Chapter 35: Brother
The world came into view. Zelda looked down on a forest. She seemed to be floating. In this forest, creatures whose skins were a patch work of white and black ran around. At first Zelda thought they were imps, but after a bit she clearly realized they were children. One seemed to glow in Zelda's mind.
Is that Midna?
Midna seemed so different. That monster was smiling like a normal girl. She chased another girl that looked very much like her. The second girl had blue hair instead of orange. She tripped. Midna ran up to the girl, gave her a taunting laugh, and then tapped the girl on the leg.
"Catch me if you can."
Midna stuck her tongue out at the girl, and then she and all the other children ran away. They spread out into the forest. The blue haired girl immediately jumped to her feet and blasted toward Midna. Before Midna could even change direction the other girl had already tapped Midna's back. Midna spun around.
"What! No fair."
The other girl laughed.
"That's not funny," yelled Midna.
The blue haired child stuck her tongue out and scattered with everyone else. Mindna stomped the ground.
"You're not funny."
Midna saw a guy who was older then her lightly chuckling. Midna ran over and kicked at the guy's shins. He stopped her with a long arm and rustled her flame colored hair.
"Don't be so mean sis."
"But she laughed at me."
"You laughed at her. Don't cut another woman's tree when you yourself want to live in a forest."
"What?"
"Do you like people being mean to you?"
"No!"
"Do you think Indra likes you being mean to her?"
Midna put her hands behind her back and swayed back and forth.
"I don't know."
"Midna."
"No. She doesn't like me being mean."
"So be nice to her and maybe she'll be nice to you."
"Fine."
"Now go apologize."
"What!?"
"Midna."
"Ok!"
"Midna ran at Indra. Indra ran away.
"Come here!"
"No!" screamed Indra.
"Stop running!"
Indra ran diagonal through a close cropping of trees.
"No!" screamed Indra.
"I'm trying to apologize!"
Zelda's vision was once again enveloped by a white light. By the time her consciousness faded into view, she was staring down at the edge of a forest lit by the moon. Midna and her brother stood next to the last line of trees. The two had in one hand a rock and the other a sling shot. Massive four legged animals were eating the grass in the field far in front of the two.
Midna started to run toward the beasts. Her brother grabbed her hair. Midna's legs flew in front of her. Her brother gently let her down.
"Hunting takes patience."
"To hunt, you have to be fast and strong." said Midna.
"The animals are fast. The animals are strong. We Twilight are smart. We learn when they are not fast, when they are not strong."
"I see," said Midna
"We hunters only bring one rock with us. If we do not learn, no one eats. Now watch me."
"Zant, you're not moving."
"But the wind is."
For a while there was silence. No one moved.
"Do you feel it?" asked Zant.
"The wind?"
"Which way is the wind blowing?"
"It's blowing on my back."
"If we were closer they could smell us."
Zant waited.
"Now which way is the wind blowing?" he asked.
"On my face."
"Right now the wind is blowing from the hoof-foots to us. If we had a strong nose like the animal's we'd be able to smell them."
"They smell gross. I'm glad we can't."
"Now is the time."
Zant ran off toward the beasts. He moved so fast yet barely made a noise."
Zant ducked under the grass.
"Midna followed."
Zant gestured for Midna to crawl, so she crawled her way into the tall grass. They crawled within throwing distance of a group of three hoof-foots. Two of the hoof-foots were grown. Their legs were as tall as trees. One was a much smaller. It was a baby.
"Now you wait till the hoof-foot lowers its head," whispered Zant."
They waited for a while until the animal, put its head to the ground and munched the grass.
"Now launch your rock at the side of it's head."
"Me? But I cant do that."
"This is what learning is. Me passing this skill to you. Now do it."
"Midna placed the rock in the cloth of the sling shot. She spun the thing faster and faster. Midna whipped the slingshot forward. The rock flew out and hit the beast right underneath the ear hole."
"It didn't do anything," said Midna"
Zant grabbed Midna and jumped back as the animal raised its head. The animal moved, swaying its head back and forth, sending mini earth quakes into the ground. The other two hoof-foots ran away. This one tried to run, but as it ran it swayed left and right until it fell over.
"The rest we do with our hands," said Zant.
"I did it," said Midna with a huge grin on her face.
Zant smiled back. He patted her on the head.
"Congrats on your first hunt lil sis. I'm proud of you."
Guest: Wee. Glad you like Zelda and felt for Agahnim
Skittycreamstar: Zelda does kick butt :D