So...I herd juu like Horses?
Disclaimer: Same old same old ish.
AS Fire: And on the bright side, My mom is better, for those who know what's going on.
Midna: You don't think some people will still need an explanation?
As Fire: I would but...I don't wanna relive those memories...
Alice: I get you.
Link: Some things are better left unsaid after all.
AS Fire: Yea, besides, I won't die. That much is a promise I intend to keep at least.
Midna: Yea yea, whatever. _
AS Fire: After we pick things back up to speed, we'll be rolling.
Midna: Obvious statement is obvious bro.
AS Fire: OK, I'd like to see you do better.
Midna: How about, "We want updatezzz?"
AS Fire:...I hate you.
Midna: Love you too 3
Link POV:
We were now heading down from the mountains, our new friend, Midna and I. Mainly, because Midna complained that she didn't want to use her warp magic in the cold. Why? Your guess is as good as mine.
Midna was sitting on my shoulder, arms crossed, and leaning against my head. The, still mysterious, man was walking in front of us.
"So...what's your name, if you don't mind me asking?"
"...Hanzo Sarutobi...", he replied, without turning around, keeping his pace.
"What were you doing in Snow-peak anyways, Hanzo?" Midna asked.
"I was sent to the mountains on a mission."
"Ah. Something private, I take it?", Midna asked, continuing with the fifty questionnaire mind-set.
"Indeed. I can't reveal the contents of my mission to anyone...yet."
That statement caused me to second guess his intention, but I kept that to myself as Midna continued.
"I see...how did you get captured by the Ice demon?"
"Blizzeta? I carelessly landed a jump from one of the ceiling structures within the Yeti's home awkwardly, and fell from the scaffolding. When I awoke, the Golem was already upon me. By then, it was too late to counter-attack, so I covered my face to prevent any kind of vital attacks from passing. It was then, when I was frozen solid."
"Oh...soo...where do you hail from?"
"I'm sorry mam, but that's personal."
She scoffed. Uh-oh...
"How is th-"
"-We understand Hanzo." I said, cutting Midna off. She was not pleased, and slapped the back of my head.
"I understand you two have many a question for me. But bear with me. My superior will not like it if any vital information got out this early into the campaign."
Superior? Campaign? Hmm...
"Alright. We won't question you anymore Hanzo. You have our word."
"My thanks."
Midna leaned into my ear and began whispering.
"What are you thinking Link? I'm not sure if we should...". I placed a finger over her mouth.
"Shhh.",I replied in a hushed voice. Hanzo did not pick up on it. She nodded.
Hanzo turned to face us, showing a scar on the left side of his face.
"Now, I must take my leave of your charge here, Link."
"Ahh. Safe travels to you then, sir."
"As to you."
In an instant, the revealed to be dark-skinned man vanished within a flash of light.
Several Minutes Later...
We were now outside the Zora Domain.
After it was apparent he was gone, Midy hovered in front of me.
"Okay, explain mister." I smirked.
"Well...I never told that guy my name for one. Two, He has access to magic that I could have sworn I seen somewhere before. And three...", I pointed at Midna, to which she cocked her head, "...he did not seem to like you one bit."
"How could you tell?"
"It was in his demeanor during your fifty questions game show."
"...flatterer..."
I smiled. "Nonetheless, I'll wager, it isn't the last of that guy we will see. Mark my words."
"If you say soo...Next, up, we'll have to go to the Temple of Time Link."
"The what?"
"He he, I'm one step ahead of you chosen one."
"I'll bet...wait...", I said, turning in the direction of Hyrule...
"Where is...the city?!"
Midna turned to see the same sight I was witnessing. It was then she looked upwards.
"Link...up there..."
I looked up and what I saw sent a cold spell to my chest. The entire CITY was in the air...in the mid-air, covered by some magical yellowish barrier.
"It's...just as she said..." Midna softly said.
"Damn you Ganon." I growled. I felt a reassuring hand on my shoulder, and turned to face Midna.
"We have to keep going, Love."
"I know. And I vow I will restore everything to the way all should be."
"I'll help you, birdbrain."
She then pecked my cheek with a kiss, and opened a portal behind us with her usual twili-magic.
"Lets go Link."
"Right."
And with that she hovered into the portal. I walked to the front of it, and turned my head to face the hovering city.
"Zero...sis...I promise we will save this land, and you."
I turned back to the portal, and walked into it, and into the next part of our journey.
Ashei's POV:
On pure instinct, I pushed Ilia down, and ducked. And sure enough, a gush of wind was felt, crossing horizontally over my head, narrowly missing it. I reeled backwards, pushing whatever it was against the wall, and falling to the floor.
"Ilia, GO!"
"Y-y-yes mam." With that, she quickly fled the room, and I followed suit as quickly as possible, reaching the living room.
"Ashei!"
I turned to see Ilia holding the front door open for me. But all too quickly, I felt a powerful force pushing me backwards against the wall...through the wall should suffice, and crashing on the outside ground, face first. I heard Ilia gasp, but where she went after this, I could not fathom.
"Ow...my head...". I visibly grabbed my throbbing head, and forced myself to my feet, stumbling. I then could hear footsteps approaching me from within the debris smoke.
"Who are you?", I demanded, readying my blade in my left hand, and turning around.
"Who I am, is none of your concern, Ashei."
"It is cause you are attacking me!"
As the smoke cleared, I could only see what the man was wearing, due to the fog covering the village.
"I will ask this of you only once woman..." he stopped several feet in front of me, head still down..., "...relinquish that which you recently obtained. And I will spare your life."
"I don't understand what you are asking."
"Your hand."
I looked at the back of my right hand, to see Zero's Tri-Force emanating energy from the base of my hand.
"Ohh I see..." I retrained my focus on the man shrouded in mystery, "...Like hell I will!"
"So this is aught the path you choose then?"
"No...its the path we choose."
Just then, I heard Ilia shouting my name from a unseen distance.
"Be careful Ashei!"
I nodded, in hopes that she saw my response through the fog.
"Very well...then you can die following your foolhardy path."
Just then, he seemingly disappeared in a flash of light.
"This technique..." I muttered to myself, and closed my eyes.
I began focusing on the Tri-Force's energy, and re-opened my eyes to see the man quickly maneuvering behind me, and I responded with a roundhouse kick, aiming to where he was going. Sure enough, it connected to his side, and he was sent careening to the canvas.
The man quickly regained posture, flipping to regain footing.
"I see...so you seen this technique before then?"
"You won't beat me that easily, pawn of Ganon!"
The man chuckled, and sarcastically clapping his hands.
"You are far more knowledgeable than you appear to be Ashei. I commend you for that feat alone. You have proven to be more, than just a bleating she-goat."
"Don't mock me sir!"
he leaned forward a bit, challenging my resolve.
"...else, suffer what consequence?"
I lunged forward, and attempted to cut him from head to toe with a vertical swing, only for him to sidestep it, and counter with a concussion blast with his left hand, aiming at my head.
I ducked it in time, and swiped at his legs with my own, and he back-flipped to avoid falling. Then, he began mimicking Ganondorf, charging an energy blast with both of his hands. Fortunately, this blast didn't appear to be on the same scale as his superior's attack.
"Take this!"
he shot the attack at me, and just like the last encounter, my sword began glowing as energy charged within me, and I dropped my stance. As soon as his energy attack was close, I swung my sword in a reverse-vertical fashion, knocking the attack towards the sky. It exploded after a couple more seconds, without a destination in mind, illuminating the area for a brief moment.
I took this time to pry the surrounding area to spot Ilia. And sure enough, I saw her on the balcony of a house that appeared to be nestled like a tree-house.
"Not bad at all...Ashei..."
I turned to face the, seemingly, assassin again. With the area only briefly illuminated a second more before dimming, I was able to make out more of what the man was wearing...seemed odd.
"You should leave if you know what's good for you."
"Heh...", he dropped his battle stance, and I did the same. "Likewise...I was only asked to test you, not kill you. It's why I held back."
He held back? Damnit, I have to get used to the Tri-Force as quickly as possible.
He walked towards me until he was right in front of me. I felt uneasy having an assassin this close to me, but still he didn't have his guard at hand. Moreso, his head was still dropped to where I couldn't see his face.
"I'll give you a bit of advice for surviving this encounter. The sooner you find Link..."
"How did you know ab-"
"...The better off you will be. Next time you see me, I won't be holding back. I will kill you."
"Damnit, WHO ARE YOU?!"
"Heh heh...impatient are we? All will be revealed in due time. I promise you this. For now, here."
he held his hand out, and within it, was a small glowing stone.
"What is this?"
"This is called a Port-Stone. If you simply hurl it into the air, anyone within your vicinity will be transported to the inner dungeons of your beloved Zelda's Castle."
I grew wide-eyed at this, as he handed me the stone. I looked at the stone in my hand in disbelief.
"But...why...are you...?"
"Lets just say...there's more to it than meets the eye Ashei...for now...", he turned away from me, "...I bid you farewell."
I gasped, and looked at the man, who was walking off.
"Wait!"
He stopped without turning around, and shot another warning my way.
"Remember, after this Ashei, I will kill you the next time we meet. You will do well to remember that."
With that, he vanished in a flash of light. I tried to follow his movements, but I couldn't trace him this time.
"We will see about that mister ninja...next time, I'll be ready for you..."
I stared at the stone in my hand, pondering in my own thoughts.
"A way...to return to you...you can't be dead, I'm sure of it...I'll save you..."
I prepared to hurl the stone in the air, and was stopped by Ilia's hand blocking my own.
"Ashei, you can't go back yet."
"Ilia, please stand aside. I have to do this."
"You can't do this alone. Find Link, and Midna first. Don't you think they want to help her too?"
"Uh..."
"After all, he is the chosen one."
"You...", I hung my head, remembering what Zelda asked me to do. "...I was about to make the biggest mistake of my life..."
I retrained my focus on Ilia, and she nodded.
"Now Ashei, if what you told me is correct, you have to go to the Hidden Village in the Sky."
"But I thought you said the Temple of Time via Sacred Groove."
"Indeed. But by now, they will already be there, and you will never catch up to them. At least this way, you all will meet instead there, rather than you following in the dust."
"Thats...thats right. How do I get to the Hidden Village?"
She smiled.
"By way of Cannon."
"..."
Link's POV:
We were within the beautiful Sacred Groove, already staring at the Temple of Time...except something was blocking our entry. I looked around to see stones of various sized
"Ohh great, another puzzle before we can even get IN the Temple. Why is it always like this?"
" I don't know babes, but, not it."
"What?"
I turned around to see Midna, sitting against a tree trunk with her arms crossed, and her eyes closed..my did she look beautiful. But still...
"...son of a...she's making me do the brainwork..."
E/N:
AS Fire: Gee gee dawgs. Gee gee.
Link: Y u no do brainwork Midy?!
Midna: Because my brain dosen't like that kind of work, sunkist head ;)
Alice: What work do you like Midy?
Midna: *Grinz*
Link: *Winks*
Alice: *Headdesks*
AS Fire: What?...I don't get it...I DON'T WANNA BE LEFT OUT T_T
In all seriousness guys, It's glad to be back. I swear I make more returns than a professional wrestler. Nonetheless, thank you for reading this. Ill keep on living, despite all the hardships I endure in life. And ill keep updating with each free chance I get in my rough life.
Now then, who was the assailant who attacked Ashei? And what does Illa mean 'By way of Cannon'? What will Link and Midna find inside of the Temple of Time? Find out in the next installment, "Crossroads"!
Later you Midna/Link Fanz!1#$!#$!%$ !