The Black Triforce Chapter 10:
The Hero Raphael
By Kristoffer Michael Garrett
The turtle looks up at the pink sun beginning to rise.
"What am I supposed to do; I don't know where any of them are." Raphael thinks.
Raph sits in the rain thinking hard. After a few moments he decides to start walking. In minutes Raphael comes across a sign that reads "Ion Mountain up ahead."
Raph remembers back what the knight said, about there being slaves in this location so he follows the path.
Back on Earth
Zien walks up to Shredder.
"So how did you sleep?" Oroku Saki asks.
"I'm just fine, now where is the emulate?" Zien asks.
Ganondorf enters the room and hands the emulate to the chief.
"Shredder, do you plan on returning to Gotham?" Ganondorf asks.
"No, my business with that city is finished." Oroku Saki says.
Zien hands the emulate to diexal.
"This planet is a bit smaller than I thought it be, but I will return to Ejartel to round up five hundred thousand soldiers." After doing so I will return." Diexal tells.
"Hold on a minute, won't you need the swords to return?" Oroku Saki asks.
"I already have the ability to warp, and with the power of this emulate, I will be able to make the trip." The commander explains.
With a blast of energy, Diexal vanishes.
"We will wait for him to return before doing anything." Oroku Saki says.
Back on Ejartel
Raphael finally reaches the Ion Mountain. Right away he can see that there is a village, in the mountains. The people in the village are working very hard.
Raphael spots some of the villagers that look like humans and others like mutated lizards.
"These don't look like slaves to me; it looks like a community working together to me." Raphael thinks.
Raph slides down a steep slippery mountain, and makes his way to the front of the village. There is a lizard creature guarding the entrance.
"Who are you outsider, I've never seen you around here before?" The Lizard asks.
"The name is Raphael, and I'm not going to go into details on how I got to this planet." Raphael says.
"I knew that is what it had to be, I've never seen a fellow like yourself before." The Lizard says."
"So can I enter?" Raphael asks.
"Yes you may, but don't disturb anyone as this village is being watched by King Ghamphiz soldiers." If anyone is caught off task, they are usually beaten." The Lizard tells.
Raphael shows a face of anger as he enters the village. Just hearing that name, makes him think about the whereabouts of his brothers. A Lizard creature lifting huge logs sets them down to take a break.
A few moments later a 7 foot tall bird soldier flies from above.
"Get back to work Xune." The soldier says in a high pitched voice.
"I need a break Ciave." Xune responds.
Two more bird soldiers come landing from out of the sky, Raphael is watching from the side.
"Hey guy's, Xune here wants a break." Ciave says with a laugh.
The three of them begin laughing together. After moments the laughing stops, and Xune is knocked down to the ground. Ciave picks him up by his neck, flies twelve feet into the air and throws him into a pile of mud.
The two other soldiers begin laughing again.
Raphael looks around to see the other villagers continue to work and pay no attention.
"How can they sit there and do nothing." Raphael says to himself.
Ciave flies down into the mud and begins beating on Xune. The lizard yells out in pain for help.
"I've had about enough of this." Raphael yells aloud in anger.
Raphael runs at top speed, jumps in the air and Kicks Ciave into some bushes. The other two birds stop laughing.
"You two stay back." Ciave says as he gets up.
Raphael helps Xune to his feet. The villagers stop what they are doing, to watch what will happen next.
"You just step to the side now; I'll take care of these birds." Raphael says.
"How can I thank you?" Xune asks.
"Don't thank me just yet, now move." Raphael demands.
Xune runs off to the side, with the other villagers.
"So who and what the hell are you?" Ciave asks.
"The name is Raphael, I'm a turtle and what you are doing here is wrong." Raphael says.
"Foolish freak, you will die." Ciave yells.
The bird soldier flies toward Raph at top speed. The turtle pulls out his twin Sais. In moments he crashes into Raphael, tossing him to the ground. Raph quickly gets back on his feet. Raphael throws his Sai's to the ground, runs over and begins fighting Ciave.
Raphael gets a hold of his left wing, twists it and smashes his elbow into it. Ciave yells out in pain. Raphael jumps up and bicycle kicks him to the ground. Everyone watching is wide eyed and surprised.
"I didn't even break a sweat." Raphael says as he picks up his two Sai's.
The remanding bird soldiers fly over to attack Raphael. Raph jumps on the back of one of the two. The soldier flies them both twenty feet into the air. Raphael stabs his Sai's into the bird's ribs, immediately the two begin a fast descent into a pool of water. The bird falls unconscious.
Raphael gets out of the water to catch his breath. The other bird pulls out a sword and charges Raphael. As he comes into the turtle, he blocks the sharp blade with a Sai. He slashes the bird in the chest with his other Sai. Raphael then jumps back to get a little distance. The bird comes into Raph swinging the sword; Raphael blocks the blade with his Sai's. Raphael gets slashed on his shell. With much anger Raph breaks the blade in two pieces stabs a Sai into the bird's stomach. He then knocks him out with one punch.
"Nobody ruins my shell, got that." Raphael says.
The villagers begin cheering for Raphael, the turtle tries not to smile but he does. Within seconds, Raph is surrounded. The Village leader makes his way to the front.
"We are very thankful for what you have just done, Raphael is it?"
"Yeah that is correct." Raphael responds.
"I am Ruckcle, the one in charge of this village in Ion Mountain." Ruckcle introduces himself.
"So those bird fighters work for this guy Ghamphiz?" I can't wait to punch that guy's lights out!" Raphael says, cracking his knuckles.
"Yes that is correct, that was brave what you did but I suggest you leave now, as there will be more of them coming soon." Ruckcle explains.
"How was he able to fight like that… he must be some kind of ninja." A villager in the crowd adds.
"And leave you all here defensive less; I think I should stay a day." I will leave first thing tomorrow, I must find my brothers." Raphael says.
Raphael takes Ruckcle to the side, and explains to him how and why he is on the planet. The villagers leave the field to continue what they were doing. The two talk for awhile.
"It is possible that your brothers and friends have been imprisoned by Ghamphiz." Ruckcle says, scratching his chin.
"Do you know where I could possibly find them?" Raphael asks.
"We will provide you with directions and transportation; tomorrow you can go to the place where they hold important prisoners." But you should rest here for now." Ruckcle suggest.
"Yeah, ok." Raph agrees.
Ruckcle calls out for someone, but Raphael was not paying much attention, looking at the blue grass. A woman appears before them; Raphael looks up and almost blushes on how beautiful she is. Her green eyes sparkle as she waves her long red hair.
"Raphael this is Linla, and Linla this is Raphael." I want you to lead him to the fire cabin where he will be staying." Ruckcle says.
"Yes sir, come this way Raphael." Linla says.
Raph follows the young woman.
"So are you a human?" Raphael asks, sounding a bit nervous.
"I'm actually a Yriv, which is similar to the humans and Hylians." Linla says with a giggle.
"Yeah, I'm a turtle." Raphael says.
"I watched what you did earlier, thank you very much." Linla says in her sweat voice.
Raphael's cheeks turn red as he scratches his head. He looks around to see that the bird soldiers are gone, but doesn't care. She leads Raph inside and gets him a blanket and two pillows.
"If you would like to come with me this evening to the lake, we could watch the sunset together?" Linla asks Raph.
"Yes I will definitely be there." Raphael responds.
"Just meet me out front later, I'm sure there are other villagers that would like to talk with you, in the time being." Linla tells.
"I'll rest up a bit first." Raphael says as he sits on the bed.
"Ok see you later." Linla says as she shuts the door.
To be continue