HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! :D It's now officially 2013! We're all now one year closer to death! YEA! Thanks for reviewing guys! You're making this year awesome!
Eptastic Girl: Thanks! :D He'll be back for more, don't you fret! –gives Zant a lollipop and pat on the head- He…he…three guesses as to who it is. Yeah. She has it rough. One of these days she's going to snap, I can see it coming. –Ganon screams like a little girl and sprints away-
Serenity2893: Well, you'll found in this chapter won't you! …stalker… D8
A man in cloak stood at a table in a dark room. On the otherside paced another man, clad in black.
"So…" the man in black said. "You want me to get rid of someone?"
"Yes." The cloaked figure replied.
"What's this guy like then?"
"He is strong. His skills with weapons are unparalleled and his animal companions are masters of their field. And…he is able to change his shape…he is both man and beast…" the cloaked figure explained.
"A grey then? Haven't seen one of 'em in a while. Not for a good sixteen years." He had a thick Australian accent, the man in black eyed the cloaked figure. " Have you got what it takes?"
The man in the cloak through a bag of the rupees onto the table. The gems spilled out on impact.
"Money isn't a problem."
The man in black picked up a rupee and examined it as he plonked himself down in a chair and out his feet up.
"It ain't the money I'm talking about. So then, where can I find this grey of yours?"
"Kakariko Village." The cloaked figure replied. "He's staying in the inn with five other warriors, two women and four children. His horse and wolfos live in the cave by the spring."
"Well then!" the man in black said, throwing the rupee onto the table. "I'll deal with this grey of yours then. I know someone who pays a high price for greys, dead or alive."
The cloaked figure nodded his head. The monster would be dealt with by a professional, nobody gets hurt. Just how he likes it.
…
"We're never going to tell him at this rate!" Midna said in exasperation.
She and Zelda were sitting with the horses watching Link and the children run round in circles for seemingly no apparent reason.
"It's as if he knows and is determined not to let it happen."
"Calm down Midna. If you're that anxious then I'll call him over." Zelda told her.
"Why would he listen to you? I'm his mistress!" Midna retorted.
Zelda gave her a withering look and looked back to Link.
"LINK!"
The wolf stopped running and looked at her. Talo, unable to stop in time, crashed into the back of the canine.
"Can I borrow you for a minute?"
The wolf barked and trotted over. He sat down in front of the women, wagging his tail.
"How the heck?"
"Me and Midna have to something to tell you. We're planning an outing to the Mirror Chamber, and we need an escort. Would you?"
The wolf barked his agreement before Zelda had even finished speaking.
"We're leaving at noon, if you want to get ready."
The wolf barked again and ran off to tell Silver. They talked for a while before bounding away back to the inn.
Zelda looked at the floor.
"It's going to break his heart."
Midna sighed and her shoulders slumped.
"It'll do more than that."
An hour later, the found themselves at the gate to Kakariko mounted up. Midna warped them, much to Link and Silver's surprise, to the Mirror Chamber. The entire time, the Link couldn't shake the feeling the two princesses where hiding something.
When Midna and her stallion Erebos walked up to the mirror, Link's hylian face took on a look of grief-stricken confusion. The teen looked from Midna to Zelda, his eyes begging for answers.
"Well…I guess this is farewell, huh?" Midna said.
Link's face fell rapidly, and his eyes pleaded with Midna. Silver whimpered and lowered her head.
"Don't look at me like that Link. Light and shadow can't mix, as we all know."
Link's emotions welled up so much, he changed into a wolf…again… The wolf whimpered pushed his head into Midna's hand.
"But…never forget there's another world bound to this one."
"Shadow and Light are two sides of the same coin…" Zelda said sagely. "One cannot exist without the other. I know now the reason the goddesses left the Mirror of Twilight in this world; they left it because it was their design that we should meet." Zelda looked from Link to Midna. "Yes…that is what I believe."
Midna smiled at Zelda.
"Zelda…your words are kind and your heart is true. If all in Hyrule are like you then maybe you'll do alright."
Midna walked over to the stairs where her stallion stood. Link whined and grabbed her cloak in his jaws, whimpering.
"Good boy!" she said, rubbing his head.
The twilight princess bent down and hugged the wolf.
"Thank-you…for everything…"
The wolf whined sadly and a tear slid down his muzzle. Midna let go and patted Link's head before stepping back.
"Well, the princess spoke truly; as long as that mirror's around we could meet again." She closed her eyes and a tear dripped from her eye. "Link…"
The tear floated in the air. Midna pushed the tear away sadly.
"I…"she slumped. "See you later…"
The tear hit the mirror and cracks spread along its face. The wolf yelped and sprang forward. He looked at Midna and whined. But the women had jumped up the steps to join her stallion who was already dissolving. Midna turned back to look at the wolf and smiled at him. Link barked at her forlornly as she dissolved into fine white magic and was sucked into the portal. Then the mirror shattered into a million pieces.
Link was left looking a blank rock. The wolf whimpered, then put his muzzle to the sky and howled. It was a sad slow melody that was reminiscent of the Ballad of Twilight. Silver joined the howl, adding her voice to his. Their sorrowful song echoed through the desert. When it ended the wolf changed back into a hylian and mounted Epona. He kept his face hidden, choosing to look at the ground rather than Zelda.
"Do you need help warping back to Kakariko?" Zelda asked.
The hylian made no reply, instead, he and his animal companions left the chamber.
Zelda hung her head. She felt a little rejected, but she knew that Link would miss her. After all, he'd spent the last year and a half doing what Midna said, and now she'd pretty much abandoned him.
Zelda easily warped home. She summoned an orb of glowing white light that engulfed her easily and brought her and Zoran back to Kakariko. When she returned without Midna or Link and their respective animal companions. Naturally there was concern.
"Don't worry. Midna and Erebos returned home to the Twilight Realm. Link's a bit upset and needs some time alone." She assured the worried children.
What Link did do, was discover a trail that led to North Hyrule Field. A few bombs later and he, Epona and Silver were running through the fields on their way back to the village. They arrived later that evening.
"Hey Link! Are you ok?" Collin asked when Epona came cantering into the village.
Link didn't answer the boy. Instead he dismounted and led Epona to the cave.
"And what sort of time do you call this?" Ilia growled.
She snatched Epona's reins away and ushered the teen out of the cave.
"You've been racing again haven't you? You irresponsible little…" Ilia muttered curses under her breath as she begun bathing the mare.
Link just climbed the trail and sat overlooking the village. As the moon rose, Link slipped into wolf form and howled his sorrow to it.
"He's really sad isn't he?" Collin said to Renado as they sat in the bar, listening to his mournful song.
"He just lost his best friend. He just needs time." The shaman replied.
"But he sounds so sad…"
"Well then, you'd better go cheer him up then."
Collin nodded and ran out the bar and up the trail to where the wolf was howling.
"Link?"
The wolf stopped howling and looked at the boy, his stormy blue eyes were wet with unshed tears.
"Do you want a hug?"
The wolf nodded slightly. Collin sat down next to the animal and hugged him. The wolf whimpered into the boy's ear.
"You'll see her again. Promise."
The wolf stopped whimpering and licked the boy's ear gratefully.
"Telma left some dinner for you."
That made the wolf perk up. He bent down to allow Collin to climb on his back and ran down the trail. Before entering the inn, Link changed back into a hylian and followed Collin inside.
"Hey, it's Link! Feeling better?" Aaru said.
Link nodded and smiled, the first once since Midna's departure.
"I left some dinner for you."
Link straightened and looked at Telma, who was brandishing a bowl of soup. As soon as the plate was put down in front of him Link was on it. About two seconds later, he was clearing away his plate.
"Someone was hungry." Shad commented.
Link smiled sheepishly and helped Telma wash up. He spent the rest of the evening explaining to Aaru and Zelda the new route between the desert and field he'd discovered.
"Right, well time for bed I think." Telma said, giving the children a meaningful glance.
There was a collective groan and the children trooped upstairs. When Link didn't follow them, Telma raised her eyebrows at him.
"You too now."
Link growled and followed the children upstairs. Once he was gone, Telma looked at the rebels.
"Say, I haven't Rusl at all today."
"Oh I have." Aaru said as he folded away his map. "He said he had some business to deal with and would be back tonight."
As if on cue there was a knock on the door.
"Ah, that'll be him now."
True enough, Rusl entered the inn. He asked after the children and learnt that Link was upset over Midna leaving, and that Ilia had kidnapped the animals again.
That night, when everyone was asleep, a storm raged through the village.
"ARGH!" Silver yelped.
She bolted awake and looked around the cave.
"Are you ok?" Epona asked, sniffing the wolfos.
"Fine, just a nightmare." She replied, snuggling deeper down next to the mare.
"They're just dreams, that's all." Epona told her. "Do you want to tell me about it?" no answer. "Silver?"
The wolfos was frozen, looking at the doorway. The mare followed her gaze. Her eyes fell upon a horse's head peering round the edge of the cave. Its eyes glowed red in the darkness.
"What the hay is that?" Epona muttered.
Lightning flashed overhead, illuminating its face. The horse was as black as pitch and its eyes were red like blood. Its lips were pulled back in a psychotic grin full of knife-sharp teeth. Water dripped down its face from the rain, and over the din could be heard its breathing. I sounded like a desperate male during the mating season, the raucous breathing sent chills down the animals' spines.
It crept into the cave, eyes on Silver and Epona. Epona climbed to her feet, as did Silver. The wolfos snarled at the threat, daring it to attack.
"Link!" Epona suddenly remembered.
Silver cursed, she'd forgotten him.
"You distract it, I'll warn him."
The mare nodded and charged forwards with a bray. The other horse met her mid-stride and they began fighting viciously. They're teeth snapped at each other's necks and their hooves raked across each other's chests. In the chaos, Silver tried to slip past. Outside, she was met by another demon horse. Snarling she leapt out of the way of its hooves.
"LINK!" she howled.
Link's eyes snapped open. He bolted upright, hand going for the sword by his bed.
"Oh no you don't!" a voice with a thick Australian accent said, clamping a rough hand over the boy's mouth.
Link struggled, but strong hands held him down. Link tried to change form, but something burning cold was pressed into the small of his back. It blocked him changing. Link struggled and twisted, trying to get free.
"Cor! He's a strong one ain't he!"
The man pinned Link's arm behind his back and wrestled him from the bed. Two giant hands took him. The entire hand engulfed his arms, the boy fought and struggled but to no avail. Holding him seemed to be a giant bokoblin. The bokoblin applied pressure to his arms. Link's face twisted in pain.
"Stop torturing him and bring him outside." The man said.
The bokoblin burbled his irritation and dragged Link downstairs. In the shadow stood a man. Link straightened when he saw the figure. He couldn't speak, but he made a sound. A sort of bark-growl sound. The figure stirred.
"I done it. We'll deal with the grey accordingly." His captor said.
The figure lifted his head.
"Ru…Ru…" Link's husky voice pleaded.
Link physically couldn't speak, and his throat screamed with the agony of effort.
The man looked away. His hood fell away to reveal Rusl's face.
"You know old man. I don't know how you're going to live with this. What with turning against your own foster son. What will you tell your kid, eh?" the man taunted.
"Shut-up and do what I'm paying you for." Rusl snapped.
Link's eyes widened in shock. He looked at Rusl, betrayal evident in his eyes. It was a look of utter rejection, shock, pain and sorrow. Rusl couldn't meet those heart-wrenchingly familiar eyes.
"Come on you!"
Link was thrown into the back of a cage. The horses pulling it screamed and reared up. The man in black grabbed the reins and the bokoblin climbed onto the roof. With a flip of the reins, the horses galloped away. From the cave galloped another four, fresh from the fight with Epona and Silver. They were gone in a matter of minutes. As Rusl watched them go, he saw Link's betrayed eyes staring out from the cage as it disappeared into the gloom.
Silver sprinted after the horses. She saw Link in the cage at the back, staring at a man in the door way with betrayed eyes. Silver barked to him and sprinted to cage, Epona close behind.
"We're being tailed! Deal with them!" the man driving said.
The bokoblin grabbed a tube and fired two darts, in at Epona, the other at Silver. Both fell to the floor, unconscious. The last thing the wolfos saw, was the cage disappearing, Link trapped inside.
Ok, short chapter I know. But I've been busy. RUSL YOU MONSTER! YOU BETRAYED LINK! HOW BLOODY DARE YOU! Sorry to all Australians out there! Your accent was what came to mind when I was thinking up the payment scene. The horses will stalk you in your nightmares guys. Beware their psychotic smiles… Keep reviewing guys and I'll see you later! Happy New Year! :D