Saved from the Twister
By: Lovely girl 10
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot of the story.
Chapter 12- Stolen
Once when they returned to Skyloft to study the first part of the song, Link and Zelda began to finish up collecting the gratitude crystals. Link finally told Zelda of what he was doing. "There is a demon who wants to live in peace with the Skyloftians, and in order for him to become human, we have to finish collecting the crystals." Link explained while they were on a walk toward their next destination for the crystals; a windmill that is carrying a baby rattle.
"You are pretty sure that the demon will not hurt our people here?" Zelda asked in worry. She didn't know if that demon could be trusted or not, but maybe it was because she used to have fought demons when she was a goddess.
Link nodded. "Yes. He told me so himself." He began to take out a list and jotted down what was missing in their hunt for the crystals. He already traveled around the island of Skyloft at night to get most of them, he and Zelda did find Kukiel, and Orielle. And one of those times when he is checking in the Item Check part of the shop, the girl who works there somehow held a growing crush on him, he swiftly dumped Peatrice the next night when Zelda was sleeping. Somehow it pleased the girl's father who didn't want his 'little pumpkin' to be with a boy he didn't approve of.
"Peatrice was a bit sad when I told her off..." Link mentioned, remembering the night that he broke her heart. Zelda seemed relieved when he told the Item Check girl off. She didn't like any other girl who wanted to be with Link!
He next checked off cleaning the house for Pipits mother, aside from the fact that her son found out about the ordeal. The senior still doesn't know who cleaned up his moms house. Link later wrote a note to himself to see if he can lighten Pipits shoulders by giving him more money by using the Curse Medal that he found earlier, but he later found himself going to see the senior and apologized for his behavior. Even though Pipits mother told him not to tell Pipit, Link did the opposite. But on the good side, Pipit forgave him by embracing him in a brotherly hug.
Fledge didn't need anymore confidence than what was needed for him after when Link gave him the potions to boost his strength. So Link checked that off of the list. Once afternoon came upon Skyloft, Link traveled to the Fun Fun island while Zelda managed to get the rattle down from the bird nest by using her climbing skills to get to the top.
Zelda looked over the list while Link was helping someone on another island, seeing that the mission to give the love letter from Cawlin was on there, she checked it off, also adding on Pipit and Karane's love act. After returning the rattle to the owner in the Potion Shop, she kept it right by the baby's side before she went outside to finish whatever is on the list.
Long before they made the list, Link offered to go to Skyloft to see if Professor Owlan needed anything, which was to find a new plant life that he has never seen before, and Zelda who received the message from Fi using her new telepathy ability, she found Oolo who wanted a safer place to be away from the bad guys. She carried him all the way to Professor Owlan's office, making sure that the Kikwi is comfortable before being sent into the room where an overexcited professor was waiting.
While Zelda was helping Beetle into getting his precious bug back from Strich, Link went over to the Lumpy Pumpkin where Kina was thinking about getting some help, and after finding Guld from the Eldin Volcano, he managed to lift the girl's shoulders from the hard work that she won't be able to do since someone else was going to do it for her.
Now all that was left was getting Sparrot a new crystal ball. "Of course that means we have to go to the Eldin Volcano for that." Link mentioned as he held out his sword, using the drowsing ability to locate the crystal ball that they were looking for. "I'm afraid that the desert will have to wait."
Zelda almost had to hold the urge to groan out of annoyance that the heat would bring to her. "I am not even sure of where to find the dragon who lives over there." She could hear Hylia interrupting her in her thoughts.
"He isn't that hard to find, child. You and Link remember the path to which you found the Fire Sanctuary? Well, he is in another path from the crater. All you need to do is get the bridge down when you come upon it." Hylia told in a wise voice. Clearly Zelda thought that she was more calmer than when she was the last time.
Link turned to her as he asked. "Hylia telling you something, Zel?"
Zelda nodded. "She said that we can find the next dragon right by the crater where we first went through to look for Din's Flame." As soon as she said it, she quickly ran off of the ledge and whistled for her Loftwing, Link followed as he and his girl flew over to the glowing red point in the clouds.
Upon plummeting to the Volcano, Link noticed that the sky looked cloudy and red, black dust swirled in the air as Link and Zelda took out their sailing cloths to try to find a safe landing spot. They could hear very loud rumbling as they looked up to see the volcano erupting.
"I think we picked a bad time into visiting this place, Link!" Zelda yelled in worry.
A huge ball of flame was seen on top of the volcano as the wind picked up suddenly. The wind seemed a little bit too strong for the sail cloths as Link and Zelda were forced out of the sky. "Hang on tight, Zel!" Link commanded before they slammed into the ground, unconscious as the volcano continued to shake the earth.
Darkness was all that Link could see as he laid down on the floor. His hands began to twitch as he stirred from his unconscious state, however he recoiled when he felt the intense sharp pain in his legs and arms. He figured that it must have come from being slammed into the ground really hard. But once when he had the nerve to get back on his feet, he noticed the tent that was surrounding him, and most importantly a gate that was sealed shut, keeping him captive in the tent.
"What exactly am I doing here?" Link asked himself as he watched the bokoblin who was outside of the tent. He jumped in shock as he almost forgot to check and see if Zelda was alright, but when he looked around for her, she was nowhere in sight. She wasn't even in the same tent as him! So where was she? Link hoped in his mind that the monsters didn't drag her somewhere where he couldn't find her.
He even moved his hand to his back to take out his sword, but he refused to gasp when he felt nothing on his back, he checked to see if his pockets had any weapon that the monsters missed, but all of the weapons had disappeared.
"Ah nuts!" He cursed under his breath. He began to search around the tent, seeing nothing else but a barrel and a few pots, until he heard something climbing up from the ground.
"Ta-Dah! I'm here to save the day!" The small mogma exclaimed in excitement. Link immediately recognized him to be the same mole he and Zelda found in the temple before they found the flame. "Hey guy, long time no see!"
Link looked down on him in a stern look. "Can you be quiet please, Plats, I am trying to find a way to escape." He whispered. "How did I get in here anyway?" He waited for the small mogma to answer him.
Plats said. "I saw the monsters draggin' you and the girl with the pretty blond hair off unconscious, so I tailed 'em. So, what are you two up to now? Planning on makin' out someplace special I presume?" The last sentence sounded like he was going to tease the boy.
Link blushed in embarrassment. "Zelda and I are searching for the dragon who resides in the volcano. But can you tell me where they took my best friend, Zelda?"
Plats had a shocked expression on his face. "Th-the dragon? You mean the dragon-god thing? Yeah, I heard a rumor that a big dragon lives in this mountain, but his security is well guarded. As for the location of your girlfriend, well, lets just say that the monsters left you here but they dragged her off somewhere else. But that is not the bad part for you, I noticed that your stuff has been swiped."
Link nodded. "I do feel kinda helpless without my weapons."
"While you were out like a light, pal, the monsters shook you down good. You're gonna want to get your stuff back before ya go and try anything else." Plats warned. "I can get ya started. I stole these back for ya..." He handed Link his old Mogma Mitts, and the hero put them on his gloved hands. "Good luck out there." He dropped back into the ground as Link started to look for some dirt to make his escape route.
He started to dig right by the gate and squeezed himself into the dirt, he knew that he was passing underneath the guard because he felt the weigh on the ground he was coming through. Once he decided that he was far enough to not be seen by the guard, Link climbed out of the dirt before he ran right out of the tunnel.
Upon being outside again, Link started to notice that the sky looked darker than usual, the huge flame on top of the volcano was still noticeable in the air, and when he looked around the trail, he saw that it was now heavily guarded with bokoblins with searchlights and weapons that could possibly kill him. Some fences could be seen scattered around the area.
"Zelda could be anywhere over there." Link mused with worry for his friend. He didn't know why, but he had a gut feeling that told him if he didn't save Zelda soon, things could get worse. "What am I to do? I don't have anything to defend myself with."
A voice suddenly spoke in his head. "Just leave her there. The vessel of the goddess now finally has what is coming to her." Link tensed as he pondered on who he was hearing in his head. He just rolled his eyes, the Lost Hero finally speaks up...
Link argued in his mind. "I can't leave her to die! She needs me to get her out of there!" He almost felt the spirit's anger as the current hero tried to stay calm down.
"You are being used like how I was!" The Lost Hero yelled, his voice almost gave Link a headache. "The goddess and her vessel do not care for your well being, and they never will, because you and I are just their little toys. Did you really think that if you save the girl she would be grateful to you? She doesn't care what you do, you are her puppet! And once when you served your purpose, she is just going to cut your strings!"
That was it for Link...
He growled as he pulled the trigger to shut his ancestor up. "Would you just shut your mouth already! If you are my ancestor, shouldn't you be happy that I am saving the girl who I can't live without? No, because you are just a stuck-up, spoiled, brat in a grown up body who should have forgiven the goddess for his outburst in the first place! But instead, you tell me to leave her there? I don't think so! Zelda never used me, and Hylia didn't use you like you thought she was! The only reason I accepted my destiny was because I cared about keeping my Zelda safe from harm, and I am keeping that promise, whether you like it or not!" Link's eyes showed hatred as he took heavy breathes to calm himself down from his outburst.
Now he heard the Lost Hero growling in annoyance. "You dare defy my orders? I should have ended you before you even cared so much for the girl who used me for her own selfish purpose to finish Demise from the start."
Link countered. "If Hylia would have used you like you said, wouldn't she have just let you go to the afterlife, the very place where you thought you belonged? I will answer that question for you, because she did care about you! She even said that she loved you for crying out loud!"
"That was just to trick me into following her command again." The Lost Hero argued, hoping to silence the boy for his ignorance.
"That was no trick!" Link shouted. "I seen it in her eyes! She really does care for you! You are her Romeo, and she is your Juliet! And you broke her heart like she was just a monster to you! If she didn't care about you, you would have been in the afterlife already! Do you really want Demise to take over when he has done something horrible to her?" Link stopped for a few moments to catch his breath before he muttered in his mind. "If you don't care enough to save the world that you protected from Demise, I will just do the job myself."
Link left his ticked off ancestor to think about what he had done as he began to work on finding his weapons. He just hoped that none of the thugs would spot him out in the open.
Link used his newest ability to locate the weapons on his map by summoning a beacon to mark the spot where they are. With some help on the locations from Plats, Link nodded his head as he mesmerized each location carefully. The bombs were on top of the mountain, close by the Earth Temple. The slingshot was down on the lava path close to where the temple was. The whip was right by the bridge where Link and Zelda first seen Impa on their journey. And the hookshots and the gust blower were close by in the path on his right.
Link climbed up the edge and began to walk slowly toward the guard without giving away his location, he spotted another ledge where he could safely hide on from the searchlights that the bokoblin held onto. The hero did feel a little bit nervous when he was that close to blowing his cover.
Before he could retrieve his gust blower back, Link stood before the bone bridge as he studied the searchlight station that was guarding the place. He knew that there was no way he could get through there, so he took a little detour and managed to get over to the other side. He used the Mogma mitts to dig under the ground until he was on the other side of the searchlight. He quickly climbed up to the chest, taking out the beacon from it and took out the gust blower.
"Okay now," He sighed. "Time to get the next item. At least I can get past the lava that hardened on the land right here." He pressed the button on his gust blower and watched as the clotted lava blows out of the way for him.
He climbed up the next steep ledges as he followed the map to his next weapon that was waiting for him. He even made sure that the guards didn't see him as he traveled slowly, and quickly, from fence to fence. The only thing he heard, other than the footsteps of the guards, was his heartbeat. Yes, he was nervous throughout the whole 'sneaking past the guards' deal.
As soon as he past them, he immediately spotted another hole for him to dig through. He made sure that he wasn't spotted by the monstrous centipede-like creature as he smashed through the rocks blocking his path. Once he was in the fresh air again, Link jumped off a little edge as he went to the next chest, taking out his hookshots.
"Two down, three more to go." Link mused as he attached the hookshots on his gloved hands. He looked around and smiled when he saw the flying plants that were hovering in the air. He took aim and fired the claws from his hookshots, he kept up that pace as soon as he was on another parchment of land, where his whip now resides.
When he tried to find another path to find out if there was a shortcut, Link noticed that there was some big rocks blocking his path. He knew he doesn't have the bombs for that, so he stared at the lava moat to see if he could get a lift using the solidified liquid that floated down the path. He jumped down when one of them was close by and he waited until he found another ledge to get off before the platform disappeared into the lava.
He was about ready to climb up the ledge where his whip was, but stopped the footsteps were coming closer to him. Link eventually lets go of the edge and waited in silence for the guard to turn around and walk the other way. Link quickly climbed up and silently followed the guard without giving away his presence. The hero spotted a ledge where the green vines were and grabbed onto it using the hookshots and climbed up. He discovered that the bombs were right by him as he carefully grabbed one.
Link rolled the igniting bomb towards the guard that was keeping a lookout for intruders in the search-tower. The bomb gave a big loud bang before the search-tower fell down, Link ran over to where the whip was hiding in the treasure chest and dispelled the beacon that showed him where it was. Gripping the whip in his hand, Link ran right over to the end of the bridge and opened the flying plant that was stuck in the ground. Although the gate kept him from proceeding, that didn't stop Link as he aimed the hookshots on the plant and flew over the gate.
Link spotted a few bombs and noticed that he was on the other side of the rocks that were blocking his path from before. He picked up one bomb and rolled it towards the first rock, creating a successful blast that got rid of the rocks remains, he did the same for the other rock that blocked the hole that blew the wind upwards toward the top half of the volcano.
Link ran down the path where his bombs and his slingshot was as he ignored the Keese and the Chu-Chus while running down the path. Climbing up the knocked off search-tower, Link once again noticed the solidified platforms that were floating down the lava river. He knew that his slingshot was close by because he saw the beacon.
He waited until the next platform came by as he jumped on it, keeping his eyes open for anything that could help him get his slingshot back. He smiled again when he spotted a few more bombs. After the little joy ride down the river of lava, Link jumped off and waited again for the next platform. He walked over to one of the bombs as he kept his eyes on the search-tower that was just a few inches away from him.
Once the platform was within his sights, Link picked up the bomb and jumped quickly over it before throwing the bomb straight at the search-tower, knocking it off and killing the guard. It was until he took out the slingshot from its hiding place, Link began to hear the Lost Hero speaking out to him once again, trying his best to lure Link away from saving Zelda.
"You are making a serious mistake, boy." The Lost Hero warned. "Just leave her to her punishment, she deserves it for everything she put us through!"
Link shook his head. "I told you before, I am not leaving her just to save myself from being killed by Ghirahim's army. And I am doing this by my own terms, destiny has nothing to do with my decisions."
The present hero felt that the Lost Hero wasn't convinced when he spoke out in anger. "Why do you even care about what happens to your 'spirit maiden'? Is she so precious to you that you'd rather die than see her suffer for all that she used you for? Get a clue, hero! She never cared about you, she only cared about herself and her land! No one else!"
Link snapped again. "Didn't I tell you to keep your mouth shut?! From now on, you have no say in who I love, and who I should never hang out with! I am saving Zelda, and there is nothing that you can do to change my mind about it!"
"Wanna bet?" The Lost Hero growled in response.
Suddenly, Link felt the urge to kill himself again. His body was once again disobeying him as he slowly walked over to the lava that awaited him. Link didn't know what to do as the Lost Hero controlled his body once again. A sudden look at the Triforce mark on his hand told Link that he was the one in control, not the Lost Hero!
Before his foot reached out toward the lava, Link took control as he let himself fall over, bracing for impact when he slammed into the ground. So far, his plan was successful. But the Lost Hero wasn't a happy camper when Link disobeyed his command. "You dare disobey me, hero?!"
"I do. And may I remind you of who is in charge here?!" Link warned the spirit in his head. "You maybe are a spirit with high authority, but I am a hero who is needed to save the world from Demise and Ghirahim! And I need to be Zelda's hero right now!"
Link felt that he was in control again as he aimed his hookshot at the flying plants as he flew back up to where he was. Now it all came down to collecting the bombs, and Link noticed that getting over there would be more difficult than he realized. For that area where his bombs were is heavily guarded.
He carefully took out his slingshot and aimed right at the bokoblins face to knock him out for a few moments, giving him an advantage to pass through. He did the same for the next guard before he shot at the bokoblin who was in charge of the search-tower where the way to the treasure chest was blocked. Link quickly took out his Mogma Mitts and dug into the ground, saving him from getting caught by the monsters.
Once when he finally found the bombs, Link made a quick throw over the gate he was trapped in and blasted the search-tower, knocking it off once more. He dug back into the ground to get back to where he was and ran toward where the crater would be, occasionally giving the bokoblins a good scare with his bombs, the hero didn't hesitate to run inside of the tunnel where the extreme heat was.
There, in front of him, was the Master Sword. It was stuck in the ground as Link walked up to examine it. He gently grabbed the swords hilt and pulled it up towards the sky. Fi then appeared to Link as she thanked him for finding her. "Thank you, Master Link. Please excuse me for leaving your side during this brief trouble with the volcanic eruption. While I was here, I detected a strong source of power emanating from the area on the far right. Signs indicate a 60% chance that the dragon who knows a verse from the Song of the Hero dwells there. Please continue your search for the dragon."
But before she disappeared back into the sword, Link stopped her, asking. "Wait, Fi! Have you seen Zelda anywhere here? Did she pass through here? And can't I get the rest of my weapons first before I go search for the dragon?"
Fi had a look of reassurance across her robot-like face, then smiled. "Affirmative. She was here recently along with me. The bokoblins sent by the Demon Lord were getting ready to drag Her Grace back to the Sealed Temple where Demise would be waiting for them to revive him, however, their plan of taking her back to the temple backfired as she fought back with all of her strength to be free of her captors. She also took the rest of your weapons with her, and by my predictions, she has fled to where the dragon now waits for us."
Link sighed with relief. It was good to know that his Zelda could take care of herself once in a while. "Did the bokoblins by chance follow her?" His voice asked in worry.
Fi answered. "Unfortunately yes, they followed her. We have to catch them by surprise before we reunite with the Spirit Maiden." She then disappeared back into the sword as Link walked to his right to see a broken staircase with a few floating platforms that were set up for him. He jumped over the platform and ran striaght into the room where Zelda is waiting for him. Hopefully, for his sake, that she was alive...
"No! Stay back!" He heard Zelda's voice shouting in protest.
Link stopped for a moment to see that Zelda was standing in the center of what looked like to be a balcony where you could only see the lava from underneath you. She was holding out her staff in a threatening manner as she eyed the bokoblins that surrounded her.
He decided to help her by slashing from behind the monsters that didn't see him. The other bokoblins took their attention off of the girl and proceeded to try to attack the hero, only to get killed by his holy blade.
"Link!" Zelda shouted on top of her lungs. She ran right toward him and embraced him tightly, crying her eyes out. Link could tell that she was happy to be back with him. "I am just so glad that you are here! The bokoblins tried to make me go with them to the Sealed Temple to revive Demise, but I wouldn't let them." She then sobbed her heart out as she hugged her hero tightly.
Link allowed her to cry into his chest as he held her in a loving manner and kissed the top of her forehead, whispering soothing words to her. "Its okay, Zel. I'm here. I won't let them take you away from me." He stopped moving his hand through her soft blond hair when he heard the bokoblins screeching in their battle cries. He glared at them when they attempted to charge at him and his girl, so he held out his sword to tell them to back off before they braced for some sort of injury from the group of monsters.
That was until when the bokoblins were ready to attack, the lava began to bubble as the dragon flew out of the lava and destroyed the monsters with its flaming breath. There were some that survived the attack as they fled the scene, fearing for their life as they ran away from the dragon that was protecting the hero and maiden.
Link and Zelda looked up as they studied the dragon that spooked the monsters away from them. The dragon of Eldin Volcano had a red robe on and was surrounded by flames all across his body, he even had a few flames right by where his mustache is. The flames that were dancing across the dragons front half of the body were flowing down from his chin to his tail. Link wondered if the dragons were connected somehow through their different elements that they controlled.
"Ha! A man and woman of flesh and blood has walked their way into the heart of my burning hall! Now this is something." The dragon, who Zelda believed to be named Eldin, pointed out as he chuckled at the sight of the two hylians that stood before him. "If I have the right of it, the marks you two bear upon your hands is not just a fashionable decoration. There can be no doubt about it, then. The goddess and her chosen hero have returned to the earth once again."
Zelda nodded. "Yes. And we have come here to retrieve the melody that you have protected for me when I was away from the world. May you give us the part so that we can be rid of Demise for good?"
Eldin nodded as he sang his part of the melody that Link and Zelda have been searching for. Once again, Zelda wrote it down on her paper that she brought along for the trip and kept it safe in Link's pocket.
Eldin looked down on the hero and maiden as he explained what had happened to the area. "I'm afraid the eruption was caused by an explosion of my power. It looks like you two were caught up in it. My apologies. The skies above this land should clear soon...You should go now and find Lanayru for his part of the song you seek."
Link and Zelda nodded as they bid farewell to the dragon and left the crater. As it turned out, he was right when the sky became lighter and the heat was back to where it was suppose to be. Zelda relished the ever so welcoming wind that blew through her hair and cooled her off. "Okay, shall we find the crystal ball for the fortune teller?"
Link nodded. "Fi, can you call Scrapper again, please? The crystal ball is up there!" He pointed toward the bright shiny ball that was on top of the pillar on the Earth Temple. Fi soon called the robot, and after the robot got a good grip on the ball, Link and Zelda soon followed him up to the sky as they returned to Skyloft.
Once they arrived at the fortune tellers doorstep, they went inside and showed him the new crystal ball that they found. "This is exactly the same as the crystal ball I used before!" The fortune teller told in excitement. "Fates and fortunes! My eyes are wide with the thrill of possibility and damp with tears of gratitude!"
Zelda smiled, happy to know that the fortune teller was happy to have a new ball for his job. "It was nothing. We were glad to help you out." Link gave her a small smile as he rubbed her head furiously in a teasing manner before she playfully punched him.
They soon left the fortune tellers house so that he could have all of the time in the world to get ready for work once again as the hero and maiden took a walk around the town of Skyloft, thinking about what they should do next when they go to the desert to find the last dragon.
"Can we at least have a decent lunch before we go there?" Zelda asked in a hesitant mood. "I think having to escape the monsters, and having to steal back the weapons is making me hungry." She brushed her hand over her hair to fluff it up a bit.
Link agreed. "Shall I escort you to the lunchroom, My Lady?" He offered her his arm as if they were ready to walk down the aisle, to which Zelda happily accepted as she smiled.
"Yes you may, my hero." She obliged before she planted a kiss on his cheek, not aware that he turned his head, making her plant her kiss on his lips. Shocked at what she did, Zelda backed off a bit as her face turned red in embarrassment. "I'm so sorry Link! I didn't mean to kiss you like that! I-" She didn't finish her sentence when his hand grabbed the back of her head, pushing her face toward his sweet, gentle lips, once again.
Clearly she did not see this coming...
Author's Note: I hope you all liked this chapter. I am impressed with Link on this one, he showed his ancestor who was the boss! Anyway, review as always and I will get to work on my next chapter. We are one step closer to the end! Hallelujah!
