Kokoro awoke to the sight of a dark, cold brick wall. To the left of her was covered with steel bars, like a prison cell. As she went towards the bars, two guards in black armor blocked her way. Her cellmate was blond with elfen ears, her dress brown and dull pink from the dirt.
"Oh, how did I get captured again? This is the third time on this stupid journey..." Kokoro said angrily.
"Silence, prison slave!" one of the guards demanded and banged one of the bars.
Meanwhile, Link and Mashiro went inside a distorted castle, where they were greeted by darkness.
"Link, do you have a lantern or a candle to help us see?" Mashiro asked, Matsu on his shoulder.
"I have a lantern and we packed oil." Link replied, pulling one out.
"But we have no heat source!" Matsu panicked, his wings flapping quickly.
"I got this, Matsu." Mashiro said, then turned to Link, "Link, you might need watch out."
"What are you going to do?" Link asked sternly, getting away from the lantern.
Mashiro pressed the B button on the Controller, launching a green fireball into the lantern, thus lighting the room in a soft yellowish glow. There were several statues and buttons.
"Just like in Zelda!" Mashiro thought and began pushing a random statue onto a nearby button.
The door at the end budged half an inch. He continued to do four until he realized Link was supposed to be the hero.
"Link, why don't you help me?" Mashiro asked.
Link dashed to Mashiro and helped with the remaining statues until the door was fully open. Upon entering the next room, the door slammed, blowing out the fire and leaving the boys in the dark. Matsu relit the lamp with a blue laser, showing an enclosed room with nothing but a large button with two engravements of fish. Link stepped on it, his sword held high. As soon as Mashiro stepped on it to get a closer look, a quartet of armored, octopus-like creatures came after them.
"The Hikkun and the Nokken!" Mashiro thought in fear.
The boys attacked all four, rendering them into armored balls. He grabbed one of the handles on it.
"Mashiro, I might need your help!" he called to Mashiro.
Mashiro ran to Link, grabbed the other Hikkun handle and the boys pulled until a Rupee appeared. One by one, they defeated the monsters, thus making the door open. The sounds of cries for help came through the door like a water hose.
"That must be the dungeon!" Mashiro said to Link.
"How did you know that?" Link inquired.
"It's a long story." Mashiro specified and headed down to the dungeon.
After a long flight of stairs, the boys finally reached the dungeon. It was barely lit, cold and the floor was covered in hay. The boys remained silent as they looked for the girls, so they couldn't be seen. They then heard clanking, as if someone was picking a lock.
"That must be Kokoro." Mashiro thought and followed the sound.
"Where are you going?" Link asked quietly.
"I hear lock-picking!' Mashiro shouted, then covered his mouth to keep quiet.
The room was silent for a brief moment, but the ice was broken by the sound of clanks, like metal banging together. The guards were coming! The boys were ready to fight. Fireballs were thrown, swords clashed and Screw Attacks filled the entire room.
"You help the girls, Mashiro! I'll handle these guards!" Link ordered as he was engulfed with the blackness of their armor.
"Gotcha, Link!" Mashiro answered and picked the rest of the lock.
With a loud 'clank,' the lock came off and Kokoro and her cellmate were freed! As the three dashed out of the dungeon, Link defeated the guards and followed them. The four closed the dungeon door and locked it, the guards' sword blades stuck through the wood. Before long, the exit was a stone's throw away from them.
"Oh, good. At this rate, we'll be able to get out of here, get Ezra and head home!" Mashiro thought happily and dashed towards the door.
"Oh, how did I get captured again? This is the third time on this stupid journey..." Kokoro said angrily.
"Silence, prison slave!" one of the guards demanded and banged one of the bars.
Meanwhile, Link and Mashiro went inside a distorted castle, where they were greeted by darkness.
"Link, do you have a lantern or a candle to help us see?" Mashiro asked, Matsu on his shoulder.
"I have a lantern and we packed oil." Link replied, pulling one out.
"But we have no heat source!" Matsu panicked, his wings flapping quickly.
"I got this, Matsu." Mashiro said, then turned to Link, "Link, you might need watch out."
"What are you going to do?" Link asked sternly, getting away from the lantern.
Mashiro pressed the B button on the Controller, launching a green fireball into the lantern, thus lighting the room in a soft yellowish glow. There were several statues and buttons.
"Just like in Zelda!" Mashiro thought and began pushing a random statue onto a nearby button.
The door at the end budged half an inch. He continued to do four until he realized Link was supposed to be the hero.
"Link, why don't you help me?" Mashiro asked.
Link dashed to Mashiro and helped with the remaining statues until the door was fully open. Upon entering the next room, the door slammed, blowing out the fire and leaving the boys in the dark. Matsu relit the lamp with a blue laser, showing an enclosed room with nothing but a large button with two engravements of fish. Link stepped on it, his sword held high. As soon as Mashiro stepped on it to get a closer look, a quartet of armored, octopus-like creatures came after them.
"The Hikkun and the Nokken!" Mashiro thought in fear.
The boys attacked all four, rendering them into armored balls. He grabbed one of the handles on it.
"Mashiro, I might need your help!" he called to Mashiro.
Mashiro ran to Link, grabbed the other Hikkun handle and the boys pulled until a Rupee appeared. One by one, they defeated the monsters, thus making the door open. The sounds of cries for help came through the door like a water hose.
"That must be the dungeon!" Mashiro said to Link.
"How did you know that?" Link inquired.
"It's a long story." Mashiro specified and headed down to the dungeon.
After a long flight of stairs, the boys finally reached the dungeon. It was barely lit, cold and the floor was covered in hay. The boys remained silent as they looked for the girls, so they couldn't be seen. They then heard clanking, as if someone was picking a lock.
"That must be Kokoro." Mashiro thought and followed the sound.
"Where are you going?" Link asked quietly.
"I hear lock-picking!' Mashiro shouted, then covered his mouth to keep quiet.
The room was silent for a brief moment, but the ice was broken by the sound of clanks, like metal banging together. The guards were coming! The boys were ready to fight. Fireballs were thrown, swords clashed and Screw Attacks filled the entire room.
"You help the girls, Mashiro! I'll handle these guards!" Link ordered as he was engulfed with the blackness of their armor.
"Gotcha, Link!" Mashiro answered and picked the rest of the lock.
With a loud 'clank,' the lock came off and Kokoro and her cellmate were freed! As the three dashed out of the dungeon, Link defeated the guards and followed them. The four closed the dungeon door and locked it, the guards' sword blades stuck through the wood. Before long, the exit was a stone's throw away from them.
"Oh, good. At this rate, we'll be able to get out of here, get Ezra and head home!" Mashiro thought happily and dashed towards the door.