Legend of Zelda Fall of Man

Chapter 7 Calling Saria

Link's POV

Now I know Capelli is coming to the tower I'm on. I switched back and forth to covering Capelli and covering Warner and Hale. I looked ahead of Warner and Hale and saw three titans poised there like they were ambushing them. I would have warned Hale but my radio was busted. So I would try to help them when they come to the titans. They found the titans and they fought with valiance.

I decided to try something with the zoom-in device and my bow. I'll fix my bow so I can put the zoom-in device on it and still fire arrows. I got to work because Hale and Warner were almost cornered. I got the attachment complete, knocked a fire arrow, aimed, and fired at one of the titans. It immediately started catching aflame and in 10 seconds, exploded. I went over to Capelli and checked up on him. He was doing fine, taking out small bands of fast, redead-like creatures with his gun.

I switched over to Hale and Warner and saw them cornered by one titan. The other one they must have killed. I fumbled in my quiver for an arrow, finding none. I got out the Fareye and put the zoom-in device on it. I aimed and shot the titan in the eyes, blinding it. It flailed around, clutching its face. Through the zoom-in device, I saw Hale and Warner taking advantage of its blindness and blazed away at its back. It cooling unit caught ablaze and it blew up. They advanced towards the other tower.

I scanned the field for Capelli. I didn't find him. I started to get nervous when I heard a voice behind me. "Stayed up here, didn't ya." I turned around and saw Capelli standing there with his gun. "You know, these towers need to be activated before the fleet gets here. That's why we came here." I told him about what I wanted to do and what actually happened. He said, "I thank you for the help. Here's my radio, contact the LT and let him know you're alive." Capelli handed me his radio. I fumbled around with the switches and finally got it to work.

I said, "Link to Hale. Is Hale there?"

A voice came out of the radio, "Hale here. Link, you survived the fall? Over."

"Yeah, Hylians can take more punishment than humans." I said.

"Warner here. Link, you're supposed to say over when you're done speaking. Over."

"Hale here. Where's Capelli? Over."

I said, "He's fixing the tower. I heard that the other tower needs fixing. I'd fix it but I'm not that technologically literate. You two should go fix it. I'll provide cover with this Fareye I've found. Over"

"OK" said Hale, "we'll head over there. Over." I provided cover fire with the Fareye. They fought chimera after chimera, trying to get to the tower. I saw multitudes of scorpion-like chimera running towards the tower. "Hale here, where are the leapers going? The scorpion chimera. Over."

"Towards the tower you guys are going to. Over." I said.

"Warner here, check behind us for something that might scare them away. Over." I scanned behind them: nothing.

"Nothing behind you. Over." I said.

"Hale here, check in front of us that might call them. Over."

I scanned ahead of them and said, "There's a squad of hybrids and ravagers ahead but I don't think that's what would called them. Over." I saw a hulking shape in the tower out of the corner of my eye, but I thought it was a trick of the light.

"Thanks for the heads up Link. Over and out." I assumed that saying was a conversation ender.

I contemplated on how Ganondorf got here. I thought wasn't Ganondorf banished to the evil realm? If he was, then he either found a way out, or this world IS the evil realm. Maybe Saria or the leader of the chimera will hold some answers. I got out my ocarina and played Saria's Song. I felt the happiness of the notes envelope my soul and the sound of the forest echo in my ears. Finally, I heard Saria's voice.

"Hello, I don't know how you got to the Dark World, but Ganondorf wasn't banished there. The Dark World is a place of corruption and madness. It used to be a paradise where the triforce was held. The being known as Daedalus got Ganondorf out. How he did and what kind of being he is I don't know. The man you know as Hale would know what he is. You should ask him." Then Saria's voice faded away and now I knew my next objective: find Daedalus.

I heard Capelli's voice behind me, "Link, there's something on the other tower. Hale's fighting it. Give him some assistance." I looked over at the other tower and saw something huge.

It was easily twice the size of a titan and shaped like a spinner. It climbed in the center of the tower and started spitting at a small figure, I assumed it was Hale. I got a Fareye out and aimed for its eyeballs. I fired, 5 eyes left. Fired again, 4 eyes left. Fired again, 3 eyes left. Fired again, 2 eyes left. Tried to fire again, click, out of shots. I remembered the gun the titan had. I went over to it and dragged it over to the spot closest to the other tower. I aimed and fired a fireball. It hit home and it knocked the creature right off the tower.

I heard Hale speaking on the radio "Thanks for the cover Link. Over."

"Your welcome. Almost strained my arm carrying that titan-gun. Over." I said that while massaging my arm. I heard the radio again "Major, we need a mobile inhibitor station ASAP. Over."

Then an unfamiliar voice came over the radio, "One will be there ASAP. Fire at the fleet when you're ready. Over."

There was a short silence and then loud bangs erupted from the towers. Bang after bang after bang. Big flashes of light were heading off towards the distance towards two huge ships. The ships went down in 5 minutes.

After the onslaught, the radio cackled again, "I'm taking a Black-Ops squad to Station Genesis to extract Dr. Malikov." I recognized the voice as Hale's.

"No you aren't Hale. I'm not sacrificing a sentinel for a scientist." said the unfamiliar voice.

I fumbled for the radio and said, "You don't have to, person. I'll extract this Malikov. My name is Link. Hale, Warner, and Capelli owe me."

Hale spoke over the radio, "Link, You don't have that kind of authority. You may have save Warner's, Capelli's, and my life but you're a civilian. The squad won't listen to you. You should go and get an inhibitor at our military base." I told him I didn't need a squad, I'm normally a soloist. Most I'll need is transport. I also told him the aura of the FD Mask shards in my face is holding off the infection.

The unfamiliar voice spoke again, "Wait Hale, who is this 'Link' and where did you find him?"

Hale said, "I found him attacked by chameleons. He was killing chameleons like he was able to see them. He could be useful. Ship him off to base for training and I'll go extract Dr. Malikov." A little while later, a big, locus-like mechanical being came to me. Its side slid open and more black-clad people came out with guns pointing at me.

Capelli finally came out and said, "He's a friendly and he saved my ass." He walked into the locus. I saw Warner in there but not Hale. Capelli said, "Come on Link." I got in the locus. It was weird flying in the belly of a mechanical beast. I can't wait to find Navi and go home.

Guess what the locus was and the zoom-in device was.