Chapter 8: strange new character, friend or foe?
revised
"Thanks!" Link said as he took of his gauntlets.
"Don't worry about it I owe you one." Fox said.
Link had paused for a while but eventually remembered him as the crash survivor. "Oh yeah that's right, you're the guy I saved from the crash." Link said. "I didn't think you'd heal so fast." Link said.
Fox was about to respond but heard groaning.
"You bas…tards." Samus said as she arose after the brutal assault. "I'll leave you for now; but that bounty is as good as mine!" Samus said as she left the cave.
"Don't you think we should follow her?" Link said.
"No, she'll pop up again soon." Fox said as he began exiting cave.
Link was about to do the same, but he heard a loud noise. It began to grow louder and louder, closer and closer. Soon a boulder came from the deeper parts of the cave and blocked the entrance of the cave. Link however, was able to avoid it.
"Hey how'd this boulder get here?" said Link as he pounded on the rock. Outside Fox fell to the ground from the shockwave of the boulder crash. As he got up and brushed the dirt off of him, a portal opened near him.
Before Link could begin to ponder how a boulder could come from nowhere, a portal opened in the cave. A figure came from the shadows of the portal.
"Hmmm." The figure purred as it examined the heroes.
"How many times will I have to ask who are you today?" Link said.
"Greetings hero of time and prince of stars." The figure said as it took a bow.
"You may call me Anonymous." The figure said in an eerie voice of a man in his 40's.
"What did you come here for? I'm sure it was you who put this damn boulder in my way." Link said in rage.
"Wow nothing gets past you, but then you wouldn't be much of a hero if you weren't bright now would you?" Anonymous said and he began laughing.
"Okay this guy is pissing me of!" Link said as he unsheathed his sword.
"Yes, that's right; show me your anger, your true face."
Fox watched as the portal released a figure. "What? Who are you?" Fox questioned.
"Greetings Fox McCloud." The figure said. "You may call me Anonymous."
Fox looked at the figure that seemed to be nothing more than a brown cloak with a shadowed head.
"Why did you come here, and how do you know who I am?" Fox said putting his hand on his gun.
"Relax Fox; I just wanted to give you some information." Anonymous said.
"Information?" Fox asked.
"Why yes, information on your crew." Blank said.
Fox instantly became interested. "You know what happened to my crew!?" Fox questioned resting his hand.
Anonymous then created a strange light chart in the air. "Your crew definitely landed somewhere around here, but they took off in the direction the blue light points too." Anonymous said.
He than created a small black sphere and "recorded" the map into it. "If you want to learn the whereabouts of your crew I suggest you follow this map." He said as he handed it to Fox.
Fox reluctantly took the sphere. "But I warn you, don't go alone." Anonymous said as he slowly walked backwards towards the portal.
"Wait!" Fox yelled confused about the assistance he just received. "Why are you helping me? I don't even know who you are." Fox asked. Anonymous ignored this and walked into the portal.
Link had charged towards Anonymous full force with a slash ready. Anonymous easily avoided this. He also took a moment to look into Link's eyes. He saw a darkness flowing inside and churning.
Link continued with multiple slashes which seemed nonexistent to Anonymous.
("So he is reacting.") Anonymous thought to himself. Anonymous took a large leap back towards the portal he had created. Link had begun sweating and panting.
("Damn! Why does it feel like I'm using twice as much force I usually do?") Link wondered.
("I don't know why, but this guy is really making me angry.") Link thought to himself.
"Don't worry, well keep in touch." Anonymous said as he entered the portal and disappeared.
Link then heard a small grunt. He turned to see Kirby with his arms folded tapping his still trapped in the cage.
"Sorry Kirby, I'll have ya out in a minute." Link said as he placed a bomb near the cage. It exploded and Kirby was freed from the cage… in smoke.
"Sorry again." Link said rubbing his head in embarrassment. "Now just to get this boulder out of my way." Link said as he pulled out his golden gauntlets. "I should have done this a long time ago!" Link said as he pounded the gauntlets together, causing them to glow. "HERE IT GOES!" Link said as he completely obliterated the rock with a single punch.
When he walked outside he saw Fox looking puzzled. "So what happened to you while we were trapped?" Link asked noticing Fox's troubled look.
Fox had hesitated then said "this guy came from out of nowhere and gave me this map." Fox said showing them the sphere.
Kirby took the sphere and started examining it. It then began to glow and the map appeared.
"He said it showed where my crew is." Fox said pointing to the blue light. "He also said I shouldn't go alone."
Link looked at Fox and then smiled. "Don't worry. I helped you once, I help you again." He said. Fox smiled back and turned back toward the map.
He pointed to the blue point and said "this is where he said they were." The map then closed back into the sphere.
"Well alright then!" Link said. "I guess that means we're on 3 adventures at once! Finally something new!"
With that they left the land of Hyrule and headed for the next point on the map: the Mushroom Kingdom.
