About this story: This story takes place after the events of my little Dark Link Series. It's a tickle story yet again and this story was a wish from a few readers on my dA account once (but in the end not many people cared for this story yet again. That's why I don't accept requests anymore -.-). I have been thinking about it for a long time if I should write this or not, since I couldn't see this happening "for real", but the idea for it didn't let me go. I tried to write it as realistically as possible and this is what came out. It starts dark, but ends super silly. Just a warning for those who don't like this stuff. But I don't think I will write something like this ever again. Like I said: I can't see this happening. This dark character would kill Link without hesitation, would they meet. See this story as an exception and as something funny that might brighten your day and puts a smile onto your face and don't take this story seriously, since it's not serious at all ;).
And now have fun reading it and I hope you will enjoy it.
And I also hope that my english is still okay. This story was a pain in the a** to translate, I can tell ya -.-
And again Feedback is much appreciated by me :)
When Nightmares fight back
"Come on Link, the sun is almost gone and we're still not there."
"Navi, Epona was galloping through Hyrule Field all day long. She should take it easy now. Besides, we're almost there anyways, so relax a bit."
A small grin appeared on Link's face as he looked at his fairy and who had been chasing him through Hyrule Field all day long.
"Or do you get scared when it's getting dark?" he teased her, causing his companion to growl and she didn't fly gently against the side of his head, which only made him laugh.
"I'm not afraid of the darkness!"
"Of course not…"
"Well, at least I'm not afraid of my own shadow," she hurled back at him, which now made him growl and he gave her a dark look.
"Hey! I'm not afraid of my own shadow! And even if I was, I would have a good reason for it, or have you forgotten what happened in the Water Temple and how badly my "shadow" has injured me?"
"Okay, okay Link, soothe yourself. I was just teasing you."
Her voice had become softer and she sat down on his shoulder and stroked his cheek, which made him relax a bit.
"Sorry, Navi, I didn't want to be mean to you. It's just...this subject is still gnawing at me and I wouldn't like to be reminded of what happened in this temple. I just want to forget it, which is not very easy for me, because the scars on my body will always remind me on what happened there. And whenever I close my eyes at night and try to get some sleep, I can see him in my dreams and I have to fight him again or he does something terrible to you and I can only watch helplessly without being able to move and save you."
"Shhh Link. Don't talk about it. These are only dreams and as long as they are only dreams, they can't affect any of us, and moreover..."
He could clearly hear the grin in her next words.
"...I told you that you have to start to control your dreams and I think it's the best if you start with this right now. I can't stand another night where you wake up screaming and tossing around in your bed like you would be possessed by something. You really have to do something about these nightmares."
"I try it Navi, but it's not that easy. When I see him, my fear paralyzes me and I can't move anymore and I have to watch helplessly how he tortures you and then kills you in front of my eyes. Night for night. No matter what I do, I can't get control of my dreams."
"But Link! You can do it. And you have to start with it while you're still awake."
She flew in front of his face to look him straight into his bright blue eyes.
"And I'll help you with that. So. Try to imagine a ridiculous situation with him and you'll remember it over and over again and I can tell you that you'll be dreaming of it tonight. "
Link raised an eyebrow skeptically.
"And you mean that will help me?"
Again the little fairy grinned.
"But with great certainty."
"Hmm well, if you say so, then I will give it a try. I mean what do I have to lose?"
The two reached Kakariko Village as the sun was just beginning to settle and it dived the country into a splendid red. Link jumped off Epona and gently brushed his fingers through her snow-white mane and let her know that she could go back to the Lon Lon Ranch if she wanted to, because he and Navi would stay in Kakariko for a while, because their next destination was the Shadow Temple, which was behind the cemetery of this small village.
Link shuddered when he only heard the words "Shadow Temple" and he didn't want to imagine what horrors would be waiting for him there.
Well, if he thought about it...it probably couldn't get worse than in the Water Temple...
Besides, he had already been to the well under Kakariko, because he had met Sheik again and he had told him where to go next and he had sent him into the depths of this terrible well.
And for what?
For a weird looking lens that didn't help him very much when he was outside the well.
He hoped that this weird thing would be more useful in the Shadow Temple.
But he didn't want to think about all this now, because he had come to Kakariko Village not only because of the Shadow Temple. Oh no. He wouldn't go into the temple until a few days. First of all, he wanted to rest, to regain his strength and, above all, try to catch up some sleep. Sheik had already spoken to the inhabitants of the village and had ensured that Link got a sleeping place, had food and could rest, because although the wounds that he had gotten in the Water Temple were already well cured, he was still weakened, which for the most part was due to his lack of sleep and when he would go to the Shadow Temple, he had to be full of concentration and strength and that he wasn't at the moment.
Everyone knew what he was doing for Hyrule, so everyone, really everyone, had offered him a place to sleep.
But Link had remained modest.
He didn't want to be a burden for anyone and so he had accepted the meal, which the nice young woman, he had helped seven years ago with her cuccos, had offered to him and he had taken a splendid bath in her house, which hadn't only cleaned his body, but also his soul. She had also washed his clothes for him and she had insisted that he spent the night in her house and Link would have liked to accept this offer, but he didn't, because he knew what was happening to him every night and he didn't want to bother anyone else with his sleeping problems. He already felt guilty that he bothered his fairy with it, when he awoke at night, screaming and sweating. He didn't want to bother anybody else and so the young Hylian had decided to sleep in the small hut at the cemetery where Dampé, the grave-digger, had lived.
His house was so or so empty now, since he had passed away a few years ago...
And now he was sitting here, on Dampés old bed and he was about to get ready for the night. He had already taken off his Shield and his Sword and both of them leaned against the wall, not far away from him and he was about to take off the rest of his equipment and get rid of his green tunic as well. It was a warm summer night and he decided to sleep only in his underwear.
He couldn't resist a small grin when he saw how Navi turned away from him as he took off his pants and white undershirt and threw them to his remaining clothes he had hung over the chair, which stood at a small table not far away from him. And when he looked closely, he thought he saw a slight red flicker that enveloped Navi...
"Come on, Navi. It's not like you would see me like that for the first time," he teased, causing the little fairy to grumble and she murmured something unintelligible into her non-existent beard and the red flickering became a little stronger.
"Tell me when you're in bed and covered up."
"But why?"
"Because I don't want my eyes to melt!"
A loud laugh broke away from Link's throat, as he dropped down onto the bed and pulled the blanket up over his hips. Then he folded his arms behind his head and gave his fairy a teasingly grin.
"Just tell me that you find me irresistible."
Navi growled and she flew again his temple once again on this day.
"Don't overdo it!"
A the grin on the young hero's lips widened at these words.
"I would never do that."
She sat down on his chest and then both were silent for a while.
There was absolute silence in the little house and no noise came in from outside.
"In a few days, we'll be heading to the Shadow Temple..." Link murmured quietly and more to himself and the sneaky grin was now gone from him face.
"I am already glad when we have this temple behind us. I can feel it's dark aura even here..."
Link shuddered as Navi said these words and he didn't want to imagine how horrible this temple would be, for he had already heard stories about it. Dark stories and he knew that in this temple people had been brutally tortured and killed.
The stories of this cruel temple had been written with blood...
Perhaps there was something that was even worse than the Water Temple and Link was just about to face this horror...
Link and also Navi were fast asleep this evening, because their journey had been long and exhausting and since Link had been suffering from lack of sleep for days, it was no miracle that he fell asleep very quickly this evening. But as so often, he suffered from nightmares again in this night.
In his dreams, he stood in complete darkness, unable to orient himself and not being able to look through the darkness in which he was standing.
He shuddered, but he also tried to be courageous enough to face this nightmare and fight back this time, no matter what.
He would never be weak again and he would never lose control again.
It were his dreams and he alone had the power to control these dreams!
But all his initial courage dwindled as the darkness settled and when he found himself in a room that he knew all too well.
Water covered the floor of the room, reaching his ankles.
He saw the island with the dead tree on it in front of him and there was only mist around him. In his dreams, there were no doors through which he could have fled. No, in his dreams he was trapped in this room.
He was back.
Back in the Water Temple...
A shiver passed through his body, his heartbeat quickened, sweat gathered on his forehead and his eyes widened as the fear ate itself like a parasite through his body. His left hand automatically reached for his sword, with his right hand he held the shield ready, but deep inside his heart he knew that both would be useless. This was his nightmare and his nightmare never took a good end...
Slowly he approached the dead tree.
His body trembled so violently that he could hardly hold his sword and shield calmly.
Only then did he notice the silence around him and the missing glow of his fairy.
Navi was not by his side.
He was all alone...
"Navi? Navi...where are you?"
It was more a whisper that came over his dry lips and his heart already pounded so hard against his ribs that he feared they would burst at any moment.
A dark laugh rose from the mist, filled the whole room and penetrated his soul.
"It's great that we meet again, oh great Hero of Hyrule..."
The voice was deep, dark, menacing and full of mockery.
A voice that Link had heard far too often now and which tortured him every night.
His gaze turned to the tree again and he winced as he saw the dark figure that was now standing there, waiting for him. He had leaned his back against the tree, had his arms crossed in front of his chest and one leg was bend so that he could support his foot on the tree trunk. His red-glowing eyes turned to Link and his lips twisted into a wide, mocking grin as he saw the hero's fear.
"Welcome back, Hero of Time," he said and Link would have backed away from him, but the fear in him paralyzed his body and he stood there motionless, could only helplessly watch how the dark figure slowly set in motion and approached him.
"Perhaps our fight will be a bit more interesting today than at the last times. You just stood there, paralyzed by your fear and let me torture you. Pretty pathetic, as I think. And as it looks like, it seems this is about to happen again today. It's getting boring by now..."
Link tried everything in his power to calm himself down, tried to slow down his heartbeat and curb the fear in his heart. He closed his eyes briefly, took a deep breath and called himself Navi's words into his memory.
Try to draw him into the ridiculous, because only then will you be able to defeat your nightmares.
When he opened his eyes, Dark Link was still standing in front of him and he looked still the same. He hadn't changed the smallest bit, no matter how much Link tried to influence this nightmare and change it. He was too weak to do that...
But he didn't want to give up, wanted to show courage and so he took up attitude and glared at his opponent.
"Just go away and leave me alone!" he snapped, but Dark Link just grinned at the words and continued to walk toward him, slowly drawing his sword as he did so and the sound, when the sword was pulled out of the scabbard, made Link shudder heavily.
"Why should I? It's just too much fun to torment you every night. You think all this is a nightmare, isn't it? But you know as well as I do, that this is not a nightmare. What you can see here only reflects the inside of your soul. I am a part of you Link and I will always be. Only when you die I will disappear. As long as you're alive we two will have some fun, rely on it!"
Oh yeah?
He wanted to have fun?
Link wouldn't make himself to the toy of this maniac again!
No!
Tonight he would change this nightmare and he would fight back!
He still didn't know how to do it, but he would do it.
"Link!"
The familiar voice made him flinch and as he lifted his head and looked up at the dead tree, from where the voice had come from, his face brightened as he could see Navi flying fast into his direction.
She hadn't left him alone...
"Awww how cute~," Dark Link mocked as he watched Link and how he pressed the little fairy gently against his cheek and gently stroked his fingers over her wings.
The Hylian growled at him and anger sparkled in his blue eyes.
"Shut up!"
Oh, his temper seemed to get a hold of him again.
That was a good thing, because it was going to be interesting.
At least for Dark Link.
For Link himself, this nightmare would end like every other nightmare: In endless seeming pain and despair!
At least that's how the plan looked like, but Dark Link felt a change as he watched Link and Navi and how they whispered to each other and when a small grin appeared on Link's face and when he gave him a strange look, Dark Link doubted that this nightmare would be like all the others before, because apparently Link was gaining new hope and new courage and it looked as if the fear would disappear from his heart and make room for something else.
Something which he didn't know and which he didn't understand...
But whatever it was, he wouldn't let Link get the upper hand in this fight, so he didn't hesitate long and moved into his direction. He ran up to Link, his red eyes glowing like fire as a fighting scream left his lips and he raised his sword, ready for an attack that should cut Link's head from his shoulders, but the young Hylian jumped aside and dodged his attack skillfully, waiting for Dark Link to let his guard down and when he did, he gave him a hard kick right into his kidneys that made him scream in pain. He fell to the ground and dropped his sword and shield, which landed a few meters away from him in the water and before he even got the chance to get up again and get his sword and shield back, Link was already over him and pushed him down. The Shadow coughed and gasped, desperately trying to keep his head above the water, growling like a hungry wolf, but Link just laughed at him.
A mocking laugh!
"Gotcha!"
Dark Link could practically feel the grin in the back of his neck and that alone made him growl once again and the fire of anger stirred in his heart!
Oh, how much he hated it to be the subordinate and let this...this child defeat him!
But he would quickly make sure the Link's victory wouldn't last long.
He tightened all his muscles and turned around fast, causing Link to land back first in the water and Dark Link was above him faster than he could blink and he tried to grab his wrists and pin his hands over his head, but Link pulled his hands away from his reach over and over again and the strangest thing about the whole situation was that he didn't stop grinning.
"What's so funny?" his dark counterpart snarled.
"You'll see right away," Link grinned back at him and he seemed to not even care for it that Dark Link had managed to pin his hands above his head now.
"Navi, now!"
Dark Link didn't understand anything at all and he just tilted his head, raising an eyebrow questioningly as these words had left Link's mouth.
He just wanted to ask what that meant, but before he could open his mouth, he already saw Navi, flying towards him and before he could react, she had disappeared in his black tunic and the white shirt underneath.
A huge jerk went through his body and a way too high squeal left his lips as he could feel tiny fingers on his skin. He jerked back, trying to escape those fingers that wiggled over his side, but there was no escape, for the fairy was inside his clothes. He didn't understand what kind of attack that was, didn't understand why he suddenly felt the strong urge to laugh and he didn't understand what the little fairy was doing there. And he was also confused by how strange this felt. It was damn unpleasant and somehow funny at the same time. It was just too much for his nervous system to handle and he squeezed one of his eyes shut, the other stared at Link, who still grinned at him and cheekily waggled his eyebrows at him, as Dark Link's own lips twisted into a grotesque looking grin. His grip around Link's wrists became weaker and his whole body began to tremble as he tried to not flinch away anymore, but the more the little fingers and tender wings brushed over his skin, the more the urge to laugh and to pull his arms against his body grew stronger and stronger, but he held himself back from doing that, because he didn't want to let Link go and giving him the upper hand in this strange fight (if this could be even called a fight).
"W-what the...AH!...H-hey! S-stop thahat! G-get out of th-there...AH! N-o! Whatever you're doing there y-you little M-Monster...STOP IT!"
Link couldn't hold his own giggles back anymore, as the last words of his dark counterpart ended in a loud squeal and even Navi giggled and in the way as Dark Link moved his body to the right side, Link could see that she had found a particular sensitive spot and that made him grin so much, that his cheeks started to hurt after a few more moments.
Didn't Dark Link say that all of this, what he saw here, was just a reflection of his soul?
Well if that was the case, then Dark Link seem to have forgotten about one important thing: Link may be a hero if he had to be, but he was also still a playful, little child in his innermost heart and said playful little child had the upper hand in their little "fight" now...
"Good Navi, go on," Link edged his fairy on, his grin splitting his face in two as he looked at his opponent and saw how he now squeezed both of his eyes shut and how his grin grew wider (against his will in this case). He also felt how the grip around his wrists loosened more and more and as Navi moved to his belly, it was all over. Dark Link started laughing loudly, his hands flew to his stomach, clutching it, but that didn't stop the little fairy from tickling him, because she had flown upwards fast to avoid getting squeezed by his arms and attacked another place now.
And Link himself didn't remain idle.
Since Dark Link was still sitting on his hips, it was easy for him to "attack" him, so he didn't wait any longer and he pressed his fingers into his ribcage and tried to worm them underneath his arms.
And this seemed to be too much for his dark counterpart to handle, because he fell backwards, landing on his back, but Link followed him and soon he was sitting on his hips, still trying to worm his fingers under his arms, while Navi continued looking for the right places that would make him roar with laughter.
And when Link had managed to press his fingers under his opponent's arms, Dark Link's lips opened and his loud laughter soon filled the emptiness of the room. Although his laughter sounded dark, but in a certain way it wasn't even so unlike Link's own laughter. No wonder, since he was more or less his dark counterpart, a kind of clone and the young Hylian was sure his opponent had the same weak spot as he had.
There was only one way to find out...
While Navi continued to tickle mercilessly over every small spot, which he didn't protect with his arms, Link's own hands started traveling over his body as well. He left his right hand under Dark Link's left arm, his left hand tickled its way from his armpit, down to his ribs and then to his side and as he dug into the muscles, the body underneath him jumped and another loud squeal cut the air, which made Link and Navi laugh with pure amusement.
And finally, the hero felt how the fear completely disappeared from his heart and he got more and more courage because at last he seemed to have managed to control this nightmare and turn it into Dark Link's own nightmare.
At least he thought this until his dark counterpart turned the tables, because once Link let his guard down, his opponent took the opportunity and gave him a hard shove against his chest, which made Link fall off of him. With his back, he landed in the water and he tried to get back on his feet quickly, but Dark Link was faster than him. Still laughing, since Navi still tickled him, he managed to sit up and press Link to the ground with one hand. With the other he reached into his clothes and tried to grab Navi and he even caught her after some attempts and when he held her in his hand, he jumped a few feet away from Link.
When he finally stopped laughing, he glared at the hero so darkly that all the courage in Link's heart dwindled and he was seriously worried about Navi now, who was still in his Shadow's grip. He shouldn't forget what a monster his dark counterpart could be if he wanted to...
"What in the name of the gods was that?" said monster wanted to know and he held Navi in front of his face and also glared and growled at her darkly. But to his surprise, the little fairy giggled and she didn't seem to be afraid of him and he even thought he could feel her cheeky grin on his body.
"Obviously you are just as ticklish as our hero over there. Interesting."
"Ticklish? What is that?"
"What? You don't know what that is? Are you serious?"
"Would I ask otherwise?"
Again she giggled and she seemed to shine even brighter than before.
"If you let me go, I'll tell you what it is and for what you can use it. And much more than that. Don't worry, I will not tickle you anymore. I promise."
"And how do I know that I can trust you?"
"What is that? Are you afraid of me?" she countered the question amused.
And it were exactly these words that seemed to hit the bulls-eye, because if there was something he hated, then it was that someone thought he would be scared.
He opened his hand and let her free and Navi held her promise.
Link still stood there, a few feet away from them and he couldn't believe what he saw there now.
He saw Navi and how she flew over to his dark clone and sat down on his shoulder and then she whispered something into his ear. What really worried him was the ever-widening grin, which spread across Dark Link's whole face after some time and here and there he looked over to Link, which made him shudder heavily, for who knew what Navi told him there and what these two were planning. Cautiously, he let his eyes wander through the room, looking for his sword and shield, but both were far away from him and he knew he was not fast enough to reach both in time.
Apparently, his lucky streak was already over when it came to gain control over his dreams, because as it looked now, Dark Link took control over it again...
He had to watch helplessly, as the Shadow now slowly approached him, grinning so broadly that Link was already serious worried and he slowly back away from him, but he didn't come far, for soon his back crashed against the dead tree when he had reached the small island and for a short time he let his guard down, as he turned his head to look at the tree.
Big mistake!
As fast as he lay on the ground of the small island, he couldn't even blink.
He felt a weight on his thighs as Dark Link straddled him and then grabbed his hands and pinned them over his head. And as Link then turned his head to him and looked up at him, he shuddered as his eyes met the red glowing eyes of his evil counterpart who smirked at him so evilly that Link could feel goosebumps all over his body. Navi hovered over Dark Link's head, but judging by her giggling, she didn't seem to worry much about the hero, which made Link all the more nervous.
"Navi, please...help me," he pleaded, trying to free his hands from the grip of his opponent, but he couldn't. The grip around his wrists was firm like a damn vice!
His little fairy giggled again and when she sat back on Dark Link's shoulder, the realization hit him like a hammer.
"Oh, you little traitor," he growled and again he squirmed around in the strong grip of his shadowy clone, who laughed mockingly at his pitiful attempts to free himself.
"I'm sorry, but in this case it was you or me and I'm not very keen on letting him tickle me until I cry," Navi said and the amusement was audible in her voice.
"Oh no?! Well then, wait until I get out of here, then we will see who is going to cry with laughter here and be sure about one thing Navi: It won't be me!"
"Great words for someone who can't even free himself from my grip," Dark Link intermingled and his grin was about to split his face in two.
"Oh shut your mouth! You're also going to get it when I manage to get out of here!"
"Hmm maybe…if you can get out of here..."
Dark Link bent his face down to him and a dark, evil chuckle left his lips as he stared directly into Link's bright blue eyes.
"No one will help you now, not even your fairy and you know what, hero? She told me some interesting things about you...well, rather about us and I'm very fascinated by these things, you know? It's a nice change to all the painful screams of the last nights..."
Link shuddered at these dark words and when memories came back to him which he wanted to forget.
The Shadow leaned back and let his eyes wander over his body.
"Hmm, where should I start? The choice seems to be very great, isn't it Navi?"
The fairy giggled at these words and also, as Link gave her an indignant look.
Yes, she would certainly regret her decision to work together with his evil counterpart now, but why not?
That was just too much fun and as long as she wasn't the one who was screaming with laughter, everything was just fine...
She was pulled back into reality when she heard a growl and when she turned her eyes back to the scene, she couldn't help but grinning herself. Link had once again begun to squirm around in the firm grip of his Shadow and he had managed to free a hand and he immediately took advantage of it and he hit Dark Link with it as hard as he could and his dark clone growled as a fist collided with his shoulder.
But the grin was quickly back on his face, when something occurred to him and promptly he grabbed Link's free arm, raised it back over his head and he now held both hands down with only one of his own. His free hand went to Link's belt, which made the Hero growl.
"What the hell are you doing there?!" he growled and everyone could clearly see how uncomfortable this whole situation was for him, but there was nothing he could do about it.
"Relax, hero. Nothing bad is going to happen to you... at least not yet..." Dark Link said, smirking and when he finally managed to loosen the belt, he used it to tie Link's hands together. When this was done, he pulled a dagger from behind his back and the hero's eyes became rigid with fear, but Dark Link didn't use this dagger to hurt him. Oh no. He stabbed the dagger through the thick leather belt, right in the middle of Link's wrists and rammed it deeply into the ground, so Link would no longer be able to pull his arms down and that he himself had both of his hands free to use now.
When this was done, Dark Link sat up and cracked his knuckles, giving Link another evil grin, which made him shiver.
Without losing another word and without any warning, he dug his fingers into Link's ribcage, but instead of loud laughter, he only received a painful moan in response and Link squeezed his eyes shut, which surprised him and questioningly he looked at Navi.
"No, no. You're doing it too hard. Be gentler. Like that..."
She brushed her wing gently over Dark Link's neck, which made him twitch and giggle and he quickly protected the side of his neck with one of his hands, which made Navi giggle as well.
"I understand..." he said, his eyes wandering back to the tied up hero again. The next time he dug his fingers into his ribs, he was more cautious, brushing his fingertips only lightly over the fabric of Link's Zora tunic, but he still didn't get the reaction he'd hoped for, because Link just twitched here and there and he bit his lower lip, trying to suppress his laughter as much as possible and at the same time he seemed to impale him with his dark looks, as he had opened his eyes again to look up at him. But he knew that he was about to lose this fight, because if there was something which he couldn't stand at all it was getting tickled and he was sure that Navi, this little treacherous monster, had already told his enemy about all his weak spots.
"Just keep going. He is more stubborn than a donkey when it comes to being tickled. It takes a bit to break his will."
Yes, at this moment Link wanted to do only one thing: Sending Navi to hell!
In fact, it was not long before Link's loud laughter filled the otherwise empty room and he began to wriggle under the surprisingly skillful fingers of the other boy. He flinched and shrieked, laughed and kicked with his legs, but nothing could soften his tormentor's heart. On the contrary, because it seemed as if his reactions would only edge him on to keep going and to experiment with different techniques to see which produced the most laughter. His fingers maltreated his ribs, playing them like an instrument, before they walked down, grabbed his sides and massaged them or he would rhythmically squeeze them to make his whole body jump. Thumbs rubbed over his hip bones, which almost made him jump through the ceiling and when the fingers wiggled underneath his arms, it was all over for him. He gave in to his laughter, even if he wished to sink into the ground now, because this was just embarrassing.
Losing a tickle fight against himself…yep…that was just pathetic…and kind of ridiculous he had to admit…
He arched his back, screeched and almost laughed his soul out of his body, begging for mercy, which was denied to him. And as if this wasn't bad enough, he also had to listen to the laughter of his tormentor and the laughter of his treacherous fairy, who apparently enjoyed the funny sight a bit too much.
Yep, it couldn't get any worse now...
The fact that he was wrong with this thought became apparent to him the moment Dark Link pulled his fingers away from his body, only to push his tunic and his white undershirt up to expose his flat belly.
And Link's eyes widened as he realized what he was up to.
"NO! Not there! P-please!"
A wide grin was the only response he got and shortly thereafter ten fingers dug into his stomach which made him roar with laughter within seconds and Dark Link now had serious difficulties to keep straddling his thighs, because Link tossed around like mad under this torture.
And Navi?
She didn't even think of helping him and she herself couldn't stop laughing anymore.
Even if she felt a bit sorry for Link right now, it was always a wonderful sight to see him laughing like that...even when his laughter was forced.
"B-BY THE GOD'S! STOHOHOHOP THAHAHAHAT!"
Mean laughter was the only response to Link's pleading and those evil fingers dug a little deeper into his belly, causing his muscles to twitch wildly and making him scream with laughter.
He tore so hard at his shackles that the belt finally tore and he managed to free his hands, which he also immediately used to shove his tormentor off of him. At least he tried to do that, but Dark Link was faster than he was and he grabbed his hands and pinned them back above his head. But again, the hero managed to free his left hand and his fingers grabbed the wrist of his tormentor, as the fingers of Dark Link's free hand wiggled under Link's right arm again. He tried to push the hand away, kicking his legs out wildly, arching his back and begging for mercy, but he didn't get any. The hand under his arm continued to wander and fingers were moving over his ribs as if they were the keys of a piano.
"P-PLEASE...AH! N-NO! DOHOHON'T DO THAHAHAT!"
Dark Link grinned and chuckled mischievously as he dug his fingers a bit deeper into his ribcage.
"What's wrong with you Link? I thought you liked music and it's so much fun playing your ribs like a piano; even I have to admit that. After all it produces some interesting sounds..." he teased and he didn't think about stopping and during his words he dug his fingers a little more into his ribs, massaging them and finally finding the perfect rhythm that made Link to almost crawl out of his own skin; So much it tickled.
Half-hearted, he hit his dark clone against his chest, but he couldn't seriously hurt him, because he was just too weak to place a really painful punch and it was not long before Dark Link grabbed his free hand and raised it back over his head and held it there.
The grip around his wrists was as tight as a vise again and as Link opened his eyes, still giggly, he could only watch helplessly as Dark Link smirked and waggled his eyebrows at him.
"Your fairy told me that this works really good on you and since I don't have a free hand right now..."
And shortly thereafter his head rushed down, before a pair of soft lips pressed onto his belly and made him scream as he blew a raspberry against his ticklish skin.
Over and over again!
He laughed so much that even Navi was afraid that his lungs would jump out of his throat any moment and she already saw how tears gathered in the corners of his squeezed shut eyes. His cheeks were as red as a tomato already, his whole body trembled with his hysterical laughter and he arched his back so much that it was painful from just looking at it, but despite all of this, he still tried to fight back and in fact he managed to free his right hand. Immediately his fingers clawed into the hair of his dark counterpart and he pulled on it, which made Dark Link growl, but he didn't stop with his playful torture and Link had no choice but to lie there and to endure it somehow.
Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to try to control his nightmares if it would end in endless seeming tickle torture…
The whole situation didn't look any better in the real world, because it was again one of those nights in which Navi was certain not to close an eye and get some sleep, because she was sure that Link would keep her awake again that night.
But this night was different from all the nights before, for that night he didn't scream in pain.
No, in that night his soft giggling filled the little hut, in which they both slept...or at least tried to get some sleep...
She was watching him from her seat on the small table for a while now, for when he had started to toss around in his bed, she had awakened from her light sleep and she had quickly flown to the little desk to save herself from his flailing limbs.
Since then, Link could no longer stop giggling in his sleep and he rolled around in his bed from one side to the other and Navi couldn't help but giggle herself as she watched him curling up and wrapping his arms around his stomach.
Whatever he was dreaming in that night, it seemed to be something extremely funny when he cackled in his sleep like a cucco.
If Navi only knew what was really the cause for his nighty giggle fit...
At least he wasn't suffering from pain in that night.
No.
In that night, Link had indeed managed to influence his nightmares and turn them into something else.
But did his nightmares really improve?
Probably only Link himself knew the answer for this question...
The End