Heya! I'm so sorry for the random, once a month updates, but I'm a bit busy with my life, and on my free time I kinda read more than write..
Dreamer- What Teller's trying to say is; she's lazy.
Teller- Dreamer! What in the word are you doing here?!
Dreamer- Telling these peeps the truth. Also, I wanted to see how your story's coming.
Teller-… You don't even like LoZ -.-
Dreamer- …true…
Teller- *eye roll* …
Dreamer- :I …
Teller- Ok, time to leave! *pushes Dreamer out the door*
Dreamer- ok! BYE PEEPS! *leaves*
Teller- … sorry about that. Anyways! One thing before I start; to make things easier on my behalf, with each chapter, they will start with Link (the Light Realm), and end with Shelda (the Dark Realm). Don't judge, I find it easier.
Well! On with the story!
The streets of Castle Town were almost deserted due to the sun setting in the distance. Only a few people were out on the streets, including a certain Captain and son. They slowly made their way back to the house, proving to be a bit difficult to a certain green hat boy.
"Ugh," quietly groaned Link, his arm crossed over his still disturbed stomach in a casual manner, hoping his father didn't take notice. However, to Link's dismay, the Captain did take notice to his son's distress, and having been aware of it the entire time.
"Link," said the Captain, sounding a bit concerned. "does it still hurt?" Link, not wanting his father to worry, waved away the concern and said casually,
"It's ok, I've been through worse." Link hoped his father would drop it at that, but Link's hopes were to high.
"Link." said his father, stopping in his tracks to look down at his son, his voice carrying the warning tone every knight knew well. "If it still hurts, you need to let me know." Link, still not giving in, rolled his eyes and tighten his arms across his stomach as he walked ahead.
"Dad, truthfully, I'm fine."
But, of course, as they entered their home, Link felt a familiar copper taste in his mouth as his stomach started to do knots. Having been feeling it all day, Link tried to push the feeling down as he walked to the back of the house, planning to go to his room and go into a uneasy sleep. However, as he walked by the kitchen, the smell of his father making dinner just made the feeling worse, forcing Link to take his hand to cover his mouth as he bolted to the bathroom.
His father, with his back to the door way, heard the sound of running feet go by. Assuming Link was just trying to avoid him, Captain didn't take much notice of it until he heard the unmistakable sound of someone vomiting. Immediately knowing who it was, Captain took the pot of beef stew off the hook above the fire and setting it aside before speed walking to the bathroom. Once Captain was in the doorway, the first thing he notice was his son crouched over the toilet, his body shaking from the extent of throwing up.
"Link?" asked Captain as he walked in to kneel beside the ill boy, setting his hand onto Link's back and rubbing up and down between Link's shoulder blades. He waited patiently as Link heaved into the toilet again, tightening his grip on the seat.
After what felt like a year to him, but was really only a couple minutes, Link felt his stomach stop somersaulting. Letting out a tired sigh, Link crossed his arms across the toilet, setting his head there for a bit. It took a minute for Link to realize his father was still there, rubbing his back in a soothing jester.
"Better?" asked his father. Link slowly pushed himself away from the toilet, flushing the past contents of his stomach, nodding slowly as he leaned against the wall behind him. It was quiet for a moment until Link broke the silence.
"Ok," he started, his voice horse from throwing up, "it was a bad idea to have such a big lunch right after getting poled in the gut. I admit it." the Captain shook his head, a small smile tugging at his lips as he settled against the wall to.
"I tried to warn you." he said, looking over at his son, who in return gave a hum of amusement as he smiled as well. Captain, wanting to completely sure it was just an after effect from earlier, placed the back of his hand against Link's forehead, earning a disagreeing grunt from the boy.
"Don't give me that." said Link's father as he stood up, grabbing Link from under his arms to help him up as well. "I was just making sure you weren't coming down with something. Luckily for you, your not." Link look up at his dad, confusion in his eyes and voice.
"How is this lucky? Wait.." Link added as he patted his own head, not realizing till now his hat was not present on his head. "Where's my hat?" he took a good look around the small bathroom before walking out into the hallway. He looked left, then right, seeing it wasn't in plain sight, Link retraced his footsteps all the way to the front door, but couldn't find his hat. Did he have it when he came home? Yes.. He thinks. Before he could go outside to see if it was anywhere close by, he heard his dad walk up before his vision was covered by a certain green material.
"You overlooked the bathroom; it was right there beside the toilet." Link pushed the hat back to give him his sight again before looking back at his dad with a smile.
"Thanks Dad!" before he could say more, a huge yawn escaped Link's mouth. He tiredly rubbed his eyes as he felt he dad place a hand on his shoulder.
"Alright, how about you go settle in your room and, if your up to it, I'll bring you some dinner. Ok?" Link, wanting to say he was fine, knew that his father was right. His stomach did feel a lot better then before, but spending five minutes throwing up made his insides raw and his mind foggy. Nodding in agreement, Link made his way up the wooden stairs, into his small attic room. The second story wasn't as big as the first, it was only big enough to hold Link's bed, a nightstand, a couple dressers, and a small bookshelf in the far right corner. His bed was on the opposite side, right under the only window, the nightstand right beside it, and the dressers were on the two vacant walls beside and across from the door. Link let out another yawn as he walked over to his bed, taking off his tunic and hat and setting them down on the nightstand before going to lay down on the bed. For a little while, Link just laid there staring at the ceiling, and wondered about the dream Zelda told him about that mourning.
'Was the 'dark figure' Shadow?' thought Link, 'If so, how? He died when the mirror was broken! He disincarnated in the light. Just like..' Link's eyes widen at the realization of what his train of thought lead to. 'Just like the first time' he thought slowly, something suddenly registering to him. 'He didn't die that time, he just was sent back to the Dark Realm. The Dark Mirror didn't hold his life, it held the power to enable him to even enter the Light Realm.' Link would have thought more on the matter if his eyes didn't become so heavy. Slowly Link closed his eyes, putting him in a deep sleep of his previous journey. Except this time, there was another certain Link with them.
Deep beneath a dark, evil filled castle, laid a dungeon full of monsters every different kind. But at the very end in the darkest cell sat, not a monster, but a boy. His dark purple hair stuck to his forehead as deep red eyes drowsily looked at the floor. Even though Shadow was tired, in pain, and just wanted to sleep, he still clearly heard the unmistakable sound of clanking armor and heavy footsteps. Shadow let out a tired sigh, knowing fully why they were here.
'And here I thought I could actually sleep.' thought the weak boy as the guards opened the cell door, weapon in hand as he merely walked over to Shadow. Saying nothing as he raised his weapon, the guard brought it down with full force across Shadow's side, making him close his eyes tight and hissed in pain as his arm and side bleed out and scorched from the light fused into the mace. Shadow tensed his muscles and closed his eyes tighter as two others came into the cells, beating him with their own weapons. Shadow was ready for them to start hitting his back, but he distantly heard footsteps speed walking down the hall. At first, Shadow thought another guard was coming to hurt him, but was surprise when the new comer spoke up.
"Stop!" he called from not far outside the cell, making the three guards stop their attacks to look at him.
"What *Pff*?" asked one of the guards. Shadow looked at him, shocked to know that the one who has been beating him was a Deku Sprout! There was no way he was telling Shelda that.
"Your Majesty wishes to see him, immediately." said the scout.
'Aw great!' thought Shadow with a huff 'what do those cross-eyed, fat geezers want now?!' before he could think of any other insults for them, Shadow heard a click and his whole body almost made contact with the floor had it not been for him reacting quickly and using his now free arms as support. Being the first time in awhile having weight on them, Shadow had to bite his lower lip to prevent himself from screaming in the sudden pain that coursed through his arms. Before he could catch his breath, two out of three of the guards grabbed each arm and, for the first time in a week, dragged him out of the cell, down the hall, up the stairs, and into what Shadow assumed was a throne room. When they entered, the two guards literally threw him onto the ground, making Shadow yelp out in pain and surprise.
"Hmp. He's still a weak wimp," said a evil, crackly voice, which made Shadow whip his head up to glare at the two figures sitting in front of him. Both of them were amused by his look apparently for they both burst out into a crackly, high pitch laughter which gave him a headache. Shadow was about to ask why he was there, but was beaten to it by one of the figures.
"Alright then, onto business. Nat, do you see this young lady?" Shadow growled a bit at the name he was given, but wanting to know why he was here followed the wrinkled hand to see a too familiar person standing there. Shelda. Of all the people to be sent for, it had to be her. Did they find out they were friends? It was very unlikely, whenever she's sent to them, they never bother asking where she was beforehand. They really didn't care in the slightest. Shadow's train of thought was derailed by a certain voice.
"You'll be surprised to hear; this lady has been assigned to assassinate your light side; Link."
'Not really.' thought Shadow 'the one your sending already told me.' Not wanting both of them to get in trouble, Shadow bit his lower lip and glared at the two figures. The two found this amusing as well for they again burst into laughter. Shadow shared a glance with Shelda as the two laughed on.
'kill me now' he mouthed to Shelda who, being able to easily read lips, smiled at him before looking at the two now tall figures. Shadow watched as she took a deep breath before speaking in a voice loud enough for them to hear.
"Twinrova." said Shelda, Shadow knowing she was trying her best to say it with respect instead of hatred. Both witches stopped and looked at her as she continued.
"With your permission, I would like to leave as soon as possible. Could we get on with what we were doing, so we may leave sooner?" Shadow, for a second, inwardly sighed in relief. But then something clicked in his mind.
'Did she say we!?' thought Shadow as he looked up slightly panicked. Koume, the one who controls fire, saw Shadow's panicked look and probably couldn't help but smile as she spoke.
"You catch on quick, don't you Nat? if you were wondering, this is why we brought you; you will accompany our little helper so the hero believes that you both are on his side." Shadow felt sick as she continued "And once he realizes it was false, it will already be too late and Hyrule will be ours!" at that, Twinrova started to laugh again. Shadow couldn't believe it! Looking over at Shelda, Shadow could see her watching the two witches with a small smile on her face. Shadow glanced from Twinrova to Shelda and back again, not believing it. Shelda was actually going through with it! Something was up, Shadow knew it, but before he could think more on it, Kotake spoke.
"Now, to make sure you won't cause trouble, we're going to merge you with her" Kotake, pointing to Shelda, continued in a matter-of-fact voice. "mirror. That way, if you do cause problems, we can easily smash it and finally dispose of it. We're giving you a second chance, Nat, so do the right thing this time." with that, Koume approached Shadow on her broomstick. Being right in front of the still kneeled boy, Koume slowly waved her hand in front of Shadow. Black smoke emerged from her hand and into Shadow's body, making him stiffen in pain as the smoke surrounded him. He could feel his strength being pulled out of his current mirror and into another small mirror. After a moment or two, the smoke finally departed from Shadow, making the boy fall face first onto the floor in exhaustion.
"Alright." said Kotake, looking over to Shelda as she continued to speak. "That's all of what you need, we'll send you a mile outside of Castle Town. That way you won't raise suspicion of a sudden appearance." Shelda nodded at this, ready to leave. Kotake, knowing this, waved her hand over Shelda and Shadow and silently watched as the smoke fully covered the two, making Shelda's vision become more and more blurry. Right before her vision was fully dark, one voice spoke up; it was Koume.
"Make sure not to fail! We'll be watching you from your mirror!" Shelda couldn't help but smile at that.
'Even if I do fail' she thought as she heard nothing but the sound of the smoke whirling around her. 'there would be no way you'd know, let alone bring me back.'
For a long time, only smoke was in her vision. For a bit, Shelda wondered if it was a prank or something, but the smoke suddenly cleared and Shelda found herself three feet above the ground. Letting out a startled yip, Shelda landed on her back, hard. It took Shelda a minute to slowly open her eyes to find out that it's bright where she was right now.
'I'm just gonna take a random guess that I'm in the Light Realm' thought Shelda sarcastically as she laid there bathing in sunlight. As she laid there, Shelda heard from somewhere behind her a groan. Remembering who else was with her, Shelda stood up to look behind her to see Shadow laying on the ground about three feet away. As Shelda came closer, she could tell the impact sent him unconscious. She patiently waited as he came to as she stood over him, her shadow covering his face. When Shadow finally opened his eyes, Shelda crouched down to give him a hand, but to her surprise, Shadow pulled away from her and sent her a angry glare.
"Shadow?" she asked as she stayed crouched down and watch Shadow stand up. When he didn't answer, Shelda spoke again.
"What's wrong?" at this Shadow turned to finally look at her, but his face nor his voice was anywhere close to nice.
"How could you do something like this?" Shelda was taken aback by this.
"Wait, what?" Shelda asked, not understanding what was going on.
"I thought you said you weren't going to do this! You said you weren't going to kill Link!" exclaimed Shadow. Shelda, finally understanding, exclaimed;
"Shadow! I'm not going to kill Link! I told you!- wait." Shelda stopped her defense to think. Did she tell him…. No. Shelda let out a nervous laughter as she spoke again.
"heh heh, forgot to tell you. I got so caught up in activating the plan, I forgot to tell you the plan…" she gave him her silly grin as she finally looked back at him.
"Oops." Shadow looked at her with a 'really?' look for a second before shaking his head, seeming quiet relived now.
"Ok," he said in a more calm voice, "what exactly is 'the plan'?" Shadow walked over to a tree about two yards away as Shelda explain 'the plan'.
"Whoa, Wait a minute." said Shadow, half laying down, half leaning up against the tree, as Shelda finished.
"Yeah?" she asked, sitting down on the ankle tall grass.
"Are you stupid? Once Twinrova figure out that your not going after Link, they'll kill us both! Did you not think-" Shelda held her hands up to stop him, a smile on her face.
"I'm not stupid Shadow." she said as she pulled out a necklace that was hidden under her shirt. "My mirror isn't even in the Dark Realm, its right here." right then, she showed the triangle shaped locket before opening it to revile a tiny black tinted mirror. Shelda couldn't help but laugh at Shadow's shocked expression. After a second, Shadow spoke in a low whisper.
"So, does this mean?.." Shelda, knowing what he was saying, nodded vigorously.
"Yep!" she said, a huge smile on her face. "We're Free!"