?' Zoey thought.
"And you've been having dreams about a "great mission"? How interesting…" Gaepora was in thought before he snapped back to reality.
"I'm sorry. I was lost in thought there for a moment. It's all very strange, but I doubt there's much of a connection between these things. I'm concerned for Zelda, but so long as she's with her Loftwing. I'm sure she'll be fine. Either way, daybreak has yet to arrive. It would be very difficult to spot one girl and her bird in the dark of night. It would also be very dangerous." Gaepora walked towards Link's door for 50 seconds then turned to Link with a small smile.
"Rest now, Link. Zelda's going to be fine. She's out there alive. I know it." He reassured as he exited the room.
"Zelda…" Link look down in sadness. Zoey was sad too. But that sadness was gone when they heard a mysterious woman's faint voice from outside Link's dorm room. "Huh?" Zoey gasped. "You hear it too?" Link asked Zoey.
"Yeah… It sounded like a woman's voice. I know you should be recovering, but let's check it out." Zoey suggested. Link nodded as they exited the room.
When they did, they gasped in shock as they see the same woman in Link's dreams near the staircase. 'That's… the woman I saw in my dreams!' Link gasped. 'Who…Who is she?' Zoey thought to herself.
The mysterious woman gestured them to follow her as she floated up the stairs. When they got to the second floor, the woman phased through the door that leads to the first rooftop of the school. 'How did she do that?' Link thought to himself in amazement as they exited through the door.
Night has fallen and Link and Zoey followed the mysterious woman towards the entrance to the courtyard, only to find it closed. The woman then gestured them to follow her, they did as she gestured them to as they follow her down the courtyard entrance. They had to fight some monsters, well, Link did most of the fighting since Zoey doesn't want to risk her secret being leaked.
Eventually, they made it into the courtyard and found the mysterious woman near the Statue of the Goddess. They eyed the mysterious woman as she phased through a door like symbol and it opened to reveal a secret passage.
"Wonder what she wants to show us?" Zoey asked Link. Link shrugged as they followed her in.
They entered what looks like an ancient shrine and in the middle of it is a pedestal with a beautiful light blue hilted sword with a silver blade in it. "What the…?" Link gasped. Suddenly, the sword emitted a bright glow and appeared out of it is the mysterious woman.
The woman bowed before the two.
"The one chosen by my creator and one of the five chosen ones chosen by my creator as well. I have been waiting for you. You two will play a role in a great destiny, hero of this world and hero from another world." The woman stated.
"What are you talking about?" Link demanded. "According to your social customs, I should provide you with my personal designation. Fi is the name I was given. I was created for a single purpose, long before the recorded memory of your people. I must aid you two and your friends in fulfilling the great destiny that is your burden to carry." Fi explained.
"Come, Link. You must take up this sword. As the one chosen by my creator, it is your destiny." Fi instructed. "Wait… How should I trust you?" Link demanded.
"The strange dreams troubling your sleep. My sudden appearance. Uncertainly surrounding the fate of the one you hold dear and young Zoey's friends. Under the circumstances, it is only logical that you would exhibit some apprehension." Link and Zoey looked at Fi seriously.
To minimize your uncertainty, allow me to share some information. My projections indicate that this information has a high probability of altering your current emotional states. The one you seek, honorable Zelda, is still alive." Fi explained in a odd sort of robotic tone. "What!" Link gasped in shock. Fi then turned to Zoey.
"And Zoey… Your four friends who came with you to this world are still alive." Fi added. "No way…" Zoey covered her mouth in shock.
"And this spirit maiden… the one you called Zelda… is another chosen one fated to be part of the same great mission. And Zoey's friends whom she and they are from another world are chosen by my creator as Helpers to aid Link and Zelda in this great mission. Therefore, should you wish to meet with your friend and Zoey's friends, I highly recommend you, Link, take up this sword before you set out to search for them." Link and Zoey were silent for about 30 seconds.
"Does that information invigorate you two? Are you, Link, ready to accept this sword?" Fi asked. Without hesitation, Link rushed towards the sword. Fi floated above him. "I will do whatever it takes to save Zelda!" Link said with determination.
"It seems that further persuasive measures will not be required. In the name of my creator, draw the sword and raise it skyward." Fi instructed.
Link nodded and got ready, he got both hands on the sword and began to pull it out, amazingly, he pulled it out with no trouble at all. The sword, it seems, maybe was chosen for him like this Fi character has stated. Link then raised the mysterious sword skyward and it glowed with holy energy.
"Whoa…" Zoey gasped in awe. Fi slowly smiled and said "Recognition complete, Master…" "Master…?" Link asked, confused. "Link… my master." Fi stated. Link looked at the sword in awe and only muttered two words. "Goddess Sword…"
"Link!" Link, Fi and Zoey turned to see Gaepora rushing in. "Headmaster Gaepora? What are you doing here?" Zoey asked. "I've had my suspicions, but until now I wasn't sure. Yet here we are in the Chamber of the Sword, the very place where it was foretold the youth of legend and five Helpers would one day appear." Gaepora gasped in shock.
"What do you mean?" Link demanded. "It is said that this place was left to our people by the goddess herself. The very knowledge of this room's existence is a secret passed down to a select few each generation, along with a handful of words…" Gaepora walked up to Link.
"When the light of the goddess's sword shines bright, the great apocalypse will wake from its long slumber. Do not fear, for it is then that a youth and five young girls from another world, guided by my hand, shall reveal themselves in a place more sacred."
"Is the goddess talking about me and my friends?" Zoey's eyes widen in shock. "It started days ago. The sword that I've kept secret all these years… It began to give off a faint, otherworldly light. At first I was sure I was seeing things, here alone with the sword. There was simply no other explanation. I never dreamed the prophecy of legend would come to pass in my lifetime." Gaepora then eyed Fi.
"The words I have sworn to keep secret are coming true before my very eyes. The youths will be guided by one born of the blade—one who is also youthful in likeness yet wise with knowledge immeasurable." Gaepora muttered.
"Oral tradition, one of the least reliable methods of information retention and transmission. It appears that critical sections of the passage have been lost over the generations." Fi stated. Gaepora gasped as he looked at Link and Zoey as Fi floated down.
"The youth who draws forth the guiding sword shall be known as the goddess's chosen hero, and it is he who possesses an unbreakable spirit. The five Helpers chosen by the goddess each have different powers and bravery to help the chosen hero. The chosen hero shall be burdened with the task of abolishing the shadow of apocalypse from this world and other worlds. Such is his destiny. With the spirit of the blade and five Helpers at his side, he shall soar over the clouds and plummet below… …And united with the spirit maiden, shall bring forth a piercing light that resurrects the land." Fi explained.
"What?" Link gasped in shock. Then a vision of Zelda smiling at him occurred in his mind. "Some of Father's old texts talk about a place called the surface. The old tales describe a whole world down there, far more vast than Skyloft!" Zelda's voice echoed in his mine.
"The surface! Zelda must be in the surface!" Link figured it out. "Correct. Master, you must embark on a great journey beneath the clouds, to the vast realm of the surface. It is only through this journey that you and the five Helpers can fulfill the mission set before you by my creator, the goddess. It is also the only method available for you to reunite with the spirit maiden, honorable Zelda and find Zoey's friends."
"R-Really?" Zoey gasped. "This is no easy task, Link and Zoey. The world below is a forsaken place, and to reach it, you must pierce the cloud barrier below. In living memory, no one has ever done this." Gaepora reasoned.
Fi then brought out her hands and make a tablet with ancient writings of a map and a green diamond embedded on it. She made it float towards Link and he grabbed it. "This tablet will illuminate a path through the clouds to the land below. Take it and place it within the altar behind me." Fi instructed.
"What should I do first?" Link asked Fi. "Master, the first thing you must do is hit the crest sitting in this room with a Skyward Strike. These blasts are formed of pure energy that charges within your blade when you lift it skyward. Once you have charged your blade, face the crest and swing your sword to send out a powerful Skyward Strike." Fi explained.
Link nodded as he walked up to the crest he saw and unsheathed his Goddess Sword and lift it skyward, he charged up his sword with energy and swings his sword, making a holy energy slash hit the crest, it spins around and gave out a holy light, then the pillar below the crest rises up and reveals a slot big enough for pieces of a tablet to form in.
Link knew what to do and got out the Emerald Tablet and placed it on the slot.
Outside, the Statue of the Goddess then made a green light of holy energy that shot out from its hands to the clouds below, revealing an forest of some kind.
"What just happened?" Link blinked. "Master Link, it is done. Until now, a cloud barrier created by the goddess has separated the world you know from the one below. The tablet you placed in the altar has opened a small rift in the cloud barrier. You can use it to travel through the clouds to the realm below. I have recognized you as my master, and so it is my duty to follow you wherever you may go. I reside within your sword and will accompany you in your travels. Feel free to call upon me whenever you want." Fi stated, then she jumped in the air and turned into holy energy and went into the hilt of the Goddess Sword.
"Link, listen a moment. The nature of the great apocalypse mentioned in the old texts is a complete mystery to me. But whatever it turns out to be, it seems that you, Zelda, Zoey and her friends have big roles to play in the destiny of this land and other worlds. Just think-if what this Fi says is true, Zelda is alive! Alive and no doubt coming to terms with whatever it is the goddess has in store for her. Should you heed the call of destiny, I don't know what dangers you and Zoey may have to face, Link. Especially down there…" Gaepora said worriedly.
"Me and Zoey will find Zelda and Zoey's friends, no matter the costs!" Link said bravefully. Zoey nodded in agreement. "But if you've decided to brave the unknown, please find my daughter and bring her back to me."
"We will." Link agreed. "You do your people proud, Link!" Gaepora smiled as he shook Link's hand. "I think morning is nearing." Zoey yawned. "You two have a great journey before you. But Link's clothes… They don't look up to the task. The uniform that Link was to receive for winning the race should be ready by now. A sturdy uniform like that will prove much more suitable for a long journey. Come on, let us rest. We had a big day tomorrow."
"Understood." Link nodded. "Got it!" Zoey nodded as well.
To be continued…
Next time: The Goron, the Pervert Bodyguard, the Chef and the Gate Opener
A/N: And so, Link and Zoey's adventure begins, they will go to Faron Woods and meet very special people, some of which will join their party. See you next time!
