Well, I hope that there are still people reading this. I mean, first I kill the favorite character of everyone (including me, which should tell you something), then I make everyone wait a few days for the next chapter. Well, I'm sorry for that. You know, one thing you learn from working with others is that plans are just an illusion that can be destroyed easily. Want an example?
Originally, I agreed to work on this chapter with Blu (the real one), and it was supposed to be from the POV of Blu (the dead one). Well, the last time I got to talk to Blu (not counting the couple minutes today) was on Christmas, and that was for a few minutes while I was at my grandparents' house. I probably won't get to talk to her again until Monday or Tuesday.
This is the modified plan, the one that will probably happen. The chapter that was supposed to be chapter 9 is now to be chapter 10. I'm going to write this chapter alone, then I'll write the beginning of chapter 10. When Blu gets back, I'll finish it with her, then I might get back to what I like to think of as normal. Sound good? I hope so, because I'm working very hard to not piss anyone off, which is way too easy in this situation.
Oh, and Dez, I only know Blu here. She lives in Kansas (she's said it, so why shouldn't I?) and I live in Colorado. Ack. I almost forgot. I'm thinking of doing a OoT/TWW crossover. I have a general idea of what it would be about, even though I'm a little scared to go there... What do you think of what I've told you so far?
Kimiko's Quest
Chapter 9
Day Six: 12:45 PM
Malon's POV
Lon Lon Ranch
There was almost a groove in the floor where I had been pacing since that day outside the Forest Temple. Link had been out, using that map to try and catch the girls, but he missed them in every temple. This was his last chance. Today they would be going to the Spirit Temple. "Link!" I could see him from the corral. "Did you catch them?"
"Yeah! They're probably getting the Triforce right now. Let's look!" He held up the map so we could both look at it. There was the Spirit Temple, and there was...
"GANONDORF! Link, what are we going to do?"
"There's nothing we can do! We can't get to the Spirit Temple in time, and even if we could, Blu and Kimiko are the only ones who can get through that way! The only way we could do it is if the Master Sword was still in the Pedestal of Time, but it's not! There's nothing we can do!"
"What about the gauntlet?"
"Nobody's ever made a wish that would help us out of this mess, and we can't make one now. The goddesses can't interfere. The girls are on their own!"
"Look!" Kimiko was barely keeping herself safe, plus she was defending Blu, who had gone almost limp for some reason... Finally, she brought Ganondorf down. He muttered something, then unleashed his strongest attack. Kimiko was able to fight it off, but... "Blu!"
"Oh, no." As I turned to Link, my eyes filled with tears, and even though I couldn't see him crying, I knew he was because his tears were falling on my head as we held each other. "We'd better keep watching, Mal. We don't know if Kimiko's all right."
Kimiko was all right, but barely hanging on. Without Blu, her will to fight had gone down the tubes. She wasn't having a very easy time holding Ganondorf off. As she was hit, she started to crawl towards the bodies of two Blus. That's when the map erased itself. It slowly became a letter...
Link and Malon,
You've already seen too much of this, and it would be wrong to have you watch any more. It would only cause you unnecessary heartache. Please, just have faith. We will not let the Triforce fall into Ganondorf's hands, and Kimiko and Blu are both needed to do that. You two, Zelda, and Tael will be able to use the warp to the Sacred Realm in the Spirit Temple starting precisely at 1:15 PM. We will recharge the temple warp pads immediately. And, please, lighten up. You will not have as much to be sad about as you are expecting. Have courage.
Farore
"How is this supposed to make us feel better? All it does is blind us! There's no way that Kimiko could have survived, and we saw Blu die with our own eyes!"
"Malon, we need to trust Farore. I know it's hard, but there's nothing else we can do. If she says it will be all right, it will be. I'm scared, too, and I can't think of any way that it could be all right either, but we've got to have faith."
"Link, you don't need the Triforce of Courage. You're brave enough without it." I clung to my husband for support. Link, the only person in my life that had remained constant. The only family I had left...
I hope this was okay. I didn't know any other way to write this without giving anything else away. I really didn't want to get into that thing with Kimiko until the chapter after next, but I had no choice here. It's funny how events in the real world can have such an impact on this fictional world. Well, the next chapter will be some sort of resolution, and I'll have it up on either Monday or Tuesday. Like I've said before, please, just have faith in me. I can't write a sad ending. I don't have it in me. I had a hard time just writing this chapter. Just take Farore's advice. Have faith...
Originally, I agreed to work on this chapter with Blu (the real one), and it was supposed to be from the POV of Blu (the dead one). Well, the last time I got to talk to Blu (not counting the couple minutes today) was on Christmas, and that was for a few minutes while I was at my grandparents' house. I probably won't get to talk to her again until Monday or Tuesday.
This is the modified plan, the one that will probably happen. The chapter that was supposed to be chapter 9 is now to be chapter 10. I'm going to write this chapter alone, then I'll write the beginning of chapter 10. When Blu gets back, I'll finish it with her, then I might get back to what I like to think of as normal. Sound good? I hope so, because I'm working very hard to not piss anyone off, which is way too easy in this situation.
Oh, and Dez, I only know Blu here. She lives in Kansas (she's said it, so why shouldn't I?) and I live in Colorado. Ack. I almost forgot. I'm thinking of doing a OoT/TWW crossover. I have a general idea of what it would be about, even though I'm a little scared to go there... What do you think of what I've told you so far?
Kimiko's Quest
Chapter 9
Day Six: 12:45 PM
Malon's POV
Lon Lon Ranch
There was almost a groove in the floor where I had been pacing since that day outside the Forest Temple. Link had been out, using that map to try and catch the girls, but he missed them in every temple. This was his last chance. Today they would be going to the Spirit Temple. "Link!" I could see him from the corral. "Did you catch them?"
"Yeah! They're probably getting the Triforce right now. Let's look!" He held up the map so we could both look at it. There was the Spirit Temple, and there was...
"GANONDORF! Link, what are we going to do?"
"There's nothing we can do! We can't get to the Spirit Temple in time, and even if we could, Blu and Kimiko are the only ones who can get through that way! The only way we could do it is if the Master Sword was still in the Pedestal of Time, but it's not! There's nothing we can do!"
"What about the gauntlet?"
"Nobody's ever made a wish that would help us out of this mess, and we can't make one now. The goddesses can't interfere. The girls are on their own!"
"Look!" Kimiko was barely keeping herself safe, plus she was defending Blu, who had gone almost limp for some reason... Finally, she brought Ganondorf down. He muttered something, then unleashed his strongest attack. Kimiko was able to fight it off, but... "Blu!"
"Oh, no." As I turned to Link, my eyes filled with tears, and even though I couldn't see him crying, I knew he was because his tears were falling on my head as we held each other. "We'd better keep watching, Mal. We don't know if Kimiko's all right."
Kimiko was all right, but barely hanging on. Without Blu, her will to fight had gone down the tubes. She wasn't having a very easy time holding Ganondorf off. As she was hit, she started to crawl towards the bodies of two Blus. That's when the map erased itself. It slowly became a letter...
Link and Malon,
You've already seen too much of this, and it would be wrong to have you watch any more. It would only cause you unnecessary heartache. Please, just have faith. We will not let the Triforce fall into Ganondorf's hands, and Kimiko and Blu are both needed to do that. You two, Zelda, and Tael will be able to use the warp to the Sacred Realm in the Spirit Temple starting precisely at 1:15 PM. We will recharge the temple warp pads immediately. And, please, lighten up. You will not have as much to be sad about as you are expecting. Have courage.
Farore
"How is this supposed to make us feel better? All it does is blind us! There's no way that Kimiko could have survived, and we saw Blu die with our own eyes!"
"Malon, we need to trust Farore. I know it's hard, but there's nothing else we can do. If she says it will be all right, it will be. I'm scared, too, and I can't think of any way that it could be all right either, but we've got to have faith."
"Link, you don't need the Triforce of Courage. You're brave enough without it." I clung to my husband for support. Link, the only person in my life that had remained constant. The only family I had left...
I hope this was okay. I didn't know any other way to write this without giving anything else away. I really didn't want to get into that thing with Kimiko until the chapter after next, but I had no choice here. It's funny how events in the real world can have such an impact on this fictional world. Well, the next chapter will be some sort of resolution, and I'll have it up on either Monday or Tuesday. Like I've said before, please, just have faith in me. I can't write a sad ending. I don't have it in me. I had a hard time just writing this chapter. Just take Farore's advice. Have faith...