Hyrule Field was cast in a peaceful glow as the sun slowly began to set. It was peaceful, serene, and quiet...or it would be if not for the Peahats chasing our four heroes around.
"DIDN'T YOU HEAR NAVI TELL YOU ABOUT THE KILLER PLANTS?!" Eddy yelled as they ran as fast as they could towards Death Mountain.
"THE ONES I WAS TRYING TO EXAMINE WERE SMALLER THAN YOU!" Edd yelled back as sweat began to drip down his face.
"AHHH! MOMMY AND DADDY PLANT MONSTER ARE ANGRY!" Ed yelled.
"KEEP RUNNING GUYS! WE'RE ALMOST THERE!" Link yelled. The four boys ran as fast as they could all the way across the field before they collapsed after the first set of stairs at the foot of Kakariko Village. They watched the Peahats stop flying towards them and slowly flew away, leading their young away.
"I'm...I'm glad th-that...that's over." Eddy gasped as they tried to catch their breath.
"How do...people travel...in that field?!" Edd wheezed.
"They learn not to mess with Peahats because they listen when someone, oh I don't know, TELLS THEM THAT THEY SHOULD BE LEFT ALONE!" Navi yelled.
"The pretty ball of light is angry." Ed said as he hid behind Eddy.
"Either way, we're here." Link told them as he looked up the second set of stairs. They followed his gaze and slowly began to climb the steps before coming up to the quiet town of Kakariko Village. They watched as a few burly men were running around the town aimlessly as a giant windmill sat above them, slowly spinning in the breeze.
"Well, this is a welcome change of pace." Edd said as they slowly walked into the village.
"Yeah. Nothing here to kill us." Eddy smirked.
"To Death Mountain!" Ed stated with his finger pointed into the air.
"As much as I want to do that, I think we should rest and head their tomorrow." Link suggested.
"I agree," said Edd. "Night will be here soon, and it'll be dangerous climbing up a mountain at night."
"Okay, but where do we sleep?" Eddy asked. "Unless they have a hotel here or something."
"What's a hotel?" Link asked.
"It's a fancy place people from our world stay in to sleep." Edd explained. "Still, there should be an hour or two left before night comes. I suggest we look around and try to find a place to stay until tomorrow."
"We could sleep outside in the field! It'll be like camping!" Ed suggested excitedly.
"Bad idea." Navi cut in. "If you guys thought the Peahats were nasty, then you wouldn't stand a chance against the Stalchilds."
"Stalchilds?" Edd asked.
"They're actually very weak, but they're relentless and are said to be infinite in number." Navi explained. "But they only come out at night, and won't enter a town."
"So camping outside's out of the question then." Eddy muttered in irritation. "Just great!"
"I say we go with Double D's idea and find a place to sleep here." Link said.
"CHICKEN!" Ed yelled when he spotted a chicken in the middle of the path into the village. He immediately ran to it before he picked it up and began to pet it. "Pet the chicken! Pet the chicken!" he repeated as the chicken flailed in his arms.
"Ed! Stop! Let it go!" Navi shouted in panic. "If you anger a cucco-"
COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOOOOO!
"...too late." Navi whimpered as she began to flutter around in panic. "QUICK! WE HAVE TO HIDE! TAKE SHELTER! ANYTHING!"
"Whoa, whoa!" Eddy said as he held his hands up in front of him. "What are you talking...?" he trailed off when he heard wings flapping in the distance.
"Um, Eddy?" Edd said as he and Link began to back away from them. "I think we should take Navi's advice!" Eddy slowly turned to see a flock of cuccos flying towards them.
"OW!" Ed yelped when the chicken he was hugging began to violently peck at his head. "OWOWOWOW!"
"RUN!" Link yelled as they ran from the horde of pissed off cuccos that were flying at them and pecking at their heads. They ran around the village while some of the villagers looked on, each of them remembering the first time they did something stupid that caused the cuccos to turn on them.
'Poor kids.' they thought.
"WHERE DID ALL THESE STUPID BIRDS COME FROM?!"
"DOESN'T MATTER RIGHT NOW! JUST RUN!"
"WHERE TO?!"
"QUICK! IN HERE!" The four boys ran through a door before slamming it shut, keeping the cuccos from hurting them any further.
"Why were the chickens so angry?" Ed asked.
"Nobody knows how or why," Navi started. "But there's nothing as powerful, or nasty, as an angry cucco."
"I've said it before, and I'll say it again! I! HATE! BIRDS!" Eddy yelled, his voice shaking the whole building. The four of them calmed down from their near-death experience to finally take a good look at the inside of the building they were now in. Their were bits of fancy furnishings here and there, but they were almost entirely covered in cobwebs.
"Why is it so dark in here?" Edd asked as they walked further in.
"And what's with all the webs?" Link added.
"Dunno. Anyone see a light switch?" Eddy asked.
"Wait! Shh!" Edd suddenly whispered. None of them said a thing, leaving them all in silence. Then they heard a faint sound.
"Sounds like something's crawling around." said Link.
"But what?" Edd asked.
"Look," came a voice. "Visitors." Everyone stiffened and began to look around frantically as more voices joined in.
"Do you think they'll help us?"
"Don't be silly. They'll just run."
"We can at least ask them."
"What if they try to harm us?"
"Who's talking?!" Eddy said in fear.
"Um...he-he-hello? Anyone there?!" Edd stuttered.
"Who's there?" Ed asked.
"Up here." came an older voice. All of them looked up before they're eyes widened as large as dinner plates. Hanging above them were a group of giant Skulltulas. The four of them slowly gathered whatever wits and courage they had while backing away towards the door.
"No! They're leaving!"
"Don't leave us like this!"
"Please help us!"
"What is this?!" Link asked as he drew his sword and pointed it at them all. "Talking Skulltulas?"
"I haven't the faintest idea!" Navi answered as she hid under Link's cap.
"Wait! I can explain!" said the older voice as one of the Skulltulas slid down a thread. The sight of it was beyond creepy. One of it's legs was a human arm, and in the middle of the white skull were eyes and skin of a human.
"Link! Don't just stand there! Kill it!" Eddy whispered.
"I knew it! They're gonna kill us!"
"What do we do?!"
"HOLD IT!" Edd yelled, surprising them all. They all looked at him to see that he was breathing hard while looking at the Skulltulas. "Before my mind goes blank with fear, can you please explain how you are all talking?"
"...It's a curse." said the half Skulltula. "The Spider's Curse!"
"Curse?" Ed asked as the others listened.
"It happened not too long ago. We were known as the Fabulously Wealthy Family." explained the half Skulltula.
"Fabulously Weathly?!" Eddy asked, a bit of drool hanging from his mouth.
"Indeed. But now, because of our greed, we suffer this terrible curse." explained the half Skulltula in a sad voice.
"Oh dear." Edd asked as he slowly tried to keep his fear from returning.
"Yes. It's been terrible. But now, I feel that we have hope of becoming normal humans once again!" said the half Skulltula, his tone full of joy. "I can feel it from you all. You've been destroying the Spiders and slowly lifting the curse upon us."
"We are?" Ed asked as he scratched his head.
"The Golden Skulltulas!" said Edd as he pulled out a Golden Skull Token.
"That's it! That's from one of the Spiders!" cried out the half Skulltula in joy. Soon the smaller skulltulas slid down on threads, their voices filling the room.
"They've been killing spiders!"
"They'll save us!"
"Yes! Please!"
"Turn us back to normal!"
"I wanna be me again!"
"All of you! Stop it!" yelled the older Skulltula, shutting them all up before looking back at the four of them, a pleading look in his eyes. "I know that we've only just met, but I beg of you. Please, help us!"
"You want us to lift your curse?" Eddy asked. "How?"
"All you have to do is find the Spiders, destroy them, and collect the tokens they drop. That's all." explained the half Skulltula. The four boys looked at each other before they moved a bit away to discuss everything.
"We're already trying to save this world. We're not Exterminators." Eddy whispered.
"We can't just leave them like that!" Edd snapped. "Besides, we've already been destroying the Gold Skulltulas. We can do both."
"I'm with Double D." Link said. "I feel bad for them."
"Ed will squish the cursed bugs and free the poor family!" Ed yelled.
"Ugh, fine." Eddy grumbled before they all turned to the family.
"We've talked it over and have decided to remove your curse." Edd told them. You could see the shine in their eyes at the news before they began to crawl and laugh with joy.
"HOORAY!"
"WE'RE GONNA BE HUMAN AGAIN!"
"I'LL BE ABLE TO WALK OUT IN THE SUN!"
"Thank you!" said the half Skulltula. "There are two things you should know. First, the Spiders only appear outside at night. Second, they love soft soil. Good hunting!"
"Yeah, sure, whatever!" Eddy quickly said before he grabbed his friends and ran outside. "That place gave me the creeps!"
"I agree!" Edd added before he regained his composure. "Still, we've accepted the task. From now on, we have to be more vigilant in our search for those Golden Skulltulas."
"Leave no stone unturned! No place unchecked! No-"
"We get it Ed!" Eddy snapped. "Anyway, let's find a place to crash for tonight."
"And let us try to stay out of trouble." Edd added.
-5 minutes later-
"CHICKEN!"
"WHO'S THIS KID?!"
"HELLO!"
"WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!"
"Cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck!"
"AAAH! GET OUT OF HERE!"
Edd, Eddy, and Link stood next to a kind woman with red hair while Ed ran around like crazy searching for her cuccos.
"HAHAHAHA! GO BURRHEAD! GO!" Eddy laughed while Edd just shook his head in embarrassment.
"You're friend seems very excited." said the woman before Ed ran up to her with seven cuccos in his hands.
"Found them!" he said with a big smile. "The little dickens!"
"Oh! Thank you so much! I have allergies, so just touching them gives me goosebumps!" said the woman as the others emptied the chickens into their pen.
"Well, now that Ed's got your chicken, or cuccos, or whatever back, how about that reward?" Eddy asked with a grin.
"Eddy!" Edd snapped in anger.
"What? She offered us a reward." Eddy stated.
"Here you go." she said with a smile as she gave them a glass jar. "This is very special glass. It'll never break, no matter what you do with it." she said. Eddy stared at the bottle in anger before throwing it at a wall, where it bounced back and lodged itself on his head. Eddy just released muffled ranting while the others couldn't help but laugh. "See? Indestructible."
"I think we should get some rest." said Link as he yawned and rubbed his eyes.
"I agree. It's been a long day." Edd added.
"You're free to stay at our home tonight." said the woman. "My family never turns anyone away."
"Thank you. That's very kind of you." said Edd before they followed her to her home, with Ed trying to get the jar off Eddy's head.
