Chapter 6: Explanation, No Breathing
I still held that last breath until I smelt of food. I grinned, for I had not eaten all day. I looked at my hand, and noticed an odd watch. That's what the guard earlier did. It ticked in a slow motion. I looked at it at all angles, but could not figure it out. I took it off and slid it in my pouch. The girl led me to the head of a table. The table had many chairs, many spots to sit. No one was there, so I guessed it wasn't anything special today.
"Daddy, this is the one, and he came from beneath the bed as I dreamed," she said, looking at me. He looked at me strangely. He scoped me out and stared in confusion. He looked like one of those guys that would pull out glasses and examine you closer, but he didn't.
"Young man, did you really come from the bed, or did you see her drink an alcoholic beverage?" He asked.
"I came from beneath the bed," I replied, hoping I would answer right.
"Well, I thought this was all foolishness when she told me about you being a young man, with men, and a fairy. She told me he wore all black. This is all to weird. Did she find you and dress you up, because she's been wanting a husband for many years now." I stared at her, and she stared back. She giggled. I got a worried look on my face. She wanted a husband for many years now, and she was only, what, 14? Crazy stuff...
"But this is Hyrule, so you just never know. I guess this could be the one," he huskily said." You always had dreams, and they always turned out true. So I guess I should listen to your dreams now. I thought you got lucky and guessed the first time a couple months ago, but I guess you have a gift. Now, son, what's your name?"
"Craig. Craig the..." I trailed off, trying to think of one of those Robin Hood type names. I said the first thing that came to mind. "...Powerful. Craig the Powerful."
"Well, I guess it's proper to meet my future son-in-law by standard. I am Nickoli, Nickoli the King of Hyrule." My jaw dropped. I didn't know that so much power would come into my hands, I just fell into this. If I screwed up, I would be dead. "Who are your men?" He questioned.
"This is Matt the courageous, Frank the Wise, and the Catav of Wisdom."
"Oh my," the King said, then bowed to me. I thought this was rather unusual. I shrugged and went along.
"Why such the honor for me?" I asked.
"I bow, for you have the same meaning as the Triforce, the mighty force that created this land, that rest in the sacred land. The sacred land is only accessible to few. You are the ones that will fight the good fight. You are the ones that will fight your best against the storm in the east. Many have faith in you that you will do it. But I was plagued with a dream. I was in a room with tons of army gear. Shield, swords, Bomb Bags, everything was there. Then, in the center of the room, I saw an old man. He talked to me. He said, 'I sent the ones that come. I told the ones that they would succeed in their battle, but I was untruthful. For, I know that the battle for good is never easy. It will be hard, and that the victor will remain a mystery till the battle is over and everything carries its course. I told them this because I knew they would back away. I had too, but now I feel guilt upon my old soul. I will never tell someone that they will succeed if I do not truly know.'" I stared. That's what I dreamed about! That's what I was dreaming. It must have been a vision. I remember now. I remember it all.
"I had that exact same dream! We are the one's that were sent," I announced.
"Oh my! This is all a wave of relief. This is a wave of honor upon me. For you do not know that you are now more powerful than I am. I will listen to your every word..." He trailed off, looking past me. "...But that leaves me with one question. Where are you from if you are not from here." I tried to explain the concept of the U.S.A., but he didn't understand. I summed it off really quick by saying, "We are from a nation of much more advanced technology. I do not want to alter your course of life more than we already are by coming here and fighting. This is all I'm gonna do." Sure Frank didn't like that, and insisted that I show them the joy of cable television and the Internet. We argued for a while until we noticed only Matt knew what we were talking about. I sighed, then went on with life.
"Are there any bathrooms around here?" I asked. I looked at my watch. It was 2'o'clock. I still hadn't eaten. I got the watch as a gift from the King.
"Bathrooms? What are bathrooms?" Zelda said. Oh no...this was good.
"They things you let your bodily waste go to..." I said.
"Oh! The lavatory. Yes, out for our room and to the left. The first door."
"Oh, OK...Our room? What do you mean by that?"
"Well, this is our room." Oh no.
"Why can't I have my own room. I'm not supposed to do that, am I? Aren't I too young?"
"No."
"Oh great," I muttered under my breath. I walked out of the room and into the 'lavatory'. I went in and looked around. Candles lit the red room, but something odd was going on. I went to the sink. They had running water. I turned the nozzle, and water came out.
"Man, they went a different route then the real world did."
"This whole world went different," said something from the corner. I turned my body. It was Catav. "I know of your world, I have seen it, and studied it briefly. I've been there by the old man. I think it's time you know his name. His name is Link. Link was the one that went and saved another world. He didn't go after his horse or anything else that I told you. I lied to you. I wish I wouldn't have, but I had too. The time there goes much faster. He aged quicker. The time will pass normal in both places, and you can't tell a difference when you go around. It's just some mystery we have not figured out."
"What did he go and save?" I asked, the questioned that bothered me the whole time.
"He...he...he...he was trying to save another world about 6 years ago. But, unfortunately, he somehow ended up in your world. He was so scared, so he just dug a hole, and hid there. When he woke up, they had started construction. They started the theater. When he saw someone, he asked that not build on his land. They refused, but said that he could have his own room built around him. He agreed, but asked not for a door, but to be all brick around him. They thought to themselves, then agreed. He wanted no one to be able to reach the point in which worlds collide. When they built the room around him, he went back to Hyrule. Hyrule was just as beautiful. But he noticed the changing travel wore his age quickly. He went around and got lots of things, like the swords, bomb bag, shields, and the other stuff in that room. He grabbed me also; he took me from my home. But I was happy that he took me. I was excited. I would have done anything for him. He took me into the room. I seemed to notice the age difference when he got through. But I didn't change. I am a fairy, so I didn't change. He stayed in the room, trying to perfect a way to make the world travel non-effective on age. He used me to fetch food through the portal. I did so. He stayed alive for 3 years like that, until you came. He said he envisioned you and your friends coming, the ones with the symbols. I couldn't wait, and that night, you fell through the wall. I was amazed at that. I wanted to go crazy, but we had to stay still. You guys did not notice us. Then, your symbols started to glow. I grew with excitement when you all went over to the shield, and noticed the symbol. I stayed inside myself, trying to hold my joy. You noticed your hands, and then Link spoke. I knocked you guys out. You could not see me at the time, because you were not ready too. I just came up sprinkled fairy dust on you. It was pretty fun watching you guys just faint," Catav snickered. I batted at the stupid fairy. I knew I didn't like that thing. "Right before you came in, Link perfected the Ageless Travel. He dressed you; then he put me into Frank's pouch. He used the Ageless Travel potion on you guys, and sent you into this world. You woke up, and the potion effected my body in a good way. It allowed me to change form. So, I was hoping it would come up, so I could change into a fairy, because it's the most fun. You changed me, then I went on like I did. I'm sorry I went this long and being dishonest." I stood there stunned. I didn't know what to say. I might be stuck here. This whole entire journey has been a lie up until now, I realized.
"But, if you prevail, then you can go back to your regular life, but we will erase your memory so you are not tempted at telling people about the world collision point. If you beat the Mofatchie group, and you beat Zire, then you will have your life back. But until then, you're here."
"Oh great. This is just great. How am I supposed to tell Matt and Frank about this? HOW?" I yelled out. I was getting so frustrated. This plot thickened by the minute. One minute I'm running from guards, then ending up marrying the Princess, now being told I can't go back until we beat Zire. I was getting mighty mad at this point.
"You don't have to break anything to them, I will inform them myself," Catav said while fluttering, seeing the obvious sadness in her expression. Yes, fairy's have expressions. You can see it in the way they drupe their wings and how well they fly.
* * * * * * *
"This just isn't right," Frank said as he sat on Zelda's bed, and mine. I flopped on it as well, and I got a small bounce. I lay down, resting for the first time in a while.
"Why does this happen? Life was just starting to get interesting!" Matt said. He put his head down. I grabbed a pillow and threw it at Matt. He caught and put his head on that instead. Frank laid back and fell off the bed.
"Uhh, Frank. You ok?" I called out over the bed. He got back up and smiled.
"I'm alright." We sat there for a while, saying nothing, not moving, only breathing and thinking. I yawned and sat up. I looked at my watch. It was 8 P.M., and I was hungry. We were supposed to eat lunch today, but we passed. It was fried larva over eggs. It didn't look too appealing. We said we weren't hungry. Now it was around dinner, and we hoped for better.
"Boys! Dinner is ready!" The maid called from down the stairs. We all wanted to jump up and run down there, but we hadn't eaten all day, so we had no energy. We slowly got up and went down the stairs.
"When are they going to invent elevators or escalators?" Frank asked. I shrugged and went down the rest of the stairs.
When we sat down, they slapped some mashed potatoes on my dish.
"REAL FOOD!" I yelled out and dug in. They put chicken and a goblet of some liquid down. I ate it all within five minutes.
"Can I have more?" I yelled out as my stomach still grumbled. They brought more over and I kept eating till I was full.
"Ahhhh...That was good." I said, rubbing my stomach.
"Now, are you ready for the main course?" The maid said.
"Main course? Then what was..." I looked into a pan she held. It was something dark, and it moved by itself. I got up and ran to the bathroom, holding my mouth.
I still held that last breath until I smelt of food. I grinned, for I had not eaten all day. I looked at my hand, and noticed an odd watch. That's what the guard earlier did. It ticked in a slow motion. I looked at it at all angles, but could not figure it out. I took it off and slid it in my pouch. The girl led me to the head of a table. The table had many chairs, many spots to sit. No one was there, so I guessed it wasn't anything special today.
"Daddy, this is the one, and he came from beneath the bed as I dreamed," she said, looking at me. He looked at me strangely. He scoped me out and stared in confusion. He looked like one of those guys that would pull out glasses and examine you closer, but he didn't.
"Young man, did you really come from the bed, or did you see her drink an alcoholic beverage?" He asked.
"I came from beneath the bed," I replied, hoping I would answer right.
"Well, I thought this was all foolishness when she told me about you being a young man, with men, and a fairy. She told me he wore all black. This is all to weird. Did she find you and dress you up, because she's been wanting a husband for many years now." I stared at her, and she stared back. She giggled. I got a worried look on my face. She wanted a husband for many years now, and she was only, what, 14? Crazy stuff...
"But this is Hyrule, so you just never know. I guess this could be the one," he huskily said." You always had dreams, and they always turned out true. So I guess I should listen to your dreams now. I thought you got lucky and guessed the first time a couple months ago, but I guess you have a gift. Now, son, what's your name?"
"Craig. Craig the..." I trailed off, trying to think of one of those Robin Hood type names. I said the first thing that came to mind. "...Powerful. Craig the Powerful."
"Well, I guess it's proper to meet my future son-in-law by standard. I am Nickoli, Nickoli the King of Hyrule." My jaw dropped. I didn't know that so much power would come into my hands, I just fell into this. If I screwed up, I would be dead. "Who are your men?" He questioned.
"This is Matt the courageous, Frank the Wise, and the Catav of Wisdom."
"Oh my," the King said, then bowed to me. I thought this was rather unusual. I shrugged and went along.
"Why such the honor for me?" I asked.
"I bow, for you have the same meaning as the Triforce, the mighty force that created this land, that rest in the sacred land. The sacred land is only accessible to few. You are the ones that will fight the good fight. You are the ones that will fight your best against the storm in the east. Many have faith in you that you will do it. But I was plagued with a dream. I was in a room with tons of army gear. Shield, swords, Bomb Bags, everything was there. Then, in the center of the room, I saw an old man. He talked to me. He said, 'I sent the ones that come. I told the ones that they would succeed in their battle, but I was untruthful. For, I know that the battle for good is never easy. It will be hard, and that the victor will remain a mystery till the battle is over and everything carries its course. I told them this because I knew they would back away. I had too, but now I feel guilt upon my old soul. I will never tell someone that they will succeed if I do not truly know.'" I stared. That's what I dreamed about! That's what I was dreaming. It must have been a vision. I remember now. I remember it all.
"I had that exact same dream! We are the one's that were sent," I announced.
"Oh my! This is all a wave of relief. This is a wave of honor upon me. For you do not know that you are now more powerful than I am. I will listen to your every word..." He trailed off, looking past me. "...But that leaves me with one question. Where are you from if you are not from here." I tried to explain the concept of the U.S.A., but he didn't understand. I summed it off really quick by saying, "We are from a nation of much more advanced technology. I do not want to alter your course of life more than we already are by coming here and fighting. This is all I'm gonna do." Sure Frank didn't like that, and insisted that I show them the joy of cable television and the Internet. We argued for a while until we noticed only Matt knew what we were talking about. I sighed, then went on with life.
"Are there any bathrooms around here?" I asked. I looked at my watch. It was 2'o'clock. I still hadn't eaten. I got the watch as a gift from the King.
"Bathrooms? What are bathrooms?" Zelda said. Oh no...this was good.
"They things you let your bodily waste go to..." I said.
"Oh! The lavatory. Yes, out for our room and to the left. The first door."
"Oh, OK...Our room? What do you mean by that?"
"Well, this is our room." Oh no.
"Why can't I have my own room. I'm not supposed to do that, am I? Aren't I too young?"
"No."
"Oh great," I muttered under my breath. I walked out of the room and into the 'lavatory'. I went in and looked around. Candles lit the red room, but something odd was going on. I went to the sink. They had running water. I turned the nozzle, and water came out.
"Man, they went a different route then the real world did."
"This whole world went different," said something from the corner. I turned my body. It was Catav. "I know of your world, I have seen it, and studied it briefly. I've been there by the old man. I think it's time you know his name. His name is Link. Link was the one that went and saved another world. He didn't go after his horse or anything else that I told you. I lied to you. I wish I wouldn't have, but I had too. The time there goes much faster. He aged quicker. The time will pass normal in both places, and you can't tell a difference when you go around. It's just some mystery we have not figured out."
"What did he go and save?" I asked, the questioned that bothered me the whole time.
"He...he...he...he was trying to save another world about 6 years ago. But, unfortunately, he somehow ended up in your world. He was so scared, so he just dug a hole, and hid there. When he woke up, they had started construction. They started the theater. When he saw someone, he asked that not build on his land. They refused, but said that he could have his own room built around him. He agreed, but asked not for a door, but to be all brick around him. They thought to themselves, then agreed. He wanted no one to be able to reach the point in which worlds collide. When they built the room around him, he went back to Hyrule. Hyrule was just as beautiful. But he noticed the changing travel wore his age quickly. He went around and got lots of things, like the swords, bomb bag, shields, and the other stuff in that room. He grabbed me also; he took me from my home. But I was happy that he took me. I was excited. I would have done anything for him. He took me into the room. I seemed to notice the age difference when he got through. But I didn't change. I am a fairy, so I didn't change. He stayed in the room, trying to perfect a way to make the world travel non-effective on age. He used me to fetch food through the portal. I did so. He stayed alive for 3 years like that, until you came. He said he envisioned you and your friends coming, the ones with the symbols. I couldn't wait, and that night, you fell through the wall. I was amazed at that. I wanted to go crazy, but we had to stay still. You guys did not notice us. Then, your symbols started to glow. I grew with excitement when you all went over to the shield, and noticed the symbol. I stayed inside myself, trying to hold my joy. You noticed your hands, and then Link spoke. I knocked you guys out. You could not see me at the time, because you were not ready too. I just came up sprinkled fairy dust on you. It was pretty fun watching you guys just faint," Catav snickered. I batted at the stupid fairy. I knew I didn't like that thing. "Right before you came in, Link perfected the Ageless Travel. He dressed you; then he put me into Frank's pouch. He used the Ageless Travel potion on you guys, and sent you into this world. You woke up, and the potion effected my body in a good way. It allowed me to change form. So, I was hoping it would come up, so I could change into a fairy, because it's the most fun. You changed me, then I went on like I did. I'm sorry I went this long and being dishonest." I stood there stunned. I didn't know what to say. I might be stuck here. This whole entire journey has been a lie up until now, I realized.
"But, if you prevail, then you can go back to your regular life, but we will erase your memory so you are not tempted at telling people about the world collision point. If you beat the Mofatchie group, and you beat Zire, then you will have your life back. But until then, you're here."
"Oh great. This is just great. How am I supposed to tell Matt and Frank about this? HOW?" I yelled out. I was getting so frustrated. This plot thickened by the minute. One minute I'm running from guards, then ending up marrying the Princess, now being told I can't go back until we beat Zire. I was getting mighty mad at this point.
"You don't have to break anything to them, I will inform them myself," Catav said while fluttering, seeing the obvious sadness in her expression. Yes, fairy's have expressions. You can see it in the way they drupe their wings and how well they fly.
* * * * * * *
"This just isn't right," Frank said as he sat on Zelda's bed, and mine. I flopped on it as well, and I got a small bounce. I lay down, resting for the first time in a while.
"Why does this happen? Life was just starting to get interesting!" Matt said. He put his head down. I grabbed a pillow and threw it at Matt. He caught and put his head on that instead. Frank laid back and fell off the bed.
"Uhh, Frank. You ok?" I called out over the bed. He got back up and smiled.
"I'm alright." We sat there for a while, saying nothing, not moving, only breathing and thinking. I yawned and sat up. I looked at my watch. It was 8 P.M., and I was hungry. We were supposed to eat lunch today, but we passed. It was fried larva over eggs. It didn't look too appealing. We said we weren't hungry. Now it was around dinner, and we hoped for better.
"Boys! Dinner is ready!" The maid called from down the stairs. We all wanted to jump up and run down there, but we hadn't eaten all day, so we had no energy. We slowly got up and went down the stairs.
"When are they going to invent elevators or escalators?" Frank asked. I shrugged and went down the rest of the stairs.
When we sat down, they slapped some mashed potatoes on my dish.
"REAL FOOD!" I yelled out and dug in. They put chicken and a goblet of some liquid down. I ate it all within five minutes.
"Can I have more?" I yelled out as my stomach still grumbled. They brought more over and I kept eating till I was full.
"Ahhhh...That was good." I said, rubbing my stomach.
"Now, are you ready for the main course?" The maid said.
"Main course? Then what was..." I looked into a pan she held. It was something dark, and it moved by itself. I got up and ran to the bathroom, holding my mouth.