Fight To Love
Joey dashed forward, crying out. Everything that had happened, Alaya's death, his fathers reappearance, everything came out of Joey. Marak grunted with the effort of trying to keep Joey's sword from killing him. Marak began giving ground, while Joey pressed his attack. Every strike was a blow to Joey's past.
Marak pushed Joey into a column, which collapsed. Joey stood back up and began fighting back even harder. He swung his sword and cut Maraks arm. A huge gash formed on his arm, causing Marak to cry out in pain. He stabbed out at Joey but missed as Joey back-flipped out of the way. Joey landed on the sand.
Above them, the storm raged. Rain pelted Joey and Marak as they fought. But to Joey, the storm was nothing compared to his heart. Joey could feel his heart ready to die from all the pain he had experienced. But Joey continued fighting. For what, he did not know. But he would not give up.
"Joey!" Marak shouted over the sound of the thunder. "Give up now! Join with me!"
Joey shook his head. "I can't Father. But maybe I can free you!" Joey charged forward, and brought his sword down upon his father. Steel clashed against steel, but neither Joey nor Marak would give in. Marak pushed Joey's sword aside and swung it at Joey's head. Joey leaned back to dodge it, but winced as the tip of the sword ran across his cheek. Joey staggered back and felt his cheek. A thin line of blood was coming out of the wound. But Joey didn't care.
He looked up at the sky, then back down at his Father. Suddenly, he felt something possess him. Something strange. Joey ran forward and swung his sword. When it smacked against Marak's sword, a huge boom echoed out. Joey swung again and another boom came out. Marak was getting scared by what was happening. He sent magic blasting at Joey, but Joey managed to knock it away. Then he pointed his sword at Marak and lighting shot out of the tip.
"WHAT!" Marak shouted as he was blasted back into the wall. He fell to the ground and could not get up. Joey looked at his sword, surprised.
"Joey…" Marak said. Joey looked up at him. "Thank you… You have freed me from Ganondorf's hold. I can die in peace now…"
Joey watched as his Father looked up into the sky. "You hear that! I'm free!" then Marak's head fell and didn't get back up. He was dead.
Joey fell to his knees and began to cry. His past was done for now. He would probably never be able to understand it. But strangely, he didn't care anymore. He felt more complete.
How strange really. Joey thought as he stood up. He turned to go walk away when the Tower started shaking. Joey grabbed hold of the Mirror to steady himself and looked around. He noticed the rip in the stone tablet getting wider. Suddenly, two shadow figures jumped from the rip and landed in front of Joey. They looked familiar to him, but he couldn't place where he had seen them.
"Look who it is!" one of them said and pointed at Joey. They began advancing on him. Joey lifted his sword to defend himself. Right when the shadow figures jumped at him, a beam of light shot out of his sword and struck both figures. They fell to the ground and began withering in pain.
"ARGH!" one of them said. "We need to get out of here. We will get him another day!" they flew up into the sky and went north. Joey watched them leave, confused.
Joey felt himself getting lower. He looked down to find the floor under him giving away. He leaped forward just as the ground fell from under his feet. He grabbed onto the edge and hung on tightly. He thought this was the end of him, but a hand grabbed his.
"Hold on Joey!" Bo shouted as he and Selina pulled Joey up. When they got him up, all three of them lay there panting. Joey jumped up after a few seconds.
"What are you doing here? We have to go!" Joey shouted. They ran down the passageway, while rocks and debris fell all around them. When they were out of the Tower and away, they noticed the Tower collapse into a huge pile of rubble. Joey fell to the ground and sighed.
"That was close." Bo commented, leaning against a rock. Joey glared at him.
"You're just lucky we got out when we did. Or that I saved you when I did." Bo said, sticking his tongue out at Joey. Selina giggled and gave Bo a sweet look.
"Come on now boys. We got out and we're all alive. That's what's important."
Joey looked back at where the Tower once stood. "Not all of us." Joey said, thinking of Alaya and his father. Suddenly, he remember the rest of the group.
"Where is everyone else?" Joey asked, turning to Bo. Before Bo could answer, a voice rang out.
"Joey! Bo!" Joey turned his head to see David, Venus, and Rico running towards them. Joey jumped up and took David's hand.
"David! You guys are okay!" Joey exclaimed, smiling.
David laughed. "Bo came to the cell after Marak took you. He defeated the Gerudo guards and unlocked the cell for us. We got out and Bo went back for you."
Joey turned his head towards Bo. "Well, I guess I can thank you for that." Bo laughed. Joey turned back to David.
"Let's go get Mercury and everyone else, then get home." David nodded. They started walking back in the rain when a feeling passed over Joey. He instinctively pushed Selina out of the way just as a Gerudo commander jumped out and tackled Joey down a hill.
"Joey!" Bo shouted. Joey and the Gerudo landed hard on the ground. Joey's breath was knocked out of him and the Gerudo climbed on top of him.
"You killed the commander! Now you shall die!" the Gerudo shouted. She unsheathed a knife and brought it down on Joey. But Joey grabbed her wrist and kept the knife from stabbing him. He could see the point of the knife getting closer towards him. It looked like death to him.
"AHH!" someone shouted. The Gerudo looked up to see Mercury throw himself at her. She lifted the knife up at Mercury just as he tackled her. They rolled on the ground for a second, then stopped. Joey sat up and walked over to them slowly.
"Mercury?" he said. Mercury slowly stood up, looking at Joey. The Gerudo as a knife sticking out of her neck, her eyes lifeless yet still filled with surprise. Joey looked over at Mercury and noticed a knife sticking out of his stomach.
"Mercury!" Joey shouted just as Mercury collapsed to the ground. Joey rushed forward and tried to heal Mercury. But the strange power that had filled him in the Chamber had left him and there was nothing he could do to help Mercury.
Mercury seemed to know what Joey was thinking, because he said, "It's okay. It's my time to die anyway."
Joey looked down at the ground. "Just answer something for me Mercury."
Mercury coughed. "Anything De Angelis."
Joey looked him in the eyes. "Who am I really?"
Mercury was surprised by the question, then smiled. "Why, my boy, you are the savior of us all." he collapsed in Joey's arms and died.
David came running down to Joey and saw Mercury. He stopped and fell to his knees.
"Father…" David whispered. Joey was surprised by what David said, but didn't comment.
"Come on David." Joey said after a few minutes. He picked up Mercury. "Let's go home."
Joey walked through the front gates of Hyrule Castle with Selina and Bo behind him. All the guards noticed Joey, then noticed Selina and instantly backed away. Zelda looked up and saw Selina and yelled out in happiness. She rushed forward and pulled Selina in her arms.
"Oh Selina… I've missed you so much." Zelda looked up and saw Joey standing beside them. She stood up.
"Joey? I thought you couldn't help with the search for Selina." Joey smiled and thought of Mercury.
"Well, we," he pointed at Bo. "sort of got pulled into it."
Zelda nodded. "Could you tell me?"
Joey shook his head. "Sorry your Highness, but that's not possible."
Zelda seemed upset, but didn't show it. "Well, thank you. I think this would be a good thing for you, Captain De Angelis." Joey raised his eyes in surprise.
"Captain?" Joey asked. Zelda nodded. Joey kneeled down on one knee.
"Thank you your Highness." Zelda placed a hand on his shoulder.
"No, thank you Joey. Now, I do believe you have an outpost to look after." Joey stood and smiled.
"That I do."
Joey and Bo walked into the Ordon outpost, where Mike had his back to them, talking to someone.
"You know, you're not a very good guard." Joey commented. Mike jumped and spun around.
"Joey? Where the hell have you been?" Mike said.
"Oh, around and about." Bo laughed at that.
"Well, thanks for the supplies." Joey looked at Bo, confused.
"Supplies?" Bo shrugged, confused as well.
"Yeah. You guys dropped the supplies off then left."
Joey was confused, then smiled. So Mercury had done us one last favor. Thank you Mercury. "Well, it's no problem. Hey, do you know where Whitney is?"
Mike nodded. "Just outside the gates at The spring."
Joey dashed out the door. "Thanks!" he ran to the spring and turned the corner to see Whitney sitting just at the waters edge.
"Whitney?" she looked back and saw Joey. She smiled.
"Hello Joey. You do know you have kept me waiting, don't you?" Joey smiled.
"Yes, but I have something to ask you." he walked up to her and Whitney stood up.
"Yes?"
Joey took a breath. "Will you go to the Ordon Festival Dance with me?"
Whitney smiled. "Of course."
