AN: Ouch… sorry it took so long, laziness on my part. Seven reviews though, new record for this story, so thanks everyone.
Responses:
Outofstategrl: I'm trying to cram in as many… "Cameos" as I can without being goofy, so you'll have to wait and see if there are more. Thanks for reviewing!
Gaara-kun39: Ha ha, those hands scared me too! I beat OOT in like, grade 4, and I was always scared to go in a temple because I might find those hands. To be honest, I still haven't really gotten over my fear…
Anime Wildfire: Hmm… you'll have to wait and see if he finds out or not… Thanks for the review!
HaltiOvi: I noticed it too. Its like if anything CAN go wrong around them, it will. Thanks for the review.
Simbiot2.0: Heh. Could have been quicker….
Freakyanimegal: Hmm… I'm glad!
"Don't… move… a muscle." Link said, slowly reaching for his sword. They had barely been in the forest for ten minutes when they came into a clearing, and as soon as they were in the middle, ten boko babas had sprouted in a circle around them. Link and Naito stood back to back as the vicious plants drooled green saliva all around them.
Link grabbed his sword, sliding it slowly from its scabbard. The plants were swaying and hissing, seeming to communicate. Without warning, They all struck as one. Link hit the floor, dragging Naito with him. The monsters slammed heads, rearing back. Link sprung to his feet and hopped forward, thrusting his sword through one. It fell to the ground rotting at an incredible rate.
The rest got enraged. They all snapped at Link and Naito, who guarded furiously. Link parried them away, hacking two right off the stems. He rolled forward into the ring of them and used Din's fire as he got to his feet, burning four. Naito back flipped away from the fire, dispatching one with three well placed strikes. Another lunged at him and he flipped over its head, slashing beneath himself as he went. Its plant head peeled away in two rotting layers. He performed a quick spin as he landed, taking out the final.
Link sheathed his sword nonchalantly. Naito looked around in shock, surprised at how easily he had fought them. He also sheathe his sword, a bit clumsily.
"I've never seen so many hide so well… this is clearly their forest." Link said, more to himself than Naito. Without another word, he strode off deeper into the forest. Naito hurried after him.
"How are we supposed to find what's-his-name in a forest this big?" Naito asked.
"Don't worry about it." Link said without looking at him.
"Should we leave some sort of trail so we can find our way back?"
"Nothing to leave a trail with."
"At least I'm trying! I suppose our almighty plan is to wander aimlessly through the forest until we starve?"
"Can you shut up for thirty seconds?" Link snapped.
He did. Link was watching the ground very carefully for Makar's tracks. So far all he had managed to find out is that there were more dangerous beasts in this forest than anywhere else he had been. He only recognized wolfos prints, but the others didn't look pleasant.
As if to drive this point home, a huge moth-like creature glided overhead, spewing a trail of fire along behind it.
"That just isn't fair." Naito said calmly. Link drew his bow, aiming it skyward. The giant moth had ceased spewing fire, and was doing a U-turn in midair while angling itself towards them. Naito fumbled for his weapons, finally drawing them.
Link's arrow burst in flame. He steadied it, drawing the string tight. The moth was not coming straight for him, picking up speed. It was once again trailing fire. It had one big, blue eye, which was staring right at Link. That was where he was aiming.
Link released it. The arrow flew up, but the moth showed surprising agility, diving down lower. The arrow sizzled overhead, almost touching the hairs on its back. It put on a burst of speed, closing the gap between it and Link in no time. Link barely had time to put up his shield and plant his feet. It blew him backward, and he slid on his back along the dirt floor. The moth did a quick loop, flying at him again. This time it was coming from almost above. His shield wouldn't do much good.
Naito came from the side, leaping onto its side and planting his sword deep into it. It screeched and jerked shakily upward, now trailing fire and yellow blood. Link rose to his feet, watching the monster fly up with Naito clinging onto his sword for life. He swore, looking around. He would kill for some rope… and a spear. He briefly considered a vine and an arrow, but that was just ridiculous.
The monster flipped in midair, heading straight down. Naito almost puked from the sudden change in direction. He scrambled onto its back, forcing his sword in deeper while clutching its wiry fur with his other hand. This is insane he thought as the beast plummeted down vertically. He held himself close to its body, so as not to get blown off by the wind. He looked down through squinted eyes. The trees were getting close now, must have been about fifty meters between them and the ground. Was the moth committing suicide?
Link scrambled up a tree, perching himself on the highest branch possible. He drew his hookshot, watching the moth. He couldn't tell if it was in control or not. If it was out of control, then this was a long shot.
Just when it was in range, it pulled up amazingly quickly. Link was almost pushed out of the tree by the wind. He adjusted his aim and fired the hookshot. It plunged into the creature's stomach, eliciting another shriek. He pulled himself up, but just when he made it Naito jumped off, Deku Leaf above him. Link swore loudly, realizing all he had succeeded in doing was trading places with Naito. At least Naito had been on top; Link was dangling below. The monster began a slow ascent.
"Oh no you DON'T!" Link grunted, drawing his sword with his free hand and plunging into the monster's stomach. He stabbed again, yelling in frustration. He had no leverage, but his strength made up for it. The monster stopped ascending, beginning to glide down, shakily. It was screeching again. Link hacked viciously at its underside, and its descent steepened. It crashed through the treetops, and Link took his chance. He wrenched his hookshot free and reached out, snagging a branch as several more whipped at his face. He felt as though his arm had been pulled out of his socket, but he was ok. The monster slammed into the ground, sliding along until it hit a tree trunk. The moth slammed to a stop, and the tree slowly fell on it. There was a sickening crunch, and it lay still.
"Link!" he heard Naito call. He dropped down, walking towards the voice.
Link found Naito scrambling over some roots. "Think you could have jumped off before I went up there?" Link asked.
"Whatever. You killed it either way right? Let's just go before something else happens." Naito said.
Link nodded, and the two set off again. They had barely walked a hundred paces when something else happened. A boomerang flew from some trees to the left, catching both Links by surprise. Link ducked just in time, but Naito was not so lucky. It caught him in the head, and he fell in a daze. The boomerang spun back where it came from, but dropped on the ground before it made it back.
Amateur, Link thought, pulling out his own boomerang. As soon as a hand reached out from behind a tree to grab it, he tossed. It slammed into the hand, breaking several fingers. There was a distinctive bokoblin cry, and the purple hand pulled back. Link strode over there and leapt behind the tree, sword drawn. But no one was there. Without any change in expression, he flipped his sword wround and brought it down and behind, stabbing backwards. The bokoblin, who had been sneaking up on him, was killed.
Naito had gotten to his feet, and stumbled over. "You alright?" Link asked, looking at the dead bokoblin.
Naito nodded. Link took a step towards the boomerang, bending over and picking it up. It was a bit smaller than his; in fact it would be a good size for Naito. He brought it over to Naito, and held it out to him.
"I can't throw this." Naito said. Link continued to hold it out to him. He rolled his eyes and sighed in frustration, snatching it.
"Hold it like this." Link said, demonstrating. Link had a feeling this kid would demonstrate the same natural skill with weapons as he had. Link had always been able to pick up anything and wield it like a pro with ten minutes of practice.
He was right. Naito's first throw was almost perfect, although he didn't catch it when it came back. A few more throws and he had it perfectly. Just like the grappling hook.
They set off again, Naito throwing the boomerang on the move just to show off.
"Oh yeah?" Link said after watching him for several minutes. He spun and threw his boomerang lightning quick. It flew along, bouncing off three trees and arced up, knocking a hidden peahat out of a tree before coming back. He plucked it out of the air effortlessly and tucked it away in one smooth motion.
Naito watched in awe. "Where do you learn all this stuff?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you…" Link said.
"You're pretty weird…" Naito said, as they continued on.
A half hour later, they came to a large structure. It was a circular, stone building. It would have looked completely out of place except that it was completely overgrown, covered in vines and patches of grass. Plants grew out of it, and the trees grew right up to it. It was about thirty meters above their heads, and a hundred meters around.
Link and Naito walked around it in awe. On the other side, there was a small entrance. There was no door. They looked inside, and the inside was so overgrown with grass that it was almost no different from outside. It was lit by several windows on the structure. More importantly, they saw a Korok in the middle, looking around.
Naito ran in instantly.
"NO!" Link yelled, running in after him. As soon as he entered, a large, purple and green boko baba head erupted from a dense cluster of plants, right behind the Korok. It swallowed him in one gulp, turning its attention to the two Links. Naito had frozen in place. Behind them, vines grew over the entrance alarmingly fast, covering it in a crisscross of impenetrable foliage.
The book baba rose up, supported by a large, closed flower body. The head sunk into the flower, which sprouted vines that crashed through the ceiling, securing it there. It raised itself up off the floor, suspended above them.
"That... is why… you NEVER… EVER suddenly charge into giant rooms with one entrance." Link seethed, running up behind Naito with his sword drawn.
Naito just looked on in fear at the behemoth before them. Link grabbed his arm and dragged him back to relative safety. He examined the monster, figuring a weakness. He had always been good at that.
AN: Hmm… weak chapter ending. Sorry. Anyway, please review.