Author's Note: I do not own the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Sorry for it being late this time, but the boss battle was a little different and I had a lot of work to do. Hope you enjoy!
Two Gorons stood in the middle of the chamber. Both looked distressed by the situation, but the larger one seemed more troubled. Also, the other Goron had apparent injuries including a broken arm and leg, healing scratches, impaired movement, and a broken back.
"The King is that big?!" Darunia exclaimed.
"Yes... maybe even bigger. Probably bigger." He shifting in his seat, as Darunia approached him.
Several days before:
Darunia stood in middle of the platform, held by rope. His giant voice boomed all around the city, and his authority was only enhanced by the blazing light of the stone illuminating the room.
"My brothers! We have been plagued by monsters of the present and legends! The Dodongos are plaguing the cavern. They prevent us from getting our food. Our last food gatherers should have been able to handle a few Dogongos, but none came back alive. It is madness! I shall go out and stop this madness for our people!"
He was given approval by the Goron's excitement and yelling. However, there was one group that didn't share the enthusiasm.
Four Gorons stepped out of the giant crowd. The front one acted on as the leader and spoke up. "Darunia, you are one of the strongest and best leaders the Gorons has had for several generations. However, that is specifically why we need you to stay."
This group consisted of the best fighters among the Gorons. However, the only thing bigger then their strength was their loyalty. "We need will handle the Dodongos, and end this famish!"
Darunia merely stared at them for a bit and smiled. "Hahahaha! All I can say is GOOD LUCK!"
The Gorons had gone through all puzzles and problems, and at the end room, they all gathered at the hole point. One by one, they dropped down, and just like the young heroes, were approached by a giant surprise.
"What...is...that?" The first Goron murmured.
The King rolled up in a ball and chased after the group. The group had two options. The first one was to jump in the lava, or run. The lava would not kill the Gorons immediately but would gradually kill them, so they ran. Unfortunately, one by one, they lost energy and were crushed by the King until there was only one left.
The Goron was just about to give up, when his eye caught the ladder that was used to escape out of this hell-hole. He jumped up and ran to it. The Dogongo had him in its sights and started to approach the ladder. He started to climb faster and faster, but it was too late. The Dogongo swung its tail and the ladder shattered with little effort. The Goron fell and cracked his back and broke his right leg and left arm. However, before the King could finish the job, a blue portal encased the injured Goron and teleported him in front of the entrance.
The guarding Goron stood over the mysterious body thinking it was dead. However, the injured Goron opened his eyes and mouthed a silent help.
The guarding Goron shot back in alarm and started to yell. "We need help here! Anybody, we need help! ANYBODY!"
Now:
King Dodongo:
Infernal Dinosaur
The Dodongo stood over fifty feet high and size made the earlier ones look like bugs. It truly was 'fricking humongous'. Its dark and leathery skin looked so rough and hard that if you rubbed it, your hand would probably start to bleed. No sword or even bomb could slightly pierce it. Its eyes had the darkest stare and were completely void of any thought of mercy or compassion. From Link's and Ryu's point of view, it looked invincible and evil.
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAA."
Its mere roar shook the ground like an earthquake, and then rolled up in a ball, interestingly like a Goron and started to chase them.
Link and Ryu, were stuck in this underground box that had a rectangle pool of lava in the middle. On the outer edge, they started to sprint out of the Dogongo's way. Unfortunately, the Dogongo was so big that there was no chance that it would merely pass them. Unless they had either a sharp angle or the ability to fly, they were going to be smashed.
Link and Ryu had one thing on her mind. RUN! "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
The Dogongo stayed at a some what slower pace, so it didn't seem like it was going to catch them. However, they both knew they were going to run out of energy eventually, since after a while the Dogongo would stop, turn around, and start to roll again. It did not seem like it was going to tire.
Navi popped up and immediately went into work mode. She flew in the air and looked for an escape, weakness, or anything. She got nothing for a couple of minutes, but eventually she found something. "I got it!" She flew back to Link and Ryu and relayed the plan to them.
"You guys!"
"Huff-puff, yeah Navi?"
"I've been looking at this, and I noticed something. The Dogongo will crush you if you stay to the straight-aways, but when it turns a corner, it moves kind of awkwardly. It gives you just enough space to not get run over."
"Wait, but won't the Dogongo just move out and hit us anyways?"
"Well... that part is kind of shaky. The Dogongo is rolled up so I don't think it is using sight, but actually timing to move."
"Wait, you think?!"
"Yeah, I mean the Dogongo stops just to check on you guys. It wouldn't make any sense if it could see, and I can't think of any other way for it stopping if you guys are not smashed."
Ryu started to think about it, and realized their plan was better then anything else. "Awesome Navi, you rock!"
Link heard the plan and he rushed to the corner with Ryu.
"It's time to see." Ryu merely muttered. The Dodongo got closer and closer, and passed them with little space left but still there was space.
"Whew, that was too close."
Ryu and Link came up to Navi and they started to brainstorm. "Navi, what are we going to do?"
"I don't know. Its skin looks so hard. The only area that looks a little softer is the face, but that is too high for you guys to hit."
"So you need me to kneel it down?"
"Yeah, but that is impossible."
"...Wait, no it isn't." Link abruptly stated. "The bomb bag is made of Dogongo stomach right?"
"Yeah, the Dogongo's inside is so rough that bomb explosions can't even rip it."
Navi soon started to get the plan. "If we throw it in the mouth, the bomb will give it enough stomach and mouth pain to make it kneel down, right?"
Link nodded happily at the plan.
"Link that is brilliant, but how will we get it in?"
Link didn't know, but before Link could even say that, they were interrupted by the King. He approached them, breathed in, and blew out a blaze of fire.
Link and Ryu barely dodged it, but then the Dogongo was already in round two. It rolled up again, and started to chase them again.
As Ryu and Link ran back to a corner and again the same thought was in their minds, right before his fire breathing.
Ryu and Link ran towards the King and it opened its mouth with a giant gasp. Link threw the bomb in its mouth and it exploded. The King let out a moan and fell to the ground. Link and Ryu drew their swords and started to slash its face unmercifully. The King was angered with the unknown feeling of pain and redrew itself in a ball and started to chase them again. Fortunately Link and Ryu was ready for it and hid in the corner again. After a bit of timing they did it all over again.
The King was extremely annoyed by the pain, and started it out with a giant breath for destruction. Link came up with a bomb, and Ryu came with a bomb flower. With a double throw, the Dogongo hit the ground. Link and Ryu redrew their blades and started a fury of slashes on its face. Finally, Ryu came up with a giant charge, and he crashed his great blade on the Dogongo. The final straw was finally picked and the King went into a raged fury. It went in a ball again, and started to roll around. It fell into the middle lava pit and started to scream.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" The Dogongo's body started to harden the lava and finally the King was silenced.
Unfortunately, they were still left with a problem, the way to get out.
After they witnessed the King's death, Ryu felt a powerful sensation in his legs.
"Ahhhh!!" Ryu hit the ground and started to moan in the pain. "Ahhhh, what is this!?"
Link had a puzzled look on his face, but Navi knew what the problem was.
"I was worried this was going to happen. Ryu, this is the pain from fighting the Dogongos from earlier."
"What!? But that fairy handled that problem pretty well."
"I know, but a fairy can't heal you both up. A fairy can heal up to a grown man, but this time she had to heal both of you. Since you guys are both kids, she could heal both of you but the second one only a little. Link was healed first. There probably wasn't enough energy left so all the energy that was used to heal you did very little. You seemed to have been fine so I didn't say anything, but all that stress and pain from earlier was probably only numbed. Now it is coming back and with all that running from earlier, your legs are extremely damaged."
"Crap! I really don't need this right now!"
Link calmly put his hand on Ryu shoulder a nodded a reassuring nod. "I'll find a way."
Navi started to feel some familiar energy and started to fly near the Dogongo's remains.
"Hey Link, I found something." She found a large red heart that was familiar. "It's a heart container!"
Link propped it up and gave it to Ryu. The container gave Ryu and Link new found strength and more vitality, but they were still stuck in the hole.
"Uhhhh, thanks. But what do we do now?" As if some other worldly being was listening, a blue portal appeared before them. "Cool!" They jumped in and found themselves in front of the Dogongo Cavern.
"YES! We did it!" Ryu started dancing with Navi flying around him. However, before any more dancing was done a giant rock-like thing fell from the sky. The rock opened up and revealed itself to be Darunia.
"You boys did it! Thanks to both of you we can once again eat the delicious rocks from the Dodongo's
Cavern, but I can't believe all those monsters appeared?. It's all due to that Ganondo-." Darunia shifted his eyes to Ryu and stopped.
Another Goron appeared out of the sky and landed right next to Ryu. "Ryu! It's been to long!" He and Ryu started to talk when Darunia nudged Link to talk privately.
"Link, about the Ganondorf guy, if you are looking for the stones as well, then be careful. You are bound to meet with him. He is dangerous. He sealed the cavern and he said,'Give me the Spiritual Stone! Only then will I open the cave for you!' If he is willing to starve a whole race for these stones then well... I don't know. But kid, I like you!
How's about you and I become Sworn Brothers?! No, there's no big ceremony involved! Just take this as a token of our
friendship!"
He brought out the Goron's Ruby and gave it to Link.
Link stared in awe because of the amazing glow the stone was giving. The only other time he had this feeling was when he had received the Kokori's Emerald. Link thought of the forest and the Deku Tree. It all seemed so long ago, but that did not change the reality of the situation and the sacrifice the Deku Tree gave for the people of Hyrule.
"Brother! You'll keep brushing up on your skills as you travel, won't you? You should go see the Great Fairy on top of Death Mountain! She will power you up! However, before then you seem tired. Why don't you stay with us for the night?"
Before Link could even politely refuse Darunia patted him on the back and knocked him on the floor. "I won't take no for an answer!"
Link knew better then to argue and he knew he deserved a night off, so he started to walk up the hill to Goron City. Ryu soon caught up to him and started to walk by him.
"I heard that. You and Dad are Sworn Brothers." Link merely nodded at the arrangement. "Link, you and me gots to be Sworn Brothers. It wouldn't make much sense if we didn't, right?"
Navi smiled at the boy's remark and Link stared him right in the eye. He faced Ryu, clasped his hand and muttered a quiet response. "Of course... my brother."
