Four Swords Re-booted

I'm back everyone! I was extremely busy... what, with finals and friends that needed catching up on, who wouldn't be? Last time we had a bit of a filler chapter containing a bit of comical 'story' and a 'bit' of self-advertising. It was really a no big deal chapter. For those who aren't up to date at all, I recommend that you read my first chapters, as trying to explain this story would take up too much time. Keep in mind that my writing style has changed. But enough jibber-jabber; Here is chapter 9!


Chapter 9: Out of the Forest

"You did remember to pack some water canisters, didn't you, Vio?" asked Green.

"Oh, let me check..." Vio said before taking of his backpack and searching. "Oh no."

"Yes?" Green walked over to see what Vio was fussing about.

"Well, remember when i once told you that 'Studies show that in a hurry, an average packer will forget 2-4 items?'" Vio asked.

"No, but I do remember that packing is hard and all relating statistics are wrong." added Green

"Well, I think it was right." Vio said while frowning at his bag.

"Shoot, we got no water?!" Blue said angrily. "Vio, you could have at least remembered that!"

"Hey guys," Red said pointing at the now much closer mountain, "there's a stream up near the top! We could get water there!'

"It's probably boiling hot! This is Death Mountain we are talking about!" Vio said correcting Red's somewhat-helpful adding.

"Weeeell, are you sure it's Death Mountain?" Green asked Vio.

"Well, It has to be! Look at the color and how high it i-"

"Oh just look at the MAP; it's not that hard..." Blue said.

Vio looked at the map flustered at all the contradiction he was receiving. Sure enough, it wasn't death mountain.

"Well, it's not Death Mountain," Vio said.

"Told ya!" Blue and Green said in unison.

"But it is Glacial Peaks." Vio added.

"So?" Red asked.

"So we will freeze to death! It's the coldest mountain in Hyrule!" Vio stated frustrated at how no one would just take his word for his information.

"Well, we have to go anyways. All of the terrain around it is about seven times more deadly anyways. I'd rather be frozen solid than have to deal with a bunch of rolling gorons, anyways. Trust me, I know what it's like to be frozen too. Red knows." Blue said

"We better get started or I'm gunna die waiting in this argument." Red said before making a bored face.

And with that they went on their way.

The 'trail' was rough and dirty and often misleading. The only way they knew they were on the right track was the mountain in the near distance. On the way, the surroundings were very similar. All the trees had identical branches and every time one was different, the sound of a twig snapping could be heard nearby. Sometimes, one of the four would hear it and look around, but see nothing and continue on. Red sometimes noticed a shadowy figure glowing behind the trees, although he said nothing as he figured it to be Shadow. "Oh, Shadow," he wondered, "How did he finally decide to forfeit himself for the better when his being is entirely evil? That's like surrendering your entire self and still having yourself! I bet he knows, I should ask him sometime."

Just as the Four approached the now very close mountain, Blue decided to interrupt everyone's idle thoughts and sometimes chit-chat with a little encouragement speech.

"So this is going to be quite a long climb," Blue said to everyone, "but we can do this if I go first and you guys follow my steps."

"So you are shamelessly promoting yourself, huh? Sounds like a certain writer i know... I just can't remember who." Vio told Blue. "But I agree, you forfeiting yourself would make it much easier on the rest of us."

"I never said anything about forfeiting myself. I'm just saying that if i go first, no one gets hurt! I can set up some extensions at the top and-"

"That will take too long, we should all just climb together and make a lot less work for ourselves." Green interrupted

"That actually sounds like a good plan." said Red.

"Why are you always backing up Green? I thought you liked me." BLue grumbled.

"I don't always back up Green. Remember that one time when you broke that one person's ash vase when you were looking for rupees?" Red asked.

"Technically, that was you... and the rest of us. We are all one person, remember?" Vio said.

"Oh yeah." Red sighed.

Just as that conversation ended, they had reached the base of the mountain. Right off, they noticed that there was a cave near where they were. A faint glow was in the back.

"Should we investigate?" Red asked.

"Why not." Green responded for everyone.

The cave was actually well-kept, not much moss and hardly damp. There were some vases on the ground and scattered rupees. Then, on an old chair, sat an old-ish looking man with a snow-white beard and thick eyebrows. He was balding and wore a robe of red around his body.

"Hello, we are heros looking for an ancient artifact that is said to stop the every growing void above Hyrule. Do you know of this artifact?" Green asked the old man.

"とらいふおうす?" The old man asked.

"Wh-what did he say?" Blue asked.

"I think he is speaking in the ancient Hylian language. I'll try to translate it." Vio replied to Blue. "I think he asked if it was the triangle square... whatever that means."

The old man pulled out a picture of three triangles, arranged in a stack-like appearance.

"That looks like the triforce!" Vio exclaimed. "That can't be the artifact, it doesn't fit our descriptions at all! We are looking for a form of pottery, not a triforce. Besides, we know where that is at. Thanks anyways, old man"

"Well, I do speak the language of the common folk too, if you want to know." the old man said.

Vio slapped his hand on his head. "You coulda said that earlier."

"Sorry, I'm used getting uncommon visitors who only want to speak to me in Hylian. Like I said, my visitors are uncommon." The old man chuckled and then relaxed a bit. "So you are looking for a form of pottery, but posses some form of power to stop a unstopable force? That reminds me of a phrase. A unmovable object meets an-"

"unstoppable force!" Vio said happily.

"You're a very smart boy! How do you know this kind of knowledge from outside realms?" The old man asked.

"Well, I do study books quite a bit. Not to mention that I socialize with the much more knowledged in hopes of expanding my own!"

"impressive!" The Old man said to Vio.

"More like over-over-overdo." Blue whispered to Red. Red laughed to himself trying to not draw attention. Red could find anything funny.


Well? Did you enjoy this chapter? If you did. how about leaving a review! To rap things up, I would like to say thank you to all my readers on this story. It makes feel honored to write this. I received a review from BFTW and it really did make my day. It might not look like much but I really felt motivated to write some more. To think that someone is enjoying my writing... What a happy feeling :D

Have a good day,

-InvisiableWalls