Hello all! Back to normal ol' me updating! I'm sorry that Dietrich's such a boring a-hole. He has a stick up his ass or something... It's what happens when you're 97 years old and never been laid. And he's looking at me like he wants to eat my soul so I'll stop talking about him. Anyways, this chapter was actually planned rather recently, for reasons which I'll explain at the end.
Also, lots of OoT references here. Hurr, I'm glad this is an AU fanfic because I've effed around with the geograpgy of this version Hyrule so much, I don't think its consistent with any Zelda map. Also, I hate writing Koume and Kotake. I forget which one is which - and if any of you makes a reference to the possible puns there, I will stab people.
LadyZayriah: All I can say for last chapter at Link and Zelda's section: UNRESOLVED SEXUAL TENSION. YEEEEAH. There's going to be lots of that in future chapters. XD
One of the witches untied him and after a moment, there was a knock on the door to the room. Without waiting for a response, the one who knocked came right in. It was Nabooru. She no longer wore the cloak and Vega couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at her. She had a nice body. Stars may not have had any sex drives but they knew good aesthetics when they saw them.
The blue witch, now floating around on a broom, hovered near the younger Gerudo. "This fellow you brought might stand a chance, Nabooru."
The red one floated around on her own broom on the other side of Nabooru, then. "One of the few things you've done right."
The younger Gerudo winced slightly at that, but merely nodded. "So we are to take him to the temple then?"
"Yes, yes! Make sure you have the Lens!" Said the two witches simultaneously.
Nabooru nodded and fished something from a small bag at her side. In her hand she held a set of purple shaded glasses with a strange red insignia on each lens. "I always keep them on me, Madame Twinrova."
"Very well then." Said the red one.
"We'll wait by the gate." Said the blue.
Then together they said, "Don't take long." And then the two flew through the open door.
"Strange glasses." Vega commented.
The woman smiled and put them back in her bag. "The Lens of Truth. They're necessary to cross the Desert of Illusions." She then walked ahead.
He followed, remembering the short conversation she had before with the witches. "How come they spoke down to you like that?" He asked curiously.
She slowed, not expecting such a question, but then quickly returned back to her regular pace. "Simply put, I'm not my brother."
"Your brother? The king of your people?" Asked Vega.
"Yeah…" Nabooru said quietly. After a moment she went on to say, "Since he was the boy, everyone fawned over him. And he was also good at everything he did. So I've always been compared to him and I've never surpassed him. In fact, I've made a lot mistakes while he's… he's perfect…"
I highly doubt that… "No one is perfect."
"He is." She said it almost bitterly.
The star decided not to push the subject any further.
Outside of the building, dawn was approaching. The orange of the sun was already staining the blue sky purple and Vega had a feeling he wasn't going to be having a pleasant trip to this temple. Nabooru walked on over to the fenced area that the guised star had noticed when he had first arrived hours ago. Koume and Kotake were already there and waiting for them.
The two witches were now tied together by a rope and they handed the rest of it to Nabooru. The younger Gerudo tied it around herself and threw the last bit to Vega.
"Tie yourself with it. It wouldn't be good if we all got separated. The Desert can do that." She explained.
He didn't ask how, though he certainly wanted to, and just tied the rope around his waist. He then went and looked beyond the fence at the desert they were about to travel. All he could see was a sandstorm.
The Desert of Illusions proved to be very difficult and very annoying to cross. By the time the strange group consisting of witches, star, and regular woman had made it to the oasis where the temple they were looking for lay, Vega could easily say he hated sand. He hated it on a scale that had to rival the extreme hate he felt for his brothers and sisters in the sky. There was sand in his boots, there was sand in his mouth, there was sand in places he would rather not have sand in… He hated it.
Just as he was about to spit the sand out of his mouth, he felt the rope at his waist tug violently. The others were moving on, but luckily it was to a place where he could be rid of the very sand he tried to spit out. The first place the women went to was a small spring.
There they got rid of the ropes tying them all to each other and then took a water break. Rather than wonder if the two witches present had sand in their massive noses, Vega decided to look at the goddess-forsaken temple that was across such a troublesome desert.
It was a naga. Not literally of course, but the outside of this temple was shaped like a naga in the middle. Half woman, half snake. She seemed to be sitting upon the entrance to the temple. He just cocked his head in puzzlement at the sight. Strange architecture… Perhaps this naga represents one of the lesser gods?
He wasn't sure what was up with it, but soon enough the others were ready and they began to go up to the temple. The three women paused in front of the entrance and then all faced Vega.
"The creature you're about to see is very dangerous." Said the red witch.
"That's why we've sealed it." Said the blue.
Nabooru then said, "Your job is to pretty much just stay and make sure the seals remain intact and to keep anybody from trying to remove them."
"Don't speak to it!" Warned the witches simultaneously. "Never speak to it! It'll speak to you, but don't you speak to it! It'll try to make you release it!"
"I get it. If it's that horrible I won't talk to it. Can we go now?" He said it as if it was something he had recited over a hundred times. Then he walked right past the three women and ahead into the temple.
Koume and Kotake flew on, leading the way, while Nabooru just followed behind Vega. They went through the antechamber and then into the main room. It was in this main room that the star froze at the sight before him.
There was a circle in the middle of the room. It was a large magic circle with runes and letters all around the edge and inside of it. All around the various shapes within and out of it. And inside was a creature. Humanoid in shape, but that was all that could be determined. It wore loose dark robes trimmed in blue and purple that hid any semblance of shape. Its hair cascaded over the floor, a shade of pure white – real white as opposed to Vega's silver white. On its head was possibly one of the strangest hats he'd ever seen with a dragon serving as the outermost brim. Over the hat was a veil so sheer so that even if one was right in front of the creature, its face could not be seen. The sleeves of its robe were long, but even so enormous, black claws were still visible. Around its claws were shackles with symbols that said "seal" on them. But the main identifying feature of this creature was the turquoise symbol upon its hat.
The symbol of the Time Spinner.
The creature's head jerked up and he could feel unseen eyes resting on him.
"Why hello there!" It said in a cheery masculine voice. "New meat today?" This time the voice was like that of a little girl's.
"Kaaah! Don't speak you miserable wretch you!" Said one of the witches angrily. The one whos poke ended up flying near the bound creature in an iiritated fashion.
"Oh Koume, you wound me so," it said with an adult's female voice in mock sorrow, "I thought you would be happy to see me still in my chains." It changed into what sounded like an old man's voice.
"And you'll be staying in those chains!" Koume told it in a huff.
The creature merely laughed, its voice ever changing.
"As you can see," Nabooru pointed out to Vega, "Most people have trouble standing this thing. Think you can take it?"
Probably not. "Of course I can. No one touches this creature's seals." But I'm curious as to why the Time Spinner is here of all places.
"Keh, I don't know if it's confidence or arrogance but we said we'd give you a try." Said the other witch, Kotake.
Koume threw a dirty look at the Time Spinner and then went to her sister's side. Both witches then looked at Vega and spoke, "We'll be back later to see if you can handle this." And then flew out.
Nabooru put a hand on the star's shoulder and then warned, "Careful, Rigel. This… thing… is tricky. We've caught several of our own people almost releasing it and others in a state of delusion."
He brushed her hand off and glanced back at the bound creature, "I can handle it."
The Gerudo gave him a wary look before heading out herself.
Vega merely stared at the Time Spinner, not daring to speak until he felt all the Gerudo had left.
After a few minutes, the chained being spoke, "They've gone. Now tell me, star being, why is your hair such a ridiculous color and length?" Throughout the whole sentence, its tone remained low and hissing.
"What, you don't like it?" Vega replied, twirling a small lock of the stained hair by his brow. "I'm not a fan either, I'll admit. But why are you asking questions that you already know the answer to. You're the master of Time after all, one of the High Immortals and possibly the only one with enough power to rival the goddesses. The real question is how did you get yourself sealed by witches who have no power compared to you?"
"Kekekeke, smart star you are, Vega. Or should I be calling you Rigel?" It was still speaking in the hissy voice, as if it didn't wish to bother changing it anymore. The chains on its black claws rattled and then it continued, "No matter. To answer your question: Fate."
The star narrowed his eyes. He hated that word.
The Time Spinner laughed. "Yes, Fate. I don't deny it, but you do. It's futile to deny it, but you'll continue to do so. Even as you release me you'll continue to do so. Such a foolish little star."
The guised star felt his eyebrow twitch. "Tch, what makes you think I'm going to be releasing you?"
"Kekeke, now you're the one asking questions you know the answers to. I see all. Past and Future. Every Future I see you in, you release me." It said.
He was beginning to understand why people didn't get along with this thing. "Not bloody likely."
The thing smiled. He couldn't see it through the veil, but he knew it was smiling at him – and not kindly. "Keep denying Fate, dear star. I like to see you squirm. But you will release me. Not today, but you will."
Sadistic sod. Vega thought. He was familiar with the Time Spinner; it was a creature quite forgotten on the earth, but well known in other circles. It kept to itself most of the time. Nobody knew its face or its gender, only that it enjoyed making other people miserable for no reason. That's why no one ever saw it; because no one liked it.
Still, the fact that it was in this place and sealed meant that the Gerudo were up to something. And by the looks of it, it wasn't anything good. If they had sealed the Time Spinner, they obviously wanted to use it for something. Normally the Time Spinner wouldn't let itself be sealed either, except this time it said Fate was involved. As much as he hated to even think about the word, Fate obviously had a rather large hand in this. The Time Spinner was Fated to be there, Vega was Fated to release it (as much as he hated to admit it), which meant the result of that was also Fated.
He was getting a headache from this… But he had to keep thinking.
Why on earth would the Gerudo want to use the Time Spinner? Stupid thought, it wasn't necessarily the Gerudo but their leader. Nabooru's brother, the king, the evil vomit-inducing presence from the castle, this Ganondorf fellow…
Vega knew the story of the Chosen Three. Power, Wisdom, and Courage. The three parts of the Triforce. The way things usually seemed to work out was that Power wanted the other two so the Triforce could be completed and… he'd do whatever he did with the Triforce, Vega never paid attention to anything after that. The chances were very, very high that the holder of Power was Ganondorf. Ganondorf seemed to be after Vega, probably because he didn't know who the holders of Wisdom and Courage were. Once he got the Triforce, he'd get whatever he wanted but…
Where did the Time Spinner fit in all of this?
He yawned. It had to be midday by now; he was up really late. He could think about all this crap later. He wanted to sleep…
HAI GAIZ. Anyways, the Time Spinner is a character I recently created. I just felt like throwing it in here to work on its development because it has no story of its own, and it probably won't be getting one anytime soon. I'm glad I threw it in too because I wasnt sure how I was going to work out the Desert Arc for a while. Now I do, which is a good thing!
Anyways, next chapter will be half-half chapter. Half will be with Quinn, the other half is Link and Zelda. Haaa, I'm getting really close to writing a chapter that will make me sad. DDDDD: