A/n: Okay, thank you all so much. I'm sorry I had to put up that a/n chapter thing, but after that last chapter, no one reviewed and someone took me off their fav list -gasp- ...so I was a little worried (and I would feel like such an idiot posting when no one is reading). Maybe it was the whole Termina thing, because I know a lot of people on this website hate Majora's Mask with a passion. I personally don't think it's better than Ocarina of Time (nothing beats that), but I thought that it was… cute? My friend and I just had this great idea of... well... you'll find out...

Any way, thank you guys so much for reviewing. I don't expect tons of reviews, but one per chapter to tell me people are still reading would be nice. It really doesn't matter who it's from as long as one person speaks. And of course, feel welcome to review if you have any questions or comments (hint hint)

Anime Stars : It's okay if you don't know about the c2 thing. I just have those two areas on my account, and it looked interesting, but I'm not on enough to belong to one any way. And you don't have to worry about it taking a long time to post. I've actually written four or five chapters ahead and should be posting on a regular weekly schedule. I did that in case I get writers block or something, so I don't keep you waiting on me to find my muse.

Luthoen: Thank you so much, that was the nicest compliment ever. And I'll leave it to you to decide whether or not it is romantic tension, but all will be revealed in time.

Okay that's enough of me talking. Here's the story.

Chapter 10: All Arrive

"Where's Aura?" Naomi asked as she set a bowl in front of Link, Amy, and the newly mended Arian. "And I wonder why the old man still hasn't returned." Arian and Amy silently sipped on their bowls.

"Aura just went down to the river. I can go and get her if you want." Link answered.

"No that's fine." Naomi said, "I should probably get her, just incase she decided to take a bath or something." Link accepted this and sat down, he began to sip on his soup. Naomi exited and went to find Aura. The little pirate found her friend soaking her feet in the stream, away from the horrible music of the music box. Aura looked up as soon as she heard Naomi's footsteps and smiled.

"I have some breakfast if you're hungry." Naomi said in her usual friendly manner. Aura looked back down to her feet.

"Naomi?"

"Mmhmm?" Naomi responded. She sat herself down next to Aura.

"Do you think I am evil?"

Naomi seemed shocked by Aura's question.

"Uhh…Of course not! Why would anyone think that?"

"I don't know… But what if that's what I couldn't remember? What if I were evil? Would you regret helping me?" Aura asked, she didn't look to Naomi but instead let her eyes examine the great stone towers in the horizon. The sky was still a misty gray from the terrible storm the other night, and the air was fresh and cool. Naomi thought about Aura's question for a moment, trying to find the right words. The right response soon came to her.

"No… I wouldn't regret it. 'Bad' or 'evil' people are often just misled… They do bad things because they are told to do so, even if that is not their real personality. If you had been one to be considered 'bad', then it would only be because someone had forced you to be that way." Naomi answered with full confidence, however she felt awkward from the corniness of her statement.

The two looked at each other with a smile. Naomi continued to comfort Aura.

"I know that you as yourself are not 'evil' or 'bad' because you have done nothing to deserve such a title. Your actions have always been kind and sincere since we met in Hyrule. So whoever you were before, it doesn't matter. This is who you are now, and you are good."

Aura sighed and looked back into the distance.

"Thank you Naomi… I just have a strange feeling. It makes me scared to find out who I really was…"

"Well, the past can't be changed, but your future still has hope… and if you hurry, there might be some vegetable soup in your future, so come on." Naomi got up and pulled Aura to her feet. The two of them then scurried back to the music box.

"Of course the day of our release would be on a day when this accursed sun was shining." Devoren spoke in a murmur, so that no one's attention would be drawn to him. He was not sure to whom this form had once belonged. Unfortunately the accursed fairy had other plans in mind and she floated among the flowers as she sang rather off key.

Devoren ignored her, but he flinched when his face met the direct light, as did his other, preferred, companion. This associate had once been Sakon, the man, but now he was the encasing of fear, the beast. Fear growled and squinted his newly blackened eyes.

Devoren turned to speak to the beast, after kicking the dark fairy into a tin can that was conveniently placed on the road.

"There is the castle." He stated, pointing to the great stone fortress of Hyrule. "If this man was able to pull out the sword then they should know him, although, his appearance doesn't seem to be of the blood line." Devoren looked back at his new form and sneered in disgust at the man's preference for tights and a skirt. He growled when he heard the muffled cries of the fairy in the tin can. Fear grunted.

"It is possible that their powers have advanced, and he was sent by one of them with the ability to pull the sword." Fear said in a deep, raspy voice. Devoren looked back to the castle for one last look of disgust. He then turned to the gate and resumed his course to the Castle Town Marketplace with Fear at his side, and a tin can rolling at his feet.

Naomi began to clean up the bowls from their breakfast. Arian leaned his head against his hand and yawned. Aura kept her head glued to the table and Link reclined in his chair. All this made for a rather awkward silence, until it was broken by a loud and satisfied belch. The loud burp resounded throughout the little house, making the wooden table vibrate. This was a belch that caught everyone's attention and they all stared in amazement at the now blushing Amy.

"Eh…. Excuse me…" She said while covering her mouth.

"Wow…" Navi squeaked. "That was awesome…" Arian and the three girls smiled a little at Navi's comment, but Link rolled his eyes.

"Sure Navi… if you find grotesque bodily noises interesting." Amy glared at Link and the three bystanders of the war between Amy and Link widened their eyes, fearing another battle would soon begin.

"Well enough of that! I'm glad you enjoyed my stew Amy." Naomi said as loudly as she could. Amy settled in her seat again but her angry eyes remained on Link, as if they were attempting to burrow a hole through him. "But we should probably plan on heading to Clock Town. So does anyone know where the old man is? I don't wish to lock him out of his own home."

"There's a key above the fireplace." Link said calmly. "You can lock the door and place the key on the mat. Gibdos and the other creatures here are too stupid to use a key, and the only thief here is at the bottom of that gorge, and he's afraid of water." He looked back to Amy and the two began angrily staring at one another. Arian and Aura quietly and uncomfortably sipped on their drinks while the only noise, other than the out of tune music, was the footsteps of Naomi searching for the key that Link had spoken of.

"I found it, so… As soon as everyone is ready to leave we can go to clock town." Naomi said uncomfortably. Link stood from his chair, his eyes still in a glaring contest with Amy.

"Good. Then we can go through the door in Clock Town you opened, visit the Zoras so I can tell them that I'm not marrying the princess, and then I can leave." He then stormed off down the stairs and began not only putting away his own things, but everyone else's as well, in an attempt to leave as soon as he possibly could.

"I'm going to make sure he doesn't touch my stuff…" Amy said irately and she too stormed off downstairs.

"And I'm going to make sure they don't kill each other." Aura echoed and she hurriedly scampered after them. Naomi began silently clearing away the plates and Arian silently watched her. It was yet another long awkward silence for that morning as Naomi's eyes darted nervously to Arian staring at her. She looked back to the ceiling and then her eyes turned back and met Arian's again.

"What?" Naomi finally asked. Arian blinked, he gazed around the room.

"Nothing…" was his quiet reply. Another moment of speechlessness passed between them. "Do you smell smoke?" Arian interrupted as he sniffed the air. Naomi smelled it too, but she was not quite as alarmed as Arian until she heard the music beginning to falter and saw the smoke pouring out from the loft. Naomi squeaked and began to climb up to the problem. Arian quickly rose from his seat when he saw Naomi disappear into the smoke.

Both began coughing violently as the smoke choked them. All of the raucous caught the attention of the three in the basement. They soon were running up the stairs to see what was the matter. Naomi came stumbling out of the loft as Amy, Aura, and Link reached the top of the stairs. Arian helped the choking Naomi to her feet.

"It overheated and melted the copper." Naomi said in-between coughs. "I don't think I can fix it." Link nervously looked outside to see the Gibdos coming back to life outside the house. He sighed and looked back to Navi in hopes that the fairy would have an idea.

"Well Link…" She said as she looked at the mummy-like creatures. "You could just charge through them like you did last time. That nifty new sword of yours really does the trick."

"I suppose so…" Link replied tiredly. "But they come back very quickly, and I can't defend everyone here." It was at this point that Amy decided to enter in her opinion.

"You don't have to defend us! I can take care of myself, just as Aura and Arian can… and… okay maybe we'll have to defend Naom—."

"Hey!" Naomi cut in, "I can take care of myself, thank-you very much." Naomi looked around her for someone to back her up, but they all remained silent, remembering how weak and defenseless she had been in the caves. "You just haven't seen me fight…" She said with a pout. Still everyone was silent, afraid to say anything that might hurt the poor girl's feelings.

"Sure Naomi!" Aura said, breaking the silence. "We know you can… just umm… stay behind Link…" Aura looked over to Link and then leaned into Naomi's ear. "He likes to think he's a manly-man." It was a nice attempt, but Naomi could see right through her little scheme, and without a word, she walked downstairs to pack her things. Amy rolled her eyes and followed her.

"Naomi!" She called as she reached the bottom. "We didn't mean to—"

"It's okay." Naomi interrupted. "I'll just follow you guys as any good damsel in distress would do." She finished with a light smile as she tied up her bag. "I wonder if the old man would mind my taking that walking stick, it's very nice, and I can give it back to him, if we find him." Amy shrugged and began helping Naomi to put away the beddings.

"It's a stick… Sure it's really nice, but I don't think he intended on doing anything with it anyway. And it was in the loft, I don't even think he knew it was there, because how on earth could he have gotten in the loft." Said Amy, just as the last of the people upstairs came down to them.

"What's in a loft?" Aura asked as she joined the two girls. Amy responded without thinking.

"The old man."

"The old man is in the loft?!"

"No, the old man couldn't have gotten in the loft."

"Oh… what??!"

"Never mind that." Link interrupted. "We should probably get a move on so that we can make it to clock town during the day time. The creatures that come out at night aren't very friendly in this area. Arian widened his eyes and let out a sigh, wondering why he hadn't received such a warning. He then threw on his pack and joined the others.

They all huddled around the door, intent on going out, but at the same time, hesitant about moving. Amy stood in front of the door, and Link stared at her, waiting for her to open it.

"Are you going to open it?" He asked after a long silence.

"Of course!" Amy replied harshly. "In my own good time." She then turned the knob and fiercely opened the door in an attempt to hit Link, but he caught it and stepped around.

"Here goes nothing." Link said with a sigh as they all slowly stepped out. Naomi, however, snuck back in to grab the strange staff. The first Gibdo caught sight of them. Its scream froze their entire bodies, save their heads.

"Fight against its spell." Navi instructed everyone. "Let it get close enough to you to strike, but if it gets too close it will try to suck the life force from you."

The Gibdo was slowly dragging its half-dead carcass towards Aura. She violently fought against its paralyzing grip in fear. Link too fought, his hand twitched in an attempt to reach for his sword.

"Link, She's too far away from you." Navi said. "You won't be able to reach her without hitting someone else." Link looked behind him and realized that Arian and Amy were in-between himself and Aura.

"Aura." Link called her attention. "Focus all your concentration into reaching for your swords." Aura twitched slightly, in an attempt to follow Link's command. The creature had now drug itself to be just a yard away from its prey.

"I don't think I can!" Aura exclaimed when she still wasn't moving. Link finally broke free, well before the others. He was used to the spells and they would wear off on him earlier than it would the others. But he stumbled foreword, away from Aura, and by the time he turned around he could already see it opening it's rotting mouth, exposing its decaying fangs.

It raised its hand, ready to grip Aura's neck, but it was violently forced back by the mysterious staff.

"Don't even think about it!" Naomi yelled at the creature in a tone that was menacing for Naomi, but not so much for everyone else present.

The spell then wore off of the others and Aura's hands jolted to the hilts of her twin swords. They all ran to aid Naomi, who had lunged at the creature and was doing her best to beat it senseless with her staff. She stepped aside and let Aura slice the creature with her swords. Its disembodied head fell to the ground and it disappeared into the dirt.

Another shriek resounded and Aura and Naomi were both frozen, for they were the only two that had eye contact with the second of the creatures. Link stepped around the house and quickly sliced the advancing Gibdo in two. It fell on the ground and turned to dust as the other had done.

"Quick, we should make to the stairs that the old man had talked about before another one comes around, or these two come back." Navi advised. The group heeded her counsel and ran up the steep slope, curved around and through many of the old clay homes that were slowly breaking apart, and found the little stone staircase.

It was at the time that Link and the others were traveling to Clocktown that the mountain guard stumbled down the last few yards of the steep incline. His hands gripped the sides of the railway to stop his face from plummeting into the metal rail. He slowly got up, dusted himself off, and cracked his sore neck. His body ached from the day's climb down into the black abyss, but he kept himself moving. He knew that the tunnel would soon come to an end, and that he would see daylight for the first time in over a million years.

He walked down the tunnel with a faster pace than his sore legs really wanted, but he longed to see the sunlight and he knew that he was already very far behind.

The caves did come to an end and he stood at the mouth, looking over the edge and straight down at a waterfall. His keen eyes dubbed the water deep enough for a dive and he leapt off the cave's lip and into the clear waters. He burst from the deep and took in a deep gulp of crisp, dry air as he quickly scrubbed some of the grime of the cave off his face, but he knew that there was no time to take a bath or dry off. He was content with this, and was rather pleased with feeling the cool water on his hot skin. The guard swam to the river's edge and began looking for more clues to the whereabouts of the one's he hunted.

"Come on you guys! How could I have known it wasn't a cat? I didn't see a bomb on it's tail!" Aura complained as her four blackened friends gave her another irritated look.

"Well, the issue here isn't whether or not it was a cat… The solitary fact that you would pet a wild animal, that is, in fact, blinking red, is proof enough that we shouldn't leave you alone out there." Link relied dryly, rubbing black soot off of his face with the back of his hand.

"Don't worry Aura." Naomi cut in, smiling despite her blackened face. "It's not every day that wild animals come running at you and explode." Aura smiled and shrugged.

"I don't know about you, but I'm starving." Arian said loudly. He immediately began looking for a nice restaurant. "How about that one!" He shouted as he pointed towards a large new place titled 'Sun's Spices'. "I love spicy food." Naomi looked at him skeptically.

"Are you sure your stomach can handle that?" She asked. Arian grew a surprised expression and speechlessly looked at Naomi. She sighed and leaned in to whisper to Arian. "I mean you were gone all last night." Arian then gave that same questioning stare to Link. The Hylian shrugged.

"I guess you'll just have to order something easy on your stomach…"

Without another word, Arian dumbly followed the others into the new restaurant.

A/n: Yeah, the beginning was a little corny, but I wanted to add some foreshadowing. Let's see if you can guess. Please R&R!