Chapter 5: Dawn of the 2nd Day, Who Knows How Many Hours Remain
Dreams filled my night. I seemed to be plagued by the dreams of the night. It was a nightmare or some sort of visionary that I had all night. It was all so confusing. I woke up in a cold sweat in the morning. I had never felt so weird, so uncomfortable, so...scared. It was like someone took those three feelings, jumbled them together, threw 'em in a washer, then blow-dried them with a fan in Canada in winter while outside. It seemed that I forgot my last dream. I remember faintly of the old man, standing in the cold, ancient artifact, concrete room of Showcase Cinemas West. I vaguely remember him talking. I don't remember one word, but I'm hoping it will come back to me.
"Craig, snap out of it, we need to go!" Catav said, the annoying thing. It winged its way out of my tent and fluttered away. I chuckled, simply because I could see Catav outside the tent because she glowed.
I stood up and wiped my eyes, trying to get the sleep out of them. I stepped out of the tent and half way shut my eyes at the newfound brightness. I walked over to the tree with our horses tied up. I mounted on Trilogy, and started to ride off. I lost my balance and fell off. I got back on Trilogy, and rubbed my side. It hurt.
I squeezed my horse's side to get going as Frank got on his horse. We galloped away. I sat there, faintly paying attention to scenery. But as we went by the Zora's River mouth, it seemed to get colder. I shivered, and wrapped my arms around my body, trying to warm it. We rode straight towards the castle. We got there, and the drawbridge was still up. Catav, who was flying behind me, came in front of me and started to announce her findings.
"I have found a way into the castle, other than the main entrance. Come with me. I will now change into a fish, and guide you. When I'm done, Craig, throw me into the water. Then all get in and follow. Got it?" Catav announced. We all nodded. The fairy did the little floating thing, then sparks, then I turned away, and then I saw the flash of light like the time before. I turned back, to see a fish flop to the ground. I quickly picked up the new fish, and threw her into the water. I jumped in after, then almost jumped straight back out.
"THAT'S FREEZING!" I yelled, shivering to death. Matt and Frank jumped in too, but it was during my mid-sentence.
"AHHHH!" Frank was always sensitive to cold water, I thought, while he howled.
"GAH!" Matt yelled also.
It kind of felt like the river at that camp we went to that summer, only colder. We went to camp one year, and this river was freezing cold. This river reminded me of that river. But that was home. I floated in the moat and just thought about home, how I could be playing a video game right now, or talking to people, or even hanging out with my parents. If Link never came back, we would be permanent replacements for him in Hyrule. I would never be able to go back to my normal life. But now, my normal life isn't so normal, it's Hyrule. I didn't like it at all. It just wasn't fair.
"Craig!" Frank called out; everything drenched, counting his hair. I still hadn't gone under. "Come on! We got to keep up with Catav!" Frank quickly ducked under and started swimming towards the only glowing gold fish. I sighed, and allowed myself to sink below the cold water. I went under felt air bubbles come from my ears. I held my breath as I looked for the gold fish floating somewhere in front of me. I searched around for a couple seconds, then spotted the blurry gold lights, with two dark figures behind it, swimming their best to keep up. I started a slow pace, then sped up when my muscles loosened. I went up and followed above the water, while the others stayed under and followed. I turned my head to see how far away we were from the horses, and looked back, and lost them. I shuttered, and went under to follow. I saw a small opening in the wall, and decided to follow. I went up, getting a big breath, not knowing how long it would be before I could get a breath. I went in and followed the path, and came to a fork in the path. I knew I didn't have much time, much less air, so I picked right. I followed the path, and saw some light. I came up, gasping for air. I looked around, and saw a guard.
"Oh crap!" I said, while ducking back under the water, making little bubbles as I held my breath. I stayed under for about thirty seconds, then went back up. No one was around. I climbed out and stared around, taking in the surroundings. I was drenched and shivering. There was leaves and tree branches all around. I walked around a little, trying to figure out where I was. I turned around and saw a big beefy guard.
"Your coming with me!" he said in one of those big tough guy voices you always hear in the movies. He picked me up with one hand and carried me into a little guardhouse. He jammed my wrist with something, so I felt something on it, then blindfolded me and took off. He threw me over his shoulder, and I found it hard to breathe. I gasped for air, till I pasted out.
* * * * * * *
I woke up on a hard concrete floor. Matt and Frank were lying down too. I got up, and it looked like that room with the old man.
"Yes! It was a dream! All one big dream!" I cried out and jumped.
"Pipe down in there!" The big man yelled. I sighed, for we were in a dungeon. I looked at my back, and found nothing. I only had clothes on.
"Man!" I walked over to Matt and Frank and kicked them in their sides. They kind of jerked, then slowly stood.
"Where are we?" Matt asked. I shrugged.
"Looks like a dungeon to me," I stated. I looked at everyone else, for they too had their shields and weapons stripped from them.
I walked over to the door and looked out of the barred window. I saw our stuff on the other side of the room on some stairs. I stared at them. We have got to get those back somehow, I thought. I turned at Frank, and noticed that Catav was in a bottle, banging on it, back in the Fairy form.
"Uhh...Frank...look at your belt," I said as I pointed. He turned his head down and stuttered as the fairy banged on the glass bottle.
"How'd you get there? And how did I get a bottle?" Frank asked.
"Those thugs put me in a bottle," Catav said as exiting the bottle. The pink little fairy fluttered around a little.
"How do we get out of here?" Matt asked.
"Good question," Catav answered.
"Meaning you don't know?"
"Yup"
"I thought you were the Catav of Wisdom!"
"I am, not the Catav of All Knowledge."
"So there's a Catav of All Knowledge?"
"No."
"Then why'd you say that there was one?
"I didn't."
"Yeah you did, you said you weren't the-"
"SHUT-UP!" Frank and I yelled.
"Stupid people," I muttered.
"Alright, I think I've got it. Everyone come here and huddle," Catav said, we obeyed. "Alright, this is how it will go...-"
* * * * * * *
I set myself up for the plan. I stood next to door, nearest to the side that opens. Frank went up to the door and started banging on the door.
"Help, I'm gonna puke! I don't feel good, let me go to the bathroom! Let me out!" He yelled at the guards.
"Like we haven't heard that one before," the guard on the left remarked. He chuckled to himself and repeated what Frank said in a sarcastic voice.
"I didn't want to do this, but I will," Frank said. He reached his hand out of the barred window and knocked the soldiers helmet off. This made the other guard open the door to beat the crap out of Frank. He came in and Matt jumped from the ceiling onto him. He whipped off the soldier's helmet and stared beating his head. The other one stopped trying to get his helmet and started running in. He didn't see me, and as he stepped in, I gave him an uppercut. It hit him in the jaw and he stumbled. Frank kicked him below the belt, and then I tripped him and started a flurry on his face. Either he fainted or he was unconscious. I saw blood trickle from his lip and nose, and noticed a huge black eye, and a bump on his head. Matt jumped off his soldier and we went and got our stuff.
"Oh yeah, we did it! We totally reek of awesomeness!" I yelled and gave Matt a high five and gave a little double mid-body fist pump, with Matt mimicking. Oh yeah, this is fun, I thought to myself. I smiled, then went on to the door. I swung it open and it had about 14 soldiers standing there.
"Owh no!" Frank said. We jumped back inside and threw the wooden bar across the two handles to lock it.
"WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?" I yelled.
"Let's see. How about panic and run all over trying to do something?" Frank suggested.
"Sounds fine to me!" Matt yelled.
"Uhh, guys...come here," Catav said. We went over to her, and she stood next to an open window, leading to a balcony. I jumped out and onto the balcony. It led to another, then to a door. I opened the door, and was stunned. It was a bedroom, about 15 yards from a dungeon, and easy access to it too. The door opened and I dropped next to a bed. It was a female, around our age. She was humming a song. She started coming my way, and I ducked under the bed. She lay down on the bed, and I looked around the room. I could see a little light; meaning Frank and Catav were in the closet. Matt crinkled a little behind the corner trying not to move. I looked at how ancient it all looked.
"I wish excitement would come to life in this dull world alive. Like the young man in my dreams to come and talk," the girl said atop her bed. Matt, Frank, and I played paper-rock-scissors to see who would go out. I put out paper, and the others rock. I smiled. I rolled out from the bed. I stood up and tapped her head. She screamed.
"Who are you?" she asked, still catching her breath from the scream.
"I'm the young man you were talking about. Just a little bit ago, you know, the dullness," I said.
"I didn't expect it to be that quick."
"Neither did I," I said under my breath.
"What's your name then? I want to know whom I am marring," she said with open eyes. I stared.
"What?"
"I said, I want to know whom I am marring."
"Oh good, I thought you said...WHAT? What are you talking about?"
"If your person of my dreams, then you are marring you. That's what I said right before I came in the room."
"I don't think that is gonna happen..." I trailed off, looking at Catav. She went to Frank's ear and said something, and then Frank lipped to me "Go along, we can get by better." I sometimes hate that stupid fairy. I just want to strangle its puny little neck with my two pinky toes...
"Yes, I am marring you," the girl interrupted. "I must show you to my father then. He said when I meet the special one, to bring him to him." She grabbed my arm and took me to a door.
"Wait, what about my men of honor?"
"Men of honor, what are they?"
"My most faithful men."
"You already have men at your age. Oh, I could get used to this. Bring them in."
"We must leave the room," I said, then got louder for Frank and Matt to hear. "And let the men of honor appear on their own."
She opened the door and we exited. We waited about three-seconds, then went back in.
"Good-afternoon my faithful followers. You will now do as I say because I am over you," I said while grinning. I could get used to this you know.
"Are you crazy! I am never-" I stopped Frank with my glare. "Sorry, sire, I did not mean to dishonor you." I could really get used to this.
"Now, let's go meet my father." I kind of made one of those uneasy noises you see in the movies, only my life. I followed her, as she rested her head on my arm. I gulped, hoping I'd be out of here before things got serious. But I guess things were pretty serious now, in a way, because she thought she was going to marry me. She went to a door, and swung it open. I took a big breath, hoping not my last.
Dreams filled my night. I seemed to be plagued by the dreams of the night. It was a nightmare or some sort of visionary that I had all night. It was all so confusing. I woke up in a cold sweat in the morning. I had never felt so weird, so uncomfortable, so...scared. It was like someone took those three feelings, jumbled them together, threw 'em in a washer, then blow-dried them with a fan in Canada in winter while outside. It seemed that I forgot my last dream. I remember faintly of the old man, standing in the cold, ancient artifact, concrete room of Showcase Cinemas West. I vaguely remember him talking. I don't remember one word, but I'm hoping it will come back to me.
"Craig, snap out of it, we need to go!" Catav said, the annoying thing. It winged its way out of my tent and fluttered away. I chuckled, simply because I could see Catav outside the tent because she glowed.
I stood up and wiped my eyes, trying to get the sleep out of them. I stepped out of the tent and half way shut my eyes at the newfound brightness. I walked over to the tree with our horses tied up. I mounted on Trilogy, and started to ride off. I lost my balance and fell off. I got back on Trilogy, and rubbed my side. It hurt.
I squeezed my horse's side to get going as Frank got on his horse. We galloped away. I sat there, faintly paying attention to scenery. But as we went by the Zora's River mouth, it seemed to get colder. I shivered, and wrapped my arms around my body, trying to warm it. We rode straight towards the castle. We got there, and the drawbridge was still up. Catav, who was flying behind me, came in front of me and started to announce her findings.
"I have found a way into the castle, other than the main entrance. Come with me. I will now change into a fish, and guide you. When I'm done, Craig, throw me into the water. Then all get in and follow. Got it?" Catav announced. We all nodded. The fairy did the little floating thing, then sparks, then I turned away, and then I saw the flash of light like the time before. I turned back, to see a fish flop to the ground. I quickly picked up the new fish, and threw her into the water. I jumped in after, then almost jumped straight back out.
"THAT'S FREEZING!" I yelled, shivering to death. Matt and Frank jumped in too, but it was during my mid-sentence.
"AHHHH!" Frank was always sensitive to cold water, I thought, while he howled.
"GAH!" Matt yelled also.
It kind of felt like the river at that camp we went to that summer, only colder. We went to camp one year, and this river was freezing cold. This river reminded me of that river. But that was home. I floated in the moat and just thought about home, how I could be playing a video game right now, or talking to people, or even hanging out with my parents. If Link never came back, we would be permanent replacements for him in Hyrule. I would never be able to go back to my normal life. But now, my normal life isn't so normal, it's Hyrule. I didn't like it at all. It just wasn't fair.
"Craig!" Frank called out; everything drenched, counting his hair. I still hadn't gone under. "Come on! We got to keep up with Catav!" Frank quickly ducked under and started swimming towards the only glowing gold fish. I sighed, and allowed myself to sink below the cold water. I went under felt air bubbles come from my ears. I held my breath as I looked for the gold fish floating somewhere in front of me. I searched around for a couple seconds, then spotted the blurry gold lights, with two dark figures behind it, swimming their best to keep up. I started a slow pace, then sped up when my muscles loosened. I went up and followed above the water, while the others stayed under and followed. I turned my head to see how far away we were from the horses, and looked back, and lost them. I shuttered, and went under to follow. I saw a small opening in the wall, and decided to follow. I went up, getting a big breath, not knowing how long it would be before I could get a breath. I went in and followed the path, and came to a fork in the path. I knew I didn't have much time, much less air, so I picked right. I followed the path, and saw some light. I came up, gasping for air. I looked around, and saw a guard.
"Oh crap!" I said, while ducking back under the water, making little bubbles as I held my breath. I stayed under for about thirty seconds, then went back up. No one was around. I climbed out and stared around, taking in the surroundings. I was drenched and shivering. There was leaves and tree branches all around. I walked around a little, trying to figure out where I was. I turned around and saw a big beefy guard.
"Your coming with me!" he said in one of those big tough guy voices you always hear in the movies. He picked me up with one hand and carried me into a little guardhouse. He jammed my wrist with something, so I felt something on it, then blindfolded me and took off. He threw me over his shoulder, and I found it hard to breathe. I gasped for air, till I pasted out.
* * * * * * *
I woke up on a hard concrete floor. Matt and Frank were lying down too. I got up, and it looked like that room with the old man.
"Yes! It was a dream! All one big dream!" I cried out and jumped.
"Pipe down in there!" The big man yelled. I sighed, for we were in a dungeon. I looked at my back, and found nothing. I only had clothes on.
"Man!" I walked over to Matt and Frank and kicked them in their sides. They kind of jerked, then slowly stood.
"Where are we?" Matt asked. I shrugged.
"Looks like a dungeon to me," I stated. I looked at everyone else, for they too had their shields and weapons stripped from them.
I walked over to the door and looked out of the barred window. I saw our stuff on the other side of the room on some stairs. I stared at them. We have got to get those back somehow, I thought. I turned at Frank, and noticed that Catav was in a bottle, banging on it, back in the Fairy form.
"Uhh...Frank...look at your belt," I said as I pointed. He turned his head down and stuttered as the fairy banged on the glass bottle.
"How'd you get there? And how did I get a bottle?" Frank asked.
"Those thugs put me in a bottle," Catav said as exiting the bottle. The pink little fairy fluttered around a little.
"How do we get out of here?" Matt asked.
"Good question," Catav answered.
"Meaning you don't know?"
"Yup"
"I thought you were the Catav of Wisdom!"
"I am, not the Catav of All Knowledge."
"So there's a Catav of All Knowledge?"
"No."
"Then why'd you say that there was one?
"I didn't."
"Yeah you did, you said you weren't the-"
"SHUT-UP!" Frank and I yelled.
"Stupid people," I muttered.
"Alright, I think I've got it. Everyone come here and huddle," Catav said, we obeyed. "Alright, this is how it will go...-"
* * * * * * *
I set myself up for the plan. I stood next to door, nearest to the side that opens. Frank went up to the door and started banging on the door.
"Help, I'm gonna puke! I don't feel good, let me go to the bathroom! Let me out!" He yelled at the guards.
"Like we haven't heard that one before," the guard on the left remarked. He chuckled to himself and repeated what Frank said in a sarcastic voice.
"I didn't want to do this, but I will," Frank said. He reached his hand out of the barred window and knocked the soldiers helmet off. This made the other guard open the door to beat the crap out of Frank. He came in and Matt jumped from the ceiling onto him. He whipped off the soldier's helmet and stared beating his head. The other one stopped trying to get his helmet and started running in. He didn't see me, and as he stepped in, I gave him an uppercut. It hit him in the jaw and he stumbled. Frank kicked him below the belt, and then I tripped him and started a flurry on his face. Either he fainted or he was unconscious. I saw blood trickle from his lip and nose, and noticed a huge black eye, and a bump on his head. Matt jumped off his soldier and we went and got our stuff.
"Oh yeah, we did it! We totally reek of awesomeness!" I yelled and gave Matt a high five and gave a little double mid-body fist pump, with Matt mimicking. Oh yeah, this is fun, I thought to myself. I smiled, then went on to the door. I swung it open and it had about 14 soldiers standing there.
"Owh no!" Frank said. We jumped back inside and threw the wooden bar across the two handles to lock it.
"WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?" I yelled.
"Let's see. How about panic and run all over trying to do something?" Frank suggested.
"Sounds fine to me!" Matt yelled.
"Uhh, guys...come here," Catav said. We went over to her, and she stood next to an open window, leading to a balcony. I jumped out and onto the balcony. It led to another, then to a door. I opened the door, and was stunned. It was a bedroom, about 15 yards from a dungeon, and easy access to it too. The door opened and I dropped next to a bed. It was a female, around our age. She was humming a song. She started coming my way, and I ducked under the bed. She lay down on the bed, and I looked around the room. I could see a little light; meaning Frank and Catav were in the closet. Matt crinkled a little behind the corner trying not to move. I looked at how ancient it all looked.
"I wish excitement would come to life in this dull world alive. Like the young man in my dreams to come and talk," the girl said atop her bed. Matt, Frank, and I played paper-rock-scissors to see who would go out. I put out paper, and the others rock. I smiled. I rolled out from the bed. I stood up and tapped her head. She screamed.
"Who are you?" she asked, still catching her breath from the scream.
"I'm the young man you were talking about. Just a little bit ago, you know, the dullness," I said.
"I didn't expect it to be that quick."
"Neither did I," I said under my breath.
"What's your name then? I want to know whom I am marring," she said with open eyes. I stared.
"What?"
"I said, I want to know whom I am marring."
"Oh good, I thought you said...WHAT? What are you talking about?"
"If your person of my dreams, then you are marring you. That's what I said right before I came in the room."
"I don't think that is gonna happen..." I trailed off, looking at Catav. She went to Frank's ear and said something, and then Frank lipped to me "Go along, we can get by better." I sometimes hate that stupid fairy. I just want to strangle its puny little neck with my two pinky toes...
"Yes, I am marring you," the girl interrupted. "I must show you to my father then. He said when I meet the special one, to bring him to him." She grabbed my arm and took me to a door.
"Wait, what about my men of honor?"
"Men of honor, what are they?"
"My most faithful men."
"You already have men at your age. Oh, I could get used to this. Bring them in."
"We must leave the room," I said, then got louder for Frank and Matt to hear. "And let the men of honor appear on their own."
She opened the door and we exited. We waited about three-seconds, then went back in.
"Good-afternoon my faithful followers. You will now do as I say because I am over you," I said while grinning. I could get used to this you know.
"Are you crazy! I am never-" I stopped Frank with my glare. "Sorry, sire, I did not mean to dishonor you." I could really get used to this.
"Now, let's go meet my father." I kind of made one of those uneasy noises you see in the movies, only my life. I followed her, as she rested her head on my arm. I gulped, hoping I'd be out of here before things got serious. But I guess things were pretty serious now, in a way, because she thought she was going to marry me. She went to a door, and swung it open. I took a big breath, hoping not my last.