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Power of the ElementsChapter 11: Training (Pit)
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Pit walked alone on the sidewalk, feeling the breeze brush up against his face. He kept a steady pace, with his hands tucked into his pockets. He continued to walk for over an hour determined to reach his destination. It was about to start soon. The elements accepted their destiny. Their lives are greatly going to change. Just like it had impacted Pit's.
An exhausted yawn escaped Pit's mouth, causing a couple of bystanders to turn to him. He ignored the people on the streets, as he silently continued to walk. Certain things were keeping him awake at night, which lead to the lack of sleep. Eventually, it had gotten to the point where school was the last thing on Pit's mind. Luckily he was able to convince his foster mother that he was sick.
Of course, he knew a lot more missed days were expected to come.
He was anxious. He will admit to that. This is his first time being a mentor to the elements. Even at this point, he's still perplexed at why he was the one chosen. Was it because he was the last survivor element? Or because his friends believed that he would succeed to help save Wii? He can't mess up this one time chance. If the Donavon's ever managed to kill one of the elements…then it's over.
Pit crossed the busy street and headed down toward the Waterfront. It had been ages since he has last been here. When he was an element in the past, this place felt like home to him. He was always here with his friends training to become stronger.
At the end of the Waterfront sat an old lone house. It over looked the water and boats that came to the piers. He walked up the steps leading to the front door, and stopped briefly looking out at the scenery. The waves splashed up against the piers, and the same stench of sewer water filtered in the air. It was cooler down on the Waterfront, and the breeze had surely picked up pace. The blue sky was partially covered with a mix of white and gray clouds.
Just being here brought back memories. He felt like he should see his old friends again, like he was actually back in his time of being an element. He knew though, the past was now gone. He was alone with a new set of elements to train.
Pit turned to the building behind him, and took out the keys from within his pocket. He unlocked the door and steadily made his way inside. Everything looked completely the same. Even after sixteen years have gone by, everything was still in place. The round wooden table was set on one side of the room, while the bright red couch was on the other side. The room was filled with bright lively colors, from the red couch, to the white shag carpet, and green lamps. They had used the colors of the elements to decorate the hideout; he clearly remembered this.
Pit walked over toward the couch, and sat down. Instead of a TV in front of him, there was a large purple shelf that held all of their pictures. Pit noticed the picture on the coffee table in front of him, and picked it up studying it carefully. It was taken right outside of the hideout, of him and his four friends. They all wore the necklaces around their necks, with big smiles upon their faces.
Persia. Dahpnes. Lane. Lyn.
He would never forget his friends.
Pit set the picture back down, and slightly jumped at the sound of his cell phone ringing. He took it out and opened it, bringing the device to his ear.
" Hello?"
His best friend replied. " Pit? Where are you?"
" Down at the Waterfront."
" Okay, we'll be there shortly."
Pit nodded to himself. " All right. Bye."
He hung up his phone and stood to his feet. Pit walked to the back of the house to the only bedroom. He pushed the slightly opened door, and looked around at the bare room. For some strange reason, all of the contents that use to be in the room were gone. The room was empty, just catching occasional dirt and dust.
Despite the fact that everything was gone, Pit walked deeper into the room and stepped down on a squeaky board. He looked down at the wooden floor beneath him and pulled out the board that easily slipped out of place. This was their secret stash, where they hid of their personal and keep safe belongings.
He found another old picture, a silver whistle and a folded up piece of note. Pit took the note and unfolded it revealing quick messy handwriting. The date was written in the corner. It was sixteen years ago, a day before the final battle that lead to the elements defeat.
Pit was silent, as he began to read.
If any of you are reading this, then you must be aware of what is happening around us. Ganon has announced a war between the Donavon's and the Elements. The secret between Eliwood and I is finally out. Ganon is determined to finish all of us off, and I'm terribly sorry it had lead to this. Lane and I are trying the best we can to convince Eliwood to talk to Ganon, but things aren't working. I fear the end has just begun. Lane and I are at my sister's house, so please hurry, my friends….
Lyn.
' What is it?' Persia questioned.
' A note…'
' What does it say?'
' The war has started…'
The front door was heard opening, and Pit's name was heard echoing throughout the house. Pit immediately folded up the note and stuffed it back under the floor, putting the board back in place. With one swift movement, Pit was out of the room.
Back in the main room, Pit was greeted by the Elements. Peach and Roy both sat down on the couch, while Zelda stood leaning up against the wooden table. Marth was busy studying the pictures on the wall, while Link walked up to Pit.
" Why didn't you want to go to school today?"
" I had a lot on my mind. School was the least of my problems." Pit explained.
Link crossed his arms, looking around at the house. " I never knew this house was here."
" This was the old hangout we created." Pit stated. He walked to the middle of the room. " We came here to train, and just hangout as friends."
Peach warmly smiled, looking over at Pit. " I'm surprised it's still here after sixteen years."
Pit nodded. " Me too."
Zelda rested her elbows on the table, leaning back. " So what is this training you're talking about."
" You five need to learn how to control your elements." Pit explained. " Although, I'm sure some of you have used your elements before, you just haven't realized it."
Marth finally looked away from the pictures. " So, how do we do that?"
" Manipulating your elements is easy. Creating it causes for a little more practice." Pit started off. " You can manipulate your elements by concentrating on them. Creating your elements uses a little more power and your emotions."
Zelda stood to her feet, brushing the loose strands of hair out of her face. " So how can you manipulate wind?"
Pit turned his attention to the window, listening the wind howl outside. Today was a perfect day for Zelda to be training. " You feel the wind. You concentrate on it. Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean you can't control it." Zelda frowned and lowered her head. Pit smiled. " And besides, I know you can control the wind. I've seen you do it."
This caught Zelda's attention. " What do you mean?"
" Last night at the park, the sudden breeze and the strong forces of wind…was all from you." Pit pointed to Zelda, and paused as if letting her take his words in. After he realized she understood, he turned and walked over toward the couch where Roy and Peach sat. " Some elements are more powerful than others. An example would be fire…"
" Me?" Roy questioned.
Pit nodded. " Fire is pretty dangerous. Like I said before, you hold a powerful element."
Link laughed. " You might want to be careful, Roy. Wouldn't want hurt yourself."
Roy frowned, averting his blue eyes toward the blonde teen. " Yeah…whatever. You better watch your back."
Pit ignored the two bickering and continued, solemn was heard in his voice." Roy, you're element is the most powerful of them all. Does that make you special? Maybe. Does that make you dangerous? Very so." He turned and began to look at everyone, directing this to them. " Never let your power get the best of you. I've seen it in the past, and sometimes people don't know when to stop…" He paused for a second, turning his attention to Peach. He spoke softly, as if whispering. " And when to let go…"
Peach noticed him watching her. She frowned and abruptly looked away, probably thinking about what he meant, and why he was looking at her. Pit refused to say any more, and stepped away from the couch, walking back to Link.
Link chuckled softly. " I see you've been through a lot."
Pit nodded, turning to Link. " You have so much to learn."
Roy turned on the couch, and faced Pit. " Hey, Pit. I have a question."
The room went silent.
" About?"
" The Donavon's…"
Pit felt his heart pick up pace. He knew Roy was going to question it. It was the very reason why he had barely gotten any sleep last night. He knew one of the elements was being troubled by something. Roy was the one.
" What do want to know about them?"
" The leader…" Roy answered.
Pit took a deep breath, it has been sixteen years since he has seen the leader of the Donavon's, but the image of him remains clear in his mind.
" The leader of the Donavon's is a man named Ganondorf. He also goes by the name of Ganon. His past is very mysterious to a lot of people, even the people who help him. Only a few knew the truth about his past, but they're all dead."
" Who were these people?"
" There's only one I know, and that's his half brother." Pit answered. " Ganondorf was summoned the gift of darkness when he was born. As he grew his power grew with him. He created a group known as the Donavon's and is now trying to take over Wii."
Marth looked down at his redheaded friend on the couch. " Why did you want know about him?"
Roy looked back at Marth. " I had a dream last night about some guy calling me. But the name he called me by was Rowan…" Roy turned back to Pit. " I saw the guy and he was trying to get me. I thought that maybe…he was the leader of the Donavon's."
" He could be…" Pit remarked.
" Why would I have dreams about him?" Roy questioned.
Peach frowned. " That's really strange."
Zelda looked over at Pit." Do you know why?"
Pit bit his lip, thinking of a quick believable reply. " All I can think of…is that Ganondorf wants you to know who he is. Ganondorf has the power to taper with people's dreams and gives them nightmares. "
" When will meet him?" Link questioned.
" When he comes out from hiding…" Pit explained.
Pit listened to the group as they began to talk. He crossed his arms, hating himself for lying once more. He knew the real reason why Ganondorf was calling out to Roy. He couldn't tell them just yet. It was too early in the game. He was protecting him…all of them.
He was doing the right thing. Wasn't he?
Pit looked at his phone and noticed that they were wasting time. He looked up at the group of five, all wearing their respected necklaces. A smile came across Pit's face. The work finally begins.
Pit clapped his hands, getting everyone's attention. They all turned and looked over at the seventeen year old, waiting for him to speak.
" Your training begins…"
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Author's Note:
Again, I'm sorry for the lack of updates. I'm glad I was able to get this chapter up, usually Saturday mornings I have enough time to write.
I believe this chapter was a bit slow, but that's just me. You learned a little more about their powers and the Donavon's I guess. I will say this chapter had some foreshadowing in it, so you might want to pay attention to catch it later on.
Also, if you are a big fan of Fire Emblem, you may recognize some things in this chapter, and understand the story a little bit more. If not, you'll have wait a little longer before things make complete sense.
The next chapter: Link!
Until Next Time!
