Back at the Deku village, Stalkid was inside the palace wrapped in a warm blanket, smiling with a feeling of complete satisfaction. He was in the guest room of the palace. The room was decorated mainly with plants, but they were plants that Stalkid had never seen before. The room practically looked like a jungle. The room was filled with the fresh scent of a jungle after a long rain. Besides all of the plants, the room was also decorated with gold. Though the room was magnificent looking, Stalkid's favorite part of the room was the large, golden chandelier on the ceiling. Suddenly, Jack bursts into the room, surprising Stalkid.
"My sister wants to talk to you!" Stalkid then took the blanket off and headed out of the room into the green colored halls. Jack led Stalkid to the library, where DQ was waiting. When Stalkid was about to enter the room, Jack then began to speak. "She said it was very important to talk with you, or something. Usually, if she has to talk with someone, something's bothering her. I have a feeling it's about Rollo, or something. OH I DON'T KNOW! Don't even listen to me! Just go on in!" Stalkid then grins. "You're a funny little guy now aren't you?" He pats Jack on the head. "GEEZ! WILL EVERYONE STOP PATTING ME!?" Jack yelled. Stalkid chuckled as he entered the library, where he immediately sees DQ. Stalkid closes the door behind him and walks towards her. She had a worried look upon her face.
"What's wrong?" He asked DQ.
"It's about Rollo…." She whispered. "I can't believe what I have just done to him. I… banished my best-friend…"
"He's your friend? I didn't know that."
DQ then looked out of the near by window from where she was standing. She sighed deeply and then said, "Do you think he hates me now for what I have done?" Stalkid began to think for a while. "I don't know for sure, but I believe that he still appreciates you in some way, but I'm not quiet sure. I would have to actually have to meet him to know all of that." DQ looks down. "He probably hates my guts." Stalkid shrugged. "That may be true, but he may still like you. You never know." DQ looked back up at Stalkid. "I doubt he likes me anymore." They stood there silently when a Deku warrior then quickly enters the room. "My Queen! A stranger from outside the swamp has asked for you! It's a human!" The Queen turned towards the warrior with a surprised look. "Oh my! This could mean…."
"What are you going to do?" The warrior asked. DQ then answered, "Go tell the human that I will be there soon."
"Y-yes my Queen! Um…. What ever you say!" The warrior said. After saying that, he bows and then quickly leaves the room. DQ began to make her way out of the library when she then said, "Why don't you come along Stalkid? I 'am sure that this won't be a violent conversation or anything."
Stalkid agreed to come along with DQ back to the entrance of the village where the people were waiting. When they arrived, they saw a woman with a long staff with a large marble sphere at the end of it. To DQ and Stalkid, she looked rather sinister because of her décor and her facial expression. She was a young looking woman with long white hair and pale skin. Her eyes were a strange purple color that seemed to not gleam at all. She had long black, leather gloves that traveled up to her elbow and a small purple cape. She was wearing a long dress that was also purple and black. The woman reminded Stalkid about the witches that he had heard from the stories his friend had used to tell him. DQ slowly approached the strange looking woman and greeted her. "I presume your self as the Deku Queen, 'am I correct," The woman asked. "Yes I' am. I also go by the name of DQ." The woman threw her hair on to her back. "Is that so? Well, my name is Kalinia."
"What is it that you need to speak to me about? Did you come the town at the entrance to this swamp?"
Kalinia slowly shook her head, "I'm afraid not. I hail from the far west."
"Oh…" DQ said, disappointed. "Well, ah, what has brought you here?"
"I have come to inform about an up coming event in which you will not be given any mercy."
DQ looked at Kalinia strangely. "What are you talking about?! What do you mean by 'no mercy'?!" The Kalinia weakly smiled at DQ. "Our grand army, 'The Dark', will crush your kindred. That is if you choose not to cooperate with me."
"Cooperate?! Cooperate with someone who has just threatened my kingdom?! I think not!"
The strange woman raised one of her eye brows, "Then, if you wish not to cooperate with me… You are of no use to 'The Dark'." DQ stared at the Kalinia angrily. "Get out of here now before I have you killed. We don't accept people who have come to threaten our kind." Kalinia smiled. "Fine then." She said softly. "Humph, your deviancy will cost you more then your life, Queen."
"Did you not hear me? I asked for you to leave now or you will be killed." Kalinia began to laugh wickedly. "Kill me? I don't think that would be possible for such a low level race such as yours to be able to defeat me." DQ then fumed, "LEAVE NOW!" Kalinia continued to smile. "So be it then." She turned away and then said, "The end is near young Queen. Resisting my grand army is futile." With that being said, she slowly walked up the hill, into the darkened swamp.
DQ fell to her knees and then began to cry. Stalkid quickly ran to her side and kneeled down next to her. "What should I do?! What should I ever do?! I' am never prepared for such things such as this! I never 'am!" Stalkid just sat there next to the overwhelmed Queen, unsure of what to say to her to halt her crying. "Is there anything that I can do, DQ?" Stalkid asked. DQ looked up at Stalkid, her eyes soaked. "Leave… just get out of here. You have nothing to do with this." Stalkid slowly shook his head in disagreement. "No. I can't leave you. I must stay here and help you."
"NO! Just go away! I don't want you to get involved." The young Queen wept. Again, Stalkid disagreed with the Queen. "I never leave the side of a person that's in need. I can't leave." The Queen looks up at the brave youngster. "My friend… had told me to never leave the side of someone who needs help. She once told me that if a person never helps another, friendship would never exist and evil would run rampant. You have confronted evil and I' am here to help you with every last breath of life I have to spare for you and your kind."
The Queen's eyes quivered as she looked at Stalkid. "Why? Why are you-" Her crying had stopped her from completing her statement and the warriors gathered around, hoping that their presence would comfort their young, frustrated Queen. Stalkid looked down at the ground and began to think to himself. 'What would my friend do at times like-" Suddenly Stalkid heard a loud shriek come from the swamp. The warriors jumped and readied their weapons.
DQ looked up as well. The warriors looked around themselves in a frightened manner when suddenly, one of the warriors fell to the ground, grasping his chest. "GRAGH! AHHH!" The warrior screamed. The other warriors jumped away from their comrade and watched him spastically squirm on the ground. The warrior then stood up, holding his head. He stumbled about, and continued to scream every so often. The warrior the looked up at the others. His hands fell to his sides and his face became blank. The other warriors looked at the other as he stood there, blankly. The warrior's expression then changed to an angry look and his eyes glew to a bright red color. The warrior then let out a strange sounding shriek and began charging at the other warriors. The warriors, of course, killed him instantly. "What is this?!" DQ cried. They all then heard chanting come from the swamp. The bushes shifted side to side as the chanting grew louder. The chanting then became extremely loud. "Oh no….WARRIORS! NOTIFY THE OTHERS! WE'RE GOING INTO BATTLE!" DQ ordered. "And be sure to bring me my weapon as well!" The warriors gasped. "Do you intend in fighting with us?!" DQ nodded. "I do!" She then shouted, "I'LL SHOW THEM NOT TO MESS WITH MY KINGDOM! NOW HURRY AND NOTIFY THE OTHERS!" The warriors quickly fled and had notified the troops of an on coming enemy by using what they call "The Horn of Bloodshed", which was located in the center of town. The troops, almost immediately, flushed out of the village to where the enraged Queen stood. One of the warriors handed the Queen's weapon to her, which was a long, red, Bladed Staff. Stalkid then unsheathed his powerful sword, ready for battle. They all stood there as the chanting grew louder and louder. Then, they saw the army walk through the shrubbery from all direction, chanting. The army seemed to have consisted of many races, some were familiar while the others were not. DarkZero walked in front of them, smirking. DQ then saw someone rather familiar. When she had realized whom that familiar person was, and gasped, "ROLLO?!"
"My sister wants to talk to you!" Stalkid then took the blanket off and headed out of the room into the green colored halls. Jack led Stalkid to the library, where DQ was waiting. When Stalkid was about to enter the room, Jack then began to speak. "She said it was very important to talk with you, or something. Usually, if she has to talk with someone, something's bothering her. I have a feeling it's about Rollo, or something. OH I DON'T KNOW! Don't even listen to me! Just go on in!" Stalkid then grins. "You're a funny little guy now aren't you?" He pats Jack on the head. "GEEZ! WILL EVERYONE STOP PATTING ME!?" Jack yelled. Stalkid chuckled as he entered the library, where he immediately sees DQ. Stalkid closes the door behind him and walks towards her. She had a worried look upon her face.
"What's wrong?" He asked DQ.
"It's about Rollo…." She whispered. "I can't believe what I have just done to him. I… banished my best-friend…"
"He's your friend? I didn't know that."
DQ then looked out of the near by window from where she was standing. She sighed deeply and then said, "Do you think he hates me now for what I have done?" Stalkid began to think for a while. "I don't know for sure, but I believe that he still appreciates you in some way, but I'm not quiet sure. I would have to actually have to meet him to know all of that." DQ looks down. "He probably hates my guts." Stalkid shrugged. "That may be true, but he may still like you. You never know." DQ looked back up at Stalkid. "I doubt he likes me anymore." They stood there silently when a Deku warrior then quickly enters the room. "My Queen! A stranger from outside the swamp has asked for you! It's a human!" The Queen turned towards the warrior with a surprised look. "Oh my! This could mean…."
"What are you going to do?" The warrior asked. DQ then answered, "Go tell the human that I will be there soon."
"Y-yes my Queen! Um…. What ever you say!" The warrior said. After saying that, he bows and then quickly leaves the room. DQ began to make her way out of the library when she then said, "Why don't you come along Stalkid? I 'am sure that this won't be a violent conversation or anything."
Stalkid agreed to come along with DQ back to the entrance of the village where the people were waiting. When they arrived, they saw a woman with a long staff with a large marble sphere at the end of it. To DQ and Stalkid, she looked rather sinister because of her décor and her facial expression. She was a young looking woman with long white hair and pale skin. Her eyes were a strange purple color that seemed to not gleam at all. She had long black, leather gloves that traveled up to her elbow and a small purple cape. She was wearing a long dress that was also purple and black. The woman reminded Stalkid about the witches that he had heard from the stories his friend had used to tell him. DQ slowly approached the strange looking woman and greeted her. "I presume your self as the Deku Queen, 'am I correct," The woman asked. "Yes I' am. I also go by the name of DQ." The woman threw her hair on to her back. "Is that so? Well, my name is Kalinia."
"What is it that you need to speak to me about? Did you come the town at the entrance to this swamp?"
Kalinia slowly shook her head, "I'm afraid not. I hail from the far west."
"Oh…" DQ said, disappointed. "Well, ah, what has brought you here?"
"I have come to inform about an up coming event in which you will not be given any mercy."
DQ looked at Kalinia strangely. "What are you talking about?! What do you mean by 'no mercy'?!" The Kalinia weakly smiled at DQ. "Our grand army, 'The Dark', will crush your kindred. That is if you choose not to cooperate with me."
"Cooperate?! Cooperate with someone who has just threatened my kingdom?! I think not!"
The strange woman raised one of her eye brows, "Then, if you wish not to cooperate with me… You are of no use to 'The Dark'." DQ stared at the Kalinia angrily. "Get out of here now before I have you killed. We don't accept people who have come to threaten our kind." Kalinia smiled. "Fine then." She said softly. "Humph, your deviancy will cost you more then your life, Queen."
"Did you not hear me? I asked for you to leave now or you will be killed." Kalinia began to laugh wickedly. "Kill me? I don't think that would be possible for such a low level race such as yours to be able to defeat me." DQ then fumed, "LEAVE NOW!" Kalinia continued to smile. "So be it then." She turned away and then said, "The end is near young Queen. Resisting my grand army is futile." With that being said, she slowly walked up the hill, into the darkened swamp.
DQ fell to her knees and then began to cry. Stalkid quickly ran to her side and kneeled down next to her. "What should I do?! What should I ever do?! I' am never prepared for such things such as this! I never 'am!" Stalkid just sat there next to the overwhelmed Queen, unsure of what to say to her to halt her crying. "Is there anything that I can do, DQ?" Stalkid asked. DQ looked up at Stalkid, her eyes soaked. "Leave… just get out of here. You have nothing to do with this." Stalkid slowly shook his head in disagreement. "No. I can't leave you. I must stay here and help you."
"NO! Just go away! I don't want you to get involved." The young Queen wept. Again, Stalkid disagreed with the Queen. "I never leave the side of a person that's in need. I can't leave." The Queen looks up at the brave youngster. "My friend… had told me to never leave the side of someone who needs help. She once told me that if a person never helps another, friendship would never exist and evil would run rampant. You have confronted evil and I' am here to help you with every last breath of life I have to spare for you and your kind."
The Queen's eyes quivered as she looked at Stalkid. "Why? Why are you-" Her crying had stopped her from completing her statement and the warriors gathered around, hoping that their presence would comfort their young, frustrated Queen. Stalkid looked down at the ground and began to think to himself. 'What would my friend do at times like-" Suddenly Stalkid heard a loud shriek come from the swamp. The warriors jumped and readied their weapons.
DQ looked up as well. The warriors looked around themselves in a frightened manner when suddenly, one of the warriors fell to the ground, grasping his chest. "GRAGH! AHHH!" The warrior screamed. The other warriors jumped away from their comrade and watched him spastically squirm on the ground. The warrior then stood up, holding his head. He stumbled about, and continued to scream every so often. The warrior the looked up at the others. His hands fell to his sides and his face became blank. The other warriors looked at the other as he stood there, blankly. The warrior's expression then changed to an angry look and his eyes glew to a bright red color. The warrior then let out a strange sounding shriek and began charging at the other warriors. The warriors, of course, killed him instantly. "What is this?!" DQ cried. They all then heard chanting come from the swamp. The bushes shifted side to side as the chanting grew louder. The chanting then became extremely loud. "Oh no….WARRIORS! NOTIFY THE OTHERS! WE'RE GOING INTO BATTLE!" DQ ordered. "And be sure to bring me my weapon as well!" The warriors gasped. "Do you intend in fighting with us?!" DQ nodded. "I do!" She then shouted, "I'LL SHOW THEM NOT TO MESS WITH MY KINGDOM! NOW HURRY AND NOTIFY THE OTHERS!" The warriors quickly fled and had notified the troops of an on coming enemy by using what they call "The Horn of Bloodshed", which was located in the center of town. The troops, almost immediately, flushed out of the village to where the enraged Queen stood. One of the warriors handed the Queen's weapon to her, which was a long, red, Bladed Staff. Stalkid then unsheathed his powerful sword, ready for battle. They all stood there as the chanting grew louder and louder. Then, they saw the army walk through the shrubbery from all direction, chanting. The army seemed to have consisted of many races, some were familiar while the others were not. DarkZero walked in front of them, smirking. DQ then saw someone rather familiar. When she had realized whom that familiar person was, and gasped, "ROLLO?!"