Link and the Eds walked in to a small room, a look of confusion on their faces.
"So, where's the monster?" Eddy asked.
"Nothing on the ceiling." Link said as he looked up.
"I don't see any other doorways." Edd stated.
"OH! MORE BOMBS!" Ed yelled as he opened a small chest and pulled out the bombs inside. One of them slipped out of his hands and lit itself somehow, making them jump away before it exploded. The smoke cleared to reveal a hole in the ground leading to a larger chamber inside. A lake of lava was in the center, surrounded by a rocky path.
"I believe we've found our destination." Edd stated while Link took the bombs from Ed.
"Looks pretty high." Eddy said before turning to Ed. "You're up first Lumpy!"
"YAHOOOOO!" Ed yelled as he jumped down and smacked into the rock.
"You okay?" Link shouted down.
"That was fun!" Ed yelled up to him.
"CATCH!" Eddy yelled as he jumped down. Ed caught him before the others jumped down, catching them as well. "Nice catch Ed."
"Thanks Eddy." Ed said with a grin before the ground began to shake. Each time felt like giant footsteps were approaching, each thump getting louder. They all turned to see a Dodongo of epic proportions walking towards them.
"N-Navi!" Link stuttered. "You, uh...know what that is?!"
"It's the Infernal Dinosaur!" Navi shouted. "KING DODONGO!" They all stared in fear as the giant Dodongo looked right at them before growling at them.
"It may be quiet possible that the little ones we've been fighting were it's children!" Edd stated, his body sweating and trembling.
"You think it knows we've been killing it's kids?" Eddy asked, trembling as well. King Dodongo then released a mighty roar, knocking them all back by the sheer sound of it. "NEVERMIND! HE KNOWS!" he shouted before they all turned and ran the other way.
"DINOSAUR BAD FOR ED!" Ed yelled.
"I ALWAYS THOUGHT MEETING PREHISTORIC REPTILES WOULD BE THRILLING! I WAS WRONG!" Edd yelled as he turned to look at it. "WHAT'S IT DOING?!" They all turned to see King Dodongo taking a huge breath, it's chest beginning to puff out.
"Oh no! It's gonna spew flames!" Navi shouted.
"Get behind Ed!" Ed yelled as he raised his shield up to block the flames. Link and Eddy both raised Link's shield next to Ed's before they all ducked behind them just as the Dodongo released it's breath, spewing a massive fireball right at them. They felt the force of the fireball slam against them and used all their strength to keep from being blown away before the pressure lifted. The lifted their heads above the shields and looked down at them to see that they were unscathed before turning to the wall, shocked that it was blackened and parts were still burning.
"Notgoodnotgoodnotgood!" Edd began to repeat like a broken record.
"Watch out!" Navi yelled as the Dodongo rolled into a ball and sped towards them. They all panicked and jumped into the corner, narrowly avoiding being squished to death as the creature rolled passed them and kept going until it hit the wall on the other side of the room.
"How are we supposed to fight this thing?!" Eddy yelled as the Dodongo slowly began turning it's body.
"Navi, you know anything about this thing?!" Link asked.
"All I know is that it's a massive Dodongo that eats anything!" she said as she fluttered about in panic.
"That only tells us that we're on the menu!" Eddy yelled.
"Maybe if we feed it, it'll stop attacking us!" Ed suggested.
"And what exactly are we gonna feed it?" Link asked.
"The little ones went boom when we beat them, so maybe they eat bombs." Ed said.
"That's...not a bad idea, actually." Edd said.
"You're agreeing with him?" Eddy asked.
"Just because it eats anything doesn't mean it'll agree with it!" Edd explained.
"Then let's give this overgrown lizard a little indigestion!" Link said before running towards King Dodongo, his hand reaching into the Bomb Bag. The Eds ran after him while King Dodongo had fulled turned and was stomping towards them. It began to inhale just as Link took out a bomb and threw it into the creature's mouth. "EAT THIS!" he yelled as the creature clamped down and swallowed the bomb. An explosion could be heard a moment later before King Dodongo collapsed and groaned in pain.
"I hope that hurt!" Eddy yelled.
"Let's get it!" Ed yelled as he and his friends began to slash and smack it's face with the sword and Deku Sticks. They kept it up before King Dodongo got back on his feet and rolled away from them.
"What's wrong? Scared?" Eddy yelled with a grin before King Dodongo began to inhale.
"No! He just needed some space to get a better shot!" Navi shouted as King Dodongo spewed flames again. The boys all ducked behind the shields to protect themselves from the flames before jumping out of the way again to avoid being squashed.
"Rotten lizard!" Eddy yelled while shaking his fist at the creature. "I'm gonna turn you into the world's biggest handbag when I'm done with you!"
"Eddy, don't taunt it!" Eddy snapped as Link ran towards it with another bomb, ready to throw it down the monster's gullet again. This proved futile however as King Dodongo saw him coming and swatted him away with it's massive tail.
"LINK!" the Eds yelled as Link tried to regain his senses. He fumbled to his feet just in time to see Kind Dodongo take in a big breath. Link flinched and held up his shield to block the flames and flinched...but nothing came. He and Navi looked at each other before peeking over the shield to see Ed before them, a look of anger on his face, his inhuman strength keeping the beast's maw clamped shut.
"Wow...And here I thought he couldn't be any stronger." Navi said in awe as the creature struggled to break free.
"Are you alright?" Edd asked as he and Eddy ran to his side.
"I'm okay." Link said before they heard a rumbling sound coming from inside King Dodongo.
"That doesn't sound good." Eddy whimpered as the rumbling grew. "HE'S GONNA BLOW!" he yelled before he, Link, and Edd hid behind the shield while Ed kept it's mouth shut. The rumbling grew as the creature struggled until...
BWEEERF!
A massive fireball came out of King Dodongo. Or rather, out it's ass. The creature stopped struggling and just laid there, tears actually forming in it's eyes as the others looked out from behind the shield.
"Ouch!" Link said in sympathy.
"Well, that can't be good for the digestive tract." Edd commented.
"Talk about backfiring!" Eddy chuckled.
"Aww! Did Mr. Dodongo make a stinky?" Ed asked before King Dodongo growled at him. It began to shake it's head side to side violently until Ed was thrown off and smacked into his friends, sending them into the far wall. They struggled to get up while it looked at the boys, anger clear in it's eyes, before rolling into a ball and heading towards them.
"It's heading this way!" Edd yelled.
"I got a bad idea!" Link shouted as he opened the Bomb Bag and waited for their foe to get close. "Wait for it!" he muttered as the creature continued on before dumping every bomb in the bag out onto the path, then turned the other way. "RUN!" All four of them ran away as King Dodongo rolled over the bombs just as they went off, knocking the creature off the path and into the lava lake, where it slowly began to sink. The boys watched as the creature flailed before in the lake as it sank until only it's chared head and claws were visible, the lake cooling down and solidifying. King Dodongo was now dead.
"I don't believe it," Eddy muttered. "We...beat that thing?"
"Technically, Link defeated it with his bombs." Edd corrected.
"LINK DID IT!" Ed yelled before hugging Link in a smelly bear hug.
"Oof! Okay Ed! You can let go now!" Link wheezed. Ed let go of Link before joining his friends in a round of triumphant laughter. It ended when they were surrounded in a blinding light. When the light faded, they found themselves right outside of the Dodongo's Cavern. They looked around in confusion before something large and heavy slammed behind them, making them jump a few inches into the air. They spun around to see Darunia himself standing before them, a smile on his face.
"You four did it!" he declared before hugging them in his mighty arms.
"Oi, he hugs like Ed!" Eddy wheezed before they were dropped to the ground. Darunia beat his chest while laughing out loud.
"Thanks to you little guys, we Gorons can now feed upon the delicious rocks of the Dodongo's Cavern until our stomachs burst!" Darunia declared. "In all honesty, I didn't think you guys could pull it off! Guess you humans have more in you than I thought."
"All in a day's work!" Eddy boasted while puffing out his chest.
"HAHA!" Darunia laughed before other Gorons began to fall off the mountain or roll down the path, then right into the Dodongo's Cavern.
"Where are they going?" Ed asked.
"To collect rocks for the feast tonight!" Darunia stated, a big grin on his face. "Why don't you join us? We'd be honored to celebrate with all of ya!"
"A party? Sweet!" Eddy said with a grin before he and the others were lifted onto the shoulders of other Gorons before they all began walking up the path to Goron City.
"Time for a feast!" Darunia declared.
-Goron City-
The party went on for hours as the Gorons danced, ate, sang, ate, talked with Link and the Eds, and ate some more. The Eds and Link were treated to human food that the Gorons had set aside for human visitors, with the exception of Ed who happily ate the cooked rocks, while the Gorons all cheered and rejoiced. This ended when Darunia slammed his massive fist into the ground, shaking the area and getting their attention.
"I have an announcement!" he declared as he stood up with a smile. "We hold this feast not only to rejoice in the return of our source of food, but to honor the valiant heroes that braved the Dodongo's Cavern and cleared it of the monsters infesting it!" The Gorons cheered out the boys names before Darunia raised his hand to silence them. "As such, I hereby decree that these four are now honorary members of our tribe, and my Sworn Brothers!" The Gorons went wild with cheers before they gathered around the Eds and Link and began tossing them up and down in the air. Darunia smiled before he disappeared into his room for a moment, then returned with a small rock the size of a Bomb Flower in his hands. The Eds, Link, and the Gorons looked at Darunia as he held the rock out before the all. "To help you on your quest!" He then smashed the rock against his head, cracking it in half, and revealing to them the treasure that the Gorons held. It was a beautiful red ruby placed within a golden casing that resembled a V. "The Goron Ruby!" Everyone looked at it in awe as Darunia handed the stone to Eddy, who was mesmerized by it's radiance.
"This has been quite a day!" Edd stated with a smile.
"We travelled through monster filled caves, saved the Gorons, and got the Goron's Ruby!" Ed yelled with a grin.
"And become Sworn Brothers to the leader of the Gorons, Darunia!" Edd finished.
"Can't think of anything to make it any better." Eddy said, his eyes never leaving the ruby.
"I can!" Link said before he brought his occarina to his lips. If the people of Kakariko didn't know of the Gorons, they'd think that Death Mountain was about to erupt with the way the mountain was shaking. The Gorons were all dancing to the tune of Saria's Song, the Eds joining in, as they all celebrated. Some of the Gorons had to fight off the urge to complete the paintings that they were working on, occasionally glancing back at the Eds and Link with smiles.
A/N: Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
