Chapter 14
The vortex was beautiful and horrible at the same time. Rich blues, reds, and greens swirled around the group while harsh and dangerous winds swirled around the group, threatening to blow them away if they even they loosen their grip for a moment. Link and Aryll clutched to the rope railings while Linebeck had grabbed the helm, keeping a tight grip on it and Ruby. She had fallen unconscious again from the taxing conditions.
Then just soon as they entered, it was over. They were transported a few yards from Mercay Island.
Linebeck straighten and released the helm. "Is everyone okay?" He calls, hefting Ruby back into the bridal style of carrying.
"Well, we're all in one piece. What happen with Ruby? Did she get hit with something?" Link queries.
"No, just fainted from trying to stand the wind. She should be waking soon."
Sure enough, Ruby groaned and put a hand to her head. "What happen?" She mumbled. Ruby shifted her gaze at Linebeck. "Beck? What in the world are you doing here?"
"Obviously you're still half-asleep. It's Linebeck. The first one. Do you wake up in his arms a lot?" Linebeck states.
"Oh sorry." Ruby shakes her head, "There. I can think and see a little better... And I'm pretty sure I can stand." Linebeck swiftly puts her down. Ruby sways, then straightens.
"Better?" Aryll says.
"Much. I don't like having to rely on other people. It's a hero complex." Ruby shakes her head, chuckling a little. "Most likely no one else fainted. So I can't be sure if it was caused by the vortex but I had a really strange dream."
"What was the dream?" Aryll asks, sitting down on a nearby crate that didn't blow away.
"Well, It started out with these two girls talking with one of the girls mom. The girl talking was to her mom was me. The other one was Sam. I'm guessing she was my best friend. Well after that, we were in a tent a seeing strange lights. We just put them off as other campers. Now here's a strange part. Sam had suggested that we talk about 'Legend Of Zelda Phantom Hourglass.' to get our minds off of the lights." Here Link gave a start.
"Wait, you think, in your old world, that somehow, they know about us?" He asks. Ruby nods.
"That's certainly interesting." Linebeck puts in.
"Now here's the even freakier part. I had gotten out this strange contraption and turned it on. This same thing is in my pack. This thing has a password on it, so me and Beck would try and decode it. We never could find it. But now I do." Ruby says.
"What was the password?" Linebeck quarries.
"I couldn't see what I had typed in but Sam has asked what the password is. I had replied with 'Linebeck&Ciela forever!"
"So wait, you somehow knew that me and Ciela like each other? That's just weird." Linebeck shakes his head.
"Well, Sam at this point had said that I was a strange girl for putting Linebeck and Ciela together. I had laughed and said true but it's better than Jolene making up and is still in love with Linebeck and it's better than... Ruby trails off here.
"Better that what?" Link asks, while leaning on the wall of the S.S. Linebeck with Linebeck.
"Better than Link and Linebeck." Ruby quickly says.
Link and Linebeck give each other a weird look then inch away from each other.
"Yeah. Anyway, Sam had agreed with me. Suddenly we noticed the lights were closer. Sam and I went to investigate, with me taking my pack and turning off the thing. Suddenly, these giant wolf demons burst through the trees and start running for us. We had screamed and ran towards home I guess. Well, before long, we were separated and I was terrified. I saw lights and immediately sped for them. I could hear the wolves not far behind me. Too late I realized was the lights were a portal. I had stopped, trying to decide what to do. I hear the demons closer than before so I just rushed into the portal. Then I woke up." Ruby looks around.
"That was really strange." Aryll stated. Linebeck and Link still couldn't look at each other.
"I'm going to start the ship." Linebeck says, pushing off of the wall.
"I'll go see if the Master sword still has magic in it to defeat Ganondorf." Link says, following Linebeck.
"You need to be in bed." Aryll said, pointing to Ruby, "Remember, you still haven't healed. I don't even know how you are still standing."
Ruby growls, then stalks below deck and Aryll sighs.
Later, at Oshus house!
"So Bellum has returned. That would explain why I haven't been able to get into my temple." Oshus states. A human Neri and Leaf nod their heads in confirmation.
"Wait...Then how are we supposed to get the phantom Sword with out the risk of the temple sucking out our very souls!" Linebeck grits out.
"Calm yourself Linebeck. That's why Oshus separated the two. The hourglass is here while the blade is in the temple." Leaf states, his eyes narrowing.
"That's great but we can't go anywhere until I'm healed and Linebeck finds his partner." Ruby chimes in from the chair.
"That reminds me. While I can also protect people I can also heal. It will leave a scar but you won't have to wait around for a week." Neri says
"That's completely fine." Ruby says. "Now will the guys kindly leave?"
They all blush and stand they were gone, only Aryll and Neri was left. Neri turns to Ruby.
"Now. Shall we begin?" she says, putting her blue hair in a ponytail.
With the guys.
"Hey, Linebeck? Mind taking a walk with me?" Leaf calls, his flame red hair ruffled by the wind.
"Sure Leaf." Linebeck says.
While they walked, it was silent. Then once everyone was out of sight and ear shot, Leaf rams Linebeck up against a tree.
"Hey! What is your problem?" Linebeck exclaims, struggling to get free.
"Listen here, Linebeck. And listen well. Ciela may love you but she loved me first. So if she's hurt in any way, whether it be the quest or by you. I will hear about. And you will die." On that note, Leaf releases Linebeck and then promptly gets punched by Linebeck.
"How dare you suggest that I would hurt Ciela?" Linebeck says darkly.
"Leaf says nothing excepts punches Linebeck in the eye then attacks him so they're soon rolling on the ground. Linebeck throws off Leaf and prepares to punch him again. Sensing this, Leaf turns into a fairy and flies away.
"Coward!" Linebeck mutters, putting a hand to his eye. Yup, that will leave a black eye.
Later
"Hey Linebeck do you want to want to go after your partner or the sword first?" Ruby asks, hearing Linebeck coming in while peering at the maps of the Ocean King and Great Sea. Silence. "Hey Linebeck? Did you here me?" She turns with one of the maps in her hands. When she sees Linebeck looking beat up. "Geez, what happened to you? Bar fight?" She says, putting down the map. Neri, who was nearby, rolls her eyes and gets up to get some ice.
"Let's just say, that this is Leaf's warning not to harm Ciela." Linebeck says.
"Really? I thought that would stop when she had went away." Neri sighs and hands the ice to Linebeck.
"What? This had happened before?" Ruby says.
"With every guy who even dared to look at Ciela in a not friend only way. Been that way ever since they had dated." Neri sighs. "And when she had left, he didn't say good-bye. He's convinced that if he gives her the cold shoulder enough that she'll realize her love for him and come running , as if." Neri sighs. "I just wish he would realize that there is other girls that love him."
Ruby quickly catches on. "You love him. Don't you?"
"Yes." Neri says. "But he won't even give me a chance. He won't even get near to me enough where I can just kiss him to try and knock some sense into him." Neri shakes her head and leaves.
"So now what?" Linebeck says.
"We make a plan to get those two together." Ruby says.
"And we do that how?" Linebeck asks.
Ruby goes over and starts whispering the beginnings of her plan into his ear.
...
Silly Leaf. Ciela had gave up her powers to be able with Linebeck. You really think giving her the cold shoulder will make her realize love that doesn't even exist?
~8 Navy Roses.